erica?s. our next guest got to know jared loughner when he was a student in her biology class in pima community college last summer. professor debbie scheidemantel called police and had loughner removed from class. she joins us exclusively to share more on this story. this was not very long ago. september 23rd, after having him in your classroom, you decided to call 911. why? >> well, on that day, he was very destructive in class. what had happened was, i was just starting to class, i was collecting papers that were due at the beginning of class. a different student had realized he forgot his paper and asked if he could turn it in late, and i said he could but it would be half credit. then jared realized that he didn't have his assignment. he raised his hand, and asked if he could turn it in late. and i said, yes, but for half-credit. at that point, he was upset, he says no, i want full credit. and i said, no, it's half-credit, it's part of the policy, it's spilled out in the syllabus. stude

chris, erica? >> sounds as though he's dieing to get back on stage. >> he has such a positive vibe, such a spirit. >> yeah. >> really inspiring. i said, but if your doctors say you're not ready -- he goes, i'll listen. >> you can tell a great energy about him. >> flying. >> i don't know if i'd be that brave. >> a dream come true for him. wants to get back. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. good to see you both. >>> still ahead, did brett favre step out of bonds? the latest sex scandal. >>> dish detergent to ice cream, a look at how some of the products you buy on a regular basis really are getting smaller and, yes, paying the same price. >> i want everyone to pay attention here. imagine winning over $300 million! >> i can imagine it. >> a great way the start off the new year. we have the latest on the mania around the drawing. th that's $330 million. for constipation relief... nothing works better than miralax. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to r

. >> 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

erica? >> nancy cordes, thanks. >>> now to that winter blast crippling the south and bearing down on the northeast now. as much as a foot of snow in some places from louisiana to the carolinas and at least nine deaths are blamed on treacherous roads. cbs news correspondent mark straussmann joins us from atlanta with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. for most folks here in atlanta the morning commute is canceled. i-75, almost nobody on the road and, in fact, sections of highways and many major roads closed or impassable and most snowbound communities in the south not a snowplow is in sight. slipping and sliding across the snowy southeast. and in a half dozen other southern states, nasty weather is digging in for the week and people are digging out. or trying to. >> this car's not made for snow. >> reporter: four inches fell in atlanta but the city only has eight snowplows and in north carolina driving conditions aren't much better. >> i thought i was going to have a

now here's erica. russ, thank you. now here's erica. >> chris, than,, you...opportunity. and i can actually do something to help. 60 miles in 3 days-- i can do that. we can rid the world of this terrible disease... so that no mother... granddaughter... sister... daughter... mother... go through what my wife had to go through. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. jean quan may soon have to find a new police chief. current chief anthony batts is on the short list to become san jose's >>> oakland mayor jean kwan may have to find a new police chief the current chief is on the short list to become san jose's chief. two newspapers say he is one of two finalists the other is acting chief chris moore. >>> this morning police in oakland are investigating the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man outside a church last night it happened near st. anthony's across from lake merit a victim died from a single gunshot wound. police do not know the motive for the shooting. >>> the tucson shooting trial m

i'm erica hill. >> 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

erica? >> thanks. >>> after years of heart problems former vice president dick cheney may now need a heart transplant. medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning. >> we talked over the summer about this pump inplanted. what is the situation now? >> let's talk about what we now know. he's been out in public more and more public events, more parties. we can see by photographs of him, he's lost a tremendous amount of weight. it's called cardiac wasting. very common in patients with end stage heart failure. to go back to the device that was implanted in july it's called an l-vad, left ventricular assist device. there's two tubes that get sown into the heart and the port of the device that's just below the diagram in the chegs and tubls to a battery pack. this device can be used as a bridge to transplant for patients so sick and will not survive until they receive a heart transplant or in other cases it can be used as something called des

. >> reporter: good morning, erica. it's been four days since the shootings here in tucson and the nerve is still very raw but when the obamas arrive here this afternoon they'll going to find families in a city trying to heal as memorials and funerals now begin. >> everyone in our community is in grief. >> reporter: amid profound grief there is still a message of hope. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: inside this catholic church where the youngest victim 9-year-old christina taylor green sang in the children's choir people of all faith s gathered to pray. >> love each other. forgive each other and work for justice and for peace. >> reporter: among the mourners were green's parents, yet along with the pain is the pain staking process of building a case against the alleged gunman, 22-year-old jared lee loughner. investigators revealed two more disturbing pieces of evidence. first, a note inside loughner's home with the words die bitch written on it an the morning of the shootings loughner's father confronted him removing a bl

i'm erica hill. >> 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

chris over to you. >> erica, thank you.how contributor katie lee is here with some of our favorite recipes this morning. >> great to see you. good morning. >> what is the first soup we're going to prepare? >> well chris, i know you're a really health conscious guy and all of these soups are very healthy and they're also going to help keep you healthy this cold and flu season. so we're going to start off with a classic chicken noodle soup. >> the best. >> this is the best. chicken noodle soup does help decongest. it's also going to help slow your nasal secretions and trigger the anti-inflammatory response. we're making ours in a slow cooker. this is one of my favorite appliances appliancesin my kitchen. >> a crock pot? >> just throw everything in here. >> let's say you don't have a slow cooker or a crock pot. >> you could do this on the stove top. >> just throw in the chicken. >> throw in the chicken. that's about a pound of chicken. and then put in some carrots. and some onions. the great thing about the slow cooker is that

erica. >> he is an incredible 20-year-old. chip reid, thanks. >>> joining us from washington, john dickerson. this is lots of good stuff for you at this point as we look to the state of the union. the focus will be on jobs, but what will we hear in specifics. >> reporter: erica, we probably won't hear a lot of specifics. the white house sees this state of the union differently. there will be specifics about education and investment and the president will talk a lot about growth arguing america is at a turning point in the global competition against china and india. he will talk about cutting spnding. it is going to be more themematic, rather than a long list of specifics. >> those investments are a bit of an opening argument. the president calling them investments. on the right they are looked at as deficit spending. republicans are offering up paul ryan to give the republican response to the state of the union address. will we hear more specifics at this point from the republicans in terms of what they would do for cutting sp

i'm erica hill. good to have you with us. shot of hackensack, new jersey this morning. >> broken record alert. more snow here in the northeast. >> how about that? >> just when we've told mother nature we've had enough she continues to bring us back in. >> it's only january my friend. you are not done yet. those roads actually look pretty good. that is not the case for a lot of folks elsewhere this morning. we're going to get you the very latest on that. because as we know it's a ripple effect. even if you're not underneath that snow, it could hurt you across the country. we do want to begin with the latest snowstorm which is now pounding the northeast this morning after leaving a trail of damage across the midwest. so far, the storm is blamed for at least six deaths. marysol castro joining us this morning from westport, connecticut, with the very latest. still coming down there in westport, marysol? >> it sure is, erica. we've seen about three to four inches here in westport, connecticut. good morning to you. we're along the

>> erica, i don't think so. think perhaps last night, the details of the entitlement situation we face were not brought up. but there's no secret that we have serious fiscal issues long term in this country. the president has acknowledged that in a public way repeatedly. and i think most of us have. the issue really is a leader in the senate was on the television not too long ago saying that there are no fiscal problems with the social security system. so i think we all need to sort of come to recognition we do have a problem here and need to begin to approach that in a responsible way. >> is that something that you, yourself, and others in your party, would push for, cuts in both social security and medicare? >> well, what i think that we really need to do is we need to look at things that we can do right away to slash spending. i think american families understand we're spending way too much money, much more money than we have, and in order for us to restrain that habit here in washington, we're going to have

. >> erica hill. boy, the one thing everybody's talking about this morning, the president's speech and this memorial service in tucson last night. >> the nation witnessed a speech that struck just the right tone. somber and uplifting, emotional and inspirational and for the 27,000-plus people in tucson to witness it last night. i think it took on both memorial and a bit of a pep rally. a lot of cheering going on, as well. >> it was. >> it was inspirational. >> the president made a point to pinpoint the lives lost and we begin this morning with the president's speech. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy in tucson this morning with the latest. what an outpouring last night, ben. >> reporter: it sure was, erica. good morning. as soon as air force landed here in tucson, the obamas came here to the medical center and met with the six people recovering from the shooting, families and first responders. about 100 people in all and met with congresswoman giffords and made their way to the memorial with a

erica. >> erica: weather looks good, so does the traffic. one accident, not blocking any lanes. no matter where you go it is flowing freely westbound-each zero common no problems. traffic i building80 no problems. eight-ne minutes from the foot of the macarthur maze to san francisco. westbound, east bound-92 still looks good. foster city, and no problems, still not tracking any back up at the toll plaza. same story for north bay. said don-101 looks goodsouthbound-101 looks good. traffic clogs, no problems, speeds up of 65 mi. per hour. james lick, ind bound, look good. no problems at 101-80. public transit = good, no problems, james. speak >> james: the focus in the bay view section has changed, a toxic dumping is a major problem stanley roberts takes a look in this edition of people behaving badly. >> reporter: you are seeing a reflection of a fence. this but it was dumped on the street. the sad part, common event. there's a lot of illegal dumping in the bay view. some people have made good use... >> there's a tv. >> a lot of the materials have a toxic trees, this drum appeared

i'm erica hill in washington. the sun is working on coming up this hour, chris. >> looks like a beautiful morning down there. good morning. i'm yan. all eyes of the nation are on our nation's capital ae as the president prepares for his state of the union address. >> tonight coming off the president's recent address to the nation when he was speaking at the memorial service following the tragedy in tucson, there has been renewed focus on not only what the president will say, but what we will see from the members of congress even where they will be sitting tonight as we talk about this renewed sense of bipartisanship in washington. we will see who is sitting with who and whether or not that can last beyond tonight's speech. that is one part we will get to tonight. the speech will focus on the economy and on jobs. there will also be on the minds of many people, thoughts of what did happen in tucson. joining us now is cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid with a preview. nice to be with you. >> good to s

erica edwards has the latest on the new option for women. >> reporter: barbara, like millions of women, went looking for a way to beat the heat. >> at one point, i was waking 12 times a night. tearing covers off. being very uncomfortable. >> reporter: her ball remedies didn't help and she chose to avoid hormone replacement therapy. >> i come from a school that this is part of growing older. gr grin and bear it. just deal with it. >> reporter: but she didn't have to deal with it for long. she was one of nearly 200 women in a clinical trial testing of an antidepressant. >> over 50% improved after the eight weeks of treatment. >> reporter: dr. freeman led the study at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine after reviewing the daily diaries, the difference was clear. >> this appears to be an option for generally healthy women who are distressed by their men pausal hot flashes. >> i got halfway through the day and realized i hadn't had a hot flash. >> reporter: doctors warn there could be side effects like fatigue and nausea, but experts say having new options is a very cool thin

erica. >> thank you, the benefit of waking up this early is to get nice, light traffic.surely no hot spots or slow spots at this hour if you're heading out to the bay bridge you won't have to wait at the pay gate those leading lights are off. same day a good alternative no problems to no accident that even a stall. 92 looks good, actually both directions still not tracking a back up at the toll plaza no problems getting to the bridge along highway 101. same story at the golden gate and live look at the span those headlights headed towards the toll plaza i just checked road sensors no problems. the ride is in the green indicating speeds above 55 mi. per hour. westbound 80 again a little bit more crowded, traffic still moving well we don't have any accidents to record the ride looks good of albany into berkeley as we reach the toll plaza nice, light. like this said leading lights off. mark. >> thank you, repeal and replace that is the mantra house republicans are sticking to in their efforts to can the president a health-care overhaul law. those schedule today this as a ne

now over to erica.e that's comfortable. >> i'm going to make this work for you. don't you worry. for many women, beauty can be a pain in the foot. literally. but there is brand-new technology out there in many a shoe that can keep you stylish and keep your feet happy at the same time. "early" show style contributor katrina szish is here with some samples. we always love it when you come by with your goodies. good morning. this is the hardest part. i love shoes like a lot of other women but they're not comfortable. and that's why you see people going to work in sneakers. >> yes. or limping. which is not a good thing. >> so you have some shoes this morning, all of these shoes really do have some sort of comfort technology built in. >> absolutely. i'm not saying these are comfy because they're flat or a wedge. these either have some sort of padded foot sole, therapeutic memory foam, whatever it might be, these are crafted specifically to keep you comfortable. >> and you make a good point about the fact tha

>> good morning, erica.i go there, there is something i'd like to say, and i need everyone to know. first i want to talk to amy. amy, if you are anywhere that can see a television, we will not stop searching for you. we are dedicating our time and efforts only to find you, amy. call us. call me. call the authorities. and to whoever may have you, amy, please, let her come home. she has two boys and a husband that love her very much. there's nothing more that i want to give my amy -- i want her back with her boys. her son's birthday is monday. i need her home. i know she wants to be there for her boys. right now, we are just focusing all our efforts, our community has come together. we're still asking, please, please keep up all your efforts. if anyone knows anything on the whereabouts of our amy, please call the numbers that have been assigned and just let them know. right now we're just asking that everyone please just help us out. >> amy i know you said in the piece we saw that -- or wendy, i'm sorry, that

erica edwards, nbc news. >> let's turn to real life heat. christina loren in a forecast. >> if you are suffering from hot flashes the weather's not going to help you out. that's good news, it's going to be warm, we don't have to deal with the bitter cold we see this time of year. temperatures, this time of year normally max out in the upper 50s. we're going to see them in the upper 60s today. right now we don't have fog to prevent that day time heating from happening so that's great news. it's going to be warm across the board. especially in the places that are already starting out warm this morning. we have 50s. 52 in san francisco, 51 in santa rosa, and as we head throughout the day and the sun comes out it's going to be a couple of hours before we start warming up towards the 60s. take a look at where we are expected to end up. 66 degrees in

erica edwards, nbc news. >>> well, even if it's a little chilly outside, it's worth doing the exercise. >> gives you more impetus to do the exercise to get warm. rob with us now. >> you know, you burn calories by shivering around the bay area. too much of that over the last few days. highs in the 40s today. only as warm as about 52. that's about as warm as it got today. we got the clouds spilling on in. no rain just yet. but we will start to talk about rain as early as tonight. especially out towards the north bay. the temperatures right now, 50 degrees in san jose, 48 degrees in san francisco. look at fairfield and concord, pretty close to high temperatures in the mid-40s. the offshore winds continue to pump in that, almost like leaving the refrigerator door open from the central valley. you get the fog and chilly air coming in from the east. we continue to see that at this hour. the weather headlines tonight, it will be another cold one. but 30s and 40s. we should not see 20s like we had this morning in the north bay. then mostly cloudy for tomorrow morning. some showers rolling in.

. >> so this is erica and aaron, her husband.s is a doula whose name is erin also 37 a dowela say support person. she goes over the birth plan and then she comes in and is a support person to the couple when the couple is in labor. >> reporter: erica told me it was more comfortable leaning on the bed than lying on it. and that was just fine with dr. comrie, who believes the most important thing is to make the mother-to-be as comfy as possible. so what happens if you're paged in the middle of the night? >> oh, you come in. this is why i told you this is a 24/7 speciality. you have to be ready for it or get out of it. or never go into it. but i'm accustomed to this because this is my life. let's give them the walk. >> breathe. >> reporter: then dr. comrie let me listen. all right. stethoscope. where do i put it? >> listen to her heart. >> reporter: this is the pulmonic valve, isn't it? take a deep breath, please. i think you're ready to go home. it was late morning by the time the rounds were finished. so what are you doing? >> wri

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

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

i felt like a loser. >> reporter: the situation became so severe, erica started missing school.tried to broke my nose once. i began banging my face against the door. >> reporter: at that point, erica's mother knew she had to do something. and that something was allowing erica to undergo cosmetic surgery at the age of 15. >> i think that was a good decision. it brought her back her self-esteem. >> this was eighth grade graduation. >> i have more confidence. i can have my head high up and be pretty. >> reporter: erica is among a small but growing number of teenagers who say being bullied prompted them to consider or undergo cosmetic surgery. nearly 90,000 teens underwent cosmetic surgery in 2007. and doctors say the numbers are growing. >> i do see a fair amount of parents coming in with their child because of bullying. my preference is, of course, to work out the issues first. the bullying, the teasing. but there are certain situations where people are mature enough and surgery is a final resort. >> reporter: the most popular cosmetic procedures for teens include nose jobs, breas

erica edwards, nbc news. >> and you can go to clinical trials.gov to get involved in the testing. >>>ell, 3-d may be hot but some of the latest 3-d video games may not be suitable for your young kids. one manufacturer, in fact is issuing a warning. nintendo says its soon-to-be released 3 ds gaming system may have a negative affect on the ives kids under the age of 6 if it is played for a long time. experts say not just nintendo but that kids should avoid too much exposure on any 3-d system. >>> well, raunchy videos first down played as comedy skits are now being taken very seriously by the u.s. navy. the videos in question star captain owen honors as he uses gay slurs, pant miles, lewd acts and pulling the shower curtain on women pretending to baichlt the videos are four years old but still popular with crew members who served on the "uss enterprise" during mission to the middle east a former fighter pilot says the cap crossed the line but she is not sure how far. >> at the end of the day, we need to let the navy work through this process and figure out where the facts are in this. >>

now over to chris and erica. good morning. keeping me busy. >> keeping you very busy. >> it's part of my job! it is. we're happy you are here. >> thank you. >>> coming up take a look at a horrible accident. this is an 18 wheeler on top of a car which is crushed underneath the weight of the semi. believe it or not a guy is in the car and texting! we will talk to him exclusively about how he was able to survive. >>> also ahead afraid to a sk for a raise in this tough economy? show how you can put extra cash in your wallet without costing your boss a dime perhaps and without raising too many red flags. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. comforter. okay. mr. cuddles... toilet paper? oh, hey, scott. here, scott extra soft tissue. it's their softest roll ever. check out the pattern. it's softness done right. same soft rolls we use at home honey! one more thing, guys. oh nice a shoe rack! actually, it's a toilet paper rack. sweet. huh. huh. [ female announcer ] do you know scott? scott extra soft is softness, done right. just g

erica. >> i called it is a hot spot, all lanes have been cleared no more problems, just a little bitof slowing in the north parent. no problems in our record. we still have a dense fog advisor jury the richmond san rafael you can see that slowing beginning to build because people are watching their speeds. your ride to the bay bridge is socked in barely see the cars westbound into the city aside from the fog no other problems to contend with no accidents or incidents. carefully watch your speeds extra cautious. golden gate, no fog advisor is it should get you can see it is very foggy the a little more careful on your ride southbound still tracking pretty great conditions at of novato down to waldegrave. james. >> caltrans crews will be closing the posy to between lme that. the east bound to the runs from i mean it oakland will close at 10:00 reopening for 30 tomorrow the royal be closed during the same hours starting tomorrow night in to run state. in two years the america's cup will sail through the bay now planned to accommodate their race will mean a massive remodeling along which

erica hill joins us from new york., good morning. >> good morning to you, sydnie and elizabeth. a lot to get to this morning on the early show and we are kicking it off with secretary of state hillary clinton to talk about u.s. relations with china. president hu jintao is here now on a state visit. relations though between the u.s. and china have, of course, been strained, but it is an important relationship so we'll talk about what the secretary of state and the president are hoping will come out of this visit. we'll also ask her whether she may still harbor ambitions for running for elected office again. ahead this morning a heartfelt interview from mark kelly the hugs of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. he is going to talk about his journey. initially he thought she had died. of course, he learned that was not the case and he has been watching by her bedside as she fought this like no one expected. he is going to talk about that in an interview. and four months after her husband was murdered on the u.s./mexico bord

erica hill joins us from new york right now. good morning to you, erica. >> good morning.ood to be with you this morning. a lot to get to including breaking news out of london on the royal wedding. we are getting some new details about just what will happen on april 29 when prince william and kate middleton tie the knot. we now know what time, we know who will be officiating, who else will be involved in the ceremony. we know how she will get to the church. a question many of us remember watching princess diana in that glass carriage. she will not be taking that glass carriage. and we are also going to ask about the dress so we have the latest dish on the event of the year. also, the 112th congress reporting for duty in washington today. many are calling it a republican revolution as the gop takes control of the house. really looking to make history here potentially hoping to turn back nearly every piece of legislation which is tied to president obama and number one in their sights is healthcare reform. what does that mean for the american taxpayers for you folks at home?

let's go to traffic with erica. >> years thursday morning commute, still in good shape. meter lights up and offer 20 minutes. conditions are improving. you can even see back up traffic moving freely. drive times are back down 10-11 minutes from the foot of the maze and to some francisco. your westbound ride is a very good shape right now. san mateo bridge, no problems across the span, 92 easy ride. traffic moving at the limit 65 mi. an hour. the back up at the toll plaza has dissipated so drive times 12 minutes across the span. pretty much the same story free ride out of the north bay. traffic moving freely on the span. i checked alive rows answers no for slowing out of marin county, looks good pass highway 37, down to the wall look great. the only real slow spot we have accidents but no real slowing yet. except for your ride data in the act. speeds are down to 30 mi. an hour. we are still having great conditions for public transit. >> new video a truck stop fire, in west lead. this is off of i five. they had water problems they had to use what water they had inside the

erica. >> thank you, why don't we talk about small bomb, i forgot about that.eport, heavenly 77-98, 26 lives open, 94 runs. sugar bowl, 79-155, 10 less open, runs 94. sierra, a 55-under 26 in.. now and less, 40 runs at your disposal. now we will say good morning to erica. >> not too good of a commuter and class and freeways erev read all morning long, then you accident in the suspects and direction rate were it meets northbound 2802 car crash in the right-hand shoulder you can rtc the ill effects in the james lick right now 101. if you take crosstown allow use of extra time or take city streets. other than that, no slow spots, hot spot, and ice conditions around the bay including the seventh south bay. san mateo bridge looks good, and no promise in the commute direction as you make your way into foster city. cleared out the back up at the toll plaza looking at a nice and easy 12-13 minutes. great day for public transportation, problem free of art, ac, muni. darya. >> at daybreak and a local case of mistaken at the end to the authorities arrested four men suspec

erica. >> thank you, no accidents to report, no stalls.ense fog advisor is for pretty much all of the bridges, just listed for the benicia still tracking the dense fog over the san mateo. also dunbarton both directions. a live look from san mateo looks like the fog is worse than last check. a couple of minutes ago i could read the sign. surely not the case rain now. you can barely make get the headlights this is one of our fog here spots some the california highway patrol is asking you drive with extra caution. no dense fog advisor for the bay bridge. traffic is flowing smoothly westbound 580 or the northbound direction quite better conditions to resign yesterday. metering lights are off. bridget, a live look from the golden gate said 101 he may encounter patches of dense fog want to get on the span traffic moves well, a clear shot drive time of 23 minutes for novato into city limits. >> thank you, craig is that there are one of the fog your spots the john burton. >> good morning, then burn, east bound from the west anchorage on palo alto

it's a really important point, erica.took the tax credit which is $8,000 up to $8,000 for new buyers $6,500 for people who have already purchased homes who purchased a new home in 2010 they have to file by snail mail. they cannot e-file. so make sure if you want that deduction, that you be pretty significant, make sure that you do it by snail mail. >> there you go. and do it early so you're not waiting in line with all those people at midnight. >> exactly. april 18th. we'll be there to cover you. >> for a lot of people the next big thing to worry about is not just what's changed but how am i going to do my taxes. you do them yourself or do you get some help? >> well, this year has been a year of many changes for lots of people. i mean the standard changes are, if your employment status changed. if your child status changed and you're claiming more dependents. if your marital status changed. these are all reasons why taxes can get more complicated. we're going to be here on "the early show" holding your hand. you can do th

erica. >> thank you, nice, light conditions all around the bay area. looking like this anywhere you go. like conditions moving at the limit, no problems from any approaches. metering lights are off. san mateo, a good to go, seeing a couple more cars on the road then i saw a 10 minute ago. no accidents, no incidents. good drive time of libertine minutes. no problems of the north bay. southbound-101, no problems. searching kirs, south bay, and no problems in either direction of 101. no backed up on the 87, same story for all freeways. if you're heading up to the sierra, you will not need to change for 50 or 80. james. >> thank you, are developing story at the san francisco, police are investigating a double homicide will tran is live. will? >> right now they do not know the motive, i can tell you where it took place. it is ever place called the original the discounted perfume. we're not sure if it was opened at the time. it happened down at fisherman's wharf. lot of tourists there, it was 8:20 p.m. when it happens. here is a video that we shot of investi

erica edwards, nbc news. >> hope and money is what's going to be needed as this progresses. >> broi, you said it was coming and boy, what a change in our weather. >> in san francisco, i managed to find a little bit of clearing, but now the fog is already starting to move back in, not only to the coastal areas, but it really hasn't left some of our inland spots. take a look at the temperature departures. we started out the week with record-setting highs. tudjm tudjman, we went down to the low and mid 50s. one of the biggest change s concord from 65 on tuesday to 46 degrees today. that's the bay area for you. one day, you know, temperatures above average and then the next day, 20 to 30 degrees colder. big disparities because of the fog that was inland. only 46 in concord. then you head over to los gatos. did manage a small amount of unshooin. 40s to 50s here down to concord and livermore. tonight we'll still find dense areas of matching fog. this warmer pattern, we started breaking down. we're going to say hello to weekend rain. the rain about 692 miles offshore, but that's going to be

. >> 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. >>

erica. >> to the morning james comer still worry free, for your ride around the bay area if you have the day off, heading to l.a. problem we will get tuna's second. regency bit more volume of cars, westbound 80, the metering lights set off, the more cars out there. all lanes are open for your ride along the upper deck, with all that said 8-9 minutes and the five is a maze toward san francisco. san mateo, was found, east and 92 for us, like conditions. no problems getting to the bridge, no overnight construction. 1 01 is clearly in the clear. so bound, 101, traffic is nice, light. no crumbs, if your ticket high with 37 problem free conditions. one republican lawmaker says the president's decision is sending the wrong message should dirty text of both sides. >> , the administration of the u.s. and uses a letter- writing terrorist organizations, is holding the key to war or peace in the mideast. >> we know he's hearing from my ron, to ross. it is crucial that he here for us. the potential consequences of his actions are clear. that is why we are sending an ambassador there. >> the u.s.

erica. >> good morning james, so far, so good. no accidents or incidents is out there. a live look at the approach the pay bridge road plaza a couple of cars are out there, no problems to reported. the entire ride looks good. once you get to the toll plaza no weight at the pay date. if you're heading to the san mateo, a different story, overnight construction northbound 80. this is resulting in a fuel break clotures. not too much and the way of a delay, the tort is set up. telex in the new direction problem free. 65 mi. per hour. had led to the east bound to hayward. golden gate seem sorry, barely any cars. your entire ride of the north bay. it sure, westbound your ride out of albany looks good cars are moving good to the s curve. no accidents this morning, 15 minute trip pass golden gate into downtown san francisco. james. >> thank you, a big break kennel local case of mistaken identity one year ago yesterday a local base player were shot and killed near coming skyway in the last 36 hours authorities arrested four men suspected of murdering him. his family to house kro

erica will tell you the conditions and a few moments. hillas the next seven days less, 68 degrees inland, it is already starting off warm. you might want up busted your barbeque this some weekend.weekt have to bust in your shorts as well. republicans will pick up national party chairman. and if yours of the national committee will vote by secret ballot for the position appeared embattled chairman michael is fighting for survival: off for challengers and accusing him of poor leadership during his rocky two- year tenure. whoever wins will face a debt of $20 million or more for that matter. demoralized donors frustrated with steel's management. all for operators of the pipeline are shutting down the pipeline again tonight to install 157 ft. by a pass by. so repairs can be made to a pump station more leak was discovered. it is expected to last 36 hours. the pipeline was shut down saturday morning, after leak was discovered and restarted on tuesday night. a new proposal will official leave your place that might change how you change the dog.

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. >>> later what is coming up on the early show >> whichever erica hill joins uh from tucson.ood morning. >> reporter: sydnie and elizabeth good morning to both of you we are live outside university medical center in tucson where ten victims from the tragic shooting on saturday are being treated among them congress woman gabriel gifford who is in critical condition this morning she is responding to some taskwas able to hold up a couple fingers when asked to. six to have people being treated have been down graded to fair condition or upgraded as the case may be. so that is definitely a bit of good news, that we can bring you out of the hospital. this morning we are going to let you know how the families of the victims are doing of course one getting a lot of attention, 9-year-old kristina green who lost her life saturday her parents will speak with us this morning an incredibly strong couple tell us a little bit more about this beautiful young girl who was their daughter and we will take a look for you at what has happened to the political climate since the tragedy saturday. no

erica. >> thank you, , still quiet around the bay area. no accidents, not even a stall to report. if your taking a bay area bridge, no problems to report the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. not much more build up in cars that as of last track again preconditions, leading lights are off all lanes are open. pretty much the same story at the san mateo west, east, 92 looks good. i'm beginning to see a few more cars on the road in the westbound direction. traffic on foster city no back up at the toll plaza on 13 minutes from end to end. your ride of marin county north bay, sears is still looks good. headlights in the south bound direction, no problems traffic is living at the limit aside and bridges, over and light construction still in the fact northbound-101, unsold roadway closure caltrans is that they're tough ibm. no problems, of will see torque is set up. james. >> thank you, the suspect in the shooting in arizona is scheduled to appear in court today, live from the next per me he was live, tran is now at the latest with the rain and. >> the man behind this now and then it must

time may now for 6:00 pm erica. >> we're very quiet in the travers determine know ross was richard burr in the bay area the bridges that good. not much company had there, to a couple of cars on the road way no proms getting to the bridge the shore for a way looks good service as far 580 in the north and direction of the freeway. san mateo, overnight construction to contend with a northbound 80 between tennis and in 92 full require assurance 05, t toryism place once run the span pretty light conditions of space between turns especially in those tillites headed westbound. no proms along highway 101 if you make your way east bound, golden gate, looks good, no problems. just a couple of cars on the ridge moving up the limit, who problems of of your ride. james. >> thank you, paying for tolls on the golden gate bridge may soon be it doesn't exist exclusively with electronic tags. they're considering eliminating cash payments by december 2012, it would also remove 28 full-time and four part-time toll collectors positions they say the change to save more than $60 million. it is approved over s

commute, erica. >> thank you, a couple of hotspot sprinkled throughout the bay area probably a majore to four overturned vehicle about an hour ago. looking to the tamerlanes, that accident has been cleared by the california highway patrol look all that red backing it doesn't help, concord, 242, 680 all with a high for. >> here at a calspeeds are at aw yourself extra time if your coming off the bridge, you can see the backup getting off of their in the south bend direction this is not our only hot spot westbound 580 as a slowdown hotspot no accidents or incidents here, that is in the case all morning long you can see that long stint of red berries low-speed 17 mi. per hour. until livermore we finally see lot of appeal than the ride begins to pick up a perching 580, 680. slowing in the north and direction of 680, better improvement for your ride of novato it was an earlier hotspot rhetoric is a clock were resourceful in go conditions for your ride that of novato past kelly 37. we pick out some 10 mi. an hour readings, it is low perch in central san rafael heading to the golden gate, th

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to erica. >> thank you, , conditions have worsened.the spurs and suns 680 traffic approach in walnut creek not much has changed or where it meets highway 24 take a look at traffic out of lafayette that solid stretch of red, speeds debt down to just drop miles per hour in the slow response we don't have any accidents or incidents but very slow traffic, to allow yourself all little extra time. another slows but not much relief, south bay freeway's northbound 101 as well as 280 a few minor accidents sprinkle throughout the morning nothing major all lanes are open and light supple little extra time northbound 101 a little bit better shape. i will break up with some quick news here no. but 80 practically empty. leading lights on not printer factor drive time 12 minutes from the foot of the macarthur maze into san francisco. bart. >> statewide m or let it affect a four year-old boy taken from his home and officials believe that he could possibly be headed to the bay area to san jose joining us now with more permission is sergeant crossed wit