to share with us, email brian@cb 5.com. see you tomorrow. passenger >> passenger pressure. the busy thanksgiving travel week begins with frustrated flyers, calling for a boycott over new invative security procedures. will the tsa back down? we'll have a live interview with the head of the agency and see what may be done to ease the process. natalie's remain. what happened to natalee holloway. we're live in aruba for the latest. and palin palooza. from the book tour to bristol's star turn in hollywood it's all palin all the time. could the most famous family from alaska be on the verge of overexposure. early this monday morning, november 22nd, 2010.

captioning funded by cbs overexposure. captioning funded by cbs >> chilly monday morning. good morning. >> hope you had a great welcome. welcome to "the early show." i'm maggie rodriguez. we're still waiting for the announcement from the royal family in britain when and where prince william will marry kate middleton. a poll shows that most people there would like to see william instead of his father charles become the next king. we're going to take you live to london ahead here this morning. but we begin with this. the busy thanksgiving travel week is upon us. and it's always tough. this week it could be worse because of those controversial new tsa security procedures. don teague is at the dallas-ft. worth airport this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the question is what will travelers do when they are confronted with the new security

screening proceedings f. they decide to protest in large numbers this could be a very long week. it's the beginning of the busiest travel week of the year. with nearly 1.5 million americans taking to the skies between now and sunday. facing pat-downs that many feel are too aggressive and body scans that are too revealing. >> i think they show too much and are not necessary. >> reporter: refuse the scan, get ready for a full body pat-down by tsa agents. a procedure that has passengers on edge. even secretary of state hillary clinton says she would avoid the probing hands of the tsa. >> would you submit to one of these putt downs? >> not if i could avoid it. no, i mean, who would? >> reporter: the pat-downs have become fodder for "saturday night live." >> tsa agents are ready to give you something extra, feel thankful about the holiday season. >> reporter: tom tom sawyer says there was nothing funny about

hit pat-down. it spilled his urine bag. he had to travel 18 urine-soaked shirt and pants. >> i was mortified. i'm standing in front of them with my underwear and had to ask to pull it up. >> reporter: president obama said he asked officials to examine the security measures. >> what i said to the. the s.a. is refine and measure what we're doing is the only way to assure the american people's safety. >> reporter: many americans support full body scanners to protect them. >> i'd rather have a body scanner. >> reporter: a growing group are demanding the tsa change its ways, provide a more dignified way to fly safely. well, it's clear officials are feeling the heat from all levels from travelers. the question is if they will

change these security procedures or modify them soon. maggie. >> don teague in dallas, thank you. we'll find that out now because joining us now from washington is tsa administrator john pistole. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> virtually every newspaper in the country quotes you saying you wouldn't change these and then backtracking saying this is an evolving process. so many are traveling. i want them to know what to expect. could you be as clear as possible. will you change the secure security procedures before the holiday? >> well, maggie, of course we're always evaluating and trying to assess what is the best possible way of conducting our security operations to ensure the safety and security of the traveling public. we know over the weekend that al qaeda issued new information that went into detail how they constructed the cargo bombs out of yemen. also very aware of all of the concerns raised by the american people, members of congress reflecting their constituent

views, and those of the general traveling public who are concerned about what does this mean? so what i'm doing is working with security experts, both within tsa and the inspector general's office who did covert testing that found we were not thorough enough over the last several years to say are there other possible ways of doing screening that would also give some high level of confidence that everybody on every flight has been thoroughly screened. >> in the meantime you will continue with these pat-downs that some have called humiliating, violating, and demeaning? at the moment that is the plan? >> let me say first, maggie, that few people receive these pat-downs. they either alert through a walk-through metal detector or opt out of the advanced imaging technology. >> some who have don't like them and i don't know if you heard the story of this man who said

that it was so aggressive his urine bag spilled. so my question is, why should anyone have to sacrifice dignity for safety? >> what it comes down to is that balance we've been talking about. and obviously great concern over anybody who has felt like they have not been treated properly or have had something embarrassing like that happen. the bottom line is how can we make sure we don't have an abdul ma ta la who opts out and does not get a thorough pat-down, has a non-metallic bomb on him that can cause catastrophic harm, kill hundreds of people in the air and perhaps on the ground. so that's that balance and between the security and the privacy. how do we work that. >> i'm sure you're aware of the internet movement calling for travelers as a way to protest your policies to opt out of full body scanners on wednesday and opt instead for the pat-downs.

what would you like to say to people considering doing this? >> well, what i would hope that they would consider is the vast majority of people want to get home for the holiday, spend time with their loved ones. i would hate for those people who, again, over 80% of the people say we should use the advanced imaging technology, i saw another study, 78% said yes, we should enhanced screening. the vast majority of people including the 99% who do not opt out of ait through our experience, those people want to get home to spend time with family and loved ones. so, i just feel bad for those people who might be delayed because of the lines caused by people who want to protest. >> john pistole, thank you very much, sir, for your time. >> thank you, maggie. >> thanks. despite intense international pressure, north korea is ramping up its nuclear program. the rogue country has built a secret new uranium enrichment

facility and cbs news national security correspondent david martin has more this morning from the pentagon. good morning, david. >> good morning. >> let us talk about this report first released in "the new york times" over the weekend. a scientist, a well known american scientist who has made visits before, goes to north korea and what does he see? >> he sees something he called stunning and astonishing, which is a fully up and apparently running uranium enrichment plant he said looked as modern as anything you would see in the united states. and they somehow did this while under economic sanctions. and of course one of the big mystery here is how they got the technology. >> let's, before we get to who might be helping them, let's talk a little about the united states envoy said this morning that this is not a crisis. however, the kinds of uranium and the sophistication of the

technology there, while north koreans claim it's to use electricity, could very well be used for other purposes, could it not? >> it could. and when it comes to north korea, nobody puts much stock in the best case analysis that this would be used for electricity. the fear here is that while they are showing off this one plant, there's another secret plant someplace else in north korea we don't know about, that is already turning out bomb grade uranium. >> and all of this happening under sanctions. does it seem that somebody must be helping them in some way? and of the other part is the fear is that if they are making this uranium and it ends up weapons grade, north korea would sell this to about anybody who would want it. >> this is the whole proliferation issue. it appears that somebody somehow gave them some technology and how to build this sophisticated equipment that you need for enrichment. that somebody could be iran,

that could be pakistan. north korea already has between 6 and 12 nuclear weapons, nobody wants to see them get more. the bigger concern as you mentioned is that they will sell bomb grade material to another nuclear wannabe, either a state like iran or syria or perhaps even worse a terrorist organization like al qaeda. >> david martin at the pentagon, we thank you for your expertise. it is now 7:10. we want to give you a look at the headlines. jeff glor is filling in at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning to you and everyone. there is good news on children's health. a dramatic drop in emergency room visits after companies stopped selling cold and cough medicines for young kids. a study finds e.r. visits dropped by half. in 2008 the fda warned against using the medicine in children under two.

>> tragedy at last night's los angeles lakers basketball game. a young boy died after he fell from a luxury box. the boy fell from the third deck at the staples center about 50 feet. it's believed he was taking pictures when he plunged to the floor. engine failure forced a delta flight to land back in new york. one of two engines on a boeing 767 bound for moscow failed after takeoff. the crew circled for an hour to dump fuel. 204 were on board. nobody was hurt. we could learn today if a jaw bone found on the beach in aruba more than a week ago belongs to natalee holloway who disappeared five years ago. kelly is in the aruba capital. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. that fragment of a jaw bone found on a beach here in aruba has been in the hands of investigators at the netherlands for dna testing for more than a

week now. natal natalee's parents could learn as early as today. the new evidence, a jaw bone has been in the hands of investigators for almost a week. according to some experts by comparing the bone with holloway's dental records authorities should know if it's natalee's and this mystery may finally draw to a close. >> i believe that at this point in time the results are in their hands. >> they may simply be waiting for dna to confirm what they know. >> it was a blast. i had the best time. >> 18-year-old holloway disappeared during a senior class trip in 2005. her mother is desperately waiting for answers saying in a statement, there is no good answer whether it is natalee or whether it isn't. but no answer at all is most unbearable. holloway was last seen with joran van der sloot. he is currently awaiting trial

in a prison for the murder of 21-year-old stephany flores last may. experts say if the jaw bone turns out to be holloway's it could be enough evidence for prosecutors to finally tie van der sloot to her death. >> the first element the prosecutors would have to prove in a murder case is that natalee is deceased. they would have that. they can combine it with joran's inconsistent statements, his confessions to having killed her. now they have a case against him. >> reporter: dna test results could be released today if in fact this jaw bone is part of the remains of natalee holloway there are a lot of questions for investigators, where are the rest of her remains and how did she die? jeff. >> kelly, thank you. justin bieber swept the top prize at the american music awards last night. the 16-year-old got four trophies including entertainer of the year and favorite artist.

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"dancing with the stars" get ready for a full out sarah palin media blitz this week. is that a good thing for a potential presidential candidate? bill plante has the latest from washington. good morning, bill. >> reporter: good morning, harry. it's the kind of attention that a potential presidential candidate could only dream of and of course there are ample hints that have been dropped by palin that she is after the president's job. palin's reality show about life in alaska is enjoying record ratings. her new book comes out tomorrow and daughter bristol has reached the finals of "dancing with the stars." sarah palin is center stage and not even talking politics. >> this is a great way for her to have the attention without really having big criticism. >> reporter: there are critics. in an interview with larry king, former first lady barbara bush weighed in on a possible presidential candidate of palin. >> she's beautiful. i think she's happy in alaska and i hope she'll stay there.

>> reporter: her book tour will take her to key presidential battleground states for the run up to 2012 like iowa and south carolina. in exerts of the book, palin talks about popular culture and not politics while criticizing reality tv shows like "american idol." palin revisits comments michelle obama made during the 2008 election campaign when mrs. obama said support for her husband made her proud of her country for the first time in her adult life. i guess this shouldn't surprise us, palin writes, since both of them spent almost two decades in the pews of the jeremiah wright's church listening to his rants against america and white people. the book's publisher is sueiing gawker.com for posting the exerts.

there are reports that palin has a team on the ground in iowa. i don't think they there are there to check on hog and corn prices. >> bill plante at the white house this morning. thank you very, very much. >> not one but two stops on her book tour in iowa. coming up, the long hard road to recovery. we'll speak to the 13-year-old girl who barely survived a 100-foot drop after an amusement park ride operator punched a button improperly. winter's fury hit parts of the country. should you switch to snow tires? we'll look at that on "the early show. ♪ such a silly game we play ♪ oh, like a summer's day in may ♪ ♪ what is love? ♪ what is love? ♪ i just want you to be loved ♪ oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

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it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. berkeley police think the suspect in a home invasion and sexual assault is on his way to mexico. that is 27-year-old omar sosa. he is accused of attacking a 13- year-old girl in her bedroom saturday morning. police say the suspect and the victim's family were acquainted and this was probably not a random attack. they cost about $25,000 apiece but those new bus shelters in san francisco are not providing much shelter. the 1200 new shelters have an open design to provide easier access for the disabled. but that same design makes it easy for the rain to get in especially when it's windy. and 250,000 old tires will be part of the railroad bed when a bart line is extended to

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new accident southbound 101 past the 280 interchange an accident, harold with the kcbs phone force called us, let us know that the left lane is blocked and traffic is jammed from at least cesar chavez. out to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is actually not too bad for a monday morning. it's backed up just beyond the first overcrossing. and so it's only 10 to 15 minutes to get on the bridge this morning. a lot of folks have this week off. 880 through oakland quiet up the nimitz freeway as you head up towards downtown oakland. nice ride towards oakland airport if you have a flight to catch, as well. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. our forecast for this monday morning, still got a few showers out there so we'll take a look at this em santa rosa looking at the rainfall, calistoga and this line of showers moving into petaluma as well as sonoma. our forecast for the morning, showers are expected for the morning and also for the afternoon. highs today in the mid- to upper 50s and winds up to 15 miles an hour. it will be a chilly monday. more rainfall tuesday, plenty

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>> well, maybe, we'll get an answer to the question today. you're looking at a picture of westminster abbey and lots of speculation in the last week about where the royal wedding will take place. the guys i hang around with, the bet is on westminster abbey. during the football game yesterday we were talking about that a lot. it's tilting that direction. we'll get a live report from liz palmer from london in just a couple minutes. >> here's how accurate you are. did you guess who would win the game correctly? >> of course. in my fantasy football game too. back in july teagan marti

plunged 100 feet from a ride at a wisconsin amusement park. a fall that no one believed she could survive. in a moment we'll speak exclusively with her mother and her attorney. first i flew down to florida last week and spoke to teagan about the fight of her life. 13-year-old teagan marti dreamed of months of going to wisconsin's extreme world amusement park for the thrill of riding terminal velocity. >> she had seen on the travel channel the thing about amusement parks. she wanted to go on it. >> terminal velocity is like bungee jumping without the cord. >> the operator, this man, made a mistake and released her without putting the safety net in place. she plummeted ten stories before crashing to the ground. how much did you see? >> i saw the entire thing. i was the first one to do cpr on

her. and it was just horrific. >> reporter: teagan crushed her pelvis, spleen and liver barely clinging to life she was air lifted to a nearby hospital. the man was criminally charged with reckless injury and faces up to 25 years in prison. >> i wish i could forget the moment. i remember it all. >> reporter: today teagan struggles with simplest of tasks. sun able to walk and can barely speak. what is the first thing that you remember? >> waking up in the hospital. >> reporter: now nearly four months later she spends three hours a day five days a week at this rehab hospital in south florida pushing, pulling, and hand reaching for recovery. how are you feeling? are you feeling strong? >> should we stick with 25 pounds? >> in the beginning we were kind

of told she'll never walk again. but you know what? god has different plans for her. >> reporter: since teagan stretched but did not sever her spinal cord, there's hope she will once again walk again. are you sure you will walk again? give me a thumbs up if you are? teagan's voice is extremely weak but she has remastered her ab all of her supporters like a typical teen. >> i said you're welcome. you're my hero. and my new text buddy. joining us are teagan's mom, julie, and their family attorney, stuart grossman. let me say what a pleasure it

was to spend time with your family and to see how well teagan is doing and how wonderful her prognosis is. i want to talk about the legal case and lessons we can all take from this accident. let me ask you, who do you blame for teagan's accident? >> i blame charles carnell for his negligence. >> charles carnell, the ride operator, who admitted to releasing teagan 40 feet too early before the safety net was in place is reportedly devastated, julie. he's said through his attorney that he just blanked out. something he says can and does happen to everyone and that he meant no harm. do you accept that explanation? >> it's never happened before so i don't understand how he said it could happen. there should have been a fail safe mechanism in place so this could never happen to anyone. >> since the accident what they've done as you know is put up red tape to prevent other

employees from releasing people too soon. is that in your view too little too late? >> absolutely. i don't think red tape is the answer. i think that there should be some mechanism in place that would prevent anyone from being dropped without something in place to stop that from happening. >> what do you think an appropriate punishment would be for charles carnell? >> honestly i don't have an answer for that, maggie. >> he faces up to 25 years in prison, stuart. i know that he's facing his punishment. you have settled with extreme world, the amusement park and now you are also going after the manufacturer of the ride. what would you like from him, stuart?

>> you know, i view carnell as almost a tragic figure. i certainly never thought that he intentionally hurt teagan. having said that, he represents a class of people who are given an awesome responsibility and they just can't be "blacking out" or not concentrating or whatever it might be. >> what do you think the lessons are? i'll start with you, stuart, for all parents here? >> well, thank you. i think that the lesson is that despite your kid's wishes and impulses to want to go on these thrilling rides so to speak, take a look at the venue. try to understand is this a state of the art machine? is it something that is cobbled together. you probably won't have that opportunity and we rely very heavily on the government to do the appropriate inspections

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prince william caused a bit of a stir over the weekend when he went out without his significant other, kate middleton. but even as he had fun with his friends, the big question on everyone's mind, where and when will the royal couple tie the knot? cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is outside westminster abbey with the latest. liz, good morning. >> reporter: i wish i could tell you, but i can't. the smart money is saying

westminster abbey, that beautiful 1,000-year-old church. date, end of april. the 28th is the current favorite. meanwhile, the papers are just full of new pictures of prince william, the great bridegroom and country's future king. if a prince can ever be just one of the boys, a football match and a stag party is a good place to show it. over the weekend william and a group of rich and privileged friends were at a fun fair too. it's this man of the people image that britains love. his father, prince charles, is heir to the thrown. britain's next king when queen elizabeth dies but he's not a natural favorite. he's perceived as remote with an interest in organic farming. two recent polls showed a clear majority, up to 64% of britains, want him to step aside so the

crown can go to his young son, william, and his beautiful almost bride. the experts sound a note of caution. >> these polls are taken on the back of an excitement of an engagement and pictures of this golden couple are not usually very accurate. >> reporter: many people in our own straw poll agree that william should wait his turn. >> charlotte will make a good king. >> he does a lot with his charities and other work that people don't know. he helps young people into business and he would make an excellent king. >> reporter: in keeping with his down to earth image, william is back at work as a search and rescue pilot. after he announced his engagement last week he was part of a crew that pulled a hiker suffering from chest pains off a mountain. now ms. kathryn middleton was home in the meantime with her parents planning what's bound to be the social event of the

spring or maybe summer season. harry? >> when do we expect an official announcement? >> reporter: this is a great tea leaf reading exercise. the latest thinking is from palace insiders queen is going away on wednesday. the announcement should be made while she's in town so later today or sometime tomorrow. >> elizabeth palmer in front of westminster this morning. thank you very much. so maybe springtime. maybe westminster. right? >> so everyone is on the kathryn page now, right? >> she's always be kate to me. like when tom cruise wanted everyone to call katie holmes, kate, nobody did. she's not royalty yet. i'm trying to concentrate on this but i can't get over the fact that jeff glor is sitting it next to me with a staple inside his finger. >> a staple caught in my finger.

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. berkeley police say the home invasion rape of a teenaged girl was not a random attack. they say 27-year-old omar sosa attacked the girl saturday morning after climbing into her bedroom window. sosa and the family reportedly knew each other. san jose's longest operate cag seen no has big plans to move, expand and change its name. the garden city card room plans to leave its long-time digs on the city's west side for this location near mineta international airport. the casino matrix would be double the size, with a hotel, theater and sports bar. and there will be a lot of snow for skiers and borders heading to truckee tahoe area for thanksgiving weekend. right now chains are required

on 80 east of gold run and on 50 east of placerville. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us.

good morning. well, coming out of downtown san jose, it is a little stop and go from downtown out towards cupertino. but overall, traffic lighter than normal than we typically see on a typical monday just a start to a holiday week. there is a four-car crash just reported in los altos hills approaching foothill

expressway. that's blocking the left lane. westbound 237, a little sluggish towards silicon valley. nothing unusual there. it's a great ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up to mid-parking lot. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. got a few rogue showers out there mainly in the north bay and there they are, right there, now pushing into petaluma and sonoma and they will move into inverness and novato eventually. this morning, showers expected. for the afternoon, more showers still likely. temperatures pretty cool in the mid- to upper 50s. also pretty breezy at times today, winds up to 15 miles per hour. rainfall on tap for tomorrow. and sunshine wednesday, thursday and friday. plenty of sunshinety of sent for the holiday. also, there is a winter storm watch in for the sierra for tonight and tomorrow. if you are heading up, chains are required. ,, ,,,,,,,,

>> a lot of people with us on th the plaza. got that thanksgiving vibe. >> very mitch. >> it's been my favorite holiday. the anticipation and pressure of all the other ones. i love the vibe of thanksgiving. >> a beautiful time of year. >> perfect. welcome back to the rsh railroad. i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. >> can i show my favorite sign? >> please. >> it's really cute. our coach likes harry, who's your coach? >> you. >> you. what kind of coach? >> but we personally like maggie. lots of love. whoa! too much love. nice to meet you.

>> that's why we have a fence here. >> bad idea. >> very good. a whirlwind week for jessica simpson who just got engaged to a former football player, eric johnson. her new cd comes out today. she is here exclusively with us this morning. she's going to talk about her upcoming wedding. she's got a couple of christmas songs she's going to sing. it's all very exciting. that's coming up in our next half hour. >> she sounded great in the h s e rehearsals. can you pig out on thanksgiving without looking -- without depriving yourself, another installment of the best versus the worse. a contest to see if we can tell which is better coming up in a moment. also coming up, used to be in the old days we used to turn our tires over. especially in the northeast and midwest. now all-season tires. tlooz confusion. is it helpful to change?

susan koeppen with all the information you need. >> back inside to jeff glor, in for erica hill at the newsdesk. good morning, jeff. >> maggie, good morning, and good morning, everyone. it does not appear major changes are being made to the controversial airport screening rules including body scans and pat-downs for passengers who refuse. in a statement released yesterday tsa head john pistole said the agency will work to modify screenings and told maggie his separation always evaluatie ining its screenings. >> way to give screenings that everybody on every flight has been thoroughly screened. >> pistole said a small percentage of fliers get body searches. the top aenvoy for north chris wragge downplaying the nuclear facility of north chris wragge. the north says it intluds 2,000

centrifuges used to make enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. >> this is obviously a disappointing announcement. it is also another in a series of provocative moves by the dprk. that being said, this is not a crisis. we are not surprised by this. >> the u.s. had been trying to get north korea to abandon its nuclear arms program since 2003. and an american boy arrested this morning in china for staging a protest. 13-year-old jonathan lee near beijing's tiananmen square when a plain clothed officer grabbed his sign. he was calling for a demilitarized zone it be turned into a park. he was later freed and he and his family told to leave the country. back home as police try to find a motive for the murder of hollywood publicist ronni chasen, elite attended her funial yesterday.

bill whitaker reports. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 members of the entertainment xmunt poured into the service for ronni chasen. oscar winning producers, directors, studio directors, publicists drove past a crowd of cameras and a sea of security. >> in a professional community, they would get up and give a speech so well crafted, so carefully thought out, and then they couldn't make it through it. >> reporter: many remained stunned by chasen's violent death. shot five times in the chest while driving from beverly hills tuesday. no shell cases found at the scene and police deny reports that chasen was shot from the high angle of an suv. there are reports that chasen told friends she thought she was being followed as far back at march. >> there is some pressure to bring in the lapd for this investigation, because the beverly hills police are not very experienced. >> reporter: investigators are reviewing surveillance, a movie

attended in the hours before chasen's death. security cameras from the home closest to the crime scene were pointed in the wrong direction. chasen the computers are being scoured for clues. >> we have a source that's telling us they're looking at ronni chasen's personal finances for potentially irregular activities. >> reporter: those attending sunday's funeral don't believe chasen led a secret life had had an enemy capable of murder. autopsy results are expected in two weeks and should reveal the type of gun used to kill one of hollywood's most respected publicists. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. harry potter keeps outdoing himself. the new movie "harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1" took in $125 million this weekend. the best debut for a movie in a series. coming in a distant second, "mega mind" followed by "unstoppable." at five past the hour, here is dave with another check of the weather.

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blanket? >> nothing to do with fat. just talking calories? >> right. straight up calories. >> hmm. well, there are a lot more cheese and crackers but those hot dogs, because they're not turkey dogs even thoughs thanksgiving, so i'm going with pigs in the blanket are more fattening. >> they're not. this is the lower calorie choice. a big difference. 270 calories versus 600. a difference of 330 calories. not saying these are good for you, but that's a big calorie difference when you consider watching football on tv only burns 70 calories an hour. >> gosh. i got the first one wrong, but now i know. >> next up, turkey drum stick with the skin on versus six ounces of dark meat turkey with the skin. which has less calories? >> i'm going to guess, because this looks like it's a little bit more meat that this one is the better choice. >> you are protect here. here's the thing about the drum stick. it slows you down, but 240

calories versus 270. a 30 calorie difference but you may use less gravy because it's more moist. a half couple of gravy, another 60 calories. total saving of 90. >> the best reason to choose the drum stick, truth is really going to weigh on the turkey -- >> true. >> go with that. i will do that. >> now we have sweet potato casserole versus creamed spinach? >> those marshmallows have to be a killer. without the marshmallows -- although, it's not low-fat. cream spin ched? >> correct. 1 80 versus 200. you have to walk 25 minutes after your thanksgiving feast just to burn 100 calories. that is a lot. >> that's a smart choice. >> choose the creamed spinach versus the marshmallow laden potato casserole. >> both veggies. >> there is a difference.

green bean allenedene. >> roasted brussel sprouts. if you underlined broefted -- >> abav it away. >> the roasted brussel sprouts, what happens there, you need extra virgin olive oil and the oven does the work for you. we have 165 calories versus 220, if you leave five pecans on your plate you save another 50. goes up to 105. >> a great tip to keep in mind for all veggie dish, roast them with a little extra virgin olive oil. >> this traditionally calls for butter. one tablespoon has 100 calories. >> great, great stuff. dessert, my favorite. >> mine, too. pecan pie versus pumpkin pie. lower calories? which -- >> which has fewer calories? hmm -- i have no clue. this is just a guess. pecan has fewer calories.

>> it's actually the pumpkin. a big difference. 250 versus 500. so it's double, actually. here's the advantage to the pumpkin. because those pecan, calorie dense. they have 10 calories each. a lot of sugar in there versus this can be more whipped. now, here's the thing, though. most people also top their pumpkin pie with whipped cream. two tablespoons 25 calories versus pecan pie, get out the vanilla ice cream, 250 calories for half a cup. no matter which, save the crust behind, save another 150 calories. up to 585 if you use all the extras. >> you won't miss the bottom crust because you still get this yummy part. >> absolutely. >> lastly, a cocktail. >> we like the after-dinner drinks. a shot of bailey's, one cup of eggnog. >> this has to be better, bailey's. >> you are right. you have to be careful with these.

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nearly 40 million travelers expected to hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday, now's a good time to think about the tires on your car. those four rings of rubber can make all the difference when it come to avoiding an accident. consumer correspondent susan koeppen is here with all of the details. good morning. >> good morning, harry. most americans use all-season tires but experts say snow tires are a good investment during the winter season. are they worth the money? we wanted to find out so i got behind the wheel and headed into a very icy situation. it's not even winter yet but snow has already hit from the midwest down to the texas panhandle. >> by thanksgiving winter will be in full swing in parts of the country especially over the central plains on into lakes and perhaps even the northeast by then. >> reporter: as temperatures drop, driving conditions get dangerous. traditionally december, january

and february are the worst months for driving with nearly 1.5 million crashes last year alone. so how do you keep yourself safe? matt edmonds from tirerack.com says it all starts down here. how important is the right tire on your car? >> the easiest way to think about it is the tires are the shoes on your car. having the right shoes on your vehicle for weather conditions is just as important as your personal shoes. >> reporter: we put some tires to the test on a skating rink in connecticut. three identical cars. one with summer tires. one with all-season tires and one with winter tires. take a look at how the different tires react to braking at just 10 miles per hour. the summer tires keep on going sliding more than 45 feet after hitting the brakes. the all-season tires are better.

sliding nearly 36 feet. if i have these tires on my car and i get to a stop sign and stop, did i just go through the intersection? >> you pretty much cleared the intersection. >> reporter: take a look at what happens with winter tires. we stop after almost 18 feet. >> straight and controlled. >> reporter: side by side the difference is dramatic. we also tried turning at just 10 miles per hour. the winter tires corner no problem. i glide right through. the all-season -- out of control. not so much. the summer tires -- i'm turning right but i'm going straight. we have no control at all. >> our vehicles these days have so many technologies to help give us control and safety but they're only as good as traction and control. the only thing that gives us traction are those four tires. >> reporter: and experts say if you're going to put winter tires on your car, put them on from

thanksgiving to tax day and you need all four to be winter tires and not just two in the front or two in the back. >> it can make it more dangerous. how much do these things cost? looking at the difference on the treads you can see there's a big difference. >> winter tires are 100 to 150 per tire. it will cost you $400 to $500. think about what is the deductible on your car insurance. would you rather have tires or a crash? >> in florida or southern california, i don't have to pay attention to this. >> if you live in florida or southern california, you probably don't need winter tires. the rest of the country if you have any sort of icy condition, you get snow, winter tires make a big difference. >> i saw you driving in the segment there on this ice rink. was it as dramatic as it looked? it was stunning the difference. >> it really is a huge difference. when i was making that turn going 10 in the winter tires it

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it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. the search is on for a rapist. berkeley police say 27-year-old omar sosa climbed into an unlocked bedroom window saturday morning and attacked a 13-year-old girl. police believe sosa and the family knew each other and they think he is headed to mexico. the political wrangling over who will be the next mayor of san francisco continues this week. tomorrow the board of supervisors is likely to discuss how candidates are nominated to replace gavin newsom, headed to sacramento to become lieutenant governor. board members will vote on a process where each supervisor can nominate one candidate. and san francisco supervisors also considering a new charge at the grocery store. a 10-cent fee for a bag, paper or plastic, even if it's

recyclable. the idea is to encourage people to bring their own bags. byob. traffic and weather right after this. great work everybody! now freshly remodeled, your target has never been better.

let's go out to marin southbound 101 past sir francis drake there's been an accident two cars blocking the carpool lane as you can see it is jammed into san rafael. once you get past 580 speeds improve to the waldo grade towards the golden gate bridge.

traffic lighter than normal. drive time heavy on 101 between 37 and 580. really again past sir francis drake, those speeds improve. out to 280 in san jose. it is still stop and go from bird to foothill expressway. there was an accident near foothill expressway that is right now in the clearing stages. the bay bridge the bright spot. this is definitely a holiday week for a lot of folks. easy ride into san francisco. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. in the weather department we are still seeing some showers. and those showers have been playing favorites with the north bay for the morning. currently some showers through sonoma, petaluma, towards novato and the eventually moving into san rafael. forecast for the morning and for the afternoon, some leftover showers, a chance of those during the day with highs in the mid- to upper 50s. rainfall moving in tomorrow, with a low pressure system. wednesday, thursday and friday plenty of sunshine but still fairly cool. and another round of showers likely saturday and sunday. do note, sierra winter storm warning comes into effect late

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>> love the enthusiasm. thank you very much to our crowd out here on the plaza. welcome back to "the early show." coming up in this half hour, jessica simpson is in the studio this morning -- we're excited too. she'll talk about her new holiday cd and her recent engagement. maybe her plans for the holiday. we always love to have jessica on with us. >> look forward to talking with

her in just a couple minutes. ever wonder who is at the other end when you call the butterball hotline? >> all the time. >> i have made those calls. >> helpful? >> absolutely. >> i've been in the room when the calls were made but never actually made the call. >> the famous story in our household is andrea's first turkey she left the jiblets inside the bag. that's why they are there to prevent family catastrophes. we'll talk to them in just a bit. >> first this morning, we're going to check in with -- were we done here? >> we should say that dr. ruth is here. there's a new study -- >> i was so caught up in the butterball action. >> speaking of action, there's a new study that shows that baby boomers aren't really getting that much and they're not happy about it. she's going to talk to us about it ahead this morning. >> as only dr. ruth can. >> yes, indeed. but first, dave price has a

final check of the weather. good morning, sir. >> i'm not going near any of those lines. i'm just going to take the weather, do the weather and get out cleanly. nice to see you, guys. pleasure to be with you, everyone. let's walk over and say hello to these fine people that came out to see us. where are you from? >> florida. >> you don't say. where in florida? >> jacksonville. >> gator fan? >> yes, sir. >> there you go. i love the camocamo. looks like we're going

>> quick hello to everyone watching in arkansas this morning. harry, back inside to you. >> all right, dave. thanks very much. nearly a quarter of americans between the ages of 45 and 65 say they are dissatisfied with their sex lives. that's according to a study released today by the associated press and life goes strong.com. sex therapist dr. ruth westheimer is a blogger for that baby boomer website and she joins us now with some advice for every couple. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> are you surprised at all by the statistic that there are so many people especially these baby boomers and younger that are unsatisfied with their sex life? >> you have to be very careful because we don't really know how people answer those questions. but let's suppose now that it

gives us an indication for you and me to talk about it. >> it's a good opportunity. >> tools that television people especially you, harry. everyone else is responsible a little bit for the problems in this country. i tell you why. older people, baby boomers, should make sure that in the morning -- watch out -- they don't watch television. they should go back into bed because for older people important testosterone level is highest, the woman is rested, important tape your show but go back into bed and do the things that i usually talk about. >> so maybe have a cup of coffee first? >> a cup of coffee, yes. and then -- >> you said sex nicely. either way, now what is

important is that surveys like this give us an opportunity to talk about it. we know that we have scientific data about baby boomers and older people. the word dissatisfied is not the right word. i would rather say if you or anybody here has a problem, be happy. use every moment for an activity that i talk about. >> one of the other things that we're not even going to talk about science of it but you hear all the time that men want to have sex especially in this survey at least saying we're not having as much sex as we would like to have. >> look at that face of yours. a little bit less because we taught you to want to have more and women don't want to have as

much good sexual satisfaction as men. >> as we look in the mirror, we say we're not as desirable as we might have been 10, 20, 30 years ago. >> that's dangerous. don't do that. when you get home but not in the studio, when you get home, undress. look in the mirror and look how handsome you look. don't concentrate on some of those aspects that you don't like. for women, don't concentrate on a little bit of a belly. so what. concentrate on the smile. concentrate and put nice fantasies into your mind and concentrate and say how fortunate i have a partner. i'm going to do that activity right now. >> physically we change. men have -- a lot of men say they have functional problems. sometimes women also have physical restrictions in their ability to make love or not.

one thing you said is you have to be open and continue to learn. >> learn not in bed. have that conversation by watching a little bit of tv, by watching something that people talk on the internet and say let's see if we can make it better. for example, i believe that a woman has to take the responsibility for her own sexual satisfaction. she has to say to herself that if there is something out there that starts with an o, a morning show that i won't say it -- >> orgasm. >> you didn't even blush. she has to take responsibility and we do know from surveys that people, women, do take responsibility and we have less women who don't have orgasms. older people, especially baby boomers, they grow up with this idea everything has to be like hollywood. everything has to be -- you can't be 4'7".

you can't be somebody without hair. not so. you can have the best sexual satisfaction if you are sexually literate and if you know what you are doing and if you have most importantly good communication. most important. >> dr. ruth as always, a pleasure. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> turn off the tv now. here's maggie. >> no, wait. don't. thanksgiving is coming up and you need to answer all of your turkey questions. for three decades experts at the butterball turkey talk line have been talki itaking 100,000 callr from their naperville, illinois, headquarters. joining me is mary, the talk line supervisor. good morning. >> good morning. we're taking lots of calls. let's face it, this is the most important meal of the year. generations getting together to have a great time. we love to call it generation

tea for thanksgiving. >> you've been taking call for 26 years. what's the craziest question you have ever gotten? >> my most fun call was a lady who called from denver, colorado. she stored her turkey in a snow bank outside. in a snow bank. she was calling about thawing which is our number one question and it dawned on her it snowed and she had no idea where her turkey was? >> what did you recommend to her? >> the only thing i could say is maybe next time put a red flag out there. >> it sounds like y really can answer any and every question. there's no turkey question you cannot answer, correct? >> we don't think you can stump us. hopefully not. >> the most common one relates to thawing. for those asking ourselves that question, what's the proper thawing technique? >> you want to do it in a cold way either in your refrigerator or in cold water. your turkey right now should be in the refrigerator thawing out.

if you don't have that much time, put it in cold water and you'll be just fine for the big day. >> how many questions would you say you get and how many people do you have there answering them? >> we actually have 52 ladies that all have a bachelor's degree in some kind of home ec field. we've been taking calls now for well over 30 years taking phone calls. back then it was your grandma and a good cookbook is how you got your information. today you can call us at 1-800-butterbawl and facebook and twitter and lots of ways to reach us. >> is it true that your workers go to butterball university. is there really such place? >> every year we have a good time. that's in october before our season starts. we even have a turkey lineup where we'll cook turkeys 10 to 12 different ways, put them out there on the table at the same time. all done at the same time and then you can compare one method to the other.

it's really very informative. we love to do that. >> so since you guys all have so much experience cooking turkeys, give me one one best tip for preparing a turkey on thanksgiving. >> a very good tip and this is a pearl from butterball now for 30 years. we love the shallow open pan. that's our preferred cooking method. but, two-thirds of the way through the cooking time then at that point you want to take a piece of aluminum foil there on the top of the breast meat that will slow down the cooking of the breast. the t you'll have a tender and juicy turkey. >> mary clingman knows her stuff. thank you so much. >> it's our pleasure. happy thanksgiving. >> same to you. >> by the way, the butterball hotline is open on thanksgiving. over to you, harry. >> christmas has come early for jessica simpson. the singer and actress is celebrating her recent engagement to former nfl star eric johnson and she's releasing a new cd today of holiday

classics and original songs and it's called "happy christmas." it's in stores right now. jessica simpson is here this morning. >> i've had better morningsvy to admit. >> the flu bug decided to tap you on the shoulder and knock you almost down to the ground. >> i won't let you smell my breath right now. >> we're going to forego asking you to sing and we'll just chat a little bit if that's all right. we had a chance to listen to the cd which i love a lot. >> thank you so much. >> great duets on there including one with willie nelson. >> yes. he's amazing. we did "merry christmas, baby." i was blessed to have him part of the record. >> another duet is a song with a sailor who you met on a ship. >> i went out to the persian gulf and went on "truman" and got to visit with the soldiers and they were so amazing and

sailors just really touched my heart and they did this whole audition for me to be on my record and i picked this guy named john britt. he gets to come home for christmas and be with his family. >> being on an aircraft carrier is phenomenal. >> just the sacrifices they make for us every day is unbelievable. >> they are out there for months and months at a time. if you buy the cd and don't download it, whone of the other things that's great is there are pictures of you from christmas. >> i sent in pictures. >> what do you remember most from being a kid and christmastime? >> i think really just sitting around the piano and singing with my family. that was definitely a tradition that we did every year. you know, to be able to make a record and sing those songs and have my family be able to listen to it is special.

>> there are pop songs and christmas classics and some great -- a lot of it will bring a tear right to your face. christmas has to be extra special for you this year because of getting engaged. >> i know. >> we've been hearing so much about this ring from tiffany and the engagement -- asking you to get married was a surprise? >> total surprise. i had to sit on his knee i was so shocked. i had to sit on his knee to really get what was happening. yeah. he had it planned a long time ago with my mom and dad and was a gentleman about it. >> wow. how about that. who is this guy? who are we going to let you go marry now? >> he's the best man in my life. sorry, dad. >> former nfl player. >> uh-huh. >> and what is it about him that has so submiten your heart? >> he's really thoughtful and

keeps me very centered and feels like my feet are on the ground and just really is probably the most special part of my life and of my day. >> wow. we assume you'll be better by thursday. we'll see you in the parade on thursday. and did i also read that you cook on thanksgiving? >> i cook, yeah. we're here in new york so this is our first new york thanksgiving. it will be exciting. we have ritz carlton letting us borrow the oven. >> that's a good deal. >> do you mind if we look at this engagement ring. this is a tiffany ring. >> it's over 100 years old. >> so how is it special? there's a different stone in there. >> a ruby. that's my birth stone. that's something that i've already done the traditional thing. i wanted to do something that was different and it was all eric's idea. he wanted it to be special. >> when he proposed, did he present the ring?

did he do that whole -- >> he did. >> when you saw this, what was your reaction? >> i first said yes. that was my first reaction. i said yes. we both definitely were teary eyed. i didn't try the ring on until five minutes in. i was so shocked. just kind of sat there and cried with him for a bit. >> as rings go, that qualifies up there as a jaw dropper. >> yeah. it's an original tiffany. he did good. >> all is going well for you, right? >> yeah. >> except for the flu. >> i know. >> we'll just make a deal next time come in and we'll promise you don't get the flu and you'll sing. >> i promise next time. >> great to see you. we're very happy for you. take care. jessica simpson. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show,

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♪ >> i want that cd for christmas. my husband should put that in my stocking. >> easy enough to do i would think. >> jessica simpson here and with a touch of the flu you were here at o dark 30 this morning. the band is ready. >> i sang at the wedding. >> we probably should get over there. >> we saw that. you shouldn't. >> we'll do that on the webcast. >> fine.

fine. >> do you have a favorite christmas song on your cd? >> my favorite one -- i really enjoyed doing "merry christmas baby" with willie nelson. >> it's really good. >> it's bluesy. that's probably my favorite one. >> i want to hear it. >> it's down and dirty sound to it, right? >> there it is. >> this is your second christmas cd, right? >> uh-huh. >> i think the thing i like about christmas cds is it connects you to the people that you sing to. >> timeless. >> tell me your perfect christmas morning? >> the approximaperfect christm morning, me and my sister would sleep in the same room when santa came. i remember knowing that my parents -- like both of us were up before they wanted to get up. and then we would fight about

who gets what. >> who gets to open first. >> yeah. >> so fun. >> how long before you broke the toys? >> i'm a big sharer. i let ashley take it. >> we hope you feel better. thank you for hanging around. we do appreciate it. have a great day, everybody. your local news is next. [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year.

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good morning. well, we still have congestion in marin from san rafael to larkspur. couple of accidents, one earlier accident approaching sir francis drake is cleared

and another one reported near lincoln. past 580, traffic is great. in fact, things are lighter than normal. a lot of people have the holiday week off so things are great across the span at the golden gate bridge. no problems getting to sfo. slow traffic through san mateo but otherwise 880 through oakland looks great past hegenberger. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. well, our forecast for this morning, we still got some showers out there and they will be in the forecast during the day. a chance of showers that is. light rainfall moving in through the novato area and also just pushing out of sonoma but headed toward vallejo and also pushing towards hercules. our forecast for today, showers are expected. temperatures will be cool. and also breezy at times. rainfall on tap for tomorrow. more widespread chance of rainfall. sunshine wednesday, thursday, friday just in time for thanksgiving. temperatures still fairly cool and another round of showers likely for this weekend.

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