pat on the back to president barack obama. well, i think the decision that has been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one, the right thing to do. president obama signed the law repealing, don t ask, don t tell. it went into effect last month. the brooklyn bridge is open today after a group of occupy wall street protesters shut it down saturday. police arrested more than 700 of the protesters. the loosely organized demonstration began three weeks ago today to protest what the group calls corporate greed. it has spread to other cities, seattle, los angeles, boston, san francisco, as well as a few other cities. we will have a live report at the half hour. a live picture of the washington monument in the nation s capital. no word, however, being done today to locate damage caused by that august earthquake. weather is keeping crews away for a second day. these are some spectacular pictures from last week showing just how dangerou