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yum. thanks for joining us. i'm erika.he field report, minor league edition. >>> students from the culinary institute of america are sharing some of their favorite recipes with "teen kids news." here's what's cooking this week. >> hi. today, we're going to make cinnamon rolls. it's a great recipe for people that are new to the kitchen, and it's really easy. first thing were going to do is we're going to go ahead and preheat our oven to 350 degrees. next thing were going to do is were going to take our bread. now, i'm using white bread right now, but we could use whole wheat bread. whole wheat bread would be a healthier alternative. you can also use pumpkin bread. first thing were going to do to our bread is we're going to cut off the crusts. i'm going to take my knife and just start to cut off the crusts, making sure my hands are way out of the way of that knife. next thing i'm going to do is i'm going to take my rolling pin. what i'm going to do is i'm going to roll out this bread so it's nice and flat. it's going to make

new caltrate soft chews, we put the yum in calcium. >>> and finally from us this morning, what many areacle. it involves a north carolina mother and her newborn who both were trapped in their burning suv. >> the miracle stems from where it all happened, practically right next to a firehouse. ken leaven of our charlotte station, soc, reports. >> reporter: she came into the fire department crying. this is why kathy lambert is so thankful. she was in the driver's seat of this burning suv. her 3-week-old son, landon, was trapped in the car seat behind her, when she hit the tree. >> they were our guardian angels. >> reporter: her legs were stuck. the flames started to spread. the desperate mother said, at one point, things looked so bad she decided to reach around, grab the car seat and throw the baby from the burning suv. >> i thought, if he makes it out, happy. >> reporter: she prepared to toss her baby out, when she heard firemen. >> i was happy to see them. >> reporter: they were nearby, all along. members of the volunteer community fire department were at a christmas party about 50 yard

yum. mmm. yum is right. can i have a bite?ervatives, all delicious. lean cuisine. ♪ >>> at a time when state universities are facing budget cuts and students are seeing tuition hikes, dozens of c.'s highest paid executives are looking for more money. they're threatening to sue unless u.c. pays tens of millions to increase their retirement benefits. they want to calculate their retirement benefits of a percentage of their entire salaries instead of using the federally instituted limit. >> an update now on the morning drive. >> good morning. we have flooding causing a problem right now in the north bay. it's in sonoma. highway 121 is closed item 8th street and that's due to wet roadways. a live look at the windy san mateo bridge. traffic moving nicely in both directions but we have a wind advisory in effect for all bay area bridges and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering rights are not on. no delays but both >> good morning. pretty sunny by still pop-up showers along the peninsula, and they will be popping up from