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great white early this friday feels to share the water with a great white early this friday morning, november 25th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs and good morning. welcome to "the early show" here on a friday morning. a beautiful sunrise. what a day to sit home and online shop. >> what a day or, you could swim with the sharks or you could go stand in a black friday line today. >> we got it all for you. good morning, i'm chris wragge. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. >> the latest on black friday as the official holiday shopping season gets under way. it really began late last night, early this morning and thousands of stores across the country and this morning millions of people are already at work. >> all right, take a look at the hawthorn shopping center west of chicago. there is a giant traffic jam of shoppers right now it has all the scene of rush hour traffic.

maybe a rush to spend and start the holiday retail season and correspondent elaine quijano is back here at macy's where thousands of people were waiting at midnight. great to see you, elaine. >> good morning to you, rebecca and chris. well, this is, as you noted, the official start to the holiday shopping season. and the holiday is actually account for 25% to 40% annual retail sales. so, for stores, there is a lot on the line. black friday has always been a big day for retailers. but despite the 152 million consumers expected to shop this holiday weekend, it could be a bit of a bust. >> there's no jobs program, there's no tax rebates that the president has put on the table. it is really up to the consumer to go tow the line themselves. >> reporter: blame it on high unemployment and low consumer confidence. in a national survey, more than

50% of those who plan on shopping say they will wait to see if this weekend's bargains are worth getting out and fighting for. >> i'm going to macy's black friday sale. >> reporter: so, retailers are pulling out all the stops to make sure they are. >> they have finally recognized that they have to get in competition with the online retailers. so, look for retailers to get very aggressive when it comes to offering deals. all different hours of the day. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: including earlier than ever before openings. stores like macy's, target and kohl's all opened their doors at midnight. >> i thought i'd get a jump start on people and get the deals. >> reporter: many americans still embrace black friday enthusiasm, like tito hernandez who has been camped out at this best buy in st. petersburg, florida, since monday. >> the 55 inch is $499.

super bowl sunday is going to be pretty good at my house. >> reporter: this year it might take more than one black friday and u.s. retailers out of the red. analysts this year are predicting a 2.8% increase in holiday sales. that would actually be down compared to last year when it was about a 5% increase. rebecca? >> cbs' elaine quijano at macy's. thanks. joining me now is the president and ceo of macy's terry lundgren. >> good morning, rebecca. >> last night store opened at midnight. what it going like down there at macy's this morning? >> it is going strong. i was here, i am always here for our opening but i was a little surprised when i went around the block and the entire square block in new york city of macy's herald square to see the entire

circumference of our store surrounded by about 10,000 customers at 11:30 p.m. waiting to get in at midnight. we're pretty pleased with the crowd. >> one big question of the economy overall. from what you're seeing all in terms of black friday, what do you think about this christmas and the health of the american consumer? are things better than they were last year and are they improving as an overall economy? >> well, i do speak for macy's first. we're a rather large retailer. last year $25 billion in sales and over 800 department stores with the macy's brand. and we're having the best year in a decade. so, our sales are up 5.3% on same-store sales and we're very, very pleased with our performance. so, in our case, we feel great about the momentum we're coming into this fourth quarter with and feel very confident about our potential for continued great sales throughout the holiday season. but, you know, overall, as far as the economy is concerned, you

know, you're seeing lots of signs of weakness out there and, you know what, we're all hoping for is that the overall economy improves. so, all boats rise. at the moment, you're seeing some winners and some losers in the retail field. fortunately, we're on the winning side. >> all right, terry lundgren, have a happy holiday. thanks for joining us this black friday. have a good one. >> happy shopping for all the people. >> good luck to the economy overall. we hope you spend today. >> hope you have good news to report in the next couple weeks. the latest on the three american students arrested in egypt. 24 hours after officials announced they're released, still no sign of them. >> we hear they could stay in custody over the weekend. elizabeth palmer is in cairo with more. good morning to you, liz. >> good morning. it's pretty loud here. i'm in tahrir square, which is filling up, once again. very fast. but you ask about the students. that's right, we think they're still in the police station here. certainly still in custody.

working with their lawyer going through lengthy bureaucratic procedures before they're finally physically able to go free. at the american university of cairo dorm friends were waiting to welcome them, relieved to hear the jipgzs weren't going to going press charges. >> my first reaction because i know them personally is that there is no way they could have had those. i don't think they would have figured out how to get molotov cockta cocktails. >> i wanted to come here so i could see them before they leave. i have been freaking out the last two days. >> reporter: they haven't been seen in family or friends except in this police video on egyptian state television may not be freed from custody until the end of the muslim weekend on sunday. today, though, demonstrators in tahrir square have called for another million man march. demanding that the military give up power immediately to a caretaker civilian government

that will steer the country through elections. but the generals in charge have refused in a televised press conference. "the people haveentrusted us with a mission and if we abandon it now, it will be betrayal." >> reporter: although the violence has stopped the standoff continues with elections slated to begin in only four days. the generals offered a big political concession earlier this week. they said, look, we will be gone by next summer. so, to force them to take another step back today's demonstration is just going to have to be enormous. the size of the ones we were seeing in january. chris? >> liz, quick question for you before we let you ge. if these generals decide they will not step down, which it looks like they will not do, how much uglier could this situation possibly get? >> it will depend on the messages coming from the political leadership.

but people are really angry, especially in the wake of so many having been killed this week. i think it's fragile and it could actually get very violent very fast, once again. chris? >> cbs' elizabeth in cairo this morning. thank you very much. we turn to politics. washington, d.c., fames for the white house, the u.s. capitol and also more recently, government deadlock. >> whit johnson with a look at how dysfunctional things are there right now. >> like most americans, congress is off for another holiday weekend. no surprise that congress has had more vacation days this year than the number of bills they passed and sent to the president. new york city is notorious holiday season gridlock has nothing on washington, d.c. >> nothing big is getting done in washington. >> reporter: where the 112 congress, according to university of virginia political analyst larry sabato is as backed up as ever. >> you don't have people in the middle any more who can broker

deals. >> reporter: the failure in the supercommittee this week over how to tackle the nation's debt was a continuation of the same old fight. one that caused a credit downgrade and a near government default in august and a near government shutdown back in april. >> they should be doing everything in their power to make our economy stronger, not weaker. >> reporter: naturally, both sides blame each uther for the lack of progress. >> whether it's the white house or where we are today, it would have never gotten to a point where there was yes. >> reporter: for perspective on the current gridlock, take a look back at the do nothing 80th congress under president harry truman. even they passed 906 public bills that were signed into law. under president george w. bush, the 110th congress passed 415. but this congress, about halfway through its term, has passed only 44. and with voters going to the polls in just under a year, politico's chief congressional

correspondent jonathan allen says a change for the better is unlikely. >> that we've got a compressed policy scheduled and an expanded election cycle. these guys are running constantly. they don't have time to work with each other when they're sitting there insulting each other. >> benefits for had long-term unemployed and benefits tax cuts both expire by the end of the year. once again, congress is staring down another deadline and failure to act could have a direct impact on millions of americans. chris? >> cbs whit johnson in washington for us. thank you. also in d.c. this morning, one of the newest members of congress, west virginia democratic senator joe manchin says every time he meets with voters he apologizes. senator, good to see you this morning. >> good morning, chris, how are you? little tongue in cheek, but i want to begin with congress' approval rating. and i want to put this in context for the people at home. during watergate president nixon polling 24%. bp polling at 24%.

the u.s. adopting communism running at 11%. so, what does congress have to be thankful for with a 9% approval rating on this day after thanksgiving? >> chris, i kraent even find the 9% of people who are approving. >> how do you improve it? all this dysfunction and all this gridlock. what can get done at this point? it doesn't seem like anything. >> chris, it has to be. it has to come forward and about this country, about the next generation and right now about individual politics and partisan politics. and we're not getting anywhere because we're afraid of who is going to get credit for whatever we fix something. we've got the blame game down to a science. we can, by the end of every day, we know exactly how to blame somebody else and it's wrong. just not how we do things in west virginia, where i come from. we try to work together and identify the big problems. our country is $17 trillion by next year. we're going to $21 trillion.

break this down in smaller denomination. every business day, chris, we go $5 billion more. we have to borrow to run this country. >> on monday, before the supercommittee announced its failure to reach a deal, you sent a letter to president obama ask asked him to intervene and he did not intervene, do you see this as a massive failure in leadership? >> leadership has to be involved. we have to set our mark and what we're going to achieve and our goal. we're not going there because they're afraid of what is nebes for the next election next year in 2012. it should be about the next generation, chris, not about the next election. we're not looking far enough. i don't want to go down the history you just mentioned since truman. this congress has done less than any other congress. i don't want to go down in history as being a generation that has turned over the keys to the next generation with the country more shaped. that's never happened and i'll do all i can to make sure it

doesn't happen. >> if you guys are going to have to come up with a whole different name. >> we'll be backwards. >> i want to talk to some immediate concerns that are kind of relevant to the supercommittee's failure right now. for the millions of americans who are struggling and who are currently unemployed and the temporary payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits all set to expire at the end of this year. do you support those being extended, first of all? >> first of all, those two very difficult. unemployment people still struggling jobs an lawful lot of people who need retraining. i believe who need to get bipartisan by and we have to make sure a component of education and a component of retraining before people continue to extend unemployment benefits. that way, they'll be trained for the jobs of the 21st century. you know, the market is changing and we have to change with it. that would be, i think, the best way to do it. as far as the payroll tax extension, on that one there, i think the american people are willing to say, listen. we'll sacrifice. we won't take that extension if you do meaningful tax reform. we have to make sure we get our

financial house in order and right now we can't do that. and there's not fairness. you look at the "occupy" group and you look at the tea party group and one saying you spend too much from the tea party and "occupy" saying you left 99% of america behind and, chris, they're both right. with that being said, we have to put fairness to the system. i believe it will be a perfect time for us to put all that together and say, listen, we're going to sacrifice the payroll tax extension physical you do meaningful tax reform. that's a beautiful way for us to start getting our house in order. i really believe. >> it's a starting point. senator, thanks for taking the time this morning on this day after thanksgiving. we appreciate it. have a good holiday weekend. >> thank you for having me, chris. i appreciate it. we turn to terrell brown at the news desk filling in for jeff glor with a check of the other headlines. >> good morning to you both. good to see you guys. markets this morning. worries over debt crisis send markets on a losing streak. nikkei lost a fraction, down 2.5% for the week.

hang seng sank 1% and they're both on the verge of posting their biggest weekly loss in two months. and it's a shortened session on wall street today. here's a live look at the numbers. chicago police this morning arrested the gunman accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. he shot her last night in the parking garage. the hospital was locked down for hours. the suspect was arrested a few

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and good morning, everyone. it is 7:25. time for some news headlines around the bay area on this black friday. san leandro police tell us they are checking surveillance video now as they investigate a shooting that happened at a walmart parking lot this morning just around 2:00. a group of shoppers was attacked while leaving the store. they had some merchandise. one of them was shot and critically wounded when they resisted the attempted robbery. some of the victims managed to hold on to one of the suspects for police. they are questioning him now. bart is putting extra police on trains and at stations and parking lots today. keep your wallets, phones and other valuables in a secure place and out of sight if you can. baltimore scored the only touchdown at last night's brother versus brother showdown between your 9ers and the

baltimore ravens. baltimore's defense just monstrous in the game. john harbaugh's team, their 9er quarterback alex smith was sacked 9 times as the 9ers lose for only the second time this year. the final score 16-6. they take on the rams a week from sunday at home. we'll have your home. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,

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good morning. we do have some might be delays unfortunately on this friday morning. it's because of a very early- morning accident involving a pedestrian and a light rail muni in downtown san francisco there by the embarcadero and market. we did just get an update from muni. the k, l and m lines, you can go to van ness and take a shuttle bus from there. on the n and j line, shuttle buses from church and duboce. once again, that accident involving a pedestrian and light rail happened around 5:00 this morning at market and embarcadero. but at the bay bridge, we are not look too bad. no delays there. taking a look outside, looks like our drizzle we saw a little bit of rain earlier and overnight. that's pretty much gone now. cleared out. you can see still some fog out there but some low clouds but temperatures getting up into the low to mid-60s.

a beautiful day after thanksgiving here in new york city. hopefully wherever you are waking up today, it is just an ideal day to shop. >> an ideal day to stay inside, fight some crowds, enjoy yourself. >> that is goodp. welcome back to "early show" i'm chris wragge with rebecca jarvis. we heard people say sharks get a bad rep. predators that deserve our respect and protection. people ready to put their bodies on the line to prove it with no cage. >> sound like you just contradicted yourself. they eat people like us and then you said they don't get enough respect.

these people are going to be swimming with the sharks in the ocean, literally around the clock, 24-hour experiment under way on television and coming up, we'll talk to their adviser who's gone swimming with great white sharks 60 or 70 times himself. ask them what they want to achieve by doing this. >> you know what i like to say, you'll need a bigger boat. terrell brown at the news desk with another look at the headlines. >> good to see you guys. millions of americans hit the stores early this friday morning. many retailers opened their doors at midnight, some even earlier. they hope to ring up $466 billion in sales this holiday season, up 3% over next year. there was a dust up in los angeles. one shopper at a walmart fired pepper spray during a confrontation right after the store opened. police say 20 people suffered minor injuries. the pepper sprayer is still being sought this morning. and a massive protest in

egypt. tomorrow night "48 hours mystery" has an intriguing story of a larger than life character

accused of a crime. >> rags to riches tale that turned deadly. >> herald landry is a louisiana millionaire, cajun, right down to his dna. but he's also a maverick who ended up in england for a new life that surprised pretty much everyone. >> the tale of two worlds. >> reporter: herald landry had it all and made it all himself. >> he went from down the bayou living with nothing to living in a fine, british manor home. i'm pat fanning and i'm a friend of herald landry. >> reporter: he made his fortune in the oil business. in 1999, he was retired and falling in love with lucy davies, a young british music student he met on the internet. by 2002, landry and lucy were married and herald landry traded life in louisiana for the english countryside and his new

life as an english country gentleman. >> his personalty was big. he did pretty good. >> reporter: but landry's friends wondered what lucy saw in landry. she was half his age. >> the love affair between them was he loved her appearance and she loved his money. >> reporter: things became violent at the landry estate. on the night of february 1st, 2010, authorities were called to the home. officer steven elcot found lucy bleeding on the side of the road just outside landry's house. >> she had a very, very large gash to her left cheek. she also had a very large butcher's knife that was still in her. >> reporter: lucy had been stabbed over 20 times. landry admitted stabbing his wife to death and while his english neighbors were shocked, people who knew him in louisiana were not. it turns out there was a lot

more to the landry story than anyone realized and we got to hear and see both sides of it in louisiana and in england. 48 hours is the only organization that's been able to interview landry since lucy's murder and to hear from lucy's teenage son who was in the house the night his mother was stabbed to death. he's a remarkable and very impressive young man. but to find out more, tune in tomorrow night for murder at the manor. now, back to chris and rebecca. >> all right, thanks so much. you can see as he mentioned, "48 hours mystery" right here on cbs. coming up next, when the presidential candidates hit the road, the press corps right there with them every step of the way. >> behind the scenes look at covering the campaign when "the early show" continues. from the comfort of your home, or shop in store friday starting at 4am. find over 500 black friday deals... ...like $39.88 xersion down coats to keep her warm...

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show us what life on the campaign trail is like. >> this is sarah and it's about 6:00 in the morning and everyone's beauty hour. i don't normally look like this during the day, but, unfortunately, i do look like this at this time of morning. >> so, one of the big things to do every morning is to label the tapes. >> these are all of my gizmos and gadgets, literally, basically, never, ever, ever leave my side ever. >> also key that we get all of our gear like batteries, tapes and that we don't leave them in the hotel. that would be bad. >> i always get nervous that i'm going to leave something behind. >> also, superkey. the bill under the door. >> when you walk around with this, everyone wants to talk to you about it. everyone wants to know what kind of camera it is, what you're doing with it, who you're shooting.

>> "new york times" audio digest. >> don't have time to read the news, so, a lot of times i will listen to it while driving in the car. >> please drive the highlighted route. >> okay. i'm at this event. this bag is like 65 pounds and i carry it on my back in addition to three other bags. it's got my camera, all my camera equipment. my laptop and got my -- >> all right, so we're here first event of the day, two more to go. a tough one, but cameras is set for the first. >> speaker gingrich. >> excuse us, please. >> ever since getting assigned to herman cain, my life has been chaotic.

he often does multiple states in one day, which makes it nearly impossible for me to get to all of them. >> mr. cain, what is going on in cain world today? >> doing what i do best. talk, welcome back, lindsay. >> another big element to our jobs is twitter. and while we're shooting, we're also logging and transcribing the interviews and we're tweeting and we're on the phone and we're just doing a million things at once. >> thank you. >> thanks, you two. >> nice to meet you. >> any special thanksgiving plans to be home with your family? >> it's been a wonderful trip, but we've been out for about a month. so, we're anxious to get home and spend a couple days. >> where we have the best access to the campaign staff to get them to comment on camera on the record. >> i am hoping to get him walking out, which is always a

good shot. >> he's right here. >> okay. that was fun. >> you know, you can look at this one of two ways. what an amazing experience. or, man, that's pretty tough. >> that's a lot of running around. >> that's a lot of hustling and back and forth. >> good for them being behind the scenes and getting the information. >> and bringing it to us here. we thank them for all the work they do. it's not easy. that's the one thing we can say. it's not as glamorous as it looks. still more than a month to go before people start voting. to remind you of that and the 2012 election still almost a year away. everyone has to pace themselves. >> better pace yourselves, absolutely. coming up next, some people think politicians are like sharks. let's not put the sharks down like that. >> don't want to get them angry. >> how some brave swimmers are working to change our minds about the predators with the big teeth. we do mean the sharks. >> the sharks, not the

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the sky is safe but how about the water? how is this for a fun idea? 24 hours film with sharks in the ocean with most protection from a cage. nothing, just you and the sharks. five swimmers in south africa will do that starting tonight and doing it in the name of science. joining us is their adviser marine biologist and shark expert, ryan johnson. thank you for joining us this morning. why undertake an experiment like this that sounds so dangerous? >> it's all about -- the shocks. we have gone around the world and talked to a lot of shark attack victims and they have a lot of perceptions why sharks attack and some of them probably not as true as people believe. we are going out there' put the tests and myths to the tests through science right here on

net wild. >> this is going to be happening, like we said on natgoe wild. you want to spell the myths. i think it probably -- if you say to one of the scientists, you splash around and let's see where what the shark's reaction is, i don't think i'd want to be the one called on to do that. how do you protect these swimmers that are in the water? >> you know, we have taken various measures to make sure our divers experiment is doing to be sa going to be safe. we have a cage and a helicopter on standby. the small chance something does go wrong we make sure we get them to safety as quickly as possible. >> when you say small chance something could go wrong. i think sharks are dangerous and if i saw one swimming around me i would freak out. how do you convince people that is not necessarily the reaction you need to have? >> well, the biggest thing about this show is that we are not

getting some crusty old shark divers into the water. we are getting three very pretty girls who don't have that much experience with sharks and being guinea pigs and doing the test. we hope the girls do these experiments that they, themselves, believe that they can do it safely with sharks. >> how much are you paying them to do this? i mean, how do you convince like you said these pretty girls to swim with the sharks? why are they doing it? are they nervous? >> no. these girls love sharks and have for many years and see this as a great opportunity for them to contribute to changing people's perceptions of sharks. >> so what is it? i mean, why is there this perception that sharks are so dangerous to humans? you say it's not the case. why is that? >> it goes back a long time in our history. "jaws" came out in the 1970s and that, for some reason, captured the imagination of the world. ever since then, sharks have

been recognized or identified as man-eaters and what people see sharks as and it's a big road back from there and why we are trying to go. take one small step to show what sharks are really about. there are things can you do in the water that is responsible and irresponsible but we really believe that education is the key. >> ryan, i'm swimming and i'm down in florida. all of a sudden, this pack of sharks comes up on me. what should i do? >> you know, if you see a shark in the water, i would say enjoy it. 99% of the time, the shark will circle around you and have a look at you and then swim off. every now and then, if the shark does have an interest in you, you want to face the shark and let them know that you're there and you see them and then you're going to be pretty safe. >> ryan, thank you very much. best of luck to you with this experiment, okay? shark attack experiment live on natgoe live. we will be right back. e live.

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san leandro police good morning. it's 7:55. i'm grace lee. san leandro police are investigating a shooting that's happened in a park lot of a walmart sort just before 2 a.m. as the store was open for those post-thanksgiving day sales. a group of shoppers was attacked while leaving the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise. one was shot and critically wounded when they resisted a robbery attempt. one suspect was arrested. holiday tree lightings this evening to get into the spirit of it all. among the biggest downtown san jose where christmas in the park is under way for the season. it is a tradition that dates back to the 1950s drawing

hundreds of thousands each year. today's festivities in san jose began at 5:30. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. overall, we are not doing too bad on the roads. traffic is much lighter than a typical friday commute. we are following a couple of accidents. let me tell you about a couple. northbound highway 17 at lark avenue in los gatos. still slow. they have one lane block off waiting for tow crews.

and if you are commuting southbound 101 at embarcadero road that off-ramp remains shut down has been for at least the last 15 minutes or so, so your detour, use oregon expressway as an alternate. look outside right now, here's a look at conditions out there, your current temperatures climbing into looks like the mid- to lower-60s across the bay area. so high pressure remaining in force after some drizzle early this morning. it looks like we are warming things up by at least a few degrees. and dry weather pattern continues for your seven-day forecast. you can see we are even climbing up to approaching near 70 by sunday. and looks good through next week. ,,,,,,,,

welcome back to "the early show." chris ragge here with rebecca jarvis. thank you for taking time out from shopping to join us. >> i try. >> we'll let you get back online in a few moments. bargain hunters have been out in full force. look at them go. coming up, we'll find out how much the average shopper plans to spend and look at the top items on people's wish lists. >> those wish lists might include video games. coming up. we will look at some of the must-have games of the season for children of all ages. from "sesame street" to the latest "call of duty" games.

"call of duty" expected to be the best-selling video game of the year. >> the most movie stars -- >> it is incredible. >> what a video game can do to your company. first this week, in london a judge has been holding hearings on britain's phone-hacking scandal. >> on thursday, harry potter author, j.k. rowling, told how tabloid reporters frightened her and cbs correspondent charlie d'agata is in london with more. >> at one point, jk rowling said she wish she'd had a cloak of invisibility to hide from reporters. although the hacking scandal prompted this inquiry, it's taking a closer look at media intrusion and what, if anything, can be done about it. she may have risen from obscurity to become one of the richest women in the world. but jk rowling could never be described as publicity shy. but the treatment from an army of photographers camped out in

her front yard made her furious. >> there were two particularly, it was like being under siege, like being a hostdage. after the birth of each of my subsequent children, for a week, it was impossible for me to leave the house. >> the trouble began soon after the publication of her first potter novel, back in 1997. and got worse over the years. she says one journalist even stuck a note inside her daughter's school bag. >> it's very difficult to say how angry and how, how angry i felt that my 5-year-old daughter's school was no longer a place of complete security from journalists. >> actress siena miller, former girlfriend of actor jude law said media attention made her feel violated, very paranoid and constantly anxious. >> i was often by myself, i was 21. at police department night, running down a dark street on my own. with ten big men chasing me.

and the fact that they had cameras in their hand meant that ha was legal. >> she's already won a $161,000 judgment against rupert murdoch's "news of the world" claim that her phone was hacked. and said she now feels terrible, she wrongly accused friends of leaking the information to papers. >> even though that was my suspicion, horribly i accused my friends and family of selling stories. >> piers morgan is the next big name to make an appearance at the hearings. hacking people's voice mails, allegations he's denied. >> so many big names getting involved here. this isn't the first time that the british tabloids have been accused of crossing the line. they have a long history of doing it to get the story. why do you think they're getting so much attention this go-round? >> it was brought up by prime minister david cameron, who demanded an inquiry, it was

after revelations that the "news of the world" had tapped into murdered school girl's voice mails and deleted them at that time. the prime minister decided that more should be done to look into the hacking allegations, and to broaden that into media intrusion itself. and that's why so many celebrities are stepping forward to air their grievances. >> good point. cbs's charlie d'agata in london. let's get back to terrell brown who is fifing in for jeff this morning. >> good morning to you both again. in egypt, tens of thousands of protesters have fled tahrir square, demanding the military government step down. there's also outrage over a report that military rulers have asked a leader from the former hosni mubarak administration to head the next government. red tape is holding up the release of three american students being held in cairo, they're accused of throwing firebombs at police during the protests this week. now they probably won't be getting out of jail until sunday. one of the students' father is complaining how his son is being

treated. >> we wouldn't do that to the axe murderers in our country. i think it's appalling that they would make kids sleep on the floor. >> state department is working with egyptian authorities to bring the students home. meanwhile, it appears the syrian government has ignored a deadline to allow monitoring into the country. syria has been under intense pressure by the arab league to stop the crackdown into anti-government protesters. at&t and t-mobil say they'll try to overcome difficulties with their merger. lead to higher prices to cell phone customers. the companies have withdrawn ftc application. in phoenix, a recovery operation is under way for the victims of a small plane crash. all six on board were killed when a plane slammed into the side of the mountain sunday night. the pilot and his three young children and two other men also died. arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, spent part

of thanksgiving with troops. giffords and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly helped serve turkey dinner at a tucson military base. ma'am, you're an inspiration to the community, to the base and to the nation. >> thank you. >> thank you for your strength and your courage. it's something that a lot of our airmen downrange can relate to. so thank you so much for coming out. >> giffords has been undergoing rehab in houston, texas. nasa launch as new mars rover mission. the unmanned rover will take planetary exploration to a whole new level. it costs $2.5 billion to send it to the red planet and bring it down safely. >> it's got a fantastic vehicle, it's got capabilities the other rovers didn't have. >> the new rover is designed to last about two earth years, it will travel about 600 feet per day. looking for evidence that mars

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predicts that the average consumer will spend about $704 on gifts, boosting retail sales by 2.8% over last year. federation vice president allen davis joins us now. with more about retailers expectations for the holidays. great to have you with us, ellen. good morning. >> thanks, good morning, rebecca. >> where is the mind of the american consumer right now? we're spending a little more than last year, but is that a healthy thing? >> it's healthy to see people spending. we know that over the last three or four years, consumers have gotten themselves in a a better financial position. they've paid down debt. they've put money into savings. so even though consumer confidence is low and people are concerned about things like the unemployment rate, the stock market volatility, their own home prices, we are seeing people feel a little more comfortable spending this year and that's why we're expecting a slight increase. >> and how are they paying for it? are they doing it with cash that they already have? or are they doing it on credit. in a way that potentially got us into some of the problems we're facing right now, already? >> that's a great question. it seems many americans have

learned their lesson from what their spending patterns looked like in 2006 and 2007 when they were relying on credit. according to our survey, about 75% of americans will primarily spend with cash, debit cards or personal checks this holiday season. really spending with money that they already have. and not waiting for a bill to arrive in january. >> that is a good thing to hear in terms of the economic environment going forward. at least in terms of how strong the economy is and whether we're spending beyond our means. what would you say, ellen, is on people's wish list for the year ahead? >> well probably the most requested gift and one of the most popular gifts this year, gift cards. and an economy like this one, people like the idea of getting a gift card, so they can go to a store and buy something they may have had their eye on for a while. and for a gift giver, gift cards are extremely convenient. we're seeing growth in a lot of other discretionary categories. jewelry, sporting goods, home decor, toys are all up this year. instead of just the basics like

clothing and the more basic toys and small appliances. >> in terms of where people are spending their money, do you think it's happening more in the brick-and-mortar stores or online? >> we are seeing a lot of people go to the internet. but both to purchase and research gifts, look for ideas, read reviews. but still, the majority of holiday shopping is happening in brick-and-mortar stores. we know that a lot of people are visiting a variety of different locations before they decide to buy. so discounters, department stores, electronic stores and the internet will all see a lot of traffic this weekend and throughout the holiday season. >> you bring up the number of locations people are visiting. they're looking at all of the deal websites to try to get the best price possible. how important is social media and getting the word out on the internet, so that retailers can get more sales this year? >> social media and web, everything web-related is huge this year. the new shoppers is extremely

educated, they're looking for information, they're craving information. and so they're looking at things like facebook and twitter, they're looking at group buying sites like living social and groupon to get a sense of the entire picture before they decide what to buy and where to buy. and that's certainly going to be a factor this weekend. and also going forward. it's extremely important. >> extremely important. one last thing extremely important to everyone is jobs. are retailers creating more of them this holiday? >> retailers are expected to hire about 500,000 seasonal workers. on top of 100,000 permanent jobs we added last year. retail industry supports about 42 million american jobs. while we're out spending, we need to remember this is good news for the economy as well. >> ellen davis, thanks so much for the news today, we appreciate it. >> thank you. coming up next -- >> overnight. >> video games -- >> you're shopping? i thought you were playing video games here. >> i took a little kind of cue if you to get out there and to start shopping.

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if you're heading out today to kick off your holiday shopping and you've got kids on your list you're probably on the hunt for video games. last year, the industry brought in more than 18 billion dollars in sales. that's billion with a "b." with new releases hitting the shelves adults need to figure out the best and age-appropriate choices. joining us is john davidson of a cbs interactive website. so many choices for people. so parents can feel it's safer the esrb has their ratings and fully disclosed on the gaming packages. e for every. anybody seen the commercials

hears that at the end. what is your pick that is "e" for everyone? >> the families are younger kids a sesame street game out for the x-box this year and it's called "once upon a monster." a game that encourages parents to play along. you're playing in the sesame street universe and playing through the story. mom and dad and the kids can stand in front of the tv and play together and the monsters are talking to you. >> so mesmerized and you forget you're playing a game. this is the game you recommend for the young ones out there? >> yeah. particularly kids that are just getting started with video games. even 4 and 5-year-olds can get their hands around this pretty well. >> awesome. next the legend of zelda sky sword. >> when the content a little bit edgier. it's still very safe but they will tend to be some combat involved in these games. this is a big epic adventure

game and sword and fighting monsters. it's the latest in a franchise nintendo have been producing for years now. we all grew up playing it. this one just came out for the wii. it can take you 30, 40 hours to get through this thing. >> is that enjoyable for the kids and the next stip i want that because i can sit there for 30 hours? >> a huge quest and so much to splor a explore and a ton of stuff to find in this game. >> the next rating is t for teen. your pick is golden eye 007. >> another one is based on an nintendo game successful a while ago. it's based on the movie. it's been updated further. x-box 360 and the ps3. james bond game and you're playing as james bond but daniel craig is doing voices. he is voicing bond in this. it's sort of a spy game particularly for parents that a

little worried about their kids wanting the big shooters this year and talk about that in a minute. it's a little safer and not as bloody and still running around and first person shooting game but i think for parents who are a little uncomfortable or skittish, this is maybe -- >> mild killing? >> mild killing. a way to ease your sort ofself into that comfortably as a parent as much as anything. >> good they still find james bond cool. i think james bond is where it's at. let's talk about what you were talking about. this receives "m" for mature. you talk about having the entire world buzzing. this is making big-time money and that is "call of duty" "modern war fare 3." this is bigger the movie openings. >> they said before i came out they thought it was going to be the biggest in terms of revenue the biggest event in entertainment history. and it's first weekend, i think it did $601 million in revenue it's bigger than movies! this thing, if video games has

like a movie type, you know, this is it. the "call of duty franchise" comes out every year. this is the eighth "call of duty" game coming out and one efficient year since the beginning. >> what is the draw here? >> so, i mean, there is a single player experience where you're playing through a story but the big draw is going online and playing against other people. so you're playing in teams and you're shooting each other and this team based objectives and stuff you have to go through and as well as it being a bit violent, i think some parents may be i don't know if i want you shooting but also the online environment is something that, you know, particularly you got teens that want to be on this. you have to be aware that people on the voice chat and have headsets on and cussing each other so you have to be aware of that. >> that is where it's "m" for mature. thank you and happy holidays. we will be right back. this is "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this morning san leandro poe are investigating a shooitnn good morning. it's 8:25. let's get you caught up on some of the bay area headlines on this black friday. this morningings san leandro police are investigating a shooting in a walmart parking lot around 2 a.m. this morning. a group of shoppers was attacked, resisted and one person was shot and critically wounded. some of the victims managed to detain one of the suspects though until the police arrived. another violent incident this one in l.a. at a walmart store this morning. authorities there say a woman used some pepper spray on fellow shoppers. most likely to prevent them from getting an item that she apparently wanted to buy. so far, no arrests have been made in that case. and jim harbaugh and his 49ers lost to his brother john

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good morning. we still have muni delays on several light rail lines. there was an accident involving

a pedestrian and a muni light rail verle this morning just before 5:00 -- very early this morning just before 5:00. they are still too late shuttle buses on the k, l, m and n and j lanes, they are still doing shuttles. bart is on time running longer trains for black friday shoppers and holiday travelers. elsewhere, you can see that it is pretty quiet out there. not much traffic to speak. , no delay at the bay bridge, no metering lights, and all the approaches are still fine. you can see 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. san mateo bridge looks good, as well. now, if you are about to head outside, there are still some low clouds a little bit of patchy fog out there but for the most part not too bad. we had some drizzle overnight, but hey, we are even expecting sunshine and temperatures to creep up by a bit to the mid- to lower-60s across most spots. 61 in concord. we are dry for the next seven days. even reaching up to 70 by sunday.

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♪ welcome back to the "early show" here on this friday morning. no one is swimming in central park this morning? >> no. it doesn't even look like thanksgiving out there. it kind of looks like summer. >> fall. >> okay. >> i'm chris regge and rebecca jarvis, erica hill is off this morning. coming up, patrick wilson is here with us, star of the new cbs medical drama "a gifted man." you can see him on the big screen with charlize theron, the new movie that he's in with her, already getting some oscar buzz. some great things about it. if you've seen the trailer, it's

hilarious. also, if you're still making a christmas shopping list, you might want to look at md anderson's children's art project. the artwork created by kids with cancer goes into a line of products, cards and calendars and it brings in more than $1 million a year to help sick children. we'll hear from some of the young people involved in the project. md anderson is one of the probably greatest hospitals in the world. >> incredible. doing incredible things. >> such great people. but first, e-retailers waiting to take your money on the internet. kpurth security experts tell us 80% of the online sales happen between blackfy and the weekend before christmas. >> that leaves room for a lot of scam artists, here to get us ready for cybermonday and the rest of the holiday shopping season. tech lifestyle editor at techa.com. >> the first thing, i was reading in the notes, malicious mobile applications. it sounds scary. what is it first of all and what does it do? >> it is scary. so many of us are now using our

mobile phones to look up coupons, to do some banking. to even buy things. at the checkout stand. so of course, cyber criminals go right to what we're using and that's mobile phones. so the qr codes, the quick response codes, you scan them and they can take you right to a website, or a coupon or to a magazine article. or right to the laps of the cybers cyber criminal. >> how do you avoid it in. >> get security or software protection on your smartphone, on your tablet. most people don't think twice about getting it on your computer, gets it on your smartphone or tablet as well. also only download apps from official app stores, from itunes or the android app store. download an app to preview the qr code first. i use a an app called red laser. that will let you check out what the u are everyorl is.

if it's weird,.xpg. don't go to it. >> one thing that people are using more is media. but you do have people who prey on you via shoeshl immediafaceb. >> we are seeing this every single day. like this coupon and you'll get 50% off here or you'll get two free plane tickets. the cheesecake factory one made the rounds and millions of people sucked into it and no fault of the store, saying one of the red flags is saying like this. or download this app. those are big red flags, it's against facebook policy to make you like something to get something. that's one of the biggest warnings, that tit for tat. share this with your friends, and like this, and we'll give you something in return.

and we'll give you a virus. >> cheesecake factory is guilty of a lot of things, but not that. if you're involved in the whole facebook thing, how do you avoid these things? >> if it looks too good to be true, it's too good to be true. you're not going to win an ipad right now. you're not going to win a two free plane tickets. don't share your private information. no matter what. use the direct link to the company site. so if it takes you off to the other weird site, don't go. don't go to the darkal al lleys the internet. >> you talk about it with retailers, but banks are getting in on the act, but not banks, but people pretending to be banks. shipping alerts, fake shipping alerts. >> you're getting text messages on your smartphone that your account has been compromised. call this number immediately. call that number and then they want you to provide your bank account number? don't do that. and the same thing, u.p.s. download this, this packing slip

and we'll send you something. don't click the links. don't call the numbers. call your bank directly. and don't, for the love of everything, don't give out your personal information to these strangers. >> and finally, how about the gift coupons and give-away, is it another element of hey, if it's too good to be true, ignore it? >> absolutely. you're not going to get a free iphone 4s, you're just not, it's og, get over it. test and keep an ipad 3 -- are you kidding me? >> wake up, people. you will not -- >> you will not be the first to know about that. so again i go back to that, use software with browsing protection. mcafee, norton, check the site's url. if it's fishy, don't go there. >> jennifer, thank you very much. >> everybody is trying to get out early to get the deals and get to some of the stores. and all of the criminals, if you

get onlie, are trying to get over on the consumer. >> if it's too good to be true, it is. >> terrell brown with another check of our headlines this morning. >> good morning to you botd. keeping with the theme, the black friday shopping craze under way. kicking off the official start to the lucrative holiday shopping season. the national retail federation predicts 152 million will shop over the next three days and consumers expect to spend $466 billion this holiday season. and great news for retailers. many of them get up to 40% of their annual revenues from holiday sales. central oklahoma was hit with another earthquake, a small quake with a magnitude 3.7 struck yesterday near prague east of oklahoma city. no damage or injuries reported. this month a magnitude 5.6 quake hit that area. remove the emergency oxygen medical masks from lavatories. the concern is that the oxygen can be used to start a fire. airlines are working to develop a more secure system.

but that could take two to four years. this has been going on this has been going on for a

long time now. more talks this weekend to ended nba lockout. the season that should have started a month ago, is in jeopardy. >> and it's not just the players who aren't getting a paycheck. it's correspondent john blackstone reports, the ripple effect goes much deeper in some cities. >> without professional basketball, what is it like in this town? >> it's, you know, it's -- kind of depressing. >> reporter: welcome to portland, oregon, without the trail blazers. timothy daly runs a sports bar named after the year the blazers last won a championship, 34 years ago. but fans remain loyal, he says. and the nba lockout hurts. >> what would this look like in here on a game night? >> you'd have a full bar, people standing behind the stools. all of the tables full. >> it's a scene repeated across the country. but especially noticeable in cities with just one major sports team. portland fans have no one else

to root for. >> they've been a part of our sports fabric for over 40 years. and there's a huge vacuum right now without their playing. >> and portland, the trail blazers are more than a basketball team. they're a larger-than-life presence. and the lockout has left this city even gloomier than its weather. it's also taken an economic toll. this all trickles down to real people as well? >> it really does. it's the waiters and waitresses at the bars and restaurants, the taxi cab drivers, the vendors who sell in the arena. >> it's people like this man -- working your way through school here? >> yeah, pretty. >> he worked as an usher at blazer games for $11 an hour. small change, but it means a lot to someone hoping to attend law school. we got a lot of rich owners, a lot of rich basketball players. >> right. >> and then there's guys like you. >> yeah, and unfortunately, in the world of bigger, better, more, the lesser, little, none,

don't have a voice or don't get heard. >> it's tough when the blazers are the only game in town. is it as well sort of like the heart of portland, has stopped beating? is that a way to put it in. >> that's actually really good. >> without basketball -- the northwest winter will be longer than ever. john blackstone, cbs news, portland. if the players and owners can work out a deal by monday. a shortened season would begin by christmas. now here's chris. emmy and golden-globe nominated actor patrick wilson star the in the new cbs medical drama, "a gifted man." as a brilliant surgeon trying to change his life. >> you've got a patient for me, boss? >> a lady with the flu, pink eye. but first i'd like you to take a look at a school teacher. julia. she's complained of sore throat, temperatures of 101 and her strep test just came back negative. >> it sounds like viral

pharyngitis, what's the big deal? >> she's confused. >> this role is a part of patrick wilson's busy life. which we're going to talk about over the next couple of minutes. for people that aren't familiar with the show, let's talk about the show. you are this arrogant, probably a safe word to describe you. >> safe. >> arrogant, brilliant neurosurgeon who only works with the have's, but now you're working with the have not's. why the change? >> well what happens is in the first episode i run into my ex-wife, who i've soon thereafter figure out has died a few weeks prior to that. so i'm wondering if this is a spirit or this ghost, my subconscious, and she used to run this free clinic. so part of her making me a better person is me dealing with and treating patients that didn't have the opportunities that my patients typically do. so you have this real balance of the very fortunate ones who have all the money and can get the high tn tech service, and then those that really need it. so it's unfortunately, too

present with the state of health care. >> you talk about the have's and the have not's, does it open your eyes a little as to what it's like out there for people who are not wealthy? >> it does. certainly being in new york and watching hospitals close and e.r.s close and how it affects everyone. we don't try to put the show on a pedestal, it's not about health care and this great political platform. can you can't help but look at those parallels, especially with the state of who deserves this kind of care. everybody should get the same kind of care. it is very relevant to what's going on. >> we did an informal poll of viewers in the show. want to know about a love interest and were hoping that we would ask that question. and i said i'm probably not going to go that tawdry with that. >> i have a feeling you will. >> let's do it. is it safe to say the woman we saw in that clip is potentially the love interest down the line? >> we found a few weeks ago that the lovely kate, played by the

lovely rochelle, that she has a husband on the show. we don't want to cross any boundaries. michael is single. >> we'll just leave it at that. >> you never know. >> got to keep watching. we want to talk about a movie that's coming up. generating quite a bit of buzz, hilarious. i always screw her name up. charlize theron? >> yes. >> dell the people a little bit about this. >> well, diablo cody and jason writeman, who teamed up for "juneau" and charlize, who is fantastic, it's a very dark comedy about this sort of the most unlikable woman that comes back to her high school to woo her ex-boyfriend away from his marriage. which of course must be awful and which is me. and it's not.

i have a simple life. so she's a very destructive person. and what, and in all joking aside. what's remarkable about the role, and charlize, she keeps sort of spiraling downwards. and you keep wanting her not to screw up and she keeps screwing up. it's that kind of comedy i love where some people are so -- oh, gosh, please get her away from me and some people think it's hilarious. that's what i like. >> you're going to love her or hate her. >> yes. >> i want to talk about a fun topic. we're relatively the same age. a huge van halen fans and i know that you do, you guys have a little band together, van wilson. you got a little clip? >> you certainly do, look at that. >> when did you guys decide to put this band together? do you just cover van halen songs? >> no, we branch out, other '80s rock. maybe dip into the '70s. >> any of the hagar van halen? or just taste lee roth. >> we have not ventured into the

hagar so much. >> keep it real with david lee. >> listen, i i'm a singer first and i love me some sammy, too, but we have a good time. >> and i'd be remiss if i didn't mention that your brother and your father are both news anchors. >> they are. >> down in tampa right now. >> they are. >> did you just feel growing up with them that you had to take fame to a stratospheric height? >> no, come on. no, you know, it's funny. well also local news in the '70s and '80s when i grew up, when there were only like three or four channels on the tv, anyway, the sheer numbers of people that watched your dad every night on tv was pretty remarkable. i just got used to every time you went out, somebody came up and acted like they knew your dad. it's a great thing. >> way to go as far as trumping the one-upmanship. a whole new level. patrick wilson, thanks for joining us. you can see patrick in "a gifted man" right here on cbs.

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if you're looking to build a little holiday spirit on this thanksgiving weekend, one of america's top cancer hospitals can help you. >> debbye turner bell has an inspiring story of children helping children. >> reporter: for 12-year-old bandar, art is about infinitily more than expression. it's about triumph in the face of adversity. >> i had a nongerm cell brain

tumor. i really have to get about this close. about this close to really see it. but that works for me. >> reporter: at houston's m.d. anderson hospital, the children's art project began in 1973 as a way for sick kids to be creative and escape the realities of their disease. so this is children's art? >> it is. it's all over the hospital and it's -- >> reporter: executive director shannan murray says an art auction to funds the children's project in the pediatric cancer ward has now grown into a million dollar enterprise. this year, we are giving $1.25 million back and that will touch almost 26,000 patients. ♪ >> reporter: her program's formula? artwork created by children diagnosed with cancer has turned into merchandise like cards, ornaments, calendars, and mugs. >> $37.89. >> i got two shirts, one for me

and one for my sister-in-law and i already bought eight packages of christmas cards so i bought one more! >> reporter: proceeds from the sales fund an in-hospital school, summer camp, and even college scholarships. so what is it like to be a college student now? >> it's fun. it's amazing. >> reporter: megan is one of though recipients. 11 years ago she was fighting for her life at m.d. anderson. her project became holiday greeting cards. >> i never thought my art would be published, but it's a really good feeling. >> reporter: today, megan is on her way to becoming a pediatric oncologist. >> there is three little claws just like that, okay? they inspire me every day to come and do what i do. every day. look at the worry in his eyes. >> reporter: leon benavides has been a hospital art project

teacher for 12 years. >> i hope the class gives them an opportunity to forgot about what they are going through every day and give them a time to relax and get their mind off their treatment and hopefully smile and just relax. >> it all started when i was 2. >> reporter: when you were 2? your whole life? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: courtney's cancer treatment blossoms in vibrant hues. >> i want to help people the way they helped me. >> reporter: so the cycle of art and hope continues. what does your art say about you? >> cancer can do a lot of things. there is one thing that cancer can't could is take away joy. >> i'm enjoying mountains and looking at that place and looking at it. >> reporter: wow! so your art sort of takes you somewhere else? >> yeah. >> reporter: children facing one of life's greatest challenges continue to help other young cancer patients. one creative inspiration at a time. >> i really hope that i can just

make a difference in a lot of children's lives, you know? i had a lot of people make a difference in mine so i hope i can do the same for them. >> reporter: debbye turner bell, cbs news, houston, texas. >> the m.d. anderson children's art project has raised $29 million to help diagnose kids with cancer and also find out more about this, go to the project website and the merchandise, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> i used to live down in houston a number of years. i had a number of experiences not only at the hospital with events but some of the doctors and the volunteers and people down there, just one of the greatest hospitals like i said in the world. they do such great work down there and to see the smiles on those kids's faces, incredible. keep up the good work. have a great weekend, everyone. catch rebecca back here tomorrow morning. have a great day. your local news is next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

one person is in critical . good friday morning. it's 8:55. i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. one person is in critical condition this morning, after being shot. this is in the san leandro wal-mart parking lot. gunfire erupted after a group of shoppers resisted an apparent robbery. members of the group held the suspect until police could arrive. bart says putting extra police on trains and stations as well as parking lots today in san francisco, reminding you to keep wallets, phones and other valuables in a secure place and out of sight. for those of you still looking to find the perfect gift for the sports fan in your life, giants single-game tickets are going on sale this morning. they will be available starting at 10:00 a.m. on the team's website and at giants dugout stores. the home opener, a little bit

away, april 13. and we'll get an update of traffic and weather for your weekend, all coming up. ,,,,,, state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question.

jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. . good morning. let's go right out to palo alto along the peninsula.

southbound 101, accident on the embarcadero road, remaining closed until about 10:00 this morning. meantime, use oregon expressway. main lines to the freeway, anywhere you go, pretty much look like this. nice and light, easy commute, if you are commuting to work this morning or doing black friday shopping. this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. never turned the metering lights on, never a delay. same thing along the san mateo bridge. should be a 13 to 14-minute drive between 880 and 401. we do have low clouds, a little bit of fog out there, but it will be burning off by this afternoon. and we'll see sunshine. all those rain showers are out of here. highs actually up into the low, possibly mid-60s in some spots. 61 in san francisco. and we are remaining cool, but dry over the next few days. temperatures actually climbing to close to 70 by sunday.