tomorrow bright and early at 4:30 and we leave with you this look at the bay bridge, can you see it out there? lots of clouds. still chilly. see you tomorrow. good morning. power shift. as speaker john boehner and the republicans take control of the house, president obama makes big changes to his senior staff. so what will the first order of business? we'll ask the new house majority leader. a new life. the homeless man with a golden voice whose youtube video swept the nation is swarned with job offers after the exclusive interview here on "the early show" but the biggest wish, to see his mom once again. >> i guess god kept her around and kept my pipes around, you know, to maybe just have one more shot that i would be able to say, mom, i did -- i did do it before, you know, i might pass away before her. >> this morning, his mother joins us in the studio for an exclusive live interview.

and kate's big day. more details emerge about prince william and kate middleton's wedding and the guest list and why she's choosing a car over a carriage. live to london early this carriage. live to london early this morning, january 6th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning on a thursday morning. i'm chris wragge. >> erica hill here. what an incredible story speaking with ted williams, the man with the golden voice, who knew what this story would turn into? >> splendid announcer as they're calling him. youtube sensation swept the nation. on this program yesterday, this was a man literally gone from the side of the road to now fielding more job offers than he can possibly handle. and these are big jobs, too. >> they are big jobs. >> nfl films folks.

>> the cleveland cavaliers, everyone is calling. one of the things that stuck out to us yesterday interviewing him, he said, what i really hope this brings me is back together with my mom. you see her right there, she is here in the stud oio. >> she is so happy and so proud and talking to her in a couple of minutes a. doll of a woman. let's begin with the big changes at the white house where president obama's senior staff is about to undergo a major retooling. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante tracking who's in and out joining us this live this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. there's changes coming but the president is just reshuffling the same deck, one exception to that is press secretary robert gibbs who is actually leaving and next month or so for the private sector. >> i would not trade the worst day i have had here for many of the best days that you might have in another job. >> reporter: gibbs is just the latest in the recent white house

shake-up. he's been with barack obama since 2004 and won't cut the ties completely, he'll be an outside adviser to the white house and the president's re-election campaign. candidates to replace gibbs as the spokesman, deputies burton and earnest, the vice president's communications director and karen finney, former democratic national committee spokeswoman. will there be a new chief of staff? pete rouse has been filling in. if he steps aside, the leading candidate to replace him is bill daley, former commerce secretary, now an investment banker. he met with the president and high-level staff on wednesday. former senator tom daschle and agriculture secretary tom vilsack also mentioned as candidates. counselor david axelrod returns to chicago soon to work on the president's re-election. 2008 campaign manager plough joins the white house team next monday.

shake-ups aren't common after two years says john dickerson. >> good to have turnover in the white house. it is alcoholics anonymous instant. they need legs, fresh perspective and people who have just gotten some sleep. >> reporter: but hold on. there's more. tomorrow, the president will announce a new head of his national economic counsel, it will be gene sperling holding the post in the clinton administration is now at treasury. so lots of changes, but still, pretty much all in the family. chris? >> cbs' bill plante at the white house this morning, thank you. from democrats in the white house to the republicans who now control the house of representatives. the gavel has been passed to a new speaker and the gop is promising big changes. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes on capitol hill with the latest. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. republicans are starting their first full day in power with a symbolic move. they're having the entire constitution read aloud on the house floor. they say that document will be

the basis for all their legislation. >> god bless you, speaker boehner. >> reporter: with a swing of the gavel, republicans took control of the house of representatives. turning house minority leader john boehner into the speaker of the house. the new speaker made it clear that with a change in power comes a change in agenda. >> we gather here today at a time of great challenges. and nearly one in ten of our neighbors is out of work. health care costs are still rising for american families. our spending has caught up with us and our debt soon will eclipse the entire size of our national economy. the people voted to end business as usual and today we begin to carry out their instructions. >> reporter: starting with a vote planned for today to reduce congressional budgets by 5%. republicans are vowing to hold votes on spending cuts once a week. on friday, they begin their assault on health care reform

with a vote to repeal the law scheduled for next week. then, they want to turn to easing regulations on big businesses, to help, they say, with job growth. this ambitious agenda will hit a wall in the senate. >> senate will come to order, please. >> reporter: which democrats still control though by a smaller majority. that legislative reality will force both sides to work together on some issues, some thing speaker boehner promised to democrats. >> a great deal of scar tissue built up on both sides of the aisle. we can't ignore that. nor should we. my belief has always been to disagree without being disagreeable. >> reporter: but democrats are already crying foul saying that that vote to repeal health care is being held without holding hearings first, without allowing amendments, a move that they argue flies in the face of all of those promises of openness, erica. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill, thanks. also joining us this morning,

the new house majority leader eric cantor. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> this is a big day for you, of course. first official full day on the job. campaigning is done. the ceremonies are taken care of. now the hard part. gets down to business. you are the man in charge this morning. what is your first order of business? >> we'll start the day off today, erica, reading the constitution. we republicans committed during the campaign that we were going to have a constitutional u.s. house of representatives and that's exactly what we're going to start today by asking members to join us on the floor and the well of the house to begin to actually read the text of the constitution. >> and that's after that is completed, we know set in your sights and of the republican party is health care reform and there is a move, of course, to repeal this legislation. it's been said by the congressional budget office, nonpartisan congressional budget office health care would actually reduce the deficit by

$143 billion. even if you don't agree with that number, how would you make up for that elimination? >> erica, i think what we do know is the health care bill costs over a trillion dollars and we know it was full of budget gimmickery and republicans are cutting to spending every single day here in this congress and we are also committed to job-killing regulations that accompanied the health care bill and many others so today what we'll see, also, is a discussion and passage of a resolution which will require that we start with the -- our own house by cutting congressional budgets by 5%. next week, what we'll see on the floor is a bill to repeal the health care bill. and it's important i think to remember, most americans don't like the health care bill. and know that there's a better way and we have committed to the people that have elected us to begin to work together across

partisan lines to try and effect change that will actually improve the lives and deliver results for more americans. >> in terms of affecting change, you have called this bill job killing. but if it's not really going anywhere, everyone is pretty much said, look, you will do this but it's not actually going away, could that time not be better spent then working on legislation to, in fact, improve the jobs picture for people? we know that health care is a growing sector for work. >> erica, we're going to be about a cut in growth congress and if the senate and the president want to join us in trying to deliver results for the american people, we're ready to work with them. the health care bill stands in the way of small business job growth. we know that. it's provided a lot of uncertainty and increased costs and increased premiums, health care insurance premiums for most americans. we want to stop that. we're going to use our oversight tools to find out what's going on in this bureaucracy in washington and try to get them to stop passing these

job-killing regulations to we can get the economy back on track. the senate has its role to play. if it wants to be the cul-de-sac and let legislation fester and die over there, it will be the choice of leader reid but remember the voters spoke loud and clear in november. they want to see results. republicans are willing and ready to work to deliver results for the people. >> well, we would be looking to see those results and it is going to be a very busy week and a busy few months ahead. representative cantor, house majority leader, thank you for the time. >> thank you. >> chris? >> thank you. now speaking of jobs, labor department's monthly unemployment report comes out tomorrow but a private sector jobs report promising good news. that report out yesterday shows the economy added 297,000 jobs in december. the best numbers in a long time. cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us with more. it's a good sign and i guess how good a sign is it? >> really positive sign. the important thing to think about here is these are private

sector jobs to private companies are hiring more. that is a good sign. that's what analysts and economists want to see more of. >> people want to know is it a trend continuing now? >> it is. it looks like something to see more of in the new year. 24% of managers say they plan to hire for mull-time workers in the new year and job listings up 20% in the last 6 months and that's significant for more jobs to come. >> 15 million americans out of work currently. different sectors. where are the sectors they should be looking forward? >> retail. for example, at&t is hiring new employees. jac penny, sears and staples and the types of jobs available in the retail field are, for example, cashiers, customer service-type jobs. really they run the gamut in retail. >> health care? >> another place where we talk about -- erica talked about it in the last interview.

we see major growth and across the board from bookkeeping to working in the scientific part of the field to support from genesis health care to gentiva health care. they're hiring. also in financial services we are seeing new hiring right now. jumped actually 73%. bank of america, citibank, jp morgan chase and wells fargo looking for new employees right now from tellers to customer service representatives to loan administrators and lastly, transportation. this is the big one. >> yeah. >> they have seen a jump in transportation up 186% in feter of hiring and the companies you see. fed-ex and u.p.s. and heartland hiring. driving a truck to shipping and handling and helping with that logistics side. >> there are jobs out there. you have to know where to look and hopefully -- >> we'll show you. >> the labor department jobs report tomorrow, what do the numbers say to what we'll hear

tomorrow? >> anticipating another positive report and expect to see unemployment rate steady around the 9.6, 9.8% and seeing new hiring in december, that's good news. >> cbs' rebecca jarvis. >> thank you. jeff glor at the news december westbrook that for us. hey, jeff. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. cbs news this morning confirmed the troop surge in afghanistan about to increase. 1,400 combat marines could begin to arrive by the middle of month mostly in the south in kandahar. the plan to count an offensive this spring. there are currently 97,000 american troops in afghanistan. vickie kaspar at a nebraska high school shot by a student died last night. the gunman, 17-year-old robert butler, the son of a police detective, had attended the school in omaha for two months.

the principal was also wounded. butler took off in his own car after and then took his own life. on a facebook posting who o ma what changed me. the school i attend is even worse than the previous one and it drove me to this. the post ended with, i am sorry. good-bye. a new report says the long discredited study linking vaccines to autism was an outright fraud. the report says that 1998 autism study wasn't just wrong but faked. the editor of the british medical journal calls the findings shocking. >> it is deeply shocking that fraud of this sort takes place and on such an important issue as with such potential to damage the public health. >> the original study triggered a downturn in vaccination rates for measles, mumps and rebull la and a results surge in measles. >> one of the winners of the mega millions scheduled to step

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>> thanks so much. much more on the national forecast later on in the show. chris and erica. >> thank you much. good morning. >> good morning to you, too. >> big ted williams fan now? >> who isn't? >> everybody is. still ahead this morning, you won't believe what happened with this homeless man with the beautiful voice. we'll talk exclusively with his mom julia coming up in a couple of minutes. >> that's what he wanted to be with his mother. also ahead this morning, could it be a new explanation for that hair loss? perhaps a cure for baldness? that one will make you stick around, too. you are watching "the early show" on cbs. [ mike ] my name is mike and i quit smoking.

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to get on the bridge. the eastshore freeway not too bad, 22 minutes westbound 880 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. a couple of fog advisories, foggy across the carquinez bridge, one for the benicia bridge this morning as well as stretches of 4 through contra costa county. and some black ice to deal with as well, we have had several spinouts in this area of richmond and el sobrante. one accident reported san pablo dam road at castro ranch road. crews are out there now sanding down the roadway. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> all right. we have reports of freezing fog out there, too, so be careful out there, folks, you headed out. we have that fog especially into the valleys but some of that sneaking back into the bay. you can see right now. but that is going to begin to lift and we are going to need that sunshine to warm things up. it is chilly in spots around the bay area. 29 degrees right now in santa rosa, 33 in napa and 34 degrees in livermore. by this afternoon, we should see some 50s and 60s with mostly sunny skies. just a couple clouds moving on by. think tomorrow looking pretty

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and welcome back to "the early show" on this thursday morning. brave souls out there on a chilly plaza and a cat. i didn't know the animals were joining us. i like it. lots of good stuff to find. we head out there in a little bit. still ahead on "the early show" if, any scientists finds a cure for baldness, whether or not it was official, i think a lot of people would like to give them a nobel prize. it's a really tough thing for people to deal w the good news is we could actually be closer than ever to a cure. coming up, we're going to take a look at a study that explains how stem cells are involved in hair loss, opening a door that could give researchers a very important road map to perhaps

bringing back that hair. >> it would be nice. >> you don't have to worry about that, do you? >> i don't. also, when will we have our happiest day this year? believe it or not, scientists can predict that. that day is not coming for six months. >> gives you time to prepare. >> we're going to show you how to forecast your good and bad days. you can fill out your 2011 calendar right now. i'm having a good day right now but not as good a day as the next guy we're about to talk to. the story of ted williams. a homeless man with a perfect radio voice. he appeared exclusively on "the early show" yesterday. he told us that he needs a job and a home but he really wants to see his mother julia for the first time in ten years. this morning julia is here to talk exclusively with us about her son. but before we meet her, let's go back to the start of this amazing tale. >> recently there's this guy -- >> it's a story that has everyone talking, a homeless man

with a golden voice. >> you're listening to magic 98.9. >> ted williams caught at tension of a reporter who posted a video about him online. >> we'll be back with more right after these words. >> that video went viral getting nearly three million hits on youtube. on wednesday morning, he spoke publicly for the first time in an exclusive interview here on "the early show." >> i had no idea that something like this would have ever happened to me. it's like almost winning the mega ballotry or something. this is just phenomenal. >> after struggling with a life of incarceration, alcohol and drug addiction, he's been clean for 2 1/2 years and has been praying for a second chance. so what now? what would you now like to do? how are you going to put this voice to use? >> well, i would like to just have a job and a home, an apartment or anything, you know, to be able to cook in. i'd like to, you know, just get my life in a responsible area of

a 53-year-old man, a tax paying citizen and try to put some of my bad memories and -- i'm not going to forget where i came from. but i just wan pipes around, you know, to maybe just have one more shot. >> and joining us now exclusively is ted's mom, julia william. good to see you this morning. >> thank you. thank you. >> when you see those images of ted getting emotional like that when he talks about you, what do

you think? >> god has answered my prayer. i prayed that he -- i would live to see this time when he would do well. >> it's got to be so nice and so rewarding. because you've seen all these hardships that he's had to deal with. >> yes. >> aefr there have been -- >> and his children. they got tired of telling me bad news. >> yeah. >> i heard about the sign and i just -- at night i would wake up and not see him and that sign. i'd say oh, my. what has happened here? if i asked him about it, he would say, good-bye. i'll talk you to later. >> yeah. >> so he shut me out of his life. and i can understand. >> but now that he's had this stroke of good fortune, he wants you back in his life. >> yes. yes. >> you must be so proud to see that he is back on the straight and narrow right now. >> yes, so proud. i hope -- i want him to do well. >> he's had -- >> i lived to see him do well. >> he's had this voice his

entire life. >> yes. >> did you think that this is something he was destined for? >> i don't know. i went to columbus. someone was saying the man with the golden voice. that is your son. what can we do? just pray. that's the only thing i can do is just pray for the best. >> you talked about his father. he would be so proud of him right now if he were alive. >> yes, he would be so proud. he would be very proud. we talked it over. he raised -- he was raised out of a nice family. but to do this to us, it's a hurting thing. you can read about what happened to other people, but when it comes into your family, it's very hurting. >> and you're talking about his addiction to alcohol and drugs. there were a number of years where things were really, really bad for ted. >> really bad. only thing i could ever hear was bad news. and his children would see him in the street. they said, daddy, we are praying

for you. >> yeah. >> i said how did he look? oh, momma ted, you wouldn't want to see him. he looks so bad. >> but now how things have all changed. >> yes. >> and now he's getting all this attention and all these job offers. >> that's right. >> what do you think now that he's become this instant celebrity? >> i can't believe it. it's hard to believe. but thank god. my prayers were answered. he always shut me out. and when i start talking about god, good-bye. talk you to later. so i said, well -- >> times have now changed. >> yes. >> i want to ask you about his name ted williams. because pretty popular, pretty famous name. >> that was my husband's famous player was ted williams. >> and that's -- he said i'm going to name him ted williams. i said all right. that's how he got the name. yes. >> what's everybody back home saying you to now? you must have been flooded with calls yesterday from all your friends. >> my telephone was ringing and my friend in ohio, julia, ted's

on tv. >> when you do see him, what's going to be your first response, reaction? >> i just don't know. i don't know. i wish him well. and i just -- seems like a dream. >> he looked good yesterday when we interviewed him. >> did he? >> yeah. you just saw it on television. >> yes, yes. he cut the hair. still sounds great. >> yes. yes. his voice is very good. i hope he does well. that's the only thing i can say. god has answered my prayers. >> is it difficult to sit here and you see him on your screen, to see where he's been but where he is now? >> it seems like a bad dream. >> yeah. it's a good dream. >> a bad dream. >> julia williams, it has been a pleasure to spend time with you and have you here with thus morning. we wish you and your son obviously the best of luck. >> thank you. >> good to chat with you. >> thank you. strong woman. >> folks at home, the story does not end there. it's been 24 hours since ted spoke to us exclusively on the early show. in that time, you're not going to believe everything that's happened. i've been mentioning bits and

pieces. take a look at how this story changed in one day. >> oh, my god. it's just sensational, for one. it's numbing for another. overwhelming. i mean there are so many words that i just, god, it's just -- amazing. amazing. our website saw ten times the normal traffic. well wishing messages with he sounds so good. it made me cry. and this will make your day. his youtube video skyrocketed from three million views to more than 9.5 million. it didn't stop with the internet buzz. >> i'm on the radio right now. just hours later on a local radio show -- >> you're on with dave and jimmy. >> williams got a jaw dropping phone call. >> the cleveland cavaliers offered me a full-time job and a house! and a house! >> suddenly, the man with no home was fielding dream offers from the nfl. >> touchdown, green bay!

>> the new jersey nets called our newsroom to speak with williams about an announcer job. by midday, both coasts were begging for a visit from the golden voice. >> you would like to come to hollywood? >> i certainly would. >> we look forward to having you onboard. >> williams' first trip was to his hometown, new york. hi, julia. how are you? we met up with julia as her son was on his way to the big apple. are you proud of him? >> i'm very proud of him. >> she hadn't seen ted in over ten years and was overjoyed at the thoust his homecoming. he'll be a celebrity. hometown hero. >> this is the truth. >> we arrived at the airport early for her long overdue reunion. ready for this now? >> yes. i'm ready. the plane landed and we waited patiently. so now we're just kind of moments away before he makes his way off the plane. you excited? >> yeah. >> it's been a long day of

waiting. >> long day. long day. but she never got to see her only son. the moment was ruined when he was whisked away by another media outlet. well, a little complication there. when

up next, new hope for the hairless. stem cells may explain why people go bald. we're going to tell you that can be fixed. is the early show her cbs.

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the moment you've been waiting for. ladies, pass this one on. there's a new study to tell us more about why people go bald and how scientists may be able to reverse hair loss in the future. medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here with the goods. without further ado, is this -- this is opening the door to potentially knowing where this comes from and how we can cure it. >> exactly. exciting stuff being done at the university of pennsylvania in a dermatology lab. basically, they sought to answer the question, do stem cells have an infect an effect on baldness? they compared scalps of bald men

with those of those with hair. there are cells which can go on to become other cells, for example, a hair follicle. they were surprised to found they had the same number of stem cells. when they looked closer, they found that the men who were bald had fewer of a more mature type of cell and the thinking there, erica, is that stem cells somehow in some way become deactivated once you find out that something is deactivated, the target there in terms of therapy, which i'm sure is going to be your next question is, can you turn it on? can you activate it? and that's what they're going to be looking at. >> the answer is we're looking for more on that. >> absolutely. >> but right now, for people dealing with this right now, because it can have an intense psychological impact. >> huge. >> what can you do if you are dealing with baldness now? >> that's right. exactly. it is a problem for both sexes, to be clear. it can cause a tremendous amount of anxiety for men and women. there is everything from medications to hair extensions, hairpieces, weaves, change your hairstyle even and hair

transplants. a lot of the therapies are very effective. it doesn't treat the anxiety and doesn't get at the root cause of the problem. >> so that's what we still need to find out. >> absolutely. >> in terms of anxiety, anything can you do for it? >> i think that one important thing psychologically is to recognize that hair is very tuned in to our sense of attractiveness. there are a lot of celebrities who made it very open about how they look. but, again, beauty comes from within as well as the outside. >> always good to have with you us. good news. we'll be looking for more. stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] let's throw down some style.

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. the city of san bruno still trying to figure out how to distribute $395,000 that people donated to help survivors of last september's deadly explosion. city leaders say it's important to find out what pg&e and home owners insurance will pay so the donated money can focus on needs that aren't being met. a decision could come as early as next week. pg&e says it will keep installing those smartmeters in marin county despite a one-year ban. on tuesday, the county board of supervisors approved a one-year moratorium on smartmeter installation and unincorporated parts of the county. critics have long claimed that the meters are inaccurate, jam emergency radio frequencies and

pose health risks. >> governor jerry brown gave his wife a job. she will be first lady as well as an unpaid special counsel. the governor also appointed two other people as executive secretaries to help craft policies. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. tinues... in ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. well, be extra careful this morning for your morning drive. thick fog blanketing parts of the east bay as well as the

north bay. here's a live look at the fog from the antioch bridge camera and it shows heading into antioch from a street all the way out to somersville. picking up a few slow sensors through pittsburg and concord, as well. out towards the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights have been on now for about an hour and a half. and it is backed up well into the macarthur maze. we have a new fog advisory now one for the richmond/san rafael bridge. we have fog advisories for the benicia bridge and the carquinez bridge this morning. that's your traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> yup, it's all about the fog and the cold temperatures to start out your day. headed out, folks, be careful. ocean beach looking good here. we have the volume developing in the valleys and making its way back into the bay area today and that's some of the tule fog and that can be very thick. visibility less than a quarter mile in some spots and some cold temperatures, 30s and 20s towards parts of the north bay, 40s towards san francisco. this afternoon, 50s and 60s highs under mostly sunny skies, cooling off for the weekend. ,,,,,,,,,

>> and puppets. you combine cowboys and puppets, you know you're going to have a good thursday. >> so happy you're with us. coming up, would you like to know -- excuse me, would you like to know the right time of year when your best days and worse days will be? the day you might be hired, fired, when your partner is most likely to cheat on you. you don't neat a crystal ball anymore. you have solid research to help you predict. we're going to tell you all about it. i guess it's good and bad. >> exactly. >> ignorance is bliss sometimes.

>> sometimes it can be. nice to plan for the good days. it was a day in tonawanda, new york. when you're to learn everything about jeff glor, including his dream of being a dentist, his incredible skills for testing out the toys for tots in tampa. that happened on our trip. he is the focus of today's question and answer series. big man. >> that biking video was banned. >> no, no, no. >> apparently the memo wasn't sent, my friend. >> if they can show a picture of me as lifeguard. they can show a picture of you on the bike. >> give us the headlines. >> no underroos, today, guys. >> the jeff you don't know, just ahead. good morning, everyone. the 112th congress begins the

first full day of work this morning. the new speaker john boehner received the gavel from nancy pelosi yesterday. republican leaders plan to vote today on cutting congressional spending. next week a vote to repeal health care reform. this morning majority leader eric kantor told erica most americans doesn't like health care bill and knows there's a better way. >> the health care bill costs over a trillion dollars, and we know it was full of budget gimmickry and it spends money we don't have in this country. and republicans are committed to cutting spending every single day here in this congress. gop leaders plan to begin by reading the entire constitution on the house floor. a hearing resumes this morning in los angeles that will decide if there's enough evidence to put michael jackson's doctor on trial for his death. dr. conrad murray says he's innocent. national correspondent ben tracey reports on day two of the hearing. >> reporter: michael jackson's family including janet were at

the los angeles courthouse for a day of dramatic testimony. jackson bodyguard tearfully testified about seeing the singer sprawled out on his bed, eyes and mouth idea open the morning he died. he said jackson's children followed him into the room and paris jackson screamed, daddy, and started crying. it was alvarez who called 911, yet he says dr. conrad murray, jackson's physician, first ordered him to put several vials into a bag while the doctor frantically performed one-handed cpr. >> he opened a clear bag into which dr. murray dropped many vials. he removed another iv bag which he described as containing a white milky substance. >> reporter: prosecutors say dr. murray waited up to 21 minutes before an ambulance was called as he tried to hide the powerful sedative propofol he had been

giving jackson six times a week to help him sleep. >> and when paramedics got there, by all accountses, michael jackson was already gone. but conrad murray didn't tell the paramedics what he had given him. >> reporter: murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter and says he's not guilty. they will plan to argue that jackson injected himself with propofol. the jackson family believes murr murray should be facing homicide charges. it would go into next week. as prince william and kate middleton await their big wedding day the look at the symbolisms were running the event this morning. news correspondent mark phillips is in london. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. well, we now know the basic details of the wedding planning. but what we're trying to determine now is why kate and william are try so hard to have it their way. it seems those answers are in the minor details. we know that unlike diana's

horse drawn carriage trip to the church and all of its fairy tale imagery, kate will travel by car, probably either from buckingham palace or one of the other royal residences nearby. royal sources say this is kate's way of arriving as ms. middleton, her pre-royal persona. it is also a lot less austan tashs. they will use a carriage to return as married couple from westminster abbey to buckingham palace, just like diana and charles did. kate will then have been transformed into a member of the royal family and that's how royals travel at great state occasions. and the wedding of a future king and queen certainly qualifies as a great state occasion. once at the palace, the queen will throw a reception we're told for between 6 and 700 people. oddly at royal weddings, unlike normal ones, more people actually go to the wedding than to the party afterwards. and a huge crowd will undoubtedly gather for the balcony scene in which a royal

kiss is a ritual demand. >> it would definitely come out on the balcony. that's when the crowds surge forward and say, give her a kiss. and both charles and diana and fergie and andrew. it is something that's very nice. i'm sure it will happen. >> they may also be a royal air force flyover right over here involving perhaps colleagues of prince william. he is, of course, a helicopter pilot. there's a fine line in these things that the royal couple is trying to balance between the fairy tale and the real and william and kate, it seems, are trying to keep it real. jeff? >> mark philips in london this morning. thank you. back outside now, any huffy bikes out there? i'll come out. >> you know, if that's a threat, i have to tell you, this is -- >> wow. >> you never know what you're going to happen upon. some puppets, no, i can't what? >> no, i

this weather report sponsored by twzzlers. >> thank you so much. we'll have more on your national outlook a little bit later on in the show. can you meow like a cat for me? erica? >> sounds just like my cat lulu at home. thanks. up next, if you're feeling a little bit tense, there's a good reason for it. maybe because this is the most stressful week of the year. the good news, it's thursday. we're almost done with it. and the other bit of good news? we can tell you when some of your best days of the year will be. the details on all those important dates in 2011 next on "the early show."

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for only 37 bucks. in this morning's "healthwatch" predicting your new year. you don't need to ask a fortune teller, save your money. researchers have done the work, we've got the answers for you. there are actually scientific ways to forecast what your best and worse days may be. joining us with all the goods, psychologist and early show contributor dr. hartstein. you're going to help us mark our calendars for 2011. it takes a lot of the stress out of the equation. >> sure, you know what you need to predict. >> speaking of stress, this week, high point for stress. >> you're not feeling stress this week, are you? >> none. >> none whatsoever. the fact of the matter is that good stress can also cause more stress. excitement, exciting changes can make us stressed. this first week of january when we all return to our routines and doldrums of everyday life

and excitement of the holidays are done that's when this is the most stressful week for everybody. >> that's why? >> that's one of the reasons. >> when it comes to the saddest day of the year, that's not depressing, it's also in january. why? >> also in january. >> why? >> they think that the saddest day would be january 17th which is really right around the corner, unfortunately. what they say is it's because we're starting to get the credit card bills from christmas and realize maybe how much debt we're in. we're in the heart of the winter so it's dark and dreary and the days are still so short. the fact is what we have to remember though is this year, january 17th falls on martin luther king day which is the first federal holiday after christmas. so maybe if you have the day off, do something to counter act that sadness and get a massage, get a manicure and pedicure, enjoy something fun which will balance that depressive day. >> i like that. we also know when the happiest day of the year is. june 17th is two days before chris' birthday. >> that must be why we're getting excited and happy

because we're ready to celebrate. i don't know. the truth is we have to think about why is it so happy. we're heading into summer. the days are longer. it's almost time for, you know, the summer solstice. >> end of the school year. >> excitement for summer plans. that's one of the things. something about 17, who knows, because january 17th, june 17th, maybe there's a connection. >> some say it could be a rough period. summer is when someone is most likely to cheat on their partner. why? >> absolutely. some people might think it's a summer fling, who cares. we've all heard that before. we are in less clothes. we are more open to seeing what's out there, it's hotter. a lot more accessible. the wandering eye comes? >> july is is the month that women are most likely to give birth. the other three "early show" anchors, all july birthdays. our parents were listening. >> july followed by august and september. if you think about it, when are we cozying the most to our mates. >> october. >> october, november, december. and it's really ties into even in history, what else was there

to do so babies are going to be born then. >> finally, in december, it turns out, we always hear this, oh, me broke up with me just before christmas, valentine's day, certain important holiday/gift-giving holiday. here there's something to it. >> the stress of the holiday can mean i don't want to deal with the stress of the relationship. too much pressure. i'm done. i'm out. >> i'm glad you didn't break up with us in december because we're looking forward to continuing this relationship. >> me, too. >> dr. jennifer hartstein with us. also to come here on "the early show," you know jeff glor as a no nonsense news correspondent, an anchor man. sources tell us, however, he has a more playful side. you'll find out just what it is. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. cbs healthwatch sponsored by robitussin relief finder. [ male announcer ] not sure what to take?

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two down, two to go. you ready? >> i guess so. i guess i have to be, right? >> you don't have a choice. >> we continue our question and anchor series on the new early show team right now with a closer look at the man who brings you the news every day, jeff glor. he is a serious guy. but as you'll see right now, he has a flair for fun. >> if i can interview anyone, mark twain. favorite sound? ric flair. >> whoo! >> but, yeah, i like ric flair. i went to college initially to be a dentist. i thought. i was a predentistry major. i took my first chemistry course and it didn't really work out after that. i try to get up right when the larm goes off. i don't hit snooze.

i just think it prolongs the pain. we have a small apartment and a new baby. a lot of times i put my clothes out in the living room and then tiptoe around. what happens with me is even though i'm trying to tiptoe arn because my wife and baby are sleeping, invariably, i drop something that is large and fragile. and it wakes everyone up. a lot of stuff. i like a lot of -- i like canadian bands. i like lowest of the world, my favorite band of all time. i like the tragically hip. yeah. i'm into music. i get my news anywhere i can. i love news. if i'm not changing a diaper or eating food or feet feeding my baby, i have my face in a magazine or a book or the computer screen. if i'm not reading constantly, i

just -- i don't feel right. one of the stories that affected me, i mean this year earlier this year for sure, i saw things in haiti that no one should ever have to see. >> get out! get out! we just had to leave the building because there was an after shock. there were bodies in the streets all over. no food, no water, nothing! >> you're seeing it but you're not believing it. you're actually seeing it. ♪ look at all >> i interviewed paul mccartney and that was pretty damn fascinating. >> your father gave you a trumpet and you returned it for a guitar. >> i asked him first. i said do you mind if i swap it? he said no, it's okay. >> i mean it's just like the room is revolving around him. there is just so much energy there. >> we said to our manager, we're not going to america until we got a number one record there. so when we got into that press

conference, we had the confidence that even the guys, hey beatles, what are you doing here? how do you find america? >> that was pretty incredible. >> i like the voice of the americans. i don't think many perfect day is much more complicated than hanging out with my -- i mean we're pretty busy and so is my wife and we don't get to see each other like a ton because of our schedules. but there are sometimes when we're just like hanging out on sunday afternoon and look at each other and we're like this is where we want to be. ♪ i feel home >> just when i thought i couldn't fall in love with you enough. something -- >> he goes and pulls ought your heart string. >> yes. >> i will say it's not just my family at home right here but the family i grew up with, too, in buffalo. my parents and my brothers, the best. >> yeah. the best. >> it's great. you know, what i love you is talk about your family all the time over here. we hear the great stories about you and your brothers and how

you're still kids at heart and really close which is, you know, it says a lot about a person when they're that close with their family. >> yeah. >> you get choked up. >> yeah. >> i will say -- >> they spent 18 years with me. >> great pictures, too. >> thanks. >> you talk about some signature photos that really kind of mark different times of your life. some great, great pictures in. there. >> you know what feels so good is i talk about family is so important to me and now i feel like i have a new one. >> you do. >> and i will say for folks at home, this man who has to read a lot of copy, who loves reading, anything, i'm sure if there were text on a roll of toilet paper, you would read that, too. there isn't a moment i don't come to your office where you don't drop everything you're doing to say what do you want? >> yeah. >> i will say this i didn't know you as well as i'm getting to know you now. we always worked together but on different schedules. one of the funniest people i ever met. honestly. you're a very serious guy. you are. you're a very serious guy. tremendous job at what you've

done. i thought did you a great job here and in hatey. but one of the funniest people i ever met. >> very witty. ever met. >> very witty. >> number four, you ready,,,,,,,

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yes...but i want my own invisible cord. you already have one. oh. ♪ it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. police are investigating a deadly shooting in west oakland. a man was shot to death inside a car near 16th and center streets about 9:45 last night. police tried to revive him but failed. so far, there are no suspects. san francisco's board of supervisors could decide as early as tomorrow who will become interim mayor. it will likely be san francisco administrator ed lee. he is the only one with enough support from the board. but he has expressed reservations about taking the temporary job. later today we'll know one of the winners in the mega millions jackpot. a lottery spokesman says the washington winner will claim his prize today. the other ticket sold in idaho has yet to be claimed.

the winners split a $380 million jackpot. traffic and weather around the bay area coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. down towards the eastshore freeway, westbound 80 before ashby, very slow. actually from hercules we are seeing backups. it's because of an accident westbound 80 right before you approach the macarthur maze. one lane is blocked. and if you are heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza, it's a pretty heavy right. unfortunately, it is backed up well into the macarthur maze. you will notice the drive time

westbound 80 right now almost 40 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. 880 through oakland the nimitz freeway, very slow as well as you pass the coliseum. things improve a bit past the downtown oakland exit. and we are still dealing with a number of fog advisories. one for the carquinez bridge, benicia bridge, one was also issued for the richmond/san rafael bridge. and watch out for spots of black ice, as well. that's a check of traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> yup. we got that tule fog out there, elizabeth, and, of course, that can be real thick, visibility coming down in a hurry. over looking coit tower, you can see the tower disappearing in the fog. looks like that is going to start to lift and break up heading toward the afternoon but dense fog advisories continuing right now in the central valley in through the carquinez strait and the delta where we are seeing the thickest fog. we have cold temperatures. 30 degrees right now in santa rosa, 33 in livermore, 37 in san jose. as we look toward the afternoon, going to bring in some 50s and some 60s. temperatures warming up pretty nice through tomorrow. cooling off over the weekend. ,,

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♪ >> welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill along with chris wragge and jeff glor. you see gwyneth paltrow there from "country strong." what a performance. it's phenomenal. we know she is an incredibly talented actress. that is proven once again in this film. but she's got some pipes, too. >> the woman can sing. >> she certainly can. so we're going to talk to her about that just ahead. also, how she balances it all. she's got two kids, as you know, she's married to chris martin of "cold play." >> he can sing, too. >> yeah. just a little. you think? >> not bad. >> they're going to break out,

mark my words. >> keep your eye on them. >> it is the biggest day of the year for techies, the consumer electronic show. >> i used to go to ces every year. it opens in vegas today. our reporter is in vegas. she has the coolest new gadgets. would you look at the size of that television. >> katie is in geek heaven. >> we'll show you some gadgets that will keep you help glij 2011 for years to come. just for kicks that, television, it is massive. katie is not that small. >> katie is tiny. but that is a large television screen. >> wait until you hear how much it costs. >> why isn't that monitor at the news desk right now? >> also this morning, if you want to be healthy, wealthy and wise this new year, we have our special team, our early show correspondents, the early experts this morning. there they are. >> charlie's angels. >> early angels. >> they're answering our questions on everything from consolidating debt to healthy diets. they're going to be along.

>> and the final answer on what's better, store brand or name brand? all of that. but first, we have a final check of your weather on this thursday morning. >> good morning, erica, jeff and chris. good morning everyone at home. joining us today, what you are witnessing right now is the flag that has come to symbolize so much for many of us, the flag from 9/11 that is in the process of being restored. to tell us about it is firefighter jimmy sands. tell us what's happening. >> we're honored to be here with the professional bull riders. we're going to display it for the national anthem at the garden. we're taking the flag around the country under escort from off duty new york city firemen. we

thank you so much firefighter jimmy sands and the national bull riders association and the new york says thank you

foundation. thank you for bringing old glory back to us. erica, back to you. in her latest film, gwyneth paltrow plays a suck us is fell country singer dealing with professional and professional demons. ♪ he ran into the building to get out of the rain ♪ ♪ you were soaking wet ♪ and you held the door wanted to snow my name ♪ ♪ timing is everything >> how do you that so fast? >> i didn't do anything. >> give me that. >> gwyneth paltrow joins us now in studio. that really sums up a lot of the movie, timing is everything. has a lot to do, offerously, with the story. first time that we've seen you in a leading role like this in a number of years. you're taking time to be a mom. >> yep. >> what was it about country strong that made you say, okay, now i'm ready to come back? >> i think it was a lot of things. i loved the story.

i really loved the relationship between my character and tim mcgrau, her husband. it's a portrait of a long-term marriage that was kind of disintegrating. i thought it was a really fascinating subject. and i loved the music. you know, the idea that i could learn how to play guitar and sing country music. i knew the music would be amazing and it would be like a really great focal point of the movie. >> it was. and you're doing all the singing there. you did learn to play guitar. it's something you doubted. it's something you dabbled in a little bit. did you think that you would enjoy it quite as much as did you? >> no. i didn't know that i would fall in love with it the way that i did. i really loved doing it so much. i loved the whole process of learning and just being able to now sit with my kids and play guitar on the floor with them and make up funny songs. it's just opened up this whole other world. it's just amazing. i never thought that at my age i

would learn a skill like that. >> which i'm sure they love too. >> yeah. they think it's funny. they think i'm the guitar player of the house. >> they think you're the guitar player. >> they're a little misguided. >> any chance for a collaboration with your husband? >> no. >> he's ruled that out? >> yes. everyone's ruled that out. >> it's so -- you talk so much and people i'm sure always ask you about this balance which i, don't know, as a working mom, i think there is no such thing as balance. when you split your time between personal life and private life. did you make this active decision to say i'm going to be way w. my kids. >> yeah. >> there is nothing more rewarding i would think. >> no. and it was really right for me to take off all those years and be with them and i wanted to do it myself. and i still do. but then i found that at a certain point the artist in me started screaming to say something. and i think it's not possible to have it all. i think, you know, when i choose to do something, it better be fun because -- and i better be

learning something because it, is you know, time away. i'm missing bedtime or i'm missing the school and it's really hard for me. and i really hate that. but at the same time, i think it's important for them to see that i do something that i love and i don't do it a lot. i do it once a year. and it's hard to find the balance. it is. i agree with you. >> it's tough to miss the moments, especially for a character like this, too. i read that you said getting into this character, because some of the scenes are so emotionally draining. >> yes. >> you watch them. so to be the actress in that scene, i can only imagine. that has to be tough as a balance coming home then to the sweet little faces. >> yeah. it was really weird. i was playing somebody who had just absolutely no responsibility. she's a really good person. but she's a mess. you know, she's -- she has a good heart. but she just is an alcoholic and she's in trouble. and so she does things and doesn't think about consequences which is the exact opposite of the way i live my life.

you know, i'm all responsibility and all worrying about three other people. so it was weird. and sort of disjointing to play somebody who, you know, was such a wild mess and then go home and, you know, be drawing, baking cookies. i was like this is weird. >> but the mark of an awesome actress is to do the split roles and do them well. >> i don't know. >> there are a number of self-proclaimed gleets here on "the early show" staff, myself included. loved you on "glee." it was a phenomenal episode. you were great. any chance you might, i don't know, come back? >> i'm coming back, yes. i am. i don't have all the details. but i will definitely be black on i did glee." you said you like to dabble in things you're not quite as good at so can you try something out. anything new you want to try in 2011? >> no. i'm done trying new things. i'm retiring again. >> okay. so you're going to try

retirement? >> i'm going to try retirement. >> let us know how it works out. nice to you have with us. the movie "country strong" opens nationwide on friday. now here's chris. >> erica, thank you. the super bowl of technology opens this morning in las vegas. it is the consumer electronics show and our guide is tech guru katie lindenahl. right now she is thinking about that tv that's behind her. katie, good morning. wow. what -- what are the dimensions on that thing? >> reporter: it is 152 inches. it is largest one in the world. as you can see, i'm in all my glory. you have brian boitano and the big screen. if you have it in the budget, it's only $500,000 and it's available, chris. >> i know how much you love skating. it would be a tremendous addition to your home. let's talk about some of the technology that's there. you got -- help sj a big concern for folks.

what are some of the new gadgets to be healthy? >> let's talk about staying connected with smarter tvs. this is the way for the media. it is interesting. $250. it is in and out april. you can actually track your calories and track your sleep cycle and activity levels. all on your television. you can be sitting here doing nothing. can you know how many calories burned throughout the day. also this is a favorite of mine. i can't make a hot pocket so i definitely can't cook the meat right. now what can you do here, i like to call this an accessory. this is i-grill. it is 100. you stick this thermometer in the chicken. it will actually tell you on your iphone or ipad the temperature. you don't have to keep getting up and checking the barbecue and the grill. i will let you know, chris, we had two chickens but one of the producers ate the other one. >> eating is a big part of this segment as well. let's talk about the other side of fitness now. what are some of the other items? >> this is the modern day shake weight. you're looking at this saying what does this do? this is the

it is $159. it sounds really sciency. what does that mean to you? well, it will actually, if you're running low on juice on your mp 3 player, plug this in via cable and you have juice to power up. kinetic energy. interesting. we're talking about the themes of the consumer electronics show. we're expecting 50 different tablets available just from the show alone. but this one is highly anticipated. this is a seven inch portable blackberry playbook. it is available in the spring. as you can see here, looks like competition to the ipad which is exciting. lots of different apps, you know how to use it. very cool capabilities. >> now let's say you just want to have a little fun. you don't want to worry about ipads, stuff like that. you just want to have some good old fashioned fun. what can we find? >> well, i tell what you, everyone wants a good camera and a good camcorder. this is a new style.

this is the casio tricks. it has its own built in tripod. you can make it really easy to take video. but next, for everybody that waste tons of hours on their time during their workday, angry birds. it now comes in a board game. i can launch the birds right into the pigs. super fun.is $15. last but not least, for $150, if you want to look like a tool, can you, via this mp3 player. you hook it on you. put on aviator head phones and you power up. it's just that easy. >> wow. yeah. >> look at you. >> yeah. >> like you were in tech savvy enough already. >> pretty awesome. >> $500,000 on that television. is that ready for purchase right now? not for us, per se, but can people buy that at this point or years down the road? >> yeah. it's really interesting. we're having this sea wall of

tvs. 152 inches, it's available now. yes, can you make that purchase. i think it's interesting to talk about the 3-d tvs. it's really interesting is you can, of course, get that regular high definition broadcast. anybody can appreciate the novelty and the neatness of 3-d television but you also have that standard feat as well. >> everybody loves a big screen television. katie, thanks so much. good to talk with you once again. have fun out. there. >> yea! thank you. go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. $500,000 and you, too, can have that screen. >> i have $3 to put towards that. if you feel like being healthy, wealthy and wise in 2011, you stopped on the right channel. here to answer your questionses on health, finances and consumers issues are our early show experts, dr. jennifer ashton, rebecca jarvis and early show consumer correspondent

susan coppen. you always have the answers. we're going to get them for ow viewers who submitted their questions. our first question comes from shelly. it came to us via facebook. she writes she would love to start eating healthier. however, the good fat, bad fat, good carb, bad carb. can you break it down? >> did susan submit that? it is a common question. people ask me this literally every day. i think there are a couple of general tips. then we'll show some specifics. one of the easiest general tips is to try to make little changes gradually. you're much more able to stick with a program when it's not a swiping de sweeping dramatic change. try to eat from the farm, not the factory. which means you want to try to eat whole foods, foods that as you put them in your mouth resemble the original form. minimize the stuff that comes out of the bag. now when you look at visually, the good versus the bad, we're going to start with the bad. things you should try to generally avoid. i call this the susan coppen

tray. these are the -- >> she's killing me. >> these are the bad carbs. they come from white grain products. >> that's what we hear a lot. just avoid the white things. you want as much color as can you in your diet. >> that's correct. when you talk about carbohydrates, there truly are good carbs and bad ones. there are a lot of white foods. if you want an easy thing to remember, try to avoid them. but we need carbohydrates in our diet. you can't completely avoid them. if you go to the yellow tray, that is the good tray. you'll see a lot of whole grain products. cereal that's are high in fiber, bread that has a lot of live grains in it. that is only about 12 grams of carbohydrates a slice, that particular bread. the grain kinwa which is great. >> i made it for dinner last night. >> i convinced my 11-year-old to like it. and whole wheat pasta, sweet potatoes, all good carbs. >> minimally processed, not white.

>> samantha wants to know this is one of your fashions, i know. when you're sick, do you stay home or work through the day? >> don't do it! >> i'm sorry. i have to call out susan coppen again. i yell at her all the time. >> she has a strong work ethic. the answer is, you guys hear me say it all the time. stay home when you're sick. you're not doing yourself a favor. you're not doing your co-workers a favor. you likely can be contagious, pass along the germs to other people and you're not doing your best work when you're sick. >> right. the big concern for a lot of people is my boss is going to think that i'm slashing off. someone wrote in about that. how do you approach this with your boss? >> most important thing is approach them early much as soon as you feel like you're coming down with something, let them know. give a call even if it's at night to their voice mail, send an e-mail. and then follow up again the next morning. just to say listen, this is it. i'm sick. remember also we have sick day plans in most work environments because people do get sick.

so you can take advantage if you're feeling sick. and also, there's a loss of productivity to an office if someone comes in and gets everyone else sick. remember, if you come in and get five other people sick and productivity goes down, apparently it happened here once, if that happens, then you don't want to, you know, it's not good for the company. >> normally what i tell people at home, make a sick room. pull yourself up until you're feeling better. load up on fluids. get your blanket, cough syrup, chicken soup, vitamins, you'll feel better sooner rather than later. >> move away from the sickness and away from susan for just a minute. when it comes to debt consolidation, rebecca, we have a question from patricia from ocean grove, new jersey. >> after you've finished a debt consolidation program and paid up all your debt, how does that reflect not so much on your credit rating but overall how does it affect on your finance history? >> yes. so the finance history is your credit report.

so every loan you ever made, every single time you have taken out money from a bank, every time you spent with your credit card, every time you missed one of those payments, that shows up on your credit history. it should there be for seven years. and there are loan consolidators and credit counsellors who are going to tell you they can wipe it off the history. that is not the case. it stays in your history for seven years. and so what you want to do is make sure you're working with a good company. some of the ways to find the best credit counseling services is to go through united way. also, the national foundation for credit counseling and if you think you're dealing with a bad one, go to the federal trade commission, report it. >> okay. we will. susan, one for you. >> okay. >> time to redeem yourself, my friend. i'm kidding. we have this question for from you boston. >> i was just wondering what are budget friendly ideas for movie lovers? >> i like this one. okay. how about seeing movies for free? the newest movies. not old movies. new movies. >> legally? >> yeah, legally. so there's a website called

gofo-bo.com. can you sign up here, become a member. you can find out about free screenings for new movies. and it's all across the country. no strings attached. that is one of the new movies coming out, natalie portman, all over the place. we checked albany, new york city, minneapolis, there are screenings. >> i love it. such a great idea. >> the only problem is it's first come, first serve. so you have to get there early, stand in line with your ticket to get into the theater. >> but still it's free. >> free. >> great idea. this question also for you from laura. she sent in via e-mail. is there any difference between the store brands and the major brands beside the price, of course? >> so you're going to save a lot of money if you go with the store brand. sometimes up to 35%. so if you're looking to slash your bill, go for the store brands. they are so sophisticated now, they are such good products. it's not like buying the generic peas of long ago. it's really, really good products. you want to save money, buy the store brands. >> all right. great advice, as always, from our panel of early experts.

rebecca, susan and jen. thank you very much. good luck working on your diet. >> remember when you're sick, stay home. >> yes, i'll do that. >> we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

try to name in song when it comes on. >> i was going to say you could be the early expert in music but you failed me. >> you're 0 for 1. >> you have another shot tomorrow. >> we just had our early experts. susan got a ribbing from jen ashton. she was eating from the bad food tray and came in sick. but when jennifer ashton is in the newsroom, if someone starts to sneeze, that woman has this radar. she is there with a box of kleenex and hand sanitizer and sending out the door. she practice what's she preaches. >> now we know. if she has the sniffles, run the other way.

>> i hope you enjoyed the program. we'll see you again tomorrow morning. have a wonderful day out there. tomorrow is friday. we'll see you then. have a great day. your loc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 8:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. pg&e is ignoring marin county's ban on smartmeters. the utility says it will keep installing the devices in unincorporated parts of the county unless the state public utilities commission tells it not to. on tuesday the county board of supervisors approved a one-year moratorium on smartmeter installations. san francisco's police chief is still trying to get permission to arm his officers with tasers. police chief george gascon says stun guns could keep police from using their service weapons so often. the federal emergency management agency is moving out of oakland because of earthquake concerns. fema's regional headquarters is reportedly near a fault line. the "sacramento bee" says the agency has been searching for offices in sacramento for more

than a year. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. earlier dealing with fog and we are still getting reports of possible black ice in stretches of san pablo dam road through portions of richmond into el

sobrante. we have several spinouts across that stretch. your approaches to the bay bridge, still very slow down the eastshore freeway all the way through berkeley. improving quite a bit at the toll plaza just backed up to the west grand overcrossing now. still have numerous fog advisories in effect for a number of bridges including here across the richmond/san rafael bridge. also ones still in effect for the benicia bridge as well as the carquinez bridge, really low visibility across the span. we are following this accident in sunnyvale northbound 10 is approaching mathilda. coming through downtown san jose, still slow in those northbound lanes of 280, as well. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> we have seen that dense fog advisory extended now into the bay. it looks like that thick fog working its way in parts of the bay area right now not too bad over the san jose area couple of high clouds to work with there but temperatures chilly outside. no getting around that. it's cold in spots. 30 degrees in santa rosa, 34 in napa, 37 in san jose. 41 san francisco. toward the afternoon, we should mix out the fog for the most part. temperatures in the 50s and

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