>> it forces men to actually communicate. >> my ex just facebook questioned sydnie the other day. what's up with that? >> see you tomorrow. good morning. ajor stories dominating the headlines. one domestic and one overseas. here at home, a paralyzing storm. the worst blizzard in decades. marching across much of the nation, forcing highways to be shut down. more than 10,000 flights now canceled. and massive power outages. we will take you live to the hardest hit areas and also tell you where this storm is headed next. overseas. egypt in crisis. calls for calm this morning as protesters clash with supporters of president mubarak after he announces he will stay in office until september. could pressure from president obama, though, push mubarak out sooner? >> to the people of egypt, particularly the young people of egypt, i want to be clear that

we hear your voices. >> we are live in cairo with the very latest on those protests and on the efforts to get americans out safely. those two major stories and much more "early" this wednesday morning, february 2nd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning. we are live at 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. you are looking at live pictures now of the streets of cairo. we, of course, are following the situation in egypt very closely as we see more of unfolding than morning. >> lots of story of you unrest in liberation plaza as we bring you the pictures now. one of two major stories we are following. >> the military has said to the protesters there, look. it is time for you to go home. that came out this morning as more and more people we heard from our reporters on the ground continue to pour into liberation square. there have been reports of

clashes. so we will update you on that story ahead. exactly. we want to talk about the weather. on the west coast, in los angeles, let's say -- >> the place to be! >> 65 and sunny today but one of the few spots in the nation where the weather is actually ideal right now. that is where we begin this more than. let's go to cbs news correspondent dean reynolds in chicago which is pummeled the last 24 hours or so with really bad weather. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this is an amazingly strong storm. i mean, it started yesterday around noon and, as you can see at this hour, it is still going strong. rescuers had to resort to snow mobiles to get to motorists stranded on chicago's lakeshore drive. some cars have been stuck in the blizzard conditions for more than four hours after a bus jackknifed in the icy roadway. the police eventually shut it all down and it remains closed at this hour. an indication of just how dangerous this storm has become. >> the roads are pretty bad.

if you don't have to go out, really don't. >> reporter: chicago's hugely bustling downtown took a long pause. a mixture of 3 inch an hour snowfall adding up to possibly two feet of snow and plus blinding winds over 60 miles an hour, at times, produced whiteout conditions that only the hardiest dared to face. power was out to some 70,000 air residents and 60,000 in the dark in indianapolis. chicago's mayor took a pragmatic approach to the blizzard that buried his town. >> we urge citizens to exercise common sense during the storm. whether you're commuting to work or shoveling snow, please be very, very careful. >> reporter: the weather system extended more than 2,000 miles across tlest a third of the nation and punctuated at times by thunder and lightning and a 100% of chance and snow and raen and ice from omaha to

philadelphia. pedestrians were toying with fait and slip sliding away and for drivers, ice was keeping the rubber from meeting the road. it was no better to the south in st. louis where layers of ice glazed the landscape and west in oklahoma where police had trouble maneuvering their cruisers through the mess. but at least the mail got through. >> fun to deliver the mail out in this lovely snowstorm today. working hard, trying to keep warm. >> reporter: lakeshore drive this morning is still something of a parking lot. it's been closed for 12 hours. and while this snowfall is expected to dissipate somewhat, temperatures are expected to sink near zero later tonight. chris? >> at least the u.s. postal service is living up to their motto. cbs' dean reynolds for us in chicago, thank you. >> be kind to your postal carrier. if you're thinking of flying yen wra across the country on

this wednesday you should call your carrier before heading to the airport. thousands of flights have already been canceled and the worst may be yet to come. cbs news correspondent whit johnson is in boston this morning with the latest on that travel mess. good morning. not a lot of movement in boston this morning? >> reporter: no, not very much movement at all. and i can tell you that the heavy snow has tapered off, but the conditions have turned into this nasty mix of snow, sleet, and rain, all of this more bad news for air travelers. over the last 24 hours now, runways from texas to new england have appeared almost frozen in time. crews have done their best to try to clear the snow. deice planes. the storm is too powerful and too messy for air travel. the number of cancellations now is now setting a pace to possibly break some records. yesterday, there were more than 6,700 flights canceled. today, more than 5,000 flights canceled already. that means this storm now rivals that infamous christmas weekend

blizzard that backed up air travel for about a week. we will have to wait and see how long it takes to clear up this log jam. guess what? there is another storm on its way to new england, should get here by the weekend. erica? >> late more fun! cbs' whit johnson in boston for us, thanks. now here is chris. joining us from washington is craig fugate, administrator of the federal emergency management agency. good morning. >> good morning. >> what are you hearing from the different states right now? what is the primary concern for you out there? >> well, as you were saying, the big issues right now, is transportation. we do have a lot of power outages in some of the states but the big issue for everybody is just don't get on the roads if you don't need to because the real heroes have been the first responders and public works officials and even the good samaritans helping stranded motorists and if the storm continues to move transportation is your number one problem. power outages are a big concern.

>> let's talk about that. how much coordinate nation is there to make sure power is running in the different states? >> we don't work with the power companies directly. we work with the governors and we're talking to the states and they are getting some feedback now from the utilities what it looks like to get power back on. so far, we haven't a request but we did move generators into this area of impacts and have generators on stand-by for critical facilities about if the gofs need them. this is a state-run response. our job is support them if they need "uss. >> has any states reported needing additional help s? it looks pretty bad. >> you have to remember local responders and local public works and the d.o.t., department of trnansportation is where the excel. some have called out the national guard to help with stranded motorist. we don't have requests for shins

b assistance. we are ready to support governors as required. >> quickly, once the storm passes, we do know the danger is not over in a lot of areas. what would you like to convey to people that are watching right now to make sure that they are safe? >> if they are watching, they got power. stay where you're at and stay off the roads and don't travel unless you have to and use a lot of caution. check on your neighbors and especially the area with power outages. we the extreme cold can be dangerous for the elderly and the young children. check on everybody as you go

thanks so much. that is your latest weather. now here is erica. >> thanks. the crisis in egypt. this has been chaos in the streets this morning and violent clashes breaking out between supporters of president mubarak and demonstrators. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in cairo with the very latest. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm actually looking just down underneath our balcony here. there is a group of violent, i think, promubarak pourters and they are trying to push into the square and being repelled. the soldiers are not doing repelling. it's the anti-mubarak forces and they were pushed back a minute ago and now they are starting to hurl rocks. we saw the same thing on the other side of the square earlier on. it's getting very ugly. and it's not really clear to me which way this is going to go. darkness is falling soon. and everybody is quite worried. this, unfortunately, follows an

appeal for a return to normal life by the army earlier this morning. just after noon, the army spokesman broadcast a gentle appeal to the protesters. your demands are recognized, he said. now we ask you out of love, not power, to return to your normal lives. but will the demonstrators give up? well, it didn't look like it last night as they watched president hosni mubarak tell the nation he wouldn't run again for re-election in the fall. egypt's competition groups stuck to their demand that the president step down immediately. but the cracks are showing. this afternoon, pro and anti-mubarak demonstrators pitched battles in one corner of tahrir squared and rushed the lines on camels and horses. to them, the president's refusal to leave the office in a hurry will preserve an old man's

dignity. >> it does not matter stay or leave. we should give him all of the respect. >> reporter: meanwhile, american citizens continue to leave egypt. in spite of delays, 1,600 u.s. citizens and their families have been flown out of the country since monday. commercial planes are flying on a restricted schedule when the curfew is not in effect. but the american evacuation flights are operating around the clock. now, we did hear a little gunfire about ten minutes ago in the direction of the egyptian national museum. the crowd didn't act like it was live fire. could have been shots in the area. there is also tear gas. this situation has suddenly gone very tense, as tense as it was last friday. >> we can hear the noise in the distance in the street behind you. earlier sirens and car horns there. now we can hear the people there. some of the pressure on president mubarak to leave office is coming from president obama. cbs news senior white house

correspondent bill plante has the details for us there this morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the president will not say it in public but wants mubarak to step down sooner or later before the september elections. mr. obama told reporters mubarak understands the status quo is not sustainable. >> what is clear and what i indicated tonight to president mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now. the people of egypt, particularly the young people of egypt, i want to be clear, we hear your voices. i have an unyielding belief that you will determine your own destiny and seize the promise of a better future for your children and your grandchildren. >> reporter: white house officials said that last night's telephone conversation between the president and mubarak was, quote, direct and frank, unquote.

that is diplomatic speak to tough talk a clear sign the u.s. wants mubarak to step aside. >> bill plante, thank you. here is erica. >> former new mexico governor bill richardson who served as this country's ambassador to the u.n. is joining us today. you know this too well. the president's words were diplomatic speak. we heard a phone call that he was direct, frank. what more can president obama do in this situation to convince president mubarak that perhaps he should step aside before september? >> well, i think the president is handling this very well. continued pressure on mubarak. first, the president associates himself with the reformers, political economic reform. then he sends a special envoy, ambassador frank wirsner to tel

him you need to say you're going to go and not going to run. the statement last night with the young people saying we want change. now, the president has to still be careful that he doesn't appear to be just dumping mubarak totally, because egypt is very important to u.s. security. we have a peace treaty with israel, egypt has. they help us on terrorism. they are brokers on middle east peace, israeli-olympian peace and a leader in the arab world. what you want is the moderates in egypt and this is the mi military, the maybe 2 million security forces in egypt to play a moderating role between the government, between mubarak's government, suleiman and the opposition and try to isolate muslim brotherhood that is a radical element we don't want like in iran to get some power. >> you bring up interesting points and i think hit on the

concerns for americans here at home as they watch this. just a minute is felt as a pillar of stability intael in the united states and seen in the last couple of weeks. this morning, the president of yemen said he won't seek to stay beyond the end of his term in 2013. he has been in power like mubarak for decades. is there a valid concern in much of this region we could see a rise of islamic fundamentalists in power? >> yes, that is a concern. what we need to do in egypt, and hopefully will emerge there is that nonislamic parties get stronger there or form. hopefully, mohamed el babaradeio seems to be a moderating force there, a broker, can embrace the moderate parties, the nonislamic parties. yes, across the region, you are

seeing the rise of these very radical elements. but, at the same time, the united states needs to embrace these political and economic reforms and president obama has done that and we should give credit to president bush. when he was president, he spoke about the importance of democracy and freedom in the middle east. so i don't believe the u.s. is in that bad shape. we're not that popular in egypt. but i think the steps the president is taking, his speech in cairo in 2009, reaching out to the muslim world is good. >> 80 million people in this country, you mentioned the importance of the military. the military said this morning to the protesters go home. liz palmer just told us they are still filling up liberation square. can you give me a yes or no? do you think they will start listening to the military? >> i don't believe they will. i think the demonstrators are going to stay there. i think there is going to be tremendous pressure on president mubarak to step aside, certainly before the elections in september.

and our hope should be that the military stays as a moderating force, doesn't use any kind of force on the demonstrators, and emerges, the military as the broker, as the peaceful transition agent in egypt. >> we will continue to watch it. we appreciate your insight and thanks for being with us this morning. still to come this morning don't pay full price for your health care. we will show you simple ways to save thousands of dollars on your medical bills. >> we could all use that. stay with us. this is "the early show" on cbs. 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 with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make connections that grow your business.

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the beautiful pictures from boston, massachusetts, this morning. think we got it bad here in new york? >> winter wonderland. >> all over the east coast right now, this is the storm system. we showed you pictures of it the last couple of days. massive, affecting about 100 million people. boston getting socked with lots of snow today. >> it's going to be a lovely day in beantown. >> welcome back to "the early show," i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. many americans are stretched thin in this very tough economy, especially trying to pay for health care. the average american family makes about $50,000 a year, and about $18,000 of that goes to medical bills. well, we're going to get you some help to put thousands of dollars back in your pocket hopefully. >> that is our goal this morning. also, your friends may seem to be living large online.

if you're tweeting, if you're on facebook, you may think that their lives look a little better, seem a little better than your own, maybe it seems like they're doing more with their lives. we're going to help you get over your facebook envy this morning. and by the way, maybe they're not telling the full story. i'm just sayin'. >> one of the best quotes from that story, that misery has more company than you think. >> way more. way more than it ever expected. >> we'll talk about that. first we do have a little breaking news that was just brought to us moments ago. the word's most famous groundhog made his prediction and punxsutawney phil came out, did not see his shadow. he did not see his shadow. you know what that means? early spring. >> early spring. >> we are going to have an early spring. could not have come on a better day. jeff glor is here now with more. >> and punxsutawney is never wrong. very reliable science. >> good morning once again, guys. it was a cold and very snowy january, and the first two days of february haven't been much better. but winter really is half over. and on groundhog day, many are hoping it gets better very soon.

for millions of the frustrated, and the freezing, the first half of winter has felt like a recurring nightmare. there is no waking up. so, if you rose on this groundhog day feeling like bill murray in that all-time classic -- >> it's groundhog day! >> reporter: trapped in the same, dreary day, you're not alone. >> i wake up every morning, and i look out the window, and there's more snow on the ground. >> it is crazy. this is the worst i've seen it for awhile. >> reporter: when punxsutawney phil emerges from hibernation to announce how much longer this winter will last, even he'll be battered by half a foot of snow, sleet and freezing rain. >> he's not going to be able to get out. he's going to be snowed in. i hope he has a shovel. >> reporter: it began the day after christmas. nine snowstorms hit the northeast in seven weeks. making today's forecast seem

like a brutal, broken record. >> it's massive and it is dangerous. >> this storm is wreaking havoc. >> we haven't seen anything like what's coming tonight. >> reporter: veteran journalists like "early" show writer steve norris, have reached wit's end. >> i've shoveled out every snow and ice pun imaginable. so my mind has just about turned to slush at this point. >> reporter: and while everyone wonders what's to blame, climate change, la nina or arctic oscillation -- >> i've got a real bad feeling -- >> reporter: weather correspondent lonnie quinn is quick to point out we've only got six more weeks to go. hopefully. >> it's groundhog day. it's essentially the hump day of the winter. we're halfway through. we're at least sliding towards springtime. >> reporter: though today's arctic freeze makes it feel less like a slide towards springtime and more on a winter you could only see in a movie. >> i'll give you a winter predicti prediction. it's going to be cold. it's going to be gray.

and it's going to last you the rest of your life. >> classic. one of the best-ever. in other groundhog news, punxsutawney phil's cousin in new york, melbourne mel has decided to take the day off. his hometown has officially canceled groundhog day due to today's weather. chris? >> jeff, that is not good news. sor sorry. here to explain why we're having such extreme weather is physics professor michio kaku of the university of new york and also of the upcoming book, "physics of the future." good to have you with us. i think everyone wants to know, very simply, nine storms in seven weeks, why is this happening? why is it happening? >> well, snowstorms take place when dry, ice-cold weather from canada and alaska bump up into moist, warm air from the gulf of mexico. monster storms like this are caused by fluctuations which draw more icy weather from the north, and there's more moist air in the gulf of mexico, because of increased

temperature. >> what are some of the theories behind this extreme weather, though? >> one theory says it's random, natural fluctuations in the weather. for example, we have something called la nina in the pacific around the equator which is helping to divert cold air into the united states. and also the north atlantic oscillation. air currents in the north atlantic, which again is helping to pull down, pull down more cold air in to north america. >> i think a lot of people want to talk about global warming and thinking that that may actually come into play here. is that accurate? is that having an effect on what's going on? >> yes. it seems to violate common sense, but as the earth begins to heat up, that means more moist air in the caribbean and the gulf of mexico on average. which creates more precipitation, and eventually more snow. so global warming is caused when sunlight hits the earth, and turns into infrared, red radiation, heat radiation showing here, and it's sort of

like a roach motel. light checks in but the heat does not necessarily escape. >> so i think the other big question people have, is this going to -- i mean is this going to continue? or is will a light at the end of the tunnel? >> global warming simply says more oscillation. so we have fluctuation. but on average, temperatures are going to rise. remember, last year was the hottest year ever recorded in the history of science, since 1880. so the earth is heating up. we can debate exactly what's driving it. but, hey, get used to it. we're going to have more energy sloshing around the earth, more extremes, and swings. flooding in one area, and ice-cold temperatures in another. >> is this the same weather pattern that's affecting us affecting other regions around the world? you've had problems in brazil with mudslides, australia going through some weather issues now. is this the same? >> similar. el nina, cold weather around the equator, is contributing to what's happening in australia. and i was in brazil just two weeks ago, where they had monster mudslides, killed

hundreds of people because of flooding. massive flooding. and it's summertime now in brazil. >> what are the patterns here? is it every couple of years? >> el nina and the north atlantic oscillation go back and forth every few years and they last a few months. so we have both effects helping to bring down cold air from the north, while the earth itself is heating up, creating more

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with us this morning to help us do that. that number is huge. i mean, when you hear it, it just looms so large. before, though, we can even look at reducing it we have to understand and know what we're paying for. and you say it's really important to make sure that we're paying for the actual cost of the services. how do you do that? >> one thing that's important to know is to just know the cost of the service. and believe it or not, there can be huge disparities in costs for the exact same thing. so, for example, on ankle x-ray could cost you in the city of new york as much as $2,500. or it could cost you as little as $140. that's more than $2,000 in differentiation. well, how do you find out those numbers? newchoicehealth.com is a wonderful website where you can go and you type in your location. you look for the type of service that you're looking for, and it will spit back those numbers. the high and the low end, and then it will give you a list of providers in your area and what they specifically are charging. so you can say, all right, if i'm going for a routine procedure like an x-ray for

example, where could i get it at the least expensive amount. the one thing to consider here, however, is that in many cases, you're paying for a doctor. you're paying for their training. you're paying for their location. and you're also paying for whether or not they've been sued before. so sometimes these prices can equate to service and whether or not you're getting the best. >> okay. but it can still help you do that research. that's step one, knowing what you should pay and what you are actually paying. step two, when you look at certain things, even if you could shop around, for something like surgery, it doesn't seem that you could actually cut corners. but there are ways to save on surgery, too. >> well, and again you want to ask your doctor about this. so there's outpatient, and then there's in-hospital surgery. and if you're in the hospital, and you have to spend the night, you might end up paying as much as $5,000 more for your surgery, just because you spent the night in the hospital. so what you want to do is ask your doctor, could i go outpatient, would that make sense, could i save some money here? and if they think so, great, do it. >> when you do have to pay that medical bill, how important is the method of payment? >> it's very important. and if you pay by credit card

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friends. the more than 500 million user profiles are filled with images and updates of people enjoying the best moments of their lives. >> everybody puts that they're going to miami, or they're doing fun stuff. >> reporter: however, a new study suggests that these sites could actually have a negative impact on your mood and end up causing more distress than happiness. >> what you put on display is how great your life is. the cars you drive, the vacations you go on, nobody's life is that perfect. and so whenever you start to compare your life to those images, you're going to be depressed. because you're going to feel like your life is lacking. >> the sad thing about facebook is, you -- you know, you never put up something like oh, a big mistake i made today. or, you know, you never put in the "about me" section, you know, i'm struggling with self-approval. >> reporter: most of us tend to play up the positive aspects of our lives while excluding the negative. the result is that a facebook profile never quite tells the whole story. and we end up comparing ourselves to one-dimensional version of someone else's life.

>> if we could overcome the need to compare ourselves to other people, and the need to keep up with the joneses, then maybe these effects wouldn't exist. >> reporter: so just remember, the next time you logon and get facebook envy, the reality of one's life may not be as glamorous as their profile posts. or both. katie linendoll, cbs news, new york. >> so much to talk about there. they say to look at facebook like one of those perfectly airbrushed fo eed photos you se fashion magazine. >> like you're never going to have those thighs. it's okay. no one has those. >> they're airbrushed all the time. >> your thigh issues for another day. one of the things that's amazing to me is i don't think we give people enough credit. i think people get you're only putting the good pictures of you out there. you're going to put the positive stuff out. and is it really a bad thing? >> it should be about fun, right? we'll be right back. >> "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by breathe right. don't let a stuffy nose get

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. it is now official, chris moore is the city of san jose's new police chief. moore has been serving as acting chief since last year's retirement of rob davis. he got the final approval yesterday by mayor reed and the city council. support for moore appears widespread, but his selection was criticized by some activists. hundreds attended a vigil in the central valley town of patterson after the body of 4- year-old kidnap victim juliani cardenas was recovered. the body was in the same canal where the suspect's car was located last week. investigators believe the suspect also died in the canal. if governor brown gets the special election he wants in june, there may be no polling

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good morning. bumper to bumper on parts of highway 24. you're seeing stop and go conditions both directions westbound as you come away from

680 approaching the caldecott tunnel. eastbound delays from 13 to the caldecott tunnel. give yourself some extra time. also, slow and go on the eastshore freeway commute as you approach the bay bridge. you can see traffic really stacked up at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on, backed up all the way to the maze. if you are headed along 880 northbound, slow and go through oakland. also peninsula drive is busy both directions of san mateo. and we are seeing delays in san jose northbound 280 in downtown san jose. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> all right what a great day we have coming your way, folks. heading out the door cool in spots. looking at 40s and 50s. but how about blue skies, sunshine, high pressure in control. that offshore wind continues to blow, still some breezy conditions showing up over some of the mountains. it's going to be fantastic today. 42 santa rosa, 45 livermore, 46 concord, 52 san francisco. next couple of days, though, we are looking good. high pressure may weaken a bit into tomorrow. great day, though. lots of temperatures in the 60s. cooling for tomorrow, but as we head into the weekend,

temperatures in the 70s.

♪ >> another beautiful live shot of the weather. this time we are looking at boston where it looks like the snow -- i'm not sure -- well, no it is there sitting the lens. it looks like it had quieted down for a little bit, but it's clearly gray, very white on the ground and miserable outside for so many. >> that line. that precipitation line, though, too, is getting further and further north. it's a mess no matter where you look in parts of the northeast, parts of middle america, everywhere. >> welcome back to "the early show". i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. we'll get to the latest on the

weather, and we'll also get you this morning some free advice because we're here to help and free advice can be a good thing. that's it if it comes from people you can trust. they are back today answering those main questions you've sent us about your health and about your money and having to do with credit cards. is it worth making the switch, though, to verizon? >> good option or bad option? >> i've always been fascinated with portrait photography most of my life. when they told us we were doing a series on what we've always wanted to do, i chose to be an apprentice of a top photographer. he has shot bruce spring teen, jerry seinfeld, drew barrymore, and these iconic shots, and i got the photographs of legends as well, and you'll see those results of my pictures of these legends that i was able to use

as my muse. >> that's an mazing camera you were using. you said it has 30,000 pixels. >> those could be blown up to literally times square billboard size and still be as clear as the images you'll see. >> what a way to spend a couple of days. >> he was wonderful. >> he was very kind and very generous with his time. jeff glor is, in the meantime, standing by at the news desk. always very kind and generous, mr. glor. >> the details of the pores will get in focus this morning. >> don't you worry. >> good morning, guys, at home. let's talk about the giant winter storm that's paralyzed parts of the midwest. it's bearing down this morning as erica and chris mentioned. a dangerous mix of unusually heavy snow and ice is coming together. so much snow it collapsed part of a hardware store roof in minnesota. you can take a look there. nobody was hurt. chicago really getting hammered by this, and dean reynolds is in chicago this morning. dean, good morning, once again. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. well, the good news is that the snow is dissipating a bit.

the bad news, of course, is that the temperatures are now plunging. just a few blocks over to the east of here is lakeshore drive, which is now turned into a basically a parking lot. it's been closed for the last 12 hours due to a traffic accident there overnight, and people who were stranded there had to be extracted by rescuers on snow mobiles. adding to the misery of the areas were 60-mile-an-hour winds that built up huge drifts around the chicagoland area. the day set a one-day record snowfall for february of 13.5 inches. there are still tens of thousands of people without power a blizzard watch remains in effect until 3:00 this afternoon. jeff. >> dean reynolds on n chicago. dean, thank you. more weather news around the world here. cyclone yasi is pounding australia's northeast coast this

morning. that monster storm maybe australia's largest cyclone ever with wind gusts of up to 186 miles an hour. 28 inches of rain are expected along with nearly 7 foot tidal surgeries. crowded evacuation centers are turning people away in some cases now. yasi is a storm of catastrophic proportions. yasi is so big it will take an hour for an eye to pass over any one point. the storm is so big it can cover basically the united states if you put it over. significant flooding is expected along australia's northeast coast with rain and wind lasting for up to 24 hours. tens of thousands are expected to lose power in australia. in egypt president hosni mubarak said he will not seek re-election this year, but he will stay on until september. anti-mubarak protesters came under attack for a time. supporters charged into the square attacking protesters with fists, sticks, rocks and bottles. the egyptian army is pleading for calm and asking the

anti-mubarak crowd to go home at this point. elizabeth palmer is in cairo this morning with the very latest. liz, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here -- just behind me is the square. i just heard what might have been a gunshot. i can't confirm that, but you might be able to see, by and large, the scene as has it has been every day. people milling around. quite full. the mood has changed. it's uglier, and it all started when a group of pro-mubarak supportwrs tried to get into the square. originally the army stopped them from getting in. they left that entry point into the square, searched around and tried to come in from the back. they were joined by people on horses and a camel, believe it or not. the anti-mubarak people joined linked arms and refused to let them in, and it degenerated into quite nasty fighting, stone throwing. people were being hurt and bloodied. at one stage a young man climbed on a tank and asked everybody to

calm down. it worked for a while, and then fights broke out again. you can see the mood has really changed, and nobody knows exactly whether it would catch fire or not, this fighting. i will say that the anti-mubarak demonstrators recognized that they might be suckered into fighting. they say that the police sometimes try and provoke confrontations and, indeed, some of them say that when they capture pro-mubarak supporters they found police ids on them. there is at least a sensibility in the crowd that for all kinds of good reasons, but primarily political ones, it would be important not to let this thing get violent. back to you, jeff. >> all right, elizabeth palmer in cairo. liz, thanks very much. we'll keep watching that story. airline passengers who complain that body scanners are too revealing may be happy to hear this. the tsa has produced new software that generates a generic outline instead of a

graphic image. it made its debut in las vegas. it is reported this morning that actress lynned yea lohan could be in trouble with the law again. the los angeles times says police are investigating lohan in connection with a possible theft of a $5,000 necklace. lohan has been in and out of rehab and jail in the past few years, and she is currently out on probation. it is seven minutes past the hour right now, and we check in once again. it's been such a quiet weather month for you. >> it's not like we've been busy at all whatsoever, and it's not like folks at home haven't been

that's your latest weather. now over to erica and chris. >> negative 3 in dallas? >> luckily that game is indoors. >> closing the dome. >> up next, i try my hand at something i've always wanted to do, and that is photography. wait until you see who my

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we continue our series this morning featuring the four of us doing things we've always wanted to do. you saw chris's checklist there. >> salsa dance? >> salsa dancing, i had no idea. golf with tom watson was there. >> maybe that's next time, but this morning when it's your turn in the spotlight, you're going to -- you are a photographer. >> this is -- this is one of my real loves. i have loved doing this all my life. always loved photography. maybe it's something about seeing that moment that's frozen in time, and who doesn't like looking through all the great magazines out there, and that's why this is truly something that i've always wanted to do.

>> just beautiful. >> reporter: i've always wanted to shoot my own portraits and master photographer mark seliger has graciously agreed teach me. today he is shooting opera star debra voigt for ""vanity fair" magazine." >> what do you see? >> i like her angle to the camera. >> during his ten-year run as chief photographer at "rolling stone" his legendary portraits of politicians and movie stars define an era. johnny cash, john malccovich, heidi klum, paul mccartney, jerry seinfeld as the tin man and kurt cobain. the a-list names on just one wall were staggering. >> it's very much about the moment when, you know, everything is separated from the equation except for the subject and myself. >> reporter: known for his sense of humor and over the top

production, he once shut down times square to get this shot of sean "diddy" colmes on a throne. drew barrymore has been one of his muses over the years trusting mark to capture her beauty. >> we wanted to have that sort of type old processing feeling, like a glass plate. >> would i be able to borrow this for my subjects? >> can you absolutely. we can set you up in here. >> are you rolling? are you getting this? >> yeah. >> look at this. >> reporter: from his dark room -- >> this is the press. >> reporter: to the stairwell where he photographed my idol, bruce springsteen. >> you need a guitar. >> this is our equipment room. >> seliger is getting me ready for my assignment. >> choose your weapon, and choose wisely. >> shooting portrait of my fellow anchors. first i met with my fashion stylist to select wardrobe. i'm definitely going for something dramatic. black on black. ♪ do you ever feel >> make me look good.

>> it's all about how you feel. >> i want them to show a side of themselves people don't usually see. >> at this particular juncture the level of confidence is low, but that might just be because my hair is wet. >> you want to really communicate with her and get her nice and relaxed. >> now my moment of truth. >> switch out this song. let's go to something -- give me some volume. >> today chris is mark seliger, and we do whatever he says. >> first up, who is willing to come along for the ride, sort of. >> think of that day that first child was born. >> oh, no. >> hands out wide. put them out wide. perfect. >> next up, erica. >> oh, wow. ♪ >> you are own this camera. >> because my digital camera is hooked up to a computer, we can make adjustments to the way i'm shooting erica's hair. >> do you see that? >> a little bit of wind.

>> throw some wind at her. let's go. >> the best equipment in the world means nothing. >> tilt your head a little bit to your left. >> without mark's guidance. >> don't move. that's perfect. stay. great. all right. bring on glor. >> finally, it's jeff's turn in front of the camera. >> i'm excited. this should be a little different, right? >> there is mark again -- >> did you like that? >> yeah, yeah. >> making everyone, including me, comfortable enough to capture that elusive perfect moment. >> stay there. stay there. >> frozen in time forever. >> now, before we look at the portraits i want to give a special thanks to all the folks at mark seliger's studio. they were just wonderful throughout this entire process. he just released his fifth book "listen" and it's now on view at new york steven kasher gallery. let's take a wide shot right now. everybody ready for this? i know you're all a little

nervous. >> we better be ready. >> i did take care of you. we're going to start with you, since you were the first. >> i was the -- >> you çready? >> i better be. i have no choice. >> oh, gosh. >> that's not the reaction i was going for, but -- >> i just have never seen myself like that. it's like i can't escape myself. >> you look great, huh? wind machine, everything worked. >> oh, my gosh. wow. you made me look awake and alive and, you know -- >> 30,000 pixels. >> pickles. >> a lot of pickles. that's a lot of pixels. do you like it? like the hand? >> i do. thank you. i'm a little -- >> gorgeous. >> you are up. you're ready. >> with the hair. i love the hair. >> a lot of extensions. >> the stylists, thanks on to everyone. >> do you want some help? >> yep. >> the big reveal. beautiful. [ whistling ] >> i look like a movie star. >> i did take these pictures. is that beautiful? >> oh, you make me look good, honey. >> the nice part about these

pictures is each one, all three, and jeff with yours as well, as soon as i took it, i knew that this was the shot. >> that was it. >> i really liked. there was no shot that compared to be honest with you. >> it's beautiful. thank you. >> now it's time for jeff. >> i'll trade with you. how about this? >> super. ready, big fellow? >> i'm ready. >> one, two, three. >> oh, i love it. that's so you. it is so you. >> it is me. okay. that's cool. no, i like it. it's very cool. >> it's a great shot. >> i think it's perfect. i just think that just sums up you. your sense of humor, everything. >> laughing. >> yeah. >> all around good guy pose. sfoo that is very cool. thank you, chris. >> i guess the question i have for you, is the reaction a little bit more muted because, my god, look at the size of these things? >> they're big. >> larger than life. i've never had a picture of me taken like that, and have i, to i'm sure when -- by the time the show is over, viewers at home, this is the man you want to shoot your child. >> i will now do weddings. >> weddings, bar mitzvahs, sweets 16s. >> when you saw it on the studio that day, mark was just so

wonderful and so accommodating. this is the guy who is one of the top photographers in the entire world. he opened up his studio. ruth, his general manager there, everybody there, they all did such a great job. >> he was wonderful, but you were great, too. you made everybody feel -- >> right? >> it was a lot of fun. >> play lists for us and everything. you were every bit the photographer. sdmru guys were great subjects, and i won't be offended if they're not in your offices. thank you. >> hey, coming up tomorrow, it's my turn. i chose an incredibly difficult assignment. i have always wanted to do what my brotherj5ñ doing, and one of them is a brew master. we went out and professionally tasted beer. >> what a great assignment. >> it is done professionally. we cleaned some draft lines and went out to colorado at new belgium brewing. had an amazing time with dave. >> i learned a lot. fascinating stuff. that's coming up tomorrow. >> and you brought some beer back for us to try. >> i did bring beer back for you, yes. >> i wondered what those cases were downstairs. 5:00 somewhere. >> i look forward to that

tomorrow. we'll have much more on all of that coming up. chris, thanks again. >> thanks, man. >> stay with us. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ♪ hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups

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it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. it appears to be a saddening for the search for a missing 4-year-old boy. police say the body of a child they believe is juliani cardenas was recovered from the delta-mendota canal in the san joaquin valley. cardenas was kidnapped from his grandmother two weeks ago. the body of the kidnapping suspect is also believed to be in the canal. pg&e has discovered more leaks in its pipeline system. survey results found 59 potentially hazardous leaks including 21 found after its initial inspections last october. the utility began that study after the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. and today the san francisco police department will revisit the taser debate. last year the police commission

rejected the department's proposal to arm officers with stun guns. they decided to reconsider that option following a string of officer-involved shootings. traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,

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you are headed anywhere between 580 -- or 0, rather, and 10 considerable 0, rather, and 101 -- or 80, rather, 101, expect delays in that area. oakland busy northbound as you head past the coliseum. not too bad once you pass oak street gets busy headed into hayward. if you are at the bay bridge, traffic better. we are seeing it backed up past the first overpass, metering lights still on. 32 minutes on the carquinez bridge to the maze. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> that weather is looking great. chilly in spots to start early on this morning but i think as we head in toward the afternoon going to be fantastic. blue skies over coit tower and around the bay area. you're looking at lots of sunshine and it looks like toward the afternoon, the temperatures are going to warm up nicely. still chilly in spots. if you are headed out the door, you have 39 degrees in napa, 42 in santa rosa, 49 in san jose, and 52 in san francisco. by the afternoon, though, temperatures soaring up into the 60s in many spots getting near 70 degrees in santa rosa. maybe cooling a little bit for tomorrow, much warmer as we

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stay put. we are sending help. >> there you go. >> we see that you're stranded. >> we've got aaa on the line right now. welcome back to "the early show," everybody, i'm chris wragge along with erica hill and jeff glor. weather is a huge issue all around. it seems like just every corner of the country today. >> yeah, and so many people feeling the pain of that driver who was seemingly stuck there in chicago. we may not be able to help you

with that exact problem this morning. however -- >> if you have other problems, we have some solutions. "the early show" experts are the ones with the answers to the questions that you've been sending us about things like love handles, stolen identity. yes, we've got your love handles. >> i thought that was mine. >> even your credit card and your debit cards, those topics that we've got. we run the whole gamut and they're going to answer those questions. >> even people thinking about i want the iphone four with verizon. should i switch? i know this, susan koeppen is here. >> we're going to discuss it. sb speaking of issues, decisions, problems. as all this snow and ice around the country is making driving treacherous, it's also posing a real danger to people just out there walking around. the streets are slippery, your driveway is slippery. your sidewalk as you're trying to get out there and shovel. so, this morning, we're going to help you prevent some of those slips and falls. we have the best shoes and boots out there with the best traction for you. we want to keep you upright.

>> salted the front steps on the way out today. very, very important. >> yeah. >> also, hey, in this weather, how about some chili? >> yes. >> good stuff. not chilly weather, chili to eat. we've got texas style beef chili this morning. we have southern veggie chili. all sortsy of chef mikey price. >> bring it on. >> he brought the beans. he brought the corn bread, as well. >> he always brings it when he's here. nice to have you back with us. smells good in the

thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to erica. we love to hear what is on your mind, especially the questions. our "early" show experts love to answer them for you. so joining us once again this

morning to help guide you on your path to health and wealth are "early" show consumer correspondents susan koeppen, cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis, and cbs news medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. ladies, always good to have you here with us. >> good morning. >> we're going to kick this off this morning with you, susan. this is a question a lot of people i know here in the studio have been debating, people at home, verizon is coming out with the iphone four. we heard from shelly in ohio, who sent us a message on facebook saying she needs to upgrade her cell phone, she wants the iphone from verizon. what should she do when the contract is up? >> so, well it's coming out in a few days. on the 10th it comes out. february 10th. so a couple things, if you're already a verizon subscriber, they actually have a sign-up sheet on their website, so you can get some of the reserved iphones. if you're already verizon member, go to the website, sign up, like a preorder type of thing. they have phones set aside for their verizon customers.

everybody else, if you know, up for grabs. so, if her contract is running out, it's always good to wait until you can get that upgrade. but also, if you have an old phone, and even if you're not a verizon customer and you can trade it in on their website, you go to their website, you put in some information, simple information, and they'll tell you how much your phone is worth, and will actually send you a gift card so then you can use that to buy a new phone. if you're worried about the price, am i going to have to pay a lot of money for this phone, a couple of options for you. >> good stuff. rebecca, when it comes to -- and very this question all the time. you get to the register and felix wrote in to us saying he's got a question i think we all face at the register. >> is it more advantageous to use your card as a credit card when charging purchases, or use it as a debit card? >> which is better? >> well, it really depends on what kind of purchases you're making. for big ticket items, for example a big flat screen tv, if you use it as a credit card, it can extend the warranty. so you might want to do it

there. also online. use a credit card online because you're slightly more protected online when you use a credit card than when you use a debit card. and with services, it's smart to use a credit card with services, because you can actually withhold the payment, if the service doesn't turn out to be what you expected to pay for, you can call up the credit card company and say withhold it. with debit cards if you want to budget yourself, those day in and day out purchases are a great way to make sure you're budgeting yourself and not overspending. because a debit card, every time you spend it comes out of the account. >> which is why you say, too, for big purchases or something you're worried about use the credit because once the money is gone with a debit it's hard to get back. >> but pay it off. so you don't have the interest. >> there'ses really important part. dr. ashton, this comes from kayla in helena, montana, who sent this in via facebook saying i have hay fever and get prescription allergy medication. she only needs it in the spring through fall, but fills the prescription in the winter to have it on hand for emergencies. this really is a larger problem for all of us, the when do you throw those medications in the

medicine cabinet out? >> huge problem. they can't last forever. they don't have a shelf life that's ten years long. usually most prescription medications, or even over-the-counter medications will be okay for about a year. but, the key point is when you get into a habit of storing medications in your medicine cabinet for years, not only can they lose their efficacy they can decompose, someone else can get it, kids, teenagers. or you might even take them mistakenly, thinking that it's another medication. so really, when you're finished with it, short-term, you want to get rid of it. and a couple of things you need to know about how to properly dispose of these medications. when they're in your house, you really want to keep them in a cool, dry, safe place. when it's time to toss them, when the expiration date or if it's been over a year you want to dispose of them properly. you don't want to flush them down the toilet. you actually want to put them in a sealable plastic bag. some people mix kitty litter or coffee grounds with them, and toss them. or you can bring them back to your pharmacy. there are a lot of giveback

disposals for you in a safe way. >> susan, back to you for this one from melissa, who tweeted us. we're going back to credit cards here. she says her chase credit card was never physically lost but the company shut it down because am sof random charges that were not hers. now she didn't have to pay for the charges. chase, however, won't tell her who stole her identity. she finds it infuriating. does she have any recourse here? >> this happens to people all the time. it's happened to me. i think it's happened to these ladies, as well. you still have your physical card, but somebody got your number somehow. so what happened to her probably is that she used her card at a store, at a supermarket, at the gas station, at a restaurant, and somebody swiped the card into a little device called a wedge. which stores all of those numbers. then, they sell those numbers on the black market, pennies on the dollar. your credit card number is only worth like a buck, and then somebody creates a new credit card with that number. so it's really hard to trace.

but most of these people who are buying and selling and stealing and doing all of that, underground, black market, it's overseas and they're just using -- >> sometimes by the time you find out about it, they're done. they've moved on to another credit card. >> exactly. they have moved on. the best thing to do, you just need to check your credit card statement every month. something looks suspicious, you just dispute it, and you're not going to be held liable for it. >> that's the best part. >> credit card companies are pretty good about that. >> rebecca, this comes to us from maxine who is an aerospace engineer, kind of working the way around the globe and has a question about those fees. >> my question is, how do i minimize my credit card fees while traveling abroad? >> they're so expensive. >> they can be. and on average you're going to pay about a 3% foreign transaction fee when you use your credit card overseas. there's one card out there that doesn't charge these fees. it's the capital one card available to most individuals, assuming that you have the right credit score. so look into the capital one card, because it doesn't charge

those fees. but also, before you go abroad, make sure that your card is with a bank that has international offices. the reason for this is that if you're going to swipe it at an atm you want to make sure that you have an atm in network that you can swipe it at, because the fees you pay on both sides of that transaction, if you don't bank with an international company, could be $5 here, and $5 overseas. it can be very expensive. >> lovely. great advice as always. >> you can't assume that your card will work overseas. >> don't assume. and also call ahead. before you go overseas let them know you're going and it's a good idea to travel with two cards in case one is stolen or lost or whatever. all good tips. ladies, thank you, as always. >> you bet. >> of course everyone at home, if you have questions for our "early" show experts, they would love to hear them from you so they can answer them. just send them in via our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. now here's chris. >> erica, thank you. this week's colossal winter storm has left nearly three quarters of the country covered in snow and ice and those

slippery side walks and driveways can lead to some dangerous falls. here to help you stay on your feet and get along a little easier on these roads, because it is a mess out there, and your "early" show style contributor katrina szish. >> good to see you. >> so many options for people. what are some general rules of thumb when you're shopping for footwear? >> absolutely. of course you want something waterproof. that pretty much goes without saying. what we're really concerned about is all that black ice, that treacherous walking conditions that we're all facing. it's all about soles. >> all of that. >> uniform treads and rubberized nonskid soles. >> we've got the wellies here that we're going to talk about. we've got a nice little addition that you can put on any boots. >> the winter welly which is lined with faux fur. but what we've added is the yaktrax. these are $20 and they just fit over any flat-bottomed shoe or boot and they had extra traction. kind of like those chains that you put over your tires. >> sure, whatever you've got to

do. for the person that likes to hike out there? >> traksta, these are made of gore text. they look kind of like a sneaker. they're completely waterproof. they've got these great soles that actually are called ice lock hypergrip soles. you know you're in good shape with these. they're great for, as you said, hiking or even just walking around the city. >> i'm sold just by the title alone. the ugg boots, we've seen those for years. this is a little bit of a different kind of fashion kick on the ugg. these are a little more stylish. >> these are a take on the classic duck boot that we love. but also like a lot of uggs are not, these are waterproof. completely waterproof and they do have that nonslip extra grip sole. and they're lined with shearling insole to kind of deep you extra insulated. >> that traditional ugg for on the inside. those were our women's options. let's move to the kids, because when they see snow they just love to get out and skid in it. let's start with the north face. >> of course north face, you know, is pretty much where you go when you're looking for outdoor gear.

they've got these great options for girls, as well. and they're $55, completely waterproof, and again they've got that extra grip sole. pink laces because we want to be a little bit feminine. >> and then for the real little kiddies. >> the real little kiddies, these are adorable. these are your brand-new moon buttes from tretorn, they're $29. they have a faux fur lining and they're 100% waterproof, natural rubber. so no pvc. >> a little clip at the top so you can get them nice and tight. >> let's move over to the men's boots options right now. these are something similar to the ones i have. they are -- >> i love the classic sorel. and not only do they kind of look rugged and manly and wintry, they're about $110 from pair gone. and they actually have a thermal felt insulation and natural rubber traction sole. they will keep you warm down to negative 40 degrees. >> if you're in those type of temperatures, you got bigger issues than just the boots.

>> but you'll look good. >> and also we want to talk about socks, too, as we move over to this option over here. people think, you know, cotton socks. that's not the way to go. >> exactly. people think cotton socks, breathability. absolutely not. your feet will start to sweat, the cotton will get wet, and your feet will get cold. anything with wool or synthetic fibers is the way to keep your feet warm. >> make sure you have good socks. >> very important. >> what do you think of these? >> these tretorn boots for men are a little bit more of a stylish version. they are lined with a wool lining so kind of give you the extra insulation like the socks would, as well. >> these are your moon boots. >> these are great. remember dad putting on his old galoshes before he went to work, this is the brand new and improved version from neos. they go over your boots. this is the hard cord version, the neos navigator. this is for extreme outdoor conditions. people who work outside. but for the commuter there's the voyager, $84. superpopular in new york city. a lot of people are buying these.

put them over your shoe or boot and you're good to go. >> and a little diy do it yourself type work. >> i love it. we found this on an extreme running site. you can do it on running shoes, hiking boots. sheet metal screws, they should be short because you don't want anything poking in your feet. view them in, they give you extra traction. take them out when the season is over. >> and when you get to the office building and you're in the marble hallway, you can tap dance. >> exactly. >> katrina, thank you so much. now let's go over to erica. >> chris, thanks. when it is cold and miserable outside once you have successfully navigated that slick sidewalk, how about coming in to a nice, hot bowl of chili? certainly to do the trick for warming you up. chef mikey price of new york's market table restaurant is here with three varieties of the classic dish. and i think you have an entire studio salivating because it smells so good and warm and inviting on a day like today. >> a good day for chili. >> it is. thanks for coming in for us. there are so many, though, types of chili. it's like barbecue. depending on where you're from,

that's the type of chili you like. >> absolutely. we're going to start out making a texas chili. and kind of the thing about texas chili, usually not made with beans or tomato which is different than most other chilies. >> but it is made with plenty of meat. this is a beef chili. so when you're looking at the meat before we get started, what type of meat is this going to be made with or which cut? >> you're looking for something that's going to be a little bit less expensive, like a chuck or a rump roast, sirloin would work well. something that is going to cook for about 2, 2 1/2 hours so you really want to braise it down. something that's going to have a lot of flavor to it. and cooks down well and kind of almost falls apart at the end. >> you need a little bit of fat in there, too, for the flavor and to keep it moist. >> when it sautes up, make it nice and brown, really good. >> so let's get cooking because i'm ready to eat. >> i've got a little bit of onions and garlic sauteed with bacon here. and then the next thing we're going to add is the spices. >> okay. >> we've got a little bit of chili powder. >> got to have the chili powder. >> sweet paprika.

>> is there a difference between the two or you just use paprika a lot of times? >> usually if it just has paprika, it's a sweet paprika. because they do sell hot. >> okay. >> and then we're going to add a little bit of mexican oregano. >> mexican oregano. now where did you find that as opposed to regular oregano? >> usually it's in the dried spice section. and then we're going to add our chopped up meat. >> there we go. >> this ask actually chuck. >> okay. really nice marbling in there so you can tell there's good flavor to it. >> most definitely. that will cook out and get into the sauce and make it nice and flavorful. >> the great thing about chili, you mentioned when you take the meat, it has to be something that can hang out in there for a couple of hours. it sits on your stove, warms up the house, that smell, there's nothing like it. >> nothing like that smell of chili. >> so how long till we get all this in here? >> a little bit of beef stock we're going to add. >> okay. >> along with some beer.

a couple of cans of beer. >> and you went with the schlitz. >> yeah. >> it's classic. i like it. >> it was between that and old milwaukee's best. >> i was going to see. the beast as we used to call it growing up. when i was 21, of course. >> and a little bit of chopped chilpotle peppers. >> and then i'm seeing right here, is this corn meal? >> it is corn meal. and what we're going to do is mix that with a little bit of warm water. >> okay. and that's going to create what you would call a massa. and this is going to be after the meat cooks for about 2 1/2, 3 hours, you're going to use this to actually kind of thicken the gravy that's around the meat. so after this would cook you would go ahead and add that in. and that would be used as the thickening agent to the stock. >> and then we would end up with what's in this beautiful pot right here, correct? >> correct. >> oh. >> which is nice and cooked down. you get that kind of brown flavor to it. >> can i sneak a piece of meat out of here? >> absolutely. it's a little warm.

>> that's all right. i'll cool it off. it smells incredible. okay i'm going to do a little test here. we're also making a vegetarian dish this morning. >> right. >> hmm. >> just like starting with the texas style chili we've got a little bit of onions and garlic that we're going to saute. and then we add -- we have a plethora of vegetables. >> every vegetable you can imagine is on this table here. >> if it's not here you could add it. >> you could add it. you don't want it to get soft though, how do you know how long to put the vegetables in. because unlike the meat they can't sit in there forever. >> right. the texas style chilly would be about 2 1/2 hours. this would be about 45 minutes. >> okay. >> and you're going to add the harder vegetables first. ie, the carrots, the celery, the parsnips, that kind of stuff. so we're going to add that in. >> harder vegetables first. we're going to have to move through this quickly. you've got the corn. i notice you're using garbanzo beans or chick peas that are a

little bit firmer. >> a little bit healthier than the canned beans. and actually, add a little bit different texture to it. >> we're going to continue to cook just a little bit during the break. of course all of the recipes, including tips on toppings and that delicious jalapeno corn bread on the table i'm going to sample are on our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. mikey price will continue cooking during the break and we'll do a little taste test

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quickly? >> i like the poblano sour cream and the jalapeno corn bread.,,,,