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captioning funded by cbs a very good friday morning, everybody. i'm jeff glor. >> no such thing as a bad friday morning. i did once work on a show where it was banned. >> we're bringing it back and continuing it. >> good morning. nice to have all of you with us this morning i'm erica hill along with jeff glor. chris is off this morning. we want to begin out west. these pictures when you see them, they are unbelievable. recovering this morning from hurricane-force santa ana winds that hammered areas from california all the way to colorado. >> hundreds of thousands are without power damage and the cleanup is just beginning. lee cowan is in pasin pa.

>> well, the good news is in some of the hardest hit areas like here in pasadena they were spared a second round, but still this morning some 270,000 people without power. thousands across southern california are waking up in the dark for a second day in a row after storms brought winds powerful enough to do this. the storm was one for the record books. not since the late '90s santa ana winds been this violent and did this much damage. whipping down through the mountains and speeds clocked at 89 miles per hour. gusts approaching the century mark. >> we have nothing. >> reporter: for crystal walters, it's a close call. her home had withstood the storm for most of the night, but just before dawn her neighbor's tree could stand no more and cut crystal's half in half. >> i thought it was the end of the world, to be honest with you. >> reporter: the crawford family

didn't fair any better. >> we huddled to the farthest side of the house furtherest from the trees and got through it. >> reporter: first the power went out and then, they could see stars through their bedroom ceiling. >> you could hear the roots literally rip out from the floor. >> reporter: electrical crews were scrambling to make repairs. so many outages over such a vast distance, keeping up was tough at best. and california isn't alone. high winds were plaguing states all across the west. nevada, new mexico and utah. for tractor trailers were blown over like tools. one gust outside of salt lake city reached more than 100 miles per hour. all the product of a very unusual weather pattern. two weather systems that parked themselves in just the right spot said chief meteorologist jeff ruben-steen. >> the two big features that are close together. a high wave up here and a low wave down here and these winds funneling through the west

coast. >> reporter: the biggest fear overnight the fire danger. especially in the mountains where the gusts have been the strongest. >> when you get 60, 70, 80-mile-per-hour winds the brush is still dry, even though we had some rain recently, it's going to be very difficult to stop and once that fire gets established, it spots ahead with embers up to two miles ahead is possible. >> reporter: maybe the hardest hit areas may have been spared a second round punch. cleanup from round one is still more than enough to handle. now, jeff, despite those winds calming down a little bit overnight, a high-wind advisory remains in effect although the red flag warning has been canceled, that's good news on the firefront. the storm itself will stick around probably for the rest of the morning into this afternoon, we're told, until those high wind advisories are canceled and then those same weather systems will head out midwest and bring bad weather there some time over the weekend. jeff? >> lee cowan, thank you very much. go to the economy and surprise drop in unemployment

according to the job report. the jobless rate is now the lowest since march of 2009. >> wow, it is one more piece of positive economic news. joining us now, rebecca jarvis, who always likes it when she gets to share the positive news these days. >> when there's something good, we're all happy, right? >> this was good. >> it was good. 120,000 jobs created in the month of november, that was a little bit less than what economists were anticipating. that new unemployment rate is much better than what we've seen and, like you said, the best since march of 2009. a number of retail jobs helped beef things up. also on top of that, you saw a number of jobs in the services sector and also in health care. >> but it's down significantly, i mean from 9% to 8.6. why the 0.4% drop? >> good news and bad news there. first of all, the good news. more jobs added in september and october than economists originally thought. they went back. the bureau of labor statistics went back and revised their numbers up.

more jobs were created in the last few months than we thought. the bad news is that part of the drop is the 315,000 people that either gave up looking for work or dropped out of the labor force. the unemployment rate accounts for people who are actively seeking work. so, if somebody drops out of that, all of a sudden, they're not counted in the numbers and that could either be they're discouraged or because of something more real. for example, they're helping their children care for their parents or something oels like that. >> looking at some of this other positive news coming out. car sales for november doing pretty well. >> doing pretty well and not only that, in general, car sales in november are lackluster but on top of that, chrysler. sales jumped 45%. general motors sales up 7% and then you have ford sales which are also up 13%. that's good because not only is there no rebate going on like the cash for clunkers but seeing the biggest growth since cash for clunkers now and that's big demand. >> cash for clunkers.

i don't know. >> what was that? 2009. >> 2009. good memory, erica. >> rebecca jarvis, thank you very much. we'll turn now to bill plante at the white house because even with unemployment falling below 9% to 8.6%, the president is still looking for some solutions on how to get it even lower. bill, i mentioned the white house is pleased at that drop, but what other tools do they have at their disposal now? >> they are very pleased and you can expect the president to talk about that today. he scheduled a job announcement today when the job numbers come out. today he will announce another initiative for green jobs. $4 billion, 2 billion in the private sector and $2 billion in government buildings. these are upgrades and he's going to do it in partnership with bill clinton. anything he can do to appear to be creating jobs will help him down the line. >> and in talking about jobs, bill, the president, as you know, has been pushing this jobs plan for months now. what is the status of that? >> well, the congress hasn't

been very cooperative, so, he's tried to do it piece meal but his biggest problem right now past things that expire at the end of the year. payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance. payroll tax cut hasn't gone anywhere and the senate killed the democrat and republican positions yesterday, however, there is hope that there will be some kind of compromise before congress goes away for the holiday. >> okay, it does seem both sides want to get that payroll tax extended, just a question of how to pay for it. >> they do. that is the way, they will figure out something, i think. >> bill plante, thank you very much. interesting when you see 8.6%. psychologically, that's pretty important. to be below 9%, again. i could imagine it could have a big impact on consumer confidence. >> this is the kind of time you want to see the rate tick lower and you hope that more consumers will go spend and spend on the holidays because we're a consumer driven economy. >> rebecca jarvis, thank you very much. see you again soon.

meanwhile, in the republican presidential race, there is appears to be more trouble for herman cain. new revelations surrounding his affair with an alleged atlanta busine businesswoman. >> jan crawford is in atlanta this morning. good morning. >> good morning. herman cain told a new hampshire newspaper that quitting is an option and he made some admissions about his relationship with ginger white that indicate why it may be hard for him to stay in the race. it was his most candid interview yet on the alleged 13-year affair and cain admitted he helped ginger white financially. >> she didn't have a job. she had told me that she was not able to get financial help from family and friends. and that, quite frankly, i was the only person that was a friend at the time and i underscore friend that was in a position to help her. >> cain also revealed his wife knew nothing about his friendship with white. >> that was the revelation and the surprise that my wife found

out about it when she went public with it. >> reporter: cain has continued with his campaign and has been warmly received by crowds. he spoke to college students last night at middle tennessee state university and was heckled by a handful of "occupy wall street" protesters. >> don't be embarrassed that those young people wanted to stand up and talk about that they're part of the 9-9, the 99%. we have freedom of speech. some people simply abuse it. >> reporter: cain heads home to atlanta to talk with his wife and family about whether he should stay in the race. he told the paper he has not ruled out quitting. in a crowded field, that could help candidates like newt gingrich, who continues to surge ahead. >> it's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high. i'm going to be the nominee. >> reporter: but gingrich has baggage and now that he's a frontrunner will face scrutiny. a scathing new ad by texas congressman ron paul shows

opponents have a lot of ground for attack. >> he's flipped and flopped based on who's paying him. >> he's demonstrating himself to be the very essence of the washington insiders. >> it's about serial hypocrisy. >> reporter: now, gingrich is going to be hit hard for his ties to corporate interest. the ethics allegations and charges he's faced when he's speaker of the house. even his personal relationship, his adulterous affairs. so, this ad just shows what he's got to face in the weeks ahead and his opponents are ready to attack to start eroding that frontrunner status. jeff, erica. >> they face intense scrutiny. any frontrunner, anybody running for office. when it comes to herman cain what is the thinking as to whether or not he could survive this and continue on with a campaign? he's saying he's not done yet. >> well, even his, only really his die-hard supporters and his campaign staff think he can stay in this race. everyone else is saying they believe he is done. but people close to cain say they think he's leaning against

quitting. he's got enough money to get him through the iowa caucuses, which are just a month from now. of course, erica, all that could change when he sits down with his wife later tonight and rethinks this thing. >> yeah, big meeting coming up there. real quickly want to ask you about rick perry, still in the race. we saw him at the top. but he's trying to use a little bit more humor these days, it seems, right? >> well, that's true. some of his advisors and people close to him say that's his strategy. he made a number of stumbles remember in the debate when he had that pause and couldn't come up with the third federal agency he wanted to quit. he got an ad out poking fun at him saying i'm not a slick debater, i'm an outsider. all part of the strategy to rehabilitate him. he is around fifth place and has a long way to go to make up that ground. this is the first part of it. after the first part comes out showing the softer side of rick perry, they'll make a turn in the next couple weeks and start going after their opponents and

opponents' weaknesses a little over a month away who is counting, right? jan crawford in washington, thanks. terrell brown has more headlines now at 7:13. terrell, happy friday. >> happy friday to you guys. good to see you. good morning. al qaeda is holding warren weinsten in pakistan. a development expert abducted from his home in august and al qaeda will release him in exchange for high-profile terror suspects, including all those held at guantanamo bay. this morning a pakistani military official disputes a report that pakistani officials gave the go ahead on two outposts. unnamed american officers are saying the pakistani officers did not know they had troops in the area. pakistani officials say the pakistnis learned about the action just minutes before the strike. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in that tattack. in burma secretary of state

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you might have seen this british tv show called top gear. the hottest new cars out. this morning the host is in hot water for saying that striking public workers should be shot. >> as charlie d'agata reports, a star with a money making franchise. >> reporter: jeremy clarkson landing at heathrow's airport. he said his remarks were meant to be a joke. >> see what i actually said and then you can judge. >> reporter: this is what he said about the million of public workers that went on strike this week. >> i'd have them all shot. i would take them outside and execute them in front of their families. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people called in to complain, telling his bbc bosses clarkson's head should roll, which puts the bbc in a bind. clarkson's show earn the corporation millions of dollars. even the prime minister, who's a friend, found himself sucked into the controversy.

>> obviously a silly thing to say. i'm sure he didn't mean to say it. >> reporter: but saying silly things is a clarkson trademark. he's the star of "top gear" a popular automotive show but the often irrelevant commentary that keeps millions tuned in. it also got the attention of cbs' "60 minutes." >> hard job. checking mirrors, that's a lot of effort in a day. >> it's a weekly occurrence that somebody will complain. "top gear" was on last night and it's just you sit back and wait for the complaints. but if you start to pay attention to everybody's concerns, you end up with something bland and boring. >> reporter: in the past, he called former prime minister gordon brown, who is half blind, he issued an apology for his latest row marks saying if the bbc and i caused any offense, i'm happy to apologize for it,

alongside them. maybe because he cleared it with a bbc producer before going on air. they knew what to expect. >> he's got a lot of publicity for himself. he tells it very well. he sets out to shock and always succeeds. >> reporter: and all that attention won't hurt sales of the dvd clarkson is promoting just in time for christmas. charlie d' agata. >> it won't hurt them, will it? >> no, it will not. still ahead here this morning, a growing problem in the workplace. companies using a legal loophole to deny workers proper wages and benefits. we'll tell you who's doing it. a bizarre twist in the case of a virginia woman's death. it looked like suicide but then her estranged husband became a suspect. this is "early show" on cbs. plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone --

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the u-s unemployment rate for november dro good morning. 7:25. let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines on this friday. the u.s. unemployment rate for november dropped to 8.6%. that's down from 9% in october. but more than 13 million americans are unemployed and one reason for the unemployment rate falling so much is that more than 300,000 people gave up looking for work. there is tension on a couple of different levels at "occupy sf." campers are angry at police over barricades placed last night and among the protestors, there's disagreement about whether to leave justin herman plaza. the city offered a new site for them in the mission district. it's been an arrest in the fatal shooting of a man near the "occupy oakland" encampment last month. coyote foster was shot in the

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through the macarthur maze. in the 6:00 hour we had an accident on the upper deck of the bay bridge. noninjury accident blocked lanes for a while. and so that caused some slower speeds still jammed from the macarthur maze to treasure island. elsewhere, looks pretty good for the silicon valley ride. westbound 237 pretty quiet from 880 towards zanker road and the nimitz fine, as well. north- and southbound 880 past the coliseum. lawrence has the forecast. >> elizabeth, still breezy in spots around the bay area but looking good as we head throughout the day. you will see winds calming down. a few high clouds drifting by otherwise winds still blowing 20 to 30 miles an hour in some parts of the bay area. still by the afternoon, those winds will continue to calm down more so temperatures popping up into the 60s maybe even some low 70s into santa rosa and san rafael. 67 degrees in san jose. the weekend winds kick up more tomorrow but calm down again

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♪ welcome back to "the early show." half past the hour. just ahead, 48 hours mystery that took years to figure out. here's how it starts. a virginia woman is found shot to death in her home. police also find what appears to be a suicide note, but there was something here that just didn't add up. >> they find a suicide note, but four years later her estranged husband is in prison. he still denies having anything to do with it. a preview of tomorrow night's 48 hours in just a few minutes. very intriguing case. but, first, terrell brown is over at the newsdesk with some headlines. >> good morning to you, the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in 2 1/2 years. the unemployment rate now stands

at 8.6% and employers added 120,000 jobs last year and that is an improvement from the 108,000 added in october. secretary of state clinton met with burma's nobel prize winning democracy leader. clinton called her an inspiration to the world and promised u.s. support. >> the united states wants to be a partner with burma. we want to work with you. as you further democ ruization. wind blown folks in southern california and else where in the southwest can only hope things will be calmer today. wild sanlta anna winds were ripped across six states yesterday to triple-digit speeds. knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. the system is moving east towards oklahoma, missouri and

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four yrs four years ago this month, a 38-year-old woman named jocelyn earnest was found shot to death in bedford county, virginia. >> it is now the subject of tomorrow night's 48-hour mystery right here. >> this is a story where few things look as they first appear. everything changes before your very eyes. starting with a crime scene that initially looked like a suicide. we spent two years trying to sort out this mystery by talking with investigators and with the man they eventually arrested for murder. jocelyn earnest a successful businesswoman was discovered dead inside her home on december 20th, 2007. a revolver by her side and a note by the front door. >> it was addressed to mom, please, forgive me. wes has put us in such a

financial bind, i can't recover. my new love will not leave the family. love jocelyn. >> reporter: money problems, a new love. those 83 words seemed to raise more questions than answers. >> found out after she was married, separated, she was married to wesley earnest. >> most athletic person i ever met. can do anything she wants successful. great job, working for a great company. >> they had built a lake house that was worth a lot of money. we're talking multi-million dollar homes all over this lake. >> reporter: was there romance? >> very little. she kept telling me i needed to sleep with other women and come home to her. >> he seemed to adore me. the way he would look at me would make me get those butterflies. he told me he was separated. he wanted to be up front and honest. i appreciated that. >> reporter: earnest, an

assistant high school principal claims his wife was suicidal. but two fingerprints on that mysterious note matched his. >> i lived in that house for ten years, i guess it could be possible. >> reporter: you're confident it's not your fingerprint. >> very confident it's not mine. i'm that guy making it safe for kids to go to school and i'm in the situation, it's pretty scary. >> reporter: jocelyn and wesley's marriage was collapsing and investigators soon learned where there is smoke, there's fire. >> so many twists and turns, just a wild story. what happened with that lake house fire? >> after jocelyn died, suddenly, that house goes up in smoke. wesley was over his head with the mortgage, problem solved, house burns to the ground. he was miles away and they never tied him to that fire. really still a mystery what happened there. >> with wesley, his mindset was

what when you talked to him? >> he is a man of many faces, depending on who he talks to. if he's talking to a single woman, he's suddenly unmarried and independently wealthy. with us, he was this selfless guy who works with kids who said, you know, very innocently, well, we had this arrangement where my wife said i could go sleep with other women. he's an odd duck. but just because he's an odd duck doesn't mean he's a murderer. >> doesn't make someone guilty. it's fascinating her family also broke her family to speak. what did they have to say about all this? >> they really wanted to get so often in these cases. you focus on the guy who is accused and you forget about the victim. they wanted us to see jocelyn great daughter, great sister, success in everything she did until she got married. and that's where things went wrong. now, he would say that's why she took her own life. that's what wesley would say. no way she would have done this to herself. >> it's fascinating. looking forward to learning more

this weekend on "48-hour mystery." >> you can see tracy's full report "secrets of a marriage" tomorrow night at 10:00, 9:00 central. up next, being an independent contractor is not as good as it might sound. >> some companies use that term to cheat their workers. so who gets hurt in the process? i'll give you a guess, you're watching "the early show" on cbs. it's sears customer appreciation sale! doorbusters start at 9am friday and saturday

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so when is an employee not an employee? the labor department is cracking down on businesses that call their workers independent contractors in order to deny them wages or benefits. >> now, the issue historically is linked to low-paying jobs but now it is hitting the middle class as john blackstone reports. >> i have been everywhere from maine to spocane. >> reporter: dutch prier has taken pride in being a truck driver. >> take care of your equipment, your equipment will take care of you. >> reporter: last year he signed up with a company although he drives their trucks, shippers

transports calls priors an independent contractor, not an employee. >> i am not classified as an employee, but as an independent contractor. but i have little control over the success and failure of my company. >> reporter: despite his so-called independence, prior works exclusively for shippers which dulls out his daily routes. he has seen his paychecks dwindle and none of thetection s protections he would get as an employee. >> they don't have to cover sick days, bereavement, holiday pay, it just saves the company money. >> reporter: this sounds like a good idea for shippers transport, not such a good deal for you. >> no, it's not a good deal for us. >> reporter: critics call the practice misclassification and it has become a top priority for under the obama administration. in 2011, the department collected $5 million on back wages on behalf of 7,800

employees that have been misclassified. they've hired 300 additional investigators to probe complaints. >> we know that this is a big problem. >> reporter: labor secretary hilda solice says it hurts more than just employees. that's because companies that misclassify workers avoid paying taxes and such benefits as workers compensation. >> these have astronomical impacts on local government, state government and federal government and hurts good, legitimate businesses that are playing by the rules and for employees that are being ripped off. >> reporter: shippers transport did not respond to our request for comment, but bob digs of the american trucking association says many truckers choose to be independent contractors instead of employees. >> trucking companies are not misclassifying workers. >> reporter: but his defense of trucking companies altered a bit with a slip of the tongue. >> they believe they get a more productive employee, excuse me, a more productive worker.

a worker who is efficient and has some skin in the game. >> reporter: as for dutch prior, he says he just wants to be treated fairly and that's important enough to put his job at risk. could you be fired for talking to me about this? >> i don't know. i honestly don't know, i will find out when this airs. my grandfather says you stand for something and you fall for anything. this is me standing up for what i believe in. >> reporter: john blackstone, cbs news, oakland. >> i guess he'll find out later today then. just ahead, famous people flocking to south beach for an art show. >> not just any art show. we'll hear why art bezel miami is all the rage this weekend. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. captain, we have to keep going!

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and many celebrities to look and buy and so many of them told us why this art fair is important to them. >> i'm chair of the exhibition. baseel was considered a cultural waste land. when i moved here 30 years ago there wasn't a book store. art basel 100% changed the experience of the world as looking at miami beach as a destination that is way more than just a beach, just a drink in a restaurant, and we are -- we have all benefited from it. >> this show is about a 400,000 square foot plus show. it fills the entire convention center. everything is out here on the floor. and that's what makes it such an energizing show. >> it's been great. >> is this your first time? >> a little overwhelming. my first time. >> 1969, pencil on paper.

the amazing thing is it's hanging here with no guard in front of it. it's available for anybody to walk up and see firsthand. it's the most fun museum on earth. >> everything you see here was created in the 20th and 21st century. >> and it varies from edgy to comfortable. >> we have young artists and then we have masters. >> my name is james rosenqist. i'm a parent for 50 years. i hitchhiked to florida in 1953 with my water colors. no one was interested in museums at all. this, in part, is humanism into the community. it makes people aware of art. >> this is an early rosenqu circumstances t called "brighter than the sun." 1961, i believe. this painting is over $4 million. >> it is a billion dollar boost

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san jose mayor chuck reed has council good morning. it's 7:55. time for some news headlines here at cbs 5. i'm frank mallicoat. san jose mayor chuck reed has called off next week's city council vote on whether to declare a fiscal emergency. the reason, new projections for the cost of employee pensions. the revised numbers could cut city's $80 million deficit by more than half next year. mayor reed says he still wants a pension reform measure on the ballot but likely in june rather than march. historic tribune tower in downtown oakland has a new owner. call socket an international call center company paid $8 million for the landmark building. the company plans to use nearly half of its 83,000 square feet. the 23-story tower opened for

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good morning. it's slow on highway 4 through antioch. it's pretty backed up through pittsburg-bay point into concord. we had an earlier accident much earlier approaching willow pass. but it just caused a bad start to our morning commute across that stretch. 880 through oakland, it looks okay right now in both directions past the coliseum. getting busy in those

northbound lanes as you make your way closer towards downtown oakland. at the bay bridge we are still stacked up into the maze. we also had an early-morning fender-bender right before treasure island. again, long since cleared. but again they had to turn on the metering lights to around the time that happened. and bay bridge mass transit is on time. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries is problem- free as well as the silicon valley commute a great one out of milpitas. we have breezy winds around the bay area, elizabeth. out the door, folks, we have a lot of sunshine coming our way today. it looks like things will be calming down a bit outside. some spots not so much winds at all. over the bay now remember yesterday we had some white caps up on the waters. not today. calm the other side. by the er on the other side. spectacular around the bay area. weekend looking good. winds kicking up a bit on saturday. but calming down into sunday.

♪ it's friday, did we mention that? >> is it friday today all day? >> it is. >> welcome back to the "early show," i'm jeff glore, chris ragge is off today. a movie called "the artist" is getting a lot of oscar buzz, it's a call-back to the sil lent movie era. >> there's some dog barking and some music. >> it's getting a ton of attention. critical praise. another gamble for the weinstein company that is turning out big it appears. >> they always seem work out pretty well. >> if a few minutes we'll speak with harvey weinstein, one of

the most powerful men in hollywood about the artist. and also "my week with marilyn." a lot to look forward to. >> but first here, ben stein has made plenty of comments, lately comparing congress to zombie. >> he's a presidential speech writer, actoror and economist, lawyer, professor. his latest book is called "what would ben stein do." he's here to chat. >> always an honor to be here. >> can we add aspiring skateboardist to that list? >> i have my skateboard shoes on. >> i feel like we should get you and tony hawk together. >> when i had a talk show, i had tony hawk on and he skateboarded right over me. >> did you try to pick up some moves from him? >> i was terrified. >> the shoes work? >> the shoes are great. >> it's all about the shoes. which we know.

>> they're very comfortable. >> do you want to talk a little politics? >> sure, go ahead. >> so obviously herman cain in the news a lot. we know he's going to meet with his wife the first time since the latest allegations came out. you think things are getting a little too personal in politics? >> i think they are i keep thinking to myself, yes, let him who is without sin cast the first stone. i mean, he's not running for pope. he's not running for saint. he's running for president. we've had lots of presidents who had girlfriends. we have president kennedy, who was a great kennedy, he had a girlfriend. president roosevelt. who was with his girlfriend when he died. one of the greatest presidents that has ever been. thomas jefferson. i'm not saying it's a great thing. i'm just saying people are human. we can't judge people by super-human standards. >> you kind of know when you get into this, right or wrong, you know when you get into politics and you're going to run for something, every single thing that's happened to you, someone is going to pull it out. >> i totally agree, i think

that's something that's wrong with politics right now. i'd like to see them concentrate on policies. look, it doesn't do an unemployed person one bit of good to concentrate on herman cain's love life. if you concentrate on an economic policy that will give a man or a woman a job, that means something. to concentrate on a person's gossipy love life, that doesn't mean a darn thing. >> which doesn't mean you're a fan of 9-9-9? >> no, i'm not a fan of 9-9-9. my policies about taxes are much more in line with president obama's policies. i think the rich should pay more taxes, i've always felt the rix should pay more taxes, but i don't think the 9-9-9 is a st. louis. >> do you think they should extend the payroll tax? >> i think they should extend the payroll tax lowering for a while. and i think for people that are generally suffering in unemployment, they should extend the unemployment patyments, but if you subsidize something

you'll get more of it. the government subsidizes unemployment, we get a lot of unemployment that people would not otherwise do, because we're subsidizing it. i live in north idaho a good part of the year. and i know from talking to social workers that there are a lot of meth addicts, crack addicts who are able to afford to do it because they're getting unemployment compensation. that's got to stop. i don't know how, but that's got to stop. >> not everyone who is unemployed is a meth addict. >> i'm talking the merest, tiniest slice, of course, but any is too many. it's like what do we say about unemployment, any is too many. any people being subsidized by taxpayers, to be meth addicts is too many. but i doubt if there are very many, but we don't want any. >> what about in terms of paying for the extension? everybody has pretty much agreed at this point in washington, they're going to extend it. but they can't agree on how to pay for it. how do you think they should pay for it? >> i think they should raise taxes on very wealthy people. >> that's the best option?

>> $1 million or more? >> not $250,000. a million, two million. there's so many people. i often say, i live in beverly hills part of the year. practically every person has at least one bentley. those people can't pay a few thousand more in taxes, is very hard to believe. i mean and many of them have two or three bentleys. if they can't afford to pay a little more in taxes, something is wrong. >> they could sell a bentley. >> i like the contrast between north idaho and bevelly hills. >> north idaho is unbelievably beautiful. >> i'm sure it is. speaking of one of these debates going on, the payroll tax debate in congress. you called congress zombies. >> well i said, there's a zombie craze. i've noticed my son, who is up on all crazes. he says we have to beware of zombies, he wants to get a special steel grating for his windows -- >> is he serious? >> yes, to keep out zombies. and i have another close friend, who is in lima, ohio, who

believes in zombies. i'm wondering, where does the zombie craze come from i think it's from congress, they're like the walking dead. they see problems, but they just walk right past them. i mean the fact that they cannot agree to cut $1.4 trillion out of something like a $40 trillion deficit, that's incredible. that's zombieland. >> and really quick, we have to go, but the zombie problem -- worse now than it was 30 years ago? >> way, way, way worse, way worse. >> maybe we should put bars on congress. >> keep them in. not let them out. >> ben stein. >> thank you very much. terrell brown is over at the news desk with a check of your headlines, at six minutes past the hour. good morning. >> jeff, erica, good morning. news that the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.6%. that's the lowest in two and a half years. the rate has been 9% a month ago. the labor department reports employers added 120,000 nonfarm jobs last month, compared to 100,000 in october.

a new study from rutgers university has bad news for those who are still unemployed. just 7%

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week with marilyn." harvey weinstein, good morning. >> hi jeff, hi erica. >> a good year for you. >> so far, so good. >> talk about the "artist," the movie getting a ton of attention and good attention at that. what possessed you to back a silent film? >> possessed is probably more like it. that's the softball there today. you know, i've loved silent movies. i went to film school. chaplin, keaton, there are many other choices after that i followed this director, because he made a james bond spoof called "os 117" i tried to get my brother to get him to make a scary movie. i knew he was making this movie in los angeles. it's an american movie directed by a dprench director. with james cromwell and john goodman. about the early days, but it's really, really funny. really smart and an homage and a

love affair with movies. i like those kind of movies. >> and you like to watch people watch these movies. have you been able to sit in a theater and get the audience reaction "the artist." ? >> you see it and you know the audience explodes in laughter. they howl. the "los angeles times" said there have been two recent movie miracles. "avatar" and "the artist. reques "which is the low-tech. >> the artist is not being released in 3-d? >> "the artist" -- >> let's talk with "my week with marilyn. ygs know bold move one would say. some people say we've heard all we need to hear about marilyn monroe, or everything has been said. this sort of a different approach, right? >> i wrote an article recently where my mother said exactly that.

enough already about marilyn monroe. what we found was a young boy, 23 years old, first job on a movie is to work on a movie that lawrence olivier is directing, marilyn monroe in "the prince and the showgirl." she has an argument with arthur miller, her husband, he leaves, goes off to paris. the boy gets close and closer and a romance ensues. even though the movie takes place over a period of time. we focus on this one gorgeous week where she kidnaps him one day. they go skinny-dipping on the lawn. it sounds like what you do every week, right? they go skinny-dipping on the lawn of windsor castle. they go through the library. it's absolutely fun. it's the charming fun of marilyn's life. the movie plays more like a comedy than it does the serious trauma, tragedy marilyn. >> it's amazing some of the places where you could do things. >> i have been making movies in england for far too long.

and never get any of that stuff. i always say, can we shoot here, when i did "the king's speech" can we shoot the palace? absolutely not. after "the king's speech" and also, i think there's some footage, you can see on youtube of the queen meeting marilyn monroe. and it's an amazing coincidence. that they're almost exactly the same age. think about what marilyn would be today. and they got along famously, according to all the newspaper accounts. and we asked for these places, pro forma. for sure, they were never going to do it. somebody shot the red tape. we shot in every location we wanted to, controlled by the royal family. every location. >> next time you're at the windsor castle -- >> can you set up a meeting with pippa? >> getting to meet with pippa in the windsor castle? jeff, that would be good. >> where is your business going these days? >> the movie business? >> well i think there's two parts of the movie business. there's, you know, the folks who make movies like i do. which try to be a little different.

you know and not follow the rules. and then there's you know, put on a cape and be a superhero. i mean it's sort of boiled down to the two things. and you know, so for us -- >> it's that sort of a vision? >> yeah, i think people always say it's an award season. it has to be. because the award season shines a light on these independent movies. not only that our company makes, but five or six other places. and also, an actors go off and do something different and exciting. or make a low-budget movie, like george clooney with "the ides of march" or, that's an important light to be shown on a film. it gets people into the theater. people who normally wouldn't see that movie. they go and have an amazingly good time. it happened last year with "the king's speech." and it happened with "black swan." people actually went to see something different and you know, something different is a lot better than the same old thing. >> well, thank you. >> well said. >> for bringing us something different. >> well said.

>> bye jeff, bye erica. i'll let you know about pippa. up next, proof of the great work from the make-a-wish foundation. speaking of granting wishes. just ahead, you'll hear a survivor of childhood cancer tell you how having his wish granted 19 years ago still has a major impact on his life today. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. on his life today. you're watching the "early show" on cbs. ♪ write "you're pretty." you're pretty!

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>> thank you. >> thank you. >> you have an idea of what a wish can do for a child and it's an incredible organization. to have this number. they found 74% of parents said it marked a turning point in treatment. do you see that once a child's wish has been granted, there is a change? >> absolutely. you know, when a child who has a lifetime illness has an opportunity to make a wish, to actually make wish that they want, finally, they have an opportunity to have some self-control over -- some control over their life, so they feel very empowered because they have made a decision to do this wish and when the wish is granted, they come back, you know, amazingly happy and, you know, very positive. >> paul, you can talk about some of the stuff firsthand. 81% of parents and 58% of health care professionals witness the increased willingness of a wish recipient to go along with difficult treatments. we know how difficult these can

be at times. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> and they need that little help every once in a while. >> did you feel it, paul? i mean, after your wish? you were 11 years old. you had nonhodgkin's lymphoma and you have your wish granted. how did it impact you and the way that you dealt with your treatment? >> basically, there is two types of pain that a child must endure. physical and emotional pain. the physical pain, it comes and goes. it will subside but the emotional pain is really what sticks with you. so to have this wish, to me, was, you know, the light at the end of the tunnel. it gave me something to look forward to. it gave me hope that i was going to beat cancer and i was going to survive and i was going to celebrate it with my wish. >> here you are 20 years later. what was your wish? >> i decided to take my family on a trip to cancun, mexico. we went to mexico for seven days and make a wish was absolutely amazing. they sent a limo to come pick us

up. i think in the early '90s. it was a big deal to get on a wish list. it wasn't like, mom, there is a phone in the car! it was wonderful. and we had spending money. we went snorkeling, went surfing and went to the mayan ruins and wonderful and the first time our family had done something together since i had been sick. >> when a child gets a life-threatening illness, it doesn't just affect the child. it affects the siblings because they feel very isolated and the family is stressed out. the family bonds and they get strength and they have a wish they can do together so it's an incredible feeling and it's an incredible way to strengthen an entire family. when they come back, everyone is in a different state. >> renewed energy and nice to take a break from the realities. >> absolutely. >> really nice to have both of you with us this morning. we want to highlight the campaign "believe" campaign. all you have to do is write a letter. >> if you'd like to grant a

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the last round of windy weather trigger massive power outage good morning. it's 8:25. in the headlines, the last round of windy weather triggering power outages around the bay area the last 4 hours. pg&e says nearly 1500 customers are still in the dark in the south bay, 310 in the east bay and 30 in the north bay. power has been restored here in san francisco. but in santa cruz county, it's tough there, 22,000 customers still without power. "occupy" protestors upset with new barricades at their san francisco camp. there's also a new cbs 5 surveyusa poll that shows many people are not happy with mayor lee's handling of the "occupiers." 46 disapprove, 31% approve, 49% say the city was wrong to offer the demonstrators the new location on mission street.

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starting to get sluggish just kind of stop and go from 238 to the embarcadero towards downtown oakland. at the bay bridge stacked up to at least the 880 overcrossing. metering lights are on. high wind advisory in effect there and the san mateo bridge. lawrence has your forecast. >> still breezy conditions showing up around parts of the bay area right now but looks like the winds are calming down somewhat. still looking good outside. we have some sunshine over coit tower, kind of a mixed bag temperatures 50s and 60s in the morning. by the afternoon 60s and even some 70s in parts of the north bay with a little down slope wind there so we are going to crank up the temperatures and wind down the winds just a bit. but the breeze likely to kick up again as we head into tomorrow, not as strong as it has been. lots of sunshine through the weekend as high pressure holds on through sunday and monday. plenty of temperatures into the 60s. but toward the next week, likely to see a cool breeze kicking in from the ocean, more clouds on the way and cool

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began. but we're not buying the same things we used to. >> a commerce department reports finds some fundamental changes in where our money is going. cbs contributing editor regina lewis is here. we're buying things that make us happy. it seems like it's the ultimate retail therapy. >> i think that's a good way to put it. americans love their spending, it's the american way. but what we're spending has changed and what we've fallen in love with. we're gravitating towards what i would call, impulse buys, instant gratification, quick fixes at affordable price points, that make us feel and look good, all about the now. we're living on a shoestring, and in the moment. >> how big is the shift? >> the numbers are significant. 93.1% of our after-tax income is going to goods and services, those are record levels. so here's what we're not buying. when you call it this close ton a month-to-month basis. you're not hiring a lawyer. you're not repairing your couch. if the leg breaks, prop it up

with some books. if the washing machine is making noise, so be it. those are the kind of bigger-ticket items that are long-term investment that kills you to pay money on because it doesn't make you feel instantly good, this we're foregoing. >> what are we buying instead? >> well take a look at this list. in personalized it. if you can. because it's very interesting. wine. the ultimate impulse purchase, right? it makes you feel instantly good. up 14%. pretty recession-proof. it was only down 2% during the recession. as opposed to if you're following this line of thinking, wine glasses, not as much. that's a longer-term investment. a bigger price point, i'll buy the wine and use the glasses i have. >> we talked about whether or not the great recession has permanently changed consumer behavior. we see spending is back up again. which i, is good news for some parts of the economy, but then again -- we hope that we save as well. how has it changed? >> i think ben stein and i, the

economist were talking about this offstage. i think housing will have to shift for the big-ticket items, the washer and dryer example. in order to invest in my home which i no longer assume is an appreciating asset, i've got to be convinced of that. that's when the big-ticket items will come back. in the meantime we're doing something called buying prestige product on a lower level. as things improve, you might buy shampoo and things at a salon. you're not going to buy the highest price point. but the second price point. cosmetics, you may pick up a high-end name brand. and nail polish and disposable contact lenses, they're pretty pricey, but on an everday basis, it's called graduating up. it's not a must, but i like it andky afford it. >> we're spending more on pets, too, right? >> pets, talk about recession-proof. the pet industry expected to

grow 33%. over the next five years. i dare say any of us could go find something else projected to have that kind of growth. i think what it is is affordable unconditional love. >> never hurts. >> never hurts. >> regina lewis, thanks. terrell brown is at the news desk with a final check of your headlines. it's 35 minutes past the hour. >> unconditional love over here, guys? >> always, my friend, always. >> lots. >> jeff and erica, good morning. police in florida are looking for purse-snatchers targeting gas station customers. surveillance video from last month released showing a man sneaking out to grab a purse from a car while the unwitting driver is pumping gas and making a clean getaway. coca-cola is canning its new white cans for the holidays. the new design was supposed to raise money for polar bears, but apparently consumers confused the white can with diet coke. they're going back to the red cans next week.

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arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords has madeç remarkable progress in her recovery to a gunshot wound to the head she suffered in january. she and her husband have put out a book detailing the ordeal. "gabby, a tale of courage and hope." her husband with us this morning. nice to have you with us. >> nice to be here. >> obviously a big part is going back and recounting what happened on january 8 th. what was it like for you to relive it, because you weren't there that day, which made it especially difficult on you. >> it was a tough day, tragic day, no the only for people in the tucson community, but people around the country. initially we thought she had died. and it was, you know, it was a really difficult day.

we talk about that a lot in the book. what that day was like when she found out she died. and later, we found out that wasn't the truth. >> she become such a source of inspiration and hope for so many people across the country. people who may not have known who she was. because they didn't live in tucson, they weren't familiar with her as a lawmaker. what's that like for both of you to take that in and realize the impact? >> she's a very inspiring person. she's always been that to me. now she is to a lot of other americans and people throughout the world. you know, i think it's easier for me because i experience it every day, you know, outside, talking to people about it. people come up to me and approach me. it's much less, it occurs much less for her. but she is, you know, it helps her with her recovery. >> people get very excited whenever a new picture is released. when we heard her speak. when she showed up in congress. the impact that had. how do you make those decisions, though, as to what to share or

how does she decide when she's ready to put herself out there? >> when we decided we were going to write a book. gabby and i talked about it. we figured since people are going to pay a lot of money for a hard-cover book. we're going to put everything in it. we wrote the whole story, we didn't leave anything out. i think it's an incredibly inspiring story. people have told me that this is like an danielle steele novel, but it's true, it's not fiction. >> i read before your relationship, before the shooting, rather, in your relationship, gabby did about 70% of the talking. >> at least. >> things have changed a little bit since then, her speech is limited, she's communicating with you but in a much different way. what's that like for you? >> in the beginning of her recovery, she couldn't speak at all. now we're coming up on a year later, and she's still improving every week, but it is a little bit of a role reversal for us, but we're positive about the outcome. she's looking forward to getting back to work and it's, you know,

it's been you know, we've had ups and downs. but in general, a lot of the experience has been very positive. >> you mentioned getting back to work. a lot of people want to know what exactly does that mean. what do you foresee that happening? >> she would have to file to run for re-election in may. sometime before may she will decide if she wants to continue and can continue to do the job of a america of congress. you know, congress men and women work very, very hard. it's a grueling schedule. and she has to just see if she's up for that. >> and so that's obviously something you're still waiting to decide? >> she'll make the decision on her own schedule when she's ready. >> so what about you? what's next for you? >> i don't know. you know, my primary purpose in life right now, is to make sure that gabby has everything she needs to recover. and also, you know, we have two teenaged daughters in high school and that's always a challenge to get them, you know through high school and off to college. so we're looking forward to that. and for me, i'll see. >> ever thought of running for

office yourself? >> i've been asked a lot. she's the politician in the family. and you know, she will come back and serve you know, her constituents at some point in some way. and she'll decide in time, you know, for me, i can figure that out later. >> that's not a no. before i let you go. we have covered a lot obviously, the space program. especially over the summer. as we say good-bye to the shuttle program, not to the space program. any thoughts on where things are headed now and the recent developments we've seen with the move to mars? >> so, yeah, we've been talking about that in our book. my shuttle mission, it was, you know, tough thing to decide. given the light of everything that happened. so i do talk about the space program a little bit. and you know, right now we've retired the space shuttle. it's flown its last flight. we're going to move on and build, nasa is going to build other vehicles, there's companies out there like space x, who last year orbited a spacecraft, a remarkable

accomplishment. and you know, i think we'll be flying again pretty soon. first to the space stags and maybe on to some asteroid somewhere, or maybe to the moon or hopefully to mars. >> very nice to have you here. >> glad to be here. >> here's jeff. >> erica, thank you very much. christmas is the biggest card-sending holiday of all. with one and a half billion cards going out by snail mail. and if you hate writing all of those cards by hand, yes, there's an app for that. cnet.com editor is here with the latest in christmas card tejgy. bridget, good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome back, by the way. good to have you here. >> we'll start with something called the apple card app. >> we have a personal a i sisant to take care of your printing and your mailing of your holiday cards. so it's pretty simple. you open up the app, you take what photo do i want. you plug it into whatever design there is. and whatever words you want. say, all right, what contacts do i send it to.

bam, apple takes care of it. prints it out. this is a folding card. one of the many design options you can do and they have a nice envelope to go with it. >> wow. >> this is going to cost you -- >> what will it cost? >> about $2.99 per card. and if you send international it will be a little bit more, $3.99. >> maybe for a few select special people. but for your whole list it could be a little pricey. >> and there is a cheaper one. >> what's the cheaper option? >> doing a postcard. there's an app that works on app droid and apple, called sincerely inc. pick the photo design, pick the words and the design. in the back, postage paid for and everything. just under $2. about $1.69. >> sincerely ink. >> can you do this for anything, too, right? >> how cool would it be. you're on vacation and can you send a vacation postcard while you're still on vacation. >> without having to find a stamp.

i like it. >> but that's for apple. the card app? >> right, hallmark, american greetings are to not doing an app like this but they are pumping tech into their cards because they want you in the store to buy some stuff. how would you like a digital photo frame inside the card. it's more than music, music was yesterday. >> it looks like a book almost. >> exactly. >> who is in there? >> that's exactly how it works. you just take a photo and have a little ubs port in here. you pull it out, plug it into your computer. drag the photos on. it's going to cost you $20. >> it's $20. almost like a digital picture frame you're sending someone. how many photos does it store? >> this stores 50 photos. >> if you want to send somebody 50 pictures, that's a cool way to do it. >> you were decorating me yesterday. >> if $20 is too much. now cards, also -- >> my son, i know yours, too, goes crazy with this. >> with fiber optics they're

lighting up. and you know, all sorts of emotion and lighting up now. >> and it's the cool one. i don't know if we can get a shot of this. i press this and i press the stereo and we get -- ♪ ♪ >> that's about $7. >> $7 for this? >> it's not too much for a singing card. now you'll give them a new surprise this year. >> you know, it's kind of, it's a pricey card, but you know, if you give it to a kid, honestly? you will get your money's worth out of this. they'll play this thing until you want to throw it in the garbage. bridget, thanks for being here. just ahead, the music of the one and only pete gow. ♪ one, two, three, four >> he's a talented singer-songwriter. he made do greeting cards at some point. very cool stuff.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

pete gow is the lead guitarist and singer for the british band case harden which just put out a new album. >> most of his fans, though, don't know that off stage, he often spends his time doing things far different than what they see on stage. hopping on a plane at a moment's notice to go into a war zone to cover the news. as charlie d'agata reports, he is totally serious about both. >> 30 seconds. 30 seconds away from the show. >> reporter: pete gow, cbs news journalist on assignment in egypt just last week. >> okay, let's do it. ♪ >> reporter: pete gow, singer/songwriter, on stage in the uk. >> this is the bit that everybody else finds incredible. send something ifb. >> reporter: he says producing news pieces and performing music makes him a better story teller and better at both. >> they are both short form.

they are both concise. two-minute news spot like a song, you have to, you know, best foot forward and hit them hard. best lines at the top and, you know, you strike it. the parallels are very similar. >> reporter: in his first job in journali journalism, he was thrown in baghdad during some of the worst of the violence. >> i spent seven years in baghdad and when i came back from baghdad, i realized i had never been out on a shoot and never done a live shot where i didn't wear a flak jacket or take four guys with guns with me. >> reporter: in the early hours after he put the news to bed, he would write and record demos on his computer in his hotel room. ♪ ♪ it's 2:00 room is black ♪ >> i'd go back there 3:00, 4:00 in the morning and quietly record a few of the songs. i whispered quiet and made it all the way through on to the record.

>> reporter: baghdad at sunrise inspired the first line of the album. ♪ coming down looking out over a steady bleach by the sun ♪ >> reporter: when it came time for his band case harden to release the album, word got out as pete's other life as a journalist and looking for a back story and capitalize on it, pete downplayed it. >> i think it would swallow up. the whole record and me being a musician and the band would be defined as that guy that went to iraq. >> reporter: he has been just about everywhere since, including tripoli on that afternoon when rebels stormed colonel moammar gadhafi's compound. >> a lot of gun fighting and

celebratory. it's very difficult to work out whether a firefight going on or celebrate getting into the compound. for this moment, at least nobody here really cares where moammar gadhafi is. it was just elation throughout and it was great to be part of that. ♪ a little bit of money reputation reason to reason best way of getting things done ♪ ♪ give me a job >> reporter: he has written a couple of songs about his experiences in the field but he didn't think they had a place on his band's albums. >> they are much, much happier playing songs about all of the women that have done terrible things to me, about drinking too much, about having too much fun and getting in trouble. >> reporter: he admits doing both jobs well, takes a balancing act and all of his time. but don't ask him to choose one. >> they are the two aspects that make me up because there is

nothing else in my life. whoa is me. ♪ i should try to make something out of nothing ♪ ♪ feel the tingle confused with you ♪ >> i couldn't be without either and i really wouldn't want to be. ♪ >> reporter: charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. ♪ singing hallelujah ♪ >> there is one other part of his life and that is his great friends. so i disagree with him. >> it's true. he is such a good guy. >> i spent a month with pete in baghdad. one of the most memorable experiences in my life. >> he is a fantastic guy. you should get the album. case harden is the album. have a great weekend.

we will see you back here on monday. >> good night.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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we'll check northbound 880, an accident blocking within lane. traffic is slow behind it, sluggish on 101. 280 coming out of downtown san jose, traffic looks great towards cupertino. at the bay bridge it's backed up to mid-lot. we had an early morning accident. that stacked things up on the incline. things are emproved -- improved. for an up date here's more. looks like it's going to stay that way all day long with occasional winds but not as bad as it's been. by the afternoon 60s to low 70s in parts of the north bay. it will be anen joyable after. it should be sunny and bright. the winds are likely to kick up more calming into sunday and

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