good friday morning. it is july 6, 2012. well come studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. i'm erica hill. charlie rose is off today. the focus squarely on jobs this morning as new unemployment numbers threaten to overshadow president obama's campaign pitch to blue collar workers. we'll talk with senior obama adviser, david axelrod. >> i'm jeff glor. the summer heat won't quit as temperatures remain in the 100s in the heartland. >> an nancy reagan's 91st birthday. why she's a major player in the republican party. speaking of birthdays, this weeend marks number 72 for ringo starr. we'll talk with the former beatle about that. we'll take you inside hill's kitchen. it's a new approach by the state department using food diplomacy.

first we begin with a look at today's eye-opener as we do every morning. your world in 90 seconds. record breaking heat smothers the heartland. >> 24 states are now under heat advisory. >> the extreme heat caused some roads to buckle in chicago. >> i've always heard it said it would be hot enough to fry an egg. to actually see it. >> also 56% of the lower 48 is in some level of drought conditions. >> our paycheck is going to be short this year if we don't get some rain. in east tennessee, search crews are looking through smoky national park as violent storms hit the area. tens of thousands are without power. tornadoes, but this was real freaky. >> jitters over job numbers. june's government employment data is expected to show the economy at -- >> romney raking in big cash. he raised $100 million last

month. >> mean whiem. president obama is on a bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania. >> i had a beer at amherst with zig i. george zimmerman is going to remain in jail for now. a judge set bail at $1 million but he cannot make bond. >> video just released showing a crash involving a bus. it crushed a car beyond recognition. plus, a skyscraper announced its arrival on the london skyline. it's a high tech display. all that. >> he jumped there in an attempt for kotchman. >> she was on tv a month and a half ago. ashley, are you ready? you are a bit of a pain in the neck. >> that's what they say about you o'reilly got you there. >> and all that matters. >> a ceremony for a military dog who will retire after losing a leg in afghanistan. >> on "cbs this morning." >> god bless america ♪

my home sweet home ♪ captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." we are about to get those all-important jobs numbers for june. the jobs report coming out this morning. the numbers are expected to show obviously what's happening with the economy. >> but they're sure to have a wider impact especially on the presidential campaign. rebecca jarvis is with us now. rebecca, what are we looking for? >> jeff good morning. what we're expecting to learn is that the economy added 95,000 new jobs in june. that is better than last month, but still too few to bring down employment or unemployment rather, from 8.2%. keep in mind our economy needs about 200,000 jobs each month for at least two years to bring it back to normal levels. what happens to manufacturing and construction today will be

key areas of focus in the report. manufacturing has been a driving force behind the recovery. we've added almost half a million factory jobs since january of 2010. but according to a report earlier this week the sector shrank last month for the first time in three years. manufacturing is particularly vulnerable to world events like the crisis in europe where the u.s. exports many of its products. service jobs, on the other hand are the biggest sector of the american economy and while the number of jobs overall have dropped 4.5% since 2007 many personal service jobs have seen big increases. the caveat is that these tend to be lower-paying jobs. lastly we've seen a few positive signs in housing lately and hope is that those translate to pickup in construction jobs. erica and jeff. >> rebecca, thank you. those numbers will hang over president obama as he goes back to the campaign trail this morning. the president is finishing a two-day bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania two important states he won four years ago.

>> as mitt romney finishes his new hampshire vacation, some in his own party are criticizing his strategy. norah o'donnell is traveling with the president in cuyahoga falls, ohio just outside cleveland. good morning. >> good morning to you. do you know today that today is pfour months until election day, so president obama is out here on the road making sure that blue collar workers in this solidly blue or democratic northern ohio turn out to vote and part of that message is on the economy. but it's also on health care. >> i still believe in you. and if you still believe in me and if you're willing to stand with me and knock on some doors with me and make some phone calls with me, we will finish what we started in 2008. >> in communities critical to that win in 2008 the president tried to connect again with voters here in northern ohio. all part of a carefully

choreographed bus tour with the president stopping at a local diner. >> that's pretty good deal right there. >> even picking up local produce and ordering beers in a local bar. >> i had a beer in amherst at zig i's, so i'm feeling good. feeling steady. >> the president was also feeling good this week after his opponent took some serious heat for his campaign's apparent flipflop on whether the health care mandate was a penalty or a & tax. >> the supreme court has the final word and their final word is that obama care is a tax. so it's a tax. >> in an interview thursday with dayton ohio station wdtn the president took romney to task over that remark. for six years, he said it wasn't and he has suddenly reversed himself? so the question becomes, are you doing this because of politics? are you abandoning a principal that you fought for for six years simply because you're getting pressure for two days

from rush limbaugh and critics in washington sm. >> still, much of the president's political focus has remained on romney's business record as the head of bain capital. >>off romney's experience has been in owning companies that were called pioneers of outsourcing. that's not my phrase. pioneers of outsourcing. my experience has been in saving the american auto industry. >> that message carefully amplified with these television ads running here in ohio. >> romney's companies were pioneers in shipping u.s. jobs overseas. >> mitt romney called those ads false and misleading in an interview with cbs news' jan crawford. >> are you worried about that? will that resonate with americans? >> that's the nature of politics and shows he's in a tough spot. he's grasping at any straw he can find. >> but mitt romney has been on a boat on vacation with his family in new hampshire and now facing criticism from his own party.

the latest from conservative bill crystal, editor of the weekly standard magazine who compared mitt romney to two other men from massachusetts who ran for president and lost. crystal wrote, is it too much to ask mitt romney to get off autopilot and actually think about the race he's running? now, i've spoken with sources inside the romney campaign this morning who tell me that they are going to be beefing up their campaign kpons. but they say and claim that it's not in reaction to the criticism from conservatives within their own party. also the romney campaign is feeling good because they've announced they've raised over $100 million the second month in a row that they outraise the president's campaign. erica and jeff? >> norah thank you. david axelrod is with us from akron, ohio. good morning. >> hey, erica. >> we just heard a piece the president charging mitt romney with playing politics over use of the word tax when it comes to the mandate.

the president, of course adamantly denied it was a tax in 2009 when he was trying to sell this. the supreme court says otherwise. how do you reconcile that now as you try sell a tax to the american people? >> well, look erica, whatever you call it whether you call it a mandate, whether you call it a tax, what it is is a penalty on the less than 1% of americans who can afford health care and refuse to buy it, then show up in our emergency rooms and stick the rest of us with the tab. this is precisely the argument that governor romney made as late as last week and as the president said he got heat from rush and the right and the guys in the republican caucus on capitol hill and he folded. >> to your point -- >> more than a discussion of health care, it does give you an insight into how he would operate if he were president. >> but if you say it doesn't matter, the word that you use, why does it matter if he switches words to your point? >> well, the point is that he made a very strong stand on this

and he's walking away from his argument. the fact is either you believe that free riders ought to pump up the cost of health care or you don't. he was the leading exponent in america -- they're the only state that's enacted this mandate, this penalty. and now he walks away from it because he gets a little heat from his party. i think it's extraordinary. >> david, you keep calling mitt romney the outsourcers in chief. fact check as you know loongd at this, found no evidence that mitt romney, while he was still running bain capital shipped american jobs overseas. is it fair to keep those ads on the air? >> yes, it is. those ads are based on reporting a sid us reporting by the washington post based on documents from the securities and exchange commission. we take issue with that particular fact check. the other issue in contention is

governor romney keeps contending that he was not involved with bain capital after 1999 and in fact he remained as the chief executive and sole owner until 2001. documents reflect that as well. so he can't run on his record and run from his record at the same time. we're not going to allow him to do that. >> david, last night you said that mitt romney was the most secretive candidate since richard nixon. you said this to cbs news radio. i think that would strike a lot of people as extreme. do you stand by those comments? >> oh, i absolutely do. you mentioned the $100 million that mitt romney raised. he's the first presidential candidate since that time in recent years republicans and democrats have all revealed who is raising money for them. the so-called bundlers you have no idea who is raising this money for mitt romney. he's the first republican or democrat who haent released a series of years of tax returns. his father was a pioneer in this

when he ran for president and said you have to release multiple years or else people can hide some of what they're doing. we just learned the other day, jeff, from the associated press that governor romney has this bermuda business and he transferred it to his wife's ownership the day before he became governor of massachusetts so he wouldn't have to put it on an ethics form. this is the most secretive candidate since richard nixon. what happened after nixon is we as a country said we need a higher level of disclosure. so people know who their candidates are, what their entanglements are and we can make judgments on it. governor romney and his campaign have stone walled and are trying to turn the clock back 50 years on transparency and disclosure. i absolutely stand by it and the real question is, you know, is the news media going to press him on it. i know that jan crawford had an interview the other day and had a brief time with him. but i'd like to see those questions asked of him.

>> david axelrod, thank you for joining us this morning. >> good to be with you. the midwest is waking up to another scorcher. the high expected to hit 108 in st. louis today. the hottest weather also extending to the east coast. chicago is looking at a third straight day over 100. that hasn't happened since 1947. >> all that heat can be a health threat especially for the sick and elderly. dean reynolds is in chicago. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, 103 degrees here in chicago yesterday. only 2 degrees shy of the hottest day ever. that 78-year-old record could be threatened today. it's been so hot in chicago that city streets are literally buckling sending chutes of concrete as high as three feet. schools were closed on thursday and residents struggled to stay cool. >> i want to stay in the

clearest terms possible that extreme heat and humidity are more than just an inconvenience. they are dangerous and can also be deadly. >> the sweltering temperatures may have claimed at least two lives so far. bringing back memories of the 1995 heat wave that killed hundreds. much of the midwest and even parts of the east coast are suffering. crops are endangered. but in chicago, the peer is that the high temperatures and ongoing gang wars will worsen what's already been a bloody summer. here's why. researchers say extreme heat triggers chemical changes in our bodies, such as an increase in testosterone and that can boost aggressiveness. >> that kind of problem is particularly dangerous in an environment when you have a lot of gangs and a lot of guns on the streets. >> now, there's an excessive heat warning here in chicago until 10:00 p.m. and keep in mind, all of this weather, including the tropical humidity

is moving east. jeff and erica? >> great. we'll look out for that. dean, thank you. turning to the chaos in syria. at a conference in paris this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton called on the international community to pressure russia and china to stop supporting syria's ruling regime. as margaret brennan reports, a top adviser to syria's president has just quit that regime. >> a close ally of syrian president bashar al assad is on his way to france today. this is the most senior combat unit commander to abandon the syrian military since the uprising began more than a year ago. his name is brigadier general talas. his defection is a sign that the assad regime is weakening. that's part of the strategy that the international community is pushing to break the inner circle of assad. secretary of state clinton says the next front it to implement more financial sanctions to

tighten the vice around the syrian government. the secretary is here in paris at the gathering of syrian opposition leelders and their allies. she had strong words against russia and china, the two missing friends at this conference. clinton says they have given assad a free pass by failing to implement sanctions and buying syrian oil. money from iran is also keeping assad afloat. now, the syrian opposition says over 16,000 syrians have died since the fighting began and time is running out. now, the next stop is new york. we could see a u.n. resolution as soon as next week. the question is whether security council members, russia and china, will finally fully cut the financial lifeline keeping assad in power. for "cbs this morning," i'm margaret brennan in paris. we have new information this morning on san diego's failed fourth of july fireworks display. we showed you yesterday the show was just one great big bang with

nearly 20 minutes of fireworks all going off at once. as brian rooney reports officials are blaming computer problems. >> the show started where it should have ended. it also started at the middle and the beginning. san diego's fourth of july fireworks costing about a quarter million dollars, went up in smoke in 32 seconds because of a computer malfunction. tony perri is an independent television producer who had just set up his camera. >> wow if this is the pre-show. the main show is going to be amazingment everybody is oohing and ahhing. almost like mushroom fireworks. >> the san diego was supposed to be similar to seattle. synchronized to music launched from an off shore barge. shows like this depend on computers, which as everyone knows, sometimes crash and burn. the company responsible for the show is highly respected but understandably embarrassed.

>> we had some sort of file corruption or virus that you could not see in the software firing file. >> thom hiatt was with his family. >> didn't look normal. absolutely not. my first reaction was, they're doing the intro and the grand finale all at the same time. >> his daughter was terribly disappointed. >> i thought that was just a test. >> then when your dad told you that was the whole thing? >> yeah i went awe. >> half a million people were mystified until they realized their evening was over in a flash. >> it was the worst. >> no show. really sad. >> it was a rip-off. come on! >> in a way tony perri was happy with what he got. >> kind of feels good. i was like i got news instead of just fireworks, you know.

>> the official name of the san diego fireworks is the big bay boom show. you can't say they didn't deliver. for "cbs this morning," brian rooney, san diego. violent thunderstorms slammed into the great smoky mountains national park in east tennessee on thursday. two people were killed. at least a dozen others hurt. rescue crews are having a tough time getting into the park because 70 mile per hour winds knocked down trees and power lines in nearby neighborhoods. nearly

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a neighborhood in new york city down the street from our studios called hell's kitchen. the conversation is about hill's kitchen as in hillary clinton at the state department. >> we'll show you how food

diplomacy has become so important to the secretary of state's mission on

i'm mike schuh reporting live. power outages are still going. a 3-year-old has drowned. sky chopper 13 was over the scene. family members say by the time they realized the child was missing he had been at the bottom of the pool for quite some time. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the drowning death of another child 5 years ago led to a new law. joe leopold will sign conner's law. he died at a public pool in 2007. ever sips his participants -- since his parents have been fighting to make sure all pools have defibrillators. up next, nancy reagan turns

91 today. drivers are itching to get behind the

god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ >> tough to hear that. i feel for this guy. i really do. >> the crowd wasn't sure how to react there. >> no. it happened last night at the twins/tigers game. it happened on the fourth of july i should say. yeah. welcome back. >> it's a tough song to sing. let's just say that. nancy reagan turns 91 today. the former first lady is taking on a familiar role this election year as a first lady of the

republican party. >> on thursday, as john blackstone reports, she made her first public appearance since a fall left her with broken ribs in april. it wasn't perhaps the kind of birthday greeting a 91-year-old might expect. but the reagan presidential library hosting an exhibit from the walt disney archives the world of politics and show business came together much as they did in the reagans own lives. she joined robert iger of the walt disney company to open the exhibit. >> while nancy reagan rarely speaks in public inside the republican party, her voice can still be powerful and influential. >> in the 24 years since her husband left office nancy reagan's endorsement has been sought by republicans. successfully by mitt romney. and a new generation has now come calling. including marco rubio, who saved mrs. reagan from a fall during his visit.

>> she's a living symbol in many ways of what her husband's ideals were. i think that's a good reason to respect her. >> nancy reagan's appeal isn't only about the past. >> she's not afraid. if she feels strongly about an issue to speak out on it. that's wonderful about her. how contemporary she's kept herself. >> this is me dancing with nancy at the white house. >> george shultz was president reagan's secretaries of state. >> one of the things that characterized this presidency that nancy reagan is always right there by his side. >> could he have done it without her? >> i doubt it. because he depended on her. >> shultz himself is now 92. >> birthday wishes for mrs. reagan? >> happy birthday nancy. oh, to be 91 again. such a young girl. >> the woman who supported ronald reagan in the white house remains a living link to his legacy. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, stanford california. >> and with us this morning is

doris kearns. presidential biographer and presidential historian. >> thank you, glad to be here. >> the biography truly revealed how close they were as a couple. how much influence, though did nancy reagan have while he was in office? >> i think really humg. when somebody is a partner at the level she was, indispensable to his well-being and self-confidence, she exerted her influence a number of ways. one, she understood he had an inner circle that mattered a lot because he delegated a lot of authority. she made sure in the many ways who would be hired, who would be fired. she helped to bring a more moderating influence in the last years towards the soviet union and she understood stage craft and setting and media, all the things that were mattering. but nothing mattered as much as he couldn't have been there without her. he says in those diaries, when you're away for a day, i feel lonely already. i look out a window and i want to see you there.

probably one of the most passionate love affairs we've had in the presidency. those diaries how much it was so. >> doris, as we mentioned nancy reagan has given her blessing to mitt romney. i wonder if ann romney becomes the next first lady republican first lady. do you see any similarities between ann and nancy? >> that's a really good question. i hadn't thought of it. in some ways you're right because they both devoted their lives and their careers to their husbands. to the desire to protect them family, and i think to the extent that the romneys got the endorsement of nancy reagan what it meant was that reagan is the conscience of the conservative community, the most popular republican president in the generation. already an historic figure just as fdr was for democrats. getting jfk who wanted so badly to get eleanor roosevelt's endorsement. never quite got it. i can understand why it matters so much. there does seem to be a similarity between these two strong women who love their men.

>> you bring up the importance of ronald reagan. politicians love to invoke reagan and talk about whether or not they think he would be for or against something. how does all of that sit with the former first lady? >> i think what happens is for her, she's made her own independent ideas over time. she talked about stem cell research and being for that. she has, as you said earlier, been able to be outspoken and remaining a person in her own right even after he's gone. what we'll remember about her is the graceful way she handled his alzheimer's, the progress of the disease she talked about. the hardest thing is we have extraordinary memories and we can't even share them now because of this disease and talked about that long goodbye and was so classy. i think in these last years, her stocco owe such a terrible thing to say stock gone up. but in a certain sense, i think it has because of the diaries, the love letters the classyness

with which she handled the sad last years of his life. >> do you think we'll hear more in the four months before the election? >> i suspect, if she's feeling well enough. once that's in your blood to be part of something and the political campaigns come around and elections come you want to be part of it. it will depend how strong she feels. it's a good sign she's been out in in last day or so. >> you talk about her class and grace. when we look at politics these days, the conversation tends to turn towards division partisanship. is there something else to be learned from both sides in the way she has handled things? >> well, i certainly think when you imagine the honesty it took her to talk about the progression of his disease and the straightforwardness she accepted it that's something that we could look for on both sides. clearly, his presidency was not a bipartisan presidency in a lot of ways even though he and tip o'neil got along better than these characters in recent years have, so that's something to

remember. i think mostly the way one handles one's self love of politics and love of country. she showed both those things. >> doris kearns great to have you with us this morning. thank you. >> you're very welcome. imagine if you could set a maximum speed on your teenager's car. sound good? it's one of the high tech options being offered on new cars these days. why do some drivers think their dash boards are too confusing? >> it's a mess. >> my new car is a little rough. >> i don't think it's that i'm an idiot. >> not at all. it's a mess.

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we're just seeing this morning dramatic video of a dallas transit van. you see it slams into a car on a freeway ramp. this actually happened last week. it created a chain reaction crash. there it is highlighted.

two people were injured. police are investigatesing why the van driver why the driver failed to slow down. scary. >> it does scare me when there's a backup on the exit ramp right? the worst. speaking of driving, july fourth, a busy time at the car dealership. auto sales jumped 22% skpard to a year ago. >> many of the cars are loaded with new technology. as ben tracy reports, learning how to use that technology, takes you down a bumpy road. >> hitting the road these days involved a lot more than just hitting the gas. >> the future starts now. >> our rides have been remade with all sorts of high tech touches. wireless internet voice activated navigation. >> please say a command. >> she was even a dashboard concierge. >> it's a resourceful personal assistant. >> you can start the car and lock and unlock it with this ipad? >> yes. >> that's pretty cool. >> you name it, the car does it. it practically does your dishes.

>> they're trying to lure new buyers. consoles now look like cockpits yet some drivers are not quite sure they're ready for takeoff. >> congratulations. >> steve freed just bought a 2013 ford escape. before he can leave the lot, he has to go to tech class. >> there's 10,000 voice commands. satellite radio, usb, cd. you can have text messages on there. it will e-mail a full detailed diagnostic. >> he can control what happens when his teen daughter is behind the wheel. >> it can't go past 70 miles per hour. the radio can't be played past 60%. you can lockdown a second driver. >> i love that. >> learning all this is overwhelming. >> they're going through every widget, button gadget in the automobile. i don't think i picked up on 50% of the tech that this car is capable of putting out. >> he's not alone. confusing technology is the number one complaint among new

car owners with negative reports on entertainment and navigation systems up 45%. problems with voice command devices up 137%. >> technology complaints were a big reason for a drop from fifth to 23rd in overall customer satisfaction. >> absolutely nothing will work. >> analyst jessica caldwell says too many gadgets are raising concerns about distracted driving. but some automakers have been unfairly dinged by consumers who want the technology but don't have the patience to learn it. >> you may actually have to read your owner's manual. people don't like to do that. so i think there has to be awareness on both sides. >> it actually has tutorials and videos. >> the owner's manual for the xts model comes on an ipad. >> you can sit in the comfort of your living room and learn how to use the technology. >> a tech expert takes you for a test drive to show you

everything including the virtual gauges that you can customize. >> it used to be when you added a cd player that was advanced. this is a whole different deal. >> that's right. >> this is pretty much command central right here. >> that is correct. >> what can i do with all of this? >> you interact with it the same way that you would with an ipad or iphone. you can swipe like this. you can touch your icon there to select. so really it's very user friendly. >> yet some users may long for the day when they were simply drivers and the car wasn't trying to be so smart. >> goodbye. >> for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> it's confusing. >> it would be nice if you could buy a new car with all the accoutrement. >> you don't have to opt into all of it. for the first time we have one with a navigation thing. i find it's more distracting to try to get it to tell me where to go than to actually look at the road and read the signs. >> yeah. you put yourself in danger and it's not

let's time i checked it was called program navigation. works every time. all right. we've got a day start that's already on the hot side with temperatures in the low 80s. 101 is going to be your high today. sunny, near record temperatures. record is 105 set just 2 years ago. 101, that's before the heat index. we will give that value 106 today. you'd be amazed how far you can get with a -- yes hummus. we'll show you how the state department is using food as fuel for diplomacy. is it working? that's ahead on "cbs this morning."

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in a very appropriate fashion later today, flief east town. details coming up. that's the way to start a thursday nicole. isn't live tv fun. that's from grand rapids, michigan. i thought she was pretty composed. i did a good job nicole. >> it didn't look like it was declawed. >> congratulations to you. there might have been more language from other people. >> it's 8:00 welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. charlie rose is off today. >> i'm erica hill. jeff glor here with us as well. we mentioned secretary of state hillary clinton in france. her first stop on a 12-day trip

through europe, asia and the middle east. >> the secretary always has a lot on her plate and as chip reid vorpts from the state department. he's talkin about what's on your dinner plate. snee must have heard we're a nation of fatty mcfat fats. >> diplomacy, the goal is to bring people together. there is nothing that brings people together like food. in 1992 hillary clinton was caught on camera making some very undiplomatic comments about cooking. >> i suppose i could have stayed home and baked cookies and -- >> 20 years later as the globetrotting secretary of state, she still doesn't spend much time at home. but cooking is never far from her mind. ever since she turned the state department kitchen into a tool of international diplomacy. christopher james is the department's deputy chef. >> does food have a role in diplomacy? >> absolutely.

it has such a huge role. >> the predictable french food that dominated functions is largely gone. now foreign diplomats are served american food with fresh, local ingredients along with some subtle reminders of home. >> we use a spice that maybe they're accustomed to or maybe we present it in a fashion they've seen before in their country. >> hello. thank you. >> secretary clinton put her chief of protocol in charge of what's come to be known as food diplomacy diplomacy. >> really important. they're going to talk about tough issues with one another. we want the framework of those tough discussions to be relaxing, to be welcoming to be inviting. >> marshall says that when israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was at the state department recently he was surprised and pleased to find good hummus at the table and when china's vice president visited this year a top chinese american chef was brought in to cook chinese delicacies. >> he was so honored by this

gesture. >> this week, jose andres designed the menu for a meeting of protocol chiefs from all over the world. >> i believe that dinner gathering people around a table, you have a true opportunity to send hidden messages. >> hidden messages in. >> hidden messages through a menu of hidden messages through the food that you put on a plate. for example, katrina. >> to remind foreign diplomats of the tragic losses and the recovery from hurricane katrina, andres served louisiana gulf shrimp. >> doing this simple gesture, all of a sudden the state department is sending a message we need to be supporting ingredients and fish men. >> it would be hard to prove that it makes for good diplomacy especially when nation rs sharply divided on so many issues. don't tell that to unsink al

optimist jose andres who believes all things are better through food. >> with better food and happy table, we'll have a happy world. >> gayle and erica in 20 years of reporting from washington i think this is the first time i've talked about food from the state department. >> i think they're on to something, chip. i really do. does the secretary of state get involved in the actual menu planning. >> absolutely. she's very hands-on in everything she does. food is included. in fact, her office is on the seventh floor. the kitchen is up on the eighth floor. if they're putting together a menu and they have something they can't decide whether to serve it or not or whether it should be different, they send it to her office on the seventh floor and she does a taste test. >> she's the official taster. this goes beyond the meals that they serve. this includes things like snacks for visiting dignitaries, correct? >> it does. for example the hummus that netanyahu had when he was here.

yes, they always have snacks available that are something -- that somebody from a particular country would be surprised to find but really pleased to find because it's something that has some relation to that country. >> chip thanks. great piece and a big change from before when it was local catering companies that they would bring in. >> makes sense. good way to be a good host. >> why didn't i think of that before moment. >> you can never have too much hummus? didn't you always say that. i like hummus too. >> fine way to get protein. >> our secretary of protocol. marshall, on top of it. i like it. good morning. we have temperatures cruising well into the low 80s. forecast today calls for a high of 101. now, that's before the heat index. you might be looking at 106 or so. it gets better. over night tonight call it 80.

tomorrow we're forecasting a high of 103 with heat indexes maybe to 108 109. 98 saturday, thunderstorms will break the back of this you probably know that ringo starr was the last to join the beatles. but can you believe that that was 50 years ago? jeff just told us that a second ago. i can't believe it. we'll show you how ringo is finding new inspiration and getting ready for another summer of love. that story right after the break. stay with us, please. chili's lunch break combos start at just 6 bucks. so ditch the brown

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birthday. it's also half a century since he became a beatle. >> occupy shade. >> got it. >> we caught up with ringo in new york where he's still getting by with a little help from his friends and computer art programs. the beatles! ♪ >> it was 50 years ago this august that ringo starr joined the beatles. >> i don't know what the beatles mean. >> just means us. >> not that he's -- >> i think about it because people like you keep mentioning it now. oh, 50 years, yes, that's right. >> is that significant at all? >> no. i mean it's just another number, isn't it? that's how it is. it used to be two years, now five, now 40. >> no special celebration? >> well, as we go -- no. >> if he sounds at all sour

that's because starr has spent a good part of his adult life trying to distance himself from the fab four. each though that journey never really took him off stage. >> do you enjoy being on stage? >> no, no. i love it. i love being on stage. because, one, i'm down there as a big show-off. the other one is i get to play with all these great musicians. >> my name is ringo, this is the allstar band. >> it's a win-win for me. >> does it help playing with different folks every year? >> it does. that was the start to bring on the old stars. starr's band started in 1989 featuring a rotating cast of musicians, including joe walsh and peter frampton. 12 incarnations later, starr says the show is only getting better.

>> i'm playing more and more. you know i have the energy. i don't know. it's just one of those turning points. >> tell me how the audience has changed? >> that's impossible. changed from when? the beatle days when it was mad and loud and screams. >> i would say since the allstars. >> the thing that has changed is more people are coming to the show. >> ♪ in a town where i was born ♪ >> more younger people come to the gigs. we're not overloaded with people our age. >> very nice shirt. >> i check the whole room over. >> sounds like it. >> i'm checking the room. i'm listening for anyone that says love you, ringo. love you too. >> ooh the enthusiasm. gets me crazy. >> when i started touring --

>> it was on the road where starr happened upon his latest hobby. creating pop art music paint programs. he decided to print and sell the images for charity. in a recent event, some sold for $12,000. >> i'm curious how you would describe this work. >> i think it's great. [ laughter ] there's a guy and a dog. you can get a lot out of it if you want to look at it. >> i didn't see that. that is a dog. how about that. >> very deep. >> starr is also gracing another electronic media. >> you recently joined twitter. >> i did. all i've ever heard about is bad stuff about it. gone for a tea or whatever they said. today i told them the big news. day off. going to the gym. >> that is big news. >> what are you hoping -- what

are you think of it so far? >> just joining in the revolution. i'm seeing what's going down and doing my part. >> revolution. familiar territory for ringo starr, whose back beat helped ignite a musical one five decades ago. >> niece days he says he's just looking for a little peace. >> i miss the peace and love for god sake. i mean that in a loving way. [ laughter ] ♪ >> did you buy any artwork? >> i did not. you want some? >> i kind of do. i liked his artwork. you know what i think is so cool about the job we get to do.

you get to talk to people who you grew up watching or listening to or reading about and that you get to have a conversation. here you are talking to ringo starr. surely there's a beatle record someplace at your house. >> absolutely. huge beatles fan. >> got to talk to paul mccartney a couple years ago. vastly different interviews. >> i got the sense, jeff that ringo -- other people are more excited about the anniversary than he. is that true? >> for whatever reason ringo is just not -- he's not encouraged to talk about the beatles' anniversary. he wants to talk about his band or his art. you know he's just not his first topic of discussion. >> i got a sense of that. >> for a number of different reasons. he can be quite icy when asked about that. >> i did like his art. >> yeah, it was cool. some of it is cool. i don't know how much he's going to pursue that in the future. but clearly -- listen no matter what he does he's ringo starr, so it's going to sell.

>> he was selling for charity you mentioned. >> that's right. the money goes for the charity. >> great. >> great piece, as always. >> thank you. >> thank you, jeff. houston may soon be going lin-sane. we'll make that a long story short. erica is right, what? on "cbs this morning." this portion of "cbs this morning," sponsored by beauty rest. living life fully charged. it's time to live wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system...

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the presbyterian church usa is on record saying do not spank your children. the pittsburgh post gazette says church delegates narrowly passed a resolution calling for an end to corporal punishment. opponents say that should be up to the parents to decide. one say they should follow jesus example. love them, not hit them. spanking at your house? >> no. >> me neither. i just don't think it's necessary. >> i would feel bad. i can't tell them not to hit if i do. >> absolutely right. there's such perfect children. i would never have to worry about that. we told you yesterday about a florida lifeguard fired for leaving his post to rescue a struggling swimmer. now the huffington post reports that he was offered his job back. he said thanks but no thanks. lopez says he should never have been fired in the first place. now he is ready to move on. i'm guessing he'll probably get another job offer. >> yesterday, i thought they were going to ask him to come back. i thought he would go.

he said never mind. >> spanking them right back. >> oh, jeff. adele has the only album in america to sell more than a million copies this year. it sold more than 5 million copies last year. the grammy winner is on the way to a top -- second year in a row. >> never gets old. >> time to dust off the cliff notes. time reports a new addition of ernest hemingway's a farewell to arms will be released next week. what? >> the twist it will include all of the alternate endings to the book and there are 47 in total. >> oh, my goodness. >> like choose your own adventure, remember? >> exactly. >> lots of ideas. the new york daily news said lin-sanity may be leaving new york. say it ain't so. >> it ain't so. >> became the biggest story in sports. got a 40 or $29 million offer from the houston rockets. will the knicks fight to keep him? >> gayle might.

don't let him go. >> they can match the offer. we'll have that answer next week

it is 25 past 8:00. the humid haze is out there. you will feel it as soon as you step outside. sharon is going to wrap up the rush after marty first warning weather. >> 81 on tv hill now. the record by the way for today is 105 set just 2 years ago. 101 is the high today with heat index values over 105. here is sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. good morning. if you're just about to head out a nice ride on this friday morning. just two accidents out there one in edge wood on the ramp from southbound 24 to westbound tremble road. also watch for an accident at oak road. a bicycle involved in that one. a brush fire at jacobs road and town

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yesterday, instead they got 250 more to tackle the outages. about 20,000 have had their service restored in the past 24 hours. reporting in north baltimore, mike schuh. a man is behind bars after a police involved shooting. it happened last night just outside the maryland campus. officers shot the man after he try today steal a police cruiser. he crashed it into a brick barrier and was taken to the hospital. nobody else was hurt. four men are under indictment after a meth lab was discovered inside the holiday inn after someone tipped them off. each man faces a number of charges. stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next travel websites that will make your summer vacation the best yet. actor allen coming talks ability

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wow. hello long beach. i love being here. but i kind of wish i was in long beach. i love a pretty place and sunshine. welcome back to "cbs this morning." google the phrase travel websites and you get more than 700,000 results. that gives you an idea of how confusing it can be just to choose the right one. >> luckily, we don't have to choose. peter greenberg is here to show us five websites that could be helpful in planning the next vacation. good morning. >> good morning. >> i -- here it is. number one on your list -- >> this is good. >> trip it.com.

>> i like trip it.com. it allows you to organize your itinerary into one location. that's your entire schedule sync it with your iphone or ipad. it's a free application, easy to do. yes? >> i have a question about it. you have this application and then do you just plug in all of your frequent flier -- and it puts your information automatically. >> exactly. any time you change the itinerary and it organizes it. there's a pro version that costs you $49 that gives you delays and frequent flier miles. you don't need to spend it. it gives you everything you need -- >> knowing flight delays can be helpful. >> you can get that from a number of other free applications. >> or the airline ones will do that for you. >> the thing with the airline thing, you plug in and they'll give you notifications. half the time they give you notifications an hour and a half after i've been on the plane. >> that's helpful. >> peter, how about when you check in at the counter and you say is the flight on time and you get to the gate --

>> never ask if the flight is on time. they always are going to interpret the flight is scheduled to leave on time. the titanic was too. >> what's the question to ask? >> everybody is liking that one. >> i've heard that before but i still love it. >> you may hear it again. the thing is ask what the tail number is on the plane -- let's say tail number 383. great. we are is that. it's in belize. guess i'm not going to boston today. why would you go to the gate to be disappointed. >> go to the gift shop and get peter something nice. you got dog vacay.com. >> animals are our family. this is a cool site. you don't have to stick your dog in a kennel always. that's like warehousing in many cases. this is an opportunity that people who were vetted by this organization will watch your dog for you, you goat meet them there's an insurance policy in case something goes wrong. necessit the mother of invention. this is a good idea. >> you can go to their house and see the accommodations. >> they'll take care of you too.

air b and b.com. >> yeah. this is a site started in 2007. it's pier to pier renting. someone wants to rent you a a room in the house, or a couch. now it's alternatives to hotels. you want to stay in a treehouse, a castle. you want to say in an igloo. all these alternatives to regular hotels that people will rent you rooms. very, very cool at affordable prices. >> a treehouse? >> there's a great picture. >> climb upstairs. treehouse. >> like it's a real treehouse? >> yes. i'm thinking -- castle. i'm a castle girl. >> the sound of this is great. pack for a purpose.org. if you want to do something but not a volunteer vacation. >> it's part of both. the whole idea is a lot of people go on a volunteer vacations but not know what to bring or how to properly pack. for example five pounds in the suitcase equals 400 pencils or

five soccer balls. things you can bring to the place where you're helping out. so it's actually in conjunction with a project that you'll be doing already. >> whatever is needed. >> it's a great resource. >> is this your favorite one? i know you're big on volunteer. >> i am. it's one of the fastest growing areas in travel. why not? you give back and what you get back in the process is so much more. >> you're a fan of -- >> this is a fun one. wait until you see this. they've sent anonymous investigators to take photographs of the places you might want to stay in. photo fakeout. let's look at this beach resort in the dominican republic. this is the photo in the brochure. get ready for the photo they took. this is what it really looks like. uh-oh. >> yeah. >> how many times we've been bamboozled by the pictures. how about the buffet at a restaurant. here's the buffet at a restaurant. let's go to the next one. this is wider. once again the -- i hate brochures. because they never give you the real picture. there's the buffet. isn't that cute. the happy couple. that's the real buffet.

uh-oh. one pancake and a little egg. that's about it. my favorite one of all. this is a hotel in los angeles. here's a picture of the pool. this is really good. isn't that lovely. this is the real picture next to a mall. there's macy's. unless you need to go shopping while in the pool you need to know these things. >> fakeout. >> oyster.com. >> you know you got to open up the oyster. >> finding that the pearl inside. >> i get it. >> or macy's. >> thank you, peter. >> which is not to say you dislike shopping at all. >> no. >> thank you peter. >> i like shopping. >> it involved a treehouse. >> i love shopping. alan cummings stars in the good wife and now i don't see him in the green room. i bet he's here. he's taking on the scottish play by himself. the fearless actor is here somewhere in the building. to tell us why he's playing. there he is. jeff, you're blocking my view. >> i know.

good morning. i like those photos what you see is not what you get. baltimore, maryland, the very humid haze of a still morning and a day heating up. already in the low 80s. 101 the high today. the record is 105 set 2 years ago. heat index values today probably 106. 79 clear, humid very still over night. tomorrow hot with a high forecast of 103.

this even hand the justice to our own lip. >> new york city lincoln center festival stars alan cummings and co-stars him and every role. the actor, writer plays every role. >> we know him as eli gold in the cbs drama, the good wife.

guess what mr. everything is in here in studio 57. we were saying special mommy hugs. opening night last night. >> that's right. >> you knocked it out of park and you're here this morning. are you as exhausted as i was watching you last night? >> kind of tired. just i'm a cbs slave. i'm indentured. >> i'm not kidding. you did all of the parts. at some point you became buck naked on stage. looked like you were going to drown at one point. >> buck what? >> naked. >> erica and i saw his bottom. >> the seats -- where were you sitting? >> i was not in the penis seats. >> believe me, i was not in a penis seat but i was trying to go like that. smack in the middle. i had a great seat and you were fabulous. you talked nonstop for an hour and 46 minutes. it's a lot of dialog. >> you love it because? >> it's funny. it wasn't my intention for this to happen. >> what do you mean? >> i didn't go gosh i'd love to

do macbeth and play all the parts. it kind of happened. also, there's two other people in the show there. but they -- i play all the parts. me and this hospital and they're the doctor and nurse. when they come on, i'm so happy when they come on stage. >> you get a break? >> i get to lie down for 30 seconds. >> it's only 30 seconds. >> yeah. it's exhaustion. >> i can tell you need some tea man. > my voice is tired. you can't not do it. you can't not -- >> you cannot phone it in. >> not because you're scottish right, but you've been obsessed with this play forever, right? >> yes, yes. since i was a little boy. it's the first play that i ever remember. my brother, he's older than me he got it at school studying at school. he came on and told me about it. that was my first memory of any play is macbeth. as i grew up i grew up near all the places i mentioned in the

play. >> i thought there was a whole curse, superstition thing that you're not supposed to say it. >> i made a decision early on before i started that my life would be crazy if i did that. you've got do that. you say macbeth and if you believe in that superstition, you have to go out of the room turn 90 times, spit and swear. >> please don't do that. >> on twitter, alan you describe yourself as a scottish elf trapped inside a middle-aged man's body. at some point we have to get a shot of the outfit. >> you must be comfortable in your body alan. i'm thinking how brave it is to be naked on stage. i'm very serious. you must feel okay about yourself. >> i do feel okay about myself and my body. it's different when you do it -- when you're playing a part. it feels that one thing removed. it's not you getting naked. it sort of feels like you're doing it because that's what the character is doing.

i am comfortable. i think -- also i think that's my favorite thing about -- like i think our whole obsession with the body and thing and fashion, actually, i think if you see someone who is comfortable with themselves, wearing what they feel comfortable in that's sexy and that's nice. >> i get it. >> eli gold on the good wife i heard that you were reluctant to take the part. could you say in your best eli gold voice why you were reluctant to take the part? explain it to us in your best eli gold description. >> i didn't get it. >> wow. >> i didn't get it. >> what didn't you get? >> i just -- i can only do -- you don't know a story, the show and i've seen pictures of julianna at the bus stop. oh, she's in a new show. it was about two-thirds through the first season. i had never seen it. i know. controversial. i just didn't really understand -- i read it very fast and i was like what, who

is this person? who are they talking about? i was doing this film at the time and the dates would be difficult. i said i don't think it's me. i think it would be a problem. i don't think i should do it. i don't really understand. >> now you're happy there. >> my manager is like you should do it. this would be a really good thing for you. that's why -- >> now we have a reason. >> negotiating tactic. >> i love it. it's such a big part of my life. >> you've already started filming season 4? >> yes. we've nearly finished the first episode of season 4 coming up. >> i heard. congratulations because you renewed your vows. >> i got married, yes. >> in january. marriage still good? >> still happy in love? >> very. it's also -- it's also part of me, that's why. i've been away in glasgow doing macbeth for a couple of months. i just got back. i think that's a nice thing.

when you remember why you're with someone and why you love them so much. you miss them. >> i do too. continued success. >> so many people will tell you very seriously. you appreciate one another more. >> get back together at some point. >> really, bravo. >> thank you. >> macbeth runs in new york through next saturday. so catch it if you can. of course we'll see him again on "the good wife" this fall. >> more juicy stuff to come. we can never get enough pandas. making more headlines they say. why is that? we'll take you there after the break. this is "cbs this morning."

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this morning they are celebrating in japan a much-anticipated arrival. a began was born at the tokyo sdploo for the first time since 1988. the mother 7-year-old shin shin and unnamed cub are said to be doing well. lucy craft is watching the emotional reaction. >> that tiny voice unleashed huge excitement across panda crazy japan. barely visible through night vision video monitors japan's 16th panda baby weighs in at just a few ounces, small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand. carefully sheltered away from the public. >> translator: i came to see the baby today says this 6-year-old girl but they wouldn't let us see it. >> squealing arrival of the pink hairless creature took ueno zoo officials by surprise. right after the birth, the baby

started crying intensely. zoo official jew tack a fukuda. shin shin and her partner arrived last year and were exhibited at ueno zoo after the march 2011 tsunami and nuclear accident lifting spirits. last spring shin shin became pregnant via natural breeding. i'm standing in front of the panda cage at tokyo's ueno zoo. they've been showing giant pandas here since 1972. never before have they been able to breed a baby panda as easily and flawlessly as they have this time around. zoo officials are literally ecstatic. the 6-year-old giant panda seen here feeding and cuddling her baby seemed made for motherhood. the birth happened suddenly but went extremely well said the president of ueno. she's a natural mom and an

absolutely delighted. this woman says it made me happy to know the pair of pandas created this baby without scientific intervention, all on their own. the baby panda, sex still unknown, will be sent back to china in two years when japan retains naming rights. ueno zoo is expected to keep the new bundle of joy under wraps for about six months before showing it off to the public. for "cbs this morning," lucy craft, tokyo. our panda appreciation week -- >> we love pandas huh? >> how could you not love a panda? >> a story three days in a row. look at the people that lined up. we're not the only ones. >> third time is a charm. >> not the only ones. tomorrow on "cbs this morning saturday," pandas. just kidding. >> jeff will have it sunday night on the evening news. hospitals and emergency rooms. how do you choose the best one. on "cbs this morning saturday," we're looking at a new surveying showing the hospitals that could be hazardous to your health. so we'll look out for that. we should point out, charlie

rose back with us on monday. nice to have had you at the table for a while jg. fun. >> it's one of our favorite -- >> i'm glad it's friday. >> i am too. >> tmt gif. >> we're ready for a break. but first a look back at the past week and the names of all the people who worked so hard to bring you this broadcast every day, have a great weekend. >> take it easy. more than 2 million people in the u.s. are waking up to another day of no power and high heat. >> many of them are asking their power companies, why is it taking so long? >> take a look behind me. that is why it is taking so long. >> this morning, much of the country is still wrapped in an oppressive dangerous heat wave. >> it's 104 degrees in the shade right now. >> you sweat and stay inside. it's a hardship. >> are you hot? it's supposed to be hot. >> meanwhile in colorado fires continue to burn throughout that state. >> when you see the fire that descended, you can understand

why for many residents who went back, there was nothing left. >> there's hope. we need do something. we're all okay. >> the supreme court has a final word. obama care is a tax. like it or not, it's a tax. >> when you call it a mandate whether you call it a tax, what it is is a penalty. >> it's up to you to decide what vision makes more sense. >> tributes are pouring in for andy griffith who died in his north carolina home. >> andy was the most easy to like man i've ever met in my life. >> i came up to airport and hear that theme whistled behind me. >> the bouquet toss can get a little competitive at weddings. >> she went for it though. the effort involved. >> impressive. >> it's not funny to laugh when someone falls down getting hurt. that was kind of funny. ♪ this is crazy ♪ here's my number ♪

so call me maybe ♪ >> it's the tune that -- >> it's stuck in your head. >> words to the song. >> all we have to say is you're welcome. >> pretty much the greatest thing that anyone has ever seen. >> pandas sliding down a slide. never gets old to me. >> it is official. mermaids do not exist. >> good to know. >> be careful what you do in a chicago taxi. also pronounced taxi. >> lessons of reading your script before you go on air. >> that would be willie geist. >> works at the exxon station. >> buying women's cosmetics. >> i love how lss gets stacked while i'm here. >> well yaer. >> what's your favorite eye cream? >> our executive producer vice president of programming, lots of big titles there, chris licht is watching. >> two american treasures right there. >> absolutely. >> the fourth of july just wouldn't be the same without the boston pops.

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it is now 5 minutes before 9:00 as we all prepare to have another real hot day. marty is in the first warning weather center. >> it's friday, that makes it better. it's the second friday of the month. going for a high of around 101. heat index values figure 105. by the way the downtowns around the areas any urban island is going to be 103 to 105 today. the airport record is 105. that was set 2 years ago. 79 clear warm, humid tonight. tomorrow move it to 103. heat index values, i don't want to think about it, approaching 108, 109. i can't bring myself to say 110 and mean it. 98 sunday. monday, tuesday

and wednesday temperatures in the mid 80s actually below normal. it's just another workday for bge and out of town crews. eight marylanders have already died from the heat since last saturday. mike schuh stays on the story. >> reporter: good morning. the brutal heat is catching up with those who have been without power for a week now. we visited a west baltimore man who could no longer tolerate the temperatures. medics took him away suffering from heatstroke. the city fanned out to areas with ice and water. eight people have died from the heat. bge hopes to add 100 out of state workers yesterday instead they got 250 more to tackle the outages. 20,000 have had their service restored in the past 24 hours. reporting live, mike schuh. don, back to you. one man is behind bars after a police involved shooting near the university of md m college

park. -- university of maryland college park. officers reportedly shot the man after he tried to steal a police cruiser. he was taken to the hospital. nobody else was hurt. a 3-year-old drowns during a party in northern ann arundel county. sky chopper 13 over the scene. family members say by the time they realized the child was missing he spent some time at the bottom of the pool. he was rushed to harbor hospital and pronounced dead. the drowning death of another child 5 years ago led to another law. john leopold will sign conner's law. he died at a public pool in 2007. his parents have been fighting to make sure all pools have did fiblators and the trained personnel to use them. there's word of new stores set to open next month at towson

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