mortenson would write this? >> mahsud: to sell his book. >> kroft: another place where no one has done much checking is into the financial records of mortenson's non-profit organization, the central asia institute, which builds and funds the schools in pakistan and afghanistan and is located in bozeman, montana, where mortenson lives. he says the charity took in $23 million in contributions last year-- some it from thousands of school children who emptied their piggy banks to help its pennies for peace program, and some of it from large fundraisers like this one in santa clara, california. >> we got a $1,500 bid here. she gotta get to that school gettin' built, ladies and gentlemen, tonight! >> kroft: this organization's been around for 14 years. how many audited financial statements has it issued? >> daniel borochoff: one. ( laughs ) >> kroft: one. >> borochoff: it's amazing that they could get away with that. >> kroft: daniel borochoff is president of the american institute of philanthropy, which has been exam

mortenson-- for instance mr. mortenson talks a lot about providing salaries for teachers. well, if you look at the audit only $35,000 actually went to pay for teachers overseas salary. >> warner: so mr. borochoff what danger do you think there is, we are hearing this from some nonprofit groups today, that a scandal involving such a celebrated charity will really chill people's enthusiasm or belief in donating to charities that do work in remote far-off places. >> well, it does taint, unfortunately, it taints the whole field. people become skeptical and distrusting. and they have to be careful with the celebrity or really famous hero type, and really go to see what's happening. but the good news is there is a lot of great nonprofit organizations, at charity watch.org. we've posted a number of top rated groups. we've scrutinized the finances. global fund for women, international rescue committee, save the children. they do have good programs over there helping children. so there is a lot of great opportunity. people shouldn't give up but have healthy skepticism. >> warner: d

and following a "60 minutes" report, a government inquiry begins into bestselling author greg mortenson. gret mortons. >> smith: >> smith: as president obama begins his campaign for reelection, he visited one of the most popular sites on the web, but he didn't go there online. he went in person, coming face to face with facebook. here's chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: officially, the president came to facebook's headquarters to pitch his deficit reduction plan to millions of facebook users. >> if we don't have a serious plan to tackle the debt and the deficit... >> reporter: but unofficially he's in california because this is where the money is. in less than 48 hours on this western swing, the president is holding just two town halls but six fund-raisers. with high rollers paying the legal limit of $35,800 a piece, one dinner for just 60 people is expected to raise more than $2 million. >> the obama campaign raised about $750 million last time. they're talking about a billion dollars this cycle. that's just a lot of money. >> reporter: the president also hopes he

. >>> jeff mortenson's problems are growing. just days after 60 minutes found inaccuracies in his best selling memoir, the montana attorney general is looking into his charity. elaine quijano joins us in the studio with the latest. >> good morning to you. the question is, did mortenson's central agent institute use money properly to build schools in afghanistan and pakistan or serve other purposes? some critics have charged. greg mortenson has sold 4 million copies of "three cups of tea" and runs a successful nonprofit organization that has raised nearly $60 million to build schools in afghanistan and pakistan. the facts and how money was spent are falling under growing scrutiny. last night shall the montana attorney general announced an inquirly stating "we have a responsibility to make sure charitable assets are used for their intended purposes." the inquiry followed the "60 minutes" report on sunday, steve croft investigated mortenson and his montana based author speaking to john krakour. >> nobody is overseeing what is going

[laughter] greg mortenson, i never met greg mortenson in afghanistan and pakistan. i have huge respect for him and his mission. you think i would've met him because he is also from montana, but no, we have never run across each other. i think that anything you can make a small difference in anyone's life it's an amazing thing. so if you can start a school that gives the children in a village a chance to go back to school, what a great a congressman to have. is that a way for to solve the entire, all the problems in the region? no. i think he would admit that. there needs to be more. all right, more questions. >> if the u.s. gets out of afghanistan can we forget about it against the? again, can we forget about it. the question is will we forget about it again. i think that i would like to say that i would hope that we didn't forget about afghanistan and again, and i think it would come to divide us if we did you sort of let it fall off the map like it did after the soviets first left. i think really 9/11 and a lot of what happened since 1989 episodes left afghanistan

. >>> the humanitarian and author greg mortenson who wrote "three cups of tea" read by millions said tonight all the experiences he describes in afghanistan and pakistan really happened, though some things have gotten condensed or omitted for the sake of the story. his publisher said today it will conduct a top-to-bottom review of the book after a scathing report on last evening's "60 minutes" that said it was largely fabricated. >>> in boston jeffrey mutai won the boston marathon today. it was in two hours, three minutes, two seconds. that is the fastest marathon ever run, 57 seconds faster than the previous fastest marathon ever run. >>> as we stand here in the warmth of early season louisiana, along with a little bit of humidity, it's hard to believe they had snow in chicago today, three inches in some places. just winter reminding us it's not quite done but it will take more than that to scare a chicagoan. when we come back from the gulf tonight, how tough is it really to find oil in these waters now a year after the bp spill? >>> we're back here in venice, louisiana tonight. we

[laughter] greg more -- mortenson, i never met him in pakistan or afghanistan. i have huge respect for him and his mission. you'd think i would have met him because he's also from montana, but, no, we've never run across each other. anytime you can make a small difference in anyone's life, it's an amazing thing. so if you can start a school that gives children in a village back to school, what a great accomplishment to have. is that a way forward to solve all the problems in the region? no. you can't three cups of tea your way out of that. you just can't. and i think even he would admit that. there need to be more. all right, more questions. >> if u.s. does get out of afghanistan, can we forget about it again? >> again, that's not necessarily the question, can we forget about it again. the question is, will we forget about it again? um, i think that i would like to say that i would hope that we didn't forget about afghanistan again, and i think that it would come to bite us if we did just sort of let it fall off the, you know, map like it did after the soviets f

. >> couric: greg mortenson, author of the best-seller "three cups of tea" has raised tens of millions for dollars for his charity, which builds schools in pakistan and afghanistan, but sources tell "60 minutes" some of the most dramatic stories in his book and speeches are not true-- including one about being captured by the taliban. and there are questions about where the money he raises is going. steve kroft will have the results of his investigation this sunday on "60 minutes." we'll be right back. we'll be right back. yeah right! i'm a working woman. and i'm busy. why should osteoporosis therapy disrupt my morning routine? with new atelvia there's no wait. unlike other osteoporosis medicines... atelvia has a delayed- release formulation... so you can take it right after breakfast and help protect your bones. do not take atelvia if you have esophagus problems, low blood calcium, severe kidney disease, or cannot sit or stand for 30 minutes. follow all dosing instructions. stop taking atelvia and tell your doctor if you experience difficult or painful swallowing, chest pain or severe

. >> host: you've referenced greg mortenson, three cups of tea, a couple times. you also reference thomas barnett. who is he? >> guest: in a lot of ways, he's the guy who's best known for "the pentagon's new map." he in the early 2000s kind of captured the zeitgeist of the department of defense and had a couple famous powerpoint briefings that he would go out and deliver to military audiences which explained how the post-9/11 world had shifted. but i drilled a little bit more into sort of what he was arguing, and part of what he was also getting at was that there needed to be something like kind of a nation-building cadre available and ready on call to address what he called these gap states, these failing states. i think e called it the -- i think he called it the fifth advent force. and his idea was you've got the leviathan, the army, you know, the big forces that go in this and kind of do regime change fundamentally. they go knock over, you know, nations if called on to do so. but then you need people who are on call, and they're kind of a mix of diplomat, aid

the fallout here is mortenson do duped many people. he's saying a clerical error other than a lapse in judgment. at the end of the day, who has the responsibility to make sure the story is accurate? the author or the publishing company? >> we work in a business where trust is essential. i file something as a journalist, my editors trust me. the publisher can be expected to vet every fact. this guy does a lot of good work. the only thing he hasn't used is the jon kyl defense where these statements are not to be taken factually. >> if you look at the fallout, what's the effect -- you can imagine the effect on his charity here. but what is the potential ripple effect for other charities and philanthro philanthropies. >> we get down to trust. if people see somebody like greg mortenson who's taken advantage of his position using the charity money to pay for his ads to promote his book, people start to request, is it happening at other charities. is it the case that more money has been spent promoting the business interests of the people run

. >>> "three cups of tea" author greg mortenson faces new trouble this morning. cbs news has learned a memo from external auditors for his charity group, the central asia institute, shows that mortenson might owe more than $23 million in back taxes and penalties for, >>> now to the latest on a suicide at rutgers university in new jersey. now officially described as a hate crime, you remember how a freshman killed himself last fall after his intimate encounter with another man was shown online. his former roommate now faces 15 criminal charges that could lead to ten years in prison. cbs news correspondent elaine quijano is at the rutgers university campus in new brunswick, new jersey for us this morning. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. you know, the suicide of tilen clemente last fall touched off an outpouring of emotion here at rutgers and across the country. now prosecutors say there are new details about what happened in the days before clementi's death. seven months after rutgers university freshman tyler clementi committed suici

. >> now, you've referenced greg mortenson, "three cups of tea," several times. you also reference thomas barnett. who was he? >> in a lot of ways, the guy who's best known for a briefing called the pentagon's new map. he in the early 2000s was kind of a guy that captured the zeitgeist of the department of defense, and he had a couple of famous powerpoint briefings that he would go out and deliver to military audiences which explained how the post-9/11 world had shifted. but i drilled a little more into sort of what he was arguing, and part of what he was also getting at was that there needed to be something like kind of a nation-building cadre available and ready on-call to address what he called these gap states, these failing states. i think he called it the -- [inaudible] force. and his idea was you've got to, you know, the leviathan, the army, you know, the big forces that go in and kind of do regime change fundamentally. they go knock over, you know, nations if called on to do so. but then you need people who are on-call, and they're kind of a mix of diplom

. >> you have referenced greg mortenson three cups of tea, and thomas barnett. who is he? >> thomas barnett was the guy that's best known for the briefing called "the pentagon's new map." he's in the early 2000s was a guy that captured for the department of defense. he had a couple of famous briefings that he would go out and deliver to military audience. which really explained how the post 9/11 world had shifted. i drilled more into what he was arguing and part of what he was also getting at was there needed to be something like kind of a nation building cadre available and ready to address what he wanted the gap states, the failing states. i think he called it the -- his idea was you got the army, and the big forces that go in and kind of do regime change fundamentally. i think knocked over the nations if called on to do so. then you need people who are on call. there are a mix of diplomat aid worker boy scout, u.s. marines, you know, kind of the mishmash of different things. he was one the early people who kind of articulated in a lot of ways and sort of tried to explai

. >>> the scandal around greg mortenson, author of the book "three cups of tea" are being investigated by montana's attorney general, after accusations he personally benefited from donations that went to help build schools in pakistan and afghanistan. >>> we've received word of a major candle recall. 8 million tea light candles are being recalled because the cup holding them could catch fire. for complete details, logon to abcnews.com. >>> now, diane sawyer with a peek at what they're delving into for tonight's "world news." diane? >> hey, juju. middle of the week. great to talk to you. our "made in america" team, as you know, is back in action tonight, finding the companies thriving on u.s. soil, even in tough times. keeping the jobs right here at home. so, what is the secret of their success? we're going to tell everybody, tonight on "world news." see you then. >>> and finally, a breathtaking view of the heavens captured on camera. this time-lapse video, check it out, was shot from the tallest mountain in spain. it shows the milky way through a sandstorm. and the photographer thought

greg mortenson. kristof knows him and has worked on issues with him. "detroit suburb fights pastor's mosque rally." that is in the "wall street journal." this is the front page of the "wall street journal." it talks about the stock market increase yesterday. in the lead story, "hurdles confront obama's campaign." last call for this first segment, idaho, lary, 68 years old. caller: good morning. it is a pleasure to speak with you this morning, peter. i have a couple of points, but i will be brief. i served 27 years in the military. i put my life on the line many times. he asked me if i am willing to give money to help our country -- you asked if i am willing to give a little bit of money to help our country -- absolutely. it does not bother me that people are smarter than me and make more money than me. i do not begrudge them that. this sounds like the bolshevik resolution -- revolution. we are raising a class of which i do not believe we will ever be able to get rid of. they do not take care of apparent anymore. their parents take care of them -- they

the questions are being asked about greg mortenson, author of "three cups of tea" who has sold millions of books about his work with girls in afghanistan. he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to the charity. mike mullen traveled with him and tells the story of the dramatic attempt to climb k-2 and the pledge to his rescuers. >> he looked for a way to repay his rescuers and realized what they wanted and needed most was a school. >> reporter: it is a story mortonsen told again to natalie morales on "today.." >> coming off the mountain i stumbled into a village and saw 78 children sitting in the dirt writing with sticks in the sand. i promised to build a school. >> reporter: as "60 minutes" reported he didn't hear of the village until his second visit a year after the climb. he was not kidnapped by the taliban. he did build schools but critics say not as many as he claimed. author john krakauer donated to the charity until he g