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then there was the march 2009 meeting at a san francisco hilton to discuss violence against women. there, justice provided cracker jacks, popcorn, and candy bars. coffee was also served at $8.25 per cup. officials explained those costs were high because san francisco is an expensive city. the inspector general is critical of a lack of control over planning. justice paid nearly $3500 for one event planner who lives in alaska to make trips to palm springs, california. >> apparentlyignored rules put in place to prevent that over spending. now the attorney general has ordered yet another crackdown on nonessential spending and the department claims expenses were down for the first six months of this year. cbs news, washington. >> did you or anyone you knee ever have a fake id? well these days the fake id business is booming. college towns are noticing a flood of some very authentic looking driver's licenses. they are fake, but it's difficult to tell. elizabeth cook shows us where they are coming from and how easy they are to get. >> it's friday nighted. bars and clubs are filling fast, b

then the march 2009 meeting at a san francisco hilton to discuss violence against women. they provided snacks that cost $32 a person. coffee was also served at $8.24 a cup. officials explained those costs were high because san francisco is an expensive city. now, event planners apparently ignored the rules that prevent this kind of excessive spending. another crackdown has been ordered on excessive spending and doj says the expenses in this area are down for the first six months of this year. >> interesting. susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," google ceo faces a tough round of questions on capitol hill. >>> plus, dramatic new pictures of a shooting at an arkansas courthouse. this is the "cbs evening news." chous. this is the "cbs evening news." ♪ have a better day [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. all for just $3. build your better breakfast today. new spl

then there was the march 2009 meeting at a san francisco hilton to discuss violence against women. ice provided cracker jacks and popcorn. snacks that cost $32 a person. coffee was also served. at $8.24 per cup. officials explained those costs were high because san francisco is an expensive city. the inspector general is clip call of a lack of control over planning costs. justice paider inly $3500 for one event planner that lives in alaska to make three trips to palm springs, california. department event planners ignored rules put in place in 2007 to create that kind of spending. another crackdown on nonessential spending and expenses were down the first six months of this year. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >> the death crash in reno stands at 11. the coroner used dna testing to identify the remains. she was a woman from kansas who went to the air races with her family every year. 15 people remain hospitalized. >>> nobody knows exactly when or exactly where, but an old satellite will come crashing down to earth a little later this week. karen chin is braving the outdoors to tell u

justice found taxpayer money was wasted at 10 law enforcement conferences including one at the san francisco hiltonit happened during the george w. bush and the obama a administration. the audit also found coffee more than $8 a cup cookies and brownies at $10 apiece and we dish meatballs for five dollars each. the white house ordered a review of spending. >>> president obama's approval ratings are dropping. but they are still looking to the president to fix the economy. a public policy of california pom released found 48% of likely california voters trust president obama to make the right decisions about the nation's economy. 33% favored congressional republicans. the poll also asked likely voters if they think the president's economic policies are working. 37% say they think his policies have made economic conditions worse. 27% say they have made conditions better and 31% say his policies have had no affect at all. >>> san francisco police tell ktvu no one has come forward to help their investigation into a shootout that wounded a 5-year- old girl. detectives are hoping security cameras along 3rd

justice found taxpayer money was wasted at 10 law enforcement conferences including one at the san francisco hiltonit happened during the george w. bush and the obama a administration. the audit also found coffee more than $8 a cup cookies and brownies at $10 apiece and we dish meatballs for five dollars each. the white house ordered a review of spending. >>> president obama's approval ratings are dropping. but they are still looking to the president to fix the economy. a public policy of california pom released found 48% of likely california voters trust president obama to make the right decisions about the nation's economy. 33% favored congressional republicans. the poll also asked likely voters if they think the president's economic policies are working. 37% say they think his policies have made economic conditions worse. 27% say they have made conditions better and 31% say his policies have had no affect at all. >>> san francisco police tell ktvu no one has come forward to help their investigation into a shootout that wounded a 5-year- old girl. detectives are hoping security cameras along 3rd

audit found taxpayer money was wasted at 10 law enforcement conferences, including one at the san francisco hilton. one example, $16 muff wins served. they also found coffee at more than $8 a cup, cookies at $10 apiece, and swedish meatballs for $5 each. the white house has ordered an investigation. >>> we are now getting a look at some of the pension figures of retired employees in sonoma county. according to the press democrat, the top pension, $254,000 a year, goes to the county's retired chief financial officer. second is a retired sheriff at $239,000 a year, followed by a administrator at $209,000. high pension costs have been blamed by many counties for record budget deficits. >>> police in hawaii investigating a deadly accident while a new zip line was being tested it. happened yesterday on the big island. you're looking at video of the zip line operator's website. a huge tower collapsed, killing one employee. we don't know the victim's names. a zip line is a very popular tourist attraction that allows to you slide through the sky on a cage. >>> back at home, remarkable progress reported by

let's lookt a one conference that the department of justice held at the san francisco hilton. $76 a personreak with popcorn and energy bars and coffee for $8.24. the justice department spent over $20,000 for this one conference that 65 attended. that's not all the fun that we've got right now. let's talk about this. plenty more. the audit department looked at ten different conferences and found overspending on food and beverage was commonly on the menu. take a look at this. cookies or brownies. $9.60. muffins $16.80. beef wellington, not beef wellington as you think about it, little hors d'oeuvres for $7.32. how do you plan an event without an event planner? the department of justice spent $600,000 on event planners for five conferences. and for a conference held in california, well, there must not be any event planners in california because they hired someone from alaska from the job wracking up $3,000 in travel expenses and on top of that $29,000 in hotel travel and food costs for one face-to-face meeting. overall, the department of justice held 1,832 conferences between 2008 and 2009 at

san francisco and santa clara. workers marched and rallied outside the grand hyatt. their union has been without a contract for two years. hyatt has agreed to the same deal the union reached with hiltonnion is accusing hyatt from not representing workers from other hotels. >> coming up the arrest of a major al-qaeda figure plus new video from 9/11 taken just minutes after the san francisco bound united flight 93 crashed into a pennsylvania field. >> plus the remnants of tropical storm lee still causing problems up and down the east coast. >> and coming soon to pleasanton your chance to get into a tomato fight! my name is ashley. i was using cascade actionpacs. they just didn't have that brilliant shine. when i took the finish challenge, i could tell there was a difference. my dishes had a shine on them. i'm moving on to finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. if you don't see a difference, it's free. nine out of ten growinkids don't get the recommended amounts of whole grain and calcium? that's where their favorite cereals like trix and cocoa puffs can help. general mills big g has the only leading line of kid cereals with at least eight grams of whole grain and a goo