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apparently, he left without putting up a fuss. >> forget about sleeping in the bed. let's have a spa day! >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com . good morning. hot and hotter. a massive wild fire continues to burn out of control in arizona. thousands of residents are forced to plflee the wall of flames. no escaping a powerful heat wave now baking more than half have the u.s. with record-breaking temperatures. the job front, new numbers show a drop in potential jobs and president obama says he is worried that businesses are not hiring more people. >> we will look at the reasons behind the slowdown and tell you when things could possibly improve. under pressure, the calls for congressman anthony wiener's resignation grow louder in the wake of the sexting scandal. at one top democrat tells him, if you need advice, call somebody else. we will go live to capitol hill for the very latest "early" this
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wednesday morning, june 8th, 2011. good morning, welcome to the "early show" this morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. concern about jobs show there are fewer openings now thand a few weeksing a. a number of businesses aren't hiring. they learn to do more with less. president obama is talking about jobs training at an event today. just ahead, rebecca jarvis will take a look at the numbers and have them give us a better picture of what it is like for folks. tiger woods has a job but right now, he can't do it and when he has been doing it, he hasn't been doing it well. he announced that injuries will keep him out of this month's u.s. open as he misses another major turn. serious questions about his future and whether he will be a
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number one player. we will have more coming up. a massive fall from grace for tiger woods. >> that is an understatement. >> once dominant but no more. physical, the latest on the massive wildfires out west. the biggest one in arizona now burned almost 500 square miles and forces thousands more people to leave their homes. donny rossi from our phoenix affiliate is in springerville, arizona with the latest on this story for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. at this point, firefighters cannot say they're making progress. 343 homes are threatened as this uncontrollable fire continues to spread along the arizona/new mexico border. as the flames and smoke crossed more rugged ridges in eastern arizona, evacuations were ordered for another 2000 people. >> the fire is starting to move again quickly. it has crossed that line where we feel it is safe we have asked the folks from eager to go ahead and move on out. >> reporter: throughout the small mountain communities,
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everyone is active ready. >> it took a lot of hard work to get here but at least we can get out of here safe and sound. that's our mine purpose. >> reporter: firefighters thought they got a break yesterday when the winds died down but the unpredictable fire still pushed on, claiming a total of 486 square mountainous miles. since it started 11 days ago. yesterday, too, the fire became the second largest in arizona history. containment stands at zero. >> the other night, we're doing another night burn and we were literally, our backs were to two buildings. people's homes. >> reporter: at this rate, officials have another worry. the fire is within three days of el paso electric company transmission lines. if the fire claims those lines, 40% of the power the company generates could be lost, causing rolling blackouts in new mexico. as day breaks, firefighters will continue to bulldoze brush and trees around homes and cabins. as far as putting this fire out, that may be impossible.
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the best they could hope for is steering it away from communities and waiting for nature to take its course. i'm donna rossi. it is going to be brutally hot across two-thirds of the nation thanks to a heat wave stretching from new mexico to new england. already broken records. one of the cities battling the heat philadelphia. nichole brewer of our station kwnw. what are you expecting there today? >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. we're live along the scenic boathouse row in philly. people are trying to squeeze in the morning workout before it really heats up out here. to answer ir question, here in philly, we are looking at 97 degrees, which does, in fact, break the record of 95. as we know, it is not just here in philly. excessive heat warnings are issued for most of the east coast with dangerous conditions forecasted through tomorrow evening. with the hot and nasty conditions people are doing the best they can, staying out of
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the heat, at home, at the local library, the mall, whatever the case may be. you don't have to twist my arm to go to the mall. lts it's a good excuse. they expect triple-digit weather. it's june and it could be 100 degrees, chris. it's crazy. >> still almost two weeks away from summer. as far as precautions, what's the city of philadelphia got planned today to help people from there? >> reporter: well, at this this point, i am told they are opening cooling centers for the elderly, so if they have to get out of their homes out of the heat, they can visit one of those. also, the philadelphia school district is closing early today to get those students out of those hot classrooms as well. >> so you are predicting 97 down there. you got us beat by a couple of degrees, only 95 here in new york at this point. nichole brewer for us in philadelphia, thanks so much. marysol castro is here with more on the heat wave and when it is
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expected to end. what's it look like out there? >> that's right, good morning to you. we start off in the southwest, where we're looking at the wildfires, so take a look at the critical fire area from arizona to colorado, we're looking at temperatures in the 80s and 90s, upper 80s and 90s. the humidity is very low an the wind gusts are pretty severe during the daytime hours. folks in this part of the nation could see wind gusts of up to 45-mile-an-hours. in the overnight hours, the wind starts to diminish. by morningtime, the cycle starts all over again. we are looking at these conditions to last at least through saturday for the desert southwest. from that part of the nation through new england, we're looking at a heat wave. summer hasn't officially begun. some temperatures break records from 1933, only june so the nation's capital, new york city, could break records. it lasts like this for a while. of course, we are going to keep an eye on it for you. erica, back over to you. >> mary, thanks. get a fan and a bottle of water today.
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we want to look at the latest on xhet. president obama visiting a community college in virginia to talk about the importance of getting americans back to work, yesterday he said americans shouldn't panic over the latest slowdown in the economy. for some folks, that's easier said than done. rebecca jarvis is here with a look at how difficult it is to find a job. many americans would say very. >> very difficult. good point. good morning. economic data has been trending weaker as we have discussed. now a new report on job openings raises fears employers are getting less optimistic about new hires, not what you want to see at this point in the recovery especially on the heels of last week's jobs report which shows the economy just created 54,000 jobs. >> we have set a path that will lead us to long-term economic growth. >> reporter: the president tried to reassure the nation and its nearly 14 million unemployed that we're not heading into another recession. but he is worried about the job market.
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>> i'm not concerned about a double-dip recession. i am concerned about the fact that the recovery that we're on is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. >> reporter: for charissa lich, the concerns are personal. >> i'd like to have a job as soon as i possibly can. >> reporter: since losing her job in november she's fearful her prospects are dwindling. >> right now, six months. so hopefully it is not going to go any further than the summer. i hope. >> reporter: that hope may be getting slimmer. numbers out tuesday show job openings had dropped from 3.1 million to 3 million in the last month. meaning there are ruffle roughly 4.5 job seekers for every job va can say. three times the number we saw before the recession. >> households are facing significant headwinds. >> reporter: the fed chair acknowledged a weakening economy, blaming the high gas prices and crisis in japan but called it temporary. >> growth seems likely to pick
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up somewhat in the second half of the year. >> reporter: bernanke got as much attention for what he didn't say, not committing the government to any intervention to boost the economy. carissa lisch can only heap the fed chair is right and the slowdown will turn around. >> i was hoping that maybe the unemployment rate would drop. i'm not sure why it's taking so long. like it's just been too long maybe this time. charissa knows how important it is to stay rest so salute in aggressively trying to find a job. from october, 2009 until now, 2.1 million americans have given up looking for work, finding the picture too bleak, erica. >> that's a big concern when you this i about the picture going forward of how things are looking in this country. >> looking at the landscape going forward the president trying to be optimistic about this as we hear him speaking, saying he's not concerned about a double-dip recession. what are analysts telling you? do they see one coming?
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if they do, are they concerned? >> some analysts do, robert rich, former secretary of labor under president clinton, believeses there is a 40% chance we seal a double dip. we see unemployment go up again. we could see gasoline prices go up simultaneously. all of the sudden, the housing picture gets more bleak than it is. that's not the place we want to be. like i said in the beginning, we've talked about this a lot, the picture is trending weak er so we need to find a way to boost that momentum. >> we know many jobs are gone forever, whether companies have learned to do more with less or the jobs don't exist anymore because of the economic situation. what are some areas and how are they being replaced? >> a lot of it is concentrated in the manufacturing field. manufacturing of things that we just don't buy here in the united states or things that people don't buy usa made goods. see those are the jobs where the president has even talked about this. he believes that there is going to have to be a transition. those workers who deal with certain things, for example, like old, outdated cars.
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they are going to have to transition to new technologies, technologies like alternative energy, things we are seeing coming out of silicon valley. there is more growth coming out of silicon valley. >> what about gas prices? they are trending down which is good. >> they are trending down ward but they are still a dollar higher than they were this time last year. analysts and economists are expecting everything remains constant, we could see prices down $3.50, even $3.25 by the end of the summer. >> silver lining to end on. >> good deal. >> rebecca, thanks. >> that was a silver lining, huh? >> the silver lining is they could go down to $3.25. we will take what we can get. >> let's get to jeff glor at the news desk. >> good morning to you and everyone at home as well. nato's heavy bombardment of tripoli continued overnight and into the morning. moammar gadhafi said he will never surrender and that he, quote, welcomes death. they have been targeting his compound.
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yesterday, the heaviest daytime bombing since the air strikes began in march. on tv late yesterday, gadhafi said he would not accept defeat. martyrdom is a million times better, he says. defense secretary robert gates is in brussels for a nato meeting. the nato secretary-general wants more countries to participate in a libyan campaign. yemen's president sustained injuries more serious than previously thought. ali abdullah saleh burned over 40% of his body and suffered bleeding in his brain after an attack on the presidential palace. he remains in the hospital in saudi arabia. iran announced it is ex panning its controversial nuclear program. iran hopes to triple its production capacity of nuclear fuel. it says its nuclear program is solely for the development of nuclear power. the u.s. and south korea this morning staged a joint military exercise northwest of seoul for the first time the operations were under the command of south korea. this comes during increased tensions these days. north korea conducted a
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short-range missile test last week. police in greece this morning say a two-year manhunt is over they have arrested an 18-year-old accused of hacking into u.s. government and interpol websites. they are looking into whether the suspect has any ties to greek militants. delta airlines is apologizing to troops who just returned from afghanistan. the reason, nearly 30 soldiers had to pay almost $3,000 in baggage fees. the incident provoked anger on the web and the airline now says this. we would like to publicly apologize for any miscommunication as well as any inconvenience we may have caused. delta promises to reach out to the soldiers involved to "address their concerns." one soldier says the bag he was charged extra held his grenade launcher. at the white house president and mrs. obama welcomed german chancelor angela merkel and he gave her the presidential medal of freedom.
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the dinner was held outside in the rose garden with music by members of the national symphony. ♪ the alfres codinner included tuna from hawaii, we are told and maryland crab ravioli. they were not serving that on delta flights. hot off the presses this morning, a new hillary clinton comic book. it's an unauthorized comic book, the former first lady current secretary of state is the sub f subject of a series of celebrities by an independent comic book publisher. clinton was included in a comic book two years ago that focused on powerful women. 14 minutes past the hour, right now back over to chris and erica. >> i wonder if she'll be in the next installment of the "x-men" series. >> it's possible. >> first class. >> once she is done with secretary of state. >> need a movie. >> try something new. >> mary sole castro, our own super hero in the weather world. >> oh, yeah. >> back for more. >> i'm battling heat.
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thanks so much. that's your latest weather. chris and erica, we were talking with the floor crew. snow or heat. a horrible winter -- >> take the heat. >> always gives us something to talk about, complain. >> complain about. >> thanks, mary. the pressure over congressman weiner to resign over his twitter scandal. what one top democrat said over
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coming up on "the early show," what should congressman anthony weiner do now? he's apologized for sexting with at least six women. republicans say not enough, time for him to resign. his own boss, kmic leader nancy pelosi is asking for an ethics probe. the ceo of ford says he's got a better idea to get his company back on top. allen mulally is trying to boost sales and hire thousands more workers. rebecca wijr. advice will have
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if congressman anthony weiner believed that apologizing for sending a lewd photo on twitter and lying about it would calm the firestorm about it, sadly mistaken. this morning being hit from all sides. many republicans calling for him to quit. some democrats saying if you need help, look elsewhere. just ahead the latest on congressman weiner's woes. welcome back to the early show. i'm erica hill back with chris wragge. also, tiger woods can't catch a break. he's been all but invisible on the course. now he's taken himself out of this u.s. open because of medical problems, the first open he's missed in 17 years and we'll have the latest on his condition and whether he'll ever be number one again.
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i think he'd settle for top ten. we'll check on that with armen keteyian in a minute. jeff glor has the news first. the huge wildfire is still growing, driven by hot, dry winds. the fire blackened nearly 500 square miles. yesterday an additional 4,000 people were forced to evacuate in arizona. an eight alarm fire destroyed an historic rubber plant in rhode island, this
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sexting his political career is on life support, even fellow democrats are giving him the cold shoulder as he insists he will not give up his house house. nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the latest for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: chris, good morning. there have been a few calls for weiner to resign, all of the calls coming from republicans but democrats are hardly defending him. as more embarrassing e-mail exchanges leaked out online, congressman weiner is keeping a low proo file after his epic apology. >> i'm deeply sorry. >> reporter: sorry wasn't good enough for nancy pelosi who sent a letter to the ethics committee tuesday officially requesting an investigation. the top republican on the committee indicated a probe would be conducted. >> my personal goal is to try to assure the american people this is not the majority of people in, that serve in congress or that work in a congressional
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office. >> reporter: rule number one of the house code of conduct calls for members to behave in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the house. weiner insists he used personal devices in his intimate exchanges with at least six women over the past three years. >> i don't have a knowledge of every last communication but i don't believe i used any government resources. >> reporter: still the pressure is mounting for the seven-term congressman. house majority leader eric cantor said he should resign and democrats who stood by him initially are now backing away. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i can defend him but i can't. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid was asked what he would say if weiner called him for advice. >> call somebody else. >> reporter: the campaign of the republican party believed this is a political gift.
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they're saying they're going to target the 21 democrats who got campaign funds from congressman weiner and already one of those democrats, betty sutton of ohio will give her $1,000 to charity. chris? >> how quickly will the ethics committee act on this investigation? >> reporter: it's likely we'll hear fairly soon whether they'll conduct an investigation or not but these investigations tend to drag out. they like to move slowly. it works better for congressman often if they have apologized but this is something we could still be hearing about a year from now. >> one thing we know, anthony weiner could lose harry reid's phone number. >> reporter: absolutely. >> nancy cordes, thank you. coming up next on "the early show," rebecca jarvis goes one on one with the ceo on ford how the auto giant is faring and why they may be filling thousands of jobs very soon. this is the early show here on cbs. for the veterans who protect our freedoms
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plan to increase global sales by 50% in the next five years. rebecca jarvis is back to tell us how the company plans to do it and if this means you could increase by 50% you must need to hire someone. >> since alan mulally took the reins five years ago the company is producing more fuel-efficient and smaller cars, ford earned $2.6 billion in the first quarter of this year, and in our conversation, mulally told us they hope to open new plants and the economy is headed in the right direction. the projections you put out are optimistic, 50% increased production. does that indicate the world economy is getting better? >> the real fundamental is the growth in the asia-pacific region, in addition to the slower growth in the more mature
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markets. this is really about the sole manufacturing in the united states, being competitive on a global stage now. >> reporter: you are the one company in the united states that didn't take a government bailout. your profits have grown since the recession. are you planning on hiring new people here in this country? >> yes, over the next two years we'll be hiring nearly 7,000 new employees, great careers in design and manufacturing. >> reporter: do you think more than,000 could be hired in the next couple of years? >> we'll clearly go with that as the economy comes back and we increase production. that will determine what we do about further employment. >> reporter: do you think that the manufacturing could potentially be moving overseas or the new factory growth is going to be in places outside of the united states? >> i think that we'll go overwhere around the world because the markets are growing. the united states is a great market so we'll increase production here. i think we'll see the most growth in the asia-pacific where the economy is growing's special
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will i in china. we'll expand operations everywhere in which we sell the great vehicles. >> reporter: do you think it's safe to say with this focus on china and on india, perhaps there's a view that here in the united states, things still hold a lot of uncertainty? >> well, i am very confident that with the fiscal and monetary policy and attention on economic development in the united states we'll get through this recession and keep expanding. >> reporter: more and more people are buying cars in the country and we've seen it in the numbers. do you think that, for this country, the worst is behind us? >> well, this is a slower recovery than we've had in the past, but it is recovering. we were in a very deep hole with our recession and i'm very pleased that everybody's attention is on economic development and growing our economy. but i think it's so important that we all remember that the key, the economic development and probable growth is our competitiveness so we're going
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to continue that competitiveness every year. >> part of that xet i haveness is making more fuel efficient cars. i talked to mulally about the types of cars we see in the future. first hybrid and then electric cars. he also said it's really helped the collective bargaining that he's done with the unions that populate ford as far as employees go, that has helped them become more competitive as well through concessions and through new negotiations about what they get paid and how much their pensions are. >> allow to pay less basically that's lowed this emto be more competitive. we talked about this last week not just ford but the big three automakers in the u.s. had to pull back and realized americans don't want the big cars, they need to make smaller cars. >> 55% of ford's cars are projected to be smaller cars by 2020. they make more money on the big cars, the real sit they make higher margins on the cars but they think now that they're expanding to the likes of asia,
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they can make a lot of money by doing it with small cars because that's what they demand there. >> that's right, what more folks are buying here as we saw. rebecca, thanks. more troubles for tiger woods, what it he has to say about skipping the u.s. open and why his future is still very much in doubt. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. you know rheumatoid arthritis means pain. but you may not know it can also mean destruction. not just of your joints, but of the things you love to do. and the longer you live with the aching, swelling, and stiffness, the closer you may be to having your favorite things... taken away from you. but you can take action today. go to ra.com for your free joint profile so you can better talk to your rheumatologist about protecting your joints.
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is it a blast of clean ? is it winning the race against time ? it's the countless innovations of lg, designed to make life good. so is it an appliance or something better ? this morning, tiger woods faces another setback, this time it's medical, said to pull out of the u.s. open later this month because of injury. armen can he at thissians amore. >> the last time he missed the u.s. open was 1994 when he just graduated high school. the surprising decision to withdraw from the open is the latest and perhaps most ominous
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medical setback to dog woods' career. at issue lingering injuries to his left leg and achilles aggravated during the third round of the masters in april. >> these are long-term injuries he's had for quite a while and seems like it's kind of catching up with him now. >> reporter: woods announced his decision on twitter writing "very disappointed, short term frustration for long-term gain." later on his website "i was hopeful i could play but if i did i risk further damage to my left leg. my knee and achilles tendon are not fully healed." >> if he's injured and not fully healed he's at risk for further injury. >> reporter: two weeks before his wife and eventually his marriage imploded in a thanksgiving sex scandal when he
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won the open. that win left him four shy of jack nicklaus's all-time record of 18 majors. woods is currently ranked 15th in the world, his lowest spot in 14 years. >> he's not playing well. missing the open hurts for him but i think to not play well, to reing injure the knee. >> reporter: woods has plenty of time of becoming the game's july time great. others sense at 35, time may be running out. >> will he play great golf again? absolutely. but to have that sort of invincibility superman on the golf course? that's probably gone forever. >> woods says he'll be back in action at the end of this month but also said he was healthy enough to play in the open. >> it's that psychological edge he used to have over golfers.
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it's like you're playing three shots back going against the guy with his prowess on the golf course. do you think he can make it back to the tiger we're familiar with? >> he's 35, got swing and personal issues. any one of the four could short circuit a great player, he's dealing with four of them. >> the commission of the pga tour can't be happy about a guy who drives tv ratings and att d attendance at a lot of the events. >> mike donald, buba watson, steve stricker, but at some point in time you want to hear springsteen play and sinatra play but this is a huge hole the game cannot fill. >> armen keteyian, thanks very much. ♪
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ccused of killing it is 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. the 17-year-old accused of killing a baby in east palo alto goes to court today. he may be tried as an adult. the teen is believed to have fired into the car containing 3- month-old isaac jesus jimenez. the parents were wounded. police believe it was a case of mistaken identity. arson investigators checking out two suspicious fires in the east bay. firefighters found a car fire and a house fire burning on the same street in berkeley. they first responded to the car fire just before 1:00. then another fire crew spotted a separate house fire down the street. the chp investigating a big rig crash near the bay bridge that forced crews to close down a couple of eastbound lanes early this morning. that rig was loaded with dirt when it went off the freeway
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down an embankment near the 580- 880 split. the driver suffered a broken arm but otherwise is okay. traffic and weather right after this. stay with us. [ male announcer ] hey michelle, whatcha doin'? i'm serving delicious athenos hummus to my friends. i've got -- [ male announcer ] that's great. let's see what yiayia thinks! you dress like a prostitute.
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heading into san francisco. it's a nice ride approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a hefty commute down the eastshore freeway. we had an accident in richmond approaching cutting boulevard. it was just cleared to the right shoulder. but we have been getting a couple of calls from the kcbs phone force. traffic is stacked up behind it. san mateo bridge light across the deck in either direction on westbound and eastbound 92 and even the nimitz. usually we typically see it bottleneck past the coliseum. but nice today. lawrence has the forecast. >> elizabeth, we have more sunshine coming our way. starting out with some low clouds and fog this morning, folks, but this is normal for this time of the year. but it's going to break up and head to the coast. so we'll look at a lot of sunshine and comfortable weather toward the afternoon. temperatures going to be running up into the 70s many spots inland almost 80 in fairfield, 72 in fremont, 75 and sunny in san jose this afternoon. 50s and 60s, partly cloudy out toward the coastline. next couple of days, even a little warmer. staying nice and dry through the weekend.
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welcome back to "the early show" here on a wednesday morning. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. some of the most dramatic moments from this year's arab spring happened in february in cairo where weeks of protest eventually drove egyptian president hosni mubarak right out of office. >> but there's so much growing uncertainty. we are taking a look at the ongoing struggle for democracy in that part of the world. >> elizabeth palmer is in cairo with the latest on egypt's road to democracy. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: hello, chris. there are some bumps on the
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road, as you might manage. this is where it all started most dramatically, where the government was really overthrown. since then, the country's taken over but the people don't have faith in the forces, especially the police who were loyal to the old regime. they beat people, there were arbitrary arrests. we've been talking to people here and i dare say that there's a sense of cautious optimism, maybe even some excitement. four months ago, tahrir square was the heart of an uprising that toppled egypt's corrupt government. today it's back to being a traffic circle in the center of cairo. although especially on fridays, groups of young egyptians still rally keeping up the pressure for the shift to democratic rule. these days, tahrir square is still a focus of smaller demonstrations but it's also
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turned into kind of a carnival of nationalism, a place to buy a t-shirt or a hat or even get your hand or arm painted. egyptians love their country and they're proud of what they call the revolution. three solid weeks of stubborn and sometimes violent demonstrations that forced president hosni mubarak to quit in february after 30 years in power. it was a victory for reform but a disaster for the economy which is now the people's number one concern. empty hotels and deserted attractions say it all. tourism used to generate $4 billion a year. this march earnings were down by two-thirds. thousands of families, already poor, have lost their livelihoods. he said, my horse died. i couldn't afford to feed. egypt's army which sided with
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the people during the uprising is now running the country that plans to hand power back to civilians of elections this fall. and a controversial new player is on the scene, the muslim brotherhood. banned by the old regime as an extremist group, it's now campaigning hard in the mainstream for votes, a prospect that has secular egyptians rattled. >> i'm worried that it would be one of those muslim countries like iran or like the gulf and everyone would have to wear a veil and not mix in the streets or at school. >> reporter: a recent poll showed only 15% of decided voters so far will support the brotherhood, although a huge majority of egyptians say they do intend to vote. now all eyes are on the ousted president hosni mubarak who's actually under arrest and quite hill in the resort of sha--
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>> elizabeth thank you. in the months that have followed, several people have risen as potential candidates to lead the new egypt. to many, he might be remembered as the vocal head of the iaea. earlier, i spoke with him. >> we need to move quickly on the road to democracy, empowering people, proper elections for parliament, pro r proper -- e equality for everybody. we really are moving into a new egypt and not just a reincarnation of the old regime.
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it's not a question of change of faces but a question of change of regimes, completely a different mindset. i hope they understand that. i believe they understand that. but they need to understand they should not rush it because that could have major implications for the next few decades. >> that was muhammad al baradi earlier. bobby joins us now. thanks for being with us. elizabeth palmer talked about the people there having cautious optimism. when does the patience run out and when do people start taking back to the streets again? >> people are probably going to be willing to give this up to the elections. there isn't a date yet. but most likely it will happen in the winter. that will be parliamentary elections and there will be presidential elections. hopefully the new government
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that comes out of it will get a honeymoon. but not a very long one, not the kind we're used to in this country because egyptians are hurting, the economy is in very bad shape. that's enormous unemployment. and because of all the uncertainties in the country, tourism is way, way down. so people know that they need to be patient, but on the other hand, when you're having difficulty finding a job, making ends meet, feeding your family, it's a little difficult to stay patient very long. >> let's talk about the presidential election. mr. al baradi said he will probably run. he's probably the person most familiar with. is he the leading candidate? >> he is in this country because of his role in the iaea. but the head of the arab league is very well known in the country. he's been in that country for a very long time.
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this is all new for egypt. we know on election day, a lot of things can change. the google guy who came out and became the face of tahrir square, he will be a contender as well. >> let's talk about the parliamentary election right now. the muslim brotherhood make secular egyptians and most of the u.s. a little bit nervous. they stand to gain a number of seats in the parliamentary election. should the u.s. nervous and should certain egyptians be nervous with your inclusion? >> the muslim brotherhood will probably wind up with 30% or 40% of the seat. they're the best organized, they're the oldest political organization there. but, again, best guesses are that sort of conglomerate of different secular groups will get amongst them a larger number of seats. where they can form a coalition is to be seen. the egyptian brotherhood has been taking care to tear down
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the rhetoric in the last couple of years, even before hosni mubarak was overthrown. certainly since then, they've been much more conciliatory. once they get to rule, if they get to rule, they'll be confr t confronted with the real issues, the hard work of doing government. and i suspect you will see that they will then find themselves too busy doing that to be sort of delivering the heated rhetoric that we've seen from them in the past. >> bobby, thank you very much. love the socks. >> thank you. >> the arab summer continues tomorrow morning right here on "the early show" with a look at tunisia where the first pro-democracy protests began six months ago and set this whole thing in motion. here's jeff glor at the news desk. >> we're going to begin in libya. nato launched more air raids in tripoli overnight. our reporter is in tripoli this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.
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one of the bombs last night, a couple of them, vibrated the hotel so much that i had the sensation of being more in an earthquake. nato said it was targeting some radar tracking stations, mobile anti-aircraft guns and command and control centers which they claim gadhafi forces have moved into the city having abandoned some of their positions in the hinterland. there was an area called a nature park or a farm area, we were told that's where gadhafi sometimes meets important guests. and indeed scattered all around us were the burned remnants of what was certainly carpeting and probably tents and tent poles decorated in a way that i've seen gadhafi's tents decorated. interestingly, though, there was a little ways away a wind sock which sold us that there were planes or helicopters landing there. the man in charge said, oh, it's
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something for the wind. and we said, yes, we know that. but that's as far as he was willing to go. the message, i think, that's coming from nato is that, we know where you like to go, so don't think that you can hide from us. i think that's what nato is trying to say here, jeff. >> thank you. the latest now in that still-growing wildfire in eastern arizona. smoke from that fire has disrupted air traffic in albuquerque 150 miles away and reduced visibility as far north as denver. the fire's blackened nearly 500 square miles of brush and timber. so far unable to control the flames, firefighters are concentrating on protecting threatened towns. the senate is skenged to vote on capping the fees merchants use when taking credit cards from customers.
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the current average fee is 44 cents a transaction. the proposed limit is 12 cents. merchants say the higher fees cause them to raise prices. anthony weiner is under increasing pressure to resign and he's not getting very much support from fellow democrats. >> i'm not here to defend weiner. >> what do you think -- >> that's all i'm going to say. >> what advice would you give him if he asks you? >> call somebody else. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi has formally requested an investigation after weiner's admission that he lied about various inappropriate online exchanges with women. scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news". >> good morning. there's a new therapy for wounded warriors you have to see to believe. they are taking grievously injured troops back to iraq to confront the battlefield and the
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by seventh grade over the summer i went to the er three times in 24 hours, and right after that, they became daily. usually it's throbbing in both my temple lobes. sometimes you can feel my temples spasming. my triggers are different types of smoke, tobacco, cigars, if i don't get enough sleep or eat regular meals, if i go to a place with strobe lights, guaranteed loud music, looking at the sun the wrong way. this is my arsenal of medications. i don't know any other different way of life. i've known pain and i can't imagine a life actually that was completely different. >> awful to hear she can't imagine a life different without the pain. >> really is. >> for people at home who may be wondering if their bad headache is a migrain. what is the difference? >> this can be difficult for
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doctors to accurately diagnose because the fact of the matter is a migrain can mimic signs of a stroke and a ruptured aneur m aneurysm. the key between a migrain and regular headache is severity and associated symptoms. nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, potentially neurologic skinz like numbness or sing tingling, one side of the face and difficulty speaking. the key is for you if you know you suffer from migraines don't assume you can have a stroke. if it feels different seek medical attention >> samantha started getting migraines at age 3 seems unimaginable. is it gentlemen net ick? >> there is always a genetic component. they're looking for the migraine gene. 20% of migraines start in children as young as 5 years of age. it's difficult in children because they're less able to communicate sometimes what they're feeling.
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>> i can't imagine my kids dealing with that. samantha mentioned her common triggers. do those hold for most people? >> they're difficult. some of the more common, chocolate, aged meats or cheese, some red wines, changes in the weather or hormonal factors and really it is different for everyone so if you suffer from migraines you want to know what your triggers are. >> what about the treatment? >> we divide it up into rescue medications, prevention and lifestyle management, botox is being given to prevent migraines. speak to someone who is an expert in headaches. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by know toe log flexpen. ask your doctor about the benefits today. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take and i can dial the exact dose of insulin i need.
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a major problem in richmond. westbound 80 before carlson a bad accident bus versus motorcycle. we have been taking calls from the kcbs phone force. and it is pretty much jammed from at least pinole valley road and growing. they have several lanes blocked. so expect this drive time to grow, as well. ambulance on scene. westbound 80 now a half hour drive from the carquinez bridge to the maze. once you reach the toll plaza, even though the metering lights are on, not much of a backup at all heading into san francisco. that is your traffic. for your weather forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, lots of sunshine coming our way today. got to wait for it a little bi breaking in in san jose and dublin. clouds in the skies and looks like that will turn to mostly sunny skies as we head toward the afternoon. temperatures warming up nicely, 70s inland, 70s inside the bay. 60s inland. next couple of days even warmer. ,,,,,,,,
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welcome back to "the early show." half past the hour. on average americans eat nearly 16 pounds of fish a year, getting the message that fish is good for us, eating more of it. here is the problem, do you know what you're eating? fish fraud. it's out there. >> you might be a victim and don't know it. a new report says many switch out expensive fillets with
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cheaper fish and you pay the price. chris wragge with erica hill. >> i'm upset about this. your wild salmon may not be wild. >> i used to question arthur treachers back in the day. just a little chuckle. you know what else we have coming up? >> no. >> when you go to the gift shop at say the smithsonian you ever look at where the souvenirs were made, a lot of them made in china. we'll speak to the congressman who say it is unpatriotic and wants to get americans back to work by selling more "made in america" gifts. meet a woman who makes some of the gifts. >> fantastic and broadway one of america's great traditions and this sunday the 65th annual tony awards on cbs will honor broadway's best of the year. so many great shows and to get ready for the great night we begin with marysol castro
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checking out "anything goes" up for nine, nine awards. >> really want to see it. the reviews are phenomenal. first jeff is standing by at the news desk with another look at the headlines. >> how dare you question the integrity of arthur treacher's. >> sorry. >> long john silver's, always the best. good morning, everyone. a group of soldiers returning from afghanistan are not happy being charged extra baggage fees from delta airlines. the video has gone viral shows them airing issues with delta charging the unit of 34 soldiers about $3,000 in extra baggage fees. >> found out that we had too many bags. >> what do you mean too many bags? >> we had four bags, delta airline only allows three bags, anything over three you have to pay for it even though there's a contract between the united states government and delta
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airlines. >> delta has apologized for any misunderstanding with the servicemen and women and says it plans to correct any issues they faced. carolyn goodman is the newly elected mayor of las vegas, got 61% of the vote and celebrated with supporters last night. if the name sounds familiar she'll take over from her husband, oscar goodman, prevented from running again by term limits. the anthony weiner scandal is hurting more than just anthony weiner. jon stewart was doing a parody where he admitted sending the lud photo. the routine called for stewart to make a margherita with a blender but broke a glass and accidentally cut his wrist. >> not good.
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i'm probably going to need to go to the hospital. the show was briefly halted while stewart was treated with a bandageage. that scandal may prompt another famous name to run for mayor of new york. alec baldwin friend says baldwin thinks without weiner running for mayor the dynamics of the race with a shifted. i'd say
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here's erica. other americans buy and sell goods made and manufactured in other countries. some people are surprised where it's happening, including some places that seem to represent america. michelle miller found out. >> good morning, erica. tourists come from all over the world to visit museums, national parks and zoos. finding an american made souvenir to take home is proven to be difficult. lawmakers are fighting to get more american made products back in souvenir shops and for some small business owners and manufacturers alike, that's very welcome news. >> they all start with one star. >> reporter: for nearly a decade mary bucksbaum sold her hand crafted wares made in her connecticut home to one of the most iconic constitutions in america. >> twice a month i was shipping just to the history museum.
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>> the gift shop at the smithsonian history museum. her americana collection was among the museum's best sellers. >> one day the buyer came in with the spreadsheet and said you sell more work as a single artist than any other artist in the smithsonian. >> reporter: despite brisk sales the relationship came to an abrupt end. >> management changed and a new buyer came in. >> reporter: sales dropped 20%, forcing bucksbaum to lay off her three employees. now she works all alone. you think it was the lower price point that drove them? >> i know they sell lower price point items today than the item that i have but i'm a handmade item made in america. >> reporter: what is sold to an estimated 4 million visitors who flock to the american history museum each year are items with the inscription "made in china." >> i think it's quite
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>> reporter: representative nick rayhall is out to change that working with fellow lawmakers he crafted legislation tying the sale of american made souvenirs to future federal funding. 70% of the museum's budget comes from the federal government. >> i think americans would pay $1 or $2 more infantessimal to have it say "made in the usa." >> reporter: more than 8 million americans lost their manufacturing jobs as factories moved overseas. small businesses like marilee made put out of business as stores ditched american made in lieu of cheaper products. >> it's important we boost the morale of american workers by showing them we care to have our products made in america. >> reporter: bowing to pressure the smithsonian agreed to sell
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only american made merchandise at the american history's price of freedom gift shop by early july. bucksbaum hopes to be first in line. do you hope to be back in the smithsonian? >> you bet, i better be back. >> many say the problem extends far beyond the smithsonian to all institution, landmarks, national parks and the congressman says everywhere that he and his fellow congressman can they'll be looking into it. >> the bill is on the table. the smithsonian one gift shop is making the move for july but as a whole what are they saying about that bill? >> they're not saying much. they're saying look, we can provide some american made products for some of our museums, we have a history museum, we have other museums that cater to other types of mow
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ta motifs. some aren't made in america that they're looking for. it's a catch 22. >> it really is. great story. >> i also brought you a made in america flag. >> and mary is in my home state of connecticut. >> right out of hartford. >> thanks. here is chris. if you like fish, listen to this before your next order. a new report says many fish providers are playing a shell game with suppliers. katey, good morning. >> good morning, chris. called fish fraud. nearly one in three fish we eat is mislabeled. that means when you go to your favorite restaurant, grocery store or seafood market your fish might be something else all together. lovers of food with scales and because there's something fishy going on with america's seafood. >> one in three fish are not what they say they are and that's fraud. >> with a head and a tail, you no he what you're buying.
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>> smaller one? to tell. fish are often replaced with similar, cheaper species. advocacy group oceania's report says cod is sometimes oilfish. wild salmon could be straight from the farm, and red snapper is something different, like tilapia, more than 70% of the time. >> i'd be very upset. >> i feel like i've been cheated. >> reporter: i understand a lot of the seafood we eat is imported. how much of that is actually inspected? >> 80% of the fish that we eat is brought in from overseas. only 2% of that is inspected by the food and drug administration. >> reporter: much of that imported fish arrives already processed, filleted and frozen. so companies like u.s. food service, one of the largest seafood buyers in the country, has taken extreme measures. >> it would take assembling the product to the laboratory to be tested. >> reporter: they sent samples of their seafood to a lab in
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florida. >> it's like the csi of the seafood industry. >> reporter: where it's dna tested and the type of fish is confirmed. why is it so important to do the seafood testing? >> we want to make sure they are getting what they pay for all the way through and getting properly labeled products. >> reporter: for those of us who aren't scientists there are some things we can do. whole fish, is this the best way to know you're getting what you pay for? >> it is. you can look at the fish and see this is clearly a red snapper. >> i should ask my fish monger to cut it up for me? >> reporter: and you get what you pay for. >> reporter: for fish fans it's not a perfect solution. >> you're going to pay more for fillet or pay more for a fish to see what it is and not eat all of it anyway. >> very hard to believe that 70% of red snapper is really tilapia if you don't go and see the fish yourself. this is not only fraudulent but
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this could also pose a bit of a health risk. >> it's not just about your wallet. imagine if you're allergic to a certain seafood and ends up on your plate. you have to be sure you're getting what is advertised. >> the best thing is pick out the fish yourself if you're concerned about it. >> thank you, good to see you. >> you're watching,,,,,,
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♪ marysol, that is your cue, time to head out on the road to this sunday's tony awards, broadway's biggest night. marysol is here with a look at the most nominated music revi l revival. >> i think you may be familiar with a couple of the tunes. unforgettable songs, toe-tapping dance tunes and costumes, "anything goes" is a good old-fashioned musical comedy at
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its best. ♪ in olden days a glimpse of stocking ♪ >> reporter: with nine tony nominations including best revival of the musical, the roundabout theater company's "anything goes" is the latest acclaimed production of cole porter's audience favorite. >> hopefully we'll have romance and humor and tap dancing and send them on their way. >> reporter: the musical originally opened november 21st, 1934 with ethyl ethel merman in the winner patty lapone led another highly acclaimed broadway production. ♪ you're the nile, you're the tower of pisa ♪
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>> reporter: now sutton foster playing reno sweeney, a role she almost didn't take. >> i hemmed and hawed. they originally offered it to me. i said yes! then then i said wait! and i kind of panicked, and i basically the panic factor was because of the pedigree and i was intimidated, and then that ultimately became the reason why i decided to do it was because it scared me so much. ♪ it's friendship, friendship >> reporter: lending his friendship and support is joel gray, himself a tony winner. >> it's a classic, yet it remains so relevant. what is the secret behind that? >> i think that there's somewhere in their brain there's some familiarity they're comfortable with knowing it's cole porter. >> it's a score that almost everyone is familiar with the
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songs. they're classic songs. ♪ if you ever -- >> reporter: from "i love lucy ♪ ♪ it's friendship >> reporter: to "blazing saddles." ♪ i get no kick from champagne >> you make the songs from so familiar fresh and new. >> i can't believe i'm singing this. ♪ when i got to satan's door >> reporter: can you give me five, six -- ♪ if you're ever in a jam here we go, ready? ♪ if you're ever --
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is that right? >> that's good. ♪ if you're ever in a jam, here i am ♪ ♪ if you ever need a pal, i'm your gal ♪ >> that's the truth. >> reporter: sitting down with the incredible performers to discuss a timeless show inspired me to explore my own musical talent. i'm going to go to tap lessons. >> good luck. >> reporter: i may wear a nice shoe b sh nice shoe. >> it's all about the face. fool with a smile and hands. >> so the first thing you're going to do is kick the can, kick back and step on it. kick the can, kick back and step on it. shuffle step. >> reporter: kathleen marshall gave me a crash course and got me ready to take on the show's talented and very patient dancers. finally, i was ready to make my tap debut.
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♪ anything goes >> there you go! >> woo! bravo! >> way to go! nice job. >> i'm not giving my day job up any time soon. >> i love it. >> so when you see me doing this for weather. >> we'll know. >> exactly. >> it was a really great show. if you haven't had a chance to go see it, do. even in the audience, you know all the songs. as soon as you hear the first few notes oh yeah i know the show.
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♪ i get no kick from champagne >>. ♪ alcohol, it doesn't move me at all ♪ >> speaking of tony i'm spending time with the host of the show, nph, neil patrick harris. >> i think you -- how about that? send him our best. >> big, big fan. see the 65th annual tony awards hosted by at forementioned neil patrick harris on cbs. >> is he going to call you cpw? >> we'll say the initials back and forth to one another. >> hosting. i may be free. >> mary is your lady. >> your local news is next. ,,,,,,,,,,
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kohara, with your c-b-s five headlines... the 17-year-old accused of it is 8:55. good morning, everyone. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. the 17-year-old accused of killing a baby and wounding his parents in east palo alto goes to court today. he may be tried as an adult. that teen is believed to have fired into the family's car. police believe it was a case of mistaken identity. michelle le's family believes the missing nursing student is still alive. hayward police think she was killed may 27. and now comes word a person of interest in that case was hit with a restraining order three days earlier. the "oakland tribune" reports that order is against le's former best friend giselle esteban. the father of their daughter requested the order saying esteban was stalking and threatening him.
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the head of the ntsb will tour the site of the san bruno explosion site. she will meet with representatives, authorities and victims of the deadly explosion. deborah hersman will also give an update on the investigation. the blast killed eight and destroyed 38 homes last september. traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,
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let's go to richmond. better news for this earlier crash. all lanes have once again re- opened westbound 80 approaching carlson boulevard. so now it's just kind of sluggish from at least the richmond parkway but we are seeing some improvements. not much improvement for your silicon valley ride. westbound 237 is backed up at least for a couple of hours or at least since 7:00. no big issues here, no major accidents, just a lot of slow traffic this morning towards silicon valley. the bay bridge totally different story. not much delay at all approaching the pay gates heading into san francisco. for your weather forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, we have great weather to talk about around the bay area. it's gray in parts right now over the bay. you see the clouds extending but that's starting to break up in spots inland already. and we are going to see mostly sunny skies toward the afternoon except at the coast. you will see some patchy fog 50s and 60s here. otherwise 60s and 70s around the bay area.
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