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captioning funded by cbs we're going to win this thing down the road. >> the republican field makes a final push. >> mitt romney had a difficult debate. >> if his record was so great as governor, kr didn't he run again. >> can we drop the pious baloney. >> more than half the voters have yet to settle on a favorite. >> here is your underdog. >> i'm a dangerous person and i admit it. >> with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> january 8, >> january 8, 2011. a gunman opened fire. >> a year after the tragedy in tucson, gabby giffords leads a vigil to remember those lost. >> those of us who survived were forever changed by that moment.

>> iran has sentenced to death a detained u.s.-born iranian man charged with spying. >> when someone does try to do it, then they have 60 minutes come and visit them. >> the obamas, the tell-all. >> explores intense relationships between the first lady, key white house advisers. >> words i think the first lady and her staff worked very well with the west wing. >> celebrating her 30th birthday today. >> fans have been waiting for months for this. the superstar gave birth to a little girl. >> all that. >> some incredible video today out of africa. an australian tourist bungee jumping, only the cord didn't work. >> and all that matters. >> you haven't blinked since the campaign started? >> i have not. >> on "cbs this morning." >> got him at the 40. it's thomas at the 50. he'll gallop to the 30, to the 20, thomas to the 10, denver is going on to new england! and welcome to the first of

what we hope to be many mornings here in our brand-new studios, studio 57. joined every morning with erica hill. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. we begin this morning in new hampshire, where it is primary eve. mitt romney still with a double digit lead in the polls there, and leads all republican candidates nationwide in a cbs news poll just released this morning. 19% of gop primary voters support romney. he is ahead of newt gingrich, rick santorum, and ron paul, but santorum has gained 11 points in the past month. >> the poll also shows about half of republican voters say romney has the best chance to beat president obama in november. and back-to-back debates over the weekend, all of the candidates made final pitches. jan crawford is in nashua this morning watching the back and forth on the campaign trail. and they are keeping you busy, jan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica and charlie. it's about 24 hours now before voters start going to the polls.

the clock is ticking. the candidates are making a last dash across the state. we are here for an event later this morning with mitt romney. but after the punches he took yesterday, he may be feeling a little beat up. after a bruising debate -- >> i still got a little blood on my sleeve from mitt romney after that exchange. >> we need your help on tuesday. >> reporter: the candidates and their supporters went to the voters and continued to hammer the front-runner with a page from the democratic play book, blasting romney as a rich and ruthless businessman. >> those of us who believe in free markets would find it pretty hard to justify rich people figuring out clever legal ways to loot a company, leaving behind 1,700 families without a job. >> reporter: but romney says he created jobs and understood what it was like to worry about losing one. unlike president obama, who romney says never had one in the private sector. >> i know what it's like to worry whether you're going to get fired. there were a couple of times i wondered whether i was going to get a pink slip.

>> reporter: in yesterday's debate, his challengers hit him hard, raising questions about whether he could beat the president. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? >> if your record was so great as governor, why didn't you run for re-election? >> we have to elect a leader. >> he has slipped to 45%, followed by libertarian ron paul, who also took some hits in the debate. >> sometimes the more vicious they are, the easier it is to dismiss them. and i think i just mentioned it a short while ago, that one of the ones that was supposed to tear me apart is that i'm a dangerous person. and i admit it. >> reporter: the other candidates are slugging it out to be the romney alternative. one former fron runner already packed up and left town. rick perry at the bottom of the polls in new hampshire promises a fight in the next battle ground, south carolina. >> i have never quit a day in my

life. i have never quit in the face of adversity, and i'm not about to quit on the future of america. >> reporter: now rick perry may not be coming back here to new hampshire, but almost anything else could happen. new hampshire voters are unpredictable and independent. if you need proof of that, just ask president obama. on the eve of the 2008 democratic primary, he led by 13 points. he lost to hillary clinton. >> after winning in iowa. let's begin with the big question, which is if there is then some benefit from the attack on romney in the debates, can the superpac money do further damage? >> well, absolutely. and newt gingrich is going to try. his super pac that is supporting him is out with a new ad, and it's devastating. it's like an ad you'd expect from barack obama, not a republican. it accuses him of being a raider of u.s. jobs. but the pushback, the "boston

herald" headline, and let me read it to you, says newt goes nuclear. attacks on romney could cost gop election. >> thank you, jan. we just heard newt gingrich accusing mitt romney of pious baloney last week, calling him a liar. good morning, mr. speaker. thank you for joining us on our debut program. >> good morning, charlie. great to be with you. and i know you'll do a tremendous job. >> let me begin with what your super pac says it's going to do in south carolina. 3.4 million dollar buy. what do you hope it accomplishes for you and your campaign? >> well, i hope it communicates clearly the difference between a reagan conservative who's had a strong consistent conservatism going all the way back to 1960. and a massachusetts moderate who was an independent in the '80s when i was working with reagan. voted for paul song as, the most

liberal democrat in 1982. ran to the left of teddy kennedy in 1984. and called himself a moderate running for governor in just a couple of years ago. there's a huge gap between mitt romney and me. and that's what we hope to communicate clearly in south carolina. >> does that suggest you have got to gain momentum by tearing down mitt romney? >> well, it means i have to draw a very sharp contrast. he is millions of dollars of negative and sometimes very false ads in iowa to stop the momentum, when we had a purely ideas oriented campaign, almost a charlie rose style campaign. i was ahead by a very, very substantial margin because based on just good ideas people were beginning to coalesce and say, yeah, newt gingrich would have better ways of solving jobs, creating jobs, and getting economic growth and getting back to a balanced budget. so, you know, we went through a period here of enormous numbers of negative ads, many of them false. and we had to find a way to balance that out.

and i think a straight, honest, contrast campaign does that best. he raised taxes. i fought to lower them. that's a very simple example. i believe in the second amendment rights. he actually raised taxes on guns. i think there are a number of those things you can draw a sharp distinction, and that's all it is, a distinction on policy. not personal attacks. a distinction on policy. >> pious baloney and those kinds of accusations. let me go to new hampshire. how will you do there? will you come out ahead of senator santorum? will you in third place? >> well, i hope to be somewhere in that zone. you have to be candid that governor romney has done a great job. he has focused -- just as rick santorum focused on iowa, governor santorum has focused on new hampshire. i have been building a national campaign. we have chairmen in every single county in florida and south carolina. we are prepared to go on and campaign across the whole country. but i think i'll do well enough

here tuesday night that in south carolina on wednesday morning it will be very clear that the game is on between a reagan conservative and a massachusetts moderate. and i think as a georgia conservative, south carolina will be a very hospitable state. >> mr. speaker, thank you for joining us. and as i say goodbye to you, all of us in the political community mourn with you the passing of tony blankley, who we knew. >> thank you. that was a wonderful -- thank you, thank you for saying that, charlie. he was a wonderful man. >> speaker gingrich from new hampshire. thank you. you saw rick santorum make a big move in this morning's cbs news poll. when we asked republicans which candidate best represented their values, santorum was on top with 22% just ahead of mom mitt romney. . >> let's bring in bob schieffer. good morning, bob. >> good morning, charlie. >> tell me what impact the value of the voter might have on this primary tomorrow. >> well, you know, i think right now mitt romney is going to win.

and every poll that we have here suggests that he's going to win and win big. if he doesn't, if he doesn't win in new hampshire, by a good margin, which is a neighboring state to the state where he was governor, i would expect his campaign would be in big, big trouble. but, you know, a bunch of us were talking last night. and this was early in the evening. not toward the end of the evening when everybody gets really, really smart. >> exactly. >> but we were talking, and the question everybody had was when will conservative voters begin to coalesce around one candidate. and until they do that, i think romney is going to stay ahead of the pack. he stays at about 20, 21%. look at the poll we have out this morning. across the country. he doesn't go up. he doesn't go down. the others come and go, as it were. but until they coalesce around one person, i think mitt romney is going to be in pretty good

shape. and right now, i'm not sure they will coalesce around one person. i don't see ron paul's people getting behind rick santorum. i don't see rick santorum's people getting behind ron paul. so i think right now, romney is in pretty good shape, and my guess is he's going to win by a pretty good margin. >> and is it your guess that the coalescing around one candidate may be too late because romney won't have a head of steam that will take him right through florida? >> i guess what i'm thinking, and i may be a minority in thinking this, i'm not sure it's possible for them to coalesce around one particular candidate. i just don't see that. what i'm thinking, and what i'm hearing here, is that we may actually see one of these candidates mount a third party effort before it's over. ron paul perhaps. some people were even saying -- i think he has said it's not true, that jon huntsman might run a third party campaign. but if romney continues to hold

steady, there's a large part of the republican party that doesn't like him very much. but i think he's going to head towards the nomination coming out of here. >> thank you very much, bob. >> you bet. we want to get some breaking news out of iran this morning where an american was sentenced to death in a spying case. 28-year-old amir hekmati, a former u.s. marine, was convicted of working for the cia. now his family says that hekmati was visiting his grandmothers in iran when he was arrested last year. the state department has demanded hekmati's release. turning now to arizona, where a lot has happened in the year since a gunman opened fire on a line of people in tucson. 19 people were shot that morning, six died. and at the center of it all congresswoman gabrielle gifford sa s who attended last night. here is national correspondent ben tracy. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag --

>> reporter: in tucson sunday night, gabrielle giffords did what nobody would have thought possible a year ago. >> with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> reporter: giffords' remarkable recovery was on full display, but she will soon need to make a decision about her political future. her husband, mark kelly, says she will decide if she will seek re-election this fall well before the may 30th deadline. >> what does your gut tell you about whether today she would run or not? >> some days i think i she could do the job today. other days, she gets a little tired, and she's really focused on her therapy. >> reporter: giffords' staff says she has full comprehension, even holding a weekly video conference with her washington office. yet giffords has cast just one vote this year, showing up in august. >> there's really been only a handful of complaints that the congresswoman is not in office or not there anymore to be voting on the floor. i think people recognize that she is working hard to recover.

>> reporter: meanwhile, her fellow democrats have raised nearly $1 million to stock her campaign war chest. >> the real question is, would you want to run against her? it's difficult to run a campaign against her. it's difficult to run a campaign that doesn't suggest that she's not fit for office. >> i want to get back to work, representing arizona is my honor. >> reporter: kelly says her ability to communicate will determine if she runs. >> she's just going to have to see if she can get to a point where she feels comfortable that she's doing the job well enough. >> reporter: there is also speculation that mark kelly might run for her seat in november, although he has dismissed that publicly. ben tracy, cbs news, tucson. now let's take a look at a new book about president and mrs. obama that's causing quite a stir in washington. it reveals a reported rift between the first lady, michelle obama, and some of the president's most senior advis s advisers. we are pleased to have our chief white house correspondent nora

o'donnell. she has a copy and has been talking with officials about it. >> good morning. this is a pretty nice set. fancy digs here, huh? congratulations to both of you. yeah, this is a big book that just came out. i can tell you there was a lot of disagreement in the white house about whether they should even cooperate with this book. now while some top advisers did speak to the author, the obamas themselves did not grant an interview, fearing it would end up in some gossipy details that might help sell books but not help their image. the most provocative passage describes a white house staff meeting where former press secretary robert gibbs cursed the first lady. he was challenged over the handling of a fallout from a remark mrs. obama allegedly made to french first lady carla bruni, that life in the white house was hell. former deputy communications director jen saki was in the room when the statement was made. >> it's no surprise that there

were heated moments. >> reporter: the book reported over nearly two years in the result of interviews with 33 white house staffers provides a much more detailed picture of mrs. obama than previously known. we learned she clashed with her husband's top advisers, including former chiefs of staff rahm emanuel. !é too insular and not strategic enough after democrats lost a special election to replace senator ted kennedy. at a press conference sunday, emanuel denied any rift between him and the first lady. >> i have a great relationship with the president and the first lady. >> reporter: mrs. obama was also, quote, very frustrated that so much of the strategy was president driven. there was no consideration of how she fit in the broad obama narrative. >> every day is a very tense working environment. and you can have great collegiality, and that doesn't mean that people have exchanges and words. >> reporter: and then there were the unique pressures of being the nation's first african-american first lady. quote, because everybody was

waiting for a black woman to make a mistake. in an extremely candid moment in a speech in november, mrs. obama admitted it isn't always easy being first lady. >> i mean this is scary. shoot, being married to barack obama, he's always pushing us beyond our comfort zones. and i'm dragged along going, what are we doing now? >> what did we learn about this very bright woman and her influence on policy and politics? >> she has shunned politics, but she has a great influence on policy. she was involved in the health care reform debate, the lily ledbetter act meaning more equal pay for women. she is fiercely protective of her husband. a lot of first ladies have been controversial. hillary clinton, nancy reagan. i think mrs. obama sees her role as mom in chie

you may have seen last night "60 minutes" investigation into stem cell fraud. scott pelley has new details on how his team uncovered that heartbreaking scheme. also, what do you get a future queen for her 30th birthday? we'll take you live to london to check in on kate middleton as she celebrating that major milestone today. and this from american royalty. beyonce and jay-z are happy to be feeling a little bit blue. we'll bring you the latest on their new baby as we look at this morning's headlines. you're watching "cbs this morning."

agents found more than 1,200 guns last year, an average of nearly four per day. >> and "the new york times" this morning, just the ticket. some democrats have been arguing the secretary of state hillary clinton should replace vice president joe biden as president obama's running mate. it's argued that it's time to take the idea seriously. and from london, the guardian headlines, british airways jet makes emergency landing at heathrow. the stories said both pilots nearly passed out in flight and had to put on oxygen masks before landing the plane.

frank mallicoat ... good morning, everybody. it it is 7:26. get you caught up on some of the bay area headlines. san jose firefighters keeping a waufful eye at the scene of an overnight fire at a senior center. five people sent to the hospital. 16 in all were displaced. the cause remains under investigation. extra patrols in marin county after two dozen fires were set in novato since saturday night. three last night, and there are no injuries and no suspect description. new san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi attends a law enforcement leadership event today at usf this morning. it is his first major appearance since being sworn in over the weekend and since he was accused of domestic violence as well. traffic, weather, coming up, right after this.

good morning, we will start you off with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, where the metering lights are on now. they turned them on about a half hour later than they typically do. the backups are not that bad, only backed up to the end of the parking lot but check out the drive time down the east shore expressway. a heavy rain because of an earlier jackknifed big rig. university avenue. all lanes are open and still some activity off to the shoulder and still backed up to sunol. here is lawrence with the forecast. >> freezing temperatures outside in some of the north bay valleys and looking like another great day ahead, plenty of sunshine outside and 33 degrees in napa right now and 35 in livermore and 30 in santa rosa. by the afternoon, the highs are soaring up well into the 60s, and staying nice and dry today. slight chance of some showers, as we look toward tomorrow.

people were preyed upon. and people who have a special child don't need any more expense, don't need any more heartache, and don't need any more false promises. >> that is "60 minutes" exposing a stem cell racket last night. one man selling unproven treatments to families desperate to find a cure for cerebral palsy. welcome back to "cbs this morning." now it turns out there is a huge illicit stem cell industry online making all kinds of claims about curing diseases, like autism and multiple scleros sclerosis. "60 minute" correspondent and news anchor scott pelley has more on this.

>> great to be here on day one. congratulations. >> thank you. >> how widespread is this? how many people have been abused by this fraud? >> charlie and erica, this is just a monstrous thing that we began investigating at "60 minutes" a couple of years ago. if someone gets a diagnosis, a terminal diagnosis, they go home, go online, look up their disease, and what do they find? hundreds of very sophisticated websites promising stem cell cures for their disease. every kind of cancer, alzheimer's disease, als, all of these terrible diseases that there are no cures for. so we have been working for a couple of years on stories about these what we call stem cell charlatans. and one of them came up to florida a few months ago to treat a young man named adam susser. that was adam and julie that you saw at the beginning. they worked with us on this

investigation. adam has cerebral palsy, he is 11 years old. and this doctor, gary eklund, agreed to treat him with this unproven stem cell therapy. >> i'm scott pell we "60 minutes." >> oh, great. >> how are you today? >> i am fine. >> we have been working with the sussers on a story, and i want you to know that we're being recorded. and i wanted to ask you about the treatment that you propose for adam. what would that be? >> the treatment that they asked about was for stem cells. human stem cells. >> and you think they are applicable for cerebral palsy? >> yes. i have seen them be effective in cases of cerebral palsy. >> how does that work exactly? >> well, stem cells contain --

excuse me. i don't know exactly, ok? but stem cells do contain and give off chemicals which cause other cells to repair themselves. >> in the letter that you sent to the sussers, you described possible effects for adam. which could include improved ability to see, improved ability to speak, improved ability to move arms and legs. you believe those things are possible? >> i do. >> what is your training in stem cells? >> my training in stem cells is i studied for about six years going over the literature. and then i started producing stem cells in my lab. >> you're self-educated, self taught? >> uh-huh.

>> what's amazing about this for me, why do they think they can get away with it, number one, and secondly, what can be done about it? >> well, most of these places, and dr. eklund's lab, for example, are offshore. he was operating out of ecuador. it's illegal to import stem cells into the united states under these circumstances. it's illegal to make claims about a therapy that there is no evidence to support. it's illegal to transplant these stem cells under these circumstances in the united states. so the fda is really just beginning to wake up to this. and two of the stem cell charlatans we featured on "60 minutes" a couple of years ago were arrested just last week and charged with fraud. the grand jury said they made $1.5 million selling fraudulent stem cell therapies. >> the fact that there is fraud does not suggest, is the question, that the possibility of stem cells having a huge impact on medicine is not a worthy objective to pursue.

>> absolutely. and billions of dollars are being spent around the world doing legitimate research into this area. one of the top scientists in the world on this told us that she absolutely believes that there would be stem cell cures for many diseases, but they are probably about 10 years away, she said, and the kinds of claims that are made on the internet today are just completely unfounded at this point. >> you laid out at least three places for what was happening with dr. eklund, at least on the surface, appears to be highly illegal. any idea of terms of charges he could face or that he may already be facing? >> well, this just went on the air last night. so we'll see what happens with the food and drug administration and federal authorities. as i mentioned before, the two stem cell charlatans that we exposed a couple of years ago on "60 minutes" have only been arrested in just the last week. >> takes a little while. >> scott, thank you very much. after scott leaves us, he'll be heading for new hampshire, covering that story tonight on "the cbs evening news."

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three overtime games this year. the broncos have won them all. >> got him at the 40. thomas at the 50. to the 30. to the 20. thomas to the 10. denver is going on to new england! they win another one in the first play of overtime! >> unbelievable. love those calls. tim tebow and the broncos with a spectacular overtime win over the steelers in sunday's wild card game. tonight, in college football, lsu plays alabama for the national championship in new orleans. >> since 1998, college football has used the bcs to decide who plays for the title.

critics, though, say the system is broken, and it leaves some of the best teams out. chief investigative correspondent has the story. >> reporter: the streets of new orleans are in full swing. for a showdown between two schools rich in football tradition and talent. >> georgia ticket is in there. >> reporter: an invitation only party that tony and ann marie thomas as die-hard boise state fans as you're likely to find have longed to be a part of. >> we're going to take it to our death bed, that's for sure. >> reporter: in the last six seasons, their beloved broncos have won 73 games against just the highest winning percentage in the nation. only to be repeatedly snubbed by the biggest and most lucrative bowl games, like last week's sugar bowl.

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>> it's an economic cartel. >> last month, texas congressman joe barton announced a bipartisan caucus that will examine the bcs. >> the bcs has never worked. and the reason it hasn't ever worked is because it wasn't designed to put the best teams in the championship game. it's designed to maximize revenue for the big bowls that run the bcs. >> the justice department is now looking into the bcs for possible anti-trust violations. >> the matchup that we have in this year's rose bowl -- >> reporter: but so far, those who oversee the bcs, top coach and college commissions, tell us it's impossible to create any arrangement for postseason college sports, be it the bcs or the older system. >> they don't care that we could get a much bigger pie or even that their slice of the pie would be much more generous. they don't want to give up the knife. >> bronco nation maryland shirt. >> reporter: leaving for now

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if a bungee jump is on your bucket list, watch this video very carefully. watching an australian woman fall 364 feet and then the bungee cord snaps. she was jumping off of victoria falls bridge in southern africa. miraculously, she survived the fall and avoided the crocodiles in the river below. somehow got to safety. her feet were still tied together by the way. she ended up with a broken collarbo collarbone. at one point the rocks were caught in the river. had to go down to free the rope to make her way to the side. >> but no confrontation with a crocodile? >> didn't meet the crocodile, so there you go. a controversial new book claims michelle obama has been fighting with some of her husband's closest advisers. we'll hear what the obama administration is saying. also, here's a look at what's coming up this week on "cbs this morning." tomorrow mark wahlberg, on

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i'm pleased to say that gayle king has a look at what's coming up in our next hour. gayle? >> thank you, charlie. did you see the good wife last night? fans of the show didn't see that twist coming. julianna margulies is here. jay-z and bee i don't know are thinking pink. they went in a totally different direction on her name. she's a breast cancer survivor, but that's not why she's here. melissa ethridge wanted to be here for our first day. are you excited as i am? >> completely. i love the energy. it feels great. >> i was up at:31. erica? we're looking forward to that, gayle. thanks. for a behind the scenes look

at the new studio 57 home. log on to cbs b-s five... i'm grace lee. san jose investigators are looking into what caused an overnight fire... at a senir housing complex, on the ci's le were hospital good morning. 7:56. i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. san jose investigators are looking into what caused an overnight fire at a senior housing complex on the city's east side. five people were hospitalized. a total of 16 have been displaced. it has been more than a year since the deadly gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. and today, three bills inspired by that disaster will be introduced. one bill from the state assembly man calls for the state to implement federal ntsb recommendations. another would force the puc to consider utility safety record when it sets gas rates and a third bill call force a whistle blower protection program. an update on weather and traffic coming up.

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downtown san jose on 280, starting to get busy right there as you approach the 880 highway 17 interchange. just getting word of an accident, approaching saratoga. that may be contributing to the extra heavy delays in the northbound lanes of 280. a different story at the bridge. pretty quiet. unfortunately it may be because of an early morning accident, a jackknifed rig, westbound 80 approaching university. all lanes are now open. but you will notice the drive time is still pretty heavy. 47 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. but bay bridge traffic is not too bad. and we've got this accident as well we're following westbound 580 approaching first street. pretty slow through livermore. that is traffic. for your forecast, here is lawrence. elizabeth, a lot of sunshine around the bay area and we need it, too. a cold start to the day and many parts outside and patchy frost in the valleys. clear over russian hill, looking across the golden gate bridge and stay that way all day long. by the afternoon, we will enjoy temperatures by 67 degrees in san jose. and 68 in mountain view. and about 62 degrees in san francisco. but there is a slight chance, just a slight chance of some

showers coming our way, some cooler temperatures tomorrow. back to dry weather on wednesday.

it's a big day for kate and prince william. she's turning 30. we'll see how she plans to celebrate. maybe a free scoop of ice cream at baskin robbins. it's 8:00. welcome back to cbs this morning. i'm gail king. >> and welcome to you. i'm charlie rose along with erica hill. we begin this hour with that explosive new book, "the obamas." bill plant is with us. bill. what is the white house's reaction to this? >> reporter: well, they're pushing back aggressively. they say the book is wildly

overdramatized. they raise questions about the author's credibility. she says she has an intense relationship with the obamas. white house staff current and former that i've talked to scoff at that. they say the obamas couldn't pick the author out of a lineup. they point out that she never interviewed the obamas for the book. on the other hand, they tell us, overall, this is a very positive book, which shows two people with a really strong relationship. they don't deny that there were tensions between the first lady and the west wing staff, but they say that's always the case as any presidential wife's first priority is protecting her husband. bottom line, they're dismissing the book, but they're also damning it with fake praise. >> bill, it's great to see you, my old friend. thank you. >> reporter: you bet. >> chief white house correspondent nora o'donnell joins us. she's back with us for more about this book. i'm surprised that they're even the least bit pushing back

because it seems overall to be very positive about the people who are in the most demanding fish bowl in the world. >> right. i think if you read the entire book, it's sort of an endearing narrative about a difficult transition from being michelle obama to being one of the most famous people in the world and the difficulty with young children and transitioni ining the white house. like anything in books, there are gossipy, interesting details that may feed into people's impressions of the first lady. that she didn't get along with the president's staff very well. that was she was guarded of the president in her husband. i think it plays into that their tiff to some degree. i don't think the white house is pushing back too hard, other than they're saying the author didn't interview the obamas. but the author did interview the obamas in 2009, when they agreed to sit down and talk about their marriage. >> don't you think it's pretty common for first ladies to clash with advisors if they see

something that upsets them? you look at michelle obama, who's a harvard-educated lawyer, a very smart woman, who definitely has an opinion. is this uncommon for a first lady to speak out? >> hillary clinton was extraordinarily controversial, taking on a huge policy role. even having an office within the west wing. normally first ladies are in the east wing, which is on the other side of the executive mansion. certainly nancy reagan was known, of course, for being very involved. pthe white house.isions inside >> even firing decisions. >> exactly right. so i think, look, i don't think we should be surprised in the modern day that women and wives have a great deal of influence on their husbands. i think what came out were some anecdotes where she would personally e-mail the president's scheduler about things that came up. this person described it as being stern. they felt they were caught in between a marriage. look, there are difficult scheduling demands on a president, and the first lady maybe didn't know about them and felt like she wanted her

president's time with her daughters. >> how much surprise is there that there were, what, 33 former and current white house staffers that spoke for this book? it would seem, you know, there's this understanding. you talk about those things while you're in it. >> based on my reporting, and i've done this for several months on this specific book, the white house agreed to cooperate with this book. that's why jody was ability to speak with some 33 aids. in the end, the obamas did not do an interview for the book. although, they had spoke within the author previously. there were aids who argued against doing this book. they said, it doesn't benefit the obamas to put them on the couch and

some women don't like turning 30. who are those crazy people? if you've just become britain's future queen, it might soft koeppen t -- soft koeppen the blow. plus, melissa etheridge is here. you're watching cbs this morning. ♪

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prince william's bride prince william's bride catherine turns the big 3-0 today.

how do you celebrate your first royal birthday? listening to 50 cent, maybe. let's check in with mark phillips, who's outside buckingham palace. have you heard any 50 cent songs playing from the palace today? >> reporter: no loud music. in fact, not much of a party here at all. you remember the days when turning 30 used to be a big deal. perhaps in the days before 50 became the new 30. but never mind. it has become a mild stone for the woman who may now be the world's most famous 30-year-old. what does a duchess do on the last night of her 20s? when she's this duchess, the once kate middleton, now catherine, duchess of cambridge, she attends a film premier with her husband and proves that sometimes the people going to the movie can be bigger stars than the people in it. it's been just eight months since her wedding to prince william, but kate has looked like she's been doing this royal stuff all her life, waving to adoring crowds, meeting the ill and less fortunate, going local

at the rodeo, out-glittering the hollywood glitter. there were high hopes that kate's looks, charm, and level-headedness were exactly what the royal family needed, and professional royal watchers say kate has delivered. >> kate is like the gold n ticket for this family. she's just what they needed. >> reporter: that's what everybody seemed to think during her first foreign trip, a demanding tour of canada followed by a taste of hollywood celebrity. >> that's another clever thing about kate. she can be a cowgirl one day and a hollywood star the next. still, she's got that wonderful, big smile. >> reporter: but slipping seamlessly into the role of the royal family's glamorous poster girl has invited the inevitable comparison to the previous person to fill that role, her husband's mother. is it a fair comparison? >> it's inevitable people are going to compare the two. they are generations apart.

circumstances are very different. times are different. >> reporter: there's another important distinction, family backing. what diana didn't have, kate does. >> kate has huge support from her husband, which diana didn't have. i think that makes all the difference. >> reporter: like diana, though, the primary role of the wife of the future king is to be seen at his side, not heard. only once has kate been let near a microphone at a unicef children's a.i.d.s. function where she was clearly at ease. >> a huge amount has to happen with hundreds of children still unnourished at the moment. >> reporter: turning 30 is a milestone in any life, but for a royal duchess, the biological clock seems to tick louder. the question is already being asked about when she'll perform her most important royal function, producing royal heirs. >> yes, the media will start increasingly asking questions.

whatever state of love she's in, they'll be asking questions. >> reporter: once turning 30 was considered to be hold. for catherine, duchess of cambridge, it's just the beginning. one theory about the royal baby business, by the way, is that william and kate don't want to upstage the queen, who is celebrating 60 years on the throne this year. still, it would be a heck of an anniversary present. >> i'll say. never good to upstage the queen. thank you, mark. our royal vibt to be joins us now. before we get started, i have to is you about ingrid's hat. is that a british thing? >> it's very cold. >> is that what it is? it's just a cold weather thing. i'm thinking, what is that? every time she came on, i wanted to crack up. when i was liking at kate's piece, you seldomly hear her talk. why is that? >> she spent the last eight months learning the ropes, trying to get a handle on how to

do these engagements. just last week, her patron ages were announced. there are four charities she's going to be patron of along with a volunteer position. over the coming weeks, we'll see her embark on this solo royal career and perhaps do more public addresses. >> it was fascinating to hear her voice. as soon as she said something, she looked at him like, you say something. >> checking in with him. that's where william has been really supportive. >> but the entire family has, wouldn't you say? from the moment they got engaged, there was such concern over how this would be perceived and how she would fit into the royal family. there was talking of her having even classes that diana never had to avoid what happened with prince success diana. >> i think they've done everything they can to make sure she's supported every step of the way. she's not been thrown to the wolves, so to speak. she only did the public engagement with william last year. she did fill in with prince charles, but it was in a safe environment. they're taking good care of her.

>> how does she top her 29th birthday? i'm thinking 29 was a good year. she got married. she's been embraced by, really, everybody in britain and america. we're very submmitten with her. >> it was a spectacular year. as we move forward, we have the queen's diamond jubilee, in which she'll play a significant role. she's also an ambassador for the olympics. >> so she's busy. >> she's busy. there's going to be a lot to look forward to. >> busy as only a duchess can be. there's a lot of talk about how she's helped reinvigorate the royal family. is there still a bit of a shadow from her late mother-in-law, the woman she never knew, that hangs over her? >> it's so unfair. >> it is. >> i think that's going to be her cross to bear. how do you live up to that? unfortunately, a lot of diana's popularity came posthumously.

when someone dies like that very young, at the height of their life, they're so young and glamorous, and we have the images of the boys at her funeral. she was so revered. it's impossible to follow. kate is starting to carve out her own identity. she is very popular. she's very well supported. they were at christmas to support the queen, but they were also there because they wanted a glimpse of kaete. >> there's a book in england getting some buzz. the queen expressed she had sadness between prince charles and diana. we're hearing it bothered her. i was glad to hear that, actually. >> the queen really does have a sensitive side. she was very fond of diana. there was a fear of history repeating itself. also, the demise that that

marriage happened so publicly and heinously. as a grandmother, her concern was for the boys. >> but they have a very strong relationship that came out of it. victoria, nice to have you here on day one. you look gorgeous. >> thank you. it is time now for your house watch. good morning. in today's health watch, where's the flu? it may seem like the flu season is getting a late start this year, but don't be fooled. just like death and taxes, one thing's for sure, it will show up. right now, the cdc finds surprisingly little flu activity throughout the u.s., and a new realtime tracking system shows half of the states still in the low category. some, like kentucky and nevada, are ranking high. one reason we may be seeing to little flu is that 1/3 of americans have already been vaccinated. the cdc recommends everyone over the age of 6 months get a flu shot, including pregnant women. what are other ways to prevent

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welcome back. our first day of "cbs this morning." >> good -- just ahead, tv's good wife, the great actress julianna margulies will be with us in studio 57 when we return. >> also on hand, singer melissa ethridge is here to help us look at the birth of beyonce's baby girl. you're watching "cbs this morning." your local news is next.

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rough a senior good morning, 8:25. we will get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines on this monday. a fire ripped through a senior housing center in san jose this morning. you can see it totally engulfed from this home video from a neighbor. the fire broke out about 1:45 this morning. the flames destroyed four units and damaged four others. more than a dozen people have been displaced. five people suffering minor burns an other injuries. but fortunately, no one was seriously injured this morning. three bills being announced this morning in san francisco are in response to the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. one from assemblyman jerry hill would require the state puc to implement federal ntsb recommendations. another would force the puc to link gas rates to a utility's safety records.

and the third would require the puc to set up a whistle blower protection program. those are your headlines. we got traffic and weather coming up right after this.

good morning, unfortunately, it is really busy coming out of downtown san jose. we've had a couple of accidents on northbound 280. and one earlier one approaching saratoga and another one before the guadalupe parkway. again that is northbound 280 right before highway 87. and that one is still blocking one lane. so not a lot of heavy traffic

in san jose. also we're seeing a bit of congestion as well. northbound 238, right before the nimitz, northbound 238 before 880 an accident blocking one lane. and pretty slow through the castro valley. through the bay bridge. totally different story. it has been looking good all morning. and free and clear this morning. before the pay gates and the metering lights remain on but no big delays heading into san francisco. that is traffic. for your forecast, i see some blue. some blue out there, lawrence. >> yes. we will need it today. a cold start to the morning in some parts of the bay area. let's get you outside. the mount vaca cam looking good. a little haze below but mostly clear skies around the bay area. i will tell you what, very cold in some of the north bay valleys 27 degrees if you can believe it in santa rosa and 30 in napa and 35 degrees in livermore and getting reports of some patchy frost out there as well. by the afternoon, those temperatures warming up. into the 60s. all around the bay area. and even the upper 60s, in places like san jose, and next couple of days, changes in the works. a slight chance of showers for tomorrow. warming back up. drying out on wednesday. ,,,,

i happened to, as i was practicing going doing my speech, i was going to the white house correspondent's dinner and i saw rahm emanuel. he wrote a great speech. i was mortified. i thought i'll never follow in his footsteps. i went up to him and said you

are such an -- a little slip of the lip with david letterman. welcome back to "cbs this morning." if you have seen her in the good wife, you know why she's a golden globe and screen actor's guild for her work. here's a moment from last night's episode. >> did you exploit your marital status to influence my client -- >> mrs. huntley asked me about my experiences. i shared those with her in an attempt to comfort. >> to your knowledge did david lee hire the stripper to seduce my client? >> no. >> you're under oath, mrs. flores. >> i recognize that. my answer is still no. >> this former emmy winning star of e.r. has a busy award season ahead of her. it's great to have you on this program on our first day. >> congratulations. i'm honored to be here. >> what does the season look

like? >> this season is actually -- it's really coming to a full steam ahead decisions are going to have to be made and people are going to be changing jobs and there's a huge thing happening in our law firm where josh charles, his character, will gardner, gets indicted for something he did years ago, stealing money from a client's account. it's quite juicy. christine's character, you see her as the only person with her head on her shoulders in this law firm who is reining everybody in and saying let's grow up and be adults. it's a very compelling drama for anyone because there's so many facets that are interesting to watch. >> you guys always look so good doing it. do people stop you on the street and say where did you get that suit? not to knock a news anchor, but your suits always look so distinguished. not your typical eyewitness news, i'm anchoring the news suit. christine's outfits too. people stop you? >> yes. dan lawson who is our costume

designer truly he has such attention to detail. honestly, i think it's about aside from the fact that he can pick a good suit, it's about how anything fits. you can have a bad white shirt, but if you tailor it, it fits well. >> you actually don't know that much about where the season is going which is fascinating. i'm sure people say to you all the time, come on, give me a hint what's happening. because it's such an involved drama. yet, you only find out the day before, the morning of you start shoot the episode? >> maybe not that close. need a little time to prepare. now they just -- they have meetings with all of us and let us know where the character is going. for the most part, i ask them -- i don't want to know specifics because when you do television, it's just a train you're on. there's no beginning, middle and end. i can't form an arc for her. i have to keep every moment fresh and in the moment. i try not to know too much so i can form it in a real manner

rather than have it too practiced. >> two things i'm interested in. one, is you mentioned rahm im emanu emanuel, conversations with him back to being -- living in chicago and being the mayor. are you interested in politics? do you like politicians? >> do i like politicians. it depends. the good wife. >> i find politics to be fascinating to watch. i think it's one of those things where i don't know if i could ever enter the arena of politics. my father-in-law was in the clinton administration his last term. he said, it is -- it's a very difficult world to live in. >> father-in-law, doing what? >> now i'm going to get in trouble. >> that's okay. >> he's now at the brookings institute. >> very good place to be. >> i think it's a very difficult world and i think it's not a world i would want to be a part of. >> as part of the success of this program, the idea of a politician and his wife, part of

this program also is michael fox. >> michaelj fox. >> you also have been interested not in parkinson's but certainly -- but also in als. >> well, at a very young age a friend of mine and a whole group of us, she used to run naked angels, the theater company, jennifer estes. she was diagnosed with als. >> i interviewed her. i remember. >> her sisters really valerie and meredith took on this fight for stem cell research. i have been a part of it from the first year i was on e.r., which was 1995. they started these fundraisers and it was an amazing thing to watch. because, of course, at that time i was trying to get everyone i could to come to this fundraiser to raise monday r foi als. now i'm not even asked to speak anymore. the celebrities are so huge who are involved in it. they've raised over $30 million in private stem cell research. they're making strides.

sadly, we lost jennifer a few years ago. >> i remember that. >> her name lives on. i think it's an importantthing. like parkinson's which every single aspect of project als is lou gehrig's disease. what it stands for. it's such an important part for finding a cure for not just that, parkinson's, alzheimer's, my grandmother had alzheimer's. >> can i ask you about, you play the good wife on tv. i know from reliable sources your husband keith, you are a good wife. i am so -- i was reading about you. they wanted to shoot the show in another city and you said no, i want to stay here. i have a young son and a husband. i think that's great. you said i want to be here? >> i'm a new yorker anyway. i really want to bring my child up here. my parents are here. i wanted a sense of family. i think it's a tough pro tegs. >> you were willing to lose the part? >> i was willing to let it go.

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guess who is a new mom? beyonce and jay-z are celebrating the birth of their daughter. she arrived over the weekend. we'll look at that. and other

in other news this morning,

beyonce and jay-z, cincinnati right there, they're the proud parents of a daughter. blue ivy carter. a bouncing baby girl born over the weekend. there's a lawsuit by a 40-year-old actress that says that the imdb website ruined her career telling how old she was. what is it about singer adele that make people cry when they hear her music? >> here to talk about that is grammy winner melissa ethridge. >> did you notice the music that the -- melissa ethridge dvd. >> i love that. >> i'm so thrilled, this is what's so cool about you, melissa. you have nothing to promote. you wanted to skroin join in th kfrlgs. it's making national news. one of the things on twitter. beyonce had a baby girl over the weekend. there's all sorts of talk about how much was paid in the hospital and the security. you've had four children. >> i have. >> you understand the need for

this type of security. >> as a celebrity, when you're dealing with a pregnant woman, it's -- there's a lot of emotion, feeling and intensity. you want protection. we were able to in all three instances that have had a baby that we were able to have it safe enough. we didn't have to buy out the whole floor. but there are hospitals who are used to doing this. they have protocol in the things that they do. >> there is some talk, too, guys about whether they bought out the floor. you start hearing all these figures. they've not officially spoken. there was a father who said that he was denied access to his own children. i'm thinking beyonce and jay-z wouldn't want that. i would think it's up to the hospital. >> a lot of times what happens a celebrity can be blamed for choices that other people make. it's unfortunate. >> it is unfortunate. we don't want to keep anybody from their child, celebrity or

not. we're happy for them. an actress is suing imdb for millions of dollars that because they revealed her age, she lost out on parts. how prevalent is ageism in hollywood. >> is 40 a bad age? >> no. good lord i'm 50. i'm like, 40. you have many good years left to go. i don't think so. i've been the woman who has decided not to blame it on being a woman, not to blame it on being gay, mott to blame it on my age. you present the world with your talent. with what you do. you spend the time blaming, something else, that's where you'll be. you'll be the person who didn't get the part. be you should be the person who gets the part because of -- >> let's talk about adele. her voice, i'm amazed that she's 24, 25 and the song that drives everybody to tears is this one that we're playing now. i didn't realize this until i read it.

it's one of the few songs that it's her voice and a piano. you know, i had to listen to it again. i'm thinking there's no other instrument in this. just her voice and a piano. >> i loved it. when i heard this song. the song on the radio. i jump for joy. i said i love the people. even in 2011, 2012, we embrace the natural organic music. i think a human soul wants to hear a voice, a song an emotion with a piano. i love that that can still be the most popular music in the world today. >> you mentioned soul. she is so soulful. ep at such a young age. the songs she writes are an outpouring of emotion. in some ways it feels like music has jumped the shark. so much about the production. they were saying, i think that's one of the reasons she is so attractive to so many people. >> people are ready for this. even my children. i have teenagers. they know everything. >> you have teenagers.

>> i do. >> what's the age range of your kids. >> two five-year-olds, twins. i have 13 and soon to be 15 in a couple weeks. your health is good. >> wre. >> do you get tired of people asking about your health? >> no. they'll look at me and they want to know how i am. >> it's true. i want to know. >> i'm cancer-free. i'm healthier than i've ever ever been. >> that's where you want to be. >> thanks for coming. >> it looks great. >> come back again soon and visit. >> i will. my pleasure. melissaeth rinl will go out on tour next month again. all of the cbs morning hosts over the years, there's probably only one who starred in chitty, chitty bang bang. dick van dyke, we'll meet him when we return. you're watching "cbs this

it's time! [ laughter ] >> honey. imperfectly -- rob, i am all right. i dropped the alarm clock. >> a lot of folks have made a home in this time slot over the years. many familiar faces. but you might not remember that dick van dyke was a host of the cbs morning news back in 1955. national correspondent lee cowan sat down with the newsman turn funny man. >> he remains a household name. even today. but long before this, that signature trip over that pesky ottoman and long before he swept chimneys in disney's mary poppins, dick van dyke had another job. right here at cbs news.

>> i became the anchor man on the cbs morning show. >> with? >> walter cronkite was my newsman. can you believe that? >> can you believe it? >> i was the worst. the worst. i just was no good at it at all. this was live television. things can go wrong. >> like what? >> i had a guy who drove a dog sled in the races and he brought his dogs and his sled and everything. >> into the studio? >> into the studio. i had them on. he said don't say mush. the first thing i did was clown around and said mush. they took off. took down the weather set and the cooking set. i mean, everything went. >> was that your last day anchoring in. >> no. >> now at 86, legendary song and dance man admits that his news career was probably over before it started. after all, his idols never sat

at a desk. they wore bowlers and bow ties instead. stan laurel, the famed laurel and hardy was a friend and mentor. an inspiration for almost everything dick van dyke did. >> put my hat on my head. >> in fact, van dyke paid homage to stan laurel on his own show. critics say his success was largely due to that kind of experiment. rewriting and frankly, just horsing around. >> everybody came to work every day looking for a party. that was what it was. because we were rambunctious bunch. >> rambunctious perhaps. but realistic too. with mary tyler moore at only 24 playing rob petry's beautiful wife. >> let's do what fighters do when a fight it over. >> that's the first show that showed people on television in real situations. it wasn't howdy dood i, it

wasn't goofy. it was people living a real life. >> milton berle. >> weem thought mary and i were married in real life. when i went out with my wife, they thought i was with a strange woman. >> it lasted for 158 episodes. until one day in 1966. >> there was a saddest when we finally ended it. we all cried. >> because you were really going out on top. >> oh, yeah. we sure were. >> but dick van dyke's film career was already well on it way once again, his performances seemed timeless. fans will be glad to know that hasn't changed. his hobby is a quartet called the fantastics. >> oh, my gosh. >> i'm telling you, i'm having the greatest retirement. all my contemporaries are going out and playing golf. i'm about to marry a beautiful young lady.

>> this is arlene silver. my bee troeted. >> he's newly engaged. not surprisely to a woman with a healthy knowledge of classic tv trivia and a sense of humor. >> those were the days ♪ >> he's not shy about reliving the best years of his life. they went by too fast he says. >> can't believe it. i don't know where the time went. i still feel like a kid. >> you still look like a kid. >> he still sounds like one too. ♪ >> "cbs this morning," i'm lee cowan in malibu. >> ♪ >> it is nice to end our first day with you with dick van dyke. someone once said a journey of a thousand miles begins with a first step. i'm pleased to take this first step with these two friends of mine >> me too. i'm thinking we're in good

company with dick van dyke. it's like the first day of school. i'm hoping we all get good grades. i wore my favorite color. i think that brings me good luck. >> good luck color. >> i think so. >> plenty of sunshine. it's an absolute pleasure and treat to share the set with you both every morning. i look forward to many, many dark and early mornings about both of you and with all of you at home. >> i'm proud that we have the cbs family here. great newsmen and women who came in to say, this is an important year for news. we will be there covering it. we have the resource at cbs news to do it. so it is a great journey that starts this morning. that does it for us now. for cbs news in the morning. your local news is next. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

with your c-b-s five headlines... authorities in novato are investigating a series of suspicious fires. there have been as man good morning. i'm grace lee. authorities in novato are investigating suspicious fires including one today in rush career. a fire tore through four housing unit in san jose. others were damaged as well. five people suffered minor injuries. damage is estimated at up to $750,000. >> a rally is happening to protest the closure of a medical marijuana club in san

francisco. the market street cooperative has been in business for more than ten years. the u.s. justice department has been threatening california property owners with seizure if renters dispensed cannabis near schools or parks. and an update of your weather and your traffic is all coming up.

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nimitz through oakland. northbound 880 is slow past the coliseum. it's backed up from high street out towards broadway. headed toward downtown oakland, we're seeing a stall near the broadway exit, but the drive time, 32 minutes between 238 and the macarthur maze, sluggish through heyward. san jose, improving. a couple early morning fender benders within the last hour, so that was causing traffic to back up in the northbound lanes. and just your usual brake lights through milpitas, westbound 237 slow through banker road. and for your forecast here is lawrence. >> great weather, lots of sunshine out there. a little chilly to begin with, looking from russian hill to the golden gate bridge, nice clear skies, hazy outside but temperatures are chilly. 20s and 30s in some valleys, actually. by the afternoon we're talking sunshine and temperatures as high as 67 in san jose, 66

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