the very formally excited michelle miller is here and michelle, if there's one word people are using to describe her gown, it's "wow." >> reporter: "wow" is right. it was the most closely guarded secret of the wedding. what would kate middleton's dress look like? the answer came this morning. when she stepped out of the car, the bride looked regal-- every inch the princess she was about to become. >> the dress was spectacular. >> reporter: for months fashion editors like paula reed played a guessing game, not just about the dress, but who would design it. sara burton of alexander mcqueen won the commission, and the dress' long lace sleeves and simple lines carried echoes of an earlier commoner who married royalty. >> in a way it reminded me of grace kelly's dress. it's a classic wedding dress and i really think your wedding dress is the last place you want to make a fashion statement, because you don't want to be laughing at your pictures 20 years down the line. >> reporter: a very different design from the elaborate dress william's mother-- lady diana spencer-- wore 30 years ago. th

michelle miller has more. >> it's not a big deal for buckingham palace. >> not for sir malcolm ross, lieutenant colonel who began working for the royal family in 1987. now a consultant, he planned three royal weddings. he also planned princess diana's funeral and the queen's golden jubilation. >> are you glad you have a military background? >> yes, it's useful. >> an army of thousands has been planning every detail. the timetable for the morning of the wedding is set to the minute. at 10:10:00 a.m., william and harry leave, at 10:48, prince charles and camilla depart. all timed to make sure the bride gets to the church on time, precisely at 11:00 a.m. afterwards, prince william and his life will lead a procession of coaches carrying the royal family, just as his parents did, enormous crowds are expected along the routes. most of the guests will take buses to the side entrance of the palace where the reception in the magnificent state room is designed to make sure the hostess, the queen, is pleased with the result, all according to lady elizabeth anson, who's organizing it. >> she car

for michelle miller, cbs news, london. >>> i know somebody who is gonna get up at 1:00 in the morning to watch all that. >> why are you looking at me like that? i won't be getting up, i just won't be going to bed. that's the way it works. today around the bay area we had high temperatures anywhere from 60 in san francisco which is about 5 degrees below normal to 70 degrees in santa rosa and in morgan hill. there are the clouds right there. do you see them? they are trying to move out of here. tonight overnight we'll call it partly cloudy into the 40s and into the 50s, so we did have an area of low pressure. it did produce some light rain showers today and now in its weak we'll have temperatures in the 40s and 50s for your morning commute. go ahead and stash the umbrella for the first time since march 29th, we'll have at least 7, perhaps as much as 9 days in a row with no rain. high pressure is building in very quickly with the passage of that front. as it builds in it is gonna dry out the atmosphere and the temperatures will respond. 57 in citizen son beach to 70 in santa rosa, 60s sa

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michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> couric: now, did you ever take a close look at lady liberty'sr? an eagle-eyed stamp collector did and that's how he new the lady on the new forever stamp is an imposter. different hair, different eyes, too, than the lady who graces new york harbor. it turns out the stamp was drawn from a photo of a statue of liberty replica at a casino in las vegas where lady liberty competes for attention with lady luck. there is only one bill geist. today the cbs news correspondent got his very own star on the hollywood walk of fame. there to congratulate him was a previous honoree, lassie. how bill was chose on the receive that star is quite a tale, and he'll tell it this weekend on "sunday morning." morning." 0 ways to enjoy pring. ♪ ♪ and they're the same price as the leading bag chips. 100 crisps... 100 ways. ♪ everything pops with pringles. ♪ you can turn ordinary chicken into luscious, delicious, and scrumptious. with recipes from campbellskitchen.com, and campbell's cream of chicken soup. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ discover customersl

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as michelle miller reports, it's believed to be the same camp where massachusetts senator scott brown says he was abused as a child. >> reporter: police were called to camp good news after the report of a gunshot. there they found the body of 43-year-old charles devita, a longtime employee of good news. devita was under investigation for allegedly abusing a 10-year-old boy at the camp 26 years ago. >> i know you want to ask some questions. >> reporter: camp good news made headlines when massachusetts senator scott brown revealed to "60 minutes" that he'd been sexually abused a cape cod camp when he was 10 years old. another man came forward to cbs news saying, he was molested at the camp. he spoke through his attorney. what does your client want to happen? >> my client wants the perpetrator to be prosecuted criminally. he wants to be able to heal to a certain degree. and he wants to protect children in the future. >> reporter: brown hurried past cameras, but his office later issued a statement saying brown, quote, has never met the employee who killed himself. but on a boston radio sh

michelle miller, cbs news, london. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news," i'm katie couric. london tomorrow for our coverage of the royal wedding; and on friday, the big day, will be on the air at 4:00 a.m. eastern time. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh ac [ music ] >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. [ music ] >>> it has come to this. short on money and options. the bay area city that may dissolve the fire department and go private. >> it is almost like you just want to stay home, you know. it's terrible. >>> another burst of violence in oakland. why the scene of the latest shooting has residents feeling like no neighborhood is safe. >>> and read this, the end is near. read another one, not so much. how judgment day reportedly set for next month became a billboard battle above the streets of the bay area. good evening i'm dana king. >> i'm allen martin. >>> think about it, your fire department run by a private company 3,000 miles away. tonight a city on the peninsula may decide tha

michelle miller has that part of the story. >> reporter: the crowds milling around westminster abbeyere counting down to the royal wedding. >> going to be spectacular. you know how to say. >> reporter: event? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: tourists are flocking to london. by friday the number of visitors to the city is expected to double to more than 1 million. for some businesses, it's a bonanza. shopkeepers can't keep wedding souvenirs like the mug in stock. how many have you sold? >> more than 900. in two weeks. >> reporter: hotels are trying to cash in, as well. this one offered a $330,000 package that included a room, and a ring of your design. so far, there've been no takers. >> i would strongly suggest that you get in quickly. it's a bargain. >> reporter: even though there's been a surge in visitors, it hasn't lived up to the early predictions from the british tourism industry. occupancy rates are far from full. >> about 70%. higher than they would normally be at this time of the year. but it's not full. >> reporter: travel editor peter greenberg says the spring timing of the eve

michelle miller, cbs news, new haven, connecticut. >> couric: and this political note now.president obama has made it official. in e-mails to supporters and a video on his web site, barackobama.com, the president announced he filed papers to run for reelection next year. still ahead here on the "cbs evening news," steve hartman's "assignment america", a very special building where grandmothers raise grandchildren. but up next, what the government is doing to try to prevent another pipeline disaster. [ robin ] my name is robin. and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm like, "oh, promise mommy you'll never ever pick up a cigarette." i had to quit. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nicotine pill proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or afte

michelle miller is tracking the comings and goings. >> reporter: the crowds milling around westminsterday were counting down to the royal wedding. >> going to be spectacular. you know how to say-- . >> reporter: event. >> yeah. >> reporter: tourists are flocking to london. by friday the number of visitors to the city is expected to double to more than a million. for some businesses it's a bonanza. shop keepers can't keep wedding souvenirs like the mug in stock. how many you have sold? >> more than 900 in two weeks. >> reporter: hotels are trying to cash in as well. this one offered a $330,000 package that included a room and a ring of your design. so far, there have been no takers. >> i would strongly suggest that you get in quickly. it's a bargain. >> reporter: even though there has been a surge in visitors, it hasn't lived up to the early predictions from the british tourism industry. occupancy rates are far from full. >> about 70%, higher than they would normally be at this time but not full. >> reporter: travel editor peter greenberg says the springtime of the event made it more di

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michelle miller can you hear me? >> we're at the duke of york steps, the entry point of the mall.oulevard that was created at the 20th century. created for to be that point of

michelle miller is standing by on the street with some guests. another catherine and william, is that right, michelle? i'm not sure if michelle can hear us, because the crowd noise is deafening. >> okay. it is starting to get very exciting here. right directly through the welsh guard we can begin to see the profession. coming through the horse guard parade, those five carriages. and the first, carrying the bride and the groom. the duke and duchess of cambridge. coming through, it is going to be bedlam in just a few minutes. you start to see the members of the guard crossing the parade. the horse guard parade there. they're coming right up to the duke of york steps as we speak. you can hear the crowd begin that wave of cheering. the wooing. the cameras going up. you can begin to see a quick clip, just running along. and here, i believe, here comes the carriage. this group of horsemen, this group of horsemen is the last group that we'll see before the prince and his duchess come through. here it is. the moment all of these people, these tens of tho

michelle miller is there. the prince and the best man had to say. tour of london both old and new ahead this hour. in terms of the new part of that, have a look where kate middleton has been doing her honeymoon shopping. also this hour, medieval food with a modern twist. heston blumenthal is a world renowned chef. he'll put a modern twist on the medieval recipes on something called "meat fruit." it sounds a little weird. i've tasted it, it's delicious. it's not made with bacon but it's good anyway. >> oh, man. >> a little mince pie. >> the tower looks epic there. >> you should scale it. we'll get you a rope. we'll get back to you in a moment. erica who's in london all week doing a superb job out there. when i was a kid, i used to love salt and vinegar crisps. >> i love them as well. >> turkey and cheese sandwich with salt and vinegar potato chips. >> folks used to take me to the pub. talk about the weather issue out there. >> it's -- >> getting a lot of issues here. but really bad weather for friday. >> they say it's good luck if it rains on your we

here's michelle miller. >> reporter: 30 years ago, the buzz was all about a dinner royal bride and what her dress would look like. >> could you have any do you have any comment to make about that? >> no. >> so that's the front door right here, right. but right at the top, you see the two -- >> reporter: the eaves. >> that was the top workroom. that's where we made the wedding dress. >> lady diana spencer was marrying prince charles, the ha to the british throne and pickedded david emanuel and his wife, elizabeth, to design her dress. and it was a simple phone call, "would you do the honor of making my wedding gown. just like that. and then it was madness from there on, really. >> reporter: madness because newspapernewspapers and magazinm around the world were desperate to get a glimpse of the royal wedding ground. >> all these windows, right on these roofs were millions and millions of paparazzi, every day, with cameras. >> reporter: today, the mystery is not just about the dress but the designer. kate middleton seems determined to keep both a secret until she arrives at westminster abb

michelle miller tells us that requires precision the likes of which we've rarely seen. >> reporter: therks like a well-oiled machine. as soon as the engagement was announced, buckingham palace switched into high gear. and the polishing began, from the brass on the royal carriages to the brass band of the household cavalry. everything is being sliced and diced to perfection as the palace staff preps for a wedding reception for 600. >> canapes and champagne for 600 isn't a big deal for buckingham palace. >> reporter: really? >> no, not a big deal. >> reporter: not for sir malcolm ross-- lieutenant colonel sir malcolm ross-- who began working for the royal family in 1987. now a consultant, he planned three royal weddings, including prince charles and camilla's. he also planned princess diana's funeral and the queen's golden jubilee. are you glad you have a military background? >> it's terribly useful, yes, because it teaches you to think in a straightforward way, and you plan and plan and plan. >> reporter: an army of thousands has been planning every detail. the timetable for the morning

cbs' michelle miller, thank you. >> the napalm poet. >> the napalm poet. >> he wants to trade mark them, too, which i think is hilarious. he's staying at one of the hotels here in town, not the plaza which is right behind us. the hotel he's staying at, which will remain nameless, they've basically taken every object out of the room that can even be thrown or literally cast out the window to the streets below. may have either glued them down or removed them from the room. >> you were with him last night fine-tuning the show. >> the open and the close. i mean, i like to be able to -- >> the napalm poet, right here on "the early show." >> winning! >> or not. >> yes. >> it will be interesting. >> we'll give you a fuel review tomorrow. we'll be rigbe right back. this is "the early show" here on cbs. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hit a chp officer in san jose has been arrested for dui. the office >>> good morning. it's 8:25. time for news headlines. >>> the driver who hit a chp officer in san jose has been arrested for dui. the officer

cbs news correspondent michelle miller is at a gas station in new york city with more on that. it is painful, michelle. >> reporter: good morning, erica. believe it or not, some analysts say that gas prices will be even higher, refiners and retailers had not resist eed passing on t rising cost of crude oil. consumers are less willing to pay more to fill up their tanks. as gas prices continue to rise sharply across the country, drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump. >> fill it up will be like $90. it's a lot of money. >> reporter: in the past few weeks prices have shot up 12 cents a gallon in california, and new jersey. and a whopping 23 cents in oklahoma. >> now instead of driving to work i opted to take the train in just so i can have gas for the weekend. >> reporter: the nationwide average is $3.76 per gallon, that's up 19 cents from three weeks ago and 91 cents higher than this time last year. the current spike began in february when the rebellion in libya put a stop to exports of 1.5 million barrels of crude. that's caused oil speculators to push up the price. with no en

michelle miller for us this morning.joining us now is the ourn who as you saw represents the man who claims he was victimized at the plancamp. how much of a role did it senator brown's coming forward have in your client coming forward? >> it was an enormous role. when a victim comes forward and that victim is public in a highly visible person, it inspires others to come forward. in case my krint told me plat out he has come forward because he was inspired by senator scott brown coming forward and revealing the who ares of sexual abuse. >> is there any doubt in your mind that this is the same camp that senator brown attended? because he has not named what camp he actually did go to. >> no, there is no doubt in my mind. based on the information i've had after speaking to my client and being informed about the activities at camp good news and when senator scott brown was there, i firmly believe that this was the same camp that scott brown attended. >> so what does your client now hope to get out of this? like michelle said,

cbs news correspondent michelle miller has the story. >> reporter: jeremy frazier was just 9 years oldmia in 2009. a jury found his mother guilty of withholding his chemotherapy medication for five months of his treatment. >> he had an 85% to 90% chance of a cure and she took that from him. >> jeremy's doctor testified he had been responding well to the medicine. >> did i really think it was going okay, and i reassured her that i thought yes, it was. >> reporter: but when kristen labrie took the stand, she said the medicine made her son suffer even more. >> he was very, very sick and i was afraid and i did not want to have to make him get any more sick. >> reporter: during the week-long trial prosecutors painted a picture of labrie as a single mother who resented having to care for her severely autistic son on her own, but the defense argued that while she was gresed and overwhelmed, she did nothing to intentionally harm him. it took less than seven hours for the jury to deliberate her fate. >> how do you find the defendant, guilty nor not guilty? >> guilty. >> reporter: labrie was fou

michelle miller and ben tracy are there. to begin, though, with mark phillips who is standing by outside westminster abbey where there are -- there's a growing number of royal fans camped out there at what has essentially become a tent city. those die-hards were awarded this morning with a glimpse of the bride and the best man. >> yeah, they were. there's a ground zero in this event, this is it. the tent city has been forming for a couple of days now. probably 300 or 400. it will be well into the thousands by the time this happens dom. this may be the most coveted bit of real estate on the planet right now. people still trying to get in. they did get a glimpse of the royal party coming to rehearsals here. we're right across the street from westminster abbey and these are probably the best seats in the house, unless, of course, you're actually in the house. but this is where people will get the first glimpse of kate, of the dress, of everything that you've just been talking about with sharon osbourne. this is really where the