good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, july fourth, 2012. happy independence day. and welcome to studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. i'm erica hole. charlie rose and gayle king are off. with the temperatures rising, holiday misery is on the way for more than a million people still without power in the eastern u.s. and an american apology to pakistan helps ease the burden on u.s. troops in the region. i'm jeff glor. a jetblue pilot found not guilty by reason of insanity. we go behind the scenes at the boston pops gets ready for their july 4 spectacular. but first, as we do every morning, we begin with a look at our eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. it is a huge mess. we haven't seen any work being done yet. >> utility screws scramble.

>> almost 1 million people still have no power. >> reporter: as record-seating heat bakes the nation. >> heat advisories for over a dozen stays over the fourth of july holiday, feeling like 100 degrees across much of the nation. >> just sweating, staying inside. >> it's a hardship. >> breaking news overnight. a fast-moving wildfire is burning in rural ranchland north of los angeles. >> in colorado, air force tanker planes are back in the air to help fight a slew of dangerous wildfires. >> you don't get much better than that. >> nearly a dozen people injured in an accident in new hampshire. fireworks set a deck on fire. >> when the fire was exploding, it took off the porch and the back of the house. >> america's sheriff, the actor andy griffith, died. he was 86. >> andy taylor was a very good man. a lot better man than i am. >> one of the issues that pops up in high heat, well, sometimes it's the pavement.

>> right here on 91. got the scuffy puppy. >> the got loose on the parkway. after a new narrow escapes -- >> the dog has been taken into custody. >> all that -- >> a long way to go. carlos gomez! >> so you don't say before the game with the dallas cowboys, hey, god, let me win by at least 10 points here. >> no. >> to cover the spread. >> no. >> if you had one wish, what would it be? >> that you would like vacate the premises. >> and all that matters. >> the reigning champ for the nathan's hot dog eating contest took to the scale. >> look a sword swallower. >> on "cbs this morning" -- >> cut the mustard and be pronounced weiner. who wrote this [ bleep ]? [ laughter ] captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this

morning." as americans celebrate a great summer holiday, many will be sweating under high temperatures. won't quit is here today as well. warnings and advisories are up from the east coast all the way through the midwest. st. louis is producing highs of 105 today. >> it will not be quite that hot in the east, but it will be another hard day for about 1 million utility customers who lost power last friday. witt johnson is in washington where the cleanup continues. >> reporter: the power is slowly coming back on, but it you look around you can see plenty of cleanup left to be done. debrise left everywhere. but perhaps some lessons learned for the next disaster. five days since the violent storm,e efforts to clean up and restore power growing more desperate. >> it is a huge mess. >> reporter: this virginia resident, one of more than 1 million people across the storm zone without power tuesday, tries to focus on the positive. >> we've been sweating it out in the basement.

but no damage to our house. so i feel for the people around here who have houses or trees fall on their houses. >> reporter: people like suzette and michael mcgrann. a tree crashed through their bedroom as they were watching a movie friday night. >> it was like a train going through your house. >> i thought tornado. >> reporter: luckily no one in the mcgrann household was hurt. residents around the region continue to look for ways to cool off and charge up. this library in the maryland suburbs packed since the lights went out. the state's governor calling on residents to alert power companies to help pinpoint where >> we now need for citizens to call the utility companies and let them know that your house is still out. >> reporter: homeland security experts are looking at last week's surprise storm as a test run for what could happen in the event of a malicious terrorist attack. a test run that so far has failed. >> completely unacceptable to not have these basic needs met for an extended period of time.

>> reporter: dan i cwas a respo adviser to george bush. he handled the recover an hurricane katrina, and says events like this week's storm have exposed weaknesses in infrastructure as several power companies are still struggling to bring residents back online. >> widespread sustained power outages are among the top concerns of homeland security officials. and i know for a fact this type of scenario keeps them awake at night. >> reporter: now with all of these outages, many people are asking the question, why are these power lines above ground vulnerable to ions of dollars ie alone. the cost of course that will be passed along to the people who live here. jeff, erica, back to you. >> witt, thanks. there is new fire danger in the bone dry west this morning. a brush fire in palmdale, california, north of los angeles erupted overnight and is

spreading now across a rural area. officials say at this point the fire is moving away from homes. >> meanwhile in colorado, fires continue to burn throughout that state, about you there is some good news. c-130s have returned to the sky after being grounded because of a fatal crash. and the deadly waldo canyon fire is mostly contained this morning as rick salinger of our denver station, cbs 7, reports. >> you can see the sparks flying all over the place. it was raining fire down on us. >> reporter: three people have died and more than 600 homes destroyed in colorado since the first fire started on june 9. this morning, we are taking you inside the fight to save homes and lives in colorado springs. that fire right there, they on - would have lost 195 homes. >> reporter: this video was shot by the colorado springs fire department. this is being called the most destructive fire in colorado's history.

firefighters on the ground used shovels, chain saws, and even a garden hose to fight the blaze. >> i found a hose, a garden hose, and i've been trying to put this roof fire out. and he did it. this is the first fire he's ever put out. >> reporter: but at ground level, the fight to save homes went on block by block. >> i felt helpless to the course of nature and almost an act of god that was coming down this hill. and seeing, you know, all this fire, seeing it jump, rounding the corner, and you can see 15 houses all on fire. and then it's jumping and leapfrogging from house to house to house. >> reporter: the national interagency fire center, which coordinating wildfire fighting efforts around the country, says that 45 large fires are still burning across the nation. for "cbs this morning," i'm rick salinger in colorado springs. a tense diplomatic dispute between the u.s. and pakistan ended on tuesday as secretary of state hillary clinton offered regret for the killing of pakistani troops by the u.s.

>> that could carry significant political and financial costs as bill plante reports from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and good morning in the west. it's been an angry seven-month standoff. pakistan has closed that road into afghanistan, which is used to supply u.s. and ally troops. it's been demanding an apology from the president for a helicopter gunship strike last november which killed 24 pakistani soldiers. well, on tuesday, the apology came, but in a very limited way. secretary of state clinton said in a statement that she told pakistan's foreign minister we are sorry for the losses suffered by the pakistani military. she did not, though, apologize for the incident itself, and her spokesperson made it clear that was intentional. >> there were mistakes made on both sides that led to the tragic loss of life. >> reporter: since november, 7,000 truck loads of supplies bound for the nearly 90,000 soldiers in afghanistan have been backed up hundreds of

miles. it cost the u.s. government $2.1 billion extra to ship supplies in over a northern route, but in the end, it was pakistan that suffered the biggest loss. the u.s. withheld several hundred million dollars in aid. pakistan lost a $250 per truck border fee, and most significantly, could no longer sell fuel to the u.s. military. relations between the two countries have gotten much worse since osama bin laden was killed on pakistani soil and the u.s. began drone strikes. the u.s. has repeatedly accused pakistan of being a safe haven for terrorists, including longtime al qaeda number two ayman al zawahiri. when pakistan's president came to the nato meeting in may, he saw secretary of state clinton but was not granted a meeting with the president. pakistan, which stands to get $1.8 billion in u.s. military aid that was withheld during the border closing, welcomed the deal with a statement that said, in part, that it hopes bilateral

ties can move to a better place from here. well, washington would like better ties too, particularly better cooperation to go after the terrorist network inside pakistan. but the opened supply route, the pentagon says it's been able to bring in so much to afghanistan that it probably won't even need that road that passes through pakistan until it begins withdrawing troops and equipment in 2014. erica? >> bill plante. thank you. also in washington, our security analyst. juan, good morning. as we look at this, it's been seven months. so why now, and how effective will this be in terms of u.s.-pointi relations? >> this will help the relationship, but it won't heal the deep distrust that goes back to the osama bin laden raid and certainly mistrust on the u.s.

side that the pakistanis aren't doing everything they can to help stop the attacks going on across the border. so it's something to build on, but there's a deep chasm of mistrust that continues to bedevil the relationship. >> juan, in your estimation, how badly did this damage the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan? >> well, it certainly made it more costly, jeff. the northern distribution network, which goes through russia and central asia, is a very expensive route. one we've been developing for the last few year. so it hasn't hampered our efforts, but it certainly made it more costly. the reason this supply route is in important, though, as we look to 2014, as bill mentioned in his report, the withdrawal of supplies and troops will be very important. it will be a massive effort. and we'll need as many supply routes as possible. >> juan, moving quickly to iran now, iran said it successfully tested missiles that could reach israel as you know. the u.s. has increased military enforcements now in the gulf. this is three days of war games

that have gone on here. is there more to come? >> well, i think we're seeing increasing bluster, jeff, because iran is under a great deal of pressure. you have the european oil embargo that just went into place. continued u.s. pressure on iranian financial and commercial endeavors. and the iranian economy is really under assault by the international community. so the iranians have to demonstrate they are able to defend themselves, that they can cause trouble if possible. and that explains not just the missile tests but their calls to potentially close the strait of hormuz, which is important to oil traffic around the world. >> what is the likelihood of that actually happening? >> well, erica, they talked about this a lot. this is a huge point of leverage for them. and every time there's a point of crisis or a point of escalation, they'll talk about it. they could do it potentially. it would be a major mistake on their part because i think the u.s. navy would be prepared to reopen the strait. so at this point, i think it's more bluster than anything. but the u.s. has to take it seriously, and it explains why

the u.s. is positioning naval forces there and reasserting its influence in the arabian gulf. >> you mentioned some of the pressure iran has been under. is there any indication that the sanctions have directly been working? >> well, erica, great question. it depends on what you mean by working. certainly, it squeezed the iranian economy in unprecedented ways. it has brought them to the negotiating table to talk about their nuclear program. and it impeded the nuclear program itself. the big question, though, will it change the regime's decision making about their march toward a nuclear weapons capability. that question is still out there, and it's not clear that financial measures or pressure will be able to do it alone. >> juan, nice to see you this morning. thanks. >> thanks, erica. the jetblue pilot whose bizarre behavior forced an emergency landing back in march has now been cleared of criminal charges. >> terrell brown has the story behind clayton osbon's outburst in mid flight. >> good morning. passengers say the pilot was erratic.

at one point, even running through the plane's cabin yelling about jesus and al qaeda. he was kiindicted on federal charges. yesterday, the judge handed down a ruling. jetblue airways pilot clayton osbon has been found not guilty of interfering with a flight crew by reason of insanity. the flight was en route to las vegas from new york. osbon was locked out of the cockpit after saying, things just don't matter, and declaring to his co-pilot we need to take a leap of faith. and as seen on cell phone video recorded by passengers, osbon shouted a war cry and at one point charged toward the cockpit door, trying to get back inside. inside the cockpit, the co-pilot gave an order to restrain osbon. passengers and flight crew tackled him and pinned him to the ground. >> we're going to have to go into amarillo and declare an

emergency at this time. we need priority to get to amarillo and a few minutes to get it straightened out. >> the plane was landed safely, and osbon was restrained and carried off. on tuesday, the judge ruled that he suffered a mental disease or defect and will undergo further evaluation. there will be another hearing on or before august 6. the judge will decide then whether osbon can be released or needs to stay in a mental facility. court documents says that osbon has to prove that he won't be of any danger if released. in pellham, new hampshire, nine people were hurt last night in a house fire caused by exploding fireworks. a neighbor says one victim was taken away by helicopter. >> many other communities around the u.s. have cancelled their planned fireworks shows because of budget cuts or fear of fire. this morning, some cities are turning to a new way to light up the skies, lasers. >> reporter: there are no explosions or falling sparks,

but the sky still comes alive with color and motion. promoters of laser shows say they are safer and better for the environment than big fireworks displays. tlc creative produces laser shows. >> if you cut back on the fireworks and add other elements, you reduce the risk and increase the opportunity for the crowd to just go crazy for it. >> lasers have that kind of effect, but not -- it's a different kind of -- you know, it's more like an ah. >> reporter: he made a laser show part of the celebration this year in the northern california town of windsor. >> it adds a whole different element. people like that wow factor. >> reporter: the cost of both fireworks and laser shows can vary widely, but laser enthusiasts say the technology can save cities 40% or more. here in windsor, california, as in cities across the country, fireworks have become a luxury in a time of shrinking budgets. but canceling a fireworks show can be like trying to cancel the fourth of july.

>> people are outraged. they have to have their fireworks. >> reporter: so windsor's parks and rec director donna leggy says this year ladssers are bei added to the fireworks. >> a new element of surprise. >> nothing beats a big fireworks show as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: ken lewis has a bias, of course. he stages big fireworks shows. he's getting set up for one tonight in burbank. and like all good fourth of july spectaculars, it will explode with sparks and noise and plenty of patriotism. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, windsor, california. time for a look at some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "new york times" says the fda has approved the first at home hiv test.

results are available within 20 to 40 minutes. >> we told you yesterday that scientists had found signs of the god particle. european scientists are nearly certain they have discovered the higgs boson. it's believed to explain why other particles have mass, a key to the foundation of the universe. >> you said that very well, jeff. a report claiming that yasser arafat was poisoned. the palestinian leader died eight years ago. swiss experts just tested his clothing and reportedly found high levels of a rare but highly radioactive element. "the los angeles times" says that former commerce secretary john bryson will not be charged in last month's bizarre hit-and-run collisions in san gabriel, california. prosecutors say there was a small amount of ambien at the time. they blame the accidents on seizures. and in hong kong, it's reported that china's government is taking shark fin off the menu at official banquets.

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it is a warning signal for civilian drones. a professor proves a computer whiz can take control of them without them knowing. >> it's hijacking a plane from a distance. you're as if you're at the controls of the plane because you've captured the pilot's sense of the navigation system. >> we'll see how big a threat that is to a technology booming in the skies. and with 150 years ago this month, an army bugler played taps for the very first time. we'll look at the meaning at the simple mourn full melody and talk to a bugler who has played

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a college professor and his students say not necessarily. >> civilian drone aircraft like this one was hijacked by professor todd humphries and his graduate students at the university of texas they were able to hack into the gps signals of the drone. not only manipulating its flight path while it was flying over white sands new mexico, but later landing one. >> you can think of this as hijacking the plane from a distance. you are as if you're at the controls of the plane because you've now captured the autopilot's sense of its own navigation solution and you can manipulate it left or right, up or down. >> the exercise done in conjunction with the department of homeland security would seem to raise some concerns about vulnerabilities and the domestic use of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles. >> i see this as causing trouble in the skies. i wouldn't want to be living under skies where that was easy to do. >> no longer a tool used strictly by the military to take out terrorists overseas, drones

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on average, taps is heard 30 times a day. villanueva a retired air force bugler played here for 24 years. >> taps at arlington national cemetery is the highest honor that a military musician can have. i've always considered it to be the military musician's equivalent of playing carnegie hall. >> jack lechner coordinates all the funerals at arlington national cemetery. >> when taps is played everybody from the military stands a little taller. it's the one thing that unites us all. the one song other than the national anthem this brings us all together. >> taps was born at berkeley plantation during the civil war at harrison's landing, virginia. you might be surprised to learn that originally, the tune was never meant for funerals. 100,000 troops were camped here along the james river and their commander wanted a new way to end their day. >> general butterfield actually adapted taps from an older bugle

call. >> union brigadier general daniel butterfield wanted a new call to end the day for his troops. brigade bugler oliver wilcox norton helped him compose one. lyrics followed that began day is done, gone the sun, from the hills, from the sky. taps became the official final call for all u.s. military funerals in 1891. >> 24 notes, all matter, first three and last three matter the most? >> the first three and last three provide perfect book ends to this piece of music, like a metaphor of life. so you have a birth, a high point in your life and then it recedes into the twilight. >> villanueva estimates he played taps at arlington during more than 3,000 funerals. >> even though we've played the call so many times, that call is going to be special to that family and so that's why we want to make sure that the call is just so perfect. >> bugler keith clark played at

jfk's funeral. >> the call itself wasn't perfect. no, he missed a note going out. >> clark and the sixth note he played cracked under the pressure. >> because of that performance, spread throughout the world. everybody knows now from that time on that taps was the song of farewell to our nation's heroes, our nation's fallen. >> for "cbs this morning," mark strassmann at arlington national cemetery. >> it's a great piece. it's so powerful especially when you're there at a funeral and you hear it and you know how much it meant to the person who is being laid to rest. to have that played. >> chills every

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treasures. seth doane goes behind the scenes as the pops gets ready for tonight's patriotic show. >> if the date on the calendar could have a soundtrack, july 4th would have the boston pops orchestra. the 127-year-old pops have packed along the charles river every independence day for 39 years. mixing popular songs with patriotic ones, the 75 members of the pops perform not far from where the first blood was shed in the fight for independence. >> actually, i remember having my first visceral feelings of patriotism at the he is plan add. >> here? >> actor and native son michael chiklis has been a lifelong attendee. tonight he'll stand on stage as host for the second consecutive

year. >> completely exhilarating. you know, every hair on your body stands. with me, you can't necessarily see them. but every hair on my body stood on end. it's really a thrill. >> the performance was conceived by legendary conductor arthur fiedler toward the end of his 50-year tenure with the pops. john williams kept up the tradition and then in 1995 the conductor's baton was passed along. >> my 18th year. hard to believe. i started when i was five. >> keith lockhart is one of the most recognizable classical conductors living today. he's only the third conductor in the last 83 years of the pops. >> of all of the performances, where does this one on july 4th rank? >> for us at the boston pops, when we're seen by millions of people across the nation, there is no other performance like this. for any orchestra, there's no other performance like that.

just a live audience is bigger than any other orchestra plays to in its entire year combined. >> every year, around 800,000 people crowd this great lawn. another 7 million tune in to watch on television. but up on stage this year for one performer, it's not just a tradition but an emotional homecoming. >> 30 july 4th pat hol 'em back paid with the pops until his stroke in 2009. >> my right side was paralyzed. somebody drew a line down the middle of your body. the right side was no, sir looking. >> he couldn't walk and had trouble reading music and striking his drum. >> this is your first time back on the stage in two years. how does it compare with 30 years ago when you first started? >> in some ways, i feel like an 18-year-old kid doing something for the first time except that i have 30 years of experience. >> determined, he told his

doctor he would recover to return for a july 4th performance and rejoin a national celebration. >> what will you be thinking about standing on this stage in the evening july 4th? >> it's easy. trying not to screw up. >> we'll be watching. for "cbs this morning," i'm seth doane, along the charles river, boston. ♪ >> one of the cool things they do in boston as you know, is they have the rehearsal the night before. it allows more people to get there. some people show up for tuesday night and then some for wednesday night. big show tonight. >> it's incredible. we were both fortunate enough in our lives to have lived in boston for a bit. there is something about being in a city like boston on the fourth of july. walking the freedom trail that he was talking about by paul revere's house. >> very cool. >> it is very special. >> not bad in new york either. >> i am happy to catch a little bit on tv before i go to sleep tonight. >> as long as you're watching on

cbs? >> of course. you can see the boston pops fireworks spectacular tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central right here on cbs. we should point out by the way, michael chiklis, fellow boston university alum. go cherries. andy griffith was america's favorite small town sheriff. we'll look back at his life and career as the country superstar randy travis, his friend and long time fan. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." maybe you can be there; maybe you can't. when you have migraines with fifteen or more headache days a month, you miss out on your life. you may have chronic migraine. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life.

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>> happy fourth of july. several bay area cities are getting ready for independence day celebrations including danville where thousands are expected for the annual parade. fire works include the muni stadium, the waterfront in san francisco and of vallejo home in sentenced to a more complete list is at cbs sets up dot com. most government offices, libraries schools and banks are closed and there is no mail delivery. most local transit systems will be operating on sunday schedules including cal train, bark, ac

transit and it muni. ac transit trains are not operating today.

>> that morning. let's get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where things are cruising along with no delays. surface street problems on 46 street. there might be a vehicle that hit a fire hydrant. the golden gate bridge, not a bad drive into san francisco. >> fog at the coastline but otherwise, mostly sunny skies. a mixture of sunshine as we head towards the afternoon at the coast. fifties and sixties it by the afternoon and '70s and '80s and sunshine around most of the bay. pulling down a little bit over

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♪ as i went rolling that ribbon of highway ♪ ♪ i saw above me, that endless highway ♪ good morning, st. louis. going to be a scorcher there. it is 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm erica hill. charlie rose and gayle king are off. >> i'm jeff glor. tributes are pouring in this morning for andy griffith who died tuesday morning. north carolina's lost its favorite son. >> the man best known as mayberry's best sheriff was 86 years old. he was an actor who turned home spun humor into an art form. ♪ >> reporter: when you think of andy griffith, whistle a little tune. >> i can walk through the

airport and hear that theme whistled behind me. >> reporter: always walking behind andy was his young son opie played by ron howard. >> he liked the least playful environment. he loved to laugh. he was a great audience but he also felt a real responsibility to succeed. >> reporter: andy griffith's long career stretched from nightclubs, to radio, to movies, to music, but it was a role as a small-town sheriff that made him beloved to millions of americans. >> good. just make sure it clears your underwear. >> right. >> reporter: andrew samuel griffith was born in a town much like mayberry, mt. airy, north carolina. he originally wanted a career as a musician, but his skills as a story teller mixed with lots of country humor soon came out. his big breakthrough, this record. a country boy describing a football game. >> it was that both bunches full of them men wanted this funny

looking little pumpkin to play with. >> reporter: with his first film was a departure from the image we have of him. a dramatic role of a power hungry star in "a face in the crowd." he became a real live tv star playing a humble, down home sheriff. the "andy griffith show" was a spinoff from when he was on the danny thomas show. >> when the "andy griffith show" came along he was at a point in his career where he needed it to succeed. he didn't feel like he was going to become a major movie star and there was a program called the "andy griffith show" was sort of what his career hung on as far as he was concerned. >> reporter: for eight seasons andy griffith played straight man to mayberry's loveable collection of characters and taught heartwarming lessons, as when opie killed a mother bird with a sling shot and then was prodded by his father to raise and release the baby birds. >> cage sure looks awful empty,

don't it, pa? >> yes, son, it sure does. but don't the trees seem nice and full? >> i tried in story telling, in the old griffith show by just telling the story of love. >> reporter: griffith left the show at its peak and went on to another successful run as a defense lawyer in "matlock" and spent his later years recording gospel albums. andy griffith's downhome sheriff will stand as one of his great roles in television history. >> as much as he loved the "andy riffith show", as much as he ndy loved "matlock" i think he would want people to go back and listen to one of those monoloegs nae did in the '50s, look at "face in the crowd" and listen to his music. he was a real artist. >> andy was a very goodman. a lot better man than i am.

>> reporter: not by much. for "cbs this morning," bill whittaker in hollywood. country music star randy travis is such a fan. he used to have videos of every episode on his tour bus. he had a friendship with griffith that lasted decades. thanks for being with us and our condolences to you. >> oh, well thank you. and thanks for having me. glad it worked out. we were over in oklahoma, played a show last night and then drove over, walked off stage, got on the bus and drove over to where we are now. yeah, i was sad to hear that. yeah, i loved andy and i remember a time in this business when i would have the opportunity to work on the road with a lot more people that i know, artists, the band and crew, you know, and i remember just about all of them watching the old "andy griffith show" to the point that they could even recite a lot of the lines to

you. that may not -- i don't know if that makes it say something not so nice about all of us over here in the country music world, but we loved it. i had the opportunity, as you spoke of, to work with him two years back to back on "matlock" and i'll say this. i was talking to someone yesterday and i said, andy was probably the most likeable, easy to like, easy to talk with, to be around man i've ever met in my life. and he was nice enough to do this on that first "matlock" i did, he knew i had not as

a couple of north carolina boys you really clicked from the word "hello. what was the connection you found with him? >> it probably is based on what you just said there, part of it, that we were both from north carolina so that sense of humor that he had i understood very, very well. i grew up around people who were so much like andy in that sense, not all the way around, of course, but the carolinas, the music we grew up listening to and playing and singing that same music. we had a lot of things in common. so, yeah, from the word hello he and i seemed to have that automatic connection. and as far as playing music, i remember doing this on the set. a couple of different times, i can't remember the director's name, but a couple of times he had to come over to andy and i. some of the guys on the crew

were there listening to us and he was playing and so was i. we were both singing. he'd sing a verse, chorus, whatever. sometimes he'd sink harmony. the director would walk over and say, i don't -- i'm sorry, but we need to go to work. can we do this a little later? >> so how was it singing, randy? he helped you with acting, you helped him with singing? >> no. >> no? >> no, no, no. i don't profess to help anybody with singing. andy -- no, he was a good singer. everybody who has heard him do vocals on the old "andy griffith show," on "matlock" or on the stage of the grand ole oprey. a lot of people don't know this but andy was a music teacher at one point and played between 20

and 30 instruments. and i got a kick out of this, imagine andy griffith, that accent, in an opra singing an aura like, you know, pavarati kind of singer. when he told me he did that i said, what? i don't -- i'm not sure i could hear that. and he said, well, it went like this. i finished. i worked with this coach, and he tells me his name, and said i finished that first aura and i said, how was it when i came off stage? he said, well, you were brilliant, almost unbearably so. >> very nice. >> randy travis, really appreciate you being with us this morning and sharing your memories with us, especially after being up late last night. thanks again.

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♪ right? as we looked around the web this morning we found a few reasons to make these long stories short. the herald sun of australia said it is official, mermaids do not exist. how do we know this, you ask? >> good to know. >> because the u.s. government put out a little release. the national ocean service said it got so many letters after an "animal planet" show that said

there is no evidence of aquatic human oids found. this may sound weird of the government weighing in on things. they also said there was no conclusive evidence for the existence of zombie. >> the zombie apocalypse is coming, you know that? >> does that mean we'll have to reverse the decision? >> if they could fight mermaids, that would be a good movie. >> hey, hey, i smell a summer blockbuster. >> the salt lake -- >> what's this song? >> it's miley cyrus, "party in the u.s.a." >> this guy is partying. he has an 18 inch handle bar moustache said to be the longest in the state. he's in today's independence parade. he let the people vote on whether he should keep it. thumbs up to keep it, thumbs down to shave it. his wife is voting down. >> two thumbs up. britain's telegraph looked at a survey that says one in four women post unflattering stories of their friends on line.

most of them did that after a fight. that's so mature. 1/3 said they would do the same thing to people who did that to them. 1/5 said they refused to take the pictures down after being asked to do so. >> "the new york times" says 17 magazine is going to show more real girls. it's a victory for a 14-year-old girl from maine. she demanded that they show untouched photos of models. her petition got 25,000 signatures. seventeen will continue to air brush. >> that's a nice picture development. cbs sports.com said a widow got several tweets. chad ochocinco tweeted back asking if she had a passport. he's marrying a reality tv star. >> one of the more interesting twitter users.

>> ochocinco? >> yeah. >> should i follow him. >> yes. >> as interesting as jeff glor? >> much more. >> i'm on it. talking to an airline ticket agency these days? probably get a cost shift. turns out you get the same thing when you make customer service calls for a pre-paid debit card. that's one of the five things rebecca jarvis is revealing when we return in her patriotic red. very nice. ♪ in the u.s.a. as for calories, it has zero. twinkle twinkle truvia® star natural sweetness, i love just what you are. truvia. honestly sweet. so ditch the brown bag for something better.

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real big deals this week and every week. g and r. >> using debit cards instead of cash for just about everything now and pre-paid cards are a fast growing part of that market. >> the money on the cards has nearly tripled in the last six years. rebecca jarvis is here to show us five things we need to know about them. rebec rebecca, good morning. >> good morning. >> happy fourth. >> yeah. >> who are these cards good for?

>> there's a handful of people that they might be good for. for example, parents who want to teach their kids about money management. if you get them a pre-paid card, it has a limited amount of money on it and you know they won't spend over it. if you come up with a budget together and you say this is the bum et and this is what we'll use the card for, it makes sense. almost people who -- this is a big problem in this country. there are a lot of people, who especially after financial regulatory reform, the new regulations that banks took on, they turned around and said these are new regulations, they cost us money x so we're not dealing with our most costly customers. to them the most costly customers tend to be -- they tend to gravitate to these cards. >> but we should point out, this is probably one of the most important things. it cost you. they have a lot of hidden fees. >> there are a lot of hit en fees. if somebody is thinking do i take a pre-paid card or a checking account. remember, even if your checking

account has fees, these pre-paid cards can have even more fees associated with them. a $10 activation fee just to use the thing. you have to pay $10. maintenance fees of $10. i'm not saying it's on every card but a lot of cards have the fees. you mentioned this in the teases, just to check the balance and call customer service, a lot of them charge a fee. >> they won't improve your credit car. >> there's no credit check involved. they are easy to access. that's one of the reasons people gravitate toward them. but ultimately having one won't improve anything. >> another reason more people may be looking at this is celebrity endorsements. >> and the celebrity draw attention to the cards. magic johnson signed on with one. suze orman signed on. you have george lopez, russell simmons. you have to look beyond the face on the card and look at, for example, the hidden fees and look at the terms of every card. in many cases, the celebrities, it's good for them. their face is on a card. they are making money.

exactly, you are not. the kardashians have big problems with this. they had signed and endorsed one of them. their card charged $100 a year to use it. with the little fees, it added up to $100. >> very, very reasonable. banks -- >> incomplete sentence. >> because of charges like that, banks make a ton on these. >> they do. that's one of the reasons you have banks heavily marketing these. not just big banks but all over the place. banks taking advantage of the fact that they have struggled to maintain customers through their traditional routes, so they're going after customers through this. $525 billion is going on these cards this year. $200 billion was the number in 2006. >> wow that's a big jump in six years. >> rebecca, thanks. happy fourth again. matt harding danced his way around the world. some serious moves here. just ahead, he'll show us how his happy feet led to some of the most popular online videos.

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>> in short police chase in with two injuries in oakland. that is one of the aftermaths right there. they spotted a stolen vehicle which lost control and smashed into the hydrant by san leandro street and 40 second ave. the driver suffered major injuries. richmond police officers will be using their shot spotter system to catch people soting off illegal fireworks during the holiday. police are especially concerned about bullets fired in the air in celebration. thousands of people will line the streets of danville this

morning as the town holds its annual fourth of july parade. the festivities begin at 9:00 this morning. traffic and weather together after a break

>> let's take u2 mass transit, we have a couple of things to report.

no delays but there are service changes due to the holiday. train service today for the holiday. freeways are looking pretty good. no major delays to report, we are clocking in some nice speeds as you work your way through san jose. the golden gate bridge is looking pretty good into san francisco. >> a few patches of fog over the golden gate bridge. temperatures are beginning to heat at and it looks like a spectacular fourth of july. as we head towards the afternoon we will keep things up with 80s and low 90s. out towards the coastline, low clouds and fog and temperature's mainly in the '60s. tomorrow, more clouds on the way with cooler temperatures. ,,,,,,

♪ in matt harding's world, the journey of a thousand miles begins with kind of a wiggle. the viral video sensation behind where the hell is matt has taken us around the world and taught us that deep down, everybody loves to dance. >> i am alone in the woods. >> backpacking around the world. >> every little step -- >> 26 years old, matt harding thought he was living his dream and in 2003 when a friend suggested he do his so-called stupid dance on a bus you street corner in hanoi, vietnam, matt

happily obliged. the idea caught on from moscow to myanmar, to bangkok, even atop mount kilimanjaro. by the end of 2005, matt's dance video was a you-tube favorite. but the party was just beginning. >> me dancing by myself. not that interesting. other people doing different things all over the world, really, really interesting. >> it began with children in are you wanda, then wherever matt went, he brought the joy of dancing with him. through 100 countries. an estimated 10,000 people joining in along the way. now 35, with over 80 million hits on you-tube, this globetrotting internet sensation has finally come home where he saved the best dance for last. >> matt harding is here with us in studio 57. that's your partner and your son

max. >> i always get choked up when i see that. >> i got choked up when i voiced that piece. when i went and watched that. >> it's great. the videos are -- they're amazing. let's backtrack for a minute. a history on how we got here. you have a new video in 2012 and it's dancing with not just you dancing, not that your moves aren't fantastic. >> they're good. >> but they're impressive. almost jeff glor impressive. but you have now this cast of backup dancers and that's really changed the way you do this. >> oh, yeah. changed it a lot. well, the first thing that changed with this one, it was actually learning how to dance. for years and years, i've been doing this same little this thing. it was all i knew how do. when i was making the 2008 video, i went to india and they said why don't you learn some of our moves. that's the first time i thought of that. and it was a lot of fun. i thought, well, i thought i couldn't dance. but i can do this. so i spent the last couple of years making this new video

where i tried out different dances in each place. >> it seemed like before it was a run in place or something elainesque. right? >> but you feel like you're an expert now? >> no, by no means. >> because we're not. >> you don't do bests and favorites because you've been to so many places. which is understandable. what are top three places that you want to take max when he's old enough. >> now when i travel, i'm tucking away for future trips i want to do. i definitely would love to go back to mongolia and do a horse riding trip in mongolia. there's some countries that click with me. that's the way for everybody. you travel and different places click for different people. you find somewhere, where you just think there's something for me here. i want to be here. so for me, it's places like namibia, mongolia, just place that is are really fascinating to me.

>> do you still get scared to dance any places. i know you were in north korea recently. >> i was probably more nervous for that north korea shot than anywhere else. the hair raising for me. it's definitely -- >> you're not suppose today record at least there. >> it's a little bit touchy. it's a little bit touchy. they'll let you take your camera in. it's not as closed off as it's made to seem. but yeah, they're pretty sensitive and particularly that clip in the video, it was filmed on kim jong-il's birthday, turned out to be his last birthday. they have this big mass dance celebration. >> it's nice that you danced for him. >> ultimately. one thing you talk about here is what you hope people take from this. because yes, it looks silly and yes you call it the supervised dance or whatever. but there really is a message you hope people take from all this. >> yes. i think it helps to remind people that we're all the same.

and we don't need to be so afraid of each other. to see somebody acting silly and giggling and being goofy, it's very humanizing and just kind of -- it reminds us of something to be reminded of and it makes you feel really good. >> mice to have you here, matt. happy trails, happy dancing. we look forward to more. >> thank you very much. >> matt harding joining us this morning. >> good stuff. americans have enjoyed paul simon's music for half a century. we don't hear the singer songwriter doing many intervews, but he couldn't say no to wynton marsalis. we'll show you that conversation right here,,

♪ makes you feel good, right? for nearly 50 years paul simon has been an icon in pop music. classic songs like the sounds of sigh lins, 50 ways to leave your

lover and call me al. >> wynton marsalis recently spoke with simon musician to musician about how he became one of the most important artists of his generation. ♪ >> for half a century, the music of paul simon has taken us to extraordinary places. ♪ >> with insights on love. >> she said losing love is like a window in your heart ♪ >> longing. >> so far away ♪ >> and laughter. >> had a lot of money ♪ >> his songs illuminate what we all have in common. it's already in existence. you just have to reveal it. >> simon is a modern whose genius is rooted in the possibilities of america.

his first inspiration -- >> i remember there was a radio -- >> childhood weekends filled with baseball and the family radio. >> i would listen to in those days there was only one station in new york, 1010, now it's a news station. but then it was a station where allen fried played rock'n'roll six days a week. >> so what he was playing was r&b vocal groups like sonny till and the orioles, then he'd play maybe some ray charles, maybe some ruth brown. then all of a sudden he's playing johnny cash, elvis presley, buddy holly. to me, it was all -- >> it was all the same. absolutely the same. >> when i was a little boy ♪ >> this integrated soundtrack inspired him and ignited an unchen muchable spirit.

>> hello darkness my old friend ♪ >> by the mid '60s, he would dominate the same air yeas with an anthem that spoke to the national soul. >> the sound of silence ♪ >> i was a 21-year-old person thinking about the words of that song. >> i have no idea. all i can say is at that time i thought, hmm, that's better than i usually do. i really -- >> no concept at all about what is magical about inspiration. and i don't think about inspiration at all. i don't believe that you need inspiration. i don't say i'm going to wait around until some inspiration comes. no. if i'm going to write -- my writing base and start to write. ♪ >> paul's work ethic and talent propelled him to the apex of

american popular music. he's recorded 224 songs and 17 albums through it all. he's followed his greatest gift, the ability to engage human fundamentals deeper than music itself. it's a rare skill that leads him to the borders across genre culture and creating new and meaningful collaborations. >> musicians, i'm sure you feel the same way, all around the world are very, very open to a dialog of music. you're playing what you love and you want to hear what they love and what they play. well, cultural barriers fall to an amazing degree. >> right. ♪ >> as a result, his music is a seamlessly woven tapestry of diverse grooves, melodys and techniques. everything, songs recordings, and performances are so

well-executed as to appear effortless. but in truth, he is a meticulous craftsman. >> four felt too short. eight is too long. why don't we try six. >> honors the pact between artist and audience by giving everything all of the time. ♪ >> you can call me al. called the national anthem because everybody stands up. ♪ >> all of a sudden everybody stands up. it's not my favorite song to sing. it's usually the song that makes me stop touring. somewhere in the middle of a tour, i'm doing you can call me al and i say to myself, what am i doing here, man? i'm just imitating a guy singing you can call me al. i got to get out of here. >> even at 70, the integrity of

his artistry remains steadfast. retaining its initial vitality as the music continues to evolve. >> when i was in my 20s and 30s really. pretty much if i thought ace song was really good and i liked it, so did everybody else. that's not the case anymore. but i'm past that point in my life. i'm only concentrating on what can i make and how can i do this without lying? >> ♪ narrow streets of cobblestone ♪ >> today his classic and enlightens speak to generations. still seducing the country more than half a century later.

[ applause ] >> i had a chance to interview him in detroit. he's one of the great treats of life. there was a book of wisdom inside that piece. by the way, page did a wonderful -- one of our producers. >> it's a beautiful piece. i love listening to winton, too. you put the two of them together, what a beautiful combination that is. >> i do love how he talks about not waiting for inspiration. you work at it. so i think sometimes people look past that work ethic and just sitting down to write. >> there's a lot of work involved. it's great stuff. >> two american treasures right there. >> absolutely. this morning, we're setting the time machine back to 1987. we'll show you what was making news on this day 25 years ago and how many of those issues are still important today as we listen to one of the greatest songs ever written. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

♪ we've had a lot of good music this morning. for most of us it wouldn't be the fourth without the staples. glory, fireworks, a tasty barbecue. turns out, though, the celebrations are not the only things that stand the test of time. >> with we asked what mattered on this day 25 years ago, we found striking similarities between then and now. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident. that all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their

creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. >> even though it was a holiday, yet another chapter in the saga of jim and tammy baker as a crowd turned out to protest the takeover of their ministry by evangelist jerry falwell. >> i think it's significant that only about 200 persons, 200 or 300 persons are involved in the dissident group and 50,000 people here today on the grounds celebrating christ and america. >> family squabbles can become quite ugly. more is at stake here than just a ministry. there's a little bit of power and a lot of money. >> klaus barbie is back in leon st. joseph's prison where he'll spend the rest of his life. he left the courtroom convicted of crimes against humanity, the murder, torture and deportation to death camps of thousands of jews and resistance fighters.

>> there is no sign of repentance. >> no. i don't think he was ashamed. >> president reagan used his weekly radio address to defend his -- to appeal to the democratic controlled senate to act on the merits of the nomination. >> to maintain the independence of the judiciary, i hope that we can keep politics out of the confirmation process and promptly schedule hearings. >> until we get more cooperation in advancing the schedule of the senate, we may want to hold up that nomination. >> martina navratilova hadn't won in -- she won steffi graf to win a singles championship. they are the dark side of a national employment picture that otherwise appears brighter. call them the underemployed. about 6 million americans who have settled for part-time work because they can't find what they really want. full-time jobs. >> i would really like to have

more hours. >> and in moscow, american and soviet rock groups joined forces today at a peace concert. >> for 40 years they've thought of us as the enemy. when they see us face to face, they realize there is no enemy there and vice versa. it's a magnificent catharsis. >> when the doobie brothers took the stage, some of them got into the concert spirit and no one interfered. a concert like this would have been impossible before mikel gorbachev instituted his openness. rock'n'roll openness will take more getting used to. >> crowds were drawn to an all spam cookoff. a bow nan za for hormel. >> this company has produced 4 billion spam cans since 1937. somebody out there has to be eating it. >> another part of town can't forget the prolonged and bitter strike at the hormel meat packing plant where spam is

made. >> everything i believe in is celebrated on the fourth of july. i don't believe in spam. >> we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. spam was a little different then. 3.6 cans what was it a second. >> 3.6 spam e-mails a second. >> a minimum. >> at the minimum. >> it is really outrageous is it not? >> in any event, we enjoy he will brating freedom. nice to have you join us on day two. people are spending times with friends and family but to remember why we have this day each year. a lot of people going to parades, placing a flag on the grave of a loved one who served their country.

a great day is ahead. happy fourth to you, my friend. >> happy fourth. a pleasure to spend the morning with you. >> absolutely. >> now i'm going to the beach with my kids. >> enjoy. >> have a great fourth of july everyone. your local news is coming up next right here. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs next right here. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> good morning. the west contra costa and unified school district faces a lawsuit from one of its richmond schools. the aclu wants the district relocate its community day school program. and among other complaints, dilapidated trailers and broke in bathrooms. a police chase ended this morning with two injuries in oakland. the car lost control and smashed into a fire hydrant by san leandro street and 40 second ave. the independent state party is coming back to livermore. the fireworks were cancelled

last year because of budget cuts. citizens came up with enough cash to cover the fireworks and the city kick in enough to cover first responders. >> it would be great today, nice and clear tonight for the fireworks. low clouds and fog at the coast. it looks like we are in for a great afternoon outside. sunshine for most, just a couple of patches of fog at the coastline. 67 in san francisco and 72 degrees in oakland. the next couple of days we will change things up a bit cooling down thursday and friday before warming up over the weekend.

>> if you plan on taking mass transit today, most of the services are running on holiday or sunday schedules. art and cal train will be running longer trains this evening to accommodate fireworks. train service for today. so far traffic is still pretty good. traffic is very light. no problems in the south bay. so far so good on 880 in both directions. highway 4 looks pretty good,

have a wonderful fourth of july.