with the firsting aamerican judge to be seated in the district. see s. u enth sonia sotomayor makes history today. the first hispanic woman to face a confirmation hearing for the supreme court. >> the only thing standing between her and confirmation is herself. >> we'll tell you why some people are saying her past could catch up with her. breaking news. arrest made in the grisly murder of a florida couple with 16 children. >> when i refer to it as a humdinger, this is like a movie script. >> we'll ask the sheriff about a possible motive. shocking allegations by la toya jackson that her brother michael was murdered for his money. we'll tell you who she suspects. as sheryl crow remembers the legendary king of pop "early" this monday morning, july 13th, 2009.

captioning funded by cbs good morning. welcome to "the early show." i'm harry smith here in new york along with julie chen, who is in los angeles. maggie is on assignment. good morning, julie. >> good morning, harry. >> it's going to be a busy morning in washington this morning as the hearings finally get under way. the confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor. the first female hispanic nominated to take a seat on supreme court. we'll get to that in a little bit. also this morning, we're learning what alaska governor sarah palin has planned after she leaves office later this month. we're going to tell you what that is, and a new cbs poll answers the question, do americans think she could be an effective president? first, three men are in custody this morning in connection with the murder of a well-known florida couple in their home last week. cbs news correspondent terrell brown has the very latest from pensacola, florida. terrell, good morning.

>> reporter: julie, good morning to you. two of the three men that are in custody right now are expected in a courtroom later on today. you know, julie, it's a tragedy for this town. this is a family that has adopted a dozen children with special needs, and many of those children were in the home the night their parents were murdered. >> we are proud and pleased to announce a third arrest. >> reporter: byrd and melanie billings, married for 18 years, were shot and killed in their nine bedroom home on thursday night. 8 of their 16 children were asleep in the home when it happened. three suspects were caught on this home security camera leaving the billings' property in a red van. it's the same red van that was found on saturday night at the mobile home of 56-year-old leonard patrick gonzalez sr. gonzalez has been arrested and charged with tampering with evidence. he reportedly tried to disguise the van with paint. two other suspects, wayne coldiron and leonard patrick gonzalez jr. were arrested

yesterday, both charged with murder. >> once we had located the van, developed an address of where the van had been registered to, interviews with associated neighbors, friends, and family, then led us to two persons of interest. >> reporter: florida police don't believe the suspects knew the couple. meanwhile, the mystery behind the killings continues. >> motive and motives in this investigation are still being developed. >> reporter: and you may notice something interesting about the names of the suspects in this case. leonard rodriguez sr. and leonard rodriguez jr., they are father and son and had a chance to talk to authorities here in pensacola this morning. this investigation still well under way, and many more arrests expected in the coming days, harry. >> cbs' terrell brown, thanks. also joining us from pensacola is escambia county sheriff, david morgan. sheriff, good morning. >> good morning, sir. >> are you ready to talk about a motive in this case yet? >> not specifically, mr. smith,

because we are developing, as with many things in this case, multiple motives. >> this couple, byrd and melanie billings, the suspects, did they know them? >> we have a sort of tie with this family through a business relationship, but to state that the participants in this crime knew the billings family, we cannot confirm that. >> all right. this is a little bit of an off the wall question. is it possible that the suspects in this case were actually hired to murder these folks? >> well, of course, that would be speculation, but as i've stated in other press conferences, i wouldn't be surprised at any turn this case would take at this time. >> to your knowledge, or at least for folks down there in that part of the world, did byrd and melanie billings have any known enemies? >> to the best of our knowledge at this time, at this point in the investigation, no, sir. we cannot confirm that. >> this is a wild story.

talk a little bit about this family and in how high regard they were held. this couple had their own children and then went on to bring into their homes all these special needs kids. these folks were highly, highly regarded. >> that's correct, sir. again, especially melanie has been referred to as an angel. they opened their home and their fortune to children with special needs with autism and down's syndrome, and also children that are had been born of drug ridden mothers. that was one of the most shocking things about this case was everyone initially asked themselves why this family? why a family that had just given their fortune and their home to such a humanitarian cause? >> which must make it all the more interesting and probably puts even extra pressure on folks in escambia county hold

them in such high regard, the shock level must b justene stunning. >> and, again, because the hatefulness and the senselessness of this, it has stricken community, i must admit. >> sheriff david morgan, we thank you very much for your time this morning. >> thank you, sir. it was an honor to be here. >> you bet. now here's julie. >> thanks a lot, harry. senate confirmation hearings for president obama's supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor begin today. a new cbs poll finds that 23% of americans have a favorable opinion of judge sotomayor while 15% were unfavorable. 6 in 10 are still undecided or have not heard enough yet. and 35% say it's very important to have another woman on the high court. cbs news correspondent wyatt andrews has the very latest. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: julie, good morning to you. a bit of history unfolds this morning. for the first hispanic nominee to the u.s. supreme court, confirmation hearings are set to

begin here at the senate judiciary committee. now, sotomayor herself is set to give her first public comments, her opening statement this afternoon, but this morning is devoted to the speeches that will be given by members of the judiciary committee. in the physical layout of the room, the republicans, senate republicans literally will speak from here on my right, and the 12 democrats on this committee will speak from here on my left. to democrats, sotomayor is the perfect nominee. that a child of the projects would progress through ivy league schools and later a 17-year career as a federal judge makes her an all-american story. >> she's the most experienced judge in nearly 100 years to go on the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: republicans plan tough questions on why sotomayor ruled to dismiss the discrimination claims of 18 white firefighters in new haven, a dismissal the supreme court overturned. most analysts predict her answer will be simple. >> she's going to say that she was bound by existing precedent. she picked the best standard

available to her. many and most of her colleagues on the second u.s. circuit court of appeals agreed. >> reporter: she will also be asked about the president's demand for judicial empathy and her now famous comment that "a wise latina woman would reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." the question would be does this reflect an ethnic bias? >> that is a deep and serious challenge to the very notion of the rule of law. so there's plenty in her record that, as i say, ought to cause real concern. >> reporter: sotomayor should easily have the votes to be concerned, and so republicans are not only mindful of that, but they're also mindful of the fact that much of the nation's 15% hispanic population views sotomayor with great pride. so republicans have promiseded questions to her that are challenging but also professional and respectful. harry? >> cbs' wyatt andrews in washington this morning, thanks. senator jeff sessions is the

ranking republican member of the judiciary committee. he joins us now. good morning, sir. >> good morning, harry. how are you? >> very well. is this confirmation hearing, is this a foregone conclusion? >> well, i think the democrats would certainly like to be supportive of president obama's nominee, and she's met with a lot of senators, and they've enjoyed meeting with her, as i have. but i do think there's some very real questions, fundamental questions about the nominee, and i hope that people will consider all the background and record fairly. i think you just don't know. odd things happen at hearings, and there are moments that you don't expect. >> the nominee does, in fact, have to speak for herself. and in certain situations in the past nomination processes, that has gone awry. on the other hand, there's a front page story on "the washington post" this morning that basically said the hearings are not just about sotomayor, but sort of a platform for republicans to kind of say, this is who we are.

this is what we're about. and this is a way we can differentiate ourselves from the people across the aisle. is that what this is really about? >> i think there's some truth to that because i believe we're in this country debating about the directions our courts could go and should go. i believe this nominee, from what i've seen so far, is the typical liberal activist judge who will push the law, who believes in identity type politics and seeing people as groups more than individuals. >> with her record -- you feel like her record indicates that? she gets a glowing review from the american bar association. her record doesn't seem to necessarily match up with what some of the things she said. >> right. there's a disconnect there, i will agree. her record is better than her speeches. her speeches tend to reflect, i think, her philosophy. and if confirmed to the supreme court, i think we have every reason to believe that philosophy will flower more than when she's in a lower court

position bound by the authority of the supreme court and even her other colleagues. that's the pattern for justice ginsburg. she had a pretty good record as a lower court judge but has now become the leading activist on the supreme court. i do think this is an important issue, and the american people truly want that neutral judge, that neutral umpire who will not allow their political agendas to infect their decisions. i think the american people strongly favor that, and we need to move our court back to that view. >> because it's interesting, we talk about the supreme court case the other week with the new haven fire department, people have brought that out as an example. but basically, she was following precedent. i think people who actually look at it will agree she was basically acting as any judge in that position as most judges would have acted in that position. you really believe her words indicate that there are -- she's a different person than her record would indicate?

>> i think philosophically her statements indicate an approach to judging that's outside the mainstream so far as i can tell, and that i think it would allow her to do things like she is a leading exponent -- maybe one of the leading in the country of utilizing foreign law to interpret american law. i think that's fundamentally unsound. >> right now, if you had to vote this minute, would you vote against her? >> well, i think we should give her that hearing and a fair hearing. i'm committed to that. and i think that's the right thing. i hope people will say, this is the best hearing we've had in many years. >> senator sessions, thanks so much for your time this morning. do appreciate it. lonnie quinn of the saturday early show is filling in for dave price. he has a first check of the weather this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you, harry. good morning, everybody. take a look at the big map. the first thing i want to address, the northern plains. you're going to catch wet weather later this afternoon. some of it could be on the

severe side. elsewhere, if you're looking for the wet stuff, it would be in the southeast. pop-up storms for you. some of it could drift northward to the mid-atlantic states. elsewhere, sunny skies or partly sunny skies. big time heat from the southwest into texas. places like phoenix, arizona. you could hit 116 degrees. that would be a new >> i will say we're expecting

pretty good day here in new york city. julie, out to you. new calls this morning for an investigation of cia torture and anti-terrorism policies. former vice president dick cheney could be on the hot seat. plus how did michael jackson die and who will get custody of his kids? we'll have the latest on the investigation and the legal issues. and the private life of penguins goes public at the san francisco zoo. a romantic triangle that leads to hurt feelings and a nasty breakup. u( crack of bat, cheering ) not playing with the kids? not on these legs. poor leg circulation. doctor says it's p.a.d. peripheral artery disease? hmmm. more than doubles your risk for a heart attack or stroke. so i hear. better ask your doctor about plavix. plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. my cousin the m.d. call your doctor about plavix. (male announcer) if you have a stomach ulcer or other condition

that causes bleeding, you should not use plavix. when taking plavix alone or with some other medicines including aspirin, the risk of bleeding may increase so tell your doctor before planning surgery. and, always talk to your doctor before taking aspirin or other medicines with plavix, especially if you've had a stroke. if you develop fever, unexplained weakness or confusion, tell your doctor promptly as these may be signs of a rare but potentially life-threatening condition called ttp, which has been reported rarely, sometimes in less than two weeks after starting therapy. other rare but serious side effects may occur.

was about 30 seconds after i woke up. still not smoking! seven days. nicorette takes just enough of the edge off the need. i still want to light up, but i don't have to. (announcer) you can do it. nicorette can help. start your three-course meals with a shared appetizer. choose two entrees from over 15 chili's favorites, then share a decadent dessert. chili's --

busy morning around here. so let's head over to russ mitchell at the news desk for this morning's headlines. good morning, sir. >> good morning, harry. good morning to you at home. some key democrats say former vice president dick cheney ordered the cia to

conceal a top secret intelligence program from them, and now they're demanding an investigation. cbs news correspondent kimberly dozier is in washington with the latest. kimberly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, russ. two lawmakers say vice president dick cheney may have broken the law by keeping them in the dark about a clandestine cia counterterrorism program. but cia officials i've heard from point out that no one's calling the program itself illegal. cia director leon panetta informed intelligence committees about the top secret program and cheney's involvement in late june. >> he was told that the vice president had ordered that the program not be briefed to the congress. >> reporter: the program was established as the cia ramped up the hunt for osama bin laden. a u.s. official confirms to cbs news that panetta has now cancelled the program. it's being reported it might involve the alleged, but never confirmed, cheney executive assassination ring aimed at top terror targets. military sources dismiss these reports as overblown. they tell cbs news they already

have the right under existing u.s. law to take out high value targets like osama bin laden. the cia is governed under different statutes, so it needed what's called a presidential finding to work alongside the military or alone to do the same thing. but that's been widely reported. u.s. officials close to the case add it's also unclear that cheney wroek broke the law by keeping whatever it was quiet. the law states "congress must be kept informed unless it risks the unauthorized disclosure of classified information." >> mr. cheney probably was wrong in not briefing the congress, but in a sense, he was also right because, as soon as the congress was briefed on the program, they leaked it. >> reporter: former administration officials tell me they believe this was leaked to take the heat off speaker of the house nancy pelosi. she accused the cia of lying to her about waterboarding, which the cia denies. there are reports this morning that north korea's leader kim jong-il has pancreatic cancer. recent images of a gaunt looking

kim prompted speculation that his health is failing. a south korea tv report quoting intelligence sources says kim's cancer is life-threatening. and changing directions now big time, a famed same-sex penguin couple is broken up. harry and pepper, two male penguins at the san francisco zoo were together for some six years. but a female penguin named linda befriended harry. that ruffled pepper's feathers, and now harry and linda are a couple instead. what do you know? >> very interesting. i had heard they were plan to go go to iowa to get married. >> you heard that? i see. >> can't do it in california right now. >> that's right. >> they waited too long. >> and that's that whole mate for life thing. >> right. >> it's a myth. obviously. >> you know why? >> yes. >> because the zoo keeper there calls linda the penguin conniving. that's a new one for a penguin description. >> she's a home wrecker. scandalous. >> all right, julie.

up next, as she gets ready to leave office, what is alaska governor sarah palin planning to do next? we'll have the latest. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" is sponsored by york heating and air tit.ndngni 'stoite cimet gomfortable. with rheumatoid arthritis, it seems like my life is split in two. there's the life i live. and the life i want to live. fortunately, there's enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, fatigue, and stop joint damage.

because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma and nervous system... and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis. also ask your doctor if you live in an area... with a greater risk for certain fungal infections. don't start enbrel if you have an infection, like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, you experience persistent fever, bruising, bleeding or paleness. help bridge the gap. ask your rheumatologist... if enbrel is right for you, and about our co-pay and financial support programs. that's why we created the tide "loads of hope" program, a free laundry service that provides clean clothes to families affected by disasters. [ woman ] it feels so good to be able to know that i've got clean clothes. you don't know how very basic essentials are

until you have none. ♪ this is what gives us hope. [ female announcer ] you, too, can help families affected by disaster by purchasing yellow-cap tide. together we can provide loads of hope. hey, this guy's got real onions onin his onion strips!p. (voices) real onions? (guy on phone) that's right, real onions in his onion strips. real onions? (screams) real onions in his onion strips! (cop) step aside people. let the man with the real onions in his onion strips through. (woman) i won the lottery, i just won the lottery! (man) can you keep it down? this is the guy with the real onion strips moment. when a brand new way to snack comes along, people notice. alexia crunchy snacks. a giant leap for snack kind.

julie's back with us from los angeles. just wondering out there has the furor and curiosity about michael jackson died down at all in the last week? >> it really has over the weekend a little bit. i noticed last night watching the 6:00 local news here that jackson wasn't the lead story. as a matter of fact, i can't even remember in that half hour news cast if i saw much on jackson at all, if anything. >> except now this morning, new accusations from la toya jackson says her brother michael was murdered. we'll have more on that and the rest of that story in our next

half hour. so stay with us on "the early show." s

we have such a nice crowd here on hand on the corner of 59th and fifth. one of the most beautiful julys in memory. you'll be surprised to hear just how common it is for kids to get hurt in the bathroom. a new study found that more than 43,000 injuries a year happen to children when they slip and fall in the tub. we'll tell you what you need to do to keep your family safe. also ahead, the always controversial sarah palin remains in the headlines this morning. we'll tell you what she's now saying about her future plans as

well as what she's planning to do right after she leaves office later this month. first, a possible showdown between michael jackson's mother and his ex-wife has been postponed. a custody hearing originally scheduled for this morning has now been set for next monday. meanwhile, jackson's sister la toya says she believes michael jackson was murdered. >> reporter: was michael jackson murdered for his money? that's what the london tabloids claim his sister la toya told them. michael's father joe jackson has made similar allegations. >> michael was dead before he left the house. i suspected foul play somewhere. >> the family can never have closure, it seems to me, until they know what happened, when and how, the last few hours of his life. >> reporter: but just what jackson was like in his final hours depends on who you talk to. his concert promoters say he appeared healthy, but tmz reports the pop star was an

anesthesia addict, seeking out doctors and even dentists to prescribe powerful drugs such as diprivan. dr. howard samuels has treated assemble lit addicts. >> a lot of people on this town will have doctors on their payroll for $30,000 to $50,000 a month. the doctors will come to your home at 1:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning, and give you whatever you want. >> reporter: during a 2003 raid of jackson's neverland ranch, sheriff's deputies found several bottles of pills prescribed by multiple doctors. some carried names of ranch employees even though they may have been jackson's. this one for xanax was written by dr. arnold klein, jackson's dermatologist. on larry king, he denied over prescribing. >> if you took all the pills i'd given him in the last year all at once, it wouldn't do anything to you. >> reporter: but piecing together jackson's medical history has proven to be as complicated as the singer himself. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> joining us now is attorney and "courtside" anchor jack

ford. >> good morning, harry. >> so this custody hearing gets postponed, and it's not really even clear yet if debbie rowe is going to make any kind of a claim. >> i think the court is saying, let's sort this all out. let's do it before we get inside a courtroom here. let's figure out who the players are going to be. debbie rowe, if you want to become part of this, let us know about that. >> she's supposed to be involved in this conference call, right, with katherine? >> i think this suggests to everybody, yes, she wants some role here. whether she's going to be talking in and saying, i want full and complete custody of these children. or whether she's saying, let's introduce me slowly perhaps or get me to the point where i can then take over or structure some sort of joint custody situation. i think the fact you're seeing this put off for a week is a smart move because you don't want a pitched battle about custody if you can possibly help. >> especially in a courtroom. >> if you go into a courtroom, especially in the michael

jackson case, last thing you want to do is go in and lose control. you don't want them to say, you can't do it. we'll figure it out. >> so michael jackson says, i want my mother katherine jackson to take care of my kids. katherine jackson and joe jackson are estranged. does this have any bearing -- because he's had a lot to say the last couple of days about how he wants these children, et cetera, et cetera. could this possibly have any bearing on it? >> if i'm a judge and i have to decide this question of custody and i see that michael jackson says, i want my mother katherine to have them. we've all heard what's been reported about what michael jackson said about his own father and abuses during his lifetime. if i'm the judge and i'm looking for, again, what's in the best interests of the child? what's the best, most nurturing environment psychologically, financially, emotionally? i've got some concerns if joe jackson is saying, i'm part of this deal. if i'm the judge, i might say, you know what, katherine is the one he asked for. joe has some problems. you have to tell me, is joe part of this picture? because if he is, i might look at it very differently if i'm

the judge. >> that's a very big red flag. let's talk about this notion of la toya jackson talking to the press and saying, she feels like michael jackson was murder. when we were in los angeles last week, we spoke with lou ferrigno, the actor and body builder who was working with michael jackson. he said, i'm working with the guy. the guy seemed like he was in good health to me. is it possible, if you were a prosecutor in los angeles, could you make a case for murder? that this guy was specifically, intentionally killed or maybe even manslaughter, some sort of unintentional manslaughter, against physicians who would have given him these prescription drugs? >> the answer is you might be able to. if i'm a prosecutor and i have a case -- even if it's not michael jackson, it's somebody else. but i see it's michael jackson, and i see that somebody is loading him up with drugs unmanaged. you can make an argument. and like i said, manslaughter is what you're probably looking at there. you didn't intend to kill him,

but you engage in conduct that is so reckless there's a real risk there of somebody dying. we're starting to see that prosecutors are more conscious of this type of thing. it had to be a significant showing that someone is loading him up rather than saying, this is something you can take on occasion. i didn't know he was hording them and taking bunches of them at a time. if i'm a prosecutor and i'm starting to hear these stories, i'm going to take a look at it. >> jack ford, thank you so much. now here's lonnie quinn with another check of the weather. >> all right, harry. let's get right to it. look at that word, sizzling. we're talking sizzling heat from portions of texas into oklahoma. if you hit 116 in phoenix, that's a new record for you on this date. if you thought the action was hot in the casinos in vegas, 110 if you step outside of the air conditioning. let's talk about the big picture. i'm looking at cool air from the great lakes into northern new england. temperatures today 60s and 70s. tonight they drop down into the mid-40s. most places outside the northern plains where i see some storms, also around portions of the southeast where i see pop-up

storms, we'll be seeing pretty good looking sky overhead. more sun than anything else. >> no matter what the weather is doing in your area, you make it a great looking day. julie, back to you. up next, palin's plans. we'll tell you where the controversial alaska governor is headed once she leaves office. this is "the early show" on cbs. depression is a serious medical condition

that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...well...i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. if depression is taking so much out of you, ask your doctor about pristiq®. (announcer) pristiq is a prescription medicine proven to treat onprrlsies. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. antideprsants can increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, teens and young adults. pristiq is not approved for children under 18. do not take pristiq with maois. taking pristiq with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. tell your doctor about all your medications, including those for migraine,

to avoid a potentially life-threatening condition. pristiq may cause or worsen high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or glaucoma. tell your doctor if you have heart disease... or before you reduce or stop taking pristiq. side effects may include nausea, dizziness and sweating. (woman) for me, pristiq is a key in helping to treat my depression. (announcer) ask your doctor about pristiq.

right now all over the country discover card customers are getting 5% cash back bonus at the pump. now more than ever, it pays to discover.

new details this morning about sarah palin's plans after she steps down as governor of alaska later this month. she says she'll be back on the campaign trail stumping for republican candidates. cbs news correspondent nancy cordes has the very latest. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, julie. the former vice presidential nominee says she plans to write a book and jump back into national politics once she leaves office, but questions remain about whether palin's plans include a 2012 presidential bid. according to a new cbs poll out this morning, sarah palin faces doubts, even from republicans, about her ability to be an effective president. less than 1 in 4 americans think she has the ability. among republicans, only one-third say palin could be effective. but former running mate john mccain says he's confident palin will remain a major factor on the political scene even after she steps down as governor.

>> she has all the right instincts, all the right principles. she was a mayor. she's a governor. she understands the challenges that families face. >> reporter: palin is already trying to broaden her national influence. as former governor, she'll speak next month at a private republican gala in california, the ronald reagan presidential library. her appearance is almost certain to raise speculation about her political ambitions. but some say palin hasn't done enough to change how people feel about her. >> she hasn't done anything to make an impression, certainly positively, about any potential that she might have to be president of the united states. >> reporter: the "washington times" is reporting this morning that palin is hitting the road to stump for politicians and would even support democrats if they share some of her positions. but a couple of republicans running for governor this year have already appeared cool to the idea of having her in to support them. julie. >> interesting to see if any

democrats want her support as well. nancy cordes, thank you. harry? >> so interesting because over this last week so many people within the republican party, they're sort of this own sort of a cottage industry of confrontation between people who say she's it, she's the one, she's the answer, and others, peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" over the weekend saying no way. >> it would be interesting to poll everyone in alaska who voted for her to be governor and see what they think of her now and her decision to leave office there. >> not so great. all right. coming up next, tens of thousands of children are injured every year in bathtub accidents. we're going to hear the best ways to protect your family when we come back. eakgrl

discover a smoothie like no other! eakgrl new activia smoothies. creamy, delicious, and above all, it contains bifidus regularis and is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system. new activia smoothies. ♪ activiaaa!

for post party sickness syndrome. cascade all-in-one actionpacs. it has the power to pre-wash... and then rinse the whole mess away. cascade all-in-one actionpacs. for a perfect clean, every time. when morning comes in the middle of the night, [ rooster crow ] it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr.

the first layer dissolves quickly... to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving... while not fully awake with memory loss for the event... as well as abnormal behaviors... such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and hallucinations may occur. don't take it with alcohol... as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat may occur... and in rare cases may be fatal. side effects may include next-day drowsiness, dizziness, and headache. in patients with depression, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide may occur. if you experience any of these behaviors or reactions... contact your doctor immediately. wake up ready for your day-- ask your healthcare provider for 2-layer ambien cr.

a little bit of a silly picture, but a very serious subject. in this morning's "healthwatch," the dangers of tub time. a surprising new study shows how hazardous a bath or a shower can be for kids. more than 43,000 children make a trip to the emergency room every year for a tub or shower injury. that's according to the american academy of pediatrics. let's talk right now with dr. jennifer ashton, who's going to tell us how to keep our kids safe. so kids in the tub. when they're little, little, we're always so, so careful, right? we get one of those rings and hold them down and everything. so, so careful. they get a little bit older, and bad things start to happen. >> anyone who's bathed a child knows how chaotic the bathroom scene can be. the point is there are a lot of areas of potential danger. it starts right in the bathtub, harry, with the slippery surface, slippery floor when it gets wet. when you get up --

>> we don't have enough of those. >> most people don't have the safety guard, so you can fall. they tend to put their arms outward. they can hit the faucet. they can also injure themselves on the side of the bathtub or on metal tracks with what's called a straddle injury and fall on it between their legs. there are lots of dangerous areas. >> what kind of injuries are there? >> let me help you out, first of all. >> there we go. we're talking about cuts, bruises, broken arms? >> absolutely. lacerations, bruises. someone could be knocked unconscious. while this recent study appeared in the journal of pediatrics, we shouldn't forget a tremendous number of elderly people also get injured. >> same thing. so you should definitely have one of these things? >> these are very important. you can put one of those rubber mats in the tub. when we go over here, you can also see they have a variety of sticky treads that you can buy in the store to help prevent the slips in the bathtubs. they have things like this which are fantastic, which can go right on the faucet itself.

>> check that out. >> therefore, it's protected when you fall on it. most importantly, we can't forget scalding injuries, harry. we want the temperature to be no hotter than 120 degrees fahrenheit. there are now toys like this which then show you -- >> the actual temperature. >> when it gets hot. this will say hot when the water is too hot. very important. >> dr. jennifer ashton, as always. thank you so much. coming up next, much more on the police and the search for a missing girl when we come back. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" brought to you by restasis. ask your eye drr today about restasis. cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 050. taking its rightful place

aong line of amazg performanc. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz.

s that's why i use covergirl's simply ageless makeup with olay regenerist serum. a department store brand can glob up in lines and actually make you look older. simply ageless makes you look amazing. from olay and easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. a revolutionary in-wash booster that... works with your detergent to help remove tough stains... the first time. coming to stores late july. get your dollar fifty coupon at tidestainrelease.com today! delicious flavors... expertly blended... because great tasting dressings aren't just made, they're crafted.

it's not just one thing it's everything. tylenol and advil don't do as much as pamprin. it's the everything in one pill. pamprin multi-symptom

the desperate search for a missing 11-year-old girl continues as her dad gets ready to serve in iraq. >> please bring me my daughter home before i have to leave. a sitdown with superstar sheryl crow as she talks about beating cancer, raising a family, and memories of michael. >> he was the original. he was the first guy. he was the guy that created those moves. he was the guy that created that sound. and daniel radcliffe stops by to talk about the newest harry potter film. >> she's only interested in you because she thinks you're the chosen one. >> but i am the chosen one. >> "early" this monday morning, july 13th, 2009.

we've got a beautiful morning here in july right here on the corner of 59th and fifth on our plaza. welcome back to "the early show," everybody. we'll explain why these people are dressed that way in just a little bit. i'm harry smith along with julie chen in los angeles. maggie is off. coming up, more and more americans have started taking the bus. they have leather seats now, lots of leg room, even free wi-fi. can you believe it? >> thanks a lot. >> it might just be the way to go. we'll tell you why in just a little bit. also ahead, you may think plastic plates and disposable tableware aren't very chic, but you're going to be amazed at what they're making these days. going to show you the best and the brightest. first, let's head to russ mitchell at the news desk. good morning, russ. >> good morning, julie. good morning, everyone. two men are due in court today in the murder of a popular florida couple. arrest warrants say wayne coldiron and leonard gonzalez

jr. wanted to rob byrd and melanie billings with 12 youngsters with special needs. the couple was shot to death in their home. earlier, escambia county sheriff told harry other motives have not been ruled out. gonzalez sr. allegedly admitted to driving the getaway van. judge sonia sotomayor begins her confirmation hearings this morning. she gives her opening statements this afternoon. the republicans have vowed to question her judicial philosophy. justice sotomayor is widely expected to win confirmation easily. president obama has ordered an investigation into alleged war crimes in afghanistan. the state department says as many as 2,000 taliban war prisoners may have been killed in a 2001 incident blamed on the u.s.-allied northern alliance. and stormy weather could stop the shuttle "endeavour" from lifting off tonight. once again, lightning and thunderstorms grounded it last night. it was the fourth time the mission to the international space station was delayed.

right now katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. across the country, over a billion stimulus dollars are being used to improve airports. so why is the money funding a brand new runway at a tiny privately owned airport when larger ones are in desperate need of help? we'll follow the money tonight. now back to "the early show." it is 8:03 on this monday morning. lonnie quinn is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. lon any, what are you reading? >> i'med raing a little card they gave me. it says the new york renaissance fair is here. i'm just wondering if i can possibly pick out the renaissance fair people. go figure. you, madam, you are who? >> i am queen elizabeth. >> of course you are. now, how about, for example, you? >> i'm debbie anchovy, the fisherman's wife. >> get in here. she's anchovy. >> i get it.

>> what is this? >> i be sly fox. >> harry, he's sly fox. >> very cute. >> the renaissance fair runs from when to when? >> from august 1st until september 20th, every weekend and labor damon day. >> anchovy, you're a fabulous spokesperson for the renaissance fair. let's talk about the weather out there. i want to start out by talking about where the cool air is. a chilly night from green bay, wisconsin, to burlington, vermont, temperatures dropping down into the mid-40s. you're not going to be worrying about the buzz of the air conditioner tonight, especially if you sleep with the windows open. maybe the hum of the heater. bigger picture is storms around the northern plains. also pop-up storms around the northwest.

>> announcer: this weather report sponsored by walmart. save money. live better. walmart. >> you know what, guys, i was just talking about how cool it's going to be in burlington, vermont. we have our cbs anchor from burlington, vermont, beth. welcome to the big city. >> little chilly here. >> going to be chilly for you guys too. >> let's get over to you. up next, the desperate search for a missing 11-year-old girl. we'll hear from her parents as they face their worst nightmare. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ mom: i can't go to class with him. mom vo: i can't do his history report for him. mom vo: or show the teachers how curious he is. that's his job.

mom vo: my job is to give him everything he needs to succeed, while staying within a budget. mom: that's why i go to walmart. son: and that's how the constitution helped shape america... mom: i love my job. vo: find all the brands those other stores have but for low walmart prices, like dell, hp and toshiba. vo: save money. live better. walmart. d by how many washes did it take cheer brightclean to get this from dingy to bright? ten. seven. it's six. why? why is... one... yeah! hundred. no.

cheer brightclean. surprisingly bright in just one wash. but kellogg saw an opportunity to plus things up. we took out their peanuts... because adding almonds would be a plus. we'd be better off with less sugar. we traded milk chocolate... for the delicious taste of dark chocolate. also a plus. then we added 35% of your daily fiber... plus antioxidants, vitamin e, and zinc. ♪ fiberplus bars from kellogg. fiberplus so much more. what do you see? what do you feel? sadness. loss of interest. what do they see? what do they feel? depression hurts. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a prescription medication that treats many symptoms of depression.

tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, you have unusual changes in behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing of the skin or eyes. talk with your doctor about your medicines, including those for migraine, or if you have high fever, confusion and stiff muscles, to address a possible life-threatening condition. tell your doctor about alcohol use, liver disease, and before you reduce or stop taking cymbalta. dizziness or fainting may occur upon standing. side effects include nausea, dry mouth and constipation. ask your doctor about cymbalta. depression hurts. cymbalta can help.

now to the desperate search for a missing 11-year-old girl from washington state, who's been missing for more than two weeks now. police are asking the public for any help they can get. in the small town of mccleary, washington, officials and volunteers spent the weekend handing out fliers at a festival, hoping to spark leads on the whereabouts of lindsey baum. the young girl vanished while walking home from a friend's house on the evening of june 26th. authorities have turned up few leads. >> we're really appealing to the public for information to help get us pointed in a direction. >> with their daughter missing, lindsey's parents, who are divorced, marked her 11th birthday on july 11th with an appeal for her safe return. scott baum, lindsey's father, is set to return to iraq soon, adding emotion and urgency to the investigation. >> please bring me my daughter home before i have to leave. >> the investigation has shocked people in the town of mcclear

which, with a population of less than 12,000 people. >> these things don't happen in a small town, and yet here we are. >> injoing us from mccleary, washington, are lindsselindsey' parents, scott and melissa baum, as well as police chief george crumb. good morning. melissa, let me begin with you. can you take us back to that night two weeks ago, and as briefly as you can, can you describe how you realized your daughter was missing. >> she didn't get home in time, or by the time she was supposed to. so i called her friend's parents, and they said she had left there 30 minutes prior. so we went looking for her at that point. >> go ahead. >> i was just going to say after about 40 minutes of both myself and her friend's parents driving around looking for her, we realized that something was wrong and called the police. >> and how far of a walk are we talking about?

it should have taken her how long to get from her friend's home back to your home? >> ten minutes at the most. it's only about four to five blocks. and it's a straight shot. i mean, it's -- there's not any side roads. >> and what did you think, melissa? did you immediately think kidnapping, or did you think something more innocent? >> originally, when she didn't get home in time, i thought maybe she ran into one of her friends and just wasn't paying attention to the time. but when she wasn't home by, you know, 10:00, i knew something wasn't right. >> let me turn to chief crumb. can you give us an update on this case. are there any leads? >> unfortunately, at this point, ma'am, we have no leads other than she's still missing. leads continue to come in and are followed up on, but any

specific good, viable leads, we really haven't had any. >> that's heartbreaking to hear. scott, let me turn to you. your situation has moved quite a few people. your daughter is still missing, and your national guard unit is about to be deployed to iraq. how heavy is your heart right now? >> my heart's really heavy on that. i'm torn between sense of family and duty. >> and how cooperative are your commanders being, and how much time have they given you before you have to return to iraq? >> my command is being very cooperative, and they've told me to take as much time as i need. >> that's good to hear. scott and melissa, i want to pose this question to both of you. if your daughter out there can hear you right now, what would you like to say to her? melissa, you first. >> i want lindsey to know that i

love her more than anything in the world and that i'm not giving up on her. i will never stop looking for her. i will look for her until i have her in my arms again. >> scott? >> that i love her very much, and if she's watching, when you get a chance, please call your mom or call 911 so we can come get you. >> call 911 first. >> melissa, what does your gut tell you about where lindsey is and if she is okay? >> my heart tells me she's alive. i really don't doubt that. where, i would give anything if i had a clue as to where she was. >> well, my heart goes out to both of you. melissa and scott baum, chief crumb, we hope for the best. thank you all. >> thank you. >> for more on how you can help

in the efforts to find lindsey, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. and now let's head back to new york and harry. >> thanks, julie. up next, our exclusive conversation with sheryl crow on family, music, and her memories of michael jackson. we'll be right back. ♪ look at me ♪ see me go ♪ stronger ♪ let it show new sunnyd smoothies. as much calcium and vitamin d as milk... and a taste so creamy, smooth and bold, they'll love getting calcium and vitamin d...

to help bones grow. new sunnyd smoothies. dinner bell sfx: ping ping ping fancy feast elegant medleys tuscany entrées restaurant inspired dishes with long grain rice and garden greens is it love? or is it fancy feast?

sheryl crow will sing the national anthem at tomorrow night's all-star game in st. louis. but this past weekend she performed a free concert under that city's iconic arch. that is where i caught up with her for a chat about everything from cancer to her relationship with michael jackson. ♪ on saturday night, nearly 100,000 people gathered under the arch in st. louis as sheryl crow performed a benefit concert for stand up to cancer.

crow fought her own battle with breast cancer in 2006. you come through this experience, and your life is different how? is >> oh, gosh. you know, i think anybody who goes through that epiphanal moment when you're handed a diagnosis like cancer, whatever it is that's catastrophic, whatever causes you to feel like my life will never be the same. my life will never look the same. i had a friend who called it refining your life. that's what it is. you reassess everything and you start to look at how your life is going to be from that moment forward. >> crow's cancer treatment began as her relationship with lance armstrong was ending. the life she expected suddenly changed course. >> from that moment forward, my life opened up in ways i could never have predicted. my art became deeper. i had a little boy who came into my life in a weird backdoor way,

who's improved my life a thousand times over and over, and i can't even convey how deep he's made my life. and so many other ways my life has changed for the better because of that full experience. you know, the feeling of losing everything that i knew and then coming around to that moment of remembering who i am. that's what those moments are about. >> speaking of family, you wrote in your blog and your web page, you were talking about michael jackson the other day. that was some of the best stuff that i've read. >> oh. >> about somebody who's worked with him, who knows him, has an appreciation for him. he puts you in his group. he said, back me up here. ♪ ♪ i just can't stop loving you ♪ i just can't stop loving you >> i like to call it magic is

really overused where he's concerned, but i got to watch that magic every night. ♪ you know it's thriller >> originality is something that we just -- we can't define it because it's something we've never seen before. in my line of work now, where you try to find the next alicia keys or the next britney spears or the next or the next or the next, something that's already familiar that we know is going to sell. >> that's what this business does. >> he was different than that. he was the original. he was the first guy. he was the guy that created those moves. he was the guy that created that sound. i'm sad to see that he's gone. but i could never figure out how he was going to survive becoming old. i just never could see how it was going to play out. >> you had that thought already? >> always. i could never figure out, is this person going to be able to stand this world for that long? you know, he was so fragile. really, really otherworldly. i had a great working relationship with him and got to

see him in more intimate moments and spend more -- you know, some quiet intimate times with him. but did i get to know him? i don't think anybody really got to know him. >> sheryl crow, and, of course, she's from the boot heel of missouri. exactly right. and i've been to that town. it's so interesting because that town embraces her as one of their own. she used to teach school there. she sang in the clubs there and got scooped up by michael jackson, and her life was changed forever. >> and she's teen yi tiny, right? very short. >> she's pretty tiny. i've seen her in person. what a story she has to tell of just everything she's been through in her life to date. i'm sure she has a lot more, and we hope it's all good ahead for her. >> indeed. she's such a great soul. she's so honest about herself and the things that have happened to her and how life-changing this whole cancer thing was. as opposed to fighting through

it, you've got to own it, embrace it, and see what you've learned from it and how your life can change from it. >> she talks to openly about it all. >> really amazing. do we have a couple of seconds for this? >> i think so. sure. >> okay. by the way, being in st. louis, we stopped at kmob. there's a shrine in the entryway at kmob to russ mitchell, where every employee stops, and they bow in front of the shrine. >> yeah, right. i got five e-mails on friday. omg, harry smith is here. >> all right. so is omg in the new webster's dictionary? >> i don't think it is, but it probably will be someday. >> abbreviation. julie, you want to get that? there's a new webster's dictionary out. we want to go through some of the words that are in there. omg isn't in there yet. we all know -- now, if you didn't know already, do you know what a frenemy is? >> yes.

>> julie does. >> i would guess it's a friend and an enemy. >> not really. it's someone who pretends that he or she is your friend but they're really your enemy. am i right? >> we have a new word for that. isn't that a backstabber? >> 1977 is the first time it sort of got on their radar. >> interesting. >> so it took them a long time to decide whether or not they actually wanted to put it in the dictionary. >> i think the one that's really become familiar in the last year or so is stay-cation. >> yeah. >> we've done segments about stay-cations. >> cheap vacations where you stay at home. >> that's easy. >> the one that gets me on the list is vlog. i'm still trying to figure out what blog means. >> it's a blog with video in it. >> do you realize what that would do to a good scrabble game? put the "v" in front of the word log? come on. lonnie quinn. >> you must have made people's

scrabble games go up in value. >> scrabble is big at the quinn house. >> still to come, the most successful e [ alarm buzzes ] [ elevator bell dings, telephone rings ] [ indistinct conversations ] [ elevator bell dings ]

good night america. [ alarm buzzes ] [ elevator bell dings, telephone rings ] [ indistinct conversations, elevator bell dings ] good night amer-- [ alarm buzzes, elevator bell dings ] [ female announcer ] nutri-grain. mmmm. one good decision can lead to another. ♪ made with real fruit and now with more of the whole grains your body needs. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day.

gorgeous day out here. so i happen to be on the plaza in the summertime. i'm going to show you how smart i am. i bet you're from -- and they're even yellow, like the yellow rose. you did a lot of planning here. welcome all of our friends from texas this morning. good morning. a lot of years in morning tv. i can pick this stuff out. there you go. in this half hour, it's cheap, it's easy, and a lot more

luxurious than you may think. we're going to talk about great bargains in bus travel, julie. >> i'm laughing at you right now, harry. you know why? you walk up to the ladies with the little texas cut out. and you said, i bet i know where you guys are from. you didn't know you were blocking the "o" in hello. >> here it is. okay. >> we just want to clarify they're from texas. >> very good. >> also coming up, if buses don't do it for you, how about flying like a wizard? daniel radcliffe of harry potter fame stops by to talk about his eagerly awaited new movie. >> there you go. i'll remember to get out of the way. hell hath no fury like our friends from texas. first, here's lonnie quinn with another check of the weather. l lonnie. >> what you guys don't know, where are you guys in texas

from? >> i'm from houston. >> the ladies were down in this part of the crowd but they were out of the line of vision. so adam, my great audience coordinator, hustled these ladies down here. then they weren't in order, and you were at the front of the line, and there was a real problem. let's talk about the weather. for your day, we're going to have strong storms around the northern plains and pop-up storms around the southeast. otherwise, it's a sun and cloud mix for just about everybody. really hot from texas into portions of the southwest. 116 today for phoenix. that would set a new record for you. cool around the great lakes into northern new england. if you look at the map for tomorrow, get ready for this. here comes the big change. nothing changes. it's the exact same forecast except you're warmer by about ten degrees around the pacific

you know, smft texans here are also from san antonio and beaumont as well. i think just for harry smith, for posterity's sake, if i can give him the "o." here you are, buddy. where are you? >> i'm over here. >> way over there. >> way over here. bring me the "o." >> i'm coming, harry. it's all yours. you'll love that. >> you know where that is. >> go right ahead. >> let's tell you what's coming up here. as the legendary weird al used to say, "another one rides the bus." these days it's increasingly true according to travel expert

peter greenberg, who's with us this morning. how are you? >> very good. >> there's lots of different ways to save money traveling, but bus travel can really be seriously cheap, seriously inexpensive. >> seriously. it's a perfect storm. airlines are parking planes, they're cutting capacity. they're not serving a lot of smaller communities. all of a sudden, buses become the necessity being the mother of invention, and guess what? we benefit. >> let's look at some of the places you can travel point a to point b and look at how much you can save. >> boston to new york, we compared the buss to amtrak to the airlines. big disparity. minneapolis to des moines, even bigger. and, of course, chicago to memphis, oh, my god, you could take a family of five for the price of one airline ticket. >> and the fact is they're not your grandmother's greyhound anymore. >> let's talk about real stereotypes. >> the real stereotype is you'd be on a big old smelly bus with kids drooling on you. >> always on you. >> always on you. timed have changed. the good news is these buses

have wi-fi, power ports, great reclining seats. it's a great deal. this particular bus, mega bus, these guys have 13 buses in the northeast that they serve, 13 cities, 17 in the midwest. fares start -- are you ready? i'm not making this up. $1. >> this is like the ryanair of buses. >> no, because you actually get to sit on these buses. >> i have to confess, i have not been on a commercial bus in some, some time, other than a city bus, of course. >> this is limo liner. it's been around six years. they go between boston and new york. it's $89 each way although you can book in advance for $60. you can get an attendant on the bus. >> there's an attendant on the bus? >> there's a bar on the bus. now i know you're coming on the bus. if you see over here -- >> look at that. they recline. there's a place for your soda, whatever. >> you know what, the best part of the deal, harry. power ports so you can actually sit here with your computer. >> no kidding.

>> they've got wi-fi, which is great. for a four-hour ride between new york and boston, you get the style. >> and so -- look at this. there's a pantry back here. we can get coffee. >> that's right. >> this is nutty. i had no idea. >> and they've got the on board entertainment. there's a computer back here. >> so it's all hooked up to wi-fi. >> and you get to watch your favorite morning show. >> amazing. indeed. this one runs where? >> between boston and new york. the numbers are staggering. 774 million americans last year took a bus trip. that's more than commercial aviation and the train combined. let's not forget greyhound. they have the largest intercity bus service going. they've added 100 more new coaches with all these aments as well. not bad. >> peter greenberg, as always, thank you so much. >> you going to the bar now? >> for a diet coke. for more on bus travel, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. julie? >> thanks a lot, harry. millions of fans around the

world are eagerly awaiting the premiere of the new harry potter film this week. before she left on assignment, maggie got a chance to sit down with the star himself, actor daniel radcliffe. >> we've all been wild about harry for years, harry potter, of course. and the boy wizard returns to hogwarts this week. once again, daniel radcliffe stars as the chosen one in the sixth installment of hollywood's most successful franchise. this time it's "harry potter and the half-blood prince." >> he's talking about dumbledor. what could be safer? >> dumbledore's got a bit old. >> that's rubbish. he's only -- how old is he? >> 150, give or take a few years. >> daniel radcliffe, good morning. welcome back. >> thank you very much. thank you. it's always good to come. >> i agree this movie is the most complex in the series so far.

it kind of tackles a lot of everything, young love, paranoia, loss. how difficult was it for you to film? >> it was -- you know, it was great fun making these films, i always have. i think in terms of the -- you know, there were some very hard things to film like dumbledore's death scene. for anyone who didn't know, sorry. please, you've read the book. >> exactly. >> but, you know, that was a very difficult thing because i myself at the time had never lost anybody close to me. so that was very -- that was very hard to try and do. but i think, you know, this film has a much richer comic vein than we've had before. there's a lot of comedy in this one in terms of, as you said, the young love thing. myself and ginny have a very tender, kind of very sweet relationship, whereas ron's

relationship with lavender is much more kind of energetic. >> what did you think of exploring that young love vein? >> it was great. i think it -- you know, it is -- they're two very good demonstrations of two types of teenage relationships. i was very excited to be able to do them because there are a lot of people who are seeing these films want to see that because they know it happens. they're going through it or they've just been through it or they're about to go through it and they're probably dreading it. and so, you know, it's nice to be able to portray that on screen. >> you're in the process of filming the last potter film. >> we are. >> are you the type of person who looks back with melancholy, or do you look forward with excitement? >> you know, i will be very sad to finish the series. you know, it's where i've made some of my best friends. amongst the cast and even more so, amongst the crew. you know, i will mission not seeing them every day. i'll miss the fact that the team

has been made over the past many years will be disband. but, you know, at the same time, i'm very excited to be looking forward. and the thing that will be nice is the fact that i will no longer, if i get a good script and say, oh, well, i'm sorry. i'm not available for another two years. i will be able to go and do it, which is very exciting. >> you recently made a big step. you moved out of your parents' house and got your own place. how is that going? >> it's going okay, yes. it was a little while ago, in fact, a year or so ago now. i am now getting better. there was the period of -- you know, my mom and dad are watching this interview. so they will be forming their own opinions on how well i'm doing in my own pad. but i'd like to think i am slowly but surely improving in the kind of cleanliness and organizational states. >> what do you think will happen next in your life? >> i just want to keep working, to be honest. i get very, very bored very quickly when i'm not actually working on something. i want to get this seventh film

finished and done, parts one and two, which is going fantastically well at the moment, by the way. and after that, i just want to go and see what other scripts come in. i'm attached to a couple of things already. hopefully, they'll kick off in the next year. >> when you're this young, do you even think about marriage and kids? >> i'm very excited about the idea of having kids. i'm not going to do it for a while. it's been interesting to me because a lot of people on the potter set have had kids recently. and see the difference it's made in their lives. they are so much more tired than they were before, but they're a lot happier. the joy in these people. you know, they're -- they've been changed in the kind of amazing way. and also, i do love kids. i think kids are so much cooler than adults because they're just honest and they don't care what they say, and i find it hilariously funny. >> best of luck to you. >> thanks very much. as always, thank you. >> always wonderful to see you. >> thank you. >> daniel radcliffe. now here's harry.

>> maggie, thanks. imagine thinking you're going to die from a large abdominal tumor, then find out the tumor is actually a baby, which doctors said was not possible. that is exactly what happened to alice eve cohen, who's told her remarkable story in a new memoir called "what i thought i knew." and alice eve cohen is in studio with us this morning. i got this over the weekend and could not put it down. i got to the last pages and had tears in my eyes. it's a remarkable, remarkable story. >> thank you so much. >> your belly starts to grow. what age are you? >> i was 44. >> 44 years old. your belly starts to grow. you have these aches and pains. you go to see the doctor. and the doctor says what? >> well, because i had years before been told that i was inf infertile, incapable of becoming pregnant. >> literally incapable, zero chance? >> i was told i had zero chance,

and i was told also to never pursue fertility treatments because, if i were to become pregnant, my small deformed uterus would prevent me ever carrying a baby past six months. so here i was at age 44 having a variety of mysterious ailments, my belly begin to go swell. i went from doctor to doctor. they all told me a variety of things. i was in menopause. i had a bladder disorder. i had what turned out to be 20/20 hindsight, a classic, obvious conditions of pregnancy, but they all came up with wrong answers. >> which really creates for you, though, a whole interesting series of steps because you find out, you're six months pregnant when you find out. >> it was terribly shocking, of course, to be sent for an emergency c.a.t. scan for what i thought was cancer and find out i'm six months pregnant. >> they do the sonogr and tell you, the baby looks okay, but it also looks like it's a

hermaphrodite. every page, there's another shocking, unbelievable turn in the story, which is even more breathtaking than the page before. >> it was devastating as i was going through this process. it was certainly hard to accept the reality of it. i felt traumatized that i had exposed this developing fetus to daily doses of synthetic hormones that i'd been medicated on. >> and you were yourself -- >> des. >> the prescription here is for a disaster, and you literally go through this conversation with yourself of do i or do i not hang on to this baby? >> yeah. and that was, of course, one of the most difficult decisions that any woman would ever have to make. and i first had had been told it was too late to terminate the pregnancy. then i found out i had the option in wichita, kansas, to terminate the pregnancy in the

third trimester. and i deliberated over this difficult decision. i ultimately decided to have the baby. >> the thing that's interesting to me, particularly interesting, is people in this situation, how you have this conversation, who you're asking the questions of, and the revelation of you have to dig through the depths of your soul to find out why you're here and why we're here and why this child is here. >> exactly. and i think that's one of the meanings of the title, "what i thought i knew." it's not just i thought i knew i was infertile, it's also what i thought i knew about the world and myself and my identity. i think people, when they go through a crisis, they do question those basic truths about themselves. >> and there is the picture of elliana, who is now how old? >> she is 9. >> and getting ready to go.

even when she was born, they said, she's got this, she's got this, she's never going to be what she is now. >> i'm thrilled that a week ago she read the book and gave me the best review i've ever gotten in my life, which was good book, mom. i really liked it. >> amazing. it is an amazing story. "what i thought i knew," alice eve cohen, thank you very much for sharing it with us. so interesting. if you would like to read an excerpt from alice's book, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. up next, plastics with pizazz when we come back.

outdoor entertaining used to mean floppy flower plates and

squeaky styrofoam, but no more. kristi crowe from "southern living" magazine is here with chic and sophisticated disposable -- >> this is disposable? >> we're thinking reusable these days. in the days of paper, we want the alternative, fun, fancy, and chic. you can reuse them. this is our classic look today. we want to entertain our guests in style. so use a little of our personal style and make them feel welcome. >> this is pretty cool looking stuff. >> isn't that a great classic look? we started with natural color palettes, using a lot of natural materials, burlap and bamboo, which is very fun and durable. >> we had these on the other day. if you dropped one of these in the yard, it would biodegrade over a century or two. >> classic plates, classic monogram here. you'll notice that this is a very fun graphic design. adds a pop of color to a very natural color palette. we selected orange, but you can pick any color that suits your fancy, any font.

it's just a fun, traditional -- >> you can get them personalized? >> personalized, your initials, or give as a gift. >> those are not my initials. >> we'll work on that next time. >> what is this cool thing here? >> here we have a very bright, modern color palette. we love these whimsically designed cool plates. designed in charleston, we love the look. very fun and entertaining. >> here's what i really love. look at these utensils. >> this is purple plastic cutlery modeled after antique silverware. who knew plastic could be so fun, right? >> does it come in different colors too? >> many different colors. think of all of this as like china for your outdoors. just a fun way to entertain. >> i'm getting psyched up to entertain outside with my fabulous purple plastic. >> and a square plate, right? >> and a square plate. we'll go with it. >> whether you're down south or out here in perfect weather in new york, it's easy to pack a

picnic. this is a great table to do this with. >> what is this all about? >> this is a wonderful handmade oil cloth in charleston. this is great. i thought this was fun. >> this is so old school, right? >> it is. this is kind of old school. you want to dig down deep, have fun. >> i'm loving this. this is kind of very cool. all right. go ahead. >> you're going to love this then. these are bound with a little fabric ring, which doubles as a napkin holder. our little napkin ring. very nice. >> do you want to throw these away? do you want to put these in the dishwasher? >> we are beyond paper. we are beyond disposable. we want to use these and reuse these. they are dishwasher friendly, so affordable. great way to update your style. >> all right. these are cool too. >> these are wonderful plates from pottery barn. got that look of the hand glazed ceramic. yet they do go in the dishwasher. perfectly priced. lemonade. one aspect you want to bring with you, if you're in the park

or on the picnic, in a patio setting, you want to have differe citronella candles. your guests want to be comfortable. >> put one under the picnic table because that's where they hang out. >> very smart. great way to entertain on a budget friendly, stylish look. >> and if you're from "southern living," you have to have sweet tea. >> the blacker, the better, because it means it's got a lot of sugar. >> thank you, kristi crowe. for more on these products, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. julie, i hope you have a lovely day. we'll sending you some spectacular plastic plates. >> do the initials patch my initials? they didn't match yours. >> school of art in charleston. >> there you go. >> for continuing live coverage of the sotomayor confirmation hearings, log on to cbsnews.com. have a great day.

hope you had a fantastic weekend. i'm meteorologist kim mar mar. almost 9:00. a great show ahead. relax and enjoy with us. grab that coffee and sit back. 78 gaithersburg, 73 quantico. here's how it looks from the sky. looking down on a few patchy clouds. the conditions are thinning out. plenty of sunshine today and you will notice the winds with that northernly component that helps to keep the humidity in check. across maryland 67 hagerstown to 73 at andrew air force base. the high today at shady side is 83. hagerstown 85 and 82 forecast

for you. in urbana, middle 70s have begun to creep in to leesburg and winchester. 75 fredericksburg. high temperatures are warming across northern virginia. you will feel it in spotsylvania with 85 and 87 warrenton and 85 to the west in strasburg. the way we see it. 6 as and 70s now and middle to upper 80s. the average high is 88 and our winds from the northwest five to ten. 81 ocean city. kris sneed, how's the traffic. >> traffic is looking rough this morning. good news/bad news. the good news the accident on 370 has been moved to the shoulder. bad news is you are jammed from father hurley to the accident scene. that's about a 42-minute delay. in to bethesda and arlington road is open. it was close due to an accident. it is clearing out.

66 eastbound slow from 50 to 123 and nutley to 495. a little stop and go there. bad news van doren street will be closed throughout the morning rush at vine street due to a water main break. you will not be able to access eisenhower from van doren. >> thank you. seven-day forecast is up. today, tomorrow, wednesday all good. a little warm on wednesday with that 9 o. yesterday we hit 90. we haven't done that since june 25th. where's summer been? not complaining. we'll be right back for the 9:00 a.m. show. and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com.

frosted shredded wheat! yeah, but i'm throwing it away. why? you seem to really like it. i do. my wife wants me to. she says there can't be any fiber in it. (mr. mehta) it's got a third of a day's worth of fiber. it tastes way too good to have fiber! ten crunchy little layers frosted to perfection. i eat what i want. she's here, isn't she? she is. hey. (announcer) fiber one frosted shredded wheat. cardboard no. delicious yes.

it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles )