. >> mitchell: yet another employment-- elaine quijano reports on employers who refuse to hire anyone who doesn't already have a job. >> u.s. officials at war against a rising tide of violence. fueled by drug trafficking through puerto rico. kelly cobiella takes us inside the fight. and in these downbeat economic times, we pay a visit to one very happy town and ask the residents what's their secret. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the two-year-old saga of those american hikers imprisoned by iran is over tonight. after being released by the iranian government almost a week ago, the two arrived back on american soil today. they shared with reporters details of what they called the worst experience of their lives. seth doane has the story how they survived and their homecoming. >> reporter: shane bauer and josh fattal made their first public stop in the u.s. late this afternoon at a jam-packed new york city hotel. the 29-year-olds called themselves hostages and political prisoners. >> the only explanation for o

elaine quijano is in the northeast flood zone as homeowners return. >> this is devastating. this is complete destruction. complete destruction. >> pelley: and he was a genuine american hero, and he raised his sons to be the same. >> never say good-bye to my boys. "love you, be safe." "i love you, be safe." that's my last words to them every tour. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: where the twin towers once stood there are now reflecting pools, part of the national september 11 memorial. good evening. we're beginning tonight with the the anniversary and the legacy of the deadliest terror attack on u.s. soil. because, as america prepares to mark the 10th anniversary on sunday, law enforcement is concerned that terrorists may be planning to do the same. police are on heightened alert tonight in new york city and in washington, d.c., both considered potential targets. but security has been tightened all over the country as well. from san francisco's golden gate bridge to the rail system in chicago. homeland security correspo

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elaine quijano reports. >> reporter: it took 15 years for joshua sawyer to found his calling.ow do you like being a state trooper? >> love it. it's like the front row seat to the best show on earth. >> reporter: what you thought it was going to be? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but less than a year after graduating from the police academy, the father of two is losing his job. one of 56 connecticut state troopers being laid off, as the state struggles to close a $3.5 billion budget deficit this year. >> when i was younger my father would say you've got to get into government, or you get into -- into the federal government, because you'll be all set. well, i'm here now. and it's not exactly the case. >> reporter: the state had offered sawyer and other union members a deal. guaranteed job security for four years, in exchange for a two-year wage freeze. sawyer and the police union said no. >> how many more times are they going to come back to us and say, we need more, we need more, we need more? you know, is it going to be to the point where we've given everything back? >> reporter:

elaine quijano reports. >> reporter: it took 15 years for joshua sawyer to find his calling.e you liked being a state trooper? >> love it. it's like the front-row seat to the best show on earth. >> reporter: what you thought it was going to be? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but less than a year after graduating from the police academy, the father of two is losing his job-- one of 56 connecticut state troopers being laid off as the state struggles to close a $3.5 billion budget deficit this year. >> when i was younger, my father would say "you've got to get into government or you get into the federal government because you'll be all set." well, i'm here now. and it's not exactly the case. >> reporter: the state had offered sawyer and other union members a deal: guaranteed job security for four years in exchange for a two-year wage freeze. sawyer and the police unions said no. >> how many more times are they going to come back to us and say "we need more, we need more, we need more?" is it going to be to the point where we've given everything back? >> reporter: connecticut is one

it's a nationwide problem that elaine quijano tells us was painfully highlighted this week by the suicidea high school freshman from buffalo. >> it hurts me so to think my son felt like he was not worthy of anything. >> reporter: 14-year-old jamey rodemeyer had been bullied relentlessly since fifth grade. his parents, tim and tracy, found his body on sunday. >> it really just started with all the boys-- because all the girls just loved him, and they always defended him. but all the boys would say, "geez, you're such a girl. why are you hanging out with all those girls? what are you a girl? oh, you must be gay." the bullies now are still walking around. they get to wake up tomorrow and go to school and see all their friends, but my son will not be given a second chance no matter how much i have prayed. i cannot turn back the clock. i would have given my own life to turn back the minute we seen him. >> reporter: he was harassed by online insults. he saw counselors to try to deal with the pain. >> hi, this is jamey from buffalo, new york, and i'm just here to tell you that it does get better