obama backs the mosque. for the first time weighing in on the building of the center in lower manhattan, two blocks from the site of 9/11. >> i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion, as everyone else in this country. >> we'll look at the controversy and politics behind it. swept away, battered by heavy rain iowa struggles the in the aftermath of historic floods. tens of thousands of people without drinking water. live on the scene with the very latest. the "n" word apologizing for her radio rant in which she uses

the offensive term not once but 11 times. is the "n" word ever okay to use and if so by whom? we're asking this morning. and you've seen a human body but never like. this we'll take a journey into what scientists call the cave, early this saturday morning, what scientists call the cave, early this saturday morning, august 14th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs hi, welcome to "the early show" on a saturday morning. we want to talk about weather this morning. you talked about country again another weekend and all these weather issues from like we mentioned a second ago in the open, the flooding in iowa, feels-like temperatures in oklahoma today near 117. look at these pictures right here, this is hayfield,

minnesota. >> my home state. >> a tornado whipping through parts of the state and severe weather in wisconsin. we'll talk about all this weather plaguing the country when we come back. >> it is tornado season in minnesota, chris. we watched them all the time from our garage. but first this morning president obama supports a plan to build a muslim community center in ground zero in new york. his announcements at a white house event last night marking the muslim holy month of ramadan puts him at the center of a heated issue here in new york. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: stepping into a controversy the white house previously ducked, the president told guests religious freedom not the politics at the moment make the decision on the mofng clear. >> this is america. our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. the principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this

country and that they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are. >> reporter: there was a time president obama said that building catholic churches and jewish synagogues sparked local opposition. many republicans and one major jewish group announced their opposition to the mosque built two blocks from the world trade center site in a building actually damaged in the 9/11 attack. >> but, let me be clear, as a citizen and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> reporter: michael bloomberg endorsed the project and applauded his statement but polls show it to be broadly unpopular. >> joining us from washington to discuss the president's statement and other political matters, reporter jonathan allen of politico. good morning, jonathan. >> good morning. >> why is the 79 weighing in on

this now? we were told a couple weeks ago he wouldn't even put himself in the debate? >> it's interesting. he really could have stayed away from it. what the white house said before obviously this isn't a matter for the president, he doesn't dictate it or really doesn't have any affect whether new york allows this to go forward. that said, perhaps it is a matter of principle for the president, this isn't polling very well. but, i think that given his campaign and the way he campaigned, and the way that he's tried to conduct himself as president, it's not surprising that this is his position perhaps it's surprising he chose now to come forward witt because the politics may not be good for him. >> there are opposition saying he is caving to political correctness. is that something that's going on here? >> i did not know necessarily it is caving to political correctness. if you listen to what he actually said, particularly the first part where he said that there shouldn't be any --

essentially saying there shouldn't be checks on people's ability to practice their religion, i don't think that is a particularly controversial view in this country, embedded in our first amendment to the constitution and it's aside from the question that i think a lot of opponents have focused on, not what you're allowed to do under our rules and laws but maybe what you should do in terms of keeping the peace. >> in addition to seeing these pictures of obama talking about the mosque near ground zero we are also going to probably see in the next 24 hours or so pictures of obama and his family visiting the gulf. what do you think that's going to do, is it going to accomplish anything here for this 24-hour jaunt they're taking? >> i don't know that it accomplishs a whole lot for the gulf coast in terms of actually getting more tourists there. i think folks planning to go for summer vacations and often do will continue to go there and -- but people may stay away in they're unhappy about the situation, the possibility of oil washes up or watch those videos.

i think what it really does, it sends a signal to the gulf businesses the president stands with them it's an important symbolic thing for folks there and of course for the president he's going to a swing state, florida, that other states in the gulf coast are pret republican so any chance to go to florida and show his face there and especially something that's not particularly partisan but, rather, an issue of florida's economy and tourism i think that's probably seen as a positive in the white house. >> we only have a minute here but how much of this symbolism, the visit to the gulf, his stance on the mosque, how much can that potentially overcome what's going on with the economy now with unemployment at 9.5% and sticking there? >> the economy is the giant issue all across the country he and that's going to be what dictates the november election midterms and how democrats do, where the economy is and i don't think, you know, either of these things really affect that. >> jonathan allen, thanks so much. now to chris. >> thank you, rebecca.

a funeral scheduled for a teenager from des moines. many people were driven from their homes still can't go back and in some places have no drinking water and the damage keeps on rising. our correspondents with the very latest for us. >> reporter: good morning. the skunk river here in colfax finally crested this morning just under 24 feet. this water is as high as anyone here can remember it ever beening. but the good news is the water has finally stopped rising. residents here never thought they would see the skunk river this high especially not twice in one week. three days of heavy rains sent the river to record levels wednesday, flooding some 200 homes including wes and jen snyder's newly remodeled basement. they spent friday pumping water out even as the river rose again threatening to pour more in. >> you just silt there and watch

and are helpless. >> reporter: across the street chuck brewer lost his home to the last big flood here in 1993. rebuilt and now worries about losing it again. >> there is no way for the rain to go. >> reporter: much of the heavy rain has moved out of iowa but the storms have taken a toll. a 16-year-old girl was killed wednesday when floodwaters swept her car off a road in altoona. in several communities across iowa, home and business owners will spend days cleaning up the mess left behind n. des moines, officials went house to house friday to make sure residents could safely return to this flooded neighborhood. >> hi there. would you like water? >> reporter: in ames, 55,000 residents are still drinking bottled water after floods broke eight water mains and drained the city's water towers. back here in colfax, residents are eager to start cleaning up this mess, affecting about 200 homes. i can tell you that many of the people who live in these homes

are sleeping in them overnight, they are in them right now them. the real good news here in iowa, they're not expecting any more heavy rains through the weekend. chris? >> don teeing in iowa for us this morning, thank you. as the first family head to the gulf coast -- the administration's point man for the oil spill is telling bp it isn't finished just yet when it comes to plugging the well once and for all. our correspondent with the latest on that story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. there was debate whether to finish the relief well mostly within bp but now is over. by late next week bp really ought to be ready to cut into the broken well and kill it for good. since july 15th the broken well has leak nod new oil but officials decided friday killing it altogether still needs one more step, finishing the relief well, plugging it with heavy mud and concrete three miles below the gulf surface. >> how it gets finished will be

determined on risk metgation and a way forward discussed now. the relief well will be finished, we will kill the well. >> reporter: this thursday they pressure tested the well to see if last week's static well plugged it for good. results were inconclusive. the releaf well should be the final kill. >> i think the risk is pretty small. they've taken their time about doing it and doing it correctly. we can walk away from this and say this sad tragedy is over once and for all. >> reporter: for three months they watched more than 200 million gallons flood into the gulf. he wants peace of mind knowing the well will never leak again. >> i think they need to finish what they started. can't be too cautious. >> reporter: president obama is taking his family for a quick weekend florida getaway in panama city beach, florida, obviously promoting gulf

tourism. the big question is whether he will actually go in the water. chris? >> mark, let me ask you a quick question back to the relief well if a second y. was there debate about finishing it? was there risk involved here? know, is it necessary? the well hasn't leaked since july 15th and static kill seemed to be working so well but there is a low risk, the vibration from the relief well could possibly undue some of the plugs the static kill put in place but considered manageable and this debate is over once and for all and the releaf well will go on. >> what are the people's concern there now as we move forward? >> reporter: big concern, chris, for the most part is that bp's now going to pack up its tent and go home. this widespread distrust of bp along the gulf coast believed that bp cannot be trusted to do the right thing unless the government keeps the pressure on, one of the reasons president

obama is in florida today, trying to reassure folks, look, we aren't going to forget about you and try to bring this place to where it was before. >> is that the photo-op we'll need to see or the people of florida will need to see the president and family going in the water? >> reporter: i think it would probably help. the big thing that coast needs, though, is just a continued presence by the government and by bp to get this thing back to normal. i mean there is an environmental mess still out there and cleanup to be done but an economic catastrophe, too, the real issue, where do we go from here and get these struggling businesses back on their feet. >> all right. good talking with you. another look at the morning's top stories. hi, elaine. >> there is no end to pakistan's misery as new flooding hits the southern part of the country. pakistan's prime minister says 20 million have now been left homeless and the u.n. has confirmed one case of cholera

with more expected. our news correspondent richard roth has more. >> reporter: amateur video flowing on the internet caught the fatal drama as the floods began, washing away homes or schools and turning roadways into muddy rivers. almost one in ten of pakistan's 170 million people has been affected by the disaster. stranded, homeless, hungry, and now authorities fear facing the risk of disease. in the misery of all this water, even water has become a desperate need. >> -- access to clean drinking water is not limited -- >> reporter: the u.s. pledged more than $70 million in aid so far and provided a fleet of military helicopters to help deliver it. a humanitarian mission with a strategic interest. >> this is an opportunity to resurrect goodwill and feeling toward the american public and

toward the american government. >> reporter: it could last a while. the monsoon season's not nearly over. richard roth, cbs news, london. ther minnesota after rough weather unleashed funnel clouds and minor flooding. a tornado was caught on video in the town of hacfield, southwest of rochester friday. there were no injuries reported. four are dead and four injuries after a shooting outside an up-scale restaurant in downtown buffalo, new york early this morning. there was a wedding reception at that restaurant last night. police do not know whether the shootings are connected to the reception. an american woman murdered in western estioning, the teenager allegedly told police he had

fought with his mother. and bristol palin and levi johnston may no longer be together but agree on one thing, custody of their son tripp. according to the palin family attorney, trip will live with his mother and the former couple will share legal custody. johnston gets to see his son on wednesdays and saturdays and will pay child support. 15 minutes after the hour now here is lonnie quinn with our first check of the weather. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. there is so much to talk about weather-wise but i want to hit upon the worst weather tht country, in the midwest again today. but iowa drys out. the storms have pushed through iowa and will make their way through the ohio valley today. if you take a look what it looks like on satellite and radar picture, your eyes are immediately drawn to this front coming through the midwest. watch this as we zoom in tighter, overnight, see all the activity sort of dissipate? kind of losing its umpf, because temperatures dropped overnight. as they heat up once again today

the whole thing will fire up a potentially very wet day for places like inda plils. that's a quick look one thing chunk of the country. here's a closer look at weather for your weekend. make it a great day wherever you are. here's a little something for you. >> what's that. >> in times square today they will have a kiss-off. it's to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of world war ii so they will try to re-create that iconic picture of the servicemen. >> a beautiful picture. >> maybe set a world kiss-off record. >> i don't know if it will be as elegant as it was back then. >> there's something about that shot. >> get your sailor costume ready. coming up, safe to say a

difficult year for tiger woods. >> a difficult week for him, in fact. we'll take a look how he is performing at the pga if all this scandal is putting him under pressure. also, technology that has revolutionized modern medicine. an incredible 3-d view of the human body, how the cave, is changing the way doctors view patients. you're watching "the early show" here on cbs. [ female announcer ] new pillsbury sweet moments molten brownie bowls

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meg whitman. for a new california. this week the pga national. the attention once again on tiger woods. a reporter for "sports illustrated" joins us in the studio to talk about the kurpt state of mr. woods. not as bad as bridgestone last week but still hitting it all over the place. where would you rank the state of his game right now snimts once the most dominant athlete in all of sports and not the most dominant in all the world.

bridgestone was horrible, 18 over, his worst of his career. right now he is showing signs of life, at least. >> is that edge he lost. >> yes. >> he doesn't have off-course vincibility where players missed him before he stepped up to the tee. >> exactly. comparison is more salacious bibut mike tysonian, the ability to intimidate before he laced up his shoes. that's gone. he potentially has all the talent in the world a matter of harnessing that and the mental side which is so tough. >> does it surprise you? you've covered him a lot of years. does it surprise you his focus has gone so astray snow had to use quite a bit while this was going on to play like he did but now seems to have fallen apart. >> we like the cliche of the winning machine -- but the bottom line here there is no

people like that. everyone is fragile and can be cracked. a guy like tiger woods, especially now that he has to, you know, by his own choice hopefully spend more time with his kids and practice less it is a lot of spinning plates to juggle and tough for him. >> -- jack has always said let's see how tiger does once se mayor rad -- married and has children. well, he has children. but how much is this weighing on him. >> tremendously. you talk to any athlete divorce is the one thing they fear in any sport. tiger woods, this divorce will be the most -- the biggest event as far as that kind of thing goes and totals out early, 750 million seems high even for sports's first billionaire but so public and dram tick, you can't imagine that he'll come through it, you know, ask the free. >> do you think he gets to 18. >> it is tough to say what se playing right now but what do

you think? >> it is tough. no golfer over 35 has won four majors. yee turning 34 at the end of the year. with a guy like that aging and has all these issues off the field the mental side of the game it is hard to say. i wouldn't put it past him but certainly won't happen as quickly as we all thought. >> thank you g. to talk to you. you can catch third and fourth round coverage from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern time on cbs. coming up next, we'll take an incredible trip inside the human body in 3-d. an incredible trip inside the human body in 3-d. ,,,,

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can just watch. >> it is being inside a person's body but more than that being inside organs in a person's body. >> the images were not shot on a set, not a light show or video game this is the cave. >> now, we are inside a cell. >> it is tucked inside a small room on the 13th floor of cornell medical college in new york city, it is cutting-edge technology that may revolutionize how we understand our bodies and treat diseases ranging from cancer to blindness. time to enter the three dimensional world of modern medicine. let's go inside the cave. doc, what do we have? we got a tour. >> we can both walk straight into the image that we see. >> wow, incredible. >> so that now we are inside. >> you probably can't appreciate this at home because you don't have the glasses on but it is incredible. it builds on medical technology around for decades like the mri,

using the slides with spis indicated network of computers and cameras. >> throughout your career, did you ever think something like this would be possible. >> i was dreaming about it but i didn't think i would be able to implement it and work with it. >> we are inside your eye as if you were shrunk down and tossed inside the eye. it is helping physicians like this ophthalmologist who uses it to see the eye in ways never seen before. >> you are examining -- >> by looking at his retina, he was able to see the visible bumps of fluid that lay beneath the surface of the retina. >> the prognosis for visual recovery in this case is very good. >> a finding like this gives hope to doctors and patients alike toimplsts know this exists has got to be, i would think, such a bright spot for medicine. >> it should give us all hope that we will understand more and, therefore, be able to do more for all of us. >> again, if you are not at home and don't have 3-d glasses on it is difficult to really

understand the concept. it was like you in in spacecraft and flying around the planets, almost. it was amazing to be honest with you. we have more video of basically the doctor said let me take a quick scan, a quick mri some of your eye. >> your eye. >> we basically hadded on the elevator, went down two floors, did a quick scan, took all before five minutes and before you know it we are back up in c.a.v.e. take a listen what went on. >> i'm glad to say everything looks normal. >> that was the only news i really needed to hear. >> you can see there's a scan of my eye right there and basically it's all these layers, all these layers. >> seeing your own eye, how incredible. >> that's just it. that's what you're prpted to do with this technology years in the making millions and millions of dollars but incredible, incredible stuff. for more go to --

for some of you, your local news is next. for others stay with us. we'll be right back. welcome back. we bring in elaine and lonnie. getting back to what we were talking about with this technology, i mean, it was nothing short of incredible. you hate to make the piece about, oh, wow, but it was really an oh, wow type of thing. >> so much of the time when doctors are trying to operate on organs, particularly in the brain or heart they want to know what the impact of what move in one place will be be on the rest of that organ or item and you can see it there in 3-d. >> it seems like they brought life-and-death experience of these operations down to almost like a video game inch it's true. you talk about the volume. they are able to expedite diagnosis of mris and things rather than looking at two-dimensional flat-screen

x-rays of image after image they can literally go in and dance to the left, dance to the right and move organs -- >> was it what you expected going into it? >> what did you expect. >> you walk in and are looking at these four walls and the wall above you and below. >> drew: and the glasses. >> -- >> put the glasses on. >> which looked great, by the way. >> immersed in this and to be a doctor and now have this technology is ground breaking like the one doctor said you dream about this but never thought it would be possible. >> is it like when we go to a 3 did movie, that effect. >>? >> exactly. you're right there. the one if you saw almost looked like a landscape all green and red that was inside a cell, one cell. those were proteins. >> amazing to -- >> the green and red were different. teens overlapping one another t. gets that -- that finite. >> and it didn't take much time to even get from start to finish. >> it takes minutes. minutes. what took dayss and months took

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welcome back to "the early show" on a saturday morning. a beautiful day in manhattan today. >> already looking beautiful. >> the sun is coming up over central park located outside our door. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. >> should anyone ever use the "n" word. no. >> you've heard an apology for using using it several times this week. we'll get into that controversy. an and eye going back to school we'll find out things you

need without burning a whole in your budget. chris, these are very cool gad yets. >> like a christmas gift. >> we are thrilled to have the guys from lonestar. standing about 0 feet, ready to rock right now but we'll have to to tell them to hold off. >> but let's get caught up on our news headlines. >> good morning, everyone weaker than expected retail sales closed out a rough week for investors. the dow jones industrials lost about 17 points closing a four-day losing streak at 10, 303 for the week falling more than 3%. one big problem, weak consumer spending. bellwether retail numbers will remain the focus next week. women can choose a morning-after contraceptive that works for five days. the fda friday approved a drug made by a french drugmaker, a

prescription-only birth control pill unlike plan b, sold over the coter. antiabortion groups are criticizing the new drug. and two days after she was sent home, zaza gabor is back in a los angeles hospital. her publicist says the 93-year-old actress is being treated if a blood clot, a complication of hip replacement surgery. those are the headlines. time for another check of the weather with lonnie. hello to you, lonnie. >> good morning to you, elaine, good morning, everybody. one sign here caught my attention, a bride-to-be in new york city. what's your name. >> lauren. >> where are you from? >> flyples, florida. >> when are you getting. >> november. >> what, like a girls weekend out in new york city? >> yup. >> basically getting to the plaza after being out all night, right. >> yep. >> i knew it, i just knew it. midwest thunderstorms fire up, enseasonably cool in the northern plains and over 100 degrees from texas to tennessee.

look what i'm talking about, places like sant ant ant to little rock to tulsa, reading 100 to maybe 107 but will feel like 108 to potentially 117 melt your face off degrees. a quick look at a little portion of our country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. was what's your name, home? >> b a ailey. >> congratulations. she brought me along, too. back inside to rebecca. >> up next dr. laura schlesinger uses the "n" word on talk radio. she says it is wrong but can it

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controversy over the "n" word erupted once more this time courtesy of radio host dr. laura sles jerp. take a look. >> i'm having an issue with my husband. i am black and he's white. >> tuesday after an african-american woman called her to say she was troubled by comments made by friends of her white husband, schlesinger said there was a double standard when it comes to the "n a "word. >> turn on hbo listen to a black comment and all you hear is [ bleep ], [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. i don't get it. >> it led to an on-air argument. >> i can't believe someone like sup on the radio spewing out the "n" word and i hope everybody heard it. >> they did. [ bleep ], [ bleep ] shgz [ bleep ] [ bleep ] -- >> won't day later she backtracked saying she was sorry. >> i didn't intend to hurt people.

i was attempting to make a philosophical point and i articulated the "n" word all the way out. more than one time. and that was wrong. >> her production company tells us, quote, her advertisers whoa this was an anomaly and she's not a racist. but some, including the reverend al sharpton, are now calling on sponsors to re-think their support of her show, which has nine million weekly listeners. >> joining us to discuss is nancy giles. great to see you. >> thank you. >> and as we were listening to this footage, i watched you and you were shaking your head. >> you did, didn't you? i was making faces. >> you were uncomfortable. >> it's beyond uncomfortable. see it is not as simple as her using the "n" word and wondering why white people can't use it. this is a word that has always been associated with

dehumanizing black people, making us feel less than human, making us feel second-class citizens. it came out of slavery at a time when we weren't considered whole human beings, so i guess my first question to dr. laura, why do you want to use it so much? i mean, she had her chance and got to say it six times but what's the burning desire of wanting to use the "n" word, i don't get it. >> the apology that followed it up? >> kind of a non-apology apology. she said she didn't intend to hurt anybody and trying to make a philosophical point but i've looked through notes of her site. i can't find the philosophical point anywhere. i can't find it. i mean, i understand she thought because she heard some comics saying n, n, n on hbo maybe she thought that was acceptable but for every person that might use it, there are millions, tens of millions of black people who don't find it acceptable. i wasn't raised to use that word. it's a bad word.

it's got violence and lynching and being, you know, all these bad things associated with it. >> is there someone out there that could communicate that message to the broader public, do you think, that would make an impact that would say this word spt right to use and would be the right kind of face or name behind that thinking? >> well, you know, it's difficult because not all black people think alike about this issue. there are a lot of people, some of them comediennes, some even sociologi sociologists feel like the idea of taking that word, reclaiming it but using it a lot and will lessen its power, how is that working for them? i don't think it is working so well. it is kind of a liquid issue, you know, it's just strange to think anybody would want to associate themselves or use a word with that kind of loaded history. i -- and -- >> does it surprise you, then, the advertisers are standing by in this case? >> oh, no. i wish it d. for starters, i want to know why this poor black

woman called dr. laura for advice. that's already crazy. and where did she get her degree? you know, i have other questions like that, is she like a doctor of love or something like that? i have no idea. but, it seems like the more outrageous talk show people act on the radio -- >> the more viewership, the more listeners? >> exactly, the more advertisers all seems money-driven. we're living in this time where bad behavior seems to keep getting rewarded. look, we are all talking about dr. laura, whose ratings weren't so good to start with, i don't think. >> what should be the consequence in this case? >> it's -- you know, just saying she should be fired or something like that isn't enough. i guess i'd like to see her sit down and maybe watch a documentary like "eyes on the prize" a six-part documentary about the civil rights movement. maybe then when she sees people like bull connor and george wallace using the "n" word she'll want to use it less. i hope she gets over that. >> nancy, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you.

grit to talk to you. >> chris? >> rebecca, thank you so much. the kids are excited. we are talking about going back to school. we have all the things you need from supplies, clothing, computers, napsacks even pajamas? why do you need them to go back to school? we'll tell when you we come back. we're watching "the early show" on cbs. who's excited about school? hey, parker, want to race home? bet i could beat you there.

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house, scour your house, scour grandma's house see what you got because you don't want to end up buying stuff you already have. >> inventory is the way to go, huh sthimplts that's right. thak inventories and go down that list. >> you say the school lists, basically get it, adhere it to and buy what's on that. >> you can download them from your school's website, perhaps, call the teacher, find out exactly what you need before you go out. and when you go out with those kids, tem them no cush balls or silly bands just notebooks and school supplies. >> we are talking about, what, books, supplies -- essentials right shall? >> the essentials your pens and notebooks and all that stuff. >> who doesn't lurve school supplies? let's see a reaction you from guys. buy in bulk you say is the way to goimplts a lot of people will see special deals pencils for a penny but doesn't mean all the stuff in the store is a are bargain. you might consider going to a warehouse store or online and buying in bulk.

for example costco or sam's club, there are websites. and the key here is shop with other moms team up to split the cost because you don't need to buy in bulk usually if you only have a kid or two. >> moms doesn't that sound fun getting together and going to staples? we talked about buying in bulk. how about automating your savings and things along those lines for places like this where you can get good clothing items. >> with clothes you want to go online and see what's going on. shopittome is a great site. all these items were 40 to 50% off. if your kid wants particular sneakers, you can wait and see when they go on sale. don't buy everything before the school year. wait until afterwards because your kid may decide he wants something else once he gets to see all the other kids. >> that great ticket to the game a couple minutes after the game starts. refurbished items you say is the way to go, you dofnts have to buy brand new.

>> for young children in particular. buy from a reputable retailer like amazon.com, you could literally save hundreds. check the return policy and warranty. it may not be the same for re r refurbed items as others. netbooks, in general are a great idea for little kids. >> like a used car you have to take precautions. >> that's correct. >> finally, a little swapping going on. >> swap parties women get together. do swap parties for kids' stuff. if you don't have other moms nearby, you can go to swapmoms.qom and they make easy to hook up with other moms in your neighborhood or area or nationwide, all this stuff came from swap mamas, stuff from -- >> look at this, kids. >> big kids, too. >> but stuff for preemie, on up. >> here you go, this is for you.

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♪ anticipating your every touch, intoxicating me with your love ♪ ♪ and you're the reason why >> great job, guys. >> all right. all right. >> good to see you. >> nice to see you. chris, how are you? chris, how is the new guy working out. >> amazing. amazing singer and great performer. it's really added a lot to the band. >> cody, they are treating you well. >> they are. >> no hazing stories. >> not yet. >> we've been threatening. >> except for the shoes in the freezer, that's about it. >> i did that. >> tenth album, is there still the same level excitement? >> i think more with this you mentioned first album in four years "party heard around the world" people can check it out and lonestar.com, i had to throw

that out there. >> you got it. back at the end of the show. for some of you your local news is next, others we'll be right back. lonestar, big round of applause. >> now we walk outside. >> we make our walk. >> we bid you adeaux for now. >> take a break. we know it was a long trip. >> they drove in overnight. >> a 6.5-hour drive. six hours to get gown here. i hear the crowd going a little crazy which must mean lonnie confine is inciting a riot. >> a gorgeous day on top of that, which helps. >> what a great day. >> beautiful. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> anthony, audio. lonnie quinn, weather. experts. >> hey, guys. good morning. >> sweet 16 birthday party right

here. >> sweet 16. >> you made t-shirts and everything. which is 16. >> which one? >> we're both 16 but it's her birthday. >> they are bffs. >> like you and me. we are bffs, too. >> works out perfectly. >> are you visiting new york for the birthday? >> yeah. >> that's great. we're happy to have you here. >> get deeper. >> a surface question. >> what's going on tonight. >> we're everywhere, taking a helicopter ride around. >> see that, is -- that's reporting right there. >> no mom and dad are laying down the bus, doing a chopper tour. >> you must come from rich families, huh. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's great, congratulations. congratulations. that's you a some. >> more birthdays, too, you are having a birthday, 13. >> helicopter ride? noirchlts. >> would you mind taking her? >> seriously. friend up. you need another bff we'll be

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financial etiquette for those awkward moments. all that and more ahead as we welcome you to "the early show" saturday, august 14th, 2010. >> laying down the noise gauntlet. >> yeah, baby, right here in new york city. beautiful day. >> great day. great crowd on hand right now. pretty good program so far, if i do say so myself. >> yeah. and it's really your opinion that matters here. >> exactly. exactly. welcome back to t"the early sho this saturday morning. >> we are talking in minutes about geeking out the dorm room, really incredible gadgets not even little one sometimes in some cases bigger ones but all budget-friendly and things you can use when you head back to college this year. >> the dorms are a small space you have to maximize your room.

>> katy has them for us some. >> of the best gadgets to geek out that dorm. and a fashion show coming up. >> love them. >> fall in the air right now. out with the summer wardrobe, in with the new fall wardrobe. we have a wonderful fashion show, matter of fact a number of our guests on the plaza from florida already complaining it is too cold. a whole lot going on but first another check of this morning's headlines. elaine, good morning, once again. >> good morning to you. after weeks of avoiding the issue president obama announces he supports plans for a controversial mosque and community center near ground zero in new york. mr. obama defended the moject last night at a white house dinner celebrating the muslim holy month of ramadan. >> i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> just a few days ago, the president's spokesman said this was a local issue.

many 9/11 families say building a mosque so close to the former world trade center is an insult to the people who died there. there's a funeral in des moines this morning for a teen-aged girl who drowned last week in iowa, where people are assessing the damage from some of the worst flooding to sweep across the state in years. our correspondent don teague in hard-hit colfax, iowa. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, elaine. i want to tell you that the river is finally starting to fall here in iowa. let me show you how high it is. you can see the car about a block behind me it's almost fully submerged in the water and that car has been there since wednesday when the river first started rising so rapidly, actually crested once wednesday and crested again overnight at just under 24 feet here there. are about 200 homes in colfax that have been flooded by the skunk river. and it's not just colfax, several communities across iowa are still cleaning up after

those heavy rains three days of rains caused that flooding that generally happened on wednesday and then it's been sort of spot flooding between wednesday and now. you mentioned a 16-year-old girl was killed when her car was swept off a road in altoona earlier this week n. ames, iowa, they are still dealing with water shortages because the floods broke water mains in town and emptied out the water towers and they don't have fresh drinking water there. it may be after the weekend sometime early next week before the 55,000 residents of ames, iowa have fresh water to drink. so, really a mess across much of iowa. here in colfax, the hardest hit community, the water finally beginning to go down this morning. >> all right, don teague in colfax, iowa, thanks. more misery and devastation in pakistan, where new flooding is reported in the southern part of the country. the prime minister now says 20 million people are homeless and some 1500 have died.

the u.n. has confirmed one case of cholera in northwestern pakistan and says more cases are expected. federal investigators want to know if a danger alert system was working on the plane in which former senator ted stevens and four others died. the national transportation safety board released new pictures of the crash site. the plane went down monday in a remote part of southwestern alaska. the ntsb, also trying to find out why the plane's emergency locateor signal did not activate when the plane went down. clashing with a passenger. his story has not yet been confirmed by anyone on the plane. now, here's chris. >> thank you very much. talk about a wild adventure, three kids from florida wanted a

vacation so they went to the airport, bought plane tickets and flew to nashville. their families had no clue so how could this happen? our cbs news correspondent has the story. >> reporter: the 13-year-old says no one at jacksonville airport even bothered to question them. it was a plan hatched by his 15-year-old friend via text message. they would flew to dole wood an amusement park in eastern tennessee. >> they didn't question us. they handed us the tickets and we went through. >> with $700 in baby-sitting money the group took a cab to the airport, bought tickets from southwest airlines, passed through security, and boarded a plane. but, it was only after they landed in nashville the threesome realized they were in the wrong city. nowhere near dole wood. panicked, they called their parents, who flew them back home. >> they just told us to stay together and don't go apart.

>> reporter: both southwest airlines and the tsa issued statements. southwest said it's unaccompanied minor policy covers children from ages 5 through 11 traveling alone. in this case the 11-year-old customer was accompanied by two older companions. the tsa also responded, saying -- >> so, why did the kids get as far as they got without any airline or anyone at the airport stopping them? ben, when you first heard this story did it strike you a bit odd no one -- no checks and balances were really followed here? >> well, you know, it's odd these kids decided they are going to fly to tennessee to go to dole wood, pretty ambitious on their part. that's a little odd but you know the one thing that's interesting here is actually neither the

southwest or the tsa actually did anything outside their typical protocol. there are ways maybe these children could have raised red flags on the way but doesn't sound like any of that happened on their flight. in fact, i talked to southwest yesterday and they said that the 15-year-old girl had the foresight to call and make the reservations on the phone and go over her birthday information with southwest before going to the airport and paying for the tickets there there. it sounds like they had their bases covered getting to dole wood except they picked the wrong airport. >> you talk about everyone following protocol and no one went above the call of duty, obviously, three kids under age, paying cash for a ticket. they don't have to show any i.d. and the three of them traveling aloan, don't you think somebody, common sense should take over at some point. >> is hard to say without actually being there. certainly the side of you hears that and says shouldn't somebody have noticed? possibly. when i talked to southwest, their side of the story, is everything looked amiss, they said the children had what seemed a very plausible story

and you know the flip side is let's say these children were flying to visit relatives or maybe another half of a divorced parent couple if the airline stops and gives them grief, do your parents know about this and they miss their flight another parent in another city might be irritated. there are definitely ways it could have gone the other way but i don't think it is as clear cut they should have been stopped. they could have been but nothing seemed to raise red flags along the way for anyone to think this was anything outside of normal. >> okay. the airlines really not at fault here technically speaking. tsa not really at fault but did the tsa maybe now maybe need to rethink things especially in light of terrorism and now we've kind of given terrorists another avenue to possibly explore here. >> well, yes and no. i think here maybe someone should have said when they saw three kids traveling, you know, when you see kids traveling my first thought would be do your parents know you're here? it is not often you go to the

airport on your own without yir parents' permission. like everyone else probably a concern is this safe but even at the end of the day without i.d. he had have to go through security like the rest of us, subject to screening apparatus, i wasn't there to see it, of course but protocol indicates under 18 they have to have strat security and patdown and so forth. they should have been as secure going through the airport as any of the rest of us with i.d.s. >> of all the places to go they chose dole wood, really the root of the problem we need to get to the bottom of here. >> i agree. >> thanks so much. time for another check of your weather. lon? >> my son is 13 flies every other weekend and, wow, we've got to do everything short of a blood test to get him on the plane. i want to talk to jeff back there, with his dog sherman. what do you say when people say people tend to look like their dogs? >> i don't say much. hopefully -- he's a cutie,

that's what i say. >> handsome guy. let's talk about weather out there, here are the big weather headlines the hot spos in oklahoma, the coldest in jackson, wyoming. a nice span of property talking from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, to portland, maine mostly sunny, temperatures near 80, low humidity and nice ocean brees. that's a quick look at a portion of our country. now here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> ohh, yeah. little sherman loving action right there. rebecca, over you to. >> up next get ready to geek out your dorm room.

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if you or your kid is college-bound why not go back to school with the latest cutting-edge technology. we have five gadgets you have probably never heard of but one be able to live without. here is our technology expert. katy, love this segments. >> time to geek out your dorm. >> the first thing you have to do to go back to school is wake up. >> that's very hard. >> the 7:00 a.m. classes that shouldn't exist in the first place how do you wake up in the morning? we'll start with the sonic -- >> it gets earlier and earlier

as life goes on. >> it does. you start to miss more and more classes. be honest, what will you wake up with? start with the sonic bomb alarm clock with the flashing l.e.d.s but also 15 decibels. >> it does work. >> it actually shakes your bed. >> it is also $43. >> it is a little bit affordable. what's nice is it just i've got to turn the volume up. >> it might be on p.m. and we're on amz. >> here it we go. okay. there we have it, an air raid in your dorm room. >> definitely will i up. this is made for hard-of-hearing people so imagine the technology to get you up. >> it will wake up up. whether or not you throw it out the window is your option. >> exactly. >> oftentimes dorm rooms are so

tiny and you want to make the most of your space and make it look cool and you say that is a good gadget for that. >> one thing that drives me crazy, cords, we have them everywhere especially charging our gadgets. >> and we have so many gadgets. >> so many. we are adding to them. this is cool and random, the grassing lan charging station. >> our grassy knoll. >> it consolidates your gadgets and underneath, the cords. >> i like that. >> you can hook as many that go to your extension cord, a way to conceal the wires. whatever you have to keep everything in one spot and again all the cords go underneath and you put it to an extension cord to hook up a number of things. >> it's $25 but you have to hook up all the things to keep the power but you say there is a better, newer way to keep power running on your gadgets. >> all about being ecos friendly, the solar powered backpack it kwooz light weight panels to charge your gadgets,

actually up to four watts for your hand-helds. it won't charge a laptop. >> how long. >> typically for something like a black berry of direct sunlight on the panel. >> you can sit out on the quads and enjoy yourself and charge at the same time. >> exactly. this t is about mobility. you have a mini adapter. you charge your gadget right in. why is it cool? if you don't have your wall charger, you now have the power of the sun about being ecofriendly with a classic backpack meeting modern technology. >> $160. you get hungry i want that make sure we get to this. >> like multi-tasking your breakfast and like that's not stainless steel this is lap of luxury, three in one four-cup coffee maker, six-inch griddle and also toaster oven. this is incredible to have in a compact space to do whatever you need and cook whatever you want. remember, we're not cooking

crazy stuff in college like a golden charm right here. >> we only have 20 seconds left. >> okay. >> this is really cool you record your lessons right in the pen itself. >> this pen actually records all your audio and all of your notes, very high technology, we saved the most intense to last. it uses this high-tech paper and knows where your notes are saved in a digital file but records the long lecture sections. i want to show you, if i tap anywhere -- >> we'll actually have to save the showing for the website but we will show you on our website. >> a tease. >> exactly. you'll have to take a look on our wrebsite. thank you so much for being with us. >> yeah. coming up next, smart talk about money how to split the check without having issues. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ beneath the stairwell, you're smiling, i can tell ♪

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check comes and you are not sure how to split it. i usually run to the men's room. >> i usually pay it at that time for everyone. >> when a friend or family member asks to borrow money is uncomfortable, as well. >> here to help us mind our money matters -- grit grit great to see you. >> one of the first issues, you get asked to contribute to a group gift, it happens in our places all the time someone is leaving, someone's getting married, someone is having a baby. >> that's when i head to the bathroom. >> also in schools where the parents of a particular classroom want to get a gift to a teacher. if you don't want to contribute to the group gift to send a nice friendly e-mail to the group and say, look, great gift idea but our family our i have already planned for a separate gift this year, maybe next year. you know what, you are probably not the only one feeling that

way so to break the ice, probably other parents will follow suit. >> have the alternative on your mind. >> be the leader. >> i like that. now, when you're lending to a friend, let's say, all of a sudden you've given them money and they haven't paid you back yet and show up with a really pricey whatever it is on their arm, how do -- >> how did you aford it. >> how did you afford it because you want your money back are they spending your money on this product. >> if you are really concerned about the expensive gadget or item they are carrying, put that aside you don't know how they got it maybe it was a gift or you it was from their clos sit. >> you heard shall gossip. >> the issue they forgot to pay you back. in context say look i'm heading to the bank tomorrow to make dpois sits. >> hint, hint. >> do you have last month's check. >> i've had that had happen to me, i lent a pretty sizable amount. >> you got the money back. >> the wife showed up, look what

so-and-so bought me. >> let that be a lesson to you you shouldn't give my money to a friend or family member that's a loan because it will end up being a gift. >> perhaps if they are listening that will solve your problem. >> no, it won't. for your family members out there watching -- talking about splitting the bill, what do you do? >> okay, so, you have to assume the situation at the beginning of the night. don't wait until the end and be a buzz kill and everyone wants to split it and you pull out your pocket calculator. if nosy friends wonder why you are getting a separate check you can say one of two things i either need to keep a budget and keep a receipt or i might have to duck out early so i don't want to stiff you on what i owe. >> it is uncomfortable, i had a salad and you had steak, you should pay more. >> that's why you should dealing with it at the beginning of the night. >> if you think you will be different than anyone else do should you go to dinner. >> i have friends who come always curiously at the end and

have coffee and dessert and say they had to work late but probably in some cases they didn't want to split the xhek. >> we wonder why when we go out to dinner she has bread and water. >> actually, just water and lemon and ice. >> before you go, talk about donations, as well. >> i think in that case someone at work solicits you for a donation again with sort of the group gift say you've already committed to your charity bud jet this year and designated your favorite charities, great charity, by the way, i think it's a great cause. is there anything i can do to help you besides writing a check? i'd love to maybe spread the word through facebook, if a good friend show up at the race with a sign, a lot of ways to show you care without giving -- shelling out money. >> finally for no, sir see questions if anyone asks about your salary, tack on a hundred gran. that's my advice. thanks so much still ahead looking ahead to the hottest new looks for fall

with help of pieces from your summer wardrobe for. some of you, your local news is next for. other others, we'll be right back. >> so, saying now you know to never go out with us, is that what you just said? >> you'll be in the bathroom and -- >> when the check comes you are m.i.a., all of a sudden. >> your tips were perfect. >> i thought was great we'll split this bill or not i love the idea you said i'm going to leave earlier and want to have my -- >> you don't have to leave early, just a preemptive strike. >> something i've done many times. >> they'll appreciate you want to pay the bill and not stiff them. >> but i'm okay if the bill -- did you hear that peter brady moment. >> i'm okay when the bill comes and people decide to split it. i get uncomfortable when you

talked, wraggs, let's go through. >> it is can be a buzz-kill. >> i haven't heard that since -- >> especially if it's a big group, look i'm planning a bachelorette party, everyone is budget-conscience. i called the owner of the restaurants and asked for a pre-fixed menu even though he doesn't. he said you are a big party -- >> say you are going and can't afford the prefix menu, what do you do? >> one of my friends said i might have to grab a slice of pizza and meet you. >> i can save you a couple bucks on a male stripper. >> oh, no. >> those days are so far behind me. >> -- since you gave that up? oh, heavens. >> great. i was going to say the same thing. >> all fair's in love and war. >> talk about a buzz-kill is right. we'll be right back.

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control of congress this year. republicans used their weekly address to accuse democrats of having an agenda that threatens economic recovery. and here's what you can do when you work together. 104 skydiveres in poland have broken the european record for the largest ever mid-air formation. the dare devils jumped from five planes flying close to each other and linked together. it took them 15 tries to get it right. those are the headlines at this hour. now to lonnie with the weather. ever sky-dive? >> i can't believe you asked that question. here's the deal. i did way back in like i think 1984. i signed up for the classes, when you jumped out of a plane without a tandem thing and i got right to the edge of the plane and i couldn't do it. >> i'm so sorry to ask that on national television. >> it's totally nerve-wracking. thanks for making me look so manly this morning. i've got to tell you we caught you there in a big yawn but i'm glad you got it back. listen, let's talk about the weather picture out there.

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it may be hot now but fall is just around the corner and your wardrobe, well, is it ready? before you declare a fashion emergency and run to the mall check out your own closet. you can take some of your basic summer staples into fall and save yourself money, as well. to join us and show us how -- style editor of "lucky" magazine. great to see you. >> you, too thanks for having us. >> not exactly cold outside yet. >> no. >> but we have really great looks to help people understand what they can do with what's already in their closet starting with the first summer look and we'll show you transition into fall. >> perfect. yeah, it is getting chillier now, our first model, mckenzie, we have her in this black blazer, a key piece, $78 from -- >> it is really cute. >> the thing about them everyone needs one because it adds instant polish to. >> work or for play or whatever.

>> you can. it elevates her look. we have her in a flouncy skirt and h & m tee. she looks very summery and breezy. >> let's do the transition to fall. bring out mish shelf. come on out. >> michelle is in the same blazer. you can see this is a more fall appropriate look, great for work. we added some different texture, she has a card gan undrneath. >> layers. >> that's the key for fall, all about layers. we have here in this cute bebe skirt that is $68, a club monaco top and looks ready from go to work from the night out. >> and has the stockings which help stay warm. let's see the look side by side. >> the blazer elevates the look and a a shot of polish. >> love that. let's bring out marylands wearing the pant look. we have charcoal pants worn by sara, coming out. >> sara is our summer model. these are trousers at j.crew,

$80. what we love about them because they are charcoal, it's different than your basic black and adds like a smart adjustment paired with this cute top from urban outfitters. the perfect look for summer, while really work appropriate it is still is breezy and movable and airy. she will not sweat on the subway in this. >> we want to see the transition for fall let's see indera. >> she definitely looks ready for cooler temperatures. >> she looks a the little hot today. >> she's in this faux fur vest, it's huge for fall and it's fake and a cute animal print top and this bebe motorcycle kni knit jacket. that's what you want to remember dressing for fall keep proportions balanced. >> it is interesting how the trousers are shorter. is that what we are going to see this season, as well. >> we are.

the cropped look adds a level of interest and sophistication, a little different but not weird. you can get away with it at work for a night out and we think they look fabulous. >> let's bring out the military look fashion. a lot of people rushed out over the summer season and got thems some of one. this is the one in the summer look. >> it is. she's in this military vest by old navy only $24.50. >> that's a great deal. >> it is. we putner this now ary skirt, very appropriate, a fun rocker t-shirt underneath. a lot of people don't know how to wear it and think it is too masculine. pair it with something feminine and it gives it a fun vibe. >> she would be cool on a tall day. >> she would. she would. this is our model for the fall look, a casual chic look very rugged. >> totally laid back tirvelsts is but still looks super chic in a great pair of leggings for $49

and a fun sweater with a sweater vest, again all about the layering. we love the way that looks on krista. >> the price, $24 is a great deal, in this economy the kind of thing people are looking for. >> it is, for a wardrobe workhorse that takes you from summer to fall. >> thank you so much for helping us get there. for all these great looks, log onto our website. c bv s news.com/saturday. chris, over to you. >> all right. reb kashgs thank you very much. up next our "chef on a shoestring" sam talbot is here. you are watching "the early show" on cbs. you want to talk fashion, take a look at this heirloom tomatoes. they would look great on anyone! now there's nothing left standing between you and a satisfying breakfast. introducing special k low-fat granola. with 50% less fat than the leading granola and 5 grams of fiber per serving,

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talk in montauk and opening a new restaurant here in new york. we challenged him to prepare a salute to summer for under $40. let's see how laid-back you are. good to see you, first of all how are you? >> good. >> talk about the menu. >> three courses, the first and heirloom tomato salad one of the top sellers at the surf lodge with r -- >> we have the great crowd behind us. >> the north carolina girls behind there. tar heel fans so i don't know about these guys. >> are you a duke guy? >> what's that. >> a duke guy arvelsts state guy. >> let's get cracking. always one of my favorites. >> a bird i didn't told me you don't cook, is that true? >> what birdie told you that. >> a little girl bird flying

around. we'll cut the heirlooms. >> i ask why do you like them more so -- >> heirloom tomatoes come in obviously different colors and shapes and heirloom seed meaning they are handed down and offer tremendous flavor, the way to go. in the summer if you have a choice with extra money. a little basil, a little fresh olive oil then i also use a little simple vin gret. every recipe has a foundation, in this case, that's mine. olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic charlotte and a little tria dz you know what it is? >> no. >> a natural sweetener. i use it to sweeten it up. we take a little bit of that, spread it right over the top. >> is there such a thing as a bad heirloom tomato? obviously they are not all red. >> no. >> they come in different shapes and sizes. >> some are green, yellow, amazing.

a bit of sea salt. that's the if inishd plate if you want to try that. >> if you don't mind. >> a little a little ricotta over the top. >> basil is one of my all-time favorite. >> we forgot the last ingredient. a little citrus on the top. >> go for it. >> that's what you need. and with basil -- >> good? >> for the mussels, curried mussels starting with olive oil in a smoking hot pan, butter at the same time. >> that's a big tomato. >> a little bit too big, right? all good. >> a little bit of butter and at the same time we're going to add our aromatics, ginger, garlic, shallot. >> smells gimplts seafood do it in a smoking hot pain to release everything and let everything caramelize. that's what you are looking for there. add curry powder. our mussels. >> the smell already the garlic

smells great. >> amazing, right? >> yeah. >> we'll throw fresh rub in there. >> why do you like that? >> the curry is naturally sweet, a lot of flavors, cinnamon, nutmeg and korecore corriande. it plays off the natural sweetness. >> what did you put. >> white wine. >> to finish it, coconut milk. >> folks, if you could smell this at home right now. >> great, right. >> oh, great. >> the only thing, is you will mix it up like that. sorry about that let it sit three to four minutes. >> three to four minutes. >> that's the finished product. pour everything in and get the rub on top. that would be amazing if you had a little grilled bread. >> you know what would be amazing if we were in montauk right now. >> if t would be amazing. >> go on while i try a few here. >> basically what we would do --

like musical chefs, basically for the apples, i have the finished -- >> the curry is great. >> like it? >> awesome. >> we have the finished product, take your sliced apples, a bit of flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and again -- do you want to try that stuff? >> sure. >> a natural sweetener. >> you want to try some? >> hi, how are you. >> try some. >> do i go like this? that's delicious trivia. prpz that that's what i really want to try and ala mode. >> we'll use our scooper. >> thanks. >> where did you come from? >> i popped in on the other side. >> he shows up that's magical. >> another scoop? >> okay. >> while you are scooping the icecream for the ladies let's see how you did on our -- we had 40 dollars, we told you it would not be easy you came in at

39.29, for that a big round of applause. sadly in our how low can you go you didn't finish in the top three which means, i'm afraid you have to come back next week. >> i lost? >> nice job. everybody, if you would like to see some of sam's recipes because it tastes fantastic, head to cbs news.com/saturday. if you are in montauk, check out my man sam this is awesome, really great. >> mussels are really great stuff. coconut milk is great. >> when we come back, lonestar with an encore performance on t "the early show" on cbs. the surf lodge in montauk. great job. ♪ [ mom ] walmart has low prices on not just a few things, but on everything on our back-to-school list.

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