butc bathroom break every four hours. thanks for wat b-s 5 early edition. your next local update is at 7:2 good morning, republican candidates take aim at newt gingrich and at president obama in that their final debate before iowa finally kicks off campaign 2012 next month. >> barack obama will not have a leg to stand on in trying to defend a record that is terrible and an ideology that is radical. >> we're live in iowa, plus, we'll tell you what influential republicans are saying about the gop frontrunner. the bare gp foot bandit is set to plead guilty following that wild ride of theft and robbery. we'll tell you how long he might be in prison. and forget cybermonday, today could be the biggest online shopping day of the year. it is free shipping day and

could bring in a billion dollars in sales. we'll help you take advantage of the best deals in sales this friday morning, december 16, the best deals in sales this friday morning, december 16, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good friday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor. should i start my holiday shopping. >> it will pay off for procrastinators like you and myself, as well. >> i have been trying to avoid stores all season long. >> not before 9:00 a.m. we begin with the final republican debate before the iowa caucuses. seven gop presidential candidates taking the stage last night, one of them took the hardest shots from the others. >> national correspondent dean reynolds is in sioux city, iowa, where that debate was held. dean, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. well, it was easy to see last night who was playing it safe, who was trying for a break

through and who was absorbing much of the criticism. with rivals to his right and left, newt gingrich tried to maintain his frontrunner status and calm demeanor. >> i sometimes get accused of using language that is too strong. so i've been standing here editing. i'm very concerned about not appearing to be zany. >> reporter: zany was how mitt romney has characterized some of gingrich's ideas, but at this debate, romney directed most of his fire at the president. in one case, attacking him for asking iran to return a u.s. military drone it downed earlier this month. >> a foreign policy based on pretty please, you have to be kidding. >> reporter: dwigingrich after calling doubts laughable also went after the president's. >> barack obama will not have a leg to stand on in trying to defend a record that is terrible. >> reporter: his tone seemed an attempt to highlight one of the former speaker's strengths.

that in the eyes of many republicans, he is best equipped to debate the president. >> any of these folks would be better than barack obama in the white house. >> reporter: michele bachmann was the most aggressive. gingrich as a washington insider and then repeatedly claiming she doesn't know what she's talking about. >> i think it's outrageous to continue to say over and over through the debates that i don't have my facts right. when, as a matter of fact, i do. i'm a serious candidate for president of the united states. >> reporter: trying to recover from some poor debates, rick perry suggested it was good to be underestimated and likened himself to a rookie nfl quarterback. >> let me tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> reporter: right now, though, the polls sung he's a long way from the end zone and it's gingrich who's closer to victory. and that clearly unsettles a lot

of the republican establishment. yesterday, the republican governor of iowa, terry branstand, said he wonders whether gingrich has the focus and discipline to be president. and the magazine "national review" a long-time conservative leader of conservative thought said that the republican party might be blowing a golden opportunity to gain the white house back, if they nominate newt gingrich. erica? >> not mincing words there, dean. some more endorsements coming in this morning, correct? >> that's right, the governor of south carolina nikki haley is apparently going to back mitt romney's candidacy for the white house. and that has three significant points. she is the governor. so, that brings a lot of political workers to bear for romney. secondly, she's a favorite of the tea party and the tea party wing of the republican party has not really connected with romney

before now. and the third thing is, it's another example of how the republican party establishment really has a problem with the idea of newt gingrich being the nominee. erica? >> dean reynolds in sioux city this morning, dean, thanks. for more, bring in chief washington correspondent and host of "face the nation" bob schieffer. the establishment doesn't like gingrich for some reasons but still carrying the front running baton, did he carry it well last night? >> he certainly at the very least held his own. i think this nikki haley endorsement in south carolina is very significant because that is, it's the tea party that doesn't like mitt romney and that's where his big problem is and the problems with mitt romney is why we have these anybody but romney candidates coming up. she's coming up in south carolina where gingrich has the substantial lead in the polls. i think, in some ways, i don't know how much endorsements count, but that might be as

important as what happened in iowa last night. >> is this perhaps a showing especially give on the fact that she is loved by the tea party in many ways and mitt romney is gaining some ground and each one that has risen, they find reasons. >> it might and might not, i have never been convinced how important endorsements are, but they certainly don't hurt. but, i mean this whole thing, that who in america anybody who follows american politics or anybody in american politics would have thought at this point that newt gingrich would be holding the substantial leads in the polls. just nobody thought about that and i think there are a lot of republicans. i hear a lot of talk in washington, is this for real and could he actually get the nomination? a lot of people are convinced that he might. and they're not, they're worried about that. >> but there was a little bit of shift in tactic, maybe not tactic, mitt romney started to speak a little more openly and started to attack newt gingrich

a little bit more but last night the attacks from romney were about president obama moving back to territory where he was. is it maybe romney doesn't seem as a threat any more because of some of those comments? >> i think that is a significant observation. clearly, the romney people made a strategic decision this week that they had to start going after romney. you saw jan crawford's interview where romney was talking about that gingrich is not a reliable conservative and all that kind of thing. and he said that in other interviews, as well. but perhaps what he's trying to do is not saying that in debates to try to hold himself above the battle in the debate, but make sure that gets out and that idea is planted. but, you know, clearly, they're worried about newt gingrich, there's no question about that. it's right now, i think it probably is a two-man race right now. although, jeff, you know, out in iowa. >> that is what i was going to ask you about.

>> a significant amount of support for ron paul. he just has a lot of support out there. >> he made some noise last night. >> i think it is kind of interesting to see if he should wind up second who winds up third and that won't look all that great, i don't think. >> if romney's not third in iowa then, problems. >> i thing gingrich and romney finish one-two out there in any order, then i think they are the frontrunners. if one of them, especially if gingrich should fall behind ron paul, that could hurt him. but who knows. i mean, nothing that any of us thought was going to happen is going to happen. who knows what the fallout is going to be. >> at the very least, it seems that anybody but romney candidates have been exhausted at this point. it would seem there's no one else who could step forward. >> yeah, i think that's probably right. >> even ron paul, let's say ron paul did finish second in iowa, realistical realistically, though, he has a lot of support, but on a national level, is that something that could really carry him to the nomination. ? >> i don't think there is any

way ron paul will get the nomination, but if he finishes ahead of somebody, he could hurt that person. >> and if he runs on his own after the fact -- >> that is what they're all worried about that that third party might come up, as when ross perot ran and bill clinton was elected. >> bob, always nice to have you here with us in person. thanks for stopping by. >> thank you. and, of course, more bob this weekend. >> yes on "face the nation." latest on campaign 2012. soon going to an hour long. more on that. more from bob, a very special treat coming up here in just a couple minutes. this morning, there is another court hearing in the penn state sex abuse case. two former officials there are accused of perjury in connection with the alleged attacks by jerry sandusky. >> an important i witness who is set to tell his story at today's hearing and armen keteyian.

good morning. >> this would barely attract any attention, certainly nationally. the reason it has, the person that is expected to testify, former assistant football coach, mike mcqueary. since the sandusky scandal first broke five weeks ago, mike mcqueary has steadfastly refused to discuss what he saw on friday night, march 1st, 2002. >> this process has to play out, i just don't have anything else to say. >> reporter: that process will almost certainly play out today in a harrisburg courtroom. mcqueary was a 28-year-old graduate assistant when according to a grand jury report, he informed penn state athletic director tim curley and gary schultz that he saw a naked boy estimated to be ten years old being subjected to intercourse by sandusky in his football facility shower. joe amendola told cbs news his client shower would the young boy, but no sexual contact. >> jerry says absolutely not, it

never occurred. he was in the shower with the boy after working out, which was his routine. >> reporter: curley and schultz said mcqueary witnessed conduct he called inappropriate and schultz testified was not that serious. both men were later indicted on perjury charges, leading to today's preliminary hearing. as the key witness in the case involving dozens of sex abuse charges against sandusky, mcqueary has increasingly found himself the target of personal attacks, particularly from amendola. >> so, what's his motive? i don't know, we'll find out. we have enough inconsistencies at this point to totally wipe him off of our case. >> reporter: credibility will undoubtly be an issue with attorneys for schultz and curley. mcqueary is not ready to back down. ready to tell his story, if necessary, from beginning to end. >> the hearing will start at 9:00 a.m. and, jeff, it is unclear what other witnesses may be called. >> armen, thank you very much.

terrell brown has some of the other news headlines that we're following on this friday. russian custom officials say this morning they see some radio active material at a moscow airport that was found in the luggage of a passenger bound for iran. it exceeded normal radiation levels by 20 times. japan's fukushima plant is no longer leaking substantial amounts of radiation. the japanese government announced this morning that the plant is stable. three plant reactors melted down after the march 11th stsunami ad a 12-mile zone around the facility will remain off limits. washed ashore in washington state and buoys with japanese markings are the first that could be identified as coming from the tsunami in japan. it's believed the debris field the size of california is headed to our west coast and may reach shore some time over the next year. a $250 million settlement was announced this morning.

bp will be paid by the maker of the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil spewing. the money will go into the $20 million fubd. the crew of the russian fishing boat that is taking on water may have to wait days for help. there are 32 crew members onboard the sparta. the ship is listing 13 degrees surrounded by ice and high seas. for now they're safe and throwing cargo overboard to try to lighten the load. a russian probe is expecting to come crashing back to earth

this morning, senator john mccain is in a war of words with a presidential candidate, not unusual for the 2008 republican nominee, but this time his opponent is in russia. >> that part is a little bit more unusual. current prime minister vladimir putin is running, again, for his old job and mccain has been on twitter. good morning. >> erica, jeff, good morning to you. this whole thing started when secretary of state hillary clinton criticized russia's parliamentary process and senator john mccain took it a

step further and putin fired back and either sides appears to be backing down. amid russia's massive protests and vladimir putin's weakening power, arizona senator john mccain admits he picked a fight with the embattled prime minister tweeting last week, "dear vlad, the arab spring is coming to a neighborhood near you." did you giggle at all when you sent that out? >> sure, you have to have a sense of humor. >> reporter: mccain expected a reaction, but not the bizarre personal attacks putin delivered thursday. mr. mccain was imprisoned in vietnam, he said. they put him in a hole for several years. anyone would go insane. back on twitter, mccain played it coy. dear vlad, is it something i said? >> i just think it's a little strange that, obviously, the leader and one of the world's largest and most powerful countries who would worry about what john mccain says, i have a pretty high opinion of myself,

but not quite to that level. >> reporter: both the obama and bush administrations have had policies to reset ties between the u.s. and russia. president bush famously said that he found putin to be trustworthy when he looked the man in the eye and got a sense of his soul. mccain's view, quite different as he explained during his 2008 run for president. >> i looked into mr. putin's eyes and i saw three letters. a k, a g and a b. >> reporter: he believes he'll ultimately have to reform or get out of the way. >> this is, in some ways, amusing, but also i think it's an indication that he's deeply concerned about these demonstrations. >> reporter: now, we did reach out to the russian embassy for further comment. we were told the prime minister spoke on tv and they will be saying nothing more. in march, putin will, once again, run for president. erica, jeff, back to you. >> it is fascinating stuff. whit, thanks. still ahead this morning, the anniversary of the arab

spring. the first protests a year ago igniting a democratic revolution that not many predicted. plus, the so-called barefoot bandit set for a guilty plea that could leave him locked up for a number of years. just how long? we'll tell you that. we'll ask whether he deserves it. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. top

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good morning. well, we are doing well so far for this friday morning commute. not too bad out there. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's busy. you can see traffic stacking up in all lanes but it's only backed up to the first

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♪ welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill along with jeff glor. the one-year anniversary of the arab spring which swept across the middle east, mass protests spread by social media leading to the collapse of one man rule in tunisia, egypt, libya. >> it's not over yet, we'll look at where the region stands one year into this revolution and where it might go flext. before we get to that, international crime spree brought him online notoriety and a nickname, the barefoot bandit. he goes before a judge to find out how long he will be locked up for. john blackstone is just north of seattle. john, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. well, later this morning this

smalltown courthouse colton harris moore, the barefoot bandit is expected to plead guilty to a long string of breakbrea break-ins and burglaries. his two-year run began on the specific northwest and ended on another island thousands of miles away. harris moore was captured in the bahamas in the summer of 2010 after crashing a stolen airplane. by that time, he has become famous on the internet as the teenage thief police just couldn't catch. a facebook page dedicated to him had some 90,000 followers. but to many on rural island where he grew up north of seattle, his fame is undeserved. >> he is a crook. he cheated people and he robbed from people and then to give him some kind of fame, some kind of notoriety like he's a hero, totally wrong. >> reporter: some of his break-ins were captured on

security cameras, but by the time police got there. he disappeared into the woods. local newspaper reporter jackson holtz has been following harris moore since his first brush of the law at 15. now, hoelts has written a book and suggests that barefoot bandit, now 20, wasn't really a master criminal. >> criminals don't leave behind evidence and he left a slew of evidence behind. >> reporter: including taking his own photo sometimes. >> yeah, so, now famously colton took self-portraits of himself that police recovered on a stolen camera. >> reporter: but posted by his fans on the internet, those smiling photos helped create a myth which then grew with the airplanes. although harris moore had never taken a flying lesson, he stole at least five planes and crashed each one. >> he learned how to take off pretty well and landing was a different story. >> reporter: holtz says there's another less romantic side to harris moore's life.

>> a lot of domestic violence and he grew up in a troubled environment and a troubled life. >> reporter: some are hoping the judge will take that into consideration before passing a sentence that could be as long as ten years. >> some counseling. something to help the guy get another start in life. >> reporter: keep a close eye on him at the same time, i would guess. >> put your arm around him. >> reporter: but others say trouble at home is no

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there are new anti-government protests in syria, egypt and new anti-protests that began one year ago this weekend. hard to believe it's been a year. >> seriously. began small but sparked a prodemocracy wave that spread throughout the middle east transforming now at least eight countries as elizabeth palmer reports.

>> reporter: more protests, this was a revolution. it swept across the arab world, powered by the pent up anger of millions who were suddenly no longer afraid. >> it's been the most unfortunate period in the history of the arab people throughout the 20th century and into this century. this demonstrated their ability to get brutal dictatorship through several uprisings. >> reporter: those civil uprisings became a tsunami. ro roaring for freedom. first in tunisia and then nearby in the region's most populous country, egypt. ring by the army, the police push back, this is the only place in egypt where there is true freedom of expression. the strong man like egypt's

hosni mubarak fought back, but video of the abuse went viral, thanks to computer savvy young activists. those camel riders sent galloping in to protest in tahrir square were the desperate call of a faltering regime and so was the decision in late january to fly fighter jets over the crowd. i don't know if you can hear me, those are f-16 aircraft. >> reporter: one by one the dictators fell. mubarak ended up sick behind bars. forced to flee the country and moammar gadhafi in libya was caught by armed rebels after 42 years of iron rule and his corpse put on public display. in the oil-rich monarchies of the golf, especially bahrain.

which so far anyway has saved the jobs of the royal heads of state, but even they have had to make concessions. >> again, it's a matter of time. opposition is ruthlessly suppressed in bahrain and else where in the gulf region. but i think the voices of decent will increase and it's going to be very difficult to maintain the political order. >> reporter: after the week of extraordinary violence leading up to these elections, there was some speculation that people would be too afraid to turn up and vote, but clearly not. in egypt and tunisia this fall, elections went smoothly. the big winners, religious parties, including the muslim brotherhood. its payoff for years of underground grassroots organizing. >> this is the most brotherhood coming out party. this is the moment they're waiting for for such a long time and all the evidence suggests

that they're going to dominate the results. so, for them, there's a kind of confidence and a calmness about what is going on now. >> reporter: confidence and calm not shared by western governments, as they try to calculate the fallout for this seismic shift. it's really too early to tell, but we do know some of the muslim politicians elected are fundamentalists. the majority, though, are moderates and they say they are committed to democracy. >> i think political islam has been evolving and also multi-facetted. we call it talk of islamist view. so, yes, what was seen emerged now is a political islam that is very much part and parcel of the democratization process. >> reporter: the revolution that began almost a year ago isn't over. these days, shaky cell phone video from syria shows yet another arab dictatorship trying to put down an uprising.

the u.n. says over 5,000 civilians have been killed so far, as president assad, one of the last strongmen in the region clings to power through violence. you have to wonder if he's been watching the news. now, as i said in my story, this thing is far from over and there's big worry around the world that what looks like a push for democracy at the moment could evolve into serious instability and maybe even pockets of civil war. erica? >> that's a concern, of course, around the world. this has had also a very significant impact on the united states and u.s. relations in the region, correct? >> definitely. the state department is having now to build new relationships with the whole new generation of power brokers, which is hard work. one thing we can say for sure this seismic shift is going to put measure on and complicate u.s. support for israel. erica? >> elizabeth palmer in baghdad

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we hear about ongoing wars and the threat of terrorism and seems like a surprise to hear someone say this is the most peaceful era in history. >> it does feel like a bit of a surprise. harvard professor steven pinker explains his controversial theory in his new book "the better angels of our nature." >> it's a world of 7 billion people and violence certainly hasn't gone down to zero and what the news media do, they cover the violence wherever it

occurs. all of the parts of the world that are far bloodier than they are now, there aren't camera crews there filming the people who aren't dying of violence, just old age. if you don't look at the numbers, you get a misinterpretation. >> with each generation you have better access to communication and information. >> absolutely. not only can we send a helicopter with a film crew to any trouble spot in the world but now anyone with a cell phone, they can broadcast color footage of bloodshed wherever it occurs so we are very aware of it. >> you say we are no longer obsessed with a culture of honor. what does that mean? >> this is the idea that to be a man, you have to retaliate against any insult with violence and that is the way you defend yourself. now it makes a lot of sense in an environment that by anarchy, you can't dial 911, you can't press a lawsuit. it's only a reputation for

toughness that prevents you from being a bunpunching bag and sometimes it can be carried over and if people have to defend themselves with their fists or guns. >> stalin, hitler, ma l. >> there were violent decades of the 20th sentry and earlier centuries as well. the european war and there were bloody episodes. the 20th century, of course, has a hundred years and the second half of the 20th century has been unusual in how little war fare there has been. the old fashioned sense of two armies fighting on a battlefield and if you look at rate of death in war fare since world war ii it's a jagged trajectory downward. >> the tale of your book is "the better angels of our nature."

what are the better angels? >> i stole the phrase from abraham lincoln. the parts of human nature that pull us away from violence. this long debate are humans basically violent or peaceful? the answer, of course, is both. the parts of human nature that pull us away from violence are better angles including things like self-control. if you're insulted maybe you count to ten instead of whipping out your dagger. empathy, you feel other people's pain. reason. in instead of thinking of every contest is something you have to win, you think, well, how can we both get out of this and solve the problem of the contest we are now in, instead of prevailing at all costs? >> great to have you here. >> thank you. >> thanks for coming by. >> professor steven pinker, thank you very much. >> you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,

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b-s five... i'm grace lee. former baseball star barry s good morning. time for news headlines. former baseball star barry bonds is sets to be sentenced today for obstruction of justice. he could get probation, home confinement or more than a year in prison. cbs 5 will bring you all the details after the sentence is handed down about 11:00 this morning is when it's scheduled to happen. san jose police are investigating an officer- involved shooting on the city's east side. it happened last night just before midnight at irwin way and waverly avenue. investigators say the man acted in a threatening manner to several officers. at least one officer opened fire killing the suspect. some oakland city council members are determined to prevent future protests from shutting down the port of oakland. they are taking action. the city council committee voted unanimously to move

forward with an urgent resolution. it would give police more leeway in enforcing laws regarding trespassing as well as obstruction of traffic. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up.

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had to clean that up. and as you can see, it's definitely slow in the area as you make your way towards highway 92 and the san mateo bridge. if you are commuting towards the san mateo bridge, bridge traffic itself all across the span looks great. they just reopened lanes southbound 101 at university avenue. we had an accident there blocking at least one lane but unfortunately, it's still backed up along the peninsula. so 280 might be a better choice. the bay bridge we are doing great. metering lights are on. "friday light" behind the pay gates. lawrence has weather. >> skies mostly clear, a couple of patches of fog outside breaking up quickly. you can see a hint of the fog at the golden gate. but we are working on a gorgeous day outside. and it will be beautiful sunshine into the afternoon. temperatures going to be a little warmer than yesterday. plan on 50s and also some 60s. and here's the good news. this weekend if you have plans, should be a fantastic weekend. no threat of any rainfall at all. dry through the next seven days.

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♪ to have the hour >> top of the hour, and, boy, if that's not going to make you want to get up and start your day, i don't know what will. maybe jeff glor will. welcome back to the top of the hour. >> it's nice of you to say that. it's also friday. >> we love friday. >> yes, we do. >> i just have to add, you're going to need a -- good thing it's friday. >> i flustered you. >> an inspiring singer-song wrirlt battling a disease that could soon take her hearing away, but thanks to the make a wish foundation annie heath got to meet her favorite singer. she's also a favorite of "the

early show". turns out they have a lot in common, and we're going to bring you their story just ahead. very cool stories. also ahead here, former education secretary bill bennett is in studio and a new book. the conservative talk radio show host says too many men do not know how to be men. he say why men are falling short and why tim tebow might be the ideal role model. >> first, we have the latest on a serial killer mystery in long island. it's something we've been covering here on "the early show", and on tuesday police found the apparent remains of a new jersey prostitute who disappeared now a year and a half ago. >> the search for that woman has led to the discovery of ten other bodies. 48 hours correspondent erin moriarti joins. she's been following the story. >> if not for shana gilbert, police might not have known that there's at least one serial killer on the loose in long island targeting six workers, but no one could find shannon. until this week.

>> reporter: it took more than 18 months and massive efforts by man and machine, but police on new york's long island this week think they finally found shannon gilbert, a 23-year-old woman missing since may 2010. >> we have this day at approximately 9:14 a.m. located a set of skeletal remains. >> reporter: gilbert was the catalyst for what has become long island's largest homicide investigation. late last year police searching for her stumbled instead upon the bodies of four other women. more searches led to more bodies. ten in all. the police commissioner richard dormer voiced what everyone feared. >> we're looking at that we could have a serial killer. >> shannon gilbert, a new jersey escort vanished after making a panicked 911 call and running from a client's home in a beach front debate community. the client is not a suspect

because the other victims were also linked to the six trade. gilbert's family feared she had become number 11. investigators criticized for not acting fast enough when shannon gilbert first disappeared continued to search for her until tuesday morning. >> i got the word. they said we found her. we believe it's her. >> reporter: the body believed to be gilbert's was found in a marshy area just a half mile from where she disappeared, leading investigators to they're rise that she simply drowned. >> she went into that area that night hysterical, upset, overcome by the elements, and she expired. >> reporter: friends and family refused to believe that. they say the 911 call and the fact that her clothing and purse were found far from her remains suggests foul play. >> we'll wait until an autopsy is performed to know for sure

what happened to her. >> reporter: whatever an autopsy determines, it's a tragic end for a young woman who once hoped to be a singer. shannon gilbert sparked an investigation and for a brief moment caught our attention. >> the truth is we may never know exactly what did happen to shannon gilbert after this much time, the medical examiner may not be able to exactly pinpoint the cause of death. i mean, the body, if that is, in fact, her has been out 18 months. >> you point out in your piece of how her family is convinced that she could be one of the victims. they talk about the 911 call. they talk about the placement that things are found. investigators are not convinced. why is that? why is there -- >> why are they so convinced she is not? >> number one, even i don't believe she's number 11. i don't think she's a victim of the serial killer, but she could have been murdered because she was afraid of something that night. >> sure. >> i think the investigators say why she's not the 11th, for obvious reasons, her body was

found under very different circumstances. at least four of the bodies of the serial killer's victims of the serial killer were wrapped in burlap. they were dismembered. that was not the way shannon gilbert's remains were found, but it is, i think, a little irresponsible for the police to say she absolutely drowned before there has even been an autopsy come back. >> ten seconds here, any closer at this point, investigators, to finding the serial killer? >> clearly not, because the dormer -- police commissioner dormer said to me it's one serial killer, and then yesterday the prosecutor said it's more than one. i think that says a lot. >> it does. we'll be learning more, of course, this weekend. nice to have you with us. aaron's full report on long island's serial killer airs tomorrow night on "48 hours mystery." that's right here on cbs. >> more headlines over at the news desk. terrell, good morning. >> good morning to you. the white house announces the winners for this year's race to the top in education program.

nine states will share the $500 million in grant money. they're washington, california, minnesota, ohio, north carolina, maryland, delaware, rhode island, and massachusetts. later today congress is expected to vote on an 11th hour $1 trillion budget deal. if ratified, the spending agreement keeps the government from shutting down at midnight. democrats signed on after house republicans dropped restrictions on travel and sending money to cuba. negotiators are still working on an extensive payroll tax cut, but a deal is expected on that as well. it's the end of the road for the ford ranger. the falling sales, could it be the last ranger that will roll off the line at the ford plant in st. paul today, and with that the plant will shut down. it's been open since 1925. it's built more than six million vehicles. company officials say many of the 800 workers were transferred to other facilities. a huge bear thought he found the perfect place to spend

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author and author and talk show host been it believes we have a problem in our society. men don't know what it means to be a man. you've been saying that for a while. >> only when i talk to you. >> yeah. >> the former education secretary has written a book of man focussing on traditional qualities like honor, duty, and integrity. bill bennett joins us this morning. nice to have you with us. >> i was interested in your previous guest, and he has good things to say about honor, but it still matters. >> very important to you, and very important in what you see as a measure of a man. how are men failing nowadays? >> in almost every way. achievement, ambition, education. we've flipped with the women. somebody said, you know, you go,

girl, and they went. they did it. they've done great. they've done terrific, but men are falling behind. the best evidence is, again, the stat it'sics in terms of men work and getting married. men not even seeking -- >> can we just basically -- >> numbers, by the way. >> so the marriage numbers are in 1960, 72% of men were married. today it's 51%. >> yeah. >> do you think that's significant? >> that is significant. i think it's the commitment. culture has changed. boys used to be raised with the expectation that someday they would have to provide for a woman and children. they don't have that expectation anymore. women can provide for themselves. so there's a cultural signal that's changed. nevertheless, if you look at the culture and you look at the condition of men, and you talk to women, now is the most interesting thing about this book. the response i've gotten from women. you know, i'm a conservative guy. people, i thought, would say, well, this is -- this old-fashioned stuff. women have said you don't know the half of it. guys living in their basement.

guys playing video games. guys who cannot measure up. guys who cannot make a commitment. there's a lot of that. that's a problem. >> so where is -- you talked about the shift in cultural normz and women doing more and women providing more for themselves and not needing to be taken care of. but is there more to it than that? there has to be. >> i think it's a big part of it. you don't have men in the lives of children. boys don't learn what it is to be a man. imitation, you point out, and you see it. a lot of people, neuropsychologists think that there's a problem with drugs. not illegal drugs, necessarily, which used to be my job, but -- >> prescription drugs. >> ritalin, all the adoral. you have a lot of drugged up kids. it may make for passivity in boys in ways we don't like. >> tim tebow, good role model? >> sure, absolutely. i mean, why do people want to -- why do the detroit lions want to make fun of tim tebow? >> well -- >> i'm sure. >> other people do. he seems to be a lightning rod. >> no, he is, and, look, i think

in fairness and honesty, if he were a muslim, people wouldn't be criticizing him. they would be deathly afraid to criticize him. it would not be politically correct, and they might fear for his lives. because he is a christian, a public professing christian, he is fair game to be criticized. he also, by the way, doesn't mind it much. >> speaking of criticism, you have been critical of newt gingrich, the debate last night. you talk about people being real men. you have been rather critical of newt gingrich. is he a real man? >> i think i tried to be fair. well, you take a man that's -- he did a lot of good. did push bill clinton aside, did get the contract for america. his life has been up and down. there's been a lot of mistakes there. i think he is now answering for them, feeling the heat in iowa. i think, by the way, the biggest thing is not the marriages. that's over. that debate is over. the biggest thing is this money from fannie mae and freddie mac. that's a big problem. >> you didn't say whether you

thought he was a real man or not. >> i don't know him well enough. i think he is a mixed blessing. >> good for the republican party, because a lot of people say, gee, we don't want him to be our guy. >> yeah, well, again, historically he has been good for the republican party. whether he would be a good president, i don't know. he has to be the smartest guy in the room. sometimes he is the smartest guy in the room. i want this debate to be about newt. i don't want it to be about whether newt is reliable or not. i want it to be about the big issue. >> bill bennett, always good to see you, sir. >> can i say something about christopher hitchens? >> really quickly. >> he was left. i was right. we had great debates, and i hope as the big atheist he was, he is in for a big surprise. >> thank you, bill. >> nice to have you here. thanks again. >> rest in peace. >> just ahead, she dreamed of a duet with her favorite singer and the make a fish folks are making that dream come true. their story is just ahead. ure watching "the early show" on

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debilitating disease, multiple tumors, one in each ear, that could soon take her hearing. ♪ >> i think the reality of the fact she would wake up one day and put on her headphones and hear nothing was devastating. so what do you do as a parent? you just hold your child and you cry with them, you know. it was like a mourning process. >> knowing that there was a little bit of an expiration date, i guess, that was kind of the final push. >> reporter: three years ago she pushed herself to write songs and play the guitar, drawing inspiration from one of her role models, indy pop artist in grid michaelson. her music has been featured on popular tv shows. ♪ take me the way i am ♪

>> reporter: and commercials. ♪ i just want to be okay be okay be okay ♪ >> reporter: in grid's storytelling style inspired andi to tell the story of her own life. thanks to the make-a-wish foundation, andyii's wish to me and play music with her idol is about to come true in williamsburg. >> hi, andi. hi, i'm ingrid. nice to meet you. >> i'm shell shocked still. >> by me? my magnificent presence shell shocked you? >> yes. >> reporter: back stage andi plays one of her songs. ♪ grab your girl hold her tight ♪ >> that was so sweet. >> thank you. >> then they sing together. ingrid's very first song that andi fell in love with.

♪ my first love >> reporter: as it turns out, music isn't the only thing these two have in common. >> what's your favorite color. >> my favorite color green. >> me, too. what's your favorite kind of cookie. >> chocolate chip cookie. >> me, too. i tried being a vegetarian? >> so did i. nice to meet you. thank you for playing your music. >> reporter: the dream fulfilled not just for andi but her entire family. >> the wish means a lot because i feel like we never would have been able to provide this for andrea. to have the opportunity to see her laughing and happy. >> we want to ask andi to come up and sing a song with us before we finish the soundcheck. what song do you want to sing? >> i don't know. >> preferably one of mine.

♪ i love the way you hold me baby ♪ >> i think it's just been absolutely so much more than i could ever have hoped it would be. ♪ you take me the way i am ♪ ♪ you take me the way i am ♪ [ applause ] >> ingrid michaelson was so impressed with her talent they put two songs on itunes. she'll get to record an album as part of this wish. if you would like to help grant wishes like andi's, it's really easy to do. stop by a believe station at a local macy's and write a letter to santa. for each letter macy's will donate a dollar, up to a million dollars for the foundation. so far this season macy's has already received 805,000 letters. that's more than $805,000 for the make-a-wish foundation.

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barry bonds happens at 11 a.m. this morni i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. sentencing of barry bonds happens at 11 a.m. this morning. he could get probation, home confinement or more than a year in prison. the former slugger was convicted in april of obstruction of justice for giving ee vasive testimony to a grand jury other steroids use. a memorial service for a toddler shot in oakland. the 23-month-old was hit in the head by a hall of gunfire last month. he died on friday after being taken off life support. police have not arrested anyone for the shooting. the city of berkeley is increasing pressure on "occupy" campers with threats of more arrests and citations. city leaders are concerned about the crime, the drugs as well as dogs biting people at the encampment.

it is at civic center park. one councilman wants to start issuing stay-away orders to troublemakers. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,

good morning. we have an accident right around the dublin interchange. now, it is going against the commute. the eastbound lanes of 580 it's hard to tell, they just cancelled the traffic alert but there is still some flashing lights and activity there off to the shoal.

so they just reopened lanes within the last 10 minutes or so. again, this is eastbound 580 right there by el charro. there was a traffic alert in effect that was cancelled. westbound 580 busy but moving okay. elsewhere, let's check of this accident, northbound 680 approaching stone valley road. there is an accident there blocking one lane so it's a slow ride out of alamo heading towards walnut creek. at the bay bridge, metering lights are on, problem-free and delay-free all morning. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> looking good now. still cold around the bay area. chilly temperatures, the fog dissipated a bit and looking good toward the beach right now. a little chilly toward the water. the water temperature probably warmer than the air right now. numbers by the afternoon in the 50s and 60s. we'll see plenty of sunshine all around the bay area. even out at the beaches, looking good. next couple of days, high pressure builds in overhead. looking great for the weekend if you have plans. lots of sunshine coming our way. maybe a few more clouds as we head into the middle of the next week. right now, though, no rain in sight.

welcome back to "the early show" on a friday morning, everyone. i'm jeff glor along with erica hill. chris wragge is off this morning. 575, baby. poetry for pedestrians here in new york city in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. yeah. good. you're seeing haiku poetry

offering a safety message and also a little bit of humor at the same time. some very cool sign. we'll tell you all about that coming up. >> also ahead, the award season off to a pretty exciting start in hollywood. nominations for the goeltden globes from the screen actor guild nominations came out this week. we brought you those. movies like the silentfully "the artist" and the summertime hit "the help" getting a lot of attention. the oscars race just ahead. >> how about oscar predictions? those nominations come out next month, and a little preview. >> first, here today it might be the number one on-line shopping day of the year. bigger than cyber monday because it's free shipping day. >> more than 2,000 on-line retailers are participating, but you may have to read the fine print. there's always a catch. here to help us find the catch, personal finance expert regina lewis. so do they really think that with this promotion of free shipping day and so many

different retailers said this could be a bigger on-line shopping day than cyber monday, which was huge this year. >> 2010 as a proxy. cyber monday was a $1 billion on-line day. free shipping was $942 million. cyber monday drew 16% blsh free shipping day 61%. perhaps the best indicator of all is project beinging they will have a record day on monday at shipping 17 million packages in their 40 years. essentially what we're buying today we're going to ship on monday. >> is it the real deal? >> you do have to read the fine print, remembering if i'm one of those 2,000 retailers, all i have to do is have one item that ships free to qualify to be part of free shipping day. >> this is the other thing, too. that's part of the fine print. make sure everything is shipping for free. how much of it is a promotion that we're so used to getting free shipping on so many things. >> we are, ut but the clock is running out. it really does start happen. come monday and tuesday is standard shipping goes away. if i'm an etailor right now, but

have i to pay the fedex and upss of the world. a lot of money i'm less likely to absorb that. >> who is doing it today, and what should we be looking out for here? >> a lot of the big names. everybody you can think of. best buy, macy's. 2,000 retailers. almost every website. there are cavats. the first one is meeting a minimum spending threshold. $100. if you have two $50 items to buy, you are better off finding one site where you can make that purchase so you do meet the threshold. >> the website -- you put things in your cart, and they say some of them ship free and some don't. watch out for that. that means you'll have to pay a little bit of shipping. also, non-sale merchandise. non-sale merchandise may be the only thing that ships free. >> the prices may not be the best today. one of the things that happens when people are offered free shipping is they tend to spend more. in fact, it's estimated 90% of people when you throw free shipping say i'll spend more on

the item. it also takes out the hurdle of something called abandoned shopping carts where you run into free shipping and then people quit. i talked to a couple of different etailors who say discounts 30% off today. they could go up. you have to look at the total cost. >> take into account what it would cost you if you bought it later to ship it again here. >> yeah. so you might not get it on sale today, but you get the free shipping. you might get it on sale tomorrow but without the free shipping. >> virginia lewis -- >> i like it. i have a lot of work to do. >> this show is over. i have a list and i'm getting some free shipping. >> good. hustle. >> always nice to see you. thank you. but i'm reading the fine print too. >> terrell brown is at the news desk with another check of the headlines delivered free every day. >> absolutely. >> good morning to you both. mitt romney picked up the endorsement of south carolina government nicki haley this morning. hail yea is a tea party favorite. her endorsement carries weight in that critical state, and last night's debate in iowa romney phobinged his attacks on president obama and michelle

bachmann accused gingrich of raking in big bucks from giant freddie mac. >> he was taking $1.6 million for senior republicans to keep the scam going in washington d.c. that's absolutely wrong. >> gingrich, the former speaker of the house, was quick to shoot down bachmann's claim. >> what she said is it factually not true. i never lobbied under any circumstance. >> gingrich, who was atop the polls in iowa, said he never changed his positions because of money, and favored breaking up freddie mac. >> christopher hitchens was an essayist for ""vanity fair"" and wrote the book "god is not great," and he i had died of complications from esophagus cancer. eye that's him up front in

the black coat there racing out of a courthouse in queens, new york, trying to evade reporters after he was arraigned yesterday. he was taken into custody on la guardia airport after showing security a locked gun box. in it there was a pistol and 19 cartridges

if you're tired of waiting in line, here's the good news. you can now visit him from the comfort of your own home and cia counter space. >> santa going high-tech. showing a list of santa sites on-line. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of people know norad where you can track santa. for those not familiar -- >> they help santa. >> yes. >> i mean, you keep seeing him

here. >> norad is another aabbreviation for the north american aerospace defense command, and they've been tracking santa since the 1950s. now with google earth it makes it easier for you to log on christmas eve and see where he is when he hits midnight at different parts of the world. >> which is important. that's a reminderer too that it's getting close for you to go to bed. if you don't go to bed -- >> santa can't stop in. >> he cannot stop in. some of the other things are really neat. the other thing for kids, waiting in line may be rough, but also some kids are kind of scared to maybe go sit on sanity why's lap. kids can skype with santa now. >> santa is on skype. it's when you have two web cams and have a live conversation on-line, and he has a little help. he is very busy right now. sometimes different sponsorships will help him set up those appointments, but, like, for example one in a resort in florida has santa talking to kids from wednesday and friday

4:00 to 5:00 p.m., and you can make an appointment. although it's getting kind of close to christmas. it might be hard to get an appointment at this point. >> it's really his busy season. he is tweeting. >> i'm sure the elfs help with the twitter too. >> he has an official santa twitter account. >> that's nice of him. what should you buy mrs. claus? >> i don't know. >> is santa on facebook? >> of course, he is. he has to keep that naughty and nice book totally accurate, and he has -- >> he can look through a long list of friends to make sure. >> there are also different apps can put on your smartphone if you parents have smartphones that can help your kids interact with santa as well. >> of course. santa has apps. i think his elves are getting better at programming now because it helps a parent connect with the north pole. you can send a at thes message

or a phone call to a particular boy and girl. >> you can check out. there's the holiday hotline that my sister gave me the number years ago. my son knows all about it. every once in a while we'll check in with the holiday hotline, and santa asks about him, and this would be easier for us to stay in contact with santa and let him know how our kids are doing. >> does he know -- >> parents have to call. >> he is also on youtube. >> santa is on youtube? >> santa has a youtube channel. >> what kind of things is he telling kids? >> his elves are there for anyone that puts the hash tag 02 santa. he is making it out with the helping of a marketing company. >> he is a busy guy. busier than ever. >> unbleechbl. >> thank you very much. >> i'm going to follow him right now. moving from santa to the silver screen this week, many of this

year's biggest films picked up no, ma'am nags for the golden globe and screen actors guild awards. ♪ ♪ tropical heat wave ♪ >> you don't have a clue, do you? can't -- mom was cheating on you. >> oh, which of those films could be academy award nominees in january? jam cargill an entertainment writer for entertainment making sfleen with a list of his oscar front runners. we saw a couple of things there. so much that we should point out about the art irrelevantses from six golden globe no, ma'am nags yesterday, the little silent tlim that both critics and audiences love. what kind of a chance does this one have? >> it is the frontrunner, which is so fun to see. this is a movie that i saw at

the cannes film festival in may, and i have been talking all my friends' ears off about it since, and now it's exciting because they can all see it finally. it just opened thanksgiving. it definitely is the early frontrunner. it's not a done deal to win best picture at the oscars, but i think it's the one to put your money on right now. it's just such a delightful film. you have a smile on your face when you see it. >> let people discover it. >> so the artist is at the top right now. what's behind it? >> i think the descendants is also one that's going to get a lot of acclaim from the academy because people love the cast so much. it did get nominated for best cast at the screen actor guild awards. and the help and midnight in paris. those are definitely resonating with the people in the industry stri. >> it's a tough category this year. >> you never know who is going to win. i think warhorse, it will be a m that gets a lot of no, ma'am

nags and a lot of the technical cast. >> do you think that he will get one from the academy? >> i think he will get it. i think one thing about the golden globes is they're a totally separate group of 80-year-olds who vote on that, whereas the academy awards are more from the industry. steven speilberg is so revered. i can see him getting a nomination like woody allen who did get a golden globe nomination. >> ryan gosling is getting acclaim this year. we talked about the nominations. they may be surprising, but got a lot of attention. crazy stupid love, and then drive. >> yeah. >> a smaller movie that not know talked about, but i thought was amazing. >> from the broadcast -- best actor in a drama and comedy for crazy stupid lot of. i can't recall anyone getting three best actor nominations from critics groups from different manufactures in the same year. it's so impressive.

>> it's a different genre. you look at the true measure of an actor being able to, you know, be recognized in all these different roles. >> my fear is that because he has so many good performances, he might end up getting oscar nominated for none of them because i don't know if the academy will really kind of coless around one of those performances. i'm worried about the movie "drive" which has done very well in the critics awards. i'm want sure that the academy is going to go for that because it's pretty surprisingly violent. >> it definitely is. that's one thing to watch out for. plus, he can break up fights in soho. >> he is a superman. >> he is kind of -- i'm admitting it i'm a ryan gosling fan. >> albert knobs. >> that's a smaller film that you have to come out with zen e glen close, and they played women who had to pass as men in the 1800s in dublin in order to keep jobs. glen close's character albert nobs works out of a hotel. she's so -- it's such an amazing look. this is actually a character that glen close played on stage in new york 30 years ago.

>> oh, wow. >> it really stuck with her, and she co-wrote the screen play and produced the film. it's such an important project to her, and she got nominations from sag and the golden globes. snoo she's guaranteed an oscar nominations. >> oh, yes. >> beginners is also -- there's -- it's a smaumer movie, and a lot of people may not have heard of it, haven't seen it yet. >> beginners came out this summer, and christopher plumber, who you are looking at right here, he plays a man who after his wife dies decides to come out of the closet as a gay man at age 75. it's an amazing performances. he is a clear frontrunner for best supporting actor. it is on dvd. people who didn't get a chance to see it can check it out because it's a beautiful performance, a quirky film. there's a dog that talks in subtitles in the movie. it's fascinate and a lot of fun. really sweet. >> it's one of the dvds i have at home ready to go. >> good date movie. >> nice to see you. >> you too. >> just ahead, do you haiku? new york city department of transportation does. >> we're going to show you how

it's using poetry to protect

♪ new york has huge crowds during the holidays and with good reason. but that also gives city officials a major job of keeping the streets and the sidewalks safe. >> this year, the department of transportation decided to get creative and "the early show" contributor karen winter brill is here with that story. >> they did. i guess you could call it curbside poetry. new york city's d.o.t. is hoping it's catchy enough to get your attention. the holiday season marks the peak of tourism in new york city. streets are grid locked and the sidewalks become pedestrian traffic jams with an extra 4 million pairs of feet. >> it's mayhem out here. you can't cross the street.

you can't cross where you want to cross. you have to walk one block over and come back. hectic. >> you have to be very careful. you just go with the flow. >> everybody i see is a jaywalker! >> reporter: measures already in place to combat overcrowding, include relocating crosswalks to the middle of city blocks and barricades set up along sidewalks and plenty of police to direct foot traffic. now, this city, known for the art, is turning to poetry, to protect its pedestrians. >> car stops. bike lane. cyclists enter. unwanted door prize. >> reporter: it's ancient japanese rhythm most of us learned in elementary school. five syllables in the first and five in the second and five more. why use poetry specifically in a safety campaign? >> well, it's a great visual way. it's a great compelling way. a new way to get our messages across. >> reporter: as commissioner of new york's department of

transportation, jannette sadik-khan has been broadening the appeal of the city's walk ability. she has created pedestrian plazas and installed countdown signals at crosswalks and narrowed her focus to better street signs. >> we are 1.3 million street signs and ubiquitous and people don't look at them any more. >> we have so many signs. plenty of messages are point blank. this is an adjunct to those instructions. >> reporter: local artist john morse created the signs. >> my goal was to present something small, visual, and perhaps slightly offbeat that would catch their attention inside this crazy, large mix of what is going on the streets of new york. >> reporter: but in this city that is constantly on the move, few people appear to stop and take notice. did you notice the sign as you were walking by? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: you didn't? >> no. >> reporter: you walk in this

neighborhood a lot? did you notice this sign? this new sign? >> no, i did not see that. >> reporter: now that you've seen it, what do you think? >> i think that's great. >> us new yorkers are not paying attention to what we should be paying attention to. >> my aim is to reach the distracted pedestrian, the long pushing baby cart, the businessman who is working on his smart phone. >> we actually try everything we can to reduce traffic fatalities. we have 4,000 people that are seriously injured or killed on the streets of new york every year. we are doing everything we can to make our streets as safe as they can be so we continue to be the world class city that we are in the 21st century. >> these signs are now on 144 street corners thorough new york city. the campaign started two weeks ago and the response is positive. every sign counts when it comes to street safe and it's art too. in case you missed it.

>> jeff and i do that. bobby ghosh of "time" magazine started a sock campaign i started to them. . for the sock battle, glor is bringing his beloved bills, but bobby has got skills. >> you got socks? >> this is to -- these are the socks that she is talking about, by the way, there you go. awesome. i think yours is better than mine. mine was cbs news tweets, hit us up online today and merry christmas. >> i like that very much. >> i think the three of us have a future. you got the number to the d.o.t.? >> i'll get it to you. >> up next, next year? holiday, maybe we could rate cars. >> i'm in. i'm in. >> holiday highway coupe for hallmark? >> i don't know what i have left. >> i have given you people everything i have! >> you've given a lot, though.

it's a lot, a lot. >> we're done. >> i have to do some christmas shopping now. nice to se

in about two be sentenced in a f i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. in just about two hours from now, barry bonds will be sentenced in a federal court here in san francisco. the former giants slugger could get probation. he also could get home confinement or as much as a year in prison. this follows his conviction on obstruction of justice for ee vasive testimony to a grand jury about steroids use. the america's cup is sailing ahead. the san francisco planning commission has now approved a report on the environmental impact of the yacht race next summer. last night's 5-0 vote clears the way for construction on the waterfront, assuming the board of supervisors approves it next month. oakland officials have dismantled a floating "occupy" protest that became known as

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good morning. we'll start you once again with a live look near the dublin interchange. eastbound 580 at el charro a

traffic alert is gone. the accident is cleared. it was causing backups for a while through pleasanton. westbound 580 lighter than normal this morning heading out of the altamont pass. nimitz northbound 880 right there by the coliseum, it's close to the hesperian exit an accident blocking one lane. you can't see the accident in the camera but you can see the backup. so it is slow like that towards downtown oakland. at the bay bridge, though, things look great. metering lights are on. that's traffic. for your forecast, here lawrence. >> we have a lot of sunshine around the bay area now. patchy fog early on temperatures chilly. throughout the day going to be great. looking good from our mount vaca cam. plenty of sunshine there. and it's going to stick around all afternoon. and we're looking good especially same into the weekend. 50s and 60s as we head toward the latter part of the day. sunshine all the way to the beaches. and then the weekend looking dry as high pressure is sitting overhead. that will bring sunshine to both saturday and sunday, staying dry through the million of next week.