. >> reporter: david phillips feels like a new man. he had a severe case of acid reflux which was turning his life upside down of after two years of suffering he came here to northwest hospital for help. >> i was having a lot of problems with severe heartburn it was interrupting sleep. >> reporter: dr. peter guys is the chief of minimally invasive surgery at northwest hospital. he performed a modified version of single site laparoscopic surgery on david. it means fewer points of entry with one single inception through the native el it causes less trauma to the body reduces chance for infection and recovery pain and better cosmetic outcome for the patient. >> the benefit to the patient first and most obvious is the cosmetic benefit there are little or no scars. in the example of this patient that i showed earlier, there's absolutely no scar that's visible. >> reporter: traditional laparoscopic surgery meant multiple invisions for patients. this new single site surgery means one small incision in the native el it allows since to perform

phillips, cbs news, london. >>> in other news, the defense is getting its turn in the elizabeth smart kidnapping trial in utah. yesterday the defense called witnesses who knew accused kidnapper brian daviditchell when he was a member of the mormon church and defense attorneys asked the judge to acquit mitchell saying prosecutors failed to prove their case. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather and in sports an overwhelming choice as the best pitcher in the national league. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids,

phillips' colon health. >>> let's get back to our discussion. cornell as the democrat our ed henry reporting at the top of the program a bit of acceleration and changes at the white house. davidlrod he said will leave earlier than initially planned. he had been telling friends march but look like it will be earlier. david plouffe will now come in to a white house role. this is just normal see ya later after the election changes or a lesson learned maybe? >> i don't think it signifies anything. they had already talked about axe going out getting ready to gear up for the campaign and plouffe coming back in. two great guys. two friends of mine. as ax says he needs time to organize and get rieady. i talked to a lot of democrats out there. there is a perception that more people need to be brought into this, newer voices, broader sort of table brought here. i think the white house over time will do that. >> when you were in the reagan white house and got thumped not as bad as these guys, did you bring in same idea friends of the president or did something new? >> we did something new. the key thing we started preparing for moving people out of the white house to run the re-election

david beckham. we'll whether the football top brass around the world, the soccer leadership are as susceptible to celebrity as everybody seems to be, maggie. >> we are hooked. mark phillips's cyber monday. if your head is already spinning from all the online choices, stay calm. "early show" and c-net technology contributor katie linendoll is a list of dos and don'ts for cyberspace shopping especially this big sale day. >> big sale day, yes. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> where should i start? >> first, don't start with every link that says cyber monday deal. what a lot of people don't realize this month alone since the beginning of november, searches for cyber monday deals and google have been up 400%. what does that mean to you? >> you are inundated by come-ons right? >> it means for a hacker they create and try to lure you to fake sites. you have to take that url and go to sites you know, reputable, ones you trust and that you shopped before. nine out of ten retail locations are offering deals today, cyber monday, the second biggest shopping day of the year. >> right b. researching, though, as you go out and go to the sites that you know, what's the best way to r