hitting the trail. president obama kicks off a big four-day campaign tour as he asks supporters to finish what they started in 2008. but, he can make a difference for struggling democratic candidates? we'll ask one of his closes advisers. no fish tale, a florida i could acer badly injured when a flying fish jumps out of the water and spears her in the back. >> i'm holding her ribs with one hand and cannot paddle this kayak anywhere right now. i need you guys to come to me. >> we'll take you inside the struggle to save her life. and "glee" controversy, the stars of the hit high school comedy strip down for a racy photo shoot stirring debate over whether this is sending the wrong message to the show's

young fans early this thursday morning, october 21st, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >> this was a gleeful crowd out there. >> don't remember high school being like that for me when you look back at those pictures. >> that's a good thing. good morning, everyone welcome to "the early show" i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm krig wragge harry smith is off this morning. >> welcome. >> good to see. >> drew: new information about the phone call made by the wife of clarence thomas it anita hill where she demanded apology for hill accusing her husband of sexual harassment. this morning we'll take a look at who is ginni thomas and why did she make that call now we have insight. a police officer in kansas city missouri. all ofud there is a chimp on the loose. some officers start to cackle and laugh thinking it's a joke but you can see -- >> no joke. >> no joke. there was a chimp on the loose.

we're going to talk with the sergeant who was actually on scene and was able to help resolve the situation. a situation that the police officers don't deal with every day. >> luckily. we begin this thursday with politics and president obama on a multi-state campaign swing out west fighting for democrats who must face angry voters in 12 days now. chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president in seattle. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. the president is here in washington state to campaign for democratic senator patty murray who's locked in a very hard fight against dino rossi. for the president with less than two weeks to go it is a sprint to the finish that began last night in portland, oregon. >> don't let them tell you change isn't possible. >> reporter: over four days the president making stops in five states, states that voted democratic two years ago and many democrats are now facing strong republican challenges. from oregon, the president traveled here to washington

state and then off to california, nevada and minnesota. >> the only way to fight it the only way to match millions of dollars in negative ads is with millions of voices of people who care and want to finish what we started in 2008. >> reporter: it's part of a white house coordinated final drive to boost candidates in the most competitive races. vice president joe biden is on his own west coast tour hitting nevada wednesday where senate majority leader harry reid is in a tough contest against tea party backed candidate sharron angle. >> vote your hopes. not your fears. make this a choice not a referendum. >> reporter: even stumping for candidates coast to coast, analysts say rallying the base isn't enough. >> they're rental property. if they can't turn out moderates, democrats are in huge trouble. >> reporter: polls show many races tightening. perhaps nowhere more than in pennsylvania. for months pat toomey held a

wide lead over joe sestak but suddendy they're in a tie. they met for the first debate last night. >> i know he wore the coveted award of an endorsement by sarah palin. when. >> 'em most concerned about are extreme candidates taking advantage of the extreme fringe of the tea party. >> the person who's the extreme candidate that is so far out of touch with pennsylvania is joe sestak. >> reporter: the top priority for the white house now is holding on to the senate. keeping it in democratic hands and here in washington state they're pulling out all the stops to help patty murray. it is the president today. earlier this week bill clinton and then joe biden and next week michelle obama gets her turn. maggie? >> all the big guns. chip reid in seattle, thank you. joining us from the white house is valerie jarrett, a senior advise tore the president. miss jarrett, good morning. >> good morning, maggie.

how are you this morning? >> i'm well. >> great. >> i want to ask you if you feel that president obama is the right person to be campaigning for the democrats in tight races when as you know, democrats in general and specifically him are a big reason why people are supporting republicans in this election. >> he is absolutely the right person to be out there. he doesn't shy away from the opportunity to set forth the choice for the american people. we are in a tough time. the last two years are a challenging time. the president walked into the worst economic crisis since the great depression but we are moving the country in the right direction. today we'll be releasing a report that was prepared by the national economic council that demonstrates so many of the initiatives the president has taken since he became president have been helpful to women so yes, he is out there and working on behalf of some terrific candidates. you mentioned patty murray. she is outstanding. a great member of the congress and confident she can bring it

home with his support. >> americans don't feel that way and eager for change. so miss jarrett, why was votinging for change a good thing two years ago and not now when a lot of people are not happy with the democratic congress? >> well, let's look at it this way. what was going on when the president was elected? the country losing 750,000 jobs a month. in fact in the last six months of the prior administration we lost 4 million jobs. we had 22 straight months of job loss but now for the last nine months we have had private sector growth. but everybody recognizes that we are not where we want to be. we have a long way to go. it's going to require a lot of effort. over the last several months the president announced initiatives to jump start the economy and focuses on every day and the report today demonstrates why these initiatives have been so helpful to women so i think that you're right in saying that people are frustrated they're angry. we share that us fromation and anger. part of why it was so important

to pass federal regulatory reform for checks and balances in place so we don't end up in the situation again. we now have a very -- go ahead. >> i'm sorry. even if the democrats retain control, in congress the consensus seems to be the president finds himself with lawmakers who won't be as friendly as the current congress has been. i know he swent time thinking about obama 2.0. what will he do differently in the next two years? >> listen right now we focus on two weeks. every single vote counts and encouraging everybody to get out to vote. we believe the country is on the right track. the president reached out the the republican party. he was hopeful in the very beginning that given the magnitude of the challenges we're facing as a nation that we would find a cooperative spirit. he's not going to give up on that. he'll keep trying with whoever's in congress but right now in the next two weeks we'll focus on helping the people we think will help us move the country forward. >> valerie jarrett, valley, thank you very much for your

time. >> you're welcome. see you, maggie. >> thank you. here's chris. >> thank you. now, the latest on that controversial message to anita hill of justice clarence thomas' wife asking for an apology. it's bringing new scrutiny on ginni thomas. cbs news chief legal correspondent in washington jan crawford with more for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is not often a spouse of a supreme court justice being the story but that's what ginni thomas is today. >> just ask you a question. >> reporter: the telephone call put hill in the spotlight. >> i need for you to get out of the street. i don't have any comment right now. >> reporter: but it's also shining a light on ginni thomas the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. she's long advocating for conservative causes. mrs. thomas worked largely behind the scenes as a lawyer for those causes and recently begun to take center stage.

>> thank you so much. >> reporter: she formed a grass roots conservative group called liberty central and spoken at tea party conventions. the organization is working to repeal president obama's health care law and elect congressional candidates. critics raised questions about her role in the group as the wife of a sitting justice. and mrs. thomas not one to suppress the opinions has felt the heat. on october 9th, "the new york times" published a story about whether her work amounted to a conflict of interest for justice thomas and she placed the call to hill asking for apology for testimony at the senate confirmation hearings 19 years ago. i would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband. in an interview with "60 minutes" mrs. thomas described the experience as a might mare watching her husband face graphic questions about sex and obscenity. mrs. thomas and her husband have always insisted hill's testimony was untrue.

>> that was the hardest thing i've ever gone through. >> reporter: now, those close to mrs. thomas say those scars from that experience still linger and may have reached out to hill because of the stress from the argue, because she wants vindication, for everyone to know she was right and hill was wrong for all these years. chris? >> jan, before you go a quick question. how odd is this an a spouse of a justice is taking such an active role in politics like this? >> reporter: very. that's one-word answer. very odd. i've never seen it and reflects the changing role of women in society. virginia thomas has a career. should she sacrifice that her whole life if there's not a direct conflict? clarence thomas has a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. >> cbs's jan crawford in washington this morning for us thank you. >> so she can't hurt him at this point. >> at this point. >> let's get more news from erica hill at the news december wk the headlines. good morning. >> good morning. good morning to everyone at home. don't ask, don't tell is back on the books this morning after a

federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the ban on gays serving openly in the military. the three-judge court granted the government's request to freeze a ban on the policy yesterday. groups fighting that ban now have until monday to appeal. that is when the court will decide whether to extend the ruling. on wednesday the military began accepting openly gay recruits. it is unclear what their status is. there's a new recall from toy to that this morning. the cars being rauled due to brake issues and also fuel pump problems. the recall here in the u.s. involves about 740,000 cars. those affected models 2005 and 2006 avalons. 2004 through 2006 highlanders, four 2006 lexus models on the screen there. if you own one, you will be notified by mail next month. want to get you the latest on the foreclosure crisis. it is worse for homeowners in many parts of the country. in chicago, the county sheriff

has had just about enough. cook county sheriff says he reviewed 400 recent bank foreclosures and he found just 17 of them had proper paper work. for now, he's refusing to act on additional foreclosures. >> before i am asked to put more families out in the streets, i am going to require the banks to tell me one basic thing. that it is all legal. >> improper foreclosures are drawing attention from federal agencies. including the fbi. there are new pictures of a close call in a washington area subway station. we have them for you. security video you will see it here. this man wandering to the edge. tumbled on to the other tracks. people are waving down an approaching train. one man on the opposite platform jumped down to the tracks helps the victim up. finally pulled to safety himself. the metro says there will not be

a commendation for the hero jumping the tracks because he could have killed himself on the third rail. in san francisco last night, talk about a wild game four in baseball's national league championship early on handling the phillies by posey. a tough tag out. in the eighth, the phillies tie it 5-5. the giants manage an asc fly winning 6-5. san francisco now leads the series three games to one. meantime in the american league, talk about do or die last night for the yankees. facing possible elimination, so they called on c.c. sabathia to cool off the rangers. he delivered. the yankees' bats came alive. 5-0. new york first baseman took a scary tumble. stayed in the game though. new york pulled it off winning 7-2. texas, though, does lead the series three games to two. dave price is standing by

with the first check of the weather. bleary eyed up watching the game. >> nothing like post season baseball. >> you love it. >> a lot going on in the maps. first, we'll begin in the northeast where your daytime highs on the early side. windy conditions, same stuff of the midwest. 10 to 20-mile-per-gusts and may see airport delays. in lubbock and the southwest, the low pressure system picked up by the jet bringing heavy rains to places like amarillo and lubbock, into sections of eastern new mexico. southeastern new mexico. keeping an eye on that. let's spend a few seconds talking about this. glorious day in the pacific northwest but a series of three low pressure systems will work themselves in starting late in the overnight tonight and they're going to combine with what we're seeing in the southwest and could create major storms heading into next

>> and that's our first check of the weather. chris, over to you. >> thank you. now to the latest on whooping cough. it is an epidemic in california killing babies. ten children died this year alone. california seen more than 5,900 confirmed or probable cases of the whooping cough. we have important advice for parents. this is not just a california issue. it is a nationwide thing, also. >> absolutely. >> it's whooping cough. talk about this. why? ten deaths and this number of

cases in california seems high. >> exactly, chris. it is high. these babies died unnecessarily. this is a bacterial infection called by a bacteria and spread by droplets. people cough, sneeze it goes in the air and very vulnerable infants not yet vaccinated. if you have heard that barky type of cough, you know what it sounds like. you will not forget it a. lot of times you can have pertussis or whooping cough and not have that cough. >> worst outbreak in 60 years right now. go over the symptoms so we can really drive the point home for folks at home. >> really the symptoms start in adults or children just like the common cold. you'll get some cough, some runny nose. one to two weeks moving into a very violent cough. adults have the fits of coughing where they almost can't breathe and children get that loud barky noise and it's very important to remember that adults and infants under the age

of 6 months may not have the cough. they can have this and contagious and might not know it. >> parents need to be on the lookout. >> under the age of 2 months, infants and newborns kabt cannot be vaccinated. they count on adults to have the vaccination vaccinations. normally at 2 months. anyone with contact with a newborn whether that's a sibling, a grandparent, a health care worker daycare worker should be revac sy natded. the rack seens cover us for five years. again, if we get sick not a big deal. passing it to a newborn, it could be deadly. >> thanks so much. >> you bet, chris. >> here's maggie. thank you. still ahead, a florida woman attacked by a flying fish in the florida keys. she was nearly killed. we'll have more of her amazing tale. also, before you hit the road this morning with the kids you should listen to our report on school zones which are becoming battle zones for

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hour school zone. juliette goodr it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm juliette goodrich. a standoff continues this morning between san jose police officers and an attempted murder suspect on the city's east side. the suspect is believed to be holed up in his car near tampa and seminole ways. police say the suspect opened fire at one point. one officer was treated for minor injuries for flying glass injuries. president obama will be in the bay area today to generate money for democratic candidates. he will attend evening fundraisers in palo alto and atherton and spend the night in millbrae. the san francisco giants need one more win to reach the world series. they beat philadelphia at home last night to take a three-game

to one lead in the national league championship series series. game 5 in san francisco this evening. traffic and weather right after this. you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california.

she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" good morning. there is a new crash on the foster city side of the san mateo bridge westbound 92 offer

the bridge near mariner island. accident, two left lanes blocked so traffic is stacking up again on the other side of the bridge. this is the position just past the toll plaza. you can see our drive time is continuing to grow now. 20 minutes from hayward to the peninsula. we'll let you know in our next traffic hit when they clear that accident. tracy has your forecast. >> reporter: well, we are here, i'm here at hp pavilion, disney on ice kicked off last night. peter pan's lost boys having a great time one of many productions that will be going on here, they have the little mermaid, they got everything going on here. that will be until sunday. forecast for today, how will that be? plenty of sunshine expected well inland. highs today in the upper 60s. low clouds at the coast. chance of showers thursday and friday. we'll kick that up over the weekend. saturday and sunday 50% chance

of rainfall and more sunshine monday, tuesday and wednesday.

look at that getting ready for friday. beautiful thursday morning here in manhattan. hopefully you are waking up to a lovely day wherever you are. welcome back to "the early show" i'm chris wragge along with maggie rodriguez. >> good morning. >> before you let your child head out to school today you have to see this investigation on speeding in school zones. speeding cars kill dozens of students every year. our cameras caught drivers going twice as fast as the speed limit, sometimes even faster than that. our susan koeppen will have more in minutes. >> the stars of "glee" as we have never seen them before and believe me a lot of parents never wanted to see them like this. >> what is this? >> racy photos in the pages of "gq" magazines. we should points out these actors are not actually high schoolers, just playing them on

tv. does that make this okay? we are hearing what "glee"ks are saying this morning and parents are saying. that's bad, about that growing controversy. >> i imagine parents are up in arms about this. >> they are. >> we'll get to that in minutes but first if you are in a boat you expect to be safe from threatening creatures in the water but this week in florida one woman wasn't. cbs news correspondent kelly cobiella is in little torch key, florida with this story for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. people come from around the world to explore these beautiful turquoise waters because 52-year-old florida woman found out this past sunday just how dangerous they can be when a fish four feet long jumped out of the water and stabbed her. for most i could acers an afternoon in the florida keys is the per feblst end of a day. but for kerry larson and her boyfriend, michael, it turned terrifying and almost deadly. >> yes i've got an emergency.

my girlfriend's been hit by a flying fish. i think it was a barracuda or something. >> reporter: it was most likely a needle fish and, as it jumped into the couple's boat its long sharp nose stabbed her in the back. >> it came diving past the kayak and hit her broadside, knocked her out of the boat and she's got like broken ribs and punctured lungs. >> she has a pun toured lung. >> yes, sir. i have my hand holding her lungs. >> sir. i need to know where you're going to come sboinchts i'm holding her ribs with one hand. i cannot paddle this kayak anywhere right now. i need you guys to come to me. >> reporter: but getting to them would be no easy task in these florida backwaters. this tow boat owner volunteered to help search and spoke to michael on the phone. >> he knew exactly what to tell me. he said y'all need to get here as quick as you can. you need to save a life today. >> reporter: it had been about 30 minutes since the original 911 call and time was of the essence. >> we were going around the corner of this island and saw

mangroves and thought we'll see them soon see them soon. all of a sudden there it was orange kayak. >> reporter: she was transported to the marina and airlifted to a nearby hospital taken straight to the intensive care unit. >> on the water, this is the most bizarre case i ever ran on trying to make sure someone got back to shore safely. >> kerry and michael were in such a remote area that the coast guard would not have been able to reach them. and michael likely saved kerry's life by applying pressure to her wound and, also being able to accurately describe where they were. rescuers say this is a good reminder that if you're going out on a trip like this you should always have a cell phone and a gps. maggie, chris? >> kelly cobiella in the florida keys. credit michael for being calm under bresh sure. >> oh my gosh that 911 call i would have been his star cal. >> i'm one of those people you go in the ocean i'm looking down because i hate to step on anything. >> that's so random.

you would never imagine that would happen to you. i'm from down there and those mangroves are like a maze. it is amazing anyone found them at all. thank goodness. >> time for a check o >> up next, those naughty photos of the cast of "glee," here what the chorus of critics are saying this morning. and there are a lot of them. this is "the early show" here on cbs.

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hot water because the actors appear in a photo spread looking a lot older than their characters on the show that's because they are a lot older. even so, a lot of loyal viewers are outraged as our cbs news correspondents betty nguyen reports. >> reporter: they are racy no doubt, photos of diana agron and lee michelle. scantily clad in next montheast "gq" magazine. but, did they go too far. the cover shows a fully dressed cory mon teeing with his hands on the stars' backsides. this video shows things got a little whild and definitely sexy. >> definitely up for playing and turning up the heat a little bit. >> reporter: gleez which airs on fox and follows students in a fictional high school is watched by more than nine million viewers, many children and adolescents.

s that has critics less than gleeful. >> all these are really encouraging and promoting the mind-set it is okay to fantasize about teen-aged girls in this way. >> ron: agron and michele, are not teenagers, both 24 but their "glee" characters are. >> young stars known really only for their roles on the show portraying high school-aged characters. >> reporter: mothers and daughters wondered if the photo spread was too titillating. >> i think it is very inappropriate for representing high school students. this is too edgy and too open. i don't like it at all. >> me and my little sister watches it, she's 8. so, i mean if she saw these, like what would she think. >> they are a little bit shocking but, i mean they are all older, older than a m. >> reporter: the controversial edition of "gq" hits newsstands october 26th. betty nguyen cbs news new york. >> here with reactions to the photos are dr. jennifer hartstein and ian drew. good morning to you both.

>> good morning. >> good morning. >> when we look at these pictures guys there's no mistaking lea michelle look vs. britney sparse-efk. the difference is britney was actually a teenager when she took those photos. these are adults even though they don't play them on tv. do you think they have an obligation to stay in character even on notice toe shoots. >> no. i think that's what we are all up in arms about, we forget they have lives and responsibilities to themselves outside their television persona. they are racy and provocative and make us go whoa and give pause but at the same time is it heart, what is it? they have an obligation to do that for themselves just like being characters on the show. >> gk back to the britney sparse comparison, it may not be fair but i think back to britney spears and lindsay lohan who did photo shts like this. >> and miley sigh krus. >> it hasn't been smooth for them since. >> it is interesting you bring

up those comparisons. this reworking with an art a photographer known for these shots. ferry richardson who did these shots is known for these very '70s pornography inspired shots. he took pictures of "rolling stone." his covers are far more racy. >> they knew exactly what they were getting and doing. >> it was deliberate on the actors' parts. >> they are adults and can say no if you choose to do something. you get wrapped up on the moment, they look like they are having a great time so why not go for it. >> these covers are coveted and keep in mind it is "gq" a men's magazine a typical formula. you never see a woman on the cover of these not scantily clad or nude and the guys wearing the fashion of the day. that's sort of par for the

course doing a men's magazine. >> the question becomes, jen, what do you say to parents who have kids who watch the show and who are upset about this photo shoot. >> well, the show is a multi-layered show like old school cartoons lots of humor level so there are certain things in the show parents may have to explain to their kids already. the fact it is "gq" magazine you can try not to show them photos and monitor the things they are doing and keep them away. if they see them, again, these are the characters they play on tv, this is a character in a photo shoot. this isn't how i want you to act as my child. but, it's just what they did in this photo shoot and we'll put it away and leave it alone. >> i know you watch "glee." >> you are a "glee"k. >> a big "glee" k. >> i hear more adults who watch more than kids. ian, you hear about this is it kids who are watching? >> everyone. kids dip into it but really meant for adults, a dark comedy for adults looking back on their high school years, the underdog speaks to that group. a lot of these kids in the show are the same -- the same demo

much of the audience the same way look back at the songs they remember from those years, the experiences they had and a way of reflection. these kids kids these adult actors that play the kids on the show. >> right. >> you know they come from theater back grounds. they are playing a role in this photo shoot, as well. this is not necessarily racy to them in the role they came before these roles. >> such an important point this is a show for adults. a lot of parents who don't know anything about the show let their kids watch the show without knowing what it is about. >> the kids don't even know where this music -- they've not heard the music. they think it's a "glee" original. they don't know the original. >> all right. thank you. up next are your kids head safe when they head to school. our exclusive investigation into speeding in school zones, when we come back.

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but getting to school can be hazardous. susan koeppen found kids were be at risk in a very unlikely place. good morning. >> good morning, chris. at least two children have been sild by cars in school zones since the start of the school year and we watched as car after car sped through school zones at double, even triple the speed limit. this white truck is speeding through a school zone. it's something officer steve lincoln sees all too often. >> you are doing 48 in a 20-mile-an-hour school zone. >> this school zone in long island, new york clearly states 20 miles an hour but almost every driver was speeding. this driver was going double the speed limit. this driver was going even faster. did you know were you going through a school zone? >> i really didn't pay any attention, if you really want to know the truth. >> it's a nationwide problem. more than 100 children are killed every year while walking

to and from school. about 25,000 are injured. >> my head smashed on the hood then bounced off and smashed on the cement. >> reporter: kevin motley was hit by a driver speeding through a school zone. he spent three weeks in a coma. >> you have to be more aware and that's why they put into effect 20 miles an hour so that you can react. >> reporter: just how important is it to o behave the speed limit in a school zone? to find out, we went to the "consumer reports" auto test traffic. director david champion showed us how to brake at different speeds. >> we're just at 20 miles an hour and we're going to hit the brakes at this cone. and we come to a halt. >> very quickly. >> reporter: at 20 miles an hour, it took 23 feet to stop. a cone marks the spot as we increase the speed to 30 miles an hour. this time our o stopping distance is 41 feet and we plowed right over that cone. >> i'd hate to be that cone.

>> reporter: and at 40 miles an hour, it took us a whopping 68 feet until we finally came to a stop. >> when you see those flashing lights, slow down. you could save a life. >> reporter: as for kevin, he suffered a serious brain injury. his mom successfully fought for a new traffic signal where he was hit but still sees speeders here every day. >> if i could hire someone to stand at every crosswalk in every school area i would do it to make sure this never ever happens to another family again. >> kevin was very lucky to have survived his accident. according to the national highway safety administration a crash at 30 miles an hour is eight times more likely to kill a pedestrian than a 20-mile-an-hour crash. >> especially in an suv doing 45 in a school zone you might as well be driving a dump truck. >> too fast. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. [ laughs ] but you already are great at doing that. really? sure. you're

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that's why we bought a subaru. it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. let's take you live these are pictures of an armed standoff in east san jose between police and a wanted suspect. you see that car with the window broken out there. earlier that suspect fired at police. they fired back. about 15 residents have been evacuated from the area because of potential crossfire. we understand the suspect is moving but not responding to police commands. a san francisco apartment building that was gutted by fire will be demolished as early as today. the fire on hyde street yesterday caused all of the floors to collapse and left 75 people homeless. everyone got out safely, though. three people suffered smoke

inhalation. and the san francisco giants need just one more win to reach the world series. they beat philadelphia at home last night. the score, 6-5. they now have a three games to one lead in the national league championship series. game five is today in san francisco at 4:57:00 p.m. we'll take a look at traffic and weather in just a moment. stay with us.

meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles a reputation for telling the truth" and the ability to "get things done in sacramento" meg whitman's hometown newspaper and newspapers across the state have endorsed jerry brown for governor. an accident cleared out of lanes westbound 92 after the

san mateo bridge approaching mare island. still backed up across the span, midspan we start to see delays. here's a look at your drive time for that stretch. 32 minutes now from hayward out to foster city in the peninsula. again they just got lanes open. three right lanes were blocked for the last half hour or so. it's going to take a short while for traffic to recover and if you are traveling the bay bridge, we are getting word of an accident on the upper deck it's already backed up towards the maze. here's tracy with your forecast. >> reporter: disney on ice kick off last night at the hp pavilion in san jose. peter pan's lost boys having a good time. they are eternally young. that's where they get all that energy from. they are going to be going on here through sunday disney on ice. our forecast for today, seven- day forecast, plenty of sunshine expected well inland, highs in the yourer 60s. hazy sunshine around the bay and low clouds expected along the coast. rain this weekend.

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thursday morning. so is the crowd out here on the plaza. welcome back to "the early show," everybody. welcome. >> enjoying a little time off this morning. he doesn't know what he's missing. he will know because the wourd is about to get out. it's about to go down out here mag. >> you have no idea. first of all, a few stories coming up. imagine taking a school laptop home and finding out the officials are using it to watch you. we covered this story at a school district outside philadelphia. now the kids who sued are getting a huge settlement. we're going to talk to one of them this morning and his out

ranged parents. probably feeling a little vindicated in an exclusive interview. not far from philly guess what. >> here it comes. >> jersey, south jersey. >> yeah. >> that's right. the cast of the "jersey shore" and season finale on mtv this morning. they're here with us on "the early show." >> let me ask you. how does it feel to be this close to your brethren. >> these are my people. >> the father, the man who invented gtl, the original moat his protege. >> born and raised. i love these kids. i can't wait to talk to them. also, talk about crazy. a chimp goes wild in kansas city, jumping on a police car and breaking the windshield after escaping from its handler. this morning we are meeting the police sergeant who was inside that car helped to get that chimp under control. we'll have that story coming up. first, let's go back inside to erica hill at the news desk. good morning erica. >> good morning. good morning to everyone at

home. president obama this morning is campaign to think west coast hoping to boost the chances of struggling democratic candidates if president will cover five states in four days. he ends this run on saturday in minnesota. cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president and joins us this morning from seattle. >> good morning. for the president, this swing through the west is about minimizing losses in the final sprint to the finish began last night in portland oregon. the president told 8,000 supporters they can help make history again. >> just like you did in 2008 you can defy the conventional wisdom. >> reporter: but a new ap poll suggests democrats have their work cut out for them. 50 50% of likely voters will vote for a candidate in their district, 43% for a democrat. women are now almost evenly split between the two parties. the poll found 49% favor

democrats, 45% backed the gop. with just 12 days left before voters go to the polls, some analysts doubt the campaign swing can reverse the tide. but earlier this morning, senior white houseadviser valerie jarrett told him he will make a difference. >> right now in the next two weeks, we will help them. >> reporter: republicans aren't taking any gains for granted. the tea party express rolled into california last night where outside the rose bowl entertainer pat boone. >> we're not trying to create a new government. we like the one we had. and we want it back don't we? >> reporter: here in washington state the white house is bringing in all the big guns to try to help democratic senator patty murray hang on. today it's president obama earlier this week it was bill clinton and joe biden, and next week, michelle obama gets her turn. chip reid, cbs news seattle. >> a full roster.

anita hill is trying to keep a low profile after the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas phoned her recently. she wants an apology for what hill said about her husband in the confirmation hearings 19 years ago. hill refused and she wants to leave it at that. >> are you just surprised by what mrs. thomas did? >> i want you to get out of the street. i don't have any comments right now. >> but you said it was unfortunate, it was unappropriate what she did. >> please, let me go to my class. >> do you still believe it's inappropriate? do you still believe it's inappropriate? >> as the 1991 hearing she accused thomas sexually harassing her. don't ask don't tell is still in effect. the 180 coming yesterday after federal appeals court temporarily put aside a lower court's decision to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military. that temporary stay was granted at the request of the government. groups opposing don't ask, don't tell have until monday to appeal.

that is when the three-member court will decide whether to extend its ruling. in berlin knut the polar bear is having problems with the mean girls. they are bully pentagon 3-year-old cub pushing him into the water. there you see it. the world's famous knut is supposed to be making love match with the femaleme female. he a important apparently isn't interested. zookeepers are sure things will improve. katie couric with a tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. candidates rally for the youth vote but will young people turn out for the midterm elections like they did in 2008? i'll talk with young voters about the issues that matter most to them and what they would like to see change in washington. our special series "american voices" continues tonight only on the cbs "evening news." it is time for us to take you back outside where dave price is standing by with

another check of the weather. mr. price, the floor is yours. >> it's deejay vp for the rest of the morning erica. that's what i'm going by. nice to see you. we have friends from greenville south carolina over here. people from tampa, florida, indianapolis, and all the way from my kitchen, people from d-con. nice to see you. very dedicated brand managers there. quite a future you have in marketing, sir. let's take a check of the weather, see what's happening all across the country. rain in the southwest. watch it through sections of west texas. and into northwest texas as well. mid section of the country looks good. seeing cooler temperatures roll into the northeast and the great lakes and the ohio valley today. meanwhile, in the caribbean we are watching look at this tropical depression 19. it may become hurricane richard. we'll keep an eye on it. grand cayman you're going to see rough weather, jamaica. where will it go? spaghetti goes all over the

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in this morning's healthwatch how aging effects the way you sleep. as we get older changes in sleep patterns make it tougher to get a full night's rest so we asked dr. jennifer ashton for sleep solutions. there's no question the older you get the less you sleep, is that because you have more trouble falling asleep or because you don't need as much sleep? >> definitely not the latter. that's a big myth. people think that sleep is only really important for children and younger adults. not true. actually it's kind of a curve.

as we get into our older years, you actually need seven to nine hours of sleep. again, it's very important. >> so why is it that older people don't get as much sleep? you called them sleep steelers. what are some of them? >> so many maggie. really the biggest one, of course, when you're talking about an older population medical problems. working from the head down it could be anything from depression to heart problems to high blood pressure to asthma to reflux or heartburn. you literally go head to toe down the body. there's a huge list. >> then you take medications. can they affect your sleep? >> medications is huge for affecting sleep. we see it all the time in our practice and really, again, when you talk about an older population, a lot of those adults are on more than one medication. ranging from antidepressants to beta blockers, which is a common medication for heart pressure or heart problems asthma medications or over the counter pain relievers. they can have caffeine in them. thinking you're taking by mouth can affect your sleep. >> then you have a generally just a more sedentary lifestyle when you're older. is that a good or bad thing when

it comes to sleep? >> it's bad for sleep. a lot of seniors will take their cat naps. they're not just taking one for ten minutes, they're napping or dozing off multiple times a day. you need to be active and establish regular sleep patterns. it's very critical. >> so let's say -- because all of us can relate to this problem. i have a new baby. people are busy. a lot of people in the population don't sleep. >> most. >> most people. >> that's right. >> we can all do. >> the first thing is just look at your sleeping environment. start with your mattress your bed, your pillows, the temperature in your bedroom and really maybe re-evaluate how long ago did you buy a new mattress because a lot of people are not sleeping women. they don't even realize it's because their mattress or their actual bed is uncomfortable. then as we just said establish a regular sleep pattern. people think that on the weekends you can catch up or if you nap enough during the day you can catch up. not true. your body needs regular sleep, just like a baby and it needs that rerksm sleep or deep sleep.

lastly, again what we take in by mouth, caffeine alcohol, avoid those at night because there's no question they disrupt your sleep. we set it up before sleep is the number one most important thing you can do for your health. >> it surprises me because you're a medical doctor and you're asking a doctor what is the number one thing you recommend and you always say sleep. it's the one thing you do not compromise on. >> it literally affects us head to toe. weakens our immune sleep, make our minds less sharp, make us cranky increase the risk for obesity. the list just keeps going on and on. really start with what's going on in your bedroom in terms of sleep. it's very, very important. >> all right. i'm going to picture it and -- >> count those sheep. >> thank you. for more on changing sleep habits go to our partner in health, webmd.com and search aging and sleep. what are y'all laughing at? we'll get in on the joke when we come back.

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i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india.

i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. a few months ago we told you how the lower mayor yet school district in pa a pa was sued for using its laptop webcams to check on students in their own homes. now the district has agreed it a six-figure financial settlements in the case. before we speak with one of the families involved in the case cbs news correspondent michelle miller has more on this controversial case. >> reporter: blake robbins was a softmore when he got to take home a school-issued laptop. little did he know officials at harrington high school in suburban philadelphia were watching him from a web camera. >> i don't feel this school has the right to put cameras inside

the kid's home inside their bedrooms and spy on children. >> the robbins family claims they learned of the breech after the assistant principal showed blake pictures of himself and confronted him for engaging in quotes, improper behavior in his home. >> she thought i was selling drugs, which was completely false. >> reporter: that's when parents holly and michael robbins filed a federal lawsuit against the lower marion school district oonz claiming officials had spied on their son. school officials admitted it captured thousands of webcam photographs and screen shots from student laptops in a misguided effort to locate missing computers. privacy advocates were appalled. >> this is definitely was not a safe or secure or even a rational thing for the school to be engaged in. >> reporter: while the school district has settled two lawsuits for $610,000 the robbins want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else's children. michelle miller, cbs news new york. >> the robbins family is with us

this morning. blake robbins and his parents, holly and michael. good morning to the three of you. blake, let me ask you, is it a relief for finally have this whole thing over with for the time being? >> yeah you know, it feels better that it's all over now. >> what was your first thought when you did find out that a, this was happening but, b, you were essentially kind of being accused by your teachers of selling drugs? >> well, at first i couldn't really say anything because my assistant principal was beating me up for selling drugs at first it didn't occur to me then eventually i thought it was shocking they would do this. >> you are a computer savvy guy able to figure out what was happening. you've got a computer. how did you know. go ahead, open it. how did you figure out, you know what, things were going a bit haywire. >> this green light would keep coming up and turn on and off and i would turn all applications to see if anything was on using the camera so it wasn't. i thought it was probably a technical difficulty and thought nothing of it. didn't think anyone was spying

on me but ends up they were. >> did you end up going to your parents telling them i think we've got a spy issue. >> i didn't go to them, no. >> maybe you had a time when you were using the computer as well and thought something might be strange here. >> they took a picture of me on blake's computer one night and shown on the local news in philadelphia. they said i looked like gene simmons without makeup. >> which i'm sure really offended you. holly, let me ask you, to have your son go through this and your family what was the toughest point for you in this process. >> i guess the initial shock in the beginning to know that my son was being watched in his bedroom and i didn't know who else they captured. i have small little children a 7-year-old son and 8-year-old son and my daughter, also, was being spied on. they were watching her. she's also -- was a high school student at the time and they watched her for a week. >> i mean how has life changed for you now? i would think you probably have some trust issues with any computer that's in the house, right. >> exactly. i'm very concerned when i open

up a concern computer. i'm even concerned when i walk into a dressing room. i just always feel the fear of being watched. >> what do you do now? you got a financial settlement out of this $6 10uz what is next, thousands of pictures are out there. is there a chance they could surface? >> they could. i mean they're -- right now, we haven't even seen all the pictures that our lawyer has seen so, you know we're not even -- we want to see those at this point. >> blake what's it been like for you at school. how have other kids treated you knowing you've been going through this and probably experienced same issues but you're the one really fighting the fight here. >> the kids have been treating me very fairly. i think i've been handling it very well. >> do you, i mean now, approach using computers differently? how has your life kind of changed now. >> you know, i don't really do too much different. i mean, if i see the green light on when i'm not using the

camera, i get a little worried but it hasn't happened yet. >> kind of always got to be on the lookout. >> yeah, just a little bit. >> let in ask you this, the settle menlts $610,000 a significant portion goes to legal fees but $175,000 put in a trust and $25,000 up front. can i ask you, do you have any plans for that that $25,000? >> with that 25 i'm going o get a car and when i'm 18 i'm going to invest the rest of my money. >> get a car, is that okay did he clear that with you guys? >> yeah. >> we talked about it. >> you are happy this is over though? and is it over i mean is there another step in this process for you? >> well, what we'd like to do is turn a positive from this whole episode, where we'd like to lobby congress to change the federal laws about spying and webcam spying and privacy rights. our u.s. senator in pennsylvania arlen specter has introduced legislation to make it a federal crime to prevent this type of thing to go on. >> we thank you guys for taking the time and telling your story

with us and best of luck to you. be careful. all right? >> i will. >> blake holly and michael robbins. still ahead the

are in their fourth ho it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm juliette goodrich. san jose miss are in their fourth hour of a standoff -- police are in a fourth hour of a standoff with a man wanted for attempted murder. one officer was injured by broken glass. shots were fired. a community meeting will be held today, a statewide ban was rejected in august. supporters say plastic bags hurt the environment. critics say it would cost jobs and lead to financial burdens for consumers and businesses. and plans to build a new stadium for the 49ers in santa clara have hit a snag. the team's owner says it will have to be delayed until 2015. at issue, labor negotiations

between the nfl and the players union. a deal needs to be reached in order for lenders to commit to financing the stadium. traffic and weather right after this.

good morning. san mateo brink is not looking too good in these westbound lanes. check out this backup. the problem with that accident over by mare island on the

westbound side of westbound 92. everything is clear. there may be flares in lanes. there was an injury crash for a while it was blocking three of the right lanes. traffic was only squeezing by in the left. anyway, they cancelled that traffic alert a half hour ago. we are left with this backup. 43 minutes now from hayward out towards the peninsula. eastbound 92 by the way looks okay but you may want to consider the bay bridge. it is backed up to the maze but so far no problems heading into san francisco. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> we are here -- i'm here at hp pavilion disin any on ice kicked off last night. "peter pan"'s lost boys having a great time one of many productions that will be going on here. they have the little mermaid, they got everything going on here. that's until sunday. today's forecast, how will that be? plenty of sunshine expected well inland. highs today in the upper 60s. hazy sunshine around the bay and a few low clouds expected at the coast. chance of showers thursday and friday, rain on the weekend.

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oh you hear the music. you know what that means, right? >> jersey in the house. >> we got a situation up in here. >> yes, we do. >> welcome. >> you have no idea. >> oh boy, you have no idea. welcome back to "the early show." >> i've never seen chris wraegz either. >> this is good. >> you from new jersey. >> yeah. >> spent time on the jersey shore. >> ocean beach as a kid then graduated to seeker. >> these are your people the cast of "the jersey shore" this morning. >> i don't know if they want to cop to that. sadly you watch the show now, with the exception of the creepin' and some of the things they do the jersey shore hasn't changed much.

>> you are the poster boy, my friend. >> thank you. >> we say that with love. >> just so you know, it's been another season of hook-ups break-ups, a bit of fighting on "jersey shore" tensions boiling over. the season finale is tonight. america is waiting to talk to these six people and we are going to talk to them about the huge success of the show. we can lawful all we want but it is a phenomenon. >> they are crazy fame mouts. >> taking that proof all the way to the bang. >> amen. whatever works. also not just for walking anymore. boots are in this season and we're going to look at the hot trends and best prices for mpg from suede to woolly to super slick. >> we saw this first yesterday you may remember we brought this video to you, a pet chimp break free from her owner in kansas city, go on a rampage. here we go, some new video there. wow, from the police sergeant who was on the wrong end of that violent attack. happy to say it all ended all right, but, boy, what a day for that call. >> i won't steal everybody's

thunder and toss immediately to dave so get in your shots. when i said we had a situation. oh, man. >> can i say something? >> should we be calling this "the situation". >> this is a bad situation. >> or muffin top. >> oh. >> you know what he needs, you remember last week was it last week we did the costumes they make a t-shirt this year which comes with like a classic six-pack. >> this is pretty, good davy. >> you know what why don't we just get to the weather because we gotta get out and do some creepin'. >> you look kind of cute. >> we are going to do some creepin'. how bit? fire it up everybody, yeah. first of all, first of all, before we start what's with it i call you saturday night, irbuy you a rose i wait we're gonna go out you don't call me back. what's that all about? >> i'm on the phone. >> what kind of action is that what are you crazy? let's take a look at the weather picture and see what's going on across america. all right, as we take the i-rock

to the southwest, look at that we see some storms f. you're going through there and they're in your way, what do you say? forget about it and drive right through. windy conditions and cooler in the northeast. midsection of the country looks good. you know, what i look good, too. that's a quick look at your [ cheering ] >> yeah! yeah! it's t-shirt time. let me send it to my brother

from another mother, chris, take it away. >> good heavens i'm happy the cast hasn't left. thank you for standing by. get ready for your last gasp of gpl and fist pumping. it ends tonight. a sneak preview are snook i didn't j wow, pally and vinny, like madonna, we don't have to do last names. first of all thank you guys i know we've had fun this morning and everybody taking shots at me because i am from the jersey shore. so, it's great to have you guys here. are you, i'll let you all kind of answer. this are you amazed with just how popular you have all become and how popular this show has become? >> yes. >> because all you are doing is drinkin' and fightin'. >> that's the best part of it. we are just doin' what we normally do anyway just so happens they are filming us doing it and we get to share it

throughout the world. >> but the fame like you said everybody fainting. >> it is crazy we can't get a coffee or go shopping without people freaking out, oh my god. it's crazy. >> sammi, did you ever think it would be like this. >> i think it is amazing, we are all truly blessed and just taking it in. >> i see you back there looking around. >> i mean, you know stuff like that that, you know it's when it hits you when you do morning shows, when you do talk shows, when do you movie awards and stuff like that when it really hits you sit there and look around and like wow, this is my life now. a year ago we were doing regular jobs, going school now sitting here with you. >> yeah. >> giving an interview. >> let me -- vinny, i'll ask you this question, did you, you know, a year and a half ago when you first came to you about this show, did you think, you know maybe this will be a one-shot deal we'll have fun at the jersey shore? >> yeah. we didn't dhoe what it was going to become. we didn't know if it would be a couple episodes one ep he

sewed, an hour you know the name of it. right until it happened all this happened at once. >> can i ask you guys a question, how did you get rid of angelina? big up to that one. that girl, crazy, huh? >> this isn't for everybody. and definitely wasn't for her. >> yeah. but have you -- you guys have all seemed to -- you co-exist here, you all seem friendly but during the show if you've seen it there,'s been a lot of fighting going on amongst yourselves, fistfights not talking arguments how do you do that and sit here. you two had a pretty good brawl. >> ours like a family. one day you hate each other and the next day you love each other but you have to work through your problems. >> do you sit back and kind of -- i'm not picking on you two but to get into a fistfight with one another do you say maybe you know what maybe that's not the best way for families to correct

a problem. >> yeah, of course. >> we don't look like at it like people are watching we're just living our lives. >> regrets for ourselves, i don't want to have a fight someone i live with and consider my sister. >> agreed. >> ohh. >> let me ask you guys is there ever a -- has there been something you've regretted that you've done that's aired this season you that want to sit back and say, you know i take that back, that probably wasn't the best way to represent myself? >> i'll go first i think about the first five episodes. >> because you did -- well sitting over there. >> what about you? >> i had a couple sloppy nights one with angelina. >> yeah we weren't going to let you live that down. but, since you brought it up. >> sorry. >> what about you? >> no, just i'm glad the way i came off on the show they made me look exactly how i was and i was worried how they'd make me look or this that the other

thing but they make you look exactly how you are, no script so. i don't rail have regrets at all. >> has there ever been a concern of yours being portrayed -- i know he's got that problem now thinking the show hasn't portrayed him in the light he should, not that i think "the situation" has been portrayed all that great. >> you can't make up what he gives them. they can only chop and screw so much. >> they can't make it up impl that's the deal. once you've done it on film. >> exactly. they make you look exactly how you are. what do you, what you see. >> "the situation" is not here i'm sure working on two left feet. is that correct? [ laughter ] >> let me ask you that because you all have kind of been able to branch off on different things. i want to talk about a few things. the "dancing with the stars" and approached about spin-offs and "playboy," you turned down can i ask why you turned down 400

grand. >> better opportunities. i want to respect mtv and can take those opportunities. >> most think that is a smart move. snooki, the "new york times" says that you are the -- the break-out members of not only the cast but of -- in television, that's the "new york times" saying something like that. they've approached but a spin-off. is that something you are thinking about doing? >> i would definitely love to have a spin-off but there's really like no talk about it yet. >> if i could just go back to "the situation" for for a second, he's got a book coming out, we have a shot of the cover. he's laying claim, his abs on the cover you can't say on the top right but talking about gtl and creepin' all this. kind of stealing -- you are all a part of that why is he writing a book? what's going on. >> everybody needs to work what they can work you know what i'm saying? i'm taking advantage of the deejaying aspect and doing it over the world, everybody is doing their angle. i'm happy for everybody, i wish everybody their best. >> you are filming season three,

what about season you four has mtv talked to but that and would you all be on board to do another season. >> 100%. >> you are obviously making money doing this. >> we could do it like nine years. >> all the people want to see you drinking and partying you are in right. >> do it forever. >> before we let you go we have questions sent by facebook fans and friends. let me go through a couple questions. anne clark, snooki why do you continue to drink if you get in trouble when do you? obviously you know you've got the community service thing you are filling out right now. you know answer that question, if you would. >> would do i continue to drink. >> yeah why if it causes you trouble. >> i drink because i -- you know, everybody drinks. i'm 22 years old. when i go out, obviously i'm going to have drinks. you know i got arrested because i drank a little too much. i didn't hurt anybody. and, you know it was a learning experience but, you know doesn't mean i'm never going to have a drink ever in my life. >> there you go. finally a real quick question. i'll go down the line. asking what celeb do you see

playing you in a motion picture? >> tom cruise. >> tom cruise. we'll go with that one. i've got to leave it there, guys. don't forget the season finale -- that was a tough question. i'm sorry. thanks for joining us. good to see you guys. >> thank you. >> well kun. season finale on mtv tonight on 10:00 p.m. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by mabelline new york maybe she's born with it maybe it's mabelline. now to boots. they are all the rage this season and the designs are more fabulous than ever. but finding the right pair can still be pretty tricky. here to show us the four biggest friends for fall and winter indicate dim mock financial director of "people stylewatch" magazine. good morning. >> hi, maggie. >> so hard to choose boots. what's a good rule of them i never know. >> what's so great about this season there, are so many choices. there's really something for everyone. and, also there are so many different price points. so.

>> okay. that's ginch if you find the boot right for you make that investments but if you want to try a trend you can do it for as little as $35. >> talk about the four top trends. the super sleek boot kate more like the classic, right? >> this is really modern and goes with the big sort of minimal trend that's been going on. in our october issue, we showed these super sleek boots and gave tons of choices, we found this amazing image of charlizetheron looking fabulous walking around paris and wanted you to have that experience. these incredible boots from chinese laundry are $89. >> thee low boots these will make any clothes you have in your wardrobe look brand new modern and fresh. >> can you wear these type of boots with skirts? >> you have to think monochromatic, go with a gray stocking and you can wear that for sure with a skirt for work and would look wonderful. >> i know this boot can be

expensive. which should you splurge for something like that. >> they are really amazing. they have this fantastic technology where they have a breathable sole. this is a boot you could wear all day anywhere $215 but you'll never have that hot sweaty feeling in your boot and they will last you, you can tell. a good investment. >> trend number two the woolly boot a lot of sheer ling. >> sort of our mountain meets city vib accents like sheer ling and knit a great look for the weekend but can add a dressed-down cool look to a weekday outfit. these are showing are $80. >> from unionbay for kohl's we call this the anti-ugg boot with the great sole so much more style and just at comfortable. >> you can also spend a lot more on a woolly book like the hunter in front is almost $400. >> yeah, it is $3795. we featured this in our november issue where we really got into

winter boots. hunter is a great trusted label. actually in our winter boot story we showed jessica alba in a pair from prada, which will even more expensive. these boots will take you through the winter. you can brave any kind of snow, sleet. >> really? you won't ruin them. >> no, completely waterproof. hunter boots are known for their -- their technology in that regard. >> and stylish. >> they are indeed. >> let's go to these for the motorcycle mama in all of us. >> exactly not just for bikers anymore, our tough category and they tend to be black leather and all about the details like hardware and buckles and lace-up, sexy but a lot of these options are actually really comfortable. love these boots from bongo, $35. we tallley in our magazine showed a picture of halle berry in a gray pair from marc jacobs. >> a more affordable version. >> exactly, for $35. again, comfortable.

>> how do you know what to wear them with? i go back to that dilemma. >> you know what what's great about these, they go with jeans, they go with a great black pant. it's, you know, with boots, if you want a long line you ten to think monochromatic. that's really the way to go. if you are ready again to make a little more of an investment we have these from coach, $278. these were in our november issue. so these boots are really if you are ready to go more of in a winter mode these boots will go there with you. >> very good. finally my favorite trend i love everything equestrian so the riding boots, number one for me. >> me, too. a classic riding boot is your best investments, i have to be honest. if you are only going to buy one boot this is probably the way to go but we found a great option from a & a from jcpenney these are $50. >> wow. >> a lot of style for that price point. >> butteful. >> a great boot. >> in the front an example of one that's more expensive. is it worth the spluj?

>> i mean these boots are $190 but i promise you if you plunk down the money, you will love them forever. >> all right. >> i promise. >> she promised. >> i do. i do. >> indicate dim mock thank you. >> thank you. >> thanks for helping us sort it out. >> my pleasure. >> all this info on our website so go earlyshow.cbsnews.com for the full 411 on boots. chris? >> thank you. let's take another look what happened tuesday in kansas city as a 300-pound chimpanzee ran through a neighborhood charging residents pounding on cars and smashing a police car's win shield. guess what you ngt make a monkey out of one brave cop inside that cruiser, luckily the dashcam was recording this so we have this great video for you. police sergeant john blomquist joining us exclusively from kansas city, after that vicious attack. sergeant, how are you? >> good, how are you, chris. >> good. a call goes over the radio about a chimp on the loose. i know you hear some other officers start kind of laughing thinking it is a joke but you knew better y. did you know better? >> well, actually about seven,

eight years ago, a call came out in which was a suspicious car car occupant. i had three officers eddie burki, scott mcgregor and john newell responded on this call. when they got there, there was a van in a field right in the same general location. they approached the van, the van started shaking back and forth, rocking. they told the occupants get out of the van. and they kept ordering them out. nothing ever happened. they -- the van had tinted windows. they came up they looked in there and they could see this chimpanzee in there. so when this call came out, you know, they -- they put it out the dispatchers were somewhat apprehensive, they seemed like they were not really believing what they were saying. they said that animal control is about to deploy a tranquilizer gun and they had it over here it was running loose. >> what are you thinking though, sitting in your cruiser

and this monkey, this shim pan z is on your hood? was it more i can't believe this is happening were you a little scared at this point? i see the door is open right there. i don't know if that's the best idea in the world. >> well, you know i had the animal control guy get in the passenger side. i said get in and we'll zip down here and you can shoot a dart at it. and, at that time, right about that time the animal saw it and saw him and went ahead and started pushing the trash container down rammed the front of the car. he jumps up on the hood and then he starts banging on the roof. and i had somebody ask me, they said, what was the animal control guy doing? i said, are you kidding me? like i'm watching the animal control guy's face. all i remember was i remember looking at the roof of the car because he was hitting it so hard. then he got off and -- off the hood and he -- well he karate -kicked the front windshield, glass kind of came in and jumped up and down a

couple times on the hood of the car and jumped off and sat there and kind of smiled at us. >> you can confirm the report that the chimpanzee kind of smiled at you at one point and gave you the one-finger salute? >> i've heard that but that's not really what i was watching at that point. >> do you have any idea why the monkey was infatuated with the cruiser? >> well, somebody said that maybe, you know, he had seen the dart gun and got excited by that. you know you're going to hear i know somebody saying i had a banana in the car and, honestly i did have a banana in the car so maybe he got a whiff of the banana and was hungry i don't know. >> they like bananas from what i'm told. >> apparently. >> thank you so much for playing along and being safe. thanks for taking the time this morning, we appreciate it. >> no problem. thank you. >> all right. we'll be right back. you are watching "the early show" here on cbs.

we are back. with more chimp -- you would look at this guy? >> especially when you hear the music you ask yourself is this real. >> i love, you know sergeant bloomquist said okay you'll probably hear this later today but, yes, i did have a banana in the car. >> he wanted to clear that up. >> please, don't -- >> let's get it out of the way. >> hopefully, he had full glass. >> you know, it would have been harder for you to change out of your outfit dressed as a chimp. it worked out well you went for the -- >> that's correct. we are just "monkeying" around ourselves. >> oh, my. >> more comfortable in this? >> i like this. they were great and i'm a huge fan. >> are you? i never would have guessed that about you. and you admit it and everything? >> it's a great show. >> i don't think you're the demographic but that's great. hey, nothing wrong with that. >> i'm hip.

>> mtv is pretty psyched. >> have a great day, everybody. lot of fun. good having you. >> all right. see you guys

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things are improving on the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 approaching mariner's island. several lanes blocked for a half hour or more. things are improving past the toll plaza

but it's jammed at the high- rise section of westbound 92. here's drive time. 27 minutes now on westbound 92 from 880 out towards 101. that's a good 15-minute improvement from a half hour ago from our last traffic hit. hey, bay bridge looks great right now. only backed up to the end of the parking lot so this might be a good alternative if you want to avoid any wait. 880 through oakland our typical slow and go pattern slow past the coliseum towards downtown oakland. that's your traffic. here's tracy. >> reporter: disney on ice kicked off last night at the hp pavilion in san jose. peter pan's lost boys eternally young. disney on ice through sunday. today's seven-day forecast, plenty of sunshine inland, highs in the upper 60s. hazy sunshine around the bay and low clouds at the coast. chance of showers thursday and friday, rain on the weekend.

you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth"