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happening in cairo. we are seeing v ining more viol clashes. you are looking the pictures from earlier today. a lot focused on tahrir square, liberation square, but not the only place. we will get awe full report and give you an idea what it's like on the ground inside. >> days of peaceful protests. our mark strassmann is in cairo

with the latest on the demonstrations going on there. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. already, bad blood is spilling over into a second day of fighting in downtown cairo. we have seen this morning fighting, scuffles, brawls between mubarak supporters and mubarak protests throughout the morning and a carryover from the ugliness of yesterday's mayhem. they are back. more mubarak supporters heading to liberation square and a second day of confrontation with mubarak protesters but waiting for them is a heavier presence by egypt's military and using piles of wood to build up buffer zone. a no man's land designed to keep the two opposing camps apart. whether egyptian soldiers attempt to intervene today, unlike yesterday to stop the rumble, is one of today's big question. outside that zone, before long, the two sides were fighting again.

urban combat in downtown cairo. liberation square has become a battlefield. by yesterday afternoon, it was bedlam. in a well organized assault, wave after wave of mubarak supporters stormed into the square. among them, thugs and even undercover police officers. they pelted protesters with rocks and attacked them with clubs, knives and home made fire bombs. for hours, both sides fought for control of the downtown plaza and for egypt's future. they started throwing stones, this protester said so we pelted each other with stones. another wave of attacks. a small cavalry of horses and camels charged at the protesters, adding to the ma. adding to the mayhem. some riders were pulled from their mounts and beaten bloody. egypt's military made a few arrests but on the whole did nothing to intervene. we will continue this, man says, we will go on, and we will not leave until mubarak leaves.

there was little love shown in this highly orchestrated attack that lasted throughout the night. clearly, president mubarak was sending a message, settling a score. another breaking development here. right now, protesters have surrounded a television facility that served many of the western media and protesters want to apparently shut that facility down and egyptian army right now is trying to keep the protesters away. just one of the many breaking developments here. organizers of the protests are hoping that all of this is going to drive mubarak from office as soon as tomorrow, but, first, they have to get through the unpredictability and chaos of today. chris? >> mark, stay with me a second. i want to tell the people at home we are dealing with a little bit of a satellite delay so pardon the delay in the response here. you were in the middle of this violence in the square yesterday. things seemed to just kind of flip on a switch. at what point did you know that things had, all of a sudden, turned very bad?

>> we were walking into a checkpoint of a photographer and the same one we had been using but this time surrounded by a couple of hundred mubarak supporters. the mood with was tense, no question about it but felt it was a calculated gamble worth making. my photographer was ahead of me about five or six feet. as soon as we started walking in, we were surrounded, pushed, shoved. there were three mubarak people coming up and tried to punch him in head and at one point he was maced in the eye and we were carried away by a wave of people pushed off to the shied. what we didn't realize that is the first good thing had happened to us because those people were actually there to rescue us. they saw what had happened and were trying to get us out of harm's way. once they got us to a safe place about a block away, they looked at at us and said, we're sorry, but, please, don't go back in there again. chris? >> cbs's mark strassmann in cairo for us, thanks. take care of yourself down

there. the protests in dcairo deteriorated last night, katie couric was in the middle of it as well. she called in to describe the scene first hs hand. >> reporter: when we went into the square yesterday afternoon and these pro-mubarak and pro-government demonstrators descended so much rage in their eyes and a lot of animosity toward the press, the foreign press, and towards -- and they were being targeted by being punched. our cameraman got maced in the face and a number of journalists got roughed up. it was chaotic, to say the least, and quite volatile. i mean, there was heavy artillery fire. there were a lot of people out in tahrir square. we heard actually rumors the

night before that there was going to be a, quote/unquote, catastrophe in the square scheduled for about 4:00 in the morning. sure enough, around quarter to, we started hearing chanting and then gunfire and then we started seeing ambulances arrive at the scene and we started to see tanks and then a lot of people and there were fires, there were explosions, as i said. so it really felt as if you were in a war zone for at least two hours. >> that was katie couric reporting. now here is erica. arizona senator and former republican presidential candidate john mccain met with president p.m. on wednesday and discussed, among other things, the situation in egypt. he joins us from capitol hill. good to have you back with us today. >> thank you, erica. >> i'm sure you were hearing and i know you've seen the reports this morning. we heard katie and mark describe the scene on the ground there.

quickly, the mood has shifted in liberation square and in the country. i know you and the president spoke yesterday in your meeting. afterwards, you tweeted it's time for mubarak to go. is there anything more you feel the president should be dot at this hour to make this transition happen now? >> well, i think the president's statements and comments, so far, i support them and it's hard for me to -- i do not want to tell the president what he should do but i do think that what a lot of us should be advocating for is an orderly transition, a government composed of the army, pro-democracy forces and individuals that would keep things calm and a open and free election process for the elections in september. and i realize this is fought with danger. i realize the influence of extremist organizationses, as

well as muslim brorgtherhood, b i don't think it can lead but much more than violence. >> seven months is a long time until those elections in september you mentioned. president mubarak says he plans to stay in power until then. if he does, so, in fact, step down, what would you like to see in that interim period? is it that same mix that you just referred to on? >> yeah. the same mix. the army is the most respected institution in egypt. they could play a lead role. by the way, our military relations between the united states and egyptian military, i think, is having some beneficial effect. and they know who the people who are pro-democracy individuals, people pro-democracy individuals could be part of an interim administration and their job would be, along with international help, to have a free and fair election and, again, i realize the threat. again, i realize the threat of a repeat of the election in gaza, and, but it's an alternative of the status quo, and more violence, and more bloodshed, i

think is something that is -- the egyptian people deserve the egyptian people deserve better. >> there is much concern, not just in the u.s. but a lot of the western world about the region at this point. it has been written that the situation in egypt really seemed to come as a surprise to you and even in egypt. it seems to be testing the limit as well of american influence. limits, as well, of american influence and even american diplomacy in the region as we look at what's happening in yemen, in jordan, in tunisia. does this signal that there's going to need to be a change in the way the u.s. deals with countries in this region? >> the united states is going have-to-have to develop a new policy. this virus is spreading throughout the middle east and it proves what a lot of us have said for a long time about the university of human yearnings. we have to understand there is the radical islamic element out

there that is spent on our sdruxion. for example the muslim brothood supports another law and it's a delicate balance but we have to understand the new realities in the middle east. >> senator mccain, appreciate your time and thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you, erica. >> chris? >> thank you. the latest on this week's monster winter storm now blamed for at least 12 deaths. president obama has declared a disaster for the entire state of oklahoma and farther north, windchills below zero this morning. cbs news national correspondent dean remediynolds is in a snowyd chicago for us this morning. good morning, dean. >> reporter: good morning, chris. here in chicago. in a city where thousands remain without power. >> our house is freezing. >> reporter: on chicago's south side, beverly and michael allison are among the half million who lost power on wednesday. just as the outside temperatures plunged into the single digits.

now, their only source of warmth are the coats and hats they wear to bed. >> my snow boots, and i have five layers of clothes on. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: the frigid temperatures and widespread power outages were lingering elements of the 2000-mile-long winter storm that brutalized 30 states this week. dumping snow and ice along its path from texas to new england. in milwaukee, three senior citizens died while clearing heavy snow. >> most wonderful man ever. ever. >> reporter: among them, 66-year-old robert knapp who collapsed while shoveling his sidewalk. nationwide, the storm has claimed the lives of at least 12 people. >> bring us snow, not ice. >> reporter: the freeze caused rolling power blackouts throughout texas, including dallas, host city of the super bowl. new trouble was around the corner, especially at intersections with blacked-out traffic lights. in indianapolis, a man was saved

just inches from the frigid white river after wiping out on an ice-covered embankment. the storm glazed parts of indiana, left motorists in new jersey scraping their windshields, and pedestrians in new york struggling to stay upright. but chicago's lake shore drive, and the hundreds of snowbound cars left st morning than you did yesterday. thanks a lot, dean. how about those thousands of cancellations yesterday? all across the country. >> incredible. >> so many people that are still waiting to get on those flights. >> they're spending a lot of time at airports and hopefully with their friends and family as they wait it out. we do want to get you a closer

look at some of the other headlines we're following for you this morning. jeff glor is standing by at the news desk. >> good morning, erica. good morning to everyone at home. there is some good news from australia this morning where that monster storm, cyclone yasi hit queensland state. officials say that no one was killed. take a look at the devastation this morning. hundreds of buildings were damaged there. nearly 200,000 homes lost power. yasi was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in australia, with winds of up to 170 miles an hour. its winds and drenching rain triggered flooding and tidal surges that reached two blocks from shore. damage to crops is severe. in the middle of that storm, a baby was born at one of the evacuation centers. this is what it looks like. just so happens another evacuee was a midwife. in washington, a republican move to repeal the nation's new health care law failed yesterday in the senate 51-47. four different judges, federal judges, have ruled on the

legality of that law, but the decisions have been split. eight peers headed for the supreme court. former defense secretary donald rumsfeld says the war in iraq would have gone better if other u.s. officials had backed off. in his memoir, due out next week, rumsfeld criticizes bush officials like condoleezza rice and colin powell. he writes, quote, there were far too many hands on the steering wheel, which, in my view, was a formula for running the truck into a ditch. there's a new video this morning that some say may be proof we're not alone in the universe. a ufo in the form of a bright light is seen descending over the dome of the rock in jerusalem. the video said to be taken over the weekend. then suddenly the light shoots up into the sky. there you see it. another video from a different angle appears to show light doing the same thing. those clips have gone viral now. and an unusual sight in pittsburgh, as well last night. not a fight during a hockey game. it was who was fighting. >> here we go.

brent johnson. >> oh, yeah, between rick dipietro and brent johnson. didn't last very long. over very quickly. rick dipietro not looking too good last night. the penguins, by the way, beat the islanders 3-0. it's 16 minutes past the hour right now. we turn over to marysol castro. feel a little punch drunk after this weather here. >> exactly. good morning, jeff. good morning, everyone at home. take a look at the national picture.

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to you two. good morning. >> good morning. get us a nice little break. >> a little. >> okay. >> well, still ahead, this may sound vaguely familiar. lindsay lohan, possibly facing jail time. >> oh. >> we're going to tell you how a missing necklace could lead to some criminal charges. >> also this morning, the real fact on some fake food. like blueberries. blueberries are so good for us,

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there we go. it's that kind of energy that keeps us going in the morning. some hardy souls out there on the plaza. we'll be out to meet them in just a little bit. welcome back to "the early show" at half past the hour on this thursday. i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. >> good to see them out there, a little energized this morning. turning it up a notch on the plaza. >> once you hit the plaza it immediately elevates your energy level. which is a good thing. i don't know if you noticed this, one of the hottest trends lately in marketing for foods, fresh, things that sound really fresh and healthy and we hear about all the benefits of certain foods like blueberries. those antioxidants we hear so much about. hundreds of new products are out with blueberry flavor. you notice blueberries on an increasing number of packages,

because the little tiny fruit is packed with so much healthy stuff. here's the thing, if you think all of those items you see in the store that have pictures of blueberries on the cover actually have blueberries in them, you are sorely mistaken. i know. i know. it's disturbing. you know how i feel about things in my food that i don't know about. i'm very picky about it. i don't like it. that's why susan koeppen is here to tell us what she discovered so that you are properly armed the next time you hit the aisles of the supermarket. >> not fresh fruit would actually not be great for you. also ahead, would you believe that you can't trust the groundhog? >> what? >> you can't trust him. >> punxsutawney phil? >> didn't see his shadow yesterday, a prediction that will -- well, that spring will come early but we checked out his record and you're going to be stunned at how often the little guy gets it wrong. punxsutawney is no farmer's almanac, and we have the shaths to back it up. >> no shadow because there was a cover of storm clouds. before we get to that, though, the latest on lindsay lohan.

we're learning she could be headed back to jail. l.a. county prosecutors are considering filing theft charges. all of this over a missing necklace. here's cbs' ines ferre with the story. >> reporter: once again, lindsay lohan is in trouble with the law. and this time the allegations are more serious than ever. lohan is reportedly under investigation for stealing jewelry, a single piece valued at $2,500. >> -- radar online at lindsay is expected to have stolen a high-end piece of jewelry, most likely a necklace. >> reporter: and police are set to have four surveillance videos to support their claim. >> as we understand it, police have in their possession video which think believe forms a very powerful piece of evidence in this case. video that shows lindsay lohan wearing the necklace in question. >> reporter: tl.a.p.d. has requested a search warrant for lohan's new home in venice, california. according to the "l.a. times,"

once detectives began preparing that warrant, a lohan associate turned the necklace over to them. authorities are still deciding whether to file charges. the 24-year-old is still on probation, and has been warned

an alaskan mom is in hot water this morning over hot sauce. her homemade video on the web sparked widespread outrage after it was released and she's now accused of child abuse. cbs news correspondent betty nguyen has more on this case, and the video that has many americans in shock. >> what happens when you lie to me? >> i get hot sauce. >> you get hot sauce. what else happens when you lie to me? >> i get -- >> reporter: it's a disturbing home video of a mother punishing her child, that has created an emotional uproar and resulted in criminal charges. jessica beagley, 36-year-old mother of six, is seen disciplining her adopted son by making him hold hot sauce in his mouth. the reason for the severe punishment? lying.

>> don't spit it. >> reporter: the 7-year-old, adopted from russia, is then put into a cold shower and could be heard screaming. >> throwing the child in a cold shower is cruel, it's unusual, and it's abusive. giving hot sauce is to inflict pain. you're only reacting to your own anger and society. >> you have to do what you are told. >> reporter: beagley sent the video, shot by her 10 d daughter to the dr. phil show seeking help in disciplining her child. >> i feel out of control. >> reporter: but after the show aired, the video went viral, sparking a flood of internet outrage. she doesn't treat him like a son. more like a warden to an inmate. they do that stuff to interrogate prisoners. viewers then complained to the anchorage police department. this prompted prosecutors to charge beagley with child abuse. court documents allege beagley intentionally caused her son to be tortured, cruelly punished, or physically injured. >> why did you lie to me? >> reporter: she has pleaded not

guilty, but experts say beagley's methods are dangerous to the child. >> this is all about the mother's anger. this has nothing to do with teaching this child a lesson. this has everything to do with icing this child now as a target. >> reporter: the boy remains in beagley's custody. she is due in court march 21st. >> i am in big trouble. >> you are in big trouble. >> reporter: betty nguyen, cbs news, new york. >> i talked to her attorney, and he seems to think, this doesn't constitute child abuse. but watching the video, i have a hard time agreeing with that. i think anybody who watches this, just -- >> and you hear those screams in the shower it's tough to listen to. we'll be following that case. up next, a bit of a lighter note. and a question for you. just when is a blueberry not a blueberry? >> susan koeppen digs out the facts on food products that don't live up to their labels. that's coming up next. this is "the early show" here on cbs. this tailgate needs some love ! guy ! guy ! check out my ritz cheese steak sliders.

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nutrients in there, giving you a little extra get up and go. a consumer watchdog group, however, says that's not really the whole story. "early" show consumer correspondent susan koeppen joins us with more. what you're saying is what i see in the store isn't always what i'm going to get inside the package. >> possibly. so just because you see blueberries on the box doesn't mean there are blueberries in the box. americans consume more than 450 million pounds of blueberries each year. vitamin c, antioxidants, fiber. this is a great little fruit. >> it's a great little fruit. >> reporter: and it's making a big splash in the supermarket aisles. just last year, more than 1,000 new blueberry food items were introduced into the u.s. market. >> knowing how healthful they are it's a great marketing tool. but hopefully there's blueberries in the packaging that you're getting. >> reporter: according to a recent study the answer may be, not so much. the consumer wellness center analyzed several products with blueberries on the packaging and

found many of them have little, to no blueberries at all. registered dietitian diane henderiks and i talked the aisles of this grocery store, reading labels and looking for blueberries. you think that people see this blueberries on the front of this box and think i'm going to get some blueberries in my cereal fl >> absolutely. i think they look at this and think they're going to get a serving of fruit. >> reporter: but instead of blueberries this box of cereal lists blueberry flavored crunchlets on the nutrition label. reading through all the ingredients you do not see actual blueberries anywhere? >> no, i don't. >> consumers are cheated. sometimes monetarily, sometimes out of nutrition. >> reporter: michael jacobson, with the center for science in the public interest, says the lack of real blueberries in some products is just the tip of the iceberg. >> there are literally hundreds of deceptively labeled foods in the supermarket. >> reporter: nutrition experts say if you really want blueberries in your food, do it

the old-fashioned way. just add them yourself. general mills and kellogg's, which makes some of the products mentioned in the study says all of their products are clearly labeled and list whether or not they contain blueberries. >> so the bottom line is you can't trust the picture. you have to actually do a little work and read the package. >> right. >> you did find some out there that actually look like they have blueberries and do, in fact, have them. >> we found this berry burst cheerios. lots of fruit on the front so i flipped it over, read the label, and there number six, you can clearly see it says dried fruit. >> it's interesting though, because the gentleman in your package from the center for science in the public interest, he just said there are literally hundreds of deceptive products out there. is there any sort of regulation for what you can put on a box? >> the fda will go after companies if they have deceptively labeling. we talked to them yesterday. they said they would neither confirm nor deny that they're looking into the fake blueberry issue. but, yes, if there is something

that is deceptive, the fda sometimes steps in and makes those companies change their labels. >> all right. a little extra work in the aisles. susan, thanks. just ahead, is punxsutawney phil punking us? we'll see if the groundhog's predictions actually stand the test of time. oh, phil. relief finder. at robitussin.com. le announcer ] not sure what to take? now click on the robitussin relief finder. click on your symptoms. get the right relief. makes the cold aisle easy. the robitussin relief finder. it's that simple.

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cbs news correspondent whit johnson in boston with more for us this morning. whit, good morning. >> reporter: hey, chris, good morning to you. well, this shot pretty much sums up this winter so far. people here in boston are fed up. they are tired of the snow. and that little groundhog's prediction is being called into question. >> ladies and gentlemen, punxsutawney phil! >> reporter: each year on february 2nd, the world's most famous forecaster emerges as if he were royalty. a groundhog named punxsutawney phil tells a weather-fatigued country how much more winter it will have to endure. >> he surveyed his surroundings carefully, and found that there was no shadow around. so an early spring it will be! >> reporter: the system is simple. if phil doesn't see his shadow, spring is right around the corner. if he does, the pains of winter will ache another six weeks. with much of the nation

exhausted by an historically brutal winter, phil's 2011 prediction for an early spring came as cold comfort. >> it strikes me as sort of ironic, given the weather we've had. >> reporter: early spring. that sounds nice. >> i know. hopefully it will come early. >> reporter: in more than a century on the job, phil has almost always predicted a longer winter. but his forecasts usually miss the mark. his accuracy is only 39%. despite his stormy record, he still has some true believers. >> i believe in the groundhog. i believe in it. you got to. >> reporter: so as the country battles the latest deep freeze, our best hope for a quick thaw is phil's often-flawed weather eye. and punxsutawney phil may have predicted an early spring, but what he didn't say is just how bad the rest of this winter will be. february is traditionally the snowiest winter month, and here

in new england, another powerful storm is just days away. chris? >> cbs' whit johnson in boston. we're all going great february! all right, whit, thank you very much. it's funny with punxsutawney and locally in the new york area we have staten island chuck. all the groundhogs are under fire for their predictions. >> they're also scholars. punxsutawney has a post-doctorate work at harvard. his credentials cannot be questioned. >> who are we to question. >> did you really have a run-in with him? >> i had a run-in with phil. he bit me. it was okay. i survived. and at this point, phil, we just want the sun to stay in the sky as long as possible. >> we'll be right back. this is "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] new maxwell house international cappuccinos.

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it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. more than 50 people are recovering at home after coming down with flu-like symptoms at a school camp in west marin county. the students and teachers from schools in novato, oakland and danville were sent home late last night. health experts are still trying to figure out what make them sick. caltrain appears on the verge of a fiscal emergency. the transit agency's joint powers board is expected to declare it during its meeting today. during a fiscal emergency, caltrain could implement more service cuts and fare hikes without doing a full environmental review. extreme cost-cutting measures are considered likely as caltrain faces a $30 million budget deficit. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning from the traffic center. we have been dealing with city street problems in san francisco. let's get you updated on these closures near the castro due to fires. eastbound market is closed between sanchez and castro. they have opened westbound market so traffic is able to make its way through that portion. if you are near potrero we have reports of a closure here as well between 19th and 18th streets. that's due to police active. over to the freeways we go. golden gate bridge extra volume

but overall not too bad. if you are take 101 southbound, slow and go 17 minutes from 37 to 580. south bay, trouble spot northbound 280, cleared around 101. traffic was jammed. traffic very slow and go through that portion. lawrence has your forecast. >> gianna, weather looking good around the bay area. we have had patchy fog along the coastline, clear skies in the interior valleys, mount vaca cam looking good, just a few high clouds overhead. temperatures, it's chilly in spots this morning. it is below freezing in fairfield at 31. 35 degrees in napa at the freezing mark in santa rosa. even have 37 degrees in fremont. by the afternoon, mostly sunny skies, especially inside the bay and the valleys and that's bringing temperatures up into the 60s in many places. couple of patches of fog at the coast will keep the temperatures a little cooler there. but then as we head in toward tomorrow, high pressure really begins to strengthen. those temperatures starting to warm up into the 70s. the warmest spots around the bay area for tomorrow, mid-70s as we head in toward the

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that movement will keep you warm, if nothing else. >> jump up, jump and get down. wow. it is really windy out here this morning. >> i love to jump up but i can't move in the cold. >> the windy city. they have the sunshine out there in chicago well, have the wind in new york right now. >> it's doing wonders for this hair. >> we'll trade you. >> how about this. liberating. welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge with erika hill and marysol castro. it may be time for a little interior decorating but you can't afford to spend a fortune on new furniture and lights, so how about refurbishing, refinishing and restoring some of the stuff you have or

creating some new, exciting things out of the garage sale items. how to do it without breaking the bank. >> d.i.y. >> can they come to my apartment? >> so far in our special things of things we have wanted to do, we covered glass blowing, portrait photography, to today i'm a little jealous, jeff glor becomes a beer shepherd. >> i never knew there was a thing. >> i didn't either. i knew the glor brothers, three of them did fun, interesting things, but how about this, so jeff is going out to learn what it involves to taste 99 bottles of beer on the wall. >> we're going to have a long flowing road and staff. >> our beer shepherd. aren't we lucky to have him. let's check in with him, hello, jeff. >> here's what it involves, guys, getting sprayed by beer by your brother. >> nice. >> yeah. very nice. >> looking forward to see that. payback. >> chris, your locks are flowing wonderfully this morning. >> going against the grain out here today. >> good morning, guys.

good morning, everyone at home. in egypt this morning i vens between pro and anti-government protesters continues. it began when those loyal to president hosni mubarak called for his ouster. the two did battle through the night. the prime minister said he would find out who's behind the attacks. at least five people have been killed and cbs news correspondent mark straussman is in cairo this morning. good morning. >> good morning, jeff. unpredictability, volatility and violence have all combined to raise blood pressures across downtown cairo as protesters and supporters of egypt's president are going at it again, clashing in the streets for a second day. today, the army has tried to cordon off some of the areas, they're a much heavier presence today. the question is whether they will intervene. they did not yesterday and yesterday was a brutal day, with a melee lasted for hours. they've also created a no man zone using long barriers of

plywood and doors to try to separate the clashing groups that have suddenly become small street armies. and there have been fights and brawls all day today again. a repeat of yesterday's melee, which went all night long. there were shootings even after midnight last night. at least five deaths, hundreds of injuries with lots of head wounds from flying rocks. then there's this update, the ability to report what is happening here. two different broadcast facilities here in downtown cairo have gone dark. one services western media, protesters have gone in that building, it has gone dark. another services al arabiya's cairo bureau. the protesters again in that building. that network's signal from cairo has also gone dark. so jeff, if anything today, it is getting more unpredictable. it's also getting uglier. >> mark strassmann in cairo, thank you very much. thousands of foreigners including americans are trying to leave egypt.

this morning the u.n. said it's evacuating its personnel but just getting to the airport is proving dangerous and difficult. news correspondent terri mccarthy reports. >> reporter: there are chaotic scenes in the airport in cairo this morning. after the shooting last night a sense of nervousness started to spread through the city, a sense of anti-americanism creeping into the demonstrations. the u.s. has evacuated 2,000 americans and they say they're prepared to evacuate as much as 1500 more today. they're putting them on charter flights, sending them to frankfurt, athens, cypress where they can get them out of egypt and from there on the americans have to look after themselves to get back to the united states. >> it got kind of violent yesterday with the demonstrations and our apartment, our hospital, is right next to the river so we decided it would be safer and our parents were worried about us, it would be better. >> reporter: the protesters said tomorrow is the ultimatum for mubarak to leave. crowing fears across cairo if he doesn't, tomorrow could be major

conflict across the city. terry mccarthy, nbc news, cairo. at this morning's national prayer breakfast in washington, mark kelly, the husband of wounded arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords joined president obama and others for the event. as he began his remarks, mr. obama spoke to mr. kelly. >> we have been praying for mark's wife, gabby giffords, for many days now, but i want gabby and mark and their entire family to know that we are with them for the long haul. and god is with them for the long haul. >> kelly told the audience that his wife is getting a little bit better each day and he made a request. >> and please, please, please continue to keep gabby's thoughts and prayers in your heart. it is really helping. thank you. >> that was mark kelly. >> finally happy new year. the beginning of the chinese

lunar new year, the year of the rabbit. they're celebrating in hong kong with a big parade including one group of kids dressed up as, yes, rabbits. according to the chinese zodiac people born in the year of the rabbit are curious, calm, stylish, and passionate. at six minutes past the hour, that must mean marysol castro was born in the year of the rabbit. >> very nice. very nice, jeff. good morning, everyone. a lot of the country feeling the cold. new york is no exception. it is currently 25 degrees. doesn't it feel like 14? a little colder than that, as it's expected to go to 30. i'm not so sure.

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♪ >> all of the above. >> yes. all this week, we've been doing things we've wanted to do and this morning jeff tells us about an idea of his that has been brewing for years. >> yeah. has indeed. i love my job, you guys love your job as well, my brothers might have me beat. my brother rich is a biologist who spends time in places like the caribbean and australia. my other brother dave works in brewing. i couldn't do both, dragged kicking and screaming. >> yeah, yeah. >> i went to a brewery to see what dave does every day. ♪

>> reporter: my brother dave knows how to take beer all the way from its barley beginnings to the bottle. and i've always wanted to go along for the ride. >> if you're not having fun with beer you're doing something wrong. >> reporter: dave's my little brother but in many ways i look up to him. he discovered something he's passionate about and he went after it. >> when i first had good beer when i started to drink really good draft beer, i wanted it to know how to do it right away. >> this is where we're making our art. >> reporter: after formal training in germany, dave became a certified brew master and works for a company called new belgium based in ft. collins, colorado. >> where are we now? >> we're walking into the brew house here. this is the hot side of beer production. >> reporter: i wanted to see firsthand what it was that made my brother so happy. >> that's really beautiful. >> reporter: who wouldn't? >> that's good stuff. >> reporter: yeah. i learned right away, real craft brewing is complicated. there's an exact science to it. but it's fun too. >> there you go.

>> reporter: dave's current job is called beer shepherd which involves traveling up and down the west coast literally tasting beers. ♪ he's there to make sure the beer in our glasses tastes absolutely true to brand. >> quite a commute, bro. >> yeah. >> reporter: yes, sometimes that means going from bar to bar, on a bike. >> when you can ride a bike and, you know, have a couple beers along the way, really just sampling and smelling beers. >> not a bad job. >> not too much to complain about. >> stop number one. >> reporter: at our first stop i got a full tasting tutorial. >> the first thing you want to do is give it a little shake and drive it by your nose and take a whiff of it. see if we're getting anything off. we're seeing if this is just fresh. >> i get beer. >> you get beer. >> reporter: as the day wore on we inspected smelled and tasted beers all across town. >> and life is that hard. >> love it.

>> reporter: if a beer doesn't taste right, dave needs to diagnose why. and often that means cleaning the critically important draft lines. >> yeah. >> nothing like a little beer cleaning in the morning. >> yeah. need to take some water, flush that beer out and running chemicals through. you're doing it the wrong way somehow. where does this go? how does this go on? >> no, no, no. this is pretty bad right now. >> reporter: even minor jobs for me seemed to cause major issues. >> line them up and then push down a little bit. is that the rookie mistake? gave me an intentional shower. >> 15 years of the wedgegys, i owe you something. >> reporter: later back at new belgium, after drying off, i tried a real taste channel with lauren salazar, world renowned sensory evaluator. >> you're going to smell it and taste it. >> reporter: she taught me to identify flavors.

>> circus peanuts. >> the clock is ticking, jeff. >> licorice. >> it's very herbal, nice spicy note to it, absolutely. yeah. >> yes. >> yeah. >> taster! >> reporter: after a long day of gruelling hard work, tasting beer, and being boys, i realized just what it was dave loves so much about his job. >> i wouldn't trade my job for the world. i wouldn't trade beer for the world. >> reporter: and that is something to celebrate. >> here. thanks for coming out. >> rough weekend for you, wasn't it? >> >> dave was worried, when this piece was going to air, it's going to look like i just drink beer all the time. isn't that what you do? no. it is a very serious. it was very impressive to see the amount of work that goes in to making sure what's in these glasses is exactly what you expect. >> you don't think of that with beer. you think of it with wine. >> i was going to ask, did your

brother study chemistry or science? >> there's a science to it a biology to it, absolutely. and you saw a little bit of that in the piece. the folks at new belgium they take very seriously, you know, what goes into these bottles and we, obviously, have a lot of fun with beer, but that's a big part of this. >> dave said he wouldn't trade his job for anything in the world and i agree with him. dave, i wouldn't trade your job for anything in the world either. >> we brought in for you guys, so this is -- we brought three beers from new belgium. this is fat tire which is their most popular beer. >> i've had before. it's good. >> take a shot. what you should get in here is like a biscuity, maybe like caramel. >> and i'm saying this seriously, are you supposed to swirl and sniff like you do with wine? >> a lot of the tasting he does is smelling. you can't drink all day long. >> he would never be able to keep that bike upright. >> he does a lot of whiffing. it's a well balanced beer. next you have a beer called 1554. what's interesting about this one of course it looks very

dark, so you think it would be heavy and it's not. but you will get some kind of chocolatey -- >> i was going to ask, because dark beer to me equates to heavy. >> it does not necessarily mean heavy, no. >> and not more of an alcohol content in it or anything. >> everyone is different but that's not necessarily the case. you should get a little chocolate action in there. >> licorice. >> i like the first one better. >> possibly licorice even. >> consult dave on that one. >> finally ranger. this might be the most flavorful. very hoppy beer. you get some citrus scents in there as well. >> oh. yes. >> when you first smell it it's got a nice citrus. >> can you get these beers everywhere? >> you cannot get them everywhere right now. they're based in colorado. they're very big out west. i think they're pushing on to the east coast now. >> every crew member, where can i get this? we've only got 15 cases on the set into and they're all coming home with me. >> when i asked lauren, how long does it take to be a taster like

she is, actually she's a sensory specialist is what she's called, 14 years. >> wow. >> she's been tasting and sensing full time. and it's incredibly impressive to see how they work and what they can pick up the notes off this beer. it's an intimidating world. >> after 14 years to still be upright. >> exactly. >> it's true. >> great. >> well while you guys get your fill, i'm bringing up the rear as it were. i don't know if anyone can top beer but i'm going to try. tomorrow i will be getting up close and personal with some larger than life creatures at the georgia aquarium. i wrap up our series i've always wanted to dot dot dot, swim with that thing. >> wow. >> as we go to break. >> we have to take an extended break. >> i thought the first one was best. >> i have a hard time picking. they're all really good. >> thanks, guys. >> we'll be right back. this is "the early show" on cbs. cheers. >> thanks. >> we'll be right back.

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it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. firefighters have been dealing with four early-morning fires in san francisco's castro district. and there are growing suspicions of arson. two of those fires are now out. two others are burning. one blaze at an apartment building on 16th street forced the evacuation of at least 17 people. and also in san francisco, a developing story. the bomb squad is on the scene at a building in the potrero hill neighborhood. six grenades were found in a garage there this morning. potrero avenue and several surrounding streets are closed as we look at these live pictures from chopper 5 as an investigation proceeds. again, that's potrero avenue. dozens of students and teachers getting sick had to be sent home from a science camp

in marin county last night. a few kids developed flu-like symptoms in the afternoon and the bug spread quickly. by evening, 56 people were ill at the ranch. traffic and the gorgeous forecast coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning, chopper 5 live over san francisco. because of the closures on potrero northbound at 19th

street due to police activity, we have some alternates for you. use 101 instead as you can see, a little slow northbound through hospital curve. southbound moving well. folsom and van ness also good alternates to avoid any activity around potrero. over to the maps, 101 central freeway moving well past hospital curve. elsewhere into the south bay better news to report earlier accident northbound 280 at 680- 101 clear, traffic still slow and go. here's lawrence. >> we have great weather around the bay area again today maybe not quite as warm as yesterday, cool to start with out the door. temperatures running in the 30s and 40s all around the bay area. overlooking san jose, though, looking good. and looks like it's going to stay that way all day long. 33 degrees right now in fairfield. 34 in napa. 41 degrees in san jose. by the afternoon, plenty of sunshine, numbers up into the 50s and 60s. couple of patches of fog at the

coastline. much warmer weather toward the weekend. ,,,,,,,,

the folks out there braving the plaza on this cold, brisk morning. >> yeah. >> the cast members of "the big bang theory," they've become basically rock stars of sitcom, right? johnny galecki is here this morning to talk about that shows aphenomenal success. we also compared notes on glasses, by the way.

>> i like those. i like yours, though. >> mine are much stronger. his are really just for fashion. i kid, they're not. but, we are going to have a whole discussion about it. he's going to talk about a very different big screen role he's taken on. he is a busy, busy guy. i'm not sure when he sleeps. >> jim parsons, his co-star, emmy winner. golden globe winner. we're going to show you really fun ways to update the look of your house. it's all about recreating your old furniture and other items and finding hidden treasures in garage sales. wait until you see the chairs we've got made out of wine barrels. yes. anitra mecadon from "mega dens" is here. >> plus dr. debbye turner bell is here. listen, we have three dogs here that have made the big time because they've been accepted in the american kennel club's list of registered breeds. new dogs! this is the norwegian lundehund. >> the lundehund. >> yes.

>> also known as a puffin dog. >> is it? >> all of these names are pretty unpronounceable. debbye's going to explain all the stuff coming up. >> that's why we have our resident veterinarian. we'll get to that in just a minute. first marysol has another check of the weather for us. good morning, again. >> good morning, you guys. good morning, everyone at home. it is currently 25 degrees, feeling like 14 in new york city. and that's the trend across the nation. let me show you the map. you can see it's pretty quiet, although very cold. some rain in the southeast. in the eastern great lakes they're still seeing remnants of the storm, still seeing some snow. and then in the rockies, of course, a few snow flurries. the northwest has been quiet for most of the week. they do start to see some rain come in. elsewhere in the nation, of course, the other big story, another storm for the

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to erica. >> with an average audience of nearly 14 million viewers "the big bang theory" continues to be one of tv's most popular sitcoms. johnny galecki leads the ensemble of america's coolest nerds. >> dr. cooper has taken a relatively boring subject and managed to make it completely insufferable. plus he looks like a giant insect. >> listen to this one. does einstein's theory explain why time flies when you're having fun, but when you're listening to dr. cooper it falls out of the sky dead? >> somebody just logged on to the account. >> wow? how do you get an entire lecture hall to flip you off at the same time? >> johnny galecki, good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> it's good to have you here. i love the twitter references because it seems like everybody is tweeting everything these days. >> yes. >> how about you? >> not me. >> you're not into twitter? >> no. i have -- it frightens me a

little bit. i mean, i appreciate the -- i think it is making the world a smaller, friendlier place. >> yes. >> but, at the same time, i don't understand why everything needs to be validated through broadcast. no one needs to know what kind of danish i had this morning. >> are you sure? maybe america wants to know. did you have a danish this morning? >> no, i didn't. just made that up. i don't remember the last time i had a danish. you want to have a danish? >> maybe after this. we'll go have a danish and talk about twitter. so you're not tweeting? >> no. apparently there are people saying that they're me tweeting. >> that happens. >> and eating danishes. >> that's got to be a little disconcerting, especially if they pick a danish you don't like. >> yeah. i got an e-mail from sara gilbert the other day, she spends most of her time tweeting defending that it's not me tweeting certain things. i don't know what people are saying or why they would. >> definitely gets a little time consuming. the show is doing fantastic. moving to thursday nights, as we

know. >> we have moved. >> which is a pretty big deal. >> yes. >> were you excited about it? were you a little nervous? you were doing very well where you were. >> yeah, we were doing great. when things are going well, any change is nerve-racking. but at the same time, it's not part of our jobs, so we keep doing jour our jobs as hard as we have been. they picked us up for three seasons at once. >> how often does that happen? maybe one but three at a time. >> i know. it's really incredible. >> clearly you got a good thing going here. >> it's really beyond a dream come true. >> it's such a fun show to watch, too. >> very fun show to do. >> i would imagine. and you know, there's always this leonard and penny and what's going on. and penny going to get back together. >> i know. >> so let's say there's a new love interest. >> there might be. >> who should play a love interest? >> yes. >> well, there's been many, especially this season. >> mm-hmm. >> who i would like to -- i'm sure could pull off the job, angelina jolie.

there's a lot of very, very beautiful, talented women that are capable. >> who wouldn't say yes to that gig. >> i think there should just be that revolving door. >> it would be a fun way for you to perhaps choose a permanent -- >> i think it's a great audition process for the producers. >> we should look for that. you're a busy guy. you're not just doing the show. you're also doing a movie with justin timberlake. >> yes, that we just finished. >> do you ever sleep? >> i'd rather work than sleep. it was a good -- i was doing the show thing and the movie at night and sleeping in my dressing room at warner brothers. i'm happiest that were a. i'm a work horse. >> before we let you go, though. how about this golden globe action? >> that was a fantastic night. >> did you guys know it was going to be your night? >> i don't think we put much thought in. we were so excited about being invited. and then we got there, the table that they have us at was practically behind the stage. and we thought, well, very poetically we were at the nerd

table. but, hadn't thought. no, we can't even get to the stage. so we're not winning anything and then jim won and that was extremely exciting. it was a really fun night. >> great. >> great night to celebrate the show and everybody's work on it. >> we were all very happy to watch it happen. >> well, thank you for having me. >> we love cheering on our fellow friends here. stop by any time. >> thank you very much. >> johnny galecki joining us. of course you can see a new episode of "the big bang theory" tonight 8:00 p.m., 7:00 central right here on cbs. now here's chris. >> erica, thank you. if it's time to update the look of your furniture but you don't want to break your budget, a little tlc can give your stuff a whole new life. interior designer anitra mecadon host of "mega dens" is here to show us exactly how to do it from floor to ceiling. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> let's talk about a couple of buzz words. stainable furniture. i know that's something people are talking about. >> sustainable. >> not necessarily buying new stuff. >> it's a hot word in design, right?

people are spending a fortune on furniture that's made out of reclaimed materials. you don't have to do that. can you do what i do on "mega dens" go on a scavenger hunt through your own home, find a cool piece that you can rescue yourself. >> basically you never know what you're going to have in storage or the basement or the attic. give it the once-over before you spend a lot of money. these little end tables, night stands, actually this looks terrible. most people might say, time to throw this out. you say don't do it. >> don't do it. it's definitely not the sexiest piece of furniture you own, but, it's pretty sturdy and it's got decent lines. so with a little elbow grease and a fresh coat of paint, some new hardware, and look at what you got now. >> so this is before and after here. some of the things, obviously, to the naked eye you see that you got a nice paint job on there and a couple of little shelving work going on in there, too, huh? this is great. now the colors, you want to do something vibrant like that? >> i'm big on color. some people are afraid to put it on the walls.

don't be afraid to throw it on the furniture, okay? this is different, though. this has a high gloss automotive finish. >> okay. >> so if you don't want to paint it yourself, take it to your auto body shop. it's super durable. it looks awesome on the furniture, and you have so many more options in auto paint than you do in regular paint. >> like you said before, a little surprise inside, too. kind of pull this out and do something totally different. >> can you totally change the look of it just by removing the drawer. >> love it. >> let's talk chandeliers now. when i see this, kind of boring. kind of old. a little dated. >> very dated. >> so what do i do? >> so for 30 bucks you can totally change the look of this. you don't have to go out and spend hundreds or even thousands on new lighting. what you do need is you need a great metal primer. painter's tape. tape off all your sockets. hit it with a few light coats of metal primer. you want it nice and even. drips are a no-no. >> just kind of a light spray. how many coats are we talking about? >> probably about two or three if you're doing it the right way. remember avoid the drips.

>> you've got that. this is step two. now this doesn't look anything like what we started with. the color, i mean i love the color. >> it's wicked. so, we went a step further and instead of using those traditional candelabra bullens we did these cool globes, so that piece you didn't want to look at is now a total show stopper. >> marked improvement. coffee tables can be traditionally pretty boring. but you kind of found a way of taking, you know, pretty cheap coffee table and turning it into something pretty cool. >> i found this for 40 bucks. it's grat great bones, there's no reason this should ever enter the dump, right? so i refinished this by antiquing it. one of my favorite methods. first thing, did a light sanding, hit it with a coat of primer. when the primer is fully dry i did it with my top coat which is my fun color. when that's dry the fun happens, take the electric sander to it and rough it all up. hit the edges. you really want to see the primer coming through as well as whatever the base coat is. then when that's all said and done i take a wood stain and go

over the whole piece with a wood stain because it burnishes it down and gives it the cool, vintage look people are going for. >> you make this antiquing thing sound pretty fun. >> it is. >> the way you describe it doesn't sound too labor intensive. >> i have faith in you. >> you said to always go in the same direction? >> go in the same direction. you can actually see my streaking. here's another trick. the worse the brush is, the better the finish is. >> really? >> does that even make any sense? >> i'm thinking you want to give it that old, beatup look. some of these tchotchkes on top of the coffee table. is this stuff you just find around the house? >> yeah, we got some old toys, broken statues. it's a great way to add some color to the space. take those random objects out to the garage, hit them with a fun color of spray paint, primer and now you've got a look and you can change it with your moods. >> which is always good. >> doesn't cost a lot of money.

you can be creative in some other ways. we have some images we want to show the folks at home of some different gambles you have of being creative. >> these are some things we found on the show. this is a roofing turbine. all we did was take a grinder to it, made sure the hole was large enough at the top for our pendant fixture, and 20 minutes later you've got an awesome light. >> how about wine barrel chairs. >> so everybody turns wine barrels into tables. we took it a step further. we took the saw to it, added some plywood, now you've got a really cool chair. >> finally this is great. an entertainment center. that looks like an old locker you'd find in a high school locker room. >> 40 bucks on craigslist. turned one locker on their side and butcher block top. now you've got an awesome spot for your tv and all the components. >> you are creative anitra. thanks so much for all these ideas. anitra mecadon "mega dens" on

diy. you can go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by purina. your pet, our passion. >> the american kennel club says the three most popular dog breeds in the united states are labrador retrievers, german shepherds and yorkshire terriers. every so often the akc expands its registered list of breeds and cbs news correspondent and resident veterinarian dr. debbye turner bell is here to show us the three newest. this is a big deal that they're actually allowing some new dogs to be recognized. >> it is a big deal. it takes a lot of work. we can talk about that as the segment goes along to get a breed recognized by the akc, these are the three newest just announced last week. >> they're here with us in the studio. the first one being the entlebucher mountain dog. these are in the swiss mountain dog family? >> they're one of four types of swiss mountain dogs. they're the smallest. we have 6-month-old bjorn standing slightly in front.

lee is the baby, and then 8-year-old frieda, and then this is sandra their owner. aren't they beautiful dogs? they sort of remind you of bern east mountain dogs sort of without the hair. these dogs were named after a town in switzerland, entlebucher and they were bred to be battle drivers. they're in the herding group and they are herders. over time they became guardians of livestock. and although they're small don't let their size fool you. they can manage animals as large as horses and hoggs. this is a working dog. very determined. extremely smart. >> needs a lot of exercise, i would imagine. >> as is true of every dog in this group. these dogs are meant to work. to herd. and so they need exercise and outlets. this is what i like to say, they need a job. a j-o-b. and if you don't give them a job, they will find a job aund don't like the job that they find. >> it's better that you choose the job for them. and they're a nice size dog. my dog is 85, 90 pounds, so i

like big dogs. they get up to 66 dogs. >> they're considered to be medium-ish to large dog. they do need a little space. they mainly just need the activity. but if you have a smaller home, particularly with a fenced in yard, they would do just fine. and incidentally, they're great pets. they're ideal family pets. they're good with kids. they are a little wary around strangers. we even saw that this morning when sandra came in. we all love the dogs. and particularly, bjorn is still young and learning his manners. he retreats just a little bit. >> which is nice for a family. because you want a dog who is going to protect your children, protect your family, so that's a nice little added bit of ort, perhaps, for parents. >> absolutely. and it just underlines the importance of proper socialization when they're young. they need to be socialized well. they need to be behavior trained and of course they need that exercise. >> very important, up next for us is the norwegian lundehund. did that correct? otherwise known as the puffin

dog. >> the norwegian lundehund. this is harvey. and isn't this the cutest little dog? look at little aoin. >> the ones on the top are called dew claws. they have six toes on every foot. including a dew claw. and they also have a few other anatomical interesting things about them. their neck, we're not going to demonstrate this on camera but they have an extra joint or articulation in their neck and they literally can look up over the back of their head all the way back to the top of their head touches their back. >> 180 degrees? >> and their scapula or shoulders are built so that they can splay their front legs out very wide. this is why these dogs were bred to hunt puffin birds in northern norway, and these birds were in nests on very steep cliffs. so these dogs have an anatomy that they can literally scale

the cliffs to get to the puffin birds in the nest. >> that's fascinating. >> but if they fell they could sort of hug it to break their fall, keep them from falling. really neat dog. these dogs have just great personalities. they're extremely loving. and very playful, absolutely. and they make a good family dog. they can, also, be wary of strangers. so again it requires that good socialization. >> know your pet. and this is for someone looking for a small dog they're about 10 to 15 pounds which is a great size no matter what. >> absolutely. i will point out, this is typical of dogs from northern regions, it is a double-coated dog which means there is a soft undercoat, a rough outer coat, and also means there's a lot of hair involved. >> a lot of hair. >> you want regular brushing. you don't have to take them to a professional grooming but you want to brush them regularly. >> i have one of those. whoo it's a lot of hair. but it helps keep them cool in the summer. >> absolutely. >> lastly -- >> harvey, thank you very much.

>> lastly we have the xoloitzcuintli. >> you're very good. >> i've been practicing. >> can you spell it? >> no. >> these are an ancient breed. in fact they're the oldest breed in the americas. they're from the jungles of mexico. and as you see, looks like we have two different breeds of dogs. they're the same breed in two different varieties. a coated variety, of course the black dog and then a hairless variety. and, in fact, it was registered before with the akc and lost its registration as the mexican hairless dog. this dog has a fascinating history. it was developed by the aztec indians and they were believed to have healing powers because the hairless dog, the body heat is right there on the surface. so they would put the dog in the bed with elderly animals -- or excuse me, elderly people or people who suffered from arthritis and the heat would be curative therapy for them. they were believed to have curative powers. this dog, however, erica is not a dog for what i call the amateur. these dogs need a lot of socialization.

a lot of training. and they need a lot of attention. so if you're gone 12 hours a day, this is not the dog for you. >> and they come in three different sizes. >> yes, absolutely. they come, thank you for saying that. toy, miniature and standard. standards can go up to 40, maybe even 50 pounds. so they can get very big. but these dogs require time and attention. so you've got to know that going in. >> keep that in mind. you've got ten seconds. three most important things when kwhur choosing the dog. >> is it going to be a couch potato or out running for you? you've got to research the breed and match the natural tendencies of the dog to the lifestyle that you live. and the third thing is you've got to realize that animals take time, money and attention. and if you don't have those three to give them what they need -- >> you should not be getting a dog. >> get a rock. dog. >> get a rock. >> debbye, good to have you,,,,,

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it's 8:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. four fires broke out near each other in san francisco's castro district this morning. at least two of those fires may have started outside of buildings raising suspicion of arson. one fire at an apartment building on 16th street forced the evacuation of at least 17 people. also in san francisco, six grenades were found this morning in a garage in the potrero hill neighborhood. the bomb squad is on the scene at the building on the 600 block of potrero avenue. that road and several surrounding streets are closed as an investigation proceeds. and pg&e must reduce the operating pressure on four natural gas pipeline. two of them are in milpitas and in san jose.

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good morning. chopper 5 live over the san mateo bridge. you can see there is no delay right now as you approach the

toll plaza. actually it looks great alls across the span. your drive time from hayward, 13 minutes out towards foster city and the peninsula. thank you for that, chopper 5. we are getting some word of some bart delays. delays out of san leandro, there is an equipment problem on one of the strains. so delays out of san leandro heading towards san francisco heading towards richmond and towards daly city as well so pretty much in all directions there. bay bridge check out the commute, not bad at all, really they big delays anymore, even though the metering lights remain on heading into san francisco. that's your opinion traffic. here's lawrence with an update on your forecast. so much sunshine. >> yeah. beautiful out there elizabeth. get out there and enjoy today, folks. a lot of sunshine out over the bay, chopper 5 flying around there enjoying the sights what a great day to be up in the chopper today and enjoy the sunshine. we have had some patchy fog moving along the coastline. so that's going to be the sign of coolers temperatures toward the afternoon. chilly in spots right now, 30s and 40s. by the afternoon though, most of the bay area looks at 50s and 60s.

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