air obama, the president begins a media blitz in a push for health care reform. is the package the somewhere pes of a new deal? office terror. new haven police call a yale graduate student's murder workplace violence. the accused killer had no criminal past. how you can tell if the guy in the next cubicle is ready to snap. a really pain in the neck. a tree smashes through the side of a car and a 13 inch limb hands in the passenger's neck, almost too surreal to be true, but that passenger is here to tell us all about the scare of a lifetime. and a spoonful of trouble. for two years, a north carolina man had trouble breathing. was it allergies, asthma, emphysema? huh-uh. you you are not going to believe what doctors found inside our guest.

and he joins us live for a network exclusive "early" this saturday morning september 19th, network exclusive "early" this saturday morning september 19th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "the early show" here on a saturday morning, the final official weekend of summer. >> i didn't see upper this year. i'm sorry. i blinked and i missed it because it was cold and rainy. >> agent cold, a little wet. so glad you're with us this morning. let's welcome back erica hill. >> good to be back. okay, there was some summer. >> it did go by quickly. we said this all along, fast food, that stuff could kill you. this jarks i'll tell you, going to wendy's, love the beg classic, love the frosty, not so much anymore. this man was sick for two years after eating at wendy's. wait until you hear why. >> i'm still having a hard time picking my jaw up off the desk.

also this morning, we're rolling up our sleeves. a little competition going on with mr. and mr. wragge. best only let made by an anchor. and bobby will judge it. he's not competitive at all. yesterday he said he wants someone here to carry his prize home for him. we'll also talk about the toronto film festival. all the stars flocking north of the border which begs up to ask the question, what's that all about? great organization. we'll keep going. let's talk about some of the top stories of the day. coming up, our top story this morning, president obama's big push to drum up new support to fix the troubled health care sl. mr. obama has described his fight for health care reform as, quote, a defining moment for the nation. this weekend, he'll likely reiterate that point by appearing on five morning shows tomorrow. that's a presidential first. kimberly dozier is at the whois

for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president obama is using his bully pulpit for a media blitz to try to shift public opinion. and through that, to put the pressure on congress, the is that the in particular, to try to koup with a finished health care plan. a succession of tv anchors marched to the white house for a round robin of interviews with the commander in chief, slated for sunday. david letterman has yet to come on monday. he even deployed arguably his most popular spokesperson, mrs. obama spoke of a terrifying emergency room visit with her own daughter, sasha, who doctors thought might have men going git tis. >> she could have losts her hear being she could have lost her life if we had had to wait because of insurance. this is one of those there but for the grace of god go i kind of situations. none of us are exempt. rurt the ot >> reporter: the other battle is happening on capitol hill, senators will spend the weekend

wrank plipg over max because cuss eversion of the health care bill. there's widespread opposition to its proposed taxes on so-called cadillac health benefits and its penalty against those who don't have insurance. >> i think had there is a lot of heavy lifting that will have to be done to fix this bill. certainly on key provisions such as affordability and choice, there needs to be some major changes. >> reporter: the baucus draft was originally pronounced dead on arrival because it has no public option and by most republicans because they say it still costs too much, but those criticisms seem to have just been a prelude to a weekend of horse trading. chris in. >> kimberly dozier for us, thank you. for more on health care reform and what a final bill might look like, we turn to patrick o'connor in washington. he covers congress for politico.com. good morning. >> good morning. >> both parties would leak to take this bill, shape to their

liking. so what does each side -- let's make it as easy as possible. what does each side want to see? >> you'll get a fight over the public option. liberals will try to insert it into the bill. they don't like the cooperatives that baucus has put in there. republicans for the most part don't like anything in the bill, so i think what they'll do is use their amendments it highlight politically unpalatable issues or some of these flash points like there's fears that money could be used for an brgs funding, will illegal immigrants get benefits. but i think the most interesting fight will be over these premiums. a lot of lawmakers have concern that americans will get sticker shock when they figure out that they've got to buy health care. and i think what folks on both sides of the aisle will try to do is either through subsidies or tax credits try to bring those premiums down a little bit. >> so there's very little support from republican, it's angered some democrats. does this bill move forward s? e

>> i think it does. first baucus needs to get support from his fellow democrats. it most likely will be president obama. i think he'd also like to get a couple republicans on there just to give him a little bit of political cover. he worked all summer to try to do that and was unable, so it's going to be a challenge. it seems like a main republican, olympia snowe, might be his best bet, but he has still a lot of work to do. >> and if you're olympia snowe, how much leverage do enough. >> you have about as much leverage as anyone in washington. i think she'll probably be as powerful as anyone in this town if they want to get a bipartisan bill, they'll they'd her. she'll be able to dictate the terms what have the package will look like. >> and let me ask you this final question. do you think a lot of the american people are still very confused about all this? they keep hear building all these things that eh side wants to make on a day to day basis. the president is now with his media blitz again this weekend. what dunk people at home are

saying to themselves? >> well, members of kopg are confused. and they've probably spent a lot more time looking at this thing than most american people. yeah, it's a complicated issue. i think the hard part about health care is that it encompasses so many other issues. what the president is trying do is so big, there are -- you look under any silo and you've got fights over immigration, fights over abortion. so, yeah, the american people obviously what you saw in august was their both confusion and frustration. about i think nevening now that moving toward a defined package, i think the president will try to mitt gate so mitigate some of that confusion. >> thanks so much for taking the time this morning. now here's kate sullivan from w cbs tv here some new york with the rest of the headlines for us. >> good morning. let's get you caught up on your headlines. the colorado man at the center of a terrorism investigation is expected to be questioned for a

fourth day today by the fbi. cbs news has learned that szaz najibullah zazi has given a partial confession. >> reporter: cbs news has learned several new details. sources say the formula for the powerful explosive tatp, also known as organic peroxide, was found in a computer in zazi's ssession, confiscated by the government. his frequent communication with a known al queda contact in pakistan who told him what to say if arrested by authorities. in one such conversation, there was a reference to a wedding, a code word al queda has used in the past to refer to an impending attack. >> i don't think we have new mohammed on our hands, but i also don't think we should dismiss. >> reporter: questions about

zazi first surface order monday after agents raided three new york apartments. on wednesday, zazi's attorney insisted his client wassed in, claiming he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> my client is not involved in any terror plot. >> reporter: prosecutors are now said to be exploringing possible charges against zazi. armen keteyian, cbs news, new york. p. meanwhile, a 13-year-old boy is in california is facing fellfully arson charges in last month's 2100 acre fire in the angeles national forest. he's not in custody but he must show up for an arraignment in november. he could be sentenced to a juvenile facility until he's 25. could the accused kidnappers of jay see due guard also be responsible for two child abductions during the 1980s? that's what authorities some california are trying to determine as they dig to clues in antioch. john blackstone has the story.

>> reporter: the backyard where jaycee dugard was held captive for 18 years is now being treated like ak arc why logical site as police investigators search for possible buried bodies using high-tech ground penetrating radar. >> with the gpr, we're specifically looking for density, we're looking for a pit. rurt both the radar and dogs have signaled something could be bear rid there. investigators are looking for links between jaycee's accused kidnapper, phillip garrido, and the disappearance of michaela gar rekt and irene misheloff in the '80s. they are combing through items found ens his company on the particularly cluttered home. outside, they have knocked down sheds and cleared truckloads of garbage and debris. for investigators looking for two long hissing girls, finding nothing can actually be a good sign. >> it could dicate that they're alive somewhere, so it's really a mixed blessing either

way. >> reporter: this neighborhood has become accustomed to police investigation get a tore and news crews. it seems all the more surprising that for years neighbors seemed to barely know what was happen manage this house. john blackstone, cbs news, antioch. >> and that's a look at your headlines. let's check your forecast and lonnie quinn. beautiful football weather. >> just perfect here in the northeast. it's the last summer weekend. this is it. then we sort of roll into you will fall come tuesday. the big weather story this low pressure system around the tennessee valley. the story is it's not just moving. it has rained and it has rained. flooding condition as big concern. take a look at the video from tennessee. this is a town called christiana, but some towns have received up to nine inches of rain. rain will be back today. flood warnings remain in effect. beautiful weather out west. the dakotas, portions of

montana, up into the 90s. a cooker for you guys. that's a quick look at the national picture h. picture. here's a closer look at the weather no your weekend. respect if that will do it for beth. as i said, it is the last official weekend of summer. i hope you all have a great weekend weather-wise here in the northeast we'll do fine. want to turn back to another one of our top stories we've been following for you. there are new details about the murder of annie l had e and the lab technician charged with her death. a source telling the associated press raymo clark is a control freak in this person's words who clashed with researchers with the ivy league lab and others believe he and le may actually have argued over certain lab procedures before he alledgedly

killed her. randall pinkston joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: there's another new detail. for the first time, police revealing that le may have had no warning, no idea she was going to be attacked. it was an act said new haven's police chief james lewis that came out of the blue. with ray mopped claraymond clak custody, the police chief denieded report there is are other suspects about. >> at this point, i don't see any other arrests. >> reporter: police also denied reports that investigators bheef clark had help from lab co-workers in moving le's 90 pound body into the basement hiding place where she was found last sunday after an exhaustive five day search. >> i'm not aware of any. if i did, we would be moving forward because that would be an issue for us. >> reporter: clark reportedly worked furiously to cover his tracks. the hartford current, quoting law enforcement source, says

clark, who did maintenance work in the lab where le did her research was seen trying to hide lab equipment that contained blood separator. items hidden in the basement ceiling reportedly contained clark's blood and le's. a critical piece of evidence lead to go clark's arrest. as prosecutors built a case against clark, le's family held a private prayer service in new haven, then took her casket back to their home in california. the yale community is returning to the business of education coping with le's horrible death. a senseless act of workplace violence. >> i'm not sure that we're on the upswing yet, but maybe we'll get there soon. >> reporter: we've spoken to members of the yale community who say that her death was personal to them because it happened so close. annie le murdered in her workplace in one of yale's most secure buildings. erica in. >> randall, thanks. new haven police mean it time are calling her death a case of

workplace violence. according to the national institute for occupational safety and health, an average of 20 workers are murdered each week in the united states. 9% of those murders are committed by co-workers or former co-workers. paul is the president of risk control strategies, an expert on workplace violence. joining us from orlando. good to have you with us. >> great to sampling of those are male between 25 and 40 years of age, someone who is easily frustrated, angers easily, someone who is very territorial in their space at work, very

possess sif of wh possessive of their space. someone who boasts about get even plans. and probably the most predominant, someone whose job is the core of their identity. regardless of what their task is at work. you take this in concert with the violence continuing more otherwise known as behavioral red flags and you'll find that typically perpetrators will portray certain types of behaviors prior to committing the incident. >> so then how do you handle it? if you you you notice that one of your co-workers has one or more of these signs, how do you address it? >> the issue really is the onus is upon the employer. the employer needs to kaet a policy that dictates what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior and more so provide as path of communication for the employee to report uneven softball behavior. for examp

unacceptable behavior. i would not be surprised if we learn that there were a number of indirect threats that were made to third party personnel, other co-workers, about the victim prior to this incident. this leads to outbursts, more e behavo behavors. >> is workplace violence something on the rise? >> there is to question about that. the frightening part about it is that as a country, we still don't get it. it is the highest probability of risk next to motor vehicle accidents in the workplace. >> definitely a wake-up call for us. paul, some great tips. thank you. still ahead, celebrity chef bobby flay is here. definitely lightening things up. >> light and fluffy like the only let i will make. >> she's very confident this morning. six egg, three and a half minutes. who can make the best only let?

my prediction? exactly. victory over easy. >> oh, my, the puns are only beginning. first, though, check it out. a woman impaled by a 13 ifrpg tree branch goes straight through her neck. she lives to tell the tale. in fact, she shares her story right here with us on "the early show" when we come back. ñ

you may find what you're about to see hard to believe, and these pictures are somewhat graphic. . measure she will was out for a relaxing drive when the unthinkable happened. a freak accident left her impaled by a tree branch. quick thinking by her husband and medical staff plus shear luck really helped to save her life. smish she wi michelle joins us this morning with her husband. it's incredible to see these pictures and all you have is this little bandage on your neck. what's it like for to you see the pictures? >> it makes me feel lucky and grateful and just -- i can't believe i can actually just look

at those pictures. i can't believe i'm here to look at the pictures. >> and you're speaking normally, you can breathe. because it just missed the jugular and your windpipe. take us through what happened. you're driving along, you're out for a labor day drive and the next thing you know there's a tree branch in your neck. >> it came out of nowhere. we had went around a blind corner and we're assuming that this tree was stuck out into the road and we took the corner an it came in through the passenger window and then broke off on the cab of the truck. but it happened so fast and it was loud, it was like an explosion. and i didn't know what happened. >> did you feel it go in? >> no, i didn't feel it go in. just felt like a lot of pressure like it was pinning me against the seat is what i thought had happened. and then i had asked daniel, my gosh, what happened, you know. and he told me it's in your neck. and at that point, i was just --

take a deep breath and we'll get through this. >> i can't even imagine for both of you how difficult it must have been to try to stay calm. what happens when you look over and this is what you see? >> i didn't really mow what to do. i just know i needed to get help. in and you're still driving at the time. >> yeah. well, i stopped after it happened. and then i took off knowing that i had to get somewhere quickly. >> because you had no cell phone service where you were. did you know where the cleest place was where you you could get cell phone service or get to a phone? >> yeah, i knew the lodge. >> there happens to be a nurse there and says what is this. >> she says you look okay and you're going to be fine. and i believed her. and she said you've been like this for a couple hours now. you're not bleeding. you haven't lost consciousness. you're going to be just fine. and then not too long after that is when i heard had the helicopter. and was like, okay, i am going to be okay. >> there's someone here.

was there ever a time for you, daniel, that you were thinking -- i just complaint imagine an hour you had thod drive, i can picture hands on that steering wheel looking over at your wife the whole time. >> yeah, it was really bad. i about passed out a couple times. >> i'm not surprised. you brought the branch with you. i'm not going to ask you to hold it because you told me just the smell of it is really tough for you. >> uh-huh. >> and no real christmas tree this year. >> no. >> in all seriousness just because of that smell. >> i just don't want it in my house. it would be uncomfortable, i think. >> what will do you with the branch? >> i'll put it in the cedar chest. >> great to have you both with us. so happy that you're here with

i'm chris wragge. welcome back to "the early show." >> i'm erica hill. and it is our favorite time of the morning. well, one of our favorite times. >> time to sit back, relax for our weekly ripnd the radar. but first don't mess with granny. we found this one on youtube. watch what happens when a rude driver honks at a little old lady crossing the street. >> there it is it is again about. >> that will teach you. so was it stage? that's the big question. your average air bag to deploy, guess what has to happen. a 2,000 pound car mus hit a pairier at about 15 miles an hour or an old lady with hand bag. but it's definitely funny. next up, water is the enemy for most cats, right? not this one. she knows how to cool off, get a little drink at the same time. look at that. my cat would never get close to

that faucet. i have one cat and a dog. >> cat ahead. last stop, look closely as you listen to this after the cap event la's group to michael jackson. ♪ morel impressive than the singing is the editing. it's all one person, a student at yale university. obvious lay very smart kid. >> that's yes went to yale and he didn't. >> and later chris will moon walk for us. stay with us. this is "the early show." we'll be right back.

good morning, i'm jessica kartalija and here's what people are talking about today. the water's shut off and the lights are back on in baltimore county after a massive water main break. it broke and sent the water cascading through the rush hour friday. the maryland insurance agency is assisting homeowners. a baltimore county mother and several football players from a high school are facing charges after a stabbing. the 34-year-old drove the teens to the 3900 block of twin circle way seeking revenge for an earlier attack on her son. all were treated at local hospitals. changes are coming to the mean you -- menus of restaurants. starting sunday, a ban on

transfats takes affect on all restaurants in the city. they're hoping it will encourage healthy eating. today's exclusive first warning weather forecast. mostly sunny and highs in the 70s. shaping up to be a beautiful weekend and cooling down a little bit tonight.

welcome back to "the early show" live from berlin, i'm chris wragge. >> it's a little chilly in better wherein. a network exclusive, a man definitely breathing easier after doctors solved a medical mystery. you'll never get what they found in his lungses to ease the air flow. welcome back. i'm erica hill. >> also ahead this morning, may the best omelette win. erica and i put our skill let skills tos to the test as bobby flay presides over our ultimate anchor cookoff. that's right, eggs, three eggs, three and a half minutes, hill versus wragge. >> a battle for the ages. >> we decided to put it on network television this morning. plus, say uncle. you loved his hit a couple years

back. how he's back with a brand new cd and he's performing on our second cup cafe this morning. we even have some eggs for him. >> he'll love that omelette. we'll get to all that in just a minute, but first kate sullivan here in new york joining us with the latest headlines. the first vaccines for h1n1 swine flu may be in the form of a nasal spray. the federal government has ordered 195 million doses of the vaccine, more than 3 million are expected to be ready by the first week of october. . this nasal spray is approved for healthy people between the ages of 2 and 49. 21 states report widespread cases of the h1n1 swine flu. a new jersey woman is lucky that a convoy of rhode island national guardsmen were in the right place at the right time. the troops were on their way home from a training exercise in pennsylvania when they came across the woman trapped in her had burning car. you can see it right there. it had overturned on the new jersey turnpike. more than 50 members of the guard rushed to her aid cutting

her out of the vehicle, then using fire extinguishers to put out that blaze. the woman was treated for a broken ankle at a local hospital. and a massive water main break left a large section of a baltimore suburb under water yesterday. water gushing from the six-foot wide main washed away part of a road, submerging cars and trapping people inside and outside of their homes. officials say at least 100 homes appear to have sustained basement flooding. no injuries or deaths were reported, but emergency crews had to rescue a few people who wept into the water. and those will be your headlines today. let's head out to the practice z sa a plaza and get a check on the weather. he will say around baltimore, you'll have a beautiful day. you have to fix that water main. we have the german american parade and oktoberfest begins in germany today. >> that's correct. >> we've got to talk about our

weather. lots of wet weather around the tennessee valley. flooding conditions in that area. portions outside of atlanta, are you ready for this, have received over ten inches of rain over the last few days. it's going to be beautiful up around the northern plains. enjoy that but keep in mind around the dakotas, you could be hitting 90. here's a closer hook at the weather for your week he said. they're getting in to to parade mode already. i have to give my shout out, it is that time, lonnie's shout out, i give a wicked big hello to all of our viewers in boston enjoying the berkeley beantown festival. 70,000 people are expected this

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his lungses an found something hard to believe, a 1 1/2 eventual piece of a wendy's fast food restaurant spoon, a dangerous souvenir from a trip to wendy's two years before. john joins us live from raleigh, north carolina this morning. john, good to see you. i guess this is not a story you hear about every day. a spoon lodged in your lungs, especially one from wendy's. how shocked were you when you found out that was what the problem was? >> quite shocked for something that size on get into my loet. throat. i didn't know it was common getting items in your throat and not feeling them, so i had no idea what was going on or causing my illness. >> do you have any idea how it happened? how did it get there? >> i have no idea. it's a fast food place. they do things fast. you go in there, you eat fast. that's the only explanation. >> this is no laughing matter because for close to two years,

the bouts with pneumonia, the coughing fits. did you actually think you were going to die is this. >> yeah, i did. i turned blue and dropped. i'm not over this at all. >> now that they found it was a wendy's spoon, you said you're not feeling well, so what's the problem now about. >> it's the a same problem before i have an infection in my lung that hasn't been cleared up with a cocktail of antibiotics, the best you can get intravenous. it hasn't cleared it up yet. so i'm going to have to go back on an itity by on the ticks. i know the symptoms, it's starting again. >> joininging us by phone is john's doctor. doctor, thank you for joining us. so, doctor, what is the next step now? how do we make sure john is okay now that you've actually found

the spoon and were able to get the spoon out? >> he will, the spoon was in there for such a long time that it caused a lot of scar tissue and when we went down and looked in his lungs, there's a lot of scar tissue that it took us a whooil while to remove it and so i think there's still a lot of inflammation and scar tissue and maybe infection, so we'll probably have to take care of it, but it's out now and i hope that things will get better and clear in a month or so. >> how did you find what so many before you could not find? >> actually, his local physicians had taken a look and saw something, but they didn't mow what it is and they couldn't remove it. so when we went down and started looking, there was a lot of scar tissue, we moved it and then we started seeing this flat object that was white but we didn't mow what it is.

and they were righting to yell out the letters. finally we realized it said hamburgers hamburgers. we had no idea it was in somebody's lung, but we were able to grab it with large forceps and take it out. but definitely took a while. this thing had been lodged in for a long time. >> doctor, thank you so much for taking the time. we know you're on vacation. and, of course, we spoke behalf of i don't know when we say thank fought good work done. and, john, thank you. we hope you continue to feel better and hope you're able to kind of emerge from this. i know you said and you are not feeling great right now, but we hope you continue to make a full recovery. >> you're welcome. all right. now for a closer look at lungs and how they function, you can go to our part per in health coverage, webmd.com. all the information is right there. amazing story. next we've got something that definitely won't get caught in your lungs. it's celebrity chef. bobby flay is here to judge our ultimate anchor omelette cookoff. >> that's right, we're getting

ready for the ultimate apcore omelette cookoff. we're warming up because it's a little chilly. it's not like i was cheating, i don't want to you think i was getting secret tips out here pumping bobby for information. thanks for the information on the whisking, by the way. so we'll do a little anchor cookoff. our setups equally stocked. we each have our pan, a few tips from you earlier before the break. >> it will be all about your personal interpretation of the omelette. >> i feel like the only let is something that looks easier than it really is. >> it absolutely is. takes if i net. >> i think we have it in us about. >> the real question is who is going to get the omelette out of the pan. >> i think getting the omelette out of the pan without breaking it may be the key. >> absolutely. >> so here comes chris. ready. >> everybody with your whisks. so bobby will give us a one, two, three. s >> on your mark, get set, make some omelettes. >> there will be three cry tear

yark presentation, creativity and taste. and as i said before, whoever gets the omelette out of the pan also will have some victory. so we got a little play by play here. chris is going for the peppers, green personses, a little bacon. erica has some butter. doesn't like her pan. it's a little hot for her. but the ire iron chef competition, you have to make it work. >> you'll continue to cookoff. you can go to back stapge live f you want to continue watching. wragge versus hill. >> eggs are going in the pan. >> getting a little hotter. all right. remember flay doesn't like brown omelettes. fr

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they're looking good. >> we're being told that you need to start tasting, but we're not flipping yet. >> because my plate's not hot enough. >> we have a problem plate. >> you you know what the problem is some you need a gas stove. i like to regulate my temperature. >> is this even hot? >> not really. >> what do you think of this technique? i don't think i'm getting the protect sneak. >> you just need to let it sit there so that it gets a little base to it and then it will get further to the pot. >> we have some folding going on. >> it's not cooked, though. >> and i'm not talking about my cards in poker. >> are we back on?

>> we're back on, babe. >> not bad. >> not bad. he flipped it. it's all about getting to the plate, though. >> so how are we doing so far? >> i think i'm very impressed. chris has peppers and tomatoes, some bacon and mushroom, sort of like a western only let. and erica is going to the plate with her mushroom, f event ta cheese. i'll have to start taitsing here. they almost like like omelettes. we're very impressed. >> it's what's on the inside that counts. >> look at this. very nice. a whole bush of rosemary. >> would you like some tomatoes

on the side? i like to serve them with a mixed salad. >> very nice presentation. >> we have to get to the big board and break this thing out. i went southwestern because i know you like the southwestern appeal. a lot of red persons in therof . >> this is the way i like my omelettes cooked, just a little bit soft. actually, they're very good. i have to go to the board. >> a tie, right? >> presentation, we'll go with simplicity, we'll give presentation to erica. >> wait a second. i wasn't a recount. >> creativity, i have to say that you you had more ingredients and they all worked together, so we'll have to give that to chris. don't be upset. >> i'm just from connecticut. sles more. >> and the taste, what do you think? >> let's go to the crowd. what do you think? >> they didn't even taste it. >> i'm going to have to say that

the taste is very, very close, but i think we'll have to give to erica hill. >> i love you, bobby flay. >> here's the trophy. the 2009 cbs "early show" omelette champion. >> there you go. use it in good health. >> don't use that for omelettes. >> i love it. >> when we come back, the man behind big hits for kid rock and kevin chesney back with his own cd. he's in our second cup cafe next. my name's lisa. i'm from fayetteville, north carolina, ...and i smoked for 29 years. the one thing about smoking - is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. and the sad thing about it is that you can always use an excuse if cigarettes don't kill me, oh well - something else will. but, you can't use that as an excuse. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit.

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good morning, i'm jessica kartalija and here's what people are talking about today. the water's shut off and the lights are back on in baltimore county after a massive water main break. it broke and sent the water cascading through the rush hour friday. the maryland insurance agency is assisting homeowners. a baltimore county mother and several football players from a high school are facing charges after a stabbing. the 34-year-old drove the teens to the 3900 block of twin circle way seeking revenge for an earlier attack on her son. all were treated at local hospitals. changes are coming to the mean you -- menus of restaurants. starting sunday, a ban on transfats takes affect on all

restaurants in the city. they're hoping it will encourage healthy eating. today's exclusive first warning weather forecast. mostly sunny and highs in the 70s. shaping up to be a beautiful weekend and cooling down a little bit tonight. 49 degrees and

of mice and men. he was in charge of small lab animals and often had to deal with their deaths. could that have set off the accused killer of yale grad student annie le? we'll speak exclusively with a former co-worker. >> the president is going to be everywhere. saturating the airwaves with his health care message on sunday, could the power offal bully puit be diluted with overuse? we'll take a stab at that. a break in the case in italy. amanda knox back on trial for the killing of her british roommate. this weekend, the court will examine the dna evidence her father says could free her. we'll speak with him exclusively. and the stars are out. hollywood, sun dance, how about toronto. hollywood's elite heading north of the border for that fist trip down the red carpet. we'll tell you why early this saturday morning september 19th, we'll tell you why early this saturday morning september 19th, 2009.

captioning funded by cbs we have a good crowd to warm us up here this morning. welcome to "the early show." i'm erica hill. >> and i'm chris wragge. they're all german. >> they brought beer, but they haven't shared it with us. >> oktoberfest right around the corner. we'll talk about president obama making that big push this weekend. >> five shows, then david letterman. >> for the entire hour, too. and that's a presidential first. so we'll talk about is it too much exposure, why is he leaving out one pretty popular cable network. >> really good question. also this morning, chef on a shoestring, we're doing a southern inspired brunch. there are grits. it will be a good morning. and coconut cake. >> and he saw our cookoff, so he

has a couple tips that maybe can he bring back from the office about. also, michael israel, if you haven't heard from him -- >> he'll paint a picture. >> we have the tar all over the plaza this morning. this man, rock and roll music, he's throwing paint up there, he's got what we're told is going to be a brilliant one of a kind portrait that we'll see at the end of the show. >> i'm ready. first we want to get you caught up on our top story. we're following new coach. s doechl developments in the muir of annie le. we're learning more about the suspect, raymond clark, a man who has been described by some as a control freak who clasheded with researchers at the lab where both he and le worked. randall pinkston is live with the late nest new haven. >> reporter: good morning.

before raymond clark the iii was arrested, authorities already insisted they were looking at a number of target, but in an interview, the police chief admits clark was the likely suspect. he admits they were focused on raymond clark almost from the earlier days some their search for annie le who entered her lab building tuesday, september 8th are and never came out. lewis deny reportied reports th they're looking for accomplices. le's body was found hidden in a basement wall in the building where clark worked and where le was doing doctoral research. a newspaper report says investigators found both dna there as well as on clothing hidden in the ceiling. clark took care of the research mice. his sister and brother-in-law worked in the same lab. but new haven's police chief says he believes they had no knowledge of the crime.

and he doesn't think annie le had any warning of and at tack. one unanswered question? motive. why annie le was brutally murdered. >> the only person that really truly knows the motive in this crime is the suspect. what made him do what did he. we may not know until trial, we may never know. >> reporter: last sunday, the day that annie le's body was found, she was supposed to have been married to her college sweetheart in new york. we've been told that there is a memorial service being planned at the significant going on the occasion of high holidays. >> david russell worked for three years alongside raymond clark. he joins us this morning. good to have you you with us. >> hello. >> i know there have been differing reports coming out about what kind of a person raymond clark was. i thought it was interesting, you worked with him for three

year, you said he was the kind of kid that you would like to see your daughter take to the promise. what was it you liked about raymond clark? >> he was personable, sort of the kid next door. he was quiet, some might say withdrawn, but he had the personality that was just like i said, sort of like the kid next door. >> how was he -- you said he was quiet. was he easy to get along with? did you ever notice that he had a short fuse or quick temper? >> i didn't spend a lot of time working directly side by side with with ray. we worked in the same unit. my experiences with group meetings and things when i was with ray, he fit in like even else. he was sort of like just everybody else. there was nothing that stood out, nothing confrontational. >> i knew that being a technician, at least one of the things i learned in the last few days was it's a lot more stressful than most realize. what is it about the job that

weighs on you so much and could any of that perhaps cause someone to snap? >> well, i've heard reports that the job was referred to as sort of that of a custodian. it's a lot more highly regulated some this field of animal rights. technicians, you're sort of the front line defense to these animals to makinging sure their well, their welfare rngs their health, their food and water and that they're being treated humanely and proper procedures and protocols. and that was regulations and standard operating procedures laid down, it was part of your job to make sure they'red a mered to and that those that are charged with manipulating and using these animals, they're following the same procedures apartments protocols. and it's stressful because you weigh between the politics and your love for the animals and the knowledge of what the research is and its importance. and you're you are dealing with people. >> and you have to kind of keep -->> there's a lot of

stress. >> and you have to keep really some of the researchers in line sometimes from what i understand in terms of how they're handling the animals. what's the relationship typically like between a tick in addition shan such as yourself and raymond clark and annie le? >> i had already left the university when anika about in, but it's personal dynamics. you have -- you can put a group of people together and some mesh and some don't. personalities work together, some are what some what contentious. it really depends on the individuals involved. i know that the researchers looked at the animal technicians as sort of a policing body who is sort of an inconvenience at times, but not realizing that it's part of their research, the welfare of those animals is exactly what's important or the data that they're collecting isn't going to help them at all. and they are looked at as a policing body. some appreciate them and some look at them as sort of a nuisance.

>> great insight from you. thanks for taking the time to be with us. want to turn itoff to over to kate sullivan with a check of the headlines. topping your headline, president obama will make five television appearances this weekend to build new support for health care reform. he'll visit david letter man on monday. in an interview with bob schieffer, mr. obama said some of the opposition to his health care plan is part of a bigger issue. >> i think that what's driving passions right now is that health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy. even theory we're having a passionate disagreement here, we can be civil to each other. >> and you can see the entire interview with the president this sunday on face the nation. list in indonesia did get their man. dna tests confirm that the

terrorist leader was killed in a shootout with police thursday in jav. . noordin is believed to be the master behind behind attackses that killed over 200 including the suicide bombings in july of the marriott and ritz carlton hotelses. to oregon. at least nine were injured, two critically in a chain reaction pileup involving more than two dozen motorcyclists. it happened friday on interstate 5. police say the bikers were behind a car when traffic slowed. the motorcyclists and the car emded up colliding scattering bikes across the road. the two critically injured bikers were flown to portland hospitals by helicopter. and an alabama woman is paying big bucks to have dinner with sarah palin. kathy maples of huntsville, alabama, won the dinner in an internet auction. her bid? $ $65,500. the money will go to a charity

that aids wounded veterans. she's a big fan of palin and would love her to be the nation's next president. let's talk weather and head back out to lonnie quinn. i've got to tell you, we've got a treat for you right now because this guy i'll introduce you to, you can say he's part artist, part hugh mannian, the whole ball of wags. but you want to see a picture of this by, is he a parent, his name is michael israel, but it's how he paints and how unique they truly are. let's check in as he speed paints a portrait of chris and erica. can you talk it me why you to it? >> it's therapy. >> i'll keep my distance because the last time i worked with you, i left covered in paint just like you. but where is it this come from, where did you decide to start jumping around and painting all at the same time? >> just painting passion.

you feel the energy, you move. the music gets you going and, bang, this it is. >> we'll be checking in with you doing your thing. i'm telling you, weights until y wait up you see the finished product. but let's talk weather. taken see has already received about nine or more inches of rain. even more so outside of portions of atnta. northeast looks beautiful. right around that 07 degree mark for new york ci

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it's unusual phone him in an unprecedented move, president obama takes his health care reform sales pitch to five sunday morning news programs tomorrow morning. our early line this morning, could his media blitz be watering down the message? here with answers to some of though questions is republican strategi strategist ralph reed, and also in washington, michael duffy, assistant managing editor for "time" magazine.

ralph, let's start with you. is this media blitz a good idea? >> no, it's not. the presidency is not the jerry lewis telethon and i think the coinage of the realm of the office that he occupies is power. and the more you pull back that curtain, if you do it gra due tuesdayly, without a strategy, i think it diminishes the core of the realm and it demisty guys the office. i think it reduces the aur after the that the office has held and ultimately the american people will turn help off. they're not looking for a reality television star, they're not looking for somebody who will be on tv every single night or in this case five times in one day. >> and he has been on tv quite a bit lately pushing this message. >> jenjennifer, do you agree wi

ralph here? >> no, that's a simple fact which is that the more that the american people hear president obama talk about his health care plan, the more support that there is for it. and i think that the strategy that ralph was talking about, those were sort of the old rules. certainly i think when president clinton was in office, those would have been the rules tha we went by. but over the summer when president obama wasn't on television as much, the health care debate was defined by his critics and everyone was complaining why isn't the president out defending himself. and the opponents of health reform, particularly rush limbau limbaugh, glenn beck, those people are on hours every day criticizing his man. this is a extra teemgic to try to control and set the terms of the debate. and the white house and the president are pretty good at communicating with the american people and figuring out the best way to do that. >> but guys like beck and

hannity are paid to be on tv, the president not necessarily. >> but they have a big impact and he has to respond. >> fox news channel is the one network that the president is not speaking with. they do very, very well, they've obviously got a very right wing base. and those seem to be the people who he really needs to reach out to. how big a problem is this for the president to exclude one network like this? >> i think anytime you exclude a network in that kind of hard to ignore way, it's probably a mistake. and it would be easy to do and take that story off the table. i think the depay the that they're having is not like the one they had whether b. whether to do this round interviews which were taped yesterday. they did have a debate about it themselves along the lines that we're talking about. but in the end, the group that prevailed has an almost evangelical faith in the president's ability to spread the gospel of health care and

that faction won, not without hez tags hesitation but this is also something they're doing because the sprd going to new york later in the week, he'll have a sort of foreign policy based week as he heads to the u.n., so he wanted to what i down a pretty heavy push for health care before he disappears for a few days. >> michael, i'll start with you. i'll give you each ten seconds. how effective will this weekend be come monday for this president? let's say post-let he man, how effective will this media blitz have been? michael. >> i think the problem is it's about getting democrat to the agree to a plan. ey haven't got that yet and we'll see if this helps about sglp jennifer? >> the point of doing the sunday shows is not that tens of millions will watch. but it sets the terms of the debate for the weekend ahead. and i think some doing that, it will be successful. >> and ralph. >> the obama problem is in the a communications problem. it's a substance problem. the american people have read

the bill. they've reviewed the bidding on health care, they're not h. not buying this plan, period. doesn't matter how many interviews he gives. >> we appreciate you getting up early in phoenix. michael and jennifer, thank you to the both of you. you're watching "the early show" on cbs and we'll be right back. (announcer) febreze introduces the new flameless luminary it has authentic candle like scents and a flickering candle like glow but fortunately... it's not a candle it's an entirely new way to freshen the air

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a young american woman's fate will soon be decided in apittal began courtroom. an made today knox back on trial. today is court is examining dna evidence that her defense says could set her free. the jury was shown the knife this morning, knife that may have been used as the murder weapon. we're speaking to amanda's father who joins us with more about that. good to have you back with us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> talk to us a little bet, the knife was actually shown this morning as evidence in court today. what did you you take away from that for the testimony this morning, from the experts who testified about this this knife? >> well, it was a very brief showing of the knife, but one of the court appointed experts

actually stated in his testimony this morning that the compatibility of this knife to the wounds, one of the wounds on her neck was virtually noncompatible. and, there have, i think it viks a hit to the prosecution's case that much further. >> and because this was as you pointed out, this was a court appointed expert. you also noted yesterday when court resumed, yesterday a shoe print was shown that was fond on the bath matt in the apartment, which all along the prosecution had been saying belonged to your daughter's ex-boyfriend who was also pointed out in this crime. but that's not what you saw in court on friday. >> that's true. there was an expert, a footprint expert, that came in and the bloody footprint that the prosecution has asserted was rafael's in the bathroom was in fact essentially thrown out and

they've attributed to to the person that's already in prison. >> you said recently no spec of amanda in the room where meredith lost her life was found. are you feeling leak especially seeing the evidence that's being brought in that your daughter may be vindicated? i know you believe in her wholeheartedly. >> i absolutely do. she had in part-crime. just pure common sense as it relates to the room, there's no hair follicl event, no dna whatsoever, and how they can attribute her to this crime is beyond me. >> has there been anything that really stood out to you in terms of evidence and testimony? >> well, i think as we go through each individual piece of evidence as the defense has their opportunity to provide their side of the case, it continues to break down the

prosecution's theory to this whole crime. and hopefully we're coming to the end of the journey here and we'll be able to bring her home soon. >> a two month recess as we mentioned. what has that time been like both for you and your daughter? somehow amanda holding up? >> well, she's obviously very disappointed. it's extremely hot over here during the summertime. she's in a concrete prison with no air conditioning. essentially baking. and knowing that you're there for something that you had no part of makes it that much more difficult. but she's happy that the trial has begun again and she sees the light at the end of the done spell. >> and hopefully you will have a verdict soon. appreciate you taking some time

well can welcome back to "the early show."ell can welcome early show."ll can welcome back early show."can welcome back to early show." welcome back to "t show."welcome back to "the earl show." ahead this half hour, we'll check in with those fancy stars and our fancy chef on a shoestring serving up down home southern style cooking and a surprise dessert you'll love. i can't wait to take a bite. it looks delicious. plus uncle kracker back to sing. first another check of the headlines with ke sullivan. the

interceptor system. the new plan would use sea based defense to stop and at tack. president obama is using his weekly saturday address to talk about the global economy. in advance of next week's g-20 summit in pittsburgh, mr. obama said leaders will have good news to discuss. the president says real progress has been made in stabilizing the global ppgs system since the last summit in anticipate. he says more needs to be done and he vowses to work to close gaps in financial regulations. and here's something you don't see every day. dramatic video of a bank customer tackling a would-be robber.

it happened in wisconsin. . the suspect walked into the back and had a note saying he had a gun and he would use it. that's when a customer jumped in to action, leaping on top of the suspect and hold willing him until police arrived. he says he did to protect his wife who was also in the building. bravo. well done. those are the headlines at this hour. let's head back to lonnie, chris and air aerica. even's well aware we're having a portrait done, and talk about a brush with greatness. only 30 minute, speed painter michael israel mass been hard at work crafting a portrait of erica and chris on a 6 by 18-foot canvas. it is time for the big reveal. come on over here. >> would you look at this? >> my teeth have mefr looked so good.

>> and it's how he paints it. he's with his hands. >> nice job. give him a high five. >> isn't it incredible? i love it. i can't believe this only took you half an hour. >> what i can't believe is that ich only got the image yesterday to figure out how to do this. >> did you just have a picture in your mind? had. >> it's a complicated process. part of it is core i don't grafed because i have to pink out the colors and the shapes and then i have to figure out like doing a woman, you cannot mess up. it's got to be right. >> never make her look fat. that's the rule. >> guys you can can get more off because they look more rugged. >> i have to tell you you, beautiful stuff. we will talk some weather, though. >> how many pair of pants do you go through? >> actually, it's not about the painting, it's about fashion design. >> a lot of times he auctions off his clothing that he wears and makes thousands of dollars for charity. weather wide, a wet weather day around the tennessee valley. the pacific northwest, a front

pushing on shore in that area. ahead of that front, you'll catch some northwesterly breezes that push into montana, wyoming, the dakotas, temperatures up into the 90s today. we're only going to beat that in the southwest where temperatures will be in the triple digits. that's a quick look at the national picture. here is it a closer look at the weather for your weekend. again, michael, thank you again very much. chris, some to you. coming up next, digginging for oscar gold. miles an hour 2,000 miles from los angeles, find out why hollywood heavies are taking toronto by storm. you're watching "the early show" here on cbs.

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sham pain flowed as the who's who of hollywood travelled to one of the most important events in the world of entertainment. >> i'm so thrilled to be here. wait until you see the rest of the cast. >> reporter: and while it glows with the star power of sun dance and the foreign flare of can, this is staged in toronto. >> even knows that coming through this festival means a great deal. >> the toronto film festival is the pest place to make people aware of your film hims. >> reporter: and that awareness is exactly what producers of even the most obscure films are hoping for. >> a lot of great movies have come out of toronto, but especially last year when stlum dog millionaire debuted for the first time, it lit the pest value on fire and went on to win best picture. >> reporter: not only does success equal pox office dollar, success also generates that all-important oscar buzz.

>> bubbles in the champagne begin here. >> everywhere you look is an amazinging actor, amazing movie. a should you in is monique. she'll probably win the oscar for her role in precious. also gorng clooney has two movies up here, he could be nominated for either of them. >> reporter: along with clooney's up in the air and oprah's precious, other films making a splash this year -- >> you could be our mass court- >> reporter: clue drew barrymore's whip it and the invention of lime. >> always the best movieses come out of toronto, so i hope we're one of those this year. >> reporter: on as the sunsets on this new hollywood north of the border, the stars head home knowing that the buzz created here means that oscar dreams can can true when award season comes to town. >> it's always lovely to be in toronto. >> of all the festfestivals, ths

one of the best. >> reporter: kelly wallace. joining us now is melissa and we'll go over a couple of post festival wrap-up items here. oscar favorites. what oscar buzz did you hear? >> i'll start with precious which debuteded in sundance, s people were already aware of it. had huge buzz. and monique is a shoe-in. >> oprah behind that movie, as well. >> yes, executive producer. >> is this the clear run away favorite? >> i think that one definitely has a shot. up in the area also had huge buzz. george clooney plays this is most soul who goes around the country firing people. he has a good shot. >> key potentially be up for two. this guy is men in the bank.

>> who doesn't love george choon any. >> how about some comedies? you have ellen page in whip it. >> yes, whip it also has sort of had this wonderful good will for for drew barrymore. it has a really sweet girl power message. so people pond resporesponded t. and an incredible high concept comity about a world in which lying does not exist until, of course, ricky invents it. >> and rob lowe and jennifer garner in, as well. this poster behind me, i'm a human ma huge matt damon fan. >> i think he has a shot for his first nomination of they time in in 12 years. he play as whistleblower and he's really something to see. >> thank you so much.

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for under $35 and i think you've succeeded. >> we'll try. we'll start with a southern eggs benedict. we'll start with onions and garlic in our pan. >> what sells else is our menu? >> creamed collared, country ham and a grits. and coconut cake. >> we'll start with onions and garlic in the pan. we have collared greens that have been blanched. >> are those's z easy to find? >> we found them in new york today. we're making a creamed spinach but with collard greens.

we at that ti we take the ham and then we've poached our egg yolks. i like the way it stays together. >> and you're only poaching the yolk. >> right. and then we'll take it and pour it right on top. when this breaks, it will make a source with a cream similar to the hollandias eflt. >> as i'm getting a bite, we'll move on to shrimp and grits. anybody who watches the early show saturdays knows i love my grits and these are special real grits with pi pimento cheese. >> they're carolina plantation grits. we'll add cheddar greez.

instant greezs have made the south a bad name. >> i'll agree with on you this one. i like the real thing. >> you c use regular grits. we love the carolina plantation grits. we'll let that melt and cook together for the shrimp, we have sausage, a smoked louisiana sausage. spicy. we have onions, garlic, tomat s tomatoes. just in a blender, a little bit of chicken stock. then we'll add our shrimp to it. >> and the shrimp don't have to cook very long. >> don't want to quoefr cook them, for sure. >> this is a pretty fast brunch. >> it is a fast brunch. we only have three minutes.

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