th good evening. the movement is demanding change, but can it deliver? after weeks of rallies, occupy wall street protests are not going away. we re joined to talk about what that could mean for the protesters success. there is a legitimacy to the protest as long as it remains disciplined focus and nonviolent but can that transform the political climate? the sides are already been drawn. several dozen continue the occupation of city hall. 50 to 60 demonstrators occupy the sidewalk by the federal reserve bank in the san francisco. they are the lower and middle class t out of work, the people that lost their herniation all protesting wall street, the symbol of wealth and greed but overnight in sacramento, a different story. occupation is allowed but only during operating hours, by closing time police moved in and arrested 14 demonstrators but like the tea party movement, can okay you pay wall street be successful? i think what is significant about it is that it s opening
this is the cbs evening news with russ mitchell. mitchell: and good evening. we begin tonight with a movement. known as occupy wall street, which is moving far beyond its starting point in lower manhattan. at least 25 cities from coast to coast have seen financial industry protests this weekend, and political leaders from both sides of the aisle are weighing in. bigad shaban has more. [chanting] reporter: three weeks of wall street protests echoed in the nation s capital as demonstrators marched against the policies of the federal reserve. crowd within crowd: we are united. calls for economic equality all spread to mobile, alabama. corporate greed is everywhere. we re losing our middle class. the streets of indianapolis. i want to get out. the american people better wake up or we ll lose our whole democracy. where are the jobs. reporter: and to the parks of portland, oregon. in san diego some protesters spent the night in tents. we want to come up
that translate to success? veterans of the movement say there is legitimacy to the protest as long as it remains disciplined, focus and no violent but can the frustrations transform the political climate? reporter: in san jose several dozen continue the occupation of city hall. 50 to 60 demonstrators occupy the sidewalk by the federal reserve bank in san francisco. the lower and middle class, the out of work, the people that lost their home, all protesting wall street. but overnight in sacramento, a different story. i declare this to be an unlawful assembly. occupation is allowed but only during operating hours. by closing time police moved in and arrested 14 demonstrators, but like the tea party movement, can occupy wall street be successful? what i think is significant is that it s opening up a place to talk about solutions because while this is a protest, they have yet to come up with and to solidify clear demands, but it makes us think about what are the solutio
it is the cheapest computer tablet in the world. and before you even ask no, you cannot buy it here in the u.s. that story ahead as well. let s start with the fight over the president s jobs bill. the senate is expected to vote on the plan in a matter of days. the measure could cost an estimated $447 billion. the president said, hey, it is paid for. $453 billion, he said, would come from his proposed tax on millionaires. the bill calls for new and extended tax cuts along with additional spending on roads, bridges, infrastructure projects, job training and help for those with housing problems. republicans, as you might imagine, don t like the president s plan. that s not stopping the president, however, from pushing ahead, especially with the tax on millionaires which republicans call class warfare. some see this as class warfare. i see it as a simple choice. we can either keep taxes exactly as they are for millionaires and billionaires or we can ask them to pay at least
rushmore of ever want to say to the nfl, he would be there. vicki: would he be front and center? vern and let s take a look back at al davis. a pioneer in professional football, he had been in the raiders organization since 1972. long before that, he was the days of the franchise if as coach and head of full operations. in 1963, he took over a franchise that had previously won only nine days in three seasons. he was the nfl coach of the year. after serving as afl commissioner in 1966, he returned to oakland. their raiders became the most successful team and all of professional sports from 1967-1985. this was our finest hour, the finest hour in the history of the oakland raiders. vern: the team won three super bowls. his favorite word was dominate. it was not enough to win. the team thrives on a striking fear and intimidation. in 1982, davis moved the team from oakland to los angeles. police attempted to block the move. he said, if i decide to move, i am not going to a