good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen this morning. with his poll numbers down and next year's election looming, president obama is in campaign mode and in california this morning for a town hall meeting for jobs in the economy. part of a three-day west coast campaign and fund-raising swing. the president is both attacking his would-be republican opponents and issuing a call for arms to his supporters. this is what he said earlier in the day at an event in seattle. >> i need you to talk to your friends and your neighbors and coworkers and tell them, you know what? we are not finished yet. we have got more work to do. we are going to build an american that we believe in. >> later at an event when tv cameras were not in the room, the president cranked up reporters telling them the republican's vision of government is an approach that will, quote, fundamentally cripple american. even though he didn't mention him by name, he referred to texas governor rick perry. perry says it was outspoken that president obama would use the burning of 1,500 homes for a political attack. the gop took an unexpected turn this weekend in the florida straw poll. businessmen herman cain was the surprise winner with 37% of the vote. he easily beat perry, mitt romney and michele bachmann. perry the current republican front-runner tried to put his debate last week behind him. >> there may be slicker candidates and there may be smoother debaters but i know what i believe in and i'm going to stand on that belief every day. >> perry's spokesman shrugged off the florida straw poll off, said, quote, we still have work to do. to the budget battle now in congress. it's threatening another government shutdown. congress has until friday to come up with a pressure to keep the federal government operating. the senate is scheduled to vote today on its plan. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. susan good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning. >> reporter: it's true, americans could, again, face the possibility of a government shutdown. what congress is haggling over now is a tiny fraction of the budget that is intended for victims of national disasters. for the third time this year, a federal shutdown is looming. today, the senate is expected to vote on a temporary funding measure, after rejecting a house bill friday that would have kept the government running through mid november. >> this is a basic function of congress, which is to keep the government running. what we ought not do is play politics with those who have been benefited by disasters. >> reporter: at issue, billions of dollars to help victims of floods, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. republicans want spending cuts to offset the extra money but democrats insist that would cost thousands of jobs. if congress doesn't reach a deal soon, government funds could run dry this weekend. fema could go broke as early as tomorrow, leaving many disaster victims begging for action. >> you help lots of people like banks and wall street. we need help now. >> reporter: congressional leaders talked over the weekend, but reported little progress. with approval ratings already at an all-time low, both parties are blaming each other. >> i do believe it's mostly centered in house with these tea party republicans who say on every issue, we are going to make this a make or break. >> everybody knows we are going to pay for every single penny of disaster rate that the president declares and that fema certifies. and the house sent over a bill that does that. the senate should have approved it. >> reporter: many economists warn continued gridlock on capitol hill will only stall the nation's recovery. the house is right now on a week-long recess, but members are expected to be called back to reach a deal. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington for us, thank you so much. in afghanistan this morning, an american was killed in an attack at a hotel near the u.s. embassy. the hotel in kabul reportedly house cia offices. the gunman was an afghan employee, a plumber. he was killed as a second american said to have been slightly wounded in the shooting. in london, six terror suspects due in court today. the men arrested last week what is called a major counterterrorism operation. two of them were allegedly willing to plan a political campaign and willing to become suicide bombers. a seventh man is being questioned. in new york, in an interview on "60 minutes" last night, police commissioner ray kelly told scott polyabout the situation. >> something on our radar screen. i mean, extreme situation, you would have some means to take down a plane. >> reporter: do you mean to say that the nypd has the means to take down an aircraft? >> yes. i prefer not to get into the details, but, obviously, this would be in a very extreme situation. >> you can see scott pelley's entire interview with commissioner kelly on cbsnews.com. those two american hikers who were imprisoned in iran are waking up in this country for the first time in more than two years. josh fattal and shane bauer released five days ago, flew to new york yesterday. they say the only reason they were detained is because they are americans. drew levinson reports. >> reporter: josh fattal and shane bauer are back on u.s. soil and revealing what two years inside an iranian prison was like. >> many times, too many times, we heard the screams of other prisoners being beaten and there was nothing we could do to help them. >> reporter: also at the new york press conference, sarah shourd. the three friends were hiking along the iraq/iran border in 2009 when iranian authorities arrested them. while in prison, bauer and shourd were engaged. she was let go last year. but bauer and fattal were found and, in august, convicted of being spies. >> we were convicted of espionage because we are american. it's that simple. no evidence was ever presented against us. >> reporter: the two men were sentenced to eight years in prison. it's not clear why they were released. but iran's foreign ministry calls it a gesture of islamic mercy. they were first reunited with their families on wednesday when they flew from iran to oman. bauer ran right into shourd's arms. >> there is so much to talk about and so many joys to be had and we really only have scratched the surface. >> we want, more than anything, to begin our lives anew and with the new appreciation. >> reporter: the couple has yet to set a wedding date. right now, all three look forward to living life free. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. indiana police are investigating an apparent mass killing. at least five bodies were found sunday at two locations about 50 miles southeast of indianapolis. one man's body found at one home and two men and two women a another residence nearby. police are warning area residents the killer or killers could still be on the loose. after hundreds attended a vigil in reno sunday for the 11 people who died a week ago at a nevada air show, a pilot and ten spectators were killed when a world war ii vintage fighter plane crashed into the crowd during a race. take a quick break. when we come back on the morning news, swimmer diane nyad's disappointi disappointment. wall street braces for another rough week after asian markets tumble overnight. that and more next. this is the "cbs morning news." click on your symptoms... ...get the right relief. rough week after asian markets tumble overnight.asian markets that and more next. this is the "cbs morning news." makes the cold aisle easy. the robitussin® relief finder. relief made simple. and introducing nasal relief pills. now for the very first time from robitussin. . 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