expect. it was a big stuffed toy! looks real though. not clear how it got there or why. the tiger removed cautiously. but it posed a hazard because drivers kept stopping to take a look at that big tiger. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com www.vitac.com good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, january 19th, 2012. welcome to "cbs this morning." here in studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. rick perry is about to end his presidential campaign. we'll ask new jersey governor chris christie about the race, the republican field, and his controversial tax cut plan. i'm gayle king. when i see you at 8:00, the battle over paula deen's diabetes disclosure. we'll hear from one of the world's biggest cooking stars. jessica alva is here. >> i'm erica hill.

as rescuers return to the crippled cruise ship, we'll look at plans to get the ship off the rock. we'll find out why smart phones are getting to be literally a pain in the neck. >> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> yeah, that was the easiest vote i got so far. >> a major shakeup in the gop race. texas governor rick perry to call it quits. >> we're going to show again what the experts are out there predicting all of these things. >> the results of the iowa caucuses get reversed. and the polls tighten in south carolina. >> i fully expect the romney campaign to be unendingly dirty. >> romney, aim calling on newt gingrich to release his tax returns, rick santorum to release his tax returns, ron paul to release the treasure map to his chest of gold. >> obviously any such disaster could and should be avoided.

>> the search for missing cruise passengers resumes, but hope fades of finding any survivors, including a missing american couple. >> whatever god's plan is, we're at peace with that. >> while the captain gives a stunning explanation for abandoning ship. he is quoted as telling investigators that he tripped and fell into a life boat. >> first it was a head and hand. tonight add human feet. bron son canyon is the hollywood sign. >> seattle officials are concerned about icy roads and possible flooding. >> pretty unbelievable comments from mark about how he would have prevented 9/11. >> all of that. >> ou. my shoulder. >> i am a volleyball player. >> and all that matters. >> again. >> on "cbs this morning." >> so much for that plate of vegetables.

first thing this morning we've got breaking news from campaign 2012. cbs news has confirmed that texas governor rick perry is dropping out of the republican presidential race. >> this as the latest political poll for the south carolina primary shows newt gingrich cutting into mitt romney's lead. >> so there is a lot going on in the political world. we have jan crawford in charleston. the latest on the ground? >> reporter: charlie, our sources do confirm he'll drop out an hour from now. he's expected to throw his support to newt gingrich. this is more bad news for front-runner mitt romney as you guys said. the polls show this race has tightened. it's now a dead heat, so perry supporters going to gingrich could be enough votes to put him over the top. perry had come under enormous pressure from conservative leaders to get out of this race so that the voters could coalesce around a candidate who would be an alternative to mitt romney. he met with his leadership team

last night and his wife. he made the decision he would withdraw. it's a remarkable turn of events for the texas governor. remember, he was a front-runner when he got in this race. romney's team considered him their biggest threat, but after he had those high profile embarrassing gaffs in the debate, voters stopped taking him seriously. they didn't think he could go toe to toe with barack obama and that's what republican voters care about most. >> is this, jan, at long last the coalescing of the republican conservatives because it gives them an opportunity to back one candidate and will they endorse one candidate? >> reporter: that is an important step and finding that social conservative who can kind of take on mitt romney, be the alternative to mitt romney, but there's still another candidate out there that voters like. rick santorum. he has got a lot of support amongst social conservatives. he is saying he is not going to quit. gingrich has been urging him to do so saying people should just

back gingrich and let him go at it with romney. rick santorum is very much in this race. charlie, more breaking news about rick santorum. today is an incredible day in politics. iowa results have just been certified. rick santorum now won that state, not mitt romney. so he'll get some momentum today from that. >> one other thing that's coming up is his interview with one of the former wives of newt gingrich. does the gingrich camp expect that to be damaging? >> reporter: oh, yes. i mean, that is a real concern. remember, we're in south carolina where voters care about character, integrity, morals. newt gingrich's ex-wife coming out tonight in an interview, an extended interview talking about their divorce, their marriage, questioning many of the things that gingrich has been insisting about how all of that happened could be a real problem for gingrich. today will be a pivotal day. we've got the perry announcement, iowa results, debate tonight. tomorrow morning everything can look entirely different. >> thank you, jan.

earlier this morning before we heard the news from the perry campaign new jersey governor chris christie stopped by us. we asked if he had any regrets about not running for president? when you see what's happening in south carolina, are you story you're not in this race? >> no. absolutely not. happy to be in new jersey. >> they are at each other's throat down there and gingrich seems to have momentum. are you worried about your guy? >> i'm not. listen, races generally tighten near the end. you see that all the time. you saw it get a little tighter in new hampshire, but then governor romney came through just fine. and i think he'll do just fine in south carolina. let's remember something, this is a place where mitt romney came in fourth place four years ago. he's leading in the polls going into the weekend. i think he's going to do very well on saturday. so now, listen, they now know that this is crunch time. all the other people in this race know that if mitt romney wins south carolina, this very well could be near over. they've got to try to beat him. >> if newt gingrich wins south

carolina, perhaps the republican conservatives coalesce around him and we have a long race. >> i think we have a long race no matter what, charlie, because as you know, they changed the rules in how we give out delegates. so it's all just proportional. ron paul, everybody's picking up delegates. it's going to be long no matter what. i think folks like rick santorum are going to stay in this thing for the long haul as well. i think he feels like he has a story to tell. >> and rick perry? >> i'm less sure about that because governor perry has a job to do in texas. i saw he's in single digits in the polls. if that's the way it comes out, governor perry is a responsible guy. i think he knows he has a job to do in texas. he probably has no real chance to win. he'll go backs to texas and do his job. >> the attack in south carolina against governor romney has been release your tax. he has said he will not do that perhaps until april, but he's said he's at 15%. a lot of americans are paying more than that. >> sure. >> how does he handle this? >> listen, you know, how he

handles it is i don't think anybody should be shocked by that. this is a guy who hasn't had a job where he's been earning income for the last four or five years. we all know that on capital gains, dividends, you pay a lower rate. everybody understands that. i said yesterday, charlie, i really believe this, i've released my tax returns every year as soon as i file them. i release them historically when i ran for governor. i just think get the stuff out there so if governor romney were to ask me my advice, get it out there. i can't imagine there's anything that's all that problematic. >> your friend henry kiss sen ger said if it's bad news, get it out there. >> even if it's news that people are interested in. if they're interested in your tax returns, you're running for president of the united states, governor of new jersey, let people see it. >> if you don't, it looks like you're hiding something. >> people could conclude that. my view on it though is take the issue away because what we really should be talking about is creating jobs, reviving our economy, strong national defense. the things that republicans want

to be talking about and the failed record of this president. the longer we're talking about when you're going to release your tax returns, the less time we're spending on those issues. >> he also seems to be dancing around the idea of what his wealth is. this is "the new york times" today, romney riches are being seen as new hurdle. complex web of asset is difficult to assess. your philosophy seems to be tell them how much you're worth and be proud of it. >> i don't think there's anything to be ashamed of, that he's been a very successful guy in the private sector and made money, built businesses, staples, sports authority. these are all places that were built because of mitt romney's ingenuity and his investment and his firm's investment. listen, over time that's going to happen, charlie. my view is, it should happen sooner rather than later. >> finally, with respect to private equity, which is what bain capital is, even if the businesses failed, the partners at bain capital do fine because they've been payed enormous

fees. is that okay with you? is that capitalism? >> it is capitalism. it's the way things have gone. they also lost money on certain deals. their investors lose money as well. if they do, they're not going to wind up having people come back to them and want to work with them again if they continuously lose money and have failed businesses. he had a lot of successes over there. as what happens with every capitalist company, sometimes you have failures. >> even when they're failures, the fees enable them to make money. >> well, they're doing a job, charlie. they're doing a job and they're getting paid for the job that they're doing. they're helping to restructure companies, they're giving them management consultation, and they're helping to do it. it doesn't mean they can make the product better every time. sometimes it's a good product, bad product, something the public doesn't want. >> if this race is that tight why aren't you in south carolina. >> because this week i gave my state of the state address. my first and most important job is to lead the state of new jersey. that's why i'm here. i did a telephone town haul last

night for governor romney with 25,000 people in south carolina. there's lots of ways through the technology to help in south carolina while i do my job. >> in that state of the union you tell the people of new jersey you're going to cut taxes 10% across the board. >> yeah, phased in over three years. new jerseyanns had 115 tax increases in the eight years before i became governor. it's time after we had a very tough two years cutting the budget, restricting things, people sacrificing. it's time to give them some money back. >> so when you did not have money to do a tunnel or anything else, you're now saying to the voters of new jersey, notwithstanding we didn't have the money, we are still going to cut your taxes across the board by 10 percent percent. we can't do some of the things that i would like to do. >> we've made a lot of tough choices, charlie. what we're doing now is phasing in a billion dollar tax cut over three years. $300 million a year going back to people. the thing i love about the democrats in my state. the only time you hear them talk about fiscal responsibility is

when we're trying to give money back to people. when they wanted to spend a billion dollars more than we had in the budget last year, i line itemed that out, you didn't hear them talking about fiscal responsibility then. the point is our people have suffered a great deal. they deserve to get some money back but we're doing it responsibly. >> one thing i wanted to get to. in a recent interview you were talking about president obama saying anybody who underestimates him does so at their own risk. you also called him genuine and you said he's as good a politician as i've ever seen. that could be a four letter word. >> i'm a politician. it's someone who practices the art of politics. you run for office and you try to make things happen in government. that's what a politician is. listen, it's funny when you say someone genuinely believes what they believe. that's what i said. i didn't say he was genuine, i said he genuinely believes what he believes. i don't think it's a fake. what i said was he's an excellent politician, one of the best i've ever seen. that's not pejorative. republicans said why did you say that about him?

the answer is because it's true. i think he's been an awful president. the governing thing is the problem for the president. the politics is what he's best at. >> you said he wasn't able to bring congress together. mitt romney, your guy, isn't able to bring the republican party together right now. what makes you think he could bring republicans and democrats together? >> because look what he did in massachusetts. he had a democratic legislature, 85% of his legislature was democratic. the way he governed was to bring people together and to get things done in the state of massachusetts. and you know what, no one was expected to bring the republican party together. it's the third primary. there are still people like newt gingrich and rick santorum who believe they should be the nominee. this is what we do. we have a fight over this stuff and we have a family fight in our primary. nobody was saying four years ago that i recall barack obama, can't bring the democratic party together because that stubborn old hillary clinton wants to run. people have the right to run. when we get to 1150 delegates, then mitt romney should be the nominee and it will be over.

>> if he is the nominee and he comes to you, i'm looking around and you look like the man i'd like to have on my ticket as a vice president. >> i can't imagine that's going to ham. >> that's not an escape. if he comes and says, it did happen, and he's in the room and he says, america needs, you i need you, the republican party needs you. >> i can't imagine. >> don't say that. >> i can't imagine. let me finish the answer, charlie. he's always cranky in the morning. >> are you kidding? >> charm charlie, i can't imagine me doing it. i said i think it's rude to say no to a job you haven't been offered yet. if you're a betting man, i would suspect you are, i would bet on me being the governor of new jersey. >> i suspect you are. >> you bet. i love this job though. i'd like to stay there it. >> thank you so much. >> come back. >> i will. >> off the coast of italy where

divers have resumed their search of that capsized cruise ship. 21 people are still missing this morning. allen pizzey is on the scene in giglio, italy. good morning once again. >> reporter: good afternoon. divers have been trying to reach an evac kau wags area on level 4 which is 60 feet under the icy water. the pressure is mounting because bad weather is on its way. >> the hunt for bodies is tied to growing concern over an environmental disaster. the authorities insist that all the rescuers must be off the ship before an operation to remove the 500,000 gallons of fuel in the tanks begins. the massive amounts of equipment that will be needed are already arriving. the specialists that will do the job say the preferred extraction technique is called hot tapping. the fuel is preheated so tanks can be identified. as oil is pumped out, it is replaced with z water. it enables us to drill the tanks without any risks of fuel leak in the sea. then extract the fuel once it's

heated. anti-pollution blankets have been laid. local residents whose whole way of life is under threat are worried it won't be enough. >> well, the environmental disaster, it would be a commercial disaster for the island tourism, which is a main source of revenue. >> reporter: in an ironic contrast to the tragedy of the "costa concordia," her sister ship, the "cota serena" sailed way out. he's been confined to his home in naples. it's been highlighted in repeated broadcasts of him disobeying orders to return to his ship. all of us agree it's a disgrace, restaurant owner says. it's a disgrace. >> reporter: a new audio tape has just emerged of the first conversations between the coast guard and the ship. they're repeatedly asked if

there's a problem and several times replies that there is only a blackout. that conversation

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he broke not one, but four of his racquets in a rage. then he lost anyway. and was fined $1250. time now to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the times of london reports rupert murdoch's company is paying damages to three dozen celebrities and public figures. jude law was paid $200,000. in rochester, new york, the chronicle says kodak files bankruptcy. it is one of america's greatest brand names. they've been losing money as people switch from film to digital. the l.a. times has the latest on a murder investigation one day after human head was found below the hollywood sign. police found two hands and two feet on wednesday. they're all believed to be from the same body. the seattle times is focusing on the big winter storm in washington state. some areas got more than a foot of snow. now they're expecting rain and

warmer temperatures. the concern is it could lead to flooding. the washington post has this story on a billionaire named david ruebenstein. he's donating $7.5 million to fix the washington monument, which has been closed for five months because of earthquake damage. the cruise ship in italy has been on its side now for nearly a week which has many wondering if it can be saved or should it perhaps just be trashed. how do you go about dealing with it in the first place? john miller will be with us to talk about patching up and moving a ship like the costa concordia. stay with us. your local news is next.

breaking news from san francisco. s. good morning. it's 7:26. time for some news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. we begin with some breaking news here in san francisco. anne makovec is on the scene where an suv has virtually shut muni service down. >> reporter: muni is a mess after an suv drove through the tunnel here at church and duboce. the tunnel is closed. that means people are being taken off of muni cars when they arrive here and put on buses. muni is trying to figure out what kind of damage was done to the tracks. that suv drove a block and a half down into the tunnel according to some workers here. so at the doesn't know when it's going to be repaired. they think it will take hours.

try to find alternates. >> thank you. anne makovec live for us in san francisco. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning. we continue to follow this breaking news in san francisco. our reporter anne makovec was just on scene giving us live reports so beg muni problems this morning -- big muni problems this morning. find alternates. underground market street service is suspend after someone drove into the tunnel at duboce and church. this is called the duboce tunnel only for subway service. somehow a driver got in a mile and a half. there are shuttle buses in place at west portal and other stations. the problem will be there for a while. lawrence has the forecast. >> a lot of clouds now. they will be thickening up today. no rain yet but finally it looks like we are going to get a little rainfall into the bay

area. already starting to see some of the drops showing up in far northern california. it will take while before it gets here. 30s and 40s now. by the afternoon chance of showers and 50s an sections. -- 50s and 60s.

does anyone charged with regulating the internet understand how any of internet stuff works? >> i'm not a nerd. >> i'm not a nerd. >> i'm not enough of a nerd. >> maybe we ought to ask some nerds what this thing really does. >> bring in the nerd. [ laughter ] >> really? nerds? you know, i think actually the word you're looking for is experts. when did congress turn into ogre? >> nerd! >> welcome back to "cbs this

morning." we said earlier that the rescue operation has resumed aboard that crippled italian cruise liner. what about the next step? that would be getting the giant ship out of there. >> the costa concordia's owner hired a salvage company to remove 2400 tons of fuel from the ship. senior correspondent john miller takes a look at what happens after that. >> at nearly a thousand feet long, 123 feet wide, weighing 112,000 tons, getting the costa concordia from the waters off giglio island will be one of the biggest removal jobs in maritime history. but the big question, one that may take weeks to answer, is what kind of operation will this be? one to save the ship or one to scrap it. either way, it's a big job. >> would this be the kind of equipment we'd see in an operation like this? >> this is typical salvage equipment. every job requires different kbn

nations. >> arnold whit i worked in the salvage business for more than 50 years. his company was called in when a freighter crashed into the rock of gibraltar, broke in two and sank. and when a dutch cargo ship ran aground and rolled on its side in albany, new york and when it barnl went down in nair gans et bay. saving the concordia will be a challenge. >> why is the passenger ship less stable than a greater? >> if you look at a passenger ship, most of it is out of the water. if you look at a freighter, most of it is in the water. that affect the stability. the more out of the water, the more unstable the ship is. >> as we walk past his massive cranes and barges in the port of newark, he explained what the process of saving the concordia might look like. the first step is removing the 200 to 300 tons of fuel from the ship's tanks, pumps attached to the barge are used to siphon the fuel and prevent it from

spilling into the water. the massive hole in the hull would be patched and industrial strength cranes attached to barges secured to the sea floor would right the ship. to rebalance the damaged ship, water would be pumped out of some flooded compartments or into some dry compartments until the ship could stand up straight. a fleet of tugboats would then tow it to a shipyard for repair. one repaired, it would likely be sold to a different cruise line and returned to the seas. >> that's an economic consideration. the cost of salvage and the rebuilding would have to be less than the insured value of the vessel. >> but if the ship's owners and their insurance carriers decide the ship is damaged beyond repair. >> it won't be moved in piece, it will be then termed a wreck removal and removed in somethings. probably pretty large sections, perhaps 50, 200 or 500 tons. it will be taken apart and taken right down to the bottom.

>> our own john miller is with us. you were there in 2000. you were part of the conversation about this when the u.s. s cole was taken. what did you learn from that and how does it apply to here and the considerations that they have to make now? >> what i learned from the cole was here you see this battleship, it has a giant hole in its hull. if you try to sail it, it's going to sink. the most amazing thing was they came along with a norwegian ship, the barge submerged itelf, they slipped the cole on top of it. it reemerged out of the water. then you saw the cole sitting like a toy. i mean, this was a huge 500 -- five-foot u.s. navy ship just being taken away. they fixed it up, it's back in the water and serving again. >> when will they have to make the decision what way to go? >> well, no matter what happens, this is going to take months. that's whether they chop it up or try to sail it again. they really got to get there.

between the company, the insurance carriers and engineers, is half the ship that's been underwater, can it be gutted, cleaned out and replaced at a cost that makes worth it to do it. that's a $560 million ship insured for $450 million. so somewhere in there how much does it cost to rebuild half of it and patch the bottom? >> look at the numbers? >> yeah. >> john miller, always good to have you with us. thank you. >> thanks. if you love your smartphone, you should probably stick around for the next story. turns out that smartphone could literally be a pain in your neck. >> and tomorrow, star wars creator george lucas will be here to talk about the real life heroes in his new film "red tails." you're watching "cbs this morning." that's it! watch your step, folks. keep movin', please. [ announcer ] to do a job well, you need the right tools.

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this. watch. >> last year mitt romney earned $38,000 for his role as the evil dr. kent richardson on general hospital. [ laughter ] this has been surprises in mitt romney's tax return. >> that's right. >> our healthwatch this morning, straight talk about smartphones and nielsen company says about 44% of americans now own smartphones. two years ago it was only 18%. >> smartphones help us connect with the world. even with those we love. "cbs this morning," though, contributor lee woodruff found out we may be bending a little too much to accommodate them. >> you've been doing your exercises, right? >> for the last decade, 24-year-old barry wise letter has been visiting orthopedic surgeon for a variety of joint and muscle issues. >> ten years ago when i was 14 i was experiencing symptoms of

carpal tunnel syndrome. >> the latest ailment has him concerned. >> i started using the iphone and discovered that i was having tightness in my shoulder and pain radiating from the shoulder all the way down the forearm to my fingers. >> sound familiar? it's no surprise. those hours spent hunched over our iphones and blackberries are wreaking havoc on our posture. >> rise of smartphones and blackberries, all this stuff, can you explain the syndrome. >> i think you could describe it better as the fall of the smartphones. it's the small of our bodies as a result of that. you've got gravity working down on your head this way. >> dr. baron is seeing an increase in posture-related issues which he attributes to the use of smartphones. >> we're strange our muscles in our necks and upper backs and shoulders to accommodate for this position and then we spend so long doing it. >> the average human head weighs

about 10 pounds. according to the physiology of the joints, for every inch forward, the strain on the neck increases tenfold. hunching three inches forward is like adding an extra 30 points. >> as an orthopedic surgeon who deals with this, it scares me to death. we're losing our physicality and our bodies are paying a heavy toll. >> you put the sign up where i told you to sit up straight. >> it's a lesson he preaches not only to his patients in the exam room but also at home his daughter chloe, a college freshman, spends hours a day on her phone. >> my dad has been badgering me throughout my adolescence about my posture which had definitely gotten worse since i had obtained a cell phone. >> dr. baron believes there's a simple cure for the problems associated this new phenomena. >> get outside, start moving. >> arms above like this. >> light exercise, he says, can

work wonders for poor posture. >> do a good neck roll to loosen that up. it takes a couple of exercises and an awareness of it and a belief that you're actually at risk for these problems perpetuating for the rest of your life if you don't address it now. >> lee woodruff is with us now. good morning. great to have you back. >> we'e all sitting up straighter. >> people are not going to move away from their smartphones. what do they do? >> so we do a couple of quick things. we confine it to particular times. we don't stay on it at all times. and then we step away and do some of the exercises. another thing, one of the big inflatable exercise balls. you roll back against it a couple times a day. it reverses the effects. >> some of this has to do with our posture or lack thereof actually. >> right. >> one of the interesting things that dr. baron said to me. two things are having. we no longer have the draft where young men were taught to stand up straight and in gym

classes, when girls did more dance, posture was drilled into our heads. i remember that. i'm old. >> you're not. this is a memo to parents. start them early. >> start them early. there's another part of this. we don't have time to get into it. but it's the social part. our children are learning to sit at adiner table or out at a restaurant talking to other people on their devices. that is another part of the reason, not only are we bent, we're drawing everything inward. we need to open it up again. >> which speaks to a broader issue. may not be about the neck. but the fact that people don't talk to each other as much anymore. it has a separate implication. >> it's look liking at the two older people at the end

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i have like crumbs -- he bit my shoulder. oh, my god. ah! >> wow. that happened at a wild animal park in texas. as you can see, she was eating a snack. i don't know. maybe the zebra wanted a little bit. quite a hit, though. making the rounds on you-tube. >> gayle king has a look at what's coming up in the next hour. she's in the control room. how do you get to the control room, gayle? >> you walk out the door, charlie, you turn to the right, go down a long hall and here you are. >> that's where the power is, right? >> that's where the power is. i feel it, too. i feel it. >> i'm glad i'm in the droll room and not where that lady was. >> paula deen is catching big backlash after revealing she has type 2 diabetes and that she represents a drug company that sells medication for diabetics. another famous chef tells us what he thinks about the controversy. the founder of wikileaks, julian assange makes no

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system in sa this morning... all b good morning? >> it's 7:56. get you caught up with some of the headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. a light rail system here in san francisco is a mess this morning all because of an errant suv driver. anne makovec on the scene to explain what's happening and what happened. >> reporter: i'm here at church and duboce and an suv drove straight through that tunnel right there that's only meant for muni trains. the suv is still in the tunnel right now, which is messing up service systemwide. they have bus bridges in place once the trains get here. people are having to get off of the trains and then get on buses. the people that i have talked to so far are very upset,

obviously. it's the morning commute. and the meantime, they are trying to figure out what kind of damage was done to the tracks, frank. >> thank you, anne makovec. rick perry is about to hold a news conference in south carolina. he is expected to suspend his presidential campaign and endorse newt gingrich. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning. just a quick update on the muni situation in san francisco. big delays on all light rail lines on j, k, l, m, and n. no underground service. shuttle buses between west portal and embarcadero stations. we have some unhappy passengers. here's lawrence with the forecast. >> how about if you give us an r for rain as we are seeing more clouds on the rain out there today. storm system slow to pull into town so skies increasingly cloudy throughout the day rain in the afternoon. temperatures now running in the 30s and 40s. this afternoon, showers and 50s

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♪ that's good newsic to get you started. it is 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gail king. we begin with tough talk about america's favorite southern cook. >> and i'm charlie rose with erica hill. this morning doctors and chefs alike are serving up a full plate of criticism for celebrity chef paula deen. >> it started a couple days ago after the foot network star revealed she is a diabetic. whit johnson is checking out the

backlash for us here in new york. nice to have you here. >> good morning, whit. >> good morning to all of you. i'm good. nobody is going after paula dean for having type 2 diabetes, but it's the fact she's been on the tv for a decade profiting from some of the most indulgent meals known to man. that could be why some aren't buying her attempt to be the face of healthier living. >> hi, y'all. come on into the kitchen. >> reporter: the backlash has come as hot as her southern heavy piggy pudding. >> paula dean is coming under fire. >> some people believe she brought it on herself. >> first of all, you don't get fat just reading the recipe. >> reporter: paul lee dean kept her secret for three years until this week. >> she's a paid spokesperson. >> other people say, you waited until you got a big pharmaceutical company to pay you. >> reporter: in her announcement she also revealed she would be the new face of the diabetes drug and is launching an

awareness campaign with the drugmaker. >> we'll be sharing with you some simple things you can do every day. >> reporter: the news quickly went viral. fellow celebrity safe anthony bourdain tweeted thinking of getting into the leg-breaking business so i can profitably sell crutches later. >> i have always said moderation. >> reporter: on wednesday she defended her wait to break the news. >> it was really something that i had to digest. and i had nothing to bring to the table. >> reporter: but deen is no stranger to controversy. recipes like her bacon cheese burger with a glazed doughnut bun or deep fried cheesecake have made doctors cringe for years. >> butter is probably the fruit that i love to eat the most. >> reporter: one medical organization named her latest cookbook one of the five unhealthiest of 2011. >> it's more than hip rock can

hipocracy because she's getting paid. especially when you're being paid and you are a national spokesperson celebrity to announce that this is the right thing to do to get other people to think that they can eat without worrying about what they're eating. >> reporter: with her tv shows, cookbooks and endorsements, paula dean has built a multimillion empire. >> so much for that plate of vegetables. >> reporter: when she sat down with cbs news in november, the butter queen made no apologies about enjoying the very foods that are now threatening her life. >> i don't do it seven days a week. but when i do, i do it. >> paula dean says she's making simple lifestyle changes like taking more walks and cutting back on the sweet tea, which she says is a big zeal for a southern girl. today is her birthday. she turns 65. so a lot of changes ahead for her. >> whit, thank you very much. chef jose andreas is one of

the 50 most powerful people. he is this year's outstanding chef in america. chef andreas, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> tell me what you make of this. >> well, you know, i don't think that what paul lee paula dean did is the right thing. probably she was supposed to endorse a vegetable or fruit company, and if i was her, i would go forward and i would be telling people, maybe we did over the last ten years was maybe not the right thing. but hold on, it is not like paula dean now is the cause for that activity in america. the network is the channel that should be doing more to send the right message, but also the industry, when you go to the theaters in america, the only thing you do is eat popcorn with butter and big sodas. or when you grow to the stadium,

they are putting you in a place all you can eat. you go to watch sports, but you get fat in the process. so here we are not only talking about paula dean, this is an issue that many of the people need to start thinking that the only way to fight obesity in america is to keep health in a very serious way. and today we are not seeing this from many different players that feed people. >> chef, paula dean always said, listen, i don't eat this way all the time. i say to anybody if you are going to eat this way, certainly in moderation, but when you see a burger and a krispy kreme donut together you think, i don't need to try that one. but listen, it is in moderation, everybody makes their own decision, does that explain her position? >> unfortunately, i watched her show a few times and that's not what you get from her show. but let's face it, the product here is not bacon itself or butter itself.

you can be unhealthy eating what we think are healthy items. only unhealthy if you eat a lot of it, you'll eat a lot of calories and you'll get fat, too. i think what we have here is precisely more about moderation and self-control. but when you have the tv channel that has a huge influence, the only thing they are telling you every single hour of the day is that more is better, that's what we need to be changing. that mentality is what's getting us in trouble. >> that's definitely taking the positive from the situation, right? focusing the decision on what we need to do to be healthier, that's what she wants to do now, but we can't ignore the fact as we are learning about what happened, the food network just learned she had diabetes for three years about a week ago in one article that i saw. how much does all of this hurt her image, the fact that she was holding all this back until seemingly she had some sort of a deal? >> well, again, personally, i am

a father, i'm a chef that feeds many people in america, and my concern is that yes, i would say what paul lee dean is not the best. maybe she was supposed to go forward quicker, but again, i need to be -- to a degree we need to be careful. now we cannot put all the blame of obesity in america on paula dean. paula dean and the need food network and stations that influence people to eat unhealthy, are only a tiny problem of what we have here in america. i'm unhappy about paula dean because it is bringing the issue forward. and we need to concentrate on that. in 10 or 20 years from now, it should be a signal that we can put obesity away in an easy way. >> i don't think people are blaming paula dean for obesity,

i think they feel she was misleading them. i heard people say, look, people want to keep their own personal health issues to themselves. and then when it finally is revealed, we hear she has a drug deal. do you think she misled the people that watch her? >> well, you can't have that rating, obviously, but i want to see opportunity here. because paula dean is followed by many millions of americans. because she has influence, yes, we can correct size criticize for what she didn't do. on paper she has a new show that is promoting a healthy lifestyle, h

after mark wahlberg is apologizing for comments he made about 9/11 that outraged some of the victims' families. we'll get into that controversy, too.

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mark wahlberg is apologizing this morning after apparently suggesting that passengers aboard the flights on 9/11 could have done more to stop the hijackers. we'll look at what mark wahlberg said and what he's saying now. >> reporter: action star mark wahlberg may be getting good

reviews on his latest film, but families of 9/11 victims are giving bad reviews on his latest comments to top national tragedy. wahlberg was scheduled to be on the flight that crashed into the world trade center on 9/11 said, quote, if i was on the plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did. i would say, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry. the uproar was in today's "new york post." this man's son who was killed in flight 93 said mark wahlberg had the luxury of knowing how the events of that morning unfolded. none of the innocent people aboard those flights had that luxury. on wednesday wahlberg was quick to apologize saying in a statement, quote, to speculate about such a situation is ridiculous to begin with and to suggest i would have done anything differently than the passengers on the plane was irresponsible. i deeply apologize to the families of the victim that is

my answer came off as insensitive, that was certainly not my intention. the former massachusetts bad boy turned pop sensation turned film actor is now a devoted family man. in an interview with "cbs this morning" last week he opened up about his religious devotion and focusing on family. >> there are things i'm not proud of but it is all part of who i am. >> reporter: his comments are now part of the discussion ten years later. terrell brown, cbs news. >> can we just say, aren't we glad he apologized? he was just here at the table. he couldn't possibly have meant it the way it came out. >> one would hope not. >> he all poll jized, apologized. there's a new breed of grand participants out there as they way for their children to have grandchildren. they say you are taking too long so they are raising grandpuppies. that's coming up later.

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it is one thing for a dog to be man's best friend, but a growing number of baby boomers are taking puppy love to a whole new level. seth doane looks at this new trend. it's called grand puppies. >> she considers herself the perfect grandma. never mind that she spoils her little one with trips to, well, petsmart. >> such a good boy. >> denise doesn't have any human grandchildren, but she has all of a grandmother's love for seven-year-old hercules. >> i love playing with him and doing things for him. he's not my grandchild but he's my grand pup. >> yes, she said grand pup.

pictures above her suburban new jersey fireplace. more prominent than most family wedding photos. little eherc is hardly just on the mantle. >> do you wear this. >> sometimes. >> how much do you want grandchildren? >> oh, i want grandchildren. >> do you put pressure on your daughter to have kids? >> oh, yes. even before she was married. yes imt. >> her 32-year-old daughter who owns hercules is married now. but wants to focus on her teaching career before having kids. >> how much pressure does hercules take off of you when it comes to grandchildren? >> if he wasn't here, i don't know how much pressure i would have because now it's immense. if he's taking off pressure, god help me. >> nationwide, many like her are waiting longer to have kids. birth rate for young women are the lowest since the 1940s when america started keeping track. >> the role of a dog in a family

changing? >> absolutely. every generation they seem to become more and more integrated into our lives. >> sara wilson, a pet behavioral expert who has written eight books on the subject points to another figure that's rising. the 43 million households with dogs. >> there are more households now with dogs than with children. so people are getting married later, they're having children later and grandparents are waiting longer to be grandparents. they see the incredible attachment their child has to the dog and they respond. >> hello. >> hi there. >> harvey and add i respond via skype from their home in marietta, georgia. these wannabe grandparents check in with stui a beagle mix. >> her tail is wagging. >> in california, norma wilson encourage the surrogate grandmother role with her daughter's mastiff and maltese.

>> they love you unconditionally. when you feel bad, they come over and they lick your face. >> sara wilson says bonding with dogs even has health benefits. >> we get more objection i toes inwhen we touch our dogs. it makes us social, friendly, trustworthy, all kinds of good things. >> that's grandma. >> as if denise needed scientific proof. >> this is the first christmas card. >> she doesn't see harm in loving the six-pound yorkie so much. >> when i have my grandchild, i'm sure i'll be very excited and do all the wonderful things. but hercules will have a special spot. >> seth doen is here and some people could say those people are crazy. cuckoo for cocoa puffs. others could say that's my story, that's me. >> that's what everyone is saying. i keep talking about the story. but i also have a grand pup at

home. even erica. >> when we had our dog, four or five years before we had kids. i told my parents, they had a grand dog. they loved him. >> i look forward to the day when i can have a two legged grandchild. i love dogs.

perry has just bowed out of the good morning. it's 8:25. we have some headlines to share with you. it's official. governor rick perry has just bowed out of the race for the white house. and he is endorsing newt gingrich for president. cbs news will update this story on air and online. we continue to follow a traffic alert for san francisco's light rail system. anne makovec shows us where an suv caused problems for the morning commute. quite a problem out there, okay, anne. >> reporter: a lot of people are late this morning because of it. there's also some confusion as to whether or not muni is back to normal or not. i believe that the suv is still in the tunnel right now after it drove through at around 6 a.m. and they have just been able to

move it off to the side. so they have some limited train service through the tunnel now. but there's a huge backup because of all the trouble earlier this morning when trains were not allowed to go anywhere near the area and they had to set up bus bridges to get passengers around that. over here on the other side of the road here at church and duboce, you can see there is a slew of muni workers trying to help get people on their way. but i spoke with them and even they are confused as to what lines you can get on right now and what is running smoothly. so bottom line if you are heading to muni expect delays this morning. things are on track to get back to normal. they don't know how much the tracks may have been damaged by the suv. they are looking into that. >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning. well, traffic is a little extra heavy this morning for your marin county ride southbound 101. we had a couple of accidents including one that sounds like still out there blocking the central san rafael exit. now, once you get closer towards the waldo grade it is free-flowing this morning all across the span. and it looks good as you head across the golden gate bridge into san francisco. we have really cleared out at the bay bridge in the last half hour or so. it was backed up to the maze. no longer the case. looks like a five- to ten- minute wait to get on the bridge. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> storm system on final approach toward the bay area going to see rain this

afternoon. rain in far northern california. this system going to slide by. temperatures running in the 30s and 40s. 50s and 60s this afternoon.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." it's been two years since wikileaks founder julian assange revealed 250,000 classified state department cables. you may remember that it caused such an uproar.

then he was accused of sexually assaulting two women in sweden. >> he's been under house arrest since then. assange gave a rare interview to michael hastings, the author of a new book called the operators. good morning, michael. >> thanks for having me on. super hot new show. glad to be a part of it. >> let's look at where julian assange is. is he going back to sweden to face the music? >> february 1st they'll decide whether or not he goes back to sweden. he's in an undisclosed location in the english countryside. he has an ankle bracelet on. every day he has to check in at the police station. he's isolated. >> the likelihood is that he will go back or not go back? >> it's unclear. eventually, he will probably have to go back to face the allegations against him. though he's trying to resist that at this time. >> do you believe that what he has done has caused people to lose their lives? >> no. i think there's been no evidence of that. i think as a whole, it's been a net positive. whether you look at the arab

spring, occupy wall street. over 100,000 stories of the wikileaks documents has inspired. >> i'm curious, michael, about how you got the interview and your impressions of him. he's been described, none of them good. rapist, sexual deviant, enemy combatant and cia agent. all of those things? >> what i said -- you know, it took about a month and a half of negotiating with wikileaks to get the interview. what i said was, look, you've been demonized very, very intensivelily in the u.s. press. i want to give a chance for julian to be julian, allow him to speak. warts and all. i think if you read it, you see he is a human being, he has a project. he's a brilliant guy and are there reasons to criticize him? yes. but on the wholly think what he's doing for journalism is important. >> after a month, they said sure, come on down. didn't know where to go. >> they didn't. they said -- >> curious about the process. i hear he's so prickly and

evasive. i'm just curious. >> they wouldn't confirm anything. finally i said look, i'm getting rolling stone behind knee a ticket to go to london tomorrow, man. i'm going to show up. hopefully you'll talk to me. >> what did you find when you got there? he does not exactly win himself many fans. he's not a sympathetic character. what was he like? >> i found him fascinating guy to hang out with. the real sympathetic character in this case is bradley manning. while i was there with julian, the bradley manning pretrial was going on. he was in close contact with manning and elseburg. >> what's the relationship? what kind of a relationship is there between assange and manning at this point? does he feel -- how does he feel towards him? >> i think he's very sympathetic and is working in defense of bradley manning and the key with the manning trial is that the government is trying to get manning to flip to testify against assange to try to create this case that wikileaks is an

espionage agency essentially. >> some of the papers that were publishing this stuff have come back at, including the guardian, prestigious newspaper, in england. also the new york times. >> right yes. i mean, look the relationship that assange feels betrayed by both the guardian and the new york times. >> i think they feel betrayed by assange. >> one of the things, there's a culture clash here. julian assange is a tech geek coming from the hacker culture. for this brief moment in time, he had five of the major media organizations in the world working together with him to pull off this journalistic coup. after the party is over, recriminations happen, people get big egos. words are said. >> who has the biggest ego? >> i think having worked in the media business and lived in washington, i think julian could give the people a run for their

money or vice versa. >> everything you've said so far seems to find no fault with julian assange. is that a correct impression? >> no. i think -- i have fault with some of the things they did at wikileaks in terms of redaction. i think it's an imperfect organization. >> redaction meaning? >> meaning on some cases they failed to take out some of the names. >> they failed to do that, what happens? >> it could potentially put someone's life at risk. i would argue, though, that there's no evidence that of happening. it was used as a weapon to criticize them. >> in some cases to make -- one more point. some of the disclosures help the united states. it showed, in fact, some diplomatic cables where people were trying to work for positive outcome. >> in tunisia, they credited the information found in wikileaks. secretary of state clinton talks often about internet freedom and transparency. it's great to talk about that in

theory, but when you have the radical expression of that, which is julian assange and wikileaks, it can be challenging. >> another big story, you did stan mcchrystal, any regrets about that story and the cop kwens that is it led to? >> i'm proud of that story. in the book, i give the full context -- >> did you think he was going to lose his job? >> no. >> what did you think would happen? >> every other bit of war reporting i've done is like a drop in the ocean. the fact that what happened did happen was shocking to me. as i think in the book that i have out, the operators, it gives the whole wild uncensored tale. but most readers come away sayings mcchrystal is a complicated figure like macarthur. >> i believe charlie, you interviewed him at one point. one of the questions asked was, if you were president obama, would you have fired yourself? his response was several times as a joke. >> as a joke, exactly.

>> i think he's a fascinating character and it's a tough business, politics, the military. but we're talking about the longest war america has been in and the people who promote those policies that keep us in these wars need to be scrutinized as -- >> would it have been different if he had not had to resign? >> in terms of how the wars played out this. >> yes. >> no, i don't think so. >> it was a continuation of things that he was doing? >> yeah. the policy essentially states the same. but that was a moment where president obama reclaimed control organ to reclaim control of the pentagon and since then he has -- >> meaning president obama lost control of the pentagon. >> that's what happened the first year of the administration. >> you could stay for an hour. we'll have you back. thank you. >> since 9/11, many foreign travelers have had a hard time visiting the u.s. we're going to take you next to

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before he gets to the big apple, he's off to disney world as we hear from bill plant. bill, good morning. why the trip to disney? >> good morning to you. this won't come as any shock. it's about jobs. he's going to see mickey and minnie because they live in florida. florida is a battleground state that he will need in november. the tourist industry in florida brings in billions. but there are still 10% unemployed. so today the president will talk about getting more foreign tourists into the united states. the bureau of economic that analysis estimates that for

every so many tourists it creates one new job. the president will sign an executive order making it easier for travelers to get into the u.s., especially travelers from china and brazil. developing economies with new middle class, huge middle classes and then spend, according to the commerce department, 5,000 to $6,000 each every time they come here. there's another reason he's going to this part of florida. it is part of the swing state, the swing battleground in that state which could make the difference in november. gayle, charlie? >> all right. thank you, bill. thank you very much. cbs news travel editor peter is here to talk about this. >> good morning, gayle. this has been going on for quite some time. the travel industry lobbying administrations and now the obama administration. it's the largest services export industry. it creates about 14 million jobs. the real problem is what's been going on in the last ten years.

sobering figures, in 2000, the united states enjoyed 17% of the long haul travel market. that means they came here. by 2010, it dropped to 12.4%. that means we lost 78 million visitors over $600 billion in spending. $37 billion in tax revenue and most importantly perhaps over 467,000 jobs. so this is a significant policy statement that's going to happen today. >> i'm thinking, any time -- anybody who has tried to get a visa recently knows what a pain in the bottom that that could be. i'm thinking anything that eases travel restrictions is good news for the economy in a very big way. >> very big way. the wait time for foreign visitors can be months. we don't have enough officers in the consulates overseas and basically people are giving up. they're saying, if i want to come to the united states and do business or just visit here, and i have to wait weeks and weeks

to get a visa, why go through it? we have the reputation of being unwelcoming and inhospitable and the numbers reflect that. >> peter, now that the numbers changed, it's been brought up before, why now, though, were they able to push this through? is it simply about jobs or less concerns over, say, national security? >> there's always the national security restrictions and concerns. but bottomm-o-n-e-y. the bottom line is we have lost out and the problem is when that money goes somewhere else. if we can make the visa access easier, without restricting security concerns, guess, what we all win. >> how much does this speed up the process for people? >> it depends how many are put back in the embassies and what we do when the people get to the you state. how we staff the security lines with customs and immigration. it can make it as little as a week to ten days now. that's the goal to let people have an answer about their visa

in a reasonable amount of time. >> i notice, peter, a minute ago you said we have the reputation of being unwelcoming and inhospitable. who are you referring to? they haven't been here to studio 57. who are you talking about mr. greenberg? >> maybe i need a visa to come there. >> who is going to benefit the most? is there a section of the country that will benefit the most from these changes? >> if you look at the 14 million jobs we're talking about that travel and tourism creates, there are so many indirect jobs that are not even part of that number that everybody will benefit because when you take a look at the average chinese tourist in this country for their stay, they're spending $6,000 to $7,000 per visit. add up the numbers, it's quite significant. >> peter greenberg, thank you for joining us this morning, peter. always good to see you. jessica alba in studio 57.

♪ ♪ we know that song. that's the lovely adele singing set fire to the rain. one of the huge hits from her top selling album. >> she's had a great year. also jessica alba is doing pretty well for herself. she was described as stunning at the golden globes. good morning. >> awe. hi, good morning. >> did you see you in that dress? i looked at you on the red carpet and i said, go jessica, go. >> oh, thank you. >> considering you've just had another baby girl. >> yes. >> five months ago. >> he was reading the paper. there you are in the paper. i'm wondering does it ever get old to you? you're sort of walking down the street. i think is said she's on her way to get coffee or something. literally walking out of the hotel.

does it get old or annoying, no matter what you do, somebody is standing there with a camera. what do they expect you to do? >> i mean, it's just -- it goes with the territory. i'm thankful to be doing what i do for a living. i feel super blessed. >> better to have it than not to have it. >> i have met you several times and i've had so many incredible experiences that i wouldn't have if it wasn't for this business. you kind of -- you take the good and the bad. so it's fine. >> are they respect full of -- you have two little girls. your older daughter is three and a half. >> three and a half. >> is it hard for you? once you have kids, your whole life changes. do they tend to be respectful of your children and family and give them space? >> they don't. no. i wish there were -- there was some sort of law in place where they couldn't photograph the kid and print photos of your children. obviously, they're not public figures. they didn't make that choice. >> i don't -- i don't make it a

big deal. when there's cameras there, i'm like how funny. anyways, have -- >> you don't make it a big deal. >> karate life today. show me a dance move. we keep it moving. >> what do they think of it? >> honor, haven is five months. she doesn't know anything really about it. honor is, only when other people make her aware of it. then she becomes aware of it. she just thinks everyone gets their picture taken and she thinks they're everywhere all the time. >> you're just mom to her. >> yeah. >> really a wonderful beautiful thing at the end of the day, you get to come home to these little faces. to them, this is just what mommies do. >> they don't know that you're jessica alba. when charlie described you as stunning, they said you were stunning, i have to say, really, when i saw you on the red carpet, my mouth fell open. i knew you had the baby five months ago. i'm one of these people losing

my baby weight ten, 15 years ago. did you feel pressure to look that good after five months or were you thinking -- >> i didn't put as much weight on my second pregnancy. it came off completely differently. i did workout and i made better choices with eating. i ate as much fresh produce and organic as possible. i'm really big on having like the least amount of preservatives and pesticides and nontoxic things in my house, which is why i started the ecobaby company that i started. >> clearly, you didn't try paula deen's krispy kreme burger. >> no. >> i looked at it and i said i like southern foods and i said i'll pass. you mentioned you started something because why? with all that you're doing, kr did you say i need to do this too? >> well, this is something that i wanted to do for three years. it's been three years in the

making. basically, i did lots of research when i was pregnant with my first child and i was looking at the best strollers and car seats and the best mattresses and all these things. i actually read this book called healthy child, healthy world. it talks about how there are so many toxic chemicals in everyday products from counter sprays to shampoos to laundry detergent and i was horrified that there were toxic chemicals in baby products. and so i was like, are there any product that don't have these toxic chemicals in them? and so i tried to -- i went online and i would go to trader joe's and whole foods. but to put together, you know, a safe and healthy environment for your family and of products is challenging. so i was like, it's expensive and everything is brown. that's so crazy. so i went to the author of healthy child, healthy world and i was like, what do you think of

a brand that has diapers, has all your cleaning products and then also has body care products for children and for your family and -- >> great idea. >> i was like everything being cute. >> he said that's an awesome idea. we partnered up and we have another partner named brian lee who founded shoe dazzle and legal zoom. he was like, i would love that as well. so we have this awesome company. it's available to anyone in the united states. selling safe product. >> jessica, thank you so much. great to meet you. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. tomorrow, a one-on-one interview with george lucas. that does for us. up next your local news. we'll see you tomorrow on cbs had more than. i'll be away but i'll leave you in capable hands. see you tomorrow right here. in capable hands. see you tomorrow right here. "cbs this morning."

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transit service set to return to s on san franci good morning. it's 8:55. get you caught up with some of the headlines here in the bay area. transit service set to return to normal following a major delay on san francisco's light rail service this morning. an sufficient actually drove into a -- an suv actually drove into a muni tunnel around 6:30 and crashed forcing the suspension of underground light rail service. crews moved the vehicle to the side of the tracks less than two hours after the accident. no injuries reported. the san francisco sheriff, ross mirkarimi, is expected to plead not guilty today in court over domestic violence charges. he will be arraigned today at

2:30 p.m. his lawyer will ask to have the protective order to be removed and for a gag order and speedy trial. a man fired at officers' cars in san leandro and led police on a high-speed chase overnight. nobody was injured. the man was last seen on the eastbound lanes of interstate 580 in oakland early this morning. we have a lot of rain coming our way. here's lawrence to tell you all about it. >> finally frank seeing the storm door going to crack open. clouds moving in and toward the afternoon, we'll begin to see some showers developing in parts of the north bay and then spreading to the south throughout the afternoon and the evening hours. here's your cold front already bringing some rainfall to far northern california slowly working in our direction but this will open a door. a stronger storm moves in by tomorrow evening. showers continuing into saturday morning then tapering off. we'll see a little built of a break then another storm moves in come sunday evening into sunday night. a few leftover showers come monday and then a return to dry on tuesday and wednesday. all right. we'll have your time saver traffic coming up next.

good morning. well, muni service is back up and running after a pretty bad situation earlier this morning. it was quite a mess. now, we still have residual delays after the driver of an suv went into the duboce tunnel. it's cleared. there were no injuries. so again muni lines back up and running in san francisco. no longer any bus bridges in place. we are hearing likely major

delays for a while. elsewhere backups in westbound 237 after an accident approaching zanker road. and the bay bridge starting to thin out here. it looks good heading towards the pay gates.