katie. >> couric: bill whitaker reporting from los angeles tonight. bill, thank you.her news, toy maker fisher-price is recalling more than 11 million products in the u.s. and canada, including toys with small pieces that are a choking hazard. and tricycle tricycles and highs with protruding pieces that can cut a child. so far, 17 injuries have been reported. overseas there's a potential standoff between the u.s. and a key ally in the war on terror. pakistan today closed an important border crossing for trucks that supply coalition forces in afghanistan. it was a retaliation for a nato helicopter attack inside pakistan in which three pack taken soldiers were killed by mistake. in washington, a change of tone is coming to the white house and the worst-kept secret in town, president obama will announce tomorrow that chief of staff rahm emanuel is taking his brash, combative style home to chicago to run for mayor. he'll be replayed, at least temporarily, by the more mild-mannered pete rouse, who was mr. obama's chief of staff in the senate. and still ahead here on the cb

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." russ mitchell will be here tomorrow night. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. good night. 7 hear from his family and his doctor. >>> a bay area person is paralyzed after a terrible fall. tonight we hear from the family and the doctor. >>> as a bay area remembers a young life lost in a san bruno explosion, tonight the new lawsuit filed against pg&e. >>> muslims kwraobt in the bay area despite acts against their religion. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,, ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm hearty because of your juicy steak, your potatoes... you're really, rich and happy. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> the man at the center of the tainted egg recall has a message for anyone who got sick. >> i have prayed several times each day for all of these people for improved health. >> the farmer in the hot seat today as congress tries to get to the bottom of the outbreak. >>> governor schwarzenegger makes an unusual request in the budget negotiations. why he is now asking lawmakers to meet him in los angeles instead of sacramento. >>> plus, they have been trapped underground for more than a month. why those miners in chile have new reason to celebrate this afternoon. >>> and we may be moving into fall, but we're talking heat wave! yeah, hot temperatures on tap for the weekend. we'll take a look at the hot forecast coming up. r of this summer's tainted egg reca ,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] jerry brown and oakland's schools. what were the facts? fact: march 7, 2000. brown asks voters for new mayoral power to appoint school board members. he gets it, and promises better schools. but the drop out rate increases 50%. the school budget goes into a 100 million

bill whitaker has the details. >> reporter: this is what greeted visitors to the adult services section of craigslist today-- censored. the online classified ads network apparently bowing to public pressure and mounting criticism that the site was little more than a high-tech marketplace for prostitution and human trafficking. recently, 17 state attorneys general turned up the heat signing this letter demanding that the site be taken down. today, connecticut's attorney general applauded the decision. >> craigslist fortly is doing the right thing. >> the attorneys general reported to this cnn report. the site's founder was confronted about ads that seemed to be soliciting sex. >> she writes, $250 an hour." what do you think she's selling in her bra and underaware, a dinner date? >> reporter: adult services was one of the most popular sections of the network, expected to bring in $36 million this year, 30% of overall projected profits of $122 million. the site, known for fairly explicit ads and pictures has made a number of changes over the years, changing the name from "erotic services"

>> couric: bill whitaker. bill, thanks very much. turning to campaign 2010, it's seven weeks until those midterm elections with control of congress at stake. and in the days and weeks ahead, we'll be keeping tabs on the critical contest that will decide it all. in the house, the republicans need a net gain of 39 to take back control and an analysis by our cbs news election team concludes they have an even or better chance of taking 66 of the seats now held by democrats. it's a lot more difficult but still possible for republicans to take back the senate. the g.o.p. needs a net pickup of ten and 13 now held by democrats are, in fact, in play. the republicans are likely to take at least one of them and have an even chance or better at nine others. it's doable but it's a long shot. for our cbs news race-by-race analysis of who's ahead in the critical contest, you can go to cbsnews.com. now to the money of politics. one of the tea party organizations, the tea party patriots, said today it just got one million dollars from an anonymous do

this morning bill whitaker has some coming attractions. >> reporter: hollywood always saves the best for last. this fall offering a pan plooe of pictures and performances from songs... ♪... some sequels. >> harry potter. >> reporter: something for everyone. join us for a sneak peek at hollywood's fall lineup later this sunday morning. >> osgood: here are the headline for this sunday morning the 12th of september 2010. there were memorials, tributes, demonstrations and calls for tolerance yesterday. we look back on the day of remembrance. >> reporter: nine years after the terrorist attacks, the wounds have yet to heal. for the families of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed. from ground zero.... >> myself, emily, and i gail and mommy miss you very much and think about you every day. i love you, daddy. >> reporter: to shanksville, pennsylvania. >> linda.... >> reporter: to the pentagon where president obama urged unity. >> they may seek to spark conflict between different faiths, but as americans we are not and never will be at war with islam. >> reporter: yet the president's appea

our correspondent bill whitaker reports. >> reporter: after months of outrage, the citizens of bell, california finally had something to cheer about. >> this is the greatest victory in bell. >> reporter: the city manager of bell, the mayor, eight city officials in all arrested on criminal charges of whisappropriating more than $5.5 million. >> this was calculated greed and theft accomplished by deceit and secrecy. >> reporter: bell is a working class suburb of l.a. with 36,000 residents. the median household earnings, about $39,000 a year. yet, four of five city council members took home more than $100,000 a year for part-time work. >> do you have anything to say to the people of bell? >> reporter: but the salary that raised the most eyebrows, the former city manager, robert rizzo's, almost $788,000 a year, double president obama's salary. add in benefits and secret loans and the d.a. claims rizzo bilked bell for $3.2 million, as city taxes kept going up and anger reached a fevered pitch. >> shame on you! all of you! >> you are a piece of [ bleep ]. >> they used the tax dollars colle

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> some elements of health care reform take effect tomorrow. but some big insurance companies responding by no longer offering policies for children. the l.a. times reporting that is because health reform bars insurers rejecting children with preexisting medical conditions. among the companies, blue cross, etna, cigna and others operating in at least 32 states and could affect half a million children nationwide. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says he will try again to end the don't ask, don't tell policy after the november election. democrats tried yesterday to bring the issue to the floor but lost to procedural vote. >>> jack decoster, the owner of the iowa egg factory the source of the outbreak will apologize today testifying before congress. the des moines register yoets testimony of him and his son. while we always believed we were doing the right thing it is clear we must do wrong. >> ter roy jones, the florida pastor at the center of the koran-burning controversy. the city of gainesville sent him a bill for $200,000, the cost of se

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> finally some are calling him spider dan. he prefers the name skyscraper. nan >>> big changes in our weather, low clouds and fog swept onshore, folks and even making its way inside the bay right now. cooler temperatures on the way around the bay area after those hot numbers yesterday. looking at temperatures cooling off and boy, out even along the coastline you will see only 50s and 60s inside the bay. 60s to 70s inland where we saw 90s yesterday, struggling to get into the 80s, even cooler tomorrow staying below normal toward the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. now to erica and harry. >> thank you. >>> still ahead this morning, murder suspect van der sloot talking about why he lied to natalee holloway's family in exchange for big money. >>> also, is your car safe in valet parking? an "early show" investigation may show you have been taken for a ride. >> to reduce your risk of cancer and death. death. this is "the early show" on cbss. diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's -- wha

bill buckley's, whitaker chambers and others, but they were very much isolated in the intellecal side and each one talked about a particular part of the conservative movement. bulkeley's book was an education. russell kirk's book was about tradition, whiker chambers book was of communism, and none of them had really trie to merge it together, the conscience of the conservative really for the first time but was quick to be known as fusion as sombegan to happen. the was that the three various strands of the conservative movement were drawn together as one of movement. and actually until 68 or so there really wasn't much discussion of the movement per say. was a number of different things and people -- economists for example but a criticize the anti-communist because they said they are spending too much money on defense. that is taking things away from the economy. it's detrimental to the united states. and that sort of thing. so f the first time with the conscious of the conservative you have a unified sttement. well, the sharon statement had pretty much the same principles outlined in

bill buckley's, whitaker chambers and others, but they were very much isolated in the intellectual side and each one talked about a particular part of the conservative movement. bulkeley's book was an education. russell kirk's book was about tradition, whitaker chambers book was of communism, and none of them had really tried to merge it together, the conscience of the conservative really for the first time but was quick to be known as fusion as some began to happen. the was that the three various strands of the conservative movement were drawn together as one of movement. and actually until 68 or so there really wasn't much discussion of the movement per say. was a number of different things and people -- economists for example but a criticize the anti-communist because they said they are spending too much money on defense. thats taking things away from the economy. it's detrimental to the united states. and that sort of thing. so for the first time with the conscious of the conservative you have a unified statement. well, the sharon statement had pretty much the same principl outlined

whitaker. >> brian: get his new cd. it's out today. bill: hey, thank you guys! good morning, everybody, emerging as a potent force, new evidence the taet party is not dividing republicans as some thought or many feared or many democrats might have hoped. "wall street journal" polling shows more than 70 percent of republicans support the upstart political movement and that might have huge implications for november and beyond. good morning, everybody! that's where we start. who are you? >> juliet: i'm juliet hudd kwr-fpl, good to be with you, you should know my name, i've been here a long time! the poll finds -- eye the -- by the way, i'm in for martha maccallum. even though many knocked off incumbents in the primaries. bill: dana perino leads our story, former white house press secretary for president bush. what do you think? how do you evaluate this poll, is it a merging of the parties or were they ever joined in the first place in your view? >> i don't think they were ever necessarily joined. the tea party movement came out of the grassroots. it's not defined,