kelly. >> reporter: erica, good evening. the winds here are getting stronger, and the seas, as you can see, are really starting to build along this coastline. many of these beach towns are deserted, with a menacing storm expected to pass within 75 miles of this coastline, even some who decided to stay admit they're a bit uneasy. along the storm-hardened north carolina coast, earl spells worry. business owners are sealing off their stores. >> we have a pretty big warehouse so everything we can do to protect the business. >> reporter: the last of the tourists, some 30,000 in all, obeyed orders to leave. >> we get hurt more with the flooding, and that's what worries me it is just frightening. >> reporter: locals are stocking up on supplies and generators. this store sold 60 by noon to people like shane moore. he and many of his neighbors are staying put. >> one day it might come back to bite everybody, but hopefully it won't this time. >> reporter: bill jones owns two beach-front homes... >> i think folks should leave. >> repor

>> yeah, erica. weak as the job numbers were, they were better than wall street expected and seemed to give investors confidence the economy can avoid a double-dip recession. with american businesses creating 67,000 jobs in august, the private sector has now added jobs for eight straight months. >> these numbers are telling us that the economy is not falling off a cliff. it's not booming, either, which is the bad news. >> reporter: but the median length of unemployment fell below 20 weeks in august. it had been 22.2 weeks in july. 19,000 construction jobs were added last month, and 17,000 temporary jobs. nearly 400,000 temporary jobs have been added over the past year as employers have remained cautious. >> there's a great uncertainty the economy right now. >> reporter: daniel herrick is c.f.o. of pilla performance eyewear in connecticut. a year ago his company had five employees. today it has 18. >> almost all of you are expansion has been with the use of temp employees. >> reporter: that still mean

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>> all right, erica. the big bay area gas explosion that killed at least four people is causing worries about gas pipelines around the country. one pipeline safety expert says, quote, if this was air travel we were talking about, i wouldn't get on an airplane. now the latest images from thursday's explosion show just how horrible it really was. priya david clemens is at the scene in san bruno, california. priya, good morning. >> reporter: harry, good morning. that's right. we're getting our first look at some of the cell phone video and surveillance video from the blast that leveled this neighborhood on thursday evening. and some of the images you're going to see in a few seconds are jarring. pacific gas & electric, which is the company that owns the pipeline, has pledged $100 million towards the recovery effort. but the residents here are facing not just a financial toll, but an emotional one, as well. new images are now emerging. cell phone video that capture the sudden, violent nightmare on the ground.

erica? >> also the white house this morning, david axelrod, senior adviser to president obama, good to have you with us this morning. >> thanks. good morning. >> the president will be in cleveland today. he will talk about the tax cuts to businesses. we will also make it clear that he's not going to make any compromise here when it comes to the bush era tax cuts. why is he digging in his heels so strongly at this point on that? >> let's be clear what's going on. the tax cuts are more scheduled by the last administration to expire at the end of this year. what the president is saying is we have to continue and make permanent for middle-class tax cuts, middle class has treaded water and lost ground over the last decade. and they need to help and that's good for them and good for our economy. what we can't afford is another $700 billion in tax cuts to borrow money, $700 billion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. that's primarily who those tax cuts will go to, the average millionaire

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erica? >> thanks. >>> israeli settlors resume building on the west bank. israel refused to the extend building moratorium that expired yesterday. the palestinians had threatened to walk out of the peace talks if building resumes. you are looking at a live picture this morning. arab leaders are expected to meet within days. >>> bishop eddie long, the pastor of a nationally known megachurch in suburban atlanta says he is fighting the sex allegations against him. cbs news correspondent mark strassmann joins us from georgia this morning with more. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. no ordinary church or ordinary scandal. at stake a multi-million-dollar religious and business empire and allegations of a sinning pastor. >> i'm under attack. >> reporter: outside atlanta bishop eddie long is also under great scrutiny. is he a sexual sinner, seducer of teen-aged boys in his ministry. >> this is probably the most difficult time in my entire life. >> reporter: in civil suits, four yo

don, good morning. >> good morning, erica. this storm developed and intensified so quickly that many residents here in south texas had no time to prepare for it. fortunately, though, the storm made landfall before it could become a hurricane. it was a surprise storm that almost became a hurricane. tropical storm hermine began monday morning as a tropical depression but by early in the evening, strengthened. 65-mile-per-hour winds and driving rain. for residents along the texas coast it was a threat and seems to come from nowhere. >> came up from mexico. i mean, it is different for sure. >> reporter: hermine made landfall in mexico 40 miles south of brownsville, texas. the winds, less of a problem than the rain which caused flooding and should slides in mexican villages that destroyed at least 20 homes. the storm could dump four to eight inches of rain or more in south texas and it is forecast to continue dropping heavy rain as it moves north to oklahoma. as a precaution schools are closed in much of south texas today. but so f

. >> and i'm erica hill. a lot to get to this morning including some fascinating exclusive interviews. the woman from arizona, derri velarde, who was burned in an acid attack is here in the studio with us this morning. she'll join us live to tell her story. >> also the big headline, piers morgan gets larry king's job. people have seen him on a talent show, whatever it is, but people across america say who is this guy. our amanda holden, our good pal, they're very good friends. we have an exclusive with amanda and piers and she'll tell us all about the guy. he has an amazing, interesting newspaper background and he may have the right feet to fill those shoes. >> looking forward to that. first we want to begin with the latest on that deadly flooding in texas where the aftermath of tropical storm hermine spawned a series of tornados and dumped up to eight inches of rain. robbie owens of ktvt is in dallas this morning with the very latest. robbie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. right on the heels

erica? >>> politics now. more primary elections held today around the country and tea party candidates hoping to upset more established republicans. cbs news congressional correspondent in washington this morning, nancy cordes. good morning. >> good morning. there's seven primaries and d.c. today and the one everyone is watching is dell care. it could determine whether republicans have a shot at taking control of the senate. >> reporter: it was a $250,000 pledge from the tea party express that bolted republican christine o'donnell from dark horse to contender in the delaware senate primary. >> it's a tidal wave coming in delaware. we are riding it. my opponent is drowning in it. >> reporter: everyone thought her opponent should be a shoo-in. mike cast sl a popular nine-term congressman and former governor and the polls show her neck and neck. >> i think she is too extreme for delaware. >> reporter: she's crew saided against porn and writing once when a married person uses pornography, it compromises the spous

erica? >> betty, thanks. >>> we want to bring our lal analyst jack ford for a closer look at the case. it's impossible to forget this case because it is such a terrible story. one thing that really stood out the fact the defendants wanted to plead guilty and the prosecutor said, not so fast. we want to see this go to trial. why put dr. petit through that? >> you know what, deaths penalty cases are very different. the defense was looking at this essentially we don't have much of a defense to the guilt phase. the evidence seems overwhelming. the doctor will identify them, caught basically running from the house. the defense looked at this probably saying here's our chance to try to save the lives of these guys so they offered up themselves saying we'll plead guilty, end this thing right now, put us in prison without any possibility for parole and everybody go home. but, this has generated such emotional response, we heard beth karas say moments ago and betty in her piece the legislature in con

erica consulted cosmetic surgeon about his latesttoffering, the tongue patch s weight-loss surgeries. >> this is a small procedure. >> once it is done eatiig solid food. >> it is uncomforrable. >> he starts bynuming the tongue. >> he is getting it ready for the patch. nn bigger than aapostage stamp. >> i will actually apply a small proceedlean patch to the tongue and suuure it with several ssitchs. >> once tte tongue patch is in plaae, erica won't want to eat you have whisker from the sutures and rough surface. >> tt cooe with the pain, thee3 doctor prescribedda liquid diet. >> it is hard to stick to. >> the doctor knows sewwng a but his response..3 >> first of all, i think it is a safe procedure. done under local sympathetic. >> and reverssbbe, it could be rrmoved by snipinn the sutures, for safety reasons, it must be removed after 30 days.3 >> i have patients that lose as much as 50 pounds. bbt most of them 20, 30, 35, nd happy with that weight-loss. >> erica's goal is 20 pounds. >> i don't want to be on the %-i want to see a -- >> christine divine, fox news. >> actress lindday loha

>> erica, those police officers are being called heroes this morning. when you see the video, you will see why. the dash cam video says 5:11 a.m. moments before sheriff's deputy chad phillips arrived at the scene of a horrifying accident. >> when i first arrived the flames were probably six, seven foot high. >> reporter: 56-year-old dan gloth was trapped inside his burning car. worried he'd never see his daughters again. his car filled with black smoke, making it impossible to see or breathe. he couldn't kick out the windows. what gloth didn't know was that deputy phillips, two other officers and a passerby were

erica? >> thairpgs very much. such and odd sort of twist, though, this peter defreeze chronicled joran van der sloot's story the last few years. they go into prison and he's going to surprise joran with her or -- >> clearly something more. >> he basically rebuffs her t. doesn't make much sense. >> i'm interested to see how much she may see when she comes back, how much we will learn from her sign, her motivation from going there. >> up next prince william gets his wings. now that he can fly helicopters, what's his next step? we'll take you to england for the flying prince. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. nothing is proven to help you fall asleep faster than advil pm liqui-gels. rushing real liquid relief to ease you to sleep fast. for nighttime pain, make advil pm your #1 choice. [ female announcer ] we've got stains, down to a science. new wisk, with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology targets all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. its enzymes and cleaning ag

bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. his disapproval rating is a 47%, almost an even split. with congress back in session and things looking bleak for the democrats in november, the president went on the attack against senate republicans, who he blames for holding up things that could -- bills that could help the economy. >> we don't have time for any more games. i understand there's an election coming up. but, the american people didn't send us here to just think about our jobs. they sent us here to think about about theirs. >> reporter: the president has no bigger problem than the still sluggish economic outlook. in a recent poll, 51% disapprove of his handling of the economy. only 35% of americans think mr. obama has made progress fixing the economy. and 53% say he has no clear plan for creating jobs. but when it comes to who's at fault for the rotten economy there's a disconnect. 37% say the bush administration is most to blame. only 5% blame the obama administration. and dissatisfaction with the performance of both

erica? >> so tough to hear. >> difficult. >> thanks. >>> still ahead this morning, why did she do it? a woman who said she was attacked byes a it in her face, well, now admitting it was all a hoax. self inflicted. we'll get reaction from another acid attack victim. >>> it's a surprise visitor for jfrds. how natalee holloway's mother apparently confronted him in prison. reportedly confronted him in a peruvian prison. this is "the early show" on cbs. [ female announcer ] moms always want to give 100%. and they can without even trying. caprisun 100% juice is a full serving of fruit and no added sugar. so your kids get 100% goodness in the pouch they love. caprisun 100% juice. i can respect that. so your kids get 100% goodness in the pouch they love. while i was building my friendships... my family... while i was building my life... my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries... is a real reas

erica. >> kelly cobiella. thanks. >>> we want to turn to dave price who who is watching earl along the coast in north carolina. that's where earl is moving on to next, the next target. >> reporter: you can hear the winds kicking up. the surf is obvious behind me the. ten feet. could go up 17 feet before the day is done. dodging the bullet is the theme of the day. trajectory heading out east. let's bring out the graphics and show where where the storm is, where it is going, what it will do. currently 130 miles east-northeast of cape hatteras with winds still of 105 miles per hour. c category 2. now moving to the north-northeast. the track will bring earl to the point it clips the extreme eastern end of long island. then clipping cape cod and keep in mind what that means is we have a tropical storm warning in effect from here to ocean city all the way up to cape cod, then a hurricane storm warning in and around the cape cod area. wind speed here and along the jersey shore, upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. as

erica? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill this morning. thanks. >>> starbucks bringing higher prices announcing last night it will charge more for the big labor intensive drinks with a lot of words in them due to rising coffee prices. still basic coffee and espresso will remain unchanged. >>> meantime the facebook founder will reportedly donate $100 million to improve newark, new jersey's troubled public school system. >>> in ohio a narrow escape for a robbery suspect critically hurt in a garbage truck, of all places. police there yesterday chased the suspect who hid in a dumpster. the dumpster was then emptied into the garbage truck. the man was injured as the truck compacted the garbage but managed to use his cell phone to call police for health. >> he's in the trash uk truck. he said it was compacted him once and is getting ready to again. >> he was actually compacted. they had a little trouble getting him out of the compressed trash. >> he was in a lot of pain, he had been compacted several

let's talk about the cat and erica blow out. people are asking whose team are you on, team cat or erica? >> let's look at a clip from last night's show. >> she has full access to the wardrobe, four wheel drive, sports car. blah, blah, blah. >> that's the mean girl coming out. >> erica, every fellow has seen you, you call me mean cat, mean cat. you're always negative every time i see you. >> okay. here's my take on all of that. i think this was building. i think this resent. and anger was building from erica. last night she just chose to let her top blow. unfortunately cat's kids were there and it became an emotional scene. what did you think? >> it has been brewing for a long time . i think it started with racial comments that cat made in the first episode. it's moved on and it was one mean girl being mean to a mean girl i thought. really, it was gloves off. a kind of fighting that one rarely sees. i was disappointed. >> in a weird setting. >> women do that, the question is why if i mean erica, i mean why does she lash out like

erica? >> bill plante at the white house this morning, thanks. >>> joining us now analyst john dickerson also in washington this morning. john, good morning. really fascinating things to pull from the latest poll including the fact that americans believe congress isn't performing well with their elected job. the approval lating really dipping for members of congress. clearly americans are saying lawmakers need to step up here. >> that's right, erica. i mean, the public doesn't like congress at all and one of the interesting findings in the poll is a view where people say they don't like the institution of congress but they like the local congressman or congresswoman. in our poll, it turns out that's not so much the case anymore. >> also, bill touched on this but 54% of the country saying that this country needs a third political party. the flynn party got a wake-up call after the primaries, most recently of course on tuesday but other ones before that. who right now is seen as the face of th

i'm harry smith along with erica hill. coming up, children -- ♪ children will listen >> if only they will, harry. >> sometimes they do, in fact, need discipline. many of us aren't quite sure what we're supposed to do. >> that would be me. >> you know. do you waterboard a toddler. >> i don't think it goes over very well these days with child protective services. >> looking at effective and appropriate punishments with children of various ages in our eye on parenting. >> it can be tough to know what works and what doesn't. >>> also ahead this morning, the obamas, the younger of the two, malia and sasha, really, their parents are trying to keep them out of the spotlight. but we have been seeing a little bit more of them lately. we'll take a look at how you do that balance and how effectively the president and first lady are doing it for this first family. >> yes, please. >> did i jump on you there. it's all yours. >> you do it. >> dave price, how about we let you do it. dave price is in north carolina with a check of the we

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erica? >> some strong words there. also in that "rolling stone" article i understand the president is perhaps expanding his musical library a little bit? >> it looks like it. we learn in this article there are 2000 tunes on his ipod. we got a look inside, stevie wonder, bob dylan, you might expect that, the stones. but then some of his aides like reggie love and the younger aides have improved his stuff, a little more hip. he's got some of the hip-hop artists. and his daughters are getting into the act, too. sharing their musical tastes with him. >> ah, i imagine that could include the jonas brothers through everything we've heard about the obama girls. bill plante at the white house, thanks. >>> this morning the israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying jewish activists to the gaza strip. nine people were on board the catamaran which was carrying medicines, toys and water purifiers. they were trying to break the israeli blockade. last may israeli commandos fought other activists on board a turkish ship. >>> "titanic" a

erica? >> look forward to that. cbs' whit johnson in washington this morning. >>> in brazil an investigation is under way into a collapse of bleachers. take a look at this video. there you see why they're investigating. it happened during a car race on sunday. nor than 100 people were injured, some of them critically. at least 500 people were standing on that metal structure. they're also looking to see as part of that investigation whether there may have been an issue with the structure itself. scary stuff. >>> turn now to dave price for the first check of the weather on this tuesday morning. good morning, my friend. >> good morning to you. let's go to the maps, erica, see what's happening. look at that beautiful weather in the northeast, everyone. just going to be gorgeous. that dome of high pressure now allowing all the warmer air to move up, as that moves out into the atlantic. tomorrow, 10 to 15 degrees higher on this last day of summer. keep that in mind. you're not going to say good-bye to those warm temperat

erica edwards has the story. >> reporter: one of these, a couple of those. more and more americans are taking multiple prescription drugs. >> the number of people using five or more medications has increased by 70%. >> reporter: a new report finds prescription drug use has risen for all age groups in the past decade. they're not surprised. >> it confirms what we see every day in practice. >> reporter: many pharmacists will tell you they have seen the increase in prescription drug use every year. >> reporter: accord together report, more than half of all americans have taken a prescription drug in the last month, asthma drugs more common for children. anti-depressants were given to middle aged adults, and 90% of older americans over age 6 o were on a prescription usually cholesterol drug. what the study did not look at is the use of overthe count er drugs. problems can range from dangerous interactions to overdoses if the same ingredients are found in more than one drug. at a time when many medications are picked up at a drive through window, the best prescri

jack and your commune with erica. >>no carrier ring no carrier ring no carrier ringconnect 2400  in which residents heard the latest from the investigators in charge of the investigation that is in its entirety on our web site at www.kron4.com. reports from chiron's english language state television that uc- berkeley grad student has been released. after more than a year in prison that's a story that we've been falling from some time, there were reports that if somebody paid the iranian judiciary $500,000 in bail they would release arab. it seems saithat that has now happened t. as soon as we get confirmation we will get that here you. that is the latest coming at television in the run. we will take another break, we'll be back with more headlines in a moment. he's a camera located in albany those headlights traveling are hercules to berkeley. so far, traffic is moving well. we will your back. and we're back, and again in a quick update from the kron4 news room, just in a few moments ago. word that runs english langu

we have erica the lieutenant from the fire department that runs nert. she will tell you about nert. jamie lopez who is a nert volunteer how she used nert to organize in her neighborhood. then we will have mat lynn macky from the red cross talk about using red cross resources. to be prepared for a disaster. we have michaelllow from china town disaster preparedness committee an example of an organized neighborhood they have their own disaster plan. we have judy choi from animal care and control that will talk about pet preparedness and michael from pg and e. i will facilitate a discussion after based on the questions folks have. let's get started. >> i'm amy with the department of emergency management. thank you. >> hi. thank you all for chosing to get involved in the conversation of disaster prepared. i would like to present alth about the training program the san francisco department provides free of charge to you. there are a few people in the room that are are nert trained. anybody else? know we are appreciative for that. 1990 for the fighter department to the react which was trai

erica? >> look forward to that. cbs' whit johnson in washington this morning. >>> in brazil an investigation is under way into a collapse of bleachers. take a look at this video. there you see why they're investigating. it happened during a car race on sunday. nor than 100 people were injured, some of them critically. at least 500 people were standing on that metal structure. they're also looking to see as part of that investigation whether there may have been an issue with the structure itself. scary stuff. >>> turn now to dave price for the first check of the weather on this tuesday morning. good morning, my friend. >> good morning to you. let's go to the maps, >> at 7:15, that's a look at your weather. maggie? >> all right, dave, thank you so much. >>> a unique showdown shaping up today in the senate over whether to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." it's senator john mccain versus lady gaga. the senator wants to keep the ban but the world's biggest pop star is throwing her support behind the gays who want to serve

erica. >> manny clark in kabul, thank. >> israeli settlers resumed billing. israel refuelsed to extend the building moratorium expired yesterday t. flynnians threatened to walk out. arab leaders are expected to meet in days. bishop eddie long, the pastor of a nationally known mega church in atlanta says he is fighting the sex allegations against him. cbs news correspondent mark strassman joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is no ordinary church and no ordinary scandal. at stake is a multi-million-dollar religious and business empire and allegations of a sitting pastor. >> i'm under attack. >> reporter: outside atlanta bishop eddie long is under great scrutiny. is he a sexual sinner, a seducer of teenage boys in his ministry. >> this is probably the most difficult time in my entire life. >> reporter: in civil suits four young men claim long, their pastor, first adopted them as his spiritual sons. then seduced them with scripture, cars and jewelry for sex. >> the part the parents didn't know is that part of being a son was actually

whit, good morning. >> reporter: erica, good morning. since last year's summit, 12 states banned texting while driving but new numbers show people aren't getting the message. distracted driving continues to kill thousands each year. >> ahh! >> reporter: this video shows the problem in action. drivers talking or texting on their cell phones before losing control. >> oh [ bleep ]. >> reporter: it is distracted driving that led to 5,500 fatalities, 16% of all deadly collisions in 2009, nearly 450,000 were injured. >> i have lost my son. my beautiful, wonderful son who i loved more than life. >> reporter: bob's younger son eric riding a bike in july 2009 when he was struck from behind by a truck going 60 miles per hour. cell phone records show the driver may have been texting at the time of the crash. it happened on a long stretch of california road. a place where bob still visits to talk to his late son. >> i tell him i miss him. that i'll try to carry. >> reporter: eight states plus the district of columbia prohibit drivers from using hand

reporter: so we decided to put a few target products to the test with san francisco makeup stylist erica carr. first a back stage kit that includes 11 eye shadows, four color corrections, four lip gloss, two blush, and one water- resistant bronzer. >> the matte shadows as eyeliner then you have lip colors you can custom blend and it's all in a little convenient package. >> reporter: this small kit retails for about $35, a bargain, says carr. >> if we broke down everything individually you would be spending $100 to $200. so i think the value is amazing. >> reporter: next we test an eyeliner and mascara. >> this is kind of very soft. so it glides nicely and you lift up. you can lift and wiggle to really get the product on to each individual lash. >> reporter: carr then applies a napoleon curtis bronzer a product carr says she can't believe target carries. >> i was really surprised they were selling at target because it's such a high-end line and i thought when i first tried it it would be maybe a discounted version of it but that wasn't the case. >> reporter: the look is complete. and lulu

erica? >> nancy cordes on capitol hill this morning, thanks. >>> starbuckses bringing up higher prices for you announcing it will charge more for the big, labor-intensive drinks with a lot of words in them. they say it's due to the rise in coffee prices. still, though, the cost of basic coffee and espresso is unchanged. meantime, had a little facebook ifphilantropy the founder will donate millions of dollars to new jersey. in ohio, a narrow escape of a robbery suspect critically hurt in a garbage truck of all places. police in lyons chased a suspect who hid in a dumpster. the dumpster then emptied into the garbage truck. he was injured as the truck compacted the garbage but managed to use a cell phone to call police for help. >> he's in the trash truck. he said it was compacted him once and is getting ready to again. >> they had trouble getting him out of the compressed trash. >> you're alive, dude. >> that scared the [ bleep ] out of you. >> he was in pain, compacted several times. he was j

erica? >>> joining us now from police headquarters in rockville, maryland, montgomery county police chief thomas major. good to have you with us this morning. as we heard and saw from wyatt there, james lee had a history with discovery channel. he was arrested in 2008, charged with disorderly conduct and ordered to stay 500 feet away from that building. when you got this call then, did you have a good idea of the man you would be dealing with? >> well, we very quickly got that information from the security folks at discovery. discovery was aware of the threats that -- history with this man. the security guards working at discovery, i think still had the information, including a picture of mr. lee at their disposal. we were very quickly aware of who we were dealing with. >> this is an incredibly scary situation, obviously. especially for the folks involved. two employees and a security guard held hostage. they were able to evacuate the building. even after the suspect was killed, as you are l

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erica? >> betty, thanks. >>> two young men filed a lawsuit against a popular, very well-known georgia pastor, eddie long. the suit filed yesterday alleges the bishop coerced them into sexual relationships when they were 17 and 18 years old while members of his congregation. it claims he seduced them with cars, money, clothes, and jewelry. long's church has more than 25,000 members. the pastor denies the allegations. >>> here's katie couric with a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. as questions about the safety of what we eat continue, we'll look at a food safety system full of gaps and redundancies, why haven't the problems that led to the salmonella outbreak been fixed? we'll investigate tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >> and at four and a half minutes past the hour, we'll catch you up on your weather. good morning, dave price. >> distinguished visitors all the way from south carolina. >> yes. >> the dirt road divas. >> yes, sir. we

erica? >> betty, thanks. >>> two young men filed a lawsuit against a popular, very well-known georgia pastor, eddie long. the suit filed yesterday alleges the bishop coerced them into sexual relationships when they were 17 and 18 years old while members of his congregation. it claims he seduced them with cars, money, clothes, and jewelry. long's church has more than 25,000 members. the pastor denies the allegations. >>> here's katie couric with a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> good morning. as questions about the safety of what we eat continue, we'll look at a food safety system full of gaps and redundancies, why haven't t >>> for us, it's going to continue. we're in the 60s and this jump to 64-degree and we're going up to 88 this afternoon. and there's a chance of a late day thunderstorm and 88 tomorrow, 92 friday and saturday, a cold front comes through. we're in the 8080 >> this weather report sponsored by farmers insurance. we are farmers. we are insurance. >> and that's a loo

our next guest, erica, who is coming out. your son, erica, has been ill. you've spent a lot of time caring for him. >> yes. >> you are here with us today. >> yes. >> for your makeover. you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> love the entire look. >> thank you so much. >> bryant? >> she's been growing her hair out. so, it was in a construction phase. i didn't want to cut it all up because, personally, i think it looks great long. but it was very heavy. so, i went into it and i layered it a whole lot. then i put velcro rollers and combed it out with my fingers. it should be easy for her to maintain and a makeover is not always to do such a dramatic change that they don't know who they are. >> good point. >> i loved working with erika. i made her look like herself, but better, enhancing her features, playing up her eyes, adding definition. look at her smile. it's gorgeous. >> it really is. >> with the touch of a neutral lipstick and lip gloss, voila. >> do you get much chance to spoil yourself ever? how does it feel to spoil yourself? >> as a mom, it's never eas

erica, inside to you. >> dave, thanks. you know that old saying, children should be seen and not heard? well, for most parents, though, it's not always possible, nor is it practical many times. seems like kids can always tend to act up at the worst possible moment like when you just sit down to dinner at the restaurant, or when you end up on an airplane. now some companies are looking to take some measures to keep your kids quiet. contributing correspondent has more. >> reporter: rachel and jeff are typical parents, trying to enjoy a night out with two toddlers in tow. en. >> don't throw. >> reporter: but a normal dinner for this family can be a nightmare for other diners. >> did you guys notice the screaming kids over there? >> it's time for bed. >> reporter: they're sort of interrupting your meal? >> well, it's hard to ignore. >> we're parents, we've gone through that experience. so we're sensitive to it. but, yeah, we notice it. >> reporter: like many parents, the goobermans sometimes struggle to keep their kids from mi

i'm erica hill. >> i'm harry smith. a busy news day. >> it is. straight to our breaking news this morning, out of northern california. a giant fireball there last night just around dinner time, dozens of homes destroyed after a huge explosion last night. it was apparently caused by a broken gas line that happened in a san francisco suburb, very close to san francisco international airport. priya david clemens has the latest. priya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're right at the edge of where the fire stopped. look at the devastation behind me. you'll see burned out cars, the firefighters still working to make sure all the smoldering flames are out completely. we're seeing little pockets of flames still pop up here and there. see this home has been completely flattened. this is a scene that has been repeated dozens of times throughout this neighborhood. parts of san bruno, california, were turned into a raging inferno around dinner time thursday evening. flames roared some 60 feet into the air as block after block in this resid

erica hill is here. >> good morning. this morning security officials in several european countries track possible terror plots with islamic connections. the alleged plots include commando-style raids and even hostage taking. cbs news correspondent mark phillips is in london this morning with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, erica. security agencies are calling the threats credible islamist-linked terror plots but have said no attack was imminent and with one exception, the terror level has not been raised. the only actual evidence of any increased terror threat has been in france, where there have been a series of security alerts including at the eiffel tower last night. the second threat there in two weeks. the terror threat level has been raised in france, which fears of backlash from north african militants over attempts to ban the wearing of burqas by muslim women. britain and germany have also been named as potential targets but terror threat levels have not been raised. >> it comes out of the maturity in

sunday. >> erica. thank you. not a lot of activity which is always a good thing for your early morning commute, off creek project, here's the bay bridge and nice, easy conditions had westbound towards the city note from coming from either of the purges those meeting lights are still off, enjoy that comfortably minutes from the foot of the macarthur maze into fremont. it is also a delay free ride on your way through cemetery now, you can see those taillights making their way in the commune direction no problems in either direction across this banner in now of 92, your read from end to end his clocking in at 12 minute period and is also the late fred the golden gate, traffic is steadily moving at a limit, it is a delay free ride for your still bound commuter i will wrap up with a quick shot of san jose, just 101 northbound traffic is getting along just fine, clocking in 12 minutes from downtown san jose et towards and unclear. reno is 5 08, will you back with b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ aud