carquinez bridge to the maze. >> you cannest close ever. have a great day. -- quickest close ever. have a great day. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com good morning to our viewers in the west. it's monday august 26 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." yosemite park faces a firestorm. flames threaten thousands of buildings. and san francisco's water supply. and u.n. inspectors get to the scene of an alleged chemical attack in syria as the u.s. considers a military strike. donald trump is accused of cheating thousands of students at trump university. and new evidence about the source of mercury contamination in fish. we begin with the "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. we're gambling with mother

nature. >> fire crews race to control a wall of flames. >> an inferno burning is now the size of the city of chicago. >> it's burned more than 200 square miles. it is threatening a reservoir which supplies san francisco with most of its water. >> one man clings to a tree. watch as the truck was washed away. >> u.n. inspectors visit the sites of last wednesday's chemical weapons attack in syria. >> in the administration's view, this is not necessarily whether or not a chemical weapons attack happened. they believe there was one. >> we can't sit still. we've got to move quickly. >> weighing in on the jury verdict that cleared george zimmerman in the killing of florida teenager trayvon martin. >> i think it will be seen as questionable judgment on the part of the judicial system down there. >> donald trump is being sued for $40 million. new york's attorney general says trump university was a scam.

>> we're getting our first look at the newest addition to washington's national zoo. a giant panda cub. >> all that. >> fair. throw to second. japan wins the little league world series chanmpionship. >> and all that matters. >> a stunning admission from mike tyson. >> i've been lying to everybody else. i'm never going to use again. >> on "cbs this morning." >> a big night as mtv hands out its video music awards. >> miley cyrus has tongues wagging. a very adult performance. >> it did not look like hannah montana. >> and justin timberlake performing with his old band 'n sync. ♪ bye bye bye ♪ welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and norah o'donnell are off today but anthony mason is here. >> good morning, great to be

here. >> i think so too. we begin in california where the giant rim wildfire has entered yosemite national park and is still growing fast. the dozens of western wildfires threaten some 4,500 buildings this morning. >> one official says firefighters are facing every challenge that there can be. theresa garcia is in tuolumne city just west of california. >> reporter: crews are battling this wildfire from the ground and air. march more than 3,400 firefighters are working around the clock. the fire is only 7% contained. it is burning into yosemite national forest. it is still threatening homes, vacation cabins and businesses. even the water supply in san francisco, which is 150 miles away from here. the rim fire is now the fastest growing wildfire in the country. so big and so unpredictable, it's creating its own weather. >> that means everyone is heads

up 24/7 when they're out here. boots on the ground. they're looking up at the trees, watching the smoke columns, watching what it's doing. if it's running on top of the trees, it's very difficult to put that out. it's almost impossible. >> along with the challenge of battling the blaze in steep, rugged terrain, the afternoon winds keep igniting stubborn spot fires. >> it's going to take embers it's going to carry them a quarter mile, hatch mile. the more wind, the further it goes. it's problem after problem after problem. >> reporter: another potential problem, officials are monitoring the water quality of the reservoir seen here cloaked in smoke. it provides drinking water for people in the san francisco year.year area. >> we cannot serve that water unless we filter. we have local supplies so there will be no interruption of water service to anyone. >> reporter: also threatens, the

giantsequoias. >> we really want to protect them. they're one of the reasons people come to this place, to see them. >> reporter: tourists have stayed away. now with the labor day holiday approaching, businesses are suffering. >> this is our busiest time of the year. that feeds my family in january and february. we don't make any money then. >> reporter: the rip wildm wildfire is so massive the smoke can be seen from outer space. this is an image of the smoky footprint from the international space station. the cost of this firefight has already surpassed $20 million and the fight is far from over. fire officials are telling us they don't expect this wildfire to be 100% out till possibly the wintertime. gayle, anthony. >> theresa garcia thank you. u.n. inspectors are coming under sniper fire in syria this

morning. they're being asked to confirm whether toxic gas was used in last week's government attack that killed hundreds of people. there are new denials this morning from syria's president. holly williams is in london. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the united nations says their team of weapons inspectors were deliberately fired at in syria this morning. shortly before they arrived at the scene of the alleged chemical attack. nobody was injured. and the inspectors are going on with their work which began today after the syrian government vowbowed to international pressure. in a rare interview today with russian journalists, the syrian president, bashar al assad, denied once again that his government has used chemical weapons. but five days after an alleged chemical strike on civilians united nations weapons inspectors today began their investigation. a u.n. spokesman says they came under fire shortly after leaving their hotels but are now safe and will continue their

work. there's mounting evidence that hundreds of people were killed in a poisonous gas attack. we can't verify them but scores of video posted on the internet show people having convulsions and with contracted pinpoint pupils. those are all symptoms consistent with the use of a nerve agent. the weapons inspectors will try to determine for sure whether chemical weapons were used. but it's not their job to say who was responsible. the siryrian government denies ever using chemical weapons during the country's civil war. syrian officials claim the opposition was behind wednesday's attack. on saturday, they invited journalists to see what they said was stockpile, of chemical agents discovered in tunnels used by rebel forces. though it's not clear what's inside these nondescript plastic tubs. the u.s. and several of its allies already believe the attack was carried out by the

regime. but they've already cautioned that after several days and more shelling in the area much of the evidence on the ground may have been destroyed or at least degraded. president assad knows the u.s. is considering military options in response to this attack. in that interview with russian journalists, assad warned the u.s. not to get involved. saying failure awaits the united states. as in all previous wars it's unleashed, starting with vietnam and up to the present day. anthony, gayle. >> thank you, holly. president obama met with his national security council through the weekend to discuss possible action against syria. so, how far is the white house willing to go? major garrett is at the white house. major, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle and anthony. president obama's moving closer towards a military strike against syria. now, no decision has been made but senior administration officials now discuss syria as a place where the u.s. and its

allies must exact a price for the widespread use of chemical weapons. quite probably a military price. there really is no longer serious debate within the administration as to whether the assad regime used chemical weapons last week. the question really is the scale of the military response. and high level conversations between the united states government, britain, france and germany are part of an intense effort to build a broad coalition outside of the security council, probably defined as strikes from navy vessels. to penal imz the widespread use of chemical weapons and deter their future use. white house efforts are concentrated not so much on enforcing obama's famous red line rhetoric about the use of chemical weapons but assembling international condemnation for the very crossing of that line. all this would occur without the approval of the white house

security council. that does not appear however to thwart the administration from carrying forth on its current plans. >> with us now is tennessee senator bob corker. he's the leading republican on the senate foreign relation committee. you just heard what major gart said. officially in the white house no decision made yet. do you think military action in syria is now inevitable? >> i think it's going to happen. i had a conversation last night with the situation room. there's no question the administration is building support among nato allies. our assets are in place. i don't think there's any question in the administration's mind that chemical warfare has been used. and i do hope that when we're involved, it's surgical it's proportional to what has occurred. i hope we keep on the other hand, the policy in place where we're supporting moderate rebels who are opposing the regime and

allowing that to be carried out on the ground. i do think it is going to happen. i think we all know now that the u.n. mandate, as far as the inspectors, it's not really to assess blame it's just to see if chemical warfare has been used. i don't think there's any question in the administration's mind that that is the case. >> senator, a new poll shows most americans are opposed to u.s. intervention of any kind. does that affect your position or should it affect the position of the white house at this point? >> you know, i was just in the area, on the syrian border of turkey, the syrian border of jordan. obviously have been in syria in the past. i think that in my mind there's no question that if they have used chemical weapons, it's up to us to intervene. on the other hand i can understand why americans do not want us mired down into a civil war. and i don't want to see us do that. so i think, again, something that's surgical proportional

lets the regime know we're not going to put up with these kinds of activities. i think it's important for us to do that. at the same time i support the policy again of allowing theed moderate vetted opposition to be the ones to carry out the activities on the ground. there's a way we can strike a balance here. i hope that's what the administration intends to do. once we've concluded beyond a shadow of a doubt chemicals have been used on the ground. >> what ramifications, if any, would you be worried about, if there is a u.s. strike on syria? >> well i think that, you know obviously concerns are refugees that are going into other countries right now. jordan is being greatly destabilized. you've got a lot of cross border activity occurring between iraq and syria. candidly iraq is unraveling rapidly. i think this -- i know this conflict in syria is

exacerbating that. so i think the way we go about this, so that we don't escalate this into something far beyond what it is today is important. my sense is we have that ability. certainly need to not back the regime's use of, again, something that all countries disdain, and that is chemical weapons against especially their own population. >> senator bob corker thanks. big storms are causing new flooding in parts of the southwest. this is las vegas this morning. heavy rain caused several cars to get caught in rushing water. the wet weather hit san diego on sunday. it rained so hard at one point this truck nearly swept away. rain is all that's left of tropical storm evo pushing north from mexico. cbs news weather consultant david bernard is watching it for us. who will get the worst of this wet weather? >> it looks like a lot of the southwest again is going to see the heaviest rain today going into tonight.

numerous flood advisories in effect this morning, gayle. most of southern california east of los angeles including western arizona, las vegas, under the gun again today. now, take a look at our radar and satellite picture. this is what's left of ivo. all this moisture streaming in to las vegas this morning. it's going to be another day of potential flooding. notice the moisture is well to the east and south of the fire near yosemite. they're not going to get any rain relief there. in our water vapor, you can see the stream of moisture coming out of mexico. we think the flood and mudslide threat is going to remain very high for the next 24 hours through tomorrow night. widespread 1 to 2 inches of rain seems likely. in a few spots where you see this yellow we could see over 2 inches of rain. again, in the southwest, that means the flood threat is going to remain on the high side. we should see improvement in the next 48 hours. anthony and gayle, back to you. the style oftrial of former comb

nest lieder bo xilai in china ended this morning. he apologized for making serious mistakes. he also claimed a former police chief fell in love with his wife. she and the chief both testified against him. observers are predicting a guilty verdict. bo is expected to get a life sentence in prison. we're getting our first look this morning at the newest addition to the national zoo. a giant panda cub born on friday. so far zoo officials say the cub and its mom are doing very well. jan crawford is in washington at the zoo's giant panda habitat. good morning. >> reporter: the male panda here at the zoo has just come out for break fast but mom and baby are being kept away from the public so they can get peace and quiet during these critical first few days. you can just imagine the excitement around the zoo. that's because the birth of any panda is an important issue for their survival of the species, as pandas are teetering on the

edge of extinct. weighing just under 5 ounces, the baby panda is about the size of a stick of butter. the cub was born at 5:32 p.m. on friday. and immediately scooped up by its mother. >> she's a wonderful mother. she's taking care of this animal. she's nursing any time the cub cries. she tends to it right away. >> reporter: in a change for the zoo, the baby panda will be separated from its mom for checkups. the tiny pink fur ball got its first one on sunday after zookeepers distracted the mother with food and honey water thinken yanked the cub out of her arms. >> i was able to grab it and pull it right out. the cub was very active squealing and it seems very healthy. >> reporter: 26 hours after giving birth she described officials with a second cub on saturday night. it had severe head and brain deformities and was stillborn.

>> there were several minutes of full-blown panic because we did not see a birth. all we saw was a cub that was not moving. fortunately, we heard the other cub squeal. so we knew that this was a second cub. >> reporter: maishong's very first cub was born in 2005 and was a star attraction at the national zoo before he was sent back ton his native china where it's believed there are only about 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild. last september, masshong gave birth to another cub that survived only six days. this time, her keepers like the new cub's chances. >> we talk about it being active. we talk about it being very pink. we are very hopeful this cub is healthy. >> reporter: mom and baby are being monitored by a team that includes a panda baby specialist who was flown in from china. they're not going to know the gender of this cub for a couple more weeks. or the identity of the father.

she was artificially inseminated by two different male pandas. the baby cub will not be named until it's 100 days old. >> they're so funny looking when they're born. thank you, jan. there are mixed reviews this morning for the mtv video music awards. "the new york times" says there are lots of moments to look away from. many say this was one of them. miley cyrus sang her hit "we can't stop" and then stripped down to a bikini before doing a very launchy dance with robin thicke. the night's biggest winner was justin timberlake. he won video of the year honors for his song "mirror." also took home the vanguard award. he even teamed up with his old buddies from 'n sync. they say that was one of the highlights. can we just ban twirking? i don't care who you are. it's just not a good look. >> it was not a good night for

miley cyrus. >> i didn't think so either. time to show you headlines. "the new york times" says supporters of egypt's military government believe the u.s. and muslim brotherhood are conspiring to destroy the country. the report says egypt state and private media are whipping up anti-american sentiment. >> "the washington post" says there may be a shortage of caregivers for aging baby boomers in the years ahead. a report warns there won't be enough family members or friends to take care of the large number of people now reaching retirement age. >> "usa today" remembers murial siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the new york stock exchange. she became a discount brokerage pioneer and was an advocate for women in business. she died saturday at 80 years old. >> the "chicago sun-times" says a so-called safe passage program starts today. it's designed to help thousands of students find their way to new schools. the students come from 47 chicago elementary schools that were closed this past

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national park. its now 15 percent contained. san good morning. 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. get you caught up with some bay area headlines now. a 225 square mile wide wildfire continues to burn in yosemite national park. it's 15% contained. san francisco's water and power still safe at hetch hetchy. caltrans may not have to replace hundreds of steel rods and bolts on the new bay bridge after all. the "chronicle" reports that some fasteners have already passed new stress tests. and today a soldier with bay area ties who fought courageously in afghanistan will receive the medal of honor. u.s. army staff sergeant ty carter will receive the medal of honor at a white house ceremony. he is from antioch. got your traffic and weather for your monday coming up right after the break. avoid bad weather. [ whispers ] get eight hours. ♪ [ shouts over music ] turn it down! and, of course, talk to farmers.

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good morning. let's get a check of the san mateo bridge commute. it is a little wet outside. lawrence will have more on that coming up. but westbound 92 also sluggish approaching hayward and continuing out toward foster city. bay bridge metering lights have been on since 6:00. so we are jamming up towards the maze. also, notice that drive time it is really heavy now down the eastshore freeway. because of an earlier crash in emeryville, nearly an hour from the carquinez bridge to the maze. >> i have seen a lot of low clouds and fog and a lot of drizzle toward the coastline. very damp out toward some of the beaches early on today because of that drizzle. i think as we head throughout the day the fog is going to camp out along the coastline. we'll see more sunshine inside the bay. the temperatures going to be running cooler than the average though for this time of year. and it looks like the numbers still comfortable in many spots. 60s and 70s, sunny around the bay. 60s, patchy fog toward the coastline. 80s inland. the next few days no major changes but it looks like a big cooldown next weekend.

9the opening pitch at a baseball game was a big night for a little girl. the special catcher was her father. >> i love that story. >> me too. coming up we know mercury in our fish can be dangerous. now we may know where that contamination is coming from. some of us remember a song called "different drums." the league vocalist was a young linda ronstadt. she said illness has left her

unable to sing a note. donald trump is being accused of fraud this morning. he is charged with ripping off students who spent tens of thousands of dollars to learn the secrets of his success. >> from 2005 to 2011 it was called trump university. but the attorney general says it was anything put, it reads like a laundry list claiming they repeatedly failed to deliver. it is something that i'm very proud of. >> he had a promise that studenting would learn the art of making money and keeping it. after attending a free 90 minute seminar, they were encouraged to pay $1500 for a course on investing in real estate. >> there is a lot of opportunities for creating

wealth. >> eric schneiderman says trump even his school swindled students out of money in a bait and switch. he misled 5,000 students from around the country. some paid up to $35,000 for coaching by trump associates. >> they're all hand picked by me. schneiderman says none were hand picked and no techniques or strategies were taught. the closest they came to meeting him was posing next to a poster of him. trump took to twitter says eric schneiderman is trying to

threaten me with a lawsuit. schneiderman says no one has a right to cheat new yorkers. he is seeking at least $40 million in restitution including $5 million that trump made himself. >> according to the lawsuit, some students racked up $20,000 in credit card debt in the instruction of teachers and one student lost their entire life savings. >> doctors told us for decades to avoid eating fish with high levels of mercury. now a new study says they're be contaminated by pollution from asia. cbs news contributor dr. david agus is joining us. >> good morning. >> how is contamination from

asia getting into fish that we're eating how does that work? >> their coal burning plants there predominantly, and the coal has mercury in it. and that is a form of mercury that doesn't hurt you and i, but it rains into the ocean and it converts to ethel mercury, the first can eat it and it then we eat the fish. >> why is mercury bad, how bad is it and what does it do to our bodies? >> in the 1950s there was town in japan where cats would scream and birthed would fall out of the sky, and people started to die. it is really bad for pregnant mothers, young kids who have a

developing brain. we don't really know what dose of mercury causes what because we can't do the experiment, we give somebody mercury and see what happens. we know you want to avoid it as much as possible. >> there is more mercury in deep see fish than in shore fish like tuna. how is that happening and how do we know what we can eat now? >> this was an important study because much of the mercury at the top level is degraded by mercury. the fish each the batcteria of the other fish and they get more and more mercury. the epa lists guidelines. what is really astonishing is that you can have 50 servings of salmon or 100 servings of trout for one serving of sword fish and get the same mercury. more and more storest are

testing themselves and putting the information thereupon whichup there. >> a lot of people hate giving up sword fish can you eat it in moderation. >> it's like saying in los angeles you can't have any smog every fish has some mercury. you want to the limit the high mercury and have more low mercury fish. but this study also showed us that as we build more and more cities especially in china and ibd india-- india, and the mercury levels are go up. >> all right, dr. david agus thank you so much. >> linda ronstadt has long been considered one of the most popular singers in pop history. as john blackstone reports, that

means ronstadt can no longer sing a note. >> reporter: for over 40 years were her remarkable voice captivated millions. with a seven okaytivectave vocal range. but she says her voice isn't what it use todd be. in an eight year period she slowly lost the ability to sin. eight months ago she found out why. she said no one can sing with parkenson's disease no matter how hard you try. the singer known as the queen of rock can only walk with the help of polls or a wheelchair

when she travels. according to the aarp the book does not discussion her diagnosis or the loss of her voice. ronstadt's i'llness brings an end to one of the most prolific careers. she started a group called the stone ponies. three years later when she graced the cover of "time" magazine, she was one of the best selling female vocalists of all time. in the '80s, her career took another change with when she took a turn away from rock. she recorded over 30 albums across the musical spectrum.

she early on, she battled a severe drug addiction and admitted to suffering from depression and thyroid disease. >> there is a paper and print version of me walking around that doesn't reflect reality. >> she announced her retirement in 2011. for her fans the news brings any hope of a come back to an end. what a loss that voice. if you look to go to the beach, water park or a skating rink, this building has those things and more. we'll go inside the world's largest building next on "cbs this morning."

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china's fourth largest city, chengdu, has the world's largest building. >> reporter: in a country with skylines that dazzle from hong kong to shanghai chengdu is making their mark with the global center. this many marble could put many monuments to shame. it is a shrine to shopping. the company that built this building said it's 1.9 million square meters that's more than 20 million square feet.

when you measure it by floor space area it beats every other wilding in the world. >> it's big enough to hold 20 sidney opera houses or three pentagons. the private developers san nation revealed what's in store. a hotel, an imax theater, a water park and a beach. beechgoers can view an ocean scape on screen. this screen is 150 meters end to end, that's about 15 stories high. >> some of the 150 plus stores have already opens. many here seemed more drawn by

the spectacle. a glass bridge five stories up. architects told us in china that building big is a sign of success. >> this building is so big, even that doesn't help. imagine around 329 football fields fit in here. >> what would you say to those that say it's too big, to excessive. >> he told us well welcome to china. > that is amazing, thank you, sir. welcome to china indeed. for cbs this morning, seth

doane, we are looking at some low clouds and fog around the bay area, some drizzle along the coastline but looks like by the afternoon, things shaping up to be very nice. boy the clouds very thick out towards the beaches early on. we have had some drizzle and wet roads to begin with. i think though by the afternoon, these temperatures going to look nice under mostly sunny skies. 60s and 70s inside the bay. plenty of 80s inland. and 60s toward the coastline with patchy fog. next couple of days, we'll bring in a couple of more clouds but the temperatures going to hold steady then cooling down next weekend. some kayakers off california's coast wanted a close encounter with a humpback whale and they got more than they could have asked for.

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>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good morning, everyone. it's 7:56. i'm michelle griego. today united nations inspectors will begin their investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack outside damascus. independent analysts say more than 300 people died last week from toxic gas. rebel forces blame government troops a claim the government denies. the wildfire near yosemite national forest is burning out of control. the "rim" fire has burned nearly 225 square miles and is only 7% contained. the fire is so large, it can be seen from space. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. e?

good morning. they just cleared a stall on the upper deck of the bay bridge. and the metering lights have been on and we had an earlier crash in emeryville so all that has left the morning commute kind of a busy one over at the toll plaza. it is stacked up into the macarthur maze. also coming down the eastshore freeway, check that out, more than an hour drive time right now from the carquinez bridge to the maze. it's particularly busy from richmond into berkeley. the san mateo bridge moving at the limit this morning. westbound 92 a little sluggish leaving hayward but this is just your usual commute no unusual delays. and the nimitz freeway jammed solid from san leandro up past high street. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> plenty of clouds around the bay area this morning. we have had a lot of drizzle, too, very damp as you approach the coastline. had some heavy drizzle early on. still still as we head throughout the day low clouds are going to break up giving way to sunshine. 70s and 80s inland. no major changes the next five days.

good morning to you. it's 8:00 in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." the monster wildfire near yosemite has grown so big the smoke is visible from space. now it threatens the power supply and drinking water for millions in california. mike tyson says he's on the verge of dying. the former heavyweight champ opens up about his personal demons. if you spend less time at the office, don't you think your life should be less stressful? a new study says you should think again. first a look at the eye-opener at 8:00. >> more than 3400 firefighters are working around the clock, yet the fire is only 7% contained. in california a giant wildfire has entered yosemite

national park and still growing very fast. united states says team of weapons was deliberately fired at syria. >> i don't think there's any doubt in the administration's mind that chemical warfare has been used. >> president obama moving close to a military strike against syria. >> called first university but anything but. >> looks like a lot of southwest again is going to see heavy rain again going into tonight. >> we use football fields as a way to get our arms around big measurements but this building is so big even that doesn't help. imagine 329 football fields to fit in here. in keeping with the chinese tradition, the baby cub will not be named until it's 100 days old. >> mixed reviews this morning for mtv video movie awards. can we ban twerrking. i don't care who you are, how old, it's not a good look.

>> not a good night for miley cyrus. >> gayle king. the massive wildfire at yosemite park threatening the water supply for millions in the area. >> fire destroyed buildings, crews battling to protect more than 4,000 others. teresa garcia is in tuolumne city west of yosemite. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony and gayle. the rim fire is the largest growing blaze in the nation and it continues to grow out of control in the yosemite area. fire officials are describing it as the highest priority fire in the country with more than 3400 firefighters working around the clock, yet it only remains at 7% containment. if it burns, there's 15,000 acres of lapped in yosemite national park alone and still threatening homes, vacation cabins businesses. officials are also monitoring

the water quality of the reservoir which supplies drinking water for 2.6 million people in the san francisco area. the weather is certainly not giving those firefighters an upper hand. temperatures are forecast to be in the mid to upper 80s all week here and there is no rain in the foreseeable forecast so the weather is definitely making it very difficult for firefighters. gayle, anthony, back to you. >> teresa garcia. thanks teresa. in syria, snipers opened fire this morning on a team of u.n. inspectors who have now arrived at the scene of an alleged chemical weapons attack. the inspectors are trying to verify charges that syria poisoned civilians last week. president obama is considering a military response. we asked senator bob corker the top republican on the foreign relations committee if he expects an attack. >> i think it's going to happen. i had a conversation last night with the situation room. there's no question the administration is building

support among nato allies. our assets are in place. i don't think there's any question in the administration's mind that chemical warfare has been used. i do hope that when we're involved it's surgical proportional to what has occurred. >> syria's president is warning the u.s. not to attack saying failure awaits the united states. >> 50 years ago this week dr. martin luther king, jr., delivered his historic "i have a dream" speech. in a new poll 50% say civil rights has somewhat improved another 25% say it has greatly improved. the national mall was crowded this weekend with people remembering that march on washington. ♪ >> the sounds of the civil rights movement came alive once again in the nation's capital as tens of thousands of people retrace the steps of 1963's march on washington.

edith lee payne says the anniversary is a reminder there is more work to be done. >> we've not come as far as we need to be. >> reporter: she was 12 years old the first time she marched, growing up in a nation where equality and justice for all was something that did not apply to - black americans. but dr. martin luther king's speech that day spoke of a dream the civil rights leader hoped would come true. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. >> on saturday the crowds packed around the reflecting pool celebrated those words and the progress that has been made but martin luther king iii warned

against complacency. >> federal anti-must be -- >> the most controversial came from al sharpton that scolded a younger generation that glorifies guns and violence. >> don't you ever think that men like medgar evers died to give you the right to be a hoodlum. don't disrespect your women, no matter what they promise you, make it clear that you know that rosa parks wasn't no ho. jimmy carter and bill clinton will be the speakers president barack obama headlines delivers a speech where 50 years ago dr. king stood. for "cbs this morning," jeff pegues, washington. >> to think all those years ago, anthony, they weren't sure how many people would show up there. >> no idea. they were worried about riots, all that stuff. >> 50 years later we're still

talking about it. mike tyson says his ballots with addiction has grown so serious it threatens his life. the former heavyweight champ opened up about his drug and alcohol abuse at a press conference. >> i want to live a different life. i don't to die. i'm on the verge of dying because i'm a vicious alcoholic. i've been -- wow, i've been -- this is some interesting stuff. i've been -- i haven't drink or took drugs in six days. for me that's a miracle. i've been lying to everybody else who thinks i'm sober but i'm not. this is my sixth day but i'm never going to use again. >> he's launching a new career as a promoter six days and counting. he knows he has work to do. he's so candid about his life mike tyson. >> shocking to see him say that in a press conference. encouraging.

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that turned the sighting in a lasting moment. >> when i took the photo, i was scared. not only did i not know what was going to happen to karen, when i got back to land i realized -- i was looking at my picture and realized it's probably the best photo i've ever seen. >> breathtaking. i was in a small boat once in alaska when a whale came really close by. you get this sense it's going to come right underneath you and lift you but they know where you are. >> anthony, i would have been screaming for my dead mother. she seemed to be having a good time. >> yeah. there was a whale expert with us. i said please tell me this whale knows i'm here. don't worry, it will be okay. >> get ready to bundle up 2014 farmers almanac hits news stands today saying it's going to be bitterly cold this winter. it's also predicting super bowl xlviii could be a snowball. the game played outdoors at metlife stadium in new jersey area on february 2nd. the almanac predicts a brutal

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"all that mattered" 54 years ago today. the origi ago. the original mini hit the road 1956 suez canal crisis caused oil shortages across europe that created a market for a compact car with a fuel efficient engine. the mini would become

policy pop culture icon in the 1960s. celebrities like peter sellers and john lennon. the italian job starring michael cain would give them worldwide recognition. it rolled off in 2000. bmw relaunched the brand with the new mini cooper. that model was featured in a 2003 remake of the italian job. you can now buy a mini convertible and compact suv but probably doesn't cost $800 like the original did. >> the original was $800. it didn't have wheels. not a bad deal. would a shorter workday make you happier? before you answer yeah it would, don't answer so fast. a new study says people who work less may stress out more. that's coming up next on "cbs this morning."

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this is where the office cubicle was developed. it all started innocently enough with a designer named bob probst, who in the late '60s came up with what he called the action office. >> you moved it. you changed it with you. >> what exactly is action office? well, i'm walking through it right now. >> in 1972 a company film promoted the action office as a place where workers could mingle with each other and the walls were supposed to be easily movable, even welcoming. >> all this in one office? why not all this in one office? >> mr. schlessinger scored the history of the cubicle yesterday

on sunday morning. a new study in the journal of environmental psychology finds the open plan offices without the cubicles do not improve communication or productivity among the staff. a different study argues that shortser hours do not always make workers happier. here to talk about all of this is lisa belkin senior columnist at "the huffington post" and joins us at the table. good morning to you. >> thank you. good to be here. >> good to see you too. so google made that open floor plan hip and cool. the thinking was it would breed creativity and camaraderie but the study says maybe not. >> the study says it doesn't make everyone blissfully happy and they're not all singing kumbaya. it doesn't say let's wall everyone off e either. it says i think that the best is somewhere in the middle. so, yeah you have to have an office that is open in a lot of ways because of real estate. it's just that's the way things work nowadays. but little places also where people can get together one-on-one, make a private phone

call, sprawl out on the couch. so i think maybe with studies like these we're going to go back somewhere in the middle. >> but the psychology -- it's kind of contradicts the psychology that it's a more creative environment. >> it contradicts the purpose. >> yeah. >> the original purpose was everybody can, you know, cross pollinate and cross fertilize and come up with brilliant ideas. >> and for some people it's just so noisy they can't think. >> for some people this works and for other people it doesn't because we all work differently. >> that's right. everybody needs a place to go to vent and talk about people from time to time, anthony mason. >> i could never do such a thing. what do you expect to see in the future for work spaces? >> i expect to see more -- you know, a floor plan that has a little bit of this and a little bit of that so a place where you can congress regrategate as a group, a place where you can work as an individual. >> what about this other study that suggests that shorter work hours actually don't make employees happy? >> today is the morning to blast

all workplace -- everything we know, let's undo. >> that surprised me though. >> what this study says is in south korea people who went from a six-day workweek to a five-day workweek were more stressed. first of all, it's in south korea where, you know, culture by culture is different, and they weren't told to do less work. they were just told to do it in less time. so, again, it's, you know, it depends on the variables. and you can't just do a blanket policy and expect it's going to work to for everyone in every workplace. >> this is suggesting some of the myths we've come up with office living may not be true. >> you can't put people in little boxes. >> jeff glor has a heartwarming story from the golf course coming up. >> reporter: he's working on his third heart. he's also on the pga tour. golfer erik compton coming up on "cbs this morning."

being made on a 225-square ng in yosemite >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. it's 8:25. time for some news headlines. progress is being made on a 225 square mile wildfire burning in yosemite national park. it's now 15% contained and is threatening 4500 people. san francisco's water and power are still safe. caltrans may not have to replace hundreds of steel rods and bolts on the new bay bridge after all. the "chronicle" reports that some fasteners have already passed the stress test. the bridge is on schedule to open september 3. and in just a few hours a soldier with bay area ties will be given the medal of honor. u.s. army staff sergeant ty carter is being recognized with the nation's highest military honor for his actions during a 2009 firefight in afghanistan. carter grew up in antioch. stay with us, traffic and weather coming right up.

good morning. we have a heavy drive time right now coming out of the altamont pass towards the dublin interchange. unfortunately, we're getting word of an accident. it's blocking multiple lanes westbound 580 by the 680 interchange. so the drive time is updating. it's not actually zero.

it is more than a half hour between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. traffic alert has been issued for that accident. also, over to the bay bridge now, it is stacked up into the macarthur maze and the drive time down the eastshore freeway has been slow this morning ever since an earlier crash in emeryville. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> clouds surging onshore overnight. thick enough we have had some drizzle and some heavier drizzle approaching the coastline so roads a little damp in that area. but looking good from our mount vaca cam. just some patchy fog in the distance. delays at sfo of over an hour on arriving flights due to the low cloud cover early on. i think as we head in toward the afternoon the clouds going to give way to some sunshine. and the temperatures back up into the 80s well inland. you will see 60s and 70s around the bay as high as 70 in san jose, 67 in san francisco and 63 some patchy fog in pacifica. next couple of days maybe a few more clouds coming our way tomorrow but the temperatures very similar. and looks like we'll cool things down next weekend.

welcome back to cbs this morning. anybody in the move for chicken waffle tenders. yes. it is a big seller at popeyes. and business the new model for an online charity. we'll talk to the ceo of give locally. he said giving can also be profitable. >> time to show you this morning's headlines. the wall street journal says most prescription drugs are safe for mothers who are

breastfeeding. >> the "philadelphia inquirer" says a girl recovering from two lung transplants has been taken off of ox again. she got her new lungs after they changed transplant regulations. japan won the little league world series. the all-star team beat chula vista from california. we're hearing this morning from the "new york daily news" that president obama is tops for tips. the bill was $89, and the president doubled it for the tip. >> and the new york times says last night's mtv video music award had a lot to look away

from. it included a lot of lewdness. they looked appropriately appalled. like what are we looking at? we're hearing this morning how a 12-year-old texas boy kept his cool in the face of danger deion was home alone when to burglars broke into his home. >> they just broke the window welcome ma'am. >> they broke the window what room are you in? >> i'm in my mother's room right now, please hurry. >> so is the police officer outside of the house, yeah but stay inside the the closet because they're trying to find the bad guys okay? you're doing good doing real good. you're doing perfect.

>> this is actually the only thing i could think of. >> well you thought well you thought well you're a very very smart young man. >> one cool kid. >> the operator did a great job as well. the police arrested the two men as they tried to flee the home. the fed ex cup play offs wrapped up this weekend. also playing over the weekend was eric compton. one of the world's most remarkable golfers. now as jeff glor reports, compton is having one of the best years of his career. >> six years ago, eric compton was not concerned about hitting the green, he was trying to stay alive. >> i was basically dead i was

coughing up blood, and i called people to say goodbye? >> well i was dieing ya. i was having a widowmaker heart attack. >> but the heart that failed him was not his own. he efs diagnosed with a life threatening inflammation as a boy. at age 12 he had to have a transplant. in 2008 he received another. that means compton, a professional golfer playing at the sport's highest level, was also playing with his third heart. >> it's not a made up story, it's real, but it doesn't phase me. we all have issues right? >> yeah, but this is a pretty big one with all due respect. >> but i would had a lot of great things. >> this guy has a good golf

swing. >> his game got many people's attention in 2010 when he gall if ied for the u.s. open his first major. he won the mexican open on the nationwide last year. at this year's honda classic, his best finish tieing for fourth. by now we he well known for his transplanted hearts that typically last about 15 years, but he say that's not when he is focusing on when he is competing. >> i don't think about that. i think about making a pud, or why is tiger woods hitting into my group on the last hole telling me to get off the course -- >> at some point in my life i will probably have to visit that. all i know is that i'm here right now with the playoffs. >> compton finished this season

ranked 115th. his tour card for next year and a chance to bring more attention to the importance of organ donors donors. >> you spend a lot of time with kids who got transplants or waiting for a transplant. >> i know what it's like to wait, to think there is people in that situation right now as we speak, that is tough, because i know those shoes are not where anybody wants to be. >> he says no matter where his game takes him, he will never forget those people who gave his life a second and third shot. for cbs this morning, jeff glor jersey city. >> what surprises me is he says he doesn't think about it. i guess you can't, you have to

just keep going. >> popeye's ceo says their business is all about the food and the

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sheryl joined popeyes kitchen in 2011 with one goal to run great restaurants. now they have more than 2,000 outlets. >> she was named leader of the year, and guess who is here? madame popeye. thank you so much for joining us. there is a new poll that says

three out of four employees say their boss is their worst and most stressful part of their job? >> i think leadership is a stewardship. and we're greating a great-- creating a great place to work. it makes them feel part of something important, and dropping them to their full potential. i think that is the honor of a leadership responsibility. >> if you don't have good bosses you don't have great employees, right? >> i think people don't realize that taking care of people is how you get to a great performance. at popeyes, we make sure that true. >> did you wake up and say, you

know what i have always loved chicken? how does this happen for you. >> i fell in love with the restaurant business and it's all about food and people. so i love louisiana chicken from popeyes and the people and i just consider it an honor to be in service. >> you ran lifesavers dominos, kfc, and in college you studied piano, and at one point you sang behind van morrison. >> i think they threw out those tapes. i didn't even know o who he was at the time. >> i think it is so interesting to read about your family life. all of your siblings are ceo.

>> i have three siblings, two sisters, a brother. and they're amazing people. i i tribute that to my parents. they gave leadership lessons every night at dinner. >> like what, give me a leadership lesson. >> it is primarily about values. my dad would come home about talk about the tough decisions he had to make. if he had to let someone go or it wasn't performing well. >> i was talking to another woman in your biez who is in a high ranking position. and sheryl said i should have leaned in more. there is no reason why i can't be the number one person. did you make a decision along the way that you were going for number one? >> i made a conscious decision to give every job they was given my very best. i think you have to bring your

strengths and value to work and you have to work for a purpose. i think it should show up in your personal life and more. >> should we be doing more to create women ceos? >> i hope so we have a leadership development program for women. we have seen huge progress as a result. >> we have four meals at popeyes that are under 350 calories. >> that's not as fun. >> i'm so glad you love our food. >> you a lot of options. >> we want choices that the consumer wants. right now the consumer wants

waffle chicken tenders. >> i think people never imagined how good it would take to put a chicken tender in waffle batter. >> as we say goodbye to you, what makes your chicken so good in a word. >> louisiana roots. >> that's two but we'll take it. >> thank you. ann dreew young is a politician and an attorney. we'll show you what's different about his charity. and cooking is helping veterans use their military traits.

♪ >> who say there's is no crying in baseball. at the pad rays game yesterday, a little boy in a cubs uniform loses a foul ball to his brother and he starts balling. then the ball girl gifts a foul ball to another little boy, and then finally someone else gives him a ball and he stops crying. >> americans are giveing more money than ever to charities. now the son of a long-time civil rights leader sees a business opportunity in helping others. michelle miller has the story of his for profit fundraising

group. >> give locally is using social media to fight social inequity. he is following in the footsteps of his father but taking a very different path. at 81 andrew young ii delights in working at his family's ymca. the man who started his career next to martin luther king jr. >> we have to find a way to see to it that the the brightest and the best regardless of race creed, class, or color have the opportunity to be the best they can be. >> we have some real people. >> now his son andrew iii is getting into the business.

as an entrepreneur. >> this is what most people might call for profit charity. and people have a problem with hearing that term. >> you know i'm okay with that. i think that is where charity is headed. dids these days want to feel accountability and transparency for how they spend their money. >> they're out to prove the for-profit charity can make the most sense. >> we are a charity in the true sense of the word but we're not a 501c3. so we are revolutionizing the world of helping others in a

fillen >> you know they say your life changes in an instant, and it can happy, it is true. >> that for the perkins family is when theirson james went under for a brain tumor and came out impaired. >> i had to quit my day on the spot, every day was hours of doctors appointments. >> it took it's toll on the finances. >> her husband, mike works two jobs and the money doesn't always add up to meet monthly expenses expenses. >> give locally does not offer cash, but makes payments directly to creditors. >> we pay rent medical bills, tuition, and there is no limit to who we can help and how we

can help them. >> it is humbling that people would sit and, you know look and read these ads just out of the goodness of their heart try to help somebody that is in need. >> they take 18 cents from every color, and they have yet to make a profit. they say their online venture helped thousands. enough to inspire andrew young the second about the power of social media. >> it does what the church used to do what the cool used to do what the town hall used to do. >> we're changing the way people give. americans are tired of relying on charity and government for help. and we're helping one another

one family at a time. >> how is this for profit model of -- >> it is essentially not a 501c3 meaning those that donate don't get a tax deduction. they say that offers greater transparency because people can give what they want how much they want to who they want. the last point they make here is because they don't have to deal with the 501c3 infrastructure issues, they have less overhead. >> he must be very proud. >> he is and he is all in it. >> i can tell thank you. >> that will do it for us your local news is coming up next but we'll both be back again tomorrow. >> we will be here again. >> we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." take it easy.

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griego, with your k-p-i-x five headlines... today u-s army staff sergeant ty carter from antioch will receive medal of honor. he good morning, everyone. it's 8:55. i'm michelle griego with your kpix 5 headlines. today, u.s. army staff sergeant ty carter from antioch will receive the medal of honor. he fought in the six-hour long battle of camdesh when the taliban attacked an army outpost. a woman accused of stealing luggage from the asiana flight 214 crash, will appear in court today. raychas thomas will be arraigned. the yosemite national park "rim" fire is burning out of control. it has burned nearly 225 square miles and is only 15% contained. the fire is so large, it can be seen from space.

and now here's lawrence with the forecast. >> all right. thick cloud cover onshore brought with it low clouds and drizzle. delays at sfo on arriving flights of over an hour, almost an hour and a half, because of the cloud cover. still, those clouds going to be breaking up very shortly. we'll see a little sunshine toward the afternoon. the gray skies will leave behind plenty of sunshine except at the coastline where it will be cloudy. 60s at the beaches. more sun in the bay. 60s and 70s. and even some 80s showing up in the valleys. next couple of days, maybe a few more clouds coming our way maybe some more drizzle tomorrow morning. then looks like giving way to sunshine in the afternoon. but the weekend looks much cooler, maybe highs topping out in the 70s by sunday. your "timesaver traffic" is coming up next.

good morning. here is a live look approaching the dublin interchange westbound 580, two lanes remain closed. traffic alert is still in effect. there's all the oil in the roadway, as well. so this is taking a while to clear and it's really stacking up the drive times from the altamont pass. about an hour and a half right now between there and the dublin interchange. and look at that. a whole line of red traffic sensors meaning those speeds are under 25 miles per hour. until you get past 680. also, pretty busy commute down the eastshore freeway this morning. and over at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is stacked up into the maze where there is an accident that's also in the clearing stages.

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