good morning. after weeks of allegations and accusations, a fourth women comes forward, this time publicly with claims that herman cain sexually harassed her, groping her after she asked for help finding a job. cain is fighting back, insisting last night he did nothing wrong. >> there's not an ounce of truth in all of these accusations. we'll ask sharon bialek and her attorneys about those accusations and why they decided to speak up now. dr. conrad murray leaves the court in handcuffs after found dwae guilty of causing the singer's death. we'll hear from jackson's family and his friends and talk with a family who knew him for 40 years. the sports world mourns the death of a champion as joe

frazier dies after the age of 67 after a short battle with liver ca cancer. we'll look back at his life and legacy on this november 8th, we'll look back at his life and legacy on this november 8th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs what a shot there. that sunrise. i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off. we begin with this new accusation of sexual harassment against republican presidential candidate herman cain. the woman first came forward and she said cain groped her in a car 14 years ago. >> cain is holding a news conference this afternoon to respond to the charges. he says they are completely 100% false. we'll speak with the latest accuser in studio in just a moment, but, first, jan crawford is in washington with the latest

on this story. jan, good morning. >> good morning, jeff and erica. the woman is named sharon bialek and worked for the national restaurant association and she said this incident took place after she was fired and went to cain asking for help finding another job. >> i am coming forward to give a face and a voice to those women who cannot or for whatever reasons do not wish to come forward. >> reporter: at a packed press conference she made her accusations public describing them in graphic detail. >> he suddenly reached over and he put his hand on my leg under my skirt and reached for my g genit genitals. i was very surprised and very shocked. i said, what are you doing? mr. cain said, you want a job,

right? i asked him to stop and he did. >> reporter: bialek met cain at a national restaurant association and about a month later the association fired her telling her it was unhappy with her fund-raising efforts. she contacted cain who was still the association's president for help finding another job. she arranged a trip to washington to meet with him and said her then boyfriend booked her into a room at the capital hilton. when she arrived at the hotel she said she had an enormous suite. >> i met him in the lobby of the capital hilton. we had drinks at the hotel and he asked how i liked my room. which is kind of normal. and i was very, i said i was very surprised. mr. cain kind of smirked and then said, i upgraded you. >> reporter: after dinner at an italian restaurant, bialek said cain drove her by the restaurant association's offices and said he groped her after he parked

the car. two other women reached confidential settlements with the restaurant association in the 1990s after complaining of harassment by cain. cain has flatly and repeatedly denied all accusations of harassment. he now is pointing at the media, blaming it for double standards, saying if the media want to continue talking about nonsense, that's fine. i'm not going to join them. it doesn't look like the citizenry planned to join them either. and last night on the late night comedy show jimmy kimmel live. cain described what it was like to say what it was like to watch bialek's press conference. >> the feelings that you have when you know that all of this is totally fabricated, you go from anger, then you get disgusted. because there's not an ounce of truth in all these accusations. >> reporter: now bialek said she told her boyfriend and another friend about the incident but didn't complain to the restaurant association at the

time because she didn't work there. as for cain, he will face the media later today, jeff. he is holding a press conference to respond to these accusations. >> jan crawford, thank you. joining us now, sharon bialek and her attorney, gloria allred. why did you decide to come out now? what's in it for you? >> absolutely nothing. i have so much to lose, but really nuthing to gain. it was a very tough decision for me to make and i know i'm doing the right thing. >> but, again, why? why did you decide now to come out and talk about it? >> because i wanted to be the voice and the face for those women that couldn't or wouldn't come forward. and those that know me know i'm pretty outspoken and know that i fight for my convictions and i really believe in this and i had to do something. >> sharon, when you saw herman cain say that there was not an ounce of truth in all of this, that it is completely fabricated, your reaction is what?

>> you know, i did this, i don't despise the man. i actually did it because i wanted to help him. i wanted to give him a platform to come clean, to tell the truth. and he still hasn't done it and it's really a shame because he could have switched it. he could have, you know, come forward and i was trying to be nice about it, too. and it just didn't work. >> we know he has said that he is going to come out and speak later today. did you contact him at all before deciding to go forward with this press conference yesterday? >> i did not. >> do you think that he may have had a different reaction had you reached out to him privately ahead of time? >> i think the real question is, has he contacted her to say that to admit to what he has done and then also to apologize, if he thought that was appropriate to do. but, no, he hasn't contacted her. and the real question is, also, should the public believe four women, none of whom appear to

know each other or one man who has a motive to deny everything? i think the public can make that choice. >> reporter: and you point out you don't know each other. you don't know these other women. >> no, i haven't met them. >> gloria, you have been in contact with one attorney. >> i'm not sure what you mean? >> with the attorney of one of the other women. >> no, i have not. but i know the other women have reportedly alleged sexual harassment. two of them received settlements after they alleged sexual harassment against herman cain. i think herman cain now has the burden of answering certain questions. does he admit that he met sharon? does he admit that he went to dinner with her? does he admit that he was in the car with her? does he admit that he put his hand, as she alleges, under her skirt and groped her genitals? these are the kind of questions he needs to answer. not a flat denial.

what are the specifics of what he's done. >> when herman cain saw you a month ago, he acknowledged that he remembered you. >> absolutely. >> but then it just ended really quickly, the interaction, at least. >> he was being ushered on stage and reflecting back and even on that day, i notice he was uncomfortable with, you know, i think he thought about it and became uncomfortable. >> had you heard any other stories before that night, 14 years ago or after? >> no, no. in fact, as i was sitting in the audience after i had reintroduced myself to him, i began to think, gosh, you know, he's running for president. i really hope this was the only time he's done something like this for his sake and, so, i did not know of anyone else. i thought maybe it was just a moment in time, but, obviously, not. >> you never heard anything within your time of the national restaurant association? >> no, i haven't. >> she is a registered republican and she's not

endorsed another candidate and not made contributions to any candidate and matter of fact, her only motive is to tell the truth and give a voice and help to empower women. >> sharon, let me ask you that. because of the way you voted before and you say you're a republican. if he comes clean in your mind, could you see yourself voting for him? >> i think first you need to admit that you've done wrong because you can't say you're sorry until you've done wrong. so, that's a loaded question. >> if he did that, would you vote for him? >> i'd have to think about that. so, i hope that he does and i'd have to think about that one. >> appreciate you both coming in this morning. thank you. >> okay. interesting question, it wasn't a no. it wasn't. interesting answer. a lot of things to watch for today. want to turn to the latest on michael jackson dr. conrad murray. he's on suicide watch this morning at the l.a. county jail. >> the jury convicted him of

involuntary manslaughter on monday and ben tracy is outside the courthouse on monday. ben, good morning. >> good morning. after a six-week trial, the jury took nine hours to reach their verdict, and it was not the verdict that dr. conrad murray was hoping for. >> we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray had no reaction as the verdict was read. but outside the courthouse, a crowd of hundreds erupted. >> this is just wonderful. this is about time. >> members of the jackson family who sat through every day of the trial were clearly relieved. >> michael was watching over us. he was watching over us. >> reporter: conrad murray was handcuffed in the courtroom and immediately taken to jail. his attorney did not talk, but the prosecutor did. >> our sympathies go out to the jackson family at this time for the loss that they have

suffered, not a pop icon, but a son and a brother. >> reporter: yet pop icon is how the executors of michael jackson's estate want him remembered. in a statement they said, "in this case, justice has been served. michael is missed on a daily basis but his genius and his music will be with us forever. the trial lasted for 23 days and included 49 witnesses and more than 300 pieces of evidence. in the end, the jury agreed that dr. murray giving michael jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol was so reckless that it led to the singer's death. >> michael jackson trusted conrad murray. he trusted him with his life. he paid with his life. >> reporter: the defense tried to paint jackson as a drug addict. they say dr. murray was a victim of michael jackson's behavior. >> he was just a little fish in a big, dirty pond.

>> reporter: dr. murray will spend thanksgiving in the los angeles county jail. he's being held right now without bail until november 29th when he'll be sentenced. he is facing up to four years in prison, but will likely serve just a fraction of that because of overcrowding. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. also joining us from l.a. is jean casarez who covered jackson trial for "in session." you were there for basically the entire trial, as well. as we've seen the video, there didn't appear to be any reaction from dr. conrad murray. from where you were, did you see any sort of reaction? >> you know, he keeps his emotions inside. he does not emit a lot of emotion. he hasn't from the beginning. it was a packed courtroom. people were standing and lining the walls when the verdict came down and the jury came in. they were stowic, they did not look at him, which is always a sign. the jackson family, there were

15 members of the jackson family. randy jackson, i was right behind them and he had his arm around his mother and was massaging her shoulder. when the verdict was announced. the judged a monished the gallery that he didn't want any type of verbal emotion but la toya jackson couldn't help it and a shriek came out and you heard that. katherine jackson started to cry, as she has through poignant moments in this trial. >> the jury didn't look at dr. conrad murray. did they look at all at the 15 members of the jackson family? >> we saw vast glances but they knew it was a serious moment and they just looked straight ahead and found their seats and the fourth member was a male and had his master's degree in business. that is interesting, he led the jury. >> interesting. reaction from both sides. we just saw a good deal of it in ben's piece. a friend of conrad murray's said the jury felt an overwhelming

pressure to convict. what is the thinking? you were there for the entire trial. you were there following all of this. did the jury do its duty as it was instructed to? >> i think it did. when you look at the situation, i mean propofol in a bedroom without a lot of monitoring equipment. when have you ever heard of that. on the other hand, doesn't someone have to be accountable and responsibility for the king of pop's death? how do you not make someone responsible. many say this is a lesson for doctors. a doctor/patient relationship and not an employee/employer relationship. you don't do if it if it's unethical. this negates patient responsibility. a lot of doctors are concerned about that for the future because there is patient responsibility also. michael jackson wanted this. >> jean, we'll have to leave it there. appreciate your time this morning. thanks. >> thank you. want to turn now to the loss

of one of boxing's most high-profile champions. >> what a loss and what memories. we got word on monday that joe frazier died of liver cancer. this legend in the boxing world was best known for an epic and unforgettable rivalry with muhammad ali. >> smoking joe frazier! >> reporter: joseph william frazier was born to south carolina share croppers in 1944. he took to boxing early, developing a devastating left hook. a top amateur by 1964, he won olympic gold in tokyo and turned pro the next year. compiling a 32-4-1 record. it was his 41 rounds in three fights against muhammad ali that are most famous. after personally lobbying for ali's reinstatement to boxing, the two took center stage at madison square garden in 1971, where frazier won ali's

heavyweight title in the so-called fight of the century. he would lose the title shortly after to george foreman, but he faced off against ali twice more. ali won the rematch and then came their greatest fight of all. 1975 thriller, ali defended his title, but the grueling match left both men barely standing. ali's taunts outside the ring were as brutal as his blows inside that left frazier bitter. ali became a world-wide hero and frazier lost most of the millions he made boxing and later a car accident made it difficult for him to walk. >> 100 fights, you walk away fine. one car accident and you hurt yourself. byron caught up with the champ four years ago with the gym he ran in philadelphia, along with the money frazier made in public appearances, training produced a modest income. he always maintained he won all

three of his epic bouts, he eventually found peace with his rival. did ali apologize to you? >> yes. >> he did. >> not me, but to the television. >> he never picked up the phone and said, hey, joe, i'm sorry. >> i've done that to him. >> what makes you forgive him? how are you able? just age, time passes by? >> no. it's just like, you know, you have to forgive people. >> smoking joe frazier was 67 years old. and in a statement mohammuh ali said, "the world lost a great champion. i will always remember joe with respect and admiration." >> sad loss. >> it is, indeed. we'll be right back. t is, indeed. "the early show" on cbs. my whole body hurt. it was an ongoing, deep pain.

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it's expected to take a day or two concord. a c good morning, everybody. it's 7:25. let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines on this tuesday morning. it's expected to take a day or two to clean up an oil spill in concord. a conocophillips crude oil pipeline is broken at the concord naval weapons station there. the odor has made some people sick and forced themspend the night elsewhere. health official says it's not dangerous. it will take a couple of days to clean it up. it's less crowded at the bay bridge toll plaza since congestion pricing took effect. researchers at cal found the time commuters spend stuck in traffic is down by as much as 16 minutes. they say more drivers may be using the bridge during off- peak hours to save money or using public transit. and polls will be open until 8:00 tonight in precincts where there are elections today. the biggest local issue, of course, is the mayor's race

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good morning. we're following a five-car accident blocking a lane on the eastshore freeway westbound approaching cutting causing slow speeds. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is now backed up for at least a 20-minute wait. elsewhere we are watching an accident westbound 92 on the san mateo bridge right past the toll plaza. it looks like that has been cleared to the right shoulder so now things look better out of hayward towards foster city. and we still have delays on muni's n line because of some overhead wire problems. bus shuttling are in place near 30th and juda. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> a chilly start to the day around the bay area. patchy fog outside but not too bad. you can see some of that patchy fog sitting over the bay right now. still in the valleys, very cold. some of those numbers down to the freezing mark. by this afternoon, it's going to be cool. let's plan on 50s, maybe some mid-60s on the warm end and that's about it. warmer tomorrow. more clouds thursday, chance of showers thursday night into friday. ,,,,,,,,

beautiful show of fall colors there in central park. welcome back to "the early show." >> good morning, everyone. this morning, there is a growing focus on who knew what about allegations of sexual abuse by a former football coach and also when they knew it. >> two officials at penn state university face charges of covering up the alleged abuse. critics say the school's named head coach, joe paterno, should have done more to stop his long time assistant. here is cheryl miller with the latest. >> reporter: the day they gave up their post, tim curley and gary schultz were arraigned on charges they lied to a grand jury and failed to report a sexual assault on a minor that allegedly took place on campus. released on $75,000 bail, the

two men were named in a three-year investigation former penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. >> from the outset of this investigation, he has always maintained his innocence. >> sandusky is accused of sexually assaulting at least eight victims, dating back 15 years. police commissioner frank noonan. >> this is not a case about football. it's not a case about universities. it's a case about children who have had their innocence stolen from them in a culture that did nothing to stop it or prevent it from happening to others. >> attorney general linda philips calls sandusky a sexual predator who found his victims from the lasecond mile, a chari that he founded. at least one witness stepped forward in 2002. a graduate assistant testified he saw sandusky in a locker room

shower having sex with a naked boy. he told head coach joe paterno the next day, who in turn notified curley. both curley and schultz met with the staffer but never followed up with police. >> your inaction allowed a child predator to victimize children for many, many years. >> reporter: joe paterno isn't facing charges because he quickly reported the allegations to his superiors. but in a news conference today, he's likely to face tough questions about what more he could have done. >> joining us now is pennsylvania state police commissioner frank noonan who has worked on this case for several years, starting when he was chief criminal of investigations in the state attorney general's office. frank, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this case seems to get more revolting by the day. if it went on for so long and started so long ago, why has it taken so long for this to come

out? >> well, that's an interesting question and certainly it's something that everyone in law enforcement regrets. this went on for 15 years. you have to understand that these things are done in secret. the victims are children. they're usually from dysfunctional homes. they have some problems. and so who is going to believe them? so it's not till those children grow older, become adults that they can come forward and tell police what's going on. >> but even if you're reluctant to believe them, if there's that many, doesn't that become a bigger issue? >> well, certainly. but, you see, one child doesn't know about another child. these things are all isolated incidents until law enforcement is able to bring them together. and that is what we've done with this. >> frank, joe paterno took this up the chain at penn state says

he did what he was supposed to do. my question is, did he do enough? >> well, you know, joe paterno seems to be the focus of everybody's attention in this, but there were other people, a lot of other people that seemed to have had some information that didn't come forward. legally, joe paterno certainly did what he was required to do. and you'd have to ask him if what he did was enough, what he actually knew. but the requirement is -- the legal requirement is for you to pass it up the chain in the school and for them to notify the throttauthorities. >> totally understand the legal requirements. but if you were tacounseling to some other coach who maybe dealt with this in the future, would you advise them to inform authorities? >> not just a coach. any person in any walk of life, i would advise -- if they have information about a sexual predator with a child, that they would contact the police.

that's what i would ask anyone to do. and if the information had come forward earlier in these situations, they don't continue for 15 years. >> frank, any more charges that are going to be filed against sandusky here? >> well, the investigation is ongoing, so we'll have to just wait and see. but that's a possibility. there's -- other charges are something that may come in the future up against him or other people. but we'll just have to wait and see about that. >> frank, what are you expect to go hear from joe paterno at this news conference this afternoon? >> well, jeff, i guess i want to make it clear. i don't care about joe paterno. i don't care about penn state. i care about the kids that were victimized in this case. that's where my focus is. >> i understand and -- >> what he says or doesn't say, i don't care. >> i think some of these kids might say they care, too, because if someone had spoken up

to police, maybe this could have been cut off much earlier. >> you're right. >> frank noonan, we appreciate you coming on this morning. thank you very much. >> you bet. thank you. >> and you are right, it just gets more disturbing by the day. >> revolting. terrell brown is standing by at the news desk with a check of the other headlines we're following for you on this tuesday morning. >> erica, jeff, good morning to you. a fourth woman says herman cain sexually harassed her. sharon bialek says cain made unwanted advances towards her back in 1997. cain denies the charges. a report this morning says michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray, has been placed on suicide watch at l.a. county jail. murray is convicted yesterday of

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with unemployment stuck at 9%, plenty of americans are asking how this country can get back on track. >> cbs evening news anchor scott pelley brought a panel of expert thinkers to a hall in philadelphia and asked them what they would do to move the country forward. >> everywhere at cbs news all around the country, we heard the same thing. we hear people saying, there has to be compromise, not left, not right, but forward. what is it that's happening in washington that prevents that kind of progress. >> it's completely special interests because the politicians in our elected officials today 95% of the time the president who raises the most money wins the re-election.

they know they can go to certain industries and always be loyal to that industry, they're always going to win their re-election. i think that demonstrates that they don't have to be accountable to the broad stoinltsys in their districts. they only have to be accountable to the people financing them. >> so much are approaching this from what we can't do. and if we turn that around and focus on the things we can fix and some small sesses and have building blocks that the people can get behind and say, hey, listen, one success, one foot in front of the next, we'll get somewhere. >> i think there's a requirement for the executive branch to move to the center, wherever the political center is, the executive branch has to be the centrist to allow both sides to kind of get together on one topic and move it forward. >> no matter who the president is, republican or democrat? >> absolutely. it's the executive branch, whether it's the mayor or a governor or the president. they have to move to the center if you want accomplishments for that office. >> we need to make sure all of

us have an equal voice in our electoral system. we don't rye now because we have a system that discourages people from even voting. that's truly un-american. >> i couldn't agree more. my generation finds it insane that you can bank online, yet you can't register to vote online. we have a completely antiquated voting system and i think it needs to be modernized. >> unemployment has been around 9% for more than two years now. >> eileen, can i just come to you as a ceo of a major corporation and ask you how dow create jobs in this country? >> i think when you have a vision as a ceo of where you want to go and you want to rally the troops behind you to get there, the only way you can do that is if you know there's an outcome, a chance that you can actually get there and have successes along the way. and there's too much smoke in the way to know whether or not to plan longer term for a business. >> eileen is saying as many if

not most ceos are saying right now, the road is foggy. when it clears up, we'll know how to invest. you're saying invest now and that will clear the fog? >> that's the way the system works. so we need to move it on the part of people now. >> you keep asking, what do we need to do to create jobs? big business doesn't create jobs. the vast majority of jobs in this country are created by small business. so i think there has to be less of a focus on what can we do with the fortune 500 companies and more of a focus on how can we create the kinds of environment that will encourage small businesses to continue to be in operation or to open up. >> i completely agree. in fact, it's not even just small businesses. the majority of jobs are created from new businesses. >> but i still believe that most of your quality jobs are created by big business peps most jobs with health care and those types of benefits come from big business. small businesses open up really

fast, they hire people, but they don't necessarily create the high quality jobs or long lasting jobs that big businesses do. tell me one thing that is working well, one thing that gives you hope. >> the one thing that gives me hope is the incredibly wonderful quality of this next generation, today's generation, into the leadership of the country, ultimately. they are brilliant. they seem to be willing to put the interest of the community before their personal interest. now, my generation has given them, therefore, per versely as it might sound, the opportunity of a lifetime. we have messed things up and we have this new generation coming along. and i am absolutely confident that they're good enough to fix it. >> it's a huge debate. we're going to hear more from scott and that panel tonight on the cbs evening news. ahead this morning on "the early show," more reaction from michael jackson's family and his fans on that guilty verdict in his man slaughter trial.

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this is election day and good morning, everyone. 7:55. let's get you caught up on some of the bay area headlines on this tuesday. this is election day in parts of bay area. several cities have mayoral races including livermore, san francisco, san rafael and vallejo. newark will elect a new mayor for the first time since the 1970s. that's because dave smith is retiring after 33 years as mayor. he is one of the longest running mayors in the country stepping down. sunnyvale will decide on a measure a which would allow voters rather than the city council to elect their mayor. there are city council and school board races and ballot measures throughout the bay area. important to get out and vote today. it's expected to take a day or two to clean up an oil spill in concord. a conocophillips crude oil pipeline is broken at the concord nave weapons station.

the odor has made some people sick and forced a number of people to spend the night elsewhere. it's been stinky in the neighborhood. health officials say it is not dangerous. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,, ,,,, big! big. big, big.

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and cupertino. elsewhere, the nimitz 880 through oakland, it is pretty crowded up towards downtown oakland. also a little farther south in san leandro northbound 880 at davis street. we have an accident there still blocking one lane. traffic is stacked up behind it. that is where that accident is there in san leandro. and in sunnyvale, northbound 101 right there by mathilda we have an accident also blocking a lane and it's pretty jammed up in that area. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. elizabeth, very cold to start out the day today. temperatures plunging down into the 30s and the 40s. outside looking good though from the mount vaca cam. sun coming up on what looks like a gorgeous day outside. you can see a couple of patches of fog down be low. that's going to disappear very quickly and we are left with blue skies and sunshine by the afternoon. temperatures though are going to stay rather cool. 50s at the coastline, low to mid-60s in the warmest spots inland. tomorrow looks to be a little bit warmer but after that clouds roll in thursday. chance of showers overnight thursday into friday.

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doesn't come out until next week. you get a preview of it today. we learn a little bit more about her recovery. >> and how they may move forward as well. >> we only had one homecoming dance. >> this was a date for a sophomore high schooler in veil, co. he took the gold medal skier. she was at an event and he thought why don't i ask her on a date. and she said yes. we're going to talk more about what they danced to. and get them to maybe do another

dance together. >> with. >> dr. conrad murray is found guilty of causing jackson's death. >> and his family has been waiting for this moment for more than two years. >> fans could not contain their excitement. >> we the jury find the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> murray shows no expression when the verdict is read but appeared surprised when the judge ordered him handcuffed and remanded into custody. while murrays emotions were difficult to read, jackson's family and friends were not. >> not enough justice for his family.

but we did get justice. >> i was very happy when it came out as it did. knowing what has been happening with all the other trials, seems like they all go the other way. >> i feel very, very good knowing that our justice system still works and now jackson can rest in peace. >> michael is watching over us. very happy. >> dr. murray faces a possibly four years for jackson's family and fans, the conviction might not bring closure and satisfaction that justice has been served. >> for 40 years, this was jackson's friends, confidant and recently his biographer. nice to have you with us this morning. >> good morning, erica. >> how do you feel about the verdict? >> i understand that for a lot

of people this verdict is a reason for celebration. it has been a long time coming. it does feel that justice has finally been served. really for me and people who know jackson and cared about him there is a real sense of emptiness this morning. this does not bring michael jackson back. it just underscores how needles this death was. i don't feel this is a reason for celebration. i think today, perhaps this is a time to reflect upon the life of michael jackson. man, a brother, a son, a friend who lost his life because of a doctor's extreme negligence. >> you have spoken to some of the family members. what are they saying about how

this makes them feel. >> the consequences of this tragedy i will have an effect on michael's family for many, many years to come. they lost a father, they lost the only parent that they have ever knew. the children are very strong. they were raised by michael to be strong and resilient and the family is gathered around the children now to support them through this. the kids were sheltered from a lot of this. they have facebook and twitter accounts. for the family and children, there will never be closure. this will never be okay. there is satisfaction that a

verdict has been reached, but michael is gone and that will never be okay. >> a lot of concern before the trial started that it wouldn't just be conrad murray on trial but that michael jackson's life and lifestyle would also be on trial. did that happen at all? >> we learned through the trial that michael jackson was a man who was in need of help. and he needed help as much as anybody needs help dealing with anxiety and stress and insomnia. and we learned that he did not receive that help. he put his faith and trust in conrad murray and he paid the price. paid the price dearly with his life. so i think that, you know, as a biographer, my job has been to separate the man from the icon and in many ways i think the trial did that. >> thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> six minutes past the hour. here is another check of headlines. >> good to see you both. politics now.

herman cain holds a news conference today to address the sexual harassment charges against him. she said that she asked for cain's help in finding a job. >> i wanted to be the voice and the face for those women who couldn't or wouldn't come forward. and those that know me know i'm pretty outspoken and know that i fight for my convictions and i really believe in this and i had to do something. >> cain denies claims. he said he listened to her news conference yesterday and told jimmy kimmel last night he needed to speak out as well. >> i was listening closely and now i know what i got to do because there is not an ounce of truth in all of the accusatioac. >> cain says he will not let this discourage him. the elections now swrus a

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it's been ten months since a gunman shat arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head and killed six others. we are now getting an emotional look at the congresswoman's recovery. >> she and her husband, mark kelly, wrote the memoir. "people" magazine got an exclusive look at the book. joining us now is betsy glick. these are interesting pictures. i think we have one here that we can show. what surprised you most about this? >> well, i think the memoir, as

you'll see, is incredibly honest. it's a very vivid detailed account of the shooting, of her recovery, which is ongoing, and also of the couple and their love story and who they really, really are. it's fantastic. >> and one of the things that has come out that we'll learn more about in the book is the fact that gabrielle giffords was going through fertility treatment at the time the of the shooting. >> that's right. >> that probably came as a surprised to a lot of people. >> absolutely. that is something we did not know. they were right about to try to have a baby, right in the month, basically, that she was shot. >> and there's some discussion, too, of -- because mark kelly does have two kids, two teenage daughters. >> that's right. >> and there's some talk, to, about what the relationship is like between his girls and gabrielle giffords. it wasn't exactly smooth sailing at the beginning. >> that's right. there's a really honest chapter about how the stepdaughters, now

14 1and 16 were not that into their stepmother. she wasn't around, she was either in arizona or washington. she was a stepmother and they weren't that into her. then when she was shot, they suddenly realized what a phenomenal person she was and they were filled with regret. >> this has been an unusual recovery, to say the very least. because gabby processed this a couple months after everyone else did. they didn't realize what had happened and even when she found out, she couldn't really talk to people about it. >> that's right. the doctors advised mark kelly to tell her as soon as possible that she had been shot, that it was important for her to know that. but because she had such a serious brain injury, it took her quite a while to take that in. and then once she took that in, there was the extra realization that other people had died, including somebody she was very close to, somebody on her staff. and our excerpt, the stories of

how this realization comes upon her are quite moving. >> and you've read the full book, too, so you have an understanding of what's there. what do you think will surprise people the most in all of this as we learn more about her recovery and her relationship with her husband? >> i think it's sort of the whole picture. it's, as you mentioned, the fact that they were trying to have a baby. that is a big piece of news for the book. but it's the whole picture of, really, it's such a detailed intimate account of their lives together and their lives now. >> do you think she runs for re-election? >> they are not ruling that out. >> it will be interesting to see. >> it is going to be very interesting to watch and interesting to read some of the details. "people" magazine coming out tomorrow. >> and we'll see those pictures, too. a lot of people looking forward to it. >> a pictures tells so much. >> the pictures are beautiful. >> betsy, thanks for being here. >> the magazine hits news stands

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for some news headlines... today voters in san francisco are choosing the city's next ed lee has good morning. it's 8:25. let's check the headlines in the bay area. voters here in san francisco are choosing the city's next mayor. interim mayor ed lee has been leading in opinion polls. he and several other candidates could become the city's first elected asian-american mayor. voters are marking first, second and third choices in what is known as ranked choice voting. san francisco police are investigating some election vandalism. someone broke into mayoral candidate david chiu's campaign headquarters on van ness. his campaign manager says thieves made off with thousands of dollars in computer equipment and rifled through confidential papers. danville police are trying to identify this man, the person caught spraying racist

graffiti in their town. the property on sycamore circle had been hit a number of times according to the "contra costa times." so police caught the man in the act by video, recorded before midnigh friday night. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. speeds are improving through richmond. for a while things were backing up westbound 80 before san pablo avenue. there was a four-car crash cleared to the right shoulder. all lanes are open but you can see we're still seeing a lot of

slowing on our sensors as far back as highway 4 on into hercules and your drive time is still actually an improvement by about 20 minutes or so but still 47 minutes between the carquinez bridge to the maze. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, i think all that traffic is back up there through berkeley, richmond and hercules. it's thinned out at the toll plaza itself. the nimitz, 880 through oakland, you will notice all that slow traffic in the northbound lane, there's actual- an accident southbound 880 at high street. so it's obviously causing a visual distraction as well if you're heading up from hayward towards downtown oakland. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, chilly start to the day around the bay area, temperatures in the 30s and the 40s. looks pretty nice out there. looking toward mount diablo, we have some cold temperatures showing up in the valleys, some frosty conditions out there, as well. by the afternoon, it should warm up just a bit. 50s and some mid-60s by the afternoon hours. i think the next couple of days looks like it will be warmer tomorrow and then the clouds roll in on thursday with chance of showers thursday night. ,,,,,,,,

beautiful and stunning central parkn beautiful central park on tuesday morning. welcome back to "the early show." i'm jeff wragge along with erica hill. a dream come true for a colorado teenager. date for the homecoming dance was olympic gold medal skier.

randomly she was there for the event and said i'm going to ask her to homecoming and she said yes. they're going to talk about their excite iing evening. they tore up the dance floor. >> and so did she. >> they both did. holiday shopping may not be that exciting for many people. millions of people will not have much money to spend this year. it's most important, of course, to get everything you can for that dollar. you are in luck. who better to help us do that than carmen wong ulrich, who is here with ideas to help you not only avoid the crowds and the hassles but get the best prices. it can be fun. >> what are you getting me for christmas? >> i have to start thinking about it. >> we should talk about that. first, though, many people like to pamper their pet.

>> taking them to the vet at least once a year. it can be tough for many people struggling with other bills when those start to sky rocket. dr. debbye turner bell is here with more. >> pet owners spend $50 million on their pets this year. that's a small price to pay for unconditional love. but in this economy, many people are forced to make tough choices when it comes to veterinary expenses. we met one family who has had to make that decision twice. >> an important member of the family so when daisy swallowed a rock and required $13,000 of surgery and treatment, she didn't hesitate. >> it was a tough decision, but it was the only decision i could make. i just couldn't lose another doi dog.

>> this was the second time they faced this decision in three months after their dog, jake, lost his battle with cancer. are you rich? >> no. >> so, was it easy to come up with? >> it wasn't easy, no. >> to pay their vet bills, they maxed out their credit card and borrowed the rest from family and friends. they are not alone. some are willing to shell out any amount to keep their pets healthi and happy. >> people are attached to their pets and want the best quality care for them. >> the average cost of veterinary services and surgery in 2010 was $655. that's a 47% increase since 2000. vet costs for cats rose 73% in the last decade. >> veterinary care is expensive. everything is at our fingertips. >> more and more veterinary clinics like the blue pearl vet

hospital in manhattan can offer ct scans, mris that can image the entire body, complex surgery, even radiation and chemotherapy. >> pet owners want to take that extra step and want to do the diagnostics and be able to treat, focusing greatly on quality of life. >> it's a lot of money. it's a lot of spending and even though it's a lot of work that we have to put in to pay it off. >> while the onichimiuks are work i working to pay off their vet tab, they're hoping to avoid pet bills in the future to keep daisy healthi and out of harm's way. >> she also says no more rocks in the house. the best way to keep costs down is preventive care. having a pet is a responsibility, so you should be prepared for paying for problematical care when the need arises. >> talking about preventive care, what's the best way to do that? >> three things. as erica mentioned, visit the

veterinarian regularly, take your pet to the veterinarian once or twice a year. that will catch things early. second thing, dental care. people don't know how important taking care of the teeth is to the overall health of the animal and obesity can cause diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, arthritis. all of those are expensive to treat if the family comes down with them or they get way down the road with them. >> simple common sense stuff but the right thing to do. >> absolutely. it's the least we could do. >> especially for all that they give to us. >> absolutely. one final check of your headlines this morning with terrell brown over at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. more homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgage. according to transunion, one out of six missed payments from june to september. poverty in america is at an all-time high, according to

numbers from the census bureau. the number of poor hit a record 49 million last year. a dean reynolds reports. >> reporter: folks at the davidson senior center in new york city don't need a new census report to tell them that poverty may be worse than we thought. gladys harris is a widow. two months shy of her 90th birthday and living on social security of $950 a month. >> everything has gone up. everything. >> reporter: she's talking about the cost of living, when it was factored into this latest report, as much as increasing expenses as declining income. by that measure, the elderly are much worse off. under the revised calculation, the poverty rate among americans over 65 went from 9% to 15.9%, or from 3.5 million to 6.2 million people.

gladys needs a new set of teeth, but at a cost of $1,000 and with no dental insurance, it will break her small bank. >> i have to pay cash. >> reporter: you have to pay cash for your new set of teeth? >> that's right. >> reporter: 81-year-old korean war vet george powell is grateful for his veterans' benefits but still scrounges for money to keep his home warm. with an income of $1,300 a month, he and his wife are squee squeezed. do you think the country is aware of this situation regarding elderly citizens? >> i don't think so. if they did, they would try to do more for us. >> reporter: because it includes factors like out-of-pocket health care, housing or food, the new calculation provides a more competencive picture. >> it costs money to get to work, to have children cared for. there's no consideration to that in the current measure. there's lots of technical

improvements. >> reporter: the elderly are not alone. the hispanic poverty rate has jumped over 28% in this new formula, largely because of low immigrant participation in government safety net programs and

the people of afghanistan have been through a lot, especially in the last 30 years. many have not had much reason to laugh until now. >> now ground breaking local broadcaster hoping to give them a reason to laugh. it turns out it's been well receive received. >> reporter: meet afghanistan's first media mogul. the 45-year-old runs three tvs

and two radio stations in the country. he prides himself on programming considered controversial in a conservative society, such as "alarm bells." >> what they do is they take all the ridiculous things that happen in this country, the last presidential election, they had this character who when campaigning, what did he stand for, said corruption. >> reporter: why do you think it's important to satire? >> if nothing else, comedy is very important in any -- afghans do love a good laugh. >> reporter: but not everyone is laughing. he has faced numerous death threats when his comedy cuts too close to the bone.

i've been threatened to my face, over e-mail, on the phone and even physically attacked, but i won't be silenced, he says. then there is the ministry, shot in the siel of the office, but instead of michael scott, he follows the minister of garbage, who is incompetent at his job. >> all the things that the minister was attempting to do, things we see on a daily basis, corruption and nepotism. it's not merit based. it's who you're related to and trying to take advantage of the system for what it's worth. >> reporter: have you offended anybody? >> the question is who haven't we offended? we've been prosecuted on many charges and have a lot of outstanding can as in court. it's an ongoing battle. >> reporter: not just politicians who are offended. religious conservatives have condemned the programming, like

the afghan version of "deal or no deal." an afghan star, similar to "american idol" with western sensibility. now he's bringing what many would consider the ultimate american classic to afghan viewers, sesame street, debuting this month. who's your favorite character? >> cookie monster. >> reporter: cookie monster? why? >> it reminds me of myself. i can't help myself with sweets. >> reporter: he also can't help himself in spite of these dangers when it comes to pushing programs that help afghans laugh at themselves. sandy clark, cbs news, kabul. holiday shopping. retailers may not be too happy about the latest news. new survey shows that about a third of all americans will have less money to spend on holiday shopping.

>> here to help you stretch those dollars is carmen wong ulrich, joining us this morning. >> good morning. here is the thing that you just mentioned, the new survey from visa says only 7% of americans are planning to spend more -- have more money to spend this holiday season. that's a titiny, tiny amount. 31% say they're spending less because they have less to spend and over 80%, almost 90% of americans are saying i'm spending the same as last year or less. retailers are hearing we are all bargain shoppers and bargain hunters from now on. >> whether or not you're cutting back, it's still smart to get the most for your money. >> always. >> which is why we love having you here, because you help us with that. what are some of the best ways to stretch dollars this year? >> this is one of my favorites. discounted gift cards. on top of all the sales prices and promo codes, you can go online, buy a gift card for less

than its face value, anywhere from 3% to 20% off. >> what's the catch? >> there is no catch. just getting the card. couple of great sites i would recommend, actually. one is plasticjungle.com, cardpool.com and giftcardgranny.com. here is the thing. more popular the retailer, the less the discount. 3% to 5% for a big retailer but even airlines have discounted card that is you can buy used to buy the gift. make sure they're dated august 2010 or more recently, because they fall under the card act and don't lose their value over five years and make sure you get free shipping on those cards. if you don't, the discount doesn't matter. we know that husbands are lazy, men in general. >> i love that you're speaking for all of them. >> he said it. >> you don't want it run around

to different stores. is there a way not to run around all the stores? >> i don't like to do that either. price matching. walmart and target will price match on print ads. then there's also online price matching with bed, bath and beyond does that. then there's more competitive price matching. some retailers are one upping the price matching and giving up 1% to you. >> if you're talking about a big purchase, this can make a tremendous amount. appliances, electronics, it makes a lot of sense. >> if you go on a tuesday morning when they're not bus ace opposed to saturday or sunday. >> right. >> black friday is around the corner, always billed as the biggest shopping day of the year. is that still when you're actually going to get the best deal, though? >> it depends. look, this year it's going to be worse. we have something else called black midnight. are you ready for that? >> what's black midnight? >> the stores are opening up at midnight thanksgiving evening,

which is technically the start of black friday. >> and macy's -- >> target, macy's, kohl's. some reluctantly. i like to shop in my pajamas. especially after thanksgiving. keep a wish list blackfriday.com, black friday.org. they'll send you e-mails on items you want. >> unless you want to shop at midnight. >> we'll get you video of doing it. >> not of carmen. she'll be home with her bunny slippers on. >> getting the best deals. just ahead, the olympic gold meda,, [ screaming ]

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on friday, a high schooler decided to ask out another skier who happens to be a famous athlete. why not ask her to go to the homecoming dance with him the very next night? why not ask? she might say yes. >> joining us from colorado are now parker mcdonald and the woman who made his famous, olympic gold medal skier lindsey vonn. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> parker, this idea came from where? >> it came out of the blue. i was sitting there at lunch and i didn't have a date and all my friends were asking who was i going to take to homecoming? and lindsey vonn was sitting a couple tables away. >> so that was totally your idea, parker, it wasn't your friends egging you on? >> no. i don't go under peer pressure like that. >> and it worked. so you walk up to her, and what

did you say? >> yes. i said, what are you doing tomorrow night because there's a dance. and i was wondering if you wanted to go with me. >> did you get the idea at all, parker, from some of these other celebrities that have been asked to go to dances, timber lake got asked. >> no. i actually got it from my friend, nick braun. he gave me the idea. >> nick is wishg that he actually kept his idea because, lindsey, you said yes. so you were there, you're visiting at the school. parker comes up and asks you. walk us through, what did you think? was there any hesitation on your part? >> there was a little hesitation. i was like, what exactly is this going to be and what time? and i just had to pause for a minute. but parker was such a gentleman and he asked me so politely that i just -- i couldn't resist his face. >> and by the way, lindsey, so you didn't get a chance to go to a school dance?

this was your first school dance? >> yeah. this was my first school dance. so when he asked me, you know, b it kind of ran through my head. i've never been to a school dance. so it was my first time and parker was, like i said, a complete gentleman and it was a great night. >> was it everything you had expected? i know you're, what, 27 now. >> i'm 27. >> was it everything you were thinking it would be back when you were 15, 16? >> yeah. well, i guess it's better late than never, but yeah, it was really fun. i think the dancing was definitely quite a bit better than probably when i was in high school. parker had some pretty good moves, so -- >> oh, my. >> it was a fun night. >> parker, what did you dance to, everybody? >> i danced to everything. >> teach me how to dougie. >> really? >> yeah. >> did you do the dougie with him? >> i did do the dougie with him,

yes. >> wow. >> it was pretty funny. >> so lindsey, you drove parker and a few of his friends, is that right? >> yes. actually, he invited me over to his friend's house for, like, the family pictures and stuff. so i went over and then i pretty much all the kids wanted to ride in my car over to the dance, so i think we may have fit a few too many kids into my car, but my audi definitely handled it well. but we pulled up in style. >> we made an entrance. >> yes, we did. >> now maybe you guys can have a reunion when you both compete at the 2014 olympics. >> definitely. >> it's a great story. we love having you guys with us. parker, nice work, buddy. >> good job, bud. >> thank you. >> thank you both. >> thank you. >> so we asked parker quickly afterwards in the break if he would take her to the prom if lindsey was up for it.

>> he said he would and she said she might. >> there you go. >> what a stud. have a good ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

headlines... a crude oil leak is being cleaned up near the good morning. 8:55 your time. let's get you caught up with the headlines in the bay area. a crude oil leak is being cleaned up in concord. there is a strong odor in the area near the naval weapons station. a lot of people evacuated. workers for conocophillips have now capped the leak but the smell persists. it will take at least two days for pg&e to replace the gas line that ruptured during a pressure test in woodside sunday. they are going to run another test before putting gas back in the line. the utility says a backhoe may have damaged the pipeline years ago but nobody reported the damage. a san francisco murder suspect is expected to plead guilty today. gary scott holland is accused of killing a woman inside her

russian hill apartment last year. publicist kathleen horan was killed with a crowbar and a knife. holland was arrested a few days later after policed released a sketch. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning 880 through oakland is slow. if you are looking to this camera, you can see northbound traffic is very slow past the coliseum. and it's actually because of a stall. there is a stalled truck it sounds like near the 23rd exit so that's what's causing the backup there. and then also southbound 880 before high street there was an accident and it still is stacked up to about 7th even though that accident is now cleared to the shoulder. another earlier accident causing some slower speeds coming out of downtown san jose. this one was near saratoga. the bright spot the bay bridge backed up for a five minute wait. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> cold start to the morning, elizabeth, around the bay area. temperatures trying to warm up a bit. still mostly sunny skies, couple of patches of fog out there now but looking good over coit tower. throughout the day mostly sunny around the bay area. temperatures still going to be cool. 50s at the coast, low to mid- 60s in the warmest spots inland. looks like tomorrow should be a little warmer but after that the clouds roll back in chance of showers as we head in toward thursday night and friday. ,,,,,,