well anyway, jarvis goes to war.he fights and battles all the way from new jersey down to georgia and florida. he kills americans and writes about it. well, when the war ends, he's been in the tory regimen and seen plenty of battle for seven years. he comes back to denver, connecticut, where he is green loyalists uniform. the loyalists frequently when i get outfitted for whatever recruited them working uniforms to distinguish themselves from the redcoats. so he walks into dan barry and he expects he's going to marry a millionaire. and then they will settle down again very. when you read that, you say this is that going to happen. they decide what they're going to do is have a relative who was in anglican clergymen know how the clergymen are them and the local anglican church. what stephen doesn't know so that anglicans churches were closed during the revolution because the anglicans started their services by praying for the king. if you're paying for the king you're in trouble and you could wind up in jail or in the

well, anyway, jarvis goes to war. he fights in battles all the way from new jersey down to georgia and florida. he kills american and writes about it. well, he -- when the war ends, he's been in a torrey regiment and had seen plenty of battle for seven years. he comes back to danbury, connecticut, wearing his green loyalist uniform. the loyalists frequently when they get outfitted by whoever recruited them wore green uniform to distinguish themselves from the redcoats. so he walks into danbury, and he expects he's going to marry amelia. and then they'll settle down in danbury. and when you read that journal, you say, wait a minute, steven, this isn't going to happen. they decide what they're going to do is have a relative who's an anglican clergyman, that he will have the clergyman marry them in the local anglican church. what steven doesn't know is all the anglican chumps were closed during the -- churches were closed during the revolution because all the services started by praying for the king. if you're praying fo

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i'm rebecca jarvis.> coming up a texas man claims his cell phone exploded in his ear. you know it can definitely happen. coming up we'll tell you why it happens and how to make sure it doesn't happen you to. >> absolutely. you wouldn't want that to happen to you. also sex and aging j.b.'s favorite topic. 34-year-old reese witherspoon says she's never felt sex your. can the confidence of age make you feel that way? we have tips to help you feel sexy no matter how old you may be. first the latest on the murder of hollywood publicist ronni chasen. police play it close to the vest as a possible lead comes to a surprising and abrupt end. cbs news correspondent ben tracy has the story from los angeles. >> reporter: ever since ronni chasen was mysteriously gunned down two and a half weeks ago, the beverly hills cops have said next to nothing about their most high-profile murder investigation. >> if there's one thing we've seen in the last two weeks, they knew a lot more than they were letting on. >> reporter: t

you just have to know how to ask and who better to tell us than rebecca jarvis in a bit? her long battle with cancer is coming to an end. she may have just weeks to live. she is at her home this morning in north carolina surrounded by friends and family. cbs news correspondent nancy cordes joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, friends of the edwards family say that the condition deteriorates and nothing more that the doctors can do. they're saying the final farewells to loved ones elizabeth edwards is now at home resting with her family including her estranged husband john after being told by doctors that further treatment of the cancer would be unproductive. the 61-year-old edwards posted a message on facebook signaling her six-year battle against cancer may be ending. the days of our lives for all of us are numbered she wrote. the days i do have made all the more meaningful and precious. as political spouses go, edwards broke the mold. >> they so much. she is a lawyer with a length think resume and raised four children. grown daughter k

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i'm rebecca jarvis. >>> there's a holiday terror scare. the latest on that in a minute. >>> as you know out west, the first day of winter bringing brutal weather from the west coast to the middle of the country. monster storms brought a foot of rain to southern california and in the midwest they're being battered by blizzard conditions. we have live coverage of the snows in colorado and rain in california. let's begin with ben tracy in flintridge, california. ben, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, russ. still raining here in southern california and the folks in this neighborhood are understandably on edge. you can see behind me here, made a channel with the fence and sandbags with major hillsides back here and the fear is mud slides. hoping this will send that mud out into the street and keep it away from the homes because despite the rain we have already had, a whole lot more is headed our way. this is definitely not the image of sunny california. >> the water is up past my knees. >> reporter: for five days now, the rain jus

. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. good morning. >> the domino affect of the monster blizzard causing travel nightmares around the country. cbs news correspondent michelle miller at new york's laguardia airport and has all the details. my snell. >> reporter: good morning, harry. the flight backlog continues and airline operations are back the norm and the industry hopes to improve on tuesday's performance with more than 500 flight cancelations across the new york metro area. for every plane that took off, two more never made it off the ground. the blizzard may have ended two days ago but the ripple effects of this storm are still stranding passengers turning airports into makeshift hotels. nearly 10,000 flights have been canceled since sunday. >> we have to go to allentown, pennsylvania. as close as we can get and then drive from there to new york city. >> reporter: all three new york airports reopened but the nightmares don't end when you land. passengers waited roughly 12 hours on the tarmac before being allowed off

i'm russ mitchell along with rebecca jarvis.ing up, during the winter there are obvious health hazards like snow shoveling or even taking down your christmas decorations. but did you know that getting kissed on new year's can be a health hazard. especially if it's not your significant other. dr. jennifer ashton will explain that and tell you how to avoid the holiday pitfalls. >> although he's one of the most successful composers of the 20th century, the legendary paul mccartney talks candidly about his life before, during and after the beatles, and what it means to be one of this year's kennedy center honorees. he'll be here with an exclusive "early" show interview. >> now to the mysterious death of the girlfriend of august bush iv, the heir to his family's beer fortune. police say when adrienne martin died there, there were no signs of illness or trauma, but results of a toxicology test will not be known for at least another month. cbs news correspondent bill whitaker has the very latest. >> reporter: august bush iv has remaine

i'm rebecca jarvis. we have a wonderful program coming up.rgot a gift for a loved one today, don't worry. we've got christmas tricks that will get you out of a jam and avert potential disasters, plus holiday table etiquette. who sits where? how do you deal with a guest who's had maybe too much christmas cheer? our manners expert has all the answers for you, but first we head to russ with relief for the techno-challenged. >> thank you very much. if you found high-tech toys like a camera or perhaps flat-screen tv this morning, first of all congratulations but you probably realize by now someone has to set them up and that someone is more than likely you. that usually means hdmi cables, memory cards, power strips and lots of confusion. not today, we have great trouble-shooting tips to help you sort it all out. good morning. >> good morning. >> great to see you. you read the owner's manual first. >> yes. >> if you don't find what you are looking for, anywhere you can go? >> owner's manuals can be painful at times like reading an ikea manual, it i

touchdown for jarvis williams. and tom o'brien.3-17. >>> college basketball stamford connecticut women. top ranked uconn tonight won the 90th straight game. connecticut is going to meet on thursday. >>> johnny got the same expression whether he's winning or losing. half court shot aaron bright. oh! didn't count though. after the buzzer. jeremy greene. how about three straight three pointers for him until he had 15 points. stanford wins final of 60-44. cal 74-56. mike montgomery's win. >>> but he's playing in the d league now for the reno big horns. still a fan favorite. to work on his basketball chops. >> have a good night. join the jaguar platinum celebration ! come celebrate exciting cars that are stunning to look at, exhilarating to drive and worry free to own. celebrate this holiday season with the gift of platinum. jaguar platinum coverage: five years or 50,000 miles of complimentary scheduled maintenance, and no cost replacement of wear and tear items. visit your bay area

touchdown for jarvis williams. and tom o'brien. nc state wins 23-17. >>> college basketball stamford connecticut women. top ranked uconn tonight won the 90th straight game. connecticut is going to meet on thursday. >>> johnny got the same expression whether he's winning or losing. half court shot aaron bright. oh! didn't count though. after the buzzer. jeremy greene. how about three straight three pointers for him until he had 15 points. stanford wins final of 60-44. cal 74-56. mike montgomery's win. >>> but he's playing in the d league now for the reno big horns. still a fan favorite.

are we lucky. >> hello, welcome to "the early show," i'm rebecca jarvis, very lucky rebecca jarvis. > >> to be here and with them. >> you are too kind. welcome back once again we'll talk about miley's big mistake, is her career going up in smoke after the latest episode of these teens getting themselves in reallyple carious situations. >> wave heard this so many times before the story from britney spears for lindsay lohan. we'll talk about that. also getting a holiday gift is tricky enough as it is then you have the particularly tricky people to find it for from your father-in-law, maybe or your boss. liquor can work as a gift but what kind. we have ray isle along to show us what's what. by the way look at. >> that look at that, illuminate your vodka. >> well explain what medea vodka is all about and who that type of gift would be for. i'm guessing someone like you, chris. >> i was going to say if you are still searching, i'll take one of thoels. for this morning's headlines let's turn it over to betty nguyen. >> good morning. winter is still more than a week away. but, it is getting

i'm russ mitchell along with rebecca jarvis.t what it marines to be one of this year's kennedy honorees and share the stage with one of her idols, paul mccartney. >> and you might want to take a close look at your discover statement. the credit card giant is accused of misleading customers costing them big money. our correspondent susan koeppen will show you how to fight those fees, because they show up on your bill. you've got to find them and fight them. >> coming up in a few minutes. >>> first, lindsay lohan may be in trouble again. the actress is accused of assaulting a worker at the betty ford rehab center. speaking exclusively to her father michael lohan in a moment. >>> first, cbs news national correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: during her stint in the betty ford center lindsay lohan has been mostly out of the public eye except for the paparazzi's telephoto lenses. all that changed after an alleged incident with a staffer that placed the 24-year-old actress under investigation. dawn called police to report a physi

. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. people are going away this week, traveling that 92 million people overall traveling but there you see chicago o'hare international airport where 2 million people are expected to be going through that airport today. can be a hectic time for people traveling. we'll get you live updates from o'hare to know what you need to know. >> at o'hare this morning, probably think 92 million people there. >> going through security with you. >>> first, hawaii with breaking news. a security scare for the secret service agents protecting president obama and his family on their christmas vacation. one point, they had to draw their weapons cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is in waikiki beach, honolulu, with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: there were some tense moments for officers near the president's vacation home but no time was the president in any danger. these dramatic images show a law enforcement agent reportedly secret service targeting a man in a silver pickup tr

gentleman jarvis james punches it in just like that. we're tied at 35-35. going into overtime.the first game losing streak in 2002. >>> how about the nfc south matchup. michael jake and the falcons win their sixth straight. longest streak since 1998. that's 84 espn news update. for everything else, check out the highlight express until 3:00 p.m. even on espn news. back to you in new york. >>> well, now, to a college mascot behaving badly. >> university of cincinnati's bearcat mascot was arrested for disorderly 60 when he urged students to throw snowballs during a game against pittsburgh on saturday. >> after pushing a security guard to the ground, the heads bearcat was led away in handcuffs and a backup mascot was called in at halftime. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today, including oprah's latest book club pick. a best-seller for more than a century. went to summer camp with my uncle's friend's accountant. we're practically family. jason? who? my mom's brother's accountant. yeah. that guy is a maniac. okay. i love jason. isn't he a riot? chili's $20 dinner

cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis joins us with the details 0 of that report and less good news i should say than what was expected. >> yes. definitely less. a huge disappointment. wall street anticipating a big boost in the number of jobs created. we didn't get that in the month of november. the economy created 39,000 jobs and unemployment rate ticked higher to 9.8%, the highest level since april. >> they were initially predicting to go up but only to 9.7%. that is big psychologically. >> it is because it puts us closer to being above 10% and economists have come out since this report came out this morning and are saying likelihood has increased to see an unemployment rate sometime in the near future above 10%. we don't want to see that. >> last thing to see. we should focus on far less than what was anticipated and still 39,000 jobs created. where did that happen? >> the majority of jobs we saw in professional and temporary business services, so the types of service positions where you interwakt people and also temporary work on top of that health care saw s

. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. out of italy, two explosions have taken place at the embassies in rome of both the swiss embassy and the chilean embassy. >> protests of late in rome. we'll have the latest at the news december income a few moments. >>> first, the latest from a water-logged california where five days of massive storms have left behind a muddy mess and the danger is far from over. cbs news correspondent bill whit taker is in la canada flintridge, california, just outside of los angeles with the latest. good morning, bill. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. after having been soaked by a week of non-stop rain, it seemed california might dodge a bullet but the last pounding by torrential rain proved to be too much. the results in a word, devastating. this is what southern californians feared most, a torrent of water, a sea of mud. this entire neighborhood east of los angeles buried. karen hernandez had no way out twept through the second story wind window. >> the water rose so fast and the boulders comin

cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with some important warnings.arry. >> how are people being scammed sflimplts are gold companies out there who hover to buy gold from consumers, knowingly ripping off consumers. they are knowing offering consumers pennies on the dollar for the value of their gold. and in many cases, they are companies where we've seen them a lot on television so people get the feeling just because they've seen them on air they are reputable. the reality is, a lot of companies are just taking gold from people and not paying them full value it for. >> a fraction of the money they could be getting. >> a tiny fraction. >> right. is now a good time to sell gold if you have jewelry sitting around and need cash. >> gold, is as far as where it trades here at the new york mercantile exchange in new york at all-time highs near $1400 an ounce for. those who need some cash, if they have gold items sitting around the home it is not a huge mistake to sell them. >> so, if you have old jewelry, how do you determine as you are sort of looking in th

rebecca jarvis will be reporting our cover story. >> reporter: they're getting half off. she's getting more than half off. millions of people every day are getting coupons online for all kinds of things. >> it could be a restaurant. it could be theater. it could be a sporting event. it could be a spa. >> reporter: we'll show you the hottest trend in retail marketing. by the way, that guy? he's the guy who just turned down $6 billion from google. ahead on sunday morning. >> osgood: 'tis the season. this time there are new gifts to give. and with reason and rhyme david pogue will be here with examples, in fact. seems everyone wants to get into the act. ♪ >> reporter: the week before christmas and all through the land, the business of shopping for gifts is at hand. the kids want technology, ipads and such. we want good gaj hes that don't cost too much. advice is forth coming, a round of applause for an annual visit from him, techno- claus. take heart all ye shoppers so stressed and forlorn for he'll be later on this sunday more than. >> osgood: dick van dyke is the beloved e

i'm rebecca jarvis. hey, harry. >> good morning. we'll take another look at this case in panama city, this stunning video that we all watched yesterday. more details are beginning to emerge about what exactly transpired and who was the man with the gun. so, we'll have that in just a minute. >> a lot of miracles there, harry. we'll begin with the deep freeze that is blanketing the east now creating travel chaos across the south, where at least five people died in traffic-related accidents and a new storm system is making conditions even worse. cbs news correspondent don teague is in raleigh, north carolina with the latest. good morning, don. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca, snow, sleet, freezing rain causing problems all across the mid-atlantic and southeast this morning. here in north carolina, hundreds of schools are closed, as winter arrives here in full force. a frigid wintry mess across the southeast and mid-atlantic, as snow, sleet, and freezing rain threatens cities from kentucky to the carolinas, even georgia, and alabama.

. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. >> you will have the opportunity to meet mike jones this morning, the hero security officer who saved the lives of his colleagues in this dramatic shootout there in panama city, earlier this week. there is such an interesting backstory with jones. jones is the guy who's known down there as the salvage santa. he has, for years, been rehabilitating bikes and making sure poor kids in the community get toys at christmastime. this guy is a hoe row in a lot of different ways. >> he absolutely is. >> we'll meet him in minutes. >> president obama and republican leaders got what they wanted. oonz cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, nancy. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. house democrats bitterly opposed this bill when the white house first worked it out with republicans but late last night enough of them eats got over that opposition or swallowed it knowing most likely the alternative was to see taxes go up for everyone. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: after three and a half hours of debate in a crowded

i'm harry smith along with rebekah jarvis.ice you don't have any gloves on. >> yes. >> do you mind just putting your hand out just like that? >> if i must, if i must. >> someone here just got engaged. and i thought that the most amazing thing is we chatted about this this morning. >> yes. >> you kept telling me you're the lucky girl. >> i am the lucky girl. matthew pierce hanson is out there, wonderful man. proposed to me in chicago where me first met. i am the lucky girl. incredible. >> he's going to be a very lucky guy. >> i'm glad you think so. >>> coming up, a new government warning about dietary supplements. some of them containing illegal ingredients that can have dangerous side effects. we're going to tell you which ones you need to watch out for. >> also, if you haven't noticed, christmas is just a little over one week away. if you still need a tree, you may neat help. in the the last-minute rush it's very easy to pay too much. so we have some very good advice so you can find the right tree at a very fair price no matt

cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is out the stock exchange this morning.morning to you. little bit of energy yesterday. what prompted the rise? >> good morning, jeff. what prompted the rise, the main driver is better employment statistics. small businesses added the most jobs in thkqñ month of october that they have added in three years and that's very significant because, of course, small business is a huge driver of our economy here at home. also, so is manufacturing. which was up in the month of november. that was a positive boost. as is the fact that in europe where europe is dealing with some very significant debt problems, in countries like portugal, spain, greece, as well as italy, it looks like they're coming closer to a solution that people can be happy with. >> i know retailers watching results of cyber monday. were they happy with them? >> they have to be because what we have seen is sales topping $1 billion. americans spent 16% more this cyber monday, did last year and that's positive news for retailers. >> rebecca jarvis at the stock exchange,

jeff glor along with rebecca jarvis.ng. good stuff going on this morning. you remember marilu henner from "taxi" the tv show? >> absolutely. >> marilu henner remembers just about everything. live in our studio. >> incredible. >> if you've got a chance to catch the "60 minutes" piece last night, you were in for a treat. autobiographical memory is, you can give these people any day in their live, november 11, 1977, they'll tell you what happened that day, what was going on, what they were doing what mood they were in. absolutely extraordinary. you're going to talk to her? >>s remarkable what it can do fr solving alzheimer issues. can't wait it talk to her. >> i said i'm self-conscious about talking to you because i know you'll remember this federal reserve perp say the wrong thing. >> we'll quiz her on those memories and speaking with a brand new millionaire. jud birza. many of you know him as fabio. the youngest winner of "survivor." he turned 21 this year, happens to be the program's 21st season. the runner-up is with us

i'm harry smith along with rebecca jarvis. be honest.> we do like free. >> this morning we'll show you holiday gifts that you can have for nothing. i know that sounds impossible. >> yeah. >> some require a little bit of an explanation. >> hmm. >> and we'll do that for you, and show you thousahow to get f stuff in a little bit. >> no such thing as a free lunch, i keep thinking. looking forward to that one. >> you are the financial expert. you would say that. we'll try and explain as best we can. >> absolutely. >>> also coming up, doctors have known early detection of breast cancer using mammograms leads to the very best treatment results. so why do only half of women over 40 get mammograms? we'll look at a new study many are calling vi disturbing and get advice that could save many, many live, harry. >> that's coming up, too. >>> first, back inside. jeff glor is at the newsdesk. >> good morning to you and good morning to you at home once again. >>> british officials launched a criminal investigation now into a major security breach involv

." >> rebecca jarvis joins us from new york. good morning to you, rebecca. >> good morning.ays like bring it back to the economy right here on "the early show. but coming up on today's show we have controversial tea party candidate christine o'donnell in hot water as federal prosecutors investigate allegations she spent campaign money to pay her own living expenses. she will tell us her side of the story this morning. plus, a new development in the michael jackson manslaughter case. his doctor conrad murray is prepared to argue that the king of pop killed himself with an overdose. and this is a story that caught everyone's attention yesterday. everyone has been buzzing about it. meet rebel on your screen. he is one sad little puppy. he stuck his head in a hole couldn't get out. we are going to have the pooch and the man who did rescue him. it was a happy ending. they are here exclusively coming up on "the early show." elizabeth and grace, i can't find an economic connection for that story? but it's a good story. >> you win with the cuteness factor with the dog. >> reporter:

here to separate fact from fiction cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis.d morning. >> morning, harry. >> i'll start with ceiling fans. people use those, they can reverse directions and everything else. sometimes they are helpful in the sometime, sometimes they're helpful in the wintertime. do they save you money? >> they don't necessarily save you money, harry, because rather than cooling off the room, they are actually cooling off the people in the room. so, a lot of people think if they run the fan in the room and are not in the room it is cooling down the house in general. that's really not the case in the summertime. instead, actually running the air conditioning can be a better mode of cooling off the house in general because you're actually attacking the problem head on. also, in the wintertime, we've been told that, you know, running it counter clockwise is going to heat up the room pushing the heat down, that's not really the case and it'll save but $35 a year just to turn it off. >> the national ceiling fan association, i'm sure, will be calling u

welcome back to "the early show" i'm rebecca jarvis. >> i'm russ mitchell.ers here? >> well, in case you missed it, you know, on tuesday -- no, it was thursday, i told harry smith so we just informed the people out here i'm engaged, it's very exciting. [ cheering ] >> yes. hearts are breaking all over america. >> ahh, that's really sweet. matthew pierce hanson, the man i am engaged to is a wonderful man, i'm a really lucky girl. >> he's a lucky guy. >> let me tell you something russ, the viewers are very lucky today we have fantastic things coming up on our show. >> oh, my gosh, you went to segue school, young lady. >> their last two hits sold five million copies combined now rebecca's favorite group, the plain white t's. >> ul you alove it. >> and rustic meets refined. chef george mendes preparing roasted chicken breast with lemon, thyme and mushrooms. >> he is milg. >> he is because he loves to cook for us and for you. it's all coming up but first we'll head to lonnie for a final check of the weather. >> wait a minute. you got to be kidding me. i'm just he