the harry reid tank -- the harry reid ad describes sharron angle as too extreme. >> i am sharron angle and i approve this message. >> it may be the most tragic love story of our time. together they promise to change america and boy, did there. taxpayer funded bailout for wall street, 178 separate $787 billion bailout, leading to skyrocketing unemployment. they say you cannot by law. but we certainly paid a heavy price. and when they call a candidate who says the way things are going that the time may be coming for second amendment remedies. who said that rape victims should be forced have their baby and proposed a scientology massage program for prisoners and says that medicare and sells security violate the 10th amendment? what you call that canada? extreme? sharron and -- just too extreme. >> i'm harry reid and i approve this message. >> house republican leader john painter called on president obama to fire his economic team during remarks tuesday at the city club in cleveland. he also called on the president to leave the expiring tax bush cuts in place and says uncertainty on among

, harry reid causing this or coping with it?ica? >> i don't think the partisanship is anything new. it's not breaking news. >> to this degree. >> harry reid is a, locked in a very, very tight reelection battle against sharon ankle in the state of nevada and two, he was used to having a 60 vote filibuster majority in the senate. that went away in january with the election of scott brown. so now reid is being forced to pull all these kinds of legislative things. he went through the reconciliation process. 61 votes rather than 60. >> let me cue this up. a week from this wednesday, we are going to salute the anniversary of a sad occasion and that was the death of teddy kennedy. teddy kennedy got along with the other side. he cut deals. he was one of the ones that did it. and bana had the greatest things to say about teddy kennedy. do you think teddy kennedy's absence from the senate with his charm and his ability to work inside and not create the kind of thing we see today. do you think that is causing this and who do you think is g

----el tema de esta noche es: las declaraciones del senador reid...e como puede haber latinos que son republicanos....cree que tiene razon? ---retomamos el tema de los matrimonios gay en california... sobre esto reflexiona esta noche daniel rodriguez. unque un juez postergo por una semana la fecha para realizar nuevamente matrimonios gay en california, la decision fue bien acogida por la comunidad que apoya al movimientouienes se oponen, dicen no estar de acuerdo con la decision de la corte, sobre todo porque el tema fue pasado por las urnas electorales y fue decision de la mayoria de los que votaron para que no se pasara la medidal tema es espinoso y delicado, ademas de sensibleas dos partes aparentemente tienen la razon en los argumentos que presentan para defender su postura ante el temain embargo, al final del camino habra que aceptar, lo que la corte de apelacion decididira sobre el asuntoo que habria que legislar y ya muchos lo han planteado, es poner candados legales, para que aquellos temas que pasen por la decision del voto ciudadano, puedan

i say harry reid says he needs $25 million. i need a million people with $25 ronangle.com.o a lady this morning said i only sent you $10, but i am a single mom, and that is what i could afford, but i just want you to know that i am with you. i have a fellow in virginia that sends me $25 a month. he lives on social security. he lives with his son and daughter-in-law, and he started sending me $25 in april 2009. it is what he can afford. but this is true patriotism. this is what our founding fathers were talking about when they said that we would, for liberty, have to give up our lives, our fortunes, andur sacred honor. that is what is happening all over the nation. people are rising up, joining the tea party movement, and they are sending money, not just to me, but to others. they are saying is time that we took back the reins of our country and became once more that government of the people, by the people, and for the people. it is an amazing tng that has happened. i will finish the little story about my son. i did go to the le

in nevada, republican sharon angle, running against senate democratic leader harry reid called on reid to "stand up and say no to the mosque at ground zero." today reid did just that, breaking with the president and declaring that the mosque should be built someplace else. while some democrats are treating the issue like a political mine field, others have applauded the president for standing up for a core american value. >> we don't prefer people and we don't punish people based on their religion. >> reporter: even some republicans commend the president for taking a politically courageous stand but say any credit was lost when he later watered it down. >> he has a real knack for enraging his critics and for deflating the enthusiasm of his friends and allies and he certainly did that in this case. >> reporter: the president did not mention the mosque controversy today and his advisors clearly want it to just go away. katie? >> couric: chip, less than a week ago a white house spokesman said this was a local issue. so why has the president decided to weigh in now? >> reporter: well he wa

harry reid said this is going to be a top priority for us. but there isn't the support in congress to do a comprehensive bill and there isn't the time. congress isn't coming back until september 13 and off on october 8 to campaign for the rest -- until november and then they come back for a lame duck session afterwards before the end of the year. there isn't the time or political will and this is such a hot button roiling issue it's uncertain how it would play with the electorate. we are seeing how this issue is divisive over the arizona immigration law and democrats want to let the chips fall where they may and next congress when some have cooled down to put together a bipartisan coalition. >> but that lame duck issue is likely to become an issue. republicans, newt gingrich, john boehner and others are saying if republicans get control over the next congress, they are going to campaign against a lame duck session for fear it could result in a tax increase. >> both sides are doing it. warning what could happen. that is the most immediate sort

harry reid has a ceiling on his support. what we know for sure is the makeup of the senate next year will be completely different. some of these candidates will emerge as winners. it will change the dynamic. tavis: when you say completely different, are you suggesting democrats want to use -- want to lose the senate? >> we will find out. i spent some time in wisconsin. he know if senator feingold -- if he is in trouble a lot of democrats are in trouble. it is too early to say ed democrats will lose control. republicans would need to win in california and washington state. even if democrats hold their majority, it will be much smaller. there will be at least a handful of new senators who will be representing the tea party movement, some of this unrest in. it will be different. the senator from south carolina will not stand alone as a rabble rouser. there will be many others joining him. it will be a moment of clarity for the republican party. i think they make up will be different. tavis: your message sounds in direct contrad

you said in retrial you are going to call rahm emanuel, you are going to call harry reid. if this retrial is held during the fall, how damaging is this going to be for national democrats? >> look, i said what this prosecutor is trying to do is politicize its criminalized politics and he selectively is prosecuting me. i think there is other motivation. "wall street journal" urged he resign or be fired because of the persecution of me. scooter libby and conrad black, this is a bipartisan dynamic here. there is a playbook the guys use. >> chris: if i can ask you to answer any question, sir. how damaging will this be for democrats if this whole trial, your problems, rahm emanuel, harry reid are all up involved with the blagojevich case in the fall of this year? >> if they tell the truth, they've done nothing wrong and i've done nothing wrong. we talked about political horse trading to varying degrees, depending on who i talked about. and it's not at all unlike there are unpublished reports new federal judge made because the obama administration got a congressman to vote for hi

so and we'll see now we'll see what happens if again harry reid in his election nevada if he thinks if he thinks he's going to make some short term gain let's see what happens i know you had a lot of muslim americans and nevada but i think but most americans are voicing our concerns both in our beds and in letters to the editor and behind closed doors and and conserve muslims like myself for definitely making an organized effort to try and stop this we're going to responsible again adult republicans who care for the constitution to say this kind of stuff you know what i think you guys better keep speaking out definitely america is going to hear after killing so much for being here thanks all right before we go it's time for our tweet of the day and speaking of harry reid came out in a stunning display of courage today against that much maligned ground zero mosque now harry reid in the past has famously said that he would do what ever it takes regardless of how popular or unpopular it might be so what would brave harry i buck the popular trends tweet today sorry guys it's an election

there are seven incumbent democrats, including harry reid, who are in the fight for their lives. there are four or five democratic seats that any handicapper will give us. in the house, charlie cook, real clear politics, "national" journal would put it at 202 with 31 competitive seats left. 30 of those are democrat seats, so democrats are in big, big trouble, and this should be a great election. >> schieffer: well, let me get to governor rendell to talk about that. because i've got to say, governor, these unemployment figures-- we have now had 15 months of unemployment above 9%, and that's something of a record in modern times, as far as i know. i don't think we ever had a period of that long, 9%-plus unemployment, since they started to keep track of this back in about 1948, or at least under the current things. how are democrats going to get around that? because, after all, when people are unemployed, they generally blame it on the people in office. and it's a midterm, when democrats are the party in power, normally loses seats anyway. how do you convince people that they ought

even harry reid told supporters that it would be a top priority. right now, there just is not support in congress to do a comprehensive bill. there is not time. congress gets back september 13. they're off on october 8 to campaign until november. became black -- they come back for the lame-duck session after that and before the end of the year. there just is not time in the political wheel produce. this is a hot-button issue. this is a defensive -- divisive issue. democrats want to wait until the next congress to try to put together a bipartisan coalition to get something done. >> the lame duck issue is likely be an issue in the fall campaign. john boehner and others are saying that, if the republicans get control of congress, they are going to campaign against a lame-duck session. it could result in a tax increase. >> we're seeing both sides do that. it is a warning of what could happen now if the other side wins in november. that is the most immediate tactic that republicans have. if democrats take a shellacking, they will come back in the lame-

it was not clear that harry reid had the entirety of his caucus. within his own caucus, because he had such a large majority in the senate, independence and self-described socialist, in the middle they became the first democrats to vote against their party's nominee for the supreme court since 1968. it is something hard for him to corral, even harder still to use another republican in the numbers were not there. he confirmed yesterday that when they come back in september he will try again, but it is hard to see how the path to get to 60 votes gets easier after august. remember last year with all of the tea party rallies and tell all meetings, people coming out against health-care. maybe that is one of the reasons they did not want to have this vote, it could overshadow some of those legislative victories that they have had. they did get unemployment insurance passed finally, and i think that if they had had this energy bill vote, i do not know that they would have tested. and i do not think they wanted to risk starting up with an electorate that i

reid está en una reñida contienda por una silla senatorial del estado de nevada.ue se gasten 600 millones de dólares más para la vigilancia en la frontera se enviaron 1.500 agentes fronterizos. el gasto fue autorizado por ambas cámaras del congreso. ordenamos un ejemplo como el problema migratorio a ferfecta todos hasta los niños. una escuela hizo una cerca a su alrededor para que no entren indocumentados, y agentes fronterizos. era común por los predios pasaran indocumentados que huían como la patrulla fronteriza que los perseguía. la economía que está mejorando parece des van ceros por a contó zims que ha puesto a los expertos hacer análisis y sacar conclusiones. estos no son optimistas como nos dice jaime garcía en los Ángeles. >>> por tercer día consecutivo los mercados de valores cerraron a la baja. señal que la recuperación económica está perdiendo vapor, lo que reanima el fantasma de una segunda recesión. ¿por qué no estamos viendo suficiente inversión de las empresas, no hay suficiente consumo de los consumidores y los gobiernos ya han gastado mucho dinero

senator reid respects that and says the mosque should be built some place else. end quote. the man behind the mosque, abdul raul has made comments that caused an uproar, like this one. >> i wouldn't say that the united states deserved what happened, but the united states policies were an accessory to the crime that happened. >> despite the prepond backlash, some that had family members lost are not happy about the view. in addition to obama's citation of the constitutional right to profess one's religion as one chooses, the president also said this -- >> i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. >> charlie wolf who lost his wife in the twin towers attacks still supports the proposed location for the mosque and the muslim cultural center. > his passions are because they want to blame all muslims fowan broad brush. >> question, why did president obama inject himself into the islamic cultural center controversy? pat. > it was the breaking of the fast of ramadan at night. the muslim community comes in, the leaders come in. he thought he aught

>>reporter: reid is in a close campaign for reelection in nevada. spokesman for his republican opponent said muslim have the right to worship anywhere but building a mosque so close to ground zero quote ignores the wishes of the american people. >>> there is a new scam to watch out for on facebook. computer security experts are warning that scammers are duping facebook users into adding a bogus dislike button to the account. what that application really does is pump out spam and spread itself to your friends facebook accounts. facebook is working on blocking the application completely but in the mean time if you get an invitation to add this dislike button, you should delete it immediately. don't take the bait. the. >> on to the weather forecast. which i don't think you will dislike. sandy is here with the forecast. >> how could you dislike today's weather. look at the numbers. finally felt like summer here in the bay area. fair field antioch up to warm rain. 91 degrees. 88 in livermore. gilroy close to 90. coastal areas you have the 50's and 60's t

here's our chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: in a sunny backyard in columbus, ohio, today, the president insisted the economy is improving and that his policies are helping propel the recovery. >> we're on the right track, the economy is getting stronger. >> reporter: there was no argument from this friendly group, but the american people overall are not buying it. in a new poll by associated press, just 41% of americans approve of the president's performance on the economy, his lowest in that poll yet. 61% say the economy has gotten worse or stayed the same during the president's term. at an unemployment center outside cleveland today, rick sippola said he had to close down his trucking supply business because he couldn't get a loan. he blames the president. >> well, i think he's been too hard on the regulation on the banks. >> reporter: in all, 130,000 jobs have been lost in ohio since the president was sworn in and the unemployment rate here is 10.5%. all that economic pain has angry voters here in ohio looking for someone to blame, and since democrats are in cha

david brody's exclusive interview with harry reid...the "700 club" >>> iran's official news agency is denying reports that there was an assassination attempt on iran's president. a grene exploding near president mahmoud ahmadinejad's convoy traveling from an airport to give a speechn the country's nuclear program. now witnesses say thelast was from an excited fan setting off fireworks. an iranian general says reports of an assassination attempt were circulated by foreig media. he was not hurt. >> the fire stion that responded to a devastating fire at trace elentary last month is going beyond the call of duty today to help the kids there. arson investigators e still trying to find out who set the fire that cost $10 million damage. the community has kicked in thousands of dollars to rebuild. theresa garcia joins us now. fire department 7 is making a special presentation today. >> they sure are. fire station 7 is giving something special to trace school officials today, and that is definitely to help remember its history. station 7 was the

you see reid breaking away from it. is this something that's going to linger through november or go away once everyone's back from labor day break? >> jobs and the economy is on people's minds. this in a lot of ways is a distraction. but as you and i know in politics, these distractions can define campaigns in the last eight weeks. new york city, we are approaching the anniversary of 9/11. obviously, from what i hear, newt gingrich and others plan to speak that day at the sight, which the cultural center is planned to built or located. politics will certainly be around this until election day. i think reid's comments yesterday opened the door for all senate candidates to be asked about this. >> and break with the president most likely. >> exactly. reid has given his colleagues and those running for office cover saying we support the right to build, but this may not be the place to build. >> put your campaign hat back on. you ran for senate back in 006 and you write about it in "more davids than goliaths." this is a toug

our wheef house correspondent chip reid is with the president tonight. chip, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. the president came here to assure people who live on the gulf coast that they will not be forgotten and to assure tourists thinking about coming here that there's nothing to fear. this is the president's fifth trip to the gulf coast since the oil crisis began, but his first since the well was capped. >> oil is no longer flowing into the gulf. and i'm here to tell you that our job is not finished, and we are not going anywhere until it is. >> reporter: but in a meeting with elected officials and local business men and women, the president was told that after all these months, getting b.p. to pay up is still a struggle. the president promised to work on it. >> any delay by b.p. or those managing the new funds are unacceptable and i will keep pushing to get these claims expedited. >> reporter: but he did not say what he'll do to make sure b.p. doesn't continue to drag its feet. the president also came here as a salesman to convince vac

reid said he respects freedom of religion but thinks the mosque should be built somewhere else. on a trip to miesque yesterday, the president continued to be dogged by questions about his stand on the mosque. aides and the president have spent the past four days trying to explain his position on the issue. he said he believes freedom of religion includes building a place of worship on private property. now, he clarified that a bit on saturday saying he wasn't talking about the wisdom of building in that particular location but just about the principles this country was founded on. yesterday a spokesman for the white house said the president felt it was his obligation as president to address this. lynn? >> kristen dahlgren for us in washington. kristen, thank you. >>> well, same-sex weddings will not resume in california this week. yesterday a federal appeals court blocked the unions while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban known as proposition 8. the decision trumps a lower court judge's order last week that would have allowed county clerks to beg

chip reid, cbs news, panama city beach, florida. >>>> mitchell: whatever the political impact of the president's latest stand, it appears he's already been bumped as his party's most popular headliner. manuel gallegus has more on the growing role of the democrat's real first campaigner. >> reporter: with first lady michelle obama now more popular than the president, some congressional democrats believe she's their secret weapon this fall. >> i think she should be deployed as much as possible and as much as she's willing and able to to help the cause. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed four democrats have requested the first lady on the campaign trail, first-term congressman gerald connelly, who faces a close race in virginia, calls mrs. obama a political asset. >> it's critical that we make sure our base stays energized. michelle obama has i think enormous power in energizing the base and reenergizing the base where that's necessary. >> reporter: the first lady has won praise for her efforts to curb childhood obesity. he's also known for being a mom in chief and fashion icon. >> eve

a little bit of press out here for senator reid's campaign and rory reid for governor.ing volunteers. i'm kind of a road warrior these day. >> larry: what do you make of mr. meek and how well will he do down in florida? >> i think kendrick is going to do fine. it looks like he's going to have a convincing win and i understand the race has always been called for him. obviously the three-way race is going to be fascinating. kendrick has been part of a heavy-lifting congress that's done good work on health care, on wall street reform, on credit card reform. and i think as we get into this three-way race and hopefully have those debates that you and governor crist were talking about, i think kendrick is going to show, he's the right guy to take his campaign into the u.s. senate. >> larry: the democratic money might shift to crist. do you buy that? >> well, i've heard folks speculate about that, but i also think that there are some issues still kind of bubbling up in the republican party in florida, that are going to affect both marco rubio and governor crist. it's going to

harry reid decided to drop cap-and-trade legislation in the senate, postponing any hopes of a comprehensive energy reform bill until after mid-term elections. senators maria cantwell and susan collins hope this will allow members to take another look at their bill, the carbon limits and energy for america's renewal act, or the clear act. not only do they believe their bill is a simpler alternative to cap-and-trade, but they say it will put money into the budgets of american families. i sat down with the bipartisan duo. they explained how their cap-and dividends bill differs from cap-and-trade. >> well, the key difference between our bill and cap-and-trade is that we don't create this huge new market that is ripe th manipulion and speculation and which will basically make wall street rich but not benefit american consumers. the second big difference between our bill and cap-and-trade, is we rebate 75% of the revenues to the american people. and that to me is the real strength of our bill. >> cap and trade is a market-driven system that sets a ceiling on global warming pollution while allowin

chip reid now on the president's promise to everyone who has suffered from the gulf coast oil spill. >> reporter: this is the president's fifth trip to the gulf coast since the oil crisis began, but his first since the well was capped. >> oil is no longer flowing into the gulf and i'm here to tell you that our job is not finished and we are not going anywhere until it is. >> reporter: but in a meeting with elected officials and local businessmen and women, the president was told that after all these months getting bf pay up is still a struggle. the president promised to work on it. >> any delay by bp or those managing the new funds are unacceptable and i will keep pushing to get these claims expedited. >> reporter: but he did not say what he'll do to make sure bp doesn't continue to drag its feet. the president also came here as a salesman to convince vacationers to come on down. >> beaches all along the gulf coast are clean. they are safe and they are open for business. that's one of the reasons michelle, sasha and i are here. >> reporter: there has been extensive damage to the gulf

cheap reed, cbs -- chick reed, panama city beach -- chip reid, panama city beach, florida. >>> president obama last night said muslims have the right to build a community center and a mosque near ground zero. >> i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. i was commenting very specifically on the right that people have that dates back to our founding. >> last night's statement has drawn criticism. the white house says today's statement does not mean the president is backing off from his earlier position. ever. >>> social security turns 75 today and a new poll finds people are more pessimistic about it than ever. according to a cnn poll, 60% of people who don't receive benefit say they never will and 63% say they don't believe the program will last another 75 years. today avid days held a rally in san francisco and kcbs's radio tim ryan shows us why they believe cutting the program would be harmful to millions. >> reporter: tom rankin, the treasurer for the california alliance for retired americans has little faith in the commission the bipartisan commissi

and reid is spending a lot of money making her unacceptable, that he can get elected. if you look at a state like kentucky, kentucky's a republican state. a mainstream competent republican candidate would probably win the senate election there. well, they -- the republicans nominated rand paul who is not in the mainstream. but does that mean he can't get elected? i don't think that's at all clear. gwen: tea parties aren't necessarily the automatic key to the kingdom either. in colorado, as you pointed out, the nominee was a tea party candidate and in georgia some of the incumbent republicans are telling sarah palin and the tea party to stay out. >> that's right. the tea party -- we've all had difficulty really getting our arms around what the tea party really is. it varies from state to state. in a place like kentucky it's quite strong, obviously, in what it did in that primary. i was in ohio recently and asked some of the republicans there, what's the tea party movement like here? they basically said it's a movement with a small capital. so we don't know how it's goin

>> smith: chip reid at the white house tonight. thanks. the president is losing a key member of his economic team. christina romer is stepping down as chair of the council of economic advisors and returning to the university of california at berkeley. romer says she had always thought about leaving the white house around this time. chief justice john roberts will swear in elena kagan tomorrow as the 112th justice of the united states supreme court. today president obama held a reception for her at the white house. he said the senate, which confirmed her yesterday, had gotten a pretty good look at who she is during the hearings. >> they got a good sense of her judicial philosophy, her commitment to the rule of law, her rich understanding of our constitution, and, of course, where she can be found on christmas day. ( laughter ) >> you know, like all jews, i was probably at a chinese restaurant. ( laughter ) >> our next supreme court justice, elena kagan. ( applause ) >> thank you for the honor you've given me and the trust you've placed in m

that was the opponent harry reid wanted because they're going to paint these people as very extreme. what we see in this rally think think tomorrow is the beginning of a new phase for the tea party and trying to figure out how you take all of this energy, all of this anger and develop it into a movement that can sustain itself past the primaries, past november and into, you know, something that genuinely lasts. gwen: does that mean, chuck, that -- it's easy to say this, but that the tea party's strength threatens the republican party or at least the republican party as we have come to know it? >> that would be a contentious argument to make. i suppose it's possible. certainly nevada, as karen pointed out, probably the tea party has delivered -- well, it definitely has delivered the candidate harry reid wanted to run against. gwen: colorado? >> after you get past that, it's a really mixed question, gwen. and we should note that we talk about it, let's assume lisa murkowski loses this primary to joe miller. just like in utah where the tea party kicked out bob bennett, in both of those

. >>> in a sharp break with president obama, harry reid has come out against building that much debated mosque near the world trade center site. reid is in a tough election year fight in nevada and like his republican opponent, he states his opposition to the mosque while giving a nod to religious freedom. >> constitution gives us freedom of religion. i think that it's very obvious that the mosque should be built someplace else. >> the hundred million dollar mosque and islamic center would be built two blocks from ground zero. >>> in iraq this morning, one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. a suicide bomber possibly two targeted an army recruitment center in baghdad. iraqi police say at least 41 soldiers and recruits were killed and 119 wounded. the attack comes as u.s. forces prepare to end combat operations in iraq later this month. >>> israel's military and palestinian government officials are angry over two pictures posted on a facebook website. they show a smiling female israeli soldier bound and blindfolded palestinian prisoners. a spokesman says it shows israeli troops are proud

>> hill: chip reid, thanks. there's late word from the white house in a speech this evening, president obama came out in support of muslim americans who want to build a mosque and islamic center just blocks away from the world trade center site in new york. it's a controversial issue, but the president said muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in the country. we are learning more tonight about the man suspected in a deadly stabbing spree across three states. his first attack, police now say, may have been his native israel, while his first words since being arrested were to a judge. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: at 6' 4", 33-year- old elias abuelazam towered over the officers who escorted him into his first court appearance. in an unusual exchange, he peppered the judge with questions about what was happening. >> what does extradition mean exactly? >> reporter: police believe abuelazam is behind 18 violent attacks that left five men dead, 14 victims in michigan, three in vi

harry reid is stapled to obama's forehead. reid has already shown up and saying i'm not with that crazy person. he has made up imaginary space between them. when in fact, they are joined at the hip when it comes to spending. it is worst than a crime. it is stupid. it's a focus on monica lewinski in 1998. host: going to the phones. caller: overall, it's refreshing of the tone to reducing the debt. it could have been worst. is there an estimate of how much would be reduced in just identifying the tax people are paying? if it is simply receiving one plot amount. unemployment and the number has gone up since it passed. explain to me how it moves it. it gave it to someone who didn't but it didn't make anyone richer. what you are missing is the picture of the guy that just lost his job or didn't get hired. >> name one thing you would like to cut? there are new studies that have come out showing that federal workers are paid significantly more than the private sector. somewhere between $19,000 and $25,000 per person. you don't have t

the court rule yesterday reid is entitled to a trial.gle looks forward to demonstrating the legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons why mr. reid was let go. >> trading in a light range before the labor department releases its month employment report in the next half hour. economists expect the unemployment rate in june to rise slightly to 9.6% to 9.5. with the rest of the morning's "moneyscope" news. >> fannie mae is requesting an additional $1.5 billion in federal aid. the mortgage giant lost $1.2 billion in the second quarter of this year. that is its smallest one quarter loss in three years. fannie mae says its recent loans are lower delishsy rates than in the decade. >> a crisis in russia means americans could be paying more for bread. they're temporarily ending wheat exports after a drought destroyed 20% of its crop. the announcement set up wheat prices in the commodities market. overseas demand is likely to keep driving prices even higher. >> crayola is putting a little sunshine into its colors. it has completed a 15 acre solar farm b

the court says reid is entitled to a trial.e says it looks forward to demonstrating the legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons why mr. reid was let go. and google is now dropping the wave. the wave for the program designed to let groups of people communicate with features that resemble instants he messages, e-mails and documents. it never really caught on and will be discontinued possibly by the ends of the year. >> like something out of a monster truck show. police in rockville, maryland, released video of this high-speed chase that came to a dramatic end. the officer was chasing a car recent jacked s.u.v. he knew the driver couldn't get out and run but didn't expect that. >> this is great because the driver side door is pinned on the side. they can't get out, can't run. i think this is good. and they came at me. i thought if it hit me, it would hit me. i didn't think it would drive over me like big foot. >> the s.u.v. pulls into reverse and tried to run over the squad car. said he saw it coming, ducked down as low as possible i

as you know, the senate majority leader harry reid is on to reiliclt fr to r. or tirove here ouero this is just one example of how this issue is creeping into campaigns all over the country. today, conservatives were turning up the volume against the planned muslim community center. >> mr. president, ground zero is the wrong place for a mosque. >> you know, nazis hav the right to put up a to the holocaust museum in washington. >> reporter: president obama did his best to avoi sue tody. he gave a speech on friday that seemed to support the project, only to seemingly backtrack somewhat the next day. >> i was not commenting and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. >> reporter: critics say the present is putting his allies in a tough spot, with polls showing more than two-thirds of americans against the community center. today, senate majority leader harry reid, who is in a tough re-election fight against a tea party republican, came out against the project. saying in a statement that the mosque should be built elsewhere. mus

>> couric: chip reid at the white house tonight. for those fortunate enough to have a job in this tough economy, there's a growing gap in salary between government employees and those who work in the private sector. more on that now from sharyl attkisson. >> reporter: while many americans have suffered pay cuts or job losses, one group is bucking the trend-- federal workers. a "u.s.a. today" analysis finds that federal employees have gotten bigger pay and benefit increases than private employees for nine years straight. >> it made me think, man, i should be a federal employee. >> reporter: federal salaries have grown 33% faster than inflation. their pay and benefits average $123,000, up 37% since 2000. private workers average $61,000, up just 8.8% over the same time. >> so you have wall-street, you have big oil, and now you have federal civilians. >> reporter: and the bonuses are flowing. cbs news has learned your tax dollars funded $95.8 million in airport security, t.s.a. bonuses last year. a $35,000 bonus to the head of the agenc

in the senate he left it to john kerry and harry reid to try to find the votes. no one knew who was trying to get the votes or who was in charge of that bill or the creation of that bill and getting the 06 votes on that bill. there was a lot of finger pointing saying you're responsible, no, you're responsible. it was quite clear everyone was shrugging their shoulders and saying i don't know who is responsible. president obama invited senators into the white house and tried to figure out what they wanted and where the middle ground was. but he never really, you know, shrugged shoulders or twisted arms and really tried to get the 60 votes that were needed to pass this bill. >> warner: eric, you spent a lot of time reporting this. how did you see the way the white house handled this? >> well, people in the white house told me early in the obama administration that they were proceeding with what they called a stealth strategy where they would work mostly behind the scenes. the president would talk about it, say, maybe on a tuesday afternoon when he was visiting a sol

chip reid in los angeles this morning. also joining from us los angeles this morning, democratic strategist tanya acker. in washington, republican strategist bay buchanan. good to have both of you with us this morning. tanya, forget the should he, shouldn't he have said it. it has been established president obama made the remarks and that is forcing a lot of democrats to choose sides. so moving forward, what's the best message for democratic candidates as they tackle this -- what's mao become a national issue? >> i think it is very important for democrats, frankly. look, i was expected -- i don't think this should simply be a partisan issue. i think this is an issue about religious people and constitution. i think that whether or not the president should have stepped into the fray i think he should have. democrats and, frankly, americans generally need to understand what this issue is about. if democrats lose steam because they took a stance for religious freedom we have far bigger problems than winning election. >> how mu

senate democratic harry reid said today the mosque should be relocated. and at least one republican congressional candidate, this one in florida, has cut a television ad. >> mr. president , ground zero is the wrong place for a mosque. >> ifill: and senator jon corn insaid the president is out of touch. >> washington, the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. i think that's one of the reasons people are so frustrated. >> ifill: independent new york mayor michael bloomberg who has supported the project defended the president's position today. >> muslims are a... as much a part of this city and this country as americans of any other faith. and they are as welcome to worship in lower manhattan as anyone else. if we shout down a mosque and... shut down a mosque and community center because it is two blocks away from the site where freedom was attacked i think it would be a sad day for america. >> ifill: also today a white house spokesman said the president was driven by constitutional ob