of hank williams. i love country music anyway. this was just so fascinating to go there and say, i know that hank williams died in the scar. -- in this car. and i got worked up about it, and the other thing about alabama, during my youth, was the civil rights movement. i knew what had happened in the south, because my relatives are from the south and i spent a lot of time in the south. although i grew up in minneapolis. and i get back to alabama, and i realize this is the place where this happened. that was martin luther king's to church, by the way. i went everywhere that i could find. >> where were you born? north carolina. >> where? >> not too far away from my grandmother -- my grandmother's tobacco farm. and then i spent my summers with my granny. >> what part of the state? >> greensboro, with the huge tobacco farm. grandmother lived in atlanta, and she knew margaret mitchell. who wrote "gone with the wind." i would go to the opera with her, and i would go over to granny's house, and i'll be able to do all the things i wanted

this was just so fascinating to go there and say, i know that hank williams died in the scar. and i got worked up about it, and the other thing about alabama, during my youth, was the civil rights movement. i knew what had happened in the south, because my relatives are from the south and i spent a lot of time in the south. and i get back to alabama, and i realize this is the place where this happened. i went everywhere that i could find. >> where were you born? >> not too far away from my grandmother's tobacco farm. >> what part of the state? >> greensboro, with the huge tobacco farm. grandmother lived in atlanta, and she knew margaret mitchell. i would go to the opera with her, and i would go over to granny's house, and i'll be able to do all the things i wanted to do. >> but you went to school in iowa. >> this is right. >> there was a parsons college that was there. i was not interested in school, and then i got married and moved to new york city. i work in broadcasting and marketing for several years. and then i was going to russia. i had one and contest. >> what kind of c

hanks. >> before william n k to the par before with jim and kate the parthe parththe p-- >> this intense firevided extensive damage near the columbia river in oregon. parts of the movie song of " twilight " were filmed here. >> in michigan, a semi truck crashed into a kroger. the driver lost control and according to police the cabin burst into plea flames and killed the driver. >> and ohio, a father had to make the daring rescue as his young son and fell away well. he stepped on to wrought a plywood and fell 40 ft.. the boy quickly try to get a letter to the sun. when that that lettethe latter e lattthe latt a ladder was lowerd to the boy that was in the well. the father had to ultimately enter inside the well to save the sun. using ropes to pull the border to safety. he recently have learned how to swim the water level was 10 ft. inside the 40 ft. well. >> the of lintas has hooked up into the space station. after an exchange of greetings, the shuttle crew will spend one week transferring equipment and supplies. there will also collect a broken pomp and return it to work this is the final spa

. >> that's featuring kid rock, hank williams jr. and lil' jon. >> jimmy: is that right?love that. is this your saddle? you really use this, right? >> that actually hangs in my house over the bar. >> jimmy: does it really? >> yeah, it does. >> jimmy: oh, man, you -- >> you have to come visit sometime. >> jimmy: you remember last time i hung out with you in nashville. >> i do. >> jimmy: i don't. [ laughter ] it was good. it was fun. >> i pulled up in a 1978 "smoky and the bandit" edition pontiac trans am. >> jimmy: yeah. >> t-tops, and you had your guitar and you were standing on the sidewalk in front of zany's. i think you just had a gig. this was two years ago and i picked you up and we scooched off downtown and we hung out until about 4:00 in the morning. >> jimmy: yeah, well not only that, you came and you picked me up in "the smokey and the bandit" trans am. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you parked in the middle of the street. >> that's right. >> jimmy: and the cops came. and they go "what's going on?" and you go "hey, officer, it's me, john rich." >> i said, "cousin jimmy is in

is this -- >> that car was -- no joke, that was hank williams jr. 15th birthday present from his mother call that hand tooled, jimmy. >> jimmy: oh, is that right? "hand tooled"? yeah, i don't engrave. i'm from new york. we don't have any of that stuff. hand tooled leather with a couple holsters. >> there was a guy -- there was a guy, nudie, that used to do those cars. made a lot of the western clothes and stuff. i think he did around 20 of those cars for people like elvis and webb pierce and just a lot of the country stars and whatnot. >> jimmy: webb pierce. oh, i love webb pierce. >> it's definitely a looker when you go out cruising in it. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. do you own this? >> yeah, i got it now. >> jimmy: that's your car? >> oh my gosh. now, is this in detroit? 'cause i know you're a detroit guy. >> um hm. >> audience member: all right, detroit! >> jimmy: yeah, absolutely. you got one person out there. [ laughter ] i love detroit. what a beautiful place. i love it. [ laughter ] i love it. i had the best time. we chat -- i'm serious. the people of detroit are so nice. >> are you te

. >> that was something when i see great comedians, robin williams or tom hanks, he did some comedy stuff starting early. tavis: "bosom buddies". >> that was tom hanks. but it is one of those things where you look for that and my comedy, i did a lot of characters of the top. even eddie was me playing a character. there was a lot more comedy. i had fun doing those dramatic scenes. you decide to make the characters real. that is a great opportunity for me and i am trying to build on that and look for something that is more dynamic. one of my pet projects i would love to try to get this marcus garvey thing going. it is a story told in the days of seeing barack polarized these nations and having people follow him around the world. garvey did this in the 1920's without internet or twitter. that is interesting to see that film and that is something that is in my head i am trying to develop. tavis: part of the weay the game works is you have to do they blockbuster stock. you have to do that to make the kind of money and connections, for the kind of freedom and the independence it takes. this wil

prince william and catherine will attend this los angeles theater honoring the british film industry. >> we have heard nicole i said canman and tom hanksdle up for a polo match in santa barbara and those playing with him have to pony up $100,000. not all glitter and glam. they will meet with interpractice newers at the beverly hilton and be here on l.a. skid row and saying here at the home of the british consul. neighbors are trying to get a better view of this house but signed no trespassing orders to keep them away. >> if they attempt to gain further access in any of the prohibited areas, they will be arrested. >> wonderful and generous welcome. >> reporter: their california visit after a week-long tour of canada. >> monarchy and california is much more about raising the price on the british -- >> reporter: the stakes will be higher here in hollywood. william has not been in the u.s. since 2004. this is catherine's first visit ever but she is taking a no stylist and entuourageentourage just when we come back, new job numbers are out. there are jobs out there. we will have it for you when we come back on "the early show" on cbs. in he

william and kate in california tonight. this evening, british royalty, meeting hollywood's royalty. tom hanks to barbra streisand. who is on the list tonight? >>> and payday. on a day of baseball history. >> that is struck deep to left field. >> the fans actually getting paid to watch this historic home run. >>> good evening on this saturday night. as we come on the air this evening, the printing press is coming to a halt. the last of the papers coming off the press at "the news of the world," that now infamous british tabloid. rocked by revelations its reporters bribed police and eavesdropped on everyone, from the royals to everyday victims of crime. here is the final front page tonight. thank you and good-bye, it says. the paper is shutting down after scandalous behavior within. now, this evening, its owner, the media baron, rupert murdoch, is rushing from the u.s. to london, to protect his media empire. and jeffrey kofman is in london tonight. jeffrey? >> reporter: good evening, david. behind me, the editors and the reporters who put together "the news of the world." the final edition of the paper has gone to

william has only been here a couple of times. they have got meetings apparently with tom hanks, jennifer lopez, marc anthony. >> reporter: and on saturday the royal couple will travel up the coast to santa barbara where prince william will participate in a polo match. i mentioned the paparazzi. we have been into the backyard of this mansion. there's a lovely pool and 6- foot tall fence and on top of that they have a green tarp to keep out the telephoto lenses. live in los angeles, kristine lazar, back to you. >> we have plenty of people wielding those lenses down there. thanks, christine. >>> time is now 6:41. the economy hit a major roadblock last month. a look at the june jobs report out just this morning minutes ago. we'll have that. plus, drawing a line in the sand. the final showdown between democrats and republicans on raising the debt ceiling. >>> and the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. let's take a quick check on those early numbers. whoo! everything looking down this morning. that could be a product of that poor report we just saw. coming up we'll have an update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. stay tuned. ,

william and kate are in sunny california, historic visit for her and one that has tom hanks and nicole kidman attending a bash in their honor. william will play in a polo match today. what else is in store for the royals? a preview in a few minutes. >> we've got a lot to get to. but we want to begin with the widening phone hacking scandal out of britain, employees in a newspaper accessed voice mails of a murder victim, widows of fallen soldiers, celebrities, and hundreds of other people. the newspaper at the center of the scandal will close down, but that could be the tip of the iceberg. we're in london with the latest on a all of this. good morning. >> good morning, amy. one newspaper here is asking whether this is britain's watergate. the story that began with a feud by a few journalists now enveloping one of the world's most powerful men. >> reporter: the scandal that brought down one of the best selling newspapers threatens to damage more of the media empire, rupert murdoch will fly into the uk. his own son, james murdock, could face prosecution. yesterday, two top employees were a

hanks and j. lo and so on all bustling to get near william and kate was quite a fascinating thing to observe. >> that'smous people just falling all over each other to get to see the president, to meet the president. so you had this list of people. and it was just so -- it was incredible to see them become groupies. it was like -- it's pretty incredible. >> how do you get starstruck by? who have you been starstruck by? >> starstruck. who was i starstruck by? it's a weird term because i would say i was kind of -- i don't really get starstruck unless i've got a tremendous amount of respect for the person. >> who have you been most excited -- i mean, you're a massive beatles fan, right? >> oh, yeah. >> have you met paul mccartney? >> yeah. no, i haven't. and if i had, i would definitely be a bit starstruck. but starstruck's a strange way to look at it bays would just be enamored because he was so important to me growing up that i would just kind of be blown away. but starstruck. >> your whole family are beatles fans, right? you were indoctrinated. >> yeah, i was raised on the beatles. i was quizzed about w

saturday prince william scored four goals to beat his team to victory during a charity polo match in santa barbara. that night the couple dined with american celebrities like tom hanks and barbra streisand while attending a british academy film and tv are to dinner. william is the president of bathda. >> i am amazed at the success the u.s. had in the films, television and video game. >> of the duke and duchess help to put here packages together for veterans serving overseas. >> the time is 7:30 a.m. will be back with more in a couple of minutes do not go away. >> good morning and welcome back, that is a foggy shot. this is from the rules. we want to be quick look at weather and traffic at the half hour. >> good morning this is that shot of the roof camera this morning let us go over what we are expecting it will be a foggy start as you can see. a little drizzling and cooler this morning. bay area wide, the winds will pick up and you will feel that gustyness as you made your way around eight. the fog will stay with us for the rest of the week we have for the next seven days. there is a slight warm up building for the end of the week and into next week, we will explai

the british academy of film and arts dinner, prince william is the president of bafta, nicole kidman, jennifer lopez and tom hanks are expected to be there. a day for the royal couple even before the black tie event. part will be spent fueling the prince's passion playing polo. cnn's max foster has more. >> reporter: during the tour of can dashgs the royal couple showed their competitive sides. in dragon boats and in street hockey shoot-outs. william may need some more practice with that hockey stick, but in california, he'll be in more familiar territory with a sport he knows and loves. polo. william grew up playing polo. he's been around it. he was watching it from before he could ride and as soon as he was on a horse he would have started playing. he's played with the best players in the world. he would have been able to learn from them and haze father coaching him. >> reporter: william and his brother harry grew up watching their father play in fund-raising matches. the sport is in the family blood. so there's a reason why they call its sport of kings. >> the princes and their schedules, which involve pretty

williams plays in a pola match tomorrow. $4,000 tickets go offer up close contact with the royal couple but the receipt of us will have to watch them on tv. >>> nichol kidman and tom hanks and jennifer lopez may rub, elbows with them tomorrow. >>> on the cover of people magazine, herity. jaycee dugard, she is revealing more details of years of being captive in the backyard. her first memories, called a stolen life, set to be released on tuesday. in that book she describes several is moments over the years including discovering when she was pregnant. she said that they told her at age 13 after she began to gain weight she may be pregnant and then she started to prepare herself by watching videos on having babies. >>> she was forced to shower with phillip and shoe she was kidnapped and threatened with dogs to keep her in line. >>> dugard is now 31 years old. the book will be released on tuesday. fascinating. >>> the nation's unemployment rate is now at the highest level this year. today we learned the depressing unemployment numbers. rate rose to 9.2 percent up from 1.9% in may. there were 18,000 new jobs created last month. that was the fewest in 9 months and all the gai

hanks and barbra streisand. i think, actually, kate was pretty star struck herself. i think she was amazed. williamas been used to this, being, of course, prince charles and princess diana's son. but kate's eyes were out. >> plus, her first trip to the u.s., as well. later today, the couple is going to visit an inner city school as we saw in peter's piece. how well are they balancing and dividing the line between their celebrity status and what they really want to do here, connecting with people in the different cities that they're visiting. >> very important that these trips aren't seen as glamour and celebrity and getting kids off the streets and actually helping people is very important to this visit. and it's very important for this visit that that message gets across. after all, britain and american service stood shoulder to shoulder and it's important that gets across. >> a quick trip, but a fulfilling one for them. we thank you for your insight. >> it's a pleasure. >>> up next, it's been nearly 50 years since another set of brits first came to america. see the rare, never-before-seen photos

william has only been here a couple of times. they have meetings apparently with tom hanksifer lopez, marc anthony. >> reporter: the couple's first stop will be the beverly hilton in beverly hills where employees have been feverishly gearing up for the evening events supports order is by "variety." that appearance will support business relationships between a and the uk. >> this is a chance for the royal family to pass the hat around because let's face it, hollywood is the charity bread basket where they can raise hundreds of thousands of dollars very quickly for their favorite charities. >> reporter: their first night in town will be spent mingling with high-profile civic leaders and philanthropists during a reception at the british consul general's residence in hancock park. >> the governor will be here, the mayor of los angeles will be here. there will be a mixture of people who represent the business life of california. >> reporter: in santa barbara, organizers are finishing up touches to saturday's charity polo match one the prince will participate in. a whirlwind trip

prince william and his wife kate plan to -- attendees included tom hanks and barbara streisand, and aber of top british actors. >> i'm immensely proud of the success brits have had in the world of television, movies and video games. >> even though they've been in california just a few days, the royal couple has raised thousands of dollars for charity. yesterday, prince william participated in a charity polo match in santa barbara. vip tickets were selling for $4,000. for those polo players who wanted to be on prince william's team? that cost them $100,000. >>> on the economy watch this morning, mountain view based google is getting ready to report second quarter earnings on tuesday. google is likely to announce earnings of $6.78 a share. up nearly 19% from a year ago. google stock dropped on friday, despite this positive forecast. overall, company shares went up 8% in june, but remain 8% down on the year. >>> the commerce department will release june sales on tuesday. analysts say consumer spending is likely to stay flat until job growth picks up. the june jobs report released last fr

. >> saturday prince williams scored four goals to lead his team to victory during a charity polo match in santa barbara. that night they dined with celebrities like tom hanksa streisand while attending a british academy salem and tv are to a dinner. will you is the president of bathda. >> i am very happy with the success of that america has had in film, television and cable. >> they had to put your packages together before they left for veterans that are serving overseas. >> othe astronauts on the final space shuttle flight talked to an early start this morning. they hoisted a giant chunk out of nasa and it is a 21 ft. canister that holds more food and clothes and other things to help keep the orbiting outpost and its residents and business for least another year. to some cool massive video this is a time lapse. it sped up, but it shows the space shuttle pinging to get lined up to dock with the international space station. the move actually took several minutes, but we sped it up to 30 seconds to show you how cool it looks. the astronauts use the time to tityras a live pictures of the shuttle's heat shield to check for damage but they did not find any. >>

prince william place at a charity polo match in santa barbara and then they will meet with hollywood royalty at a party for the british academy of film and television arts. nicole kidman, tom hanks, and jennifer lopez or among the celebrities who will be at that party. they will go into a job fair for veterans before they fly back home on sunday afternoon. >> it sounds like they are covering all the bases. >> coming up, we will look at today's top stories, including the rest of a man accused of burning home with nearly a dozen people inside. >> residents are reeling from a dely shooting rampage that killed nearly -- that killed seven people. >> i will let you know how some teenagers are getting a firsthand look at how d >> live, local, late-breaking. 11 news at 5:00 in hd continues now. >> in 2009, their respective 500 car crashes caused by distracted driving. teen-agers are the most likely to be killed in a distraction related accident. this morning, some baltimore area teenagers got a taste of the consequences of texting are talking wall behind the wheel. >> kim dacey has tonight's report. >> this 17-year-old is trying to concentrate on driving. >> they are distracting you eve

tomorrow, prince william plays at a charity polo match in santa barbara, and then and he kate will mingle with hollywood royalty for film and television arts. nicole kidman, tom hanksnd jennifer lopez are among the celebrities they'll be mingling with at the party. also among their stops are downtown l.a.'s skid row, and a job fair for veterans before they fly back home on sunday afternoon. in beverly hills, gina kim, news4. >>> we go back now to news4's darcy spencer, making her way out i-270 this afternoon in the midst of heavy flooding in that area, particularly in frederick. darcy, tell us again where you are, and what you are witnessing. >> reporter: pat, yes, sorry about that. the call just dropped out. we came out river road to the beltway to 270. very, very slow going. rain mixed with friday traffic, and you know it's going to take a long time to get out to germantown or frederick area. at some point the rain was coming down so hard, you could barely see out of the wind shield. so we're making our way slowly up 270 north. we're in the gaithersburg area. traffic is basically coming to a stand still. we might love a little while and then it comes to a stand s

prince william and kate middleton set to arrive in los angeles tonight where they will stay through sunday. while here, they're going to hobnob with a number of celebrities, including tom hanks them. thought they'd come by. they said there is no such thing as a free lunch, but what about a free commercial? a new show follows two life long friends traveling across the country helping small businesses with free advertising. >> if you are riding, drop on in. holler back home boy when you're dirty again ♪ ♪ residential ♪ residential ♪ . >> make it rain. >> i'm making it rain. >> no one makes it rain like raja. >> eric: the stars of the new show, commercial kings, tell us how you got started in this. what was the genesis of the idea? >> we actually have been making youtube videos for a long time. we made a series of free local commercials for small businesses all across america. a lot of those got really popular, so ifc said let's make it into a television. >> eric: someone on youtube said what's going on? >> exactly. >> now the ones we make, when you watch our show, you see the whole process. the best local commercials are the ones that you see if and you're like, how did they c