bill whitaker in california looks at what's happening to some of the best. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting from los angeles >> pelley: good evening. on the day that president said he will redouble his efforts to create jobs, we're reporting from one of the nation's hot spots for unemployment. the jobless rate in california is nearly 12%, but when you add in those people who are forced to settle for part-time work, the number rises to 21.8%. more on that in just a moment. but first, the white house announced that president will go on a listening tour this month to hear people's concerns about unemployment. here's what he had to say today. >> how are we going to put people back to work? how are we going to wage their raises, increase their security? how are we going to make sure that they recover fully as families and as communities from the worst recession we've had since the great depression? >> pelley: the dow stabilized today after eight days of losses. it's down more than 900 points from its high for

bill whitaker weighs the pros and cons of toddlers in traini training. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the results of today's iowa straw poll are in, and winners and losers alike are scrambling to put their own spin on the outcome. let's take a look. michele bachmann finished first, followed closely by ron paul. minnesota governor tim pawlenty placed a distant third. the others trade behind with write-in rick perry narrowly outpolling mitt romney and while not in iowa, perry was doing his best today to crash the party. norah o'donnell is in ames, iowa, watching the rapidly shifted republican field. noragood evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. this was the second highest turnout ever for the straw poll. the results were expected, but it was governor rick perry with the, monument in sout announcemh carolina who stole the show. after longs of speculation the governor of the loan star state threw his hat into an already-crowded ring. >> the renewed nation needs a new preside

the numbers are surprising-- bill whitaker on why so many more kids in america are living in poverty. and what do you do for children who lost nearly everything in the joplin disaster? stitch together a new start with helping hands across america. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. a lot of economists say that with chronic unemployment, wild jirations in the stock market, and americans cutting back on spending, the odds of another session recession are growing. today, at the end of his midwest bus tour, we asked president obama which way he thinks the economy is headed? senior business correspondent anthony mason is in illinois where he sat down with mr. obama this afternoon for the cbs news program "sunday morning." anthony. >> reporter: scott, the president said he was happy to be out of washington and he looked it. he insisted that he's on a listening tour, not on a campaign swing. but in the three-day bus trip across minnesota, iowa, and illinois-- three states he carried in the last election-- the president has b

bill whitaker reports unemployment among young veterans has reached a remarkable high. >> what the point in even looking fair job anymore? i'm not going to find one. >> pelley: dr. jon lapook looks into one of the biggest meat recalls in u.s. history, forced by bacteria that resists antibiotics. and america's road out of afghanistan. seth don reports on u.s. forces building a nation in the war zone. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we have just seen the worst one- day fall on wall street since those dark days of 2008. it was driven by fear of another recession and worry over whether spain and italy will have to be bailed out. the dow dropped 512 points today. that's 4.3%. but look at the longer trend. just last april, the dow hit its high for the year. since then, it's fallen more than 1400 points. the decline today wiped out all the remaining gains the dow had made for this year. in the broader market, the nasdaq and the s&p 500 were both off today, either side of 5%. rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange.

bill whitaker, cbs news, las vegas. >> ahead, what a shift in the international balance of trade coulddo to american-made new balance shoes. shoes. >> according to the latest unemployment report, american manufacturers added 24,000 jobs last month, but in schoheyingan, maine, more than 300 manufacturing jobs could be on the line in the face of new competition from overseas. that's tonight's weekend journal-- the looming trade agreement that could unbalance an iconic american product. skip bowman knows his company would make more money if it shut down this plant and moved his job overseas. >> every kay i walk in through that door i'm part of the effort to keep this factory going. >> reporter: new balance is the last major brand to produce athletic shoes in the u.s. about 25% of its manufacturing is still in new england where it's operated for nearly 100 years. the privately held company says it's committed to its american workers. >> if they were thinking about the bottom line and only the bottom line at all times, we wouldn't be here. how is your sole, cathy? >> reporter: that reality

as bill whitaker reports one city in california has discovered there's nothing more green than goats.ar town of lemon grove, california, residents are doing a double take. >> this is a lot of goats. >> reporter: 150 goats, to be exact, hauled into this vacant downtown lot on official city business. >> they love what they do. >> reporter: what they do is eat a lot. mary sessom is mayor of lemon xwroef. grove. >> they don't get sick, they don't call in and say i don't feel good today. they don't care how hot it is, how cold it is. they're out there doing their job. >> reporter: and by not using workers with weed whackers -- >> they have saved us thousands of dollars. >> reporter: they've also caused a sensation with urban dwellers whose experience with goats doesn't go much past the petting zoo. >> it's awesome and amazing that they eat so much. in like one day. >> reporter: 5-year-old cade can count the number of times he's seen a goat before. >> zero. >> reporter: but mayor sessom says this is more than a novelty act. >> i think the learning experience for them hopefully what they're

bill whitaker takes a look at an organization determined to put an end to homelessness. >> reporter:ce marzette was homeless for 25 years. in june, with his dog elton, he moved into his own apartment in hollywood. >> if you look around, you can see, it's a person's dream, basically. >> reporter: a vietnam vet suffering from ptsd, emphysema and bipolar disorder, marzette was living a nightmare, panhandling to survive in venice, california. >> people say you live in venice? no, i lived on venice. i lived on the sand, on the parking lots, on the streets. >> reporter: until early one morning when people like this entered and changed his life. they are volunteers with 100,000 homes campaign. a nationwide, nonprofit with the goal of putting 100,000 homeless americans in permanent housing. the most sick and vulnerable first. on this morning, they were fanning out at 4:00 a.m. to survey the homeless of pasadena. >> where do you mostly sleep? >> right here. >> reporter: people like 55-year-old william anderson. how long have you been out here? >> i've been out here seven months. just here in

bill whitaker cbs news portland. >>> coming up later on "the early show" the stock meltdown.ession and americans are furious. the latest on the economy as the approval rating for congress hits rock bottom. >>> we love lucy, a look on what would have been her 100th birthday. that's it for the "cbs morning news" on this friday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. have a great weekend, everybody. take care. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

bill whitaker reports. >> reporter: the beauty of santa monica beach attracts more than 6 million visitors- >> a ton of stuff. >> reporter: millions of pieces of ugly trash. writer sarah bayles was so disgusted, she was literally compelled to take action. she cleaned up this stretch of beach between two lifeguard stands each day, 20 minutes a day, over 365 days, photographing and weighing castaway debris and waste washed from storm drains miles away. two-thirds of the way toward her goal and sarah already has collected 800 pounds of garbage, just in this 200 yard stretch of beach here in santa monica. she soon learned she wasn't just collecting trash, she was collecting followers, some of the 2,100 following her blog and tweets started to show up to clean up. >> i've gotten contacts from germany and people who have gone out and done daily ocean cleanups in florida while on vacation. >> reporter: alexis henry with the surf rider foundation which is dedicated to saving the oceans says a sea change starts small. >> sarah getting out there every day for 20 minutes shows it's a real easy thing

bill whitaker, cbs news, las vegas. >> pelley: the u.s.ce delivered a tough message to its employees today. facing $8 billion in losses this year, the service is planning to cut 120,000 jobs. it also wants to restructure employee benefit plans. all of this requires the approval of congress. the u.s. is planning a big increase in aid to fight the famine in somalia. but can we afford it? i put that question to the secretary of state next. for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. come on, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprise

bill whitaker, cbs news, hollywood. >> pelley: that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.bs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access gro down the civic center station because of a protest. demonstrators started marching down market street in san francisco. n >>> we start with breaking news. bart shut down the civic center station because of a protest. these are live pictures from chopper 5 over san francisco. within the last 20 minutes, the protestors left the civic center station and started walking down market street heading towards the powell and montgomery stations. now, in a moment, we are going to look at how bart has been handling these protests including its decision to shut down cell service at some stations last week. but first we are going to go to joe vazquez, who is at the civic center station to tell us what is going on right at this moment. joe. >> reporter: dana, they promised a protest and it's in full swing. let's take a look from chopper 5. they are at market and kearney. they left here about 20, 25 min

as bill whitaker kchose her bes friend to write the film. >> are you in there? you are fired!ississippi against the backdrop of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the time of segregation and sit-ins. >> what is will johnny going to do when he find a colored woman in his house? >> reporter: the story of a rebellious southern belle who collaborates with black maids to write a book, pulling the covers off the complex, often painful relationships between a pampered privileged class of white women and the black women who serve them, the help has spent more than 100 weeks on the best seller list and now is a film with a-list actors including emma stone and viola davis. >> we treated our maid like family, that was my family. >> reporter: lifelong friends who grew up in mississippi, "the help" is her first book and his first motion picture. you've known each other since 5? >> 5. >> reporter: what's the bond? what drew you together? >> i say we were two oddballs that orbitted around jackson. >> we saw it in each other's eyes. >> reporter: mischief makers. she reluctantly showed he

bill whitaker on one man's crusade. >> reporter: attracting more than $6 billion a year. millions of pieces of ugly trash. >> fast food wrappers. candy wrappers. cigarette butts. old used plastic water bottles. single use plastic bags. >> reporter: this writer sarah balis was compelled literally to take action. >> talked to my husband about some ideas of what i could do and came up with a blog. >> reporter: her chronicle to clean this small stretch of santa monica beach between two life guard stands over 365 days photographing and weighing cases away debris and waste washed from storm drains miles away. >> reporter: two thirds away from her goal and sarah has already collected 800 pounds of garbage just in this 200-yard stretch of beach in santa monica. >> a lot of trash for 20 minutes at a time. >> reporter: she soon learned she wasn't just collecting trash she was collecting followers. some of the 2100 people following her blog and tweets started to show up to clean up. >> while you're amongst sea gulls and kids playing that's when it hits you it is definitely a lot big

bill whitaker, cbs news, santa monday-- santa monica. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news.ter on cbs, "60 minutes." thanks for joining us this sunday evening. of course stay with cbs news and cbsnews.com for the latest on the debt ceiling debate. i'm russ mitchell in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org late news from washington that a compromise has been reached to avert a government default in two days. we're live in wash cbs5.com cbs5.com. >>> a deal is done late news from washington that a compromises that within reached. we're live in washington. >>> we're down to the wire on the debt ceiling debate it seems like everybody in america is aware of the problem but not everyone's happy with the solution. >>> and a final verdict, a decision expected this week that could mean freedom for two graduates jailed for two years in iran. cbs 5 eyewitness news is next ,,

all the same this morning she'll explain to our bill whitaker why she's so intently focused on getting everything exactly the way she wants it. for her that's when it becomes nice and easy. ♪ what are you doing the rest of your life? ♪ >> reporter: barbra streisand has had a number one album in five consecutive decades. now she's going for six. >> i don't even say that i'm retired. i think i could record for years to come. >> reporter: later on sunday morning,.... >> do you want to smell a fantastic rose? >> reporter: barbra streisand stops to smell the roses. >> osgood: a certain image probably comes to mind when you hear the expression pole dancing but as bill geist for someone in pole dancing it's all about making all the right moves. >> reporter: in the world of dance, this form of classic all american x-rated pole dancing has long held sway. but that's just one kind of pole dancing. we'll show you the other kind at the u.s. pole dance championships later on sunday morning. >> osgood: with rita braver we'll tour the new monument honoring dr. martin luther king about to be unveiled

bill whitaker, cbs news, las vegas. >> it is amazing how brilliant a lot of the kids are, a lot up toiminal minds. >>> still ahead a navy s.e.a.l. tragedy, 22 heroes killed on a mission. how that loss of life will affect the s.e.a.l.s, families and loss of life in afghanistan. stay with us. this is "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] from nutritional science comes centrum silver, with vitamins and minerals balanced to support your energy and immune function. everyday benefits from advanced formulas. discover the complete benefits of centrum silver. everyday benefits from advanced formulas. can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. and safeway's 10% back to schools program, now there are two ways to earn cash for your kids school. from august tenth through september thirteenth look for products marked with the yellow bus and earn even more by signing up for e-box tops at 2ways2earn.com

bill whitaker, cbs news, holly wood. >> it is incredible the way they can do that. >> you almost losed arms. >> i know. >> it's amazing bill was talking to the gentleman, fans of movies really don't care how much they cost. the critics do. >> it's true. >> if it bombs and costs its 200 million. >> "waterworld." >> ouch. >>> just ahead, food for thought, there's a new exhibit which shows what people across the world eat every day. >> some of it could look a little foo to familiar. this is "t,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a fascinating new book "what i eat" around the world in 80 diets shows what the world eats in various cultures. >> taryn winter brill shows us it is drawing impressive crowds in boston. >> i like the spreads and the salami. >> 9-year-old evan may be from rhode island but his diet is just like this master butcher from germany. >> seems like it's doing so much work but this is what i would have for breakfast. >> reporter: nigel can't imagine surviving on 800 calories a day like this herder from kenya. at boston's museum of science a new exhibit called "around the world in 25 diets"

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> and joining us now, psychologist and "early" show contributor guy's comment at the end, gives us time to grow. this is for commitment phones, right? >> well, it's an interesting kind of balance between trying to figure out what you want and trying to figure out who you are. so is it for commitment phobes? we could argue yes. and we could argue it's going to build stronger marriages down the road. >> this is a trend that's really starting to take shape now. why didn't this happen years ago? or was this just not p.c. at the time? >> i think it ties into the thing we're all talking about is extending adolescence or emerging adulthood where we need to think about there's this time period where they're all trying to figure out who they are. that didn't happen when our parents were younger, you went to college, you got a job, you got married. that's changed now. >> kind of a lame excuse, though. i mean it is. it's kind of a blanket excuse. just trying to find myself. it's kind of along the lines of -- it's not you, it's me. >> yes, and no. if we think

bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> joining us now is flora jess op who escaped from jeffs sectrs old. thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. >> i know you were relieved you said when you heard this verdict. i want to ask you about the behavior that jeffs exhibited during this trial, particularly him just standing there in front of the judge during closing arguments, just standing there for most of 30 minutes. does any of that surprise you? >> not at all. warren jeffs, that is the normal behavior for warren jeffs and, you know, he stood there in silence praying and i think that he thought that maybe he had convinced the jury that he should be let go. the saying in the alds they used to tell us all the time, perfect obedience creates perfect peace. and so i think that he expected that jury to obey his commands and let him go. >> who takes over for him now? is there someone who does take over for him? >> there is. there is his brother is standing in the wings waiting to take up the reins and, you know, this is not a practice that is going to go away. i want the american peo