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appearance, romney continued to hammer perry on the bet. >> the fact that i would bet $10,000 is a little out of the ordinary. yeah. having an extra $10,000 that you can throw down on a bet, that seems very out of the ordinary. >> romney tried to brush it off at an appearance in new hampshire yesterday. >> after the debate was over, ann came up and gave me a kiss and said i was great. she said a lot of things do you well. betting isn't one of them. >> reporter: and president obama, who so far has steered clear of discussing the gop presidential field, talked about front-runner gingrich last night on "60 minutes." >> he is somebody who has been around a long time. and is good on tv. is good in debates. >> and with us now along with jan from washington this morning is john dickerson, our political director. i want to start -- jan, i want to start with you. when we look at the debate here,

the bets, the $10,000 bet which mitt romney said his wife said that's one thing he doesn't do very well, this is really back firing big time for him. >> well -- >> how is the campaign dealing with that fallout? >> you saw romney talking about his wife, ann, and trying to make light of that moment. but of course what happened is this is what all the reporters are talking about, what the other opponents are talking about. it's gotten him off his message a little bit. in iowa, in these caucuses, with these republicans, i don't think it's going to have -- make much difference at all. they know romney is a rich guy. they know he made a lot of money before he went into the public service. this is going to come as no surprise to him. we have elected rich presidents before, like fdr, jfk, george h.w. bush. but the problem with his saying that, it kind of came across a little ham handed, and now that's what everybody is wanting to talk about. >> meanwhile, i'm sure newt gingrich doesn't mind they are talking about that, especially as he is continuing to rise in the polls. leading in south carolina, florida, some polling in iowa.

essentially there are about 10 days with the holidays left before iowa. so about 10 days to get things done. john, anybody else you see pulling ahead or really making a surge in that time? >> well, there have been so many surges in the republican race, i guess it's still potentially possible. but, no, i think we have, you know, gingrich at the top of these polls, and it's now up to romney to try and find some way to battle back. ron paul is also a key player. you talk to strategists and pollsters. they don't see ron paul racing to the top. but in some states like iowa and the caucus there where he is well organized and his supporters are adamant about him, one thing that's important to keep in mind the number of people that say they could still change their mind in some cases is still as high as 70%. so there's still a lot of fluidity. but we've had such a crazy primary season now, maybe one of these dark horses could come back. >> why stop now? it keeps it exciting.

>> what is newt gingrich's biggest hurdle in getting those undecided folks to come over to his camps? is it himself as many have said? >> well, newt gingrich is a big hurdle to newt gingrich. because one of the things that the romney camp is now trying to argue, they have been talking about his baggage in the past. the argument now is, well, worry about newt gingrich of the future, which is to say he is so volatile that even if you are able to come to an accommodation about his past, you have to worry maybe if he is the nominee against barack obama, he might say something that completely destroys his cause, and then this great opportunity we have as republicans to beat barack obama will be hurt. that is the kind of boogeyman they are bringing up this week. the question is, whether newt gingrich in these performances shows people, a calm person who knows his brief and is able to push back on that idea that he is too unpredictable. >> in terms of mitt romney, there's talk of the fact that he

is using the similar play book in regards to 2008 especially in dealing with iowa. how much has changed in that campaign that could signal a change in the outcome for him heading forward this time around? >> we are seeing romney starting to spend a lot of time in iowa, and thinking he may actually make some kind of impact on that state for the reasons that john just said. romney has been polling right at around 20%, pretty consistently. the question is, is that a floor or a ceiling? we think gingrich will come in and get a lot of that support. he is now pretty far ahead. but if somebody elsewhere to come and take some of gingrich's support, have you that three-way race, and romney could walk away from iowa feeling good if he comes into new hampshire. a lot can happen in three weeks. and the one thing they are going to start trying to do is make gingrich kind of come across usinga a lot of the same thinking in the past that would suggest he would be unstable, that he wouldn't have a steady hand on the phone, you know, in the white house. the problem with that, though,

is that gingrich comes across looking calm. and saturday night's debate, he is the one that looked calm in some ways, not so much romney. >> all right. nice to see you both. thank you. president obama meantime told "60 minutes" last night it doesn't matter who the republican nominee is, because they all believe the same thing. >> senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on that interview with steve croft. good morning to you. >> and good morning to you. the president told "60 minutes" that the challenge he faces is the frustration voters feel about the stagnant economy. and he said that the election is going to turn on whether people buy his vision over that of the republicans. >> this is how democracy is supposed to work. do they see a more compelling vision coming out from the other side? do they think that cutting taxes further, including on the wealthy, cutting taxes on

corporations, gutting regulations, do we think that that is going to be somehow more successful? and if the american people think that that's a recipe for success, and a majority are persuaded by that, then i'm going to lose. but i don't think that's where the american people are going to go because i don't think the american people believe that based on what they have seen before that's going to work. >> why do you think you deserve to be re-elected? what have you accomplished? >> not only saving this country from a great depression, not only saving the auto industry, but putting in place a system in which we're going to start lowering health care costs and you're never going to go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick. making sure that we have reformed the financial system so we never again have taxpayer funded bailouts, and the system is more stable and secure. ending don't ask, don't tell.

decimating al qaeda, including bin laden being taken off the field. when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do. and we're going to keep on at it. >> the president was also asked by steve croft about the questions over his performance as president. mr. obama said that he was being judged against the ideal rather than against the alternative, which of course is how he hopes how he'll be judged when the voters go to the polls. >> bill, this meeting the president has today with iraqi's president, what are we expecting from that? >> well, the end of u.s. military involvement in iraq is important for the president, because it marks a promise kept after nine years of war. but, look, there are many divisive issues that remain in u.s. relations with iraq. so this meeting is about putting some lipstick on the face of u.s.-iraqi relations. there are, you know, agreements to finalize about the rules for

keeping u.s. civilian contractors in iraq. lots of contentioused yes there. but the real intention is twofold. first malaki's appearance is to show an iraq standing on its own and to show appreciation for the help america has given over the past 10 years. and more important, al malaki will send a message that they will not have undue influence for iran or be a surrogate for iran in the middle east. >> as the president meets with the prime minister, u.s. troops are continuing to pack up and leave. >> and jim axelrod has the latest for us from baghdad this morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the department of defense won't say exactly when the last u.s. troops will leave for obvious security reasons. but at this point, there is fewer than three weeks left before the end of the year, and

that of course is the deadline to have all u.s. troops out. more troops cross over the border from southern iraq into northern kuwait every day. there are now somewhere near 5,500 u.s. troops left in iraq. deployed among three u.s. bases still operating here. it is an enormous undertaking. one officer we spoke with calls it the biggest logistical operation undertaken by the military since world war ii. but so far, it all appears to be going quite smoothly. >> for me and my soldiers, it gives me great pride to be able to be a part of something as big as this. >> reporter: the latest base to be turned over to iraq is about 60 miles south of baghdad. cbs news visited just last week. it was essentially a truck stop, a place for convoys moving from installations further north toward the kuwait border to stop for fuel and maintenance. it was then a nine-hour drive to the kuwaiti border. the base is now under the control of the iraqis, again

just three u.s. bases are now operating in iraq. the question now, of course, is what will happen here now that the iraqis are going to be in charge of securing iraq. there's a range of opinions obviously among iraqis we have spoken to. everything from it's high time to find out whether the government is up to the job to others not wanting to see u.s. troops leave because they are so sure the government of iraq is not up to the job. >> sort of a broader level, though, jim, what is the -- if you could sum it up, is there a prevailing iraqi sentiment in terms of, you know, toward the u.s. or toward the u.s. troops and what they have done there in the past number of years? >> well, there's a range of feelings there too. there's a general sense, there's gratitude for toppling saddam. but there's a range of opinion about the mistakes made after that in the view of many iraq is to take somewhat of the luster off of that polish of having toppled saddam. and that's where you begin to hear in the streets people sort

of expressing opinions that range from it's time to go to good riddance. >> jim, thank you. it's coming up on 15 minutes past the hour. terrell brown now with more headlines. >> good morning to you both. good to see you guys. today is green monday. green monday kicks off what is u.s. officially the busiest online shopping of the season. so far, online sales have topped $26 billion. according to one research firm, six times during the first 39 days during november and december, sales have exceeded $1 billion. it should be the busiest day of the year for fedex, which expects to ship more than 17 million packages today. that's 10% busier than last year's busiest day. for christmas delivery, fedex to ship no later than friday, which also happens to mark free shipping day, when thousands of merchants will offer customers free shipping. the lowe's home improvement chain is being criticized for pulling ads from a tv series

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successfully shut down the port of oakland and that cost shipping companies millions of revenue and created a backlog that took several days to go. they're hoping to do the same thing today. unter hudson, cbs 5. frank, back to you. >> so far, it is peaceful. thank you so much for that report. and just in from washington, the u.s. supreme court has agreed to rule on arizona's controversial law targeting undocumented immigrants. more on that coming up shortly. traffic and weather though when we come back. stay right there. that day, he bought life insurance. now, there's no way i could send our boy to college without it. if there was one thing i could say to hank, it'd be "thank you." you're welcome. hey, hank. [ male announcer ] life insurance you can use while you're still living. you are one lucky lady. mm-hmm.

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look at that name there, robert griffin iii, baylor university, he is also with us ahead this morning and looking forward to talk to him. >> very impressive kid. >> that, he is. first, new set of sexual abuse allegations against a leading sports figure there. police in memphis say bobby dodd long time leader of the aau is suspected of sexual abusing

boys, a separate story here. two alleged victims told their story to espn last week. >> that story on the heels of penn state. meanwhile, developments this week at penn state. at least five alleged victims are set to tell their stories in court for the first time. anna werner is in state college, pennsylvania. good morning, anna. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. you know, there are allegations that have been the subject of two grand jury reports and hundreds of new stories. tomorrow, jerry sandusky's accuser are expected to answer questions themselves about their allegations that he molested them. the preliminary hearing will be the public's first chance to hear directly from some of the young men who claim sandusky sexual abused them as children. jerry sandusky will be there to hear their testimony too and as his lawyer joe amendola says. >> he is dreading it. he has to sit in a courtroom with a couple hundred people. i understand it's going to be filled to capacity, including

members of his family and friends, who are going to listen to some of these young men say horrific things occurred between them and jerry. >> reporter: and cbs news has learned that a key prosecution witness is also scheduled to testify. mike mcqueary. he is the former penn state assistant coach who told a grand jury that in 2002, he saw jerry sandusky in a locker room shower on the penn state campus sexually assaulting a young boy. according to the grand jury report, he says he saw a boy he estimated to be 10 years old with his hands up against the wall, raped by a naked sandusky. but a local newspaper report sunday raised new questions about whether mcqueary may have told a different story back then. "the harrisburg patriot news" quoting a source says after the stent mcqueary went to a father's home where a family friend dr. jonathan dranov was also present.

the newspaper says dranov said choir mcqueary heard sex sounds. the paper said drranov said he asked mcqueary several times if he saw anything sexual and several times mcqueary said no. at dranov's home on sunday, a woman declined to comment. >> we are not opening the door! good-bye! >> reporter: mcqueary also declined to speak. now, one person who will not be testifying tomorrow is sandusky himself. this will be a probable cause hearing where the prosecutors have to establish the charges against sandusky. by the way, jeff, no cameras in the courtroom tomorrow. >> anna werner in state college, thanks. terrell brown is over at the n news desk with check of other headlines. a moscow a large crowd of

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in 17 years on the supreme court justice stephen breyer served his share of controversial cases. he said when the high court decides an issue and we accept it, that says a lot about america. >> he discusses that and much more in his book "making our democracy work: a judge's view." now available in paperback. nice to have you with us this morning, sir. >> thank you. >> you do bring up interesting point even when there is so much discussion, heated many times over certain decisions, people follow. what is put out there? they don't riot. >> yes.

>> no backing up. >> why do you think that is? >> it's a question of history. i mean, it's a very good question. why should americans enter a democracy due to nine unelected judges. it's worse than that. these nine elected officials can do thing that affect their lives and they can be very unpopular. they are supposed to be unpopular some of the time because the constitution gives rights to people who are unpopular the same as people who are popular and they might be wrong. >> but we do follow those rulgs. >> yerulings. >> yes we do. people, gradually, over time, go back 150 years and you'll see people didn't follow it when the supreme court said northern georgia belongs to the cherokee indians. the president of the united states sent troops to evict the indians. when some of us can remember, you can't, but i can remember. >> what do you say? >> i can remember when

desegregation began to take place and in little rock, the governor stood in the schoolhouse door and it took president eisenhower to put 1,000 paratroopers, 101st airborne on airplanes and send them to little rock where they escorted those black children into the white school and gradual, over time, people have learned that even though we on supreme court are human and, therefore, may be wrong, even though it's still better to follow a rule of law than it is to shoot each other in the streets. >> and you have a habit of asking your audiences which cases in history they dislike the most. >> i do ask them that. that's true. >> the response it? >> the response it -- well i don't mind what the response is. i give them a choice. are you very much against abortion cases and what do you think of prayer in schools or what do you think about bush versus gore? i get responses from the audience. i know. i was dissent in that case but i

heard senator reed say and i suspect he didn't like the opinion. he's a democrat leader, right? here is an important case. very unpopular with half the country. and probably, in my opinion, you see wrong but five thought it was right. i said the most remarkable thing about that case is something not often remarked. despite that, people did not go into the streets and shoot each other. they did not riot. they did not. now, i'm talking to a college audience and sometimes -- see, i know what you're thinking. you're thinking too bad, they should have riots a little bit and then i say before you make that judgment definitely, turn on the television set and watch what happens in countries that substitute violence -- >> we can disagree, but we respect. >> which is so important. so much talk these days about liberal justices and conservative justices and everything has seemed to become so political in this country. how political really is it when you all sit down and you're doing your job or when you're in

the lunch room together and you're doing these? i mean, is it really a political gathering? >> no. i want to explain that here. i want to say that's not the right word. 40% of the time, we're unanimous. 5-4s is about 20%, 25%. i say what is it? is it politics? no. no, i don't think it's politics. not politics. is it ideology? that isn't quite right. if i think i'm doing this because aim adam smith free enterprise or a troublemaker, that isn't right. you said you grew up in san francisco. i lived there a while. you sort of begin basic beliefs what is the country like, what is the law like and how they can relate and people come with basic views and that difference of philosophy is what you

sometimes see accounting for decision. it's not politics. >> no, it's not. >> justice breyer, we thank you very much for coming in. we have a segment coming up that you may be interested in as well. you went to stanford. unfortunately, andrew luck did not win the heisman but the man who did win the heisman irks rub it in. >> not only did he win the heisman, he thought about law school. >> that's exactly what i was going to say. i just met him. >> robert griffin, iii, we will talk to him about the heisman and recent supreme court decisions. no. he's coming up. ♪

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how about you? any sleep? >> not much. >> you've been so happy. i don't think we've seen a grin come off your face. >> not many people get a chance to say they won it and i get a chance to win it for baylor university. >> we watched you last night on the nfl. you said this is unbelievably believable. what does that mean? >> first of all, i had to get that line correct, otherwise, it would have been all messed up. i said it because it helped set up the rest of the speech. unbelievably. when good things happen, you say this is crazy and i can't believe it's happening. and still hasn't sunk in for me. it's believable because we worked hard for it. you know how you feel when you finally get that recognition you finally deserve and it feels good. that's why i said it was unbelievable. >> you were described as one student athlete. you have a package. you're not only talented on the field but you're a smart guy. also your dedication and goodness as a person. that must be a wonderful thing

to hear for you, but also for your family and for your parents. i know that that really goes into who you are today. >> yeah. both of my parents are ex-military so discipline was a big thing for us. if you say you're going to do something, you make sure do you it. he is a great guy and giving me water before the heisman ceremony. that was crazy! but he is really pressurive of what i've been able to do, but him coming to baylor university has really helped us out and him supporting the football team has helped us rise up. >> you mentioned your parents. i think they are in the studio. can we get a shot of mom and dad? there they are. hi, guys. >> good morning, mom and dad. >> proud mamma and papa there. did you get the sock thing from your father? where did that come from? can we get the grand reveal on your socks now? you wore the superman socks on heisman night. yesterday was elmo socks. today, santa. >> i like that. >> dad, he would not wear these socks and you would not catch him ever wearing a pair of socks

like these. it's something i started in high school and i continue to do. >> what is your favorite pair of socks? >> the superman socks from the other night. but, you know, my favorite character like scooby-doo, i have all of those too. >> you like the action figures? you collect action figures? >> do we have those? i think we have a few. >> we went shopping. we happen to work next door to a toy store. >> captain america. >> spiderman. >> were you a comic guy? >> i was not a comic guy but a cartoon guy and superman. >> we have total armor superman. >> is it legal for me to take these? i don't think so. >> that's a good question actually. >> open them and then -- >> ncaa? i don't know. >> great to have you with us. >> we have to say good-bye. >> good luck to you, my friend! >> yes. congratulations! >> thank you. still ahead, health is a huge success. how do you follow up on that? >> we will ask her.

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b-s five... i'm grace lee. good blond morning. 7:55. i'm -- good monday morning. i'm grace lee with your cbs headlines. hundreds of protesters have reached the port of oakland, as you can see with a live look from chopper 5. they are trying to prevent shipping activity for an entire day, for the second time in two months. this is the port of oakland. this is part of a much larger and simultaneous demonstration that is happening at 11 ports up and down all along the west coast. in the meantime, governor brown is expected to recommend some more budget cuts this week. he will announce the long- awaited results of his finance team's forecast for the last six months of the fiscal year, january through july. the key question is whether state revenues have improved enough to avert painful cuts for schools. and uc berkeley is trying

to decide whether it can open a large research and classroom building the site of a diesel spill over the weekend. crews have been working to clean up the toxic mess. the building is supposed to house final exams this morning pledgets and we will get an -- and we will get an update of traffic and weather. ,,,,,, ,,,,

good morning, here is a live look at the nimitz. as you pass the coliseum in oakland. this stretch of 880 actually looks great. farther south, it is northbound 880 by the winton avenue exit

there is an accident blocking one lane. slow northbound and southbound through the hayward avenue. to the bay bridge, the usual commute across this stretch about. a 20-minute wait or so to get on to the bridge and it is pretty crowded at the incline. out past the s curve. and east shore freeway, 40 minutes to get you from the carquinez bridge in the westbound lanes. downtown san jose, brake lights out to stevens creek. that's a look at traffic. here is the forecast with kristy siefkin. >> wet weather if you're stepping out the door this monday morning. a little gray out there. you can tell in this shot of ocean beach. certainly a cloudy start to the day. as we look at high def doppler, you can see some of the showers making their way through san mateo. san bruno and daly city. right now. we will continue to see a chance of showers into the afternoon. and drying out this evening. high pressure building in for tuesday and wednesday. and then another chance of rain as we make our way into thursday. we will see at least partly sunny skies though for friday and the weekend. slightly warming up in the

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. i want to interview you about what it is like to work as a maid. i want to do a book about what it is like to work for white families. >> i'm jeff glor. that was a clip from "the help." it is getting oscar attention now. the film is based on the best selling novel. katharine stock is here. nobody was interested in that book for a long time. 60 plus rejection letters. she believed it was a story worth telling. it finally paid off. >> i understand she saved those rejection letters. we are looking forward to talking with her. also ahead, five women who have the most fun you can on daytime television and get paid for it.

the host of "the talk" are here for a week of special shows. they know there is no better place to be for the holidays than new york. we are looking forward to having them. >> i'll be badly outnumbered. >> seriously. terrell will be outnumbered. >> i'll hang around. president obama made the case for the interview on "60 minutes" for re-election. 41% of voters say mr. obama has performed his job well enough to be reelected. 54% said they don't think so. he says he understands the frustration. >> i would be surprised if the american people felt satisfied right now. they shouldn't feel satisfied. we have a lot more work to do in order to get this country and the economy moving in a way that benefits everybody. >> mr. obama says if voters

believe lowering taxes will fix the economy, he will lose. one of his opponents, mitt romney, is taking heat after offering $10,000 in a bet during the debate on saturday night. romney tried to make a bet with rick perry who accused romney of making changes to his book. >> you raised that before, rick. it was true then. it is true now. >> rick, i tell you what. $10,000. $10,000 bet? >> romney made light of the bet attempt in new hampshire. he said gambling was not his strong suit. >> ann came up and gave me a kiss and said i was great. she said a lot of things you do well. bettin

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that really didn't need much help . the novel has been on best seller lists for more than two years. the film is a blockbuster that is generating plenty of oscar buzz. >> it almost did not happen. the author has "the help" coming out in a new edition. good morning kathrine stock. >> thank you. >> 61 was the lucky letter. i finally got hooked up with my agent, susan raver. i saved all of those letters. i try to take them around the united states to show them to other authors. >> you don't use them as dart boards? >> no. i cherish them. it taught me lessons about sticking to it. i'm stubborn. >> that comes in handy. how much of it really changes? you said you would go back and

edit. >> a little bit here and there. over the course of several years with that much rejection, you question everything. >> how long was it over the course of how many years? >> three years. >> three long years it sounds like. >> i was glad it worked out. >> you think it worked out? >> i think it worked out well. >> i'm glad it was the journey it was. you know, an instant win -- what is the fun in that? you have to work for something. >> there you go. this all started. you started writing this after september 11th. >> i did. i was in my apartment downtown. i share with the director and writer of the screen movie. i got home sick. i thought of the woman who worked for our family for over 30 years. she died when i was 16. this was a love letter to her in a way. >> you mentioned you worked with the director. you fought. the stubbornness.

you fought to keep him on the movie and direct the movie. we need a big name hollywood director. >> that is right. >> he did this all over again. would you do this the same way? >> absolutely. tate asked me for the screen rights. i knew he had never done a studio film. when he asked me, i said no. then eventually, he talked me into it. i just really had two conditions. >> did you send him rejection letters? >> yeah. i wanted it to be filmed in mississippi. otherwise it would be done in hollywood or vancouver. can you imagine making vancouver mississippi? i wanted octavius spencer to play. >> some will say they will kiss it good-bye. they got the money from it and they will let them do what they want. it is not going to be my vision.

>> i'm sure tate would have appreciated that. i was on the phone every afternoon. we would have cocktails. we shot in greenwood, mississippi. a darling town that hadn't changed much from the '60s. >> there was so much when the book came out. i felt like i heard about it from everybody. from my mother and my girlfriends. everybody was happy with the movie. it felt like the book. there was a little bit of backlash that you got, too. >> i get criticism because i wrote a heavy dialect for the african-americans. also, i'm white taking on the story of someone else. you know, i get that. i sort of understand why that would be unnerving. at the same time, it is so important as a writer to try to imagine what it feels like to be someone else. >> speaking of writing, you have your next book. you are working on it.

>> it is a little overdue. >> yes, i'm going there. >> it was due in january. >> last january. not next month. >> last january. i had a meeting with my publi publish publisher. she will say where is that book? all she talked about was "modern family" and "glee." i finally said it is not ready. i'm working on it. it takes place in the roaring '20s in oxford, mississippi. >> ole miss. >> still working on it. you are not giving us a date? >> no. it doesn't have a title. it is about a group of women who have absolutely no marketable skills. we, as women of the 2000s, we go to college. we prepare ourselves for the world. these women did not. all of the men fall away. they have to find a different way to earn a living. >> i'm intrigued. and one of these days i'll get to read it. >> i hope so.

>> kathrine, thank you for coming in. >> thank you. congratulations on your success. >> thank you. >> a great story as you point out. a little struggle goes a long way. >> yes. just ahead, a drug is extending the lives with women with breast and ovarian cancer. >> you are watching "the early show" on cbs. stick around. w.

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♪ in this morning's "healthwatch," a in "healthwatch," a promising cancer drug for women now being tested on patients who have a genetic condition that makes breast and ovarian cancers more common. >> doctors say it doesn't have the side effects of chemotherapy. bill whitaker has a story of a patient who has had a stunning turnarched. >> i'm doing good. doing great. >> reporter: these days tina rourke describes herself as a cancer survivor. >> this time last year, i wouldn't have ever thought i would be sitting here today.

>> reporter: tina has been battling breast cancer since 1999. she was just 37. >> my son was in the first grade. and he graduates this year. and i did not think i was going to get to see it. >> reporter: surgery and grueling chemotherapy led to remission. but five years later, the cancer came back with a vengeance. >> i had a lot in my spine, in my bones, in my back. >> come follow me. >> reporter: tina is one of the 1% to 5% of women with breast or ovarian cancer who carry mutations. the 1 and 2 genes are tumor suppressions so a damaged gene puts a woman at high risk for the disease. not only did tina test positive for the mutation, so did nearly every woman in her family. cancer struck nine relatives over four generations. did you think you were going to die? >> yes. i was prepared to die. my life was not worth living

because it was just constant pain and agony and doctors. >> reporter: when chemotherapy was no longer working, tina's doctor learned of a drug trial at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles. >> very still. >> reporter: for end-stage cancer parktds genetically predisposed to the disease, it is giving hope to the hopeless. in march tina joined the study under the direction of this doctor. so that's the miraculous pill? >> yes. >> reporter: tina takes 16 pills a day. here's how the drug works. throughout the body, cells are constantly replicating and repairing themselves. cancer cells replicate so fast that mistakes occur, causing dna damage. it targets only the cancer cells and blocks the enzyme they need to repair their dna. the result, the cancer cells die. in this international trial of about 300 patients, 30% to 40%

are responding. >> it's very difficult to say cure with anybody who has advanced cancer. >> reporter: but remarkably in the past nine months, tina's tumors have shrunk 64%. >> well, it's always amazing to see a drug that really doesn't have a lot of side effects produce responses in people who have very advanced cancers. >> reporter: tina travels from arkansas every month and n nervously awaits test results. >> everything is stable. it's very hard to find any sign of cancer on your scans any longer. and there's certainly no sign of it in your blood. >> wow! >> we will just keep going. >> all right. that sounds good. it's amazing. every day is wonderful. it's a godsend. it's a blessing. >> reporter: and she's now looking forward to her son's next milestone. what was that like to see him graduate? >> it was a beautiful day. it was a beautiful day. now i'm going to wait and see him graduate college. i'm going to see him walk across

that stage. >> reporter: sometime next year, about 100 more patients will be accepted into the trial. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> researchers say the future of cancer treatment really lies in targeted therapy like this one. they also point out the study has not determined still how long the drug will be effective in any one patient. up next here, more americans are skipping a trip to the mall and doing their holiday shopping on the internet. >> that's me. >> webbing. dotcom. >> we'll tell you how to shop securely online when "the early show" continues. "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by prevacid 24-hour. eartburn all day, all night. go to prevacid24hour.com for a $4 coupon. ♪

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online sales so far up 15% over this time last year. shoppers have sent more than $24 billion online. >> however the comfort of buying from home also has risks like fraud phishing, identity theft. senior editor bridget carey of c-net.com is familiar with all of them. not because her identity has been stolen but because she is well versed to know these things. >> you will help us keep the grinch at bay when we do online shopping. jeff mention the phishing and they look like amazon but they are not. how do awe void those if they look so real? >> we are more apt to follow for them because they are posing as amazon and we are doing more online shopping now so you think it's real like normal times of the year. they are saying, hey, something is wrong with your account or,

hey,, you know, your deliverly didn't go through. you click on the link and takes to a site that is like amazon but it's gobbly gook. you quickly answer with a password so do not click inside of an e-mail. open up a new window and type in amazon.com manually. >> i always look at it and even if i do follow anything i always make a check the ur bar. >> always do that. >> they can switch one letter or out anything. other red flags we are looking for here. auction sites? >> you go to ebay because you have to have the must have gift and sometimes they don't have any gift but want your money. if you through the whole auction they come up with a story i can't accept your money because i'm in another country. can you wire me the cash from western union? red flag. if you ever feel unsure about something, contact the seller. right away you won't get their contact information until you make a bid but make a small bid.

if you can't contact them by e-mail or phone retract your bid and don't give them any money. >> if you click on this, you'll get $1,000. >> i didn't get that payout. i kid. this one, i've always wondered whether or not he should do this. a lot of reputable retailers will say why don't i save all of your information so the next time you come back, it's easier? there are sites i shop on all the time and i thought, sure, it's easier. >> it's a little check box. let me remember your information for you. you fill it out again. convenient. but really in case your information gets stolen and how convenient is it now for the bad guys to have your credit card information filled out? >> better to take the extra 30 seconds to enter your credit card information each time? >> how much time are you saving? >> no matter what site it is, don't have them save it. one thing we see a lot on special clothing shopping sites is the personal shopping assistant will come out and start chatting with you and the window will pop up. >> new thing after customer

service. a window pops up can you help you today? sometimes when we have a problem we get so worked up we want them to fix it and send them our password and credit card and fix my problem. hold your horses. because you just gave someone who is outsourced your information and you wouldn't walk into an actual store and go to the clerk, here is my information and credit card information when you're checking out so don't do it online. >> be careful where you do your shopping. if you're using wi-fi you want it to be secure so don't do it in a public wi-fi spot like in a coffee shop. >> free wi-fi stops. coffee shop and mcdonald. someone in that same wi-fi can tap into your computer and see everything. if going to a free wi-fi is your only way to get free internet access download something called hot spot shield and it will give you one extra layer of protection. >> always your credit card over the debit card as we know. nice to have you. good tips. remember those for when you're buying my gift later. >> i bought a lot for you

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♪ only at safeway. ingredients for life. blocking t the port of oaklan good morning, 8:25. time for news headlines at cbs 5. protesters are backing trucks from entering port of oakland, outside the entrance of 30 and 32, and oakland police say they will try to keep the port open. the attempted blockade is part of a coordinated shutdown by occupy protesters, all along the west coast. on this monday. cleanup efforts are continuing, at uc berkeley following a diesel fuel spill and a large research classroom facility. about 1700 gallons overflowed from a storage tank in stanley hall. as fuel was being transferred to a different tank. it is not clear if final exams will still happen in that building. as they are scheduled. and this morning, the supreme court agreed to rule on a controversial law in arizona. it targets illegal immigrants, it requires police, while enforcing other laws, to

question a person's immigration status. if they are suspicious. the obama administration has challenged the law in lower court. we will have traffic and weather coming up after this. ,,,, ♪ making your way in the world today ♪ ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪

♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ good morning, starting in the south bay, where we're following a couple of crashes including this one. this is a traffic alert just issued. they temporarily have all lanes blocked, southbound highway 85, right there by moveeff boulevard. expect big delays across that stretch. another accident in the south

bay, southbound 880 by first street. apparently a truck lost its trailer. so it is blocking the right lane and traffic is backed up behind. it take you outside, a live look at the bay bridge, it is still backed up to the maze, 20- minute wait to get you on the span and checking the ride on the nimitz, so far, so good, and in both directions, past the coliseum. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here is kristy siefkin. >> thanks a lot, elizabeth. some showers still outside right now. we've seen them all morning. cloudy conditions. you can see that as we take a live look outside. quite gray this morning. and temperatures sitting in the 40s. and high def doppler showing some of the scattered we're seeing in addition to more moderate rain pushing south of antioch. as we make our way into tomorrow, we will dry out and warm up a little bit and dry weather for wednesday, and another chance of seeing some wet weather on thursday. and high pressure building back in friday. into the weekend. and bumping up those numbers by a few degrees, and giving us partly sunny skies. ,, ,,,,,,,,

♪ >> a new table we brought in even for this. >> just for the occasion. >> unbelievable. welcome back. i'm jeff glor. erica hill is here. the table is in. the buzz is in the building. >> because the ladies from "the talk" are with you. here with a special week of shows from new york city. we will get the scoop on that and much more because if you know one thing, you know you can never know what to expect. >> i'm completely overwhelmed right now. >> overwhelmed, outnumbered. he is not feeling insecurity in his manhood at all right now, ladies. >> one hour of being abused coming up here. >> a dream come true, jeffrey. first, terrell brown with a check of the headlines. >> i'm getting out of here right

after this! occupy wall street protesters will try to shut down the busiest ports along the west coast from los angeles to vancouver. they were able to shut down the port of oakland last month. they are called wall street on the waterfront and rallying on what they say is unfair working conditions but they don't have the support of the powerful long shore men's union. on new year's day the city's minimum wage jumps 3 dollars more the federal men to $10.24. a large rally in moscow this morning in favor of putin's run for president. supporters rallied in front of kremlin chanting and giving speeches praising putin. putin has a new opponent now. the russian tycoon who owns the new jersey nets of the nba says he will challenge putin in the presidential election next

march. more than 25,000 people protested in moscow. they say the election was rigged. the demonstrators called for new elections for parliament and an official investigation has been ordered. manuel noriega is back in his home country now. he'll serve three 20-year sentences for killing political opponents in the 1980s. noriega was previously imprisoned in the u.s. for drug trafficking and in france for monday laundering. japan put a new spy satellite into orbit this morning and launched without an hitch by a rocket on a southern island. the satellite apparently will be used to keep tabs on military activities by north korea. while americans have been spending more in stores this holiday season, they are spending less at the movies. holiday romance new year's eve topped the weekend box office part of a weak $77 million total for the weekend.

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every weekday the cbs day time program "the talk" takes a lively look at everything that is going on. all this week "the talk" will do that from new york. >> we are cracking up already. julie chen and sara gilbert and sharon osbourne and sheryl underwood and aisha tyler are all here. >> tyler! it happens so often, i don't hear it any more. >> you started off on the wrong note! >> jeff was doing really well. >> for the record, it was correct on the imprompter. >> julie is back and five seconds calling you back already! >> he was flustered by her good looks. >> i'll take whatever you're throwing at me.

>> "entertainment weekly" said last week, the week before, "the talk" is finally findings its voice thanks in part to aisha and sheryl. it was a great thing to read. >> it's a good feeling when sara gilbert first came up with the idea of the show. you have a great idea. and then you put it on paper and then you put it on television and you kind of find your way. we all learned on the air kind of how to, you know, fit in with each other, do our jobs and it was we found our -- it was like sea legs. when we came on, sheryl was filling in as a guest host for a couple of days. and it was like cinderella, the glass slipper fit. >> all of a sudden, all of our opinions started coming out stronger and it was just this magical fit. it's really true. >> it's been a little almost surreal in the sense it just -- it did. sometimes things just feel

really organic and we were talking about it that the show worked so well that even when one of us is gone, it still works but when we are all five together, there is something that is really electric. >> but it was one of those things that was instant. it didn't take time to kind of see will it work, will it not? it just happened. >> in all seriousness, it always sounds cliche like my mother, how did you know? you know when you meet that person. the same way it works. this is your baby, you're one of the executive producers. is this ultimately where you guys are right now? is this kind of where you saw it in the beginning? >> i think, you know, whenever you have a vision of something, what it actually becomes is something different than what you picture and when something works, it's better than you even pictured. so that's how i feel. i feel really blessed with what the show is becoming and with these co-hosts and, you know, i just -- it's exceeded -- i'm amazed it ever made it on to any

kind of videotaped at all. >> she acts like she doesn't have a web series on cbs. 25,000 dollars started out and here, go make you a little show, sara. >> i was like, i'm not putting it on the web! >> you know what is fun? i think from what aisha and i bring to the show and what we are learning from these three ladies, it kind of gives us the security to go ahead and just shoot some good jokes up there. but everybody is getting some good jokes. we get to lay back and watch julie in a joke. sharon hit a joke and sharon hit a joke. already go to commercial. we are already doing it. >> very much a team effort. it's not -- it's, okay, this is a good place for aisha or sharon or sara to weigh in. i'll let her do that because i think it will work. >> a good point. it's not like we are trying to get our shots in. i think we are excited when someone else gets their shots in and tee something up and all of a sudden, sara will ding it and you say that is so great!

>> it's like finding your rhythm with each other and nobody trying to jockey for position. nobody is trying to be well, i got all of the lumps on that show, you know? it's like it's a team. >> but the thing that is mae amazing, i feel like we have awesome co-hosts. it's funny. >> it takes a day or two to get the rhythm down. >> we do seemingly go through segments. >> it's like a dance we have learned. the five of us know how not to step on each other's toes. >> you see it in the couple of minutes here. where in new york do you come from, julie? >> it's christmastime. don't get me wrong. i love southern california but when there is palm trees on december 25th, something is not right. santa in shorts and sunglasses. >> with a surfboard. >> yeah. and no shirt. we talked about it as a dream of ours and presented it to our

executive producers and they crunched the numbers and they were like, okay, let's try it. >> i think we're getting our money's worth or cbs is, because, you know, we just did howard stern. we're on "the early show" and getting press out there. the word is out. we're in "the daily news" today. it's special. the shows will look different and special for the holiday season. >> we want to talk more about the new york aspect of this and save that for after the break and have special things we want to show. you have a lot of fun but you talk about a lot of serious topics and what is out there and happening right now. i know jerry san dundusky is happening at penn state and affected all of you for different reasons. i don't know who wants to start. >> i'll say this. i have a specific relationship to the college because my husband is really related very close. everybody in his family went to penn state. his father played at penn state.

you know, i mean, played for joe paterno and my husband went to football camp with jerry sandusky and people who know penn state know that the people who have a relationship with the college, it's very intimate and passionate because one thing joe paterno established there was this culture of ethics even bigger the football program was ethics to moral principals and so devastating for people who love the college. i think as the victims, what happened to the victims is so tragic and then the larger disappointment of a college really letting down everything it stands for, i think, is what has been really painful for us as a family. and i think for a lot of americans and people who care about the college. it's -- this is going to take a long time to recover from. >> yeah. it was -- look. even if aisha wasn't with us that week, we would have talked about it but aisha took us inside the story that everybody was talking about, you know, in the country and you really gave, at least me, insight into like, wow. it's so easy for us to stand back and judge.

and you had to walk a fine line because your husband was like devastated when the news came out so you made us see both sides and we got to talk about it with, you know, i feel like more knowledge. >> i felt like sheryl brought personal, you know, history to it that was so moving and so brave of her and i think that gave another angle to it that we were really lucky that she was so forthcoming. >> but i think it's the way you all embraced me when i came on board that gave me the confidence to speak about something that most people would be ashamed of and, you know, i i think that is what makes this show great. we can have fun and be good girlfriends and talk to celebrities and talk about products but when you get to special about something and somebody out there is going through the same thing and they say she is going through it and getting comfort and support from her friends, then i can go to somebody and talk about it. >> for me, it was just a case of nothing to do with cbs, just my

own personal opinion. >> here we go. >> dirty old pity fire! >> you got to get the word right. you would have thought it was us that didn't get the word right! >> the adventure of the king's english. >> speaks the king's english. >> get the word out. >> your opinion. >> my opinion. >> i think we still have pedia in our fridge but not in the file pedia lyte. >> genitalia! >> it's not 9:00 yet! >> sharon wanted to see whatever words she could get out there. >> we have sun singular lion. >> i love it. i love it. >> anything that is off limits? for any of you? >> clearly, no. >> ask sharon.

>> anybody else? >> i remember once, thif in the first season, julie, i think you were saying, no talk for me. >> oh, for me personally, conveniently whenever -- although just on howard stern, i think i spilled my guts. >> i love it. >> i personally have not looked at my e-mail or cell phone yet. jules, are you crazy? what were you doing is in the great thing is we have a topic two of us say i'm not comfortable with and two of us are and it conveniently works. conveniently when it's a sex thing, what is is that that? oh, we have to go. >> what do you think, julie? >> i hear my mother calling me! >> control room. i can't. no. screaming at me and go to break. >> everything before the show. >> that's why i say that. >> don't you feel also -- i think because it's such a supportive group and we are all sort of encouraging everybody

feels forthcoming and don't feel they will be judged or pointed at do you know what i mean? it seems like they are not really girlfriends but we really get along so well, yeah, tell that story. like we kind of feel each other out. >> i feel like the only time i censor myself is when i i think i might hurt someone else's feelings. you think oh, people are watching. >> i say, just say it! >> clearly honest, brutally honest. >> we will continue that brutal honestly after the break here. much more with the ladies from "the talk" coming up after this. ,

back with the women of "the talk."

i'm still sitting here. >> su hayou have a limited amou space back there. >> and i'm not very graceful. >> tricky wheels. >> tricky wheels indeed. we are back with julie chen, sara gilbert and sharon osbourne and aisha tyler and sheryl under wood. >> we got the talk sandwich. many of you know sara gilbert is a vegan and they don't eat cheese but we knew if it was acceptable for sara to eat, it would just be a bowl of steam but they did compromise. >> that was really nice. >> yeah. >> they did. >> at carnegie deli, not many sandwiches without meat. >> no. i think one called the arm. an arm with bread.

>> this is small, by the way. >> yes. >> i don't even understand. you'd have to unflock that to get that in. >> they have a saying if you can finish it, they have made a mistake. >> right. >> but congratulations on getting your own sandwich. that is very cool. one big thing happening this week, you are in new york for a week of shows. what are you looking forward to most? >> i've been trying to get donald trump to come on "the talk" since we have been on the air. every now and then i'll run into him every now and then. i know he's busy and his line is, whatever you need, julie, i'll do it for you. whatever you need, i'll do it. but then he is busy! >> i love whether julie does her impressions. >> he is busy, you know? we brought the show to new york just for him and he is coming up. no, not just for him. i'm looking forward to having

donald, you know, take a seat at the table. >> i want to see what his hair looks like. i will take one of these sticks and see what is under there! >> i need to know. >> she's naughty but i like her. >> "men in black" a tiny man in there! >> one exciting thing is i think we have been a little nervous about the show, not nervous in a negative way but excited energy. but there's so much stuff going on outside of the show. they cast that incredible. just being here in new york. it's such a great city. l.a. energy flip-flops and tank tops. energy is broadway and stilettos so we will have a fabulous new york week. >> i'm excited for the talk at the top of the show. our bread and butter where we gel so that will be fun to have the new york energy. >> we have a live audience in l.a. and we feed off of the reaction from the live audience

in our studio. there's no audience in the country like a new york audience. you know instantly if you're falling on your face or, you know -- >> what do they say? if you make it here, can you make it anywhere. >> but if you flop here, they will eat you alive. and then we will deserve it. >> you end up in arm wich at carnegie deli. >> we have been going to radio city music hall for the christmas spectacular. i know you guys have kids. take your kids. they changed it. >> what age? will they get it? >> we loved it. >> charlie is 2 in three months and he was standing on the chair dancing and he loves the 3d portion. the rockettes are in lock step. it's a machine there. >> maybe you need to send a message to hugh jackman that i'm coming. >> are you going?

>> yeah. >> people who haven't seen our show yet. sheryl loves men. men love sheryl. >> i'm excited about this! i like the socks. i'm checking out the socks. >> you like those? i need a polish on the shoes. >> those are mary poppin socks. >> those are cute. >> they are green, though! >> kind of hood. michael jackson had his socks. >> i love robert griffin. rg-3 is the man! >> i love the socks! >> we are going to meet you after the show and try to -- he gets away without sheryl pulling a finger, saving it for later. >> a little souvenir. >> samuel jackson is coming. oh, my gosh! >> you're never going home, are you? >> never, never. they could pay me -- maybe not.

but i got to meet donny osmond. come on! donny osmond! >> we always know like we can never get jaded on this show because sheryl is so enthusiastic that we just wait for sheryl to go, oh, my god! >> every story line she is like that is the guy in the basement when the girl came in! >> it's lovely because i think, you know, you kind of every day you're make ago show and you're meeting people and you can get kind of jaded but enthusiasm with our show. we love our show and i think that embodied in everybody's expression but sheryl is the cheerleader. >> can i say happy birthday to my sorority sisters? it's dionne warwick's birth today. high five. >> can you get her some cannabis? >> just joking!

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good monday morning. 8:55. i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. crowds of anti-wall street protest rers trying to stop slipping activity at two of the busiest terminals in california. this is the port of oakland. several hundred people are preventing trucks from going inside the port. police are lined up right now. and in southern california, it is happening as well. about 400 demonstrators have gathered for march. this is a port of long beach, up and down the coast, at 11 different ports. a large classroom hall at uc berkeley is closed because of a diesel fuel over the weekend. crews are still mopping up. some of the 1700 gallons ended up in a creek on campus. and crews are working to prevent it from reaching the bay. crews are working to clean

up an oil spill in the san francisco bay. oil is still leaking from an old navy tugboat that is sinking at the richmond inner harbor. the coast guard will take a look at it later today. an update on traffic and weather coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. well, take a look, a live look at the san mateo bridge camera. this is just past the toll plaza, westbound 92, obviously really backed up. all the way out toward the high rise. now we're trying to figure out what exactly happened. if there is an accident or a stall. we can't find anything just yet. but obviously speeds are very slow across the pan. westbound 92, once you reach the toll plaza, things are pretty backed up. eastbound traffic to hayward appears to be getting by okay. the bay bridge, a different story. things are thinning out and only backed up to about the west grand overcrassing. that is traffic. a gray day forecast. >> you're absolutely right. gray out there. scattered showers throughout the bay area. a little breezy in this live shot. but you can see the flags waving there. and we will continue to see scattered showers throughout the morning. and maybe even into the afternoon as well. and now drying out for tomorrow. same story for wednesday. as high pressure builds. potentially more rain on thursday. and dry and a little warmer as we make our way into the weekend. ,, ,, ,,