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advisories, one here for the golden gate and one for the carquinez bridge. >> we have all had cove this coffee this morning but we didn't need it because the earthquake did it. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, march 5, 2012. welcome to studio 57. at the cbs broadcast center. i'm charlie rose. the death toll reaches 39 from the tornado outbreak across the midwest and south. we'll hear from survivors in hard-hit kentucky and indiana. and president obama has a key meeting with israel's prime minister. we'll get to the white house. and also more with steve cross of "60 minutes" and his explosive cyber warfare investigation. i'm gayle king. rush limbaugh and an about face and apologizes to a d.c. law student, but the sponsors are still walking away. and at 8:00, we'll talk to the man behind hbo's new film
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with sarah palin and the 2008 campaign. i'm erica hill. george clooney, brad pitt, and many more on stage together for one night only. plus, prince harry's royal visit in the bahamas. but first, a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> just trying to salvage what's left. start all over, and we will. >> residents work to rebuild after epic disaster. >> i worked all my life to have what we have, and it's all gone in 15 seconds. a toddler found in a field is the latest victim of the tornado tragedy. >> 15-month-old angel babcock died after she was taken off life support. when the chips are down, i have israel's back. >> president obama and israeli's prime minister to meet amid growing concerns about a nuclear iran. >> when it comes to a nuclear armed iran, containment is simply not an option. >> i take no options off the table, and i mean what i say.
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breaking news this morning. a 4.0 magnitude san francisco earthquake. no early reports of injuries or major property damage. mitt romney has picked up some momentum heading into super tuesday. >> last night we won our fifth state in a row. just another case of voters taking a look at mitt romney and saying, uh, i guess. rush limbaugh issued an apology. >> i don't know any woman in america that thinks that being called a slut is funny. protesters take to the streets after vladimir putin was elected as president for a third time. 123450. >> a former new orleans saints assistant coach who admits he ran a bounty program. and a good samaritan saves the life of a complete stranger. >> all that -- prince harry in the bahamas continuing his caribbean tour to mark the queen's diamond jubilee. and all that matters. >> tiger woods shot a 62 for the best final round of his career. >> tiger woods seemed to be
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saying to rory mcilroy, don't put me in the rocking chair yet, kid. >> if i was pregnant and i had a boy, the name would be frankie angelo scar face italian name italian name angelo canolli po lizzy. >> and if it's a girl? >> god help us all. >> yeah. welcome to "cbs this morning." there is snow in the ground in kentucky and indiana. it is making life worse for the tens of thousands of people who survived kentucky's worse tornados in 26 years. >> the death toll now stands at 39 from those storms on friday and saturday. 21 people were killed in kentucky. 13 more in indiana, including a little girl who was found alive after a tornado killed her family. rescue workers continue to search for more possible victims. the national weather service says it issued nearly 300 tornado warnings on friday and
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saturday. a local resident took this video of one tornado that destroyed much of the town of west liberty, kentucky. that is where anna warner is this morning. good morning. >> reporter: a week ago, a snowfall like this one might have been a pretty sight for residents here. perhaps a minor inconvenience. but now it could prove to be down right dangerous as it covers obstructions, twisted metal, debris, and stray nails. and it comes at a bad time, just as the town is putting itself back together again. >> we're going back to work. so work together in this. we want you all to spread that word. >> reporter: in west liberty, officials promised the town will get back on its feet. crews are cleaning up, and some banks are reopening. and a few residents have made it into town to survey the damage to their homes. >> i mean, i seen the tree go down. i seen it from from there to here and the tree go down.
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>> reporter: the story is echoed all across the american south, where tornadoes claimed lives in five states. in alabama sunday, governor robert bentley toured another tornado stricken town, eagle creek, where one man died in friday. in dallas, a baptist men's organization loaded up supplies to distribute to hard-hit regions in the south. when two violent twisters struck henryville, indiana, on friday, entire neighborhoods were wiped out. now volunteers have arrived by the hundreds. and crews are working to restore power. on sunday, members of a local catholic church gathered under their patched-up roof to support each other. but another life was lost sunday, when a toddler who had been found alive in an indiana field died of her injuries. angel babcock fell victim to the tornado that also killed her
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father, mother, and two siblings. even for survivors, the psychological impact of seeing a tornado close up may take a long time to fade. back in west liberty, theresa eldridge can't forget hiding in a bathroom with her two young children. >> i don't know. it felt like the house was going to come down or the roof was going to come off. and i just thought we were all going to die. >> reporter: town leaders do expect help to be arriving here with volunteers streaming in. but they too will have to watch out for any obstructions covered by the snow. in the meantime, the american red cross says they have a couple of distinct needs. they need nursery water to make formula for babies and they need food. they are feeding rescuers and residents alike. >> anna, thank you. at the white house this morning, president obama meets israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. their discussion at a time when israel refuses to rule out an attack on iran's nuclear facilities could help determine
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if there will be a new middle east war in this coming months. >> on sunday, the president focused on that in a speech to an important pro israel group. chief white house correspondent nora o'donnell has that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. and good morning to our viewers in the west. president obama is fiercely defending his administration's commitment to israel, making clear the u.s. shares israel's desire to prevent a nuclear armed iran. but the president also seems intent on pointing out that he wants more time for diplomacy, saying he has a, quote, deeply held preference for peace over war. >> i have israel's back. >> reporter: in a speech to the powerful pro israel lobbying group apack, the president promised to act militarily if necessary to defend israel. >> iran's leaders should have no doubt about the resolve of the united states. i have said that when it comes to preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon i will take no options off the table. and i mean what i say.
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>> reporter: but he also made clear he prefers diplomacy and that tough economic sanctions are working. >> already there is too much loose talk of war. over the last few weeks, such talk has only benefited the iranian government by driving up the price of oil, which they depend on to fund their nuclear program. >> reporter: it's the same message the president will deliver today to prime minister netanyahu, who made clear israel does not need u.s. permission to attack iran. >> perhaps most important of all, i appreciated the fact that he said that israel must be able to defend itself by itself against any threat. >> reporter: the israeli prime minister said last week he would not set down red lines for israeli or u.s. action, but he has said publicly he would go further than the u.s. and demand iran end all of its uranium enrichment. >> the demands on iran should be clear.
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dismantle the underground nuclear facilities, stop enrichment inside iran, and get all of the enriched material out of iran. >> reporter: and that is the very crux of this discussion between the israeli prime minister and president obama. mr. netanyahu wants to make sure that iran never even gets close to developing the capability to have a nuclear weapon. and the personal dynamics of this meeting will also be pretty interesting. is their ninth meeting together, but their last get-together in the oval office was pretty tense. and when president obama was recently asked to describe their relationship he called it functional. charlie and erica? >> nora, thanks. with us now from capitol hill, arizona senator john mccain. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> should the president's speech reassure the israelis? >> his speeches are excellent. policies are not so good. from the beginning, when the
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president insisted on a settlement freeze as a prec precondition for talks between the israelis and the palestinians, the talks have been worse than they have ever been. charlie, suppose there was a country in our hemisphere that was dedicated to, quote, wiping us off the map, they were developing a nuclear weapon, and at some point we didn't have the capability to remove that threat but we had to rely on another ally to do that for us. that's basically the situation that the israelis may find themselves in. and i would also add that, you know, we were surprised when pakistan acquired nuclear weapons. we were surprised when north korea acquired nuclear weapons. so what the president is asking the prime minister of israel to do is to rely on his judgment as to when force may be necessary. and by the way, the sanctions which the president praised,
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which i praise as well, in view of all of us, have not deterred the iranians from the path that they are on. and that is acquiring a nuclear weapon. >> do you think the israelis should take action now, senator? >> i think that's a judgment to be made by the israelis. but the israelis see even though the sanctions have been harmful to the iranian economy, the israelis see the iranians on a steady path to developing a nuclear weapon, and they have pledged to, quote, wipe israel off the map. they have committed acts of terror throughout the world, including here, attempting in washington, d.c., to assassinate the saudi ambassador. so we should have no doubt about the nature of the regime in iran. >> the president seemed to go some distance in the speech to say, quote, why is it that despite me never failing to support israel on every single problem over the last three years there is still questions about that? he even went to say, we have israel's back.
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is there some distinction that you know that separates where the president is and where the prime minister is today at this moment? >> well, the evidence is that just a week or two ago, both the president's national security adviser and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff travelled to israel, trying to get israel to pledge not to attack iran. and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff stated that iran was, quote, a nuclear -- a rational nation. that's an interesting view of a rational nation. and also said that the iranians had not decided whether to assemble -- whether to have a nuclear weapon or not. and while they are assembling all the components and sticking them into -- underneath a mountain so they wouldn't be destroyed. so it's very little doubt in my mind anyway about what iran's intentions are. >> the reference i made of the quote was in the atlantic magazine, not in his speech.
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may i turn to politics for a second? super tuesday is coming up. >> sure. >> if romney wins in ohio and wins in tennessee, does that pretty much make it over as far as you see? >> i think it does. but with the super pacs and the candidates' ability to continue to be funding -- by the way, it's the most outrageous supreme court decision in my view. it's just disgraceful. but i think they will still be able to continue. but i hope that at that point most of us would declare or believe that it's over and start focusing on the real adversary, and that of course is winning the november election. >> one question about rush limbaugh. who is obviously a prominent radio personality. does he have some power within the republican party? >> sure. absoluteliy he has influence because he has a strong conservative base. i know that. but those statements were
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unacceptable in every way. and should be condemned by everyone, no matter what their political leapings are. >> so are you satisfied that those republican officials have gone far enough in condemning these statements? >> oh, i will leave that up to pundits like you, charlie. but it is totally unacceptable. >> senator mccain, there's also a movie that's this week. you're not going to look at it. why are you not going to see a movie about your campaign? >> because it's based on a book that is full of unattributed quotes, things that are absolutely never happened, and if it's based on that book, which i was briefed on, then of course it can't be accurate. >> senator, always good to have you on the program. thank you so much. >> thanks, charlie. we'll have more on rush limbaugh. he apologized over the weekend for the language he used to describe a law student who wants insurance coverage for birth control. >> some of limbaugh's sponsors are dropping his show, and the
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republican presidential candidates are being drawn into the controversy. and now we have a report from ohio, where the all important super tuesday starts tomorrow. >> reporter: that's right. super tuesday is just hours away. the candidates are out across the country making a final push for voters. they hope to be focused on the economy and energy prices. but instead found themselves facing questions about rush limbaugh. he is a media powerhouse known for rallying the right. but for some conservatives, rush limbaugh's latest comments were too much. rick santorum and mitt romney tried to distance themselves from the controversy. >> it's absurd. but, you know, that's an entertainer that can be absurd. >> that's not the language i would have used. >> reporter: the controversy began after law student sandra fluke testified about birth control under her health plan, saying it would cost $3,000. >> it means you're a slut, right?
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a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. mrs. fluke and the rest of you feminaz is, here is the deal. if we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for to you have sex, we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. >> reporter: insisting he did not mean to personally attack fluke, limbaugh issued a written apology, stating, my choice of words was not the best, and in an attempt to be humorous, i created a national stir. but saturday's apology became sunday talk show fodder. >> i'm astonished at the desperation of the elite media to suddenly decide that rush limbaugh is the great national crisis of this week. >> it played into this thing that the republicans have a war on women. no, they don't, but he made it look that way. >> reporter: calling his language crude, ron paul questioned limbaugh's apology. >> i don't think he's very apologetic.
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he is doing it because some people were taking their advertisements off his program. it was his bottom line that was he was concerned about. >> reporter: seven companies have pulled commercials from limbaugh's nationally syndicated show. online data company carbonite said the on-air attack crossed the line and issued this statement. we hope that our action will ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse. media expert eric dezzenhoff believes that limbaugh's career will survive this pr crisis. >> well, rush limbaugh makes a living crossing the line. for every person who loudly protests, there are also people who silently agree with him. >> reporter: now limbaugh has some defenders but they were drowned out by the protests on the left, and critics on the right. and for some republicans, there was also this concern. that the focus on the limbaugh controversy was distracting from the important issues, and playing right into democrats' hands, as both sides fight for that critical female vote. charlie and erica? >> jan, thanks.
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a shallow earthquake rattled the san francisco bay area this morning. the magnitude 4.0 quake centered eight miles north of san francisco. it struck at 5:33 pacific time. one official said it was a single sharp jolt that woke him up. no reports of damage or injuries at this point. all subway trains were briefly held up while workers inspected the tracks. in the last 10 days there, have been two minor earthquakes in the area. time now to show you some headlines from around the globe. an editorial in britain's" telegraph" says that putin was elected because of a vote of fear. the communist candidate followed second. the ft. worth "star telegram" has a story on booming gun sales in texas. some gun industry officials say
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it may be out of fear that president obama will be reelected and crack down on private gun ownership. "the washington post" says that food and drug administration is changing the way that it inspects foo
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fancy feast. as we heard earlier, president obama and israel's prime minister have a hey stakes discussion about iran's nuclear ambition. steve croft reported on the
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computer virus that set back the efforts. the fear is that the same virus juliette goodrich... more aftershocks a good morning. 7:26. time for news headlines i'm juliette goodrich. more after shocks are expected following this morning's earthquake. on the hayward fault. it was a magnitude 4. at 5:33 this morning. epicenter in el cerrito. two aftershocks measured two and 1.1. no injuries or major damage reported. students from across california are on their way to sacramento today, they're planning to rally for more money for higher education. and shimon perez is the first president of israel to visit the bay area. he will be here until thursday on a trip to focus on innovation. perez will visit several silicon valley leaders. traffic and weather after n- just a minute. -- in just a minute. ,,,,,,
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good morning, the bay bridge is pretty backed up. because we have two separate stalls on the up deck, one on the incline, one closer to treasure island. they're working hard to clear them. stacked through the macarthur maze. the east shore freeway, 37 minutes on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. pretty foggy. dense fog advisories at the carnlg bridge and one for the gold -- carquinez bridge and one for the golden gate bridge. southbound 880 by el vrorado. sluggish. farther north up and down the nimitz, 880 oakland, looks good. and that is traffic. for your forecast, here is lawrence. >> elizabeth, that fog a very important clue that we're seeing weather changes. the sea breeze is kicking in. very interesting seeing the fog. over the russian hill, you can see the patchy fog. and off in the distance, you can see just one of the towers from the golden gate bridge. we're looking at changes today.
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our next guest needs no introduction, but he needs a bath because he's a filthy -- welcome mitt romney supporter kid rock. a lot of people think you're a strange voice to be the voice of the romney support. >> we have a lot in common. we're both from detroit. both have hep c and both have a license to rock. >> is this true? >> i'm hep to the c, i assume c stands for calcium. mmm, milk. as for license to rock, i am i
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have precious metal. let us rock. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." two years ago a computer virus infected and damaged the iranian nuclear program. that may sound like a good thing, but we're now learning this type of cyber attack could also be used against us. last night on "60 minutes," correspondent steve kroft reported on this new cyber warfare battle. >> few people know about the art of cyber war than retired general michael hayden. he's a former in the security agency and under george w. bush. he knows a lot more about the attack on iran than he can say here. >> this was a good idea. i also admit this was a really big idea, too. the rest of the world is looking at this and saying, clearly someone has legit mated this kind of activity as acceptable. international conduct. the whole world is watching.
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>> the story of what we know about the virus begins in june of 2010 when it was first detected and isolated by a tiny company in bella ruse after a client in iran complained about a software glitch. within a month, a copy of the computer bug was being analyzed within a tight-knit community of security expert. it immediately grabbed the attention of liam omerko an operations manager for symantec. one of the largest anti-virus companies in the world. >> as soon as we saw it, we knew it was something completely different. steve kroft joins us. >> good morning, charlie can you summarize in a simple way, how they were able to do this and have that impact on the centrifuges in iran? >> somebody create aid virus designed to hit one specific target in the entire world. something that had a bunch of -- certain configuration of equipment that the computer, the virus was able to determine if
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it was the right target. this is what it was looking for. it's one of the most ubiquitous pieces of machinery in the world. it's called a programmable logic computer. it's just a piece of plastic with some chips in it. it controls factories all over the world. this will tell you what chemicals and what amounts to put into a product that you're making. it will tell you when to heat up the plant or cool it down. it could be used to shut off a cooling system at a nuclear reactor. it was the first virus to attack this little piece of equipment. it was after a certain kind of -- >> by doing, they can affect the centrifuges in iran at a particular place? >> right. what it did, essentially the virus got in between the operators at the plant and the machinery on the floor. it got in here, rewrote the software and told the machines to do something entirely different without the operators
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of the plant knowing it. >> you spoke this your piece for people who didn't see it with retired general mike hayden, who is former head of the nsa and cia director. there's a little bit more we want to play now. >> do you think it was an act of war? >> i would not call it an act of war. given my own background, steve, i mean, i've got this whole universe of things between peace and war called covert actions. i don't think whoever did this considered it to be an act of war. the iranians have not quite responded to it as if it were an act of war. it's in that space between the two. >> if the united states were involved in this and were to become involved in something like this, how high would the authorization have to go? >> you're asking a theoretical question? >> right. >> i'm going to give you a theoretical ak based upon my experience in government. something of this nature gets approved in the west wing. >> general hayden said a lot of things in which he made space between the fact of when he was in government making policy and where he is now. but he knows a lot of stuff.
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>> he knows a lot of stuff and he knows a lot he can't say. he was director of cia for george bush at a time this would have been green lighted. >> what do they fear the most? >> well, i think that they fear somebody using something like this against us and the thing that's really interesting about it is that this virus as general hayden said, it's not like a conventional weapon that destroys itself along with the target. it's out there for people to copy. you can actually go online and find the formula for making this. the code. >> the footprint i think you referred to it. it really is a pandora's box that now has been opened. >> right. somebody else could turn around and modify it and use it against us if they can find a way into our computer system. >> go ahead. >> is there any indication that that's being done or anything being built right now? >> there's now another virus sort of moving around the world that a lot of people think was
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built by the same people or -- it uses the code of stux net. >> it seems to be extracting information from the plc's so that it can be used in another type scenario. this is a historic thing. it's going to be a component of war from now on. this was an historic event. it can be used to disrupt all sorts of things. >> the conventional wisdom or the perceived wisdom is that this might have been done by the israelis, but they could not have done it without u.s. help. >> i don't think so. i think that everybody feels that it was mostly a u.s. operation. everybody that we have talked to. >> a u.s. operation? >> u.s. operation. but obviously there was a lot of intelligence that was picked up on the ground. somebody knew how this plan operated and certainly i think the israelis have proved that they have a bunch people on the ground there. >> thank you, steve. more on this story, check out "60 minutes" overtime.com. when brad pitt and george
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fiction but the words actually heard in court in the case challenging proposition 8. california's ban on same sex marriage. >> this state has rewritten its constitution in order to place them into a special disfavored cat gore with their most intimate relationships are not valid, not recognized and second rate. >> martin sheen read the words of attorney ted olson. >> it's a great tribute to what this case is all about. >> olson and david boys are the lead attorneys challenging prop 8. >> tonight you're played by? >> by george clooney. isn't that cool? >> how do you feel when you realize that you were gay? >> in a reversal of sorts, some openly gay members of the cast read the testimony of those opposed to same sex marriage. >> it's called acting. >> what do activists, judges proposing to do? to redefine what the word husband means. to redefine what the word wife means. >> one witness testified his
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family put him in treatment to change him. >> was this therapy successful in that you were able to suppress your homosexuality? >> nope. i was just as gay as when i started. [ laughter ] >> the trial took place in san francisco and stretched over weeks. here the hollywood version lasted for about 90 minutes. it had different stars but the same content, the same emotion. >> i was so inspired. some made me mad. >> stakes are high. you feel it when you're on stage. you feel it in the writing. >> those who have been at the forefront of the fight were there. the two same sex couples who are seeking the right to marry. >> what happened in that courtroom is something that every american should see. >> the entire trial was recorded. but the court has kept a video sealed. this performance directed by rob reiner has now been posted on you-tube. >> when people know what happened during this trial, they start to change their attitudes if they haven't already changed. >> it's a big issue. it's an important issue. a segment of our population are
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being dehumanized. >> for those involved in the case on both sides, it is far from over. with an appeal likely headed to the biggest legal stage, the u.s. supreme court. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone in los angeles. what's interesting about this is that david boys, a
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power of nature to vanilla ice. near the tip of, southern tip of argentina. the giant glacier there lost great big chunks as an ice wall, wow, collapsed on sunday. it happens every few years and has now become a popular tourist attraction. hopefully, though, from a distance. talk about a tough assignment. britain's prince harry in the caribbean on official royal business. his first solo overseas trip. >> he's getting quite a reception there. a live report from seth doane in the bahamas. first time for
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did you know 24 years ago michael jackson's autobiography moonwalk was published with the help of another pop culture figure. it was edited by jackie kennedy owe nas is. that tidbit comes to us from our friends. gayle king is in the green room. what's coming up next? >> wow. i'm impressed. am i a legendary figure? bill plante is also in the green room, charlie. he's joining us a little later on today to talk about bloody sunday. residents are cleaning up after a string of deadly storms swept the midwest and south over the weekend. elaine quijano is live in henryville, indiana. "game change" was a best selling book in 2008 about the presidential campaign and sarah palin is crying foul. the director is here. jay roach, were you feeling
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under the gun? >> not so much. we expected a lot of scrutiny. see the film first before calling it out. >> he'll be talking about it b-s five... i'm grace lee. no s or good morning. 7:56. time for news headlines. i'm juliette goodrich. no significant damage or injuries reported after this morning's magnitude 4.0 earthquake, centered in el cerrito. it hit at 5:33 this morning. it was followed by two after shocks of magnitudes in the low 2s. israeli president shimon perez is in the bay area visiting an ibm facility this morning and later attend a dinner hosted by cisco ceo john chambers. sad news for bay area music fans. guitarist ronnie montrose died over the weekend at his home in millbrae. he recently had been battling prostate cancer. he was 64. traffic and weather for you in just a minute. ,,,,,,
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well, we've got fog and low clouds moving in along the coastline. our temperatures are starting to cool down after what was just a spectacular weekend. outside right now, let's take you to russian hill. indeed, we have some patchy fog out there. you can see just a thin layer but thick enough, and that sea breeze has moved on shore. that is going to cool down the temperatures today. so out to the beaches, we're planning on 50s and 60s there. 60s inside the bay. maybe low 70s well inland. it looks like tonight, a cold storm moves in bringing with it at least a slight chance of showers overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning and then that moves on by, we dry things out. let's check out the roadways with elizabeth. >> thanks, lawrence. we will head out to the bay bridge toll plaza. it is jammed up solid through the macarthur maze. we've had about three separate stalls in the upper deck. they turned the camera around and showing you the speeds up the incline, it is very slow. and it sounds like there is only one more stall still left blocking lanes. just past the toll plaza. but it is going to be extra busy there as well as for silicon valley commuters on
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our story is you. ♪ i'm lindsay lohan. i'm hosting "saturday night live." i know. right? i feel lucky and grateful to be here tonight. that's why i really want to thank all of my friends at "snl" who trusted me enough to have me back. you know, this studio feels like a home to me. [ beeping ] wait, so the alarm goes off if i leave the stage? i thought it was only if i leave the studio. i thought you trusted me. >> i couldn't believe they couldn't trust her. welcome back to "cbs this morning." anybody other than me stay up to watch saturday night life? >> no. >> you didn't see it either? >> no, i was worn out from toddler birthday parties.
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>> i stayed up to watch because i'm pulling for lindsay lohan. the thing i thought that was so great was the audience was laughing with her and not at her. >> you think she did well? >> i think she did okay. i think she did all right. >> so she will resurrect her career? >> i hope so. i always thought she was talented. i hope so. >> this is erica hill. i'm charlie rose. we're back. tens o of thousands of people in the ohio valley are rebuilding and mourning after friday's destructive tornados. the death toll is now 39. >> we've been speaking with survivors in henryville, indiana. >> reporter: good morning. when we arrived here friday afternoon just after the tornadoes hit, a veteran indiana state trooper told me that the violence of these tornadoes shocked even him. now that shock is turning to resolve as residents here begin the slow process of recovery. help is arriving in henryville, indiana, since the tornadoes hit friday afternoon. this town of 1900 people has
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swelled with hundreds of workers and volunteers. crews are repairing power lines and using heavy machinery to kwleer away debris. but cleaning up will take time. the national weather service now says two tornadoes hit henryville. one of them, a powerful ef-4 with winds over 165 miles an hour stayed on the ground for close to 50 miles. that same storm system barrelled through the small community of new pekin. kendra remembers searching for her sister moriah and her sister's family after the tornado hit. >> probably 30 minutes after it happened, me and my dad rushed over there. we saw that there was nothing there. we got out of the car and started walking through the water and the downed power lines and everything. just looking through the trash, yelling for them, yelling their names to see if anyone would respond back. no one did. >> reporter: 20-year-old moriah brough, her boyfriend 21-year-old joseph babcock and
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their children were all killed when the tornado ripped through the town. angel babcock, a little more than a year old, was the only survivor. she was found alone in a field alive. but she suffered critical brain injuries and died yesterday afternoon. >> moriah, my sister, she was a really good mom. she only wanted the best for her children. they didn't have much, but she tried hard. >> reporter: brough and her extended family have received an outpouring of support. across the
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prince harry is taking a tour of the caribbean this week representing his grandmother, that would be queen elizabeth. it's part of her diamond jubilee. >> seth stone is following harry this morning in nassau, the
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bahamas. loo looks nice. >> reporter: yeah, not a bad assignment. this is prince harry's first assignment overseas on behalf of the queen. they have chosen a beautiful backdrop for it, the island nation of the bahamas. they've certainly provided a warm welcome. in fact, yesterday he joked he'd go back and brag to his sister-in-law and brother, william and kate, about spending time here in paradise. tourists and locals packed the center of nassau to try to get a peek at the prince. with its colonial architecture, formal dress, and of course a smattering of pretty spectacular hats, any royal might have felt right at home. arriving by motor kad with the union jack flying overhead, the third in line to throne seemed delighted at those who turned out. the 27-year-old prince brought a message from his grandmother, queen elizabeth ii.
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>> the bahamas holds a very special place in her majesty's heart. >> reporter: but behind these very carefully choreographed scene, one of the presenters was literally running late. >> i was the crazy guy in the suited trying to get to the prince. >> reporter: artist jamaal rolle was due to be part of the celebration. >> on my way to get there, my car started having problems. i didn't have the time to work with it, so i just left it and ran to the venue. >> reporter: he made it just in time. >> a portrait that he has done of prince harry. >> reporter: for a sort of portrait photo op. >> it was a great response i got from him. he was, like, you did this, you know, you did this yourself, and it's really good. >> it looked like he really kind of smiled. >> he did. this is a momentous occasion. i thought it would be a tribute.
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i'm glad to be a part of it. >> reporter: the prince, a veteran of the war in afghanistan, wore his dress of the blues and royals to church early sunday. on his chest, a medal from his military service and others celebrating the queen's jubilee. the royal defense force took the prince on a patrol boat for military exercises and to greet royals fans waiting for him on harbor island. it's the prince's first visit to this nation of 700 islands. the bahamas, however, hold sentimental value as it's where his father and mother, princess diana, famously spent their honeymoon back in 1982. harry kicked off this trip on friday in belize, once called british honduras. he did sip a little rum at a block party there, but it was far from his days where he was better known as a party boy. on this trip, the prince is playing a different role.
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opening art exhibitions and testing out life as an international diplomat. >> will you show me what's involved in drawing the prince? >> sure. >> reporter: it's a visit that certainly impressed this 27-year-old artist. jamaal has drawn celebrities from cee lo to justin bieber, but the prince is, well, a career high. >> it's a big deal to have a member of the royal family. i'm glad to be alive, you know, to experience is this time. >> really? it's that significant? >> yes, sir. it really is. for a bohemian, it's a dream come true. we see the queen on our currency. you know, the reason we act the way we act. we wear our suits. we drink tea. >> you're british through and through. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: there is certainly a respect in connection to the monarchy here. that was obviously on display. today, prince harry will be meeting members of youth service organizations, he'll be laying a
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wreath for fallen defense personnel. >> seth, listen, i confess. i'm submit within the prince. when we see him on camera, he dances with the people. he plays with the people. what's he like when the cameras aren't rolling? i can't help but think his mom would be so proud of him. >> reporter: he does have a warmth and energy, definitely, gayle. it almost seems as though they tried to choreograph him moving from point to point, but he'll often step outside that just to shake someone's hand or wave or kind of throw that iconic smile their direction. he really does seem to delight all the people he comes in contact with. >> i think so too. did he ask about me? >> reporter: yes, gayle. that was his first question. in fact, i'm surprised it wasn't in the prepared remarks. >> are you surprised she turned this conversation to her? >> reporter: no, not at all. >> seth plays along. thank you, seth. be quiet, mr. rose. this weekend was the
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anniversary of the historic civil rights event. bill plante will take us back to bloody sunday. and here's a long story short. adele is afraid to be alone in her new home. why? we'll tell you when we come back. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ indistinct conversations, laughter ] ♪ [ female announcer ] all the hopping. all the squirming. all to their delight. kids don't worry about getting dirty. and with all oxi-active, neither do moms. it has up to four times the cleaning power... and helps get out your family's toughest dirt and stains the first time, every time. get our most powerful clean. all oxi-active. it's all clean. it's all good. chili's lunch break combos are full of delicious choices, starting at just 6 bucks. choose from savory favorites or our new philly cheesesteak sandwich. layers of shaved steak and grilled peppers served with fries and a tasty soup or salad.
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as we looked around the web this morning, we found a few reasons to make a long story short for you. nj.com has the story of a cbs drugstore in new jersey that made a terrible mistake. instead of giving prescription fluoride pills to dozens of children, it gave them medicine that's used to treat breast cancer. yikes. cvs has apologized. one expert says he does not expect any side effects for the kids. >> quite a mixup. the mtv website is reporting oprah winfrey will interview whitney houston's daughter. she will share memories of her mother and will address rumors and speculation. and a story in the huffington post says a teenager found a winning lottery ticket if his room after his mom forced him to clean it. that winning ticket was a month old, but it was worth almost $84,000. >> how much of that does mom
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get? thanks to her he found it. grammy winner adele refuses to live in her new mansion herself because she thinks it's haunted. she's given her driver additional duties as a bodyguard. and bloomberg news has the latest from hollywood. "dr. seuss' the lorax" topped the box office this weekend. and "the artist" producer is heading to france to collect the legion of honor from president sarko sarkozy. that's the country's most important metal. that's long story short. it's a good year for harvey. >> not too shabby. it was one of the ugliest moments of the civil rights era. bill plante, who covered the civil rights in the '60s, takes us back to selma, alabama, 47
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♪ ♪ in march of 1965, cbs news cameras rode along with schoolchildren in alabama during a legendary moment in the civil rights movement. >> on sunday, people gathered on selma's edmund pettus bridge for the anniversary of a brutal showdown there between the protesters and police. senior white house correspondent bill plante who covered the civil rights movement returned to selma yesterday. >> the remembrance of bloody sunday is a celebration now.
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but 47 years ago, the violence of that day shocked the nation. >> you are ordered to disperse. >> the tiny alabama town of selma was the focus of a voting rights campaign and it met with great local hostility. on a sunday in march 1965 it exploded into state sanctioned violence but protesters tried to march from selma to the state capital of montgomery. john lewis was 22. a follower of dr. martin luther king. lewis was one of the two leaders of the martha fateful sunday. he was beaten, trampled and tear gassed when alabama state troopers charged the marchers at the foot of the edmund pettus bridge. >> i thought i was going to die. >> this weekend, john lewis, o now a long serving member of congress, was back on the bridge, older now, but still determined. >> i think it's important for those that was not even born, not even a dream to know what happened. know the price that was paid.
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the only thing i did, i gave a little blood that day. >> for the past 12 years, lewis has been dedicated to making sure america and particularly the nation's lawmakers never forget the civil rights struggle. he leads a bipartisan annual for members of congress to selma where the march grew out of an act of violence in nearby marion. we were there in 1965. >> we were among the few newsmen who arrived early enough before the troopers held off the press. one negro was shot in the stomach. he is in critical condition. he thinks the trooper shot him. >> that man was jimmy lee jackson. eight days later, he died. his death was the spark that set off the idea for the march on montgomery. the planning was done here at brown chapel ame church where the previous couple of months the reverend dr. martin luther king had been preaching and praying to register voters in alabama. >> i want to thank you for
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responding to the call. >> at adiner hosted by the governor and the alabama state capitol where jefferson davis was sworn in as president of the confederacy and george wallace vowed segregation forever, the young people who made the pilgrimage with lewis sang of a new day. ♪ >> 47 years in the making and proof that great change is possible in the span of a lifetime. >> bill plante is with us now. two things. one, john lewis was 22 years old. >> that's right. >> it reminds you of those brave, all those brave young men and women at that time. also brave young men and women of the arab spring of our time. it must have been hard to cover that kind of story without being drawn into it. >> charlie, nothing i have covered in 48 years at cbs news has been as divas that to keep myself out of. because, the constitution says
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good morning. 8:25. i'm grace lee with your news headlines. a 4.0 earthquake shook the bay area this morning. it struck around 5:30 and centered in el cerrito near the mira visa country club. people across the region reported a strong jolt that woke them up. an aftershock that was 2.0 struck a half hour later and then a 1.1. we have a report of a floor to ceiling crack in at least one home in el cerrito. ross mirkarimi's attorney called phil brawnsteen as a witness in the sheriff's domestic abuse trial. they tell the chronicle, the neighbor called brawnsteen at least twice after the sheriff's wife told her about the abuse. and this will cast doubt on the
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seriousness of the incident, the defense believes. palo alto police want to know who was slashes car tires over the weekend. at least 50 cars were found with at least one tire punctured. and all of the vandle wills police believe happened between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on sunday morning. they don't have suspects just yet. an update on traffic and weather coming up. ,,,,,,
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bender, just past the pay gates. we had a couple of earlier stalls. now it is jammed up behind the macarthur maze. the drive time down the east shore freeway. a long drive time as well. almost 50 minutes. on westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. we got a new traffic alert now, northbound 85 at winchester boulevard. the accident pretty much cleared to the right shoulder, but there is some oil that spilled in the freeway. so they may have to shut down various lanes in order to clean it up. so we went ahead and issued that traffic alert. in the meantime, we got brake lights coming out of downtown san jose. on 280. here is lawrence. >> all right, elizabeth. we've got the fog moving back onshore. the sea breeze kicking in. our temperatures will be cooling on down around the bay area for today. look at that fog. right over treasure island. isn't that cool looking? >> that is cool. >> thank you very much. >> it is very cool looking. it will be cool around the bay area today. 40s and 50s right now. by the afternoon, 50s, and some 60s to the coastline with patchy fog. and 60s inside the bay. and some 60s and maybe some low 70s in the valley. but that is. it tonight, a cold front moves in to bring with it more cold
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springsteen in a not so real neil young. it's really jimmy fallon as we welcome you back. when that video came on, we all were started. hearing bruce springsteen go wiggle, wiggle is funny. we spoke with senator john mccain earlier as republican candidate in 2008, he made a surprising decision that affected the race. >> that his torque moment is at the center of a new movie, "game change". >> who all we vetted. >> romney, bloomberg. >> who can we win with? >> none of them. >> obama just changed the entire dynamic. >> it is a change year, sir. we desperately need a game changing pick. >> that hillary left 18 million in the glass ceiling in america.
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it turns out the women of america aren't finished yet and you can -- >> jay roach is director and executive producer of game change. good morning. >> good morning. >> it's about the 2008 political campaign. you selected this particular part. why? >> there's a great story. she was one of the most electrifying figures when she was announced. it was a big moment in our political history. and i wanted to know what went on in the rooms when they decided to pick her. how it felt when it went so well and when it stopped going so well. >> why did they select her? >> i think they needed a big move. it was coming off of obamas sudden rise in the polls and they wanted to do something very bold. >> it was bold. i remember, she seemed to come out of nowhere. you remember in the beginning people don't know how it was pronounc pronounced. they weren't sure. now there are reports that maybe the movie is an attempt to undermine her, it's a conspiracy
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theory on your part. the producer's part. to that you say? >> not at all. we wanted to make a very compelling film that could be told well in two hours. the book was incredible. you could have made a number of films on it. but i've always been interested in political strategists. our country is so polarized now. such an adversarial kind of approach to politics. i wanted to be in the room when these strategists said this is a way to answer that. this is a way to win it at all costs to crush our opponents. it just seemed like an astonishing decision. they had to rush. how did they get to that position? what did it feel like when this worked so well again and what was it like when she started to kind of go off the rails a little bit from their point of view. i was very fascinated by especially the story. >> they knew nothing about her when they selected her. >> they knew some about her.
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in five days, how much can you find out. they're trapped by having to do it in total secrecy. they couldn't go and talk to -- >> couldn't vet her public. >> couldn't talk to her enemies, for example or her husband. people that you would normally go deep into. they weren't able to do that because they wanted to keep it secret. they succeeded in keeping it secret. they ended up with a lot more. >> what's the judgment about her contribution to the defeat of john mccain? was it -- >> in the film, you know, there's debate about it within the film. i think there's still debate about it. she certainly helped raise his status in the polls. no question. right after the great speech she gave at the republican convention. he jumped way up and was basically even with obama. if wasn't for the economy and a few other events, some of the interviews she did, i think there's an argument that she might have helped him win.
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>> what's interesting, there has been a lot of controversy from the palin camp. but i think when you see the movie, and i did see it. you can almost feel empathy for sarah palin. was there a deliberate attempt to do that? was that just me? >> i'm glad you felt that way. because we were trying to humanize her, get past the iconography of which ever side you were on. whatever you thought about her was driven by the media impression. we felt there must be more going on under that. she was a very sympathetic person. she was at the beginning of it, she was under an incredible attack. she had a kid going off to iraq. she had a five-month-old baby with down's syndrome. two daughters, one pregnant and she's thrown on to the national stage. >> what's the relationship between mccain -- >> he's never said a negative word about her. that i found. he's very supportive of her. as far as i can tell, she continues to be supportive of him. i think he was grateful to her
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for helping him out through that campaign. >> what does she think of the movie? >> what does sarah palin think? >> yes. >> she's come out and said it's not accurate. >> she is uses the word fiction. >> it's an incredibly well-researched movie. the guys who wrote the book interviewed everybody. the senior guys, too. we interviewed ourselves, danny strong, the great screen writer and i we did recount together. we learned to go to the sources directly. we went to the head guys who were there making the decisions. >> you feel good, jay, about the movie? and the truthfulness of the movie. >> i think it's a true story. i think it's a dramatization but it's compelling and it raises all the questions, i think, need to be raised about our political system. >> ed harris plays mccain and margulies -- julian moore plays palin. >> she was amazing. >> who plays steve schmidt.
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>> woody harrelson. >> three of my favorite actors. we were determined to have them played by people you would want to relate to it. >> weren't you knocked out by julieian considering how we think of tina fey. >> she matched in every way and then also got the audience to connect with the heart of what she went through. >> did you do recount? you like political movies. >> i have come to enjoy making political films. i'm anxious about our political system. i want to make films that ask questions. >> what question does this ask? >> i think is win at all costs, is that the right strategy for every election? my statesmanship, country first, might that be a better guide for how it goes. >> thank you, jay. >> you did meet the parents too, charlie. got quite a resume. >> premieres on hbo this saturday.
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the former chancellor of new york city's public school says that america does not put enough value on education. students will pay the price says joel klein. >> in the post, the presidential candidates have devoted 1% of debate time to education issues. the ceo of news corporation's education division. we're pleased to have him here. gayle said why don't we talk more about education. it's crucial. what is wrong with the public debate in america? >> everything now is sound bites, charlie. education requires focus and attention and long-term commitments to very different outcomes for our kids. let me assure you. approximate we don't make this
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front and center, we will pay an enormous price. the magic ingredient in america, you can change krur life with education. >> but aren't we at fault because of the debates. we ask the questions in the debates, not the candidates or the media should be asking these questions every day of every campaign. >> absolutely. no question about it. the media understands the importance of this question. but, again, you know there's so much debates even become so sound bite driven. so that people don't want to get into the heart and tough questions. how do you change a system where the poorest kids in america are now being undereducated. where other countries are going to beat us time and again because they prioritize education, they focus on recruiting the greatest teachers in their countries and insist every kid, no matter where, gets a high quality. >> do you think teachers get a fair shake in this debate? >> the great teachers should become america's heroes. it doesn't help to scapegoat anyone. we have to attract the best and
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brightest into teaching and reward those teachers that are doing great work. what really strikes me is if you go to japan or south korea, you go to singapore, teachers are the heroes. >> yes. >> it's really critical. they should be. >> i'm trying to figure out, joel klein, how do we get people to understand that? i don't think people understand the link between economy and education. i don't think that they -- that a light bulb has gone off for america. >> you're absolutery right. in the 21st century, you need entirely different skills. when i started public school in new york, 60% of our workforce were high school dropouts. today it's less than 6%. if you don't have skills, this economy won't forgive you. the jobs that the people used to take that were not high skilled jobs are gone. they've been automated out of the system by technology. when you look at a young kid today in the third grade and fourth grade and she can't read and he can't do math, you can tell they won't be prepared. why we don't prioritize that.
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because that's the long-term investment and it long-term strategy that changes lives. it changed my life. it changed so many other peoples lives. >> you were a surprise choice to be chancellor by mike bloomberg. another surprise, you left that job to become an executive for -- then we see you in london behind rupert murdoch. what role are you playing now and what tu tell us about that crisis today? >> what i'm doing at news corp. is running an education division that is developing software to bring high quality instruction to kids. in addition, as you pointed out, i was there when i started and was in london in terms of the phone hacking became an issue. at that point, rupert asked if i would help out. i've been spearheading to cooperate and get to the bottom of this. >> are you doing the internal investigation for news corp. of what actually went on with the newspapers in london? >> there's a team in london that's doing that.
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but that team reports in to me and i report directly to the board. >> where does that stand today sh. >> it's a work in progress. but i think we're making progress. we'll get to the bottom of this. we'll make sure that whatever activities occurred that were improper, we fully report them and that the company moves forward. >> how should we view the resignation of james murdock to move from one job to another? >> i think james has come to new york and his focus has changed in the company. when you're in the middle of a heated debate, people want to overread things. but i think this is about james really moving to new york full-time and to reposition his role in the company. >> is there a new heir apparent? >> i don't get into that. >> this is not criminology. this is knowing what the conversation is. because a huge media company has been challenged because of some of the things that went on at some of its newspapers, fair must have? >> sure. >> it affects all kinds of things, including succession, a
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number of employees resigned. there's a question about the newspaper division especially of this company and what came out of london. >> i would expect rupert murdoch who will be 81 next week, he will be there for a long time. he has a world class chief operating officer in chase carry. i think the core management team is solid and the company is moving forward even as we deal with the challenges. >> thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. keep focusing on education as you have been. >> thank you, charlie and gayle. >> you guys are doing great stuff. you really are. >> we like it. >> there's a book that you're not reading, this man can turn it into an incredible argument. believe how he does it. you're watching "cbs this morning" as joel klein does. e like it. >> there's a book that you're not reading, this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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printed books, if you think they'll be a thing of the past may want to pay close attention to this next story. >> it's about a canadian artist. he sees beautiful pictures. jeff glor went up north to see for himself. jeff, good morning. >> the artist's name is guy laramee. what he does to books might seem strange until you see the finished results. when guy laramee goes to work, lab coat, rubber gloves, circular saw, he almost looks like he's a doctor going in for surgery. laramee is a long way from putting things back together. he takes them apart. cutting, shaving, excavating. turning vintage books into stunning landscapes. >> it's in china. >> laramee has been working as
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an artist for 30 years. this idea only came to him in 1999 when he was in a metal shop in his native montreal and saw sandblasting cabinets. >> i took a book and put it in there. put the sandblasting gun on to it and that was it. >> this happened completely by happenstance? >> i don't know where this idea came from. within seconds, i saw the whole project unfolding. i saw the landscaping. >> 13 years later, the vision realized. incredibly detailed sculptures made only of paper and book bindings. a valley surrounded by lush hills. caves carved into a mountains e mountainside. canyons framing rivers. >> since i'm in love with books, often before destroying them i just go through them. >> people see what you do to books, do some people say, you can't -- books are sacred, why
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are you caring them up in. >> i'm making them more sacred. what i do is a sacrifice. >> a sacrifice that laramee says makes a statement about our information age. can there be too much data? are we drowning in a sea of easy answers? >> i got drawn by this idea that, why do we need to know so many things? could you in fact, know more about the world by knowing less? >> these days, every single bit of knowledge you'd ever want is nothing more than a google search away. you think that's not necessarily a good idea? >> well, there's too much. we get lost. what we lose is ourselves. >> that sounds very eastern zen. gaining knowledge by erosion and not accumulation. it is. it's also hugely popular. his carvings sell for up to $20,000 apiece with demand rising. >> i remember having
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encyclopedia britannica collection as a kid. it didn't look like this. >> i changed it a bit. >> he gets his ideas by walking into old bookstores. not by reading, but looking. >> i don't go to the movie anymore. i don't go to theater anymore. i don't even listen. i barely listen to music. but when i enter in the bookstore, it's like wow. >> wow quickly turns into work. as he whittles down all those words into scenery that can be so captivating, there are no words. >> i mean, landscape doesn't say anything. doesn't have -- the goal of convincing you of selling you ideas, it's beautiful. you feel more alive. you feel you're part of it. >> beautiful. >> yeah. >> how did you find him? >> we saw him online actually. now he's getting so many requests because so many people are following it. people are actually calling him
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and asking him to carve pictures of their pets or their dogs into the side of his books he has politely declined the requests. he want to stick to landscaping. >> what happens to him now? >> well, he's going to keep making them. he can't keep up with demand right now. you saw him behind that piece of glass. he used to carve these books out in the open. but he developed serious health issues because he was breathing in all that dust. he has to do it differently as you can see behind that pane of glass in the sandblaster. >> is it harder? >> i think it is. but he's learned how to do it. more difficult to control for sure. >> i remember as a kid seeing the encyclopedia britannica. i had one of those. did you have a favorite one. >> i thought it was fascinating. it was eight feet long. some of the projects he spends up to four months working on. you can see how detailed they are. how much time he spends on them. >> amazing. >> i thought it was great. quick reminder.
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she is wearing a $995 dress. >> can you tell which is which? an earthquake shook people out of their sleep this morning in the bay area. the uake was good morning. i'm grace we with your headlines. an earthquake shook people out of their sleep in the bay area, the 4.0 was centered near the mira vista country club following by small aftershocks. a home in el sereno has a crack from floor to ceiling. also "occupy oakland" protestors are marching from uc- davis uc to the capital and will be joined by ten groups. 10,000 people are expected for this rally. former chronicled for phil bronstein is called to testify
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in the trial of sheriff ross mirkarimi. the sheriff's attorney said ross mirkarimi's neighborhood called twice after the wife told her about the incident of abuse. the defense believes that could cast doubt on the seriousness of the incident. we've got big changes in the weather coming up. lawrence has the latest. >> grace, the sea breeze is kicking in bringing cooler air off the ocean water, fog too if you're headed outside. we'll see cooler temperatures outside. right now we've got fog making its way through san francisco right now, just a thin layer at this time. by the afternoon we'll notice cooler temperatures, 50s and a couple low 60s, 60s in the bay, 70s well inland. next couple days, a chance could see showers tonight, early tomorrow morning. you might sleep in and miss it but you'll see gusty winds tomorrow afternoon, cool temperatures. highs running into the 60s, maybe 70s toward thursday. we'll check our timesaver traffic coming up next. ,,,, ,,,,,,,,
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>> let's start with a live look across the golden gate bridge, fog is still an issue across the deck. a dense fog advisory for the golden gate bridge and the carquinas bridge as well. at the bay bridge, it's still stacked up, well into the macarthur maze, even beyond it. we had a fender bender and stalls on the upper decks
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stacking things up on the eastshore freeway, 45 minutes from the carquinas bridge through the maze, and slowing through berkeley. ,, ,,,,

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