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this too. it's unbelievable to imagine prison, carnegie hall legends that pressure. >> tremendous story. pull some strings to give thank you, seth. we're back in just a moment. hardened criminals a new sense you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." of self-worth and a shot at a [ male announcer ] if you suffer from heartburn 2 or more days a week, new life. and taking even more humanity out of traveling. >> if you twoish use a taxi, please see the uniform taxi dispatcher outside door number eight. >> giving new definition to service with a smile that's missing a little heart. all that and so much more on "cbs this morning saturday," all that and so much more on "cbs this morning saturday," july 28, 2012. captioning funded by cbs a good saturday morning to everyone who is joining us. great to have you with us again maurice. >> great to be back with you, rebecca. the xxx olympiad is under way. the 2012 summer games got off to a rousing start with an opening ceremony that ranged from high drama to low humor, spiced with
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plenty of rock'n'roll. it was quite a spectacle and the queen dropped in with the help of 007. >> mark phillips joins us from london. "the new york times" is sayi medal went to a chinese woman in
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culinary scene in los angeles. she's going to give us food and drink. we'll have a great time on "cbs this morning saturday". [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the women's ten-meter air rifle. it's called passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. >> we'll check in with you later at unitedhealthcare insurance company, in the program. after taking in the opening we understand that commitment. ceremony last night, mitt romney so does aarp, heads to israel this morning. after a less than diplomatic serving americans 50 and over for generations. start to his foreign trip, he's so it's no surprise millions have chosen no doubt hoping for a warmer reception than he got in london. an aarp dicare supplement insurance plan, jan crawford reports.
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insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. >> looking statesman-like as he like all standardized medicare supplement plans, met with the foreign leader. it helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. attending the olympics opening to find out more, call today. ceremony, a vivid reminder of his role running the 2002 games ooh gas, take an antacid. in salt lake city. oh, thanks. good luck. friday was a vast improvement good luck to you. over the day before when romney doesn't he know antacids won't help gas? oh, he knows. incurred the wrath of the [ male announcer ] antacids don't relieve gas. british press and london mayor gas-x is designed to relieve gas. boris johnson. >> a guy called mitt romney who gas-x. the gas xperts. wants to know whether we're ready. he wants to know whether we're but what about your wrinkles? ready. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. its retinol formula visibly reduces wrinkles are we ready? in one week. [ applause ] >> johnson was referring to why wait if you don't have to. remarks romney made in an neutrogena®. interview earlier in the week when he seemed to question london's readiness for the olympics. >> it's hard to know how well it hey lolo, pull that trail leg through. will turn out. there were a few things that then i want you to punch that knee down the track. punch it. were disconcerting. 'cause if you win gold, i could win prizes at mcdonald's. >> never mind that british leaders and the press in the run-up to the game had shin parallel to the track... then you just go -- reservations about security contracts and transportation. that's a decent start. look at the headlines on friday. [ male announcer ] keep an eye on your us athletes
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it's great to have you with us, major. good morning. >> good morning. >> we learned yesterday the economy is slowing down. it is growing at a 1.5% clip. but the risk of recession is now heightened. how is that going to play for the president? >> i'd say most economists would say the risk of recession is this is my sweetest dream come true. stalking the president in this campaign, but it is not a robust eating on national television. >> i'm happy it's working. fear. not a legitimate fear. >> this morning on the dish, one 1.5% gdp growth indicates the hot tamale. economy is growing somewhat and susan feniger is an award not falling all the way back. it is a retreat from the 2 winning chef, author. she's host of the show, two hot percentage point growth recorded the earlier quarter. when the president talks about a campaign slogan forward, the tamales. >> she's owner of border grill economy is moving backward, but restaurants and authority on it is in stall mode. latin cuisine. that's not good news for the she's here with malaysian clam president in any context. >> that stall mode equates to pepper. >> tell us about these clams. jobs in the first quarter of the >> so excited to be here. year, 260,000 or so were being i know you like eating malaysian black pepper clams at 8:30 in creat created. now it's just 75,000. how is that going to play versus the morning. the white house touting its >> my favorite thing.
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deficit reduction? believe it or not. >> this honestly is one of my favorite dishes. i think it's because -- this is >> deficit reduction doesn't from street. this is a street food from move voters. the president's deficit is lower around the world. so this is southeast asian by $112 billion according to the cuisine. and this is totally a simple latest projections. still over a trillion dollars. clam dish. but it's got that sweet salty that is kind much a magic number for the american public, one thing. >> it's perfect. that creates a sense much alarm >> it's sweet from the palm across both aisles, meaning sugar that goes in and salty republicans and democrats. from the soy sauce and the voters vote on jobs and economic balance of the lime juice. it's that combination together trajecto trajectory. that i love. the jobs growth generated by >> you didn't dream this up. you perfected it. >> exactly. 1.5% gdp will not move unemployment down precipitously. i ate it at a hawker stand in they understand the economy is singapore and thought that is a great dish. not -- they've lowered the expectations in their mind. that's where the inspiration comes from, on streets. they don't believe the numbers >> you've traveled the world? hurd the president. >> i wish i had traveled the i believe they do. whole world. any time you have forward but i haven't traveled enough. but i want to. movement in the economy, that's but i have been -- i've spent a difficult for reelection. ton of time in india and turkey let's talk about romney's and israel and spain and mexico. trip to london. the idea was to look presidential. he was doing damage control. yes. the question is how does this >> a lot of people describe you play with the voters? do these foreign trips and as a groundbreaker. as a female, there aren't that foreign policy really make that
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many female chefs who made it to much of a difference? the level that you have. >> let's use app olympic sport what is it -- i am curious to for a second. poll vaulting. know what it is about the what mitt romney was hoping to do is pole vault the trip on the industry that makes so male sen trick and is it uninviting to foreign policy side of the stage and say, look, he can be women? >> i mean, it's been so long effective and not make mistakes. since i started in it. instead of planting the pole and i mean, really, i opened with -- getting over, he fell down. he flat fell down. no republican looking at the my first restaurant 30 years mitt romney first day in london ago. can say to them testifies, that i think at that time, you know, it truly was, it was definitely was a credible beginning. the french kitchen, male they can't. dominated. on a topic he knows well, the but i think for me, i never sort of thought about that. i was a tom boy growing up. olympics, you don't criticize something that's about to begin i never thought about it. and last night, yes the british i was one of the guys in the kitchen. that never scared me. made fun of themselves. it never intimidated me. that's a british thing they do i probably didn't even notice themselves to themselves. they don't expect foreigners, it. i was very -- >> that's probably part of the especially americans, to key, not paying attention to it criticize them in advance. mitt romney should have known helped you move forward. that. he didn't do it. >> i was driven and focused. he fouled up what was supposed >> what do you tell a kid today to be an easy glide to this who wants to go into this line trip. now it's get tougher. of work? israel is real politics and ream this is not work, by the way, is world stage and. it? is this fun? >> totally fun.
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any misstep there, it will i mean, i love it. i mean, this is honestly, i compound it into a muddled trip. >> major, gun control has become owned my first place 30 years a big portion of the debate at ago and worked in french kitchens before that. least at this moment in time. you wrote about it in the really, i still feel completely national journal. my question is, if neither passionate about it. candidate wants to touch this literally, i opened street three from a policy standpoint, is it years ago. everyone was saying, why are you going to be a big election opening another restaurant? it's my love. i feel like i'm the luckiest issue? >> probably not. gun control is a forced person on earth to be able to multiplier in a presidential and really still love this many years later what i do. so i love it. electoral politics. i love the people connection. what i mean by that, if you're for gun control and you put the i love that i get to wear a policies out front, people who are opposed to you, really rally uniform every day to work. >> how do you handle the against you. business aspect of it. you don't necessarily gain the three years ago you opened the swing in independent and undecided voters with near the restaurant. that's the height of the passion that you get from those recession. it's hard to get people to come against you. that's why the president is moving very cautiously or not at to your restaurant, let alone all on gun control. that time. what i wrote about this week is >> in hindsight, it's like what he doesn't need congress to do a was i thinking? few things. i didn't know it was the height none of them would have stopped of the recession. the massacre in aurora. i had been -- i love street but they would have done things food. i love traveling. to be responsive to what gun i think i have -- i think i was control advocates say can and born at some point in another should be done with the life in india. executive powers. the president is not going there. you know, i love the people and he's more than cautious. he's pretty much paralyzed on the culture and learning about
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thissish eye >> major garrett from cultures through food. washington. thank you very much. so i think as a business, you now on to syria's civil war have to think about food and the and the battle for aleppo. restaurant business as like how do you do it. they've been pounding the city of 3 million people with attack how do you do what you're passionate about and be a smart helicopters and heavy weapons in preparation for what's likely to business person. be the biggest clash so far w for "cbs this morning saturday," >> take us through whatever else we have here as well. it's wonderful salad. >> i've eaten all of it at this point. >> this is a brussel sprouts with apples and hazelnuts. everything in there, roasted brussel sprouts that are shredded real thin and lime. we have artichokes here, which i grew up on artichokes. growing up in toledo, ohio, i don't know how, by my mother was a great cook and loved artichokes. it has a sumac mayonnaise lime dressing. then we've got the kale with white beans and my mother's peanut butter and jelly cookies. would you sign our dish? >> love to. >> you're the best susan feniger. >> for more on the dish and chef
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susan, go to our website. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday". [ female announcer ] the coffee house. i am elizabeth palmer in beirut. >> of the many questions we have the lines, the cost, the hassle. about the massacre in aurora, ♪ express yourself colorado, eight days ago, the [ female announcer ] why not try coffee-mate? biggest one is why. with over 25 delicious flavors why would anyone do such a for a fraction of the cost of the coffee house. terrible thing? there may never be a satisfactory answer, but we do add your flavor, with coffee-mate, from nestle. now know that the accused gunman, james holmes, was under a psychiatrist's care. anna werner has more from
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[ male announcer ] dannon oikos berry flavors beat chobani 2 to 1 in a national taste test. 18-year-old a.j. boik who just graduated high school in may. oikos greek yogurt. those who knew him well, family possibly the best yogurt in the world. and friends, attended a church service friday. but he was on the minds of i love fruit. grapefruits, pineapple. casual acquaintances and even i put lemon in my water. these are all highly acidic. strangers, too, who gathered at the acid can affect the enamel. the impromptu memorial site i think lemons are good for you. across from the theater. [ laughs ] just not for my teeth. >> it just hurts real bad. like when i come up here to see the crosses and i just looked at my dentist recommended pronamel. he told me that pronamel would help protect a.j.'s and it brought me down to the enamel of my teeth from further acid erosion. now that i use pronamel, tears. he just graduated. i feel more confident >> the name that isn't mentioned about having these acidic foods in my diet. here, that of the man police say i really care about these things, caused so much pain. and i want to be doing what's best for my body james holmes. and for my teeth. holmes remains here at the arapahoe county jail. prosecutors are expected to formally file charges against him at a hearing monday morning. for "cbs this morning saturday," anna werner, centennial, colorado. as anna reported, james holmes will be back in court on monday to be formally charged. we won't learn much about what takes place beyond that because cameras will not be allowed in
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the courtroom and the judge has barred police and lawyers from speaking publicly about the case. >> joining us now from centennial colorado is criminal defense attorney rick cornfeld who represented the parents of one of the columbine high school killers, dylan klebold. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> with word this morning that holmes was seeing a psychiatrist, what about the here's gayle king with a look at likelihood that we would see what's happening monday on "cbs that psychiatrist at trial? this morning." >> good morning to you. on monday, we'll reveal newly >> well, i think it's early to discovered details about tell and obviously if mr. president obama's heritage. plus, take a look at this. holmes' mental condition becomes a high flying new way to have an issue, then that's a fun this summer. don't try that at hope. possibility. but i think what's more likely we'll see you monday at 7:00 from los angeles on "cbs this is if his mental condition morning." becomes an issue. everybody has a different idea of fun. by the way, i don't see how it >> i might want to try that at isn't an issue. home. >> a vacuum cleaner and take that there will be a series of off. doctors that probably examine next week on "cbs this morning saturday" on the 50th anniversary of the death of him beginning sometime soon. >> because obviously, he'll want marilyn monroe, we go into the to plead insanity and get out of some of these charges, at least from a legal standpoint and have vault for edward r. murrow's a -- face a lesser sentence as a 1955 interview with the legendary film star. i don't want to miss that.
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i also can't wait to see if the result. >> well, he may try. lonnie quinn, sharon quinn family the little baby -- pleading insanity is not as easy as it sounds. >> 8:28, a text saying nothing when people say it's getting out of charges, i think that's an new. trying to sleep. contractions have slowed. who knows. >> best of luck to you and the oversimplification. what it talks about is whether or not you have a mental disease family. >> see you next week. or defect that renders you >> have a great weekend >> see you next week. >> have a great weekend everybody. incapable of forming the -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com requisite intent. it's a hyper legal thing. but the bottom line is, even if you're found to be insane, you're ending up in a lockdown pins an needles? mental facility as opposed to a >> how are you compared with the lockdown prison. beginning of the broadcast? it's not as if you're out just more tired? walking the streets and doing >> the most recent text i just what you would do as if you were got from her, again, at 8:28, found not guilty. >> based on what you've seen and it's from a distance, would she says nothing new. trying to sleep. insanity be something that you would be pushing for here? would that seem to make sense? contractions are slows. slows me down a lot. >> i'd take a nap. i'd nap through the whole thing if i could. >> well, i think that as a >> it's funny, the doctor said lawyer defending mr. holmes, once it starts getting more there's two parts of any crime, one is the action and one is the intense, lonnie, draw her a bath mental state, the intent. and tell her to get in the bath. the action here is not i guess i'm going to get in the defensible. the evidence appears to be car and head home and draw a
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overwhelming. this case is not a whodunit. you're not focusing your efforts bath. this could be a very long, long on the defendant's actions. because of that, you got to go process. i mean, this may not be until focus on the defendant's intent tomorrow or the next day. or lack thereof. >> you're ready pour it sf. that's where -- that's the first >> i'm not ready at all. thing you need to be thinking >> i got the nursery ready. about and i guarantee you his i've painted the walls. >> we went a little lavender for lawyers, who are very good her. lawyers and very well-respected >> i like that. >> philosophical about the whole public defenders here in thing. very impressive. colorado, they are all over that >> a week from now, it will be -- issue. that is the only place they have >> you know me -- to go. >> will they be seeking the >> he sees me at my worst. i've been a mess about the whole death penalty? thing. >> no, you haven't at all. >> well, the prosecution has a i am curious to know how many lavenders you looked at to number of weeks to make that choose. >> she knows. decision. but this is a jurisdiction that i just labor over decisions. i had to look at probably 20 to is very, very enamored of the 30 lavender paint chips. death penalty. so i made a decision. given that history and given sort of the notorious nature of it looks great. >> when it gets down to diaper the crime, i would expect that changing, give me a holler. decision to be made, even though >> are you good at that? the death penalty is used very, >> how many brands of diapers very sparingly in the state of are there? >> we only used one. colorado, there are only two how is that for an answer. people on death row right now, >> big ones, small one and this jurisdiction has many of little tiny ones. the cases. >> i don't know if i believe i was involved in one eight or that you mow owe. nine years ago.
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>> right. >> a goodbye. and your answer there is yes to learn more about "cbs then. this morning," visit us at cbs news.com. ,,,,,,,, rick kornfeld. thank you. we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> thank you. maryland police say that they have averted what might have been a shooting massacre like the one in colorado. kneel prescott was taken into custody friday at after allegedly threatening to shoot up his workplace after learning he was going to be fired. two dozen guns and thousands of rounds much ammunition were found in his apartment. other headlines this morning. we finally know more about the mysterious medical condition and the whereabouts of congressman jesse jackson jr. his office says jackson is at the mayo clinic undergoing what it calls an extensive evaluation for depression and a gastrointestinal problems. the illinois democrat went on medical leave in june without an explanation. the city of seattle and the justice department reached an agreement to end the excessive use of force by police especially against minorities. it calls for court oversight of
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the police department. the justice department threatened to file a civil rights lawsuit against seattle. just to the north of seattle in washington, a house is in a whole lot of trouble this morning. the home sits atop a cliff and its front yard is collapsing. a 50-foot hole has swallowed a century's old tree and everything nearby sending it down the bluff. officials believe it's being washed away by a natural spring that decided to change course. >> imagine seeing that out your front window. >> these things happen. >> they happen. it's all part of nature. another part of nature is lonnie quinn. he joins us now with a first check of the weather. >> forgce of nature. keep going. this is getting good. i'll show you the satellite and radar picture for the entire country. it's not too active at this hour. most having a good morning. the spot i'm watching is here. let's zoom in tight. it's anywhere from central new
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york state north into northern new england. there's a low pressure system here. just rolling off the great lakes. this system will be intensifying as it moves to the northeast. here's what i'm calling for. anywhere from albany new york to, say, places like pittsfield, massachusetts to brattleboro, vermont. you put sunshine, heating of the day, a lift as the low pressure flies over the mountains, you'll squeeze out rain. 2 to 4 inches in this area, with some spots picking up more. could see 4 inches to possibly 5 and each half a foot. that's a quick look at one portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. all right. everybody, you make it a very
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happy saturday. rebecca and maurice, back to you guys. >> next time you go to the airport, you could be greeted by a smiling someone who is always willing to help and never needs a coffee break or bathroom break. that's because she's not real. she's an avatar. a life size computer generated person. >> her mood doesn't change with the size of your luggage. there on the job at dulles airport in virginia at logan and boston, each of the three airports serving the new york area and elaine quijano has more from newark, new jersey. >> with some of the worst on time arrivals and departures in the nation, new york's airports are long on crowds and short on customer satisfaction. >> got to be atrocious. kind of navigating airports in this country is a pretty bad experience. >> hello and welcome to newark liberty international airport in newark new jersey. >> meet ava, newark's answer to better customer service. she fields questions passengers
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typically ask thousands of times a day. >> if you wish to use a taxi, see the uniformed taxi dispatcher outside door number 8. >> ava is an avatar. her name is short for airport virtual assistant and the port authority paid $180,000 to place one unit at newark, laguardia and kennedy airports. the goal is to save money and cut costs. but cbs news travel editor peter greenberg thinks it won't fly. >> we've lost the art of conversation when it comes to customer service. when the actual conversation is actually with a hologram character, i got a problem with that. >> passengers are mixed. some fient her flirty. >> very nice. >> great idea. >> others intriguing. >> i think it's a pretty addition to the airport. i've never seen something like that before. >> others are offended. >> i really was creeped out by it. i don't like the idea at all. >> greenberg warns passengers should also expect more changes
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as cost conscious companies replace humans with holograms. >> what's next is i won't be sitting here. you'll have an avatar talking to you. i enjoyed this interview a lot. please leave the building now. >> for "cbs this morning saturday," elaine quijano, new york. >> i don't know. she creeps me out. >> does she? >> she's two-faced, right? >> you're calling her two-faced now. very interesting. >> some people are just freaked out by the whole thing. disconcerting. >> i want to see it in person. i'll make my call then. >> it's not her then. >> coming up, unicorns, bounce houses and dolls. i'm not talking about what's in my closet, i'm talking about impulse buys. they can be 'em brarsing. we'll reveal the winner of how i blew my cash. the trial of former illinois cop drew peterson accused of killing his third we'll talk with his defense attorney. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan
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it is front page news here in new york city. ahead, the latest on the jackson family drama. it was perfect harmony as the jackson brothers performed last
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night in california. behind the scenes, it is a completely different story. >> there have been death threats and more.,,,,,,,,
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lonnie has exciting news. >> father of the year. >> not quite. i am at work. it was around 2:30 in the morning. my wife started to have contractions. make the phone call to the doctor. i'll tell you, these doctors are amazing. he gets right back to her in the middle of the night. time it out. it was about an hour and a half. she had another one and i'm like do i go to work? what do i do? >> he said this could be a long, drawn-out day for you. it could happen tomorrow. >> this is not his first rodeo. >> this shows your commitment to being our weatherman, lonnie. your wife is in the hospital right now, right? she's having contractions. >> she's having contractions, literally right now. >> wait, wait.
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i also have the phone ready to roll. >> have you heard anything? >> she's had another one. >> are you texting or calling sm. >> texting. >> this whole dynamic. you're here. she's there. how is that going down? how is that working out? >> it might have been a bit of a distraction. i'm clearly more nervous than she is. >> is she calm? >> come on, she's a rock man. she's cool with the whole thing. i'm not. but she had another contraction a little while ago. now they're about an hour apart. this can take a long time apparently. >> as one who has been down this road, all touf do is worry. you don't have to do anything. just worry and be cool and be calm and strong. >> at the birthing classes, the woman said if you are awake, you are awake. no sleeping. >> it's going to be a long day. >> lots of coffee. red bull. >> we'll put the phone right here. i have to share this thing with
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you too, lonnie. you call, you need me. >> call me maybe. ,,,,,,,,
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welcome back to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. the long wait is almost over. former chicago area police officer drew peterson is about to face a jury in the 2004 death of his third wife and peterson's defense attorney will be joining us live. >> also this morning, the winner of the most embarrassing impulse buy. >> i'm looking forward to hearing what that was. where else but in bearsville, new york, a mama bear and her cubs can't leave a family alone there. that and other stories explained
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when we take you behind the headlines. first, our top story this half hour. michael jackson's mother katherine could file as early as monday to become co-guardian of michael's three children. earlier this week she lost cole custody of them in the midst of a family feud. while all may have seemed okay when the jackson brothers took the stage last night, behind the scenes the drama continues to build. ♪ >> although the jackson family spent the past week tearing itself apart via twitter, michael jackson's brothers showed no signs of discord friday night performing in san jose. it was a deceptively normal -- after a bizarre week when the matriarch, katherine had gone missing and perhaps kidnapped. michael jackson's kids sounded alarms on twitter saying, yes, my grandmother is missing. i haven't spoken with her in a
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week. i want her home now. >> the family members at katherine's house get this phone call from katherine. she doesn't sound like herself. her words are slurred. she sounds a little incoherent. she now has everybody terrified that something bad has happened to her. >> paris' uncle jermaine tweeted back, i want to reassure everything that mother is fine but is resting up in arizona on the orders of a doctor, not us. but just days before katherine left los angeles for arizona, jermaine and three of his siblings signed a letter demanding the resignation of the two men named as executors of his late brother michael's estate accusing them of fraudulent behavior and lying to katherine. >> the jackson family is bitterly split down the middle in a dispute over the will. >> on wednesday, a judge stripped katherine of her custody of the three children. by the end of the week, she was back in los angeles agreeing to share custody with another family member. but the feud over the fate of the executors continues.
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on friday, randy jackson tweeted, it is my fear and belief that they are trying to take my mother's life. >> joining us now are tom mesereau, michael jackson's defense attorney and family friend and brook anderson, co-anchor of the insider. they're both up early in los angeles. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tom, let's start with the end of what randy jackson was saying. he went on to say this. the same people that are trying to manipulate my mother are the same people involved with my brother when he died. serious, serious allegations right there. who is he talking about? >> well, i'm not exactly sure. i suspect he's talking about the people who ran the jackson estate. there's tremendous tension between family members and those that run the jackson estate. from the family point of view, they're seeing lawyers and third parties make millions and millions of dollars off michael's estate. they don't think this is fair. they're suspicious about the will.
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the will says it was executed in los angeles when everyone has proven that michael was in new york and there are other issues. there's continuing tension over not only the size of this estate but how it's managed and how it's divvied out. i don't think that will dissipate soon. >> that's quite a backdrop frr a performance last night. they have all this going on and put on a show last night. >> it seems like their family was imploding before our eyes and the dispute was being played out on twitter, di czarly. yet, they put aside the differences for the sake of work. the show must go on. jermaine did fly with his brothers, tito, marlon and jackie. they are not aligned in terms of how they feel about katherine, the estate, the children. jermaine actually from the stage last night told members of the audience, you all have families. sometimes it gets complicated. whatever is said, we are familiment we are one.
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we will heal. there is a sense of optimism maurice, but they have to hold it together for a couple more shows this weekend to wrap up their summer unity tour. they have one tonight in oregon and one in washington. >> for as much talk about family and custody, it sounds like the battle is over one thing, and that is money. >> any large family is going to have conflicts from time to time. when you throw in fame and fortune at this level, when you have a family that's been under a media fishbowl for many, many generations, you're going to have even more problems. these things will flare up from time to time. i don't know how bad the differences really were between certain siblings of michael and his children. but clearly, they escalated partly because of media attention and hopefully they'll straighten out. but to think that everything will be smooth every second of the day is not realistic. by the way, these estate issues are not unusual for large
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estates. you often see heirs, non-heirs, third parties all in the mix, all going to court, all suspicious of that. who drafted the will, why it was signed, when it was signed. who got the provisions included in the will. this is not unusual. it's just that the jacksons are so popular and public attention is always directed at them. >> okay. we'll leave it right there. tom mesereau and brooke anderson on the jacksons from los angeles. good morning, rebecca and maurice. i have my big screen here. it looks like color by numbers. it's not. this is a surface analysis map with the areas shaded with green. looks like we got a bunch of washouts. we really don't. if you look at the map, you go from that right into this, which is the satellite and radar picture, shows you where the clouds and the rain is. not that much of it. the toughest spot is northeast. this low pressure system will bring a lot of rain to that
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area. in my mind, the nicest weather right there, around the great lakes. there's a big old high pressure system that's centered. it means a lot of sunshine. it's going to usher in a light little breeze there. low humidities. a perfect day with temperatures from milwaukee, lansing and indianapolis. i'm running the highs in the 70s and 80s. i will be more specific for you. 78 to 82. right there in the sweet spot. enjoy it. that's a quick look at one portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. . all right. i will say for your friends in tulsa, oklahoma, get ready for triple digits. hitting 110 today. >> hang in there, tulsa. thank you, lonnie. up next after a three-year wait,
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former chicago area police officer, drew peterson, is about to go on trial for the murder of his third wife. we'll be speaking with his attorney coming up next right here on "cbs this morning saturday." [ male announcer ] subway is the only place under the sun that lets you build your better breakfast with avocado! imagine avocado on a toasty bacon egg & cheese on flatbread. come celebrate avocado season before the sun goes down on this delicious addition! subway. build your better breakfast. with the subway buffalo chicken, featured $5 footlong of july!
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bureau is peterson's attorney, joel broad dskbrodsky. thanks for joining us this morning >> good morning. >> what's kept this from going to trial so long? >> we were on appeal over whether certain hearsay statements would go to the jury. we had to go the supreme court and back to the appellate court. appellate courts take their time. we were delayed almost two years. >> you lost that appeal. the hearsay ruling could potentially enter into evidence more evidence regarding the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy. does that concern you? >> well, we lost one out of three issues. we won two. the hearsay, obviously, is of some concern but not all that great of concern. the statements, we've whittled them down in pretrial motions because of the pry judge's finding of unreliability. they weren't reliable. i think it's not going to be as devastating as a lot of people
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have been led to believe. that's for sure. >> joel, this has taken forever to get to this point. how involved has drew peterson been in preparing his own vigorous defense? >> very involved. for example in jury selection, we called drew the ultimate jury consultant because he was a police officer in that area for 30 years. he knew the neighborhoods, he knew the people. he was able to give us a lot of insight into socioeconomic and ethnic groups in the area where they lid and where they worked and all the things that jury consultant look at. we have a witness list given to us of over 200 potential witnesses. drew was able to fill us in on the back story on almost all of these witnesses, which was going to be of great assistance in cross examining the witnesses. >> him there addressing the jury, we just saw it on the screen. that's not what you see every day. what was the thinking and calculation behind doing that? >> i mean, obviously we wanted
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drew to introduce himself to the jury. but he probably went a little bit further than we would have liked. it also shows, i think, that he's not intimidated, he's not looking at his feet. he's there to participate in the process where eventually we believe his innocence is going to be established. >> okay. joel brodsky, thanks so much. the trial begins next week. we'll be right back with much more: [ girl ] when i started playing soccer, i wasn't so good. [ barks ] so me and sadie started practicing. we practiced a lot. now i've got some moves! [ crowd cheering ] spin kick! whoo-hoo! [ giggling ] [ announcer ] we know how important your dog is to your whole family. so help keep him strong and healthy... with the total care nutrition in purina dog chow. because you're not just a family. you're a dog family.
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ever splurge, buy something on impulse? >> yeah. >> i go for the deals. i can't pass up a deal. i really do. >> i am impressed. >> some of us do overdo it. charles schwab came up with a contest. oh, chuck, i blew my cash. >> keeping it clean. people submitted confessions. we'll announce the winner in a moment. first, here's a look at some of the people who entered the contest. >> i didn't think i'd get a real live unicorn for 60 bucks, but i thought i would get more than
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the head. >> anybody want a ride? it doesn't get good gas mile anl. been expensive to drive around by myself. >> i blew 600 bucks to become the king of my own bouncy castle that no one ever, ever uses. >> how about these collectible plush toys in the '90 az an investment for my future. now they're worthless. >> i spent money on this puppet and jug ♪ >> we do have a winner in there somewhere. joining us now is antoine harris, a vice president and certified financial planner with charles schwab. >> remember the guy with the bouncy house. he is the grand prize winner. dan lamb row is from thornton, illinois. he won $10,000 in a schwab brokerage account for sharing his splurge. it's great to have both of you with us. >> congratulations. >> you actually made some money on this bouncy house. >> i did better than break even. >> ha did you learn?
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>> i learned that kids are fickle. any toy that you get them, they'll be bored of it in five minutes. doesn't matter if it's this big. >> everybody has a thought process. what was yours? man, this is a great idea. >> i have a really big family with lots of little cousins, all of a sudden. we all get together a few times a year at my grandmother's for barbecues. i thought this will be the hit of every barbecue we have for the next ten years. didn't work out that way. >> what do you recommend, antoine, people do? it's natural that people get caught up in ideas. but how do they stay away from actually fulfilling them? >> absolutely. this happens all the time. so it's okay to splurge a little bit and spend on extra things that make you happy and have fun. the most important thing first, though, is to take care of the essentials. oftentimes, clients don't actually take care of the essential things first and use the extra money to spend on
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additional items. at schwab, we try to have a priority list for clients to say hey, if we're going to allocate money, what should we do first? the first thing you should do is allocate at least the amount that your 401(k) plan is willing to match. if you're lucky enough to have a 401(k) plan and the employer is generous to match, that's free money. that's a 100% return off the top. take advantage of that at least. the second thing we want to talk about bad debt versus good debt. high interest nondeductible debt. if you're not able to write the interest off on your taxes at the end of the year, you want to pare that down. third, you need an emergency fund. oftentimes, you'll have a situation where your car breaks down or your washing machine breaks down. these are all machines. eventually, they'll break down at some point. it's always a surprise but not really a surprise. you need to have an emergency fund to take care of these types of issues.
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what we suggest is if there's a dual income household, at least three months of living expenses and something that's very safe and liquid that you can access right away, cash or savings account or money market account. if there's a one-income household, you need six months of living expenses and if retired, one to two years of living expenses should be allocated to an emergency fund. >> dan here has ten grand. what are you telling him to do with this money and dan, what do you want to do with the money? >> he was telling me that i should buy ten more bouncy castles. >> eight more. >> funny how that is. >> first thing you should do, dan, is really start to put goals around that money. put pen to paper and say, hey, what are my dpoels for this money longer term. do i need it in two years, ten years or 20 years. the most valuable piece that you have in your favor is time. time values the most powerful thing that you could pull that lever and apply to your personal situation. >> i'm sorry.
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we have to end it there, antoine harris. but people can go to charles schwab.com for more information. don, best wishes with the little nest egg you have now. >> we're doing the contest one more time. go to facebook/charles schwab, you can sign up for the contest. we're doing it one more time. >> good deal. the weird hotel room that's already house trained. i really don't understand it either. we'll all find out about that when we go behind the headlines when "cbs this morning saturday" returns. david. we've got to cancel. i've got gas.
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they did it not once but three times. wildlife specialists tried to kill the mama bear. she got away. they have not returned so far. world weirdest hotel rooms, maurice. how about a room without a view. this room is 500 feet down at the bottom of a mine shaft. here's the question. how do you get room service? >> ring the bell. >> ah, there you go. >> a room that's truly gone to the dogs. these cute giant puppy roops are in idaho. they can sleep four adults. kids can curl up in the nose. >> we'll leave that one right there. >> this is my favorite one. >> an increase in ufo sightingsment our neighbors to the north see three ufos a day. a small number cannot. those that cannot are called high quality unknowns. we have two in our staud yoe. wait a minute. it's a floating plate from the dish. >> what chef is that?
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>> i don't know, sue something. >> when they sign it, it's hard to see who they are. we love having them here sdplief. >> the food was delicious, we knee that much. see you in a few. so what's the latest from the wifey? >> checked in. no changes. a little bit after 7:00 this morning, she had the most recent contracti contraction. >> if you're just joining us now, my wife is in labor. >> i forgot to mention that. >> oh, by the way. she sounded calm. >> she is -- i know i always sound hyper. but my wife is calm all the time. >> ying to her yang. >> she's so cool. her sister is a doctor and her sister is up visiting. she's doing her residency. she's with us. we have a lot of support at home while i'm doing the weather with everybody. i mean, she's kind of hold
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things down. >> you're sweating more than normal today. i mean, just pouring down. i feel you. i know what you're talking about. >> it's going to be a girl. we should mention. it's going to be a little girl. this is going to be a whole new experience, man, for me. it's so funny. look, i love my son enormously. but the idea of a little girl, it's a different -- i'll tell you, the strangest stories. when i found out what the sex was of the baby. you're on pins and needles. let's be real guys, there are only two options. yet when you find out, it's overwhelming. >> what was the first thing that went through your mind when they said it's going to be a girl? >> i thought immediately, got to come up with a name. >> no that's not it. >> what are we going to call this beautiful little creature. my wife told me in terms of the name thing, we've got to down now. we were throwing down four names. now we're down to two. it's a game day decision. she needs to o hold this little
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sun is shining down in omaha, nebraska. welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm rebecca jarvis. good morning. i'm maurice dubois. coming up this half hour, a roundtable discussion on gun control with survivors and family members of last year's tucson shooting and the 2007 attack at virginia tech university. >> it will be interesting to see what they have to say. also, you know how tough it is to get your family to pose for a photo. imagine getting over 100 of hollywood's biggest stars all in the same room, all those egos, all at the same time. we're going to take a look and talk to the guy who made it
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happen and took an incredible picture. we'll show you the picture coming up. >> in just a few minutes. very impressive. plus, the mayor of a small town in iowa needs to raise millions and desperately needs your help to save a levee that helped her town survive floods. the 2012 olympics are under way this morning in london. the first medals have been handed out. there's still plenty of talk about last night's opening ceremony. mark phillips joins us again now from london. hello again to you, mark. good morning. what is the review? how is the opening ceremony being viewed? >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. generally positive, in fact. it was always going to be a balanced thing here playing to a british audience, playing to a worldwide audience. this was a very different kind of opening ceremony. mad cap, whimsical, eccentric. some wondered if it would be
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confusing to foreign audiences not up to speed with british culture the way people are here. my favorite comment was in a newspaper column here where somebody said they were wondering while a nation so hilariously bonkers would actually be allowed to have nuclear weapons. that's the kind of reaction that it's had. i think people generally thought that they pulled it off. they couldn't compete with the grandeur, the scale of what had happened four years ago in beijing. in this case, you substitute humor for power and i think the general conclusion is that it worked. >> today's big event features swimming superstar michael phelps. what do his chances look like, mark? >> not as good as they did a couple hours ago. he placed eighth in the heats. this is in the men's individual medley race. not his strongest race. but they swim four different strokes. he's in an outside lane for the final tonight. the big drama here, of course, is whether he can repeat the medal total, which i think was
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eight in beijing last time. so he's in the outside lane. his biggest competition is ryan lochte, the other american swimmer whose specialty this is. the drama continues. >> all right. mark phillips, thanks for bringing it to you from london. have a good one. now to some of the headlines this morning. the white house now projects this year's federal budget deficit will reach $1.2 trillion. that would make it the fourth straight year of trillion dollar plus deficits. the government reports an anemic annual growth rate of 1.5% in the second quarter of the year. that is down from 2% in the first quarter. a german fugitive accused of scamming investors out of $100 million has been arrested in las vegas. you will rick engler who used a variety of aliases was on the run for years. he was tracked down through a fingerprint match. it's expected that he'll be sent back to germany for prosecution. franco harris is challenging
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the scathing report about the jerry sandusky sex scandal. harris and two others say the report on the miss handling of the sandusky case by penn state officials is "highly flawed and factually inefficient." bob schieffer's guest will be penn state president rodney erickson tomorrow. remember that school bus monitor who became an internet star after a viral video showed her being bullied by young boys. she's decided to retire. the video drew an outpouring of support and people outraged at her miss treem, contributed $700,000 to a fund set up for her. so at 68, she can certainly afford to retire. it is four minutes after the hour. lonnie quinn has another look at the weather. >> but that money is verified? she's getting all that cash? >> i said it was enough to retire. that's still up to question. these days. >> what would you do? >> you're right. i wouldn't be monitoring a bus
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anymore. i'd be done with that. here's what i have in the satellite and radar picture. you may focus your attention right here for just a moment around south dakota. little upper level low pressure system this will bring basically a rainy day to the entire state of iowa. just south of that, there's a big bubble of high pressure. again, it's pulling really hot air. this will be the hottest spot in the country from topeka to tulsa to dallas. temperature readings, 95 to 110 on the thermometer. low humidity. it will feel like the readings. the flip side of the temperature coin, we go out to the west coast and from seattle through crescent city to san francisco. look at that. those are your high temperatures for the day. not getting out of the 60s. show you the hot an the cold. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend.
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>> this weather segment sponsored by hersheys. hershey's makes it a shah more. you make is simple. maurice over to you. make it a special saturday. lonnie, thanks so much. in the aftermath in aurora, colorado, there are renewed calls of reducing gun violence for survivors and family members of two previous attacks. they're demanding plans from president obama and mitt romney to do something meaningful. >> joining us now are five members of demand a plan. simon was shot in the chest and hand during the tucson shooting that also wounded representative gabrielle giffords. retired colonel bill badger was shot in the head but helped restrain the tucson shooter, jared lautner. >> and he grabbed his second clip of bullets. lori haas' daughter was shot twice in the virginia tech massacre and michael poll i's
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son was killed during that same attack. we appreciate all of you joining us. welcome. >> thank youment. >> what went through your mind, pat, when you saw the aurora news? pam? >> when i saw the aurora news, my heartbreak. all of us involved in something like that know exactly the feeling that many of those victims are going through. >> for all of you, was it like reliving this thing all over again? was it like a nightmare? >> definitely. >> in an instant, you do a flashback to every detail of what we encountered, and then you think about how horrible it is for their families and what they're going to go through. >> pat, i'm wondering, do you think how can this be? haven't we been down this road
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before? here we go again, is it like that? >> it is. it's like another sound bite. we're hoping you'll keep it in the forefront. that the reporters will keep this going instead of letting it drop off the radar in the next month and a half as soon as things tone down. >> colonel badger, what would you like to see change? >> well, there's a couple things i would like to see change. number one is, i would like to see it changed so people can't buy assault weapons. and there's no need for common citizens to buy assault weapons. the other side of it is, somebody who has mentally challenged needs help. i would like to see them get the appropriate help. >> lori, i want your thoughts in a second. let's listen to what the president and mitt romney had to say in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. we'll talk about it on the other side. >> i don't happen to believe that america needs new gun laws. a lot of what this young man did was clearly against the law.
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but the fact that it was against the law did not prevent it from happening. >> most americans believe that the second amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms. i also believe that a lot of gun owners believe that ak-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not criminals. >> it sounds like the two of them are doing this delicate dance. i need to get elected or re-elected. i don't want to hurt the rights of gun owners. i'm trying to be the consoler in chief if you will. is that where we need our leaders to be? >> we need them leading on this issue. certainly, their sympathy is well-placed and compassion is well-placed. but it's crocodile tears if they're not going to do something about preventing gun violence. >> what do you mean do something? from the bully pulpit. >> enforce the laws on the books. stop those from who are not legally allowed to hold -- get improvement in the background
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check system. the ban which is responsible for the high capacity clips that the shooter at virginia tech had and was able to do so much carnage. those assault weapons have no place in our community. >> when you look at the current dynamic in country, 43% of americans today favor more gun control. whereas, in 1990, 78% wanted to see stricter gun control. what does it tell you, michael, that this is happening in this country right now versus what you're seeking had. >> i think part of it is apathy. i think the way that the message is being framed is that immediately when you start talking about gun control, the argument immediately goes to taking away my right to own a gun. and that's not what this is
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about. >> so you don't object to people in this country having guns. it's the type. >> it's the type and it's the people and it's the ease by which they can do that. example for me, it's as easy to get a gun as it is to get a cheeseburger, but it's more difficult to get sudafed at the grocery store. it doesn't make any sense. >> the semantics in that poll make a difference. when you poll gun owners down to the question, do you think we should have background checks on all buyers. well into the '80s, you know, the poll that yes, we need background checks and i think the word gun control has different meaning to different people. when you poll that way, you're not going to get a true reflection of how americans feel approximate this. >> thank you to all of you for sharing your thoughts and your time with us. >> can we add one more thing? >> we'll put it online. >> thank you. we'll be right back. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." with 30% less fat? ate
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it truly was a mission impossible. get the biggest stars in hollywood to pose for a photo celebrating paramount's 100th anniversary. >> imagine 116 celebrities, giant egos from leonardo dicaprio to kirk douglas. take a look. >> on behalf of everyone at paramount, welcome to our 100th anniversary star photo. and here my friends is the final photo. >> what a shot it is. it was like the academy awards. photographer art strieber's job
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to get all the stars to standstill or sit still long enough to take that outstanding amazing photo. >> thank you for having me. good morning. >> what was that like to be in that room, first of all, and then get them all to sit still like that? >> it was exciting and epic and nerve rack. but in the end, it was a lot of fun. >> who caused trouble? >> jerry lewis caused a little bit of trouble. he had a red foam clown nose in his back pocket that he stuck on to the end of his nose. i had to ask him politely to remove it. >> somehow, you took like five minutes and change to do this. how does that work. >> the chairman of the studio didn't want to torture his dp s guests. >> waiting for 30 minutes would be torture for them. >> it took longer to load in than to shoot. they loaded in for 20 minute getting everybody in place. we actually were taking pictures
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for about five minutes and 42 seconds. >> this wasn't one shot, right? this was stitched together. >> it's three frames. it's a left, a middle and a right. we did that in order to give it a bigger than life panoramic feel. >> was there anyone who didn't show up that you put in the picture later? >> no. everybody was there. nobody was added. absolutely nobody was added. >> did you get the impression from being in front of these people that they were happy to be there? >> they were honored to be there. i spoke with at least four people before we started shooting and a dozen people since that were in the photo that all said, oh, my god, i was so nervous, i couldn't believe that i was included. it was such an honor to be there. a lot of them were more nervous than i was. >> they were nervous? >> what about? >> to be associated with their peers like that. we all assume that they know each other and live in a gated community at the top of the hollywood hills. but the truth is, a lot of them have never met. a lot of them are huge fans of one another's work. a lot of them haven't seen each
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other in forever. for example, paul rudd, i worked with him last week and he told me that jack nicholson introduced him to robert evans, whom he had never met. a lot of people i know for a fact were nervous. >> walk me through the how it works portion. you say one, two, three, cheese? >> brad gray welcomed everybody and then he introduced me. i explained i was on a speaker, i was on a microphone with speakers. i explained i'm going to photograph the left, the middle, the right. then i started talking them through it. i asked everybody to keep their eyes on the camera. we had blacked out the entire room and put up a white lit square behind me. i was silhouetted in the back of the room. >> what an amazing experience. ernest borgnine, everybody in between. art, strieber. >> thank you for having me. the small town that could be washed away without your help. >> levee, save us --
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the town of hamburg, iowa, seriously needs your help. they need $4.6 million to keep a levee that's saved their town from devastating floodwaters already. their motto, for less than ayala day, you can help save their town. they've only raised $23,000 and the clock sure is ticking. >> we're the small town you heard about last year during the missouri flood. >> this video is a desperate attempt to save a town again. >> the people of hamburg iowa are wait and hoping as floodwaters reach a temporary barrier. >> as we reported just over a year ago, rising floodwaters along the missouri river nearly destroyed the iowa town of 1100 until volunteers pitched this to dump 9 feet of dirt on the broken levee. >> for price of a latte you and
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donors can help save a town. >> hall burglary faces a choice, pare down the levee and risk disaster from a future flood or meet federal regulations and build a permanent levee for $5.6 million. >> levee, levee, save us from the river ♪ >> to help raise the money, they did this. ♪ fill sandbags all day long ♪ just so we can have a future in the city ♪ itching to appear in this ridiculous song ♪ >> with $1 million from the state, hamburg is dancing to raise the $4.6 million in donations they need for their levee. >> if we get the levee, we'll be so happy ♪ levee, levee, save us from the
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river ♪ [ applause ] >> and joining us now is the mayor of hamburg, kathy cream. great to have you with us. >> hi, rebecca, love your show. >> i love your video. thank you. how did you come up with this idea to do the dance-off? >> i was talking with a business owner and he said put a face to our plight. i called the council member and said hey here's what dick said and the council member said flash mob. i said oh, let's take it to the people. that's how had happened. >> it was just that simple? >> ten seconds. ten seconds. >> that's pretty simple. mayor crane, what are people saying about this video? it is pretty impressive, right? >> what everybody said when we were out there trying to do the video for the taping, one of the farmers said to me, well for a
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fighting chance, i gas i'm going to go dance. >> what happens if you fall short of that $4.6 million goal? >> well, we don't like to think approximate it. we're just going to keep -- we're going to keep pitching until we raise the money. >> so you have an indefinite time limit on when you can raise the money by? >> at this point, we have somewhere between december and march for the deadline of when we have to make a decision on the levee. >> okay. so there's still some time. mayor crane, i want to talk about the dance moves. they are pretty serious. how did you get everybody to learn them? did you hire a choreographer? did you -- i don't know. did you bring in an extra rhythm section? how did that work? >> i just asked our music teacher, terry amberton and our -- one of our business owners, he has an i.t. business, jamie, if he would film it and
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if terry would volunteer her time and teach us how to dance. we did it in a week. >> as i understand it, it was, what, 106 degrees outside while you were learning this thing? >> it was hot. we had three practices and then on the monday that we did it, every single time it was hot. but terry said, after the -- after we taped it, she said those people would go another fivetimes if i asked them to. >> it was a little bit of a surprise, especially in the 106-degree heat to see there's actually some senior citizens who are participating in this. people of all ages. >> these people -- we had all ages there and i'm telling you, they're all tougher than a $2 steak. >> that's what we like to hear. >> that's tough. >> best wishes to you, mayor kathy crane with the project. we hope you raise the funds.
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we'll check back in with you to make sure you do. >> thank you so much. still ahead, teaching prisoners the power of music. how carnegie hall is helping inmates lead a better life. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." we're back with seth doane who brings us the carnegie hall helping inmates story. >> it's fascinating. i don't want to give it all away. >> right. >> you get fixated on the security process, getting the permission and checking in. >> this is not just for like white collar crime. these are hardened criminals. do you know what crimes they committed sm. >> the first question to everyone. what did do you? i stuck someone -- we got to one guy who said murder, killed a man. you're standing across from this person. you're used to people saying i didn't do it. yeah, i killed this guy. i'm a murderer. it was so kind of sobering.
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because these guys were so impressive otherwise. they've committed heinous crimes, but they were so articulate and well-spoken and getting so much out of the program. >> found it's tempting to let your guard down when you go into a prison. they seem like everyday people. >> did you ever slip into that, you become friends almost. not so fast. >> we were there enough for that. you feel very safe. >> you did spend a lot -- you weren't there enough for that. but you have been in sing sing for months on end to tape this story and make it public. >> i wasn't sleeping over. >> you feel very safe? >> they check everything. they make sure you're not bringing anything in your shoe. they go through everything. you're always surrounded by guards. but you forget you're in a prison. you look up and see the bars and you see the guys walking around on the yard like in the movie and you remember where you are. >> carnegie hall, they serve the high brow of new york city. this is carnegie hall. >> we'll see the story in just a
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few moments on our program. >> looking forward to it. >> you asked all the right questions, seth. ,,,,,,,,
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it's not obvious but that is a most unusual band. the guys in green are inmates. part of a very special outreach program started by carnegie hall in new york city. they're living proof that music can change lives. we'll have their inspirational story in a minute. welcome to "cbs this morning saturday," i'm maurice dubois. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. she was one of the first women ever to receive the california restaurant writer's prestigious chef of the year award. susan has been on bravo's top chef masters and will dish about how she spiced the l.a. culinary
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scene. can't wait to try her food. >> a lot to look forward to. >> first, let's head over to lonnie for the final check of the weather. >> july, sort of winding down. there is something i want you guys to take advantage of before this month comes to a close. there are only four more days left in july. it's the 28th today. well, there's something special that takes place during july. it is national share a sunset with your lover month. clearly, i spent a very lovely sunset with my wife about nine months ago. she went into labor around 2:00 this morning. i'm heading home shortly, honey, in about an hour. i'll show you lots of places where you can enjoy a beautiful sunset. high pressure right here in the middle of the country. big-time heat but beautiful clear skies. look at this. you'll find a place in arkansas that will have a high of 103 degrees. it's our zip date forecast. bring it into arkansas. this is what we're looking for. russellville, arkansas. 103. the sunshine makes for a pleasant sunset tonight.
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here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> everybody, it's time for my shoutout. it goes out to hebert springs, arkansas. a temperature of 102 degrees in that area. it's perfect weather. i think for the 26th annual world championship cardboard boat races. those are all made out of cardboard. we want to thank everyone watching "cbs this morning saturday" only on thv. check it out again. thanks, guys. rebecca, maurice -- what's that? >> it seemed to me the objective is to get across the water fast in your cardboard boat? >> it would be a race.
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a race is who gets there first. >> you're so smart, lonnie. you know the old saying or joke, how do you get to carnegie hall? practice, practice. legends from carnegie hall are taking that to a place that might surprise you. >> it's an outreach program with a big difference. seth doane is here with the story. >> good morning. the musical connections program goes into facilities like hospitals and homeless shelters and also prisons. it's operated in four different prisons. but sing sing is the only one that's maximum security. >> one, two, three, four. ♪ >> every sound has a feeling. >> at this music workshop. >> playing an instrument keeps you disciplined. >> the lessons are not surprising. >> it gave me a way to say things that i couldn't
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articulate in words. >> but the students' resumes are. daniel bartels, dennis martinez and ken yacht a hughes are part of a rather unusual group of musicians. >> i was doing stick-ups. >> in someone's face and saying give me your money? >> yep. i'm here for assault in the f. irs. >> what does that mean? >> i shot another man. >> shot and killed a man while robbing him. >> wow. murder. >> yes. >> that's -- >> murder. >> serious. >> i would say it's probably about as serious as it gets. >> this unlikely school of music along new york's famous hudson river valley is run inside a maximum security prison called sing sing. the students all wearing green are inmates. >> i think this is one. not three. isn't it -- daniel levy teaches
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these several hour long musical connections classes twice a month. the program is funded by the world-renowned carnegie hall's music institute. >> working with the prison, its mission is to make music accessible and just maybe something more. >> do you want your neighbor to be someone who was left in a cell for 15 or 20 years and didn't develop themselves or their mind or their ability to function in society, or do you want somebody that's had a chance to be rehabilitated? >> do you think that's what you're doing, rehabilitating sm. >> i'm not a social worker, i'm not a therapist. but my instinct is this work has the potential to help people change. ♪ >> i do music. that's my way of expressing myself now.
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but i didn't have anything to identify myself with, and drugs and crime was the road that i went down. >> 25-year-old danny bartels picked up the violin while incarcerated two years ago. he started learning from a violin for dummies book. but before this class had given up. >> i was having a hard time with mary had a little lamb. the guys around the cells i'm in, they hated me. i mean, i had guys telling me, listen, if you don't cut that out x i'm going to break the violin. they hated me. >> these days, when he gets angry or frustrated, he just picks up his instrument. bartels is among 16 students hand selected from a prison population of 1600. >> seems hard to believe ha someone who could one day stick a gun in someone's face could really be transformed by music. should people believe that? >> i think it should. because it happened.
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>> you'll find notes that you love. >> it happens in part by learning to read and write their own music. a bit of freedom, they say, in a place where that's rare. >> let's do a quick round of introductions. >> as the workshops progress, carnegie hall sends in more musicians to work with the students and perform their pieces. >> charlie porter is with us. [ applause ] >> dennis martinez wrote a song called dear mother. which he practiced with professional singer lee ann west over. >> i always had a creative inkling. but i used to take this energy and destroy more than i used to create. >> the song is an open letter of apology to his mom. >> you are the one who have -- ♪ >> what made you want to pick up
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an instrument in prison? >> peer pressure. >> that's the kind of peer pressure in this prison? >> yes. peer pressure can be negative or positive. in this case it worked for me. >> you are the ♪ >> in some ways, aren't you rewarding people who have screwed up? >> i thought about that in the beginning. >> why do you want -- >> i went in not being sure. but if i can help them self-reflect or transform through making music, then i want to be involved with that. >> all year long, they say, well should i do this or this? my answer is always, what do you think sounds good? >> i couldn't think of anything that i had done that i was
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actually proud. like i say, i'm proud that i accomplished this. >> on this day, hughes, who has been locked up for 17 years, got to share his composition with jazz great charlie porter. >> i was like, i feel -- i'm proud of this. >> walk me how you get from here to this note. >> i've taken an idea within me and communicated it so that now it's within him. now we're less alone than we were a minute ago. because we're a little closer to being one. >> you're a murderer. can music really change -- >> you know what, i think it must. because, with all due respect, i'm not a murderer. i'm a musician. i can never undo what i have done. but when it's something of this
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magnitude, you need something of extraordinary magnitude to counterbalance that. to give you a new identity. >> an identity discovered through music. just three years old, it's hard to quantify whether this program works. but there's no doubt it does bring something beautiful to a rather unlikely place. [ applause ] >> carnegie hall says 90% of those who begin the program continue with it. daniel levy challenges them not just to play music but to compose it as well. most learned after they went to prison and their families have never actually heard them play. >> that's incredible. >> except maybe on television. imagine that. >> most of them said, we're so excited for you to show this piece so our families can for the first time hear us. >> after that, right, you sat with these guys.
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can it change them? what's your gut tell you? >> i went in very skeptical. you say how can this really make a difference? you see the way they interact. one of the lessons was duets. they had to learn to listen to each other. we were going back for months doing this. over the course of time, you see them communicating more, you see them solving problems. a lot of them say, look, in prison, you have all of the temptations that exist in real life. so you can go with the bad crowd in prison or go with the good crowd in prison as crazy as that is to imagine u. >> i thought it was interesting how the one young man you interviewed said peer pressure is why he's doing this. >> exactly. they say actually they see guys walking around the prison with an instrument. a violin or guitar under their arm and think, hey, i want do
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