shaking up "idol." ellen degeneres quits. kara diogaurdi is fired. we will judge the impact of all the changes "early" this friday morning, july 30th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs it is a gorgeousfriday morning here in the big town. good morning, everybody. i'm harry smith. >> i'm erica hill. perfect way to kick off the end of week. a lot happen thing morning and a lot happening tomorrow. chelsea clinton getting married. we will get you the latest. you see there a live shot of rhinebeck, new york, hotel where we are told several wedding guests reportedly are staying. latest from rhinebeck this morning. >> we have a lot of news coming out of california. >> breaking news. this morning in los angeles, wildfires overnight and threaten at least 2 thousand home. happening just north of l.a. palmdale, california. that's where we find hattie kaufmann this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing here at the frontline in terms of protecting homes from this fire. you can see behind me a fire truck and the home and behind that, you can see, the hill is blackened. fire got this close to the homes. this isn't just a single home. this is subdivision of the three fires burning. north of los angeles and this one by far the most dangerous. this huge fire, 60 miles north of los angeles, broke out about 3:00 p.m. thursday. by evening, locals were lining up to watch it grow. >> we are out here for like 30 minutes and wrapped around in less than that. >> reporter: high winds, dry brush made for a fast-moving blaze already consumed nearly 6,000 acres, more than seven squares miles. at least 2 thousand homes threatened. palmdale residents scrambled. fire officials issued evacuation orders. >> packed up our valuables. >> reporter: several electric transmission towers, like this one, were caught in the fire. but so far that hasn't caused any power outages. 500 firefighters are on the scene. no reports of injuries or deaths, officials say that there has been no containment. this fire is burning just west of where last year's station fire burned. that was the largest fire in los angeles county history. they don't want to see that again. this morning, they are planning an aggressive assault from the air. hattie kauffman. ethics charges against charlie rangel. he says he gained nothing but now that the details are out, rangel is not the only democrat with something to lose. cbs news correspondent sheryl attkisson is in washington and has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. rangel's trial is expected to start in september. a spectacle a lot of rangel's colleagues were hoping to avoid. once among the most powerful democrats in congress -- >> 13. >> reporter: -- rangel stands charged with 13 counts of ethics violations. they include failing to disclose income, check accounts, stock and property. improperly using rent subsidized apartments for his campaign committee and improper fund-raising for a project in his name at city college of new york, randell center. the rangel center was the subject of a cbs news investigation in 2007. rangel i envisioned it as a presidential library-like facility that would include an office and well-appointed furnishings for him once he left congress. rangel is charged with using public resources and congressional will her head to ask for big donations for the cent center. goldman sachs, wachovia and dozens more. rangel asked for $30 million from verizon and new york life. $10 million from insurance giant aig. rangel denies any wrongdoing. before the charges were read he told the reporters it may be a tougher time than he fought in the korean war. >> after i survived that i hadn't had a bad day since. today i have to reassess that statement. >> 20 people expelled from congress. only six since the civil war era. there have been 40 reprimands and censure. the most recent reprimand, joe wilson who yelled "you lie." at president obama. this morning, president obama's critics have more ammunition be ever as he rice focus on cars and the economy. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante joins us with more on that. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the president is headed to detroit today to talk up recovery in the auto industry. also, to try to get control of his own message. for the last couple of weeks, the white house spent a whole lot of time responding to its own mistakes. like the firing of agriculture department officials shirley sherrod. >> i knew it was racism when it happened, nobody had to tell me that. >> reporter: sherrod said thursday that she has decided to sue blogger than drew breitbart who posted a video clip from a speech she made to naacp members which appeared to show her admitting racist attitude towards a white farmer. she has been fully vindicated but yet to accept a new job from the administration. she did invite the president to visit her in georgia to learn more about the history of racism. >> he should come down and see that and hear that firsthand. he needs a little lesson. >> reporter: president obama talking to the urban league thursday admitted this administration had overreacted. >> many are to blame for the reaction and overreaction of the fall of these comments. including my own administration. >> reporter: today in michigan, the president will try to change the subject, saluting what the administration says is the comeback of the u.s. auto industry. a white house report released thursday says without the bailout of gm and chrysler, the industry would have lost almost 1.1 million jobs. it notes gm, chrysler and ford are increasing production and the auto makers have added 55,000 jobs this year. that may not be enough to save the industry which lost more than 5 million jobs. the president, however, today will look on the bright side and will say that he expects to get back the entire $60 billion of taxpayer money that his administration has put in to bail out the other companies. erica? >> bill plante at the white house. thank you. joining us now from the white house is the president's press secretary, robert gibbs. mr. gibbs, good morning. >> good morning. >> i want to ask you very quickly about charles rangel, this bipartisan committee, bringing charges against rangel. they cite a pattern of indifference and disregard for the law. if this trial happens it will happen in september right in the midst of the congressional elections. should charles rangel quit? >> well, look, harry, i think, as you mentioned, there's the bipartisan committee looking into some very serious charges. we think that's certain there right thing to do. i don't want to prejudge the outcome of that. i think that democrats going into this midterm election have an agenda to offer the american people about moving our country forward. s that where we will spend our time talking about this. >> all right. so today you go to detroit. and you are going to visit a gm plan and you will visit a chrysler plan. people will be stunned to know that both of those companies are turning a profit. they are hiring new workers. does it surprise even you? >> look, think think there is no doubt the team that worked on auto restructuring here at the white house did surprise where gm and chrysler are. the big three all reported a profit for the first time since 2004. and these companies are hiring again. the auto industry is hiring in for the first time since 1999. there's no doubt it is a success story. we have a ways to go. but there's no doubt that the investments that had to be made in the auto industry, the sacrifices and restructuring that have been made, have put the auto industry on a much better path towards sustain sustainability and those that are creating jobs again. >> those argue that the bailout never should have happened, declare bankruptcy, gone the way of whatever. the marketplace would have dictated it be restructure. >> harry, it is a simple thing to say. but the question is how do you then deal with the million people unemployed? how do you deal with the communities, many of which, have been built around the you a owe manufacturing plants, they wouldn't have other businesses come in to replace the jobs. this president said it was just too risky to walk away from a million jobs. most of them in the midwest. and instead provided an investment for them and ask them do tough things. let's ask them to restructure and make sacrifices. i think that the fruits of that are being borne out and you see, as i said, companies that are profitable, companies that are adding jobs, and environment in which there's strong consumer demand for the products they are make. >> let us jump quickly, if you don't mind, july is ending as the most deadly month in afghanistan since the war began. a new report about suicides the army has just received. commanding general overseeing this. basically has said he's wondering out loud if we are just sending our troops to these places lining iraq and afghanistan too many times and resulting in some -- in the suicide rate. are we asking too much of the soldiers? >> look, if you look at a place like afghanistan, we have been there almost ten years, obviously our hearts go out to those lost this month. and over the past ten years in both iraq and afghanistan defending our freedom, i think that we have to do a better job. the president believes a better job in making decisions about where and when we send those troops. most of all, taking care of them when they come home and giving them the services they earned and deserved to make sure they come back and they have the support that we all believe they should have. >> robert gibbs, we thank you for your time this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. coming up monday morning, we will have an exclusive interview with president obama. talk about the economy and immigration reform and democratic party's chances in the midterm elections. whatever else we can squeeze in. that will be monday. >> chelsea's wedding. should we ask again? not going but intrigued by that. there is much more news to get to this friday morning. betty nguyen is standing by at the news desk. this morning a security scare at the u.s. embassy in paris. two employees are being treated after handling a suspicious envelope. preliminary reports say the envelope was not harmful. new government figures show the economy is not growing as fast. the u.s. gross domestic product rose just 2.had% in the second quarter. the worst in nearly a year. arizona is appealing a federal judge's ruling blocking implementation. of the state's new immigration law. the slimmed down law went into effect yesterday and still sparked protests. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has the details. >> on the streets of phoenix, protesters were out in force and so were the police on the day arizona's tough new immigration law took effect. giving law enforce many expanded powers to crack down on undocumented immigrants. demonstrations planned earlier went ahead even though major portions of the controversial law were blocked by a federal judge's ruling wednesday. that judge has received thousands of phone calls and e-mails, including threats, which the u.s. marshal service said it is taking seriously. the focus of anger for those protesting the law was sheriff joe arpaio. >> we have investigated, detained, arrested, investigated in our jails, acting as federal immigration agents, over 40,000 people. 40,000 in two years. >> reporter: demonstrators blocked the entrance to the sheriff's headquarters in downtown phoenix in at least 23 arrested. >> we are not going to let protesters hold this sheriff and my office hostage because they don't want us to put people into the jail. >> reporter: arpaio says even without the toughest provisions of the new law, illegal immigrants should not feel safe in his county. john blackstone, cbs news, phoenix. dna tests are expected to confirm today that a killer grizzly bear was captured. one camper was killed by a grizzly near yell stone national park wednesday. two others were injured. officials plan to kill the bear if the dna evidence matches. her would cubs were also captured and their fate has not been determined. tony hayward is defending his response to the oil spill in the gulf. in an interview, his first since he was forced out, he said, quote, i became a villain for doing the right thing. he also said he feels some of his comments like "i would like my life back," were, quote, wrong. double heart transplant recipient erik compton shares the lead at a pga tour golf tournament in west virginia. compton shot a 63 with nine birdies at the greenbriar classic yesterday. the 30-year-old compton has had his second heart transplant in 2008. a good weekend ahead to the golf course. dave price joins us with the latest on the weather. >> good morning. we will have a picture perfect weekend for chelsea clinton's wedding. let's go 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good details. >> you know what else is fascinating and we were talking about this this morning, what a great job chelsea clinton has done on putting the clampdown on so much. it's amazing the information we're getting but, boy, it's tough to get. >> it comes out with an eye dropper. >> a little trickle. as harry said, we have good details coming up. >> and "idol". >> this is huge. ellen tweets yesterday, she's done. dim the light, she says, i voted myself off "idol." now rumors kara's been hired. j. lo, steven tyler in? is this good or is this the end? >> people are talking about that this morning. >> that means we are, too. >> exactly right. we'll take a break. we'll be back right after your local news. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by big lots. think extreme value. think big lots. well, are you going to pick it or not? it's not ready yet. 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how is this all going to work out? we will go behind the scenes and to the latest on that. first, tomorrow's the big day for chelsea clinton. her fiance, marc med vin ski. and never mind the guest list. rampant speculation from everything from the designers to dollars and everything in between. cbs news correspondent elaine quijano has the story. >> reporter: a trench coat clad chelsea clinton was spotted outside of her manhattan gym thursday. just days before she will donna design werding gown, oscar de la renta or vera wang is still in question. it is clear the ultimate power couple is planning the ultimate wedding. details of what a $2 million can plan. >> they have porcelain p ro ta-potties at the wedding with music piped in. >> reporter: president obama said he didn't make the guest list. but for good reason. >> you don't want two presidents at one -- >> reporter: who is on the guest list? >> entertainment tonight" confirmed barbra streisand, steven spielberg. >> reporter: downtown rhinebeck the uninvited guests, the media, definitely arrived. keeping the small town welcomed attention. >> if could you choose any town in the whole world but decided to choose this little town. >> reporter: amid the celebration, poignant moments of celebration for the father of the groom, edward mezvinsky. some of the wedding guests are here to stay at the beekman inn behind me and could be arriving today. we will be keeping a close eye on the situation here. tonight the rehearsal dinner is set to take place nearby at the 500-plus estate. guests will dine in an old stone bar overlooking a bucolic pastoral setting. they are being asked to wear country chic. >> elaine quijano in rhinebeck, thank you very much. here with us now for more on tomorrow's wedding, lori rhodes. good morning to you. good morning. let's talk first a little bit about president clinton. his most important job. >> i was at a cocktail party and i said how is the wedding going? he said this is the most important job of my wife. walki ining chelsea down the ai >> if you look at the family's dynamic, they have such prominent parents who rarely a day goes by they are not in the press in some way, shape or form. she has been shielded. now we cannot get enough of whatever is happening behind the scenes. >> rye. eating it all up. the parents, mother and father, clintons, seem to be taking it serio seriously. attacking it with the same vigor their political careers. hillary clinton signing mother of the bride. bill clinton losing weight. >> their whole lives have been about them. >> about them. >> right. if they had any mission whatsoever, i guess without it have to be the to make sure they -- maintain a discreet distance between themselves and what's really important there. >> well, but on the other hand, they have a really good relationship with her. i once saw chelsea at a party in malibu word "i love you" across a crowded room. chelsea went there in 2008 and campaigned hard for her mom. >> it is interesting because this is -- a girl who was really quite shielded from the press from the beginning and said -- the press kept discreet and distance. >> i guess she wasn't shielded enough because she kind of hates that. >> isn't it remarkable, though, what a good job she has done and the clinton family has done on clamping down on everybody in rhinebeck, new york. is there a leak, a single leak, about any of the real details? >> sure. there's some leaks. i have a different view. i think that if they really wanted to clamp down, they would have done something like jfk jr. and carolyn bessette, go to a private island. >> look at jenna bush's wedding, you know. she did an interview with "vogue" and released a few photos and a quiet ceremony, just the family. this almost seems calculated to draw -- drum up as much press inas possible. they are dribbling out little tidbits here and there. running around in big hats. hiding from the press. makes us want to know more. >> it is interesting because -- in conversation, somebody said well, why wouldn't vera wang go to her? >> i don't know. >> as opposed her going down -- >> how could she get on the cover of "wwd" in a floppy hat if that was the case? >> an interesting dance. >> chelsea is not shy. with madonna and gwyneth paltrow. >> she is a clinton. >> it is in the gene pool. rebecca and lloyd, thank you very much for stopping by this morning. appreciate it. here's dave with another check >> that's a quick look at the weather picture. over to you. >> yes, sir. up next, the future of "american idol." just how would it work for j-lo and steven tyler doing the judging? 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"american idol's" panel of judges will look very different next season with two judges out and jenny in. >> quite uncomfortable. >> i didn't know we start. >> "american idol" has some very big shoes to fill. two of the brightest stars have now walked off stage. ellen degeneres announced her departure after one season as a judge on her twitter page, tweeting dim the lights, i voted myself off "american idol." ellen follows simon cowell out the door in a statement the king of critical was uncharacteristically kind saying i have huge respect for her because she's always been in control of her own destiny. ♪ every rose has its thorn >> reporter: judge kara dioguardi has been fired after two seasons on the show. judge after judge leaves, will the viewer stay? >> an off year. an off couple of years. it is not the same show we used to watch. >> reporter: ratings are down 20% from the peak four years ago when an average of over 30 million viewers tuned in. news is already leak being replacements. "people" magazine reports jennifer lopez has signed on to judge next season. rumors on the web say arrow smith's steven tyler will join her. >> man, you are brave. >> reporter: ellen's short tenure was considered off key. she hit a few high notes. >> don't get so high note. sexy and scary is a fine line. >> if you paid attention critiques of the show nobody was really thrilled with ellen's performance. she must have known that. >> reporter: rather than helping young talent, degeneres she helped she was hurting the hopeful. writing it was hard for me to judge people and hurt their feelings. >> it was crazy, i think, in a bad way, crazy. >> reporter: it appears the show will be returning back to a three-judge panel with jennifer lopez and steven tyler joining the show's only original judge, randy jackson. >> jill, thanks. "people" magazine was first to report the news of the big changes in "american idol." joining thus morning, reports j-low and steven tyler. is this enough to save the show which has been dipping. >> right. looking at what we are talking about. now the biggest buzz and it is going to keep going until they really figure out who they are going to have. last year when they announced ellen, 30 million viewers for the first show. i think this is a fantastic move for them. >> why do you think i didn't work out for ellen? it seems like she really wasn't happy and maybe her fans weren't happy with her. >> right. i think she never found her footing. initially she was commenting on the performance quality of the contestants. but then she sort of got away from that and was than really sure what her input was going to be that was different from kara's or simon's. >> personality. her twitter followers. >> yes. >> so she's gone. she she is is done. a grueling schedule for her which is understandable. >> totally. >> any surprise kara is out? >> well, here's the thing. it is still not confirmed but with nigel lithgow, former producer of "idol," close to being back on the show, he said last year he would slip the slate clean if simon left. >> but randy is stlil, dawg. >> right. what would the show be without the dawg? he signed through next year. with ellen leaving, who knows if he will still be here. >> they needed to do something big. huge. j-lo and reportedly possibly steven tyler. you will get plenty of people to tune in to see that at the beginning. is it enough to have a staying power that this show needs? >> you know what, j-lo has the superstar music cred that was not something that ellen had. she is a huge music fan but not like here, i have established myself as a pop star. >> steven tyler, pure music. j-lo has the whole thing. marketed herself heavily over the years. which is what has for the "idol" contest zblants brand in herself. a fashion thing and everybody pays attention to what she wears. she will bring the sex factor in to "idol" which is something they haven't ever had. >> we know sex sells. we will be watching. thanks for joining us for the latest update. much more to come on "the early show." activia is better than ever! hey, you guys. want to try activia's great new taste? today is your tasty lucky day! sure, why not? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'll pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. okay! mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i love it! mmm, this is really good! new best tasting activia ever! taste it, love it, or it's free! ♪ activia long summer days, and not enough sleep. what i wouldn't do for a do-over. 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we have a bride down. someone help this woman. you know what, she wore flip flops. they advise you not to wear flip-flops. >> another one down. if you've never been to have event, people start ripping off their clothes, trying on brides' dresses. >> they recommend you wear a swimsuit, sports bra, jogging pants so you can get undressed anywhere. >> i actually haven't put on a sports bra or gym suit but i have been there for the event. >> you didn't try the dresses on. >> i didn't do that either. but we did uncover the veil of secrecy. >> i did it, too, in atlanta, the year i was getting married. you line up early in the morning. there's a lovely camaraderie between the ladies. >> unless somebody gets the dress you want. >> out come the claws. >> i've seen brides pulling at a dress on the hanger with another bride on the other side. >> you know what the goal is. you don't even go for a dress you like when you get in there, you grab a dress because then you have bargaining power. >> i think some of the dresses are like under $99. >> i think this year, $250, 5 and $700 but they would retail for as much as $9,000. we all know how expensive a wedding is these days. big savings. ladies, good luck. good luck. we are back here in new york with an equally excited crowd, even if they are not running for wedding dresses. >> cue the crowd. >> a lot coming up on the morning show, including cyndi lauper, part of our summer concert series. >> not only stuff we know but new stuff, too. >> i highly recommend it. it just came out on her birthday a little over a month ago. she will be performing this morning. >> also ahead we're talking dream jobs. this morning it's my turn. a bunch of years ago i got derailed from my plan to be a train conductor. but i've wanted to do it since i was a kid. i got back on track for a special series. you'll see whether i did the right job or i fell on my caboose. >> are there more puns like that? >> no. >> i'm looking forward to that coming up. before we get that we need to get a check of the news. betty nguyen standing by at the news desk. good morning again. >> good morning, guys and good morning at home. a stubborn wildfire out of control about 60 miles north of los angeles. more than 1200 homes under mandatory evacuation orders in the hills around palmdale. several buildings have been destroyed. president obama will be in detroit this morning touting things are looking up in the auto industry after a taxpayer bailout, gm and chrysler are increasing production and adding jobs. earlier, white house press secretary robert gibbs told harry the bailout was a job saver. >> this president said it was just too risky to walk away from a million jobs. most of them in the midwest. instead, let's provide an investment to them, but then let's ask them to do some tough things. let's ask them to restructure. let's ask them to make sacrifices. >> the president expects the government to get back all of the $60 billion taxpayer dollars that went into the bailout. veteran new york congressman charles rangel is facing a trial. he's accused of 13 ethics violations including failure to report rental income from a vacation property in the dominican republic. the u.s. consulate in the mexican border town of juarez is closed temporarily for a security review. the shutdown comes four months after drug gang hit men killed four people connected to the consulate, including a u.s. consular employee and her husband. an important aviation safety bill should get final approval in the senate today. the legislation approved by the house yesterday was in response to a commuter airline crash near buffalo, new york, in 2009. the new law was focused on avoiding pilot fatigue and required better training. faith helped foil a robbery in florida. the stickup at a cell phone store last friday was caught on surveillance tape. the suspect asked for money from the register. but the clerk said she had to talk to him about jesus. the man said, he's a christian, too, and apologized. and after a short conversation, left empty handed. police are still looking for him. that's one way to do it. let's go back outside with dave price with another check of the weather. good morning, dave. >> hey, betty. just met some really >> this weather report sponsored by macy's. >> that's a quick look at your weather picture. okay. you're on the seafood diet. i see food there. what are you eating there? 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>> so cool. >> yeah. especially blowing the horn on the train. >> that really is every little boy's dream. >> it takes every memory you had from being a kid, everything you wanted to do, and it really really bring it up from the sufb. that's why it was pie dream job. >> so much fun. xt scenery was -- all tease pieces are photography, we're lucky to have these cameras with. beautiful. >> gorgeous, yeah. keep in mind, that's the first time we've done it. the conductor and engineer we were on the trip with, taif seen that trip 300, 400 times. their job, keep the eye on the tracks, everything around the tracks, safety priority one. timelien, priority two. and they are dedicated people who live a tough life. >> what a window view. we're lucky to get a window in our office. >> we got to fill our dream job. we've been asking all you have to tell us what your career fantasies are. the response, incredible. angie wrote if saying i want to be the voice of a cartoon character. i think it would be ameying to the voice others recognize. karly from indiana want a cans to be a photographer for a travel or vacation magazine. patrick from denver, my dream jo be is shortstop. i are a few people want to share that job with you. if you are a dream, tell us what it is. few still ahead, cyndi lauper rocking the p,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, good morning. it's 8:25. in the headlines this morning, 51 san jose firefighters lose their jobs today. that's because of a $12 million budget cut. the fire chief says the department will continue to respond to emergencies and that the public will not notice the job cuts. a man is under psychiatric evaluation after a hostage situation at children's hospital in oakland this morning. a man with a gun grabbed an employee in the emergency room area shortly after 3:00. he laid his gun down when police arrived. nobody was hurt. a.c. transit and its drivers union are back in court this morning because of the contract dispute. since the transit agency imposed the contract, more drivers than usual have called in sick and that is leading to a number of bus runs cancelled. traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,, good morning. more frustration for caltrain commuters. it started at 6:15 this morning when a northbound train had mechanical issues, taken out of service in sunnyvale. now we're left with all the these residual delays. it looks like right now, northbound train 211 is 36 minutes behind schedule. that's the longest delay. but other trains are reporting up to 20-minute delays northbound and southbound. so it's in both directions. we'll continue to watch that. in the meantime all other forms of mass transit are on time. take a look at the 880 commute through oakland. the problem is they are running a traffic break by the 29th avenue exit. something in lanes. they need to clear that debris. that's why they are doing that. it's obviously jamming up the works as you pass the coliseum but traffic is light out of downtown san jose. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. our forecast this morning, here we are, mount vaca, sunshine, plenty of sunshine in this particular location. but much of the bay area still expecting plenty of clouds through the morning. so your forecast, what are you expecting for your seven-day forecast? today highs near 90 degrees inland. mid-60s around the bay and the lower 60s for the coast. mild temperatures today and tomorrow. near seasonal temperatures sunday through tuesday. ,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> oh, my! oh, my! it must be friday, somebody is singing the blues. oh, man. >> harry is in a good news now. >> that's the tastiest most heart facilitate friday morning greeting we've ever had here. welcome back to "the early show." man! >> just the beginning. >> here to listen to cyndi lauper, everybody, who is just performing the great blues classic crossroads for us this morning. >> it is all part of our early summer concert series. the best news is we're going to have more with cyndi in just a few minutes. but first a check of the weather. one of the great things about being on television, it's a great way to meet women. go ahead. >> i'm here from north carolina and -- >> now here is erica. >> now, here is erica. >> there we go. >> here is erica. >> erica. >> thank you, dave. the lovely lady in the crowd. something is not kosher in the big brother house now that andrew has been convicted. julie chen spoke with him after the departure. >> i'm a successful physiatrist, a practicing orthodox jew. i don't care. i'm not going to compromise my duty. >> andrew, i need someone to go up. that may be you. >> if you want to get someone else, you don't have to be quiet at this stage in the game. >> someone in the house a stronger relationship, romantic relationship, kristen and hayden. they said bad things about people. brittany, don't like the way you talk. she thinks she has you in your pocket, so she controls you. the things i said about intelligence was wrong. i'm here. i'm going to take them out. that's the reason why you need me in the house. >> the vote is 8-0. andrew, you're evicted from the big brother house. >> andrew, i think that was hands down the greatest last minute plea speech, but it didn't work. why did you wait until now to play that card? >> i thought that if i would present that problem or blackmail them, they would have enough time to make deals and fix that problem and i'd still have enough votes. >> you don't regret playing it the way you played it. >> i left with a bang. the impact, they will make the decision. hopefully they will switch it. i thought i only needed two votes. i thought brenda and rachel would vote for me. >> do you feel good about doing this? did you find anything about yourself. >> yeah, i really want to get married. i met a lot of people. they were eye-opening. my life with them was eye-opening. it's great to intermingle with other people. >> andrew, thank you so much. >> see more of julie's interview with andrew, logon to the website, cbsnews.com. big brother continues here sunday night 8:00 central on cbs. > this portion of the "early show" son spornsored by chase freedom. [ applause ] >> time after >> time after time cyndi lauper continues to prove girls just want to have fun, even if they are singing the blues. last month on her birthday, she released her 11th album, memphis blues, which continues its run as the number one blues album on the billboard charts. yeah! she joins us on the plaza this morning for our early summer concert series performing her new hit single, rolling and tumbling. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i think maybe you were meant to sing the blues. >> well, thank you. i started singing the blues in my first band. i sang joplin. >> when you were how old? >> there you go again. >> we weren't going to tell anybody how old you were on your last birthday. >> what am i, a car, you've got to kick the tires, check under the hood? >> i don't know. if i'm looking at a car right now, i'm thinking that's a pretty good ride. >> you got me. >> i got you good. so when you were a kid you used to sing joplin covers, that's when you got your first taste of the blues. >> when i used to go see her, i used to go see eric clapton. actually bb king played in my college. i shook his hand. i was so fearful i couldn't look in his eyes. he'd talk to you like this and i would be like -- it's a miracle that i'm making a record and he actually sang. the blues band and charlie was with him. >> playing the harp. >> and that he's now playing with me is unbelievable. it's like a miracle but it's great. >> of all the things, how many albums, 11? right? over all of these years. did you feel like now was the time, was the right time to do a blues album? >> well, honestly, you know, i read the news. it seemed like the blues. and the best part of the blues is uplifting. so i figure now is the time to sing to everybody. i picked songs that seemed like they could have been done today and things that had spirit. i wanted to capture the spirit of it. because blues was written by an oppressed people who constantly made music that was uplifting. that's how i was raised, on that music. so this is -- >> amen. how glad are we that cyndi lauper is here today? can we get one more song? >> yes. yes. >> all right. cyndi lauper, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ some boys take a beautiful girl ♪ ♪ and hide her away from the rest of the world ♪ ♪ i want to be the one to walk in that su---n ♪ ♪ girls just wanna have fun now ♪ ♪ girls just wanna have fun now ♪ come on, everybody, everybody want to have a little bit of fun ♪ ♪ come on, ♪ ♪ everybody want to have a little bit of fun ♪ ♪ come on a ♪ ♪ they just wanna -- ♪ girls just wanna have fun now ♪ ♪ wanna have some fun ♪ come on ♪ everybody wanna have a little bit of fun ♪ ♪ come on, come on, come now ♪ ♪ fun ♪ ♪ wanna have fun ♪ just wanna they just wanna have fun ♪ ♪ wanna have fun >> >> we'll be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> one more song from cyndi lauper before we say good-bye and have a great weekend. ♪ ♪ you used to say don't be discouraged ♪ ♪ though i realized ♪ it's hard to stay correct in a world full of people ♪ in the darkness you make me feel so strong ♪ ♪ i see your true colors shining through ♪ ♪ i see your true colors ♪ and that's why i love you ♪ so don't be afraid to let them show ♪ your true colors true colors ♪ like a rainbow ♪ ♪ ♪ show me a smile don't be unhappy ♪ ♪ can remember when i last saw you laughing ♪ ♪ if this world makes you crazy ♪ ♪ and you've taken all you can bear ♪ ♪ you call me up ♪ ♪ because you know i'll be there ♪ ♪ and i see your true colors shining through ♪ ♪ i see your true colors ♪ ♪ and that's why i love you ♪ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is 8:55. good morning, everyone. i'm sydnie kohara with your cbs 5 news headlines. a man is under psychiatric evaluation after a hostage situation at children's hospital in oakland this morning. that man with the gun grabbed an employee in the emergency room area shortly after 3:00. he put his gun down when police arrived. no one was injured. in los angeles, emergency crews are on the scene of a suspected natural gas explosion at a commercial building. that explosion blew three people into the streets this morning. at least one person was pinned under the axle of a car and at least one person is confirmed dead in the blast. and 51 san jose firefighters losing their jobs today. that's because of a $12 million budget cut. the fire chief says the department will continue to respond to emergencies and the public will not notice the job cuts. traffic and weather right after this. 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[ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. let's go out to the bay bridge, we had a stalled bus past treasure island. traffic was jammed solid on the lower deck heading to oakland. but it looks like as of just about a couple of minutes ago they cleared the bus out of lanes so from what we can tell from our camera it looks like traffic is starting to move better towards treasure island. bay bridge toll plaza, they never turned on the metering lights. traffic has been light westbound heading towards san francisco all morning. and updating you now on these caltrain delays another day for caltrain delays. right now, southbound train 220 is the only train delayed. 10 to 15 minutes behind schedule. all other trains are now once again on time. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> thanks, elizabeth. other fork this morning, san jose starting to see some sunshine this morning -- our forecast this morning, san jose starting to see some sunshine this morning. high temperatures in the mid- 70s today in san jose. well out in the east bay today, concord, livermore, brentwood, near 90. 60s at the coast. near seasonal temperatures in store for the second half of the weekend with plenty of sunshine.