edison pena, who trained by running in the mining tunnels to elvis music, plans to run the marathon.ppear on "david letterman," and visit graceland and las vegas. >> wish him lots of that. >>> on top of that, celebrity couple, demi moore and ashton kutcher are headed to the united nations today. they're using their star power to launch a fund to fight human trafficking around the world. >>> and coming up later on "good morning america," the nation's newest panda cub. that's right. lun lun was pregnant. she has now given birth. >>> also, medical news. there's new home for kids with a rare but debilitating kind of brain tumor. a drug used to treat kidney cancer is now showing great promise in shrinking the tumors. it's interesting and exciting medical news. and dr. richard besser will have a full report. something a lot of parents and people are interested in. >> absolutely. a lot of news. >>> and continuing political landscape in washington, as well. a busy news week. check that out on "gma," coming up later today. >>> but for right now, your local news, for some of you. >> for everyo

in 85 degree heat in pitch darkness, guided only by the light of his helmet and the sounds of elvis, music he never thought he would hear again. ♪ return to sender >> reporter: pena says his underground runs kept him strong, physically and emotionally, giving him the will to fight. "i thought of changing destiny," he says, "telling the mine, i am going to beat you." on sunday, pena won't be racing against anyone, but rather he'll be joined by 45,000 supporters running alongside him. >> i think every runner in the race is going to think how much pain can i be in? i can get through this race if this guy can get through all those days in darkness, in a mine with real fear for his life. >> reporter: the man who ran simply to survive now does it to celebrate life. an inspiration to so many. nbc news, new york. >>> and a reminder, nbc sports will have coverage of the marathon this sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> we have news tonight from deep space. stunning images of a comet called hartley ii, that's hurtling along on if fringes of our solar system. a nasa spacecraft got close, at least in s

. >> you were telling me you had a neighbor who played elvis music 24 hours a day? wasn't a neighbor because we had a little talking to. i just happen to know a person who did that. >> christmas carols with elvis 24 hours a day. >> i will tell you one thing, sing elvis, do whatever you have to do to stay warm. go out there and jog. it is nippy out there. warming in the plains. look how much of the country is warming up. big rains push to the southeast and that's where it will be raining today but it is snowing in the upper midwest.. >> in chicago we don't have to worry about anything like that. we have cloud cover that has been spinning a flake or two out to the west of us but no major snow on the way anytime soon. the weekend will be quiet. this ten-day animation showing the coldest air starting to lift out a little bit tomorrow. we ought to get low 30s out of the air mass. mid-to upper 40s there on sunday and the winds line up through the atmosphere from the south. it ought to blow like crazy on monday and could even be some thunderstorms as a front arrives late i

and showed off his love of elvis, the music he listened to during his runs in the mine. his trip to new york included a visit to the empire state building to take in the view a thousand feet up and a world away from life underground, yet it's the running pena hopes people remember. >> ( translated ): i want to motivate people, and i want to convince them that they can do what they set out to do in life. >> man once trapped now triumphant again. elaine key haw knows, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the "cbs evening news." i'm russ mitchell in new york. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org lingering...and what's in store for the week. "they're just tired of that trype of behavior becoming a social norm... " a bay area community taking back it streets from criminals... the impressive decline in crime after being labeled the nation's "murder capitol"... and trying to derail plans for a high speed train on the peninsula... the push by neighborhoods to keep it out... and the appeal by lawmakers to give it

but chilean flag they draped over him while elvis music played signaled his victory.might say these were the last steps on his road to freedom. this was edison pena last month, one of 33 miners rescued after being trapped in a cave-in. during the 69 days they were trapped, pena ran underground regularly, to prove, he said, how much he wanted to live. invited to new york as a guest of the marathon, pena took easily to the spotlight. ♪ return to sender ♪ >> reporter: he said he wanted to run to set an example. pena paid a price. he needed medical attention and had to walk part of the way. spectators cheered him on. and supporters kept him company. he hobbled across the finish line. running makes you free, pena said, you are looking at a free man. >>> congratulations. look at that. >> so much about him he was willing to do that after what he had been through. >> it was cool yesterday. quite brisk. and for them to complete it and for, he didn't think he was going to be able to complete it. he said give me a break if i don't complete it. but he did. congratulations. >> the

elvis. the music he listened to during his runs in the mine. his trip to new york included a visit to the empire state building. yet it is the running that edison hopes people remember. >> i want to motivate people and i want to convince them that they can do what they set out to do in life. >> reporter: a man once trapped now triumphant again. cbc news, new york. >> can't help but smile. >>> it is already happening. the big holiday shopping sales. where you can get your shopping done now at bargain basement prices and if you can't bear too why i should shop now. ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. can it keep an eye out for itself, literally show and tell you where it is when you don't even know yourself ? droid can with lookout mobile security, one of thousands of free apps

he jogged to elvis's music while deep underground and the love for the king landed him an invite to graceland. rebecca. >> such a great story. you were there when he was being pulled out of the ground. how does it feel having him on your home turf about to run the race? >> it's a sign of how much things have changed for all of these trapped miners. this is not only his first trip to the u.s., but his first time ever out of chile. rebecca? >> thank you so much for following the story so well throughout the world. such a great story here. on top of that, a story about perseverance. that's something we need. >> he has become a rock star. the others are like i probably should have run when i was below ground and i would be in new york right now. sucha a great tale. we will talk about amanda knox, the three-year anniversary of being in prison. her appeal trial is coming up and a slander trial. we will talk with her attorney. >> it's that time of year. the days get shorter and darker and it leads to exhaustion and depression. we will show you how to fight back the fall back up next on "the early sh

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trapped underground are now the toast of the town in la. [ music ] >> they enchants add group at universal studios with his rendition of elvis presly favorite blue suede shoes. they are in la for the heroes awards show. [ music ] >>> rain in the bay area and a wintery blast in the sierra. what the conditions are like tonight for those heading up to the mountains. >> and late word of an accident in the south bay. find out if traffic is moving again after an 18 wheeler carrying liquid nitrogen tips over. [ music ] . >> closed captioning for the 10:00 news is brought to you by mancini sleepworld. . >> lanes are still closed at this hour on eastbound 227 after a tractor trailer toppled over. it crashed just after 7:15 west of san jose. it overturned blocking all four lanes of traffic. fire officials say the driver was significantly injured and was taken to the hospital. no other injuries were reported. about 50-gallons of diesel fuel spilled on to the road but no liquid nitrogen escaped from that tanker. the cause is under investigation. the highway patrol says the lanes will stay closed until midnight. >>> the wet weather here

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elvis," baby. the new production from cirque du soleil feature as cast of 57 trained performers who use music, dancingtribute to elvis presley. tonight, i'm joining them. what am i getting into this evening. as of now -- >> mayhem. >> straight mayhem, perfect. ♪ it's now or never >> my role is shall but important to the overall spectacle of "viva" elvis" flying over the stage at high speeds during key moments in the show. it's going to take everything i've got to pull in this off. the physical demands of circ deso lal are intense. before i could take the stage i had to take a physical. this two-time olympic gymnast kindly offered to test my abilities. looks like it's fun on stage and the torture chamber is down here. >> be happy we're not doing swings. >> i'm happy about everything we're not doing today. ridiculous! >> ten shows a week, 438 shows a day. >> how many a year? >> 478. >> and training during the week, as well. >> yes. >> that blows my mind. after the toughest workout of my life, they raised me to the rafters for rehearsal. my stomach was in knots. >> stay calm. don't wiggle around a, just

just after he arrived here, he gave us a taste of the music that helped motivate him while he was trapped underground. take it away, elvisi gave a letter to the postman ♪ ♪ he put it in his sack >> reporter: pena was 1 of the 33 chilean miners who spent 7 weeks underground. but pena, a life-long runner didn't wait in the mine to be rescued. he ran. >> translator: what i thought about as i ran in the mine was that i was saying to that mine, i can outrun you. >> reporter: the humidity was 90%. the heat, 90 degrees. the darkness, total. pena used pliers to cut his mining boots down to running shoes and a wind up light to see. and he ran half a mile underground. >> translator: the message here is that i found a way to run. >> reporter: all the men have become celebrities since their dramatic rescue on october 13th. but pena is the first to come to the u.s. and last night, he became the first to appear on "letterman." ♪ >> reporter: when the men were found alive, one of the first things that pena asked for, was an ipod with elvis songs that he could run to. ♪ return to sender address unknown ♪ >> reporter: it's kind of catchy

music. if the song was a great song, i didn't care who it was, you know? it could have been the police, it could have been randy travis, it could have been elvis presley.t didn't matter. - and we've all seen coal miner's daughter. so did you have a moment at the opry? how did... when did it blow wide open? when did it start to work? - i think nashville star, a tv show i was on, that really kind of popped for me. i got to go into the homes of all the people that were watching the show, really, at suppertime. that's when the show was on. and that really was when it really kind of took off. up to that point... up to that point, i remember, we had moved back to nova scotia from alberta, and it was kind of a... there was a moment--my dad had passed away fighting cancer for five years--and i just went, "you know what? i'm just going to be grateful for what i'm being given", instead of always trying to... you know, "i wish i had that record deal"... and when i did that, that's when nashville star happened, and then... then, oh, many, many defining moments from there. - and it must have been like flying your own airplane. it must have been a great feeling. - i

music except one person. >> slim whitman. he sold more records than beatles and elvist's crazy. they broke up, 1970. they broke up 40 years ago. >> yeah. >> you have a story you want to talk about. >> a new study suggests overweight people may eat more because they have a greater sense of smell for food. >> no, not me. i can't smell a thing. still having sinus problems but i want to eat. >> what is this? >> british researchers believe hyper sensitive noses make food more appetizing and encourage them to endulg. they had a stronger sense of smell after consumer a full meal. it's interesting, that's all. >> smells good? >> it's another excuse for no discipline. >>> how an event 30 years ago became the root cause of our financial crisis. up next, an activist who says al gore oversold the message on global warming. we'll be right back. you could switch for great gas mileage or seats that flip and fold with one hand. you could switch for up to 600 highway miles on a single tank of gas. or the hundred-thousand mile powertrain warranty. over a thousand people a day are switch