friends say that just wasn't valerie. did valerie use drugs? >> no. i say she's never experim t experimented, i don't know. >> we never saw her do drugs. >> doing this job a long time, i know when you become an adult, you get all the positives of being independent and what not, you start chasing adult demons instead of children demons. >> reporter: but this father says, whatever her action, his daughter's death was not her fault. >> there are things being said about my daughter that would not be said if it would have been my son. if i would have had a son. the questions about, why was she out late? well, why did she just leave with him? if that was a guy, nobody would be saying that. >> reporter: do you feel that as a father now, you're having to defend your daughter in her death? >> i know who my daughter was, and her friends know who she was. my wife knows who she was, my daughter knows who she was. more importantly, my god knows who she was. and i'm not going to defend her. there's nothing to defend. >> reporter: michael harvey's extradition to cha

i'm valerie brown with the lower hate neighborhood organization. we are here today at the neighborhood empowerment network to talk about safety on your streets. this actual workshop is what we call a 30,000 feet aerial view of what we do. the lower haight motd we created a few models for safety and some are complex and a lot of information. we are going to give you just a little bit of this today. we will talk about how to connect with the different city agencies, your supervisors, your captain at our station. the city attorney's office and beat officers or street officers. one of the things that i would like toit introduce the panel. captain from northern station. regina from the legislative aid of ross mirkarimi one of our supervisors. from the da's office. the president of our merchant's association of the lower haight. ron, a beat officer and antoine another beat officer. the city attorney was at our morning session this morning and had to leave. regina and i work with the city attorneys office and will talk about that today in the lower haight

witnesses told them valerie appeared to need immediate medical attention. that harvey did not help her get it. they believe he made great efforts to clean up any potential crime scenes before he disposed of her body. the medical examiner is still processing valerie's toxicology report and sexual examination kit. it's not clear what she may have taken, but police say drugs were involved. >> do you feel that as a father now you're having to defend your daughter and her death? >> i know who my daughter was. and her friends knew who she was. my wife knows who she was. my daughter knows who she was. more particularly, my god knows who she was. and i'm not -- i'm not going to defend her. there's nothing to defend. >> reporter: michael harvey's extradition to charlotte has been delayed because he's said to be going through drug withdrawal. it is not clear what charges he will ultimately face. in a few days, the chief will be back on the beat with a renewed sense of purpose. remembering the daughter he called val, now gone forever. >> she was so loving and so open.

valerie would be on it, david axelrod. >> if access is power, then valerie has got it., right? she's got the most access to the president politically and also -- >> guess what? >> personally when they go on trips, he calls him barack. they're friends. >> what i haulz heard is that valerie and rahm was like that. one of the problems rahm was having is valerie, the two of them don't see eye to eye and that valerie is the one that has the president's ear more than anybody else. >> first of all, i don't know i would say valerie has it more than anyone else. she certainly has it. i don't think anyone else is in a position to say who has it the most on any given day. there have been tensions in the past between rahm emmanuel and valerie jarrett. she certainly sparred with other members of the administration like a robert gibbs, for example. a lot of that is just natural tension. these are high-profile, high stress jobs, big decisions. people inside this place don't always agree. and sometimes it spills over and can get pretty contentious. >> she's going to be on the show on m

. >> reporter: valerie hamilton was a swim coach who loved her students.r-old with a shining smile. >> she was somebody everyone wanted to be around. she'd light up a room when she walked in. >> reporter: but on sunday, investigators found hamilton's body stuffed in a storage locker. >> i'm very sad to report that we've recovered the body of miss valerie hamilton. >> reporter: hamilton's father is a police chief with 23 years on the force. valerie hamilton went missing on wednesday after a late night at a bar in charlotte. her car was found in the parking lot. and friends began to worry when she didn't come to work. >> it's just not like her to not show up and not let us know. >> reporter: police say hamilton was last seen at the bar with michael neal harvey, a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record. including a rape conviction in 1996. police also have their eyes on the road. they believe harvey is driving a 1996 chevrolet blazer with north carolina license plates. they've been looking for him for days. so by now, he could be miles away fr

twenty ten is turning out to be a dream year for various valerie over the russian now into her second successive major tennis final courtesy of a straight sets win over caroline wozniacki it didn't take too long for a summary over to get into her rhythm breaking the top seed in just the third game of the opening set with agree it get off the line stunning combinations came thick and fast this delightful drop shots on wall street set number one for russia's only top ten and me or i simply said told a similar pattern summary over its scenes on able to get a foot wrong in the interview in her quest for glory at flushing meadows and out of which was the she gets into the nets on the day is done six four six three two a brushing with confidence has been a real i always believe in myself i always believe i can beat anyone on the other side of the net if i'm able to play my best tennis. there is nothing really changed for me and i know i'm not going to play perfect tennis all the time like most of the players but that's what we're all trying to do i will be going up against the player who's

did. >> reporter: valerie was found dead in a storage locker on sunday. she was last seen leaving a local bar with 34-year-old ni e michael neil harvey. >> i want to ask, robin, my law enforcement brothers and sisters across the country, to help me with this. all-get out there and find this guy for me. when it comes back my way, i'll pay you back. >> reporter: just hours later, fbi and u.s. marshalls arrested harvey, allegedly high on heroin, hundreds of miles away in his hometown of nigra falls. >> we fortunately got a tip. and that tip was successful. >> reporter: police have still not said how valerie died and whether she went willingly with harvey. the last phone call she made was reportedly to a friend at 3:00 a.m., asking her to come to harvey's hotel for a swim. for this officer of the law, the last few days have been pure agony. >> i figured my daughter, wherever she was, she was waiting for me to come through the door. >> reporter: sir, you appealed to the law enforcement community to capture harvey. what do you need from the community? >> to cap

hundreds attended funeral services for 23-year-old valerie hamilton tuesday as the man accused of killing her appeared in a new york state courtroom. good morning, tom. >> reporter: meredith, good morning to you, that man accused of killing valerie hamilton is expected to be brought back here to the charlotte area soon. the investigation is focusing on several places including the storage facility where hamilton's body was discovered and now more questions about the cause of death. meryl hamilton and his family arrived at the funeral for the law man's daughter behind a police escort. joining them at the church were family, friends and hundreds of law enforcement officers, passing treats lined with purple ribbons, they came to mourn and remember 23-year-old valerie hamilton, the police chief's daughter who wanted to work with children. >> people all over the nation are people that supported the chief. he's a good chief and we have all just been heart broken for him. >> reporter: after a nationwide manhunt, 34-year-old michael neil harvey was arrested monday charged with hamilton's murder.

his daughter, 23-year-old preschool teacher valerie hamilton, was found murdered in charlotte, northolina, three days after she left a tavern with a man identified as michael harvey, a convicted sex offender. today, valerie's father, a suburban charlotte police chief, did plead on "good morning america" for help finding harvey. >> she was a perfect daughter. and i miss her. and i need justice for her. and i need -- i need folks to be looking for this guy. >> reporter: hours later, during the day, federal agents captured harvey in niagara falls, new york. he offered no resistance. >>> and we follow up now on our story last week so many of you wrote us about. steve wompler who has cerebral palsy. the courageous man decided to rock climb, pulling himself up the 3,000 foot tall el capitan in yosemite park. so incredibly arduous. every pull of the rope raised steve just five inches. well, he did it. he reached the top. >> it was six days of just absolute torture. and i would say awe inspiring too. >> and when it was over, more than a few good men, marines, climbed to the top to carry stev

their deadly role boats have been known to return to port with all torpedoes in their nets captain valeri or motion knows only too well the dangers he says they deeply and that goes the bigger the trouble it can bring out. once a fisherman from our village at thirty six missiles in his net he was fishing near it on cape and brought the multiple tees they put all the missiles right on the deck what else could you do though relatively small in size the baltics is the most densely mined area with around one hundred fifty some of the new missions to bury there the clock is ticking a lot and now it's time and seawater are against the residents of policies the whole area could be helped by such an explosion unless the urgent measures are taken to sound like a true. are. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe a drill boring a rescue will finally reach the thirty three trapped chilean miners stuck underground since early august the government says if all goes according to plan the miners could be freed by early november they were trapped when the main access tunnel to

hundreds are gathered at a funeral for 23-year-old valerie hamilton.ese eyes, a and her mama's eyes, she was perfect. >> the chief broke down at a vigil held for valerie. earlier the prime suspect in hamilton's murder waived extradition at a hearing in upstate new york where he was arrested on monday. clint van zandt joins us over the phone. >> caller: sure, tamron. >> this is another individual who served time for assault. he faced jail time before, and now he's accused of murdering this young girl, dumping her body, the details are unbelievable. this is something with a violent that's back on the streets. >> currently it costs about $37,000 a year to keep an offender in jail, in prison. somehow in this country we have to identify repeat offenders. this guy, as you suggest, he had a long record. not just for sex offenses, drug offenses, weapons, breaging and entering. shoplifting. it goes on, possession and selling heroin. it went on and on. somehow, you know, if we had the magic ability to, we need to identify those repeat offenders that are going to

valerie jack! are you going to walk?>> now -- >> how are you? >> you can kiss a republican. >> of course, how are you doing, good to see you? >> oh, my gosh. that was beautiful. >> we promised to bring america together and i thought for a second valerie jarrett didn't want to hug scott brown because he's a republican and upon closer inspection, she's like my wife, she doesn't like hugging sweaty men. so scott, you actually run this route every morning. >> yeah actually we start around the capitol building and go down around the monuments, you're right, almost every morning. but we do it when the sun is a lot lower and the sun is coming through the dome and it's thrilling. >> it's still thrilling, as i try to explain that to people, every time you go up and you see that capitol, it's just a thrill. >> it really is. we have an interleague softball league that we do and just to play out here and always look back and it's good to see you here, good to see everybody here, just trying to get healthy and i thought i would swing

valerie hamilton's funeral is this afternoon.ry jacobs, abc news, new york. >>> military police have shot and killed a man they say opened fire at a small store on a texas army base. two women were wounded in the shooting at ft. bliss before the police moved in. the area was roped off for an fbi investigation. the sprawling base next to el paso never was under lockdown. >>> nato says a helicopter crash has killed nine military service members in afghanistan. the crash happened in the southern part of the country. there were no reports of enemy fire at the time. the nine deaths make this year the deadliest of the afghan war. at least 529 people have been killed so far. >>> iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad addresses the u.n. general assembly on thursday. until then, protesters are planned until his speech. ahmadinejad is under pressure because of the american hikers still being held in a tehran prison. >> reporter: iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has been the center of attention ever since arriving in new york saturday. h

michael harvey says he did not kill valerie hamilton. >> this is not a murder. there's no murder at all. >> reporter: he says the 23-year-old died of a drug overdose. >> she overdosed in her sleep. >> reporter: as he went before a judge, relatives came to his defense. >> i know my son. he wouldn't hurt no one. he wouldn't even hurt a fly. >> reporter: harvey was the last person seen with this north carolina police chief's daughter before she went missing a week ago. days later, detectives found her body in a storage unit. friends say harvey told them hamilton overdosed and he panicked. >> he woke up. and she was dead, and he was all messed up so he hid the body. >> reporter: new information from police may back that claim. investigators say hamilton willingly left a local bar with harvey. they found no signs of physical trauma on her body. detectives found evidence of drug use and interviewed witnesses who said she appeared to need immediate medical attention. legal analysts say he could still be held responsible for her death. >> this is similar to the michael

. >> bret: mara, what about the internal chemistry, you have the chicago crew, valerie jarrett, david axlerod will leave to run the presidential reelect effort and david plouff comes from the campaign and what about the internal mixing of people. >> i think that pete rouse is the most beloved of the three candidates you just showed he is kind of, the best light inside and considered the best kind of stabilizing force of the insiders. the chief of staff for the vice-president is not in the inner, inner, inner circle of the obamaites and donlan is fairly new, too. i think of those people pete rouse is clearly the top candidate for insiders. >> bret: is there any advance valerie jarrett would be. >> i don't think so, she doesn't seem to have expressed any interest in it. and you know, i think that the big question is does he think he needs to look outside for any reason? and right now, we're not seeing any indication that the president thinks that way, but after november, things might look different. >> bret: did you want to give your cell phone number. >> there's one democrat in this co

valerie wants to see for herself what their real needs are. politics is never far away. some people say their firms have been -- their firms have been flooded. >> the key has got to be that we save as many lives as possible. >> the long-term economic future depends on canals designed to control the flow of water. aid is crucial to saving lives here. in the long term, the mainly rural economy will depend on better management of the country's water. >> the american pastor who has been threatening to burn copies of the chiron -- koran says he has canceled his planned. a bitter twist in the philippines bus hostage crisis. an investigation suggests some of the victims have been shot by the police. public transport in el salvador has been disrupted by a third successive day by a strike ordered byron -- ordered by a criminal street game. the new law would make membership in the gay and a criminal offense. -- in the game in a criminal offense. -- gang a criminal offense. >> it was enough to bring most public transport to a halt. many businesses have closed to avoid violent repri

valerie was reported missing last week.found her body on friday in a storage unit building, just a terrible, sad story. her father, again, works for local law enforcement. he hit the airwaves on the morning shows this morning pleading for help, and, you know it's a good sign that he actually got something, got some help here. apparently, the suspect now under arrest. we're going to comet to follow this -- continue to follow this story and be right back with more breaking news. @k@k@k@k@kú jon: a fox news alert and taking you back to the upper end of the island of manhattan where a wooden tier that sits -- pier that sits underneath a very important railroad trussle has been on fire throughout the morning. let's talk about what's going o8 with marjorie anders, a public information officer for the metro north railroad. how much damage has been done to that bridge, do we know? >> it's way too early to tell. it's not clear whether the bridge itself has been affected by the fire. what is clear is that a number, a bunch of woodp

valerie jarrett likes where she is right now and feels she is valuable to the president in that role.o overstate what a monumental loss this will be for the president because rahm emanuel is the glue here. he has been controversial and some liberals think he has moved president to far to the center. look at wall street reform, stimulus and has an impressive record he got done for this president. the big question now is how will he do it back in chicago. one source close to him said the polling he did recently was better than expected. the emanuel camp believes. we will see. they are feeling good he has a good shot at this. >>> thank you. coming back to chicago pretty much ending speculation that rahm emanuel will run for mayor of chicago. and thank you so much for that. we appreciate it. allison? >>> is it time for our lunch break and our guest chef today is andrew zimmerman from sepia restaurant and taking part in the big chicago gourmet festival this weekend. but before we talk about that, what you got in the pan? >> we made some sausages. >> never heard of that. >> it's a spicy lam

valerie clear who has rung the bell for 20 years since she was a teen couldn't be happier. >> we were almost in tears. it is polished and shiny. >> we've heard, where is the bell. we are happy to tell them the bell is back. >> hopefully the bell will be back to work very soon ringing the audiences in and out of the play here right now "chicago." almost 200 seats filled to capacity. the audience is ecstatic the bell has been returned. >> they have terrific productions there. thanks, rhea. >>> if you purchased a premade sandwich at walmart it could contain tainted meat. samples tested positive for a dangerous bacteria. the sandwiches were sold under the name grab and go and have use by dates of august 20th through september 10th. no illnesses have been reported at this point. >>> a state of emergency in new zealand's second largest city. remarkably only two people suffered serious injuries. no one died. shelters have been set up and a cur few is in place to replace people from going near the buildings damaged in the quake. >>> investigators prepare to look at a key piece of the puzzle i

valerie is our marketing consultants, who is helping us to put together these concepts, so this may be the poster that we have asked merchants to a door in their store, too, again, as she said, to encourage people to stay in school, and if they need resources to go back to school, to refer them to the center. if not the posters, she has also helped us to develop a sticker that may be along side your visa-mastercard. this is to support the arts and their education. we would like to come back and provide more information, or we look forward to meeting with you to find out how we might incorporate small businesses and to our campaign to get the word out to young people and their families to further their education and stay in school. thank you. president yee riley: vice president clyde, you have something? vice president clyde: you have the address? >> yes, this is for the city and county of san francisco. we have counselors, again both academic counselors. dot yes. -- yes. they keep for having this. >> and one thing i do want to add it is that as christine mentioned, and when we get back

school officials on tuesday just five days before the event, corrina list of the help of her mother valeriee the benefit. >> we just ran with it, was a career when he watches at one stage may be some microphones of food. it would become a " house of lies. so we to start asking friends and family. it was amazing the response was unbelievable. the beds >> the event has all the trappings of high school principal including a fun texas- based bating. some of the local businesses were also on his mind to donate time goes to the charitable cause. the main attraction was the music with a full line of them musicians who played all afternoon. musicians were inspired to perform by the spirits of a co-worker who live near the explosion site. >> to comply, to be in the part of services. this bill will good. a >> your online donations and the event on sunday corrina said they will have raised around $12,000 to donate to the lions club for december no fire victims. >> we have an entire section of a website that this set aside for the gasoline explosion. you could find out more about this investigation and

valerie want to see for herself what the real needs of these people are. for many, the struggle is too hard. mosquitoes are breeding in floodwaters, spreading fever and disease. politics is never far away. some people say their farms have been sacrificed to save well- connected landowners further downstream. >> i am not concerning myself with those rumors that this point in time because the key has got to be that we save as many lives as possible. >> pakistan's agriculture and its long-term economic future depends on an elaborate future -- elaborate system of irrigation. aid coordinated by the united nations is crucial. the rural economy will depend on better management of water. bbc news, southern pakistan. >> the latest headlines for you, a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda, says president obama. he warned a florida pastor to drop plans to burn the koran to commemorate 9/11. a twist in the story of the boss hostage crisis. an investigation suggests some of the victims might have been shot by police. public transport in el salvador has been severely disrup

adviser and close obama family friend valerie jarrett is another strong contender. >> we'll see what decisions need to be made based on decisions that the current chief of staff might make. >> reporter: family issues appear to be the sticking point for emanuel. his wife and children only recently moved to washington with the kids starting in an area school just three weeks ago. staff shake-ups are nothing new. bill clinton changed chief of staffs four times during his presidency. but the timing of this possible announcement is not ideal. the white house is readying a final push for midterm elections just five weeks away, and still trying to kick-start the economy with the president's approval ratings continue to sag. and if emanuel has decided to run for mayor of chicago, he must act quickly. the filing date for next year's primary is november 22nd. betty, back to you. >> tara mergener joining us live in washington. thank you. rahm emanuel's boss is on the road. president obama is in new mexico this morning, the first stop on a four-state campaign swing. the object is to rally democr

he's a register sex offender and police believe he killed 23- year-old valerie hamilton, the daughter of police chief merle hamilton. she is seen leaving a restaurant with a man police believe is harvey. her body was found on saturday in a storage unit. he was arrested today in niagara falls. >>> d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee went on oprah today to advocate school reform like the kind she's implemented here in the district. she's featured in the new movie waiting for superman, it's a documentary about the poor state of the country's public schools. meanwhile speculation said she will be moving on if and when vincent gray takes over as mayor. bruce johnson is here with the latest on who is coming and who is going, following city hall and mayor fenty's defeat last week. >> that's right. and all bets are that michelle rhee won't stick around beyond the transition period. and others the fenty administration is looking for work today. >> reporter: pulling up the resume file. it's being seen in every corner of the d.c. government office buildings today. the fenty team is out and the

valerie hamill's disappearance was different than most, she was the police chief's daughter.oncord, they closed the streets and opened their hearts to chief meryl hamilton and his family at a candle light vigil outside the police station. meryl's daughter valerie was last seen leaving the charlotte tavern wednesday night, surveillance tapes show she wasn't alone. >> bartenders or anyone that was working go downtown and help photo i.d. people. >> over the weekend, the worse possible news for the police chief and everybody who knew valerie, her body was found in a storage unit. police began a nationwide search for michael neil harvey, a convicted sex offender. chief hamilton called upon police departments across the country to help find harvey. harvey was arrested in his hometown of ni gag are falls. this case is very much an open and active investigation. >> hearts are always heavy at a death in the community. but never here has there been one that hit so close to home for law enforcement. the suspect previously served four years in a new york prison for raping a woman he met

. >> reporter: director valley-- valerie villela has seen it. >> she walks in the store and says, hello, have you heard about the 30th street senior center? it happens to be in your neighborhood and you ought to be involved. and let me tell you what we do. >> reporter: she calls her a role model. not just for the seen juror center's 300 participants. >> some people think i have given my x number of years of my life, it's time to glide and slide. frances says no, you have to stay engaged. >> when you get up in front of the mic, you're not 88. you're 20. >> and making the moments count. >> and when you leave me you know it's gonna grieve me you're gonna miss your red-hot mama one of these days ♪ >> reporter: for her energetic volunteer work at on lok30th street senior center, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to frances burns. sharon chin, cbs 5. >> there are dozens of activities and services available at the 30th street center. get connected, use the link on cbs5.com/jeffersonawards in our story about lana sess. >>> still ahead, got to ask yourself, how'd that happen? two

stories we're covering this hour more of the same please that's the message spartak moscow monitor valerie carpenter will be drumming into his own be inside the head of their second european cup clash this time against slovakia minnows chile. and eleven million dollar per american jim furyk captures the tour championship clinching goals the biggest bonus that fed ex cup in the process. and on home ice we catch up with surrogate fever of the russian population aims to live up to expectations in a second. but let's get going with an update from the russian premier li where two wins from their previous three games still hasn't been enough for itself to climb out of the relegation zone this summer a side easing to a three no winner on g. and monday's sole fixture. seeming to understand the predicament they find themselves in blasting home three first half goals to victory something off the fact that effort opening their account within minutes on the clock even off then made it two on twenty eight minutes with another scrappy. verted penalty from yes give me seven right before the break the tie

the paper reports that valerie jarrett and david axelrod made last-minute cancellations apparently becauseof a "new york times" column that orszag wrote this month. the president's official position. orszag's wedding is set tomorrow in manhattan. i think that this stuff has a lot more to do with something that isn't about that column and may have to do with how they work together in the white house. now for tonight's big number. it started with lisa murkowski up in alaska. and now delaware's mike castle's is reportedly conducting polls to see how he would do as a write-in candidate. well, they face long odds. been just one senator that's been elected as a write-in. how long ago was it, 1954. the candidate, longtime south carolina senator, strom thermond. 56 years since the last and only successful write-in senate campaign. 1954. >>> that's "hardball" for now. up next, "your business." r. r. who's your somebody? eating campbell's healthy request can help. 25 delicious soups with low cholesterol, zero grams trans fat, and a healthy level of sodium. because heart healthy is good for your life

valerie hamilton's body was found in a self-storage unit on saturday. her father appeared on "good morning america" yesterday, with an emotional appeal to help solve his daughter's murder. hours later, fbi agents and u.s. marshals took michael harvey into custody. he will be arraigned later today. >>> lindsay lohan could be headed back to jail. a judge issued an arrest warrant yesterday, after the actress acknowledged failing a drug test less than a month after leaving rehab. lohan was allowed to remain free, pending a hearing friday, to determine if she, in fact, did violate her probation. over the summer, the actress served 14 days of a 90-day jail sentence. >>> the benner have broncos is mourning the apparent suicide of one of its players. kenny mckinley was found dead at his home yesterday. investigators believe he died because of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. his coach said mckinley would be remembered for his smile that could light up any room. >>> for sports highlights, here's will selva at espn news. >> good morning. out west, "monday night fo

is sports today i'm you know these are some of the stories we're covering this hour doubling up as valerie over her way into her second straight grand slam final this time. travel thinking it's to time u.s. open champion kim clijsters she lies in wait for it's already over to the reigning holder not excited venus williams in the semifinal it's. tied at the top there's nothing we tween charlie we and. stage of the big money b.m.w. championships. twenty ten is turning out to be a dream year for. the russian no into her second successive major tennis final courtesy of a straight sets win over caroline wozniacki it didn't take too long for some of the over to get into her rhythm breaking the top seed in just the third game of the opening set with agree it off the line stunning combinations can pick and the like full drop shots all set number one for russia's top and. i can set a similar pattern solari although it seems only able to put a foot wrong in continuing her quest for glory at flushing meadows and out of sorts will be that she gets into the net gain is done six four six three to bursti