your tree and put it up. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com ♪ good morning, penn state sex abuse jerry sandusky zarate has new charging pending against him. >> senator jon corzine over his failed wall street firm and $1.2 billion in investors' money that is missing. we'll preview today's hearing and see if he'll answer the committee's questions. >> fda scientists say the morning after plan b contraceptive is safe to sell over the counter so why are they refusing to let girls 16 and under to buy it. >> we'll go inside iron mountain. an underground mine that became a government security center and protects some of the most iconic

photographs early this thursday morning, december 8th, 2011. >> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning and miss erica hill is in washington, d.c. this morning. erica, good morning. >> jeff, good morning to you. here from washington a closer look at the races that are shaping up for 2012, also the increasingly important impact of so-called super pacs and what we're talking about there is a lot of big money so that's ahead, jeff. >> erica, we'll see you very soon. this morning jerry sandusky is waking up in jail. he was arrested wednesday after two more men came forward with graphic accounts saying he abused them when they were boys. anna warner has more. >> reporter: sandusky spent his first night in jail here at the centre county correctional center bail set at $250,000

after the pennsylvania attorney general filed 12 new charges against him. jerry sandusky's trip to jail began shortly after 1:00 wednesday afternoon when pennsylvania state police showed up at his home put him in handcuffs and escorted sandusky wearing his penn state windbreaker to a waiting car. law enforcement officials tell cbs news sandusky received no advanced notice of the arrest. which outraged his lawyer joe amendola. >> the question begs to be questioned why would the attorney general's office decide not to tell me because they knew i was his attorney and why go to his house and take him out in handcuffs. >> the arrest came as the state attorney general announced new child abuse charges including nine first degree felonies. two more men have come forward saying they were molested by him when they were children. in the grand jury's report victim 9 who is now 18 said sandusky's contact with him began at 11 or 12 years old with

hugs, rubbing, cuddling and tickling that escalated to sexual assaults including rape. he said many of the alleged assaults occurred in the basement bedroom of sandusky's home and that at least once he screamed for help. knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs but no one ever came to help him. the second accuser victim 10 said his abuse began in 1997 when wrestling sessions turned into oral sex on repeated occasions. after his arraignment sandusky was brought out of the courthouse and taken to jail. but his lawyer promises a fight. >> if this is the way the case is going to be handled by the other side, we can do things to kind of make it miserable too. >> reporter: sandusky continues to maintain he is innocent the. right now he is trying to raise that $250,000 bail, but if he does get out he'll be subject to strict conditions, house arrest, electronic monitoring and no

unsupervised contact with minors. >> syracuse university, meanwhile, the district attorney says former assistant basketball coach bernie fine cannot be charged for sexually abusing two boys in the 1980s because the statute of limitations has run out. at a news conference bill fitzpatrick says he believes two of his accusers are telling the truth. fine was fired by syracuse last month. he denies any wrongdoing. now the latest on a mystery involving more than a billion dollars missing from failed wall street broker mf global. that money belonged to the firm's customers and today a congressional committee is set to ask jon corzine what happened. congressional correspondent nancy corps desz is on capitol hill with more. nancy, any indication at this point whether corzine will speak or take the fifth? >> reporter: well, jeff, he may take the fifth in response to certain questions he doesn't want to answer. as a former senator he knows better than anyone it doesn't look good when you refuse to say

anything when you're subpoenaed and called to testify. so according to prepared testimony that he has submitted to the house agriculture committee he is going to say that he has great sadness about what happened but that he simply doesn't know what happened to that $1.2 billion because he left the company and can't look at the books. he says and i quote "it is extremely difficult for me to reconstruct the events that occurred during the chaotic days and last hours leading up to the bankruptcy filing. i simply do not know where the money is or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date." now, that is probably not going to be good enough for the members of the house agricultural committee, many of them have constituents, farmers, who invested with mf global and haven't gotten their money back yet so they're going to want to know why mr. corzine made this very risky $6 billion bet on european debt that went south and ended up bankrupting the company. jeff? >> nancy cordes from capitol

hill, thanks very much. you'll be watching that. also in washington erica hill. back to you. >> jeff, thanks. we want to turn to a surprising decision on what's known as plan b or the so-called morning after pill. the secretary of health and human services overruled her own medical experts deciding that younger teenagers should not buy plan b without a prescription. wyatt andrews has the story for us. nice to see you. good morning. >> erica, good morning. this is the first time the white house has ever publicly overruled an fda safety recommendation and it just happened to take a controversial issue off the table just before an election year. for millions of women, it was a stunning reversal, the makers of plan b, the emergency contraception drug sold with no prescription to women 17 and older had applied to loosen the rules and sell the drug over the counter with no restrictions on anyone including teenage girls. looking strictly at the safety studies, the fda approved the

change. but the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius stepped in and reversed the fda's decision. >> i find this decision to be really mind boggling. >> reporter: dr. jacques maritz says it prevents conception if taken quickly so barriers to buying it should end. >> plan b is safe. it's effective. it's easy to use and it's shown to prevent unwanted pregnancies. what more would an ob/gyn want. >> reporter: there can be side effects including bleeding and severe nausea. sebelius reversed the fda saying young girls needed to know that and that the evidence wasn't clear that girls as young as 11 can understand the warning label. pharmacist yvette fulgaris agrees. >> i do believe it should be something you should consult with a health professional.

>> reporter: but adolescent females understood the product was not for routine use, it was argued so was this a political decision? white house officials deny it but plan b's approval in 2005 was held up by abortion-related concerns, even though proponents say the drug by preventing pregnancies has the effect of reducing abortion. the effect of this decision means that plan b still remains available but erica this is what's called a behind the counter drug. if you're a woman 17 and older you show a prescription but you can buy it. women 16 and under now, though, they need a prescription. >> they need a prescription. you mentioned the side effects. there are obviously other medications with side effects available to broader audiences so what is it about plan b that makes it different for the administration? is it political? >> that gets to why people think it is political. you go down the aisle of the drugstore and there's lots of drugs right there that you can buy that will make you sick. you could technically overdose on acetaminophen, tylenol so

critics point out that this standard maybe some teenage girls can't read the label. if you take aside all moral judgments this standard has never been applied. never ever to a drug that the fda has ruled is safe to sell over the counter. >> interesting stuff, wyatt andrews, nice to see you this morning. thank you. in a related story this morning the government can taking a closer look at the risks of the popular birth control pill yaz. medical contributor dr. holly phillips has more on this for us. holly, good morning. give us an idea, the fda -- the fda will hear from an add advisory panel which look a look at yaz and reviewing this data looking at increased blood clots. what specifically are they considering? >> yaz contains a hormone that has a higher rick of blood clots than the hormones found in the older birth control pills, specifically according to the latest analysis ten out of every 10,000 would take yaz over the course of a year will develop a blood clot. that's opposed to 6 out of every

10,000 who take one of the older drugs. this might seem like a small difference, but it's certainly enough that the fda wants to take a look. on the other hand, this is a very popular drug because in terms of other side effects there are fewer. women find it causes less weight gain, fewer mood swings and actually even fights acne, sometimes it's prescribed specifically to fight acne. >> so then based on what's been released ahead of time what is the thinking of what the fda will recommend. >> it's unlikely they will pull the drug off the shelves. the most likely thing that will happen is that they're going to increase warnings on the label and encourage doctors to talk to their patients about it even more thoroughly. >> you mentioned some of the risks. give us an idea. what specifically are the dangers of a blood clot and what are the signs. >> blood clots can certainly be life-threatening and tend to form in the legs below the knee. the first signs are pain and swelling in the calf. they become life-threatening

when the clot breaks off from one of the veins in the leg, moves up to the lung. at that point it can cut off breathing and stop your heart. so these are things we take very, very seriously. once it has moved up to the lungs you may see symptoms such as shortness of breath and pappy takes but the idea, catch it when it's still in your leg. i always tell young women do not ignore any calf pain or any swelling. don't just think it's a cramp in your leg especially if you're on the pill. >> great advice. all right, holly, thanks, nice to see you, as always. turn to politics now. the presidential field is rising. the front-runner is already taking on the president. >> i believe if president obama is re-elected after this mess, that eight years of obama will truly make the country dramatically more difficult and have dramatically greater problems. >> here is a closer look at campaign 2012. jan crawford and chief white

house correspondent nora o'donnell, nice to see you in personal. things are shifting a little bit. especially when it comes to the republican candidates here. jan, it seems like mitt romney, pardon me, really changing focus at this point. speaking to the press more which he had been criticized for in recent days and also they have this new ad out which seems to be touting family values but some may say is almost a direct target at newt gingrich. how are they refocusing efforts. >> look, a lot of the romney supporters have been getting really nervous. they're seeing these big numbers for newt gingrich across the country and even in these key early states. you know, there was this kind of aura of inevitability about romney and everyone thought he would be strong. now we're seeing newt tart to rise at the end. look, it's only four weeks until iowa. not a lot of time. that week of christmas. people won't be paying attention so supporters say we have to have a reboot and get him out there. the campaign is not seeing it like that. they always expected a serious challenger. they knew they were going to get it and they built a campaign for

the long haul. mitt romney has a lot of money, a lot of organization, so that's why you're seeing them now start to unleash some of those things you just mentioned like tv ads and, you know, supporters, key supporters coming out with endorsements and going on. >> do they expect that serious challenger to be newt gingrich? >> they expected a serious challenger. they did not expect it to be newt gingrich and you know what, who did? this campaign was written off for dead six months ago and now newt gingrich, maybe he's the only one that knew he would make a comeback. >> definitely, the white house, nora, is also saying -- what were their words? they see a realistic chance newt could be the nominee. >> i was told by some of the president's campaign advisers they think there is a realistic chance he could be the nominee. i think that's a bit of mischief making playing around. you still get a 100% opposition research assault from the campaign and the dnc focus on mitt romney. so while they're playing a little bit in the feel and say,

yeah, maybe newt gingrich could be the nominee, he's strong, their goal is a long, drawn-out, bloody primary battle because guess what, it will sap mitt romney's strength and drain his cougher e coffers. >> there is talk this could be long and drawn out sort of like president obama and now secretary of state hillary clinton as we saw for 2008. jan, when we look at the republican support in recent day, multiple people have come out and said we're not comfortable with this. so how much support is there for newt gingrich as a candidate among the republican establishment? >> you know, that is a really fascinating thing. we'll be seeing a lot more of that in the days to come including later on this morning when two key congressional people who worked with gingrich are going to come out and speak against him. he is running. newt gingrich is running to be president of the united states. the leadership, therefore, needs to be president of the united states is a critical question. what was his leadership in congress. a lot who worked for him have been openly critical already. senator tom coburn who worked

with him in 1994 said he found his leadership lacking. he was lacking in discipline. others have said they've refused to come out and support him. you'll see a lot more of that and i would expect his opponents, newt gingrich's opponents will make a lot of that too. that's the kind of thing we've heard from the republican side when talking about president obama, nora, especially in the most recent debate, talk about what they see as a lack of leadership from the president. >> there is no doubt but i think the obama campaign wants to see newt gingrich perhaps win iowa, he may not win new hampshire but he could win south carolina and this could go on. remember that the republican won't even have 40% of the delegates by super tuesday so you're right when you say there could be a drawn out contest. just like 2008 between barack obama and hillary clinton, you could see that on the republican side. not clear that newt has the resources to last that long. >> almost failed to qualify for the ballot. his campaign is in debt. he doesn't have the organization

and, you know, if you're thinking long term you have to have a campaign for the long haul. >> absolutely. >> open question on whether or not he certainly would even, you know, be able to make it. >> that's why the obama campaign doesn't want to deliver a fatal blow but last a little bit longer. >> there you go. nora and jan, nice to see you both this morning. betty nguyen is at the newsdesk with a check of some of the other headlines. 16 minutes past the hour. betty, good morning. >> good morning, erica and good morning to you. well, a disturbing new report finds many more remains of american war dead were mishandled by the air force than previously acknowledged. "the washington post" reports that between 2004 and 2008 the partial remains of at least 274 service members were dumped, it says, cremated remains were mixed with medical waste then incinerated and sent to a virginia landfill. the practice was stopped three years ago. recovery efforts resume this morning in nevada following that crash of a sightseeing

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♪ welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill in washington. you see there the russell rotunda. before that, a beautiful shot of the sunrise over the capitol. ahead we have a rare look for you at the home of some of this country's most enduring photographers kept in an underground facility outside of pittsburgh. millions of photos and negatives are kept in a strictly temperature-controlled environment there to preserve them. the photos were sent there years ago by bill gates. he owns them all but we have a tour and show you the treasures that are kept there.

that is coming up. first, back to new york and jeff glor. >> good morning. rod blagojevich is paying a very high price for corruption. is it too high? in chicago wednesday, a judge sentenced the former ill loy governor to 14 years in prison and michelle miller has more on that. >> reporter: the once flamboyant fallen governor described to reporters in 50 seconds and no more what is next for him and his family. >> this is a time for me to be strong for my children, be strong for patty and this is also a time for pam patty and me to get home so we can explain to our kids, our babies annie and amy, what happened and what all this means and where we are going from here. >> the sentence sends a strong message the public has had enough and judges have had enough. this needs to stop. >> reporter: the democrat was convicted on 18 counts of corruption, largely due to profanity-laced wiretaps that

caught him offering political favors in return for financial gain. >> i've got this thing and it's [ bleep ] golden. >> reporter: the most notorious reporting seemed to implicate blagojevich. he appointed roland burris, the unknown former attorney general to the seat. actions defense claim were nothing more than political jockeying because no money had been exchanged. then blagojevich launched an all-out media offensive proclaiming his innocence. in the end, jurors said he should have known better. >> i think anybody that grew up in illinois, especially a politician, and a lawyer, knows what is legal and what is not legal in campaign financing, and i know he knew that he was doing wrong. >> reporter: blagojevich

narrowly escaped the prosecution's request for 15 to 20 years. still his 14-year sentence is the longest of anyone in state history for a politician. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. here is betty nguyen at the news desk with a check of today's other headlines for us. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is in jail morning, after new child sexual abuse charges were filed. he was arrested yesterday and hasn't made the $250,000 bail. two new accusers claim sandusky molested them, one says he was attacked in the basement of sandusky's home. in thailand this morning u.s. citizen joe gordon was sentenced two and a half years in prison for insulting the king of thailand. the thai born gordon pleaded guilty in october to using the internet to disseminate informat

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150 years of history is sitting in an old mine in pennsylvania. millions of photographs and negatives, even glass plates from the 19th century cameras are stored deep underground in this high security facility. whit johnson got a rare look at these treasures. >> reporter: celebrities. >> i must be the greatest! >> reporter: athletes. >> let us go forth to lead the land we love! >> reporter: presidents. >> into space. >> reporter: in history. to unlock the stories of in of america's most iconic images, follow the roads an hour and a half north of pittsburgh to iron mountain. a maximum security cold storage facility in an old limestone mine 220 feet underground. this is where we met ken johnston. >> after you. >> reporter: we are entering what here? what is this? >> this is the corvis film

preservation facility. >> reporter: ken is the chief historian and ar take visit bill gates company that licensed the right for photographs visual media. climed controlled at 45 degrees. it is freezing in here, by the way. stores the negatives and original prints for 15 million images. marilyn monroe gets her own drawer. >> all right. let's explore. death, divorce. it's very newsy. >> reporter: yes. many of the photographs you've likely seen. it's kind of hard to focus on the photography. >> i've seen it a lot. >> reporter: yes. some you haven't like snapshots of monroe and husband joe dimaggio in korea. >> she always comes across with a presence. >> reporter: or this tearful drive following the couple's divorce. >> it's very strong and sad and emotional. >> reporter: then there is albert einstein. >> he was pretty fed up with people taking his picture. >> reporter: that's quite a

reaction. >> he had had enough. >> reporter: the physicist who brought us the theory of relativity. this is close to the modern day paparazzi stuff we are used to seeing. replaced einstein with kim kardashian or fill in the blank? >> yep. just everywhere we ent. >> reporter: and photographed like a celebrity. >> einstein in his pjs rowing a boat. wow. that's something else. >> it's really a neat thing. >> reporter: corvis has rare images dating back to the civil war. president lincoln reading troops in the field. how many of these pictures have you seen? if you can ballpark. >> oh, i would think ballpark, i guess i would have to say i've seen hundreds of thousands. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands? >> yeah. >> reporter: ken has spent 26 years around these photos. he worked for the private bettman archive before it was purchased by corvis which included millions of news

photographs from the united press international. some decades old are in perfect condition. this is the exact film that was in the camera in vietnam. these from the vietnam war showing horrified children running may look familiar. this ap photo won a pulitzer price and this one which is owned by corvis didn't. it shows photo journalists working in the background. >> it changes the story a bit. it's the great thing about working with this kind of material is that you see things that you don't always get to see. >> reporter: however, there are negatives that are nearly ruined. can i smell it? >> you should smell it. >> reporter: wow. that is vinegar and what is happening here is the plastic base of the piece of film is literally turning to vinegar. >> reporter: from plastic to glass plates like the original 1932 workers lunching on a beam. >> interestingly enough, it is

broken. >> reporter: now cracked in five pieces. or this decaying portrait of fdr. photographer unknown. >> i would say 99% of the material within all of this collection is anonymous. >> reporter: without question, ken is emotionally tied to the archive. nothing replaces the original. >> nothing replaces the original. the original is the thing. it's the object that was on-site. it's what was in the camera at that event. that is the famous shot. >> reporter: a connection he says will never be the same in the user-friendly digital era of tomorrow. >> digital, what is it? you don't see it. you can't hold it. the photographer, when he shoots, can, in his camera, delete images now. he can make an editorial choice. i don't want anyone to ever see this again and it's gone. >> reporter: but not this collection. after moving underground in 2001, corvis hopes the bulk of it will survive for thousands of years. >> this is incredible story.

what a great story to do and to see all that is there. there was a little bit of controversy when corvis the gates company talking about moving all of its material mere. why? >> in the beginning the critics said a billionaire bill gates coming into new york city and purchasing all of these priceless images and taking them and shoving them down into some abandoned mine in the middle of nowhere pennsylvania. so people were initially upset but over time the controversy faded as people recognized that really now you have better access to these images. many of them have been scanned, they have been put online, available to everyone. so whereas before they were literally roting in new york city. now, in theory, they will be preserved for generations. >> because in this very well-controlled, safe place. this is not the only thing in there. iron mountain is the company that does this and owns that mine. there is all kinds of stuff in there. >> oh, absolutely. it's massive. it has its own fire department inside. this is a place that 150 developed acres underground.

you're going through this maze of tunnels. 2,000 customers. when i say customers, we are talking about major government agencies, major corporations. i can't name all of them. they prefer to remain anonymous. the u.s. trademark and patent office, the national archives. cbs has an archive down there. so we are talking about national treasures and national secrets in iron mountain. >> wild stuff and only one exit. >> yes! >> that part was a little creepy for you. >> a little scary. >> thanks, whit. up next a special initiative on helping families deal with hunger in america and that is what brought us here to washington this morning. we will tell you a little bit more about that ahead. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. it's me? alright emma, i know it's not your favorite but it's time for your medicine, okay? you ready? one, two, three. [ both ] ♪ emma, emma bo-bemma ♪ banana-fana-fo-femma ♪ fee-fi-fo-femma

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>> in washington they will reveal new research which shows the initiative has increased family's knowledge of nutrition and changed their behavior which is important stuff. you may remember two months ago, lily, who is a new sesame street character, stopped by "the early show" to talk to us about the importance of recognizing the issue of hunger and also helping people cope with it. >> i know it was hard for my dad because when he got laid off, he felt bad. so i kind of felt bad because he did. and my mom too, you know, she was -- everybody was trying to, you know, be careful around everybody's feelings, but they sat me down and, like i said when we went to the food pantry and saw other people, it was okay. my friend amy was there and i was really surprised because a lot of times people don't talk about it. but once you start, then you realize you just feel better and people can find comfort in each other. >> it's that message of comfort

and of working together which is actually why we are here in washington this morning. the department of agriculture says 1 in 4 children in america is food insecure. translate that, it means they are hungry. 9.6 million of them are under the age of 6. the field research corporation studied the families who were using sesame's workshops food for thought kit and found just after four weeks, the family had used their knowledge and behavior and attitude toward the project. they found ways to save money for food and ways to eat a healthier diet and helped them talk about the issue too with everybody in the family and found caregivers who used food for thought and found it easier to speak with their kids with the realities and food and security. this morning, i will be moderating a panel how to talk about these findings and how to continue to help families eat better. stay with us. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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firefighters in oakl it is 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm elizabeth wenger. firefighters in oakland are battling a two-alarm house fire. this is video taken a few minutes ago from chopper 5. the fire was first reported around 7:00 this morning. it is on the 2400 block of renwick street near maxwell park. we will keep you updated on this developing story. oakland police are allowing public insight into that i response to "occupy" protestors. the department is posting audio and video files on its website as well as transcripts of emergency calls and radio communications. the department is reviewing its response. progress today toward extending bart to silicon valley. today the vta plans to award a $772 million contract to a joint venture. it's called the berryessa

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good morning from the traffic center. new troubles to report along 680 this morning near livonia. word of an accident blocking lanes causing a backup in both

directions working your way towards highway 24 so heads up there. elsewhere south 101 at millbrae this accident also blocking the right lane. slow and go southbound. northbound seeing some delays as you work your way towards sfo. and if you are headed to the south bay not too bad. just some extra volume on the northbound side of 280 as you head through downtown san jose. and we have a fog advisory for the bay bridge, carquinez and benicia bridges. >> that's something we haven't seen for quite a bit some low clouds and fog showing up around the bay area. let's get you out there now to ocean beach. it is a chilly start to the day. some fog sitting outside there. some dense fog into the santa rosa area but that fog is going to lift as we head in toward the afternoon. still, some hazy sunshine, temperatures expected to move into the 50s and a few low 60s by the afternoon. the next few days some minor changes in the forecast. maybe a little less cloud cover for tomorrow. over the weekend though the temperatures staying in the 50s and the 60s. partly cloudy skies into sun and monday. another system dives in more clouds toward the middle of next week.

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♪ a beautiful sun rise over new york city. welcome back to "the early show." i'm jeff glor. erica hill is in washington. chris wragge is off. an aspiring group over the age of 50 who support each over and run together competing in races all over the world. we'll get a look at their training and why it has had such a huge impact on their lives. also ahead this morning, avoiding identity theft. we'll speak to two women who made a career out of stealing identities. they are now in a california prison, but they are going to share the tricks of the trade they used to clean out bank

accounts. it is frighteningly easy. reports say president obama's re-election effort could spend a billion dollars and much of that money will come from independent committees called super packs. they have a limit on how much people can donate. they can accept unlimited fund with no restriction on how the money is spent. they are legally barred from working directly with the campaigns. bill burton is the head of the super pack priorities usa. he joins us this morning. nice to have you here. >> hi, erica. >> people can donate anonymously huge amounts of money and you can do different things because you are not technically with the campaign, you cannot work with the white house. >> there are two arms, one is the super pack to donate unlimited funds, but that's disclosed. and the other is donating unlimited sums but that's not disclosed. >> regardless, when we are donating, this is a ton of money you get to work with. a lot of people look at this on both sides of the aisle and say this is an admission that

politics is getting nastier and nastier. is this going to be a particularly dirty campaign? >> i think there's more money this time around than ever before. you can bet on the republican side they are going to spend their hundreds of millions of dollars to tear down the president and advance the kind of tax policies that help millionaires and the kind of environmental policies that help oil companies. so yes, i think they are going to be particularly nasty, but the reason we got involved was there aught to be a counterforce to all the dollars pouring in. >>. you are saying your ads won't be dirty or nasty? >> as you see from the ad we have out today, what we do is tell the truth. we use ronald reagan's own words to talk about fair nbc the tax policy. we are going to have very serious direct truthful factual contrast with republicans. we don't have to lie in order to make our points. what we can do is be very straightforward and still win. >> both sides would probably say the same thing as they support their candidate. you talk about money and money

seems to be about money. you said your goal is to raise and spend $100 million with this particular super pack. so far you have spent about a million. there's been a lot of talk about the trouble there has been with big donors and the president this time around. why is it so hard to get big donors to shell out money right now for president obama' re-election? >> we are on pace to reach our goal. we think that -- we always thought most of the money would come next year and not this year. secondly, we are not surprised republicans are doing better at raising money from their huge contributors. we look at the tax policies they are promoting that are designed to attract the kind of million-dollar checks that their wealthy donors are giving to them. so we have no doubt when we started that, karl rove, they would have hundreds of millions of dollars, but we are starting to work with what we have to make the impact on this. we are confident we will. >> you said you won't be able to access the hundreds of millions karl rove will be raising, but it is still more and more about

money. so are you concerned at all about being outspent because that means more ads they can buy, more advertising to win the hearts and minds of americans. >> i have no doubt they will probably have more money. if you look at whomever the republican nominee is, be it newt gingrich or mitt romney, they will raise as much as president obama raises if not more. they are so tied into wall street and the oil company that is i have no doubt they will be able to raise a lot of money, but in the outside groups they will have a tremendous amount of money. so yes, there's a chance that democrats will be outspent, but all we can do is everything that we can to make sure the american people know the truth, be effective and efficient with our communications with voters and that's what we are going to do. >> who are you more focused on or rather run against at this point? we are looking mainly at newt gingrich and mitt romney today. >> i know that 1908 democrats were hoping to run against somebody who is an actor who played in movies with monkeys and we know how that turned out after eight years of ronald

reagan. newt gingrich or mitt romney already formidable for the president, but they are both deeply flawed. i think the president will beat either of them in the close election. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you. attorney general eric holder goes to capitol hill to be questioning over operation fast and furious. holder already said the operation was in his words, quote, flawed in its concept and flawed in its execution. cheryl atkinson broke this story and is joining us this morning. >> good morning, jeff. in prepared testimony for today's hearing attorney general holder is cooperating fully with congress in the gun walker investigation but is facing a lot of tough questions. that after republican senator charles grassley called for holder's criminal chief to resign. >> he has failed to do his job of insuring that the government operating property including holding people accountable. because of that, mr. brewer needs to go immediately.

anything less will show the american people that the justice department isn't serious about being honest. >> brewer has said he didn't teld tell holder when he learned aff guns were walked into the hands of the drug cartels and he wish he had. a spokesman says brewer acknowledged his mistake and that holder still has confidence in the head of his criminal division chief and therefore that implies there's no reason for him to resign despite the call from the senator charles grassley for him to step down. >> what other questions does he face, potentially? >> a big one is who exactly provided false information to congress in a letter from the justice department when the gunwalker scandal first broke. it denied any gunwalking occurred. and late last week the justice department turned over 1,000 pages of e-mail subpoenaed documents to shed new light on who the justice department played a role in drafting the initial letter to congress. >> meanwhile, you investigation

said officials used the gunwalking case to push for new gun regulations. >> that's right. new e-mails we have after documentation we already had show government officials now plan to reveal publicly their role in letting those guns fall into the hands of mexican drug cartels but plan to use the end result to argue for new gun regulations that they wanted. you can read more on that story on our website, cbsnews.com. >> we'll be watching. you broke the story and we'll follow it today. thank you very much. now to betty nguyen at the news desk with more headlines. >> good morning, jeff. good morning to you. russian prime minister vladimir putin was critical of hillary clinton for speaking to protesters. he said clinton gave a signal to the demonstrators by describing the elections as rigged. protesters have been demonstrating since sunday's voting. clinton is in brussels for the nato foreign ministers meeting and when asked about putin's comments clinton said she raised, quote, well-founded

concerns following reports of widespread fraud, immigration election. he said russian voters deserve a full investigation. well, two new drug studies offer options for women with advanced breast cancer. the treatment attacks the cancer but leaves healthy tissue alone. it combines a drug called aromasin that blocks production of cancer-fueling hormones, estrogen, in fact, with another

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58,000 members this year the number was 135,000 as baby boomers get more involved in these events. and we found one group of runners determined to stay in the race. >> we are all fabulous, fit women. the only criteria is that we be over 50. i'm 57. and i feel sometimes more like i'm in my 40s. >> my good days i can almost feel like i'm in my late 30s. sometimes better than my late 40s. >> women are as ferocious about their sports these days as men. and it is not uncommon to hear about a woman doing three different aerobics classes, a spin class, running, playing tennis and something else in one week. >> i started running in 1991.

and i did my first marathon in '93. and i just finished my 17th this year. >> sometimes it hurts but i wrap my knees to keep it strong. and just, you know, take care of it. and hope for the best. >> i think the concerns are that some people in that age group will approach exercise the same way they did when they were 20 or the same way they approach their jobs, which is really fast and furious and they go all out without recognizing limitations anymore. and unfortunately all of us have some limit takeses as we get older. >> i fell a couple times and broke my ribs, finished the race after i broke my ribs, and you just get up and go, you know. i fell on the boardwalk in the brooklyn half. that was at mile one. and, you know, i got up and i finished. they said, how come you

finished? because i said, i had to get there. >> good job. >> thank you. >> i started by running from the apartment to the lamp post. and then from the lamp post back. so i started with baby steps. >> running makes you very, very stiff. so i try to do stretching on a daily basis. and i try to do weights so you strengthen your core because that's important to running as well. >> with stretching i like to use a technique called low long duration stretches. you take the muscle out to its limit and gently stretch it and then go a little beyond. that way you are not injuring anything but you are going to give it that much more flexibility. >> you probably don't bounce back as fast as if you were younger, but it's a different generation than our parents. i don't know if you say they

acted their age, but as they turned their 60s and 70s they sort of slowed down because of the age. but we are defying that. we are going to stay young as long as possible. >> good for them. women are more likely to have osteoporosis so stretching and strength building are especially important. as always, check with your doctor before starting any major new workout or activity. by the way, if you want more on the mercury masters group, go to cbsnews.com. up next, two women convicted of identity theft tell us how easy it was and how you can avoid it. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> announcer: cbs "healthwatch" sponsored by bayer. extra strength pain relief. twice as fast as before. e as as before. aspirin. extra strength pain relief, twice as fast as before. first, it's been re-engineered with micro-particles. second, it enters the bloodstream fast, and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain.

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stories from identity theft victims who have to worked incredibly hard to fix the damage done. this morning, we hear from two women who know a lot about i.d. theft because they made a career about it. july yi watts of kpix was given exclusive access behind prison walls for this story. >> it's easy, it's fast and it's a fast comer. >> reporter: it's somehow cheryl thrasher emptied bank accounts for a small crime ring. tiffany anders did it to get drugs. they are among two of 1400 behind bars for criminal identity theft and agreed to sit down with us to reveal the tricks of the trade by accepting bonnie hoag's story. >> i contacted every single bank and let them know i had identity theft and made sure they closed my accounts and put out any alert they could. >> cheryl says that doesn't matter and not surprised even though banks were notified, this happened. one week after her wallet was stolen bank materials say this

woman used bonnie's i.d. to clean out her accounts at two different banks. >> we talked into banks and used fake i.d.s to take money out of accounts. how is that possible? >> you basically try to find a teller who looks young, you know? just starting or whatever. >> reporter: cheryl says the secret is distracting those materials with friendly conversation, something she says every i.d. thief knows. >> like oh, yeah, i'm going to go purchase this car or go put a down payment on this. >> another common trick? >> if you go more towards the end of the day you know they are not really paying much attention. they are just doing their transaction to get it gone and hurry up. >> reporter: she says something identity thieves count on and likely this woman say when bank materials said she tried to steal money out of bonnie's third account. >> the teller called me were you in here? i said absolutely not you need to get her. she said we just closed and we same in two minutes of closing and tried to ask another question and she got scared and

went out. >> reporter: they say thieves know it's unlikely even when materials suspect fraud because she feels banks are too worried they might offend a customer if they are wrong. and when cheryl was stealing money she often had help from the inside. >> they had told me who to go to so that's who i went to. >> reporter: when didn't have an inside man she was taught everything from passwords to fingerprints. >> they would use like superglue and bandage and put it on their fingers and wait for it to dry just a little bit and then like put it to somebody else. that's how they would get a new set of prints. >> reporter: is there something banks can do to prevent people like that from coming in and stealing other people's money? >> make sure cher asked a stringent amount of questions before taking a large amount. >> i don't think there is enough security in place. >> reporter: they suggest real-time fingerprint

verification and impemployee dr tests. they point out how to steal your identity. >> people dig in dumpsters or may break into houses or cars and then they may know somebody, hey, this looks like so and so. >> reporter: but cheryl says the most commonplace to have your identity stolen is right in your front yard. >> don't put your outgoing mail in a mailbox at night ever! you know? if they see a flag up its gone! uchlt jul >> reporter: julie watts. >> the woman in the surveillance reports are not charged with any crime and police are asking for help to identify her. tv's favorite serial killer. "dexter" star ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

prison guards shot two inmates during a riot at new folsom good morning. it's 8:25. let's get you caught up on the bay area headlines now. prison guards shot two inmates at a riot at new folsom state prison. the facility on lockdown today. guards used pepper spray and rubber bullets to stop yesterday's fight. 10 prisoners were treated for stab and gunshot wounds. a handful of "occupy" protestors spent the night at justin herman plaza. officers allowed sleeping bags but no tents. some of the proceeds have moved to the front of the federal reserve building. they are planning another protest rally at 6:00 tonight. and the cable show "mythbusters" apologized for its cannonball misfire earlier this week. the show's host promised dublin residents that their damaged homes would be repaired on their dime. they ended up firing off a cannonball at the alameda county bomb range tuesday.

the show's host think a muzzle lifted before firing and overshot the target and went through some homes and landed on a minivan. nobody was hurt. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,

good morning from the traffic center. word of an accident on city streets in san francisco. it's at 22nd and church. it's blocking the roadway but it's also blocking the rail

lines for muni. muni is affected, as well. the j-church line is using shuttle buses for people to reroute the motorists through there so again that's going to cause delays around city streets through there. 22nd and church the muni lines are being rerouted. and shuttle buses are in place. so again, bart right on time. that's the good news. ace, caltrain, ferries, no delays. the golden gate bridge starting to see a backup southbound as you work your way out of marin county into san francisco. no accidents though along 101 and, of course, the bay bridge business as usual. that's traffic. here's lawrence. . >> a few patches of fog around the bay area this morning, out the door now looking toward mount diablo we have some high clouds overhead, hazy sunshine already and i think that's how we'll wind up around most of the bay area toward the afternoon. temperatures cool in many spots. many 50s and a few low 60s as we look toward the afternoon. next few days, high pressure holding on, should keep things dry through saturday. things get iffy toward sunday and monday. weak system moving through partly cloudy skies as we head into next week. ,,,,,,,,

have you been naughty or nice? >> naughty. but it's so nice. >> today, vikki lawrence, her new movie as mrs. claus. >> have you seen the cookies i left out for santa? >> no. >> plus, jason priestly. welcome back to "the early show." i'm jeff glor. erica is on assignment in washington today. chris wragge is off. coming up an interior designer everybody wants to hire who is barely out of high school. 19-year-old sam allen is already building a successful business out of decorating high end homes with high end taste. this very hard-working teenager

will tell us how he got started. his mom gets a little credit. doesn't hurt she's friends with martha stewart. this is a time for stringing lights, a banging cookies and for many buying on credit. personal finance expert carmen wong ulrich is here with a list of items you should avoid putting on plastic some you should. >> credit card usage has gone up in the past quarter over 10%. and this black friday almost 8% up in terms of usage from last year. here's one thing you should not put on your credit card. a car. it's tempting for point junkies who want to charge everything, including a car. here's the thing, an auto loan rate, not to mention it's secured debt by an actual object, their rates are fixed. it's a fixed rate. with the credit card. even if you have a 0 percent balance transfer, card rates can change even with the card act if you don't manage it well, it go up a lot. if you put it on a credit card.

a car loan can be a very long thing is, 36 months, 4 months. be very careful not charging a car. >> medical bills. >> this is a big one. please do not pay hospital bills. it's different than paying your copay at the doctor's office. if you don't have insurance coverage or if your coverage doesn't cover a lot, don't charge your hospital bills. here's why. they're negotiable. if you put it on the card, you lock in the retail price. make sure you get a bill, ask for an itemized bill, negotiate it down. maybe once it's down, then you can charge it. >> what about tax bills? >> don't do the tax bills, too. a lot of folks do this. they say i can rack up points. if you can pay it off in 30 days, but here's the thing. taxes are a different kind of charge. there's an over 2% surcharge when you charge your taxes on your credit card. so getting points may not make any sense. >> that you have to pay, not the credit card company. >> you pay 2.38% on that, not the credit card company.

so that's an additional charge because it's for the tax man. if you're charging because you can't pay the whole bill in full, know you can contact and work with the irs to have a monthly payment plan. they'll work with you and settle with you if things are bad, called an offer in compromise. go to irs.gov to talk with them and talk it out. >> things we should always put on the credit card include what? here's the thing. big ticket items during the holidays, electronics, buying jewelry, big ticket items. a credit card protects you from liability if you have a fraudulent item, if you order something online it never shows up, anything like that or extra warranties on big ticket item purchases, a credit card has that, a debit card does not. >> travel expenses, what does that include? >> airfare, car rental. here's the thing, i don't want you to spend more traveling because you have a credit card, but it has additional protection.

rental car coverage, go look at your policy and see, a lot of cars offer additional insurance. lost baggage is, hotel stays, if anything gets stolen while you're away. >> most parts of the vacation. >> absolutely. >> what about your bills, cable. >> recurring bills like a gym membership or a subscriptions to magazines, anything that's recurring every month to month. here's the thing, the credit card company is a middle man and can help you when you have a dispute. when it comes to a roo occurring bill maybe you don't want anymore but someone doesn't want to stop taking the money out, then you have someone in the middle who can say we're not going to pay this right now and you don't necessarily have to pay. >> carmen wong ulrich, always great information. thanks for coming in. betty nguyen now has more headlines at the news desk. good morning again. >> that was good information.feel free to charge anything you want to buy me for the holidays on your card. just a tip. good morning. german authorities are hunting for a letter bomber who targeted the head of germany's biggest

bank. this morning deutsche bank has tightened security at its offices in new york and around the world after a bomb was addressed to the bank chief, joseph ackerman. it was stopped by the mail room at the bank head quarter ofs in frankfurt yesterday. and fans are remembering actor harry morgan this morning best known for playing colonel potter on "m.a.s.h.." correspondent bill whitaker reports. >> on your feet, soldier, i'm colonel potter. >> reporter: he called it the best part he ever had. harry morgan's portrayal of the wry ansar cas tick colonel sherman potter in the long-running television comedy "m.a.s.h." won him an emmy and millions of fans. >> "m.a.s.h." ended up being a great thing for him. he came into the series, he became an insanity hit. totally redefined his career after. >> reporter: but "m.a.s.h." was actually his second iconic role, the first being dragnet's by the book cop bill. >> to come back and be on another hit show is something

that not very many actors get to do in their careers. >> you want to be a widow? is that what you want. >> reporter: morgan started in movies starring in over 100 films, including landmark westerns like "high noon" and the chutest." >> i want you out of town. >> the hallmark of a great character actor is you never really realize that they're in the movie until you see them. you're like, oh, i know that

traveling is tough but there's a bright spot you might not know about. more hotels and resorts than ever have concierge like services at airports making you feel like a first class guest. mark orwoll of travel and leisure magazine has been checking this out. this is hotels stepping up where airlines fail? >> that's right. airlines have cut a lot of services and charging for other services. at the airport, it's a traumatic situation for most people with enhanced security. and hotels realize that there is an opportunity for them to off services and build some brand loyalty among guests. >> what are they doing, these vip style lounges?

are they similar to the lounges that the airlines have? >> i'll give you a quick example, hilton hotel in the maldives have built several passenger lounges for their guests. you can get a massage. you can have a meal. >> swinging by the maldives. >> this is the beginning of a trend here, jeff. they only charge $80 for departing passengers. it's free when you're arriving. so the airport experience, another one, quickly, peninsula of beverly hills have a program they call airport concierge where the people will meet guests at lax international and they'll pick up your bags, escort you to transportation and on the way back ease you through the security lines to make the travel experience much more enriching and fulfilling. >> helping with the bags as soon as you arrive? >> absolutely, yeah. >> sheraton hotels at their airport hotel properties are offering half day rates. if you get stuck at the airport, you can get a half day rate and

wait in comfort. >> the westin and fairmont are launching sneaker lending programs. >> this is the idea of hotels trying to lessen the hassles of luggage. >> used sneakers? >> what they do, the gym clothes they lend you are laundered just the sheets and towels are. the shoes have fresh insoles put into them. that could be the difference between taking an extra bag or not. there's another -- >> sneakers trach up a huge amount of space in your bag. >> another way to get rid of luggage entirely, the luxury have something call theed luggage liaison. the next time you see the suitcase is in your hotel room. it's a freeing experience. >> absolutely. meals, we all complain about airline meals. they have gotten a little bit better. are hotels helping with that? >> don't forget, you're paying for those meals. they're not free anymore.

in los cas boes, mexico, they have a great program where their chefs in their kitchen put together gourmet sandwiches, a fruit, a cookie. they charge 20 bucks. hampton inn, on the run breakfast, eat eat it on the plane. >> they make it for you, you bring it on there. >> all hotels going out of their way to make the travel experience, especially the airlines and airport, a little easier for all of us. >> good stuff, mark orwoll. i'll see you in the maldives. >> all right. >> now a look at the hit show the show time series "dexter"" where "dexter" morgan applies his own unique form of justice. "dexter"" is a vigilant at this time serial killer. >> when i kill travis, you sure you can make that happen? >> isn't that what you told me to do? >> i didn't have a choice. >> according to you, i don't have one either. >> you have a choice to make right now. maybe you should call the

police. >> i told you, i don't call the police. travis is mine. >> "dexter," don't make this personal. be. >> frightening. michael c. hall. is dexter. how you doing? six seasons strong. >> yeah, yeah, we're wrapping up the six a week from sunday, the second to last episode is sunday night. >> are you surprised it would go this long. >> yeah, i knew that we were on to something and if we got it right, we might develop a bit of a cult following. i didn't anticipate the cult would be as -- >> it's a huge cult. 2.6 million viewers at times? >> yeah, yeah. and you know, with the dvds and everything, a lot of people watching the show. >> you say this season has been the most challenging in some ways. >> did i say that? >> let's see here. go back into the research. >> i think as you move forward with the character, initially he claimed he wasn't even really

human. but he's gotten -- he's been through experiences that make that harder to claim. and yet, he continues to indulge in his darkness and kill people. so it's more of a sense of walking a tight rope. >> he's got a kid. how old is the boy? >> he is about 2. he's about 2 1/2 pushing 3 in real life. >> my kid is 2, too. i'm not moonlighting as a serial killer. >> good. >> thank you. >> it's stressful. >> i imagine that it can be at times. so "dexter's" sister debra becomes his boss. >> yes. >> and that has changed the relationship, as well. in what ways? >> i think that's always been sort of an intense relationship. she's known him the longest. he's sort of helped her to move forward in the police department, but the more he helps her, the more potential threat she becomes in terms of utley finding out what he does. so it's a sort of fundamental tension in the show. >> two more episodes left. a lot to resolve?

any clues. >> a lot to resolve and a lot -- well, i don't want to give too much away because people want to be surprised. >> absolutely. >> but there's a lot to resolve, but there's also, you know, things in store that will propel us forward. >> and then you've been renewed for two more seasons, as well. what else do you want dexter to do? you're the executive producer as well on the show or an executive producer. >> i am one of the executive producers. i'd like to do an all musical version of the show. just kidding. >> you've done theater, you've sung before. >> i have, though i don't know that dexter is going to do a song and dance. i shouldn't have planted that seed. i don't know. i think we want to find a way to bring the story to some sort of conclusion that's satisfying for us as story tellers and satisfying for the audience too. >> did we just break news this morning, "dexter" season 7 will be the all musical episode?

>> no, we did not. >> michael c. hall, always a pleasure to see you. the show is wonderful. and we'll be tuning in every sunday night. you can see new episodes at 9:00/8:00 central right here on show time. thanks for coming in. >> sure, good to see you. >> we'll be right back. a designer who started selling home furn nirnings when he was 15 years old. sam allen is getting plenty of buzz in the decorating ,,,,,,,,,

would you trust a katrina is here with this interesting story. >> very interesting. good morning, jeff. interior designer sam allen favors the color pallet high fashion house of hermes and las

a proclivity for animal prints. his work has the look of a seasoned pro. >> these are some great 1930s leather club chairs. >> amazing. >> a pair of red chinese etta jairs. >> sam wants to make your home a better place to live. >> thank you. >> even though he doesn't have a place of his own. >> so this is my house. >> yet. >> i grew up here with my family. >> the interior designer is just 19 years old. but don't let his age or lack of his own studio lead you to believe he's too young to flourish in this business. >> up there is my home office. but it used to be my nursery. >> allen has clients spending top dollar for a stylist sophisticated as anything you've seen in the pages of design magazines where his work has also been featured. >> when you're designing a room, was your creative process. >> the process can start from a fabric sample. wallpaper, a piece of art, a small accessory, a bouquet. all over the place. >> interested in the design

industry long before he could legally work, allen first offered to help the owner of this connecticut store when he was only 12. he was eventually hired at 15. >> can you take me for a spin around the store? i want to see some of your favorite items and that office back there. >> definitely, let's take a look. this is a great kind of old hollywood glamour. >> you love old hollywood glamour, don't you? >> yeah, a little bit of hollywood glamour but also pa e parisian boutique hotel or apartment. >> what is the signatures of this store? is it sort of like a second home? >> i'm very close with all of the women who work here. it's like family. i can come in here, sit down on the sofa, when i'm not working, i'll come in and relax and take a phone call or come with a friend. >> his first paying clients who wanted this children's play room came when he was in high school. >> what kind of money are we talking about here? >> this is my first client, the girl's suite of rooms. i didn't have a budget.

three connected rooms, a sleepover room with bunk beds, linens on the bed. at least $30,000. >> by the time he headed off to college at new york's prestigious fashion institute of technology, demand for allen's work became higher than any grade he could earn in school. so he left after one semester. >> i was having to turn down real life projects which is you know, an amazing -- which is a great experience in the real world. and since i was if i wasn't able to be with the workload. >> much of his home decor education came from his mother who is also an interior designer and friend of martha stewart. >> you grew up with a friend with a mom who was a successful designer. you lived down the road from martha stewart. your mom was friends. here you are. a lot of people would say this was handed to him on a silver platter. >> definitely people have said that to me. that is so not the case at all. i worked very hard from a young age and worked my way up to where i am now.

so we added 9 koch ferred ceiling. >> whether by chance, privilege or plain old hard work, sal allen is busy. >> we have the white bedding. we have the white glass lamps. >> he goes on buying trips to paris and recently designed this connecticut studio for photographer debra summerville. >> look at, he did such a great job. i'm so pleased with it. >> his age appears to have had little effect on his work. besides perhaps guaranteeing a longer career. >> when you told maybe family members or friends that hey, i hired this 19-year-old kid to do my new studio, what was the reaction? >> i didn't tell anybody. >> allen got his first big commission two years ago, a 7,000 square foot home in western connecticut. he's now busy juggling half a dozen projects. >> he looks is like he's 30 or older. does he act like an adult? >> there are moments where you forget this is a 19-year-old kid. all of a sudden, when you forget

that, he'll think of something and his mom will sit there and say, mom. and it's just one of those things reminds you okay, 19. >> yes, and he charges for the day with the help of calf fin nation. >> diet coke is his best friend. he had about four diet cokes tucked into various pockets. he's got it down pat. i'd say this kid will have a reality show in less than a year. mark my words. >> katrina, thanks very much. have a great day, everyone. your local news is coming up next. we'll see you right here on the "early show" tomorrow morning. he has it down pat. i say this kid will have a reality show in less than a year. mark my words. >> katrina szish, thanks very much. have a great day, everyone. your local news is coming up next. see you here on "the early show" this morning. wm÷so ñh

headlines... oakland police believed they have tracked down the suspected gunman from the san leandro good morning. it is 8:55. i'm elizabeth wenger with your cbs 5 headlines. oakland police have tracked down the suspect gunman on black tried. they say the man may have barricaded himself inside a home near 106th avenue and macarthur this morning. officers say watson and two other companions tried to rob a family in the walmart parking lot last month. one man suffered gunshot wounds. a big step today toward building a bart extension into silicon valley. the vta plans to award a $772 million contract to a joint venture that will build 10 miles of track with two stations. one stop is in milpitas, the second in berryessa north of san jose. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,, ,,

>> ,, good morning from the traffic center. we have troubles in city streets in san francisco. there's an accident affecting the muni lines as well at 22nd and church. looks like the wreck is blocking the rail lines there for muni for the j-church line so they are rerouteing passengers and putting shuttle buses in place. so expect delays in and around

that area. elsewhere, bart right on time. ace, caltrain and your ferries checking in with no problems. foggy conditions along the bay bridge there. also as you work your way towards the golden gate bridge use caution across the span where it's foggy. san mateo bridge 22 minutes between 880 and one one. that's traffic. here's lawrence with your forecast. >> gianna, a little more moisture in the atmosphere. we have a little patchy fog showing up around the the bay area. got a neat shot though from our mount vaca cam. some high clouds up above. you see that stagnant air down below. the hazy skies out there we'll see more of that toward the afternoon. hazy sunshine but boy, what a cold start to the morning again. 29 right now in napa 31 in fairfield and santa rosa. 40s inside the bay. looking toward the afternoon, we expect highs to be running up into the 50s and 60s. not bad over the next couple of days. just a cold start to the morning. but after that, some hazy sunshine and in the afternoon, things begin to change though toward the latter part of the weekend. partly cloudy skies with cooler temperatures. ,,,,,,