good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, august 20th, 2012. welcome to studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. mitt romney and paul ryan campaign together again as the republican senate candidate shocks the race with his comment about rape and abortion. a fast growing wildfire forces thousands out of their homes in northern california, and michael phelps' new ad campaign could put the swimmer in hot water. but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. one friend barely got out and he came back today and found everything gone. >> western wildfires forced thousands to flee. in northern california nearly 11 square miles scorched so far.

3,700 homes are threatened. this morning 41 major wildfires are burning across eight western states. >> there was fire everywhere. i turned around and it was on all sides of you. outrage this morning, todd akin was asked about abortion and whether it should be allowed in cases of rape. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> the comments run a quick rebutte from mitt romney's campaign. >> he later said he misspoke. tony scott has died after jumping from a bridge in los angeles county. >> scott directed more than a dozen blockbuster movies including "days of thunder" and "beverly hills cop ii." >> saying, i can pull it off. >> endurns athlete diana nyad is making progress in her fourth attempt to swim from cuba to florida. the "uss constitution" went on a 17 minute cruise. it hasn't been out to sea since

her 200th birthday. kobe bryant played in a scoring exhibition. prim rose was born three weeks premature. trying to help straighten her legs. there's not much you can do except hold on and lock the brakes. that was a crazy accident. growing frustration from the white house press corps over a lack of access to the president of the united states. >> however, he has made time for reporters from "people" magazine, "entertainment tonight" and television news reporters. on cbs "this morning." >> not too bad to be friends with george clooney. >> he's a wonderful guy. >> he's cute, too. i'm just saying. i've noticed. factual. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." charl charlie rose is off. we're now one week from the republican national convention. governor mitt romney has planned to campaign separately from his running mate, congressman paul

ryan, until the convention. instead, they will appear together this morning at a town hall meeting in manchester, new hampshire. jan crawford is there. jan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. good morning, jeff. good morning to everyone in the west. we're getting ready to get started here in a few moments. and when you see these two guys together, paul ryan and mitt romney, it's clear why the campaign is bringing them become out together. there's more of an energy, more engagement from romney when paul ryan is around. now over the weekend, though, ryan was out on his own. he went down to florida and was talking about what some think is his biggest liability, medicare. campaigning in florida paul ryan brought along his mother. >> this is my mom, betty. >> reporter: 78-year-old betty douglas, a florida resident and medicare recipient, and made the point he wasn't ending medicare. >> when i think about medicare, it's not just a program. it's not just a bunch of numbers. it's what my mom relies on. it's what my grandma had.

>> reporter: ryan emphasized the romney plan coverage wouldn't change for his mother or anyone else over 55. the obama campaign immediately attacked saying republicans aren't telling the truth about how the plan would work. >> you think they'd avoid talking about medicare. given the fact that both of them have proposed a medicare system. i guess they figure the best defense is to try to go on offense. >> reporter: but even republicans admit the romney strategy to pivot away from the economy and talk about medicare isries can can i. >> it's either going to be one of the great political decisions or one of the political mistakes, but i think it's a gutsy one. >> reporter: former new york mayor and romney supporter rudy giuliani was involved in one of sunday's most heated exchanges when asked on "face the nation" for his reaction it to joe biden's controversial remarks last week telling a crowd with hundreds of african-americans

that romney and ryan would, quote, put you all back in chains, end quote. giuliani and illinois senator dick durbin went at it. >> that was an absolutely blatant appeal to racism. >> there isn't a racist bone in joe biden's body. and to suggest that is, i think, over the edge. >> reporter: now campaign sources tell me they are going to keep hitting medicare and today they've got an ad out talking about another social program, welfare. the romney campaign in this ad is saying that the president loosened work requirements in that landmark welfare law. we need to put the work requirements back. that's that argument. so here is the campaign that's supposed to be all about the economy. we're talking about medicare. we're talking about welfare but, of course, the romney campaign says all of these things are important to people's bottom line, and they think they're all related and that's why you're gointo hear them continue to talk about them. >> jan crawford, thanks. the romney/ryan campaign is criticizing a fellow republican in missouri this morning after a

bombshell comment about abortion, rape, and pregnancy shook up a very important race there. nancy cordes has that story. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, gayle, and to our viewers across the west. well, the comments made by todd akin have caused a firestorm not just because this is one of the most closely watched senate races in the country but because national democrats are already seething on those comments as they push the notion republicans are out of touch when it comes to women's health. congressman todd akin of missouri just won a tough three-way race in the republican senate primary. in a local tv interview, akin was asked about his support for a ban on abortion, even in cases of rape. >> it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors that's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: akin's suggestion that the bodies of women who are raped by force will generally

reject pregnancy was met with instant scorn by his opponent, first term democratic senator claire mccaskill. in a fund-raising letter her campaign told supporters akin's, quote, archaic justification is so incredibly offensive that i had to share it with you. republicans have considered mccaskill one of the most vulnerable democrats in the senate. she is a high-profile supporter of the president but comes from a state that often votes republican. defeating her is central to the gop plans to try to win back control of the senate. opponents have spent more than $16 million against her. >> mccaskill voted to raise our taxes but didn't pay the taxes on her own private plane. >> reporter: akin's comments are getting reaction on the presidential campaign trail. the romney campaign was quick to distance itself, saying governor romney and congressman rye yap disagree with mr. akin's statement and a romney/ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. >> i was really terribly

concerned that todd akin would say that. >> reporter: but in an interview with cbs news, democratic party chair debbie wasserman schultz, sought to tie the comments to the gop ticket, specifically noting vice presidential candidate paul ryan co-sponsored the difference between rape and forcible rape. >> as a woman i'm really concerned that paul ryan doesn't understand that rape is rape. >> reporter: congressman akin has release add statement saying that he misspoke. he didn't identify specifically what about. he added that he has deep empathy for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. >> nancy, i want to ask you about this politico report that the fbi probed an incident involving several congressmen on a trip to israel last summer. what dupe about this? >> reporter: the fbi did look into this trip according to politico, where about 20 people, members of congress, staffers,

family members, ended up going for a late night dip in the sea of galilee one night including one member of congress who was skinny dipping. representative yoder of kansas has since released an apology which reads in part, regrettably i jumped into the water without a swimsuit. so there you go. >> regrettably indeed. nancy cordes, thank you very much. major garrett, white house correspondent, joins us now. major -- >> good morning. >> fworgood morning to you. >> where do you begin? >> i want to go back to the serious comments, the akin comments. debbie wasserman schultz to tie this to the presidential campaign? >> democrats, and i've talked to seen why are people, are going to make the point as they have consistently that mitt romney and his own approach to abortion has evolved over time is out of step. they will say ryan is even more extreme from their point of vau and they will talk about this legislation nancy mentioned in

her piece. they tried to redefine what forcible rape is and put these things together. the obama campaign had been work ing on this in swing states, virginia, ohio, florida, running ads saying, look, this campaign, the republican ticket, is inconsistent with women's views on these issues, whether there's contraception or abortion. they believe it is solid ground to fight, at least part of this campaign on, and romney advisers have told me they are nervous about that. the akin comments will even make them more nervous. >> it's hard to explain what legitimate rape even means. i have no idea what that comment even means. >> or there's a biological method a woman's body will know what is or isn't and will purge a pregnancy. it's bizarre and it's the last thing the romney/ryan ticket would like to talk about. >> paul ryan was campaigning with his mother in florida, certainly putting medicare front and center. i have two questions for you. is it effective to campaign with your mom, number one? are you surprised they moved from the economy to medicare,

making that front and center apparently? >> mom is working all types of concepts, political and otherwise. in the villages in florida, that was a pro-republican area so it was safer terrain. it wasn't the most aggressive democratic part of florida. why would you? you want a friendly argument. the ticket is going on the offense on medicare in the sense they want to attack the president and what he did to medicare in the context of his health care law. they know that was unpopular in 2010, attacking the medicare reduction and the rate of growth was successful then. keep on that now. you notice paul ryan doesn't really talk about his future aspects of medicare. what you get to a voucher program. he talks about what he did to greece with the president. the obama campaign believes when you talk about medicare and health care and those issues, broadly, that's our turf. republicans feel they have no choice but they -- chicago and the obama campaign believes that's terrain they can work with and deal more effectively. >> romney/ryan back together

again. >> i was surprised they didn't combine it all the way to the convention. as jan pointed out, they do campaign very well and effectively together and romney gets a lot of energy not only from paul ryan personally but the crowds he brings. they wanted a week with the two of them apart to gain more stories in different parts of the country. they'll be together trying to inkraes that energy and lend credence to the romney narrative that it is a turnaround ticket. >> and romney for the first time inviting reporters to accompany him to church. is it a sign he's more comfortable sharing that part of his life? >> it's a visually important part of the campaign, something the romney campaign has not been comfortable with, bringing report e reporters to see it saying, look, this is a part of my life. they're going to underline it to a degree at the republican national convention in an effort to human ooiize romney. he's acknowledging the narrative of his story, he's been protective of, has to be more public. if not it will be communicated

by others who don't wish him well. >> nice to see you. in northern california this morning thousands of people have been forced out of their homes escaping from a fast moving wildfire. it's just one of dozens of fires burning in the west this morning. 12 of them are out of control in northern california and the so-called ponderosa fire already has burned more than 12,000 acres there. tammy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff and gayle. here in california the ponderosa fire has created a state of emergency as this out-of-control wildfire threatens 3,000 homes. nearly 1,000 firefighters are battling the fast moving blaze that has burned 19 square miles of land and destroyed seven homes. >> this fire's path is directly heading to many of the homes. conditions are just so dry. the brush, the grass, even the timber. >> reporter: those dry conditions allowed small fires ignited by saturday's lightning

strike to sprepd rapidly through the rugged, thick forests. zachary pritchard helps his family evacuate as their home burned to the ground. fleeing the inferno, his arm caught fire as he rode away on an atv. >> i was on the road and there were flames on the road on either side and i looked up and everything was plaque. it was like i was in a black box and i just drove through it. i couldn't breathe and then there was fire everywhere, like you turn around and it was on all sides of you. >> reporter: firefighters are knock iing down trees and worki homes.ld a fire line to protect- but right now this wildfire is spreading with zero containment. >> i'm hoping. there's people already lost. all we can do is pray for them. >> reporter: it's been a particularly devastating year for firefighters across the nation. those in 46,000 wildfires this year that have burned about 6 million acres.

now that's about a million acres more than what traditionally is burned at this time of the year during a traditional wildfire season. back to you, gayle and jeff. >> thank you, tammy. the pentagon's top man in uniform is in afghanistan this morning addressing recent attacks on nato troops by afghan police and soldiers. general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs, is meeting with top nato commander and senior afghan officials. ten americans have been killed by afghan forces in the past two weeks. heavy fighting is reported in syria this morning on the second day after major muslim holiday. syrian tanks have reportedly shelled the damascus suburb. meanwhile, clarissa ward reports from beirut, bashar al assad appeared at a mosque in the syrian capital as u.n. monitors began walking out of the country. >> reporter: u.n. monitors are making their way out of syria now with the official end of the united nations observer mission inside the country. the primary role of that

observer mission was essentially to watch over a ceasefire that was to be implemented as part of the six-point peace plan, ultimately that ceasefire never really took effect. the united nationss has now appoint add new special syria envoy, lakhdar brahimi, a veteran u.n. diplomat. in other news yesterday we saw for only the second time since that large blast in da mamascus video of president assad in damascus yesterday attending prayers. people watching the video were looking to see if we might catch a glimpse of vice president fay rouk al assad is said to have defected from the regime and to be making his way out of the country but this is a claim that the regime, of course, denies. he was not present in that video. still no word on where he might

be. for cbs "this morning" i'm clarissa ward, beirut. in china judge handed down a suspended death sentence to the wife of disgraced communist party leader bo xilai. in a rare move gu kailai was allowed to speak at court and said the verdict was correct. earlier this month she confessed to poisoning neil heywood. the sentence is expect ed to be commuted to life in prison. there is no explanation this morning for the suicide death of movie director tony scott. police have not revealed an apparent suicide note found at scott's office t. it was a sudden and surprising end for director who had worked in hollywood for 30 years. >> i feel the need for speed. >> tony scott left his mark on hollywood with a wide range of hits including "top gun." >> great balls of fire. >> and "beverly hills cop ii."

the british born director took his own life sunday by parking his car near the vincent thomas bridge in los angeles and walking on to the bridge and jumping into the harbor without hesitation, according to witnesses. his motive was not immediately clear but los angeles county investigators later found a suicide note in scott's office. scott made a career of working with some of the biggest names in the business. denzel washington, gene hackman, and with his equally famous brother ridley. the scott brothers ran a production company scot-free production responsible for hits in both film and tv including "numbers" and "the good wife." >> you've obviously never made a woman angry before. >> wearing his signature red cap, scott discussed the film making process with charlie rose in 2004 while promoting "man on fire." >> preparing for a movie as much as making the movie? >> i like all parts of the

process. there's nothing more frightening than making a movie and nothing more satisfying the days you're on the set. >> tony scott it was 68 years old, is survived by a wife, donna, and twin sons. it's time now to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. britain's "guardian" says which canny leaks founder julian assange lashed out at the united states in his first statement since is going into hiding at ecuador's embassy in london. assange called on president obama to abandon what he called the witch-hunt against wikileaks. "the wall street journal" reports early investors in groupon have thrown in the towel. at least four investors in the coupon company have reduced stock holdings since the public offering in november. the stock has lost more than three-quarters of its value, about $10 billion in total. "the new york daily news" reports a bizarre scam by melky

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and we'll have a live look at the toll bridge the bay bridge toll plaza. it's the least 15 minutes to get you on to stand. let us check the nimitz. we go through oakland. at the book's pretty good right now. but northbound 8280 there's an accident. it's blocking least one lane. as to traffic and more sports. nursing some drizzle on the coastline. is to the clouds alarmist and drizzle up for the coast. but will see some more sunshine into vouchers are warming up with '60s and '70s and said the bay. the eighties and low 90s in some interior valleys. bolster cool things off. we're running below the average for four warm-up next valleys. bolster cool things off. we're running below the average for four warm-up next weekend carrie.

dashcam video from manchester, missouri. you can see an officer and a good samaritan pull a driver out of a burning vehicle last week. there it is. person is coming out right now. walking over. the victim was hospitalized with a head injury. they're being called heroes. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> you may not recognize the name of thomas kinkade. chances are you know his work. he is one of the top selling artists ever. it's estimated his paintings are in one out of 20 american homes. as erin moriarty shows us, kinkade's sudden death touched off a serious dispute over his legacy. >> i've learned a lot about his art, i have to say. good morning. thomas kinkade was proud to be called the painter of light.

he even trademarked the phrase. but many were shocked to learn after his death just this past april that kinkade's own life was much darker than the idyllic images that he put on canvas. this is the first public exhibit of thomas kinkade's work since his death in april. and his fans 2,000 strong couldn't wait to get a look. >> the detail. the colors. >> lingering over the glowing windows and cottages, castles and lighthouses that make up the artist's massive collection. >> it speaks to their soul. >> kinkade's younger brother patrick came to unveil one of his final works. >> beautiful. i love it. >> is this honestly, the first time you've seen it. >> yes. >> he believed in the notion of the suffering artist and this one depicts the same kind of peaceful setting that established him as the painter of light. >> despite his own frailty, tom

he was able to communicate in a profound positive way. >> he was struggling more than this painting seems to indicate. >> my brother was a good person. but he struggled with his own demons. >> his death at age 54 from an accidental overdose of alcohol and valium began a series of shocking revelations. within days, kinkade's girlfriend, amy pinto, produced two documents she claims he wrote. giving her two homes, $10 million and control over his art. the documents are known as holographic wills because they were handwritten. but not notarized. they are now the focus of a bitter court battle between pinto and kinkade's wife nanette who was separated from her husband but never divorced him. rick barnett, a family friend for 20 years believes kinkade still loved his wife and would never disinherit his kids. >> in no way, shape or form can i imagine that, that he would cut his family out or give consideration to someone other

than his family. his four daughters and his wife meant the world to tom. >> kinkade's wife and children are still prominently featured in a new video tribute on kinkade's own website. and the estate they built together. that's estimated to be well above $60 million. at the height of his fame ten years ago, kinkade was mass producing his art in factories, adding a few final touches and a quick signature, selling a framed canvas for up to $50,000. when morely safer sat down with him, he had built a a family values theme. >> we view my work and my cultural sigh identity as heir to the walt disney tradition. >> but that became tarnished by kinkade's 2010 dui arrest and the breakup of his marriage. things fell apart and when they

fell apart, it seemed like they felt fell apart very fast. >> writer susan says the man everyone knew was acting completely out of character. >> acting bizarrely in public, including urinating on a statue at disneyland. >> he moved amy pinto into the family home in california. for now, shoos staying put. a security team is guarding the home to make sure none of the art is removed while the courts decide whether the man who worked with precision and sign his name with a steady hand could have signed off on this. >> it's hard to believe that someone who did this, did this don't you think? >> i don't know what this is. i do know what that is. and that's tom's legacy. >> are you concerned about who will end up controlling your brother's work ultimately? >> i think ultimately what will happen is that right will win out. >> what is right?

>> that the people who loved him will control it. >> his family? >> exactly. >> want to start by talking about these unusual handwritten wills. do they hold up in court? >> i think people will be surprised to know that these holographic wills are fal i had in about half the states. this is getting amy pinto a hearing in probate court. she said she's going to have proof that he wrote it. here's what the family says. maybe he did write it, although you saw that handwriting. >> it barely seems legible. >> they're going to say that he was under the influence and we know that he had been drinking a lot the last year and a half of his life. or he was unduly influenced. they don't say by who. this could be a battle. the next court hearing, i believe, is in september. i think the family is going to try to get it out of an open court and into arbitration. they don't want to share all of

this with us. >> it's always a dicey situation when there's a wife and girlfriend in any circumstance. is she entitled to anything at all? >> i think it's interesting. as part of the separation agreement which happened not to be completely executed, he was entitled to the housement she may end up with the house. here's the bad part. there's a lot of debt on that house. even if amy pinto ends up with the home and the studio which is part of it, i think it's in debt almost three quarters of its worth. >> here's the other question. his paintings were selling for a lot. does this -- does this dispute affect the value of his work? >> i find it might. especially because he was a painter of light and he led a very different life. whenever an artist dies, the value goes up. it seemed like when i went to the show on saturday, thousands of people came in to see his work. so i don't think it will affect the value. but certainly it means that there's a lot at stake in this probate hearing. >> had he been with his

girlfriend for a long time? >> no. just a year and a half. to be honest, what i hear from friends and i'm hearing. he had been dragging his heels on the divorce. he still loved his wife. so it's messy. >> very. very messy. thank you, erin. thank you very much. michael phelps has had tough competitors over the years. usually beat them. his biggest problem could be his new sponsor. show you how it may leave him in hot water on "cbs this morning." if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours.

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we don't know if it's a prank or hazing. but their coach is not very happy about this. this video was posted on twitter yesterday by a teammate who later apologized. giants coach tom coughlin says what goes on in the locker room should not end up in social media. i think he's right about that. >> my sense is that a lot worse things have happened in football locker rooms, correct? >> it should stay private. michael phelps' agent doesn't believe the decorated athlete will lose any of his 18 gold medals. >> he could be in trouble over a new ad campaign. jim axelrod is here with that story. good morning to you. >> good morning, gayle and jeff. louie vuitton launched it thursday. the pictures were leaked out toward then, toward the end of the olympic games pos thing to

happen to happen to louie vuitton. they will associate it with michael phelps. >> the ioc has not said what action it will take. all have denied leaking the photos. >> nobody knows nothing approximate nothing. >> can he be held accountable as he says, if he had nothing do with leaking the photos? >> i mean, the ioc hasn't given any indication that he will be held accountable. i think the controlling principle is that louie vuitton couldn't be any happier. >> that's exactly right, her courageous story

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two colorado state students wanted to climb a mountain and watch a sunset. their hike took a nasty turn. >> what came out of it was a captivating video showing courage and calm during an extreme situation. terrell brown has the story and we should warn you, it contains some disturbing images. >> eric henry and lexi deforest wanted to take in a mountain sunset in wyoming. the couple was hoping to snap scenic pictures along the way but ended up capturing something much more gruesome. >> i don't know first aid for a foot that's not attached to your ankle. >> that's her mangled angle. as the couple headed back to camp, they came across this

six-foot wide trench. henry went first easily clearing it. deforest's leap of faith went short, she slipped. shattering her ankle. >> the pain has started. at first i didn't feel t it was kind of funny. i didn't think it was real. >> henry ran for help leaving her with a backpack and video camera. >> yeah. this is kind of really scary. oh, man. man oh, man. >> to keep her mind off the pain, she kept talking. >> love colorado. >> and talking to her family. >> yeah. shoutout to my familiar. >> and about her fears of being stuck on the mountain. >> i'm not going to tell you how scared i am of bears right now. >> deforest stayed optimistic hoping henry would soon return. >> i'm going to just flashy flash again. let everyone know that i'm here and i'm in pain. >> an hour later, he arrived with help a lexi deforest was

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ahead of the government's chemical safety board will be at the richmond refinery today. the trend it's safe for him to go on to the area where the fire began to weeks ago. the stretch of the monterey road in south sensate opened up this morning. enclose so we can for construction of a pedestrian overpass near blossom hill road. it's been seven years and making. there's a two year- old boy was hit by train and killed. the bridge should open in just a few weeks. with an update on the roads and have the weather is shaping up this week coming up in a moment.

at are there no major hot spots out there. here's a live look a san mateo bridge. the rights and screen is less and 92. it's been a 15 minute drive time. and elsewhere, we have some brake lights to the altamont pass. and the golden gate bridge is very foggy. planning fog is to approach the coastline. but in some sunshine already. received from mark cameron ec some fog extending in the distance. did you that one more person afternoon. some 80s and low 90s and one. we have some sydneys and the debate. this 60s course the north coast. we're below and one. we have some sydneys and the debate. this 60s course the north coast. we're below average. ,,,,,,

it's not too bad to be friends with george clooney, is it. >> george is a wonderful guy. >> he's cute. >> michelle -- >> it's a conspiracy. >> michelle is always frustrated. >> i'm just happy to be busy. >> is he making you busy with something so you can't go to george's? >> i don't know. i'm going to explore that a little more. >> i will say the couple of times he's come to the white house, i notice that the staff suddenly -- >> everybody is there. >> they're there. they've got memos they need to see right away. >> they call you on the cell phone, call you right up? >> the truth is, he doesn't. >> he could. >> he's very protective about not bothering me, and i think he's also -- and he's also sensitive to the fact that he's around a lot then somehow it

will be tagged as obama hanging out with hollywood stars, and that's not who he is. >> yeah. >> but he's a good person. >> put it this way, president obama says it's good to be friends with george clooney. that's from his conversation with "entertainment tonight." it's 8:00. i'm gayle king. charlie rose is here but jeff would say, yeah, it's good to be friends with george clooney. you're kind of pals. >> always. always. good morning, everyone. you may have see the popular high powered magnet called buckyballs. last month they asked them to stop saying them saying children can accidentally swallow the magnets. the business is fighting back with an ad campaign saying they're meant for adults. craig zucker of maxfield and oberton, the maker of buckyballs is with us. craig, welcome. >> welcome. >> they have filed this lawsuit against you. why are they wrong? >> well, first of all, it's the first time in eleven years they've filed such a lawsuit against the company.

they are -- the rate of injury and incident of our product is extremely low when you compare it to other products that are in the marketplace. we've sold millions of units. they report 12 incidents involving buckyballs. compared to other products in the marketplace, it is an extremely low rate of injury. and adults have a right to choose a product that's exclusively marketed and intended for adults. we've never marketed to kids. this small rate of misuse is because it's by the wrong user. >> the concern is if the child swallows them they can connect to the child's tissue inside the body. as a parent, gayle's a parent. >> you could say those are valid safety concerns. >> why is that a mis -- is that a misplaced concern? >> it's not a misplaced concern, but it shouldn't be in those kids' hands in the first place. so on our packaging it says keep away from all children in different places.

we have a vigorous safety program that we don't sell to stores that market for children. we don't market for children. we have a website that is magnet safety.com. we have the most vigorous safety program in not just our industry but in most industries. of course our concern for the safety is the same as the consumer product safety commission. we just believe there's different course of action that doesn't require banning the product. >> but how does it get to this point, craig? >> it's tough to say because we've worked very cooperatively with them for the past three years. we did a joint press release with them in november of 2011. they have endorsed and approved our safety program going almost back three years. we didn't even suggest -- we suggested multiple ways to make the product safer and to go out with mora wearness but they simply wanted to put us out of business. >> you do think they want to put you out of business? >> i think when you look at other products -- >> why would they want to do that? >> i don't know. i don't know because, again,

when you start to look at other products, we've talked about them a little bit, products like balloons, all terrain vehicles, and button cell batteries which are causing far greater incidents and injuries, and the remedy that consumer product safety commission suggests or recommends is a warning on the packaging. for the first time they're saying warnings don't work, educational awareness. it undermines how they regulate thousands of other products in the mark place especially when it comes for a product that's marketed for adults. >> we should mention the consumer product safety commission. we did reach out to them for comment. they have not responded. you say they're trying to shut you down. is it a personal vendetta do you think? >> i hope not. i don't think it is. i think that they thought the industry was probably an easy target. we are a small industry. we are a small industry. they thought a lot of the companies would roll over as most companies do when they say,

recall your product. we're the first company in 11 years, us, maxfield and oberton to say we disagree with your assessment. so to force a recall you're going to have to take us to court. >> you and your partner started this how many years ago? you put in a thousand dollars each. >> started in march 2009, me and a partner with a thousand dollars in an apartment in williamsburg. our expectations were wildly exceeded. >> you're now worth what? >> well, we were on track to sell about a million and a half units this year, so we're somewhere $325 million in sales this year. >> now you're turning to social media for help. >> we're turning back to where we started. our roots were all the the internet and consumers online. since cpsd has effectively shut down our retail channel, we've gone back online through social media, blogs, twitter. >> the campaign is? >> we have a campaign called save our balls.

saveourballs.net. where we're seeing support is places like twitter, facebook, all the blogs and the hundreds of thousands of people commenting coming to our sighte and saving our business. >> do they have the power to shut you down? >> it's a long process. really it's now the burden of the consumer product safety division to show there's something wrong with our product. we don't believe there is. we believe it's always been marketed to adults. we have reached out to them and tried to come up with ways to work co-op perfect raively itly. they've really not responded. we've provided a corrective action for the product on monday, july 24th. by tuesday, july 25th we had read about this lawsuit in the "usa today." so they have been unwilling to work and talk to us for the past almost two months now since we started talking about this. >> and it's been, what? what's the next step for you,yo for them? >> we'll keep talking about it

and trying to keep supporters active and engaged, but we will fight it in a court of law now. we'll get our day in court and the cpsd will -- it will be on the burden of them to prove there's a burden on the product. >> in the end they'll say it's still about the safety. >> yeah. and we agree. we also say that if you're aen adult, you don't have kids in the house, it's your right to be able to buy this kind of

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♪ ♪ a rare sight on lake michigan. take a look at this. five water spouts all forming at the same time. it happened about 45 miles east of milwaukee over the weekend. the video was taken by the captain of a freighter who just happens to be a storm chaser. he got the sight of his life. that is very cool stuff. >> very cool for anybody. this has been a great comeback year for maria sharapova. she won the french open and a silver medal. she's getting ready for the u.s. open. she'll be talking about tennis and business. it's time for this morning's "healthwatch" with dr. holley phillips.

good morning. today in "healthwatch", blood types and your heart. your blood type may affect your heart disease risk. new research finds people with blood type a, b, or ab are at a high gerris being of heart disease than people with type o. researchers use data from two well-known studies involving 90,000 people between the ages of 30 and 75. they found people with the rarest blood type ab had the highest increased risk of heart disease at 23% when compared to those with type o. people with type b have an 11% chance and people with type a had a five% increased risk. scientists speculate they're more prone to higher levels of harmful cholesterol or inflammation that can damage the arteries. type o blood has improved blood flow and minimized effects. though we can't change our blood type, the study is considered ground breaking.

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♪ ♪ ♪ two world changing events happened in 1775. the american revolution began and the flush toilet was invented. can we say thank you and hallelujah collectively? toilets haven't changed much since then, but this morning ben tracy says one of the world's richest men is doing something about that. ben, good morning to you. >> good morning, gayle. we're talking about bill gates. of course he is best known for creating a a revolution in computers, but he believes

innovations in toilet technology could also change the world and save millions of lives. >> reporter: bill gates could spend his billions on just about anything, but he decided to have his foundation host a toilet fair in seattle. >> so we need to come up with something that has the same attractive properties as the flush toilet and yet can be made available to everyone on the planet and so we can think of that as a toilet for the 21st century. >> reporter: the bill and melinda gates foundation is offering up nearly $7 million for engineers to overthrow the kind of throne we've known. >> you're looking at some toilet options. >> reporter: it's not glamorous, but it is important. more than 2.5 billion people, 40% of the world's population, do not have access to sanitation. that's eight times the population of the united states. >> the most neglected thing in all of the things that are done to help the poor of the world.

do-do, number two, caca. >> reporter: this cheeky video on the foundation's website still sends a message. >> no sanitary toilet? what would you do? well, what you have to do, use anything you can find, which means in no time you've got a big pile of problem. >> reporter: drinking in bathing water becomes contaminated and disease spreads. children often suffer the most. 1.5 million die worldwide each year from poor sanitation. sanjay heads unicef's hygiene programs. >> how big a problem is access to sanitation worldwide? >> it's a huge problem. about 2,750 children died every day as a result of poor sanitation. access to water, and poor hygiene. that can give you an idea of the scale. that's about 100 school buses every single day.

>> reporter: yet the obstacle to fixing the problem are also huge. there is no sewer infrastructure in many developing nations and water is scarce. so any new approach to toilets has to be self-contained, cheap, and produce its own energy. at the toilet fair in seattle some models turn urine into water for flushing. biodegraded human waste into fertilizer or use insects to eat it. >> the maggot is not choosey. >> reporter: bill gates gave money to engineers from cal tech. it reuses water and turns human waste into hydrogen gas that then produces energy. this event was a revelation for kenya's minister of water and irrigation. she now has a new sense of how waste can be used. >> it can be used to produce gas. it can be used to produce fertilizer. it can be used for many

purposes. so we need now to put our act together. >> now the gates foundation says the $7 million it's offering is worth while because for every dollar spent on improving sanitation in these countries you get $9 back in higher productivity and lower health care costs. >> wow. so many of us take the toilet for granted. that certainly puts if in perspective. >> so true. >> so say, ben, somebody comes up with the idea and says, i've got it. i know what to do. how hard will it be to get it on the ground and working? >> that is one of the biggest obstacles. how do you deliver the technology if you figure it out. that's where you'll see the gates foundation partnering with the u.n., unicef, who have relationships with these countries. one of the interesting things they told us is even if you get a toilet there, getting people to use it is a struggle because it's a cultural norm in many places not to use it. >> what's the next step then? >> the next step for the gates foundation, they're investing millions of more dollars to further this technology. they're trying to get these engineers to take what they

already have done, improve it, see if they can actually get a product that works. >> ben tracy, thanks very much. >> thank you, ben. diana nyad is hoping her persistence pays off. she is attempting her swim for the fourth time from cuba to the u.s. your local news is coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

good morning. in the headlines the had the u.s. chemical safety board plans to the the the chevron refinery in richmond today. the board is leading the investigation into the fire at the refinery two weeks ago today. it worked the weekend to make the ignition site safe enough for investigators to come in and visit. fire crews have had their hands full for several wildfires in northern california. the area of most concern is up in shasta county were seven homes a been destroyed upon the rest of fire threatening another 3000 prompting evacuation's. and this is trying to determine the cause of the fire that gutted a home in oakland hills early this morning.

firefighters arrived michigan avenue to fifth see the house fully engulfed and it's believed the house was vacant. one firefighter suffered a shoulder injury and not much is left of the house. traffic and weather coming up.

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♪ >> this is not a computer trick, gayle king. this ad for volvo, check it out. it uses a tightrope walker and a couple of semis driving and tightrope walking at the same time. happened in croatia. there was an ambulance team on stand by. one of the crew members said this is crazy. indeed it looks so. she pulled it off. that is nuts. >> wow. >> good stuff. >> good stuff. welcome back to "cbs this morning." long distance swimmer diana nyad is plowing through stormy seas

at this hour trying to complete the journey from cuba to florida. she wants to arrive before her birthday on wednesday. as tammy leitner reports, it's a dangerous effort for an athlete of any age. >> there's nothing but miles and miles of lonely ocean ahead for diana nyad. the 62-year-old endurance swimmer is two days into her 103-mile trek. her fourth attempt to swim the shark infested waters from cuba to the florida keys. >> i'm sort of cruising a little bit right now. >> to combat the monotony, she sings. ♪ >> swimming more than 100 miles in the ocean is challenging enough. but making it even more dangerous for diana nyad is what's in the water. >> there's jellyfish and there's things stinging her and there's a possibility of sharks. >> former world champion

triathlete knows nyad personally and the challenges that forced her to pull out of the other three attempts. nyad's last a semt ended with paralyzing jellyfish stings and an asthma attack. >> when you've been swimming 28 hours out there and you're being stung by jellyfish and you're getting tired and hungry and you're feeling seasick and your shoulders are hurting, i mean, that's when your mind takes over. it's got to be keeping you going. >> and nyad keeps going despite getting stung saturday night four times by jellyfish. the special suit she wears at night did little to protect her from the dangerous jellyfish stings. after getting stung on the lips and forehead, she flipped to her back. >> seven, eight hours of that. i never do that. >> despite the obstacles -- >> whether she makes it or not, just the persistence she's

shown, the strength she's shown, the fearlessness, that's so inspiring. >> for "cbs this morning," i'm tammy leitner in los angeles. >> with us now is patricia donely, she's a mental and nutritional counselor and works with athlete to improve their performance. good morning to you, patricia. >> good morning to you. >> a lot of people are rooting for diana, no question about that. others are wondering why would she keep trying something so physical and painful. this is try number four. >> i think when we look at her and see what she's doing, one reaction might be why? why do this? why put yourself in this danger? but yet, if we think about it, what she's trying to do is a a first. she's trying to conquer one of her challenges in life. i think we all do this. we all have a mount everest we want to climb. this is hers. and we all have one. i think we're all rooting for her. >> this one seems significantly

higher than what most people's mount everest is, though. patricia, how much of this is mental and how much of this is physical? >> i think an enormous amount is mental. certainly, she's in top physical condition. but many people are. many people in any field have reached high physical heights. but to achieve something like this is so much about the mental. i think that's what will make a difference for her. >> you know, she's turning 63 this week. she's trying to make it before the 63rd birthday. do you see her age factoring into this or how do you see her age factoring into this is a better question? >> definitely it is factoring in. certainly as one gets older, some of our physical tendencies become less and i think also, though, it's really important to

look at is the wisdom, is the experience. something that other cultures really put a lot of emphasis on with their older population. i think this will really help diana having this experience will help her overcome the obstacles. >> patricia, you're a ph.d. and consultant. when people come to you and say they want to do things like this, what do you say to them? >> well, when they're really motivated, i make sure that they are getting the best physical training within their sport. and then i sit down and i say, okay, let's work on the mental piece. let's work on the nutritional piece also. and i think the fact that it's not just something that's a great physical accomplishment she's trying to do now, but the fact that there are so many unknowns, so many unpredictable things, that makes it so

exciting for us as spectators and also for her. to me, following her is like following a real life hunger game. the hunger games, it wasn't just that they had great physical feat that is they could accomplish. but it was the bees and the berries and the fireballs. you follow diana and there's the jellyfish and the current and the sharks. >> she has a lot to contend with. thank you, patricia donnelly, we're cheering her on. >> thank you so much. one of the biggest names in tennis is here. maria sharapova talks about the u.s. open, the olympics and more on "cbs this morning." they're having a good time in the green room. >> very good time in the green room this ,,

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four grand slam titles. >> all right. she's been number one on the highest paid female athletes. thank you very much. she's getting ready for the u.s. open next week. this morning she's with us in the studio 57. good morning to you, maria. >> good morning. bright and early. >> we are glad to have you here. when you hear the numbers about your career, what do you think when we're reading them and you laugh? what do you think? >> it's funny when people mention the money. i always ask, how does anyone have access to your bank account? who knows -- who actually believes all this stuff? who is checking how much -- what was that paycheck for? that's why i laugh about that one. >> a lot people do. you pulled out of your last two tournament for illness. you had tummy problems. you okay? >> i came back from the olympics and was supposed to play in mont treel but had a stomach virus. i decided to shut it down before the u.s. open and come here a little early and start practicing. it's fun to be back in new york. i love the energy and the city. the u.s. open is the funniest

one yet. >> i have to say you've brought energy to the green room this morning. >> i know. they took -- we had our coffee this morning. i apologize. i think ee were distracting. >> not a problem. it's been a lot of fun. your first live morning television interview. did we mention that? >> is it? >> not many people get me up at 5:30 in the morning. >> we're glad you're here. >> confidence here before the u.s. open? >> yeah. i do. i've had winning the french open was such a confidence booster for me. it was the one that i hadn't won. it was the one i really wanted. always thought it was going to be the most challenging for me. to have all those four are so meaningful and obviously this is the last one of the year. we've had a crazy schedule. to come into the open, it's like this is it for the year. we still have more tournaments after that. but as far as the big one, it's the one we really look forward

to. >> coming out of london, you came home with a silver medal. >> first time as an olympian. >> an olympian. just the fact that you make the olympics means you're very good. >> incredible. >> you work very hard. >> i try. >> when the match was over with serena, did you think you cough done better? how were you feeling after that match? >> it's interesting because we played six matches over the seven days. >> i know. >> the opening ceremony was right before the first match. so it was one of the longest weeks of my tennis career because it was honestly the excitement of the opening ceremony to playing a match every day. getting through the round and when you win your semifinal, you know you're getting a medal. you're getting a silver at least. the whole experience for me was incredible. it was my first time representing russia at the olympics. i missed beijing four years ago. to be there and to be competing and to get a silver medal was so much fun. >> yeah. >> the draw comes out in a couple of days. i think a lot people are seeing

a serena williams/maria sharapova final. do you want to see that? >> we have to be on opposite sides of the draw obviously. that would be fun, especially in new york. with that energy and that crowd, it would certainly make for a fun final. >> what do you think about the proposed crackdown on grunting? you're a little bit of a grunter. >> i am. not a little bit. >> you're a heavy grunter. >> i am. >> how does that help you and what do you think about the talk of cracking that down that some people say it's distracting? >> i've always had to answer that question because it's been a topic especially coming in a lot in london we have those tabloids that always talk about it. but it's -- when you start something from a very young age and do you it for a long period of your career, it's tough to be 25 years old and when you start playing tennis at the age of four to say it's almost like changing your forehand or your back hand. you're used to something. but i think if you start

correcting it from a young age, especially maybe telling the coaches around the world using breathing techniques and those things that you work on when you're from a young age, that that's something that will carry over to your professional career. >> so for you grunting stands? >> yeah. right now, yes. >> i heard maria, that you just got engaged. can we say congratulations you're breaking a lot of hearts. >> it's been a while. >> i'm not asking anything about him. how did you know he was the one for you? >> oh, gosh -- >> how did you know that? >> you never expect it to happen. those things kind of flow in your life and you realize that it's a time in your life to do such a thing. those feelings that you have. obviously, as you go through your life, i had this incredible career from the very young age and then you start realizing that there's a whole other side to life. which is hopefully -- being married one day and having children and my mother had me when she was so young.

so it's fun to see that relationship with her and thinking that -- i mean, i've missed that train. i'm older now. >> having a baby at 20 can you imagine that? >> in my life, i can't. but i'm very fortunate that she did. because now she's my best friend. >> look at you. >> she has a new business -- >> one of the reasons you're here is because you're starting this candy company. >> candy line. >> actually, today. >> yeah. >> why is an athlete promoting sugar? >> i know, right. everyone needs a treat and everyone loves candy around the world. the first thing is i mean i work so many hours a day like everybody else, i don't have an office job, but i know what it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle, to go to the gym, to workout, to make sure we're also women, want to make sure we look good and have a good presence and a look. but at the end of the day, everybody needs a treat. when i was young, growing up, i would finish practice and the first thing i would ask is when

could i get that lollipop. that was on my mind during practice. i've been part of so many adventures and partnerships, i wanted to start something that was my own. i love candy and gum is. i thought when the name sugar-pova came about -- >> it goes together. >> a little bit. >> your favorite flavor? >> my favorite flavor is a rainbow licorice with a marshmallow middle called quirky. my favorite. >> they're catchy names. >> does maria sharapova win the u.s. open this year? >> that's the million dollar question, isn't it? i sure hope so. that's what i'm working for and i have been. i would like to be the champion again. >> can't wait to see you on the court. >> thank you very much. >> continued success. >> thank you. cbs sports coverage of the u.s. open begins next week here on cbs. would you try sparkling wine from england? maria, would you?

she would. we're told -- it's half the price. the founder and ceo of samuel,,,

most people have popped open a bottle of the bub tloi celebrate a special occasion. we've always been told the best sparkling wine is champagne from france. as the report says, the times and the climates are a-changing. >> as cultural icons go, champagne is about as decadent as it gets. >> bonneville, '75. >> see you are a connoisseur, mr. bond. >> from suave spies, to wealthy bankers. it's long been a symbol of luxury and exclusivity. but to connoisseurs, it's the

frenchness of the drink that bubbles to the surface first. >> here we have pinot noir. >> champagne is a region in france until you recreate that region in england. which is exactly what english winemaker has done in spirit at least on the rolling fields of hampshire, an hour west of london. >> this little piece where we are, this little valley, is -- has a soil profile that's almost identical to what exists in champagne. that's o to say chalk and a bit of clay. >> one of the roughly 400 vineyards that produce sparkling wine along with usual red and white. but with annual sales around $40 million, it's still dwarfed by the approximately $5.5 billion champagne makes each year. and in a country more famous for pints of ale and strong cider,

success is dependent upon more than marketing and good soil. >> it's definitely got warmer on average. people say that we have a climate today in this part of the world which is similar to what they had in champagne in the 1960s. >> the wayne making methods are most definitely 2012. nick coats, his partner in wine says the old ways might impress the tourists but are rarely used now. >> realistically, the vast majority of champagne production uses this modern machinery. >> like these giant concrete eggs which keep the wine at a constant temperature. all these so-called pallets. >> what are they for? >> for rid willing. which means in the old days when you had a bottle of champagne on the side with sediment on the bottom, a little man would come along and turn each bottle a quarter of a turn a day. it would take him four months to

keep turning the bottle. >> save on -- >> and on money. and on the intense boredom. >> things are a bit quicker here who launched the first bottle last year. a confident english wine will continue to grow in popularity. >> we're at the beginning of a high-growth phase. i have no doubt personally. but in 10, 15 years from now, this part of england, particularly on the chalk soils, will have a great deal of vineyard on it. >> just don't say they're trying to imitate champagne. >> what do you say to people who say you're producing a cheaper version of champagne? >> we can always put the price up. >> besides that. >> the whole point is that this is fusion winemaking. french technology with english fruit. >> what we're trying do here is make the world class sparkling wine that's an expression of english and has an english

personality. >> and with englishmen as determined as that, the french better watch out. it's clear that the guys at this vineyard here are not interested in imitating champagne which may be just as well. only sparkling wines introduced in the champagne region of france can only be labeled champagne. i'm villa marks in hampshire, england. >> i don't drink. but what do you think? >> i can't tell what's good or bad? >> my wife has a lot of the italian sparkling wine. i think it's generally cheaper. >> it sounds like they're giving them a run for their money, though. i'll say that. >> yeah. are you sure you don't want to -- >> i'm sure. bad experience in high school and forever scarred. no thanks. >> i'll see you again tomorrow morning. >> yes, yes. i'll be here. >> that does it for us. up next your local news. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs up next your local news. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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quick cash jumped into the house gathered up i found a i-pad and other devices and he is in court today. lets take a look at the weather. columbia and parts of the bay area and a lot of sunshine in the valley. a lot of parts of the they have a lot of sunshine later today. the temperatures are going down the later of the workweek with a lot of '60s and '70s in the bay and '60s toward the coast line with patchy fog and sunshine with the next couple of days cooling things done before warming up next weekend.

good morning. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are still on it looks like things are backed up solid almost to the macarthur maze. in the east bay westbound 580 added the altamont pass a half- hour commute towards the dublin and to change. northbound 887 to slow between 238 and the maze. a 20 minute drive time between 238 and interstate 80.