tortoise in and talk about that. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is tuesday, june 12, 2012. i'm charlie rose in washington. a deadly wildfire burns out of control in northern colorado. hundreds have been evacuated and thousands more could be forced from their homes. plus, cbs news learns of secret meetings on capitol hill aimed at avoiding the nation's fiscal cliff. and a battle over what critics call agent orange corn. we'll tell you what it is and why it's causing such a stir. plus, 25 years ago today, president reagan changed history with six words. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> how that speech still impacts politics today. and i'm gayle king.

when i see you at 8:00, how a lack of sleep could be more dangerous than you ever imagined. and we'll talk coffee and a little commerce with starbucks ceo howard schultz. but first as we do every monday morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. it was minutes. i had less than five minutes to get out of that house. >> raging colorado wildfires turn deadly. >> a woman received two evacuation notices. but when firefighters arrived at her cabin, they were turned away by a wall of flame. >> spreading at a mile an hour. >> winds have already destroyed 100 structures. >> we're just trying to hang in there. >> we'll rebuild. if we have to. this is one of the most serious breeches since anyone can remember. >> a capital showdown looms over alleged white house intelligence leaks. >> a number of top secret programs have been disclosed in

recent months. >> president obama is in a very embarrassing situation that could escalate to a full-blown scandal. and the start to the trial of jerry sandusky. >> a 28-year-old man identified as victim number four -- >> he alleges that jerry sandusky raped or sexually assaulted him more than 40 times. >> middleborough, massachusetts. residents start enforcing a $20 fine for cursing in public. >> that woman is recovering after police say a man poured gas on her and lit her on fire. all that -- >> for the first time in their 45-year history, the kings are the kings! you had an hispanic name originally. >> yes, i did. >> your name was originally geraldo rivera. a daredevil's dangerous move caught on video. this driver caught hanging on the open door hang using one hand to store and cameron forgot his daughter at a pub. called the pub, hello, is the

daughter there? and she was. the secret service messing around with colombian prostitutes. you never know what they never did? left malia in an applebee's. [ laughter ] captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." a massive wildfire in colorado is burning through half a mile of forest every hour and threatening hundreds of homes. >> one death is now blamed on the fire, which burned dozens of buildings on monday. barry peterson is in bellevue, colorado. good morning. >> good morning, charlie and erica. and our viewers in the west. the fire has now scorched more than 41,000 acres. it is zero percent contained. and there is worry about possible high winds later this afternoon. experts are calling this a dirty fire. that means the flames skip over areas and then circle back burn what they missed the first time. jim key believes that his home was destroyed. >> my dream.

>> your dream? >> it was my dream. this place. i mean, i -- i got my saw mill. and living off the land. i mean, it's been my dream to live here. i think it went yesterday. so it's real sad. >> reporter: 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze from the air and on the ground. that number will soon swell to 600. and while the steep mountainous terrain appears green, a dry winter and spring have left the moisture level in the trees down to 60%. at this time of year, it's usually 90%. the result, flames are leaping easily from treetop to treetop. >> so even that fuel looks green, normally wouldn't burn this time of year, it's burning very well. and that's why we are getting this aggressive and active fire behavior that we are. >> reporter: at least 118 structures have burned. cheryl pratt and her daughter, char, are hoping their home was not one of them. >> if our house is there, then we have faith for our neighbors to pull in a camper, to be close to their house or whatever they

need. >> so far, the focus has been on life safety and structure protection. a different team, a recovery team, will go in and start determining what the damage was. where these homes exactly are. who they are owned by. and work directly with those residents. >> reporter: there has been one fatality. linda steadman, a wife, grandmother. firefighters were at her doors to rescue her when they were literally beaten back by the flames. president obama's white house has been on the defensive for nearly a week now over classified information that was reported by the press. republicans claim it was leaked by democrats for political reasons. nora o'donnell says they want an independent investigation not led by the justice department. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. you've heard the president say it's offensive to suggest that anyone in his white house leaked information. but senator mccain says that is

exactly what this white house did. and that's why today, senator mccain is introducing a senate resolution calling for a special counsel. the leaks involve highly classified information. one about the president's approval of drone attacks to target a secret kill list of terrorists. another included details about a joint american-israeli cyber attack on iran's nuclear program. >> this is one of the most serious breaches since anyone can remember. >> senator john mccain accuses the obama administration of intentionally leaking the information to make the president look tough in an election year. >> whenever there's a leak, look at who benefits. and then you can usually find out who did the leaking. >> the department of justice quietly announced late friday that it would appoint two u.s. attorneys, not an independent special counsel, to conduct a criminal investigation. but that is not enough for critics like senator mccain, who argue that these investigators still work for attorney general eric holder.

the president says he has zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks. then why not support a special prosecutor? >> there is no need for special counsel. these things have consistently been investigated when that's appropriate. >> the last special counsel investigated the bush administration for leaking the name of cia operative valerie plame. fit gerald had all the power of the attorney general and could subpoena whoever he wanted. >> nora is joining me here at the "face the nation" desk. tell me why a special counsel is necessary. >> well, senator mccain and more of the republicans want the special counsel because that's the only way they say it's going to be an independent thorough investigation. these u.s. attorneys who are appointed by the attorney general, eric holder, if they want to subpoena, they have to actually report and get that through the attorney general. so there's a suggestion that it wouldn't be an independent investigation. >> does the administration agree that there have been serious leaks and these things are

serious and they want to see something done about them? >> the president says he has zero tolerance for these leaks. and that's why he said he's sure it wasn't anyone in his white house. the justice department also points out that they have launched six cases since 2009 to investigate these leaks. and interestingly, charlie that, is more than all previous administrations combined. there have been about three other prosecutions of leaks before that. >> but does the administration agree with senator mccain when he says this is the most serious breach that he can remember? >> i don't know that they agree with that. i think there have been other serious breaches. but i think what this white house is saying and the president has said, zero tolerance. it's got to stop. and they have been tougher on prosecuting these leaks than anybody else. but i think you also have to remember, and many people would be surprised, there's no law against leaking classified information. the people who have been prosecuted in the past, it's actually been under the espionage -- an espionage statute. daniel elsburg with the pentagon papers was prosecuted under

that. so it's very tough to get one of these convictions. >> nora o'donnell, thank you. good to see you. >> good to see you. good morning, by the way. we have been reporting on the so-called fiscal cliff coming at the end of the year when major tax cuts are set to expire and $1.2 trillion in spending cuts would take effect. this morning, secret discussions are going to deal with the fiscal cliff. rebecca jarvis talked with economists and two legislators involved. good morning. >> good morning to you. cbs news has learned that this is a broad group of about 30 senators from both sides of the is aisle, and according to sources in the meetings it is not just those with so-called bases nearing retirement. there are even some freshmen senators participating. it began with a dinner. a senator who has been attending says there's no clear leader, calling it a coalition of the willing. insiders also tell me that the

senators have been broken into working groups to address primary issues, including defense spending, corporate taxes, and individual taxes. and while the groups overall are agreeing on principle, and coming to some broad conclusions, they are still split down party lines on specifics. participants in the meetings say that their biggest achievement so far is just getting to the same table, bringing lawmakers together from both the left and the right. a rarity these days. and as far as what they are agreeing on, people who were in those meetings say everyone wants to cut corporate taxes. but how big those cuts will be and how to pay for them is still up in the air. another bone of contention, tax loopholes. both sides agree they want to close them, but there are the sacred cows in the mix like eductions for mortgages and charitable donations. and those are not easy to deal with. one area where there actually does seem to and be is broad agreement they likely will not be extending the temporary payroll tax cuts.

charlie? >> rebecca jarvis, thank you. with us now from boston, ed gillespie, senior adviser to mitt romney's presidential campaign. good morning, ed. >> good morning, charlie. >> so where -- what does the romney campaign say it will do different and how do their plans for dealing with the fiscal cliff differ from what the president might do? >> well, first of all, charlie, there's been an absence of leadership as you can see. we have senators talking about this. but the president has been vacant. he has been campaigning and obviously having a lot of fundraisers. but in terms of what governor romney would be different, clearly, you know, a completely different direction in terms of policy. governor romney would repeal obama care as you know and prere-place it with market oriented reforms and take that drag off the economy that the health care bill has proven to be. he would reduce tax rates and spur economic growth. he would be tougher in terms of china's currency manipulations. so in terms of doing things

different, pretty much down the line, especially when it comes to economic policy, things would be very different under a president romney as far as -- >> but is he looking for a -- >> from day one. >> ed, is governor romney prepared to try to seek out a grand bargain that jeb bush, for example, says he supports, looking for some capacity to deal with this -- that fiscal cliff by looking at both the spending side and the revenue side? >> well, charlie, as you said, i was listening to your news account about these secret talks. so, you know, these are secret. up until now, i'm not familiar with what these discussions are and i don't think it would be appropriate for me to put words in governor romney's mouth. about, you know, a news report i just heard about. >> well, you certainly are familiar, ed, with his thinking. >> charlie, you asked me to comment on something i just can't comment on. i'm sorry. i just heard about this in my

earpiece. and certainly an interesting story. and like i say, i don't doubt your reporting on it. and congratulate you for unearthing this secret. but to put me on at 7:00 in the morning and ask me what governor romney thinks about it when i just heard it now i don't think would be appropriate for me as a senior adviser to the campaign to put words in his mouth. i apologize. >> let me distinguish between a secret meeting, whatever that might be, and the simple basic question of this campaign. for example, jeb bush was with me last week and he said that when all the republicans are in the presidential primary said that they would not accept a 10-1 spending cut versus tax revenue, that he would have, and that he would have been prepared and would like to see the republican party look to a grand bargain. is jeb bush or is jeb bush and governor romney on the same page? >> well, governor romney has a plan. a vigorous plan to control federal spending.

and to in fact reform our social security and medicare programs so they would be saved for future generations to start with and across the board discretionary cuts in spending, to foster economic growth, which is the biggest cause of our deficit rye night now as you kn. we have too much spending and too little revenue coming in because we have 8.2% unemployment. so governor romney is running on his plan, which is a plan for spurring economic growth and to rein in federal spending and to make sure we save our entitlement programs for future generations and in the process bring down the rate of increase in federal spending. >> ed gillespie, one last question. where is this contest between governor romney and president obama right now in terms of you with your own political instints look at? >> i think it's close. i think this is going to be a close contest throughout. charlie, as you know, the country is pretty evenly

divided. and as you look at the nationwide surveys and the surveys in critical swing states that will make a difference in terms of the electoral college outcome, president obama and romney remain close. but when you look at president obama's numbers, he's consistently somewhere between, you know, 44% and 47%. which historically is a danger zone for an incumbent president running for re-election. it's unlikely that there are many voters who haven't already kind of formed a conclusion about the president and his performance. and i think that's why he's so consistently below 50%. and often, at the end of an election when the incumbent president, the undecideds tend to break pretty favorable in terms of the opponent. i think it will be close even into the fall. >> thank you. prosecutors jumped right in

as jerry sandusky's sexual abuse case began on monday. one of the accusers telling the jury that the longtime penn state coach abused him for years. we have a report from the course this morning in pennsylvania. >> good morning. day two of the trial is now underway. another day of dramatic testimony from a young man who says as a young boy he was abused at the hands of jerry sandusky. as jerry sandusky entered court on monday, he was on his way, it turned out, to hear a graphic tale of alleged abuse at his own hands. the witness, a slight now 28-year-old man, previously identified by prosecutors as victim number four. speaking in a flat, steely voice, the accuser testified how a friendship at 13 grew into a five-year ordeal. gifts and special access to penn state practices and games weighed against the touching and fondling, countless soap battles in the coach's shower, leading

to repeated oral sex and other sexual acts. did you ever tell anyone else, asked the lead prosecutor. no, answered the accuser. i was too scared. things were nice. i didn't want to lose that. monday's opening arguments displayed clear signs of how both the prosecution and defense plan to proceed. the young smiling faces of the eight victims expected to testified being flashed on the video screen, calling out their first names. the defense attorney likening the fight to a david and goliath battle, and that his client was naive and innocent. keep an open mind, he asked the jury. what you hear initially is going to be graphic. it's going to be very, very easy to say i've heard enough. it's going to be awkward. but that doesn't make it true. one of the most dramatic moments came late yesterday afternoon when joe amen dolea asked the victim, didn't jerry sandusky treat you like a son? and the victim replied, the alleged victim replied, yes, in

public he did. aside from that, he treated me like his girlfriend. charlie? >> thank you very much. the u.n. says the violence in syria is getting worse this morning, and syrian troops are using children as human shields. the united states says bashir al assad's government may be organizing another massacre. elizabeth palmer travelled north of the hard-hit city of homs, this morning in the syrian capital damascus. >> reporter: the fierce battle in homs is just on the southern edge of a whole area of central syria along the main highway where the syrian military and the armed opposition have been fighting each other from positions that are often just a few hundred yards apart. a police barrier marks the start of the war zone. just north of homs, fighting has closed syria's main highway. but the u.n. has allowed through and we go with them. on either side, mile after mile of devastation. and dug in all along the way, syrian tanks and artillery, some

ready for battle, others wrecked and burned by armed opposition attacks. every few hundred yards along this road, there are syrian military installations. and yet as soon as we stop, within seconds, out came the syrian free army to talk to us. most civilians have now fled from these towns. but just up the road, a woman shops and waves us in.of wrecked she says a syrian army helicopter missile did this. and a young opposition fighter agrees. when a helicopter suddenly appears overhead. the u.n. says syrian forces have attacked the opposition from the air in recent days. it's time to go. we pass through syria army checkpoints. they are dug in with their heavy armor in force. but not forceful enough to take down the rebel flag hanging from an overpass just up the road. while syrians and international diplomats are still reluctant to call this a civil war, that certainly is what it looks like

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>> good morning. let's get caught up with some of the headlines. the east contra costa fire district is closing three stations after voters rejected a tax measure last week. 16 of the 43 firefighters will lose their jobs. high fire danger means a sam was a city park is shutting down today. barricades are blocking the way into a column rock park. a major construction project begins today south of market. crews are starting to dig up two tunnels for a central subway to chinatown. expect big delays for the next ,,,,,,,,

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you know, here's a guy i you know ron paul and then his -- yeah, he's still running somewhere. and his son now has endorsed mitt romney. i said, ouch, when i saw that. i know how he feels. my son watches jay. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." my kids watch "charlie rose," charlie rose, down there in d.c. >> all right, erica, good morning again. there is a controversy in the food industry over what critics call agent orange corn, the genetically modified vegetable is protected from a herbicide that kills so-called super weed. but it is linked to the notorious agent orange used in

vietnam. many farmers are thrilled with the corn. many critics think it will lead to more use of toxic chemicals. sharyl attkisson looks at both sides of this war against weeds. >> they're just a pain in the neck to deal with. >> reporter: 72-year-old urban handy has been farming in delaware his whole life, and that's meant a lifelong battle to kill enemy weeds. without killing his corn and soy crops. >> i guess -- >> reporter: that's why handy has a consultant who advises him on his ever-changing chemical arsenal to keep the weeds at bay. >> they've just been terrible this year. they've been the worst i've ever seen this year. >> reporter: like a lot of farmers, handy's seen an incredible uptick in super weeds that just won't die, resistant to the chemical herbicides that used to work on them, like roundup. >> we spend about $25 an acre. >> reporter: it's an expensive proposition when you look after 1,500 acres. in 1998, delaware was the first place these super weeds popped up. since then, an epidemic as weeds

spread across the country, confounding farmers and costing them millions as they search for new weapons. >> just to look at these, we've made them a little bit sick, but we didn't kill them. >> reporter: just how tough are the weeds to kill? so tough that a leading weapon in the fight against them is an herbicide made by dow called 24d, one of the components in agent orange, used by the u.s. military in vietnam and notorious for links to cancer and birth defects. dow agrisciences says the herbicide is perfectly safe, citing numerous government approvals. but what has ecologists and food safety advocates worried is that the idea that any amount that could be used to crops due to a new innovation by dow, corn resistant to 24d. right now, it can only be used on crops very early or late in the growing season, or it kills the crops along with the weeds, but dow has developed a genetically modified corn that's

resistant to 24d. that way, the herbicide could be used all season long. those concerned about food safety are asking, are we going too far to stem the weeds? >> we have no idea what the accumulative effects are on people. we have no idea what the synergistic effects are. what happens when you're exposed to more than one, two, or three, let alone thousands of dhem chemcals? >> reporter: gary hirshberg has just label it, building a business without herbicides at all. he says he's not against genetically modified food, but wants it labeled as such. >> i think if the average consumer understood the chemical escalation that's going on up there, they would absolutely demand something different. >> reporter: because of 24d's links to agent orange, some opponents have dubbed the genetically modified corn agent orange corn. the group vietnam veterans of america is stirring the pot. last month, it wrote president obama, urging him to look at how increased use of 24d might affect people. dow says it's safe for people and no herbicide has been more

extensively studied. so far, federal regulators agree. in april, the epa rejected an environmentalist petition to pull 24d from the market, and federal approval of enlist corn is pending. most experts agree, the primary human damage from agent orange came from a different igredient. dow says the comparison and the nickname are simply scare tactics that the new 24d is fundamentally different than the one used in vietnam. meantime, handy says he just wants solutions. farming has long been equal parts elbow grease and chemistry. >> it's a lot easier for the chemicals and the chemistry these people have produced for us. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," sharyl attkisson, delaware. >> the battle over chemicals and genetically modified foods is also being fought in supermarkets and restaurants. nicholas is an executive chef in washington and is one of the younger generation of chefs who

pay close attention to the source of their ingredients. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. good morning. >> good morning. are you worried about this? >> i'm concerned. we've done a lot of research on it, but it's one of those things where we talked to the farmers, and if you're standing in their shoes and you have to weed 100,000 acres, you know, it's a big task to do by yourself, so i see the need associated to it, so there's a lot of stuff in between to read through to find out. >> okay, you also want to protect the people that come to your restaurant. >> very much so. >> how do you do that? >> that's why we source locally and we talk to the guys and we're able to know exactly what's in the food that we're bringing to our restaurant, and that's what we strive for, so. >> is this a growing concern, though, these kinds of chemicals that might very well affect the quality of food? >> i think it's always a growing concern. this actual chemical, though, has been around since previetnam that they've been using. it kills grasses, and now corn's a grass, so they're using it for corn because they've genetically modified it. so now they're going to be introducing so much more

chemicals into the system. and my biggest concern with this is how's this going to affect our water tables? is it going to go through the soil, things like that? what's the after effects of it some. >> how do you keep informed? >> a lot of reading. >> but i mean, chefs communicate to each other as well. >> we all talk to each other. >> it's a growing kind of concern, and so therefore, you want to make sure you've got most up-to-date and accurate information. >> we talk to each other, we talk to the farmers. i mean, a lot of the farmers i work with, you know, we eat together. they come, they're in the town, they're in the restaurant, talking with the wait staff, with the cooks. so they're able to really hear and see and feel kind of what's going into the food that's coming into our doors. >> are the people who come to the restaurant more concerned now? do you find that the heightened awareness of the quality of food? >> i think there is, and it's a good thing and i hope to see it kind of extend where people really want to know what's going in to what they're eating. it's a big concern because it's nutrition and you want to be concerned with what you're putting in your body. if you go spend six hours on the treadmill, it doesn't matter if you eat poorly after you're

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25 years ago today, almost no one thought the berlin wall was about to become history. that was the day president ronald reagan told the soviet's leaders, "tear down this wall." bil plante was there for that memorable speech and he's with us now. bill, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. you know, 25 years ago today, ronald reagan was at a low point in his second term, but there were a couple of bright spots. the soviet union was beginning to loosen up, the president was making some progress in arms control negotiations in his talks with gorbachev, so he went to berlin, where the wall was, of course, the symbol of the cold war division of europe. those of us who covered him knew that he wanted to make a statement. the speech was framed by the monumental brandenberg gate, which sat on the dividing line between the east and the west. here, president reagan delivered the line his advisers feared was too controversial but are now forever engraved in history. >> mr. gorbachev, open this gate. [ cheers and applause ]

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> reporter: it's no coincidence the president is challenging the soviet union on human rights at the same time the two sides are making progress on arms control. the berlin wall didn't fall for another two years, but reagan's speech was a rallying cry. it also came at a time when the president's popularity at home had dropped as a result of the iran contra scandal. but later in 1987, the u.s. and the soviets did sign a treaty eliminating a whole class of intermediate-range nuclear weapons. historian douglas brinkley says there is a lesson in rag yoon's boldness. >> don't listen to polls and talk from the heart. "tear down the wall," if it was polled, would not have been seen as the smart speech, but reagan was a longtime anti-soviet hawk. he felt that's what he needed to say in berlin and he did it and let the consequences be damned. >> reporter: if president obama

has a second term, brinkley says president reagan's example to inspire him to be audacious. >> there are moments when you have to get your dander up, and people really want to feel that you're being bold and brazen. reagan did that with "tear down the wall." president obama needs to do that. >> reporter: president obama has already hinted that he could have a freer hand with foreign policy in a second term. in march, he was overheard in this private conversation with the russian president. >> after the election, i'll have more flexibility. >> reporter: for mitt romney, he says what he can take from reagan is simpler. >> all he has to do is embrace his legacy. we're dealing with ronald reagan, a president that's just beloved. he rises in stature in polls all the time. >> what's interesting about this, i think, reagan had to insert the lines back in after some of his aides and some of the people at the state department object -- >> the whole foreign policy establishment objected to those lines. they said this will upset

relations with russia. we can't do this. and reagan said, no, it stays in. he liked it. he had a sense of what he wanted. >> what did lou cannon say? >> he told lou he could remember hearing the anger in his own voice because the eastern guards cleared people away on the other side that were trying to listen, so when he delivered those lines, he gave it an extra punch. >> there's much talk about the republican party today and whether -- jeb bush said this yesterday -- that bush 41 or ronald reagan probably couldn't get the nomination of their party today. >> you know what? ronald reagan would figure out a way to do it. he was a guy who could tak

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it is it is 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." before we get started, i want to join the chorus of people who are sending good wishes, good thoughts, love and strength to robin roberts this morning. robin, as you know, announced yesterday that she has another health challenge that she's going to have to have a bone marrow transplant. i know that you all know that she has already survived breast cancer. they always say that you're never given more than you handle. i'm thinking, you survived breast cancer. now you have this. i'm sure she's thinking, enough already. >> you mentioned her strength. she really is such a strong, courageous, and graceful woman. >> her announcement yesterday, erica, i have to say was filled with such grace.

i called her last night and i said, you know, when you're faced with a hurdle, you become a hurdler. she says she's going to beat it. i believe her. i want to wish her nothing but love and strength. we are cheering you on, robin roberts. >> we all are. >> we're at the table. charlie rose is not far away he's spending the morning in washington, d.c. >> we obviously share those thoughts with robin with the challenges she faces. i'll be speaking this morning with howard schultz, the ceo of starbucks, about his project to create jobs in the united states. we'll also talk about the economy here and in europe and see if he has any regrets about selling a basketball team that's about to play in the nba finals. erica? >> charlie, thanks. >> a question that we tend to talk about a lot given what time we all get up, how much sleep did you have last night? a new study of middle aged and older adults finds anything less than six hours could actually put you at a higher risk for stroke. >> just what i needed to hear today.

one woman who's been warning about sleep deprivation for years and who can testify to the danger firsthand is ari anna huffington. she's editor in chief of the huffington media group. how much sleep did you get last night? that's the question. >> i did get seven hours' sleep. i don't do that every night. you know, gayle, since i constantly hound you about getting sleep as i hound charlie, i became a true evangelist four years ago when i fainted. i keep my head on the desk, broke my cheek bone, got four stitches on my right eye. >> because you were so tired? >> i was very sleep deprived. i had spent the previous week taking my daughter to the college tour. our agreement was no blackberry, mom, just with me. at night we would check into our hotel. she would go to sleep. i would start working. but it started me on this journey of discovering the dangers of sleep deprivation in terms of anxiety, depression,

heart disease, diabetes. the study that just came out is really part of people becoming aware of these dangers. we have a dedicated sleep section on the "huffington we have almost 7.5 million people visit it over the last year. people are beginning to get educated about what it does both to our health and to our capacity to make good decisions. >> it seems that every other week really there's something about how you need more sleep. so we do know that, but the reality of getting even six hours of sleep a night for most people, it may feel impossible at times. can you get better sleep even if it's less than that? >> i think first of all it's important to prioritize it, to really make an appointment with your sleep the way you make an appointment to wake up. and to also follow seven rules like not charging your devices next to your bed. you know how often -- >> guilty.

>> stop doing it. you would wake up in the middle of the night tempted to look at your data. then there's scientific evidence that shows that even if you go back to sleep, it's not as deeply recharging. >> yeah. >> at the convention, at both conventions, we are going to put on what we call an oasis where we started with the harvard school of medicine sleep division there are going to be sleep consultants. you can come and unplug and recharge. learn some tips about how to make your sleep more recharging however long it is. >> i'm not one of them, ari anna. one of them use a badge of sleep as an honor. i'm not proud of it. i have a difficult time. you hear men saying, i only got four or five hours. >> absolutely. there's a kind of equation between sleep deprivation and virility. there was a guy who had bragged that he had only gotten four hours myself. i thought to myself, you know

what, if he had gotten five, this dinner would have been better. 25% of people claim that they have less sex because they are sleep deprived and too drowsy to bother. >> yeah. i could totally understand how that could be true. i could totally get that. at "huffington post" you've even set up the nap room. >> two nap rooms. >> you really do not look at people. you don't think less of them if they say, you know what, i'm going to go take a nap now. in the middle of the day. i've got a lot of work to do. >> when we first started the nap room a year and a half ago, people were reluctant to use them. now we need to open a third one they're so overbooked. people blog even about the impact it has on them to just get 20 minutes in the middle of the afternoon. charlie -- >> he swears by that. >> he swears by that. and many great men other than charlie, winston churchill, jack kennedy, swear by getting a nap. >> charlie, you can relate to

what she's saying, can you not? >> yes, indeed, i can. the other thing is, i've always told her that the most important thing if i have to make a choice between more preparation of anything versus getting a nap before i do it so that you'll be in that optimum performance, i'll take the nap. >> wow. i always do the opposite. >> yeah. this is a different way of thinking for me. i always do the opposite. then your' so tired, you think, what did i gain from that? >> exactly. >> i get it. >> you can't think as clearly and sharply. you know how we say friends don't let friends drive? >> yes. >> when drunk? >> yes. >> we also need to be saying friends don't let friends drive when sleep deprived. a friend of my daughter's from college two weeks ago was killed in a fatal car accident. her boyfriend was -- fell asleep while driving. the car capsized. she died. there are an enormous amount of fatal crashes. >> because people were tired.

>> thank you, arianna. you had to get up early to be here. >> i'm glad you got seven hours in. >> thank you. >> the new "huffington post" ipad app launches tomorrow. if you buy a coffee mug at starbucks, you'll be supporting jobs in ohio. how? starbucks ceo howard schultz will tell you a little bit more about that and that project this morning. also, what about that ban on large sugary drinks here in new york. what do you think about that? we'll find that out as well. cbs health watch sponsored by bayer health watch. heart health at iamproheart.com. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm a fighter and now i don't have that fear. so ditch the brown bag for something better. like our bacon ranch quesadillas or big mouth burger bites, served with soup or salad, and fries.

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♪ the chairman and the chairman and ceo of starbucks says he has an obligation to try and fix what's broken in america. he has been doing just that since we spoke with him. today he's announcing a new line of coffee and his create job for u.s.a. fund. he joins us from seattle. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. how are you? >> i'm good. it's a bit early in seattle. tell us why you're doing this. >> well, i think as we've discussed in the past, we're sitting in a situation in america where 14 million people are unemployed. i think we all know that there's something wrong in terms of the

self-esteem of people who have lost jobs. we're asking ourselves at starbucks, how can we use our scale for good given the fact that it's obvious to me and many others that in the election cycle we're now in that washington is not going to do much to help those people who can't help themselves. we've found a small town in east liverpool who at one point was the bedrock of america in terms of manufacturing. we found out that the manufacturing jobs in america are down to 9 million. in 1979 we had 30 million manufacturing jobs. we asked ourselves, could we make this product in america as opposed to overseas? it's more money, but in doing so we put a new plant back to work. we hired more people. now we're manufacturing this product. east liverpool was a town that was kind of left for dead. unfortunately, it's emblematic of many towns. it's a town that has 25% of its people under the poverty line,

double digit unemployment. we said, we can't leave this town and not do something. let's start a manufacturing facility. >> how many jobs have you created? >> about 25 from 2. this is on top of the fact that we have created thousands of jobs over the last year in terms of the money we've raised to give money to small businesses who do not have access to credit. then we just announced a new manufacturing facility that we're building in augusta, georgia, that will employ about 200 people. >> howard, is your message to corporate america, economists tell us they're sitting on a lot of cash, they're not investing it, going out and hiring new people to build their own inventory. is your message to say spend that money now so you can create jobs and build new factories and hire more people? >> my message is the following, we as business people and as business leaders cannot and

should not wait for washington to solve the problem. it's obvious to me and many others that that's not going to happen. we have a dog in this fight. we must do something. and i think corporate america must recognize that we must not only look at the bottom line but balance profitability with our core responsibility to bring people back to work. >> two other questions before we leave you this morning. number one, is the seattle son nix are now in oklahoma city. they're now in the nba finals which begins this evening. kevin durant and lebron james. are you sorry you let them slip away and you sold them? >> i wish the nba well and i wish oklahoma city well. i'm not here to talk about basketball, charlie, i'm here to talk about the biggest problem facing america, and that is 14 million people are unemployed, many hispanics and african-americans and business members and business leaders need to do more. >> how many companies have you got to follow your lead?

>> you know, i think -- i can't -- i don't know exactly. we've got over 150 people in america to sign the pledge to suspend contributions to incumbents but i'm not here to solicit other companies to do something, i'm just here to demonstrate that starbucks has had a record year. and one of the reasons we've had a record year is our consumers and customers recognize the values of the company are not just about the bottom line, that we're doing the right thing to help america as well as help our customers. >> but shouldn't you be soliciting other corporations and encouraging them because you just said early in this conversation that washington is not doing it and it's up to the private sector to do it. how much can starbucks do and how much can other companies do? and why aren't you out there urging them and following up to make sure that it happens? >> well, i think, you know, you giving me the opportunity this morning to speak about this is one of the things i'm trying to do.

i think many companies are doing the right thing. you were right before by saying that there's about $2 trillion sitting overseas that should be repay the try eighted and come back to the u.s. here's what i'm saying. it's very simple. we all have a sense that the country is going in the wrong direction. we can't wait for washington and the level of ideology that is going on to saddle the country with a direction that we know is wrong. as a result of that private citizens must recognize this is an opportunity to embrace citizenship over partisanship and recognize that we, too, can make a difference. what i'm saying to not only business companies and business leaders, that it's obvious to me that starbucks is the kind of company, there's many, many others, that can make a difference and east liverpool is emblematic of that. there are too many towns in america that have been left for dead. we can't continue to manufacture products overseas. the unintended consequences of that are very significant. >> all right.

finally, there's this because the mayor will come up on this program very soon. this notion that he is pushing to ban sugar-filled sodas that are bigger than 16 ounces. are you in favor of that? because we're looking at an obesity problem and a sugar issue in america. >> i think the mayor -- i applaud his approach, and obviously the objective. i'm not sure that he's going to achieve the results that he

people in a massachusetts people in massachusetts are mad as heck about cursing in public, so what are they doing about it? think of it as a giant swear jar. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." ♪ well, i was born in a small town and i live in a small town ♪ [ snoring ] hop to, gang. it's showtime.

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the private sector's doing fine. >> yeah. congratulations, mr. president, it's a gaffe. and as that gaffe is set ablaze and pushed into a furor, another gaffe! >> he says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. did he not get the message in wisconsin? >> mitt romney answered it with a gaffe of his own. >> we need more fireman, more policemen, more teachers. >> looking at the gaffe derby here, mitt romney is way ahead. >> it's time for us to cut back on government and help the american people! >> i'm thinking, you just don't want to play the gaffe derby game. >> maybe not. >> regardless of what your political affiliation is. >> it'd be better to stay on the sidelines for that one. you may be right. 32 years ago, an australian woman claimed a dingo took her

baby. well, now a coroner confirmed she was right. that story is ahead on "cbs this morning." up next, though, your local news is next. ,,,,,,

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>> time for some news headlines. a bomb squad has given the all clear after an explosive scare in san francisco overnight. police a woman who had a psychiatric breakdown claimed she fired shots at her apartment building. officers found several weapons in her home but no explosives. tonight the berkeley city council will consider a new proposal that would band sitting on public sidewalks. the new law would it help increase business to local shops. homeless advocates have already submitted a formal petition opposing the measure. ♪

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>> let's start off with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on and it is a slow ride almost to the maze. we have an accident on the upper deck of the bay bridge blocking lance. slight delays on the lower deck into oakland.

a traffic alert still in effect northbound 880 at 23rd. really a slow ride northbound 880 over one hour from 238 to the maze. 75 minutes, so it is very slow. foster city had an earlier accident that is now clear. >> feeling very warm in the weather center, it will be hopped around the bay area today as we will see some of the temperatures soaring into the '90s. cooler weather expected with the sea breeze kicking in. already we see some of these temperatures moving into the fifties and even the '60s and some of the valleys. '93 and concord in the afternoon, 92 in livermore. ,,,, ,,,,

ever go to the store needing one thing and end up spending more than you wanted to? >> yes! how does this keep happening? >> today, we'll tell you how to stop it. >> plus, denise richards. >> and one of our favorite tv dads. "the talk" -- >> live on cbs welcome back to "cbs this morning." san francisco looking really good. >> the bridge. a coroner told an australian family this morning that a dingo really did get their baby, and that ends a 32-year mystery. >> the case became world famous after hollywood turned it into a movie.

as terrell brown reports, it divided australians because many of them actually believed it was the mother who killed her baby. terrell, good morning. >> erica, good morning to you. from the beginning, 9-week-old azaria chamberlain's disappearance in 1980, her parents claimed a wild dog was responsible and few people believed them. today's ruling finally puts to rest a monumental case for justice that captured attention for three decades. outside a courtroom in australia, lindy creighton held up the child's birth certificate which lists the cause of death as taken by a dingo. >> it is obvious not just from these findings, but from other injuri injuries, dingos can and do cause harm to humans. >> reporter: the ruling ended a 32-year-old battle for the parents of 2-week-old azaria chamberlain, who vanished during

a camping trip near a rock formation. from the beginning, the chamberlains claimed a dingo carried they air baby from a te into the wilderness, never to be seen again. >> i ran out of the tent. i said to michael "a dingo's got my baby." >> but nobody believed a dingo was strong enough to carry out the attack. the high-profile court case that followed divided the nation. lindy chamberlain was convicted of murdering her daughter and was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor. three years later, her conviction was overturned when the chance finding of azaria's jacket near a dingo den backed up her version of events. >> we believed and are delighted to come to the end of this saga. no longer will australia be able to say that dingos are not dangerous and will attack if provoked. >> a dingo took the baby! >> reporter: the case garnered worldwide attention after the release of the 1988 film "a cry in the dark" starring meryl streep. >> the dingo took my baby!

>> what? >> reporter: the story evolved into a pop culture phenomenon with variations of chamberlain's cry for help used as a laugh line on "the simpsons" and "seinfeld." >> maybe the dingo ate your baby. >> reporter: in 1992, lindy chamberlain received more than $1 million in compensation from the australian government for wrongful imprisonment, and now a day after what would have been her 32nd birthday, azaria's death certificate gives the family final closure. nearly five years after lindy chamberlain was found guilty of murdering her daughter, a tourist fell and died while hiking in the same area azaria disappeared. when the rescuers found that hiker's body, they also found a small piece of clothing near a dingo den that turned out to be azaria's jacket, a crucial piece of evidence that led to lindy's conviction being overturned. >> i remember that story. i'm glad that it has a happy ending. i was watching terrell brown

this morning. terrell, before you leave, the story we're about to do is about cursing in a town. and after terrell brown did the story, he said if i lived in that town, i would be broke. i want to be on record as saying i don't believe you. >> want me to try it right now on tv? >> no, don't try it. >> just wanted to make sure. >> we want to make sure you keep your job so you can pay the fine if you go there. i have never heard terrell curse. >> i haven't either. he's a gentleman. thank you. you know the saying when you were a kid, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. that's not true in middleboro, massachusetts. >> they decided to fine people who use profanity in public. so michelle miller went to see what has them so darn upset. >> reporter: middleboro, massachusetts, population 20,000, an idyllic new england town with antique lampposts, potted perennials, and some say pretty potent potty mouths. who's the main culprit? >> adults and young people, but mostly, it's the young kids.

>> reporter: longtime resident mimi duphily can't take it anymore. >> it's just really vocal, it's really loud, and it's lots of f-bombs and it's lots of name-calling. they don't find it offensive. >> reporter: she remembers less profane times, when life seemed to resemble "the brady bunch." >> that groovy history teacher gave me an "a" for the movie. >> reporter: instead of "the jersey shore." >> shut the [ bleep ] up! >> don't tell me to shut the [ bleep ] up! >> seriously! >> my generation, they would have washed our mouths out with soap. >> reporter: duphily, a local business owner and former town elder, wants middleborough police to issue tickets for using four-letter words. it's actually been illegal to curse in middleborough since 1968, but it was hard to enforce. duphily and her supporters want to change that. >> it's a quality of life issue. and if i can do this in five minutes like writing out a parking ticket, it will be enforced from time to time.

>> reporter: why does this generation feel it's okay to talk like that? >> i think it's just part of the conversation now. it's getting to that point where it's just another part of your sentence. >> timothy trocchio is senior class president at middleborough high school. >> a lot of people don't know what to say and now a lot of people are afraid of what they're going to say. >> reporter: is it keeping their mouth shut? >> definitely. >> reporter: keeping the curse words at bay? >> definitely, definitely. >> reporter: and that's exactly duphily's point. >> goodness gracious. after a little while, if you get caught enough times, it's not going to be very funny to have to come up with those fines. >> reporter: and many of her neighbors agree with her. >> the vote is 183 in favor, 50 in opposition. the motion carries. >> reporter: monday night, the town swore to clean up its dirty language. for "cbs this morning," michelle miller, middleborough, massachusetts. >> i would plead guilty. >> i know, i would, too. >> i would plead guilty. that's why i think they're on to something. i think they're on to something. >> i agree. and i have to say, as a parent of young kids, and i admit i'm

guilty around the office, but sometimes i'm with my kids, who are 5 and 2 and i think, can you just watch your mouth a little bit? we don't need to hear those words. there are all kinds of people on the streets. so it makes me think twice about my past transgressions. >> and you don't swear around your children. >> no, i don't want them repeating it, because they'll know where it came from. >> mom. coming up, parents is the heart of civilization, so it's no surprise that this master storyteller puts the city life at the heart of his new spy novel. at the heart of his new spy novel[ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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paris on the brink much world war ii was a city full of intrigue. and it is the setting for the latest book "mission to paris." >> this "new york times" best seling author is called the author of the historical spy novel master. he has written now a dozen, lucky number 12.

allen first is joining usa the table now. i'm picturing you as a little boy. were you into cloak and dagger? did you like this genre? >> no. i was a reasonably normal little kid. what i did do as a kid was i wrote. >> what did you write? >> well, after my mother died, a bunch of her things came to me. and one of the things i found was a short story, a detective novel, a three-page detective novel i had written when i was like 11. and she typed it for me. >> wow. >> so i could see it in print. so i got that back. so i've been doing this forever. >> a very long time. >> yeah. >> what a great thing to have. you love to tell stories. >> yes. >> you write fantastic, very engaging stories. but you don't necessarily want to talk to people who are going to tell you their stories. >> i won't do that. >> why? >> well, the reason is people who actually have their own exp

and if you listen to the story and then don't use it, and then they look in the book and it's not there -- >> they're offended. >> yeah. >> it's as though, oh, gee, my escape from paris in 1939 wasn't good enough. >> yes. >> you don't ever want to do that. so i don't want that to happen. i steer clear of that. >> it's a fascinating scene that you set. 1938 in paris. and there are really important decisions that have to be made. how much of this -- there's a lot of political warfare. how much of this is based on fact you learned in your research and how much of it is sort of imagined? >> the story -- the plots in my book are always fact, because that's the only interesting thing. history is a much better maker of plots than any novelist that ever lived. believe me. and so that part of it is true. the characters are characters created from the imagination. some of the events -- when the events are historical i'm very

careful about it that they're accurate. but then there's the normal day-to-day life that happens around them. that's your makeup. >> so here is your main guy, frederick stahl, an actor. he's in paris. paris, by the way, is my favorite city. i just there recently. the architecture of the city is so beautiful. here he goes. they are trying to boost his image. and he does an interview with a newspaper and things are taken out of context. and before you know it, he's used as a political pawn, and it's off to the races for him. >> correct. correct. he is what you would call an agent of influence. at the time, people in the movies were hugely important. everybody all over the world went to the movies. i don't mean once a week. they went all the time. it wasn't expensive. at the paramount studios outside of paris, they made 16 versions of a movie at the same time. with 16 casts, speaking 16 languages. >> wow. >> this was before dubbing and before subtitles. >> that's a whole lot of movies.

>> a lot of movies. but they made money at it. they made the german version, the italian, the spanish, et cetera. >> and there was an audience. in your background it says you used to be a new york city cabdriver. >> briefly >> but i understand you were a good driver. does that help you in your spy writing novel? i would think you meet some very interesting people in a cab. >> well, what you do learn in the cab is that 90% of the world are nice. the other 10% got up in the morning to give you x, y, z, and there is no way in the world you can do anything about it. you just have to live with it. so thus characters in books emerge. >> you think 90% are nice? >> i think so. if you're nice to them, most people prefer it that way. but not all. >> yeah. when you put it out there, it's amazing what you get back. >> that's true. >> it's a great book. thank you for coming this morning. >> thank you. it keeps you guessing until

the end. next, jennifer fleiss is here this morning. we'll find out how she is making it as a rather different kind of entrepreneur. she'll share her story when we return. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted.

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what do you say to people who say that woodward was a better reporter and bernstein was a better writer? >> you'd be amazed how often the roles were reversed altogether. brilliant sentences, brilliant paragraphs. then there would be times when i would come up with the information. >> we loved reporting. i mean, there's definitely no question he's a better writer than i am. >> that of course is charlie rose talking with reporters carl bernstein and bob woodward last

night in washington, where charlie still is, by the way. there talking about the upcoming 40th anniversary of the watergate break-in. charlie, that had to be a special conversation to have both of them with you. >> it was not only them, but ben bradlee was there and faly quinn and so many of the people, john dean and others, who were part of that really historic time in our nation's life leading to the resignation of a president. and to hear some of those people look back -- because we have learned a lot in the last 40 years, from tapes and memoirs. to have these people talking about this very historic time was interesting. and especially the two reporters who were lionized in a movie called "all the president's men." to have them there, and they are still working hard. bob is writing a book now. carl i think is working on his memoirs. these are two reporters who made lots of people want to become young reporters. >> nice job. nice job. with all the major players. charlie, we'll see you a little

bit later on. >> look forward to it. after less than three years in business, the online clothing rental site rent the runway has 2.5 million members, offers 150 top designer brands, and accessories too. >> co-founder jennifer fleiss, you can call her jenny, who is a yale and harvard graduate, thank you very much, says her company solves a problem of having a closetful of clothes and nothing to wear. hi, jennifer fleiss. >> hi. >> jenny, you'd hear people say that and you'd say i have the perfect solution for you. where did this idea come from? >> i was at harvard business school, and we were observing her sister going to a wedding and had one of these quintessential moments where i don't know where i'm going to wear. and we started talking to women and evolved the concept of rent the runway. >> for something to wear that you probably only need one or two times. that's what is so great about it. >> that's right. people are renting statement dresses, one shoulder, hot pink, that they will only wear once, have everyone give them tons of

compliments, and they don't need to wear it again. and especially with facebook, where everyone really is their own celebrity these days. >> that is so true. everyone is their own celebrity. >> i like it. when this started, it's been less than three years since you guys started this. when you were in business school. and what was funny to me, i read when you started it, you said we are not going to do a business plan. is that what you learned at harvard business school? >> probably not what they told us. but certainly what we believed at the time. so we still think that concepts is really the best way to get your concept out there. we said let's get this out to consumers. we purchased dresses at retail. we went to undergraduate college campuses and just set up shop and let women start renting dresses. we wanted to see how consumers interacted with our products. and we learned so much from the initial trials that we did. >> give me an idea of how much it cost. if i was going to a black tie gala and what i wanted. and what is so brilliant, you send two sizes.

>> we do, yeah. >> give me an idea of cost, about what it would cost me. i'm going to something really great. i got nothing to wear. >> we have dresses starting at $40. going all the way up to $400 to rent. >> what do they normally cost? >> it's about 10 to 20% of retail. you can get a fantastic gown for $75. be perfectly outfitted for your black tie event. we have accessories and a stylist team that will tell you how to pair the two together. >> how long do i keep it? >> four days or eight days. >> where did you come up with the two-size rule? i can't tell you how much that impresses me. >> we learned so much about how women think about fashion, and two sizes help that comfort level of you're going to a special event. and you have one chance to get it right. we want to make sure you have a good experience. >> so you can't try it on? >> you can't try it on in advance, but we have a styling

team and now we have photos of real women wears the dresses. you can't just see the models wearing them. >> there was an interesting article about you in "the new york times." and one thing that stood out to me, you said that you don't agree men should be considered in the same exact context as women around the aspect of raising a family. you're a new mom. >> how old is your baby? >> 5 months. >> some people say forget the fact that i have a children. you wouldn't think about it if i were a man. but you say that's not the way to look at it. why? >> for me at least, i am breast feeding my child. and will be for a while longer. that itself probably takes up two hours of the day. i took 10 weeks maternity leave. my husband took one week. so i think it is very much an individual thing. but i know at least for me, like there is no way in which we could have had the same level of time commitments just from those two facts alone. i think it was responsible of me to talk through that with my investors, with my team, to kind of plan around all of those

factors. and i think that there are things that are demanding for a woman having a child in a different way than for a man. >> you're absolutely right. what's the baby's name? >> daniella. >> look how you smile when you say it. i can see all of your teeth. and how is it going? >> it is going really well. we are growing incredibly quickly. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations, jennifer fleiss. before we go, let's go back to charlie one more time before the hour is done. >> hello, gayle and erica. i miss being with you in new york today. i'll see you tomorrow. that does it for us. up next, your local news. so we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." a lot of interesting people coming in, including mayor bloomberg and others. we'll take a look at what's happening in the world as we do. take a look at who's making news, all of that. gayle? >> so you said you miss me and erica. is that really true or just tv talk? how do i know? >> i don't know tv talk. i'm reading the prompter right now.

gayle, i really, really, really meant it. >> all right. charlie rose, you were missed here too. we will see you tomorrow. ,,

>> good morning. no one was hurt in a suspicious house fire in martina's this morning. the flames were spotted in the occupied home just before midnight last night. starting next month and east contra costa fire protection district will close half of its six stations. they approve the cost-cutting move after a parcel tax was defeated last week. 16 firefighters will also be laid off. today crews will begin digging the first phase of the muni central subway. work will start on fourth street between harrison and bryant street special equipment will begin digging the tunnel.

delays are expected all summer long. >> indeed had a little bit further inland for the heat, the sea breeze will help cool down to temperatures. sunny and bright headed out the door of this morning. i pressure is beginning to weaken just a little bit which is allowing some low clouds and fog to greet and along the coastline. 60s expected at the coast with patchy fog and sunshine. 70 in san francisco, 87 drew brees in san jose. the next few days we will see more low clouds and fog with drizzle at the coast line. temperatures cooler across the board on wednesday and thursday and then we start the heat back up on friday. traffic is coming up next

>> you are definitely going to want to avoid 880. 70 minutes from no. 880-238 to the maze. this is due to an injury accident involving several vehicles. at one point all the lanes were blocked but they have opened up a lane. use the bart train has an alternate and avoid a hundred 80 if you can. most of the east bay is kind of a struggle right now. the short freeway is struggling from the bridge as you make your way towards the maze.

you'll see brake lights at most of the altamont pass and through livermore. have a great day. ,,,,,,