health care is done. so what's next? financial reform. an arm's control treaty. and immigration. is it possible to get anything else done before november's midterm election sms. police pick up the man they say is summer thompson's killer. how did police finally crack the case. we'll have a report. the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> not everyone can talk like roosevelt. most americans would rather do anything than speak in public. we are about to change all that. ♪ little drummer boy.

take a look at this guy. he is a 3-year-old musical phenom, just one of the stories flying under the radar early this saturday morning march flying under the radar early this saturday morning march 27th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "the early show." going to be tough to top that drummer. >> start working on it now, yeah. what a beautiful morning this morning. our top story, what's next in washington? after the bruising year long partisan battle over health care reform. >> with all eyes already focused on the midterm elections, can congress and the president work together on anything before november? >> cbs news correspondent joel brown is at the white house with the latest. joel, good morning. >> reporter: kelly, good morning to you. with that long hard fight over health care reform finally over,

the big question at the white house is there time left for any other big initiative this year. midterm elections are in the offing. members of congress have gone home. and they're wondering if they can get anything done before the election. >> for the stake of your state, you send the maverick back to the united states senate. >> reporter: together again, sarah palin and john mccain are on the campaign trail. this time the former vice presidential candidate rallying support for senator mccain in his hotly contested arizona senate seat. and in turn, giving the glimpse of what the midterm elections may look like. >> we're going to take it on in the streets, water going to take it on in voter registration. and my friends, we're going to take it on on november the 10th when we take control of the house and the senate. >> reporter: it's he a message expected to be repeated by republicans as they go back to their districts for easter break and gear up for the fight in the fall with emotions running high

on both sides of the debate, the question whether the message of repealing health care reform resonate with voters. >> it's always easier to run for giving stuff to americans than it is to run for taking things away. >> reporter: with president obama's health care victory behind him, can he now turn to other issues on his agenda. with unemployment over 9%, the economy remains the nation's top concern. some wonder if the president can get bipartisan support for anything with the divide so deep between the two parties. >> barack obama faces an enormous challenge, how to rangwrank wrangle votes from a republican party that isn't want to support the president. >> reporter: there may be one area where the republicans may be willing to work with the republicans an democrats. that's wall street regulation, though no firm gop support yet. >> joel brown at the white house. thank you. for some perspective, we turn to two washington veteran,

amy holmes host of america's morning news and moa lathy. they're both this washington and i say good morning to the both of you. amy, i'll start with you. can the president expect to get anything done now that there is such a deep divide in washington? >> well, senator mccain and senator graham, both republicans, said the well has been poisoned with hthis health care vote. but in an election year, it's hard to get big stuff done because neither party has an incentive to give the other side a win to take hot poles. with the health care vote, your open network reported that a majority of americans want republicans to keep fighting on health care, even after it's been signed in to law. do i see any big legislation this year? no. there might be some small bore things and joel mentioned financial regulation. judd gregg, a republican, said

there's 100% chance this will get passed this year. the question is whether it get passed before november. >> we'll talk about that poll. we can put up those numbers of or latest cbs poll. 89% of republican, 41% of democrats, 66% of independents, sea the republicans should continue to chal being the health care bill. what do you think? >> well, i think you've seen a up 1/2number of polls come out t show a number of different things. i've seen several that showed that public opinion is starting to swing back in favor of the health care reform law that was just signed. so i think the president going out there and continuing to sell had is goithis is going to be a important factor in the weeks and months ahead as well as being able to sheft attentiift o other issues. within days of signing the bill, he announced his plan to help accept the tide of foreclosure, he announced this new treaty

with russia. it still needs congressional action, but the ability to show that we are moving forward. health care reform was a good thing. here's why. but we have to stern our attention to other things will be a key factor. >> there's so much bad blood right now. do you expect republicans will do what they're saying and that is stone wall right up to the midterm elections? >> i think the american people would hope not. i think, look -- >> the american people hope not, but we know what the american people want and what goes on in washington are two polar opposites. >> also let's be clear that it is an election year and this is not necessarily a republican tactic. i work for the senate majority liter bill fist andrist shts af democrats can be stalling, too. there's poll after poll and including the ones at the pal lot box in virginia, new jersey and massachusetts that shows the american people did not want to

get this passed. and i would also point out that there are 49 house democrats who are sitting in john mccain directs. districts that went for john mccain in 2008. and 34 democrats, house democrats, voted against the health care bill. and two democrats in the senate, in very hotly contested races, voted against rec con sell yags. so the people who are nervous about their votes on health care are not republicans but democrats. >> but also let's be clear about this. i think you're going to see a number of republicans and democrats facing very serious electoral challenges this year. you've got a number of republican governors or states where they're defending republican governor seats that are in trouble like in arizona and in nevada and hawaii and florida, vermont. a number of -- >> they're actually very popular. >> but the democrats are leading in hawaii right now in all the polls. arizona and nevada are both

trailing to democratic challengers in those races. >> guys, we have to -- >> both sides are fighting hard. >> it's going to be an interesting november. we'll see if anything else gets done. thank you both very much. nearly six months after a 7-year-old florida girl vanished on her way home from school, a suspect has been charged with her murder. and he could face the can death penalty. cbs news correspondent kelly wallace reports. >> i'd like to take this opportunity to say to jared harrell, we got you and you ain't getting away. >> reporter: somer's mother, dina, sends a message to skrar read harrell, the unprovided restaurant worker charged with sexually assaulting and killing her 7-year-old daughter and then dumping her body in a florida dumpster. two days later, it was discovered in a georgia landfill about 50 miles away. >> a monster.

that's all this person is a monster. >> reporter: harrell's name first surfaced short will he aftof a somer's death as one of 4,000 cases. he was living near somer's school at the time she disappeared. the charges against him are based on statements from witnesses, harrell himself, and dna evidence. >> based on this evidence, we feel confident that jared harrell committed this crime. >> reporter: two months before somer disappeared, police started investigating harrell for allegedly having child pornography on his computer, but he wasn't arrested until february because investigators had to prove he actually downloaded the porn. somer's north earn florida community united in grief and fear following her death and now her mother hopes communities nationwide unite to take action. >> this isn't maybury anymore.

we need to figure out what we're not doing right. >> reporter: kelly wallace, cbs news, new york. >> joining me now is jean casarez. thanks for being here. first off, this happened so quickly. there are lots of cases like this unfortunately and rarely are they solved this quickly. how did police solve this. >> we have learned that wet statements helped them bring the charges. admissions from the defendant, which is interesting. they said that yesterday. also dna evidence. and then evidence that they took from his home. so i think all of those things together. >> investigators aren't saying very much yet about how somer died, the details of the crime. what do we know? >> we know she was walking home from school, she got in a little argument, so she walked ahead. we heard yesterday that she was lured into the home by the defendant, mr. harrell, and that she wasn't in there very long.

we now know her cause of death was asphyxiation. and we know the charges which are premed eighted murder, sexual battery upon a child less than 12, and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under 12. sg and this is someone that has no criminal record. they cooperate have their dna in a data batabasdatabase. >> so the team that investigated this federal, local, state authorities, a huge team, they presumably have a whole l of evidence on their side, how ask defense attorney argue this case? >> it it will be very difficult. they think also the pulse of our country is looking at cases like this with just an eagle eye. i heard something yesterday that is curious. they said that when the amber alert was issued, that dogs

immediately went to the neighborhood, they searched every home, and that dogs were in the backyard of the defendant's home. and i think a defense attorney could actually then say, well, let's bring the dogs in, it could be for the defense saying he didn't do it. the dogs didn't even see it. >> why didn't they hit on that house. >> and then you have the insanity argument. very difficult. >> and quickly, what are the lessons learned from this particular case? >> i think the lessons learned, detectives worked so quickly that they were at the dump terse in it the ar dumpsters in the area and there was a detective's vehicle following. they got the body. >> fast work. all right. thank you so much for joining us. now over to cbs news correspondent elaine quijano with the rest of the morning's headlines. good morning, everyone.

at least 57 are dead and 73 wounded of aer two car bombs exploded friday in the iraqi town of kalas about 50 miles north of baghdad. the twin blasts were minutes apart apartment came as residents were gathered outside a cafe waiting for the results of the march 7th elections. late yesterday the electoral commission announce that had former prime minister's coalition narrowly beated nuri al maliki's by two seats. al maliki has vowed to challenge the results. president obama travels to prague to sign the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades. this new agreement replaces and expands the landmark 1991 righty which expired in december. bill plante reports. >> reporter: following a conversation with russia's president medvedev to formally seal the deal, president obama harrelled the pact to further reduce u.s. and russian nuclear weapons. >> today we've taken another

step forward in leaving behind the legacy of the 20th century. >> reporter: over the next seven year, the u.s. and russia will reduce by about a third, but that still leaves more than enough to wipe each other out and the treaty cuts the number of missile, bombers and submarines to deliver those weapons by half. major problems in the year long negotiation, on site verification, now in the treaty, and the u.s. plan to develop a defensive mess sill system which is not prohibited. now the president and medvedev will meet april 8th to sign the treaty in prague. >> with this agreement, the united states and russia, the two largest nuclear powers in the world, we strengthen our global efforts to stop the spread of these weapons. >> reporter: the treaty will have to be ratified by both nations and here that means a bipartisan 67 votes in the very partisan u.s. senate. so the white house is already trumpeting the support of the joint chiefs of staff and of

former republican secretaries of state. bill plante, cbs news, the white house. president obama's secretary nominee for the head of the transportation security administration has taken himself out of the running. retired army major general robert harding was introduced by homeland security secretary janet napolitano earlier this month. on friday, he withdrew from consideration because of questions over his background as a defense contractor which he said would prove a distraction to the administration. in late friday, ncaa tournament action, top seeded duke eliminated fourth seeded purdue to move into the feenl 8 for the first time since 2004. with 11:55 on the clock, kyle sinkler's three-pointer put the blue devils up 40-35. in other play action, bay who are defeated tiny st. mary's school from northern california. duke plays third seeded baylor on sunday. the tournament is now down to the final eight teams and will reach the final four by the end

of the day sunday. it's about 15 after the hour. here's lonnie quinn with our first check of the weather. good morning, lonnie. good morning. kind of chilly out there right now. 29 degrees right now. sort of a taste back to the dead of winter for the city. but we'll warm it up today into the upper 40s. a cold start, though. up and down the east coast, a lot of sunshine for you. now take a look at the west coast. top to bottom, the same situation, as well. you got the sunshine. it's in the middle of the country where i see the problems. wet weather for the northern plains. the central plain, the southern plain, and look at this, western kansas, could you you could be some snow. not a lot, but a possibility. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend.

all right. make it a great day wherever it is that you are. and kelly, i know you're this here investigation itting us, you're filling in for erica while she's out with the new baby and you came in from miami. i just check order miami's temperature, 29 outside right now here. 63 right now, going to about 81. >> chilly there this morning. that's why i forgot my coat. >> but look at this great view. >> it's beautiful. when we come back, what's in your wallet? >> oh, gosh. not much money, that's for sure. >> when we come back, we'll talk about credit cards. there's so many great cards out there. and so many great benefits that these credit card providers are now providing. so we'll tell you what's the we best one for you. >> and how is your chi? >> not bad last i checked. >> do you know what it is? >> i will.

>> i think he's brushed up on his acupuncturacupuncture. we'll demisty g tty guy the anc art coming up. did you know the average american has seven credit cards? if you want to stop using some of yours, here's a tip. put them in a bag of water and throw them in the freezer. "the early show" this saturday morning, i'm consumer correspondent susan koeppen.

points, cash back, low rate, air miles, an array of tempting aerds. here to tell us which card is perfect for you. good to see you. so what is the best card out there? >> well, first of all, let's do some home work here. if you're in debt, should you not be looking for a rewards card. you want to get a card that offers the lowest possible interest really. for people who do pay their credit cards in full every month, this are an array of cards out there and you want to choose based on how you shop,

how much you spend, and how you want to be rewarded, whether it's cash back, travel miles or points. >> so there are things did you need to research before you pick that card. let's get to it. for low rates you like -- >> capital one no hassle. this card has a 0% apr until march 2011. additionally no transfer fee, which is rare for cards offering 0%. >> is there a second card that you like? >> i like the pen fed promise visa. this is a card issued by the pentagon federal credit union, 7.5% right for three years. no transfer fee. the pick take away is check your local credit union. they have the best rates. >> cash back. very popular these days. >> my favorite is the discover more card. this gives you 5% cash back in a

variety of rotating categories. one month it could be groceries, another month it's things for your month, it could be travel. and also there's no annual fee, which is very rare for cash back. >> i love this one, if you're interested in putting money away if your kid's college fund, what's the perfect card? >> fidelity american express. this card gives you 2% of every dollar you spend towards whether you want a 529 plan, a brokerage account or your i.r.a. >> all these cards seem to offer mileage. >> people are up in arms about mileage because they expire, there's all these restrictions. but the capital one venture card is fantastic. first of all, you get two miles for every dollar. that's double the traditional cards. also there's no revehicles. you can choose any airline. no blackout dates. there is an annual fee of $59, but it waived the first year.

points aren't my most favorite category. it's hard to go far when you're translating points to merchandise, but this card begins you five points for every dollar that you spend in a variety of categories. >> so now i'm going to get back to the first question i asked because we've done our research, if i'm setting at home and i need one card, what's the best card i should get? >> discover more. because cash is king at the end of the day especially in this market and having no annual fee, again, that is a win/win. >> thank you very much. very enlightening. for choosing the right card, go to our website, all the information we just talked about will be right there for you. still ahead, he was born to rock about three years ago. meet the kid drummer giving the big boys a run for their money. he's keeping the beat "under the radar" next. mm

you don't get an opportunity to enjoy this with us every weekend, so this is a real treat for you. it's time for one of the most amazing segments in all of morning television. our weekly trip under the radar owing. let's start with a fellow news anchor who failed to stay anchored anchored to her chair. >> lean over here. >> yeah, it happens 37 that's melanie lawson from abc 13 in houston. she was able to get back up and assure viewers that she wasn't hurt, but i imagine her ego probably a little bit bruised.

lesson learned, never pinch the weather guy. >> up next, a real treat for car lovers. the first pictures from inside ferrari world. the park's main attraction is the world's fastest roller coaster fittingly enough. it will reach speeds of 125 miles an hour. but if you want to take a ride, you'll also need a plane ticket because you ferrari world is in abu dhabi. and this the boy only three years old and on his way to rock star status. look at this guy. >> i could catch him all day. >> this video get itting tons of hits on youtube. could a record deal -- well, i don't think it's far behind. watch, he roarks it. he has the phil collins, going. >> how old is he? >> three. >> wow. >> i want the first interview,

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welcome back. sun coming up on the city. is acupuncture right for you? we're on pins and needles this morning with everything you need to know about the ancient tradition. i'm chris wragge. that looks a little painful. >> you'll find out shortly. and i'm kelly cobiella. also four several steps to concur your fear of public speaking. and one of our favorites, edwin mccain is back for our second cup cafe. looking forward to that.

>> he's been here before and he is back this morning. got a new album about to drop. he'll preview one of the new soon to be hits in just couple minutes. right now let's get you caught up on this morning's headlines. elaine quijano is at the news desk for us once again. good morning. a men minute based student loan company is at the center of a massive identity theft ring. educational credit management corporation says the personal data of almost 3.5 million people was stolen last week. names, addresses, social ku security numbers and birth dates were taken. so far there have been no reports of the data being misused. good news for breath can sr. survivors who want to become moms. experts used to think having a baby after breast cancer was a bad idea because who are money al changes during pregnancy could cause the disease to return. but a new study is showing that's not the kaes. researchers followed more than 20,000 breast cancer survivors and found those who became pregnant had a 42% lower risk of

dying. hollywood honoring a tree original. dennis hopper got his own star on hollywood's walk of fame friday. the 73-year-old actor is dying of prostate canner. hopper's 7-year-old daughter along with i rester s nicholson were on hand to honor the oscar winner. and now for another check of the weather with lonnie. >> do you have a favorite dennis hopper movie? you know which one i love? did you see hoosiers? i thought he was just great. >> good choice. >> let's talk a little weather. pretty calm picture for the east coast. pretty calm picture for the west coast. the area where i'm most concerned about is the midsection of the country. it's mostly rain, but along the banks of the red river, this rain will accelerate the snow melt. on top of that, you have the fear for ice jams and flooding becomes a big concern.

elsewhere, some of the prettiest weather in the country will be down around miami. today your high temperature about 80. but lots of sunshine for you. that's a quek loick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. you make it a great saturday. chris, over to you. sill aheatill ahead, millio acupuncture. can it work for you? our expert has the answers next. this is "the early show" here on cbs. [ male announcer ] as long as we're winding up our doing dials, let's wind 'em with precision. open our throttle to even more selection.

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chinese have used acupuncturacu. an estimated 3 million americans use to heal everything from migraineses to infertility. so will it work for you and will it work for what's ailing you right now? we have a leading practitioner in oriental medicine with us. was that a pretty good description? because i'm sure there are people that are wondering is this right for me. is it right for everyone? >> it can be right for people that have joint pains, for gas trick problems. acupuncture works for a wide range of issues. and what we're doing today is we're doing some lower back and some neck problems. so i already have some needles in her and we'll take a couple more and show you how to put them in. these needles are very, very thin. >> and it's just in the surface of the skin.

>> sometimes it's a little deep, sometimes more shallow, but it depends on the issue that we're doing. >> this is for lower back and neck pain right now. >> right. >> how you can tell where to insert these pins? >> we'll actually palpate or press on the points and find out which ones are sore or tender and there's also certain plo protocols that we use. >> does it hurt? >> no, not at all. >> how long would something like this, if i go to see you, how long before i'm starting to feel better? >> it depends on the individual obviously, but you should start feeling pretty good within a few treatments. acupuncture is, it' therapy. it will take it a few treatments. your practitioner will put together a treatment plan that's appropriate for you. >> she has some neck issues, as well. different points?

>> right. so we'll stick a couple in her neck just to show you. one up there and one keen ind o down here. >> why in the shoulder? >> you work in apoffi offican o you're leaning forward all day and your neck will be pretty sore. so i've put a couple at strategic points to kind of loosen up her muscles. and what it also does is it releases naturally occurring been killers calls endorphins that will help her feel good. and it also blocks the pain sensations that are going to the brain so you feel better. >> and this is a great stress reliever, as well. >> absolutely. >> and where would you insert pains for the whole stress relief? >> i'd also come a couple in the ear and the ear's great because there are bundles of nerves that are actually going directly to the brain. and like with the body

acupunctu acupuncture, when you to the onondo the ones in the ear, you're blocking the pain, creating endorphins. it will work for migraines because the imaging studies have shown that acupuncture affects the part of the brain which controls digestion, haeart rate blood pressure. when you do it on the ear, the ear's a micro system, so you can actually affect all parts of the body pie just doiby just doing . >> carpal tunnel is the subject of this one. >> have a seat. he'll make you more comfortable. >> let's give it a shot. >> you let me know if it hurt hads. >> would you you say it does hurt? >> do you want it to hurt? i can make it hurt. >> i'll describe the feeling to the folks. >> usually not.

so this is a couple simple points that we'll do. >> that one i felt. >> i meant to do that. >> i'm not great with needles. >> these are very thin. i can fit multiple within a hypo der pick needle. i'm actually stimulating the body to heal itself. the body is the best healer. >> how long would i have to stay like this? is it an hour, a half hour? >> typically you'd be lying down. it depends on the person. some treatments will last about 20 meants, some last longer, an hour, hour and a half. it depends on the person. >> that hurts a little. to be honest with you, grab that out of you. >> well, you moved. and you are not supposed to move. >> thank you very much.

i appreciate it. for more, just go to webmd.com and search acupuncture. thank you once again. consider this. most americans say they would rather die than speak in front of a group of people. when we come back, we'll have four simple steps to help you conquer your fear of public speaking fp really doesn speaking. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. walgreens.com gives you a new way to stay well. to manage your stress. ( sneezes ) handle your allergies. and get inspired. the new walgreens.com features health shops for diabetes, blood pressure, weight loss, and more. get information and solutions in one place. walgreens.com, where your daily life and better health just click. now buy one bottle of vitamins and get one free. visit today. walgreens.com. there's a way to stay well.

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i'd like to introduce the dunderm ichlmifflin salesman of year. >> clearly some of us have issues of public speaking. in fact, the book of lists once called it america's greatest fear. more frightening than even death itself. so if the thought of giving a

speech to a group of people makes you break out if a cold sweat, this segment is for you. t.j. walker says that anyone can become a comfortable and confident speaker. and he's here to show us how. he's the author of how to give a present good presentation. good morning. so why are so many people so afraid of public speaking? >> we're afraid of looking nervous, of looking scared, of forgetting what we're going to say, of being exposed in front of people. it is a big fear people have. >> you can conquer it? >> you absolutely can. if you've ever had a single interesting conversation with one person, you have all the skills you need to an great public speaker. it's not something you're born with. that's complete about a loan bo. my family tell can't believe i went into this business. i was shy. >> so you have pofour tips. the main thing is to be prepared, right?

>> be prepared. make notes. people put all this pressure on themselves. oh, i'm going to forget what i'm going to say. you will forget if you're under pressure. so have some notes. put on a little note card. tut it's okay. >> and an outline. >> if you write it out word for word, next thing you know you'll be nervous and you'll be boring and monitone. just a few bullet points, that will keep you on track and keep to one single page. >> i know i have my notes down here. >> and that's why you're a good speaker. >> you also say a lot of people think that you should tstand in front of a mirror and practice. >> horrible idea. i'm looking and thinking is my nose fallihear falling out, is nose crooked. all you're doing is picking apart your face.

>> so how do you practice? >> the best nething is to practe and video record yourself. so pratt spee practice the speech. say it out loud and record it. >> and then watch yourself? >> people say i don't want to look at myself. too bad. everybody else in the audience has to. >> even we can't stand doing yourself. >> so you have to look at yourself. figure out do you not like. >> could you get a small group of a friendly audience together? >> before you do that, keep doing the sid i donvideo until what like what you see. and then, say, i'll give and you sandwich at lunch, come listen to my presentation. and say what do you like, what

did you remember. if you remember your key ideas, it worked. if they don't remember anything, it's time to go back to the drawing board. >> practice, practice, practice. >> yes. >> all right, t.j. walk , thank you so much. we fell in love with his balad "i'll be" and now edwin mccain is back with a new single and you can hear it coming up in our second cup cafe. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ ♪ it's the 2 day easter sale at toy 'r' us! huge doorbusters all day friday and saturday! amazing deals on the hottest toys to fill your kid's easter baskets like: buy one, get one free on all dvd's & books and buy one get one 50% of all bakugan. plus, we've got'em-collect'em all! the hot new zhu zhu pets are here!!! 2 days to save big, this friday and saturday!

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this morning one of our favorite guests take as rare break from the road for another visit to our second cup cafe. he plays over 200 dates a year. i'll be is still a radio staple. >> it's on my ipod. and you can find it on his latest cd that comes out next would he be and week. and now here's edwin mccain performing "walk with you." ♪ i'll take this slow sweet walk with you, you let go of my hand to say i do ♪ ♪ and he will discover just how blessed a life can be ♪ ♪ i know because all those years a ago, you did that to me ♪ ♪ every step that we take brings back the memories ♪ ♪ winter snows and horse shows

and dancing on the beach ♪ ♪ and don't let the beauty of this life pass you by ♪ ♪ in the times of trouble, you'll stand side by side ♪ ♪ i'll take this slow, sweet walk with you ♪ ♪ you let go of my hands, say i do, we will discover just how blessed a life can be ♪ ♪ i know because all those years ago, your mom handed you to me ♪ ♪ picture a slow, sweet walk yet to be, you'll take my hands, say, daddy come see ♪

♪ then you'll know what it feels li like, you won't believe what it feels like ♪ ♪ then you'll know what it felt like when she handed you to me ♪ ♪ she handed you to me >> that was beautiful. thank you so much. >> very nice. thank you for coming in this morning. the best of album released next week, correct? >> tuesday. >> we'll be looking out for that. and more with edwin mccain later on in the show.

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all roads lead to rome. it's the sex abuse scandal that won't go away. the vatican is trying to contain the fallout, but many blame pope benedict himself. is it too late for the pontiff to fix it? >> rescued by a wrong number. a woman suffering from a major stroke dials the wrong number and she's alive today because our guest answered the phone. we have an exclusive interview with a young hero. ♪ ♪ a kiss is just a kiss >> sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss. how do you turn a first spark into a relationship? it all comes down to that first smooch.

this morning we're giving chemistry lessons. and food for thought. a woman spends just $24.99 to feed her fiance for a week. how did she do it? and why does he still want to marry her? we'll ask them early this saturday morning march 27th, we'll ask them early this saturday morning march 27th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs it looks balmy, doesn't it? >> it does. look at the tough girl over here. up from miami. >> we have about 30 seconds and then i'm done. >> you didn't want to wear a jack jacket, thought you'd come out here in your miami colors. hi, everybody. welcome back to t"the early sh "

show." i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm kelly cobiella in for erica hill. >> the reason kelly is with us, because you've known the last couple of months our good friend, my partner, erica hill, has been with baby. finally tuesday morning, her last show was last saturday, we had the nice little sendoff, and tuesday morning a little bit -- i think it was 6:26 to be exact, little sawyer steven, brought into the world. so once again, a big congratulations to e who is sitting at home right now watching. we know you're there, dar lilin. and we'll see you back here next weekend. just kidding. >> speaking of babies, we have babies here on the early show. it's springtime. look at that. ron mcgill from miami is here

and he's brought some baby animals to share with us. that i believe is a mountain lion. i hope i'm getting my animals right. a baby jackal, a joey. >> all that coming up. but before we get to the animals, let's go over to elaine key for another check of the headlines. cbs news correspondent mark phillips is this london with the latest on the vatican scandal. >> reporter: every day seems to bring new allegation from some catholic institution somewhere in the world. and for the church in rome, those are getting closer to home and closer to the pope himself. the latest is from the italian town of verona. the memories are still painful for the men who appeared on italian television last night and the revelations add to the

pain of a church and a pope under siege. as children, they had attended a catholic school for the deaf in ver row know, where they say they were repeatedly abused. at first the local bishop accused them of lying until one of the staff admitted the allegations were true. it's just the latest accusation to rock the church and tarnish pope benedict who for years headed the vatican department that deals with sexual abuse cases. the church establishment has rallied in support of the pope and an editorial in the vatican newspaper has called the abuse allegations a clear and i go noble attempt of trying to strike benedict. but an editorial in the u.s. national cath electric reporter says it's time for the pope to provide straight answers. >> if he can everyone admit that someone who gets to the papal throne has had trouble dealing with this and many has made

mistake, it would just break open a whole new way of looking and thinking about the church and about this crisis. >> reporter: the church moves slowly, but the news about child abuse is spreading's more and m demand not just for apologapolo but for justice. this morning john mccain and sarah palin are stumping at a rally in arizona. the former ticket mates reunited from i in tucson for their first rally together since the 2008 election. the former vice presidential candidate is helping mccain fight a primary challenge from former congressman and conservative talk radio host j.d. hayworth. a crowd of thousands cheered, some chanting palin's name. state police in kentucky say the death toll is now 11 in the head-on crash from a tractor trailer and a church van carrying a men on night family. the loan survivors war 3-year-old and a 5-year-old in

the van. police say the tractor trailer crossed the median and truck the van and credit child safety seats for the children's survival. the winner of iraq's parliamentary election says he wants to negotiate with all parties immediately to form a government that can bring stability to iraq. he narrowly beat nuri al maliki by just two seats. al maliki has vowed to challenge the results which were released friday. a chicago cab driver has been charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. federal prosecutors say he tried to provide money to al qaeda for explosives. federal agents seized evidence from his home bring. according to authorities, kahn talked with a man about a possible bomb at an american stadium this summer. kahn is a naturalized u.s. set zen.

in iceland, a volcano continues to put on quite a show. the eruption began six days ago after laying dormant for 189 years. these pictures taken friday show the lava pouring out and sending plumes of smoke as much as mile sig high. so far no threat of glacier ice melting that could trigger widespread flooding and no reported injuries. it's about seven after the hour. time for another check of the weather with lonnie. good morning, lonnie. that was some crazy footage there, the helicopter flying right by the lava. got a great crowd out here today. i got to tell you, i want to talk about this sign because this one sort of threw me for a loop. i'm thinking hi verden, mb. i'm thinking what state, mb is -- >> manitoba. >> so i got my canadian people in the house. one other sign, i know my

abbreviations. this says new york city loves maine. where are you from? >> illinois. >> and you're certain illinois loves you. let's talk weather. i'm looking at lots of sunshine on the east coast and west coast. wet weather in the midsection of the country. could even see one to two inches of snow around western kansas. that, my friends, is a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. mm team for lonnie's shout out.

and it goes to washington, d.c. where they are prepping for the national cherry blossom festival. the whole thing started off today. it runs through april 11th. so things are just getting under way. blossoms just starting to do their best. it looks like they are well on their way. we want to thank all of on you viewers in washington, d.c. who watch the saturday early show on 9 news now. that's it for weather. let's get inside to chris. another great shout out. and it was the most important wrong number 18-year-old taylor booker ever received. on the phone was 70-year-old annie turner who had suffered a stroke and fallen in her richmond, california home hundreds of miles away. turner thought she had dialed a friend, but instead got booker. wheel booker stayed on the line with turner, a friendalled 911 and paramedics rushed to the older woman's home. joining us are taylor booker and the 911 dispatcher who worked together to save turner's life.

good morning to the both of you. taylor, let me start with you. you get this phone call. you really can't understand what's going on on the other end of the phone. so how are you able to kind of put this story together and realize what was going on? >> at the time i really didn't realize the seriousness of the call. i honestly thought it was a prank call. it was a late friday night, early saturday morning. and that was the farthest thing from my mind that something like this would happen. so when i realized that it was a serious call, it was a big deal. >> what part did you -- at what point did you say, wait a second, there's something serious going on here? most would probably just see a number they don't recognize, shall n some not peick it up or just hag up. >> she kept saying i can't speak very well. and at first i didn't, you know,

think that it was a serious matter. but when she first said help, that's when i realized that she really needed assistance. and that it wasn't a joke at all. >> you're seeing pictures of ms. turner, the woman that you helped whoos life you helped save right there, who couldn't be with us here this morning because her health is still in such a state where she wasn't feeling up to it. let's listen to an excerpt of the 911 call. >> you're talking to her on the other line? >> yes. >> okay. are you able to ask her a few questions for me? >> yeah, we've been trying to and the only thing we've gotten out of her is that she's 70, she fell, and she doesn't think she can move. >> okay. >> let me ask you, how were you able to basically get medical help to ms. turner's home in sn the ? there wasn't a lot of

information gechb. given. >> with very a reververse 911 t could get us the address. >> could you sense the urgency of the situation? when you first got the call from taylor's friend. >> definitely. she said she had an elderly fall vehicle fi victim that needs assistance. >> twhawhat was it like when diu have the opportunity to talk with ms. turner? >> it was a very nice visit. it was wonderful. she is very sweet lady. she has her bachelor's in science, the same thing i'm working for. and it was just an inspiration. she was very grateful and thankful when i went to visit her. >> great job as the 911 dispatcher who was obviously

able to dispacespair meispatch and great job. you both performeded a miles per hourbly. >> thank you very much. kelly, over to you. >> just ahead, a little romance. what that first kiss can tell you. and why it can make or break a romance. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> announcer: this weather segment sponsored by ester-c.better vitamin c. bec. so take every precaution. wash your hands frequently. maintain a well-balanced diet, get plenty of rest... and support your immune system... for a full 24 hours with patented ester-c. taken daily, ester-c gets into your system quickly... and stays all day to provide...

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kiss. there's a reason it's so important, believe it or not, and there's a reason that spring flings happen this time of year, as well. it's all about the science of attraction. check c chemicals pulls us toward one person instead of the other. here with relation tips is dr. ellen fisher. she's the author of "why him, why her." thanks for being here. so why springtime? is this all in our heads or is it really -- there's a chemical up there. >> absolutely. it's called melatonin and it comes out of a tiny little gland in the middle of your head and as it gets light are out, the bri brain triggers that slowing down of that chemical. it's what happens in the middle of the winter when you have no energy. and as it gets lighter and lighter, the been puts out less and less of this chemical and you feel frisky. >> so we're coming out of

hibernation essentially. >> and also the smells and sit s s sights and sounds of spring are novel and novelty drives up dough made dopamin in the brain. >> why do we fall in love with one and not the other? >> many things play a vol. but i've studied people 28,000 people on the dating site chemistry.com and chemistry also plays a role. people are very energy get tig, want people like themselves, people who are traditional want people leak 24e78s. the like themselves. >> what's more important, looks or personality? what he another biggest factor? >> they are both important. the first thnk do ying you do i at somebody. too old, too young, too fat, too thin, they're out. but once you get over that

breaking point and find them good looking must have, then you get into discovering their personality. >> so you've met that person, you've gone out on the first date. it's going well. you're getting up to the first kiss. how important is it? >> big time important. there's all kinds of breaking points in relationships but the first kiss is important. over 50% of both men and women reported that they were beginning to really like somebody and then they kissed them and it was all over. the kiss of death. but if you do like them and the kiss is good, then we don't know exactly what happens in the brain, but probably dopamine goes up. >> so is this a right way and a wrong way? >> what's best is what works for you. and i would imagine that -- it's never been studied, but i would imagine probably some anthropologists should do that.

but what's important is that it's tits kind of kiss that you like. or they can adjust themselves enough to give what you you need in a kiss. >> so you had a first kiss recently. >> i did. yeah. >> and -- >> it worked very well. last night. >> wow. so a spring fling, evidence right here in front of us. >> well, maybe it will be more than a fling. but, yes, everywhere people fall in love. and the spring is a great time to do it. >> thank you so much, doctor. it was a pleasure. good luck on that first kiss. >> thank you. coming up, they say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. not that first kiss. so why did a woman spend $24.99 to feed her fiance for a whole week? we'll ask her next on our saturday chat. is this the early show oig on cbs. did you know when booking a hotel room or rental car, should you always ask for as can count.

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she's a food blogger. she's a 205 pound i.t. professional. naturally she does all the cooking. >> but did she go too far when she convinced her fiance to eat an entire week's worth of food for just $24.99? let's ask her. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> i guess the big question is why. >> well, i'veaeen blogging for about three years and i lost my job last year and he was willing, so that was the beg part. >> why were you willing? >> i have sort of a scientific curious mind, so i thought this would be great. >> so you did it on this budget of less than 25 bucks and it's

also healthy. could you have done a lot cheaper if you had just given him a box of corn flakes? >> we were shooting for variety so we wouldn't get bored. >> i can't believe that this was 25 bucks for the whole week. >> it was hard when we first started, but it got easier as the week went on. and this was about day 60s. day six. . >> did you think i'm going to barely eat this week? it looks like there's quite a bit of food there. >> yeah, actually i was pretty full every day. i didn't know what my calorie count was and then suddenly i realized i was taking in 2800 calories in. >> so what did you have to do to make sure that he has enough

energy, doesn't have to snack at the office? >> an awful lot of math trying to figure out which meal was which. involved a lot of fiber. there's a lot of bean, brown rice, oatmeal, potatoes. but also making sure there's produce so it was a healthy balance. >> did it taste good? >> yes. >> all of it? >> it did. >> be honest. >> chris was talking about snacking, so i'm looking at breakfast, lurch, dinnconti lun. this is the only snack? >> the snicker doodles in the middle qualify. >> can i eat it? >> absolutely. it's a cookie. >> one time i ate ice cream on the show one time and it was lard. >> was there anything you longed for during that week food-wise? >> well, yeah, on the menu -- >> food-wise. >> yeah, well, i was supposed to

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♪m don't scare the animals. we've got babies sleeping. >> that's our baby waiting for us. >> all right. now you can scream. you don't want to set off ron mcgill's animals. >> he has some big cats inside.

>> the cute factor off the charts as we welcome everyone back. babies of the animal kingdom are here. >> how does chicken and banana parfait sound? it will taste even better than i can say it. amanda freitag is here. and don't missed win mccain, he'll play that song that launched a thousand weddings. >> you can y >> all that coming up. but first elaine quijano has our final check of the headlines. hopes are fading that any of the 46 missing south korean marines are aleve after their navy ship sank in a disputed

area between north and south korea. the ship was on rue team made control when it was rocked by an explosion. it sang owing three hours later. 58 of the 104 crew members were rescued. this boston, a commuter hacker has been sentenced to 20 years and one day in prison for one of the largest ever thefts of credit and debit card numbers. prosecutors say albert gonzalez led a group of professional hackers and identity thieves that sold stolen numbers and with drew other people's money from atms. tiger woods is back on the links practicing for his much anticipated return at the master. ben curtis who says he recently played 18 holes with woods claims tiger appeared nervous and rusty. woods hasn't played since last november when reportsmarital af him. and those are the headlines. now let's head outside to lonnie with a final check of the weather. good morning, everybody.

well, in the house right here, island harvest. it's the large ess esst hu esst organization on long island. let's talk some weather out there. going tonight pretty good looking day in terms of the skies overhead for the east coast and the sun will be out on the wednesday coast. the midsection of the country, wet in mind it moves to the east tomorrow. so we'll keep on a track of tha. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend.

i was talking about the sunshine on the east coast. it's cold, though. we've been in the 20s to start off this day. and where are you from? >> i'm from maryland. >> open toed shoes and we're in the 20s. what's wrong with this picture? chris, into you. >> thank you, sir. and coming up, lions, tigers and this little guy. also we have a little kangaroo. critters from the animal king dom next. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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puma, panther, all kind of the same animal. and this is not a pet. this is the old wild. can't take the wild out of the animal. >> by the way, this is ron mcgill here juggling a mountain li lion. >> this is the largest cat in north america. and they're found through about half of the country. you're hearing more and more now because they're having conflicts where there are some attacks. it is a very powerful animal. can jump over 30 feet. >> how big do they get? >> the male about 150, female about 90. >> look at the claws. >> and the spots it will lose as it gets older. the puma is from central and south merg. the panther is the florida pap they ar

panther, same type of animal. but they all grow to be very strong. >> they call them a screamer because they make a sound like hfr- do. >> do we need to encimeeneed te animal? >> they think it's his mom. and withis is a jackal. they're normally very nervous animals. and the neat them, they're one of the only that are totally monogamous. they mate for life. they make these incredible sounds. it's really kind of haunting. they're communicating with each other. they're very social. >> most people wouldn't look

cool when they make noises like that. >> now, this is a kangaroo. and at the time it up so he gets t the milk. the name comes from it meaning "i don't know "in aborigini. >> can i have you look into the camera and tell me what kind of sound a kangaroo makes? >> now you're making fun of me. they have pouches and they actually have four nipples and each produces a different kind of milk. the baby is born after only about 30 days. a baby kangaroo is about the size of a bumblebee in either

born. unbelievable. and they actually have late implantation. if they gets pregnant and there's a drought, she suspends it in her body until it starts raining again. >> we'll move the kangaroo off. this is a baby. >> maybe we shouldn't be petting this. >> this is a bengal tiger. grows to be the largest cat in the world. people ask me if a lion and a tiger got in a fight, who will win. the tiger grows to be the largest cat. these animals unlike most cats, they love the water.

they're solitary. he's enjoying it. no, it's okay, she's not done. she has more. there you go. the only striped cat in the world is a tiger found in india. tigers and lions do not occur in the same place except in a place in india. the sad thing is that there are more tigers in captivity than they are in the wild. >> i think we got to go. thank you so much. >> i don't know why you don't get into this, wragge. this is great. >> thank you, ron. always good stuff. still ahead, she's cooking a meal of our budget on just $40. amanda freitag is our chef on a should y shoestring. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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welcome to the kitchen. you may have seen her battle bobby flay on the food channel. she's here for our much tougher challenge, she's prepare a delicious three course meal for just under $40. between good to see you again. >> we're making a sweet pea sloop, chicken fricassee, and a banana parfait. we're all ready for spring and we just sauteed some onions and we put in these sweet peas.

you can use frozen or fresh. i find that the frozen is very sweet. i wanted to show this soup because of the ease. not only is it economical, but it's easy. and mint peas is a classic combination. so you put the water over it, about for cups for about six cups of pieces and we're serving four people. so, again, this soup can be served hot or cold. obviously today you'd want it hot. and then later on you'd serve it cold. >> how long on the stove? >> we'll cook it for a kcouple minutes. a tricky do is put in fresh herbs at the end to keep it really green. and then in the blender it goes. this is something that everybody has at home, blender, peas,

onions. >> if you don't have mint leaves at home -- >> you turn it on and blend to that beautiful, beautiful consistency. >> and you can serve this either hot or cold. >> yes. i gar nesh nish it with crouton you could leave that off. >> the chicken, he'll show you how how to sear it, get it beautiful color on it. put these in the pan. what i tell everybody is don't be afraid to get your pan really hot. that's what you need to get the beautiful seer on the chicken.

you get the beautiful color and we have the finished product rit there. and we'll put this in the oven. >> how long? >> you'll put this in the oven for about 15 minutes. and the magic of television, we're using these beautiful spring onions, rush rooms. >> great poteatoes in there. >> potatoes are coming up. these are all spreing things happening right now. and chicken stock. >> doesn't have to be anything special? >> no. >> and you can see the finished product on the front of the table. >> yes, it's so beautiful. >> everybody always says, chris, you always race to dessert. >> i'm so excited about dessert

because this how you make dolce. sweetened condensed milk with the lid on in a pot. water to the top and cook it. forget about it. pour hour, section housection h, ten hour, doesn't matter. this is after it's cooked. >> just leave it in the can like that? >> beautiful carmel when it's done. >> and then some about a in ban whipped cream. >> and in it meal that's the most fattening part. the rest of it is -- >> i was going to sark everything was really healthy up to this point.

>> you have to treat yourself. >> in moderation. >> a very economical thing. >> let's see how you did. you had $40. and we do a top three every week to see how low can you go. waet a secowait a second. you're in the low $37. let's reveal. ♪ we are the champion, my friends ♪ >> we we didn't think number one would be broken. you are in the gold position right now. fantastic. congratulations. you know what that means, don't you? you and a friend all expense paid round trip -- >> to newark, new jersey. >> no, you have a great to come back later on, though. for her recipes, go to our website, cbs news.com/saturday. catch her on tv, as well. great to see you again. up next, edwin mccain is back in our second cup cafe sinking the song we have all been waiting for this morning,

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coming up this afternoon, cbs sports coverage of the ncaa basketball tournament. it is sizzling this weekend as the final eight teams take to the court. and by sunday, we will have the final four narrowed down. i have folks that are rooting for west virginia who is headed to indianapolis. we will find out. the action starts at 1:00. >> also next saturday, the big show and at the final four, dress will be previewing the games an had have a classic sto that you may remember. >> cannot wait. have a wonderful weekend. we leave you with edwin mccain.

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