florida's harry smith is, indeed, a hairy guy. . it's in the just karaoke, though. it's harryoke! ♪ oh, domino >> every friday night, harry sets up his show in the pub at the halifax plantation country club. the packed house proved what we had heard that harry is the karaoke king of north central florida. have you met harry? >> i love harry. >> my name is harry smith. it's wonderful to see everybody here. >> and every time harry smith picks up a microphone, he knocks 'em dead. six nights a week, harry smith puts on karaoke shows around central florida. and he has fans. legions of fans. what do you like best about c e coming? you're a harry groupie. >> i'm a harry groupie, that's what i am. >> and it's easy to see why. >> not only does harry entertain -- >> ♪ you make me feel >> he makes everyone who takes the stage feel like they are the star. >> there are people that come out to do karaoke who have miserable lives or have, you know, traumatic events happening and for three mjts, they forget all of that. >> for a few hours every ni

harry. >> smith: mark strassmann in atlanta this evening. thank you. he was once the most powerful republican in washington. tonight, former house majority leader tom delay is a convicted felon. a jury in austin convicted him today of money laundering charges. prosecutors said he illegally funneled corporate donations to legislative campaigns in texas. delay, who is 63, could get anywhere from five to 99 years in prison. his lawyer called the verdict a miscarriage of justice and vowed to appeal. now to the tension on the korean peninsula. today the obama administration called north korea's artillery attack on the south korean island earlier this week a premeditated violation of the long-standing truce. ceila hatton reports tonight from seoul, a city on edge. >> reporter: images of emotional memories, exhausted evacuees and mangled buildings gripped south korea today. the country is on high alert following yesterday's artillery battle between north and south korea that killed two south korean marines and two civilians on the island of pyongyang. "i was

. >> and i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >> this morning six of the jurors who yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for murdering and terrorizing the family in connecticut are here. they say they're eager to talk about their feelings of the case

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. >> we begin with the breaking story, following a dangerous threat to earthquake-stricken haiti today. hurricane tomas packing 80 mile-a-hour winds is expected to pass over haiti later today. the victims of the earthquake living in tent cities for the most part ignored voluntary evacuation orders. dave price is following the story today. >> reporter: there's no place for them to go. the storm, 175 miles to the west of port-au-prince. it's going to pass through this little spot right in between cuba and haiti and as a result this area is just going to get pounded for the next 12 hours. five to ten inches of rain, 50 to 80-mile-per-hour winds and it will wreck a lot of tents and there is, of course, the possibility of flooding. later on today, it passes through into the evening hours tonight. but keep in mind, port-au-prince and haiti on the strong side. the northeast corridor of this storm. and then it will progress, it will weaken and head out into the atlantic

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. one of the other topics a lot of people are talking about this bipartisan commission put together by president obama with recommendations how to cut the deficit. so much that is it in is very controversial. it's an [ inaudible ] to both sides of the aisle and whether or not there can be some sort of agreement on this and what's entailed, we'll get to talking about that in just a couple minutes with our economics expert rebecca jarvis. >> we begin this morning with the carnival "splendor," the cruise ship not exactly living up to its name it broke down monday morning and this morning thousands of passengers are finally approaching land, though not soon enough, i'm sure. cbs news correspondents john blackstone is in san diego waiting for the ship. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. the ship is now nearing the port here in san diego. it's offshore here and we think the passengers may even be able to see the city lights in san diego that will make them happy but becaus

three people on the ship talked to harry smith this morning on the "early show." >> at first, when we realized we were dead in the water, at fist when we realized no toilets, no power, the first time they served food i think it surprised everybody because it was barely a piece of bread. one had a hot dog weenie sliced up in it. >> like they were using all of their manpower to find out what was wrong. >> carnival says the passengers will get a refund including airfare and a free cruise in the future. >>> owners of a rare 16-inch vase are said to be in shock after an auction in london. in shock because it sold for more than $83 million. the record price tag was actually more than 40 times what people were expecting. charlie d'agata has more. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is 43 million-pounds. sold! >> reporter: the auction near's gavel came down and smashed records. the 18th century chinese vase fetched $893 million after the british auction nears cut 40 times more than the auction house estimated. >> the more i looked at it, the better it became. so that was the point at which i said, if

i'm harry smith. >> better start getting everything ready for tomorrow. i'm maggie rodriguez. welcome to "the early show." american teenager amanda knox spent her thanksgiving eve in court beginning the appeal of the murder conviction there. this is a huge risk because if she loses she could wind up spending life in prison versus 26 years. ahead this morning, we'll be speaking with her parents about this process. >>> but on this wednesday, we begin with getaway day. if you're one of the millions of americans heading off this morning, allow yourself extra travel time and promises to be slow going on the roads and especially at the airport. we have team coverage of today's big holiday rush. we begin with cbs news front mark straussman in atlanta this morning. mark, good morning. how's it looking there? >> reporter: good morning, maggie. it is getaway day and travel is moving closer to the old days, pre-recession levels of traffic. 94% of people traveling in the car and on the road where there's bound to be bad traffic and sometimes bad weather. as americans set out on the road o

i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. today when she shows off her engagement ring. let's get you all the latest on the news with erica hill at the news desk. >> good morning. a lot of buzz in the studio about that upcoming wedding which is being called the wedding of the decade. may be the wedding of the century. royal officials announcing that prince william and kate middleton are, indeed, engaged to be married. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer joins us this morning from buckingham palace in london. good morning, or rather good afternoon where you are. >> good morning. well, the whole country is abuzz. this was a very well-kept secret. we learned this morning that prince william popped the question in kenya some time ago. so the couple's been sitting on the news. this morning it broke, and it's all anybody's been talking about. in fact, just a few minutes ago we heard david cameron, the british prime minister's, reaction. >> i spoke to prince william a few moments ago. and passed on my congratulations. and also w

i'm harry smith. >> i'm maggie rodriguez. as i left the building at 4:30 morning, there were people on the sidewalk and he said, do you know where best buy is? i'm like, yeah, that way. unbelievable how early it's on this morning. also this morning, aex collusive interview. there's an alabama man back in the states today after serving 18 months in prison in australia for the death of his wife while scuba diving on their honeymoon. this video by a fellow terrorist shows a lifeless tina watson on the ocean floor and now her husband gabe watson is facing charges and a trial in this country and we'll be speaking exclusively about the case this morning with his attorney. but we begin with black friday. the mad dash for discounts well under way now. correspondent rebecca jarvis at the coastland center mall in naples, florida, with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. like you, i saw people this morning arms overflowing at 5:00 a.m. with shopping bags. for retailers, the moment of truth. for shoppers, a chanc

. >> and harry smith. >> a potholder . >> for warm items, harry. >> -- in california -- >> -- like prop sipgs 19. >> no no it's not a consolation prize this morning. >> a thick book full of crafts you know that many crafts. >> i know people who know that many crafts. the ones that are ugly are mine. >> and you can do something special with the cover of the >>> it's 8:25. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm sydnie kohara. >>> jerry brown is headed back to sacramento. the democrat who was outspent heavily by republican meg whitman won by a double-digit margin last night in the governor's race. brown served as california's governor back in the early '80s. >>> with 99% of the votes counted, california's closest race is in the 11th congressional districts. the latest numbers show democratic congressman jerry mcnerney leading republican david harmer by just 121 votes. >>> and the giants preparing for their big parade today. parts of market street leading to the civic center plaza will be closed this morning

. >> and i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >> this morning six of the jurors who yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for murdering and terrorizing the family in connecticut are here. they say they're eager to talk about their feelings of the case and their deliberations. and we'll also speak with the victim's family in just a few minutes. >> but there's a lot of other news to get to this morning. let's go right to erica hill at the news desk. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. president obama's much-anticipated trip to indonesia could likely be cut short by volcanic ash today. he was greeted at the presidential palace in jakarta this morning. now this is his first trip as president to the country where he spent part of his youth. mr. obama met with indonesia's president. he is scheduled to deliver a speech to the indonesian people. joining us now is cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid who is following the president. he joins us from jakarta. chip, hello. >>

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >>> this morning, six of the jurors that voted yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for a murder in connecticut is here and eager to talk about their feelings of the case and deliberations. and we'll speak with the victims' family this morning. >>> let's go to erica hill this morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. president obama's much-anticipated trip to indonesia could be cut short by ash today. he was greeted in jakarta this morning. this is the first trip as president to the country where he spent part of his youth. mr. obama met with indonesia's president and set to deliver a speech to the indonesian people. joining us is cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid joining us from jakarta. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eri a erica. for the president, part diplomacy and part homecoming. expected to be here 21 hours and because of less than that with the cloud of volcanic ash moving in this directi

and harry smith meets his namesake, a karaoke king in north center florida.s the "cbs morning news" for this monday. good to see you, everybody, i'm terrell brown. have a great day, everybody, terrell brown. have a great day, everybody, we'll see you later! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> spreading hate at a bay area school. the radical baptists

we started with harry smith. this is harry smith, in case you weren't watching on monday. north central florida. it's not karaoke, it's harry-oke. >> we watched the piece and jumped right in the car to go to work and got a mile away and had 110 e-mails already in the course of one mile away. >> i would have to say, i went down there, i had no idea what we were coming in to. you are a star. you are a star in your own right. >> thank you. >> you have so much talent. the thing i was so impressed with was your ability to connect with your audience. really impressive. >> big part of it. >> yeah. really cool. all right. >> i want to introduce you to maggie rodriguez, my maggie here is an e.r. nurse in torrance, california, who showed me the ropes for a day. i told you a million times. i had a great time. >> i'm glad you came. >> tell me what everybody says. >> oh, my goodness. i had so many e-mails and text messages and everybody was so supportive and they were just so glad. everybody at torrance memorial were great. my family was great. it was just so worthwhile. >> do they tre

and harry smith kicks off a special dream job series as he helps a viewer cook up his fantasy job.s the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. [ applause and cheers ] >>> say hello to your new world series champs! the san franci

harry smith visits humorist andy borowitz. katie couric speaks the king's english with actor colin firth. fast draw looks at the fine print of warrantees. first the headlines for this sunday morning the 28th of november, 2010. law enforcement officials in portland say there's no evidence any foreign terror group was directing the 19-year-old arrested in an alleged bomb plot friday night. terry mccarthy has the latest on the foiled oregon attack. >> 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: the plan was to kill as many people as possible. and thousands gathered for a tree-lighting in portland's pioneer square 19-year-old mohammed osman mohammed allegedly parked a van at the corner attempting to detonate what he thought was a bomb. but according to the justice department the public was never at risk. the somali-born u.s. citizen had been given a fake bomb by undercover agents in a month- long f.b.i. sting. agent arthur. >> the threat was very, very real. all the information we have up to this point is that he acted alone. >> reporter: mohammed had

. >> i'm harry smith. >> we're going to have the latest on the disturbing story of the teenager who had dreamed for years about killing fellow americans with a bomb. he tried to do that this weekend at a tree lighting ceremony but failed thanks to the fbi. he will be in court and we're going to have the latest on the case and we'll be speaking with a national security expert. >> first that massive leak of thousands of pages ever secret documents is causing quite a stir this morning. the founder of wikileaks, the website that released the documents says the diplomatic cables show the u.s. is spying on its allies. meanwhile, the white house is condemning the leaks saying they put our diplomats and intelligence professionals at risk. cbs news senior national security correspondent david martin is at the pentagon with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. italy's foreign minister call this is leak a diplomatic 9/11 which could blow up relations between countries. some of the state department documents are embarrassing. russian president medvedev is described as afraid. chancellor merke

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. >> can i show my favorite sign. this is cute. sonally like maggie. how about some love? a little too much love. nice to meet you. >> that's why we have a fence here. it's been a whirlwind past couple of weeks for jessica simpson. she got got engaged to former football player eric johnson. her new cd comes out today. she's here exclusively with us this morning. she's going to talk about her upcoming wedding. she's got a couple christmas songs she's going to sing. it's very exciting. that's coming up in our next half hour. >> she sounded so great in rehearsal. also ahead, can you pig out on thanksgiving without looking like did yyou did. you can cut calories without depriving yo deprive yourself too much. we'll have a contest to tell which is better. >>> also coming up, used to be in the old days we would turn our tires over especially in the northeast and midwest. we always go out and buy snow tires. now they sell all-season tires. there's confusion with that. is it really helpful to change? susan koeppen along with all of the info

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, all. it is the weekend before thanksgiving. aaa says more than 42 million americans are going to be traveling over the holiday, many of them air travelers and a lot of people are talking about the tsa. air travelers are threatening a revolt against more invasive searches against those body screening security machines, this morning, going to speak with john pistole, head of the tsa and ask him if this is the only way to keep the bad guys out of the sky. >>> first, breaking news out of new zealand this morning. more than two dozen coal miners trapped and no one knows if they're alive or dead. let's led to erica hill for the latest on that. good morning. >> good morning. we can tell you rescue efforts are getting under way in new zealand this morning for the 27 coal miners missing after a mine explosion. the mine is on new zealand's south island about 180 miles southwest of wellington, the country's largest coal mine, a tunnel running horizontally into the side of a mountain. the explosion occurred about a mile from the entrance.

i'm harry smith. >> i'm maggie rodriguez, welcome to "the early show." >> one story making a lot of headlines creating a lot of talk on both coasts is early tuesday morning a well known and well respected press agent coming home from a hollywood premiere is gunned down, gangland style in her mercedes in the middle of beverly hills. lots of speculation about it. very few clues. very few leads. former l.a. police chief bill bratton will join us live to talk about it. >> we begin with the amazing turnaround of general motors. beginning this morning wall street is once again buying and selling stock in america's biggest car company. a whole lot spaurl after a major government bailout and restructuring. cbs news business and economic correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange this morning. good morning. >> good morning. what. >> what a difference a year and a half makes. were you there for the initial bankruptcy hearings and 17 months later gm is traded publicly again, significant on so many fronts, reb kanchts a major milestone both for general motors as well as for the kun he

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning everybody. in a couple minutes we're going to get details on this explosion in mexico, it happened down below cancun, a number of tourists were killed. we're getting details what may be behind it. >> also ahead, the largest missing person search in oregon history continues as dive teams get involved now. looking for 8-year-old kyron horman. they searched the waters off an island. we'll tell you if they found clues. >> first it's a new era for president obama in washington today. congress is back in session with democrats still controlling both houses, but only for the next month. so the question is, will he be able to get anything done during this lame duck session? cbs correspondent nancy cordes joins us from capitol hill. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning. the first item is tax cuts, the bush era tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year. the president wants to extend some of them, the republicans want to extend all of them. but they are now signaling a willingnessing both sid

. >>> i'm harry smith. coming up, a race for history books. senator lisa murkowski looks to be the first candidate elected to the senate as write in since 1954. she will join us this morning. plus, new details emerge about prince william and kate's engagement. we speak to royal insider about wedding plans. >>> dave has one day left in no way home challenge. will he make it to new york in time. we will check in with him next on the early show. >>> 6:54. >> one more check of traffic and weather when 9 news now returns. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> weather first with howard bernstein. >> 6:58. clear and cold. clouds quickly increase. mostly cloudy today. upper 50s. start 30s and 40s. low 50s tomorrow, then sunnier. weekend is mixed, nice saturday around 60. chilly sunday, low 50s. right now, looking out, thanksgiving could be wet for commutes to grandma grandma's. >>> traffic tieups. outer loop accident between unive

. >> harry smith tells us what is coming up at the top of the hour. >> coming up, british officials sayannouncement will be made shortly regarding the location of william and kate's royal london. we have the latest. >>> the tsa is on the defensive as millions of americans prepare to fly on the busy travel week of the year. >>> results of dna tests will prove whether or not a jaw bone fragment is that of missing teen natalee holloway. we are live in aruba with the latest. all of that and more coming up. back to you. >>> thank you. our time is 6:54. >> we have one more check of traffic and weather when 9news now returns. stay with us. [trumpet playing "reveille" throughout] let's support the small business owners getting our economy booming with the first ever small business saturday. on november 27th, shop small. it's going to be huge. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence] it shattered his tissue with hurricane blows. no person or place was safe from the spray. but his mom had new puffs ultra soft & strong to save the day. with lotion-free pillows to cushion the force. puffs hold

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez.as pate trick swayze bravely battle the pancreatic cancer nearly two years. now his widow lisa is speaking out in an exclusive interview. we'll hear how she's doing and what she's doing to help honor her late husband. >>> and how many times have you heard us say, it looks like prince william and kate middleton are finally going to tie the knot? >> right. >> about 1 hundred million thousand trillion times. right? this morning, inside information about a pact, a secret pact, that prince william allege ddly made with kate. a royal insider. she's written a new book that is telling and we may finally, finally, have a definitive answer to that question we've been wondering about for so long. >> how about that? and erica hill has a check of the headlines. >> good morning to everyone at home. >>> this morning the stranded cruise ship "splendor" is beal towed home by two tugboats, not expected to reach port until tomorrow. they're on the move. a monday morning engine fire left "splendor" and th

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. in a couple minutes we'll get details on this explosion down in mexico. it happened in playa del car man belieu cancun, a number of canadian tourists were killed. what caused the explosion? we're getting details on what may behind it. >>> also ahead this morning, the largest missing person search in oregon history continues as dive teams get involved now looking for 8-year-old chyron hor mon, row disappeared almost six months ago now. they searched the waters off an island this morning hoping to find clues. we'll tell you if they did and expect to hear from the boy's father later today. >>> first, a new lear for president obama in warrant today. congress is back in session with democrats still controlling both houses but only for the next months. so, the question is, will he be able to get anything done during this lame duck session? cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cord des joins us from capitol hill. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, harry. the first item on

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez.two days left in more than 2,000 miles to go. >> he's smiling finally. yay! >> this story has had an amazing turn. dave is going to share it with us in just a couple minutes. and the difference is all about the coats. remember the coats? >> makes a big difference. >> you will find out more about that in a little bit. >> he found one and several apparently. >>> also ahead, how of do you prepare to become a princess? i'll never know, but kate middleton is on her way. for starters she visited westminster abbey yesterday, one of the possible locations for the wedding. we're going to take you live to london ahead this morning and get all the details on that visit and more on the royal wedding plans. >>> first, let's get a check of the news. erica hill is at the news desk. >> this morning general motors is back on wall street after successful initial public offering. gm stock was offered at $33 a share. a few minutes into today's trading it was close to $36 a share. the ipo is meant to raise

i'm harry smith. >> welcome to your weekend, everyone. i'm maggie rodriguez. this morning, the president arrived? japan, the fourth stop in his ten-day, four-country tour of asia. preleft seoul, south korea, the g-20, the meeting of the world's economic powers with no major breakthroughs although the president insists they did lay out an agenda. we will give awful recap ahead this friday morning. >>> first, though, this morning a string of investigations already under way into the fire that crippled the carnival cruise ship monday. 4500 passengers from the carnival "splendor" are now back on dry land, eager to tell their tales of a nightmare voyage. we will speak with one family exclusively in just a moment. they're here with us in the studio. but first, cbs news correspondent john blackstone is in san diego with the very latest. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. later today, the carnival "splendor" is due to be moved from the cruise dock here over to a dry dock for inspection. while investigators try to look for a cause, the passengers are

i'm harry smith. >> good morning, everyone, hope you are having a good morning i'm maggie rodriguez. >> president obama still on the road from india to jakarta, indonesia, now in seoul, south korea. big g-20 meeting, big economies of the world, some not so thrilled with moofts of the fed last week buying back a lot of u.s. debt. we'll have more on that in a bit. >> but we begin in wednesday morning with this, it was to be a week of fun and great food. instead their cruise ship broke down. now the more than 3,000 passengers on that carnival cruise ship are towed back to port and eating emergency rations like spam and pop-tarts and that's not the worst of it. priya david-clemens is here with the latest on when they might be back on land. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, passengers are now three days into what should have been a seven-day vacation cruise. instead, they've been adrift at sea with hardly any power or basic amenities. this morning, they are being tugged back to shore here in san diego but officials say no one should get excited yet. it will still be s

i'm maggie rodriguez along with harry smith.today when she shows off her engagement ring. all the news with erica hill at newsdesk. >> good morning. in the studio, upcoming wedding, called the wedding of the decade. for some, the wedding the century. prince william and kate middleton are engaged to be married. joining us from bummickingham palace. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the whole country is abuzz. a well-kept secret. he learned this morning that prince william popped the question in ken some time ago. the couple's been sitting on the news. this morning it broke and it's all anybody's been talking about. just a few minutes ago we heard david cameron, the british prime minister's reaction. >> i said to prince william a few moments ago, and passed on my congratulations, and also welcomed the fact he returned safely from afghanistan. he was obviously extremely excited about the news and thrilled about what lies in store, and i just said that obviously the government stood ready to do anything we could to help make

i'm just walking in a restaurant with harry smith to meet bobby flay. >> reporter: there you go. >> whye nerve house. >> reporter: giving michael a chance of a lifetime to cook with bobby himself. >> i'm bobby flay. nice to meet you. come into the kitchen, man. >> reporter: for a room full of paying customers. >> anybody that wants to work for free in my kitchen is allowed to work. >> reporter: within minute his was dressed. >> salt and pepper. >> and getting key pointers. >> both sides always. that's the most common thing i say, did you season salt and pepper on both sides? >> reporter: some aspects of the job were difficult. >> stop. >> reporter: michael excelled at others. >> next thing you're going to do here? >> not turn it yet. >> you are the man. >> reporter: soon, he had all three fish dishes on the menu mastered. well, almost. >> presentation's off, harry. >> reporter: bobby put him at the seafood station, inspite of his amateur stat us. >> free fresh fish, salmon, snapper, tuna. >> reporter: orders started rushing in. >> come on, michael, don't fail me now. >> we're rolling no

. >>> harry smith has what is coming up at the top of the hour. >> coming up a crippled carnival cruiseshipto shore as passengers share their stories of the nightmare on board. we will speak exclusively with one family that's really glad to be back on dry land. academy-award winning denzel washington will join us in the studio with a look at his new film, unstoppable. >>> good morning, anchorage, dave price is joining us live from alaska where thanks to your votes he will be starting his one week journey back to new york. >>> a no way home volume ii. it is coming up. mike, and i can't recollect back to you. >> that will be a real challenge from anchorage. >>> one more check of weather and traffic when 9 news now returns. ♪ [ female announcer ] there's a way to get your groceries when you want them, all without leaving your home. it's called safeway home delivery. visit safeway.com today and you'll save $15 on your first order and get free home delivery. just type in the promo code fresh. it's everything you need. so you have more time to do what you want. order today. with $15 off and free

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. we want to go straight to cbs news correspondent mark phillips outside buckingham palace with the very latest. good morning, mark. >> reporter: good morning, harry. well, the drip, drip of information about this wedding has become a deluge now. it will take place as you say on the 29th of april, which is a friday here. hasn't been announced if it's a public holiday but the betting is it probably will be. the couple who are taking charge, they say, of the arrangements for this wedding are hoping that it's celebrated right across the country in street parties and the like and takes place as you said in westminster, a bold choice for the couple. everyone's vivid memories of westminster abbey of the funeral service, the very one for william's mother, princess diana. he's embraced the memory through the planning for this wedding, of course. he gave kate his mother's engagement ring and now the wedding will take place in this abbey which is at the very center of english historic role life an

." >> harry smith joins us now from new york. harry, good morning.id you watch that fabulous game? >> i did indeed. cliff lee the great pitcher for the rangers singlehandedly dismantled the yankees and what was so impressive was that the -- your san francisco giants dismantled cliff lee. >> tim lincecum was incredible last night. >> phenomenal! he gives up a home run, then he comes back, gives up a walk and they are like oh, boy, here we go, and he retires the side. i'm paying attention to, i'm watching that game. it was really fun to see and very, very happy for everybody in the bay area. >>> along with all the celebration, there are some duties to be done for folks to get out and exercise their franchise, get out there and do that voting thing. boy, you know, all the polls say they know what's going to happen. but as i was just listening to your political discussion, don't print the headlines in the insurance before the votes are actually counted. and we'll have coverage in anticipation of this big election day. also, believe it or not, the sales h

. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. >> it's been six weeks since rutgers freshman tyler clementi committed suicide after two classmates posted videos of him. this gained so much interest and for the first time we're hearing from the two suspects, the two accused of spying on him who have until now kept quiet. we're hearing their version of the story and we'll bring it to you. >> let's get to the news then this morning. it is now less than 24 hours before polls open for the crucial midterm elections. first lady michelle obama is out campaigning today, hoping the democrats can hold off what some are predicting could be a huge win for republicans. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the details. >> reporter: good morning. 24 hours and what many predict to be a huge republican blow-out. there is a new pew poll out which shows that republican voters remain far more enthusiastic than democrats. the president spent his last two days on the campaign trail trying to ignite a fire under democra

i'm harry smith. >> i'm maggie rodriguez. >> your polls just opening or have been open for a day on the day the republicans are hoping will be their days and democrats hoping won't be as predicted. >> people around the country just thankful aft political ads will stop. >> finally. >>> after months of campaigning, countless political ads and aest maited spending of $4 billion, it's now up to the voters. at stake today, all 435 seats in the house of representatives, 37 seats in the senate and 37 governmentships. the control of congress will come down to two key numbers. ten and 39. for a majority in the senate, republicans need to pick up ten additional seats. in the house, the magic number is 39. we kick off our election coverage with cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes. nancy, good morning. >> good morning, harry. republicans are growing very confident they'll be able to win control of the hus of representatives. in fact, they think they'll gain far more than the 39 seats they need. perhaps even 50 or 60 seats. >> if we're lucky enough to be in the majority, i'm lucky enou

. >> harry smith tells us what is coming up at the top oh the hour. >> and royal engagement, prince william kate middleton finally announce their wedding plans. plus, why new airport security inspections are causeing so much outrage and how it will affect your thanksgiving travel. >>> and where in the world is dave price? we last saw him at a truck stop in washington, and. fran: out how far he has made it or not. that is his journey -- as his journey back to normal continues coming up. back to you. >> thank you, harry. our time now is 6:54. >> one more check of weather and traffic when 9 news continues. keep it here! switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> it is 6:58. we have some rain out there. it is going to be light to moderate at times, and around 60, but that will be a late afternoon high. cooler wednesday and thursday and then nice by saturday. we're back in the low 60s. we'll be live with you through the entire early show. >> and right now, areas to avoid. this is

harry smith is joining us now from new york. good morning. >> juliette, how are you? >> great.re you? >> well, you know, i'm feeling good because i'm not going shopping today. [ laughter ] >> but... you have been showing the pictures -- i mean, all over the country, there are certain malls and big box stores where people are just lining up. they have to get what they got to get. and if you are sitting there saying, should i, shouldn't i? here's what we are going to provide for you this morning. we are going to give you some black friday shopping strategies so you can get out there and get what's due you and not, you know, get jostled around too too much. also get you the latest on the three boys drifting for 50 days in the south pacific. what an incredible story of survival the latest on that. and best recipes for thanksgiving leftovers. no kidding about this one. really good. and in the studio this morning, the rockettes! that's right. the best way to work off that extra piece of pumpkin pie is right there. you do that high kick thing for about 30 minutes? you know, yeah. >> w

." >> harry smith joins from us new york. good morning. >> good morning. busy around here.love this diversion of the british royal wedding and we finally have an announcement today of where it's going to be and when it's going to be. so we will check in with a bevy of royal watchers who will give us some of the inside skinny on what this is all about. also coming up, this morning tsa on the defensive a bit this week as this is the busiest flying week of the year. we have the full bodied scanners, the opt-out, the patdown. lots to talk about in that regard. and result of dna tests are expected today that will prove one way or the other whether or not a jawbone fragment found on the beach in aruba is that of missing teen natalee holloway. live in aruba for that. we'll also have a chat with a close family friend. so we are busy around here this morning. and i'm digging on the wedding. you know, i shouldn't. but it's -- >> come on. >> it's great. >> it's such a beautiful made for television spectacle. do you have your plane reservations? >> no, but dave booked his flight alread

i'm harry smith. maggie and dave are in times square.nddaughter of etiquette legend emily post is here with some timeless thanksgiving advice. lizzie post is going to help us deal with six different scenarios that you might end up having to confront at some point during the day today. and we will help you through it. >>> also, erica hill asked a class of third graders what they're most thankful for on this holiday. and their answers are both hilarious and heartwarming, and we'll get to that in a couple of minutes, as well. >>> first, though, erica is at the news desk with the check of the headlines. >> happygiving again. last-minute travelers heading out to the celebrations this morning but if you find yourself in the dakotas, you could be getting to dinner late. the storm that already punished the north is causing trouble in the northern plains. we are watching holiday travel in chicago this morning. good morning. happy thanksgiving. >> same to you. woe to those americans who thought driving to grandma's or wherever is easier flying bec

welcome back to "the early show" i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. with friends and family, have a big meal. that can be really stressful for millions of people who have food allergies. holly robinson peete knows that all too well. she has four children, all of whom have food allergies. >> wow! >> she has allergies herself. this morning, she is here, taking a break from "the talk" to join us on "the early show" with important advice to make sure you spend the holiday at the table instead of the emergency room. >> also, weaver been able to see dave in his car coming into manhattan this morning. and you're looking at him live this very moment. look at that, a look of relief on his face as he is about to cross the finish line in his "no way home" journey which began a week ago this alaska. what a journey it's been, the stories to tell, we can't wait to see dave here in just a couple minutes. >> first, let's check the news once again with erica hill, standing by at the news desk. good morning, erica. >> good morning again. good morning to everyone at hom

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. >> can i show my favorite sign? >> you. >> you. what kind of coach? >> but we personally like maggie. lots of love. whoa! too much love. nice to meet you. >> that's why we have a fence here. >> bad idea. >> very good. a whirlwind week for jessica simpson who just got engaged to a former football player, eric johnson. her new cd comes out today. she is here exclusively with us this morning. she's going to talk about her upcoming wedding. she's got a couple of christmas songs she's going to sing. it's all very exciting. that's coming up in our next half hour. >> she sounded great in the h s e rehearsals. >>> can you pig out on thanksgiving without looking -- without depriving yourself, another installment of the best versus the worse. a contest to see if we can tell which is better coming up in a moment. >>> also coming up, used to be in the old days we used to turn our tires over. especially in the northeast and midwest. now all-season tires. tlooz confusion. is it helpful to change? susan koeppen with all the inform