for example, people worry about getting into bathtubs because they are slippery. how do you deal with that? >> it all depends. the most important thing you can do is have a grab bar for the tub and shower. we think about the toilet heights. we think about having barrier- free back from -- bathrooms. if you are in a wheelchair, a shower curtain would be a barrier. thinking about the door to the bathroom. you want to have a nice, white door. 3 feet would be very nice. even a little bit larger bathrooms are you could maneuver in it would be helpful. >> let's look at some six. we got an e-mail from some of who watches us online who had a question about whether or not there are any downside to getting one of these vessels sinks, one of the six that sits on top of the counter. >> that is one of the reasons i like j.c. plumbing. they have a great selection, and i can make my point. let's compare these two six. this is a bowl shape, and this is a ceramic that comes straight down. the disadvantage of this -- and it is very beautiful and makes quite a statement -- and i all

nice hot bathtub. comfortable futon sounds good to be. we'll stay here tonight. thank you very much. this way please. upstairs please. thank you. your well co. and this will be your room. here are your bathrobes and the bathroom is through there and i'm,ihache and if you have any problems, let me know. thank you and enjoy your bath. he puts the three young men in the room right next door to the samurai. nice hot bath. feels good after a day of traveling. [singing] feels good huh? hey! why don't we have a party tonight. great idea. let's invite some geisha girls. we're on holiday so let's order the very best saki. later that night. [whispering] whoa! three gorgeous geisha girls come on in. okay. let's start the party. [music] whoa! yeah. hey! [music] [laughter] [singing] in the next room, the samurai was trying write a letter.

in reading his response to my appeal, page 6 of a, he has claimed that violated and tell my bathtub and shower and shanker move before filing the ipo, and that is certainly not the case at all. my appeal was filed on the eleventh. the demolition of my bathroom happened later. it is an hardly understand that i did not allow this to happen and then run out and file an appeal. i filed an appeal when i saw the work being done beneath me and the bathroom was ripped out so i could see the dirt floors. when they told me that i had two days with no suggestions or accommodations except that i could use the port of party provided for the construction workers, that is why i filed the appeal. additionally, i enjoyed living there without incident until the new owners had first visited my apartment for a walk-through. immediately following this, i became a member of the san francisco 10 and's union. it was through the union and some of the behavior towards me that i began to understand the intentions of the new owners of the building. i was meeting new people who had seemingly no agenda. that was the

and i also need a bathtub safety rail. >> i don't need a bathtub safety rail, but i have one just in case. when you need one you will wish it is there. >> you need to attach the cuff to something. >> true. >> virginia lets people carry concealed weapons in bars and restaurants. matt, you said you are not a big gun advocate. why not? >> i have never shot a gun in my life. >> you call yourself a man. >> did you get a haircut? i really like the new hair. it looks really good. >> you are no man. >> give my best to anne tracy. >> i will. i think she has a crush on you, actually. >> tell her to burn greg's sweat sweatpants. it is the only way. >> i will give that message to her. >> bill, you said you have been to virginia and there are no restaurants that don't serve alcohol. technically there are no bars in virginia. in order to get a license from the state's alcoholic -- alcoholic beverage board they need to show a set percentage of sales. there is no such thing as a stand alone bar in virginia. >> i wish i included that fun fact. i got wings one time at chuck e. cheese. >> i was at toys

you are more likely to fall in your bathtub and break your hip. there are some typical injuries, but mild. we have had a couple of deaths, but from natural causes, one from an accident at the event site. of course, what city hasn't? we used to scare people with that. in the old days, just to let people know, this required hardihood. we put down that people had died here. well, they have died everywhere. and we still scare some people a bit. people are not used to this unmediated environment. as long as you drink water, you are probably going to be ok. there is not a lot of criminal activity. everyone is really over provided for. to meet the survival challenge, they oversupplied. superfluous goods that people end up giving away to one another. there is really not a lot of crime. there is too much to do. [laughter] >> could you talk more about that factor, that there is an abundance of good, which is interesting, being in the desert. the economic system that is up there. we talked a long time ago for a "for a magazine" story. one of the things that

. >> she said make sure have you wet ones and make sure you fill the bathtub with water. i didn't think about it, but when you flush the toilet the water leaves and you don't have more to replenish it. you take the water out of the bathtub -- it is terrible to talk about on tv, but it is something you can -- you have to think about. wet ones and phone chargers. the crapg that will charge your >> the crank that will charge your phone. >> we discussed it yesterday. i said put buckets outside your house. the rain will fill up the house and then you fill up the bucket for flushing toilets. and that may be a solution. i also want to point out if you don't mind that when we look at the track of the storm we are in puerto rico and the ba you huh mas. 8 had you -- 800,000 people without electricity from puerto rico and the dominican. salvation army teams are already involved in the regions. they are delivering meals. the impact of irene as it is moving slowly is leaving destruction along the way. the first impact you will recall was in puerto rico, and the salvation army is activ

. -- that is the bathtub. >> i asked about how they did their homework.table over so that he can eat and do this. tavis: thank you. i am so glad you brought us here. this is really china. >> this is still the majority of china. >> all of the media that you read, about the billionaires', all of that. that is interesting but that is a small minority. that is like saying that park avenue in new york is america. people sometimes the want to see that. >> we want to see all of china. >> this gives you a better understanding of what the government is trying to do. >> you have some basic things. tavis: in america, getting quick kids into quality schools is competitive -- getting kids into police schools is competitive. how did he get him into the school? >> partially it was competitive in the sense that his accomplishments were not killing applied. -- when he applied. tavis: he is a good student. where do you do your homework? >> he has an achievement certificate. tavis: they are achieving. >> they are achieving. tavis: they are getting it done. wow. >> look at t

fill up your bathtub. you probably don't want to drink that water. i've seen his bathroom. no.ou can boil it if you had to drink it. you can use it for cooking and that type of thing and for washing, right? obviously i might suggest two bathrooms so you don't have to share with t.j. you need your flashlight. >> right. >> it doesn't have batteries. just do the crank. and a noaa weather radio. >> you all preach with b those radios all the time. >> it's all hazards. it's not just weather. if there's an evacuation, if there's an amber alert, all that stuff will happen. in this situation, this isn't just landfall. you don't have to just live on the coast. if you're in a flood prone area, we'll see a lot of inland flooding. so a lot of rivers and streams will be coming up. a kit. and something to think about after the storm. there's debris all over the place. there will be power lines down, nails, glass. first-aid kit. and all your medications for a good seven days you need that supply. >> jacqui, thank you. we'll let you know where hurricane irene is, where it's headed. reporters in

. >> and tied up inside the bathtub. the girl was tied to the commode. >> reporter: paula perez tells us they are her children and ferrous is her partner of one year. >> did the kids have injuries? >> brandon has a mark on his arm from wrapping his ether net cord around him. >> reporter: child protective services tell police -- >> the children had bruises, lacerations with stitches. >> so someone literally stitched up the children? >> that's correct. >> do you have a sense of what they were stitched with? >> thread and needle. >> since my girlfriend has taken paramedic college lessons, she had sewed it up so i didn't have to worry about another bill. >> reporter: police were called anonymously saying the 5-year- old boy was walking the complex pleading for help. >> paula perez admits her 5- year-old son was walking the apartment complex asking for help but saying that he had been abused but he says it's all a lie. >> he's lying. >> most moms won't say that their child is lying when it comes to allegations of abuse. >> we

so have -- fill a bathtub or sinks with water. make sure you know where your flashlights are. good time to take them out, put them on the kitchen counter, somewhere where it is easy to get. make sure they work. the stores may not be open to buy new batteries but look around, you probably have some and do that, charge your cell phones now. and you can always text 311 at 311692, which is 311 nyc for updates about the storm. you can also go to nyc.gov or follow nyc mayor's office or @mayorsoffice. >> mayor michael bloomberg underscoringing the importance of potential dangers of hurricane irene as it barrel its way north along the east coast, making its way to new york and he says if you live in zone a and you haven't left already, there are means in which to do so. there are buses available. he says, quote, even if you have to walk, evacuate now. we'll have much more of our continuing coverage of hurricane irene after this. naomi pryce: i am. i'm in the name your own price division. i find empty hotel rooms and help people save - >> - up to 60% off. i am familiar. your name? > na

narrator: george had grown tired of the same old bathtub frog and boat races. (groans): eh...your bath, george? (chatters) well, then please get back in the tub. you're puddling. (chatters) (splashes) this was george's box of stray stuff, none of which had ever been played with in the tub.

. >> we had to load up all of our luggage and put it in plastic bags in the bathtub. that sort of set in reality too. >> reporter: pictures from the u.s. space station show the size of the storm and today officials began a mandatory evacuation in ocrocoke island to the mainland. the high tower family evacuated with their two dogs, harley and sampson. the ferries which usually require reservations are now taking passengers first come, first served. like the high tower family who evacuated with their two dogs harley and sampson. >> reporter: residents up the coast are starting to put up shutters, they're taking notice of forecasters warnings that this storm could impact millions up the coast as far a new england. coastal north carolina farmers have an estimated $150 million worth of corn, soybeans, cotton still in the ground. harry taylor just started to harvest his 2,000 acres. you're watching the clock, aren't you? >> we're racing the clock. >> reporter: officials told to leave heed the advice. >> you come home and you have no damage and you say that was a big inconve

she posed nude in a bathtub as recently as a year ago. her husband says his wife is bold and beautiful. >>> when we come back, nobody was more surprised than the folks back home at what happened last night and it came at a critical time. >>> finally tonight, back on january 8th we arrived in tucson, arizona, to find a community in shock after a shooting, mourning the dead caring for the wounded and many didn't think their congresswoman was going to make it. boy, did she ever make it. gabby giffords has fought to come back and that fight brought her to the house floor last night to thunderous applause and all we could think of is the resilient community of tucson, arizona, where as lee cowan reports, they were cheering her on every step of the way. >> reporter: it was once considered wishful thinking, that the day would come but that it came so early was miraculous. that's a word that's become synonymous with gabby giffords. >> thank you, gabby. >> reporter: it's been seven short months since an assassin's bullet tore through her head and

. >> and tied up inside the bathtub. the girl who's 4 was tied one time to the commode. >> reporter: paula perez tells cbs 5 the five and your-year- olds are her children and ferris is her partner of one year. >> brendan has a mark on his arm from wrapping a cord around him. >> reporter: child protective services tell police. >> the children had rope burns, bruises, lacerations with stitches. >> so someone literally stitched up the children? >> that's correct. >> do you have a sense of what they were stitched with? >> thread and needle. >> my girlfriend has taken paramedic college lessons so she sewed it up. >> reporter: worried neighbors at the apartments called police anonymously saying the 5-year- old boy was walking the complex pleading for help. >> paula perez admits that her 5-year-old son was not only walking the apartment complex asking for help but also saying that he had been abused but she says it's all a lie. >> he's lying. >> most moms won't say that their child is lying when it comes to allegations of abuse

already dissolving in a bathtub, if we're lucky.dow's walk keeping a hopeless vigil for the return of my first delivery crew. it's been 50 years since they disappeared. huh, i knew you had other crews, but you never told us you had a first crew. i remember it like it was interesting. i had just built my new shipping and receiving emporium, and i scoured the hardware store parking lot to assemble the finest crew imaginable. there was candy, the raunchy by-the-books navigator; lifter, the devastatingly handsome forklift; and captain lando tucker, a dedicated young man with no characteristics. we'll deliver that package or die trying. hey, it's all my favorite patients. and also captain tucker. pow! (laughter) whoa! you totally got me, dr. john. you're hilarious. zoidberg was popular? zoidberg had hair? i never said he had hair! if you chose to imagine him that way, that's your business.

sometimes we use this around bathtubs, so in case you get up, and... so it will break. but it's still holding together. >> is there another insulated glass that's available, besides doing that layer with the fog, that will -- you know, that will break? >> no. the glass is all fine. and there are different kinds of things you can put in. you know, you can put in a argo, some of them -- you can put in kind of like a vacuum. there's lots of things that -- and they have come up with better kinds of sealants. now frankly it's a better product than was made years ago. so it does hold up better. but it's sometimes like a double beautled seal or a silicone then a beautle and there's a des cant which resists moisture in that little tin frame around it. they're doing everything they can to keep this thing together. the problem primarily is if the bottom -- if that seal -- if the bottom part of the glass, if your weep holes get gummed up and the glass finds itself sitting in water, not draining quite right, water and that sealant is dynamite so that makes it fail sooner. so the fi

. >>> a bathtub, even a boat that's what's being dumped in the city of hercules. >> reporter: today we checked out the two areas known by the city as dumping spots. the good news, we weren't able to find any debris. but take a look at this photo which tells a different story. >> they'll back right up and dump a bed or couch and you see a bunch of bags on it. >> reporter: although it's not an every day occurrence, one worker was called out three times in one day. as fast as he could get it cleaned up, he would have to come back. cleaning at a cost is coming at a -- cleaning is coming at a cost. but because of cut backs his crew has dwindled count to him. and he's calling people from other areas to fill in the gap. >> it does take them away from their normal duties we have to pay them to be out there. and we have to pay for them to dispose of the trash. >> i think if you have a big sign saying it's going to cost you this amount of money i think it'll clear it up. >> reporter: mcguire says there's no place to put cameras on this part of the road. >> a lot of times they leave it in the hom

i was at the ground zero site a few days ago, and we all remember from the disaster time, it's a bathtub there. there is a wall there to protect tritt the river. so right now they're bracing for anything. that's just a stone's throw from where i am right now. >> some of it we can't even think about, to think about the flooding of the lower tunnels is scary to think about. lester holt in lower manhattan. we'll be talking a lot when our broadcast tonight continues. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it, though. i mean shipping is a hassle. not with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that is easy. best news i've heard all day! i'm soooo amped! i mean not amped. excited. well, sort of amped. really kind of in between. have you ever thought about decaf? do you think that would help? yeah. priority mail flat rate shipping starts at just $4.95, only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. i see you're flatulent in three languages. graduated top of your gas. [ male annou

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boat and then they would lower them into the bathtub and let them have their own retreat.d it's super secret. >> reporter: going backwards, no trip to lanikai is complete without a look underwater. off the tourist path, this beach is a local favorite that doesn't get too crowded which definitely adds to its beauty and charm. lann kay, a perfect place to play and relax. no wonder it's one of your most beautiful places in america. now, believe it or not, what lann kay beach hawaii and grand teton, wyoming have in common, crystal beautiful blue waters, as well as animals you don't see every day in grand teton, bears and buffalo and in lann kay, of course, spectacular fish and sea turtles. i am such a lucky guy. because it's the way i like to roll i brought back traditional gifts from hawaii. >> ah. so sweet. >> my goodness. >> oh, i know. for you, josh. i thought you would appreciate it. >> feeling all tight together. >> i think we should crack it open. >> very, very nice. >> there's a joke in there somewhere. >> yeah. >> thank you for the gifts. >> "american idol" singers ar

. >> water heaters, bathtubs, we found a boat with the trailer full of debris. >> reporter: he said cleaning up the trash is costly. he used to have a you crew of four. because of cut backs his crew is just him now and he has to call in others to fill the gaps. >> it takes them from their normal duties and also we have to pay them to be there and have to pay to get rid of the trash. >> if -- it'll cost you this or some cameras i think it would clear up. >> reporter: they say there is no place to put cameras. he said home foreclosures may be a link. >> they leave it in the home they move out of or pack it up and take and and dump it. >> if you see someone illegally dumping give police a call. >> san francisco giants manager is lashing out tonight against a radio host for making what he calls a racist comment. he is criticizing tony bruno of knbr for calling ramone ramirez an illegal alien. it started after ramirez hit shane victorino in the lower back. bruno has since apologized. >> we are waiting word tonight on a verdict in the spy trial for the two berkeley graduates detained in iran. the

>> andrea: no, it looks like bathtub when it gets out of control.ater. it just so happens that a camera man on a sport fishing boat was recording. >> andrea: scary, right? >> dana: that's why i don't go on whale watching tour, i'm so afraid a whale will come up under the boat. >> andrea: they say it would never happened and it happened. >> bob: i was half expecting to see captain ahab strapped to the side of the whale? it was a white whale. you talk about how truth kicks in. do you remember that? i saw the movie. didn't you see the movie? >> greg: tell me about the monkey that got in the drugs. >> bob: no. >> dana: the monkey could have been behind this tattoo and alter like, from hamburg, germany. take a loose. this is gigantic statue they plopped down in the middle of the lake that will be until august 12. this is art. >> bob: hart? is that supposed to be a mermaid? >> dana: yeah. >> bob: what a nightmare. no wonder they can't do anything. >> are german taxpayers paying for that? >> probably we are with stimulus dollars. >> bob: look at the legs.

about the rite rate that you fill a bathtub. >> reporter: this coastal geologist believes if a majorits, it could be catastrophic. deaths might surpass katrina. >> the most dangerous thing in new york is the new yorker. and the new yorker thinks they've been tested by everything but very few new yorkers have been in the eye of a hurricane and know how uncontrollable the energy is. >> national hurricane center computer models and comprehensive studies are chilling. the water is pushed into lower manhattan, steady rising. seawater pours through the holland and brooklyn battery tunnels. jfk goes under an astounding 20 feet of water. water in the wall street district could be seven feet deep. the subway is knocked down. >> and there's going to be glass all over the street, glass flying through the air. one study put economic loss from a category three hurricane at $100 billion. >>> high population areas and very expensive properties. the results can be catastrophic. >> reporter: there is a plan in place if necessary to move 2.3 million people out of coastal zones. but how many will go? d

fill up any safe jugs with water, the bathtub with water is fine.s. i think a lot of is going to depend on all of us understanding our own personal role as the most important first responder. one of the things we found in our survey, for instance, is that there's a very unrealistic expectation that people have in major studies. you call 911 and a lot of people think that in an hour or two or three help will be at the door. that's not going to be the case. because systems get overwhelmed. >> people will have to remember that snowstorm in new york and how it took a long time to get that kind of response. dr. redliner, something tells me a lot of people will be visiting you the next few days knowing how prepared you'll be. thanks for your time. >> please don't give out my address. >> your friends know already. >> they already do. you're welcome, of course, to join us. >> thanks so much for the invitation. appreciate it. have a good one. appreciate it and stay safe this weekend. >>> meantime, mandatory evacuations all up and down the east coast. states

is to cut government in half in 25 years to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtubicture is new orleans after katrina. government small enough to drown. it articulates the real word consequences of that kind of governance, and there are lots of republicans that say the same thing, of course when it's their own district or state that will drown and then they will run to the federal government for help. thankfully in a sea of hypocrites, there is always the last honest man unafraid to hold to his most extreme views in the most extreme circumstances, ron paul. >> fema is only about 30 or 40 years, and i don't know how old. the worst disaster we had was in my district in galveston in 1900. before fema, the people built the city and built a seawall and survived without fema. it should be like 1940 and 1960. people have lack of confidence in how free markets work, and how neighbors should take care of themselves. it should be coordinate voluntarily with the states. >> it's true that fema is relatively new. it was created in 1979 and has a way of consolidated all the thing

the water will eventually melt, you have cold water, but also go into your bathroom, plug up the bathtub, fill it with water. that's water you can use to drink, but you'll have a bucket, and you pick that bucket up and turn it into the toilet, and if your silt is not working, pouring that budget in will allow it to flush. thomas? >> we'll take all the tips we can get. stay safe. >>> we're just learning that president obama will not be making any changes to his planned vacation that's going on right now in martha's vineyard. we understand people from the white house discussed that with fema administrator craig fchblt ugate this morning. you can go to msnbc.com and click on the "weather" icon, and you can tweet me. we want to hear what you are doing to prepare and keep your family safe. >>> casey anthony has started her one-year probation in the check fraud case. we're expecting more from officials in tallahassee within the next few minutes. anthony, who was acquitted last month of murdering her daughter, reported to officials last night. aditi roy joins us. they won't get hurricane irene,

so i put him in the bathtub to soak his head, make it feel better.im an aleve and it told me it felt better. next morning, he wakeses up, he could barely talk. it was like his gentlemjaw was shut. his tongue was swollen when he was talking. and i was worried, but not as worried as when i tried to get him to take him to the doctor. he looked at me frightenly like i was going to hurt him. i was trying to lay him down and he just kept sitting up, sitting up. and staring at my face like he was trying to figure out who i was. and i got him to the doctor and they took one look at him -- >> he took him to the pediatrician? >> i took him to the er. >> doctors gave him a spinal tap and the doctor looks at you and -- >> the fluid was cloudy right from the get-go. but there was no bacteria in it. >> so then what did they tell you? >> so that was the confusing part. he was showing all the symptoms of back teterial meningitis exc for the bacteria in the spinal fluid. so they were confused. we had him on so many antibiotics, i wondered if it was going to kill him

she rode out the storm and was rescued in the rubble of her home literally in the bathtub with her son. we are going to tell her story again coming up on "the early show" and also back in new york the story of twins and one amazing hockey shot. we have been talking about this the last couple of days. we are going to have them live on the broadcast this morning. it's that $50,000 shot that one in a million shot and it's a $50,000 controversy right now so we are going to get to the bottom of that coming up on "the early show" in a couple of minutes. erica will be in new york, i'll be here in joplin giving you a full progress report on what's going on here less than three months after the tornado struck. frank, grace, back to you. >> thank you, chris wragge. the show is coming up at 7:00. >>> presidential candidate flubs a tribute to the king of rock and roll. >> before we get started, let's all say happy birthday to elvis presley today. >> whoo. >> happy birthday. >> that's michele bachmann at a campaign event in south carolina yesterday. the problem, yesterday marks 34 years since elvis