there. >> that's just wrong. >> i wouldn't do that to my dog. >> i wouldn't, either. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com good morning. after dumping snow and ice in new mexico and texas an early winter storm heads east. promising several inches of snow. president obama goes to kansas to lash out republican economics saying it's putting the middle class at risk zblchlts new polls show newt gingrich picking up more support. a closer look at the gop presidential race. and alec baldwin booted off a plane for not shutting off his smartphone. he couldn't stop playing words with friends.

and good wednesday to you. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm chris wragge. >> nice to be sitting next to you. >> talk about this weather heading our way. a winter blast coming to the east coast. right now, there's snow falling as far south as memphis, tennessee, this same storm caused trouble in the southeast earl earlier this week. >> from north carolina all of the way up to maine, in areas that don't get snow will get a lot of rain. which is not going to be pretty. lonnie quinn of our wcbs tv. >> let's get right to the big satellite and radar picture. look, you can take a peek here and you see there's one game in town on the eastern portion of the country. we have a lot of rain right now. we showed you that picture from memphis, memphis picking up

light snow. maybe a dusting to an inch or so, but 10:00 this morning it's gone. then we focus on this rain, it's rain right now, because, look at the temperatures. in new york city yesterday, it hit 61 degrees. you're not getting snow with 16 degrees. we have had this warm, muggy air in place. temperatures today will get up to around 50 degrees in boston and new york, that's not going to be snow, strictly rain. tonight the cold filters in, we drop into the 30s. i got to be clear, this she going to be a rainmaker first. all right. the last two, three fours of this storm is when it's going to turn over to snow. roanoke to bangor about an inch of snow. new york city, picking up 3 inches of rain and tonight, late tonight, 11:00 until about 3:00 in the morning that's when it turns over. we think we'll be seeking this

spine along the appalachian picking up anywhere from 2 to 4 inches. none of the big cities are really going to be acted. i think new york, picks up a dusting or maybe a slushy inch. the sun comes back out. all right, guys, that's a quick look at what the storm is going to do for the eastern half of country. >> all right, lonnie. >> thanks. >> more of an inconvenience. turn our attention to politics. full-on attack on republicans by a fired-up president obama. the president said this time, your you're on your economics is over. >> we can expect to hear this theme over and over again. as senior white house correspondent bill plante tells us. >> reporter: a sharp contrast between his vision of america and what he sees of that of the republican presidential

hopefuls. the current economic tax policies are skewed to the wealthy. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class. >> reporter: the president showed to make his remarks in kansas. the juxtaposition drew a snicker from mitt romney. >> he found the bull moose party. one of those words apply when this president's talking about how he helped this economy. >> president obama argues that it's he not today's republicans that share teddy roosevelt's philosophy. >> there were people who thought massive inequality was just the price you paid for progress. theodore roosevelt disagreed. >> reporter: and the inequality persists said president obama. he noted in the last few

decades. the average income of top 1% has gone up more than 250 pekt. while the average income has gone down 1%. >> when every does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules. >> it's a message that resonated with this unemployed kansan. >> they want to have something and not to have something given to you. >> reporter: that theme of a fair shake for the middle class is one that the president will repeat again and again, as he tries to paint himself as more sympathetic than republicans. >> cbs' bill plante at the white house. newt gingrich is finding himself on top of several polls. >> iowa republicans, it shows longtime front-runner mitt

romney is in second place. we have the latest. >> reporter: good morning, eric and chris. our polls show that likely iowa republican voters think that gingrich is the most qualified to be president. as a result, he's lead ngs iowa. all good news for him? most voters haven't made up their minds. our poll indicates at least three other candidates are still in this thing. iowa caucus goers like what they're hearing from former speaker of the house newt gingrich. in our new poll, begin fwrich is way ahead of the pack. he has the support of 31% of republicans planning to participate next month. nearly double mitt romney's 17 .and ron paul's 16 .. the two candidates running for second place. >> the latest cbs polls. you laugh, are you happy with

these polls? >> yes, this is a nice christmas present. >> reporter: gingrich has benefited from solid debate performances. on questions of leadership and readiness to be president, the polls show gingrich with a commanding lead. 43% of likely iowa caucus goers said that gingrich was the most prepared to be president. with romney a distant second. for gingrich, front-runner numbers means a bull's eye on his back for the next four weeks. ron paul launched the harshest attack out of the campaign labeling him a hypocrite. >> everything that he railed against in the house, he got the other way when he got paid to go the other way >> it's about serial hypocrisy. >> reporter: expectations for romney in iowa are low. on the critical issue of the

economy, romney remains ever so slightly ahead of gingrich. but it's very close on romney's signature issue -- the former massachusetts governor has until recently been riding a wave of perceived inettability. >> if the american people believe that we need someone who spent the last 40 years in washington, d.c., working as an insider then he's the right guy. >> reporter: both ron paul and michele bachmann, could be poised to make a move if they stumble. both of those candidates are generating enthusiasm and they're polling well when voters asked who best represents your values, so this thing is wide open. >> let's talk about mitt romney, how much of a problem does his campaign have right now with his numbers and newt gingrich really kind of moving past him on most polls that we're seeing now. >> obviously, we have seen

candidates come and go in this race. these are pretty commanding numbers for newt gingrich. there's not a lot of time here. there are four weeks in a calendar, if you count out the week of christmas, it's only three weeks. when we're looking at this poll, it's not a lock for gingrich by any means. two-thirds of the voters haven't made up their minds. it looked like it could be a four-way race, with ron paul and true conservative michele bachmann. gingrich is going to get attacks now. on personal issues as well as his leadership when he was speaker of house. let's move to iraq. where america's military role is shrinking by the day. they're sending troops across to kuwait.

>> reporter: good morning, chris. there are fewer than 8,000 u.s. troops left here, stationed at one of five u.s. military bases. still operating in iraq. more troops leave every day to meet the drawndown deadline 60 miles south of baghdad, at this army base, they are loading up as they get ready to move out. it's called operation new dawn. the final withdrawal of u.s. troops from iraq. this lieutenant will command 100 soldiers when it's his unit's time in kuwait. >> i don't know how it's going to read in the history books. it's definitely historic. >> in 2003, he was among the first soldiers in iraq.

now he'll be among the last to leave. he's trying to keep things business as usual for his troops knowing that they'll be high-profile targets. they want to bloody your nose. >> yes, sir. they would love to get some footage of them doing it. and then they can, you know, they can show that to the people, look at what we did, we ran out the americans. >> you observe three things with this weapons. >> reporter: soldiers who have clerks, fuel handlers are suddenly getting essential training on skills they may need to get home alive. >> hold it with your nondominant hand. >> reporter: soldiers, a communication specialist getting familiar with a transport vehicle, just in case the gunner is killed. >> you got to be ready. >> reporter: some time in the

next few weeks, they'll undertake their final mission in iraq. >> they're all excited to be getting out there but they're still very focused. >> nine-hour drive from that base to kuwait. a one-tank drive assuming all goes well. chris? >> cbs' jim axelrod thank you. >> one thing we were wondering, is there any idea of the specific threats? the specific threats that may face during that nine-hour drive or specific groups who may want to take a shot there? >> reporter: yeah, i was talking to lieutenant lucas about that question, he said, it could be anybody, al qaeda in iraq, iranian-backed militimilitia. but really once the u.s. goes, it's just the beginning of the larger question here and that is, can the iraqi security forces keep iraq safe? >> that's what we'll be

watching. jim axelrod for this morning let's get to jeff glor. jeff, good morning. good morning to both of you. some positive economic news. the number of homeowners late on their mortgage payments is going down significantly. transunion expects mortgage deling whensy rates to be 6% in the first quarter 2012. the prerecession average for mortgage

alec bald fwhin the headlines this morning, after he

was told to leave a plane that was supposed to take him from l.a. to new york on tuesday. >> he's blaming the crew. betty nguyen reports. >> reporter: alec baldwin was apparently kicked off an american airlines flight yesterday at los angeles international airport for using his smartphone after flight attendants instructed all passengers to shut off electronic devices. he spread the news to his followers on twitters using the same ipad. >> steward's told everyone to turn everything off. >> reporter: boxer eer oscar de hoya witnessed the incident. >> he was turning off his devices. he just got a little angry. >> reporter: while he claimed to be playing a game, other passengers reported that baldwin

was actually talking on the phone and that when the flight attendant insisted he turn off the device, he stormed off to the bathroom storming on the door, for 45 minutes. >> not very considerate. alec baldwin. he looked a little bit intoxicated to me. >> reporter: american airlines wouldn't comment on the situation. but a crew member inslovled in the incident who not get give her name, said that he was violent, abusive and aggressive. it was unsafe to keep him on board. that's why he got kicked out. he was asked five times. i contacted the captain. a spokesperson for baldwin offered this defense for the incident -- alec was asked to leave the flight for playing words with friends.

cbs news caught up with baldwin when he finally landed in new york late last night. betty nguyen, cbs news, new york. >> it's glor's move. i don't know what he's doing. >> our doors are closed. i asked you to turn it off. it's going to turn his run for mayor. we're going to speak with the attorney for jerry sandusky. and later, we'll have the 411 on a college course for students studying jay-z. the same way you may study shakespeare. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> a little jay-z. >> welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge along with my deejay, erica hill. coming up, some students at georgetown university are getting schooled on hip-hop, specifically best selling rapper jay-z. he is teaching a course. an american icon who is on the same level with some of the greatest names in literature. >> nels to sedless to say it isg some eyebrows and we will speak to some students there and let you decide yourself.

another accuser has come forward in the penn state sexual abuse scandal. according to his lawyer a 19-year-old man claims coach jerry sandusky gave him whit key and molested him in the penn state athletic building when he was 12. next week, some plan to testify against him at a pretrial hearing. joining us from state college is jerry sandusky's lawyer joe amendola. have you spoken with your client about the latest claims? >> yes. we don't know about them at the present time. jerry denies those allegations as he has the original allegations but we hope to get more information as we proceed. >> so you're saying he is denying these along with the original ones. a lot of the alleged victims here have said and him speaking to you out to "the new york times" and bob costas, they feel re-victimized. do you believe the allegations most of the people have made are totally false? >> yes.

as a matter of fact, jerry has maintained his innocence from the initial allegation back in 2008 which started off as an allegation of fondling and grew over several months into much more serious sexual activities. jerry has always denied any appropriate sexual contact with then kids and now grown adults. >> in his latest interview he alleges will actions as horse play. how does jerry sandusky define horse play? >> wrestling with kids. many people who know jerry over the years describe him as an overgrown kid. when you talk to people who know jerry and you look at the old films with jerry interacting with kids you get that impression. he's just a big kid who likes to interact with kids. he always love kids. he and his wife have adopted six children three of whom were foster kids and they raised them and provided them a home life they otherwise wouldn't have

had. >> he has done things that even you have said was inappropriate. you said in an interview you would never shower with a 10-year-old boy. he admitted doing so. does he understand why so many people find that absolutely inappropriate? >> a lot of people find it inappropriate, but it's not criminal. i think the way jerry has described it, the kids with whom he showered were basically like his own kids. he treated them like his own kids and jerry really didn't feel he was doing anything wrong in getting showers with them. now, would i do it? would other people do it? perhaps not. i think there is a big distinction between getting a shower with a child who you treat as your own child and committing a creditor act which is has has been alleged in these indications. >> parents alleging to proven to do things with their children that is inappropriate but being a parent isn't necessarily something that enters in here. to pose the question to you. you said you see why that is not a good idea. does your client at this time

especially after that admission showering with a 10-year-old boy does he understand why so many people find that inappropriate? >> oh, i think he understands that people, a lot of people may think that is inappropriate, erica, but, again, that's not a criminal act in and of itself. in order to establish a criminal act, you have to show some sort of criminal intent with regard to these charges it's the intent of trying to obtain some sort of sense of sexual gratification and jerry adamantly denied that. >> you said in this interview you believe all of these allegations are false. what about the eyewitness accounts? do you believe those were made up as well? >> when you say eyewitness accounts, we have one accusnumb eight allegation. he has never testified. is the eyewitness and we have never heard of him either as the grand jury. with regard to number two the mike mcqueary allegation, jerry

adamantly maintained that activity never occurred. we spoke with someone who indicated he was victim number two and he said the activity never occurred but then later changed his story and is now saying he is a victim. so we will have to wait and see how that shakes out in court. >> why would someone make up that? why would you think mike mcqueary, if he is lying, why would he make that up? >> well, in order to believe mike mcqueary, you would have to believe he told tim can you recalley, gary schultz and joe paterno he observed jerry sandusky having anal sex with a child in a shower. i know those three men. they are reputable people and i don't believe they were told that information and did nothing about it other than to tell jerry sandusky don't shower with kids in the penn state shower rooms no more. >> joe, we have to leave it

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a really important scam to tell you about. it started with phone calls. people who claim to be fda officials and now they say they are are from the drug enforcement administration. >> as elaine key hand no repoqu reports, they are being threatened by the victims until they give up cash. >> when somebody calls and say we are with the government and now potentially arrest you unless you pay a fine there is certainly some fear there and they would much rather pay the fine and keep their activities hidden from their other loved ones. >> reporter: agent scott collier works with the dea. one of the agents at the forefront of tackling a serious and ongoing problem. >> during our investigation, we have logged well over 4,000 calls from individuals who have called us to say, hey, someone has called me alleging to be a dea or fda agent. >> reporter: in works like this. people seeking drugs find outfits online and either order over the phone or via the

internet, no prescription needed, but definitely cash. drugs can run up to $500. >> typically, we see folks trying to buy narcotics such as hydrocodone products trade name as vicodin. and xanax is common. >> they fork over their personal information and how authorities believe those who run these sites get information and then. >> when these phone calls begin, the person will identify themselves using a false name as a dea or fda agent. they will claim that they have evidence that the individual has purchased drugs illiftly via the internet. >> reporter: which is what daniel believes happened to his wife carolyn after she purchased diet pills online. >> she was getting a lot of calls on her cell phone, on her iphone. i would say who is calling you is in the thing going off all the time.

just somebody advertising. you know, that concerned me. >> reporter: his concern was justified. daniel believes carolyn was a victim of egregious contortion. >> reporter: she was laying there and i thought she may have fell and got knocked out. >> reporter: after he got closer he realized his wife had been shot. >> i ran across the street to the neighbor and he called 911. we then both walked back to her and that's when i seen her business tall laying there in the grass. >> reporter: she had taken her own life. after her death, daniel found messages on carolyn's cell phone. >> the man said, carolyn, you need to call me, this is lieutenant so and so. i don't recall what name he used. so i called the number. he says, this is about her drug charges. i says what drug charges?

well, i believe she was being extorted. >> reporter: it was more than one phone call and he believes the pressure was too much. >> one victim who paid a total of about $85,000 over a period of time. they never asked for that much up front. but once you make one payment, it's quite common for them to keep calling because, again, it's blackmail. >> reporter: the problem is so pervasive, the dea and fda have combined efforts. >> as we began our investigation and began moving along identifying suspects, et cetera, then we began to cross paths with the fda because they had been receiving similar calls from other victims across the country. >> reporter: but for victims like carolyn siric, it's too late. >> life changed in a heartbeat. i have cried for two months straight every day, all day. it's just something you hear about, but you never think it can happen to you. >> reporter: elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. if you believe you've been a victim of this kind of scam, both the dea and the fda have

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♪ vi >> sounds good, erica. >> thanks, rex. >> really, really good. you expect a great university to teach the greatest names in literature, homer, shakespeare and whitman to mention a few. how about jay-z, adding him to the list? >> there you go. whit johnson is in washington with a look at one professor saying the rapper should be considered one of the immortals. whit, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. hip-hop classes have been popping up on college campuses across the country but none quite like this one with its unique focus on jay-z. this class here at georgetown

university has 140 students enrolled. it is uncensored and drawing national attention. ♪ ♪ allow me to >> reporter: considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. entrepreneur worth $450 million. the story of shaun carter or jay-z is provoking a new debate in a new unlikely place. >> what up? take a hand to it, i guess. i'm exhibiting the very behavior of which i'm critical! >> reporter: bobbing his head to jay-z's music, dr. michael eric dyson is teaching the first class of its kind. sociology of hip-hop jay-z. >> this is not a class we go, hey, those lyrics are dope, let's just listen to the music. no, you got the wrong class. >> reporter: the class we attended covered urban culture, racism, homophobia and racism

and sexual abstinence. >> it creates a tremendous tension within hip-hop. >> reporter: all from the rapper's complex and, at times, offensive lyrics. dyson says jay-z's rags to riches story raised by a tough grandmother. >> you're comparing jay-z to shakespeare? >> absolutely. to every great artist who has ever picked up a pen. yes, i am saying he is that great. >> reporter: but the class has its critics. especially at a university where tuition is nearly 40 grand per year. >> some of my friends were definitely skeptical. my academic adviser from my government major was very, very skeptical. >> reporter: in its first semester the course has been overwhelmingly popular. >> to study, end up the things -- you think are part of your culture right now but

really have a deeper philosophical meaning is great. >> reporter: dyson is no stranger to hip-hop or the intricacies of modern culture highlighting seven books including the following. adding to his credibility among his students, dyson say he and jay-z are friends. do you tell him about this class? >> of course. >> reporter: what does he think? >> he loves it. he thinks it's a degrgreat idea. he knows we are examining the good, the bad, the ugly. >> reporter: today is the last day of the semester at georgetown university but dyson says he plans on teaching this class and others like it in the future. he even has an open invitation to jay-z to speak to his students but so far the rapper has been unable to do that, he is on tour. >> whit johnson, thanks. >> i minored in janet jackson when i was in college. >> that explains a lot! >> we will be right back.

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occupy s-f protesters say they will rally in front of the federal building a good morning. it's 7:55. i'm grace lee. "occupy sf" protestors say that they will rally in front of the federal building at noon today. that's after police broke down their tents at justin herman plaza. officers arrested 70 people in that raid and that includes protestors who blocked up parts of market street. this morning, we will hear from the parents of the 1-year- old boy who was shot in the head in west oakland last week. they are expected to update us on the condition of hiram lawrence, jr. and the san jose city council has agreed to place a controversial pension reform measure on the june ballot, put it before voters. the city will end up spending a third of its general fund on retirement benefits by the year 2015. reforms include increasing contribution for current employees and limiting benefits for new ones. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,

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new trouble spot to report on 280, accident on the right shoulder no delays. 101 stop and go conditions northbound at you work your way

out of san mateo towards sfo. southbound sluggish as well coming away from looks like daly city area southbound 101 as you head toward san mateo. over to the golden gate bridge we go, traffic a little sluggish through there through marin county but on the bridge things good. no delays. 13 minutes from 580 to the toll plaza. and the altamont pass slow towards 680. that's traffic. lawrence, how's weather? >> hey, hazy sunshine around the bay area. cold temperatures out there right now if you are stepping outside. it's a bit on the chilly side again, freezing as you make your way to some of the north and east bay valleys. looking over russian hill though so far, so good as we are going to see plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. we are going to need it, too. freezing in livermore, below freezing in fairfield at 30. 30 in the napa valley and 33 in fairfield. looks like as we head toward the afternoon, numbers up in the 50s and 60s. temperatures going to stay rather similar the next couple of days as high pressure holds on.

battle ships are sunk or seriously damaged. in 1:45, japan becomes the leading naval power in the pacific. >> december 7th, 1941, 70 years ago today japanese navy planes attacked pearl harbor killing nearly 2400 americans. that date still lives in infamy. there will be a ceremony at pearl harbor later today to honor the dead and the wounded. just ahead, we'll remember pearl harbor, speak with a survivor. that's all to come on "the early show." welcome back. i'm erica hill with chris wragge. >> the government says 29 people in west virginia died last year because their employer at a coal mine didn't care enough about safety. >> this morning, the mine's new operators were paying dearly for the safety lapses as

correspondent bob orr reports. >> reporter: april 2010 explosion killed 29 men. the worst u.s. mining disaster in four decades. now the owner of west virginia's upper big branch mine is paying a record price, nearly $210 million in fines, restitution and safety improvements. $46.5 million will go directly to the families of those killed and injured in a blast the government says was preventable. >> this agreement is historic, it is the largest ever. as a result of a criminal investigation into a mine explosion. it is one of the largest ever payments of workplace safety incident of any type. >> reporter: alpha natural resources, which took control of the mine this summer, will pay nearly $11 million for 369 old safety violations assessed against former operator massey energy. federal safety investigators found 12 of those violations directly contributed to the coal

dust and methane explosion deep inside the upper big branch mine. in a ballistering final report, investigators concluded, quote, massey promoted and enforced a workplace culture that valued production over safety, and broke the law as they endangered the lives of their miners." massey management was also accused of creating, quote, a culture of fear and intimidation to hide their reckless practices. in paying the penalties, the new operator alpha will escape prosecution but the deal provides no legal protections for massey executives who can still face civil and/or criminal charges. bob orr, cbs news, washington. joining us now is west virginia democratic senator joe manchin, the state's governor at the time of the mine explosion. good to talk with you again this morning. how are you? >> thank you, chris. good to be with you. >> since the explosion, only one massey executive has been charged and convicted of lying to prosecutors. i think a lot of the families from what i've read would like

to see some of these executives go to jail. do you think that justice has been served here? >> not at all. not yet. i think it will be. and i agree with the families. you know, all the money in the world won't bring your loved one back. we can't replace the pain or relieve the pain that they're still feeling. and west virginia, our families mean everything to us. and when you lose a member of your family and the breadwinner of your family, you just don't replace that. so we're after restitution, we are. we want justice to be done. i think justice will be done. i think that now that we have reports that concur that basically said this is preventable, it should have been prevented, should have never happened, to allow that to go on and to find out now that we can make sure that it never happens again, it is really what we're all about. but i believe justice will be done. i hope it will be done as quickly as possible now to really get some relief to the families. >> especially when you hear they promoted a culture of fear and intimidation here. it has been over a year and a half since the explosion. are you surprised and why haven't more executives and

managers been prosecuted in this case? >> it has been a very lengthy process -- investigation. when i was governor, employed david mcteer, he has the experience and he put together a report that came out early and showed that the direction that the company was going was very harmful. then you come back with the report that came out yesterday that concurred what david found. now we have basically a template to move forward to make sure it doesn't happen to put meaningful reforms in place, meaningful legislation, mine safety legislation that prevents this from ever happening and going after the perpetrators, making sure that no one can hide behind the corporate veil. we got to make sure that corporate america understands they will be held accountable at the highest level and that's what i think is going to be done here. >> have you spoken and had a chance to speak to some of the families that were affected by this after this settlement? >> no, i'll be speaking to them today, i'll be calling families. a spent a lot of time with the

families and have just -- the west virginia mining families are something so special. they're just an unusual breed, but they're caring, loving and caring and they want to be able to make sure that their families are taken care of. but you're not going to replace that family member. nothing we do, no amount of money will replace that person. but knowing that basically the justice has been done or will be done is going to be done and those will pay for the greed, the profit, that's inexcusable and we're going to do everything we can to make sure that those people are brought to justice and punished properly. >> $120 million of the settlement will go toward cutting edge mine safety upgrazu upgrades. >> you can never be 100% sure in any type of an operation that any type of workplace, but what we can do is make sure we're moving ahead and staying ahead of the curve. this is going to give us a chance to research, goes back to revamp some of the mines that need to be upgraded, but also the research and technology that

is needed to make sure that we're on the front end of this, you know, after the mine, i knew we needed oxygen in the mine to make sure if a person did survive a blast, they could have life saving oxygen. i knew we need rapid response but we needed tracking. all those things are being put in place now because of that. this was more of a technical, more technical, they're telling us the things that happened, the things that weren't done that were basically supposed to have been done, that people ignored them and so i'm just -- i'm very confident that we're going to have justice. there is going to be people that will pay the supreme price for what they did and took the lives of 29 miners. i feel confident that they will do that. >> senator, thank you very much for taking the time. we appreciate it. that's west virginia senator joe manchin joining us here on "the early show" this morning. >> jeff glor is standing by at news desk with a check of some of the day's other headlines. six minutes past the hour. good morning again. >> good morning, erica and chris as well. more on this nasty weather. wintry storm heading east will affect north carolina to maine

today. it is already snowing in memphis this morning. this is the same storm that hit the southwest. in some higher elevations, up to 6 inches of snow is predicted. most areas will get heavy rain, two inches or more is possible. randy babbitt resigned. he was arrested on drunk driving charges saturday night in virginia. babbitt will be succeeded by deputy faa administrator michael herta. in chicago, former illinois governor rod blagojevich is prepared to plead for mercy today before a judge sentences him for corruption. he faces up to 20 years behind bars. here is cynthia bowers. >> reporter: the normally talkative rod blagojevich had little to say when he came home after the first day of the sentencing hearing that will determine his future. the former democratic governor was convicted on 18 counts of corruption after being caught on a profanity-laced federal wiretap, offering political favors in return for financial

gain. >> time is passing me by and i'm stuck. it's no good. it's no good. i got to get moving. >> reporter: the most notorious recording captured blagojevich seeming to offer to sell the senate seat vacated by newly elected president barack obama. >> i've got this thing, and it's bleeping golden. >> i'm appointing roland burris as the next united states senator from illinois. >> reporter: after he was charged but before impeached and removed from office, blagojevich shocked the political world by appointing a relative unknown roland burris to the vacant seat. his defense contended blagojevich's actions were merely political horse trading and at the time of his arrest, no money had changed hands. rather than shrink from the spotlight after his arrest three years ago, blagojevich went on an all-out media offensive, appearing on dozens of talk shows, touting his innocence to anyone who would listen. >> i, rod r. blagojevich -- >> reporter: ironically, blagojevich was first elected in

2002 on a platform of cleaning up corruption in a state known for dirty politics. what is it about the state and the city that seems to breed this kind of corruption? >> machine politics, political machines are greased with money and that all too often crosses a line between bad politics and illegali illegality. >> reporter: prosecutors asked the judge for 15

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in this morning's health watch, active aging, baby boomers are considered to be the most active generation of aging adults ever. one example, seton geist. >> he commutes on his bike. on the weekends, he rides a difficult cycling event and recognizes that staying fit while growing older is an everyday challenge. >> working his way to the front. >> on the first lap, i hit a root or something. whoa. >> did you really? >> cyclists go to different kinds of races. i used to race. i'm also an orthopedic surgen. >> you got a nice lead. >> there are elements of technical skill, like you're seeing behind me, running up and down barriers, getting on and

off the bicycle, some riding is off-road, but there is also an explosive element to this where there is a lot of pushing beyond your threshold and coming back and having to recover. people can do it, but i would recommend that any athlete that starts a new exercise program at least has a general level of baseline fitness. the problem you see with the weekend warriors is that they don't have the baseline fitness. they exercise once a week. that's where you see injuries happening. you fall down, you twist your ankle, many of them are just endurance related, you're exhausted really, mainly. you can injure your knee, your hips. >> i broke everything on the left side, my shoulder, five ribs, shoulder blade, and it takes longer to recover after an accident when you age. it takes twice as long when you're in the 50s compared to when you're in your 20s, that's for sure. >> every sport uses different groups of muscles. and i think it is really important to be aware of which

groups are mainly involved and then do some conditioning, some general strengthening and flexibility, especially, for those groups prior to starting the sport. i think part of the idea behind that is understanding what you like to do and then what helps you do it better. and for me, stretching is most important thing. >> when you're 20 years old, you don't think whether it will be important six months or a year. when you're in your 50s, you know if you don't do the right thing, you'll pay the price later on. >> good athlete. >> mm-hmm. >> hope that doesn't happen to me when i turn 40. >> up next, are computers the anti-virus software but what about cell phones? >> turns out they need it more than ever. we're going help you protect your smartphone and we'll tell you which ones are the most vulnerable to attack. this is "the early show" on cbs. nerable to attack.

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♪ this morning, the computer security company mcafee says threats to smart phones are on the rise and should reach a record high by the end of the year. >> you're 76% more likely to suffer a malicious attack or malware attack. bridget carey is here with more. >> there are more android phones than other type of smart phones so the bad guys will target the biggest pool of victims. there are nor android phones being sold than i phones or

blackberry and it's easier to get an android app in an app store than apple store which has a tougher bouncer so to say. >> what about i phones or blackberries? >> they haven't found an attack or a virus on an iphone yet. >> not a single one? >> it's just not out there yet, at least not these companies haven't found one. >> not that we are encouraging one to develop one. >> nothing is fool-proof though. we know it can come any time. >> so what specifically could some of this malware do to your phone? >> in short, they are after your money. most of them are doing something in the background you don't even know. like sending expensive text messages or calling 1-900 numbers and no record of it until you get your bill. >> this is sort of like a lot of the viruses you would see more on pcs or windows users is the reason than an apple.

what do you do about it? >> well, you just be smart about what you're downloading. the good news we will not come across many of them in our typical use of smart phones because we are going after the popular apps and apps that our friends use. these bad ones a lurking in the shadows of the app store under generic names like hot girl everyday calendars or celebrity wallpaper, things you normally just -- >> geez! fell for it again! no, but you have to be smart about it something like salacious nature is probably not great for your phone. >> you can buy an app not in a normal app store and you can buy it on a side store and they could be something like disguised as free ankle birds but it's not free. >> for people who have an droieds sitting at home saying i'm under attack. >> the numbers are growing in these reports right now because

more smart phones out there and keep growing. not that serious. don't have a panic attack. be smart and knowing it's going to get worse in time. >> as you were highlighting where you buy it from so only buy it from -- >> approved store. look at the reviews. you're going to be able to see people reviewing it that if it's a trusted app or not. >> is there anything such as anti-virus software for your phone? >> there is. if it makes you feel better you can get it. they are making it for norton and mcafee but right now i don't think a rush to get it but smart on what you're downloading. >> apps the only way to get viruses on your phone? >> the bad guys want to attack you anyway they can. you don't have to have a smart phone to be hacked. things look strange because it's on a small screen. you don't know if you're on the right banking site because it looks strange to you. you can't even tell so triple check what sites you're on and type the url. >> bridget, thanks.

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the future of occupy san franci good morning. it's 8:25. let's get you caught up on some of the bay area headlines on this wednesday. the future of "occupy sf" seems uncertain now. demonstrators' encampment at justin herman plaza raided overnight. police took down about 100 tents arresting over 70 people. two officers were injured but not seriously. protestors plan to rally in front of the federal building today at noon. richmond city council is considering a tax on soda. a penny per ounce tax would fight childhood obesity. they hope to put it up for a vote next november. it would apply to all sweetened beverages in the city. a close call from a condition none ball in the east -- from a cannonball in the east bay. the 5.5" steel ball didn't hit

anybody. it was fired by the tv show "mythbusters" at the alameda county bomb range yesterday afternoon. it didn't go where it was supposed to, obviously. but everybody is just fine. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning from the traffic center. troubles along 237 westbound getting reports of a brand-new accident right at lawrence

expressway. motorcycle involved, lanes are blocked. you can see traffic backed up through there. looks like chp and emergency crews are on scene so expect those delays to continue. a live look at the 237/880 connector. that westbound side just crawling along through there. looks like 15 minutes to go from 880 to 101. south 101 at old middle field way reports of an accident blocking lanes slow in both directions into san mateo. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> got a lot of sunshine out there right now, gianna. but some chilly temperatures in some of the valleys down to the 30s. patchy frost out there as well a few high clouds overhead. i think toward the afternoon, we are expecting mostly sunny skies just hazy sunshine. temperatures going to be running about seasonal, 50s and some 60s. the next couple of days, it looks like more of the same. that ridge of high pressure may weaken a bit and more cloudy. dry for the weekend. cooler temperatures and cloudy on the weekend.

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welcome back to "the early show." bottom of the hour. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. coming up a bonanza for royal watchers. in london last night, all

attending a big charity concert. the first time the two royal couples attended a public event together and we will talk with our chief royal watcher victoria arbiter on the pressure on kate going out with the in-laws, all of those things and we will bring you the updates on the dress. >> which apparently sold out last night around the world. $99. >> i wouldn't believe you if you told me but now i do. also ahead if you haven't booked your flights for the holidays, this may have actually been a smart move on your part, depending on where you're heading. some airlines out there, you may not recognize the names but depending on where you live they could be the ticket not only for convenience but also because they could save you some major cash. the catch is you got to go where they fly but peter greenberg says they are definitely something to check out so we will joan us with that in a minute. >> if you want to come to new york, new hampshire is close. just kidding. first, president obama is urging people to fly flags at half-staff to honor the americans killed and wounded when japan attacked pearl harbor

on this date 70 years. >> we recently sat did you know with one of them. 90-year-old milton la pu. >> we interrupt this day to bring you a special news bulletin. the japanese have attacked pearl harbor. >> around 8:00 in the morning sunday morning, i was below the decks getting my chow. i had my tray in my hand when i heard this explosion. >> severe bombing on pearl harbor by enemy planes. >> we ran top side and looked up in the sky and seen this one plane coming in and we saw this big red ball and we yelled, jans, meet ball, japs! the plane came in so low, you could see the pilot's face. >> attacking between 50 and 1 hundred. >> we were nervous as heck. because he was coming at us. he is firing at us and we

couldn't do anything! >> "arizona" just blew up. >> i seen the "arizona" go up when it got hit. that was something you'll never forget. >> "arizona" ripped by one of own exploding magazines took a thousand burning men to the bottom. >> your whole body just shook and shook and shook. we were confused and couldn't figure out what was going on and why. >> six or seven battle ships are sunk or seriously damaged. in 1:45, japan becomes the leading naval power in the pacific. >> over 2,000 navy men were killed and went down with their ship. >> it is feared there has been a heavy loss of life and property. december 7th, 1941, passes fatefully into history. the nation awaits for word from its commander in chief, the president of the united states. >> december 7th, 1941, a date

which will live in infamy. united states of america was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the empire of japan. >> life wasn't the same after that. things changed. >> with confidence in aour arme forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us god! >> it was a big day. it's something that people, if they could see it, will never forget it. >> joining us now is hissi iasi historian craig shirley, author

of "december 1941: 31 days that changed america and saved the world." what feelings come to mind for you on this 70th anniversary of pearl harbor? >> i think about it from a personal perspective also from the historical perspective. my brother's oldest brother enlisted in 1918 and off the navy and was shot down and killed that was his 20th bird. but my family, like many other families were deeply involved in the war effort. my father did metal drives and my mother did likewise and my mothers were rosy the riveter. both families were deeply ste d stepped up in winning the war. >> the call to serve was met with astonishing numbers. >> it was. the afternoon of december th, the navy which wasn't meeting

its recruiting goals were flooded with perspective enlistees and that was across all of the services. they all had to go on 24/7 with their offices open constantly because there were so many people trying to enlist and it wasn't just young men. it was veterans of the spanish american war and veterans of world war i. women were trying to enlist. the outpouring was astonishing. only way to describe this country after december 7th and september 11th, unique unity. >> there are a number of books written by pearl harbor and why did you decide to focus on 41 days in december 1941? >> i think it's one of the important in the history. we have different days, but in terms of the impact on this country from top to bottom, from government, culture, the economy, how we view ourselves

in the world, this month changes america radically and forever. >> why do you think the u.s. was caught so off guard on december 7th? >> failure of imagination. we simply didn't -- even though japan had been engaged in increasingly military behavior the previous ten years, they signed a pact with germany and with italy, we simply didn't think they they had the tenacity or wherewithal to sail a huge armata thousand miles across the open ocean to attack us. not only did they attack us on december 7th at pearl, they also attacked us in guam, midway and british at singapore and hong kong and attacked us in the philippin philippines. >> one of the things from your book that stood out you said franklin roosevelt the only man you thought would lead the allies in world war ii. what did you learn about him

working on this book? >> historian and writer in the 1940s. i think that if you look at his conduct as a president, as a leader, leading the american people, leading the military, his calm demeanor, his command of the white house, and he was not lost in power, he knew, i think he was destined for this time as maybe washington and lincoln and reagan knew that they were destined for their times to also, in my opinion, become great presidents. >> craig shirley, thanks so much for taking the time to speaking with us this morning. we do appreciate it. >> thank you. >> you can read an excerpt from december 1941 at earlyshow.cbsnews.com. here is jeff glor at the news desk with a final check of treasury sect tim geithner

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if you still haven't booked your holiday air travel, it's a good thing, because we have some alternative airlines for you, not household names but they could be big money savers. "travel" editor peter greenberg is here to tell us about the airlines flying under the radar, pardon the pun. >> they have been around 15 years but have you heard of vision or legion or porter air? they fly all over north america including canada but people aren't aware of them because of where they fly. >> meaning they fly places that are not convenient? >> a lot of american communities either don't have very good air

service or don't have it at all and that is what they picked out as their targets. who flies from champagne, illinois, and allentown, p.a., or myrtle beach or grand rapids. that is where they have targeted and where they are flying. >> to this to work for you you need to be in areas they serve. >> or areas near. >> but is this the kind of airline we don't hear about because of flight times or availability? >> they got smart and knew they couldn't compete flying tif finals a day or a week. they may fly from grand rapids to las vegas where they are based las vegas maybe twice a week. but they pick that flight because you can save money. >> how much can we save? >> if you're going from orlando to allentown, pennsylvania, not you're going tomorrow, but the point is on delta air lines it's like $610. with allegiant, 304 and.

>> that's amazing. especially if you have an entire family you're flying for the holidays. >> louisville, kentucky, to atlanta, 359 on delta and because delta is based on atlanta but vision, $238. >> huge savings. >> there are savings. >> there are savings. also one airline in particular that you like. i think you mentioned it earlier. you like it for business travelers, that is porter. >> yes. they are a relatively new airline and based in toronto but they fly to boston, they fly to newark and chicago. they fly to 16 other cities in canada but if you're going from new york to toronto, that's a $600 air fare which averages like american as low as $248 on porter. the coolest part they fly to one of the coolest urban airports in the world. they don't fly to pierson which costs you two hours in traffic to get to downtown toronto they fly to a little bitty island next to downtown toronto and you land at the airport and three minutes later you're in town. >> you can't beat that. before we go, the deals sound

great in terms of the air fare. what about when you're in the air. we talk about what you don't get when you fly. what kind of amenities do they have or not have on board? >> amenities? >> i'm just checking. >> people tell me what is the definition of a great flight? my answer is you landed! the point is they are flying state-of-the-art airplanes. porter gives awe meal on flight to toronto when you consider it's a snack but only a 38-minute flight when you average the air time in there. bottom line it's good service and going to places most people can't get to but need to go and the price is right. >> peter, thanks. the holidays could be stress fel for parents who are struggling with tight budget. here to help us is julie ross, executive director of parenting horizons and author of "how to hug a porcupine: negotiating the prickly points of the tween years." good to see you this morning. >> good to be here. >> why is it important to have a

plan and the big thing is to stick with that plan? >> right. . i'm a big believer in having a pro active parent. and so having a plan for me especially around the holidays means knowing what we want our kids to get out of the holiday. because if we don't have a vision of it's about gratitude, it's about giving more than receiving, the media is going to rush in and they are going to take that place and communicate to our kids that it's about buying more stuff. so we need to have a plan in advance. >> pretty much the message is out there right now. >> it is. >> when you're talking about a plan it's not a plan what i'm spending on the holidays but giving the kids meaning what the holiday is. let's be honest. kids will have oversized expectations no matter what the economy. santa is never going to be able to meet. >> that's right. >> all of those expectations. how do you start that part of your plan and discussion? >> i like kids to create a wish list. it becomes a talking point for conversation or communication around the holidays.

so instead of it just being them dream in their head of the great big $700 item that they want, they have it written down on paper and parents can then say, you know, this is great because this means you'll get some of what you want and we don't always get all of what we want. so it allows parents to make it more realistic for the kids. >> you think parents should also formulate their own lists? >> i do. >> somewhat manageable with those lists. >> i do. i think parents need to articulate about their own list to their kids and talk about how grateful they are for what they have and even say things like one of the things on my list, because i don't really need a lot of stuff, one of the things on my list is that someone will make a donation in my name to a charity and when we communicate that, articulate that about ourselves, we teach our children not to be overly greedy for lack of a better word. >> that plays into another bit of advice that you have and that

is showing kids, frankly, lucky they are and how tough it is for a number of other families out there. >> that's right. parents try to do this often but they do it through lecturing their kids so they talk about people in other countries who don't have as much or whatever. but kids are experiencing and they need hands-on experiences. so things like during this season, just making holiday cards for the elderly in a retirement home and delivering those and just seeing the joy about that kind of a simple gift can really communicate to our kids that it's not about the price tag. >> right. what about picking a wish off a tree for another child? absolutely. a lot of opportunities that could be picking a wish off a tree for another child. combing through your child's toys and clothing for gently used items where they can then go and deliver them to the pediatric ward at a hospital, for example. there's a lot of opportunities out there. >> the one thing that we don't

have a whole lot of time to talk about is practice discussing receiving gifts like how to -- i'm still not good at that. >> when they don't get what they want, they hope it up and it's a sweater from grandma and they say, great, i'm 7! i don't want a sweater. >> there is not a parent in the world who hasn't had a mortifying experience around that so it's good to practice with, especially younger kids, say when you get this gift from grandma, if you don't like it, what are you going to say? how about, thank you so much, grandma! >> do you have a receipt? thank you, grandma, but d,,,,,,,

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how is this for a big night out? the royals stepped out together in london last nichlt. >> royal contributor victoria arbiter is here with more. i was kind of surprised to learn this is the first time all four of them have been at an engagement together. >> they do spend a lot of time together. this is a tight-knit family, however, was the first night they have been out in an official capacity and raising money for both prince's charities. the prince's trust was a key benefactor last night's was the benefit of william and harry. both charities are aim to go help disadvantaged young people. >> how did it go? >> it went very well, i would say. yes, everyone seemed to have a great night out. no dancing in the royal box but certainly a lot of fun being had and william said to gary before the concert the louder, the

better. >> judging by the crowd, a lot of dauncing going on. how do you avoid not dancing? >> tapping your toes? >> one of the royal commentators said they are were jingle jiangling their jewelry. >> very common folkish. >> i love that. so you mentioned gary barlow which people in the states may not be as familiar with. this is apparently someone that kate middleton is a big fan of? >> she is. gary is the lead sing of a band take that and judge on the current uk edition of x-foorkt. kate long been a fan of his. in 2007 she was spotted dancing to one of their hits in the royal box. there was no dancing, as i said, but they were certainly enjoying the music. >> how does the crowd respond to them now over the past few months talking about this being a different type of royal? >> this is amazing last night, because when both couples entered the royal box a huge standing ovation and a big cheer from the crowd that there there. they know they were there to

support both princes charities. but it is continuing based on the success of the wedding. >> also an attitude around kate's outfits that is continuing. is it true? so the dress she was wearing is sold out now? >> i think so. this is how fast it happens. we are hinted with a time difference here but her dress was 69 pounds so around $120. it is from the new season so i'm sure they will be getting more in stock. >> can you imagine any american star going anywhere in a dress that woo only $169 although our big hollywood types? >> we did see first lady doing it famously on "the view". >> she looks great in anything. >> she really does and nice to see her legs. we don't often get to see that. >> fantastic! >> there is also a lot of attention on her sister pippa. there are rumors now that pippa was invited to this very important boxing event day after

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headlines... occupy s-f prote good morning. it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with your cbs 5 headlines. "occupy sf" protestors say they will rally in front of the federal building at noon today. that's after police broke down their tents at justin herman plaza a little after 1:00 a.m. officers arrested 70 people including protestors who blocked off parts of market street. san jose city council voted yesterday to put a pension reform on the june ballot. the city will end up spending a third of its general fund on just retirement benefits for 2015. reforms including increasing contributions for current employees and limiting benefits for new ones. in san francisco a $263 million budget deficit is being viewed as good news. that's the latest projection from mayor ed lee's office for the next fiscal year.

the deficit was originally estimated at $350 million. there was an unexpected increase in revenue from property taxes and sales taxes, but they still got a long way to go. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,, ,,

good morning. over to 680, where we're dealing with some delays in danville northbound 680 right at diablo road. an accident cleared over to the right shoulder but traffic is stop and go in both directions. golden gate bridge not bad. looking good into san francisco. no delays there. look at this. the bay bridge looks nice this morning. things have cleared up quite nicely and clear all the way into san francisco. eastbound 24 at broadway look out for an accident over to the side. that's a look at traffic. lawrence has your chilly forecast. >> it is cold outside if you are heading out the door, grab a jacket you may need it but by the afternoon not bad. we'll see lots of sunshine, hazy out there. and a little hazy now looking toward russian hill and toward the golden gate bridge. but i think as we head into the afternoon hours these temperatures warm up nicely. planning on 50s and low 60s as we head toward the latter part of the day. looks like high pressure is going to hold on over the next few days, maybe a few more clouds across our skies. temperatures going to stay fairly steady through friday, then cool down over the weekend, cooler with clouds the beginning of next week. , ,,,,,,