breaking news. obama in indonesia. the president returns to the nation where he spent part of his childhood. and focuses his attention on economics and repairing relations with the muslim world. we'll take you to jakarta for the latest on the president's trip, and tell you why security is on high alert. sentenced to death. a connecticut jury hands down the death penalty in the brutal home invasion case that rocked the nation. >> i was glad for the girls that there was justice, because i think it's a -- i think it's a just verdict. but, mostly, mostly i was sad for the loss that we have all

suffered. >> this morning, we'll speak with six members of the jury about their deliberations, as well as the family of the victims. and he's back. after being booted off nbc in january, conan o'brien makes his return to late night. >> people ask me why i named the show "conan." i did it so i would be harder to replace. >> we'll tell you how his big debut turned out "early," this tuesday morning, november 9th, debut turned out "early," this tuesday morning, november 9th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs so light so early now. good tuesday morning, everyone. and welcome to "the early show." i'm maggie rodriguez. >> and i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >> this morning six of the jurors who yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for murdering and terrorizing the family in connecticut are here. they say they're eager to talk

about their feelings of the case and their deliberations. and we'll also speak with the victim's family in just a few minutes. >> but there's a lot of other news to get to this morning. let's go right to erica hill at the news desk. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. president obama's much-anticipated trip to indonesia could likely be cut short by volcanic ash today. he was greeted at the presidential palace in jakarta this morning. now this is his first trip as president to the country where he spent part of his youth. mr. obama met with indonesia's president. he is scheduled to deliver a speech to the indonesian people. joining us now is cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid who is following the president. he joins us from jakarta. chip, hello. >> reporter: well, good morning, erica. for the president, this visit is part international diplomacy, and part homecoming. he's expected to be here only about 21 hours. and it could be less than that because of that cloud of volcanic ash that's moving in this direction. i'm sure that's going to be a big disappointment for the president, because he really wanted to spend some time in his boyhood hometown. he began his day here with a press conference with the

indonesian president. >> much has been made of the fact that this marks my return to where i lived as a young boy. i will tell you, though, that i barely recognize it. >> reporter: and the next big event is a speech about the muslim world, and indonesia's role in it. he's going to hold out indonesia as an example for the world. a moderate, muslim democracy. but there's some question as to whether he'll be able to squeeze that speech in, as that cloud of volcanic ash approaches. erica? >> threatening so much at this point. cbs' chip reid in jakarta. chip, thanks. there is still no word this morning on who is responsible for a millions tearious missile launch off the coast of southern california last night. it was launched from a position which is approximately 35 miles off the coast, just west of los angeles, as you see on that map. and north of catalina island. it streaked into the late afternoon sky yesterday. really picture perfect. the video you see here was taken by the kcbs news helicopter. the navy says it was not a navy missile. former president george w.

bush has no regrets, nor any doubts about the use of water boarding on suspected terrorists. he writes about the practice in his memoir "decision points," which goes on sale today. folks lined up in dallas overnight to buy the book. water boarding is simulated drowning. it is considered torture by human rights activists. in an interview with nbc news coinciding with the release of "decision points" former president bush said he personally authorized the so-called enhanced interrogation technique. mr. bush says it was critical to preventing another 9/11-like attack. >> we used this technique on three people. captured a lot of people and used it on three. we gained valuable information to protect the country. and, it was the right thing to do, as far as i'm concerned. >> one of those prisoners who was water boarded was 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed. president bush says he would make that same decision again. thousands of passengers are stranded aboard a cruise ship this morning. a fire on the carnival "splendor" broke out yesterday while the ship was in the

pacific ocean off baja, california. tugboats will now tow that ship to northern mexico to get the passengers off as quickly as possible. >> a lot of people's lives at stake. you know, when there's over 3,000 people or over 4,000 people total, that's a lot of lives, and it needs a lot of resources. >> a lot of resources. but the good news here, the fire is out, and there were no reported injuries. thousands in new england are without power this morning. strong winds yesterday knocked out power to 60,000 customers in maine, and another 15,000 in new hampshire. parts of rhode island saw enough snow, as you see there, for a little snowball fight. and for a closer look at the weather, let's turn over now to dave price, who is standing by just about five minutes past the hour. i'm ready for the white stuff. >> well, you know, maybe not too far in the future that you get some. still going to see some gusty winds, 30 to 40 miles per hour in sections of new england. little scattered rain, rhode island into massachusetts, eastern end. that will pull away today.

midsection of the country looks good, as we head to the mountains light snow falling at the higher elevations of 4500 feet or above. and another storm rolling through the pacific northwest. that's our next weathermaker coming onshore in the next 24 hours or so. >> at 7:06, that's our first look of the weather. >> thanks, dave. now to that horrific home invasion murder case in connecticut. after deliberating for four long days a jury voted unanimously yesterday to send 47-year-old steven hayes to death row.

cbs news national correspondent jeff glor is in new haven this morning with the latest. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: maggie, good morning to you. this was a case, as you know, from the beginning that stunned and appalled people, even if they only heard about it once. jurors had to hear two months of gruesome testimony, and the sole survivor still lives with it this morning. >> i was really crying, crying for loss. >> reporter: it's been 39 months since dr. william petit's family, his wife and two daughters, were taken from him, in perhaps the most savage way imaginable. >> michaela was an 11-year-old little girl. tortured and killed. in her own bedroom, you know. surrounded by stuffed animals. >> but after watching a jury recommend death for steven hayes, it was clear the pain has barely receded. >> i don't think there's ever closure. i think whoever came up with

that concept is an imbecile. and i think many of you know, who have lost a parent or a child or a friend, there's never closure. there's a hole. >> reporter: petit had to stop at times, talking about michaela, his daughter hayley, all murdered after hayes and joshua komisarjevsky broke into the petit home in july 2007, tying up the daughters, sexually assaulting michaela, raping and strangling jennifer, before dousing all three with gasoline and setting the house on fire. >> i didn't want to be here and listen to the things that were being said in the courtroom. there was a thousand times i wanted to jump up and scream out. >> reporter: defense lawyers tried to portray hayes as a small-time, career criminal who got caught up in the extreme emotion of events. and the jury did not act quickly. deliberating 17 hours over four days before deciding on death. one juror cried as the verdict came down. the judge said they saw and

heard things no human should ever have to. >> it was written on each and every juror's face that this was something that was really wearing on them. and especially given the fact that they had to be unanimous. >> reporter: hayes' lawyers said their client was actually thrilled and happy with the decision. >> he can't kill himself. he's tried. the jury gave him what he wants. >> reporter: as for the petits, they said their push for an execution was never about revenge, just justice. >> there are just some people who do not deserve to live. >> reporter: hayes will be formally sentenced on december 2nd. but because of the automatic appeals process in connecticut, it will likely be years before he's executed, if he is at all. as for his co-defendant, opening arguments in joshua komisarjevsky's case won't begin until next september. one of the points that william petit was making yesterday, he

said that capital criminal cases in too many states take far too long. maggie? >> jeff glor in new haven, connecticut, thank you, jeff. joining us now from six members joel zemke, michael cardona, diane keim, jennifer turner, herbert gram and paula calzetta. i know that you were pooled yesterday to make sure that your decision was unanimous. so let me start by asking each one of you now, are you 100% certain that steven hayes should die by lethal injection? start with you, jennifer? >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> the fact that you took four days to reach that decision, and the sort of questions that you were asking, led some people to believe that maybe you were divided in your decision, or leaning against the death penalty. was that ever the case, michael? >> i think everybody went in with their own thoughts, their own ideas and we all wanted to hear the evidence and we wanted to weigh everything properly. we definitely took our time. we wanted to make sure that we followed the laws of the state

of connecticut, and we followed the instructions that the judge gave us. so we took our time and we did it. >> at one point in his closing, the defense attorney said, look at him. he is not a rabid animal. he is a human being. paula, what do you see when you look at steven hayes? >> a vacant man. a shell. and that was -- that was pervasive from the beginning. i kept looking to see if there is some form of life within. just a constant shell. so it was hard to see -- to get a read on him, really. >> i have no involvement in this case, other than reporting it. and yet i find myself sometimes so affected by it, i can't get it out of my head. you are in it, having to look at these photographs day after day of these girls that were burned while tied to their beds. having to sit face to face from dr. petit, how do you keep it, diane, from consuming you? >> i think that was a challenge for all of us.

to keep our emotions in check the best we could. we were given the task to work within -- work in concert with the law, and in doing that, that's why it has taken us four days to make the decisions, and reach a consensus. because that was a battle within all of us. we have a man's life, you know. we were looking at his life, we were looking at should we give him death, and it was difficult for all of us. and it took courage for us to reach a consensus. >> i agree. herb i'll give you the last word. your impressions of the case and your wish for dr. petit. >> well, at the end, and a lot of people don't realize this, at the very end, we did, as a jury, ask the judge if we could see dr. petit, and they made arrangements for us to meet with him in the basement of the courthouse. and probably that was one of the

most touching moments, to actually shake his hand, and feel with him a feeling of having come to a conclusion, or come to a sensible end to this -- this horrible thing that he went through. there's no question the man has strength. if any one of us could follow this man's strength you would have walked a good road. >> absolutely. >> and his whole family, having lived through this for however many weeks, we've come to feel like we know the girls, and know the family, and his mom especially, for me, it was very -- the grandparents were very -- that was very touching for me to see them there day after day. >> he thanked us. >> he thanked us. >> it kind of threw us back. why are you thanking us? we just followed the letter of

the law. it was what we were supposed to do and we did it. >> well, you did a real service. and we thank you. i know it wasn't easy. thank you very much for that and for being here today. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> now, here's harry. >> all right, maggie. joining us now from cheshire, connecticut are the reverend richard and marybelle hawke, the parents of murder victim jennifer hawke-petit and in chapel hill, north carolina, jennifer's sister cynthia renn. thank you all for taking the time to be with us today. jennifer, could you -- could you hear -- cynthia, i'm sorry, could you hear the jurors? could you hear what they had to say? >> i did. >> and -- >> i was -- go ahead. >> i'm very moved by what they speak of, and how difficult it was for them. >> when you heard the jury return this death penalty, what did you think?

>> i had a huge sense of relief that it was over. i don't think it ever sounds good that you're thinking about taking another person's life, but in the events of what happened, and the things that this man caused, i feel that it calls for what they decided upon. >> reverend hawke, you're an ordained minister, certainly in your years of studying the bible, you would have to have real questions about a situation like this. what's your feeling about this death penalty? >> well, we entered into the whole situation confronted -- confronting our lives with that very question. we really felt like we were between a rock and a hard place. for we value life so much.

but, we have become aware, over these three-plus years of the terrible killing that took place on that july day back in 2007. that we have come to realize that there are some people who just do not deserve to live in god's world. and we feel that steven was one of those. he has spent the largest part of his life in crime activities, being in and out of jails and prison, and lying and conniving and alibiing in order to be paroled, and every time he would go out, after saying that he wanted to be a changed person, he never changed at all and went

right back to those same activities and that led him up to that experience on july 23rd. >> right. >> when he took the lives, in such a heinous way, of our family. >> marybelle, i have very little time left. what did it mean to you to know that the jury kept a picture of your daughter and your granddaughters with them as they were going through this deliberation? >> i felt that that was very touching. i can understand their doing that. i know that they put themselves in to this responsibility, and really took a lot of courage for them to face, day after day, of the situation in court. and while we were sitting there going through all the agony of the repeated messages that came

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school championship game. >> also ahead this morning, when you hear the words outlet store, you think brand names at a discount, right? but during the holidays can you actually find a better deal there? or at a regular store that's having a sale. that's just one answer that our consumer correspondent susan koeppen will give us this morning, as we get a little outlet 411. >> first, though, the late-night tv wars got a lot hotter last night. conan o'brien's new show debuted last night on a new network and a new time slot. and erica hill has more on coco's big return. >> this was a rough assignment for me, which i was happy to take on. at 11:00 monday night, the face of late night television changed, again, ushering in this time, some serious competition from cable. yet in many ways, it was still the same old conan. >> hello. >> you want me to move the "tonight show" to 12:05? forget it. i'm not doing it. go to hell! >> after months of anticipation, conan is back.

>> no! >> reporter: returning to late night on monday, with his new talk show on tbs. >> welcome my new show it's called "conan." i did it so i'd be harder to replace. >> reporter: last january, o'brien was replaced by jay leno as host of nbc's "tonight show." he wasn't happy about the move and let anyone watching know it. >> no, no, seriously welcome to nbc where our new slogan is, no longer just screwing up prime-time. >> reporter: nbc bought out conan and his staff for a reported $45 million. the deal also kept him off the air through september. bill carter is the author of "war for late night." >> if conan now goes on a cable network and really demonstrates he could have been stronger, then it's just looks like they just blew it again. >> conan, you have got to get a job. >> reporter: conan kicked off his new gig with a skit making fun of his summer of unemployment. >> you have absolutely no

advertising experience. plus it's 1965. you're only two years old. >> i don't care who you were. i just -- >> please go. >> i have two words for you. basic cable. >> basic cable. >> reporter: his new slot at 11:00 changes the late night landscape. first, he's on cable. second, they put the heavyweight a half hour earlier than both "the tonight show" and "the late show with david letterman." >> right about now conan is about halfway through his first show and everything is going fine. let's see, yep, no signs of foul play yet. >> reporter: but the earlier start also pits conan against "the daily show" with jon stewart. he's already proved it is possible to be a late-night comedy star on cable. >> conan now has the opportunity to prove he can do that, too, but it's also a challenge. because jon's already in that space. and they really do appeal to sort of the same age group. >> reporter: that group is younger than the traditional late night crowd.

but conan showed, he came to play. literally. joining musical guest jack white onstage. but will the move translate to success? >> they don't need him to be hugely successful in numbers. they need him to be talked about. and if he can be talked about again, he becomes a signature star. >> reporter: in his first night and the last few months are any indication, it's mission accomplished. ♪ that was really so true because we've done nothing but talk about conan o'brien for months now. which is great for him. >> the question is, can he keep all the shows on the same level as that first show? because that was sheer genius from beginning to end. >> it was a great, great show. >> it reminded me a lot of when he was on at 12:30. >> right. the old conan. >> yes. as opposed to the, whatever

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it is now 7:39. time for this morning's "moneywatch." today, shopping at outlet malls. it is a multibillion dollar industry and we all think that we're saving a lot of money there. but that's not always true. consumer correspondent susan koeppen is here with some 411 on the outlets. good morning, susan. >> good morning. >> so how good are the bargains we're getting there? >> we're seeing about 30% to 70% that you can save. that was what the research shows. and these places are popular. there was just an outlet mall that opened up in raleigh, north carolina, in that area. five-mile backup to get into this place. so there are lots and lots of people who love to shop at these places. and you do get some really good savings. but it depends on what you want to buy. >> a couple of points. first, first give us some examples of some things that you

should be buying at an outlet mall where you get real savings. >> if you're looking just at price, maybe not for you. but, if you want to buy brand-name goods, if you're looking for those brand names like nike, coach, gucci, you know, all of those brand names that people love, an outlet mall might be a great place for you to go. >> could you get those same name brands at a regular retail store, maybe if it's on sale? especially now they're having so many sales. >> you should be a smart shopper when you're going to these places. most people drive a long distance to get to some outlet mall. so be a smart shopper when you're going there. and do a price check. if your local store is having a sale, and you belong to the loyalty program, and you have a bunch of coupons, it might be cheaper for you to go to the local mall and buy that, you know, great dress that you want. as opposed to driving all the way to an outlet mall to buy it there. so you just have to be smart about it. use your smartphone to do a price check, a comparison. and always shop with coupons. even though you're going to an

outlet mall, you can also use coupons there. so before you head out to the outlet mall to make that destination trip, look for coupons that you can use at the outlets. >> specifically coupons for the outlet? >> yep. zblor if i find a polo coupon i can use it at ralph lauren and ralph lauren outlets? >> it's specific coupons for that outlet mall. you go to their website and you can look up all the different coupons for the different stores that are there. >> here's the thing a lot of people don't know, not all the stores at an outlet mall are outlet stores. >> right. we talked to the folks at tanker outlets. they have numerous outlet malls all across the country. they said about 95% of the stores are outlets. but then they have other little filler stores that aren't outlets, but maybe they have a bigger clearance section at their store than what you would find in the regular mall. >> is there anything we should keep in mind, if we're thinking about making a return to an outlet store? >> very important to think about returns. okay, most people, this is a destination adventure for them to go to an outlet mall. they travel 60 miles or more to

get to an outlet. so that's a long way to go. if you buy something at an outlet mall, it doesn't mean that you're going to be able to return it at the regular store that's right up the street from you. >> you've got to drive -- >> you have to drive all the way back to the outlets. so check the policy very carefully before you buy something. or know 100% that you're going to keep that item. >> or don't drive at all. you can shop at an outlet online these days. >> hello the internet. a lot of these outlets are popping up on the internet. just, you know, save the gas, save the time, just sit in your pajamas and shop. >> sounds perfect. susan koeppen, thanks a lot, susan. for more secrets on the outlet mall shopping game just go to cbsmoneywatch.com. coming up next on "the early show," is this an amazing trick play or what? we're going to speak with the coaches who drew the play up, and the quarterback who pulled it off. sneaky sneaky. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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and see the world in a different light. you're about to see a video that's gotten more than 2 million hits on youtube in just a couple of days. it's the championship game between two texas middle schools, and one decides to pull a trick play, right? you watching this? yeah. he could go all the way, as they say. the center has the football, he pretends to walk off, then he takes off and yeah, there you go. joining us from corpus christi are the coaches for the driscoll middle school. art rodriguez and john de los santos and quarterback jason garza. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> jason, first off, as you were taking the ball from the center, and you were making step, step, step, what were you thinking?

>> nothing really. just this was insane. >> you made the five steps then you started to take off, and did you know this guy was right on your tail? >> sooner or later, i started figuring out little by little as the play progressed. >> you realized that he was right there. and then of course you scored the touchdown. so whose idea was this, then exactly? is it you, john? >> yes, sir. >> all right. how did you come up with this? had you seen it before? >> actually, when i was in seventh grade, many moons ago, i attempted to run this play and i got hit really hard by the safety. so it wasn't as successful back then. but it remained in the back of my head this whole time and we started practicing midway through the season and just saved it for the right time. >> so we have to set this up now. because you had done a play before where you intentionally drew a penalty.

is that right, with an offsides? >> yes, sir. the play is called the penalty play. and to do that the defense needs to have some type of penalty prior to running it. >> right. >> they hadn't really had very many penalties thrown on them so we went ahead and did a hard count. made them come offsides and then we called the penalty play and that's where it all started. >> so you have to stand on the sidelines and you're yelling, right, to jason, you've got to walk off five more yards, because that's what's happening there, right? >> yes, sir, yeah. they break the huddle and they wind up and once they line up i yell at jason, hey, jason it should have been a ten yard penalty, mark off five more yards and their players get on their knees, and that kind of adds to the confusion a little bit. >> oh, man, all right. we talked to the head coach, art. did they have your blessing on this? you knew what was going on? >> yes, sir, we knew from the beginning of the game. we had already practiced the play several times. we just never ran it before. and this time we found the

opportunity to run it. >> yeah. some people are saying, now, was this a trick play or was it foul play. how do you answer the question that maybe this wasn't quite kosher? >> well, it's a trick play. it was set to be a trick play. >> right. >> it was set to be run as a trick play and not a foul play. you know. it's a trick play. >> all right. well i'll tell you, everybody in the world is watching this thing and looked like it was fun to do. did you -- now did you win the game? >> no, sir. actually the game was tied 6-6. and we had to go and finish. so it ended up they won the game. >> thank you so much for joining us. do appreciate it. have a good time with it. [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is diane. who worked with her walgreens pharmacist to help control her diabetes... with some exercise and a few changes to her diet.

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at midnight and saturday, armed robbers stole cases of the game. along with cash and xbox systems at game stop. and the game sells for $60 it could now be on the black market. the suspects are two men captured at another game stop. the game is for mature audiences because of the violence. the robbers were armed with semiautomatic handguns. and the investigation continues for the robo calls made on election day. and the federal and state investigators are looking into it. and this man ordered the calls and he said that ehrlich probably didn't know about it. stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. up next, simple and effective techniques for improving your iq and ,,,,,,

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good morning, everyone. and welcome back to "the early show" on this chilly, windy, but spectacular morning. i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. they're from italy. bon giorno. all the way from italy. >> i like your hat. >> thank you. >> rockin' a cool hot. >> hretro, right? >> how many nerve cells are there in a typical brain? >> i was going to say, i don't

know. >> the answer is about 100 billion, give or take several million, and there are lots of ways to revitalize those cells and boost your brain power, no matter how old you are and our dr. jennifer ashton is here to help keep us sharp. >> plus we continue our name sake series this morning with maggie rodriguez. the other one. she lives in southern california, and she's an e.r. nurse who showed me the ropes. do you see the look of terror on my face? this is not an easy job. she does it so well. loved maggie. and you will all have the pleasure of meeting her, as well, in just a moment. >> and if you think you're good at "wheel of fortune," you know sometimes you're in the kitchen. >> i'm pretty good. >> and you're like, right. oh, i got that. i know the answer. >> yeah. >> easy. well, take a look at this. >> "l." >> one "l." i'd like to solve. >> what's that? >> can i solve? >> okay. >> it is a prize puzzle. >> yes. >> i've got a good feeling about

this. >> that's right. >> no way. no -- that's not -- no. >> yes. >> huh-uh. i smell a rat. >> an apose trough if i and one letter. >> come on. >> an apose trough if i and one letter. they've gone back in the archives and worked with people who worked on the show. no one remembers anything like this ever happening before. >> holy molely. >> we're going to have an exclusive interview with the queen of the wheel, caitlin burke in just a moment. >> i defer to her. first here's erica at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> thank you. i've got a good feeling about that interview coming up. good morning to all of you at home. president obama is in indonesia this morning. but that visit may be cut short because of volcanic ash. the president arrived in jakarta this morning. indonesia is, of course, the world's largest muslim country. the president said he is making progress, ending the stress between muslim countries in the u.s. cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president, and joins us now from jakarta with the latest. chip, good morning.

>> well, good morning, erica. this trip to indonesia for the president is one part international diplomacy, and one part homecoming. unfortunately for the president, he's only scheduled to be here about 21 hours, and now it looks like it's going to be even less than that, because that cloud of volcanic ash is moving this direction, and for safety's sake, he's got to get on that plane before it gets here. at a press conference this morning the president made very clear he's disappointed he's not going to have time to take a walk down memory lane. >> when you visit a place that you spent time in as a child, as president, it's a little disorienting. my hope is that we're going to be able to come back and maybe bring the kids, and visit some places outside of jakarta. >> reporter: now, the president is still hoping to squeeze in a speech before he leaves. he will hold out indonesia as a model for the world. a tolerant, moderate muslim democracy. erica?

>> chip reid in jakarta for us. thanks. the man convicted in a brutal, deadly connecticut home invasion will be put to death. steven hayes will be sentenced by the judge next month. jennifer hawke-petit was raped and strangled in 2007 in her home. the mother and her two daughters were doused with gasoline and set on fire and left to die. this morning jennifer hawke-petit's father, a minister, told harry he values life, but agrees with the jury's verdict. >> we have come to realize that there are some people who just do not deserve to live in god's world. and we feel that steven was one of those. >> the co-defendant goes on trial next year. connecticut has executed just one man since 1960. in utah, elizabeth smart returns to the witness stand today. she is testifying in the trial of brian david mitchell, who is acaused of kidnapping smart over eight years ago. smart was 14 at the time. mitchell allegedly broke into

her home, put a knife to her throat and ordered her to go with him. smart testified yesterday saying, quote, i remember praying and pleading to find a way to escape. i remember saying to him that if he were going to rape and kill me, that he do it closer to the trailhead so someone could find my remains. smart was raped and held hostage for nine months before she was rescued. a cruise ship carrying more than 3,000 passengers is stranded off the coast of baja, california, this morning. the carnival cruise line ship "splendor" had a fire in the engine room yesterday. it will now take 24 hours for tugboats to tow the ship to northern mexico. coast guard ships could also help out. >> single cutters can tow if they need to. they have the capability with these large lines, or what you call ropes, and what they would do is basically just, you know, attach their lines to the boat, tow it in themselves if they have to. >> the ship is now running on a backup generator to power basic services. florida has a new record for the longest alligator ever

caught. it measures 14 feet 3 1/2 inches long. weighing in at 654 pounds. robert araman caught it last week. the gator pulled his boat around a lake for 45 minutes before he was able to subdue it. dave price is standing by with another check of

already, good morning, let's look at the forecast for the day. , temperatures are going to a high of 58 degrees. it's going to be okay and not a ton of wind. we've lost the breeze of yesterday and diminishing as we speak. 38 and clear skies and tomorrow, near perfect. and the normal is 59 degrees. and friday and standard, 62 degrees both days and sunday, we'll pump it up to

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brain power. our brains actually shrink as we age. but there are things we can do every day to keep our minds sharp, and our memories intact. as our dr. jennifer ashton is about to explain. >> good morning, harry. >> what was this segment about again? i'm sorry. all right. mon the largest organs in our body, along with our skin, the brain is way up there in terms of its size. >> right. >> how do we make the most of it? >> well, you know what the most important thing here, harry, is that the brain today in terms of medical and scientific research is really where the heart was 20 years ago. we are learning so much more every single day about the brain, and how we can protect it. and one of the things that's come out recently is that the power of a power nap, or sleep, is critically important to how our brains function. how we process new memories. how we kind of download all of the experiences we have during the day. >> right. >> it's important to get your seven to nine hours of sleep a night. but power napping just short

naps during the day can be also really important. >> the other thing i heard was the quality of the conversations you have can actually help your brain? >> exactly. and you hit the nail right on the head. pardon the pun. the quality of that conversation. so, a study out of michigan found that people who had really pleasant, social conversation, as short as ten minutes, did better in terms of weeding out the distractions, processing new memories and facts that people who had competitive conversations. so it actually really does your brain good to have a nice, pleasant, social conversation, the kind you would if you're trying to meet someone. >> huh, how about that. maybe that's why i'm feeling so much smarter. these chats all the time. >> exactly. >> now, talk about ways to revitalize your brain cells. is there -- is that really possible? >> again, new research in the last few months has really shown that exercise, we know that the things that are good for the heart are good for the brain. the thinking here is that when you do cardiovascular exercise, walking, aerobic activity, that

it actually boosts blood flow to your brain and helps to prevent or slow the shrinkage that as you said, all of us experience as we age. >> i don't know if it's intuitive or whatever it is. i know when i exercise i feel like i'm getting more oxygen in my brain. >> when your heart pumps more blood to the rest of your body the brain is getting a big majority of that. >> things you should eat for a healthy brain. >> again, now you want to have a well balanced diet and you want to eat well for your heart, for your waistline, but also for your brain. when you talk about a good brain diet. you're talking about levy green vegetables like kale and spinach. foods that are rich in vitamin d. like fortified milk or eggs. seeds like almonds and sunflower seeds. and fish which has the omega-3 fatty acids like salmon, mackerel. >> what's bad for the brain? >> you know, the things that are bad for the brain are bad for the rest of you. smoking, high cles trawl, brain calm ma, concussions. want to try to avoid that. >> dr. jennifer ashton, thank you very much. we're all feeling very smarter now. how much does maggie rodriguez

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>> i love the thrill of this job. we never know what's going to come through those doors. if we can save a life, it's just so fulfilling for us. my name is maggie god rig ez. >> reporter: we share the same name and the same love of our profession. this maggie rodriguez is an e.r. nurse at torrance memorial medical center in southern california, where i headed to spend a day in her shoes. hello. >> hi. >> hi, maggie. >> hi, maggie. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: it was obvious as soon as i met maggie and her family that we have much more in common than just our names. so funny, because we're even dressed kind of the same, right? >> i know. i feel like i met my long-lost sister. >> reporter: maggie and i each have two children and we're both career women trying to juggle challenging jobs while raising a family. we had an instant connection. we live on opposite sides of the country. but we have the same name and we look alike. >> that's awesome. thank you for meeting us.

>> reporter: you're welcome. after spending the morning with maggie's family, it was time to head to work to try my hand at her profession. one i almost chose for myself. i always wanted to go into medicine. i can't believe all these years later my dream gets to come true. >> yay, perfect. >> reporter: maggie and the nurses here typically work a 12-hour shift, almost all of it on their feet. it can be a grueling job. >> perfect. >> reporter: see that, george, i'm learning. >> all right, go ahead and put up your arm for me. >> reporter: she said it's the feeling she's making a difference that makes this job so worthwhile. >> i love the challenge. i love helping patients. i love making sure that i can make someone better. >> reporter: you never forget the feeling of being with a human being. i could see how it could be easy to forget. she is gentle and sweet and i really admire her for that. in the e.r., you never know who your next patient will be. >> where's your boo-boo? >> her arm. >> right here? what happened?

>> she fell off her bike. >> reporter: you never know what task you'll be asked to perform. >> now are you guys allowed to do -- >> no. no. >> reporter: and even simple jobs like preparing an iv can be a problem. i didn't do a very good job. >> oh. >> i punctured it. >> you punctured it. >> hello, chris. >> how are you doing? >> good. so you have something for me? >> yes. here you go. >> all right. nice and fresh? >> and wrapped. >> i'll make sure i get this tested right away. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: my day with maggie in the e.r. wouldn't have been complete without learning how to perform one of the most routine medical procedures. the urine test. >> try to get as much urine on it as possible. >> reporter: after this test strip is dipped into the urine it's then automatically analyzed. when you're kind of tipping the tube you don't know if a little bit is going to spill out on you. >> it has at times. >> i was just so careful. spending the day with maggie made me realize how difficult

her job is. >> what do you think about today? how do you think you'd function in my shoes? >> you know, it's really hard. it was really, really hard. you make it look easy. you exert so much mental effort here. i love the interaction with the people. >> yeah. >> but the actual job, it's such a huge responsibility. i don't know that i would want to shoulder something like that. >> an exceptional nurse. a loving mother. and now someone i call a friend. i'm proud to share my name with maggie rodriguez. i salute you. >> thank you. and you did so good, too. you did a great job. >> reporter: thank you. that's my girl. mags. thanks so much to her and her boyfriend andy, cooked us a full meal. which we enjoyed. and stephanie and samantha her daughters are adorable. she's going to be a friend for life. i really feel that way. and she had an extra i.d. the one i wore in the story. she said take this as a keepsake. and also if you get pulled over for speeding, cops don't give nurses tickets. >> oh.

you really found a best friend. >> reporter: i scored. >> that's fantastic. i love it. you said you found out you had a lot in common with maggie rodriguez. i found out i have a lot in common with a woman named erica hill. a third grade teacher from st. louis. she gave me one of the most educational experiences of my life. and it wasn't just in the classroom. her students were amazing. talk about a great group of kids. their teacher, though, is an inspiration. not just as a teacher, but also as a mother. you're going to meet her tomorrow. you'll meet some of the kids, as well. the kids really had such a role, and joe, our producer, such a great time listening to these third graders. >> did you ever want to be a teacher? >> yes. >> because i have wanted to be in medicine. >> my mom is a teacher, now she's a guidance counselor. my sister is a teacher, as well. this is also a job, i know how difficult it is from what i've heard. when you spend that day in the classroom. >> they are saints. >> and you know what our two namesakes have in common. they both have jobs that unfortunately in large part are

underrecognized, thankless jobs. >> absolutely. >> nurses are so crucial. and our dr. jennifer ashton is over there nodding. >> and teachers, of course. in public schools. we will take you to a school outside of st. louis and you'll meet the incredible erica hill coming up tomorrow. >> still ahead in more than 5,000 episodes of "wheel of fortune" this was the most amazinin,,,,,,,,

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beltway -- and one accident at nottingham and one at timonium at greenspring drive and 83 southbound, 23 minutes and another 22 minutes from jfx from the beltway to the 28th street and typical delays there and there's a live look outside and that's at spaghetti junction. and that's okay there and the westside is jammed. and the traffic report is brought to you by bills. bills has it all for you. two robbers stole dozens of copies of a video game. andrea fujii has the details. >> reporter: the video game went on sale at mitt night and saturday d, midnight and --

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show," everybody, on a chilly, breezy tuesday morning. coming up, it was enough to make vanna white turn green with envy. >> arr! >> thank you. >> "wheel of fortune" has been letter as a clue, plus an apostrophe, the single most sensational solve in the show's history. maggie can't get over it. >> i can't. >> we will speak exclusively with the woman who did it.

>> how did she do that? caitlin, how did you do that? >> we'll ask the question in just a moment. >> also, you may not have to wait for black friday anymore to score some of the best bargains. we're going to show you what to buy this month and what's worth waiting for this holiday season. >> i love these segments. also ahead, doing simple home renovations does not have to be expensive. carter oosterhouse of hgtv. of course we had to show carter, is here to show us some easy projects for your living room, your guest room, your kitchen, all of them just in time for your holiday company. and yes, you can do them. >> yes, you can. there you go. >> first, dave price is standing by with a final check of the weather. >> erica hill, nice to see you. harry smith, nice to see you. norma desmond, nice to have you with us today. >> well, thank you.

all right, good morning, let's look at the forecast today. and temperatures in the mid- 40s, going for a high of 58. it will be a partly sunny afternoon and sunny earlier rather than later. and winds diminishing and it will be a fine afternoon. tomorrow, another superday and high temperatures near 60. back to the low 50s thursday >> if you're watching in kerry, north carolina this morning, you're down three people. they are accounted for. that's a quick look at your weather picture. harry, inside to you. >> all right, dave, thanks. she has been a "wheel of fortune" fanatic her entire life. but nobody, but nobody could have seen this coming. contestant caitlin burke solved a seven-word phrase with only one letter showing. take a look. >> what's that? >> can i solve?

>> okay. >> it is a prize puzzle. >> yes. >> i've got a good feeling about this. >> that's right. >> whoo! >> and caitlin burke joins us exclusively this morning. good morning. >> how are you? >> man. when you see that, what do you think? >> i don't know. i just think it's funny. it's funny that, you know, all this has become of it. i don't know, i guess i'm excited. >> it had to be exciting. >> yeah. >> but quite honestly, because in our house, jeopardy! is on, we pay close attention, time to clean up and i'm doing the dishes and "wheel" is on over there. i have to say, i must have watched thousands of episodes. nobody's -- anybody ever done a seven-word puzzle with one letter? >> that's because you're busy cleaning the house. you should be paying attention. you've got to pay attention to the puzzles. >> how did you know? >> just years of practice and watching. i don't know, you just try to

instantly think of -- instead of getting so caught up on the letters on the board, rather than thinking this is a phrase. seven letters, that's a phrase. how many of those do you know that start with "i." i've had the time of my life. >> you were just running through those i've, i've, i've, i've, i've. >> and for i'll -- i'll have what she's -- and that doesn't fit. so you kind of go with those quickly. and i've got a good feeling about this just came and i was like, oh, my gosh. i'm going to solve this. >> what did pat say to you? >> he didn't say anything at first. he was just shocked. >> look at him. say jack is like, what? >> and i just wanted to see what i won. i was so excited. so much energy. >> look at that. >> he's like, hold on. hold on. >> because people think that there had to be a fix. there had to be some trickery or chicanery of some sort. >> i guess that's flattering if people think that it's that great that it was fake. but, no. anyone who has ever been on a game show would know, there's no way. >> you used to play with your

father, right? >> yes. >> growing up. >> yes. >> you guys have watched jeopardy and then watched wheel. >> he was always really good at jeopardy! he and my brother are both really great at jeopardy! i'm okay, but i think it takes some years of like cultural capital you need to build up. so i didn't really think that was affair. he was alive when some of those things were going on, i wasn't. i can't answer as well. then "wheel of fortune" would come on and i could shine and show him, i really had the skill set. >> it was -- it's hard to get on this show. >> yeah. i mean, not necessarily -- i mean, as far as like just applying, and everything. so i think a lot of people -- >> you've been trying to get on for years. >> i think they must have a lot of people applying. and eventually they got back to me when i was in new york. i went to a big audition. yeah, it was fun. there were a lot of people there so i guess it was hard. but i had a good time. and just -- >> wow. so you win this puzzle. right. and it's a prize puzzle worth how much? >> $6,800?

>> $7,000, give or take. what did you end up with for the day? >> $53,618. >> not that many people win that much money on "wheel of fortune." >> i know, it was really exciting. >> you must be phenomenal. because on jeopardy! they always have tournaments of champions or whatever. i'm not sure they do. >> i'm not sure. but after talking about it a little bit i'm so hoping they'll start that. because i'd love to come back. they used to have that. friday would be the championships. they don't do that anymore. so i don't know. i wish they would. >> what's been the reaction since friday when this was on the air, and now you're in "the new york post," and now you're here? >> it's been crazy. more than i could ever imagine. and even just my friends and like people that i haven't talked to in awhile are saying such nice things. it's really great. >> we have a puzzle for you if you'd like to play. >> oh. >> oh, gosh. >> where is it. all right, can you see that what says? one "l." one, two, three, four, five,

six, seven words. do you get another letter? >> what is it? it's a phrase? >> yeah, it's a phrase. >> wait. how can -- bet you can't do it again -- that's not a real phrase. that's not a real phrase. doesn't count. i was trying. >> you did a good job. so impressed. really, what a thrill. >> thank you so much. >> thanks for playing along. now here's maggie. >> fantastic, thank you, harry. blank friday, the day after thanksgiving may be the official start of the holiday shopping season, but right now you can find some real deals in november, but if you want to wait, there are some things you should wait for. here with advice on how to get your sales timing down is aol consumer adviser regina lewis. >> thanks, maggie. >> welcome back. i was out shopping yesterday and at the store things were 40%

off. so in my experience, these discounts are starting sooner and they're just as deep. >> there's even a term for it called christmas creep. as in creeping up on the calendar. retailers are dealing with roughly the same economy as last year. so you saw 40%. i think we'll stay in that neighborhood. we're not going to see what we saw in 2008, 80% off. it's going to be very much about what you buy and when you buy it. >> when you buy it is what our segment is all about. >> yeah. >> there are some things you should buy right now and some things you should buy later. let's start with the buy news. >> sure. >> the grill, i guess because it's off-season, it makes sense that it would be on sale. >> off-season, but going, going gone. i think you've got about ten more days left to get your hands on them. places like lowe's and sears and home depot will actually shep them for free now. also cutlery, we found at macy's was orangely $290, now $100. deeply discounted right now. >> here's one that doesn't make sense to me because i always thought that the rule of thumb for baggen shopping was buy out of season and winter coats are

in season now. >> very interesting. dave price can probably tell us. october had a 20-year warmest october in 20 years. so, nobody bought coats. so turns out that all of the retailers offering outer wear have excess inventory. old navy is running a 50% off deal right now for women's, kids, here you see it. available as we speak. right now. so you're right now. it's counterintuitive but has to do with that warm october. lands' end, the other big player there, these coats deeply discounted. in fact they have a friends and family sale starting friday but we got in on it early for "the early show," if you go to cbs.com, the early show web site you can get in on that friends and family deal. >> all right. what kind of savings can we get on large-screen televisions? >> big, big savings. here's why, tv manufacturers are trying to get people to buy higher thend 3-d televisions. plus they made a lot of tvs thinking they would unload them around the world cup. didn't happen.

people didn't buy them. so right now you can get deep, deep discounts. tvs traditionally go on sale this time of year, 20% off. this one we found on buy.com for $299. originally $399. there's the price. it's 32 inches. now granted it's not a big brand name. but that's a lot of savings. >> a lot of tv and a lot of money. >> buy now. >> i don't understand why jewelry is a buy now. >> you're right. the rule of thumb on jewelry is buy in the summer. but 13% more people are going to ask for jewelry this year for the holiday. so you may be in a must-buy situation. we tried to find the buy now play. we went to macy's and found this sapphire bracelet, originally $200. now 79. that's more than a 69% discount. >> why? >> jewelry has high margins so they can play around with it. some items are going to be on sale, some aren't. also ice.com, bluenail.com. generally speaking you get more bling for your buck if you buy jewelry online. >> did not know that. health care products, medicine, not exactly a holiday gift. but might be a nice present for yourself. >> the timing.

>> the timing is what's important here. >> absolutely. very important. because the flexible spending account, ffa that a lot of people have as part of their health care plan, these products over the counter, you're going to need a prescription for after january 1 which changes the equation for a lot of folks. drugstore.com have an ffa store. 3,000 over-the-counter items like these on sale. >> what's the website? >> drugstore.com. advil goes from $20 to $16. if you're buying multiple products, timing is critical. >> thank you, regina. all right, now buy later is this little section. don't buy jeans now, why? >> they tend to go on sale about 20% now, but up to 50 around christmas. they're a big teenager item. so hold out for jeans. >> and you still find plenty of sizes even close to christmas. >> i think so. >> all right, this one is very interesting. apple products. everybody's going to want these for christmas and a lot of people are going to be afraid they're going to run out. >> i think that's actually a healthy concern on the ipad. so if you want an ipad you have to have it for christmas, you're right, it is probably a buy now. if you don't have to have it for

the holidays, maybe wait until january, where it's rumored apple will release new versions which mean the older versions could come down in price. but on apple, products in general, they never go on sale. so it's not really a buy now or buy later. it's buy it when you can get it. >> good tip. and finally, linens. buy linens later, why? >> because john wanamaker, famous for the department store, actually invented the linen sale in 1978. the tradition has stuck. it's not longer just a white sale but it does happen in january and it's worth holding out for. >> wonderful tips. for more on these deals go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. erica? >> maggie, thanks. if you are expecting guests this holiday season, this is the perfect time to spruce up your home. and who better to help us through that than carter oosterhouse? the host of hgtv's "carter can." here with affordable products any weekend warrior can do. >> good morning. >> this is kind of fun stuff. so this is a nice way to get yourself ready for folks coming over. >> yeah, you know, if you want to spruce up your home, make sure that people notice it, and

you know, so you can say, hey, guess what, i did this, i did this. >> i can. >> exactly. i care about you when you come into my my house. first thing we're going to do is make a headboard. now this headboard is actually very simple to make. have you ever made one? >> i've never made one. but i love this. this is fantastic if you just have a mattress and a box spring in your guest room. >> yeah, make it look a little bit more elegant, a little more savvy. we've taken a three quarter inch sheet of mdf. you can use flywood if you want but sometimes it's not as straight. you can use green mdf and you can use half inch but we used three quarter. we've made it the width of the bed and height just depends on aesthetics. we've taken the three quarter inch mdf and cut it to size and put batting on the front side of it. >> this is just like batting that you would use, anybody who is a sewer, just sort of stuffing. >> exactly, exactly. just go to a fabric store, get some batting. at the fabric store, as well, you want to pick up your materials. >> our fabric. >> you've just, the batting is

just stapled on. >> you can use spray-on adhesive, to, that you can get at the fabric store. and then you roll it over, and then you staple it down. and we're going to do the same but we're not going to use the spray adhesive, just the staple gun. you want to make sure that you pull it nice and tight. >> i get to do it? oh, i've been dying for this. okay, pull it really tight. and just keep working. hold it nice and tight on there. there you go. almost. >> i need some practice on my staples. that's sad, isn't it? >> it's not sad. >> it's too high. >> i'm just saying, if you go to go back and maybe hammer it down a little bit. >> okay. >> but the big thing on this, once you pull this all the way over, you get it nice and tight, what you want to use is a french cleat. a french cleat is something basically you take what we have one inch by five inch piece of lumber. >> yes. >> cut it at 45. this is a french cleat and then you're going to stake oneite onto the back of the headboard

and take its counterpart and stick it on the wall. so gravity is just going to hang. >> this is not the same width as the head bard. >> exactly. because you can see right over here we have the headboard up. the reason the french cleat is not the same size, once we put it onto the wall, you plop it on top of it and gravity is going to hold it on. it's not the same width so you can move it left or right according to where your bed is. >> i'm going to master the stapling. it's really easy unless you're me. another great thing you can do for your kitchen cabinets, bathroom, whatever. a little paint goes a long way. >> a little paint goes a long way and new hardware. i know we probably beat this to death. hardware, people are buying, it's going out of the stores like crazy right now. because instead of buying a hutch that costs, you know, hundreds of dollars, maybe even thousands, why not just add some paint to it and add new hardware to it. >> and easy for unders $100. in some cases under $50. >> easily. >> first things first, choose

your style. whether you want to go old, antique look. if you want to do a satin finish. if you want to do a painted finish. something like that. now here you can see, this was the original color. to the hutch. this green has a little distressed on the sides. >> okay. >> so first thing you want to do is take some sand paper maybe like 120. just go ahead and sand it down. >> right. >> to get that sheen off. put some paint on. >> does it matter what type of paint you use? >> doesn't matter. just matters the finish that you want. we're using high gloss. make sure you use only one instead of something like this, which is a drawer or a door pull. which has two screws. >> yes. >> make sure you match the screw holes and sim 34ri just, you know, add your hardware. >> you showed me a fun trick, too. i have some wire cutters, but i never know there was a special little hole right here just for screws. >> right. so people think these are just for wires. that's not true. you can see there's this little screw holes. you get screws that are too long. just insert them into the hole, just like that and you can kit

it down to size. screw it on there like that and cut it down to size. >> that i think i can do. >> exactly. >> lastly over here. >> last but not least. >> the fireplace. tile. tile i feel like we're seeing a lot more of these days. >> yeah, you know, fireplaces, obviously, they can be a little bit dated, a little bit worn. here what we've done we've taken a simple, you so see what it used to lk like, we've added a mosaic one foot by one foot tile. these are one inch by one inch tiles on this. and you can see there's a mesh backing. >> they come in that sheet. >> now prep is huge on something like this. what you want to do is just make sure you cut it down to size and when you cut it. just flip the tile over. >> cut it right down the line. >> just like that. and you can see here that we've prepped and of course obviously in the beginning you add your thin set down, and then you leave it set for about 24 hours. >> okay. >> and then you go back and then you can put your grout. >> and i go back and put the grout. and you showed me something

really important. i'm going to hold this one up, i'm not sure we can get it. when we cut it sometimes there are little pieces that hang off. >> you're so smart. >> you said pay attention to these because otherwise they will come out. >> it will free here on the backside on this mesh and a lot of times that will pop out once you put the grout in and you'll spend so much time. >> look for those and get some cuticle scissors. and work on your skills for the electric staple gun. carter, great to have you with us. for more diy home improvement tips logon to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. stay tuned. we'll be right back., [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure...

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buffet. >> there let's look at the forecast today. 58degrees. it's going to be a gorgeous, gorgeous fall afternoon. and partly sunny skies and fair weather clouds and clear, 38- degrees is the overnight low tomorrow. just a ton of sun. and 60-degrees is the high and back to the mid-50s thursday and the low mid-60s friday and

saturday and sunday, delightful and sunny temperatures almost at 70. and armed robbers rob a video game store in bel air. andrea fujii stays on the story. the video game went on sale at midnight and saturday, armed robbers stole four cases of the game. there and along with cash around xbox systems at game stop. the game sells for $60 it could be on the black market. deputies think that the suspects are two men captured on video at another game stop. the game is for mature audiences and they were armed. no one was hurt. thank you, andrea. a west baltimore man admitted to shooting his dog because it wouldn't stop fighting with the other dog. and the police found a pit bull dead in a crate and it looked

like it so farred to death -- starved to death. and a harford county family's house goes up in flames and two were inside the house last night when it caught fire and they made it out safely. and a man sentenced to 12 years in prison convicted of sexually assaulting a man and his daughter. a mexican immigrant broke into the house in 2009 and threatened them with knives. >> and another maryland bank is swallowed up by the sour economy. all seven branches of k bank were acquired by m&t bank. this is the second time that m&t has taken over the bank. and now, this baltimore

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