good morning. it is may 9, 2012. welcome to studio 57 at cbs broadcast center. i'm charlie rose. al qaeda gives a deadly mission to the wrong man. john miller has the inside story of how the cia informant who broke up an airline bomb plot. i'm gayle king. when vice president biden talks about gay marriage, is he speaking for president obama? when i see you at 8:00, secretary of state clinton says it's time we all stop worry being her looks. i'm erica hill. mark zuckerberg is a no-show at wall street meeting. plus, new evidence that testosterone therapy may be a fountain of youth for men. we again with a look at

today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> this time our guys got it right. >> a stunning twist in the plot to bomb a u.s.-bound jetliner. >> the would-be underwear bomber was actually a cia informant who infiltrated al qaeda in yemen. >> gained the trust of the bombmaker and slipped out of the country with the device last week. >> i think the only guy who's had any like with exploding underpants was anthony weiner. mitt romney won the primaries in north carolina, indiana and west virginia. >> north carolina voters approve the constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman only. >> gay couples smoking with contraceptives is the worst thing. >> oh, my gosh. that would be the worst thing. heaven forbid! a sheriff's deputy grabs a suicide man as he was about to jump off the bridge. >> josh hamilton. hit four home runs in a game.

>> and he got another! >> all that -- >> he said to me, i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i said you should have thought about that before he tried to rob that lady. >> a moment of candor from joe biden. >> the problem is i sometimes say all that i mean. >> and all that matters. >> a paralyzed woman has become the first person to finish a marathon wearing a bionic suit 16 days after the race began. last year uncle sam paid $133,000 for george bush's phone bill. >> apparently bush called 411 thousands of times to ask if santa was real. welcome to "cbs this morning." we now know why a plot to blow up a u.s.-bound airliner had no chance of succeeding. the trigger man chosen by al qaeda was actually a double agent working for saudi arabia and the cia.

>> senior correspondent john miller, former deputy director of national intelligence, is here with the inside story. and i guess this, too, is john brennan wouldn't tell us exactly where. >> and there was a good reason. good morning. he delivered the explosive device to u.s. intelligence officials, provided information on the whereabouts of fahd al quso. it's an intelligence victory but it came with a cost. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials faced a difficult decision. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was looking for a suicide bomber. the target, an american jetliner. the only way for intelligence officials to make sure they controlled a plot, is to have their own agent volunteer to be the bomber and then hand the bomb to the cia. the tradeoff, they would lose a source penetrated deep inside the organization. but they would save lives. >> this is an intelligence coup. the fact the cia and partner

intelligence agencies got inside the al qaeda in arare yan peninsula networks not only to disrupt this plot but to get information about senior al qaeda figures to include fahd al quso, who was killed last week. >> reporter: penetrating an organization like aqap is extraordinary difficult. it means finding someone they know and trust and getting them to turn. few know more than aqap than ali soufan. >> most of these individuals are brainwashed into believing that their concept of jihad is basically their earthy dimension in believing in god. there is that ideological drive they have, religious drive they have. >> reporter: the newest bomb is said to be a redesign of the underwear bomb, the one that failed to blow up in a flight over detroit on christmas day 2009. had it worked, it would have looked like this.

>> our team has to get it right every time. the bad guys have to get it right only one time. this time our guys got it right again. >> reporter: the latest design is said to have an improved detonation system, created by ibrahim al asiri, aqap's explosive experts. what do his bombs tell another explosives expert? >> he has the assets, the intent and he has no conscience. >> reporter: does he have talent? >> yes, he has talent. and he's good at it. >> with us now from washington, phil mudd, fbi's national security branch. good morning to both of you. john, again, clearly this is a big victory but clearly a lot of threats still out there. >> there is, because they stopped one plot in motion, but the bombmaker is still there. there are others who will step up for a suicide mission. of course, they've lost a source inside the organization.

>> do you assume, phil, there are other sources and that this is not the only source that saudi intelligence would plant inside? >> i would assume that's the case. if you look at what's happened in the arabian eninsue la. a lot of al qaeda members went down to yem. some want to go home, some are tired, some have families in saudi arabia. made men in the organization already could serve as double agents. >> that, then, is how you get someone in? on the surface it's interesting how you get this person in and they get to the point where they are actually the person carrying the bomb. >> i think that's right. i mean, it sounds easy to get somebody in, find somebody who's sympathetic, insert them in the organization. my experience is that's extremely difficult. what you want is someone who's disaffected with the organization, someone who's going home, seeing his friends are starting to have families, realizing that his life as a

terrorist is going nowhere and he says, what's the way out? the way out is to go to a security service and say, i'll serve as a double agent if you give me a life afterwards. >> what happens to the guy now that's the informant? >> there's a big payoff with extraordinary risks to go inside, undercover. they will gather up that individual, his family, they'll go to a neutral site. he'll be debriefed for a long time. in the end, there's going to be a big payoff. we're talking about in the seven figures and relocated with his family. >> you pose the dilemma of losing a source, but having to meet the threat of a direct attack. that seems to be an easier choice to make than might otherwise be. you could not let an attack go forward, could you? >> no. at some level it's a no-brainer. if takes to long to get a source in there and figure out ways to get that information fed out. there's always a temptation, and i'll defer to phil on this, but there's the temptation so say,

maybe we can follow that bomb, track the bomb, but the risk factor is too much. >> phil? >> when you're sitting at the table running an agent like this and watch the threat develop, you have a simple priority. even if you want to destroy the organization, you don't put american or other lives at risk. the choice isn't that difficult. if there are lives at risk, have you to lose the source. there is, and i close with this, another shoe to drop, which is when does the bombmaker go down? my question wouldn't be, did we stop the plot? my question would be, did we get enough information to stop the plotter? that's the bombmaker still out in the field. >> when you look at this, the cooperation between saudi intelligence and cia, do we assume there's good coordination now between cia and other intelligence agencies? >> i wouldn't assume it's very good. i would assume it's excellent. let me tell you something, when you sit there and have to deal with potential threats to citizens, whether in europe, the united states, saudi arabia,

anyplace, you'll talk to virtually anybody. if the balance is going to talk to somebody and maybe let some information out, risk a leak, or potentially put an american life at rick, that's an easy balance for a decisionmaker to make. you'll talk to people. in my experience with the saudis, they are great partners. >> thank you both. now to politics. mitt romney won three more presidential primaries on tuesday. indiana, north carolina and west west. voters in north carolina also approved a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriages. some observers want to know if trouble is brewing on that issue, though, between vice president joe biden and president obama. bill plante is at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. when the vice president seems to break with the president and endorse gay marriage, he set off washington's talking heads. was it a deliberate signal to the gay community or just biden in yet another unscripted

moment? in a speech on tuesday, the vice president addressed his tendency to say whatever's on his mind. >> no one's ever doubted i mean what i say. the problem is, i sometimes say all that i mean. >> reporter: in that speech to a conference of rabbis in atlanta, biden also demonstrated why he can be an effective spokesman for the obama administration. >> i hope i now no one doubts the president is willing to use power. the president's smart. >> reporter: but the vice president's latest off-the-cuff moment also shows he can be a liability. he can be exuberant, as when the health care bill finally passed congress. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: he can be careless, as when he joked about chief justice john robert flubing the presidential oath. >> and i will -- >> faithfully the president of the united states -- >> my memory is not as good as

justice roberts. >> reporter: and he can be brutally honest, maybe too honest, even about himself. >> hillary clinton is as qualified or more qualified than i am to be vice president of the united states of america. quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. >> reporter: and sometimes the president weighs in on biden's impromptu remarks. >> i don't remember exactly what joe was referring to. >> reporter: "the new york times" says that jab annoyed the vice president, but their relationship is close. biden is one of the few people beyond his own circle the president has come to trust. and sees him as someone who relates both to blue-collar voters and to his long-time former colleagues on capitol hill. a relationship so close that the president joking with reporters at a recent dinner edited out a quip about whether biden would remain on the ticket in 2012. comedian jimmy kimmel filled the

void. >> it's hard to be funny with the president of the united states looking at you and yet day in and day out joe biden manages to do it. >> reporter: so, what are the chances that the president picks another running mate? well, zero, according to people around here. look for the vice president is said to play the role usually assigned to someone in his job, on campaigns he'll be on the attack while the president takes the high road. charlie, erica. >> bill plante, thanks. with us national journal white house correspondent major garrett, welcome. >> thank you. >> are you buying the idea somehow this was a slip or flub by the vice president or, in fact, it was prearranged -- >> gay marriage? >> yes. >> i believe it was entirely intentional. the president says he's evolving on gay marriage. you can't evolve. for it or against it. the gay community knows it. president is not there yet but vice president saying he's okay with it, arnie duncan saying

they're okay. they are showing the progress ask, don't tell, not enforcing the defensive gay marriage act, all those things are brand new, achieved by the obama administration, and you remind voters within that community and elsewhere that mitt romney used to be progressive f you believe that's what it is, on gay issues and is now conservative in a way that shows him as a flip-flopper. so, the administration sees this as a way to emphasize and underline what they've done, portray mitt romney negatively, and the president's still in the same place he's always been. >> what's wrong with the president coming out and saying, this is what i believe? >> he's not there yet. >> in his head or pragmatism --. >> political -- i don't know. it may be both. >> what do you assume? >> i assume the president is not comfortable with the politics of saying he personally -- >> but the politics? >> yes. >> north carolina, too, what does that -- >> north carolina underscores

the political peril. indiana, west virginia, pmountain west states could be d more complicated in the president comes out full on gay marriage. on tactics i think it works. it's a net positive for the administration. and i don't think it was accidental at all. >> let's look to senator lugar. 35 years now, received a defeat last night. there's back and forth this morning in the paper as to whether or not this is a victory for the tea party. what he said in a statement, i'm quoting, partisans are dominating the political debate in the u.s. adding our political system is losing its ability to even explore alternatives. is this about a divided washington and extremism or had he been there too long? >> this is a unique story. remember, orrin hatch has been in the senate a long time. he survived a tea party challenge in utah. he's a classic case, john mccain faced a primary challenge two years ago. he ran an aggressive primary

campaign, as orrin hatch did. senator lugar did not. his primary campaign got off to a very slow start. bedid he hav bedevilled by the fact he had resistcy pro problems. he'd been there too long and grown out of tauch. when you have that against you, you're going to lose. >> one quick question. is it true the administration worries there's a kind of, as we saw in france, throw the incumbent out, attitude not only in europe but in united states as well? >> every incumbent from the president on down ought to be worried. in the house you're seeing a lot of incumbents win and get through. the senae it's more choppy. the president has to look at his own polling data and say there's an unsettled atmosphere. if you look at the president's campaign, forward. in what direction? doesn't say where we are. that's a limitation for the president. >> nice to see you. we have more on a "60 minutes" story from the weekend.

two pilot who is spoke out will not be disciplined. those pilots told lesley stahl they were dizzy and disoriented from flying a f/a-18. facebook is the most talked about ipo in a decade but wall street is encouraging investors to sink their money into the initial investment. >> mark zuckerberg's job. rebecca jarvis says so far he's getting mixed review. >> part of the reason for this scrutiny is the stakes are so high for this ipo. of the last ten consumer internet companies that have gone public, just three are worth more today than when they made their debut as public companies, so the pressure is on to see if facebook can escape that trend. >> mr. zuckerberg, do i have your full attention? >> no.

>> reporter: but now the world's attention has turned to mark zuckerberg. everyone from investors to users are watching for details, as zuckerberg's notoriously private company goes public. monday kicked off facebook's so-called road show where company execs try to share shares to investors. no one knew if zuckerberg would show up. when he did, he made an entrance. in a sea of suits, zuckerberg appeared in his trademark hoodie. according to one report, seemed visibly nervous. still facebook is confident in selling the zuckerberg brand, hoodies and all. >> every product experience you have is social and that's all powered by facebook. >> reporter: that's the message of the 30-minute promotional video the company put together to try to win investors. it shines the spotlight brightly on zuckerberg, the wonder kid who changed the world from his harvard dovrm room. >> zuckerberg is facebook, period.

he built this company. the company is him. >> reporter: as important as zuckerberg was to building facebook, he might not be the best at selling it. on day two of facebook's dog and pony show, zuckerberg kept to smaller meetings and that video singing his praises, the company ditched it. >> as much as people have to respect the young man, there's going to be a healthy dose of skepticism. is-t is incredibly odd for the ceo and founder not to show up for this. this is the big dance. >> reporter: that big dance is going to make zuckerberg more powerful. estimates say he could make $17.6 billion when facebook goes public. and he'll maintain a 57% stake in the company. meaning in the end, the big question for investors is whether or not to trust the guy in the hoodie. >> you're buying him. you're buying his zany, wild, brilliant creativity. and if that comes with a hoodie

instead of a pinstriped suit, that's just fine by me. >> it may seem silly to play all this attention to whether or not mark zuckerberg is wearing a hoodie, but some say he's worn piece in the past. he wore a suit with the president, and they're saying if he didn't wear one to this meeting with investors, how seriously are you taking this ipo? at the end of the day, this is mark zuckerberg, founder of an incredible company, 900 million users. most people focus on that. >> facebook speaks for itself. >> exactly. "the washington post" says we've had our warmest 12 months ever recorded in the united states. may 2011 to april 2012 was the hottest since they started keeping records 117 years ago. the houston chronicle says a large brain surgery will be on twitter cast. and britain guardian reports

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a former aide to john edwards testifies edwards knew a major financial supporter was giving money to his mistress and daughter. we'll see if rielle hunter could testify against hunter. and tsa agents find a disassembled handgun hidden inside a 4-year-old's stuffed animal. his dad said he had no idea it was there. we'll tell you why the boy's mother is getting the blame. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by "snow white and the huntsman"

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a few years ago mitt shared this touching childhood memory. >> my dad marched with martin luther king. >> now, while technically it turns out that wasn't true, it feels true. in fact, you know what, as a boy mitt romney marched with martin luther king. fine, let's do that. and as a direct result, the barriers -- the barriers that could have kept a certain young black man out of law school fell away. so, without romney's help, america never would have elected its first black president. which means that said president never would have given the order to kill osama bin laden. so who killed osama bin laden? >> i'll take a lot of credit. >> and we thank you.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> at the john edwards corruption trial we're waiting to see if rielle hunter will testify before prosecutors finish their case. a former supporter took the stand on tuesday and admitted tipping off president obama's campaign that edwards was having an affair. >> there was also dramatic testimony from a former speech writer. anna warner is at the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the week prosecutors are wrapping up their case and part of that was bringing in this other key witness yesterday who described edwards as knowing more about the money used to hide his mistress than his lawyers say. john edwards' former speech writer dealt a blow to the defense tuesday, claiming the former presidential candidate knew that a wealthy donor was financially supporting his mistress, rielle hunter, and their baby girl, francis quinn. he had known all along that fred

baron had taken care of things, wendy button told jurors. i recall edwards saying, i knew other people were supporting quinn. edwards left that information out of a 2010 statement in which he admitted he was the child's father. button helped him draft it. he said, for legal and practical purposes, we needed to take it out, she told the court. edwards' lawyers claim he was unaware of the money and its use. they say former campaign staffer andrew young actually took most of the money for himself to build his dream home. earlier tuesday young's friend and one-time donor tim tobin also appeared in court. he testified he warned president obama's campaign to take a hard look at articles in the "national enquirer" about the affair. tobin was shocked that edwards thought he could be obama's running mate despite the cover-up. i was alarmed. i con believe a man with a 4-month-old baby with another woman would seriously consider running for vice president. but the defense tried to damage

tobin's credibility. they point to e-mails in which tobin called the former senator a pathetic little man. and his late wife elizabeth, a power-hungry control freak. tobin denied he had any hard feelings saying i thought he betrayed the trust of the people he spoke for. continuing their case, the prosecution has another full lineup of witnesses today. six witnesses named, including a former press secretary. but as of now, still no answer to the big question that everybody's asking around here, which is, will rielle hunter testify? if so, when? charlie and erica, back to. >> you anna werner, thank you. erin moriarty is also watching the edwards case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. day 13 of this trial. >> so, what's the sum total of witnesses the defense is putting on the stand? >> reporter: well, i think wendy button in particular was one of the most important witnesses in recent days. she was actually listed not by

name in the indictment. her testimony was listed. she's really the first person who could tell the jurors that john edwards admitted to her that, in fact, he did know his friend, fred baron, also his finance -- his campaign finance chairman, was supporting rielle hunter. so, that -- you know, that's so important in this case because when it comes to federal election law, ignorance of the law is an excuse. the prosecutors have to prove that john edwards knowingly and willfully violated the law. so, i think that's what these various aides, speech writers, but remember again, wendy button, he didn't tell her that until, i believe it was the sum of 2009, a year and a half after his campaign ended. he said he didn't know details. he said he had only just learned about the bunny mellon money. again, these aides are a mixed bag. >> you're saying she didn't necessarily deliver what the

prosecution was hoping? didn't she write in a blog in 2008 something about being a sociopath or things more expected, perhaps, of her testimony? >> reporter: right. well, actually, i think the defense -- she hasn't gone through cross-examination yet and i think she'll use that. she did describe as sociopathic. on, i think the defense will show her as she's bitter. she admitted she was bitter. i think it will be hard to tear her down. although i will point out, she was shopping around a book proposal. again, the defense can say this woman is making this testify because she wants to benefit from it. >> erin, is there a buzz around that -- the prosecution is making its case or they are not, so, therefore, the defense may go for some kind of directed verdict? >> reporter: well, you know, charlie, i mean, that is kind of standard at the end of a prosecution's case, the defense does ask for a verdict of acquittal. i think in this case, the i

think defense has more reason to. the big question, is rielle going to take the stand? rielle hunter is a wild card. both sides say she helps their case. i went back and read the interview she did with "gq" two years ago and she said she was used by the youngs. she said she had no idea how much money, so john edwards didn't either. again, she could work both ways. it's so interesting. every day it's really difficult to see how good this case is. >> so, the question is whether campaign money was used for private reason? >> reporter: yes, because if it was -- campaign money used for private reason, that's against the law. if they were gifts and used for a personal reason he would have used, whether or not he was running for the presidency, which he says, and, in fact, that he was using it even after he stopped his campaign, that would not be a violation of the law. >> erin moriarty, thank you.

a little bit of a toy story gone wrong. airport security in rhode island finds gun parts and bullets hidden inside a stuffed animal carried by a 4-year-old boy. how did that happen? and tomorrow former new york city mayor rudy giuliani will be here in studio 57. you're watching "cbs this morning." [ baby crying ] my turn. ♪ [ dad ] what's that? you got mommy a mother's day present? from where? whoa. nice. oh, i totally agree... ...she is the best mommy... ever. ♪ it's beautiful. [ male announcer ] save up to 30% on these diamond fashions for mom at kay jewelers. just one more reason kay is the number-one jewelry store in america. what's that? give daddy a great big kiss? ♪ every kiss begins with kay

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vladimir putin playing hockey after his inauguration with former italian prime minster sylvia bur lieu scony watching, as one watching, as one does, right? shifting gears. as we turn to a disturbing story from rhode island where the tsa stopped the father and his young son on tuesday. that's because as terrell brown reports, they had gun parts and even ammunition in a very bizarre hiding place, had a lot

of people concerned, both as they were going through security and then afterwards. >> reporter: on monday at t.g. green airport in providence, rhode island, a routine search turned into a major security scare. while screening a passenger's carry-on bag, tsa agents found the hardware of a .40-caliber gun, two magazines loaded with ammunition, and a firing pin, concealed within three stuffed animals, including a mickey mouse. >> stuffed animals were contained in the carry-on bag and the carry-on bag was going through normal screening procedures through the x-ray monitor. >> reporter: the bag belonged to a 4-year-old boy traveling with his father to detroit. tsa agents confiscated the items but let the man and boy get on the plane. >> the officers were comfortable allowing the father to continue on their flight. he indicated he was unaware they were there. public was never in any danger.

>> reporter: police believe neither father nor son knew they were carrying the weapons and in a statement they say they believe this was related to an ongoing domestic dispute. they believe the wife was trying to cause trouble for the husband. >> i think they dropped the ball by letting the fellow fly away. i really do. >> reporter: the name of the pair haven't been released but there is an investigation to figure out how the gun parts were stuffed into the toy animals. authorities say if assembled, there could have been a loaded gun on an airplane. for "cbs this morning," terrell brown, new york.

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new data suggests being kind and generous is less about you and more about your genetic makeup. researchers looked at the results of a national survey that asked people about their attitudes toward civic duty, other people's place in the world and their charitable activities. people surveyed gave saliva examples for dna analysis. it showed niceness and feelings of responsibility of others or charity were connected with a gene that produces receptors for the hormones which are linked with socialability and niceness. researchers say niceness of the genes allow people to overcome the feelings of world being threatening. it's also clear connections between dna and social behavior are complex and life experience and other social factors contribute to how much we connect with and take care of others. nonetheless, perhaps the data should make us all a little more patient with those who are not nice to us. we can just blame their dna.

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the great chuck barry born in st. louis, missouri. gayle, what's coming up in the next hour? >> charlie, i'm so excited. guess who's in the green room? let me tell you this first. "where the wild things are" are a childhood memory. we'll celebrate maurice sendak. and chris butler is in the studio, one of the bst titles, "they eat puppies, don't they". >> you're darn tooting. >> i can't wait to hear you explain where that came from. >> i'm ready. >> we're ready for you, too. secretary of state hillary clinton's feeling very comfortable in her own skin. she's getting lots of attention because of it. lee woodruff is joining our conversation about that. to that i say, leave hillary alone. is it better to save for kids college or own retirement? buy a house or rent? that's why jack otter is here. i love this title. >> "worth it, not worth it".

>> remodel the kitchen or finish the base? for a lot of people when you think about financial decisions it's complicated and very scary. >> because the financial industry wants you to be scared, they want you to think it's complicated so they have to sell you the answers. >> here's the thing about jack otter's book, what you say, there are right answers and there are wrong answers. it's not based on opinion. >> based on that and i'll help you get through some of that. >> it's based on math and research. he's done a lot of research. so has chris buckley. you're watching "cbs this morning." remember, catch us on facebook, twitter, google plus. we want to make it easy to find us.

now something i wanted to ask, if your father were here, i would ask him. his first name -- >> broe nouns his first name for us. >> zbigniew. >> spell that. >> z-b-i-g-n-i-e-w. >> good for mika, she knows how to spell her dad's name. welcome back to "cbs this morning," i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose with erica hill. over the last six years, prescriptions for testosterone replacement therapy have doubled. you've probably seen the commercials telling men it may be time to get checked. >> lost your appetite for romance and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condtion called low testosterone or low t.

>> in a new study german researchers took a group of overweight men and restored their normal testosterone levels. the group lost weight, lowered their blood pressure and improved their cholesterol. dr. harry fisch from cornell is joining us. how are you? >> good. >> i'm sure men are doing the hula based on this. >> they should be. we've not been aware men have low testosterone. the only male hormone we have. we've ignored it for years. some have low thyroid, so you treat that. we're lz aring if you have a low testosterone level, you can treat it. >> how does it even get low? i didn't know that was possible. >> well-being you know, a lot of people think that testosterone levels as you get older go below normal levels. that's not true. at all ages levels should be normal. some men have low testosterone

levels. who are they? men overweight and men with a big belly. bigger belly, lower the level. when i see somebody in my office, i can tell if they have low testosterone in a second. >> what happens when you take replacement therapy? >> it turns out, and this study was amazing. the first time they found it, men lost weight. men come in, they're overweight, tired, they may have diabetes, they're exhausted, low sex drive. they can barely stay awake, much less have sex. >> it is good to be awake when you're having sex. that is good. >> you want to remember that. >> some wonder. >> if you're a man, for sure. but the truth is, when you increase the testosterone levels, you actually feel better, feel stronger, feel energetic and then they can actually work out. they have self-confidence. >> so is it about energy, sexual performance and both? >> it's about energy. sexual performance comes when you're energetic and healthy. if you're not having sex, your sex drive low, that's an

indication you have a problem. >> this is a german study. any downside to take replacement therapy? >> there is. we don't -- the bottom line is you only take testosterone replacement therapy is your level is below normal. >> if it's not below normal? >> you don't take it. >> you talk about weight loss and how this is tied to weight. do you start, especially in your practice, would you start the therapy first or do they first have to lose weight and go back up naturally? >> i never tell people to lose weight and exercise. they don't. >> you don't? >> no, it's not fair. >> why? >> well, listen, we -- >> you're a different kind of doctor. >> here's what i do. i wrote a book called the male biological clock. >> you like that or not? >> eye never heard a doctor say that. >> the male biological clock. we have an example of men lose 100 pounds. it's hard to lose weight. for men, the first thing have you to do, first thing is check your testosterone level. if it's low and you replace it, that's when people feel energetic. they can go on diet, their

self-esteem is boosted. self-esteem, that's important for a lot of men. >> it motivates you. >> is there a concern, though, that people could be looking at this for something else? do you worry men saying, hey, if it's going to boost this, it could boost my sex drive? >> my concern is men who take it when they shouldn't. they want to go to the gym, they want to get a six-pack, that sort of a thing, which is ridiculous. the truth is, men in their 60s isn't going to have six-packs. my 16-year-old son has an eight-pack. i have a keg. men in their 60s don't have six-packs. >> that's okay. >> but it's not inevitable. >> no. >> is there a thing called male menopause? >> no. there's no such thing. >> it's out there. >> that's incorrect. when you talk about menopause for women, estrogen levels are

nonexiste nonexistent. for men, testosterone levels should never be below normal range. >> is it a shot or pill? >> there's many different therapies. the most common is a gel. by a company called abbott -- >> you rub it on? >> correct. >> it's painless? >> yes. but there are injections as well and coming out in the future with some oral medications, some pills, which will really boost the industry even more. >> men with big tummies need to be on the lookout, you're saying? >> absolutely. the bigger the belly, lower testosterone and these are people with diabetes as well. >> i would like to be on record, let the record show, charlie rose does not have a big belly. that's all i'm saying. thank you. very good to see you. >> thank you. >> i'll be on the record with no commen

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"the huffington post" looked at an effort in congress to see how much government pays for former presidents. for four presidents it added up to $4 million. within that, $15,000 to jimmy carter's postage. $8,000 for george bush's phone bill. $579,000 for rent on bill clinton's office. >> wafb, hello to you, current must have toy, the tanarexic doll, based on new jersey mom who's accused of bringing her daughter to the tanning booth. krentcil's lawyer says his client is the victim of tan abuse. >> stop the crazy.

>> we'll stop that and move on to this one. the home of the happiest place on earth is also the home to the porn capital of america. hard core dvd purchases, adult entertainment stores and porn searches on google, when you add them together turns out orlando ranked number one, followed by las vegas. maybe not that shocking for vegas. and then wilmington, delaware. >> that's a surprise. a wisconsin woman was fired from her bank job after five years. why? because she shop lifted 40 years ago when she was 18. wells fargo let her go last week after a background check because no one can work at a bank with a criminal record. i'm just thinking no fair, no fair. that was 40 years ago. that's "long story short." i have to say when i was in middle school i stole a hostess cherry pie. i came home, it was all over my

mouth. my mother marched me back to the store. can i keep my job? >> can you. when i was 4 or 5, i took life savers, put them in my pocket and cheryl found them and she made me go back to the store and return them. >> i imagine if we come back from break and only charlie rose is here, he'll say, we don't want to criminals. >> think charlie's got any skeletons in that closet? >> he didn't steal. >> i don't think so. hillary clinton is letting down her hair. is it a do or don't? she doesn't care either way. i sa go, hillary, go. hillary clinton and the new look when "cbs this morning" continues. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by party city. throw the hottest party of the season. party city, nobody has more summer for less. i'm a marathon runner,

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♪ strike a pose so joe biden, the very straight forward way, gay marriage. how did this come? >> i think will and grace probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anybody's ever done. >> here's my impression of ellen degeneres hearing that comment. wait. i always cut myself with these things. >> like it. secretary of state hillary clinton is back from an overseas trip that took her to three countries over the weekend. but it's not her diplomacy that's making news. it is her appearance. >> she appeared with no makeup, natural hair and glasses and the secretary makes no apologies. >> i feel so relieved to be at the stage i'm at in my life

right now, jill, because, you know, if i want to wear my glasses, i'm wearing my glasses. if i pull my hair back, i'm pulling my hair back. and, you know, at some point it's just not -- it's just not something that deserves a whole lot of time and attention. if others want to, you know, worry about it, i'll let them do the worrying for a change. >> lee woodruff has been watching secretary clinton's makeover and now she joins us at the table. and i love what hillary clinton just said. we have been looking at hillary clinton since she had the headband on a "60 minutes" piece years ago. she's saying, look, i'm going to do what i'm going to do. if you want to worry about it and talk about it, it's on you guys. i love that. >> i love it, too. i'm right in her -- >> but a heard a but. >> no. i've been talking to a lot of women about this issue. it's a very polarizing issue. >> polarizing how? >> because i feel like you do. i feel like, good for you. i'm tired of the double standard. i'm tired of the conversation always about a woman's looks.

and hillary, hillary gets nailed. did we do this to janet reno, to merkel? i mean, are they getting raked over the kohl's if they're having a bad hair day? the counterpart i'm hearing from other people, and they tend to be maybe younger than me s a woman has a responsibility to be put together. when she's going out. >> yes, but, this is not hillary clinton sitting around with her hair in a ponytail, not showering for three days, in her sweat pants, looking disheveled. she has a suit, hair is clearly combed. >> i walk around as soon as i leave this building with no makeup, my hair up, half the time with my glasses on. >> i get it. she's not slob, there's not vomit on her collar, chin hair braided. she's tired, maybe i have an eye infection so i'm going to wear my glasses instead of contacts. i don't need to explain. i'm over 60 i love that.

>> >> so do i. >> really? >> the fact she made, you should be allowed to grow older as you do. and she's very comfortable in her own skin now. especially now. and that's one of her more admirable qualities, of which there are many, intelligence, a work ethic, a whole range of other things, including feeling natural about herself. >> couldn't that be a great representation for women and for a woman in a role of power, as we see her, and a great message to young girls that, yes, you should look presentable. that i think we can agree on. >> but it doesn't have to be, you know, presentable that involves pounds of makeup and only contact lenses. >> but there's an argument sometimes made that somebody, in terms of men, they don't look presidential or if you're a president you shouldn't do that. you perhaps can make a case for certain kinds of things like that, but this is so far away from that. >> i think part of the problem is we put our political figures and our celebrities in the same basket now.

we should not expect our political figures to be red carpet ready. this is not what they're doing. she's on a gruelling four-city tour in southeast asia, she's got jet leg, probably ate bad food. don't know if she did. but let's think about what's that like, 18-hour days. she's just been in china dealing with that dissident. i'm exhausted thinking about that schedule. >> we all agree. >> i was trying to come up with an alternate opinion. >> some people feel differently. >> a lot of people, actually. >> why doesn't this come for men? this will be good for you charlie. why aren't men under the gun, if they have big tummies or their hair doesn't look that great. why doesn't this come for men? >> it's a sexist thing. grow your hair. we'll see what you look like. >> men are distinguished.

men get great hair, wear glasses, they're distinguished. they have a little weight? that's because they're very successful. >> i wonder what charlie thinks about that. do you have an opinion? >> why is -- >> well, i don't know the answer. and if there is, i think it's unfair. >> this is the next glass ceiling for women. let's stop -- >> the next glass ceiling for women? >> yes. let's stop talking about how women look and what they do. that's how men are judged. >> we say, go hillary. continue doing what you're doing. she's doing a good job and that should be the most important message. >> and it's perfectly okay to look terrific and smashing and wonderful. >> that's good, too. >> and be smart. let's not forget. >> i'll come in tomorrow with no hair and makeup done and see how long i get to sit -- >> i was going to say that and see what you thought. >> thank you, lee. >> thank you, thank you. thank you. we'll help you decide is it worth it. plus, we'll take you to london,

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♪ where was the thunder >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." britain's queen elizabeth performed one of her most traditional and important jobs. i bet she wasn't howling. >> the queen, celebrating her diamond jubilee, opened a new session of parliament in a very colorful ceremony this morning. steeped with history. charlie d'agata is outside parliament. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. yes, this morning we got just a hint of the huge celebrations to come in just a couple of weeks' time. as expected, her majesty and her entoura entourage pulled off another flawless performance. it's one of those lavish ceremonies the british do so well. >> my lord's -- >> reporter: full of pomp and

pageantry, a nod to history, if outdated and ever so slightly ridiculous. >> this is, as americans say, this is prom day at parliament. this is when everyone puts on their glad rags and says, aren't we great? in a way, maybe they are. >> reporter: you could say keeping the great in great britain is what it's all about. at its heart the state opening of parliament is a symbolic reminder of the relationship between the crown and the government. in her gilded horse-drawn carriage, the queen makes her way to the houses of parliament. it's a task she's taken on since being crowned in 1953, through 12 prime ministers, from winston churchill and margaret thatcher, to tony blair and now david cameron. she's only missed two ceremonies, when she was expecting prince charles' baby brothers. it really becomes a royal prom at house of lords when she

arrives in her imperial state crown blinging with 3,000 diamond in full ceremonial robes. then a man called the black rod goes to summon the house of commons. three knocks and an order. mr. speaker, the queen commands this honorable house to attend her majesty immediately in the house of peers. then comes the queen's speech. not written by the queen at all but the very politicians she's delivering it to. >> my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice and constitutional reform. >> reporter: she sets out the year ahead, in essence, pledges, outlined by prime minister david cameron and his merry men. >> watch the queen when she read the speech, she manages not to impart any sort of emotion. she doesn't tell us if she thinks it's good or bad. just does it brilliantly, objectively, and prince philip, always grinding his teeth and holding his sword.

he hates it. >> reporter: if the queen wasn't happy with the words put in her mouth, she certainly didn't show it. if she wants a quiet word with the prime minister, she just has to summon him to the palace in private. >> i always think it's good when people can put on their glad rags. i like that phrase. >> reporter: and the glad rags are out today. >> they look good. thank you from london. you all know queens don't have to worry about money, but most people, most of us, have to make some basic financial decisions in our lives. sometimes it all boils down to one simple question, worth it, not worth it? >> that happens to be the title of a new book by jack otter, managing ed editor of "cbs moneywatch." great to have you here. i love this book. every page is easy. let's go through some of the best points in this, which for so many people, given the housing market, you look at where am i going to live and you say, should i buy, rent, because mortgage rates are so low. >> i come down on the side of buying but not actually because

of the economics, because of the behavioral aspect of it. a house is a piggy bank you can live in. you would be better off in most cases, if you rented your whole life and put every cent you save into bonds, stocks, invest it wisely, 30 years from now, you'll be rich. most people won't do that. they buy sneakers, go out to eat, and in 30 years they'll have no house and the same amount of money. you're buying a depressed asset for less than 4% of other people's money on right now is a particularly good time to buy. >> i just want to say, where have you been all my life? because what you say in this book is it's -- there are right and wrong answers. after i read your book i've done a lot of wrong things. am i the only one? >> my father says to me -- he was angry at me. he says, why didn't you give this to me when i was 25. >> that's what i'm thinking about now. credit or debit, i always thought debit because it comes out right away. >> absolutely. if people listen to nothing else i say it is if you are in deep

credit card debt, cut up those cards. only use debit. but if you can pay it off every month, as you should, then a lot of protections of a credit card. for instance, with a debit card, you buy 30 bucks worth of gas, the gas station might put a hold on $80 worth until they reconcile the book and realize you drive a 3-s instead of a pickup truck. in a hotel they put a hold on your money and you could overdraft and then they reconcile the books. >> a lot of people's debit card doubles as a credit card. is it better to choose it as a credit card when you can do either one because you have more protection in terms of if somebody steals your money? >> i wouldn't mess around with that. i would get a separate card. if you don't carry a balance, get airline miles, cash back. debit as a debit. >> cars, you mention if we saved our money we could buy a new car. >> sure. >> my dad was a car dealer, full disclosure, and he said, never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy a new

car. >> i love the new car smell as much as anybody. but the fact is -- >> it is a nice smell. >> in the first two years of ownership, that value plummets. that's where you really take the hit. it's called depreciation. if you can let someone else take that depreciatiodepreciation, b preowned certified car, you're better off. right now there's a funny anomaly, during the down turn, not many people bought new cars. right now the price differential is not that much. don't lease. that's one thing i'll tell you. >> when it says savings, save for your own retirement or kids' college education. i always thought college education. >> i think retirement. >> i have two children. i can't imagine not saving for their college education, but follow the flight attendant's advice, put your own oxygen mask on first. save for retirement. there are lots of ways to get

loan for college. it's not easy but you can do it. there's no such thing as a loan for retirement. >> date the cutie in the cubicle versus absolutely anyone else and you said, absolutely anyone else, but you didn't do that. >> let's say i learned my lesson the first time in a small office. wasn't a good idea to be dating someone in the next cubicle. when i became more mature, in a larger office, i met my wife, married her, and glad i did. >> kitchen remodel or finish the basement? one says you should do one or the other. >> the main lesson to impart is don't think of remodeling as an investment. you're not going to get 100% back. remodel your kitchen because you want a new kitchen. when you face those two up against each other, usually you go with the basement because if you have an unfinished basement, you have more square footage. if you're an iron chef, go for it. >> nice job. i'm thinking, i smell a sequel. >> i do, too. i'm thinking, what a great

graduation gift, especially for kids getting out of college. >> it's all about getting started, just the simple stuff. >> nice job. "worth it, not worth it" is on sale. goes without saying, we think it's worth it. how about this for a book title, "they eat puppies, don't they"? christopher buckley knows how to

♪ author christopher buckley made a huge splash with his best seller, do you remember "thank you for smoking" and then it became a blockbuster movie. >> one of the leading names in political satire. his new novel focuses on china called "they eat puppies, don't they?" >> good to be here. >> very nice to have you here. i do like hillary clinton. >> before you came in, charlie

said, you are one of his favorite people. i saw a shot of you in the green room. you were cracking up. what did he say? >> he's one of the funniest people. look at the book he's written. read what he can do with a line and understand it. so, satire, tell me about satire and the place it plays today. >> well, satire is tricky in america today. you're in a losing competition with tomorrow's "usa today." i finished this book a year ago. if you look at the acknowledgment page, you'll see it's dated june 21, 2012. and it came out, you know, yesterday and two weeks ago, president obama was kind enough to pre-promote the book by making -- introducing the subject of canine budgeting. > yes, i was thinking about you. >> very nice. i would like to say, thank you, mr. president. next week there was a story about wiretapping within the chinese bureau.

there is a poisoning scandal going on in china. you can't make this up. actually, you can make it up -- >> and it's all lined up for you. in your book, your victim is the dalai lama. i have to say, just the thought of someone trying to poich the dalai lama, i don't know what it says about my sensibility, but it cracks me up. you describe him as a 75-year-old sweetie pie with glasses. >> the sandals and the hugs and all that. no, i thought he would -- in the book, the book is about those task with fomenting anti-chinese frenzy in order to get a weapons program. he's trying to figure out, what could get -- his superiors say it's time to put the red back in red china, although the reddest things these days --

>> bo xinli had that -- >> in detention being investigated for poisoning -- >> allegedly poisoning mr. hayward. it's interesting things going on. >> is satire hard to write? >> well, writing is hard, as you know. satire is -- again, with satire, what you are up against in -- especially in america is reality. so, you want to keep it just inside of plausible, perhaps, which i don't always succeed in doing. as many critics point out. but it is fun, satire. >> they say about your latest book, if i can mention the title again, because -- >> please. hold the book up. >> sure. "they eat puppies, don't they?" >> reasonably priced.

>> they say people that like buckley's work, his reputation stays intact, his ability to amuse and offend is still there. is that what you want to do? amuse and offend? >> no, it's all about making money, gayle. i'll do that any way i can. >> you also wrote a book about your parents. >> i did. >> right after your dad died. >> so this is my return to satire. i wish they would say his long awaited return to satire, but they haven't said that. >> how about anticipated -- >> easily anticipated. i'll go for that. >> was that book so much harder to write than satire because it was so deep and loving as well as candid and personal? >> no, that book actually -- i won't say it wrote itself, but it wrote itself in 40 days, as a matter of fact. no biblical references intended there.

it wasn't a book i had to research. it was about my parents. both died within a year. i had no intention of writing it and one day i sat down and wrote it. they were two larger than life -- >> they were. >> you knew them well. >> quite well. no one like bill buckley on the scene today. i mean, he really was not only -- >> well, there's charlie rose and gayle king. >> no, we're not -- >> no, no, i can't even get in the conversation about bill buckley. i admired your dad very much. what was the most important thing he taught you as your son? what did he leave you with? >> i won't say i learned all the wonderful lessons that he imparted. he was a profoundly generous and patient man. he was a good man in so many ways. i learned about maybe 16% of that. but i would say his generosity.

to which i aspire but cannot say i completely learned. >> he spoke at his dad's memorial service and he said his dad taught him three things. plant a tree, have a child and write a book. >> that was actually jose marte. i was quoting, a great cuban leader. not a bad -- >> not a bad way to live. >> he did all that. he sailed around the world. and he changed history -- >> we have to remember another great person today so i have to say thank you very much for coming here. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> the book is called "they eat puppies, don't they?" >> i like the title. we remember the great maurice sendak when we come back. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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for those who don't know maurice sendak's works, read his book. for those who don't read, they've got lots of pictures. >> i'm a bit of an artist myself. let's see if i can do a quick portrait. can you hold still? >> three-quarters -- >> look at me. big sports fan? >> no. >> basketball? >> no. >> basketball. you like to skateboard? >> no. >> okay. >> nicely done. tributes have been pouring in for beloved children's book author maurice sendak who died yesterday at age 83. >> best known for "where the wild things are." it sold more than 19 million copies. we thought we would show you who was really touched by that book. >> you want to see something cute? let's find ethan. i wonder where he is. >> ya!

>> where the wild things are. >> by maurice sendak. >> maurice sendak. >> that's right. >> made mischief of all kind and another -- >> the wild things. >> and max said, i eat you up. >> so he was sent to bed without eating. >> that very night in max's room, a forest grew. >> until the ceiling hung with -- >> vines. >> and the walls were filled with -- >> forest. >> very good. >> and the ocean came by with a private boat for max. >> and he sailed off through night and day. >> night and day. >> uh-huh. and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to --

>> where the wild things are. >> yes. >> when he came to a place where the wild things are, they roared their terrible roar and gnashed their terrible teeth and showed their terrible claws. >> tell my friends, be still and tame them. >> where the wild start. >> and sent the wild things off to bed without their supper. and max, the king of all the wild things, was lonely. and he wanted to be where someone loved him best of all. i think he's missing his mommy. >> then all around from far away, across the world he smelled good things to eat and so gave up being king of where

the wild things are. >> they said, please, max, don't go, mate, we'll eat you up. but max was over the island. >> and max said, no, the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws. but max stepped in his private boat and waved good-bye. >> and sailed back over a year in and out of weeks and through a day and into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him. and -- and it was still hot. the end. >> love that piece. >> the magic of being able to connect with children. i read again what one 8-year-old wrote to him. how much does it cost to go

where the wild things are? if it is not expensive, my sister and i would l [ glass clinks ] [ mom ] i'll take this. it's mother's day.

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