elaine quijano reports in what british bobbies could learn from american police. tiger woods goes through a humiliating rough patch of the p&j championship. tony guida looks at the superstar's fall from brace. and how young is too young? 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 governo

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elaine quijano reports. >> reporter: suzette paris spent her retirement savings trying to stay out ofre. >> i expected to be here for a very long period of time but unfortunately it didn't work out that way. >> reporter: the taxes and fees on her condo in suburban new york went up, but her paycheck stayed the same. you tried to modify your loan. >> i did, i tried to modify my loan numerous amount of times with my mortgage company and they kept saying no, no, no, i fell behind, i called them, they said sorry, we can't help you. >> reporter: she couldn't find a buyer so she turned to realtor mark boyland, a specialist in short sales. >> 2008 it was 1% of my business, last year it was 36% of my business, this year it might surpass 60% to 70% of our closed business. >> reporter: in a short sale a bank agrees to let a homeowner sell for a price below what's owed on the mortgage. homeowners avoid foreclosure. banks avoid being stuck with another foreclosed property. but short sales are notorious for complications like paperwork delays and banks pulling out of deals at the last minute. >> in

as a result, you're seeing a lot of people simply out enjoying the view right now. >> pelley: elaine quijano in long beach, new york. thank you very much, elaine. new york city prepared for the worst, shutting down the mass transit system, the largest in in the country, and ordering evacuation of low-lying areas around manhattan and other places in the city. but worst didn't come. in fact, the stock exchanges say they plan to open for business as usual tomorrow. jim axelrod is north of wall street in times square. >> reporter: scott, you know, right behind me, we have a rugby team from australia wrapping up an exhibition giving you a sense of what the mood is like in times square, contrasted to a couple of hours ago when this place was absolutely deserted, didn't see anything but the occasional police vehicle going by. so in new york right now, the feeling is, yes, there was a bullet dodged, but we don't want to mislead anybody. it didn't take much to find some trouble in and around the new york metropolitan area. for instance, let's show you some pictures we have from elmsford, new york, in

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elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: one of the big credit rating agencies, fitch, said today that the u.s. economy is flexible, wealthy, and diversified and that is why fitch is keeping in place its top a.a.a. rating for u.s. debt. earlier this month, s&p lowered its rating, citing all that bickering in washington. the presidential race is all about the economy, of course, and governor rick perry kicked up a controversy when he was asked about the federal reserve. to keep the recovery going, the fed chairman, ben bernanke, dropped interest rates nearly to zero and expanded the money supply. governor perry was asked about those policies at a house party last evening in iowa. >> i'll take a pass on the federal reserve right at the moment, to be real honest with you. i know there's a lot of talk and what have you about him. if this guy prints more money between now and the election i don't know what y'all would do to him in iowa, but we'd... we would treat him pretty ugly down in texas. i mean, printing more money to play politics at this particular time in american history is a

elaine quijano reports that some have found a way out, called a short sale. >> because i know that wasmy heart to own a home. >> reporter: suzette parris has spent her retirement savings trying to stay out of foreclosure. >> i actually expected to be here for a very long period of time. but unfortunately it didn't work out that way. >> reporter: the taxes and fees on her condo in suburban new york went up. but her paycheck stayed the same. you tried to modify your loan? >> yes, i did, i tried to modify my loan numerous amounts of times with my mortgage company and they kept saying no, no, no, no, no. then when i happened to fall behind they fell behind one month, i called them, they said oh, sorry, we can't help you. >> reporter: she couldn't find a buyer for her condo, so she turned to mark boyland, a specialist in short sales. >> in 2008 it was about 1% of my business. last year it was about 36% of my business. this year it might surpass 60 to 70% of our closed business. >> reporter: in a short sale a bank agrees to let a homeowner sell at a price that's below what's owed on the mort

and from 43rd and broadway in manhattan, let's go east to elaine quijano in long beach, new york. hi, elaine. >> hi, russ. the worst didn't come to pass but irene certainly left her mark here on long island. when the water started pushing over the beach on long island... >> go, go, go! >> reporter: ...steve iorio scrambled to save the property he manages. >> reporter: how is it going, no water right now? >> no, no, no, we've been managing it all night. just trying to stay ahead of it. >> reporter: but in the low- lying community of long beach, new york, irene arrived at the worst possible time, high tide. that lead to several feet of flooding in some areas, though the waters quickly receded after irene moved past. >> another hour we would have been-- this whole street would have been totally filled with water. probably two feet plus in every house. >> reporter: irene indirectly hampered long beach hire fighters who had get past boarded up windows to put out a house fire. and earlier firefighters were called to remove debris from a rooftop, the hazard to the crowds below. >> there i

but after our elaine quijano reported on the case of army specialist chance keisling who committed suicideg his second tour in iraq, the president changed the policy. today at the american legion convention in minneapolis, he explained his decision. >> these americans did not die because they were weak. they were warriors. they deserve our respect. every man and woman in uniform, every veteran needs to know that your nation will be there to help you stay strong. it's the right thing to do. >> pelley: the president told the legionnaires it is time to remove the stigma attached to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. when there is a disaster, fema photographers routinely document the scene. but 9/11 was anything but routine. you will see their extraordinary video for the first time next. opera is now bringing his story to life. next on cbs 5 one man's >> pelley: as we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, you'll no doubt be seeing familiar images. but tonight some pictures you probably haven't seen. bob orr tells us they were captured by photographers for fema. they had exclusive

elaine quijano reports from madison. >> reporter: the s wifor wiscon democrats, tuesday's vote was supposedening to our voice. i'm a retired teacher, actually, and it's time we take wisconsin back. >> reporter: six republican state senators faced a recall vote just months after the republican governor stripped unions of their collective bargaining rights, arguing it would help close the state budget gap. democrats fired back. 14 of them fled the state to avoid voting on the measure. while thousands of public employees took over the capitol. dick wheeler has reported on the government for 40 years and said union members were outrajtd. >> it was an affront because they thought that they were being singled out. >> reporter: in the run-up to the recall election, candidates and outside groups spent an extraordinary $30 million on political ads. when the votes were counted early this morning, democrats gained two seats, but the republicans held on to four others that were contested. >> tonight my constituents spoke, and guess what? we are on the path to recovery. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ some day >>

elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. >>> joining us now is sheriff chris nocco of pasco county, floridathe doughertys went on the run last week. good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me >> they seem obviously brazen but reckless, as well. are you kind of hoping that that recklessness may lead to their capture? >> that's what we hope so. we hope they make some type of mistake and everybody's bound to do that. but as we want the public to realize, these are three, very dangerous people 36 that's why we released the video out there. we don't want people to think that these are just three kids. these are three felonies. they've committed numerous felonies throughout their lives. they're street smart. they know what they're doing and we need the public's assistance to help capture them. >> i guess that's my next question for you. i think if people read about these three siblings, some of the postings they have, i love to farm and shoot guys and wreck cars. i'm a redneck and proud of it. they don't seem so sophisticated. but the way you're making it out, these are hardened crimi