on the bridge. kind of your usual stuff. >> we'll have a beautiful sunrise. >> 70 degrees. beautiful sunset. yeah. >> thank you, lawrence. thank you, elizabeth. >> big sharks game, too. good luck to the sharks against the kings. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com good morning. good morning. wake up call. for the seventh time this year an air traffic controller is caught asleep on the job. the faa is putting a new plan in place to keep passengers safe. but will it work? the president's proposal. mr. obama takes heat from republicans and democrats after revealing his controversial plan to slash the national deficit by $4 trillion setting the stage on capitol hill for a fierce partisan fight on how to control the spiraling debt. new details from the lone survivor of the hudson river tragedy. the 10-year-old boy who crawled over his mom and squeezed out of a minivan window just moments

before she and his three siblings drown. we'll hear from authorities as police try to answer the big question, why she did it. this morning april 14th, 2011. >> announcer: from cbs news, it's the "early show" with erica hill and chris wragge. welcome to the "early show" here on thursday morning. good morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. faa is taking immediate action following the latest series of incidents of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job. >> doesn't instill a lot of confidence in folks. that is where we begin this morning. an air traffic controller in reno, nevada, fell asleep on the job, the latest incident. wyatt here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one or two instances of sleeping in the tower, the faa could blame that on an irresponsible

employee but seven cases of sleeping in the tower is a dangerous pattern. the faa is acknowledging it's a problem they have to fix. the faa has ordered an additional 27 controllers to work midnight duty, doubling up at airports where only one controller worked before. this comes after the latest incident wednesday in reno, nevada, when a sleeping air traffic controller did not respond to calls from an air ambulance flight with an emergency patient. the pilot circled the airport. his calls becoming more urgent and meeting only silence. he did reach the faa in california. >> reporter: he did reach the faa in california. >> it will be at your own risk. >> reporter: the pilot look the ri l >> reporter: the pilot took the risk and landed safely. >> at no time, and i want to stress, at no time was safety compromised. >> reporter: but the safety of the skies is very much in question. the faa has now disclosed seven instances of sleeping

controllers in just the last three months, including reno, two instances in lubbock, texas. one controller was caught napping three times in seattle. plus the infamous sleepers in knoxville and washington, d.c. in the knoxville tower. >> no one is answering. >> reporter: the controller had made up a makeshift bed while on duty. in washington, at reagan national. >> the tower is apparently unmanned. >> reporter: two passenger jets landed unassisted as the controller slept just across the potomac from the white house. >> it's time to do something now before we get into a catastrophic accident as a result of a controller not able to make decisions because he's either fatigued or asleep. >> reporter: in addition to the 27 new will controers working that midnight shift, the faa will also investigate if its own scheduling procedures, or a lapse in professional standards, has led to this sleeping on the job. erica. >> wyatt andrews at reagan

national, thanks. joining us from washington transportation secretary ray lahood. mr. secretary, good morning. >> good morning. >> we just heard here, seven inside in three months. doesn't fill folks with a lot of confidence. based on your investigation, how long has had really been a problem? >> i think it's a problem since we disclosed it's a problem beginning with what happened at national airport. these disclosures were made by the faa. we're not going to sit back and wait for somebody to tell us what to do. this is outrageous behavior. it's ridiculous. that's the reason that i ordered two controllers in every tower from 12:00 midnight until 6:00 in the morning in 27 towers so people have the assurance these towers are safe and the controllers can guide planes in and out of airports. >> which people are happy there's more back-up there, essentially. but you called it yourself just now outrageous and ridiculous. why does it take even more than one incident to add extra

manpower and extra supervision on those shifts? >> well, we did add an additional controller at national airport. when it was disclosed that additional controllers were needed, we made that decision. and we made it quickly, and we made it quickly because we want the flying public to know that these controllers need to be alert, they need to be awake. they need to be well trained. look, this is a very bad situation. we've stepped up and i think taken action quickly and we're going to continue to investigate these incidents until we get to the bottom of it. >> are you also looking at you mentioned they need to be well trained. are you revisiting the training and also revisiting the schedules here. maybe 12:00 to 8:00 isn't the best shift. maybe they need to be staggered differently. >> we're going to do a top to bottom review of the situation. we're going to do it with the

controllers, we'll get to the bottom of this. i want the flying public to know, we're not sitting around trying to make excuses. we've stepped up. we've added more staff. i believe personally that this is an outrageous situation that will not stand on my watch. we'll get to the bottom of it and we'll get correction. >> we look forward to hearing more about what your investigation finds. transportation secretary ray lahood, thank you. >> thank you. >> chris. >> erica, thank you. now to proposed changes that will likely affect you. president obama says he wants to reduce the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next four years. joining us with details on how he plans to do that and what the republicans think of his idea is cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this was the president's bid to regain the offensive in the argument over priorities. he accused republicans of wanting to change the basic social contract. he offered a proposal which preserves his principles and those of his party while still cutting the deficit.

president obama unveiled his plan to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years but with few specifics. he wants to curb domestic spending and find additional savings in defense as well as in medicare and medicaid. mr. obama also proposes rewriting the tax code, limiting it emized deductions and limiting tax cuts for those who make over $250,000. >> we can't afford tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. we can't afford it. i refuse to renew them again. >> reporter: if the debt has fallen by 2014, the president's plan would require more spending tax and fewer tax preferences. >> achieves these goals while protecting the middle class, protecting our commitment to seniors and protecting our future. >> reporter: the president picked apart the republican proposal calling for $8 trillion

in cuts, charge it ends medicare, gives tax breaks to the wealthy who least need them. >> they want to give people like me a $200,000 tax cut that's paid for by asking 33 seniors each to pay $6,000 more in health costs. that's not right. and it's not going to happen as long as i'm president. >> house budget committee chair, author of the republican plan had a front row seat to the president's plan and called it partisan. >> what we heard was a political broadside from our campaigner in chief. rather than building bridges he's poisoning wells. >> reporter: no one at the white house would admit this was a political speech. he was appealing to his base and independent voters and asking them what kind of country do you want this to be. chris. >> cbs's bill plante in washington for us this morning. bill, thank you. joining us from washington as well with more on the

president's speech is cbs political analyst john dickerson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. >> the president's speech not big on specifics but forceful. the president did draw a line in the sand. were you struck at all by the president's tone this early in the negotiations? >> since the state of the union speech, we've known from the president and the white house they were expecting this battle of two philosophies once the new republicans in control of the house came out with their budget. this wasn't just a speech. this was a battle cry. the president here laid out -- made the case, essentially, that the american government's relationship with his people has always had some promise of basic dignity and security for the american people. he said the republican budget threatened that basic promise. he not only -- he went further. he said that basically america's greatness was at stake. you don't get any more sweeping than that. >> like congressman ryan said he's poisoning wells, setting up what is probably going to be a pretty heated battle over the next few months. let's get to the details of the

president's plan. he wants to cut $4 trillion over the next 12 years. is it feasible? >> the number is feasible. there's lots of plans, the ryan plan, the president's proposal and lots of these other independent proposals about how to cut that much money. but the question, of course, is in the details. that's where it's really going to be an extraordinarily difficult fight. here we have the president saying that he does not want to renew the tax cuts for the wealthy and republicans dug in saying absolutely not, those have to be continued. then you have republicans saying medicare and medicaid have to be radically changed to get savings. the president is saying absolutely not. that's a basic social contract that has to be maintained. so you have both sides quite dug in here. it will be extraordinary to see if they can find middle ground. >> what was the reaction among the conservative members of the hill, tea party republicans. i know you had a chance to see first hand to see what the reaction was. >> i watched the president's

speech with senator rand paul from kentucky. he came to washington promising not to get along with the spending culture and cutting back. he didn't make much or think much of the president's speech. he also didn't think much of the ryan budget. he doesn't think it goes far enough. particularly with the question of tax cuts, what the senator said was rand paul said was basically he agreed with the president that maybe the wealthy should pony up a little bit more. his argument is they should get lower benefits. but don't send money back to washington in the form of greater tax increases because when it gets here it just gets wasted. that's the biggest problem is the spending goes for programs that even the people in washington don't know what they do. >> john dickerson, we will continue this conversation. good to speak with you this morning. >> thanks, chris. the search continues in the tragic murder suicide of a mother who drove her minivan into the hudson river tuesday

night, herself and three young children. a young child escaped. many details come from that boy. elaine can i hon, a is in new york. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. as those new details are emerging, family members are in mourning struggling to understand what happened here tuesday night. >> why would she drive her car down. >> reporter: angela gillian came to grieve at the place where her niece lashaunda armstrong died with three of her children. >> big tragedy, big loss. >> reporter: police say she loaded her four children, 10, 5, 2 and 11 months into a minivan and drove it a few blocks and down a boat ramp into the hudson river. as the car hit the frigid water, the oldest child managed to open one of the power windows. he climbed out of the sinking vehicle and swam to shore where

passerby came to his aid. the 10-year-old told a horrifying story. >> before she hit the water, she went into the back seat and held the kids all at once and said, if we're going to die, we're going to die together. >> reporter: she brought him to a nearby firehouse and he told her the last thing he heard his mother say was it was all a mistake. >> the fear in his face was something i'll never forget the rest of my life. >> reporter: angela gillian will never forget either. >> he ran up and gave me a hug. he hugged me and he cried. and he said he tried but he had to get out and get help. >> reporter: she says there were no signs her niece was troubled until about a week and a half ago when the normally talkative and upbeat single mother changed. >> she became very quiet, not really wanting to talk too much. you know something is wrong. i knew that something had to be

going on but she wouldn't tell me what it was. >> reporter: now, just before the car went into the river tuesday night, angela gillian had called police. she was concerned her niece was involved in a domestic dispute with the father of the three young children. but when officers arrived at her home, no one was there. >> elaine, thanks. a heartbreak story. >> you can't even respond to something like this. we'll turn to jeff with a look at some of the other stories we're following this thursday morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. the rate of home foreclosures is picking up again. between february and mamp the number of repossessed homes jumped 13%, the highest in a year. that's according to realtimytra. it was down 6% from the last quarter but mainly due to processing delays but now back up again.

baseball home run king barry bonds stands convicted this morning of obstruction of justice. but a mistrial was declared yesterday on three charge he lied under oath about using steroids. >> the counts which alleged steroids, which alleged needles, which alleged human growth hormone, those were mistried. there was no conviction, no verdict, no finding adverse to barry bonds. >> celebrating? >> nothing to celebrate. >> bonds faces up to 10 years in prison. he's not expected to receive nearly that much. his attorneys plan to appeal. kobe bryant will appeal an nba fine of $100,000. he was fined for using an anti-gay slur after getting called for a technical fall tuesday's game against san antonio. even though he's appealing, bryant apologized. >> you have to own up and take responsibility for it.

i said the comment. we use so many kinds of words throughout the course of the game, it doesn't mean that you actually mean what you're saying. >> bryant makes $30 million a year, so takes him 29 hours and 12 minutes to earn $100,000. finally it's not that vice president biden has been fascinated by budget issues but the guy needs power naps. looks like he got one yesterday while his boss was discussing the federal budget. a resting of the eyes. 16 minutes past the hour now. >> yeah. >> we are all guilty of that. >> my grandfather used to say when he would fall asleep in front of the tv, i wasn't sleeping, girls, i was checking my eyelids f

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barry bonds lawyers are appealing the one guilty verdict that cam al court good morning. it's 7:25. time for news headlines. barry bonds' lawyers are appealing the one guilty verdict that came from his federal court trial in san francisco. meanwhile, prosecutors are trying to decide whether to try bonds again on three perjury counts. the jury was deadlocked on those charges so the judge declared a mistrial. bart is looking for a new general manager after dorothy dugger resigned yesterday. she has been there 19 years. bart's directors voted to fire her in january but they had to take it back because it was done without a public meeting. she will be paid $958,000 in severance. terminal 2 at san francisco

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good morning. all right. let start off with a live look right now. conditions heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza pretty typical stuff. backed up to the 880 overcrossing. we were getting word of what sounds like a smaller fender- bender, just cleared out of lanes. it was near the carpool lane but off to the right shoulder. so now just a lot of brake lights heading towards the pay gates. metering lights on. a little sluggish through the sunol grade right now from sunol all the way down towards androtti. if you are continuing towards the south bay, live look at conditions out of downtown san jose, and it's just starting to get busy there right by the 880 interchange. that's your traffic. here's lawrence with a check of your forecast. >> all right. weather outside today looking better as we are not going to see tha rainfall. clouds out there at this hour, looking good as we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures a little chilly in spots. we have 30s and 40s out there right now. this afternoon, though, here come the 60s around most of the bay area. maybe some 70s in toward the

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welcome back to "the early show." you can just see the leaves are starting to pop. there's a little bit of green on those trees. oh, spring's around the corner. >> outside. >> i feel it. >> no more branches in central park. >> no, no very nice. just ahead this morning, we've been talking a lot about the search for the serial killer on new york's long island. well, now, authorities are getting some help in that search. the fbi planning to send up planes that will take high resolution images of the area to search for remains. >> also authorities have released a profile of who they

think could have committed these horrible murders? could it have been more than one person? we'll have details in just a few moments. first jeff glor is at the news desk with another look at our headlines this morning. >> good morning once again to you. good morning to everyone at home, as well. the faa is adding a second air traffic controller to the overnight shift at 27 airports around the country. that move is in res

the fbi is now joining the search for more victims of a serial killer on new york's long island. and there's now a profile of the suspected murder der. cbs news correspondent seth doane is here with us.

>> that's right. authorities are still combing that remote stretch of beach on long island, where so many human remains have been found. in that search for clues, some of the most important still to come may be from the medical examiner's office. as authorities try to determine who all of these victims may be. as dense fog blanketed the crime scene, five police divers went underwater, searching for more bodies. in this unsolved mystery. the fbi will go airborne, with high tech imaging aircraft, to search for more skeletal remains. where as many as ten sets have are been found. police say they have not necessarily linked these grisly discoveries. suffolk county police stress this could be a long-term investigation. with knowledge cbs news has learned that there may be more than just one killer. >> we're seriously looking at that. we have an open mind on this investigation. >> reporter: and now a profile of the suspected serial killer is emerging.

authorities tell cbs news he's likely white, between 25 and 40, is intelligent, and street smart. this all started after shannon gilbert, an escort who advertised on craigslist, disappeared back in may. >> and you're likely the last person to see her? >> yes. >> reporter: a panicked gilbert showed up at gus's house. >> i opened door and she came in and she just stood there staring at me yelling help me, help me. >> reporter: at 5:00 in the morning? >> yeah. >> reporter: he called 911 for help. but gilbert ran away. slipping down his steps, then briefly hiding under his boat, before running off. >> looking back i'm saying to myself, i could have possibly saved that girl's life. >> reporter: and difficult? >> very difficult. i got -- >> reporter: gilbert was never found. but the search for her led to the discovery of four other craigslist escorts, found asphyxiated and buried in the beach. investigators have combed this

community, questioning neighbors, like dr. peter hackett. >> this has been a tough couple of days. >> reporter: gilbert's family says that this former police doctor had encountered shannon gilbert that night. fueling suspicion that hackett and his wife say is unwarranted. did you see shannon gilbert on that night? >> she was missing. >> she was missing. >> reporter: as the investigation drags on and the body count rises, it's beginning to take a toll. resident beverly cold says this hardy community knows how to weather a storm. >> i keep a cell phone in one pocket and a camera in the other. and when i have to take a shotgun, i'm out of here. >> reporter: authorities are now trying to collect dna from the bones so that they can try to identify the individuals. then they'll try to retrace their last steps through family, friends, and gps cell phone records, which could lead them to a killer. >> seth, early on in this case investigators were looking to connect these murders with four

prostitutes murdered in atlantic city, new jersey. >> investigators so far have stepped away from that. just yesterday the police commissioner out at suffolk county said it was unlikely that there was a connection. the folks in new jersey acknowledge that authorities on long island contacted them but won't say anything more. but they are stepping away from that for now. >> any indication of how long this might take to crack this thing? >> serial killers are notorious for slipping up, getting caught in a traffic accident without license plates, something like that. but likely i think it sounds like it will be weeks, months, not days. >> okay. seth doane, thank you very much. good to see you this morning. coming up next, he's 19 years away from the legal drinking age, but that didn't stop one restaurant from giving alcohol to this toddler. we're going to meet him and his mom when we come back. they're here with us in new york. this is "the early show" here on cbs. you're getting calls from his teacher he's impulsive in class. and his inattention makes focusing on homework tough. i know how it is because my son has adhd too.

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and her toddler nikolai. good to have you both with us this morning. >> thank you, good morning. jill, you're out to dinner with your son and your mom, ordered orange juice. most parents do. >> yes. >> bring it to the table. when did you notice that maybe something was wrong? >> well, he was starting to change his behavior. he was climbing out of the high chair, in the high chair. my mom's lap, my lap. and they came over and the waiter took the drink, and ran away with it, basically, said there's been a mistake. i need to get you a new one and scurried off. and when he came back, i told him, you know, i need to know what's in there, in the event that he has any sort of reaction. >> and you were really smart about that. you said, my son has allergies, even though he doesn't. >> well, i don't know. >> thinking he would tell you? >> he's little. he could be allergic to a whole bunch of stuff that i don't know about. and the waiter looked at me and said, the manager will be right

over. it was tropical sangria. so, mom and i kind of look at each other. we start looking at him. his eyes are all big and dilated. now he's gotten loud. his climbing has gotten more intense. >> this is more than just a regular -- when you're 2 years old at a restaurant. >> absolutely. >> you get a little unruly. way beyond that? >> yes. and there wasn't any way at that point that i could put him back in time-out. he's been in time-out. i couldn't put him back in time-out. i couldn't ask him to do anything, because he didn't know what he was doing. >> and you have the cup over here. >> yes. >> a pretty big cup. this is a 16 ounce cup that they brought you. >> right. >> he had had it for little over half an hour. he'd almost had the whole thing. >> yes. >> when the waiter came over and said i have to take this and took that cup away and eventually told you what it was. did he tell you how they figured out, how they ultimately knew that your son didn't have orange juice? >> no.

all they told me was that it was a mistake. >> did the manager offer any extra explanation when they came over to talk to you? >> explanation ever. you know, an apology. which, you know, you're endangering my child. you're poisoning him with substances that, you know, he's not -- that aren't appropriate for him. and you know, the only thing i get is, we're sorry. it was a mistake. >> did you get a free meal? >> yeah. >> well, we -- >> and we got a traumatic hospital trip. >> so you end up at the hospital. i know some bloodwork was done. you're waiting on those results. we should say olive garden did give us this statement. saying this is an extremely regrettable accident callsed by the failure of an employee to follow our strict operating procedures. we took swift, appropriate action. we offer our sincerest apologies to the family of the child and to all of our guests. doesn't sound like that's enough for you. do you plan to pursue this with legal action? >> possibly. i just don't understand how, you

know, i put my trust in them. you know, i trust that when something comes, sealed, in a cup, that i don't have to taste it. i don't have to try it. you know, they're putting -- it's just -- it's completely loses my trust. >> yeah. >> and then to hear that it happened again, you know, at an appleby's. >> outside of treat. >> right. >> so it's understandably upsetting. thank you for coming in this morning. we have to let you go. but just a yes or no. will you go back to the olive garden? >> no. >> nikolai, thanks, buddy. you did a great job. >> can you wave? >> you did a great job, kiddo. just ahead on "the early show," a secret ceremony for kate middleton has she checks off one more important pre-wedding requirement. and we have the details direct from london. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. [ male announcer ] at quicken loans, we're a mortgage company with one very simple philosophy: every client, every time,

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well, bride-to-be kate middleton is taking care of those last-minute wedding details. the wedding two weeks from tomorrow. as part of her preparations, she took part recently in a very important secret ceremony. it happened last month, but we're just learning about it today. cbs news royal contributor victoria arbiter joins us from london with the details. victoria, why so secret? >> well, it was secret because it's a very private ceremony. kate middleton was confirmed last month in a private ceremony at st. james's palace. she was confirmed by the bishop of london, who also confirmed william when he was a young boy, and is giving the address at their wedding ceremony. so considering kate is the future wife of the head of the church of england, it's now that she's a fully pledged member of the church of england. >> she hantz been confirmed when she was younger. but she was baptized in the church, correct? >> she was baptized as a baby, but she hadn't been confirmed. >> there has been a lot of activity i think behind you today at buckingham palace in recent days.

we're seeing a horse cavalry out. >> oh, my goodness, erica. it was such a day. >> we know some other folks showing up at the wedding in uniform. he's invited his raf squadron. which is great. but it begs the question, who will stay on the base there while they're at the wedding? >> well, he has invited all 27 members of his squadron, along with their partners. but very nicely the raf search and rescue crews in the area have all volunteered to cover for the men while they take three day's leave of absence in order to attend the wedding. they did tell us william is a great member of the team and their only hiccup with him is that he supports astin villa football club. >> it's all about which football club you support. or soccer as we say here in the

states. there's a little more controversy this morning over poor, i think poor kate. because this poor woman can't catch a break with her weight. she was looking very slim on monday and now we're learning she resized her ring a little bit. are they ever going to leave her alone? >> i wish they would leave her alone. a degree with your sentiment exactly. princess beatrice was skewered by the press because she put on too much weight. yes she happened to resize her ring. if it's slipping a little bit, that's a big stone. she wants to make sure it's very comfortable. yes, she's slim. but if i was going in front of 2 billion people, i'd be skinny, too. >> i'd be too nervous to eat. victoria arbiter, always good to have you with us. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we can come back in a couple minutes, catherine zeta-jones, it's been a tough couple of months with michael douglas getting through a battle with cancer. now she's suffering through something called bipolar 2 disorder. >> she checked herself into a mental health facility to deal with it. we'll take a closer look. california should be proud.

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of n ericans is trying to stop the city of vallejo from bulldozing an ancient burial site. the ohlone sacred si time for cbs news headlines. eye group of indians is trying to stop the city of vallejo from bulldozing an ancient burial site. the ohlone site is the final resting place for thousands of indians. tomorrow the city plans to break ground for a park. attorneys for former baseball star barry bonds appealing the one guilty verdict obstruction of justice that came from his federal court trial. prosecutors trying to decide whether to try bonds again on three perjury counts. the jury was deadlocked on those charges. so the judge declared a mistrial on those charges yesterday. and let the stanley cup

play-offs begin. the sharks opening their 7th straight post-season this evening hosting the los angeles kings in downtown san jose. the pre-game rally begins at 5:00 this afternoon on autumn street. there is an early start time for the game itself, 7:00. traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

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pretty slow right now on westbound 237. there was an incident on the eastbound lanes of 237 and so right now it's a slow ride all the way out of milpitas heading towards san jose. whatever was going on in those eastbound lanes has been cleared. so just seeing your usual slow traffic in those westbound lanes. all right. 280 out of downtown san jose, this actually improved in the last half hour or so. not too bad right now. your drive time in the clear towards cupertino. at the bay bridge, it is stacked up to the 880 overcrossing. 15-minute wait to get on the bridge. here's lawrence with your forecast. he is raring to go. >> ready to go today. folks, a lot of clouds making their way across our skies right now just dumping over the top of this ridge so we'll see a few more of those. should be a beautiful sunset. looks like in between we'll have nice weather. 66 degrees in concord today for the highs. 66 san jose, 61 degrees in san francisco. cooler out at the coast. mainly into the 50s. as we look out over the next few days, we have partly cloudy skies, high pressure will

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okay there. okay there. top of the hour here on a thursday morning. welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. live pictures right there, central park starting to look good. >> beautiful green grass. >> very nice. picking up all across the country, working west to the east. >> we'll take it. coming up, the country suffering from an epidemic of bedbugs these days. >> gross. >> especially here on the east coast for quite a few months now. to make matters worse, people trying to rip you off are now crawling out of the woodwork themselves. consumer correspondent susan koeppen had her own battle with

persistent little pests. yep, she had bedbugs. she's here to help protect you from the scammers as well. >> really we just wanted to show you the video of the bedbugs again. >> and i really just wanted to tell people that susan had bedbugs. >> she's going to reveal all just ahead. also this morning, beneath her glamorous life, kathryn zeta-jones has been carrying around a secret, revealing she suffers from bipolar disorder. she recently received treatment at a mental health facility. just ahead, we'll look at bipolar 2 and see how stress can play a big role here and also help you identify some signs if you're worried that someone you know may be suffering. >> talk about that in just a few moments. first, jeff glor has another check of the headlines. >> i just passed koeppen in the hallway. do i need to be worried? >> bag those clothes and send them out immediately. >> good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. the faa is adding a second overnight air traffic controller at 27 locations around the country. this follows another incident of a controller who fell asleep on

the job. this time at the reno, nevada, airport. early thursday an air ambulance was forced to land without assistance. it's the seventh time an air traffic controller has fallen asleep that the faa knows about. earlier speaking to erica, transportation secretary ray lahood calls it outrageous. >> we've stepped up and i think taken action quickly, and we're going to continue to investigate these incidents until we get to the bottom of it. >> that reno controller has been suspended. the transportation department is fighting airlines to get your baggage fees refunded. many airlines charge between $15 and $35 to check that first bag. and when it goes missing, they won't refund your money. now the transportation department wants to force airlines to give that money back. the major airlines which collect more than $3 billion a year in baggage fees oppose the rule change. bp executives can expect an earful at today's shareholders meeting in london.

there have already been protests this morning of the first general meeting since the gulf coast oil spill almost a year ago. residents bought stock in the company so they could attend. one woman who covered herself in oil was arrested there. home foreclosures are on the rise again. between february and march, the number of homes repossessed by banks was up 13%. that's the highest increase in a year according to realty track. foreclosures had dropped recently earlier this year mostly because of processing delays. secretary of state hillary clinton is in berlin this morning discussing what will happen next in libya. meeting with nato foreign ministers, clinton hopes to smooth over differences between the allies over how best to support the anti-gadhafi rebels. >> we are also sharing the same goal, which is to see the end of the gadhafi regime in libya, and we are contributing in many ways in order to see that goal realized. britain and france are urging the u.s. to take a bigger

role in the nato-led operation. for the first time the fbi went into somalia to capture a pirate on land so they could bring him back to the u.s. earlier this month agents went there to nab shabeen accused of negotiating the ransom for the four americans killed by somali pirates in february. the emperor of japan made his first trip to his country's disaster zone today. he visited two evacuation shelters in a town about 54 miles east of tokyo. nearly 140,000 people are still living in shelters after losing their homes. the death toll from last month's disaster is expected to top 26,000. the emperor plans to visit more affected areas in the coming weeks. it is four minutes past the hour now. back over to chris, erica and ma marisol. >> marisol joining us for another check of the weather. >> i actually have cool pictures to show you guys.

it's from tuesday's thunderstorm. the empire state building saw three lightning strikes. >> oh,

this ather this weather report sponsored by starbucks. you and starbucks. it's bigger than coffee. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to erica. >> thanks. last year actor michael douglas received a devastating cancer diagnosis. many followed as he launched his

successful battle to fight that disease. understandably this takes a major toll on the caretaker. and we're learning now it may have taken a toll on his wife, catherine zeta-jones. it was announced yesterday she's been treated for bipolar 2, a condition which can be made worse by stress. our correspondent bill whitaker has more. >> reporter: oscar-winning actress catherine zeta-jones, one of the most glamorous women in the world, seems to have it all. beauty, wealth, a solid marriage to actor michael douglas, but none of that could protect her from the stress and strains of a painful year. pressures which may have triggered her bipolar 2 disorder. and it has been a stressful year. in august, her husband, michael douglas, was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. >> i'm doing everything i can. >> reporter: with zeta-jones by his side, he battled back from the debilitating disease and now is tumor free. last april, her 31-year-old stepson, cameron douglas, was sentenced to five years in

prison on drug charges despite her begging the court for leniency. in addition, michael's ex-wife is waging a bitter court battle, seeking earnings from his 2010 "wall street" sequel. >> during the cancer struggle with michael douglas, she had made many references to feeling low, having to rebound. this is going to hit me in a few months. again, innocuous enough at the time, but when you look at it now, very telling. >> reporter: prompting this statement from her publicist. after dealing with the stress of the past year, catherine made the decision to check into a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar ii disorder. though milder than classic bipolar disorder, bipolar ii is characterized by severe depression. >> one of the things that isn't clear to people is the fact how brave individuals with bipolar disorder are. they slog through it.

they feel as if they're carrying an extra 50 pounds of weight on their back. and they just power through it. >> reporter: until, like catherine zeta-jones, they seek help. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. joining us, dr. jennifer hartstein. first, jen, what's the difference, we've all heard of bipolar disorder. what is that versus bipolar ii? >> it's a milder version of bipolar disorder. we think of bipolar as the highs and lows, the real mania. ii is characterized with more depressive episodes. that's where it kind of sits. and then there's at least one episode of a hypomanic episode which is not the quite high out-of-control mania but much more elevated moods or rapid speech or thoughts all over the place. so it's that mania but kind of manialike. not really so extreme. >> and stress, as we're learning, can play a big role here. anyone who has dealt with a

loved one going through cancer treatment knows what that stress is like. would you imagine stress could be a trigger in this case? >> absolutely. stress in and of itself isn't enough but it is a trigger. we don't know what her predisposition was to bipolar before. the fact is, has she had any mental health problems? we don't know. family history of bipolar will increase the likelihood of this being a problem. so the environment can play a role and then the biological. the two in combination, the stress will exacerbate the symptoms that are already possibly there. >> some of these symptoms can feel like isolated incidents until you look back and start to put them together. 6 million people in this country are thought to suffer from some type of bipolar disorder. what are the signs? how do you know that's what it is? >> well, it's not the typical highs and lows that we think about. we all have ups and downs during our day or week. we want to think about a couple things. we first want to look at the depression versus the hypomania. are we having those highs and lows that are extreme? are we having an elevated mood? out of character. are we not getting enough sleep so you can really exist on three

hours of sleep not because you have to but because you feel fine and rested. and are you having rapid speech? those are just some of the symptoms that we want to look for. there are more but those are some hallmarks. >> when it comes to treatment, we've learned from the statement that she reportedly checked herself into a treatment -- into a mental health facility for treatment. what kind of treatments would be involved with this? >> the best kind of treatments that they have shown to maintain a positive and healthy lifestyle are psychotherapy, specifically cognitive behavior therapy to learn new skills, to manage those highs and lows and medication. and the two in combination seem to be the best and most effective way to treat it. >> long term, what are we looking at? >> well, it's a long-term illness like any other long-term illness. so if you continue to treat it using psychotherapy using medication, you can live a full and healthy and productive life and learn the things that will help manage your stress so when that stress comes, you can be okay and manage those things. >> hopefully by her coming forward, maybe it will help inspire a lot of other people to put those things together and maybe get help if they need it. >> asking for help if you're worried is the first step. >> and the hardest one.

jen, thanks. just ahead, as if worrying about bedbugs wasn't enough, now we have to worry about the growing number of bedbug scams. you know the one woman who can help you avoid them? our own susan koeppen. and she's got firsthand knowledge. see help you avoid being bitten ahead. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ugh, gravity. is this a jowl? [ female announcer ] fight the forces of gravity. stay! new roc® multi correxion™ lift with protient® plus... skin looks lifted overnight.

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in this morning's "healthwatch," bed bug scams. the bed bug population has jumped by 500% in this country in the last few years. lovely. people unlucky enough to have an infestation of the critters will do anything to get rid of them. consumer correspondent susan koeppen sadly learned about bed bugs firsthand and she is here to warn us about some of those scams. sorry to hear about it. we'll talk more about that in a second. good morning. >> good morning. one thing i've learned, getting rid of bed bugs can cost you big bucks and bed bugs are becoming big business. and now, even some in the pest control industry are warning that you may get ripped off.

just six months ago, a tended a bed bug summit in chicago, where i asked this important question. i'm in hotels every week. what are my chances? >> huge. >> that i'm bringing home bed bugs. >> you're going to bring them home. >> reporter: sure enough after a recent ski trip in utah, bed bugs hitched a ride home in my ski bag. >> threw the suitcase outside onto my porch as soon the dog alerted. >> reporter: after suffering bites and hiring a bed bug sniffing dog to find the little suckers. here's the crip. right there is where the dog scratched. i had to pack up my closeates, launder and dry clean everything, so the exterminators could go to work. >> all of this has to be washed. because i've done so many stories about bed bugs. i knew how to find a reputable company to do the job. but warnings about bed bug scams are popping up across the country, and no wonder. revenues from bed bug

extermination are exploding. from $98 million in 2006 to $319 million in 2010. >> there's the old mattress. >> reporter: when shantel woon-sue got bed bugs she said she got scammed. she paid an exterminator $1500. but despite taking her money he never got rid of the bed bugs. >> i feel cheated. the company came out and i thought it was taken care of. but in actuality it wasn't. >> reporter: and she's not the only one feeling scammed. in a hidden camera investigation, our cbs station in los angeles found this guy trying to charge $350 to get rid of bed bugs. >> at night they come out, suck your blood. >> reporter: and this man also wanted money, after finding the pests. but just one problem. this house had already been inspected, and found to be bed bug free. so what should you look for if you want your house inspected for bed bugs? john russell is a bed bug

specialist. his company has done more than 50,000 bed bug inspections. he said, bed bug-sniffing dogs like duke are up to 98% accurate. so you check the house, and -- >> and the house is clean. no signs of any bed bugs. >> reporter: he says a visual inspection alone is not nearly as effective. >> a proper visual inspection can take just this room alone could take an hour, really look into every dresser drawer. looking into everything, it could take a long time. >> reporter: the national pest management association says consumers need to be careful when hiring a company to handle bed bugs. >> during the bed bug scare consumers need to understand there is good news. there are trained professionals throughout the country who know how to deal with bed bugs properly. >> reporter: as for chantal, she finally got rid of her bed bugs after hiring a bed bug sniffing dog and spending hundreds of dollars more than she expected. >> i was extremely disappointed, because it really does interfere with your entire life.

>> and it is a lot of work to get rid of bed bugs so it's very important that you hire who knows how to handle them. look for somebody who is licensed, and if you are hiring a bed bug sniffing dog, find out if he is certified and how long he's been working with his handler. chris? >> i will say this about the dogs, i don't know if i would trust every exterminator after seeing this piece but i would trust somebody like duke plp >> yeah. the dogs are good. >> how is your bed bug situation? >> so far, so good. no more bites. but it does a number on your brain. every little piece of fuzz i see on the bed, oh, it's a bed bug. every little itch. oh, my god it's a bed bug! but so far so good. >> it wasn't like you were staying in squalor. >> no. we were in a beautiful place. a place i would go back to because it was so nice. and i stay in hotels every single week. i'm in a hotel today. i could bring home bed bugs tonight. you never know. >> it's a great thought. let's talk about some of these items on the table. the next time you are at a hotel, you have to wrap your mattress in something like that. >> to protect yourself at home you can get protect-a-bed,

something like that will, $50 to $90 depending on the size of your bed. these wrap around your mattress, your box spring, to keep the bugs either in or keep them out from nesting in your mattress. and then there's something called climb-ups. you put these little discs under the legs of your bed so the bugs, they're trying to climb up to get to you, they climb up into this little tray and get trapped. >> you must be great for hotels. you check in, okay, just checking everything. >> trust me, i'm stripping down the bed when i go to hotels now. >> it happens. >> yeah. >> susan good to see you. thanks for the advice. stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" here on cbs. >> "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by tums. fights heartburn fast. ♪

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a new description of a suspect in the sexual assault of t over the weeken good morning. time for news headlines at 8:25. a new description of a suspect in the sexual assault of a stanford graduate stay tuned over the weekend. police say he is described as an asian indian roughly 30 years old, 5'6", black hair, chubbily build, bluejeans and dark shirt. 77-year-old joseph naso has now hired a private defense attorney. he is the man suspected in the murder of four california women and possibly three more in new york. his alleged crimes span almost four years. naso did not enter a plea during the arraignment yesterday in marin county. if you donate blood this month the american red cross might cover your monthly rent

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we saw yesterday at this time. so we have an actual backup. yesterday traffic was light heading into san francisco. but it is jammed from the 880 overcrossing all the way really sluggish towards the "s" curve. all right. 880 through oakland. this is not too bad actually in those northbound lanes. a quick 18-minute drive from 238 to the maze. if you are commuting southbound 880 there is an accident in lanes. mass transit is on time. lawrence has the forecast. >> elizabeth, we are looking good today. of course, we had those showers move through yesterday morning. those are long gone now. still, a couple of clouds outside. mount vaca cam as we have looks like a pretty nice day coming our way. we are going to see sunshine and clouds continuing on and off today and probably over the next few days. still temperatures will be warming up. plan on 66 degrees san jose. about of 6 in concord. and 66 in concord and 65 in santa rosa. friday and the weekend,

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that is a beautiful sight of lady liberty. i'll tell you what is an even better sight. >> the cruise ship in the background? >> if you could have seen jeff glor -- >> he did a little shimmy.

>> it has a little robert palmer. in the background to it. >> horrendous dancer. >> jeff glor ahead on "the early show." >> that could amuse you. >> welcome back, everyone, to "the early show." just ahead, have you taken a multivitamin today? >> no. >> oh, no. >> i haven't taken my vitamins yet, either. don't tell dr. ashton. supplements and vitamins are more popular than ever. but do they really do what they're supposed to? dr. ashton is here to let us know the good, the bad and the ugly. she'll tell you which ones are really worth taking. >> also ahead do you really feel like changing up your house but you don't want to bust your budget? matt blashaw is here to tell us how to repurpose some useful items. that's going to be a toy chest. do you know what it was? not going to tell you just yet but we're going to reveal that when we get over to matt in just a couple of minutes. a toy chest. >> are we going to battle for that? >> we only have 16. i think we need one more. >> another. >> and that's just for your toys.

>> exactly. >> not even for jack's. >> marysol castro is standing by with another check of the weather. that means the two of us are battling for the toy chest. >> pretty much. let's take a look at your last check of weather. you can see the east coast is pretty darn nice. but we do have some things to contend with. let's turn to the southwest. mostly sunny skies, which is gorgeous. you can see the temperatures in the 80s and 70s. unfortunately some parts of this part of the cou

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's erica. >> call it a novel proposal. literally. author christopher currie took a big risk in his soon-to-be released first book, including that all-important question to his girlfriend. joining us from brisbane, australia, this morning to talk about these stories, very happy ending, are christopher and his now fiancee leesa wockner. congratulations. good to have both of you with us. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> so take us through, christopher, take us through how you worked this out, and how the

proposal went, because this was a little bit of a gamble, putting it right there in print. >> i know. i know. i would have been in trouble if she'd said no. i'd gotten to a stage where i was writing the novel and i had to start to think about the other things, they decided as the book, one of which was the acknowledgment page and i'd been -- we'd talked about the idea of marriage for a little while before that. and you know, you always want your proposal to be something special and something original. and i thought, what have i got to offer? and i thought well i've got this book coming out. you only get one chance to publish your first novel and only one chance to propose to the love of your life. and i thought why not combine the two? >> well it worked out well, because leesa, as we said, you said yes. but talk us through your end of this. so you go to -- it's your birthday, there's a nice dinner, there's an evening out and you think that's the end of it. in he hands you the book.

>> yes, well that's exactly. i'm quite sneaky. i look to work out surprises before they happen. so i was interrogating chris, but, he sort of fooled me with the dinner and the drinks and then when he handed me the book, i was so excited because it was his book and it was in print, and i was just like oh, wow, that's really amazing. then he said to me, look at the last page, and being the quick scanner that i am i saw my name and i saw marry and i said of course i'll marry you. of course. and then he got down on one knee and he said, are you sure? and i was like, of course. i was super, super excited. he had a ring and everything. which in retrospect seems obvious. but at the time. >> at the time it was all a bit -- chris, you'd been thinking about marriage for a little while. but leesa had you been? were you anticipating it at this point? >> well, i wasn't exactly participating it, i suppose, but i knew that chris and i, we've got a pretty special bond and that we're going to be together forever.

so, although it was unexpected, it's also, in a way, quite expected. >> so, chris, is that exactly the reaction, beyond her saying yes, of course, which was the ultimate malt reaction, i'm sure you were going more. but keeping it a surprise from her. score one for you if she likes to sniff those out. >> i know, i know. being with her for over two years i've learned to be very careful with hints about birthdays, and christmas presents and things like that. so i thought the best way to do it was this massive, probably one of the biggest secrets i'll have to keep in my life. i think. i had to hide it with another secret. so i told her that we're doing something for her birthday, to keep tuesday night free, but not to tell her what was happening. that was enough. and i managed to just give her a little bit more information each day beforehand so she thought, oh, i've got the surprise. >> right. >> and there was another one hidden inside. >> was anybody concerned, your publisher, anyone, as you're going to print and you say here i'm done, here's the final of my

acknowledgment page. did anyone say, maybe not? >> well, the only person who knew originally at the time was my editor, who i sent the acknowledgment page to. and i looked back up the e-mail the other day, and it was march the 1st that i sent it off. and she just wrote back saying, are you prepaoposing in the acknowledgments? that's wonderful. she was behind it. which was great. but i had to sit on it for a month. but i think my editor knew and i think the people at the printing press probably knew, as well. and a couple of people at my publisher's. but no one tried to talk me out of it. >> that's great. it's a fantastic story. thanks for sharing it with us. best of luck to both of you as

a new government report finds the use of dietary supplements is on the rise. and half of all adults in the u.s. popping vitamins and minerals costs about $26 billion a year. but do they actually make it any healthier or is a lot of this just hype? medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here. good to see you. >> good morning, chris. >> how much is there to it? are they making us healthier? >> this study is about who's taking what. and no surprise we take a lot of vitamins and supplements in this country. about half of americans take them every day. big ones, calcium, vitamin d, some supplements. the question of whether or not they're making us healthier, actually the data is conflicting. some say yes. some say no. there's no question ideally we should get these ingredients from our diet. but you know, as well as i do, the american diet is really lacking, so probably the people who need these supplements most are usually not the ones taking them, unfortunately. >> you mentioned a couple earlier. what are some of the most popular supplements?

>> probably the biggest one is calcium. we see about two-thirds of women, after menopause, which is around the age 50, taking them. vitamin d we hear a lot of. and then there are all kinds of other supplements that people really need to remember. they need to talk to their doctor about these ingredients, because anything that's found on a shelf you don't need a prescription for it. that's what people are usually drawn to in terms of taking. >> now the studies say that women take more supplements than men do. >> right. >> are there any supplements that women definitely should be ta taking? >> probably the biggest one is folic acid. for a woman of reproductive age. you have to remember in this country half the pregnancies are unintended. that doesn't mean undesired. and when you talk about folic acid women need 400 micrograms a day. you need to have that in your blood system months before conception to prevent neural tube defects. and then calcium. young kids, teenagers, women after menopause, very important. >> strong bones. strong bones. >> that's right. >> like you said, you don't need prescriptions for most vitamins

and supplements. >> correct. >> what do you need to be on the lookout for? >> we tend to think if a little is good, more must be better. not true. these vitamins can have toxicities. they can interact with other drugs. if you're going to take a vitamin or supplement you want to something for something called a usp label which is usually stamped on the more reputable brands of vitamins. tells bus about the purity and contents so you know what is on the label is in the pill. >> we all want to take pills like this to make ourselves healthier, is this the best way to go? >> probably, you want to get it from your diet. if your diet is lacking, sure, in moderation, these supplements can be very good. you want to have a nice, healthy lifestyle. but most important thing, if you're going to take these, make sure your doctor knows about it. >> as far as storage and shelf life? >> not in the places most people put them. not in a moist bathroom, not in a hot kitchen. keep them in a cool, dry case. a lot of those plastic containers helpful. and they don't last forever. >> if you're going to take them,

take one that hopefully will be working. thank you so much. for more on choosing vitamins and mine rals go to webmd.com. key word there, search supplements. now here's erica. >> chris, thanks. new research finds over the next decade women will increasingly be the financial decision makers for businesses. but their power depends in part on their age group. personal finance expert carmen wong ulrich is the author of "the real cost of living." she's here with some financial tips for women of all ages. always nice to have you with us here. >> good morning. >> give us an idea. women are going to be sort of moving up when it comes to being in charge of finances. and by as quickly as 2020. >> yeah. this is not too far ahead. even though it sounds futuristic. this is a study by intuit 2020, a future financial services report that showed on both ends of the age spectrum, women are going to be real powerhouses when it comes to finances. making money and managing money. specifically women 65 and over. they're going to be part of the unretired. because by 2020, one in six are -- people in this country,

are going to be over 65. 60% of those are going to be women. and they're the big drivers of microbusiness. now microbusinesses have employees of less than five. 26 million microbusinesses today, women are going to drive those microbusinesses to 33 million by 2020 and seniors are going to be a big part of that. millennials, a different way. they have higher educational levels. they graduate from college more, graduate school more. so they are going to be earning the same or more money than their male counterparts. >> that's so interesting. for so long we've talked about this persistent gap in wages between men and women in this country. women are going to catch up? >> they are going to, especially millennials. >> so when we look at this, that there is going to be more money and women in charge of more money, obviously we need to plan for that. so let's start off with those who are closer to retirement. for folks 55 and over, who, in 2012, will be 65 and over. >> if you're a woman and you

plan on being part of this unretired group, now you've got some years. you've got about nine years and you've got to look at what your retirement plans are now. because if you're going to earn money in retirement that's going to affect how you're going to manage your money in retirement. it's great if you're going to earn money in retirement because basically you're not going to outlive your money. which is good. but it's going to change your tax implications, your withdrawal strategy. and you also can postpone collecting your social security. and this is important because if you wait until you're 70, you can collect your full social security. but if you're going to start taking it at 675, then go back to work, there's some tax implications there and thresholds you may have to pay taxes and refund so social security what you get from there. go to ssa.gov. we don't know what the threshold is going to be in 2020. now if the earnings are around $14,000. so you've got to check in there every year plp >> do that if you're a little bit older. if you are the millennials who are going to be catching up to their male counterparts what do you need to do? >> younger women in their 20s,

we tend to not think about money. that's not we. we don't think about money until you get married, or you're going to have a child. if these life changes that get us starting to think serious about money. don't wait for that to happen. by 2020 women are going to postpone those things for a long time. closer and closer to age 30. but that's too late. >> that's already starting, i would say. >> you're losing a lot of time. right so by another ten years that age is going to really go up. pay attention to your money as early as you can and have a financial plan. and there's one thing that millennials cannot count on. that those over 65 can count on. >> social security? >> you said it. social security. exactly. so it's even more important that you pay attention and get started, because, if you just wait five years, for example if you wait until you're 30 to start saving for retirement as opposed to 25, let's say you put away $250 a month at 7%, 8% earnings. you will loss out in those five years $300,000 by the age of 65. that's five grand a month in retirement. >> oh, my goodness. we don't have a lot of time but it's always more important to

save for your retirement than it is for your kids' college education? >> absolutely. when you're in your 30s and 40s, take care of you first so you can take care of others. >> always good to have you. carmen, thanks. chris over to you. >> thank you again. scouring flea markets and salvage stores can provide inspiration for your home. matt blashaw loves to do that. he's host of "money hunters" and he's here to save us big-time money repurposing old furniture. great to see you. >> good to see you. >> you've got some great ideas here. >> i'm pumped about it. >> this is good stuff. >> this is just an old kitchen cabinet, we're going to repurpose it into a toy chest. >> toy chest. really easy to do, too. these -- you can get these free. contractors are pulling these out of kitchens all the time. all i did -- >> basically flipped it on its side. >> put a nice hinge there that keeps the door up. that was $4. i put casters on the bottom for mobility. that's $3. and make sure you've got to put these little bumpers on here.

>> thaiths really, really important so the kid doesn't get their hands. and to really finish it off, you see i put the carpet. carpet remnant. i'm going to show you how to do this. a lot of people just spray on the adhesive and then just stick it right on. you've got to let it get tacky. grab the adhesive. >> a little adhesive? >> just spray it right here? >> yeah, right in my face. that's always good. i'll do a blind segment. >> that's great. yeah, the crew is going to be feeling good after that. so let it waft a little bit so it gets a little bit tacky and attach it to the front just like that. all right. and see it sticks. real easy for you. >> voila. >> love that. how cool is that? >> looks like a freshly cut lawn. >> it does. >> nice job. >> this item right here. less than $100. headboard. how cool is that? 65 bucks at a salvage yard. we have a picture of that, too. >> okay.

old door. >> little bit of paint on it. some molding around the side. you get a nice headboard. adds a lot of class to your bedroom. how i attached it, one of two ways. either i put 2x4s to the bed frame right here. attached that to the bed frame. and then to the door, i put a little simpson strong tie. this attaches right to the door to the 2x4, goes right in. or if you wanted to put it right onto the wall you use a french cleat. why sit called a french cleat? i have no idea. this is how it goes. this is for picture frames. you attach this to the door, this to the wall, sits right on there. nice and solid for you. so cool. >> less than $100. >> come over here. take a look at this. these lights are great. what are these? nothing but old wine bottles. >> my favorite thing, wine bottle pendant lights. you see these for a couple hundred bucks in the store. i'm going to show you how to do it for a fraction of the price. first you've got to get empty wine bottles.

>> not a hard problem. real easy for me. >> and how you cut them one is on a tile saw. >> okay. >> use a glass cutting blade, score it real nice, you know, get it so that it's nice and even all the way around and grab some 80 grit sand piper and take it and get all the glass off. make sure it's nice and smooth. make sure when you're using this stuff, glasses, masks, everything. >> is it tough to cut the bottoms off? >> you've got to score it first and be slow with it. don't just run it all the way in for you're going to get a lot of shards. to top it off, this is the cherry on top of it, it's the fropsed glass spray. you just, about a foot away, spray it down so it gives it a nice glow, and then for 10 to 15 bucks you get a. can't light kid from the hardware store. run the wires up through there, put your little light in it. a conversation piece. >> instantly. >> well done. these are like old window frames, right? >> this is a transom window.

old window frame. you can leave it like this, with the nice shabby chic look. or you can make it into the nice, you know, you have the nice stain going around there with the pictures. you add a mat board to it. on the back you put foam core. >> talk about planters. this is your average planter. why not dress it up a little bit? >> ceiling tiles, coming out of old houses. really easy just put this hammered, brushed nickel on it. really, really surprise it up with some nice wood. you can go down to the home improvement store if you can't find these at the antique store and find them at the home improvement store that are plastic replicas. >> looks a whole lot more expensive than it is. this palate. >> this adirondack chair. you find these free in the back of any kind of shop. you instantly can makeate into a nice palette chair. make sure you sand it or you're going to get some slivers in

your but. >> cool little pad on it. with the arm rest. >> grab me one of those bottles of wine over there. matt, really great stuff. nice and easy. this is actually very comfortable. >> isn't that nice? >> talked to some of the folks in the studio, see if we can't keep this around. if you would like to see these projects, get more info at our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. check matt out on the diy network. "money hunters" is the show. well done.,,,,,,

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headlines... all state elected officials in california c good morning. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. all state elected officials in california could see paycuts. a committee will discuss the idea today in burbank. in addition to salaries, car allowances and other benefits could be reduced. the giants fan attacked outside dodger stadium two weeks ago is showing signs of improvement. bryan stow's sister says he hasn't had a seizure in days and doctors have slowly decreased his sedation. his family hopes he will come out of coma as early as today. this morning the new improved terminal 2 at san francisco international airport officially opened for business. it's designed to be one of the

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