his 75-foot heave helped the lindsey blue raiders beat georgetown by one point. senior guard 75-foot shot is good! he beat georgetown not the big georgetown team. the georgetown team there. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com we're always on cbs s-f dotm good morning to our viewers in the west, it is wednesday, january 18th, 2012. welcome to "cbs this morning" right here in studio 57 at the krz broadcast center. i'm charlie rose. the pacific northwest is getting its biggest snowstorm in years. the res skusz operations in italy have been put on hold. we'll have the latest. >> i'm gayle king. when i see you at 8:00, mayor cory booker of new york city will be with us. so will liam neeson and cuba gooding jr. we'll show you why pippa middleton is fighting back. >> i'm erica hill. former mississippi governor

haley barb bore tells us why he pardoned people. big government takes on big snakes. why the feds are now saying no more pythons. >> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's oi eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. the captain of a crippled cruise liner is released but under house arrest. as dramatic audiosurfaces of him refusing to return to his ship. >> they say they've been given the all clear to start pumping fuel from the "costa concordia." 23 people are still missing. >> what's the tax rate i've been paying? it's probably closer to the 15% rate. >> the front-runner's taxes become the talk of the campaign. >> this will be the mitt romney flat tax. >> if i had to vote in south carolina i'd vote for newt. any of them would be better than

obama. >> i don't want to bloody his nose, i want to knock him out. >> i'll just let that one pass. >> still pretty treacherous. >> the pacific northwest has a brutal winter storm. >> so much snow is affecting seattle. >> ice, cold, frozen. people sliding all over the place. pretty bad out there. >> by the looks of this, i may turn around and go back home. >> wikipedia's editors say the english language version will shut down for 24 hours. >> security at the white house now back to normal after two smoke bombs are tossed over the fence. >> i'm worried about getting my wife a bat. >> all of that. >> is this on television? >> and all that matters. >> i cannot coordinate with you in any way. >> on "cbs this morning." >> no good. gets the rebound. half-court. full court shot. scor

scores! oh, my god. he hits it on the other side. first thing this morning we go to washington state. it is a region that is known for rain, not snow, but not this morning. >> that's because an unusually large snowstorm is hitting seattle where the mayor has already told residents to stay off the roads. national correspondent ben tracy is watching the weather for us in olympia, washington. good morning. >> good morning, erica. from a very snowy olympia, washington. six inches of snow on the ground. they're expecting up to a foot of snow today. the local weather folks are calling this the battle zone. just up the road in seattle they're also dealing with the storm. they're expecting a winter's worth of snow in just the next 24 hours. >> snow has been coming down across washington state for the past four days. from puget sound to the cascade

mountains. an icy blast is blanketing the area. slick roads are making driving treacherous. >> all kinds of conditions, ice, cold, frozen. people sliding all over the place. it's pretty bad out there. >> reporter: snow plows not often seen here are working overtime all over the state. >> we've handled about 160 collisions. that same time period last week we handled 14. >> reporter: according to the national weather service, the city of seattle is bracing for as much as six inches of snow. they normally average eight inches for an entire winter. the city itself has very few snow plows and its drivers are not used to icy roads. back in november 2010 a crippling snowstorm paralyzed parts of the city. >> look out. >> videos of vehicles slipping and sliding all over town went viral online. city officials are taking this storm seriously. the emergency command center is already up and running. >> it takes time to remove a significant accumulation of snow. we're going to focus on priority

routes and ones that police and fire departments need, ones that people need to get to the hospital. >> reporter: it's now just after 7:00 here on the west coast so of course the big concern now is the morning commute. we have a live picture of some of the roads near seattle in woodenville washington. it's going to be a tough commute, a long commute for a lot of people in this part of the country. the plows are out. we can vouch for that. they've been going behind us here all morning. it's going to be a very busy day for commuters and snowplowers alike. erica? >> it's charlie, ben. thank you very much. now the latest from italy where this satellite photo shows just how close that cruise ship was to shore when it ran aground. >> this morning rescue efforts are on hold again. we are also getting a much clearer picture of the chaos that the ship's captain left behind. allen pizzey is in giglio italy this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good afternoon from here. there's widespread outrage in italy over the fact that the

captain was put under house arrest instead of being left in jail. prosecutors say they will appeal. his lawyer insists the captain is not a flight risk. people here hoping the ship won't move again either. >> reporter: the ship's every movement is being registered by sensors. the urgency has gone out of the search operation. no one expects to find anyone alive. after three-hour court appearance the "costa concordia's" captain was placed under house arrest pending charges of multiple manslaughter and abandoning his ship. recordings of the conversation between the coast guard and the liner's captain give a chilling insight into what was going on. the coast guard quickly realized the captain has abandoned his stricken vessel. get on board and report to me how many people there are, the coast guard officer shouts. is that clear? after several more exchange, schettino replies, captain, please. the reply to him is an order. there is no please about it.

get back on board. surely you are going back on board. even as passengers are stuck on rope ladders, the captain admits he's in a life boat already but insists he is coordinating the rescue. the coast guard officer is having none of it. get going, he shouts. there are already corpses, schettino. move. he never went and 11 bodies have now been recovered from the ship he ran aground. the latest were four men and a woman found wearing their life jackets near an evacuation point at the stern of the ship. divers and other rescuers are concentrating on trying to reach the specific cabins of the more than 20 passengers and crews still missing. they're literally miles of corridors on the ship's 11 decks. with the weather getting worse, the worries of an ecological disaster increase, too. preparations are being made to pump the 2.4 thousand tons of oil in the ship's tanks, an operation that will take between two and four weeks even under ideal conditions. salvaging this ship is quite another matter.

no cruise liner of this size has ever had to be salvaged before. experts say there are only a few companies in the world capable of even attempting it. >> i want to go back to the captain one second. those tapes are incredible. i've never heard anything like that, allen. >> reporter: neither has anybody in italy, charlie. people here are just besides themselves with anger over it. already there are t-shirts out saying get back on the boat and then underneath the unprintable, unrepeatable expletive that was used towards the captain by the coast guard officer. he was from naples as well. you can imagine how angry he would have been and what kind of language he would have used, charlie. >> good work. thank you so much. we now go to cbs news travel editor. he is on his own boat. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. >> you just heard these tapes as well. you know boats.

give me a sense of how you see this captain and what it is that you feel when you hear those tapes and a man of the sea would do. >> reporter: well, you've got two issues here, charlie. the first issue is negligence in the performing of his duties before the ship hits that submerged obstacle and then dereliction of duty once an emergency was declared and there was an abandoned ship order. you have two big issues here. both carry criminal charges. >> what's this going to do to the cruise industry as they watch worldwide these pictures and hear the story of this captain? >> reporter: well, the cruise industry is a robust industry. they think in the short term it will be negligable. they can't cancel cruise ds without a big penalty. the real key is about future onward bookings. we've only seen three examples of this happen in recent years. one in 1984, off the coast of alaska. one in antarctica that went down

in 2007 and now the "cosa concordia." so the incidence level is still remarkably low. the cruise industry is still remarkably safe. we have a problem now with the muster drill rules and the rest of a safety of life at sea rules. i would have to guess that most major cruise lines won't wait for them to be enmakted officially. they'll change those rules and make sure they happen before they leave the ports. >> peter, thanks. turning to politics, the gop presidential campaign, a just released cbs news, "new york times" poll shows mitt romney starting to pull away from the pack. the other candidates though are not giving up trying to trip around south carolina. as he reveals new information about his taxes. jan crawford is in south carolina this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. good morning to you out there on the west coast. here in south carolina the candidates have been up for hours. they're attacking as mitt romney as being out of touch with average americans.

the reason is yesterday when he brought up that he paid a relatively low rate on his investment income. that's the same rate that billionaire warren buffet pays. >> what's the effective rate i've been paying? it's probably closer to the 15% >> reporter: feeling bullish off a strong performance, newt gingrich didn't waste any time jumping on the issue to reinforce the idea that romney is out of touch with average americans. >> i think that we ought to rename our flat tax. we have a 15% flat tax so this will be the mitt romney flat tax that all-americans should then pay the rate romney pays. that's terrific. >> reporter: romney wasn't the only person in gingrich's line of fire. after months about how to stop the gop front-runner, gingrich said he had a solution. the other candidates need to quit and back him. >> consolidating into a gingrich candidacy would, in fact, virtually guarantee victory on saturday and i'd be delighted if either perry or santorum wanted to do that. they have to make that decision.

>> reporter: gingrich wasn't just hitting his republican rivalries. listen to this exchange with a voter about president obama. >> what i've been looking for in my candidate is fire in the belly. we've got to bloody obama's nose. >> i don't want to bloody his nose, i want to knock him out. >> reporter: gingrich even got a boost from former vice presidential nominee sarah palin who told people in south carolina they should vote for the former speaker. >> if i had to vote in south carolina in order to keep this going i'd vote for newt and i would want this to continue, more debates, more vetting of candidates. >> reporter: now there is good news for all the republican candidates. of course our poll shows a majority of the americans still don't like the job president obama's doing. only 47% approve. 45% disapprove. erica? >> few people knew more about gop politics than the governor

haley barbour. he used to be the republican national chairman. governor barber is in washington to talk about the presidential race and also the controversion y'all last-minute pardons he made in mississippi last week. good morning, governor. >> good morning, charlie. >> i want to talk about the pardons, but first politics following up on jan crawford. how close is the race in south carolina accord to go what you know? >> first of all, charlie, you wouldn't think south carolina would be very good ground for romney and these recent polls that have shown romney ahead by a fair margin, i think we're surprised that anybody has been around a long time. however, this is the week we'll see how that holds up. i think south carolina will be very close, very competitive. >> is it possible that governor perry may drop out and endorse someone else before saturday? >> that would be rank speculation on my part. i have no information about that. >> there's also the question of governor romney finally at least announcing his tax rate but not

releasing his tax returns. should he and should he release his tax returns before the vote on saturday? >> well, first of all, politicians, candidates shouldn't just do something because the press is trying to force them to. >> it's about the vote, not the press, governor, you know that. >> at some point he's going to have to release information because as a candidate for federal office at some point you have to release stuff. what the timing of that is is really up to him. >> but isn't that exactly the point. the people who are running against governor romney say he should do it before the voters cast their vote because it's a decisive vote. >> usually candidates don't say, my opponents all want me to do this so i think he'll do what they tell me. >> all right. let me turn to other issues in that campaign. are the republicans shooting themselves in the foot because there's so much debate about capitalism and crony capitalism and bain capital? >> well, one thing i think is

for sure, that the campaign has become more negative than a lot of republicans would like. at the end of the day what republicans want is a new president, a republican president to beat president obama. and so you expect some negative, but i think this has gotten more negative than most people approve of. at the end of the day, the obama campaign strategy is going to be to try to make the republican unacceptable and to attack him and carpet bomb him with advertising during the spring and summer. so to the degree that this gets that started, frankly it may not be harmful. but what we ought to see is more republican candidates talking about obama versus their own views rather than each other. >> if romney wins in south carolina, will the republican establishment and conservatives rally around him? >> if mitt romney's our nominee conservatives will rally around

him. barack obama is the great you nighter for republicans. whoever we nominate i think you showed a little clip of sarah palin saying any of them would be better than president obama. amen. that's what most republicans think. >> the import of what you said, if she was in south carolina she would vote for newt gingrich. does that matter in south carolina? >> oh, i don't know. these candidates have gotten to be pretty well known. they work real hard in south carolina. people there are going to make up their own minds. i think the only endorsements there that really matter a lot are nikki haley, the governor. and if jim demint were to strongly come out and push for somebody, i think that he's very, very popular in south carolina. >> governor, good morning. it's erica hill. we want to turn now to those pardons. i know you've been very clear. you're very comfortable with your decision. you do not have any concerns that some of the murderers are dangerous. however, when you talked to the families, victims, randy walker

was shot in the head by david gatlin. he said, i think the governor himself should have to look me and the family in the eye and say, hey, i'm going to let this guy go. because of all of this backlash, have you reached out to him or to the families of any other victims? >> yeah. when i became governor i made claim that i would follow tradition of governors in mississippi for decades the mansion, part of the staff, trustees from the state penitentiary. in my time all but one of them have been murderers. because the experts say that those are the people who are the least likely to commit another crime and that they are the ones who will serve the best. i have found that to be the case. these people that have been -- that are at issue here, you're talking about david gatlin, these guys have served on average 20 years in the penitentia penitentiary. david gatlin in 20 years has never had one citation for any infraction or violation of the rules. >> but in terms of a man that he shot in the head and that man

survived, have you reached out to him or other victims' families? >> only to give notice that these guys are being released. let me say, i understand, recognize, and respect the fact that if you were injured by somebody or your loved one was killed, that there may be vengeance, there may be fear, there may be all these things, but my state spends

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oh, my god! oh, my god! he hit -- >> a little segment for chase -- beat the buzzer with a 75-foot shot as lindsey wilson college beats georgetown college. not bad. time to show you some of the headlines from around the globe. starting with the wisconsin state journal. organizers file more than one million signatures to recall walker. that means republican governor scott walker is almost certain to face a new election. from the los angeles times, obesity rates in u.s. appear to be finally leveling off. the latest numbers show only a tiny increase in obesity since 2005. >> the chicago tribune is headlining a protest by google, wikipedia and other major websites closing down for the day. they're protesting a proposed anti-piracy law that they believe would lead to censorship. paula deen, the southern cook known for high calorie recipes, she's had type two diabetes for three years but did not reveal it until yesterday.

as she announced, she'll be the spokeswoman for a diabetes medication. it is a battle royale as pippa middleton has had it with the paparazzi. she is now fight a rescue this morning in the good morning. 7:26 is your time on this wednesday. get you caught up on some of the bay area headlines. a rescue this morning in the south bay. a boater reportedly missing nearly 24 hours ago found near the alviso marina. he will be okay. 5,000 new parking meters to be installed in three san francisco neighborhoods very soon. the meters that muni is considering would charge 25 cents an hour. governor brown is expected to focus on the budget in this morning's state of the state address. after the speech, he will head down to southern california to lobby for a november ballot initiative to raise taxes. we'll stream the governor's

speech live at 10:00. just go to our website, cbssf.com. got your traffic and weather and a whole lot of rain and some chilly weather coming your way right after this. stay right there.

good morning from the traffic center. look out for a traffic alert along sunnyvale on southbound 101 at matilda. two right lanes are blocked for an injury accident. 237 flooding. slow along 101 and the bay bridge. backed up into the maze. across the upper deck, look out for a stall just as you come off the skyway. that's traffic. here's elizabeth. >> thanks, gianna. clear and cool to start off with very chilly in fact. a lot of spots still below freezing so this is a beautiful look of the sunrise from mount vaca. so yeah, let's take a look at temperatures out the door right now. check out napa, 28 degrees there. 28 as well in livermore. and portions of santa clara valley still under a freeze warning until 9:00 this morning.

by this afternoon, we're warming those temperatures up by quite a bit to the mid- to upper 50s. staying dry today, but then a good chance of rain thursday through monday.

i know that a lot of you didn't have time to watch the whole debate and didn't have time to watch the nine minutes. here's a five second synopsis of the debate. all right. that's about it. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> we turn now to extreme sports which of course, seem to be all about the thrill. it's that rush of adrenaline an the daring athletes say that's what they live for. when things go wrong, however, they can pay a very heavy price. special correspondent jeff glor looks at a rash of devastating

injuries in the world of extreme sports. good morning. >> erica, good morning to you. we noticed a few injuries happening in less than a week. extreme jumps and climbs, the next feat typically trying to outdo the last with the resulting risk. humans aren't supposed to fly. but jeb corliss comes pretty close. his extreme exploits have a huge following. this video alone almost nine million views. but on monday, corliss was seriously injured on table mountain in cape town, south africa. that's him in the black fly suit. moments after he stepped off this cliff, a 3500-foot drop, he hit the wall. he broke both his legs and was medivaced to the hospital. only one day before that, another extreme athlete, ice climber john roberts, died after a 60-foot fall in colorado. last tuesday, free skier, sara burke was critically injured during a training run in utah. all of these athletes take

risks, all of them at the leading edge of extreme sports. a one-time bit player on the scene that has exploded in recent years thanks in part to social media and tv coverage. the birdman, even attracted the attention of "60 minutes" in 2010. >> how long have you been doing this? >> five years. >> what's special about the wing suits? >> you know, it's just like so many children dream, flying. >> you feel like you're flying? >> well i am flying. >> sponsorships have helped the athletes reach new heights. corliss has eight sponsors, including the camera company, go pro. >> what he does is really risky. but to him, it's actually not nearly as risky as you or i would think because he's good at it. >> corliss jumped without permission from the national parks department. it put him in danger and his rescuers at potential risk. one of the many reason why big

brands shy away. >> a lot of big brands don't want to take that chance. spattered all over a logo. sports marketers say athletes who are determined will find a way. >> they're trying to offset costs and take it to another level as a professional athlete. people think sponsors makes you a professional. >> professional sier and base jumper j.t. holmes knows how risky it can be. we're pleased to have him here. welcome. one more time what is it you get out of this. why do you do this? >> it's good clean fun, charlie. >> more than that, huh? is it the rush, the adrenaline, proving yourself? is it the challenge? >> we're like kids. parachute and skis are fun toys. >> you were tempted to do this? >> i would do it. if the proper safety procedures were in place and i've talked about this with j.t. i know that he's big on the safety awareness thing. i think one issue worth talking

about here is, is the recognition that you're not putting yourself at risk but potentially others if something happens to you and they have to save you or rescue you. they're putting themselves in danger too. >> there's a risk not just to yourself but to others if they have to come and take care of you. >> it's true. a reckless approach is certainly irresponsible. you can get stuck in precarious places and that's why you want to take every precaution to avoid doing that. >> do you ever think about death? because you have had friends die. >> certainly. every single jump, every single ski run, you just have to be aware of the consequences. if you're going to choose to put yourself in the perilous situations, you need to be prepared. >> is there anything that scares you? is there anything that would make you stop doing this? >> i am not sure. you know, we take it as it comes. >> where do you want to see the sport go? should it be regulated, get more attention, should it have sponsors? what should it be had.

>> actually, i'm really anti-regulating things. but what i'd like to see is more of an awareness for the fundamentals and the basics training. i've dedicated myself to a nonprofit organization, called high fives foundation and started a program called basics. >> when you talk to these guys and covered them, when you did this, what did you learn that you didn't know going into the piece? >> i think it is a thrill and i think it is trying to outdo what you did before. you were survivprised that jeb surprised. j.t. said -- you said in the 60 piece, you thought he wouldn't survive it and he did. >> that's true. jeb corliss is a lucky man. >> we talked about how this has grown now because of the internet. everybody can see it. nine million views on that one video, jeff. you said there's a lot of things people don't see. what about the preparations and the danger that go into these feats? >> exactly. every sees on the internet all this crazy stuff and all these

compelling images. but there's years and years of training behind that. preparatory jumps and jumps off easy mountains and skiers begin in circles and move on to the blue square, eventually the black diamond. >> you don't decide to go out one day and do this. >> right. >> nice to have you, j.h. holmes. >> thanks very much. we've heard of snakes on a plane. pythons in the everglades, however, are the ones making headlines this morning. we'll ask jack hanna about a push by the federal government to get rid of these big reptiles. you're watching "cbs this morning." living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ...could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you... ...with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra,... ...humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage.

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♪ for years the government has said there are too many pythons out there. the wildlife service is prohibiting all imports of the giant snakes. >> as we report, they are overrunning one of america's great wilderness areas.

>> you have it? >> pythons like this one have become a menace in the florida everglades where an estimated 10,000 live and keep reproducing. importing them will soon be illegal in the u.s. ken salazar a nouned a federal ban on four species of pythons. including the notorious burmese python. an invasive species so big, some are 26 feet long and weigh 200 pounds. they've eaten deer an alligators. >> the action that we're taking today is a milestone for us in the protection of the everglades. >> this is an albino python. >> that ban is bad news for greg grazian i who fell in love with reptiles as a child. >> this is a three-year-old male. >> in venus, florida, he owns almost 3 hundred and sells them on this website. he believes the new law has dangerous implications. >> once you make them illegal, or shut down the industry, you

create a black market that can no longer be regulated. >> burmese pythons are asian but were introduced into the everglades as abandoned pets. >> this this year's. >> conversationists spent years and millions of dollars to control the threat. the danger is exaggerated he says. >> people want you to believe they're sucking everything up like vacuum clean eshs. it's not true. >> this could cause him his livelihood but also help save the everglades. mark strawsman "cbs this morning," miami. jack hanna, one of america's best known experts on animals. he's in venice, florida. good morning, jack. >> good morning. >> tell me what you think of the ban and is that the right way to go in. >> well, to me, it's a state issue. yes, this is the federal government again, the everglades is a national park, one of my favorite parks by the way. it's an invasive species in that area. for example the python in africa

and asia, they're natives in those countries. as far as the pythons in the everglades, it's not a natural thing. i know what the young man said as far as his idea that he raises these snakes. he's probably a reputable breeder. i understand why he's upset. the problem is you can't buy these snakes, every young boy like myself in tennessee in the old days would love to have a snake. what happens to the snake after two years? what happens it gets bigger so they have to take the snake and put that snake somewhere. zoos can't cake them today. new laws we have. we can't take every snake. it become a problem. the other problem is i use a python to go from state to state to educate folks about how big they get, what a beautiful creature they are. not something for a pet. as far as educational, so many reputable breeders, this law could affect them. it's a state issue and that's my opinion. it doesn't affect the 220 americans and zoos. it doesn't affect our breeding programs. >> no federal ban. leave it up to the states

because they have different circumstances and that will take care of the problem and in your mind florida will deal with its own supply -- numbers of pythons that are overwhelming the everglades? >> right. florida has a tremendous game and fish commission here. for example, you won't find, i'll use family. you won't find pythons in montana, utah, idaho. even in northern florida. they may survive a little while. fla pla is a problem. along with louisiana and other states like that. that's where i'm coming from. in ohio right now, we have a big problem with what happened several months ago. we're dealing with atomic bombs being tigers, lions that kind of thing. they want to incorporate some pythons in that law. right now we're trying to work that out so we don't affect the educational programs, the reputable breeders, we don't affect those guys had they pass this new law. >> what about the existing law. the ban is unissue and how it should be regulated. whether or not there's a documented -- what is florida

doing to control the population and get it under control? >> they've been trying. as you know for several years. they're trying to take them out. i've heard this. having to hire outside people to come in and try and find these snakes. one thing people get alarmed because of the snake movies, the snake on the plane and snakes you think of a snake. it's not fair to the animal. these animals -- snakes are are

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>> the power of editing. >> we go now to gayle king. here's a look at what's coming up. what do you have for the next hour, gayle? >> i have a good one coming up, charlie. cuba gooding is here today. he's talking about his new movie red tails. he'll weigh in on some of the other issues of the day. burger king is delivering? what? wikipedia shut down for 24 hours and a new survey say the majority of women are not happy with their bodies but men say i look good. pippa middleton is fighting back. victoria arbiter is here. it's been a year since mark zuckerberg donated money to the newark schools. cory booker, if you would -- >> you look good. >> cory booker is here to tell us how the money is spent. we're talking about men's versus women's body.

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and good morning, everyone. it's 7:56. time for some news headlines here at cbs 5. we begin with governor brown. he will deliver the annual state of the state address and he'll do it this morning. [ pause ] also going on today, the jerry yang era is over at sunnyvale-based yahoo. the man with the title chief yahoo announced yesterday he is resigning from the struggling internet giant. yang is leaving the board of directors. the move leads to more speculation that the company may soon be sold.

yang cofounded yahoo in 1995 as a graduate student at stanford. got your weather a stormy forecast coming up. a little traffic, too, so stay right there.

good morning. delays on 101 due to an injury the accident of southbound at matilda. two right lanes blocked for a traffic alert. eastbound 237 connector to the southbound side of 101 shut down. better news at the bay bridge toll plaza, still sluggish but not too bad. still backed up at some point. accident off the skyway clear. guadalupe parkway in the south bay, extra volume but no accidents. that's a look at traffic. here's elizabeth. >> thanks, gianna. a few high clouds in the sky over mount vaca. still a cool start to our morning. there is a freeze warning in effect for the south bay. temperatures mostly in the 21st century to low 40s across the bay area. 41 in san francisco. but check out napa, fairfield, still coming in below 30. by this afternoon, we are warming things up to the mid-

to upper 50s. now, we are staying dry today. looks like our next chance of rain coming in tomorrow afternoon and those systems looks like sticking around through monday.

i didn't want to be stupid about this, but there's a fizz logical difference between a dwarf and a midget, right? >> well, i'm -- well, you shouldn't say midget. that's a derogatory term. >> i was just trying to clarify. i'm just defining terms. >> okay. >> i didn't call anyone a midget. i'm asking you, is there a physiological difference? >> a dwarf is -- is this on television, this show? [ laughter ] >> it is, indeed, on television. we saw it last night here on cbs. we are glad that you're watching

us on television. it's 8:00. welcome back it to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> and i'm charlie rose with erica hill. we begin this hour with politics. a brand any poll shows how voters feel about president obama after three years in office. senior white house correspondent bill flynn has the numbers. >> reporter: good morning. the president's approval rating hasn't changed overal very much. it's been hovering in the mid- to high-40s. democrats are overwhelmingly for him. republicans overwhelmingly against. among independents, it's a split. here's some good news for the president. 16% in our survey say he's trying to work with republicans in congress. more than 2/3 think the congressional republicans are not trying to work with the president. then there are huge numbers. 80 to 89% of republicans, democrats, and independents say the two parties should

compromise to get things done. now, these numbers play right into the white house strategy, which you'll see next week in the state of the union message, to have the president reach out to congress but continue to call them out for not working with him. charlie. >> bill, thanks very much. >> the president has a white house reception today for the nation's mayors who are meeting in washington. one of the big names there will be newark, new jersey, mayor corybokrocory booker. >> he's with us right now. mayor booker join us us. hello. it's good to see you. >> i cannot tell you how good it is to be here. it's almost like you get your favorite friends together for morning breakfast. really, i get to be with you every morning. >> that's exactly how we feel. we'll talk about the donation in a second. we wanted to follow up on bill plant's numbers. he said president obama still has trouble cracking the 50% approval rating. why do you think it's been so difficult? >> this is the most difficult

time in my lifetime in the united states economy. people are really hurting out there and struggling. often we look to the people in power and project upon them a lot of our frustrations. if you look at how president obama has navigated this incredible storm we haven't seen since the great depression, it's been incredible. restoring the auto industry, seeing the financial industry on a brink and now returning it to stability, and even the housing market is showing signs of coming back. it's a very tough position to lead. if you're going to be in a game, he's the clutch player. put me in when we're behind and let me catch up. >> if he has these kinds of successes, has he failed to explain them? is there something about the way the white house operates that they have not been able to explain what they are proud of? >> look, 20 years ago it was much easier for a president to command the attention of country. >> they still have thousands of

ways to reach america. >> i agree, but it's so much more fractured now. there are so many more voices. so many people are coming at us now in a much different way. so i think that's the test. now that america's going to focus on this election and have clear choices between two candidates, i think this is going to be the time where you're going to see him surge in popularity. >> there's been criticism about the way this president and administration have done things and how they've worked with congress. we know the strategy going forward. we also heard the numbers in the latest cbs "new york times" poll. has the president in some ways hurt himself by keeping things so within this inner circle that we hear a lot about? >> you know, i don't know. i knew there was a problem right away when you heard one of the leaders in congress say from the beginning, this is about election four years from now, stopping him from being re-elected. in that kind of climate, it's difficult to create the kind of bipartisanship we desperately need, the kind we're seeing in cities like mine or some states. given that, i think he's been able to create some compromises

and has moved us forward. all of us in america are very frustrated with what's happening in d.c. we have complicated problems. washington has a whole is not showing a way to deal with them that's inspiring us. but obama has been able to make difficult choices and move us forward. >> one of the ways that you communicate with your constituents is through twitter. i permly think you twitter too much. that's a whole other story. it seems to work very effectively for you. how has it changed your role as mayor? >> the power of people is always greater than the people in power. so for me to be able to immediately get -- all the residents of my city. somebody pointing out problems. >> and you respond too. >> absolutely. it's a great medium for all of us to better focus on our problems to get instant feedback on what's going on. >> cory, one of the things about

sitting at this table is you learn about the people who are at this table. i read about you and newark. i read also about gayle and her special friendship she's had with the first lady. you two have a special relationship. >> yes, what is our special relationship? go ahead, cory. full disclosure. >> gayle is probably one of the seminole forces in my life of friendship. she's amazing. in fact, the night before this show, the first time that she was doing this, we were up probably too late. until midnight hanging out. >> what does that mean, hanging out? >> not hooking up, charlie. we're really good friends. >> i'll say this real quick. god grant me at least one friend that really knows me and is still my friend anyway. that's the kind of friend gayle is. >> one last political question. the governor of new jersey is going to be here tomorrow. many people believe that there will be a political race in new

jersey in which the mayor of newark runs for governor against the incumbent governor chris christie. is that going to happen? >> men plan, god laughs. i think the governor will echo this. we disagree on a lot of issues, but we have areas where we agree and have made real progress in those areas. right now i view everybody as a potential partner for the advancement of newark. in those areas, we've been able to do good things. >> speaking of that, what about facebook? >> it's tremendous. i've been in education meetings back to back. just exciting things happening. more investments with the facebook money. the next academic year, i think you'll see dramatic changes in newark education for the benefit of our children, focusing on the kids. if we focus on the kids, great things are going to happen. education in america must

you know, you really do need to trust your doctor, but sometimes you should get a second opinion. we'll show you how to do that next because it could save your life. s also, pippa middleton has had it up to here with paparazzi. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ male announcer ] how about we make a big change

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"healthwatch," getting a second opinion. the "wall street journal" brought this to our attention recently. the question is, what if your doctor makes the wrong diagnosis? >> dr. holly phillips is here with important at vidvice. most doctors will say it's okay to seek a second opinion. how do i go about doing it? >> the way you do it is tell your doctor, i want a second opinion. any doctor that has a problem with you getting a second opinion isn't the doctor for you. i always like to remind people, we, in medicine, as doctors, a always getting second opinions on ourselves. we call it curb siding. i have all these doctors in my rolodex on speed dial. i'll just pick up the phone and ask a question if i have a difficult patient or difficult diagnosis. my friend bill picks up my phone call like this. you, again? he wants to be on my payroll. >> that's a good friend to have. you know, it sounds easy to say. get a second opinion, which i

did recently for my daughter. even told the doctor i'm getting a second opinion. we made the decision, holly, to go with somebody else. that guy was ticked. it was really awkward when we had to say, listen, we're going to go in another direction. once you make the decision, what's the best way to do it? it sounds good to say, yeah, they want you to do it. but when you go to tell them, awkward. he was not happy. >> most doctors, there's nothing you can do to soften that blow. you know, you just need to deal with it. it's part of the business. also, when you want to get your second opinion, your first doctor should be your advocate. they can help you find the right person. >> he started out as the advocate. >> that's just his problem. there's nothing that you as a patient need to do to apologize for that. >> and doctors encourage you, they want you to get a second opinion. >> very much so. also, they can help you get insurance to pay for it. insurance doesn't always want to pay for a second opinion. >> dr. holly phillip, thank you. a royal relative says enough

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♪ the world first noticed that pippa middleton at the royal wedding last april. she quickly became known as her royal hotness. >> nine months later, kate's little sister is fed up with the photographers. we have charlie outside buckingham palace. >> good morning, erica. lawyers acting on behalf of pippa middleton issued a stern warning letter yesterday to photographers and agencies telling them to back off. that their behavior constitutes harassment and they're threatening lawsuits if it

continues. >> pippa middleton found herself launched into the global celebrity stratosphere in an instant at her sister's wedding day with prince william. the maid of honor came close to upstaging the bride in that form fitting dress. it's been open season ever since. >> every time she goes outside her house, there's ten or 12 agencies there. it's not what she asked for. it's not what she wanted. she's really upset about it. >> after all, friends say shall she's not the one who chose to marry into the royal family. unlike katherine shall she's not afforded the ring of security or respect for privacy that comes with it. back when katherine was plain old kate, she was hounded too and called in the same lawyers to order the paparazzi to back off. now, pippa wears the crown as the most harassed middleton. at an ongoing inquiry into media ethics, the picture editor at

britain's daily mail, cities inundated with offers of the latest pippa snaps. >> she goes to get coffee, goes back into her house. you get 300, 400 pieces of mail a day. there's no reason to -- there's no justification for using them. >> there may not be a need but there's an appetite. if you know where to look, you can find pippa bundling up, popping out for a bite, shopping, whatever. her lawyers say she's taken it in her stride. but now she's acted out of desperation after serious stress and anxiety at the relentless pursuit. now, i spoke to one of the photographers at one of the agencies this morning. he didn't want to be identified. i said, is this going to change things? he said not really. she's on public -- she's in the public eye. she's public property and fair game. >> i was wondering that too. thank you, charlie. royals contributor victoria arbiter is here to weigh in on pippa and the paparazzi. >> good morning.

>> it started with pippa's butt which i never thought was so big. i never thought she had a ginormous butt they were talking about. i was reading she gets 400 shots a day. this is me going into the grocery store, this is me coming out. that gets a little annoying after a all i would think. >> so many pictures of pippa getting coffee. that's literally what it is. she gets coffee, she walks into work. she leaves work, goes home. >> she gets into her car, she starts her car, she drives away. >> it's baffling to me because she's not doing anything. she's not falling out of a nightclub. not dating a different boyfriend every five minutes. it's kind of changed how the paparazzi is working. she's not won a game show, no reality show. but i think it's her style and she's the next best thing to kate. >> do you think she wants to be a celebrity? >> no. i think in the beginning -- >> do you really think she doesn't want all of attention? >> i think in the beginning she enjoyed the attention.

it was new and exciting. she has to strike a balance. later this year she has a book coming out. she'll need the press. she has to be careful. because you need to avoid a backlash. >> charlie says the photographer he spoke to says she's public property. property when you're a human being. what legal recourse does she have. she sent out this letter from the firm that her sister and the prince use. >> this is a warning right now. she's hoping not to have to call an injunction. then they will be responsible for paying her damages. i hope it doesn't come to that. but it's quite possible it will. >> would the royal family, would clarence house, would anybody step in on her behalf beyond saying talk to my attorneys? >> highly unlikely. she's not a member of the royal family. they want to be careful. the minute they defend her on this. suddenly, they're responsible for looking out for pippa. >> you touched on something interesting. she doesn't want to be a

celebrity. but she's writing a book. what's her book about? >> she has a party book coming out. how to plan the perfect party, host the perfect party. we have that to look forward to. >> we will look to that victoria, nice to see you

if you're heading to s-f-o.. check your flight. a major storm in seattle good morning, everyone. it's 8:25. get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines now. if you are heading out to sfo to catch a flight, a major storm in seattle and portland has prompted a number of airlines to cancel flights this morning. sfo spokesman telling us that 10 departures to portland, 18 departures to seattle have all been cancelled out of san francisco. the carriers affected are united, alaska and virgin america. if you are out of oakland or san jose, check, as well. oakland city workers will find out today if they are losing their jobs. about 200 pink slips will be handed out. it's all because of a $30 million cut back in the state redevelopment fund. and the state budget is expected to be a major part of

today's state of the state address. governor brown will address the assembly and state senate in less than two hours from now. cbssf.com, by the way, will carry a live stream of the governor's speech. it all starts today at 10:00. got your traffic and a wet weather forecast coming up right after this.

good morning from the traffic center. let's start off with a look at the golden gate bridge. you might see some slight delays there in the right lane.

we have some construction crews there doing some work off to the side. so if you move over to the left towards the golden gate bridge, things will move along better towards the pay gates. elsewhere the san mateo bridge checking in with no problems right now. clear in both directions. sluggish on 880. southbound 101 at mathildeda, an earlier traffic alert has been cleared over to the right shoulder. you can see traffic still slow southbound. northbound as well as you work your way north into the peninsula. and that accident south 101 at cesar chavez is cleared to the right shoulder. that's a look at your "timesaver traffic." elizabeth is this. >> thanks, gianna. a little chilly for beach weather this morning over in san francisco's ocean beach. we did have some blue in our skies. partly cloudy today and temperatures outside now in the upper 20s to low 40s. one of our warmer spots, san francisco coming in at 42 degrees. but you have napa only 28 there. this afternoon everyone should be warming up to the mid- to upper 50s. staying dry today but by thursday looks like midday we have our next chance of rain and it is sticking around

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any of you feel otherwise, any of you want to wash yourselves out, please do so. >> that is cuba gooding, jr. in the new movie. it should be on the must-see list about the legendary tuskegee airmen. it opens on friday. as we welcome you back, the oscar winner, i like saying that, is with us with a look at what else is going on in the news today too. this morning, wikipedia is on strike. turns out you can have a whopper delivered. jay-z is giving up the b word. as gayle mentioned, cuba gooding jr. is here. >> good morning. >> charlie! >> cuba, that was great. we have to say, audience when cuba walked in, he said charlie rose, i remember when you said my name on tv because charlie rose said it. >> we're so delighted you're here. i wonder how many people walk up to you and say show me the money and does it ever get old? >> no, it doesn't. [ laughter ] >> i was reading about you that

when you won the oscar and you had your acceptance speech that was so passionate, that you were actually embarrassed about it. you didn't want to talk about it for years. i thought it was so enthusiastic and so raw and real. i was surprised to hear that you were embarrassed by that. >> it wasn't something i really planned out. >> of course not. that's what made it so great. >> it was like a car accident. i didn't remember exactly what happened. let's cut to the tape. then you see it, you go oh, yeah, no i lost -- >> we want to talk about the other news. wikipedia is getting a lot of attention. not just wikipedia but a bunch of website that will shut down in protest of the piracy efforts and things that are potentially happening in washington right now. a lot of this deals with entertainment and content and video content specifically. policing them. i mean, what kind of regulation do you think, especially as an entertainer, as an artist, needs to be out there? >> it's a fine line. it absolutely is a fine line.

there's argument for the fact that even music has radio and they play songs over the radio. when you have these people downloading these copies, the biggest frustration as a filmmaker is the quality is so horrible. they're watching images for the first time and not seeing them in the proper format. that's where the frustrations lie. but to contine that through the wikiped wikipedia, i go on that two, three times a day. so if they're restricted in some way, that would be kind of disastrous. >> it's not always totally accurate. i went on once and said i was married to a man named brian. everybody knows i was married to tyrone. was married to brian. today it says best guess, three children? how many do you have? >> i actually do have three. >> best guess, three children. >> best guess. i see. yeah. there's also the message boards where anybody can say anything about you. laced with racism. >> no accountability.

>> it's frustrating. i'm sure there's -- if there's some kind of regulation, there would have to be somebody better than me. >> burger king is thinking about delivering cuba gooding. how do we feel about that? >> i keep my body hard. i keep it strong. i don't put anything in it. >> you want your fast food faster. burger king is thinking about delivering? good idea? >> well, you know, if people -- i don't know. it's hard topic to say. i don't eat a lot of burger king. >> yes what? >> i would. >> we live in new york city. literally, you can get anything delivered. i think they're not delivering fountain drinks, milkshakes or breakfast foods. >> just burgers. >> just burgers. >> just burgers and fries. >> and red tails. >> first working with you as lucas. great director? >> great director. funny, first day i saw him on

the set and casual conversation and noticed everybody was like they stopped what they were doing to hear what he had to say. he's got such a presence about him. he's all inclusive in his vision. we wrapped this movie in 2009 and spent the last couple of years painting it and doing the special effects on it. >> he's passionate about it. he's coming here friday for a long conversation with me about it. >> great. >> his message is and he feels strongly about this, that this will be an inspiration, especially to young african-americans to say you have heroes across the spectrum. you have sport, entertainment, politics and also in other areas that are less public. >> charlie, when i first did the tuskegee airmen movie for hbo, i didn't know who they were. i was 25 years old coming out of my education. >> you had never heard of them? >> never heard of them. there wasn't a curriculum about black fighter pilots and the war efforts of world war ii. i think it's real important for kids today to know that you can get an education and still be cool and hip. >> yeah. >> that it's cool to be smart.

i also heard that on the set, you guys had a tuskegee airman on the set. >> we did. he passed away. dr. roscoe brown. just as spry as ever. they're in their 90s you know. >> how many are left? >> there were better than 3,000 and less than 70 now. every day. >> what's one of the most important things you learned from those men? because they were there for obviously for a certain historical purpose. your conversations i'm sure went far beyond that. >> you know, every lesson you can think as a man to appreciate you learn from them. their endurance. they arguably kick off the civil rights movement. they were at a time when the military was segregated. they just wouldn't take no for an answer. and they were selfless and would rather die in the skies in a plane than to come back and deal with racism.

there was a documentary put together and there was this segment in it where after they did all of these fantastic things during the war, they come home and they file off the ship and there's whites to the left, blacks only to the right and it's like, you know what a statement that was. >> what's your next movie? >> i did this thing called fire lights. darnell martin directed it. it's a true story of a program in a women's prison where these inmates are released to help out with natural disasters and fight fires and stuff. changes their lives. >> great to see you. >> good to see you charlie. there's something new about divorce these days. women are coming out of it with ,

independent and remember. >> what? >> don't get -- get everything. >> i remember that movie. some vintage advice there from the first wives club. ivana trump. conventional wisdom says women are big financial losers when they get divorced. >> a new survey finds that today women are bouncing back better than men financially. financial contributor carmen you will rick is here with us. how is it happening? >> there's good news about divorce, right? what about women an the gains that we're making. the wage gap is closing between men and women and the goodbye-product of that had it comes to a divorce, we're doing better in many ways than men. >> why? why is that? >> here's the thing. we are getting more education, right.

so we have bigger jobs with getting more pay. the numbers here, 20% of women are going to see gains of more than 25% in income after a divorce. that's double what it was 20 years ago. men only 16%. we're actually faring better when it comes to doing better. when it comes to people doing worse, it's actually we are the same. we are on par with men as to how many -- about half of us do worse financially after divorce. this says a lot. because 20, 30 years ago this absolutely was not the case. >> i always say to young women that when you get married, you always think it's going to last forever. but as a member of a divorce club, we're a very big group. i always think you should have a way to support yourself, whatever that is. always figure out a way to support yourself. you never know. do pre-nups play a role? is that why snoo. >> not really. here's the big trend. there's a survey out this year of lawyers. half of lawyers are saying more

and more women are looking for pre-nups. we're waiting to get married, having careers and assets. whereas in the past we didn't. we got married young before we had careers. >> we want pre-nups to protect what we have. >> not -- >> speak into the microphone. >> we are protecting our assets, our education, our investment in ourselves and like you mentioned in terms of earning money and knowing where the money is. i can't tell you how many women i hear from that say, i have no idea. >> not a clue. >> where the assets are. where are the stocks? what monday doi we have? what debts do you owe? you have to do it for yourself and your family. >> to that point, what should really women and men be doing right now to make sure that they have all their ducks in a row and to avoid being essentially wiped out if they go through a divorce in. >> erica, we want men protected too. >> we do. >> we want everyone -- not all bad. >> they're not. >> okay. we'll talk about that later. >> we want everybody to be in a good spot and to do that especially specifically for women. for example, women are more

likely to take time off to take care of children and anyoning paren -- and aging parents. even if you're in happy marriage, this helps your marriage. >> you should have your own credit card. if you're a stay at home parent, you should establish credit. >> there's the danger. with the new card act, if you don't earn income, a lot of stay at home parents can't get a card. you do need a card in your name. it's community property in ten states. if you have a spouse that goes crazy, you may be responsible for it. it's vital you pay attention to what your spouse is doing even if you're in a happy marriage. you don't know what you'll be liable for afterwards. >> i like the idea of pre-planning. i like it. i think we all -- we get so excited about the wedding day and then things don't go according to plan. do you think the pictures really -- could we say good news for women that it's a rosie picture for women today? are you thinking yeah, but

there's a caveat. >> there is a caveat. we know that the actual fact that you are married or in a domestic partnership, it's like a financial inoculation. >> ouch. >> it really is. the two biggest predictors of bankruptcy in this country are you're single and you have children. the thing is, if you are in a couple, you are twice as less likely to not be able to recover from a financial setback. if you're a single, the odds are against you. marriage does help protect you in some ways. but you, of course, have to protect yourself. >> got it. good advice. >> good advice as always, carla. thanks. may be chilly where you are. liam neeson, here's what it's like to film on location when it's 30 below zero. not just for one day. he's here to explain why his favorite movie roles are an action thrillers.

you're a big action star now. which is a difference i would say than your normal stuff. >> i had success with this film three years ago. we're shooting the second one. >> taken again? you get taken. someone is taken. you can't say. maybe not. who knows? it's a cliffhanger. you're not -- something might not -- maybe something is given. >> it is the action thriller the grey liam neeson struggles to survive after a fiery plane crash leaves him stranded with a group of men in the alaska willeder mess. >> what are you doing? >> i said we need a fire. it's 10 below and dropping. so we don't die. we build up a fire and we find food and at daybreak, we figure out what way is south and we start walking. nobody is going to find us, not

here. unless you want to freeze to death. that's the one thing that will come for you. >> it's a pleasure to welcome liam neeson to studio 57. thanks for being here. >> how are you? >> good charlie. >> what's the secret to being an action star? >> i don't know -- it's crazy. i'm 60 this year. >> 60. how old do you feel, liam? you look fantastic. how old do you feel? at the moment, i feel 65. >> before the press, how did you feel? >> i feel pretty good. >> you look really good. >> as long as my knees hold up, i'll keep doing this stuff. >> this is -- it's billed as an action movie. in watching it, it was an emotional roller coaster. it's physically and emotionally grueling as a character. what drew you to it? what made you want to be outside and go in 30-degree weather to shoot this? >> it's something primal and pure about it that -- i mean, there's so many movies nowadays that the plot is driven by somebody at a keyboard or on a

cell phone or something. that was just man versus man, man versus his inner self. man versus nature. it's cleansing. >> and defying death. >> man defying death. the big questions of life and death do come up. >> even the line on the movie, it says live or die on this day. i tell you, the whole time i was watching it, liam, number one i got up and turned up the heat when i was watching. >> were you getting cold? >> charlie, did you know it's freezing by the time the movie was over, i was totally cranked up. i was so fascinated by the journey that your character took and everybody had to take during the movie. it really is a great movie, i think, in storytelling. i read that during the filming or before the filming that you all shared personal experiences with each other. i am wondering was that painful or was that helpful to you or was it both? >> it is very cathartic for all of us. we're portraying man who have trouble digging into their own

feelings, let alone sharing them with each other. >> yes. >> we rehearsed for like three or four days in vancouver before going out into the wilderness. we just all laid our cards on the table and said, let's leave our ego in the hotel in the morning and be there to support each other and dig deep into this. and we did. we became very, very close. >> are you in a good place now in terms of how the acting has one and how you feel about has things? >> i think so, charlie. there's still -- still on the bill. >> keep coming back and back there's another taken coming in. >> just making it at the moment. just come back from istanbul where i'm heading to paris tonight. >> what a tough life. istanbul, paris. stop by ireland perhaps. >> new york. >> like charlie rose's travels.

>> i saw a great picture recently in the paper of you and your son. the picture was so great. you were all smiling enjoying the game. >> sure. >> i'm thinking when it comes to your sons, they must have acting in their dna. would you encourage them to do it? >> no. i would not. >> why not? >> because for any success i've had, there's 75% of actors out of work all the time and being rejected all the time. you're not rejected because your education wasn't good enough. you're rejected because of this. >> do you think that talent outs or does luck and timing out? >> i think talent and timing. >> the right place at the right time with the right stuff? >> and creating your own luck, too. >> that's interesting what you said about rejection. because it's hard not to take it personally if you're thinking i know i'm good, i know i can do this part. but yet, for whatever reason, you don't get whatever the role is and it really doesn't necessarily have to be a

reflection on your own talents or skills. but you have to acknowledge that on an intellectual level. >> yeah. especially if you're lucky enough to get three auditions a week and you've been rejected for the first two and you're going in for a third for a different part, you still have to get your mojo up. >> can you imagine doing anything else in your life? >> i think i would krucurl up a die. >> if you couldn't act, you would curl up and die? >> yeah. >> any other irish heroes? >> i might play oscar wilde again. like to do that. >> thank you very much. great to see you again. >> thanks. >> the grey opens in theaters next friday. that does it for here. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs that does it for here. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

with your c-b-s five headlines... good morning. it is 8:55. time for some abc15 headlines. crews rescued a boater, report gly missing nearly 24 hours ago was found near the alviso marina and mighty cold but is okay. >> all eyes on yahoo has jerry yang stepped down. he is leaving the board of directors for not only yahoo but yahoo japan and china's group. it is leading to more speculation that the company may soon be sold. >> in about an hour from now season ticket holders will be able to buy tickets for the

49ers game against the giants. the team one victory away from going back to the super bowl after many years. tickets go on sale online to the public later this afternoon. how about a little weather, a little rain, i guess eliz best. >> today just pretty chilly temperatures. you'll see in the instance. temperatures now in the upper 20s to low 4 oz. by this afternoon we're warming up to the mid-50s. mid- to upper 50s across the bay area. so, yes, it is in our forecast. starts tomorrow and looks like it will stick around through friday. the weekend still looks a little unsettled but we're keeping the rain chances in for saturday, sunday, football sunday and monday and finally drying out by tuesday. your timesaver traf ick up next.

good morning from the traffic center. let's take you over to the bay bridge. traffic starting to get a bit busy off the freeway. the metering lights were on, a bit of a backup as you approach the toll plaza. traffic a little sluggish there. 3 minutes to work your way to the maze no accidents. busy as you work your way into san francisco. >> traffic heading out of oakland to the maze, 26 minutes. southbound not doing badly. just extra volume overall. delays both directions along

680 toward 24 through wall net creek. still light there. 15 minutes between 880 and 101. no accidents on 101. the golden gate bridge, not a bad ride.