good morning asleep in the tower. two passenger jets flying into reagan international airport can't reach air traffic control after the controller reportedly falls asleep on the job. >> so you're aware, we just had one aircraft go into dca. the tower is apparently unmanneded. >> reporter: now the federal government is stepping in and laurching two investigations into the incident and the secretary of transportation says the rules need to be changed immediately. targeting libya. u.s. and allied forces continue air strikes for the fifth straight night. but fail to stop moammar gadhafi from attacking a key rebel held area. in washington the speaker of the house takes on president obama asking why he didn't talk to congress before launching the

attacks. remembering a legend. fans, friends, and some of hollywood's biggest stars honor elizabeth taylor's work both on the screen and off as the nation mourns the passing of the big screen icon. we will look back at her life and her loves "early" this thursday morning, march 24th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everyone. welcome to "the early show." >> do we have a talker of a story. >> is this a stunner or what? tops our news this morning. begin with the investigation in washington's reagan national airport an air traffic controller apparently fell asleep on the job and forcing two passenger planes to land without the help of a air traffic controller. nancy cordes is here with the

latest on this. >> reporter: good morning. by day, this is a very busy airport but overnight when the flights thin out, there is just one controller on duty and, yesterday, around midnight, for reasons that still aren't quite clear, that controller went radio silent for about a half an hour. the first sign that something was wrong in reagan national's control tower came when a controller at a regional facility 40 miles away tried to hand over communications with an american airlines jet from miami. that was coming in for a landing. >> called couple times on a landline and no answer. >> reporter: the only controller in the tower had reportedly fallen asleep. >> that's so unusual in the 20 plus years that i flew for the airline i did to never happen. >> reporter: the pilot pulled his jet from 400 feet to a thousand and circled the airport, staying in communication with the regional controller, as he returned and

then landed safely at 12:06 a.m. by then, another jet was coming into range. united flight 628 and airbus a-320 from chicago. >> so you're aware, just one aircraft go into dca. the tower is apparently unmanned. you can plan on going inbound to runway one. >> reporter: uncontrolled airport is one without anyone in the tower, which is highly unusual for a major urban airport. regional controller shared his theory with the pilots of an inbound flight from dallas. >> i'm going to take a guess and say that the controller got locked out. i've heard of this happening before. >> reporter: a few minutes later, the missing reagan controller suddenly reestablished contact. within hours of the incident, transportation secretary ray lahood was ordering the faa to add a second controller to the midnight shift at reagan

national. it is not acceptable, he said, to have just one controller in the tower managing air traffic in this critical air space. the reason the situation caused so much concern is not just because reagan national is across the river from downtown washington but it's within a couple of miles between the pentagon and u.s. capitol and the white house. we should have more details soon about what is going on in that control tower. >> to be in the air is one thing. but the choreography, the delicate choreography of planes going from runway to runway and workers on the different tarmacs that poses a difficulty took. >> one of the main roles of is to assist the pilot not only landing but on the ground getting to their gate. overnight maintenance crews are out on the tarmac so the planes had to navigate their way to their gates all by hemselves with a little bit help from

their own airlines. >> nancy cordes for us this morning, thank you. >> reporter: sure thing. we turn to the latest in the fighting in libya. the u.s. and its allies attacked government targets the fifth straight night. gadhafi forces are back in the key rebel held city of misrata after air strikes forced them out on wednesday. nato plans to enforce the no-fly zone but plans still on hold because of objections from turkey, a nato member. cbs news correspondent macphillips is in libya's capital tripoli with the very latest. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the pounding of pro-gadhafi forces continued overnight and a hit on major depot and action against the forces in the field as you say but to uncertain effect. there is another battle raging here as well and that is the battle over who exactly the victims of this conflict really are. anti-aircraft tracer fire at night is usually a sign that seems like this will follow.

libyan state tv broadcast what it said was the bombing of a military base but they claim there were civilian victims as well. these, they said, were some of them. it suggested this hospital was where those victims who survived were being treated. >> the air strikes what happened today, they didn't differentiate between the civilians or the armored personnel. >> reporter: the libyans have claimed since the beginning of the bombing that there was a civilian death toll as well. but they have not been able to provide any proof of those deaths, despite several promises to do so. yesterday, they mounted an expedition to what they said was a private house that had been hit and where people had been killed. in the end, though, they admitted they couldn't find the house or maybe there was no house. >> are we lost? >> yes. >> where are we going? >> looking for the house. >> reporter: the rebels are having a different problem with victims. treating them.

as pro-gadhafi forces continue to fire at them. >> we try to supply oxygen to the hospital because hospital don't have any -- doesn't have anything in there. it's surrounded by the militia. >> reporter: moammar's ma lisp a what the u.s. and other forces are trying to target. >> where we have seen the regime forces go in and continue to go in and attack and sometimes they will back away, but they will go back in and attack again. >> reporter: moammar gadhafi has one ally in this fight and that is time. the longer he can hold out, the more time there is for the coalition that has been ranged against him to begin to unravel and already discussions over how long the campaign should continue and who is controlling it. erica? >> mark phillips in tripoli, thanks. joining us to now to discuss that how long gadhafi can hold on is cbs news national security analyst juan zarata.

good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: we have several times this is a matter of days and perhaps week. i believe france's foreign minister saying but not months. realistically how long could gadhafi hold on if time is on his side as mark said? >> hard to predict. gadhafi has been ruling for four decades now. he is cold and calculating. he has used terrorism to affect his policies in the past. pan am 103 and supporting the i.r.a. but also calculating. he made the deal in 2003 to give up his wmd so he could stay in power after seeing what the united states did to saddam hussein. hard to predict with gadhafi because he sees himself as a fighter and wile e. survivor. >> reporter: he is trying to make the no-fly zone play to his strengths. one area, all of these claims of civilian deaths that have been made. >> clearly, i think he and his advisers are reading the tea leaves here and seeing the divisions in the coalition and so they are going to play off of that.

and they certainly play off of gadhafi's role and his view of himself as a global statesman and global revolutionary who fights off the oppression in the west. in some ways the attacks from the western forces plays right into that theme and right into that role that he is traditionally played. not only in north africa, but with other revolutions like hugo chavez who come to his defense. >> based on the situation now and what we know of him do you envision any scenario in which he would actually step down? >> erica, it's hard to envision how he steps down. i think he's a fighter. he relishes the fight. he doesn't fear isolation. he has faced it before. i think what is interesting here is whether or not he considers some sort of negotiation that allows him to drag out the situation and to build off the things emerging in the coalition. i think that is interesting to see if he plays that card while he tries to suppress the reb rebelli rebellion. >> reporter: juan, appreciate your insight.

>> thanks. in japan this morning, two workers at the fukushima nuclear power plant are being treated for radiation burns. in tokyo, some stores who started rationing milk, rice, bottled water and other goods. cbs news correspondents bill whitaker is in tokyo with more on the situation there. good morning, bill. >> good morning, chris. >> reporter: the government says the tap water here is safe for babies to drink. the radiation level is low. the anxiety level remains high. the see saw of conflicting information has parents confused and concerned. well the run on water leaving store shelves empty, the tokyo city government started handing out almost 225,000 bottles of water to parents of infants 1 year and younger and 80,000 families in tokyo. at this ward a constant stream of mothers and infants flowed through to get free water. 12 bottles per child. these mothers are appreciative, but are you still worried? are you still afraid?

yes, because this radiation is invisible. so after 20 or 30 years, what is going to happen to my baby's health, she asks. today's announcement that radioactive iodine in water had fallen back to safe levels did little to allay widespread alarm and anxiety. yesterday, the water is bad. but this morning, the water is okay? it's very difficult to believe what they say and i'm confused. after days of doing without, vegetables finally were delivered to fukushima prefecture today. residents warned not to eat locally grown spinach and other leafy greens because of contamination from the crippled plant. 7 shops are not open says this residents. i heard on the radio they are doing this so i am relieved. still, no relief at the stricken nuclear plant. these new pictures show the immediate aftermath of the tsunami. today, for the first time, white smoke from unit one.

gonzal reactors two, three and four. two workers rushed to the hospital after contact with radioactive water. until fukushima's situation returns to normal, i won't really feel safe, she says. now, the run on bottled water now has japan scrambling to import bottled water. while the radiation level here in the water in tokyo may be low, unsafe levels have been detected in neighboring prefectures. >> bill whitaker in tokyo, thanks. let's get more headlines with jeff glor who is over at the news desk for us. good morning, everyone. dramatic rescue in texas. a rig crashed on interstate 20 earlier today and left hanging over the edge of a ramp. emergency workers used a ladder to pull the tanker truckdriver from the cab. then two people who were trapped in a car underneath that truck were also pulled out and rescued this morning. also a large fuel tank fire

at miami's airport last night. take a look at these pictures. fire broke out around 11:00 last night. it was put out by this morning. it was not near runways but still could cause delays today. officials say fuelling capacity at the miami airport will only be at about 40%. a u.s. army specialist has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing three afghan civilians. earlier this week, a german newspaper published a photo of jeremy morelock posing with one dead civilian. in a videotape confession morelock said his staff sergeant was the ring leader who deviced the murder plot. >> he pulled out one of his grenades, american grenade and popped it, throws the grenade and then [ bleep ] and whacks this guy and kills the guy. >> aunds plea deal, morelock could be eligible for parole in seven years and he has agreed to testify against four other soldiers. fans are mourning elizabeth taylor this morning. her star on the hollywood walk

of fame, violet flowers to match her violet eyes. a funeral is planned later this week. she died yesterday and was 79 and much more on taylor's legacy in our next half an hour. right now, 14 minutes past the hour and back to erica and chris. >> jeff, thank you. it has been a busy morning on the weather front and marysol castro is joining us with the latest on that. tough spring weather. >> outbreak of violent spring weather. at least three possible tornadoes rip through as many states yesterday. california, tennessee and pennsylvania.

thanks so much. that your latest weather. now back to chris and erica. still to come, lasting mark of elizabeth taylor. we will hear from many people who were so close to her as they honor one of the greatest hollywood stars ever. we have news on the housing front. adjustable rate mortgages are making a bit after comeback and may sound to you what helped to lead to the meltdown.

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so important to her. and one of the things that has come up again and again as people remember their dear friend, dame elizabeth, liz taylor, however she may have been known to them, shirley maclaine one of the other stars who was weighing in who said i don't know what was more impressive, her magnitude as a star or her magnitude as a friend? her talent for friendship was unmatched. i will miss her for the rest of my life and beyond. >> the one thing about elizabeth taylor, she never really had a casual moment. she was the constant star that was just always beaming. you just never saw her in jeans or a t-shirt, just dressed down. >> no. >> she always was dressed to the nines. the jewels. the consummate celebrity. true icon. you're watching "the early show" here on cbs. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by farmers' insurance. find a knowledgeable local farmers agent at farmers.com. we are insurance. we are farmers. little more. and... whoa. [ whistles ] yeah. nice. agents, what do we have here?

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welcome back to "the early show." a lovely view of snow there in central park and it may be -- there may be remnants where you are, but the good news is we saw a lot of sun on the weather map earlier today. >> that was actually a screen grab from december. >> it is breaking out. >> we don't know how that is in new york. >> spring will come again. welcome back to "the early show." so many people this morning talking about liz taylor. you saw her star on the hollywood walk of fame. this morning's "usa today" wondering if she was, in fact, the biggest star ever. and truth be told there's not a lot of competition out there. >> i think she's kind of a runaway favorite in that

category. coming up on "the early show" we're going to hear some of the many tributes from her friends and fans and look back at her life in hollywood. we have all that coming up. a lot of elizabeth taylor stuff we want to talk about this morning and she is worthy of it. talk about the quintessential celebrity icon. here is jeff glor at the news desk with another look at our top headlines this morning. >> all about the eyes, right? unbelievable. good morning, everyone. a bizarre incident at reagan national airport has prompted a review of air traffic control staffing this morning. early wednesday morning, two airliners trying to land at reagan just outside washington, d.c., called the control tower and nobody answered. and aviation official tells the associated press the lone air traffic controller on duty was asleep. the first jet, an american airlines flight, contacted a regional controller. >> called couple times on the landline and tried to call on the commercial line and no answer. >> both planes eventually landed

this morning, tributes are still pouring in for elizabeth taylor who died early yesterday in los angeles at the age of 79. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy has some of that reaction from celebrities and fans alike. >> reporter: in a town elizabeth taylor once defined, she can still draw a crowd. at her star on the hollywood walk of fame, cameras click and flowers said to be the color of her violet eyes rest in her memory. >> clearly liz was an icon and is an icon forever, not unlike marilyn and elvis and all those we never forget. >> reporter: in the new photos we see elizabeth taylor celebrating her 79th birthday this past january. a month before the actual day. she was rushed to the hospital ten days after the early party. yet, her face on film is the image most will remember. her friend larry king doubts there ever will be a bigger star. >> major child film star. major american film star. >> i feel all the time like a

cat on a hot tin roof. >> may be regarded as the most beautiful girl of her era. >> reporter: in the hours after taylor's death celebrities from coast to coast paid their respects. >> she was a terrific lady and she lived a very full full life. >> she was in a lot of pain the last ten years of her life and in some ways, i hope that she's at peace. >> most of all she loved people and to say she fought for the underdog, she was an incredible woman. >> thank you with all my heart. >> reporter: in a career spanning six decades elizabeth taylor won two oscars, collected countless diamonds, and amassed eight husbands including singer eddie fisher. she stole him from her friend and fellow actress debbie reynolds. they made up years later when taylor threw fisher out. >> she was just bawdy. she had a mouth, you know, that she could keep up with the longshoremen and then the men loved it. >> reporter: including the late michael jackson. her close friend who helped keep taylor and her aids charity work

in the public eye long after her movie career had cooled. >> 65 years. that's a long run to be in the public eye. i think she was one of a kind. >> reporter: elizabeth taylor has been a star as long as there's been stars here on the hollywood walk of fame. back in 1960 her name was one of the very first put on this sidewalk. and now taylor's fans are placing their own tributes. >> truly the end of an era. like hollywood never had before and probably never will again. >> reporter: because there was only one elizabeth taylor. ben tracy, cbs news, hollywood. >> joining us with more is film critic jeffrey lyons. >> how are you doing? >> she combined rare beauty, this electrifying persona and grace on camera and off camera and was oscar winning talent. is she one of a kind? >> many ways, yes. she goes from orson wells because she was in jane eyre in a small role to the simpsons.

nobody else can say that. and she was born beautiful, but her beauty was not a distraction. many cases it's just the face and the actress can't act. her case it helped her and she didn't have an awkward teenage period either. she went from child star to movie star. >> she works in an industry where beauty and careers fade sadly but hers didn't. she withstood the test of time, almost 70 years of a career. >> when you think of her second oscar winning performance in "who's afraid of virginia woolf" she was not afraid to show herself as bawdy and drinking and in a way it mirrored some of the things in her real life. she was an amazing woman. born for this job when she was a young woman and divorcing nicky hilton, instead of calling her mother first, she first called the studio. that's somebody who's raised in another world. >> yes. your father knew elizabeth very well. >> i knew richard burton, our neighbor, taught him how to bunt actually once. >> actually gave you a gift for your barmitzvah. >> gave me an atlas which i still haveried to mike todd who i think was her favorite husband.

he was her mentor. a short marriage. but here's elizabeth taylor, the night that astronaut neil armstrong is going to walk on the moon, the burtons on their yacht and she's in the powder room and richard called in and said sweetheart, hurry up, he's about to walk on the moon. she yelled, tell him to wait a minute, i'm not ready. >> in there was a phone line i'm sure they could have got him to wait a minute or two. >> she was going to do a movie "the only game in town" with a love seen with warren beatty and he sent her a telegram, no rehearsals. >> the they had how would you describe it. >> as far as i could tell and the world, it was more passion. they were two people at a certain point in their life and particularly since they married twice and when you saw them on "cleopatra" kissing that was the real deal. w dad was on the set there, and he usually didn't write about those kind of things but it was such a worldwide sensation, you can't imagine how famous they became overnight as far as the romance was concerned. it was an amazing experience.

>> the movie didn't do well. >> it was a horrible film, big flop. burton was flown over there, on broadway in camelot and they paid a huge amount of money to get on the plane, learn your lines on the plane, flew to rome and sat there for 17 weeks before they started shooting. what do you do in 17 weeks if liz taylor is your costar and your wife's not around. that's how it all started. >> and they paid her a million dollars which was a ton of money back then. >> first woman to get a million dollars for a movie. >> she was the first real reality show star out there? >> well -- >> follow her life on film, everywhere she went, they followed her. >> she did rehab and would be friends with people who were shunned by a lot of people, namely michael jackson. let's remember her for the great work for aids, her friend rock hudson, costar in "giant" one of the great films ever made. >> if you could pick one film for all the elizabeth taylor fans out there or people that aren't that familiar with her, what would be the one film some. >> a film nobody is going to

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in this morning's "moneywatch," the housing slump. in february new home sales hit their lowest level since 1963 while existing home sales suffered the third biggest monthly drop ever. as banks and realtors look for business they are turning to more adjustable rate mortgages. you didn't see as many of them over the last few years. because, in many ways, they got the blame for the housing crash. cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with the scoop on all this this morning. they never actually disappeared. but they were far from as popular as they have been. >> far from as popular because if you look at the height of the housing market, adjustable rate mortgages accounted for about 70% of all the mortgages out

there. then, of course, all these people got them, like the loan officers were giving them out like candy, people who shouldn't be getting them got them and they had this ultralow teaser rates to entice people into them and then they started resetting at massive rates. at the same time, this was going on, the housing market was declining, and people were losing jobs. that's why you saw the bust. but nay are making a bit of comeback. they're projected to climb to 10% of the market. >> why the comeback now? >> really attributed to two things. first of all, the market has become more conservative. so banks have made these more conservative, more consumer friendly, more economic friendly instruments. on top of that, they just look so much cheaper on the surface. when you look at the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage right now in this country, it's 4.81%. versus an adjustable rate mortgage, the interest rate you're going to get on that is significantly less. it's 3.41%. so, the fixed rate is looking, on its face, more expensive than the adjustable rate. >> that fixed rate in and of

itself is so low. >> exactly. >> as we've seen historically. but when you look at that, you mention just for people who aren't as familiar, that is a -- that initial teaser rate, that's for what, five years? >> right. so it depends on the term of your adjustable rate mortgage. but it is for five years. and if you look at sort of the numbers behind these things, let's say you're taking out a $200,000 mortgage. if you have it at an adjustable rate, you're going to save about $10,000, versus a 30-year mortgage. you're going to save about $10,000 in those first five years. it's the years after that that become more of a question mark, because obviously the rate can change. >> right. so then who would be the ideal candidate for an a.r.m.? >> so the ideal candidate for an a.r.m. is somebody who thinks that they're going to be in a house for a short period of time. before that rate changes, and before it gets much more expensive to have the mortgage. that said, there is a caveat to all of this, and that is if you think you're going to be in a house for a short period of time, and you think you're going to be able to sell it. guess what? people are not -- this is not a seller's market.

>> you can't count on it like years ago you could. >> you can't. the data that we got out just this week shows that existing home sales were down 10% in the month of february. they are now priced at nine-year lows. the average existing home, the median existing home on the market is selling for about $156,000. so there are definitely issues in the market already. >> so -- but given all of those issues, if you think this is the right option for you in terms of a mortgage, what are the things you need to go going in before you sign on the line? >> one of the most significant things is how long are you going to have that fixed rate? that's called the a.r.m. term. maybe it's five years. maybe it's seven years. on top of that, there are a number of caps that you need to be aware of. first of all the initial cap. how high can your interest rate adjust in that first year after it's no longer stable? the periodic cap. how high can it go over the entire term of the mortgage? and then lastly, the lifetime cap, how high can you possibly, what's the highest possible rate that you could be paying over the life of that loan? you need to know all of those

things, because obviously that's going to make a big difference on what you pay on a month-to-month basis. >> you need to make sure no matter what happens you can afford that maximum lifetime cap. >> exactly. >> great advice. as always, rebecca, thanks. stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching t"the early sho" on cbs. [ sneezes ] allergies? you think i have allergies? you're sneezing. i'm allergic to you. doubtful, you love me. hey, you can't take allegra with fruit juice. what? yeah, it's on the label. really? here, there's nothing about juice on the zyrtec® label. what? labels are meant to be read. i'd be lost without you.

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rain is holding up efforts to clear a big landslide in the santa cruz mountains. geologists ying to survey the f it is 7:55. time for news headlines. rain holding up efforts to clear a landslide in the santa cruz mountains. geologists trying to survey this fallen hillside near scotts valley to assess stability but the ground is too well still. the hillside came down monday forcing neighbors to walk a muddy path to reach 33 homes. more fallout from last year's deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. today the state public utilities commission will consider fining pg&e a million dollars a day for not providing safety documents in a timely fashion. it was back in january when the cpuc ordered pg&e to provide those records to prove that its gas line pressure levels are safe. and classes are cancelled today throughout the shoreline unified school district in

marin county. the reason: poor road conditions because of all this rain. and speaking of rain, we'll take a look at our weather and traffic in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. planning on take the bay bridge? lots of delays so give yourself some extra time. wet windy conditions, traffic backed up into the maze. coming off the eastshore freeway, you're going to see delays all the way to at least richmond. also, busy coming off 580. 880 also pretty slow as you work your way northbound into

oakland. we are seeing delays southbound as well mostly heading into hayward, also trying to connect to the san mateo bridge. live look now at 80 just as you come off the skyway into san francisco, very slow. stays busy along 101, as well. south 280 slow into the peninsula. let's check your forecast with lawrence. >> heavy rain making its way through parts of the bay area, gianna. we have more rain to come throughout the morning especially as you can see heavy cells north also into parts of the east bay. we are now picking up heavier rain there, pockets of cells continuing to move on through here. looks like we are going to see that rain picking up over the next couple of hours. then it's going to start to break to more showers. urban and small stream flood advisory in the bay area and a wind advisory, gusty winds up to 45 miles per hour. i think thunderstorms as we look toward the afternoon, showers possible into tomorrow. another storm rolls in on saturday to bring another round of rain showers on sunday. glimmer of sunshine toward the middle of next week. ,,,,,,,,

good morning once again. welcome back to "the early show." chris wragge with erica hill looking at the softball fields. >> even though there's snow on the ground we can go out for the game later today because the fields are cleared. >> the infield is cleared, the grounds crew working all morning and we are ready to go nontime, eastern time today. >> look for "the early show" to dominate in today's shoftsball game. >> welcome back to "the early show." chris and erica. more memories of elizabeth taylor. >> there is so much to talk about. just such a fascinating life. we're going to focus on her love affair with richard burton. they were married two times, two

turbulent marriages and just the amount of passion between these two, is again, fascinating. we're also going to share with you their very revealing "60 minutes" interview, first broadcast 41 years ago today. and we'll meet an author who was allowed by taylor to see dozens of the love letters that she and richard burton wrote to one another and wow. >> it's amazing that passion they had between one another played out on film as well because when they acted alongside one another you could really see it as well. also ahead this morning, one of the joys of going to the movies is not just seeing great actors like taylor and burton it is the pop corn. >> and twizzlers. >> yesp. exactly. now the government is about to require theaters to tell you how many calories are in that bucket and how much fat is in that bucket as well and theater owners say it's going to cost them money so they're trying to stop it. we'll look at the numbers and talk to movie fans about it and see what they think about this thing. >> it's not the money putting up the information, it will be the money lost, perhaps, on popcorn sales. >> when you see how many calories there are in a large

bucket if you put butter on it's going to cause a number of people to say, maybe i'll pass. wait until you hear these numbers. >> we want to get to jeff glor standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. good morning again. >> good morning to you, to everyone at home. federal aviation officials are investigating a frightening incident at reagan national airport. just after midnight wednesday morning, two airliners were attempting to land at reagan just outside washington. but no one was answering in the control tower. the first plane landed with the help of a regional controller and then the second plane came in. >> so you're aware we just had one aircraft go into dca. the tower is apparently unmanned. you can plan on us going inbound to runway one, with the airport being uncontrolled. >> it is reported the lone controller was asleep. both planes landed safely. transportation secretary ray lahood has directed for now two controllers be assigned to the overnight shift at reagan. this morning bottled water

is being distributed in tokyo. shops in the japanese capital are rationing water, milk and other goods. yesterday radiation levels in tokyo's tap water measured twice the level considered safe for children but it's gone down to safe levels today. meantime two workers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant had to be treated for exposure to high radiation today. in libya allied air strikes continue to strike libyan ground forces. french jets hit an air base. rebel fighters are trying to maintain control but they apparently have lost control of misrata. the u.s. wants to relinquish control of the no fly operations but nato dant agree on the details. dramatic video of anti-government protests in syria. this was video taken by demonstrator yesterday. syrian police open fire. witnesses say at least four people were killed. in the past week a total of 22 people have died. severe weather in pennsylvania yesterday.

a possible tornado in hempfield destroyed about 30 homes there. that storm knocked out electric power but most service has been restored. in detroit, a scary bomb incident. a security guard at the mcnamara building in detroit found a suspicious package in late february and brought it to lost and found. it sat there for three weeks before someone thought maybe it should be screened and it turns out it was a bomb. that security guard has now been suspended. his union called the incident a total embarrassment. and dramatic rescues this morning in ft. worth, texas where a big rig slammed into a car of a cab of the truck ended up dangling over the edge of a ramp. the car stuck underneath. fire fighters used a ladder to get the driver down. he had minor injuries. crews were able to free both people who were trapped inside that car. but some frightening pictures coming from ft. worth, texas, this morning. it is four minutes past the hour. back over to chris, erica and marysol. >> good morning.

>> good morning. >> and mary, good morning. >> yes. >> another check of the weather for us. >> it's a busy day in the weather world, erica. let's take a look at your national picture. see the majority of the country has some high pressure. we do have some snow in the cascades and

this weather report sponsored by mercedes benz, experience truly great engineering today at your authorized dealer. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. here's erica. >> thanks. we have a rare look back at the life of elizabeth taylor for you this morning, 41 years ago today just after their sixth wedding anniversary she and richard burton appeared on "60 minutes." it was a revealing chat with cbs news correspondent charles collingwood about their marriage. >> this weekend is the sixth wedding anniversary of you two. at the time there were a great many people -- >> you mean legal? >> yeah. >> isn't it? >> yes.

>> if you are so devoted to each other, as i think you are, what about all these, you can't pick up a movie magazine about liz and dick battling. >> i must say we enjoy fighting. i think that fighting with somebody you love and are really sure of and if you're really sure of yourself in your love, i think having a fight, an out and out, outrageous, ridiculous fight, is one of the greatest exercises in marital togetherness. >> especially if you have no really weak points. >> oh, i see. >> you do not attack the weak points. they're perfectly obvious and elizabeth and myself. so when i insult elizabeth, which i frequently do, i do not attack that soft spot in the under belly. >> my double chin. >> she attacks me.

double chins. >> you bloody well have. >> yeah. she's got a slightly bad belly. >> they're ethics in a fight. >> you're more vulnerable i'm sure on other things than ha. >> well, yes, i am. yeah. >> you can watch the entire interview on-line logon to 60minut 60minutesovertime.com. it may be hard it to understand how obsessed the world was with taylor and burton unless you're alive during that time. here to help us get a better field, nancy schoenberger, the coau sure of "furious love: elizabeth taylor, richard burton, and the marriage of the century." furious, passionate, incredible love which you, nancy, got a better feel for because liz taylor let you see some of these love letters which were just astounding, the honesty that they shared with one another. >> yes. we're so grateful to her that she allowed us to see, to have this inside glimpse into that, you know, fabled marriage and

the letters themselves. i have to tell you when i first held those letters in my hand and read them, i didn't expect this, tears sprang to my eyes because the passion was so real and his love for her so genuine. >> the way he talks about her, she seems to be an addiction of his, once he just cannot kick. >> well, he was no stranger to addictions. >> no. >> well known for having a terrible problem with alcohol, which probably shortened his life, as did she, although she was able to get help for it later on. she went to the betty ford clinic famously. the passion was there. in one letter richard burton wrote i am forever being punished by the gods for stealing the fire and trying to put it out. the fire, of course, is you. >> eeven called her his ocean because of her deep, overpowering presence. >> that's right. >> it was a presence that did not just have a hold on richard burton. there were a number of men as we know, and he was not the first one that she stole. in today's terms, do you think she would have continued to be such a star, such an icon, given

the private life? >> well, you know, her career spanned almost seven decades. she was the most famous actress in her day. i think it's hard to know when she finally retired from film, it was for all kinds of reasons. i do know that she always held out the hope that there might have been a third marriage. she had eight marriages to seven men, she married richard burton twice, and she felt in her heart of hearts that had richard survived, there may have been a third time around. >> he did write his last letter to her was literally right before he passed. >> right. and he mailed it before he died. he died suddenly of cerebral brain hemorrhage and she received the letter when she returned back from london where she attended his memorial service and back in los angeles, there was this final letter waiting for her. it was the one letter she would

not let us read because it was just too personal, too close. >> did she give you any inkling of what was in it or what it was like to read it? >> the implication is that he always loved her, he still loved her, and missed her, and wanted to come home and home was where she was. >> what was it about them, because they had this very as we saw in that "60 minutes" interview, it was liz and dick and in the press it was liz and dick and very public. >> they hated those terms by the way. >> in private, was it a different relationship than what was seen in public? >> we write there were two marriages. there was the public marriage of liz and dick, tabloid fodder and battling burtons and loved these public fights and then the private marriage of elizabeth and richard and they tried to protect that. it was hard, they were so famous it was hard to make a life. when they bought their yacht, they spent two years living on the yacht and they were too famous to live on land, that was

their refuge. >> such extraordinary access you were given. what was the one thing that surprised you the most? >> i think the degree to which burton loved and needed her. when he first embarked on that affair a lot of people speculated he's just trying to boost his own career as a movie star and movie actor, although he was a famous theatrical actor, but didn't quite make it to the top ring of film actors. so i kind of bought that idea. when i saw those letters, no, this is a man who's passionately in love and desperately needs this woman. >> it is a fascinating read. >> thank you. >> thanks for sharing some of it with us. nancy schoenberger joining us this morning. just ahead from movie stars to movie popcorn, theaters may soon have to tell you just how many calories and oh, yes, grams of fat are in those buckets with the imitation butter stuff on it. you're going to want to see what those numbers are. stay with us. this is "the early show" on cbs. how" on cbs. i didn't realize i was drifting into the other lane.

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in this morning's "healthwatch," movies and popcorn. for many of us they go hand in hand, now movie theater operators are protesting a new rule that could take a bite out of their profits. "early" show contributor taryn winter brill is here with more on this for us this morning. >> a big bite, chris. good morning to you. there's nothing like the smell of fresh popcorn as you walk into your local movie theater. but have you ever wondered how many calories you're actually consuming in that large popcorn with butter? you probably don't want to know. pretty soon, though, you may not have a choice. ♪ let's go all to the lobby let's all go to the lobby ♪ >> reporter: dinner and a movie is an institution as american as hollywood itself. and nothing complements the latest blockbuster quite like a bag of freshly popped and oh, so buttery popcorn. >> i love movie theater popcorn. and the more butter the better. >> reporter: but moviegoers hungry for kernels of this seemingly light and fluffy snack

may want to think twice before reaching into that bucket. turns out a large buttered popcorn contains a gut busting 1,460 calories. the equivalent of nearly three big macs, and a full day's worth of eating. >> you're looking at a typical female who is not highly active, that's almost your total calorie intake for the day. roughly,1600, 1800. so this is a calorie bomb waiting to explode. >> reporter: hoping to defuse this high caloric catastrophe the fda is working on a provision in the health care law requiring chain establishments which serve food to list the calorie count of their menu items. rules that already exist for restaurants such as burger king, mcdonald's and denny's. nutritionists like katherine brooking applaud the move. >> it's all about education for those people who are making efforts to be more healthful. this is great to have more transparency and more information. >> reporter: but will that knowledge convince cinema foodies to forego their favorite theater snack? >> well, knowing that it's 1500

or 1400 calories, yes. >> wow. wow that is a lot. so i should be staying away from popcorn. >> i don't think i'm going to order any more popcorn. >> reporter: no? >> no, i'm going to order a granola bar. >> reporter: some establishments already post nutritional information in accordance with city or state laws and customers are responding. >> i was going to order the nachos with the cheese but i noticed calories up on the board. i said no way, jose. >> how many calories? >> too many calories. >> reporter: movie theater chains are pushing back, though, arguing the original health care bill was never intended to include them. gary klein of the national association of theater owners told the "l.a. times," it's dinner and a movie. not dinner at a movie. undeterred, the fda is looking to sound the alarm on hidden calories. and ultimately shift americans toward a healthier lifestyle. >> i would hope that the movie theaters offer not only plain popcorn, but other healthful snacks like having fresh fruit there. having yogurt there.

so this way the consumer can still go to the movies and have their popcorn, or they can have something that is not as high in calories. >> dinner and a yogurt? maybe. we reached out to the national association of theater owners, as well as several movie theater chains. many of them did not return our calls. those who did, however, had no comment. the federal rules regarding these menu labeling guidelines have not yet taken effect, bought could be announced any day now, chris. so we will be watching closely, as will the theaters. >> why are they so resistant? >> it's all about money. believe it or not these concession stand items generate one-third of the total revenue. this is a significant number. specifically popcorn. if you want to talk about the numbers, chris. the ceo of regal entertainment group, we all know that theater company, he says on average they sell this large bucket of popcorn for about $6. take a guess at how much you think it costs them to actually make it. >> $1.20. >> less. 15 to 20 cents. 15 to 20 cents. so talk about a profit margin. so they're thinking you put those calorie numbers up, those profits of popcorn sales, way down.

>> i will say this. it was at a movie theater yesterday and i did happen to look up and saw chicken mcnuggets, 875 calories and the sauces were about 200 each. not that i was going to order them anyway but it is a deterrent. this large bucket of popcorn with butter the equivalent of three big macs. >> yeah. 1460 calories. what would you rather have, by the way? the big macs or popcorn? curious your preference? >> knowing that that equivalent is the equivalent of that i would probably go for the hamburgers. >> you can get a big mac combo meal, medium fries, drink and the big mac it's 330 calories less than this popcorn. can you believe it? >> too much. don't want to know about it. taryn, thank you. we'll be right back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. >> "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by advil. make the switch to advil now. ee are switching from tylenol to advil. here's one story. my name is betty and i am an animal lover who does rescue. being a foster parent for dogs is very grueling. washing them -- it causes a lot of strain on my lower back.

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bay. north 101, north 280, still stacked up into downtown san jose. no accidents through there but extra busy due to the slick surfaces. if you are heading along highway 17, the good news is they had an earlier accident at the summit. that's cleared. but the damage is done. you can see traffic very busy. also one of our toughest spots in and out of san francisco, traffic is crawling. why bother, right, lawrence? >> that's right. urban and small stream flood advisory all throughout the bay area as we have a lot of rain coming down all around the bay area. see some heavier amounts into the north bay and that continues now into parts of the east bay. they are picking up some good rainfall. into concord, pleasant hill, good cells moving through your area, as well. so be careful. a lot of puddling in the roads, watch for rapid rises on the creeks and streams. that rain will continue on and off through the morning. it will taper off into showers this afternoon. then there is the possibility of some thunderstorms. yup, we have more rain on the way for tomorrow but just more scattered showers, another storm as we head in towards saturday.

welcome back to "the early show" on this thursday morning. half past the hour now. raring to go when you see that outside shot. stay inside and lucky for you there's lots of good stuff coming up on the show. the perfect reason to sit down, have another cup of coffee. >> one of the things we definitely want to talk about coming up is how to pay for college, which is getting more

and more difficult. especially for folks -- >> for folks that have kids. >> like you who have young kids. numbers right now are staggering. it now costs $14,000 for one year's tuition at an average state school. the average student graduates $25,000 in debt. but there is lots of help out there. we're going to tell you how to find it, no matter what your income level. >> still paying mine off and will be for some time. it was an investment. also ahead this morning, we love our pets, right? and here in this country we love to spend money on our pets. check out some of the new products which guarantee they're going to make your pet's life more enjoyable. >> not the treadmill. >> come on! >> we have not one but two tread mails. >> come on. >> dr. debbye turner bell was recently at the pet show, some 3,000 products. she brought us some of the ones that stood out along with scout there, our friends poodle. doggie beds, feeding bowls that never spill. i need that. the 21st century pooper scooper and the treadmill. >> poor molly is like, i was on

the couch with wragge a little while ago. >> then they made me get on the treadmill. >> i've got to work them off. >> also ahead this morning, chef marc forgione is making some light dishes for spring using fresh veggies. we're starting to see these in the market these days. and he's also making something else. you're going to want to try, it is amazing, i had it a few years ago. it's chicken under a brick. >> i never heard of this, never. >> it was so good when i had it. it was with my wife a few years ago, and i haven't had it since. so i will be ciaoing down. >> you cannot wait for that segment. >> stay out of the way, glor is coming into the chicken. >> chicken under a brick. is that a commodore's reference? >> all right let's bring in marysol castro right now speaking of brick houses. >> oh. >> wow! >> i'm apparently a brick house. go figure. let's take a look at the high temps. lucky that it all just rolls right off me.

>> thanks so. much. now here's chris. >> as high school seniors around the nation wait for their college acceptance letters, think about this. a recent report finds the total amount of studentdeath is nearly $900 billion. even more than our total credit card debt. cbs news economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is back with ideas to help you pay for college. these prices are staggering. and the kids and families wait to get the acceptance letters. the euphoria of, you got into the school of your choice, is quickly tamped down by the fact it's going to cost about 30 grand a year potentially. >> the first thing you need to do, if you haven't already you fust mill out the fafsa. you go to the website and fill it out. it is a first come first serve type of program. so, for pel grants, for stafford loans, for work study, this is what you're applying for through

the fafsa. the first people to fill it out are the first pele to get it. on average they get about $7,000 more for filling it out earlier. >> a lot of families fill it out saying there's no way we'll qualify for financial aid. you kind of have to appeal to some of these places, these schools. >> you do. and if you received a letter back from a school saying, welcome aboard, we'd love to have you, there is no reason why you can't go back to the school and say, listen, i would love to attend but financial aid package that you put together for me is not one that i can live with. it's not one that i can afford to pay. one great thing to do is, if you get into a handful of schools, and one of them gives you a great financial aid package, take it to the school where you really want to attend and say, listen, i would come here if you could do what the other guys are doing for me. another thing to keep in mind, if there's been an illness in the family, there's been a change of job circumstances, someone in the family lost their job, you can also appeal to a college or university on those grounds. about 30% more people are appealing these decisions now

than they were before the recession began. so it's becoming more common. >> you can make a few appeals. make a few calls. you never know. the worst any school can say is no. >> and they're not going to say you can't come here because you called us up. >> for parents who are still a few years away from having to deal with their kid's college education, what would you recommend? >> one of the best things a par parent can do is start paying down their credit card debt. here's why. you pay off some of the high interest loans that you have outstanding and all of a sudden you make your assets look a little bit smaller. now colleges, when they determine how much financial aid they're going to give, they look at those assets. so let's say you have inflated assets but you also have a lot of outstanding debt. all of a sudden you're going to get a smaller financial aid package. if you get rid of some of those debts you've decreased your assets a little bit but you look better to a college and they are more inclined to give you more money. >> when it comes to paying, better to dip into your nest egg or drop into the 401(k) or something? >> never dip into the nest egg. if you can keep from dipping into the nest egg, you

absolutely should not do it. so don't take money out of your 401(k), don't take it out of a roth i.r.a. or an i.r.a. retirement account you are holding off for retirement. the loans that you can get for college are some of the lowest interest rate loans there are. so you're much better off taking out new debt for college, and specifically for that payment, by both the student as well as the parents, than you are dipping into parents' retirement savings. >> talk about people that want to start planning now. really start planning out way in advance. what are some steps that they can take? >> one of the best things any parent can do, and really y can do this at any point, something that you can do even when you're child is just born is start a 529 plan. these are plans that have tax deferred savings inside of them. when you actually take the money out for qualified education expenses, it is not taxed at a federal level. however, there's about 80-plus of these plans out there. so you need to choose one that's right for you. some of them are higher in fees. look at those fees and make sure they're not outweighing the benefits. and research your state's

program because they're run by the state. >> great. super advice. go to our website in case you missed anything. all the information will be right there for you. rebva jarvis, thank you very much. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by purina. your pet, our passion. >> ever thought to yourself, my dog needs a finger painting set? who hasn't. aren't you in luck. the global pet expo just wrapped up in orlando. 800 pet product makers on hand to show off thousands of new gadgets for your furry friends. cbs news correspondent and our resident veterinarian dr. debbye turner bell is here with some of her favorites. it does not surprise me there are that many items because we love our pets. >> it is a $43 billion business in this country. at this global pet expo, it's the largest of its kind, 800 exhibiters. i walked the whole floor, which is 240,000 square feet. >> exhausting. >> eleven football fields. i'm tired but i came back with great stuff. >> you're tired so you're making

molly walk on a treadmill. i feel so bad for her. >> let me tell you the rational behind a treadmill. first of all this is the go pet pet run treadmill. if you have a dog that perhaps doesn't like to go out in inclement weather or you live in a part of the country where winter is six months of the year. >> where poor molly would sink into the snow. >> or if you're an older pet owner and you simply cannot physically move as much as the dog needs to move, then there are some intuitive reasons for a treadmill. >> are most animals -- are most animals pretty good about getting on? >> yeah, it's a slow acclimation process that molly came in about an hour and a half ago. it took us about 15 minutes with some treats, and boom, there she is. >> treats never hurt. i'm sure there are plenty of those on hand at the expo. that's one thing. this is a giant hamster wheel for a dog? >> yes. >> or a cat. >> this is either a hamster that will eat you or a small dug. this is the go pet pet wheel. and this is self-powers. once you train the dog to get in it and go it's actually their muscles and their power that

makes it move. so it's a little bit more of an exercise for them. >> okay. >> now i will say, this takes time to get a dog to get acclimated and get into this. i'm not so sure that the average dog will do it. but it was different. >> fun to talk about. >> absolutely. >> the pooper scooper. >> love this. for two reasons. this is the yard pup. >> this is after the snow is cleared and you go out and realized there's some stuff you couldn't get to. >> exactly. >> you use regular grocery bags, put it on this frame and you can go and clean up the business. what i like about this is for the person who perhaps can't bend over. >> right. >> this is a really good way to be a responsible pet owner. and also work around perhaps some limitations that you might have. >> okay. >> the squeamish person who doesn't want to be near the doo, you don't have to be near it. >> and you're still doing your job. always clean up after your pets. >> right. >> now for the creative dog in your family, we have finger painting for dogs.

we have addie here along with her beautiful standard poodle scout. and we're going to have scout walk right across that. you just put paint on paper. get him to walk -- >> when i first thought about this i thought. do we need the pooper scooper? >> i thought it was going to be paws in paint. but there's a shield over it >> they don't get the paint and you don't have paint all over your carpet. you make a little modern art piece. it comes with a frame and you can put it on the wall. so if you want art by your pet. >> maybe we should sell it and make a little money off it. >> this is, i have to say, some people might love them. those towers for the cats. i have a cat. >> that's why i got this. >> i need something for her to scratch. >> right. this is molded cat scratcher. and this is made of corn husk and a certain type of rope. and the cat, it's that tactile feel that cats love to scratch this. but it doesn't look like that ugly you to ir. and you can even put some plants

in it. >> a little catnip. they'd love it. this sounds genius. tell me if it really works. >> this is the jetsons of food bowls. this is a motion sensor food bowl by unique pets. when the pet walks in front of it, i'll just activate it, it opens right up and then they can eat. it's programmed so once they pull their nose out after five seconds, it will close back up. >> and you can use that for water, too. if you have a 1-year-old she likes to tip over -- >> it's motion sensor so anybody who walks in front of it is going to open it. but this is great for a bowl outside. you don't want to get leaves, bugs to get in it or if you have a stinky food the top closes and you don't smell the food throughout the house. >> that is a neat idea. how much is that one? >> this one is suggested retail $48. >> okay. >> this is a prototype. we're showing it here first. >> hello! >> available later on in the year. this is the neater feeder for the messy eating dog. not only does it have the rim around here, but it also has a

well under it down here so if you pump into it, spill all the water, it goes down into this well down here, doesn't get all over your floor. >> these i'm fascinated by. i have bought doggie ice cream with pride. >> yes. >> baking a cat for my cat? >> lucky paws cat cakes. you mix this with water, canned salmon, put in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes you have a homemade treat for your cat. it will last in the refrigerator for up to a week. >> dirty paws? >> i love this one. this is sort of a hands-free way to clean your daupg's paws. the hands free paw wash. you take the top off and it has an opening, you put the dog's paw in there, shake it around. i don't want to splash. >> tell me honestly as a vet, do you think -- my dog would be like, what are you doing with my paw? are they going to let you put their paw in there? >> if you start early in life, then yeah, they will. >> makes for a lot less mess inside. we like that. and we have a cool bed. >> modern dog bed. >> it looks so much nicer and we can get that on the website.

along with all the other good stuff you brought back. >> absolutely. did you like this stuff? >> i did. i liked it. thanks, deb. again for more on those products logon to our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by all free clear detergent. recommended by dermatologists for sensitive skin. >> well you might not believe it if you've been outside shoveling snow the last couple days, here on the east coast at least, spring is officially here and that means we'll soon be getting lots of fresh vegetables and looking to eat lighter. chef marc forgione is here with a simple spring recipes. he's the winner of "next iron chef" and owns marc forgione restaurant here in new york city. let's treat this like iron chef and get right after it. >> you want me -- >> no, we're on morning tv. just waking up, we're here to take it a little easier. congratulations for everything. with it being spring now, we want to make a little bit lighter affair so we've got nice

chicken here, nice spring vegetables we're going to talk about in the next couple of seconds. what have we done with this chicken? >> we've all seen or probably a lot of people i'm sure you've had chicken under a brick before. but people sometimes get a little scared that you can't do it at home. seems a little complicated. it's one of the easiest things to do. in my opinion it's easier than roasting a whole chicken. >> some people at home might say, did he just say chicken under a brick? >> this is an actual brick. it's the same thing that you build a house with. so -- >> so we're going -- it's the real thing, folks. >> it's real. >> not the magic of television. >> to season the chicken, one little thing is you only put salt on the skin. if you put the pepper and the lemon zest on the skin when you put knit this smoking hot pan it's going to burn. >> this is one of the keys of the iron skillet, right? >> yeah. >> most chefs will tell you if you don't have one of these, go get one. because it will change everything that you cook. >> a little olive oil on there, get that thing nice and hot. >> just salt on the skin. this is a little secret. people ask me why does your

chicken taste so good. >> why does your chicken taste so good. >> this is why the chicken tastes so good. >> a little lemon? >> the peanut gallery. jeff and erica chiming in. this is our little top chef here. >> all right. so now we go in to the spoken hot skillet. >> okay. >> how long does that skill heat up for, a little while? >> just enough -- again, recipe books that say don't get it to the smoking point. i like to get it to the smoking point. >> how long will the chicken be in there for? >> about 500 degrees. cook it eight to ten minutes. >> put that brick right on it. >> just like that. all right. be careful. come on iron man, let's see what you've got. >> you aren't getting any help from me. in the oven for how long?

>> eight to ten points. and then the power of tv, right? >> look at that. >> oh, yeah. >> can you smell that? >> yeah. >> so be careful. the brick is obviously hot. if you've got kids around you don't want anybody to touch it. >> yeah. >> flip it around a little bit. see the skin? >> now, i'm just doing this to show you guys but you never really want the flesh to touch the hot pan. that's the whole reason that it stays tender. >> and watch out that oil is popping. as far as the sauce now. >> you're going to make it right in front of you. this is where you get all the beautiful chicken drippings, and what we call the love in the kitchen. >> love in the kitchen. >> a little bit of capers. >> this is the shallots. chopped. capers. >> oh, you smell the love. >> smell the love. >> you can smell the love. >> people can feel the love. this is smelling the love. >> wow. well -- we're going to finish it, and now we add a little bit

of butter to make it healthy, right? >> a little butter. just a little bit of butter. >> a little bit of chili flakes. and this is entirely up to you if you want more or less. >> make it hot. turn up the heat. >> want to do a little more? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. we like a little heat. >> want to give me a bam? >> wow. looking good. oh, that's hot. >> the shallots are getting crispy, getting happy, right? you've got to smell it. >> smells fantastic. the heck with 3-d television. we need to get television where you can actually smell. >> smell-o-vision. we've heard of it. >> bill gates is working on it. >> all right. we're just about there. now -- >> as soon as the butter is melted, that's where you know. >> getting a little chris pip. finish with a little bit of pepper. >> what do we do with the chicken? >> jeff can't wait much longer. >> really good.

>> for me, we do it iron chef style right here. pour it right on there. >> there you go. >> spring vegetables. what are some we should be looking for? >> right now you're going to see spring garlic would be the first one. which we got a big one right there. >> yeah. >> you've got these beautiful little marble potatoes. you'll have peas and favas. baby carrots. all this stuff is going to be local and ready to go. >> this looks fantastic. >> show us what the chicken, the brick just cooks it. i've never had chicken under a brick. >> the brick gets hot in the oven, but gradually. so instead of the flesh touching the smoking hot pan it just kind of cooks through. >> i don't know that this studio has ever smelled better. >> that is saying something. >> it is good. >> that is saying something. >> we're going to taste it in a second. you can find these recipes on hur website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. we want to make sure we drive you there. it smells delicious in here right now.

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welcome back. before we say good-bye, if you can zoom in on this, if you can look how moist and savory. you talk about, this is the way you should be cooking at home. >> i'm going out and buying -- >> it's delicious for everything. >> it's the brick. >> get a brick for the kitchen. >> and these spring vegetables have so much flavor. it's just a nice, like little -- it's like ratatouille, an explosion of flavor. >> it makes you remember. >> it's refreshing but hardy. can you come back? >> sure. >> seriously, if you don't have a brick handy just go outside and kick into the facade of your home. steal one off the house. naurk this is a real treat. wonderful. spring vegetables will soon be in the marketplace out there. whatever part of the country

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headlines... san jose has reached tentative agreements with three more unions to reduce their pay and benefits by 10 p good morning. it's 8:55. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. san jose has reached tenth detective agreements with three more unions to reduce their pay and benefit by 10% over the next two years. the unions represent city engineers, supervisors of trade workers, and mid-level managers. federal health investigators looking into a salmonella outbreak that's been traced to canteloupes supplied by del monte. the centers for disease control says a dozen people have been infected with salmonella panama, in california and three other states. and richmond police honoring a good samaritan. he found a bag full of cash on the street and then turned it in. police won't tell us the exact amount, only that it was well over $100. now, if police can't find the

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good morning. our wet and windy commute continues we have a brand-new accident to report northbound 280 right at saratoga.

a couple of lanes blocked in the area, chp is on scene. 280 itself really backed up as you work your way through downtown san jose. connector roads coming off the 17 and 880 also very busy. so again, take it slow this morning, the rest of the south bay still slow, northbound 101, lots of delays as you work your way out of san jose. now, north 101 in marin county, we have an accident at atherton avenue, slow and go southbound towards the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge stacked up off the eastshore freeway. all right, lawrence, it's all you. >> it is! we have a lot of rain to talk about around the bay area. it is wet everywhere you go now. heavier in parts of the north bay. you can see these cells moving through and folks, it's just been dumping in the north bay and into the santa cruz mountains. and it will continue to do so over the next couple of hours here. even lightning strike beginning to show up in parts of the north bay, as well. so a chance of thunderstorms more as we head toward the afternoon. the rain is going to become more widespread. tomorrow there is still a chance of a few showers. showers saturday and a few on

sunday, after that a glimmer of spring sunshine next week. ,,,,,,,,