good morning. it is friday july 13 2012. welcome to studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. i'm erica hill. charlie rose and gayle king are off today. as the campaigns trade tough new charges over mitt romney's business record president obama tells cbs news there are questions to be asked. we'll hear more from that white house interview. you'll see it only on "cbs this morning." i'm lee cowan. shock and outrage follows the penn state report on the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal and friends, neighbors and co-workers tell the fbi that trayvon martin's killer george zimmerman, is not a racist. first, as we do every morning, we begin with today's eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. if you're the head of a

hedge fund or equity firm your job is to make money. it's not to create jobs. >> president obama challenges mitt romney's business record. >> the obama campaign says governor romney may have committed a felony. >> misrepresented his role at bain capital on s.e.c. documents. >> the rock any campaign says the president is lying. >> do you know anything about his experience at bain that should be called into question? >> when you run for president, everything is called in to question. >> made a decision to conceal this information. >> a dam inning report covering up -- >> much of the blame falls on the shoulders of the late coach joe paterno. >> joe did not interfere with investigations and in no way suspected discuss di was a child predator. >> mitt romney is going towards a vice presidential candidate. >> the secret service is investigating a possible death

threat against michelle obama made by a washington, d.c. police officer. >> a mass protests it downtown los angeles. >> the u.s. olympic committee under fire because of the uniforms made in china. >> put them in a big pile and burn them. >> all that. >> a terrifying crash in new jersey caught on camera. >> titan 3d radar. i have the hiccups. bear with me here. >> and all that matters. >> very good to see the honorable lady in feisty form. >> when you start paying for the tickets, then you can criticize my tie. >> on "cbs this morning." >> absolutely. come back when your hair grows out. captioning funded by cbs well come "cbs this morning." for weeks now, democrats have challenged mitt romney's record as the ceo of bain capital, the

financial firm that took over failing businesses. this morning, the romney camp is responding to those attacks in some of the most bitter talk of the campaign so far. bill plante will have more in a minute. first, charlie rose sat down with the president and mrs. obama at the white house thursday and charlie asked the president about his attacks on romney's business record. >> you believe his presidency would be a disaster because this is a man who has been a successful business person? does that disqualify him or make him appropriately a candidate for a political office? how do you take the measure of his business experience? >> i do not think at all it disqualifies him. but i also think it's important if that's his main calling card if his basic premise is that i'm mr. fix it on the economy because i made a lot of money -- >> that's not what he's saying. >> to some degree what he says

is he understands the economy and the private sector. >> and they built businesses and made them better. but invested and made them better. >> exactly. that's his premise. i think it is entirely appropriate to look at that rort record and see whether the focus was creating jobs and he successfully did that and when you look at the record there are questions there that have to be asked. >> like what? >> look as i said when some people questioned why i would challenge his bain record the point i made there in the past is, if you're a head of a large equity firm or hedge fund your job is to make money. it's not to create jobs. it's not even to create successful businesses. it's to make sure you're maximizing returns for your investor. now, that's appropriate. that's part of the american way. that's part of the system. but that doesn't necessarily make you qualified to think about the economy as a whole

because, as president, my job is to think about the workers, my job is to think about communities where jobs have been outsourced and so it is not that he is disqualified because of what he's done. it is if that's your main claim, since he doesn't talk about the fact that he's governor the massachusetts for four years very much -- >> or ran the olympics. >> then i want us to make sure that we know what your theory is about how to grow the economy. and that is a question that i think most americans want to know as well. this is the nature of running for president. >> now, both campaigns actually turned up the heat over romney's bain capital connections accusing each other of spreading lies. bill plante is at the white house with that part of the story this morning. bill, good morning. >> good morning, lee. there's that one issue. the one issue that seems so far to effective move the needle is what bain capital did when mitt

romney was in charge. it's the best weapon they have so when a new twist on the story emerged on thursday the obama campaign was all over it. in that exclusive interview with charlie rose thursday president obama said that romney's time at bain capital deserves further scrutiny. >> do you believe there's anything about his experience at bain that should be called into question? >> well, i think that when you run for president, everything is called into question. when you're president everything is called into question. >> the question the obama campaign is now asking is whether romney remained in charge of bain capital while the firm invested in companies that sent jobs overseas after he had left in 1999 to take charge of the winter olympics. new reports show that romney remained the sole owner and chief executive officer of bain through 2002. in a conference call with reporters, deputy obama campaign manager stephanie cutter all but called romney a liar. >> either mitt romney through

his own words and his own signature was misrepresenting his position at bain to the s.e.c., which is a felony or he was misrepresenting his position at bain to the american people. >> romney spokesperson hit back saying he had no input on investments or management of companies after he left in 1999 and said president obama ought to apologize for the out of control behavior of his staff which demeans the office he holds. >> romney bought companies, drowned them in debt. >> for weeks, the obama campaign and its supporters have been attacking romney on this issue, spending millions of dollars on ads in swing states where voters have suffered from the outsourcing of jobs a tactic they believe is working. romney campaign responded thursday with an ad of its own. >> the obama outsourcing attacks, misleading unfair and untrue. when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? >> this is a tough one for the

romney campaign. they've been fighting back. they called the charge a new low. they've got a new ad out this morning that quotes candidate obama in 2008 as deploring scare tactics and says "we expect more from a president." but the obama campaign is doubling down coupling this with renewed demands that romney release years of tax returns, multiple years instead of just the one year he's provided. lee? >> bill plante at the white house this morning. i'll take it thanks bill. >> political director john dickerson is with us now. obviously both sides fired up over this. at the end of the day, what matters is whether or not this bain capital line of attack resonates with voters. does it? >> well it remains to be seen. i mean, the president said in the abstract he doesn't want to make it disqualifying. but in the specific he wants to make bain a four-letter word. that's what they're trying to do. whether the argument resonates with voters it's who looks out

for you, who is going to care for you. romney wants it to be who is going to fix this thing. that's the question. the president will try to focus on who cares about you and disqualify romney on that. >> one of the other things the romney campaign jumped on is what the president told charlie yesterday when he asked him, ee lengs i, did you learn anything? let's take a listen in what he had to say. >> you know when i think about what we've done well and what we haven't done well the mistake of my first couple of years was thinking that this job was just about getting the policy right. and that's important. but, you know, the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the american people

that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism especially during tough times. it's funny, when i ran, everybody said well i can give a great speech but can you actually manage the job? and then my first two years, i think the notion was, well he's been juggling and managing a lot of stuff but where is the story that tells us where he's going? i think that was a legitimate criticism. so getting out of this town spending more time with the american people, listening to them and also then being in a conversation with them about where do we go together as a country, i need to do a better job of that in my second term. >> better job of explaining? >> well explanation, but also inspiring. >> so it's almost like he's suggesting that the narrative really is the problem. >> this is a little bit of a

humble brag. this is a little bit of i was so busy doing my job, i didn't talk about it. so the question though is whether it's the policies or the packaging. for a lot of critics this will sound like we heard you, we know what you're doing and we don't like what you're doing. and the president talks about stories. but nothing tells a story like success. in his defense and there will be plenty of obama supporters who would say yes, he's he's done these great things, but how do they get through. at the end of the day, how much can a president communicate? you talk but it's different than the way you talk in office. the question is whether a president can do that much as a communicator. he has a great megaphone and it only takes him so far. it may be that presidents have to do what they're going to do and take a hit. >> interesting when you look at both candidates they both get criticism for not communicating as well as they need to. we want to ask you this. condoleeza rice is on the short list as a running mate for mitt

romney. we asked her about that recently on this program. she had a pretty clear response. we want to play that. >> you are not saying you're turning down if he calls, are you? >> i'm saying there is no way that i will do this because it's really not me. i know my strengths and governor romney needs to find someone who wants to run with him. there are many people who will do it very very well. i'll support the ticket. >> that's a no or it's not going to happen? >> that's it's not going to happen and no. >> any chance -- she was pretty clear there. but is there a chance that she could, in fact change her mind? >> it's almost a requirement of being a possible person to say no. we don't know what the inside of the romney process is. but talking to people in the campaign, she's definitely somebody that they're looking at. she would be dynamic in a number of ways. but the downsides for her is that mitt romney hasn't had to

talk about the bush years very much. he's been able to detach himself from this particularly the foreign policy side. if she were on the ticket he'd have to talk about eight years of iraq afghanistan. was it a mistake? there are a lot of issues that come up. as many talents as she has, she hasn't dealt with the political scene. she's been able to say i deal with the adult stuff, the exploding things. this would be daily, cut and thrust. talk about bain and all these things part of the campaign. she wouldn't be able to fulfill that by a presidential role. >> they really aren't her thing. but we'll see. you never know right? >> you can see more of charlie's interview with the obamas on cbs sunday morning this weekend. there is outrage and sadness this morning over charges that top officials at penn state covered up reports of child sex abuse by jerry sandusky. >> lawyers and relatives of those officials, including joe paterno, are disputing those

conclusions from the university's official investigation. armen keteyian reports that the lead investigator has no doubts though. arm en good morning. >> good morning, lee. the full force of the report by former fbi director louis freeh is still being digested. one thing is crystal clear, the legacy of joe paterno has been tarnished forever. >> we're here today because of a terrible tragedy was allowed to occur over many years at penn state university. >> fallout from the freeh report seemed to spread to every crack and corner of the shellshocked penn state community. from the board of trustees. >> our hearts remain heavy. and we are deeply ashamed. >> to the school's new president all across this once happy valley and beyond. >> it's really sad back at the university. terrible for the paterno family. >> the report totaling more than 430 interviews proved as comprehensive as it was

condemning. laying out in detail what freeh called the callous and shocking disregard for victims by the most powerful leaders at penn state university. some 14 years of serial sexual abuse by jerry sandusky covered up by paterno, former president graham spanier, athletic director tim curley and senior vice president gary schultz. >> what's significant and shocking is that the four of them, the most powerful people in penn state university made a decision to conceal this information. >> as evidence, freeh produced revealing e-mails unearthed in the investigation between curley spanier schultz written about two weeks after assistant football coach mike mcqueary said he had witness sandusky sexually assault a young boy in a facility shower in february 2001. in one curley writes he is uncomfortable moving forward with the plan to alert child welfare authorities about the incident a day after speaking with paterno. that same night, spanier

responds in another e-mail writing in part the approach you outline is humane and a reasonable way to proceed. >> although concern to treat the child abuser humanely was expressly stated no such sentiments were ever expressed by them to sandusky's victims. >> last night in an interview with cbs news anchor scott pelley, jay paterno defended his father. >> joe paterno did not commit any criminal acts. he did not cover up nip criminal acts. >> but freeh a former fbi director, made clear the penn state four were acutely aware of sandusky's interest in young boys as far back as 1998 and never took action driven by a sad simple truth. >> there's lots of consequences that go with bad publicity and the brand of penn state, including the university including the reputation of coaches, including the ability to do fundraising. it's got huge implications. >> in reacting to the freeh report, attorneys for spanier,

schultz and curley made essentially the same argument. it's not a full and complete record of the facts. freeh has made 120 recommendations to the university to ensure what he calls an open and more compliant culture. wow. >> ground shifting is what you said earlier. >> it is. >> thanks armen. it was six months ago today that the costa concordia ran aground on an island off the coast of italy. >> as elizabeth palmer reports from italy, the 32 people who died will be remembered today during a memorial mass. >> six months on and the vast hulk of the costa concordia is still lying on its side just off shore. it's the peak of holiday season now and so for vacationers it's become a sinister attraction. but for the family members of the victims who are coming here today, it's a memorial to their loved ones. and the events of the night of the 13th of january when the captain of the costa concordia

crashed his ship into the rocks and then failed for more than an hour to give the order to more than 4,000 passengers and crew to abandon ship. the investigation into exactly what went on and what went wrong that night is still under way and so is the salvaged operation. but today is a day to remember. there will be a rec we i am mass for those who lost their lives. two of the bodies have still not been found. for "cbs this morning," i'm elizabeth palmer in giglio. jpmorgan chase says their loss has grown to $4.4 billion. the bank's top officials are facing stockholders had morning. jamie dimon says they've cut future losses. time for a look at headlines. d.c. mayor gray is facing tough questions over $650,000 that was

illegally spent on his 2010 campaign. this week three city councilors called on gray to resign. his lawyer told him not to comment. the wall street journal reports syria's government is moving part of the chemical weapons arsenal. u.s. officials say that they're worried. it's unclear if the weapons are being moved to protect them or if the assad regime intends to use them against optician forces. drought stricken farmers will soon get help. more than a thousand counties have been declared natural disaster areas as the drought spreads making farmers and ranchers eligible for low interest loans. a disturbing story this morning. a d.c. police officer allegedly threatened to shoot first lady michelle obama. sources say the white house motorcycle escort was overheard wednesday morning making that alleged threat and then used his phone to show a picture of gun

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dozens of people who know george zimmerman tell the fbi he is not a racist. while the lead police investigator says zimmerman followed trayvon martin because of what he was wearing. we'll look at the new evidence from prosecutors and get reaction from martin's family. and starting tomorrow one of america's most iconic bridges will be gripped by gridlock. >> you've got like four lanes of trucks going down into two in one sharp go. that's not -- mathematically it doesn't work. >> we'll find out what's clogging up the george washington bridge and why the same kind of trouble could soon hit drivers all over america on "cbs this morning." >> this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by mercedes-benz. experience truly great engineering today at your authorized dealer.

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little reminder here for you why -- oh, my goodness -- you should not run a red light. see the car get hit there. flying in the air. it happened in new jersey. the driver ran a red light. he was arrested on dui charges. new jersey officials are using this accident from last month, releasing the video, they say, to raise awareness of the dangers. >> wow. >> scary stuff. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> amazingly, though he only had minor injuries. airbags and seatbelts. >> and to red lights that we should obey. >> exactly. in florida prosecutors released new evidence now in the case of george zimmerman. the neighborhood watchman facing murder charges for shooting trayvon martin.

>> the new focus is on trayvon martin. mark strassmann is in sanford, florida, where it happened. >> good morning, erica and lee. there were no bomb shells in this latest evidence, but it does fill in some of the details. for instance, one witness, a child, felt pressured by sanford police to back up zimmerman's story. but no one investigators talked to believe that zimmerman was a racist. >> the new case documents include grainy images of trayvon martin's hoodie and blood stained shirt with a bullet hole. another photo shows fragments from the fatal bullet. also included transcripts from fbi interviews with chris serino, the lead investigator then with sanford police. he told agents george zimmerman followed martin based on his attire, because of the hoodie and not skin color. serino said zimmerman's story seemed scripted and the crimewatch volunteer had a hero complex, but he was not a racist. co-workers like joe oliver along with zimmerman's friends and neighbors agree.

they all told the fbi zimmerman had no racial prejudices. >> we don't know if he's a racist or not. >> benjamin crump is the lawyer for sybrina fulton trayvon martin's mother. >> for some reason he profiled trayvon martin as a criminal. and the only thing he knew about him was that he was a young black man walking with a hoodie. nothing more. >> zimmerman was suspicious of martin following recent burglaries in the neighborhood. in the year before the shooting zimmerman called police at least six times to report suspicious activity. in one recorded call to police zimmerman says he doesn't want to approach a guy he's suspicious of. but in another call you can hear his wife shellie zimmerman tell him not to go after a suspect. >> just went between the houses to the back. >> he's looking at cars. >> i'm gonna. >> no you're not. >> why not? >> don't go out there.

>> okay. we'll get an officer out there to check the area. >> okay. thanks. >> you're welcome. >> it shows that it's part of his modus on randner andy. >> when he was arrested on april 11th in his car they found another gun, three magazines of extra ammo and a folded knife. mark o'mara his lawyer told me that his client had good reason to be armed at that point. by then he had gone into hiding because of death threats. >> mark strassmann this morning. thank u. legal analyst, jack ford is with us. good morning, jack. as you look at this stuff coming out, one of the things that stabs out forstands out for a lot of people is that he told the fbi he didn't think zimmerman attacked trayvon martin because of his race. how important is that? >> one of the things to keep in mind, just because something is contained in a police report or interview doesn't make it admissible.

you can have thousands of panls of documents are all sorts of opinions. the reality is very little of it will actually get inside of a courtroom. for instance somebody having an opinion saying he's a good guy, he's a bad guy, he's guilty, not guilty, he's a racist, he's not a racist. generally speaking those witnesses don't get to say that inside of a courtroom, because the idea is jurors are told you're going to decide this on the facts of case alone. not the opinions. there are exceptions to that. certain experts can come in and give opinions. a witness can't come in the courtroom and take the stand and say you know what guys i think he's guilty or i think he's a racist. the fact that they're saying that might color some of the testimony and a good defense attorney might be able to draw out something similar to that in the case. people have to realize just because you're hearing the opinions, doesn't mean the jurors will. >> the same thing goes for the investigators talking about this hero complex which i guess is something the prosecutors could jump all over. >> you would like if you're a prosecutor, you would like to get that in there.

that would explain if you're the prosecutor what you say is aggressive action by him. again, the bottom line is you're not going to allow -- a judge is not going to allow somebody who is not qualified, not a psychiatrist even if he was to say to the jurors let me tell you folks why i think he did this. he probably had a hero complex. what is interesting about this same investigator he said but i could see where he would feel that this was suspicious because trayvon martin was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and wandering around an area where there had been burglaries. a good defense attorney might be able to get some of that into the case in some fashion. that is huge for the defense because that's exactly what george zimmerman is saying. i had a reasonable belief that i was in fear of my life. that's what they have to prove. it might turn out that he didn't have a reasonable belief. but if there were circumstances that suggested that that's good for the defense. >> as you point out, a lot of what we've been hearing, because we keep getting the information dumped, could not ultimately end up in court. >> make great headlines.

>> give us a lot to talk about. what then is the reasoning, is the benefit to putting all this information out there ahead of time? >> the reality is, it's the law in florida. florida is a sunshine law state and all of this stuff gets out there. other states, prosecution fwifs it to the defense, the defense gives it to the prosecution. sometimes the judge will say, i don't want it getting out there. i'm going to put a lid on it. it happens to be a state where everything gets out there. it can actually create problems for both sides. potential jurors might hear stuff that won't get into the case. now the lawyers have to work through that in the jury selection process. >> you read my mind on that about the jurors. traffic on the world's busiest bridge can be pretty rough even on a good day. now new york drivers are bracing themselves for severe gridlock. that may be putting it mildly. we'll talk about what's going on on the george washington bridge and why something similar could be headed your way. brace yourself. that's next on "cbs this morning."

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there is new information this morning on a story first reported by "60 minutes" in may. the air force has been told of two more incidents where pilots ran short of oxygen while flying f-22 fighter jets. >> those incidents happened after a change in procedure to address that oxygen problem. david martin went up for the experience -- to experience the danger for himself. >> the f-22 is on a very short leash. limited to flights within 30 minutes of a landing field. the reason? a mysterious problem that without warning, caused pilots to suffer hypoxia, become disoriented from lack of oxygen a dangerous condition in a high performance aircraft. >> roger. cleared for takeoff. >> i experienced hypoxia firsthand in an f-22 simulator as major tom massa reduced the

flow of oxygen to my mask. >> can you describe what you're feeling to me? >> only after i pulled the emergency oxygen did i realize how far downhill my ability to function had gone. >> i thought i was going straight and level and i was -- >> you continued climbing. >> i was going up to 30,000 feet. >> the real f-22 can pull 9 gs subjecting the pilot to a force nine times the weight of gravity. watch this pilot. listen to his breathing and watch his chest heave against all the equipment he wears. one standard piece of equipment is this vest. when hooked up to an oxygen machine, it inflates to protect my lungs from exploding at high altitude. but also makes it harder to breathe. that, says colonel kevin rob ins, commander of the first fighter wing at langley air force base in virginia turned out to be the cause of the hypoxia. >> the vest was inflating every time that you pulled any gs on the aircraft and staying

inflated which was making it more difficult to take air in. >> f-22 pilots no longer wear the vest. even without it there have been two cases of pilots running short of oxygen. the air force says those were mechanical malfunctions, unrelated to the hypoxia mystery. but until the air force can convince defense secretary panetta it really has solved the mystery, the f-22 will remain on a short leash. for "cbs this morning," david martin langley air force base virginia. >> understandably so a lot of concern. >> scary stuff. >> that it is. yesterday we told you how stylists were giving thumbs down to the formal uniform of the pim olympics. the clothes that the athletes will wear at the opening ceremony are not american-made. >> and you can probably guess where they are made. we'll show you what top congressional democrats are saying about it "cbs this

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long traffic nightmare. >> a nearby highway is getting badly needed construction work and experts say get ready for more of the same no matter where you live. elaine quijano is on the bridge driving across it as we speak. elaine? >> erica and lee, 100 million vehicles use the george washington every year to travel from new jersey to new york. even on good days traffic can often be stalled. now, with the start of a new construction project, things are expected to get even worse. perched high above the hudson river, the iconic george washington bridge carries thousands of cars and trucks a day, more traffic than any other bridge in the world. but starting saturday, traffic on the already congested gwb, as it's called, will come to a grinding halt with thousands of cars and thux expected to be gridlocked for up to five miles. the reason? a rehabilitation project that's

set to begin further down the expressway on a bridge called the alexander hamilton which carries vehicles into new york city on the opposite side of manhattan. >> it would be horrible. so we have to leave like an hour before. you've got four lanes of trucks going down into two in one sharp go. mathematically it doesn't work. >> the red arrows on this map show the three major roadways that funnel traffic from new jersey on to the eastbound lanes of the george washington bridge. it's feared this will make the new york city landmark a choke point for traffic entering manhattan. >> but the george washington and the alexander hamilton bridges are critical points along the northeast corridor. each day more than 100,000 trucks travel from new jersey to new york to deliver goods to long island and new england. >> they may not be karma ged on as we saw in california but it could be car pock lips.

>> major traffic disruptions will be more common in the coming years as the need to replace crumbling roadways across the nation becomes even more urgent. >> with our infrastructure in the condition that it's in even though this is a major project and disruptive to the flow of traffic, it's something that needs to be done. >> construction on the alexander hamilton bridge is expected to last six months affecting drivers coming from new jersey. after that work is done workers will move to another area of the bridge and that means drivers from new york will have to deal with the traffic headaches. erica and lee? >> elaine, any recommendations from transit officials as to how drivers can get around this? >> d.o.t. officials say they don't have any recommendations right now and there really aren't any mass transit options. there are buses, but that really won't help drivers who want to get around the traffic. hello, again.

it's 7:26. i'm jessica kartalija. wjz begins with traffic. sharon. >> good morning. if you are just about to head out we are still looking good. we have an accident on have a few issues out there, including a new accident, this one on 895 southbound at 295. it is blocking the right lane. also 83 at gilford avenue, that one is still there blocking one lane as well. watch for an accident at west liberty road at ridge road. speeds slow on the topside, slower on the west side. southbound 37 miles an hour. there's a live loowe have a lot of over cast can and a bug on the lens -- over cast an a bug on the lens. there's really not any rain in the immediate vicinity. got to go to western maryland to find that. i don't think we see any rain today frankly. it's going to be warm. 88 is very warm but it's normal for this day. a mixture of clouds and sun. there's that high of 88. more humid than the past 2 days. looking ahead to tomorrow on "cbs this morning saturday," the stars of the tony winning broadway musical "once" steve kazee and cristin milioti perform the beautiful ballad "falling slowly." the song would be an oscar for the movie version. you'll see them tomorrow on "cbs this morning saturday." thousands of americans actually do want a better chin. yes, we said chin. we're going to look at the fastest growing plastic surgery and the surprising reason behind it.

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getting a little cloudier there. it's 7:56. i'm jessica kartalija on this friday the 13th. let's check in with sharon gibala and traffic control. >> good morning. on this friday the 13th it seems like the lucky day for drivers. everything is looking pretty good. just one accident isn't the city, lorena. traffic light out at ricer road. there's a look out your speeds on the beltway. only may minor delays. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. right now back over to marty. first warning doppler shows a couple of widely scattered light showers in the area. it's not a dramatic or really even

exceptional part of this day's forecast. we have over cast right now. continued clouds and sun in the day high of 88. 73 now. the city's spending panel approves raises for the fire chief. mike schuh has more. >> reporter: good morning. with three fire stations either closed or closing new to the city's -- due to the city's budget e woes critics say the budget bump given to the fire chief is tone death. james clack was given a $28,000 a year raise by the end of his new 6 year contract. the union and others asked how that could happen when three houses will close for good. clack said he will donate his raise to a fire charity if all firefighters don't get a raise in pay. the mayor says clack has brought fire death to an all time low all while the department received less money from city hall. reporting live downtown, back to you on tv hill, jessica. >> thanks. stay

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robert blake. robert blake you know was accused and acquitted of killing his wife back in 2001. last night he went on the piers morgan show to promote it. he got very upset when piers asked about the murder charges which by the way aren't mentioned in his book. >> i made a deal to talk about anything in the book. i excused you from that deal because i thought he would be cool. now you're trying to drive it into the [ bleep ] ground. i don't know why. i'm telling you you're starting to look silly. >> he looks silly? you're the one dressed like you're going to an audition for the sequel to magic mike. >> decided not to go with the vest today. >> that interview is one long beep. >> it is kind of. yeah kind of like a train wreck

you can't turn away of. it is 8:00 on this friday morning. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm erica hill. gayle and charlie are off today. >> i'm lee cowan. this morning lawmakers in congress are coming together to criticize what the u.s. olympic team is wearing at this month's opening ceremonies in london. >> it's not the way the uniforms look, although that has raised eyebrows as well. the issue here is where they are made and it's not in the usa. one of the most memorable moments of the opening ceremony is the parade of nations when each country's athletes march into the stadium bearing their flag, dressed in uniforms often emblem attic of their nation's heritage. this year, the american uniforms feature a beret and an over-sized ralph lauren logo. >> i am so upset that i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over

again. >> it's not the french inspired headgear nor the polo player that has harry reid up in arms. it's uniforms themselves because they're made in china. >> we have people in the industry desperate for jobs. >> they work so hard. they represent the very best and they're so excellent, it's all so beautiful. and they should be wearing uniforms that are made in america. >> outsourcing of jobs is one of the democrats' signature issues of the 2012 campaign. to many american athletes in chinese-made uniforms feels like a bad fit. >> i think the olympic committee, what they've done is absolutely wrong. >> i guess they don't have time to change it anyway. opening ceremonies are in two weeks. >> it would probably be a little tough. i wouldn't be surprised if there's a little scrambling behind the scenes to do something about it. >> change the labels real quick. >> do you think anybody would notice? make sure it's american people sewing them in to change it. >> does that count?

>> sadly, i don't think so. though it's a sta good morning. temperatures right now moving into the mid 70s. it's humid it's a gray day start but let's take a look at the doppler. there's some widely scattered exceptionally light showers near the metro. when you widen out you can see there's steadier rain out into western maryland. our forecast for the day doesn't feature any rain which you could use. clouds and sun warm, humid high in the upper 80s. for a long time nose jobs and facelifts were the plastic surgeries of choice. these days however, it's the chin implant. >> yes. believe it or not, it's become the fastest growing cosmetic procedure in america. as ben tracy reports, the way we communicate online may have something to do with wanting a stronger jawline. >> in our wired world, a lot of our face to face time is now taking place online.

video chats are more popular than ever. but they're also making some people feel like they're not quite ready for their close-up. >> i saw a profile that i didn't want to believe that was mine. it was awful for me. there wasn't a chin. there wasn't any definition. >> christina engelhardt is a real estate agent in los angeles who talks online with her business partner in texas. she did not like what she saw. >> if people are seeing me the way i see myself, i wasn't okay with that. >> that's why christina went to see plastic surgeon, dr. jason diamond. who says picking out a new chin is like shopping for shoes. they come in all shapes and sizes. >> the way an implant works is it sits right on the bottom of the jawbone just like that to give it an extra little projection. >> on average, the surgery costs $5,000. it takes about a week to recover. >> what people are going for is a strong sharp line. you don't want to see wavy lines

and little things hanging over. you want to see a crisp, sharp line. >> since the recession ended, cosmetic procedures are again on the rise. in just the past year there's been a 71% jump in the number of chin implants. a greater increase than breast implementation, botox and liposuction combined. it's not just women taking it on the chin. more than half of all chin implants were for guys. >> when your patients come in do they say i want to look like x, y, z. one is jennifer lopez and halle berry. >> really good profile there. >> more like the superheroes he saw growing up with their freakishly strong chins. >> i see confidence i see strength, a great profile. it even brings out my smile better. >> dr. diamond understands the lure of looking bitetter even though that's his real chin.

>> there are people who watch these stories who say it's vain about looking a certain way. >> what i say to people when you are overweight you can go to the gym and diet. your body will respond. the chin and defects in the face and other areas of the body won't be improved by exercise. so this is a way we can improve somebody's defect to make them feel good about themselves. >> christina engelhardt is thrilled with her new chin. >> when i see my profile now, i'm not embarrassed anymore and it's made a big difference in my life. >> she's now more than willing to show her face when it's time to talk. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> it is fascinating in this new world that we live in where everybody is so focused on each little tiny part of you what is the most sort of distressing for different people. >> right. the fact that some people would look at jennifer lopez and halle berry and be focused on their chin? really? >> you're saying you're not a chin guy. just saying. it's all about the eyes right?

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chef curtis stone began his career in australia and soon made it to the top of the culinary world. now the best selling author and tv host is about to put a lid on his latest show. >> around the world in 80 plates has a competition. curtis stone is here with us. nice to have you here at the table. >> nice to be here. >> didn't bring any food. >> i was a little bit slow out of bed. >> that's your excuse the hour? come on. it's a fascinating show in that you get to travel around. obviously we can learn a lot about a culture through their

food. anyplace you really wanted to go to sort of experience as a chef that you got to go to this time? >> i had never been to morocco. i was excited about learning about their culture through their cuisine. it's a pretty crazy culture. they've got incredible food and ancient sort of a cuisine dating back to centuries before. so that was really exciting. it was a fun show because we went to a dozen different places and we had this incredible shift. sort of fighted it out. it was really exciting. >> very much too, it can be one culture's trash is another person's treasure which we seem to learn a lot about on shows like survivor depending on who will eat what. >> because they're not eating bugs necessarily. >> absolutely. we had these great chefs that sort of came to compete. like you say, we were in argentina, for instance and some of -- in america, it would be like i never want to cook that. when they didn't serve that in

argentina, the argentines were like where are the sweet breads. why would you not serve that? it was a fascinating look into the culture. >> we're hearing so much talk about the drought here in this country as well affecting food prices. how do you think that will affect how folks are eating? >> i think it will have a huge effect, actually. the water crisis worldwide is something -- australia has been in a drought for the last 40 years or so. america has seen some massive water shortage. you don't know until it affects the price of the food. corn, for instance the midwest is the biggest area supplying corn to the country. there's a shofrtage of water, which will drive the price of corn up, which in turn drives the price of other commodities up, like chicken and beef that rely on the corn for the feed. >> you think this time we'll really feel it? >> i think we will. i do. nobody knows apart from the man upstairs about how much rain is going to come down but if it

continues in the way it is i think the water shortage is going to be a big problem. >> how will it affect not just food prices but what we put on our plate and eat. could it force us to eat better in some ways? >> i think so. when you look at food and the way that we do it's a huge problem what we're faced with at the moment. we have epidemic proportions of obesity and diabetes and all this stuff that's dietary-related. there's speculation around heart disease and how much that sort of affected by what we eat. i think when food does become a little shorter, we have to be a little more sensible with it which is a good thing. >> in this culture of celebrity chefs, how much pressure is there on folks like you to really remind people to eat well and to sort of practice what you preach? >> look, i think in life when you're given a lot, you are a lot. as a chef who has been having dreams come through through food, it's my responsibility to sort of educate and help other people with their diets. it's something that i'm passionate about.

whether it's choosing seasonal ingredients or supporting your local farmers, all of that sort of stuff is so important. there's a huge trend in america right now towards farmers markets and grocery stores taking more responsibility. i work with an incredible grocery store in the midwest of the country. they have an amazing attitude towards where they source their food from. there's great steps being taken, which is good. >> you talk about the obesity epidemic. you are part of the biggest loser. what do you see as the main contributing factor to that problem in this country? >> the problem is food. convenience-driven food. it is easier. if you're not cooking your food you have no idea what's put in there. when you read the back of the packs, you think to yourself i can't pronounce this stuff and i have no idea what it is. as a chef i sort of look at it even i don't know what it is and i'm in the food industry. >> what's the answer for the average consumer? they don't get half the stuff that -- >> if you don't know what it is don't put it into your body.

it's a big thing. we talk about the cosmetic industry and putting creams and lotions on your skin if you don't know what's in it. the food goes into your body. the last thing you want to do is put stuff in your body that will make it sick. in my humble opinion, if you eat what comes out of the ground, you'll be healthier for it. >> closer to the natural state. >> we have to ask you your -- arrested for dui, have you spoken to her at all? >> i spoke to her last night. you go through this stuff in life and make decisions you're not so proud of. i'm sure that she's had a tough time with it. but she's keeping her head up and doing all right. >> you have good news in your life. >> yeah. >> little engagement action? >> i did. i got engaged in the south of italy with my darling girlfriend. >> is that where you got engaged? >> we did, yeah. we were on the coast, it was really special. >> not a bad place to get engaged. >> she said yes, so i'm a happy

man. >> i like the grin on your face. it's sweet to see. you guys have a cute little man too. >> we do. sidney is eight months old. the cutest guy in the world. i'm feeling blessed. >> lot of good things going on for you. >> absolutely. >> really nice to have you here curtis. thanks for stopping by. >> thanks for having me. >> continued success with everything. have a great wedding. >> continued success with the show. bring us food next time. >> lee may get angry. it's not pretty. bryan cranston used to be malcolm in the middle's dad. now he's in breaking bad. first, here's a quick look at your local news.

it's 8:25 on this friday the 13th of july. wjz has weather and traffic together. let's go to marty. >> let's take a look at first warning doppler real quick. about 74 right now. showers in western maryland. i don't think they'll be able to get here. there are a couple of light showers around. it's still not a big part of this day's out look. take a look at the forecast for the day. a high of 88 degrees warm, a mixture of clouds and sun. now, here is sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. good morning. so far friday the 13th has not proven to be unlucky for drivers. very few problems all morning. just one accident west lorena avenue. a light out in elk ridge at mountain road. there's a look

at your speeds on the beltway. minor delays on the topside 49. minor delays between 95 and 895. not so bad. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop by today and enjoy the stake melt. each fresh. have a great weekend. baltimore fire chief responds to the out rage over his salary boost a mid budget cuts. mike schuh joins us now with more. >> reporter: good morning. with three fire stations either closed or closing due to the city's budget woes, critics say the recent salary bump given earlier this week to the fire chief is tone death. james clack was given at what tops out at a $28,000 a year raise by the end of his 6 year contract. the union and others ask how that can happen when three houses will close for good. clack said he will donate his raise to a

fire charity if all firefighters don't get a raise in pay. the mayor says clack has brought fire deaths to an all time low all while the department received less money from city hall. i'm reporting downtown, back to you on tv hill, jessica. >> thanks. in brake light -- baltimore county police are investigating a double shooting. police were called just after midnight. they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. one was pronounced dead. hazmat crews respond to bwi after an emergency landing sends two flight attendants the hospital. authorities say at some point a flight attendant became sick. when the flight landed a second attendant became ill. the hazmat team says the sickness was triggered by a cleaning agent. no other passengers or crews were sickened. up next actor bryan cranson

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how can you not move when you hear that song? >> very good job. >> challenge you to not dance to mj. welcome back to "cbs this morning." bryan cranston entertained us for years and made history as the first performer on cable to win three emmys in a row as outstanding lead actor. >> now he's back for one more season as a chemistry teacher turned meth dealer in "breaking bad." >> does this arrangement get a little tricky at times? absolutely. but i try my best ethically, my daut i -- >> ethically? >> i'm sorry. i must be hearing things. did you actually just use the word ethically in a sentence?

you're not clarence darrow saul you're a two bit bus bench lawyer and you work for me. >> breaking bad premieres this weekend. bryan cranston is here with us. i love when you react to that clip. >> it's dark. >> he's a bad dude. >> dark. >> yeah. he's bad but he's kind of fun to watch. >> yes. yes. he's fun to play, too. my goodness. >> i would think so. i read that you got this script and you immediately picked up the phone and said you wanted to do this. but why? what did you like about it? >> it's so descriptive and visceral and visual. when you read something that takes your imagination away. it's like food for an actor. you can't help but start to work on the character right from the get-go. i was dreaming about how this character would look and act and walk and i just had to get in right away. fortunately, vince gilligan, the creator of the show i worked

with him ten years earlier on x files and he remembered me from that. >> really? >> he was my champion to get the role. >> what do you make of the success? it's more popular now than ever. >> i think it's very relatable. you have a man who is a good guy at the beginning of our series. a high school chemistry teacher much he's got a special needs son he's trying to provide for, health care coverage is not what it could be or maybe will be soon. but he has to have a second job. it's a little humiliating for him. but he's willing to do it. depressed from missed opportunities in his life. struggling from paycheck to paycheck. there's a lot to relate there. he has this diagnosis of terminal lung cancer two years to live. and as a man, he just decides, i immediate to have some kind of control of my destiny. even if it's two years. i want to do something leave some kind of mark. so a simple plan of using his chemistry background to cook

crystal meth for a drug dealer. >> plan. what could go wrong? >> what could possibly go wrong with that plan? >> we talk about how dark it is. what makes that work? there's dark humor in it as well. it's not for everybody. it's certainly not for everybody. our show is very pungent. it has a taste and a smell to it that if you like your -- if you like your meat separate from your potatoes and your vegetables, you won't like this. we mix it in a little bit. >> what's incredible is you do have this huge following. it's people magazine called it tv's best drama which is kind of nice to see. yet the show almost didn't get made. >> right. >> so what was it that someone finally said all right let's give it a chance? >> courage is what it was. the head of sony who is our studio, said this is probably the worst idea for a television

series i've ever heard. but the tv department, the heads of the tv department believed in it. so he said go ahead and make it. amc is a courageous network putting on shows that are very different that cannot be seen on other outlets. so the culmination of that and to take some chances. >> do you think part of the success has just -- is just the timing, the climate we're in. maybe a show like this wouldn't have worked five or ten years ago. >> it was pitched six years ago. if it was pitched seven years ago, it would have been thrown out i think. there has to be confluence. there has to be -- the stars have to align for things to work out. actors know if something is well-written and if something is good. but we can't possibly know if something is going to be a success. >> if you could, man, wouldn't that be great. i have to ask you, you've been married 22 years. >> 23 years. >> 23 years. and you credit some of that

success to your long marriage to counseling. is that right? >> oh, absolutely. >> how so in. >> you got a counselor before you got married? >> before we got married, we did preemptive counseling is. because i was now in my 30s and i thought, this is -- this is too important to waste the time or take chances. and men especially are probably the last member of the team to want to go into counseling. >> no comment. >> but we made a pact. we said that if either one of us feels like we need to get a tune-up. that's not how i look at it. you're going in for a tune-up. if your engine or your relationship is running a little rough and you don't even know why, the idea of fixing it yourself is absurd. how do you -- would you really lift up the lid on your car and -- >> great analogy. >> just talk it out. >> i like it. so it's worked clearly. >> in it for the long haul. >> yes.

>> isn't that what it is? >> yes. >> we're glad that you're in breaking bad for the long haul. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> sunday night on amc. when u.s. troops leave afghanistan, what happens? a reporter that covered that war torn country for years will tell us why he sees the afghan government good morning. temperatures now in the mid 70s. got a lot of over cast but very little shower activity. here is first warning doppler. do know whatever showers we have are widely scattered and very, very light. the forecast today really doesn't call for a lot of rain. as a matter of fact, the word is not even in the official out look. very warm, at times clouds and sun with a high of 88 degrees. it's going to be feeling more humid today than the past two days.

charlie spent thursday at the white house interviewing the president and the first lady. one of the issues facing the obama administration is the cost of bringing u.s. troops back home from afghanistan. before he went to washington charlie sat down with veteran combat reporter dexter fill kin. >> as combat troops get ready to leave afghanistan by 2014 the biggest question is what happens after they go. many afghans are predicting civil war according to an

article in the latest issue of the new yorker magazine written by pulitzer prize winner dexter fill kins. he joins us here in studio 57. welcome back. >> thank you. >> so what's happening on the ground and what does it say about the future? >> well, you know, best case scenario the americans leave at the end of 2014. not entirely but they stop fighting at the end of 2014. but what's happening as that date approaches all the afghans. they're making calculations this their head. the civil war in afghanistan that took place in the 1990s after the soviet union left is basically a north-south thing. one in the south, the minority in the north. they're squaring off getting ready, thinking about it talking about it. so when i went there, it was a conversation that is already

taking place all over the country. i mean, i had to tap into it. people are very very worried. >> one of the questions you were asked is can the americans remove themselves entirely from fighting in a little more than two years and expect the country to hold together? >> right. and that's it. we're going to hand the baton to the afghan army. 325,000 police and soldiers. and that's it. can they hold the state together while we get out? that's the big question. >> so what do you think? you've been there. >> it's pretty fragile. it's pretty fragile. maybe it will hold together. if you look back again, history is interesting here. if you look back to when the soviet union left in 1989 after having been there for ten years, we've been there 11 nobody gave the afghan army a chance. they said three months it will collapse. they held on and they fought very very well. so it's possible that we will all be surprised and the afghan army will do incredibly well and take over the fight and we can

get out and everything will be happy. doesn't look that way at the moment. i mean the places where i went, it was very, very shaky. things don't work the way they're supposed to. there's been some negotiations that have been going on to try to make a peace deal with the taliban, which, of course sounds great on paper. >> who is negotiating with whom? >> the americans have been talking with the taliban very quietly about these things. on paper that would sort of solve everything. the problem is if you talk to the northern half of the country, they're very worried about that and say no deal with the taliban, nothing that brings them back. and if they do then we fight. >> why should the taliban negotiate? >> that's a good question. all they really have to do is run the clock out. two and a half years we're gone for the most part. we leave 10,000 troops 15,000 troops and that's the thing. the american commanders will tell you -- that the americans have decimated their ranks.

>> is that true? >> you know i remember general mcchrystal said three years ago, the taliban are not a finite number. you can't kill and capture your way out of this thing. personally, i think that's still true. you can keep killing them forever and they're going to keep coming back. >> how long will we be there notwithstanding the withdrawal in 2014? >> well i think the plan at this point is we stop fighting at the end of 2014. all the combat troops are gone. and they have -- >> there's a presence. >> yes. what they call an enduring presence. no one is given a number. how many american troops are going to stay there. say 10,000 15,000. those are the numbers that i hear. what does that mean? i mean that means they train troops, they you know -- they fly -- maybe they fly air strikes, things like that. maybe some special forces guys to kill some al qaeda people. but basically no fighting. i think the plan is if it

works, those guys stay there indefinitely. i mean it's like it will be korea. that's what they mention. look at the korean war. the american troops are still there 60 years later. and that worked. we don't know if this is going to work. >> dexter thank you. >> thank you. 13 is a nice number if you're buying a baker's dozen. but for some people friday the 13th as in today, makes them want to hide under the covers. mo rocca takes a look at how this day got so spooky in the first place on "cbs this morning." [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for

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coming to us from revere beach. it's made out of sand. the annual sand sculpture contest in massachusetts north of boston honoring the 100th anniversary of the famous ballpark. wicked awesome. welcome back to "cbs this morning." well, it's only july but today is the third friday already -- friday the 13th of 2012. that's a good thing because that's as many as you can have in one year. that's great if this day makes you nervous. >> here's mo rocca. >> for most of us friday the 13th is just another day. for others it's a day to dread. friggatriskaidekaphobia, that's the fear of friday the 13th. frigg was the nors goddess for whom friday is named. triskaidekaphobia a fear of the number 13. >> the superstition about friday, friday being an unlucky day is quite old. >> psychology professor stewart buys studied the origins of

superstitions. >> probably in england, 13 god associated with friday and you got a double whammy of bad luck. >> 13 first got its bad wrap around 1500 b.c. according to norse mythology, 12 gods gathered for adiner. when the god of mischief crashed the party, making himself the 13th guest, all hell broke loose and the benevolent god ended up dead. and does this look familiar? jesus and his 12 apostles gathered at a table set for 13. according to scripture, judas betrayed jesus leading to christ's arrest and eventual crucifixion which took place on a friday. we see the superstition all around us. actually, it's what we don't see. elevators rarely stop at the 13th floor. most airport terminals skip gate 13 altogether. the diabolical date has shown up

at the multiplex. over and over and over. but why this day is a horror to some. >> on my hand every night because it's good luck. >> others actually embrace the day. country music superstar taylor swift is a big fan of the number 13. as she told lesley stahl in an interview for "60 minutes." >> what's that? >> that's a 13. i put it on my hand every single night. i draw it with sharpie and sometimes glitter. >> always 13? >> yes, it's good luck. >> it's unlucky number isn't it? >> no. it's my lucky number. it's come up so many times in my life. i turned 13 on friday the 13th. my birthday is the 13th. my first album went platinum in 13 months. >> like taylor swift, lee an and bob emanuel have found the luck in a traditionally unlucky day. >> i was born on friday, january

13th 1950. >> we got engaged on june 13th 1975, and we got married on february 13th 1976. >> all about 13 here. >> it's a day so special, they keep a diary of all the friday the 13ths they've spent together. >> looking at all this they're not all great luck. on friday july 13 1979 you got the flu and threw up. >> that's true. i don't know why he had to write that down. >> professor bice says some good luck superstitions, rabbit's foot four-leaf clover can be beneficial if they reduce anxiety. but he sees no value in the bad ones. >> what would you recommend that somebody who believes in the superstition do to get over it? >> try, experiment with doing maybe one thing that would be a little bit iffy otherwise. >> skydive? >> i don't recommend skydiving

at all on any day. no matter what the day. but yes. i wouldn't -- i would go through with whatever plan that you are hesitant about. >> so all you friggatriskaidekaphobia, think of all the good things that can happen today and take a ride on up to the 13th floor. you might just be surprised. >> thank you, mo. that does it for us as we look back at the past week. want to show you the names of the people who brought you this broadcast. have a great weekend. lee, thanks for being here. >> great to be here. the nature of this office is to tell a story to the american people that gives them a sense of unity, purpose and optimism. >> congress is not going to pass this proposal. >> i think it's good politics clearly. >> they raised $106 million in june alone. >> i got to tell you, the crowds didn't like it. >> that includes obama care. >> 7.25 an hour. that's not enough to pay the bills. >> the opposition got a big

boost yesterday in the form of a major diplomatic defection. >> that's what israelis inside iran, they come and go. the crazier the story got, the truer it got. >> some people believed you had to go back nearly 70 years to see this kind of tension. >> the day after we contacted the va he got a call from them. >> he is suffering from a mood disorder. >> who knew what when? >> wasn't too much on my part. >> the lower 48 hit 90 or 100 degrees. >> just one shower that's all we need you know. >> good evening, europe. this is the north american continent live july 23rd 1962. >> lee ready? >> i don't know. >> oh, my god. i was thinking how do i return that serve? >> hi elijah. >> hello. i can hear you. >> oh, no he can hear us. >> now a song. >> ernest borgnine was 95 and

still a working actor when he died sunday in los angeles of kidney failure. >> oh, my god, he's here. then we proceeded to get pretty stiff. >> i feel bad -- i mean, i feel good. forgot how to talk. >> so glad to see you again. i wanted to be a rock'n'roll star. >> i was a music fan. >> i didn't get a kiss charlie. >> that can be arranged. >> he won't admit it but he uses this color to bring out his eyes. >> would be happy to be -- >> first on my list. >> we have that on tape gayle. nice to have you here. >> it's a good week. it's unique for people in their life. they change it for the better. >> and this is crazy ♪ >> two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun. >> let's go together. >> have you tried the waffle fries at chick-fil-a before you

make jokes. >> i would like to see a duet with cookie monster and

hello, again. it's 8:55 on this friday morning. let's check in with marty in the first warning weather center. >> it's awful gray out there right now. there's really to rain in the forecast, there's a couple of light showers around. now, if we were to go out to western maryland, we'd see a whole bunch more rain. it just is what it is. i wouldn't bother with an umbrella. we could use some moisture at this point. 88 the high today 75 right now clouds and sun. mostly cloudy, 68 over night. tomorrow sunshine, maybe a couple of spotty thunderstorms the high of 92. i think it's just an equal chance on sunday of some isolated thunderstorms. 95 sunday and monday. tuesday and wednesday near 100.

baltimore's fire chief is under fire after his salary raise. mike schuh stays on this story. mike. >> reporter: good morning. with three fire stations either closed or closing due to the city's budget woes, critics say that the recent salary bump given earlier this week to the fire chief is tone deaf. james clack was given what tops out at a $28,000 a year raise by the end of his new 6 year contract. the union and others asked how that could happen when three houses will close for good. clack said he will donate his raise to a fire charity if all firefighters don't get a raise in pay. the mayor says clack has brought fire deaths toen a all time low -- deaths to an all time low while the department received less money from city hall. reporting downtown, back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. sgld we're -- we're following a developing story. police told wjz they were executing a raid around

midnight. officers say a man in the home charged at them with a weapon and one officer shot him in the head. the department suspect sid not survive -- did not survive. baltimore police are trying to figure out who threw a dog away with their trash. the dog was taken to the barks sheller. the puppy -- shelter. the puppy was a victim of animal cruelty. for adoption information log onto wjz.com and click on local news. unlicensed silicone ejections has earned a prison sentence. kimberly smedly was sentenced to 3 years in prison yesterday at a federal court in baltimore. she injected customers with silicone. the oriels start the second half of the season this weekend. sunday it's an wjz. you can see the birds take on the tigers

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