>> and thanks so much for watching cbs 5 "early edition." we leave with you this beautiful shot of the bay area from chopper 5. see you tomorrow. swroo re op rescue operation. the nightmare continues for thousands of passengers aboard a carnival cruise ship stranded at sea for a third straight day as it's slowly towed back to port in san diego. we are live with the latest on when it's expected to dock. battling bullies. >> tell me what you want. >> a father caught on tape confronting students that bullied his daughter on the bus avoids jail time and speaks out for the first time since cutting a deal with prosecutors this week in an exclusive, live interview. palin gets personal. sarah palin opens up about her marriage, her money and a

possible run for the white house. early this wednesday morning, house. early this wednesday morning, november 10th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs a brisk, chilly november morning here in new york city. good morning, everybody. i'm harry smith. >> good morning, everyone. hope you're having a good morning. i'm maggie rodriguez. >> president obama still on the road. india to jakarta, indonesia and now in seoul, south korea. big g-20 meeting. big economies of the world. some not so thrilled with moves of the fed last week in buying back a lot of u.s. debt. we'll have more on that in a little bit. we begin this wednesday morning with this, supposed to be a week of fun and great food. instead, their cruise ship broke down and now the more than 3,000 passengers on that carnival cruise ship are towed back to port and having to eat emergency rations like spam and pop tarts. that's not the worst of it.

cbs's priya david clemons with more. >> reporter: that's right. it was a three days into a seven-day vacation cruise and adrift at sea with barely any power or basic amenities. passengers shouldn't get too excited just yet. it is sometime before they touch dry ground. at 113,000 tons, and twice the size of a "titanic" the carnival "splendor" dead at sea for more than a day will almost 4,500 people on board is now on its way back to land. >> it's a slow process getting back into port. >> reporter: one of two tug boats reached the stranded vessel last night. and began tugging it the 200 miles to san diego. at a snail's pace of just four miles per hour. at that rate, the ship won't

reach shore until late thursday evening. what was supposed to be a relaxing and enjoyable seven-day mexican rivera tour for passengers turned into a vacation horror story. at 6:00 a.m. monday morning, a fire in the engine room caught off power to the vessel and set it adrift. passengers left with no air conditioning, hot water, working toilets or any way to communicate with the outside world. >> it's my understanding that all of the passengers are safe and as comfortable as they can be. >> reporter: con tuesday, u.s. navy helicopters ferried over 7,000 pounds of supplies to the ship. >> going back and forth twice to the "uss reagan." >> reporter: the ship ran out of food tuesday. forcing passengers to trade elaborate dinners and expansive but fays like this for relief

supply that is are a little more basic. carnival cruise line said they're doing everything they can and released this statement saying -- conditions on board the ship are very challenging. and we sincerely apologize for the discomfort and inconvenience our guests are currently enduring. the cruise line has offered to refund the cost of this trip and give each passenger a free cruise in the future. but who knows if the passengers want anything to do with another cruise any time soon? priya david clemons in san diego. >> on the phone this morning from alameda, california, is petty officer metcalf. would we see? >> certainly. right now we have on scene the coast guard cutter morganthal and two tugs contracted out by carnival cruise lines. >> you have one coast guard g

cutter, two tugs and the mexican navy in case they need to help you? >> that's right. the mexican navy did send 140-foot patrol boat, as well. also, as mentioned earlier, the "uss reagan" was able to assist in this event. >> they're having to move very slowly because this is such a big and heavy cruise ship. when's the best guess about when to arrive in san diego right now? >> right now predicting to arrive sometime between the afternoon or the evening for thursday. >> thursday. and the meantime, these passengers are on board initially. reported no ac, no hot water, no working toilets. have things gotten better for them? >> yeah. luckily they were able to offer their backup generators and bring back on running water, sewage. they have internal lighting, as well. so they're not in -- >> in the dark? >> correct. >> what's -- is anybody hurt?

is everybody safe? >> yeah. right now, you know, we haven't received any reports of injuries related to the fire or anything but we do have coast guard as well as navy personnel on board, you know, to help monitor the health and well being of all passengers and crew members. >> all right. well, we hope that things continue to go smoothly. petty officer metcalf, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> let's go back to harry. >> thanks. now to the mysterious streak seen over the west coast on monday. it was caught on video. but so far, no one really knows what it is exactly. including the government. cbs news national security correspondent david martin is at the pentagon and has the latest. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. you're right. the pentagon is still not sure what that was in the sky off the coast of kcalifornia except it was not a missile fired by the

u.s. or another country. the video that looks like the contrail of a missile was shot monday evening by kcbs cameraman from a news helicopter over los angeles. >> saw a big plume coming up rising from -- looked like beyond the horizon and continued to grow. >> reporter: zoomed in and stayed on it for ten minutes. to him, it looked like an incoming missile. >> unique. it was moving and dwroeing in the sky. >> reporter: the pentagon spends billions of dollars a year making sure it is not surprised by a missile launch so finding out what the camera saw became a top priority. both navy and air force insisted they had not launched any missiles. and the northern american air defense command declared it was not fired by another military. nobody could say what it was. the twitter-otti had a field day. can someone tell me how the

defense doesn't know? so nobody knows? scary. if you misplaced a missile off the coast of california, the u.s. government would like to have a few words with you. the faa did not receive any reports of a missile from other pilots in the area or track any other unusually fast objects. the air defense command determined it was not traveling fast enough or have a big enough exhaust plume to be a military missile. best guess now, harry, it was either an airliner or an amateur rocket and we may never know for certain. >> it's interesting because i've been reading through this stuff and somebody said it's all about the perspective of where the helicopter was versus the angle and probably it was an airplane. is there any sort of scuttlebutt consensus around the pentagon? >> reporter: scuttlebutt says airplane but no one's willing to make a statement because they don't have the data to prove it was an airplane.

they have the data to demonstrate that it was not a missile but they can't prove what it was. >> proof what it was. all right. we know what it wasn't. we don't know what it was. david martin, thank you very much, at the pentagon this morning. do appreciate it. >> scary. as that twitter said. now here's erica hill with a look at the rest day's headlines. good morning. >> harry, maggie, good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. president obama is in south korea this morning. there to attend the g-20 meeting of the world's major economic powers, arrived in seoul following the stop yesterday in indonesia. in a speech on tuesday, the president talked of repairing relations between the u.s. and the islamic world. the indonesian information minister is under fire for a hand shake with the first lady. mrs. obama reached the information minister, he appeared if you look at the video here to willingly shake her hand and that is the issue. as a conservative muslim, he is supposed to avoid contact with women he's not related to.

the minister says he tried not to shake but his hand was forced. a boeing 787 dreamliner test plane had to make an emergency landing in texas yesterday because of smoke and fire in the cabin. just the latest in a series of inflight problems. cbs news aviation correspondent nancy cordes joins us this morning from washington with more. nancy, this fire happened in if i have it right the e trick call equipment bay and can have an impact on the flight controls. it's a little scary to hear. >> reporter: it is, erica. this fire was at the end of a six-hour test flight coming in for a landing at laredo airport in texas and noticed smoke in the back of the cabin and then the flight and engine controls stopped working properly. the slides were deployed on the runway and several dozen technicians on board got off safely, as well, erica, and definitely a set back for boeing

three years behind in the deliver ri of the dreamliner and that's the problem right now. >> not just boeing with problems because, of course, last week, the issue with airbus 380 which blew an engine in mid flight and then we're hearing today singapore airlines is switching out the engines on a third of its a380s. when's happening? these are the main players in the market for this. >> reporter: singapore airlines said they found oil stains and may ground the entire fleet to examine the problem and qantas on monday, grounding its fleet of airbus a380s indefinitely after oil leaks in several engines, as well. this is a big setback for airbus. just like boeing, they're scrambling to figure out what's happening. >> we have talked about the planes but there's actually more news, too, with the people that fly the planes. two different pilots' unions calling for a boycott of the

full body scanners. why are they to posed to the added security? >> reporter: well, they're coming out urging the pilots to boycott the full-body scanners because they say their primary concern is the radiation. since pilot haves to fly so many times a month, they say they also have private sy concerns, as well. now, the tsa says they're safe and that the dose of radiation about a 2,000th of the dose of a typical chest x-rays and the tsa says they acknowledge the concerns and working with the unions to resolve the issue because full-body scanners are installed in 65 airports and counting, erica. >> get used to them, huh? nancy cordes in washington this morning, thanks. christmas is early to google. the company announcing yesterday all employees seeing a $1,000 holiday bonus and says it will pay the taxes on that bonus so workers will keep the full amount. plus, all employees will see a 10% raise come january 1st.

may want to see if they're hiring. actress betty white has a gig. a forest ranger. there's the money shot of the hug. 88-year-old white was made an honorary ranger yesterday saying she always wanted to be one as a young girl and women weren't allowed to do the job at that time. >> as excited as i am today and as grateful as i am, i know two people who would be over the moon. my mother and dad. thank you. >> white would spend weeks with her family in the high sierras and yellowstone. first check of the weather with dave price. i feel like you met smoky the bear before. >> i did but never a bear hug like betty white did. >> only betty white can have those.

>> don't forget. watch what smoky says and the fire alefrts enjoying the national parks. boy, do we have some high heat rolling through sections of the southeast. look at these numbers. records listed below in blue. where we're going to get to in the first box in red and look at

>> at 7:15, we have had the first check of the weather this morning. harry, over to you. >> thanks very much. another emotional stand on the stand for elizabeth smart. she's testifying in the trial of the man accused of kidnapping her eight years ago. as he recounts the terrifying ordeal. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy has details. >> reporter: in her second day of testimony, elizabeth smart described in graphic detail what she says her alleged abductor did to her, plying her with drugs and alcohol, forcing her to walk around naked and raping her on a daily basis. this is not a prosecutor making an argument. this is the victim looking at the jurors, telling them in her

own words the nightmare that she had to endure for months. very powerful. >> reporter: she's 23 and she was just 14 when she was snatched from the bed and held for nine months. authorities frantically searched for her but smart says she was made to wear a veil in public and a detective approached them asking to look under the veil. he said he was looking for elizabeth smart. he asked if he could be part of the religion for a day. just so he could see my face. mitchell told the detective, no. smart says she remained silent, fearing for her life. i felt like hope was walking out the door. i was mad i didn't say anything. i felt terrible that the detective didn't push harder, he just walked away. during her testimony, smart did not have to face mitchell. he was removed from the courtroom for singing hymns. mitchell claims to hear the voice of god but smart says while he was abusing her, he

never referred to religion. >> the prosecutor saying he is not a religious zealot. he is a sexual predator that preyed on the child and using religion to manipulate her. >> reporter: even after smart was finally rescued, she wouldn't tell police who she was fearing mitchell would kill her. he faces life in prison if convicted. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> brings -- brings back memories of that horrible, horrible ordeal for that young woman. >> so sad to relive it all. >> terrible. still here, a confrontation with kids made headlines across the country. now the florida father just cut a deal to keep him out of jail and we'll talk to him about it in an exclusive live interview. holiday airfares may be going up but the travel gu you has some tips on to bring them back down to earth. sarah palin up close and personal revealing intimate details of her family, life and her husband. this is "the early show" on cbs.

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you find out your daughter, who has disabilities gets on a school bus every day is being harassed, is being hounded, is being bullied. things that just almost defy description. >> uh-huh. >> so bad. you are mad as hell and can't take it any more. you wait for the school bus and are going to talk to the school bus driver and you absolutely lose it. that's what we see in this tape right here. this is james jones. everybody in america saw this tape. he was facing some serious charges and we're going to find out what the results were when we talk to him. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by walmart. save money, live better. walmart. d walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan that has the lowest national premium in the country

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it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm juliette goodrich. the fairfield high school teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old male student is out on bail. 27-year-old felecia killings is an english teacher at rodriguez high school. police are trying to determine if the teacher may have been involved with any other minors. a new contract means a.c. transit will not have to make more service cuts next month after all. it's a three-year deal that means paycuts and new work rules for drivers and mechanics. it's expected to save the district $38 million. san francisco mayor gavin newsom says he will veto legislation to ban toys with most fast food meals. the board of supervisors passed the measure yesterday on an 8-3

vote. a wide enough margin will override the mayor's veto. we'll have traffic and weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. we are dealing with northbound caltrain delays. one was taken out of service earlier. southbound is running on time. big backups at the bay bridge

toll plaza. well into the macarthur maze. 20-minute wait or so to get you on the bridge. also heavy commute as well if you are coming down the eastshore freeway. 34 minutes now on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. elsewhere our usual congestion westbound 237 stop and go heading towards silicon valley. and the commute out of downtown san jose, slow going here, as well. northbound 280 about almost -- well, almost 25-minute commute from 101 out towards cupertino. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast, where's the rainfall? well, it's all gone at least for now. a few showers out there but the bulk, most of the bay area rain-free right now. forecast for today, includes quite a bit of sunshine, showers in the morning. lots of sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures today in the near 60s to the lower to mid-60s. more sunshine expected thursday and friday and warmer conditions in the forecast for the weekend. 70s are making a comeback. ,,,,,,,,

much good. we welcome them. if you are thinking about flying this season i hope you have your tickets by now because air fares have shot up almost 60% since last year and aren't going down anytime soon. peter greenburg, our travel editor predicted this, back this morning not to say "i told you so" but to give you suggestions where might still be able to find deals even though you procrastinated. >> also this morning, sarah palin brand new spread in "people" magazine at home with

todd and the kids. lots of information in there and we'll tell you all about that in a bit. first though, the story that launch ad national discussion on bullying, remember this, the angry father caught on tape boarding a school bus and confronting the kids who were bullying his daughter? well, he finally had his day in court and before we speak exclusively with james jones, cbs news national correspondent jeff glor has more details. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, to you. many parents remember this, a dad who had enough, getting on his daughter's school bus to confront her tormenters got him arrested and a lot of sympathy. now his punishment. the story captured national headlines. a father caught on tape during an angry expletive-laced tirade. the mad dad is james jones, who boarded his daughter's school bus in september near orlando, florida after she was the victim of repeated bullying. >> i'm telling you this >> reporter: jones was arrested for disorderly conduct but on

tuesday, he reached a plea deal that will keep him from going to jail. jones' 12-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy was continually tauned and bullied on her bus. she said students spit on her and hit her with pencils. her dad snapped. >> it is just a very natural tendency to say, not only am i going to protect this child, but i'm going to get that person who put her in harm's way. >> reporter: jones apologized days later. >> i don't ask nobody to go on the bus and use the language i used in front of children. i would like to apologize. >> reporter: the story struck a chord with parents around the country who sent jones notes of support and even money to pay for his defense. >> a lot of parents are saying, wow, this was not good what he did, but we get it. we understand it. >> reporter: and so, apparently did prosecutors. instead of jail, jones got

probation, a $1300 fine, communities service and required to attend anger management classes. had jones gone to trial and been convicted, he faced four months behind bars. harry? >> jeff, thanks very much. james jones joins us exclusively now from longwood, florida. mr. jones, good morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> i tell you, we've been looking at this tape and there is so much empathy out there for what you were feeling as you were on that bus. at the same time, as you have looked at that tape, is there a part of you that wishes you could take that ten minutes back? >> well, you know, i wish i could take that back, but, at the same time, we woke america up. >> what did you wake america up to? >> you know, behind the closed doors, we don't know about the bullying but, you know, now that it's out in the forefront, we're on a mission, at least i'm on a mission. i don't know what america's going to do but i'm on a

mission. >> right. did you learn, though, or do you feel, though, at the end of the day when you did see your actions, that rage is not the answer to bullying? >> oh, most definitely because i was a bully at the same time and i don't want to promote bullying, you know. i should have handled it another way but, at the same time, to see my daughter was going to be in the situation, it was not going to be healthy for her. >> how is your daughter doing, by the way? >> well, we got her home schooling and everything and wait until after the holidays and will decide what we're going to do from there. >> what was it like to hear from so many people across the country after this tape went public. >> well, you know, it's overwhelming the support that we h. you know, we had some people that are negative out there but a lot of good people out there been supporting us and very caring and stuff. i mean, my heart goes out to all the parents that have to deal with bullies and the parents who have a bully in their household.

and everybody need to be aware of this. >> as we find out the statistics are really stunning, it's tens of thousands of children a day in the united states who don't go to school because they're afraid of what they might have to confront there. i can imagine your daughter was scared to death to get on that bus every day. >> oh, tremendously but, you know, around the world we still got people that don't go to school, you know, they are hiding and parents are not asking what's going on or checking with their kids and stuff and we all have to be involved and get involved in our kids' life. >> did you ever hear from the parents of the children who were bullying your daughter? >> no, we haven't, we haven't. >> what do you think that your most important lesson has been through this whole experience? >> well, my most important lesson is don't get on the bus, you know. i mean, i did something i know -- i know i got punished for, which is reasonable. i have a great attorney group that helped me out so much and

the support of all america. you know, i can't thank the people but i learned that, you know, one perso

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7:30. air fares have been climbing since the summer. if you haven't booked your holiday travel yet you will likely have to pay top dollar for your airline tickets. lucky for you are watching "the early show" this morning because peter greenburg is here with solutions. good morning. >> good morning. i have to tell you, i did tell so you. >> i know. all along you said air fares would rise and they have in a big way. how big. >> big. over 59% some routes over last year. for example, boston and minneapolis over the thanksgiving vacation, $859. >> ouch! >> even southwest airlines from lax to laguardia, $900. >> on southwest, you know what, i even though you told me so waited a bit longer than i

should have to book my christmas tickets and i said, you know what, i'll try jetblue, a discounts airline so it was no cheaper. >> the law of supply and demand. if the seats are filling up they will adjust prices accordingly. >> what other things are contributing to the rise. >> first of all you've got fewer planes, fewer seats, fewer flights, a capacity issue. but there are ways around this to be flexible without having to be a contortionist. >> for example maybe leave on a different date. i tried fussing on a date and that helped. >> for example, if anybody leaves on the day of 24th, no simp three from me because that's why they made "planes, trains and automobiles" but if you leave on the 28th, as an example the cheapest i found on delta was 427 between l.a. and new york. on jetblue on the 30th, it goes down. >> i bet lu to leave like 6:00 in the morning, no. >> no. just a different date. >> what about a different airport. >> look at alternates, milwaukee like the secret third airport.

islip instead of new york. providence instead of boston, another favorite. those airports really work. >> what about if you do what everybody hates forego the non-stop part. >> keep in mind the airlines give you connecting times officially legal but are really suicidal. if they tell you there is a connecting time of 40 minutes over the holiday period, you know, what you miss that connection flight since all the other flights are full, you are not leaving on that middle flight but spending a night in another airport. give yourself at least 90-minutes connect time or don't book that flight. >> maybe too risky. maybe you can't afford the air fare. is another way to get to grandma's house. >> there is. a lot of alternatives on the train. for example between new york and chicago the cheapest fair we found was $579 but if you take the train, guess what, $172. >> oh. how long is that -- >> an 18-hour trip but you don't have to take your shoes off, you can plug in your computer. >> trains are very nice.

>> not a bad deal. the bus is cool, too. if you want to go between chicago and st. louis, that's expensive airfare, like $241. but the actual bus trip, $56. >> that's right, you talked planes, trains, automobiles but you can drive. >> you have to book those, too. the rental carp fleets have been reduced, as well. they took their cue from the airlines. fewer capacity brings higher fares. strategy, all strategy. >> thank you. up next sarah palin opens about her family, her husband todd and her new reality show. you'll learn some things about her this morning here on "the early show" on cbs. she felt lost...

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not only about sarah palin but also about her husband, todd. a really interesting look at their family. you know, they don't do interviews very often. you get this interesting picture of this couple that's been together for a couple of decades now and todd palin who retired recently from some 20 years working as we heard about he'd be gone six months working on the oil rigs in alaska scl, he's home and really seemss like from the article he is managing the day-to-day flow of this family and of sarah palin, her career. >> he shoots the video for her reality show and i thought what was really interesting, she has a say and gets to take part in the editing. she made this deal saying i'll do this show only if i can be there and dictate what's on the show so. far, the producer has said she's not asked for anything to be deleted. >> right. the one thing that jumped out at me one of the camera guys said she's good with a gun. >> that's no surprise. >> you want to know that. you know, if -- you want truth in advertising.

>> you want to know she's really, you know, walking the walk. >> exactly. exactly. >> which is some of what you are getting. it is interesting, the article talks off talking about she's eating reindeer chili. >> that's normal in alaska. >> poor rudolph. >> i had the same experience eating kangaroo in australia, perfectly normal. >> you have to get used to it. rabbit. speaking of eating sarah palin getting a lot of attention this week in pennsylvania. >> yeah, cookies. >> if you haven't heard about schools talking about nutritional guidelines, what should be offered in schools. >> mrs. obama a big pro poenent of nutrition in school. >> absolutely. sarah palin was about to appear at an event and said i hear they want to take cookies and cakes out of the school, talking about a nanny state, there is a bit of miscommunication. state board of education said, look, we are not mandating what can and can't be in schools, simply guidelines but, boy has

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still ahead this morning on "the early show" we'll hear from lisa, patrick swayze's widow, less than two years she lost her husband of 34 years to pancreatic cancer and for the first time opening up in an exclusive interview how he handled the disease, he fought it and what she's been doing and her new crusade against this deadly enemy and we'll speak for our own dr. jennifer ashton about risk factors we should all be looking for.

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. california state university trustees will take a final vote today on a plan to increase tuition. if approved, csu undergraduates would center to pay 5% more this coming spring semester, then an additional 10% in fall of 2011. students are expected to protest at that committee meeting in long beach today. santa clara county will have a new set of antismoking laws in unincorporated areas beginning next month. the laws will ban smoking in parks, the fairgrounds and outdoor eating areas of restaurants. starting in 2012, it will also include apartments, condominium and townhouse units.

and congressman jerry mcnerney appears closer to retaining his seat in california's 11th district. the pleasanton democrat has a lead of more than 1% according to numbers from election offices in four counties involved. republican challenger david harmer trails by more than 2200 votes. the counties don't expect to certified their final counts for at least another two weeks. traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. south bay an accident in san jose northbound 280 right before the 880 interchange. in fact it's around where our camera is or maybe just past it. causing delays to our drive time there. northbound 280 now up to almost a half hour between 101 and cupertino. new accident as well in milpitas. southbound 880 approaching dixon landing road just cleared to the shoulder. and we can show you a live traffic camera at 237 seeing our usual delays on the westbound 237 ride out towards silicon valley. the bay bridge backed up to the maze. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for today, the rain has moved out, the sunshine moving back in. plenty of sunshine is expected today across the entire bay area and temperatures are still chilly. here's a look at some of today's highs across the bay area from the upper 50s along the coast, lower 60s around the

bay and the mid-60s inland. those are today's high temperatures. more sunshine thursday and friday and we are warming up just in time for the weekend. ,,,,,,,,

look at that picture. >> oh! beautiful. >> wollman rink, i walk by every day on the way home. this is the time to be out there. >> i can't believe some people are actually ice skating at this time in the morning. >> taking private lessons about this time of day. >> oh, that's right. welcome back to the "early show," everybody. i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. coming up we watched as pate trick swayze bravely battle the pancreatic cancer nearly two years. now his widow lisa is speaking out in an exclusive interview. we'll hear how she's doing and what she's doing to help honor

her late husband. and how many times have you heard us say, it looks like prince william and kate middleton are finally going to tie the knot? >> right. >> about 1 hundred million thousand trillion times. right? this morning, inside information about a pact, a secret pact, that prince william allege ddly made with kate. a royal insider. she's written a new book that is telling and we may finally, finally, have a definitive answer to that question we've been wondering about for so long. >> how about that? and erica hill has a check of the headlines. >> good morning to everyone at home. this morning the stranded cruise ship "splendor" is beal towed home by two tugboats, not expected to reach port until tomorrow. they're on the move. a monday morning engine fire left "splendor" and the 4,500 people onboard adrift off the mexican coast. backup generators are providing some running water and sewage.

services and sparing supplies to the crippled ship. no air conditioning onboard nor hot food. an update on the mysterious vapor trail scene over the southern california sky. we know what it wasn't, but we still don't know what it was. video of has seemed to be a missile launch, looked like one, was shot by a helicopter. the pentagon says this is not a missile. it wasn't traveling fast enough nor a large enough plume. as for the faa, well, they're stumped. the best guess it was a plane or amateur missile. the investigation, though, continues. president obama arrived in south korea to attend a meeting of the g-20, the major economic powers beginning tomorrow. the president flew to seoul from indonesia while he was there on tuesday he told a group of university students america is not and never will be at war with islam. mr. obama, of course, spent part of his childhood in indonesia

and told the crowd, "indonesia is a part of me." they begin counting in votes, write-in votes in the still undecided alaska senate race. absentee ballots and today were look at 92,000 write-in ballots which could determine the winners. write-ins are in the lead maybe for lisa murkowski. republican joe miller 25%, scott miller 24%. and the one that got away today. a deer made a giant leap -- you're about to see it -- over a police car. there is goes, on patrol this weekend in iowa. jane doe flew over in a flash and dashed away through the suburban neighborhood and escaped. behind the house it looks like. katie couric joins us. if you need a kizny transplant where you live could determine how long you have to wait.

now kidney changes are changing that and saving thousands of lives across the country. that story and much more tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to the "early show." nearly four minutes past the hour. a good time to check in with dave price out on the plaza with another check of your weather on this fine wednesday. >> thank you, erica. a nice stretch of fine people here. folks from city harvest here. not a progresso but as we led into the holidays, this is the time look ot for the most need any our communities. people who really need help. cityharvest.org. great organization making sure

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swayze's widow lisa spoke about their long marriage and her new-found activism. >> it was as year ago that lisa niemi swayze lost the love of her life patrick to pancreatic cancer. yet it's more than enough time for her to see life differently. >> there's nothing like being faced with mortality for you to real see what's important. >> reporter: when the star was diagnosed with the deadly disease in january of 2008, lisa didn't realize what he would be up against. >> i know when patrick got pancreatic cancer i didn't know much about it. he knew. his first thought was, i'm a dead man. >> reporter: but lisa says, patrick didn't take it lying down. swayze continued to work, filming a tv series during his illness. >> there's a -- don't you think you've worked hard enough. he turned away and -- looked like the hulk. how dare she tell me when to stop.

>> reporter: that same patrick tenacity that hooked lisa early in their relationship. they met as teenagers in texas at his mom's dance studio. >> a lot in common. dancing, horse, both pilots. loved nature. >> reporter: they were married for 34 years. did you want children, lisa? >> woe have loved to have. for whatever reason that wasn't in the cards. >> reporter: but lisa soon discovered the hand dealt to her. to educate others about the deadly disease that took her husband too soon. with her feverish dedication, lisa is spearheading the cause to find a cure. now the spokesperson for pancan, the pancreatic cancer action network, she was recently honored for her courage and inspiration she gave to patrick and others in fighting this disease. >> it's a mercifulless deadly disease, so severely under funded it blows your mind. that has to change. >> reporter: 94% of cpancreatic

cancer patients will die with five years of diagnosis and the average life expectancy after diagnosis is only three to six months. patrick was a lucky one. he survived 22 months after diagnosis. >> i know for all of those in the fight right now that patrick is here cheering you on, because i know it would have been -- it would have been the highest honor for him if his illness helped other people. >> reporter: what do you think healed feel about what you're doing now. >> very proud and probably sitting up there going, if you're going to do it, girl, you go. you go all the way. give them hell, because i know you can. >> reporter: for "the early show," pat harvey, cbs news, los angeles. and we thank pat harvey for sharing that exclusive interview with us. joining us now is dr. jennifer ashton. doctor, good morning.

>> good morning, maggie. >> why is pancreatic cancer so deadly? >> a couple reasons. first, where the pancreas is located sits behind a lot of abdominal organs. as the tumor grows it's largely hidden from the feel of doctors during exams and doesn't start to give you symptoms until the tomb sir really large and engulfs almost all of the pancre pancreas. by that time, it's too late. only 10% are diagnosed at a time when surgery a is an option. >> what about a vaccine in development? >> exactly. new targeted therapies, as they're called for pancreatic cancer and other types s cance are getting a tremendous amount of research and the exciting. targeted therapies. the way they work, they seek and destroy the cancerous cells on the pancreas and spare the rest of the healthy tissue. one area. immune therapy another huge area. we've spoken about it on this show.

i spoke with someone in the fight for the pancreatic vaccine, individual therapy and newer drugs that tart growth factors on these pancreatic cancer cells and the blood vessels that feed the tumors. >> how far off? any way to know? >> medical centers in the country, anyone who knows someone battling pancreatic cancer shtry to get involved with a clinical trial. >> anything to do to reduce risk factors for getting pancreatic cancer? >> so much are things that are not under our control. it does tend 20 affect men more than women. older people, as we age, most pancreatic cancer is diagnosed after the age of 45. we can't, obviously, control those things. has we can control, smoking is a huge factor. it's implicated in about 20% to 30% of cases in pancreatic cancer. smoking is bad for the rest of your body, but particularly pancreatic cancer. alcohol consumption and obesity. all things we can try to reduce

and therefore lessen the risk. >> dr. jennifer ashton, thank you, jen. still ahead here on "the early show," they both start their days as working moms named erica hill. one goes to a tv studio while the other enters a classroom. what our erica learned from her namesake when we return. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. cbs "healthwatch" sponsored by v8. get three to five helpings are your vegetable today. v8, what's your number? today. v8, what's your number? [ female announcer ] finally there's a new choice in high performance detergent. introducing wisk with stain spectrum technology. try new wisk. we upgraded the formula, but not the price. ♪ [ mom ] my son. he finally got a cell phone.

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what will you do with your savings? ,,,, our namesake ser's continues this morning with a terrific teacher who also happens to be named erica hill, erica hill rochester, to be precise from st. louis, missouri. since i kim from a family of educators, my mom and sister are teachers i was really looking forward to spending a day in the classroom, where i learned there was a lot to learn. look up erica hill on facebook and you'll find plenty of us,

all leelgd very different lives. my day starts in the wee hours. >> good morning. well before the sun. >> here's my messy office. >> a well-oiled and precisely timed routine. once i'm fully coiffed, more research to be done, pow-wows with producers and final touches for the show. >> in a statement to cbs news. >> as we are preparing to go li li live. >> ready. >> my namesake, erica hill rochester is just starting her day in st. louis. a busy mother of three and elementary school teacher, this erica hill begins the day in overdrive. side by side, our lives, our routines couldn't appear more different. but looks can be deceiving. we both have precocious 4-year-old boys, babies, and breast pumps demanding our attention, though her supply has

mine beat by a mile. as "the early show" goes on the air, erica is almost out the door. >> this is my home away from home. >> reporter: erica teaches just outside st. louis, where most of the students come from low-income families and regularly score below the state averages in both math and reading. >> good morning. >> but, 85% of her students read a year or more above grade level. >> pick a word, you guys, and you will learn. >> one of the main reasons the district -- >> that's good. >> -- moved erica from second to third grade this year. >> we should be starting on our morning work. >> the morning was a whirlwind of fast-paced lessons designed to keep the kids focused. and i was happy to pitch in. >> 90 plus 10 is what. explain what you did. >> what do you need help with.

>> holding the attention of these third graders is a daily challenge. a lesson in patience not lost on her students even erica wasn't sure she wanted to be a teacher. >> it never crossed my mind to be a teacher as a child. but, i just love it and i love -- i love making a difference. >> that dedication is what keeps her here. >> didn't you have a vocabulary sheet. >> even after shrinking school budgets have forced two recent paycuts. >> i love to do it. and i think that these kids need me. >> when the school day end, erica shifts into mommy mode heading straight to jay den's school. >> say bye-bye. >> bye-bye. >> then picking her up from the sitter. back home on to dinner. i couldn't hech but notice erica never sits down, never misses a beat. her husband, shawn, arrives home

just in time for erica's one luxury. >> where's my keys? >> an hour at the gym, where i tried to keep up with her in an advanced kick boxing class. i may only make it through half the class. i want to be like erica hill, that erica hill. after spending more than 12 hours with my namesake i couldn't help but notice how similar our lives and our days really are, especially the way we end them, standing up in the kitchen with our families. . >> he feel like, oh, this looks very familiar. i know this routine. >> the hours and the jobs may be different, but the demands, the challenges, and the rewards are very much the same. i have an intense amount of respect for any teacher and not just because, you know, of my family, but erica is just incredible. the way she keeps those kids interested, the things that she has done for the school district, her principle could

not have praised her higher, her peers and colleagues voted her teacher of the quarter and they voted her teacher of the year. she's so humble, a shining example of everything that is right with teachers in our country. >> after two paycuts. >> and two paycuts. her husband jokes, i don't know how much more we can take. there comes a point you are not able to take a paycut anymore but she's so dedicated to these children and knows how important she is in their lives and not willing to give it up. >> years later, any one of us could think back to elementary school, middle school, junior high school and high school and name teachers who influenced who we've all become today. you can't underestimate the importance. >> and mrs. rochester is one for so many of them. the kids, by the way. >> how did you get to wear the hat. >> it was crazy hat day, that's why there was a hat. >> and she's super woman, not only does that but then the family, the cooking, the gym. >> yeah. >> only i could appreciate the breast pump reference. these two were like, huh.

>> i did, too, actually. >> i was in awe looking in her freezer. >> i know. >> guys tomorrow, we wrap things up, actually will horse around a bit with dr. dave price of smithfield, utah, an,,,,,,,,,,,,

cost even a college it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. it could cost more to earn a college degree in california. the csu board of trustees will take a final vote today to raise tuition by 15%. the uc system is considering a 8% tuition hike. several marijuana clubs have closed following a series of police raids in oakland. activists asked them to stop the raids but city leaders have no authority to intervene. the santa clara county special enforcement team says the clubs were breaking rules by selling pot for profit. this morning, state senator leland yee will kick off the rush to become san francisco's

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chp is on the way. actually southbound looks very slow right now heading towards highway 84. as an alternate 280 is not bad through that stretch at all. the san mateo bridge looks okay on the flat section of westbound 92. it doesn't start to get heavy until you reach foster city boulevard and then it remains slow and go all the way towards 101. that is what's contributing to that heavy drive time on westbound 92. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's backed up to the maze for a while. it's also slow if you are taking the eastshore freeway to get there. 41 minutes now is your drive time between the carquinez bridge to the maze. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. coit tower this morning, bathing in sunshine. plenty of sunshine expected around the bay area as well as the afternoon. in addition to that, temperatures today not really representative of all that sunshine. still cooler than average. today's highs in the upper 50s along the coast to the mid-60s inland. more sunshine expected thursday and friday well into the

weekend. the only difference, temperatures starting to warm up for the weekend. the 70s expected saturday through tuesday. ,,,,,,,,

welcome back to "the early show." coming up a very special guest this morning, rachel mcadam play as producer in the new movie there she is with harry. >> in the movies, you do. >> that was acting. pretending. >> if you push this button talk in here and yell at me. >> i remember yelling at people. i was good at that. >> harry? here. >> she may have listened into our control room. >> when they were prepping for

the movie she did come here and do research and watched behind the scenes and i'll bet she picked up the line there. >> she just may have. >> we'll catch up with both harry and rachel in a minute. also ahead, next year would have marked the 50th birthday of princess diana and 309th anniversary of this wedding i'm sure you like i and everyone else in america -- >> do you remember watching? >> of course. >> up early in the morning. >> the big question now for the british will prince william choose 2011 the year he ties the knot with his long-time love kate middleton. we'll speak with someone who says she has the answer. >> the answer. >> yes. she has covered the royals years and has contact with the royal fami family. >> can she get us on the guest list. >> probably not but we'll talk to her. >> some may spend $150 on a beautiful centerpiece and you may sit at home thinking who would spend $150 for something for the center of the table. you're in luck. we'll show you a great $12

alternative, who better to show us our own katie lee with plenty of splurges for your turkey day. >> how cute is she? >> but first, dave is back with

>> all right. no way home begins friday, heading out of town tomorrow. today is the last day to vote. by noon eastern time, everyone. anchorage, alaska, seattle, washington, newport, oregon, san francisco or san diego. keep in mind you can vote with your mobile phone right now or through noon, the closest race now between anchorage, alaska and newport, oregon for anchorage, star, star 08, newport, star, star, 06 and there are the other numbers or log on and vote online at earlyshow.cbs news.com/nowayhome or log on to cbs news.com and navigate your way there. it is a very tight race between

newport, oregon and anchorage, alaska. we will see where we wind up tomorrow morning, got to vote by noon. maggie, inside to you. >> very good. thank you, dave. it is the question burning up great britain these days will prince william marry his long-time girlfriend kate middleton next year. long-time royal watcher katie nicholl is author of "william and harry behind the palace walls" if anyone has the answer she does. she's live in the studio. so nice to see you in person. >> lovely to be here. >> usually speaking by satellite. >> it's been wonderful in new york. >> you have great access to the royal family and have inside information about this secret pact. >> right. >> that kate and william made in 2007. >> that's right. >> what is the pact? >> this is something i talk about in the book but you remember they broke up in 2007, they got back together and went away for this holiday together and basically made an agreement they were going to spend the rest of their lives together.

they had that break-up. kate said i need to know am i the one. william said, yes, you are. you've got to wait i've got to finish my military career, my training then i'm going to marry you. she knew all the way back then and they've kept this pact secret but it's their understanding, we call her waity -- now we understand why. she wasn't waiting for nothing. she knew this would happen. >> when does she finish his military career. >> he's now finished fully qualified as a search and rescue pilot what he's doing at the moment. the path is clear. we've watched avidly. so much seems to be happening which seems to indicate an announcement is imminent. i wrote a story about a royal coin that's being made. the royal mint are making a coin. the other weekend kate's parents, carol and michael, were at balmoral shooting. very significant because of course the prince of wales had to give his permission. all these signs then i found out the weekend kate is having a

wardrobe made for you. you only do that if you are about to become an official princess. you are watching and thinking all of the signs are here. this is going to happen. >> didn't her mother put pressure on them? when they made that pact they told her mother about it and they said the wedding would be imminent. here we are, three years later. isn't she telling me three years ago -- >> they made the pact in 2007 but actually what you are referring to a conversation she had with prince william, last christmas. because of this pact carol was worried and thinking is this ever going to happen like the rest of us and william assured her it was. actually a couple months later they were skiing and william was actually calling kate's father "dad" a reference to this agreement. the middletons are waiting, they know it will happen and hopefully the new year we'll have a great big royal wedding. >> 2011 would be a great year, his mother would have been 50 and they would have been married 30 years had they stayed married. >> you are absolutely right. they could have done it in 202 at the diamond jubilee but diana

will be overpressing in 2011. there are films being done on her. she can't be here on his biggest day so i think it is a way of honoring her which i think is -- >> you and i have spoken before they don't want a wedding as big as that. do you think it is kind of inevitable? >> you look at that footage ever 1981 and think can anything match on this sort of a scale. i think william and kate are very different people. they don't want a huge wedding. their friends have told me what they would love to do is run off to scotland and get married very quietly but it is not going to happen. it's got to be england. i think it will be st. george's chap chapel. let's not forget the queen loves a party, it won't be a tiny wedding, sorry guys. >> do you think kate middleton could be the next princess diana. >> i think she could. like diana, we don't know very much about her. in this book i really had to dig

deep. getting people to speak about her is hard, really, really hard but you realize she's just a very normal, normal girl but she loves the same things as him. they have a real friendship and i think she does have the potential to be like diana. she's a style icon, already. she wears something and the can frocks fly off the shelves. i think watch this face and she could be just as big. >> what about baby brother harry, we haven't spoken about him, is he still with chelsea? >> it is funny you should ask that. i have a bit of an exclusive. they are back in touch because, of course, they split up over the summer. she's gone back to outsouth africa, he's training in middle england but planning to go over there over christmas i think to africa. watch this face for a reconciliation. >> maybe not a doubling wedding but at least. >> we could have a wedding and another engagement. who knows. i say never rule these two out because they are great friends. harry has said they are deeply in love with her but at the moment they are continents apart but let sees see if they make it

work. >> oh, wow. thank you very much. we will definitely check out the book. >> i hope you enjoy it. >> harry. >> from "mean girls" and "the notebook" to "wedding crashers" and "sherlock holmes" rachel mcadam has a fascinating roles now set her sights on what we know well around here, playing producer of a news show in a big screen comedy "morning glory." >> okay. from now on, every single story we do is going to have to be sensational. we're going to be more aggressive, work harder and do it now. >> -- with speeds up to 130 miles an hour. >> here we go. >> -- 95 degrees. our own ernie appleby getting a sneak peek at this amazing new ride. isn't that right, ernie? >> oh, my. oh, my. ohhhh

ohhhhhhh! >> oh, yeah. this is a great idea. >> and rachel mcadams joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to see you. >> nice to see. >> drew: i know you hung at some of the other shows but you were here for a couple of days. we talked a lot. >> we did. >> what was the most important thing you learned about morning television? >> you're going to get up really early. yeah. not 6:00. >> well, you were at the party last night and you got up at what time. >> 4:00. >> and you -- >> i left before you did. >> right. >> i was up after you. >> really? >> you are a party animal. >> i am, arrr! am i ever. here's a better question, what surprised you the most about what we do every day? >> well, i was -- i guess i was surprised at how much work it really is. i mean, i sort of never put it into context but, you know, doing films, they come to an end at a certain point. but the news never stops. >> right.

it never, ever does. >> no, it's just 24-7. and i was also, really, it was really nice to see how much passion goes into telling the news and how involved producers are in their stories and the people that they work with and it really is like a family. >> people really care. >> yeah. yeah. >> people really care and work really hard. your job is this new executive producer with this fourth-place morning show is to entice harrison ford to come into the fold. and he plays what, exactly? >> he plays the occur muj jonny hard-newsd, you know, anchor that's been kicked off the air for bad behavior and i bring him back out of retirement, against his free will. >> right. >> i find a loophole in his contract. he can't say no. >> yes, and drag him onto morning television kicking and screaming. >> exactly. >> right. you know, speaking of this party, we have a nice picture of harrison ford. look at that guy with the bow

tie. >> oh. >> you are very handsome. i love the bow tie. >> thank you very much. >> do you normally break out the bow tie or is an evening look and this is your day look. >> that's the day look and that's my sunday night look. >> oh, special. [ laughter ] >> harrison ford had some very flattering things to say about you, in terms of your preparation and how you worked and your commitment and everything else. do you know what a big fan of yours he is? >> oh. well, that's very nice. because i'm a massive fan of his. >> were you not intimidated. >> i was very intimidated, yes. i mean, he is like a hero of mine. i watched "indiana jones" until i wore the tape out. i really did. >> here's the other thing that's interesting about, this as i was sitting there looking at the screening looking at credits come by your name is above harrison ford's, above diane keaton's, is this your, rachel

mcadams' arrival movie? >> oh. i don't know. i mean, i really hope people enjoy it. i think it's a lot of fun. >> this is such a competitive business that you're in and people are always comparing, well, she's the new this or she's not -- she's different than the old that or the whatever and the whatever and all of these people trying to get these same jobs. you were a competitive figure skater once upon a time. does this serve you well in the difficult business that you're i in? >> i guess so. i guess there's a certain amount of discipline that comes along with being an athlete and learning -- learning that at a really young age. it just wasn't the right kind of challenge for me. and then when i got on stage, it was -- a different kind of scary. it was a scary that like i liked that feeling. >> right. i think you probably made the

right choice, it seems to be working out for you. >> thanks. thanks. >> great to see you. >> nice to see you, too. >> really nice. >> thank you so much for sharing all your wisdom and insights with me that day. i know you had a billion things to do and it was really very kind of you to sit down with me. >> it was my pleasure, believe me. >> oh, thank you. >> "morning glory" opening today. rachel mcadams, thank you. >> thank you. thanks very much. >> now erica. >> like the bow tie. could wear it to thanksgiving dinner, perhaps. from buying the turkey to setting the table thanksgiving can have a fowl effect -- on your finances. earl show contributor katie lee is here with great choices from lavish to low budget to help you get through the holiday, you could look like you spent a million bucks without actually spending it. >> exactly. the holidays get really expensive especially if you are hosting thanksgiving dinner. >> exactly. >> you have great splurge versus steal options for us. >> yes. >> the first one being the turkey. >> the turkey. planning ahead is key because it

is actually about planning to start ordering it even two weeks out. our splurge turkey is a heritage turkey. have you heard about these. >> we have heard. >> getting much more popular. it doesn't have the same characteristics as a traditional turkey. this dates back to the turkeys that they found in the new world when they came here. >> first thanksgiving. >> only 25,000 of these are produced a year. >> wow. >> versus 200 million of the conventional stur keys. this one is from dartanian, it was $130. this is a splurge. >> and serves how many. >> about 6 to 8 people. plan on about a pound and a half of turkey per person. our steal turkey, this is a delicious free-range turkey. it was frozen and it was $20. >> big difference. >> much less expensive, still free range, it's delicious. the recipe for this turkey is on the website. the secret for getting this beautiful golden brown is maple syrup, it also always look like it came out of a magazine if you

do a little base with maple syrup. >> i like it. the fancy turkey -- a lot less. >> and a free-range turkey always tastes better i think it is more to spend a little more for it. >> your place settings can add up but if you want to sproous up your table you have opgs, right. >> very important to have nice place settings but can spend a ton. a spurnlg from william sanoma, i like plain white dishes because the food is highlighted. this was $500 but we went to [ inaudible ] and you buy them separately, three to six dollars a piece. i spent $30 for five pieces plus two wine glasses. >> that's fantastic. when you buy things by the piece when uncle eddie comes over and breaks it, it is very easy to replace after he had too much wine. >> exactly. >> first the centerpieces this to me looks like traditional

thanksgiving a beautiful centerpiece. >> that's our steal. >> you've been busy. >> the centerpiece really makes the table. it can cost a lot of money if you go with flowers these are from stone kelly, beautiful florist here in new york. they can really add up for instance these peonies in the summertime are four dollars a stem but in the fall $12 a stem. they can really add. they are gorgeous. we went to the craft store and i love this, a cornucopia that was $8 and i filled it with some gourds and indian corn. this looks so beautiful. it was $12. >> total. >> for everything on here. >> wow. >> get creative. let your kids help and everybody can be part of setting the table at this time. >> really fun. >> when we look at the wine, you're actually in luck if you are fan of this because it comes out in time for thanksgiving. >> exactly. with wine, the sky's the limit. you can spend a ton of money. our splurge is a pinont noi,

great pairing for turkey but like you said, this comes out the third thursday of every november, perfect of thanksgiving and it is actually best pairing is with turkey and stuffing. >> fantastic. serve it slightly chilled, you want to put it in the refrigerator about 15 minutes before you serve it. >> you can get for, what, $10 a bottle. >> an average of $10 a bottle and it is part of the season look vs. festive and a great 2k3wi69 going to somebody's house for thanksgiving. >> is there anything you can't do, your dishes afterwards. finally. >> candles, very important to have the nice ambience. these are hurricane vaez i bought a pottery barn for $35 plus the candles but, you know, when you get flowers, you never know what to do with all those vases, i save them and use them for my table. i filled them with cranberries and put in the tea lights. >> i love these vases i think we have too many collecting dust. >> mine collect dust.

>> but you could collect your own a corns, depending what's in your yard. >> yeah. >> i like it. great ideas, as always. as you mentioned we can find more on the website on steals and splurges. stay with us. we'll be right back. you are watching "the early show" on c,,,,,,

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i stayed up late last night to watch another great episode of "the good wife". >> and? >> thanks, in part to two very special guest appearances michael j. fox was amazing and our own erica hill. >> pretty catchy. >> no one is taking credit for this video yet but how are you dealing with all of it? >> well, it's difficult, but i think that's just modern

politics. >> is there, perhaps, a good point to be made here? i mean, you have shot up in the polls and you've done this as the friend of the down-trodden yet we see you getting cosmetic surgery. were you concerned about your looks? >> no. about a year ago, i was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. >> the thing that is so great about this show -- >> besides erica's performance. >> -- the show itself. wow, gist everything -- us that was a mock-up of a jib-jabja vio we sort of washed during the campaigns, everything taken slice out of slice out of daily events and turned on their heels. >> the writing is phenomenal. the acting is incredible. >> i -- i don't even know what to say except a sound effect. >> she doesn't have to act, though. she played an anchor. >> i played me. but that's the strange part because, you know what -- >> oh, you were really believable.

>> thank you. [ laughter ] >> i'm going to have you do my next contract negotiation. >> it says a lot. the last time they used you like a sprit second and you got a lot of time there. >> next time, who knows. ,,,,,,

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it's 8:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. an english teacher from fairfield's rodriguez high school is out on bail this morning. 27-year-old felecia killings was arrested last night, accused of having sex with a male student who was 16 at the time. santa clara county cracking down on lighting up. starting next month, smoking will be banned from parks, fairgrounds and outdoor eating areas of restaurants. the ban will also include apartment, condos and townhouses starting in 2012. and cal state students could see another hike in tuition soon. the board of trustees taking a final vote today to increase

tuition by 15.5%. that would bring annual tuition to more than $4,800 a year. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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northbound 101 across the golden gate bridge still kind of slow. traffic is still recovering after an earlier stall. it looks like things have actually improved quite a bit here in the last couple of minutes but it was pretty jammed heading up lombard. out to the san mateo bridge where traffic is okay on the flat section of the bridge. once you reach foster city it starts to slow out towards 101. and new injury crash southbound 101 approachingcy sar chavez. one lane is blocked. chp is heading to the scene. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for this morning, sunshine, loads of sunshine, and we have a nice shot here of a hot air balloon. that's pretty nice. as we move out a bit, look at that. clear skies, great visibility. a few clouds up there but nothing to hamper our gorgeous forecast. today's highs, upper 50s along the coast to lower to mid-60s for the bay and inland. more sunshine thursday and friday. and in addition to all that sunshine, we're warming up for the weekend as the 70s move

back into the bay area. also tomorrow, veterans day, plenty of sunshine expected and nice temperatures. ,,,,,,,,