seth? >> i think there's nothing quite like it. will see something you will remember for the rest of your life. i think it's cross generational. i was at the airport the other day and ran into a guy probably twice my age who says he still makes it home at 11:30 to watch it. >> i've always watched it. always felt like it was something i needed to be around and watch. >> why do you think, andy? >> i think it's something that never gets old because it's basically like a weekly campfire for the country. people get to check in and talk about what happened that week and combined with, i will suck it up and do it, lauren keeps choosing great people to be on, people with hits that come up with great creative ideas and has surrounded himself with people that are good at what they do in every department. when i came in here, i couldn't believe how smoothly thingsun

." >>> this book report is brought to you by books by seth.th fowler is making a special appearance at the 75th street elementary school in los angeles. the kids here are being treated to a reading of a book called "cory the popcorn's big adventure." >> cory wondered how anybody could live in such a mess. >> seth has a special relationship to this strange and delightful story of a lost kernel of popcorn. he created the book himself when he was a kid. >> when i was a little older than you guys, i came up with the story of this book, first by drawing. >> seth was a kid who loved to draw. his parents supported his talent by enrolling him in art classes. and that's how the character of cory began to take shape. >> the story actually came out of a sketch that i did at 9 of a piece of popcorn running through a busy street intersection. >> this is the story of cory the popcorn, who was left behind, and his big adventure to find his way home. >> the book is his journey throughout this big house in search of his family. it talks about forgiveness, over

want to check in quickly with seth doane once again who is on the scene. seth, what's the latest?> reporter: good morning, harry. right now a helicopter is landing behind me. they've already been removing some of these miners from the site, taking them to the hospital in copiapo, the nearest city here about a ten-minute chopper flight, about an hour drive. we've also just seen them lower that capsule in, on their way down to get the tenth miner to be removed, a man named alex vegas salazar, 31 years old, worked in the mining industry about nine years. he will be the next one out. that trip down takes about 20 to 25 minutes. the trip back up shook take about 10 to 15 minutes. probably around the top of the hour we should expect to see miner number ten on the surface. >> seth doane on miner watch for us in chile. thank you very much. we'll see you in a bit. mag geef. >> a a shocking new developments at 7:30 in the search for the body of david hartley believeded while jet skiing near the mexican border. our correspondent don teague is in mccal len, texas with the shocking details of

>> couric: seth doane reporting from near the san jose mine in chile. seth, thanks very much. as seth just mentioned, all the rescued miners will get a full medical checkup as soon as they emerge. dr. jon lapook is here with more on that part of the story. what will doctors be looking for, jon, when it comes to examining these miners? >> at first just the basics: blood pressure, pulse, oxygen level and a special attention to the lungs because they've been in dark, dingy damp area for so long there's set up for lung infections. >> couric: what are the risks as they travel to the surface through the capsule which is quite small. >> it's only the diameter of a basketball hoop. they're quite concerned. they're monitoring them with a machine around their belt, they'll wear oxygen masks on the way up. one of the problems is that they'll faint. the blood as you stand straight up pools to the legs and may not reach the heart and the brain. the other problem is you get to the surface and suddenly after all this time in darkness you have the sunlight which can suddenly harm the eyes. th

i'm excited about being here with suzy and seth. instead of complaining about what's happening like i do in my writing, my book and the "huffington post," we need to actually act. there's nothing that is better to turn the anger and despair into hope and opt mimism than action. and those two are acting from a very different perspective. suzy from her previous background is using what she has. and seth from having lost his job, he turns that into something, which is helping thousands of people and potentially even more. thanks to what you're doing to promote. >> but what do you think is the common value system that bonds anybody? that leads to somebody behaving in a way that contributes as opposed to a way that consumes. >> i think that everybody has said that we have the better angles of our nature as well as our basic instincts. so either one to the other and in a since, suzy and seth epitomize what life is like when we operate from our better angels. >> i'd love to learn more about what you're doing. >> i see omaha as the whole co

seth meyers is the writer. the emmy winner kristen wiig, you know her as suze orman or nancy pelosi or the target lady. fred armisen, you know him as me or president obama or joy behar. and finally andy samberg the emmy-winner best known for his digital short. how did this idea get conceived? >> i think it got conceived because herb who was then running nbc felt production should be back in new york and he had a strong affection for live programming in the glory days of new york television. >> the "tonight show" had been on, right? >> the "tonight show" was downstairs in 6-b with johnny carson. they just wanted a new show. >> on saturday? >> on saturday. the time period at that point was carson, the best of carson, which reruns of the "tonight show," and i don't think johnny was happy with those shows. they decided to do a new show and dick ebersol was hired as director of late night. left sports. >> what were you doing at the time? >> at the time i was working with lily tomlin on producing and writing on her s

can you tell us about a few of those, seth? >> they range, they really range katie, from a trip to the greek isles with a loved one to sit on the beaches, thanks to a greek mining company, to an ipod from steve jobs. >> couric: lieutenant, seth doane in chile, thank you so much. now the miners are certainly

>> rodriguez: seth doane in chile, thank you, seth. rescuers plan to bring up the miners in a tiny capsule just a bit wider than the average man's shoulders. the engineers who designed it consulted with rescuers in pennsylvania because eight years ago they used a similar capsule to pull nine men to safety from the flooded quecreek mine. we sent national correspondent jeff glor to somerset, pennsylvania, to see how it works. >> reporter: this is the rescue capsule that was used at quecreek in 2002. it's still kept on site. it's slightly smaller than the one that will be used in chile. this one is just over nine feet tall and 600 pounds. the one in chile is ten feet tall and weighs more than 900 pounds. but what hasn't changed as we get inside are the dimensions inside. miners will be dealing with a diameter of 21 inches so they'll be told to keep their hands in and their faces back as they door closes. the biggest difference and the biggest concern here is the distance traveled. in pennsylvania, miners were only 240 feet below the groun

seth doane is at the san jose mine in chile. seth, if anything this operation is going a lot more smoothly than anticipated. >> reporter: absolutely, katie. in fact it is moving well ahead of schedule. that trip in the rescue capsule, now it's taking just about nine minutes, as engineers shave off time as they get more familiar with this operation. it is making chileans incredibly proud, to show the world what they can do with such skill, with such precision, with such ability. people here in camp hope are still captivating, watching every minute unfold on tv. one of the most complex rescue operations ever attempted. one by one. husbands, brothers, fathers, and sons emerged to joyous reunions, despite all odds. each lifted from an underground cave that could have just as easily become a tomb. mario sepulveda couldn't contain his joy. hugs for his family and his president. >> i was with god and with the devil-- and god took us. >> reporter: his starring role in the miners videos has earned him the nickname super mario and led to

that's just the kind guy seth was. excuse me. for the other person. >> what did seth tell you or other family members was happening at school to him? >> caller: well, he knew he was being bullied at school. his mother, since seth has been in the fourth grade, has talked to the teachers and administrators. every year. he was pulled out of school twice due to bullying. most recently this year after two weeks, approximately, after school started, she pulled him out with a written statement to the school district that he is being pulled out due to bullying and harassment. my daughter signed it. the principal of the middle school signed it. and he was put in the independent study. >> did seth ever say why the other children were bullying him? >> caller: to his mom, not to me. pretty much because he was gay. i don't want to use the word flamboyant. that's the wrong word. but everybody pretty much knew it. >> that he was open with his sexual orientation, his sexuality. >> caller: yeah. he was open about himself. he didn't try to hide it

seth doane is at the san jose mine tonight. seth, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. mine officials have been very clear with us, pointing out, almost emphasizing that the risk involved with this rescue operation is still far from over. and late last night engineers here made the difficult decision of determining just how much of that rescue shaft to line with a protective casing. these giant pieces of steel casing were hoisted into position. they're being welded together and lowered into the rescue shaft to reinforce the walls. the process should take about a day and a half. here's how it works: rescuers are inserting 16 metal tubes, each about the length of a school bus, into the first 315 feet of tunnel. that part of the rock is the most jagged and unstable. then there's a slight bend in the shaft before it turns into harder rock for the rest of the dissent into the mine. mere the entrance to the mine at camp hope, relatives also prepare for a possible wednesday rescue, but here they're getting ready in very different ways. the girlfriend of one miner received a we

katie. >> couric: seth doane in chile tonight, seth, thank you. turning now to campaign 2010, there was a time republicans thought they had a good chance to take back the delaware senate seat once held by vice president joe biden. that was before tea party candidate christine o'donnell won the g.o.p. nomination, becoming a national celebrity, but trailing badly in the polls. congressional correspondent nancy cordes reports from delaware where there have been two debates in less than a day. >> a vote for my opponent will cost the average delaware family instantly about $10,000. >> reporter: trailing in the polls by 19 points, tea party republican christine o'donnell tried out a range of attacks. jiers first i'll simply suggest miss o'donnell work hard tore get her facts straight. >> reporter: both today before the rotary club in wilmington and last night at the university of delaware. >> first of all, we have to keep in mind my opponent has a history of perhapsing not to raise taxes on the campaign trail and breaking those promises as soon as he ta

katie. >> couric: seth doane reporting from chile tonight, seth, thank you so much.re was a security scare today at the airport in philadelphia. a bermuda-bound air a flight was held at the gate after someone dressed as a bagang handler was spotted standing by the plane. when he was challenged, he disappeared. he was never located, but authorities determined there was no threat and the airbus 319 with 107 people on board was sent on its way. medevac helicopters are meant to save lives by getting the ill or injured to hospitals as quickly as possible, but all too often, flights are ending in deadly crashes. since 1992, 126 people have died in medevac chopper crashes, including 19 so far this year. so today mark strassmann reports the f.a.a. took action. >> reporter: chopper down-- two months ago, this medevac night flight crashed in scott land, arkansas, killing all through crew members including paramedic gayla gregory. >> any time you fly, there's a danger that, you know, you're going to crash. it had crossed her mind that it could happen any time. >> reporter: to s

>> all right, seth doane in chile.much so just out of curiosity, quickly, 20 seconds we have left here, the whole process that should take you mentioned 12 hours in. about 24 hours? >> reporter: yes. that's has they're thinking. at this rate, moving ahead of schedule. the mining minutes are tweeted that things are moving ahead of schedule. it started around midnight last night chile time. expecting it to continue through late tonight. >> seth, continued great work down there. such a fascinating story. each one of these miners has their own story, what happened when they were trapped down beploep the messages they sent upt and we've been hearing them up a morning long. seth doane, thank you. >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> good morning. you've heard from the politicians, polls and pundits. what about the people? before americans go vote november 2nd some will have their say. straight to the voters in our special series "american voices" tonight only on the "cbs evening news." >> now b

seth doane reporting tonight from copiapo, chile. seth, thank you so much for your reporting all week long. you've done a terrific job. >> reporter: thanks, katie. >> couric: and here at home, a man at the center of the housing meltdown agreed today to pay a record fine to avoid a civil trial for fraud and insider trading. angelo mozilo, co-founder of countrywide financial, will pay $22.5 million in penalties. plus he'll repay $45 million in profits he made. all the money will go to investors mozilo is accused of misleading about the quality of loans countrywide had on its books. anthony mason has more. >> reporter: as founder and c.e.o. of countrywide financial- - the company that came to symbolize the subprime meltdown- - angelo mozilo pocketed more than $400 million. >> in short, as our company did well, i did well. >> reporter: but when "time" magazine named 25 people to blame for the financial crisis, mozilo topped the list. >> you were the largest originator of home mortgages in the country. if you don't bear personal responsib

seth doane is at the san jose mine in chile. seth, if anything that operation is going more smoothly than anticipated. >> reporter: absolutely, katie. in fact it moving well ahead of schedule. that rescue capsule was used to take about 15 minutes to get to the surface is now taking as little as nine, as rescuers get more comfortable with this operation. brazilians, excuse me, chileans are incredibly proud to show their ability here on the world stage, as this has captivated attention in this country. and certainly hats the case here around me in camp hope, where people are still glued to tv sets, as this complex rescue operation unfolds. one by one, husbands, brothers, fathers, and sons emerged to joyous reunions. despite all odds. each lifted from an underground cave that could have just as easily become a tomb. mario sepulveda couldn't contain his joy. the family and his president. >> i was with god and with the devil. and god took us. >> reporter: his starring role has earned him the nickname super mario and led to rumors of

seth doane is outside the mine. seth, i know it's been very tough for the miners and of course their families but their ordeal could soon be over. >> reporter: that's right, katie. i'm standing above an area dubbed "camp hope" which is where many of the family members of the miners have been waiting, some since they were discovered back in august, and hope has never been as high as it is right now. initially, they were told it cook until christmas, until those miners were rescued. now they know it could come as soon as next week. relatives cheer as these mobile hospital unit arrived this morning. rescue capsules, one of which will be used to bring the miners to the surface, are now on site. and sunglasses were sent down to the miners to protect eyes that have not seen sunlight in more than eight weeks. the rescue itself will be attempted using the shaft known as plan b., one of three being drilled, and the closest to completion. the issue now is whether to line the shaft with pipe to both reinforce the hole and to r

jeff. >> glor: from chile once again, seth doane. seth, thank you. still ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, the debate in france over banning the full islamic vail. >> glor: an estimated 50,000 people marched in paris today to protest plans by french president nicholas sarkozy to raise the retirement age in france from 60 to 62. he says the pension fund is nearly broke. and french muslims are protesting a just-passed law barring women from wearing full-face veils in public. this controversial ban takes effect early next year, and elizabeth palmer has more tonight. >> reporter: every new terror alert focuses hostile attention on france's muslims, hostile, they believe, is exacerbated by political attacks like the recent campaign against the full veil led by president nicholas sarsarkozy. "in our country," he said "we can't accept women imprisoned this way." for a pop plus president it was a populist stance. a poll found 82%ment the veil banned in public. it's widely seen as anti-french and a symbol of oppression. but this woman who took up the veil

our correspondent, seth doane is there with the latest this morning. seth? >> reporter: good morning, chris. that's right. work continues behind me he as it has around the clock for the better part of many weeks here. work has been -- they've been drilling closer and closer toward those miners and we're told that moment they break through could be any moment now. we're waiting to hear a siren. we're told that's the signal they've finally reached the trapped men. engineers grinding down through the barren desert say it could be any moment now they break through to the miners. chile's mining minister told reporters yesterday it would be likely saturday morning when the main rescue tunnel nicknamed plan b would reach the men. meanwhile, anxious families continue to do were they've done for more than two months, wait. the 33 men could be pulled to the surface as soon as tuesday, if the tunnel wall is strong enough. a camera sent down the mine will help engineers determine the integrity of the tunnel. and decide whether they'll need to line any of the shaft with

seth doane in boston. thanks, seth. then there is the avalanche. the avalanche of foreclosures forcing americans out of their homes. today, bank of america became the latest lender to announce a moratorium on repossessions. the bank is going back to check whether it rushed foreclosure documents through for thousands of homeowners without verifying the information. meanwhile, in los angeles, homeowners have been lined up for hours for a chance to refinance and avoid foreclosure. bill whit scher there. bill, it's a mob scene there and that in and of itself is heartbreaking. >> reporter: it is indeed, katie. though the recession has been declared over, this convention center is a vivid reminder that many americans are suffering in this economy. many people here have lost their jobs and all of them here fear losing their houses. when miriam castro lost her job with the l.a. school system, the family fell behind on their mortgage. they're about to lose the house they bought two years ago. >> at this point, we're out of places to turn and people to go to

seth, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. for the trapped miners, today's successful test was one enormous step closer to freedom. the final countdown is on. the first of 33 men could emerge in just 36 hours. during today's key test, the capsule was lowered 2,000 feet down the rescue shaft. engineers stopped it just 46 feet short of where the miners are trapped. chile's mining minister joked with reporters as to why. >> we didn't send it down because we can't risk that somebody could jump in. >> reporter: spirits have been high here since early saturday morning when the drill finally broke through. and celebrations quickly broke out. when the trial made contact with where the miners are trapped, it was an american at the controls. jeff hart is from colorado and was called here to help. you're feeling right now at this moment... >> on top of the world. >> reporter: this morning steel tubes, each about the size of a school bus, were installed to reinforce the most unstable part of the rescue tunnel. and now a winch system is be

seth used red hots because his mother loves them, because when his sorbet didn't freeze right, seth suddenlyecame very passionate. >> the first thing that went through my head was, i had taken this chance to do something for my mom and failed. >> i can't do it. i can't do this. i can't -- >> i'm not sure what's going on with seth. and then i realize that seth was crying because he didn't put his ice cream on the plate. >> i'm totally on your team, man. i am on your team. >> the red hots are for my mother. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: red hots are for my mom. did he just say the red hots are for my mommy? i don't think that's been said on tv before. uncle frank, is it appropriate for a grown man to call his mother mommy? >> sure, yes. >> jimmy: wrong. [ laughter ] this is something. the end of an era, i guess. blockbuster video filed for bankruptcy today, because people didn't rewind, is why. experts say the bankruptcy had something to do with the fact that no one in america has rented a video since 1999, which and now where are we going to get a bag of microwave popcorn for $9? it actually works o

seth doane at the san jose mine. we'll see you again tomorrow. thank you, seth. now here's harry. >> all right, maggie. now to politics. three weeks from today, voters across the nation will head to the polls for the all-important midterm elections. and democrats are fighting hard to keep seats they once considered safe. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes is in west virginia. one of the new battleground states. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, harry. the democratic governor here in west virginia has very high approval ratings, and yet he is tied or trailing in the polls for senate. and so he's released a provocative new ad in the hopes that it will shake up this race. >> i'll take on washington -- >> reporter: if you didn't know any better you would think senate candidate joe manchin was a republican. taking a shot at the president's energy bill in this new ad. >> i'll protect our second amendment rights. >> reporter: but he's actually a democrat, firing at his own party. >> i'll take dead aim at the cap and trade bill. >> rep

>> seth doane, thank you, seth. jose sanchez has been outside the mine since the very first day. he had three family members -- trapped inside and joins us this morning from chile. good morning, sir. first, i'd like to ask you what it was like to be part of that massive celebration that we all watched? of. >> translator: it was tremendous. at first, we saw the reality of the situation. and after coming to the top and to be with us, we celebrated until about 2:00 in the morning. >> how are your family members doing? >> translator: everybody's good. everybody is happy, waiting to be reunited. they're in the hospital now, but we're waiting to see them in person. >> have they said what was the most difficult part of their experience? >> translator: when we first got there, we didn't know the situation. and the owners of the mine abandoned -- >> do you know if they will go back to their work as miners? >> translator: no, no members of the family want to continue working as miners. at least none of the family members do. we don't want to live the same experience again. >> what are they

seth doane in chile with the latest. >> reporter: the giant pieces of steel casing were hoisted into position. they're being welded together and lowered into the rescue shaft to reinforce the walls. the process should take about a day and a half. >> you can see some small fractures. and in order to prevent any contingency due to that, we are doing it in the first 100 meters. >> reporter: here's how it works. rescuers are inserting 16 metal tubes, each about the length of a school bus into the first 315 feet of tunnel. that part of the rock is the most jagged and unstable. then, there's a slight bend in the shaft before it turns into harder rock for the rest of the descent into the mine. in copiapo about an hour drive from the mine, the talk at this sunday market is about the rescue. it hit everyone, jenny guzman told me. most of us have miners in our families, neighbors, friends, cousins, we've all been touched by it. but it hit pedro particularly close. his nephew jimmy sanchez, just 19 years old is the youngest of the trapped miners. you are here selling boots trying to make a livi

seth doane is at the scene. >> reporter: relatives cheered as these mobile hospital units arrived. rescue capsules, one of which will be used to bring the miners to the surface are now on site. and sunglasses were sent down to the miners to protect eyes that have not seen sunlight in more than eight weeks. the rescue itself will be attempted using the shaft known as plan b, one of three being drilled and the closest to completion. the issue now is whether to line the shaft with pipe to both reinforce the hole and to reduce the possibility of the rescue capsule becoming jammed. but, inserting the protective casing would delay the rescue another eight to ten days. there's also the risk that if something goes wrong during the process, the rescue shaft could become blocked. maria just wants her brother back. she's barely left the mine since the accident and told us she's never lost faith. >> translator: god does miracles and we're almost ready to rescue them. >> reporter: now, that rescue capsule is quite small. imagine roughly the width of a bicycle tire these miners have to fit into

seth doane is in chile at the mine with more. >> reporter: it was an emotional and exciting night here in the shadow of the san jose mine and the rescue operation is in full swing now. they want to extract roughly one miner every hour. so, if it continues to move ahead according to plan, it will last, these rescue operations will last, well through the next day and into the night. but, it has been so incredibly emotional. we were in the middle of camp hope, the area where miners' families have set up vigil for months, for weeks, waiting for word. and when that first miner stepped out of that cage, we were there as the crowd just erupted with joy. grown men hugging, crying, just tears of emotion. so incredibly well choreographed by the chilean government captured almost every angle on televisions that were broadcast not only around the nation and around nearby towns but around the mine, as well. the rescue operation, of course, is not over, but it appears to be moving ahead as scheduled, as this dramatic story continues to unfold. seth doane, cbs news, at the san jose mine, chile. >> no

but as seth doane shows us tonight, even the best of them can always use some brushing up. >> follow me into this gallery. >> reporter: they're never given much time to evaluate a scene. >> you can all step in. it's a large painting. >> we were taught from the academy how to observe and look a little deeper than what meets the eye. >> reporter: but he's not talking about art academy. rather, police academy. >> they're often wearing their weapons. >> reporter: in the museum? >> in the museum, and it's become an issue for should museums. >> reporter: amy herman teaches the art of perception, a course she designed to use fine art to sharpen the observation skills of her students who are members of the c.i.a., secret service, and on this day, the n.y.p.d. at new york's metropolitan museum of art. >> we're getting them off the streets and out of the precincts and it refreshes their sense of inquiry. they're thinking how am i doing my job and it forces them to think about how they communicate and see the world around them. >> reporter: to encourage them to describe and communicate better,

seth doane in chile.stions for both. republican christine o'donnell is running against democrat chris coons. coons had to explain the influence of a marxist professor while o'donnell once again explained her statement on experimenting with witch craft. >> this election cycle should not be about comments made on a comedy show over a decade and a half ago. >> it's an article i wrote as a senior the day of our commencement speech. the title and content of that clearly makes it obvious that it was a joke. >> there was also much discussion of health care reform. most polls in delaware have o'donnell trailing by double digits. >>> first lady michelle obama is on the campaign trail this week. this morning she's in sweet home chicago where she spent the night at the obama south side home after a windy city appearance for the democratic senate candidate alexi. >> she's not going to vermont because we find dave price there checking the weather. that could not be a more postcard perfect picture of you. look at that.