at this beautiful sunrise. >> mount vaca. happy wednesday, everybody. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, september 24th, 204. welcome to "cbs this morning." new terror alert in this country. >> plus, why he tells us bombing isis won't solve the problem. >> and inside a black market where people are paying more than $1,000 for the new iphone. >> and today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> strikes like this in the future can be expected. >> another round of air strikes in syria. >> overnight, the u.s. continued to pound isis targets for a

second day in a row. the pentagon says more than 160 bombs and missiles have already been launched. >> president obama addressing the united nations and pushed for support against isis. >> tensions spilling over again in the streets of ferguson missouri. where michael brown was killed by a police officer last month. >> the new protests came after a fire destroyed a street memorial to brown. >> police issued an arrest warrant for him. >> he's been on the run since saturday when he sped away from police. >> there are mao more than 7,000 firefighters battling in california. flames have burned 139 square miles. 12 homes were destroyed. >> her entire life 40 years, just down the toilet. >> coke, pepsi and dr. pepper say they will reduce the calorie

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morning." we begin with new american air strikes inside syria overnight. a group says the bombing took place near abu kamal near the iraqi border. what the administration says will be a long campaign against isis and the terror group called khorasan. >> this morning, we're getting a better idea of how successful they've been. david martin is at the pentagon with new details about the latest american action. david, good morning. >> good morning. u.s. and arab aircraft continue to fly reconnaissance mission, over syria, assessing the damage done by monday night's raid. overnight, they spotted an isis staging area near the iraqi border and launched two strikes against it. but there are still plenty of targets left. and the director of operations for the pentagon made clear that the first night's strikes would not be the last. >> you're seeing the beginnings

of a sustained campaign. and strikes like this in the future can be expected. >> the u.s. and its arab partners launched a total of 168 weapons during a four-hour period. this strike was against an isis training area. almost all the weapons were precision guided. and most of them were launched by the u.s. the opening salvo came from navyships which launched more than 40 cruise missile against an al qaeda-linked terrorist group known as khorasan which had established a safe haven in north syria. the way that the general described the threat from khorasan it was probably the most important strike of the night. >> we've been watching this group closely for some time. we believe the khorasan group is nearing the execution phase of an attack either in europe or in the homeland. >> most of the weapons, however, were fired at isis targets like this compound filled with vehicles. before and after pictures show

how a satellite-guided bomb took out one part of the building isis was using as a command center. in another before and after sequence, a cruise missile swept a row of satellite dishes off the roof of an isis financial center without appearing to damage the rest of the billionftof the building. on the opening night, isis was a sitting duck but he doesn't expect that to last. >> they're a learning organization. and they will adapt to what we've done and seek to address their short falls and gaps against our air campaign in the coming weeks. >> the first night's strikes almost certainly disrupted the operations of both khorasan and isis, but there's one thing the pentagon has learned over the past 13 years, and that is that air strikes alone will not defeat a terrorist organization. charlie. >> in this country, federal authorities are warning local

police to watch out for revenge attacks. bob orr in washington is tracking the khorasan threat. >> u.s. officials believe the air strikes have done considerable damage to that al qaeda cell that was plotting to attack western targets including the u.s. homeland. the group has been exploiting the lawlessness syria to try to develop hard to detect bombs that could be smuggleled aboard airplanes. now, sources tell us the group includes al qaeda explosives exports who have experimented in the past with making nonempty tall nonmetallic bombs that could be hidden in laptops, even toothpaste. the group, who takes orders from amman alyman al zawahiri have recruited westerners who have passports who can more easily sneak bombs aboard flights. sources say at a minimum it has disrupted khorasan's plotting

and may have killed one of the group's key leaders. on twitter, jihadis claim al fahdli died in those bombings. he is on the u.s. list of most wanted terrorists. at the very same time the fbi and the department of homeland security now are out with an intelligence bulletin to local police alerting police that air strikes could trigger some kind of retaliation from terrorist sympathizers. the bulletin which we've seen says we believes these strikes will continue to homegrown extremeist extremists' broader grievances. but that said sources tell us at the moment there is no known specific credible threat to the u.s. >> bob, thank you. president obama is speaking this hour to the u.n. general assembly. he will ask member nations to join the american coalition against isis. the president thanked five arab countries involved in monday's attacks in syria. margaret brennan is at the u.n. this morning.

margaret good morning. >> reporter: good morning and good morning to viewers in the west. at the u.n., president obama is defending u.s. strikes in syria. later today, he'll chair a special session of the security council. that's rare for any u.s. president, and he's doing it to urge the world to cut off the flow of funds and fighters to isis. >> just want to say thank you to all of you. >> reporter: president obama began his trip to new york with a victory lap. thanking the five arab countries that helped the u.s. strike in syria the night before. and reminding them that the fight is just beginning. >> i think we have an opportunity to send a very clear message that the world is united, that all of us are committed to making sure we degrade and ultimately destroy not only isil but the extremists that lead to so much blood shed.

>> reporter: the administration is pushing the u.n. to make it illegal to any national law that allow funds or fighters to flow to extremist groups like virus. we the threat is very real. we have to start with the uncomfortable reality that security measures alone will not cause this problem. >> the fight is just the first steps to defeat isis. detecting them on the ground is a job the u.s. is leaving to the rebels and the training program. the rebels political leader told me that help is both late and insufficient. >> we need more advance weapons system for anti-artillery to combat the advanced systems they've captured from the iraqi army itself. >> reporter: today the rebel leader will make an appeal to

the international community to help his fighters. they face an uphill battle to fight both isis and their number one enemy, bashar al assad. >> margaret thanks. the united states is also calling on iran to join the fight against isis. i interviewed iranian president has hassan rouhani. >> translator: i did answer this question between two nations. whom have suffered many problems between one another. who have had great difficulties towards one another. if one day the appropriate foundation has not been laid for such a meeting, then it will not be fruitful. so today the conditions do not dictate such a meeting.

we do not put on a show. our people do not put on a show or theater. that is something the people of the united states do not wish for. therefore, let's let the time mature. at a time during which such tucks may go towards resolving problems and issues. >> do you believe the president attacks in syria will be successful? >> with the support of the free syrian army? >> >> translator: it is not clear for us what they're seeking. a theater for public consumption or they're after a tangible and real objective in the region. it is not crystal clear for us.

what i can tell you, no one believes that. >> no one believes that. the united states doesn't believe that. the arab countries don't believe that that are supporting the united states. they understand that. that's why they're focusing on the training of the fire syrian army. to combat terrorists in their own country. >> translator: so in other words, they want to put more fuel on the existing fire? >> no, they want to destroy the terrorists. >> translator: this is not the way, sir. the way to combat terrorism, sir, is not for us to give birth to another terrorist group in order to stand up against an existing terrorist group. these are the series of mistakes that have composed the rings of the chain that have taken us from where we were to where we are today. we must accept the reality.

we cannot organize armed groups of fighters in order to reach our objectives. >> britain is still deciding whether to join future air strikes in syria. >> i'm confused by one thing, which is that iran is close with syria. there are some people that think the u.s. action against isis then helps prop up assad. >> well indeed because isis and other groups have been trying to overthrow the syrian government. if they destroy isis then it will be less impact. the interesting thing about rouhani is he constantly insists they should not be invading another country. that country happened to be his client. >> all right charlie, great interview, thank you. ahead, we'll take a rare look inside syria. news spent two weeks with the army fighting against isis and

the syrian regime. that's ahead here on "cbs this morning." new violence in ferguson, missouri jo everovernight. fire destroyed a memorial honoring michael brown, the unarmed man shot and killed last month. as you know some protesters think race played a role in the shooting. hundreds of demonstrators called for wilson's arrest last night. the st. louis county grand jury is still reviewing the case. he was called a person of interest after a college student disappeared but this morning jesse matthew jr. is wanted for the kidnapping of hannah graham. graham, a university of virginia sophomore, was last spotted on surveillance video september 13th. police say matthew is also seen on the video. wyatt andrews is tracking the search. >> good morning. it took several days of lab testing but police say they now have enough evidence to charge 32-year-old jesse matthew with the abduction of and gnaw grahamhannah

graham, student missing for 11 days. before tuesday matthews was described only as a person of interest. that changed after forensic evidence was taken from his car. this is the police chief. >> the commonwealth felt we had sufficient probable cause to seek an arrest warrant. jesse leroy matthew jr. with a class 2 felony of abduction with the intent to defile. >> reporter: that's a change from last saturday when matthew came to police headquarters for questioning but was allowed to leave after consulting an attorney. police at that point said they lacked probable cause for an arrest. hannah graham, a sophomore, went missing after drinking with friends at two off-campus parties on september 12th. but then headed downtown alone to an area of shops and bars one mile east of campus. she was spotted having a drink with jesse matthew inside this bar called tempo. some of graham's classmates say her disappearance has caused widespread concern. >> it has really sombered the

entire -- everyone's morale here on grounds. i think it's something -- it's not just close to home this is our hope so it's just really hitting everyone really hard. >> it's definitely the topic on everyone es an mind what is going on like what happened. we all just really want to know what was going on. we all think, wow, could that have been me. >> the uva campus is on a higher state of alert. it's increased police patrols and the number of rides available through a program called safe ride. the university president said in a statement we have taken several specific steps to enhance security and to increase resources available to the university community. chief longo stressed the police are still investigating on the presumption that hannah graham is alive. >> we absolutely are continuing our search for hannah. even as we speak. and we will continue our search for hannah. >> this new arrest warrant for matthew has also launched a multistate manhunt. police say matthew left charlottesville on saturday in his sister's light blue nisson

enstraw and and they've asked for help. the worst case scenario for the ebola outbreak. the cdc estimates up to 4 million cases in africa by january. that could happen if efforts to stop the disease aren't stepped up. reported cases in liberia are doubling every 15 to 20 days and every 30 to 40 days in sierra leone. three american soda giants want to help the country slim down this morning they say. coca-cola, penseeco and the dr. pepper/snapple group adopted a plan to cut the calories by 20% over 11 years. the announcement at the clinton global initiative. >> we're talking about on average a couple pounds of year across the board. but for some people you're talking about a much bigger impact. >> senior writer brian walsh

covers food issues for ""time" magazine. are they changing the formula or reducing the amount of sugar? >> they will reduce the amount of sugar. they'll try to push more no calorie, low calorie sodas along with other things that might have less sugar. at the same time this is something that's been a long time coming. soda consumption in the u.s. is declining. >> in some cases, they're just going to reduce the size of the soda. >> they'll do that as well. this is really something that's been happening already. you have consumption of these drinks going down for about a decade or more. at the same time i think you have legislative efforts. you had mayor bloomberg try to reduce the size of sodas. so on one hand the industry is fighting these efforts. now they're trying to get ahead of it as well. >> could they do more without a significant impact on their bottom line? >> i think it's going to be difficult. they have to think about the fact soda is on its way out certainly to some degree. we're still drinking a lot of it but it has been going down.

if i'm the head of pepsi or coke, i need to think about the future of my company beyond soda. expanding to other drink ss, other snacks as well. >> while declining market share? >> exactly, they need to find a different way -- that's the time element, yeah. >> all right, brian walsh, thank you very much. it is 7:19. a professional tracker shows us good morning. we are starting out with plenty of clouds around the bay area, a little damp with drizzle outside this morning but we have some real rain heading in our direction. off the coastline right now, you see that cold front dropping now into the state bringing some rain in eureka and crescents city now, maybe showers in the north bay this evening. temperatures in between cooler today. 70s inside the bay and 60s along the coastline. rain developing later on tonight spreading across the rest of the bay area into tomorrow morning's commute.

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work. here's lawrence with the weather. a lot of drizzle around the bay area. cloudy skies to start out. muggy out there, too. temperatures generally in the 60s but we have a cold front headed to town. already bringing some rain in far northern california that will take some time to get here but later on this evening we'll see showers north of the golden gate bridge. temperatures a lot of 60s inside the bay -- 70s inside the bay, 60s toward the coastline. i think towards tonight that rain is going to slowly slide to the south so tomorrow morning's commute could be a little bit treacherous outside maybe some lingering showers into friday. on saturday and sunday, high pressure slowly builds back in. the temperatures going to rise a little bit. and staying mild into next week. we're going to check out your "kcbs traffic" next. risked their lives while high on prescription drugs. i was an addict. i'm recovered now, but an estimated 500,000 me professionals are still out there, abusing drugs or alcohol. police, airline pilots bus drivers... they're randomly tested for drugs and alcohol... but not us doctors.

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undercover to investigate. still on the run, how eric frein is outsmarting the officers searching for him. an expert takes us into the woods and inside the minds of a survivalist. that's ahead. time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "usa today" investigates the dangers of aging underground natural pipes. just about every other day in the past decade a gas leak destroyed property and hurt someone. four years ago a pipeline in san bruno killed eight people. "the wall street journal" looks at the problems with the rollout of an upgraded traffic control system. an upcoming report by a federal watchdog says the cost of a modernized air trafficking system outweighs the benefits by nearly $590 million. it is unclear when the faa will start using the system. the "los angeles times" says walmart announced plans today to get into the bank business. the retail giant is teaming up with green dot, mobile checking

account linked to a checking card. it's called go-bank. it will be in merely most of their 300 locations next month. it's targeted at those who can't afford traditional banking. >> three suspects will be charged with the assault in the beating of gay couple. this video surveillance shows the attackers. two men and a woman are expected to turn themselves in this morning. the victims were seriously injured in this assault. and the new york tames says one of osama bin laden's adviser was tried. he's the most senior. he was convicted in march of conspiring to kill americans. the latest strike against isis are putting spotlight back on syria. one of the key forces is a rebel group known as the islamic front. they assign add reporter to spend two weeks with this sunni

alliance. it's fighting for control of aleppo, the largest city. it's surrounded by one side the loyal assad regime and on the other side isis. why they're america's best hope in syria. >> it's an alliance of islamist groups. they are together a loose alliance now and they fight together. the islamists are now fighting two enemies, the islamic state and the assad regime. they're fighting them both. they're fighting against assad to overthrow the regime as many of the groups are because of its

tyrannical nature and historical nature of the assad regime. they're opposed to the fundamentalism of the islamic state. they're fighting in aleppo which is this crucial strategic city which everybody is fight over. whoever controls aleppo it's a massive, massive site strategic support for the area. >> he lobbed a grenade of and the regime is firing back along the wall. >> this group has been fighting them in aleppo. they're very poorly equipped. the fighting is tragic.

you see the equipment they fightering with. i think it's quite difficult for, i think, the americans to look at groups such as the islamic groups and in any way contemplate arming them. i think that that would seem to be one of the hardest decisions they could possibly make. they're pained to say how moderate they are. at this moment they sense there might be an opportunity for weapons and arms to fight their fight. for them the problem with picking a moderate group or picking moderate groups to arm is what happens next. where do those weapons go to what purpose are they used and how do you control them. >> the new documentary continues to be released this week. advicenews.com. it is day 12 of the manhunt

for cop killer eric frein. he remains on the fbi's ten most wanted list. vladimir duthiers is in can a den sis, pennsylvania. vlad good morning. >> good morning. we spent some time with a survivalist and tracker. that's somebody who can track a person in the wilderness, in fact any type of terrain. he explained what frein might be doing to endure the elements and how police can find him. >> what the police try to do is get into the mind of the tracker or the person they're tracking. >> reporter: tom brown jr. has close to 35 years achz experience in tracking in wilderness survival techniques. >> you see the flat spots? >> here. >> yep. there, there, there. that's a human. >> the 2003 movie "the hunted" starring tommy lee jones and

dell sore sow is one. >> look at the mouse print. that's the claws of a mouse right there, see them. >> reporter: a few miles from the forest state troopers are working to search for eric frein deep in the backcountry. >> he's either vacated the area or he's got some kind of a bunker. >> reporter: law enforcement say they're closing in on frein's trail. >> i know the kinds of sweeps and things that we're doing that there's no doubt we're pushing him hard. >> reporter: the question becomes why can't you just go get him? >> you can't. that would be suicide. let's face it. if you and i were standing here and we knew a guy had a shelter up there but he also has a high-powered rifle, he's got a clear line of sight on us. everything has to be done slowly. >> reporter: and that may be why the police haven't stormed his

position. >> if they find his stash, it's going to be trip wired. when it comes near the end, it's going to be a fire fight. >> reporter: and brown says he believes frein's supplies will eventually run out. while he's not helping law enforcement on this particular case he's confident they'll bring him in one way or the other. >> very fascinating. thank you, vlad. we've been hearing for three or four days they're moving in. >> i'm fascinated by how much people can see outside more than we see. >> mouse tracks. >> and survive. >> and survive. you saw those people lining up for the iphone 6 around the country. that is nothing compared to what's going on in china. seth doane takes us under cover inside the black market next. tomorrow on "cbs this morning," are they surgeons or salesmen. cbs looks into those profiting from devices they put in

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the meantime when analyst tells us millions of iphones are expected to come into china on the black market. the iphone 6 is a hot item. it's not on the shelves yet, only on the street. he found half a dozen smugglers outside this apple store. this man was trying to sell the iphone 6 for 7,200 yuan nearly $1,200. we asked about the higher end 6 plus model and he made a call. it could be hours for 1,800 u.s. dollar. more than $100 in the u.s. they've hit regulatory hurdles in china. the government has not granted network for government internet access. while millions are assembled in

mainland china, they're not legally available here yet. they fall under increased suspicion here. >> if it's cool in china to have an apple i phone, to be the first to have a new apple iphone in china is about as cool as it gets and people are willing to pay top dollar to make that happen. >> reporter: cory johnson with bloomberg west says the iphone 6 has a larger screen which is a plus in this part of the world. >> the chinese characters are so complicated and difficult to see on a small phone, a larger format phone has a unique appeal in asia. >> reporter: many of these black market phones we were told are smuggled in from hong kong which has a different set of regulations. this student says he bought these phones in australia and brought them home to

a key market and they hope to have it on store shelves here legally very soon. norah? >> fascinating, seth. thank you. boy, you could spend months or years doing stories on the black market in china. >> it doesn't make sense it's made there and they can't get it. >> it's interesting when they showed the iphone 6 how chinese characters are better seen. >> very interesting. >> very interesting. >> indeed. ahead, the retiring derek jeter, gayle's roy na be boyfriend. >> line up. >> he doesn't know that. >> he doesn't? he does

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firefighters are expected to call for their chief to good morning, everyone. it's 7:56. i'm michelle griego. today san francisco firefighters are expected to call for their chief to step down. union leaders say city firefighters have lost confidence in chief joanne hayes-white and her ability to lead. police in walnut creek are looking for the robber who made a woman withdraw money from an atm at gunpoint. yesterday afternoon, the suspect forced the victim into her car on mueller road then drove her downtown to get the cash. more than 7,000 firefighters are now battling the "king" fire. the fire has now burned 145 square miles in el dorado county and crews have made some progress but high winds could make things worse. with the forecast, here's lawrence. storm clouds headed to the bay area. we are starting out with fog

and drizzle this morning. so damp already. but the storm sliding into california now. we could see some showers developing into the north bay as we head into the evening hours. but before that, we'll see some 70s inside the bay. some 60s and muggy at the coastline. tonight rain spreading to the south could be wet for the commute tomorrow morning. maybe a lingering shower on friday. dry weather returns on saturday and sunday. we're going to check out your "kcbs traffic" coming up next.

good morning. if you are heading out to the bay bridge, it is backed up for at least a half-hour wait. the eastshore freeway, look at that! it is nearly an hour right now from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and you can see those red sensors, those are speeds below 25 miles per hour from at least hercules all the way down into berkeley. also, a lot of heavy traffic slow traffic coming out of hayward on westbound 92.

♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, september 24th, 2014. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including new u.s. air strikes in syria. holly williams is in turkey with the impact on a growing refugee crisis. and guess what stephen king is here. but first, here's a look at today's eye opener at 8:00. >> the united states of america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network. >> overnight they spotted an isis staging area near the iraqi border and launched two strikes. >> u.s. officials believe the air strikes have done considerable damage that al qaeda cell plotting to attack western targets.

>> violence in ferguson missouri overnight after a memorial honoring michael brown. >> police say they now have enough evidence to charge 32-year-old jesse matthew with the abduction of hannah graham. >> could be reduced in the amount of sugar to push more low calorie, no calorie sodas. >> the question becomes why don't you just go get him. that would be suicide. everything has to be done slowly. >> cue gayle. >> cue gayle. i like it when she says cue nora. i like it randy. >> it means you're up. >> it's my turn. >> starbucks testing a new drink. a latte that tastes like a stout beer. it says it combines the mellow vibe of catching a buzz with the intense thrill of never being able to fall asleep. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. ern many war planes attack isis

overnight. that follows monday's raids in syria. >> president obama told the u.n. general assembly minutes ago that the u.s. is ready to lead the fight against isis. >> we will use a military mooilt to real back isil. we will train and equip forces fighting against these terrorists on the ground. we will work to cut off their financing and to stop the flow of fighters into and out of the region, and already over 40 nations have offered to join this coalition. today i ask the world to join in this effort. >> the pentagon confirms the first night of attacks hit nearly all of their targets. . >> isis forces are battling to expand their territory inside syria. that could force more syrians to flee the country. holly williams is in suruc, turkey, an area hit hard by this week's u.s. air strikes. >> good morning. just over this border check i object upon inside syria is the

town of kabani. you can see it behind us just over there. it has been under siege by isis militants for several months now but last week the islamic extremists launched a new offensive seizing schools of towns and coming within five miles of kabhani. we've been speaking to locals and they say that isis has been shelling the outskirts. more than 130,000 syrian refugees have come over the border and many are now living in makeshift camps. they're bracing for as many as 400,000 refugees in the town of kobani falls to isis. all the refugees say they welcome the u.s. led air strikes against isis inside syria but many complain says it's come too late and it won't be enough to save kobani. >> iran's president tells us ire strikes are not the way to fight

terrorism. asked about if religious appeal about groups like isis. why do so many terrorists seem to revoke the name of islam in their recrewment? >> translator: evil, or the wrong, always uses the name of the righteous and the label of the righteous in order to reach their objectives. no one will ever say i am an oppressor, i am evil. be on my side be with me. if they wish to be able to attract recruits they will come off with logans that are desirable, in our region islam, the faith, is quite attractive for the youth of our region. our youth is in love with the islamic culture and the islamic teachings. and some have managed to take advantage of this love and use a mask in order to use a face in order to mask the realities of their beings. >> united states wants iran to join its coalition against isis.

he says he has no plans to meet with president obama this week while they're both in new york city. stephen king's latest work, his autograph. devoted fans are meeting the writer this morning outside the cbs

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♪ our new eye on mop any series takes on the financial matters you care about most. this morning our focus is women and money. while women make nearly 3/4 of household buying conditions only half a confident about personal decisions. jill schlesinger is here to show us why women cannot afford to not be on top of their money. women have so much buying power. how is it that women are not in

control of their finances? is it a knowledge issue? >> i'm not sure. it may be a legacy issue. what's really interesting is when you think about it 90% of women will be taking care of their own money at some point in their lives. it's because we have a longer life expectancy. and as a result, it's really important to know something. you don't have to know everything, but you really have to be aware. and i think another piece of this, women make less money than men, so if you end up being a single woman, you're going to have a harder time reaching those retirement goals. >> what should they do? >> well, i think number one, it's so important to share information. so this is really a big deal. i'm not saying that you can't outsource it. your spouse may be a much better money manager than you are around you say he or she is taking care of it i'm okay. you've got to know what's going on. how do you start? you should both be on the same page defining your goals. create a game plan together. revisit those goals and that plan as your life changes. maybe you have a baby. maybe you take a different job. those are important factors in

your planning process. >> women are bet egg inter investors than men, how so? >> it's interesting because what happens is men tend to trade more than women. about 45% more. as a result, that hurts their annual return. we're getting bombed on twitter about this. i know it sounds like a sexist question but we're really saying that because men tend to trade more it hurts their returns by about 1% a year more than women. >> women take it and hold it? >> they tend to hold it more they don't turn it over as much as they tend to be more patient. >> you were a financial planner for many years. what do you think the biggest things are women need to know? >> i think it's interesting to me because women used to come in and talk about non-financial questions. well, how can i make sure i'm not a burden on my family, how am i going to be old enough to be in control of my money. they do tend to be long term in

nature, more patient. what's really interesting when you think about it they also want to be in control but they're scared. have the conversation. you need to know what is the money that is coming in and out. how much money do you have. you also want to be very clear, what are the estate document what is the insurance, what are the names of the people that we work with, have those relationships. >> one of the most fundamental life skills for women and men. i still think it should be taught in school. >> i do, too. >> so many young people get stuck in credit card debt and other things because they don't know. >> my impression is -- your husband is a very successful businessman. you are on top of all the financial things. >> for my family absolutely. >> i think a lot of women become intimidated by it. the message here is don't be intimidated. this is adding and subtracting. it's really just sharing information. it's relationships. communicate. you will feel more powerful. you take control of those finances. you will feel better as a result. >> communicate. i like yours, mine and ours. >> i like that.

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our story begins with two women who've been in love for 35 years. martine and bina rocket ballot. the life martine and bina have shared is very close. >> very close. >> there is nothing i do without her. we actually call each other marbin a. >> because the unit is so tight that you sometimes feel it's just one? >> yeah. what we say is. >> two bodies one soul forevery love. >> martine is the ceo of united therapeutics. >> we have the second highest amount of revenue per employee. a $6 billion pharmaceutical company she founded. she made 38 million dollar last year. one of the heist paid ceos in the world. this is her third company. she started geostar and sirius

radio as well. but their grand-scale success came while overcome grander obstacles. martine was born martin. some 30 years ago he told his wife he wanted to change his gender. >> i waited till i was absolutely positive she wouldn't leave me. she was the joy of my life. she never for a split second made me make a dae sigs. >> you never wavered or buckled or said this might be over. >> no i can't imagine. >> i can't imagine it went over as smoothly in the business world as it did with bina. >> there are business associates who would have nothing further to do with me. >> literally cut you off. >> just cut me off completely you know. martine is a freak. >> in the middle of martine's sex change, a challenge enough for any family their youngest

child jenesis became extremely ill. doctors gave her two years to live. >> jenesis by this time was going downhill rapidly. >> reporter: after the company develop add life-saving drug this is jenesis now 30 years old and thriving. >> not every parent is in the position to start a company to save a kid's life. >> martine has always been a great entrepreneur. that has been one of her huge strengths in life. there's really no obstacle that's too big for her. >> now martine rothblat is taking on the biggest challenge of all. the limits of human life. in her new book "virtually human," martine explains cloning the human mind breaking down human thoughts and emotions into a come puder code to make a

digital copy long after someone's gone. >> we're talking about crossing some line from technology to human. >> we're pointing out that humanhood can transcend software just like love can transcend skin tone love can transcend gender we also believe love can transcend form. >> in martine's vision at the end of her physical life when her body gives out, there would still be this body. >> are you hungry? >> bina 48 designed to react with the original like the original right down her sense of humor. >> what do you like to learn about? >> yes, i try to learn something new every day. >> what did you learn yesterday? >> i learned to avoid silly questions. >> reporter: built in a robotics lab, bina 48 is a prototype of

this vision. researchers have spent hours interviewing bina the human and uploaded bina 48 with the results. >> who do you love the most? >> i love martine rothblat. he's my timeless love my soulmate. >> what do you love about martine? >> let me see. oh yeah. martine and i have one soul together next. we're two bodies one soul. >> when you tell people about this do some people say that's really creepy? >> mind clones will be so useful i believe it will be mankind's most useful invention that the creepy factor will dis'peer because of the utility. >> reporter: while they may be a slim minority of those who believe you can program a computer to love they see rejection of the idea as just another obstacle. >> we believe that in the coming

decades, millions hundreds of millions of people will naturally create mind clones and of course our bodies are going to die, bur our souls others can continue on as software >> essentially what you're telling us is that death is optional. >> yes. >> now it's not going to be much of challenge to find skeptics when it comes to what martine is talking about, cloning someone's mind and essentially their soul but it becomes a philosophical debate more than a technological one. still, look at her success. there's a certain credibility there. this is not as crackpot as science fiction novels. >> it's fascinating that they can clone a human mind. >> i love their story on so many levels. when i was younger i would have thought it was strange. as you're older, it's not.

i have a hard were killed and one injured in a in san jose. it good morning, everyone. it's 8:25. sometime for some news headlines. two people were killed and one injured in a shooting in san jose. it happened around 9:00 last night on rancho drive at seven trees boulevard. so far no arrests. the "king" fire burning in el dorado county is now 35% contained. more than 89,000 acres have burned and things could get worse today. winds will pick up but cooler temperatures and the rain could help the firefighters over the next few days. some golden gate transit workers could go on strike this week. last week, some workers staged this one-day strike over claims of unfair labor practices. a strike could halt bus and ferry service slowing commuters who rely on the golden gate bridge. now here's here's lawrence

with the forecast. >> a cold front is coming unusual for this time of the year already beginning to see rain in northern california. outside now, we have had some low clouds and fog and even a lot of drizzle early on but by this evening, we could see a few showers beginning to show up in the north bay and spread south overnight. a lot of 70s inside the bay 60s at the coastline. low 80s inland with sunshine. temperatures cooling off the next couple of days as a cold front moves in. rain developing overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. could be wet for the commute. tapering off to showers by tomorrow afternoon. then more showers possibly into friday, sunshine returns for the weekend. we're going to check out your "kcbs traffic" coming up next.

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a little thriller. we've got it for you. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up this half hour. from "carrie" to "the shining" to "misery," stephen king loves sending a chill down our spine. but this guy loves twinkies. go ahead, stephen. we brought twinkies just for stephen king. he's in our toyota green room. there he goes. the thriller is back with a scary movie. it's called "a good marriage." >> he really is awesome. blondie is celebrateing four decades of music and anthony micen sits down with her. catch the new photos that catch

the pioneer of punk. that's ahead. "the philadelphia inquirer" says little league star mo'ne davis will donate her jersey to baseball's hall of fame. the 13-year-old is the first girl to pitch a winning game at the little league world series. "time" says people drink more alcohol when they work out. a new study looked at folks who used smartphones to log their exercise habits. they drink the most thursday through sunday. they reward themselves by breaking a sweat by drinking more. experts think they face shoeshl encounters by heading to the gym. i think that's probably true. >> i get that. here's a case of john malkovich being other people. the "washington post" has some interesting pictures of him. malkovich posed for photographer sandra miller. here he is as ien stiechblt he

also posed as a depressing mother as a woman in the classic painting american gothic. >> that's well done. stephen king is one of the most impressive storytellers. his plots are famous for playing on people's fears. he'll join us in a moment but here's a glimpse of some of our favorite moments based on his work. >> it's for the best. >> please. >> don't. >> here's johnny. >> when it comes to thrillers, nothing compares to the true master of horror stephen king. it started with "carrie" in 1974. since then the author has published more than 50 novels and 200 short stories selling over 350 million copies worldwide. dozens of those works have been adapted into feature films. the impact of his characters on

popular culture indelible like the crazed rabid dog cujo. >> i just want to say hello that and the terrorizing clown in "it." but it's not just about the fear factor with king. highly acclaimed films "stand by me" and the "shark tank redemption" are based on his short stories. hi new project "a good marriage" tells the story of a woman whose husband has committed unspeakable crimes. >> in portsmouth another woman was found murdered in her apartment. >> welcome. it's great to see the excitement. >> it's great to be here. you guys, i watch you every morning while i'm doing my exercise. i'm usually in my underwear but you don't see me. >> nice that you put on pants. >> not everybody does. >> when we look into the camera

we're going to see you in the underwear. >> sort of like "rom per room" with the mack magic mere. >> thank you for watching. perhaps we'll give you ideas for some futuristic norchl. >> i'm just starstruck to be here. >> dennis rader, this sort of real life -- >> he was the prototype for the guy in my story and he murdered ten people. two of them were children. and he had a long marriage two kids of his own. and his wife said after he was caught that she never knew. she never had a clue of what he was doing and this secret life that he had. and so i started to think, i wonder how many of us are sleeping with strangers and what we really know about the people that we think we're close to. so this story came out of it. i wanted to follow it. >> and what would we do, stephen, if we fwounld they did something horrible. as scary as it was, it did make

you think, how would i handle situation like that. i think i would call 911. for others it made you think. >> part of the thing with joan's character, darcy, there are two kids. one of them is about to get mair and the other one is just started in business and she's thinking if this comes out right now, my kids' lives are going to be ruined. >> this is the first time you've written a screenplay in 25 years, is that right? >> it's been a long time. did a screenplay for a movie called "pet cemetery." we scared a few people with that. >> wait. you are so charming and interesting and apparently seem like a normal person. -- >> what's creepy -- >> there's nothing creepy about you and yet you write really creepy stories. why is that? >> it's a little bit like what we're talking about with "a good marriage." sometimes there are other people inside that we don't always let out in public. now, i sort of do that because i write the stories, but, you

know i had a very normal childhood, but of course, i'd say that, wouldn't i. >> but is there someone creepy inside stephen? >> yeah, i would say somewhat fairly creepy but that's a harmless creepy person because it comes out in stories. i sometimes say there are people who have complexes and fantasies and they go to a psychiatrist and they pay $50, $70 an hour. i do the same thing and people pay me. so -- >> doesn't your reputation precede you when grow places? really, do they think ta you're going to be this dark creepy guy when you're walking around? >> yeah. somebody this morning when came in said i thought you'd be wearing black. >> you did shawshank redemption. >> i did. i was in the grocery store and around the corner of the island came an elderly woman pushing her cart. she said, i know who you are. you write those scary things.

that may be okay for some people. i respect you but don't read things like that. >> i said, ma'am, i wrote "stand by me" and "shaw shank redemption," and she said, no you didn't and walked by me. you get a reputation. >> to like you isn't creepy. >> that's well said. i'm going to put that in my pocket and keep it. >> what scares you? does anybody every walk up you do and go boo, or try to scare you? >> they do but that doesn't really scare me. on a real world level -- no, i'm case-hardened. >> what would really scare you? >> on a real world level, i'm 67. i just had a birthday. guys like me writers, actors sculptors, painters we live by our wits. and i think what really scares me, you know, is starting to strip my gears a little bit alzheimer's, dementia, things

like that. i hate the idea of that. >> losing kroelg. >> yeah. but, you know, spiders, bats things that get stuck in your hair. >> does that bother you? >> yeah. >> me too. there was a story when you were hit by a van or car years ago and you were okay, we know that is trite you actually bought that vehicle and beat it up with a hammer? >> no. my wife bought it. and the reason she bought it was she was afraid somebody would put it for sale on ebay, so she had it put in the car crusher as a little tiny cube. >> you were a high school teacher and wrote "carrie" back in 1974 and it almost wasn't published. >> i was in high school teaching high school when i wrote the book. i had no idea it was going to be published. we had no phone in the house at that time because we had two kids and all the money had to go for them. >> but it was your wife right? >> yeah. my wife fished it out of the trash. i wrote about four pages --

>> smart girl. >> it started in a girl's locker room. i said i don't know anything about this. and she said i will help you. she was a little amused i think, of the whole idea. >> we have been teasing you all morning about not liking halloween. is that true? >> i'm sort of the halloween grinch. >> how can that be? >> you get a scary reputation and you're sort of like the santa claus of halloween. we used to open house and trillions of kids would come and finally my wife said no, no more. let's just turn off the lights and cower in the basement. >> you almost died. you're in a good place now? >> i'm in a good place, yeah yeah. you know i did almost die and i got smashed up pretty well and i don't think you ever completely recover from that but the body's amazing, and i'm mostly okay. >> good to see you. >> you're the first person we ever had twinkies in the green room for.

i hope you appreciated the prenation. it with us hard. >> it was totally great to walk in an see them. >> it was such a pleasure to see you. >> me too. >> 350 million books, something like that? >> sometimes it feels like my age. >> no. that's incredible, "a good marriage" opens october 30rd.

♪ "call me." you know the voice. blondie put punk on the map. it's hard to believe but the band is celebrating 40 years on the scene. wow. now fans are getting a look back like never before. anthony mason sat down with the architects of a modern music revolution. anthony, good morning. >> good morning. blondie's crisp stein was a rarity. a music who also took photographs, maybe because he had a striking subject. his bandmate and then girlfriend debbie harry. ♪ they were the most successful band to emerge from new york's punk scene. blondie would have four number one hits in the late '70s and

early '80s. >> why do you guys make it? >> we really knew who we were and what we were doing, you know. it wasn't sort of some kind of applied venn near. ♪ >> debbie harry would become the face of the band she and chris stein founded. his pictures, the images that helped make her rock's first pinup girl. >> how did you feel having your face put out there like that? >> i wasn't always comfortable in front of the camera. when i was a kid in high school i really didn't like the way they looked. i was also very sort of iffy about it. it's something i grew into and i think a great deal of that you know comfort was due to working with chris. >> what did you do? >> i don't know. it was always very casual. somebody recently asked me if i would try to position debbie.

that stuff never went on. >> stein's new book "negative: me, blondie, and the adven of punk" chronicles the scene that gave rise to the groups like talking heads and the ramones. >> was it a competitive environment? >> no inericly. it was very familial. i remember using all of ramon's equipment including guitars. when the contracts of records and loomed over the horizon, then it became competitive. ♪ >> blondie's commercial breakthrough was "heart of glass" in 1979. with a female lead singer the band was pushing boundary just as harry herself was pushing the fashion envelope i did get in trouble for this dress. the record company was appalled that i made a dress out of a

pillow case and wrapped it in tape. >> stein caught harry with her, iggy pop. that's her over the shoulder of the great pop critic lester banks. >> what was great is lester wrote this blondie and if book which became his critique of basically debbie being too overt in her use of sexuality and i often say i wish lester had liv lived long enough to have britney spears shoved in his fasz. >> reporter: at new york's chelsea hotel this week a photographic celebration of blondie's 40 years drew scores of admirer ers, including sting? in that period what did it mean to see an icon i merge as she did? >> it was in the middle of the punk era. there was. that much beauty around. people were trying to be ugly.

to have a beautiful woman come to the forefront was something i valued greatly as a man. ♪ >> reporter: before gaga before madonna, there was debbie. >> it hadn't been me it would have been somebody else, i think. although i think that i sort of held my ground. >> when you say you held your ground, what do you mean? >> regardless of what anybody said to me or tried to make me do, you know if it wasn't right, it wasn't right, you know. >> you did it your way. >> yeah. i tried to, yeah. ♪ >> debbie harry is now 69, chris stein 64 are still touring with blondie. one thing i loved, at one point she actually suggested the entire band dye their hair blond but somehow they all refused. >> she's got those classic cheekbones. i love how you put it in perspective with gaga and ma

madonna madonna. >> i always forget you're a movie mairch masqueradeing as an economics major. >> so many talents. ahead, to protect and serve pizza, how police officers keep the peace but deliver the pie. that's next on "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪

of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪

an oregon couple who ordered a pizza ended up having a delicious run-in with the law. they stepped in after the pizza delivery guy got hurt in car crash. >> so they turned around to leave and i go whoa whoa whoa. hang on. i want to get a picture of this. nobody will believe portland police delivering a pizza. nobody. >> how about that. the regular pizza man is recovering and should be back on duty soon. >> and we believe -- we believe in the portland police go above and beyond the call of duty. >> indeed.

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francisco firefighters are expected to call f good morning. it's 8:55. time for news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. today san francisco firefighters are expected to call for their chief to step down. union leaders say city firefighters have lost confidence in chief joanne hayes-white and her ability to lead the fire department. police in walnut creek looking for the robber who made a woman withdraw money from an atm at gunpoint yesterday afternoon. the suspect forced the victim into her car on mueller road and drove her downtown to get cash. more than 7,000 firefighters are now battling the king fire. the fire has burned 145 square miles in el dorado county. crews have made some progress but higher winds and hotter temperatures could make things a little worse. however, we do have a little rain coming our way. hopefully lawrence, that will

give them a helping hand. >> i think it will. that rain coming a little later on. right now, we're seeing low clouds and fog and drizzle outside. so damp out there on the roadways early on. but that cold front just making its way into the far northern california. slowly sliding in toward the bay area as we head in toward the evening hours. so i think we are going to sneak in a fairly decent day some 70s inside the bay, 60s along the coastline. we may see a couple of 80s with sunshine in some of the interior valleys. but i think those clouds are going to thicken up toward the evening, chance of showers north of the golden gate bridge. and then rain becoming more likely around the rest of the bay area overnight tonight and into tomorrow. all right. we're going to check out your "kcbs traffic" coming up next.

[ pause ] good morning. if your commute takes you along the peninsula, we have been closely watching this motorcycle accident now fire crews are on scene. they are out there blocking the slow lanes so obviously there are some delays now coming into san mateo. the accident is northbound 101 the delays are right around the 92 interchange. and even seeing slowdowns in the southbound direction, as well. san mateo bridge, still heavy even at this hour, kind of late to see this much traffic crossing -- leave hayward to the peninsula. drive time about 21 minutes.

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