the changes on the way if they cut to the bones. school and state parks bracing for more budget cuts. changes on the way if they can't get enough state funding. releasing the flood gates, where thousands of homes will be under water in order to save larger cities from the rising mississippi. and lace up those running shoes and leave the cocktails at home. bay to breakers cleaning up its image. we'll explain how. it is 8:00 on saturday, may 14. thanks for joining us. >> and weather, big changes in store a little later on this afternoon. dry right now, cloud cover building in. later on today, we'll see showers probably starting

evening time, 7:00 to 10:00. a live shot outside, going to get breezy this afternoon. those showers will continue later on into the evening and into tomorrow. we'll give you a full look at the forecast in a bit. thanks, kristi. topping the news this morning, injured giants fan brian stow can finally come home to the bay area. los angeles doctors say he is now stable enough to be flown in a private jet to san francisco. once he gets here, he'll be admitted to sf general under the care of dr. jeffrey manly, the chief neurosurgeon who was chosen for his expertise in brain and spinal injuries. another republican heading back to the campaign trail. today, mike huckabee is expected to announce that he is running for president in 2012. the former arkansas governor kept his name in the spotlight, thanks to his radio show, plus he has his own tv show on fox. just a few days ago, former house speaker newt gingrich also announced his bid for the white house, wells ron paul.

president obama's mideast pies envoy george mitchell is stepping down. he spent the last two years trying to press israel and the palestinian bid to negotiations. his resignation will be effective may 20, the same day israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visits the white house. the majority of investors believes the government will have to raise taxes to cut the u.s. deficit, according to a new bloomberg poll. this week, president obama answered viewers' questions about the economy during a town hall meeting you may have seen here on cbs. six out of ten investors surveyed believe the president and congress will not reach a deal to cut the deficit by the start of the new fiscal year, which is october 1. california, of course, struggles with its own budget shortfall. teachers and students from around the bay area rallied for an end to cuts in education. n]♪ >> they say it is an uphill

battle, though, $18 billion in education last year. but with the state in such dire straits, no one knows where the money will come from. clearly it's an emotional challenge for teachers. >> we're here today. this is a start. we have to stand up. everybody in the state of california has to stand up for the kids, because these kids are our future. our future is doomed! >> this rally was one of many that took place all over the state of california. at the state capitol, thousands of teachers rallied as well, trying to put pressure on republican lawmakers to support governor jerry brown's attempt to extend a series of tax extensions. without them, brown has warned of cuts to public schools -- more of them, i should say, which could result in thousands of teacher layoffs, larger class sizes, and a shorter school year. the latest victim of the california broken budget, the state park system. 70 parks will be shuttered

statewide to save money. some popular sites like tomales bay and samuel p taylor park are also on the chopping block. the ease of closing the parks was a key factor in choosing what sites made the closure list. many of the areas slated to get the axe had fewer entrances that were easier to close. gates at those sites are going to be locked in the summer of 2012, and at henry coe park, campers offered solutions on how to save their beloved park. the secret service is investigating a massive case of fraud at a popular chain of arts and crafts store. it was discovered that the debit card payment machines had been tampered with at michael's stores in 20 states. michael's says its california stores were not among them, though, luckily. at least 80 locations total are believed to have been hit. those tampering dates back to the beginning of february and

happened as recently as last week. so far, fewer than 100 customers have reported fraudulent transactions connected to their debit cards. it is believed the thieves used a crafty scheme to get access to the card machines. a security expert explained the method they used to avoid getting caught. >> they pose as the technologists responsible for maintaining the devices, and once they are successful, they apply that same strategy to every single store. >> yesterday, michael's announced it will replace all 7000 pin pads at all of its stores. some security experts say customers should avoid using debit card transactions in general. the race is on to get everything ready and set to go for san francisco's 100th bay to breakers race tomorrow morning. about 155,000 racers and spectators will pack the streets. >> reporter: for sunday's 100th bay to breakers, san francisco

has done unprecedented preparations. today, there are barricades lining the route, which runs from soma to the sun set, a 7- mile course, straight through william garrison's hays valley neighborhood. >> large groups of people come on my street and try to urinate. they do so agressively and angrily when you try to keep them off your doorstep. >> reporter: he says he'll point a hose at anyone trespassing. some businesses along the route are staying closed on sunday to avoid drunkards. the owner of this liquor store says he's literally scared when his store will be overrun by people looking for booze. liquor is not allowed on the race route, but it happens every year. >> we will be exercising with as much discretion as we can strict enforcement on anybody that's influencing anybody else's good time or their neighborhoods. the nuisance behavior's got to go away in favor of good, clean fun. >> reporter: the race almost didn't happen this year.

it lost its sponsorship, but dazzle picked it up, promising to provide more port a potties, 100 of them, in so-called drunk tents where people caught drinking can come to sober up. and that year, floats are not allowed. it will likely be a wild time still. >> lot of people in a tight space, but at the same time, no, i think everyone is there realizing that it's, it's for fun. >> reporter: but not fun for all. >> move the damn race. move it out of the hays valley. take it to another route somewhere on a main road. >> not in your backyard? >> not in my backyard, of course. another san francisco tradition, of course, rearranging your weekend commute for bay to breakers. expect street closings and a little help from public transportation. elizabeth wenger breaks that down for us. >> reporter: good morning. the 100th annual bay to breakers starts tomorrow, and beginning tonight, there's going to be numerous street closures in and around san francisco. we'll tell you what those are.

beal street will be shut down from howard to fulsom. howard will be closed to embarcadero to fremont and both maine and spear streets will be closed between mission and fulsom. various mass transit agencies are also offering special service to accommodate all of the runners. bart will begin service at 5:00 a.m. starting tomorrow. caltrain will be running four special northbound trains. the golden gate ferry is adding extra morning trips to get runners to the start line. race begins at sea level along embark der row and ends on the great highway. for a complete list of closure, visit our website, cbssf.com. click on local events. have a great weekend! >> despite the little bits of drama, should be a fun time. we'll have the latest for you. we're going to have a look at weather, i believe, coming up, kristi? >> weather's looking good right now. a little cloudy outside, and showers in the forecast later o

everybody's asking, is it going to be raining for bay to breakers? definitely scattered showers on sunday. we'll start to see storms later on today. taking a live look outside here at the transamerica building, you can see clouds starting to move in, a little gray, and noticeably cooler than yesterday. temperatures dropping 5 to 10 degrees from where we were. showers start late this evening and i'll tell you exactly how that system's going to time out when we come back. a little mid-may winter streak. also coming up, how post office workers will help stamp out hunger today. how you can help out, too. also, with are you friends with your kids on facebook? next, coming up, why parents need to take an active role on this social media site. we have common sense media, live in studio. we'll be right back. ,,,,

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"stamp out hunger" today in the bay area. postal workers are trying to stamp out hunger today in the bay area. you can help out. stamping out hunger is a motto for the 19th annual u.s. postal service food drive being held today. mail carriers in the bay area and around the country will be collecting food donations from

homes on their regular routes. if you want to donate, just put a garbage bag or paper bag with some donations in it outside and the mail carrier will pick it up. last year set a record, with over 77 million pounds of food collected, while surpassing 1 billion pounds of food collected over its 18-year history. kristi, a check on our weather forecast this morning? it is definitely different than we've seen over the past few weeks over here. we're getting spoiled! >> we have been spoiled, with sunshine over the past weekend. we see storms continuing to pop into our forecast, and the system we're seeing move in is actually unusually strong for this time of year. we'll see showers a little later on. right now outside, looking good. golden gate bridge, a little gray. cloud cover starting to build in and temperatures are going to actually be pretty cool this morning, in the 40s and 50s. live shot of san jose. right now, cloud cover there as well, but it's going to be later this evening that we actually start to see some of those showers, about 7 to 10:00

tonight, starting to see that system move in off the coast, bringing in showers through the evening, maybe even thunderstorms. continuing into sunday, everybody's question is bay to breakers, is it going to be wet? we'll see scattered showers throughout the morning. transamerica building right here, plenty of gray here. all the bay areas seeing a chance of rain on sunday. chances of thunderstorms continuing, and temperatures noticeably cooler than what we've seen over the past few days. dropping 5 to 10 degrees from where we were sitting yesterday. we'll start to taper off on sunday, into monday, keeping the chance of showers in the forecast. tuesday, we see another system hit the bay area, so once again, getting bombarded with more storms and that's going to be minimal rainfall totals. we're looking at quarter to half an inch at most. not a washout. keep the umbrellas handy. if you're running bay to breakers, might want a poncho to keep yourself dry. that's a look at your weather conditions. back to you. poncho over your costume! >> i know. >> kind of ruins things. well, at least you're not naked at that point, which some

other people will be, i believe, at bay to breakers! meantime, millions of people are of course adding friends on facebook. now there are more kids exploring the social media site. for more on what that means for parents and some advice, jim steyer with common sense media joins us now. what is the issue here? >> well, the issue here today, a new study came out from consumer reports this week that said that 7.5 million kids under the age of 13 are on facebook now regularly. >> and that is something that facebook has actually said they prohibited. >> that's correct. facebook says there's nobody under the age of 13, and there's supposed to be nobody under the age of 13 on facebook. this is a huge issue, okay? >> now, why is it a problem? >> well, it's a problem because facebook is a platform that people under the age of 13 shouldn't be on. i would argue there are many kids over the age of 13 that shouldn't be on facebook either because of some of the implications. >> what are those? >> social, emotional development, psychological issues that develop when you're constantly comparing yourself to somebody. >> yes, people say facebook causes depression. >> yes, huge privacy issues,

issues around harassment and cyber bullying. so there's enormous issues about this platform. and a 10-year-old is in no way, shape or form emotionally or intellectually capable of making the adjustments you need in a platform. >> they are emotionally immature for it. some people say, well, this is the way of the world, this is something we should be getting them used to. >> well, fine, but i wouldn't say that. that would be a facebook comment, because they would make a lot of money from that statement, but i wouldn't make that comment. i would tell you this is not necessarily the way of the world. there's no question that facebook is a very important part of kids' lives in high school, college, and beyond. with enormous implications, both positive and negative, by the way, which has been not explored in any great deal yet, but it will be, because there are enormous issues around cyber bullying, harassment. the security issue that

you're very involved in working out of washington, dc right now? >> major new privacy legislation. for the first time in 13 years, there's been legislation introduced in washington to protect the privacy rights of kids. look, right now you have a lot of kids out there who literally post anything. what happens on many sites, including facebook, google, and others, is that that information is tracked and then gets into the hand of marketers and other people, without the knowledge quite frankly of the people who put that information up there. this also happens to adults. privacy is an enormous issue that i can assure you and everybody else is going to only become a bigger issue in the coming months and years. >> i know you'll go to dc to testify about that next week. >> that's right. there's going to be a senate bill introduced as well. the focus is about do not track kids. the issue is, is it appropriate for large companies who are making billions of dollars in profit to take the information that a 10-year-old or 12-year- old puts up and in a way forward that to marketers? that's the fundamental issue going o also true for adults, and there are millions of adults who are concerned. what you'll see over the next

few months is a couple of things. one, you're going to see a major battle on the privacy front from consumer advocates and children's advocates versus large tech companies who want to capture that information and sell it and make money off it. the second thing i think you'll see is much more education about what things like 7.5 million kids under the age of 13 being on facebook means to their social and emotional health and well-being. this is not an issue that's going to go away. i mean, i think people out there really need to understand, that this is a fundamental change in the nature of human interaction, that this has enormous consequences for the way kids communicate, learn, et cetera. so if you're a parent, you need to understand that your 10-year- old should not be on facebook. >> so what is your advice for parents right now? everybody's battling this. >> you need to be on top of this. one thing we always say, you need to understand, create your own page, and understand that. your kids under the age of 13 should never be on facebook. and i would argue there are many kids 13 to 15 or 16 who shouldn't be on facebook. so you have to stick to the friends-only setting.

now, you have location-based services, too, where they find your location and broadcast that to people. those services should not be on. there are going to have to be new laws about that because the companies quite simply don't follow the laws about that and are setting up stuff that have enormous consequences for young people. you have to set rules that are very, very, very clear for your kids. finally, this is an ongoing discussion. i mean, i would tell you that in terms of parenting today and even the dialogue that goes on between teachers and kids in school, there's almost nothing more important in the evolution of childhood and human interaction that the changes that have happened because of the new digital media. >> i would agree. >> for you as a parent to not be aware of that, and for kids not to be made aware of both the advantages, but more importantly, the consequences of mistakes they can make when they self reveal before they self rereflect or when they cyber bully, is actually ignoring the most important trend in human interaction among young people that's occurred in my lifetime. so this is a very big deal. >> right.

>> and every parent and every educator, and every young person needs to understand what's going on. on facebook and many other platforms. >> jim steyer, keep us posted, and good luck testifying. meantime, both baseball teams from the bay area battling foes from the windy city. we'll show you the a's base runner that tried to pull off one of the game's most daring dashes. and how the giants saw their winning streak get blown away at the friendly confines. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, i am a sneeze whisperer.

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i am a target pharmacist. ask me about allergy relief. he bay epg you plan your memorial day weekend. that's when there's going to be a new detour in place to the bay bridge. traffic lanes will be realigned in the eastbound direction as you come off of the bay bridges near the toll plaza. you can see that there on the left side of your screen, where the new lanes will be. the detour is to make room for construction crews to build the new oakland touchdown from the new eastern span. the curve will be in place for the next two years. traffic opens on the new span in 2013. an east bay high school is backing off on threats to take action against students who did this. [ cheers & applause ] >> and it just got crazier after that. graduating senior staged a food

fight on thursday. no snack or condiment was spared. when all was said and done, everyone was kicked off campus and they were told that the prom, class trips to disneyland, year book, and even graduation would be canceled. we talked to students who were willing to accept punishment, if they thought it fit the crime. >> he's the dean of our school. he needs to go off logic instead of, like, how he feels at that moment. i think it was too harsh and it was excessive. >> you guys are, what, 17, 18 years old? >> yes, sir. >> don't you know better than to have a food fight? >> yeah, but we're kids. we're not adults yet, until we get out of high school, college. everyone makes mistakes. >> parents complained the school was being too hard. tonight, we heard from the principal. the prom and the disneyland trip, good news, seniors, back on. but seniors who participated in the food fight will not be allowed to attend graduation night. to the ball park, oakland and san francisco played.

the giants 6-game winning streak comes to an end in chicago. plus, the memphis grizzlies looking to force a game 7 in the nba playoffs. kim coyle has it all in this morning's sports report. good morning, everyone. giants starter madison bum gartner is still looking for his first win since game 4 of the world series. the windy city lived up to its nickname, with winds up to 27 miles an hour. bumgarner gave up 3 runs in the thirdic, and unfortunately, that was enough to get stuck with another loss. he's now 0-6. the cubs win 11- 4, ending the giants' win streak at 6. [ horn blowing ]. a's and white sox. 8th inning, a's down 4-3. cocoa tries to steal home, but tagged out. a's go down in order in the

9th. white sox win 4-3. grizzlies beat the thunder to force game 7 on sunday in oklahoma city. zach randolph led memphis with 30 points and 13 rebounds. second round of the players championship, david toms sits atop the leaderboard after a 4- under 68. he's 10 under for the tournament. and that's a look at sports. see you tonight at 5:30. an action-packed thriller and comedic look at the obligations of friendship. we're checking out the new flicks at the box office this weekend. >> the post apock lippic sci-fi priest is set in an alternative world. the priest disobeys the church law and sets out to rescue his niece from a band of vampires. also showing in 3d, priest rated pg-13. and another movie-- >> what are we doing for the bachelorette party? being the maid of honor isn't always a piece of cake. in the comedy brides maids,

kristen wig goes the extra mile to make sure her friend's prewedding ritual are memorable. bridesmaids is rated r. looks like a really good movie, because that is a whole social thing. have you ever done the braids made thing? >> oh, definitely. and nobody ever shares the stories. >> dramas. i finally took a load to good will of bridesmaids dresses. >> you'll wear it again, that's what they always tell you! not likely. weather wise, bay to breakers is going to be not so good? >> well, chance of showers out there. we'll give you a full look at when the rain is going to hit and how much of it's going to hit. but hold on to the poncho. you just might need it. also tomorrow, the 100th

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next - the difficult choice made the rising mississippi forces thousands of people to leave their homes today. next, the difficult choice made by state officials in order to avoid a disaster like hurricane katrina. plus, a bay area driver recovering from a head-on crash. we'll show you where the man was trapped in his truck. and the best racers in the world joining a celebration in san francisco. it is bay to breakers. before you line up at the starting line, what you need to do to survive the race. welcome back to weekend early edition. it is 8:30. thanks for joining us. >> and the weather is going to be dicey for bay to breakers, definitely the question's on everybody's mind right now. what's it going to be like, is it going to be raining? it might be. scattered showers tomorrow, but right now, you can see the cloud cover starting to build, a little gray outside. live shot, and rain starts this evening. looking at the extended forecast, we'll see rain continuing into sunday. it's actually going to be a

chance of thunderstorms as well, maybe even hail. then monday, keeping that chance of rain in the forecast. tuesday, another system hits us. we're getting bombarded with wet weather here. wednesday, we dry out and warm up a little bit. thursday and friday, finally seeing sunshine back in the picture. there is hope. you'll just have to wait a little longer. >> fair enough. more details coming up in a few. meantime, all over california, thousands of teachers and students hit the streets, raise ago wearness for that devastating budget cuts. n]♪ >> sounds like a party. protesters at the rally say they need to battle against budget cuts. over 18 million last year alone, but it's tough to say what else can be cut from the state budget. >> something has to give. it's hard to say what it is. if you only have so much money, what has to go?

>> i don't know how to answer that one. n]♪ >> protests for education budget cuts took place all over the state. hundreds of teachers also rallied in downtown los angeles to protest those funding cuts. they want republican lawmakers to extend current tax rates to save public schools. lot of republicans support fully funding education without burdening taxpayers. demonstrations took place also in san diego. the latest victim of california's broken budget, the state parks system. 70 parks will be closed statewide to save money. five locations in sonoma county, you can see them on the screen, will be among the 20 closing here in the bay area. popular sites like tomales bay and samuel p taylor park on the chopping block. also to the south, henry coe park in santa clara county on the closure list. the ease of closing the parks was a key factor in choosing

which sites made the closure list. many of the areas had fewer entrances that were easier to close. gates of the sites will be closed in the summer of 2012. campers tried to offer solutions on how to save their beloved state park. >> there are probably other ways they could do it. i don't know. maybe raise the fees a little bit? maybe raising the fees in decree mentally. i don't think that would drive people away. >> it would be a huge loss if this park closed. >> state officials -- park officials say closures are an unprecedented move. they also admit that besides the locked gates, there will actually be no way for them to keep determined visitors out of the parks. flood waters creeping higher in several states today, as the mississippi river pushes south. the army core of engineers now has the green light to operate a major spillway in louisiana that could take some of the pressure off, at least in part of the state. gene reynolds shows us where

thousands of others are forced to leave their homes behind. >> reporter: great news for baton rouge and new orleans. opening the flood gates will ease pressure on their levees and at least theoretically lower the river a foot or more. but for those 25,000 people in the path of what will be a torrent of water, time to leave behind 3 million soon-to-be flooded acres. >> that mean that water's coming. now's the time, now's the time to review your plans. if you're in the northern part of the spillway, the water is only a couple of days away at most. >> reporter: opening the morganza spillway will also lessen pressure on a crit kl flood control system upriver, called the old river control system. it's designed to literally hold the mississippi on course. while the river's basic path has been unchanged for centuries, its natural inclination is to flow into the river basin, and roll 65 miles west of new orleans. the control system allows about 30% of the mississippi into the river, while forcing the rest along its traditional route.

if that structure fails and the entire river changes course, it could be disastrous. so by that measure, saving the cities while flooding farm land was seen as the best choice. but that's if the spillway operation works. it was last done 38 years ago. a sign that baton rouge is preparing for the worst are these orange tubes, mile after mile of what are called tiger dams. they are here to raise the levee perhaps 2 critical feet. heavy industries in baton rouge, including exxon mobil's second largest facility in the country, worried that without some relief, a rising, roaring mississippi would prove impossible to navigate, and force a suspension of barge traffic. so now we'll wait to see if opening the flood gates is the solution, and in the meantime, the river keeps rising. dean reynolds, cbs news, louisiana. in bay area headlines, a driver is recovering this morning after driving his pickup truck in front of a

freight train on ferry street in martinez last night. the truck flipped over and trapped the driver inside. crews had to climb over the train to rescue that man. he is still in the hospital right now. he is, though, expected to recover from his injuries. and so many potholes, you may have noticed on 580 in the liver more area. cal trans tells us this morning they will begin emergency repair work next week. two westbound lanes will be closed overnight between north liver more avenue and airway boulevard. that work will take about eight weeks to complete. a three-alarm fire tearing through three buildings in san francisco's mission district. it started at around 4:15 yesterday. check out the flames. no one was injured, but at least nine people did have to leave their homes. firefighters had those flames controlled by about 5:30. they say the fire appears to have been an accident. and a heads-up for drivers traveling through santa clara

county this weekend. cal trans will be closing a portion of the 101 freeway southbound lanes, as part of the highway 101 tully road improvement projects. closures will start at 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night and last until 5:00 monday morning. a high speed chase, the sounds of gunshots echoing through downtown san francisco is going on right now, but don't worry. it's just a commercial. an l.a.-based production company is recreating a car chase from the 1960s film bullet, actually set in san francisco. the chase will wind through montgomery, bush, samson, sutter, pine, washington and clay streets, all around the financial district between 6:00 this morning and 8:00 tonight. people living in the area and people who want to get to the stores around there will have access to the area throughout the day. something you might want to check out. and the weather, lot of people wondering about it, because we haven't seen these clouds control in in sometime,

and cooler temperatures and rain, thunderstorms even? >> yeah, probably not the most popular person this weekend! not a good choice to come in and fill in on weekend early edition and bring the rain. >> we're still glad you're here. >> thank you. clouds are starting to build today and the chance of showers starting tonight. we'll start to see showers 7:00 to 10:00 this evening. in san jose right now, you can still -- starting to look a little dicey. cloud cover building. that rain will start later this evening and it will continue into sunday, but i'll give you a full look at that. you'll have to stay around until after the break and we'll see if you get wet during bay to breakers. also, training laser beams on the sky and protecting the earth from space junk. another look at nasa's mission, coming up. ,, 3q

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astronauts will spend 16 days at the international space station, if they ever get there. congresswoman gabby giffords is expected to be at the launch in florida to see her astronaut husband take off. well, if your satellite tv suddenly goes out or the gps in your car goes blank, it could very well be caused by a collision in space. more and more junk is zig- zagging through space at 10,000 miles an hour. alan martin has another look at nasa's proposal to use laser beams to rid the world of potential space junk. >> reporter: when it comes to eliminating 20,000 pieces of space debris floating dangerously in orbit-- >> this is a phase in which we put a giant laser on the moon. >> reporter: -- using laser beams is as far fetched as economic science fiction. >> each step-up represents a collision. >> reporter: to nasa's one-time proposal to use powerful lasers to blow the stuff up. nasa has been researching the top foik two years. >> you shoot it at the debris

and either vaporize the debris or cause the debris to create jets of vapor like an engine that pushes it into a place where it's no longer a threat. >> reporter: but the powerful a laser could also be a weapon, which has its own international concerns. nasa's more recent idea is a little more down to earth. midpower lasers could move the objects from their collision course. >> those lasers, when you shoot them all the way into space, are not capable of vaporizing anything or melting anything. but what they are capable of doing is giving a gentle push to a piece of space debris. >> reporter: he says it would work like this. just as the light is gently pushing on the wings of this radiometer and making it spin, a laser on earth could gently push on a piece of space junk and move it about 650 feet a day and avoid a collision. >> so this is like a mock-up satellite, stuck in this gun range. then they shot it with a a 1- centimeter aluminum sphere moving at orbital velocity. >> that was standing still? >> standing still, but

simulating a collision. that was the end result. >> now all of this becomes? >> becomes junk. any one piece of which could do this to something else. >> reporter: 33 years ago, a nasa astronomer predicted we would be in this situation, but china's antisatellite test in 2007 exacerbated the problem. >> and zero and liftoff! >> reporter: small pieces have hit the space shuttle and the international space station, along with the five astronauts aboard, increasingly threatened by a direct hit. >> we've had a number of probably half a dozen occasions where astronauts aboard the international space station have had to take refuge in the escape capsule because they knew they were going to have a close encounter with a piece of debris in the near future. >> reporter: most of the space junk out there is from earlier space launches, when nobody cared. now it's the exact opposite. >> nowadays when you launch something into space, you have to have a debris mitigation plan. you have to show how when you eject your lens caps off space

cameras, they are still attached and aren't going to go flying away. you have to show how when you jetson your early rocket stages, they actually burn up in the atmosphere and don't stay in orbit. >> reporter: the laser systems would cost 5 to $10 million. now, compare that to the $100 million on average that it costs to get a satellite in orbit and operating. with another look, alan martin, cbs 5. well, all of those things going on around us, that we don't think about. now you got to look for space junk. >> something that we can't ignore, though, rain. >> it is back in the forecast. you say that sadly! >> i know, it's mid-may. we're already, you know, over our predicted level. >> feels lick winter, yeah, and a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. gray skies, clouds starting to build. temperatures making your way outside right now in the 40s and 50s, and we'll actually not warm up a lot this afternoon. temperatures will run about 5 to 10 degrees cooler in some

places than where we started yesterday. and the rain that's back in the forecast is going to start later on this evening, probably 7:00 to 10:00, seeing the system come in off the coast and bring showers through the evening. a little break. then more showers as we make our way into the next day. so a live look outside in san jose, overcast conditions there as well by this afternoon, warming up into the 50s in our coastal locations, mid-60s in our warmest locations. over the next several days, we're not going to see too much sunshine in the forecast. taking a look at the extended forecast, you'll see we actually are going to dry out a little bit by, yeah, the middle of the week. not in the next several days. we'll see chance of thunderstorms for today and tomorrow. monday, keeping that chance of showers in the forecast. another system hits us on tuesday, and then wednesday, we're actually going to see a little bit of drying out and a little bit of clearing up. then we'll see it warm up and the sunshine is actually back into the picture as you make your way into thursday and friday, with temperatures warming into the mid to high 70s. bay to breakers, closer look the a the forecast, it's going

to be cool, which might be good for the runners out there. 50s, thunderstorms possible, and showers. so it will be a chilly start to the morning. back to you. and surviving the 100th race of bay to the breakers. coming up next, we go over race day tips from a running expert. but first, let's head to the produce aisle with fresh grocer tony tantillo. well, today is cluster tomatoes. right now, they are very popular, because with growing seasons in certain areas, hot house tomatoes fairly expensive. but these prices are coming down. you can find them at $1.99 a pound on cluster tomatoes on special, which is great. but you have to select them and store them right. we have this beautiful display, and i like it! when you buy this, let me find a nice one right here. oh, perfect. the cluster, the tomatoes have to be attached.

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that's working...that's... bay to breakers is going to happen, rain or shine. these are some pictures from last year. mayor ed lee wants to remind people to have fun, and most importantly, behave! the city implemented some new

policies this year to crack down on some of the problems, drunkenness being the main problem. no floats are allowed, no alcohol is allowed along the race route. anyone who is found to be too drunk will be held in drunk tents, and served coffee until they sober up. unregistered participants are not allowed on the race course. it is going to be an interesting day. but before lining up at the starting line, what do racers need to do to survive bay to breakers? brett lamb with fleet feet joins us with more on that. say that 10 times! thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i know you do a lot of training, specifically for people with bay to breakers. you're probably training the more serious people, not the customer stiewmed drunkards we saw in our video. what do people need to think about the day before, 24 hours away? >> the day before, you want to think about what is your run today, what is your workout today, and also what am i eat

dag to prepare for tomorrow? >> are you going to do a hard core workout? >> definitely not. maybe 30 to 50% of what a normal saturday run would be. if you normally do 6 miles, go to an easy 3 miles. >> i like how he says that easy 3 miles. uh-huh, sure. >> you want to have plenty of energy for tomorrow, but also kind of loosen your body up and be prepared. same with what you're eating. you want to have plenty of fuel in the tank for tomorrow. >> you hear this carbo loading. that's the only reason i would want to get into roading, so that i could have a lot of spaghetti the night before. >> lots of pasta. >> yeah, that's me! that's what you're supposed to do, though? >> yeah, few days before, your body needs lots of easy carbo hydrates, so your body has lots of fuel, and also protein. it's best to have meals that your body's used to, you candy guest easily, so you're not playing tricks on your body going into a big day tomorrow. >> nobody wants the stomach issues over the course of bay to breakers, for sure. for new racers, what do they need to know to survive the big race?

>> bay to breakers is all about the experience. there's definitely the competitive angle to it, and some great elite runners that do it, but for most people, it's to enjoy the moment. enjoy the moment. enjoy hays street hill. it's fun a unique event. >> you have the serious runners, and then you have the jelly fish runners, somebody who is not so much. what kind of obstacle does that pose? do you avoid these people? >> it's rare to have a sent peed in front of you in a typical race. >> or a naked person in front of you! >> definitely can be an issue. i think that's the thing with bay to breakers. you want to accept what it is. it's a really fun experience. and the most unusual floats, not so much floats this year, but sent peeds and costumes will be towards the back. you can work your way up to the

front and not have to deal with it. >> is that something you would want to get there early? >> they do waved starts. you're assigned a certain wave from the beginning. you may find yourself already behind some of this, but with the sidewalks and kind of working around, but definitely if you're behind, just enjoy it. and any other things we should think about? >> definitely bring your camera. >> definitely bring your camera. >> yeah. >> and be ready to shield your children's eyes! >> absolutely. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> and you're going to be tweeting about the expo, because you are going to be at an expo today? >> i'm leaving right now for the bay to breakers expo with adidas. they have a really cool mini museum of historical bay to breakers paraphernalia and t- shirts and photos. >> because we're also going to see -- i was out at the press conference yesterday. mayor ed lee was talking about the first winner of bay to breakers grandson will be here for the 100th. he'll be at the expo today as well?

>> he will. very incredible. >> right now, you can find a link to brett's twitter page over on our facebook page at weekend early edition. you can also "like it" while you're at it. brett, thanks for joining us. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. and we'll be right back. ,,,, hey, ellen, what are you doing? just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love some. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries.

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and automatically releases a burst of freshness... that everyone can enjoy. from race time. thousands of runners are lacing up for t an we're less than 24 hours from race time. thousands of runners lacing up to the bay to breakers in san francisco. find out where crews will be shutting down roads, and what else we can expect for the big race. plus, a new poll out about the economy and president obama. what investors say needs to be done to fix the u.s. economy. and a giants fan heading home. more on the medical treatment in store for brian stow. it is just about 9:00 on saturday morning, may 14. thanks for joining us. i'm anne mackovic. >> and i'm kristi siefken filling in for jim bernard this morning. >> thanks for filling in this morning. you do have bad news to bring? >> yeah, if you don't like the rain, then it is bad news.

we're starting to see the clouds build, kind of cool this morning, sitting in the 40s and 50s. live shot outside here in san francisco. plenty of cloud cover and that will only build and then we'll see showers later on this afternoon. we're -- this evening, 7:00 to 10:00 tonight, excuse me, rain comes in. tomorrow for bay to breakers, chance of showers as well. both today and tomorrow, chance of thunderstorms, maybe even hail tomorrow. but it's going to be ask therred, not going to see a washout by any means. over the next several days, more wet weather. taking a look at the extended forecast, there's rain persisting into tomorrow and then we'll actually see more showers into monday, or at least a chance of showers. tuesday, a whole 'nother system makes its way into the bay area, bringing in more wet weather. wednesday, finally seeing clearing and warming. thursday and friday, sunshine and we'll start to warm up a little bit into the mid to high 70s. hang in there and you'll get nice weather. >> thanks, kristi. we'll check back in with you in a few. new this morning, fire

investigators in contra costa county found smoke bombs in a liquor store. store owners were cooperative and claimed they didn't know the bombs were illegal. fire investigators don't know whether they will press charges. a family cannot wait. brian stow is coming back to the bay area. preparations are under way right now to fly him back. robert lyles on the one hospital his doctors down in los angeles trust to give him the best treatment. >> reporter: savagely kicked and attacked outside dodgers stadium, brian stow has lingered in an l.a. hospital bed, critical and comatose since march 31. the spokesperson for l.a. county medical center tells cbs 5 l.a. doctors believe stow is finally stable enough to leave los angeles and make the one-hour flight by private jet to sfo, where he will be immediately transported to san francisco general hospital, chosen over

all bay area hospitals by usc medical because of dr. jeffrey manly, chief of neurosurgery, and a doctor with specialized experience in brain and spinal injuries. neither dr. manly or the sf general staff will comment on anticipated treatment for stow, saying tonight, he's not a patient yet. robert lyles, cbs 5. >> stow is expected to leave los angeles monday morning at around 10:00 in the morning. his l.a. hospital says special arrangements are being made for a ground ambulance, because stow remains on respirator. stow's family will hold a press conference tomorrow with updates from the l.a.p.d. on the hunt for the two attackers. california, of course, continues to struggle with its budget shortfall. i don't feel like i'll ever stop saying that phrase. teachers and students from around the bay area rallied for an end to cuts in education yesterday. n]♪ they say it's an uphill battle,

after $18 billion in education cuts last year, but with the state in such dire straits, no one knows where the money will come from. clearly, it is an emotional challenge for teachers. >> where here today for a start. we have to stand up. everybody in the state of california has to stand up for the kids, because these kids are our future. our future is doomed! >> this rally was one of many that took place all over the state of california. in oakland, neighbors, city leaders and police last night took a walk in an area that's had a lot of trouble with prostitution and other crime. about 100 people marched down east 15th street, then on international boulevard last evening. i guess we're not going to have pictures from that. but the police chief there was applauding that as the community policing strategy. he says every area has its own specific challenge. >> we're trying to address it

as quickly as possible. this is a nuisance, for young kids, young mothers, and people who want to be in a clean, nice neighborhood. >> the families in this neighborhood, if you ask them, they don't think it's just a nuisance either. they are worried about their daughters, because the pimps are preying on the young women in oakland. >> the police chief says the neighborhood has reported a drop in prostitution over the last month. a yemeni national accused of trying to bust into the cockpit of a san francisco- bound flight will stay in jail until a psychiatric evaluation. the public defender says the suspect told authorities he wanted to kill himself and that it's natural to want to do such a thing. the attorney argued her client should be released for outside treatment. the judge says he poses a significant threat to society and possibly a flight risk. the judge mentioned a pretrial report that said the suspect had been having hallucinations and also hearing voices. losing faith. there's a new survey out on

investors who don't believe the president and congress can solve the nation's financial woes. plus, new changes on the way for kids over the counter medicine. alexis cristoferus takes a look at our money watch report. >> reporter: the majority of investors believe the government will have to raise taxes to cut the u.s. deficit. that's according to a new bloomberg poll. six out of ten investors surveyed believe president obama and congress will not reach a deal to cut the deficit by the start of the new fiscal year on october 1, and 64% of in investors have an unfavorable view of mr. obama. on wall street, stocks are coming off a losing week, dragged lower by a sell-off in commodities. the dow was down 100 points friday. the nasdaq gave back 34. the food and drug administration meets this week to discuss changes in children's over the counter medicines containing acetaminophen. federal health officials are considering adding dosing

instructions for children younger than 2 years old to children's tylenol and similar products. elizabeth taylor helped bring down the gavel to close new york's spring art buying season. andy warhol's liz number 5, an iconic portrait of the actress who recently died, sold last week for $27 million. auction experts say there is so much global demand right now for contemporary art, that they are having a hard time keeping up. that's expected to push prices to new records in the next two to three years. and that's your money watch. for more, just head to cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm alexis cristoferus. today, a torrent of water from the mississippi river will be released in an effort to save baton rouge and new orleans. opening the flood gates will ease pressure on their levees, and at least theoretically, lower the river a foot or more. but for those 25,000 people in the path of what will be a torrent of water released, it is time to leave behind 3 million temporarily flooded

acres. >> that means that water's coming. now is the time to review your plans. if you're in the northern part of the spill way, the water is only a couple of days away at most. >> engineers are afraid that weeks of pressure on the downstream levees could cause them to fail, swamping new orleans under as much as 20 feet of water. so they are trying to avoid that with this move. a disaster had it happened would have been worse than hurricane katrina back in 2005. another republican headed back to the campaign trail. today, mike huckabee is expected to announce that he's running for president in 2012. the former arkansas governor kept his name in the spotlight, thanks to his radio show. plus, he has his own tv show on fox. and just a few days ago, former house speaker newt gingrich announced his bid for the white house as well as ron paul. president obama's mideast piece envoy george mitchell, who you see there, is stepping down. he spent the last two years

trying to impress palestinians and israel into negotiations. his resignation will be effective may 20, the same day as israeli prime minister netanyahu will visit the white house. tough economic times means people have to do without a lot of things. for those living around the gill roy area, they will have the chance for free medical services. the treatments will be provided by artegas food center at their store on chestnut street from 11:00 to 3:00 today. blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol checks will be among the services offered. everything is set for the 100th bay to breakers tomorrow morning. an earlier start time, 7:00, about 155,000 racers and spectators will pack the streets. >> reporter: for sunday's 100th bay to breakers, san francisco has done unprecedented preparations. today, there are barricades lining the route, which runs

from soma to the sunset, a 7- mile course, straight through william garrison's hays valley neighborhood. >> large groups of people come on my street and try to urinate. they do so agressively and angrily when you try to keep them off your doorstep. >> reporter: he says he'll point a hose at anyone trespassing. some businesses along the route are staying closed on sunday to avoid drunkards. the owner of this liquor store says he's literally scared of what could happen when his store is overrun by people looking for booze. drinking is not allowed on the race route, but it happens every year. >> we will be exercising with as much discretion as we can strict enforcement on anybody that's influencing anybody else's good time or their neighborhood. the nuisance behavior's got to go away in favor of good, clean fun. >> reporter: the race almost didn't happen this year. it lost its sponsorship, but dazzle picked it up, promising to provide more port a potties,

100 of them, and so-called drunk tents, where people caught drinking can come to sober up. this year, floats are not allowed. it will likely be a wild time. >> a lot of people in a tight space. but at the same time, no, i think everyone is there, realizing that it's for fun. >> reporter: but not fun for all. >> move the damn race. move it out of the hays valley. take it another route somewhere on a main road. >> not in your backyard? >> not in my backyard, of course! another san francisco tradition, rearranging your weekend commute for bay to breakers. expect street closings and a little help from public transportation. elizabeth wenger breaks it down for us. >> reporter: good morning. the 100th annual bay to breakers starts tomorrow, and beginning tonight, there's going on to be numerous street closures in and around san francisco. we'll tell you what those are. beal street will be shut down from howard to fulsom. howard will also be closed from

embarcadero to fremont and main and spear streets will be closed between mission and fulsom. various mass transit agencies are also offering special service to accommodate all of the runners out there. bart will begin service at 5:00 a.m. starting tomorrow, and caltrain will be running four special northbound trains. the golden gate ferry is also adding extra morning trips from larkspur to get north bay runners to the start line. the race begins at sea level along embarcadero and ends at the great highway. for a complete list of closures, visit our website, cbssf.com. click on local events. have a great weekend! and it shall be a great weekend, as long as you are prepared for the weather changes. even a possible thunderstorm? >> yeah, maybe even hail as well tomorrow. it's going to be a dicey weekend, interesting weather we're seeing, much stronger and colder system than what would be expected. live shot of the golden gate bridge, a little gray out there and i'll take a closer look at that extended forecast and

explain to you what expect to plan for for today and also if you're in bay to breakers, what's going on there, later in the show. also, empowering women around the world by turning them into journalists. after the break, we'll show you this week's jefferson award winner and her global correspondent initiative. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

covering stories in the developing world is a job usually left to foreign correspondents, but as kit kelly reports this, week's jefferson award winner is changing that, and in the process, empowering women and communities around the globe. >> reporter: from this little office in sonoma county, kristi hague coordinates a worldwide network of journalists. five years ago, she started global press institute, a nonprofit that uses journalism as a catalyst for change. a former correspondent herself,

kristi got the idea while working in nepal. >> i had been in country for a good amount of time. i spoke the language pretty well, but i was just the wrong person to be telling the stories, because i lacked so much context. >> reporter: kristi began training local women who might otherwise not have a voice in their culture, in the skills of old fashioned journalism. after six months, they are offered a job by gpi, working with local editors, filing stories, meeting deadlines. >> this is not just blogging. this is not, you know, how i feel about this. i'm a tr additionallist and i believe in the power of traditional ethic's owes based journalism. that's what you see. >> reporter: today, they employ 114 journalists in 24 different countries. >> we've run stories on a lot of enter cast and gender justice issues, reproductive rights issues. our biggest focus for the second half of this year is going to be climate change coverage. >> reporter: stories are written in the local language,

and kristi has hired editors in each region to help. the final product is distributed for free among local media outlets, but also finds a home here in english on the global press institute website. >> lot of us in nairobi -- >> reporter: kristi checks in daily with correspondents, helping them develop ideas. she shares her office with coworker consultant meghan di mit z, who just returned from africa. >> what was striking is this is more than women having jobs as journalists. it's really changed the perceptions of their personal perceptions of themselves, the kind of power that they have a women. lot of them would never have this opportunity otherwise. >> reporter: an opportunity to make money that is transforming their families as well. as for kristi, she makes her living teaching college journalism classes, sharing her passion with bay area students the way she has with women around the world. >> i came up with the idea, but it's actually the people on the ground who make this work. if there weren't brave, bold

women around the world who are willing to take on this training opportunity, this employment opportunity, it wouldn't work. worse for using journalism as a catalyst for global awareness, and social change, this week's neverson award in the bay area goes to kristi hague. kate kelly, cbs 5. >> very cool. you can read the stories by these reporters online and support their work with a donation, if you would like. to find a link, go to cbssf.com. click connect, then jefferson awards. all right. kristi siefken is in this weekend for jim bernard. we're glad you're here. >> thank you. >> but it's a little bit nasty out there! certainly a midwinter blast. >> yeah, i come bearing maybe not so pleasant news. if you're tired of the rain and ready for sunshine, as many are, we're being hit by a system that's pretty cold and strong for this time of year, seeing cloudy conditions out there as well. in the live shot, pretty gray,

showing us we'll see showers later on into tonight and we'll continue to see showers into sunday as the front moves through, passing us to the east. then tomorrow, we see a whole 'nother system. satellite showing clouds sitting off the coast and that will bring us showers tonight. those will be scattered showers and it won't bring a lot of rain. we're looking at rainfall totals for this weekend of a quarter to half an inch. nothing too significant, but definitely keep that umbrella handy for today and for tomorrow. your temperatures today not going to be too warm. sitting in the 50s and 60s, 5 to 10 degrees cooler than where we were sitting yesterday. 57 is the high in pacifica, 51 for san francisco and oakland. 65 in fairfield. santa rosa at 63 today. only 59 in san rafael. definitely chilly. as we make our way in the next several days, keeping the wet weather in the forecast. saturday and sunday, chance of showers and sunday for bay to breakers, grab the poncho as you're heading out. might even see thunderstorms

there. should see showers tapering by sunday, but keeping the chance of rain in the forecast for monday, then a whole 'nother system hits us on tuesday, bringing us more rain. then wednesday, we start to dry out a little bit. we'll still see cloudy conditions. as we make our way into thursday and friday, seeing plenty of sunshine. we'll get a little bit of a break later into the work week. but for the time being, keep the umbrella nearby and keep a coat nearby, because conditions are certainly chilly. much chillier than we should be expecting for this time of year. >> so those pictures look pretty ominous, with thunder and lightning, but we're-- >> not a whole lot. it's going to be scattered. that's a tricky piece, is we'll see pop-up storms throughout the bay for today and tomorrow. even more so tomorrow, going to be trickier weather, which for runners, they are wishing for sunshine, but i've heard some runners, 50 degrees is the ideal conditions to run in. >> sure, for the hard core people! and also for the people wearing the costumes, you know. >> bring a furry costume to

stay warm. you'll need it! >> thanks for that. to the ball park, oakland and san francisco play today. the giants' 6-game winning streak comes to an end in chicago, while an a's base runner tried to pull off one of baseball's rarest plays. plus, the memphis grizzlies looking to force game 7 in the nba playoffs. kim coyle has it all in this morning's sports report. good morning, everyone. giants starter madison bumgarner is still looking for his first win since game 4 of the world series. the windy city lived up to its nickname, with winds up to 27 miles an hour. bumgarner gave up 3 runs in the 3rd inning and unfortunately, that was enough to get stuck with another loss. he's now 0-6. the cubs win 11- 4, ending the giants win streak at 6. [ horn blowing ] a's and white sox, 8th inning, a's down 4-3. cocoa tries to steal home, but he's

tagged out to end the inning. a's would go down in order in the ninth. white sox win 4-3. nba playoffs, grizzlies beat the thunder 95-83 to force a game 7 on sunday in oklahoma city. zach randolph led memphis with 30 points and 13 rebounds. second round of the players championship, david toms sits atop the leaderboard after a 4- under 68. he's 10 under for the tournament. and that's a look at sports. we'll see you tonight at 5:30. raising awareness for girls education on the other side of the world. we'll explain how the women's winner of last year's bay to breakers, who is here live, by the way, will do that tomorrow. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,

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yet creative way to rise both with the aids lifecycle entering its tenth year, one bay area participant came up with a simple, yet creative way to raise money and awareness.

dan jones posted a video on youtube asking 3000 people to donate $1 each. the outpouring of support has been overwhelming and far- reaching. donations have ranged from artistic to heart felt. >> one from me, one for my husband, one for my best friend in high school, dead of aids at 35, one for his family, one for his friends. >> jones has already raised $14,000 for the san francisco to los angeles cycling event. he still needs donations from 299 people to meet his awareness goal. well, hitting the race route for students on the other side of the world. tomorrow, some bay to breakers racers will raise awareness about a special school for girls over in east africa. the 2010 women's winner of bay to breakers is here with us live. the two-time winner of the bay to breakers race in the women's

section, congratulations, by the way. >> thank you so much. >> you're making another run for it this year? >> yeah, i'll try my best. >> and are you going to run as well. you are both connected with fund-raising activities for a school in east africa. lil lett, you are from east africa. do you have any tips for people the day before, first, any running tips? >> no. [ laughter ] >> she wants to keep them all under her hat. don't blame you for that at all. but tell me, you're running to raise money. both of you are running to raise money for the school. >> yeah. >> tell us about the school. >> well, the raj academy is an all-girls boarding school in kenya. it's full scholarship because funding and education, secondary education is difficult for girls due to circumstances and money. so the leaders, jenny and jason, have created this school to provide education opportunities for girls. >> and i know, lil et you are from africa. i can see the connection

helping the school. paige, how did you get involved? >> i found out from a friend who had gone before and brought computers and technology to the school. currently my school, marijn academy is doing a trip there this summer. i found out through that and got really excited. >> and the name of the school, what does it mean? >> daraja means bridge. it's a bridge of creating opportunities for the girls in the future to achieve their dreams. and it's also sort of a partnership, because we're going there to help them and help foster their dreams. at the same time, we'll learn so much. it's a cultural exchange. >> it is also the case that some of the students from that school are going to be running with you guys tomorrow in bay to breakers? >> they will. they will be running around their field at the school tomorrow. >> and tell me, have you met your running partner yet? >> yes. >> how lucky is she to be running with last year's winner? how do you feel about that, running with her? >> i feel so great, so great. yeah. >> and what did you think when

you met her? what did you make of her? >> oh, i met her, and feel so grateful. >> and you guys have trained together? >> no. >> okay, just going to run. >> yeah. >> you're the winner, so i would think you would be at the front of the pack. are you going to wait for her? >> no, no! >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> okay, and did you meet your running partner? >> i haven't. i wrote a note to her the other day. so i hear she's going to get it tomorrow morning and read it, which will be very exciting. >> fabulous, and you -- the school that you're raising money for is focused on girls. why girls? why are we leaving out the boys in this? >> you know, in africa, like they are getting, like, left --

mostly they are educated in the old culture and that's why we are taking on this causes. >> got ya. >> it's part of the movement to empower women in africa. >> yeah, yeah. >> wonderful. we're feeling empowered about that. you guys tomorrow, good luck to both of you. i don't think you need much luck! >> thank you. >> you've probably been training for a while. >> yeah, i need as much help as i can get! >> we heard advice earlier, carbo load tonight. sounds like a lot of fun. right now, you can find a link to the academy on our facebook page, cbs 5 weekend early edition. thank you for joining us. we'll be right back. >> thank you. >> thank you. ,,,,,,

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