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good mondaymorning to you. monday, tuesday. everybody at home, i'm sorry. i'm erica hill. it is tuesday. welcome to tuesday. you survived monday. welcome to tuesday. let's see if i survive tuesday and make to it wednesday. >> good morning, everybody. if you are getting ready to -- eggs, this morning, crack a couple. not over-easy, guys. we will tell you the latest the egg recall in a little bit. >> also ahead this morning, the great news the 32 miners trapped in chile are okay. there has been communication. now the really difficult part begins. it could be months before they can get these 33 men out. they are trapped in a very, very small, hot, dark, humid place. how do they survive that? how do they get out of this one piece? we will get an expert's take on this. >> we begin on this tuesday with a battle for the november midterm elections.

there are five more primaries today and in several states, it will be a showdown between the tea party and establishment. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cortes is in washington and has the latest. >> interestingly election day today. popular incumbents don't normally face tough primary challenges from folks in their own party. this is not a normal year. senator john mccain was the pick for president two years ago. but today he's defending his senate seat against conservative former congressman j.d. hayworth whose insurgent campaign forced the campaign to spend more than $20 million from his war chest. >> i probably stood up for our state and never back down. >> had enough. j.d. hayworth wrote the book on securing our border. >> reporter: in arizona former vice president dan quayle's son, ben is trying his happened at the family business. one of ten republicans vowing to represent the third congressional district.

in florida, congressman meek was considered a shoo-in for his democratic senate primary. until real estate billionaire jeff greene came on strong. despite being a former republican from california. now they are locked in nasty war of words. >> how corrupt is congressman kendrick meek? profiting off of suffering. >> reporter: whoever wins will face off against republican rubio and governor charlie crist who left the gop to become an independent. the reason so many of these primaries are contentious and anger at washington is at an all-time high. one other primary of note today. alaska gop senator murkowski is facing a challenge from a candidate who has the backing of the state's most pa famous republican, sarah palin. >> nancy cortes in washington. joining us cbs news chief political analyst john dickerson. good morning. how are you? >> very well. >> let's talk about arizona first. john mccain has been there forever. the maverick of all mavericks

had to run from being a maverick to say i am part of the republican orthodoxy because of a tea pear-like challenge. talk about this. >> that's right. it was a period where it was john mccain if he weren't -- wasn't fighting against somebody in its own party effort you may think something was wrong. in this race he got a challenger, former congressman, backed by some of the tea party mccain, as you mentioned, and -- sort of moved away from his old position, declared he never thought of himself as maverick and spent a great deal of money beating up on hayworth and looks like he is going to do quite well after one point looking like he was really facing a tough challenge. >> $20 million he had to spend in order to do it. i will move on to alaska now. talking about this with lisa murkowski who was a protege of ted stevens that just died in the plane crash here a couple of weeks ago. but she's running -- she is running against this guy who is backed by sarah palin. this is a tea party contest. >> that's exactly right.

and -- when murkowski is doing is what mccain did. recognizing that this is anti-incumbent year and working hard to protect themselves. the message is that if you are an incumbent and spend the money and work hard at it, you can survive and it looks like she, according to the polls, will be back as tea party challenge which will be a bit of a blow to sarah palin. >> let's talk about florida for a moment. this is an interesting democratic primary because it takes this newcomer jeff greene, a billionaire, former republican, against kendrick meek, congressman, whose family has long, long deep democratic roots there. what's that saying? >> well, what is at stake in this case is this exciting -- going to be a three-way race in the florida senate primary. and you know, jeff greene had a lot of money, put a lot of money into the race. like j.d. hayworth in arizona, a bit of a flawed candidate. he dumped all of the money in here as the polls look like meek will win. the question then is what did

the democratic voters do? some of them like charlie crist, former governor, current governor running for senate. and so will they -- they close ranks around the democrat, kendrick meek, go to governor crist? how will that play out in the general election? >> crist is running as an independent. rubio is the republican. there are inning shifts in that as he seems to be moving more towards the center and away from the right. >> that's right. rubio's strategist said as soon as it looks like crist will lead the republican party they then -- they had to vote. keep it at arm's length. rubio has to get votes from independents as well as republicans. >> john dickerson, thank you very much for your expertise this morning. we appreciate it. >> thanks, harry. thanks. between want to turn to the mining miracle in chile. it took 17 days to find the 33 miners trapped by a cave-in. during that time the miners had two spoons of tuna fish and half

a business cut each over 48 hours. they are now receiving food and medication. >> reporter: rescues are now lowering rehydration tablets, glucose and oxygen to the miners to help with that a second small hole that has been drilled and just reached the miners. still those in charge of the rescue operation say it is likely to be months before a hole can be drilled that's large enough to pull the miners to safety. carrying mining equipment are cheered like heroes. at chileans hope the tools could bring freedom for the 33 miners trapped underground. but even with high-tech tools, getting to them safely, won't be easy. the mine looks like a giant cork screw. spiraling roughly 4 1/2 miles down. when part of it collapsed the 33 miners took shelter below in a so-called refuge chamber. a room that's about 500 square

feet, the size of a small studio apartment. it is built to hold 35 people and ventilation shafts and before they were discovered just a couple of days worth of emergency food and water. through a hole about the size of a grapefruit, drilled roughly half a mile straight down, they are starring to receive food, medicine, water and communication devices. until a larger hole, roughly two feet in diameter can be drilled to free the men. we first got a xwrany glimpse of the miners. and then late monday, a chance to hear them, too. by speaker phone from feet below the surface, trapped miners praised the rescuers above. the minister of mines told them that the whole country is working on this. taking part in a certain much and rescue process when it started. but the question on everyone's mind is when will that process

end. those 33 men reportedly can move around a bit outside of the refuge chamber. but some familiar with the conditions suggest that it could be worse than any other confined space you may imagine. be it a prison, submarine, or even a spaceship. as to the darkness, the soaring heat, and humidity. so along with the problem of physically getting miners out, experts are debating how best to lessen the psychological toll, too. >> joining thus morning from lexington, kentucky, mine safety expert, good to have you back with us this morning. talk a little bit for us, if you would, seth mentioned there are so many questions about the psychological toll. how much information do you think the 33 men could have how long they could be in these dark, hume i conditions? >> i'm not sure if the rescuers have shared that information with them. i would assume they will consult with psychologists to determine

whether or not that's wise to will he them know. of course, the -- estimates have been 120 days. it seems awfully hard to me to believe it would take that long to drill down 2,300 feet. using a comparison, the mine near somerset, pennsylvania, back in 2002, those miners were trapped about 2340 feet from the surface. and they were -- rescued more than three days when the health administration and the state of pennsylvania drilled down and put a capsule down and brought those nine miners up one at a time. i'm hoping that that sometime of 120 days turns out to be a lot longer time than is needed. >> hopefully that's the worst case scenario. how does the drilling operation work? obviously they have to be very careful that nothing else happens to come appropriate ice the situation the men are in.

>> they do. and -- you know, i'm sure they will have the foremost experts in the world. it is my understanding that the government of chile has asked the mine safety and health administration of the united states for assistance and for their advice and, you know, it will be a delicate operation because drill bits can break and get hung up in the rock. it is not a straight line down. and it is not unusual to start a drilling operation and have problems arise. and particularly at this depth, i mean, this is an unprecedented situation where you have miners who may be trapped for this length of time and, you know, once they drill down, let's assume they get down to the miners and still have the problem of getting the miners to the surface. and they are going to be in some type of capsule where they are going to have to be hoisted up and that's an awfully long

distance and, you know, god forbid anything would happen to miners while they are being hoisted up to the surface. that would certainly be a major problem. >> thanks for being with us. >> thank you. jeff glor is at the news desk this morning and hes that rest of the headlines. >> harry, good morning. good morning, everyone. congress getting involved in the massive egg recall. they are asking the two firms involved for details about their operations. 550 million eggs have been recalled in connection with a salomon allege outbreak. the number is not expected to grow but the number of illnesses is expected to rise. as many as 1300 salmonella illnesses could be linked to the eggs and the centers for disease control says for every case reported, there could be 30 or more unreported cases. a federal judge blocked the expanded use of stem cell research. plan supported by president obama. the ruling stops federal funding of human embree ott onlyic stem

ce cell research. the judge's ruling does not affect privately funded research. supporters say work on stem cells break through treatments for diabetes and parkinson's disease and other conditions. >> this court decision means that millions of dollars to be spent for stem cell research and help millions of people can now not be spent. >> some conservative groups called the decision a victory for life. an appeal is likely. this morning a new milestone for u.s. troops in iraq. the u.s. military announced a number of american forces in iraq is below 50,000 for the first time since the invasion seven years ago. that's ahead of the august drawdown set by the president. in eastern afghanistan, two u.s. service members were killed this morning in insurgent attacks. the death toll for u.s. troops in august is at least 31 now. former president jimmy carter is planning to leave for north korea as early as today on a humanitarian mission.

mr. carter will try to win release of an american that has been in prison there since january. the communist north sentenced him to eight years in prison for entering the country illegally. in pakistan more misery this morning caused by the flooding disaster. there is new word this morning that recovery is a long way off. cbs news correspondent mandy clark reports. >> reporter: the president of pakistan says it can take at least three years for his country to recover from the devastating floods that swallowed whole villages. almost four weeks ago, the floods have gradually moved south. large parts of the province are now under water and up to 600,000 people downriver are in danger. overwhelmed rescuers are forced to make choices. the children are torn from their parents' arms. mom, i don't want to leave without you, this girls cries.

her mother is allowed onboard. her father is left behind. some villagers tried to fight the rising tides but most fled. joining an estimated 4 million other homeless people in search of food, water and shelter. the world has been slow to respond to this disaster and desperation is starting to turn to violence. mandy clark, cbs news, pakistan. in ohio a terrifying 100-mile-an-hour crash. a camera in a police car yesterday capture ad vehicle going airborne into an overpass on a bridge. basically disintegrated. amazingly the 19-year-old lived but is in critical condition this morning. police have not said if drugs or alcohol was involved. introducing the new miss universe. miss mexico. jimena navarette was chosen as miss universe 2010 last night in las vegas. she says she is in a state of shock. she did not expect to win.

15 minutes past the hour. dave price, you are a married man now. >> let's go to the maps. thank you for getting me in trouble early this morning. let's go and see what's happening across the country. we begin out west. look at these

. it's all about the heat on the west coast especially here in the bay area. here's a look outside this morning and this is san jose, plenty of sunshine but it's hazy sunshine. got a flight coming in there. no delays this morning because no clouds to speak of, but we do again have some hot temperatures. so let's get to it. seven-day forecast: >> 7:17. that's a look at your weather. i will see you again at 8:00. >> we will look forward that that. >> coming up, tiger woods' divorce is official. we will take you inside the details. including elin's reported $100 million payoff. >> sea world hit with a huge fine in the death of a whale trainer. why he is fighting the results

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good morning. it's 7:25. in the headlines, oakland police have two killings to investigate from last night. one man shot to death near a bus stop at 13th and broadway. the other killing was near 34th and eddy street. there are no suspects in either shooting. about a half hour from now, oakland's police chief will be speaking at the opening of a crime summit. as classes start today in richmond, there is a new city law for students who skip school. police will take truant to community centers. kids who cut class will also be taken to juvenile court and parents could be fined $500. about 3,000 gas station in california have to change the nozzles on their gas pumps. the state fire marshal says hold open latches on the nozzles could stick and become

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nice crowd out on the plaza today. may have to dodge one or two raindrops but we'll happily do so as we welcome you back to "the early show." coming up, six months after a killer whale killed its trainer, the federal authorities have come down hard on seaworld blasting them for not protecting their workers and demanding changes that could end those very popular stunts. going to tell you how seaworld plans to fight back. >> there is another miracle diet drink to tell you about this morning. here is the good news for you. it's on hand, it's in your house. there you go. a little sip of water. a new study says it can help you lose weight. dr. jennifer ashton is here with the details on drinking a little bit of water before meals could

help you drop unwanted pounds. it sounds so easy, but is it? >> two glasses is all it takes. >> another sad chapter for tiger woods, his six-year marriage to elin nordegren is officially over. joining us from new jersey with the details on the divorce, ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. tiger woods is expected at the ridgewood country club this week for a tournament. unfortunately for him the focus is likely to be less on his golf and more on his personal life. tiger woods and elin nordegren were once the picture perfect couple. the golf great and his model wife. but in court documents, the two say their marriage is irretrievably broken. elin woods asked that her maiden name be restored. >> elin has handled everything to do with this awful episode of tiger's infidelities with incredible grace. >> reporter: in a joint statement woods and nordegren said, we are sad that our

marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future. >> i need an ambulance. i have someone down. >> reporter: it began to unravel just after thanksgiving last year when woods crashed his car outside the couple's florida home. then the tabloid frenzy when it was revealed he had been cheating possibly with several different women. court documents showed the two reached a settlement in early july. the terms are unknown but elin is expected to get about $100 million. the two reportedly revised their prenuptial agreement after the scandal broke. since then woods has lost an estimated 18 to $25 million in endorsements and spent two months in sex rehab. he's back on the course, but clearly off his game. >> his worst golf performance ever as a professional was a couple weeks ago in akron, ohio, 18 over power and tied for 78. it's all about a mental problem for tiger woods in 2010. >> reporter: woods and nordegren plan to share custody of their

children, sam and charlie. they each recently completed a four-hour parenting course. now, tiger woods is notoriously private person. he's said very little lately about his relationship with his wife. we do know they have basically lived separate lives for the last several months. what, if anything, he says once he shoes up at the golf course is still anyone's guess. erica. >> ben tracy in new jersey. ben, thanks. joining us celebrity divorce attorney raoul felder. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of people know how much tiger woods was worth at his peak. how much do you think this settlement is worth for elin nordegren. >> he was in desperateville, he overpaid $500 million. supposed to be worst a billion. >> $100 million is the low end. >> this desperate. he tried everything. july 4th he signed a post nuptial agreement, then he went into rehab for an illness half of america would have, i guess. then he tried this ridiculous

press conference that didn't work. then the golf wasn't working. this the only thing left. >> the only thing left was to say, okay, fine, i'll sign the papers. >> and maybe kill all the stuff that's out there. >> you've handled so many high-profile divorces. if you were advising him, if you were his attorney, what would you have told him to do within this settlement? >> well, i think it's kind of late to resuscitate the patient. i would have told him immediately hold a real press conference and kill it. he's paying for confidentiality. that's something you never get at any price. >> you're saying confidentiality agreement will not work in this case. >> never works. somebody tells their hairdresser who tells their cousin who tells their brother-in-law and all of a sudden it's there again. if there is confidentiality, the only prayer you have is to stagger payments. no one wants staggered payments. i think he's had it. he's in desperateville. >> she clearly had the upper hand. >> she had him by the throat. girls were coming out like a

bakery. the confidentiality agreement went out the window, may have been revised afterwards. >> in july definitely was revised. >> does that mean if you have a prenup in a case like this, it doesn't really matter. >> it c1 3 c1 3 3 c c1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 c1 3 c 3 2 c1 c1 3 3 2 c1 3 1 3 3 c c1 3 3 c1 3 c1 3 3 c c1 c1 3 32 c1 c1 3 3 c1 3 2 c 3 2 c1 3 3

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some harsh penalties for seaworld this morning. some six months after the death of a killer whale oin trainer, a

new report blasts the company saying it has not done enough to protect its employees. here with the details, jeff glor. good morning. >> good morning again. beyond fining they will them $75,000, investigators were highly critical of seaworld which followed the death of dawn brancheau. this is brancheau just moments before she died. she had been working with killer whales for 16 years. she said they were like her children. now federal investigators say seaworld's trainers should never again have direct contact with tilikum, the 6-ton orca that killed brancheau. >> we have a trainer in the water with one of our whales. >> but someone is on scene and they are getting them out of the water now? >> there are people working on it, yes. two, three dozen people over there right now.

>> she died of drowning and multiple trauma. the government report calls for new safe guard, including barriers separating trainers from other killer whales, potentially ending stunts like this. >> for them to make this blanket statement across the board i think is ludicrous. >> osha cited seaworld for three violations including willful disregard for safety saying it required its employees to work within pool walls, on ledges and on shelves where they were subject to dangerous behavior. >> we don't think it goes far enough. in fact, there really is no way to migate or hit gate or preven risks. >> seaworld has not allowed trainers in tanks with orcas since brancheau's death and defends its practice saying the welfare of our animals are core values. >> the animals are used to being with the trainer. for them to take that away from the animals is criminal.

>> tilikum was one of three whales who drowned another trainer nearly 20 years ago and was involved in a separate death this 1999 when a park visitor who evaded security was found dead in tilikum's tank. >> but after this ruling, what is the prospect then for the future of trainers and whales interacting in front of the public? >> so seaworld is still conducting they say their own internal investigation, but what's expected is that trainers will be back in the water having direct contact with the smaller whales, but likely never again tilikum. >> jeff glor, thanks so much. up next, is it a watershed moment for weight lost? a new study finds h2o could an key factor in dropping those extra pounds. when "the early show" continues.

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35, if you give them water before they eat, they tend not to reduce their caloric intake as much. and one of the theorys is that when you're younger, your stomach tends to empty a little bit more quickly, so it immediately empties out of the other end of your stomach and doesn't act to keep you full as much as the older group. >> so older is better. >> for this attempt, yes. >> can beverage choice be -- >> this is huge. and you know we've said this before and we repeat it over and over again because it is so important. don't drink your calories. the average american consumes hundreds of extra calories a day in the form of juices, tea, sodas, sports beverages. and when you're trying to lose weight, every calorie, every pound matters. >> what are some other simple choices with can he make alowe ? >> we talk about consuming frus juice. and in moderation, it's fine. but it's much better to eat the

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9-year-old hero and his family. just last week his little brother almost drowned in the family pool. his mother pulled him out. but wasn't doing cpr right. so the 9-year-old takes over. >> please send someone quickly. please, he's not breathing. what do i do? >> i got it. >> is he breathing? >> yeah, well, guess what is this the 9-year-old knew exactly what to do because he had taken a junior life saving course, right? and we've got the boys in the studio with us this morning and their mom and dad, too. there you go. hi, guys. >> pretty great shot right there. >> just chilling. just chilling here in the studio this morning. what a story, though, because the 9-year-old is a great swimmer and taken this junior life saving course. mom, you're thought doing it right, watch me. we'll have that for you in the next hour. stay tuned.

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2 c1 3 c1 3 c1 3 c1 3 c1 3 c1 3 it is 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. california stem cell agency says it will keep funding embryonic stem cell research. the obama administration guidelines violate a law that bars the use of federal money to destroy human embryos. planned parenthood severing ties with clinics that serve six bay area counties. the contra costa times says it's because the local group called planned parenthood golden gate is having increasing financial problems. planned parenthood affiliates in san jose and concord, though, may expand to make up for the losses elsewhere. and more bad news for shoppers of pw supermarkets. today the chain is closing two more stores in san jose in almaden valley and silver creek valley.

pw is a local institution founded by the late joey franco in 1943. but it has fallen on hard times trying to compete against national chains. it will be down to just four stores after today. traffic and weather right after this. c1 ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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back in full force. this is a live look at northbound traffic on 280 heading out of downtown san jose. a lot of traffic, no accidents. just a lot of cars. 34 minutes from 101 to 85, slow to saratoga. bay bridge toll plaza another big delay, 20 minutes to get on the bridge, backed up toward the macarthur maze and caltrain 15-minute delays on southbound trains 104 and 206. they have been single tracking it near the san antonio station with signal problems. we called them and no further delays are expected. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. air-conditioners are necessary, that's for sure. here's a look from mount vaca this morning. plenty of sunshine out there. and we are warming up quickly in a number of location with overnight lows in the 60s not surprising you will be at 106 degrees in the hottest spots inland. lower 90s around the bay. 80s at the coast. ,,,,,,,,

welcome back to "the early welcome back to "the early show," top of the hour here for you on tuesday morning. i'm erica hill with harry smith and dave price. good to have you back. >> good to be here. >> good to have you back after the honeymoon. >> breezy and cool. >> you brought some fall-like weather. >> although, it's going to get hot again, believe me. >> i see a mid september heat wave in the future. >> leave it to the pros. i see a mid september heat wave in the future. >> you heard it here first. >> second. >> coming up, we have an amazing story to tell you. you're going to like this a lot. just last week a mother in illinois found her little boy

face down in the family pool. horrors. she starts cpr. she's not doing it properly, so according to her 9-year-old son who had just taken over a junior lifesaving course. he takes over, saves his little brother's life. they are all with us in the studio for an exclusive interview. >> such a great story. >> nice family, nice folks. also ahead, you may not have visions of sugar plums or pumpkin pie but believe it or not, this could be a great time to plan your christmas vacations. in fact, our travel reporter peter greenberg is here. when he talks, i listen. he's going to explain why this is a perfect time for winter holidays. not just airfare but hotels. we'll get to that, in the meantime, just a couple yards

away, jeff glor with a check of the news lines. >> good morning. upcoming november elections, arizona republican senator john mccain is in a tough fight against the tea party challenger. another long time incumbent lisa murkowski faces an opponent backed by sarah palin. in the florida democratic senate race representative kendrick meek was backed by the party's establishment and considered a shoo- shoo-in. he's locked in a battle with jeff greene. three people in intensive care after an ammonia leak at a chicken distribution plant. residents in a one-mile area were told to stay indoors and turn off their air conditioners. a former marine found guilty of murdering his pregnant colleague. cesar laurean convicted of killing lance corporal lauterbach. her remains were found in his

backyard fire pit. four months after the blulgts murder of a lacrosse player, officials plan to address the issue of violence. whit johnson on the campus in charlottesville. whit, good morning. >> reporter: jeff, good morning to you. it's back to school for the roughly 20,000 students at uva. this year, the first day of class, comes with a heavy reminder. as students return to school, thoughts of the tragedy are fresh in their minds. >> it was complete and total shock. >> just for everyone it's always going to be in the back of your mind. >> may 3rd, the body of yeardley love was found brutally beaten inside her apartment. her violent murder resulted in widespread changes to policy. students are required to take online training course to combat domestic violence. uva is stpg up efforts to make students aware of campus resources. students must disclose all arrests or convictions. love's accused killer, boyfriend

huguely had run-ins with the law the university was unaware of. >> it's difficult to say that anything positive can come out of the death of a young person. there's greater awareness among students, educators, everyone about being more vigilant. >> reporter: students like danielle are taking it a step further. >> people are really ready to retain ownership of this community. >> i didn't want to get involved, so i did nothing. >> reporter: she and nearly 50 classmates have launched the get grounded campaign, an effort to train thousands of students to be more responsible bystanders. last spring no one report add prior altercation between love and huguely, now revealed in court documents. it allegedly took place just before the 22-year-old was found dead. at the end of september, uva will also host a day of dialogue

about violence prevention and response to yeardley love's murder. george huguely's next court hearing is scheduled for the 8th. a new ruling expected in the lindsay lohan case today. the judge has not said what that ruling is about but there are reports she might be released early from her 90-day sentencing rehab. a wild much at the little league world series that was not camera shy. he lost control of the ball. it hit a tv camera behind home plate shattering the glass. the camera's protective glass broke. mexico went on to beat puerto rico after beating up on that camera. five minutes past the hour. dave price back outside with a check of the weather. >> the kid owes espn $112,000. a sad end to that game. nice to see you. i've got a great crowd on the plaza. we have friends from cvs here, reminding people already it's time for flu shots.

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a 9-year-old boy from illinois is being called a h a 9-year-old boy from illinois is being called a hero for saving the life of his little brother who had fallen into the family pool. in just a moment we're going to speak with them exclusively. but first, here is what happened. when 2-year-old brendan hearn was discovered facedown in the family pool, his mother tabba ta

feared the worst and called 911. >> quickly, he's not breathing. what do i do. >> she started cpr. after a few chest compressions, her 9-year-old son intervened. >> he told me you're doing it wrong and told me to move out of the way and did the procedure like it should be done and it was working. rainfall i got it. >> is he breathing? >> brendan, buddy, come back. >> logan, who learned cpr while taking lifeguard lessons quickly came to the rescue. >> is he getting any air at all? is he coughing. >> i think he is. he's getting a little less pink. >> fortunately big brother was watching. and joining us exclusively are tabatha and brent hearn and their boys. good morning. >> good morning. >> before we get to this amazing story, i want to do a little back story about logan, who was

sick when he was small? >> yes. he was required to have a liver transplant when he was 7-month-old. >> so he got -- >> part of my liver. he's been on immune suppression for three years. they put him in a study because he did so well. >> you have kind of a miracle child to begin with. >> certainly, without question. >> so logan, you like to swim? >> yeah. yes. >> and you took, what, a junior lifesaving class, is that right? >> yes. >> and what did they teach you in junior lifesaving? >> just like survival swimming and how to do cpr and how to treat if anyone was bleeding at a pool or something. >> sure. you would know what to do. >> so mom, you're home with the three kids. a momentary lapse. all of a sudden this guy is missing. i've been watching him for the last 10 minutes, by the way, and

he never stops moving, ever, ever, ever. when did you find out. >> i opened the door to see where he was at. i noticed my bedroom door was ajar. i looked out quickly. the dogs were there. i screamed for logan, where is your brother? he said he's in the washroom. i don't know. the first thing i thought was he must be in the pool. i ran outside. >> you grab him, get him out of the pool. >> i did. >> you start to do cpr. >> incorrectly. >> logan, you're watching your mom do cpr. >> she's doing it wrong. i don't see anything coming out. >> so did you say, excuse me, it's time for me to take over. >> no, i just kind of shoved her and said move a little bit. >> and did your training from junior lifeguard class really pay off? >> yeah. >> i might have been able to do it if i didn't take it but it did help. it showed me exactly how to do

it. >> did you do the chest compression? >> i closed his nose, tilted his head back, blew two breaths in, pumped his chest. i stopped, because water was just pouring out, a small amount of food. >> and a small amount of food as well. that is nothing short of amazing. right? i mean, so in your life, as you look at your kids and swimming and they are doing and living their lives, would you ever imagine this young man having that kind of composure in the middle of such a phenomenal emergency. >> i said it before. even as an adult i don't know if i could do that. i could try to do cpr. but to have that composure and to have that patience, it's just amazing at that age. >> to absolutely do the right thing. >> right. >> how about that. now, has your brother thanked you yet for saving his life? >> got a story to tell him when he grows up, though.

>> i guess so. and mom, what an extraordinary experience to be in the middle of this. clearly i can hear you on the 911 call. you're pretty panicky there. and this guy is mr. calm, mr. cool, got it all under control. >> i just thank god he was there. >> i was a little skittish. >> were you? >> i was a little skittish but still went on and did it. >> you did, indeed. you did, indeed. and your brother, your whole life you can hold this over him now. you bailed him out in the time of need. thank you all very much for coming along an sharing your story. >> thank you. >> what an important lesson, also, for having somebody in the house who really knows how to do the right thing, how to do cpr. way to go. okay. back to sleep. up next, basking in the summer sun, but it's actually a good time to make winter travel plans. we'll help you go holiday airfare shopping when we return. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. myth #9.

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start thinking about turkey, pumpkin pie, jingle bells. winter holidays are just around the corner and it turns out this may be the very best time for you to book your flights and related travel. peter greenberg joining us this morning to tell us why. because in years past, it seemed the closer to those dates you booked the flights, the better the deal. >> the travel industry trained us for years to wait until the very last minute to get the discounts. this is not going to be that year because fewer flight, fewer plane, less capacity across the board. and as a result, if you don't book very soon, you will not be happy. gr so it's basically now but only one who are window. >> we have a window right now which will expire tonight, and then another window that you'll see open up around two days after labor day where you'll see other airfare sales sneak in

very quickly. so you have to be ready. >> bottom line, book now. so what are some of the best deals that you're seeing out there? >> we're seeing three different sales. american, delta, air tran, doing deals that are expire tonight, but they're good through december 15th. and you're seeing some very, very low fairs between different city fairs. milwaukee, miami, chicago, because people really want to go back and visit their relatives. so they'll fill those seats now. >> so give us an idea of how good some of the deals are. we'll start off with american. as low as $44? >> they start at $44. >> without taxes. sdl witho . >> without the pillow, but they're limited. it's limited inventory, so they expire midnight tonight. >> also you mentioned atlanta, miami, $69. dallas to ft. lauderdale, $89. >> and also if you want to do business class to europe, continental has a great deal for about $1100 all the way through the end of the year. that's unheard of.

>> sometimes you have to pay $1100 for an economy class ticket to europe. is there a catch quond the dates, any other catches i need to be worried about? >> some blackout dates, but not as many in the past. when you see the airfare come out on september 8th, they may exist through the end of the year and even until february of next year. >> tell me about hotels. there are great hotel deals, as well. >> hotels have a real problem with capacity because airlines may have reduced the flights, hotels still have the staple number of rooms. so you'll see the gulf coast of course putting themselves on sale. buy two nights, get the third night free. in new orleans, all the way through, hotels like the roosevelt, $139 during the holiday period is unheard of.he

mostly through the end of the year. but you have to move fast. >> also cruises, great deals? >> my favorite two times of the year are called the dead weeks. the week immediately after your dysfunctional family gets together at thanksgiving and right after new year's. so if you go december 4th or tes 11th, you're seeing cruises as low as $499 for seven days pup can't wake up at home for that. after that period of time, it goes up to about $799, but that's still about $100 a day for a seven night cruise. not a bad deal. >> and you have bing.com, fare compare.com? >> you can monitor the alerts and vacationist.com is great sale inventory. >> peter greenberg, thanks as

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good morning. it's 8:25. in the headlines this morning, as classes start today in richmond, there is a new law inry for students caught skipping school. police will take truants to community centers and juvenile court. parents could be fined $500. a federal judge put president obama's stem cell research policy on hold while it's being challenged in court. the ruling temporarily blocks federal funding of embryonic stem cell research but california's voter-approved stem cell agency says it will continue funding embryonic research. and the state fire marshal says a third of gas pump nozzles in california are a public hazard. she is ordering them to be replaced at 3,000 gas stations. the problem involves hold-open latches that stick, causing gas

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good morning. we can tell school is back in session. we are seeing a lot more traffic on the roads. this is a look at northbound 280 heading out of downtown san jose, big delays, no big accidents just a lot of congestion. 30 minutes is your drive time

now from 101 out towards cupertino. in fact, we'll show you a wide view of the south bay. 101 seeing a lot of slow traffic as well from capitol expressway up towards palo alto. this is a look at the nimitz freeway through oakland. there was actually an accident here up by fruitvale avenue. one lane is blocked as you can see traffic is jammed in those northbound lanes of 880 past the coliseum. the bay bridge is backed up to the maze. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. so it's going to be a hot day across the bay area, the hottest so far this year. we haven't had many of them, we are making up for lost ground. here's a look at the bay bridge, got a lot of sparklage going on. let's take a look at your seven- day forecast. today's highs are hot. up to 106 today inland. 90s around the bay, 80s for the coast, excessive heat advisory in effect until 8:00 tonight. it begins at noon today and things will cool down considerably for the weekend. ,,,,,,,,

welcome back to "the early show." we have folks in the crowd from oregon. it kind of feels like oregon here this morning. >> good hair day today. >> for me or for you, harry? as long as wind is blowing this way, it's great. it's a growing and disturbing trend, cyber bully. it's the kind of thing many kids don't tell their parents about until it's too late. we'll take a look at the problem and talk with experts about what steps you can take to protect your kids. also ahead, no one want it is pay full price for anything. especially me. there are hots of websites and apps out there that can actually help you find the best bargain, so we'll steer you straight to those savings this morning.

and parents dealing with back to school time right now, can be a slightly stressful time. so this morning we're talking about stress busting tips to help parents cope with the daily challenges. good stuff. >> fruit cups solve all problems. >> is that what works in the smith house? >> always. first, though, dave price who clearly was raise ordd on f cups, has a check of the weather. >> we ate nothing but preservatives and look what happened. howdy, everybody. it is time for that magical moment in the show when we do weather. first of all, i want to say on wednesday, the 18th, lonnie and eve celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary. listen to this, eight children, 25 great grandchildren, 47 great

grandchildren and eight great, great grand children. how is that for an accomplishment? what kind of medicine do you need to take to do that?

it's your birthday. how old are you? 30? and you're from where? h. >> south sioux city, nebraska. >> say that 30 time fast. nice to see you. that's a quick look at your weather picture. have a great birthday. airy characterization inside to you. we all know kids communicate these days with their friends online, but that's always where they interact with their enemies. 43% of teens report being a victim of bullying by phone or the internet and those results can be tragic. 17-year-old alexis in new york took her own life this year in the wake of vicious online attacks. her death echos other recent suicides, including two in massachusetts, 11-year-old karl

hoover and 15-year-old feeb bee prince. phoebe's classmate, who didn't want to be identified, says he was one of her close e. friends. but fshe never revealed the pai she felt. >> she called her an irish shut and whore. >> reporter: they're worst case scenario, with you they do point to a rubling trend. >> you have a youtube video and that gets spread and passed down yard, but goes from school to school. it's life ruining for some children. >> reporter: the harassment can happen online or even on your child's cell phone. that's especially troubling because studies show more than four in five teens with cell phones sleep with them on or near the bed. in addition to the fact that about 50 million teens ages 13 to 17 are on facebook. >> too often kids face cyber bullies all by themselves in the dark staring at the screen. >> reporter: it's a problem with no clear solution. many, many years to redo or

repair your credit. the same thing happens with cyber bullying in terms of trying to repair your reputation. it's almost impossible. >> and joining us now can carolyn mccarthy from cnet.com and rachel simmons. good to have you with us. bullying is nothing new. most parents know about it from when they were growing up. but it is so different now a days because of technology. so how pervasive is it? >> what technology does is it clachess the boundaries between school and home. it'sle following you everywhere and it really feels like there's no escape. >> and sometimes the bullies can hide. >> absolutely. when there are fewer consequences, there will always be more bullies. >> is it worse on social networking sights, t networking sites, the kren phone? >> a lot of sites provide an opportunity for teenagers to be completely anonymous. there's one called forms ring which consists of the -- the

main function is just asking questions. questions can be asked anonymously ability it's been sited as a big hot bed of teen activity and teen harassment. >> and you've called this the scorch basically of the internet. >> you know that it's somebody at your schoolle who is leaving these anonymous comment, but you don't know who it is. >> so what do you do as a parent? >> listen and family empathize. your child wants to know that you care and that you take it seriously. don't tell your kid to just deal with it. >> there are also some things you can do tech loblgicily. >> there's a ton of different software actions out there including several new options that focus specifically on parental monitoring of social media. there's one called social shield, one called safety web. and what those do is they provide like a dashboard where a parent can start by basically

inputting their child's e-mail addresseses, these things typically run about $10 a month, and parents can manage what is being said about their child, what the child is uploading. >> so it's almost like a google alert in a way? >> and for example social shield this particular is endorsed by the national pta and they will -- they actually have specific algorithms that will alert to potential cyber bullying and even have functions where they can contact the school or local legal authorities if that's necessary. >> you bring up the school and legal authorities. as a parent, once you start monitoring this, if you see something, what's your next course of action? who do you go to? >> the first thing is you talk to your child, ask you questions and you let your child tell you what the problem is and work with your child to develop the right intervention sfraenlg. check out your school cyber bullying policy and don't pick about up the phone up you're calmnd ready to have a respectful conversation with the school. >> do you call the skal first,

do you call the parents of that child? >> start with the school counselor. if this doesn't work, go to the assistant principal. >> so don't get the other family involved right away. >> don't get the other family involved. and also let be clear, don't remote control parent. we can't only use this software as a way to parent kids. fwheed to have conversations with kids about what the family's values are. >> and if the kid feels like he or she is being spied on, then they'll just get more evasive and will find more sort of under the radar ways to get online and communicate online and potentially hide more from the parent. so the parent -- the kid can't feel like the parent is not an ally. >> so do you just need to be open and say, look, my home, my computer, i pay for it you can use it but i'm going to monitor it? s >> exactly. >> texting is out of control and as we just heard, four out of five kids sleep with it next to the bed. >> i think that's absolutely considering how much kids and teens use their cell phones. a couple of carriers like at&t and verizon offer for about five

buck as month ways for incoming calls to be monitored, controlled, blocked, et cetera. if a kid is on a parent's phone bill there, are going to be records who have that kid is texting and calling. >> and what time. >> and tonight be afraid to mond monitor your kid. it can be really scary. what do did you to help your kd feel okay? >> try to keep them off line because they'll just look for opportunities to see themselves barbed. so give your child distractions, create other opportunities to chill out away from the computer. >> great advice this morning. thank you both for being with us. shopping online is getting easier and more efficient. and the good news is that there are more and more ways to find bargains, too. aol consumer adviser regina lewis is here with the best websites and apps to point you toward big savings. good morning.

so what should consumers be looking for? >> the first thing actually is you can earn cash back. and i'm not talking about points or rebates that you can use on future purchases. i'm talking about cold hard cash. the second is alleis always com prices. that can save you 35% per purchase. and use one stop shopping sites. more often than not now, shopping sites have multiple features. of course don't miss out on coupons and look for freebies offers from major manufacturers. >> tell me about this one website called short cuts.com. >> it has transformed my online shopping. about it's an example of a site that does multiple things. you go to their cash back shopping area. the first thing you'll see are the coupons. so of course i want to take advantage of free shipping. 10% off. but now i'm going to stop shopping and as i'm shopping, i'm going to earn cash back. so you see old navy, jcpenney, all the beg players. let's say i spend $100. i'm earning 6% cash back.

that's 6 bucks. then i go over to macy's the next day. i spend another 100. maybe i'm getting 3% cash back. short cuts is keeping a tally and then quarterly every three months, you get a check in the mail. we have an example of the check. so if you did this now -- >> you get an actual check? >> to you written in your name. so you get this if you start dad started today in november. >> there's an amp that does the comparison shopping for you? >> we tried it out. you scan the bar code on products. hold it up to a product. it's a smartphone, so it knows where you are. the results that it will show you when i scan this bottle of perfume are places where i could get this perfume nearby or places online. and on this item alone, there's a $35 variance between the cheapest price and what i could have done.

that's worth getting in your car and driving the mile. >> that is really amazing. some of the other ones, some people don't have iphone, for instance, they would prefer to just shop at home on their computer or their laptop. what kind of advice do you have for them? >> there's tool called get invisible hand. you add to your tool bar. when i start shopping, when i put something in my cart, it comparison shops for me. it is looking at other sites for the same item. and it will flag it in my tool bar, it will say, guess what, this sight is 30% off on another site. well, that's enough to divert me, i'm going to go buy it there instead. average savings per item, $16.25. >> you're coming through this morning. what is this thing about like group deals and what is yipit.com? >> group deals are groupon meaning if enough people get in on the deal, we get a great

price. anytime these things stoort take off, somebody smart will aggregate them. two guys from harvard started a site called yip it.com and it's based on your prefrerences. so the best of the best get served up to you. >> another one that i really like here is called sherpa. what does it do? >> this is when you're at the store and you don't have the coupon, i wonder if there is one. you could be standing in the line, we'll take best buy by way of example, wonder it there's a coupon, i'll clickic quickly go to see if i can find it. it will pop up on my screen. i hand it over to 9 the cashier. >> you just punch it in, there's nothing to it. why and they don't even glinch. >> there's another one called my daily deal.com? >> sure. it's on my daily.com.

it's their daily deal. and these are the freebies. when you search for free things on the internet, that's not always a winning proposition. these have been vetted by their he had et tors a editors and they will tell you what the catch is. >> so you don't always have to give away your event mail address. >> correct. in this case,ner. >> thank you so much. good stuff. for more on these money saving websites, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. now here's erica. the lazy days of summer nearly gone. frantic days of back to school preparations are upon us. for some, they've been dealing with this for week. there are ways to stay calm and even save throughout all of this. shannon eis is joining us this morning. you always have such great, fun, easy tips for us. so i'm excited about this this morning. it's tough to be a parent at anytime of year, but back to school really presents its own set of challenges.

why is it so tough every year? >> it's like all of a sudden there are just fewer hours in your day and more chaos to organize. so it's a little bit about simple tips. we're not going to add hours in the day, but we thoep make it more fun and easier. >> so starting off, minor adjustments really that you have for us that can offer major reliefs. >> 15 minutes is sort of a miracle worker. just wake up 15 minutes earlier. even if it's just to get a minutes to yourself, really important. not overscheduling. and then there's other things like take a walk. just try and find some time to take a walk. but also don't do finances at bedtime. that stresses you out. you won't sleep well. so lots of little small mechanics. >> maybe use that extra 15 minutes in the morning to do that. also cut back on your caffeine. >> it's a big help. >> and this is a big one. learn to say no. >> yes. i'm not sure we have all the solutions for that today, but it's nothing start practicing in small steps.

>> so starting off with bedtime. you can't maybe get more sleep, but you can at least get some better sleep. >> and some of these things that do you just organically, we spend a third of our life in bed, so making it a haven for you, better sleep quality, better pillow, and then there's also lots of tools that you can use. they's a great deep sleep serum that puts you in a deeper sense, it has nice herbal remedies to it. it's noted a kick difference. >> and get the most out of those few fleeting hours that enough bed. kick difference. >> and get the most out of those few fleeting hours that enough bed.kick difference. >> and get the most out of those few fleeting hours that enough bed.kick difference. >> and get the most out of those few fleeting hours that enough bed. >> you also say it's okay just to be good enough. >> exactly. you don't have to be perfect at everything. whether signing up for a car pool, getting a dog walker. there are things you can say okay on. and sometimes just making some short cuts in the kitchen can help. so it can be packaged goods, pre-packaged snacks for the lunch.

anything that put as few minutes back in your day and can be guilt free. >> and give you more time as a family, too. eating and exercising, so important all year-round. >> food is a great source of energy, but it's also a great way to have nutrients to help your mind focus. so anything from a vitamin b and dark green leaf if i vegetables to vitamin c which is a lot of fruits, as well, to graen tee which is a greaeat caffeine substitute. >> nuts are also great. >> yes, great snack for the protein and vitamins, as well. >> laughing go as long way to reducing your stress. so you suggest some great fun family activities that can also hopefully bring laughter into the home. >> just giving yourself per notion laugh and have some down time. so whether it's a fun book or game that you can play by yourself and also just great laughter can really help those endorphins. >> so some quiet timewonders fo.

>> there's lots of great natural -- grape sfrfruit is go lemon. this is a room spray, you spray it throughout the room, lots of different scents to it, but it has the natural organic scents that bring about a soothing sense. >> and also i see here i'm a big fan of lists. and boards for sort of notices around the house. but this can actually help you declutter a little bit to do something like this. >> sure. a key tip is write things down. don't try to keep it all in your head even if it's on the fridge or note pad, use the note feature your gadgets. but set reminders and just don't expect it all to stay in the brain. put it other places. >> just cut yourself a little slack. >> a little bit. give yourself permission to just let a few things go. >> check out for 15 minutes and

take a break. always good to have you with us. thanks so much. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i sprayed those room sprays in the last segment and i realized i brought them over here with me. >> filling the room. >> i hope you don't mind the mental clarity i brought you. >> you're so fresh and i'm feeling serene. >> excellent. a lot of excitement in mexico probably today. there is a new miss universe crowd, jimena navares from guadalajara and congratulated by felipe calderon in a text message. >> good for mexico. she said, exactly good for mexico. >> i agree.

>> how about that, everybody, yeah? >> the boys are back in town here on the couch at the "early show." >> there are a lot of articles recently huge portions of the country safe to go to from the yucatan to guadalajara. it's along the border that's dangerous and the people have a lot to think about. >> before that the h1n1 scare. >> if you walk across the stage in a violet bikini makes everything better. >> what you've learned is that if you put on a violet by keenie and spray serene spray you're good. >> have a great day, everybody. your local news is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. good morning. well, our south bay commute is just not getting any better. northbound 280 out of downtown san jose still stop and go all the way from 101 out towards

saratoga. just back to full commute strength now. 101 not really looking better. pretty slow from hellyer to great america parkway. no big accidents, just a lot of traffic. northbound 880 past the coliseum, there was an earlier wreck by fruitvale avenue, that's cleared but the bay bridge toll plaza we are still backed up to the macarthur maze and it has been for at least a couple of hours. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. well, let's take a look at the bay bridge because it looks so good. plenty of sunshine expected across the bay area today. and with that sunshine, we are going to pay a price. hot temperatures. record high temperatures excessive heat advisory in effect until 8:00 p.m. it begins at noon. today's hottest temperatures, 106 inland, 90s for the bay, 80s for the coast, more hot weather expected webs, but don't wednesday, cooler on the weekend.