>> wicked weather. a powerful blizzard pound the midwest, punching a hole in the roof of the minneapolis metrodome. thousands of travelers are grounded and the storm is now heading east. we'll bring you the latest. >> tax cut test. the senate takes a first vote today on the controversial compromise, carved out by president obama and republicans. but will democrats step in and sink the deal? we'll go live to capitol hill. and cruise ship nightmare. a royal caribbean ship with nearly 1,000 americans aboard is limping into port after being battered by high winds and heavy seas, making it the third crippled cruise in less than two months. we'll hear from passengers about their rough ride early this monday morning, december 13th, 2010.

all is calm, all is dry here in manhattan this morning. >> finally. >> good morning. i'm harry smith. >> i'm betty nguyen. >> we've had wild weather across much of the country. i don't know if you've seen this picture yet. if you weren't watching football yesterday you didn't see it. this is a picture taken late saturday night at the metrodome as the roof there gave way and the snow just came pouring in. they had almost hurricane force winds, more than a foot of snow fell. this was the result. and now that game that was to be played between the vikings and the giants has been moved to detroit. we'll have more on that in a little while. >> they are lucky that didn't happen during game time. can you imagine if the players were on the field. >> not a good thing. >> also the latest on the

elizabeth smart case. ed smart her father is with us this morning. they were in court on friday as brian david mitchell was convicted of kidnapping elizabeth, raping her and holding her captive for nine months. >> first, it is a miserable morning across much of the country. flooding in the northwest, driving rain in the northeast, and worst of all a blizzard in the midwest that is being blamed for at least four deaths. we've got team coverage of this stormy weather beginning with cbs news national correspondent dean reynoldsen south bend, indiana. >> good morning. the calendar may not say it but for the people of the midwest, believe me today is winter. as you can see, it's a very good idea to stay indoors. and not just because of the snow. 50-mile-per-hour winds are adding pain to the precipitation. on sunday, from the dakotas to indiana, some who did venture

out paid a price. while many who hoped to get away from it all were frustrated. >> i might not get out of here until tuesday. >> more than 1,000 flights were canceled at o'hare and midway airports sunday. so long were the anticipated delays that the airlines started passing out tooth paste and tooth brushes with tickets. close to two feet of snow burying wisconsin, the governor's declaration of an emergency was almost an anti-climax. >> what we plow as it drifts in five minutes later. >> everyone was urged to stay off the roads. some were closed. just to be on the safe side. >> stay home. do not come out in this. >> chicago put 174 plows on the pavement. and while tailgaters. >> this is bear weather. >> white-out conditions. >> after the bears lost 36-7 in new england, their enthusiasm probably cooled off. speaking of temperatures, they are of the single digit variety

now. and could stay that way well into this afternoon. of course, michigan and ohio can see all of this coming their way now. along with all of the ingredients for more lake-effect snow. and if so, then south bend, indiana where i am, very near lake michigan is going to get hit again. harry, i'm going to try not to take it personally. >> sorry about that, dean. dean reynolds, thanks so much from south bend, indiana right in the snow belt this morning. >> the people of minnesota are accustomed to cold weather and snow but even they were unprepared for the size and power of the blizzard that hit over the weekend. liz collin of our minneapolis station wcco-tv is there with the latest. liz, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. some call this snowmageddon, others describe it as the mother of all storms. either way, everyone agrees it's been a long, long time since a winter storm this powerful hit the twin cities.

a monster snowstorm shocked minneapolis dumping 17 inches of snow in 18 hours bringing white-out conditions, closing roads and creating snow drifts five feet high. at one point it closed a 150-plus mile stretch of interstate 90. it was the fifth biggest snowfall in the city's history. workers tried to remove two feet of snow from the roof of the metrodome but captured in this dramatic video the stadium's 9 1/2 acre inflatable roof caved in and burst open. pouring snow onto the field. no one was injured. >> we had three roof panels rupture, providing for deflation of the roof. >> reporter: the collapse canceled sunday's game against the new york giants who were unable to get there because of the minneapolis airport was shut down for the first timen 19 years. the game will now be played on monday in detroit. with temperatures hovering in the single digits minnesotians are trying to keep up with one

of the biggest blizzards. >> i've been shoveling almost every hour on the hour. >> reporter: the last time the dome deflated due to snow was in 1983. back then it took four days to fix. now, originally we thought postponing the game would be good for vikings quarterback brett favre but we learned this morning in an interview it says that it looks unlikely he will play. of course he suffered a shouldier injury last week. that will likely end his incredible 297 consecutive nfl game start streak. >> thank you very much. got to get the metrodome ready for next week. lots to do there. thank you very much. >> for the third time in five weeks unlucky cruise ship passengers are finding their dream vacation has turned into a nightmare. a royal caribbean ship with 1,000 americans on board is limping to port after being damaged in a powerful storm.

mark phillips is in london with the latest. boy, some vacation. >> reporter: yes, betty. this is the latest in a series of dramas at sea. the cruise ship was in the mediterranean when it was caught in a ferocious winter storm. unpleasant experience for the passengers, many american, but luckily one they can still talk about. the storm pounded the eastern mediterranean with hurricane-force winds and 30-foot waves. it was bad enough on land but it was also devastating at sea. this is what happened to the royal caribbean cruise ship brilliance of the seas when it was caught in the storm. the ship rolled vie lenltsly throwing furniture, passengers, and the ship's christmas tree around. it was a frightening experience for those on board. >> everything is just flying. we're flying off the beds, the beds are moving, the tables are tumbling owe skrer our

television fell out. water is everywhere because of ice buckets, everything just flying. it goes about four times. >> reporter: the brilliance of the seas looked more brilliant in its publicity video. its 12-day cruise was supposed to take it from spain to italy, greece and egypt. it's now trying to head back toward malta. it's a bad month for cruising. the clearly with 88 americans was hit by a massive storm between south america and antarctica and had to limp back to port. the carnival splendor was stranded in the pacific off mexico when a fire in the engine room left the ship without power last month. luckily, nobody has been killed in these incidents. ship safety standards are pretty high but a cargo ship with 11 on board did sink off the israeli coast this morning in this latest storm. the crew were also lucky. rescued after they took to the life boats. betty. >> that's mark phillips in

london. thank you. earlier i spoke with lorraine brewer, a passenger on board the brillians of the seas. >> between 20 clock and 230 i woke up. it was very rough. then we had a little rougher. i remember my glasses fell. i reached down to pick them up and a huge lifting of the ship. i flew across the cabin to the door. i flew across. my husband grabbed me and we slammed into the plate glass sliding door. this went back and forth for probably maybe five minutes. we could see waves higher than the seventh floor balcony. >> you could see waves -- >> yeah. >> so you could see waves from

your seventh. somebody said they saw them up to the tenth. and you literally, the ship was literally listing from one side to the other and you were being tossed from one side of your stateroom to the other side? >> yes. tables flying. the bed was hitting the wall. we had totally turned around. everything that wasn't secured was all over. little flying missiles. >> wow. are you okay? did you get hurt? >> well, little things. people that i've seen that have lacerations that they had fixed and have bruising. we haven't been told of serious injuries. communication hasn't been. >> as lorraine brewer, a passenger on the ship in the mediterranean. i guest most everybody on thep ship is okay. >> time for the rest of the morning's top stories.

good morning. >> great to be with you. good morning. a tense hostage drama at a nursery school in france ended. the school is in the eastern part of the country. 17-year-old male armed with at least two swords had entered the building and took 20 children and their teacher hostage. he released 14 of the children before police entered the building and negotiated a safe end. the suspect's motive is unclear. he is said to suffer from depression. the senate is expected to take a test vote on the tax deal president obama agreed to with republicans. nancy is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. assuming senators can get back from the snowy midwest today's vote will show whether democrats can accept this tax cut deal. appearing on cbs news's face the nation sunday, top white house adviser david axelrod predicted passage for the tax deal worked out between the obama

administration and congressional republicans. >> this is going to help our economy move. that's why all economists have said that this will put a real charge into the economy. >> reporter: the white house is expressing optimism even though the democratically controlled house refused to bring the measure up for a vote and independent senator from vermont bernie sanders spent 8 1/2 hours railing against it. >> it's "robin hood" in reverse. >> reporter: democrats who opposed provisions like reduction in the estate tax rate are getting sweeteners added. among the additions a tax credit for renewable energy and green jobs. tax relief for mass transit, a tax deduction for elementary and secondary school teachers, and tax benefits to land owners who set aside property for conservation. not all democrats are on board with the add-ons. >> we shouldn't add to the cost of the bill. it's already too big already. we were headed toward a $1.3

trillion deficit next year. add this on and we're up to a 1.75 or $1.8 trillion one-year deficit. >> reporter: even the most vocal critics say they won't scuttle the deal. >> we're not going to hold this up at the end of the day. >> reporter: now, this will not be a partyline vote today. there will be republicans who vote against it because they think it's too expensive. democrats who vote against it because they don't like some of the tax cuts for the wealthy but in the end it should get the 60 votes it needs to move forward. >> nancy for us on capitol hill. thank you. >> this morning swedish officials believe they know the identity of a suicide bomber who struck downtown stockholm. he detonated his device saturday. police say they are 98% sure he was a 28-year-old swede itch citizen. authorities say he was also registered as the owner of a car that exploded just before the suicide blast. diplomat richard holbrooke received phone calls from the

presidents of afghanistan and pakistan as he recovers from more surgery. president obama's special envoy had a procedure yesterday and followed an operation to repair an artery after he collapsed in the state department on friday. former alaska governor sarah palin spent the weekend in haiti to get a first hand look at conditions there. palin visited a cholera treatment clinic yesterday. more than 2,000 people have died from cholera there. she says that americans should get out of their comfort zone and volunteer to help. palin also visited some of the victims of the january earthquake and she called for a military air lift to bring supplies still needed in haiti. mark madoff's death is officially a suicide. the body of the son of ponzi schemer bernard madoff was found saturday. he hanged himself from the second anniversary of his father's arrest and america's largest financial fraud. did you hear about this. an out of bounds play by an nfl coach of the jets, he tripped miami's nolan carroll who was

running near the jets' bench to cover a punt. the jets coach apologized but could face punishment by the team. dave price joining us for our look at the weather. >> harry just tripped me. on my way over. did anybody see that play? did any one see that play? i don't know if we can get a replay. >> it's the bad news you're bringing. >> let's see what's happening. a lot to talk about. more lake effect activity. that's what's going on. let's go right to the radar picture. that will show a good indication of what we're seeing now, more of this wind coming out of the north-northwest at this point and this is strong stuff. it could bring some snowflakes as far down as kentucky, so we're going to continue to watch this. this event, 48 hours long, 5 to 10 inches today in this little most intense zone. but keep in mind over the next two days we could see upwards of a foot and a half to two feet of snow around buffalo.

so, we'll continue to keep an eye on it. it just doesn't end and we're so early in thank you. well, monday morning, headed back to work. what is in store? more clouds this is a shot from our mount vacca cam sunrise under way look at all those clouds. plenty of fog delays on

arrivals at sfo around one hour for the afternoon a mix of sun and clouds rainfall back in the bay area tuesday more rainfall friday, saturday and sunday >> 7:17 the hour right now. by the time all of this lake effect wraps up this week in some areas along the great lakes we'll have between five, maybe five and a half feet of snow which has fallen. >> goodness. all right. >> thank you very much for that information. >> no problem. >> be prepared. still ahead this morning, the man that kidnapped elizabeth smart faces life in prison. we skeel her father about the guilty verdict and find out how she's doing. it is one of the biggest days for online sales. we'll tell you where to find them and how to make sure your christmas packages arrive on time. pictures are in. we'll go to london on the official release of prince

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by one of princess diana's favorite photographers. more on that and the student riot that nearly roughed up prince charles and camilla. the first on elizabeth smart. she and her family say that justice is done now that the man that held her captive and sexually abused her for nine months has been convicted of all charges. we'll talk to her father in a moment but first the trial that ended on friday. >> harry, been eight long years for the smart family. eight years since brian david mitchell broke into their home and kidnapped elizabeth at knife point. the jury deliberated five hours before declared mitchell guilty, a verdict likely to guarantee a life sentence. elizabeth smart's abductor brian david mitchell sits behind bars awaiting sentence in may. he'll likely face a life sentence. elizabeth says she is relieved

by the swift verdict. >> i hope that not only is this an example that justice can be served in america, but that it is possible to move on after something terrible has happened. i'm so thrilled with the verdict but not only that i'm so thrilled to stand before the people of america today and give hope to other victims who have not spoken out about what's happened to them. >> doesn't she glow? today's such a wonderful day. >> reporter: the month-long trial was a gut-wrenching ordeal. mitchell kicked out of court for loudly singing religious prayers. elizabeth and family members had to listen as the nooif months of captivity were retold. >> there is a way to put the people behind us and that we can move forward with our lives. >> reporter: at times, the trial was too much to bear. elizabeth stormed out of court early this month in the defense team's testimony. and she had to relive the abduction on the stand which she did with stoic bravery. >> i think the hardest part of

coming in here is worrying about elizabeth having to testify and as a father i was so grateful for her to be able to say what she had to say and put that behind her. >> reporter: elizabeth will travel to france to complete a mormon church mission and then return to college in utah for a music degree. her message now is one of vindicati vindication. >> we can speak out and we'll be heard. >> mitchell's defense attorneys did not decide whether to appeal. his sentencing is set for may 25th. harry? >> whit, thank you. joining us now is elizabeth's father, it smart. ed, good morning. >> good morning. >> want to go back to the last couple of weeks and what it was like for you and louis and the rest of your family. sitting in that courtroom and hearing what your daughter had to say because she had to testify in some detail about what she had to endure at the hands of this horrible man. what was that like for you all?

>> you know, i think that prior to her testimony, she had been brought in by the prosecutors to, you know, go over things and she called me one night, one day and she said, dad, you know, what i'm having to say is so much more than what i've ever said before. and -- >> what she had prior told you? >> what she had ever told me. we knew that it was horrible but to hear it in court it was, you know, it was outrageous but she, you know, i don't know how she had the dignity, the grace to be able to say it in the manner that she said, but the thing that was so important was there had to be absolutely no question that brian mitchell was what he was. >> i think everybody was terribly impressed by her poise, my her composure, by her maturity. does it feel now, there's still

a sentencing phase to come and i know she wants to face him in court. >> absolutely. >> does it feel like this journey is coming to its maybe perhaps logical end? >> it really did. i mean, when we went in on friday and heard that he was guilty on both counts, it was just kind of like, this is what we've been waiting for for eight years. and justice took a long time. the prosecutors were amazing and we're so grateful. you know, when elizabeth came home, we wanted her to know that this was not her fault. >> right. >> and i think so many victims get somehow brought into feeling like they have some ownership in what's happened to hem. >> some responsibility. >> absolutely. and i think that was one thing that elizabeth has absolutely come, you know, this was not her fault. it was brian mitchell. and in facing him in court, in telling the jury and telling

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for christmas. $1 billion, that's what we expect consumers to spend today alone, betty. >> my goodness. okay. so if everyone is shopping today online, i assume it's one of the busiest days for people like the place where you're at, those shippers there trying to get the boxes an gift it is people on time for christmas. >> reporter: right. so fed-ex says that this is the busiest shipping day for them. as you can imagine, a monster day for retailers. it is a monster day for shippers, as well. put it into perspective. fed-ex says it will handle 16 million packages today alone. that's a 12% increase over last year, betty. >> and i also understand coming this friday it's going to be free shipping day. we all love the term free. are all retailers participating in that? >> reporter: no. not all retailers. this is something that started a few years ago. every december 17th is now called free shipping day.

there are about a thousand retailers that are taking part this year. you can go to freeshippingday.com to find a list of those retailers but if you're going to use free shipping day, read the fine print. sometimes there's something in place like you have to spend $75 or more to get free shipping. so it doesn't necessarily mean that you buy a $2 item you get free shipping for it. read the fine print. >> absolutely. sometimes there's a catch. but you know, a lot of people really focus right now on making sure that they get that gift there not only on time but in one piece. what are the deadlines and the dos and don'ts? >> reporter: so the deadlines, two thirds of retailers saying that standard shipping will expire on or before december 18th. so that is saturday. so you have until saturday in most cases to qualify for that standard shipping. but all is not lost if you don't get the packages out by

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seward, editor of "majesty" magazine is outside buckingham palace this morning. good morning, ingrid. >> good morning, harry. >> people are gushing over these pictures of william and katherine and they just are -- they look better than royal couple. they look like a couple in love. >> they certainly do. especially the picture which i call "the cuddle." i think that is a beautiful picture. i think the other one, the more formal one is possibly a little dull, but they need that, because that's the picture that they use, you know, sign to give to people. so it can't be too -- too cuddly. >> too lovey-dovey. >> exactly. >> one particular shows the engagement ring which was, of course, diana's ring. that's very prominent in one of the photographs. the thing that strikes me is the difference between these engagement photographs and the photographs of william's parents

from those many years ago that were just so frozen cold. >> remember, diana was only 19. just 19 when those photographs were taken, and she was very, very nervous. very shy, and she hated what she was wearing. so she felt very self-conscious, and charles was a stick in the mud, which that's the image he still has. they were very different. >> you know, you point out something interesting, because you talk she was uncomfortable with what she was wearing. you look at the picture of kate. especially the cuddly one, she has a dress on that's what, off the rack here? >> absolutely. thought it looked like a high street chain, called whistles. wearing a shirt by a high street chain called whistles and a dull dress in the formal picture. it's belted, a frill down the

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the san jose city council is set to vote tomorrow, >> time for news headlines from cbs 5. san jose city council set to vote on plastic bag ban it calls for businesses to stop giving customers plastic grocery or carry out bags businesses would have to charge for paper bags. if approved it would take effect in january 2012. a move to close san franciscos largest park at night. there have been several incidents at golden gate park in the past several months including stabbings, dog attack and damage to flowers and trees. today a budget committee will try to salvage san francisco's bid to host america's cup yacht race. they gave san francisco a deadline of this friday to come

up with an acceptable plan. they are upset with changes san francisco made to its original proposal. traffic and weather in a moment ,,

good morning. going against the commute eastbound 80 approaching richmond parkway two lanes are blocked chp is heading to the lanes going against the commute eastbound 80 a lot of slow traffic westbound hercules down the east shore freeways. drive time inching closer to 40 minutes, westbound 80, carcenas

bridge to the maze. if you are heading toward the bay bridge toll plaza usual monday commute backed up into the mcarthur maze 20 minute wait to get you on to the bridge itself. >> all your approaches sluggish westbound 24. elsewhere coming through downtown san jose traffic still pretty light for this time of the morning in those northbound lanes as you approach the 880. cloudy skies this morning plenty of clouds expected for the morning and here is a look at our shot from our mount vacca cam. that sums it up high clouds low clouds conditions for the afternoon seven-day forecast showing temperatures upper 50s. lower 60s a few clouds as well as a few breaks of sunshine in there. tomorrow rainfall expected across the bay area tuesday wednesday and thursday another dry day and more rainfall back in the bay area friday, saturday and sunday

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there you go. you know -- you know it's a monday before christmas when elvis is in the crowd. >> elvis is in the building, folks. become back to the "early show." i'm harry smith along with betty nguyen. just like the last years of michael jackson's life, controversy. some love it. others say it doesn't sound like them. we'll ask his biographer who knew jackson and his music better than just about anybody what he thinks about this first album to come out after jackson's death. also ahead, for women,

ovarian cancer is a silent killer. nearly 14 million will die from it this year. mainly because it is hard to find until it is just too late. our dr. jennifer ashton, an ob/gyn, will tell us what women can do to reduce their risk. first we go to the newsdesk. >> thanks so much. good morning once again, everybody. a deadly snow and wind storm that battered the upper midwest is headed east. the snow, high winds and limited visibility disrupted travel from illinois to pennsylvania. major highways were closed and some 2,000 airline flights cancelled. in some area, the windchills hit 30 below. at least four weather-related deaths are reported. did you see this? the heavy, fast, accumulating snow was too much for the minneapolis metrodome. there you see, the snow tore through the metrodome roof early sunday. yesterday's football game between the vikings and new york giants was cancelled. the two teams play instead tonight in detroit.

record rain is causing big problems in the pacific northwest. heavy rains caused giant mudslides. one near seattle came crashing down sunday night and slammed into the back of a house. a 94-year-old man was inside at the time but was not injured. snoqualmie falls is filled with enough raging water from the storm to make it look like niagara. the water is racing downstream and could threaten some towns which are already flooded. well, a procedural vote on president obama's tax deal with republicans is expected in the senate today. if the vote goes as expected, the senate could pass the legislation as early as tomorrow. white house is confident the proposal will pass congress by year's end. new details are emerging about this morning, the suicide of bernie madoffs oldest son mark. the 46-year-old found dead in his apartment this weekend on the two-year anniversary of his father's arrest. cbs news chief investigative reporter arman thanh hketeyian

story. >> reporter: found by hanging early saturday morning a suicide, found by his father-in-law with his 2-year-old son sleeping in a nearby room. while funeral arrangements remain out of the public eye, the odds of his disgraced father attending the service's his son's funeral seemed remote. furlough is for inmates, two years. bernie madoff is serving 75 times that for masterminding the largest fraud in u.s. history. he made aoff with much. >> i think mark was probably saying to his father, look what you've done to me, and my life, and my family's life. >> reporter: before taking this life on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, mark

madoff was struggling in a sea of emotion. >> mr. madoff. >> reporter: he and his children ensnared in billions of dollars in civil lawsuits filed in just the last three weeks. haunted by his father's deception. >> he couldn't land a job. his wife had to change the last name of the children and of herself, because the madoff name was radioactive. >> reporter: arman ka ten keteyw york. after getting toss around by the high seas in the mediterranean, it was en route to al alexandria egypt when rough weather hit early yesterday. the ship is expected in tomorrow. the giant ship rolled dramatically at one point as waves kravs over the deck. 2,095 passengers onboard. 978 american. the ship's interior damaged.

flying furniture caused minor injuries to some 30 passenger. let's head back outside to dave price, who's got another check of the weather for us. dave? >> good morning, and good morning everyone. i never realized that apparently elvis is from, where? tampa, florida? >> tampa, florida, yes. >> amazing pup left the building and went straight to the beach. a check of the weather. what's happening across the country. shall we? oh, man, oh, man. look what is going on in the great lakes. it just continues there. all that cold air over the warm lake, picking up that moisture and now we add in stronger winds, which are going to carry that snow further inland. these are those bands right now, and you can see along the east coast we're talking about heavy rains. windy conditions as well.

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ovarian cancers by 11%. why so low? >> and called by the american cancer society a modest reduction in risk from dying of ovarian cancer. the reason is that they are not accepted screening tests per se. all we have. we're talking about specifically a physician exam, pelvic exam by a gynecologist, a pell vic ultrasound and usually most people heard of a blood test known as a ca-125. not 1 harry smith% accurate. not even close. they can give a normal result when there is cancer and abnorming when there is not. with that blood test, there are actually six other blood test markers that women should get and they should ask their doctors for if there is a is suspicion for ovarian cancer. most doctors even are not aware's those other markers. they should ask for them. >> the key is finding it, detecting it, but it's difficult

to detect, correct? >> exactly. because are where the ovaries sit. they present vague symptoms. a lot of them can be missed by the patients and the doctors. the big things we think about when we think of warning signs, pelvic pain or pressure is biggest. indigestion, a change in the way you eat. take a bite of food. push it away saying you feel full. stomach bloating, burping and changing in your urinary habits. frequency of urination or urgency to urinate more often. if you have those symptoms more than two weeks and talk to your doctor and ask to be examined by a gynecologist. >> for other women, how do you know if you're at risks? >> generally the rick for all women is 1 in 70. goes up as we age. over the age of 55, nerve her a baby, a history of ovarian or breast cancer, or colon or uterine cancers in their family.

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when michael jackson died last year, sales of his music went through the roof. now an album of never-released songs finished by others after his death is coming out tomorrow. cbs news correspondent michelle miller reports on the music and the controversy surrounding it. ♪ >> reporter: in life, michael jackson was legendary. ♪ oh baby give me one more chance ♪ from the early days with the jackson 5 to a blockbuster solo career. jackson charted 13 number one hits and sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide. >> i think everybody in the whole world is a michael jackson fan. >> i love michael jackson until the end.

♪ this life don't last forever >> reporter: now just over a year since his death is the first new music of michael jackson since 2001. >> the last time was "invisible" a decade ago now. >> i think he needs an opportunity to live on. >> reporter: the album simply titled "michael" is a compilation of tracks michael left behind. >> he was a real workaholic. . be assured this is the best he had to offer. >> reporter: akon's duet is the first track and video. >> music to last forever and music to make a difference. >> reporter: and much like his life, jackson's posthumous album is not without controversy. >> breaking news. >> reporter: three of the ten songs were co-written by a little if not completely unknown artist named eddie cascio.

>> he was right there directing. >> reporter: fans and even some members of the jackson family aren't suggesting it and saying that the voice is not michael at all. >> i listened to it. >> thank you very much. >> it doesn't sound like him. >> it doesn't sound like him? >> i respect the family. at the end of the day, i am sure 100% it is michael joseph jackson. ♪ >> some of the prolific recorder, constantly working on songs and constantly recording in studios all over the world. ♪ >> reporter: and enough songs producers believe to make several more tribute albums. >> i think you can get four or five or six in there. you know? if it's done right. >> reporter: but for the loyal team of work of jackson through the years, revealing the never-before-heard music seems so much more. >> the world needs him right now.

the world needs a super hero. the world needs michael. >> so is the new album worth the hype? joining us exclusively jay randy taraborrelli. >> good morning. >> good to have you back. >> good to see you again, man. >> you had a chance to listen? >> yeah. the estate called me and said would you like to hear it before anyone else? >> what did you think? >> great album, harry. it shows you michael's versatility. it shows his range in pop, r&b, rip hop and a little bit of country. >> right. >> i was thinking nobody really has that kind of versatility today a. artist to do it all like michael jackson. >> do you think it would or it lives up to his standards? >> i really do. i think that, of course, you know, what's interesting about it is a lot of it is a work in progress, a couple of the vocals

are demo vocals and seeing michael and hear michael in a way we have not before heard him. but in the end, these are some great productions. i mean, these are -- sort of like a greatest hits album without the great hits because we haven't heard the songs before but they have the potential to be great hits. >> i want to listen to some of this breaking news with sound up full so folks at home have a chance to know what we're talking about. let's take a listen. ♪ ♪ or am i crazy ♪ breaking up is hard to do >> productionwise, that sounds like vintage michael jackson. >> it does. >> people since just the little tiny snippets of this released said that is not him. >> the estate did the due

diligence in this regard. they talked to many people that worked with michael jackson over the years, artists, producers, arrangers and they played the songs for forensic musicologists. i know you are like what is that? these guys actually analyze the sound. >> right. >> they came back with the same conclusion, undote through michael jackson. i think everybody did what they were supposed to do. the family had the concerns and raised them and the estate did what it should have done and clear it up. >> i want to play another snippet of a song that really does now i think sound like michael. really sounds like michael jackson. listen to "much too soon." ♪ i hope to make a change now for the better ♪ ♪ never letting fate control my soul ♪ ♪ and i'm hoping that my prayers will see daily that you will

come back to me ♪ ♪ but i guess i'll learn my lesson much too soon ♪ >> that really is something. >> that rips your heart out, you know? that's vintage michael jackson and what the fans get on the album. ten great songs by michael i know that he'd be proud of and he'd want the fans to hear. >> you know, during the piece there was this thought that there are lots of albums promised with the giant record deal. how many -- how much music do you think is left? >> i do know how much. they have 60 incomplete songs but only about 20 left with vocals that they feel, that the estate feels are worthwhile. >> strong enough? >> yes. strong enough. not releasing everything but the things they believe michael would want to be released. 17 to 20 more songs. >> wow. overall, how would you -- do you think this is album -- we asked you earlier about this, live up to his standards. will people, when they get this, does it feel like i got the real

hinge? >> it does. it is a michael jackson album. a great mic,,,,,,

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picture perfect there. how gorgeous? >> a couple of people braving it. >> yeah. >> welcome back to "the early show," everybody. "the race" ended last night. they're all -- they're the first all female winners.

never before for "the amazing race." there they are. >> warmer than we are. >> slightly. >> both teams are here. nat and kat, a check for $1 million. >> yes. >> lucky ladies there. did you know that americans spend, listen to this, $2.6 billion on gift wrapping for the holidays? you don't have to spend a dime. we are going to show you how to wrap your presents with alternatives, materials that you already have. everything from candy to mistletoe. beautiful. >> gorgeous. and, and we have a very special guest with us this morning. an exclusive. the one and only elmo. he's got some food for thought about sesame street's effort to help kids eat right so we'll have him here. but first, on the topic of cute and cuddily, dave price. >> thank you. disturbing. nice to see you guys. >> good morning, dave! >> happy holidays, everybody. take a check of the weather and see what's happening across the

country. shall we? go to the maps to see what's going on. we have wicked weather across the country. pacific northwest, the form of rain for the most part and another low pressure system just kind of sitting on shore or just offshore right now. that's bringing rain and at the higher elevations say above 7,000 feet, serious snow. watch it in the passes. this really isn't moving anywhere right now and once it does it could follow the jet like the other storm we just saw roll through the midwest, that's

>> i was biting my nails all night last night, harry, during that final cab ride to the mansion. >> i know. >> what a finish. >> what a finish, indeed. amazing finish last night on "the amazing race." in 16 previous seasons, no two

women team finished first but nat and kat made a mad dash and just beat brook and claire to the million-dollar grand prize. >> four continents, 30 cities, 32,000 cities, you have made amazing race history. the first all female team to win the amazing race. >> and dr. nat strand and dr. kat chang with us. also with us, brook roberts and claire champlin that finished second, everybody. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> whoa! what a finish last night. you fly from korea into l.a. you go to long beach. and you see these giant towers up there and you freak out because -- >> i think everybody knows who watches the show, i just -- i can't handle heights. terrified of heights. i saw that and -- i was a little

nervous to go running in the opposite direction but she was fantastic. >> right. >> so you're bouncing up and down. you get there first and then released to go to the next place. a little disappointed none of you knew where it was. we'll leave that aside for the moment. you get to the place where you have to figure out the stuff and who are the people we saw when and everything else. how big of a lead did you have on those guys? >> at that point i think we were pretty far ahead. we didn't see them. we did the whole challenge and finished it, got back in the taxi and left without actually running into them. >> part of the thing last night was you get in l.a. traffic and then have to go through the traffic to get to the final destination. what was it like sitting in a car moving 2 miles an hour thinking, we have this thing in the bag if we can only get there? >> exactly. we had no idea if they were going on a more direct route and

swing ahead of us or not. it was terrifying. >> we liked l.a. traffic. >> yeah. traffic? >> excellent. no. we but we talked to people at the finish line. we didn't know either in the cab and literally and meant that. we could be first or last because we didn't see anyone either and flew through. done, done, done. everything was so easy for us and the finish line and see them. sincerely, if it wasn't us, i love that it's them. girl power. on my life, i said that when we started the race. i show up at the airport, you know, we have to rally together. >> we made a pact and do it together. >> brook and claire, so interesting to watch your relationship through this whole thing. there's going to be energizer bunny to the nth degree and like this. and you hear her like, i'm going to get there. stop yelling at me. >> come on, claire. >> come on, claire. >> come on, claire. you can do it. >> we made drinking games autoof

that. take a drink every time she says, come on, claire. >> all america's drunk while watching us. >> so the other thing was you were about to get married while the race was being filmed. you have since then gotten married. >> married and now expecting a baby and -- >> do you want to stand up? can you show the bump to everybody? >> let's do it. >> come on, come on, come on. look at this. >> here he is. full flesh. >> the watermelon baby on the way. >> say again. >> come on, claire. come on, claire. >> let's go back to watermelon. somehow that video of you with the catapult and the watermelon coming back. >> oh! >> do it again? >> ever seen that video before ever. >> and then slow mo. >> yes. >> one more time. why not? >> great. have that sort of follow you for the rest of your life. >> did you -- >> thank you. >> did you think, did it hurt --

how hurt -- did it hurt? >> oh, yes. it hurt like the dickens. my whole side of my face, i just slightly turned to the right right before it hit and the side of the face went numb. >> right. >> i actually really didn't know what happened until brook started to pulling watermelon off of my face and that's what she was doing. she was like -- kind of laughing. i'm like, am i okay? what's going on? and so medics came in. took care of it and then saw other teams coming up and we had to make the decision and kind of like -- we have to get up and go. >> was there a toughest leg? when you look back, was there a leg you said, we're not sure to make it through it? >> i think that would be oman and with the same map of gary and mallory and we ended up on the wrong side of a mountain range. >> six hours to get to the first clue. >> right. >> and so that was just starting the leg so we were exhausted just before we started the leg

basically. >> that was after a night of sleeping on a sidewalk in oman with stray cats coming up to you. i don't think i slept -- >> oh, the worst. the worst! we're all laying all next to each other and these alley cats are coming up. we're like -- it was -- that was the worst situation. >> that leg was really tough to get through. i was exhausted. the worst. >> they showed previews for the next season and sort of alluding to people who didn't win that might race again? can you say? will you say? >> well, you know, we were asked and we would have loved to do it but claire is pregnant. >> so maybe the next "amazing race." >> just you wait and see. >> all right. do you mind if i give you a million dollars? >> oh, please, do. >> love it. >> been waiting. >> do you mind? i just happen to have a check here. >> great! >> how about that? you know, i know phil. i'm no phil but i've got the money. >> all that matters.

>> how about that? what is it like to have that in your hands? >> here you go. >> wow. that makes it a little bit more real. >> yeah. >> not sure you can take it to the bank of america later today. >> we'll try. >> you should. >> we've had tougher challenges in the last six months. >> really a great, great season to watch. congratulations also on being the first -- i mean, the final four female four. >> awesome race. >> awesome. >> well, well done. >> thanks so much for being here. really appreciate it. nat and kat and brook and claire. if your christmas presents still unwrapped, in need to go out and buy gift paper. you have almost everything you need right at home. life style guru lauren sydney here to show us alternatives. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, betty. i want to wrap that check.

>> i know. if we could only get to it. we have to forget about that. we won't spend any money today but when it comes to money and gift wrapping, americans spend a whole lot of it. >> $2.6 billion. we are not going to. you have everything last minute. i love gorgeous paper. if you have run out, it's right in the house. >> this first little demo here requires no paper. >> exactly. inside out. i put some of the gift on the outside but i put a surprise element on the inside. >> did you spoil the surprise? everything's on the outside. >> little things on the inside. this reminds me of dave price. >> yeah. >> just a scrunchie on a scarf and i love to weave these ties and then i use as a ribbon a finishing touch a last tie. i took these from my husband's closet. >> how long to weave? >> truly, i did it with the kids. 20 minutes. good to go. >> all right. so if you don't have any paper whatsoever and it's time to put

that gift under the tree and you're freaking out, what do you do? >> you have newspaper. you have maps. you have chinese menus. anything that's really -- >> really? okay. >> you have nail polish without ribbon to do with the kids and what i love to do is take regular old grocery paper. >> cut it and use the inside? >> any kind of craft wrapping paper. >> prepared with tape and actually. >> this is a lifesaver. 3m pop-up. better than jewelry. >> doesn't say merry christmas. >> it will in a second. if you smoosh it, it's about the little details. smack. see the lips? give it a couple of kisses. >> give it a kiss? a certain color? >> anything will do. >> kind of light. >> let's show it to the camera. you are a subtle beauty. >> yes. that's what it is. >> the tip is absolutely to use colors that don't have a lot of

oil in them. make it cheap, cheap, cheap. the kids do it. crayon, year to year. >> keepsake after that. >> absolutely. i love this one, as well. >> and this i would have never, ever thought that you could put a gift inside an old paper towel holder. >> you want to help out? >> sure. >> this is candy without the calories, the paper towel. toilet tissue. >> toilet tissue? >> the holder, yes. jewelry inside. so easy. >> do you put paper? >> a little tissue paper and stuff it in and a little scrunch. none takes talent. >> a little bow. just like that? >> none of it takes talent. a pop-up wrapping tape. good to go. you know, this works as the assistant. the little scotch tape elf. >> mine is not as cute or

beautiful. it takes practice. this with the jewelry, every one of us at some point, women out there, ladies, you have lost that one earring and you have one left at home. >> it is an orphan. right now we have a little orphan right here. i have put an orphan earring here. this is a broach i was no longer going to use. this is a necklace. >> this is fancy. >> ten seconds and it doesn't cost you any money. one on a ribbon?t? >> sure, sure. stick it anywhere? >> anywhere. >> because it's clip-on earring, super -- even i can do it. i can't tie a bow. >> you can. i can teach you in another segment. >> another segment. >> that's right. >> if you don't have any of this, i mean, bare bones, what do you do then? >> nature knows best. go outside. snip, snip, snip. or inside if you don't have a backyard, all tough do is take any kind of tree leaf. >> stick it in and good to go.

>> give it a little bit of tape. >> secure it. >> little secure it. anything in the kitchen. cinnamon, pine cones. nature is gorgeous. >> we do appreciate it. great, great ideas. >> thank you. >> now here's harry. later today, president obama will sign the healthy hunger-free kids act. the goal of this new law to fight childhood obesity and hunger together. here to tell us more is dr. jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> what is this and seek to do? >> this is a major piece of frel legislation seeking to target two huge problems facing the nation's children. obesity and malnutrition. and most people are familiar with the obesity epidemic and the consequences. one out of three children are overweight or obese in the country. but most people are not aware one out of six children in school are not getting the proper nutrition. a lot of them come from what's called insecure homes in terms of their financial status and their nutritional status.

>> interesting how both go hand in hand eating the wrong things and one of the things that causes the obesity. >> absolutely. this represents $4.5 billion of funding which will then go to the schools and set up all kinds of programs, varying from what's in the vending machines at schools to what's on the school food lines. a lot of times we forget, harry, most children are in school 50% of their waking hours so half of their time awake is spent at school. they need to get good nutrition there. >> it is very interesting because the friends at sesame street and workshop are working on something called food for thought eating well on a budget. >> right. >> you know, i don't like to upstage you but elmo is here. >> he is here? >> right now. >> elmo has a lot of stuff underneath the couch. you don't clean back here. >> you know, when you don't know what to do, put it under the rug. good morning. good morning, elmo. >> good morning, mr. harry. good morning to you. elmo wants to talk about food

for thought. hi. >> what did you have for breakfast this morning? >> elmo had whole wheat toast and oeng juice. look at that. that's cool. >> very healthy, that's good. >> no. and elmo -- but really good and important to eat healthy because that way you can play healthy. >> oh. see, because that was -- >> very true. >> when you eat a better diet, elmo, does it make you feel better in the day? >> yeah, it does because that means that elmo gets through the day better. >> right. >> also elmo's good friend chef art smith taught elmo and his mommy how to take a chicken and make four meals out of one chicken. >> four meals. >> grill it and make soup with it and a salad with it and then you can make a pasta dish with it too. >> you need to come to my house and show me how to do that. >> elmo would love to. >> perfect. >> because i know that food for thought eating well on a budget, all kinds of working, working on all kinds of stuff. >> yeah.

really cool recipes that all of elmo's friends can do out there with them, you know, with mommy and daddy. >> yeah. >> so many children listen to you, elmo. i mean, i think you have raised my children more than i did. so this is so important. >> wait a minute. elmo's only 3 1/2. >> you're very wise for your 3 1/2 years. >> for a long time. >> really important to eat together, too. >> right. meals together, too, right. >> what elmo says, children listen to. >> well -- >> really important. >> i bet you know what else? a good night's sleep. >> yes. >> how many hours of sleep do you get? >> about five to six hours. >> oh. >> that's not enough. >> is that enough? >> you need to do better than that. >> eight to nine is good. you need to work on that. >> say that again. >> eight to nine hours of sleep and more if you're younger. could be as much as ten. oh boy. >> elmo would miss out on so much if elmo did that. >> this is important. all part of good health. here's the other thing.

i hear you're going to the white house. >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> yeah? who do you want to meet most? >> elmo always loves to meet the girls and mrs. obama but elmo would love to meet mr. obama one of these days. elmo -- hiding from elmo. >> he might be. >> a little busy. >> he is busy. >> although, you know, you heard that he quit smoking. nine months with no smoking. >> elmo didn't know that. konlg garage lagss, president obama, for not smoking. that is great. >> seeing him today or mrs. obama, ask them how much sleep they get. they need to work on that, too. >> really? >> yeah. >> elmo asks the girls how long they sleep, too. >> if you need help, i'll make a house call. >> okay. listen, if you eat healthy, you can play healthy. >> very nice. good to see you, dude. >> thanks, mr. harry. >> nice to meet you, elmo. >> nice meeting you, too. >> the way elmo is. >> boy it's early in the morning. >> elmo -- >> this is called "the early

show." >> it is the very early show. elmo, thanks. dr. ashton, as always, thank you. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪

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so one of the great things of christmas in the city, tuba christmas yesterday at rockefeller center. >> i heard it's great. >> harry is an accomplished tuba player. >> he is not. >> i got to play and conduct one of the songs. really, really fun. >> they must really trust you. >> yeah. they just don't know any better. what did you call today? green monday? >> green monday. time to start shopping. >> that would be irrelevant for you. you have probably done everything. >> not bought a single gift yet. >> well, she knows how to wrap

it. >> that i do know. >> kiss them up now. >> 40 regular. harry? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

headlines... san francisco supervisors could decide tom to charge people good morning i am sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. san francisco supervisors could decide tomorrow whether to charge people to drive into the city from the peninsula. if that happens politicians on the peninsula have a response, they are talking about charging $12 to drive south out of the city. ins and outs of legal marijuana will be the focus of today's city council meeting. they appear to be favouring a zoning plan allowing a limited number of pot clubs. >> two names from the 49ers past may become a part of the football teams future including former quarterback joe montana, interested in building a luxury

hotel near the new stadium planned for a site near great america in santa clara. traffic is weather coming up. stay with us ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning northbound 101, word of a car fire blocking one lane. as you can see it is slow approaching the scene but if you use 280, traffic moving better than we typically see. no bottleneck at all as you approach the 880 interchange. nice ride out of downtown san jose westbound 237, just your usual slow and go traffic as you exit milpitas, san mateo bridge looks great all directions all lanes, and bay bridge toll plaza backed up to the mcarthur maze. here is tracy with your forecast. >> thanks elizabeth. not much sunshine to talk about for now, plenty of clouds, a look around mount vacca cam. clouds up to the top of the screen and clouds on the bottom. forecast today, p day forecast highs ranging from upper 50s. lower 60s. mix of sun and clouds expected rainfall tuesday, more showers friday, through sunday ,, ,,,,