in california, ben tracy is there as prince william and his wife raise money for british charities. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: good evening. we begin tonight with news about how a once stable section of the american workforces now taking a big hit. as we told you yesterday, the unemployment rate for june rose to 9.2%. that's the highest this year. there is also news that among the ranks of government employees of all levels 39,000 jobs were lost in june. elaine quijano on the status of public workers and what that could mean for everyone. >> reporter: when emergency calls come in, it's hard for matthew bennett to sit still. >> i've got got to sit on the sidelines, like the basketball player who has a bad knee. wants to play but can't play. >> reporter: for nearly five years, he worked as a firefighter in camden, new jersey. in january he was one of 60 to be laid-off. one-third of the department. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. i'm 36, i've got a high school education, i thought i had a career and now i don't. >> reporter: public sec

ben tracy tells us why we're having such violent weather. and the right stuff at the wrong time. mark strassman with the astronauts watching the shuttle program come to an end. >> i'm not going to lie to you, being an astronaut was like the coolest job ever. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. in the age of suicide bombers, maybe it was only a matter of time. tonight federal authorities are warning airlines that terrorists might have explosives surgically implanted in their bodies. this is apparently just an idea that the terrorists are talking about. federal officials told us today they have not uncovered an actual plot. but the notion creates problems for airport security. and we asked nancy cordes to tell us about the possibilities. >> reporter: the devices the t.s.a. warned of today would be tough even for full body scanners to spot. plastic explosives buried deep inside the body. john pistol heads the t.s.a. >> the u.s. government has received information, intelligence about terrorist intent to use this type

ben tracy, cbs news, los angel angeles. >> schieffer: and that's the news.ll of us at cbs news, i'm bob schieffer. good night specific suspects, it targets. one of the guys punche >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> the specialized training for bay area police and the specific suspects it targets. >>> one of the guys punched the captain in the eye here on his face. >> fists fly on a flight headed to san francisco. then the fbi is steps in. passengers tell how it got ugly. >>> it is home to some of the most stunning scenery in the world. and now this the new solar attraction at yosemite. >>> good evening, i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. >>> the pilot got punched and then passengers stepped n tonight two men are behind bars and are accused of attacking an airline crew heading to san francisco. linda yee at sfo with

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ben tracy reports tonight on two families living in two different worlds. >> i have to have color. >> reporter: sharron bryant- simmons calls herself a shoe-a- holic. >> i have to show the toes. >> reporter: she used to spend freely on her footwear but in 2005 she was laid off by u.c.l.a. where she worked for 20 years. >> i thought i could weather the storm, but then after getting out there and going on various interviews it was something totally different. >> reporter: her home value dropped $100,000 and she depleted her savings. >> it has been almost a living hell. >> reporter: an experience shared by many minorities. in 1995, the median white household had a net worth seven times that of black and hispanic families. a new study of census data finds the wealth gap has become a chasm. white households are now worth 20 times that of blacks and 18 times more than hispanics. the median white house showed worth $113,000, hispanics about $6,000 and blacks about $5,700. the main asset minority families own is their home. as values have plunged, so have their net worth. white families are a

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ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: john glenn was a leader in america's journey into space.ow hed. that's next. ,, allen martin takes a closer look at what's at stake. next on cbs 5 >> pelley: the shuttle "atlantis" is scheduled to be launched into space on friday, the last shuttle mission ever. but what comes next for the american space program? spice pioneer john glenn was there at the beginning and today bob orr asked him to look into the future. >> four, three... >> reporter: 49 years after becoming the first american to orbit the earth... >> god speed, john glenn. >> reporter: john glenn seems like he could still fly his "friendship 7" spacecraft. >> the windows up here above and the light spot up there is the window. >> oh, the view is tremendous. >> reporter: so you're flying with your right hand here? >> this would be your, pitch, and roll, like that. >> reporter: this original pilot's joy stick from that historic flight is the centerpiece of memorabilia at glenn's school of public affairs at ohio state. but make no mistake: two weeks shy of his 90th birthday, john g

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ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. a blogger fi >>> china has shut down two phony apple stores. because they are fakes, though, a blogger reviewed the stores last week. 5 unauthorized stores were found carrying and selling real apple products. now the chinese government has shut down two of them for not having proper business licenses, the other three that do have permits remain open. >>> arnold schwarzenegger has apparently redone his divorce papers. tmz reports that documents no longer seek to block the possibility of paying maria shriver spousal support or her attorney fees. the first papers indicated he didn't want to pay either but sources connected with the former governor tell. the mz he failed to read the first round of documents and was in the dark about what was in them. the test strange couple released a joint statement last week when it was revealed their youngest son was hurt in a body boarding accident. >>> it was a cool way to spend a hot summer day in the sierra. hundreds of skiers and boarders hit the slopes in lake tahoe this weekend. lore y'all mountain resort

now with these arrests, ben tracy says we are learning more about the attack. >> a case changed courseook a new path. >> the mayor of los angeles and its police chief now say they have the right suspects. luis sanchez age 29 and marvin norwood age 30, both accused of brutally beating brian stowe, a paramedic and father of two. giants fan was left with brain damage after the attack outside dodgers stadium on opening day march 31. >> our goal is to find justice for brian stowe. >> we now know how horrific his assault was. the new criminal complaint ans the two men did cut and disable stowe's tongue. the suspects live on a quiet cul-de-sac in a los angeles suburb. both men have a history of domestic violence, but friends are shocked. >> i don't think he did it. he wasn't that type of person. >> meanwhile, the lapd is facing tough questions. for months insisted gang member ramirez beat stowe. police arrested ramirez in may. >> in policing, it is just as important to exonerate the innocent as it is to implicate the guilty. >> brian stowe is still in the hospital. earlier this week, he had e

ben tracy cbs news, los angeles. >> joining us now, jack ford. i hope abigail is watching. an important answer in a second. first you look at this in l.a., legality, whether or not they could legally enforce it. what kind of criteria do they need? >> we've seen some courts around the country who have thrown these out, the highest court for instance in minnesota said it's unconstitutional. they said the reason is this. the way it works right now, you're looking at a light there. if you get a picture in the mail of a car that has your license plate on it and it says you violated the law, bang, here's the picture, essentially we're saying you're guilty and some courts have said that's not the way our system works. our system is such you're innocent until proven >>> welcomeve registered to me? you've seen some courts who said it doesn't work. unless you can prove who the driver is. some states have come rahs that will take a shot of the driver and in that situation the courts have said that's fine. other states said it's not enough to throw the photograph on the table and say b

cbs news national correspondent ben tracy looks back. >> skipper. >> what's wrong, gilligan. >> reporterreated. >> marsha, marsha. >> are the theme songs he wrote. ♪ here's the story of a lovely lady. >> reporter: sherwood schwartz became a household name. "gilligan's island" and "the brady bunch" were pop culture if he nom noen that linger today. >> there wasn't much xla indication to his shows. pure fantasy and escape. >> people know the lyrics to "gilligan's island" han know the lyric to the star spangled banner. ♪ just sit right back and you'll hear a tale ♪ ♪ the tale of a fateful trip >> reporter: it was 1964 when schwartz told the tale of seven oddball travelers shipwrecked on a deserted island. >> i close my eyes and feel like i'm on the veranda on the oyster bay yacht club. >> i close my eyes and i get dizzy. >> reporter: the story was simple. >> how seven unrelated people have to learn to get along with each other and i put them on an island because then they were stuck with each other. >> reporte >> reporter: in 1969 he introtuesdayed us to the ultimate blended family. >> hawa

cbs news ben tracy has a look at jeffs' controversial case. >> reporter: it began with a raid nearlyan 400 children were seized from their parents amid allegation that is girls as young as 14 were being forced into sex and marriage. >> a judge believed we did have significant evidence that abuse or neglect occurred. >> reporter: the compound was run by the flds, a radical off shoot head bid warren jeffs. followers called him the prophet. jeffs preached that polygamy was the key to heaven. he reportedly had at least 58 wives. the mormon church has condemned the sect. when jeffs were first charged with illegally arranging marriages between men and underaged girls, he fled and became one of the ten most wanted fugitives until 2006. >> would i like to announce the arrest of the fbi's top ten most wanted fugitive warren steve jeffs. >> reporter: jeffs was tried in utah. >> count one, guilty beyond reasonable doubt. >> reporter: last july his conviction was overturned by utah supreme court because of faulty jury instructions. jeffs is now being held without bail in texas where seven other

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ben tracy will have more on the royal tour of california.est on the end of the world, at least for the world's newspaper, that is. >> reporter: the last edition of the news of the world was a proud farewell that recalled 168 years of sunday scoops. rupert murdoch bought the paper in 1969 and used its profits to build his vast media empire that now includes fox news, the wall street journal, and the new york post. but this week this scrappy tabloid was engulfed by scandal. though it remained one of the best-selling newspapers in the english speaking world its name is disgraced and the fallout has damaged politicians, the police and the formidable mr. murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a private investigator working for the news of the world was accused of hacking into her cell phone and deleting messages giving her family false hope that millie was alive. and then britain learned the news of the world may have preyed on military families too. >> he was held by a sniper rifle. >> reporter: tony

ben tracy has a preview. >> reporter: two of the biggest celebrities in the world about to touch downliam and catherine will attend this los angeles theater honoring the british film industry. >> we have heard nicole i said canman and tom hanks will be there. >> reporter: on saturday william saddle up for a polo match in santa barbara and those playing with him have to pony up $100,000. not all glitter and glam. they will meet with interpractice newers at the beverly hilton and be here on l.a. skid row and saying here at the home of the british consul. neighbors are trying to get a better view of this house but signed no trespassing orders to keep them away. >> if they attempt to gain further access in any of the prohibited areas, they will be arrested. >> wonderful and generous welcome. >> reporter: their california visit after a week-long tour of canada. >> monarchy and california is much more about raising the price on the british -- >> reporter: the stakes will be higher here in hollywood. william has not been in the u.s. since 2004. this is catherine's first visit ever but she is

ben tracy is in santa barbara, california with the latest. s. in a few hours the royal pair will leave los angeles and head up here to santa barbara. prince william will be playing at a charity polo match later today. one of many in a jam packed three-day tour. when the newly minted duchess of cambridge arrived at lax friday it marked her first visit ever to the united states. the prince and princess were greeted by california governor jerry brown and mayor of los angeles. they took surface streets right into beverly hills and the center of american celebrity. >> a-list actors are clamoring for invites to meet royalty to get a chance to say hello to wail william and kate. the highest level stars want a piece of it. >> reporter: but first the couple got down to business, stopping at a technology summit at the beverly hilton, then it was over to a reception at the british consul general's home. l.a. no stranger to celebrities seems royalty star-struck. >> right there. >> reporter: but the real fun begins today when william saddles up for a chari