tara mergener is in washington with details. good morning, tara. what is the latest? >> good morning, betty. officials say the threat came in a single piece of information and was so specific it cannot be ignored. extra police are guarding new york's bridges and tunnels following the latest terror threat. >> the nypd is deploying additional resources around the city and taking other steps to keep our city safe, some of which you may notice and some of which you will not notice. >> reporter: federal officials are investigating a possible al qaeda car bomb plot. aimed at new york and washington, d.c., near the tenth anniversary of 9/11. the threat originated in pakistan and authorities call it credible, specific but unconfirmed. sources tell cbs news some operatives, perhaps two or three may already be in the u.s. >> a little scared. i hope it doesn't happen. >> reporter: in times square some tourists seemed on edge but a show of police force reassured others. >> i think it's really safe. >> reporter: security is tight in the nation's capitol. officials plan to tow any

tara mergener is in washington with more on that. >> reporter: since unveiling the plan to congress just last week, the president has been out almost detail promoting, urging voters to push congress. president obama heads to raleigh, north carolina, this morning, hoping to build support for his jobs plan. >> my question to congress is what on earth are we waiting for? >> reporter:? ohio tuesday, he called on lawmakers to quickly pass the proposal said it would create tens of thousands of construction jobs in that state alone. the stop seemed to have a campaign feel to it, but the president insists his road trip isn't about politics. >> this isn't about giving me a win. this isn't about giving democrats or republicans a win. it's about giving the american people a win! >> reporter: while both parties agree on the need for more jobs, republicans have issues for how the president wants to pay for the plan. >> we see permanent tax increases put into effect in order to pay for temporary spending. >> reporter: gop leaders claim the white house is repackaging ideas republicans have already reje

tara mergener is in washington with details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: rick perry is the latest gop hopeful to wou donald trump who has also met with michele bachmann and sarah palin. competition is tight for the big names. donald trump arrived for a ritsy dinner in new york city with the latest republican looking for his support. >> so are you going to endorse him? >> reporter: texas governor posed with pictures for the billionaire businessman. both men walked out looking please ichled. >>ed. >> how did it go? >> excellent. . knows his restaurants. >> as president of the united states, i want to solve the border issue. >> reporter: in arizona, wednesday, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann met the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in america. bachmann and perry are still dealing with fallout from monday's gop debate. she accused the governor of taking money from the drug company merck in exchange for an executive order. bachmann later said a woman told her her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result of the in

tara mergener, cbs news, capitol hill. >> cbs 5 will have special live coverage. president's address at 4:00 this afternoon and, of course, followed by eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> meanwhile, the republican presidential hopefuls are going on the offensive. all eight candidates pushed for their campaign promises during last night's prime time debate. >> texas governor rick perry locked horns with mitt romney on who is best at creating jobs. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. [ laughter ] >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. [ laughter ] >> many national polls have perry leading the pack after the debate. romney is in second place. >>> gop candidates and investors will be tracking the president's jobs plan tonight. next, a look at the latest trading on wall street. >>> and a marin county woman refused to let her loss ruin her life. how she turned her pain into a service for others. >>> and whether it's a butterfly on your baby's name, for those who use

tara mergener is in washington with more on that. tara, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. well, both parties agree on one thing, job creation is top priority. but can they come together on a plan? >> private companies -- >> reporter: president obama is calling on republicans to put aside party politics, and get on board with his jobs plan. >> prove you'll fight just as hard for tax cuts for middle class families as you do for oil companies and the most affluent americans. show us what you got. >> reporter: in detroit monday, he offered a sneak peek at the proposal he'll unveil to congress thursday. the president called for infrastructure projects across the country, and urged lawmakers to act quickly. >> we've got more than 1 million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty right now. >> reporter: the president is still putting the finishing touches on his proposal, but his republican rivals are also pitching their own plans. >> the reason i see us struggling economically is because washington has become

tara mergener is in washington with more with. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. now that labor day is finally here the gop hopefuls are picks up the pace and so is president obama. president obama will spend his labor day talking about how to get americans back to work. this morning he'll head to detroit, michigan, where the unemployment rate is a staggering 14.1%, 5% above the national average. >> we need to put our differences aside and do the right thing for our economy. >> reporter: the trip comes on the heels of the weakest job report in almost a year and just as the election season kicks into full swing. >> we have zero confidence, zero faith in a president -- >> reporter: in new hampshire last night, former massachusetts governor mitt romney tried to convince a tea party crowd he can fix the economy. >> we have last month zero job creation. look, a shutout is okay in baseball, it's not good when you're talking about jobs. >> reporter: romney will unveil his jobs proposal in nevada on tuesday but he's no

terrell, back to you. >> tara mergener, good to see you. thank you so much. >>> another shutdown looming at the faa. if congress doesn't act by friday, the agency could be forced to furlough nonessential workers. they had a partial shutdown after lawmakers couldn't agree on the funding in the middle of the debt ceiling debate and sidelined 4,000 government employees. >>> airlines in the u.s. still on alert this morning after a series of security scare incidents this weekend. on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks yesterday, security officers swarmed an american airlines jet after it was escorted to new york's kennedy airport by f-16 fighter jets. >> they were very alarming, saying, listen, we need everyone to remain seated. do not get up. we quickly realized there was something going on. >> reporter: a passenger had been locked in the bathroom but officials now say it was not terror-related. >>> fighter jets also escorted a frontier airlines flight to detroit yesterday. three people were removed after spending accessible amounts of ti

as tara mergener tells us, mr. obama is heading to a region with high unemployment. >>> president obama will spend his labor day talking about how to get americans back to work. this morning, we will head to detroit michigan where the unemployment rate is a staggering 14.1%. 5% above the national average. >> we need to put our differences aside. and do the right thing for our economy. >> the trip comes on the heals of the weakest job report in almost a year and just as the election season kicks into full swing. >> we have zero confidence, zero faith in the president. >> in new hampshire last night, former massachusetts governor mitt romney tried to convince a tea party crowd he can fix the economy. >> we have last month zero job creation. look, a shutout is okay in baseball. it is not good when you're talking about jobs. >> romney will unveil his jobs proposal in nevada on tuesday. but he is not the only one with the plan. president obama will unveil his on thursday, while other g.o.p. hopefuls are are also working

and as tara mergener reports, the democratic incumbent is also working hard to defend his record.resident obama will spend his labor day talking about how to get americans back to work. this morning, he will head to detroit, michigan, where the unemployment rate is a staggering 14.1%. 5% above the national average. >> we need to put our differences aside. and do the right thing for our economy. >> the trip comes on the heels of the weakest job report in almost a year. and just as the election season kicks into full swing. >> we have zero confidence, zero faith in the president. >> in new hampshire last night, former massachusetts governor mitt romney tried to convince a tea party crowd he can fix the economy. >> we have last month zero job creation. look, a shutout is okay in baseball. it is not good when you're talking about jobs. >> romney will unveil his jobs proposal in nevada on tuesday. but he is not the only one with a plan. president obama will unveil his on thursday. while other g.o.p. hopefuls are also working on their ideas. >> the principals that i adopt are permanent