i see the colorado plateau. this bowl is from american museum of natural history and that's where it is now. that's the storage place. where it was from before is pueblo bonito in chaco canyon where there were rooms filled to the ceiling with bowls stacked within each other, bowls like this. all their designs, you can kind of get a glimpse around this. they have this flawless symmetry blending all the way around. it looks like that place. it looks like that landscape. i look into this and i see the sharp edges of the land. i see the way the earth is shaped out there. i see the routes in their vessels. i mean, to understand these, this one came out of a 13th century site in southwest colorado and i would sit with these bowls for hours and hours, drawing them into my sketch book because that was the only way i could really understand the complexity of how they got their symmetries to match up because i could never get them to match up in my drawings. i could never do a 100 percent accurate rendition of these becaus

the colorado plateau is covered with chert, a glassy rock that is really really good for making tools, making very sharp edges. you find there are pieces of chert all over the place and you can still cut your skin open very quickly with it and it's been sitting out in the open. >> where does chert come from? . >> it's a marine rock that's mostly silica. you find it in these layers, sandstone layers. if you are especially in a marine or water environment, you will find this layer of chert. it's in all colors, purple, green, red, blue. it's a beautiful rock. . >> one thing i wanted to ask you, the review in the paper recently on sunday said that your book is different from all the other books about the anastazi because you brought out some of the non-flattering parts of their culture like violence. how did you conclude that they were a violent culture? . >> well, i didn't necessarily conclude they were a violent culture, i just concluded there was violence in their culture. the evidence is very clear where you find masker sites, where every place you drop a trench there are bodies, unbu

that particular issue and that issue in the state of colorado has flummoxed the romney campaign in the past. this was back in may. >> medical marijuana is legal in colorado. one of our viewers asked, should marijuana be legalized for medical use? >> aren't there issues of significance you'd like to talk about? >> this is an significant issue in colorado. medical marijuana. >> i think marijuana should not be legal in this country. i believe it's a gateway drug to other drug violations. >> we're going to do marriage. those are state issues. aren't they? really? >> mr. romney getting testy with the reporter in colorado for even asking him about the issue. which his running mate skew screwed up. he got annoyed with the same reporter for asking about guy marriage as well and that same reporter in colorado, she also created more headaches for the romney campaign nationally as well as in colorado this year when she reported on the air last month that the romney campaign had insisted on certain ground rules as a precondition for her being allowed to interview mr. romney. listen. >> this all st

and the giants -- colorado packed it in three months ago. ain 8 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 8 strikeouts. 15-five, e.r.a. under 3. the magic number is 5. >>> the a's are off to an undistinguished start of this road trip. brett anderson, really nice since he came back from tommy john. his 48th pitch an oblique muscle. he leaves and detroit opened it up from there. miguel cabrera, triple crown numbers. no. 1 batting average, 2nd in home runs, 1st in rbis. that's his 41st home run. 6-2 tigers. a's tied with the orioles atop the wildcard. angels lose, so they stay 2.5 games back. >>> alex smith has been red-hot but apparently has no regard for the rules! this is laughable. he wore a giants hat to a press conference. nfl fined him $15,000. then they thought, man, this is pretty silly. we got the bountygate deal going on, and we're going to fine this go 15-grand? so they have given alex a stiff warning. always, always wear nfl official gear to your press conferences. and that's no joke. >> always. like you always wear your kron gear! [ laughter ] >> ar

a statement provided to cbs news warns, what the colorado referendum does is chill free speech. ves incumbent politicians an inherent advantage. although colorado voters are expected to pass the referendum by a big margin, public opinion consultant eric sondermann provides a reality check. >> it has no binding effect it is simply what i call a postcard to congress. >> i'm -- >> which means the ad barrage will continue. as will the debate. this kind of unlimited spending free speech at its best? or at its worst? barry peterson, cbs news, denver. >> jeff: next on tonight's "cbs evening news", a new subject for kids, all part of a new world order. well, i had all the classic symptoms... like the elephant on my chest... he thought he was having a heart attack. she said, "take an aspirin, we need to go to the hospital." i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm very grateful to be alive. aspirin really made a difference. >> jeff: a failing school district in macon, georgia, where half of the students fail

this is the colorado organization for victim assistance. give the money to the victims after community first foundation releases the funds. but cova wouldn't talk to us, citing that gag order, but they did say this. >> 100% of the donations that are coming to cova are going to the victims. >> reporter: the frustration from the families is there shouldn't be all of these middle men involved, all of these nonprofits. that it should be money from the donor directly to the victims. >> get the compensation delivered to the victims. and their families as soon as possible. delay is the enemy of these programs. >> reporter: this $5 million fund what would you like to tell the administrators of the fund? >> get off your butt and get the funds to the people who need it. >> reporter: till that happen, nolan will continue to limp along, basically on his own. kyung lah, cnn, aurora, colorado. >> the governor of colorado held a meeting today with victims families and the nonprofits, pledging to help them. now, no money was actuallyissue ed but the nonprof

. >> reporter: high in the colorado rockies is where the trouble starts for millions of affected by thisr's devastating drought. these are the head waters of the arkansas river-- the first of 1,469 miles. so we're looking at basically a stream. >> it's probably running about a third of what it usually would be running at this time of the year. >> reporter: gary hanks is a deputy water commissioner for the state. he controls the water supply for two dozen ranchers and farms-- an especially difficult job this year. those gorgeous mountain tops have only about a quarter of their normal snow pack. >> it was like a perfect storm in a way. >> reporter: the lack of snow, the lack of rain and the earlier break to the season? >> right. exactly. >> reporter: each morning, hanks wakes up to an e-mail from his bosses telling him how much water there is and whose irrigation ditches will get filled. >> this one has been turned off before. >> reporter: colorado prioritizes who gets water through a system of inherited claims that reaches back to the 19th century. >> i'm satisfying everybody that has may

the >> has come since 1989 of advocated legalizing marijuana, controller cannot regulate, tax it. we had a tipping point with regard to marijuana and legalizing it. i think that colorado is going to do that. it's on the ballot in colorado this november, regulate marijuana like alcohol. i think it is going to pass. when it passes and if it doesn't pass the colorado come is going to pass the 50% of americans now say they support the motion. it is a growing number. it's a growing number because people are talking about the issue more than they ever have before, recognizing 90% of the drug problem is prohibition repeated, not use related. that is not to discount the problems of use and abuse, but that should be the focus. i think when we legalize marijuana were going to take giant steps forward regarding all other drugs and that is going to be starting with looking at the drug issue first as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue. >> let's get the police that on the streets enforcing real crime. the three at the coors and lets end to the prisons of the 2.3 million people that we have in them, the majority category of those being drug-related. and of course we

for the suspect in the colorado movie massacre. massacre.prosecutorr have filed a motion... to add 10 charges tt the 142 already against james hoomes.holmes is pccused of opening gunfire in july... at a midnight showing of the latest batman movie.12 people were killed... and 8 others injured. the topics have now been decided... for the first presidennial election. were released by debatt they moderator, jim lehrer off -b-s. the first 3 of the debate's 6 segmentss.. will focus on the economy.tte other 3 segments will focus on health care... the role of government... and governing.each segment is expected to last about 15 minutes.the first debate ttkes place october 3rd... at the university of denver in colorado. an iowa couple... has the ultimate wedding crasher... president obama! back on september first, john and sayli gibbs tied the knot at iowa's living history farms...but on the same daa... president obama has a last minute rally at the same ocati. location.luckily the vent ended on time.... and the ccuple got married.they even commander ii chief.from the - jon: "everythi

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colorado's airport. >>> news today that the money game hit a new high. ad spending plus the super pacs has surpassed some $600 million. half of that eye-popping total has gone to run ads in ohio, virginia, and florida alone. we'll have more on these stories the the next two hours right here. more now, though, on the last minute cancellation by the romney campaign in colorado. peter alexander joining us now by telephone from pueblo, colorado. the governor was supposed to be speaking in about three hours. >> craig, we are here in denver. we're intending to join the campaign but they gave us a heads-up that the event was canceled. it happened at the result of an experimental plane that crashed earlier this morning where one person was killed and ended up

, he was serving time for the mayhem he and a friend caused on the streets of colorado springs. >> when i approached bruce, he was outside of his cell, and i said, bruce, you know, i'm with the camera crew, what do you want? i know why you're here, and we'd love to get your story. he said, well, why wouldn't you want my story, look at me. i'm like a movie actor. >> bastian accepted a plea bargain on two murder charges that resulted in a 60-year sentence for accessory and conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated robbery. the crimes occurred over a four-month period and were committed by bruce who was home on leave and a discharged army buddy. their two murder victims were fellow soldiers, one of whom served in their unit. >> it just kind of came out of nowhere one night really. i mean, we were sitting there, we were drinking at my house.

and now sh, what about the builn advantage there in colorado? dict anybody having an built-in advantage. the redrent pocent polls in the week including our own, "denver post" puts obama ahead one or two percentage points, but always within the margin of error including "the new york times" and the quinnipiac and the others about the same, so that is why i believe you will see mitt romney trailing back here in the next few days. >> we love it to talk to the folks actually on the ground there. thank you for spending time with us, and of course sh, the real clear politics reporter erin mcpike, and ladies, great to have you both with us. you are going to stick around? >> i will. >> i hope we are paying you double time today. coming up, i hope we are going live to colorado where mitt romney hopes to gain a few votes today. plus -- >> i want to see fire in the belly and move forward. >> that is wisconsin governor scott walker this morning. we want to talk to a senior republican strategist about whether mitt romney will be taking the governor's advice,

a sweat commute in the colorado rockies. thunderstorms drenching highways across much of texas. so, from the oklahoma city to the ohio valley. in florida, from orlando to miami. >> and it's a great day for flying out there. we don't say that a lot. there are no weather-related airport delays on tap today. smooth sailing to new orleans. >> that's good news for you. >>> more news this morning. first responders rushed to the tarmac at new york's jfk airport yesterday, set for a crash landing. >> a jetliner arriving from brazil, lost control of the front landing gear with its wheel stuck sideways. then, with fuel running throw, she told the 190 passengers onboard to brace for impact. >> they told us the front gear was -- had a problem. so, we would have an emergency landing. >> a lot of things go through your mind. that might be the last time you're going to fly. you know? or have a chance to see anybody. but it worked out fine. >> amazingly, just 50 feet above the runway, those front wheels turned forward again. and the plane touched down without incident, prompting a huge round of

. >> on the road in colorado the swing state president obama talking to college students at the university of colorado in boulder. he tried turning the economic tables on the campaign saying he has nothing new to turn around the economy. steve centanni is there interesting day for the obama campaign as one of the surrogates saying americans are not better off than they were four years ago. that tipped off quite a day of back and forth with the romney campaign firing out a statement just hours ago how is the obama campaign dealing with it? >> this is a delicate possibly sdang russ question, are you better offer than you were four years ago. this helped turn the race against jimmy carter. republicans trying it again this year. the answer to the question for maryland governor martino maley didn't help democrats any. >> can you say people are better off than four years ago? >> no but that's not the question for this selection. we are not as well off as we were before george bush brought us the bush job losses the bush recession, the bush deficits, the series of desert wars charged for the fooi

the focus on making sure that we're building a culture of innovation. colorado is the last three years when there were no jobs anywhere, more 25-34 year-old came to call rudder than any other state in the country. -- colorado more than any other state in the country. we want to make sure they are employed in innovative companies that have an opportunity for full education and research. there has to be a culture fun -- from the federal grant all the way down in research. they should hammer out what the appropriate compromise is to repatriate all those overseas profit corporations are not putting back into our or economy. the largest beneficiary would be california. we want to see what the cutting edge is. most of a still look for california. -- loomost of us still look to california. what governor brown said about the traditional politics is all about taking the thing in making it fresh. to a certain extent, i tried to be a writer in college. i failed miserably. a professor said everything has been set but not everything has been said superbly. even if it had, ev

in aurora, colorado and the month of july. that left 12 people dead. with 60 injured. this information from previous court documents including confirmation that the gunman, james jones said a package to the university of colorado psychiatrist. james- holmes.. although the psychiatrist said that she did not see the notebook. and also documents included information that he spoke with other students to about killing people. when his life was over. defense attorneys have argued that he is mentally ill impossibility of an insanity plea. >> police arrested the anti- islamic film that is sparking outrage worldwide. he is convicted of bank fraud in 2010 and four of his probation is not being allowed access to a computer. part of this- probation was not been allowed access to computer however, once he uploaded that to you to be violated his probation. and this ranged from tunisia, sudan. and watching the doubt there'l the dow jones. and this rebound is from first filing unemployment is the lowest level since the month of july. also, th

. >>> up next, new information on the suspect in the colorado movie theater shooting. >>> apple apologizes for the lousy maps and jon kelley is a skateboarding fiend just ahead. >>> and if the mystery house is not spooky enough, i'll take you here to show you what they have dreamed up. it is almost october. that story coming up. >>> just in to the newsroom this morning, some new information about the suspect in the deadly movie theater attack in colorado. the court has just unsealed documents in this case. in the documents, prosecutors say james holmes was banned from the campus for threatening a professor weeks before the shooting. holmes right now facing 152 charges of murder and attempted murder for the july 20th shooting spree that killed 20 people at "the batman the dark knight rises." >>> and ceo tim cook is apologizing for a map app that does not live up to apple standards. scott mcgrew reports that this is the second time in apple's history saying they blew it. >> they had to call a special press conference on the iphone 4 antenna. and cook posted a letter on the web site this morn

>>> president obama busy on the campaign trail. he is in coloradoight now continuing the push in swing states in particular on his way to the democratic national convention this week. jessica yellin sat down for an in depth interview with the president. she is giving us a preview now. >> right now it's easy to get caught up in the little spats of the campaign news cycle. we look at major events that shaped the last 3 1/2 years, the president's time in office. one of the recurrent themes is the partisanship in washington especially meaningful because in 2008 the president campaign saying in part that he would heal the bitter divides in washington and around the country. so in my interview with president obama i talked to him about why he hasn't built more relationships with some of those washington insiders who could have helped get his agenda through. >> sometimes michelle and i not doing the circuit and going out to dinners with folks is perceived as us being cruel. it has more to do with us being parents. when we are in town here in washington in

what we're concerned about is taking marijuana off the streets in colorado, and making it regulated ando that we can control the market rather than leaving it in an entirely uncontrolled illegal market where we're empowering criminals and cartels. >> cenk: one last quick question for you, president obama has done a record number of swat style race on legal dispensaries. is he part of the solution or unfortunately, part of the problem. >> that remains to be seen. we'll find out, cenk, after the election. at this point we know that it the federal government allow states to write their own rules in terms of how they handle controlled substances. we have that right as coloradoans. we anticipate using that right following november 6th. and we hope that the federal government will work with us to ensure a more sensible policy here in colorado. >> cenk: thank you so much for joining us on "the young turks"." really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> cenk: we're down to the top three elbows on top of mitt romney's head. i'll tell you what, number three comes from the big guy himself pre

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the hospital. we may do something like that in colorado. >> what about the suspect in the case in colorado, james holmes. i'm not sure what his assets are if he even has any. could you go after him and his estate personally for compensation? >> that's tilting the wind mills. have i have nothing to do with that. the governor made it clear to me yesterday there is a discrete fund of about $5 million sitting, ready to be distributed to the victims of the shooting in the movie theater and that money hopefully we will get a program up, a protocol drafted, get that money out in a matter of weeks. that is the goal and the governor made it very clear to me that is the goal. >> yeah. having been out there covering that story, a met a lot of those families. i'm sure they are certainly in need and appreciate your hard work. ken feinberg, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> victor? >> there's some good news. science -- scientists announce a new, aggressive plan to fight cancer. but first, good morning. washington, d.c., a beautiful shot at the capital. the sun is up there. there aren't many people there now, if a

the hospital. we may do something like that in colorado. >> what about the suspect in the case in colorado, james holmes. i'm not sure what his assets are if he even has any. could you go after him and his estate personally for compensation? >> that's tilting the wind mills. have i have nothing to do with that. the governor made it clear to me yesterday there is a discrete fund of about $5 million sitting, ready to be distributed to the victims of the shooting in the movie theater and that money hopefully we will get a program up, a protocol drafted, get that money out in a matter of weeks. that is the goal and the governor made it very clear to me that is the goal. >> yeah. having been out there covering that story, a met a lot of those families. i'm sure they are certainly in need and appreciate your hard work. ken feinberg, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> victor? >> there's some good news. science -- scientists announce a new, aggressive plan to fight cancer. but first, good morning. washington, d.c., a beautiful shot at the capital. the sun is up there. there aren't many people there now, if a

the suspect in last july's movie theater massacre in colorado had been barred from the campus of the ersity of colorado after he threatened a professor. we learned that today when hundreds of pages of documents were released in court. barry petersen is at the courthouse in centennial, colorado, tonight. barry? >> reporter: well, scott, media organizations, including cbs news, had argued that corporate documents in this case should be made public. a judge agreed, but first he allowed attorneys on both sides to cross out any information they felt might jeopardize a fair trial. most of the documents released today look like this-- with many words on each page blacked out. one document was filed by prosecutors trying to gain access to communication between holmes and his then-psychiatrist university of colorado's dr. lynne fenton. prosecutors allege about five weeks before the movie shooting a threat was made by holmes towards blank. here the name of the professor is blacked out or, in legal terms, redacted. the document says the unnamed professor then terminated their relationship with h

. >> let's go to baseball -- the atlanta braves got by the colorado rockies. the nationals are on a roll. they play the cubs downtown and when a series this has been. six more home runs, 12 in two nights. the nationals of the best record in all of baseball. >> good teams don't take nothing for granted. a lot of times, have more energy and more to prove by beating the guys at top. we have been down there and laugh and we know what it's like. we're not letting up. >> our play of the day -- indians and tigers. chasing the ball down and look at this. it makes a spectacular catch. one of the fans got after him pretty good. not happy spill his beer. that is the play of the day. tiger woods had a solid round with seven under behind the leaders. there are three tied at the top. rory mcelroy leaving where he left off last week. eight under par. a birdie putt and on the birdie train. tied lead simpson and gramm delay, three of the top tiger. a four game series with the yankees tonight. the orioles trail by just one game in the standing and this is just the last game betw

how is the energy issue playing out in colorado? > we're in all of the above energy state. we have coal. we're producing a lot of natural gas. we have some oil. we have abundant wind and solar and geo thermal so we're pursuing all of those options. one of the great success stories in colorado has been our wind energy industry. we have four facilities here, manufacturing everything from the blades to the towers to the nestles. this will be close to your heart. 8,000 parts are needed in a wind turbine. i don't know how many parts go into an automobile but the supply chain dynamic is really an exciting one here in colorado. lo and behold, mitt romney comes to colorado this summer and said he would let the production tax credit expire because somehow we're weighting the scales on the side of renewables. his policy would ruin our wind industry. frankly, he's not running into political winds of the wrong kind because of his position on the tax credit. i don't get it. >> jennifer: let me ask you about that. >> yeah. >> jennifer: i want to a

the focus on making sure that we're building a culture of innovation. colorado is the last three years when there were no jobs anywhere, more 25-34 year-old came to call rudder than any other state in the country. -- colorado more than any other state in the country. we want to make sure they are employed in innovative companies that have an opportunity for full education and

they won 10 of 14 games against the rocks so far this season. now, coloradopriority, but clenching the nl west at home is certainly on the giants' mind. >> we have to go out and just win every game that we can, and if we clinch on the home stand, we clinch on the home stand, but i think we've done a good job of putting that stuff behind us, anyway, and going out and winning every game we possibly can. >> it's going to be a challenge. obviously we have to play good baseball from here on out and we'll see what happens. you just try to go day by day and win each game. >> reporter: an update on greg blanco who felt a pinch in his shoulder on saturday. he's feeling much better today. he is available to pinch run if needed but he will not be ready to swing a bat until wednesday at the earliest. i'm amy gutierrez for nbc bay area news. >> all right, amy, thanks very much. the race is almost over. he was scratched from another start yesterday with a hip injury, and there is a chance he could need surgery that would keep him out until next may. >>> owen wilson and vin