passenger pressure. the busy thanksgiving travel week begins with frustrated flyers calling for a boycott over those new invasive security procedures. but will the tsa back down? we'll have a live interview with the head of the agency and see what they have done to ease the process. natalee's remains? after more than five years the mystery of what happened to nathaniel heaton could be revealed today as medical experts determine whether a jaw bone found on the beach is from the missing teen. we're live in aruba for the latest on the investigation. and palin palooza. from the former governor's new book tour to bristol's turn in

hollywood it's palin all the time. could the famous family from alaska be on the verge of ov overexposure. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everyone. i'm harry smith. >> i'm maggie rodriguez. we're still waiting for that announcement from the royal family in britain about when and where prince william will marry kate middleton. most people there would like to see william instead of his father, charles, become the next king. we'll take you live to london ahead here this morning. we begin with this. the busy thanksgiving travel week is upon us and it's always been tough but this week it could be even worse because of those controversial new tsa security procedures. cbs news correspondent don teague is at the dallas-ft.

worth airport this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: the big question is what will travelers do when they are confronted with the new security screening procedures. if they decide to protest in large numbers, this could be a very long week. it's the beginning of the busiest travel week of the year. with nearly 1.5 million americans taking to the skies between now and sunday facing pat downs that many feel are too aggressive and body scans that are too revealing. >> i think they show too much and are not necessary. >> reporter: refuse the scan and get ready for a full body pat down by tsa agents, a procedure that has passengers on edge. even secretary of state hillary clinton says she would avoid probing hands of the tsa. >> would you submit to one of these pat downs? >> not if i -- not if i could avoid it. who would? >> they have become fodder for

"saturday night live." but passenger thomas sawyer says there was nothing funny about his pat down at detroit's metro airport. he said it was so aggressive it spilled his urine bag, a result of cancer surgery. he had to travel in a urine soaked shirt and pants. >> i was just mortified. my underwear had been dropped to the floor. i'm standing in front of them with underwear had to ask for them to pull it up. >> reporter: president obama said he asked tsa officials to examine new security measures. >> what i said to tsa is you have to constantly refine and measure whether what we're doing is the only way to ensure the american people's safety. >> reporter: many americans support full body scanners to protect them from terrorist. >> i rather have a body scan than a pat down. >> reporter: many are demanding the tsa change its ways and provide a dignified way to fly

safely. officials are feeling the heat from all levels from travelers. the question is if they'll change these security procedures or modify them any time soon. maggie? >> don teague in dallas. joining us from washington is tsa administrator john pistole. virtually every newspaper in the country quotes you as saying you wouldn't change these procedures and then as backtracking a bit to say this is an evolving process. so many people will be traveling this week. i want them to know exactly what to expect. could you please be as clear as possible. will you change these security procedures before the holiday? >> maggie, of course we're always evaluating and trying to assess what is the best possible way of conducting our security operations to ensure the safety and security of the traveling public. we know the weekend that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issued new information that went into great detail about how they

constructed these cargo bombs out of yemen at the end of last month. very aware of the concerns raised by the american people, members of congress reflecting their constituents views and those of the general traveling public concerned about what does this mean? what i'm doing is working with security experts both within ntsa and the inspector general's office that did covert testing that found we were not thorough enough over the last several years to say are there other possible ways of doing screening that would also give some high level of confidence that everybody on every flight has been thoroughly screened. >> in the meantime you will continue with the pat downs that some people call humiliating, violating and demeaning at the moment. that's still the plan? >> let me say first very few people receive the pat downs. they either alert through a walk through metal detector or opt

out of technology. >> some people who have don't like them. i don't know if you heard the story of this man who said that it was so aggressive that his urine bag spilled. my question is why should anyone have to sacrifice dignity for safety? >> well, what it comes down to is that balance that we've been talking about. obviously great concern over anybody who has felt like they have not been treated properly or have had something embarrassing like that happen. the bottom line is how can we make sure that we don't have a bomber who opts out and then not given a thorough pat down and have the nonmetallic bomb on him that can cause catastrophic harm and kill hundreds of people in the air and perhaps people on the ground. that's that balance between the security and privacy. how do we best work that? >> mr. pistole, i'm sure your

aware of the internet move for travelers to opt out of these full body scanners on wednesday and opt instead for those pat downs. what would you like to say to people who are considering doing this? >> what i would hope they would consider is vast majority of people just want to get home for the holidays and spend time with their loved ones. i would hate for those people who again over 80% of people say we should use advanced imaging technology and another study, 78% said we should have enhanced screening, the vast majority of people including the 99% who do not opt out of ait through our experience, those people want to get home to spend time with family and loved ones so i just feel bad for those people who might be delayed because of lines caused by people who want to protest. >> john pistole, thank you very much, sir, for your time. >> thank you, maggie. despite intense international pressure, north

korea is ramping up its nuclear program. the rogue country built a secret new uranium enrichment facility and david martin has more this morning from the pentagon. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, harry. >> let us talk about this report that was first released in "the new york times" over the weekend. a well known american scientist who has made visits before goes to north korea and what does he see? >> he sees something he called stunning and astonishing which is a fully up and apparently running uranium enrichment plant which he said looked as modern as anything you would see in the united states. and they somehow did this while under economic sanctions and of course one of the big mysteries here is how they got the technology. >> before we get to who might be helping them, let's talk a little bit about the united states envoy to north korea said

this morning that this is not a crisis. however, the kinds of uranium and sophistication of the technology there while north koreans will claim it's to use to make electricity could very well be used for other purposes, could it not? >> it could. when it comes to north korea nobody puts much stock in the best case analysis that this would be used for electricity. the fear here is that while they're showing off this one plant, there's another secret plant some place else in north korea that we don't know about that is already turning out bomb grade uranium. >> all of this happening under sanctions. does it seem that somebody must be helping them in some way and the other part of this is the fear is that they are making uranium that ends up weapon grade, north korea would sell this to anybody who would want it. >> this is the whole proliferation issue. it appears that somebody somehow

gave them some technology on how to build this sophisticated equipment that you need for enrichment. that somebody could be iran. that somebody could be pakistan. north korea already has between 6 and 12 nuclear weapons. nobody wants to see them get anymore. the bigger concern as you mentioned is they will sell bomb grade material to another nuclear want to be either a state like iran or syria or perhaps even worst, a terrorist organization like al qaeda. >> david martin at the pentagon. thank you very much for your expertise. do appreciate it. it's now 7:10. we want to give you a look at the rest of the day's headlines. jeff glor is filling in at the news desk. >> there's good news on children's health. a dramatic drop in

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harry? >> between her reality tv show, her new book and her daughter's "dancing with the stars" get ready for a full out sarah palin media blitz this week. is that a good thing for a potential presidential candidate? bill plante has the latest from washington. good morning, bill. >> reporter: good morning, harry. it's the kind of attention that a potential presidential candidate could only dream of and of course there are ample hints that have been dropped by palin that she is after the president's job. palin's reality show about life in alaska is enjoying record ratings. her new book comes out tomorrow and daughter bristol has reached the finals of "dancing with the stars." sarah palin is center stage and not even talking politics. >> this is a great way for her to have the attention without really having big criticism. >> reporter: there are critics. in an interview with larry king, former first lady barbara bush

weighed in on a possible presidential candidate of palin. >> she's beautiful. i think she's happy in alaska and i hope she'll stay there. >> reporter: her book tour will take her to key presidential battleground states for the run up to 2012 like iowa and south carolina. in exerts of the book, palin talks about popular culture and not politics while criticizing reality tv shows like "american idol." palin revisits comments michelle obama made during the 2008 election campaign when mrs. obama said support for her husband made her proud of her country for the first time in her adult life. i guess this shouldn't surprise us, palin writes, since both of them spent almost two decades in the pews of the jeremiah wright's church listening to his rants against america and white people. the book's publisher is sueiing

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>> of course. in my fantasy football game too. back in july teagan marti plunged 100 feet from a ride at a wisconsin amusement park. a fall that no one believed she could survive. in a moment we'll speak exclusively with her mother and her attorney. first i flew down to florida last week and spoke to teagan about the fight of her life. 13-year-old teagan marti dreamed of months of going to wisconsin's extreme world amusement park for the thrill of riding terminal velocity. >> she had seen on the travel channel the thing about amusement parks. she wanted to go on it. >> terminal velocity is like bungee jumping without the cord. >> the operator, this man, made a mistake and released her without putting the safety net in place. she plummeted ten stories before crashing to the ground.

how much did you see? >> i saw the entire thing. i was the first one to do cpr on her. and it was just horrific. >> reporter: teagan crushed her pelvis, spleen and liver barely clinging to life she was air lifted to a nearby hospital. the man was criminally charged with reckless injury and faces up to 25 years in prison. >> i wish i could forget the moment. i remember it all. >> reporter: today teagan struggles with simplest of tasks. sun able to walk and can barely speak. what is the first thing that you remember? >> waking up in the hospital. >> reporter: now nearly four months later she spends three hours a day five days a week at this rehab hospital in south florida pushing, pulling, and hand reaching for recovery. how are you feeling?

are you feeling strong? >> should we stick with 25 pounds? >> in the beginning we were kind of told she'll never walk again. but you know what? god has different plans for her. >> reporter: since teagan stretched but did not sever her spinal cord, there's hope she will once again walk again. are you sure you will walk again? give me a thumbs up if you are? two thumbs up. teagan's voice is extremely weak but she has remastered her ability to text. and is proud to reach out to all of her supporters like a typical teen. >> i said you're welcome. you're my hero. and my new text buddy. joining us are teagan's mom,

julie, and their family attorney, stuart grossman. let me say what a pleasure it was to spend time with your family and to see how well teagan is doing and how wonderful her prognosis is. i want to talk about the legal case and lessons we can all take from this accident. let me ask you, who do you blame for teagan's accident? >> i blame charles carnell for his negligence. >> charles carnell, the ride operator, who admitted to releasing teagan 40 feet too early before the safety net was in place is reportedly devastated, julie. he's said through his attorney that he just blanked out. something he says can and does happen to everyone and that he meant no harm. do you accept that explanation? >> it's never happened before so i don't understand how he said it could happen. there should have been a fail

safe mechanism in place so this could never happen to anyone. >> since the accident what they've done as you know is put up red tape to prevent other employees from releasing people too soon. is that in your view too little too late? >> absolutely. i don't think red tape is the answer. i think that there should be some mechanism in place that would prevent anyone from being dropped without something in place to stop that from happening. >> what do you think an appropriate punishment would be for charles carnell? >> honestly i don't have an answer for that, maggie. >> he faces up to 25 years in prison, stuart. i know that he's facing his punishment. you have settled with extreme world, the amusement park and now you are also going after the

manufacturer of the ride. what would you like from him, stuart? >> you know, i view carnell as almost a tragic figure. i certainly never thought that he intentionally hurt teagan. having said that, he represents a class of people who are given an awesome responsibility and they just can't be "blacking out" or not concentrating or whatever it might be. >> what do you think the lessons are? i'll start with you, stuart, for all parents here? >> well, thank you. i think that the

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you, but i can't. the smart money is saying westminster abbey, that beautiful 1,000-year-old church. date, end of april. the 28th is the current favorite. meanwhile, the papers are just full of new pictures of prince william, the great bridegroom and country's future king. if a prince can ever be just one of the boys, a football match and a stag party is a good place to show it. over the weekend william and a group of rich and privileged friends were at a fun fair too. it's this man of the people image that britains love. his father, prince charles, is heir to the thrown. britain's next king when queen elizabeth dies but he's not a natural favorite. he's perceived as remote with an

interest in organic farming. two recent polls showed a clear majority, up to 64% of britains, want him to step aside so the crown can go to his young son, william, and his beautiful almost bride. the experts sound a note of caution. >> these polls are taken on the back of an excitement of an engagement and pictures of this golden couple are not usually very accurate. >> reporter: many people in our own straw poll agree that william should wait his turn. >> charlotte will make a good king. >> he does a lot with his charities and other work that people don't know. he helps young people into business and he would make an excellent king. >> reporter: in keeping with his down to earth image, william is back at work as a search and rescue pilot. after he announced his engagement last week he was part of a crew that pulled a hiker suffering from chest pains off a

mountain. now ms. kathryn middleton was home in the meantime with her parents planning what's bound to be the social event of the spring or maybe summer season. harry? >> when do we expect an official announcement? >> reporter: this is a great tea leaf reading exercise. the latest thinking is from palace insiders queen is going away on wednesday. the announcement should be made while she's in town so later today or sometime tomorrow. >> elizabeth palmer in front of westminster this morning. thank you very much. so maybe springtime. maybe westminster. right? >> so everyone is on the kathryn page now, right? >> she's always be kate to me. like when tom cruise wanted everyone to call katie holmes, kate, nobody did. she's not royalty yet. i'm trying to concentrate on this but i can't get over the

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fog. first, one, still in pikesville involving a motorcycle and one on westbound and 54th street. and one on oak road. and 83, still closed and that's involved in the area and we're also looking at delays on white marsh and 14 minutes at 25 miles per hour and there's a look at the speeds on the beltway and then, we'll show you a live look at that and there's the fog at liberty road and 95 and white marsh. this is brought to you by bills. bills has it all for you. back to you. and thank you. a correctional officer is murdered in the city and her murder is still on the loose the officer knew her killer. the s.w.a.t. team surrounded the apartment of the 28-year-old after

finding blood on her front door. she was shot to death in the 1700 block. and the police searched for answerrings. the police say that the suspect is an associate, not an inmate. it's not clear if her boyfriend is the one that the police are seeking. don, back to you. and a half dozen homes and bises are damaged. the fire started yesterday morning. and a restaurant and a hair salon are damaged. one suffered minor injuries. kratovil is considering a bid to win his job back. he lost to harris. he flames his loss on anger at the president and he received calls from supporters asking him to run in two years. stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,

>> a lot of people with us on the plaza. got the thanksgiving vibe. >> very much. >> it really has always been my very favorite holiday. lessen the anticipation and pressure of all of the other ones. i love the vibe of thanksgiving. >> beautiful time of year. >> welcome back to "the early show." i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. >> can i show my favorite sign. this is cute. our coach likes harry. who's your coach? >> speech and debate.

>> we personally like maggie. how about some love? a little too much love. nice to meet you. >> that's why we have a fence here. it's been a whirlwind past couple of weeks for jessica simpson. she got got engaged to former football player eric johnson. her new cd comes out today. she's here exclusively with us this morning. she's going to talk about her upcoming wedding. she's got a couple christmas songs she's going to sing. it's very exciting. that's coming up in our next half hour. >> she sounded so great in rehearsal. also ahead, can you pig out on thanksgiving without looking like did yyou did. you can cut calories without depriving yo deprive yourself too much. we'll have a contest to tell which is better. also coming up, used to be in the old days we would turn our tires over especially in the northeast and midwest. we always go out and buy snow

tires. now they sell all-season tires. there's confusion with that. is it really helpful to change? susan koeppen along with all of the information you need. >> let's go back inside to jeff galo glor in for erica hill at the news desk. >> no changes for the airport screening rules including full body scans and pat downs for passengers who refuse. nearly 1.5 million americans will fly between now and sunday. in a statement released yesterday, tsa john pistole says the tsa will work to modify the screenings and he told maggie this morning his agency are always evaluating its operations. >> are there other possible ways of doing screening that would also give some high level of confidence that everyone on every flight has been thoroughly screened. >> pistole says a small percentage of flyers get body searches. the top envoy from north

korea who arrived in seoul is downplaying the uranium facility. >> this is obviously a disappointing announcement. it is also another in a series of provocative moves by the dprk. that being said, this is not a crisis. we are not surprised by this. >> the u.s. has been trying to get north korea to abandon its nuclear arms program since 2003. an american boy was arrested this morning in china for staging a protest. 13-year-old jonathan lee was in beijing when a plain clothes officer grabbed his sign. he was calling for the demilitarized zone to be turned into a park. back home police try to find a motive for murder of ronni

chasen some of hollywood's elite attended her funeral yesterday. cbs news correspondent bill whitaker reports. >> nearly 1,000 members of the entertainment community poured into the service for ronni chasen. there were a crowd of cameras and a sea of security. >> these are professional communicators. they would get up and give a speech so well crafted, so carefully thought out and then they couldn't make it through it. >> reporter: many remained stunned by chasen's violent death. she was shot five times in the chest while driving through beverly hills tuesday. no shell casings were found at the scene and police are denying reports that chasen was shot from the high angle of an suv. there are reports that chasen told friends she thought she was being followed as far back as march. >> there is some pressure to bring in the lapd into this

investigation because the beverly hills police are not very experienced in solving homicide. >> reporter: investigators are reviewing surveillance footage from a movie premiere party attended by chasen in the hours before her death. security cameras from the home closest to the crime scene were pointed in the wrong direction. chase answers compu chasen's computers are being scoured for clues. >> sources are telling us that he are looking at chasen's personal finances for potentially irregular activity. >> reporter: those attending sunday's funeral don't believe chasen served a secret life or had an enemy capable of murder. autopsy results are expected in two weeks and should reveal what kind of gun was used to kill hollywood's most respected publicist. "harry potter" outdoing himself. the new movie took in $125 million this past weekend. that's the best debut for a movie in the series coming in a

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great overall but which one has less calories. five club characters with sharp cheddar cheese or four pigs in a blanket. >> this doesn't have to do with fat just calories. >> straight up calories. >> there are more cheese and crackers but those hot dogs because they're not turkey dogs even though it's thanksgiving are the real thing. i'm going to go with pigs in the blanket are more fattening. >> they're not. this is lower calorie choice. there's a big difference. 270 calories here versus 600. a difference of 330 calories. i'm not saying these are good for you but that's a big calorie difference when you consider watching football on tv only burns 70 calories an hour. >> my gosh. i got the first one wrong. now i know. >> turkey drumstick with skin off or dark meat with skin on.

>> you may feel like you are eating more and it takes longer to eat so it slows you down a bit but this is 240 versus 270. a 30 calorie difference. you may use less gravy because it's more moist. if you save a half cup of gravy that's another 60 calories. >> the best reason to choose the drumstick because who will weigh the turkey before they eat it. now we have sweet potato casserole versus creamed spinach. >> if they tint have marshmallows i would say this is a better choice. because of the marshmallows -- although, it's not about fat. i'm going to go with creamed spinach as a better choice. 100 calorie difference. you would have to walk 25 minutes after your thanksgiving feast just to burn 100 calories. that's a smart swap. >> choose creamed spinach versus

sweet potato casserole. this is green beans versus roasted brussel spouts. >> since you underlined roasted, i'll go with brussel sprouts. >> there's a bit of a difference. roasted brussel sprouts what happens is you need extra virgin olive oil and the oven does all of the work for you. if you leave five pecans on your plate, you save 50. goes up to 105. >> that's a great tip for all veggie dishes. >> this calls for butter and we know that one tablespoon adds 100 calories. >> great stuff. dessert. my favorite. >> we have pecan pie versus pumpkin pie. which has lower calories in it. >> just pies and not counting

ice cream and whipped cream. which has fewer calories? i have no clue. this is a guess. pecan has fewer calories. >> it's pumpkin. it's a big difference. 250 versus 500. it's double. here's the other advantage to pumpkin. pecans are calorie dense. there's a lot of sugar. this can be more whipped. here's the thing. most people also top their pumpkin pie with whipped cream. two table sospoons only 25 calories. 250 calories for half a cup of ice cream. apple, cherry, if you leave the bottom crust behind you save 110 calories. 250 calories up to 585 if you use the little extra tips here. >> you won't miss bottom crust because you get this yummy part and lastly. a little cocktail. >> we like the after dinner drinks. we have coffee with a shot of

bailey's. >> 125 versus 400 in that eggnog. alcohol is an appetite stimulant. it can make you go back for seconds or pick at leftovers. >> cynthia sass, wonderful tips. >> 1,150 calories total savings here. half of your thanksgiving dinner. >> and you get to eat yummy food. thank you. coming up next, is it worth it to buy snow tires for your car this winter? we'll have surprising results of a test that may help you make up your mind. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> cbs health watch responsed by alcal seltzer plus. all over relief from your cold symptoms. pain reliever, wherever you need it! [ both ] ♪ oh what a relief it is! wherever you need it! ♪ but you're not sweet you hit on my friends ♪ ♪ i'm not your fool i won't just sit here and drool ♪ ♪ i'm tired of sharing you this is the end ♪

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nearly 40 million travelers expected to hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday, now's a good time to think about the tires on your car. those four rings of rubber can make all the difference when it come to avoiding an accident. consumer correspondent susan koeppen is here with all of the details. good morning. >> good morning, harry. most americans use all-season tires but experts say snow tires are a good investment during the winter season. are they worth the money? we wanted to find out so i got behind the wheel and headed into a very icy situation. it's not even winter yet but snow has already hit from the midwest down to the texas panhandle. >> by thanksgiving winter will be in full swing in parts of the country especially over the central plains on into lakes and

perhaps even the northeast by then. >> reporter: as temperatures drop, driving conditions get dangerous. traditionally december, january and february are the worst months for driving with nearly 1.5 million crashes last year alone. so how do you keep yourself safe? matt edmonds from tirerack.com says it all starts down here. how important is the right tire on your car? >> the easiest way to think about it is the tires are the shoes on your car. having the right shoes on your vehicle for weather conditions is just as important as your personal shoes. >> reporter: we put some tires to the test on a skating rink in connecticut. three identical cars. one with summer tires. one with all-season tires and one with winter tires. take a look at how the different tires react to braking at just 10 miles per hour. the summer tires keep on going

sliding more than 45 feet after hitting the brakes. the all-season tires are better. sliding nearly 36 feet. if i have these tires on my car and i get to a stop sign and stop, did i just go through the intersection? >> you pretty much cleared the intersection. >> reporter: take a look at what happens with winter tires. we stop after almost 18 feet. >> straight and controlled. >> reporter: side by side the difference is dramatic. we also tried turning at just 10 miles per hour. the winter tires corner no problem. i glide right through. the all-season -- out of control. not so much. the summer tires -- i'm turning right but i'm going straight. we have no control at all. >> our vehicles these days have so many technologies to help give us control and safety but they're only as good as traction and control. the only thing that gives us

traction are those four tires. >> reporter: and experts say if you're going to put winter tires on your car, put them on from thanksgiving to tax day and you need all four to be winter tires and not just two in the front or two in the back. >> it can make it more dangerous. how much do these things cost? looking at the difference on the treads you can see there's a big difference. >> winter tires are 100 to 150 per tire. it will cost you $400 to $500. think about what is the deductible on your car insurance. would you rather have tires or a crash? >> in florida or southern california, i don't have to pay attention to this. >> if you live in florida or southern california, you probably don't need winter tires. the rest of the country if you have any sort of icy condition, you get snow, winter tires make a big difference. >> i saw you driving in the segment there on this ice rink. was it as dramatic as it looked? it was stunning the difference.

>> it really is a huge difference. when i was making that turn going 10 in the winter tires it was as if i was on a normal road. >> susan koeppen, thank you so much. still ,,,,,,,,

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hello again, it's 8:25 and it's still breezy outside on the hill top. sharon has the traffic after marty ice first warning weather. and we'll take care of the fog. and taking a look at the forecast for the day, the winds blow out the fog and clouds. it will be partly sunny throughout the afternoon. we'll have a high temperature of 62 degrees. that's a few degrees above normal. now, over to sharon gibala. traffic control. hey, there, marty, still foggy on the roads and overall, not bad outside. we have picked up an accident at bel air.

and you're looking at an accident in jessup at dorsey road. and there's one involving a motorcycle at reisterstown and the beltway. meantime, as far as delays going ate osama bin laden, still slow and there's a look at your drive times and traffic. and there's a 17 minute drive time and that's on the westside and that's a little bit of fog and blaze there. and this brought to you by maryland highway safety. the area police are arresting impaired drivers. back to you. in the news, a local correction's officer has been murdered and the search for her killer set up a stand off. andrea fujii has details. the officer knew her killer. s.w.a.t. teams surrounded the

correctional officer after there was blood on her door. she was shot to death inside a friend's house. and the police went on to her apartment in north baltimore searching for answers and the police say that the suspect is not an inmate. she lived with her boyfriend and 3-year-old daughter. it's not clear if her boyfriend is the one that the police are seeking. the maryland attorney general is trying to stop the sell of alcoholic drinks with caffeine. they're trying to ban four loko. last week, the distributors agreed to stop making alcoholic drinks with caffeine. >> the police make an arrest on the murder of a man who murdered another man, he's accused of shooting a 36-year- old in washington, d.c. and dumping his body along the

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>> love the enthusiasm. thank you very much to our crowd out here on the plaza. welcome back to "the early show." coming up in this half hour, jessica simpson is in the studio this morning -- we're excited too. she'll talk about her new

holiday cd and her recent engagement. maybe her plans for the holiday. we always love to have jessica on with us. >> look forward to talking with her in just a couple minutes. ever wonder who is at the other end when you call the butterball hotline? >> all the time. >> i have made those calls. >> helpful? >> absolutely. >> i've been in the room when the calls were made but never actually made the call. >> the famous story in our household is andrea's first turkey she left the jiblets inside the bag. that's why they are there to prevent family catastrophes. we'll talk to them in just a bit. >> first this morning, we're going to check in with -- were we done here? >> we should say that dr. ruth is here. there's a new study -- >> i was so caught up in the butterball action. >> speaking of action, there's a new study that shows that baby boomers aren't really getting that much and they're not happy

about it. she's going to talk to us about it ahead this morning. >> as only dr. ruth can. >> yes, indeed. but first, dave p p

all right, good morning, let's look at the forecast today. what we're thinking is that this fog will start burning off and the temperatures in the low 50s and 60s. comfortable conditions this afternoon and tonight, partly

cloudy and 44 degrees is the low and tomorrow, we'll have afternoon and evening showers and between 65 and 70. showers and a cold front moving our way. it >> quick hello to everyone watching in arkansas this morning. harry, back inside to you. >> all right, dave. thanks very much. nearly a quarter of americans between the ages of 45 and 65 say they are dissatisfied with their sex lives. that's according to a study released today by the associated press and life goes strong.com. sex therapist dr. ruth westheimer is a blogger for that baby boomer website and she joins us now with some advice for every couple. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> are you surprised at all by the statistic that there are so many people especially these baby boomers and younger that are unsatisfied with their sex

life? >> you have to be very careful because we don't really know how people answer those questions. but let's suppose now that it gives us an indication for you and me to talk about it. >> it's a good opportunity. >> tools that television people especially you, harry. everyone else is responsible a little bit for the problems in this country. i tell you why. older people, baby boomers, should make sure that in the morning -- watch out -- they don't watch television. they should go back into bed because for older people important testosterone level is highest, the woman is rested, important tape your show but go back into bed and do the things that i usually talk about. >> so maybe have a cup of coffee first? >> a cup of coffee, yes.

and then -- >> you said sex nicely. either way, now what is important is that surveys like this give us an opportunity to talk about it. we know that we have scientific data about baby boomers and older people. the word dissatisfied is not the right word. i would rather say if you or anybody here has a problem, be happy. use every moment for an activity that i talk about. >> one of the other things that we're not even going to talk about science of it but you hear all the time that men want to have sex especially in this survey at least saying we're not having as much sex as we would like to have. >> look at that face of yours. a little bit less because we taught you to want to have more

and women don't want to have as much good sexual satisfaction as men. >> as we look in the mirror, we say we're not as desirable as we might have been 10, 20, 30 years ago. >> that's dangerous. don't do that. when you get home but not in the studio, when you get home, undress. look in the mirror and look how handsome you look. don't concentrate on some of those aspects that you don't like. for women, don't concentrate on a little bit of a belly. so what. concentrate on the smile. concentrate and put nice fantasies into your mind and concentrate and say how fortunate i have a partner. i'm going to do that activity right now. >> physically we change. men have -- a lot of men say they have functional problems.

sometimes women also have physical restrictions in their ability to make love or not. one thing you said is you have to be open and continue to learn. >> learn not in bed. have that conversation by watching a little bit of tv, by watching something that people talk on the internet and say let's see if we can make it better. for example, i believe that a woman has to take the responsibility for her own sexual satisfaction. she has to say to herself that if there is something out there that starts with an o, a morning show that i won't say it -- >> orgasm. >> you didn't even blush. she has to take responsibility and we do know from surveys that people, women, do take responsibility and we have less women who don't have orgasms.

older people, especially baby boomers, they grow up with this idea everything has to be like hollywood. everything has to be -- you can't be 4'7". you can't be somebody without hair. not so. you can have the best sexual satisfaction if you are sexually literate and if you know what you are doing and if you have most importantly good communication. most important. >> dr. ruth as always, a pleasure. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> turn off the tv now. here's maggie. >> no, wait. don't. thanksgiving is coming up and you need to answer all of your turkey questions. for three decades experts at the butterball turkey talk line have been talki itaking 100,000 callr from their naperville, illinois, headquarters. joining me is mary, the talk line supervisor. good morning. >> good morning. we're taking lots of calls. let's face it, this is the most

important meal of the year. generations getting together to have a great time. we love to call it generation tea for thanksgiving. >> you've been taking call for 26 years. what's the craziest question you have ever gotten? >> my most fun call was a lady who called from denver, colorado. she stored her turkey in a snow bank outside. in a snow bank. she was calling about thawing which is our number one question and it dawned on her it snowed and she had no idea where her turkey was? >> what did you recommend to her? >> the only thing i could say is maybe next time put a red flag out there. >> it sounds like you really can answer any and every question. there's no turkey question you cannot answer, correct? >> we don't think you can stump us. hopefully not. >> the most common one relates to thawing. for those asking ourselves that question, what's the proper thawing technique?

>> you want to do it in a cold way either in your refrigerator or in cold water. your turkey right now should be in the refrigerator thawing out. if you don't have that much time, put it in cold water and you'll be just fine for the big day. >> how many questions would you say you get and how many people do you have there answering them? >> we actually have 52 ladies that all have a bachelor's degree in some kind of home ec field. we've been taking calls now for well over 30 years taking phone calls. back then it was your grandma and a good cookbook is how you got your information. today you can call us at 1-800-butterbawl and facebook and twitter and lots of ways to reach us. >> is it true that your workers go to butterball university. is there really such place? >> every year we have a good time. that's in october before our season starts. we even have a turkey lineup where we'll cook turkeys 10 to

12 different ways, put them out there on the table at the same time. all done at the same time and then you can compare one method to the other. it's really very informative. we love to do that. >> so since you guys all have so much experience cooking turkeys, give me one one best tip for preparing a turkey on thanksgiving. >> a very good tip and this is a pearl from butterball now for 30 years. we love the shallow open pan. that's our preferred cooking method. but, two-thirds of the way through the cooking time then at that point you want to take a piece of aluminum foil there on the top of the breast meat that will slow down the cooking of the breast. the t you'll have a tender and juicy turkey. >> mary clingman knows her stuff. thank you so much. >> it's our pleasure. happy thanksgiving. >> same to you. >> by the way, the butterball hotline is open on thanksgiving. over to you, harry. >> christmas has come early for jessica simpson. the singer and actress is celebrating her recent

engagement to former nfl star eric johnson and she's releasing a new cd today of holiday classics and original songs and it's called "happy christmas." it's in stores right now. jessica simpson is here this morning. >> i've had better morningsvy to admit. >> the flu bug decided to tap you on the shoulder and knock you almost down to the ground. >> i won't let you smell my breath right now. >> we're going to forego asking you to sing and we'll just chat a little bit if that's all right. we had a chance to listen to the cd which i love a lot. >> thank you so much. >> great duets on there including one with willie nelson. >> yes. he's amazing. we did "merry christmas, baby." i was blessed to have him part of the record. >> another duet is a song with a sailor who you met on a ship.

>> i went out to the persian gulf and went on "truman" and got to visit with the soldiers and they were so amazing and sailors just really touched my heart and they did this whole audition for me to be on my record and i picked this guy named john britt. he gets to come home for christmas and be with his family. >> being on an aircraft carrier is phenomenal. >> just the sacrifices they make for us every day is unbelievable. >> they are out there for months and months at a time. if you buy the cd and don't download it, whone of the other things that's great is there are pictures of you from christmas. >> i sent in pictures. >> what do you remember most from being a kid and christmastime? >> i think really just sitting around the piano and singing with my family. that was definitely a tradition that we did every year.

you know, to be able to make a record and sing those songs and have my family be able to listen to it is special. >> there are pop songs and christmas classics and some great -- a lot of it will bring a tear right to your face. christmas has to be extra special for you this year because of getting engaged. >> i know. >> we've been hearing so much about this ring from tiffany and the engagement -- asking you to get married was a surprise? >> total surprise. i had to sit on his knee i was so shocked. i had to sit on his knee to really get what was happening. yeah. he had it planned a long time ago with my mom and dad and was a gentleman about it. >> wow. how about that. who is this guy? who are we going to let you go marry now? >> he's the best man in my life. sorry, dad. >> former nfl player. >> uh-huh. >> and what is it about him that

has so submiten your heart? >> he's really thoughtful and keeps me very centered and feels like my feet are on the ground and just really is probably the most special part of my life and of my day. >> wow. we assume you'll be better by thursday. we'll see you in the parade on thursday. and did i also read that you cook on thanksgiving? >> i cook, yeah. we're here in new york so this is our first new york thanksgiving. it will be exciting. we have ritz carlton letting us borrow the oven. >> that's a good deal. >> do you mind if we look at this engagement ring. this is a tiffany ring. >> it's over 100 years old. >> so how is it special? there's a different stone in there. >> a ruby. that's my birth stone. that's something that i've already done the traditional thing. i wanted to do something that

was different and it was all eric's idea. he wanted it to be special. >> when he proposed, did he present the ring? did he do that whole -- >> he did. >> when you saw this, what was your reaction? >> i first said yes. that was my first reaction. i said yes. we both definitely were teary eyed. i didn't try the ring on until five minutes in. i was so shocked. just kind of sat there and cried with him for a bit. >> as rings go, that qualifies up there as a jaw dropper. >> yeah. it's an original tiffany. he did good. >> all is going well for you, right? >> yeah. >> except for the flu. >> i know. >> we'll just make a deal next time come in and we'll promise you don't get the flu and you'll sing. >> i promise next time. >> great to see you. we're very happy for you. take care.

jessica simpson. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

♪ >> i want that cd for christmas. my husband should put that in my stocking. >> easy enough to do i would think. >> jessica simpson here and with a touch of the flu you were here at o dark 30 this morning. the band is ready. >> i sang at the wedding. >> we probably should get over

there. >> we saw that. you shouldn't. >> we'll do that on the webcast. >> fine. fine. >> do you have a favorite christmas song on your cd? >> my favorite one -- i really enjoyed doing "merry christmas baby" with willie nelson. >> it's really good. >> it's bluesy. that's probably my favorite one. >> i want to hear it. >> it's down and dirty sound to it, right? >> there it is. >> this is your second christmas cd, right? >> uh-huh. >> i think the thing i like about christmas cds is it connects you to the people that you sing to. >> timeless. >> tell me your perfect christmas morning? >> the approximaperfect christm morning, me and my sister would sleep in the same room when

santa came. i remember knowing that my parents -- like both of us were up before they wanted to get up. and then we would fight about who gets what. >> who gets to open first. >> yeah. >> so fun. >> how long before you broke the toys? >> i'm a big sharer. i let ashley take it. >> we hope you feel better. thank you for hanging around. we do appreciate it. have a great day, everybody. your local news is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it looks like the camera's stuck. taking a look at the forecast for the day. 62 and the breeze ask busting up fog areawide. by the afternoon, it will be comfortable and partly sunny in the 50s. and 44, partly cloudy and tomorrow, mostly cloudy. there's a chance of afternoon showers and 65 is the high and we'll have a cold front coming through and wednesday, it changes the weather.

52 is the high wednesday and maybe showers and 48 on thanksgiving day. it will be chilly and the normal is 54. and 44 saturday, donning take it. >> a correction's officer was shot and killed in east baltimore. and andrea fujii has more. don, the police say that the officer knew her killer. the s.w.a.t. team surrounded the apartment of the veteran correction's officer after finding blood on her door. she was shot to death sunday morning inside of a friend's house. the police then went on to her apartment in north baltimore and searched for answers police say that the suspect is an associate, not an inmate. she lived with her boyfriend and 3-year-old daughter. don, back to you. thank you, and a teen who grew up here was found beaten to death in boston. last week, the 16-year-old disappeared in north carolina.

and his family said he was trying to get a ride back here. the police made no arrests. and half a dozen homes and arrests are damaged. the blaze started early yesterday morning near the gaitway to canton. one was taken to the burn center and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. health officials are asking for everyone to ban four loko. in >> and a big win for the ravens. flacco had his first passing yard of the season and he had a touchdown to houshmandzadeh and the defense is overturning into interceptions. next sunday, the ravens host

the buccaneers here. the game time is 4:15. and stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station, complete news and first warning weather today at noon. as always, updates available at wjz.com. at any time from anywhere, you can see the fog sort of behind the flags. ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits?

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