Watching the Memorial in Harlem
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July 7, 2009 6:07 PM If they couldn't be at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, they wanted to be where it all began, in the heart of Harlem, less than a few steps from the Apollo Theatre where Michael Jackson and his brothers first burst onto the music scene.
May 7, 2009 9:20 PM
Katie Couric's Notebook: Stress Tests
Katie is on assignment.
It's been a stressful day for some of the nation's biggest banks. Government stress tests show some, like Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are low on cash.
The tests set up a "what if" scenario.
What would happen if unemployment were to jump to 10.3 percent and home prices were to plunge another 22 percent?
The results show some big banks wouldn't survive, even after billions in bailout money.
Banks with failing grades will have six months to raise the funds, possibly by issuing stock or bonds, or from the government as a last resort, but Washington insists it won't let them fold.
For customers, it will be business as usual.
Your money is protected by the FDIC, although analysts warn banks scrambling to boost revenue may just keep raising those annoying fees - putting a bigger dent in your wallet. That could send you to the doctor - for your own stress test.
It's been a stressful day for some of the nation's biggest banks. Government stress tests show some, like Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are low on cash.
The tests set up a "what if" scenario.
What would happen if unemployment were to jump to 10.3 percent and home prices were to plunge another 22 percent?
The results show some big banks wouldn't survive, even after billions in bailout money.
Banks with failing grades will have six months to raise the funds, possibly by issuing stock or bonds, or from the government as a last resort, but Washington insists it won't let them fold.
For customers, it will be business as usual.
Your money is protected by the FDIC, although analysts warn banks scrambling to boost revenue may just keep raising those annoying fees - putting a bigger dent in your wallet. That could send you to the doctor - for your own stress test.
April 23, 2009 5:33 PM 
The plan just didn't fly. So, the government is abandoning efforts to keep the public from seeing statistics on bird strikes, like the one that forced Captain Sully to make that dramatic splashdown in the Hudson River.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says if the White House can release memos about interrogating terror suspects, it's hard to justify sealing records about birds.
These collisions are a real concern. They've more than quadrupled since 1990 to more than 1,700 a year. But federal officials were afraid that if passengers knew which airports had the most bird strikes, they might avoid flying there, and that airports might stop reporting incidents.
The solution is not secrecy - it is to make sure these accidents are reported and to implement systems that can warn pilots when flocks are nearby. Keeping passengers in the dark about safety risks is for the birds.
Katie Couric's Notebook: Bird Strikes
(AP Photo/Edouard H. R. Gluck)
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says if the White House can release memos about interrogating terror suspects, it's hard to justify sealing records about birds.
These collisions are a real concern. They've more than quadrupled since 1990 to more than 1,700 a year. But federal officials were afraid that if passengers knew which airports had the most bird strikes, they might avoid flying there, and that airports might stop reporting incidents.
The solution is not secrecy - it is to make sure these accidents are reported and to implement systems that can warn pilots when flocks are nearby. Keeping passengers in the dark about safety risks is for the birds.
February 3, 2009 7:28 PM
Notebook: Economic Stimulus
Katie's on assignment. I'm Michelle Miller.
A hundred billion here, $100 billion there. It's hard to comprehend the money being tossed around in the Senate. The economic stimulus bill has already grown by about $70 billion since it passed the House. It would now cost almost $900 billion and could get fatter - possibly topping $1 trillion.
One add-on to spend an additional $25 billion on infrastructure projects narrowly failed today. But there are still proposals to spend billions more for health insurance, special education, local police departments, or to lower mortgage costs.
It almost doesn't seem real, like they're paying with Monopoly money. But it is very real indeed. The current price tag breaks down to nearly $3,000 for every man, woman and child in America. The trick will be cutting the pork and picking the projects that will let the bill do what it's supposed to: stimulate the economy.
A hundred billion here, $100 billion there. It's hard to comprehend the money being tossed around in the Senate. The economic stimulus bill has already grown by about $70 billion since it passed the House. It would now cost almost $900 billion and could get fatter - possibly topping $1 trillion.
One add-on to spend an additional $25 billion on infrastructure projects narrowly failed today. But there are still proposals to spend billions more for health insurance, special education, local police departments, or to lower mortgage costs.
It almost doesn't seem real, like they're paying with Monopoly money. But it is very real indeed. The current price tag breaks down to nearly $3,000 for every man, woman and child in America. The trick will be cutting the pork and picking the projects that will let the bill do what it's supposed to: stimulate the economy.
July 10, 2008 7:26 PM 
Michelle Miller is a CBS News correspondent based in New York.
I've always loved football. The tomboy in me had a talent for passing, kicking, and catching. I thought I had what it took.
But Pop Warner (the youth football association), let alone pro-football for women, wasn't a reality back then. We've come a long way. Women's professional football is now alive and well. Two major leagues boast 3,000 women in 67 cities nationwide. Eighty teams vie for the all-time prize, Superbowl of Championships.
Enter Chicago's Force, the Independent Women's Football League's one undefeated team, vying for ultimate bragging rights. They pound, they pummel. They play hard.
A League Of Their Own
(CBS)
I've always loved football. The tomboy in me had a talent for passing, kicking, and catching. I thought I had what it took.
But Pop Warner (the youth football association), let alone pro-football for women, wasn't a reality back then. We've come a long way. Women's professional football is now alive and well. Two major leagues boast 3,000 women in 67 cities nationwide. Eighty teams vie for the all-time prize, Superbowl of Championships.
Enter Chicago's Force, the Independent Women's Football League's one undefeated team, vying for ultimate bragging rights. They pound, they pummel. They play hard.
April 30, 2008 5:36 PM 
Michelle Miller is a CBS News correspondent based in New York.
Debt collection is big business.
And when the economy is down, it's really big.
That's because when cash is scarce, more people use credit to make ends meet. They need it to buy groceries, gas, you name it. And they ultimately fall further and further behind if they lose their job, fall victim to illness or suffer any other financial crisis beyond their control.
Mike Nowak knows this firsthand. After his divorce 20 years ago, he was left holding a large sack of credit card debt. He says it's what makes him the best debt collector in his shop at Northstar Companies.
What Would The Debt Collector Do?
(CBS)
Debt collection is big business.
And when the economy is down, it's really big.
That's because when cash is scarce, more people use credit to make ends meet. They need it to buy groceries, gas, you name it. And they ultimately fall further and further behind if they lose their job, fall victim to illness or suffer any other financial crisis beyond their control.
Mike Nowak knows this firsthand. After his divorce 20 years ago, he was left holding a large sack of credit card debt. He says it's what makes him the best debt collector in his shop at Northstar Companies.
February 19, 2008 4:18 PM
Cuba's future is now uncertain. But one thing is certain: someone else will decide it. For more from the Notebook, click the monitor at left.
The Notebook: Fidel Castro
Many alive today cannot remember a world without Fidel Castro. Putting aside monarchs, he has been the world's longest-ruling head of state.
Video: Cuba's future is now uncertain. But one thing is certain: someone else will decide it. For more from the Notebook, click the monitor at left.
February 19, 2008 4:18 PM
Cuba's future is now uncertain. But one thing is certain: someone else will decide it. For more from the Notebook, click the monitor at left.
The Notebook: Fidel Castro
Many alive today cannot remember a world without Fidel Castro. Putting aside monarchs, he has been the world's longest-ruling head of state.
Cuba's future is now uncertain. But one thing is certain: someone else will decide it. For more from the Notebook, click the monitor at left.
May 30, 2007 10:06 AM Millions have invaded Chicago this year and are hanging from trees and branches across the Midwestern city’s suburbs. They look like flying roaches and are often confused with locusts.
But cicadas are harmless, friendly and actually good for the environment. Getting up close and personal with the little buggers -- touching them, feeling them, watching them -- made my skin crawl at first but eventually I found them to be quite sweet.
After all, they live to love.
What an incredible metaphor for us humans. For 17 years Cicadas grow underground. They are little larva waiting for the day they become mature. They expend a mountain of energy crawling out of the ground. Their next great feat -- to climb a tree. There they shed their exoskeleton.
The Buzz On Cicadas
(CBS)
But cicadas are harmless, friendly and actually good for the environment. Getting up close and personal with the little buggers -- touching them, feeling them, watching them -- made my skin crawl at first but eventually I found them to be quite sweet.
After all, they live to love.
What an incredible metaphor for us humans. For 17 years Cicadas grow underground. They are little larva waiting for the day they become mature. They expend a mountain of energy crawling out of the ground. Their next great feat -- to climb a tree. There they shed their exoskeleton.
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