clinton has become the secretary of state of mr. obama? and of us even more so to expect things to improve given that? so i think there's a problem here. the iranians always want to talk do you remember i said at the u.n. general assembly i'm prepared to speak with mr. obama. i announced it but he didn't respond. this year, too, i said the same thing. i said i would be prepared to meet mr. obama and the general assembly. this is a great opportunity after 30 years of conflict between the two countries of clashes in this agreement to talk. that's a huge breakthrough. i've said many times that the american policy in afghanistan is wrong. it doesn't serve you and we're even willing to help you with it is. there any more help... and we want to do it on a pro bono basis, by the way. we don't want anything any n return. we don't want remuneration, political status, we don't want anything in return. >> rose: i hear you, but there is enormous concern today-- and i'm telling you, it's not just in the united states and you know this, in a recent inte

some conservatives and opponents have questioned if mr. obama is a christian. mr. obama told a crowd in new mexico that he did not grow up in a church. but came to it as an adult. >> i'm a christian by choice. i came to my christian faith later in life. and it was because the precepts, jesus kris, spoke to me in the terms of the life i want to lead. >> it's part of an effort to express his christian faith. >>> 11 people are missing after a huge mudslide hit a small down in southern mexico. hundreds were buried in the slide. but officials have backtracked. it took ten hours for soldiers and relief workers to get to the area because mud and rocks blocked the way. heavy rains have caused flooding in mexico and south america. >>> jimmy carter resumes his big book tour today after something of a health care. the 85-year-old carter was taken to a cleveland hospital yesterday, after suffering upset stomach on a flight from atlanta. he's doing fine now. but he spent the night in the hospital for observation. >>> the death toll from the california pipeline explosion has now

. >> reporter: mr. obama unveiled his latest plans to jump start growth -- immediate spending on highways, airports and rail lines toe talg -- totaling $50 billion. but the plan would have to get through congress. today, gop leaders dismissed it out of hand. "americans are rightly skeptical about washington democrats asking for more of their money and their patience," said top senate republican mitch mcconnell. "after all, they are still looking for the shovel-ready jobs they were promised more than a year ago." today's speech was more about politics than economics and mr. obama launched a spirited attack against republicans by invoking his own successful run. [ chanting "yes, we can" ] >> i mean, i personally think "yes, we can" is more inspiring than "no, we can't." >> reporter: much has changed in two years. with the economy still sluggish and the jobless rate high, mr. obama's standing in the polls has dropped. now, even as he prepares to release more of his plans later this week, experts say a stro

and the white house says don't expect mrs. obama to go negative. instead, she will focus on what democrats can do for the future. terrell, back to you. >> tara mergener in washington for us this morning. thank you so much. >>> and american war hero finally publicly honored for his courage more than 40 years after his death. at the white house yesterday president obama presented the medal of honor of the sons air force chief master srst richard etchberger. he died saving the lives of three wounded comrades when soldiers overran a top-secret u.s. radar station in laos. >>> coming up, an 11-year-old babysitter is charged with murder. plus, city officials are arrested in a salary scandal in bell, california. first, a preview of the cbs evening news. >>> as questions about the quality of what we eat continue, we'll look at a food safety system full of gaps and redundancies. why haven't the problems that led to the salmonella outbreak been fixed? we'll investigate tonight, only on the "cbs evening news." [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... ea

the white house says don't expect mrs. obama to go negative. instead, she will focus on what democrats can do for the future. terrell, back to you. >> tara mergener in washington this morning, thank you so much. >>> an american war hero finally publicly honored for courage more than 40 years after his death. at the white house yesterday president nted the medal of honor t of the airport master sergeant. in 1968 he died saving the lives of three wounded comrades when soldiers overran a top-secret u.s. radar station in laos. >>> on the morning news an 11-year-old babysitter charged with murder. >>> plus city officials are arrested in a salary scandal in bell, california. first a preview of the cbs evening news tonight. >>> as questions about the quality of what we eat continue, we'll look at a food safety system full of gaps and redund sees, why haven't the problems that led to the salmonella outbreak been fixed? we'll investigate tonight, only on the cbs evening news. [ female announcer ] stay once... stay twice... earn a free night! two separat

but now mrs. obama is set to raise her political profile. facing the prospect of massive losses in november, congressional democrats have issued a distress call. send us michelle. at first their pleas were rebuffed. but with prospects getting worst by the day they asked again, and this time the answer was yes. details are still up in the air. but aides stress mrs. obama will not go on the attack. >> the risk is that she could be seen as polarizing and partisan, and that could hurt her because she's tried so hard to remain above the fray in advocating for her causes. so she doesn't want to get down into the campaign muck. >> reporter: but whether her edge is soft or hard, mrs. obama is not immune to criticism. she took hits for her trip with daughter sasha to a posh spanish resort this summer. even a series of cultural events in the white house east room, including a new dance series to begin this week, have been labeled elitist by republicans. but this fall a popular mrs. obama will add to her two roles of mother and advocate with a third. >

mr. obama was speaking at the white house. mr. obama said too much blood had already been shed in the middle east, and that in his words, history had taught there was another path. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too solid flesh -- >> it is the kennedy center -- >> check, one, two. >> and a club in austin. [woman vocalizing] >> it is closer than any seat in the house, no matter where you call home. >> ♪ the top of the world, and i'm th

but now mrs. obama is set to raise her political profile. facing the prospect of massive losses in november, congressional democrats have issued a distress call. send us michelle. at first their pleas were rebuffed. but with prospects getting worse by the day they asked again, and this time the answer was yes. details are still up in the air. but aides stress mrs. obama will not go on the attack. >> the risk is that she could be seen as polarizing and partisan, and that could hurt her because she's tried so hard to remain above the fray in advocating for her causes. so she doesn't want to get down into the campaign muck. >> reporter: but whether her edge is soft or hard, mrs. obama is not immune to criticism. she took hits for her trip with daughter sasha to a posh spanish resort this summer. even a series of cultural events in the white house east room, including a new dance series to begin this week, have been labeled elitist by republicans. but this fall a popular mrs. obama will add to her two roles of mother and advocate with a third. >

but mrs. obama's press secretary denies the first lady ever said it. so does the french embassy which maintains the book was unauthorized. and finally, middle east peace talks held here in washington earlier this month are making headlines thanks to a controversial photo. leaders in attendance, walking in the white house with president obama. here is the same photo as it appeared in an egyptian newspaper. in the original. mubarak was to the left and slightly behind the other leaders, but the egyptian paper apparently altered the photo to give mubarak a more prominent position and the president removed the doctored photo from its website, but has not commented. california's ballot initiative to legalize marijuana has become a civil rights issue according to some supporters, but as correspondent claudia cowan reports not everyone in the black community is it jumping on board. >> the march for equal rights often led to the voting booth, but in california a ballot measure to legalize marijuana for adults is dividing the black community. the california naac

mr. obama exhausts organized labor. he fumes at republican opponents and their alleged negativism. >> yes, we can. remember that was our slogan? their slogan is, no we can't. [ laughter ] nope, no. no. >> 50 days to go in the name of the game is blame. blame the opponent. keep the focus on him. for the incumbent president, the strategy is offensive. blast the republicans. the party of no. >> when it comes to just about everything we've done to strengthen our middle class, to rebuild our economy, almost every republican in congress says no. >> as a punitive positive yes merger, embraced by the democrats, mr. obama calls for $50 billion of new spending. infrastructure on roads, bridges, runways, but spread over many years and fully paid for, but how the $50 billion would be produced was not explained. this was not a stimulous proposal and chance of passing congress seemed to be minus zero. on thursday, the president called for other money measures, including investment tax credits, emphasizing restriction development, the

mr. obama vowed as a presidential candidate to end the war. bill plante is at the white house and has more. bill, good evening. >> reporter: harry, good evening. the president will frame this as a promise kept and he will say that he praises and admires the sacrifice and courage of the nation's armed forces. he will mention president bush to whom he spoke this afternoon and say that even though they disagreed politically on the war, that president bush has a commitment to the security of the nation. harry? >> smith: all right. bill plante. here's the president. >> good evening. tonight i'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in iraq. the ongoing security challenges we face and the need to rebuild

first, mr. obama's time is over. in other words, when mr. obama becomes radical in his behavior, what that means is there is no change. and therefore he has been defeated. he has failed. and his presidential term will be not useful. secondly, america's most important-- historical opportunity will be-- opportunity will be lost, and america will no longer be able to replace itself in the world. i'm saying this as a person who sympathizes. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

first, mr. obama's time is over. in other words, when mr. obama becomes radical in his behavior, what that means is there is no change. and therefore he has been defeated. he has failed. and his presidential term will be not useful. secondly, america's most important-- historical opportunity will be-- opportunity will be lost, and america will no longer be able to replace itself in the world. i'm saying this as a person who sympathizes. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis:

first, mr. obama's time is over. in other words, when mr. obama becomes radical in his behavior, what that means is there is no change. and therefore he has been defeated. he has failed. and his presidential term will be not useful. secondly, america's most important-- historical opportunity will be-- opportunity will be lost, and america will no longer be able to replace itself in the world. i'm saying this as a person who sympathizes. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> on this "my generation"... as wounded warriors return to a new reality at home, one family is picking up the pieces. i

there is a chance this november obama may lose control of congress. if that happens, mr. obama will have to find a new way of governing. >> bp has given its own account of the catastrophic oil spill in the gulf. 11 workers died when the deep water horizon rick exploded and the leak dumped almost $5 million -- 5 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf. bp faces hundreds of lawsuits and compensation claims. they report no single factor caused the disaster. it also appoints the figure of blame at several other companies. it speaks of a complex series of mechanical failures and human errors and faults in the engineering design. our business editor reports. >> april 20, the worst oil disaster in history. 11 deaths come up oil leaking into the gulf of mexico for 87 days. at last we have the first explanation from the company that most blamed for the disaster, bp. >> this is a reconstruction of the tragic accident. >> their safety kit that did not look, -- did not work, oil and gas that went where it should not have gone and a blow up prevented that did not shut the will down

and mr. obama demanded change from many nations in the hall that hve slammed the jewish is it the for decades. some even back -- >> those who long to see an independent palestine, let's also stop trying to tear down israel. >> reporter: in part to pressure israel's most dangerousenemy,

first, mr. obama's time is over. in other words, when mr. obama becomes radical in his behavior, what that means is there is no change. and therefore he has been defeated. he has failed. and his presidential term will be not useful. secondly, america's most important-- historical opportunity will be-- opportunity will be lost, and america will no longer be able to replace itself in the world. i'm saying this as a person who sympathizes. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> if you suffer from back pain, you're going to really like this next workout.

>> reporter: mr. obama supporters say he carefully deliberates over each and every pick. trying to find highly qualified candidates with bipartisan backingp and accuse republican senators primarily minority leader mitch mcconnell of using secret holds and other delay tactics. >> in some cases he demanded hours on nominees that are voted on 99-nothing on the senate floor, where the senate floor debate time is useded to debate other issues where the nominee generally, genuinely isn't controversial. >> reporter: as for nominees who generated controversy, the president is doubling down on berkeley law professor goodwin liu. he raised conservative zaire because of application of the constitution text must be "open to adaptation and change." he was nominated to the ninth circuit because bounced back to white house without a senate vote. on monday, the president renated him, likely setting up another contentious showdown. in washington, shannon bream, fox news. >> chris: the imam at the center of the debate over whether to build a mosque near ground zero is fighting another batt

we simply cannot afford this society mr. obama envisions. in a perfect world, everyone would have a nice house, good food, a good education. progressives believe that vision can become reality if only a huge magnificent government would impose the dream. and it looks like mr. obama is going to try. and that's the memo. now for top story tonight, reaction with us, former press secretary to president clinton and now a democratic consultant. first of all, am i making my mistakes in defining progressive values? >> yeah, i think you're giving the right wing caricature. the conservative caricature. >> so specifically where did i go wrong? >> because progressivism is a big tent as is conservativism. it's hard to say everybody fits within that. the most important progressive value is creating a fairer society. >> i was right on that one. >> ok. >> that's one i was right on. >> because the united states, the american dream was one of fairness where everybody had equal opportunity, not necessarily equal outcome. >> that was always a myth, never a real

mr. obama scolded disaffected voters saying, quote, the idea that people are sitting on their hands complaining is just irresponsible, people need to buck up. part of the problem, experts say, is the jobless rate that remains stubbornly high despite nearly a trillion dollars in deficit spending and then there's health care reform that doesn't seem to have energized mr. obama's supporters as much as it angered critics, but the president's star is fallen and giving him a high profile role in the mid term elections could carry a price. >> there is some risk of having barack obama out there talking about why people have to vote. they're going to be independent sweing voters who are reminded that the election is about president obama. >> since the election is not about reelecting president obama, it's unclear whether his personal appeal will work to get people under 30 to do what older people are more inclined to see as civic duty and critics say a chance for pay back. >> bret: wendell, thank

only a third of america correctly identified mr. obama as a christian. we're going to have more on this story later this hour. >>> let's go to connecticut right now where a tightening senate battle could contribute to a major power shift in washington in november. to cnn's mary snow working the story for us. getting closer to the contest in connecticut, is that right? >> this is -- this is a state that democrats outnumbers republicans months ago. rich blumenthal had a lead over newcomer linda mcmahon. a new poll out today suggests it's too close to call and anger at the government is one reason why. >> gained fame and fortune in the form of wrestling. now lindamacman is going to give a blow to the democrats in the blue state. mcmahon has chipped away at what once was a wide lead held by democrat richard blumenthal, a popular attorney general seen by many as a shoe-in. a new quinnipiac poll shows blumenthal leading 49% to 46%. quinnipiac's polling director says independents are making the difference. >> an anti-government feeling that connecticut voters h

in an interview with "rolling stone," mr. obama said democrats need to wake up. monday, mr. biden said it's time for democrats to remind the base to "stop whining and buck up." some democrats say this approach could keep voters home on election day. because the message they're hearing from the president is they're slackers and they don't care enough to show up. but president obama was optimistic that that won't happen. he d la night that if everyone who showed and up voted for change in 2008 comes back again in november, democrats will win. ro vinita? >> thanks a lot, karen. >>> a lean, green futuristic machine is about to hit the road and it's coming with a rock-bottom sticker price. >> $600 a pop. you heard that right. it is billed as the most economical car in the world. volkswagen plans to roll them out in china next year. promises 258 miles on the gallon. >> ain't bad at all. nine years ago, volkswagen executive drove an earlier prototype of the car across germany. he wanted to prove at the time that the car was super-efficient, as well as super-futuristic. that ain't a

. >>> plus, how did mr. obama respond? we'll find out coming up next. >>> plus, a setback in efforts to rescue those 33 trapped miners in chile. we are checking more headlines when we come back, next on fox 5 morning news. [ quinn ] my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays i have hockey before school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peanut butter inside. [ whispering ] i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starting the car. [ male announcer ] there's only one way to eat an eggo...your way. [ quinn ] l'eggo my eggo. [ louise ] my name is louise and this is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. thank goodness for eggo, a nutri-grain waffle with a quick smoodge of cream cheese... at least that part's easy. [ male announcer ] there's only one way to eat an eggo...your way. [ louise ] l'eggo my eggo. soy the rescue efforts to free those 33 miners trapped in chile suffered a setback. one of the hammers on the drill broke off and fell to the bottom of the shaft. official believe it was mos

president and mrs. obama carefully guard the privacy of their daughters, but according to the associated press, they have let a few things slip. for instance, we now know malia, who is 12, is 5'9, wears braces, and likes tigers. she and nine-year-old sasha play piano. malia, the flute as well. they get up at 6:00 for school, get an allowance, we don't know how much, and they have savings accounts. during the week they are not allowed to watch television or use the computer for anything but school work. at the u.s. open, more magic by roger federer. in his first-round win, federer delivers an amazing between-the- legs shot for a winner. his opponent could only shrug his shoulders. for tennis fans it was deja vu all over again. remember last year federer did the same thing, firing a shot through his legs while beating novak djokovic in the semis. he makes it look easy. a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that co

. >> reporter: mr. obama's on a four-day swing to drum up support amid a faltering economy. >> i don't think there's one specific sector to put the blame on. >> reporter: nearly one therpd of american dos. in a new poll, the percentage who blame mr. obama for america's economic growth has almost doubled since january. consumed by the tea party, republicans say they've got momentum. >> not there on the democrat side as much as the republican side. >> reporter: expect more heated rhetoric as president obama rallies in iowa and virginia today. and if this president can't get it done with a tough love message, perhaps another president can. i in our nbc/"wall street journal" poll sews the most popular democratic campaigning is former president bill clinton. veronica? >> interesting. all right, tracie potts, nice to see you. thanks very much. >>> in a fresh line of division within the democratic party, 47 democrats have broken rank with the presidents other bush tax cuts and extensions. they're calling for a

mr. obama says the peace initiative is making progress. there have not been direct israeli-palestinian talks for 20 months. barack obama also condemned the killing of four israelis who were killed on the west bank yesterday. >> there are going to be extremists to, rather than seeking peace, are going to be seeking destruction. and the tragedy that we saw yesterday where people were gunned down on the streets by terrorists who are purposefully trying to undermine peace talks is an example of what we are up against. >> benjamin netanyahu thanked the u.s. president for his efforts and described the talks says "open and productive." >> id president's statement is an expression of our -- i think the president's statement is an expression of our determination to fight and you have talks that are open, productive, and serious in the quest for peace, also centered around the need for security arrangements that are able to roll back this kind of terror and threats to security. and that is a fundamental element, an important foundation of the peace