you back here tomorrow 4:30 a.m. breaking news. arrested. wikileaks founder julian assange surrenders to london police to face charges of sexual assault as his website comes under fire for releasing more secret documents. we'll go live to london. let's make a deal. president obama and republican leaders agree to extend bush era tax cuts for everyone. what did the president get in return and will it be enough to stop any challenge from angry democrats? and he brave battle. elizabeth edwards stops her cancer treatments after doctors say they can't do anymore to help her. we'll bring you the latest and her touching message to supporters early this tuesday morning, december 7th, 2010. captioning

funded by cbs on a cold clear tuesday good morning, everybody. i'm harry smith. please say hello. >> hello, america. i'm erica hill harry. >> december 7th, a day to live in infamy for people of a certain age that remember that so well. >> every day. >> something we don't want to miss. >> excellent point. >> yes. a winter freeze that's all out there. so sorry. we fumbled the ball this morning. bad weather across the eastern united states and reaches all the way down into florida where they're trying to protect the crops and people in our neck of the woods saying too cold already and getting the latest on that. >> first the breaking news on wikileaks, the website put tens of thousands of leaked documents online julian assange will tell a judge he'll fight any attempt to send him to sweden to face

charges. elizabeth palmer is in london with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. yes, assange is inside now with their lawyer and been in the hearing for about an hour and we expect it to end quite shortly. this is just the opening round in what will probably be a long legal battle over julian assange. as his lawyer arrived at court this morning, he was upbeat. >> he is fine good spirits. >> can you talk us through the meeting this morning with police? >> it was very cordial. they verified the identity. he is the real junian assange and ready to go into the court. >> reporter: the court hearing is to decide whether he should be sent to sweden for questioning in a sexual assault case. it's a move assange's legal team will fight in case the swedes then hand him over to the united states where public figures called for his execution.

over nine days wikileaks published a steady stream of cables embarrassing and infuriating the government. in the last public statement online last friday assange warned that his arrest won't stop the drip drip of leaked confidential documents. it's not only the legal net that's tightening on assange, the financial one is too. paypal and mastercard reported to have stopped processing donations for weikileaks and the swiss bank closed his account. we're hearing from inside the courthouse that the prosecution doesn't want assange to get bail because he's considered a flight risk but no news yet on what the decision's going to be. >> liz, is there anymore information on when and whether he could be sent to the u.s.? >> reporter: the u.s. hasn't asked for him yet. they're thinking of how to frame the charge and it's got to be done carefully because if he's charged with a crime with the

death penalty, no european country is likely to hand him over. >> thanks. harry? all right. now to politics. president obama has a tentative deal with republicans to extend all the bush era tax cuts for two more years. it is part of a wider agreement that fekts nearly every american and also breaks a longstanding promise by the president. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. the president did campaign on a promise. and had no leverage and had to settle for in order to get tax cuts for the middle class, had to settle for this and extends unemployment benefits. >> i know there's some people in my own party and in the other party who would rather prolong this battle even if we can't reach a compromise but i'm not willing to let working families across this country become come lat real damage for political

warfare in washington. >> reporter: proposed compromise extends the tax cuts for every american in every income bracket including the wealthiest for a 13-month extension of unemployment benefits for americans. there is a one-year 2% cut in payroll taxes for all workers. and the estate tax returns at 35% on estates over $5 million. but both the tax cuts and the jobless benefits are being paid for with borrowing adding to the deficit. the president speaking monday evening to announce what he calls the framework cautioned democrats opposed to the deal it was time to bring the fight to an end. >> as much as the political wisdom may dictate fighting over solving problems it would be the wrong thing to do. >> reporter: this bill also extends a lot of the other tax breaks that were in place and a lot of them help lower income earners but democrats are angry. a lot think that the president sold out to the republicans.

the white house response is the president thought that he was doing what was best for the economy. harry? >> bill plante at the white house this morning, thank you very much. also in washington this morning, cbs news political analyst john dickerson. good day to you. >> good morning, harry. >> democrats are furious. they are -- you can feel the steam all the way here in new york city. because they are so mad. is there any way the president gets -- puts his arm around them and says let's sit down work it out and make it work? >> well, yeah. you're exactly right. the liberals are very angry and the democrats have to pass it in the senate reacted with surprise associated with a surprise dental exams and the problem for the president is he needs to get the votes but he also has republicans now and that's the coalition he's decided to grab here as bill mentioned in the piece, he spoke to both parties. he was the man in the middle who said, stop this fighting.

the american people are the ones who will suffer. both of you get in line and that was a message to his own party as well as to republicans. >> the white house seems to clearly think it's a really good deal and basically traded an extension of unemployment benefits for 13 months well into next year for this two-year extension of the bush tax cuts. they must think this is the best deal they could get. >> that's right. the white house says this is the best deal we could get and, in fact, in speaking to liberals they say it's a better deal than anybody would have expected. focus on the good stuff they say. stimulation for the economy, this is a new reality they argue. we have to pay a price to republicans who are now in charge. they have the leverage. so given all of that the white house says it is a surprise we got as much as we did. >> doesn't it illustrate that the republicans are ready even though there's a lame duck congress that's still, you know in power for another couple of weeks, the republicans who are driving the bus. >> the republicans are driving the bus on this one, in

particular. for these reasons. one, the president didn't have all the democrats in the senate to vote with him and he just didn't have the votes. that was the reality. the other reality is the white house knew that if this all broke down and taxes went up for everyone the president would get the share of the blame and they had to make a deal. >> with this moving along as it were, what happens to things like s.t.a.r.t.? is that still in play? what about don't ask, don't tell? was that hidden under the rug somehow that that might get, you know, might get done by say, new year's day? >> republicans have said unless they get a deal on taxes and continuing funding for the government another thing on the agenda they won't play on any of the other issues you mentioned. the president wants this out of the way and but on that s.t.a.r.t. question there is some signs that it was going to get some republican support. remember, it needs 67 votes but there was late word last night and a report in roll call maybe that stalled, another reason for

liberaling to be angry. you made the deal and won't get anything else? >> john dickerson, thanks very much. >> thank you harry. now a check of the headlines on this tuesday morning. jeff glor at the news desk. >> good morning to you. an early blast of winter hitting the eastern third of the country. this morning blizzard warnings in west virginia and freeze warnings in florida. cbs news correspondent seth doan is in erie pennsylvania where it's been snowing heavily all night long there. hey, seth. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. yes, if you looked at the kalin calendar it is not yet winter but if you looked outside through much of the country you would see a very different story. behind me here is lake erie. and cold air is whipping across that relatively warmer water creating what's called lake-effect snow. dumping snow through the region, closing some schools and delivering a wintry mess. a frigid air mass from canada continues to bring in early

blast of wenter from the great lakes to florida. this massive system has dumped more than a foot of snow from holland, michigan east to cleveland, ohio. erie pennsylvania and syracuse new york. >> you can get snow at a rate of two, three inches an hour and until the wind shifts the lake-effect snow band won't shift. >> reporter: in cities like buffalo, new york and waterbury, connecticut, traffic was at a virtual stand still. >> this is awful. i have to take my son to the doctors and took me an hour to shovel in. >> reporter: not just the snow that's leaving folks frustrated. along the eastern seaboard the thermometer is in free fall. some places 20 degrees below normal and combined up to 40-mile-per-hour winds. >> this is very unusual. to see this kind of cold over thousands of miles. >> reporter: in florida, where

they have issued a state-wide freeze warning, orange grove owners are spraying water for a layer of ice that works like a mini igloo to protect the fruit and hoping the temperatures go up soon. and there is not much relief in the forecast. more snow, colder temperatures ahead. so bundle up and maybe buy a hat that covers your ears. >> probably a good idea. enjoying the wonders of lake-effect snow this morning. thank you very much. elizabeth edwards is gravely ill this morning in north carolina. edwards last appeared in public on the stand up to cancer telethon in september. she is at home now surrounded by family and friends and her estranged husband john. doctors told her that further treatment for the breast cancer is unproductive and said to be pain free and good spirits despite the condition. on the facebook page she wrote, quote, it isn't possible to put into words the love and gratitude i feel towards everyone who has and continues

to support and inspire me every day. to you, i simply say, you know. a new study says aspirin can reduce your risk of dying of cancer. a report found low-dose aspirin over 20 years reduced the threat of prostate cancer by 10%. 30% for lung cancer and risk of e sof jeel cancer lowered by 60%. taxpayers won big in the bailout of citigroup. two years ago they got $45 billion in government bailout money, one of the largest rescues in history. they made a $12 billion profit. audience members from "the oprah winfrey show" starting the adventure down under this morning. >> oprah! oprah! oprah! >> back in september, winfrey surprised 300 loyal fans giving them a trip to australia.

there's visits to the great barrier reef and the outback costing $4 million will be paid for by the country of australia. and there's a new push for a new christmas tree tradition this year. some ecoconscious groups renting out live trees. so when the holiday's over rrn it and then replanted instead of tossed away on the curb. 13 minutes past the hour now. seems like a win-win situation. >> rent out families, avoid arguing over the season and you are set. >> possibilities are endless. >> endless. priceless. >> good morning. >> good morning to you jeffrey. take a look at what's happening across the country. we heard from seth doan in erie. take a look at this. more snow coming your way today. look at these numbers. another foot to 15 inches in places like jamestown and dunkirk up to watertown. the people like jeff glor and in this area you're used to it but to people who are traveling through, you got to watch it. it's going to be dangerous.

a wind shift today coming in out of the west and that's a little bit of a change so what that does

>> 15 minutes past the hour. that's a quick look at the weather picture. folks? >> dave, thanks. this morning, the man that admitted to killing his wife on the honeymoon is behind bars in alabama. where he faces a possible death sentence before that very same crime. betty nguyen has the latest. >> reporter: 33-year-old gabe watson arrived back in the home state of alabama last night from los angeles where he had been jailed since returning to the u.s. from australia 12 days ago. >> he's coming back to alabama to fight and he's going to prove his innocence before this is all over. >> reporter: watson charged with two counts of capital murder for

drourning his 26-year-old wife tina in 2003 while they were scuba diving on the great barrier reef during their honeymoon. the photograph captured a lifeless tina watson her arms raised toward the surface lying helpless on the ocean floor. the couple had been married for 11 days when police say gabe watson killed his wife to cash in on a small insurance policy. australian police showed how they believe tina was killed saying watson cut off the air supply giving her a bear hug and watched her sink to the ocean floor. during interrogation, watson a certified rescue diver, told investigators 16 different versions of what happened. >> the fight against the current is what allowed whatever thing took place that caused her to either blackout. >> reporter: in 2009 watson served a 18-month sentence in australia for manslaughter part of a plea deal. >> pled guilty to not doing enough to help tina while she

was in the water. certainly was nothing that had anything to do with intentional conduct or intentional murder which is what he's charged with here in alabama. >> reporter: prosecutors in alabama say the punishment in alabama too lenient and believe they believe get a murder conviction against watson on u.s. soil. betty nguyen cbs news new york. >> what a story. the latest on elizabeth edwards. the chancer spread and doctors said they can't do anything more for her in terms of treatment. also it pays to go over the finances for the new year. we'll have five easy changes that will save you money. this is "the early show" on cbs.

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doctors have said there's nothing to do treatmentwise. we'll get more information on her condition and who is there with her and what they're doing as they prepare for this. also coming up we'll be talking with rebecca jarvis who knows about money and some great ideas for you, year end ideas that can put money in your pocket. >> i like it. >> yeah. when we come back.

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it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger antioch police are trying to find the driver of a pickup truck that killed a would. the victim was hit on cavallo road at 2 a.m. shortly before that the female victim was heard arguing with one. police are looking for a silver four-door nissan frontier with a luggage rack on the cab. a man is in critical condition after his home blew up in his east oakland home last night. it was a natural gas explosion but pg&e says its lined weren't involved. the home was under renovation and a neighbor said the victim complained of smelling gas recently. a package has come up with

20 recommendation, among them more out of state students, more online classes, and some students getting their degrees in three years in the university of california to deal with the fiscal crisis. traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. stay with us. ♪ ♪ you can find your feet and you can find your way ♪ ♪ you can find yourself in bed at the end of the day ♪ ♪ you can find some fun on a tropical isthmus ♪ ♪but you'll never find my... ♪ ♪ you can find it in your heart to be patient with me ♪ ♪ you can find a new star for the top of the tree ♪ ♪ i don't mean to be coy and i don't mean to be vicious ♪ ♪ but you'll never find my christmas ♪

good morning. let's start off with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. areas of fog really limiting visibility this morning including as you approach the pay gates. it is backed up well into the

macarthur maze. was mistier earlier but it's still stop and go from the incline to the serve. backed up westbound 237 your silicon valley ride just got busy exiting milpitas. looks like that is cleared. stop and go from 238 but once you get on the san mateo bridge, it's a nice ride towards foster city. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. ferc for today will include plenty of sunshine here's a look out towards the transamerica building this morning. and we do have just a few clouds out there as well as some reports of fog. so keep that in mind for the morning. for the afternoon, keep this in mind. it's going to be a nice mild day. sunglasses will be needed. highs in the lower to the upper 60s. tomorrow umbrella as well as thursday and friday. showers wednesday through friday.

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welcome back. >> coming up this morning, we have a scary story this morning, especially for those that love eating this time of year. if you cook with glass dishes be very careful. you think of them as indestructible, right? an investigation found they can literally explode under certain conditions. it is a safety risk an our susan koeppen will be here to tell us about it. >> i'm a little creeped out by

that. glad she is here. 2011 of course, right around the corner. time for a new year reality check on the finances. a few simple chances to save you money including cutting your credit card interest rate. you just have to know how to ask and who better to tell us than rebecca jarvis in a bit? first, the very latest on elizabeth edwards. her doctors said her long battle with cancer is coming to an end. she may have just weeks to live. she is at her home this morning in north carolina surrounded by friends and family. cbs news correspondent nancy cordes joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, friends of the edwards family say that the condition deteriorates and nothing more that the doctors can do. they're saying the final farewells to loved ones elizabeth edwards is now at home resting with her family including her estranged husband john after being told by doctors that further treatment of the

cancer would be unproductive. the 61-year-old edwards posted a message on facebook signaling her six-year battle against cancer may be ending. the days of our lives for all of us are numbered she wrote. the days i do have made all the more meaningful and precious. as political spouses go, edwards broke the mold. >> they so much. she is a lawyer with a length think resume and raised four children. grown daughter kate wade who died in a car accident in 1996 and emma claire and jack that came later. lately, though identified most with her private battles, first her health and later her troubled marriage to john edwards. the former senator was john kerry's running mate in the 2004 presidential election. the day they conceded defeat elizabeth announced she was living with breast cancer in the campaign. after chemotherapy surgery and radiation, the family hoped the worst was over. >> i seem to be cancer free

knock on wood. >> reporter: soon after her husband launched the second presidential bid in 2006 doctors told her the cancer had returned, this time spreading to her bones. and could not be cured. >> she understands what i understand which is that i am imperfect. >> reporter: in 2008, her husband admitted publicly what he had already confessed in private. >> i made a very serious mistake. >> reporter: he had an affair with campaign vid ol fehr hunter. edwards eventually admitted he had fared a child with hunter. the edwards' marriage imploded. on monday, she reached out to all those who stood by her these turbulent few years. it isn't possible to put into words the love and gratitude i feel to everyone who has and continues to support and inspire me every day. to you, i simply say, you know. with love, elizabeth. he also says that the facebook posting that she has been sustained through life by three

saving graces, her family, her friends and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. >> nancy, thanks. nancy cordes in washington this morning. joining us this morning, betsy glick, executive editor of "people" magazine and dr. jennifer ashton our medical correspondent. good to have you both with us this morning. betsy, what is the very latest on the condition? who's with her and how are they preparing? >> she is at home. she is surrounded by loved ones. her children are all there. she has good friends there. her sister's there and sort of hanging out and talking and looking at photos and that's what we know. she's obviously very sick. she had stomach pains over thanksgiving and they found that that the cancer spread to the liver. >> and when you hear this and seems like it was such an aggressive cancer for her. 2004 breast cancer. 2006, spread to her bones. we have now learned it spread to the liver and doctors saying

basically there's nothing more we could do. what could the condition be at this point with that diagnosis? >> obviously, the unfortunate reality talking about cancer and cancer treatment is not all cancer is curable. so a large part of cancer treatment involves treating the cancer and the sites to which it's spread. really, once cancer is in the liver, the big concern is that the liver is not able to clear the toxins of our body and usually isn't that much pain. some people might get disoriented or tired and eventually slip into a coma. but obviously, this shifts the medical focus from cure to treating the patient's symptoms and making them as comfortable as possible. so, it's not that you're not treating the patient anymore. you are not trying to cure the cancer. >> the treatment is different. >> absolutely. >> do we know if there's been any discussion of something like hospice care or not quite at

that point yet? >> we know that she is at home and that she is not in pain as dr. ashton says. and she's as she has lived her life, she is doing this her way. >> a lot of great hospice care can be delivered at home so they can be made comfortable, all of the hospice support to get at a facility is now available in a person's home and that can be so important. >> it is. and it's very important, too to the person going through it because it allows them to be where they would like to be surrounded by friends and family in that comfortable environment in their own home. in terms of she is writing letters and planning for this for sometime as we know and preparing the children sh especially the youngest two for this. what kinds of family preparation do we know she is involved in? >> i think what you've said is the most important thing. she's preparing her children and writing letters to them. she has been going through her things for years and she's been

writing the books. i mean she's trying to be both a public example and a private example of the things mentioned on the facebook posting. the sense of resilience and faith, and that is how she is coping with this. >> a lot of the resilience may be tied to of course what transpired to what happened between her and husband. do we know where snes. >> he is in and out. he lives nearby. he is the father of three children there. he will be taking care of the children and he's very much a presence. >> how important is it in this stage of sm

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in this morning's "money watch" saving money now. the new year is a good time to review your finances and figure out where you're spending too much, and not saving enough is also a good place to be checking. cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with five simple ways to save money. serious money as it turns out. >> very serious money. >> we have these record low interest rates, as a result if you have an interest-bearing account like a savings account in a bank you're not getting very much bang for your buck so to speak. where is a good place to find better interest rates. better returns. >> looking online and considering switching bank accounts is a really good place to start. online bank accounts by and large give you five times the yield to a brick and mortar bank account. so when you put your savings dollars to work with an online account like an ing direct you get paid more. bankrate.com is also a great place to go to figure out which

the highest earning bank accounts are for you. >> so go an bankrate.com and you can shop around. is the safety the same? like is that would be -- >> the safety if you look at bankrate.com they are looking into only fdic insured bank accounts. that's the important thing to look for. fdic insured. >> on the other hand you have people who are really struggling with credit card debt. it seems like it gets even worse this time of year. what are the things you can do if you're struggling with credit card debt to help get from underneath it. >> what you can do is turn your credit card over and there's a phone number on the back. call that number on the back of your credit card and ask them about their hardship programs. these are programs by the way, they don't always go by hardship programs. but they're programs that let people lower their interest on a credit card so that if you can't make your bill payments the bank will say, okay let's work together to modify your program. in many cases they will lower the interest rate. they won't always lower the principal. they're usually not going to do that but sometimes they'll do that if you're really in a bind.

make sure when you call them you tell them your financial situation. explain to them what you think can you do as far as payments and sometimes they'll work with you. >> okay. flexible spending accounts. we've just gone through the renewal process just now. >> yeah. >> but there's a big change in that for people who use that for their medical insurance. what is that coming up? >> the important thing with flexible spending accounts, of course these are the pretax dollars you set aside with your employer to pay for medical expenses. the big change is that in many cases, they will be looking for doctors prescriptionsn over-the-counter medications. so your doctor's going to have to say you need advil for example. or you need aspirin in order to get reimbursed. stock up on that stuff now, use whatever is left to buy your band-aids, your glasses, and your medications. >> okay. that's really smart advice. car and homeowner insurance. >> sometimes if you bundle these two together you'll get a discount. also, you can go to an insurance company that you've been with for awhile and ask them for a discount, and they will do that. and of course increase being your deductible in many cases that helps, too. >> good advice. rebecca jarvis thank you very

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. a man is hospitalized in critical condition after an explosion at his home in east oakland. last night's blast appears to be a natural gas explosion. but pg&e says its lines were not involved. the home was under renovation and one neighbor says the victim had recently complained of smelling gas. investigators believe a poorly maintained sprinkler system is partly to blame for a fire that destroyed a vacant walnut creek restaurant. the exact cause of the fire is still unclear. but homeless people are known to seek shelter there. yesterday morning's fire caused about a million dollars in damage. well, going the has launched its own internet bookstore -- google has launched its own internet bookstore with 15 million titles. the mountain view company has

deals with 4,000 publishers to carry new releases. they also may offer millions of out of print titles if it wins a federal court case. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us.

good morning. the nimitz freeway through oakland is a hotspot. northbound traffic very slow past the coliseum. had an accident up by the fifth street exit just cleared a couple of minutes ago out of lanes. it was blocking the right lane for a half hour and unfortunately we're left with the jam-up there in the

northbound lanes. southbound traffic looks okay until you get to whipple. then we have a crash there that was also just cleared to the right shoulder. elsewhere, 280 through san jose just the usual stop and go through cupertino. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on for more than an hour backed up into the macarthur maze. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. forecast for today, we are coming off of a nice afternoon yesterday monday. and today's going to be nice, too. so here's a shot from our camera high atop mount vaca and going to give you a nice pan there. plenty of sunshine, a few low clouds out there some fog in our valleys and even around parts of the bay so keep that in mind. something else i'd like you to keep in mind, it's going to be a wonderful afternoon, mild, highs in the lower to the upper 60s. it will be short lived that dry weather. rainfall tomorrow and showers thursday and friday.

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central park and the big city as the sun's coming up on a tuesday morning. a pretty shot. >> absolutely. >> welcome back, everybody. i'm harry smith along with erica hill. coming up, important advice if you have glass cookware in your home. >> i use a lot of it. >> you assume pyrex, that it's indestructible. >> right. >> not exactly true. "consumer reports" investigation found some of those glass dishes could suddenly shatter and hurt you. susan koeppen will tell you the right way to cook with your

glassware. >> all week long, yesterday gifts under $100. this morning we have gifts under $50, including the pumponator. >> i love that. >> yes. filled water balloons with either air -- well then they're not water balloons. you can put a little air in there. something for the toddler. someone who likes makeup. friends who love to cook perhaps mr. harry smith. >> because everybody needs a new york jets' toaster. >> right. >> i wonder if there are different images that go on there? >> i don't want to give too much away. under $50 but you can get one for your favorite nfl team. >> and might see religious figures on your team as well. >> for many, football is a religion. pile it up for the vote four. >> and jack hanna, live in the studio. look at that bird. >> gorgeous. >> one serious raptor dudes.

he's going to tell us all about that animal and many more in this hour. >> i'm looking forward to that. before we get to it, though, jeff glor standing by at newsdesk watching headlines like a hawk. >> staring at me only ten feet away. >> do not be alarmed. >> he's hungry. >> i'm worried. good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. this morning wikileaks founder julian assange arrested in london. wanted for a sex crime allegation. hiding in britain about a week. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palm sir in london this morning. actually outside the courthouse with more on this. liz, good morning. >> reporter: julian assange's extradition hearing is over. he's being sent back to the cell and will remain in custody another week. the judge will reconvene a full extradition hearing. furthermore, he's been denied bail, which came as a surprise to some people because he has said he would present himself when the police needed him, and

this morning he did, indeed show up on time with his lawyer however, because he has no fixed address here in britain, it appears the judge has thought it safer that he should be sent back to a cell. now, the extra addition hearing is in connection with a swedish case of sexual assault. there are no charges laid yet, but the swedes want mr. assange in connection with allegations that he had unprotected sex with women in sweden during a visit this summer and they want to ask him some questions. assange just said he wants to fight this extra addition. he and his lawyer both say they're afraid he'll be turned over to the united states and they want to avoid that altogether. elizabeth palmer, cbs news. president obama cut a deal with republican lead toers extend the push era tax cuts and now has to sell it to his less pleased democrats. the deal extends tax breaks from all americans for two more years

including wealthier american something the president initially opposed. the president won a 13-month extension of long-term unemployment benefits. democratic leaders speaking with vice president biden today. a new report in america's healthiest states. vermont is number one in a survey which measures things like smoking and exercise. massachusetts, new hampshire, hawaii and connecticut round out the top five. bottom of the list arkansas louisiana, and then mississippi. new developments this morning in the case of missing salt lake city mother susan powell. powell vanished a year ago yesterday. her husband josh is a person of interest in the case. he claims he last saw his wife home alone when he took his young sons camping in the middle of the night. investigators found no evidence of that camping. over the weekend he says she may have run off with another man who disappeared around the same time. i spoke with susan's sister

until and mother who believe josh is hiding the truth. >> i'm quite sure she responsible for susan the disappearance. i would like him to come forward and confess. be a man, he's done the deed whatever it was, let's confess. >> i don't know where my daughter is. i can't do anymore than i have done and doing everything i can do to help find her, and there's a frustration of what is actually -- what did happen to her. >> susan's family is still holding out hope she'll be found alive. temperatures in parts of florida this morning are 20 degrees below normal threatening crop damage. the below freezing temperature, due to that massive storm system that's now engumped the eastern seaboard. citrus growers of scrambling to save their crops. five past the hour. we go back outside. it is a bit cool mr. price.

>> yes that is correct. it is a bit cool. here's an interesting fact, jeff. it's just about oh 32 33 degrees here in new york city. it's not that much different as you those jacksonville florida. and it feels like it's in the 20s in both places. so that cold air, really zooming on down to the south and east

this weather report, sponsored by macy's. the ice in the background. all we're missing is chestnuts roasting by an open fire. in fact, just an open fire would be nice right now. >> that would work. thanks, dave. up next don't let this happen in your kitchen. a year-long investigation

exposes the potential dangers of glass bakeware. you've got to watch this. when "the early show" continues.

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videos on youtube. >> i hear an explosion in the kitchen. >> it was scary. >> reporter: pat and her granddaughter were slightly injured in thanksgiving three years ago where a baking dish in her daughter's oven broke into pieces. >> it exploded into like a million pieces all over the kitchen floor. >> reporter: while hundreds of millions of glass dishes are used safely each year the consumer products safety commission says during a nine-year span an estimated 11,882 people went to the e.r. due to injuries from glass bakeware that was dropped and broken or shattered during use. "consumer reports" says shattering bakeware may be less common but it pose as greater threat as it may break without warning. >> we wanted to investigate this, because the number of complaints seemed to increase lately. >> reporter: for its january issue, "consumer reports" decided to test dishes from the two big names in glass bakeware. pyrex and hanker hawking. dishes were put through extreme conditions. in one test, they were baked in

the oven on high heat and placed on a wet counterpop. something that is not recommended when using glassware. >> we were surprised by the forcefulness which this glass broke. >> reporter: "consumer reports" blames the problem on the type of glass now being used to make these products in the u.s. >> we believe that the glassware around the market today is different from what we used many years ago and probably has nor propensity to shatter unexpectedly. >> reporter: pyrex says its used the same glass for the past 60 years but its dishes come with a list of warnings found on the back of the label. failure to follow the warnings below may result in personal injury or property damage, or may cause your glassware to break or shatter immediately or later. this woman says she never notice add warning. >> i didn't look for warnings. it's an oven dish. >> reporter: both pyrex and anchor hawking say their bakeware is safe to use and has

been used safely for generations. the consumer products safety commission is looking into the "consumer reports" story. >> first let's talk about the don'ts. what should you absolutely not do with these kinds of dishes? >> avoid thermal shock. that means avoiding sudden temperature changes. so don't add liquid while you're baking. don't place on a wet or cool surface. >> we saw that one. >> so, like don't take it out of the oven and it on your countertop or stove top. also, don't handle with a wet cloth, and don't use under the broiler. >> okay. >> some of the tips when using glassware, glass cookware. >> what are some of the dos, then? >> make sure when you're taking it out of the oven maybe everything cool off very slowly. >> slowly, right. >> first of all when using the oven with these things pre-heat the oven. >> okay. >> that's a biggy. you have to pre-heat your oven. once you do take it out of the oven, let it cool off on something like a cooling rack a dish towel or a dry pot holder.

okay? and then also make sure it cools off before you wash it put it in the freezer or in the fridge. >> you don't want to put it when it's really hot in the sink if there's cool water in there. >> and read the label when you buy your dish ware. >> who thought of that? thank you, susan koeppen. up next, amazing gifts for $50 or less. that's coming up on "the early show." cbs "healthwatch" sponsored by restasis. talk to your doctor, 0.5%.

the jingle bells. all this week we've got presents for anybody's budget from $100 all the way down to $3. this morning, we are looking at gifts that cost $50 or less. and here to show us some of her favorites is sarah humphreys, executive editor of "real simple" magazine. one of my favorite magazines. good morning, welcome back. >> thanks for having me back. >> you have some really fun things starting off with i need to get this for my brother-in-law i think. >> absolutely. this is a cheaper version of guitar hero apparently. you'll you're going to do is you take your band with you. >> you wear this shirt. >> if this thing works. right? so comes in adults and kid's sizes. we've got guitars, synthesizers 30 bucks. >> so you can get matching ones. we can get one for jeff glor and his 1-year-old.

>> absolutely take the show on the road. >> i think jeff glor says he's all over it. >> all right. >> this the pumponator. >> right. >> $20. this would make you the most popular person at the play ground. >> well, right. so the kids would love this gift. the parents not so much. but that's okay. this was designed, invented by a young girl who wanted to fill her water balloons more fast. >> she was in fourth grade. >> she made the pumponator. you pump you put the balloon at the end. >> it works. i made this during the break i'm very proud to report. >> it comes with 500 balloons and little strings to tie them up. >> you don't want to use the air you could use it just to pump up balloons. >> air or water, either way $20. >> okay. >> this is my favorite. this is what i'm getting my nephew. >> it's really cute. >> the radio flyer bumper car. so $50 from target. really well made. capture wheels easy to maneuver. but if you happen to crash into walls it's rubber so it's not going to ruin your walls. and best of all.

anywhere you hit it you get sound effects. and a little horn. good for kids age 1 to 3. >> this is totally fun. >> this is my favorite one. >> i first read about this last night and i thought, $42 for six mini lasagnas sounds crazy. >> yes. >> i love this idea. >> i know because they're incredible lasagnas. even the gourmet chef needs a break over christmas, right? but if you're going to give them a night off you need to give them something delicious to eat. these are made by a catering company in l.a. all seasonal fresh, organic ingredients. >> wow. >> whatever it is it's amazing. >> there's a pumpkin and smoked mozzarella, a short rib, a spicy mack and cheese. >> 42? >> how great to find this in your freezer in the middle of january. you don't feel like cooking. a little bite of love. >> or the new year's day post hang skroefr. >> or the bloody mary. that's another segment. a little makeup or a lot of makeup. >> a lot of makeup in a little case. this is sephora's incredible palette.

it's limited edition, it will go fast. $48. there are 187 different items in this thing. so everything you would ever need. and if you were going to buy full size products, $435. >> oh, my goodness. >> so it's an incredible, incredible bargain. cool colors on one side warm on the other. even for the person who has everything, makeup junkies will die over this. >> i think every man in this studio has been talking about this toaster this morning. >> if you're a football fan and you've got everything else you could have including bobble heads, the paraphernalia, why not go for the toaster. hsn.com, all 32 teams. i won't make any comments about it just being toast. but here's a jets one. >> oh. >> oh! uh-oh. >> it works best on light colored bread, because -- >> then you can really see it. you don't want to overtoast. you can get toasty on the back part. and this is perhaps my favorite. this is -- it's a spicy rub.

>> it's a spice rub and it's also a season salt. >> it really is. >> it comes with a special -- >> a special something which our models are showing us this morning. the mas guapo. >> the more handsome anchors are wearing the mustache. >> it says rock the "stace krchlt"stache." that is an understatement. >> it's you. >> gentlemen, good morning. >> i'm muy macho. >> and mas guapo. and it's ten bucks? >> ten bucks. >> you think your wives are watching right now? >> ten bucks but it's worth a lifetime. >> indeed it is. we'll probably replay this clip for a lifetime. thank you for modeling. >> can you explain that to me again in a second. what does this do? >> it makes you more attractive while you're grilling your meat. >> it makes you more of a man. >> so you've got -- put the rub on before and then use it to season it afterwards.

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booming is using points to make connections that grow your business. man is in critical condition after a natural gasline explosion. it happened last it's 8:25. time for some news headlines. an east oakland man is in critical condition after a natural gas line explosion. it happened last night at a home he was remodeling. the 63-year-old has burns over 80% of his body. tonight a state legislator representing san bruno will hold a forum there about pipeline safety. assemblyman jerry hill has introduced legislation to toughen safety rules and increase oversight. ab56 would require valves that close automatically or by remote control when a pipeline ruptures. san francisco's supervisors may act today to clear the way for a new transit center. four properties continue to stand in the way of the transbay transit center project because the building owners have not agreed to sell.

a resolution of necessity could lead to those properties being acquired by eminent domain. traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. stay with us.

hey, you got groceries! yeah! i thought we'd eat at home. save some money. $200 bucks? that's not saving! [jacks voice] at my place i'm bringing back the bonus jack. two patties, melting cheese and my secret sauce plus fries and a drink for only $3.99. i get it. you can eat a lot cheaper at your place than you can at home. but do have this? i have dessert. what about this? ohhh. ohhhhhh. jack. that's for max. good morning. an accident along the peninsula now in san mateo. southbound 101 before highway 92, an accident there blocking one of the middle lanes. speeds are very slow in the area actually both directions even though the accident is blocking one southbound lane. looks like northbound traffic is seeing our usual slowing there coming off of the san

mateo bridge. so 280 going to be your best option there. once you get on the san mateo bridge everything is moving fine on westbound 92. looks good towards foster city. 880 still a mess. has been all morning. we had an earlier accident by fifth, embarcadero. that is now cleared. now we are dealing with a new stall in the same area. so unfortunately, northbound traffic as you can see is jammed up solid as you pass the coliseum about a half hour drive time from 238 to the maze. speaking of the maze, that's where the bay bridge backup extends to. that is your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. here's a look outside this morning. and we are seeing, oh, fog! yeah. fog, rolling into the bay this morning. that is not going to be the drill all day long. we do have some sunshine expected but for the morning, low clouds dominating just outside our building here located tow corner of broadway and battery. our forecast for today, here's what you can expect. a mix of sun and clouds. highs today in the lower to the upper 60s. rainfall back in the forecast

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but we still use a little bit of both. >> we. >> regardless. >> the logo is now four feet of snow. >> there you go. you may have already -- well, you probably haven't been there yet. it's time for your office holiday party. "the early show" is having one later this week. >> right. >> i think this is an important segment not just for all the people working on our show. everyone watching at home. the goal for the office party, you don't want to be like elaine. remember the episode of "seinfeld." oh, yeah, remember that? and she's shaking her groove thing and then it was the next day. and then everybody around the office shaking their groove thing, a la elaine. and it wasn't pretty. so this morning we have etiquette expert here to help walk you through your holiday party, very specific dos and don'ts. we're even answering some of your questions. >> all kidding aside, people get into trouble at holiday parties. >> huge trouble. >> lose jobs over holiday parties. >> yes. here's one idea. just off the top of my head. try to control the drinking.

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gorgeous. >> talk about another cute character. >> oh. >> all right. >> good morning dave price. got the weather? >> after the show. >> that would be great. i think it would be really fun. >> let's do it. exactly. all right, nice to see everybody, let's take a check and see what's happening all around the country. a chill in the air. it feels like the holiday spirit, and you know why? because it's almost winter and we have got some frigid temperatures and snowflakes which are affecting the eastern third of the country. first, let's go down to the

>> this woman came up from fort lauderdale to actually warm up today. nice timing. st. louis and all the way from chatham, new jersey. thanks for making the long trip. that's a quick look at your weather picture. erica, inside to you.

we are beginning our holiday etiquette series with the most infamous of holiday gatherings, the office party. it's a rather tricky thing. sure you want to relax, you want to have a good time. you're actually out of the office. but you don't want to be talked about at the water cooler. career experiod nicole williams is here to help guide us through the life safely. you get kind of excited but at the same time it has such a bad rap, the office party. >> it does. >> because there's always someone who does something. >> yes. >> and you just hope it's not you. >> you know. don't be that girl. >> don't be the girl. >> yes. >> but why does it get such a bad rap? just because there's always someone or is there more to it? >> no. i think it's just one of those parties that doesn't really feel like a party fwrangly because these are your colleagues. you see them day in and day out. so it feels like just this responsibility responsibility. >> you have to go. >> but, in fact, your holiday office party is a great

opportunity for your career. to leverage this opportunity, this great get-together and make some great connections, and make a difference. >> make it work to your advantage. >> yes. >> one of the first questions i have for you, is we're making this work to our advantage. we talked about this "seinfeld" episode with elaine. should you dance? >> not like that. maybe if you've got some good moves. you certainly don't want to be the first person up on the dance floor. but, you know if your boss and your boss's boss is up there shaking, you know busting a move, sure you can get up there. >> just keep it clean. >> know how good you are at this. if i was elaine i don't know. >> perhaps not. she should have consulted you first. >> yes. >> have a great list of dos and don'ts. most important things you do at the party. number one. >> you've got to extend yourself. the last thing you want to do, erica, is hang with your same the same group of people that you hang with day in and day out. this is the one party, of the year, where your boss is going to be there, your boss's boss, important clients, important vendors. you want to extend yourself. you want to introduce yourself

to people. you do not want to be a wallflower. if you're showing up, show up. be there. you know have some fun. make an impact. >> and you say always have a drink. it doesn't have to be -- >> yes. >> it doesn't have to be an alcoholic drink. >> it does not have to be an alcoholic drink. i think that that's you know we know not to have too many. >> right. >> i hope. but truthfully it is important to have a drink. this is a festive occasion. have something in your hand. it makes other people more comfortable, especially if they are having the glass of wine you want to look as if you belong. >> and you're less awkward because at least one of your hands is occupied. >> yes. >> you also say to follow up. >> yes. this is really important erica, because this isn't just one event. you want to leverage this for time to come. so, you are talking with a boss. you find out that his daughter goes to notre dame. you know and it's a big football fan. you want to make sure next saturday when they win that you do a follow-up e-mail. just connecting and building a relationship. because that's the whole point of this party, make a connection

with people. >> but you have to be careful in some of those connections. on your list of don'ts you say don't talk shop. that's kind of hard to do at the company party. >> yeah but it's not the time to complain, to talk about the economy, to ask for the promotion. this is not the time to talk shop. allow it to be a little more personal. >> you also say while making that connection you can't get too personal. >> yeah, no. like my mom is driving me crazy, my boyfriend just broke up with me. >> they don't want to hear that though. >> it's still an office occasion. but you want to learn the personal things that are going to help advance your career. things that--and you want to offer tidbits about yourself so that they feel more connected to you. >> you don't want to offer too much in your dress, though. >> no. no. please, you know it is a holiday party. but it is still a work holiday party. so, stand out by all means but do that with a great color. you know just do that with a fantastic accessory. you don't want to do it with cleavage. >> quick questions we want to get to. the first one from claire, who says, what do you do if there's a drunk co-worker there who said

something offensive or inappropriate? >> generally speaking if they are, in fact drunk, you just want to back off. you can tell them that you're not impressed with what it is that they have to say and just clearly, you know indicate that you're not interested in the conversation. the next day, you might want to have a debrief about it. or depending on how drunk they are, chances are they feel kind of bad about what happened. so you might not even want to mention it. >> brittany, a video question. >> great. >> my office party question is, how soon can i leave the party? >> you made me go now when can i get out? >> yes exactly. that's a great question. but if you're using the principle of using the holiday office party to your career advantage, you don't want to be the first one to leave. you know you don't want people to think that you just didn't even arrive. you want to be there. you don't want to be the last to leave, either. okay, you're not hanging out at the bar. hello, we're closed down. >> but long enough to -- >> make an impact. ask the question you want to make, make the impact you want to make. you just have got to have some substance.

>> some great advice. >> yay. >> thank you for being here. it's great to have you with us this morning. we're continue our holiday etiquette series tomorrow with advice on gift giving and the always tricky regifting. first, though here's harry. >> all right erica, thanks. the multitalented steve martin is with us this morning. hips new book "an object of beauty," is a novel about an ambitious woman's climb through the new york art world. and steve is with us live in the studio this morning. good morning. >> hi, harry. >> i know this woman. i know this lacy. not necessarily from the art world. >> right. she's been around in everybody's life probably at one time or another. >> phenomenally attractive. and then amazing ability to find the most powerful people in the room like with a tractor beam almost. >> i know. but you say phenomenally attractive. you know people who read the book believe that. but nowhere in the book is she described as phenomenally attractive. in fact, she's really the second tier of beauty. >> right. >> and she's always aware of

that. and she's able to compensate with charm, and spider-like tactics. >> spieder-like tactics. the webs she weaves. >> yes. >> what a great setting for a book, for me because the art world is so interesting. on so many levels. >> i think it is too. i've been on the periphery of it. i mean not being a dealer, or artist myself. and i've always been enchanted by it. i think it's fast it's intriguing there's crime, there's fakery there's forgery, and there's also by the way, very decent people. >> right. >> i have many many friends in the art world and they're exciting and artists are very interesting. i find dealers to love art. there's a cliche that they're just in it for the money. but they're not. >> and there's amazing amounts of money, and there are these objects of beauty. >> absolutely. >> and desire. >> right. at the core of it all are these fantastic ly beautiful things that all the art world squirrels

around. >> thank goodness there are illustrations in this book. i like books with pictures. >> i was -- you know when you're writing today on a computer, it was so easy as andy warhol flowers painting picture, silkscreen and it was so easy just suddenly to drop pictures in on my computer. >> as you were writing? >> yes, as i was writing. and at first i just wanted to do it with one picture because i found it very important to illustrate this one painting that was crucial to a particular scene in the book. >> that's the museum burning? >> the l.a. county museum on fire. and then i went to the publishers, i said, look if i can do it and print it out on my home computer you can do it. usually all the illustrations are bunched in the center and a reader buys a book they immediately go and look at all -- >> back and forth. >> but i was able to get the illustrations to fall right when they're talked about. >> right. >> i just love that, that we were able to do that.

>> it feels like a movie. is it going to be made into a movie? >> i have no idea. i didn't write it as a movie at all. >> none whatsoever? >> no. i have to write it as a book. >> do you -- do you remember the first time you saw a picture, a painting or a work of art, and you said, i'm moved by this? >> yes. and by the way, it was a terrible painting. but that's the way you begin. you cultivate your knowledge -- >> so you have to share -- >> well, i still own it. it's a little 19th century seascape. by james giltower you would never have heard of him. a little ship at sea, moonlight reflected on the water. big topic in the book. and i paid $300 for it. in about 1967. >> wow. >> and today, that painting is worth $300. >> but you remember the first time you saw something -- >> oh, i thought it was so beautiful. and so romantic. >> and you would never give it up, i bet.

>> why do you ask? >> if the price is right. i'm going to jump very quickly, because i know you have a movie in the works. and you are fascinated by jack's animals. >> yes. >> this movie is about bird watching. >> it's called "the big year" and it stars -- but it's way next year. jack black. >> oh, all right. >> yeah. but i have a record that will be out. we'll talk about that next time. you want to go over and look at the animals? >> i do. but can i just say, you know i'm a fairly accomplished tuba player and i think tuba and banjo, in certain instances, go well together. >> you know what? now that i think about it, you're completely wrong. you know the last time i saw you was in central park, you were on your bike and you scared me. because as i recall you had one of these -- >> i had on the bike helmet. >> and i thought you were a crazy guy. >> yeah, well.

that's usually the reverse that attempts to be true. but in my case you were right. steve, very good to see you. >> thank you very much. nice to be here. >> great back. >> harry thanks. it is time to get wild this morning with jack hanna who is director emeritus of the columbus zoo and host of the syndicated tv show "into the wild." always great to have you back with us. >> it's good to be here. we have neat animals today. >> including the lion. >> yes, the king of beasts. this is a male lion. >> how old is this? >> probably about eight months old. come here, buddy. come here. >> same age as my son. but he's a little bigger. >> come here. come here. >> so lions are just so gorgeous. >> they're beautiful animals. this is a male. they get to be about 500 pounds. they're gorgeous creatures, aren't they? and they're a social creature. unlike a lot of cats that are solitary animals. this lion is a social animal. >> they live in the pride, right? >> anywhere from like 8 to 12 in a pride. and they're an animal the female does most of the hunting. and he's being kind of aggressive now. >> i'll stand back and leave it

to the professionals. >> we go ahead and see if his buddy is back there. we've got another buddy we want to show you in just a second. >> sorry, bud. >> the lion is an animal again, that lives in a social structure. most cats are a solitary cat like leopard, jaguar the snow leopard, all those cats are very solitary. but the lion is an animal that hunts all together. this animal here is a beautiful palm civet. >> where is the palm civet found? >> they're from malaysia. if you remember the czarzy. this is a delicacy in china. they're hunt for their coat and for meat but they're in the mongoose family. which means they'll eat anything. poisonous snakes. kind of like the wolverine here in this country but they're also killed for their perfume in that part of the world. they have glands on the front legs there. >> and that's called the civet. >> exactly. different types civets. >> you say this one is about eight years old.

how old will they live? >> about 15 years old. this animal will live to be up. but we were in malaysia filming we tried to find those animals. it's very difficult. they're a nocturnal animal. >> this is gorgeous. the eurasian owl. i've never seen an owl up close. >> it's the largest owl in the world. it's not even full grown. look at the talons there. a lot of pressure per square inch. it's the only animal in the world on every continent except antarctica. every continent except antarctica. >> this is the largest one? >> the eurasian -- also the orange eyes is that? >> that's typical. see how he almost turns his head all the way around. because the eyeballs are so big they cannot move. you can move your eyes like this up and down. the owl cannot do that. so he has to turn his head almost all the way around. plus they're called the bird of silent flight. if you put your fingers in there, they would disappear. this thing doesn't even weigh a pound and a half. >> you're kidding?

>> hollow bones, right? >> hole he will bones. and they have ears shaped like saucers is what you have. so the hearing is unbelievable. >> gorgeous. >> and they're a protected species throughout the world. a beautiful eurasian eagle all. >> jeff glor is standing over there dancing. i think he's making the all dance. we also have, now snakes i'm not so big on i'll be honest. >> hold the banana then. >> okay, that i can do. >> here come here. you can help me old this. >> oh, there's something sicking out of it there. >> that's his -- >> oh, what is -- >> snake -- >> maybe i should just end this segment now. >> it's not going well. haven't got enough time to explain it to you. >> you're right. you know what? i think i've got it figured out, jack. >> but see, you've got me confused. >> it's the albino python. >> pythons lay eggs all right? an kond todays have live babies. this animal has about 220 feet

shaped like fish hooks. we just got done filming pythons in asia that get up to 30 feet long. if this were to bite you like this. you could not let go. his teeth go into you and the muscles -- >> sorry. >> his tail is all it is. he can't hurt you. just touch him. >> i don't think snakes are my thing. >> this is albino python. they're very very rare animals. >> it is beautiful. >> wouldn't live long in the wild because of its coloring. the last time we ever saw them in the wild was 1984. >> i know you have five finalists now for your want to be like jack hanna. we'll be looking forward to seeing a little more like that. >> going to africa for five weeks and learning how to be a ranger. >> into the wild can jack hanna. sorry i wasn't doing so well with the python. >> we'll do it next time. >> jack thanks. stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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wow. >> well, i had the snake around my neck and then it was really around my neck so they just took the snake down. >> i thought you were an extra in joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat. >> anyone have a banana for me? sweet things. >> now is the civet the thing that eats the coffee beans? >> exactly. >> civet -- >> it is very expensive. >> it's for vitamins. >> we had it. it wasn't -- >> didn't do anything for me. >> tastes like civet poop. >> that's why i don't drink coffee. >> there you go. i'll have some banana coffee. banana flavors coffee. >> that would be better. yeah. >> very cute animal. >> they're nice animals. they really are. >> we're told to keep the civet away from it. >> they love cobras and snakes. >> so they eat them? even a snake this big? >> they go for cobras. they circle around the cobra. the cobra gets dizzy and they

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northbound 880 in oakland backed up by the coliseum. a stall near fifth and another by the coliseum. everything is cleared out of lanes but check the backup. 32 minutes now from 238 to the maze ebay bridge obviously the big story here at the bay bridge is the visibility. a lot of fog approaching the pay gates. it's backed up to the macarthur maze. slow using the eastshore freeway to get there. almost 40 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze on westbound 80. in the meantime, 50 busy, as well. and just learning of a crash westbound 580 involving three to four cars as you approach the 24 interchange. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. hey, thanks, elizabeth. well, we do have some fog out there this morning as elizabeth just showed you on one of our traffic cameras and we also have a considerable amount of sunshine. this is compliments of our camera in mount vaca. temperatures today in the lower to the upper 60s with a mix of sun and clouds. rainfall thursday and friday.