i'm erica hill with chris wragge.ave stuff around your house you want to get rid of but don't know what to do with it? you want to sell it but don't know what it's worth. we'll learn about new websites that will help solve that problem, get rid of your clutter and save you money or make you money. that's coming up this morning as well. >> a lot to get to. let's get to the mysterious death of the girlfriend of the heir to the anheuser-busch fortune. >> good morning. this is a story that's captivated st. louis and the rest of the country now for a couple weeks. finally we may be getting some more answers this morning. the millionaire playboy and heir to anheuser-busch fortune spoke out for the first time since the death of his girlfriend on december 19th. busch told the st. louis post dispatch that on the morning of martin's death, probably 11:00 i got up. both of us i thought we were sleeping. i went to the kitchen to make her a special shake and came back and tried to wake her up and i couldn't. medical examiner recor

i'm erika hill with chris wragge.orning. >> we embrace it fully. >> we wanted to come out for the whole show but they told us no. we have cool toys for anybody dealing with the snow. you get to drink hot chocolate and and you can have snowball fights. >> oh, yeah. >> there you go. >> i was working on this one before. can you track this? do we have a cameraman who's quick enough? here we go. >> wragge. >> let's see. >> oh, we hit the apple store. >> sorry guys. >> there goes our discount. >> tough it to throw. >> you heard it make the crack. whether or not someone who could follow that snowball. the crew behind us. >> they're ready to go. >> holding snowballs. good luck with that. >> this is great out here this morning. we're in good shape. mayor bloomberg did a nice job of plowing the whole place. >> he did. >> we're going to have more on the fun toys you can play with in the snow, not just for kids, of course, but for adults too. kids at heart. that's coming up. >> exactly. >> we'll have fun. but also this is kind of

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. >> welcome back. tough assignment down there. >> good to be back with you and also, you know, it is also good to be there and to be able to cover a story. what a community tucson is and seeing the support of victims, families which is, you know, just a testament to the city. >> like you said, everyone banded together to support one another. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> also, this weather system. >> oh! >> latest weather system headed right towards us in the northeast. southern states have been battered the last day or so. you are looking at pictures of atlanta here and that's your old stomping ground. snow not well received in atlanta. >> i spent five years in atlanta and rain can be tough to deal with and inches of snow not good. >> combined with ice and plum meting temperatures and like i said coming towards the northeast. lots of snow expected here. >> pulling out the hat and the scarf. >>> before that, we turn our focus to tucson, preparing to say good-bye to the victims of saturday's dead

chris wragge is in new york.now at a live picture of the memorial outside of university medical center here in tucson where ten victims of the shooting on saturday are still being treated here in the hospital. one of those victims is, of course, congresswoman gaby giffords who remains in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. chris? >> erica, thank you. we'll get back to you in just a couple of minutes. first this morning we're learning more about the man police say are behind the shooting spree. 22-year-old jared lee loughner has had a troubled past. and cbs news justice correspondent bob orr is in washington with details for us this morning. bob? >> reporter: good morning, chris. well, jared lee loughner is not cooperating at all with his interrogators. so far he's offered no explanation for saturday's deadly spree. but there is growing evidence that loughner is a troubled and angry loner who secretly mapped an assassination plan. sources say jared lee loughner went to congresswoman gab

>> chris wragge and i think it was fixed. ng you -- >> it was chris and marysol. chris took the trophy. but here's the thing, too, jeff and i had some ideas we were told they were boring. >> boring? what did you do? >> i was going to do a pizza margarita. i go with gorgonzola and pineapple with aged balsamic vinegar and then i lose. >> that's not boring. >> here's the other problem. you weren't judging. so next time we're going to have you judge. meantime you're making me this gorgeous plate. talk to me about what else is on. >> couscous. >> so this is the couscous you made to stuff the chicken with, right? >> absolutely. >> what else is in sheer? >> shallot, a little bit of citrus. and look at the skin here, absolutely fantastic. actually this week, it's restaurant week and we're going to serve citrus chicken all week. >> that's delicious. >> and if it wasn't enough citrus i'm going to give you like a nice citrus sangria, but since it's so cold we're going to make it warm. >> hmm. >> the same juice here, orange juice, grapefr

. >> i'm chris wragge. happy new year to you. >> and to you. >> anything big for you in the new year? >> not so much. no. back to work on a monday. you? >> it is a great monday to be back to work. so great to be seated next to you as we embark on this new adventure. we want to talk about so much and the new year resolutions, the ones people hold onto and give up. we do not have that opportunity. >> to get rid of them? we're going to be held to a higher standard. we're going to help you keep those resolutions. not the only thing we're going to do but we hope yoon of yours will be to be with us every morning because we're enjoying this new job we've got. a lot to get to in that respect. and a lot happening. >> let's begin with a scandal engulfing the navy. the raunchy videos under investigation produced several years ago and broadcast to the crew while deployed in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. bob is in washington with the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this is not the firs

i'm erica hill with chris wragge, jeff glor and marysol castro. hour. we have all watched her since probably her days as a cheerleader, choreographer for the l.a. laker, singer, songwriter, choreographer. it's a tough word to say. >> i know. >> there you go. tv judging extraordinaire paula getting a little love from the plaza. paula abdul is here exclusively to tell us this morning about her big new venture, a dance competition show called "live to dance." you'll see it only right here on cbs. she's going to give us a little sneak peek before tonight's big debut. this was the kind of show i predict will suck me in. >> yep. >> and my mother. >> never let go. >> no, no. >> you have an audition tape. but it didn't work out. >> in fact i'm going to ask paula about this, so don't worry. >> we've got the video. also the major airlines are hiking up their round trip fares by $10 this week. looks like we're going to see more price increases in the months to come. there are ways, though, to get around sky high airfares and peter greenberg always has great

. >> i'm chris wragge. the death toll on the rise in egypt and the number of protesters that are demanding change and immediately. >> there are more calls to hear from other governments, of course, beyond the egyptian government, more calls to hear more from the united states. we're going to get you all the very latest on that. >> plenty of coverage this morning. the state has begun evacuating u.s. citizens as president obama calls for an orderly transition of government. president mubarak installed a new government. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in cairo. elizabeth, good morning? >> reporter: good morning, chris. we are a week into this upheaval. people are getting tired, not only from demonstrating, but they have to go home at night to defend their homes. however, there doesn't seem to be a weakening of resolve. i have seen people flowing into liberation square steadily all morning. it looks like this may be the biggest gathering yet. all night, gun fire crackled from residential neighborhood

. >> i'm chris wragge.o much, the progress on a day to dais basis of gabrielle giffords is nothing short of amazing. >> six days now since she was shot point-blank in the head to see this kind of recovery is incredible. opening her eyes. really seeming to even have some idea of what's going on around here and a closer look at exactly where it stands but definitely much better than people expected. >> you saw the doctor mention it in the open and hear again they admit they're very good and sometimes it takes a little something extra for the progress this quickly and that's where we'll start this morning. another of the victims of saturday's shooting rampage federal judge john roll will be laid to rest later today. cbs national correspondent ben tracy is in tucson with the latest for us. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the families of six people who lost their lives are starting to bury their loved ones and it began with the shooting's youngest victim. the flag was recovered from the publ

this is erica hill, i'm chris wragge. have you heard about this ted williams' story by chancesome. >> sounds familiar. >> does it really? finally we have the reunion between ted and his mother julia. a long-awaited and finally didn't see each other in ten years and can't wait to have them both with us this morning. it's a great story. obviously, everyone across the nation is now heard about these two and now they're together at last and we have it here. going to be a good day. >>> let's get to the news of a moment ago. beginning with the new weather blast, winter warning for the northeast right now o. officials are not taking any chances with the snow this morning after taking a battering for the way they handled the christmas weekend blizzard. cbs news news correspondent elaine quijano in the storm track. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in philadelphia, the snow is coming down, wet, heavy snow and coming down at a pretty steady clip here. all morning long, behind me, crews in and out of the salt depot in philade

. >>> and coming up later, a brand new morning debut of the new team of erica hill, chris wragge, jeffr and marysol castro. >>> and actress lindsay lohan could get sprung from rehab today. we'll hear from her father michael lohan in an exclusive interview. >>> also, don't get bit by the flu bug. types on how to avoid getting sick with the flu rising around the country right now and the kickoff to a weeklong series on weight loss. healthy ways to slim down for the new year. that and more coming up on "the early show." that's "the cbs morning news" for this monday. i'm terrell brown from new york. take care. have a great day, everybody. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com what's it like when you hear your calling? will you ignore it? or will you listen? ♪ what if it calls you to go halfway around the world? ♪ to serve people you've never met? what will you do when you hear your calling? ♪ peace corps. life is calling. how far will you go?

i'm erika hill with chris wragge.ng up in this hour including a visit from betty white. >> love her. >> she's been entertaining us for over seven decades, won seven emmys and she is not stopping any time soon. in the past year, year and a half, her career and her life really have gotten a little crazy, done everything from "saturday night live," new hit sitcom which is "hot in cleveland," she's going to talk about that new season and also she's in a new tv movie "lost valentine," a completely different role for betty white and it's really a movie that is sappy in the best sense of the word. it tugs at your heart. >> you cannot help but smile when you're in the presence of betsy white. >> she's wonderful. >> just darling. coming up, this is a fact of life, believe it or not, couples fight. did you know that? >> stop. >> a new study claims the average argues more than 300 times a year, once a day, more than 300. most often the fights occur on thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. the science has narrowed it down, thursday at 8:0

now back to new york city to check in with chris wragge. good morning to you. >> marysol, thank you. we'll see you in just a couple of moments. turning now to the latest on congresswoman gabrielle giffords. seems impossible, but less than two weeks after being shot in the head she's leaving the hospital in tucson, arizona, later this morning. moving to a rehab facility in houston, texas. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy in tucson with the very latest for us this morning. ben, good morning. >> good morning, chris. you know in the hours before leaving the hospital here congresswoman giffords has made even more progress. on thursday, doctors actually took her outside for the first time. they wanted her to get some fresh air. they started her rehabilitation and now they plan to take her even further. gabrielle giffords has already made more progress than anyone expected. her husband mark kelly is now making this bold prediction. >> she'll be walking, talking, and in two months you'll see her walking through the front door of this build

i'm chris wragge with jeff glor. things heating up in hollywood all morning.d "true ygrit "with ten nominatios and "the fighter" which is a great film over the past couple of months, seven nominations. >> speaking of the fighter we will talk with melissa lee of "the foirt. >> whfighter. >> what a fantastic performance she put on. we will have it all for you coming up. >> geoffrey rush has run an academy award for "shine" and everyone is nominated now. so well-deserving. >>> lets get another check of the weather with marysol castro. good morning. >> good morning. as those oscar nominations were announced it was under dark skies. later today, it will be sunny. take a look at the national picture with me. you can see there is a lull over much of the country. west coast is beautiful. the jet stream is clinging to the southeast and we see the majority of the weather. the west coast, in the pacific northwest, morning fog. thanks so much. that is your latest weather. back inside now to chris, hooray for hollywood! >> thank you very much. great number out there and se

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. we made it to friday. >> yes, we did. >> good to be here. a somber anniversary as we mark the anniversary of the "challenger" explosion. >> one of those experiences we all remember where we were on that day. this really is the first -- the world's first high tech disaster to unfold on live television. the images still emblazoned in everyone's mind. a horrible tragedy to see unfold like that in front of school children who were watching and christa mcauliffe, the first teacher in space. look back 25 years and one of those tragedies feels like it was closer than 25 years ago. >> it does. jeff glor will have that report coming up. >>> also ahead this morning we can't stop talking about the snow because it won't go away. this morning for many folks, it is about the big dig-out especially in the northeast. yesterday's massive snowfall leaving an impact. the storm is now blamed for at least seven deaths. cbs news correspondent whit johnson is just outside washington in bethesda maryland with the latest. >> reporter: this is one of the many neighbo

i'm chris wragge. >> erica hill here. what an incredible story speaking with ted williams, the man with the golden voice, who knew what this story would turn into? >> splendid announcer as they're calling him. youtube sensation swept the nation. on this program yesterday, this was a man literally gone from the side of the road to now fielding more job offers than he can possibly handle. and these are big jobs, too. >> they are big jobs. >> nfl films folks. >> the cleveland cavaliers, everyone is calling. one of the things that stuck out to us yesterday interviewing him, he said, what i really hope this brings me is back together with my mom. you see her right there, she is here in the stud oio. >> she is so happy and so proud and talking to her in a couple of minutes a. doll of a woman. >>> let's begin with the big changes at the white house where president obama's senior staff is about to undergo a major retooling. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante tracking who's in and out joining us this live this m

that's chris wragge ... of the new early show team. hill, >>> that is chris raggi of the new early show team he will be joined by jeff galore and mare sol castro their new roles on the morning show we will chat with them live. >> the actor who fell 20 feet playing spiderman on stage is about to be released from a rehabilitation center. he fell two weeks ago and suffered broken ribs, hairline skull fracture, broken shoulder blade three cracked vert bray he is up and walking new safety precautions were put in place after his injury. >>> yes, she is back in the news again lyndsey lohan will be a free woman today the actress is scheduled to be released from betty ford she spent the last 3 months there. lohan is trying to shake off a drunken driving case which resulted in jail and rehab. she also remains under investigation for the alleged assault on a betty ford worker. >>> actress jia jia gabor is back in the hospital she is scheduled to be part of her leg amity pated because of gangrene she broke her hip in july he has been hospitalized

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. are you hungry for breakfast after seeing that?> good thing i stopped by the drive-thru before the piece air p ed. >>> the president talking about outeducating and outbuilding the rest of the world. >> and being competitive and increasing the competitiveness of this nation. that was a big part of it. you mentioned on a serious note, too, the speech itself and the reaction. much more tempered than we have seen in years past and some attributing it to the fact democrats and republicans were sitting next to each other. i think 107 moments last year we stood up, we clapped, we sat. >> only 80 interruptions! >> so much more low key. obviously, on the heels of the tragedy in tucson, everything a bit more somber as well. >> exactly. >>> we start this morning as the president goes to wisconsin to drive home his message from last night's state of the union address. bill plante has more for us this morning. bill? >> reporter: good morning, chris. the president challenged the newly divided congress. he told them head to move forward together

erica hill and chris wragge to get you through your morning. when it comes to house prices, boy what a change. they've basically been in a free-fall. we're going to take a look at what is actually happening now with the housing market. where you can find the best values, and if you're looking to sell, how you can get the best price for your house. >> and numbers that rival the great depression when we talked about value dipping. also this morning, the latest on ted williams. and it's not great news. sad to report after years of homelessness and substantive abuse this man with the wonderful voice had job offers rolling in. now he admits he started drinking again after all the hubbub this past week. now he's headed for rehab and we're going to hear from him in just a couple of minutes. >> and you think about it, it would be great news for him that he's taking control. we'll bring you that as chris said. first we do have more on the tragedy in tucson and the suspect. many people who know jared loughner say he didn't always have such a seemingly da

i'm chris wragge with erika hill and marysol castro.rself getting extremely frustrated after having to wait for something? >> never. >> especially since we have toddlers, that never happens when you have toddlers. >> even just a few seconds at home right now saying that's me, you're not alone. experts tell us impatience is at an all-time high and since a form of stress we have real health consequences we want to tell you about and it tell you exactly how to deal with it. >> managing the stress. also ahead this morning, the oldest of the baby boomers turns 65 this month and many of them are thinking about moving on. there you go. >> looks good. >> to the greens. >> there you go. >> not greener pastures. >> we are taking a look at some of the best places to retire and really enjoy those years. >> my grandfather, always said he was a sexy senior citizen. so he would have -- yeah, harry. >> was that harry? >> he would have loved one of those places. we're going to show you things your mother may have never told you. time tasted ways to clea

. >> and i'm chris wragge. >> good to be back with you on a monday. probably more people at home this morning than usual. martin luther king day, of course. for many people this has become a day of service. >> also, we're going to talk about the memorial, as well, in washington. we've got an exclusive tour of what that's going to look like in the next couple of months. also this morning we want to talk about the condition of gabrielle giffords who's been upgraded like we mentioned a few seconds ago. >> nothing short of miraculous. >> it continues to be good coming out of tucson. that's where we begin this morning. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy is in tucson with the very latest on that situation for us. ben, good morning to you. >> good morning, chris. you know, there are just three people left here at the hospital from the shooting, including congresswoman giffords. this more morning, her husband, mark kelly, sent out a message, and he said, as my wonderful wife continues to make progress, let us all pause and reflect on this martin luther

. >> i'm chris wragge. >> a lot to get to today. a nice way to start our day, keeps you moving. we begin with news out of the washington. earlier this morning, there was a red carpet greeting for chinese president hu jintao. president obama welcoming him to the white house in a ceremony complete with full honors and a military band. later today, the two leaders will hold a brief news conference. tonight, president hu will be the guest of honor at a state dinner. it is the first state dinner in 1 years 13 years for a chinese leader. the u.s. and china agreeing to establish a joint nuclear security center in china. and while that may be a strong first step there are still many questions about what else the administration is hoping to gain from this high profile state visit. for that answer, i spoke earlier with secretary of state hillary clinton. the state visit, as we know gives china the recognition and really a little bit of the pomp and circumstance that its been craving. it is now the world's second largest economy. obviously, a crucial parnt for the united states. you also s

chris wragge joins us now from new york. good morning, chris. >> sydnie, elizabeth, good morning.have an app for everything. incredible. all right. good morning. coming up on "the early show," in his state of the union address last night president obama says it's time to work together to solve america's problems. we are going to go live to washington for in-depth analysis and hear from house majority leader eric cantor for his reaction to the president's call for cooperation. more progress for gabrielle giffords. doctors up great her condition as they move her out of intensive care into rehab in an hour. we are going to be live in houston with the latest. and taco bell under fire after a new lawsuit has people questioning their ingredients, we are going to tell you what's in them. >> oh. [ laughter ] >> you mean it's not meat? it tastes like meat. >> i don't know if you want the answer to that question but we are going to address it on "the early show" in just a couple of minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you. by-products or something like that? >> something like that. >> all ri

chris wragge joins us now from new york. good morning to you, chris. >> juliette, good morning. we actually just took up a collection here and sent some people out to go get tickets. i'm serious. [ laughter ] >> we are all lobbying extra hard for those. good morning to you and good morning to everyone out there. coming up on "the early show" this morning the growing navy scandal. cbs news has learned that captain owen honors will be relieved of duty as early as today. we are going to speak exclusively with a former crew member who is coming out in the captain's defense. plus more trouble for quarterback brett favre who is now mountain middle of another sex scandal -- who is now in the middle of another sex scandal, two massage therapists saying he harassed them. we'll have expert analysis. the stuntman injured in the broadway show speaks out for the very first time with cbs news. chris tierney recounts his harrowing mishap and tells us how his recovery is going. he wants to get back out there as soon as he can. >> it's an amazing interview. we saw some of it early today. thank y

i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. snowy out there in new york city. >> a little bit of a rough commute this morning. a lot of people this morning are also focused on apple. steve jobs, the last time we saw him in public, that is some older video but there you see one of his most recent public appearances looking frail and he has had a number of health problems and announcing he is taking a leave of absence, a medical leave of absence, saying he hopes to be back soon. a lot of people are focused on that word, "hope." and what this could mean as he steps aside for the future of apple. >> tim cook, the coo has been in this spot a number of times in the past few years will take over on this interim basis. >> we will take a closer look at that situation ahead this morning. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to amaze the experts as she continues to recover from the gunshot wound to her head. her doctors think she may be out of the hospital within days. ben tracy has the latest for us this morning from tucson. >>

of course you've seen chris wragge and erica hill on this program a lot.ner chriset chrisette michelle and the song "good-bye game" enjoy. >> happy new year! ♪ ♪ >> new year's resolution number one. no more stupid relationships. ♪ tell me why i'm living ♪ some days ♪ ♪ you don't hear nothin' i say ♪ ♪ wha'ssup with this game ♪ why am i so forgivin' ♪ why am i always checkin' for these fools ♪ ♪ if he ain't here ♪ why do i play ♪ i'd rather play alone ♪ you can play the fool ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ i'd rather play a loan alone ♪ ♪ come on ♪ you can play the fool ♪ hit the highway ♪ call you a cab ♪ give me back my keys ♪ you ain't beggin' me ♪ i'ma smell the air ♪ ♪ ♪ get out the box ♪ walk that way ♪ i'd rather play alone ♪ ♪ ♪ you can play the fool ♪ yeah ♪ ohh ♪ i'd rather play alone ♪ ♪ ♪ two can play the fool, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ we play the game until we lose ♪ ♪ i'd rather leave ya ♪ before i do, i'd rather say ♪ i'm not a cheater ♪ not a quitter ♪ i'm still a winner ♪ ohhhh ♪ sometimes it hurts so bad, you don't know what to say ♪ ♪ you just got to say, ohhh-ohhh ♪ ♪ dec