john blackstone has more. >> reporter: in the past decade, new york has been indelibly marked by twotrasting images from the sky. one of terror. >> and one of triumph. >> it is flight 1549, we do not know how many people were on board. >> when u.s. air flight 1549 made an emergency landing on the hudson river, it renewed memories of 9/11 but all 155 passengers and crew on board were saved. >> and for many people, the pilot, captain chesley sullenberger became the man who made things right again. >> after some period of time, i understood how people could really appreciate the fact that there was a story of good news involving an airplane in new york city, that it was in a in many ways a bookend. >> the messages linking 9/11 and the miracle on the hudson began with the facts. >> all it said was america needed a win. thank you. >> she tres users the letters he received. >> dear captain sullenberger, we on the east coast are still scarred by 9/11. so your splash in the river made us feel elated, serene, and happy for the miracle on the hudson. >> another writer recalled the terrible sit

john blackstone, cbs news, fremont, california. >>> well sur's up in southern california. waves were averaging 10 to 10 feet at newport beach. body surfers were in heaven, but some people reporting waves higher than that, up to 20 feet. not the case of bigger being better. even some seasoned surfers were calling the waves brutally big. >> did you get pounded today? >> yeah. pardon me. on my last wave, just hit the bottom. i came in and i'll go back out and have some fun. >> david hasselhoff. a high surf advisory for some of those southern california beaches remains in effect through 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. that high surf is caused by a swell that started way out in new zealand. it's arriving on california shores now. it's expected to ease up by tomorrow, but waves are expected to be high throughout the holiday weekend. so be careful if you're near the water. >> all the surfers are headed down that way and we'll see what we have for the weekend, roberta. >> people were flocking to outdoor dining. you know it is summertime in the bay area when you see this. wow. what an evening.

not everyone is falling willingly into line as john blackstone reports. >> reporter: at southgate high school in los angeles it's been a painful start to the new year. >> that hurt! >> i didn't feel it. >> i did. >> reporter: under pressure to comply with a new statewide mandate, nurses are doling out shots as fast as they can. >> all the high schools and the seventh and eighth graders need to have a tdap shot. >> reporter: the tdap shot protects against whooping cough, a highly contagious and preventable disease that was once nearly eradicated but last year it made a huge comeback in california and ten infants died. >> at times we felt helpless watching i had violent coughing fits and there wasn't much we could do to stop. >> reporter: over the summer, ads urged parents to vaccinate their kids before the start of school but thousands of students still haven't complied. in sacramento, kids were being yanked from class. >> they took me out of school because i didn't have my shot. >> reporter: in berkeley alone, 600 students have an urgent assignment-- show proof they've been vaccinated

john blackstone explains. >> at southgate high school in los angeles, it's been a painful start to theear. under pressure to comply with a new statewide mandate, nurses are doling out shots as fast as they can. >> all the high schools and 7th and 8th grade need to have the shot. >> the shot protects against whooping cough, the highly contagious and preventable disease that was once nearly eradiated. ten infants died. >> at times we felt helpless. there wasn't much we could do. >> over the summer, ads urged parents to vaccinate their kids before the start of school. thousands of students still haven't complied. sacramento, kids are now being yanked from class. >> kicked me out of school. >> in berkeley alone, some 600 students have an urgent assignment. show proof they have been vaccinated or roll up their sleeves and get the shot. the deadline is thursday and excuses won't be tolerated. potentially a lot of kids will be told you can't go to school. >> california with a dropout rate as high as it is, we can't afford to lose any students. i worry about that with laws like this. >> 40 sta

john blackstone, cbs news, fremont, california. >> pelley: the latest sat scores are in, and they are slipping. in reading, the high school class of 2011 averaged 497 out of 800. that is down three points from the year before, and it is the lowest on record. the average writing score was 489, down two point, math fell one point to 514. the college board says more students took the sat last year, which may have dragged down the scores. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg got a scare today at washington's dulles national airport. she and 178 other passengers on a flight to san francisco had to evacuate the plane using emotional chutes after smoke began pouring from one of the engines. there were three minor injuries. justice ginsberg, who is 78, was not hurt. in afghanistan, we'll take you inside a high-rise sniper's nest when we come back. ,,,, >> pelley: u.s. officials say this evening a pakistani terror group linked to the taliban was behind yesterday's attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul. no americans were hurt, but the ease of the assault raises serious questions about whethe

john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> you can't help but feel like time is passing you by andhis certainly isn't going to help. ♪ >> oh, yes. tomorrow, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of ner van the "never mind." the album which brought us this song sold 30 million copes. it was also seen by many as the coming out party for grunge culture having a pivotal moment in pop music history. >>> congress is in gridlock again and look at whether that means another government shutout. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." shutout. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." their cottonelle roll is not being respected! [ female announcer ] respect the roll that respects you. looks good to me. [ female announcer ] new cottonelle clean care toilet paper. looks good to me. >>> world leaders jammed new york city this week for speeches and conferences at the united nations, and there is probably no one busier than secretary of state hillary clinton. she attended nine events yesterday, all over manhattan. the question here this morning, who protects her as she ma

today john blackstone went to a hospital near salt lake city to hear wright tell his story. >> reporterwright has a broken leg, broken pelvis, damaged lungs, burns, and lots of pain. in spite of it all, there was one thing he had to do today: say a public thank you to those who rescued him. >> i just wanted to thank all the heroes that put their lives on the line to save mine. i'm forever in debt. >> reporter: he realized how much they risked when, from his hospital bed, he saw the video of the struggle to free him for the first time. >> i recognized the car, and i just couldn't look away. i didn't want to watch it but i just couldn't look away. >> reporter: he has only a few memories of the collision and fire. >> when i was under the car, it was completely surreal. i could barely move my head without hitting asphalt or exhaust. i looked dead. it's unreal to see yourself like that. >> reporter: his doctors say miraculously wright has no serious head injuries, although he was not wearing a helmet. >> i should have died when i hit the pavement, i should have died when i hit the car, i sho

john blackstone tells us that at a time when jobs are so scarce, car makers are hiring. >> reporter: after six months without a job, 29-year-old jared bayer is working, building cars. >> oh, yes, work is good. it makes the day go by a lot easier. trust me. i love it. >> reporter: bayer was in the air force for seven years, he served two tours in iraq. >> it was rewarding because we knew what we were defending. we were defending the red, white, and blue for america. >> reporter: but back home, the american job market has been particularly tough for recent veterans. over 12% are unemployed. >> the months were going by and then i found out through a good source that tesla was hiring military veterans. >> reporter: tesla, the electric car maker based in california's silicon valley, is hiring other workers as well. >> two shifts full of great talent. >> reporter: arnnon geshuri is vice president of human resources. >> it's like being a kid in a candy store. >> reporter: since 2009, he's added 700 employees. >> we've been doubling in size over the last couple years and we'll continue on th

sales were up in august for detroit's big three and john blackstone shows us, at a time when jobs areso scarce, car- makers are hiring. >> reporter: after 6 months without a job, 29-year-old jared bayer is working building cars. >> oh, yeah, work is good. it makes the day go by a lot easier, trust me. i love it. >> reporter: he was in the air force for 7 years. he served two tours in iraq. >> it was rewarding because we knew what we were defending. we were defending the red, white, and blue for america. >> reporter: but, back home, the american job market has been particularly tough for recent veterans. over 12% are unemployed. >> months were going by, then i found out through a good source that tesla was hiring. >> reporter: tesla, the electric car maker based in california's silicon valley is hiring other workers as well. >> we have two shifts. >> reporter: ar nam kashuri is vice-president of human resources. since 2009 he has had ad 700 employees. >> we have been doubling in size over the last couple of years and will continue on that route. >> reporter: while tesla is currenting o

been treated with agents from across the border and that you didn't get it i will she demanded to blackstone ciccotti to the after almost ten years maybe more of the event of mine to live in. and your opinion where pakistan and afghanistan stand and how do you perceive. the offing of the outline their case and most importantly in your opinion who stands behind even of nine eleven you know they're doing again of the idea. of wanting to fight against soviet are. doing we should have did we rejoin the water again them and that was that even. when we showed a few called for content creation i was one of them who had called for consultation and i opposed him strongly. that was going to turn a ship temba two thousand one and i said this was immortal illogical to join a wall against every day lead never leave country of understand who had done no harm to us it was required by a cartoonist and we'll have she has consequences on pakistan's security initiative or they're covered he knew he he buggered before them he should have stood up as their leader at every brave nation lay populist on and would h

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our intrepid john blackstone will be paying him a visit. >> my name is mike rowe, and this is my job. >> reporter: dirty jobs is a reality show that really is real, with a hard-working host who gets bitten, slimed, burned, and worse. >> i hate my job. >> reporter: on dirty jobs, mike rowe has done more than 300 disgusting jobs. now he's going to do mine. >> later on sunday morning. >> reporter: later on sunday morning. >> it's better when you do it. you're right. we shouldn't switch. >> osgood: just one week from today, we mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on america. we'll be looking ahead to that anniversary this morning. martha tirb teichner will catch up with some families whose lives were forever changed. with tracy smith we'll tour the new world trade center on the rise at ground zero. >> reporter: in lower manhattan, one world trade center rises on hallowed ground. with a design dictated by history. >> what you see is a beautiful building, but what's inside that skin is the building which is in direct response to that terrible day. >> reporter: that could withstand

hundred five after leaving politics david stockman pursued a career in investment banking and joined blackstone group as one of its really its partners he's the author of the book triumph of politics how the reagan revolution failed and his new book tentatively titled the triumph of crony capitalism would s'pore out crony capitalism reached a peak during the recent financial meltdown and scheduled for release next spring as our nation deals with perilous financial problems and a weakening economy certainly his insights are worth hearing and i didn't stock and welcome thank you for you to be here have you with us here just to go to the moments in time right now i do live when i want to wander back into history with you but i'm curious your thoughts thoughts on president obama's new job. well i really don't think it's the right solution right now it's too late unfortunately we have used up our national balance sheet we've had a thirty year kind of party in this country we ran deficits year after year with tax cuts or you had no ford with wars that we didn't need and didn't fund and so we ended up