and don't get -- >> no. >> doesn't matter. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, a show of grace and control in north korea's capital as they lead the funeral. we'll have the latest. the presidential race takes a sharp turn. we'll hear more from the candidates six days before the caucuses. a bump in consumer confidence is more good news for businesses after a busy holiday shopping season. we'll look at the chances of an economic recovery in 2012. from jerry sandusky to casey anthony, a fascinating year in the courtroom. this year's defendants in the news early this wednesday morning december 28th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs

good wednesday morning, i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. good to have you with us this morning. the extraordinary scene in north korea at the funeral for dictator kim jong-il. >> even in his final farewell showed that same level of control. >> reporter: the funeral started at the memorial palace and then wound through the main thoroughfares for about 25 miles. a giant portrait of the smiling kim jong-il was carried by limousines and another car bore the coffin which was wrapped in a red flag. tens of thousands of north koreans, including the military stood in frigid snowy weather to pay their respects. even the skies were grieving this day. foreign delegations were shutout of the funeral, observers said

the extravagant spectacle was a replay of the ceremony held for the previous dictator back in 1994. then, as now, the event was aimed not just as paying homage to him but to thiz son and ensure a trouble-free. kim jong-un. north korean television showed him near the coffin dabbing tears with his handkerchief. >> reporter: the uncertain about the unprepared third generation of the dynasty takes the reins of this nuclear arm nation of 24 million. >> tomorrow north korea will honor him again at a national service. much louder and sharper as

the days tick off before next tuesday's all-important caucuses. >> newt gingrich lashed out at his rival mitt romney after he criticized the gingrich campaign foul up. dean reynolds covering the campaign in iowa. good morning. >> newt gingrich began this last week before the caucuses intent on concentrating on the economy. but he detoured along the way into a cat fight with mitt romney. gingrich is clearly still steaming from his failure to round up enough signatures to qualify for the primary in his home state of virginia. a gingrich aide said that felt as bad as pearl harbor. but when mitt romney heard that someone inflated analogy, he pounced. >> i think you compare that to pearl harbor. i think it's more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory.

so, i mean you got to get it organized. >> reporter: while it's bad enough for gingrich that a romney super pac is spending millions to deflate him -- >> has more baggage than the airline. >> reporter: being mocked clearly got under his skin. >> i'd love to have him say that to my face. i'd love him to have thecourage to back up his negative ads and back up the things the staff have been putting out. he wants to prove he can debate barack obama, he ought to have the courage to stand on the same stage as me. >> reporter: it's not just romney. gingrich is being attacked and clearly bothered by ron paul who gingrich dismissed tuesday as a serious candidate. >> i think the choice of ron paul or barack obama would be a very bad choice for america. >> would you run for third party candidate? >> it's not going to happen. he's not going to get the republican nomination. >> reporter: gingrich is now on a bus tour through iowa originally scheduled for 44 cities, the number has been cut in half. another sign that the man who

once looked like a run away winner here seems to be slowing down. a new fund-raising letter went out this week asking for a strong finishing kick here and a springboard to future contests. and money clearly is an issue with gingrich. listen to the words of that fund-raiseing letter. it said when we post a big number it will dispel the notion that this campaign doesn't have the resources necessary to compete nationally. erica? >> dean reynolds in iowa this morning, dean, thanks. also in iowa this morning. jan crawford who is traveling with the romney campaign. jan, good morning. >> well, good morning, chris. this is only romney's eighth visit to iowa this year. he's really downplayed expec expectations here. his campaign is seeing an opening as his competitors have gone up and right back down and romney has remained steady near the top. kicking off a big campaign swing

through iowa mitt romney kept his focus on barack obama. >> well mr. president, you've had your moment. we've seen the results. and now, mr. president, this is our time. >> reporter: but earlier in new hampshire, romney also took a shot at rival newt gingrich after reports the former house speaker praised romney's massachusetts health care plan before gingrich started running for president and criticizing romney's plan. >> i'm familiar with the fact that he supported the individual mandates in the past and was supportive of generally of them as the plan we had in massachusetts. >> reporter: with the commanding lead in new hampshire, romney today is getting on a bus in iowa for a three-day tour of the state and is making a final push for a strong finish. >> not exactly sure how this is all going to work out, but i think i'm going to get the nomination if we do the job right. >> reporter: another candidate looking to finish strong in iowa ron paul, now is feeling

the heat from some of his competitors. they focus on foreign policy and hit hard. >> ron paul wouldn't defend the united states of america in the event of a nuclear attack. >> hopefully folks take a good hard, second look before they cast a vote of putting someone in a position to be the left of president obama on national security as the nominee of our party. >> reporter: and staying somewhat above the fray texas governor rick perry also on a bus tour argued he was the true conservative. >> why would you settle for anything less than an authentic conservative who will fight for your views and values without apology? >> now, all these candidates will be crisscrossing the state this week meeting with voters and dropping in on diners coffee shops. then it's all in the hopes of a strong finish for the first state for voting in 2012. erica?

>> jan i'm going to take it from you real quick. we want to talk about mitt romney. he focused all of his attention for the most part on new hampshire and primary states. but his last-second retail politic push he's there and making himself available to the people of iowa. why the sudden shift? >> you know these candidates try to say that iowa doesn't matter and the pundits say iowa doesn't matter and doesn't reflect the broader republican population and socially conservative state, but at the ed, the first state and the candidates just can't stay away. no one's made it to the white house for the republican party without winning iowa or new hampshire and, so they just have to give it a shot and romney had a disappointing finish four years ago but i think he's hoping for a better outcome this go around. >> all right, jan, thank you so much. jan crawford in iowa for us this morning. now, turning from politics to the economy right? >> a new report out on consumer confidence that suggests the surge in holiday shopping could go into the new year. >> that's important for all of

us because it makes up 70% of the u.s. economy. susan mcginnis is in washington with the numbers for us. >> good morning, chris and erica. this is a very good sign and a very important sign. consumer confidence numbers showing a big jump. it's all about how consumers feel about the economy and their spending. if they feel good about their jobs and financing and business they will spend. add to that what is so far a decent holiday shopping season and there is reason to be encouraged. it's a sign things are improving, not just on wall street, but on main street as well. the latest report on consumer confidence shows a big spike with an index of 64.5 in december, up from 55.2 just a month ago. more americans think business conditions are good the job picture is brightening and that their personal financial situations will keep improving. the more upbeat feelings coincide with a jollier holiday shopping season than was anticipated as heavier discounts

brought in early shoppers. still, the news was less merry for some. sears kmart just announce the closing of 120 stores. >> a difficult time for all retailers but particularly difficult for sears to garner the kind of demand to keep its doors open at all of its stores. >> reporter: helped by the surge in holiday shopping particularly online. >> target, walmart and amazon.com are clear winners here. people are spending what they have in these retailers but online is a real big winner here. 16.4% is the number of sales rose online on christmas day. that's a huge number. >> reporter: while consumers are gaining faith, the economy is improving, obstacles remain. homes still aren't selling. values fell 3.4% with 19 of 20 cities showing decline. >> i feel badly for the sellers that are losing. and i feel good that the buyers are making good buys. but i think all in all, things are really going to be turning around very soon. >> reporter: the european financial crisis remains a worry

and as for the bump in holiday shopping, the jury is still out on whether all that discounting helped or hurt retailers' bottom lines. and economists are joining consumers in their optimism. a new poll just out and dozens of them find they brikt growth will increase in 2012. remember, chris and erica, this is about the level of confidence still remains far below where a healthy economy should be. >> susan mcginnis in washington for us thanks. here to sort out all the latest economic data. associate editor of barrons. good to have you with us this morning. consumer confidence rose to 64.5% this month, beating economists expectations. just how important is this number? what does it mean in the big pickture picture? >> the other economic data have improved, especially in the labor market in the last few months. consumer confidence is overestimated in terms of its predictive power to what consumers are going to do. what they say and what they do is not thaulz same thing. some of the good news within

this report, the assessment of consumers of the labor market was its highest since the financial crisis in early '09, as was the assessment of the present condition. in april we had a similar level overall but mostly what we think things will get better. >> obviously, people are focusing on the positive here but this is just one month. i mean how much of this could be tied to the holidays? as you said it is not the best indicator because people don't always do what they say. >> i think it's less time for the holidays. april we had a similar level. more about the fact that things have stopped getting worse. the unemployment rate has declined and more importantly, weekly unemployment claims have broken and in general they're looking around and saying things have stopped slipping. >> bad news time. housing market there hasn't been a good sign there in ages. 19 of the top 20 markets show prices declining, once again. the s&p k. schiller deposit index dropped 1.2%. will this ever turn around? >> this was for october, by the

way. a very slow indicator to kind of come around and i don't think prices are going to lead us out of the housing slump. it's going to be activity and going to be the amount of turnover because of affordability rates are high and new housing starts. those things have actually started to improve. prices and especially in this 20 city or 20 metropolitan area measure have not been there. >> the housing market and consumer confidence because you have to feel confident, even if you've been in your job for 20 years. some people don't feel confident buying a new home. >> you look at what your neighbors' home sold for and if it was not a satisfying number in your head it will weigh on you, for sure. >> i was just talking about what rebecca jarvis was talking about in that report as well. sears and kmart closing those stores and some 400,000 stores in the chain and that a lot of jobs lost. >> this is definitely one of the victims of the consumer slump that has been in place for a few years. not enough consumer dollars to go around to service the base.

think about sears biggest and kept place with the target and, again, a huge install base and this is basically a small but it will definitely hurt. >> what about looking forward to 2012. what are the thoughts on job growth. see things get less worse, basically. >> the economy has a little bit of momentum going into 2012 domaesically. every time we have gotten ahead of steam, something has come along. oil prices have gone up or the european debt crisis causes jitters in the corporate economy. i think that's the big risk right now because china is looking at potentially a steep slow down and the global growth picture doesn't look great and we're looking like a safe harbor, but those other things are the risks to those momentum. >> nice to have you with us thanks for coming in this morning. jeff glor is at the news desk with a look at the days

headlines. >> iran is threatening to cut off oil to the if new sanctions put on their oil shipments. it will be "easier than drinking a glass of water." saudi arabia says the gulf nations are ready to offset any potential loss of iranian crude. in syria, in the city of hom homs the center of the ooup rising. new violence broke out in the city of hama. reports of gunfire there. the trial of the former egyptian president hosni mubarak resume this morning. carried to and from the courthouse on a stretcher. mubarak is on trial for murder accused of ordering attacks on protesters earlier this year. he was forced from office in march. a southwest airline jet blew two tires in a boarded takeoff from sacramento, california last night. the boeing 737 was halfway down

the runway when the tires blew and the pilot hit the brakes. 137 people were onboard, no one was hurt. a storm system hit the northeast with heavy rain and strong winds. new york's long island the powerful wind sheared off the roof of an airport hangar and a

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water gushed eight feet into the air from a broken water main in good morning. it's 7:25. time for your news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. water gushed 8 feet into the air from a broken water main in san leandro this morning. the leak is sealed now but is expected to take most of the day to finish repairs on the pine line near leonard and williams. the break was discovered about 4:00 this morning. so if you are in the area, take caution. oakland police are not taking any action against a new "occupy" camp that is set up on a vacant lot in west oakland. about a dozen tents there. so far it is first "occupy" encampment in oakland since police closed others a month ago. in the new year, san jose police say they will no longer respond to residential or commercial alarms. police say more than 98% of the calls are false alarms. they say they will only show up

if there's evidence of an intruder on the scene. the decision is expected to save the city of san jose $650,000. traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning from the traffic center. let's head straight to 880. we have stop and go conditions northbound as you work your way

from hegenberger to high street. some roadwork in effect near high street. that's an ongoing project so that's going to slow you down for most of the day. look at the southbound side, crewing along all the way into hayward. so again slow and go on the northbound side of 880. 92 san mateo bridge free- flowing both directions. no delays there. and the bay bridge toll plaza very quiet. metering lights never turned on. everything looks good there. out of marin county no delays once you hit the golden gate bridge, clear all the way into san francisco. that's a look at traffic. elizabeth has your chilly forecast. >> that's right. and you have a lot of clouds in the sky as well this morning. so yeah, we had a cool looking shot of sunset -- sunrise over mount vaca. sunrise this time of the morning. as you can see beautiful picture and we have some kind of mid-level clouds out there. they are actually keeping temperatures on the more mild side. as gianna said it's going to be cool out the door mostly in the 30s and 40s but slightly warmer than the past couple of days. so temperatures by this afternoon are look at mostly overcast skies. highs reaching into the low 60s but staying dry today,

tomorrow, first chance of rain on friday and dry for new year's eve.

♪ welcome back to "the early show." sun rising on this wednesday morning. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. coming up japan's earthquake and tsunami happened thousands of miles from the u.s. but ten months later, experts think some of the bits and pieces from some of those disasters are already wash up on shores. >> the question is what else will we find and how much of it? also could any of that debris be carrying radiation or other dangers? we will check in with a leading oceanographer about that ahead. this past year from new york to louisiana and perugia, italy, and even state college,

pennsylvania. >> jack ford is here to look back on crime and punishment in the past year. >> we have been busy during the course of this year. >> the most recent one and the one we are still talking about because it's ongoing, penn state, jerry sandusky. why does this stand right now? >> right now the case has moved forward as much as it can before the next step which is a trial. a lot of people looking at this say, wow, this case. breath-taking speed. you can expect a couple of trials. he will probably be tried separately and the two penn state officials tried separately. you're talking about at least a year or so. maybe even longer. they are they are complicated trials. >> another big case was casey anthony who is currently serving probation right now. . she was really kind of -- i think leach felt she was guilty from the get-go.

>> they did. i think the take-away we should not have been so surprised that casey anthony walked out of that courtroom not guilty of the murder and the reason is that people were confusing. the notion of proving that she was probably a terrible mother and maybe even a despicable person according to a lot of people's opinions, with proving that she committed a murder. it is very hard. not impossible, but very hard to get a murder conviction when you can't prove a cause or manner of death and you remember the medical examiner said from the beginning given the unfortunate situations, they couldn't determine how the child died. if you can't prove that i've handled 30 cases as a prosecutor or defense attorney. the jury said in our gut we might have felt something but unless you can't prove to us beyond a reasonable doubt we can't say she is guilty. >> also strong reactions to

amanda knox who is now home in seattle after spending years in prison in italy. >> the fascinating thing about the amanda knox case as much as we admire our justice system wesh it's a marvelous system. it has plausflaws but a march loess system. the italian appeal process is basically a brand-new trial. not here. our appeal appellate process you go before a panel of usually three judges and argue legally what is wrong. she got to bring in new witnesses ad the court brought in court-appointed witnesses that swung the deal for amand knox. the entire italian system i'm sure she praised daily for given her that second chance of exoneration here. >> dominique strauss-kahn was there another case of a rush to judgment? >> you probably look at it and say, yes except from the

prosecutor's perspective, i'm sure she will ply what could we have done? he was literally on a plane heading back and would france have extradited him if they charged him? people are not so sure. i think they did what they had to do and found out the case was not what they think was going to be in the beginning and people who try cases for a living know is haps happens in a while. >> real quickly. conrad murray found guilty of manslaughter. when do we expect him to be out? >> the whole system out there, it will be weeks than months rather than the years he has been sentenced. >> we will talk about that with you in 2012. >> thank you. here is jeff glor at the news desk with a check of today's other headlines for us. north korea said farewell to king jomng-il. state people showed people overcome with emotion. north korea is taking two days for the death of the man who called

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this morning, we look at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. on tuesday we spoke with two women who started their own companies and weathering the tough economy. cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis has what you need to know before taking the plunge. good morning. >> good morning. >> what is the first question? i guess the most important question you need to ask yourself before you embark on an endeavor like this? >> number one thing, do i have the stomach for this? the reality is that 9 out of 10 businesses fail in their first five years. it is literally like having a child. starting a business is a full-time responsibility and it's not like a full-time job. it takes even more of you. now, that's not to discourage people from going after their dream, but the to say it takes

absolutely everything that one can give and you have to have the stomach for that. >> in looking at the numbers, the odds are not in your favor. >> they are not. >> as far as the responsibility because there is so much responsibility that comes with this, i guess how do you know if you can shoulder this type of responsibility? >> you have to think about are you comfortable with shouldering multiple responsibilities. if you're starting a business, chances are, you are your only employee or you have few employees in the beginning. that means you have to be your chief marketing person and chief salesperson and you might have been the receptionist and piecing the product in the beginning. you are literally juggling everything and if you're not comfortable with juggling multiple type of responsibilities that is a big red flag for somebody to think about starting a business, you have to know that you're willing to do it and you have to be a god decision-maker. everything is going to fall our shoulders. >> exactly. no other person to go to. it's all on you. >> right. >> how important is it in choosing type of business that you do decide to start out? >> here is the thing. it's important for multiple

reasons and some less obvious than others. you have to love it because you are dedicating your life to it and have to have other people love it. how many are out there doing the same thing and selling what you are selling at the same price? as far as market research goes steve jobs didn't have market research to say, this is an apple iphone and people want this. instead, he went with a vision. so that is also an important part of this. you have to love it and have a vision and sometimes that vision is something different. than what is already in the marketplace and that is a good thing. >> the entrepreneurs we talked with yesterday talked about money and i think we have enough money, we don't have enough money as we thought. how much does that come into play when you figure out how much money do i need to start up my own business? >> money can be very important, but depending on the business, it plays a different role. for example, mark zuckerberg started facebook with a thousand dollar donation from a friend of his and he got more money down

the road. mean is not only only important from the perspective how much money does it take to start this business but how much money do i need to continue my lifestyle the way it exists right now? can i survive on making no paycheck in my business happens to not turn out a profit right away? >> and you've got enough savings to get by without a paycheck. these are the things you have to think about. can you cover your expenses, like you mentioned. how long can you cover your expenses. so many different factors that come into play here. >> think about a time frame too. when you start a business sometimes you have to start at the outset saying this is the amount of time i can dedicate to this before i have to say, okay maybe i'm looking at for another job in the work force, or let's expand and grow from here. >> how about resources for people thinking about taking on something like this? >> i reached out to a number of small businesses i'm in regular contact with. on twitter, there were some great responses. diane white says she uses a handful of things. she says i love american express

open. also entrepreneur and inc. magazine and their web sites. both of those web sites are wonderful resources for small businesses. there are areas where people who are in small businesses come and share their best practices. another entrepreneur says that minicarter 01 i would say for us the small business resources we use to grow are google apps word press, facebook and the iphone. google apps are a free way to if you don't have the money to invest up front in technology a great way for anyone running a small business to share information. also wordpress is a preblogging site on the internet. then you also have the iphone which mimi says is a great way for her business to stay mobile and least expensive. she has ran the numbers and the least expensive way for them to be mobile as a company. >> that is key when you start out like you mentioned. the failure rate is so high. you have to save as many money to get this thing up and running when you can.

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the girl was spit at. her mother called a whore. the ultra other doxrthodox insist the women become completely covered. when anne hoffman was pulled by one passenger, we don't care about the law. there is the law of torra. the ultra orthodox base everything on the jishewish bible. the ultra religious have an extremely high birth rate and wield disproportionate political power through the coalition governments. that is one reason israel authorities have been reluctant to crack down but spitting on a child will change that. opposition leaders tzipi livni said they were struggling for

the character of israel. the character almost the extreme fear will become more extreme. allen pizzey cbs news rome. >> israel cabinet minister who belongs to a ultra o. some of the debris from japan tsunami and earthquake is washing up in the u.s. this is "the early show" on cbs. nyquil: you know i relieve coughs, sneezing, fevers? tylenol: me, too. and nasal congestion. nyquil:what?

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crews in san leandro expect to spend most of the da good morning. it's 7:55. i'm grace lee. crews in san leandro expect to spend most of the day making repairs to this broken water main. water gushed up to 8 feet into the air this morning near leonard drive and williams street. it affected dozens of homes who didn't have water. but the leak has now been sealed. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what caused a small plane to crash in concord sending two people to the hospital. emergency crews pulled a pilot and a passenger out of the single-engine plane that had taken off from buchanan field yesterday. one person was cited as having minor -- described as having minor injuries, the other major. and a store that shows that even a scam can lead to something good. the silicon valley valley chapter of the bluestar moms

lost $3,000 in the atm scam that targeted lucky supermarkets in the bay area. since then, the group has received $11,000 in donations including money from lucky and a refund from comerica bank. the bluestar moms send c.a.r.e. packages to military members overseas. so turned out all right. we'll get an update of traffic and weather coming right up .

good morning from the traffic center. things to look out for at the san mateo bridge. reports of an accident northbound 880 to the west 92 connector so that may slow you down a bit. on the flip side on the peninsula east 92 at 101, there

is a wreck blocking lanes. 880 still a little sluggish on the northbound side near high street with ongoing construction. southbound extra volume towards hayward. on the san mateo bridge, itself, both directions no problems outside of the two trouble spots on the -- one in hayward and one in foster city and the bay bridge toll plaza, still very light. no delays, metering lights remain off. that's traffic. here's elizabeth. >> a lot of people off work this week between christmas and new year's. kind of overcast skies for later on this afternoon, partly cloudy to wake up with. here's a live look at ocean beach. the cloud cover is actually keeping our temperatures right now from getting too cold. right now we are in the 30s and 40s across the bay area. 44 in oakland 44 in san rafael, waking up to 36 degrees in napa. so temperatures climbing a bit by later on this afternoon looks like we are getting into the low 50s but for the low 60s for the most part, 60 in napa. 61 in oakland. and 61 is your high in fremont. we are staying dry partly to mostly cloudy the next couple of days. next chance of rain is friday.

♪morning, sun is coming up here in new york city. welcome back to the early show. welcome b i'm chris wragge with erica hill. are you ready? >> part of that hour ahead a ead, a different goal with a different kind of game. game. it's called the best trick shot golfer.ot he performs stunts using things and like a bouncy ball. perhaps hitting ball with a hammer instead of a club. he makes it all look easy. >> this morning, he's going to tell us all about it.is. doesn't look that easy to be honest. doesn't l he makes it look easy but it's not. other story >> also, another story about a man with a long battle with

cancer and how he's managed to stay on top of his game inspite spite of t of the hardships. >> first, though it's been ten japan's months since the devastating tsunami and much of the debris ended up out in the ocean in the pacific where ocean current have been driving some of it toward ome the u.s. towar >> now experts believe it's starting to wash up on the west coast. here's the report. >> the scathe of the tsunami damage was epic. millions of tons of debris littered the japanese landscape. but also littered the ocean. entire homes, cars boats, the fabric of people's lives washed le's lives out to sea last march. one knows exact no one knows exactly how much. but what scientists do know the nts prevailing winds and currents may carry some of that debris to debri the west coast of the united west coast states. >> the beginning of the stat beginning. re at th >> ocean oger says the wave is is here.ost mostly japanese fishing buoys oys washed washed ashore. ore the rest he says remains in a a.

huge floating debris field. beach-goers are surprised. t would >> i thought it would be months before it hit hawaii. s are >> some were skeptical saying there is wreckage from japan but noaa says he can find no evidence that it's in a massive clump headed our way. massive cl not that they doubt it's washing no doubt ashore but proving it's connected to the tsunami is but difficult at best. >> marine debris a problem that's been impacting the oceans for years. it will continue to do so. added the tsunami added significant amount of debris to that to problem. that problem fingerprinting it back is challenging. >> scientists agree on one thing. the nondecomposing materials like plastic, the tsunami dragged out to sea probably wander the oceans for years. and ever an ever present reminder of the power of nature. cbs news. angeles. los angeles. now joining us is oceanography who you saw in the report. he's been tracking the current and debris for 16 years.

>> in the last three month, he's gotten reports of 18 buoys to have washing up in washington oregonose b state. the buoys that are reported to you, did they come from japan? >> yes, we have reports -- sent the reports to japan and the er f oyster farmers have positively identified their buoys. know we know that quite a few of them are from oyster farms. besid >> kurt beside the buoys, what other things are washing up on shore and whereabouts, exactly? >> fishing buoys of different types. three different types. styrofoam, black plastic and orange football shaped. they're washing up from kodiak all the way to oregon pretty much at the same time. they began washing up three month ago at the end of his in perspecti september. >> put this in perspective. a lot of s there is a lot of stuff not justan in the pacific ocean but in waters around the world that's lobe b carried around the globe by so i would i these current. i would imagine you had been expecting this? >> >> yes.s that goes the debris that goes out in the

ocean, some of it sticks up highater in the water above the water and sail it the wind catch it and sail it across like a party balloon on a wh lake. stuff what happens is the stuff that sticks out of the water blows at 20 about 20 to 30 miles per day, where the low windy stuff, the stuff that hunkers down in the water ohmnly goes at seven. the thing to remember, the debris has lots of different speeds. kings >> can i ask about some of the able to markings on the buoys that you were able to determine they were a result from the tsunami. unami? >> yes, go ahead. -- >> was is that obvious when the buoys came -- are there japanesegs we markings on them that we know they're a result from the ar tsunami in japan? >> that's a good question chris. it's hard to tell what is tsunami debris and when we i did started seeing the big black buoys coming up. with i didn't know what it was. i work with the associated press of japan and i sent pictures andn

they, in turn contacted the o are fisheries people devastated by the tsunami and they said oh, yeah those came from the oyster yster farms and the point is that the yeah, we've been seeing these buoys sporadically for years. but we've never seen them arrive in such numbers all at one time. >> so that's the change.s the chan real quickly before we let you go. only 1 we have 15 seconds.seconds. is there any cause for concerns in terms of radiation? air >> it's a test of prudence. we've tested the air from fukushima. we need to test the water. >> appreciate your time this er thank morning. you >> thanks, erica. it's a pleasure. jeff glor has a check of the hetd lines. >> in our news here hope for job seekers. the career builders surveyed 3,000 hiring managers from coastg to coast and found that 16% plan to add permanent full-time workers in 2012. fu that is up though a modest 2% t from last december. a public memorial will be held

tomorrow for kim jong-il this morning under snowy skies his he funeral procession through the y people capital. state tv showed many people lining the streets overcome with emotion. six days until the first votes are cast in 2012. the iowa caucuses. republican presidential hopefuls including newt rich who gingrich. he's launched a new round of ron criticism of ron paul and mitt romney. he began a 22-stop bus tour. is on he is fighting a slew of 22-c negative ads from

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even though he's been fighting cancer for 23 years. >> health issues dominate his life understandably. but only off the course. as jim axelrod found. >> at first glance ben witter appears to be a typical golfer. but look a little closer. yes, that's witter using a hammer as a club. blasting a drive from atop a bouncy ball. even through a piece of plywood. for years, he's been making this seemingly impossible possible. >> trick shots today. >> in the golf world, witter is considered the tiger woods of trick shots. a skill he spent more than two decades honing. >> i love hitting the golf balls, doing the tricks. it's so much fun. >> but for the 48-year-old, it wasn't always this way. growing up he was dominant on the course. a heralded golfer possibly headed for the professional tour. until he received the news that would change his life.

>> the first was in 1988 cancer of the upper jaw. >> that diagnosis would begin a lifelong battle with cancer. >> then in 2005 with the lung cancer in the left lung. 2009 was the diagnosis of the lower jaw cancer and then just recently back in may was diagnosed with cancer in the brain and chest and abdomen. >> through it all, witter turned to golf to keep his mind and body focused on recovery. >> in the middle of radiation treatment, i was taking the ball and tapping it up and down for hours on end. one day i did it for eight straight hours. when i saw what people would watch me and what i was doing, that gave me the enthusiasm and energy to want to try something new every day.

>> with that a career was born. >> never in a million years would a dream that i could find a career in trick shots. i didn't know it was possible. and one tournament led to another tournament and then before you know it i got an agent. the agent starting putting me in events all over the world. >> he became a one-man traveling show including his wife ann and their five children. >> i was trying to have the attitude that instead of why me i just say try me. you know kind of make that my goal in life try to figure how to get through the next battle. >> the next battle came this past april when his 16-year-old daughter gabby was diagnosed with ewing sarcoma. a rare form of bone cancer affecting 400 americans every year. >> there is a lump on my rib.

it's painful. it kind of went like -- came and went for a couple years and then in april it just got so bad that we got it checked out. then removed. >> she's seen he can do it. he's been living with this cancer and fighting it for this many years. i think that gave her courage. >> gabby is in remission, but ben witter's long-term prognosis is not nearly as good. >> in a way, i've kind of accepted the fact that i'm going to be fighting this fight the rest of my life. >> still witter is undeterred. he plans on training the next generation of golfers and to continue swinging at the obstacles life throws his way. jim axelrod, cbs news new york. >> quite a family. gabby witter finished her chemo treatment and is resting at home. her dad is having a new course of radiation.

his doctors are hopeful it will help. one of the great elixirs, whatever it bothering you, health issues or issues at home you remove your mind from what's going on. what he's doing is incredible. the fact he brings joy to so many people his work brilliant. if you've ever seen him. having worked on the tour when i was a sportscaster i've seen him before. he's out of this world. >> quite a guy and quite a role model for gabby as well. one of hollywood's most influential people. he says he owes it all to his mom. he's going to share his unlikely and firing success story just ahead. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. cbs healthwatch sponsored by lipitor. i took some steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't

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from a tiny town in mississippi, sam haskell was an agent for bill cosby and dolly

parton and ray romano. >> a couple of years ago, sam gave credit for his enormous credit for his mom with a best selling memoir "promises i made my mother. >> it's in its third printing and all of its proceeds go to charity. good to have you here sam. >> thanks. >> you were named one of the 25 influential people in television. is that because of you or your mom. >> i think the lessons i learned from my mother as a little guy. lessons that were so simple and profound in their execution and to be able to use her lessons in my business world was amazing. and, you know, when that list came out i have to tell you, i got the call from the publisher of "tv week." i thought they were calling me because leslie moonves was on the list. they said he is on the list but they said so are you! >> you said les, you need to

give me a quote about me. me. >> we have been good friends for years and we always say nice things about each other for years. >> what are the promises you made to your mother? >> i think you have to get children to learn is respect and honest and character and my mother said character is what you are in the dark. as a little boy, i didn't really understand that and lie awake at night wondering what that meant. about the middle of my teenage years i figured out what it was about. it meant to stand up and be responsible and she didn't have tell me to study for my test any more and what time football practice was any more. i took responsibility and i realized that is what she was trying to teach me. >> what was it about this woman, though, that it sounds as though she was very profound in her teachings with you. >> we all need someone who makes us feel special and there was not a day in my life my mother did not say to me as i left the house, remember, you're special. and i think when kids are

looking for something to hold on to, that that kind of self-esteem when you have a parent or a coach or a teacher or a minister who makes you feel special, that's what carries you through and that is what my mother did for me and when i would walk around in mississippi with my tv guide in my hand saying when i grow up, i'm going to go to hollywood. i'm sure everyone there said bless his heart. my mother said you never know what this child might do. you never know. >> look what that thiled did.child did. you say the lessons from your mother helped you be real consistent in hollywood. that seems from the outside it could be a very difficult thing to do. >> it is. hollywood can make the most secure person feel insecure. and she used to say to me if you can find a place to stand in the light and be consistent people will be drawn to you, because the inconsistent elements are those that drive

you crazy. but if you can be the consistent element, they will suddenly hover around you and become more consistent in your world. and i think that is what worked for me. i had this great upbringing in mississippi and i really credited that upbringing and my mother's lessons with teaching me how to be consistent for those who need it most and that is why it worked. >> were you able to incorporate it with what you did? you work at many powerful agency and representing all of these powerful people and all of these egos and the money and the trappings that come in living in hollywood. how were i able to stay even keeled in all accounts a guy's guy? >> well, being consistent is the beginning of that. but also finding understanding. and we may not like what we see and hear in the world around us but if we can understand it somehow we can get through it. i think that is what i try to do not only with my clients and network and studio sxufsexecutives but with my family and friends. i try to be understanding and find something to relate to that

will get me through whatever the situation is and that works. >> you're done now with that world for the most part. >> for the most part. >> you miss it? >> i miss some of my friends and a lot of my clients still call me a lot. i was just on with ray romano to tell him i would be on here today. he wrote the foreword. tives hmit was him at his best trying to explain. i authored a book and try to turn into a movie and we just hired a writer to start work on that. i run the miss america pageant. >> that's a rough gig? >> 91st miss america pageant, how about that? i'll be doing that in las vegas in a couple of weeks. >> can we expect a fourth printing? >> i'd like to think you can. i've been all over with this book. i never dreamed the response to my mother's lesson would be so

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there's a new occupy camp in west oakland. it's being good morning. it's 8:25. time for some news headlines here at cbs 5. there is a new "occupy" camp in west oakland. it's being called the cypress triangle on mandela. there are a dozen tents set up so far. this is the first "occupy" camp in oakland since several were closed a month ago in that city. governor brown wants $7 million in new taxes including a half cent hike in the sales tax and increase in income taxes for people making at least $250,000. the legislature would have to approve putting those ideas on the ballot. and authorities are trying to figure out what caused a small plane to crash in concord send it would go people to the hospital. emergency -- sending two people to the hospital. emergency crews pulled out a pilot and passenger out of a

single-engine plane that just took off from buchanan airfield yesterday. one person said to have minor injuries. the other said to have major injuries. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning from the traffic center. chp clearing a couple of accidents on eastbound 92. the first one is east 92 just as you approach 880. it is over to the right shoulder. this other one east 92 at 101 has been completely cleared off the freeway. you can see lots of green there

on our maps so that indicates speeds above 40 miles per hour for the most part. san mateo bridge problem-free both directions. no delays 14 minutes between 880 and 101. 880 clearing up nicely. we have some earlier delays northbound due to roadwork but looks like it's thinned out a bit. southbound 880 not too bad towards hayward and northbound 242 just as you approach highway 4, look out for an accident blocking the right lane. that's traffic. here's elizabeth with your forecast. >> thanks, gianna. well, you can see the transamerica building in san francisco behind mean. you can see clouds waking up to partly cloudy skies this morning temperatures in the 40s. so a little warmer this morning than what we saw at this time yesterday. a few upper 30s, as well. 36 in napa. but for the most part 44 in oakland, 47 right now in san francisco. warming up quite a bit by this afternoon, mostly in the 60s. a couple of upper 50s as well under partly to mostly partly cloudy skies. next chance of rain on friday in the north bay, dry new year's eve.

♪ half past the hour as we welcome you back to "the early show." i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. talking trash in rome. big debate over a landfill which is to open in february where a legend emperor of rome lived 800 years ago. some are upset. tons of waste will be buried so close to the historical complex. take you there on a trip morning. these high school players are winners in a very different

game. they are part of a program that introduces disadvantaged youth to polo and this year, they had-incredible season. they will tell us about their amazing ride to -- >> i think my favorite story of the day. looking forward to that. first, imagine you or your child be told you could be a model. >> susan koeppen of our pittsburgh station has more. >> reporter: 14-year-old jennifer case was told she has what it takes to be a model. a scout had approached her and her mother at a mall in new jersey. it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. >> she kept saying jennifer has the look. oh, the look for a lot of companies. they are going to like her. >> reporter: but to get started, they were told they needed to pay $875 for a photo shoot and another $300 to post the shots on the company's website. >> they said that, you know she would get jobs out of it and the jobs make money. >> reporter: but more than six

months later, not one call for a modeling job. >> i spent all this money and absolutely nothing has come out of it. >> reporter: the same thing happened to robert anderson from los angeles. he paid $800 for photos from a model management company. >> they had told me make the money back in the first monday we will call you all the time. probably every week you'll get a call for some type of job. >> reporter: but anderson never got any work as a model. >> i got hooked and sucked in basically. >> reporter: the better business bureau says it's received 2,000 complaints the past three years from consumers who feel ripped off by modeling agencies. the top complaint? paying large fees for head shots but getting little or no modeling work in return. >> the talent scam industry is an epidemic. >> reporter: los angeles due to city attorney mark lambert has been battling fraud in the modeling industry for a decade. he says legitimate agencies never ask a model to pay money up front. >> if they ask you to pay a

penny, there is something wrong there and you you shouldn't do it. >> reporter: we went behind the scenes where models of all sizes and faces auditioned to be in a national advertising campaign. >> first you have to figure out if you have what it takes to be a model. >> reporter: the casting director says it doesn't ripper a lot of money spend on pictures. you don't have to have a a lot of of expensive photos to go into a modeling agency saying i have what it takes? >> you need five or six pictures of you that your friends take. it doesn't have to be in a studio. it can be outside. >> reporter: if people have big modeling sdremsdreams there will be scammers ready to take advantage of them. >> first big red flag is if people want a lot of money. >> i'm embarrassed and i fell for it but i'm taking it as a lesson learned, an expensive lesson learned. >> reporter: susan koeppen cbs news, new york.

>> robert anderson got his money back from the company that approached him, and the company was prosecuted and new york's attorney general office has been investigating 200 complaints about the company that eileen case was taken advantage of. here is jeff glor at the news desk with a final check of today's other headlines for us. good morning. in our news here a southwest airlines jet taking off from sacramento, california, for seattle last night did not get very far. boeing 737 blew two tires during hits takeoff run. the pilot hit the brakes. rescue crews called in and firefighters put down foam. no fire. none of the people on board hurt but relieved passengers described the incident. >> for about halfway down the runway all of a sudden a lot pop. plane started shaking and set the nose back down and said we retired. >> we were going fast and a popping sound. >> have a good stowry to tell on

facebook. >> federal investigators are investigating that. a candlelight vigil say 9-year-old girl was killed by her babysitter. her mother was there as a crowd made a memorial of teddy bears. 40-year-old michael plumadore said he hurt the 9-year-old with a brick. the community had been searching for the little girl since she went missing on from. >> how can you sit in that trailer knowing what you did and what is in your household when serve out here walking and calling her name praying to god that she comes home alive and you're sitting there knowing everything. >> neighbors say the trailer park where lemon lived has multiple sex offenders. overnight, stormy weather in the northeast. powerful winds tore a roof off a hangar in rhode island new york there. 60-mile-an-hour winds were

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if you're thinking about planning that next trip there are the usual destinations hawaii, the caribbean, vegas. but if you're in the market for a little something different, maybe a place the neighbors haven't already been we have the men to help you with that.

"travel" editor peter greenberg is here with great tips for 2012. these are your travel hot spots for 2012. first one on the list is cuba. you can go to cuba now. a but but you can. >> not that big of a but the. the obama administration started relaxing the rules and anybody can go if they go as a part of a religious or educational group. you can researching the mojito. >> sign me up. >> a lot of people are. over 300 flights now on scheduled carriers between miami and havana every month. people don't know they can go. that is what is going on now. now in the next year it's going to open up even more. >> what is the big benefit to going? what is the attraction in cuba? what do you like about it? >> you get to see a place that hasn't changed that much before

50 years. it's before starbucks. >> myanmar, burma, is on your list. >> it can break down barriers and open up doors. the most recent visit of secretary of state clinton proved that point. they need this to drive their economy. you go to the former rangoon. amazing history there. they are now giving 14-day visa include, before only seven. you can see the country now. they are realizing travel could be trumping them. >> if you look at europe maybe different. try montenegro. >> it's croatian without the tourists. emergency a place with great hiking and skiing and great resorts. 117 beaches in this small, little country and cool place and easy to get to. >> love that.

morocco, you say a good year to go. >> it's affordable and exotic and they have done a makeover and come into the 21st century without losing their heritage. easy to fly to. a word about casablanca. you bland there to get out of casablanca. here is the news. there is no rick's casino or salve faye cafe. it's not there. a cool place to go is tanjeree. >> chile? >> it has everything. patagonia and lake district out of santiago. easy to do and the wine district is great too. >> you recommend the three p's. portugal. >> portugal is the king of the dead empire.

you say, hey, what is going on? they just had their economic melt down which means it's a buyer's market for us. great places to go and great food and great history. we talked about in the three p's. portland oregon. >> beautiful city. >> it's green, affordable and it's underrated. catch this. no sales tax. no food and beverage tax which means when i say affordable. >> you mean affordable. >> portland, maine, is gorgeous. >> it's edgy and hip and got a typical new england coastal community and everything is there and very affordable. dinner on the night there is like $34. it's everything. versus other cities where it's like $64. >> wow. some cities you pay $34 for an entree which is a bit much. >> you're talking lobster dinner

famous historical site called hadrian's villa and italians are making a big stink over it. >> this was built to escape the foul air of rome. 18 centuries later, the stench is about to be brought here. city officials issued a form of decree declared an emergency to establish a landfill within sniffing distance of his home. the neighbors, of course object. but this is more than just another case of not in my backyard. this backyard happens to be a world her stajitage site and some of the neighbors are heritage as well. this is an actor and environment i- >> this is one of the most precious eras from an world from an archaeological point of view and completely destroyed by than

rubbish dump. >> reporter: described as perhaps the most complex and important example of roman architecture survived to the present day, the 250-acre site is bigger than the more famous pompeii. the original complex had palaces and temples and libraries and the dump site will cover more than 400 achesres. >> probably all of the international guests and everybody will have to have a mask if the wind blows that direction. >> reporter: the garbage trucks are scheduled to start arriving in the new year. unless the prince and his neighbors can prevail. in some ways history is on their side. prince rabono is a decentened of the john paul, ii viii including going to war with venus and two other city states including

tuesday cankan tuscany. >> they say there is an emergency and so we have to put it somewhere. that's the excuse. the reality is that rubbish, it's a big, big, big business. you make a lot, a lot of money. >> reporter: the city claims to recycle but italy's leading environmental group says 80% of rome's garbage still ends up in landfills. that lack of environmental concern has even turned an ancient center into a modern joke. everything official in rome bears the initial spqr short for [ speaking in foreign language ] the senate and people of rome. today, spqr is often translated as [ speaking in foreign language ] they are pigs these romans. it wasn't always that way. ancient romans can clean water and carried by aqueducts that still function. this one is linked to famous roman fountains but the source

is in the poor soil under the future landfill site and risks being polluted. a huge sway that farmlands will be endangered. one family productiving the finest cheese here for three generations. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: we have invested everything in this place she says. this is our only work. the kind of work that is being abandoned in italy. they can't go to the the lengths hadrian did to eliminate the garbage but they think nobody should bow to a modern empeerial career. >> this is not the first time that garbage has not become a hot political issue in italy. in 2007 trash collectors in naples stopped picking up trash and it took three and a half years to clean up the city. a lot of garbage. up next the story of three

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we love bringing you great stories about people making a difference, about kids overcoming their odds. and perhaps sometimes those are a little unusual stories. pairings you wouldn't pair to go polo and inner city kids. >> but the game has become their inspirational and steve hartman has this wonderful story. >> reporter: like a lot of kids that grow up on viola street the kids you're about to meet one was born. >> all of that negativity. >> reporter: kareem rosser knew his odds weren't good.

>> i knew when i found the stable, that was my way out. >> reporter: shoveling poop was your way out? >> it was. >> reporter: at least it was a start. when kareem was 8 he joined a nonprofit stable founded by leslie hiner. the last 15 years or so leslie has been making kids a deal. work around the stable and can you ride and if you really want to be adventurous like kareem you can play the sport of kings. >> we're the only inner city african-american polo team in the country! >> reporter: you heard right. she said polo. that sport traditionally for the rich, the famous and if i may be blunt the white. >> i knew nothing about polo, never heard the word. ralph lauren polo. >> reporter: this year's team includes kareem and demar and their friend brandon who grew up

down the block on viola street. they compete in a league where they have three strikes against them. their practice field is a rudi old baseball diamond and their equipment is older than kirt and their polo ponies are racetrack rejects. >> we practice on some of the worst horses. in the past leslie says that has made it very hard for her teams to win. >> just spanked us week after week. >> reporter: but after three years competing, something amazing happened. they actually won a game. it was against a girls team but they won, nonetheless. and over the next ten years they have continued to improve. >> we are so ambitious and we always, we want it. >> reporter: which brings us back to kareem and company. believe it or not, this year, the work to ride team made it all the way to the national championship game! >> they played so hard. >> reporter: despite being just three kids from the hood or maybe because of it. >> these kids can read each other like a book. >> reporter: they won! 24-17.

the boys from viola street are the new high school polo champions! proving, once again, that unless you're playing baseball three strikes doesn't have to mean you're out. >> great story. >> i love that story. >> yep. good luck to those kids down there. >> absolutely. >> steve hartman never disappoints. >> one of our favorite colleagues here at cbs news department. >> as you can see, we have taken up drinking here on the set! just like the old days when we had the booze out here. >> we had a little bubbly sent out by our executive producer and the folks on the floor because this is the last day the three of us are together on "the early show." >> changes are coming with the new year. what i'd like to do before we say anything is wish the both of you the best of luck and i mean that from the bottom of my heart. i know great things are ahead for you guys and i wish you the best and i'll be watching. >> same to you my friend. you are a class act all the way. >> here is a toast to the new year, to the new name, the new set, all of the changes coming here at cbs and all of the good

people that have been involved with this show we want to thank everyone. >> and old friends who will remain friends. >> i'll be at cbs as well. not like i'm going anywhere. >> we will be bugging you on the second floor. >> everybody out there, thank you. have a great day, everybody. your local news is coming up next. we will see you soon. have a great holiday season. ♪ you waited to the beat you could have had it ♪

this morning utility crews are on the scene of a water main brea . good morning. it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with your headlines here in the bay area. this morning, utility crews are working hard. they are out on a scene of a water main break. this is san leandro this morning. east bay m.u.d. first learned about the break about 4:30 this morning. a broken 12" pipe causing flooding at the intersection of williams street and leonard drive. that's right near the john muir middle school there, which was not damaged by the flooding. new "occupy" camp with about a dozen tents has sprung up. this is in oakland, west oakland, located on peralta street near mandela parkway. this is the first encampment in oakland since the others were closed down a month ago. and a san francisco man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he posed as a doctor and

performed cosmetic surgery. carlos guzman garza faces 10 felony counts including assault and practicing medicine without a license. prosecutors say he performed liposuction on a woman while he was smoking a cigar. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning. look out for a trouble spot along 242 northbound approaching 4. we have an accident blocking the right

lane. lots of green still traffic light. a fire at marshall creek court in the santa cruz mountains lanes possibly blocked there. the rest of the south bay problem-free. northbound 280 no delays through downtown san jose. and the san mateo bridge looking good in both directions. that earlier problem near 101 is clear and the bay bridge looks good. here's a live look towards san francisco's coit tower. partly cloudy skies to wake up with this morning. temperatures mostly going to be in the 40s. we have a few upper 30s out there as well. 36 in napa but 47 in san francisco. 44 in oakland. 43 right now in redwood city. by this afternoon, we're going to start to see increasing clouds, overcast afternoon, mostly cloudy skies with temperatures climbing up to the low 60s across most spots. we are expecting to stay dry today thursday. our next chance of rain likely in the north bay on friday. dry this new year's eve weekend.