and bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain no delays. >> not bad. >> thanks for joining us for the "early edition." see you tomorrow. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com good morning. debt debate, president obama plans to unveil his blueprint for the nation's runaway debt. that plan includes changes to medicare and tax hikes. but will it make it through congress? we're in washington with the preview. we'll also have republican reaction from eric cantor. airline turbulence, new questions being raised this morning after that runway collision between a jumbo jet and a commuter plane while at another airport a different controversy after this video emerges online showing a 6-year-old girl getting a full patdown from airport security. and tragic choice, a massachusetts jury finds a mother guilty after she withheld

life saving drugs from her cancer stricken 9-year-old. she says she was trying to stop her son's suffering but now this woman faces up to 40 years behind bars because of it. we'll hear from both sides in the controversial case. early this wednesday morning the controversial case. early this wednesday morning april 13th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs and good wednesday morning, good to have you with us here on "the early show," i'm erica hill. >> and i'm chris wragge. all eyes will be on president obama this afternoon as he gives a speech at george washington university outlining the way he will cut down the country's enormous debt. >> we want to begin with president obama, he has promised to tackle the nation's long-term debt. today we should find out how he plans to do that. the federal deficit continues to grow. it is expected to top $1.5 trillion this year. last week republicans announced how they would cut it. now it is the president's turn.

bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. that's right. the president jumps into the fight today, he'll preview his vision of a smaller federal government to members of congress from both parties in an oval office meeting before his speech. the president today will call for a bipartisan effort to reduce the deficit, focusing on four main areas. defense budget savings, reducing health care spending, reforming the tax code, and keeping domestic spending low. in part, mr. obama will borrow from recommendations of the deficit reduction commission, and also from the work of the so-called gang of six, three senators from each party who have been working on a deficit reduction strategy which includes rewriting the tax code. the senate republican leader suggested that president obama was late getting in the game. >> but those on the left and right who have been clamoring for presidential leadership on these issues have to welcome the

president's long-awaited decision to engage on them. >> reporter: but the president's delay was deliberate. he waited until congressman paul ryan put the republican plan on the table. that proposal envisions slashing the deficit by $6 trillion over the next decade by making medicare a voucher program and putting caps on medicaid, food stamp assistance and housing assistance programs, while reducing taxes for the very wealthy and for corporations. the white house says the gop plan is dead on arrival. >> it places all the burden on the middle class, on seniors, on the disabled, on people in nursing homes. >> reporter: the president's goal today is to appear as the voice of reason and to set the stage for the next big debate which is going to be over raising the federal debt limit, something the republicans say they won't vote for unless there are more big spending cuts. erica? >> bill plante for us this

morning, thanks. joining us is house majority leader eric cantor. sir, good to have you with us this morning. it has been analyzed over the past few days, the republican plan, it essentially looks to slash the deficit through cuts. but doesn't there also need to be perhaps some more money coming in at the same time to pay things down and make a meaningful dent? can you really establish that just through cuts? >> erica, you're right. we cannot fix our fiscal crisis and bring down the debt just through cuts alone, but everybody understands that washington has been on a spending binge of late and we've got to start spending money the way the taxpayers are right now, and that's learning how to do more with less. but you're right, we need to grow this economy, and i think that's where the difference is, and i'm hopeful i can hear from the president today something that actually will come to the middle and meet us. i don't think there are many americans right now who want to pay more taxes. we're a few days out from tax day and i think most people understand that washington

doesn't have a revenue problem it has a spending problem. and the crux of the issue here is how are we going to get this economy going again and get people back to work without imposing more burdens on working families and we can't raise taxes. i mean, that was settled i think last november during the election. >> so you say absolutely not in terms of raising taxes, you mention the burden. the goal which we've heard from representatives on both sides of the aisle is not continue to pass this debt down to everyone's children, but at some point there has to be give and take, because as we're seeing in the republican plan there are tax cuts for the wealthiest americans, yet there are also cuts and changes to social services programs for some of the neediest here, for seniors and for the poor. >> well, what we have proposed when we're talking about the kinds of programs that have posed the biggest challenge as far as our debt is concerned, you're talking about the entitlement programs, and the reality is that congressional budget office says these programs, like medicare and medicaid, are in serious

trouble. and within the next ten years will go into a bankrupt-like situation. we want to save these programs for people that need them. that's the -- that's our goal. we don't -- we don't think that you should let people who need a safety net out there on their own. we believe in a safety net for those who need it, not for those who don't. and so our plan tries to save medicare for everyone, for those 55 and older we say those individuals will not see any change in their benefits. but for the rest of us, we're going to have to accept the fact that these programs are not going to look the same for us. and we're trying to change the nature of those programs for the younger generations so they will be around for the people who need them. >> real quickly, sir, when you meet with the president today you want to hear something meaningful, but what are you going to say to him? >> we're going to say to him, look, we're glad you're finally coming to the table. the president has missed the opportunity when he presented his budget to the country in the

state of the union address, he missed the opportunity to even talk about the specifics that he envisions of how to address the debt problem we've got in this country. so i'm looking forward to telling him, look, we want to work with you. we've got problems, and they were caused by both sides. and we want to come together, we want to work with you to try and fix this debt problem and get the economy back on track so more people can get back to work. >> we will be looking for the results of that meeting and for more of the many meetings to come on the budget. eric cantor, thanks if are your time this morning. >> thank you. there are new concerns about air travel safety after a collision on the runway at john f. kennedy international airport here in new york. on monday a air france superjumbo jet clipped a smaller comair regional jet carrying 68 people. elaine quijano has the latest on the investigation on this case. good morning, elaine. >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. federal officials are now reviewing radio recordings, radar data and flight recorders

from both aircraft involved, trying to determine what exactly went wrong in the moments before monday night's accident. this morning ntsb and faa officials are conducting a full-scale investigation, interviewing pilots, air traffic controllers and ground crew about monday night's runway collision with a left wing of an air france jumbo jet clipped the tail of a delta commuter plane, sending it spinning like a toy. >> we've been hit by air france. >> reporter: investigators will try to determine if there was a breakdown in communication between the tower and the cockpit. the world's largest passenger jet has a wing span of 262 feet, nearly the length of a football field. jfk has a standard 75-foot-wide taxiway, which means the wings of the a380 easily extend over the roadway. >> if that jumbo jet was cleared to the runway or wherever, he was just doing what he was told. and as long as he keeps his nose

wheel on the yellow line, he's not supposed to have any obstruction. >> reporter: the accident comes on the heels of several aviation incidents in the past few months. air traffic controllers in both washington, d.c., and tennessee fell asleep in the tower. >> there's plenty of cause for concern, and i guarantee you that a lot of attention is going to be given to that, and that's not likely to happen again. >> reporter: there will also be a lot of attention given to airplane inspections following southwest flight 812 on april 1st, when a hole ripped open in the fuselage at 34,000 feet. luckily, no one was hurt in any of these cases. but the string of close calls is leaving many to wonder if there's a systemic problem in the skies. and here at jfk airport, this really is one of only a handful of airports in the country that can actually handle the a380 aircraft. in fact, even this airport, built in the 1950s when jets

were much smaller, had to get faa waivers before it could receive the super jumbo jet. >> elaine quijano at jfk for us this morning. thank you. aviation expert michael boyd joins us from bloomin gblooming illinois. good morning. what do you think led to this collision at jfk? >> a pilot that didn't know what he was doing. forget everything else, this pilot ran into another airplane. he should know how big his airplane is, but that doesn't change the fact we have radar systems and other backup that should have told the pilot he was moving along into another airplane. so we have a systemic breakdown here. >> what is the problem? you've got this brand-new plane. my car if i parallel park tells me if i'm too close to the curb. thereof was nothing that gave this pilot an alert that a plane was that close? >> apparently not. but the reality is, i don't care if his nose wheel was in the middle of the taxiway, he knows he has a big airplane and he ran into another airplane. so the bottom line of it is we have a pilot at the bottom line who screwed up.

and i think that's going to be the bottom of it. but we have other systems there that should have avoided this, and that's what we have to look into. >> i want to discuss the bigger picture right now, this comes on the heels of two separate air traffic controller incidents, both falling asleep on the job in the last couple of weeks. do events like those speak to the larger deterioration of the aviation system in your mind? >> the air traffic control system is a mess, it is declining. the faa will tell you we have a new system but when you look back it's gone year after year with no progress whatsoever. so it's one of those things until the airline industry stands up and tells the faa fix it or else, this is going to go on and on because there is no real fix to it in the works. >> kind of like what you just mentioned, the airline industry will argue it's the safest it's ever been. but if you're a traveler, is there cause for concern genuinely? >> i wouldn't say so, the real issue here is our air traffic control system, the airline industry is accommodating it. in other words, there's about $10 billion to $12 billion airlines are incurring and passing on to us because we have

an air traffic control system that is a perfect relic of the early 1980s. as a result of that, we have a safe system but not an efficient system and not one that can be as safe as possible. >> michael boyd, good to talk to you. >> thank you, sir. >> now here's erica. we want to keep looking at air travel safety, by turning to a video now getting plenty of attention since it was posted online. it shows a little 6-year-old girl, she's getting a patdown from a tsa worker. it happened at armstrong international airport in new orleans. the child's mother can be heard saying, can't you just rescan her? the employee responds, no. joining us, are folks outraged by this that a little 6-year-old would be going through the same thing her mother went through, is it overreaction? >> good morning, erica. the video no doubt makes people uncomfortable. privacy experts don't like it at all, critics call it security theater, but we have to say the

screener appears to be doing her job. it's a female screener, that's proper, handling the patdown of the little girl. she seems to explain the procedure as she goes along and the mother appears to be there the whole time. this happens all the time, and whether it's like it or not it's just part of post 9/11 security, erica. >> it's part of the security. i've actually had that same patdown, i recognized it, you can see the security guard move the mother around so she's in full view of what's happening with her daughter. is this, though, effective measure or is it a waste of time in terms of security? >> here's the problem. you can't exclude a whole class of passengers, that exemption would point terrorists to a gaping hole in our security. it's not a theoretical threat, either. terror heists have also proven they can smuggle explosives aboard planes. in explosives in underwear to bring down a jet, there was the shoe bomber in 2001, the bottom line is al qaeda is very savvy.

they study our security system and it's not beyond al qaeda to use kids. >> the tsa, no stranger to controversy, so what is the tsa saying about this? >> they've looked at the tape, reaction. reviewed the incident and determined that this officer followed proper procedures. the tsa has been actively reviewing procedures to streamline and improve the screening experience for low-risk populations such as younger passengers. so reading between the lines, it's possible eventually screening for kids could be modified, but parents need to understand that kids do not get a free pass. >> bob, thanks. all right. now jeff glor is at the newsdesk with a check of today's headlines. >> this morning, some developments that might clear up what happens in libya. members of the so-called contact group, countries that want gadhafi out will meet in qatar and they're hearing from rebels

there. libya's former foreign minister moussa koussa is supposed to be there. his first high profile forum since he defected to britain last month. former egyptian president hosni mubarak and his two sons are being detained while authorities investigate corruption and abuse of power allegations. prosecutors say they'll be held for at least 15 days. mubarak is currently hospitalized with apparent heart problems in sharm el-sheikh but an army helicopter reportedly landed today to take mubarak to cairo. police in one new york town are investigating a tragic murder/suicide. a mother who last night drove into a river with three children on board. it happened last night in newburgh, horrible story on the hudson river. police say that woman let one child, a 10-year-old boy, get out of the minivan before then driving into the water. she and the other children, ages

5, 2, and only 11 months old, all drowned. in long island, police divers will be in the ocean searching for more possible victims of a serial killer. two sets human remains were found on the beach yesterday bringing the total number of victims to ten. police have not definitively linked all remains, but said four prostitutes found in december were probably victims of a serial killer. and a california cat used up at least one of nine lives, take a look at this. someone shot max in the head with an arrow. his owners say he showed up one night with it stuck through his ear. they took him to the vet. max is now doing fine. meanwhile, animal control officers are still searching for the shooter. it is 16 minutes past the hour, good for max, back over to chris and erica. >> not too good for the guy who shot max. >> not so much. no. >> in and when he's caught. >> let's focus on max, though. >> people are crazy. >> we can also focus on marysol,

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>> thank muc thanks so much. that's your latest weather. and severe weather returns tomorrow. >> oh, great. thank you. just ahead this morning, a single mother makes the tragic choice to stop her young son's suffering by withholding cancer drugs but mom is now facing up to four decades in prison. with gas prices soaring, simple thames that can save you have at the pump. this is "the early show" here on cbs. awless. [ female an ] it's more than just one thing. now aveeno brings all five factors of radiance together with positively radiant spf 30. with active naturals soy, it's now proven to visibly transform all five factors of radiance; tone, texture, blotchiness, dullness and brown spots. so now the definition of radiant skin... you're looking at it.

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heading out of the caldecott tunnel right now westbound highway 24, sounds like as you approach old tunnel road, just getting word of an accident. it is already cleared to the right shoulder. unfortunately, it is a little slow in the westbound lanes as you make your way out of orinda. also, in pleasanton, southbound 680 near stoneridge also getting word of an accident involving a gravel truck and a couple of cars. we know at least one lane is blocked. so it is a little sluggish through that stretch as you make your way in and out of the dublin interchange. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on. but delays are not bad this morning heading into the city. here's kristy with your forecast. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. seeing some showers out there already. need your umbrella umbrella out the door today. some of the showers are in the south bay. scattered showers in green and more moderate showers through petaluma and mill valley. extended forecast, showers today, then drying out and warming up in time for some low

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guilty of trying to kill her young son. >> the little boy had cancer. she had refused to give him some of the cancer treatments. mom said she stopped because the treatments were making him sicker. he eventually died, he was 9

years old. just ahead a closer look at the controversial case because both sides have an impassioned cases and it is a tough one. we'll get to more on that and what parents who are in that situation can do in terms of help. jeff glor is at the news desk with another look at top headline this is morning. jeff? >> good morning to you. president obama outlines his federal debt reduction plan this afternoon. mr. obama is expected to call for cuts in medicare and defense budget, while proposing tax increases. the national debt is more than $14 trillion now. a key piece of evidence in the nazi war crimes trial of john demyanyuk, the soviet union fabricated a nazi i.d. card and he is charged in more than 28,000 murders in a concentration camp. his lawyer today asked that charges be suspended. toyota announced plans today to close down five factories in europe for eight days, later

this next story has been generating plenty of headlines in massachusetts and now they're trickling out across the country. a massachusetts woman was convicted to are attempted murder for withholding cancer medications from her 9-year-old son. cbs news correspondent michelle miller has the story. >> reporter: jeremy frazier was just 9 years old when he died of leukemia in 2009. a jury found his mother guilty of withholding his chemotherapy medication for five months of his treatment. >> he had an 85% to 90% chance of a cure and she took that from him. >> jeremy's doctor testified he had been responding well to the medicine. >> did i really think it was going okay, and i reassured her that i thought yes, it was. >> reporter: but when kristen labrie took the stand, she said the medicine made her son suffer even more. >> he was very, very sick and i was afraid and i did not want to have to make him get any more

sick. >> reporter: during the week-long trial prosecutors painted a picture of labrie as a single mother who resented having to care for her severely autistic son on her own, but the defense argued that while she was gresed and overwhelmed, she did nothing to intentionally harm him. it took less than seven hours for the jury to deliberate her fate. >> how do you find the defendant, guilty nor not guilty? >> guilty. >> reporter: labrie was found guilty of attempted murder. outside the court her sister continued to defend her. >> it's too hard for them to know what my sister was going through at that time. i don't think that my sister had any intentions of hurting jeremy ever. >> reporter: labrie faces up to 38 years in prison, when she's sentenced on friday. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. and with us this morning now are psychologist and "early" show contributor dr. jennifer hartstein and kevin ryan. good morning.

>> good morning. >> her sister made an important point, it's easy to judge from the outside. we never really know what's going on. she said she was mentally impaired. what would that mean in terms of caring for your child? >> caring for your child she was depressed, feeling overwhelmed. she has a special needs child, severely autistic, couldn't communicate in effective ways, already stressed out, add to that cancer treatments and that adds more depression, more feelings of being overwhelmed, she's not going to make the most effective decisions because of all of this on her head. we don't know what help she had. so many questions we have to let her answer for herself. >> there wasn't a lot of detail given on what happened in terms of what was happening at the home with the child. kevin when you look at the case and what jen laid out for us as well, should there have perhaps been more help for this mother? >> it's a heartbreaking case. the jury had to ferret out the

tale of two kristens, was she an overwhelmed mom struggling to care for this profoundly disabled child who was cancer stricken or a self-centered, self-absorbed mother bitter about having to do this on her own who lied to doctors over and over and over again and said she was getting jeremy the care he needed and she wasn't and she offered three different explanations in her testimony. she said she was overwhelmed and depressed, and then her son had been cured and talked about the fact it was making him sicker. that tacking from place to place to place ultimately convinced the jury she recklessly and wantonly disregarded this little boy's care. >> the doctor testified there would have been an 85% to 90% cure rate if the instructions had been followed. how does that come into play? should there have also been, we're looking at all sides, follow-up from the hospital to make sure things were continuing in a more timely fashion to make sure we were moving toward that?

>> looks like hospital officials believed that mom was giving him the care he needed. his chemo therapeutic treatment occurred over the course of a year and a half, five phases. the mom in the last five months said she was getting him the care he needed and she wasn't. when she showed up with him at the hospital he was gray, lymph nodes were swollen. the doctor testified something is really wrong. >> when you listen to all the facts does it seem to you that it would be more of a case of parent neglect or is it somewhat legal neglect? can you make that call? >> i think we can probably say it's both. you know, somewhere, something got missed. this mom was overwhelmed. she might have been a naricisistic woman. no whoas what the real reason was. somewhere he dropped through the cracks and didn't get what he

needed. >> there is support out there and we know in the city of massachusetts there's support out there. are people made aware of what's available to them? >> not as much as they probably need to be. to be truthful, navigating systems is a job in and of itself. she probably knew how to navigate a lot of the systems already but the social worker at the hospital, someone else needed to step in and help her more. >> do you ever seek having to in what you're dealing with your families a stigma attached to something and the kids suffer in. >> it's so true. people think the only way to get help for a family is to call a child abuse and neglect hotline and report them so they'll get investigated they're less likely to reach out and help everyone than if they know there's a system designed to help and strengthen families. the one thing jeremy needed was an adult who would walk with him and be that safety net. can't replace that. government will not replace that, community is not going to replace that, has to be the family. in this instance it's tragic but she didn't do it. >> it's a lesson for so many people and there's still a lot we need to learn about her and

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in this morning's "cbs moneywatch" the national average price for gas is $3.80 a gallon according to aaa but the energy is predicting $3.86 during the summer driving season, increase of over 40% from last year. susan koeppen, we have her at a gas station in manhattan with money saving tips. >> when i say let's fill her up i mean people's wallets. you say you can save on the time of day you pull into a gas station to fill up your tank.

>> reporter: we talked to gas experts who say the time of day you pump your gas does matter. they suggest pumping your gas in the morning, when it's colder outside, the ground is colder, which means the gas is denser, so you're getting more gas. as the day goes on and things start to warm up, the gas will actually expand, so a gallon won't really be a true gallon later in the day, chris. >> what's more effective, waiting until you've got a quarter of a tank, half a tank or literally rolling into the gas station on fumes? >> reporter: they say fill up your gas as much as possible. if it's at half a tank, fill it up. that's because you don't want air in your gas tank. more air in the tank means more evap wagoration so keep that ta full. >> you can save money with the way you drive. how much can you save if you slow it down? >> reporter: okay, so cruise, don't speed.

for every five miles per hour you go over 60 miles per hour, that's like adding 24 cents a gallon. so try to keep the speed down, if you can. >> how about your tires? they say that can affect efficiency as well? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. properly inflated tires, we hear it all the time, keep those tires properly inflated, that can increase your gas mileage about 3.3%. so not huge, but it's something and something you can do for free. >> what are you saying, once a month or so check that tire werereur, make sure you're on the up and up? >> reporter: yeah and it's easy to do. it doesn't take a lot to fill air into your tires, chris. >> okay, as far as if you're sitting in a driveway or waiting for someone outside of a store idling can really drain that fuel tank. >> reporter: yes, idling is a huge gas waster. it actually takes more gas to idle for ten seconds than it does to turn your car off and turn it back on. so if you can, just shut the car

down, wait for the person, if someone's in the store if you're waiting for your kids at school, just turn off the car, wait for everybody, turn the car back on and be on your merry way. >> with the exception of going and possibly buying a tire pressure gauge everything we've talked about here is free. you can do that starting today. let's say you want to splurge a little bit. what are some options? >> reporter: i have this little device in my pocket. let me hold this up, it's called the fuel efficiency adviser, it's $160. you put it in the dash of your car, and basically it tells you in real time how much gas you're using. we actually put this device to the test with a family in new jersey, let them drive around for awhile, they said it was amazing, that it actually helped their driving, increased their fuel efficiency and they absolutely loved it. it will tell you if you're going too fast, that you're wasting a lot of gas. >> susan koeppen, great tips this morning. to see the prices over your

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contra costa fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire on madison street in bay point. all three people got e has about 100- time for news headlines. contra costa fire investigators trying to determine the cause of the house fire on madison street and bay point. all three people got out safely. that house has about $100,000 in damage. a man, woman and their 3- year-old child hurt after their car went over a cliff on highway 1 north of bodega bay last night. as you can see, it plunged about 100 feet to the beach below. the father has been arrested for dui. and the jury in the barry bonds perjury trial meeting at 8:30 this morning for a fourth day of deliberations after adjourning yesterday without a verdict. barry bonds accused of lying to a federal grand jury when he said never knowingly took steroids. we'll take a look at

traffic and weather right after this. it's wet out there for a lot of folks. stay with us. ,,,,

all right. let's go out towards -- actually san leandro, just want to mention this. we have a quick call now from doug with the kcbs phone force, westbound 580 just past foothill. an accident there and doug tells us traffic is just beginning to back up but also about this problem northbound 680 approaching stoneridge drive in pleasanton, you can see a long line of brake lights. the accident was blocking one

lane involving a gravel truck and a couple of other cars. just a couple of minutes ago they got all lanes re-opened. a long line of traffic on lafayette westbound 24 towards the caldecott tunnel. we always see backups around this area but worse this morning because there was an accident near old tunnel road which is now since cleared. all right. congestion 880 through oakland up and down the nimitz, northbound lanes of 880 past the coliseum sluggish towards downtown. san mateo bridge our bright spot looks great both directions between hayward and the peninsula. kristy has the forecast. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. starting to see some sprinkles this morning as well as this afternoon. hi-def doppler zooming in to see some of those pockets that are seeing showers right now, you can actually see this band of rain making its way through the north bay starting to see some showers down into san francisco as well and also up into santa rosa. and let's go ahead and look at our extended forecast. you can see that we are going to see some mix of sun and clouds tomorrow and then

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oh, it's a good day to stay in bed and watch "the early show." we hope you're relaxing this morning. and even if you're still rushing to get everybody out of the house, take a second, sit down, let us welcome you back to "the early show" on this wednesday morning. i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. >> if that didn't do it, i don't know what will. >> last year there was discussion about the 3-year-old daughter of brad pitt and angelina jolie dressing like a boy. one grandmother commented, what's all the fuss about? my 3-year-old granddaughter wants to be a cat. now some people are all in an uproar over a separate thing.

this is a j. crew ad which shows a mom and her son sharing a sweet moment. he also has his toenails painted pink. one professional says it shows society is leaving gender identity, we'll look at both sides of the issue. and it's been 1990 when michelle pfeiffer graced the cover of the most beautiful people issue. that's okay, erica, we'll get you in one of these issues. >> i was actually in it, chris wragge. >> 50 celebrities in the past few years, we'll reveal who tops the list and who made the cover for 2011. >> it's jeff glor. >> no, no, no. unfortunately, no. sorry. never. >> there's a shot. >> i don't know. we'll see when the big reveal happens. >> indeed. president obama unveils details of his deficit reduction plan this afternoon. the president is expected to call for cuts in defense budget

and entitlement programs like medicare. the president's plan is also expected to include a tax hike for the wealthy. earlier, house majority leader eric cantor told erica a tax hike will not fly. >> most people understand that washington doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. and the crux of the issue here is how are we going to get this economy going again and get people back to work without imposing more burdens on working families, and we can't raise taxes. i mean, that was settled i think last november during the election. >> a republican plan seeks to cut more than $5 trillion over ten years and lowers taxes across the board. foreign ministers meeting in qatar trying to figure out what's next in libya. britain and france want to increase military strikes on gadhafi's forces. the ministers will hear from rebel leaders and possibly from moussa koussa, libya's former foreign minister who defected last month. it's reported former egyptian president hosni mubarak

may be headed back to cairo. he's been hospitalized in the red sea resort of sharm el-sheikh with heart problems. al jazeera television says an army helicopter landed to take him back to cairo. mubarak and his two sons have been placed under a 15-day detention while charges of corruption and abuse of power are investigated. federal officials are reviewing video and radar data this morning trying to figure out what led to that scary plane collision. an airbus a380 clipped the tail of a commuter jet spinning it around. an expert told chris this morning the blame here is clear. >> he ran into another airplane. so the bottom line of it is we have a pilot at the bottom line who screwed up. and i think that's going to be the bottom of it. but we have other systems there that should have avoided this and that's what we have to look into. >> no one was hurt in that monday night collision. the tsa is taking heat over its airport security policies after this video of a 6-year-old

girl getting a thorough patdown last week was posted on the internet. critics call the action invasive and unnecessary. the tsa insists the agent was following the proper procedure to ensure air safety and terrorists could use children to carry out an attack. the tech world is buzzing this morning about the sudden demise of the incredibly popular flip video camera. cisco systems bought flip in 2009 and now it is closing that i did division down. and a battle ship was sunk here, thousands watched as the hms adelaide slowly sank into the ocean. it will now create an artificial reef hopefully drawing scuba diving tourists. now a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." good morning. prisoners often rearrested in a

never ending cycle and it's costing millions of dollars. what's being done to turn things around? find out tonight, only on "the cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." back over to chris, erica and marysol. >> thank you so much. >> i'm going to let you talk, i'm coughing. >> are you okay? >> i'm fine. >> some agua? >> more water for the young lady. >> marysol, what do you have to talk about today? >> where should i begin? the northern plains, chris. the northern plains. we're keeping an eye on flooding, currently eight states have flood warnings. we're keeping an eye on the mississippi, missouri, ja james red rivers. a storm comes through there to

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>> thank you so much. that's your latest weather. now back over to you guys. >> thanks, mary. >> i think i can get through this one. ready? let's see if i keep coughing. do you think nail polishing could spark a national debate? some folks very upset over those toes right there. the raging controversy over a j. crew ad and one super cute little guy. this is "the early show" on cbs. know the stain. after an alpaca? i have. it was awesome. ♪ call 1-800-steemer breakfast! [ male announcer ] discover the new taste of eggo thick and fluffy waffles. whoa! a deliciously different way to waffle.

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a new ad from clothin a new ad from j. crew has sparked a debate about kids and gender roles. marysol castro has more for us. a lot of people talking about this. >> you and i can weigh in because we have little boys and that's the center of the debate which began last week when j. crew customers opened an e-mail advertising free shipping. part of that ad was a photograph featuring one of the company's executives with her child. it was seemingly harmless. but then some folks did a double-take. it is the picture of innocence.

a mother and son sharing a laugh at home. >> they seem like they're having a really good time in that picture. >> but take a closer look. in mom's hands rests the little boy's feet. his toes painted a shade of hot pink. the photo, part of a recent online ad campaign for j. crew shows the company's creative director, jenna lions, with her son beckett. the accompanying caption reads, lucky for me i ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pifrpg. toenail painting is much more fun in knneon. we showed the photo to a group of parents and found while some have reservations -- >> i have a 2-year-old son and i wouldn't do it. >> reporter: others were more accepting. tell me what you think of this photo? >> i actually do not see anything wrong with this. i think it's adorable. >> reporter: perhaps the gender lines of this new generation aren't as clear cut as they once were. six months ago a 5-year-old

seattle boy made headlines after his mother enjoyed he enjoyed jewelry, dresses and the color pink. she even wrote a book about him called "my princess boy." even hollywood stars are willing to let their children explore. brad pitt and angelina jolie's daughter shiloh adopted a wardrobe more suitable for a boy, while again stefani's son has been photographed wearing his own shade of nail polish. what is your feeling on that? >> they're kids. they're only children once. >> reporter: whether those children are permanently affected by their childhood tendencies is still up for debate. we did reach out to jnc. crew, e company declined to give us a statement. author of "the top 50 questions kids ask," good to have both of you with us. you're both parents as well, so you can weigh in on this. your kids are still pretty little, you have a daughter and

a son. what do you think about it all? >> you know i think children start to explore their sexuality in so many ways, way before the age of 5. my son runs to the screen to kiss icarly, my daughter is questioning why i wear my hair short like boys because her friends have said that. so they're exposed to a lot and this gender conversation happens in a lot of different ways for them. >> should we be focusing on gender roles so early and trying to pinpoint our kids? >> absolutely not. we should be focusing on making our kids into good people, good friends, wonderful family members. their gender is going to emerge naturally as a part of who they are and it has nothing to do with whether or not we put pink nail polish on them. >> some folks have weighed in on this. a couple of people on our facebook page wrote in to say they had an issue with the picture. rosalyn says, quote, omg, oh, my god, that's just wrong. that poor kid is going to be bullied in school for that ad. dede agreed, i can't believe that mother did that to her son and has him looking like a

little girl. that could will never let that down. is that encouraging your kids to do things which may not be seen as traditional, it could cause them problems in school? >> i think it's the opposite. if we teach our children to be strong and stand up for what they believe in they are less likely to be targets of bullies than if we teach them to give into everything that other people pressure them to do. they're much more likely to be seen as vulnerable then. >> this comes up a lot. especially since you have one of each, i've heard parents say you can't play with that, that's only for boys or that's only for girls. is that something that is still ingrained in people's heads? boys can only play with trucks and girls can only play with dolls? >> a lot of it is just gender neutral to them. they don't understand. my son was sitting playing a barb by game on the ipad. he doesn't know it's barbie, he just wants to beat his sister's score. so they're modeling each other's behave yerps and modeling parents' behaviors. they're doing their hair and all their different things because

that's what they see mommy doing. it's a very natural way to explore through play and that's how they work. >> roles are changing anyway. when it comes to dads, a lot of dads stay home. my husband stayed home, dads stay home and do child care. >> those gender lines of what's a girl thing and what's a boy thing should be blurred. i think that's much better for kids to be growing up knowing -- girls knowing they can be empowered to work and do whatever boys do and for boys to learn over the generations that they need to um judjump in and t used to be girl's work so families can be a team. >> the controversy is it can really spark discussion, we don't even have to be -- it can spark discussion. is it something that would come up in your household with pink nail polish on a little guy with your son? >> it absolutely is and much to my husband's chagrin for the moment my husband had his fingernail polish because my daughter painted it, and that happens quite a bit. she dresses him up and we take

pictures of course. >> he's going to love it when you bring those pictures out later on. some are concerned about it later on, is this something you should be concerned about, whether it's your daughter painting your son's nails or -- >> parents need to be careful about what they put online, facebook and things like that, but something like this is not going to come back in later years. he's a little boy, again, he needs and his mom need to make the decisions what works for them and he needs to learn how to stand up for himself. if anyone does comment on it, there are lots of things that get commented on by kids to other kids and you need to stand up if are what you believe in. i don't think this is even going to register or be relevant. and for now they need to do what works for their family. it's important for other people not to judge and to recognize that gender identity comes from inside. it doesn't come from something that you put on your toenails. >> great to have both of you with us. thanks for weighing in. just ahead, get ready for the big reveal. "people" magazine has chosen its cover person for this year's 100

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okay, time for the drama to end. we're going to see now who made the cut in this year's most beautiful people issue of "people" magazine and more importantly, who made it on the cover. joining us now is "people" staff writer suzanne zuckerman. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is the big issue every year. >> we hit the face but please reveal who is the world's most beautiful woman? >> jennifer lopez. >> the big reveal. why jennifer? what was the reason behind this decision? >> so many reasons why we chose jennifer lopez this year, at 41, she's a mother of twins, she's completely reinvented herself as a judge on "american idol," looks ever, beautiful inside and out. >> safe to say she probably

looks better now than she ever had. she's 41, she's been very successful already, but she does look dynamite. >> i think she would agree with that. she does believe that beauty comes from within. she says that she's smarter now, more self-aware, more sort of comfortable in her own skin at 41 than she was at 25. >> okay, so you've got 100 people in this issue, 99 others to cover. let's touch on some. you asked how much beauty sleep do beautiful people get? what was the high end and low end? >> john hamm who we love from "madmen" gets 12 hours of sleep a night, not consistent hours. he sleeps four on and four off. kind of like mini cat naps. >> 12 hours? he wakes up every four for a little bit? >> yeah, that's what it sounds like, gets stuff done. >> he gets 12 hours out of 24 which seems rry kick duce. other end? >> drew barrymore, three hours of sleep, hollywood producer,

actor, businesswoman. that's impressive, still looks that good. >> heidi klum? >> she gets ten hours a night. she falls asleep with her four kids and her husband, seal, has to wake her up and remind her she's still a wife. >> ten hours with four kids, that to me speaks of someone who has just got a lot of money. a lot of, lot of money. one of the trebds nds in the is is woman with curves. >> this is the year of the bombshell. there are so many women who are emblematic of the bombshell figure and wonderful we're celebrating it this year. first up is sophia veragara from "modern family." she's a a natural blond and colors her hair dark, would you believe? >> you're kidding. >> it was a little much with the blond hair and curvy figure and she knows she's never going to play a scientist with curves like that she doesn't want to change for anyone. >> jessica simpson another young lady? >> yes, jessica simpson, gorgeous and funny jokes her

curves help her get out of parking tickets and her fiance erik johnson compliments her most on her eyes. >> christina hendricks. >> despite her enviable body her favorite feature are her lips. >> let's go back to some of the stars here that look as good now as they did back when they really hit it big year ago. christie brinkley breaking on to the scene in "vacation." >> there's christie in 1983, she looks incredible now, starring on broadway in chicago. she's 57 years old. >> jennifer beale, now on -- >> "the chicago code." she's 47, attributes her great looks to only having a couple glasses of wine a year, lives a healthy lifestyle and i have to say it shows. >> lucy liu. >> she's 42, breaking out in "ally mcbeal" and does pilates four times a week and that pays

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head towards the toll plaza. but right now no major issues across the span. south bay looks great. 280 traffic no problems at all. in fact, lighter than normal out of downtown san jose. and just a few brake lights again not as bad as typical on westbound 237 as you exit milpitas, just stop and go towards zanker road. and still a little slow as you make your way northbound on 680 as you head towards stoneridge. we had an earlier accident right before the dublin interchange. clear to the center divide. slow towards the 580 interchange. kristy has the forecast. >> thanks. starting to see some sprinkles in san francisco. you can see that here on our shots. you can see a little wet out there some cloudy conditions and this is what it's going to look like all through the morning and even into the afternoon. we will dry out though. but before that we'll see the system moving with moderate cells indicated by yellow on your screen and some greens, a little bit of light showers into san francisco.

here's a look at your extended forecast. we are going to to dry up and warm newspaper thursday. friday a slight chance of -- warm up into thursday. friday a slight chance of showers. saturday through monday looking good.

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>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. over to the most tech savvy man in the building -- he told me to say that -- chris. >> i can barely answer the phone. thank you, marysol. if you dread going to the doctor's office and sitting in the waiting room forever you may have an alternative that bring health care right into your home. digital lifestyle expert mario armstrong is here to explain.

>> good to see you again chris. >> before we get into the gadgets, talk about a massive industry this is. home health care. >> it is huge and explosion in mobile health, other people called it m-health, looking at 500 million people by 2015 will be using smartphones, devices and tablets to take better care of their health. there are over 6,000 applications for health care. personal care in your pocket is where things are moving so we can be more empowered as a patient. >> the one key is to make it easy for everyone. >> that's right. >> a lot of people need home health care older and don't have the technical savvy they need. this is easy stuff. let's start with one of the items for expectant parents. >> yes. >> of any age and actually free. >> it is free, a text messaging program, great for moms that are pregnant or dads to be. it will send you tips about certain things you should be worried about with your child up to the first year of that child being born. so you get these messages on

your text three times a week and you'll see examples like this one in week 24, "call your doctor if you're feeling any cramps" or "it's been six months, your baby should be recognizing your face" and doing certain things. this is about empowers mothers-to-be so they have critical information at the major milestones so they're constantly aware of special tips and information that can help their babies. >> great information for you and reminds you of certain things. >> absolutely. >> how do people sign up? >> from their mobile device and it's free even if you don't have text messaging on your phone. they type the word "baby" to the number 511411 or in spanish bebe to 511411. >> very easy. the cloud base services that are out there. >> yeah, the cloud. >> exactly what is that first of all? and secondly, just kind of what maintains your health care, keeps you up to date throughout the year. explain this. >> let's simplify this quick.

this means the internet in a secure fashion. i don't want to make the cloud bigger than it is. we love acronyms and big words. the cloud is really the internet. we're having health care applications that can reside online. specifically looking at google and microsoft. google is health.google.com and you sign up for these things, they're free and you put in information, you can upload medical information from your doctor's office or your physician or prescriptions, anything that you want to store online that maybe other family members can get access to especially if you have other family members that are caring for you across cities or across states, and they don't have direct connections to you. microsoft is called healthvault.com. >> information available for emergency situations. >> live nurse is an application that runs on a phone made by a company called great call. the joan is called jitterbug and it's awesome. it gives you access 24/7 to a live nurse. you can call that nurse $4 extra

a month. this is a calling phone that can make calls and take calls but you also get this free service that nurses can be available for anyone using it. i also love the phones because big keypads and a real loud speaker so people that are having trouble hearing can benefit. >> you got the blood pressure monitor there. >> yes, on my arm. i do, i have this on my arm. you wouldn't put the blood pressure monitor over your clothing, but the idea here, chris, for the first time you can have a blood pressure monitor connected to an ipod, ipod dock or an ipad. i'll start this up. what this will do is take my blood pressure readings as well as my heart rate and it will track this for me over time. i can instantly e-mail my results right to my doctor or to anyone that's taking care of me or needs to see these results and this is 100 bucks for the actual cuff and the software that runs on the device is actually free. so you're paying $100 for this hardware more than anything else. as you can see it's taking my readings right now.

and i think this is just great because you know, the idea of being able to do this in your home for people that really need to monitor their health rate or chronic illnesses and just really want to make sure that they're staying fit and maintaining good healthy vibes this is perfect for them. the app is free. i suggest that before you just start using things like this that you consult with your doctor to make sure this is good. i'm going to stop this quick, i want you to see an actual reading of what it looks like. obviously i'm supposed to sit still and relax. i'm a little high right now. as you can see i can look at the history, pull up different days, i can also share this right out with any of my health care providers i need to and look at bar graphs as well. >> fantastic, it's incredible the technology. thank you for coming in and spelling this out for us this morning. >> thank you, chris. >> let's go back over to erica. >> thanks. if you're thinking of doing some spring spruce up on your body but don't want to go under the knife for cosmetic surgery there are several non-invasive

procedures available to you these days. dermatologist jeanine downie is here to look at options. nice to have you back. >> great to be back. >> the difference between invasive and noninvasive is the scalpel in many ways. >> right, and the invasive procedures have much more down time, more costly and because there's more down time they tend to be more side effects. >> okay, so this is a little quicker. >> it's quicker. >> less expensive. >> exactly. >> still showing us cash. >> exactly. >> the first is something called excelus. >> it means thin in latin, it's radio frequency technology where we can tighten the skin and melt the fat. i melted away saddlebags on myself that i've had forever and i was like you've got to be kidding me. >> the before and after is amazing. the after is not retouched. >> it is not. >> so you sort of firm up the underneath layer, it actually helps the skin. >> it tightens so it's radio

frequency, the heat goes down two centimeters into the deep dermis and causes a metabolic activity onset which causes fat cells to break aare the pa, goes into your liymphatics, drink water and pee the fat out. it's good for all skin types. amazing technology. >> talk to us more, joann is showing ulgs. it's popular for arms and stomach. women, no matter how much you spend time in the gym it's difficult. >> targeted it fat tissue lipolysis. the fat cells are breaking apart. it's great for people trying to exercise but are not really getting anywhere with stubborn resistant areas of fat, saddlebags, some patients are doing it for their ankles. you can do it on your face. it's got a face piece, too. >> we see the chin before and

after. how much will this cost? >> it's not going to be awful, it's going to wind up costing about $500 per treatment session so about $2,000 for the entire four treatment sessions. some people need six. it depends on the actual person. >> that's one option. thank you very much. as we move down here this is something called fraxel, a laser which i've heard sort of in passing. what does this do? >> fraxel is basically non-ablative, not like the co2 lasers, where you have the down time. this is what we can do with stretch markets. there's not a ton to be done with stretch marks at all, so it's kind of frustrating and the bottom line is that this works very, very well for that purpose. >> and this works well because just like the other treatment it has to go fairly far under the skin. >> right, exactly. exactly. so you're going to have to pick your little leg up a little bit,

cutie. >> so you hit this with the laser. do you feel that at all? is it heat or n really anything? >> it's heat and it actually contracts the tissue in, and it's safe and effective for all skin types, a fraxel dual system and it will collapse the stretch marks. do we have the good before and after pictures? >> we're working on them. we both missed them because we were focused on the laser. for anyone who has stretch marks and a lot of women can relate to this after pregnancy that's a big difference. how much does this cost? >> this is more expensive. say you're doing this area in your inner leg here, this winds up being $750 per treatment session and it would take six of them so this is much more expensive machine. >> you're saving that for your tax return. >> you're too funny, exactly right. >> this does not involve a machine. what are we looking at here? >> this is a vitalize peel, resourcinol lactic acid and

salicynic acid. it's good for hyperpigmentation, great for acne, great for kind of trying to take some of the sun damage off of the face. it's called the vitalyze peel. >> cuts down on the discoloration of the skin. >> exactly you need to do this in a system. this is the pre-cleanse step, sorry, the prepping solution, the vitalize people and the lactic as id after. >> you do this in a doctor's office, not at home? >> absolutely not at home. my patients love it, they're crazy about it. >> very good to have you back with us. >> you too, have a great day. >> make sure you keep the doctor here for a little while, would you, please? >> just for you. the traditional order out lunch meeting seems to be disappearing as quickly as video rental stores, homemade meals that save time, money and calories. from the cafeteria to the board

room, lunch is an essential part of the day. what was once a time for breaking bread and making deals, the lunch meeting may be a thing of the past. >> that's plenty, that's good. thanks, babe. >> reporter: ceo alan masaraig traded in meals out for a brown bag and salad. >> i don't go out to lunch ever. to me it's busy through the day, generally bring my lunch to work and kind of eat while i work. >> reporter: alan isn't alone. 45% of office workers are giving up their catered meals and pizza stops for lunch pails and paper sacks. it's no surprise with the average fast food lunch weighing in at more than 800 calories. >> you know the key advantage to bringing your own food is that you can control not just the portion size but you also control the quality of the food. >> i bring things like fruits and nuts and chicken breast on a salad with a light dressing. it's a good way to eat as opposed to going out and fast

food or xwrgrab a pizza. >> reporter: saving calories to cash, people report saving from $20 a week to $2,000 a year by simply packing their lunch, bringing a healthy meal from home can clearly help with your waistline and more importantly your bottom line. so if you're into brown bagging it in an upscale sort of way here to show us how is ally lewis clapp from "real food" magazine. let's keep it simple but not too simple. >> you don't just want a peanut butter or ham and cheese sandwich. i have a bunch of ideas, five to ten minutes maybe in your lunch box and you're off to work which is not as much time as it takes to go out and get your lunch. >> effective, cost-effective and time-effective. we have a chicken left over from last night? >> a little bit, if you didn't have chicken, rotisserie chicken is a great convenience food, pick it up at the supermarket. slice up some chicken, this is a chicken caesar salad.

romaine lettuce, checken, shaved parmesan cheese. >> tupperware has to be your friend. >> absolutely and there are so many amazing, new products out there. look at these things, these don't look like dad's lunch box. >> exactly. >> or your kids' lunch box for that matter. this is really simple, the chicken, parmesan lettuce, a little bit of dressing, really easy to put together, mayonna e mayonnaise, lemon juice, grated parmesan, dijon mustard, ail little bit of salt and pepper, whisk that together and you have a nice homemade caesar dressing no, preservatives, healthy. >> some of the store bought stuff can be unhealthy. make it at home and healthier. this takes ten minutes, took us less than two minutes, about a 90-second meal. >> there you go. what's great is that it's healthy, you know exactly what went into your lunch. >> portion control is good, the croutons and another container

if you like adding that. >> that's what's great about the new lunch boxes, there's containers so you keep things separate, pack all kinds of things. >> keeping it fresh is key. >> exactly. >> we make the standard turkey sandwich. i am a creature of habit, i eat the same thing every single day. usually a chicken wrap, but again that can get boring as well. >> right, this is a really sweet, nice little sandwich, got an asian twist. mayonnaise again and hoysen sauce like a plum sauce, a chinese sauce, you can find it in the international aisle of your supermarkets, used in stir-fries, peking duck. just with mayonnaise, gives it a nice tang and sweetness, you put that on your whole grain. >> can i try that? >> yeah, try it, let me know what you think. honest? >> it's good. >> good, right? >> like soup. >> it's your healthy lunch right there, mayonnaise directly from the container. >> fantastic. >> then we have turkey, put that

right on, and we have some carrot its, i just shaved with a vegetable peeler, nice and pretty, cucumbers. >> cucumbers make any sandwich taste so great, so fresh >> crunky and fresh and light. exactly. fresh mint, and you can use cilantro. five grain bread and asian turkey sandwich. >> fantastic. >> and cute little box. >> i'll take a bite. let's talk about the containers, erica loves her fruit and this would probably be great for her as well to have a couple containers. [ laughter ] >> as i was saying what's great is they have lots of little parts. you don't have to end up with some people bring tupperware and everything gets mixed together or shove it in your purse. so these keep all the things separate. this is a great little container and we have an asian tuna salad, a little bento box. cucumbers, pepper, oil based

dressing. >> the lunch boxes are not the old school lunch box, somewhat fashionable. you can get away with strutting down the street >> absolutely and one of my favorite things about this lunch box you can hook that in, you've got everything you need. your lunch. >> little thermos. these are glorified koozies, they have them for wine bottles and beer bottles and now for your lunch. wonderful tips and sandwich ideas. thank you for the recipes. for more on executive boxes to go in skil go to our website earl,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back. before you go, i don't know if you've heard the story, we have some breaking news, nielsen boxes across the country going haywire.

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headlines... a suspected serial killer is due ned in marin count good morning, everyone. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. a suspected serial killer due to be arraigned in marin county court this afternoon. 77-year-old joseph naso from reno is accused of killing four young women in marin, contra costa and yuba counties as far back as 1977. a car that ran off a cliff on the sonoma county coast still being pounded by the surf this morning. two adults and a 3-year-old child were rescued from the car last night. they are expected to survive. the driver faces dui charges. caltrain needs to find $3.5 million to prevent service reductions, fare hikes or station closures in the near future. it's not clear where that money

might come from. the metropolitan transportation commission plans to meet today to discuss possible solutions. we'll take a look at traffic and weather right after this. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. well, a lot of places traffic a touch lighter than normal. but this is not the case

through 880 through oakland. check out this backup. a long line of brake lights heading towards downtown oakland, just the usual slow traffic in those northbound lanes. bay bridge different story, not too bad. the metering lights have been on since just before 6:30. and you can see the backups are only about to mid lot there as you head into san francisco. and do want to update you on this accident northbound park presidio. we just got a call from robert with the kcbs phone force, two lanes are still blocked as you approach fulton street. so it's jammed. here's kristy with a last check of the forecast. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. definitely seeing some showers out there right now. in san francisco seeing a few sprinkles. and in the east bay and parts of the north bay as well, you can see the system pushing to the east and south, some moderate rainfall indicated by yellow and heavier showers indicated by the red on your screen. taking a look at your extended forecast, we are going to dry out and we're going to bump it up a few degrees in temperature for thursday. by friday, a slight chance of some showers. saturday and sunday, though,

looking pretty good. your weekend is going to have a mix of sun and clouds. start of the workweek with highs in the low 70s. ,, ,,,,