the longest people ever on match.com. >> all done, motorcycles. see you tomorrow morning. good morning. hanging on. in a rare address to the nation syria's embattled president takes to the airwaves as protests continue and refugees stream across the border. nato admits to killing civilians in a raid on the capitol there, leading to more unrest in the region. the latest this morning. state of emergency. thousands of residents forced to flee a raging wildfire in southern arizona while at least seven states from california to texas are also facing major fire emergencies. we'll bring you the very latest on where those fires are headed and when firefighters may finally catch a break. and rory days. winning the u.s. open with a smashing record performance as some fans say, move over tiger. golf has a brand new superstar

early this monday morning, june 20th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs monda good monday morning to you. i'm erica hill. nice to have you with us. >> i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. >> nice to have you sitting here. >> thanks for having me. >> big day in golf yesterday. >> huge day. rory mcilroy. great, great kid. we'll show you more of that coming up. rick perry, texas governor we're talking about, a strong reception at the conference of gop conservatives. he did not say he was running, but he sure sounded like he will. we'll talk to our political correspondent jane crawford this morning and also ron fournier covering campaign 2012. we want to begin this morning with the growing refugee

crisis across the border in turkey and the crisis in syria. the president al assad claims that protests -- promises reform by the end of the year. wyatt andrews is in yayladagi, turkey, this morning. >> reporter: very vague reforms al assad is promising, including something he calls the national dialogue authority to hear the concerns of the syrian people. he is also justifying this violent crackdown he has been undertaken against the prodemocracy movement and calling the protesters themselves vandals and even murderers. in parts of his speech assad conceded that his government is too corrupt and not very responsive. it's clear he plans to cling to power. he even hinted the reform movement would go nowhere unless the mass demonstrations stopped. >> translator: what is happening today has nothing to do with

reform. it has to do with fantanicsm. there can be no develop without stability and no reform through vandalism. we have to rehabilitate the sabatou sabatoesaba tchlt sabat sabateurs or isolate them. >> reporter: driving everyone out and conducting mass arrest. those who manage to avoid detention were being shot as they ran away. >> translator: they shot everyone they saw. they targeted schools. we ran away from them. they shot at people fleeing toward the mountains. >> reporter: except for this national dialogue authority, not much in assad's speech is new. he is also now in what is probably the oddest part of his speech that the syrian army will protect the refugees who tell

us they are certain that they will be killed if they go home. >> reporter: talk about two different sides of the coin. the u.s. is now talking with the taliban. defense secretary robert gates acknowledging both sides have been in contact. those talks come as rhetoric on all sides seems to be moving toward a beginning of the end in u.s. involvement there and a withdrawal of troops. one of the first correspondents on the ground with u.s. troop ss in the first days of the war is lara logan. she joins us now. as you look at what we're learning over the weekend, how could these talks potentially lead to an end game for u.s. troops? >> it's been clear for a long time that the u.s. is looking for a way out. some are call inging it a desperate scramble for the exit. at the same time, they're trying to convince the afghans that they're committed and they're there for the long haul. what's not being talked about in all the news about the talks, erica, is the fact that the u.s. is supposed to be just beginning negotiations for a long-term

setup of forces withdrawal agreement with the afghans, which would dictate what the u.s. presence in afghanistan looks like long teller.rm. before they can even get to that, there has to be some resolution to the conflict there. is this realistic? a lot of people say it absolutely isn't. secretary gates was very very hesitant to give any kind of of great import to this. no one knows if the u.s. is even talking to the right people. they went very far in negotiations not so long ago and the man they were negotiating with was turned out to be a fraud and everyone looked very stupid after that. there's hesitation on the u.s. side and also increasingly a push domestically that is driving this more than any kind of reality on the ground. >> there also has to be -- for parties to negotiate, to have to want to have these talks, each

side has to get something out of it. >> yes. >> is there an upside for the taliban in sitting down in talks with the u.s.? >> sure. they win. they win the war as far as they are concerned because they have not defeated them. having been there in 2001 and two and three and four and every year since, i remember the days when the u.s. believed they could defeat the taliban. that was not an unrealistic goal. in fact, no one even considered that there was an alternative. it was absolutely unthinkable that they would be negotiating and allowing the taliban to come back. what this says to the u.s. and afghan allyies, if you resist us long enough and drag us down in a war that seems to be unwinnable to our people, we will give in and we will give you a seat at the table. you can return to power in your country. and to the afghans it says you struggled this last decade many of you don't have jobs can't

feed your children. that's just too bad. if you had resisted us you now would be getting a job, nice salary and your village would be getting on to development. it also sends a message to al qaeda that you can dress it up any way you like and sell it to the american people. as far as we're concerned, we also win. we hung on long enough until you couldn't take it anymore. for one reason or another. and now they have the opportunity to come back. >> there will be a lot on that on both sides, we can be sure. lara logan, thanks. now let's check in with betty nguyen at the news desk. a wind-driven wildfire in southern arizona has forced more evacuations. the monument fire is one of several in arizona. 3,000 people were forced to evacuate yesterday when the fire raced down a mountain and jumped a highway, bringing the total number of evacuees to over

10,000. there are wildfires also burning in texas and california. international atomic energy agency is meeting this morning, getting ready to release its report on the fukushima nuclear crisis. a report found that japan underestimated the effect and that japanese officials failed to fully implement safety officials following a review. international response to address public safety concerns. boeing this morning picked up the first plum contract on day one of the annual paris air show. cutter airways ordered six long-range 777 jets a deal worth $1.7 billion. meanwhile, an embarrassing accident for an airbus 380, the world's biggest passenger jet clipped a building damaging its right wing forcing them to cause air flights of the super jumbo jet.

shakeup in web addresses. this morning internet officials voted to allow websites to end with any word in any language or number. for example, instead of dot com, it could be dot cbs. the new endings, though, cost money. $185,000 to be exact. applications will be taken starting in january next year. another company has been hacked. this time, it is sega. the video game developer says 1.3 million sega password users had their information stolen but not their data. gamers beware. now to politics and the republican presidential field as president's former ambassador to china, jon huntsman formally enters the race this week. cbs news political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more on that. >> good morning, jeff. huntsman will be the newest

candidate as of tomorrow. at the republican leadership conference over the weekend, texas governor rick perry stole the show. >> let's stop this american downward spiral. >> he hasn't said whether he's running. perry sure sounded like a presidential candidate at annual gathering of conservative republicans. >> i stand before you today a disciplined, conservative texan, a committed republican and a proud american. united with you in the desire to restore our nation and revive the american dream. >> it's no secret appearperry is thinking about it. his staff is laying the groundwork in states like iowa. needing to stick to their principles, a hint about how he would approach his campaign. >> our party cannot be all things to all people. it can't be. and our loudest opponent on the

left are never going to like us. so let's quit trying to curry favor with them. >> jon huntsman was not at the conference, even though he plans to announce his candidacy tomorrow. the obama administration is already trying to undercut him this weekend. chief political strategist discussed a 2009 meeting between president obama and huntsman who, until recently was his ambassador to china. >> encouraging on health care the whole range of issues. he was a little quizical about what was going on in his own party. you got a strong sense he was going to wait until 2016 for the storm to blow over. obviously, circumstances changed. >> now the question for huntsman is whether he can distance himself from all that put that behind him and whether voters will believe him. jeff? >> jan, let's go back to rick perry, if we could for a second here. in your opinion, at this point, how serious is he about running? and can he win? >> reporter:

>> oh, he's serious. we saw one of his top advisers say over the weekend it's 50/50. can he win? people have been looking at this republican field and saying it's a lackluster bunch. we need someone else to run. that's why you're seeing excitement for rick perry. >> jan hang with us for a second, if you could. let's bring in ron fournier right now. rick perry is the talk right now. i saw a tweet from mike murphy over the weekend. he said rick perry, formidable in the gop primary. general election gift to obama. are things easier for perry in the primaries than they would be in the race after? >> oh, definitely. he is, as he says, a disciplined conservative from texas. he would be a formidable candidate in the primary race but in the general election he could be too far to the right for general voter. huntsman would be a pretty tough candidate in the general election because he's a little

more toward the middle more closer to obama and the political spectrum. which is why you have axelrod throwing these love notes to huntsman. he would love to make it hard for huntsman to come out of the primaries. >> jan, the white house is really trying to cozy up the president to huntsman. obviously, they did work together. will that be an effective strategy? can huntsman effectively separate himself from his old boss? >> that is the question for huntsman. also look at his record as governor of utah. he has a loyalist demeanor with president obama, trying to emphasize that. you have to look at his record. it will be very tough for jon huntsman to define who he is. if he tries to go too far to the right and beat up on barack obama, is he going to look disloyal? and will voters believe it? will it seem real if he starts running as some type of far right conservative? he we saw that when mitt romney

n er please stand by for realtime captions. please stand by for realtime captions. ght it it h him, in fact in 2008. >> is that the question ron, at this point? has this really come together? are they staking out their positions to what we're going to see in the election here? huntsman is closer to the center and rick perry who, at this point, does not seem interested in being inclusive. >> we're in that point in the campaign. it happens every cycle when the party out of power is dissatisfied with their field. it's hard to see anybody this early on standing up to the president of the united states. there's always somebody better always a greener side of the fence. four years ago, if you remember it was fred thompson who was going to be the great savior of the republican party. he lasted about two and a half weeks. i'm not saying that's going to happen to perry. right now, the party is struggling to find somebody who can take on a pretty formidable candidate. >> let me make a follow-up on that, too, ron. one thing we're seeing that's interesting now, and we saw axelrod over the weekend talking about whether huntsman was this

best friend of barack obama. this white house, out of the gate, is almost playing wha whac-a-mole. the white house comes right out and starts bashing them down. have you noticed that? >> it's a very good observation. you also have to look at the polls and listen to david axelrod and robert gibbs and see who is leading in the republican primary. they don't want anyone to come out of the gates strong. >> we'll see if she starts hitting up on michele bachman, to see if they start taking her seriously. another conference in minnesota with conservative activists. she brought down the house. she's starting to pick up steam, i think. >> she could win in iowa. the thing to watch this week this is the last week they can raise money for this quarter. it will be interesting to see who comes out of this quarter with the most money. it's really the big tell. let's watch that at the end of the week. >> and how newt gingrich does if any of those donors stick with him too.

there's a lot to talk about here in politics. a lot going on this week. >> a discussion that will continue for quite some time. jan crawford and ron fournier we appreciate your time this morning. thank you from washington. >> thanks. >> interesting how it c

thanks so. . that's your latest weather. erica and jeff coming up flooding, arizona wildfires, heat, you name it. >> you got everything. >> a little bit of everything. >> never a dull moment. still ahead this morning, congresswoman gabrielle giffords goes home. we'll look at her weekend visit to tucson as she continues on her road to recovery. >> later, young, rory mcilroy

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tiger who? 22-year-old rory mcilroy absolutely smoked everyone at the u.s. open winning his first major title with a record 16 under par. the last ten u.s. open champions combined didn't shoot 16 under. >> that's incredible. >> a closer look at his historic win and why he's poised to become golf's next big star if he's not y.already. >> he may already be there. >> we visited with him a couple years ago when he was right on the cusp. he's different than tiger. he's a little shyer. he's a little more reserved. >> um-hum. >> a little more human maybe? >> he's a much different demeanor on the golf course. >> we'll show you some of that interview in a few minutes. >> i look forward to that. >> welcome back to "the early

show" at half past the hour. erica hill and jeff glor hitting in for wragge. workers being laid off in droves, you may know about this firsthand. governors and mayors trying to erase massive deficits. usually the government is the first to start hiring again after a recession. clearly things are different this time around. we'll look at the results of these major cuts and the ways that governments are going forward in terms of doing business and the impact of that. >> the sooner they can turn things around the sooner everything gets turned back around. betty nguyen is at the news desk. >> good morning guys and good morning to you at home. syrian president bashar al assad said saboteurs are behind the in libya. nearly 11,000 syrians have fled

into turkey. it's estimated more than 100400 have been killed since the protests began in march. nato is admitting to a deadly mistake in its ongoing air campaign in libya. the alliance says a missile intended for a military target instead hit a residential area in tripoli yesterday. the

in a healthy economic recovery the government is usually the to first start hiring again. not this time. states, cities and towns are cutting jobs because of rising costs these days as cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis tells us this morning, rebecca, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. this say big problem for the recovery. the official end of the great recession was two years ago this month but you wouldn't know it by looking at the health of the nation's states and municipalities. since june of 200022002009 these

governments have cut nearly half a million jobs action when they should be leading the nation's recovery. when the devastating tornado ripped through jefferson county alabama, last april, roadworkers like 47-year-old james huron were the first to respond. >> we cleared the roads and got it open for everybody to get in check on their loved ones to get their families out. >> reporter: now the county tackling a massive debt crisis he is nearly 1,000 public sector workers whos job is being eliminated as the local government slashes its workforce by more than 40,000. for sharon a father two of teenagers with health problems the thought of facing a future without insurance is terrifying. >> my son had leukemia as a child. if it wasn't for this job and insurance i don't know how i could have done what i it is for him. my daughter had to have several eye surgeries. without the insurance i couldn't have done it. i'm scared to death. >> reporter: jefferson county isn't the only place scaling back.

cash-strapped states have cut nearly half a million jobs. public sector jobs are needed to fuel economic growth. >> in past economic recoveries they've added jobs aggressively. in this economy state and local governments have been cutting jobs. it's a different time today compared to the past. it's one of the reasons why this economic recovery is as weak as it is. >> reporter: the realities of the cuts are starting to be felt. last month rescue workers failed to save a drowning man after the budget for equipment and training was severely cut. in camden new jersey officials reported a 19% spike in violent crime after the police force was reduced by half. the future is unclear. >> the ditches are going to have to be cleebdaned driveways retied in, new pipes for drainage and

not going to have enough people to do that. >> reporter: last week we watched as he was handed his pink slip. he swiped his time card one last time and turned in his i.d. badge leaving with the hopes that the cutbacks are only temporary. >> it's disheartening, you come by here and pour your heart and soul into what you're doing, try to do a good job for your community, good job for your bosses and you just feel like everybody's turning their back on us. >> in addition to cutting jobs many state and local governments are also raising taxes to make up for those budget shortfalls. earlier illinois hiked its income tax rates by a record 67% so as you can see jeff the crunch is being felt by everyone and particularly those in the communities where things are being cut, you're taking things away and costing more for it. >> 67%, rebecca jarvis thanks very much. up next, the trip congresswoman gabrielle giffords

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gabrielle giffords this weekend. she spent the weekend in tucson arizona, her first visit home since january, when she was shot in the head during a rampage that killed six other people. priya david clemmons has the latest step on her road to recovery.xd >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords took another important step in her stunning recovery with her weekend trip home to tucson. her husband, ast out in mark kelly released a statement saying "gabby misses tucson very much and her doctors have said that returning to her hometown could play an important role in her recovery. it is sure to be very emotion." the trip means just as much to supporters in giffords district. susan heilman was one of the 19 people wounded in the shooting. >> gabby wants to do better and certainly we want her back. >> the milestone came sooner than anyone predicted. her staff hoped she'd be out of the hospital early july. she was discharged last week to

be home with kelly. >> it's great for her to be out of the hospital. >> reporter: on sunday she resumed her outpatient treatment where she's been struggling to learn how to relearn to speak and walk. >> a lot of medicine is outside of our control. we're wise to acknowledge miracles. >> reporter: giffords' trip was kept private with no public appearances or interviews a simple weekend with loved ones on a long road to recovery. priya david clemmons cbs news san francisco. >> and now here's jeff. a new medical study gives an okay to the hpv vaccine. the human. low va virus can lead to cervical cancer. the vaccine sparked anniversary that girls as young as 11 get it. betty nguyen reports it is especially effective for teenagers. >> i just turned 17 when i got the hpv vaccine. >> reporter: karen sanchez says

her mom convinced her to get vaccinated for hpv. >> better to be prepared. >> i chose to get my daughter vaccinated -- >> reporter: since it was introduced in 2006 it's known to be an effective weapon in the battle against cervical cancer. in the united states it is believed to cause up to 1 million cases of dangerous pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities every year. 12,000 women develop cervical cancer and 4,000 will die. now, a new study provides more evidence that early vaccination can make a big difference. >> i feel safer to know i got it earlier rather than waiting to know after i was sexually active. >> reporter: girls under 18 vaccinated had a 50% reduction in precancerous cervical abnormalities. >> this study is the first real life study of a vaccine program.

>> reporter: this doctor is a gynecologist who specializes in cancer. she calls the large scale study of women 12 to 26 significant. >> i think it shows us that this is the group that we need to target. we need to target younger women before they become sexually active and have the potential to be exposed to the virus. >> reporter: she says it's more convincing evidence that teens like kiran could benefit from the vaccine. >> i feel better knowing that it will work better for me because i got it earlier. >> reporter: betty nguyen cbs news new york. >> 80% of american women have been exposed to hpv at some point in their lives, both the cdc and the fda say the vaccine is safe and effective, despite reports of its side effects. up next only 22 years old and broke all kinds of records at the u.s. open. we'll look at the inside story

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if you haven't heard this morning, the world of golf hals a new superstar, rory mcilroy only 22 years old of northern ireland won the u.s. open on sunday with a record-setting score and along the way he drew plenty comparisons to tiger woods, as we first found out a couple years ago it's something mcilroy's been preparing for, for a long time. >> unreal performance from rory mcilroy. >> reporter: he is the youngest u.s. open winner ever shot the lowest open score ever. >> mcilroy completely in control. >> reporter: on sunday rory mcilroy broke more records than most fans can process. >> i couldn't ask for much more and just so happy to be holding

this trophy. >> reporter: all of it happened a performance for the ages just two months after a collapse for the ages. at the masters in april, mcilroy entered the final round with a commanding lead, just like he did yesterday. back then he crumbled shooting an awful 80 plummeting to a 15th place finish. >> and it just goes from bad to worse. >> reporter: this time mcilroy cruised, his victory by eight strokes, seemingly never in doubt, not after he birdied the very first hole which is the kind of play we expected all along after we first met him two years ago. >> i know that i've got a long career ahead of me just trying to pace myself a little bit. >> reporter: at the time mcilroy had just won his first pro tournament. he had a swing to envy. >> in? are you serious? >> reporter: the comparisons to one tiger woods just beginning. are the comparisons to tiger fair? >> probably not.

i don't -- i don't know how good i'm going to be in five or ten years' time if i can win half the events tiger has, i'll be very happy. happy father's day. >> reporter: he's already made his father very happy. and now rory mcilroy stands to inherit the mantle of best player in the world, a spot that woods has seemingly left vacant. we've seen sort of a rebirth for golf. i think rory is the most talent talented player we've seen since 1997. >> reporter: given mcilroy's age it's a run that could last a good long time. he may be kind of the next tiger but he's not tiger. he's a different kid. >> he's rory his own man. more to come and more to come on "the early show" just ahead. she found...7.2 dogs... [ barking ] 43 squirts of dad's shaving cream 32 classmates, 347 newspapers half

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♪ ♪ there's a reason they call him the big man. fans this morning mourning clarence clemons. he died on saturday. just ahead we'll take a look back at his career and one of the most remarkable partnerships in music. people refer to it as really they were soulmates, he and bruce springsteen. and just a huge loss obviously not only for bruce but for so many people. >> sharing that, it's iconic. >> it's phenomenal. it really is. so that's ahead this morning. as we welcome you back to the

"early show." chris wragge is off this morning. >> we'll check in with what's happening in libya because a nato mistake is giving a big pr boost this morning to moammar gadhafi's regime. this morning nato admits an air raid on tripoli killed civilians on sunday. allen pizzey is in tripoli with more. >> reporter: the strike is the first clear evidence that nato has actually hit civilian targets and presented the libyans with a chance to put their case in a way that exceeded their wildest propaganda efforts. the power of the exploes drew a swell dweling to chunks of rubble and twisted reinforcing bars. nato was targeting what a statement called a missile site operated by pro-gadhafi forces. >> it appears that one weapon did not strike the intended target due to a weapons systems failure. >> reporter: a frantic rescue operation pulled out no survivors.

libyan officials said nine people died in the blast and 18 were injured. the site was in the middle of the tripoli, a suburb known for its anti-regime sentiments. several people quietly told those rushed to the scene various military sites were nearby, but government officials stressed the civilian side. >> why should they bomb a place hike this? >> reporter: it is already under pressure because the campaign is taking more time and costing more in resources than anyone predicted. the attack is a major propaganda boost for the gadhafi regime which has consistently maintained that civilians are being killed while presenting little credible evidence. >> we hold min cameron, president sarkozy and president

obama responsible. >> reporter: he also called for a jihad against nato and what he called western aggressor, but spokesmen were later at pains to stress the jihad in this case did not in any way imply terrorism. allen pizzey, tripoli. get you a closer look at some of the other headlines. betty nguyen is standing by at the newsdesk. >> good morning. persistent wind driven wildfires that refuse to die have forced more evacuations. there are wildfires burning from east texas to southern california, but some of the worst are in arizona. this weekend high winds pushed arizona's massive wallow fire farther across the border toward the small new mexico town of luna causing fire officials to evacuate the entire community. that fire has now consumed more than 800 square miles. earlier, governor jan brewer pointed to the one bright spot in three weeks of devastation. >> the line is that there's been no loss of life either with

residents or the firefighters. >> reporter: a second arizona wildfire, the monument fire near sierra vista on the mexican border has burned through 21,000 acre, destroying 44 homes and many more are threatened. at least 7,000 residents have been forced to evacuate. in texas, dozens of wildfires fueled by a record drought across the state have been burning since november. more than 3 million acres have been torched over the past eight months. officials are calling this fire extremely dangerous. it started just friday about 100 miles north of houston in east texas and has already taken 15,000 acres. it is the fourth largest fire in state history. >> we know it's going to hit the house, we'll leave. till then, we're staying. >> more hot and windy weather is expected in the south, and that also is expected to hamper firefighting efforts this morning. the head of the iaea is calling for safety checks on

every nuclear reactor in the world within 18 months. the iaea began a four-day meeting in vienna this morning in the wake of japan's nuclear disaster. it is preparing to release a report on the fukushima disaster which will say japan underestimated threat from tsunamis. syrian president bashir al assad blamed saboteurs for the political unrest in his country. he hinted at constitutional reform and urged those who had fled the government crackdown to return. cbs news correspondent wyatt andrews is standing by on the board werrder with details. good morning, wyatt. >> reporter: betty, good morning. there were two bashar al assads speaking this morning. the first admitted that his government has been too corrupt, not responsive enough to some of the people and he said he would start something called the national dialogue authority to hear out the people's concerns,

pass new laws and eventually develop a new constitution. what assad does not seem to be acknowledging, however, is that there's a new reality inside syria. he continues to argue that the mass demonstrations that turn out every friday are somehow a foreign conspiracy. he argues that the violence that's killed 1400 people has been started by the protesters themselves. most of all, assad is not acknowledging that that mass protest movement is not just about reform any more. it's about him leaving office. and there was nothing in his speech about that. betty? >> all right cbs' wyatt andrews on the syrian/turkish border. thank you. sega announced on sunday that hackers broke into its database and stole personal information from more than a million customers. it is the latest in a string of cyberattacks on corporations, government contractors, even the cia. as cbs news correspondent elaine

quijano reports. >> reporter: when computer hackers forced a shutdown of the cia public website for two hours last week the cia claim nod sensitive information was at risk. but internet security experts say it was still a huge embarrassment for the government's top spy agency. >> it's never a good thing when you're the cia and your website has data talking about a hacker. >> reporter: while the attack was deemed harmless the same can't be said for the breach on government contractor lockheed martin last month. that's when the nation's top weapons manufacturer discovered the system allowing employees remote access may have been compromised. some suspect foreign governments were responsible for this attack. >> now, with the governments getting involved it's moved from the personal attacks to now going after the government attacks and going on a much bigger, much more scary level. >> reporter: it's this threat of foreign cyberespionage that's propted the national security agency to announce it is stepping in to assist government

contractors like lockheed martin better secure their data. a wave of attacks has hit private businesses as well. on friday banking giant citigroup revealed that more than 360,000 customers had credit card information compromised. nearly double the original estimate from a month ago. but par for the course in an era of online consumers, according to experts. >> someone is going to get your data eventually. i don't think it's a matter of if any more. just that the data is propagated out everywhere and every day a new company is being hacked. your data probably by now has already been hacked. it would be shocking if it wasn't. >> reporter: the escalation of computer hacking now has the pentagon calling for any cyberthreat to the nation's infrastructure like the country's power grid to be considered an act of war, virtual threats, subject to a very real military response. elan keyine quijano, cbc news new

york. joining us now peter brooks with the heritage foundation. >> good morning. >> elaine laid out those three basic areas of threat here. the government, private businesses then also the infrastructure. as you look at those three areas, which is the most vulnerable? >> well, it's hard to say. it depends on what you're thinking about in terms of a threat. the pentagon and the military worry about cyberwarfare in case we were to go to war with somebody. the government and congress and private industry are worried about cyberescyberespionage, then there are cybercriminals which are people stealing financial data for uses of fraud it. depends exactly where you're putting the threat. obviously, national security economic security should be the forefront of our concern. >> we just heard in elaine's piece, the challenge that your data as an average american that you're information has been hacked pretty good. anything that i can do about it?

>> of course, the companies that hold that data need to step up and take the necessary cybersecurity measures to protect your data. you should also be very careful. i mean we have our virus protection software. people should take good care of that and make sure that's looked at as well. but in some cases we're even looking at government private industry partnerships that will increase our cybersecurity. so critically important that everybody does what they need to do to protect your data and your proprietary information. >> what about moving forward t idea of treating some of these hacks as an actual act of war. what would that mean? >> the pentagon is trying to decide what sort of cyberoperations, what sort of cyberattacks constitute an act of hostility. we're expecting an unclassified version of the pentagon's report in the coming days. they've decided that certain things will be considered an act of hostility such as an attack on our infrastructure. we know that the chinese and the russians have mapped our electrical grids and that we have three major electrical

grids. if there's the possibility of war between our country, they might turn out the lights which would be a major distraction to our national command authorities. this is something we're waiting to see how the government comes down on. >> it is a scary picture that you paint. we hope those shore up so we don't have to worry about it. thank you fo

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now. i find myself skilled. it's helpful. >> reporter: you know you're learning. >> i know i'm learning. >> reporter: a psychologist at ucla developed the technology behind this method of teaching. >> you study people who are really good at things always the first thing that jumps out is these people are picking up information differently. >> reporter: he based his program on the idea that the brain registers subtle patterns subconsciously before the student realizes they're learning. it's not how well you do but rather how well you learn. >> the program is set up where you if you get a wrong answer it explains to you how to work through it? >> i don't feel like kicking the computer, i keep going. i feel in the classroom i'll be able to trust myself. >> reporter: this type of learning may not be for everyone, students in this classroom say it is working for them. >> in the long run i feel my processing abilities are benefiting. >> reporter: terry mccarthy, cbs

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delays along that stretch as you head through downtown san jose. elsewhere coming off the bay bridge, we have an accident approaching 17th. . to the bay bridge toll mazza you can see how busy it is. cars not moving fast at all through the gates. really backed up all the way into the macarthur maze. a check of traffic for your forecast. here's morris. . >> beautiful to look at. >> the sunshine is pretty, not the traffic. >> no, not the traffic. at least you have the sunshine to look at if you're stuck out there, folks. it will be hot in many states like. this we have mount diablo. you'll be cooking inland today. high pressure sitting overhead will crank up the temperatures, 90s many spots in the valley. 80s and 90s toward the valley. 70s toward the coastline the next couple of days. summer begins tomorrow. turning up the temperature near a hundred degrees the coolest spot on thursday.

good looking cars, right? these are cars that do not need a fill-up, just a plug in. if the predictions are right in five years we should have more than 25 electric car models to choose from, another 25 to 30 hybrids, times are changing huh. >> they are and to think of in that short of a period of time we can have all of those choices. >> good morning, i'm jeff glor for chris wragge, with erica hill. >> the new and growing world of electric cars in a moment. also ahead, many baby boomers are part of a sandwiched generation. you may be taking care of your kids, or maybe they're out of

the house but now you find yourselves caring for aging parents. a lot of boomers are completely unprepared, they don't know where they keep important documents, finances. a daughter is speaking out hoping that what they are going through with their mom will be an important lesson for so many people across the country. >> something that will happen more and more bigger and bigger issue. also people throw around the word legend maybe too often. when it comes to gladys knight seems to fit. she won a contest in 1952 at the age of 7. this morning the empress of soul, her life and career. first, would you ever buy an electric car? more drivers are thinking about it, thanks to $4 a gallon gas. there are more electric cars out there. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy found out.

>> reporter: when people make the car they're like golf carts you show them this? this roadster goes from 0 to 60 in four seconds. whoa! he knows just how long and slow the road has been. >> 100 years ago there were more electrics on the road than there were gas cars. >> reporter: his documentary "who killed the electric car" chronicled their rise in the 1890s and again in the 1990s. carmakers gave up on electric because gas powered cars were cheaper and went further. >> it's a race total race. >> reporter: now chris has a new film, "revenge of the electric car." >> we will not stop. >> reporter: shows intense competition to mass produce a new era of plug-in electric vehicles. why? gas isn't cheap anymore and climate change is a growing concern. even the people who don't care about the environmental reasons

might do it for the wallet reasons. >> most people will do it for the wallet reason. the whole success of the electric car is really based on $4 a gallon and $5 a gallon gasoline. >> reporter: chris owns the chevy volt and new nissan leaf. because of the battery technology it can go up to 100 miles and plugs into the wall. >> do you mind while i plug in? how much is this going to cost me? i'll be here for three hours, so it will cost you about 75 cents. >> reporter: it sounds simple but getting americans behind the electric wheel is not. a recent poll found 57% of us will not buy electric despite our pain at the pump. why do you think so many americans seem to have a hang-up about electric they don't think it will be reliable? >> i think most americans haven't had a chance to dry one. >> reporter: 36-year-old carlisa hamigaki made the

switch. >> i never have to stop at a gas station anymore. >> reporter: most people are confused. >> i shake my head and go there's no miles per gallon. it's kilowatt hours. >> reporter: she no longer spends money on gas but most electric cars cost about $10,000 more up front than compare able gas cars. that's why the federal government is offering $7,500 tax credits and many states are giving thousands more. >> the rebates made this car seem like an affordable any car. >> reporter: nearly every major car company is coming out with an electric model including california, offers a bigger battery go as far as 150 miles. >> at some point in time we will run out of oil so energy security plays a large part in pushing evs. >> reporter: president obama thinks it will help reduce dependency on foreign oil. his goal 100 million plug-ins

by 2014. most experts say that's unlikely. >> too expensive and they don't see the benefits plus they're concerned about range. >> reporter: the government is trying to change that spending more than $100 million to build thousands of charging stations around the country. >> it's a terrific car. >> reporter: so chris payne believes the electric car's time has come again. >> beginning of a whole new era right now. >> reporter: this time he thinks americans will stay charged up. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> interesting how they still make it look like you're putting gas in your car but it's a charge. >> the key is when they get to the point where a full charge gets you a full tank of gas like 200, 300, 400 mile trip. >> now this goes up to 150 miles, really not that far for people used to going -- >> if you're taking a long drive, going on a trip. >> let us know when you have that worked out. betty nguyen standing by at the news desk now.

>> a good point exactly. >> get on it. >> i'll work on that. in the meantime a warning for parents and grandparents whose kids play in portable pools they can be deadly. the first study in the u.s. out this morning, a child dies every five days in those pools. most of the children were under 5 and died during the summer. the study found portable pools don't have safeguards like fencing or safety covers like permanent pools do. president obama's daughters arrive in south africa with the first lady today but before the girls left yesterday they celebrated father's day with a trip to the ice cream parlor with their dad. according to one witness with the scoop, sasha got cookie dough and malia vanilla. sounds good even at this hour. a new miss usa was crowned last night in las vegas, 21 alyssa campanella is from california and tops a field of 50 other beauty queens. she'll now represent the u.s. in this year's miss universe

pageant. at the daytime emmys "the bold and the beautiful" won best drama series for the third straight year and pat say jack of "wheel of fortune" and alex trebek of "jeopardy!" won lifetime achievement awards. there has never been a hollywood star like the late marilyn monroe. even now she can turn a simple dress into a fortune. there she is doing her subway breeze thing in "the seven year itch" and the white dress sold at auction in beverly hills for $4.6 million. that is some chump change right there. we're going to get you something free this morning, a check of the weather with marysol. good morning. >> good morning, betty. good morning, everyone at home. we'll show you the national picture. there's a big swap of thunderstorms and within that swathe, hail rain and a possibility of a tornado in

>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. here's erica. millions of baby boomer also soon be caring for their parents but a new survey suggests they're not ready. half of the boomers surveyed said they couldn't name one medication their parents take. just over a third say they don't know if their parents have a safe deposit box. 36% don't know where to find their parents' financial information. we met two sisters who have had to learn some similar hard lessons very quickly. until recently 87-year-old helen wright was living a healthy, independent living driving her friends around. >> people were calling her, asking her for rides, because they didn't like to drive at night. >> but after a fall a few months ago her behavior began to change. >> she began to be a little bit befuddled about things. >> helen's daughter kathy, grew concerned about her mother's

increasing confusion and scheduled a ct scan. >> the radiologist called me back in and said, showed me a paper and said she has a massive brain tumor. want me to put some lotion on your hands in. >> since the tumor was diagnosed, kathy and her sister diane suddenly and unexpectedly become full time care givers for their mother. >> it's like part of you does not believe this, that this is the diagnosis. here, i'll hold it. our first challenge was just taking care of her. the second was trying to find the things that we needed in order to be allowed to take care of her. okay we'll bring your afternoon pills. >> it was like a major treasure hunt, and we knew that somewhere she would have this so we'd go through it and see what we could find. >> that's interesting. . >> the night we found the strong box with her long-term health care policy was wonderful celebration. >> that feel good? >> yes. >> the sisters now find themselves playing a game of

catchup trying to figure out their mother's medical needs while coping with the emotions of her cancer battle. >> i remember going out to the car, rolling up the window locking the door and sobbing, and then there's times when you know you want to be upset but you do not have time. >> one more with thing to do. >> these last few trying months have taught the women an important lesson one they share with anyone who will listen. >> i have a friend the other day who said tell me exactly what it is i need to ask my mom, because this experience showed her that you never know when today they're fine tomorrow they're not. so sit down have a conversation with your parents about it, and preface it that it's not a comfortable conversation for anybody, but it needs to happen in order to make sure you're giving your parents the very best care possible. >> they were unprepared to give their mom that care so they sought professional assistance. >> you're not a failure for asking for help because you're

going to do a better job in your caregiving if you have that help. >> kathy and diane are now able to both help their mom and cherish their time with her. >> now i can remember her with the conversations we've had, her sense of humor, she laughs over who she is. that's the kind of memory i want to have. >> and joining us now is ken budd, executive editor of "aarp" magazine. when you look at the findings from this study, does any of that come as a surprise to you that so many adult kids don't actually know that much about their parents and their needs? >> if anything i think it's a little surprising the numbers aren't higher just because first off baby boomers are getting hit on a lot of fronts caregiving financially supporting their kids, a tough job market for boomers and care giving tends to be a gradual process, taking your father to the doctor or taking your mother to the store so learning some of this stuff can take a little time. >> you mentioned you were

surprised the numbers weren't higher. do you think this is becoming more of a norm for boomers to be taking care of their parents? >> absolutely. there's already 65 million americans who provide unpaid care. the value of that care is about $350 billion, a huge number and only going to get higher as the population ages. >> who do you think should be initiating these conversations? it could be a tough discussion to have. let's talk about your medical history, talk about where all the funds are but it's a necessary one. >> absolutely. i think it depends on the situation, if you're dealing with a parent who is having some initial dementia issues that's a different situation but the key is to have the conversation and have a candid conversation to get this on the table. >> is there anything to make it easier to break the ice, if you will? >> i think to start up front about financial issues health issues. those are the key areas to focus on and at some point a full assessment, financial, emotional and find out what a parent's situation is. that's when you get the information to say do we need to think about some sort of

assisted living, can the person stay at home and nine out of ten people want to stay at home and frequently stay there. >> in terms of thinking about things obviously you want to plan for this when a person is well, not only is it easier to have the conversation but it may be easier for them to think about these options. when do you need to start planning? >> now. i think you want to start early and often and have this conversation frequently because this is not an area where you want to be panicking. you want to plan things out because you want to respect your parents' desires as they move forward in life. >> as you help your parents plan is that something you should be doing for yourself as well? >> it's a good wake-up call for everybody. you can find great information at aarp.org backslash caregiving. baby boomers think about this now and how to hand tell in the future. >> ken budd thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. just ahead the one and only gladys knight after half a century of stardom, taking center stage?

her own las vegas theater. stay with us. you're watching "the early show" on

♪ he's leaving on that midnight train to georgia ♪ ♪ leaving on that midnight train ♪ after 50 years gladys knight has been entertaining audiences with her distinctive music. "early show" special contributor eila bronze sat down for an interview. >> good to see you. classics like "midnight train to georgia" and "i heard it through the grapevine" but it was an amazing privilege for me to chat down with this legendary performer. ♪ i heard it through the grapevine ♪

that no longer would you be mine ♪ >> reporter: it's a voice with astonishing range and character, and the power to make timeless music. ♪ he's leaving ♪ ♪ leaving ♪ ♪ on that midnight train to georgia ♪ >> reporter: gladys knight began performing at the age of 4 in her native atlanta. >> my mom told me as i grew a little bit and matured a little bit that what i was doing and the voice that i had was a gift from god. >> reporter: she whoo eventually join her brother and cousins to join gladys knight and the pips that earned them fans all over the world with a string of hits in the late '60s and early '70s. ♪ we belong together ♪ >> reporter: but even after 38 albums, seven grammys and 11 amas this hall of fame singer refuelses to rest those famous pipes. recently collaborated with superproducer and "american idol" judge randy jackson on a record. >> this music business is

amazing, like starting all over. >> reporter: is it exciting? >> it is because it allows me to still do what i do be contemporary and have fun, and enjoy a whole new genre of music, which is what i've had to do all of these years through five different eras. >> reporter: knight has scored number one hits on the pop, r&b and adult contemporary music charts, toured and performed most of her life but its he a new show in the tropicana in las vegas thats had her reflecting on her entire career. >> i have been playing las vegas since 1966 that's before most of these hotels were built, and when tumbleweeds was rolling down the boulevard, frank sinatra, dean martin joey bishop, all of them so they kind of made us honorary

members, with them and out of all that time i'm glad to see there's progress. ♪ walk in my shoes ♪ >> reporter: when she first played vegas nearly 50 years ago at the height of the civil rights era, black entertainers had to enter through the back door. today she not only headlines, the theater she performs in is named for her. >> all of those fantastic, awesome, wonderful entertainers that have come through this city that are of color, nobody's ever had a room named after them. i mean grammys and all of those things are wonderful but it's a different kind of honor and representation. ♪ i love you ♪ ♪ yes i do ♪ >> it's fantastic and when i go out there and you know i feel like they're really coming to my house. >> reporter: six decades after taking the stage for the first time the empress of soul finally has one to call her own and that midnight train back home will

have to wait a little longer. ♪ on that midnight train to love ♪ >> you know you're doing all right when a theater is actually named after you. >> not too shabby. >> and jamming to "midnight train to georgia ♪ >> did you get to sing with her? >> i did not but she said we should do a show together. me and her. >> do you have that on tape? >> she said it on tape and any time you're performing let me know and i will come and maybe we can do something in the future. >> the knight brown theater. >> a nice ring to it. a fantastic show. seems like such a warm approachable, just sort of lovely person to chat with and she's this big star. >> yes. you would never know it. the most down-to-earth person i've ever met and favorite restaurant is a pita restaurant. it's not her own restaurant. there we are in the pita restaurant. right down the street from her house, and she came in they knew exactly what she liked and you know i would have assumed it

would be this really hoyty toyty restaurant. she likes a chicken kabob. >> just like you. >> chicken kabob pita at 9:00 a.m. >> it is the lunch breakfast of champions. >> that was very cool. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for bringing that to us. have to check out the show. >> i think we should. a little trip to vegas and we won't be able to tell you about it. >> continued success in nashville as well. >> have a great day everyone. your local news is next.

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jose. an overturned pest control truck. we've learned there is 2,500 gallons of pesticide in the highway. the off ramp is blocked. watch out for a's. backed up to allen roth right now. the plaza is jammed to the macarthur maize. no incidents out there. a stall slowed up traffic. a lot of people trying to get into san francisco. a 20-minute wait on to the bridge. that's your traffic. enjoy the sunshine while you're out and about. looking fantastic over the bay. starting to heat things up. high pressure sitting overhead. at the same time we have the offshore wind blowing, meaning clear skies all the way to the coastline. expect 70s toward the beaches, 80s, 90s inside the bay. hotter toward tomorrow, the first day of summer. cooling off, a fog returning on

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