>> i have a whole lot, chris wragge. chris is like, do the weather. >> was it that obvious?ops. a lot of hershey's happiness in a little drop of chocolate. >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now here's rebecca. >> thank you, marysol. >>> former reality show producer bruce beresford-redman may soon be extradited to mexico to face charges he murdered his wife monica. her body was found one year ago today on what would have been her 42nd birthday. but the pain hasn't diminished for monica's sister, as correspondent priya david clemens reports. >> reporter: for carla and jeane burgos the murder of their sister monica beresford-redman still seems surreal. >> just can't. >> reporter: it's been one year since monica was killed while on vacation in mexico with her husband, bruce beresford-redman, a former producer of the reality show "survivor," and their two young kids. jeane still remembers that first call from bruce. >> he told me, your sister disappeared. >> reporter: knowing that bruce and monica's marriage was on the rocks, jeane feared the worst and rushed down to

chris wragge along with rebecca jarvis in for erica this morning.oming up here on the program, the latest on brine stow. the giants fand critically hurt in a beating outside dodgers stadium. last night there was an outpouring of support from giants and dodgers fan outside his hospital. >> we're going to get an update on the investigation. some new security plans by the dodgers, and also ask stow's cousin how the family is coping after this terrible tragedy. a horrible thing to happen. >> exactly. happened on opening day out of chavez ravine, which is dodger stadium in los angeles. this is a game which the dodgers had actually won. he's a san francisco giants fan. had the giants jersey on, and fans didn't like this. it's happening a lot at ball parks all across the country. we're going to address this when we come back. >> this portion of "the early show" sponsored by dodge. dodge, never neutral. years? well, it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an advanced degree i

i'm chris wragge. coming up this morning, the government will call for emergency inspections of boeing 737s in the wake of friday's incident involving a southwest airlines jet that split open in midair forcing an emergency landing. news correspondent don teague is in love field in dallas, southwest main hub with the latest on this story. don, good morning. >>> good morning, chris, the inspections will be ordered for 175 boeing 737s worldwide. fewer than half of the planes are here in the u.s., but most of those here are operated by southwest airlines. the federal aviation administration has ordered emergency inspections for at least 80 boeing 737s operated in the u.s. the move comes days after a terrifying incident when a southwest airlines 737 ruptured and depressurized at 34,000 feet. new inspections are required for older models of the planes, those built in the '890s with at least 30,000 takeoffs and landings. >> issuing this service bulletin, it will take care of the aircraft that need attention.

chris wragge along with erica hill for you this morning.'re getting ready for a good weekend out there. good to see you this morning. coming up in just a couple of moments, the parents of a missing woman in tennessee are pleading for her safe return at this hour. 20-year-old holly bobo was last seen on wednesday. her brother said he saw her being dragged from their home towards the woods by a man in camouflage. >> it is a case that has shocked the whole community. hundreds of volunteers have been helping police search the woods for any signs of holly. just ahead, we'll check in with the sheriff and get the very latest on the investigation as they search for more clues. >>> first jeff glor is at the news desk with another look at our top headlines this morning. >> good morning to you. six people were killed overnight by severe weather in arkansas and oklahoma. a tornado smashed through the town of tushka, southeast of oklahoma city, killing at least two there. in western arkansas, four were killed as powerful winds snapped power poles and up

i'm chris wragge with erica hill. controversy over "three cups of tea". >> he's defending his book. that's after "60 minutes" said parts of his book are inaccurate. take a look at the critics and what they're saying. what effect it could have on the charitable efforts that he started. >> let's get to that in a couple of minutes. but first, jeff glor joins us at the newsdesk with a look at the headlines. good morning. >>> good morning, everybody. gas prices as they continue the climb. the nationwide average for a gallon of regular is up 29 cents in the last month and >>> five years ago, greg mortens mortensen's gripping and inspirational memoir "three couples of tea" shot up the best sellers list and ince pyred people to give to his charity. "60 minutes" found troubling discrepancie discrepancies. he spoke out yesterday defending his memoir. >> reporter: greg mortensen's "three cups of tea" telling the story of stumbling upon his life's mission, to create the fill than tlopic asian institute and build schools in afghan

i'm chris wragge. this morning an after shock on what is the one-month anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake. more power problems at the fukushima daiichi plant. power has been restored as this after shock 100 miles north of tokyo. >> a lot of people their nerves rattled. we want to begin in japan. that after shock as chris mentioned hours ago was first reported to be a 7.1 magnitude. now the usgs is saying 6.6. it came as the country was marking the one-month anniversary of the deadly disast disaster. celia is in tokyo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. japan was hit with another aftershock this morning exactly one month after a 9.0 quake rocked the country on march 11 killing more than 25,000 people. today's aftershock hit just southwest, 100 miles northwest of tokyo and south of the fukushima plant. a three-foot tsunami warning was issued but dropped an hour later. there are no new reports of damage though 220,000 households lost electricity. officials at the fukushima plant lost

welcome back, everyone, i'm chris wragge along with erica hill.ing for months on rutgers university student tyler clementi who killed himself after learning his private moment with another man was streamed online for other students to watch. >> there was national outrage, as you remember. a lot of people started talking about bullying, as well, in the wake of this tragedy. this morning tyler's roommate is accused of hate crimes, facing 15 criminal charges. we're going to take a look at the very latest on this troubling case. first, we want to get to jeff glor, for a quick look at some of the other headlines we're following this morning. >> hey, guys, good morning to you. in the news this morning the fbi is searching for a person of interest in a colorado bomb plot that might be linked to the anniversary of the columbine rampage 12 years ago. a pipe bomb and propane tanks were found in a mall yesterday not far from columbine high school in littleton, colorado. police have released a photo of a man caught on surveillance tape. >>> "three cups of tea

i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm erica hill. seems like every day we are talking about a new issue with air traffic control across the country and a lot of people sitting up and taking notice, this isn't about someone sleeping watching a movie. this is the first lady. >> this is not the marketing campaign they were hoping for. >> we are going to begin with the latest incident involving first lady, michelle obama. officials say her plane had to abort a landing. bob orr in washington with the story with that this morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. needless to say, it has been an awful spring for the faa with air traffic controllers sleeping on the job and passengers openly questioning the safety of air traffic. investigators are digging into a troubling incident involving a mistake in the first lady's plane. it happened monday as michelle obama and jill biden were flying home to monday from new york. a review of air traffic tapes shows their plane came too close to a military cargo plane that was flying just ahead as the t

and we do that with chris wragge joining us live from new york. chris, good morning. >> syd, frank, good morning to you. that google tv sounds great but we really don't want it to take off. we don't need any more competition. >> we have enough. >> let those folks have their own thing over there. [ laughter ] >> you don't want to compete with the fighting cats or the twins talking to each other? >> no. let them still come to broadcast television for that. >>> coming up on "the early show" with less than 48 hours to a potential government shutdown president obama summons both sides to the white house for a late-night meeting while talks on capitol hill went on all night. we are going to have the latest and tell you what would shut down if no deal is reached. in los angeles, the vigil last night for a man beaten at an opening day baseball stadium at dodger stadium, this morning a family member will tell us about the huge public response they are receiving so far. growing worries over synthetic drugs sending young people to the emergency room and you

chris wragge along with ea hill. 142 passengers all safe. let's get to the breaking news. cbs news correspondent don teague is in dallas, southwest's home base. with more with new trouble for southwest airlines. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. it was a frightening incident for passengers on board a southwest airlines flight. as you mentioned, 142 passengers on this plane last night that had left oakland, and was en route to san diego. the plane didn't make it there. it had to divert to los angeles after the passengers began smelling smoke in the cabin. so, as a precaution they landed safely in los angeles. now, of course, southwest has canceled 600 flights over the weekend and is continuing inspecting its 737s for cracks, after friday's incident that could have been disastrous. what caused a southwest airlines 737 to tear open and depressurize friday at 36,000 feet? while there is no clear answer yet, these newly released photos show federal investigators inspecting the 5 foot by one foot tear in the plane. they found multiple pre-existing cracks in and aro

good morning, chris wragge along with erica hill.o have you back. >>> coming up, katie couric is here. she's up early this morning to tell us about a compelling book she's put together. there she is. a compilation of essays, poems, and comments from a diverse group of successful people, folks like condoleezza rice, do you think drew brees and condoleezza rice would be mentioned in the same sentence with helen mirren? they're sure to inspire all kinds of readings. katie will tell us how she chose the influential people for the book. >> you read that one -- that's a great one. read the next one, oh, that's great too. it gets better and better. the proceeds are important. talk a little bit about where all the money is going too, which is why she did the book. >>> parents say their kids are growing up too fast. for many girls, you may know, it's literally true. girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. it can cause all sorts of physical and psychological challenges. jennifer ashton is here to tell us more about it and what they thi

i'm chris wragge along with erica hill.k good. >> beautiful green grass. >> very nice. picking up all across the country, working west to the east. >> we'll take it. >>> coming up, the country suffering from an epidemic of bedbugs these days. >> gross. >> especially here on the east coast for quite a few months now. to make matters worse, people trying to rip you off are now crawling out of the woodwork themselves. consumer correspondent susan koeppen had her own battle with persistent little pests. yep, she had bedbugs. she's here to help protect you from the scammers as well. >> really we just wanted to show you the video of the bedbugs again. >> and i really just wanted to tell people that susan had bedbugs. >> she's going to reveal all just ahead. >>> also this morning, beneath her glamorous life, kathryn zeta-jones has been carrying around a secret, revealing she suffers from bipolar disorder. she recently received treatment at a mental health facility. just ahead, we'll look at bipolar 2 and see how stress can play a

erica hill along with chris wragge.ng this story very closely. and now police in tennessee are hoping the public will help by providing information to lead 020-year-old holly bobo. she is the young nursing student who vanished five days ago. there are new details this morning about how she may have been abducted by a stranger. >> coming up, we're going to speak with the director of the tensesy bureau of investigation for the very latest on the case and the ongoing search. the entire community coming to the. it's a very tight-knit community, trying to find this young lady who's now been missing for five days. first jeff glor is at the news desk with another look at our top headlines this morning. >> good morning to you. this morning the cleanup continues in 14 states after a record weekend of deadly tornadoes. more than 240 twisters were reported over three days. at least 46 people were killed. 22 in north carolina alone. more than 450 homes were destroyed or damaged. it is reported this morning the u.s. has secretly fun

i'm erica hill along with chris wragge.>> hopefully a little something better will be coming through. just ahead we'll look at some really stunning numbers and disturbing actually as well. some experts estimate 200,000 people die in u.s. hospital s every year from mistakes, and these are mistakes that could be prevented. just ahead, you'll hear the heart-breaking story of one couple who lost their only child to a careless error and we are going to do our very best to help make sure you and your loved one no, sir h-- know how o stay safe. >>> then how to save on travel to banking to car insurance. the only catch, you have to be a senior citizen, although some of these discounts are available to people as young as 50, so i've got something to look forward to, only a few short years away. >> right around the corner for you. >> we'll reveal some big discounts. but there are some really great deals to be had. >> i love this. i get my love of a bargain from cheryl. >>> we want to get to the latest headlines and jeff glor is stand

i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm erica hill. the clock ticking in the budget stalemate. talks are more tense. what is going to happen by the end of the week? if the white house and congress can't reach a budget deal the federal government could shut down on friday. chip reid has the very latest on these ongoing negotiation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president met at the white house yesterday with congressional leaders from both parties to try to hammer out a deal but that did not happen and a frustrated president obama made a surprise visit to the briefing room and announced that the time for political games is over. >> it would be inexcusable for us to not be able to take care of last year's business, when we are this close, simply because of politics. >> reporter: the war of words continued tuesday as top members from both parties blamed each other for the standoff. speaker of the house john boehner called mr. obama's proposed budget cuts smoke and mirrors. >> you've heard me say for the last three months that we have no interest in the government sh

. >> and i'm chris wragge. all eyes will be on president obama this afternoon as he gives a speech at george washington university outlining the way he will cut down the country's enormous debt. >> we want to begin with president obama, he has promised to tackle the nation's long-term debt. today we should find out how he plans to do that. the federal deficit continues to grow. it is expected to top $1.5 trillion this year. last week republicans announced how they would cut it. now it is the president's turn. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. that's right. the president jumps into the fight today, he'll preview his vision of a smaller federal government to members of congress from both parties in an oval office meeting before his speech. the president today will call for a bipartisan effort to reduce the deficit, focusing on four main areas. defense budget savings, reducing health care spending, reforming the tax code, and keeping domestic spending low. in part, mr. obama will borrow

i'm chris wragge. erica hill is in london.her in a couple of moments. >>> coming up, mark kelly has spent two years getting ready for the shuttle launch and his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovers from a gunshot wound to the head. kelly talks with preparations for "endeavour's" final preparation so we'll have much more from katie couric and mark kelly. >>> erica hill, another lovely scene in london as we count down to the royal wedding, days away, friday morning. >>> first jeff glor is >>> on tuesday, astronaut mark kelly and his five crew mates flew to the kennedy center, before they head on their final space mission on "endeavour." this morning, katie couric and the shuttle commander talk about the mission as he juggles very important family matters as well. >> for astronaut mark kelly, friday's "endeavour" flight will be his fourth mission into space and second as shuttle commander. a responsibility he does not take lightly. this requires a lot of focus, correct? >> absolutely. a lot of focus, a lot of preparati

chris wragge joins us now from new york. chris, good morning to you. >> good morning.yd, frank, kemba walker blue chip stock. [ laughter ] >> buy, buy, buy! >>> coming up on "the early show" this morning, the government wants emergency inspections on more 737s to check for metal fatigue. what's the impact? we'll ask an faa administrator. a big decision before the royal wedding. should kate middleton sign a prenup? all the latest wedding news. if you ever faxed any sensitive information identity thieves are targeting you. we'll show you how bad guys are using thermal fax machines to steal your personal information to. and we are going to look at new research that says you can really be addicted to food. so we have all that and much more coming up on "the early show." if you ask me, the bad guys are the ones that came out with that study. >> exactly. >> i want to hear about a prenup for the royals. that's interesting. okay. >> yeah. there's a lot at stake from what i gather. >> you think? >> i think so. a few houses, a few other things. chris, thanks very much. we'll see

i am chris wragge here in new york. up katie couric is here with a preview of her exclusive interview with astronauts mark and scott kelly. of course, friday is a big day for them. because mark kelly's going into space that day as commander of the shuttle "endeavour's" final mission. we now know that his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there to see the launch as she continues her recovery from the gunshot wound she suffered back in january. we're going to talk with katie and hear part of their conversation in just a moment. good morning, katie. >>> and, of course, erica is in london following the royal wedding and we'll get much more from her in just a few moments, including who got snubbed from the guest list. first jeff glor is at the news desk with another look at our top headlines this morning. >> the answer, us. >> we did, didn't we? >> good morning, everyone. at least two nato missiles slammed into moammar gadhafi's headquarters in tripoli. a library and office there were destroyed. another building

chris wragge. he joins us live from new york. chris, good morning to you, sir. how are you?good morning, syd, mr. mallicoat, good morning to you, as well. coming up on "the early show" in a couple of minutes, new worries in japan. the severity of the crisis at its damaged nuclear plant was raised to the highest level as the chernobyl level a 7. we'll find out more about that. >>> a serial killer or not east coast, more suspected human remains found on the a beach in new york on long island. we'll talk with a criminologist about who could be behind the murders. and we have some alarming news about how puberty is starting much earlier for girls these days. some as young as age 7. dr. jennifer ashton looks at the health risk that are involved there. and cbs evening news anchor katie couric getting up a little early this morning to join us in studio. she is going to tell us about her inspiring new book called, the best advice i ever got. it's a collection of life lessons. that and more coming up on "the early show." >> good advice never hurts to get more of that. >> absolutely.

and our friend chris wragge joins us from new york. ing. >> sydnie, so great to hear from you this morning. hello, frank. [ laughter ] >> coming up on "the early show," the rising price of gas. i'm sure you know all about this. up 29 cents in the last month nearly a dollar since last year. drivers on both coasts now paying $4-plus a gallon and as we get into the summer driving season, how high will they go? >>> and with just 10 days before the royal wedding british authorities focus on security for the big event. new details emerge about how they plan to keep everyone including the royal couple safe on the big day. >>> and we'll meet a guy who wanted a one-of-a-kind marriage proposal for his girlfriend. he found it in a crossword puzzle so we have the happy couple. they are here with us this morning as they embark on a lifetime of pure bliss. we have all that and much more coming up right here on "the early show." sydnie, once again, great chatting with you this morning. frank. good to talk to you, too. >> no love here, brother. now tho

i'm erica hill along with chris wragge. >> getting ready for what promises to be a good weekend, we hopefamous cobra back in the cage. it was found a week after it decided to get up and leave. there are some hilarious twitter messages in the city, and we're going to get the mraets from the bronx zoo and talk with the director about the changes. >> including hiring someone to tweet about it, no? >> six weeks ago we began the erica hill experiment. my junior where i towards a healthy, more balanced life. we wanted to see if it was possible to follow all the great advice that we are given that, we bring to you each day on "the early show", incorporating those suggestions for a healthier life into a daily routine. we wanted see if it was really worth the effort. well, this morning the experiment ends today with a big reveal. we'll show you how we did and answer questions for you. first, though, jeff glor at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> can't wait. >> good morning. >> the big reveal. >> i'm thinking of rocky in philadelphia. >> good morning to you. good morning, everyone. t

good morning, everyone, i'm chris wragge. he'll get you the very latest on that breaking news in the south in just a moment. as we said, erica hill is in london, continuing to cover the royal wedding. if the news has not made its way across the pond yet to the news outlets in london, it will shortly. this is just massive destruction here in the states. >> and those pictures, chris, are devastating. and it has, in fact, made its way here. coming up later in the show, those pictures, that destruction, definitely generating attention here. of course, the other big story is that royal wedding with less than 24 hours to go. you mentioned that kate was at westminster abbey for a final rehearsal this morning. final preparations are under way. we will bring you the very latest live from london. chris, i know we want to get folks caught up on everything that's happened overnight with the trail of destruction across the south. >> thank you. >>> the scale of the damage there texas to virginia just unbelievable, as you've seen in these p