the 49ers? >> i wanted to say it's going to be a good game. >> no, that's not it. [ laughter ] >> it's going to be a great game! lots of sunshine. go, 9ers. >> we'll do to for him. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com captioning funded by cbs good morning to our viewers in the west. this is cbs broadcast center. i'm charlie rows with a cold and soer throat. that is not news to you. the pentagon tracks down marines who may have desecrated bodies. will the video sabotage peace talks. >> i'm gayle king. when i see you at 8:00 we'll look at the role of religion in the presidential campaign. a warning that being addicted to the internet may actually do damage to your brain. >> i'm erica hill. we'll hear from tim tebow. it is friday the 13th.

we have a look inside the super stishion and why people freak out over it. >> first as we do every morning, your world in 90 seconds. >> it's snowing. i'm happy. >> not watching jerry springer anymore. out there plowing, sanding, salting. >> the first storm slams the midwest. it makes a mess of roads and run waste. >> a rough day is stretching into busy nights tonight. >> we've been in stand by three times. canceled at 7:05. canceled for tomorrow. she said saturday. >> pretty upset. >> very trierd. long day. >> what is apparently occurring in that video is deplorable and does not live up to the very high standards set in the united states military. >> damage control in washington as the disturbing video threatens the war effort in afghanistan. >> anyone found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fully account

annual. >> haley barbour, the more i've learned, i don't think he cared. >> he needs to answer to the people in the state of mississippi why he's created chaos. >> the army private accused of the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history is getting closer to going to trial. >> everybody has a right to stay in the race as long as they like to. good competition is helpful. >> it's good to see whether somebody is a whacko or not. >> no shortage there. >> she's been charged by a turkish court in connection with a secret film she made. >> all of that. >> ♪ tim tebow tried >> and all that matters. >> i remember how devastated i was when i found out i was not a real kardashian. >> on "cbs this morning." >> my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. i'm doing it!

>> first thing this morning, deplorable. that's how defense secretary leon panetta describes the video that apparently shows u.s. marines urinating on the bodies of dead taliban fighters in afghanistan. >> national security correspondent david martin is at the pentagon this morning. >> reporter: good morning. vettors go about the job of determining who committed what crime, the marines are asking themselves a more basic question. what made these guys think they could get away with this? >> reporter: the four marines you see were members of a 1,000 man battalion which recently completed a combat tour in afghanistan and returned to camp lejeune, north carolina, where they started showing the video around as a war trophy. so who else knew about it? certainly the person who took the video, but were those five marines by themselves or were others watching? and how many marines subsequently watched the video? according to secretary of state clinton, they all could be party

to a war crime. >> anyone, anyone found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fully accountable. >> reporter: you can't judge an entire unit by a few pictures, but an officer who commanded troops in afghanistan says these photos of the battalion in action last summer showing a marine sniper without his uniform or body arm more raise questions about the unit's discipline. the four marines in the video and presumably the person who shot it were also members of a sniper team. you can see one of them is holding a sniper rifle. snipers make up a small proportion of a battalion. perhaps 30 out of 1,000 men. but their actions have cast a cloud over the entire unit which fought through last summer in the taliban hartland of helmud province and lost 7 killed in action. >> all four marines have been identified and there is a chance charges could be brought as

early as today. >> david, thanks. chief foreign correspondent lar ra logan has spent a lot of time in afghanistan covering the war. good morning. >> good morning. >> here the administration is clearly, because everybody's out, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the president's spokesman, how will the taliban use this in afghanistan and what kind of damage does it do to the united states' effort in afghanistan? >> it's a gift for the taliban really. it reinforces all of their propaganda. they want the world to believe, afghans, that the u.s. has no regard for the afghan people and no regard for islam. this video reinforces that message. it does their job for them. the fact that u.s. marines and u.s. soldiers have built mosques for example the length and breadth of afghanistan. no one cares about that. that's not the image that will endure. this will endure. the damage is already done. >> they'll use this to recruit new fighters? >> no question. absolutely. >> how does the united states in

afghanistan contain the damage immediately? >> doesn't think there's anything the united states can do. they'll bring charges and do things that reassure americans and people in the west that they take this seriously, that it's not acceptable, and that it does not reflect american values. people have kind of made up their minds on this one, charlie, the moment they see the video. it doesn't really mean anything in afghanistan if you bring charges or demote somebody's rank. nobody is going to be hanging from a tree for this. that's the kind of justice they're used to in afghanistan. i don't think there's a lot that they can do. >> david said the question is how did those marines think they could get away with this? when you look at that video, what do you see and think? >> stupid young infantry guys who have been out there and they did something that they know was wrong. they thought they could get away with it. they think it's funny. it's kind of frat boy mentality. it's disgusting. it's deplorable. it can't be justified. in my experience, i was on a

u.s. base in afghanistan. they were investigating allegations of soldiers posing with photographs and they took it very seriously. there was fear over that base in the time that i was there. so these guys know it's not acceptable. they know it. it's a stupid thing. the kind of thing you expect them to do when they're out drunk. there's no excuse for it. they've unfortunately tarnished the image of every other marine and soldier out there. the other guys know this. they're all going to be mad at them for that. there's no love lost for the enemy over there. think about the conditions these guys are living in. these things happen at war. this is what nations need to think about is when you send your troops to war, there are unintended consequences. this is one of those unintended consequences. it's not like the u.s. needed it. it's not helpful to the u.s. and the rest of the world and in the islamic world particularly. the u.s. image in those parts of the world has already taken a pounding in the last ten years of war. >> thank you, very much. great to see you.

>> a programming note. this sunday day "60 minutes" will be looking at groupon. we'll follow up with that on "cbs this morning." there is a big freeze in the midwest this morning following its first big snowstorm of the year. in the past 24 hours several inches of snow has fallen from missouri to michigan. parts of indiana. . stin thee a bowers is out there. >> reporter: you can be sure of that. you know after three weeks into this weather where things have been relatively warm, the midwest finally got its first taste of snow, five to seven inches here. cold, 19 degrees at this hour. just after a winter where temperatures have who havered 10 to 12 degrees above normal. >> reporter: all bruce general and sonya white wanted was to get home to south florida. >> they sold us stand by, tomorrow, may be saturday. who knows. >> reporter: but they were

stranded like thousands of others in chicago as the storm moved across illinois, more than 500 flights were canceled at the two chicago airports. all because the long delayed first big snowstorm of the season roared east out of the rockies. >> lots of people sliding. hitting the curb. it was bad. >> reporter: the snow and high winds turned roads into rinks. made commutes across the midwest treacherous and turned this tractor-trailer into an unwilling off road vehicle near rockford, illinois. after a winter that's been so mild, earlier this week they were actually water skiing barefoot near green bay, wisconsin. many midwest cities have barely seen snowfall since winter began with only 2.9 inches falling last month in green bay. two in des moines, iowa. zero in ter re haut, indiana. the snowy weather was good news to some, including those who

make a living plowing snow. >> not watching "jerry springer" anymore. we're out there. the guys are happy. we're plowing, sanding, salting. >> reporter: in chicago we do the more snow in one day than we've had in three months bringing out 300 snow plows along with people who actually like the snow and cold. >> january 12th no snow. finally. it's snowing. i'm happy. >> reporter: should be a much better day for air travelers. o'hare is up and running this morning. of course, as you know, these things tend to do this. the storm will be headed your way now, erica. >> we can hunker down and get ready. people are happy to get their winter? >> reporter: some people are. you know what other people say? we're going back up to 45 degrees on mon. a lot of people say when you have one day without winter, it takes you closer to spring. a lot of people here live for the spring. they're a long ways off of the spring. in mississippi this morning there is more outrage over the

pardons over 200 prisoners. >> outgoing governor haley barbour issued the mass pardons this week as one of his last official acts and we're in jackson, mississippi. >> this is the talk of the town here in jackson. as members of the public try to figure out why the governor did what he did. even some legislators are now telling us they're as confused as anybody else by all of this. former governor haley barbour on his last day in office pardoned 203 criminals, four of them were convicted murderers working as part of a program, a work program, at the governor's mansion. now those pardons in particular are something that democratic legislator bobby moeks says he's disturbed by. >> there's one thing that at least miss sippians have a perception of, and that is the path to pardon goes through the governor's mansion to being a trustee. that's the thing that's settling in the minds of a lot of

missippians and they don't like that. >> that's what people are now beginning to believe, that if you're a trustee at the governor's mansion, you'll get a pardon? >> you've got a better chance than the guy who's sitting in a jail cell. >> for his part, former governor haley barbour told "cbs this morning" yesterday that there are a couple of explanations for what could be considered an unusually large number of pardons. he says that of the 203 criminals he pardoned, that 189 of them had already been released from prison. some, he says, for years and years. another 13 inmates he says were released for medical reasons. he says simply put that they were costing the state of mississippi too much money. as to the four convicted murderers who were working at the governor's mansion, he says he has no apologies. >> thanks. you may remember how solyndra, the solar panel maker, got a half billion dollar government loan and went bankrupt. that risky investment strategy

did not stop there cbs news investigation found a pattern of the government pouring your tax dollars into clean energy. investigative correspondent sharyl attkisson is here with the story that you'll only see on "cbs this morning." >> taxpayers backed a half billion dollar loans. we identified companies that got billions of tax dollars, then declared bankruptcy or are suffering other serious financial issues. most surprising, perhaps, is how bad off the government knew some of those investments were before committing all of that money. >> take beacon power, a green energy storage company. we were surprised to learn exactly what the energy department knew before committing 43 million of your tax dollars. documents obtained by cbs news show standard & poor's have confidentially given the project a dismal project ccc plus. >> would you put your money into an investment ccc plus?

>> not on purpose. >> he sums up how bad it is. >> is it a junk bond? >> it is. it's not a good one. it's well below investment grade. >> the energy department was investing tax dollars in something that's not a good junk bond. >> exactly. this level of bond has about a 70% chance of failing in the long term. >> reporter: in fact, beacon did go bankrupt two months ago and it's unclear whether taxpayers will get all of their money back. the feds made other loans when public documents indicate they should have known they could be throwing good money after bad. it's been four months since the fbi raided bankrupt solyndra. it received a half billion tax dollars and became a political lightning rod. republicans claiming it was a politically motivated investment. >> we counted 12 clean energy companies that are having trouble after being approved for more than $6.5 billion in federal assistance. five have filed for bankruptcy. the junk bond rated beacon, ever green sole larks spectra watt,

aes, eastern energy and solyndra. others are also struggling with potential problems. nevada, geothermal, personally endorsed by senate majority leader harry reid, it has defaults. it was already having trouble paying the bills when it received $98.5 million in guarantees. sun power landed $1.2 billion lone guarantee last fall after a french oil company took it over. on its last financial statement it owed more than it was worth. first solar was the biggest s&p 500 loser? 2011. its ceo was cut loose as taxpayers had to back a whopping $3 billion in company loans. >> nobody from the energy department would agree to an interview. last november the hearing energy secretary steven chu strongly defended the government's attempts to bolster america's

clean energy prospects. >> in the coming decades the clean energy sector is expected to grow by hundreds of bills of dolls lars. we're in a fierce global race to capture this market. >> reporter: economists say somebody as smart as secretary chu, an award winning scientist, shouldn't be playing venture capitalist with tax dollars. >> tasking a mathematician to make investments for the u.s. government is like asking the manager of the new york yankees to be the general in charge of america's troops in afghanistan. it's that absurd. >> a couple of questions. does the government believe that this kind of economic support to these companies is a success story? >> yes, i think they do. the energy department, which wouldn't agree to an interview, would tell you that this program is high risk by design. all of these programs are. they understand that they're putting tax dollars at risk. they've built into the program $2.4 billion in potential losses. that's already factored in.

they understand what they say a valid philosophical debate over whether this is their role. they point out that democrats and republicans in congress and democrat and republican presidents have supported the idea. >> how do they explain the failure? >> the companies are saying that they failed, there's nothing much to say about that. the ones that are still in business say they are very different than solyndra. there are not many similarities. their projects h ever gree proolcts the projects are sound even though they've hit bumps. in some cases they actually have guarantee mashlgts for the clean energy products. aes said that it has canceled loans and the house energy -- the house oversight committee is investigating. >> sharl, thanks. at the white house this morning president obama is ready to ask congress to let him start shrinking the federal government. for more hon that we want to turn to senior white house correspondent bill plante. why is he doing this now and how important is it? >> reporter: erica, the

president wants the power to reorganize government and cut bureaucracy and of course it's a political year. this is political. it's a policy made in last year's state of the union speech. for starters, he would like to shrink government by merging six trade and commerce agencies because their programs overlap. one of those is the small business administration familiar to millions of americans. one of the things that makes this kind of move so difficult is bureaucratic turf and others the fact that it would mean the cut of thousands of jobs but it would save $3 billion over ten years by getting rid of duplication. unlike the kinds of things the president's been doing by executive action, this one would take the agreement of congress. if congress did agree to give him reorganization authority, then there's no guarantee given the state of relations that he wouldn't say to them, hey, if you don't want to c

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sarah ferguson is no stranger to hot water. one foreign government is charging her with serious crimes that could include jail time. >> also all eyes including mine are on tim tebow this weekend. he opens up to cbs about faith, family, and of course football. >> actress heather locklear rushed to the hospital. we'll show you what happened as we check this morning's head lines. you're watching "cbs this morning." this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by stanley spear. beyond carpet cleaning.

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apple's main store in beijing this morning. the trouble started when apple had the apple eye 4. it was concerned about the crowd. hundreds of people waiting out freezing temperatures overnight. >> it is time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe beginning with the "new york times." they send iran a top warning. the obama replying about closing the straits of hormuz. that would lead to some kind of u.s. response. >> the democratic chronical in new york reports contaminated tissue holders pulled from new york stores. they're talking about met call containers which may have tiny amounts of radiation and may have been sent to bed, bath and beyond stores in more than 20 states. >> the "los angeles times" this, heather locklear hospitalized after emergency crews go to her home. this happened yesterday after a 911 call. there is no word on why she was taken to the hospital. >> finally, "usa today" reports

the international space station will have to dodge through space junk this morning. they are looking out for that. just ahead, a major a there are no suspects after good morning. it's 7:26. get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines on this friday the 13th, by the way. there are no suspects after two women suffered life-threatening injuries in an attack in a san francisco home. one victim lived in the sunset district. the other was delivering food to that home. san francisco's d.a. expects to decide by today whether to charge sheriff ross mirkarimi with domestic violence. misdemeanor charges are likely to be filed according to sources. the state energy commission passes new efficiency rules for battery charges for electronic devices. starting next year the regulations are expected to save $300 million on electricity bills every year. that's good news. we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. so stay right there.

good morning. well, it is starting to get crowded now in those northbound lanes of 880 passing the coliseum. so yeah, watch out for a few slower speeds. your drive time though not too bad. still about 16 minutes or so between 238 and the maze. so we have been following this accident on city streets in oakland. it looks like they just reopened that intersection at 98th and edes. it was a car versus pedestrian. the bay bridge metering lights were turned on a while ago but no major delays heading into san francisco. friday the 13th, lots of sunshine coming our way today chilly this morning out the door though, clear skies over the bay right now. going to stay that way all day long. temperatures soaring this afternoon near 70 degrees in some of the warmest spots.

changes though over the weekend. a few clouds beginning to move in on sunday. much cooler temperatures maybe some rain by the end of next week.

you can't have the pack. you could have it run by somebody else. >> i think there might be a guy. john? if you will, colbert super pac transfer. activate. >> i am proud to announce that i am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. i'm doing it!

>> a lot of republicans say that another candidate should get in the race. welcome back to "cbs this morning." here's what's interesting about that. there's some truth to the notion of the relationship between super pacs and political candidates. >> they nailed it very well. you can't say that he's not excited about it. stephen colbert, south carolina. >> definitely excited about it. >> i got it. >> britain's duchess of york, sarah ferguson is in the middle of a new scandal this morning. she's been threatened with prison time in turkey for her role in an undercover documentary. charlie dag get is outside of bucking ham palace this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. the british government confirmed turning kish authorities have asked for assistance. she is not commenting this morning but the producers say she is nervous about the threat of extradition. >> reporter: the charges stem from a document try flimpd back

in 2008. the duchess wore a dark wig and a head scarf when she and her daughter slipped into a turning kish orphanage with hundreds of mentally ill children. among other evidence of abuse, they found children packed in benches and abandoned in cots or on the floor all day. turkish authorities were furious when it aired. why it's taken three years to bring charges is anyone's guess. yesterday's their chief prosecutor announced that they would bring charges. friends say ferguson will be livid. >> sarah will be upset, outraged that the turkish authorities could blame her for something that they had done. and i think she will feel hufrmt why me again? it's always me. >> reporter: in 2010 ferguson found herself the victim of undercover filming when a british tabloid caught her trying to sell access to her

former husband, prince andrew, trying to sell out prince william's uncle may be one of the reasons ferguson was forced to sit out the royal wedding. without an invitation, her best view was on tv like everybody else. her intent to rebrand herself in the united states have only added to criticism here she's exploiting her royal connection. her tarnished reputation may be given a boost now that she's seen as a victim trying to do the right thing by exposing victims of abuse in turkey. >> if convicted she faces 22 years in a turkish prison. authorities hearsay it's unlikely she'll be extradited or face prosecution. worst case scenario, she may not be able to visit turkey again. >> thank you very much. joining us royal contributor victoria arbor ton. good morning. >> i want you to explain the duchess to me. >> it's a complicated topic, charlie. i think what's really

interesting with this is it's showing how fast the tide can turn. the duchess has found herself in hot water on numerous occasions. 2010 she was caught in a newspaper sting trying to sell access to prince andrew. she then got bailed out of her bankruptcy claims last year because prince andrew paid her debts along with a few friends. then she had her documentary finding sarah on o.w.n. she's making unfounded claims against her mother. when people caught her, she said, i was joking. for a long time the duchess of york has been considered a loose cannon. this might end up being her ultimate redemption. >> she's getting a very different reaction to this in the press in britain. >> she really is. it's a surprising reaction. i couldn't believe it on fwiter yesterday. the british media have long ridiculed her. suddenly everybody's out go, fergie, we support you. which is why i say this could end up being the best thing that's ever happened to her. >> why do you think they support

her now? i'm thinking she has tried so hard to do the right thing recently. she's raised two lovely daughters. she's done something right when it comes by her girls. why do you think now they're thinking we want this to work out for you? >> i think it's really interesting that the turkish authorities are going after the people that have made the documentary as opposed to the people that are actually responsible for the appalling conditions. i think that's why people are supporting her. she put herself out there. she said it wasn't politically motivated. she went as a mother, a humanitarian. she's done something right. >> are they just going after her because she is the name in this? a lot of the other people involved, at least from earlier this morning when i was reading things, it didn't appear that even itv was behind the documentary were being charged, only sarah. >> that's what's so interesting about this. her daughter appeared in the film. no charges against her as of yet. she didn't fund the film, she didn't create the film, she just took part in it. itv, the network that did it, they have taken legal advice.

it remains to be seen as to whether anyone else will be charged. >> thank you. we're looking at tim tebow and the broncos as they face another big challenge coming up in the nfl playoff. >> he talked to cbs sports about what he's thinking about going into the big game. we'll have more on that next. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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broncos games ♪ >> nfl playoffs continue this weekend. highlighted by tim tebow and the broncos. moving on to play new england. >> as he prepares for tomorrow night's game the young quarterback sat down with james brown, host of the nfl today to talk about tebow magic. j.b. is with us. >> good to be with you. >> we'll get there. i'm looking forward to the weekend, two reasons, the big game, get my throat time to rest. it doesn't get better than this weekend, does it? >> the drama is certainly there. all four games have great story lines. we have the best story line on saturday night, primetime. >> you sat down with this guy. tell us what you think about tim tebow. >> i was just telling gayle and erica, the guy is a wonderful young man. there is no phoniness in him at all. what you see is what you get. 's been the same way, charlie, from pop warner football. if you can win over a

testosterone laidened locker room, he gets it done. bottom line is he's a winner. >> he's part of that. he's a great role model for any kid, right? nice guy. he talked about that a little bit with you. >> he did. as a matter of fact, yesterday in denver, kind of seems like today, he had a 16-year-old young lady who has a very serious health challenge. that's been a part of what he's been doing all of his career is working with kids like this. he didn't want to talk about the fact that he pays their way to the games, home and away. spend some try to encourage them. the big thing with tebow, he says i'm using football as a platform for bigger and better things. who can argue with that. >> let's take a quick look at that conversation you had yesterday. >> i think number one is what my mom and dad preached to me when i was a little kid, and that's just because you may have athletic ability and you may be able to play a sport doesn't make you any more special than doesn't mean god loves you more than anybody else. we play a sport and it's a game.

at the end of the day, that's all it is is a game. it doesn't make you any better, any worse than anybody else. by winning a game you're no better. by losing a game, you're no worse. by keeping that mentality it keeps things into perspective for me to treat everybody the same. >> to match up. >> how can you argue with that? >> if he had a better pack would be the perfect man. >> there's no question. >> charlie, he does come to the nfl level, the highest form of football, without a polished skillsell the that's associated with an elite level quarterback. he's overcome challenges each and every stages. if he's learning at the nfl level and he's got his team in the postseason. >> match him up with tom brady. >> there's no comparison. tom brady is, along with aaron rodgers, they're the penultimate quarterbacks. drew brees as well. tom is fundamentally sound. having come the same route.

he was not a high draft choice. was not a polished act but worked on his fundamentals and is now arguably the best quarterback in the nfl. >> i have to say i'm smitten with him. i love he ends every news conference by having a blessed day. i'm fascinated he says he's a virgin. makes no apologies. i'm not asking a personal question, mr. brown. >> i failed in two categories. >> you're a professional athlete. i think it's difficult. you have women walking around practically with their panties on their head going, hello, hello. how realistic is it. >> i've seen a couple of them. >> for him to take this position of i want to be a virgin. >> is this what the political candidates feel like? you hit them with the questions. >> it happens every day. >> literally, in more ways than one. literally and figuretivelily it does happen. he's prepped for the challenge associated with that. that's probably the biggest

hurdle that many athletes have to overcome is not get caught up in all the glitz and glamer and be pulled down the wrong road. >> do his teammates respect him? >> absolutely. >> it seems so opposite of how many of them behave. >> a football locker room is a tough locker room to win over. as i was telling charlie before, if he's got a number of the veterans on the team who recognize he doesn't have the best arm but he's improving. they see the genuineness in him and his work ethic is second to none. >> if you win. >> bottom line. maurice jones said the same thing. >> sboul super bowl, who does it look like to you. >> there's no dominant team remaining in the playoffs right now. it's got to be offensively oriented. it could be the saints or the packers against, i bet against -- i don't bet. >> you're in new york? >> new york can play some great football but i think it's going to be the packers or the saints. >>

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gayle king has a look at what's coming up in our next hour. how could you top this hour? >> i'm going to try very hard, charlie. very hard with your help. do you have fear of friday the 13th. if you do you're a little worried. because today is friday the 13th. we're talking about superstitions. i'm thinking, have you ever heard the superstition, break your blackberry and have seven years of bad luck? maybe not. we have a room full of people. anybody that made it here today doesn't have superstitions. do you have any superstitions to share quickly? >> actually, no, i don't.

>> no, you don't. deepak chopra? >> i think our whole civilization is bamboozled by the superstition. >> on that note, this is "cbs this morning." we'll be r how do you top deepak chopra? 7:56. let's look at our cbs 5 headlines. pg&e is trying to determine what caused power lines to go down. apparently leading to this brush fire in mountain view. crews controlled the fire last night near la avenita and space parkway. no damage, two people had smoke inhalation. two women had life- threatening injuries after a vicious attack in san francisco last night at a home on 20th avenue. san francisco police say at least two men were beating a 76- year-old woman. when another woman saw what was happening, the thugs turned on her. so far, though, there is no

word of any arrests. they are looking for the suspects. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning. well, we have a new accident westbound 80 right before san pablo dam road. and there is one lane blocked. traffic is stacking up behind it. overall traffic is lighter today. "friday light" as we like to call it. check this out. here's a live look at the bay bridge, where the metering lights have been on since just after 6:30. but there's really no delay right now heading into san francisco. so you're cruising if you do have to work heading from the east bay and heading out towards the city. otherwise, westbound 237 pretty good silicon valley ride from milpitas towards san jose. and the san mateo bridge has been looking great all across the span in either direction westbound and eastbound 92. that is traffic. there is a little bit of blue in our skies out there. >> we are going to see plenty of sunshine today. some very nice temperatures around the bay area. by the afternoon, high pressure sitting overhead. these numbers are going to soar well into the 60s, almost 70 degrees in mountain view today.

about 69 in santa rosa. over the weekend, some changes. not a bad day on saturday. much cooler temperatures expected on sunday.

it's a weird this is a weird fact. according to a new poll, 42% of americans say they are ncomfortable with the idea of having a mormon president. 42%. when asked why, the people said, because we're still getting used to having a muslim president. yeah, true. >> he's not really muslim is correct. thank you, conan o'brien. it's 8:00. welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> and i'm charlie rose with erica hill. if mitt romney or jon huntsman

wins the gop nomination, we will face this question, is america ready for a mormon president? a new poll showings 56% of mormons think so. nearly half of them also say they face discrimination. we have father edward beck with us here. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have passed this test every time in our national public life. last time with john kennedy. what do you think is happening? >> i think there are suspicions around mormonism. first of all, it's a relatively new religion. it hasn't had a chance yet to seep in and regard the traditions as far as the id yoe sin crow sis of the faith. you can look at newspaper articles about the prophet joseph smith and see that he was arrested, accused of fraud. there's that. there's also a certain amount of secrecy. if you wanted to go to a mormon temple for a service, you could not go.

they would not let you in. some people say, why? it becomes very dan brown-ish. like there's some kind of a plot they don't want us to know about. so there are these little things in there. it becomes problematic because people wonder why. >> it's going to be debated either publicly or privately in south carolina in ways it wasn't in iowa or new hampshire. if there's going to be a place in america where this issue is going to cut politically, it's going to be south carolina. >> because they're more fundamental christians. >> at least take this into account in a greater way. mitt romney said, i'm not a morm mormon. i'm a lead er. these are economic times, and my resume matches. look at me as a potential leader. so far that has worked. if he wins in south carolina, the romney campaign will say, we have dealt with this nshissue i with a way that doesn't need to be brought up anymore. >> should the candidate's

religion matter? most people who are non-mormons do not believe they're christian. should your religion matter? >> faith and values matter to people. it matters to some evangelical christians. if you say the bible is not primacy for you, and you have this book of mormon in there, they're suspect of that, evan jell call christians. because the bible is everything for them. >> and the faith experience is important and has been important for the last 20 years among republican voters, particularly in the south. however, in this election, because the economy is so dominant, there's a likelihood that the economy, even for evangelical christian voters, is going to trump others. one other point. when i've talked to evangelical leaders about this, what they don't lead with is he's mormon, and i'm suspect of that religion. that's part of it. if mitt romney as a governor had

been reflective of his mormon values, consistently pro-life, consistently hostile to gay issues, as the mormon faith indicates, i would feel more comfortable. he was inconsistent politically. he appears to be inconsistent from a religious point of view. that's what i've heard. >> in terms of evangelical leaders, we should point out they're meeting this weekend. they're trying to come together and get behind one quote, unquote conservative candidate. all the candidates are so different. there seems to be so many nuances to what that word means. how does that play out? >> it's going to play out in the benefit of the catholic. rick santorum. oddly enough, he's going to be the repository of evangelical christian posupport. i had a conversation with tim pawlenty yesterday. he said, it was an interesting meeting. i wish them well. it doesn't matter. this race is over. >> you want to know why it's rick santorum?

he's more evangelical than most evangelica evangelicals. he's not in the mainstream of can not schism. he's not with the american bishops. he's way to the right. even evangelicals look at him and say, we can go with him. >> what's interesting is mitt romney and jon huntsman, in the life they have lived, have adhered to universal values. >> without a doubt. >> and neither one of them has made mormonism either in their private life or their public life certainly definitional of who they are. they've achieved and accomplished things across the board. mormonism is part of their life, but it's not the leading characteristic. >> to have a baby die after two days and the

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ask your doctor if lyrica is right how do you think things are how's it going, senator? >> we've had better days.

how many people have watched one of these debates? i'll bet you everybody in this crowd. [ applause ] it's been good for america. >> i agree. >> it's good for the process. it's good to see whether somebody's a whacko or not a whacko. >> no shortage is there. >> if you were at all superstitious, you probably can't talk today because you're extra jittery. it is friday the 13th. this year, you may want to get used to that. mo rocca has a look at why some people hate this day so much while others love it. >> reporter: for most of us, friday the 13th is just another day. for others, it's a day to dread. it's the fear of friday the 13th. frig was the goddess for whom friday is named. triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. in 2012, we'll see three friday the 13th.

the most possible in a single calendar year. >> the superstition about friday, friday being an unlucky day, is quite old. >> reporter: this psychology professor has studied the origins of superstitions. >> 13 got associated with friday, and you got a double whammy of bad luck. >> reporter: 13 first got its bad wrap around 1500 b.c. according to mythology, 12 gods gathered for a dinner. when the god of mischief crashed the party, making himself the 13th guest, all hell broke loose. one god ended up dead. and does this look familiar? jesus and his 12 apostles gathered at a table set for 13. according to scripture, judas betrayed jesus leading to arrest and crucifixion, which took place on a friday.

we see the superstition all around us. actually, it's what we don't see. elevators rarely stop at the 13th floor. most airport terminals skip gate 13 altogether. the diabolical date has shown up at multiplex over and over and over again. but while this day is a horror to some -- >> i draw this on my hand every night because it's good luck. >> reporter: others actually embrace the day. country music super star taylor swift is a big fan of the number 13. as she told leslie stall in an interview for "60 minutes." >> what's that? >> it's a 13. i put it on my hand every single night. >> it's always 13? >> yeah, it's good luck. >> kind of an unlucky number, isn't it? >> it's my lucky number. it's come up so many times in my life. i was born on the 13th. i turned 13 on friday the 13th.

my first album went platinum in like 1 months. >> reporter: like taylor swift, l leeanne and bob have found the luck in a traditionally unlucky day. >> i was born on friday, january 13, 1950. we got engaged on friday, june 13, 1975. we got married friday, february 13, 1975. all about 13. >> reporter: it's a day so special, they keep a diary of all the friday the 13th they spend together. >> they're not all great luck. on friday, july 13, 1979, you got the flu and threw up. >> that's true. i don't know why he had to write that down. >> reporter: the professor says some good luck superstitions think rabbit's foot, four-leaf clover, can be beneficial if they reduce anxiety, but he sees no value in the bad ones. >> what would you recommend that somebody who believes in the

superstition do to get over it? >> try, experiment with doing maybe one thing that would be a little bit iffy otherwise. >> sky dive? >> i don't recommend sky diving at all. on any day. no matter what the day. but yes, i would go through with whatever plan that you were hesitant about. >> reporter: so all you phobes, think about the good things that could happen today and take a ride on up to the 13th floor. you might just be surprised. >> thank you, mo. let me just state my position here. >> yes. >> i'm not superstitious, but if it gets you through the night, go for it. >> good luck or bad luck? >> either way. >> the bad luck ones can be dangerous. i do not go under ladders. when i'm walking down the street, i'll go around the ladder. i increase the chances of getting hit by a truck because i'm walking into the street.

>> do you not go under the ladder because of a superstition or because you don't want a ladder to fall on your head? >> i think it's because of the superstition. same reason i throw salt over my shoulder. >> you actually do? >> left shoulder, right. >> i always say, too, charlie, that i'm not superstitious. i'll be walking down the street practically break an ankle trying to avoid stepping on a crack. >> break your mother's back. >> then i go, that's so dumb. that's so dumb to do that, for me. but i do it. what does that say about me, mo? >> do you knock on wood? >> yes, i do. >> our colleague was going to go shopping for a wedding dress today and chose not to. she cancelled it. she's not even engaged. >> that's not true. i bought my plane ticket to the wedding. she moved her fitting from today to tomorrow. >> so any of you doing anything different today because it's friday the 13th? >> i am not. >> i'm thinking friday the 13th is lucky. this is our final day of our launch week.

i'm thinking so far, so good. >> i'm thinking -- >> knock on wood. >> a special thanks to leslie stall for interviewing taylor swift for me. i don't have time. she wanted to get some experience in the field. let me tell you something. she has panotential. >> she sure does. >> she's a good egg. >> thanks, leslie and mo. here's a little something that may give you some anxiety. the chance you could be a digital addict. dr. deepak chopra says it's the same as a drug addiction. but he says he has the cure. you're watching "cbs this morning." your local news is next. . dule hill, i hope you're lis epg up. your local news is next. ,,,,

ne of downed power good morning, everybody. it's 8:25. get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines on this friday. crews still on the scene of a downtown power line in mountain view. they fell last night after around explosion and the wires triggered a brush fire near a microsoft campus there. the fire is out. power has been restored. parts of the stevens creek trail, though, are closed this morning because of the downed power lines. no structures were damaged in the fire. two san francisco women have life-threatening injuries after being attacked overnight at a home in the sunset district at 20th avenue and noriega street. the victims are a 76-year-old woman who lives there and a 56- year-old woman who has trying to deliver food for the woman. police say the attack happened during a home invasion robbery.

and hundreds of oakland city employees can expect pink slips in the mail next week. more than 200 layoffs are expected because the state is cutting money for redevelopment projects. the city is also freezing hiring and asking every department to slash its budget by 5% by today. traffic and weather and weather on this friday the 13th coming up right after this.

good morning. well, an earlier accident southbound 680 at sunol is now

cleared out of lanes. unfortunately, it's still stacked up from at least stoneridge even though in the last 10 minutes or so we have seen some improvement from our life traffic sensors. at the bay bridge, it is not bad. this is the busiest we have seen it since they turned the metering lights on at 6:36 this morning. not sure why i still remember that but traffic is jammed looks like to the very and of the parking lot. so overall it is "friday light" at the bay bridge. if you are commuting into the city, northbound 280 as you can see we have a few brake lights out of downtown san jose. but mass transit on time. lawrence? >> a lot of sunshine around the bay area today. going to be one of those gorgeous afternoons. still a little chilly in spots if you are headed out the door. looking toward mount diablo, blue skies and sunshine and, well, looks like it is going to stick around this entire friday under high pressure. temperatures right now chilly 29 degrees in santa rosa, 47 in san francisco, and 39 in san jose. this afternoon, we are basking in sunshine. those temperatures soaring near 70 degrees in santa rosa this

afternoon. about 69 in mountain view. 68 in san jose. and mid-60s into san francisco. looks like a great weekend, much cooler on sunday.

today's friday the 13th. >> oh, i'm not superstitious. >> i am. >> where you going? william h. macy. >> plus, 450, 100. how these numbers can help you lose weight. >> i already know my number. it's a ten. go go team. the baltimore ravens' cheerleaders giving their all as the ravens start on the road to the super bowl this weekend. >> but this is not your standard nfl cheerleading squad. we'll show you why in a few minutes. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> as you all know, we throw

around words like "crackberry" to describe how depend we are on high-tech devices. now there's a study that finds internet addiction may actually damage the brain the same as too much alcohol or drugs do. physician and best-selling author dr. deepak chopra joins us now. >> good morning. >> you know of my interest in the brain. >> yes, of course. >> explain the connection between the brain and an the internet. >> well, actually, in the addictive behavior -- and the addictive behavior means you're compulsively repeating that behavior at the cost of everything else in your life. you can't sleep. you miss out on relationships, social interactions, health, well-being. any addictive behavior will cause the same damage in the brain at the site of receptors that a drug will do. so the study is very valid. once there's damage, then that perpetuates the behavior. it becomes a vicious cycle.

the behavior damages the brain. the brain then re-enforces the behavior. soon it spins out of control. >> the exciting thing is now with imaging, you can see it happen in the brain. >> you can see it. that's what all these studies are about. >> but how do you know when you have a problem? i'm never far from my blackberry. >> then you have a problem. [ laughter ] >> no, i could get by with it. >> sure. >> i really could, charlie. i check before i leave the house. i check again when i get in the car. i'm still thinking that i don't really have a problem, per se. how do you know when you cross that territory? >> denial. >> hello, my name is gayle. i have a problem. no, but i think there's a lot of people like me. >> if it's interfering with your personal relationships, sleep, diet, exercise. all the things that make for a full life. when people start to focus only on one thing at the cost of everything else, then there's a problem. >> which is hard for some people to find that line in today's

society. we are so dependent on technology in so many different ways. >> technology itself is neutral. we can use the internet to actually rewire the brain if we want because our social networks are extensions of our brain. the arab spring and wall street, occupy wall street. these are all symptoms of that. if we know that we are in control and not it in control, then the same technology becomes healing. >> i think i'm okay. i think about the young kids coming up today. 5-year-olds have these ipads now. some schools don't even teach cursive writing. should we worry about that? >> technology is not stoppable. that's the problem. as it proceeds, i think darwin januadarwi darwinian principles will take

over. >> so you can actually see how the brain changes. >> absolutely. you can also see if you practice mindfulness, awareness, and the studies on this, you rewire the brain in a completely different direction. so you can actually, through mindfulness techniques, which are basically observing yourself. your thoughts, your feelings, your emotions. you can see it spiral in a different direction, so there's hope. with the new technologies of bio feedback which may be the most successful way of healing this addiction, is technology itself. >> because you talk about the way you can actually cure this. it's more of a cure and a rewiring as opposed to, if you're a drug addict, trading it for a yoga addiction. >> people are addicted to yoga, exercise, sex. we have an addicted civilization. >> great to have you here to talk about it, dr. deepak chopra.

>> thank you. you may recognize him from the hit show "psych" and "the west wing." you can catch him

there he is. actor dule hill tap dancing on his hit tv show "psych." right now, he's starring in a broadway play. good morning, dule hill. >> dule hill. >> yesterday i was talking about you. somebody said, oh, i used to watch dule hill on "west wing" all the time. did you have to spend your whole life going, my name is dule? >> i get dual, dully, and dale. >> dule hill and erica hill. no relation. >> not true. we're cousins. >> we're almost cousins. >> you never know.

>> see you at the family reunion. >> looking forward to it. >> the great doctor was here, dr. deepak chopra. he was talking about the addiction to the blackberry. since you walked in the door, you've been on the blackberry the whole time. do you think maybe you have a problem? >> i have a little problem. a little one. a little tweeting problem. i will admit it. >> that's what you were doing. >> yeah, just tweeting. i'm pretty addicted to it. i just started following deepak. he has 22,000 tweets. i have 12,000 since march. >> you may have a problem. >> but i response. i engage. >> that's great. >> let's talk about you. >> go ahead, you two. i don't want to interrupt the family reunion. let's talk about you in "stick

fly." you want to give a couple sentences about how you would describe it? >> it's a family that goes to martha's vineyard for the weekend. before the bags get unpacked, all the deep, dark secrets come out. it's about family dysfunction. >> there's a couple twists and turns in it. >> right. >> but it's the type of thing -- >> who doesn't have daddy issues? >> what did you say? >> who doesn't have daddy issues? >> i don't have any. >> we all have daddy issues. >> whether you love your dad or hate your dad. >> i was just going to say what erica said. >> whether you love your dad or hate your dad, there's still issues. god is either this god or this devil. or something in dwebetween. you know what i mean? >> how do you like being on broadway? >> i love it. >> every night is difference because the audience is different. >> you have the same track that you're running. it's different every night. as long as you stay engaged. the levels are different and what the different actors are

giving you. >> i look at something like that and acting and think it's such a difficult job. to do that same thing every night and keep it fresh, not only for the audience, but yourself. how do you do that? >> by really staying engaged. as long as you stay connected, then it's fun. it's fun going on an entire emotional journey. with film or television, you do one scene. once you do it, that's done. you never do it again. something about doing it again and again, you learn more about the scene. just the other day, doing a scene with rueben hudson. i was like, wow, i never noticed that. it changes it. >> that's the beauty. a lot of people remember you from "the west wing." are you a political person? >> i am. i try to stay abreast. when i'm doing "psych" in vancouver, i get a little removed. for some reason, when i'm out of the country, i'm not as enl gauged.

i try to stay involved. >> you play a character i now compare to reggie love. have you ever met reggie love? >> i have. >> and discussed the character? >> yes. >> what did you say? you played the personal aid to the president, which is what he is too. >> i mean, really, we didn't say too much. i actually learned more for chris, who was president clinton's personal aid. i didn't know about job at that point. chris really took me through. i walked around with chris and saw what he was doing and things like that. with reggie, it was more like, how are you liking the job? you know what i mean? oh, you know about that spot down there? >> do you watch for things -- the first time i went to the west wing, i was like, i'm on the set of "the west wing." do you ever watch things that happen in the white house, a press briefing, anything, and say, i really know how that goes down because of the research you had? >> yes, yes. for one, i've been to the white

house a few times. >> i love that. did you hear that, erica? i've been to the white house. >> because of the show. john spencer, bless him, would always say, we wouldn't get this if we were on a cop show. we had so many wonderful experiences. i always relate it back to an episode. >> well, now we can cheer you on on broadway. >> there it is. >> congratulations. play is great. >> thank you. >> we'll cheer you on too on a new season of "psych" which starts february 29th. just ahead, they're big, they're buff, they're on the football field, but they're not playing football. they're cheerleaders. meet the nfl's only co-ed squad when "cbs this morning" continues. x

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this is what's called "purple friday." it's a pep rally in baltimore for the ravens. we'll find out this morning why the cheer squad is unique. >> good morning. they are, indeed, unique, but not because of the cheers they do or the colors they wear, but because of their gender. by day, jim sells lumber. >> if you ranked stereotypically macho jobs, working on a lumberyard might be up there. >> yes, absolutely. i have some customers i walk in and i have to change because with them i wear jeans and a sweatshirt. if i walk in with khakis and a polo shirt, what are you doing, pretty boy? >> reporter: so just imagine if his customers could see him in this outfit alongside the other male cheerleaders for the nfl's baltimore ravens. >> by a show of hands, how many of you guys used to make fun of

male cheerleaders? >> i still do. >> reporter: a veteran of the afghan war, moonlights on the cheerleading squad. along with a deejay, a plumber, and an aerospace engineer. >> i brought in a bag that said cheerleading one time. i got a bunch of weird looks from people. i had to explain it to quite a few people. >> people will give you a hard time. after they see you on the field with the ladies, they're like, you have the best job ever. >> reporter: since 1996 when the ravens began in baltimore, they've been the only football team in the nfl with a co-ed cheerleading squad. so you anemic that the news organization roiters followed them for an entire year and shot this footage. >> what can your women do because you have men on team? >> a lot more. it's more gymnastics ability. flipping, twisting. >> reporter: the director says there are a number of pluses.

physical and practical. >> well, i think there's less cattiness. think about it. you have 40 women and 20 males to help balance it out. >> reporter: it is a strenuous balancing act. these guys say the audience is just waiting for them to drop one of the women. >> oh, that hurt. are you okay? >> it has happened before. you hear that crowd. they're like, oh! it's bad. >> reporter: while these guys are the brawn, they know the women are the beauties. the men don't even make it into their own team calendar. >> compare the amount of tv time you guys get, the guys get, compared to the women. >> well, we're the one percenters. >> my brother will have to pause the tv and take a picture. i swear i saw you on tv. >> reporter: while there may not be fame or fortune, the stipend

is just $100 a game, there is something that for these guys is just as valuable. >> while the game is going on, you're watching the whole thing. you're seeing everything first hand. really, the best seats in the house. >> let's go! >> reporter: after a year-long tour in afghanistan and 60 hours a week selling lumber, jim is happiest right here. >> it's like adult softball. you can come here and not worry about the world. it's a nice break. >> i like these guys. number one, they have a great sense of humor. they said, we're the one percenters. they make it look fun and easy. i know it's got to be very, very difficult. throwing women up in the air and catching them. >> it is. you can see their muscles really shaking. they did a contest while we were there. they lifted the women up above their heads and held them on one hand and tried to see how long, who could win, how long they could hold them up. the one guy held up for 57 seconds, we counted. >> wow.

how much did she weigh though? >> well, i didn't ask her. >> no, i know. >> a lot of them weigh 120, 130. >> it's trust. >> absolutely. >> you can throw me up and catch me. >> yeah, they asked me, do you want us to throw you up in the air? should we do that? no, no. they do build this trust. we didn't measure it, but they say sometimes they're throwing these women up 30 feet into the air. >> at least one if not two of these women who have a fear of heights. yet, they get tossed in the air. >> that's what they said. we get everything. you plan everything. it's a dance. it's a routine. we're scared of heights. when we get flipped up in the air, you have to kind of -- and they have to keep smiling the whole time. they have to pretend they're having a great time. it is quite strenuous. >> did you consider it for a nano second when they asked you? >> honestly, i thought it might look a little ridiculous. that reporter action taken to the extreemg. >> we've all been there. >> try it off camera. >> at least one marriage among them.

>> yeah, they say it's like a family. we did see a bit of flirting. there really is a brother/sister relationship. but there was one marriage. one of the girls met one of the guys on the cheerleading squad. happily ever after. >> and they're the only ones. >> so far. but it was really a fun thing to go into. incidentally, they practice separately from the football team. >> i love it. great story. thank you. tomorrow on "cbs this morning," we'll look at how tim tebow could become the number one sports figure in the advertising world. that does it for us as we bring you now the names of all the people who have brought you "cbs this morning" on our very first week. >> yay. >> have a great weekend. see you monday. ay. >> we're going to win this thing, i hope, coming down the road. i count on you. >> his record was so great as governor of massachusetts, why did you -- >> can we drop the pious pa

loney in. >> thank you new hampshire. tonight we made history. >> we got a -- we're nibbling at his heels. >> third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen. >> to answer voters, which guy would look best in a pair of pleated dockers. >> make a list of every person you know in south carolina. >> see whether somebody is a wacko. >> no shortage there. >> everybody has the right to stay in the race as long as they'd like to. >> i'm doing it. >> agreed to serve as my next chief of staff. >> people tried to do this since the day barack announced, that i'm an angry blam woman. >> liberty and justice for all. >> fans have been waiting for months for this. >> teenagers know everything. >> i'm away from home. do something special with your kids. >> so appealing because you don't know who she is. >> you can have a bad white

shirt, but if you tailor it, it will fit well. >> going to be dropping water. >> the bungee cord didn't work. >> snow populous. >> more snow in the alaska in the dead of winter to make news. there has to be a lot of it. >> the governor has to look me and the family in the eye and say hey, i'm going to let this guy go. that's the coward's way out if you ask me. >> what's occurring in that video is deplorable. >> it's so sad to me. >> alabama, they win the bcs championship. >> to the ten. going on to new england. >> "cbs this morning." i want to know it all.

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>> good morning. we can tell it's a good traffic morning out there, overall friday light. we're still dealing with a couple incidents, including this one. westbound 580 by santa rita road, an accident blocking one lane, it will be cleared shortly. and you can see there's not much of a delay behind it. your drive time coming out of the altamonte pass, 18 minutes. from there out toward 680 and dublin interchange. the bay bridge is busy but not horrible, backed to the west grand overcrossinga ten-minute wait or so. to the bridge, metering lights have been on since 6:30 this

morning. approach, brake lights through richmond, berkley down the eastshore freeway and antioch on highway 4. a live look at 880 through oakland getting busy past the coliseum.