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friday morning, february 25th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "the early show" here on a friday morning. good morning, everyone. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. the latest this morning on the crisis in libya. mandy clark joins us this morning from the city of durna. good afternoon where you are, mandy. >> reporter: good morning, erica. now, we are on our way to the city of durna for demonstrations. today expecting to see the largest demonstrations in libya because anti-gadhafi forces have called for a day of rage. benghazi is the biggest city to fall into rebel hands and last night a scene of wild celebration. the city saw some of the worst fighting. >> my people are dying in here

because moammar gadhafi is killing us because we are dying, because we are fighting until we die. we are -- we have no mercy. he has no mercy any more. >> reporter: on the other side of the conflict, pro-gadhafi state tv showing demonstrators arrested. they are saying they were duped by al qaeda which feeds them tru drugs. a people's militia on the side of the protesters gave us a tour of the weapons depot they were guarding and ground littered with munitions and scattered with troops loyal to gadhafi blew up bunkerers to keep them out of rebel hands. we met a group of army officers who refused to fight against fellow citizens. did you, as a group, decide to defect? they told us they all came to

their division on their own and insisted gadhafi has little support in the army. this captain made a tough call and she knows that she now has a price on her head if gadhafi wins this power struggle. we only have one aim, either we all die or gadhafi goes. i'm not scared at all, she told us. the stakes are high. these soldiers roo reenacting out other men were tortured when they refused orders to kill demonstrators. all eyes on tripoli today. that is where the biggest protests are expected to be but it's also a gadhafi stronghold and whoever controls the capital controls the country. >> in the port there is a ferry which is waiting to leave because of weather conditions. what is the update who is on board that ferry and when they may get out? >> reporter: we understand there's 167 american citizens along with a number of other

foreign nationals on the ferry. it has left the port city of tripoli to malta. erica? >> mandy clark, thanks. let's get you now the latest from inside libya's capital. ben plusser is on the phone from tripoli this morning. one of the few american journalists to make it into the capital. ben, first of all, tell us what you're seeing in tripoli. >> reporter: well, the city is pretty much abandoned. there are no pedestrians on the street. there is very thin traffic on the roads. people are clearly staying off the streets. >> what was it like for to you actually get in to the city? >> reporter: well, the scene at the airport was, to say the least, chaotic. there are thousands and maybe tens of thousands of people packed into the terminal. mostly foreign workers and egyptions and turks and from southeast asia. every once in a while, you see a western face. they are living on the floor wrapped in dirty blankets.

they have been there for days. and they are the lucky ones because they have a roof over their heads. outside the terminal, there are thousands more people trying to inch their way into the terminal. there are policemen with sticks and whips keeping them in line, keeping them away from terminal doors. there are fights breaking out. they are living in the trash from days of sitting outside the terminal, just waiting for an opportunity to get out of the country. >> it's quite a scene that you paint. this is such a different situation. you were such a key part of our coverage in cairo over the last few weeks. describe for us, if you could, the differences you're seeing on the ground in libya now versus that situation. >> reporter: well, at the moment, a feeling very much where i am in tripoli is that the government has the situation under control. there are checkpoints everywhere. there are police officers. they checked our i.d.s several times on the way from the

airport. we are, obviously, being escorted everywhere by agents of the government who make sure we only see what they would like us to see. so to that degree, unlike in egypt, the government has control of the situation and people, at least in tripoli, are not able to go out and express themselves. >> reporter: you mentioned you're shuttling from place to place and they are trying to control the message. did anyone at the airport try to paint a picture of perhaps some of the violence we have heard so much about over the last few days? >> well, the people we were ferried right out of there. an they were very anxious to make sure that i don't get any pictures of what i was seeing. but the looks on the people's faces were horrified. these people are stuck here. they are being watched over by guards who beat them with sticks and with ropes.

there are armed -- army officers standing outside the airport. and these people have no idea when they are getting out or how they are going to get out. but they are clearly desperate. they are willing to do anything just to get out of this country. >> ben, we will be following your reports. he is joining us from tripoli this morning. thanks. >> reporter: thank you. bye-bye. now here is chris. the u.n. security council and nato holding emergency meetings today trying to answer a big question -- how should other nations deal with the crisis in libya? and is u.s. military intervention an option on the table right now? joining us with some answers is retired general wesley clark, the former nato commander. good morning to you. >> good morning, chris. >> moammar gadhafi has vowed to fight to the last drop of the blood to be a martyr. do you see this turning into all-out civil war into the region? >> well, it depends on how strongly the protesters and the dissidents can organized in the eastern province. weapons are available.

probably not the same quality that gadhafi has. and if he holds on to tripoli and if the day of rage doesn't work, if he then will, of course, go after those in the eastern province. i don't think he has got the forces. i think if the people really are against them him that his own forces will collapse and they will end up fleeing for their lives. but you could have a lot of people hurt in the process. >> president obama considering what he calls a full range of options including sanctions. general, do you think those sanctions, though, are enough to quell the situation? >> well, i think you've got -- the first concern, of course, is the american embassy and american diplomats and their families. you could do noncombatant operation option and use military force to pull out americans. beyond that, the question is what is the basis for action? what is it we are trying to do? gadhafi has been recognized as the leader. he is not under indictment. you could put sanctions on. you could charge him with violations of things by the

excessive violence in there. but, first, you have to build a basis for action, a legal basis. you have to bring your allies on board and then you'd have to decide what is the real purpose? i think, you know, the last option is to go after gadhafi and flintervene in this conflic at this stage. >> they are talking about a military intervention. what would that look like to you, general? >> probably a noncombatant evacuation. you might send forces in to land at the airport and pick people up. you might send naval vessels in to a port. you might establish a secured area to facilitate loading people up. you might establish a humanitarian assistance certify supported by supplies flown in or shipped overseas. i think the last option is go in and use lethal force. is there no basis for it right now. might be able to construct a basis through the united nations but those debates haven't taken

place yet and they would depend very much on gadhafi's actions and how much force is used. >> general wesley clark, we appreciate you taking the time from los angeles this morning. thank you. >> thank you. we turn to the alleged terror plot we are learning was stopped just in time. a 20-year-old saudi arabian man studying chemical engineering in texas is now accused of planning for several years to carry out an attack. cbs news correspondent bob orr joins us from washington this morning with the details. good morning, bob. >> good morning, erica. >> talk to us who this person was. khalid al wasari. >> as far as we can tell he seems like the classic lone wolf. this is a wannabe jihadist. he was totally under the radar and the fbi knew nothing about him and just until three weeks ago. he is a sawedy born student and

good grades and no criminal record and never in trouble but he did manage to quietly buy bombs and a scary type threat. >> it is very scary. luckily, in some ways the system worked here when he tried to buy the chemicals because that tipped off some things. there was also a search of his room, as i understand it? >> yeah. actually the fbi did secret searches. two of them on his lubbock, texas, apartment. they found wiring there and hazmat suit and founel a private diary filled with his apparent jihadist flos philosophy. he had researched western dams and power plants as targets and took a look at new york city and wondered if there were targets there and another e-mail spoke about this house. the dallas home of former president george w. bush.

y cbs news talked to some of his room nature who don't want to be identified on camera but he described him as a loner. >> he kept things to himself. he didn't include us in anything. he went to his room. came out to eat on occasion and straight back to his room. if we had people over, he wouldn't talk to them. our friends even assumed he was a terrorist himself but we defended him jokingly, just not assuming anything at all. >> wow. quite a picture that they paint. bob orr in washington. you are saying they are stressing he appears to be a lone wolf this morning? >> reporter: that is good news but there is a threat going forward which people have to be vigilant about. >> if you see something, say something, as we say, bob, thanks. >> here is jeff glor with oorge headlines. a fierce storm sweeping east caused widespread damage overnight. heavy rain and winds and several

suspected tornadoes struck arc arkansas and tennessee and parts of kentucky. nearly 30,000 people without power in eastern arkansas this morning. in southwestern kentucky heavy rain led to tragedy as four young children were swept away in a swollen creek. this happened west of mayfield, kentucky. the four amish children were in a buggy that overturned after rushing water came through. early today, searchers found the bodies of three children. they are still looking for the fourth. early this morning, developments in the wisconsin assembly. it passed a budget bill that restricts union rights for most state workers. the vote followed 60 hours of contentious debate, the longest in state history. >> vote aye. opposed. >> boo! boo!

>> this again very early this morning. for the bill to become law it must be passed by the state national but all 14 democratic senators left the state to prevent a vote. after this vote this morning, republican lawmakers were escorted from the capitol by state troopers the governor says if a budget is not passed took today lay jifs begin. republicans in washington say they won't pass a plan there without spending cuts and for the first time, senate democrats appear open to the idea. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has details on that. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. now the white house is getting involved. they are urging senate democrats to compromise with house republicans to avoid a government shutdown which could happen one week from today. >> the president believes the leaders of the house and the senate need to get together to work something out. >> reporter: capitol hill sources tell cbs news there are two different negotiations under way. democrats say they will offer substantial cuts in a bill which

would fund the government until september 30th, the end of this fiscal year. those cuts could include some proposed by president obama for next year's budget. and also 8.5 billion dollars in previously approved earmarks. the second negotiation is about keeping the government functioning beyond friday, march 4th, when the current funding runs out. that bill would also make some cuts, but would likely provide only two weeks of extra funding. giving republicans and democrats a little more time to work on the long-term deal. last week, the president painted a grim picture if the government would shut down, what might happen. >> people don't get their social security checks and don't get their veterans payments. basic functions shut down. and that also would have a adverse effect it our economic recovery. >> reporter: that is actually not true. social security checks and veterans payments would still go out as they did when the government shut down 15 years ago. but it now seems that both sides want to avoid a shutdown or, at

the very least, to avoid the blame if it one happens. jeff? >> all right, bill. thank you. also some magic at the white house. motown magic. last night the president honor the 89 music of motown honoringing it the sound track of the civil rights era. a performance by nick jones and stevie wonder and smokey robinson ♪ you are the sunshine of my life ♪ >> it was part of a white house celebration of black history months. 7:16 right now. stevie wonder talks about sunshine. as we move over to marysol castro, not sure there is a ton of that in the east today. >> not in the east but certainly in the middle of the country. good morning, everyone. we show you that national picture. the eastern seaboard gets a lot of rain but a high pressure system in the northern plains sunny but cold. we want to talk to you about the severe weather nearly 200 reports of severe weather. there were confirmed tornadoes outside of memphis and

nashville. today all of that weather moves out. cooler temperatures come in but not a lot of precipitation not for this part of the country. again, the eastern seaboard getting much, much rain throughout the day. behind the rain,,, thanks so much. that is your latest weather. over to you two. good morning. >> good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday as well. >> we made it. bring that sunshine out! still ahead this morning foreigners in libya desperate to leave. one american tells us how he got

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welcome back to "the early show." coming up, thousands of foreigners, including hundreds of americans, are under siege in libya. fortunately a ferry full of evacuees left libya. people are telling some dramatic stories. we're going to hear one of those stories when we come back. >> we are also following the royal couple. there you see prince william shaking hands. he's in saint andrew's. and kate middleton back where they met at school. why are they there? we'll give you the latest on the royal couple just ahead. you're watching "the early show." >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by chili's.

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we're still expecting snow in the bay area... but right rain.... including it is 7:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. >> we are still expecting snow in the bay area and right now it is all rain and including highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. there is a winter weather advisories in the north bay mountains, and lawrence says snow could accumulate as low as 1,000 feet in the bay area. this rain delayed the recovery of a body found buried in a backyard in novato. before the remains can be removed that hole will have to be shored up. the body has not been identified but authorities think it's of that a 74-year- old man who hasn't been seen in months. and a san jose police department will keep its helicopter on the ground except in extreme emergencies. the new police chief says it's too expensive to fly air 2 on a regular basis. the price tag for running that

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good morning. want to take outside show you what it looks like out there. it is a mess as indicated from our san mateo bridge camera. caltrans has warning signs up across the bay area letting now it is wet and windy out there. in fact, we have several wind advisories and flooding concerns now coming into san francisco coming in and out of

san francisco. southbound 101 at paul avenue lanes blocked there. and southbound 280 reports of flooding in lanes at cesar chavez. wind advisory at the carquinez bridge canada richmond/san rafael bridge. the metering lights are on, it's friday light, not as many commuters out there but it is stacking up and backed up just beyond the first overcrossing. that is a check of traffic. let's get a check of our forecast. here's lawrence. >> all right. yes, that cold front plowing through the bay area and bringing with it some heavier amounts of rainfall. we are seeing a strong cold front getting gusty winds going around the bay area. that heavy rain extending into redwood city into danville through concord, rio vista and fairfield. but it looks like that's going to start to taper off. behind that guess what, we have some cold air and we are seeing some snow beginning to develop in parts of the north bay. we have had a few reports there of some snow in that area. it looks like we could see some snowflakes all the way to sea level at least by the afternoon, cold early tomorrow morning. ,,

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♪ half past of the hour. welcome back to "the early show." you are looking at live pictures of kate middleton there in her red suit and, of course, her fiance prince william is meeting. it is stop two on the early royal tour for the couple. >> just kind of getting a feel of what it's going to be like when they are the official royal couple. this half hour we will take a closer look at the couple in their first world tour together and how it's going so far and what the response has been. the response has been pretty darn good. >> they were yesterday in wales

where they live right now. first, we check in with jeff glor with another look at the top headlines we are following for us this morning. a high ranking u.n. official says he is concerned about reports of mass killings in libya. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights says thousands may have died in the government crackdown. another mass protest is planned for today. a ferry with 167 americans on board left tripoli this morning possess ma for malta. moammar gadhafi's son says his family will live and die in libya.

this morning a ferry sent by

the u.s. to bring americans citizens out of libya is finally on its way to malta. leaving just after 6:30 a.m. eastern time, the state department says 300 people are on that ferry and more than half americans. two days rough weather with waves up to 16 feet high made it impossible to leave. this morning i spoke with kyle while an american working in tripoli the past nine months. i asked him if he ever felt threatened by the violence there. >> i never felt threatndened before this last week in tripoli. >> what did you see or hear that led you to believe you need to get out and get out fast? >> last thursday is called the day of rage and where all of the protesters in benghazi took to the streets to demonstrate their anger at the regime. i have friends there and i had been in constant communication with them. the following day on friday, there were calls to protest again but this time carrying the bodies that the government had killed that the previous day. what had happened is as it

progressed and i made a commitment with my friend to call every four hours and every four hours that i called it seemed to be progressing and things got worse and worse. later that night, i was hearing radio broadcasts that the city of benghazi taken over by the opposition group and releasing statements in arabic stating they had tanks and that they were calling for all regions to march to tripoli and to take over the regime in tripoli. >> you speak arabic so you were able to understand all of this. you finally made the decision to leave work and go to the airport. what was the situation like this when you got to the airport? >> the situation there was quite calm. there weren't that many people that more was hectic. i woke up and had my bags packed based off the things i was hearing in arabic. i went to the atm to pull out money and found the whole banking system in libya was closed enno one could pull out

any money. i saw mercenaries patrolling the neighborhood and i got out and left my company and did not tell anyone i was going to the airport. then i got to the airport and made my decision to leave the country. >> so you got to rome and then you got to san diego here in the states. you had to leave a number of friends and coworkers behind. have you had a chance to talk to them and what is their current situation? >> i've been able to get to them on the phone. there a lot of people that are very scared. there are some people who have made it back thankfully but still have people there on the ferry and they are scared for their lives. >> what are they saying, though, specifically as to what the conditions are there at this present hour? >> i have not been in contact with them since they have been on the ferry. but i do have local friends who live there. and they said things are very bad. my friends say they are scared for the lives of them and fair family. the men standing by the doors of the houses protecting anybody who may enter. my friends tell me the government is sending

mercenaries door-to-door and killing families and there are thousands and thousands of people who have died in tripoli alone. >> if things were to calm down in the region, would you ever entertain going back or have you seen and heard enough? >> i would entertain going back. the past nine months has been awesome. the people have taken me in and been my family the past nine months. there is no doubt i wog back to tripoli and libya in general. >> kyle white, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. >> thank you. >> he had the instincts to get out at the right time. >> the story we are hearing that people got out and interesting to hear he would go back. coming up next, tens of millions of us live with chronic pain. >> this morning we will talk more about how doctors are now change the way they treat it and, hopefully this could lead to preventing. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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treating chronic pain and here to help us understand some of those is medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. that number, 76 million americans is something that so many people can relate to. >> right. >> tell us more about why it's such an issue. >> first of all, the definition really of chronic pain is pain that continues outside of the normal healing period and it can come from a variety of sources in our anatomy. it can come from muscles, joints or solid organs. like your stomach. because you can't see it it's so subjective it can be challenging to treat. >> that is one of the hardest things for doctors if you go in and say i've had this pain and we probably all experienced it when someone says where does it hurt, describe it for me. >> right. everyone will give you a different answer. 80% of people who tell you they live with chronic pain don't say that you get good treatment for that. and part of the reason is there

is no one blood test, no scale that in medicine we use in this country to say, you know, this is objectively how much pain you're dealing with so we rely on the patient and what they are saying. as we know, everyone has a different pain tolerance and pain threshold. >> right. there seems to be over the last few years one of the main ways to treat is with prescription drugs. 10% prescriptions have gone up for vicodin and oxycontin? >> we hear so much about it. the use and prescriptions written for these types of medications has skyrocketed over the past. the biggest issue from the way i see it in the medical community is as physicians, we typically undertreat chronic pain dramatically. we're afraid of making the patient into an addict and afraid of making the patient dependent on this class of medication when, in fact, the principle in treating chronic pain is to use the right dose of

a medication that works. i might think it it's a high dose of narcotics but if it works to relieve your pain that is the precise choice. when you talk about narcotics they can be habit-forming so when you talk about someone living with chronic pain they might need to be on these medications indefinitely and the dependence becomes a real problem. >> it's a major concern. there are alternative ways to treat this that are starting to be explored more. what are they and how effective are they? >> a functional mri has to do with brain mapping. we know pain centers in the brain and the brain releases certain chemicals called neurotransmitters in response to pain. part of the research is using functional mris to stimulate not just the pain centers but the pleasure centers and retrain someone's brain to deal with pain. then, of course, you talk about alternative ways of treating it. things like massage or act u pun

act puncture. >> good to know there is hope on the horizons. thanks. prince william and kate middleton wowed them in wales. now they are in st. andrews, scotland and we are following their official tour. next top is st. andrews when we return. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. can getting enough vegetables make you feel good?

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all that wind this morning on the streets of st. andrews. tell us a little bit about what's happening and why prince will yand and kate middleton are there. >> well, erica, it's been a very exciting morning here in scotland. i think as anyone was unsure before we know that kate has got the "it" factor. they're in st. andrews, at the university where they met, to wish their university a very happy birthday. it is the 600th anniversary this year, and prince william is going to be the patron of the appeal. so a lot to celebrate and lots to look forward to at st. andrews over the coming few months. >> this is their second sort of royal engagement, if you will, in as many days. yesterday they were in wales. what's the real advantage for the two of them as they go on this mini-tour? >> i think, over the, you know, the coming weeks, kate's going to be transitioning from a commoner into a princess. and so it's wonderful to have -- it's wonderful to have the

opportunity to do that on common ground where they're very much part of the community, where they were able to have a private courtship, and there have been thousands of people out on the streets today ready to greet them. so i think she's off to a rocking good start. >> they're being very well-received. and as you mentioned, these are both places where they're very comfortable. w do you think, though, this is giving us any sort of indication of what they will be like as a royal couple with their formal engagements? >> well, what's been really lovely to see is how much fun they're having as a royal couple. you can see what a great relationship they have. there's been a couple of really tender moments where prince william put his hand on the small of kate's back just to guide her, to reassure her that he is there. kate says william is the best teacher and he's certainly teaching her well because she seems very confident, very self-assured and she seems to be having a good time so far. >> do either one of them seem to change around the other in public? >> i think we can definitely see that william, i think he's enjoying having someone to

engage with. royal engagements can be quite lonely in a way. he's there having to experience it, having to do everything by himself. and now he's getting to share it with his lady. so they were definitely having a good time together and interacting well. >> so far all signs point to a fine match. victoria arbiter, great to have you with us this morning. thanks. >> thank you, erica. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. dove invited real women to have their close-ups taken by a fashion photographer. then we asked them to try new dove visible care. a revolutionary new line of body wash with the highest concentration of nutrium moisture. visible care makes skin visibly more beautiful in just 1 week. ♪ when they saw how much more beautiful and radiant their skin looked with new dove visible care... there was only one question. ♪ new dove visible care creme body wash.

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your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good morning. it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm frank mallicoat. there is a little snow mixed with the rain and wind this morning in the santa cruz mountains. forecasters say tonight there is a great chance of snow in lower elevations around the bay area that could even include san jose and right here in san francisco. in the sierra, of course, it's already snowing up there with chains required. interstate 80 at u.s. highway 50, take it slow. some new evidence in one of the silicon valley's longest running mysteries. the 2001 disappearance of janine harms. it's belief the los gatos womans would murdered though no body was ever found. wednesday relatives gave

information to detectives from the suspect. the man was shot to death last month by the victim's brother who then took his own life. we have your weather and traffic coming up. stay right there. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. flooding reports into the newsroom. traveling southbound 101 out of san francisco at paul avenue, up to two lanes are blocked due to standing water in the road.

they had to block off lanes altogether. wet weather causing some raindrop let's there on our camera as you head across the golden gate bridge. it's just nasty commute out there. there was an earlier accident blocking several lanes of southbound 101 near lincoln. it looks like like they just got that cleared. unfortunately, it is still a slow crawl up the nimitz freeway. this is northbound 880 near the coliseum. and a developing hotspot right now eastbound 580 also in oakland, approaching golf links road. injury crash here. emergency vehicles just heading to the scene now. westbound 580, though, looks very slow. that's your traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> all right. rain and wind around the bay area right now. and it looks like a pretty good cold front diving through right now into livermore into fremont and san jose. back side cold air. so showers becoming more common place instead of steady rain. with that in mind, you have some snow beginning to schapiro in the north bay, could see some snowflakes to sea level today. ,,,,,,,,

and welcome back t welcome back to "the early show" here on a friday morning. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. hopefully everybody out there is in a good mood. weekend right around the corner. >> it's friday. what more do you need? >> i know one guy that's probably not in the best of spirits. i think probably not too happy. just when you think charlie sheen might be getting his life together, it all falls apart once again. he called into a city radio show yesterday and just went off. a long rant that made not a whole lot of sense in a whole lot of places. cbs has decided to shut down production on "two and a half men" for this year, and who knows what's going to happen? >> that's the big question. >> he seems to continue to spiral. coming up, we're going to see

what he had to say about his tv bosses and -- >> not the most flattering terms, shall we say. we will get you the latest on that because, trust me, plenty of people will be talking about it no matter where you find yoursel#hon this friday. also ahead, we are kicking off what could be one of the most difficult but yet a very exciting six weeks of my life. that's my hair in the morning, by the way. that's exciting in and of itself. i'm trying to follow all of the great health advice that we bring you every day here on "the early show". the recommendations that we get from the government on what we're speefd to do about how much we eat, what we eat, how much exercise we get, how much sleep we get. i'm your guinney pig. i'm going to see if you can actually do all of those things, you know, for a normal person, a normal working person. i have a team. we're calling this whole thing -- wait for it -- the erica heill experiment.

>> ah. let's go to the jeff glor experience right now. he is at the news desk with headlines. >> erica's hair in the morning is at least three feet high. >> good morning, every. severe storms rolled through the central plains overnight. parts of arkansas, tennessee, and kentucky were hit hard. high winds blew tractor-trailers off highways and several tornadoes touched down. four children dowed after being swept out of an overturned buggy by a swollen creek in kentucky. downed power liens in eastern arkansas left tens of thousands of people without power this morning. a top u.s. official said there are reports of mass killings in libya this morning. the u.n. commissioner of human rights says thousands may have been killed when government forces retaliated against protesters. more demonstrations are planned for today as rebel forces push their way closer to the capital tripoli. thousands of foreigners are trying to flee libya. a ferry carrying 167 americans did leave tripoli this morning for malta. rebels now control most of eastern libya. the u.n. and nato discuss

possible actions against libya today. a saudi arabian student is due in federal court in texas this morning to face charges of plotting attacks on the u.s. the fbi said that a search of his apartment turned up wiring, a hazmat suit, and chemicals that could be used to make explosives. he did research on dams, nuclear plants, and the home of former president george w. bush. two former roommates spoke to cbs news last night. they did not want their identities revealed. >> he had all this food in his room. that's how distant he was with us. he had his own frig where he kept his food. >> it's pretty scary to think that wie we actually lived there with a terrorist of that magnitude. >> he is charged with the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. wisconsin state assembly passed a budget bill early this morning that sharply cuts back union rights for public employees.

p the vote early this morning follows 60 hours of debate, a day of demonstrations. the bill must be now passed by the senate, but senate democrats have left the state to stop a vote. drastic measures by the school board of prov dinse, rhode island. it voted to lay off all of its nearly 2,000 teachers. last night's vote means that all teachers will receive a termination notice on tuesday. in fact, at the last day of school this year. teachers will remain at work until then. it's likely some or many will not be back next year. they need maximum flebsibility to make budget cuts. >> boeing has landed one of the biggest defense contracts ever. $35 billion deal to build air force tanker jets. the new tanker is based on the boeing 767 jetliner. it means thousands of jobs in washington state and kansas.

the space shuttle discovery is in orbit this morning on its 39th and final flight. during yesterday's launch discovery was hit by pieces of foam, insulation from its fuel tank. you can see there. nasa says they don't think the shuttle's heat shield was damaged. they will make an inspection, to be sure. it is five minutes past the hour. back over to chris, or we will switch to marysol. let's get over to her, and she'll update us on

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sheen. this morning his top rated cbs sit comis on hold for the rest of the year, and people are now wondering if he is err coming back. after an astonishing outburst yesterday. john blackstone has this report. >> morning train is leaving. >> reporter: actor charlie sheen may have gone too far this time with a public rant about his high profile career and his not so personal life. sheen, the highest paid actor on tv, began his day on radio calling "two and a half men" creator names which some say was an anti-semitic attack. >> last time i checked i spent close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold, and the gratitude i get suspect this charlatan choiz not to do his job, which is to write." >> reporter: sheen's tyrade was irrationale and explosive he have. >> i got magic, and i got poetry at my finger tips, and most of

the time and this is, you know, this includes naps, you know, i'm an f-18, bro, and i will destroy you in theary. i will deploy my ordinance to the ground. >> reporter: within hours cbs fired back cancelling the final four episodes of its most successful comedy, which sheen won't be paid for. based on the totally of charlie sheen's statements cbs and warner brothers television has decided to discontinue production of "two and a half men" for the remainder of the season. >> what we can say that charlie sheen did was a kind of spectacular act of self-sabatage. these were statements designed to bait the companies that employ him, to not employ him anymore. sthoo here's a window in my schedule now. come on in. rifshgts the show has been on hiatus since last month when sheen agreed to undergoing rehabilitation. after he was hospitalized following a 36-hour party at his home. >> knock yourself out. >> i'm sure going to try.

>> in october he made headlines for trashing a room at new york's plaza hotel in an alleged drunken rage. but yesterday sheen denied being an addict and swore he is ready to get back to work. >> i have a disease [ bleep ]. i am cured. i'm done. one thing i'm addicted to right now is winning. >> experts say such behavior is common among addicts. >> it is the kind of disease that says don't help me. >> reporter: whether he has a disease or not, charlie sheen has a problem. it seems his career is now in jeopardy. john blackstone, cbs news, hollywood. >> up next, the erica hill experiment. we're going to see if our working mom can follow all the suggested guidelines for eating, sleeping, and exercise. there she is. >> with the hair. >> coming up next. this is "the early show" on cbs. go! go! early show" on cbs.

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in this morning's health watch, the erica hill erperiment. every day here on "the early show" we bring you the latest medical and health information. our goal is to help you live better and live healthier, but the truth is managing a healthier lifestyle can be pretty tough to do when we're all so busy. for the next six weeks i thought i would see just how disciplined i can be. a team of experts is helping me to monitor my progress, and we're going to offer you at home the most comprehensive tools to help you to follow along. of the 150 million americans in the work force, 26 million are working moms. i'm one of them. and like so many parents trying to balance family and career, i often find it difficult to follow the recommended daily dose of everything we're told will keep us happy and healthy. the government food pyramid, the 30 minutes of exercise, and that elusive eight hours of sleep.

it's a lot. it's a lot to process. it's a lot to digest, if you will. my schedule is crazy. >> okay. got it. >> and my day feels crazy. >> five minutes. on that's just my day job. after work it's off to a busy life at home. preparing meals, shuttling my kids to activities, and getting added exercise for our dog, jake. >> what do you want to talk about first? >> now i'll do even more by trying to follow the daily guidelines for everything from diet to exercise. >> okay. i'm sitting up here. >> this six-week experiment began with a battery of tests. >> i'll check your liver and kidney function. >> starting with a clinical exam by cbs news medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. >> your blood pressure might come down a little bit. certainly her weight might come down over the next six to eight weeks. >> dr. amanda is a nutritional

psychologist. >> we're going to talk about supporting behavioral change through lifestyle, diet, a holistic approach to optimal mental health. >> in terms of sleep, we always hear that you should get eight hours of sleep wrash on a good night i sleep for five hours. >> there needs to be lifestyle change in order to have better quality of sleep, and one of the things that i heard erica say is there are several cups of coffee during the day. >> here's the thing. i actually really like coffee. there are people who drink coffee because they want the caffeine. i love the taste of coffee. not supposed to have another cup of coffee. >> that caffeine stays in your system for 24 hours. we may want to play around with that a little bit. sdmroop how are you? >> managing my workout with new york city personal trainer and welhemina fitness model. >> i want throw days a week with her one hour a day. >> before we started training at new york's chelsea pier.

>> let me put any the computer here. >> there are before tests. check my measurements. >> what's going to happen to my neck? >> and my fitness level. >> now reach. >> i wasn't really expecting very good results. >> what this is showing us right now is that your current body age is 27 years old. >> i'm actually younger than i really am except for the fact that when it comes to my cardio i'm in horrible shape. >> like this? >> i didn't fair much better in terms of strength. this jungle gym proves to be my toughest obstacle. >> i was, like, 7 on my playground, i couldn't make my way across thing. >> sorry. >> from now she actually should be able to do at least halfway. if negleanything, that's an improvement. >> yes, the workouts are tough. how is that? >> hard. >> she's having fun. the time is actually flying by. >> i'm exhausted. absolutely exhausted. >> double time. she's going all in.

>> that part i expected. what i didn't expect necessarily even though i knew my life was busy was just how difficult it would be to try to coordinate all these things. to meet with amanda, to meet with sydney, to meet with dr. ashton and then on top of that do all the other things i need to do. this is definitely making my life more complicated. without a doubt. >> there you go. go. >> i committed to this experiment for the next six weeks. who knows where it will lead? we're just getting started, and it already feels like a success. >> yes, yes. >> here they are with us on the couch. the erica hell experiment experts, dr. jennifer ashton, who you know well, dr. amanda bateman and sydney wilson. thank you for assembling all in one place. >> we're proud of you. >> it is a lot of work. we want people to follow the journey with us, and i have you guys to help me. you each are going to assess a certain part. jen, i want to start with you.

we did some clinical tests at your office, and it's important that you check in with your doctor before you embark on any dit regime. >> even though you appeared to be a great help, some of the blood tests were a little surprising actually, so let's go over your numbers. you get a gold star for your cholesterol. your cholesterol numbers are spectacular. your hdl, or healthy cholesterol sshgs great. your bad cholesterol is under 100. also fantastic. what was a little surprising i measured two vitamin levels for you. b12 was a little bit lower normal. can you improve that with diet or supplements. if it's in this range, it could potentially be having what we call neuro-psychiatric effects. your brain is not working as well as it could, and your mood might suffer. also, vitamin d. like so many americans, you were low. you were almost, frankly, deficient. your number was 23. we really want it in the 30 to 50 range. especially because you're breast feeding. very, very important. >> those are the things i'm working on. i took my vitamin d3 and my

complex b so, i started off with that. when do you think we see a change in any of those levels? >> some of those things we could see as early as four to six weeks. particularly d, when it is low like yours, could take several months. the b12 should come up in four to six weeks, and we might need to see your great cholesterol numbers get even better. >> amanda, you're looking at all aspects of my life. one of the things you're having me do is keep a food and mood journal. how important is that in this journey? >> it's really important. number one, it helps you be accountable to what you are putting into your body, and to what your goals are related to weight loss and optimum health. >> you are also going to help me work on getting -- i can't get more sleep. i know how concerned everyone is about sleep. you're going to help me get better sleep. one of the things that can help, too, with that is exercise, sydney. really quickly, what are the most important things you're looking for? >> body composition. trying to bring that down as much as possible to actually get you to be happy with your body

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good morning. unfortunately, we still continue to see a lot of accidents popping up all over the bay area. here's a new one westbound 580 approaching hopyard right before the dublin interchange. lanes blocked there. also one up the nimitz freeway northbound 880 near broadway. and traffic is actually very stacked up as you pass the coliseum. half hour is now your heavy

drive time from 238 up to the maze. the san mateo bridge looks okay. it looks like we are drying out a bit here but still slick across the bay area. caltrans has their warning signs still up out of hayward. at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is still very sluggish down the eastshore freeway. your drive time is almost 40 minutes now from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and traffic at the toll plaza itself about a 20-minute wait to get you on the span. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> heavy rain pounding the bay area this morning on this friday. we have a lot of that rain out there now. urban and small stream flood advisory in toward the santa clara valley, santa cruz mountains. that cold front continues to sag there. although beginning to taper off a bit. behind that, we have a lot of cold air and we have the prospect of getting a little snow. we have had a couple of reports of some snow to the north bay and we are seeing some of the wintry mix now. more of that on the way in the afternoon as more cold air dives into the bay area. a chance we could see some snow even a lot lower, some snowflakes even below 1,000 feet, maybe down to sea level

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the polar opposite of the next story. the annual list of the dirtiest holtzes in america. we're talking some real horror stories here. everything from mold to myself to mattress nightmares. blood on the sheets. >> lovely. >> oh, god. we're going to go through the list and tell you what some of these hotels are telling us and explain how to get out of a bad hotel experience. >> that's mold? >> we don't even know. >> quite frankly, i don't think i want to know. >> lovely gallery. peter is here with some information that you are

>> thanks so much. now over to chris. >> thank you. do you ever have reservations about the hotels where you have reservations? well, every year trip advisor.com puts out a list of the country's dirtiest hotels. we are talking about the worst of the worst. these are based on reports from actual travellers. david greenburg has the nasty reports from us this morning. there's ten bad ones. we're going to target five of the lowest of the low. let's start with the jack london inn. if it's by the bay, do not stay. >> you've been working on that. >> i like that. >> the reviews were terrible. we're talking about bugs. we're talking about dirt. we're talking about cigarette butts all over the floor. hair dryers and no towels. other than that, it's a very pleasant stay. >> other reviews, it puts the low in low. >> you like that too? >> i thought -- >> never hold back. >> also, we placed a number of calls and received no response. countless calls over the last

month, and no response. let's three a hotel outside of newark airport in elizabeth, new jersey. >> the econ-lodge in newark. over 85% of reviewers said thumbs down, big-time. we're not just talking about bugs. we're talking about collapsed box springs. we're talking about your favorite line from the tease, blood on the sheets. >> yeah. >> also, another review said no hyperbole here, stay away. we did receive a statement from this hotel. i'll just summarize. i although our hotel is an older building, we have worked on maintaining the agos pictures of our room standards that our guests deserve." you see the pictures. our guests deserve those conditions. >> sounds smelly. that was a review of 87% of the users saying they wouldn't want to stay there again. in fact, the door didn't even close properly. youco see people walking by your door from inside the door. not a good sign. >> the place was sickening, says one guest there.

now, we also did receive a statement from this hotel. they said the property maintains an a-minus rating with the better business bureau and will continue to work on the problems that any 30-year-old property does experience. that is their comment. >> they say they're trying. >> they're trying. >> let's go to colorado now. the super 8 estes park. >> it's not just dirty on the inside. it's dirty on the outside. they claim they had a heated outdoor pool. there was a garden hose running to the pool full of bugs. i rest my case. >> these pictures are disgusting. some people said it was the worst experience ever. a 92% thumbs down right there. again, this hotel we called a number of times. got zero response. finally now we have the pole kneesan beach and golf resort in myrtle beach. >> okay. a lot further away. hold your nose. it's not just smelly or bugs, but it's moldy. we're talking serious mold. >> hold your nose. another review said this is not a resort. this is a bad motel. we called a number of times.

not a single response. let's say that you are stuck in one of these hotels. what can you do to try to make this experience as decent as possible? >> it all starts the minute you walk into your room. take a look at your bedspread. pull it off the bed. throw it in the corner. never touch it. never look at it again. most hotels don't clean their bedspreads on a regular basis. then have you to get armed with a lot of disinfectant wipes because the number one item in the room, you know what it is, it's the remote control. that serious bacteria followed by the telephone handset, and the water glasses in the bathroom. most maids never get to those. they just rinse them in cold water. you need to put them under hot water. >> wear slippers. you don't know what the carpets are like. thank you very much. great pictures. >> did you like that? >> let's go over to erica. erica. if you have enough true grit to throw an oscar party on

sunday night, you don't have to make a king's speech to get the party started, but the people in your social network will certainly expect a nice menu. this morning we're making an oscar bash that won't break your budget. great to have you back with us this morning. >> great to be here. >> it's fun when you can sort of playoff, obviously, the movies there. >> absolutely. >> some of that -- we'll start off with getting the party started. you say one of the best things you can do, print everybody a ballot. >> as they walk through the door, hand them a ballot. let's make this night about the oscars, the manufactures. >> make for a little friendly competition too. whoever wins can perhaps get this lovely take-home prize. >> absolutely. we have some movies here that are already out. on dvd, popcorn, free movie passes. great idea. >> it's not too shabby. >> keeping in the vein of this year's oscars, we're going to start off with a signature cocktail, which is inspired by "the social network." >> we have social network apple

martini. there's a pivotal scene where mark zukerberg is sitting with their friends, and they have a round of apple-tinis. >> this radioactive color -- this reminds people of like a joly rancher, kind of smells like it. what's in the apple liquor? >> it's sour. it's -- you p, it's interesting. it's like -- it's very strong, very boozy, and in addition to that, we're -- >> the shiker with a little ice, and we have apple juice. then we have some vodka. snoo here we go. >> a little bit of sugar water. >> okay. >> mixed together. you can mix that right up. >> this is the fun part. shake. shake, shake. shake, shake. whoa! and here's what's important. when you -- you put the top on and hold the top on like this, and that's why a professional might use two hands. allison, would you like to --

>> you just got the party started. >> that's an oscar party don't. anyway -- >> well done. well done. >> it's dark. you can't really see it. >> that's before we have cocktails. >> here's the apple martini. cheers to that. up next we need a little something to eat or a lot of things to eat because it's a party. toy story 3ç mac and cheese. >> we have your gorgonzola, parm and mozzarella. we have flour and milk. >> making a rue. >> in goes the gorg. this is "toy story 3." really great cartoon movie. >> fantastic movie. >> it's for the kid in all of us. >> exactly. >> after you make your rue, you mix it in with your mac and cheese. >> there we go. it's the great cooking light recipe that it's the mac and cheese guilt-free. >> i like the guilt-free incorporate. >> they're smoothed into the ramikins that help you keep the

portions small. >> each of these servings have 300 calories. >> let's not forget the vitamin d in mac and cheese. >> who doesn't need that? >> here's mozzarella, which is -- >> okay. >> put a little bit of that in there. we take it out of the oven, and the magic of tv, we have them ready to go. >> magic of tv. have them all done. >> panko bread krm on top. >> tell us about -- we've got sandwiches for the king's speech, and then right here what are the red defrl cupcaked for? which movie? >> these are red velvet carpet cupcakes. we have the fighter, boston cream pie. >> perfect. >> we have the white and black swan cookies. >> we have tea sandwiches for the king's speech. we'll continue to sample a little bit, and clean up. allison fishman, thanks. you can get all of these recipe

on our website, cbs.earlyshow.cbs news.com. >> when adel first burst on to the music scene she was only 20 years old. her debut album earned her two grammy awards and earned her soulful single chasing pavements. she's celebrating the release of her second cd, titlely titled "21" and it's already debuted in eight different countries around the world. here to sing her new single "someone like you" is adele. ♪ i heard that you fell down ♪ that you found the girl and you're married now ♪

i heard that your dreams came true ♪ ♪ guess she gave you things i didn't give to you ♪ ♪ old friends why so shy ♪ ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light ♪ ♪ i hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited ♪ ♪ but i couldn't stay away i couldn't fight it ♪ ♪ i hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded that for me ♪ ♪ it isn't over never mind ♪ how i'll find someone like you i was nothing but the babe for you ♪

♪ don't forget me i beg i remember you said ♪ ♪ sometimes in love sometimes it hurts instead ♪ ♪ sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead ♪ ♪ yeah yeah ♪ you know how the time flies yesterday was a time of our lives ♪ ♪ we were born and raised in a summer haze ♪ ♪ bound by the surprise of our glory days ♪ ♪ i hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited ♪ ♪ but i couldn't stay away ♪ i couldn't fight it i'd hoped

you see my face and that you'd be reminded that for me ♪ ♪ it isn't over yet ♪ ♪ never mind how i'll find someone like you ♪ ♪ i was nothing but the best for you ♪ ♪ don't forget me i beg i'll remember you said ♪ ♪ sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead ♪ ♪ yeah nothing compares no worries or cares ♪ ♪ regrets and mistakes and memories made ♪ ♪ who'd have known how how bittersweet ♪

♪ it would taste ♪ never mind how i'll find someone like you ♪ ♪ i was nothing but the best for you ♪ ♪ don't forget me i beg i'll remember you said ♪ ♪ sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead ♪ ♪ yeah yeah >> adele, thank you. we'll have more from adele in just a moment. this is "the early show" here on cbs. this is "the early show" here o,

welcome back. we are chatting with british singing sensation adele who at 22 has already won two grammys and she's just released her second cd called "21," which, as

they say in the biz, has hit the charts with a bullet. nice job once again. >> thank you. >> we knew you were going to have tremendous success after the first album. >> thank you. >> you've got another hit on your hands. >> thank you for having me on. you had me very early on. it's wonderful. >> it's great that you're able to perform at this time of day. let's talk about this album because it's based on a breakup. >> yes. >> does the ex-boyfriend know he inspired an album? >> i'm not going to tell him. i don't talk to him. we're not friends. that's why we're not together anymore. i imagine he probably knows, yeah. i haven't really been in the uk. >> the first album was 19 because you were 19 when you wrote the songs. >> yes. >> this album 21 because you were 21. >> yes. >> will you continue that theme? it's not always great for a lady to give away her age. >> oh, i know. i wasn't going to call this one 21. 19 was actually on purpose. i feel a little bit like i'm kind of a train, i don't have much of an imagination with the age thing. but i had an amazing time when i was 21 and i changed in a million ways.

so why not? it's obvious but sometimes obvious is good. >> you won two grammys with the first one. why break from that? you're going to perform with us live when we're out at london for the royal wedding in april. >> yes. >> you looking forward to that? >> i'm really looking forward to celebrating with you guys because you look much more excited about it than we are in england a little bit. so i can't wait. >> you're not that excited about it? >> oh, i am. i love kate. i love william. don't get me wrong. but i haven't been asked to do anything in the uk for that. of course, i can't wait. >> well, we can't wait to see you out there again. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you very much. >> really, really good to see you. >> you're going to sing us off now with "turning the tables." everyone have a great day. enjoy this. >> thank you. into ♪ ♪ ♪ close enough to start a war

all that i have is on the floor ♪ ♪ god only knows what we're fighting for ♪ ♪ all that i say you always say more ♪ ♪ i can't keep up with your turning tables ♪ ♪ under i won't let you close enough to hurt me ♪ ♪ no i won't beg you you will desert me ♪ ♪ i can't give you all the things you gave me ♪ ♪ time to say good-bye to turning tables ♪

♪ to turning tables ♪ under skies and where i am lost your ghost is found ♪ ♪ i've lived a hundred storms to leave you as hard as you try ♪ ♪ no i will never be knocked down ♪ ♪ i can't keep up with your turning tables ♪ ♪ under your thumb i can't breathe ♪ ♪ i won't ask you close enough to hurt me ♪

♪ no i beg you you will just desert me ♪ ♪ i can't give you what you think you gave me ♪ ♪ it's time to say good-bye to turning tables ♪ ♪ to turning tables ♪ next time ill be braver ♪ ♪ i'll be my own savior ♪ ♪ when the thunder calls me next time i'll be braver ♪ ♪ i'll be my own savior standing on my own two feet ♪ ♪ i won't let you

standing on my own two feet ♪ ♪ i won't let you close enough to hurt me no,,,,,,

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headlines... it's rain hey, good morning, everybody! it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with cbs 5 headlines. it's raining now but parts of the bay area could see some snow tonight. the sonoma hills may get a rare dusting. snow could even reach lower elevations in san jose and san francisco. a winter storm warning in effect in the sierra right now. chains are required on interstate 80 and highway 50 if you're heading that direction. and the san jose police department is grounding its helicopter. air 2 is heading for semi retirement because it's too expensive to operate regularly. san jose is facing a $1 10 million budget deficit. and burglars have targeted the family of a walnut creek teen who drowned in a rafting accident last weekend. their home was broken into yesterday during the boy's funeral.

family came home to find the front door forced open and a number of things missing. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,

good morning. all right, a long the peninsula, it is a slow right.

southbound 101 now approaching marsh, just getting word of an accident there. 280 is probably a much better option through that area. we are drying out a bit but we are still seeing backups at the bay bridge. really heavy still from berkeley down into the macarthur maze. and we are still looking about at least a 20-minute wait to even get on the span where they still have that high wind advisory in effect. actually still high wind advisory for the carquinez bridge and the richmond/san rafael bridge, as well. in the south bay, still some slick spots out there but so far, so good out of downtown san jose. that is your traffic, for your forecast here's lawrence. >> all right, boy, fierce storm making its way through the bay area early on now headed up in the sierra nevada. check out the tahoe area, whoo! that's whipping through up there, folks. dangerous conditions traveling up in that area. in the bay area, we have had the showers and heavy rainfall early on. that cold front now sliding on by. behind that we have a lot of cold air, the prospects a possibility of some snowflakes outside. going to say this way through tomorrow, dry on sunday.

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