some nominees from the bay area. >> it will be an exciting show. that's it for us. see you next week. good morning. breaking news. egypt erupts. angry protesters fill the streets in what could be the biggest gathering yesterday as president mubarak leaves cairo and army backs his plan to stay in office until september. we will get reaction from president obama and go live to cairo on the latest on the massive demonstrations there. a gunman caught on surveillance tape. now the victims of the shooting are speaking out and being hailed as heroes. we will talk with one of them in an exclusive live interview. and lady gaga opens up. the pop sensation tells "60 minutes" about the pressures of being famous and living her life in the spotlight. >> they want to see me fail. they want to see me fall on

stage. they want to see me vomiting in a nightclub. isn't that the age that we live in? >> we will hear more from that exclusive interview as lady gaga and hollywood get ready for the biggest night in music, the gamey awards this weekend, "early" this friday morning, february 11th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs live pickets of liberation square here. hundreds of thousands of protesters in rage following president mubarak's continual refusal to step now and cbs news has confirmed he has left cairo for sharm el sheikh and now awaiting on an update on the egyptian government on this situation. i'm chris wragge in new york. >> i'm erica hill. we want to begin our coverage in egypt this morning. that is where we find cbs news correspondent terry mccarthy who joins us from cairo with more on the story.

terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as these massive protests continue, probably the biggest we have seen so far in tahrir square and we have learned that president mubarak has left cairo for sharm el sheikh although no word of him leaving power as the protesters are demanding. for much of yesterday, expectations were high that mubarak was going to announce he was giving up power. when the speech came, people listened in silence. as the president of the republic he said i do not find any embarrassment or fault listening to young people in my country and respond to go that. mubarak clearly wasn't listening to the young people in tahrir square. when it became clear he was not stepping down, the mood in the square turned on a dime. you can see jubilant crowds turned angry and they had on simple message for him.

they chanted in arabic, leave, leave. >> don't have any trust in this government and now in this president. now he is making people like more having fights together again. >> reporter: today in the square, protesters could barely contain their anger. >> doesn't care about the egyptians. he only gives us shocks. yesterday, he gave a corrupt speech. he made egyptian people -- mubarak wants egypt to be destroyed. >> reporter: this morning, the protests spread from tahrir square to other locations around cairo, including the state television headquarters and the presidential palace, where mubarak lives. the army has reinforced the posing around the television station and tahrir square amidst fear the protests could suddenly turn violent. probably the main reason why mubarak has left cairo for sharm el sheikh is reduce pressure of the demonstrations around his palace once the protesters discover he is not there. it certainly won't reduce

pressure on the calls for him to leave. >> looking at the situation in cairo with him gone, the military has said it stands by the government. how does this change the military's role at this point? >> reporter: well, essentially this leaves the military in control. they are the only institution still trusted by the demonstrators. they are being careful not to antagonize them and not using force and issuing communiques on their own behalf and looks like they have taken over control from the inside. >> terry mccartccarthy, thanks. president obama is challenging egypt. cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid has the latest from that angle. >> reporter: they were burning the midnight oil here at the white house last night. president obama released a tough written statement in which he

said, too many egyptians remain unconvinced that the government is serious about a genuine transition to democracy and it is the responsibility of the government to speak clearly to the egyptian people and the world. the egyptian government must put forward a credible, concrete, and unequivocal path toward genuine democracy and have not yet seized that opportunity. that was a change in tone from earlier in the day when all of the reports were that president mubarak was going to resign. >> what is absolutely clear is that we are witnessing history unfold. it's a moment of transformation that is taking place because the people of egypt are calling for change. they have turned out in extraordinary numbers representing all ages and all walks of life. >> reporter: now the question now is after today's extraordinary events in egypt, will the president now ratchet up the pressure again? i asked the white house a short time ago if the president is expected to speak on camera

today. they said unclear at this point. erica? >> cbs' cheap reip reid at the house, we know you will stay on that. thanks. joining us from is nicholas burns who is under secretary of state for president george w. bush. good morning. >> good morning. >> we just heard from chip there. there was this belief that president mubarak was going to come out and say he would step down. so much talk about whether the united states should put more pressure on him to, in fact, step aside. could there be in the background a different pressure from the arab neighbors asking him to stay in power for fear this spreads across the region? >> i think that is part of the dynamic in this increasingly unstable and dangerous situation. on the one hand, the egyptian people are speaking clearly, they want change and reform. they want their president to resign. they want a transition. in the rest of the region, which, of course, is ruled by countries ruled by authoritarian

government, those leaders don't want president mubarak to step down easily and quickly because they fear they might be next. that is the dilemma for the white house. how to achieve two things, freedom and transition and democracy for the people of egypt and stability for the important interest we have in that region. that balancing act has just become much more difficult for the administration given this very disappointing speech by president mubarak. >> we could see we have live pictures we have showing this morning of cairo and we have been hear about the disappointment from the people directly. when you look at the, quote/unquote, change that has come through, putting vice president suleiman in power is there a change at all or is he a puppet for president mubarak? >> i think it's increasingly clear that this is a false transition. it's a transition where the game of musical chairs where at the thu people in different positions but it's the same people, the same people who have been ruling egypt for 30 years.

i don't think that handsing off some powers by president mubarak to vice president suleiman is going to placate. the administrators and prerts throughout protesters could be the largest in the history of the country. it seems to me obviously, egyptian government needs to face the realty they have lost control of their streets and lost credibility with their people and this transition has got to become real. and for the first time in decades, the people of egypt have stood up en masse and said we want a better life, a different government and more freedom. if the egyptian government can't respond to that, then i fear this situation will become increasingly unstable and increasingly dangerous and that puts enormous pressure on our gone to do the right thing and push president mubarak to change. >> the only way to keep this situation from exploding and we see how big the demonstrations get, the only way to do is to actually meet their demands and

have mubarak step aside? >> i think that that issue mubarak stepping down has become the focal point of the entire drama in egypt, and if he could do that in an unambiguous way, there may be a chance then for the government to open up a discussion with protesters to calm some of the passions and to create a political process that could move the country forward, but president mubarak seems to be in denial and doesn't seem like he is making that decision any time soon. >> a question whether it could be too little, too late. we will continue to watch that. nicholas burns, appreciate your insight this morning. thank you. >> thank you. we turn now to capitol hill where newly elected tea party republicans are pushing their own leaders to go further and cut deeper as the gop works on next year's federal budget. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the story for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. republican leaders have clearly bowed to that pressure from the tea party abandoning a plan they had already announced to cut 32 billion dollars from the budget.

after members of their own party demanded cuts that were twice as deep. >> when i saw him there was a group of house republicans very united. we said we're going to cut a hundred billion dollars and that is what is going to happen next wemt. >> reporter: the prospect of a mutiny sent republican leaders scrambling to craft an even leaner budget and make good on their promiseses to the tea party. >> i think what they are finding out is that it's easier to talk about cutting than it is to actually do it. >> reporter: when they were in the minority, republicans excelled at sticking together. but more members means more opinions. just this week, small groups of conservatives defeated two of their own party's measures on the house floor. >> the bill is not passed! >> reporter: one to extend provisions of the patriot act. >> the bill is not passed. >> reporter: and another to take back 180 million dollars in funding from united nations. >> we're in a new era. listen. i've made it pretty clear we're going to allow the house to work its will.

that means the leaders may not get what they want every day. >> reporter: some of those divisions have been on display at the annual conservative conference known as cpac, taking place this week in washington. former vice president dick cheney and former defense secretary donald rumsfeld were booed by one faction of attendees while donned trump who is toying with a presidential run in 2012, took a swipe at his fellow republican congressman ron paul. >> by the way, ron paul cannot get elected. i'm sorry to tell you. >> reporter: the speaker of the house is downplaying those division saying any setbacks for the party this week, are simply attributable to the fact that the party is still getting organized after taking control of the house. chris? >> cbs' nancy cordes on capitol hill for us, thank you. there was also economic news from washington this morning. the white house is proposing that fannie mae and feddy mack should be slowly put out of bounds two years after taxpayers bailed outline the agencies that

hold more than half of all u.s. mortgages. cbs news business and economic reporter rebecca jarvis is here with more on this. the government saying they are winding down fannie mae and feddy mack. >> i've been listening to timothy geithner lay out this plan. the idea is reduce the government footprint in the housing market. the government has sunk billions of taxpayer dollars into these companies into helping the housing market since the financial meltdown occurred and the idea here is backing away it from that and getting out of the housing market so private industry, the private sector can take over and naturally help bring things back to good good. >> what will this mean for mortgages in 30-year fixed rate above 5% in ten months. let's say i'm refinancing or thinking about buying a house. what does it say? it means mortgages could continue to become more expensive. that really has little to do, if nothing to do, with this movement in fannie and freddie.

you can see mortgage rates become more expensive for people and also become harder to obtain for people. >> overall, this housing market got the country into a huge, huge mess over the last couple of years. jobs are still first and foremost on people's minds right now. you have jobless claims are your numbers out earlier are down. but how does this all tie together? >> well, it all ties together because we need to see housing improve, we need to see the jobs picture improve and we are seeing minor improvements in both. like you mentioned, the jobless claims numbers out this week, show that 3,000 people applied for new benefits. number is down from the previous week. we need to see the continuation there because it's going to take time. possibly even four years to bring unemployment in this country back town to 5% or 6% which is nor of a normalized number. >> it doesn't happen overnight. good to see you, rebecca. now the rest of this morning's headlines with jeff glor. good morning. another natural gas line explosion. this time in ohio.

about 80 miles southeast of cleveland. police say a 36-inch gas line ruptured and one house damaged but no one hurt. in allentown, pennsylvania, still searching for the cause of wednesday's deadly gas line explosion. five people killed there including an infant and a couple in their 70s. a block of row homes was destroyed. a gas main light shutout valves in the last five years, pipeline blasts have killed 60 people and injured more than 240. in north carolina, a bank robbery became a hostage standoff with incredible moments captured on camera. a teenager tried to hold up a bank yesterday in a raleigh suburb and bank quickly surrounded by police but the gunman took several hostages before eventually releasing some of them. one hostage here collapsed as police moved in to rescue here. nearby a witness was interviewed about what happened when the climax arrived. >> i was surprised. i'm in that area all the time. the shopping center.

so it happened so close is really scary. >> was there -- >> oh, god! wow. that's not good. ow. >> wow. >> that was really scary. i'm -- >> i wish i could tell you what that was. >> i wish i knew. >> that was police gunfire. the suspect had emerged from the bank with a female hostage. police opened fire killing the gunman. no hostages were hurt. minnesota's collapse metrodome roof is now scheduled for a full fix next month. you remember the stadium's roof caved in. here it is. last december following heavy snowfall. officials have now decided on a full roof replacement instead of repairing only the ripped panels. it may not be ready for vikings preseason football games in august. 15 minutes past the hour. back over to chris and erica. guys? >> incredible pictures every

time you see them. thankfully. >> they have been talking about getting a new stadium here. this may be what they need to actually go full board and get a new stadium for things. who knows. we will see. let's see what is happening with your weather this morning with marysol castro standing by. >> good morning everyone. i start out with a satellite picket in the pacific. here is a low system in the pacific ushering in moisture for the

thanks so much. that's your latest weather. erica and chris, it's february fall even though folks in the west coast haven't had to experience it. >> lucky for them. >> yeah. >> the west coast sounds great right about now. still ahead on "the early show," hero cops stop an ambush in their own police precinct in detroit and we will talk exclusively with the commander who shot it out with the gunman. also ahead you will meet than paramedic. find out why her case has an impact on nearly every single worker across the nation. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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it's 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. armed escorts following a.c. transit bus now on night runs in north richmond. the special security by sheriff's deputies comes after a bus was shot at wednesday night. the head of the drivers union says no escorts, no buses. cal was expected to tell us yesterday whether or not baseball and four other teams would be dropped. no decision yet. fundraisers say they have pledges about $15 million to save those sports. and a bay area representative is introducing a bill today aimed at increasing internet privacy. that's democrat jackie speier who calls it a do not track me bill. it would let internet users opt out if they don't want marketers to collect and use data from their online

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time. ace and caltrain also both on schedule. we continue to follow this accident along the peninsula. northbound 101 just past third avenue, we had a multi-vehicle crash. a lane is likely still blocked, jammed solid to at least highway 92, though our sensors are picking up slower traffic even beyond that. at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on, have been since around 6:40. they turned them on a little later today but still friday light, looks great across the bay area heading into san francisco. lawrence has weather. sunshine galore on the bay bridge toll plaza shot. >> looking great out there. and it's going to stay that way all day long. going to see a whole lot of sunshine coming our way, high pressure making for a spectacular weekend although we'll begin to notice some changes. chopper 5 checking out the bridge looking good righ there. 30s and 40s down to freezing in santa rosa, 40 san jose, 47 in pacifica. as we look toward the afternoon, we'll see 60s and 70s today, this weekend looking

great, lots of sunshine. rain returns on monday.

♪ 38 seconds of video that will stop you in your tracks. a violent attack inside a detroit police station. all caught on tape as you can see. the officers involved have new general honored by the city for their heroic response to a gunman who walked in and brazenly as you saw there open fire. >> four police officers wounded and gunman killed. we will speak exclusively in the next minutes for the officer who got credit for stopping the attacker as he was hit himself and his boss, the police chief. >> i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. wet get to that dramatic story

from detroit in a moment. first, here is jeff glor with more headlines. mubarak traveled overnight to sharm el sheikh. this morning, the military still says it supports the embattled president. the military said it supports mubarak's plan to remain in office until september and they urge a return to normal life. the military also promised free and fair elections and said it will lift the emergency law that gives unlimited power to police as soon as current circumstances end. demonstrators this urged to return home by muslim religious leaders. yesterday, mubarak delegated authority to his vice president. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer now has more from the heart of the revolt in inside tahrir square. >> reporter: people are streaming into the square from all over the city this morning. friday prayers have just finished. once they arrive in the square,

they are kind of wondering what to do. there is some debate going on this morning because the army made a very important statement. it said that it would guarantee free and fair elections and also make sure none of what it called honorable protesters could be prosecuted. those are huge concessions. it's come down to a matter of trust. do the people trust the army? and feel that they have pretty much won, or do they continue to battle on to fight for the actual departure of hosni mubarak. at the moment, the people i've talked to seem to be split and not clear which way this thing is going to go. >> liz palmer in cairo this morning. following mubarak's latest refusal to leave president obama called for an incredible path

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the city of oit the city of detroit yesterday honored 17 police officers who helped bring down a lone gunman who shot up a police station wounded four officers before being shot and killed himself. in a moment we will speak exclusively with the station commander who was with wounded in the firefight with the suspect as well as the chief of police but, first, let's take a look at what happened and we warrant you that some of these images are graphic. >> reporter: the surveillance video at detroit' 6th precinct on january 23rd shos four police officers working behind the front desk when, out of nowhere, a man walks in hiding a shotgun and opens fire. as the officers take cover, an

all-out firefight erupts and gunman continues his assault and leaps over the desk. and comes face-to-face with commander brian davis who he shoots at point blank range. this blast hits davis' fingers and knocks away his gun. even though he also has been shot in the back, davis keeps fighting using anything close by he throws a trash can at the gunman. at that point the police say the ganman is woundsed and seen stumbling to the ground. the entire incident lasted 38 seconds and four officers were wounded. >> all four of our officers have survived and will recover. >> reporter: police have identified the gunman as 38-year-old lamar moore. although his motive remains unknown, moore was under investigation for an alleged sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl and had a relative awaiting sentencing in a murder case. as officials worked to implement new security measures for

on-duty police commander davis and his colleagues are being called heroes. >> we, at citizens, need took every day thank god for them. >> reporter: acts of bravery in the line of duty that stopped the shooter before more bloodshed could occur. commander brian davis who is the most seriously wounded officer joins us now exclusively from madison heights, michigan, along with detroit police chief ralph godbee. good morning to the both of you, gentlemen. >> good morning. >> how are you doing? >> good. commander davis i ask you, first, how are you doing? i know you got shot a couple times in this incident but how is your recovery coming some? >> through the grace of god, i'm doing fine. thank you. >> to see this videotape it takes your breath away to watch this video. can i ask your thoughts when this gunman, lamar moore, jumped the countertop and standing face-to-face with you with a loaded weapon and firing our officers. what is going through your mind that the? at that point? >> first i was very surprised,

chris, that he came in and started shooting. then i went into a protective mode to protect my officers and myself. >> but exactly -- i mean, did you think at that point that this could potentially be it? here is this man with a gun. i mean, how long did it take for you to process this man was perpetrating this act right on your turf? >> you know, i don't think -- you know, it happened so fast that, you know, i mean, i don't think that i processed anything that quickly. you know, i went into a protective mode and i just started to firing shots and my objective was to stop him. >> chief, can you believe your eyes when you see this video and you see how your officers responded? >> chris, i'm amazed at the heroism that you see and the commander is very modest in his action. you know, what is is not said is that he has the presence of mind and a very short amount of time

to take the weapon of a sergeant that is beneath him to engage the target and the commander's engagement of that target and even though it's a short amount of time, gunfight at point blank range, what he did, arguably, saved a number of lives in that building. and if not for his presence, if not for his presence of mind to do so, the story could be quite different, chris. so, you know, as chief of police, to watch the training kick in, to watch officers do exactly what they are trained to do, to cover, conceal, to identify the threat to -- no one was caught in a cross-fire. i mean, to position themselves the way they did, in retrospect, you know, we are very fortunate, but we cannot discount the amount of training and expertise that these officers exercised in a very situation that jumped off literally without any warning at

all. it is just an maegs vidamazing . every time i watch it, chris, it just reenergized me at what law enforcement officers are charged to do. not only in detroit, but across the country. >> it is definitely courage -- >> everyday heroes. >> it is a display of bravery on display. commander davis, i know this was 38 seconds and we say this transpired in 38 seconds. it must have felt like an eternity for you. when you look back, do you consider yourself fortunate or do you consider yourself i was in the wrong place at the wrong time? >> no. i do consider myself fortunate. however, i do feel that i was in the right place at the right time. >> because you were the man. >> chris, i i agree with that. there are a series of events that caused the commander to be there that arguably if he had

not been and had not taken the action he did, again, there could be a quite different outcome, so we're fortunate, we're blessed. but we were very fortunate the commander was there to take the lead with his troops and there were a number of acts of heroism. >> truly. >> but his selfless action at that time is really what stabilized a horrible situation. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. commanders brian davis and chief ralph godbee. we will be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. a tasty fiber cereal? well you don't want that one. kellogg's fiber plus cereal. the delicious taste of berries, 40% of your daily fiber... plus...wait for it... antioxidants! so, two more wishes! mmmm. mmmm. maybe later, then. [ female announcer ] kellogg's fiber plus cereal. positively delicious. >> man: getting across town to a job interview

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mother of two, complained about work on facebook and was fired for it, she had no idea it would change what the american worker could say online. what do you miss most about your job? >> it's a combination of my patience and my coworkers. >> reporter: a veteran paramedic ran into trouble in 2009. she claimed she was unfairly suspended at work. she went online later to complain. sitting beside her lawyer she told us what happened. >> i simply logon to facebook as a lot of people do nowadays, i just logon and made a sim comment, i have a couple day's office. >> her post, though, went further. in it she wrote looks like i'm getting some time off. love how the company allows a 17 to b a supervisor. 17 is code for a psychiatric patient. after colleagues joined in the discussion, souza twice used more derogatory terms. >> fast forward about a month later, you find out your job is being terminated. that you are being fired. >> they kept telling me, don't

worry about it. you've done nothing wrong. you're going to be fine. we're going to get this worked out. and i got a fedex letter that i was terminated. >> in her term lags letter the ambulance company amr pointed to her internet posting. quote, such disparaging comments on facebook are also a violation of the company's blogging and internet posting policy. souza who proudly displays her awards and commendations, was devastated. >> i'm very heartbroken that i'm not there. i had no idea i wouldn't be going back. >> her case got the attention of the national labor relations board, which investigated. and in november, the board found the ambulance service illegally terminated souza. >> this really has expanded the free speech rights of american workers. if they're communicating about the workplace, and they're talking about their supervisors, then it's a protected activity by an american worker. >> after the board's ruling, souza and amr reached a settlement earlier this week. amr says it's pleased the case is behind them. >> basically, in exchange for

some -- for what owe sectionly is back pay, the company can ensure that miss souza never works for the company again. and the company's very happy with that result. >> reporter: but souza believes the result is actually a victory for her. >> we do have a freedom of speech. that is my right. that is everybody's right here. and that was what was being tested. >> now dawnmarie has tried to get a job again as a paramedic. she says she loves what she does. she's been keeping her certifications up to date. but at this point, she said, she's actually looking at a degree in nursing. she feels she'll have a better chance of getting a job with that. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. sweet... and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda® you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. that's how splenda® is sweet...and more.

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♪ it maybe a bad romance, but how about the world's love affair with lady gaga? from poker face to "paparazzi," "alejandro." you can go on and on. she has thrilled us with her music and wowed us with those downfits. of course, that big business, which is lady gaga. >> yeah, she is a brand unto herself. the most public of performers, though. se)has actually mgsd to maintain a certain level of privacy when it comes to her personal life. she does not grant very many interviews, but until "60 minutes" came along, this morning we have a preview of anderson cooper's revealing

interview with lady gaga. it airs this sunday. >> she doesn't do a whole lot of interviews, but she does let her guard down quite a bit, and we're going to learn some things about lady gaga. the world has actually never known about her. that's nice. >> a new side of lady gaga. welcome back. i'm erica hill with chris wragg wragge. >> first, let's get over to jeff glor at the news desk for us this morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. this morning the egyptian military announced it's behind president hosni mubarak's decision to remain in office for now. anti-government protesters are marching on the presidential palace this morning, but cbs news confirmed that mubarak is not there. he left cairo. cbs news correspondent terry is in cairo this morning. >> cbs news believes that president mubarak has left cairo for an egyptian tourist resort on the red sea coast where he does have a large residents and has been spending a lot of time.

the fact that he hasn't left egypt will mean that these protesters in tahiri square will not be satisfied. they spent a lot of time yesterday believing that mubarak was about to leave power spshgs when he gave that speech last night saying he wasn't leaving power and wasn't giving up the presidential position, they reacted with great anger. there were shots of leave, leave, which didn't mean live leave cairo. it meant leave power. the point of him leaving cairo is probably to diffuse the tension around the presidential palace. there have been a large number of protesters gathering around that palace just north of the square here this morning. there have been some clashes between protesters and pro-mubarak supporters, and with him not there, that takes away the tension. the protesters will most likely press for him to leave power. august bush iv, air to the anheuser-busch beer fortune will not face charges in the overdose death of his girlfriend.

adrian martin was found dead two months ago at his estate. it's clear she accidentally overdosed on cocaine and prescription painkillers. busch had refused to cooperate with authorities since his heads still spinning following the resignation of congressman christopher lee over what he put on the internet. >> reporter: jeff, good morning. the woman who received former congressman lee's shirtless pickup attempt isn't pulling any punches. she thinks he resigned because he is hiding some even bigger secrets. congressman chris lee's astonishing fall from grace reverb rated on capitol hill thursday. >> i think he made the right decision for himself and for his family. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner refused to address rumors. he warned lee to stop partying with female lobbyists. last night the identity of the woman at the center of the scandal was revealed in the washington post to be yesha

callahan, a single 34-year-old african-american designer. in an interview with a blogger on a website called theloop21, she spoke out about why she decided to post on craig's list. "i thought it would be fun to see what type of men would send me their photos because dating in d.c. sucks." 30 men responded. among them, second term congressman chris lee in a now infamous shirtless photo. first reaction was holy blank. second was he is probably done this before. third was he is married. fourth was, oh, my god, he is 46 years old. she waited three weeks before sharing her discovery effectively ending the congressman's career. >> how dumb is he to let himself be in this position? >> workers have already removed lee's name from his buffalo area office. >> it's politics. it's power. >> reporter: the former congressman has not been seen in

public since last wednesday. sex scandals are nothing new to capitol hill. many accuse lawmakers simply weather the storm, but in this case congressman lee resigned just three hours after the story broke. jeff. >> tha

now paeshl apparently mubarak is stepping down. we have liz palmer live with us from cry ko at this hour. liz? >> hi, jeff. look. i'm having trouble hearing you because the cheering from the square behind me is so loud. they are ecstatic. we just saw president -- the vice president suleiman came on to state television to make a very brief terse statement that president mubarak had resigned and handed his pow toer to a hi military council. we are not sure what the implications of that is but the crowd has clearly got what it wants. jeff? >> liz, stay with us here for a moment. i want to play some sound before we get back to you. the vice president omar suleiman making this announcement moments ago. let's take a listen. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: resigned as president. and we have assigned a supreme

council of the armed force to take over the country. god bless us all. >> there it was. announcement from vice president suleiman that hosni mubarak has, indeed, stepped down. back to liz palmer, if we could, in cairo near tahrir square. one of the questions now, liz, is how much power does the vice president have at this hour? how does this transition happen? >> reporter: it's very unclear. yesterday when president mubarak said he was handing over to vice president suleiman, the constitution was sill till in effect. i think this is a whole new ball game. fountain military is tag power, the constitution will probably be suspended and we should know in the next 24 hours or so how they are going to run things and how quickly they are going to assemble a true team that will

manage reform heading to free and fair elections, which is something the military has promised. reiterated that promise again. so this could be the beginning of a new chapter that leads to democracy in egypt. >> okay. liz palmer, stay with us, if you could. for now, though, we would like to go to the white house and get reaction from the president. chip reid is standing byty white house this morning. chip, over to you. >> reporter: i'm looking at my blackberry just waiting for something to come over it with a response from the white house. but i can tell you how deeply relieved that they will be by this. the president was put in a very difficult position here. yesterday, talking about the transformation that is occurring in egypt and then when mubarak didn't step down, issued a statement, last night, expressing how deeply disappointed he was that the change that they were hoping for had not come. he never specifically said mubarak should step down, but, clearly, that is what the white house had expected and had certainly hoped for. so now with this happening, that's a great relief for them.

we had been wondering whether the president would speak on this today and we had been told unclear at this point. hard to believe now he won't come out and tell us this is great news. of course, a still long way to go. this is a country that has lived under the military and in an aauthoritarian government for a long time and even with mubarak gone won't be easy. >> chip from your perspective it doesn't appear the white house had any advance notice on this. they found out around the same time we did. >> reporter: can you say that again? >> any indication the white house had any advanced notice from either the vice president's office in egypt. >> reporter: no. >> or from the military? they just found out? >> reporter: there was not. understand that they are in meetings in the situation room all the time on the national security staff so hard to reach. could they have found out a few minutes ahead of time? certainly possible but we have no indication of that at this point. >> chip, if you could stay with us as well. i'd like to send it back to liz

palmer in cairo. the scene is jubilant at this hour. if you're just joining us, to recap. we have just learned that egyptian president hosni mubarak is, indeed, stepping down. he will leave office. we heard the announcement from his vice president omar suleiman just a few moments ago. this is the same crowd that, last night, was stunned when mubarak said he was not going to step down, when many thought he would. now, today, after reports came in that mubarak went to sharm el sheikh that he fled cairo, we get the word he has left his office. liz palmer in cairo, our indication is that mubarak is still in sharm el sheikh. any idea where he goes next j? >> reporter: no. he has got a private compound down there. and that is where all reports say he is with his family. he went down on the presidential jet, we think, earlier today.

the cracks started showing pretty decisively after this morning. thousands of demonstrators flooded out of tahrir square behind me a half a mile where the state building is. they were chanting liar, liar, liar because state television is the main propaganda focus for anti-demonstrator information or disinformation. and eventually state television besieged, in effect, sent a reporter out to interview the anti-mubarak crowds and that is when we knew the end game had begun. then we began to get reports that the tanks outside the presidential palace had swiveled their gunses around to point into the balanceas and now out at the protesters and a soldier apparently got out and hoisted the flag shortly after that, an army spokesman arrived at the headquarters and then we had this dramatic announcement from

the vice president suleiman. jeff? >> liz, clearly, the mood very different among the crowd in tahrir square there. this evening now for you. what about the crowd size? compare it last night, versus today. >> reporter: the size of the crowd? this is the biggest yet. this is the biggest yet. now, the demonstrators have been pushing out and taking more territory over the last few days so they not only in the square which was full to the brim but in all of the streets around. i mentioned they were around state television and around the nile and on the bridges leading to tahrir square. we haven't seen a showing like this. so if -- some people thought that the wind would have been taken out of their sails last night by the concessions by mubarak. he didn't resign but he did say he was going to enact serious reforms, but that doesn't satisfy them. once again, the confounded expectations by coming out in unprecedented numbers today right from the end of friday

prayers around noon. >> liz, what is the latest we're hearing from this hour from the egyptian military? >> reporter: all we have heard -- now, since i've been talking to you, i don't know what -- whether there has been anything new but the high military command will be taking power. that is in an effective coup, a soft coup, perhaps. they have said from the beginning that they are going to effect transition. they will safeguard the security of the egyptian people and they reiterated some important promises this morning. among them, what they called honorable protesters would not be prosecuted. they will also steer the country toward free and fair elections. and that the hated state of emergency that has been in effect here for 30 years, will be lifted when conditions permit. they probably mean when these demonstrators are no longer in the streets. so they have articulated a

progressive agenda. the people have enormous faith in the army and the army, you know, although they are close to the regime, are really treasure their own honor, sense of honor. so, at the moment, people seem to think what they have promised through, they are carry through on. >> i realize, liz, some of this is speculation at this point. do we know about omar suleiman, the vice president? we saw him make the announcement about mubarak leaving. do we know where he goes next and what his role is going to be, if at all? >> reporter: no. this is a brand-new chapter. if the army is take than command and have really taken up the reins of power, all that is really going to be determined over the next 24 hours. there is nothing to say that he has to stay. they may choose to keep him. he is the former head of military intelligence and will be a good friend to many of the senior military officials. and they may want to keep him

for his contacts and also for stability. but there has been no confirmation of that as yet. >> if you're just joining us, this is the cbs news special report. egyptian president hosni mubarak has resigned. we just heard that news a few moments ago from his vice president omar suleiman. we learned that hosni mubarak actually fled cairo this morning to retreat to his residence, we presume at sharm el sheikh. he is no longer in cairo. a march on the presidential palace today. this drama, as you all know, if you've been following this story, has been going on for some 18 days now. and began with protests in the streets in cairo, particularly in the area you're looking at there now which is tahrir square. demonstrators have gathered there from the very beginning demanding, first and foremost, the resignation of hosni mubarak, a man who has led egypt

for 30 years now. it was not happening and he did not leave for days and days and then weeks and weeks. we thought he may be leaving -- he might have left last night, but he made an announcement and a long speech that stunned a lot of people when he said that he would stay on until at least september when new elections would be held. that clearly was not enough for the people on the ground in egypt and these protesters who, as you can see right now, are energized and excited they have gotten this news as well. wire story just crossing from mohamed elbaradei, an opposition leader, longtime krcket. this is the greatest day of my life, the country has been lynn rated. liz palmer, let me ask you about elbaradei. what happens with him now?

>> reporter: i'm sorry, jeff. is that question for me? the crowd is cheering so loud only that i'm not sure. are you asking me about elbaradei? >> i am, liz. let me repeat and my apologies. i know it is loud there. and we have a delay here. elbaradei saying this is the greatest day of my life, the country has been liberated. from your vantage point, where do you see him going now? >> reporter: jeff, you know, he has not been in the inner circle of these negotiations. he only got back to egypt a few weeks ago. he spent many years abroad as a top diplomat in vienna. he has tried to get a group of young people around him and be one of the brokers in whatever is coming next. but people say he is really still on the outside. he will be a very useful figure in a transition because he is extremely respected in the international community and he

has very considerable diplomatic skills but he is not, at the moment, anyway, looking to be a very influential figure in the inner circle of those who are going to determine what will come. i've just been handed a note here saying that protesters have broken through the barricades at state television. i told you earlier they had blockaded the building which must mean the army stood aside because they are ringed it with tanks and a really barbed wire barricade. if they are in, who knows what is going to happen. but certainly state tv, the main proper gan d propaganda arm is engulfed. >> the military in egypt is clearly walking a very fine line. they don't want ska os to spill over, right? if they are letting them into egyptian television, that is one thing but how far do the protesters go?

>> reporter: well, that is the question. the military will be trying to judge this. at the moment, this crowd has been exceptionally peaceful and again and again, organizers said they will not resort to violence. one night we did have bad violence a couple of weeks ago, it was provoked by state sponsored thugs. that was the night that crowds burned down president mubarak's party building. the military will be conscious of the fact that they have to let this crowd let off steam. i mean, this is a jubilant moment, ecstatic moment for people and they are going to have to express their jubilation. if the army does that and plays its cards right, they will be able to ask people to go home and people will obey. at the moment, the crowd is going to give the army credit for having delivered mubarak to them, if you like. they have bout themselves a lot of credibility and they will hope the authority to say to people, okay, now we have to get back to normal and get on with

the business of some kind of democratic transition. >> liz palmer in cairo, we will come back to you. stay with us, if you could. i want to toss it back to chip reid who is outside the white house. chip, maybe you can shed light on the communications that have gone on between the high command of the egyptian military and also the u.s. military. >>. >> reporter: i know we're at a point of speculation here but this is something that i think there is no doubt about one of the messages he is relaying if and when the military does take over here or play a more prominent role, please keep it peaceful and refrain from violence and respect the rights of the people who are out there protesting. chairman of the joint chiefs admiral mullen talked to his

counterpart, the last time was last night. >> chip, they talked last night. i apologize. we missed the first few seconds of your report there. have they spoken, as far as you understand, the egyptian military and the u.s. military this afternoon or this evening as well? >> reporter: let me interrupt you for a second. i was just told by ear that the president was just informed during a meeting in the oval office. but to answer your question, if i got it right about the military contacts, there were two contacts last night. one from the joint -- chairman of the joint chiefs calling his counterpart and one from secretary of defense robert gates calling his counterpart. clearly, they are making a big effort now to have the two militaries of the united states and egypt be very much in touch with each other and certainly that one of the messages here is don't resort to violence against these protesters. >> the egyptian military as we know is one of the largest militaries in the world and very

well-respected there. do military commanders here in the u.s. have faith that this transition that is being handled the right way now? you heard liz talk about some of these protesters breaking down the barriers of state tv, letting off a great deal of steam. do we know, at this point, if u.s. commanders feel like this can be contained? >> reporter: i think that they believe that if it's done correctly, that it can. keep in mind, that a huge number of the people in the egyptian military have been trained in the united states and they really are widely respected within egypt. these are people who are not going to do -- engage in the kind of activities that the secret police and the police engage in in egypt. so there is some hopefulness here. i know here at the white house, the military would be a major and very positive and productive part of this transition to democracy, but i'm sure in the back of everybody's head is it

has to be a transition. this can't simply be a handover of power from mubarak to the military and have it stay that way. it's got to be just one big step along the way to democratic elections in september. >> chip reid at the white house, we will come back to you. we are just seeing a new tweet from wael ghonim, the google executive instrumental in organizing some of the beginning of these demonstrations in cairo. he was taken into custody and jailed for a time, put in solitary confinement and then, of course, he had a very emotional interview that then subsequently rallied the supporters even more as he spoke out and said that hosni mubarak needed to step down. he said that was the only way this was going to end for him and for the other protesters. his latest tweet, quote, is the real hero is the young egyptians in tahrir square and the rest of

egypt. it does appear the young egyptians in tahrir square and the young egyptians elsewhere have brought about this transition, this soft coup, whatever we are calling it at this hour. we are trying to get as much information as we can. liz palmer, i'd like to go back to you in cairo, if we can, if you're still hearing me. what i'd like to ask you about we're seeing tahrir here continuously and is the epi center of the activity but other activity around cairo today, correct? >> reporter: yes, there is. marchers went up to the presidential palace and they have been meeting in public places around mosques all around the city, as well as state television, which has been really key. somebody has handed me a note here saying that the editor in chief of state television who is one of the main propagandas that this regime has just gone on air and said essentially retracted what the propaganda line was

that this revolution was foreign agents trying to undermine egypt. for that you can read israel and the united states. he is saying it wasn't that. we were wrong. in fact, this is a revolution and the credit should go to the youth of tahrir square. so a major step-down for state television which i have to say is going to be a great surprise to people in the rural parts of egypt who don't really know this has been going on. this will be the first time they will be hearing about it and they must be wondering what they missed! >> liz, one of the questions i think being asked today is -- maybe you can try to shed a little light on this -- is what was hosni mubarak thinking last night? was this just another massive mission understanding of what was taking place in tahrir square and in egypt in general when he came on and said he would, indeed, stay on through

september? now he is not going to. >> reporter: well, he is a military man. he's a steely-eyed military man. and i think most people agree that he just could not face the indignity of this forced off. i spoke to quite an influential editor last week who said mubarak said to his aides, i'm not going to step down for the riffraff in tahrir square. if you want me out of here you have to organize a coup. it was more honorable to be forced out by his brothers in arms than it would be to step down to popular demand like this. and, in effect, that is what has happened. we don't know, yesterday, whether he told the military i am going to step down and then change his mind at the last minute. there are some indications that that is what happened because the military, in various ways, has led people to believe that

he was going to step down last night. or did he engineer this so that he was forced out by the army? that's something we may discover, if and when he writes his memoirs or the army chiefs of staff do but, for the moment, it's quite mysterious and, in fact, a very undiggived exit for a proud man. >> yeah. liz palmer in cairo, liz, we will come back to you and shift now back to the white house and chip reid. chip, you mentioned before the president just found out about what is happening. any indication of what we will hear from the president or if we will hear from the president later on today. >> reporter: two bits of information. number one, he will be speaking on camera in the briefing room at 1:30, about two hours from now. i asked robert gibbs in an e-mail if the president actually called mubarak either prosecute before or after this and try to nudge him over the line in this decision.

gibbs said no calls were made by the president. even at this point, the president decided just to stay a bit hands-off as he has tried to do here, because as he has said over and over again, eblhe belis it's not the job of the united states but the job of the egyptian people. >> yeah. maybe we can reinforce that again, chip, because that has been a very, very fine line that the president and the white house had been walking, right? >> reporter: they have been walking this tight rope for quite some time now. certainly in their heart of hearts, they wanted mubarak to go but they never said it for a variety of reasons. one of them is because they don't want to give the impression that they are meddling and trying to control events or appearing to control events. they also don't want to send a message to other authoritarian leaders in the region are key allies to the united states. for example, saudi arabia, the united states will cut and run. also the reason that president obama, they say, just really

does fiercely believe it's up to the people of egypt and not him to make this decision, so he has tried to stay away from saying whether mubarak should go or stay for those reasons. but certainly they felt it would be better -- and he came close. at one point, he said i hope president mubarak makes the right decision, but he never went so far to say i'd like to see him step down. so they have been walking that tight rope, i'm sure, much to their relief and don't have to walk it quite the same way any more. jeff? >> chip reid, thank you very much. we will be seeing you soon, i'm sure. the president is scheduled to meet two hours from now on the situation in egypt. i'd like to go now, if we could, to the ground level in tahrir square. i believe we have harry smith on the phone bus. it's clearly loud there. harry, are you hearing me? >> reporter: yes. we are in the middle of tahrir square. we have been here all day. the crowds were just such spectacular and then just a a

little while ago once this announcement was made by suleiman that mubarak was gone, this entire square erupted in a state of euphoria of disbelief. people with tears in their eyes and people shouting "god is great." they are walking around looking at each other, can you believe this is actually happened? can you believe this is true? of course, they brought to the brink of this last night, everybody thought that mubarak would announce that he was leaving. he did not. and now this announcement from suleiman has turned into just this raucous, wild celebration. all day long today in the square, an enormous crowd of people from all walks of life. there were middle class and there were poor and rich and men and there were women that came here in an act of total guy

defiance and not allow mubarak's will overcome their will and now back in the streets celebrating and hugging each other and praising god and tears in their eyes. it's just a state of absolute euphoria. they can't believe this is actually happened. >> harry, a state of euphoria but from what you're seeing a state of peacefulness as well? >> reporter: amazing. even all day. the fact is protest organizers here have done a spectacular job of policing their own crowds, of making sure troublemakers weren't let in. this is -- this is the ultimate act of civil disobedience. you have never seen a group of people so euphoric. there is no sense, at least where we are and as we have been packed in the square now 15 or 20 minutes that any sense of -- or upheaval.

this is just pure joy. >> extraordinary stuff. harry smith on the ground in tahrir square in cairo at this hour. harry, thank you so much. so the headline of the hour egyptian president hosni mubarak has resigned giving into commands of protesters in the streets. for now at least our understanding the military will be in charge in egypt. we will have the latest on tonight's cbs news evening news with katie couric. i'm jeff glor of cbs news in new york. >> for news 24 hours a day, go to cbsnews.com. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's erica. >> over the years jennifer aniston has teamed up with a who's who of hollywood's funniest leading men. s her newest on screen partner is adam sandler, and in this one

she pretends to be his future ex-wife in the romantic comedy "just go with it." >> oh, you falleth. oh, hoep open that door. >> why did you call me henderson? >> just go with it. >> so lovely to meet you. >> likewise. >> i mean, look at you two. it's like barbie and grandpa ken. >> oh. >> oh. >> jennifer aniston is here with us in the studio. good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm well. it's a really cute, fun movie. i laughed a lot. >> that's what we were hoping. >> and i would imagine, though, that you laughed a lot making it. >> we laughed almost more than we should have been allowed to. we were barely able to get anything on film. we were shocked there was actually a movie made. >> glad it all worked out. >> you have great chemistry with adam sandler. >> yeah, thank you. thank you. >> what's it like working with him? i imagine he is a jokester and

prankster behind the scenes? is that -- >> he is -- i mean, i have known him for 100 years. 100 years. i have known him so long. he is just a funny guy. he is a family guy. we just have fun. it's a place -- it's an environment that you just can't wait to walk into every day. >> it really translates. it doesn't hurt that it was hawaii where you were shooting. >> that didn't hurt. we did a couple weeks in los angeles, and then we all had to schlepp to hawaii. we had to just go with it. >> very nice. it's a shameless plug, but we'll take it. it's supposed to be the most revealing jennifer aniston interview ever. it has to be tough for you that people constantly want to know those intimate little details

about you. do you ever get to a point and say, okay, i can shut the door to that and live my life and not worry about it? >> i think you're always in hopes to sort of reach that sort of mental goal, and that sort of place. and i'm -- i get -- it's always something that, you know, i think struggle with. because it's -- it's -- but like i said before, it's something that's always going to be there. for people, i think, i mean, in this business, it's -- you know. you gotta just find a peace with it somewhere, otherwise you'll just be driven insane. >> it seems like part of that peace you find with your girlfriends. we seem to hear a little bit more and i think so many women can relate to that, how important it is to have those rocks in your life. >> it's so important. and the consistency, and the sort of -- i've been fortunate that they've been in my life for as many years as they have, so they've -- we've grown up together. you know, and so they've -- they -- they're real. they're the real, and they keep it real. you know. because it's all so unreal. >> yes. one of the things that they talk about in this "people" article is that there are a lot of, you know, misconstrued ideas out there about you. one of them being that you're pretty unhappy. you seem like a pretty happy

person. >> no, miserable. >> right? must be rough to live your days so darkly, is dark and so alone. >> it's horrible. >> no, i mean, it's funny. i find -- but you know, i think that's sort of the narrative that i've been assigned. it's just sort of what it is. >> yeah. >> and it's -- it's, again, it's one of those things that, you know, you know what your truth is, and that's all that really matters. >> yeah. >> it's your birthday. happy birthday, by the way. >> why, thank you. >> so what's the best way to celebrate your birthday? something you love to do with that core group of girlfriends. >> that's it. it doesn't matter. we could be anywhere, and as long as the people i love are in one room, i feel blessed. >> well we learned recently that you apparently became a fan of "the jersey shore." i got sucked into a marathon. >> maybe when you girls are hanging out if you needed second season. >> i do! >> you have the second season, and just in case a little light

reading. >> no, ma'am no! >> we're not done. >> look at that. >> maybe you girls want to do karaoke. >> no! bump-it, so instead, how about the snooki 'do. >> you really got to be kidding me. >> no, no, totally serious. >> this is really awesome. >> yes. >> look at this. do you see this? that's going to be fun play time for me. >> those are pictures that will never show up in any magazine. >> you will never see these. or you might. god willing, i'll see if they can get away with that and they won't recognize you in that picture. >> yeah, right. so there you go, happy birthday. >> you're so kind. >> and i know your perfume is out here. >> yeah. there it is. >> got that, as well. >> that's on sephora.com. >> hey, hey, another nice plug. >> i know. >> thank you for coming by. >> thank you, guys. >> i'm glad you like it. enjoy. >> i can take my gifts with me. >> there you go. the film, again, is "just go with it." it is in theaters now around the

country. ♪ hey, hey, good lookin ♪ what you got cookin >> ladies and gentlemen, this is it. the final round of "the early show" battle for breakfast. we started on tuesday with grits. chosen by erica. on wednesday, thanks to jeff we made pancakes. and yesterday was marysol's choice, french toast. now, before i show the -- >> show the leader board. >> all right. going to tell you marysol leads after three rounds. jeff and erica are just one point behind. i have a bit of ground to make up which is why i want to announce that this competition is officially under protest. but i digress. remember you can come from behind to win these competitions. i did the last time. but i'm still out of it. no big deal. we're going to start with eggs today which is my favorite breakfast food. here to help us judge the results is chief -- chief? >> this just got weird. >> my main man, owner of the

washington pizza. good to see you again. you helped me win it last time. >> you always want to lead? >> i just try -- i like to eat and it shows. because i like to cook. >> so, you know, i was up all trying to think of some tips for you. you already gave it away on the earlier segment about the water with your eggs, the freshness check. >> oh. >> stealing that. >> well let's go. >> there are so many options. >> scramble the eggs which is the way i really wanted this segment. >> the one thing about scrambled eggs you want them to be very aerated, very fluffy. i start by busting my yolks just like that. >> bust them up? >> crack the yolks. >> you paying attention? >> yes. >> most people do this thing. you've got to incorporate air into it. so you've got to whip them. that's what the whisk is for. get some air in there. like you're making whipped cream. >> okay. >> and then i'm going to start with a little stick of butter here. and today i am making a greek omelette.

>> you're going the greek route? >> oh, yeah. i heard jen was going to be on the show today. she's greek. this is on her. it's an homage. >> a little birthday gift for her. and then put salt and pepper. always season your eggs. >> this one continues -- >> no, no, no. >> she's cheating again. >> oh, no! >> i'm going to go start cooking. >> a little olive oil? >> you can go to your station and get started. >> okay, thank you. >> while i finish my demo. you pretty much want in your pan, guys, see this? we've got the perfect heat going. there's no browning of the butter, it's just kind of perfectly melted. and then i put a little creme fraiche in my eggs. >> that's what i wanted to ask you. is it safe to do something like creme fraiche or a whole milk or can you sometimes use water? people sometimes put water? >> i wouldn't do water. no one wants watery eggs in the morning. >> gross. >> i'm going to put a little milk. a little creme fraiche and we're going to be done. throw mine in.

check on all you guys. >> jeff really mastered the fine art of cooking this week. >> i have a lot of eggs-spectations for you. >> we've got onions and bacon in the pan. adding a little cilantro right now. we'll put a little more on after we're done. >> that smells delicious right now. >> thank you, buddy. and thank you for joking it up. i'm going to make scrambled eggs -- >> uh-oh, erica. >> i'm going to put some lowry's seasoning. >> some lawry's seasoning? >> just a little bit. a couple pinches. >> i like the way you incorporate the air. this is going to be scrambled pillowcases? just love in there? >> yeah, i hope so. you know, i hate it when eggs are overdone. eggs are a little bit runny? how about jicama salad. and a little red pepper. >> so like a little salad to complement it.

you're on your way. >> my mother-in-law saving me this morning again. >> did she? >> yes, yes, indeed. >> okay, erica. >> three days in a row for the mother-in-law. i'm making a frittata. >> we've got to incorporate a little air. >> so i've got my eggs and some egg whites, a little bit of milk. a new technique now and some feta, and i found whet i'm making a quiche or frittata, if i've got some zucchini going here, if i mash it into the bowl -- >> so you've got the cheese. >> a little parmesan in there, too. >> so you do a frittata today. this is like a fillet of scrambled eggs? >> you sort of cook it in a pan and you finish it off in the oven under the broiler. and we're having maybe a special weekend. >> hmm sounds good. >> a special weekend. >> i'm going for a frittata. >> sounds good. >> scramble-icious. >> you're gaining points by

using feta because i'm greek also. you can see the heat. oh, i kind of made an omelette because i wasn't paying attention. >> it's all right. >> oh, my god! this looks delicious, my man. >> we've got potatoes in there? >> no, the provolone. >> oh, the provolone. >> this is the thing that i do. learned this from childhood. with the bacon. cook the bacon beforehand, crumble it up so it's in there. you can taste it. it's not too overwhelming. >> or you can use prosciutto. who do you cook eggs for at 4:00 in the morning? >> i go on the streets, i have a sign. i will cook eggs. >> you opening a food truck? >> a little something i do in midtown manhattan. >> okay. >> looks good, looks good. you're scrambling. >> hello. >> hello marysol. they always save you for last over here. >> i know. >> best for last. >> so i sauteed some onions in a

little bit of butter and a little bit of bacon grease. >> and bacon grease? >> it's delicious. >> that's out of control. >> just a smidgen. so i did the onions and tomatoes. i have some crumbled bacon. i've tried to properly aerate. >> aerate? >> look, i see. you can see -- there's a lot of froth there. you're doing really well. and i'm going to add some cheese to this in a bit. and i do think that the perfect egg needs to be cooked slowly. >> slowly. patience is a key here. when you're cooking scrambled eggs. and i'm going to serve it with a side of sourdough toast. if you please. >> okay. sounds delicious. >> guys, i know she's needing but she said aerated. is this a golf green or scrambled eggs? >> i was merely repeating what our chef said. >> those look pretty much done already. >> pretty good, huh? >> like erica said earlier, nice -- >> and you've got your eggs going on, look at the frittata nest over here. >> yeah. >> have you made this before? >> i have made it before. it's been a long time.

>> all right, guys, while you continue to make your eggs we're going to be right back with the all-important judging and the final announcement of the grand prize winner. i have to relinquish the trophy to one of my colleagues today. who will it be? find out when we come back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. look at jeff glor. >> whoo! ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it! well good for you! [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ speaking spanish ] ♪ [ male announcer ] old el paso stand 'n stuff taco shells. old el paso. feed your fiesta.

>> and we are back. no matter what we did with our eggs we're all pretty much fried at this point. so let's take one last look at the battle for breakfast leader board after three days here on our fourth day. this is where we stand. marysol leads with 11 points. erica and jeff each have ten points. that's the only thing really worth seeing. so that's all about to change right now. we have just finished our egg recipes and now it is time for our celebrity chief and chef, spike mendelsohn to taste all

four and decide who is taking home -- >> this looks delicious. >> egg, bacon, lawry's seasoning, cilantro, onion, and we have a jicama and tangerine salad on one side and red pepper garnish on the other side. >> i like it. >> very pretty. >> i could really taste the bacon here. it's really delicious and the onions that really comes through. lots of body. and the eggs are still really moist. still moist. i like the little salad here. >> nice. >> thank you, buddy. >> strong way to finish. >> really healthy. good job. >> thank you. >> what have we got here. >> i made a frittata and you will find dukenny, fit fa, garlic, some fresh oregano, a little parsley to finish off on top. >> kind of like a greek frittata. >> a little bit. >> this looks delicious, by the way. >> it does look good. >> great technique, crispiness on the end. >> thank you. >> oh, my gosh. heaven. that is cheesy goodness. >> nice. >> someone gets big points. >> mice. >> delicious. let me taste a little bit of the salad. >> the salad really isn't --

it's a little bit of the fresh oregano and a tiny bit of pepper. what's really good to bring out the flavor of tomatoes, i find, a little bit of sea salt. >> this is delicious. >> nice job. >> i went traditional. these guys they did a great job all week. i did not do well all week. i did with the judges, but -- >> you know what? >> chris after seeing this dish i think you're being pretty consistent this week. >> yeah? >> oh! >> wow. >> mm-mmm. >> you know, i love the provolone, the mushrooms. what did you put spicy hot sauce? >> a little something with a little kick. >> you trying to overwhelm my palate for the last dish? >> when in doubt go hot. >> i love the hotness in here. it's delicious. >> yeah. >> are your taste buds now so -- >> i need some water here. >> ay-yi-yi. >> all right, marysol. what have we got going on? >> we saw tied onions and

tomatoes with a little bit of butter. and the slightest bit of bacon grease. bacon done in the oven. scrambled eggs. >> i love that bacon grease. >> it adds texture, dimension. >> your eggs are really well cooked. >> oh, there's a little bit of cheese in there. >> there's a lot of cheese. i can taste the cheese. can taste that bacon grease. i love the tomatoes thrown in there, scorched a little bit. it's delicious. >> thank you. >> now it's time to basically -- you've got the scores in your mind. >> i have the scores in my mind. >> eliminate the bottom two. >> you know who i'm going to go with, first -- you're on the bottom this week. it's okay. >> it's okay. >> okay. and jeff, although i loved yours, i really thought it was the perfect dish. very good. this one just is -- it deserves some points. so my top two marysol. >> it comes down to erica and marysol. >> and the winner --

>> i think there should be a crown. >> the winner of the eggs battle, the one that's going to be taking the trophy home today -- the one that gets bragging rights all week long, and has to make me scrambled eggs is -- erica! >> no way! >> yes. >> oh. >> the frittata. >> oh, thank you. god i love you. >> thank you. >> let me tell you it was really delicious. really well balanced. i love your technique. i like the little tomato salad there. >> thank you. >> delicious. >> thank you, guys. >> there it is. >> you know what? >> he's not letting it go. >> not letting it go. >> along with the trophy. i won it fair and square. you may not be familiar with that tactic. >> make a donation to your favorite food charity. >> to the back pack program on the part of food banks all across the country. >> erica hill. ,,,,

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