manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: president obama is urgently requesting world leaders get behind the middle east peace process. >> we can say this time will be different that this time we will not let terror or turbulence or posturing or petty politics stand in the way. >> reporter: as the u.s. leaves two states living side by ' side in peace he says the international community must do its part. >> many count themselves as friends of the palestinians. these pledges of friendship must be supported by deeds. >> reporter: president obama called on arab states to step up political and financial aid to the palestinian authority. he said he wanted to see a secure israel and welcome an independent palestine state to the general assembly next year. in his second address to the united nations, the president highlighted the u.s. role in pulling the global economy back from the brink, fighting terrorism and securing nuclear weapons. he had words of warning for iran. >> iranian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm to the world the peaceful intent of its nuc

manuel gallegus has more now on what we know and what we don't know. >> reporter: experts say stucks net is an exceptionally sophisticated computer worm that attacks the software used to control automated systems. it's now been found in thousands of compute centers ashark europe and the u.s., but 60% of the infected computers are in iran. stucks net's first target may have been iran's nuclear facilities. >> it's one of the most sophisticated threats we've seen and certainly one of the most worrying considering it actually wants to change how machinery in the real world works. >> stucks net is designed to weave its way into automated systems that control anything from an oil refinery to a water treatment facility. once inside a computer, it secretly steals information and rewrites computer codes. security experts say this malware or malicious software is no software dreamed up by a simple hacker, but one that took five or six experts months to create. >> not too many people could pull this off. certainly a governemnt agency would be one of the suspects. >> experts believe stucks net w

manuel gallegus last the report from washington. >> reporter: it's in the just a fish story.n be eating genetically engineered salmon, using growth hormones, aqua bounty technology claims they can grow full market sized fish in half the time. the company says the altered fish is safe and will create jobs. >> we can bring the industry back and provide the americans a safe and sustainable high quality food. >> reporter: the food and drug administration agrees the salmon is safe but is waiting for an advisory panel's approval. food safety groups say no way. they call it franken fish and argue it could be bad for humans and natural fish. >> we think the fda hasn't done all its homework yet and the company hasn't done all its homework yet. >> reporter: even if the government approves it, it won't be available to the public for a couple years. >> you're fooling with nature. anytime you're doing that, you're taking a big chance. >> reporter: at washington's main avenue fish market, no one seemed anxious to try it. the fda hasn't said when it would make its decision. both agree if it

manuel gallegus, cbs 42 cbs 42, new york. >> ed bugs were all but eradicated in the u.s.ut apparently people traveling from aboard have been carrying them and now they're back in full force. >> we're still here and we thank you for joining us at 9news at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. angie goff will have traffic in a moment. right now howard bernstein is here with a quick look at our forecast. >> summer. just summer. i know fall begins tone at 11:09 and if you're out in the evening downtown, get this d.c. effect. because the sun is going to set due west tonight. right between the streets which line up east/west you can capture the sunset between buildings and get cool photos and you can only do this on the equinox and the autumnal equinox. just a little factoid. we should a

manuel gallegus, cbs news, kill devil hills, north carolina. >>> a transition ceremony in baghdad todayrks the last phase of the iraq war. with the passing of a flag, u.s. changed commanders and ushered in the final phase called operation new dawn. army general lloyd austin has taken over command of the remaining soldiers in iraq. vice president biden did address the troops and dignitaries formally declaring an end of u.s. combat operations. so u.s. soldiers will now focus on preparing iraqi security forces to protect their own country. >>> still to come for us, an exclusive look inside one of the most expensive apartments in america. >>> a beautiful large collection for shoes, bags, dress. >> the condo in the bay area that's going to have you picking your jaw up off the floor. >> wow, now that's a closet! whoo! get giddy just thinking about it! [ laughter ] >> forecast for today, it's going to be hot and even hotter conditions are expected. we'll be right back. thanks, tracy. ,,,, our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my

manuel gallegus reports on the journalist that he dug up for his latest look inside of the white house> president obama pushes for a way out of afghanistan in the pages of a new book. he chronicles behind the scenes battle between the administration and its military leaders over the war. watergate journalist bob woodward has had access to presidents for decades and interviewed president obama for obama's wars. he tells his secretary of state and defense i'm not doing ten years or long-termination building, i'm not spending a trillion dollars when he agrees to add 30,000 troops in a short- term escalation the pentagon asks for 4500. prompting the president to erupt i'm done doing this. historians see president obama falling in to the struggle of his predecessors during vietnam. >> lyndon johnson recognized the quandary he was in. but they all tried to muddle through, rather than taking the politically risky, but historically correct decision of getting out. >> the united states does not quit once it starts on something. >> reporter: according to woodward, president obama knows what happ

manuel gallegus shows us why he says the teaches of the bible do not apply in this case. >> reporter: terry jones is facing mounting pressure but says won't walk away from his threat to burn 100 copies of the koran on the anniversary of the september 11 attacks. >> as of right now, we feel that this message is that important, we are still determined to do it. >> reporter: the florida man wants to send a message to islam. but his plan is igniting outrage in offering. protestors marched through the streets and burned effigies of jones. the u.s. commander in afghanistan says destroying copies of the koran would put soldiers in jeopardy. secretary of state hillary clinton is also publicly stating her disapproval. >> we are hoping that the pastor decides not to do this. we're hoping against hope that if he does it won't be covered. >> reporter: the vatican calls the plan outrageous and grave. religious leaders from other faiths are echoing that message. >> we stand by the principle that to attack any religion in the united states is to do violence to the religious freedom of all americans.

manuel gallegus, cbs news, kill devil hills, north carolina. >>> still to come for the first time in months, the unemployment rate is rising. so why is wall street celebrating? >>> a new fitness trend for children. i'm terrell brown. more kids are hitting the gym to help look and feel better with the help of a personal trainer. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we have some fog and low clouds over the coastline overnight a sign of cooler temperatures to come. we'll have your holiday forecast coming up. [ female announcer ] it's the jcpenney labor day mattress sale! all gold premium mattresses 50-60% off after $200 instant rebate. plus, get an additional $100 off beautyrest gold mattresses and $200 off beautyrest world class gold mattresses from simmons... featuring super pocketed coil springs to prevent motion disturbance and conform to your shape. after all, it's not just sleep, it's beautyrest. the jcpenney labor day mattress sale. new look. new day. who knew! jcpenney. august >>> august was the first time in four months that the unemployment ra

manuel gallegus has more. >> reporter: gavin is only 51, but his hair is already white and he couldn'tbe happier about it. >> i said, oh, my goodness, this is great, i'm alive to see it. >> reporter: his dark hair started turning white several months ago as a side effect of an experimental drug he took to treat his stage four melanoma. surgery and chemotherapy didn't work. and he was running out of time. >> all my options had been tried and i felt that this was the best opportunity, that i was willing to do at that point because i figured i had nothing to lose. >> reporter: the drug is called ipi for short, a recent study found in about 20% of patients who took it, it added nearly a year or more to their lives. it works by supercharging the body's own immune system to fight the cancer. it didn't work for everyone, but the patients treated here at nyu whose hair and eyelashes turned all white later had their cancer tumors shrink completely, giving them their lives back. >> this is clearly your immune system that's attacking melanocytes and they're the cells that cause melanoma and cause

manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >> detectives said that they were working on a way to return any money donated to storro. >>> the mother of missing bam teen nat -- alabama teen natalee holloway, finds herself behind bars, after confronting a man who is the prime suspect in her daughter's disappearance. as kelly cobiella reports, the woman wanted answers. >> jor an van der sloot has been locked up now. charged with a brutal murder of a 21-year-old peruvian mother, stephany flores. according to the agents, beth holloway came face to face with him. apparently she snuck into the prison without being identified, and carrying a hidden camera. aided by a dutch tv reporter doing a special on natalie. holloway allegedly began the meeting by telling him, quote, she had no hate in her soul for him. van der sloot is said to have responded by handing his attorney's business card and saying he couldn't speak without his lawyer present. the website went further, claiming holloway asked direct questions about natalie's disappearance. but that van der sloot refused to answer. she said, she's a mo

manuel gallegus reports.ran's president also gave a speech. >> reporter: president obama is calling on world leaders to step up and lend a hand to the middle east peace process. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians. but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. >> reporter: the president urged friends of israel to accept the palestinian state. and asked arab nations to support the palestinian authority, politically and financially. president obama says u.s.-led negotiations can produce results if the international community sets aside decades of division and pessimism. >> when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations. an independent, sovereign state of palestine, living in peace with israel. >> the hall welcomed hose words with applause. though israel's seat sat empty, during a jewish holiday. >> reporter: president obama was able to highlight progress on other weighty, global issues. >> reporter: working with other

manuel gallegus reports for wjz on fisher's controversial life. >>> eddie fisher had a sweet voice that made teens swoon. in the pre-elvis era, he became rich and famous with 32 top 40 hits. he was so popular in the 50s, coca cola signed him to a million-dollar contract. but fisher's successful singing and acting career would be ruined by the biggest celebrity scandal of the decade. his affair with elizabeth taylor, that ended his marriage with america's sweetheart, debbie reynolds. he had two children with reynolds, the most famous, carrie fisher. >> i know people loved him and god has forgiven him. >> reporter: edwin jack fisher was born in philadelphia to russian jewish immigrants. he dropped out of high school to pursue singing. he would marry five times, including a brief marriage and two children with connie stevens. later, in an autobiography, he said he had to marry her because she was pregnant. he also said he played nurse maid to taylor. he died at 82 from complications of a hip replacement. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and funeral arrangements are not yet complete

manuel gallegus takes a look back at fisher's controversial life. >> oh, my papa ♪ >> reporter: eddieher had a sweet voice that made teens swoon. in the pre-elfis era, he became rich and famous with 32 top hits. >> fisher is the name. >> he washe was so popular in the '60s, coca cola signed him to a million-dollar contract. but he would be ruined by the biggest celebrity scandal in the decade. his affair with elizabeth taylor that ended his marriage with debbie reynolds. >> his children loved him, we all loved him. i know god has forgiven him and he is in a better place. >> reporter: he spent most of his dollars in his heyday. he was born to russian-jewish immigrants. he dropped out of high school to pursue singing. he would marry five times, including a brief marriage and two children with actress connie stevens. later in an autobiography, he said he had to marry her because she was pregnant. later, he said he played nurse maids to taylor and that taylor was phony. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >>> funeral arrangements for fisher have not yet been announced. >>> check in with

manuel gallegus reports for wjz. >>> president obama is calling on world leaders to step up and lend a hand to the middle east peace process. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians. but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. >> reporter: the president urged friends of israel to accept a palestinian state and asked arab nations to support the palestinian authority, politically and financially. >> president obama says u.s.- led negotiations can produce results if the international community sets aside decades of community and pessimism. >> we could have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations, an independent, solid state of palestine, living in peace with israel. >> reporter: though israel's seat sat empty because of a jewish holiday. >> reporter: during the second speech to the u.n. general assembly, president obama highlighted other issues. >> reporter: working with them, the president said that the u.s. is working with securing nuclear weapons. he told iran, it must aboy with international law. >> the iranian government must con

manuel gallegus, cbs news. >> the pentagon is not commenting, saying no one has read the book, and the military is fully focused on the mission at hand in afghanistan. >>> let's check on the road with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> hi there, kai. pretty typical rush hour with plenty of accidents and delays already. one of those accidents just coming in to us at 95 northbound at 175. speeds, though, in the area, still looking pretty good. we have another accident in middle river. watch for that one on eastern boulevard. another accident at cane street. and one more in the city at west belvedere at sunset road. watch for a car fire. delays are reported there in the area. and on the jfx, there are two trash bags in the left northbound lanes, just approaching chase street. at this point, they're not causing any major delays. on 70, you will find a delay, though, running from the patapsco river bridge to the west side in the eastbound lanes. and there is a look at your drive times and your speeds on the beltway. very slow now on the north side, between 83 -- 95 and 83. 28 miles pe

manuel gallegus, cbs news. >> an administration official says the debates in this book are already wellhe president comes off as a commander in chief who is strategic and decisive. the book hits store shelves next week. >>> hollywood is getting involved in the cleanup in the gulf. actor kevin costner spent time. >> america deserves a no-nawnsz approach -- no-nonsense approach to spills. >> costner testified about his $895 oil spill disaster -- $895 million oil spill disaster plan. the actor has also met with executives at bp, chevron, and gulf coast governors. >>> tonight, a warning could be headed to your cell phone. they suggested mobile phone users attach warning messages to warn people not to use them while driving. >>> tonight in health watch, some new findings about the benefits of playing video games. the study shows playing video games improves vision for adults with a lazy eye. researchers at the university of california berkeley found patient his better vision and 3- d perception, after spending 40 hours playing video games this. is a brain disorder that causes vision in one e

manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >>> the topic of iran's nuclear program, mahmoud ahmadinejad said he is prepared to set a date to resume talks with other world powers and said that could happen in october. >>> here at home, police have linked a so-called preppy burglar to a home in silver spring. police say he is the guy in a white shirt and tie caught on camera burglarizing a house. someone saw the video, recognized him and called police. he is charged with burglary and theft among other things. >>> the search continues for a car jacker who's among three suspects that stole a car this morning on silver hill road in suitland. they fled to the district where they exchanged fire with police. no one was hurt. two people are in custody this evening. the manhunt is continuing for a third suspect in prince georges county. >>> a deadly crash tied up traffic on 66 this morning. officials say all the eastbound lanes were shut down. it was because of a collision involving seven vehicles, prior to the roosevelt bridge. fire officials say the initial 911 call indicated that the driver, believ

manuel gallegus, cbs, washington. >>> she is one have the girls only she wears pads and a helmet andks field goals. >>> it's a great night for football and, you know what, it's going to feel more like football right here in the bay area as we have a cooling trend but the day we hit the 90s i'll pinpoint that. as "eyewitness news" continues, we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, gone before. and as don fernandez shows us, if you say she ki >>> a high school athlete in san jose has gone where few girls have gone before. and as doug fernandez shows us if you say she kicks like a girl it's a compliment. >> for 16-year-old whitney caunable her biggest challenge is finding the next one. the santa theresa high school soccer star is a former mvp first team all leaguer and scholar athlete. this year, white knee decided to try her foot at another sport. but it's one that typically does not welcome female athletes. so what did she do to make the roster? >> that's perfect like that. >> reporter: she kicked the door down. >> it's really simple. all you do is go out and kick the ball, which is

manuel gallegus, cbs news, washington. >>> okay. time for you, because it is monday. >> time or the me. >> the weekend is over and so now it's going to warm up. >> kind of. >> kind of. >> it's going to warm up toward the end of the week. >> oh really. >> we're going the cooldown sun stan shaly. autumn officially does arrive here on wednesday and we'll be doing the happy dance right here in the weather center. >> you'll be doing the happy dance. >> we have gt a lot of things going on here in town. not only do we have some 49er football. >> tonight. >> but we also have oakland a's, my oakland a's are playing host to the beloved chicago white sox. but listen to what one guy has to say. >> i gio gio gonzalez from the oakland a's and bring your jacket. >> i love gio gonzalez, he is my brother from another mother. yes she. make sure you bundle up. in san jose it's live, our cbs5 why camera looking out towards the silicon valley where we have wall to wall sunshine, 77 degrees, northwest wind at 7 teen miles per hour. the coast is almost cl

manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: experts say stuxnet is an exceptionally sophisticated computerare used to control automated system now found in thousands of computers in asia, europe and the u.s. 60% of the infected computers are in iran. stuxnet's first target may have been iran's nuclear facilities. >> one of the most sophisticated threats we've seen and certainly one of the most worrying considering it actually wants to change how machinery in the real world works. >> reporter: stuxnet is designed to weave its way into automated systems that control anything from an oil refinery to a water treatment facility. once inside a computer it secretly steals information and re-writes computer codes. security experts say this malware or malicious softwear is not dreamed up by a hacker but one that took five to ten experts a min numb of six months to create. >> there are not too many people who could pull this off. certainly a government agency would be one of the suspects. >> reporter: experts believe stuxnet was originally contained in a memory stick. it first struck in june 2009 bu

here's manuel gallegus for wjz. >> reporter: it's in the just a fish story. you could soon be eating genetically engineered salmon. the company claims it's genetically engineered egged can dpre full market size fish in half the time. >> we can bring an industry back not united states and provide american as safe, sustainable high quality food material. >> reporter: the food and drug administration agrees the salmon is safe but is waiting for the advisory panel's approval. consume groups say no way and call this frankenfish. >> we think that the fda hasn't done all its homework yet and the company hasn't done its homework yet. >> reporter: even if the government approves it, it won't be available to the public for a couple of years. the consumes we talked with -- consumers we talked with are skeptical. >> you're taking a big chance. >> reporter: at washington's main avenue fish market, no one seemed anxious to try it. >> i'm scared of it. >> reporter: the fda hasn't said when it will make its decision. both sides agree if it's approved other genetically modifi

manuel gallegus has more on the first of its kind event. >> reporter: bed bugs are biting.t's big business. >>> bed bug experts are showing off their latest efforts to combat the blood-sucking creatures. from a natural, cinnamon-based spray to the crionite machine. >> it kills bed bugs. >> reporter: representatives from the centers for disease control, the military, travel industry and colleges are all here. scooby, who is trained to sniff out the bugs with his nose, has been working seven days a week. >> hotels and office buildings. you name it. >> reporter: bed bugs took another bite out of the big apple this weekend. when an infestation forced nike town to shut down its flagship store here in the heart of midtown. >> reporter: new york tops the list of the 15 most bed bug infested city in the country. with ohio and the most bed bug infested state. >> you definitely want to catch it early. >> reporter: the cost of eradicating the bugs is soar -- soaring. >> the summit vendors are pitching some inexpensive ways to detect bed bugs. >>> as they travel to and from the bed, th

manuel gallegus reports from washington. >>> it's not just a fish store. you could soon be eating this. they claim it can grow full market sized fish. the company says it is safe and will save jobs. >> we could provide americans a safe and sustainable high- quality. >> they are awaiting an advisory panel's opinion. food safety groups say no way. they call it franken fish and argue it would be bad for humans and other fish. >> we think the company hasn't done all of its homework yet. >> even if the government does approve the genetically-altered fish, it won't be available for at least another couple of years. >> you're fueling with nature. and any time you do that, you're taking a big chance. >> no one seemed anxious to try this. >> i'm scared of it. >> reporter: both sides agree, if the salmon is approved, other genetically modified foods will be right behind it. >>> if the pant approves this, it would be the first genetically engineered animal approved for human consumption. >>> the new office and lab. >>> why it's a good time to fran your holiday travel

man bel -- manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >> bethany storro was scheduled to appear on the oprah oprah winfrey show, before her story fell apart. police say she seems very remorseful for the hoax. >>> five years later, natalee natalee holloway's disappearance is still a mystery. now, her mother confronts the man suspected in her disappearance. . >> beth twitty said she entered the jail in peru and spoke directly with jor an van der sloot. twilty's -- twitty's lawyer said she didn't expect to get answers, but wanted van der sloot to know she is determined to find out what happened to her daughter. >> reporter: her mother's attorney maintains she did not violate any laws when she went to the jails with a television crew. mary? >> a spokesperson says twitty's name did not appear on the registry where van der sloot is being held on charges that he killed a woman in may. >>> we have breaking news that a pedestrian has been struck in baltimore. let's go to captain mike perry over the scene. >> reporter: very bad accident. it was a bicyclist truck. right at the intersection of this. app

manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >> now, police say storro seems very remorseful for the hoax. >>short time ago, bp says crews began pumping cement to begin sealing up the oil well in the gulf of mexico. >> the company says there is no longer a need to use mud along with the cement because pressure from the well is no longer an issue. bp expects to have the well completely sealed by saturday. this all started back in april when an explosion on the deep water horizon oil platform killed 11 workers and then started the worst oil spill in u.s. history. the government estimates half of the 206 million gap gallons of -- million gallons of oil that leaked into the gulf of mexico is still in the waters somewhere. >>> baltimore city police are searching for a man in connection with a stabbing at power plant live downtown. detectives are seeking the identity of the man in the green shirt. anyone with information is urged to contact metro crimestoppers. that number there on the screen. 1-866-7-lockup. the victim in the stabbing is recovering. >>> the search is on for the three men involved

manuel galeg us has detail -- gallegus has details from the u.n. >> reporter: president obama is calling on world leaders to step up and lend a hand to the middle east peace process. >> peace must be made by israelis and palestinians. but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. >> reporter: the president urged friends of israel to accept a palestinian state and asked arab nations to support the palestinian authority, politically and financially. president obama says u.s.-led negotiations can produce results if the international community sets aside decades of division and pessimism. >>> when we come back here next year, ye can have know -- we can have an agreement that will lead to united nations. independent, solid state of palestine, living with israel. >> the hall welcomed those words with applause. though israel's seat sat empty because of a jewish holiday. >>> during his second speech, president obama was able to highlight progress on other weighty global issues. >> reporter: working with other nations, the president said the u.s. is waging a more effective war again