in march of 2007, working as a private investigator, levenson traveled to dubai. he took a side trip to kish island, an iranian trade-free zone. he met with a contract there and was arrested by iranian authorities. but in an interview for cbs this morning, iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad was impressed by charlie rose did not deny iran had levenson and hinted about a prisoner exchange with the u.s. >> is anything that could happen a trade or something that would allow him to come back to the united states? >> i remember that last year, iranian and american intelligence groups had a meeting, but i haven't followed up on it. i thought they would come to an agreement. >> now in 2007, his wife and son traveled to tehran where officials claim they didn't have information on this missing american. but his admission that there were negotiations is a big step and should give his family renewed hope. at least hope that is the case. >>> this is 9news now. >> fairfax county police searching for answers after a grim and disturbing discovery in herndon. four members of t

candidate mitt romney take a break to get ready for their first presidential debate next week dru levenson shows us both candidates sent running mates to battleground states. >>> vice-president joe biden plate to florida's older voters. first at a diner than a rally he said president obama wants to make sure medicare is around. >>> the action the president took strengthen medicare trust fund and exceeded its live up to 2024 >>> biden argued the republicans want to drastically change the program >>> that on want to tell you they're not for medicare there for a thing called a voucher care >>> and the vice presidential nominee hammered the obama administration for out of control borrowing and spending. >>> as a result the most of not fixing it our credit rating downgraded for first time in history >>> line said new hampshire's will help shape the election >>> get those people that promise to open change are demoralized now >>> the candidates prep for the first debate in practice sessions run it will get help from ohio senator who will play the role of the president president obama looks to ma

specifics coming out of our eyeballs >>> both camps expect to bring specifics to the voters dru levenson cbs news >>> you can see all of mitt romney's interview on 60 minutes also tonight steve crawford sits down with president obama that is tonight at 7:00 p.m. on cbs 5. to oakland raiders fans is that during a tailgate party police called to the coliseum at 9:00 a.m. they said it looked like the fans were trying reyes if like pull did not realize the power line above them. >>> in a third party can into contact with the overhead power line at the oakland coliseum the individuals are hosting a pole when it came into contact with the line, >>> 115 callow vote transmission line runs into the stadium but fans rushed to hospital authorities believe alcohol may have been a factor. copperas that's cause a problem for when east bay high school football program wires or stolen from the hayward high school field officials say the crime happened late tuesday night or wednesday morning friday night's game was rescheduled to the afternoon because wiring powers the school lights and scoreboard. the c

dru levenson with more. >>> on 60 minutes mitt romney laid out part of his economic plan to scott pelley >>> u.s. c american people to hire u.s. president the want to hear specifics >>> i can tell them i will not raise taxes on middle income folks i will not lower the taxes paid by high income individuals >>> president obama criticized romney's plan >>> ulysses have won no tax cuts for the wealthy and roll back regulations >>> romney has called for the president to be aggressive concerning iran's nuclear threat >>> i have executed my foreign policy and people largely agree with that president if mr. romney wants to start another war he should say so >>> after a video service to about mitt romney's and he does not care about those who don't pay taxes he defended the comments >>> i want to help one hundred percent of the american people >>> both men described qualities of a leader >>> a later has capacities and vision and seas were things are headed >>> leadership is about setting a course and describing a vision for people >>> americans have six weeks to decide which vision for the next f

>>> the election more than six weeks away and run the expected to focus on the swing states dru levenson cbs news >>> if a major disaster hit would you know what to do people and palo alto got together for a lesson in how to help themselves it is called quakes and del 2012, it teaches the community with what they need to do if their house collapses or neighbors and pets medical units were out to show basic emergency response in real-life situations. >>> the training is going well with teams of people treating people who come and we have the supplies will need to treat these people, and take care of them get then stabilized. >>> the first time the city has dropped together the plan to make an annual event the public invited to spend the night in a shelter seven know what to expect after a disaster. he snuck into the tigris down and malt and new york man faces charges why he said he had to be with the tiger. >>> debrief from the tsunami in japan causes a hazard of a light when experts say it is. >>> that he is on and the bay area but not for long changes ahead will document them and weathe

dru levenson cbs news >>> the presidential debates around the corner the october 1, 2003 in denver and the vice- presidential candidates on october 11th to more debates after that one in new york the other toward the end of october in florida. california could be the fifth state to eliminate the death penalty if voters approve a measure on the ballot john blackstone tells us what ever voters decide it carries consequences. >>> two decades of past sins 12 year-old polly klass kidnapped from her home her body was found weeks later after a desperate nationwide search for convicted killer and richard allen davis sentenced to death her father mark was in the court room >>> he was getting what he deserved >>> that was 16 years ago >>> my expectation was he would of been executed by now >>> davis remains alive one of the more than 700 inmates on california death row where the condemned are likely to die of natural causes. the g-7 have died naturally only 13 executed since the law took effect in 1978. former prosecutor broke the law >>> this is a western state, they have a western mentality a

dru levenson cbs news. voters in wisconsin go high- tech, they'll be able to use as smart phone tablet or laptop to show proof of residency instead of bringing in a paper utility belt voters can show proof of where they live by showing document from the self on election officials call it bring the process up to date. west nile virus continues it spread across the united states the latest bay area city taking measures is it still trying to fade away in northeast problems along the gulf coast remain the damage many say was caused by the levy designed to protect new orleans >>> a big warm-up for the bay area tomorrow temperatures go north and then changes mid-ng m, -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-bedroom apartment. the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to help them grow and

dru levenson cbs news >>> parents and children and send the detail on the lookout for a stranger who tried to abduct a little girl investigators say a nine year- old girl claimed she got away from a man who tried to kidnapper at park site elementary school, she said with their family parents are shocked this happen in a community considered safe >>> i'm really terrified because it is not something i've ever expected being here a few years now never heard of this before this was a safe neverland >>> this will cancel the friday night a van as a precaution officers had no luck finding the suspect police looking into it this is connected to two others in the area where a man offers alcohol to students. the cleanup in san francisco one day after vandals went on a tear baekeland use of force by police prompted them to action, they did not have their facts straight anne mackovic with more >>> about 80 people call themselves the black block march down valencia street yelling and vandalizing cars and buildings, today workers cleaned up paint thrown at a restaurant windows are boarded up at a

robert levenson is asking the u.s. to help him get home. >> levenson's wife christine traveled to new york in the hopes of getting ahmadinejad involveded in situation. >> we'll never, ever, ever stop looking for you. >> the fbi has offered a million dollar reward for any information leading to levenson's safe return. >>> now to a police shooting in houston, an officer shot and killed a double amputee after police say he advanced on the officer's partner in his wheelchair. police were called by the people in the group home where he lives. when you hear just the basic facts here, you wonder, this guy's in a wheelchair, how could this escalate to a shooting? >> this all started over candy, cigarettes and soda. he became aggressive with his caretakers, after asking for candy and soda and cigarettes at about 2:30 in the morning. and they called police and when the police got there, that's when things escalated. according to police who we spoke to earlier today, it was the partner, not the officer that was in the corner of t

now billboards with levenson's pictures are up in new york's time's square in hopes ma ahmadinejad will see them. >> 33 years of service to the united states deserves something. >> iran's president has repeatedly turned down meeting requests from levinsoavvilevinsn the past. >>> a man jumped into the bronx zoo because of a desire to be with the tigers. he jumped from the monorail yesterday into the pit where a tiger bit him. rescuers helped move the tiger away from the man. >> is the tiger going to be put down? >> no, absolutely -- as i said, the tiger did nothing wrong in this, did nothing wrong in this case at all. >> 25-year-old man is in stable condition with a broken shoulder, rib, pelvis, and ankle. he will be charged with trespassing. >>> the filmmaker behind that anti-muslim movie that has caused outrage in several countries is said to be in hiding, and he may need the stay there. a pakistani minister says he'll pay for his death. he says he feels it's his duty as a muslim to do that, and he is inviting two of his enemies to carry out the assassination. >> i have announced today

drew levenson has that report tonight. >> reporter: president barack obama came to wisconsin hungry forotes and food at a rally, president obama said it takes more than one term to fix the economy. he hammered away at gop challenger, mitt romney, over his economic policy. >> we need to bring down our deficit, but we don't need to do it by sticking to the middle class. >> the president leads in the polls here. but what's in this key swing state, to offset a republican home state advantage. romney's vice presidential running mate is wisconsin congressman, paul ryan. both presidential candidates spent saturday fund raising. in california, romney told donors the president has failed america. >> i'm convinced that the president doesn't have a fundamental understanding of what makes this economy work. >> with unemployment at 8.1%. romney promised to get americans back to work. >> helping our people have the dignity of not just a job, but a good job with good pay. i will fight like the dickens to do that for every american. >> election day is a little more than six weeks away and romney is exp

has offered no new information about where levenson is and who is holding him.urce with knowledge of the investigation who says, quote, there's every reason to believe based on all of the evidence that levenson is alive and well. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> now to the race for the white house. today, president obama is zeroing in on a state that could be key to winning the election, wisconsin. you saw just moments ago that he touched down, now live images of him greeting people there at the airport. so the president holds two campaign events in that city today. wisconsin is the home state of republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan, but a cnn poll shows the president with a nine-point lead in that swing state. meantime, mitt romney is in california focusing on fund-raising, but it's romney's personal finances that are creating quite a buzz this weekend. yesterday, the republican presidential candidate released some of his tax documents including his full 2011 tax return. it shows he made $13.7 million last year and paid nearly $2 million in feder

yuri and drummer stars the academy should be ready in a completely up to speed sometime around 2014 levenson as a kid does cbs five. and new details tonight about the cause of oakland's police radio problems we talk to neda. late today at&t sent a letter to oakland city attorney's saying tests by an independent third-party found all the her no interference coming from cellphone towers to the public safety rea system. >>> the problem has been persistent since oakland ruled out its new digital radios a year ago. the city's point man on the radio system is blenny at&t's towers the and the problem and to weigh when some of those towers were turned off they say. now at&t says the claims are accurate so what is the real problem our investigative team will keep digging. the waves and new troubles tonight for former alameda county supervisor nonchalant here we learn that she is facing drug and child endangerment charges. she was arrested north county last week when police found that and that mean and drug paraphernalia in the room she shared with her son. the estranged wife of a strange treasurer bi

. >>> meantime the agents for suspend -- sam and seth levenson fa -- they would be banned from heptdingyers. >>> it wasn't so good for melky's reputation, but it was great for don nelson as he was inducted into the basketball hall of fame. >> towards the end of my career, as i mentioned, chris mullen gave me a call when my career was over there and asked if i would come and coach the golden state warriors for him, he was looking for a coach. what an exciting time we had there when we beat the dallas mavericks in the playoffs. steve jackson, baron davis, monty ellis, seth curry, just a great opportunity to coach some great young guys. >> the we believe team, what a time. >>> to the gridiron we go, the 49ers kick off their season. green bay didn't hold up their end of the bargain. nevertheless, the team better bring their a game to lambeau field. >> we're going to have to be playing at our best. you know, can't turn the football over, can't be making mental mistakes, can't be getting penalties. now those things may occur, but that's what we're striving for when we go out there in this gam

robert levenson disappeared on an island off iran's coast in 2007. now billboards with his picture are up in new york in hopes iran's president will see them when he attends the u.n. assembly next week. >> 33 years of service to the united states deserves something. >> iran's president has repeatedly turned down meeting requests from his wife. >>> at least 220 people were killed today in syria with government forces shelling the damascus suburbs. they're moving into territories the fighters have seized. the group has many soldiers who defected from syria's army to fight the regime. >> i'm not fighting to create democratic or republican jobs. i'm fighting to create american jobs. >> president obama campaigned in wisconsin for the first time in more than 200 days. wisconsin may be a surprise battleground state. months ago the obama can't believe the state's 10 electoral votes were safely in their corner. paul ryan was tapped as mitt romney's running mate. here's what else we're working on for you. >> take the lord's name in vain. >> if jesus jokes are