caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, road to recovery. gabrielle giffords husband reveals she is smiling and even gave him a neck rub. we will give you about doctors say about her recovery and she could be out of the hospital in a matter of days. sarah palin defends herself in her first television interview since the tucson shootings. >> i know that a lot of those on the left hate my message and they will do all that they can to stop me, because they don't like the message. and ricky's ruckus. hollywood is buzzing as ricky gervais hosting the golden globe on sunday. did he go too far poking fun at

some of the tinsel stars? captioning funded by cbs good morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. snowy out there in new york city. >> a little bit of a rough commute this morning. a lot of people this morning are also focused on apple. steve jobs, the last time we saw him in public, that is some older video but there you see one of his most recent public appearances looking frail and he has had a number of health problems and announcing he is taking a leave of absence, a medical leave of absence, saying he hopes to be back soon. a lot of people are focused on that word, "hope." and what this could mean as he steps aside for the future of apple. >> tim cook, the coo has been in this spot a number of times in the past few years will take over on this interim basis.

>> we will take a closer look at that situation ahead this morning. congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to amaze the experts as she continues to recover from the gunshot wound to her head. her doctors think she may be out of the hospital within days. ben tracy has the latest for us this morning from tucson. >> reporter: doctors here at the university medical center say congresswoman giffords' recovery is nothing short of miles an hour miraculous. >> less than ten days since a bullet tore through giffords brain but her husband says she is showing remarkable progress. she has smiled and given him a neck rub. >> best case scenario i think she could be in her rehab destination within a week. >> that rehabilitation wenon't

easy and could take months. giffords is off the ventilator breathing on her own and nurses have seen her moving her lips. >> i think she could make a functional recovery. that is to reiterate back into society and be an independent individual. we just have to wait and see. >> the parents of 9-year-old christine yeah green, the younger of the shooting victims, say her donated corneas helped save the eyesight of two other children. the accused gunman jared lauf n loughner is in custody in fee administration and spending 23 hours a day alone. >> this is a police station. this is where the whole shaboozy goes down. >> we now see how disturbed he is. >> i'm in a terrible place. >> reporter: but that hasn't answered why he shot 19 people and killed six. >> this is jared. >> those who knew him well say it's exactly what he wants. >> like to the tee.

even this right here. like he knew that his friends were going to come out and speak about him and people were going to try to understand him. >> it's almost like he wants people to just question that. >> reporter: as for congresswoman's congressional seat if you don't surcharge the duties of your office three consecutive months your seat can be considered vacant and election held to fill it. likely they say this will not apply in congresswoman's seat because it is a federal case. joining us is a doctor at the brain rehabilitation center in new jersey. ben made an interesting point at the end of the piece there if a office is vacant for three months they could hold a special election and hope in arizona that perhaps congresswoman giffords could be, they won't have to be concerned about that with her seat. three months is not very much time when it comes to recovery. >> three months would be challenging for her to make a

sufficient recovery to take office but as everyone has said it is a miraculous recovery. as soon as you see this recovery we are hearing about, certainly the better it is. >> beyond it being the more that you see early on, the better it is, does that give you any idea of a time line for recovery or even what may be recovered in terms of what was injured? >> it's really too early to say particularly because we don't have path the bullet took. so i'd hesitate to guess. but we have a basic understanding of the time line of how things will unfold. >> we have heard she actually -- you hate to use the word lucky, but somein some cases, she was lucky. >> you think that a gunshot is worse than, say, the action you get in a sports injury or a car accident or falling our head. but it turns out that it's just a very sgrdiscrete path the bul can take.

it hit one or two critical structures rather than shaking up the entire brain as it would in, say, a car accident. >> we've heard, too, she could be out and moved to a rehabilitation facility in a matter of days. what are the steps that need to help for us to see that and what happens when she gets to that rehab facility? >> you want to make sure they are stable. she has to have her feeding tube in place and make sure the brain swelling is not overwhelming and she doesn't have seizures and no infections and no blood clots. at that point, she goes to the rehab facility and starts therapy. the sooner, the better. >> when you see and hear about all of the signs that there have been in terms of this recovery, is it like anything you've ever seen before? because it does seem miraculous. >> for those on the outside it is and should be miraculous. we see this from time to time. it is on the higher end of expectations but not out of the realm of possibility. it tells me that maybe the bullet was more superficial and

that it just took a -- path. >> let's hope it continues along this miraculous path. this morning, sarah palin isn't backing down from controversial statements she made in the wake of the tucson shootings. meanwhile, the republican-led house of representatives gets back to work today promising to be more polite but no less aggressive in trying to push their agenda. nancy cordes is in washington this morning for us. good morning to you, nancy. >> good morning, chris. >> how are things going to be different on capital now with these debates that take place in the wake of the tragedy in tucson? >> i think you will see some changes, at least at first, chris. the rhetoric has already been a little softer and a little measured and a movement you heard to have republicans and democrats sit among each other at the president's state of the union address instead of having one party on the left and one party on the right. you even heard republicans

praising the president's speech in tucson saying he struck the note on both sides there. >> the first order of real business repealing health care. how tame a debate can people expect with two sides that are just so bitterly divided? >> this will be a test of their new resolve. almost no issue divides them like healer. the press releases are flying in advance of this debate. the democrats have launched new ads attacking republicans for trying to repeal the bill. so i expect this debate will be a heated one. it just might not be as venomous as it it would have been otherwise. >> talk about sarah palin a moment. she gave her first tv interview since the tucson shootings to fox news last night. what did she have to say? >> she accused the left and the news media to trying to destroy her message and trying to destroy her and said she was being accused of being an accessory of murder and defended her use of the cross-hairs and

her term of blood libel. let's listen to some of what she had to sachlt eye that came up right away oh, it must be a cause of this horrendous evil act of this shooter that perhaps he saw that map and that incited him towards violence which, of course, is ridiculous and, again, it's not an original use of an icon or a graphic. i will continue to speak out. they are not going to shut me up. they are not going to shut you up or rush or tea party patriots or those who, as i say, respectfully and -- >> we never said she was an accessory to murder. we simply said she was an accessory to incivility and politics. >> we will hear more about that all day today, i'm sure. nancy cordes, thank you very much. >> sure thing. it's interesting to see the

next couple of days how civilized the tone in this new washington -- >> continue that pledge. we will be watching, for sure, as will our folks in washington. a closer look this morning at some of the other headlines we're following on this tuesday. jeff glor is standing by at the news desk. >> always civilized here, right? >> right. u.s. airlines expected to report biggest profits in more than ten years. a big turn around top five airlines combined profit of 3.4 billion in 2010 and benefited from fewer flights that resulted in higher fares and more fees and checked bags and meals and new fare hikes yesterday, delta raising prices $20 on domestic round trips and united increasing them 10. north africa a selection of a new government in tunisia has not stopped the protesting. police officers forces and demonstrator clashes this

morning. they are angry because many of the new government includes many members of the old regime. one man set himself off on fire. a deadly suicide bombing in north central iraq this morning. a suicide bomber attacked a crowd outside a police station in tikrit. 45 people were killed and more than a hundred wounded. most of the victims were police recruits. this morning, flooding problems have spread to a community in southeastern australia. residents were forced to evacuate. the rain and flood crisis in australia has now killed at least 30 people. in brazil, amazing rescue a man buried in a mudslide. he was trapped under 13 feet of mud and rubble. take a look at this. rescuers had to dig him out for hours. they finally cheered when he was freed. he was lifted out. put on a stretcher and then t

taken to the hospital. he is expected to make a full recovery. last week's floods in brazil killed more than 660 people. heavy rain in the pacific northwest is bringing more weather problems there. oregon floods pushed across a road near mt. hood yesterday. rescue teams had to reach the people in up to 40 homes cut off. washington state rain and snow melt causing more flooding. our seattle station is in monroe, washington, this morning with the latest. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good news to report, no rain after days of heavy rain and the rivers are starting to recede. days of heavy rain, though, pushed many of our local rivers above flood stage. in fact, some of our rivers reached 5 to 6 feet above flood stage. flooding farms and flooding homes and so forth. we have seen a lot of scenes of people wading through feet of water. sometimes taking their cars right through those big ponds of water across the roadway and getting stuck. we have had a handful of water

rescues as a result, but, thankfully, the water is finally releading here in some of the puget sound area. >> jeff, thanks very much. regis philbin says he is giving up his tv talk show for good this summer. he made announcement on "live with regis and kelly" this morning and hosted that show since 1988. first with kathie lee gifford and then kelly ripca. >> we turn for a check of the weather here in the busy times that conti

thanks so much. that is your latest weather. now over to erica. >> good morning. thanks. all eyes on apple this morning. steve jobs who has battled serious health issues for years says he is taking another medical leave. he survived cancer in 2005 and a liver transplant in 2009. this morning a number of investors are wondering not just his future but the future of apple. joining us is carmen. glad to have you back. when you see his most recent appent he is frail and e ma. everyone knows how delicate he looks. no surprise he needs to take time off for health reasons. >> not a surprise but what is in the surprise is an announcement. a short six sentence e-mail to st his staff announcing his leave. he said he doesn't know when he

is coming back. he used the word hope. >> a lot of focus on that. that begs the question for a lot of people who will take over because steve jobs and apple are so tight together. but no one can run a company forever. one would think that apple has been preparing for this for some time. >> he has been preparing. of course, he sent out his coo, the chief operating officer, tim cook, who is seen as his successor but concerns. even though the last leave of absence steve jobs took the stock of apple went up 65% in six months and that was under cook, right? but this time, they are wondering, listen. steve jobs runs the whole company. tim cook is the operations retail guy. what about the creative end? what about the innovation? that is what tim cook doesn't do. folks say it will take more than one person to run this company. >> if we look on the positive side, so much of this is steve jobs but there is an entire company, entire team and they innovate not just for apple but

push the industry. is there enough there to keep the momentum going without steve jobs? >> that is the question. down the pipeline the next couple of years things look good. we saw the huge deal with verizon with the new iphone. that is millions and millions of phones sold this year. ipad is coming out in the spring. new operating system for the mac coming out at the end of the year so a lot of things in the pipeline will keep them in the lead in terms of innovation. the blogs a fire what after two or three years, what then? are they going to be leaders or followers? >> that is likely what a lot of other tech companies are looking at now. this could be their opportunity. >> exactly. >> plenty of eyes on it. thanks. >> thank you. still head, hollywood buzzing orricky gervais' performance at the golden globes on sunday night. the big question -- did he go too far with his jokes? were they more like insults or are the celebrities thin-skinned. also ahead a quart of coffee it turns out may be just what you need in the morning.

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it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. just in from washington, the united states supreme court has rejected an appeal from opponents of same-sex marriage who want to overturn the district of columbia's gay marriage law. and here in the bay area, one person is in the hospital after a fire on the peninsula this morning. the fire forced five people out of an apartment on south grant street in san mateo about 2:00. investigators think a couch that was pushed against a heater caught fire. the oakland raiders will introduce their new head coach later today. hue jackson is getting the job. the team's scoring doubled after he was hired as defensive coordinator under tom cable. the raiders declined to renew cable's contract for next year. more than a dozen san francisco businesses face a forced move to make way for the

america's cup. an agreement with the city gives larry ellison's racing team the right to use port of san francisco property on the northern waterfront. the team wants to knock down some warehouses to create better views of the race in 2013. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,

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good morning from the traffic center. northbound 101 at yerba buena road this accident cleared out of lanes. but the damage is done. traffic on 101 backed up through san jose. 23 miles per hour in some spots. new reports of a problem at 237. elsewhere as you work your way on 680 this morning we have reports of an accident southbound 680 at highway 4 lanes blocked, the two rate lanes of traffic really backed up through the area. that's a look at traffic. here's robert lyles with your forecast. >> gianna, thank you so much. here's a live look at the sunrise from mount vaca. beautiful shot out there. shows some of the clouds out there. and mixed in with the clouds is the fog and that's why we're seeing a fog advisory today in effect through 11 a.m. particularly beyond the east bay hills and along the bay. we're also going to see cloudy conditions at the coast. but we'll see a warmup into mostly sunny skies for today and through the close of the week. 65 degrees by saturday mostly

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on this tuesday morning here in new york city, at least it's -- i wouldn't go out on those roads out there. be careful. and probably chances are where you are could be a little slick, as well. >> the whole northeast once again. >> just stay hate and watch a little bit more of "the early show." welcome back. this morning sar butarbucks add another word to the language of coffee. trenta, which means 30. that is how much ounces plus one the new cup. a mega size beverage so. why? we'll answer the question for you. be careful if your co-worker has it, that's all i'm saying.

>> nothing says morning like a keg of coffee. also ahead, is it okay to believe in esp? >> yes. >> i knew you'd say that. most scientists say it's nonsense, but a journal will publish a study that says esp may actually be real. we'll test it ourselves by doing one of the experiments in the study. i'll be the guinea pig. >> not the first time. >> as long as it's not an iq test, i'll be okay. but first, you may have wondered whether you were watching a reward show or a friars club roast. emcee ricky gervais' zingers were especially pointed and many are buzzing over his performance which many believe were just plain mean spirited. >> ladies and gentlemen, ricky squer race. >> reporter: a day later, his performance on the golden globes went from the buzz of hollywood to the talk of the nation. >> did ricky gervais go too far

last night? >> i can't believe he just said that. >> reporter: fans lit up twitter saying his pointed hugh momor w mean spirited. >> two sexual actors pretending to be gay, so the complete opposite of some famous sign it to scientologist then. >> i think even the most jaded people in the crowd were stunned. v >> many of you probably known him from the betty ford clinic. please welcome robert downey jr. >> aside from the fact that it's been hugely mean spirited with mildly sinister undertones, i'd say the vibe is pretty good so far, wouldn't you? >> reporter: in the middle, gervais was not seen for more than an hour, creating speculation that he was being

punished or even fired. in a statement gervais said both were not true. dy every single introduction i was meant to. i obviously chose presenters who i had the best jokes for. and when he reappeared, he kept on jabbing. >> what can i say about our next two presenters? the first is an actor, producer, writer and director whose movies have grossed over $3.5 billion. the other is tim allen. >> reporter: the president of the hollywood foreign press association said he definitely crossed the line and some of the things were totally unacceptable, but that's ricky. >> he wasn't making these jokes to please celebrities or to suck up to celebrities. in fact about they're mad at him today, then he feels like he did will his job. >> so was ricky gervais brilliant or a bust?

good morning. >> good morning. >> bonnie, i'll start with you. did he hit it out of the park or below the belt? >> he did both. he hit below the belt in order to hit it out of the park. his job is to get people buzzing. his job is to enter an. his job is to get great ratings. he did those things. and people do expect a roast-like atmosphere. >> howard, do you think he crossed the line a little bit? >> well, i disagree with bonnie. you said his job. his job is called host. a host is there to make you feel comfortable, a host is there to make the guests really have the great moments. and in past golden globe, we've seen a lot of really crazy moments from the guests because there's alcohol, there's a lot of fun there. we didn't see that this year. we're talking about the host. and i think we should be talking about the nominees and the winners instead. >> but let me ask you this. this is a different kind of awards show. this is the golden globes, they serve alcohol openly to everybody and it's a lighter

virn wa environment. so when it comes to crossing the line with these hollywood star, where do you draw the line, where is the line in your estimation? >> the line in my estimate nation is the comfort level of the stars. the whole reason is to bring together tv and film star which is no other awards show really does to that degree. as soon as reps like me start saying i'm not sure i feel comfortable putting my clients in that position, they're in a lot of trouble. and i've already talked to some people and heard a lot of inside information, a lot of reps called and complained. they just current happy. >> i want to show you a poll that we conducted where more than 60% of the people that were polled said he hit it out of the park. about 25% said a little bit too mean spirited. if you're philip berk of the hollywood foreign press association, would you invite him back considering all the controversy that's been stirred up? >> i think i would think long and hard about it, but philip berk has said, hey, we knew when we hired ricky you've got to

expect the unexpected. and i think that they're going to take the temperature and decide do they want to have an awards show that everybody will talk about and people are talking about it and the ratings were great. >> does hollywood need a little bit more of a sense of humor? >> hollywood has a great sense of humor. a lot of stars have already come out and said they thought the show was great p. al pacino, for one. christian bale, they thought he was hilarious. and most of america didn't hear all these jokes. they were too busy looking at all the celebrities and couples along angelina and brad. >> howard, let me ask you this. the hollywood foreign press, are they looking at all of this publicity both positive and negative and saying will will could really be good for the run-up to next year's show and does that factor into their decision making? do you think they just bring ricky back another year to see how things go and what could possibly happen next year? >> the hollywood foreign press

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it's me o'clock -- time for jell-o. americans spend $40 billion a year on coffee. wow. this morning starbucks, though, is looking for an even bigger share of that pile by offering its biggest beverage yet. susan koeppen is here with the details. now, they're going -- for get supersized. this is like ridiculous size. >> it's called trenta, which means 30, but it's really 31 ounces. so how big is that? i have an example over here.

>> is that a large vase? >> that is 31 ounces of coffee. so this is only going to be for their iced beverages, though. you can get an iced coffee, an iced tea. >> you can imagine walking down the street with that? >> we don't have the actual cup because it's only rolling out in a few states today. 14 states will get the trenta today, places like florida, texas. >> states where it's not snowing right now. >> california will get it in february and then it goes nationwide in may. so we in new york city will be able to get it in may. >> this boggles the mind because back in the day, there wasn't even a venti, it was short, tall and grande. a tall is 10, 12 ounces? >> for the iced it's like 12 ounces, 9 ounces, something like that. >> why do we need 31 ounces of coffee?

>> starbucks says their customers want it. and they're not the first one to do it. dunkin dounuts has a 32 ouncer, so does mcdonalds. and if you want to know the tries of this pinthing, it's ab 50 cents more than the venti. and the prices vary from area to area. so say for example in new york city, it will be $3.45. >> and that's just iced coffee. that's notno,. >> no, that is the trenta iced coffee. that works out to 11 cents an ounce. if you bought it every day of the year, you would spend $1259.25. >> not only a lot of money, but a lot of calf peof caffeine. >> we've been told it's more

than 200 milligrams. more than two red bulls. so the venti 160, the trenta more than 200. two red bulls. more than two red bulls. >> that's amazing. you talked a little bit about the prices and basically a large mortgage payment that you would be spending over a year if you were buying one of these every day. how does is it work out when you're looking at the comparable? we have dunkin donut, one from mcdochb anald's. is it around the same price is this. >> it's not so bad. if you're going to the starbucks and you're going to the super big daddy, 11 cents an ounce. dunkin donuts works out to be 11 cents an ounce and mcdonald's, 7 cents an ounce. so it's not that bad if you're breaking it down. >> will is juthis this is just question. are you concerned at all -- excuse me. is there any concern since you're the consumer

correspondent and we joke about how you say things will kill you, but is there any concern about your co-workers being too hyped up on caffeine? >> my husband drink as lot of coffee and when i told him about this last night, he said, wow, that's a lot of coffee. and he's somebody who drinks coffee all day long. but we were watching people on twitter and facebook. a lot of people saying thank you for my big coffee. >> people love big drinks. just look at the slurpee. and you can lift weights while you're doing it. thank you. >> you're welcome. stay tuned, we'll be right back. i'm going grab a little coffee. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. seven years ago, i had this idea. to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet

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going to talk about that. >> there are new studies out that say it might be more prevalent with people than we originally thought. >> you can stop making fun of me then. and i have bad habit of starting e-mails and not finishing them because hinges happen. >> they come. >> so i've started saying to people didn't you get my esp reply. and more and more people are saying yes. so i think it's true. >> you know what helps esp is caffeine. we've got 90 ounces of it over there. p. >> when my esp rarely work, when i try on predict the weather. >> come on now. >> i thought esp in that case worked 50% of the time. >> 50% of the time? >> here's the good news, i could be wrong 50% of the time and i get invited back. >> dr. jennifer hartstein, we'll test esp when we come back. experience books, magazines, newspapers and children's books like never before.

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. berkeley is looking to add sex change operations to employee benefits for city workers. the city council will vote tonight on whether to set aside $20,000 a year for gender reassignment surgery. uc-santa cruz stepping up police presence on campus today because of a violent threat. the graffiti was discovered in a men's bathroom last month. it contained a threat set to be carried out today. some students and staff have decided to stay home from school. flights from san francisco to mexico or canada could see a price drop in the near future. the san francisco airport commission will vote today on whether to charge certain airlines domestic operating fees instead of international fees. airport officials say lower rates for carriers could lead to lower prices for passengers. traffic and weather around

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good morning from the traffic center. let's head straight to walnut creek. we're dealing with a traffic alert southbound 680 right at highway 24. two left lanes are blocked for an injury accident with a vehicle stuck on its side in the roadway. really damaging up the commute in the area. backed from burnett to 24. we have a separate accident in the same area right at north main street. it's not blocking lanes but it is facing the wrong way so that's adding to a very busy

drive through the area. 24 not affected. once you pass the accident traffic moves well. 880 northbound side wreck in the number 3 lane second accident in the area so bond down there. 880 itself dealing with fog but overall doing well through oakland. here's your forecast with robert. >> gianna, thanks. the national weather service issued this fog advisory. it's been in place throughout the morning. but here's the news story. it's already beginning or we're already beginning to see breaks in the sun as we look over the bay bridge. the weather advisory or at least the fog advisory will be out of here by 11 and then we expect mostly sunny skies. take a look. 62 degrees as daytime highs inland. 59 at the bay. we'll see 56 at the coast. high pressure is building. that means sun throughout the rest of the workweek. expect 65 degrees on saturday.

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>> welcome back to ""the early show"" here on a tuesday morning. another dark, dreary day here in manhattan. a little mixture when we woke up this morning. >> a little bit of a mixture. roads were a little rough, and a lot of people home from school again this morning. >> lots of closings all up and down the northeast. good morning, once again. i'm chris ragge. >> i'm erica hill. i wouldn't have to tell you what was coming up on the show if you had esp. >> luckily, i -- >> you got that, right? does the ability really exist, though, that extra sensory perception? we joke about it a lot. turns out there's a new study which has some interesting answers to that question. perhaps you're already sending out those messages.

. >> please call us if you knew all that, because -- >> we would like to put you on the payroll. >> we've seen the dark side of travel over the past month in those flight cancer lalgss and delays because of the bad weather. other travel problems can happen any time, like getting overcharged when your credit card converts a foreign currency or having to pay a fee to carry on a baby stroller. kevin greenburg is here to answer your questions. >> i always -- i never know, are you going to charge me to check my car seat or not? >> airlines are making so much money right now. record profits. >> record profits, and you are spending record amounts. >> thank you. >> also ahead this morning, a special performance from james blount. >> brand new cd out today. he says it starts a new chapter in his career, which took off like a rocket six years ago with his giant hit "you're beautiful." he will be here to sing that and something from his new cd as well. >> you're beautiful, by the way, number one wedding song. he wrote it in, like, two minutes.

>> we want to get a check of the day's other headlines. you are bufrl, jeff glor. >> i predicted chris was going to say it, so i said it first. >> i'm predicting ab uncomfortable moment right now. >> ding, ding, ding. >> good morning, everyone. ten days now after the tucson shooting congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to make remarkable progress. giffords, who was shot in the head, could be seblt to rehab within a week. her husband, astronaut mark kelly, says giffords gave him a neck massage. her breathing tube has been removed. she's been seen mouthing words, and her neurosurgeon says he saw her smile. >> just one of those little steps forward. not as big, for example, as following commands. not as big as opening the eyes. very profound. a week ago we were all very enthusiastic that she was following commands, but we expected it to stay there and maybe she would go off to rehab

or a nursing facility, and then maybe in a couple of months when she came back to see us for her check-up, we would see progress, but we've seen that progress right in front of our eyes. 9-year-old christina green was the youngest victim of the tucson shooting. green's father says her corneas were donated successfully and transplanted and they've saved the eyesight of two children. after the tucson shooting sarah palin was criticized by some, and last night in her first interview following the shooting palin defended herself claiming liberals are trying to destroy her message. she also said her political action committee's use of crosshairs to identify swing districts, including gabrielle giffords', has been used before, she says, by democrats. q7zkámkñr]oñvn[ywc

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enlighten us on this story this morning. >> i get nervous before tests even today, and i know i'm going to have to take an esp test in a couple of minutes, so -- let's talk about esp. what exactly is it? >> it's really in most laymen of terms, it's that sixth sense. it's that hunch. it's that gut instukt that we have. it's extra sensory perception. we think of it as this very out there thing. the truth is it's that sense that you can predict something going to happen. we always kind of pull things from our past. this is the idea that our brain can pull things that are anticipated to happen or might happen soon. >> a lot of skeptics out there, as can you imagine, but what does this study say that dispels some of the skeptic that is are out there knees. >> the fact is darrell, who is a very well regarded psychologist and researcher found using 1,000 subjects and nine studies, so a pretty big number, that people do have the ability to predict. with a number that is really the same as what we did and to change our behaviors with aspirin and heart, you know, heart safety. he looked at all these people

doing different studies and found that some people do have this ability to predict what's coming up next before it happens. >> okay. there have been some controversies that a study like this doesn't belong in medical journals, but you seem to think the study is actually good enough that it is. >> he does demonstrate excellent scientific validity in his study. now, the reason i think there's a lot of skepticism is this is something that hasn't really been studied before. we've just kind of said it doesn't exist, and here's an opportunity for us to say maybe it does, and we have to take a leap of faith that his practices are actually valid and right. >> we're going to take a look at one of the experiments that was in this study and conduct. exactly what are we about to embark on here? >> it's going to be a little different than what he did because we can't do exactly what he did. there is a picture behind each of these curtans, and you are going to get to choose which one is going to show up randomly based on which drop? you're going to choose the one closest to you or closest to me? >> i will say closest to me. let's see. there you go. so you're batting 1,000 so far.

we'll do it again. he did is several times with the same people. closest to me or you? >> closest to me. >> okay. no. all right. so let's see. we'll give you another -- you're 50-50, which is -- you know, you got a 50-50 shot. if we do one more time, closest to you or closest to me? >> i will say cloeest to me. >> two out of three. 66%. the average was about 53%, 54% of people, which is a noteworthy number given the amount. you can have predictive value. coincidence, esp, all kind of the same kind of question. >> these are just kind of -- >> it's a simplistic version, and that's what it was. do we have the ability to predict what's coming next given that there's no rhyme or reason in this random presentation? >> since i did get two out of three, is it safe for me to walk around the halls kind of predicting things? >> i might monitor that a little bit. we'll see how you do. >> outside of some of the scientifics in the study and outside of a lab, what else

could be interpreted as esp during the course of the day? >> the things that make you go hmm. the things that make you saw, wow, that's really strange. i was about to open my friend, and there's an e-mail from my friend already, or i was thinking of some random song, and all of a sudden it comes up on my ipod. those are those things that we go that's just a weird coincidence, but maybe it's not. maybe there's something to it. >> are there personality traits that certain people have that would lend them to be a little bit more -- >> yes, he did find that people who were bigger risk takers tend to have an ability to have better precognition or esp than other people. is it that they are taking risks so they have to anticipate what might come next, who knows, but is more likely. >> do you think when all is said and done and they see that i have esp, that more people will now become believers? >> we are going to keep you as the benchmark, for sure, but i think there needs to be rep indication. we need to see how it can be done again and then we'll know for sure. >> you know what they say, two out of three ain't batted. >> exactly. >> thanks so much.

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an important thing to remember when you travel, the more you know, the further your dollar will take you. and the less chance you have of getting taken for a ride. this morning peter greenberg is here to answer some of your trip related questions and we always rely on you to help people not only get some resolve in a situation, but also give us good

tips just in general. >> not to get taken again. >> so we have a couple questions that have come in and the first is -- michael is joining us via skype. good morning, michael. >> good morning. >> so what's your question for pete sner. >> i rented a hertz van from the airport and i used my capital one credit card to avoid the currency conversion surcharge. but when i returned the van, i noticed the hertz charged me a higher rate than capital one did. >> sounds like a bait and switch. >> capital one is one of those credit cards that does not charge the foreign conversion rate. the problem is the hertz dealership or the hertz location in ireland converted it anyway. and then charged his card that amount. so the thing is, even though it was not on the original reservation that he did, it was on the contract that he signed in ireland. so the key here is double check the contract before you sign it in that location.

>> so just clear that up one more time. so even though the credit card wouldn't charge him the conversion fee, the way that hertz did the transaction, they were making it a fee? >> they did. now, we contacted hertz and they gave him a full refund, but not because they had to, but because they fully disclosed it in the contract in ireland, but not when he made his rechb reservation. so check the reservation here and ask if they'll do the conversion there. >> so if i was overseas doing this and i was using that same credit card so i'd avoid the fee, i want to be charged in whatever the local currency is? >> without the conversion rate, correct. >> michael, i hope that helps. >> that did, thank you. >> up next a question from sarah who sent will thit this in via facebook. with all the fee, i get confused if child carrier, strollers, et cetera are still exempt from baggage fees to ship. does it count toward the number of allotted bags that you have?

>> here's some good news. we don't get a lot of it it these days in the airline business. strollers and the child seats attached on those stroller, the ones that can be removed, are still exempt. they will check help for you at the jetway or let you bring them on the plane if they will fit in the overhead compartments. so on u.s. domestic carriers, you're still exempt which is great. >> no extra charge. but as we were talking, international, you need to call first. >> every other carrier is another story. >> this next question, this comes to us from martha, and she sent this e-mail. shend she contracted with the vacation store to stay at a time share in florida last may. in august, the resort charged her card an additional $729.98 stating this they had never been

paid by the vacation store. she says she filed a complaint with the better business bureau, the florida division of consumer services. they were unable to obtain a response. so what happened here to martha? >> she paid the travel agency. they never paid the travel provider which is a time share in florida, so they charged her card again. it was a double dip. not the fault of the time share. we got a response. we called the owner of the vacation store who goes by two different names, by the way. and asked what was going on. he claimed he'd never heard of anything. and we said, no, we know we have a trail of those taeattempted. and he called the woman and said to her i'll give you a free vacation and a full refund as long as peter greenberg doesn't go on the air and report about it. well, guess what, we are reporting on it because you didn't do the right thing. we checked with the better business bureau. 37 separate complaints against will guy. so my advice to martha is small

claims court in indiana. she'll be covered there. >> the better business bureau was unable to get a response, as well. >> and this guy is playing games and we're not going to take that kind of bribe. it's unethical and no assurance that he'll ever keep his promise anyway. >> this also means you're not safe from peter greenberg. >> but look at the response we got. he tried to buy her off in the event that we wouldn't question on the air. well, we're on the air. >> there you goi. always solving our problems and helping to prevent a few, as well. thanks. still ahead, the world swooned when james blunt sang "you're beautiful" and he'll sing here for us. honey...? [ mom ] yes.

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oh. ♪ it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. campus police are stepping up their presence at uc-santa cruz this morning in response to threatening graffiti in a men's bathroom in the social sciences building t includes a threat of violence on today's date. a few classes have been cancelled, others relocated. this morning, five people are displaced by an overnight fire and one is in the hospital with smoke inhalation. the fire broke out around 2 a.m. at an apartment building on south grant avenue in san mateo. one family cat was resuscitated. investigators believe a couch pushed against a heater and caught fire. more than four months after the pipeline explosion in san bruno, a family that lost its home is the first to submit plans for rebuilding.

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good morning. i'm gianna franco in the traffic center. they cancelled the traffic alert on 680 but the bad news the damage is done, traffic is really backed up in the area. slow and go all the way down from concord avenue down to

highway 24. elsewhere westbound 80 still slow and go, pretty much from highway 4 down to the bay bridge toll plaza. when you get to the bay bridge you will run into quite a bit of a backup. looks like your delays are all the bay back into the maze. the metering lights are on. and if you are headed through san jose, northbound 280, foggy conditions, very slow and go through downtown san jose. and an accident reported 101 through san jose, as well. so heads up near blossom hill. here's robert with your forecast. >> thank you, gianna. the weather headline all morning has been the fog and the advisories that were in place but here's the good news. we're already beginning to see some clearing. we'll take live look from ocean beach. we do expect the fog, however, to return later on this evening. but during the day, we are going to expect mostly sunny skies. temperatures about 62 degrees for the inland areas, we'll still see the upper 50s at the coast and inside the bay. high pressure is going to hold on throughout the workweek bringing 64 degrees by friday, 65 very mild and toasty degrees by saturday.

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♪ you are. >> thank you, boys. welcome back to "the early show." james blunt is here with us this morning. he got his pilots license at age 16 but really soared -- >> oh! >> when you're beautiful ocame out. it's the number one wedding song. he wrote it in like two minutes. and a new album out today. highly prepared. i've been listening to it in my office. he'll also perform his new single. also if you're feeling the burn after a workout or once in a while you have trouble getting

to sleep, you probably don't need a doctor, but could you sill use some help. turns out the cure could be as close as the 23ri7b8g fridge or. we' we'll tell you what you should be eating. >> fine china this morning. also, we have a massive football weekend is coming up. it will be a lot of fun. we have former super bowl mvp phil simms, there he is, with a preview of what's going to happen this weekend. maybe a few predictions. might ask about brett favre, as well. >> very rarely do we get to have our idols here in the studio with us. >> we know how much you love phil simms and we're all happy he's here. we have a little weather action for you. we're making you earn your paycheck today, girl.

>> honey, you don't even want to know. good morning, you guys. it is currently 30 degrees here in new york city. wind gusts as you can tell 18

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health fixes in here. you can only get the book at men's health diet book.com. >> but you're going to give us a preview of what we can learn in that book. so let's start off since this is prime cold and flu season, if you feel the sniffles coming on -- >> which who doesn't with the weather out there. >> we should go for -- >> a couple things for you. vitamin c, everybody knows that helps reduce the duration of a cold. so red bell pepper, kiwis and oranges, but also ginseng. it reduces your cold risk by 56%. >> and you can get it as a supplement or in tea? >> a supplement is easier. >> so there's your cold fix. if you're feeling perhaps sad, the winter blues are coming on, you've got something for that, too. >> you're a packers fan and they're going to lose next week to the bears -- >> trash talking before we get

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hate when this happens to me, you can't fall asleep, rather than counting sheep, you recommend a little snack. >> right. most people go with the warm milk, right? the protein actually depresses your level of serotonin, but even more importantly is melatonin. and we have it here in the banana and the walnut part of this oatmeal dish. i'd go with less than that because the more food you eat, the more you stay awake. >> but specifically bananas and walnuts. >> correct. they have the melatonin in there. >> up next, if you're anxious, you have a big presentation -- >> you're going on "the early show." >> you want to make sure you bring your best game, you bring -- >> brazil nuts. a lot of people hate them, but they're you wi are actually a ge

of an anxioety reducer. >> they're tasty. >> they get a bad rap. give it a try. >> okay. cavities. >> everybody has cavities. >> you can really eat nothing help -- besides not eating a lot of sugar, is there there something that will help us with cavities? >> absolutely. and the answer is yoe urt. >> it's all of a sudden the it food. >> especially greek yogurt. if you eat it four times a week, it wi it will reduce your risk of cavities by four times. still go to the dentist, but definitely incorporate it. >> if you want to fight aging -- >> and who doesn't. natural way to do it, beta beta

carotene. >> and this comes back to the more color in your food, right, the better that they are. >> absolutely. and those are vibrant. >> and this last one falls in line, for you ladies out there, pms. actually it's for men, too, because trust me, it's not always pretty as a number of men will tell you, as well. you have something to help us with pms. >> and it's an interesting ingredient. it's -- >> chocolate? >> wish it was. it's saffron. just 15 milligrams a day has been shown to reduce irritability and fatigue. >> you can put it in chocolate? >> you can mix it around in chocolate. might be a little weird, but -- >> worth a shot. thanks, always good to have you with us. chris, over to you. this sunday we'll find out who is playing in the super bowl. the playoff field down to four teams. bears, packer, steelers, and

jets. as we get closer to the super bowl, who better than phil simms of cbs sports here to help us look ahead at the games this weekend. phil, welcome to you. >> good to be here. >> let's talk about brett favre. finally files those retirement papers. so is it this it? >> i believe him this time. i think he wanted to retire last year, but his teammates came down and i think all players are allege sentimental. and he took bait but it was rough year. >> you honestly believe this is it. >> you played football. you saw this year. the beating he took, all the pun abo punish chpun ishme ishment. it's over. >> the flip side, he's been

involved in off the field scandal. and i've got to believe that takes its toll on people. do you think that i did minutishes hminutish minutish diminishes his legacy at all. >> i think in time people will just think about how exciting he was, how daring he was. every the every man. that's why everybody liked him. he never put a tie organization he always looked scruffy and he was one of the guys. and i think when it's all said and done, we'll just say he was a tremendous player and he had a great throwing arm. >> you had the opportunity to see the jets and patriots this past weekend. a lot of trash talking going on in the run up to that game. even roger goodell had to tell the teams, look, this is diminishing what the nfl is all about. >> sure. i think he did the right thing. i look at that just like i did celebrating. everybody goes let them have fun in the end zone. the problem is, where does it end. then it becomes what's what the players are thinking about, they're core i don't graphing it

all the week. used to be if you trash talked, it was a yunique thing. now everyone is doing it. >> you had some things to say about the celebrations going on in the end zone. some players call the nfl the no fun league. where do you draw the line? >> if it's the no fun league, how many so many people are watching it. you just got to be careful because you have to draw lines because then it becomes -- just like penalties. it is or it isn't, so you have to draw the line so it doesn't get out of hand. and we know everything truly does filter down, so the trash talking, if it get out of hand, the next thing we'll see is college football and then high school. you even see it in youth football. >> do you think trillion behere lockout? >> i hope not, but sometimes when you're in charge of an organization, you think strike is the only way you get attention. i would say there will be shall kind of lockout, i just hope it

doesn't last long. >> not only are you an mvp quarterback and employee of cbs shorts,hope it doesn't last lon. >> not only are you an mvp quarterback and employee of cbs shorts,kind of lockout, i just doesn't last long. >> not only are you an mvp quarterback and employee of cbs shorts, also the fedex ground and air series awards. >> the air of course is about and on the ground, turner, charles, foster.and on the grou charles, foster. but the people -- you can stroet online, nfl.com/fedex, vote until next friday and it's all about whoever gets the most votes from the fan, hose are th the winners. >> jets and steelers in pittsburgh. your thoughts this one. >> i don't think we'll hear the trash talking this week because they're not heated rivals like the jets and patriots were. it's going to be an exciting game and i think it will be

different in this day and age where we watch it and everybody says we want a lot of scores. there's not going to be a lot of scoring p. it's about the defenses.ines. there's not going to be a lot of scoring p. it's about the defenses.ges. there's not going to be a lot of scoring p. it's about the defenses.. there's not going to be a lot of scoring p. it's about the defenses. i love it when the defenses are tough. >> green bay does look good. >> aaron rodgers probably played one of the best games i've seen this past sunday. >> always a pleasure, phil. good to see you. and to vote for your favorite players, just logon to nfl.com/fedex. and you can catch the afc championship game this sunday 6:30 p.m. eastern right here on cbs. six years ago james blunt first single "you're beautiful" exploded on to the charts becoming an instant hit around the world. now his third album is being e released today and he's here to perform the first single off that cd, stay the night. ladies and gentlemen, james blunt.

♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, hey! ♪ ♪ it's 72 degrees zero chance of rain ♪ ♪ it's been a perfect day we're all spinning on our heels so far away from real in california ♪ ♪ we watched the sunset from our car we all took it in ♪ ♪ and by the time that it was dark you and me had something yeah ♪ ♪ and if this is what we've got then what we've got is gold ♪ ♪ we're shining bright and i want you i want you to know ♪ ♪ the morning's on its way

our friends all say good-bye ♪ ♪ there's nowhere else to go i hope that you'll stay the night ♪ ♪ we've been singing billie jean mixin' vodka with caffeine ♪ ♪ we've got strangers stopping by and though you're out of tune ♪ ♪ girl you blow my mind you do and i'll say i don't wanna say good night ♪ ♪ there's no quiet corner to get to know each other ♪ ♪ and there's no hurry i'm a patient man as your discover ♪ ♪ 'cause if this is what we've got then what we've got is gold we're shining bright ♪ ♪ and i want you i want you to know the morning's on it's way

our friends all say good-bye ♪ ♪ there's nowhere else to go i hope that you'll stay the night ♪ ♪ just like the song on our radio set we'll share the shelter of my single bed ♪ ♪ but it's a different tune that's stuck in my head ♪ ♪ and it goes if this is what we've got then what we've got is gold ♪ ♪ we're shining bright and i want you i want you to know ♪ ♪ the morning's on its way our friends all say good-bye ♪ ♪ there's nowhere else to go i hope that you'll stay the night ♪

if this is what we've got then what we've got is gold ♪ ♪ we're shining bright and i want you i want you to know ♪ ♪ the morning's on its way our friends all say good-bye ♪ ♪ there's nowhere else to go i hope that you'll stay the night ♪ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we're back with james blunt. his new cd is out and available. it's really upbeat. it's infectious.

>> thank you. it's fun to have something for us that's fun to play. >> which doesn't mean that the other stuff isn't pun fun to pl? >> there are some sad songs, but this is optimistic. >> where does that come from? >> before i've written on my own with just this guitar, but with a band around me, the result is more fun songs. >> a little bit more influence. but you do a lot of fun stuff. you play in all kinds of places where people don't normally perform concerts. >> we're starting our world tour which takes us to some bizarre places. bosnia. and then we'll bring it back here in april. so hopefully you'll come to a concert. >> happily. if this it's an offer, i'm in. but you say april. there's a big event in april, which is of course the royal wedding.

any insight into them as a couple, do you think you may have to reschedule a date or two to play on the we hdding? >> i'd like on cto confirm on t program i'm playing the wedding. >> are you really? >> no, i'm not. >> would you write a new song for something like that. >> >> it's not going to happen. i do funerals. >> it's not goin. i do funerals. >> it's not goin. i do funerals.>> it's not going. i do funerals. >> good to know. before we let you go, you put your sister up on ebay to help her find a mate and it worked. >> yeah, that's right. my sister was trying to get to a funeral in southern island and she couldn't, so i put on ebay she needs a knight in shining armor and the men bid and the guy who won had a helicopter so he could take her to the funeral. they started dating.

they got married and just had her first child. >> such a great story. and a lot of people love this next song, as well. >> i have a second sister who i'm putting on line shortly. she'll be cheaper than the other one. >> so your bids can be lower. perfect. "you're beautiful." ♪ my life is brilliant ♪ my life is brilliant my love is pure i saw an angel of that i'm sure ♪ ♪ she smiled at me on the subway

she was with another man ♪ ♪ but i won't lose no sleep on that 'cause i've got a plan ♪ ♪ you're beautiful you're beautiful,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

kohara, with your c-b-s five headlines... oakland mayo she good morning. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. oakland mayor jean quan says she was surprised when police chief anthony batts told her last week that he is in the running for the top cop job in san jose. according to quan, batts first interviewed for the job last october but didn't tell her he is a candidate until last friday. tonight, the walnut creek city council will hear proposals for new restrictions on alcohol at bars and restaurants. this comes after an uptick in rowdiness fueled by alcohol including several bar fights. one idea involves requiring some restaurants and bars to stop serving alcohol earlier in the evening. and doctors are speculating about why apple's ceo steve jobs is taking an indefinite medical leave. doctors not involved in his treatment say the two most likely reasons are a recurrence

of pancreatic cancer or complications from a liver transplant. they say both problems are often treatable. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. it's still really slow on

southbound 680 from highway 4 all the way down into walnut creek. this is because of an earlier rollover crash. it happened around 7:00 this morning. so that accident now just finally in the clearing stages. all right. approaches to the bay bridge still look backed up. still backed up well into the macarthur maze and as you can see from our sensors, slow this morning from the incline all the way out towards the "s" curve. we still have the fog advisory issued for the san mateo bridge. can't see a whole lot. still about a 13-minute drive time from hayward out towards foster city. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here is robert. >> elizabeth, thank so much. elizabeth talked about the inability to see the bridge because of the fog, but take a look at what is about t hatch. happen, we are going to see clearing skies and a slight warmup of temperatures. 62 daytime highs beyond the east bay hills and the warm temperatures will hold on through the close of the week a few clouds by the weekend but nice and mild. 65 degrees by saturday.

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