afternoon game for the nationals. ey're pling without their two bigboppers in the starting lineup. both zimmerman and dunn given the night off. the starting pitcher this afternoon, they take on the astros. debt whiler delivering to carlos lee. a blooper in the shallow left ceer. roger bernadina converges. desmond with a little basket catch there. that was pretty sweet. he has blossomed since the all-star break. his one problem is consistency in the field. cas in point here, bad throw. pulls him off the bag. in come the run. humberto quintero make it 2-1. desmond searching for that consistency six same score in the sixt danny espinoza comes in to score. desmond was running on the pitch. he come around to score as well. the national takes 3-2 lead. they are up 7-2 in the eighth inning. in case you haven't heard, the redskins in st. louis sunday. our first road game of the year. still no definitive word on rookie lft tale trent williams who suffered a bruised knee and sprained toe against houston. he did not take part in

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how many secrets reside in the repositories of our national archives? have any of the secrets been improperly penetrated and revealed? we'll ask the archivist of the united states, alan weinstein. [theme song playing] >> doctor alan weinstein, it's a great pleasure having yo pleasure to be here. >> recently, you brought the minister of iraq. what did he -- what was his impression? what did he take away from your visit and what did you show him? >> john, we have over a million visitors every year. he was -- he had the place to himself for a while. he was interested in seeing the charters of freedoms, interested in seeing the declaration of independence, the constitution and -- >> u.n. declaration? >> and the bill the rights, the u.s. charter. he was also interested in the revolutionary period. washington -- was fascinated to spend sometime with washington's documents. he knew a great deal about american history. he also knew a great deal about the american revolution, for example, that we like so many other democracies began with support from other countr

the families of flight 93. for all of her work to help our nation he'll in the days and months after the attack. much. [applause] i come here today, not just as first lady, on behalf of my husband and a grateful nation. i come as an american, standing with off at the heroism of our citizens. heartbroken at the loss that so many of you have endured. i come as a mother, thinking about what my daughters and what all of our sons and daughters can learn from the 40 men and women whose memories we honor today. the men and women of flight 93 were college students and grandparents, businessmen, pilots, and flight attendants. there was a writer, and seek dealer, a lawyer -- antique dealer, a lawyer, an engineer. they came from all different backgrounds and walks of life. they all took a different path to that september morning. in that awful moment, when the facts became clear and they were called to make an impossible choice, they'll found at the same resolve. and they agreed to the same, bold plan, calling the people that they loved. many of them giving comfort instead of seeking it. explaining that th

-- -- in the nation on the subject. do you think we have bottomed out? >> the best measures we have tell the following story. the economy has been growing, incomes have been growing, for more than 12 months. the private sector, not the government, has been creating jobs. >> please, to the best of your knowledge, flag it. tell may i think it is over, or i did not think it is over. >> i am very confident the economy is on a path to a gradual, steady improvement to economic growth. >> i think we all are. if we do not but we will recover some day. >> it is the gentleman's time. the gentleman may talk. >> i was hoping you would shock is a bunch of people and men up and say yes or no. >> it is a question of what economists think about the recession. >> i do not care what economists think. i know what retire people think, what husbands and wives think, but i want to know what you think. you are the secretary of the treasury? >> we are in a tough economy, and we are still living with the deep scars. we have a lot of work to do.

in the. nation to the peace world peace. talk a little bit more about india twenty twenty you of course wrote a book saying india will become a very different nation a much stronger nation by that time tell me a little bit more about it. people. said back. we had an impact but i get to. it. definitely. because they mentioned also. the question of developments and of course that's one of the. hardest hit with poverty and has been quite a problem. to overcome. that is the how. and the. mission. that. national prosperity national can come. to happen help put forth how. the. global vision and mission and mission and. and i phone number of europe come to the. peace and prosperity. act. in the world that will bring peace. but. i'm going to. be. bringing the. nation. in the. day. what about specifically. the problem of poverty. as a nation. in . africa. and. that. prices are prices. of course it's not only. also within the format of the bric brazil russia india and china what is your opinion. do you think that they have a strong pos

first inning the nationals get to him yet again. son can't quite get to it so danny scores all the way from first base. that is a triple for desmond his third of the season. the nationals lead 1-0. third inning phillies are now leading. howard's 30th homerun this season. the nationals fall to the phillies 5-2. >> elsewhere the yankees and orioles and guthrie having some trouble in the first. posada gets it into it. y wiggington's glove and out. they take the early 2-0 lead. the yankees are up 4-2 when robinson unloads on guthrie. not called the bronx bombers for nothing, folks. they win 11-3. >> it is almost time for off the wall. martin what are you and i going to discuss after the bra he can? >> how about a little controversy? 40 who should be in the locker room and who had the best week in the nfl the opening week. >> i can't wait to hear your answers. i'm sure they are wrong. stick around we are up after the break. e check the tag. made in france. wow. the price tag. double wow. up to 60% off. find what makes

is the national director of the national district attorneys association national center for prosecution of child abuse, where she coordinate and manage his activities and operations of the center. she trains a child abuse professionals on investigation and prosecution. in 2004, she coordinated the development on two trial advocacy courses for prosecution of online child sex trafficking. deborah richardson is responsible for implementation of a strategic plan that includes programming, research, a valuation, communications and project initiatives of this global network of 165 women's funds in six continents. she has designed a model programs -- center to end adolescent sexual exploitation, angeles house, which is the only safe house in the southeast for sexually exploited girls, and she has been involved in the creation of multi disciplinary systems of care. her organization has some shocking recordings which she will describe. our seventh witness is william clinton and paul, the director of customer service for craigslist. in that capacity he served as their primary contact person for t

doctor weinstein what is your mission at the u.s. national archives and h are you able to fulfill that mison with the budge case, you know that. >> year's budget. john. we hope for more: the national archives and records administration serves american democracy. i'm going to read to you the very brief mission statement. preserves for the american people and their public servants the records of our federal government. we assure continuing access to the essential documents of the rights of american citizens and the actions of government. we promote historic understanding of your national experience -- >> so you store bills of pieces of paperer? >> over 1 billion in the building downtown alone but the building downtown, sometimes it's misunderstood, we have four head quarters in washington. four different buildings, we have 11 press denies laborraries -- presidential library, if nickson joins -- nixon joining that it will be 12. >> isn't that a done deal? >> i encouraged -- >> why was there a standoff? >> there were differences what the library

the national transportation safety board is also investigating the crash. family members were breathing sighs of relief last night. some were released. >> video like this of the children injured in today's bus crash sent family members rushing into suburban hospitals to check on their loved ones. eight of the 12 injured came here. >> it was very scary. we are glad that they are safe. >> signs of relief. the fund is of the survivors was setting family and nurses before going home we watch as four children left a hospital. these three kids are assembling a. their ages 11 and 12. >> it could have been a whole lot worse. they went to the national zoo without -- and least one adult. >> at the hospital also treated them for them -- treated them. >> the things that stand out about this accident is that the fall seems pretty significant. i'm surprised there and not more severe injuries. moving and storage driver was in rush hour traffic behind the tour bus. the bus crash. they pulled four children from the wreckage. >> there was the window. a ticket from a hand in

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citizenship is the highest honor our nation can bestow. natch value asian -- natural sigs sew -- naturalization ceremonies are an important part of that the oath of allegiance is to protect the united states from all threats foreign and domestic. it is a solemn and joyful and patriot experience. i appreciate congressman serrano making improvements to the initial bill. it clarifies that members, whether representatives or senators can only jdmr -- administer the oath to those from their congressional district or in the case of senators, from their own state. in order to prevent it from being used for political purposes, no member can administer the olte of allegiance in 90 days prior to any lech in which that member is a candidate. the 90 tai period parallels the house rules that prevent house-funded mailings 90 days before an election. finally irk requested that language be added that members can only administer the oath at a naturalization ceremony set up, conducted, and overseen by the department of homeland security. this shows the impor

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is the national director of the national district attorneys association national center for prosecution of child abuse, where she coordinate and manage his activities and operations of t center. she trains a child abuse professionals on investigation and prosecution. in 2004, she coordinated the development on two trial advocacy courses for prosecution of online child sex traffking. deborah richardson is responsible for implementation of a strategic plan that includes programming, research, a valuation, communications and project initiatives of this global network of 165 women's funds in six continents. she has designed a model programs -- center tond adolescent sexual exploitation, angeles house, which is the only safe house in the southeast for sexually exploited girls, and she has been involved in the creation of multi disciplinary systems of care. her organization has some shocking recordings which she will describe. our seventh witness is william clinton and paul, the director of customer service for craigslist. in that capacity he served as their primary contact person for the law

. >> the national anthem of the united states. nd playing "star-spangled banner"] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. >> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, most of all families and friends of those we lost on 9/11, inside the pentagon, near the chapel, lies a quilt on display. it was stitched together by dozens of americans who simply wanted those of us who survived the attack on his building to note that day, our fellow citizens, would always remember those who did not. on that quilt are written these words by a little girl, "in our hearts, we weep for you. in our minds, we honor you." today, her words still comfort us, because today, we still weak for those we lost here and in new york -- weep for those we lost here, in new york, and in somerset county. we honor them with our presence and certainly with this memorial. mostly, we honor them with our lives, with what we have done from that day to this, the sacrifices we have borne, the laughter we have shared,

[laughter] the nation needed america to respond. dron in the country, there were clear and unambiguous needs. we would sort out the control structure later on, thanks to folks like dan creedon over there from tracon. it was clear what needed to be done. sorting out the command-and- control structure became a challenge in some places like washington. the ground control intercept folks -- a fighter radar can only see a certain distance, 60 to 80 miles. as the cap commander, i wanted to see much further than that. poor dan creedon gets paired up with dan caine who is asking for very specific information as fast as he can get. to his credit, he acted quickly. it they did in amazing and extraordinary things on nine -- the ground controllers did amazing and extraordinary things on 9/11. the responded with honor and professionalism beyond anything i can communicate -- they responded with honor and professionalism beyond anything i can communicate to you. they gave us situational awareness. on a day like 9/11, whether you are a fighter pilot

what does this mean for the nationals? >> it means that we've lost a two time executive of the year in his career and a long time player executive and a guy who has run an organization, but he certainly has, like i said, laid the foundation for success here in washington. we're just going to continue where we're at. >> nationals looking for their third win in a row hosting the astros, top 3 tied at one. a great catch at short and doubles up the runner at first. he may lead the league with 33 errors but that was some nice defense. bottom 6, nats up 3-2, two outs. this one is launched to left center. it's the 11th home run of the season for him and the nats win 7-2. >>> well, the nats are headed toward a third consecutive last place finish in the nl east, but albert haynesworth, kareem moore, laron landry and clinton portis all practiced today and better news despite nursing minor injuries. keyland williams moved up the depth chart. the undrafted free agent rookie was a member of the 2007 national champion team. give the 24-y

long is the pastor at one of the nation's biggest baptist churches. >>> as bedbugs continue to sweep across the country, experts are now struggling to come up with the best battle plan to take them on. hundreds of people gathered for a bedbug summit outside of chicago yesterday, armed with some new ideas to squash the problem for good. abc's barbara pinto was there. >> reporter: the war on bedbugs has come to this. a first-ever national convention, showcasing the latest weapons. dogs trained to detect the tiny insects. and devices that kill them. so, basically, this is how they hitch a ride? >> right. bedbugs will hitch a ride in your stuff. in your belongings. >> reporter: this heater bakes suitcases at 120 degrees, killing any stowaway. if they infest your furniture, this trailer-sized version is big enough for mattresses. lorne chasnick goes to the other extreme -- freezing the bugs. >> it will kill them on contact. >> reporter: so, this makes snow? >> yes it does. i'll show you. >> reporter: scott linde, an exterminator, came all the way to chicago from new jersey. >> ten out of t

obesity rates in the nation, by the way. there was a running game and there were plenty of fireworks at the national park tonight. but was it enough against the astros? did the little piggy cry wee wee wee all the way home? piggy: weeeeeee, weeeeeee, weeeeeee, weeeee weeeeeeee. mom: max. ...maxwell! piggy: yeah? mom: you're home. piggy: oh,cool, thanks mrs. a. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving forward. >> the redskins cut running back larry johnson after the veteran gained only 2 yards in the first two games. he was replaced with chad simpson from morgan state. johnson ran backwards. he ran right off the roster. the redskins are dead last in the nfl in rushing. they are averaging over 54 yards a game, which is 10 yards less than anyone else in the leak. they are still confident. >> it is something we are going to keep working on. it does not happen overnight, but i like the direction we are heading. we had great effort during t

the hou house. they nationalized it around the president. , nationalizing the congressional election around george w. bush in 2006 and so the counter strategy to that has always been been get them to go local and, by the way, go negative. go against the individual candidate. don't try to get into this national debate because we will lose the national debate. republicans did the same thing. in 2006 when the democrats went after them nationally with george w. bush they changed the subject. they tried to change the subject to local. >> isn't the other way to run against that, all right, you want to talk national, let's compare what barack obama's offering to what you're offering, joe miller in alaska. if republicans are trying to set the script, shouldn't democrats recognize that they shouldn't accept that framing and do what the republicans don't want them to do? >> when we recall that this only matters in the swing districts, most of these are settled. the outcome is settled. it's been settled for a year. there's no contest. in the swing distr

i'm calling for the nation to join me on the national mall. >> a million moderate march. >> his rallye sanity will be sarcastically countered by the march to keep your lives -- keep fear alive. >> sanity in washington? >> they take the farcical approach to point out how divided we are, hoping to put the handcuffs and hatred on hold for an afternoon. >> i disagree with you but i'm pretty sure you are not hitler. >> they say it is politic that a couple of comedians would turn out to be today's great communicators. >> i think they speak a language that people can hear. >> it seems plenty will be listening. facebook pages have been flooded with humorous and genuinely hopeful rsvp's. >> absolutely. >> anywhere jon stewart is, i will be there. >> any chance this is a hoax? the national parks service says it has received a request for the permit and an expected crowd of 25,000 people. scott thuman, abc 7 news. >>> an update now for you on a story that we brought you on wednesday. when d.c. child care center that was going to close will now remain open. it is housed in the basement of the off

, the national interest, the best thing for britain now is a new government that works together in thel interest, and i hope with all my heart that is something we can achieve. that is all i have to say for now. i hope you understand, but i will not be taking questions because this urgent work must begin. thank you. >> we leave the british leader's speeches. you can find them in their entirety at c-span.org. next, president obama on the latest unemployment numbers released today. the labor department report shows unemployment rising to 9.9% in >> in my day, i said he was and still is the best dressed da mayor in the nation. am i correct, everybody? willie brown. [applause] you will need him again, but please help me welcome send francisco assessor phil king, supervisor david chiu, carmen chu. [applause] supervisor eric mar, right here. [applause] public defender jeff adachi. it was just here. and from the city administrator's office, edwin lee. right here. [applause] and i would also like to welcome some generals who may be in our audience. i did not get a chance to see if you were her

candidates and campaigners have been attacked in many parts of the nation. in herat, six people were killed during the campaigning period in august. >> translator: my father was devoting himself to the people. i don't understand why he had to be killed. >> reporter: as security conditions continue to deteriorate, candidates must risk their lives to canvas support. this man is seeking re-election. armed guards have been following him everywhere he goes during the campaign. he makes most of his speeches indoors. on this day, he is speaking to supporters at the gathering of the mosque and the head of security. >> translator: under the current security situation, we cannot expect a free and fair election. >> reporter: president karzai is determined to make the poll a success in the hope of regaining public confidence, which he has lost. he wants to demonstrate the legitimacy of his administration to the people of afghanistan as well as the international community. >> people will be able to exercise their right to vote freely and without interruption. >> reporter:

there is hope on the horizon for nationals fans. draft pick showed up for his first day on the job. he took swings at the team's spring training complex in florida. let's go to camden yards for a heart prager -- for a heart prager -- for a heartbreaker. yankees 14-3. this season, we have -- yankees won 4-3. joe torrey announced he will not return as the dodger manager. >> he has qu this kenmore elite multi-motion washer... how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just circles, what! sorry. get 15% off all appliances and an extra 10% with your sears card. plus, save up to an additional $250 instantly with our appliance trade-in program. sears. >>> you have a good-looking weekend. here is how it looks for saturday and sunday. temperatures will be in the low- 80's. we will start into the 50's tomorrow morning. there will be light wind. after that, still no humani

the national republican senate committee, u.s. ber of commerce and american crossroads have all been peppering the airwaves for a month. >> it's vindication, vindcation that the race is where i think it is. that we have momentum. >> conway insists that his campaign's internal polling has the race tighter, neck in neck, actually. there are political observers in kentucky who say that's possible. but they just haven't seen the signs of excitement among the ranks of kentucky democrats to back up conway's claim. bret? >> steve brown, live in louisville. we'll use the fox big board, the u.s. senate races to watch and all the races to watch in the next 40 days. you can see much more of this throughout this time. later, we'll tell you who may be coming to the rescue for some of the embattled democratic candidates this fall. straight ahead, where did bob woodward get his information about secret pentagon programs? [ female announcer ] there are endless reasons to get together during endless shrimp at red lobster. with endless servings of y

i am the representative from the national park service. to get to your point about the allocation, the majority of structures on the presidio are under the jurisdiction of the presidio trust, about 5.5 million square feet of space. that is the major structural fire protection responsibility. san francisco fire has traditionally provided responses to national park service plans in the rest of san francisco. we welcome being a part of the san francisco fire department family. we look forward to working with the staff. i have met many of them to discuss the details. i am confident in being able to work collaboratively with them, moving forward. we appreciate and embrace the opportunity. chairperson avalos: if follow up question. you said the fire department has jurisdiction over other aspects of the golden gate national recreation area? >> historically, the san francisco fire area has provided response for areas like ocean beach. they help us out down there. that would continue. the presidio is the one station that is being looked at right now

o'donnell is not talking to the national media anymore. she told fax news -- fox news that many of the statements on the show did not reflect her current opinions. >>> a prescription drug take back day, an unprecedented event netting thousands of pounds of pill. the washington division partnered with local law enforcement. >> at local police and fire stations, residents dropped off piles of pills. >> we will take care of them. they won't get into the wrong hands. >> many of these have expired. >> 10 years. quite outdated. it could get rid of them. >> it was a unique program. no cost, no questions asked. in every location, there was a clear police presence. >> we had several people tell us they were dropping off oxycontin or oxycodone. >> the dea will separate the drugs following federal environmental standards. -- the dea will incinerate the drugs. >> it is difficult to get rid of all unused prescriptions. that organizers hope this will reduce prescription drug theft and abuse, especially among children and teenagers. >> studies have shown

is the world's poorest nation. for the past year, the united nations has been appealing to the international community for help, and though the call has been answered to some extent, it is clear that the people in this country have been ravaged by the ongoing food insecurity. i have been to a place in the eastern part of niger on the border of nigeria to assess the situation there. a small village and one man, elderly but still sprightly, for the conventional rainstorm. has been empty for four months. drought, erratic rain, failed harvests, and high food prices have let people you're wondering where their next meal is coming from. >> i've been told there's one woman who is willing to talk to me about her and her family. i've just got to find her now. this plate of green beans is all that this family of eight will eat for a whole day. that is clearly, obviously, not enough. her husband works with us almost like these in the nearby village. the united nations food and agricultural organization is trying to help herder

the tax cuts for the nation's richest people. f the same republicans who ar gug about a balanced budget and about deficit spending and how we have to rein in. so how are they saying we should make up for the money that that, letting the tax cut die for the riches folks, how do we make that up? >> their argument is, look, if you do raise taxes on the nation of highest earners, the disposable interest would disappear causing financial strife leading to more bailouts and whatnot. democrats believe they have the high ground politically. a recent a.p. poll showed over 54% of country is against getting rid of the tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest. a lot of republicans, some told me they worry about losing the high ground on the deficit reduction issue. at the end of day, more important to say democrats are tax raisers. all of that said, though, it all looks to be a compromise in this regard, because a lot of democrats do not want to look like tax raisers by any mean. they would welcome the two-year compromise to republican senators.

you're saying no to the national media. >> i'm not going to do more national media, delaware is my focusand the local media. >> and that's her appearance with sean ahannity. she had been scheduled on sunday morning chat shows and pulled the plug at the last minutes. why? >> the witch rumors or the witch story was a little too much and they were kind of-- bill maher, since he revealed this she's been fighting a defensive campaign since. >> jon: why not go on then, and explain yourself. >> i think she will. she's tactically going underground until she gets her head together, but two months before the election, i predict she's on every show you want her to be on between now and november. >> jon: kirsten you're watching her speaking there and you're watching your head, shaking your head oh, i think tactically for her not to do national media is totally the wrong way to go. she has a limited amount of time and i think the attacks from the media help her. if she can do a sarah palin she has a lot in common with sarah palin and spunky self-confidence and these are all the people who are in char

so i am very concerned about the national impact. this is pose supposed to address real criminals as opposed to people coming here to work. havepl -- commissioner hammer: i appreciate that, chief. and the follow-up question i asked you, you mentioned 200 hours a month. that's people working full-time doing this data. commissioner chan suggested perhaps less frequent reporting. can you come up with ideas to have less burden on the department? 100 hours a plo is -- month is a lot of hours. is it possible we could more narrowly tailor it? >> one of the things that will help is the deployment of a new ais -- avis system. the contract is in its final stages, and we're talking about six months after that to have the avis replace the cumpt avis. so about a year. commissioner hammer: i appreciate that. 23 first of all, i think it is incredibly important stuff. having said that, i am always looking at a way we can be more sufficient. 200 hours when we're losing cops this year is a lot. i am asking if there is a way to somewhat narrow it and gi

experts say we now he the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. >>> safety record. what the ntsb has to say about your safety on metro following last year's deadly cras i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is friday, september 24th, 120. can you tell i'm happy it's the weekend starting? it's 6:30 now. 72 degrees. beautiful sky out there. feels hazy and muggy. >> and it is. >> that's why. there you go. >> that's right. feels more li july than september. looking off to the west. holy howling moon. look at that. we have a beautiful moon up there. wolves are howling this morning. getting low in the western sky. we have patchy dense fog under the moonlight. right now in the western suburbs we have it down into mid-sixties. these are the latest visilities. some locations we have visibilities under a quarter mile with dense fog. watch out for that from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. eastern shore, virginia tidewater near 70. a few wispy high clouds. oth

the nation's ailing job force is front and center for president obama on this labor day. >>> gathering the clues. a key piece of evidence surfaces in the gulf oil disaster. >>> and good news and bad news. new hopes and new hurdles for >>> and good news and bad news. new hopes and new hurdles for trapped chilean miners. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with laboring on labor day. as much of the nation takes the day off to celebrate this labor day, president obama will be working instead, talking up his plan to help put unemployed americans back to work. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more. tracy, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. traditionally labor day has been the day we celebrate american workers of the problem is, a lot of them, millions of them, are not working. president obama will deliver an increasingly difficult message urging them to hang on. this afternoon president obama spends labor day with union leaders

the national weather center maintaining not flood watch. stern shore not under the watch just yet. it has just been so dry it recently that we can take a lot of rain before the flooding occurs. with that -- we already had about an inch at the airport and an harbor. 74 is the normal high. we made it to 78 downtown and 77 at the airports. temperatures are in the low 70's at the eastern shore right now. we are right around 70 in southern pennsylvania from northern baltimore county. temperatures in the 60's out in the western sections of the state. was the warmth and that helped to trigger severe storms for a while for the middle part of the day. low pressure knack -- down in north georgia will bring -- will come up the last part of the mound as the coming to the morning. once the showers taper off in the morning, the skies would clear up in the middle of the day. wednesday afternoon, heading into thursday, here comes a new batch of grain. some of that grain could be heavy as we head into the middle part of the day on thursday. some on settled w

head to the national championship air races and air show. time outdoors see thrilling racing and air acrobatics at the reno stead field. that's your pick event of the day. >> bill, thanks. >>> time now for an early look at entertainment. real or fake? a rapping career. collaborator casey affleck said the whole thing including phoenix' appearance was a hoax. calling it the best performance of his career. >>> after 54 years today is the final episode the soap opera "as the world turns." and scottish singing sensation susan boyle fulfilled her dream of singing for the pope yesterday as a papal mass in scotland. >>> and the teen comedy starring the currently red hot emma stone produced for a mere $8 million the favorite for first with $20 million or more. ben affleck stars in and directs the r-rated heist flick "the town." experts see it taking second with about $15 million. those same experts don't expect the new horror flick "devil" to do better than $10 million this weekend. >>> that's the latest brainchild of shaummann. >> sorry. hasn't been

coming to live from moscow a marina josh welcome to the program of this week's united nations general sam has seen another war of words between the u.s. and iran president mahmoud ahmadinejad told the global gathering he believes america was behind the nine eleven terror attacks the claims led to a walkout by u.s. and western nations and drew the wrath of barack obama lauren lyster has more. with the fanfare on the streets of new york this week. no one could miss the spectacle of more than one hundred ninety world leaders descending upon the united nations for the annual general assembly. stealing the spotlight on the world stage a face off between iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and u.s. president barack obama obama defended u.n. sanctions the u.s. has spearheaded over iran's nuclear program though he called for dialogue on the door remains open to diplomacy should iran choose to walk through. the dialogue awkward in a job responded with drove the u.s. and european union delegations out of the assembly hall all together he claimed nine eleven was an inside job by america as a m

the richest nation on earth can afford to win it. cannot afford to lose it. >> but critics say we've done just that. lose. >> the child poverty rate today is exactly the same level as it was back when johnson started the war on poverty in the 1960s. so, obviously, spending more on welfare isn't the answer here. >> others disagree saying that welfare programs worked for some but even more government action needs to be taken. >> the best anti-poverty program is not a new social program but a robust jobs program that prepares, trains and puts people back to work, that expands the economy. >> reporter: but when americans are searching for what to eat for dinner or wondering how they're going to feed their children, it's hard to imagine the statistics could be much worse. >> lee cowan reporting that story. again, the poverty level, $22,000. a little less than $22,000 a year for a family of four people living on less than $22,000 a year. 44 million americans are living that way. >>> one more note on that paul konerko pitch. obviously he go

the co-chairs the number one a share of nations around the all six. discos that claims over the region's mineral wells trying to ensure that no sort of competition doesn't destroy the from the general ecosystem it's estimated at around six of the walls on top of all it was late and the poll not only. do you want to spit some out of the united nations general assembly as the president disputes nine eleven and lunches out of western domination president obama did the job speculated that the us supported batons as a way to control the middle east and help israel who don't lead cold in tehran to come clean about its nuclear program. under russian culture and i'm sure as to who escaped from a psychiatric hospital has turned himself into you know which you know so much he's displeasing to bend to stay in the country but just as a history of violence was almost what he showed up at immigration offices in place now in custody being investigated by organized crime police and also led by his connection to have happened when greater. and more headlines that haun

retirement age will have very low impact on the national deficit or the national debt. [applause] >> thanks a lot. let me get this set up real quick. thanks. thank you. thanks very much and thanks for the chance to be here today. i am standing in for a wo nicholo -- standing in for nickel woo. she asked me to talk about three reports thatcepr has put out over the last few months looking at the issue of national retirement -- raising the national retirement age. this is just going to be the headline. we have copies of the paper here and they are outside and confided at our weather c,epr.net. cepr.net. these other four reports. three reports and a bonus. there are papers by the team of people and cepr that work for social security. nichol woo is our point person on this so i would urge you to get in touch with her or me or anyone on our team if you have questions about social security. let me talk about the first three papers. i want to call your attention to the deaths in a letter which is on the looks of the impact of various proposals to change social security over the

randall pinkston is at the united nations with details. randall, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. how are you? yes, indeed, president obama will be here at the united nations in just a few hours. with problems at home and flagging poll numbers, the president's address at the u.n. sure to give him awn opportunity to focus on his foreign policy accomplishments and his vision for the future. president obama's expected to use today's u.n. speech to remind the world and americans how far his administration has come. in front of nearly 200 global leaders, he will highlight america's progress in iraq and afghanistan and promote u.s. efforts to kick-start the world economy. the president will defend his attempt to jump-start mid east peace talks after more than two years. also high on the agenda, slowing the spread of nuclear weapons. >> i think he's going to try to keep the world on board to make sure that both iran and north korea are shunned for their defiance of the non-proliferation treaty. >> reporter: but the presiden

go to facebook. >>> a look now at the stories making headlines around the nation. justin, listen up. anyone living in the city of angels got a taste of purgatory yesterday. l.a. had 113 degrees, the highest since 1877. it's an unexpected summer in this full week of autumn. those hitting the beach did whatever they could to keep cool, like using umbrellas while on the sidewalk, to stepping into a fountain with their clothes on. >> it's hotter than hell out here. >> i thought it was fall, guess not. >> do you agree, the national weather service says the prolonged period of heat is caused by a ridge of high pressure that is keeping the pacific ocean's normal cool temperatures at a distance. is that right? thank you. i did my homework. >>> a small brush fire broke out. they quickly put it out. >> a pause from the meteorologist. >>> a virginia beach teen says he was attacked by a shark, has 51 stitches to prove it. 19-year-old caleb kuchak was surfing with friends, something brushed up against them. they were next to their boards an felt something in the water. right up

the whales are swimming near some of the nation's busiest shipping lanes. in the past three years, at least six have been killed by ship strikes. scientists want to know why so they're rushing out to sea to tag and track the whales. >> there's a hint that they actually come and spend more time near the surface when they perceive a threat and so our concern is that might make them more vulnerable to ship strikes as well. >> reporter: on board whale watching ships, the reaction is purdelight. three-year-old isabella branscombe has a new favorite activity-- whale spotting. >> the whale's coming! >> reporter: but the show won't last forever. the whales could high tail it out of these waters any day. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: that is the cbs evening news tonight. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery." russ mitchell will be here tomorrow night. i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. good night. 7 hear from his family and his doctor. >>> a bay area person is paralyzed after a terrible fall. tonight we hear from the family and the doctor. >>> as a bay

the national republican party backed mike castle. ember without the support of national republicans. >>> hillary clinton will join middle east peace talks in jerusalem today. the possibility of new israeli settlements is a sticking point. >>> our weather center following three named storms, hurricane ig igor, and julia a category 4. no watches or warnings yet. tropical storm karl landed on yucatan's peninsula this morning. announcer: naturals from delicious, real ingredients with no artificial flavors or preservatives. naturals from purina cat chow. share a better life. >>> i understand not all looters are created equal and sometimes in a disaster you have to do what you have to do to keep yourself and your family alive, but when you take big tvs, like after hurricane katrina or prices will artifacts like with say in baghdad after the war, my sympathy wears out. one nervous family goes back to san bruno to find the gas explosion and fireball actually spared their house, but looters didn't. the story from kron tv. >> reporter: jody was

marin kelly went to livermore with the national weather service is forecasting is of this place the baya today. >> in livermore on its goods of town you see this road crew doing the unthinkable one day like today. lange hot ash fall to check out my temperature gauge its already pushing past 90 degrees at 11:15 a.m.. it might be thrown off by the fact that this moment blacktop is capped at about 320 degrees. at 12 noon at the golf course it's a bit of a ghost town and here you can see the reason why. i gauge as reading and degrees only the die-hards out here looking their clubs some bring numberless to shield themselves from the hot sun. downtown at 1:00 the height of the lunch rush you and see by my gauge was closing 100 degrees which is why several restaurants that this one here at their sidewalk tables empty ball inside where they tell me they keep a civilized everyone agrees the place is busy with customers looking to keep cool what they refuel. >> another scorcher of the day here at the santa clara valley and it's not a pretty sight. it take a look of this year from the east foothil