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this investigation "early" this monday morning, march 7, 2011. and hello, everyone. welcome to "the early show." good morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. we begin with the ongoing pain at the pump the unrest in the middle east has sent gas prices soaring. a gallon of gasoline averaging $3.51, 78 cents higher than a year ago. rebecca jarvis joins us from a gas station here. >> reporter: good morning. this is a theme we are seeing play out across the country.

prices near $4. in some places they are paying $4, back where prices were in 2008 and now the government is considering getting involved. unrest in the middle east has gasoline prices here soaring. in just two weeks prices at the pump have jumped 33 cents, that is the second biggest increase in that amount of time ever. >> $65 for gas. it is pretty unbelievable. >> reporter: u.s. drivers are paying an average of $3.51 a gallon. with libya's oil fields shut and production stopped. some analysts see $4 a gallon right around the corner and that has the obama administration deciding whether to take the drastic step of tapping the nation's oil reserves. >> the issue of the reserves is one we are are considering. the situation in the middle east has caused this. >> reporter: the u.s. held emergency oil supply called the

strategic petroleum reserve containing 727 million barrels of oil, enough to supply the nation for several months. proponents say it would calm spiking gas prices but critics say it should be saved for a true emergency. >> i don't think it will make a big difference in terms of prices. i think at this point we can digest these prices. >> reporter: we typically tap into those reserves following hurricanes or in the midst of hurricane season. the most recent time was after hurricane katrina or rather hurricane ike in 2008 and we tapped about 5.4 million barrels from the reserves, erica. >> if those reserves were to be tapped now, how many barrels are we talking about and how quickly could we see the effect another the pump? >> reporter: this is more of an art than a science. if you compare what happened after hurricane ike versus hurricane katrina, we actually

after hurricane ike took out a lot fewer barrels of oil. the issue on wall street is really looking at what the government's next step will be and determining whether or not that is enough. frankly we have enough supply to meet current demand this this country. the real issue is fear and instability in the middle east and what could happen down the road not so much what is going on now. when the government looks at this question there is no clear cut or easy answer. >> just what impact could this have on the u.s. economy? joining us from berkeley, california, robert reich, who is the author of "aftershock." good to have you with us this morning. >> good morning, erica. >> the president can tap into these reserves, but if there is enough supply as she pointed out, from an economic perspective, does it make sense?

>> it probably makes sense to suggest he will do it because of the price of oil futures. americans are still trying to get out of the gravitational pull of the great recession, erica, so higher gas prices at the pump undoubtedly are going to be a blow. it is not going to dramatically slow down the recovery, but could definitely slow it down. >> that perception may help a little bit. libya is the 18th largest oil producer. we have seen prices skyrocket. is the public right to feel taken advantage of or scammed? >> a lot of this is supply and demand. some of this is the demand that is coming from china. you have developing nations all over the world coming out of the recession much faster than the united states and europe and their oil needs are very high. and so they are also putting pressure on oil prices. it is not just the middle east.

>> let's look at the latest jobs report. on friday the labor department reporting that 192,000 jobs were adds, unemployment dipped to 8.9%. this had a very positive response. you are more measured when you look at this. the headline is not necessarily the jobs, but the wages. talk about that. >> 192,000 jobs is very good. let's not say this is a bad trend. this is a good trend. the new jobs we are creating, if you look at the 1.2 million new jobs created over the last year, those jobs in general are paying less than the 8 million jobs we've lost between 2008 and 2009 and the beginning of 2010. and so the long-term trend is troubling. the long-term trend erica is lower and lower wages and benefits. you see it. a lot of people have had to give

wage concessions or provide givebacks or say, okay, we'll take a higher co-payments, deductibles on our health insurance. we don't want to -- you know, we won't take quite as much pension, you don't have to contribute quite as much pension or we will be fired and go on as a contract worker and do what we were doing before but don't have any of the benefits as before. this is a story going on around america. the great recession accelerated it. >> it is hard to come back from that. appreciate your insight. thank you for being with us. turning to politics. none of the leading contenders have declared a formal candidacy yet, but that doesn't mean they are not acting the part. bill plant on the race to unseat president obama. >> officially nobody is running

for anything. tonight in iowa, which happens to be the first caucus state, newt gingrich, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty will apeach at something called a presidential forum. mitt romney over the weekend looked very much like a candidate. in new hampshire the nation's first primary state romney focused on president obama's signature accomplishment. >> obama care is bad law, constitution, it's bad policy. it is bad for american families. that is one reason why president obama will be a one-term president. >> reporter: when romney was governor of massachusetts he pushed for and got a state health plan most consider very similar to president obama's. but romney says there is a difference and he is attacking the president's plan. >> he understands if he doesn't make that case up front the president is going to be giving

him, you know, is going to be killing him with kindness by praising his plan. >> reporter: other potential candidates are hitting the early states and courting the voters. gingrich's appearance in iowa will be his eighth visit there since last may, tim pawlenty will spend his 12th day there, aggressively courting the tea party movement. >> the tea party is a welcome, helpful energetic organization. >> voters want to see the candidates up close and shake their hand and talk to them. they see it not only as an opportunity to engage in the political process as everybody does but as a responsibility to test the candidate. >> reporter: there are others who want to test that process. mike huckabee, governor of mississippi haley barbour and mitch daniels. the obama administration's

current ambassador to china who is leaving mr. huntsman is looking like he wants to run as well. also in washington, john dickerson, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> we hear all the names but no one has officially declared anything. newt gingrich, tim pawlenty, rick santorum, why is this important for these potential candidates. >> this event in iowa is with social conservatives. we have heard about tea party backers. social conservatives play an important role in iowa, 60% identified as born again or evangelicals. these candidates will talk about same-sex marriage and abortion. the other key question is these voters want to know are these social issues something candidates talk about all over the country or only at events like this in states like iowa.

>> mike huckabee will not be there tonight. last week after oscar winning actress natalie portman getting pret o pregnant out of wedlock. he backtracked saying it was a gaffe on his part. is it a gaffe or a point trying to be made? >> reporter: it is both. mike huckabee is enjoying the scrutiny you get as a front-runner. he said natalie portman was glorifying single motherhood. this is part of what his book is about, there is a moral and economic case to the problem of single parent families. the problem for him is natalie portman is engaged and about to have a formal traditional family which is something he approves of. >> let's talk about mitt romney trying to distance himself from the health care reform law he signed into law as governor of massachusetts which a lot of people think is similar to obama

care. we heard mr. romney saying he would repeal obama care. how big a problem is this going to be for mitt romney as he moves forward? >> this will be a stone in the shoe for romney as he continues his presidential campaign. there was an issue for john mccain in 2008 where mccain pushed for comprehensive immigration reform. republicans didn't like that. this is true for romney. mike huckabee called it socialism. others don't like the mandate in massachusetts. romney is pushing back in two ways, one, as a governor, i'm supposed to do this thing. this is what all 50 governors can do. what obama did that is wrong is take a single solution and clamp that down on the country. the second is to change the subject. as a successful businessman he knows how to create jobs. >> thanks for talking with us. so many candidates, so many decisions to be made. >> so little time.

jeff glor standing by. >> weather is blamed for a deadly bus crash in northeastern pennsylvania near scranton, a tour bus turned over, crashing into a disabled car. a 41-year-old man standing next to the car was killed. most of the northeast is soggy. storm warnings and flood watches. streets in new jersey are flooded. upstate new york may get over a foot of snow today. recovery efforts continue in louisiana after a deadly tornado. the twister hit 70 miles west of baton rouge saturday. a woman was killed when a tree crashed on to her home. the fighting in libya has intensified. rebel forces are trying to hold back pro-government supporters. >> reporter: good morning. well into the third week of this conflict it is already obvious

that unlike egypt and tunisia, this one won't be over quickly. instead it is settling into a protracted test of wills between moammar gadhafi and those who want him out. another appearance of moammar gadhafi in tripoli late last night to show his supporters and the world he is still here. in fact, the tide may be turning in his favor. the advance of rebel forces despite their enthusiasm may have stalled. they were pushed back from their furthest point of advance over the weekend and are under pressure in the oil port town they have held for receiver days. their numbers are small. their arms are light and their organization sometimes not existent. the situation is similarly murky in other towns anti-gadhafi forces have been holding. in misrata, a group of rebels

have been resists attacks. 30 miles from tripoli, government forces have launched several armored assaults and control all access to the town. the government in tripoli has virtually declared victory. the reality may be a stalemate with rebel forces in control in the east and the gadhafi regime re-establishing control elsewhere. with neither side able to make significant progress against the other. the pockets of rebel resistants are getting increasingly desperate. they are surrounded by government forces facing more frequent attacks and less and lisz ammunition. robert gates say u.s. forces will remain in afghanistan after the end of combat operations. gates began a two-day unannounced visit to afghanistan.

u.s. combat is expected to end in 2014. there may be no crying in baseball, but basketball? players and coaches say players were crying in the locker room last night after the miami heat led by lebron james and dwyane wade lost their fourth straight game, this one yesterday to the chicago bulls. it is 16 minutes past the hour. back to chris and erica. >> wipe those tears with $100 bills. >> man up. >> let's get a check on your weather.

outside our window, wind is the big story, upwards of 30, 40 miles per hour. outside, a mixture of sun and clouds you can expect throughout the day, temperature wise slightly cooler than what we saw yesterday. any where from 3 to 5 degrees, upper 50s near 60 degrees most locations, 57 pacifica, 50 redwood city, fairfield, look at that seven-day forecast and time out rain for you in a bit thanks so much. that is your latest weather. >> lovely. more cold temperatures. >> well, you know, try. coming up on "the early show." the latest on trying to find an

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>> half past the hour now. welcome back to "the early show". you may have noticed on the road it seems like people are paying less and less attention to what they're supposed to be doing, which is driving, and more attention to everything else around them. >> yeah. there's an alarming new study about distracted driving. turns out over 60% of drivers under 30 have used some type of handheld device while behind the wheel. now, that's bad, but what's worse, 30% of them don't even think that this is dangerous. no big deal. we're going to speak with an impressive young lady who knows firsthand just how bad this can be. her brother was killed by a

distracted driver, and she's on a crusade to make the roads safer. >> we'll take a look at that in a few moments. first we want to go to jeff glor at the news desk. to level off gas prices the obama administration may tap into the country's emergency oil reserves. unrest in the middle east has pushed gas prices up 33 cents in the past two weeks alone. the second largest two-week jump ever. oil prices are at their highest level since september of 2008. over $106 a barrel. the strategic petroleum reserve holds enough oil to supply the nation for a couple of months. it was last used following hurricane ike in 2008. a coast guard rescued two men from a burning oil platform that caught fire yesterday in the gulf of mexico off louisiana. the fire was later extinguished. the space shuttle discovery on its final mission left the international space station for the last time this morning. discovery is scheduled to land we

a california col a california college student studying in spain had been missing in madrid for ten days. police hit spain and investigate the disappearance of austin

bice. his father joins us from madrid in just a moment, but, first, cbs news correspondent liz palmer has the story of the desperate search. >> reporter: austin bice left his five friends outside a madrid nightclub february 25th and vanished. this weekend his father led hundreds of volunteers in a search for his son, posting fliers around the city. >> this is the poster with his picture. >> he has never done drugs. he is a pretty clean cut young man. he has never been in trouble. something happened that night. >> reporter: bice, a business major from san diego state, had been studying abroad since january. in his last blog, he showed an ad for a party and wrote, "it should be a fun night." witnesses say bice, drunk, was turned away from a club, but his family and friends say he only had a few beers and then he lef( to walk home alone. >> all of those circumstances

set up a scenario in which he is walking down a street alone late at night in which you have to think about the possibility of foul play. >> reporter: officials in madrid have issued a europe-wide alert. >> i worry that he doesn't know that we're looking for him. >> reporter: back home in san diego, pamela bice is taking the search for her son on-line, using his facebook site to get the word out in english and spanish. >> i only think tonight is the night, today is the day. >> reporter: elizabeth palmer, cbs news. joining us now from madrid is austin's father, larry bice. good morning. i know you have been in madrid since last week. is there any progress to report this morning on the search for your son? >> no, i don't have anything to

report. the police here work a lot differently than they do in the united states. most times in the united states you have daily press conferences. here they keep things pretty close to themselves, make sure the investigation goes smoothly. we are going to meet with them in a few hours today just to go over some formal things with them, and then we'll ask to, you know, exactly what knee been doing. >> i know you have just come from a meeting in the u.s. embassy. what is the exact plan of action for you now? >> they are really behind it. >> you talk about them doing things differently. were you worried about their initial response? i know it appears from what the reports say they didn't consider this disappearance a priority, saying that, a, he wanted to

disappear, or, b, he was probably with a girl, so he'll show up. don't worry about it. it seems like valuable time may have been lost there. what's your response to that? >> well, you know, you always hope when it's yours they don't do that, but they do have a 72-hour waiting period after the disappearance to really start a search on it because they do have, you know, often cases where kids go away for a couple of days and just come back, so they would waste a lot of time if they chased every one of those. now they -- even last thursday they realized that it's a real case, and it's not like austin knew what was going on, and they started really working on it. >> can you tell us what -- what have his friends said? some say he was drunk. some say he only had a couple of beers, that he wasn't drunk. what have you been able to ascertain in talking with his friends, doing a little

investigating on your own? >> well, i haven't pointedly asked questions to his friends. it's not what my concern is. my concern is austin. the people at the nightclub can deny entrance to anyone, so whether he was drinking a lot or a little bit, it's, you know -- we're not really concerned about that. we're only concerned about just finding him. sdoo larry, wish you the best. thank you for taking time to talk to us. >> thank you. >> coming up next here on "the early show", a disturbing new survey finds that millions of americans are driving while distracted on a daily basis. we'll tell you what the government is now trying to do about it. this is "the early show" on cbs.

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not concerned about the problem. just 30% see it as a danger. and all of this despite the fact that in 2009, nearly 5500 people were killed, half a million more injured, in crashes which involved distracted driving. one of those who was killed was 21-year-old kelson vaillancourt. he was killed in an accident two years ago in south dakota. his family believes that it was caused by distracted driving. his sister loren is the current miss south today. she has made awareness of distracted driving her personal crusade and she joins us in the studio this morning. the department of transportation is launching a new initiative on the dangers of distracted driving as well. we know how close this is to your heart. good to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> you're speaking to people about this all the time. some of those numbers we just put up, the fact that over 60% say they're not really concerned about the problem. 30% don't even see this as a problem. is that a reaction or a perception you see more from young people, or is it across the board? >> i feel like mostly young people feel that way. and i really think the reason why is it's a feeling of

instability. when i was in high school and learning how to drive i probably wouldn't admit it then, but i felt the same way. you think things like this will never happen to you. and believe me, if they can happen to me and my family, they can happen to you, as well. >> and it's not just a handheld phone. it's not just texting. there have been numerous studies which show listening to the radio, having a conversation, can be equally as distracting. do they see those as distractions at all? >> not really. that's something that really surprised me. i talk about texting and driving and cell phone usage. but i also talk about all forms of distracted driving. especially if you combine them, it can be just as dangerous as anything else, as texting and driving as well. >> you believe it was distracted driving that led to your brother's death, he was just 21 years old. what happened in that accident? >> my brother was an intern with the fish and wildlife service in my hometown of huron, south dakota, and he and another intern were going out into the field to count some water fowl the day the accident happened. it was in broad daylight.

my brother was wearing his seat belt in the passenger seat. the driver of the vehicle had stopped at a stop sign, and then proceeded to pull out in front of a semi. and my brother was pronounced dead the next day due to brain injuries. >> it's understandable why this is so close to your heart. do you feel that being out there, speaking about it, even bringing these numbers out, is that making an impact? do people -- are they starting to understand how dangerous it is? >> i think so. and i talk to a lot of high school students and a lot of middle school students about it. thousands of students, and truly i think they're really starting to get the point. and it's about time. >> and what do you think --hat else needs to be done to stop distracted driving beyond talking about it? does there need to be nationwide legislation? >> absolutely. there needs to be some sort of strong legislation against distracted driving, especially texting and driving. that is proven to be, you know, you're 23.3 times more likely to be in an accident if you are texting and driving. so that is, you know, just as dangerous, if not more

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the autopsy says sudden cardiac death. let's talk a little bit about this, exactly how this caused this to happen? >> that's really a catch-all term that is commonly the listed cause of death. in his case it was due to a congenital heart defect. there are about 35 babies born in this country every year with what's known as conseine tal heart defect. in his case, it had four different types of problems in the heart. it's usually surgically corrected at three to six months. in his case he had at least one operation to correct that. but some of the problems are never fully corrected. and with that particular congenital heart defect it can predispose someone to electrical abnormalities, arrhythmia, abnormal heart rhythms and that likely caused his sudden cardiac death. >> also playing a contact sport. took a hit moments before he did collapse. could that have been a determining factor? >> we hear about these tragic cases every year and it's when a forceful blow to the chest strikes the heart at just the precise moment in the electrical

activity of the heart that then results in cardiac standstill. very, very rare. the coroner in his case says that they think it's just a coincidence. >> you mention that there was a potential heart surgery there. anywhere one to three that i've seen in some reports. should someone who's had that history be playing contact sports? >> such a difficult question, chris. and the pediatric cardiologists who are responsible for clearing teenagers, boys and girls, for contact sports or competitive athletics deal with this all the time. we spoke with an expert at montefiore here in new york who said you have to understand the social context of this. for boys, particularly, athletics is their social currency. so sometimes a doctor might say, you're not cleared, and they might go ahead and participate anyway. >> would screenings help at all for something like this? >> you know, to screen every child, even if they have no symptoms, is probably not feasible. but again you want to talk to your pediatrician. our hearts and prayers go out to those families. >> doctor, thank you. >> you bet. >> you're watching t"the early show" here on cbs.

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an autopsy will be performed today.. on a bay area time for news headlines. an autopsy will be performed on a bay area kindergartener who died after testing positive for the flu. he was a student at old mill valley school he died friday. gas buddy.com says the average for regular unleaded is now $3.90 metro san jose and oakland, and $3.93 san francisco. >> santa clara valley drivers may be the next to get express lanes like those on interstate 80, they are free for car pools and open to solo drivers willing to pay a toll.

vta will hold a hearing this afternoon on those proposed for interstate 880 and highway 237, starting at 2:30, vta headquarters downtown san jose. we will take a look at traffic and weather stay with us ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning lots of red out there especially if you are commuting on 580, slow and go conditions, westbound 580, a wreck at north liver more, no

lanes are locked but traffic backed up through that -- blocked but traffic backed up through that portion. a wind advisory in effect backed up to the maze at this point and elsewhere, a wind advisory san mateo bridge, traffic moving well both directions no major delays, headed through south bay, usual conditions northbound 101 through san jose, northbound side of 280, extra busy julie. taking a lookout side this morning, winds big story and we are checking in with ocean beach. combination of sun and clouds here is what you can anticipate throughout the day. you will have to deal with winds, 20 to 30 miles per hour. stick around through much of the day. tonight into the first part of tuesday, see some light showers passing through, mainly from the golden gate to the north but i can't rule out we couldn't see a few showers pretty much any where in the

bay area. that will dry out tuesday into wednesday beautiful day wednesday highs in the 70s off and on rain through the weekend ,,,,,,,,

and good morning good morning here on a monday. >> is it monday already? >> it is monday. not so bad. not so bad. >> nah. >> welcome back. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. >> just ahead this morning you may have trouble waking up this morning. always have to get going on a monday, right? you know what could be having a major impact on your sleep every night? all the stuff if your bedroom. the alarm clock, the tv, the dvr. maybe you have a laptop. maybe two. maybe a blackberry or smartphone. all of these light displays could really have an impact on the quality of your sleep. then, in turn, how you function

during the day. karen winterbell did her own experiment with us. it was rather telling. she's going to join us with those results. >> not to totally give it away. i found out if i keep my blinds open, the reflection from the lights of the tv and the clock aren't as bright. >> really? >> welcome to the news desk with a check of the morning headlines. >> the blinds open some. >> i know. i'm shocked as well. >> good morning, everyone. in the news this morning, a deadly crash was blamed on stormy weather in pennsylvania. it was during an ice storm a tour bus turned over after hitting a disabled car near scranton. one man was standing outside the car and was killed. flooding problems in new milford, connecticut, and across the northeast this morning after a weekend of heavy rain. streets are under water, and it's similar in hillsdale, new jersey. some parts of upstate new york could get a foot of snow today. a deadly tornado touched down in louisiana seven miles west of baton rouge. a young mother protecting her

baby was killed when a tree struck their home. hundreds of others lost their homes. rapidly rising oil prices, the obama administration is considering tapping the country's emergency supply. crude oil topped $106 a barrel since 2008 spurred by problems in the middle east. an average price of regular gas has jumped 33 cents in the past two weeks to $3.51 a gallon. that is the second highest two-week price jump ever. some say it's not time to use the strategic petroleum reserve. >> i don't think it's going to make a big difference with respect to prices. i think at this point we can digest these prize. they're not high enough to do a lot of damage. >> this morning economists and former u.s. labor secretary robert reisch said it makes sense to use some of the reserve or suggest using it as a way to calm the market. >> the higher gas prices are

from undoubtedly going to be a bit lower. it's not going to dramatically slow down the recovery, but it could definitely slow it down. >> it's important to do whatever is needed to prevent a relapse of the economic crisis. >> in libya this morning troops loyal to muammar qadhafi are striking back hard. the fighting in several fronts has intensified today. forces are under attack on libyan air force jets. united nations says more than a million people are facing a similar crisis and need humanitarian aid. a game of peek-a-boo went terribly wrong apparently in a recent virgin blue flight. a woman says that a flight attendant in a prank with the father put her 17-month-old son in the overhead bin and then closed the latch. the boy was in the compartment for only about ten seconds before being let out, but the mother now claims her son suffers from anxiety. the flight attendant has been

fired. surveillance video from a southern california jewelry store shows lindsay lohan on the day she allegedly stole a necklace. stills from the 42-minute video have been released. it's unclear if the pictures show anything incriminating. the fact that the store actually sold that video for a reported $35,000 might harm the prosecution's case against lohan. and this morning never before seen pictures of kate middleton. family photos show middleton climbing a rock at age 3. another shows a smiling kate at age 5. there she is. everyone is wondering this morning is this the wedding dress that kate will wear? it is from the late alexander mcqueen's fashion house. yesterday the sunday times reported that middleton had chosen mcqueen's creative director to design her dress, but there have been denials all the way around. katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. honoring those killed in action. as a young girl she vowed never

take off her p.o.w. bracelet until he was found. the final chapter the mystery is tonight assignment america, only on the cbs evening news. now back to "the early show". >> now over to chris and erica. guys. >> all right, jeff. thank you very much. boy, that virgin story was something else, huh? storing the kid -- >> i don't get it. i wouldn't put my kid in the overhead bin, but that's just me. i don't think -- >> the boys would not have been in the overhead compartment. >> it wouldn't have gone quietly. the weather, quiet? >> not really, no.

>> thooinks. that's your latest weather.

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in this morning's hlt there's all that technology, is it disrupting your sleep snl a new study from the national sleep foundation finds the active use of devices like smartphones or video games shortly before bedtime may be one sleep deprivation factor. tara found a few more for us. good morning. >> i did. good morning. i slept great last night. let me tell you. well, if are you like me, you probably go to bed with the tv on or keep your computer close by, right? if you shut down all of those electronic devises that are invading your bedroom, you might get more shut-eye.

i set up an unscientific sleep experiment to find out. >> after a long day, many of us fall into a sweet dream filled slum earning but getting the seven to nine hours of sleep doctors recommend can be a nightmare for some. in a study released today, 43% of adults reported they rarely get a good nights sleep during the week, while 60% complain of sleep problems like waking up in the middle of the night. >> not getting good quality sleep has serious consequences to your daytime energy and your health. >> so what's behind all of the tossing and turning? turns out the technology designed to make living easier makes sleeping harder. >> now, here in my bedroom on any given night you'll find at least seven different electronic devices lighting up the place. that's two laptops, my tv, dvr, stereo, alarm clock, and, of course, my blackberry. i'm not alone. 95% of the study's respondents said they use some type of

electronic device within one hour of bedtime. that exposure to light emitting gadgets suppresses the release of melatonin, a hormone that promotes sleep. turning off the tv may not be enough. all of those l.e.d. lights in our bedrooms could have the same effect. >> gadgets like tvs, cell phones, i pads, which all eminate daylight spectrum light are things that are going to keep us up. >> we conducted an unscientific experiment over two nights. the first night i'll follow my normal routine of watching tv in bed with my computer on my lap and blackberry nearby. now, once i do close my eyes, it's evident my sleep is pretty restless. over the course of the night, i toss and turn a staggering 18 times. >> last night was pretty typical for me. got in bed at 11:30, watched tv, didn't fall asleep until about 1:30, got about six and a half hours of sleep or so. like every morning, i'm feeling pretty exhausted.

>> we have to get good sleep, which means a bedroom that's quiet, dark, and cool. any light tends to wake us up. the next night i'm following doctor's orders. turning off the tv and computer and covering up every single light in my room. all of those electronic devices? gone. >> everything has been covered up. as soon as i turn this light off, i'll be surrounded by complete darkness. i fall asleep. i toss and turn only seven times. that's 11 times fewer than the night before. >> since i didn't watch any tv, i pretty much hit the pillow, fell right to sleep, and now i feel good. i don't feel the need to have to go back to sleep like i normally do. >> our little experiment has convinced me that turning off those electronics before bed is the perfect prescription for better sleep. >> indeed. i was feeling so energized that second morning that i went for a run immediately after i woke up. the national sleep foundation says regular xer sides is key to

improving sleep quality. just make sure you don't exercise at night because working out in the morning gets you the light exposure you need to set your internal clock. erica, very important when you exercise. >> that's important too. we saw that you tossed and turned and you felt energized in the next morning. was there anything else you noticed between night one and night two? >> i think the biggest surprise was how fast i fell asleep. it was with such ease. i mean, i hit the pillow. it was pitch black. i was out. i wake up. i feel really refreshed, and once again, when i look at that footage, i was shocked to see how much less i tossed and turned that second night. >> for a lot of people, though, it's easier for you because you are doing this as part of your experiment, and you can cover some people it's really hard for them to tear away or they may have things they need to do in that hour before bed. >> right. i feel like you're one of those people. >> i don't have a television in my room, and i haven't ever, probably since high school, but i do have a blackberry. i have two of them in my room. i know that i'm not supposed to, but every now and then i log on to my laptop right before i crash. >> what they say is if you can't pry yourself away from these electronic devices, put on a pair of glasses like this.

these are called low blue light glasses. the fact that they have an orange lens. the theory behind it is there's this blue light coming out of all these electronic devices. that blue light specifically suppresses the production of melatonin, the hormone we need to sleep. the idea is if you put on these glasses, it can block that blue light. melatonin production won't be affected. >> i put the glasses on. i have an i pad here. how does it look, right? >> it looks a little different. there's sort of an orange glow to it. it's not as bright. you can still see everything perfectly well. >> it's softened. everything is very clear, but, again, you're blocking that blue light, which is key. your melatonin production won't be affected. >> pretty cool. i think they look kind of neat too. >> they look really hot. anything else we should be doing to help us sleep better? >> yeah. i mean, there are a few things. the national sleep foundation, sleep foundation.org. no caffeine, no alcohol, no big meals before bed. something i did read that was kind of interesting, they say when it comes to napping, keep

your naps to 45 minutes max, and you want to keep them before 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. do not nap after 3:00 p.m. because that will disrupt your sleep cycle. >> all right. i'll remember that if i ever get the chance to nap. >> just ahead, she says she was a loser in high school, but judy greer has been winning praise for her acting for years. she'll join us to talk about her new sit com, "mad love" when we return. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. cbs health watch, sponsored by aleve. two pills, all day strong, all day long. with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels.

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i think the main one was that it was inevitable, she's wanted me since the moment she's laid eyes on me. >> good-bye, larry. >> yeah, but if i'd known how disappointing it would be, i might not have wanted you so much. >> really? you seemed pretty satisfied at the time. >> yeah, i'm the first woman who ever faked an orgasm. >> well i may be the first man who ever faked on orgasm. >> faked it pretty quick. >> judy greer, good morning. >> good morning. >> so obviously you're the feisty one in the group. any difference between that character and what you're like sitting here right before me right now? >> before we started shooting this show, i would have said yeah. but, i think i've taken on my character pretty well. >> yeah? >> on and off set. unfortunately for my friends. >> oh, god, she's in character again. or is this just the same old judy. what is your take on this? >> i think they're like same old

judy but like a little feistier. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> how do you like this? i know you're good friends with sara, so you kind of made for a great little combination there. >> i know. it's so fun. because she and i started out as close friends and then i've gotten so close with tyler and we have the best time ever working on this show. i mean, we think we're hilarious all the time. but, it's really good mix. >> it is always good to find yourself funny when you're on a comedy. this is something that, it's about two couples who, one is a love at first sight couple, the others, you really can't stand one another. >> yeah. >> has it been challenging, has it been fun? how would you describe this whole process? >> it has been hard at times to not be so mean. i have to say mean things but i have to sort of like the guy, too. that part has been fun and a challenge to like learn how to sort of -- you know, about my attraction to him on the set. i mean.

let's talk a little bit about high school because it sounded like it was a blast for you. you describe yourself as a loser, not popular, couldn't get a date. but it looks like now you're probably able to look back and say, so how do you like me now? >> i know. but i think you never lose that like desire to want to impress your high school classmates. >> was it that bad? when i saw this it really kind of stood out for you. >> yeah, well i mean i wasn't getting screamed at in the hallways all the time. some guys called me chia pet for awhile because i wore some green tights by accident. but it was like a little lonely. i was a little lonelier than most. >> you trained for ten years in classical russian ballet. >> yeah. >> what made you stop? >> i was not good at it. >> took you ten years to figure that out? >> no. but it took me ten years to stop doing it and trying to get better. i was not good. but that's how i ended up being comfortable onstage. so i owe it a lot. but i was never going to be awesome. >> is there the potential they may have worked that in to the

character at all? >> oh, gosh, i hope. i hope not. i mean, i mean they could get some free ballet classes or like a trainer or a little while if they did, which would be awesome. >> and you knit, too? >> i do. i love knitting so much. >> how did that come about? >> well, i started doing it a long time ago to make friends when i first moved to los angeles. i took classes, and i met a whole bunch of nice knitters. and then it turned out to be that there's like a lot of like powerful women knitters in hollywood. so i was making some good connections. >> real power broker types get together? >> yeah. >> you wouldn't think that. >> you'd be surprised. >> i want friends, i want dates i'm going to learn how to knit. >> totally. >> it was really nice to talk with you. and the show "mad love." you can see it tonight, 7:30 central right here on cbs. now here's erica. >> chris, thanks. still ahead, if you're tired of lifting those heavy baskets of laundry, maybe you just need a little laugh the next time you're baking, are you in luck?

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skyrocketing... in part because of the unrest in libya. prices have soared 33 cents in good morning, 8:25 a.m. your time. gas prices are skyrocketing in parts because of the unrest in libya. prices have sored 33¢s in the past couple weeks according to the lindberg survey. here in the bay area they shot up 15¢s in the past week alone. average is $3.93 in san francisco. >> bay area express lanes could be in silicon valley, free for car poolers, in oakland solo drivers willing to pay a toll. new lanes proposed for interstate 880 and 237 where the freeways connect, vta will hold a public hearing in afternoon. >> impossible restrictions on off leash dog walking in golden

gate national recreation area will be the subject of public hearing protestors are expected to be outside that meeting. the hearing starts at 5:30 p.m. fort mason san francisco. >> your traffic and weather coming up right after this ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning from the traffic center. we had an earlier accident westbound side east shore freeway, as you approach ashby

they managed to get everything to the right shoulder but that 80 commute backed up to highway 4. as you approach the bay bridge, things don't get much better. stop and go conditions backed up to the maze. wind advisory as we work toward the bridge. use mass transit instead, everything is running on time. another accident, northbound 101 a couple cars tangled up. >> that is a look at your morning drive let's check with your forecast. forecast, well, a little bit of everything starting off extremely windy conditions for many locations live look at coyt tower combination of sun and clouds, gusty winds some locations continuing throughout the day this evening we start to see a chance of showers moving in mainly for north bacon tin youing on for tuesday, a ridge building will dry things out for us, tuesday into wednesday. short lived however, rain off

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welcome back to "the early show." just ahead this morning, who doesn't want to make their life a little easier? perhaps a little healthier. >> good question. >> i think we're all in. >> then we're all in luck. because here with us in the studio we have the best new

gadgets from the international home and house wares show. ice cream pops. >> ice cream pops? >> we're making iced tea. >> excellent. >> and a blender that makes soup. >> oh! >> and some fun little gadgety things that kind of look good. that's why i like them. >> big soup fans. >> if that's not entertaining enough for you, we are also thrilled, i'm talking over the moon excited to have esperanza spalding with us this morning. she made history at the grammys this year by becoming the first jazz musician to win the best new artist award. i'm sure you heard that's justin bieber fans, all the beliebers not so thrilled. this is probably one of the biggest upsets of the night. she's going to perform her hit single "little fly." how are you over there? >> wonderful. >> it is so well deserved. she joined us a couple of years ago on "the early show." we're very happy to have her back. before we get to that marysol has a final check of the weather. >> good morn

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to erica. >> mary, thanks. all eyes on chicago this week, because as many as 60,000 people will descend to the windy city for the international home and house wares show. it's a trade event featuring the newest consumer, lifestyle products and trends for all areas of your home. senior editor david gregg of behindthebuy.com has gone through. he's got about a dozen of the best new gadgets that will soon be hitting the market. you always bring us fun stuff. today you're not disappointing. >> this show is very engs citing. gives me a greater appreciation for everything, as i was walking around my bathroom and kitchen and saying, wow at one point it came through that show floor. >> the first thing we're going to start out with. >> is right here. >> the rising roller. >> it's the rising roller. this is for people that don't have the luxury of having a washer/dryer in their home. what it is is a collapsible hamper that's very strong, that

goes up together, you put all your laundry in here. it's got different storage compartments for your spray starch and detergent. even a little pocket for your quarters. slips shut and has a telescoping handle and it's on wheels. >> a lot of people, too, maybe it's a distance even if it's on one floor from where your laundry room is to where you need to bring this. this is great. you can wheel stuff back and forth. >> we won't tell anybody but you still use your old push cart. >> i do. i have one of those red, collapsible carts. >> i need to hold this aside for you. >> i'm going to take that home. >> here's a way to keep hydrated but keep your beverage that you've got in here, namely water, cool. what's going on is here is an icy solution that freezes up when you put knit the freezer and keeps your beverage cold as you're drinking it. >> i like it. my mother-in-law would love that. >> just a new spin on kitchen gaugers with regard to graters and zesters. these are from edgeware. >> is it ergonomic? >> it's a rubberized type of

feel. and comes in all those cool colors that people are looking too. appeal to their kitchen design sensibility. >> i have a couple things in my kitchen gadgets with these little guards on them and this is nice because then you don't have to worry as much about your fingers. >> you don't want any skin with your cheese. >> and i like, so this actually holds your lemon zest in here until you're ready to use it. >> exactly. >> a little storage compartment, too. this is a great solution for people that are stuck husking corn. instead of having to peel all these little silks off you stick it through the silker. >> oh, look at that. >> it will pull them right off. >> making life easy there, too. >> these are all just adorable. i don't even care if they work. >> they're called the talking timers. most people associate a timer with something that goes beep, beep, beep. obviously they do more than beep. they talk. here's the kitty cat. >> meow, meow. >> i want to know what -- >> i like the hippie dude, actually.

>> it sounds like a gong. >> all right, man! >> all right, man! >> so your food is ready. >> turn it up, man. >> okay. >> these are the funkiest measuring cups i've ever seen. they're like easter island meets a shot glass. >> it's casa bella. is it easter island or nefertiti? >> oh, it could be. >> looks like something out of egypt >> a scoop for one, a scoop for another, for your flour because you're never supposed to pack down flour. >> and they're also made of silicone which is a popular substance that a lot of kitchen ware is being protected of. and these salt and pepper greaters are very interesting, too. they have a cool design so you know exactly what's in there. >> i kind of like the handle. >> and they have little adjustments on the top. >> for how fine you like it? >> exactly. >> nonstick cook ware can be a

little bit of a challenge for people. ceramic nonstick cook ware. is the newest thing >> at the house wares show one of the biggest categories happened to be cook ware pieces and this is from berghoff. what really separates it from the pack is the fact that it uses a ceramic base. unlike petroleum base nonstick coating. if you're replacing your cook ware every year or so because it's peeling off. >> you get the scratches in there. >> that stuff is getting into your food. that means it's getting into your body and that's not healthy. this is six times stronger than traditional. it's also induction compatible so it's green as far as working with special types of cook surfaces. >> right. >> lifetime warranty, also. if there's ever an issue, you bring it back. >> even though, as you said, it's six times stronger. if i do scratch it does that mean i can send it back and get a new one? >> that is correct. >> love that. >> and you're not going to because it's ceramic. >> because it's not going to scratch. or i'll call you, david. this is kind of fun. we do love soup here at the "early" show. the anchors eat a lot of soup. >> if you're a big soup eater or

you like to just blend in general, this is a combination soup and blender. what it does is you put your ingredients in that you want blended, and if you want solid pieces, it's got a heating element on it. it heats it up and you serve the soup directly from the container. this is brand new from cuisinart. >> real quickly. >> about 20% of coffee drinkers like it cold, cureic has a new way that you can brew over ice. they have these special k-cups available. >> iced tea. >> you put it in, close it, fill with ice and you actually have an ice-brewed beverage. >> removes the heating element. >> and saves you upwards of about $5 each time you go to get an iced tea or coffee. >> we've got about ten seconds. >> the quick pop maker. you freeze it overnight and then you put these inserts in with all good, natural ingredients. >> yum. >> you can see how really pretty they are. this is a great alternative to having sweet corn syrup based

pops. because these are all natural. >> and it makes you think of summer. love that. david gregg, always love the treats you bring for us. for more on these products logon to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> erica, thank you very much. we all think about rewriting history at least on a personal level. and jeff greenfield has done it for five of america's major political figures. in his new book "then everything changed," the cbs news senior political correspondent asked a series of what if questions and the result is a fascinating alternate history of 9 last 50 years. jeff is kind enough to be with us this morning. good to see you. >> thank you. >> this whole butterfly effect thing that we talk about in asking what if, we could probably drive ourselves a little crazy asking what if, no matter what we do on a day-to-day basis. what was it about this whole theory that got you writing about this? >> i worked for robert kennedy. i've been asked dozens of times, what would have happened if he lives? i've always said, who knows. one day because i read a book about what might have happened with mayor daley in chicago i started thinking about the chain

reactions. if he'd lived the country would have felt differently about him. even his opponents. and then what? so it just started a chain reaction. then i went back to the one that nobody knows about that changed history. >> which was fascinating to me. it's the first chapter, and it was about this gentleman, richard pavlik, kind of this crazy from new hampshire who had an ax to grind with soon-to-be president kennedy. >> he went to kennedy's beach house with a car filled with dynamite. the only reason he didn't blow john kennedy up was jackie came to the door and he didn't want to do it in front of his wife. he was seconds away, the secret service chief said, of losing john kennedy before he ever became president, no new frontier, lyndon johnson with the cuban missile crisis. you start playing that out. >> the series of events which follow in the book. it was amazing. that was december of 1960. >> he was president-elect. >> and literally this gentleman was sitting there watching, finger on the plunger. >> yeah. >> he was that close. >> and this has become so obscure in history that even a couple of john kennedy's

biographers didn't know about him. >> when you stumble upon something like this, or write something like this and see all the different paths which history, the different courses history could have taken i bet this book probably could have been twice as big. >> you're absolutely right. we almost lost franklin roosevelt in 1933 before he ever got to be president. if john hinckley's gun had been pointed in a slightly different way, reagan would have lasted -- president reagan would have been eight weeks. and think about 2000. how many different little tiny incidents like the size of a ballot could have determined who the next president was. >> you think of all those ballots that got thrown out because people did a little something here with the ballot if they hadn't done that could have potentially changed everything. aside from kennedy the other, the other political figures you chose to write about. how did you have to whittle the list down in order to choose these five? >> they all had to be events that almost really happened. so for instance i couldn't make george mcgovern beat richard nixon or barry goldwater beat lyndon johnson because that was

too big a spread. but 1976, president ford makes a mistake, he says there's no soviet domination in eastern europe, he's given a chance to correct himself. no, i meant it. cost him a week. that election was decided by a sfu thousand votes in a few states. not the popular vote. now he's president. instead of jimmy carter. does the shah of iran fall a year later? his national security adviser who i interviewed said we never would have let him fall because the ayatollah comes to power. there's no hostage crisis. there's dozens of things big and small all changed by the merest little twist of fate. and that's the lesson of the book i think. >> how long did it take you i guess from conception to actually puttinged words on paper. because this had to be something you were thinking about for a long time. >> that's exactly right. from the idea of actually doing the book and persuading the publisher to write it maybe 15 months. from thinking about this to writing a book, 15 years. >> yeah, wow. >> and i've got to pick up the pace. >> exactly. just looking ahead, you talk

about there being a narrow window of opportunity for politicians. to become president. >> sure. >> hill ray clinton, has that, has that window closed? >> almost certainly. and in florida and michigan in 2008 had kept their primary dates where they were and counted she'd have been the nominee of the democratic party. now i think, this notion of it's too late, we've seen that the whole point in this book is you cannot predict what fate will do. old proverb, you want to hear god laugh, make a plan. >> yeah. >> and i think there's a lesson for all of us about that. there's just so much, you see all these amazing historical events that would have been in many ways totally different but for a missed meeting, it didn't rain in dallas, so the bubble top came off john kennedy's car. >> yeah. >> they're almost endless. >> like you said, even with kennedy, if he doesn't go through the kitchen, if he goes to a meeting where he was supposed to go, then everything changes. >> that's right. >> unbelievable. it is a brilliant read. it really is. thank you for coming in and speaking with us about it. >> pleasure. >> now here's erica.

>> thanks. esperanza spalding beat the odds at this year's grammy awards. she walked away with the award for best new artist. really there's nothing new about this singer and bassist. she's been writing and performing music for most of her life. >> the grammy for best new artist goes to esperanza spalding. >> at last month's grammy awards the jazz bassist shocked the music world by beating pop superstar justin bieber in the category of best new artist. >> wow. >> for months many saw a bieber victory as a foregone conclusion. his first full album went double platinum and he sold more than 7 million songs online. while esperanza spalding was on stage her win had people scrambling online, trying to figure out who she was. the next morning, her name was the top search on google. and what many learned was this 26-year-old has serious musical chops. by age 5 spalding was playing

violin for the chamber music society and she graduated from the berkeley college of music and became its youngest faculty member. her 2008 solo debut album reached number one on billboard's contemporary jazz chart where it stayed for more than 70 weeks. among spalding's fans, some pretty big names. stevie wonder asked her to perform during his tribute concert at the white house. and the first lady invited her back. president obama even asked her to perform when he accepted the nobel peace prize. last year, spalding released chamber music society, the album earned her even more acclaim, and she made history, becoming the first jazz musician to win a grammy for best new artist. and joining us this morning to perform "little fly," the single off 9 krthd "chamber music society" please welcome esperanza spalding. ♪

♪ little fly my thoughtless hand has brushed away ♪ ♪ am i not a fly like thee ♪ ♪ for a dance and drink and sing ♪

♪ till some blind hand shall brush my wing ♪ ♪ if thought is life and strength and breath ♪ ♪ and the want of thought is death ♪ ♪ oh, little fly a thought is life and strength and breath ♪ ♪ and the want of thought is death ♪ ♪ then my a happy fly ♪ ♪ oh, am i

if i live or if i die ♪ ♪ ♪

>> fantastic. it's so great for us to have you back. you did debut with us in august 2008. >> thank you for that. >> we've been waiting for you to come back. what was that moment like you heard john legend say best new artist, esperanza spalding. >> for a split second i thought maybe he was kidding. i thought it was a joke. i was just totally shocked. nobody really expected that. we were, what? and then, excited, of course. >> yeah. has it sunk in? >> i think so. i mean, i don't know what it is yet. >> right. >> exactly. i've never been there before. but, you know, we're doing our daily sort of playing, practicing, touring, and my mind is more focused on that. every once in awhile, oh, yeah, i don't know, i hadn't thought about it. yeah. it's great.

>> well, the top search on google. a lot of people say, who are you? i've been around for a little bit. some justin bieber fans were a little bit upset. he wasn't that upset. he was really sweet. >> yeah, i was very gracious, and we met right after the show and exchanged hair. he was very sweet and gracious and he didn't seem upset. very kind young man. >> well, we know you're already at work on the next one and we look forward to you coming back again soon. >> thank you. please. we will. >> esperanza spalding joining us. we will be right back with more. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

boy. miss spalding. not bad, huh t >> what a treat. >> the entire studio was just a little bit excited for her to be here this morning. and you actually got to -- she

let you touch her bass. >> 150 years old. >> beautiful. it's beautiful. >> it is. >> did you wash your hands? >> he didn't break it. >> have a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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