firefighters. the next cutin is at 7:25. "the early show" is next. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, a string of tornados and powerful storms rip across the south killing at least six people and leaving a path of destruction. the very latest on the search for victims and where the wicked weather is headed next. anti-wall street protesters promised destruction across the city. in new york city demonstrators blocked traffic and battled police trying to shut down wall street. more on the protest of the two-month anniversary of the "occupy" movement. the secret service tracks down a man they claim fired shots at the white house. ortega-hernandez could be in court to face charges of attempted assassination. the latest from the white house. new questions this morning over what penn state assistant mike mcqueary saw and what he did it about it.

conflicting reports as penn state say he never reported it to law enforcement. the very latest on the scandal to law enforcement. the very latest on the scandal early this november 17th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs gop good morning f city. i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. >> the weather is in the southeast, but when there is bad weather in one area of the country, it could affect the entire nation. tornadoes in the area being blamed for six deaths this morning. >> tornadoes, gusty winds and hail from louisiana to the carolinas on wednesday. reporter derrick rose of our charlotte reporter has the latest for us this morning. good morning. >> good morning, chris. as the sun has now come up, emergency crews can finally go through this neighborhood to

make sure that there is nobody trapped in any homes or any other structures all after a night of powerful storms that left thousands without power and some without homes. severe storms moved across the southeast wednesday, spawning several tornadoes. in south carolina, three people were killed and five others injured when a twister swept through a rural community near rock hill picking up a mobile home and throwing it 100 yards. >> maybe another two minutes went by and it touched down and it may have been on the ground maybe two minutes, three minutes at the most. >> as soon as we saw it coming at the house we went to the back house to try to avoid it. >> reporter: in northing good gsh, one person was killed when a tree fell on an suv. >> we had a try time and the heavy rains we got loosened the earth along with the heavy wind we took during the last storm and that could have caused the tree to come down. >> reporter: tornadoes also reported in louisiana and in southern mississippi.

>> you heard wind and lightning. it just lit up the whole sky and then all of a sudden the wind just bursted flow and the trees fell into the house. >> and as the process now begins to start to assess the damage, some families are left wondering if there's anything left to salvage at all. back to you. >> derrick rose in south carolina for us this morning. thank you. two months ago today the "occupy" protests began here in new york. this morning demonstrators say they're planning the biggest protest yet. >> it happened as police in several cities are cracking down on the protest. jim axlerod in lower manhattan on the latest with the situation for us. what is it like down there at the moment? go go >> well, good morning, chris. we should get a good look this morning as to the health of the "occupy wall street' movement because they said today is going to be a day of huge turnouts as they attempt to shut down wall street. what we've seen this morning so far is groups numbering more in the hundreds than certainly the

thousands that were promised. they have dispersed, so far, i want to show you some video that we took just about an hour ago. they disperse undd into the nar streets and sitting down. the police then surrounded the groups of protesters. this happened at several different intersections. surrounded the groups of protesters and when they wouldn't move, they were taken away. most of this was conducted very peacefully. there were some moments where some protesters would attempt to resist, some flailing of arms and legs and four or five police officers then on top of the protester. we saw maybe 20 or 30 taken away and put in a van. but other than that, while it's been loud and it's been disruptive in terms of cars not being able to get through these intersections, one or two streets over you don't see much of any impediment at all of people going to work. today really is a day where we're going to get a sense as to

what the state of the movement is because they promised even tens of thousands. so far we're just seeing hundreds. chris, erica? >> jim, obviously, a good accounting of what's going on there right now. what are they expecting later on today? any other mass movements planned besides what you just mentioned? >> pretty clear. this was supposed to be a big gathering this morning. they said thuns would appear. in the afternoon they are supposed to occupy the subway. spread out to 16 platforms around the city to get their message out there and a big rally later this afternoon on the commute home at the brooklyn bridge. tens of thousands being talked about or promised. again, that's why it's going to be a gauge as to whether they can turn out what they said. the numbers they said they can turn out. so, we'll be watching all throughout the day to see if what they have said will happen will actually come to pass. >> jim axlerod in lower manhattan for us. jim, thank you. now to the latest on the shooting at the white house.

the incident that is described as an assassination attempt. >> the man is under arrest in pittsbur pittsburgh, pennsylvania. so, bob, he's going to be in court today. how is he apprehended so quickly? at least it seems like it was quick. >> it was quick, erica. the court hearing you're talking about is at 2:00 this afternoon in federal court in pittsburgh in connection with the bizarre shootings we were talk about that happened near the white house last friday night. now, he was arrested yesterday after a clerk at a western pennsylvania motel recognized him from pictures that the secret service had recently distributed in that area. the fbi believes that ortega-hernandez was the man who fired a semiautomatic rifle out of a moving car out of the direction of the white house on thursday. between 6 and 10 spent shell casings were found along with a rifle in the suspect's car a short distance away. two of the bullets, as we reported, hit the white house. agents are still looking for

other possible bullets on the south lawn and the fbi this morning continues to use ballistic tests trying to match the recovered bullets from the white house with the gun taken from the suspect's car. >> bob, give us a sense of just how serious of a threat did this man potentially pose? what is the thinking there? >> well, it's kind of a split call there. investigators looking into his background say it appears that ortega-hernandez is a bit mentally unstable. he's been telling friends of a deep dislike for president obama. sources say he often refers to the president as the anti-christ. so, the theory is he may have targeted the white house as a way of acting out on that anger, but we have to say that the shooting presented no actual threat to the president. he was out of town on thiz way to hawaii and the apec summit. besides that, the weapon recovered from the car is said to be a knockoff ak-47. we're told that would not have been very accurate or effective at 700, 800 yards. that's the approximate distance.

>> still, you can never be too careful. bob, thanks. talk about a roller coaster of a week for newt gingrich. >> climbing in the polls and also getting a lot of heat over his work as a big money consultant for morgan consultant freddie mac. jan crawford in washington with that story. >> for these candidates any rise in the polls will translate into a rise in scrutiny and now that newt gingrich has moved into that top tier, his record is getting a hard look. on the campaign trail in iowa, newt gingrich wanted to talk about how his washington experience would make him a strong president. >> just tried four year of amateur ignorance and didn't work very well. >> that message got lost in question after question about what exactly he did for freddie mac to be paid $1.6 million. >> what did you do, actually? >> strategic advice over a long period of time. >> reporter: his time advising

freddie mac began just after he stepped down as speaker of the house and ended as the housing market started to crash. gingrich said he did not use his contacts as former speaker to lobby members of congress. >> like someone was how do you explain what you're doing and how you're doing it. i did no lobbying of any kind. >> reporter: gingrich is responding forcefully. the association with freddie mac may not go over well with conservatives, especially tea party supporters. they blame the company for helping trigger the housing market crash and now see taxpayers forced to bail it out. it's an important moment for the former speaker, as polls continue to show he's running near the top of the field, essentially tied with mitt romney. that's put a bullseye squarely on his back. >> i oppose fannie and freddie, i didn't take money from them. >> reporter: anger at the way the two government-backed mortgage did business.

they grilled fannie and freddie ceos who were called to justify why they both received millions of dollars in bonuses. >> but you made $9.3 million the last two years, while the president made $800,000. you think that's okay. >> now, gingrich expecting a story about his accounting work to blow over soon. that could be wishful thinking on his part. >> you briefly touched upon it, how will this news sit with the tea party? >> that's a great question. i mean, this is coming at a time when people, especially the tea party, are just sick of washington. so, this all reminds people. gingrich was right there in the middle of that tight knit washington circle. he's an insider. now, he's saying that that's a plus because he knows this place and he knows how to change it, but we're already seeing his opponents. you saw michele bachmann there characterize this as just politics as usual. >> cbs' jan crawford in washington, thanks. good talking with you.

want to get a check of some of the other headlines we're following for you this morning. jeff glor is at the news desk with those. >> in our news here, more business for boeing. another giant order of planes breaking the company record for the second time in a week. the boeing order as president obama arrived on the indonesian island of bali this morning. set to build 230 737s worth $21.7 billion for the indonesian airline lion air. president obama will attend two summits in enindonesia. he flew to bali from darwin, australia. >> morning, jeff. the president's last stop was here at this military base in the remote northern territory, the outback. crocodile dundee country where u.s. marines will soon be training with australian forces. ♪ remember when rock was young

warmed up by elton john's "crocodile rock" the audience gave the president a rock star welcome. australian's prime minister happy to be seen with him. >> i know you all have a great australian cheer. i want to hear it. let me say, first, aussie, aussie, aussie. >> the u.s./australia alliance began after a raid sunk in darwin's harbor. the president is promising that the u.s. will expand his military presence in the pacific, despite cuts in defense spending. a move seen in the region as a counterweight to china. >> we have the power to protect and guard our own here in the asia pacific and all around the wor world. >> earlier today back in australia's capital, a student asked the president if he'd ever thought about teaming up with a celebrity like justin bieber to

appeal to more people. the president answered that if he was going to be successful, it would be because of his own ideas, not because he was hanging out with justin bieber. but i tell you something, the kid who asked that question, may have a future in politics. >> all right, bill plant in australia this morning. tiger woods had an interesting evening. you're going to see him here in a dark blue shirt shaking hands with his former caddie. the first time the two men appeared in public after a very bitter falling out last summer. there they are shaking hands. what's also tough for tiger, williams' new employer helped hand

well, hybrid cars save gas and may save lives, as well. according to a new report now, the insurance institute for highway safety says drivers and passengers in hybrids are less likely to be hurt in a crash than people riding in conventional models of the same vehicle. >> that headline grabs me. here with those answers is chip reed who joins us from

washington this morning. chip, why? >> i'll get to that in a second. first y don't know if you noticed gas prices are a little high lately and they have been for quite some time and that has millions of americans looking into fuel efficient cars but one thing that concerns a lot of people and concerns them for decades is that fuel efficient cars are smaller and lighter and therefore less safe. look at this crash test video that was provided by the highway loss data institute. what it shows is that the smaller, more fuel efficient car, in this case, the one on the right, generally doesn't fair as well in a crash and the people inside are more likely to be injured. if you're in that smaller car. but, now, there is an exception to that general rule that is lighter, more fuel efficient cars tend to be less safe and that is the hybrid car. according to the highway loss data institute, the odds of being injured in a crash are 25% lower for people in hybrid cars than they are for people in the same model car if it's not a

hybrid. here's the answer to your question, erica. this is a hybrid car. take a look here. back behind this panel, you can't see it, trust me, it's back there. the massive batteries that are in all hybrid cars and they are heavy, very heavy. in fact, the average hybrid car is 10% heavier than the average nonhybrid car. and that extra mass helps these cars survive a crash better. now, there is also a downside. walk this way. in terms of safety for hybrid cars. not for the people inside, but for pedestrians. why? well, listen to this. you might be able to hear some street noise here, but this car is running and you cannot hear it. so, you're walking along the street, you're reading your blackberry, you're on the phone, you step off the curb on to the street and you get hit by a hybrid car because you didn't hear it coming. in fact, hybrid cars are 20% more likely to be involved in pedestrian accidents. it's such a serious problem that the department of transportation is looking for a way to make

these cars noisier, so you can hear them coming. my vote is you put a bell on it, like you do with a cat so the birds hear it coming, erica. >> or maybe we should stop reading our devices as we cross the street. that could help, too. >> sounds like you have a bunch of ice cream trucks on the street with a bell. chip reid in washington, i get picked up in the morning with a driver who has a hybrid. >> you can't hear anything. >> it's amazing how quiet they are. stop texting and walking. >> i walk under to an air conditioner before. still ahead this morning, new questions in the sex abuse scandal at penn state. a closer look at with the conflicting reports coming out involving assistant coach mike mcqueary. what he knew, what he did with that information and why those answers could have major implications. patriotic millionaires are begging congress to raise their taxes. we'll tell you who they are, why they're doing it and whether it would really make a difference. this is "early show" on cbs. th.

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good morning. 7:25 is your time. let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines. closing time about 3:30 this morning for the "occupy cal" campers at uc-berkeley. police in riot gear removed several tents and made two arrests, one student and one nonyou want student. the activist planning a rally at 5:00 this afternoon and a general assembly at 6 p.m. to plan their next move over at cal. university of california and california state university systems could see their budgets cut again this time by $100 million. that's because the state is now $13 billion in the hole. state leaders plan to decide on some cuts next month. and u.s. energy secretary steven chu is on the hot seat in washington this morning. these are live pictures coming from washington right now. chu is being grilled by a house committee about the failed loan

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we are going on several hours now and the northbound lanes of el camino real are shut down. police are conducting an between san bruno avenue and 380. you will find closures as well as the off-ramp, at least partially block over towards el camino real as you come off eastbound 380. so they have gone ahead and issued a traffic alert. the main lines of the freeway are not impacted but because of that el camino real closure, major street there in san mateo county, there are major delays getting in and around that area. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, big changes come our way. right now, low clouds and fog in the bay area, thick fog down below, not too bad from our mount vaca cam but by the afternoon, a cold front is expected to arrive in the bay area. that's going to help to drop the temperatures. highs today only in the 50s, maybe mid-60s in the afternoon and that's it. but a chance of showers in the latter part of the day. better chance of showers as we head toward tomorrow. cooler temperatures through the weekend.

♪ statue of liberty off in the distance now. we are moving. 7:30. welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. a couple of of millionaires went to capitol hill on wednesday. actually volunteering to pay higher taxes. >> they were there and met with members of congress and spoke with a critic who said if they want to pay more they should pay a contribution on their own instead of raising taxes on all millionaires. is that an option as well? we will check in one of the patriot millionaires, a name they have given themselves, to ask him why he feels millionaires don't pay their fair share and how it thinks it

should change. we turn to the penn state case. >> there are conflicting this morning accounts of why mike mcqueary did after allegedly seeing sandusky raping a child. armen keteyian has more. >> reporter: from the start, mike mcqueary has been the other penn state assistant coach drawn into the scandal as a witness. mcqueary told the grand jury in 2002 that as a 28-year-old grad assistant he saw former assistant coach jerry sandusky raping a young boy in a football facility shower. according to the grand jury report, mcqueary left immediately distraught but was never questioned by university police and no other entity conducted an investigation. now mcqueary's story seems to be shifting. in an e-mail obtained by the associated press, mcqueary claims when he witnessed the sexual assault, i did stop it

and had a discussion with police. but late wednesday, college police had no report that mcqueary reported an alleged sexual report by sandusky. describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place. >> reporter: earlier this week, following a brief interview, mcqueary declined to discuss any aspect of the case. >> this process has to play out. i just don't have anything else to say. that's all. >> reporter: okay. the now 37-year-old mcqueary will undoubtedly be a key witness against sandusky, accused of raping and molesting eight boys dating back 15 years. on wednesday, attorney jeff anderson told cbs news at least ten more alleged victims have now come forward, forced to relive part of their pain in sandusky's public denials. >> the emotions of the survivors and their families right now are really a retraumatizeion.

>> reporter: pennsylvania state university they say is experiencing an all too familiar fate. >> when institutions try to put their good -- protecting their good name ahead of protecting kids, they always get it backwards. we can keep kids safe by focusing on prevention and accountability and the first part of that is making sure you have the right rules and policies in place. >> reporter: armen keteyian, cbs news, state college, pennsylvania. with us in the studio this morning is cbs news legal analyst jack ford. good to have you with us. this is a difficult case for so many people to even think about. looking at this apparent inconsistency in the story we are hearing from mcqueary based on the grand jury report which is not the full testimony. >> the testimony doesn't get released. people have to understand the report is a compilation, accumulation, general observations of what happened inside. >> reporter: when we look at the conflicting statements there from the university police, from this e-mail that mcqueary

reportedly sent to a friend, what is it all of that tell it you? >> i think the important part, as you said, the apparent inconsistency. the reality is we haven't heard everything yet from mike mcqueary or anyone else for that matter. more facts are always better than less facts before you start reaching conclusions. you look at mike mcqueary. there is an e-mail and seems to suggest he went to law enforcement folks. it may well be that what he is saying -- we won't know until he is able to answer questions in detail -- may well be what he is saying in his mind, i went to the vice president of the university who is in charge of the university police. so perhaps in his mind he is saying that gets me there. because, clearly, the state college police are saying we don't have any record of it, so where did it possibly happen some it may well be -- we haven't heard all of the details from him or from anybody else for that matter. >> jerry sandusky, talk about him for a second. he does a telephone interview on nbc. would you as your attorney advised him to do that? >> that's an awfully tough question. a friend of mine said if you're

trying to get out of a hole, do you dig deeper to get out of the hole? generally speaking, defense lawyers don't like to get their clients out there. two reasons. one, you lose control of it and as a defense attorney you want as much control as you have. the second is you're not exactly sure what is going to be said and how it's going to come across. occasionally, you might if you have a client who you believe in their innocence or feel they have a compelling story to tell and they can tell it well. i suspect what happened here they looked at this and said we are pummeled out there and depicted as a monster and we have got to at least somehow get our story out there. and maybe it will help. it certainly won't hurt any more. my guess is that what their theory was, get him depicted as a person -- it's tough to tell. >> but it's interest, too on the same night he gives that interview his attorney gives an interview to cnn and he says do i think it's okay to shower with young boys? no. this is the attorney general saying. >> the defense is he odd?

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starts next friday morning at midnight. traumatization. ..yeah the taxman ♪ >> a live shot for you of lower manhattan. some of the occupy wall street protesters here in new york city where that movement began. as we mentioned to you earlier they are promising more demonstrations today on the two-month anniversary of their movement. not just hear in new york city but across the country. >> planning to make major disruptions in lower manhattan today and see what happens with that. in washington their message may not be getting through. congressional republicans have drawn a line against raising

taxes on anyone including the 1% of the occupy protesters object to. one group is telling congress the unthinkable. they are ready to pay more. >> reporter: appearing on capitol hill wednesday, former google executive doug edwards urged lawmakers to end the bush era tax cuts for his fellow millionaires. >> we believe the 0.1%, we should pay more taxes. we want to pay more taxes. >> reporter: according to one study, millionaires now pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than ever before, down more than 50% in the last 50 years. >> the whole world is watching! >> reporter: occupy wall street protesters charge that the dramatically lowered tax rate has created the greatest disparity in income. former labor secretary robert reich agrees. >> the 400 richest americans now own more of america than the bottom 150 million americans.

>> reporter: reich says america's wealthiest have a moral responsibility to their country. >> the fundamental problem is that we are losing equal opportunity in america. we are losing the moral foundation stone on which this country -- >> joining us is now someone of the lawmakers who told lawmakers to raise his taxes. good morning. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> after yesterday, how was the message received? >> well, as you might imagine, progressive members of congress blik speaker like speaker pelosi and kerry were receptive of our message. i would say they were polite and receptive and listened to what we had to say since we are the ones who are going to have to pay for this mess. >> i'm sure some people out

there are saying you want to pay more taxes? go ahead. you have the money you do it. what do you say to people who say if you want to pay more taxes, you take karp of care of. you got millions of dollars. >> i don't think the united states government is a charity, nor do i think that a few dozen or a few hundred individuals donating is really going to help the country solve its physical problems. so asking people to voluntarily donate to the government is like asking one person in a row boat to row. >> so you've got these other millionaires together and you come up with this plan of getting all millionaires to pay more taxes. how do you get that message out? how do you cast a wider net? >> first of all, our message is very simple which is just let the bush tax cuts expire. as any nation in history cut taxes to its wealthiest citizens while launching two open-ended

foreign wars? so we have dug ourselves a hole than the one in world war ii which was paid off by the taxes to 70% to 90% and that was under republican president eisenhower and certainly nobody wants to see that. so i think in the short term, paying 39.6%, which we paid under the tremendous economic expansion of the '90s, there is no evidence that the low tax environment that we have experienced for the last ten years has created any jobs at all. >> we have got an unemployment problem right now. jobs is a huge issue across the board. how do you respond to the criticism of those who say that raising taxes on the job creators, the wealthy, kills jobs? >> but that is simply a lie. people who create jobs create jobs because of demand for their products and services, not because of taxes. taxes are never a factor in deciding to hire someone. >> so what is the next move now?

what can you do? >> well, we are hoping that to add our voices to those that legislators are hearing and specifically that the super committee is hearing and we are saying, you know, wealthy people are often not heard from. we like to operate in secret. so our group is raising our hands and saying, yes, we are wealthy and we are the people who are going to pay those larger taxes and we are willing to do it to have the healthy economy and a healthy country. >> charlie fink, thanks for taking the time this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> good luck in your effort and see what happens. stay with us. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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police have released a good morning. 7:55. i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. los gatos police have released a sketch of a man they say tried to kidnap a 17-year-old girl along lark avenue sunday. the girl managed to get away after punching him in the face and kicking him in the groin. the suspect was last seen in a dark brown station wagon. and closing time was about 3:30 this morning for the "occupy cal" camp at uc- berkeley. police in riot gear removed several tents and made two arrests, one student and one nonstudent. the activists plan a rally at 5:00 this afternoon and a general assembly at 6:00 to plan their next step. the "occupy san jose" protest has been very civilized by comparison. demonstrators voluntarily left overnight after police told them they would soon be evicted

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eastbound 380 is shut down. freeway traffic on 380 is not impacted. there are delays around san bruno because that's a major street through there. in the meantime, coming out of downtown san jose, we have a lot of heavy traffic this morning heading towards cupertino. it looks like that's from downtown towards lawrence expressway. and we have another accident reported near richmond along the eastshore freeway. so again, it's backed up from hercules through berkeley. in fact, your drive time for that stretch is now 36 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. bay bridge about 20 minutes to get on the span. here's lawrence. >> mix of sun and clouds around the bay area to start out this morning. i think things clouding up toward the afternoon. over the city of san francisco, couple of patches of low clouds there. also seeing some dense fog in the valleys but that's beginning to lift. by the afternoon, talking temperatures much cooler today. 50s and 60s. chance we could see some showers late in the day. this is going to open up the door with cooler weather through the weekend.

♪ ♪ welcome back to "the early show." some terrible weather across the country over the past 24 hours as the sun is coming up. and we are seeing more of the damage. this is some of the damage from the south. powerful thunderstorms and suspected tornadoes making their way through the region. at least six people are dead as of this morning. there were more than 100 severe storm reports from louisiana all the way up through north carolina. meanwhile, the pacific northwest is being hit by powerful snowstorms. this is a path that's east of seattle. now it's the second major storm of the week out there. we'll have all the latest on the weather and where it is headed next coming up. but first, the very latest on the occupy wall street

protest. organizers across the country are planning large demonstrations today because this marks the two-month anniversary of the first protests, which, of course, began here in new york city. jim axelrod is in lower manhattan with the very latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: we are getting a real sense of the health of the occupy wall street movement today because an international day of action has been promised. thousands, tens of thousands of demonstrators have been talked about coming to new york city to mark the two-month period of time since the protests started. so far we are seeing hundreds, certainly not thousands. this morning thousands were called to come to the park. again we saw a fraction of that number branch out into lower wall street and the financial district. actually they are sitting down at certain intersections. we have videotape we want to show you of protesters being taken away but police, mostly peaceful, but there was flailing of arms and legs that brings more police officers to take the protesters away. they promise the protests taking

over the subways today and a march at sunset, which is supposed to attract tens of thousands of demonstrators. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> jim axelrod in lower manhattan, thanks. for the latest we'll go to jeff glor with another check of the headlines for us. >> good morning. a deadly series of tornadoes touched down in the southeast. the tornadoes were spread across at least four states bridging strong winds and hail killing six people. the storms hit throughout the day yesterday. power outages continue this morning. out west a snow watch. heavy snow through the mountain passes around seattle is making road travel treacherous. rick price of our seattle station kiro reports. >> reporter: right now at snoqualmie pass we have light snow pal falling. there have been three to four inches of snow coming down overnight. since we got here at 12:45 pacific time, it has been either snow or snow mixed with rain or just plain old rain falling on top of this snow. and that's been making the snow and slush on the roads very

slick. the borderline temperatures are giving the crews time to get the freeway in shape before the next wave hits. a winter storm warning is in effect until 6:00 a.m. with the total accumulation of about a foot expected. and then a somewhat less serious winter weather advisory kicks in until 6:00 p.m. tonight. of course, all those are pacific time. i-90 is wet with compact snow and slush on the road surface. we saw a lot of plows working from about 1:00 a.m. on. what's falling from the sky has not been improving traction here. one of the truckers told us this looks like a little bit of a replay of last year. he said it was snowing up here pretty much like this a little bit before thanksgiving last year, so snow and went very begun in earnest in washington state. and it doesn't look like we'll get much of a break from that until spring. for cbs news, i'm rick price at snoqualmie pass, washington.

during a flight from asheville, north carolina, to new york's laguardia airport last night the pilot took a bathroom break and got stuck in the bathroom. the captain told the passenger who was trying to help to alert the co-pilot in the cockpit. the co-pilot heard the unfamiliar voice and he declared an emergency to air traffic control. >> the captain has disappeared in the back and i have someone with a thick foreign accent trying to access the cockpit right now and i got day deal with this situation. >> fire planes were alerted but never scrambled when

>> announcer: this weath >> this weather report sponsored by hallmark. life is a special occasion. houston apparently has a problem. the space shuttle program is ending as you know, we have talked a lot about that leading up to the final shuttle launch, but nasa is actually now seeking a new generation of american astronauts. >> recruiting is going full-speed ahead.

whit johnson is in dulles, virginia, with more. whit, good morning. >> reporter: kris, good morning to you. after 30 years of the space shuttle program nasa is undergoing a difficult transition. yes, the agency is hiring new astronauts but the next generation will have some big shoes to fill. >> it's one small step for man, one final leap for mankind. >> reporter: they were the pioneers of space travel. astronauts neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, michael collins and 90-year-old john glenn received the congressional gold medal on capitol hill wednesday. >> we must consider ourselves fortunate for we lived at a time with the dream becoming a reality. >> reporter: nasa now has to rely on the next generation of american astronauts. and the agency is pulling out all the stops releasing a new recruiting video on youtube this

week. >> your space flight experience begins right here, right now. >> reporter: they're recruiting through january and will be the first astronaut candidate class since the space shuttle fleet retired last summer, which nasa admits has left some with a misconception that americans are no longer flying into space. is it going to be difficult to recruit the next generation of american astronauts? >> well, look at the number of applications. thousands and thousands of applications to be an astronaut. >> reporter: florida senator bill nelson isn't too worried about recruiting. >> it is deep in the hearts of the american people. >> reporter: as an astronaut himself in 1986 he spent six days orbiting earth aboard the space shuttle "columbia." >> when you look at the planet, you don't see political divisions and religious divisions and ethnic devisions. you see one planet that we are all in this together. >> reporter: nasa continues to send astronauts to the

international space station. they just have to board a russian ship to get there. something the agency hopes to remedy through private companies by the end of the decade. the long-term goal, however, may be more appealing. avoyage beyond earth's orbit landing mankind on an asteroid by 2025 and mars by the mid-2030s. william heartwood. >> that's the promise for people thinking about nasa as a career ten years down the road, 20 years down the road. that's the promise of moving out into the solar system. >> reporter: of the roughly 3,500 aptly contacts nasa is expecting, only about 15 will be selected for training. but nasa is quick to point out that one of them may be the first person to leaf a footprint on mars. back to you. >> cbs' whit johnson, great stuff. >> that would be something. >> still the most interesting job out there. if you are young and want to do something to be able to say you want to be an astronaut -- >> that's fan that'sing. they do much more than just

aspire to land on mars. >> but that's not a bad aspiration. >> no, it is not. up next, could honey be giving you heartburn? it is considered acidic. >> so a low-acid diet may be what you need to control the indigestion and we'll help you with that. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. and 2 minutesto? [ mumbling ] ...enny days, 8 hours, 9 minutes... 18 days, 17 hours... [ mom ] let's go, young lady. [ female announcer ] they're for building excitement for christmas. 12 days, 18 hours... come on. it's no days! [ female announcer ] the hallmark countdown to christmas ornament. 5 hours and 59 minutes and 41... 40...39... 38...37...36... being the star of this feast. who else is so, fruity, sweet and colorful. who's this turkey? edible arrangements bouquets beautiful like flowers, but unforgettably delicious. visit, call, or go to ediblearrangements.com.

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on this morning's in this rn in this morning's "healthwatch" low acid diets. heartburn is typically a problem most people think about caused by acid coming up from the stomach. >> but the food going down could cause it. our nutritionist is here with the loudoun on low-acid diets. carrie, good to have you here this morning. this brings us back to high school chemistry, which i'm throwing the disclaimer, one semester i got a 47, don't hold that against me. >> the good news is he's not our expert today, carrie is. >> the whole ph thing we are

bringing back. >> we traditional think of the acid coming from the stomach, but the foods coming down also can affect the acid in our bodies. so let's go back to science class. the ph scale, right? we know there's base and alkaline. foods are either acid or base, correct? so there's some foods acid, some are base. our blood ph level regulates itself very well, i will say, 7.35 to 7.45. but remember our bodies are working really hard to regulate that and the foods we eat can affect it. >> so this low-s a sit diet is an option. what exactly is a low acid diet, as simple as it sounds? >> well, basically a low-acid diet is going to be a healthy diet. it is going to be loaded with vegetables, healthy fats, some fruit and some healthy things like legumes and lentils. we have avocado here and olive oil. something like a broccoli, for example, is going to be 6.2 on the hp scale, but one thing i

want to point out is we don't need to worry about the numbers. when we are eating things like vegetables and taking things out like processed foods and sugar, we are naturally going to be eating a low-acid diet. advocates suggest about 75% to 80% of your foods should be base and then about 20% to 25% of your foods acid. >> okay. >> well, how about some foods that are surprisingly high in acidic levels? >> foods, just think about maybe watching a football game, the foods sitting through. alcohol, high-fat meats, fried foods and then also things like caffeine and citrus are going to be the high acid foods. >> so those are high acid. >> exactly. it is tough to eliminate all of the them. you don't have to eliminate completely but this is mostly eating a healthy die dwret. focus on vegetables and fruits and lentils and legumes and healthier fats. things surprising in acids are sugars and candy. >> maybe the orange juice or coffee for some people.

i would imagine, too, as we look at this, because you say a low-acid diet is a healthy diet, there are probably other benefits to eating this way as well. >> science is not definitive and much research is needed but we know three things. by following a low-acid diet you're taking out processed foods, high-fatty meats, taking out sugar, you sow so you may lose weight. also our bodies work really hard to regulate the ph level of our blood, but in order to do that we may, if you're eating a lot of acidic foods, draw upon the bones and grab calcium from the bones to maintain that regulation. research has linked a low-acid diet to better bone health. as i mentioned at the beginning, research also links a low-acid diet to relieving symptoms of heartburn. >> would you recommend people just basically -- if you're not a fan of a low-acid diet, sample a couple things to incorporate it? >> you don't need to worry about the numbers. it is a healthy diet for everyone, vegetables and fruit and legumes and lentils and

healthy fats and getting rid of the high fatty foods and sugar. don't get caught up in the numbers. >> carrie, thank you very much. i really thought it was going to be more of a chemistry lesson. >> i didn't want want to start you starting off the morning that way. >> thank you, carrie. just ahead, women who have lost children to unspeakable violence are determined now to help others avoid it. a pretty remarkable group of women. >> we'll visit the group of mothers in charge when "the early show" comes back here on cbs. >> cbs "healthwatch" sponsored by breathe right. don't let a stuffy nose get between you and your right to sleep. it is your right to breathe right. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better!

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♪ this week, we are looking at the people in communities that help to find the american spirit. this morning, we profile a group of women in philadelphia who suffer the greatest loss a mother can face.

>> 80% of the homicide committed by a gun and between the ages of 15 and 34 african-americans, the mothers are doing their best to make a difference channeling their grief into community action. >> do i have any volunteers what we learned last week? >> reporter: at this philadelphia area foster home, concerned, compassionate moms are reaching out. >> we want you guys to really learn life on life terms. >> reporter: teaching these kids about the consequences of violence. >> if you look at the numbers, it's the youth that is killing other youth. so i think it's important for us to go out because we know firsthand what it's like for somebody to take something from you. >> you got to always keep that hope alive. >> reporter: dorothy johnson is the founders of mothers in charge. a philadelphia-based advocacy and support group who have lost family to vl crimes. what prompted you to start this organization were the families that are left behind. >> and their struggle each day to live after a tragedy like that.

i think it's really making a difference in life. >> reporter: ten years ago, dorothy's son was gunned down over a parking space. >> he is kind the wind beneath my wings that gets me going and think, he would want me to try to save another mother from going through what we are going through. >> reporter: it's a sentiment and an inspiration shared by many of these mothers who also share the unthinkable pain of losing a child to violence. >> no one knows the attachment of a mother, but a mother. i cared for my son nine months but god gave him to me for 30 years. >> reporter: out of their shared grief has grown a sisterhood of support and increasingly important voice in the community. >> some of the murders we see in the city have a lot to do with retaliation. so, oftentimes, we get calls from mothers who give us information, you know? or will talk to us about a typical crime or something going on or concern they have in their community. >> reporter: in the hopes you'll

pass it on? >> in the hopes we will pass it on or come out and get involved. we do that. ♪ >> reporter: which includes bringing inspiration to an unlikely place. >> how many of you ladies are mothers? >> reporter: at this philadelphia prison, inmates are graduating from a program that teaches the virtues of good parenting. >> i am changing and get my life together. >> if we get the women to change the way they think and their behavior to reduce them out of prison, if they are in prison who is raising their children? we have another child who is angry and pick up a gun. >> reporter: their efforts have been recognized by law enforcement and by the city. >> they are doing work that, quite frankly, the city government is really not necessarily in a position to do and they do it with authority because of who they are. >> reporter: because of their success in the community, mothers in charge are now working with students at villanova university to develop a national educational

curriculum. >> it's not just a philadelphia problem with the violence. it's a problem across the country. >> reporter: but for all of the strength they find in one another and their shared mission to end the senseless violence of their children the pain is never far away. is there ever a day when you wake up, i'm not sure i can do this today? it's just too hard for me without my son. i just don't know if i can. >> many days. many days. but, by the same token, he is what gets me up in the morning. >> reporter: and he gets you through? >> he gets me through. >> it's an amazing group of women led by dorothy there. as soon as they hear about a homicide, they immediately send a card to try to reach out to the family to bring them in because it does so much for the families to know they are not alone. a lot of women were generous to share their stories with us and we have a number of them on our website at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> so good to see them doing this work. it stayed with me many years.

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cal state faculty on strike right now....p and good morning, everybody. it's 8:25. let's get you caught:on some of the news headlines. thousands of cal state faculty on strike now protesting raises that have not been delivered. today's walkout comes 24 hours after csu trustees voted to implement another tuition increase the ninth in nine years. the state supreme court is set to release an opinion today on california's same-sex marriage ban. justices will consider the sponsors of prop 8 and whether they are entitled to defend the measure in court when the governor and attorney general refuse to do so. d.c. lawmakers are grilling energy secretary steven chu about the bankrupt company solyndra. these are live pictures now

from the hearing on capitol hill. d.c. lawmakers are looking at the failed loan approved to the fremont-based solar company which went bankrupt this summer. chu has said he is responsible for the key decisions on that loan. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. let's have a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza.

it is still backed up to the foot of the maze so 19, 20 minutes to get on the span and once again, it is pretty crowded heading into san francisco up the incline. the left-hand side. screen is northbound 880 in the commute direction. sluggish from san leandro towards at least high street. and we're also following this injury crash. we just found out about it in san francisco. geary boulevard and tenth, possibly hit-and-run so expect delays and possibly even street closures around that area. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, couple of patches of fog around the bay area this morning. these clouds will start to dissipate. more clouds on the way out to ocean beach, low clouds there not too bad. we have had some thick fog in the valleys. that's now starting to lift. by the afternoon we have clouds from a cold front coming in. temperatures are going to be cooler. plan on 50s and 60s for highs. even a chance of showers late in the day. unsettled weather through the weekend. ,,,,,,,,

♪ there we go. the kids are up early training for the 2012 olympics. good to see. or 2014. >> get going, kids. welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. you don't normally finding nerds looking for love in the wrong places but you'll find them here at a once a month speed dating contest called nerd

night held in some cities. we will talk to the nerds about the search for the special someone. >> i love that story and looking forward to this and this next one. author ann patch is selling best sellers and using her own money decided to open a book store in nashville this week after the last independent book store closed in the area which goes against the trend of many customers. you think it has to be tough for a book store and all of these ereade ereaders. >> a trip to the los angeles auto show. one of the country's biggest which starts tomorrow. as you look at the touch screens, video displays of internet technology being unveiled you wonder if you're in the right building. >> brian cooley shows us cars are actually becoming the ultimate mobile device. >> reporter: apps. a touch screen. and a wireless connection to the internet. a new tablet arriving to challenge the ipad? no.

the center screen in a new cadillac that goes on sale early next year. toyota's intune system puts five popular internet applications on the car's screen. from finding a movie and buying tickets to making restaurant reservations. >> it pairs with the carvey a bluetooth, then everything runs through your wireless plan and you can run it on the go like you're online in the car. >> reporter: ford was the early leader in systems like this but then took a beating in consumer ratings when they made it too complicated. now we are seeing a version that doesn't bombard you with so much information and reacts more quickly. you see, consumers reject all of this technology when it gets too complicated. car owners know they are -- if you get distracted using your smart phone walking down the street, nobody gets hurt. in a car, the stakes are very different. >> please say a command. >> reporter: destination, street

address. ford near natural language voice command as a way to keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. cadillac senses the presence of your hand in front of the screen to only show the icons that are necessary. toyota strips down internet search results to the bare essentials and only those relevant to driving. automakers are unlikely to slow the pace of this revolution in the dash. they are on the road to becoming the biggest piece of consumer electronics in your life. for cbs news, i'm brian cooley, in los angeles. boy, it looks nice but not for nothing. even driving has become complicated. >> it's true. here is jeff glor at the news desk with a final check of today's other headlines for us. not as complicated as driving. >> no. just straight ahead news. a pennsylvania lawyer says he has a client who will testify that former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky sexually molested him. police investigating the case have no record of a key witness mike mcqueary reporting an

alleged and all awe salt in 2002 and contradicts mcqueary claim in an e-mail saying he saw sandusky with a young boy in the shower. an attorney who says he represents a number of alleged victims. >> the survivors and the families right now is really is a mixture of despair, confusion, and fury. a new judge has been assigned to handle sandusky's case. district judge leslie dutchcot has been removed who has ties to the second mile charity. the new judge has no known ties to the charity. a man makes first federal court appearance today in pittsburgh. oscar ramiro ortega-hernandez linkeded to an assault rifle found at the white house on sunday. the secret service has been searching as two bullets hit the white house. a businessman who met orte

ortega-hernandez said he compared president obama to the anti-christ. >> he is very insear in what he believed, but he did seem very rather troubled. >> ortega-hernandez could face charges of attempted assassination. president obama is on bali this morning. the last stop of his asian tour. he'll attend two pacific regional summits. mr. obama flew to bali from australia where he spoke to australian soldiers in the northern port city of barkin and earlier visited a high school where one student was more interested in a certain teen heartthrob. >> have you ever thought about teaming up with the high profile celebrity, such as justin bieber, to appeal to more people? >> justin bieber. mr. obama called it an interesting question and noted that lots of celebrities visit the white house and he joked that he'll tell bieber she said hi. the president who recently quick smoking released a video this

morning to mark today's 36th great american smokeout and he acknowledged that kicking the habit is not easy. >> today, 46 million americans are still hooked and tobacco remains the leading cause of preventible early deaths in this country. the fact is quitting s

nashville, tennessee, is known for its art scene, but the past two years the city's few remaining book stores have closed and forcing people to travel elsewhere to buy a book. >> that is until yesterday. ann patchet couldn't imagine living in a book store. a lot of attention. you had a nice write-up, a little attention in the times and talk about the small book stores. why did you decide, though, to open a book store in nashville and especially right now?

>> because there wasn't one. we have some great used book stores in nashville but we had a borders and davis kid that were over 30,000 square feet and both were closed on a corporate level, which means that people in nashville were still in those stores buying the books, but the industry wasn't doing well, the stores closed. we didn't have a book store. i didn't want to open a book store. i kept waiting for somebody to open a book store but nobody did, so here i am. >> what finally led you to this decision? because it's not cheap and it's not easy and you took this every endeavor on your own to do something like this. >> some things really matter and i think really having a book really matters. having that sense of a community center and the place you would go the way i did when i was growing up. i wanted that for people in my city. >> there was so much talk and even movies made about the demise of the small neighborhood book store and the rise of these big chains which, as you mentioned, they closed in nashville and we have seen them

close across the country. do you think we will be moving back to smaller book stores and that they can now sustain themselves a little bit better? >> absolutely. . the circle is a little book store and decides to make money and decides to become bigger and it gets squashed by the super store and the super store got squashed by amazon. all of a sudden people are saying i don't have anyplace to go up and pick up a book and look at a book. i think we have cycled all the way back around to a little book store. my store is 2,500 square feet. we got enough people buying books in nashville to keep a 2,500 book store going. >> how is the response to far? >> it's overwhelming. i can only go to the grocery store early in the morning. i have for months. people saying, thank you, i'll be there the first day. it's sort of a redemption tale. we had our stores, we lost them and so many people felt if i

ever had a second chance, i'm going to be true to my book store, i'm going to stop using amazon and i'm going to go in and buy my books from people. smart, intelligent book sellers. we have such a great staff of readers. >> you can still -- i mean, there is no replacement for going in and asking for that advice at a book store. >> yeah. >> here is buying a book for this person, can you help me out with it. but you can also coexist with other things, because as an author you know it helps to sell your books for an ereader, online. they can potentially coexist, correct? >> absolutely. i'm all for ereaders. people read in different ways and i'm not saying the book is the better way but i'm just saying just because people are using ereaders, it doesn't mean we have to throw the books in a dust heap and burn them. >> please don't. let's not ever get to that point. >> if we were to come there, what would we see when we walk in? a big display? >> actually, we are moving my

merchandise as well. >> as you should. >> it was so strange when state of wonder came out and the book stores were closed, i couldn't do a reading in nashville. i actually wound up doing a reading at the library and there was a tailor shop and a framing shop that were selling my novel for me because we didn't have a book store. >> that's the wild thing about it. you actually planned this whole shop while you were on a book tour? >> yes. >> which is no small feat. >> i did. it was really good because it got us going a lot faster. i have a wonderful partner named karen hayes who is at home doing the heavy lifting and opening the boxes right now while i'm off on tour and talking about it. >> exactly what you need, good help! >> it is! >> people washing watching in nashville, where is it located? >> green hills as the doughnut den and no one in nashville who doesn't know where the doughnut den is. it is dangerous for us because every day the generous people at the doughnut den bring us a box of doughnuts. >> you have a comfortable

seating area where people can grab doughnuts and sit down and grab a book? >> absolutely. >> congratulations. >> nice to have you here. thanks, ann. >> well done. these days, too many kids hit the books in college but can't get a job when they get out. a school in charleston, south carolina is offering a traditional education and teaching old school trades. this is a college classroom. so is this. and this too. all a part of a unique school called american college of the building arts. >> what we graduate here is what i like to call an educated artisan. >> reporter: the college combines trade education with liberal arts and is the only one of its kind in the nation. >> other trade schools, they just teach you how to build something hands-on, while this school covers all aspects of it. they incorporate history, english, math, interior trade.

>> reporter: students graduate with bachelor's degrees. they leave as modern day artisans with expertise in trades like iron work and timber framing and complex plaster work, skills not found often in this country. >> with my degree, i kennel speak with architects, designers, as well as general contractors, because i understand everybody's lingo. >> not a lot of colleges can say this but as late of this year every student we graduated walked straight into a job. >> reporter: it helps the student body were so small. only seven students in the inaugural graduating class in 2009 and this year's last boasts 17 and the school like most college educations isn't cheap. tuition runs $20,000. for that money it's as hands on as an education can get and for many of the students here that is the appeal. >> i really love at the end of the day being able to look up here at the ceiling and go this is what i did today, this is what i accomplished. >> reporter: the school's main campus is as unique as the

curriculum. an old jail built in 1802 and designed in part by robert mills, considered to be the first american trained architect who went on to design the washington monument. the building is barely been converted. iron bars are everywhere. and classrooms still have the feel of a holding cell. relics stand side-by-side with new projects in progress. >> our students actually come to love this building. it's a living laboratory. they do a lot of work in here. >> reporter: a lot of hard, physical work and the students wouldn't have it any other way. >> i used to go to school for computer engineering. i went from the high tech to the old school techniques that were really dying out and now i can't see myself doing anything else. we're artisans. >> they are doing some good work. >> i love that! that is so great! >> the school wants to expand from 150 to 200 students in the future. if it doesn't work out for the students, they can be prison

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smart, witty, comeback quick. you want to have a good time. passionate. what is there not to like? >> what is your favorite thing? >> i'm in love with apple! >> i've never been speed dating before. i have a thing for nerds. i like guys with always an intellectual look and know more than i do. >> nerds get together to talk about their subject of interest. >> we have had people of all walks of life. grad students and people who study history or science or even a sports nerd. >> on your mark. get set. speed date. >> this is a good thing. it's just hard to meet people and this kind of likes cuts the chase. in an instant, you can find out your same kind of likes or dislikes. if you're a mac or a pc. >> i'm a secret nerd. >> i had my own internet company. i'm now an investor. i'm always the first person to try out a new gadget. and so i think that qualifies me

as a nerd. after you've been to regular nerd night? >> i've been in nerd night religiously the past two years. i'm nerdy and i like to do nerdy things and i look to meet my match tonight. >> i'm doing a little bit of eavesdropping. >> what makes you a nerd? >> i am a huge "star wars" fan! >> me too. you love schwar"star wars"? >> i do! >> it's a group of witty people. you can tell they are having a good time. >> that's it! >> it was nice talking to you. >> i definitely did find a match. >> i thought it was absolutely fantastic! >> i'm not sure i met my match. but it makes you realize like the adversity of people that are out there. >> some of them got creative and made me blush a little bit and that is always fun. whether it's a good day or a bad

day, it's nice to blush a little bit. i think it's working. >> i can at least count on more than two hands the number of people in very long-term committed relationships as a specific direct result of meeting at nerd night. apparently whatever we are doing, it's working. >> it works! joining us now is c-net.com editor bridget carrie. did it work? >> i nerded it up. >> talk about a great turnout. how difficult is it? do you have to limit the number of people there? a mass response? >> yes. there are tickets and they sell out fast too. especially with the girls. they will buy tickets in an instant. guys kind of drag their feet but it sells out. a set number of girls and guys. >> okay. so you heard the gentleman in the pink shirt there, i forget his name. sorry. he can count on two hands or if not more long-term relationships he knows has come out of the nerd night event. is it something you would recommend having hosted one and

being there for it? >> yes. these are not your erkle kind of nerds. >> smarter. >> yeah. we have a little nerd in us when you're a book nerd or sports nerd. it's finding someone to have passionate and get in conversation with. if you like "star wars," bonus points. >> obi-wan kenobi. >> shawn who answered one question and been coming religiously for two years. honesty is your best policy but i don't know if saying that is your best response. >> it's about really telling someone what makes you passionate and talking to somebody three minutes isn't easy. >> i think it's a great story. a lot of fun. thanks for bringing it to us this morning. >> when is the next one? >> i think they have them every couple of months. look online. >> you want to host one again? >> if they ask me, yeah. >> they should ask her back, definitely. >> put her on the spot and see

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occupy cal is ready to rally this afternoon at 5 p-m. good morning. it's 8:55. i'm grace lee with your headlines. "occupy cal" is going to rally this afternoon at 5:00 after a raid shut down the camp at sproul plaza. police removed several tents and made two arrests. one student and one nonstudent. as you can see, they are still cleaning up. two systems could see budget cuts by another $100 million. that's because the state is now $13 billion in the hole. state leaders plan to decide on the cuts next month. energy secretary steven chu is on the hot seat right now. we have live pictures out of the capital right now. d.c. lawmakers are grilling him about the massive loan to fremont's solyndra that half billion-dollar loan. he testified that no one from the white house ever contacted

him to make a political decision on that loan. there he is to the solar company that later went bankrupt. he said that market changes led to a steep decline in the price of solar panels and that was totally unexpected. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. well, it's been a busy morning commute and still backed up stop and go anyway on westbound 237 from 880 to about zanker road. at the bay bridge things are thinning out. it was jammed for a while but now it's only a five-minute wait to get on the span. injury accident city industries in san francisco. geary boulevard and 10th, there are street closures and delays around the area. and updating you in san bruno, el camino real still shut down both directions as police investigate, between san bruno avenue and 380. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> elizabeth, let's go to the beach! out the door, we have a couple of patches of fog around the bay area. but trying to break things up. going to see some more clouds rolling in toward the afternoon, storm clouds could bring some light showers in the latter part of the day. temperatures cooler in the 50s

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