well, if you're watching us on ktvb news channel 7 in boise, idaho, have your little ones bring their green thumbs to the children's garden where they can tend to vegetable beds and much more at the idaho botanical garden. that's your "early today" event of the day. do you have any plants, lynn? >> no. i live in the city is. >> that's bad excuse. even in your window? >> nothing. no. my window doesn't even open more than threeisms. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. well, the website has kind a new term when someone's forced to admit an afar to avoid an exstorks. actor admitted to cheating on his wife. attorney gloria allred represents the woman denying her demands are blackmail. know one has identified her but he previously admitted to having an afire with tiger woods' mistress. >>> according to the los angeles county coroner, actor corey haim died if there pneumonia and other complications. in other words, natural causes. >>> finally, according to tmz, dina lohan came to los angeles recently just to make sure her daughter lynd somed daugh

just 50 in billings, 60 in boise and 62 in seattle. >>> and "moneyscope" is next. mortgage rates could be headed to a new low for the year. >>> new surcharges mean air travel will cost you more this summer but there is a way to avoid paying the added costs. >>> plus this -- >> reporter: from london, the duchess of york in disgrace again on the front pages. >>> new numbers out this morning are expected to show a big home sales boost in april. sales of homes were up by more than 5% compared to the month before. it shows millions of buyers took advantage of an $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit before it expired. there is still uncertainty. last week mortgage applications fell to the lowest level in 13 years. >>> a surprise dip in mortgage rates could get buyers back into the market. this morning's "wall street journal" reports that mortgage rates could go as low as 4.5% by this summer. that would be the year's lowest level and close to a 50-year low due to international investors putting their money in the u.s. instead of europe. >>> it's a mixed bag for the asi

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much cooler out west today. 50 in billings. 60 in boise. 62 for seattle. >>> well, there are a lot of ooh-la-las yesterday as venus williams hit the court at the french open. >> williams turns more heads than usual, advancing to the second round sporting a see-through black lace negligee. it was trimmed in bright red, looking very much like a corset. and she wore skin-toned underwear beneath. >> wow. venus says her look is part of her motif this year, which is all about illusion. the illusion of wearing clothes. she has ten outfits with her, can't wait to see the next one. >> she's done that skin-tone bloomer thing in the past and it's fooled a lot of people. there he goes again. >> i could be fooled. >> ratings promptly went up i'm guessing. >> i'm sure they did. >> we'll be right back. n honkin. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility. they chosehe scooter store. and this is the team of mobility experts who made it all happen. ii great news, you've been approved for

we want to finish up with this last call from boise, idaho, on our line for republicans.aller: i am an employee with one of the smaller major u.s. carriers. i was curious about the future merger prop -- possibilities for the low-cost, smaller carriers. i will hang up and listen to your answer. guest: boise is one of my favorite towns. there are merger possibilities of low-cost airlines.

host: our first call is from boise, idaho. go ahead. i will put you on hold. i think you are listening to your television. ohio, on a republican line, go ahead. caller: thank you for putting me on. my main issue on military pay is i am all for it. i would like to know why they took away the cost of living. everything else is going up and i am a disabled vietnam veteran. host: they took away your cost of living in europe than that stacks yes caller:. -- took away your cost of living in your benefits? caller: yes. guest: that is funded through the department of veterans affairs. all those benefits are paid for separately. the veterans budget has grown significantly lately. i am not sure of what he is talking about not having a cost of living adjustment. i continue the overall federal spending has gone up about 10%- 12% per year for the last few years. part of that is due to expanding the veterans' benefits so that more people qualify. it is also because we have more veterans that are qualifying period host: let's look at the basic pay rates. this is basic pay ef

and then out to the west, cooler air. 39 right now at salt lake city. 38 in boise.l satellite radar composite. in the nation's upper regions, in the central united states, there are some rain showers. we'll see some stormy conditions in the northern plains again today. some of the storms could be strong to severe. here is your forecast for today and the next five days. high today about 74 degrees. plenty of clouds around. a rather humid start to the day. we could see more showers pop through here. tomorrow 82. wednesday sunny and 86. a hot one. thursday back down to the upper 70s, low 80s on friday. that's what is happening with the weather. now let's get more on the rush hour traffic with julie wright. >> i want to see that picture of r.j. again. i like that shirt. i think i've seen that before. >> i love the shirt. i think it's cool. and he looks cool wearing it. i don't know if we can pull the picture back up. >> there he is. >> i may be small but i'm still the man. i saw that on wpg's guy lambert the other day. >> oh, that is mean. guy, i can't control her. >> t

looking at some snow, one to three inches in places like jackson and keep in mind, cold temperatures in boisehe norm for this time of the year. meanwhile, rough weather as you head to places like detroit and cincinnati. keep that in mind. the east coast looks beautiful. >>> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by kay jewelers. the number one jewelry store in america. >> just in case you're wondering, these are tears of joy that this young lady has on her face. what's your name? >> kate. >> hi, kate. kate, that's a quick look at your weather picture. maggie, we'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> up next, most of us get it and don't know what to do about it. we're going to debunk the myths about back pain and tell you what really works. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. luci: i'm luci romberg. i'm a free runner... ...national champion gymnast... ...martial artist... and a stuntwoman. if you want to be incredible, eat incredible. announcer: eggs. incredible energy for body and mind. (guitar music) while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my l

there are places in california, seattle, washington, boise idaho, boston mass. -- boston, mass.. guest: congress asked the u.s. what it would take to operate the system. the authors of that study looked at the high hazard and the vulnerability of certain cities. the cities of boston and new york, for example, the instance of earthquakes is not that great, but a magnitude five or 5.5 earthquake in new york could be a big problem. that helped us to define where we want to concentrate the system, as we build it out, and where we want to do concentrated studies of urban hazards. we have done studies in seattle, oakland, memphis, and we are working 1 -- we are working on one's forcing louis. -- we are looking at studies in st. louis. we want to work with the local officials on defining land use practices, retrofit priorities, and so forth that make the urban area safer. host: matthew, in virginia. see, i had a couple of questions regarding technology -- caller: i had a couple of questions regarding technology. can you speak at all to the impact the deep drilling has when they go that