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>> reporter: good evening, erica. today wall street had a delayed reaction to yesterday's report from the refer stating the recovery is weakening. >> the economy stalled as it looks is stalling even further. >> reporter: veteran trader art cashin says three things spook it had stock market today. the morning started with a weak report on america's trade deficit with other countries. it grew unexpectedly, 18.8% in june, the highest level in nearly two years. then some economists cut their growth forecast for the second quarter. some to as low as 1.2%, that's half of what the government has projected. now traders worry america may be heading into deflation, when wages and prices drop, cutting business profits leading to more job losses and reinforcing the downward spiral. >> i think they're looking at it as possibly a 50-50 shot. >> reporter: it's what happened in japan when the economy stalled for nearly a decade in the 1990s. now the worry is america could be headed in the same direction. >> we're going to monitor wha

erica? >> hill: wyatt, thanks. at this point, we can only imagine what those 33 miners in chile are going through. trapped in a cave a half mile underground with rescue still months away. today, though, we did get a glimpse of them. they actually shot this night-vision video using a camera through an emergency shaft. the men who have been down there for three weeks now appear to be in good spirits. you see them there singing together, playing dominos. they have also become thin. most have lost more than 20 pounds. that, however, is a good thing because their waist needs to be 35 inches or less to fit in the rescue tunnel that is being dug to reach them. at boston's logan airport today, former president jimmy carter reuniting an american with his family after sending seven months in a north korean prison. aijalon gomes was arrested in january when he entered north korea from china. it's still not clear why he did it, but the north agreed to free him if carter came in person to pick him up. turning now to the ongoing

i'm erica hill. also tonight: crossing the line. >> listen to a black comic and all you here is ( bleep ) ( bleep ) ( bleep ). >> hill: a radio comic sparks a new national debate over the "n" word. police using more eyes in the sky to catch criminals. but what about our right to privacy? plus, forget the salt and pepper... >> reporter: would you ever try this? >> hill: america's melting pot getting spicier. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> hill: good evening, katie is on assignment. there's almost no way to overstate the disaster unfolding in pakistan where monsoon rains have triggered the worst flooding in the country's history. every part of the nation is affected. the indus river has swelled now to 15 miles wide at some points. that's 25 times wider than normal. hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed along with a billion dollars worth of crops. the official death toll is 1,500, but that could

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the economy for sure, the president will be on the road for today and for much of the next two weeks raising money for his party to help the democrats try to fend off the loss of control of the party in congress. with the lingering recession and unemployment hovering over 9%, discontent over the economy threatens to swamp democrats in november. there are more primaries on tuesday. and election season is heating up. the republican line of attack is clear. >> the american people are screaming at the top of their lungs to washington, stop! stop the spending, stop the job killing policies. >> reporter: the white house response? that republicans would take the country back to president bush's economic policies. here's the president at an illinois fund-raiser. >> they have not come up with a single solitary idea that is any different from the policies of george w. bush. what they are betting on is amnesia. they are betting that you don't remember that they were in charge all this time. >> r

i'm erica hill. thanks for being with us. >> a bit of a back-to-august hot, uncomfortable wednesday morning. >> your faf rapt kind of day. >> i'm harry smith. room a lot to get to. including more on you just saw there, steven slater, the now famous flight attendant, former flight attendant, at this point for jetblue. we are learning more about what he is facing. a number of charges, possible jail time. criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. rather serious. >> we will talk to jack ford about that in a bit. we begin this morning with that tragic plane crash in alaska that claimed the life of former senator ted stevens. president obama praised stevens yesterday saying that he devoted his career to serving the people of alaska. andrea gusty of ktba in anchorages that latest on the crash and the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. truly a founding father of our state. many alaskans new him as uncle ted. stevens was very instrumental in alaska's statehood back in 1959. and this crash is a tragi

>> this is interesting, erica. he was talking about potential assassination attempts from israel a couple of days ago, and it would seem that ahmadinejad would want to use this event to his advantage, stoking nationalist fears and drawing people to his cause, but the denial suggests, i think, some degree of concern that this was a serious attempt and may reflect that all is not well in iran, that there are internal divisions and power struggles under way that we need to keep in mind. >> he really does have enemies in almost every camp. >> we have to keep this in mind. ahmadinejad has enemies within iran and outside of iran. internally there's been a lot of tension because of the fraudulent elections last year, the suppression brutally of the green movement. a lot of friction and tension within the ruling elite. in addition, you have sectarian and ethnic tensions and zen della who killed dozens of revolutionary guard corps with truck bombs and suicide bombs in the past. there is kiss cord within iran and likely what

erica? >> thanks. joining us now from philadelphia is morgan houston, where they attended college together in albany, new york. when you first heard the news that phillip markoff had apparently committed suicide, was this something you thought he was capable of of? >> i mean, i was surprised to ee it, even though he tried it before in the past. i just assumed that it was behind him. i had mixed emotions about the whole thing. at one point he was a friend. i hadn't -- at the time when i knew him, i didn't really see any tendencies towards this. >> so, it did come as a bit of a surprise. i know you were friends in college. there was an incident in college when you say he was a little physically aggressive towards you. what happened? >> it was one night. we were coming home. he walked me to the door, like a lot of guy friends will do. he just -- at the entrance to the dorm, he shoved me up against the wall and tried kissing me. i couldn't physically overpower him to get him off. it was really scary becaus

erica. >> nancy, thanks. one more note about the economy and another reason so many americans are pessimistic about it-- one in 10 american households with a mortgage is in danger of foreclosure. a report out today says in the second quarter of this year, those households had missed at least one mortgage payment. continuing worries about the economy sent stock prices lower today. the dow closed below 10,000 for the first time in seven weeks. toyota announcing another big recall today, this one including its popular corolla compact. the recall involves more than one million vehicles, all of them model years 2005-2008. they are corollas and matrix hatchbacks sold the u.s. and canada. the reason-- a computer defect that can cause the engine to stall. the flaw is blamed for three accidents and one minor injury. some big developments tonight in the nationwide egg recall. the f.d.a. says the number of salmonella cases possibly linked to eggs has grown to nearly 1500, making it the worst outbreak in four decades. no

erica?one of the biggest questions, what to wear? "early show" contributor katrina is here. this was one of my favorite parts of back to school, shopping. >> oh, yes. things were prim and proper, peter pan collar, everything was dressed and tucked in. kids are casual and grabbing for the personal style. we'll sear a different look for back to school. >> and they really know what they want in terms of style. they start at a young age. you've broken it down to three different categories. we'll start with our trendy bunch. >> these are the trendy kids. first off, we have mel. the first thing you'll notice is that fantastic motorcycle jacket from guess. >> i want one. >> it's fantastic. i want one, too. hopefully they make them in our sizes. we paired them, yes, a return to a modified acid wash jean. >> they have zippers at bottom. i used to have those. >> old guess jeans, bringing them back, a top from j. crew, and mel looks spectacular. >> up next is christopher. >> we've got this rocker vibe

. >> con un nudo en la gargantÁ y el corazÓn en la mano, javier recuerda a su hermana Érica. >> era lan mÁs prÓxima. >> la joven de 26 aÑos saliÓ del trabajo rumbo a su casa cuando chocÓ con una sirena policial. y es que este policÍa iba a toda velocidad para apoyar a unos compaÑeros que enfrentaban a una balacera. en la colisiÓn, el auto que conducÍa Érica terminÓ incrustado contra unas barras de acero. >> la unidad de la policÍa del estado pasÓ el alto con sirenas, pero ellos dicen que lo pasan con el sonido, cosa que es completamente falsa. >> todo sucediÓ cuando elementos de la procuradurÍa de jalizco fueron atacados por delincuentes. a pesar de que el enfrentamiento ocurriÓ literalmente, al otro lado de la ciudad, quÉ hacÍa un vehÍculo oficial viajando a esa velocidad, a varios kilÓmetros de distancia y cuando la situaciÓn ya estaba controlada? >> la unidad no iba al punto. en el punto habÍa suficientes elementos y habÍa bastantes unidades que en todo momento ya habÍan atendido el servicio. cuando se ordena la implementaciÓn de un circulo o de un anillo de seguridad o de vigilanci

erica? >> hill: which could be great news if you can get the mortgage. anthony, thanks. in washington, followers of conservative talk show host glenn beck are gathering on the mall for tomorrow's rally. beck himself was there today for a run through for what is billed as the "restoring honor" rally at the lincoln memorial, the site of martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech. beck has predicted 100,000

i'm erica hill. naomi campbell back in court today. this has nothing do with throwing cell phones, allegedly throwing cell phones. she is there in the hague to testify at a war crimes trial. how does a supermodel figure into that? we will bring you the latest. >>> first to california where a federal judge has thrown out proposition 8. the state's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. his ruling could have a major impact in other states as well. the case could be headed all the way to the supreme court. cbs cbs' priya david clemens has the story. >> reporter: celebrations in the streets to outright disbelief. >> i am saddened. >> reporter: californians reaccount acted strongly to the federal judge's landmark ruling. calling the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. >> this is about equality and making sure that every citizen in this country has the same opportunities as everybody else. >> reporter: in 2008, california allowed same-sex couples to mory and 18,000 promptly tied the knot. voters overturned the law at the bal

thanks very much, erica. besh who has not one, not two but six restaurants here. >> just a few places here in town. as you can tell, i love new orleans. what a gorgeous morning. >> you grew up in slidell. >> about 30 minutes outside of the city here, what used to be the country, now slowly engulfed in new orleans. cooking up some shrimp and grits today. >> you know what -- >> perfect brunch dish. >> before the storm, if you came to new orleans and engaged in conversation with a local, it only took about 22 seconds before it always came to food. >> it takes that long? >> maybe it's five seconds. >> we're passionate about our food, our music. look, i'm burning this dish here. beautiful, wild louisiana shrimp. yes, you can eat the shrimp. they are incredible. >> the shrimp season is open again. >> beautiful fresh white shrimp. in season. they are gorgeous. harry, if you wouldn't mind grab the pepper right there. pepper mill. go ahead and give me a nice little douse of it. excellent. we're going to saute this wit

erica? >> ben tracy in st. louis. ben, thanks. >>> turning our attention to washington now where there has been a shake-up this morning in president obama's economic team. christina romer who heads the president's council of economic advisers announcing she will resign next month to return to college teaching. as she leads, the new unemployment figures released just this morning show the economy is still struggling to create new jobs. here with more on that is cbs news business and economic correspondent rebecca jarvis. we knew this report was going to be bad. expected to be bad. the numbers are actually worse than what was predicted. >> they are worse than what was predicted. the economy shed 131,000 jobs in the month of july. that left the unemployment rate steady at 9.5%. a big reason behind the decline in jobs picture are those temporary census workers. we knew they were temporary. their jobs ended in the month of july. 143,000 of them left the jobs picture. also, on the private employment side of things, the numb

thanks a lot, erica. good morning, everyone.k harris who's trying on a new role as director of the hit musical "rent." he startred in that show back i 1997. this morning he'll tell us what it's like to sit in the driker's chair now. harry? >> that's a big deal. they're doing it in hollywood. huge. >>> we're going to put on a little south in your mouth this morning as chef marcus samuelsson prepares southern-inspired specialties like shrimp and red grits. >> i love shrimp and grits. >> and oyster po boys, right? this is the guy who just won "top chef masters," really knows what's going on. >> one of our favorite chefs on the show. >> knows his way around the kitchen. >>> dave price, one more check of the weather here this morning. >> how are you? a little shout out to my friends at wnen tv 5. nice to see you. >> nice seeing you. >> i like the signage. >> yeah. >> this is getting on national tv, no doubt, they're going to put on you tv locally, too. >> yes. they're watching right now. >> are they? >> yes. >> all right. well, we lo

i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. on a wednesday, this is a story of the little boy who has been missing in the pacific northwest coast. no real leads. the police are at their wits' ends. spicer is a friend of the stepmother. she has finally spoken to people.com. we will talk to the investigator out there who has been on the police department. they have insight about it and we will have that for you. >> also ahead this morning, if you think your teenagers are just ignoring you, they may actually be having trouble hearing you. a new finding, one in five kids suffering some form of hearing loss. this is a rig size in the last 15 years. we are going to take look at what y. first, though, we do want to get to the big news of the day. just one count out of 24 after 14 days of deliberations. that's all the jury in the corruption trial of rod blagojevich could agree on. cbs news correspondent barry peterson is in chicago this morning with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. blagojevich once said learned he talks too m

they haven't paid it back yet, erica. people are saying why is ed whitacre leaving before that job is done. >> of course, that will fall on the shoulders of mr. ackerson with the results we have seen in moving forward. is this going to be time now then for gm to pay back the -- >> $50 billion in loans that they are going to be paying us back. over a period of time here. how are they going to do it? general motors is a company that used to trade here at the new york stock exchange. when they entered into bankruptcy 14 months ago, of course, they were -- their process back to paying the taxpayer is going to be a matter of becoming a public company again, trading shares here at the new york stock exchange again. and through that, they will begin to pay us back. we own 61% of the company right now. >> wow. all this will be on gm. also today a lot of attention, reaction on wall street to the latest jobless numbers that came out yesterday. and they weren't good. >> they were not good, erica. 2,000 increase in jobless claims ove

torre, denis que se han encargado del entrenamiento de estas jovencitas es tiempo de entrevistar a ericaforma migratoria para que todo el mundo pueda tener sus papeles >> si, para tener sus papeles, me pongo nerviosa.. >> que haces >> estudio enfermeria estoy en mi primer año >> que le dices a una persona que esta enferma >> la cuido >> muchas gracias erica vamos con denis que consejo le da usted para que las chicas combatan esos nervios >> hasta los artistas de mucha trayectoria aun tienen nervios, pero les doy tecnicas para que logren llegar a tener seguridad y concentracion, la estamos preparando. >> jenny representa el lugar del tequila la pregunta que te harñ a ti es que quñ haras tú para tratar de evitar el problema del divorcio >> creo que es porque la religion que estas instruida no muchas personas van a la iglesia y por eso los matrimonios no están bien estudio mercadotecnia >> por qu te gusta >>porque me gusta hablar con la gente, saber lo que quieren,, que van a comprar que les gusta y me encanta eso >> mucha suerte jenny estamos hablando con las candidatas de señorita mñxico

well. >> erica you of people believing that is darya?> yesterday started the second state ride cellphone crackdown in the past few weeks kron4 stanley roberts road along with the chp in this edition of people being badly. >> on my way to meet up with the chp in redwood city i watch this chp officers stopping a driver for some violations. it turned out there was of the gang the very same officer i was supposed to me that what what's your tolerance for sawbones. were the odd? >> so violation. up >> this is the second state ride cellphone crackdown in as many weeks. police are looking for drivers not using enhanced rate rise like the driver of this white man. >> who was seen entering the fray with a cell phone firmly attached to his ear. >> sir i'm stopping production your cellphone and your coming on the ramp. you're jetting away. license, registration, insurance >> the driver had an ear piece but was not charged. he issued a ticket to will and of causing number one and enter to dollars. >> he pulled alongside the story and she appeared to

erica, good morning.th that expanding recall of eggs linked to hundreds of cases of salmonella poisoning. the recall now involves 380 million eggs. that's 32 million dozen, from a sprawling production facility in iowa. the iowa eggs are recalled nationwide and salmonella outbreaks have been linked to them in minnesota, colorado and california right now. 13 other states reported spikes in cases of salmonella poisoning which causes symptoms much like the flu. >> you're going to probably have some kind of abdominal cramps to start it off, and you're probably going to have a fever and you're probably going to have severe diarrhea. >> the recalled eggs are recalled under more than a dozen brand names and are also sold wholesale to food service companies. >>> now to iraq, where it's the end of major combat operations for the u.s. the last major unit of american combat troops, the 4th stryker brigade, left iraq this morning, crossing into kuwait to begin their trip home. that leaves just 6,000 u.s. combat troops

nbc's erica edwards explains. >> if your opponent doesn't take you down. a new report for the centers for disease control estimate there are 9,000 cases of heat illness among high school athletes every year. most happen in august. most are football players. earlier this week, six high school football players in florida were taken to the emergency room after some started vomiting during practice. six other players were also treated for heat exhaustion. at the university of south florida, researchers are using preseason camp to learn more about how exercise plus extreme heat can lead to a medical emergency. >> it doesn't take a merchandise degree to tell when somebody's really struggling. >> their monitoring body temperature, sweat, heart rate and metabolism. researchers hope they'll be able to stop heat stroke. >> you're not compensating for the heat that's building in your body, and you tend to get a little confused. >> the single best way to avoid getting sick is to stay hydrated. >> next to a helmet, water may be the most important piece of safety gear a

we have erica the lieutenant from the fire department that runs nert. she will tell you about nert. jamie lopez who is a nert volunteer how she used nert to organize in her neighborhood. then we will have mat lynn macky from the red cross talk about using red cross resources. to be prepared for a disaster. we have michaelllow from china town disaster preparedness committee an example of an organized neighborhood they have their own disaster plan. we have judy choi from animal care and control that will talk about pet preparedness and michael from pg and e. i will facilitate a discussion after based on the questions folks have. let's get started. >> i'm amy with the department of emergency management. thank you. >> hi. thank you all for chosing to get involved in the conversation of disaster prepared. i would like to present alth about the training program the san francisco department provides free of charge to you. there are a few people in the room that are are nert trained. anybody else? know we are appreciative for that. 1990 for the fighter department to the react which was trai

erica edwards has the story. >> reporter: eating for two may mean you're gaining weight for two.en who gain a lot of weight during pregnancy tend to have heavier babies, directly impacting the baby's risk for obesity later in life. this study looked at women who had multiple children, who had different risks for obesity based on how much weight their moms put on while pregnant. researchers say it's healthy for a baby to be born with some fat, but too much can indicate the fetus developed in an abnormal environment. obesity in adults is associated with multiple health problems. >> problems like high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, diabetes. we know if we can take an obese individual and get them back down to a normal weight, then we can get those health problems to go away. >> but the trick may be to stop the cycle before it ever begins. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> women who gained pore than 50 pounds in the study were nearly twice as likely to have a high birth weight baby. women with a normal weight gain of 25 pounds to 35 pounds is recommended. >>> just ahead, strange

let's get erica on traffic >> all morning late morning hot spot.sees the chop shop does we did have an earlier accident. we are seeing residual traffic is slow going past hospital curve. bridge check and many back up into the lanes but still a nice easy ride compared to what was on the past hour those meager lights are off right now curley of $4 ride right now so enjoy that and nice and easy 10 minutes from the foot of the maze to remonstrate. san mateo no delays across the span is been nice and easy 14 minutes from and to end across the span all morning long. a quick shot of the golden gate bridge a bit foggy out there but nice and easy conditions traffic was cars moving at the limit right now novato to san francisco a short 21 minute trip. >> 10 02 rain now developing news out of gambling teenager died overnight after falling from a moving vehicle. it happened before midnight at glen road near still amigo drive. this is the neighborhood we spoke live on our air with the police chief about exactly what happened. >> investigation told us the young

erica? >> patrick reynolds in st. john's arizona. we are joined along with the apache county sheriff. good to have you with us this morning. sergeant, do you have any idea from what i understand, they are familiar with the areas, folks knew that perhaps they could be in campgrounds. any idea how long they had been at this location? >> at this time we haven't determined yet how long they were actually in our area. we are still, obviously, investigating their appearance here. >> your offices, teams, reacted quickly. they run the license plate and comes up in new mexico where the body of the elderly couple were apparently from santa rosa found burned. how quickly did it take from running that plate to knowing you had your man? and woman? >> we received initial notify indication about 4:30 and approximately 7:10 we had them in custody when we made the official identification. >> everything happened quickly. we heard from pat, there were firearms at the campsite. was there -- was there ever a point when your officers when your team there,

checked and traffic with erica. smooth writer on the bay with no real problems or complaints to reporters get quick bridge deck chairs the bay bridge traffic is moving without delay. headed for all approaches. we had overnight construction in effect, that's overnight and then was. meeting lights are off trent in 38 easy eight is in for the macarthur maze into fremont. you're red december tale is looking pretty good conditions are slightly thicker and no delays is you had westbound. those bright lights are on your screen making their way into hayward rocking in an easy, breezy 13 minutes. and we will wrap coat with a quick look to the golden gate, no cars inside sun is coming easy ride you concealable the fog that there but traffic is clearly moving at the limit. james. >> thank you, same-sex couples will not be able to get married until lee's december an appeals court has ruled to keep a stay on same-sex marriages in place until the argument could be hurt by higher court. the court is fast tracking the case, bruce r

bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. well, u.s. officials still can't tell us if this was an incident a hoax a threat or nothing at all. two men do remain in custody in the netherlands this morning. as investigators work to determine why one of them had what appeared to be mock bombs in his luggage. the two suspects, ahmed mohamed al soofi and hezam al murisi were krabd by dutch authorities when their flight landed in amsterdam. u.s. officials had flagged the two after discovering suspicious items in two bags that were mistakenly shipped to dulles airport near washington. inside the bags they found seven cell phones and blackberries one of them taped to a pepto-bismol bottle and three others bound together. there were several watches wrapped in tape along with a box cutter and three large knives. al murisi's bag was clean. security officials were originally suspicious that the two men may have been working together. they both made last-minute changes to their fight itineraries and were seated in the same row on the flight to amster

let's get erica with traffic >> are the first major slow spot is 580 if we can take all look all theellow on our screens this ride stays ties that up till you reach pleasanton appeared over on to your right to present francisco a shot near at&t parks stop and go conditions this those found embarcadero ride is gridlock due to the american vital additions tying up traffic make your way towards to 80 wrapping it up with the shot of the bay bridge toll plaza those meager light sell-off looks like they may turn them on any second the late freight coming from all the purchase keeping below drive time of 8 minutes across the span. >> mass of eggs recalls well to 380 32 million cartons the eggs could possibly be contaminated with salmonella for states and hundreds of people aboard reported getting sick from the eggs. they are investigating all the eggs sold under numerous names came from iowa reports of people in the bay area being sick. for more affirmation on the eggs being recalled go door website. supreme court say the california supreme court can resume while it reviews whether governor

and erica flew 15 feet and hit her head off of her bicycle. we lost her.cuse me. >> larry: what happened to the driver? >> she was sentenced to 24 months probation. and had to take a defensive driving course, and write us an apology letter, and that is all. >> larry: it's hard to take. officer ramirez, i've read that there are indications that when you're texting while driving, you have less reaction time than a driver impaired by alcohol. >> that is what i'm hearing, too. there are several studies that have concluded that. now, i can tell you for -- from a law enforcement stand point, when we're following somebody who is text messaging, it's about the same as looking at somebody who is driving impair ed. they're speeding up, slowing down, moving side to side, and then depending on which side of the ear they hold their telephone on, they may have that visual -- yes. >> larry: can you spot them easily, like, texting, can that be spotted easily by a highway patr patrolman? >> most experienced officers can spot them. they don't have to be right next to them.

i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. one of the things we will talk about this morning, digital brain drain. when was the last time you made a phone call, right? >> my mother. i called my mother. >> what exactly does that do again? with all the texting and twittering we do, it is taking its toll. >> on your brain. the way you interact with people. take a closer look at that. also this morning, yesterday if you were with us, you saw we played you a little bit of sound from a rather interesting horse race. take a listen. >> my wife knows everything. the wife doesn't know. they are one-two. of course they are. my wife knows everything in front. to the outside. the wife doesn't know. my wife knows everything. the wife doesn't know. >> the man calling that race was not battling with whether or not his wife does know everything or she does not know. those were the names of two hoarseness this race. they came in one and two. he will join us this morning. he said these are not the strangest names he has ever heard. >> looking fo

i'm erica hill with harry smith and dave price. good to be here. >> good to have you back after the honeymoon. >> breezy and cool. >> you brought some fall-like weather. >> although, it's going to get hot again, believe me. >> i see a mid september heat wave in the future. >> leave it to the pros. i see a mid september heat wave in the future. >> you heard it here first. >> second. >> coming up, we have an amazing story to tell you. you're going to like this a lot. just last week a mother in illinois found her little boy face down in the family pool. horrors. she starts cpr. she's not doing it properly, so according to her 9-year-old son who had just taken over a junior lifesaving course. he takes over, saves his little brother's life. they are all with us in the studio for an exclusive interview. >> such a great story. >> nice family, nice folks. >>> also ahead, you may not have visions of sugar plums or pumpkin pie but believe it or not, this could be a great time to plan your christmas vacations. in fact, our travel reporter pet

erica? >> bill, thanks. >>> joining us also from washington this morning, republican strategist kevin madden and in nashville, democratic strategist taniaer. what do democrats need to do to hold on to those seats come november? >> i think the most important thing that the democrats can do right now is to tell the story. the reason why the party in power tends to lose seats is because that party has not very many excuses for explaining to the of course he is why things haven't changed and dchls have a story to tell. they knee to tell the story that health care reform will help, this they need to tell the story that we didn't want to go back to a policy, concede control to a party that thinks we should apologize to british petroleum and filibuster job wls benefits. >> concern, dkevin, did i hear something. >> the democrats tonight like the story. it has a lot of big spending and big government. so when you look at the stimulus, that's not received well by voters. the health care bill they see

erica.over and extortion in the venture because traffic is so light of that it will not affect c,gv)+pv$0t÷ñswá÷oé7élcc,gv)+pt construction on effect forgv)+pt westbound 80 between england treasure island to the plans we closed until 5:00 a.m. traffic is really light of that is in the minute ride from the foot of the reason to fremont. conditions are pretty good across the span no reports of any problems or delays. one way traffic control is in effect until 6:00 a.m. between man and force a discreet. golden gate, barely in occurs inside no overnight construction year in this coming easy ride traffic is moving up to a limit will roberts with a shrug of the south bay 101 driver is moving just fine job is not to run as to make our way. . james. >> decision in 2010 make women has been nearly $100 million in a quest to become governors california. easies of crossing the single record for previous get that and 91 in million dollars is for all in. women raise about 3.3 million from outside sources

i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge in for harry smith. we want to get to breaking news out of iraq this morning. suicide bomber blew himself up outside of a recruitment center in baghdad. 60 recruits and soldiers reported dead at this time. another 125 reported wounded. it was the worst such attack in weeks. casualties rushed to four hospitals around the city. officials say that al qaeda is testing iraq's military now that u.s. combat operations are ending. the blast happened just two weeks before u.s. troops and their combat mission in iraq. we will con to follow the breaking news here this morning. now here is erica. >> we want to take a look at politics. day two of president obama's cross-country campaign-style fund-raisers. today he will be in seattle for the first time since he was a candidate. cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president and joins us this morning from los angeles before heading north. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the president's approval rating is only 44%. bu

>> we always try to break down the studies, erica.study has a lot of limitations. it came out of yale. it's incredibly small. only looked at 12 people. initially actually it was done only in the lab in rats. and portions of human stomachs. so, it is far away from coming to a theater near you in terms of being able to go to a drugstore, buy this element, zinc, as treatment for your heartburn. but the good news is that there is the potential for more research that may show that this actually is very helpful for heartburn. >> that's what we want. for some people it really is debilitating. there are some current treatments out there. >> right. >> with all treatments they always have side effects. that's one of the good things is that zinc is found to be quick, effective and largely safe and free of those side effects. right now, if are you suffering from heartburn, the first thing a doctor will tell you is to modify your lifestyle. behavioral changes are really the first line. after that you can go to over-the-counter antacids or h2 block

check on your commute with erica.arting off with their really easygoing ride around the bay no drums inside his dad roadsides the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is sailing on by coming from the 580 and a zero headed westbound, earlier we talked or overnight construction over and done with now. of course those meeting lights are off pretty ideal drive down eight minutes and the foot of the maze in to fremont. over to read the salmon said of conditions or slightly thicker crust is thin but a decent ride with no real delays. those spreads making their way into hayward clocking in a pretty easy 13 minutes from end to end, golden gate nice coming easy one traffic is moving at a limit, said brown traffic is the latest free as you make your way in from iran. speaking of the city will finish off with a look at the james lick, you can see conditions of their more company as you make your way towards the peninsula but eastbound is moving fine and you make your way to the lower deck no delays as a major way towards as a focal. >>

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erica. >> traffic is nice and light ride a construction boom because traffic is so light it narrowly from. bay bridge toll plaza calls are staring on by. we do want to tell you about some overnight construction in effect and both sides of treasure island. the two left and lanes we closed until 5:00 a.m. because traffic is so light it is just a minute ride from the macarthur maze to san francisco. golden gate, and no cars on the road a very nice come easy commute as you make your way. 21 minutes and your ride from the robertses san francisco. highlights 37-5808 minutes. wrapping up with a lot better maps nervous around 800 is) meets 92 the detour is in place. this is only affected of ibm. james. >> thank you, a new story for you this morning a judge now is expected to issue a ruling and a labor dispute unrolling drivers and management for ac transit the union representing drivers c,gv0v judge for an c,gv)p management from continue to oppose a new contract until an overture ravages to weigh i

i'm harry smith with erica hill. new mom who survived the so-called flesh eating disease. she spent almost three years in the hospital fighting it. we're going to meet her exclusively and learn more about this awful problem from our dr. jennifer ashton. >> she understands everything that's happening. >>> also ahead this morning, the really surprising information about dogs who serve in the military. they are also getting posttraumatic stress disorder. what one german shepherd went through. you don't think about it but it makes sense. >> first up jeff glor at the news desk with a check of the headlines. good morning, jeff. >> good morning. a jetblue flight attendant faces charges after losing his cool with a passengers and quitting in dramatic fashion. at jfk airport in new york city with details this morning. michelle, good morning to you. >> good morning, jeff. it's the meltdown that could land steven slater in jail for seven years. passengers say slater lost his cool shortly after jfk flight 1052 landed -- rather j

erica's parents are left looking for answers. >> the real question, what happened to erica before that be answered because the only guy who has the answers is this dr. hess. and i'm not sure we'll ever get them. >> reporter: investigators have ruled out any foul play, but tuesday they charged dr. hess with obstruction of justice, a misdemeanor, after posting a $637 bail, he was released from custody, contacted by nbc news, his lawyer had no comment. details of dr. hess' relationship with erica remain unclear. >> thomas, how did you know her? >> i knew her from the golf club. >> his improper, unethical relationship with my daughter has now threatened his career, his marriage and his social standing. >> reporter: we may now know how erica blasberg died but the circumstances behind her relationship with dr. hess and why she took her life are still a mystery. for "today," miguel almaguera, nbc news, los angeles. >>> a programming note, tonight on cnbc, an update on bernie madoff, the mastermind of the biggest ponzi scheme in american history and what life is like for him in prison. "americ

erica. >> dry tons a lull in the keating seven rival pretty much for every ago.ay bridge toll plaza a couple more cars on the road but silliness in easy ride. overnight construction is still in effect between the incline and treasure island. still a pretty good dry grain now that overnight construction is almost over eight minutes from the foot of the maze. san mateo is a good when conditions are slightly thicker no reports of any problems in either direction across the span. looking at a 13 minor ride very few cars on organized coming easy ride as you make your way through marin county. here red from highway 37 still a short a manager. a quick peek at the creek and notes of your job but traffic is sinking along just fine. was found 24 is also moving goods. james. >> chevrons is there is an issue may move slowly for you today they're having a repaving project under way rain now the work will go on from the presidio out to van ness. you can see all the workers out there the pavement is all torn up the back they'll have one lin allowing traffic. and the next few we

erica hill joins us to tell us what's going on. good morning. >> john, good morning to you. lot happening this morning and a lot of it having to do with former illinois governor black blagojevich. of course, last night we learned that rod blagojevich was found guilty of just one counties and mistrial on the 23 others. so what happens now? well, prosecutors say not a big deal. we are ready for the retrial. meantime, you can imagine the defense has a little something different to say and we are going to speak exclusively this morning with one of his attorneys. you will see that only on "the early show." also a brutal police beating caught on tape is dividing officials in denver. the two victims are going to join us live exclusively this morning in the studio to talk more about this case. plus, should you be a parent, friend? can you be a little bit of both? we are kick of off our new eye on parenting series this morning with a look at how you can gain access to the inner life of child without resorting to being a bff. >> best friend forever. >> all that and more at the top of

. >> Érica, quien narraba las noticias, recuerda que sÓlo pensaron en continuar al aire. >> los micrÓfonosriores a la explosiÓn, en medio de ese desconcierto nos quedamos todos mirÁndonos y pensamos lo mismo. que habÍa que seguir transmitiendo, que habÍa que seguir emitiendo. >> el gobierno iiniciarÁ la entrega de auxilios econÓmicos para arrancar con la recunstrucciÓn. >> ante todo, solidaridad con las vÍctimas. >> hasta el momento ningÚn grupo terrorista reconciÓ la autorÍa. el gobierno prefiero no seÑalar responsables. >> durante todo el dÍa se han rearizado los procesos de remociÓn de escombros. durante toda la noche, este edificio permanecerÁ bajo estricta custodia asÍ como todos los alrededores, pues los ventanales y puertas fueron afectados por la onda explosiva. es la informaciÓn desde bogotÁ. regreso contigo a los estudios. >> gracias, juan carlos. por otra parte, agentes de la agencia de inmigraciÓn realizaron una de las mÁs grandes redadas que se hayan hecho en arizona. el objetivo fue apresar a inmigrantes con antecedentes. detuvieron a decenas de ellos. el reporte desde phoeni

erica. thank you.mal after the he got some major systemwide delays offer yesterday here's a shot at said the guard station regicide train leave heading toward san francisco of trees look to be running on time currently running 27 trains but if it does give very hard to say this could be another problem of course we will keep you posted. in the meantime a look a director of many westbound 80 livermore company on the roadways but not occurred just yet. he sure looking good your right to golden gate from free. no delays as you make your way to bay bridge toll plaza and of course those lights or stop. wrapping up with a quick shot of san francisco james lick, across town is moving just fine. the delay free ride. if you're headed towards these a problem free ride as you make your way towards the lower deck. noncoms around the city and from the james lick. rocking in his 17 minutes. james. >> thank you louisa. police say the driver lost control and crashed your vehicle into a group of people waiting for buse