reeling after two men accuse a long time assistant coach molesting them four years. we have more on that investigation and the continuing fallout at penn state. president obama says he will send secretary of state clinton to a nation not visited by an american diplomat more than 50 years. we will ask the secretary is her trip sending a message to china. hermin cain the first republican candidate to receive secret service protection. why he got that protection and why now. thirty years after her mysterious drowning, the investigation is opened back up in the natalie woods death "early" friday morning, november 18th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning.

i'm erica hill. what a sky out there. >> yeah, it is. i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. a cold snap here. >> fall has finally arrived. a lot of talk this morning about another college coach now being accuseded of sexual abusing aboys and it happened at syracuse university where better thany fine, the assistant basketball coach, has been placed on leave this morning. >> according to espn two team ball boys say fine molested them for years. one of them came forward after jerry sandusky was alleged abusing eight bois. armen keteyian is live with more. >> reporter: the allegations come from 39-year-old bobby davis and 45-year-old mike lange. on the surface, they are a far cry from the sexual abuse scandal here at penn state. syracuse police are investigating allegations that bernie fine, a longtime assistant basketball coach at

syracuse university molested two of the team's ball boys, stepbrothers in the 1980s and '90s. in a statement, syracuse university said in 2005 it conducted nearly four-month investigation into charges what it called inappropriate conduct by fine but said several people, the initial accuser said would support the charges, quote, denied any knowledge of wrong conduct. syracuse head coach jim boeheim who has known fine for 40 years went even further last night. i know this kid, he said, but i never saw him in any rooms or anything. it is a bunch of a thousand lies that he has told. in light of these new allegations, fine has been placed on administrative leave by the university as the syracuse police conduct their investigation. >> armen, davis says these allegations were brought to syracuse police in 2003. was an investigation started then? >> reporter: there was an investigation, jeff, but it

stalled out because, frankly, the statute of limitations had expired as far as the police officers were concerned. >> we should point out as you mentioned off the top, at this point, there does appear to be a significant difference between the syracuse case and the penn state case, no? >> reporter: absolutely. i think there is a great deal of difference. the accusers in this case have gone to the media with their accusations. here at penn state, you're talking about a three-year grand jury investigation into what some have called a culture of denial and missed opportunities. the first major miss, 1998. allegations by the mother of an 11-year-old boy that her son had showered in the locker room with sandusky. according to the grand jury report with police listening in, san dusky apologizes telling the mother i wish i were dead. police investigate but no charges were filed. >> the showers in the locker room of the penn state football team, sandusky apparently had

unrestricted access to as part of his retirement agreement. >> reporter: in 2000, a university janitor tells his superior of seeing the now retired sandusky performing oral sex on a young boy, again, in the shower, fearing for their jobs, both men keep their silence. 2002. an alleged shower room rape of a young boy by sandusky is witnessed by grad assistant mike mcqueary. what he describes is simply horsing around by the time it works its way through head coach joe paterno and two university official and to the president graham spanier. no police formal investigation is conducted. that is the latest here on the investigation, jeff, in what is turning into a very, very cold state college, pennsylvania. >> in more ways than one. armen keteyian, thanks very much. a surprise from the obama administration. it may be making friends with

myanmar, formerly known as burma, it turned its back on the west nearly 50 years. >> this morning, president obama announced the first trip by a top u.s. official to myanmar. norah o'donnell is traveling with the president in bali, indonesia. what changed that decided for the president to send secretary clinton there? >> reporter: as you know, myanmar was once one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world. now president obama says he sees flickers of hope, some real democratic reforms after that former military regime recently released, the nobel peace prize winner who was under house arrest for 15 years. we learned that president obama last night aboard air force one called suchi saying he would like to send secretary hillary

clinton to burma to speak to him. this may irritate china, so i asked her about that in this interview. the president has made a big announcement about your trip to myanmar. also on this trip, the president announced that there will be new troops in australia. a lot of this looks like an effort to curb china. what kind of message are you trying to send to china? >> we are not trying to curb china or anyone else. what we are trying to do is, number one, to make it absolutely clear if there were any doubt that the united states is a pacific power and that we have historically been one, we will be for the century as well, and that means we are going to be active economically, diplomat kalli, politically, in every way you can imagine. >> reporter: as part of that new engagement, president obama announced here a big deal. an indonesian airline is going to buy $21 billion worth of jets

from boeing. that is a deal the administration helped broker and they say will support 110,000 u.s. jobs. >> norah o'donnell traveling with the president in bali this morning, thanks. to the presidential race. a change for the herman cain campaign. he is the first republican candidate to get secret service protection. >> homeland security correspondent bob orr is in washington with those details for us. good morning. why herman cain and why now? >> reporter: good morning, erica. the secret service assigned agents officially to herman cain last night after the secretary of janet napolitano approved that protection. it came in response to a request from the cain campaign itself for the secret service coverage. neither the campaign nor the service will say outloud what triggered the request, but let's face it. it's been widely reported that cain has received threats in the past, even dating back to his days as a corporate executive. so cain now is the first of the

republican candidates to receive a secret service detail. we don't know, as of right now, if any of the other have asked. by law, you probably know the nominees of major parties do get federal protection for the general election cycle. it's a little unusual for the primary candidates to get coverage but we have to say it's by no means unprecedented. >> take us back through some of the other campaigns. a lot of discussion when then candidate barack obama received this protection, but where did that fit in the grand scheme of things in terms of when it came about? >> reporter: well, it's a good point. senator barack obama when he was running for the democratic nomination actually received his protection in may of 2007. looking at the calendar, that is 18 full months before the general election. so that is earlier than cain has gotten protection. over the past 30 years, a number of other candidates, pat robertson, senator ted kennedy and reverend jessie y jackson.

we shouldn't read too much into this cain news and we shouldn't be too surprised if some of his republican competitors get early details. >> bob orr, thanks. on capitol hill the so-called congressional super committee is supposed to reach a deal by wednesday. a deal, of course, that would reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion. >> they are supposed but at this point, it does not seem they likely. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the latest on that. nancy, good morning. >> good morning to you, jeff and erica. they are working until the last minute here. they held negotiations until late last night, but there are still two major stumbling blocks, taxes and entitlement reforms, two issues that always divide democrats and republicans and could bring down this deal. the megs last almost all day at this point. democrats in one room and republicans in another. presumably sending proposals back and forth. >> i'm not going to get into how

we are negotiating or whether we are negotiating. >> reporter: the biggest stumbling block is taxes. the six republicans on the super committee want to make the bush era tax cuts permanent as part of the deal. the six democrats contend that would add $4 trillion to the debt. >> we have made it clear that we are willing to meet their offer, but it has to be in a way that is fair to working families and puts our country back to work. >> reporter: republicans say they are still waiting for a realistic counteroffer. >> last i heard, the democrats had not coalesced around a position. i am unaware of any offer or any idea from any democrat that did not include the minimum of a trillion dollars or more of tax increases. >> reporter: if the super committee can't come up with $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction by next wednesday that will trig. what is called sequestration. except for entitlements like medicare and medicaid.

arizona senator john mccain and others have bound to fight that backup plan because it would impose $450 billion in cuts to defense alone over the next ten years. if our debt is so staggering large, why shouldn't we look to defense for cuts? >> well, first of all, it wasn't the spending on defense that got us into this 15 trillion dollar hole. it was domestic spending that did that. >> reporter: now, those automatic cuts would not kick in until 2013 giving opponents like senator john mccain to try to unravel them and won't kick in at all if the super committee can come up with its own package of cuts and why most members, at this point, are hoping they figure out a way to strike a deal. jeff? >> nancy cordes, thanks very much. try to enjoy your weekend. i know many on capitol hill may not be. >> no. >> but others will be because this morning is get-away time for a lot of people. can you believe thanksgiving is only six days away? no! i feel like it ran up on us like

a really fast turkey. looks like more americans will be hitting the road for the holiday despite the high price of fuel. seth doane has the latest us on that angle. good old holiday travel, seth. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: there is good news at the gas pump today and that could be welcome relief for holiday travel right around the corner. the price of crude dropped about 4% yesterday to just under $99 a barrel. oil prices had been soaring since early october, when a barrel was around $75. the cost of crude has been up due to a recovering u.s. economy and jitters about two of the world's major oil producers. iran and questions about its nuclear program and nigeria and political unrest there. with a bit of relief in crude costs comes slightly lower gas prices too. a gallon of regular dropped a penny yesterday to $3.39. that is down 59 cents from its

peak in may but still half a dollar more than this time last year. still, regardless of price, aaa says americans are feeling a bit better about the economy and plan to spend the holiday with family and friends. >> if gas would have been more expensive than it would be now, i probably wouldn't be going to laugh y lafayette right now. >> reporter: they expect 42 million will tral for thanksgiving up 4% from last year, but when they arrive their hosts will be spending more. because of bad weather and higher demand for meat the cost of a turkey dinner is up 13%. now of those more than 40 million americans traveling for that turkey dinner, aaa says 9 out of 10 of them will go by car. >> seth doane for us this morning, thanks. up 13%, that seems very high. i wonder what the numbers are on the tofurkey. >> do you like that?

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between 2004 and 2008, 2.7 million mortgages ended in foreclosure. as you might expect, foreclosure rates are higher for homeowners who received high-risk loans aggressively marketed before the crisis. to the latest on the investigation into the government's handling of a massive loan to the solar power company solyndra which later went bankrupt. yesterday, secretary of energy steven chu testified to congress and made no apologied for the loan of more than $5 hundred million to solyndra back in 2009. >> the final decisions on solyndra were mine and i made hem them with the best interest of the taxpayer in mind and i want to be clear. over the course of solyndra's long guarantee, i did not make any decision based on political considerations. >> in hindsight, chu said the deal was regrettable and part of the deal with solyndra was cheap imports from china. the army has conducted first

test of a hypersannic weapon. the unmanned aircraft traveled 2,300 miles in less than half an hour yesterday. the air force has tested a similar weapon. in vienna, passengers on a comtel jet had to cough up $31,000 in catch. to do what? to buy jet fuel for last leg of the trip. yep, the plane was traveling from india to england on tuesday when the financially strapped company could not pay to refuel. can you believe that? some passengers had to go to the airport cash machines to get the money to finish their trip which was about $200 each. that is just hard. talk about excessive fees! >> buy a pack of peanuts or something. >> or pay for baggage. imagine paying for your ticket and then going, hey, we need money for fuel, cough it up or you will not get to your

still ahead here this morning, how about this development? natalie wood mysteriously drowned 30 years ago. now detectives are taking a second look at the case after a "48 hours mystery" investigate found new facts. we will have that story. 50 years of green berets. the elite soldiers what are they doing in places like iraq and afghanistan? we will show you. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. 9am. s at

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i'm erica hill, along with jeff glor. president kennedy gave the special forces the privilege of wearing their sdindistinctive h gear. >> we talk about that coming up. first, though, los angeles homicide detectives are holding a news conference later today to explain why they have decided to take a new look at the death of natalie rewood and reopening that case. she browned off california coast 30 years ago. she began when she was a young girl with a stellar actress. she also made headlines by marrying robert wagner. divorcing him and then remarrying him years later. >> incredible story and what a development here. in 1981 wagner and wood invited christopher walken to join them on their thanksgiving at yacht.

the story is that wood was drinking heavily and fell into the water and her death was ruled an investigation. now an investigation has uncovered new evidence. >> it was thanksgiving weekend in 1981. a call goes out from the splendour, a boat owned by robert wagner, saying someone is missing from their boat. six hours later, the body of his wife, natalie wood, was found floating in the pacific ocean off of catalina island, drowned. >> it was a sunday morning. when i picked up the phone, it was r.j. and he just screamed into the phone, "she's gone!"

>> the coroner's autopsy indicated miss wood had died by accident. she attempted to board this rubber dingy and it was here where she fell and drowned. >> that story is 100% false. natalie would never, in a million years, take that dingy out by herself. she would have gotten me. >> dennis davern was a member of their family. he was both a bodyguard and a confidant of natalie's and i think it was very hard for him to tell this story. >> i just didn't want my whole life to go by without having the truth come out. >> dennis davern's stories has changed and he has even sold it. some people question his motives. but others believe he holds a dangerous truth. >> i believe natalie wood was left to die. my name is marty rulli.

i'm a long time friend of dennis davern and for close to 20 years i have investigated natalie wood's death. >> that investigation has led to a stunning development in one of hollywood's most enduring mysteries. the l.a. sheriff's department has officially reopened the case. >> natalie wood deserves the truth attached to her legend. >> joining us now is sam kashner of "vanity fair" magazine. good to have you with us this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> there was a story out at the time that pretty much was all we heard. but in 2000 you spoke with the captain of the boat. he gave you a different account. what did he tell you? >> right. for the first time i spoke to him about ten years ago. it was 20 years since the event then. and he said, for the first time, that the account that he, robert wagner and chris walken gave to the police that weekend, thanksgiving weekend, by the

way, was pretty much bogus and not the real account of what happened that night. >> but there are others bes just dennis davern recollection dirch from the wagner and walken accounts? >> well, we don't know. dennis davern was the only person to come forward because his conscience was bothering him all of these years. he felt he was there to serve and protect natalie wood and he was the captain of this boat and so he felt that -- he felt compelled to tell what he said was the true account of what happened that weekend. >> i guess one of the questions is if there are others and to what extent they are -- >> right. there was another account from someone on a boat nearby, correct? >> well, yes. "48 hours" will reveal that, an ear witness, a woman who was on a boat nearby and she heard a

woman's cry for help. >> which is so -- it's a story that has fascinated so many people. this gorgeous young woman who had this deadly fear, it was described, of dark water. >> right. >> ultimately, you know, finding her death in that, it has apparently haunted the captain of the boat. you say he was really haunted by it? >> oh, absolutely. i think that is why he finally came forward. it was always believed that natalie wood just disappeared from the boat during a pleasant weekend with chris walken as their guest, and the fact, it's not what happened. dennis davern characterized that thanksgiving weekend as the thanksgiving from hell. >> it was all about this dingy? >> well, that was the reason given for why she perhaps fell into the water, that -- >> she was trying to secure it? >> right. right. but dennis suggests the dingy was secured with two strong

powerful cables and it's a rubber dingy. i mean, how much noise could it it have made, you know? and furthermore, he said that she would never have gone in that dingy or attempted to go in the dingy by herself. as you say, she had a dread of dark water. >> so many new questions now 30 years later. some still lingering. >> fascinating. >> appreciate you coming in this morning. thank you. >> appreciate it. you can see vanity fair hollywood scandal on "48 hours

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the u.s. army special forces were created in 1952, but it wasn't until 1961 that president kennedy okayed the color cap that gave them their name, the green berets. >> national security correspondent david martin takes a look now at the legendary unit which is celebrating a very special anniversary. >> reporter: before president kennedy showered them with his glamour, special forces were the black sheep of the american military. >> even today, to a certain extent, after ten years of conflict, there is a perception, i think, that we are outsiders. >> reporter: prima donnas? >> more as yaw laws. >> reporter: because you're scruffy s scruffy? >> yeah, the beards in afghanistan and the nonstandard uniforms and our unconventional

methods to getting things done. >> reporter: but he says they were not no more after they were awarded their distinctive green berets. but once the president says these are my guys. >> it makes a big difference having that, having the support from the commander in chief. >> reporter: i doubt president kennedy could have imagined the use to which special forces were put in afghanistan? >> riding on horseback, calling in air strikes, probably would not have been -- it would have been tough for him to envision. >> reporter: as one of the first green berets into afghanistan after 9/11, mitchell rode with local afghan fighters calling in air strikes on taliban positions. they almost made it look too easy. >> i think that we are all surprised, by december we were installing a new afghan government and may have created a false sense of security. i don't want to second-guess our national leadership, but i think

it did appear almost too easy at some point. >> reporter: we all know now it wasn't easy. either in afghanistan or iraq, where special forces were also force in, hunting for scud missiles in the western desert and will almost certainly be last out. today, there are 14,000 green berets, that is 30% more than on 9/11. when you add in the army rangers, the navy s.e.a.l.s, the delta force, some 60,000 special operations in all and that is the equivalent of four or five divisions of unconventional soldiers. >> wow. with the budget tightening we are seeing in washington and specifically the pentagon, is the pentagon, in some ways, relying more on these special op forces? >> reporter: well, special operation forces can pull off spectacular raids like the osama bin laden raid. they would tell you they

couldn't overthrow the taliban without 15,000 afghan troops fighting along with him. at the end of the day, you still need troops to seize and hold enemy territory. >> david martin at the pentagon this morning, thanks. just ahead, it's tebow time. quarterback tim tebow leads the broncos to another come from behind victory. >> we will take a look at the player, despite a lot of criticism, just keeps on winning. you're watching "the early show" on cbs.

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on a friday morning, i'm yil, along with jeff glor. we have been bringing some of these stories to you all week long. judge jimmie edwards had seen his fair share of people accused of crimes. he said let's stop them before they get to that. created a school to turn kids lives around which he has done for hundreds of children who were once headed to jail and now they are on their way to college. russ mitchell went to visit him and it is an amazing place but an inspire place too. >> good stuff. later on, should your health insurance go up if you smoke? we will tell you how much more you might be paying. >> the latest on the government's lost investment in that solar power company solyndra. on thursday, members of congress spent more than five hours

grilling president obama's energy secretary. >> they wanted to know why the solar panel manufacturer was given huge government loans only to file for bankruptcy. investigative correspondent sharyl attkisson is in washington with more on that. >> reporter: a long grueling hearing lasting from morning to afternoon over the failed business deal that cost taxpayers more than $500,000. >> this is disgusting! i hope you'll go back in your agency and have some heads roll. >> reporter: republicans accused steven chu of acting like a vin tour capitalist. >> fundamentally, this company and several others got caught in a very bad psaltsunami, if you . >> reporter: much of the taxpayers were put to the back of the line in terms of private investors in terms of ever getting paid black. that move may be illegal

republican steve scalise told him. >> i think it will come out you did not obey the law. >> reporter: but chu said he didn't need to consult justice because his legal experts signed off. >> so we have a number of people saying that this is commensurate with the law. >> reporter: a major obama fund-raiser george kaiser who had invested $400 million in solyndra sought to influence how the administration handled the company's financial problems. and the obama administration wanted to delay layoff announcements until after the 2010 midterm elections. which ru said it's important the government invest in green tech knowledge which is sometimes risky and insisted politics never entered into his decisions. >> did any obama campaign donor ever contact you and ask you to take any action relating to the

solyndra loan guarantee or to the restructuring of that loan guarantee? >> no, no one did. no obama campaign. >> you're under oath. >> yes. >> reporter: gop presidential hopeful mitt romney weighed in from the campaign trial. >> it doesn't look right and doesn't smell right. people will get to the bottom of it eventually. these things have a way of coming out. >> reporter: but democrats say republicans are politicizing the case. >> stop dancing on solyndra's grave. they are trying to manufacture scandal where there is none. >> reporter: in the end, taxpayers are on the hook for $528 million and as for the prospect of getting any of the money back, chu said he doesn't expect taxpayers to cover much. >> sharyl attkisson, thanks very much. let's check in with betty nguyen with another check of your headlines. good morning. >> good morning. two weeks after the penn state scandal, police are investigating allegations of child sexual abuse against an assistant basketball coach at

syracuse university. last night, bernie fine was placed on administrative leave. two former ball boys tell espn that fine molested them for years. the university conducted its own investigation in 2005, but concluded that allegations were unfounded. in a statement, fine's boss, syracuse head coach jim boeheim, said fine has his support. quote, i have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would have been involved in any of the activities alleged. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. last night, syracuse students reacted. >> my first reaction, like, did anybody know about this? like, how long has this been going on. >> i hope so it's not true but i hope with the rumors, that the investigation is taken seriously. >> fine has been a coach at syracuse for 35 years. this morning, president obama announced he is sending secretary of state hillary clinton to myanmar.

he made the amounsment during his visit to indonesia. myanmar which used to be known as burma has a history of repressing his citizens. clinton is scheduled to visit next month. this morning, she told chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell has the u.s. has an important role in the region. >> the united states is a pacific power and that we have historically been one, we will be for this sentry as well. and that means we are going to be active economically, diplomatally and politically and in every way you can imagine. >> last night, the president talked with who welcomed president obama's visit. a man claims he is the second coming of christ. oscar ramiro ortega hernandez was arraigned yesterday in pittsburgh. he allegedly fired nine shots at the white house last friday. one hit a window in the second

floor living quarters. the president was not there and no one was hurt. ortega hernandez has been quoted as calling mr. obama the anti-christ. in a video made at idaho state university in september, he said this about himself. >> it's not just a coincide that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ that you all have been waiting for. >> all right. if convicted of attempted assassination, ortega-hernandez could face life in prison. herman cain is protected now by the secret service. cain was granted the new security detail because of threats made against him. he is the first of the republican presidential candidates to receive secret service protection. meanwhile, on the late show, cain and letterman joked about the 9-9-9 tax plan.

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common. our body temperature goes up naturally when we're asleep, so it can be your pajamas are too warm or you're keeping the bedroom too warm as well but it could be a sign of more serious condition. the most common is menopause. all women going through menopause will say they experience night sweats. another one would be if you're feeling particularly sweaty at night and you have other symptoms, it could be a sign of cancer as well. lymphoma is the most common that does that and other things. infections with tuberculosis and medications. most people on anti-depressants experience night sweats. you know, those are very, very rare. most people who experience night sweats are not having any of those serious conditions but it is something to look out for. tell your doctor. i tell everyone if you experience new symptoms or something that is very concerning to you, tell your doctor. >> definitely call your doctor. our next question comes via facebook. debbie writes what is the best

nonmedicinal treatment for eczema on my face? >> eczema tends to flair now when it's cold and dry outside. it's our body's immune response to allergens in the air. the focus of nonmedicinal treatment is hold in moisture. number one, avoid a hot shower or bath. that tends to dry out the skin. make sure you moisture after you get out of the bath and put on lotion three or four minutes right after and reapply during the day. i would suggest using a humidifier at night and wear soft fabric so you don't feel that urge to scratch. that makes eczema much worse. >> avoid the wool. >> another timely question from brittany. >> my question is how do you get over a cold before the holidays? >> do you? >> any way to speed it along no matter when it happens? >> i'm still working on that cure for the common cold.

we don't have it yet. unfortunately, there is no cure for the common cold. over-the-counter medicines are best at masking symptoms, not treating the cold itself. but i suggest for everybody to stay well rested. seven to nine hours a night is ideal and maybe even a nap. use some extra pillows so that your sinuses drain during the night. drinks lots and lots of liquids which also help to keep your energy up. and mild exercise has been shown to boost your immune system. don't overdo it. it's not time to run a mayor on thon but you might get some boost by doing a little bit of light exercise and staying active. >> a little something. >> back-to-back colds, just the best. >> those are great. especially now you have a young son. amazing how they keep it going and going and going. really quickly, this question from nicole who asks how safe is a spin class for a mom to be? >> well, the american college of obstetrics and gynecology suggest that mothers to be stay active but within reason.

now spin class is a nice low impact activity. but you want to be careful of your back in particular. so you should try not to do those standing up and sitting back down on the seat quickly like they sometimes suggest. keep it to mild to moderate intensity. don't do more than 45 minutes and most important is to stay hydrated. pregnant women get dehydrated very, very quickly so make sure you're drinking enough. >> and monitor your heart rate while you're doing that too especially when you're pregnant. >> i admire the women -- i see other people in spin class pregnant and i think how do they do it? but it's good for you. >> holly, thanks. have a nice weekend. ahead, a teenager with a life-threatening condition sees his dream come true. >> show you how the macy's campaign cooked up for him when "the early show" continues. announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by new kentrum specialist. heart, energy, vision, and prenatal.

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♪ as we have been telling you, macy's is now in the fourth year of its believe campaign supporting the make a wish charity. >> it helps grant wishes like the one you're about to see. a florida teenager saw his dream come true in a big way as elaine quijano reports. >> i'm cooking in the kitchen. >> reporter: 13-year-old billy morales grew up helping his mom in the kitchen. it's how his passion for cooking was born. >> i think this is quite tasty. i love to cook. like when i'm in the kitchen, you have to see if i'm not feeling good, when i go in the tich, i'm ten times happier. chef billy likes everything! >> yeah. >> reporter: happiness has been a struggle for billy ever since he was diagnosed with a brain tumor nearly three years ago. >> i was in the hospital 27 straight days with him in icu. i think that was my toughest

time. not just as a father, pretty much my own lifetime. >> reporter: surgeons were only able to remove 75% of the mass. >> after surgery, i was horrible. i was forgetting everything. >> you can tell him something today and, tomorrow it, he won't remember it or maybe five minutes later, he won't remember it. >> reporter: but one thing billy never forgets, his love of cooking. his long time dream? to cook for his extended family with a famous chef. >> please help me welcome the lovely michelle bernstein. >> reporter: his dream is about to become a reality. >> chef michelle bernstein. >> reporter: bill and michelle meet for the first of many surprises. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: a cookware shopping spree. >> where do we start? they are blue! my favorite color. >> these are nice knives. i love this. >> this is great. she said this is great.

>> reporter: michelle makes sure her comref in thef in the makine a fully stocked kitchen. >> i feel bad. >> why? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the overwhelming experience brings billy to tears. >> what he said to me, that i don't deserve this, dad, because -- i said, billy, you deserve more than this because you're a strong kid and he says, i don't want no more because i'm done because this was too much for him. to me, that is the kind of love i have for my kid. >> i'm just -- i can't sit -- i can't even talk. >> overwhelmed. >> yeah. i like all of my stuff so much! >> thank you. you'll like it even better when i show you how to use it. >> you're really going to come show me how to use it? >> i promise you. >> reporter: billy's debut is the next day. >> this is your very own macy's chef coat. >> it has my name on it! >> i have one more surprise for

you. >> hi. >> anthony! >> reporter: billy's uncle flew in for this special occasion. as his family eagerly awaits upstairs, billy turns up the heat in the kitchen. >> mixing, mixing. >> call it the bear claw. that's perfect. >> my favorite part of this experience was to be hands-on with michelle in the kitchen. >> i think we are going to hire this guy, julian. you have a new chef coming up. >> reporter: the moment arrives. >> steak with a little bit of -- >> compliments of chef billy. >> yea! >> reporter: and everyone palate is pleased. >> i wish i could have billy's wish experience every day. >> for me? >> oh, no! >> why? >> on a scale from 1 to 10, like 10 1/2. i can't express how happy i am. i am like the meter broke. >> reporter: elaine quijano, cbs

news. >> what a great story. >> that's pretty awesome. >> it's fantastic. one of the most wonderful things about the make a wish foundation is just the joy that they bring. not only to the child whose wish they are granting but to their family and everyone around them. >> couldn't take my eyes off of it. >> if you'd like to grant wishes like billy's stop by a believe station at your local macy and write a letter to santa. each letter, macy's donates a dollar to the make a wish foundation. >> we will be right back. hhhhhi ;;

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in san francisco ♪ >> you left part of your heart in san francisco, didn't you? >> i met my heart there, i met my husband there but i miss that city every day. welcome back to "the early show." i'm erica hill, along with jeff glor. chris is off this morning. he is missing out because we are hanging out with tony bennett today. his first number one hit came 60 years ago. and he is still making them today thanks to duets like lady gaga and amy winehouse and we will talk him about all of that and also about a charity very near and dear to his heart. also ahead, we have some great food for your friday. husk recently named the best restaurant in the country. farm-fresh ingredients there. the chef sean brock will tell us how he is trying to return southern food to its roots. we continue our american spirit series with a inspiring

story of a st. louis judge who would rather see kids behind desks in schools than behind bars in jail. >> russ mitchell reports now on the program that has had remarkable success where a city where kids don't often get a second chance. >> reporter: this is the juvenile court of judge jimmie edwar edwards. >> you can't be in a gang with me. you can't smoke dope with me. we will work that out. >> reporter: he has wisdom to kids accused of crimes. too on which, it's too late. >> when i get ready to lock you up no one will be down here supporting you. >> reporter: what is the toughest part of your day? >> when children in and i know they need help and unable to get it. i know but for somebody else getting involved in their lives that they have no opportunity of succeeding. >> reporter: to reduce the number of kids who show up in his courtroom, judge edwards created classrooms. >> let me invite you into one of

the classrooms. >> reporter: two years ago he opened occupy the innovative concept academy, a school of salvation for people who were in a life of crime. more than 700 students have enrolled. >> you have to be brave to stand out and to say let's go a different direction. let's not lock them all up. let's not be so punitive. let's teach them. and what is so great about teaching them is that they want to learn. >> this school is my last option. >> reporter: 18-year-old jakilla ivory came to the academy last fall after she assaulted a classmate. >> if i wasn't 16, i would have been like into -- he said seven years in jail. >> reporter: seven years in jail? >> reporter: she says she is now a much different person, especially at home. how do you think you've changed in the last year or so? >> i think i really changed a lot. i'm doing better in school.

i'm more careful with my mom around the house. >> reporter: when these kids walk into your courtroom for the first time, what is going through their mind? >> they see a judge that will tell them, try your best. give me an effort today better than you gave me last week. so if you read on the third grade level, i'm going to go back and get you a third grade book and we will teach you how to read at that level. then we will teach you how to read at the fourth grade level. irrespective of the fact you might be 19 years old. >> reporter: where do you think you would be if you weren't sent to this school? >> seriously, i think i would be locked up right now. >> reporter: the three have all raised their grades, along with their optimism. what do you all three hope to do down the road? any goals? any plans? any dreams? >> i want to be a forensic detective. >> reporter: you?

>> go to college when i leave here, go somewhere and probably take up a trade or something. >> i just want to learn, learn, learn, get more. i want everything. i want to be everything. >> reporter: are you surprised at the reaction that you've received? >> i am absolutely amazed. folk apparently have gotten so interested in what we are doing in the city of st. louis that it has stirred a new and wonderful discussion all over america about how to deal with delinquents and education. >> reporter: in fact, it's a discussion that could lead to big changes in other jurisdictions as well. a unique approach that is getting high marks for turning lives around. russ mitchell, cbs news, st. louis. >> such a great story and what a wonderful message too for the rest of the country. >> good for them. very good stuff. here is betty nguyen at the news desk with a final check of today's other headlines for us.

good morning. los angeles police have reopened the investigation into the death of actress natalie wood. wood drowned 30 years ago following a night of partying on a yacht off the california coast. her husband, actor robert wagner, and another actor, christopher walken were on board. at the time her death was ruled an accident. police say they will reveal new information today. you can see more on the case on "48 hours mystery vanity fair hollywood scandal" tomorrow night on cbs. in oklahoma city three girls survived a terrifying elevator accident. the girls wandered into the elevator shaft through an open door tuesday, but the door locked and the car started moving down on top of them and then they called 911. >> oh, god! >> hello? >> we are trapped! >> where? >> high school. >> reporter: listen to this. the girls then tried to hold the elevator up with their feet.

only inches from being crushed. but 12-year-old savannah gable's shoe got wedged under the elevator and it finally stopped. >> my foot was kind of squished like this. >> i guess it was a good thing it was, because savannah's foot was injured but it could have been a lot worse. all three were safely rescued. and it is official. demi moore and ashton kutcher are getting a divorce. in a statement yesterday, moore said, quote, as a woman, a mother, and a wife, there are certain values and vows that i hold sacred and it is in this spirit that i have chosen to move forward with my life.

if you get your health insurance through your job, more and more companies are telling their workers they have to pay a larger share of their health insurance premiums if they have overweight or she smoke. >> they are controversial, though. carmen wong ulrich is here with a closer look. we are talking about penalizing employs. >> in rewards and inceptives as well. first, take a look at that and that is a bigger trend where they can reimburse you for going to the gym or you pay lower premiums if you're not a smoker. that has grown 50% in terms of how many companies are actually doing this. that has gone up 50% since 2009. 4 out of 5 companies will be doing that by next year.

penalties you pay higher premiums or pay additional costs because you're overweight or a smoker and gone up. in 2009 only 8% of companies did this and went up to 19 and up to 38% of companies by the end of next year. this is a big trend. >> what are we talking about in terms of cost to the individual? if you are working at one of these places. >> current regulations allow employers to pass along 20% of the health care costs if you don't meet certain health standard guidelines. but even without those additional penalties, if you look at the basic overall average cost, let's say, of being overweight, the real cost of that is an additional1,500 a year in health care costs. bmi above 25. if you're a smoker, not only to your health care costs go up and implications, life insurance you'll pay $1,300 a year more if you're a smoker so the costs can get really high. >> on its surface, it seems pretty fair. evening out in that way. what are some of the concerns

about this? >> discrimination. a lot of this is tied to behavior thinking that smoking and overweight is about behavior. sometimes it isn't. so you need to get a doctor to advocate for you. if if overweight and nothing you can control. if the premiums get too high some of these folks may drop out of the coverage altogether which passes along the cost making the cost bigger in general over time. >> so, in general, because whether or not you may fit the bill there and if your company is charging more, everybody's health care costs are going up these days. what is the best way to lower them? know about the rewards first. that is a good way to save money, especially if you're not a smoker, if you do go to the gym. know what the rewards are so you can take advantage of them and know about your costs. too many folks don't find about the penalties until they open up their paycheck and said what happened to the money? make sure you know where the penalties are and advocate and get a doctor to advocate for you if you know this is not something your behavior can change and they will lower your

premiums as long as the doctor is on your side. >> any company awards for wearing a red sweater? >> yes. sorry you didn't get the memo. it's not just the two of us. >> can we get a shot at patty at all? she has on red too. >> she doesn't want to be on camera. >> there she is! wow! i definitely missed something. >> that's all right. you're the outlier. >> our girl, patty. carmen, thank you. >> thank you. >> jeff, we will let you know maybe which color next time. >> i like outliers. the other day, we told you how charleston, south carolina, was voted the top tourist city in the country. one of the reasons, pretty good grub in those parts and you got a taste. >> i did. amazing foot there. we spent time with a guy who is most celebrated chef in charlton, chef sean brock. he is trying to push cooking in the future in many ways returning it to its past. >> i think that is what is so cool about southern food. >> reporter: sean brock is a cooking star.

even though he said the goal is to avoid that. >> we want the product to be center stage and not the chef or creativity or any of those things. >> reporter: your goal is to get out of the way? >> absolutely. here, for sure. >> reporter: balk's new place husk, named the best new restaurant in america by bon appetit is so big right now because it's so basic. all about the ingredients. specifically where they come from. every single thing served has to be from below the mason dixon line. >> this catfish is from north carolina and the reason we wanted to do that is to show the rest of the country that we have some of the most beautiful food ever grown or produced. >> reporter: often, that means heirloom drops. vegetable varieties you won't find in the grocery store. >> what we have picked today and are bringing over to husk for dinner there this evening is an interesting variety of bush bean called the dragon tongue, and you can hear the moisture in

this bean. >> reporter: maria baldwin grows organic crops, some specifically for sean brock and husk. >> sean's big gift, i think, to the culinary world is to not only help to preserve the food waste, but to help preserve the ingredients that were part of those food ways when they existed long ago. >> 3 on 42 what we are trying to get back to is the era where the food was pure and honest. >> reporter: and prepared without much fuss. here, catfish and tomato green. >> this dish tastes like a hug. >> a big comforting hug? >> yeah shra. >> reporter: brock believes cooking in the 20th century lost its way. mass production, processed food, genetically engineered products and spoiled the natural rhythm of our eating routine. for him, if you don't know where the food came from, it's not worth eating. >> people don't want to look at reality. they want to eat that sandwich that is 99 cents and they don't

want to know the story i didn't want it. >> reporter: is it because we don't have the money or we don't have the time or is it both? >> it's all of the above but that doesn't mean -- the key is just, i think, to stop making excuses and just make the right decisions. >> reporter: at husk, there is no dollar menu and no regular menu at all in fact. it changes every day and a chalkboard grid lists what he thinks he might get from the farmers and doesn't know where it's going next. >> we don't know what we are going to cook until we get the ingredients in our hand. we collect ingredients and want you to talk about the varieties and the stories behind the ingredients and why we built this place. >> that's great. >> it was fun. amazing food. >> i like the name, husk. now i'm hungry so thanks a lot. >> nothing overly complicated about it but that is beauty, right? >> that is the beauty. yet another reason to head to charleston. just ahead, he may have left

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♪ creepers creepers where did you get those peepers ♪ >> at the age of 85, after more than six decades of music, tony bennett is still topping the charts. >> and michelle miller lucked out, yet again. she's had some plum assignments lately. the latest one spending the day with the legendary singer in one of his favorite places. ♪ let someone start believing in you ♪ >> reporter: when tony bennett takes the stage, there are no rips. ♪ as long as i care for you >> reporter: no special effects. just simple elegance, the way it used to be.

>> thank you very much! >> reporter: sinatra said you were his favorite. >> well, what did he know? he taught me to like the audience, not to be frightened of them. and it seems my whole life. ♪ i know i'd go from rags to riches ♪ >> reporter: that advice combined with a robust smoky voice and in the heart of the depression into a world renowned superstar. >> i had the number one record in the world so i have to go to germany and i have to go to italy and paris. >> reporter: we caught a ride with bennett down to one of his favorite cities, new orleans. ♪ >> reporter: the town where jazz was invented. ♪ >> reporter: isn't that great? walk over to it? >> reporter: yeah. ♪ >> reporter: at 85, bennett is just as inspired and just as

passionate about music as he was when he started more than six decades ago. your first hit was in 19 51. >> right. >> reporter: is there a difference between then and now? >> yeah. yeah, it is. a lot of living between 1951 and now. >> reporter: for bennett, it's been a life in full. he has raised four grown children, marred for civil rights, and fought on the front lines in world war ii, an experience which he says defined him. >> i didn't like the war. not the form of human whavbehav and i've been a pacifist. >> reporter: you take it very serious? >> it's painful. >> reporter: still very painful? >> yeah. i can't believe it. i can't believe that we can't graduate and stop fighting throughout the world.

♪ ♪ the best is yet to come >> reporter: that big heart and almost palpable sense of compassion helped earn bennett the nickname tony benefit. >> you did a great job here, i tell you. >> i know. >> reporter: case in point? the reason he came to the big easy. >> hi. how are you doing? >> reporter: to celebrate the home built by project home. >> i believe it's better to give than to get. ♪ i got music >> reporter: and no one could accuse him of not giving enough to his fans. this month, a complete collection of bennett's work is being released. in it, 70 original albums. every single one recorded with a commitment to excellence in his signature style. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: through his tenure,

he never pandered to bats to his detriment sometimes. ♪ one for the money two for the show ♪ >> reporter: when rock 'n' roll first entered the scene and continued to rule the air waves, bennett refused to compromise. suffering a setback in popularity. ♪ boulevard of broken dreams >> reporter: but, eventually, without changing his formal appearance, music style, or song choice, he managed to connect with the very hip mtv generation. >> hey, come on. you know, guys, this is mtv. ♪ stepping out with my baby >> reporter: he has collected more fans ever since. what is the secret to your success? >> lady gaga. ♪ i never bother >> reporter: bennett's latest album titled "duets 2" with music greats from almost every

genre, including the reigning queen of pop. ♪ that is why this lady is a champ ♪ >> reporter: and the late amy winehouse. ♪ i'm all for you body and soul i spent my days ♪ ♪ >> reporter: is there something about singing with another talent that gives you a sense of collaboration? >> oh, yeah. but you have to -- you need a contrast. you know? it can't -- the two of us can't sound alike. ♪ that long >> reporter: thanks to those perfect pairs, this past month, bennett became the oldest living artist ever to top the billboard top 100. how does that feel? >> well, they say it's never going to happen again. that's what they tell me. so let's see what happens. >> mr. tony bennett. >> reporter: but if his

performances are any indication, the american icon doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon. ♪ ho, ho who has the last laugh now ♪ >> he keeps on going. >> his collection has 70 original albums. >> sent that amazing? >> unbelievable! impressive. >> just a little. >> awe inspiring, all of that stuff. >> we could go on and on. but if we did, we would get cut off because the computers are in charge here. have a great weekend, everyone. "the early show" is back tomorrow for more on saturday. your local news is next. >> have a good weekend. [ man ] i got this citi thank you card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes, i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is.

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