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kids live. >> and imagine john lennon at 70. a special "early show" tribute to the former beatle who asked us to give peace a chance all that and morning this saturday us to give peace a chance all that and morning this saturday morning october 9th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "the early show" on a saturday morning. >> we are hours away from hopefully very, very good news. it's been a while since the miners have been trapped in chile a. massive drilling effort going on right now. we could be hours away from finally breaking through to the miners, starting to extract them one by one. we'll talk about this process with a live report coming up. >> nine weeks in the works. >> also the better business bureau has identified a number of online scams that could cost you literally hundreds of thousands. we'll walk you through how to avoid them later. >> one of the most extraordinary

efforts of survival and rescue. expected to reach the miners today, possibly within hours. trapped underground for 66 days and the rescue in the remote tomorrow in copiapo, chile. our correspondent, seth doane is there with the latest this morning. seth? >> reporter: good morning, chris. that's right. work continues behind me he as it has around the clock for the better part of many weeks here. work has been -- they've been drilling closer and closer toward those miners and we're told that moment they break through could be any moment now. we're waiting to hear a siren. we're told that's the signal they've finally reached the trapped men. engineers grinding down through the barren desert say it could be any moment now they break through to the miners. chile's mining minister told reporters yesterday it would be likely saturday morning when the main rescue tunnel nicknamed

plan b would reach the men. meanwhile, anxious families continue to do were they've done for more than two months, wait. the 33 men could be pulled to the surface as soon as tuesday, if the tunnel wall is strong enough. a camera sent down the mine will help engineers determine the integrity of the tunnel. and decide whether they'll need to line any of the shaft with metal casing. that could delay the rescue up eight days. but, before any miners come out, a doctor and a rescue expert will go in. once cleared, miners will leave in a pre-arranged order. first, the strongest and most able, then the sickest and finally those considered psychologically sound enough to be the last ones out. finally, seeing the miners is something these family members are dreaming of, as they board a bus to the mine. you are heading up to the mine right now, what are you thinking? what's going through your mind? >> translator: we are so happy

because we know this is almost over. >> reporter: now, determining an exact time line as to when we would see the miners being hoisted out of the mine is tricky. we're told not to expect to see them until tuesday at the earliest. of course, if they add that metal casing, it could be longer than that. but we're told once they start being hoisted up to the surface here, we're told it will be at least a 48-hour process. there could be up to 48 hours as they bring those -- that rescue capsule up here. chris? >> seth doane for us in chile. thank you. like we mentioned, we're minutes away potentially who knows could be an hour or two hours before breakthrough down there. the next big hurdle in the rescue drama will be o to get the man out of the mine, no easy task. to explain how difficult this process is we turn to: let's talk about this. once they actually break

through, this could happen at any time, this is one of the most sensitive times of the whole process. >> we're entering the most dangerous chapter in the saga as we finally break through to the chamber housing the miners. >> let's talk about this. we have animations we want to show here. over 2,000 feet, just how long and lengthy and difficult a process has this been so far? >> this is the t-130 drill. it drills at a rate of about ten feet per hour now in the final stages and, look, we're literally within perhaps finally breaking through. >> a seismically active area, too, so many factors need to be i guess discussed here. >> that's the key. we may have to line this because of the potential of rock slides, potential of seismic shifts. some of the biggest earthquakes recorded in science took place a few hundred miles from this site >> seth mentioned a camera will be loader down the shaft to get an idea what's going on. what are they actually looking if at this point? >> for any cracks down here, rock slides, any instability and

also there's a bend down here about 330 feet below. that's another trouble spot. >> the steel casing they were talking about, as well, delays the process a number of days. we don't really want to see that happen, the miners don't, correct. >> yeah, but we may have to do this. this sleeve may reinforce the hole. >> talk about the capsule the miners will be placed in. not very big. something, again, comfort will not be an issue, an hour up, an hour down. this is going to be tough. >> yeah, it looks like a space capsule, right? because nasa engineers helped design it. it is full of high-tech wizardry. >> we have a mock-up. let's put you in here to get a sense of how it will be. how difficult, being down there in this confined space to get in here for an hour to the surface? >> it's difficult. some have to go on a special diet.

remember, there are sensors that pick up the heart beat, breathing rate in video and radio communication with people above even a fail-safe mechanism. >> some of these miners have had to exercise below ground to get themselves to a weight that's going to be easy to lift them out of the mine. >> that's right. they have to have special exercises to get fit to fit in the chamber and withstand all the uncertainties as they're hoisted up. >> can i ask you what kind of condition they're going to be? once they get out, what then happens. >> realize they've been down there 66 days and one of the first things they are will have to put on is sunglasses because it is really bright outside. and they've been down there near darkness so long. >> basically their eyes when they see the surface and light need to be protected, right? >> that's right. there will be weak. there will be help copters taking them to a hospital as soon as they come occupy. >> professor, thank you very much for taking time to join us. we appreciate it.

rebecca. bank of america says it is halting foreclosures in 50 states to review how documents were handled for tens of thousands of four closers. meanwhile pnc financial services became the fourth financial giant to stop foreclosures in some states and the growing mess led to calls in congress for all lenders to stop foreclosure proceedings. here is our considers correspondent john blackstone with one story. >> reporter: facing foreclosure, she's been dreading the loss of her home. >> we are in foreclosure and -- but, i mean, i hoof -- i have faith that, you know, hopefully, it'll -- it'll resolve in a good way. >> reporter: she's one of the borrowers whose foreclosure has been put on hold because of chaos in banking paperwork. sher documents were signed by a gmac processor who admitted signing 10,000 such papers every month swearing he reviewed each

in detail. >> this purports to be something that was sworn to under oath by this man and it wasn't. >> reporter: her attorney says the banks have been reckless in their rush to foreclose. >> they're breaking the law. this is illegal. this is perjury. this is fraud. >> reporter: and it's bringing more uncertainty, as four big banks freeze foreclosures in much of the country while they try to clean up the paperwork. >> the concern is what else might they not be doing that they're supposed to be doing, what other errors might we find in this loan documentation? >> reporter: she is hoping her lender will finally work with her to restructure her mortgage so she and her family can remain in the home they love. >> it's been very, very hard. and the growing number of lenders freezing foreclosures has thrown the housing market into chaos creating a lot of confusion for homeowners. joining us is global editor at large for reuters. great to have you with us. unfortunately, when you're with

us, it usually means something in the economy isn't going good. >> i hope that isn't connected me but the general environment. >> it is. we have the biggest bank in the country -- >> they haven't gone as far as bank america. they are the only that have halted foreclosures. >> in all 50 states. >> i think it is a smart move by bank of america and shows maybe banks have finally gotten ahead of the publicity curve and finally understood how much americans are angry at them. >> they certainly are frustrated with their banks. we see lines of people waiting to modify their loans throughout the country. last weekend we saw them in l.a. what do you think ultimately this will mean for homeowners and for home prices? >> we still don't know because we don't know whether this is going to be a temporary blip or something that lasts, you know, beyond 60 to 90 days. we just don't know how bad the

paperwork was in the banks or how much they know and we don't know whether the other banks are going to follow bank of america's lead. there's certainly pressure on the other banks from politicians. what this means for the market overall is a real freeze, a real slowdown. and the winners are going to be people who haven't been foreclosed on yet. you know, this is a moment you can breathe a sigh of relief and, also, i'm afraid the lawyers. great, grit time if you are a mortgage lawyer. >> because not only is this going to be an issue for people who have lost their homes coming out and saying was the bank right, did they dot the is and cross their ts but also the sale process. this resaying is this home legitimately foreclosed on and is this something i want to own? >> that's right. i think it puts a big question mark on the whole process not only as you say, rebecca, of the foreclosures but if you were thinking about buying a home being foreclosed on and thought this will be a great bargain for

me, i think any sensible certain will say hang on i might need to wait a couple weeks or months to see how this pans out >> ultimately none of this happens in a vacuum. we see unemployment for september 9.6% holding steady at highs, meantime the dow is at a five-month high. 11,000, rather, above 11,000 in yesterday's session. where do you think all this shakes out economically speaking? >> with the dow, it's a really interesting story, i think it's the story of our time right now. we are seeing a two-speed america. so main street america is still really in trouble and i think it's hard to see things getting a lot better. but, wall street is doing pretty well. and i think we saw that with the dow. i think what markets are expecting right now is that the federal reserve, the central bank of america is going to pump lots more money into the system precisely because the unemployment numbers were so grim and that's going to be good for people who own shares and for big companies. >> thanks so much for being with

us this morning. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >> for the rest of our headlines candi c kendis gibson. >> missing american reportedly shot and killed by mexican pirates on a lake along the border. our correspondent don teague reports. >> bring david home! >> reporter: in denver, family and friends rallied to remember the colorado native allegedly murdered by members of the zeta drug cartel. tiffany says they were attacked last week while jet skiing. mexican authorities initially questioned tiffany hartley's story but the texas sheriff investigating the shooting says he has no doubt she's telling the truth. in part, because of police dashcam video released today that shows the hartlys being

pulled over shortly before taking to the lake. video that corroborates tiffany's story and time line. >> there's no reason for us to doubt what she's saying. other investigation is really determined to get a body. >> reporter: mexico announced friday it launched a formal investigation onto the alleged shooting. authorities are also ramping up the search for his body. >> i can assure them that the mexican government will do anything in its hands in order to find david and to find what happened in this case. >> reporter: a case that has highlighted the violence along the mexican border and left an american family in mourning. don teague, cbs news, zapata, texas. a diet drug meridia being pulled from the market after an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. about 100,000 people in the u.s. take it mostly middle-aged women. abbott laboratories, the

manufacturer maintains it is safe. for more about this weight loss drug and why it was pulled from the market go to our partner in health webmd.com and search "meridia." the taliban is suspected of blowing up more than two dozen trucks carrying fuel to nato forces. they used guns and rockets in the predawn raid. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for previous attacks. they are demanding pakistan stopped nato and u.s. from using its soil as a transit point for supplies to afghanistan. hungary's premier now says the wall of a reservoir at an aluminum plant is likely to collapse flooding a nearby town with sludge. up to 184 million gallons of toxic sludge from the plant flooded several villages in northwest hungary. 15 after the hour and lonnie quinn is here looking more

sun-kissed back from vacation. >> went to brazil with my wife and her family. great to see you. yesterday i almost ran over you in local ler blades. a pleasure, my friend. let's talk about weather. scattered showers in the plains. it is dry and pleasant for the east. still summer, though, in the south. in terms of the plains, that's bit of rain i'm talking, about maybe a little bit of rain also around the pacific northwest but that's it. look at, this hardly a cloud anywhere east of the mississippi river and that heat i'm talking about in the south, look at this it bubbles all the way up to places like des moines. you will be securely into the 80s. normally this time of year you are in the 60s. no. 80s if not upper 80s for you. a quick look at the portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend.

make it a great day wherever you are. speaking of that, we've got baseball today, major league baseball going on whether you are in texas, whether they are playing in new york, games should have no weather problems. >> i know who i'm rooting for, minnesota twins. >> also, for anybody watching last night between atlanta and san francisco, the braves actually came back and won in the 11th inning, very late last night. >> unbelievable toimplts people waking up on the east coast right now. sorry, atlanta. thank you, lonnie. we'll talk to a gentleman hailed as a hero in the san diego area. a gunman opens fire on a school yard full of children. one of the gentlemen that came to the rescue of the kids was able to subdue the gunmen. >> a good samaritan. plus midterm elections a week away. obviously a lot on people's minds. we are going to look at the most

important races people should be watching for outcomes that are going to make sense to the entire country. it's all um coming up on "the early show" right here on cbs. [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore.

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midterm election campaigns are entering the homestretch and the white house is putting out its biggest stars with the hopes of saving some democratic candidates trailing in the polls. as november looms, a new strategy is emerging. our correspondent whit johnson is at the what house this morning with more on the story. good morning, whit. >> reporter: good morning. tomorrow president obama and vice president biden head to philadelphia for another big rally, hoping to reignite and reenergize the democratic base doing it by calling out some familiar names. >> in this senate race, two groups, funded and advised by karl rove have out-spent the democratic party 2 to 1. >> reporter: in illinois this week president obama used karl rove as democratic bait. the latest strategy to get voters fired up over millions of dollars of political ads paid

for by special interests. >> friends don't let friends vet -- >> reporter: republicans staying on message calling the upcoming election a referendum on president obama. >> as americans, we have to decide, do we want another two years of job-killing policies coming out of washington? or, have we had enough? >> reporter: as party leaders refine their agendas, some statewide races are getting naster by the day. the california governor's race, a recorded conversation between democrat jerry bruin and his staff has added fuel to an already hostile contest. >> whitman will cut a deal and i won't. >> the brown campaign apologized for the incident but a supposeperson for meg whitman called it appalling and unforgiveable. >> the president and vice president have been on the campaign trail for weeks stumping for various candidates but next week for the first time this election year, michelle obama, the first lady will hit

the road for a number of endorsements and fund-raisers across the country. rebecca? >> whit, last night on his program bill maher posted a photo of an ohio politician you see on your screen posing in ss uniform. how is it going to impact the elections there? >> reporter: rebecca, that's rich iott, republican and tea party favorite. all indications are the race will go to the democrat anyway. he defended himself saying this was a world war ii nazi reenactment group he used to be involved with. he does not subscribe to the tenants of naziism but fascin e fascinated by history but certainly not something he wants to talk about this close to the election. >> thank you so much for your time. for more on what to expect from both political camps over the next three weeks we turn to our political analyst dan bartlett

and jamal simmons. welcome to the program, both of you. >> thank you. >> good morning. >> dan, the democrats appear to be changing their game plan to an extent. they are basically taking on the republicans as opposed to touting their own measures. is this something you think is going to work? >> well, i think it's a reality that the public right now is not really behind what they are selling. when you have a bad jobs report like we saw yesterday, they do want to change the subject. and if -- in politics, if you can't increase your own numbers what you've got to try to do is bring your opponents' numbers down your level. so you will see the campaign get nasty down the stretch. they are going to try to put the focus on the republicans and the attack. but when the president of the united states is calling out a political adviser's name, consultant, karl rove, i think it demonstrates the level of frustration and, quite frankly, bit of desperation in the democratic camp down the stretch. >> jamal, speaking of the nastiness, you turn on the tv

and are inundated with mudslinging in the campaigns. do you think it will work or will people get sick and tired of mudslinging? >> you know, there are people who pay attention to what's happening in these races. what democrats are thinking about trying to keep these races localized, talk about what candidate a, the democrat is doing versus candidate b the republican and doing whatever they can to define the republican so the voters in that district don't vote in that district. >> is that a strategy, jamal, you think will work? this reare trying to localize the races, is there not a takeaway, one race we should follow as the important, significant telling one? >> you look around at races, you see national numbers fluctuate although the generic democrat versus generic republican evened the last few weeks. but if you look state by state you see the democrats are holding their own, titd maybe a little ahead or a little behind but in races where republicans should be winning it is not

happening. places like tennessee, conservative districts, mississippi, republicans, to win the house have to win and beat people like lincoln davis in tennessee and are not right now. right now lincoln davis is ahead. that's one race i would look at or the ohio's governor's race, who is coming back after being down double digits, he want to pay attention to some of those races because they are beth weathers. races because they are beth weathers. >> we appreciate,,,, meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman

sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? coming up in minutes an "early show" exclusive a hero neighbor from a friday school shooting in california 4e7ed pin the alleged gunman who police say opened fire on a schoolyard full of children. >> parents worst nightmare. he will tell us how he reacted so quicklying a saved people, got in the mix, good samaritan. >> jumped right nimplts we are going to continue the conversation coming up next. for some of you, your local news is next. for the rest of you, stick with

us. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> all right. we bring in lonnie and kendis. >> just all of us gals chatting around the coffee table. welcome back and you, first of all, kendis, good to have you in the big city lonnie, welcome you back a whirlwind tour gone, two, three weeks. >> listen to him. ten days. it felt forever. >> how was brazil. >> i will tell you i think rio is a city you got to go to before you check out of the planet because it is unique sitting on top of this big mountain called the sugarloaf. that's the picture right there. since the city is built in such a mountainous area although on the coast you have pockets of the city separated by big

mountain peaks in between and you find all kinds of deserted peaches. check out this next shot. this is taken with my little blackberry. >> while were are looking at this you actually had the opportunity to parachute. >> hang glide from the christ and i opted not to. >> i was going to say, were you scared. >> i thought if anybody would do it, it would be. >> that's your wife right there. >> that little speck. >> actually, there she is. >> he he brings up a great question because it take as bad wrap for being unhe safe. i will say i had no bad experiences there but you oop hear the stories. an awful lot of people go down. you let your guard down and there is big-time poverty right outside of the city. the fafellas are there, ghettos. when people have so little, they do whatever they got to do. >> you did enjoy it, were you there with your in-laws, correct? >> so many of my in-laws i never met before. >> happy to have you back.

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we have a great crowd outside this morning. welcome back to "the early show" i'm rebecca jarvis. >> i think i saw a bunch of lady gagas. >> i think you did. we'll have to check later. >> moments ago a statute of john lennon was unveiled in his home town liverpool, england. one of many events today on what would have been his 70th birthday. can you believe it? we'll remember his life and legacy in special tribute in moments. you won't want to miss this. >> absolutely not. a consumer alert.

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remains a mystery. joining me in an exclusive scott chandler who helped come face to face with him and joins from san diego. scott, well done. good work on your behalf. take me through. what did you see and how did it play out. >> good morning. right about noontime. i've lived for probably 15 years across the street from the school. both my daughters attended and graduated last year. so a pretty tight group of neighbors keep an eye of things. i was working on a personal watercraft it my driveway around noontime and heard one of the first gunshots go off. a neighbor down the street works on cars. i thought maybe a car back-fired or whatnot. i looked to check and didn't see his truck down there and another gunshot. ran across the street. they do quite a bit of outside assemblies. they've got a great staff and do

a lot of stuff outside and i was thinking it was some kind of assembly or, at first, a drill, a school shooting drill. i'm standing up and my house sits about 50 or 60 feet up on the hill so i'm looking down on the schoolyard. so. >> so you see this guy is shooting. you come up on him. what happens at that point? you said bullets are falling out of this guy's pocket. what's going on here? >> so, he starts firing rounds. the kids, chaos, screaming, running, what looks to be when things clear, i see a few adults and gunman still firing. i start running downhill. there's about a uk lip us it tree about every 50 feet so i'm taking cover. these guys are in a full-blown argument. this time i realize it is not a school drill but something real. they are chasing the suspect actually starts running across the field to the fence where i was at, where i was running downhill.

so, we all kind of met at the same spot. i was tucked, it might have been behind his vehicle at the time when he came over the fence, was, at that time a black truck pulled up which i'm hearing now was another one of the construction workers that either hit him with the truck, knocked him to the ground. when i popped up behind possibly his vehicle, the construction workers that had been working on the school had him on the ground, subduing him. i -- i helped out at that time. once the two first patrol cars arrived and detained him into custody, i jumped the fence. i'm pretty good friends with the principal and asked her if she needed help to make sure the kids were safe. i then did a room-to-room visual inspection through the windows. being it was lunchtime, some of the rooms were empty. the kids kind of scattered. i did come across a blood trail on the ground and called 911 to let them know of injuries. >> when you guys came upon this suspect, what kind of condition is he in, what's he saying,

yelling anything what mental state was he he in. >> there was a lot of screaming and hard to tell who was screaming. i've heard different slurs he was saying from other neighbors but he was, at that time, put it this way, the construction workers i believe were all wearing steel-toed boots and he took a pretty good beating. i looked at him eye to eye, what are you shooting at kids, what's your motive and what you are doing? he kind of grunted, didn't make any comments, just looking into his eyes, he had the crazy look in his eyes. he wasn't all there. >> scott, thanks so much for taking the time and telling your story this morning. appreciate it. >> you're welcome. for another check of the weather let's join lonnie quinn on the plaza. hi, lonnie. >> chris, good morning. you referenced the lady gagas, to sort of promote the fun of halloween. here we are, october 9th, tomorrow the 10th, making it october 10th 2010.

10-10-10. this little one right here, you turn 10. honey, what's your name. >> fiona. >> where are you from? >> new jersey. >> you hesitate only because i happened to talk to your mom earlier. you are from tennessee but now live in new jersey, right? 10-10-10. >> and 10 o-10-10, happy tenth, there you go, my dear. let's talk weather. the hot spots and chilly temps, greenvale, mississippi. the best wii, chicago, with sunshine. 80 degrees. high pressure anywhere east of the mississippi river you can barely find a cloud. that's a quick look at one portion of the country. as it gets cool tonight down along portions of the northeast, here's a closer look now at the weather for your weekend.

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very deceptive and a knock-off. >> as far as advice you say call the phone number on the website to test the waters whether or not it is reality. >> exactly. yes, call, if there is a number there, call and be annoying. ask continues tons of questions. a lot of these companies are based overseas. they want to work only through e-mail and you to go back and forth and want to wire transfer and want your credit card. you can never get anybody on the phone. if you can, be annoying. a lot of times they are saying give us $100 and we'll give you a starter kit and the money will be roll in. get what, next time you call, they are out of business. >> when they ask your credit card, don't give it. and certainly you shouldn't have to pay for a job, right? >> absolutely. >> we appreciate it. you can find out more about this

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welcome back. his message was simple all you need is love, give peace a chance and give me in truth. >> john lennon would have turned 70 years old today and this weekend the world is celebrating his life and legacy. >> friday his widow let a lighting of a peace tower in lennon and found it easy for him to still make a difference were he alive today. >> i don't think he would have retired. he's not the retiring type. i think he would have been still making music and making a lot of statements on the computer. >> here's cbs news correspondent richard schlesinger with a closer look at one of the

world's most influential songwriters. >> reporter: for his fans, who still number in the millions, john lennon's music is ageless. ♪ all you need is love >> reporter: even though he would be turning 70 today, had he lived. >> these anniversaries provide an opportunity to reencounter lennon. i mean, he was a very complicated figure. >> reporter: he evolving as a musician and as a man before the "s of the world. he has written the liner notes for two new box sets released to commemorate lennon's birthday. >> you have the john lennon writing a song like "come together" you know, come together over me. ♪ come together, right now, over me ♪ >> at the same time, you have somebody who can write a song like, you know, jealous guy. i was feeling insecure. you might love me anymore.

>> reporter: it's rare when a pop singer reveals himself as that multi-dimensional. ♪ i am here as you are here >> rarer when the public gets to ride along as he ages and changes and mophs. >> he was an astonishly honest songwriter and poet and maybe one of the first truly honest rock 'n rollers. >> reporter: this filmmaker has just completed a documentary of his life in new york city where pbs's series "american masters". >> known enough to keep my ego floating but unknown enough to get around, which is nice. >> reporter: it covers his music and his politics, as lennon became an anti-war activist. it is up close and personal. the fact that films are still being made about john lennon 30

years after his death says something about his legacy. >> i really miss that voice. that's -- i don't know what that voice would be saying right now, but i know it would be interesting. i don't know what that music would be right now, but, boy, he'd always be pushing himself and pushing others. >> reporter: it begs the question, what would he be like today, what would he be doing? >> i do think there would have been a beatles reunion. you know, i think enough time would have gone by and everybody would have tried it and i think it would have been successful. >> reporter: -- even while lennon purists might gag, lady gaga. >> the daringness and willingness to push boundaries, i think len than in would have gotten a kick out of her. >> reporter: john lennon's widow certainly got a kick out of her. yoko oh, notice performed with her to commemorate lennon's 70th. >> why does he matter? >> who cares anymore right?

>> some of those songs really touched people. and some of those songs still matter in people's lives. >> art has power beyond its moment. you know, great art has universality that is not stuck in its time ♪ imagine all the people ♪ livin' for today >> it is really amazing to believe he would have been 70 right now. time does fly but the songs, you could listen to them over and over. >> and they withstand the test of time so many generations. kids today, you ask them who john lennon is and they will probably tell you who he is. they'll know. >> everybody knows. >> so many things going on. in the cleveland area, the rock 'n roll hall of fams have events all weekend, here in new york at strawberry fields. >> very close to here . >> which is crowded every weekend to begin with, will be packed today and gibson, gibson guitars are actually selling limited edition acoustic guitars he used to love to use.

>> i wonder how would he feel about all this commerce surrounding his name and the anniversary and the fact people are actually capitalizing on it. >> tough to say. the beatles, with everything this has goen and the day and age in which we live rate now. yoko ono asking people to tweet a million wishes of peace for john lennon. >> a recent graduate rates her sexual conquests with athletes. >> now viral. something everyone is talking about. is it a score for the girs? i don't know about that, or did she go way too far? this is "the early show" on cbs. ! where is it? where is the bacon? tv newscaster: bacon popular, story at 11. dog: yummy. crunchy. bacon. bacon. bacon. there, in that bag! mom: who wants a beggin' strip!? dog: me! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs! yum, yum, yum... it's beggin'! hm... i love you! i love bacon! i love you! i love bacon! i love you!

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welcome back to a beautiful morning on the east coast. live from manhattan this morning, we are "the early show," chris wragge and rebecca jarvis. coming up a story everyone is buzzing about, a former co ed who wrote a mock thesis about her sex life. >> naming partners, provided photos and graded their performance. it was meant as an inside joke but as luck would have it, surprise, surprise, it has gone viral on the internet as all these things tend to do. >> amazing how things happen. sparking a national debate. we'll have the very latest in the next half. we have two psychologists. >> a male and female. >> with differing points of view. even he she said i didn't mean to hurt anybody's feelings or to get out there. you know what, don't e-mail it to people. it is graphic, wait until you heard if you haven't heard it yet. >> one of the states in this world we would have this conversation. >> think before you hit "scend" for some of you, your local news

is next. for others of you stay right here, you're watchingty early she he-- "the early show" here cbs. welcome back. wouldn't you know it is still a beautiful day here in manhattan. [ laughter ] >> a bigger conversation of who's got a little bit more owe are you a stones person or beatles fan, a debate. >> -- in my house growing up my dad asked my sister and i every weekend, who are you with, the stones or the beatles. >> down the line and see. >> stones because my mom used to play it when she was pregnant with me. >> we have psychologists coming up in the next segment. >> and you.

>> i'm seated next to an ally, i always went with the stones. my mom went with the beatles. i had to go with mick. >> personally, i'm a beatles guy. >> i think i would go beatles, too, because i think they a bit more of the iconic band, i really do. >> ooh. >> i think so. >> i think they are more romantic and they were more into love. >> the back street boys of the '60s. >> the tattoo you album was the sound track of my freshmen year. >> if the beatles were the back street boys, who were the stones? >> linken park. >> they're playing our song now. >> we're going to be right back. you are watching "the early

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breaking tluf. freedom for the 33 chilean miners is close as rescuers close in on their makeshift home 2,000 feet below the grown. live in chile as their two-months ordeal appears close to an end. facing prince harry. outrage in britain over a new film that shows the third in line to the british throne getting kidnapped by the taliban. could this imagined abduction put the real prince in danger? sex and the co-ed. a former duke co-ed reveals names and photos of her sexual conquests and ranks them in a 42-page mock thesis. is it a case of, you go, girl, or something else? when sparks fly.

16 books printed in more than 40 languages were asking the master of the love story, nicholas sparks, where does all that love come from? all that and more early this saturday morning, october 9th, 2010. [ cheering ] >> welcome to "the early show," everyone, i'm rebecca jarvis for erica hill. good morning. >> i'm chris wragge. all of our lady gagas. >> hey, gagas. >> no lady gagas wearing what she wore at the last award show. >> the miners underground for nine weeks are breaking through, the rescuers are breaking through, hours away potentially from a real breakthrough. >> hopefully we can get them out of here by the end of next week. they say it will take a couple hours by the time they get down there but we are following it

eve minute of the day. i think a lot of people when they think you have a personal icyants, you may be a whole lot of money. guess what, folks, you do not have to be wealthy to have some of these services. >> to lifb like it. >> a king on a pauper's salary. >> sounds good to me. >> we have those stories but first our latest headlines. >> that means i can afford a personal hair assistant. appreciate. beginning in south america, after 66 days rescuer s in chil a feet from the miners trapped underground. the long and risky drilling effort is under way in the remote town of copiapo. seth, what's the latest. >> reporter: pretty incredible timing. i was prepared to tell you they have not broken through yet but i don't know if you can hear that behind me, horns, honking,

i have no idea if the microphones can pick it up. it appears they are broken through. about an hour ago we were told they were six to nine feet away and it would possibly take two to three hours to break through but i'm hearing car horns, people are starting to whistle. everyone -- i'm standing over an area called camp hope, where all the family members have gathered, living here in some cases for weeks. and people are starting to get out of their tents. a man carrying a small baby. the horns are continuing. the fog has kind of swept in so you might not be able to see as well. but, behind me is the san jose gold and copper mine where people have been working for feeks. this is really incredible timing. you came to me at this moment. they told me today they will determine whether or not they need to add that protective casing, which could add a good eight to ten days to the rescue if they decide to do that

casing. they'll make that determination today. the soonest we would likely see the miners would be for o at least two days. but for now, it sounds like the news everyone has been waiting for, kendis, they have broken through. >> that's incredible. seth doane reporting from chile. we'll keep you up to date on that story as it continues to break there. apparently, they have broken through after 66 days. brf. meantime controversy in britain over the premise of a new film that critics say endangers the life of prince harry. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: these are the pictures that have sparked outrage in some circles in britain. they come from the taking of prince harry, a documentary that creates a scenario where prince harry is kidnapped by insurgents in afghanistan. britain's tabloids have accused the producers of putting the prince's life at risk. >> what this program does is asks in a rather serious way whether we're doing enough to protect prince harry. >> reporter: harry served ten

weeks in 2007 in afghanistan until the secret was leaked over the internet and he was forced to fly home. a news consultant himself was kidnapped by taliban fighters at the same time of harry he's tour. >> i don't recall their saying we can kidnap him. what they did is mobbed him and the british but they certainly talked about getting high-profile targets. >> reporter: no formal reaction from the royal family but prince harry said to be taking it all in his stride. >> i actually think he is concerned whether the guy's good looking or not, i actually do. >> reporter: prince harry long insists he wants to return to afghanistan. not likely this documentary will do anything to change his mind. >> about five after the hour. time for another check of the weather with lonnie. find out what things are like this weekend. lonnie? >> how are you doing? good morning to you. i'm saluted with the midshipmen

from the merchant marine academy. where is that located? >> great next, long island. >> in the city enjoying, i imagine the holiday weekend for you. let's talk weather out there. here's how we see things fall colors in northern new england. warm and toasty in the south but other than that not a cloud in the u.s. take a look at the sat lie and radar picture east of the mississippi river not a drove rain hardly a cloud. that's a quick look at the entire country. here's a closer look at weather for your weekend. >> announcer: this weather segment sponsored by kashi,

seven whole grains on a mission. >> all right, everybody that does it for weather. rebecca? >> thank you, loney. a recent due university graduate has a lot of explaining to do. what began as an inside joke is spinning out of control since her 42-page sex diary went viral on the internet. and cbs news correspondents mark strassmann reports. >> reporter: karen owen wanted to share everything, every detail of her collegiate sexkapades, boy does she have second thoughts. her mock thesis about horizontal academics liaisons with 13 duke athletes, a 42-page powerpoint presentation that named names, published photos and the detail, drunken make-occupy sections, hooking up on the stairs of the packed library and i felt like a prostitute hooking up with a roommate. she even ranked them all as sexual athletes, put it in an e-mail to a few friends who shared witt their friends and the whole thing became an internet sensation.

a cautionary tale, think before you hit "send." >> best to assume that we're under surveillance of one form or another most of the time. >> duke's embarrassed. administrators said in a statement we've been reaching out to those affected by this incident and will continue to support them. the athletes named are furious and karen owen, a 22-year-old new duke alum, may be in for some interesting questions in future job interviews. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. joining me are psychologists jennifer hartstein and jeff gardere. jennifer, you might also recognize as an "early show" contributor. jennifer and jeff, great to have both of you with us this morning. >> it's a pleasure. >> good morning. >> and interesting topic, so to speak. jennifer, what do you make of it? >> i think it is a really interesting topic in a lot of ways. we've heard stuff like this from men a long time the frat chats they talk to each others behind

closed doors but the point she didn't think about, what i'm struck with, grew up in a digital era and broadcast this in such a brazen way. while admire her to talk about it openly to send it out without thinking about the consequences is dangerous and potentially destructive. >> i saw you nodding your head and saw you stop. what are you thinking about all this. >> this young woman, first i don't want to put her down, i think this is really tragic what happened to her and the young men involved, a lot of her trysts involved alcohol, poor judgment, she talks about humiliation. but, she sent this from what we know initially to three friends. and then from there, then it went viral. no pun intended. >> they sent it to three friends and they sent it to three friends. >> right. exactly. i think it speaks about when you are talking about intimacy, it should be between you and that other person. for you to even share it with three other people, i think, is really wrong. >> jennifer, isn't there something even more to this than just somebody who hits "send"

the fact somebody does these things and then even talks about them in this way. >> well, it is speaking to a much larger issue in colleges in general, there is this excessive everything, excessive drinking, excessive sex, there's excessive, you know, discussion. while i think on one hand it's nice girls are catching up to boys and i support that. the fact it is happening indiscriminately she blacks out at one point that bothers me that hops more than not and why aren't we addressing underlying issues. >> one thing i have to disagree with you on. this is not empowering women. two wrongs do not make a right. certainly guys have done this in college a long time brag about their exploits, and so on that. was plain wrong. now that women are acknowledged being equal members of society, women, please don't repeat the same stupid mistakes that men have made when it comes to sexual intimacy. >> good to hear. >> i think what is empowering to women they can be as assertive and aggressive wanting to have

sex. i think that, in part, really were kind of taught to sit back and let men take charge. i think one of the things she's -- we're noticing here, she didn't necessary do that. she got involved, she was into it. she made things happen. and i think -- >> and she was -- >> -- brushed under the rug in the past. >> and she was humiliated and talks about that and says, you know, what if i had to do this over, i would never do this again. i think the bottom line is -- this is an obama teachable moment. when it comes to intimacy, keep it between you and that other person. >> i agree with that. >> absolutely. i can feel bad with her for the simple fact she will probably end up with a reality show. this is like "sex and the city" she really didn't do anything so bad but poor judgment and doesn't help her. >> they are are touting her as the female -- >> women don't look at her as a role model because she's not and she needs help. >> we have to end it there. jeff and jennifer, great work this morning. >> we are having breakfast afterwards, by the waive.

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when his first novel "the notebook" was pubbished in 1996 it was the start of an extraordinary literary career for nake lass sparks. 15 books later his work translated into over 40 languages and six novels have turned into major motion pictures. his latest "safe haven" has just hit the shelves and the film rights have already been sold. we're so pleased to host nicholas sparks this morning for early coffee. great to see you, nicholas. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> we are so excited to have you here. ou look back at all the success you've had, i guess what comes to mind is, did you expect

any of it, did you think you would be this kind of writer, with this notoriety? >> no. the easy answer is absolutely not. i remember after i finished writing "the notebook" i didn't even quit my job. i was selling pharmaceuticals at the time because i didn't know, number one if "the notebook" would sell or number two if i could write a second novel. i had no idea. i remember thinking very quickly, well, that's it. that's all the good ideas i have. >> one-hit wonder. >> one-hit wonder. i've pretty much felt the same after every novel, that's it no more ideas and little by little something new comes. >> these novels from "the notebook" to "safe haven" are deeply romantic love stories. if you went back in your past and talked to your past would say this is the guy who will write the love stories of our time. >> probably not. >> why not? >> i mean, because i -- i was more of an athlete. you know, i was that kind of guy. hi friends, they depend sports

and, you know, i had girlfriends and things like that but i wasn't -- >> drew: weren't writing love notes. >> i wasn't writing poetry or songs or however. >> a rose by any other name. >> that's right. i was just kind of myself. i always loved reading. i always loved writing and i told my friends one day i was going to be a writer. i have friends from college who remember me saying that but what i was going to write, i had no idea. >> all of a sudden you get ideas. where do you draw your inspiration from? >> anywhere. anywhere. i -- some of my stories have been drawn from family events, kind of. then you change them. because, it is a novel so i'm going to make it as interesting as i possibly can so i'll draw from family. a lot of them lately come from just asking myself what-if questions. i might start with the age of a character and say, okay, i haven't written about someone in their 40s or 50s lately, all right what their dilemmas be at 45, say they might have kids in college or kids in high school.

they might have older parents and these bring different dilemmas and what would a love story be like in that set of circumstances? usually that's where i start. >> there are so many aspiring writers out there who would love to have just one of the successes that you've had in your lifetime. what kind of advice would you give to those individuals when they're trying to sort of hit on that formula and figure it out for themselves? >> well, i think that the best advice i can give to someone who wants to be a novelist is to read and i think you won't find a novelist out there working who doesn't read quite a bit. so, read a lot in different things and then, of course got to put pen to paper. >> sometimes the really difficult part. i heard that you read 125 books a year. >> at least. >> what would we find on your it inside table right now? >> right now i have "unbroken" by laura hillenbrand, not out yet but an advanced reader's copy. >> that's one advantage for your

position. >> that's right. a book i really enjoyed recently "the passage" but justin cronen, i thought it was a fantastic book. >> is there a writer out there alive now or from the past that you would just -- if you could come anywhere near that individual in terms of what they've accomplished and, also what they've done, who would that be? >> stephen king. >> really? >> yeah. >> people wouldn't equate a stephen king with the love stories you write. >> he did a nice one called" lucy's story" of course stephen king style but it was great. this is an author who has done things that really i can't name another author in history that has done. he's done short stories, novellas, short novels, serial novels, epic novels, at the plays, screenplays. the man can write virtually everything. >> your newest work "safe haven" is on the darker side. did you draw inspiration perhaps from stephen king for this one? >> not for this one.

for this one, what i draw from from stephen would be the fact that you never lose sight of the fact that you're telling a story, that you want to keep the readers engaged, that you want the readers to be interested and you want these -- the unbelievable to feel believable. and that is really the lessons that i've drawn from him. >> thank you so much for being with us this morning, nicholas sparks. and you can see the entire interview with nicholas sparks on our website cbs news.com/saturday. chris? >> thank you very much. i need you to pay attention so i stop running your errands. coming up live like a king or queen and pay like a pauper. the secret to yourr own persona trainer, shopper at a price you can afford. the #1 red in america! [ woman ] it's the red that reinvented red. [ female announcer ] our pure pigments create color so rich... so incredibly crisp... our honey nectar creates such a luscious feel. love it! [ female announcer ] color sensational #1 red revival. find the sensational red that's right for you.

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you can afford go tous, "second right around the corner on "the early show." >> all right, everybody i'm back and we are talking about personal services. you just heard chris wraeg speaking with farnoosh about how to get some for less money. let me ask you two, first kendis, if you could choose any personal service what would you be. >> you know my life is pretty perfect. no, i actually. >> i choose to be you. >> exactly. get somebody who can separate the green m & ms from the brown ones. >> the hard things in life. >> not that i see color. >> a personal trainer. >> personal trainer. whipped into shape, turn me into chris wragge. >> like you need it. >> if i had any personal service it would be someone to help me

with my laundry. because i feel it piles up. >> iron this jacket, young lady. >> they have a dry cleaners. >> what about a masseuse, wouldn't that be great, anytime you want one. >> you could probably find those if you search online. >> any websites. >> i was curious one of our lady gagas told us a personal service she is looking for and first off what's the real name and the personal service you want. >> personal service is getting an awesome cuss tomb from party city. our favorite time of year, hall he wean and we are going gaga for lady gaga. >> i didn't see that coming. >> also apparently wanted a good butcher. i don't know. >> where's the meat costume thamplsts would be hot. >> wrags look over there, we have colts fans. i was asking eli or peyton.

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saturday morning, october 9th, 2010. chris wr all right. big action here on the plaza this morning. welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. a big half hour coming up our chef on a shoestring preparing comfort food you voted for. >> what did you vote for. >> listen, i don't vote. i don't want to sway the results. >> singer/songwriter katie armiger pays a visit. can't wait to hear from her she's dynamite. >> we have breaking news we'll talk about in seconds but first want to go to lonnie quinn with a final check of the weather. lonnie. >> nice crowd out here today, we

have san diego in the house, also oregon. this is great, all right. i was told gals from oregon are great, hold your signs up, guys, we love oregon. let me say this for a second i get all kinds of signs see how colorful with their magic markers on a pizza box! >> yeah! >> let's talk about the weather picture. here's what i see out there. you know the satellite and radar doesn't show much, rain for the northern plains and rain around the pacific northwest. those are the only two games in town. not talking baseball, people but in the middle of the ocean weshs have now another hurricane as of yesterday, hurricane otto, 85 miles per hour winds but it's in literally the middle of the ocean and stays in the middle of the ocean by tomorrow late afternoon becomes a tropical storm. but we are up to the "o" storm this year. that's a quick look of the track of that storm. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend.

[ cheering ] >> look at, this how hard is it to tell this is, you know, a big old family. you guys look exactly alike. welcome, welcome, welcome. rebecca, over to you and chris. >> coming up our "chef on a shoestring" will boldly take mac and cheeshere no chef has gone before. you are watching "the early show" on cbs. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol to advil. to learn more go to takeadvil.com.

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all right. when it comes to comfort feed this week's "chef on a shoestring" is king. he was executive chef at two adjoining restaurants down in new york. where the food is about feeling good. at mac bar offers no less than 12 vary yags of mac and cheese. today he will prepare a dish you voted for on our "chef on a shoestring" budget of $40. nice to see you chef. >> you, also. >> what are we preparing. >> this morning starting with pumpkin salad that's roasted and lobster mac and cheese. >> that's what everyone voted for. >> and we'll finish with -- lobster mac and cheese and we

have a roasted apple and pumpkin tart. >> here's our salad. what do we need to do? >> we have roasted pumpkin basically tossed with garlic, shallot, fresh tyme. >> buy this whole as a whole pumpkin. >> sure. go to fo a small one, they are sweeter and more dense. that goes in about 350 degrees until it is nice and caramelized like. this we'll put the pumpkin on the bottom of the plate here. >> here's our finished product. >> yep. >> you are making it look beautiful. >> yes. >> what are we adding after we put it on the plate? >> we have frisisse here. >> kind of a bitter lettuce? >> it is. the bitterness pairs well with the sweetness of the pumpkin. whole-grain mustard and sherry vinaigrette we'll put over the top and pickled shat lots.

>> how do you pickle shallots? >> this is white wine vinegar, sugar, salt and nice fall spices. the sweetness of this pairs really well with the pumpkin. >> and these are crispy onions. >> no, celery root. >> excuse me. how do you get -- you get celery root and put it on top for finishing touch. >> exactly. a bit of chive oil here. >> that's beautiful. >> nice color and chive flavor there. >> i want to try that. let's go to what the people voted for the macaroni and cheese. tell us what you are doing. >> we have blanched pasta we'll put into the hot water to warm it up again. okay? that goes in. and again. >> delicious, by the way. >> thank you. >> i want the pasta fully cooked. >> how long is that, usually? >> for the elbow pasta in rolling, boiling salted water about seven to eight minutes. >> a big pet peeve of mine when

it comes out a little too mushy, or what have you. >> yeah. >> putting in the frying pan ingredients. >> garlic, shallot, our nice tender lobster chunks, that's going this there. >> you buy that frozen or? >> no. >> okay. >> we use a fresh lobster to supply at mac bar. we go through a lot of it. here, we have our -- it's a mascapone than for tina in white sauce. whisk that in >> in terms of the cheeses you are using is it preferential, particular cheeses that work better. >> i go with a white-based sauce and stuff more mild like the mascerpone doesn't overpower the lobster. it pairs really well. >> looks beautiful. >> okay. a good amount of cheese sauce in there. >> you actually want to douse, basically, the lobster in the cheese sauce first before mixing in the pasta.

>> that's a key, enough sauce and enough cheese on top. >> good ratio. >> yeah. >> our pasta goes right in. okay? toss that around a bit. we'll put a final seasoning of salt and pepper. here, we have a bit of lobster stock, okay? this just basically -- >> where does that come from? can you buy that at the store? >> you might be able to at some gourmet markets. if not, you can use a stick stock or veg stabl stock that works well, also. it really brings up the lobster flavor. >> this is our finished product. i'll give that a taste test and have you tell people about the dessert, which is a tart. >> this is apple tart and we have cinnamon crumble on it. that's our finished baked mac there. >> delicious. >> we'll finish the apple tart with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream. >> looks beautiful. >> the items that go into the apple tart, you have sugar, flur, that type of thing?

>> yes, butter, sugar, flour. >> you need more sugar. >> chris is excited. >> you need more cheese. is it okay to dig in? >> this is the one everyone voted for this week, the mac and cheese with lobster. let's see how you did overall doing it under $40. all right, you did 39.51 with lobster included, just under budget. you didn't make the leaderboard but were you dealing with lobster. how do you do that with lobster. it's hard to do. >> exactly. you know what we need to do, some of our lady gagas can use some of this. too many midriffs in the background. >> and of course our lady gagas are enjoying that. time for you to decide what's on the menu for next week. here are your choices, penne with sausage and broccoli, for that you call: if you prefer carne asada tacos,

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to help get your whole wash clean. ♪ your favorites, in pieces. . ♪ i'll send you kisses on the phone, but, mama, i'm leavin' home ♪ >> it is music time. this week in our "second cup cafe" and old soul that begain writing songs at 10 and 15 released her first album.

now at the ripe old age of 19. >> wouzer. >> texas singer/songer katie armiger with her third album. >> this morning, she is going to sing "the best song ever" that is the title. you might just agree. here's katie armiger. ♪ ♪ ♪ droirvein' through town and i heard this song, comin' back and it won't be long. you broke my heart and made me cry but according to the song i'm gonna be all right ♪ ♪ yeah, you said we'd always be together, such a perfect fairy tale ♪ ♪ you would never kiss my best

friend, can kill my innocence, you're gone ga love me forever ♪ ♪ according to the song, according to the best song ever ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ pretty sure you're gonna say sorry 'cause the second verse said i don't have to worry ♪ ♪ lost without me and i've gone through this pretty melody is telling me the truth ♪ ♪ yeah, you said we'd always be together, such a perfect fairy tale and you would never ♪ ♪ kiss my best friend, kill my innocence ♪ ♪ you're gonna love me forever ♪ ♪ according to the song, according to the best song everybody ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and no, no how it goes, whoa ♪ ♪ i'm not crazy.

you still want me, don't you, baby? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ i'm on my way 'cause i want you to hear this love song's gonna dry your tears ♪ ♪ i know inside you want me back ♪ ♪ now a perfect love's got a perfect sound track ♪ ♪ yeah, you said we'd always be together, such a perfect fairy tale and you would never ♪ ♪ kiss my best friend, kill my innocence ♪ ♪ you're gonna love me forever ♪ ♪ according to the song, according to the best song ♪ ♪ yeah, it said we'd always be together, such a perfect fairy tale that you would never ♪

♪ kiss my best friend, kill my innocence ♪ ♪ you're gonna love me forever ♪ ♪ according to the song, according to the best song everybody ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, ♪ whoa, whoa ♪ whoa, whoa ♪ according to the song, according to the best song ever ♪ >> all right! okay. >> katie armiger. >> come on down. wow! great stuff. i cannot believe you started writing songs at the age of 10. i could barely make my bed at the age of 10. i'm 40 and never can. when did you know you had it. >> when did i know that i had it? oh, geez, i grew up in sugarland texas and started singing around there when i was 9-year-old old, always something i've loved doing. >> and you let the fans choose the name of your album was that nerve-wracking a bit. >> it was a little bit but i

have faith in them and i picked my top three choices and let them choose and i'm sure they choice this. >> your secret top choice. >> i might have gone online and voted. >> and told your friends, as well. >> sugarland, texas is great. hopefully all your friends are watching. >> yes, they are. >> encore performance coming up. indicate wait to hear more from you. also breaking news, following great news from chile, we'll go live to seth doane in moments but stay with us right after. this you're watching "the early show" on cbs. good news for chile, come right back. >> nice job. >> announcer: this "second cup cafe" segment sponsored by carnation breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start. ct to help build strong muscles and healthy bones. carnation instant breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start.

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chris, we actually have breaking news out of chile. >> great news right now. seth doane is on the phone reporting from copiapo in northern chile. what's the update. >> reporter: good morning. pretty incredible timing, live on the air we started hearing the first signs they might have broken through.

we started hearing horns honking and then, a chorus of horns and then in the area where the miners' families have been living in what's dubbed camp hope people started getting out of their tents, looking around, towards the mines and people started cheering and clapping, an electricity, an excitement in the air. people quickly ran up to a hillside and planted these 33 flags where the miners were first discovered, a site where they've had vigils the last couple of weeks and months, family members have waited for the news that just came this morning a few minutes after the hour, indeed, rescuer workers had drilled through and made contact with the main rescue tunnel, making contact with the miners trapped half a mile underground. pretty incredible moment. chris. >> it was, great timing earlier to hear the horns and see them all kind of exalting. what a problem, since august 5th, an ordeal right there. seth, thank you very much for

that report and all you've done down there. cbs news will continue to cover this unfolding story throughout the weekend on cbs and cbs news dot com so stay with us all weekend long. great news. >> it is. we'll leave you with katie armiger and a special tribute to john lennon, on what would have been his 70th birthday an acoustic version of his "watching the wheels". >> have a great weekend. >> take care. ♪ ♪ ♪ people say i'm crazy ♪ doin' what i'm doin' ♪ well, they give me all kinds of warnings ♪ ♪ to save me from nowhere

♪ when i say that i'm okay, well, they look at me kinda strange ♪ ♪ surely, you're not happy you no longer play the gameeee ♪ ♪ ♪ people say i'm lazy ♪ dreamin' my life away ♪ well, they give me all kinds of advice ♪ ♪ designed to enlighten me ♪ and i tell them that i'm doin' fine, watchin' shadows on the wall ♪ ♪ don't you miss the big time, boy, you're no longer on the

wall ♪ ♪ i'm just sittin' here watch sdeepg the wheels go 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ i really love to watch them roll ♪ ♪ no lon ger ridin' on the merry-go-round ♪ ♪ i just have it go ♪ ♪ ♪ people askin' questions ♪ lost in confusion ♪ well, i tell them there's no problem ♪

♪ only solutions ♪ ♪ ♪ they shake their heads and they look me as if i've lost my mind ♪ ♪ i tell them i'm in no hurry, i'm just sittin' here doin' time ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm just sittin' here watchin' the wheels go 'round and 'round ♪ ♪ really love to watch them roll ♪ ♪ no longer ridin' on the merry-go-round ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i just have to let you go ♪ i just have to let it go ♪ ♪ ♪ i just have to

♪ let it gooooo ♪ ♪ [ cheering ] >> katie, come on back dock for a second. that was wonderful. >> chris and i were listening on the sidelines wondering what is next for you? >> what is sneks? >> going out on the road to promote my album. i'm so excited to just be traveling around the country and, you know, getting this out because i'm so proud of it. >> nice little response here in new york, too, huh? >> yeah. >> which is always nice. >> i love new york, i love new york so much. anytime i get invited. >> we thank you for being here. we appreciate it and know it is tough to sing -- >> especially in front of all these people. >> it's all good. >> go buy the album. >> thank you for joining us. have a wonderful week and we'll see you next week on "the early have a wonderful week and we'll see you next week on "the early show." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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