>> yes, david. >> reporter: mrs. obama ended the day playing with kids at a daycare center and reading an american favorite. >> "the cat in the hat" i used to read this book to malia and sash all the time when they were little. >> reporter: spending time with those that inherited freedom that nelson mandela fought so hard to win. now, tomorrow mrs. obama will deliver the keynote speech of this trip to 75 young women in soweta. the message will be one of youth leadership and empowerment, brian? >> kristen, traveling with the first lady and party in johannesburg tonight, thanks. >>> up next here for us, it's been so long. can you even remember anymore which airline was the first to charge for carry-on bags? wait until you hear the next thing they're going to charge us for. >>> spirit airlines is going to start charging $5 to print out a boarding pass at the counter. but the discount carrier which is known for its spirited press releases is advertising this as a new fare discount, $5 off all of your fares if you print your ow

mrs. obama's visit. the streets where police clashed with protestors, many of them young children among the places that she will visit. in the township of soweto, the church which was sang ewe airy to men and women, feared the part of party police. >> there are police everywhere. it is just chaos. they have places of refuge where they can hide because of the police. >> today the church is a living among. >> to south africa's recent past and it is here mrs. obama is expected to deliver a keynote address. soweto was the epicenter in the fight against apartheid and michelle obama will walk the same streets as nelson mandela and desmond tutu. this was their political background. as well as paying tribute to the past, this family's visit is focused on the future, grooming new generations of african leaders. >> mrs. obama is keen to champion the rights of women. she has already met young leaders in johannesburg, an icon in her own right, she's an important role model for many here. the country with very few ro

mrs. obama will travel from the capital of pretoria to johannsberg to cape town, and she will tour the archives of the nelson mandela foundation, and robin island, the infamous jail where mandela was imprisoned for 20 years. >> it's meaningful for africans and for south africans who have gone through this long, national struggle. >> reporter: and also for americans who also endured a painful racial past. on wednesday, mrs. obama will deliver her keynote address to 75 young women in soweto. addressed in agenda, the aids crisis. >> reporter: southern africa has been the epicenter of the global hiv epidemic. >> reporter: americans have long been fascinated by first ladies flying solo. jacqueline kennedy captivated the world with her goodwill tour to india and pakistan in 1962. over time, first ladies' overseas trips began to take on more weight and meaning, and criticism. mrs. obama raised eyebrows last summer, for a lavish private vacation to spain, amid negative economic news. this week will draw

mr. obama -- mr. obama's announcement outlined the exit of the forces he sent.he reductions are larger and faster than military commanders have advised. while president obama said u.s. forces were fulfilling their goals in the afghanistan, it led to this announcement today. >> we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer, fully recovering the surge by analyst at west point. after this initial reduction, our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace as afghan security forces moved into the lead. our mission will change from combat to support. by 2014, this process of transition will be complete and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security. >> he added that, by working together with their allies, the afghan forces are ready to meet the challenge . >> in afghanistan, we have inflicted serious losses on the taliban and taken a number of its strongholds. along with their surge, our allies also increased their commitments which helped stab

mr. obama's announcement of the strategies of what he made in 2009 as part of the surge. the reductions are larger and faster than military commanders have adviced. mr. obama saying that they are fulfilling their goal in afghanistan that lead to this announcement. >> we will be able to remove 10,000 troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. and bring home a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer. fully recovering the surge i announced at west point. with a steady pace as afghan security forces move into the lead. our mission will change from combat to support. by 2012 this mission will be complete and the afghan people will be responsible for their security. >> let's get more, and president obama has been in a difficult position, has he satisfied his critics? >> his speech has tried to do that and the problem is that there are critics on both sides, and a lot political commentators are looking at this of the announcement of the victory of joe biden that was pro-withdrawal again

mrs. obama and her daughters savored the meeting that they thought might not happen. the frail 92-year-old rarely sees visitors. this a visit kickoff with a history lesson. nelson mandela's wife guiding the obama family through his personal archives. the struggle against white minority groups is the backdrop to mrs. obama's visit. that is where they clashed with protesters, many of them young children. the church offered sanctuary to men and women feared the police. >> there was police everywhere, there was teargas everywhere. >> people come here as a place of refuge. >> this is a living monument to the pas that michelle obama will deliver the address. michelle obama will walk the same streets as nelson mandela and desmond tutu. this was their political battleground. this is firmly focused on the future. mrs. obama is keen to champion the rights of women. she has already met young leaders in johannesburg. she is an important role model for many here in the country with very few will models of its own. >> we back to you. we have more details on the power of asia. >> one

they are aware of the challenges mr. obamay. $14 trillion in debt and you know, an election around the corner, so mr. obama made it clear when he spoke to africans in 2009 that he's concentrating more on being a partner, partnering with african countries and actually allowing africans to do things for themselves. i think he wants to move away from this aid mentality of africans always needing help from outside. he basically wants to focus on empowering africans to empower themselves. i think in her key note speech tomorrow, the first lady will focus primarily on that, on leadership, on democracy, but on africans actually doing it for themselves. and some of the programs that were started and that received much praise on the african continent, programs that were sponsored by george w. bush, those programs are still continuing, and there are additional programs that president obama's administration has introduced on the african continent. there isn't much talk about them, you know. mr. obama has rather focused on what africans c

mrs. obamag the message to the u.s. ♪ >> welcome to south africa with smiles and songs, at times mrs. obama was deeply moved by the open arms. her first solo trip to africa as first lady, she brought her daughters, sasha and malia, and mother, mrs. robinson, three generations looking to inspire the young people of south africa. mrs. obama spoke of eliminating hunger, and hiv and empowering young women. we were with her at cape town university, where she told disadvantaged high school students, the first generation to grow up after apartheid that there is still history to be made here. >> you are looking at those young faces saying i see the same promise that i see in all of you that i see in my own girls. >> i know how fortunate my girs have been, because it's not the material things that they have. but they have unconditional love. they have people every day who are telling them in ways big and small how special they are. i know that there's so many children who don't have that at all. >> repor

mr. obama will be talking about today. but here were her remarks yesterday about how to help out military family members. >> so part of what we can do as individuals is look into our schools, our choice. , our community groups and just identify the people who are military families. that should be part of what we are trying to do all the time. and then those families will let us know what they need. some of them don't need help but some of them need help babysitting. >> reporter: tickets to this morning's event in berkeley are from $1,000 a plate for general admission to $25,000 to be a co- host. there is a luncheon in san francisco later today for $2,500 ahead. finally republicans are makeing an issue about travel expenses and how much taxpayers are paying for what is a campaign fundraising event. you can expect to hear more about that later on this week but the office of the first lady is quiet on this issue. after her breakfast she goes to san francisco. >> thank you, kiet do in berkeley. >>>

mr. obama met u.k.me minister david cameron, and delivered a speech to the u.k. >> we committed to working together to that we could find an approach and is consistent w security needs. >> question, what are the intentions between the i don't think so and great britain today, pat? >> well, the tensions between -- britain is on sort of an austerity program now, also the british and french want the united states to be a little more aggressive in libya, which they've been very out front on. and for the g-8 he has problems with polls. the polls are concerned about given up the anti-missile defense and were the russians. so the real problems they've got is, john, they've got greece, ireland, spain and other countries that are real danger every going down, quite frankly. we've got the imf involved and the americans got their own debt problems. i'll tell you if you look at this, you look at the g-8, you're looking at a western world which is somewhat contracting and whose real power relative to the rest of the

mrs. obama is on the bridge heading into san francisco. we leave you with that..........

suspected gunman in puerto rico, mrs. obama in the bay area, and two other republicans will soon jump into the race. here's garvin thomas. >> reporter: republican john huntsman quit in april as president obama's ambassador to china. and the former utah governor confirmed this afternoon he wants his ex-boss' job. >> i intend to announce that i will be a candidate for presidency a week from today. >> reporter: friends of rick perry say he'll declare soon like michele bachmann at last night's debate. >> i filed today my paperwork. >> reporter: the last poll put mitt romney in front of the six rivals. so where is huntsman jumping in? why mike perry, even sarah palin? >> what it submarines nobody is afraid of mitt -- it mean is nobody is afraid of mitt romney even though he's running well in national public opinion surveys. this second time around, he didn't perform that well in 2008. >> reporter: tim pawlenty if not afraid was cautious, pulling back his attack line linking romney to obama health care. >> using the term obamaney car

mr. obama among registered voters. all other republicans, including sarah palin, trail the president by at least ten points. mr. obama is expected to announce a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan some time this month. our diane sawyer has been traveling there with outgoing secretary of defense, robert gates, and general petraeus. they're offering the president several withdrawal options. mr. obama says now is the time, especially with the, quote, big chunk of the mission accomplished. >> with respect to afghanistan, i'll be making an announcement soon. what i said this summer is the summer of transition, where we start handing over more responsibility to the afghan government. i intend to follow through on that commitment i made to the american people. >> there are about 100,000 americans in afghanistan. that's three-times as many as when the president took office. >>> former imf head, dominique strauss-kahn pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulted a hotel maid. outside the courtroom, dozen

. >> reporter: mrs. obama hopscotched the state monday and tuesday, mixing military family visits with campaign fundraising. >> i just love her. she is just fabulous. she is just helping the families of the soldiers so well. i just love what she is doing for them. >> reporter: not that these onlookers could get in. the price tag for the private breakfast $25,000 to co-host, $1,000 for a single seat. across the bridge in san francisco, lunch with the first lady went for $2,500 a person. it's all part of a push to raise $1 billion for the president's reelection campaign and critics say while mrs. obama may have raised hundreds of thousands in cash, she also raised eyebrows. >> michelle obama is the marie antoinette of our generation. she takes lavish trips with a large entourage. she has 26-plus servants on the taxpayer dime, more than any first lady. >> reporter: san francisco republican party chair dillon claims the obamas are increasingly out of touch with the public that is paying for state business trips th

well, yesterday, nelson mandela invited the first lady, mrs. obama home. >> that's right, and our dana hughes is covering the first lady's visit. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama kicked off her south africa tour with a visit to the foundation dedicated to man known as the father of the nation, nelson mandela, but the highlight of the day was an unannounced private meeting with him in his home in a suburb in johannesburg. it was the first time mrs. obama and her family met the global icon. in 2005 then senator obama met mandela in a washington, d.c. hotel. a candid cell phone photo of the meeting between what would become america's first black president and south africa's first black president still hangs in mandela's home office. it was a playful mrs. obama at a local community center where she and her daughters took part reading "the cat in the hat" to preschoolers. >> well, what should we do? well, what would you do if your mother asked you? >> no, no, make that cat go away. tell the cat in the hat you do not want to play. >> reporter: showin

mr. obama used the event to present the chancellor with the presidential medal of freedom. >> to freedom. you struggled for and defended a new every day of our lives. >> no dictatorship can keep down the forces of freedom for so long. >> she is an ally known to differ with the obama administration. >>> plenty of local disappointed golfing fans this morning after word that tiger woods has pulled out of the u.s. open. the tournament begins on the 16th at the congressional

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. >> mr. obama offered some advice to america's fathers, insisting that structure instills self-discipline and responsibility in children, and that is key. his daughters are always expected to finish their homework, walk the dog and do their chores. the president encouraged parents to spend more quality time with their children as well. >>> john boehner is trying to improve their relationship. they teamed up to play a round of golf. the foursome played the east course at the joint base andrews, a private course at andrews air force base. in case you're wondering, the team of obama and bainer defeated the vice president and the ohio governor. >>> if you're one of the nearly 9 million followers of president obama on twitter, tweet this to your friends. the president says he's taking a more active role on twitter as he gets his re-election campaign underway. the president plans to tweet regularly from the popular social media service, and his tweets will be signed bo. his team will manage his twitter a

mr. obama says the long-term trend id kate it has. >> over 2 million jobs created in the past 15 months. rebounding of the manufacturerring sector in the united states, exemplified by the recovery of the big three auto makers here. >> just as clearly he said it's not growing fast enough. a point emphasized by the critics. >> the american people are still asking the question where are the jobs. >> bret: a spokesman said that mr. obama lost focus on the economy. when asked why the president is no longer briefed on it everybody day. >> it happen oscationmly. not all the time. i can check. >> there was a time when he received daily economic briefings and a spokeswoman says the president requests meetings several time a week and daily update from the economic policy team. both parties want the free trade agreement with south korea, colombia and panama. >> it means all kind of jobs in america. tens of thousands of jobs in america at a time we need them. >> republicans won't allow a vote without reins

it's really quite amazing when you look at the relationship between mr. obama and mr. enjamin netanyahu and how obama changed his policy to accept de facto of the west banks in and around jerusalem. if you were to do a thought experiment and imagine for a minute you came from mars and didn't know who the individuals were and what countries they led, and you looked at their interactions and how each up fliewpsed each -- influenced each other and could shift policy on another, you would think mr. obama was the leader of a small country possibly in the middle east, a population of no more than 5-6 million that receive significant amounts of international amounts from overseas, and that mr. benjamin netanyahu was the leader of the most powerful country in the world. certainly, certainly it has been disappointing with regard to that issue. with regard to democracy in human rights, i would also say that the obama administration has been disappointing with regard to the middle east. you'll remember in the january 21, 2009 inauguration speech, mr. obama told us, "to those who c

. >> reporter: and dana, mrs. obama is expected to rake in big money from today's two fundraisers here in the bay area. but republicans say she is spending big money and dubbing her a modernday marie antoinette. >> reporter: a fleeting glimpse of first lady michelle obama riding a wave of popularity from southern california to the bay area. >> i saw her. she waved at me. >> we live next door and i thought i'm coming down to see her. >> reporter: mrs. obama hopscotched the state monday and tuesday, mixing military family visits with campaign fundraising. >> i feel so empowered. >> reporter: not that these onlookers could get in. the price tag for the private breakfast $25,000 to co-host, $1,000 for a single seat. across the bridge in san francisco, lunch with the first lady went for $2,500 a person. it's all part of a push to raise $1 billion for the president's reelection campaign and critics say while mrs. obama may have raised hundreds of thousands in cash, she also raised eyebrows. >> michelle obama is the marie anto

state will spend much of the day discussing nato operations in afghanistan and libya and tonight mr. obama will award angela merkel the presidential medal of freedom at a state dinner. >>> also a busy day for the candidates balun to oust president obama. in just a few minutes the latest from the campaign trail and a look at a new head to head presidential poll. >>> getting a warm start out. this is just the beginning of what could be another major heatwave. adam caskey is here with a look at the first forecast. sock it to us, adam. >> really what it is. record high temperatures not today but the next couple of days. across the viewing area some reporting stations will likely see some record highs fall for wednesday and thursday afternoon. right now we have what is left over from a thunderstorm complex moving southward just clipping some friends in garrett county. beginning to see light showers. the eastern half falling apart as a move south. locally, the high, thin clouds. out west in the mountains could have a few isolated thundershowers. that is why we have the mention of mountain thunde

the official says mr. obama is weighing a timetable for bringing home the 20,000 troops he ordered to afghanistan. in december of 2009. aides say the president wants to ensure the draw down to put u.s. on a path toward giving afghan control of their own security by 2014. >>> first lady official obama and her daughters are on a week-long visit to africa. they paid respects to nelson mandella today in a private visit at the home of the former south african president in johannesburg. the 92-year-old asked to meet them. mrs. obama, her mother and the girls were shown some of mandelll's personal papers. the first meeting between the african-american first lady and the political prisoner who became the country first elected black president. >> 99. 100. 101. pick your number there. >> once you get in triple digits, it's psychological near 100 anyway or monetary. [ laughter ] depending how you want to stay cool. look outside. we have flight departure delays out of lax. nothing is going slow at sfo this morning. we will

at a stage in durham, north carolina, mr. obamaaid it took years for the problems to develop and will take years to get back to where we need to be. the president said that's particularly true for jobs. >> these challenges predated, uh, the -- financial crisis that we had in 2008. if you look at what had happened between 2001 and, uh, 2008, job growth was slow, e slept when the economy was growing at a pretty good clip. >> with unemployment above 9%, many political pundits said mr. obama could be vulnerable in next year's election. >>> governor brown said there will be a budget vote on wednesday. that is the constitutional deadline for lawmakers to get a balanced budget on his desk. in a statement on youtube, the governor said he's frustrated he's not able to get the four republican votes need to put the question of tax extensions on a special election ballot. >> i'm not asking the legislature to make all these decisions. i'm asking for a vote of the people. >> democrats are trying to avoid having to close the remaining $9.6 billio

the official says mr. obama is weighing a timetable for bringing home the 20,000 troops he ordered to afghanistan. in december of 2009. aides say the president wants to ensure the draw down to put u.s. on a path toward giving afghan control of their own security by 2014. >>> first lady oicial obama and her daughters are on a week-long visit to africa. they paid respects to nelson mandella today in a private visit at the home of the former south african president in johannesburg. the 92-year-old asked to meet them. mrs. obama, her mother and the girls were shown some of mandelll's personal papers. the first meeting between the african-american first lady and the political prisoner who became the country first elected black president. >> 99. 100. 101. pick your number there. >> once you get in triple digits, it's psychological near 100 anyway or monetary. [ laughter ] depending how you want to stay cool. look outside. we have flight departure delays out of lax. nothing is going slow at sfo this morning. we will ta

mrs. obama's let's move campaign. mrs. obama will head over to san francisco for a luncheon. that a fund-raiser for her husband's campaign. he was here just six weeks ago doing the same thing. his event was much more expensive. lunch with her will cost about $2500. dinner with the president cost more like $35,000. having the first lady here at your hotel is very exciting for the claremont. we saw crews power washing the sidewalks. that was about 4:00 this morning in alameda county. bomb squad just arrived. so a lot goes in to preparing breakfast for the first lady. >>> time right now, 5:02. we should know by the end of today if a federal judge will let stand a colleague's decision to overturn a ban on gay marriage. he says he'll rule quickly on the issue after hearing arguments yesterday. opponents of same-sex marriage that judge vaughn walker should have removed himself from the case because he in a same sex relationship and could benefit from the outcome but they could not provide any evidence that walker wants to get married but only that he is in a long term relationship.

. >> pelley: mr. obama says the u.s. is just weeks from a default that could bring ruin to the economy. greece shows what fear of default looks like. mark phillips in athens on a close call for the economy. what happens when you stop paying your mortgage? jim axelrod discovered for thousands of americans the answer is: nothing. and the hard times' generation-- in the one place where child homelessness is greatest, the kids lose their refuge. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama stepped into the east room of the white house today and said what no president has ever had to say: >> nobody wants to see the united states default. so we've got to seize this moment and we have to seize it soon. >> pelley: speaking there at a news conference, the president warned the country will default on its debts on august 2 unless congress raises the government's borrowing limit. default, he said, would hurt an already-struggling economy. in a cbs news/"new yo

during the visit mrs. obamaromoted education, hiv awareness and youth leadership. >>> this morning, did tsa screeners finally go too far with their patdowns. >>> plus a dog whose looks are meaner than its bite, we're talking much, much meaner. >>> first scott pelley with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> the facility is supposed to help veterans so why are some parts being leased to private businesses? we'll show you how the vets are fighting back tonight on the "cbs evening news." s." for pain relief, so, you know... ♪ just use new bengay cold therapy. it relieves pain with a blast of cold. you are so smart. [ male announcer ] new bengay cold therapy. the same technology used by physical therapists. it's a cloud of depression. and although you've been on an antidepressant for at least six weeks, you're frustrated that your depressive symptoms are still with you. seroquel xr, when added to an antidepressant, is approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder. for many, taking seroquel xr wit

we all know mrs. obama's got the guns, there you go. >>> later this half hour, proper people watching in britain. >> ugh! >> watching the wimbledon tennis action. >> ugh! >> asked why some of the players have to make so much noise on the court. >> ugh! >> it's distracting. right? >> ugh! >> some of those grunts reach 105 decibels. >> ugh! >> come on, now. getting out of control. >> sorry, just trying to get my computer to work. >> it is a little weird. >>> a ft. hood-style terror plot has been foiled in seattle. police say the plot involved a military recruiting center which also houses a day care center. >> investigators say they were alerted to the plot by someone who had been recruited to take part. brian ross has the details. >> reporter: the fbi says the target was the military entrance processing station in seattle. the two men reportedly sought to determine how they could kill the most military personnel and escape or die as martyrs. they discussed using fragmentation grenades in the facility's crowd

mrs. obaman beverly hills today making a pitch to the entertainment industry about one of her favorite causes. military families. tomorrow morning mrs. obama will attend a democratic fundraising breakfast at the clermont hotel in the east bay followed by a lunch in san francisco. >>> and coming up, a bay area woman scores one against the irs. how she managed to claim her cats as a tax deducts. without e shing your meal. the sudden and surprising end >>> and imagine sitting down at your favorite restaurant only to be told you have to get up and leave even without physiotherapy irk your meal. the sudden and surprising end for a popular chain. brating a big win against >> brian stow, gabrielle giffords, traumatic brain injuries changed them forever. the bay area cop giving hope. >> i'm going forward. >> the secret behind his remarkable recovery coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ stay inside? nah. not when you have a five-star overall vehicle score for safety. one more reason chevy traverse delivers more.

earlier this morning, mrs. obama met with the former south african president nelson mandela and planned to meet with desmond tutu and a number of young women. >>> in london, a 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with that massive cybersecurity breach at sony. the play station network went down back in april after the personal information of more than 70 million users was compromised. police say the teen may have also hacked into a number of international businesses and intelligence agencies, including, yes, the cia. >>> why the celebration at stonehenge? it is the start of summer. the summer solstice officially came at 1:16 eastern time. that is the moment when the sun was directly over the tropic of cancer and the earth's tilt toward the sun was at its maximum. >>> in your face, graphic warnings about the danger of cigarettes. new package labels unveiled today. before you light up, give us two minutes. do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much

mr. obama needs to be released.even of the leading gop candidates facing off tonight, among them mitt romney who's the front-runner in some polls. the debate was carried live. tonight minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann announced she will run for president. she's a favorite of the tea party movement, but perhaps the most talked about response tonight came from businessman herman kane, asked if he would put a muslim in his cabinet. >> i would not be comfortable because you have peaceful muslims and militant muslims, those that are trying to kill us. >> two clear winners emerged tonight mitt romney and bachman. >> the 2012 race for the white house is running right through the bay area. >> the first lady is bay area bound. and two local chefs are responsible for her thousand dollar menus. >>> the bay area pastor who predicted the world would end is now facing life or death of his own. what happened to the family radio's harold camping and his struggle to stay alive. >>> this is my license plate, you can send me me

but as of this morning, mr. obama is still finalizing the details. >> the drawdown will begin in july of 2011. that's what he said in december of '09. some skepticism. that is what will happen. that is the decision, the size and scope of that drawdown is the only decision on the table. >> the president may also set a specific timetable for withdrawing the 30,000 surge troops he sent to afghanistan in 2009. >>> presidential politics now, and the ever-growing roster of republican candidates. john huntsman, former governor of utah, and president obama's former ambassador to china, will announce today that he's seeking the gop nomination. joel brown is in washington with more. joel, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning to you. you may not know the name john huntsman but he's been on the gop presidential radar for a few years now. that's until president obama tapped him for an ambassadorship, and now huntsman is back and running against his old boss. john huntsman's resume could be his biggest hurdle as he jumps i

she too voted for mr. obama in 2008 but now blames him for a state unemployment rate of 9.7%. >> he said that he was going to change these things. okay? he said he would be creating more jobs in america. i'm not seeing that. i'm seeing more jobs leaving america. >> reporter: the president came to this part of north carolina today hoping to convince former supporters like mccarraher to give him another look. >> our economic challenges were years in the making. it will take years to get back to where we need to be. >> reporter: in essence the president's message is, have patience. but mccarraher says her patience is gone and so is her vote. there's nothing the president can say to win it back. >> i guess the old saying is, what is it? fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. he didn't fulfill his promises. you know, so, no, i would not vote for him again. >> reporter: scott, the president did announce a new program today in which the government and private industry will work together to train about

last night mr. obama and she had dinner at the 1789 restaurant in georgetown. he calls her a trusted global partner. tonight's dinner and reception will be held in the rose garden a first for the obamas. >>> a new bill could delay the start of lower debt swipe fees. banks and retailers are lobbying lawmakers and a vote could come as soon as tomorrow. >>> it could soon be easier to get your hands on advanced technology. 3d printers have been around for decades, but the devices had only been available to doctors and big companies that could afford them. now the canucks prices are going to beat cheaper and will be marketed to regular consumers. >> we have had production systems on long time. this is our attempt to get at the consumer level where we make it accessible to a mass markets. >> hewlett-packard is launching its own line of 3d printers and another company is selling them starting at $1,000. >>> a top economic adviser says goodbye to the white house and gas prices dropped for another week. peggy bunker has those stories and more. >> gas prices are down anot

you know, mrs. obama that day, yesterday, by meeting with one of our first ladies here in south africa. of course, the president is married to several wives. she was he is presidential guest house meeting at the first let's there. from there, she went to shanti town and dancing and singing with the kids and reading what she says was was malia and sasha's favorite story book when they were growing up so she took books to them. i think, you know, south africans are really touched by just how genuine she is. a lot of people say she is proshable, yet classy. >> thank you very much. >>> transocean released an internal investigation into last year's gulf oil spill. the oil field services company criticized bp decision-making in the two weeks before the explosion and spill. >>> more than 50 large uncontained wildfires burning across the country right now. the biggest is arizona. residents of one town can go home but other areas still off limits. >>> flooding is the crisis in north dakota. 12,000 people have been

mr. obama was keeping a promise he made when he visited the island in 2008 as a candidate. >> when i ran for president, i promised to include puerto rico, not just on my itinerary, but also in my vision of where country needs to go. i'm proud to say we've kept that promise, too. >> suarez: puerto ricans are u.s. citizens, but pay commonwealth taxes to run their own government. and while they don't pay u.s. federal taxes, residents do serve in high numbers in the military and participate in some federal programs, including food stamps and welfare. those programs have been important in recent years, as the territory was particularly hard hit by the recession with unemployment at nearly 17%. the president has promised help. >> we've been trying to make sure that every family can find work, make a living and provide for their children. that's why our economic plan and our health care reform included help for puerto rico. ( cheers and applause ) >> suarez: while in the capital, san juan, the preside

mr. obama will spend about five hours on the island before heading back to washington for a democratic fundraiser. >>> the democratic president was the main target in new hampshire last night in the first major debate among the gop, who hope to challenge him next year. >> what's happened in this administration is that they have passed oppressive policies and oppressive regulation, obamacare first and foremost. >> he failed at a time when the american people counted on him to create jobs and move the economy. >> this economy is stalled, like a train on the tracks with no engine. >> talk about opting out of obamacare, why can't we opt out of the whole system? >> they all took their shots at the president. former house speaker newt gingrich, minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty taking part in the debate also. >>> now with more on the debate, joel brown reports from washington. >> is there one candidate standing out more against one or the other after

there's mutual rp between the obamas and mr. mandela. mr. obama credit mrs. the first political campaign he took part in was an anti-apartheid campaign. he received nothing, but praise from nelson mandela. president obama has met mr. mandela very, very briefly in 2005, so it was nothing like what the first lady experienced today in south africa. brooke? >> nkepile, thank you. the dow jumping more than 100 points today. here are the final numbers. right above 12, 12,190. allison kosik live at the new york stock exchange. that'sat's good news. what's behind that? >> it is good news. it was all about greece today. investors betting that the greek prime minister with a parliamentary vote of confidence. this is all about the greek debt issue we've been talking about. this means that greece could be closer to a bailout package. of course, if the prime minister wins this vote of confidence it means he has a better chance of pushing through these austerity measures or these spending cuts. it is the determining factor whether or not greece will get a bailout package.

mr. obama visited the tenth mountain division, soldiers have been deployed and there is a another 33,000 by the end of the summer. ak nonling the job is not done, but says gains are making this possible. >> we have turned a corner, we can begin to bring back some troops. and are going to make sure the gains you helped to bring about are going to be sustained. >> mr. obama is facing criticism from the left and right smrks republicans saw the draw down is too much, too soon and some democrats say it isn't quick enough. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff expressed support today but the admiral admitted the plan is riskier than prepared to accept. >> we want to get back to a story we had a bit of technical difficulties with. the breakdown in talks on a dale deel to raise the debt kreeling. here is karen travis. >> after seven weeks and seemingly little progress, the bipartisan debt negotiations have broken down. the house majority leader and senator pulled out of the talks. they said the gro

after the performance, mrs. obama shook hands with dozens of school kids then headed to a pediatric hiv-aids clinic yesterday, mrs. obama did push up was former archbishop desmond tutu. they hopes children will make an impact like he has. >> some san francisco lawmakers got test forward hiv this owe morning. state senator mark leno and supervisor scott weiner took the test. official says there are two new infections every day in san francisco. right now 1.1 million americans are living with hiv. and this national hiv testing day takes place monday. >> for the first time there are more americans over the age of 40 than under. nearly 10,000 people turning 65 every day. and boomers have higher household incomes than other age categories. in this next track series, more advertisers are following the money by denying the age barriers for fashion models. for me a model was 18 years old, 18 feet tall, and 18 pounds. i never dreamed i would be modeling. >> this 60-year-old cover girl was discovered by a top fashion photograph

mrs. obama gave each individual her undivided attention. another comment is added. saying this. south africa's first ladies should draw inspiration from the first lady. some said they are not sure this trip is necessary. cindy brooks said is mrs. obama's official school kids really necessary when the u.s. is drowning in debt? by and large, kyra, most africans are happy she is there. they love her. >> zain, talk more about it. >>> it was a botched government operation to track guns to mexican drug cartels. now the head of the agency responsible may step down. we will talk about it with our investigative reporter drew griffin. >>> and counting down to another candidate at the top of the hour, jon huntsman enters the republican race for the white house and tell you why he is stirring concern with both parties. i'm chef michael, and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef mi

as dana hughes reports on how mrs. obamaoung people. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama spent her day in south africa reaching out directly to the country's youth. with a personal touch. comforting the sister of hector peterson, killed at 13 years old while protesting the injustice of apartheid 35 years ago. and a public speech to a packed audience at the regina mundi church in soweto, the place where young protesters took refuge from police bullets. >> while no one was killed within this sanctuary, hundreds lost their lives that day. ♪ >> reporter: but it was mrs. obama who was visibly emotional as she received a standing ovation and choral serenade at the church. she ended her speech invoking the phrase made famous by her husband. >> what do you say? yes, we can! what do you say? yes, we can! what do you say? >> yes, we can! >> thank you all so much. god bless you. >> reporter: the twitter hash tag for those following the first lady's trip is youngafrica. the obama administration says that with more than 50% of africa'