i'm betty nguyen. "the early show." i'm betty nguyen.have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> good morning. it's thursday, the 29th of july, furlough fridays are

betty? >> mark phillips joining us in london this morning, thank you. >>> in other news, in this country, a major wildfire north of los angeles is raging out of control this morning. the 500-acre fire is near the mojave desert town of tehachapi. it has already destroyed 40 homes and threatens another 150 structures. the wind-driven fire caught local residents by surprise. >> i was standing outside, visiting with a friend and saw black smoke. and then went in the house and came back out and it was huge, smoke coming from the mountain. >> a small community known as old west ranch has been evacuated. about 200 firefighters are battling the blaze, but officials say winds driving the flames keep changing direction. >>> this is day 100 of the gulf oil spill disaster. bp's shattered well remains capped and oil is no longer gushing from the sea floor but experts fear more environmental damage may be coming caused by vast amounts of oil lurking deep in the water. let's get the latest now from tara me

i'm betty nguyen. "the early show." i'm betty nguyen.eat weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, it's friday, the 16th of july. we have a reporter in palo alto. there's been a string of break- ins in silicon valley. and we'll tell you the businesses

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i'm betty nguyen. early this morning the secretary of agriculture tom vilsack said he's reconsidering the decision to fire an african-american employee. vilsack fired shirley sherrod after a blogger posted a video of sherrod making racist remarks it turned out the remarks were highly edited and involved an incident almost a quarter of a century ago. jan crawford reports. >> reporter: it starts by a speech usda official shirley sherrod, describing her attitude 24 years ago toward a white farmer. >> and i was with a white person save their land. so i didn't give him the full force of what i could do. >> reporter: that comment and the speech to the naacp lit up the blogosphere after a conservative website this week aired it and suggested there was reverse racism in the administration. agriculture secretary tom vilsack reacted swiftly. he says the usda has zero tolerance for discrimination and fired sherrod for those comments. >> when i saw the statements and context of the statements, i determined it woul

i'm betty nguyen. the government says a small leak from the containment cap atop bp's broken well in the gulf is no cause for alarm. the containment cap will stay as is at least until this afternoon as bp continues to check for problems. tara mergener is in washington with the latest on this. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. well, for now, bp is getting its way, but the company has been told to stay alert and watch for signs of trouble. bp's containment cap is staying put for now. >> we do not believe this is consequential at this time. >> reporter: the government official in charge of the spill insists there is no cause for alarm even though the 75-ton device is leaking oil and gas. two miles away, something is also seeping from the sea floor. >> they do not present at least at this point any indication that there is a threat to the wellbore. >> reporter: bp engineers will continue keeping a close eye on the well, watching for any new leaks. pressure readings are slowly climbing,

betty, back to you. >> tara mergener joining us live. thank you. >>> folks in florida don't expect major storm damage there but they are preparing for strong winds and heavy rain. on florida's southeast coast, sandbags were handed out and boats were moved from the water. some visitors are cutting their vacations short, but in the keys, a somewhat more relaxed attitude with the usual parties and annual ernest hemingway festival. looks kind of like him, doesn't it? >>> in other news, president obama says agriculture secretary tom vilsack, quote, jumped the gun when he decided to fire shirley sherrod for what turned out to be edited remarks on the internet. the president personally apologized to sherrod thursday. chip reid reports. >> reporter: the president joined the chorus of administration officials offering her an apology. >> she did accept his apology? >> yes. >> reporter: the white house says it took the president three tries over two days to reach her. she called it a very good conversation. >> he wanted me to know he's supportive.

i'm betty nguyen. it has been 98 days since the deepwater horizon exploded and sank, killing 11 workers. 98 days since that bp oil well began spewing crude oil into the gulf of mexico. now it appears bp's board has had enough of ceo tony hayward. bp is denying it so far, but it is expected hayward will be forced to step down today. >> i'm devastated. by the accident. absolutely devastated. >> reporter: unfortunately for tony hayward, too many of his comments about the disaster in the gulf spoke much louder than those. terry mcalister, energy editor of "the guardian" in london says the decision to oust hayward is an attempt to salvage the bp brand in america where the company earns 40% of its profits. >> the company cannot continue in its present state in america. the only way of giving itself a fighting chance is to get rid of the boss. >> reporter: hayward provided all the rope necessary to hang himself. they say the geyser of oil poured daye daily into the gulf. hayward to britain "sky news" -- i thi

i'm betty nguyen. topping our news today, a wildfire in california burning out of control this morning. and it's forcing hundreds of evacuations. the blaze is centered in the hills around palmdale, about 35 miles north of downtown los angeles. the fire has scorched more than seven square miles, fed by heavy brush and dry grass. about 1200 homes in leona valley and part of palmdale are under mandatory evacuation orders. >> we just packed up our valuables and we have our grandchildren with us and we're on our way to a friend's house. >> i have to get gas before it burns all up. and i'm on empty. didn't plan for evacuation today. >> the fast-moving blaze has destroyed at least two buildings but crews haven't been able to tell if there's homes or buildings on many of the ranches in the area. at least 500 firefighters are battling the blaze. so far there have been no reports of injuries. >>> now to the firestorm of controversy over arizona's new immigration law. the state is asking an appeals court to lift

betty? >> good morning, chris and to you at home. shirley sherrod is home in georgia quietly pondering her next career move. but the ousted official says she would like president obama to as she put it promote togetherness in america. our correspondent joel brown is at the white house with more on this. good morning, joel. >> reporter: betty, gorng to odg to you. the dust finally starting to settle here at the white house after a week that turned shirley sherrod to a household name. after a rapid-fire week of interviews -- >> i made the statements. i told the story. >> it was just unbelievable to me. >> this has been a whirlwind, you know, so much has happened. >> reporter: and apologies. >> without a doubt, ms. sherrod is owed an apology. i would do so certainly on behalf of this administration. >> i started off by extending to her my personal and profound apologies. >> reporter: shirley sherrod returned home to georgia and went silent as the u.s. department of agriculture waits to hear wha

i'm betty nguyen. we begin with a change of command at the top of bp forced by the oil spill at the bottom of the gulf. tony hayward who said he wanted his life back will have a chance to find it in russia. he'll be replaced by an american. let's get the latest from charlie d'agata in london. good morning, charlie. >> reporter: good morning. bp has finally given boss tony hayward the boot, though the company said it was deeply saddened hayward would be stepping down, but he walks away with a year's salary plus benefits plus a retirement worth a million dollars a year for life. tony hayward won't be bp's ceo much longer. early this morning, the company announced he'll step down october 1st and will be nominated for a new role at bp's joint venture in russia. the energy giant released this statement saying the decision was made by mutual agreement. for nearly two months, hayward was the face of bp's response in the gulf. >> i'm devastated by the accident. absolutely devastated. >> reporter: but he came u

can betty handle something like that?f muscle so i'm limited. >> oh, excuses. >> we want our students to see the full thing. the first thing is going to be the pickup jump. you're going to jump side to side, you add some arms, over the head, really reach your hands up. >> yes. >> you can add the arms. >> i can't do the jumping part. >> got it, okay. >> and we recommend not using five-inch heels. >> yes. >> one should have told you. >> first step down good. what is the second step? >> second step, arms out, twist up onto your toes and come back to center. so twist up, and down. really squeeze everything. >> similar to when you used to have a hula hoop as a kid. >> you can use your hip. >> not bad. the third step would be? >> third step is going to be a slide and slift. you'll slide and lift towards your backside, and lift. one, two, three, arms up. >> rebecca, you got it. >> sway the arms. >> don't forget the arms, all in the arms. >> head, torso, everything, your whole body. >> full body workout. >> exactly. >> can we ple

"ugly betty." remember from "ugly betty" right there?. she will be here. >> already winning prizes at film festivals. >>> and cybill shepherd will be back with us. she was on "the morning mix." she's back to talk about "drop dead diva." a lot coming up. >>> first, sam champion with some packages. >> i do. it's time for us to congratulate another winner. you look right there. there. as i read those words. they're going to see your faces. okay. the pepsi refresh project. pepsi is awarding grant all month long. we want to talk about project sweet peas. they provide gift bags for parents of newborns in neonatal intensive care units. imagine how alone you feel. so far, 700 bags have been delivered to hospitals coast-to-coast. the $25,000 grant from pepsi will mean many more parents will know they're not alone in this situation, as they wait for their children to be okay. you guys are beautiful. >> thank you. >> no longer babies. these bags, one's for a boy. one's for a girl. these will go to parents in need. thank you for helping us. all the

. >> larry: betty white was in the movie "bringing down the house."s ever made. ever made, "bringing down the house." did you have fun doing that movie? >> i had so much fun doing that movie, it makes no sense. and betty white, that's my girl. ♪ >> larry: what do you make of her? she's now queen -- she's a queen. >> exactly. i cannot stop watching her on "saturday night live." i keep pulling it up online. i'm like memorizing scenes. she is so funny. and i'm -- i can't wait to see her new show. i hope it's a big smash. >> larry: the whole thing was a snickers commercial in the super bowl, brought her back. >> she got tackled. it's hilarious. betty is great. because she's not afraid to laugh at herself. she doesn't take herself seriously. it's the people who take themselves seriously that look kind of ridiculous. >> larry: queen latifah, of course, is a new jersey girl. and how is reality tv treating her home state. her book is "put on your crown." we'll be right back. ♪ >> larry: okay. queen, your state is now a reality tv sensation, the jersey shore,

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. >> reporter: good morning, betty. these severe storms knocked down trees and took out pour to hundreds of thousands of people up and down the east coast, but washington, d.c., and its surrounding suburbs were the hardest hit, especially right where i am right now in montgomery county. the woman driving this minivan was killed when high winds roared through maryland. another woman in the van was injured. all along the eastern seaboard temperatures in the high 90s gave way to a fast moving storm that caused heavy damage. in new york this storm brought down dozens of trees, one crashing this car. no injuries, but some residents thought it was more than just a rainstorm. >> it sounded like a little tornado was happening over here, because within seconds this big tree fell down and this one just missed the house by a couple inches. so it got bad. >> reporter: the nation's capital was hardest hit. >> we have a wire down over there. we have the street over there blocked by a tree that came down on a house and firefighters ar

betty. >> all right. cbs's jan crawford.hen a united airline jet was rocked by severe turbulence. flight 97 en route from washington to l.a. but was diverted to denver. the 777 landed safely last night. passengers said the violent turbulence struck quickly about two hours into the flight. >> the person behind me, he actually flew up, and then he landed across the aisle onto somebody else's head. so he got a bump and a bruise on the chin. >> it was pretty bad. laptops was everywhere. it looked like there was a huge party on the plane but there wasn't. >> one of the passengers was critically injured. there were 255 passengers and 10 crew members on board. >>> stormy weather threatens to set back possible plans to plug the oil well in the gulf with a static kill. this is a live picture of the containment cap on the leaking well. so far holding tight. several leaks have been discovered but are described as very small. a storm in the caribbean could develop into a tropical storm and hit the gulf over the weekend. and that could d

betty?> all right, mandy clark in kabul, thank you, mandy. >>> chelsea clinton's wedding is set for the end of this month, and her mother was asked about it during her stop in pakistan. she said her motherly duties come first. >> when i come back in a week, i will do nothing but prepare for the wedding. >> secretary clinton added that as the mother of the bride, she could not be happier. now i have not gotten my invite just yet. we'll check in with dave price to see if he's gotten his. i would assume with the heat it is an indoor wedding. >> weapon don't know, but if it is outdoors, we hope it is a tent with air-conditioning. >>> 43 states yesterday has temperatures over 90 degrees. that tells you how widespread the heat is. now, again n the northeast stretching from new england all the way down to let's say sections of delaware, you are going to see the potential for severe weather today. some strong thunderstorms are rolling through. we >>> hey, thank you, dave. well, our forecast for toda

. >> betty nguyen is at the news desk. a lot more going on out there. >> good morning, harry and erica. good morning to you at home. >>> the search resims at day break for a missing mountain climber in tetons national park. he was you one of 17 climbers caught in a lightening storm yesterday. about 13,200 feet. the 16 others were rescued by helicopter. park rangers suspended by ropes were able to reach them. the storm hit around midday and all of the climbers had been injured by lightning strikes. >> run the gamut from burns to neurological injuries to perhaps just numbness from the shock of getting, you know, kind of a subsequent shock from the lightning bolt. >> some climbest were struck three or four times. park officials say the missing climber fell off of a steep cliff. we will con to follow that four. >>> other news, colton harris-moore shall accused barefoot bandit is due in federal court in seattle today. to finally face justice. cbs news national correspondent jeff glor reports. >> reporter: colton harris-moore re

betty? >> mandy clark in kabul, thanks. >>> ex-illinois governor rod blagojevich could take the stand today in his corruption trial and it may indicate whether or not he goes to prison. >> reporter: there is no doubt rod blagojevich loves the limelight, playing to crowds at the very courthouse where his fate hangs in the balance. >> looks good. >> reporter: but the last month it's been the prosecutors using his own words to try and prove bribery and corruption charges. their wiretaps capture a foul-mouthed governor jealous of barack obama. >> i mean, you've got this historic [ bleep ] demi god. >> reporter: seemingly desperate to use his power to appoint the next senator in to something for himself. >> i mean, i've got this thing and it's [ bleep ] golden and i'm just not giving it up for [ bleep ] nothing. >> reporter: he shelled out thousands for designer suits while racking up enormous debts. monday there was testimony from his brother, rob, also on trial, alleging representatives for con

betty. >> kelly cobiella on grand isle, louisiana.e midwest. yesterday this tornado touched down about 40 miles west of milwaukee one of several that was spotted. torrential rains led to massive flooding in milwaukee. nearly eight inches of rain fell within a few hours. a sinkhole actually swallowed a car, take a look, and the milwaukee airport was closed when the runways were flooded. >>> now to the latest on kyron horman, the oregon boy 7 years old been missing since early june. kyron's birth parents are pleading with a friend of the stepmother to cooperate with investigators. the parents say the friend has given the stepmom advice that is hindering the search for kyron. police searched her apartment last week. it's still unclear if they found anything. the parents say if she causes a delay finding kyron, they will consider civil remedies against her. >>> an update on a story we've been following, the uproar in the l.a. area over three city officials. >> you guys, i'm not up there. if i was up there -- >> after a heated meeting that

betty nguyen is at the news s desk. good morning, betty. >> good morning, harry.and good morning to you at home. >>> we begin in northern iraq this morning where four in americans are among those killed in a hotel fire. the fire started early this morning in a five-story hotel, nor 160 miles northeast of baghdad apparently caused by an electrical short. least 40 at least 40 people died. witnesses say some jumped from high w high windows to escape the flames. flames. v many of the victims were orking i foreigners working in the oil industry. >>> in this country, stubborn wildfires are plaguing parts of ing southern california.ifornia. eight fires are burning in riverside county east of los angeles near lake elsinore. all are blamed on lightning all strikes from thunderstorms. now, there has been no major property damage so far, but some so far, but residents have been told to be ready to evacuate. conference >>> tech giant apple plans a news conference today at its deal headquarters, expected to deal with complaints about an glitch apparent glitch in the latest e i

good morning, chip. >> good morning, betty. congress has now approved another $37 billion for the wars in afghanistan and iraq. there was some concern that this massive leak of documents might threaten that funding. those fears were unfounded. the measure easily passed the house, 308-114. not without passionate debate within the president's own party. fueled by monday's leak of classified documents related to the war in afghanistan. >> if this congress ignores the wikileaks documents that point out a connection between pakistani intelligence and the afghanistan taliban where they are helping the taliban against our troops. >> reporter: president obama made clear there was nothing in the documents that would prompt him to change his strategy. >> these documents don't reveal any issues that haven't already informed our public debate on afghanistan. >> reporter: even if the president's right there isn't much new in the leaked documents they still threaten to turn the public against the war even more. by focusing a spotlight on all

good morning, dave. >> hey, betty.that's a quick look at your weather picture. okay. you're on the seafood diet. i see food there. what are you eating there? >> bacon, egg, cheese croissandwich. >> we don't eat well but i appreciate that. >> you're going to share that? >> absolutely. >>> up next, it has been one year of despair for the families of three young americans jailed in iran. this morning their mothers will speak with us on this solemn anniversary. we'll get the very latest on their cases coming up. this is "the early show" on cheeb. do your contact lenses feel as good at the end of the day as they do at the beginning ? only air optix® contact lens materials have tricomfort™ technology. they let up to five times more oxygen through the lens than traditional soft contact lenses... ...are designed to retain moisture for comfort all day long... and have superior deposit resistance for cleaner lenses. air optix®, the lens you can survive a long day in. go to airoptix.com for a free one-month trial offer. [ laughs

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and betty white, that's my girl. ♪ ♪ i'm going to love you, love you, lovie ♪ >> mandingo?he's a queen. >> exactly. i cannot stop watching her on snl snl. i keep pulling it up online. i'm like memorizing scenes. she is so funny and i can't wait to see her new show. i hope it's just a big smash hit. >> larry: the whole thing was the snicker's commercial in the super bowl, brought her back. >> i mean, she got tackled. >> white, come on! >> it's hilarious. betsy great, because she's not afraid to laugh at herself. she doesn't take herself seriously. it's the people who take themselves seriously that look kind of ridiculous. >> larry: queen latifah, of course, 1 a jersey girl. we'll get her take on how reality tv is treating her home state. her book is "put on your crown." we'll be right back. about this "dedicated claims rep" thing. okay, well... calling yourselves "dedicated"? we're all dedicated, okay? the entire web site team worked late every night this week. look at sanjeev. he's a mess! what? no... guys, we're called dedicated claims reps because we each stay with an esu

>> it was most true with betty ford and jerrold ford. outspoken on issues such as abortion, drug use, and she would take possessions tha to his policy positions. >> that was not sufficient protection for him to win the presidency >> no. i'm afraid the ford model doesn't stand scrutiny very >>> you listed the first institute, eleanor roosevelt and you commented on her on a rather sensitive area. son, franklin, jr. in 1916 after 11 years of her congegal duties completed. longer wanted to have intimate relations witcer. it would last at lifetime. it was lucy mercer in fact, not eleanor roosevelt at nen 45. separately. it's been said that you have roosevelt was lesbian and that is also brought up a an assertion by you. are you sure of all thi data? >> i'm fairly confident. you know there was a eleanor roosevelt written b blaven cook and she was the evidence thattel by sexual orientation if no a lesbian one. >> letters >> based largeor upi. she was a wire reporter. and she began covering her when she was still in new york and later continued

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health correspondent betty anne bowser begins with this report. the health unit is a partnership with the robert wood johnson foundation. >> reporter: of the more than two million men and women who served in afghanistan and iraq, it's estimated one in five will come home with post traumatic stress disorder or pssd. but for thousands of those veterans and others from previous wars, getting the government to recognize their disorder and compensate them for their injuries has been difficult. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: today the veterans administration announced enthusiasm regulations intended to make the process easier. michael is the acting undersecretary for benefits. >> the v.a.is liberalizing the standard for veterans complaining ptsd by relaxing the evidence requirements for proving an in-service stressful event or stressor. streamlining the process which will result in veterans receiving more timely decisions. >> reporter: under the new rule, the v.a.will play disability benefits up to $27 00 a month and provide free he

. >> ifill: betty anne bowser reports on a new program for the hard to insure. >> if you're one of those millions of americans who is uninsureable because of a pre-existing condition like heart disease or cancer, help may be on the way this summer. >> lehrer: margaret warner talks to global post reporter jean mckinsey about u.s. efforts to build up local security forces in afghanistan. >> ifill: and geoffrey brown talks to artist chuck close and his biographer christopher finch about art and overcoming adversity. >> i have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces. especially if i happen to... if i've just met somebody, it's hopeless. >> brown: you are known for portrays of faces. >> i was driven to make them. i'm absolutely positive. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs statio

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betty nguyen is right over there and has the rest of the morning's news. >> good morning. nice to see you. at least six homes have been burned by a wildfire in california this morning. that fire is in the mountain town of kernville. the flames have already burned over 2,000 eriks. some people have been forced to evacuate but no one has been injured. also in california, more highly paid officials in a los angeles suburb have vowed to demand a furious residents. the residents had succeeded in getting rid of three top officials. at a meeting yesterday they went after city council members being paid $100,000 a year for part-time work. >> you barely do your jobs! you fail to listen! you guys are not deserving to be running the city! >> the council members voted to slash their salaries by 90%. some residents say that they should just quit. >>> overseas this morning, day three of a joint exercise by the u.s. in south korean navy. the carrier george washington is one of about 20 u.s. and south korean vessels taking part. the show of force is aimed at north korea which sank in marc

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. >> reporter: you can find golden girl betty white pitching life settlements on the web with this message >> "your existing life insurance policy may in fact offer a new road to the financial freedom you desire." >> reporter: she's talking about selling a life insurance policy to a third party for more than its cash value, but less than its payout at death. the third party continues to pay premiums on the policy, collecting the benefit when the insured person dies. companies like coventry buy insurance policies and sell them to investors. i asked coventry c.e.o. alan buerger about his business at a conference this spring. >> it's a simple concept, someone has a life insurance policy, it's a million dollar policy, it has $40,000 cash, they can get $40,000 from the insurance company or from a life settlement company they can get $80 or $100 or $200, that's very simple. >> reporter: a simple concept that's loosely regulated. the g.a.o. reports 12 states and the district of columbia have no laws or regulations for life settlements, and there's little uniformity in states that do have rules. f

near her car again betty norman finkelstein has never shied away from controversy. the american jail is banned from israel and pledges support for the palestinian people the author and former professor has lost a job. working at the pygmy everything old family he did to be documented in the film american radical i'm a subject we begin with during our teeth interview i want to start with a question about your new documentary american radical it has been described in many ways one being an intimate portrait of a man behind a controversy tell me about the documentary why you decided to make this film where you actually have not seen the documentary. but many of your suicide somebody there was some reason i didn't want to see myself on the silver screen and so i chose not to watch it but my friends many of my close friends watched it and for better or for worse they said it's an accurate portrayal of me but i was obviously involved in the making of the documentary. not to be consulted about the content i didn't want anyone the future to say that i was making a promo for

. >> hill bebert and betty are al here. we want to thank them for the work that they do as well.p next on "comunidad del valle," the clean slate tattoo removal program. stay with us. >> they help erase what may be bad memories. the clean slate tattoo removal program. r ruban is a graduate of the program. we'll show you a video. it seems awfully painful but is it painful? you are going through this process right here. it's a laser treatment. tell us about this. >> yes. the laser treatment is different than the one shown there. i believe. i haven't seen the laser. >> isn't that laser? >> yeah, same one. >> the one is above my hand and i close my eyes and other one is on my chest and my eyes are still closed. it's a little bit painful. it's getting less painful as treatments go by. >> why did you get them and why did you decide to get rid of them? >> i got my first tattoo above my neckline. it was going to be a collage. it was an expression of my life and it was just in the form of art work on my body. i decided to get rid of them because they started to become a challenge. i do con

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