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we're seeing more and more of these failures and we saw part of antarctica, shed off in a few days. somebody was looking at satellite map's and away it went. that caused sea levels to rise. that mechanism is not well represented in models or understood very well. sea level rise by itself is gentle three feet of rise may not do too much but when it's couple with high tides and storms and el nino, by maybe close to a foot do things like this. this is 1983 in san diego area. and well, let's go on to the next one. that shows the actual sea level record. in the pay delta, it's not just sea level rises but the fact that we have fresh water floods. this is the level that ice street water gauge in sacramento. darn this thing. okay. those are tides. mostly a summer period, but these are floods so you can see, you know the water levels get up to nine meters there. there's a book called, conquering the inner sea which is a history of levies in sacramento valley and trying to contain the water. the fact is, this sort of thing could potentially get more frequent and potentially higher. i don't w

but even the captain says he has never witnessed seas this violent in his 159 visits to antarctica. chilean navy is now rushing to help the ship. probably will have to tow it to part. seas are expected to be calmer today. >>> an amber alert is in effect, as police in roanoke, virginia, search for a 12-year-old girl believed to be in grave danger this morning. brittany mae smith has been missing since her mother was found dead inside their home. a candlelight vigil was held last night to remember the mother and to pray for brittany's safe return. police believe the seventh grader has been kidnapped by her mother's boyfriend. >>> american students have failed to catch up with their high-performing peers around the world. out of 34 countries, the u.s. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science, and just 25th in math. the countries with the best-scoring 15-year-olds were china, south korea, singapore and canada. education secretary arne duncan called the latest figures a wake-up call for america. >>> well, on the college level, more students across the country are studying foreign language

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. >>> and the cruise ship off antarctica, rocked by 30-foot waves, finally makes it to port overnight. passengers tell us about living through a real-life perfect storm. good friday morning to everyone. >>> the pictures out of london. >> never seen anything like it. >> no, no. prince charles and camilla, stunned. the prince even pushed his wife on the floor of the car to protect her, from rioters who smashed the rear window of the car. >> it's amazing the security would allow them to get that close. the royal couple kept their cool. camilla told reporters, there's a first time for everything. the prime minister saying the full force of the law will be mused on the mob who attacked the car and destroyed property all across central london. we'll talk to the photographer who captured the images. >> let's look at what was behind the riots in the streets. thousands of students protesting tuition hikes. and jeffrey kofman is there live and has the latest for us. good morning, jeffrey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. this is a supreme court building here, in parliament square. look

. >>> also, we brought you the cruise ship that was stranded near antarctica, and after being battered by 30-foot waves, it's finally been rescued. and the ship is heading home now. we have the latest on the conditions on board. >>> we begin with the democratic revolt on president obama's pro posed tax cuts. jonathan karl starts us off at the capitol this morning, jon? >> reporter: well, george, the president did get an earful but the white house is making a big push to rescue the deal that the president struck with republicans warning if it doesn't pass, we could see another recession. the white house dispatched joe biden to capitol hill with a tough sales mission last night. convincing unhappy house democrats to support the deal. but even as biden spoke, one democratic congresswoman tweeted, "listening to the vp making the case for the house tax cut deal, i'm still opposed." even democratic leaders are fuming, especially unhappy with the provision that slashes the tax on inheritances. >> the super, super break on the estate tax is a choking point for a lot of our members. >> reporter

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secondly, we all here about the poles shrinking in antarctica, based on this you see they play a bigger roll with respect to water and reflection from the sun. there are things you need to know. we don't need fearful people. many of us are managers that make hard decisions in investments we need to be empowered and knowledgeable. this looks at a state of the art of what's fake, real , fact or fiction about global warming. we have to make up indecisions, it may go 25 feet but some of us won't be here in 150 years. we have to know what's available to us in the next 25 years so you have to get in your mind the range of possibilities. finally the worst thing we can do and i'm a general manager of a water district, is to believe we are not going to have to build this investment because we could flip the switch and the trends we see will continue from ten to 20 years. you understand that? we're not going back to our customers and say we're going to do greenhouse emissions and do things to stop it. first of all, we don't control the whole world, we can only do what we can do and that's a lot s

but for penguins in antarctica weighing in could lead to an important discovery. scientists believe the climate change has affected the eating habits and weight of the birds. the scales have been hidden throughout their colony and experts hope falling pen kwing weights will shed light on how they've been adapting to changes in their habitat. too cute. >>> to say one winter wonderland in germany is cool would be an understatement. it took 160 tons of ice to create this ice festival. a dozen sculptors spent just two weeks creating amazing xrurs, including birds, trees and eve an few insects. to maintain their fragile art's most minute details, the exhibit is kept at a constant temperature of 17 degrees. >>> as far as food fights go, this one might take the cake. opposing armies battle for control of the town armed with flour and eggs following at least 200 years of tradition on a day compared to april fools' day. not even spectators are safe. those who refuse to pay a fine which goes to charity risk being covered in the floury concoction. you know, bill, i have neve

an ambitious mountain climber braved minus 22 degree temperatures to jump off a peak in antarctica.he base jumpers reached two miles above sea level before taking the plunge there. he glided for about 45 seconds before pulling his parachute and safely landing at the bottom. >>> winter weather has brought paris to a stand still, but some folks are making the best of the snowy situation. they gathered at a church to ski 500 feet down the snow covered steps. the weather has inconvenienced most of the city, shutting down airports, bus systems and even the eiffel tower. but for this crowd, transportation doesn't seem to be a problem. there you go. using your noggin. i like that. >> you didn't even use any disclaimers, like, do not do this at home. we didn't have any pictures of anyone falling, either. >> only the weather guy would think about that. >> safety first, kids. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton will mark world human rights day by presenting the eleanor roosevelt hu

. >> its goal is to stop whaling in antarctica. >> to protect the whaling fleet, the japanese government will allow armed japan coast guard officials aboard whaling ships for the first time in three years. >>> a former ukrainian prime minister has been charged with misusing funds obtained from selling carbon emission rights. the ukraine state prosecutor said on monday that she used the equivalent of $290 million to pay pensions during had her tenure as prime minister. ukraine received the money from the japanese government last year in exchange for 15 million tons of carbon credits under the kyoto protocol. she is a fierce rival of pro moscow president yanikovich. she dismissed the accusation. >>> japan and jabumpt te have agreed to work together. naota kan met the president on monday. the two leaders agreed to improve military facilities. the president pledged to increase support for japan's ant ant anti-piracy. >>> with japan's aging population, robots are helping and also in countries in germany and sweden as well. we explore the potential for the new relationship between sxhnz machin

. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> take a look at this, dramatic video of a cruise ship emergency near the antarctica coast. the ship's engine was damaged and lost power in those heavy seas yesterday. powerful waves also knocked out windows and the ship's communication system. another ship stayed with the damaged ship until they could get help. all 88 passengers are from the u.s., none, though, are hurt. but one crew member suffered minor injuries. >>> north koreans leader kim jong-il and bay sying's top -- beijing's top official is in agreement. kim met with state counselor today and had in-depth talks. china has been under pressure to diffuse tensions between the two koreas ever since the north's recent attack on south korean soil. >>> it is 4:49. the obama administration says democrats should support a new tax cut compromise because otherwise the nation could fall back into a recession. congressional republicans like the deal that they made with the president. mr. obama agreed to a two-year extension of the bush-era tax cuts. in return, republicans agree to extend unemployment benefits for 13 mont

going the extra mile for that rubble in iraq see a russian base jumper they got in antarctica. but. the sun may be smiling down at least according to russian physicist find out what's making it the happiest star on our new and improved website r t dot com. this sunday kosovo prepares to hold its first parliamentary election since it declared unilateral independence from serbia three years ago but as r.t. sarraf earth reports the serbian minority there is boycotting the elections claiming there are unwelcome and being excluded from the region society. and family live in a small serbian enclave in cost of a it's a fairly so that she existence when she comes home from the white albanian community and this will change when the war in the one nine hundred ninety s. which divided the country and its generation this was the height of the cost of the wall to protect the serbian community behind it from gunfire that would come from the right to the albanian populated area and it remains today so they don't mind the continuing ethnic conflict. national bet so i remember the wall being built a

peak out there becoming the first person ever to perform a death defying jump off a mountain in antarctica see more of the fascinating footage log on to our team dot com. well area kills over two hundred thousand people a year in india this study has found but with huge numbers of deaths in rural parts of the country going on recorded questions have been raised over whether the world health organization is not simply underestimating global malaria death rates are discarded saying reports. in india's eastern state will be one more victim succumbs to malaria it's a treatable infection yet it's dudek small knives i mean. malaria has spread everywhere around you which the medical teams come to help us and hospitals are far away poor people like a dog. at this hospital and many patients believe they have the better side to infection. i have a very high temperature and i think i have malaria i've come to the doctor for treatment because many people in my neighborhood have malaria a new study has found that malaria kills more the the number of people caught india estimated by the world health org

many more are missing after a south korean fishing boat sank suddenly in the freezing waters off antarctica twenty surviving crew members who were picked up by a passing ship said their boat went down quickly giving them no time to put on life jackets rescuers say the missing men are unlikely to survive for their protection in the bitterly cold conditions the cause of the accident still being investigated but experts believe the ship could have collided with an iceberg. the next oyez rocket set for the international space station's been raised into its launch position ready for blast off on wednesday it's set to take a crew of three who will not only do a lot of science work up there but also deliver some seasonal gifts to the people currently in orbit peter oliver reports from the launch site in kazakhstan. the rocket itself arrives in baikonur in three different parts and the process of putting it together is incredibly intricate every screw every pulse has to be checked and then rechecked to make sure that it's correct those putting putting in the work on the ground to make sure that's a

halfway to antarctica. there were pulled to safety after nearby fishing both launched a search.e antarctic research station it was abandoned because neither could reach in time. >> north korea has issued more warnings, responding to schedule artillery duels said to be conducted this week the u.s. south korean says they could bring a new killer wore to the prince light comes on one's attention of the deadly shelling. deterrence should be able to deter. >> the side of the world's worst nuclear accident will be open to tourists next year. it exploded in april of 1996. hundreds of thousands of people had to be relocated. officials say the state is a fortress. >> we'll be back with more in a couple of minutes, and a perch to the bay bridge from all clear that while, if you wait seven minutes you can get that 10 a m price. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i jus

every continent except antarctica. >> this is the largest one?they cannot move. you can move your eyes like this up and down. the owl cannot do that. so he has to turn his head almost all the way around. plus they're called the bird of silent flight. if you put your fingers in there, they would disappear. this thing doesn't even weigh a pound and a half. >> you're kidding? >> hollow bones, right? >> hole he will bones. and they have ears shaped like saucers is what you have. so the hearing is unbelievable. >> gorgeous. >> and they're a protected species throughout the world. a beautiful eurasian eagle all. >> jeff glor is standing over there dancing. i think he's making the all dance. we also have, now snakes i'm not so big on i'll be honest. >> hold the banana then. >> okay, that i can do. >> here come here. you can help me old this. >> oh, there's something sicking out of it there. >> that's his -- >> oh, what is -- >> snake -- >> maybe i should just end this segment now. >> it's not going well. haven't got enough time to explain it to you. >>

the high seas, a cruise ship with nearly 100 americans aboard is finally making its way back from antarctica. we'll talk to a crew member who helped get the ship back in shape early this thursday morning, december 9th, 2010. >>> good morning, everybody. chilly out there. great crowd on hand, though as we welcome you to a thursday morning edition of "the early show". i'm harry smith. >> i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. >> this story gets more interesting by the minute. if you are an opponent of wikileaks or julian assange, watch out earlier in week paypal, mastercard, visa, now, apparently sarah palin is among those that julian assange's supporters have gone after attacking her website. we'll have the latest on that story in a moment. >> it is fascinating. we begin this morning with politics -- excuse me, and a frog in my throat -- congressional democrats still don't like the tax deal the president hammered out with republicans and they are being very vocal about their opposition to it. cbs correspondent nancy cordes has the latest from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good m

a cruise ship in antarctica. it takes out an engine. the 30-foot waves all caught on tape. >>> and oprah opens up. her candid conversation with barbara walters about her next adventure and what we still don't know about her. >> shoot. i'm going to cry here. tissue, please. now, i need tissue. i've never told her that. >>> okay. barbara walters, oprah winfrey. something is going to happen. >> but you knew she didn't want to go there, oprah, with the tears but it's great to have you back. >> it's great to be back, but coming home to some sad news. >>> we both knew elizabeth edwards. and she is being remembered as a courageous and passionate woman. inspiration to all who knew her. and the funeral is now being planned for this weekend. her family surrounded her as she died yesterday morning at 10:15. and we know now that her oldest daughter cate had been there in the home since thanksgiving. >> she died in peace. >>> also this morning, a frantic search for a 12-year-old girl, brittany mae smith. missing after her mother was found dead at th

you may recall earlier this month, there was this amazing video from down near antarctica as this shipthe other one, had about 88 americans on board, pitched in gigantic seas, kicked up by winds out there. they were about 55 miles an hour, ten miles below hurricane force. they briefly lost engine power, they lost communications, had to go limping back to port. then you may recall back in november, we had this amazing story from down off the coast of baja. remember, the carnival splendor down there became essentially adrift at sea because they had fire in the engine room. they couldn't have power to the ship. they had to have help from the navy as they flew out food and tried to help everybody. a huge inconvenience. they slowly brought this ship back to port with no air conditioning. very unhappy folks there. a serious incident back in march. this was off the coast of spain. look at this video from inside this ship as water comes crashing in. same issue. big, bad weather. lots of storms. you see the water come rushing in over the floor here. two people were killed in this incident. whic

. >>> the cruise ship that got battered with gigantic waves on its way back from antarctica docked inoday. most of the 165 people onboard are americans. and they are all doing all right. >>> the funeral for beloved chicago cubs third baseman and broadcaster, ron santo, will be held today, followed by processions at rigley field. hundreds of fans paid their respects yesterday at a public wake. santo died last week at the age of 70. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," a modern-day game of cops and robbers. >> it's anything but child's play. but teens across the country are risking their lives in this fast and furious game that's still a mystery to most parents. i can't believe i used to swing over those rocks... took some foolish risks as a teenager. but i was still taking a foolish risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself.er exercisi been eating healthier exercising more... and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high choles

we will see you soon. q >> hinojosa: he travels around the world, from antarctica to tanzania, from alaska to australia, to assess the impact of global warming and to promote conservation. environmentalist and lead scientist for the nature conservancy m. sanjayan. i'm maria hinijosa. this is one on one. sanjayan, you are the lead scientist for the nature conservancy. you are born in sri lanka, raised in sierra leone, you spend a lot of your time traveling around the world actually looking at the impact of global warming. >> right. >> hinojosa: so when you hear people say, in this country, "well, i don't really feel it, it doesn't feel like a crisis," you say what? >> so the way i approach global warming is that i think of it as an insurance question. it's like if you were driving down the street and someone told you that your house was on fire, and then someone said, "oh, no, it's not really your house, it's the house next door, don't worry about it," what would you do? you'd probably turn around and go back. you have insurance not because you actually think your place is going to burn. yo

and on "nova" tonight, the search for evidence of ancient climate change in the ice beneath antarctica. scientists must contend with harsh weather and broken drill bits to unpack the secrets of the ocean floor. here's an excerpt. >> unlike drilling through sea ice, which is just 26 feet thick, the ice shelf here is 400 feet. >> we're looking at least doubling or trying to double the capability below the sea floor and penetrate to 1,000 meters into the sea floor. >> but that's only the beginning. >> no one has ever drilled through an ice shelf. they present these challenges. the ice shelves float up and down with the tide so you have to deal with the vertical elevation change. they move side ways. they flow. eventually your drill pipe is going to get bent. >> can the drill bore through a thick layer of ice that is constantly moving without breaking or getting yanged out of the sea floor? to confront this unique challenge head on, the team invents a new tool. the hot water drill. this marvel of engineering is a moving ring of heat that blasts jets of steaming water to melt wide holes so

it said over antarctica on november 3rd, there was scheduled to return yesterday on sure all of theses will be got to get home. >> still far cry is, freezing temperatures for travelers to get out overnight at paris and frankfurt airports. will the army was called in to care where snow. air traffic was returning to normal more the disruptions are expected at other airports. a whole slew of commuters suffered through traffic jam after traffic jam. bad weather, moving its way to your. we'll take a break, back with more on a minute. let's go outside, shot a setback, 101 in san jose, traffic is building you can see it there currently mild temperature rise. 50 degrees san jose. and we're back, storm tracker 4, the rains are falling right now you can see most of the bay to the north is pretty wide stretch of and not heavy but it's widespread. fog to that the the big weather element that you need to know about. fog is dance in some spots. daly city woman has finally turned in her $8 million lottery ticket, california officials say rose mary came for tuesday with the winning ticket that she br

boy, a terrifying ordeal at sea is over for more than 160 people on a cruise to antarctica. now, they are in argentina this morning. but they endured a violent storm at sea. they were smacked around by 3 0- foot waves and 1 00-mile-per- hour winds. the storm knocked out power to the ship and it had to slowly float back to port. >> it would go from side to s ide, you know, the side to side bothered me more than going into them, you know. it was pretty excited. i got my money's worth. >> 165 people were on board. you see them waving there. clueing 88 americans and we're happy to say none of the passengers were hurt had. >> probably a cruise they will never forget. >> never forget it. >>> a gap in the faa. the key information the faa is missing that's leading to concerns of terrorism. >>> plus, a real-life babe in toy lab. look at this. how a 2-year-old girl became stuck in that toy machine in a mall. >>> good morning. we still have some major problems with the traffic because of a police action. we'll tell you what happened and why it's still causing a traffic jam -- traffic j

the clelia ii was hit last week by a massive storm between south america and antarctica and had to limp back to port. and the carnival "splendor" stranded in the pacific off mexico when a fire in the engine room left the ship without power last month. luckily, nobody's been killed in any of these incidents, ship safety standards are pretty high these days but a cargo ship with 11 crew on board did sink off the israeli coast this morning in the latest storm. the crew were also lucky. rescued after they took to the lifeboats. betty? >> that's mark phillips in london, thank you very much. earlier, i spoke with loraine brewer, a passenger on board "the brilliance of the seas" and she told me just how rough it got. >> between 2:15 and 2:30, i woke up because it was very rough and then we had got a little bit rougher and my glasses fell and i reached down to pick them up and a huge lifting of the ship flew across the cabin to the stateroom door and then when it lifted the other way, i flew across. my husband grabbed me and we slammed into the plate glass sliding door. this went back and forth

the clearly with 88 americans was hit by a massive storm between south america and antarctica and had to limp back to port. the carnival splendor was stranded in the pacific off mexico when a fire in the engine room left the ship without power last month. luckily, nobody has been killed in these incidents. ship safety standards are pretty high but a cargo ship with 11 on board did sink off the israeli coast this morning in this latest storm. the crew were also lucky. rescued after they took to the life boats. betty. >> that's mark phillips in london. thank you. earlier i spoke with lorraine brewer, a passenger on board the brillians of the seas. >> between 20 clock and 230 i woke up. it was very rough. then we had a little rougher. i remember my glasses fell. i reached down to pick them up and a huge lifting of the ship. i flew across the cabin to the door. i flew across. my husband grabbed me and we slammed into the plate glass sliding door. this went back and forth for probably maybe five minutes. we could see waves higher than the seventh floor balcony. >> you could see waves -- >>

a cruise ship with more than 100 americans aboard loses an engine on the way back from antarctica. all of this, of course, a few weeks after the four-day nightmare at sea. we'll bring you the latest on the rescue efforts early this wednesday morning, december 8th, the rescue efforts early this wednesday morning, december 8th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good wednesday morning to you. i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. >> this, of course, 24 hours we told you that elizabeth edwards stopped the cancer treatment. well, turned out she had much less time left than anyone could have guessed. she died yesterday at the north carolina home. her three surviving children we're told was at her side and her estranged husband john edwards. the family said, we have lost the comfort of elizabeth's presence but she is the heart of this family. >> for more on the life and death of elizabeth edwards, let's go to cbs news correspondent elaine quijano, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. behind me is the edwards' family home where elizabeth edwards surrounde

you know, we were all looking to get to antarctica, to see the wildlife and so forth. dimension added. >> another dimension, definitely added we did not expect. but, i feel, i can't speak for all the passengers, but, you know, the crew handled it well. and the company handled it well, and there was "national geographic," did have a ship in the area, that assisted us, by giving us a phone and at that time we realized how much we were bobbing up and down in the water, because you have no perspective, on the sea, as to how far you are going up and down until you see another ship doing it also. arthel: i'm glad you are home safely, how long have you been home now, quickly. >> i got home yesterday afternoon. about 1:15, and, so... not quite a day yet. arthel: well... >> trying to get accustomed to walking on land again. arthel: have some good barbecue, hug your family and have a merry christmas, thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. bill: good attitude, right? arthel: yes. bill: and, the waves were 30 feet high, slamming into them, one after the other. arthel: un

the area of the southern ocean between south america and antarctica lived up to its reputation for strong winds and huge seas. another cruise ship, the national geographic explorer stood by as the captain of the "c 4re lelia ii" tried to keep into the storm. it prevented any serious injuries to the 165 passengers and crew on board. a weather map of the area today still shows the storm the ship passed through. it left a lasting impression. >> it would go from side to side. you know? the side to side bothered me more than the going them, you know? but it was pretty exciting. i got my money's worth. >> reporter: the cruise ship costs between $8.5 million and $15 million. the southern ocean in the latitudes is known as the roaring 40s. the furious 50s and the screaming 60s. now the passengers know why. jeff? >> money buys a lot of seasickness bags. thank you. >>> finally, it's a holiday tradition that began with president coolidge in 1923 and last night president obama and his family lit the national christmas tree. the tree, a colorado blue spruce. now, 42 feet tall, grows on ellipse south o

this man flew nearly 2 miles off of the side of the mountain and antarctica before jumping down freefalling. by the way, you can't have a backup chute when you base jump because it's so quick. he makes it down safely, lives to jump another day. now to the camel story you were waiting for. the first baptist church went all out for their christmas pageant. they even got this guy a real camel. well, the thing is, when you work with live animals, they're unpredictable. and the camel is in the pews. and there are people in the pews. apparently the camel's okay. i'm thinking the people are okay. but i don't think the camel is working in the pageant anymore. >>> no more terrorism-related videos on youtube. at least that is the plan and that is trending today. here's the deal, youtube now letting users flag videos for removal if the viewer thinks they promote terrorism. you know, you can already flag, you know, videos for nudity, sexual activity, animal abuse. well, google, which is the parent company of youtube has come under some criticism for not pre-screening militant speeches and propaganda vi

17 more feared dead after this south korean fishing boat sank in the icy water off the coast of antarctica people were rescued, but authorities are scaling back the search. they say the water is so cold, it's unlikely any of them could've survived for more than ten minutes. >>> president obama signed the child nutrition bill into law today. it'll provide more money to subsidize free meals for low-income children. >>> as we've been reporting, a federal judge in virginia has just ruled against part of the health care law. ed henry at the white house. we'll hear reaction from the white house when we get back. ♪ oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. try cortizone 10 intensive healing. the strongest itch relief medicine now has three vitamins and seven moisturizers. feel the heal. >>> a federal judge has struck down part of the health care reform law. ed henry at the white house with the latest on this. we just spoke to nanc

. >> it may not have been as bad as the ship in antarctica, but the damage was enough to shake passengers are at least a day away from dry land. lee cowan, nbc news. >>> and coming up, what is elizabeth smart planning to do now? we'll have details from her .erth >>> still coming up, prince william and kate middleton release their engagement paragraphs. >>> good monday morning and time is 7:26. here's a look at morning commute. here's a look at the east bay. >> southbound direction, an accident gist after the show ended at the 7:00 hour. this has been affecting lanes for about a half hour now. as you head towards the bridge, the overturned vehicle causing a distraction. you are jamming up towards the san mateo bridge. you can use mission boulevard with some alternate and southbound 680 through the sunol grade with an accident around highway 84 as well. >> clouding spilling across the bay area and misty skies with drizzle in a few spots with patchy fog. the rain is off on the north coast towards ukiah and into parts of the north bay. highs in the upper 50s and low 60s and rain for tomorrow.

. >> between the tip of south america and south shetland islands off of antarctica. >> it's hard to believear a spanx at a time like that. >> that is awful. what does that mean? why would you wear spanx? >> to feel a little more secure. you don't want to be flopping all over the place. >> you know what's weird about spanx. i didn't used to wear them, and now i feel like if i don't have them, i didn't want to get dressed. you become so used to it and feel naked without them. some wear them without underwear, they just wear spanx. it's like the same thing. >> very few people in this world like angelina jolie and don't need it. >> ho do you know she didn't have them on? >> matt saw her and the other day and interviewed her, and she's naturally very, very thin. >> she is thin. >> did i get out of that without getting in trouble. >> the healthiest states on the planet. let's talk about the unhealthiest state first. >> it's always mississippi. louisiana is next and then arkansas, nevada and oklahoma. >> this is consistent apparently, so they're not doing much to change thing. >> the healthiest is