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call in the skies over washington, d.c. that near miss on tuesday involved three jetliners. >> officials say they were on a collision course until air traffic controllers realized they made a mistake. bob orr is at washington reagan international airport where it all happened. bob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to our viewers in the west. planes using the same runway always take off and land in the same direction to avoid any kind of midair conflicts. but in this instance, something went terribly wrong. two planes took off directly into oncoming traffic. it was just after 2:00 p.m. tuesday when a u.s. airways regional jet was approaching reagan national airport. a storm had caused the wind to shift, and because of that, controllers were in the process of changing the direction of all takeoffs and landings. but there was some kind of miscommunication. officials say two planes were cleared, and took off directly into the path of the inbound flight. the first departing plane closed

within a mile and a half and just seconds of the arriving plane. the second outbound jet was just a mile behind. controllers quickly told the inbound plane to turn. >> turn right heading 180. >> there's a river back there. what happened? >> >> we're trying to figure this out too. stand by. >> he is the former chairman of the ntsb. >> we're talking about people here who do this every day. they are very, very good. they are highly professional. so where was the breakdown in procedure? we have to understand where it was so that we can make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: now we are told that all three planes involved were regional partners of u.s. airways, the small commuter jet that carries 50 to 100 people or so. all of the planes, they held 190 passengers and crew, made it to their destinations safely. so that's fine. but this was a serious breakdown, and the fa a really wants to know what went wrong, charlie. >> that's the question. why is this the more troubling

than most incident that has happened at reagan and are the airports? >> well, i think because this is so fundamental. you know, this is not an unusual procedure. every day as weather patterns change, as the wind changes, airports do what they call turn runways around and the traffic is directed instead of going all to the north it goes all to the south. this is a basic everyday fundamental procedure. how someone can make a mistake in something this fundamental is really perplexing, and that's why they have to take a very hard look at this. >> and what is likely to change? any indication of what they think immediately must change while they investigate? >> reporter: for one thing -- yeah. i think for one thing, they have to find out why all the controllers weren't on the same payabl page. there have been some controllers showing inattention, some sleeping in towers. and the faa and the department of transportation really cracked down on this. but this comes now as a very serious breakdown. this was not a disaster, but only because in the end a controller paying attention finally and a pilot did all the right things in the right

moment. but this was closer than it ever should have been, charlie. >> bob, thank you so much. >> in the race for the white house, president obama's campaign takes place in florida today and in virginia, while governor mitt romney is in colorado. >> the latest cbs news poll in three other swing states shows that president obama is leading, especially among female voters. nancy cord es is at the white house with a closer look at this dramatic difference. >> reporter: good morning to you and to our viewers across the west. traditionally, democrats do a bit better than republicans among women, but the gender gap in this poll was stunning. women went for president obama over governor romney by more than 20 points in ohio and pennsylvania, two battleground states. >> i don't believe government can solve every problem. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio wednesday, president obama pushed the notion that government isn't the only solution, but should play a role in boosting the economy. especially for the middle class.

>> i want to make sure that we are putting folks back to work rebuilding our roads and bridges. >> reporter: pollsters say that message resonates with women, particularly single women struggling to get by. those women chose mr. obama over mitt romney by a 2-1 margin in our poll. women are also more likely to list health care and social issues as important to their vote, which is why you're likely to see more ads like this from the obama campaign. >> it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. >> reporter: it's a key constituency. in 2008, 53% of voters were women. peter brown helped conduct the poll. he says to close the gap, governor romney must convince women he understands their concerns. >> he needs to increase his margin among married women and reduce the present margin among single women. >> romney does lead among men in two of the three states we poled. in ohio by 10 points and in pen by three. >> i will make america a great

place for entrepreneurs again, for small business, for women-owned businesses, for men-owned businesses. >> reporter: i asked david axelrod about this divide between men and women. >> we have seen this gender gap before. so this isn't unusual. i think there are some issues to which women are particularly attuned. >> reporter: but the campaign could not explain why the president is trailing among men. he leaves the white house in about an hour to campaign in florida and virginia. gayle and charlie, back to you. >> nancy, thank you. with us now, mark mckenna, former campaign director for president george w. bush. good morning, mark. >> good morning, charlie. >> if you were advising a republican nominee for the presidential race and he had this kind of gender race, beyond the appeal on economic issues, what does the candidate do?

>> well, a few things, charlie. first of all, it is a real concern. republicans have won two out of those three states since 1960 in order to win the presidency. and they are not going to win pennsylvania. so they have to win ohio and florida. so they've got to close that gap. the problem is that there's some real primary bruises romney is suffering from from some of the discussion about defunding planned parenthood and contraception. and there's a brand problem of women voters seeing the republican party as not caring about their interests, and that the democratic party does more. so what romney has to do is he has to start leading the republican party instead of being dragged by the republican brand. but he's got an opportunity to do that at the convention, and his convention speech, where he can talk about family issues, he can get his wife and his family out there, and talk about policy and he can talk about empathy for families and talk about policies that really help them and help women. >> mark, they say that he is close to selecting a vice

presidential candidate. would a woman help him at this point, do you think? >> gayle, you know, it would. but the problem is that the candidates that are on that list, suzanna martinez, condi rice, kelly ayotte, all of them bring something to the table but they also have some deaf fit iss sit -- deficit issues with experience and such. i think it's unlikely that romney would pick a woman because it would create a problem with some of the base voters they want to keep onboard. >> let me come back to you with the issue of governor romney and caring. how does a candidate communicate that he cares in a way that governor romney has not done so far? >> good question, charlie. you know, mitt romney, about 75% of voters have a pretty strong feeling about him either positive or negative. the good news for him is that there's about 25% that really don't know him very well. and he's got an opportunity at the convention to talk about his biography, to talk about his vision.

right now all he's done is talk about jobs, jobs, jobs, and he is the fix it guy for massachusetts. but people don't have a deeper sense of his family, a context for his time as governor and a lot of the family friendly things he did as governor, or to even talk about the policies that would help families as president. so they just haven't heard the story yet. so he's got upside potential to get a lot of those voters back. >> on texas, gayle and i were talking about this this morning, this victory that mr. cruz had in texas. does it further divide the republican party? or not? >> not really. ted cruz is not a typical tea party candidate. i mean, he is a very thoughtful guy. he's very conservative. but he's a very, very smart guy. not to suggest that other tea party candidates aren't. but i think that he's been cast as a sort of typical tea party guy, and he's not. i think he's going to bring a

lot to the table for conservatives. >> he had a brilliant academic record at princeton. clerked for chief justice rehnquist. has all of the great credentials on his resume. >> that's right. and i think he can kind of create a different persona for many of the conservatives in the tea party side, and, you know, kind of change a little bit of the branding of the tea party. one of the smartest guys i've ever met. >> and really can make an appeal to the hispanics? >> yes. so he's going to be a very dynamic guy in the senate, and can do a lot for the republicans. a big night for american swimmers, but the sport of badminton got a black eye. here is the medal count as of this morning. china and the united states both have 30 medals. however, the chinese have the most gold, 17 compared to 13 for the u.s. japan is third on the medal list, followed by france and then germany. we have the latest now from london. hello, bigad.

>> reporter: good morning to you. a new star is emerging on team usa. she considers michael phelps her hero. but she is breaking records on her own. and earning a spot on that medal podium every time she competes. alison schmitt is the new golden girl in the pool. the 22-year-old pittsburgh native swam the last leg of the women's four by 200 relay taking team usa from second place to first. >> gets the gold back in the women's four by 200! >> an olympic record and adding a fourth medal to her collection. >> our coach called us the smiley group iss, and i think i true. >> reporter: and nathan adrian landed his first gold in london. touched the wall just .01 faster than the world champion. >> it's not who has the fastest time in the world that year or

who has the fastest time in the world the previous four years but who was first tonight. and that's kind of what went through my head. >> reporter: along the banks of the river thames, crowds also struck gold as london's iconic bridge changed colors to celebrate their first gold medal. the first in their country to do so these games and the first british women ever to score gold in rowing. >> their first of the london games. >> reporter: garnering royal applause from princes william and hary. but across town, controversy rocked the sport of badminton after eight players were disqualified for cheating. ironically, not for trying to win, but for purposely trying to lose. the four doubles teams from south korea, indonesia, and china are accused of playing poorly in hopes of getting paired with a less skilled team in the next round. >> we come here not to have medal. we want to have medals. so there's no direction from indonesia to tell the players to lose, you know.

so i think to blame china is also not fair. >> reporter: one of the chinese players has now apparently quit the sport, blogging, farewell my dear badminton. and two of america's biggest swimming stars go at it for the second and last time here in london. michael phelps and ryan lochte go head-to-head in the 200 individual medley. >> what's the rivalry like between the two of them, bigad? >> it depends on who you ask. the first thing they'll tell you is they are very close friends. but it was just saturday, actually, when phelps beat lochte in the 400 individual medley. he walked away with gold. or excuse me, lochte rather walked away with gold. phelps in fourth place. but two days ago phelps walked away with his 19th olympic medal, of course securing his spot as the most decorated olympian in history. but what's interesting about the rivalry is they are close friends. lochte tells me they can often be found playing cards together in their off time.

>> you still want to beat your friend. >> i think there's room for both of them. . you can still want to beat your friend. this morning, the united nations says up to 3 million syrians will need food and other aid in the next 12 months. explosions are being reported in are aleppo where rebel troops have attacked a military airfield. holly williams is just over the border in turkey where she spoke with rebel fighters, including one from the united states. >> reporter: many of the rebel fighters are using turkey as a base. they told us they go into syria to fight, and then they come out to plan and to rest and to treat their wounded. one of those rebel fighters is mahmoud, and he is kind of unusual because he is actually a bulldozer salesman from atlanta, georgia. >> you see on tv and watch it on tv hi tv like what's going on. and you want to do something. and sending money is not enough.

i wanted to do something more, you know. >> reporter: he told us he quit his job, came here, and started fighting in april. and he gave us some video that he says shows him during a battle for aleppo which is raging right now. mahmoud was born in syria. he still has family there. but he says they don't know that he's fighting. >> i went to hamma and i didn't even go see my family. i had no intention to go see them. >> reporter: he told us he won't go back to the u.s. he wants to fight on until the rebels win, he said. and then he plans to stay on and help rebuild syria. for "cbs this morning," holly williams, on the turkey-syria border. thank you, holly. time now to show you headlines from around the globe. "the washington post" says republicans voted wednesday to extend bush era tax cuts for all income levels. last week, the democratic controlled senate voted to extend the tax cuts but only for incomes up to $250,000.

"the los angeles times" is reporting that half of u.s. counties have been declared disaster areas because of the farmers in 32 states can now get federal aid, including interest free emergency loans. the "wall street journal" says an electronic glitch in wednesday's first hour of trading led to sharp price swings for nearly 150 stocks. the securities and exchange commission is monitoring the situation. it's reported that work crews on an oregon beach are having a tough time getting rid of a dock from japan. it washed up with some other tsunami debris a few months ago. they started work this week to cut up the dock and remove it, about you kept running into trouble so they'll try it again today. and this. according to london's "telegraph," palm trees could grow in the antarctic if the world keeps getting warmer, but it wouldn't be the first time. scientists say they found evidence of tropical plants growing there 55 million years ago. >> wow. antarctica, you say. hard to believe.

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>> good morning everyone. let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines. a manhunt is over at stanford university. a man arrested overnight was still wearing his handcuffs when he escaped from police custody. he was finally run down about 545. he was on the loose for about four hours but he has been caught. the violence in a san francisco neighborhood as a new twist, the police chief says member of members of the same gang are shooting each other. the labor department says santa

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what a great performance by my ladies, the fab five. mckayla, kila, ringo, blitzen and sometimes y. >> the performance was so good, they won by such a big margin that it was theirs. the u.s. team left the russians and the chinese on the sidelines there in tears. so well done team usa. >> yes. well done team usa. this is what the olympic games are all about. making little foreign girls cry. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> winning an olympic medal certainly has perks. on wednesday, president obama called to congratulate the u.s.

women's gymnastics team after they won the gold. michael phelps also got a call. >> as terrell brown reports, the athletes are getting an unwelcome message from the tax man. terrell, good morning. >> good morning to you. who knew that olympians get a cash prize along with their medals and they may not know it, but uncle sam takes a cut. they are the golden moments of the olympics. >> number 19. whoo! >> american athletes holding their medals waving their flags and flashing those smiles. they even got a shoutout from the president. >> i also want to make sure we give it up for all our outstanding u.s. of a athletes who are competing london right now. [ applause ] >> winners also get a little known cash prize awarded by the. usoc. $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for

silver and $10,000 for bronze. every olympian taking home a medal will take an iou to the irs. they're taxed on the value of the medal and the cash at a rate that can be as high as 35%. at an olympic alumni party, former gold medal winners say uncle sam isn't playing fair. >> you got every athlete who is going to fight along with them. because it's ridiculous. >> there could be big bills for the big winners. americans for tax reform which released the report, missy franklin could owe $21,500. ryan lochte, $23,000. and then there's michael phelps. the most decorated olympian of all-time. >> he could be facing a tax bill easily over $100,000 by the time these games are over. >> diver pat mccormick is outraged. she won four gold medals back-to-back in 1952 and '56. >> i don't think that there should be any taxes on any

olympic gold medals. >> some politicians in washington agree. on wednesday, senator marco rubio introduced a bill to eliminate the tax. these olympians who dedicate their lives to athletic excellence should not be punished when they achieve it. >> treat your athletes with respect. give us the decency with dignity. to let us compete among the very best in the world. i'm going to be taxed on what i just won. >> the sponsors of the bill are trying to rush this through and get a vote before the summer recess. if passed, it would include the athletes from these summer games as well. >> what's the likelihood that it will pass? >> we don't know. we have to see what happens later this week. one of the more interesting issues is the work around. to get around spending this money. any expense that comes out of their pocket right now, as long as it's not reimbursed, that is a tax write-off.

one says i spent $20,000 a year on expenses. i write that off. if they have a halfway decent accountant, they can get it lowered. >> i think it came as a surprise that they were even taxed. but when everybody hears it, they all say no fair, no fair. >> there are some folks that say, they think that should be taxed because they think if you make the exception for one group, then you have to make the exception for every group that maybe gets award money for a prize that is earned. then there's michael phelps and lebron james that can maybe even afford it. >> what's the -- >> i think the interesting thing, it was news to me, that the athletes earn cash with these medals. >> i didn't know that either. >> as we move forward, certainly now it's out there. >> you're like me. thought it was just the gold medal and that was it. >> exactly. >> thank you, terrell brown. >> for many religious conservatives, chick-fil-a was the place to be wednesday. thousands went there to eat and

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company. >> it continues to come under opposition for same-sex marriage. >> reporter: from south carolina to texas and ohio, chick-fil-a supporters turned out in force wednesday to stand up for the fast food chain. >> thousands and thousands of people. >> reporter: but it wasn't just about the chickens. >> marriage is between one man and one woman. >> reporter: many showed up to back dan caffey, chick-fil-a's president and ceo l. he spoke out against same-sex marriage. >> i think we're inviting god's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage. >> reporter: gay rights advocates called for a boycott. the mayors of boston and chicago also took a stand. >> it's not what i believe, more importantly, it's not what the people in the city of chicago believe. >> reporter: but more than 600,000 people answered governor

mike huckabee's call for a chick-fil-a appreciation day. >> this is where i wanted to take a stand on god's word and come and have a meal. >> reporter: huckabee put in his order and so did other conservatives, including michele bachmann and lindsay graham. sarah palin went last week and then again wednesday. >> we're in phoenix, where there is good chick-fil-a and can't eat to waffle fries and is spicy chicken. >> reporter: but dominic alvarado who is gay feels the tide may turn against the chain. you think this may hurt the chain in the long run. >> i think so.

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enough. their fine print got me if you want to look at it that way. >> nelsen's deal with groupon, like most deals with the company, called for him to receive payments in three installments. by the time he received the second check, july 21st, nelsen said he had already run out of funds to keep the back alley open. more than 250,000 businesses have grown with groupon. but nelsen says it didn't work for him. it attracted bargain hunters, not necessarily repeat customers. plus, he was initially spending more than he was making while he waited weeks for groupon's checks to arrive. groupon's ceo andrew mason explained in 2010 how groupon works. >> it's simple. you sign up for groupon. every morning you get an e-mail that features a great local business. it could be a restaurant, it could be feeder, 50% off, 60% off or more. >> discounts have been sending

customers to the super dog in droves. the chicago drive-in has been run for three generations and groupon has been good for their bottom line. >> the first time we limited our groupon redemption, our purchasing to 2500. one month later, 5,000 and the next month 5,000 more. each time we sold out in about eight hours. >> 91% of groupon customers have returned to merchants or intend to give them their business again. 51% of customers tell friends about the experience. and 74% of merchants report that groupon customers brought friends. as for the back alley, groupon said it already panelsen more tn $2,000 including some who never used their coupons much we always hate to hear that a local business decided to close. but the math does not point to groupon as the cause groupon said. in fact, before the back alley closed, the health department

set nelsen a cease and desist letter for failing to get the necessary permits to serve food. but nelsen insisted that wasn't why the back alley failed. >> what smacks for you and for your busines-- what's next for >> i was thinking about writing a book. >> for "cbs this morning," rebecca jarvis, washington. i'm sorry the business closed. but i'm still trying to figure out how groupon is responsible, especially when you have the owner saying i didn't read the fine print. >> he also, as he indicated himself, it did not have a lot of cash going in. so he was on a very tight budget in a very difficult business, restaurant business. >> sorry to hear that. well, the government has just approved the first new diet drug in 13 years. this morning, we'll ask two experts if it gives us a better chance of finally ending the obesity epidemic. that's how you say the word. epidemic. we'll be right back.

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it is 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose. more than one-third of americans are considered obese. this morning, experts say we may be entering a new era in the battle to lose weight after the fda recently approved two new diet drugs. >> belviq and qsymia. will they really put a dent in the obesity epidemic? with us now, the director of the comprehensive program at cornell medical center and dr. kristen

ren. chief the bariatric surgery here in new york. good morning and welcome to you both. let's start with you dr. aronne. how overweight do you have to be? >> these are thought of as treatments for obesity. you need to be at least 30 pounds overweight. this is not medication for someone who wants to lose the last ten pounds. >> do you think that for many people when you hear this, you say finally, finally there's something i can take. how effective has it proven to be? >> the two medicines have different levels of effectiveness. qsymia is two medicines together and more effective. the average person loses 10% to 15% of their body weight. that's very, very good weight loss. the other medication, which is just one medicine itself, 5% to 10%. >> doctor? >> well, i think this is a fantastic advancement in trying to take care of a very rising big problem. again, on the flip side, this medication may be really

targeting the people who have that weight loss to lose. but when we're looking at heavier people, 100 pounds, 200 pounds to lose, then this may be just an additive to other treatment options. but not simply the sole treatment option. >> are you seeing more people having surgery these days? >> the perception is that everyone is having surgery. everyone is trying to make money on this. the fact is we're only touching on less than 1% of individuals who actually need the surgery and qualify for it. i think everyone is scared of having surgery. i don't blame them. >> who needs and who qualifies? >> typically, anyone who is 100 pounds overweight or if they have a serious medical problem such as diabetes, then 80% to 75% overweight. >> don't you think -- many people think after i have the surgery then i'm done and done. that really is not the case. >> it's amazing. i was talking to lou this morning. even though we educate people and say this is a tool, it's supposed to enhance diet and exercise and appetite

suppressant. so many people say why should i diet, i had surgery and those are the people who really have a setback. >> do you think this will discourage people from reaching out for surgery? >> i don't think so. because i think that this is part of a progression. when we see the way that obesity needs to be treated, we think that people need to treat their obesity rather than waiting to develop diabetes, heart attacks and strokes, cancer, the 50 diseases that occur as the result of obesity. there's a huge treatment gap between diet and exercise and surgery. we think that medication will fill that gap. but if someone doesn't succeed with medication, we progress them to surgery eventually. i think that what we're going to see is more intensive treatment for obesity. the reason we haven't been successful is that we have not been intensive enough in our obesity management.

>> why are we so overweight in this country? i travel and go to other countries. the minute you step in the airport, you say wow, it's so different from where i've come from. >> absolutely. it's shocking. it's a complex combination of types of foods, portions and inactivity. but also, the changes that our bodies are going through because of the environment. >> one of the ideas always out there is the notion if you simply eat less and exercise more you'll be okay. everybody knows that. is the failure of that because of reasons we do not understand? >> it's a very complex mechanism controlling weight. we're just beginning to work out all of these mechanisms. it's clear that there's physical resistance to weight loss. so when you try to lose weight, it's not just okay, eat less and exercise more. there are at least eight hormones that have been identified that stop you from losing. some go up and they make you

hungrier and some go down and make you hungrier and slow down your metabolism. >> this varies from person to person? >> that's right. it varies. when people hit a plateau, they think they've lost their willpower. that's not true. they've lost some hormones and have too many of others. >> how much is genetic? >> there is a strong genetic component but eating too much food seems to injure weight-regulating mechanisms. that's a key finding over the past two years, that fattening food injures the weight regulating system in a way that makes it hard for your body to tell how much fat is stored. that's one of the key physical components about the environment that it does something to your brain that makes it hard for you to control your weight. >> if you eat better, your brain will react better? >> that's right. if you sense how much fat is around, how much food is coming in. food that we call fattening foods do things that make it hard to tell that you've eaten too much. >> i hear conflicting things about exercise. some people say you can eat whatever you want as long as you

exercise. other people say no, you have to concentrate on your diet. which is true? >> this is a really great question and the fact is, it's very, very difficult to lose weight with exercise alone. it's a great maintenance technique once you hit a plateau, you can go further. but i really think that it's very, very difficult, if not impossible for the average person to lose weight with exercise alone. >> okay. you cleared up a lot of questions today. thank you both. thank you for joining us dr. christine ren and dr. lou aronne. the athlete they call him the blade runner. he spent years trying to make the olympics. this morning, we'll show you why critics say his artificial limbs actually give oscar pistorius a leg up on the competition. marilyn monroe is a bigger star than ever before after 50

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>> oh -- it's a good game. >> i agree. >> conan. >> you have not already lost. >> that's true. you're at the olympics. it took years of practice and a legal ruling for oscar pistorius to finally get to the olympic games. >> he'll be the first double amputee to compete and race in the 400-meter dash. mark phillips is in london with this controversial story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. the olympics are full of nicknames, you have the lightning bolt and michael at baltimore bullet phelps and oscar blade runner pistorius. here's why. >> many athletes overcome adversity to get to an olympic games. none more so than oscar pistorius who doesn't put on track shoes to run, he puts on track legs. pistorius was born with deformed lower limbs. his legs amputated below the knee. the carbon fiber blades he now uses are common on the

paralympic circuit. but now, after a long court battle, pistorius has won the right to run in the regular olympics against the best able-bodied runners in the world. and the question is, is it fair? not to him, to them. do the legs actually give him an advantage? do they make him faster? it's an allegation for which he has a ready answer. >> if it was such a technologically advanced piece of equipment as they claim it is, why isn't everybody running close to the times that i'm running on it. >> pistorius' times are good but not that good. he was given special dispensation to race here by the ioc. some wonder if his times were a few seconds better, would he still be running? as long as his is a story of determination, not a threat to win, american athletes like sanya richards-ross are supportive. >> i think he's phenomenal. i think he is very determined.

really fierce, off the track he's the sweetest guy you would never know that he's a paralympian that has come to compete with able bodies. like i said, just an inspiration. >> there's another issue. is pistorius a novelty act at games, a distraction from the real competition? it's a worry. >> i don't think it's a sideshow or i don't think people are tuning in just for the value to see, i don't want to say the word freakshow, because that's wrong. i would say they're tuning in to see an athlete, good on him, is running fast enough to compete. >> the sporting establishments tried for years to keep pistorius out of the games. then once he won the right through the international appeal sports court to get in, they tried to limit where he can run. he can run in individual events, but in the relay, they want him to start first because in later stages he might trip up other runners. now he's won the right to run

anywhere he wants in the relay and of course, this big race in a few days' time. in a way, of all the athletes, he's already the biggest winner. >> okay. mark, suppose he was winning everything and going away, do you think there would be a different reaction and a more attention on him to suggest he might have an advantage? >> well, that's what people say and people ask the question. if his times were three or four seconds faster, if he was competitive with the top runners on the field, would he still be allowed in? nobody can answer that because he isn't. his story is described as one of inspirational and of course, there will be a huge amount of attention on him. he'll be one of the most watched runners here, even though he hasn't got a chance of winning anything. >> mark phillips, thank you very much.

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airport security may be the only bad thing about going on vacation. that's why you need to be prepared. >> cbs news travel editor peter greenberg is here with five things you need to know about airport security that peter could help us get through the line quickly. starting with if you sigh two agents huddled around a monitor, you should thank uh-oh. >> you get to the security clearing lane and see four or five lines. don't look for the shortest line or the longest line. even if it's the longest line, if there's only one agent looking at that security screen monitor, pick that line. because if there are two guys or two agents looking at that monitor, that means they're training one of those guys and every single bag will be stopped. even if it's a short line. dpoent go there. >> that actually happened to me. they get detailed explanation about what the person should do. i'm going, it's okay. let me go. >> what i can never understand is why do they choose to train the agents at 8:00 in the

morning or 5:00 in the afternoon. not a good idea. >> and the liquids through security. 3 ounces or less in one bag. here's the problem. a lot of foreign countries go by mill litters, if you're getting a tsa bottle overseas, it may not be approved here if you have an overzealous agent. a lot of them are four ounces. they're not approved. when you go through the line, charlie, do you look for the longest or shortest. i don't look for the agents. >> i do as you do. >> five hours later -- >> i have a system. go ahead. >> that's what you got to do. make sure that you buy the right bottle and make sure that you also look for the shortest line without the two guysment two guys -- >> what about pre-skrooecreenin.

it's a good thing. i qualified for it. i didn't know i did. you apply online, fill out a questionnaire. you don't know until you get your boarding pass and you don't even know that until the agent looks at it. it's got a bar code. that's the good news. here's the fine print. you're still subject to secondary or random screening. the good news is, in kneery, you don't have to take your shoes off, laptop out. the bad news is i've taken then where i've been pre-screened and been randomly screened. >> random does mean random. >> i suppose it does. three out of five doesn't sound random to me. >> age matters when going through security. my own world according to gayle, charlie, since you follow me. if i see an older person or a person with kids, baby strollers, i'm thinking, i don't want to get behind that group. >> actually, the rules are changing. >> i'm with you on that. >> the rules have changed. if you're a kid under 12 or over

the age of 75, born after today -- before today in 1937 you don't have to take your jacket off or remove your sweater. >> then again -- >> if you were before before 1937 or under the age of 12, you no longer are to take your outer garments off, no longer have to take shoes off. it's a much better deal. the thing that raises that question is, is there a unilateral application of security out there. if you're a 76-year-old terrorist, you're in. either way. >> if something goes missing when you go through security, your option is -- >> remember, i've said this for years. two kinds of airline bags. carry-on and lost. if you're going to check a bag and you get to the airport destination, what's the first thing you do? you grab it and runoff the conveyor belt. open it up then and there and see if everything is in there. once you get home, it's your word against the airlines' and your word against the tsa don't just file a claim with the airline, file it with the tsa. they will write you a check as well. >> you're the guy holding up the

line. >> good advice, peter. >> you don't have to fly on an airplane. you can always try a jet pack. we'll show you why anyone can,,,

it's time for news headlines. a domestic violence suspect back in custody after escaping from stanford university police. the suspect to the officers will still in handcuffs and he was recaptured on campus for hours later. this emphasis go police keep asking the police commission taser guns. it proposed a pilot program involving 70 trade officers. the senate taser gun could of saved the life of a man shot by police last month after luncheonette officers with a box cutter. taking on golden the most dramatic finish of the london

games yet. the american adrienne out touched the australian world champion buy one one-hundredth of a second and the 100 m freestyle. the closest finish in the event since the 1984 olympics.

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i'm sad. [ laughter ] renaissance man. the journalists author and radio host. he's been writing for decades. >> renaissance man, huh. >> his new novel called true believers. it's the powers of secrets. kurt andersen joins us now. welcome. >> thank you. good to be here. >> tell me about true believers and about karen and waverly. >> true believers is really a mystery set in the present day where this woman karen in her early 60s is writing her memoir and revealing secrets about her past life and investigating herself to find out how she was

able to walk away from this spectacular misjudgment she made as an 18-year-old. >> it's about her past and also the fact that she was a remarkable woman. possible nominee to the supreme court. >> she had this extraordinary legal career. she was a successful lawyer, law school teacher and yes, on a short list for the supreme court. >> she had a secret from the '60s. >> she did. she, like many young people, in the protest movement, sort of went off the deep end briefly. unlike some, she scurried back to the shoreline and led this successful life and nobody ever knew what she did. she wasn't arrested or indicted. she walked away and had this glorious life waiting for the other shoe to drop the rest of her life. >> and she was waiting because it is a doozy of a secret. i want to get to the secret in just a second. this is what fascinates me about karen. she's vibrant and sensual, she's 64.

she's very accomplished. and it's written by a guy that would be -- i was so blown away that you captured that. i really mean this, kurt. that you captured her so brilliantly. i was wondering how you were able to do that. in your guy self. >> i lived in a household of women for years. my two daughters and my wife. that's what fiction writers do is get inside the heads of people who aren't like them. >> i realize as i was writing, i know a lot of women of a certain age who are vibrant and ambitious and interesting and opinionated and smart and sexy and all those things. and you know, just because you're 64 doesn't mean you're aunt bee. >> you don't normally see them in books. >> thank you. so she's a fully alive person. again, somebody from that generation, from that baby boom for every young generation, yeah she's 63, 64. she's had this big fancy press

tinl tij us life. >> do you suggest she could be hillary clinton if she didn't marry bill. >> yes. that's my shorthand for describing her. if she had just married a composer, as karen does, instead of this ambitious young politician, that's the life she's led. >> you've got me thinking about secrets. i think we all have them. do you have a secret that you could share that would not lead to your arrest before you leave cbs studios from your childhood? >> i have little secrets. for instance, i swiped money from my parents constantly. i would sneak in, like a sort of green beret, sneak in on my stomach and take money from my late father. imt i sort of laundered the money that i had stolen. that's my pathetic secret as a child. >> you were never caught in. >> i was never caught. exactly. like my character, never caught.

>> so the idea for the secret here is to drive the story so it gives her something she did, but she even tells you. >> there's essentially the first page. there's not a spoiler, but she says i plotted this serious significant crime and people died. so she tells that you on the first page. but then you spend the rest of the book not only finding what it was but she spends the rest of the book trying to figure out why was i able to get away with this. i think that's a lot about a lot of people in that generation. boy, they got away with a lot. >> you talk a lot about the '60s in the book p. i was wondering your fascination about that. and obsessed with james bond. were you a james bond fan? >> i was a james bond movie guy. i was definitely a spy kid. tv shows, like i spy, man from

uncle. secret agent. all those things. i had a listening device that i bought at radioshack to eavesdrop on my neighbors. >> that's a little weird, kurt. >> what can i say? i had a little bit of their spy obsession, yeah. >> before we go, gore vidal just died. we're hearing what a great writer he was and this extraordinary sense of cynicism he has. >> he was -- he called himself a conservative. which is strange given that he was so far left in his politics. but he was this kind of old-fashioned elite conservative, cynical, not hopeful, not optimistic american guy. >> he described himself as mean, i'm mean and cold. >> exactly. beneath the cold exterior is cold. >> exactly. >> i met him once or twice. and you know, he wasn't a warm and cuddly fellow. but he wasn't without sentiment. >> what made him a great writer?

>> as an essayist, he was unafraid to tell the truth wherever he felt his version of the truth was. >> who is the best essayist writer today? >> christopher hitchins would have been on the short list. >> gore himself nominated christopher and christopher after 9/11. >> and christopher after 9/11 said, no. i don't want to be your guy. >> exactly. >> kurt andersen thank you. true believers, it's on sale now wherever you like to buy jones. rashida jones made her mark in drama and comedy. she's here to talk about her new movie and her debut as a screen

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played here. >> no charade. >> no. we are separated and we're friends. you guys should be happy. we used to fight all the time. we don't anymore. >> you should be thrilled. you don't have to choose sides. it's the perfect breakup everyone is cool. >> not cool. >> nobody is cool here. i'm sorry. i can't do this anymore. sorry. >> baby? >> beth? >> beth is so angry. >> she is uber angry. >> yeah. >> you this is too weird. >> rashida jones is not only co-starring in the new romantic comedy, celeste and jesse forever. she co-wrote it too. the daughter of mogul quincy jones and actress peggy lipton. made her success with a string of tv rolls. she is here in the studio with us. hello. >> hi gayle. i'm going to talk about celeste and jesse in a second.

but i want people to understand your background and where you came from. i remember when rashida jones got into harvard university. i don't know if there was anybody more excited approximate that than quincy jones. >> i know. >> was harvard your first choice? >> well, not really. is that sad to say? i wanted to go to brown. then i got into harvard. when you call, you have to go. >> you had to go. but you majored in religion and philosophy. >> i know. >> how do you make the turn from philosophy and religion and go into acting? when did you decide i want to be in this career? >> i did some theater in college. and i wanted to study what felt interesting to me. i learned how to think critically. i can apply it to life in conversation and writing a little bit. there was no direct correlation between the studies and what i ended up doing. i did a lot of theater.

that helped pave the way for me to make a decision. >> here you are, the daughter of quincy jones, mogul extraordinaire and peggy lipton. i remember her from mod squad if i'm not dating myself. people would think, what kind of childhood did you have? what was your life like growing up? quincy is so full of love when it comes to his family in particular. >> you know, i think people have assumptions about what it's like to grow up in hollywood. sometimes they're not wrong. particularly with my family, we had a laid back, full of laughter and music in our house. so i don't know what the alternative was. but i just know, we weren't too spoiled. we weren't -- my parents instilled us with values. it was about working hard, laughing and love. >> in particular, working very hard. because that's what all the kids do. this is the thing that i love about celeste and jesse. it's about two exes are going through a divorce and the premise is that you can really

go through a divorce and get along very well. and i thought, quincy jones, peggy lipton. did your parents inspire that or no, not really? it struck me when i was watching the movie. i wonder if she's taking it from her life. >> i hadn't thought about that. maybe it was an inspiration and didn't think about it. my parents are really good friends still. i think that has an impact obviously on me and my sister and how i see the world and how i see what's possible in relationships. yeah i'm sure that had an impact. >> where did this story come from? i had mixed feelings about whether exes can truly be friends. i think you can only be friends if both of you want it. >> yes. agreed. >> if one wants a relationship and the other doesn't, that's almost impossible to do. where does this come from for you then? >> i have a lot of friends my age that are doing this thing, where they have long-term relationships, they loved each other, it's their first adult relationship and they're realizing that they're growing apart but they don't want to

lose each other because they're friends first and foremost. they try to do this negotiating, this by passing of the inevitable pain of separating or changing the way your relationship looks. and they fail. you know, it's kind of about how they fail. but this is the phenomenon that seems to be really prevalent with my friends. i really do try to create some sort of like middle relationship that's not together and not not together. >> when i heard that -- when i was watching it and then it said rashida wrote it. i said she wrote it? i've seen you in parks and rec. i first saw you on boston public years ago. i know that you can act. when did you decide, you know what, i want to write something too? i'm thinking you're rashida jones, was it hard to get it made? >> yes, it was hard to get it made. it took about three years. we set it up at all different budget levels and we ended up making it more under a million dollars. i wrote it with my writing

partner, will mccormick. i just -- i've now been in the business for 15 years and read eye lot of scripts and some are incredible and some are less than incredible. i just wanted to take a shot and see if i could do it. i've always been intimidated by writing. >> really? may i remind you, you went to harvard. people don't think people from harvard are intimidated about anything ever? >> that is a lie. i promise you. i had professional writers, they were in college, and i never thought that was something i could do. i just did it one day. >> do you have any comment about what's going on with the jackson family? you know with paris and prince? jermaine jackson released a statement this morning saying he's so sorry it's turned into a public dialog and that now what he wants to do is take the family behind closed doors and just really work it out among themselves. i know you know the family. >> yeah. >> what do you make of it when you see it publicly? >> i mean, this wouldn't be the

first time that public interference affected the jackson family, unfortunately. but it's sad. i mean, i think the kids should be the priority. the less they can do things in public, the better off they're going to be when they get older. trust me, i know. >> you're absolutely right about that. rashida, congratulations. celeste and jesse forever is the name of her movie that she wrote too and stars in. it opens in theaters in new york and l.a. tomorrow. go a rashida. ben tracy is going on the ride of his life this morning. >> they call this the drowning machine. but it allows you to be a rocket man. we'll show you what it is on "cbs this morning." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

that's our building. scuba diving takes you underwater and parasailing lets you float above the water. how about flying in and out of the water. >> the extreme water sport lets you do that. ben tracy explores the modern world of jet packs. >> this was the kind of thing that only existed in the movies. the way high-flying james bond got around. but now those once futuristic jet packs are taking off for real. ♪ >> on the harbor in newport beach, california, basically anyone can now take flight. >> you can drive a car, you can drive the jet pack. >> the jet lev took a decade to

develop. >> you're flying now. >> a year ago there was one jet pack operation in the u.s. now there are 12. the cost to face your fear of flying? just 160 bucks. >> one of the biggest challenges we have right now is getting people to realize that it's accessible, available. it is truly a jet pack for the every man and every woman. let's practice with the arms down. >> it takes 30 minutes of instruction before you're in the water. >> all right. there's the power. >> this pod with a motor follows behind you shottioting water up hose. >> the throttle. and right. >> 500 pounds of thrust and 1,000 gallons of water per minute pushes you up in the air. >> you are flying a jet pack. >> a thrill guy thought he would never experience in his lifetime. >> that was awesome. that was really, really cool.

it really was like superman. that is the best. >> and then it was my turn. >> of course, i've got to try this. >> perfect. how does it feel? >> i feel like rocket man already. >> perfect. >> once i was in the water. >> let's go fly. >> i found getting out of the water was not so easy. >> learning to fly ♪ but i ain't got wings ♪ coming down -- >> after about five tries. >> very good, ben. you're doing great. >> i was finally flying. >> you got it. you're flying. >> they call this the drowning machine affectionately. after you get the hang of it, then the fun begins, you can do tricks. >> how about a little running man? yes. yes! >> dolphin.

♪ >> that's what they call a dolphin. >> it's probably best to leave the tricks to the professionals who have turned jet packs into a new extreme sport. ♪ >> you can fly as high as 30 feet. there was one final thing i just had to try. >> one more trick they call the dropout. ben tracy, newport beach. whoo! >> i'm going to pass. i'm going to pass, charlie. good for ben. but i'm going to pass. >> i'd love to do it. looks like fun. >> oh, no, no. nice for ben, though. are we trying to kill him? >> i don't know what the skill set is between when he learned it. >> we'll see you tomorrow on

"cbs this morning." >> we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." >> take it easy. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

good morning. in the headlines and manhunt at stanford university is not over. the event the domestic violence suspect was still were in handcuffs when he escaped from police it 2:00 this morning on the run for nearly four hours before officers recaptured him. the san jose voters do not a chance to vote on the library funding measure this november. the guarantee libraries to the certain percentage of the city's general fund every year with controversy about the number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. the tech sector is helping to propel job creation in the bay area. santa clara county is the

nation's strongest job market. and the past 12 months of job titles jumped by 3.8 percent the second on the list as the santa the scope san mateo and marin region. another hot day in london around the bay area with temperatures soaring into the '90s. but patchy fog moved in along the coastline. plenty of sunshine in mount diablo and high pressure remains in place but showing signs of getting weaker in the next couple of days. members in the mid-90s in the hottest spots and '70s and '80s and side of the bay area. a little cooler on friday with more significant cooling them back to normal over weekend before warming up slightly ,,,,,,,,,,

a live look at conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza. delays are not too bad only a few minutes to get you on to the span. in the months following a couple of different incidences'. one northbound 680 pretty heavy traffic in both directions across the stretch. the peninsula northbound 11 approaching university stol

walking one lane. have a great day. have a great day.

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