conservation commission says for now, it's going to stay where it is. check it out. that's it for us. see you tomorrow. ♪ good morning. bigger than politics. president obama tells congress and the nation it's time to work together to solve america's problems. >> we will move forward together or not at all. >> reaction from the state of the union address including key republicans are responding to his call for cooperation. making progress. doctors upgrade gabrielle giffords condition as they set to move her out of intensive care and into rehab today. we go live to texas for the big day ahead for the congresswoman. where the beef? taco bell under fire after their beef is only one-third of meat. what else is it made of?

we will tell you what inside those tacos and burritos "early" this wednesday morning, january 26th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning on this wednesday morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. are you hungry for breakfast after seeing that? >> good thing i stopped by the drive-thru before the piece air p ed. the president talking about outeducating and outbuilding the rest of the world. >> and being competitive and increasing the competitiveness of this nation. that was a big part of it. you mentioned on a serious note, too, the speech itself and the reaction. much more tempered than we have seen in years past and some attributing it to the fact democrats and republicans were sitting next to each other. i think 107 moments last year we stood up, we clapped, we sat.

>> only 80 interruptions! >> so much more low key. obviously, on the heels of the tragedy in tucson, everything a bit more somber as well. >> exactly. we start this morning as the president goes to wisconsin to drive home his message from last night's state of the union address. bill plante has more for us this morning. bill? >> reporter: good morning, chris. the president challenged the newly divided congress. he told them head to move forward together or not at all and challenged them to govern responsibly. he began with a nod to the new speaker john boehner and then gave a shout-out to the member who wasn't there. >> as we mark this occasion, we're also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber and we pray for the health of our colleague and our friend gabby giffords. >> reporter: giffords in a hospital room in houston, she watched the speech with her husband mark kelly. two republicans and democrats

sitting side-by-side in the chamber in solidity request giffords, the president had this reminder. >> what comes at this moment is up to us. not whether we can sit together tonight but whether we can work together tomorrow. >> reporter: the first half of the speech was dominated by economy and job growth. the president expressed the need for invasiknonovatioinnovation. to revitalize a nation he said was still reeling from a monster recession. >> if we want innovation to produce jobs in america and not overseas, we also have to win the race to educate our kids. >> reporter: he defended a role for government and consumer protection and health care. but he offered to work with

republicans to fix problems in the new law. which most of them want to repeal. >> now, i have heard rumors that a few of you still have concerns about our new health care law. so let me be the first to say that anything can be improved. >> reporter: though he called for new spending in the speech the president said he wants to put on the brakes. >> i am proposing that starting this year, we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years. now, this would reduce the deficit by more than 400 billion dollars over the next decade. >> reporter: republican congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, the chair of the house budget committee, delivered the republican response, criticizing the president for what he called failed stimulus spending. >> whether it's stimulus or repackaged as investment, their action show they want a federal government that controls too much, taxes too much and spends too much in order to do too

much. >> reporter: for the president, the speech was a chance to try to reclaim the center. for the republicans, a chance to present an alternative. but not everyone heard the call to come together. immediately after the speech, representative paul brew of georgia, a republican, sent out this tweet saying mr. president you don't believe in the constitution. you believe in socialism. bill plante, cbs news, the white house. >> bill plante, at the white house, thank you. we want to turn to capitol hill for reaction from -- to the president's speech from the house majority leader eric cantor of virginia. sir, good morning to you. >> good morning, erica. >> there were clearly moments, as we were watching last night, things the president said that republicans reacted positively to. we saw some applause there. is there anything that you heard last night from the president that you could get behind? >> sure. look. the president gives a great speech and tonight -- last night was no exception. he talked about improving the

future and as a father of three teenagers, i certainly have that as my highest priority. and, you know, the president and i are going to disagree on some things. i mean, i think i want to cut spending more than he does. obviously, i disagree on the ways to improve health care in this country. i did hear the president talk about some things we can do to create jobs in this country, such as simplify the tax code and lower the corporate rate to get people back to work and work on the trade deals so we can create more jobs here at home. certainly some things we can work together on. >> a lot of americans at home see this new pledge of civility and bipartisanship good to hear things both sides can work on. the major point is the deficit. to seriously cut has deficit, entitlement reform, it seems would need to be on the table. talking about social security and medicare which accounts for 40% of federal spending. yet neither the president nor paul ryan addressed that directly. is this a conversation that everyone is simply too afraid to

have? >> erica, i don't think so. i think perhaps last night, the details of the entitlement situation we face were not brought up. but there's no secret that we have serious fiscal issues long term in this country. the president has acknowledged that in a public way repeatedly. and i think most of us have. the issue really is a leader in the senate was on the television not too long ago saying that there are no fiscal problems with the social security system. so i think we all need to sort of come to recognition we do have a problem here and need to begin to approach that in a responsible way. >> is that something that you, yourself, and others in your party, would push for, cuts in both social security and medicare? >> well, what i think that we really need to do is we need to look at things that we can do right away to slash spending. i think american families understand we're spending way too much money, much more money than we have, and in order for us to restrain that habit here in washington, we're going to have to force the budget down.

beyond that, long term, absolutely. we want to work together. folks that are 55 and older, we have got to send a message we are not going to cut their benefits. for those 54 and younger, we need to have a serious discussion about what it is for their future that we can do to preserve the system, save social security and medicare but, at the same time, not allow this country to go bankrupt. >> the first of many serious discussions to come. house majority leader eric cantor, sir, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. for more on the president's address let's bring in cbs news political analyst john dickerson who joins us from washington this morning. >> good morning, chris. >> i want to get your take on the things we taught to majority leader cantor about. start with jobs and the economy. if you've been out of work would you feel any better this morning after what you heard from president last night? >> not to the extent you can go down to the employment office

and ask for something new. if you were listening or if you're hearing the reports this morning, you heard that the president talked a lot about jobs and about creating a condition where there are more of them and that they will be here for a long time. and so the extent that people want the president to talk only about jobs and that is what the poll show, did he that a lot and so i think in that way, people probably who are thinking about jobs will of liked what they heard. >> talked a lot about jobs but not so much about the deficit. no real talk about reforming social security or medicare. like we just mentioned to the majority leader a second ago, do you think the president and do the republicans in their response miss an opportunity here to at least kind of jump in a little bit? >> well, it depends. as a political matter, the blis, you know, clearly wanted to kind of meet the minimum threshold on deficit reduction and push a larger message of optimism and job growth through investment. you could see a case in which he has talked too much about spending that would have obscured that message. mitchell mcconnell said i wouldn't talk about entitlements

in the state of the union either. his argument this is such a difficult issue that parties have to work behind the scenes and that that is really the way this is going to get done. so the president didn't lead on the issue. but now the question is whether he'll lead behind the scenes and in the coming months. >> let me ask you this as a quote from the president last night. what comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow. so with last night's prom atmosphere was this a one-night stand or is this now the beginning of a budding relationship? >> well, i think it will be -- you know, it was symbolic and that is fine and that symbolism might continue and we heard from cantor he is willing to meet the president halfway on some of the things that president obama outlined for tax reduction and some of these other issues. so the civility in the exchange of ideas will probably continue. but as the president mentioned, the clash of ideas and the arguments and the different philosophies, those will continue and we will hear a lot

about those in the comp coming weeks. >> john dickerson for us in washington, thanks. good talking with you. >> thanks. the news this morning for congresswoman gabrielle giffords is very good. as bill plante reported earlier her husband was bedside during the state of the union address. this morning she will leave intensive care to begin her rehab. cbs news correspondent don teague is in houston with the very latest this morning. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this move is expected to happen at any moment. in fact, we can show you a live shot right now of the ambulance standing by to transfer giffords to the rehab center. this is an important step in her recovery. it's the news friends and family of gabrielle giffords have been hoping to hear. late tuesday night, doctors in houston upgraded her condition from serious to good. and determined she's ready to move to this rehabilitation center where doctors will ramp

up her therapy. >> great rehabilitation potential. great rehabilitation candidate. she will kep us busy and we will keep her busy as well. >> reporter: giffords flown from tucson last friday. doctors had hoped to move her into the rehabilitation right away but excess fluid surrounding her brain forced her to be moved into an intensive care unit instead for a catheter to drain the fluid increased the risk of infection. at last report she couldn't speak and suffering weakness and paralysis on the right side of her body. but doctors said she was improving detail. three of her tucson doctors and nurse tracy colbert were flown to washington to attend the state of the union address. afterwards, the doctor called giffords recovery nothing short of extraordinary. >> 90 to 95% of people with this kind of injury don't do well and her recovery is remarkable. >> today's planned move another

step in what has been a remarkable recovery. >> reporter: we will see the ambulance on the move shortly but we do not expect to have any sight of gabrielle giffords. the rehabilitation center placed tarps in the entry area this morning to shield the view of the cameras for giffords' privacy. we hope to learn more about her condition when doctors hold a news conference later today. erica? >> don teague in houston, looking forward to more details as they come out. thank you. >> always good to hear dr. lemole speaking of the great job she has done in her recovery. >> miraculous. we can't hear enough of it. jeff glor is here with more news. >> cleanup time in florida after a series of tornado and a nasty storm and tornadoes on tampa near the gulf coast yesterday. severe winds in st. petersburg and damaged a car there and trees and damaged homes and near

orlando more damage and power outages. really snowing around philly this morning. take a look at this. the latest storm moving up the eastern seaboard. expected to bring close to a foot of snow to parts of the mid-atlantic states and new england today. egypt's government flooded the streets of cairo with riot police today and it continued into the early morning in the capital and other cities. demonstrators demanding an end to the mubarak's 29 years of awe thorough tearian rule. four people killed in the violence and demonstrators in tunisia forced their president from office. one video brings back memories of tiananmen square. one man against a much larger machine. a water cannon trying to knock him down. in this case it did move the crowd back. this morning, toyota announced another recall. this time nearly 1.7 million vehicles worldwide. the models include lexus is and gs luxury models in north

america. toyota recalling about a dozen models in europe and japan. they are being recalled for defects that may cause fuel leakage and other issues. in chicago this morning, take a look at this. a man driving a stolen taxi van chased by police and it continued through several towns until he crashed into a school bus there and tried to escape into the snow and he stumbled on the way and eventually he was taken down by police who caught up to him and made the arrest. biscayne bay, florida, a baby grand piano sitting on a sand bar. not known how it got there or who the owner is but it's rumored to be left over from a musical video shoot. interesting. a new beer dispensing machine called bottoms up can fill a cup of beer in less than two seconds. the unofficial record is 56 draft beers in one minute which could cut down those long lines

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thanks so much. that is your latest weather. now over to chris and erica. welcome back. >> nice to be back just in time for more snow. >> you would have gotten a lot if you stayed in d.c. >> good thing i came back. >> we always want you back. >> thank you. we can plan our sledding outing tomorrow. wi it looked beautiful on the television. ahead this morning the doctor accused in michael jackson's death says he snotiis guilty. >> referee: when you notice a

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coming up, michael jackson's doctor goes to court and says he's an innocent man. dr. conrad murray is accused of giving jackson a lethal injection of a powerful sedative. we're going to speak exclusively with the lawyer for michael jackson's father. >> we're going to ask him about that case, how jackson's doing. also ladies we'll continue to tackle this one. when your guy is sick, just how sick is he? man flu, the truth, ahead. >> this portion of "the early

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it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. divers continue today trying too find a 4-year-old boy kidnapped last week from his grandmother's home in pat son. they are looking for the car of the suspected kidnapper. the oakland school board deals with budget issues today. the board is expected to approve budget cuts of about 7% from last year. it is also expected to give teachers 2% raises. the raises would cost the district about $2 million. and there could be some jail time for spider dan goodwin the man who climbed a san francisco high-rise on labor day. yesterday a jury found him guilty of two misdemeanors. he will be sentenced next week. he could be fined and sent to

jail for a year on wall street the dow reached 12,000 a few minutes ago, the highest in nearly three years. traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,

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traffic really backed up. slow and go at least from grant, 26 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. we still have a fog advisory in effect across the span. very foggy on the antioch bridge and the benicia bridge, as well. over to 880, not bad. just a little slow and go through oakland northbound. northbound 280 at saratoga an accident on the right shoulder but busy through downtown san jose. here's robert with the forecast. >> thank you. you talked about the lower visibility down to a quarter mile on the bridge. that's all expected to burn off by about 11 a.m. what most of the bay area will see is exactly what we see behind us as we start the day looking at the bay bridge. mostly clear skies a few high clouds out there. but we are going to see a significant warmup. temperatures anywhere from 7 to 12 degrees above average. our warmest of areas expected to get 70 degrees. 69 inside the bay. mostly sunny skies, continued through the close of the week. expect some clouds for the weekend and the return of the

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oh, it's starting to be a little bit rainy. look at that sunshiny yellow we've got out there with some of our friends on the plaza. >> lots of color, lots of energy. happy birthday fort lauderdale. something we'll preview. >> there you go. just ahead here on "the early show," welcome back, by the way, on this wednesday morning, when you go to get your fast food, you order something with beef in the name, one would think it has beef in the product. one lawsuit, though, claims otherwise when it comes to taco bell. that lawsuit claims the seasoned beef, which taco bell uses, is actually only made up of, get this, 35% meat. the company is outraged at the claims and threatening to file a lawsuit of its own. we're going to take you inside

the controversy of the drive-thru. we'll also talk to a few taco bell customers and see if it bothers them at all. >> if the company's outraged imagine people eating a lot of taco bells. and guys, when we get cold, we're sick. >> oh, sick! >> it is a big deal. we don't fake it, we don't make it up, we don't play things up for your sympathy. although some women say there is such a thing as man flu and man colds and say we do kind of drum up the symptoms to sound or act a little bit more ill. there's a study out. we've got dr. jennifer ashton here to tell us about a new study of cold and stress that may change a few minds. guys, if you're not feeling too well, take a day off. we'll talk about that coming up. first the very latest on a serious topic now. the latest on the doctor accused of killing michael jackson. in court yesterday, dr. conrad murray declared he's innocent. now before we talk exclusively with the lawyer for jackson's father, cbs news correspondent bill whitaker has more now on the case against dr. murray. >> reporter: surrounded by his attorneys, before the camera and

the world, conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor, answered the charge against him. >> involuntary manslaughter. >> your honor, i am an innocent man. i definitely plead not guilty. >> reporter: prosecutors call the evidence damning. the coroner blames jackson's death on the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol. murray admits administering the drug to help jackson sleep, but denied giving a lethal dose. at the preliminary hearing, murray's girlfriend, a paramedic, and jackson's bodyguard, testified the doctor was on the phone, was frantic to clean up evidence of propofol, and waited some 21 minutes before having bodyguard alberto alvarez call 911. at one point ordering al vr ez to get jackson's children out of the room. >> paris came into the room, and paris yelled, dad dy daddy! >> dr. murray has a lot of explaining to do. he has to explain why he was on the phone when he should have been helping his patient mierkle

jackson. why he asked people to hide some of the evidence, clean up the room. >> reporter: but murray told police jackson begged for propofol the day he died and threatened to cancel his comeback tour if he couldn't sleep. the defense has hinted it might argue jackson injected the propofol himself. experts say that's tough to prove, and could backfire. >> you still have potential liability, because conrad murray shouldn't have left the room, michael jackson should have been monitored, and he wasn't. and that's why he died. >> dr. murray is looking forward to the opportunity to finally tell his side of the story. >> reporter: if convicted, murray faces four years in prison. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> and joining us exclusively now from los angeles is brian oxman, attorney for joe jackson, minele's father. mr. oxman, good to see you this morning. how are you? >> good morning. >> conrad murray pleads not guilty at his arraignment. the trial now set for sometime in march. can i just ask how the jackson family is doing? >> they are doing okay.

they're pretty strong. i talked to la toya jackson last night and she says, brian, are they really going to say that conrad murray didn't do this? is somebody really going to try and make that statement? i said, yeah, la toya, that's exactly what we're going to hear. and she just said, i can't believe that. i sat in that courtroom, she said, there's no way that conrad murray isn't responsible for michael jackson's death. >> well, they sat through the preliminary hearing, and like you said la toya made comments like that. is the family ready to endure what they're going to have to hear to sit through a prolonged trial now? >> i don't think anybody can be ready to endure that kind of thing. and i think that what it comes down to is they have to be ready. they have to do it. and they know that. mrs. jackson has spent more time in courtrooms with her family and with the cases which she's involved. this woman has a constitution of iron. she is absolutely amazing. she will be there, and she will make sure that this turns out

right. >> can i ask what the family's reaction is. the early indications seem to be that dr. murray is going to say michael tried to or may have possibly injected himself with a lethal dose of propofol. what is their response to that? >> they're devastated by that kind of accusation. there's no way in the world that michael self-injected that drug. it causes numbing and causes you to go to sleep within about 15 to 20 seconds. you'd have to inject an entire vial of that drug in order to do it. he'd be asleep in a matter of seconds before he could finish the injection. also, propofol burns. if you don't mix it with lidocaine, it is such a terrible burning sensation, he would have yanked the catheter right out of his leg before it got any more than a few grams into his body. the point is, the accusation michael jackson self-injected is nonsense. >> at the arraignment one of the emts described seeing michael jackson, and saying he looked like a hospice patient.

didn't anyone from the family, or, i don't know, any friends see michael in the days before his death? bring it to someone's attention how awful he did look if that, in fact, is true? >> the family had not been permitted to see michael jackson for more than a month and a half. and the fact of the matter, that the technician walked in and saw michael jackson looking like a hospice patient, someone who they were drugging to keep alive until he expired from a disease, everyone around michael should have seen that this man is in dire circumstances. in fact, the autopsy shows he had brain swelling, he had

up next, women make fun of how men act when they're sick, but maybe we're not just whiners. >> make fun of. please. the latest research on man flu. coming up. this is "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] see this?

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in this morning's "healthwatch," the truth about man flu. have you ever noticed that sometimes certain men have a tendency to, i don't want to say whine, but perhaps complain a little bit more at the first

sign of a sniffle, or even a slight headache, complain like it's the end of the world. a new study suggests men actually do get sick more often than women do. dr. jennifer ashton is here with debt tails. is this actually giving a little fuel to their fire. >> there may, in fact, be evidence now scientifically that there is a real entity called the wind factor. in south korea, 1200 workers, asked them about their level of stress and then went back six months later and asked them how many had colds. the people who had reported they had the highest stress in their jobs, the men, were 74% more likely to call in sick due to a cold over that time period. they didn't have a lot of women in the study because in south korea not as many women work. >> right. >> but it does appear to support that there is a real entity called the women factor. >> this appears to be tied more to the stress in your job. which in the united states, more women work outside the home. however does that translate to a real medical evidence that there's something different in the immune system? >> well, in terms of the

physiology there's no actual evidence to support a difference between men and women, yet. but, of course, possible theories include some hormonal differences that they make men actually become a little sicker when they're exposed to the cold virus. remember, in the past, heart disease was thought to be the same entity between men and women. we know now that's not true. that women experience it in slightly different manners. the cold virus may turn out to be the same thing. there might be differences between men and women. >> so there is a chance that they experience it differently. that they may feel sicker than women do. but on the flip side, women also aren't perhaps as ready to say, i feel terrible because they don't feel that hey can. >> exactly. traditionally women are the caregivers in their home, at least, and a lot more women certainly in this country in the workforce, they have to be more stoic. they can't get sick. you know, they just don't have that flexibility in their day-to-day life. who will take care of the children if the mom gets sick? so potentially that has something to do with it all. >> are men so used to being taken care of that that's why

sometimes not all men, my husband if you're watching, i don't want to throw him under the bus, but some men do sort of, you know, act like big babies when they're sick. >> well, we could be accomplices in perpetuating this. you know, men can complain more, because they can complain more. >> right. >> and traditionally they're less likely to seek medical attention. they may not be as accustomed to expressing their feelings when they're happy or sad or feeling ill. so all these things can really stack the deck against them. when they do get sick, boy you're going to hear about it. really the bottom line is we're still stronger because we can handle it better, right? >> oh, i think so. >> jen, thanks. not that either one of us is biased. for more information about colds and flu, and the difference between men and women just logon to our partner in health webmd.com and search man flu. just ahead, what's the beef? or rather, where's the beef? a lawsuit now claiming taco bell's meat is actually mostly something else. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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wouldn't measure up to usda standards to be called beef. >> according to the tests that we've taken the taco meat filling is about 35% meat. >> reporter: taco bell, with 5,600 restaurants, is fighting back, saying in a statement it will take legal action against those who file the suit for making false claims. and we are proud of the quality of our beef, and identify all the seasoning and spice ingredients on our website. as for their customers, those we spoke with weren't concerned about the lawsuit or taco bell's beef. >> i just read about it. so i got 4u7kry. >> you expect to pay more for it, so kind of a given. >> there is beef on there. >> reporter: you want some tacos? >> no. i don't want them now. >> reporter: nutritionists and others who eat healthier than me have always been skeptical of fast food. >> if you're thinking that you're getting beef, but you're actually getting something else, it could be putting your health at risk. >> reporter: as for taco bell

lawsuit, only time and appetite will tell if the negative pr stops anyone from making a run for the border. don teague, cbs news, houston. >> i think i can say right now it won't stop people. >> i have an exclusive. i've never had taco bell before. >> really? >> in my life. >> you need. >> i'm going to -- >> we have some right here. >> the burrito. give it a taste. >> i mean it doesn't taste like the meat maybe at home but it tastes like meat. >> it's got a lot of seasoning in it. >> it's actually not bad. >> take another bigger bite of that. >> yeah. >> i took plenty. i'll eat this whole bowl. >> here we go. >> a man's got to eat. there you go. good carb-free man diet right in that bowl. >> mighty taco. >> it's the taco bell of western europe. >> really?

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. a suspect is it dead after a confrontation with police in the east san jose foothills. it happened about noon yesterday. a suspicious man with two knives was reported to be threatening another man behind a home in the unincorporated area. a san jose police officer shot the man a number of times and he died at the scene. governor brown today will meet with mayors from several california cities who are urging him not to eliminate redevelopment agencies. the governor wants to redirect $1.7 billion in redevelopment money towards schools, public safety and reducing the state budget deficit. ng the state san jose's chuck reed is among the mayors meeting with brown today. we'll have traffic and weather in just a moment. uld b.

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from south main street all to stone valley road. the golden gate bridge not too bad. but we are seeing slow and go conditions out of marin county. let's check your foggy forecast with robert. . >> expect temperatures 7 to 12 degrees above average as we look live outside at the transamerica tower. blue skies a few high and mid- level clouds burning off. we are seeing fog in the north and east bay valleys. the fog advisory is in effect through 11 a.m. otherwise a warmup. temperatures very near records yet again. 70 in the warm areas, 69 inside the bay. the warm temperatures hold on for thursday and friday. are we flirting with record breakers again by the closing of the week? we'll see. a few clouds this weekend and temperatures falling back to seasonal averages by sunday. ,,,,,,,,

look at that. >> look at that. the beautiful city of fort lauderdale is 100 years old, and for some reason they're here in new york. we should be there. >> i think it's nice that you ordered up some snow for the fort lauderdale birthday. sfoo we were just inside, and it was not doing what it's doing right now. the weather, very unpredictable. >> remember how i said that when i was in washington yesterday, i was watching you guys in the shot, and i kept saying that is the flakes are just gorgeous. that's because i wasn't standing in it. it is beautiful. >> hallmark moment. welcome back to ""the early show"." i'm chris wragge. here's a question. when you buy a pair of jeans,

when do you wash them? right away or do you wear them? >> depends on the stage. >> i might say a couple of times. like 10 or 20. there are people that let it go and go and go. according to levi strauss you should wait six months. that way they last longer. susan will tell you how to extend the life of a lot of things you buy so you can safe money and throw out less garbage. six months. good luck with that. >> i'm going to stew on that for a minute while i tell you about this next offer. if you are looking for a job, maybe you want to know the best time to buy a car, looking for a new water heater. you're in luck. our early show experts are in the building. there they are on the couch. here to answer your questions, which you have sent to us on facebook, e-mail, and twitter. we'll be tackling some of those ahead this morning. >> all of you here are so intrepid. we're all squinting through the snow. jeff glor inside, take it away. >> i'm stunned that it's snowing in new york. it's such a rare occurrence this

year. >> yeah. >> good morning to you. good morning, everyone. president obama is flying this morning to wisconsin to follow-up on last night's state of the union speech. he told a joint session of congress that america must invest in itself through invasion, education, and rebuilding its infrastructure. >> we do big things. from our earliest founding america has been the story of ordinary people who dare to dream. that's how we win the future. >> in the republican response paul ryan suggested, instead, that less can lead to more. >> we need to reclaim our american system of limited government, low taxes, reasonable regulations, and sound money, which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. in a separate response, representing the tea party movement, minnesota congresswoman michelle bachman said she heard nothing new in the president's speech. >> for two years president obama promises the promises we heard

this evening. >> mr. obama said it weept be easy for republicans and democrats to get along, but he said we will move together or not at all. >> gabby gipp orders now in a houston rehab facility taken from intensive care and stepping up if her recovery. cbs correspondent don teague is in houston this morning. >> good morning, jeff. this really is good news for the recovery of gabrielle giffords. we can show you pictures now of that transfer that happened within the past hour. this is a major sign of progress for giffords. she had been in the icu while doctors tried to deal with excess fluid that was draining from her brain. there was risk of infection this f they moved her out of the icu so, they wanted to keep her there until they thought it was safe to move her over to that rehabilitation center. her husband, astronaut mark

kelly, was at her side the entire time. each e even watching the state of the union address last night. that was from the icu. all of that has now changed, as the next step in giffords' recovery begins. she has been moved from a rehabilitation center and now they can really start working to make herbert. jeff. >> don teague in houston. don, thanks. four minutes past the hour. we head back outside to a blustery midtown manhattan this morning. good morning. >> good morning, jeff. good morning, everyone at home. 30 degrees here in new york city. feeling more like 23. the light snow has already begun, and this is a storm system that we're talking about. currently it's in the mid-atlantic states. it's moving up the coast.

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rebecca jarvis, and medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. ladies, good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> i know you're armed with answers for our viewers. the first one is for you. this question comes to us from laurie. she sends us an e-mail here at "the early show" asking when is the best time to buy a vehicle? >> the short answer is right now. >> hey, hey. >> right now is a good time to buy. not only because the dealers are trying to get rid of their 2010 models and get deals on those, but also, loan rates for auto loans are at some of the lowest rates we have seen in two decades, so if you need to borrow money, now is the team to buy a car. also, lots and lots of incentives. when you something in to buy that car, ask about all the incentives. then when you start shopping for the car, go to a site like truecar.com where you can actually see. you pick out the car you want, and you can see how much people are paying for that car in your area. you know what the good deal is and what's a bad deal and what's, like, right in the middle. then also go to someplace like

bankrate.com to find out the rates on those auto loans. >> truecar.com. not that i need a car right now, but i'm going to check it out because is t sounds fun. this one is from you. tina wrote in on facebook asking which jobs are most in demand right now. she's considering a one-year training course as either a medical assistant or medical administrative assistant. would it be worth it? seems like a resounding yes. >> absolutdéy. erica, we've talked about this a lot. health care jobs are some of the most in demand jobs. they weather the storm through the recession. we have this growing elderly population here in the united states. it really works to people's benefit to study health care and to look for jobs like this. one piece of advice, though, not all of these programs are created equal, so if you are considering a training program, ask others who have graduated, what it was like for them to go into the work force and to determine whether or not it was an easy transition. did the program give them the skills necessary for these jobs? one other area i want to call out because it was in the state of the union address last night, teacher positions in science, engineering. president obama, it was the one

area where he specifically stated a number. they're looking for 100,000 new teachers over the next ten years. >> all right. keep that one in mind. science and math, as you 34e7xed, really key here. our next question, jen, is for you via twitter from abby. she loves to run. she despises the treadmill. i feel you it on that one. when it's cold outside, it hurts to breathe. what does that mean? >> very common, and a lot of people who do exercise outside, not just running, really feel pain in their lungs in their chest as they're breathing in. the cold air isn't actually doing damage to your lungs. it's not freezing it, but it can be a little bit uncomfortable. some basic things you can do just so you can continue to be outside and be active and get your exercise. number one, make sure you apply -- you allot adequate time to warm up and cool down even if you have to do that inside. very, very important and easy to do. the other thing is when you are exercising outside, even if you are shoveling snow, you actually want to pay a little bit more attention to your breathing. breathe in through your nose, and maybe out through your mouth because breathing in through

your nose actually gives your body a little more time to warm and moisturize that cold, dry air. lastly, if you are going to go for a long walk, a long run outside, put a scarf -- you talked about that. even a face mask over your nose and mouth to just act as a barrier between that very, very cold air. some people with exercise-induced asthma or cold weather asthma can really get into trouble, so if you think you're in that subgroup or that population, maybe you want to see your doctor, maybe hit the treadmill and not go outside. >> there you go. susan, we're coming back to you for this one. we got this question from twitter as well. from meredith who needs a new water heater. >> what do you look for in a water heater? >> a fancy water heat wresh. >> the good news is there's lots and lots of options. you can get ones that have the tank. ones that have it on demand. that sort of thing. can you check the department of energy website energysavers.gov, to look at all the different things and see what will be best in your house, and the great thing is if you are going for an energy efficient model, a lot of

states offer you a rebate, so it's -- in texas, for example, you can get awe rebate on a water heater, and then if you recycle your old one, can you get even more money back. that's the good news. also, check out the warranty. make sure you're getting a good warranty. >> first you figure out all those things. i like it. rebecca, back to you. this is an e-mail here coming to us from "the early show" from frank who is also looking for a job as we heard a little bit from tina earlier. he wants to know with more companies doing credit checks, can a bad score keep you from being hired, from getting that job? >> the truth is that it can, but it's unlikely unless you have something like a major foreclosure that you haven't been -- you're very, very behind on your debt payments, so it can be an issue. about 60% of companies are running credit checks on people these days. one thing need to do is know your rights, because every employer has to ask your permission before they can run the credit report, so make sure that you have given your permission if you want that credit report tested. another thing to do is to check

your annual credit report. check it for free. if there are mistakes, you don't want thez mistakes to count against you as a potential employee. it comes down spo to not. some say a bad credit report makes you look less responsible. finally, from facebook, this one is from jill. a lot of us can relate to this. she gets severe ebbing zeema in the wintertime. what are the best products to help handle that? >> very xlon complaint. when you think about eczema, you want to think of it as a combination between a skin allergy or an inflammatory cycle, and you get into this scratch-itch cycle. your skin gets dry, you scratch it, and it ichz more and so on and so forth. it's a bothersome problem. some basic things you can do if you are finding that your skin is more sensitive in the winter and particularly avoid wool or any fabric that you think might irritate your skin more. obviously, anything that's until

direct contact with your skin can be a trigger. when you are showering, you want to use a mild soap. i always recommend a johnson's baby shampoo or a baby shampoo or a soap for sensitive skin that can really, really help moisturize like crazy and you want to avoid dramatic swings in temperature. even though it might feel good to get into the hot shower, that hot water is not doing the eczema any favors. if you're not finding those things are working, then over-the-counter treatments or creams, a steroid cream from your dermatologist, even vitamin d can help from you the inside treat external skin eczema. >> moisturize within three minutes of getting out of the shower. >> yes. >> the early experts, thank you all. we'll be checking in with another panel very soon. if you have questions for our early show experts, just log on to our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. just ahead, donnie wahlburg talks with the russian mob tonight. this is "the early show" on cbs. "blue bloods." this is "the early show" on cbs.

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well, the hit cbs crime drama "blue bloods" follows three generations of a tight knit family of new york city law enforcement officers, and donnie wahlberg co-stars as detective danny regan and in tonight's episode he tries to take down a russian mob boss. >> for that one, too. but are you really proud? just hold the guy down. he stuck a knife right there the side of his head and jammed it in -- and jammed it in. >> no. >> right through his skull and into his brain. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> yes, you do. but you're not going to give him up, are you? no. because you're like a son to him. >> donnie wahlberg, good morning. you're one tough cookie in this show. >> yeah. my mother's probably laughing that you said that right there. >> and you keep it light. because you're obviously very serious in the show and danny is a real intense character. but you have a much softer side,

right? >> well, i'm working in new york so first and foremost i can't walk around the set trying to be a tough guy because all the crew guys, knock it off wahlberg. they're not going for that. i've got to keep it light. it is pretty intense on set. >> have the crew guys received you well? have the people in new york received you well? you're a full-blooded boston guy. >> they've received me incredibly well. we're out on the streets shooting. people are very supportive. amazingly supportive, especially for a boston guy. when the patriots and jets were playing it got a little ugly. generally speaking everybody's been great. i'm really proud to be working in new york. especially representing the new york police department. they really are -- i mean, in times square on new year's eve with new kids and backstreet boys, to see, you know, this city is the single, probably the center of the earth at any given moment. if anybody wants to target anyone on earth they target new york city. when you see who the new york police department are and the firefighters, too. they're just, they're people who grew up in the neighborhood. they're protecting the center of the earth. you know. and it's -- they're pretty amazing.

>> don't call them the finest for nothing. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about nkotvbobp new kids on the block and backstreet boys. you're launching this tour. give me a little background. >> the tour has actually been launched. but we're announcing, i'm not supposed to tell yet. >> what the heck. >> we're going to play fenway park which is, you know, for a bostonian is really, you know, the ultimate. we're going to announce that show today. and heading up now. i'm supposed to try to beat the snow. but i saw the snowflakes coming. so it's going to be a mad dash. >> we'll have marysol chart a course for you. >> yeah. >> the response. i know originally it was 24 dates and then live nation said through overwhelming response for tickets you had to extend it to 41 dates. >> incredible. >> did you think -- >> well, you know, we've been surprised. i mean, with "blue bloods," you know, i'm with all the time, by any success. the new kid success at an early age was very humbling and my

father told me many years ago, you know, kid if you ever make it big and you ever change, you come home here, you're going to have a problem with me. and i think my brother mark and i specifically really held onto that. we grew up with really not a lot. and i think we worked very hard because we're afraid somebody's going to come in and take it all away from us. >> you made it pretty big. can i ask you about your brother mark. yesterday the oscar nominations. he got a producer nomination. but what did you think about being snubbed in the best actor department? >> well, you know, -- you know. it would have been nice if he got nominated. it would have been nice. but, you know, he got one last year or the year before for "the departed." so he's -- i think spread out, kid, can't get too much too quick. he did a great job in the movie. and we're all proud of him. and you know, christian bale got one and amy adams and melissa leo. it's a great movie. >> movie is great. thanks so much. great to see you. continued success, really. >> thank you. >> good to talk to you.

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you already have one. oh. ♪ it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara a board meeting today will focus on cuts and raises at oakland schools. while schools face a 7% cut to next year's budget the board is considering a 2% pay hike for teachers. the proposed pay increase would cost the district around $2 million. much of can mean that he pablo road -- camino pablo road in arinda is closed because of a fatal crash in orinda. during a police chase a stolen car crashed into a power pole killing the driver. and today governor jerry brown will meet with mayors from several california cities who are urging him not to eliminate redevelopment agencies. the governor wants to redirect $1.7 billion in redevelopment money towards schools, public safety and reducing the state

budget deficit. james traficant. -- traffic and weather right after this. ,, ,, ,,,,,, ,,

good morning. we're seeing an improvement at the bay bridge toll plaza. we were actually backed up to the maze at one point but looking a little bit better backed up to the first overpass here. the metering lights are still on and still 36 minutes on the eastshore freeway commute from the carquinez bridge to the maze. if you are headed out of marin

county, some sluggish conditions southbound 101. extra volume approaching the golden gate bridge. traffic starting to stack up through that area. still 17 minutes from 37 to 580. very slow and go through there. elsewhere san mateo bridge one of our nice spots, 14 minutes between 880 and 101. here's robert with the forecast. >> thank you. as you head out, this is what most of the bay area is seeing. mostly sunny skies and a lot of blue as we take live look from our coit tower camera. amazingly beautiful temperatures today on tap. we expect yet another record high temperature today. 70 degrees expected in our warmest areas inside the bay. 69 degrees inside the bay. mostly sunny skies hold on through the week and temperatures remain nice. upper 60s to low 70s. we see a change in the forecast coming for the weekend. that includes clouds and a return of the onshore winds. and it's going to bring temperatures back down to

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here we go. welcome back to "the early show" on this blustery, beautiful, snowy wednesday morning. but there's a sun. look. >> yes. >> the sun is out. >> the sun is here on the plaza. so if you're looking for it. >> 59th and 5th in new york city. >> exclusive here to the plaza. >> we have an exclusive with the sun on "the early show."

>> you've never seen more people ready to go back to fort lauderdale. >> they'll come back in the spring again. just ahead this half hour, as we age, some people may want to try to look younger. turns out. we know there are plenty of anti-aging products out there. a lot of them are very expensive, they have very big promises. we are going to bring you some this morning, cutting-edge products which i'm told deliver on their promises. they work. and the best part is they're not going to break the bank. all very affordable. >> very big promises because some of us have very big wrinkles. >> they're sending some to your office after the segment. >> office number two on the right. did you know the average family throws out about $1200 worth of food a year. that's a lot of wasted money. susan koeppen is here with advice on how to save more food and save more money. she's also going to help make some other things last a lot longer like your jeans, and jeff i know you had this question earlier, how do i make my tires last longer? we're going to answer that question for you. >> switch them out. rotate them. >> rotate them as much as you can. speaking of food, super bowl

parties coming up. >> oh, yeah. >> so question is what everybody's making. if you want to make something other than the traditional burgers, katie lee is here this morning. >> how about -- >> she's making a -- >> how about chicken parm. >> oh. >> chicken parm sandwiches to serve we super bowl. she's going to prep those for us. should be a lot of fun. >> how about what time should we be over for the party? >> whenever you want. >> excellent. >> 10:00 a.m. get going early. pregame. >> unbelievable. i'm going to get to the weather, because there is a lot of it. and actually, we want to thank our friends down in pennsylvania. take a look at this live shot. >> wow. >> yeah, just north of philadelphia, our friends over at kyw, five to ten inches of snow by day's end. 32 degrees. they are in this same system that we've been talking about. again, every week since christmas we have seen some sort of snow and folks are doing their best to deal with it. elsewhere in the nation, we're talking about the northeast.

>> thank you so much. only on "the early show" can you see snow on a sunshine. chris? >> nice job, marysol. thank you so much. see you in a couple of minutes. americans throw out 251 million tons of garbage every year. that's about 1,600 pounds per person. everything from wasted food to consumer electron ins. "early" show consumer correspondent susan koeppen is back to help you throw out less stuff and hopefully save more money in the process. >> save sam more money for sure. from your closet to your car to your kitchen we're about to show you some simple things that you can do to make your stuff last longer. food waste in america totals $155 billion a year. that's 500 pounds of food per family thrown out in the trash. americans throw out 2 billion gallons of milk every year. the best place to store it is actually in the back of your fridge where it's the coldest. properly stored milk can last up to seven days past the sell-by date.

and when it comes to eggs, you should also keep these in the coldest part of your fridge. americans throw out more than 2 billion pounds of eggs every year. and you should always keep them in the carton they came in. did you know that you should never mix your fruits and veggies in the same area in your fridge? >> i actually heard. my mother told me that years and years ago. >> reporter: apples and broccoli don't mix. may sound weird but it's true. some fruits like apples actually give off a gas that can make vegetables like broccoli go bad. from the food you neat, to the car you drive. americans throw away 280 million tires every year. and studies show consumers neglect the rubber that hits the road. 55% of cars have at least one tire that's underin-flighted. underinflated tires mean you're losing thousands of miles of tread life. so the best thing you can do to make those tires last longer, make sure they're pumped up on a regular basis.

and want to be a lean, mean, jean wearing machine? turns out, keeping them clean is not the answer. how often are you washing your jeans? >> not that often. >> levi's, the company that's been making jeans for more than 150 years, says don't wash your new jeans for at least six months. after that, only wash them every two weeks. now let's talk about drying your jeans. instead of throwing them in the dryer, levis says you should hang them up, upside down, to preverve the length, the shape, and the color. and if you're thinking, ew, yuck, this guy on youtube says he wore his jeans for 65 weeks before tossing them in the wash. oh, and levi's recommends that you spot clean your jeans if you have to, or use an odor eliminating spray. something like febreze if you're worried that they're a little

stinky. >> that sounds kind of gross to go all that time. >> for women i said they're going to get all saggy and big and fall off. you kind of have to wash them. >> and with jeans, i mean, levi's does recommending and ironing a nice crease. >> right. >> but six months. i mean for anything, that's -- i guess the theory it sounds okay if you want to preserve your jeans. let's talk about a couple of other items you have here. the razors, i had no idea. >> the razor you want to preserve the life, when you're done using the razor, ladies, in the shower, take it out, dry it off, use a blow dryer or something else to pat it dry, and then store it outside of the shower. it will last longer. >> something to do with the steam? >> you just don't want to get it all wet, it gets the blades dull. also with your body wash, instead of pouring it into your hands, and putting it on your body, use a sponge, you'll extend the life of your body wash. and then talking about the markers, always store markers with the tip down, and then if they run out, they seem dry, dip

them in some warm water or alcohol and it will bring them back to life. >> not bad. >> so parents can relate to that. you're buying lots of markers for your kids. >> it's funny with the soap because i use that type of soap in the shower, you put your in your hands, you look down and half of it is in the drain before it gets on your body. actually a good idea. >> you probably use about half if you use it with a sponge. >> thank you, susan. now here's erica. >> chris, thanks. do you ever feel as though the hands of time are moving just a little too fast? we can't promise the fountain of youth but we have some cutting-edge products for you this morning that can help you not only feel, but look, younger. here to show them to us is melissa goldstein, beauty director of "better homes & gardens" magazine. great to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we all want to look a little bit more youthful. these are all going to help with the process that may have started. but anything we should be doing every day? >> first of all you should be using sunscreen every day. you start that at six months old and just continue with that.

however there are really great anti-agers out there. so we're creatures of habit. if you're still using the same skin products you've been using for the last five years with such great technology you're really short-changing yourself. you want to change things up and take advantage of what's out there. >> we're actually going to target all different parts of the face this morning. >> that's right. >> we should point out these are new products, they're going to be affordable, as well. starting out we're going with the full face. what is this first product? >> this is as we get older we lose firmness in our face, it doesn't look as plump and basically everything starts to go south. >> not only on the face. >> this is the olay pro-x treatment. inside the kit you're going to find the serum and the mask. the serum for day, the mask at night. the you're going to put it on your face, it's going to help plump up your skin, make it look more radiant. however you use this for five days. it's not the first thing you're going to use every day, so save it when you need a quick boost.

>> five days ahead. that's for your full face. when we're looking at fine lines, which -- >> we all have them. >> there are more and more. especially if you spent too much time in the sun. what does this do? this is called line rewind? >> it's a device that basically mimics the l.e.d. light you find at the dermatologists office. it has a serum, you put it on your face and turn on the device. it's going to warm up, vibrate and help the serum penetrate further into your skin. >> you just hold this over your skin? >> it's going to vibrate. you're going to feel a warmth to it. like what you get in the doctor's office. devices are really big. it's a huge trend. >> i'm intrigued by that one. up next the eyes are always a really rough spot for all of us. >> eyes are pretty important. >> this is probably more suited for it. the eyes are where people see the first signs of aging. that's usually where we panic first. retinol is the gold standard for anti-aging. roc makes a really fabulous

retinol products but retinols can also be very irritating for people with sensitive skin. this new rhett roll correction sensitive eye cream because not only is it good for sensitive skin it's good to be used in the delicate eye area. >> i like that idea. it's nice that these are all accessible. >> completely. >> i see the wine, i see the juice, i know there's more to it than having a glass of wine. this is for your lips. it's one of those things we find in grape skins, right? >> that's right. as we age our skin loses hydration, loses the plumpness but sometimes we find lines around the lips. this has resveratrol in it, which you know from red wine, you're getting a preview here, it's not ought until march. each tube contains the equivalent of five glasses of red wine. but other ways you can get it in a juice, vitamin juice from genesis today. >> things to look for. very nice. looking at eyebrows. for a lot of women as you age,

it can be tough because you've either overplucked when you were younger, or if your eyebrows are starting to turn gray it's kind of tough to dye them. this could solve the problem. >> you're exactly right. touchback made a name for themselves with a market that literally let you color over your grays. this is a similar process. some people get grays on their eyebrows. you just cover right over them. what i love is the felt tip makes it easy to fill in sparse brows, make it thicker. really, really simple. >> does it look more natural than a pencil? >> i find this works out really nicely. it also comes in four colors so there's not a lot of room for error. >> just practice before you leave the house, right? >> exactly. >> and then when it comes -- it's not just color, but the texture of your hair really changes as you age. >> our hair gets thinner. not to mention everything we do to our hair, we color it, we straighten it, it's also causing damage which doesn't help the whole situation. you want products that are going to infuse moisture, hydration and minerals back into the hair. john frieda full hair has a

lightweight omega 3 oil which is going to help revitalize and infuse moisture into your hair. there's also really great products to add volume and condition to your hair and help it look fuller and more healthy. >> you also have a great tip that you're wearing before you leave the house that will make you feel a little bit younger is a turquoise necklace? >> some morning we wake up, the skin care, the makeup, nothing's doing it. there's something about turquoise. you want to invest in turquoise necklaces or turquoise earrings. there's something about that shade that gives them instant radiant boost. >> and it looks beautiful. >> thank you so much. >> great to have you with us. thanks so much for the tips. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by v-8. get three of your five servings of vegetables today. v-8. what's your number? >> well, it's time now to cook, and nothing beats back the chill of a cold winter's day like a nice, hot plate of comfort food. this morning katie lee is here to make us a classic. it is my favorite, chicken parmesan. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. yes, the segment we've all been waiting for the chicken

parmesan. >> i thought it was just me. but about ten people in the room that love chicken parmesan. >> everybody's favorite. it's our executive producer david friedman's favorite. your favorite. >> that's why we're doing it. he calls all the shots. >> all right. but first we're going to start with the salad because it's nice to prepare chicken parm with a really good salad. we've got some romaine lettuce. throw in some cucumbers. chapped red bell pepper so you get some nice crunch and color. purple onion in there. put it right in. and then i've made a vinaigrette with just extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar. pepper, a little bit of honey, and i'm putting in grated parmesan. so just give that a good toss with the salad. this is so good. and i think that the acidity in the vinegar kind of cuts the fat of the chicken parm so it's really, really good together. >> got to load it up with onions, too. >> yeah, you know, this is not one for your breath. it's not a valentine's day meal. and now we're going to move on

to our chicken parm. yes, this is what we're really excited about. so chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment paper, take that mallet. >> you were doing so well before. >> i really like to get it nice and thin. this makes it tender. you can pound this really as thin as you like. i like that because it makes me feel like i get to eat more. chicken gets bigger and i like really big portions. take it out of the paper. all right, first thing you do is into some all-purpose flour. so i know this is your favorite so i'm going to let you do it so you know how to make it at home now. >> i really want to make it at home and spoil it for myself? >> now you can. >> i've got lessons from a pro, what the heck. >> this is the egg wash. one egg with a little bit of milk. now pick it up and let the egg kind of drip off of it. you don't want any excess. and now into some seasoned italian bread crumbs. >> okeydoke. >> and get that nice and coated. >> and these are just normal bred crumbs. >> yeah, i bought the italian

seasoned kind. if you want to make your own or if you want to buy the regular and then add italian seasonings you can do that, as well. >> okay. >> so that was per effect. i got a hot pan of oil right here. drop it in. don't burn yourself. and here's some wet wipes for your hands. you want to let that brown about three minutes on each side. and then take it out of the oil. put it in the baking dish -- >> i know that you're saying about really kind of patting it down making it look like you've got a bigger portion there. >> exactly. i hope to eat a lot. okay so in the baking dish, and i've just got some marinara. we want to put that on top, chris. >> sure. >> what do you have here? >> just a basic tomato sauce. and then some parmesan cheese, put about a tablespoon on each one. >> cannot go dwrong with parmesan. >> got to have a lot of she's. and then we've got shredded mozzarella. put a lot of that on there. i like a lot of cheese. >> keep going. keep going. >> all right. there we go. now put that in the oven.

i've got one that's already done in there. >> all righty. >> how long are we putting it in the oven for? >> for about ten minutes. because the chicken is basically cooked at this point, so you have a towel? >> yep. >> okay. so it's basically cooked. and it's just about letting the cheese get nice and melted at this point. so bring it on over here. look how good that looks. >> it does look great. >> really incredible. i'm going to scoop one out for you. i've got a plate of spaghetti. >> that's how you have to top it off. >> amazing. i could eat that every day. and then i made some garlic bread because it's all about the garlic bread. so just herb butter. put butter and olive oil in the food processor with some herbs. >> okay. >> and garlic, and i spread it on a loaf of ciabatta here. really, really good. and then you just put this in the oven for about ten minutes until it's nice and brown. and it comes out looking like this. now we're going to make something i really love, chris. you've got to get that salad. >> you are on to something here. you are on to something. >> the salad.

and quick toasting here. you take your garlic bread -- >> you're talking next day now. >> so the chicken parm goes on to the hoagie and then the salad. remember how i said i liked the vinaigrette with the chicken? goes right on top. i mean -- >> one stop shopping. why waist time eating a salad and then having your chicken parmesan? >> look at this sandwich. how good does that look? super bowl coming up. doesn't get any better. glass of chianti, top it off. and this is a tiramisu sunday. crushed lady fingers, vanilla ice cream, little coffee liqueur and chocolate sauce. >> holy cow. do we have a winner? >> everybody's coming in to eat this. >> yes, i know. >> that is -- >> i don't know. >> i think it looks like the jeff glor sandwich. >> i find that comfort food requires that one smells like fried.

and that -- >> look at that. >> give it a taste? >> go for it. >> do it. >> wragge, wragge, wragge! >> how is it? >> nicely done. good. >> good? >> he can't talk with his mouth full because his mother taught him well. katie, thanks as always. for more of katie's recipes logon to our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. challenge chicken parm. that a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we're never unwilling to sample a food. >> no. >> the chicken parmesan is not going to be there long. >> which must make it tough for you folks at home because you always wonder does that really taste good? it does. >> uh-huh. >> we actually were having a little competition on the commercial break to see who actually was going to close the show because we were all -- >> we were all eating.

>> have a great day everyone. >> your local news is next. >> i wouldn't have thought of putting the salad on the sandwich. i love it. >> you like it? >> well, it's the vinegar with the fried chicken. >> plus a like a little bit of crunch. there's crunch on the bread. actually we both like a little crunch on our sandwiches. >> who are we kidding? we're scarfing this food down. >> do like marysol does and dip it in dessert before you take a bite. >> is this better than the taco bell? >> have a great day. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 8:55. good morning, i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. new details now on that case of a body found in a burning car in san francisco. police now believe the female victim was killed 90 miles away. 29-year-old almon johnson was arrested yesterday them. say he killed the woman in sacramento, then drove her to the lower haight and set the car on fire. a san francisco woman who posed as a victim of the san bruno disaster will spend time in jail. the 24-year-old has been sentenced to a month in prison. after the gas explosion, she gave relief workers a fake address and said she wanted everything they had to offer. and the search continues today for a missing 4-year-old boy. crews pulled out four more vehicles from a canal yesterday in patterson, but none is linked to the

disappearance of juliani cardenas. investigators say he was kidnapped by his mother's ex- boyfriend more than a week ago. traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. well, we still have this fog

advisory in effect for the carquinez bridge as well as stretches highway 4 through portions of the contra costa county. so visibility is still very low through that stretch. and we are still seeing brakes lights from hercules to berkeley but we are seeing an improvement in the last little bit at the bay bridge toll plaza. only backed up to mid lot there in all lanes. the metering lights are on. san mateo bridge clear drive here, 92 looks great in both directions. so fog not an issue this morning for the san mateo bridge and down towards milpitas, we have a camera near 880/237. still pretty backed up from 880 towards zanker road. mass transit is all on time. here's robert with your forecast. >> elizabeth, thanks so much. 5 records yesterday set after an amazing warmup. but this is what we're dealing with today, a fog advisory in effect for the north and east bay valleys. we see all this tule fog as we take a live look from our mount vaca cam. that's going to burn off and we'll see temperatures 12 degrees above average. xper

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