ahead lady michelle obama launched a national campaign. she is leading the charge to get children to eat right and exercise and grocery stores that open up in low income neighborhoods. >> her mission is ambition to change diet and exercise habits and get kids healthier. >> i want to how proud i am with the first lady. >> and with a flick of a pen first lady michelle obama's campaign is up and running. >> it is improving the health of our children and giving support to parents, and to make the kind of healthy choices thatain times are very difficult in this kind of environment. >> the campaign is called let's move. $10 billion will be spent over 10 years with the goal of ending childhood obesity in a generation. currently one in three kids is obese and overweight . the country spends 150 billion a year treating obesity-related illness. >> we have everything we need to help our children. rarely have we in this country encountered a problem of such consequence that is so solvable. >> the first lady's plan includes tax breaks for grocery stors

no teflon in front of michelle obama. she has to answer critics just like any other pundit or any other policy advocate, and she is a policy advocate. >> let's get into -- let's get into some specifics. mark, the -- the governor -- mark, the governor is trying to overturn the judge's decision about portions of the arizona immigration law. what do you think of that move? >> well, i think it's a necessary move, and ultimately we will find many aspects of lawsuit are unconstitutional. i think there are several things we have to think about. i think many people on the right are correct, saying this is a response to the federal government's failure to enforce immigration policy. what we need is common sense immigration reform so we don't need grand gestures like the one the governor of arizona enforced. that said, the measure in arizona is one of the most vicious, ugly, and i'll have pieces of public policy we've seen in the last 50 years. >> vicious? >> absolutely. based on xenophobia and -- >> i have to buy a vowel on that o

democrats are deploying first lady michelle obama. in september the first lady will hit the campaign trail, stumping for democratic congressional candidates in tight races. mrs. obama isn't expected to deliver a message that's too partisan, instead focusing on the president and congress' legislative accomplishments. but will that be enough to win over women? democrats may have a tough time competing with sarah palin and her mama grizzlies. just this week, she endorsed seven more women. in response, emily's list, which raises money for pro-choice democratic female candidates, launched a counter campaign called sarah doesn't speak for me. >> congress warm norton who is doing a better job of reaching out to female voters, democrats or republicans? >> republicans just showed up for women they get to play. democrats continue to do the work. >> i think neater is doing a very good job. i'd like to see a fresh, energized approach of both parties attracting women. >> i'm glad the republicans are starting to try until recently about all they di

while they're enjoying sunny marbella, lizabeth palmer sh >>> michelle obama and her youngest daughter in the middle of a five-day european vacation and while they are enjoying spain, elizabeth palmer shows us some say michelle obama is setting a bad example. >>> reporter: she's sightseeing in spanish palaces and staying in a five star resort with a handful of long- time friends, their kids and minimal staff. but the bulk of the cost to taxpayers for the first lady's vacation is for the security detail and plane that flew her. an estimated $230,000 so far. for that and also for the appearance of this trip, michelle obama was called by one newspaper a modern had day marie antoinette glamming it up while americans struggle with recession and unemployment at home. >> ouch. that seems a bit harsh. sure, if i were the president's political advisors, this would not have been my top vacation destination. but let's not get carried too far away. >> reporter: in fact, mrs. obama and her guests are picking up their own personal expenses including accommodation and, of course, incidentals like the

. >> reporter: with first lady michelle obama now more popular than the president, some congressional democrats believe she's their secret weapon this fall. >> i think she should be deployed as much as possible and as much as she's willing and able to to help the cause. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed four democrats have requested the first lady on the campaign trail, first-term congressman gerald connelly, who faces a close race in virginia, calls mrs. obama a political asset. >> it's critical that we make sure our base stays energized. michelle obama has i think enormous power in energizing the base and reenergizing the base where that's necessary. >> reporter: the first lady has won praise for her efforts to curb childhood obesity. he's also known for being a mom in chief and fashion icon. >> even if you're not a big fan of barack obama's presidency and policies, a lot of people still like michelle obama as a person and as a mother and as a role model. >> reporter: mrs. obama spoke at this democratic national committee event in may, which raised $1 million. last week the white

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presidency and policies, a lot of people that still like michelle obama as a person and as a mother and as a role model. >> reporter: mrs. obama spoke at this democratic national committee event in may, which raised $1 million. last week the white house indicated there may be more to come. >> i anticipate that at some point she will likely make some appearances. >> reporter: the first lady is ahead of her husband in public opinion polls with an approval rating of 50%. but she received negative press for her recent trip to spain, criticized as extravagant when many americans are in need. republican strategist leslie sanchez says, democrats do face a risk. >> the danger is, is she setting a strange example with these mixed messages of i care about the plight of working families but i take this lavish trip? >> reporter: democrats say she could make a difference in certain races, like she did in the campaign race when her nickname was "the closer". manuel gallegus, cbs news, new york. >>> this morning on "the early show," actress laura linney. i'm emily smith. ress laura linney. i'm emi

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. >> jacqueline kennedy was criticized for going to greece and to italy, so certainly michelle obama -- the criticism of michelle obama would not be a first. >> reporter: well, the first family also plans to spend a weekend in the gulf coast this month as well as spend ten days on martha's vineyard. we can report tonight that the president got two calls today. mrs. obama and sasha called from spain and malia, who's on that summer camp sleepaway camp just gets one call during that time at camp. she saved it for today and called her father to wish him happy birthday, lester. >> that was a great call i'm sure. savannah, thanks very much. >>> on wall street today, stocks finished modestly higher. the dow gained 44 points closing at 10,680. that's close to a three-month high. >>> when we come back here tonight, how one billionaire persuaded so many more to do something unexpected. >>> the haitian-american superstar jean says he has decided to run for president of haiti. the massive earthquake was a wake-up call for him. he told time magazine if you can't take five years out to serve my co

last night, michelle obama and daughter sasha dined with friends after a shopping trip. earlier, a 15-vehicle convoy, an undisclosed number of staff, secret service, and friends, went to a posh hotel where rooms normally run from $300 to $6,000 a night. the first lady's group is said to occupy 60 rooms. it's not unusual for a first lady to take a private trip abroad and nobody expect herself to stay in a cheap hotel, but with the u.s. economy in such dire straits, critics argue the trip is simply in poor taste. the obamas already took flack for hawking the gulf... >> and everybody should come here! ( cheers ) >> reporter: ...then choosing maine for their own vacation. few details of the spain trip are known. purely personal parts will be paid for by mrs. obama and friends. official portions, the first lady will visit the king and queen, will be on the taxpayers' dime, including transport on the air force version of a 757, $146,000 for the round trip, not counting four to five days' ground time. expenses for mrs. obama's support staff, and the mandatory secret service det

. >> first lady, michelle obama's vacation has drawn waves of criticism. the first lady's traveling party includes her youngest daughter, sasha. two close friends of michelle's, and the two friends daughters. they vacation together in the spanish resort town of estapon a. the area is a famous destination. the trip is the first of three scheduled beach vacations for the first lady this summer. michelle and her interage stayed in a hotel, where the average room price is $660 a night and the most lavish suite runs for $6,600 daily. mrs. obama is paying for her trip out of private funds. she has ignited controversy over whether it is appropriate to take what some see as a lavish european vacation at a time of prolonged and painful high unemployment. not all of course are reimbursed by the first lady. the christian science monitor report that 60 hotel rooms were required for her support team. the "new york times" says, dozens of secret service agents were part of the support team. travel on an air force jet for mrs. obama and her official interage is reported t

obama between what's in our food and how much of it that we eat americans consume more calories fat and sugar today than ever before she's encouraging americans to plant and eat healthy foods is ironic that on the one hand michelle obama is planting and harvesting organic garden any other hand president obama has put michael cereal or as the u.s. food safety is our under my controllers watch the f.d.a. said no testing necessary at all for g.m. was no labeling us a story from intel and we're not going to come on centers are struggling condition obama has placed many key role monsanto or pro genetically engineering people in key positions in the u.s.d.a. and elsewhere these are the people making key decisions not only for the american food supply but also on which products and food policies are exported to the world market. they're supposed to be protecting the people but what it appears to me is that the department of agriculture is protecting and promoting monsanto what's left of america's organic farming industry is familiar with months until the stranglehold of the u.s. market bil

obama. >> michelle obama. >> michelle obama. >> reporter: they're traveling with old friends from chicago. all staying at this five-star resort. its website boasts lush gardens and luxurious suites. >> it's a private trip. and is being paid for that way. >> reporter: she's not the first first mom to jetset with her daughter. hillary clinton brought chelsea around the world. jenna bush joined her mother in africa. abc's ann compton covered it all. and says, there's value to these visits. >> whether they're sitting on a beach or meeting with a king in a palace. it is bringing forth the american culture, the american people, representing the united states of america. it's never really just vacation. >> reporter: america's littlest ambassadors have toured russia's kremlin, rome's coliseum. even met with queen elizabeth. on sunday, mother and daughter will lunch with the spanish king and queen, a royal finish to this summer vacation. for "good morning america," yunji de nies, abc news, the white house. >> i love the way the spanish say michelle obama. it's the news at 8:04. >>> time for the we

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. >> deysi cuevas revela a michelle obama que su madre es indocumentada. >> uno de cada diez de todos los bebes son de padres indocumentados. >> un total de cinco millones de hijos son de padres indocumentados. >> tienen mayor barreras, servicios de educación y salud. todo esto está afectando a una generación de niños. >> hay que cambiar la cuarta enmienda a todos los que nacen aquí. >> en el futuro lo que quiero hacer es parar la practica legal. >> esto no tendría gran apoyo popular. >> no hay mucho apoyo entre los de estados unidos en cambio a la constitución. con así de personas que nacieron aquí en estados unidos. >> pero los mismos que proponen admiten que cambiar la constitución sería algo muy difícil. >> más adelante hablamos de esto. el alguacil que se ha hecho famoso por sus redadas en arizona fue recibido con abucheos. cientos de miembros de grupos dijeron que ni el alguacil ni sus actos son bien recibidos en california. >> la noche del pasado 2 de agosto le mostró sus genitales a una víctima. gracias a imágenes se pudo indentificar al hombre, si tiene inform

it's time for tonight's tool time winner and it involves michelle obama i know the first lady is not the winner herself but her trip to spain and the over the top media coverage helped us pick the money winner for a week michelle and daughter sasha vacationed in spain with close family friends to the mainstream media had an absolute field day with this story asking all kinds of questions like who paid for the trip are taxpayers paying for her guests at a five star resort take a listen. joe obama the first lady is wrapping up her vacation in spain today with an official visit to the king and queen there but her trip with daughter sasha has a bit to raise some questions at home about how much it cost u.s. taxpayers and who will be picking up the tab it doesn't hurt because for them it doesn't hurt to you were to me does hurt and i know you disagree because i read your pre-interview that to show obama vacationing overseas in spain in the way in which he did it i thought this was way over the line especially if you contrast. now last clip was from fox news and you know that they've just

en medio de un despliegue de seguridad la primera dama michelle obama y sasha llegaron a marbella en españa el presidente y la hija mayor no los acompañaron. y a continuación unning adelanto de última hora con edna. >>> hola qué tal, gracias esta noche en última hora el gobierno mexicano anuncia los actos para conmemorar el bicentenario de independencia el próximo 15 de septiembre llega a chile el ex presidente político cubano josé u baldo luego de ser liberado arrestan a la hija del ex alcalde giulliani ni detalles de esto y más en última hora regreso contigo jorge. . >>> gracias una pausa y enseguida reciben buenas noticias quienes están a favor de matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo en california y el presidente obama conned cora a ciudadanos por acción que se destacan entre los demás hecho: la medicina en advil, es la más recomendada por médicos para dolores de articulaciones. más que las medicinas en tylenol... ...o aleve. la medicina en advil es... número uno recomendada por médicos para dolores de articulaciones. no hay mejor alivio que éste. advil. .

su cuarto periodo de vacaciones y el quinto para la primera damaace apenas unos dias michelle obama paso unos dias en tierras espaÑolas, mientras que su marido se quedaba lidiando con el derrame petroleroi las matematicas simples no fallan, quiere decir que cada dos meses el mandatario se toma su periodo de descansos de esperarse, sobre todo desde la bancada republicana, que se precipite una lluvia de criticas por tan frecuentes dias de asueto es que el trabajo de presidente de los estados unidos debe de ser muy desgastante y requiere de esos dias para recargar baterias ero cuando se pasa por una crisis como la que aun tenemos encima y cuando hay tanta gente desocupada en las calles, no valdria la pena una poquita de cordura y tratar de descansar mas limitadamente?? ?... ---gracias a daniel...vamos ahora ariel rodriguez quien nos presenta el pronostico del tiempo, adelante ariel!! =el pronostico de ariel en noticiero telemundo 48, a las seis y a las once, cubriendo toda la bahia=el tiempo se mantendra mas fresco viernes y sabado con mas nubes en las mananas e incluso algunas lloviz

michelle obama decided to plant a garden of her own in front of the white house. suddenly everyone said the san francisco was mainstream. a mainstream movement. good that we took the lead, forgetting completely that we were ahead of the curve and the first to get locked. i had the pleasure of being with the first lady. about 10 months ago, sharing with her the story of our victory garden. we told her to pay attention to what is coming next in san francisco. we knew that we had to keep stretching, raising the bar. that is what we are doing here today. we have got 15 of these victory gardens that are now permanent. here we are, looking at plots of land. we had a food policy from the urban rural food policy program in california. it will be advanced with an ordinance that will codify the recommendations of the policy. surveying they can land around the city, seeding with money, not just seeds the community for replenishing and renewing their neighborhoods by taking these old vacant lots and putting in these community gardens. where folks that live in housing can also

. >> carolyn: first lady michelle obama and daughter sasha wrapped if thunder visit to spain, enjoying lunch with the royal couple they greedded the obamas at the front of their residence. the king gave mrs. obama some seed for the white house garden. after lunch, the obama party ruined -- rerned to the u.s. and president obama enjed his dream birthday weekend. he played basketball with nba all-stars including lebron mes and others. they entertained troops. i guess we don't get to actually see them playing basketball, just arriving there to do so. >> alan: we have video of that. we'll show that to you tonight. close call at an airport in alaska. an eag got sucked into the engine o an alaska airlines jet as the aircraft was taking off. causing the flying to be aborted. none was hurt. in vermont, a culp crash-landed their smalllane the pilot says he lost power just after takeoff. he tried to glide the plane in for a landing but the landing gary coapsed and the plane flipped on its roof. the couple walked away unhurt. >> carolyn: no rulinwhether a fedel judge will lift a stay and allow sa

first lady michelle obama and their younger daughter sasha are in spain for a week-long vacation. malia is in summer camp. present obama is in washington with meetings. mr. obama admits his metabolism is slowing down and he's got a lot more gray hair sincee took office. >> do you feel like the weight of the presidency is accelerating his aging? >> i can't imagine the weight of the job doesn't take a toll. it will just require him to get more frequt haircuts. >> president ama will travel to chicago tonight where he will have dinner with fries. he looks great. >> if a haircut would only cure the gray hairs. >> mike, you don't have any. perfect. >> no gray there but look outside, plenty of gray there. >> let's take a look outside. instead of what's in my head on on my head. the black hairs that i have left. we can see from south beach and downtown sanrancisco still covered with clouds. how about one more perspective of 2600 feet. sausalito clear out and possibly tibb ron also. look at the clouds. hold stubbornly around the bay. in ft, from the top down you can see how much slower the

lady michelle obama. she her youngest daughter sasha arrived for a week long vacation. malia is in summer camp. the president admits his metabolism is slowing down. and says he has a lot more gray hair since he took office. >> he feels like the weight of the presidency is perhaps accelerating aging? >> i can't imagine the weight of the job doesn't take a toll. it will just require him to get more frequent hair cuts. >> he's in chicago tonight having dinner with friends. >>> a teacher tackles a big honor. >> from national football league no, less, up next. [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. and eating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills big g kid cereals can help. did you know it's the only leading line of kid cereals with at least 8 grams of whole grain and a good source of calcium? cereals they already love, like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch. give your kids more of what they need to be their best. grow up strong. with big g kid cereals. ♪

when will we see the real michelle obama? you know what they're saying? when are we going to see this? [ laughter ] >> larry: you do write all your own stuff, right? >> yes, yes. >> larry: what do you think of the president, the job he's doing? his approval rating is down. what do you think? >> i think it's time for the first lady to start doing some of this, really. it's about time. i mean, maybe she needs to get out of her herb garden a little bit, you know, and start smashing some heads, you know? i think he's doing a really good job. i mean, you look at it like this. look at where we were, you know, what -- the mess that this country was left in when bush left. so he comes in and it's like basically people expecting him, you know, to fix everything. that's like handing him a spoon and telling him to go fill in the grand canyon, you know? we were deep, deep, deep in debt. our economy's a mess. look at what he's done. our troops are -- the combat troops are coming out of iraq. we have -- he passed the health care bill. he's going to end don't ask don't

yesterday sasha and first lady michelle obama had lunch with spain's king and queen at the royal family's holiday retreat in the mediterranean. >>> one of the longest spacewalks ever failed to fix problems with the space station's cooling system. an ammonia leak erupted during the eight hour repair job. the sixth longest spacewalk. the next one won't be until wednesday at the earliest. >>> and oscar winning actress patricia neal has died of lung cancer. despite a life marked by tragedies, including suffering several strokes and the death of a young daughter, neal had an prolific acting career that landed her an academy award as well as a tony. neal was 84 years old. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,653 after falling 21 points on friday. both the s&p and the nasdaq dipped 4 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 69 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng gained 122. >>> unemployment numbers made their mark on wall street as expected friday. but the markets were really rocked by the s

earlier on sunday, barack obama and first lady, michele obama toward a new public housing development. stopped at a local restaurant that has been flooded after the storm. the president wrapped up his visit at save your intuniversity were promised to help. >> my university is going to save stay with you, it to your side by your side until this is done until more lenses all the way back, all the way. >> meanwhile, hurricane earl, the tropical and caribbean islands experts are predicting that it will brush the u.s. mid- atlantic region towards the end of the week. this is video from a pr. even if hurricane earl does not reach the coast. the area is seeing some pounding surf. it was downgraded to a category four. and continues to get stronger. we have a programming change to tell you about for this friday. we will have a special edition of kron 4 news at 10:00 p.m. because nbc will of the giants came. you can see dr. phil aand smackdown movs to saturday at 7:00 p.m.. we wi the most powerful half-ton crew in america has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a con

first lady michelle obama and their younger daughter sasha are in spain for a week-long vacation. malia is in summer camp. president obama is in washington with meetings. mr. obama admits his metabolism is slowing down and he's got a lot more gray hair since he took office. >> do you feel like the weight of the presidency is accelerating his aging? >> i can't imagine the weight of the job doesn't take a toll. it will just require him to get more frequent haircuts. >> president obama will travel to chicago tonight where he will have dinner with friends. he looks great. >> if a haircut would only cure the gray hairs. >> mike, you don't have any. perfect. >> no gray there but look outside, plenty of gray there. >> let's take a look outside. instead of what's in my head on on my head. the black hairs that i have left. we can see from south beach and downtown san francisco still covered with clouds. how about one more perspective of 2600 feet. sausalito clear out and possibly tibber ron also. look at the clouds. holding stubbornly around the bay. in fact, from the top down you can see

host: what is the downside of michelle obama getting out in campaign 2010? guest: the downside is that being out on the stump will politicize the first lady. this 66% approval rating, her being seen could eat into that. in 2012, she may not have the same kind of popularity among independents and she may not be able to boost her husband's reelection campaign. they are also afraid she might say or do something that republicans or opponents will ceasseize on. host: how much in dollars could she bring in? guest: michelle obama could bring in 20 million dollars for the party. that is roughly half. the dnc wants those voters back out there. that is roughly half of what michelle obama could do. she retains that of the 2012 campaign. she will be able to bring out the surge in voter, independence, and she will be able to connect with voters as well. host: thank you. for more information, go to our website, c-span.org. host: our guests now is michael waxman. he runs the safe and secure internet gambling initiative. as with look at internet gambling, explain what is go

. >>> first lady michelle obama and daughter sasha enjoyed the final day of their vacation in spain. while mrs. obama is trying to keep a low profile there, some critics are drawing attention to the cost of the trip. sharyl attkisson reports. >> reporter: it's not unusual for a first lady to take a private trip abroad and nobody expects her to stay in a cheap hotel. but with the u.s. economy in such dire straits, critics argue the trip is simply in poor taste. the obamas already took flack for hawking the gulf -- >> and everybody should come here. >> reporter: -- then choosing maine for their own vacation. few details of the spain trip are known. purely personal parts will be paid for by mrs. obama and friends. official portions -- the first lady will visit the king and queen will be on the taxpayers' dime. that includes transport on the air force version of a 757, $146,000 for the round trip, not counting four to five days ground time. expenses for mrs. obama's support staff. and the mandatory secret service detail which could number 70 agents. at $273 a day federal per diem, that's

. >>> michelle obama has faced plenty of criticism for her spanish vacation when the u.s. economy is struggling. and the day at the beach leading to the latest outrage. after a day of sight seeing ifth first lady and her youngest daughter, sacha, hit the beach with their entourage. i don't know lookers were searched. the obamas are staying at a five-star luxury resort. >>> back superman is helping to fight foreclosure, that's in a moment. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg

they seem doing things that suggests that they might be tone deaf, like michelle obama going off to spain on vacation and taking 70 secret service agents. and they don't seem to understand why people say, "was this trip really necessary?" >> that in and of itself not a big deal, but it plays into this in narrative that somehow that the obamas are out of touch with the things that ordinary americans are struggling through. which is why you saw them in panama city, florida, this weekend. it was both an effort to cast a vote of confidence in the gulf, but also to get back in touch with where ordinary americans are. >> schieffer: to be continued. thank you, both. i'll be back in a moment with some final thoughts. >> schieffer: finally today, i came to washington in 1969, during the nixon administration. my first beat was the pentagon, and the secretary of defense was former republican congressman melvin laird, who i came to believe was, with a possible exception of lyndon johnson, the best politician i ever knew; certainly, one of the wisest. mel and i became life-long friends. he's well into

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first lady michelle obama and daughter sasha visited with the king and queen of spain sunday, ending their five-day vacation in spain. when they arrived back in washington, sasha got a big hug from the president. mr. obama got in fun time sunday, hanging out and playing basketball with nba stars. >>> actress patricia neal has died. neal won an academy award for "hudd" in 1963. less than two years later she suffered a series of strokes but was able to return to the screen. early in her career she starred with gary cooper in "the fountain head." >> why don't you laugh at me. you won. i have no pride left to stop me. i love you without dignity, without regret. i came to tell you this. and to tell you that you'll never see me again. >> neal died after a battle with lung cancer at home on martha's vineyard. patricia neal was 84 years old. vineyard. patricia neal was 84 years old. servings of vegetables h every day if you don't always like the taste of them. good thing v8 v-fusion juice gives you a serving of vegetables hidden by a serving of fruit. [woof woof] v8. what's your number? ♪

michelle obama sort of spell to do out clearly when she started her campaign on obesity earlier this year. and said look when she thought there was concern over her daughter she said she took some initiative and looked at what she was feeding them and their lifestyle and made choices as a mother. and the best thing is to encourage people to get education to find out make sure that their children are developing proper lynn go to the doctor and providing a lifestyle that is healthy for your children. >> and half of what she was talking about not only does she provide different choices she was able to provide the choices. and the other part is the food deserts. we are oftentimes under served communities they don't have access to fresh healthy foods. what is near and convenient and local, is stuff that is fattening. and it's killing our kids. this is dangeroushen you think about what happens to an 8-year-old that is looking more mature. the type of young people that are coming on to her are not boys her own age they are grown men. that can be a dangerous situation. this is an issue that

michelle obama and daughter sasha are on vacation in spain, malia is away at camp. so the president planned a birthday dinner with friends. and as number 44 turned 49, number 13 hit 600-- finally. >> the 2-0. high drive, center field deep, going back well. looking up, see ya! >> couric: alex rodriguez of the new york yankees broke a dry spell that lasted nearly two weeks. alex rodriguez became only the seventh major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs. and at 35, he's also the youngest to do it. jorge munoz has never stepped up to the plate, but he's filled plenty of them. he's been delivering free home cooked meals to day laborers in new york city everyday for the past six years. he told us why during an interview with our seth doane in 2008. >> these guys on the street got nothing, i have a family, i've got my mom, my sister, my neighbor, i have a house, i have a truck, i have a job. these guys... >> reporter: you're rich comparatively. compared to them i'm rich. >> reporter: at the white house today, president obama awarded this humble school bus driver the citiz

afterward the king gave michelle obama some seeds for the white house garden. >> of course the first lady is a champion of urban gardening. however, a new york chef has a much more radical way to grow food in the city. >> his restaurant is in the basement, while his farm is on the roof. john donvan went by for the harvest and for some lunch. >> reporter: sitting on a stoop on west 10th street in manhattan with a salad. and a chef who made the salad. there's got to be a story here. meet john mooney. >> the vinaigrette is a cider balsamic with berry and extra virgin olive oil. >> reporter: who in a few weeks' time is opening a restaurant in this very building, at basement level. >> booths here with our skylight. >> reporter: the real story is upstairs. six long flights upstairs. there is no elevator. because when you get to the top, and the blinding light -- >> here we are. >> wow. this is your farm? >> yeah, this is our rooftop farm here in manhattan. >> reporter: this is where that salad came from. >> it's roof to table. >> roof to table? >> roof to table. >> reporter: this is where

host: help with the democratic effort will be first lady michelle obama. this headline in "the washington times." for popularity seen as a political tool. that is "the washington times close with this one. hamilton, montana. carmine on the independent line. caller: i am an independent. i can vote any way and i do, i'd vote for my sheriff, he is a republican. lately i have been holding back my votes -- i will vote independent and probably other parties. my issues are hated democracy. host: we will have to leave their and move onto another voice. carol, democratic line, deyton, ohio. caller: good morning. just listening to that for a second, we have a right of choice being democratic and republican. and just wanting to say, with democrats we all try to come together and fight for a cause and republicans, i hear it every now and then, but in the and you don't hear the cause being

michelle obama yelled out, no, it's not. so we don't expect to see him without a shirt in front of reporters. >> that would distract attention away from the oil. >>> we learned it could be monday or tuesday before bp engineers get permission to finish drilling the relief well that will seal that well for good. but the investigation into what caused this disaster is far from over. the key to it is still sitting on the ocean floor. matt gutman tells us more about that. >> there's no black box, the electronic transmissions were consumed by this inferno and sank to their watery grave 5,000 feet down along with the rig. the next closest thing for investigators is this, the blow-out preventer. a stack of valves four stories high that was supposed to be the first and last lines of defense. every one of these systems failed. investigators badly want to know why, but can't do that until the well has been permanently sealed. much of the heavy lifting to bring that up to the surface will be done by a squad of deep sea robots. the coast

. >>> michelle obama is heading home tonight from a five-day private trip to spain before she left. the first lady and younger daughter, sasha had lunch with spain's king juan carlos and queen sophia on the island of majorca in the mediterranean. with older daughter malia away at camp, president obama was home alone at white house this weekend where he turned 49 on friday. well not entirely alone, the president hosted an all-star game of hoops. here he is with derek rose of the chicago bulls. other players included lebron james m they'll be at the white house tonight for a barbeque with gulf shrimp on the menu. >>> tiger woods has been the world's to have golfer for years, but those days may be over. today in ohio woods finished the bridgestone invitational with the worst performance of his professional career. 18 shots over par and a whopping 27 shots behind the tournament leaders. woods' life was turned upside-down by revelations of philandering following a car accident outside his florida home last november. leaving the future of his marriage, his lucrative endorsements and now h

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hat michelleay that michelle obama and laura bush will join in marking the anniversary of e in. shanksvi, the current and former first ladies will be in ninthville, pennsylvania, next onth, to mark the ninth anniversary of the terror ite where that's the site where united flight 93 went down p heroic passengers took action trying to stop the terrorists. >>> and, as you know, china does chinahing big. everything dy for a chinese traffic jam? 60 miles, bumper to bumper. an estimated 40,000 cars and trucks now stuck for nine days. you heard it right, nine days. drivers are playing cards. e playing lies are selling wiches at highhigh prices. e road workd work that caused it all has another month to go. wootiger woods and wife elin formally ended their marriage today. final ninerce became final nine suvhs after his suv crashed utside their orlando home and led to the revelation of the golfer's affairs. affairs.le wished each other ther today and said they would share parenting of their 3-year-old daughter and 19-month-old son. >>> and in amsterdam today, a today, tree fell. chestnut

obama and michelle obama toured a new housing development. president obama promised not to abandon the recovery effort in the gulf. >> i will stand behind you until new orleans is all the way back. >> reporter: more than 1800 people died in the wake of hurricane katrina. 80% of new orleans was flooded when the levees broke. president obama says work on a fortified levee system will be complete by next year. >>> a new report says that bp is blaming its own engineers for some of the oil that leaked into the gulf of mexico. the bloomberg report shows mistakes made by bpic nears while finish irk the deep sea oil well are partly to blame. that investigation also blames bp engineers for misreading the pressure data that indicated a reading was incorrect. >>> san jose mineta airport is closing down one of its main runways today to allow crews to begin construction on a taxi project. the shutdown should not impact schedules. the project is not expected to be fully completed until november. >>> city leaders are counting on measure k, a one-cent sales

their visit comes after criticism of michelle obama's recent trip to spain. we'll have the details about their trip and the president's defense of the mosque to be built near ground zero. that's a big controversy coming right up. >>> and then as part of the heartland continues to struggle this morning with heat, severe thunderstorm warnings, and dangerous flooding, tens of thousands in iowa may be without drinking water for days. we will head live to iowa with the latest in just a few minutes. >>> plus we'll look at lindsay lohan and what her mother had to say about her daughter in an interview. we'll discuss it with a leading psychologist and top celebrity lawyer. and i don't love these stories, but i'm interested in the parenting aspect of this and looking at how much responsibility dina lohan might or might not have in the very messy situation her daughter keeps finding herself in. >> it is a troubling situation. >> wait until you see this interview. >>> but first the president's trip to the gulf, mike viqueira joins us from andrews air force base in maryl