and now from cbs news in washington, harry smith. >> smith: welcome again to the broadcast. bob schieffer is off but he'll be joining us again in just a few minutes. joining us now from new york congressman charles rangel and here in our studio senator orrin hatch. good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning, harry. >> smith: congressman, let me start with you. the head of the congressional budget office came out this week and said the plans he's looked at so far don't do the job nor... in fact, the cost of health care might go up. have you guys botched this job so far? >> no. i'm surprised that the congressional budget office had these views and shared them with the ways and means committee before we concluded our work. but it's clear that they're working with different assumptions than the white house and the congress is. but we've got to fix this terrible problem that we have in our country. we will do it. >> smith: can it be done without significantly raising taxes? >> well, no. it's the question of how much savings that we do have. we were able to raise $500 billion by sav

harry smith is back with us. what made walter cronkite so important, harry?out the times he lived in, especially some of the most turbulent times in our modern american history. and we see walter cronkite at the helm of a sailboat. and walter was even keeled. didn't matter what the shoals were beneath, didn't matter where the winds were blowing above, walter was even keeled and he was steady, steady as she goes, walter cronkite. >> make sure you stay with us, harry. we want to talk more with you. also coming up, we have a number of other lumme nairies here to join us including katie couric, charlie gibson, tom brokaw, roger mudd, lesley stahl, they join us to share their memories of walter cronkite. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. we'll be right back. oh, what's this? breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been reading the cheerios box again? he got that off the box. (announcer) cheerios is made with 100% natural whole grain oats to help lower your cholesterol. that was very thoughtf

harry smith is back with us. what made walter cronkite so important, harry?modern american history. and we see walter cronkite at the helm of a sailboat. and walter was even keeled. didn't matter what the shoals were beneath, didn't matter where the winds were blowing above, walter was even keeled and he was steady steady as she goes walter cronkite. >> make sure you stay with us, harry. we want to talk more with you. also coming up we have a number of other lumme nairies here to join us including katie couric charlie gibson tom brokaw roger mudd lesley stahl, they join us to share their memories of walter cronkite. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. we'll be right back. >> good morning, it's saturday july 18th. i'm gigi barnett. baltimore county police are reviewing surveillance video trying to find suspects who shot and killed a liquor store owner. it happened thursday night at putty hill liquors in fullerton. two men were proud lie lytrying to rob the store and ended up killing the owner. the robbers ran away without cash, according to police. >>> ne

i'm harry smith here in new york along with julie chen, who is in los angeles. maggie is on assignment. good morning, julie. >> good morning, harry. >> it's going to be a busy morning in washington this morning as the hearings finally get under way. the confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor. the first female hispanic nominated to take a seat on supreme court. we'll get to that in a little bit. >>> also this morning, we're learning what alaska governor sarah palin has planned after she leaves office later this month. we're going to tell you what that is, and a new cbs poll answers the question, do americans think she could be an effective president? >>> first, three men are in custody this morning in connection with the murder of a well-known florida couple in their home last week. cbs news correspondent terrell brown has the very latest from pensacola, florida. terrell, good morning. >> reporter: julie, good morning to you. two of the three men that are in custody right now are expected in a courtroom later on today. you know, julie, it's a tragedy for this t

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. julie is in los angeles. morning, julie. >> good morning, guys. remember the 40th anniversaryí!f 2íç foro4v÷ mankind, the great mission of apollo 11, and ime, one of the space program's biggest fans, walter cronkite. lots to say this morning about all of that. >> we will get to that. >>> first this morning, the u.s. military is condemning the hostage video released over the weekend of a captured american soldier being held by the taliban. cbs news mandy clark is in kabul, afghanistan, with the latest on private first class bowe bergdahl. mandy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the family of the kidnapped u.s. soldier is hoping for his safe return. the u.s. military is saying it's doing everything it can to find him. now the biggest ongoing operation in the eastern afghanistan is the hunt for private first class bowe bergdahl. they're heartbreaking images for a family to watch. in the 28 minutes of footage, a nervous looking private bergdahl says he's scared and misses his friends and family. >> i have

earlier today, harry smith talked to the travel guru david greg about the latest in luggage. >> this is from sam sunnite. it incorporates a spinner system. there are four wheels on the bottom. >> okay. >> i actually own this particular bag and the great thing about it is when you are going down the aisle of a plane you can bring it with you like that. you don't have to drag it in back of you. it is extremely light weight. 21-inch model, $150. >> terrific. >> this is called the -- >> here, take that. this is the ride on cut case is good for ages three to 5 and you can see kids can ride on it and they can store tons of stuff in it, appropriate for ages three to five and weighs 3 1/2 pounds and a great way to pull your kid through the airport opposed to dragging them on the foot. >> i think you enjoyed that. >> the luggage located. now your luggage is coming around the turnstile. >> and they all look the same. >> here. i will give you that. similar to the remote on your car. if you push that button. can you hear that? and you can -- it is a luggage locater. >> so you can always find you

i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. jules is on assignment. what do you think? like that entrance to the wedding. >> no.going. you going. makes it a fun wedding. >> no. >> come on, harry. >> come on. would you do a somersault? >> i don't know how. maybe if i did, i would. i think it's awesome. >> so 20 years from now, assuming they're still married and they look at these pictures, and they'll say, oh, my god. >> what was i thinking? >> was this a good idea? >> don't you think that anyway when you look back at your wedding video and say, what is that dress? >> that is funny. i find that amusing, the bridesmaids. >>> also, you know what happens today? >> cash for clunkers. >> you bring your clunker in and cash it in. we'll explain what this is all about. you get a high mileage clunker that's a number of years old, you get tons of cash back. >> jill schlesinger will be here to tell us what you need to know. >>> we go from clunkers to cankles. a lot of comedians make fun of cankles, which are ankle ls so thick they're just a continuation of the calf. a lot of women o

i'm harry smith. dave price here. ahead from los angeles you will meet the man who spoke to an audience of millions during yesterday's memorial for michael jackson. the preacher with a small congregation is now known the world over. we'll talk to pastor lucious smith ahead. harry. >> chef michael chiarello is here. he will create a savory gourmet breakfast for us this morning. >> look forward to that. but first working our way towards breakfast we go to russ mitchell standing by test news desk. >> you look as young as the interns. good morning to you at home. >>> the official mourning is over and michael jackson's life and legacy have been well celebrated. many questions remain. there is the burial mystery, the final destination for jackson's body is unknown. his death certificate has been released but it leaves the cause of his death as unanswered and there is a looming custody battle over jackson's two oldest children. a hearing set for monday. >>> also this morning, richard shenkman may face charges today in connec

i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. julie chen is on assignment. are here for what promises to be the biggest memorial in this to town's history. maybe the biggest in the country. harry, we already see the press here and we're expecting the crowd to start lining up any minute now. >> it's such a confluence of conflict. because here is this amazing crowd of people. people who literally come from all over the world, just for the chance to get inside that building, to experience this memorial service. people are celebrating his music. celebrating his artistic contribution, yet so many questions hang over this entire event why did this man die so young? why was he so isolated in his later years? there are many more answers -- many more questions than there are answers on a day like today. >> and the people who do not have a wristband and ticket will not be allowed anywhere near here this is what you need to have to get in. this gold wristband will get you into michael jackson's memorial and this will get you inside. this is the ticket. 8,750 people got

i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. julie is on assignment today. >> this is a headline we have not seen much in a long, long time. home prices rise across the united states. see all the little green arrows. markets across the united states where home prices have actually been on the rise. what does that mean to you? is the recession over? as the cover of "newsweek" declared this week. we'll get into that. >> also, a warning about tanning beds and cancer that goes beyond anything you've heard before. for the first time, cancer researchers are saying using a tanning bed can be as deadly as ingesting arsenic. imagine that. we'll talk about that warning ahead this morning. first, another important medical study. a new study says that pregnant women infected by the h1n1 are four times as likely to be hospitalized as others. pregnant women are more likely to develop serious and potentially deadly complications. dr. jennifer ashton is here with more. >> good morning, maggie. that study is reported in this morning's online med

harry smith is in new york. maggie rodriguez is on assignment. ry. >> good morning, julie. great crowd out here today. really energetic. >> yeah, i saw some santas in the crowd wearing undershirts, beards, and shorts. we'll explain that later, i'm sure. >> i hope so. >>> also ahead this morning, helping people can help at any age. this morning we're going to introduce you to a very special 7-year-old girl who's already making a big difference to orphans around the world, harry. >> all right. >>> and you want to meet the farm chicks. these are the farm chicks, ladies and gentlemen. what they do is they turn junk into valuable antiques, but they also cook. they're here to share some of their farm chick recipes with us this morning. right? >> right. >> you see that, they can turn on a mixer. hang on one second. look at this. they know how to operate the mixer. very impressive. here's russ at the news desk. >> good morning, harry. good morning to you at home. >>> southwest airlines is inspecting its 737 300 jets this morning after a frightening incide

i'm harry smith along with mag. ie. julie is on assignment. >>> this time of the year people head to the beach. we do segments about warning people about rip tides. what happens, often, especially, giant waves on the west coast over the last couple of days, these huge rollers are coming through. people thrown by the surf, banging into the sand beneath. it happens more often than you think and it can be awfully change rouse. >>> and ahead, another incentive for parents to leave the stress from the office at work. new recentral shows the more stress the parent, the more likely their children are to develop asthma. if your kids detect that you're stressed you may income their risk for asthma by as much as 50%. dr. jennifer ashton is telling how it's related. >>> sarah palin begins a new life. on sunday she stepped down at governor of alaska with a fiery farewell speech. how many are wondering what's next? cbs news correspondent, bill whitaker joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, harry. nothing is politics a

i'm maggie rodriguez, along with harry smith in new york. julie is off today. >> the all-star game was last night in st. louis. the american league won, which is only right. >> oh. >> oh, golly. talk about a repeat -- >> look who was there. >> it will be repeated over and over again. he got it there. that's what counts. >> love the jacket. >> did you like that jacket. >> white sox. >> from chicago. also ahead, we'll be speaking exclusively with the man who was hired by bernard madoff's attorney to help decide which prison would be best for him and what goes on in prison. this morning, herb hoelter will take us inside a day in the new life of bernard madoff. >> first, breaking news. as a caspian jet liner with 168 people on board crashes in northwestern iran. all passengers and krcrew are feared dead. richard roth has the latest from london. >> reporter: iranian news reports say the russian-built plane crashed 16 minutes after takeoff from tehran. one account quotes an iranian official saying the jet caught fire in midflight and attempted an

i'm julie chen along with harry smith and maggie rodriguez. good morning, guys. >> hi. >> even if you move the mug, we still see your belly. >> my belly is getting bigger. >> welcome back. i can't believe how much you've grown. >> me, too. every morning it's a new challenge. of course, this doesn't fit anymore. we're retiring that. >> is it fun? >> yeah. >> good to see you, jewels. >>> from the you never know what might be happening next door file. a man married, runs a dry wall business, has been arrested along with two of his sons and four other people, and they're all accused of plotting terrorist attacks. investigators say that for the last three years, a ringleader has been recruiting people here in the u.s. who are willing to die as martyrs. we're going to have all the information ahead for you. >>> also coming up this morning, it's a new public health problem. it's called divorce. why divorce can be really, really bad for your health. a little bit later on this morning. >>> but first, the official autopsy report on michael jackson isn't

i'm maggie rodriguez along with harry smith. julie chen is on assignment. >> you know that line, jack nicholson in a few good men, and he's being interrogated. >> you can't handle the truth. >> exactly. there's this whole thing about who knew what and what was not told by members of congress by the cia. it has exploded in a brand new level of controversy. this morning several democratic members of congress say leon panetta and the cia have been lying since 2001. we'll get more on that with pete hoekstra. >>> also ahead this morning, it is now official. football star steve mcnair died at the hands of his mistress, and she may not have been his only girlfriend. this morning we'll have the latest on the investigation. we will also hear from the mcnair family pastor. >>> first, president obama's popularity rating has taken a five point hit in the latest harris poll. he's now at 54%. this comes as mr. obama meets with world leaders at the g8 summit in l'aquila, italy. did i say that right? yes, i did. senior white house correspondent

i'm maggie rodriguez along with harry smith. julie is off today.want to get right to a developing story this morning. indonesia's president is vowing to hunt down the terrorists responsible for the bomb attacks at two hotels. the explosions at the jw marriott and the ritz-carlton in jakarta killed at least 9 people and injured 50. let's go to beijing this morning and cbs news correspondent terry mccarthy. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. it had been four years since indonesia has seen a major terrorist attack, so it came as a double shock this morning when bombs went off in not just one but two separate hotels in jakarta. the twin bombings came five minutes apart in the restaurants of the marriott and ritz-carlton hotels as guests were sitting down for breakfast. >> the smoke covered the buildings. i couldn't see clearly. i saw that the firefighters and ambulances was just coming. and then it was just chaos to see the people running away from the two buildings. >> reporter: a third unexploded bomb was found on the 18th floor

harry smith and maggie rodriguez are in new york. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> rainy morning where we were, jules. good morning. >>> coming up this morning, we have new information on how many cases of the swine flu we can expect in the next flu season. in an effort to be proactive, the government has come up with a forecast, much the same way they forecast hurricanes. here is the number. 90 million cases in this country with 2 million deaths. that is a worst case scenario. and our dr. jennifer ashton is coming up later this morning to tell us what we can and should do with this information. >> we want you to meet somebody this morning. we want you to meet christina cooper, but we also really want you to meet skippy, the little kangaroo. he's 6 months old. christina has made it sort of the mission in her life to make sure this little baby survives. look at that. >> christinchristina, for all i and purposes, is his mommy. she carries him in that pouch 24 hours a day. >> more on that in a little bit. >>> first, the fight ove

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. julie is on assignment. >> you might be wondering why we have five cups of coffee on the set. not only because it's the monday after a holiday and we kind of need the extra boost but also to illustrate how much coffee you would have to drink to improve your memory from alzheimer's disease. this was a study that was done on mice, but there is great hope about what it could mean for alzheimer's patients, and we'll talk to our dr. jennifer ashton about that. >> okay. also coming up this morning, we're going to get the latest on president obama's trip to moscow. the obama family is in russia. there they are getting off air force one. lots to talk about on that. bill plante is traveling with the president. we'll check in with him in a little bit. >>> first this morning, an odd mix of sadness and celebration as thousands of michael jackson fans are chosen to attend his memorial service tomorrow in los angeles. also, the battle over jackson's estate was supposed to begin today. now his famil

i'm harry smith along with maggied rodriguez. we will get to the bottom of that dave price video a little bit later on this morning. julie is on assignment. >>> last night president obama, during his news conference, was asked about henry louis gates and his arrest in cambridge, massachusetts. he had a response. we are going to talk to skip gates' daughter a little bit later on this morning. >>> also ahead this morning, you probably know this week video surfaced of sports reporter erin andrews nude in a hotel room. she says that video was taken surp tirbsly, and she promises to go after the people responsible. this morning we have an expert in our studio to make sure our privacy is protected. we have several hidden cameras throughout the studio. we've createded a mock-up of the hotel room, and we'll tell you exactly what to look for. >>> we'll also get response and analysis on president obama's news conference from both sides of the aisle, namely from president's senior adviser david axelrod and louisiana governor bobby jindal. >

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez.ie is off. i find it hard to believe it was ten years ago tonight that jfk jr.'s plane crashed. he and his wife and her sister died. he was such an icon in the city and we're going to remember jfk jr. a little bit later on this morning. >>> also ahead this morning, we heard about women complaining about sort of pain and loss of sensation in their thighs from wearing skinny jeans. >> i had not heard that. >> and we thought this could not be a real thing. we talked to our dr. jennifer ashton and she said it absolutely is. she's eager to talk about what women may be doing to make it worse and what we can do to make it better. it's a legitimate health concern. we'll get to that. >> and paul mccartney? >> paul mccartney was the coolest thing in the world. >>> first, though healthcare reform is picking up momentum on capitol hill. the senate health committee pass a $604 billion reform plan wednesday. th's a day after house democratic leaders put together their own $1.5 trillion proposal. cbs

. >>> we go to new york and say good morning to harry smith. preview of the cbs "early show." good morning, harry. >> how are you doing this morning. >> i am well. we haven't spoken in a long time. good to hear your voice. >> yeah. how about you. >> i can hear that in your voice. i am feeling good and well rested and a lot to talk about this morning. we will talk to former white house insider david fromm and anne holter. all things about sarah palin. what happens next to her? that is such an interesting question and so we will talk about that for a while. we have snakes on the show and i don't know if you heard about this in florida. these burmese pythons are taking the everglades by storm and so now there is a bounty out on these things. we will tell you why there's such a problem and we have a couple of them live in the studio which we'll decide whether or not we should pick up. and that, plus a lot of other good stuff, too. stay tuned and we will have it here for you. the boa constrictors aren't bad. just don't make them nervous. >> we have

. >>> i'm harry smith. coming up on the "early show," buying only black.couple whose local experience is helping african- american businesses across the nation. >>> plus, this year's top colleges and universities. an inside look at schools with the best education with the lowest cost. that's coming up on the "early show." b@b@fa >>> seven men are under arrest accused of trillioning overseas to train to become terrorists. prosecutors say the group went to israel in iled b@t failed in their training. >>> there's going to be hot lane construction on the inner and outer loop during the day and evening and that means lane and shoulder closures during most of the the week. >>> a live look at the knights of columbus hall in oxon hill, maryland. an early-morning fire caused a half million dollars in damage. fortunately no one was hurt a patch or of fog but a decent day. mid 80ed by noon and low 90s for the highs. right now at 6:54 it is 72 degrees. you are watching 9 news now. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect dest

oklahoma, california, would later record -- some of their work came out on records which is what harry smith brought his collection to. so he came out of -- it was in the era, moses ashe who ran the record company from the 40s on, certainly was -- he adopted the mandate of the writers project works in that sense of collecting all culture, any sort of recorded sound, any kind of sound that people would make ask that would be his catalogue. >> started in 1948. >> yeah, yeah, that's,' 47,' 48. he recorded woodie guthrie, who was friends with jim thompson, so you have a lot of overlap in that. any other questions? >> what about -- two questions. what about films made -- were there films made with this project, number one, and number two, can you talk about your next project? >> oh, um, there was a -- i found only one film by a wpa arts program. i actually -- it was made by a -- leo seltzer who had been a social filmmaker. he worked with the workers film and photo league, and they had documented labor strikes and marches in the early 30s. he later worked for the wpa art project, and he made a fil

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i'm joined by harry smith this morning. uld come back into this building even in his later years there was a huge buzz in this place. he was an extraordinary presence, wasn't he? >> smith: especially for me because i remember as a kid, like a lot of other people in america in my house my father would come home from a job driving truck all day, sit down with the chicago daily news and watch walter cronkite. it was almost like a sacrament. anwhen the news was finished and walter cronkite would say, "and that's the way it is" my mother would pop into the room and we could finally sit down and eat dinner. >> mason: great story. harry, while we have you, what's ahead on face the nation? >> smith: we're going to talk about health care this morning. we have charles rangel and orrin hatch and then on the back half of the show more remembrances of walter cronkite with john glenn, bob schieffer, and his story... and his storeian doug brinkley. >> mason: ahead now here on sunday morning. >> they didn't call walter the most trusteded ma

there probably are plenty of harry smiths and dave prices on the internet, but kelly hildebrandt, shee could find another kelly hildebrandt. on facebook finally she found one with the exact same name spelled exactly the same way. now she's going to marry him. >> i mean, is there anything more than that? or she just found him and -- >> that was it. that was all she needed. no, no. >> also, great summer drinks for you this morning. some will keep you cool. some will do other things. some have more calories than others. we're going to sort of analyze all of that in just a little bit. >> uh-huh. and, by the way, we'll get down and hopefully not too dirty with the renowned street artist curtis goldstein. take a look at this. he's going to show us what he can do in one hour with a hand employ of chalk. some of this is actually -- good morning, curtis. how are you. >> i'm doing okay. >> are you feeling a little bit of pressure right now? >> just a little. >> ifouourom f f ohio, you'll be doing a us. this is a great way for us to -- i don't know -- exercise our creativity. >> we have science

. >> i'm harry smith along with darlene rodriguez. julie is on assignment. >>> the new etiquette.e, if you go to somebody's house, do you ask the host may i have a tour? do you think yes or no? >> no. >> they all say no. they may be right, but they may be wrong. we'll take an etiquette quiz and have all the right answers ahead. >>> since we're talking about good taste, bobby flay is here. hey, bobby. >> how are you doing? >>> we'll have the great revelations of the last year or so, the price of lobster has gone way down and put it within everybody's reach. he'll have great res pies this morning. >>> let's go inside to russ mitchell at the news desk. good morning. >>> there's a custody agreement concerning michael jackson's three children. dave price is in los angeles with details this morning. dave, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, russ. we got a lot of insight of how the jackson family has been copes since michael's death, but the major news out of los angeles this morning is about a settlement in a custody battle that could have been lengthy. cbs news has learned details

i'm jeff glor sitting in for harry smith. >> look at the clowns. >> see, i'm outside too and inside.e you go. thanks for having me. >> you're welcome. good to have you always. >>> coming up, drink too much beer, and you're likely to get a beer belly. >> this is why i came. >> here's the thing. jeff wants to empathize with his wife, who is pregnant. her belly is growing. >> so i should drink the beer that she can't. >> there you go. >> i think that's how it works. >> also, apparently, it has hidden health benefits you're going to tell us about. >> yes, it will. very interesting segment coming up. >>> also ahead, president obama's choice of jeans did not win him a lot of style points. remember this, when he threw out the first pitch. so how can men make the right choice when picking their pair of jeans. we have some advice coming up here. very interesting segment. >>> first, a battle is brewing over michael jackson's estate, as you know. dave was in los angeles yesterday, and he spoke exclusively with katherine jackson's attorney, and he's here with more of that interview. good morning

we will see if harry potter can cast a spell and break it. joel d smithou don't usually sa society love story with -- associate harry potter with a love story. >> reporter: you can only keep back the hormones for teens with spells. i guess you had to address t some the younger kids are complaining. it got to mushy. i guess smogging is the term. >> i like the term snoging. >> reporter: why not. >> ladies ever want to ask a question about men that you're just too afraid to ask a guy you know? now you can ask that question. send us a tweet at fox baltimore and we are going to ask a member of our panel of men your question. we're going to explain that. >> reporter: and feel free to ask me about the forecast. it looks like another nice one today. but there are some storms in >>> a pretty shot of the inner harbor. 8:12 is the time. and meteorologist steve fertig will tell us if that picture will stick around for the rest of the day. >>> take a look at it, you will see dry conditions here and that will be the story once again with the broken record pretty foreca