check out the fall foliage and a great tasting recipe. breaking news. hurricane season finally gets under way as tropical storm claudette drenches the florida panhandle while two other storms lurk in the atlantic. we'll bring you the latest. the frantic search continues for a woman kidnapped in georgia while talking on her cell phone. >> this is awful. this is awful. >> we'll talk with the missing woman's mother and brother. reports out of london say prince william and kate middleton have made a secret deal to finally get married. so when will he reportedly make her his princess bride? we'll tell you. and taming tiger. an unknown comes from behind to stun the world's greatest golfer "early" this monday morning, august 17th, 2009.

captioning funded by cbs good monday morning, everybody. i'm maggie rodriguez here in new york with jeff glor, who's in for harry smith. welcome, jeff. >> thank you. good to be here. >> and julie chen is in los angeles. >> good morning. welcome back. >> great to be back from vacation, well, sort of. if you pick up the newspaper this morning, there's a good chance you'll see on the front page that the public option, the government-run public option that president obama has been pushing during the town hall meetings this past week may be dropped. he may be willing to give it up because of opposition from lawmakers and the public. ahead this morning, we'll be talking to howard dean about what that means for this debate and for healthcare costs for you. jules? also ahead this morning, disgraced falcon quarterback michael vick opened up on "60 minutes" about how prison life has changed him as well as his attitude towards animals. now that he's back on the football field, the question is

will fans forgive him? we'll have all the latest. how about this stunning result in the pga tournament yesterday? tiger woods, the legendary tiger woods beaten by y.e. yang, a guy who took up the game of golf at 19 years old. >> remarkable. >> all those stories about tiger taking it up at 2 years old. we'll have more on y.e. yang. first this morning, some breaking news as tropical storm claudette moves across the florida panhandle. it weakens as it moves across land, but it is the other storms gaining strength in the atlantic right now that have forecasters worried. cbs news correspondent kelly cobiella is in miami this morning with more. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. after a sleepy start to the hurricane season, people in florida and throughout the southeast were jolted awake this weekend, not just by the first named storm of the season, but the first, second, and third. tropical storm claudette, the third storm of the season, was the first to come ashore,

bringing 50 mile an hour gusts and buckets of rain to parts of the florida panhandle sunday night. most locals stayed put. >> i've only had to leave once. >> about every time this year we experience this type of weather. >> reporter: the season's first system, ana, was a tropical storm but has since been downgraded to a depression. just behind her in the atlantic ocean is bill, the first hurricane of the season. weather experts say we can thank el nino for a relatively quiet summer so far. >> el nino typically equals wind shear in the atmosphere, and that tends to disrupt storm organization. >> reporter: for now people in florida's panhandle will be checking the damage after claudette's best shot. and it looks like it won't be much of a shot. damage is expected to be minor, and claudette is now weakening. that's the good news. now for the relatively bad. as i mentioned, tropical storm bill turned into a category 1 hurricane early this morning.

dave? >> kelly, thank you. we're going to continue to keep our eye on the storms right now. as we've been reporting, claudette did make landfall as a tropical storm about 1:00 this morning. now we're going to continue to track it. it came ashore near ft. walton beach, florida. the storm is moving to the north and west, expected to weaken throughout the course of the day. there's that track. now we'll move on, and we're keeping our eye on two other storms. ana, of course. there's that track. and bill. that also, again, in the process of moving eastward. the first bill is the first of the atlantic season to become a hurricane, moving quickly to the west/northwest. and tropical storm -- or tropical depression, i should say, ana moving across the northeastern caribbean. now back to claudette. it is the longest we've had to wait for a named storm to hit land since hurricane andrew back in 1992, and we all know how

strong that was and what an active season we had after that storm came ashore. meantime, forecasters have just recently scaled back their predictions for this year, saying they now expect only ten named storms instead of 11, and just four hurricanes instead of five. we'll keep our eye on that. you know those change frequently throughout the season. again, this is a late start to the hurricane season, not necessarily indicative of the strength of what we'll see or indeed what may wind up being our final numbers. julie? >> thanks a lot, dave. from hurricanes to now wildfires. firefighters are stretched thin here in california, battling nearly a dozen wildfires across the state. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has the latest. >> reporter: among a half dozen major wildfires burning in california, the blaze 70 miles north of sacramento threatens hundreds of homes as well as a hydroelectric power plant and transmission lines. fire officials say the blaze was started by sparks after a hawk hit a power line. >> doubled and then tripled in

size real fast. >> reporter: the fire near santa barbara has a more sinister cause, officials say. >> it was a cooking fire from an illegal marijuana operation. >> reporter: in the santa cruz mountains, there was good news for some 2,000 residents. the evacuation order for the town of bonny doon was lifted. no homes have been lost in this fire, but two out buildings were destroyed. one was filled with lumber and windows for carren wilson dixon's dream home. >> it was going to be part of our house we were going to build. >> reporter: that loss was made easier by what was saved. the flames reached within four feet of her house before firefighters stopped them. >> to have it come that close, i just have to say those guys are my heroes. >> reporter: that sentiment was echoed by governor arnold schwarzenegger on a visit to the fire command center. >> we have the best firefighters in the world. >> reporter: while more of this fire has now been contained, fire officials say it's still likely to be the end of the month before this is considered

completely out. john blackstone, cbs news, in the santa cruz mountains. >> and now here's maggie. >> jules, thank you. president obama winds up his trip to the west today in phoenix, where he'll address the veterans of foreign wars. but his seeming willingness to compromise with republicans now on healthcare reform that is making front page news this morning and may overshadow that speech. cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president. good morning, chip. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. this is the final stop on the president's four-day swing through the west. it's a trip that has combined the business of selling healthcare reform with the pleasure of a family vacation. president obama took a brief break from the battle over healthcare sunday, visiting the grand canyon with his family. but there was no break for the president's deputies and allies, who made a hard sell for healthcare reform on the sunday talk shows. >> what happens if we do nothing? that's the riskiest option of all. >> reporter: but gibbs also suggested the president is no longer committed to a government

insurance option that would compete with private plans, that he's open to the possibility of using nonprofit cooperatives instead. >> the bottom line for this for the president is what we have to have is choice and competition in the insurance market. >> reporter: critics say the president is finally caving because he has no choice. >> i think a lot of the proposals that the president's talked about and some of the democrats have talked about are in deep trouble. >> reporter: the president meanwhile in a sunday "new york times" opinion piece said vigorous debate over healthcare is a good thing but only if it's honest. "we are bound to disagree," he wrote, "but let's disagree over issues that are real and not wild misinterpretations." later today, the president addresses the national con federation of the veterans of foreign wars here in phoenix. the topic is afghanistan and iraq, but we're told he'll also use the occasion to try to convince skeptical veterans they have nothing to fear from healthcare reform. maggie? >> cbs' chip reid in phoenix.

thank you, chip. joining us from burlington, vermont, is howard dean, former chairman of the democratic national committee and former governor of vermont. his new book is called "howard dean's prescription for real healthcare reform" and he'll talk to us about the debate this morning. good morning, governor. >> good morning, maggie. how are you? >> i'm well. now that the president has wavered on his plan that the healthcare include a public option, do you think he should say the public option is off the table. let's get on without it? >> the problem is you can't have reform without a public option. the public option is what veterans have and what people over 65 have, and that's medicare. it works really well. it's more efficient than the healthcare industry. they don't kick you off insurance if you get sick. and they don't charge you an outrageous amount of money. if you really want to fix the healthcare system, you've got to give the public the choice of having such an option. if you don't want to have the public option, you most certainly shouldn't spend $60

billion a year subsidizing the health insurance industry. that's definitely not an option. do a little health insurance reform like states, including ours, did 15 years ago, and that works well. and we'll tackle healthcare at another time. let's not say we're doing reform without a public option. the two aren't mixed. >> what if the public doesn't want it? president obama's approval rating is down to 53%. 42% of voters believe he's mishandled healthcare. how do you explain he's losing public support? >> i think bill clinton is still the smartest political mind in america. he said it at a net roots convention in pittsburgh. as soon as president obama signs the bill, his ratings will go up again. and i think that's true. it's a messy process. it's a politics process. the senate is not even back in session for the next three weeks. my guess is the republicans aren't going to vote for this bill no matter what. there's no point in making a lot of concessions to people who aren't going to vote for the bill under any circumstances anyway. >> can it pass with this public omgs now that the president has essentially admitted he's willing to compromise on it? >> i don't think it can pass

without the public option. there are too many people who understand, including the president himself, the public option is absolutely linked to reform. if you don't have the republicans playing seriously in this bill, you only have the democrats, and the democrats want a public option. the public option is just that. you get to choose. if you as an individual don't want public insurance, you shouldn't take it for yourself. then you ought to let the people who do want public insurance to have that, just like they do when they're over 65. >> nft next 20 seconds, your prediction. will this pass the way it is now with the public option? >> it will pass with the public option, and the president will sign it sometime in december. >> thank you very much. now let's check in with dave. he's got a check of weather around the country. good morning. >> good morning to you folks. in addition to all the activity in the atlantic, we want to take a look at let's say the central great lakes down to the lower mississippi valley. we have a line of thunderstorms that are going to be affecting those areas. keep that in mind. meanwhile, we're talking about nice cool canadian air rolling through the northern plains. that's going to drop temperatures. we'll see a warm-up as we head

through the northern rockies. in california and along the west coast, things stay the same. the concern, of course, right along, especially the state of california, the dry conditions and the high heat. as we roll over to the east coast, we are going to see a string of 90 degree days. it's going to finally feel like summer for an extended period of time. humidity is going to be up as well. watch for a low pressure system, of course. the result of some of that storm activity rolling through, let's say, the area right

>> 80s in the hawaiian islands and into the 60s with scattered showers throughout the state of alaska. that's a quick look at our maps this morning. jeff, back to you. >> thank you very much. here he is out of prison and back on the field. we'll hear more from michael vick. also ahead, the latest on a frantic search for a woman kidnapped while talking on her cell phone. we'll speak with her mother and brother. and did prince william agree to a secret pact to marry his longtime girlfriend? we'll have the latest on rumors ofl ro ainweyag?ddum for a pure clean, there is one clear choice: all free clear 2x concentrated detergent. all free clear's powerful clean is free of the ingredients you'll find in most detergents: no perfumes... no dyes... no preservatives... free clear is specially designed for people with sensitive skin and has powerful stainlifters, so you can trust it to get the job done right. free clear is the number-one detergent recommended by dermatologists...

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election. about 17 million afghans are eligible to vote. but in some taliban strong holds that could be very dangerous. cbs news chief foreign affairs correspondent lara logan reports. >> reporter: u.s. marines in afghanistan's hostile helmand province continues to battle taliban militants this weekend, firing mortars into the valley which is still under taliban control. this area has been the site of intense fighting between militants and marines. as the u.s. tries to establish enough security for afghans to vote safely in thursday's election. the taliban has vowed to attack polling sites and threatened to kill anyone who goes to vote. brigadier general larry nicholson is the top marine in afghanistan and commander of the south. >> yes, there will be an election here, and it may be modest. but as far as i'm concerned, if one person comes out to vote, then that's a success. >> reporter: across the country, security is tightening. campaigning is in its final

moments. last night the top three presidential contenders, including president hamid karzai, took part in an american style televised debate. karzai leads in all of the latest polls but not by enough. he'll likely face a run-off against his strongest challenger, former prime minister abdullah abdullah. karzai's security chief has announced the taliban agreed to open polling stations in parts of the south, but the taliban quickly denied that any deal had been made. and in areas of the south under their control, there are no ballot papers and no polling stations to be opened. >> cbs' lara logan in helmand province, afghanistan. north korea is talking tough again this morning. north korean television warned the government would launch nuclear attacks in response to any nuclear threat by the u.s. or south korea. that came as the u.s. and south korea kicked off annual computer simulated war games. and in golf, an unknown took

down tiger woods at the pga. y.e. yang began the final day two strokes behind woods but took the lead with an eagle on the 14th. yang won by three after a birdie on the final hole. it is the first time woods has lost a major tournament that he led after three rounds. y.e. yang ranked 110th before yesterday anyway. it is now 7:19. here's jeff. >> just amazing. thanks, russ. disgraced quarterback michael vick says prison changed his life. he made that statement in an exclusive interview on "60 minutes" on sunday. cbs news correspondent terrell brown joins me with more on that now. terrell, good morning to you. >> geoff, good morning to you. michael vick back on the practice field. it's a sight we haven't seen in a couple of years. in fact, it was back in 2007 that vick pled guilty to running a dogfighting enterprise at his home in virginia. he lost it all -- his money, his career, even adoring fans. last night in a cbs news exclusive, vick explained why he deserves a second chance. he sported a red practice jersey

with his old number, 7. michael vick threw passes and ran plays with his new eagle teammates and coaches. >> i was wrong, man. >> reporter: in his first interview since going to prison, vick told "60 minutes" that once he was incarcerated, his feelings of guilt brought him to tears. >> the first day i walked into prison and they slammed that door, i knew, you know, the magnitude of the decisions that i made. >> do you understand why people are outraged? >> i understand why, and i'm going to say it again. it sickens me to my stomach. when i was in prison, i was disgusted, you know, because of what i let happen to those animals. i could have put a stop to it. i could have walked away from it. >> reporter: vick's new contract with the eagles could net him nearly $7 million over two years. fans have mixed reactions. >> i think he paid his debt. i have no problem. he served two years in jail. he deserves a second chance. >> i think playing in the national football league is a privilege, not for somebody who

would murder innocent animals. >> i think we understand there's going to be some people who don't agree with it, but i think the people that do agree with it probably outweigh that other group. >> reporter: vick is working with the humane society to teach children about the horrors of animal abuse. >> i encourage you to love your animals. >> reporter: saying his actions will speak louder than his words. >> i'm going to still be involved in the community because i still, regardless of football, would have a voice that can have an impact on kids because i've been a living example of what not to do. >> and under the conditions of his reinstatement to the nfl, vick can practice with the eagles and participate in team meetings. but it could be late october before he's allowed to play in a regular season game. jeff? >> cbs' terrell brown, thank you. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by purina. your pet, our passion. come on. [ kissing ] come on. good girl. mollie's never looked better. i really was amazed to see the change in her coat.

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families dressed alike and a whole lot of cheering people on this monday on our plaza. welcome back to "the early show." good to be back here in new york. >> including cheery people inside as well. >> yes, we're happy to be here. we're cheery. this morning we have news from london. prince william and his on again/off again girlfriend are very much on again. he and kate middleton attended aed wing last week, and there's speculation that they are getting ready finally to tie the knot themselves. the details are secret, but we have a royal insider this morning to fill us in from

london. also, as we head into flu season in the fall, health officials are gearing up for what might be more h1n1 cases. this morning there could be new concerns about the h1n1 vaccine, and our dr. jennifer ashton will tell you everything you need to know this morning. first, over to julie in l.a. jules? >> thanks a lot, jeff. a prayer vigil was held sunday for a woman who vanished off the streets of a small town in georgia nearly a week ago. the search continues for 38-year-old christie cornwell, who was allegedly abducted during a walk down a two-lane road near her family home in the rural town of blairsville, georgia. >> we have not focused in on any one suspect. >> reporter: more than 100 officers have been combing the north georgia mountains for the missing mother of one. >> i just want to get her photos on the air as much as possible. that's the only reason i'm here today is just to try to keep christie in everyone's minds. >> investigators say cornwell

was on her cell phone talking to her boyfriend when she was abducted. douglas davis told investigators he heard a struggle before the phone went dead. her cell phone was found friday evening about 3 1/2 miles from where she disappeared. >> we know that it is the victim's telephone. >> cornwell's disappearance is a blow to a community still recovering from the january 2008 abduction of meredith emerson, who was held for four days in the area before being bludgeoned to death. her killer later led officers to her body. >> when i found out she was snatched, i cried. i don't even know her. but this is awful. this is awful. >> joining us now from blairsville, georgia, are christie cornwell's mother jo ann and her brother richard, along with john bankhead of the georgia bureau of investigation. good morning to you all. >> good morning. >> mr. bankhead, let me begin with you. what is the latest in the search for christie? >> right now there's nothing been turned up to indicate where

she might be. we searched an area 3 1/2 miles out from where abduction occurred. those searches will continue today. the latest find was the cell phone that was found by a property owner, but other than that and other than the personal items that were discovered the night of the abduction, we have no indication of where she might be. >> what can you tell us about the last phone conversation that christie had with her boyfriend, douglas davis? >> she was walking along jones creek road and was talking on the cell phone with her boyfriend in atlanta. she indicated to the boyfriend that a car was approaching. the boyfriend heard from her indications that -- of a struggle. the phone went dead. the boyfriend in turn called her mother, who called 911 to the yuba county sheriff's office. >> richard, let me turn to you.

how well does your family know your sister's boyfriend douglas davis? >> i'm not going to get into those types of details. he's very critical in this investigation since he was apparently the last person to talk to her before the abduction. so we're just going to withhold any comments about mr. davis right now. >> jo ann, let me turn to you. i know that your daughter was living with you while she was on break from school, and it was very common for her to walk up and down jones creek road. is that a safe area, jo ann? >> well, it's a small neighborhood, and we always considered it safe. but where she went missing, it was very isolate, no houses nearby. >> what has this past week been like for you, jo ann, and your entire family? >> well, it's the worst nightmare of our lives, not knowing where your child is, if they're safe or not. >> is there a message you want to get out there to anyone who

might be listening, whether it's even christie or, say, her abductor or abductors? >> well, i just want to tell christie that there's hundreds and hundreds of people looking for her. they're not going to give up. we're not going to give up. whoever took her, just ask them to please have mercy on them, on her, and know that she has a 15-year-old son that needs his mother. and we need her back. >> richard cornwell, jo ann cornwell, our heart goes out to you. we hope this interview helps find your daughter safe and sound. john bankhead from the georgia bureau of investigation, we thank you too as well. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. now let's go back to new york and dave for another check of the weather. dave? >> all right, julie. some very serious activity as we take a look at the atlantic hurricane season. claudette made landfall at ft. walton beach, florida, early this morning. now centered over the western

sections of the florida panhandle. a minor system, not producing too much in the way of storm surge. winds won't be that much of an issue either. let's go to the maps. we're talking about 25 to 30-mile-per-hour winds. heavy rain could result in flooding in low-lying areas. we could see an additional two to five inches in some of those sections where we get the heaviest rain. we'll keep an eye on that. in the meantime on friday, we had one named storm. then in the span of 36 hours over the weekend, we got three as the tropics have gone wild. we'll keep an eye on all the other activity. in the meantime, though, we're looking at bill, which became a hurricane at 5:00 this morning. it could be a serious hurricane. but as far as landfall goes, still a very big question. there's a fair amount of time with which to track it. as far as the rest goes, the midwest down to lower mississippi valley, we're going to see rain in the gulf

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good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. the report here is that it's no longer a question of if, but when. prince william and girlfriend kate middleton have come to a decision, but don't hold your breath. he's 27, and so is she, and they've been together more or less for eight years. now it's reported they've finally come to -- no, not an engagement, but an understanding. according to the british tabloid news of the world, the understanding is that prince william and kate middleton's romance will end in marriage but not right away. some say that's headlining the obvious. >> well, i think everyone knows that prince william and kate middleton will be together eventually in marriage. >> reporter: but the latest report claims that assumption is now at the heart of a buckingham palace strategy, a plan for the couple to be married before william's grandmother queen elizabeth celebrates the diamond jubilee of her reign, marking 60 years on the throne. that happens in 2012, which means the young couple l now

have just three years to tie the knot, time for kate to learn the royal ropes. >> she has to learn to be able to speak in public. we've never heard kate middleton ever speak. she's a very shy, retiring sort of girl. she will be having media training. >> reporter: shy and retiring, of course, didn't dim the star power of the last princess to dominate the headlines here, but diana mania is what the palace reportedly hopes to avoid repeating. in the time left before an engagement, if there's to be one, the plan is also said to be aimed at boosting william's celebrity. more foreign tours are on his schedule. another report here says william will be spending some time with his father, prince charles, this month. and teasingly asks, will they discuss a wedding announcement? wait and see. actually, maggie, we don't have much choice, do we? >> no, we don't. cbs' richard roth in london. thanks a lot, richard.

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it gets triggered by infection or possibly a vaccination against infection and results in a progressive weakening of nerves in the body. starts in the legs, works its way up. most times people get better on their own, but in some cases it could cause death. >> all this goes back to 1976. >> the history is in ftft. dix, new jersey, a soldier became ill and died from influenza. and there was an influenza outbreak at ft. dix. they found both swine flu and pneumonia. the fear is this was a resurgence or comeback of deadly 1918 flu virus that killed so many people. >> did they definitely get gbs from the vaccination? >> that's a known association. it's thought to occur one time out of every million vaccinations. it does seem to occur a little more often with influenza. again, it's rare. in the case of 1976, the fear was this influenza outbreak was coming back, and they really pushed people to get vaccinated.

>> we should repeat how rare it is. >> extremely rare. >> one out of every million vaccinations. my question is do you get the h1n1 vaccine? >> it's a very important question, and it's one that has to be made by each individual person with some good information and credible, reputable information from a healthcare professional. it comes down, jeff, to risk versus benefit. the risk of dying of this h1n1 vaccine luckily is very low. it's about 1 in 1,000. the risk of getting gbs from an influenza vaccination is thought to be 1 in 1 million. if you are a high risk group, the benefits of the vaccination might be worth the risk for you, but, again, that's an individual decision. i think it should be left up to the patient. >> my wife is six months pregnant. we're looking to do that, obviously. i'm assuming that is something you would counsel. what do people need to do before they get the h1n1 vaccine? >> again, recognize nothing in life is zero risk. again, luckily the h1n1 virus has been mild in the majority of people who have been infected

with it. again, vaccinations can be very, very important and life-saving in certain high risk groups. make your decision with good information. again, i think that decision needs to be respected. >> sounds like good advice. dr. jennifer ashton, thank you so much. still to come this morning, all your bags are packed. have you signed up for travel insurance? is it worth it? this is "the early show" on cbs. >> announcer: cbs healthwatch sponsored by nicorette. you can do it. nicorette can help. of nicorette 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.

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hurricane season kicks in as tropical storm claudette makes landfall and soaks the florida panhandle. we'll bring you the latest on that and the two other storms following right behind claudette. you hear plenty about travel insurance, but is it really worth it? we'll tell you whether you should pack a policy for your next vacation. and it's back-to-school time, almost. we'll give you advice on what to tell nervous kids and show you the coolest new school supplies. "early" this monday morning, august 17th, 2009. monday, monday. welcome back to "the early show," everybody. i'm maggie rodriguez with jeff

glor and dave price. harry's off today. and everybody's cheering for julie in l.a. good morning, jules. >> thank you. thank you all. just kidding. coming up in this hour of the program, we've all heard about pregnant women and their strange food cravings. i haven't had any yet, but for those women who have, we're going to show you some healthy alternatives. jeff, you just mentioned your wife is six months pregnant. has she had any cravings? have you had to go out to the store for something odd? >> of course, if she asked, i would run immediately. >> good answer. how about a hand for jeff glor? >> that said, jules, she's like you. she hasn't had any of the weird cravings yet. a couple of headaches along the way, but so far pickles have not been requested to combat the headaches. >> maggie, did you have any? >> i needed to have lem onade every day, and the occasional beef and bean burrito.

but i'm not a big lemonade person. every day of my pregnancy, i needed to have the lemonade. >> we'll get some for you. >> she needed a fix. >> more food this morning. talk about weird cravings, master chef michael chiarello this morning is going to teach us how to make -- maggie be, i d a little help with this. >> he calls it the hamburgerese enorme. >> large hamburger. >> that's not the biggest burger ever. at a burger fest in wisconsin, 2001, the biggest burger ever made in this country weighed in at 8,200 pounds. >> grande enorme. >> that cow was so big. >> grande enorme. we'll get to that in a minute. first, here's russ mitchell at the news desk. russ, good morning to you. >> good morning to you guys. good morning to you at home. hurricane bill still more

than 1,000 miles east of western antilles became the first hurricane of the 2009 atlantic hurricane season this morning. in the meantime, claudette has been downgraded to a tropical depression. the storm made landfall in the florida panhandle. as a tropical storm, it has produced rain but no damage. important news in the healthcare finance debate. the so-called public option may be going away. president obama wants a government-run insurance plan but does not have enough congressional support for it. now he and other officials said they could accept other ways to help the uninsured. >> what's important is choice and competition. i'm convinced, at the end of the day, the plan will have both of those. but that is not the essential element. >> the most likely alternative, insurance co-ops designed to help people buy private insurance more easily. in minneapolis, charges of excessive police force caught on video. it shows half a dozen officers kicking and punching darrell jenkins after a traffic stop. the initial report said jenkins

resfted arrest. those charges were later dropped. the minneapolis police chief will study the video today. milwaukee mayor tom barrett was beaten with a pipe on saturday when he tried to help a woman he didn't know who called for help in an apparent domestic dispute. he is hospitalized with head and other injuries. in phoenix, president obama addresses the annual veterans of foreign wars convention today. yesterday mr. obama and his family toured the grand canyon. the president was 11 years old the last time he visited the landmark. right now katie couric has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. an exclusive investigation. the battle over the aarp. the president says that organization supports him on healthcare reform, but the group says not so fast. now thousands of members are leaving. so what's really going on? tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >> it is now 8:04. david price is out on the plaza with another check of the weather. hi, dave. >> nice to see you, russ.

the heat is not getting anybody at all. the new york international gift fair is here. actually, some of this stuff is really kind of cool. what do we have here? >> it's an antique looking magnifying glass with the claw foot. >> it's really neat and kind of hefty. >> sold by vagabond vintage, pier 94 at the gift center. >> keep on pushing it. we have carved soap here. >> carved solutions from vermont. everything is all natural and personalized with your initial, your monogram, or your name. >> and one more. >> this is scooter pillow pillow pillow. we're made in long island, brooklyn, and we're in hososoho. >> we got it done. don't worry, umbrella lady. i'll get you. let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening all across the country. we're looking at tropical depression claudette, currently southern alabama area while tropical depression ana moving through the northeast caribbeabb meanwhile, we have hurricane bi, which is jt continuing to brew, and that is working its wa towards the north and east.

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if the plane crashes, first of all, you're not getting the money anyway. you're gone. and if you look at it as an annualized premium, it's one of the most expensive things you can buy. in most cases, you don't need flight insurance. >> let's talk about trip cancellation insurance. >> this is serious stuff. trip cancellation and interruption insurance. the answer is it really depends on the money you're investing. if you're buying a $59 ticket on southwest airlines, you don't need it. if you're investing in a $4,000 cruise, you do. with one caveat. you never want to buy the insurance from the travel provider themselves. if they go out of business, so does your insurance. buy it from a third party. any travel agent can sell it to you. and then you have to figure out the fine print, meaning what do you get to cancel? if the travel operator can sells, you're usually covered. but what happens if you have to cancel? if you're sick, most policies will cover you. if you just decide you want to go to hawaii instead of aruba, you're not covered. there are some policies that will do it at a higher premium. read the fine print. >> if the trip gets interrupted

and they have to go back into port early, you're also -- >> it's more than just a cruise. let's say there's a problem and the plane's delayed, and you miss four days of your trip. you're covered with that too. >> let's talk about medical policies and medical insurance when you travel. this is a big deal. a lot of people are confused about this. >> i'm a big fan of this. medical evacuation and repate rags insurance. i carry one of these cards. it's usually an annualized premium of $250 per person. it's an annual premium for as many times as you want to play. you have to read the fine print. what it really says, in essence, if you get sick or injured overseas, they will send a medically equipped plane for you and fly you back to the medical facility or doctor of your choice. that's the best policy, but you have to read the fine print. a lot of other policies will say, we'll medically evacuate you and repatriate you to the doctor or medical facility of our choice. quite frankly, who wants to be at a bad hmo in rwanda? not me. >> no one does. >> you'd better read the fine

print. >> sometimes it comes with the credit card offers you see? >> you have to read -- >> you want your own insurance. >> you want your own insurance because some of those credit card policies, once again, it's the lowest bidder who gets to get you out of the country. not a good idea. >> you're going to an exotic place. sometimes you hear about infectious diseases, bad weather. is there insurance to cover those things? do you get it? >> there's a lot of weather insurance. some resorts and destinations are offering hurricane insurance. >> speaking of hurricane season. >> but here's the bottom line. you have to buy it before the weather service actually names the storm. duh. so you can't -- you can't hear of a hurricane and then buy the insurance. you buy it when you buy your trip. the other kind of insurance that happened now recently with the swine flu, a lot of destinations are offering insurance saying, if you actually go to mexico now and contract swine flu, they will fly you back at their expense for your next three vacations. almost makes it worth getting the disease. >> weather insurance, yes or no? >> weather insurance, yes, but you have to buy it before they name the storm. >> peter greenberg, as always,

good to see you. for more on travel insurance, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. up next, the cravings of a pregnant woman. we'll have healthy ways. there she is. we'll have some healthy ways to feed that belly. we caught you, jules. me what i want to be when i grow up. maybe it's your name. richard? smucker. (announcer) when your name is smucker everyone knows you'll grow up to make the world's best jam. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. all free clear 2x concentrated detergent. all free clear's powerful clean is free of the ingredients you'll find

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even if you've been warned about it, one of the big surprises about being pregnant is having food cravings. we caught up with a few expectant moms at new york's prenatal yoga center. >> the cravings that i've had are a lot of dairy things, like ice cream and macaroni and cheese. >> some of the cravings i've had are ihop, a lot of ihop, mangos, nuts, and a lot of grapes. cravings started about three months. >> it's a boy, and the first time i had a girl, with the

girl, i didn't crave a thing. with the boy, in the beginning i craved a little bit more meat. >> joining us now is nutritionist frances largeman-roth, author of "feed the belly: the pregnant mom's healthy eating guide." good morning, frances. >> good morning, maggie. >> congrats on the book. >> thank you. >> is there any rhyme or reason to what women crave or don't crave? >> we don't know. researchers, some of them have some ideas that it's something that your body needs. something that the baby needs. so maybe if you're craving that juicy steak or juicy burger, it's because you need more iron. but then other people say that, no, it's just because society tells us that pregnant women should be craving things, and that's why we experience it. >> although cravings are a real thing because i never wanted frosted lemonade so much as when i was pregnant. jules, have you had any cravings at all? >> no. i mean, look, even when i'm not pregnant, i like all types of food, but if anything, this might fall as a craving under that category. i always want a snack in the afternoon, and i try and make a healthy choice, which is very

unlike me. like i've been eating a lot of greek yogurt, and i'll put in maybe a little bit of honey, some fresh fruit, and some dried fruit and some nuts. >> that's really good. >> so that's it. frances, why do some women normally they say, oh, i love spaghetti and meatballs, but when i'm pregnant, i hated it. what's that about? >> a lot of women have aversions too. it turns out the more cravings you have, the more aversions you have. so things kind of balance out in the end. i think it's because you do have a more piqued sense of smell and sense of taste when you're pregnant. >> absolutely. >> so things that you love before are now the things that turn you off. so it's kind of -- it's very individualistic, and as you can see, those cravings are all over the place from those women at the yoga center. >> if you do have food cravings, we should all do what julie does and try to think healthy. your book is all about healthy alternativ alternatives. if you're craving big fat burger

enormes like we're going to have with our chef, what should you have? >> you should go with the tuscan turkey burger from our book. it has cheese and arugula on top. it's got 400 calories compared to almost 700 calories in a burger and much less sodium. >> you want mexican food, want a taco, have a healthy one. >> go with alyssa's taco salad from the book. still has 30 grams of protein in it and b-12 for babies growing red blood cells. >> gooey mac and cheese. >> brocco mac and cheese. you get the broccoli and extra calcium. i put a little dried milk powder in there. >> what if you want a big chocolate chip cookie? >> this cookie doesn't look that good, and it's 500 calories. go for the oh baby breakfast cookies, and you could eat these for breakfast. you make it at home. they have oats, dried cherries,

almon almonds, very, very tasty. >> i can feel julie craving that as we speak. what about this? this is a milkshake craving? >> milkshake craving, chocolate craving, very typical to go for one of these things. this is like 1,000 calories. instead go for the oh susanna chocolate milkshake. much lower in calories, still rich in calcium. >> we give up alcohol. how about by the end, maybe i'll have a glass of wine. >> talk to your doctor about that one. >> definitely. >> yeah, women get really thirsty. i think julie talks about how thirsty she's become. i really love kir royal. i developed a mock tail called la royal. it has white grape juice and sparkling water, and it's delicious. you can still feel like a grown-up when you go out to dinner. >> jules, you got this? >> i'm getting rid of this water with cucumber and lemon, which is semi drink of choice for seven months now and get that. i'll still drink this.

>> frances largeman-roth, always good to have you. to read an excerpt, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> welcome to the man show. >> that's right. have a beer. >> the buzz is building over the latest drama in the big brother house. julie, what happened there over the weekend? >> okay. in case you missed last night's episode -- i know you three never miss an episode. >> correct. >> we all get together and watch, just like we're on the couch now. >> it's our version of "sex and the city." >> i thought you were on the phone with each other like, no, she didn't. >> twittering and the whole thing. >> this is an alert for anyone who didn't watch last night and they don't want me to spoil it. but basically, for the third time in, what, 11 seasons on the air, this past weekend unfortunately was very serious. we had to ask someone to leave the game. we had to expel someone.

and it was chima. last night at the end of the show, you're left thinking who was it? we basically said watch on tuesday, when you see someone self-destruct and must exit the game. all i can say is that, when you watched tuesday's episode -- look, i'm sorry to say that chima is not playing anymore. i thought she was a very interesting person to watch. she was very compelling and outspoken and honest with her feelings. that we always appreciate on the show from all house guests. we just want people to be themselves. but when you watch tuesday night's episode, you will see why, basically, our back was up against the wall, and we had to expel her from the game. you will see her behavior that led up to the expulsion. then you can decide. you know, i'm sure a lot of people out there were rooting for her, and i'm sure there were some people who were happy to see her go. that's always the way it is with everybody in "big brother." some people love you.

some people don't like you. >> julie, we actually had to do the same thing here, expel someone. >> i'm not taking this anymore. i'm not taking it. i may not return after break. >> that's aed good thing. >> hey! ♪

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of the show. it looks good. coming up in this hour, school starts where a lot of germs are spread. that's going to happen soon. this morning we're going to show parents four things they need to do to get their kids ready and kind of make it not the chaotic mess that it can be. >> including the application of the t-zone mask. >> that's right. this might be a good thing. >> it's not one of them. hey, jules. >> hey there, guys. also in this half hour, we're going to take a look at andy warhol's painting of michael jackson. it goes up for auction tomorrow. the question is could it sell for as much as some of his other iconic images? for example, marilyn monroe went for $28 million. >> wow. >> look at liz taylor, wow. speaking of works of art here, where's the beef? we're going to show you. get ready for the biggest, baddest burger ever courtesy of master chef michael chiarello. that is going to be some good stuff. >> let's see what the kids think about it. the ashton kids. dr. ashton's kids, chloe and

alex. would you eat a three-pound burger? >> no. >> no. >> maybe all together we could dig into it. >> that's still a pound apiece. six of us, that's a half pound apiece. >> thank you very much. it takes all of this to operate the weather computers. >> let's say hello to russ mitchell. he's standing by at the news desk right now. >> dave, good thing it's back to school time. >> going to enroll in math class. >> gk to you guys. good morning to you at home. looking for a little adventure with your daily exercise. if running doesn't do it, there's always free running. an extreme sport that's jumped from the big screen to a big city near you. cbs news correspondent mark phillips has that story. >> reporter: car salesmen do it. secret agents do it. but free running has now escaped from commercials and the movies to something like real life. the world free running championships were held in london over the weekend. 25 competitors trying to find the most dangerous way possible to get from it a to b and

somehow survive. it now attracts big crowds and a worldwide tv audience, and it's getting nuttier all the time. >> for the perverted version of it. the fun version that gets to go a little crazier and play in our environment. so i guess that's how it evolved. it's just then the mind takes it as far as it can. >> reporter: but then the body follows. >> that's the question. we'll see if we last. >> reporter: gabe "jaywalker" nunez -- they've ought got nicknames -- won this event last year. he and victor "showtime" lopez make a living as stuntmen in l.a. but the bar is being raised all the time. this year's winner tim "livewire" seemed to be able to walk on air. no one knows where the limit is in free running, but they're all trying to push it. to call this life imitating art is an injustice to both. what this is blurring the line

between show business and sports, a line that's blurred already. for next year's competition, they're already talking about making the leap to america. mark "don't hurt yourself" phillips, cbs news, london. >> think i'll try that on the walk home today. and these really are the dog days of summer. in denver, people are allowed to bring their dogs to the pool to cool off. it's an annual event that takes place the day after the pools close for the summer to human swimmers. not a bad deal. seems early for the pools to close. anyway, good for the dogs. it is now 8:34. dave price is out on the plaza with our final check of the weather. >> good morning to you, russ. russ, you know the slogan, a family that dresses together appears on "the early show" together. we've got a family from dallas, texas. nice to see you guys. do not adjust your television screens. this is actually the shirt they're wearing. nice to see you. welcome. you having a good time in new york? >> yes. >> what grade are you going into next year? >> third. >> third. nice to see you, and good luck in third grade.

again, we have some folks here from long island, from belmore. and? >> east meadow. >> good luck to you. enjoy the warm weather. you're going to have the next few days in the northeast. let's take a look at what's happening all across the country. spoke a lot about the hurricane activity, tropical depression activity, and all of what's happening in the atlantic and gulf states. let's focus on the rest of the country. in the northeast, the high heat is going to really kick into gear. temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s with heat indices lower than that. as you head from the midwest to central great lakes all the way down to portions of the lower mississippi valley, you're going to see thunderstorm activity. meanwhile, the northern plains are going to cool off. it's going to be a real beauty of a day into today and tomorrow. and then we are going to see a return to normal heat as we head from the rockies out west. we're worried about the heat and the dry conditions in california right now. we'll continue to keep an eye on the winds there as well. and it will be beautiful as we head into tomorrow and the pacific northwest. that's a quick look at the national maps. here's an cb

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series "early goes back to school." we're going to help you avoid the chaos and confusion that goes hand in hand with going back to school. remember this by "cheaper by the dozen"? author betsy brown braun author of "just tell me what to say" is here with us. do you think this chaos and confusion is inevitable? >> unfortunately, it is. it starts ramping up just before school starts. back to school is about anxiety, and it's about excitement. lots of fun to buy school supplies, lots of anxiety anticipating what's about to come both for parents and for kids. >> all right. let's try to survive it with your tips. number one, you say it's important to create a routine both in the morning and at night. >> routines are absolutely important because they kind of give structure to our lives. they tether us down. they give an anchor. so in the morning, if you can help your younger kids to get up, have a little snoogie time

with their families and get them dressed and get going. in the morning, hurrying is the devil. >> that's the enemy. oh, that is the worst. >> we parents, we really sabotage it. you're going to hate this. if you can get yourself up a little bit earlier, then you can be the calm your child needs you to be. hurrying doesn't work. so with your younger kids, you give them the calm. you get them going after they're dressed. with your older kids, talk about it before what the routine should be and launch them. let them do their thing. if they mess a few things up, if they miss breakfast, they'll know to do it better the next day. >> what about at night? any ideas? >> routines are important. with the little ones, keep to your routine, whatever that may be. kids count on the routine to give them the predictability they need. and with older kids, let them be involved in deciding what they need at night. when they do their homework and where. >> number two, acknowledge but don't build up anxiety. >> everyone is anxious with the

start of school. older kids don't know what's going to come, who their friends are, who their teachers are going to be. little ones, they're really nervous especially if it's their first time back at school. my best piece of advice, maggie, is don't talk about it. when it comes up, respond to their anxiety. let them talk about it. let them know that this is going to be a new experience for you too and that you're going to go through this together. here's a great tip. if your kids are particularly anxious, you could ask them what's making them feel uncomfortable? get out your video camera. tape them talking about what they're anxious about. and then a week or two later, play the tape back, and they'll see they've gotten through the anxiety. >> that it was no big deal. that's a great one. next, give kids some control. you talked about that a little bit in the nighttime routine. let them decide some things. >> let them decide some things. but anxiety creates all kinds of problems. we're all going to be more prone to fighting. two things never to fight about. one of them is food. that's another issue. but clothing for sure. for your little ones, decide

what they can't wear to school in advance. separate is out of the closet. superman costume, capes, that's for the weekend. school clothes over here. and don't comment on what they wear. you know, what your kids wear to school is not a reflection on you. most parents think it is. and with your older ones in advance talk about what's appropriate. then let them come out looking like whatever they look like and let it go. >> and lastly, quickly make family time a priority. no brainer. >> no brainer, but parents forget it. it gets squeezed out. we're the anchor. we tether them. get together, talk. not doing errands. not giving directions. just be together. >> love that. thank you. very comforting. >> you're very welcome. >> betsy brown braun. for more of betsy's back to school tips, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. over to you, jeff. >> maggie, thank you very much. when your kids go back to school, they're going to need high tech supplies these days. here's a look at some of the latest gadgets for fall. senior editor and early show contributor natali del conte. good morning to you. >> good morning.

>> we have steals and splurges this morning. >> that's right. i've separated each gadget by steal and splurge. and all of them are student friendly and pretty much all of them are parental budget friendly. >> so a ton of students now have laptops. bring them into classes. what do we have here? >> i brought two. the first one is the brand new sony vaio "w." this is sony's first netbook. this is very cute. it's pink. it's light. it's under three pounds. when you go to buy a net book, put your hands on the keyboard. really the most important thing about the net book is that your hands fit comfortably on the keyboard and it's light enough to fit in your bag. you should not spend more than $500 if you're getting a net book. they're great for students. fit in your bag. >> dave likes this one. >> it matches the rest of his pink office. >> so the splurge is significantly more expensive, though. >> right. this is the regular sony vaio. it's $1,000 or a little bit underneath, but it also has a

blu-ray player. >> you like the vaios in general? >> they're a pretty solid brand. >> storage devices now? >> you should be backing up your work. you don't want to lose that. first we have a little 4 gig thumb drive. about $30. you shouldn't be spending more than $30 for 4 gigs. put it on your key chain. you can always have this. >> this is a cruiser? >> it's a sandisk. and i brought this drive which turns your ipod or iphone into an external storage drive. whatever storage you don't have used on the iphone, you use to store your documents. plug this into the computer and plug it into ipod, you can use it as extra storage. and then i brought an external drive. this is 500 gigs. >> it's a monster. >> it can take a drop up to 84 feet. should we chuck it? >> 84 feet it can take a drop. >> i don't think you're 84 feet tall. just drop it. go ahead. >> trying to get it a little higher. >> there it goes, and it will

still be able to store your data. i'm going to step on it. it's fine. it's not even creaking under my body weight, all 500 pounds of me. >> little extra. should be all right. we punish the hard drives here. >> they're made to take a beating. >> looks like it. we're talking about printers now. >> i would not drop this. this is just a canon printer. if you want something that is just going to print out your papers, don't spend more than $60 to $100. this one -- >> it will work all right. my experience with the cheaper printers is that sometimes they break a little bit earlier. >> yeah, you can go through them quickly. if you need one next year, make sure you're recycling this, but this one was well rated on c-net. >> to the more expensive printer. >> this is the new hp touchsmart. what really gets me excited is the touchscreen interface. it's fast, and it's an all in one printer, scanner, fax. >> we're not going to have time to get to the ereaders. which are cool little devices. >> this is the first time

anyone's seen the pocket reader. a brand new device out of sony. >> a debut by natali del conte on "the early show." also the kindle. for more on these products, you can go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. now here's julie. >> thanks a lot, jeff. a rare andy warhol painting of michael jackson hits the auction block tomorrow. cbs news correspondent ben tracy reports on this unique work of art. >> reporter: itted can be the perfect royal pair, the king of pop immortalized on canvas by the king of pop art. in 1984, as "thriller" ruled the charts, artist andy warhol was tapped by "time" magazine to paint michael jackson's picture for its cover. >> it is michael jackson at his best. >> reporter: over the last 25 years, the work has passed through the hands of several collectors. now it's up for sale again. for the past two weeks, the painting's been on a world tour, getting the rock star treatment. in london, it took center stage

at the '02 arena, where jackson was to perform. >> it's a lifetime experience. >> reporter: 6,000 miles later, it was in los angeles, where it will exhibit for two days before tuesday's auction. >> the attention that's given to warhol and now the attention that's going to be given to michael jackson, it will be like the mona lisa coming to the metropolitan museum. >> reporter: whether this work ends up in a museum or a private collection won't be known until tuesday, but the sellers who bought this painting for $278,000 in may are now hoping it will go for many millions. other warhol portraits of american icons featuring muhammad ali and marilyn monroe have sold for as much as $28 million. >> it's more memorabilia than fine art. >> reporter: warhol collector and author richard polsky. >> if you ranked warhol's paintings on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, i'd give this a solid 3 1/2. painting is probably worth

$350,000. >> reporter: but the owners aren't worried. they're selling two strokes of genius. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> now let's go back to new york and maggie and jeff. >> check it out. one for me, one for jeff. michael chiarello made us the best breakfast ever. the hamburgerese enorme when we come back here on "the early show" on cbs. its incredible deals.

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>> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by all. choose all and win the battle for clean clothes. if you love burgers, you're going to love the hamburgerese enorme. >> unbelievable. made by michael chiarello, who joins us this morning. owner and chef of napa valley's bottega restaurant. one of three finalists left

standing on bravo's top masters. >> barely standing. >> he's got a strategy. he's going to win them over with a big burger. >> the thing about top chef, it's more like lance armstrong going to the tour de france. the idea is not to win every stage. the idea is not to lose them and go for the gold at the end. >> you made a big burger because? >> i did do a big burger because we had a quick fire, and the judges only get one bite. i wanted the bite to be dead in the middle. >> because that's the best bite of a burger in the middle. >> it's the best bite. i made up this hamburgerese enorme. >> so when they bite it, they cut into the middle? >> right. i'll show you how i make it. i'll show you how i turn this over. stand back, kids. don't try this at home. ready? >> oh, look at that. >> right. >> first things first. how long did you leave it on one side to make sure it's cooked through? >> eight to ten minutes on one side. you can use a thermometer, 135, 145 degrees. >> my concern with a burger that

big is making sure it gets cooked. >> more like a chopped steak. do the same thing you do for a steak or a roast. use the thermometer and check the inside. cheese right in the middle. >> there's cheese inside that? there's cheese inside it. >> this isn't about eating the most burger you can. i'm on the other side. i like to keep things really healthy. if you are going to have a burger, you can do this with six to eight people. i have three pounds. 1 1/2 pounds on each side. i have some plastic wrap. break it up for me. push it right into the meat. >> could you put butter in the middle if you wanted to? >> exactly. i take some salt on both sides. because it's so thick, you want to season the inside and the outside. are you shy? you don't seem like the shy type. >> jam it in there, man. >> there we go. that's perfect. >> i didn't get a manicure. i don't want to show my hands up close. so you can do it. >> so we just put some cheese on the inside like that. >> you really cheese it up good. >> you want lots of seasoning.

black pepper. >> i never heard of this cheese. what if i can't find it in the grocery store? >> cow girl creamery. the idea is to use your favorite cheese. here we go. >> any cheese will do. >> turn this back over. >> oh, you make one burger. >> double decker burger. >> hence the three-pound burger. >> then you season it a second time before it goes into a really hot pan. i made some potato chips this morning. all right. so we sliced some potatoes and fried them up. going to season them with sea salt. >> look how thin and lovely they are. >> i take a little truffle oil on this side. >> dave, you know you want it. >> little manchego cheese. you can do this at home by getting a nice olive oil potato chip and warm them up in a 300 degree oven and season them any way you like. >> that's a great idea. >> oils from the chip come back out, and you can add any seasoning you like. those are unbelievable. >> i'm going to ask you about the onions. >> you take about 30, 35 minutes

and saute them in olive oil and add balsamic vinegar at the very end. i'm not a tomato and lettuce guy. i don't like cold things on a hot surface. i serve them on the side. you can do this on a single large bun like this. >> where did you find a bun like this? >> it's a loaf. >> that's a heck of a bun you have there, michael. >> nice buns, michael. >> i have roasted garlic. roasted in olive oil and dijon mustard and fresh rosemary. i'm going to put that on both sides. >> michael, just out of curiosity, as you're putting the condiments on, could you grill this? >> absolutely. it's a little harder to turn. i do it with two spatulas. if you want to take them off, use two spatulas like this. >> very nice. earlier, julie chen said she hasn't had cravings. i bet maybe that's changed now. >> i'm just sticking to my little bowl of blueberries, but you guys go ahead. have that big burger. i'm not jealous.

>> if you want more of chef michael chiarello's recipe, go to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. have a great day, everybody. we'll see you again tomorrow. hearts happy...

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can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. hello, everybody. good morning. i'm howard bernstein and angie goff is coming to you from the information center. traffic in a moment but hot temperatures this afternoon. 94 today and tomorrow and by wednesday a better chance of thunderstorms and we'll see a high of around 90. not to say we won't see an isolated storm this afternoon in the mountains but start with a few clouds but otherwise a pretty morning and getting warm. warming up quickly. still looking at york and jamestown there. culpeper 56. everybody else in the 80s from mid-70s here in washington and patuxent river. hague herstown and winchester

at 73. high pressure dominates our weather. storms near chicago and st. louis. this is what is left of claudette. now a tropical depression. center of circulation moving in to a.m. al with a lot of rain coming in from the gulf of mexico and only a chance we will see one or two of those showers by midweek. as i said, high pressure in control. we are looking at hot weather with sunshine today and tomorrow. let's get a traffic update. >> four minutes from the 9:00 hour. which mean our 9 news now show is on the way. hope you join us for that. before that let's talk about the traffic at 197. an accident use caution. drivers are jammed back to 198 and that's growing. moving to the outer loop. from 95 to georgia, heavy, estimating 15 to 20 minutes. tracking an eastbound trip on 66. looking at a ten minute commute from nutley to the capital beltway and finally this is not

pretty. 395 northbound. it is taking 20 minutes to make it from the beltway to seminary and drivers are using the brakes again approaching the 14th street bridge. over to you. >> not so bad except for the 395 there. sunny and don't forget the sun screen if you are outside. low to mid-90s. isolated storms today. same story tomorrow. a few more clouds. it will be hot. by wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday. scattered afternoon to evening thunderstorms as temperatures fall from the 90-degree mark to the mid-80s as we head to saturday. 9 news now at 9:00 is coming up see you then. cncn

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