huffing. the next news is at noon. until then wusa9.com. nate mayor cruise. finally set to arrive in port later today after four days adrift at sea as thousands of passengers can't wait to reach land. >> people getting upset and frustrated by the toilet situation, they couldn't flush and part of a big issue on the ship. >> we'll talk to a passenger on board about the worsening conditions and take you live to the port. controversial cuts. president obama's bipartisan commission shocks washington with its plan to attack the deficit, including social security at age 69. no tax deductions for certain homes. and more taxes on health care. we'll tell you the president's reaction and tell you what it could mean for you. plus, a mother's anguish,

marie os manned opens up to oprah about her son's suicide. >> i said, mike, i'm going to be there monday and it's going to be okay. but, depression doesn't wait until monday. >> marie also talks about her own battle with depression early this thursday morning, november own battle with depression early this thursday morning, november 11th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs good morning from new york. and from the nation's capital. we are observing today on 11-11, as we do every year, veterans day, a live look at arlington national cemetery, later today there will be a ceremony to honor the military veterans of this country who have served us and many of whom who have died for this country. welcome to "the early show" i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. one of the other topics a lot of people are talking about this

bipartisan commission put together by president obama with recommendations how to cut the deficit. so much that is it in is very controversial. it's an [ inaudible ] to both sides of the aisle and whether or not there can be some sort of agreement on this and what's entailed, we'll get to talking about that in just a couple minutes with our economics expert rebecca jarvis. >> we begin this morning with the carnival "splendor," the cruise ship not exactly living up to its name it broke down monday morning and this morning thousands of passengers are finally approaching land, though not soon enough, i'm sure. cbs news correspondents john blackstone is in san diego waiting for the ship. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. the ship is now nearing the port here in san diego. it's offshore here and we think the passengers may even be able to see the city lights in san diego that will make them happy but because there is a lot of maneuvering to get into port here, the ship has no power, tugboats will have to do a lot

of maneuvering to get it to dock and that means the passengers are still hours away before this nightmare vacation is over. for almost two days, tugboats have pulled the carnival "splendor" at anning a nooitsing pace of six miles an hour from mexico to southern california. monday morning fire left the ship stranded at sea and either over 3,000 passengers fuming. >> they signed up for a great cruise vacation and, obviously, that is not what they received. we know we ruined their vacations. >> reporter: those aboard the 13-story floating hotel expected luxury. what they got was misery. and now that they're in cell phone range, they're telling us the challenges, no hot water, no air conditioning, and the toilets -- >> people getting upset and frustrated by the toilet situation, they couldn't flush and quite a big smell issue on the ship. >> every day it's kind of getting more frustrating, i think, for people. you could tell some people are just angry. >> on carnival's website the

cruise director posted a blog saying passengers and crew have risen to the obvious challenges and difficult conditions aboard. many parngz have had to sleep on the decks and with the vessel operating on emergency power, this so-called "fun" ship is hardly that. >> obviously, casino is out of business. anything that -- anything that has to run off electricity is going to be a problem. >> reporter: and the navy has even had to step in with the "uss ronald reagan" coming to the rescue with supplies, military supplies. instead of lavish lobster buffets, mystery meat in a can, not exactly what angela evans' parents signed up for. >> they were not interested in spam and pop-tarts. i left them a text message saying, hey, dad, did they have multiple flavors of spam? >> reporter: carnival is doing its best to make it up to unhappy customers. they'll provide hotel rooms with

much-needed showers and help with travel arrangements. the passengers are also being offered full refunds and a free future cruise -- if they dare. and the passengers may not be seasick but they are certainly sick of being at sea. they will undoubtedly be happy to get their feet on dry land here in san diego. maggie? >> john blackstone in san diego, thank you, john. joining us on the phone is danny cole, a passenger aboard the carnival "splendor." good morning. >> hi. good morning. >> how are you all holding up? >> well, spirits are pretty high. we're happy to be getting off the ship pretty soon. >> i bet. let's go back to monday when this all began with the fire in the engine room. were you aware, danny, there was a problem. >> yes, the whole ship started to shake violently when it happened and, you know, as you can maj, everything in the rooms started rattling around and i'm pretty sure it woke up all the passengers. it certainly woke up me and my wife. >> were you scared?

>> yeah, i -- well, i was definitely uncomfortable and then pretty soon after that happened, we started to smell smoke in our cabin and we're on the eighth floor so we're pretty far away from the engine room and i think the smell was a lot stronger on the lower decks. so, as soon as we smelled that, we jumped out of bed, threw our clothes on and thought, you know what, we better evacuate and go to our lifeboat. so, we definitely got out of there right away. >> holy moly. i know that eventually the crew explained what was going on, calmed everybody down but then the other problems started there was no power so that meant among other things the toilets didn't flush. how bad did it get? >> well, i -- for me, that was the most frightening part of the whole ordeal. it got -- it got bad. i mean, as you walked around the ship, you could definitely will smell an odor and i started to get worried.

they had locked all the bathrooms on the ship, all the public bathrooms. basically, we only had access to our own bathroom in our cabin. and, you know, we were sleeping so, you know, it was really nerve racking. >> how quickly did they get them working again? >> well, it felt like -- for us a long time but we lost power on monday morning and it wasn't until tuesday afternoon that they started working again. you know, that's -- >> long enough. >> that's a long time to be holding it, basically. >> the cruise director on his blog credits the passengers for just handling this with just so calmly and so much poise. are people starting to get frustrated? >> well, you know what, people are very understanding. i've been impressed. you know, the cruise director kept us informed the whole time,

made a lot of announcements. so, no, i think people are being really civilized to one another. there's enough food for everybody. we do have to wait in really long lines but there's enough food. there's plenty of water and soft drinks. so, i think people feel relatively comfortable and know it's a bad situation and we're just making the best of it. that's been really reassuring. when the bathroom situation was going on, i saw some upset people. you know, the elevators don't work so i saw some people who had trouble negotiating the stairs getting a little frustrated. but, by and large, people have been really nice to one another and there's almost a camaraderie amongst the passengers because we're all going through this same ordeal. >> i am so impressed with you and all the passengers. thank you so much, danny cole. >> okay. thank you. >> now, here's harry. all right, maggie, thanks. this morning president obama is in south korea at the g-20

economic summit while washington is buzzing over a series of proposals to cut the trillion dollar-a-year federal deficit. cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is in seoul, south korea, traveling with the president. good day to you, chip. >> reporter: well, good morning, harry. at a press conference here in seoul earlier today, the president said he will not comment on the specific proposals until the commission issues a final report but he also said there are some very tough decisions ahead. >> if we are concerned about debt and deficits, then we're going to have to take actions that are difficult and we're going to have to the truth to the american people. >> reporter: the 50-page draft proposal calls for cutting deficits by $3.8 trillion over the next decade with dozens of budget cuts and tax increases, for example reducing social security benefits for

upper-incomes and gradually raising the retirement age from 67 to 69. eliminating the mortgage interest deduction for homes worth more than $500,000 and a new tax on employer-provided health care plans. >> we don't bring these deficits down and eventually get to balance, you know, we are headed for disaster. >> reporter: implementing the proposals would require concessions on both sides of the political aisle. in the latest cbs news poll, 78% say president obama should be willing to make compromises to get things done and 72% say republicans in congress should do the same. >> we're going to have to make some tough choices. the only way to make those tough choices, historically, has been if both parties are willing to move forward together. >> reporter: but moving forward together is not going to be easy. members of both parties on capitol hill have already declared this proposal dead on arrival. but members of the commission say, hold on, have some

patience, this is just the first step in what promises to be a very lengthy debate. harry? >> chip reid with the president in seoul, south korea, this morning thank you very much. here to tell us what the deficit cutting plan means to you is cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> first, let's talk about the big picture, what are some of the things, the other thing we should say, there really has to be unanimity on this committee, 14 out of 15 votes to even send this to kong grels. just sor the big planks they've been working on for months. >> yeah, the big planks this 18-individual panel the president put together has come up with. number one, there's going to be reductions under this plan in the federal workforce to the tune before 10% of workers, 200,000 jobs, more than $100 billion in defense spending under this plan would be cut and, also, farm subsidies to the tune of $3 billion, would be cut. these are sort of the big picture things, harry, that you're going to see coming out

of the budget under this plan. >> the one that's got everybody the third rale of all of u.s. politics has always been social security. don't touch it. this one really does touch it in a big way. >> it does touch it in a major way and it also increases what people have to pay into the system, particularly the more affluent individuals, who will see under this plan their benefits decrease. also under the plan, the retirement age and this is a major sticking point, would gradually increase in the year 2050, it would go up to 68 years old. in the year 2075. so, this is a long ways out, 65 years from now. however, it would go up to 69 years old in the year 2075. >> let's talk about taxes because this may be, i mean, of all the things in this. >> a major sticking points in the election, too. >> right. what is really interesting about this, getting rid of some of these sacred cow deductions. >> yes, some would definitely come out under the proposal however under the individual income tax usually in most

cases, taxes would go down as would corporate taxes and eliminate as you mentioned sacred cows the 1.1 trillion, for example the mortgage rate interest deduction when we have a home and want to take our mortgage out and also gas tax increases 15 cents by the year 2013. >> to pay for transportation costs. so many interesting things in this and this has evolving to do before it gets to the vote. >> december 1 we'll hear something. >> exactly. rebecca jarvis, thank you so much. good job. erica hill is at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. we begin with more on the economy, actually. news this morning of a significant drop in the foreclosure rate. the number of homes repossessed from september to october fell by 9%. foreclosure tracking firm realtiy trak says it is the sharpest decline this year but keep in mind the big reason big mortgage lenders temporarily stopped repossessions amid allegations of mishandled paperwork.

the government wants to put new graphic warning labels on cigarettes. disturbing images taking up half the pack like this one you see here a woman dying of cancer, diseased lungs, and a man with a hole in his next, they are, of course, designed to shock. >> we want to make sure that every person who picks up a pack of cigarettes is going to know exactly what the risk is that they're taking. >> and in terms of knowing that risk, of course, the goal there would be to convince smokeres to quit or prevent others from starting. a look at politics and sarah palin of course has not said she will run for president in 2012 but she was looking an awful lot like an candidate during an appearance in texas yesterday. palin shared the stage in an anti-abortion rights rally with texas governor rick perry. it is a dream ticket for some tea party supporters. >> so good to be back in the lone star state, always really, really good to get to be here with your governor. a man that i just dearly love and respect. >> a just released associated

press poll finds of all the potential 2012 republican presidential candidates, sarah palin is the most polarizing. we want to bring you a follow-up this morning on a story we told you about all google employees getting holiday bonuses this year and raises, january 1st. well, turns out that's all butt one, the google employee who leaked news of the bonus got fired. according to cnn money. in nashville, a new era of country music. miranda lambert the big winner at last night's country music association awards, taking home three cmas including album of the year for "revolution" the top prize for entertainer of the year went to brad paisley. what most people are probably talking about this morning actress gwyneth paltrow's live singing debut. ♪ 'cause i'm kcountry ♪ >> she was singing the theme to her upcoming movie called

"country strong." weather is strong, dave price joins us with our first check of the weather. how about that? >> last duet she did was with? >> in that movie. >> right. with? and the news, the end of the band. >> huey lewis. >> there we go. >> thank you for that help. >> there we go, working as a team. as we head to the weekend things nice along the northeast check out all the warm air from the southeast beginning to work its way up, it'll be really nice over the weekend, temperature moderating in the southeast. well, if you get warm one place you've got to get cold in another and we're seeing more snow rolling into the rockies. two to five inches in denver, another, oh, seven, eight, heading to the mountains all of this by the way will work its way up toward the great lakes as we head through the weekend. just keep that in mind as you make your plans, could be kind of soggy and we have cold air pushing down through the rockies and keep in mind we'll see temperatures dropping down a little actually cooler than normal in places like boise, grand junction, casper, even back and up into helena.

another storm system rolling into the pacific >> and at 7:17 that's our first check of the weather. folks, back to you. >> thank you, dave. >> yech. >> still ahead, marie osmond talks for the first time about her son's suicide and the depression that overtook her and him, as well. >> new evidence that laptops can put heat on male fertility. uh-huh. this is "the early show" on cbs.

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this is probably the hardest thing i've been through. >> reporter: marie osmond sat down with oprah and spoke publicly for the first time about her son's suicide. >> i told him -- and the hardest thing, sorry -- tough. >> take your time. >> i told him, i said, mike, i'm going to be there monday and it's going to be okay. but, depression doesn't wait until monday. >> reporter: it was on a friday, february 26th, that marie's 18-year-old adopted son, mike, jumped to his death from his high-rise apartment in los angeles. he'd left a note saying his long battle with depression made him feel he had no friends. >> when i heard him say to me, i have no friends, it brought back when i went through depression, because you really feel so alone. i'm not a depressed person, but

i understand that place, that darkness that -- >> were you talking about post-partem. >> right. and if i went through that whole experience just to understand my son's, that was worth it to me. >> reporter: marie suffered post partem depression after the birth of her third child. there were rumors she, too, attempted suicide, something she has denied. she became a teen-aged star in the 1970s, with a variety show she shared with her brother, donny. ♪ i'm a little bit country >> reporter: in the interview, scheduled to air today, oprah asked osmond if she was second-guessing herself over her son's suicide. >> are you still not what-ifs, what if i picked up the phone, what if i had done? have you been able to make peace with the fact that you did everything that you could do? >> i -- i think there's always what-ifs.

what if i had not said, what if i had just put him on a plane and said come be with me or gone with me. i think if you live in what-ifs, you stop living. >> reporter: marie is reuniting with her brother, donny, for a christmas show next months. she told opera the station was her safe place. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> my heart breaks for her. >> the what-ifs one of the most difficult stage. one of my best friends committed suicide about a decade ago, suffered mental illness. everybody around that person says we should have done this, we should have done that. what i've come to understand from mental health professionals, the disease and problem is so profound, it overwhelms everything else and it almost doesn't matter what -- what if you can come up with. >> that's right. >> it's more powerful than you or anybody around you can really deal with. and so, it's very important that she had this public conversation so people can better understand what that's all about.

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endangering their chances at fatherhood. our dr. jennifer ashton is here to explain, as it turns out especially when these things heat up. >> right. >> a laptop is a -- a lap is the last place you want to use a laptop. >> correct. they do generate a lot of heat. what this study found, harry, men who use laptops on their lap just like that actually increase the temperature around their testicles very quickly within about 28 minutes, approximately two degree grees fahrenheit. we know conclusively an increase in temperature around the testicles before that degree is enough to damage sperm. that's actually why your testicles are outside your body to keep your temperature cool. >> every time we do a segment on fertility it is all about keeping cool for men. >> exactly. all right s. there a way to avoid overheating? >> you would think if you put one of those laptop pads under it that would actually protect it. it actually doesn't. what the study found the pad, while it gives you a false sense

of security didn't affect the temperature around the testicles. opening your legs about 70 degrees, sitting with your legs far apart helped but so many men of reproductive age are using these when they travel and can be a significant problem. >> there must be other mitigating lifestyle circumstances yojd the laptop that would affect things like sperm count. >> correct fnst overheating temperature is a really big one, harry. we really tell couples trying to conceive the man should stay out of saunas, hot tubs even wearing things believe it or not wearing briefs can raise temperatures. >> get the boxers on, boys. >> correct. certain medications can lower the sperm count, smoking and drinking alcohol very excessively very bad for sperm and just stress overall lifestyle stress especially for someone trying to conceive, not good. >> as an ob/gyn you see this all the times women take it upon themselves it must be my prob m problem. >> correct. >> what's the break down

male-female in terms of problems -- >> about 15% of couples in this country harry who try to conceive or get pregnant in a year will have issues. estimates are 30 to 50% of those couples suffer what we call male factor infertility t. very very common to think of women but the male factor is a huge element. >> a really big deal. what are ways men can, so to speak optimize their firepower. >> when a woman comes to her doctor and says we are trying to conceive, the first thing her doctor will say is take vitamins. you know, what the same holds true for the man a gull my tie vitamin, very important for men, they want to try to live a healthy lifestyle. exercise moderately, reduce stress, enjoy your life. >> and keep the laptop on the counter. >> on the desk. >> dr. jennifer ashton thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> up next, sea salt all the rage, can you really taste the difference? bobby flay puts it to the test when we come back.

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[ lucy gasps ] [ female announcer ] this year, hallmark has all new ways to say it. all kinds of different sea salt out there especially now at the grocery store. it's been around as long as the sea but suddenly this larger, more form of salt -- more form? i don't know what i meant to say, this larger form of salt is all the rage in the food industry, especially at one very popular fast-food restaurant. erldz show contributor bobby flay who knows his seasonings takes a closer look. >> everywhere you turn these days there seems a new ingredient invading our favorite foods, sea salts it's on everything from chips and crackers and in mpg from chocolates to soups. even fast food restaurants are cashing in on the craze. today, wendy's unveils their new fries featuring, what else, sea

salt. in 2010 alone, 1350 new products featuring sea salt hit the market. one reason consumers are so o obsessed they think it's better for them. >> it comes from the sea, what can't be healthier. >> in reality it has no more health benefits than table salt. is it all a marketing ploy or does it actually taste better. sea salt is the subject of the day. >> yes. >> the question is, can you taste it and can you not. to find out o we put new york shoppers at chelsea market to the test. without packaging, could they taste the difference? >> one of them has sea salt, one of them doesn't. >> chips, chew away. >> and carmels. >> differences o or they taste the same or? >> i can't -- i can't taste the difference. >> the results weren't promising. this one. >> yeah. >> why do you say that. >> it had more of a bite to it, more of that flavor. >> right. unfortunately, that's not true. >> this is the one with the sea salt. >> that's crazy. >> what's all the hype about if it's not healthy and almost

everyone even the truest of fans. >> put it on chocolate, in my salads. >> can't tell the difference. >> i definitely think it was this one. >> you're wrong. >> i'm wrong. >> we were going to give you the grand prize of a box of your favorite sea salt but unfortunately we're not going to be able to do that. bobby flay is here to put us to the test i'm scared we'll fail like everybody else sdinchts basically what happens, it is just marketing. there is a different texture to sea salt. a lot of my sort of friends in the business, you know, we use it a lot more than i do oonz. i don't like the crunchiness on top of my proteins basically what people use them for. >> it is very coarse. >> it is and you sprinkle it on food already cooked. >> but regular salt must be processed more and have more additives. >> actually talking about table sault. >> yeah. >> it's chlorine and sodium it has in it but basically the same thing. i mean, you know one's made a little differently. obviously sea salt made from evaporated sea water. >> you guys want to try this?

>> yeah. >> this is our taste test. >> we have salted carmels and salted potato chips. >> start with the chips. >> whatever you want. which one has the sea salt in it? >> here's what one of the problems might be. >> what. >> if it tastes saltiier you'll think that's the sea salt so it may be the amount versus the origin. >> i have a clear winner but i'll wait until you finish. >> i would think that sea salt would taste cleaner, harry, the way they sort of market it, the idea it is a cleaner, soltiier flavor. >> well, because it is thicker. >> anyway, i think it is this one definitely sea salt. >> okay. what do you think? >> i don't have a clue. >> okay, thank you. >> i like the honesty. >> this one's cleaner, that's a cleaner taste. but this one tastes saltiier, but i like that one he better. >> what's your answer, which is the sea salt? >> i'll go with the cleaner, the one next to you. >> this has sea salt and this

one has he sea salt. harry, you could have taken a shot, it was 50-50, one way or the other. >> yeah. they do taste different. >> yeah. >> but the other thing there are mitigating circumstances, what else, what kind of oil was it, were the potato chips cooked in? >> technical with the chef. >> no, it's an entire process. >> here's the question i think matters most. you have your choice using any seasonings you want, a fantastic chef. what do you use, what kind of salt. >> i use kosher salt just because i can sort of crush it in my fingers and i like the flavor of it. to me sea salt is much more about texture cooking in a restaurant than anything else. >> okay. >> but one of the things that's happened is, the marketings's become huge over sea salt you see different colors of sea salt, different flavors of sea salt. >> and different origins, too, a greek one. >> absolutely, one from france. >> does it matter where it comes from? >> is it definitely more expensive. >> definitely, look at the fancy jars. >> just what you are paying for. >> i can't believe wendy's in on

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joel welcome back to "the early show." we salute the veterans out there this morning, including the women veterans, understanding sung heroes. >> indeed. today is, of course, veterans day. we say thanks to all of our veterans out there. coming up, we're going to have an exclusive interview with general colin powell, i met with him a couple of days ago at arlington national cemetery and he's going to talk about the sacrifices of our veterans, we're also going to find out if he thinks we're asking too much of today's men and women. >> what a picture that, is harry. >> isn't that something? >> that is stunning, powerful

just to look at. we look forward to that. also ahead this morning back by popular demand ask the experts we have the advantage of having experts on our staff and today the questions are for our dr. debbie turner about everything pet related of course our resident vet. she knows her birds, she knows her dogs. she knows her cats and today, all the animals. and today viewers from across the country get to ask their questions which i'm sure are some of your same questions. we'll get to that. but first, at 8:00, it's time to check the headline again with erica hill at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. it is almost over, for the 4500 people on board the stricken cruise ship carnival "splendor," expected to arrive in the port of san diego within hours. the cruise, of course, will be hard to forget for all the wrong reasons. our correspondent john blackstone is in san diego this morning with the very latest. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the ship is now just outside the harbor, certainly approaching the harbor here in san diego, this is where the real challenge

begins because this ship, remember, there's four and a half thousand people on board. it's 13 stories tall, weighs 113,000 tons. and it doesn't have any steering because the power's out. so, in the open ocean, the tugs have been able to steer it but once it gets into the harbor here in san diego, a very delicate operation begins with the tugboats trying to bring it into the harbor then into the dock here. that could take hours, then once it's at the dock, again, it's 13 stories tall, four and a half thousand people to get off it, no elevators on the ship. this nightmare cruise is far from over. >> far from over, indeed. and they can't wait, though, for at least a docking. cbs's john blackstone in san diego this morning, thanks. this morning drastic proposals to cull the deficit roundly criticized from both sides of the aisle. the draft curbs social security calling for a gradual increase in retirement age from 67 to 69. benefits reduced for higher

income recipients. the federal workforce would be slashed by 10%. the pentagon would take a hit by more than $100 billion. the tax break homeowners receive on mortgage interest would be eliminated. president obama is in south korea this morning where he's attending the g-20 economic summit speaking in seoul mr. obama said the choices will be tough but the american people need to know the truth that reducing the nation's deficit is critical to the nation's health. >> before anybody starts shooting down proposals, i think we need to listen, we need to gather up all the facts. i think we have to be straight with the american people. >> earlier, commemorating veterans day the president placed a wreath at a memorial for the u.s. soldiers who lost their lives in the korean war which began 60 years ago. the korean peninsula remains officially still in war ending in army tis.

calling for a boycot of the online retail giant. cbs's whit johnson has more. >> reporter: listed always the author of the book. >> kissing, fondling that, sort of thing, i don't think is that serious of a problem. >> reporter: the book argues pedophiles are misunderstood and offers advice how to have a physical interaction with a child not supposedly not break the law. >> people have this vision a pedophile is someone who abuses children. that forces children to have sexual intercourse with them. but what they don't realize is that the world pedophile itself means somebody who loves children. >> it goes beyond just how to do it and how not to get caught but actually seems to promote this as a lifestyle and seeks to normalize it. >> reporter: the book available online the past two weeks had sold just one copy until a few days ago when a firestorm of controversy turned the spotlight on it.

sales are now over 3,000 copies. >> pedophilia is nothing more than sexual crimes against children and amazon should do the right thing and pull this book. >> reporter: along with greavest, the publisher has come under heavy criticism. virtually all of the 100 customer reviews and 1500 comments on amazon's website condemn amazon, disgusting, are you insane? and no excuses amazon. shame on you. the company released this statement. amazon believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe the message is objectionable. however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions. however, early this morning, amazon bowed to pressure and pulled the book from their website. whit johnson, cbs news, washington. >>. he brought "serpico "and king

kong to the big screen and produced over 500 film in his career. he won an oscar in 1957. reports say dino spdz d de laurentis died in los angeles. he was 91. good morning, what do we really know about north korea. we'll take a an in-depth look at the hermitt kingdom and the threat the secret nation poses to the united states. that and more tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now, back to "the early show." >> at six minutes past the hour time for a check of your weather. let's head back outside to dave prils. hello again. >> good morning to you, erica and to everyone here. keep in mind today is veterans day. among the veterans we salute the american women vit rans who have served all over the world for decades now. we salute you and we thank you for all you've done for our country. don't for you forget the meaning of veterans day, everybody. let's check the weather and see what is happening across the country beginning with the flag flying out west where mild temperatures prevail.

denver, colorado, the mountains, you are going to see some snow, several inches of it. it looks like that system is going to push up to the north, to the northern plain states but more towards the great lakes a we head into tomorrow bringing some rain. meanwhile, we go to the east coast right now. weather in the northeast, we're going to see some clear skies, mild temperatures today, and through the weekend, too, it's going to be great weather for getting outside and getting an early start on stringing up those lights. so, from portland to albany, boston right down the 95 corridor to new york and over the pennsylvania turnpike to pittsburgh, p.a., get a start. take the headache out of the

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after spending a day with him it's easy to see why he loves where he lives and what he does. ♪ ♪ >> every morning dr. dave price wakes up in a place where farm animals out-number people. on this plot of land in smithfield, utah, the 53-year-old has laid down his roots. >> it was just -- >> with the family he's raised, the garden he tends, the horses he keeps and the equine veterinary practice he's grown. >> i have a one-man show. i don't have any assistants, i answer my own phone and make my appoint mebts. >> at first glance, it is easy to see how different our lives are. >> you like ribs, barbecued ribs? >> this dave price is actually a vegetarian. >> but in just a few minutes, it's obvious we have much more in common than just our first and last names. >> you get the dad chair today.

>> wow! >> like the home i grew up in, family means everything to the prices. >> family is our life. and he's passed that on to us. >> well, the sunday dinner is a weekly homecoming and chance to give thanks. >> our heavenly father -- >> he always taught us to work as a family and if we were going to do something, we were going to be the best at it. >> a sunday ride with dave and his sons takes us through the high desert and the stunning autumn colors of the wasatch mountains. we rode until the sunlight kissed the treetops, looking forward to a busy monday morning. like me, dr. price's days begin early, before the moon fades from the sky, he packs up his truck and hits the road. he'll work 12 hours, log more than 200 miles, and feed 12 horses before the moon rises

again. larry, the horse, has a teeth-grinding problem. with a little sanding. >> there you go. >> and a good rinse -- >> oh, it sprayed back at me. >> larry's million dollar smile is back. >> okay. that ought to do it. >> next stop, circle k farms. 15 miles away. where this mare may be pregnant. the ultrasound reveals some welcome news. >> she's pregnant. >> the mare is pregnant and doing okay. >> you're welcome. >> my day in dr. price's hands was going great. wish i could say the same about about this next horse. >> got a little attitude, doesn't he? >> at his owner's request, dr. price ensured this colt would never become a stud. don't know what that procedure entails. where are they? consult your local vet. >> you have to be a lot more accurate than i do. >> a weather man. >> there we go. a bit sore and little cranky. >> he'll wobble a minute there.

>> he was back on his feet ten minutes later. >> he'll be a happier horse. >> you were everything today. >> started out a dentist then moved on and were the ob/gyn, then we were the urologist. before the day's over, who knows? >> do you you feel blessed with this life? >> i do. i think it's a blessing that can be fun and it can be challenging, but it's satisfying, i guess, is a good answer. >> and that's a sentiment this dave price shares, as well. to love where you are, what you do, and who you're with makes you lucky no matter what your name may be. >> what a beautiful office you had there. >> great. >> what a beautiful family he lives with. really neat. >> you live in a post card. >> i do. >> that's nice. >> wow. >> let's go around find out -- >> here we are. >> -- crazy life has been like.

we started with harry smith, this is harry smith in case you weren't watching monday the karaoke king of north central florida not just harryoke -- not just karaoke but harryoke. what was the reaction after the piece went on the air? >> wow. we watched the piece and i jumped right in the car to go to work and got a mile away and had 110 e-mails already [ laughter ] >> one mile away. >> i've had this to say, i went down there, i had no idea what we were coming into. you are a star. you are a star. >> thank you. >> in your own right. you have so much talent. the thing i was so impressed with was your ability to connect with your audience. really impressive. >> big part of it. >> really, really cool. all right. >> i want to introduce you to maggie rodriguez, my maggie here, she's an e.r. nurse in torrance, california who showed me the ropes for a day. i told you a million times i had such a great time. >> i was so glad you came. i had an awesome time, too. >> tell me what everybody said since the piece aired. >> my goodness hi so many

e-mails and text messages and everybody was so supportive and just so glad and everybody at torrance memorial were great, my family was great. it just was so worthwhile. >> do they treat you different now that you are like a tv nurse. >> can i have your autograph? [ laughter ] >> it was a blast. thank you. everybody here is saying the same thing everybody in l.a. told us, we look physically alike. >> a little bit. >> seriously long-lost sisters. >> a family resemblance there somewhere. >> erica i met outside st. louis, you got to watch the piece, you're a third grade teacher for anybody who didn't see it yesterday but you are a third grade teacher, you watched the piece with your class yesterday. >> yes, i did with the whole third grade class. >> i'm in love with your glade. what did they say when they saw miss rochester. >> very excited to see me, to see my personal life and they weks sited to see themselves in action. >> was it strange for you to watch? >> it was very strange for me to watch. i didn't realize how hectic my

life was until i saw that piece. >> it is. that's why i'm glad, really excited when i found out were you coming because i'm happy you get a little bit of a break. >> yes. >> as much as i adore your family, i think you do, too. >> a day off, after all. >> imagine. >> that i tell you guys this all the time when i come back, but when you go on the road, you know, some of the most valuable things you pick up on the road are little things like this. and dave brought a picture of his family and we posed just before we left and these are the things i cherish. you know, when we can immerse ourselves in the lives of the people we meet, you just realize what a glorious country we have. the love david has for his family, the love he has for these patients, you know, that was a lighthearted piece we did but you have to have a lot of care and david was mentioning that the hours are endless. five, six, seven days a week. but, he doesn't do, this he's not a rich man, i hope you don't mind me saying this, in this

economy -- >> maybe it'll help. >> -- it's even tougher but he does this because he loves this. >> i think that's what we all learned from our namesakes all of america can take, when you love what you do, you're a happy person. >> uh-huh. >> and you give your all to your job. thank you for showing us that example, all of you guys. >> it's great. i will say, i'm sure you get this, the best interview you've ever done, to me like you said, dave, the people you meet, these are the best err interviews because these are the best stories. >> believe me it's not the movie stars and politicians. >> i've got a friend now. >> i've got a sister. >> girls weekend without our kids. >> ahh. >> both taking the breast pumps. >> yes, we rimplts and she'll forever be my hero, this niecer of milk, hi girlfriends texting me, is that true, how does she do it? >> doctor, how does that work. >> i have a good idea before all that we'll harryoke tonight.

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we welcome you back to "the early show" on a blustery veterans day morning. coming up, on this -- on this veterans day, a conversation with general colin powell about service and sacrifice. i met with him a couple days ago at arlington national cemetery. his eloquent words about veterans and what they have done for us were truly moving and we will share them with you here in just a couple of minutes. >> that looks like film, it is so beautifully shot. >> amazing. >> it is always a majestic picture when you see that shot of arlington. one that really does speak for itself. i will let it do that. on a lighter note this morning worried about your cat adjusting to your new home, your dog

tearing up your old one, what to teed yourger bill as we talked about before the break we'll solve your pet problems before the break. our resident veterinarian is here to answer your viewer questions this morning. also, you the viewers have told us where dave price should begin his "though way home" journey and this morning, we reveal the winning location. i'll just say, this he's going to need a lot of help and ingenuity to make it back here in seven days, which is what he is tasked with. so we'll find out that in a little bit but first kelly slater what these people were cheering for [ cheering ] >> that stands for kelly slater ten because he just won his tenth title in surfing, dominating professional surfing his first world title back when he was 20. last weekend in puerto rico at age 38 he won again. this gives him an interesting distinction. se both the youngest athlete to have ever won it, when he was 20, and the oldest to take the

top honor at 38 and kelly sclart joins us exclusively this morning with his surf board. hey. my fellow floridian, cocoa beach boy how are you. >> well, how are you. >> he's been called the [ inaudible ] in the sport. do you ever stop to think about that and your ability to maintain. >> when i think back it's been a long time. i've been on the world tour for 18 years, off and on, i took a couple years off but pretty much since i was 20. i'm 38 now. >> crazy. >> it's a long time but it's a great life. >> a lot of your competitors now were just born back when you won your first title. >> i know. >> right. >> one kid his dad is actually younger than me. >> wow! >> how has the sport changed since you started over the last 18 years? >> um, you know, it's just the ability of the guy has just gone through the roof, gotten better and better and guys doing things now that are just unbelievable but, you know, advancements in

boards and equipment and just the approach of riding waves. >> i know you had a loss last week one of your good friends in the sport, your biggest rival died suddenly and you dedicated your victory to him. how has that affected you as friends and athlete. >> yeah, it's tough, andy irons one of the greatest surfers of all time, andy and i battled for years. i felt silly walking with this but i got his initials on my board that i won the title on the other day. a terrible tragic loss and there's going to be a huge paddle in hawaii where he was born, at least a thousand people for andy on the weekend. he's definitely remembered by all of us. it was just a tragic shock for all of us. >> we are so sorry. are you going to continue, thinking about retiring? >> i'm not sure. we got one more event left in the season, we're going to hawaii for a couple of months and i'll think about it. >> can i ask a question? >> yes. >> we watched this amazing video

of you on this board. and just every -- every turn, every wave is as breath taking as the one before. when you are in your zone, can you describe that's like, when you are in the zone doing what you do best? >> um, it just seems like time sort of slows down somewhat, you know, like you -- you know, things are happening and you are almost like a bystander watching and you, you know, it -- i don't know, you get in situations where you don't think you are going to make a wave but it's so slow motion, you somehow, subconsciously know you're going to make it. i don't know tshsts is pretty exciting. i spoke to a friend of yours this morning, jimmy buffett, he said to say hello going for a surf in long island. >> no kidding. >> enjoy your self. maybe go to margaritaville and enjoy your victory. appreciate you being here. >> how about a hand for kelly! [ cheering ] >> and now, let's surf over to dave price for another check of the weather. >> let's see -- as jimmy buffett

would say watch those and a halfgational buoys. nice to see you guys pleasure to have you on the plaza this veterans day. a reminder, by the way, it doesn't have to be veterans day for you to go and show your appreciation to someone who's volunteering on behalf of our country. so, if you see someone in uniform, anytime of the year, stop and say thank you. i want to introduce you again to genevieve chase who served in helmand province, a purple heart winner. on behalf of all of the people, products for good is the name of the organization. i want to present you with that. this, of course, put together by disabled workers to recognize all you have done for your country. again you are just representative of so many people across our globe. thank you and have a good veterans day and a meaningful one. let's take a check and see what's happening all throughout our great country right now. we go to the maps, looks like a nice weekend brewing for the northeast. in fact much of the eastern seaboard still nice and warm in the southeast right now. that air will moderate a little bit of that warmth will come northern and it will be nice.

now, on the other side of that jet stream, cold air dips on down and we're going to see some snow showers beginning to brew in sections of the rockies. ski mountains getting a good news dose. watch for rain in wichita, pushing through to st. louis and down to oklahoma city. could get more severe as we head into tomorrow as this system continues to move. that's a quick look at our national maps. >> that's a quick look at your weather picture. happy veterans day. erica, back inside you to.

>> dave thanks. our pet loving viewers have sentence in plenty of questions. hello. for our residents veterinarian cbs news correspondents dr. debbye turner bell. >> hi, erica, nice to meet you. >> you, too. this morning here with advice to help out a number of our viewers, which we love we can help people. you reached out on facebook. boy, what a response. >> we got a huge response, a lot of different questions, so hopefully we can get through a number of them and they will be of benefit to a lot of our viewers. >> the first someone we talked about what to feed your pets before the break, before 8:30. this is really interesting for people especially who are looking to change their pets' diets make it a bit more interesting. i want to make sure i have the names right here. sent from facebook, violet with a question from chicago. >> okay. >> my small dog's on a grain-free diet. any nutritional risks i should keep an eye out for such as getting too much protein. >> i really love this question. feeding raw food is a trend now amongst companion pets.

race dogs and sled dogs have done it for years and years and years there. are some concerns veterinarians have about feeding a raw food diet. first of all the public health concern there is the risk of disease from e cole or sam mel la, some of the diseases that can be on the meat. if you don't handle it properly, wash the area, your hands, don't let it sit out too long it can be a risk to your health as well as your pet's health. >> i want to digress one second. i thought it wasn't a big deal for my dog, raw chicken it falls on the floor it is not okay for jake because it is not okay for dogs. >> i wouldn't necessarily say so. they have more acid than we do. food tends to move through faster and less affected by some bacteria however i wouldn't really recommend it without close supervision with a veterinarian. >> good for their diet to be balanced. >> dogs like us need fruits, vegetables, grains and meat so a

pure-meat diet is not good for a dog. >> there you go. question answered. up next a question a lot of people have had i think over the years when we talk about age of pets. dog age we hear multiply their age by seven that's how old they really are. how do you compare cats equivalent? >> a lot of people think you pult ply the dog's age by seven and the equivalent in human years but doesn't hold true for every breed because of different breeds lives different lengths of time. a small dog like you have, della, a one or two-year-old chihuahua will live 15, maybe 20 years if well cared for. the big dogs -- they live five to seven years. so you can't just do that seven multiplier. it doesn't apply for every dog. most cats live about 15 years up to 20 if you keep them very healthy. >> is there an equivalent if my cat is ten, does that mean she's 70 like -- or no? >> no, no notes in saerl. again, it depends on the cat but it's more important to know their life expectancy as to what

the equivalent is in human years. >> we are exploring all our technological options this morning. we have a question next via some skich. >> hello. >> hi. >> is this rene? >> this is. how are you? >> doing great. what's your question. >> well, my question is, i have a cute one-year-old yorkie named tucker a complete angel when we're together but when we're apart he suffers separation anxiety and he is a terror! >> yeah, separation anxiety is a big problem with a lot of pet earn owners particularly dog owners. now this is the one thing i will tell you. make sure that the yorkie has something to do while you're gone. treat puzzles, food puzzles are a very, very good idea like columns you put peanut butter in other the others you can put food in and the dog has to work at getting to the food. it gives them something to do. i also recommend sleep on a t-shirt or a towel in your bed with your scent on it. leave that out while you're gone

and the scent of you sometimes will calm the animal down. there is a long series of steps you can go through to help desensitize your dog government to our website rene afterwards and i put them on our website what you can do to reduce anxiety before you leave the house. the treat puzzles and leap sleeping with a t-shirt leaving that out hopefully will help a little bit. >> sounds great. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> i'm getting a little -- >> getting a little love. >> i think our next question is from the bay area, i believe lucy, who just moved and her cat is having a little tough time adjusting. >> okay. let's listen. >> i recently moved to san francisco. and i have two cats. and i'm wondering -- they seem to be having kind of a hard time adjusting to the new house. i was wondering what i can do to help the adjustment be easier for them. >> the really, really, really great question. i actually went through this when hi two cats and moved. the first thing to do is restrict the amount of space that the cats have access to. we have dobby from the humane

society of new york by the way all the animals on set are available for adoption by -- so, for our new york viewers. you want to start off with one room. put the cats in your bedroom or somewhere you frequent a lot and put their favorite things, the toys, litter box, food, all of that, again a t-shirt you've slept in, let them get used to that one room. and then, slowly give them access to more areas of the house. that way, it won't seem quite so overwhelming and, also, it decreases the chance of the scared cat escapes out the front door. >> which we don't want. >> and out in a new neighborhood and new town and all afraid. >> great advice. quickly i think we have one more question from ashley. >> okay. >> sweetie. >> i have a pet guinea pig named marty, about a year old. besides the hay and pellets, i try to give snacks such as fresh food and vegetables every day and i wasn't sure how sch too much. >> again a great question. the diet of our pocket pets including guinea pigs we have a

five-month-old right here. their dietary needs are very specific. it's important to give a high kwaut grass hay like timothy grass and a cup of vegetables, green leafy vegetables once a day and only treat with fruit a couple times a week. because you don't want them to get too much sugar in the fruit and give them too much. >> there you go. great advice. dr. debbie turner -- i'm having trouble today. if you want more log on for more information. now harry. all right, guys, about 23 million americans alive today who have served in our armed a forces. on this veterans day, the 11th day of the 11th month, originally marking the end of world war i, americans honor all the military, men and women, who have given so much for our country. earlier this week, i met with former secretary of state and retired general colin powell at arlington national cemetery.

you know, it's interesting, as i've been here for the last hour or so, you just hear the band play over and over and over again, you realize just how many veterans are -- are dying every day. >> yeah. we are seeing the world war ii generation pass through and then the korean war generation comes along and even my generation, the vietnam war generation. but, the one thing they all have in common is that every one of these funerals and every tombstone that you see here represents an american who served his country. and when i walk through arlington, what strikes me is when you look at these headstones and tombstones, you can't tell what color they were, what part of the country they were from, were they rich, were they poor, if you get close enough, you'll see the name, you'll see what service they served in and you'll see a religious symbol. but when you step back and just look across and see them lined up the way they are, 300,000 of

them, you see all the greatest generations of americans, not just the world war ii generation, they were great but america has been blessed to have greatness in every single generation, to include our current generation of g.i.s in iraq and afghanistan. we should be so proud of them and never forget what they did and what their families did. >> do we ask too much of these men and women who go back deployment after deployment after deployment after deployment? and that's not an exaggeration. >> yes. no, we are asking a lot of them. i've heard some of them have gone back six and seven times. we are asking more of them than even the world war ii generation because, in some previous wars, you might have periods of quiet and then the battle comes. but, in these two wars, the battles are there almost every day and so we are asking a great deal of them. what is so wonderful about this current generation is that they give us that great deal. they go back. >> for a lot of people, this is just november 11th and somebody will hear it said it's veterans

day on television and honestly not give it a second thought. what are they missing? >> i think most americans realize what veterans day is. yes, it's also a holiday and we go shopping and we do lots of other things but there will be celebrations all across america. i participated in several already this week. and socks people still remember. why do people go to the vietnam war, four million a year? why do world war ii veterans and their families come back here on weekends to visit the world war ii memorial? why did it mean so much to your family and to your father-in-law when he visited the iwo jima memorial to reflect? i think the spirit is stlil there but, at the same time, let's hope we don't have more wars and let's hope a day may come when people will remember this but there will be no new generations that have been put into their graves as a result of war. let's pray for that. >> something worth praying for. >> beautiful.

absolutely beautiful location and sentiment. it was such such a great reminder this day what it's all about. >> i wanted to go there specifically knowing him since he was working for ronald reagan, a long, long time ago. i said that's the place i i want to do this interview because this day comes, it goes, i wear a poppy, but for so many people in our world right now, they -- they're not connected. >> so true. >> -- to the foersz and the folks who serve every day. >> it's interesting my uncle who served in vietnam and my father who was also in service during the vietnam era both said, you know, it gets to the point where it becomes about shopping and it becomes about sales and that has nothing to do with it. and it's nice, you may notice now there actually cards offered to send to a veteran, a thank you, a nice reminder something we should do every day but just to remind you that a simple thank you really goes a long way and it's frankly those words are never going to be enough. >> why wait until they are veterans remember the people serving as we speak.

it's the holiday season, why not there are so many organizations that help send a message directly to them in afghanistan or iraq or wherever they may be. >> you can find more of our interview with colon powell on our website. all you need to do is just click "earlyshow.cbs news.com. >> thank you for that story. really loved it. >> thanks to general powell. >> up next, we'll reveal where dave will begin his 3q

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and the winner, ladies and gentlemen, by 3,000 votes is anchorage, alaska, ooh. and there are -- there's the mayor, dan sullivan. i guess from your cheers, mr. mayor, you are happy about this and actually going to let him in. are you sure? >> well, wr we're real proud of our city and any chance we get to show it off even to dave we're excited about it as can see. >> love it. he's got his backpack mr. mayor taking on his trip. one thing you would recommend he have inside that backpack that will help him navigate anchorage, alaska slashgs what would it be? >> that's a great question. you know the bottom line he's probably not going to go home. he's going to like anchorage so much, i think he is probably just going to say. so forget the seven-day thing. >> okay. >> i'm not kidding. >> looks like a nice place to stay, a lot of people getting up extra early. >> i have been to anchorage to before and alaska scl many times

one of the warmest cities when you think of hospitality. and i am really excited to get started. this is a lot more of a challenge than it was last year. alaska is a continent away from the lower 48. we still have seven days to get there. i've got -- i've got to tell you, these guys -- the bob and mark show on 106.5, all kidding aside, went on an all-out blitz to pull it back from newport, oregon, who got the whole town voting. so, this came down to the very end yesterday and i can't wait to go. this is going to be tough, though. >> to re-establish you are relyling on the kindness of stranger, 50 bucks in your pocket you've got to basically work across the country. >> credit cards are gone only an honest day's wage for an honest's days work at this point though alaska and along the routd if you can go either get on twitter, i'm at earlyshowdave or we have an e-mail which is working right now which is nowayhome@cbs news.com.

>> if you forget all that go to earlyshow.cbs news.com. we'll put all that up my "me time" is when i thought i parked on level 2.

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