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iraq and won the lottery. more details on this thursday, august 3rd, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning. welcome to "the early show" on this wednesday, august 3rd, 2011. i i'm chris wragge. >> and i'm erica hill. good to be back. >> good to have you back. we're continuing to follow this peacock precariously perched on this perch here in new york city. we have biuilt two hours around the peacock. it hasn't moved. did you just see that in. >> that happened just before we went on the air. it is true. it escaped from the central park zoo, flew the coop as it were. talk about getting a lot of people excited, a lot of crowds gathering below the apartment building. we'll bring you more on the pictures, a light moment. >> everybody has been watching the peacock here on fifth avenue, about 18 hours ago and moments ago, boom. hopefully it gets back up. the brutal heat wave another triple day, another day of triple-digit heat over a huge area. because of the dome of heat blamed for at least two dozen deaths. in texas conditions are the worst they've ever seen and football practice is under siege. marysol castro is in dallas to get a firsthand look at the heat. it is oppressive. good morning. >> reporter: good morning chris and everyone at home. high school football is religion. it is 89 degrees and that is the low, if you can believe it. triple-digit heat has become the norm this summer across texas and adrcross much of the nation heartland and responsible for some two dozen deaths and the heat is far from over. for 32 consecutive days, dallas, texas, has been baking under triple-digit temperatures, a heat wave this part of the country hasn't seen since 1980. at least 12 people have died in the dallas area and at one local hospital heat-related emergency room visits have doubled. the state's energy agency warned customers the power grid is entering the first stages of an energy emergency. texas has already broken its all-time peak electricity record twice this week. the grid's current capacity is approximately 67,000 megawatts. tuesday peaked at 67,929 and today could go beyond 68,100 megawatts. if that trend persists, rolling blackouts could add to the misery. in texas, football is as big as the lone star state itself but the season just around the corner, players routinely practice twice a day in scorching august temperatures. >> we consistently monitor the heat. >> reporter: but school officials like athletic director rene putter take precautions to keep students safe. >> every day we weigh the athletes before practice and at the end of practice when it. if they lose a percentage of their body weight the next day we hold them out of practice as a precaution. >> reporter: in plano they lost a coach. 55-year-old wade mcklain collapsed and died during the season's first practice. >> his son actually told me he said "when i go, i hope i go from the football field because th this is what i loved the moment." >> reporter: a preliminary autopsy found heat exposure and heart condition caused the death. >> reporter: it was so warm officials were giving out free air conditioners for those folks who couldn't can ford it. >> good to see the football players practicing before sun-up. the weather and the heat is a huge issue but now emily is now forcing its way up the east coast. >> reporter: absolutely, chris. august is when the tropics really start to churn so tropical storm emily is about 144 miles off the coast of puerto rico, packing 50-mile-per-hour winds, moving at a steady clip, moving at 14 miles per hour, in a northerly direction towards hispaniola. it could affects south florida by saturday f we look at the rain right now we're expecting anywhere from two to six inches of rain in and around south florida. as you know tropical storms are per snickety. wall street had a terrible tuesday, the sell-off took it to the worst streak in almost three years. this morning investors are still worried even after congress beat tuesday's deadline for extending the debt ceiling. first cbs business and economics analyst rebecca jarvis. why did they not embrace this bill? >> reporter: wall street is concerned about it not being passed and the concern the united states faces, first of all weak job growth. you don't really have job growth in this country. you have a weak housing market and consumer so constrained by both that jobs market as well as the housing market and the uncertainty overall in the economy that that consumer is not going out and spending, so here on wall street the idea was we approach this debt limit debate with a question mark, but the overall question mark that we got to this debate with, was the economy, and the economy is just not in a good place right now, and now people are questioning whether we face a double-dip recession and that's really what drove stocks lower yesterday. >> one of the big issues in the u.s., we are a consumer driven economy. consumers really cautious, not spending as much at this point and that's obviously also weighing. >> yeah, that's absolutely weighing and consumers are really getting their fiscal house in order because of all of the question marks that are out there. 5.4% is good on the one hand, consumers are better off, they're being smarter with their money but that's bad, because when consumers don't spend, all of the sudden it has a ripple effect on jobs and the overall economy. >> rebecca jarvis on wall street this morning, thanks. the jobs issue is the biggest of many challenges facing president obama as we head into this election year. bill plante joins us with a look at the president's latest strategy. >> reporter: all first-term presidents are focused on re-election but with unemployment above 9% and with an economy that's barely moving president obama faces very high hurdles. >> the central economic challenge is a weak economy. >> reporter: economist robert shapiro says the president needs to create conditions for stronger growth. >> that growth will generate jobs and that will generate consumer spending and that will generate business investment. >> reporter: growth has been hard to come by, but the president says he intends to keep on pushing. >> the fight for what the american people care most about, new jobs, higher wages, and faster economic growth. >> reporter: mr. obama says he'll ask congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits, pass two free trade agreements and put construction workers back on the job, repairing the nation's infrastructure. >> there's no reason for congress not to send me those bills so i can sign them into law right away as soon as they get back from recess. >> i hope he's not holding his breath. >> reporter: political scientist larry saboteau says not likely. >> it isn't going to happen. brifl privately the obama white house understands that. it's going to take a lot of good luck. presidents are either lucky or they rnt aren't. >> reporter: the president's message will be unrelenting, jobs, jobs, jobs. it shows how slow the recovery continues to be. >> if the economy looks anything like it does today, barack obama is very likely to be a one-term president. but if the economy looks better to americans by november 2012, then obama has a reasonable shot at a second term. >> reporter: so whether or not congress is willing to listen, the president will definitely be asking for jobs programs, and he'll be hoping that the people who were for him last time, including all those independent voters, are listening. erica? >> bill plante at the white house this morning, thanks. now here's chris. to egypt, former president hosni mubarak has been in seclusion since he was forced out of office six months ago. elizabeth palmer is in cairo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. it's been a real cliffhanger until the last second. there were rumors swirling that president hosni mubarak would be too ill to come in court. he's been in hospital at a resort in sharm el sheikh. the hundreds gathered here outside the courtroom didn't believe until the last second until they saw it with their own eyes. former president hosni mubarak wheeled into court on a gurney to face charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters in egypt's uprising earlier this year. mubarak was forced out of office on february 11th, after millions of egyptians took to the street and took over cairo's tral tahrir square. the army stood by the people but more than 800 were shot or beaten to death by government thugs. mubarak joins his two sons and several other government officials in a barred cage normal procedure under criminal proceedings but unthinkable for a former strong man president in the arab world. asked by the judge whether he understood the charges against him, mubarak said yes, he did, and he pleaded not guilty. outside the court, a crowd of several hundred people had gathered just after dawn. as they waited in the crushing heat, fights broke out between pro and anti-mubarak factions until riot police flooded in to separate them. at last, a helicopter flew overhead, signaling mubarak really was on his way to this makeshift courtroom in a suburban police academy. the minute he appeared on the big public video screen, the crowd grew still, mesmerized by a spectacle they simply never dreamed they would actually see. now the session has just ended but the court did, we saw some scrappy exchanges between the judge and the lawyers. this is justice but it's also grand theater and all of egypt, in fact, almost everybody in the arab world is absolutely glued to the television until this thing is over. chris? >> lots of people watching. cbs's elizabeth palmer in cairo, thanks. i want to turn to jeff glor standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning to you and everyone at home as well. the cleanup continues in south florida this morning after a tornado touched down last night. a woman in broward county captured this on video as it rolled through her neighborhood. it did damage several homes in south florida but no one was hurt. in washington a man is behind bars after jumping over the white house fence. the 41-year-old was quickly captured yesterday. he faces charges of unlawful entry and contempt of court or disobeying a previous order to stay away from the white house. washington is displaying its national strategy to prevent violent extremism and violent attacks. the strategy is short on specifics calling for local and community-based solutions to rooting out radicals. the federal government will act in a support role. the plan aims to fight terrorism in all forms but says al qaeda is the biggest threat. a hiker in oregon who had been missing for three days has been rescued. 28-year-old pa lasalante was air lifted from safety, she had fallen down a cliff after being separated from her boyfriend saturday. if you ever happen to be driving in lithuania, be careful where you park. the mayor hates illegally parked cars and to show how much he hates illegally parked cars this is what he says he'll do to you if you park illegally, roll over your vehicle with a tank. that's him crushing a mercedes in a no parking zone. this appears staged for the video but he says he got his point across. watch out. >> if they did that in new york city that would go over very well. >> for the big boot. we'll check in with marysol, speaking of rolling her way through, rolling her way through texas is marysol castro. good morning, how is the weather? >> reporter: that's right, good morning jeff and everyone at home. as we've been told by school official, despite two-day practices, every 20 minutes the athletes get a water break. that's what they're doing. severe weather, new jersey, virginia, under the greatest risk for tornado, pea-sized hail, wind gusts that could top 75 miles per hour and rain one to two inches in portions. atlantic city and pittsburgh you get the brunt of it >> thanks so much. that's a look at the latest weather. back over to chris and erica in new york. >> good morning, no cheerleading from the sideline. don't want you reliving the glory days. >> that's coming up in the 8:00 hour. still ahead this morning a new report spells out how government incompetence forced jaycee dugard to spend 18 years in a kidnapping hell. we'll bring you that information. also airman on the lucky streak winning the lottery after his safe return from iraq. plus the peacock makes a colorful escape, going from the central park zoo to the high rent district and now where? 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>> yes. >> it's easy to give too much credit to philip dpa ree dough and his intelligence and charisma, because some of the mistake, many of the mistakes are so blatantly obvious. >> reporter: the da's office stopped short of a formal apology to the dugard family but already received a $20 million settlement from the state of california. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> so disturbing. >> yep. jeff glor is standing by with some of the other headlines this morning. >> good morning to you. it was a bizarre scene and a circus-like atmosphere, the trial of former egyptian president hosni mubarak began this morning in cairo. the 83-year-old mubarak was brought in, in a bed on wheels inside a cage, inside the courtroom. he says he's very sick. he denied corruption in the ordering of the killing of protesters back in february. a new survey shows a growing number of american small business owners are increasingly pessimistic about the economy. nearly half, 47% of business owners say the economy is in worse shape now than it was six months ago. 45% say they see no growth opportunity for businesses in the coming year. the government this morning is still tracking down the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to tainted turkey meat. dozens were sickened across 26 states. cargill said it's helping the department of agriculture investigate but it was not named the source of the up next, casey anthony has been in hiding since being acquitted of her daughter's murder. now she may have to go back to court. an old crime that continues to haunt her. and congressman gabrielle giffords triumphant return to congress. her team talks about the dramatic appearance to vote on the debt deal and how giffords was feeling after that emotional standing ovation. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ing people rethink how they live. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. ♪ we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's a network of connections and ideas... open and collaborative... extending far beyond the mobile phone. connecting you to a world of intelligent new devices and technologies. from today's best innovators... and tomorrow's. ♪ it's the at&t network... a network of possibilities... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ to stay healthy. but did you know fiber choice can help support your overall well-being? 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the judge who presided over that case says no but her attorneys disagree and they're hoping to keep her hidden from the public eye at least for now. when casey anthony left jail july 17th she seemed to be a free woman. her whereabouts are unknown and because of the public anger her defense team wants to keep it that way. monday judge stan strickland ordered her back to serve probation stemming from a check fraud conviction in january 2010. strickland was the judge this that case. >> sentence miss anthony to time served, 412 days followed by one year of supervised probation, a thorny issue. >> reporter: because anthony was already in jail awaiting trial for the murder of her young daughter caylee. when she might serve probation was unclear. >> we don't know what the future holds here if the state's conviction will be a lengthy sentence. >> reporter: correction officials interpreted the orders to mean anthony was to serve probation while in custody and in january they presented her with a letter indicating she completed probation but judge strickland intended for anthony to serve probation after her murder trial. attorney mason filed an emergency motion to quash, vacate and set aside the court's order. >> she's done her probation. if y'all go read what we just filed you'll see how blatantly clear it is and how blatant by wrong mr. strickland was. >> reporter: this is not the first time that anthony's lawyers have locked horns with judge strickland. he was originally supposed to preside over her murder case, but he recused himself at the defense's request. they accused him of being a "self-aggrandizing media hound." erica? >> interesting. mike deforest in orlando, thanks. >> joining us is legal analyst and criminologist casey jordan. good of you back with us. >> good morning. >> is this coming down to a clerical error? it says your time has been served. best of luck. >> best of luck in the future. did casey anthony understand she was on probation while she was in jail? cheney mason says she was interviewed but doesn't appear any probation officer went to vis visit her. there were conditions, i find this comical, stay away from all people involved in crime while she's in jail. that's already a violation. i don't know whether she paid her $20 a month for probation supervision fee. as far as i know she didn't hold down a job which is a condition of probation. it was simply a clerical error in terms of putting the word "concurrent" in there, in the sentence before it said she shall serve it upon release. you can't have it both ways but raises the legal question, should she get off on the technicality. >> in terms of the filing made, how does this figure in? >> two issues in the emergency motion that cheney mason filed yesterday, number one, they do not like judge strickland. they talk about his unbridled prejudice, want him removed from this because earl whier this week judge strickland amended the order to clarify what his intent was, the intent was she would start her probation as soon as she was out of jail and if florida correctional officials made a mistake too bad. no reason why she can't start probation now. does she get off on the technicality but they don't want judge strickland to decide that. they believe he has it in for casey anthony. >> he expressed to local tv stations shock and utter disbelief at the verdict. that indicates bias. if this happens her address becomes public. >> they do. you can arrange for probation to be served in a different location. they work with other states' probation offices all the time. she needs to come back for the hearing as early as tomorrow but there's nothing to say they can't make arrangements for her to serve it elsewhere. the issue they're trying to raise is personal security, they don't want anyone to know where she is and they think this is a huge waste of casey anthony's time. >> you can bet there will be plenty of cameras trained on that tomorrow to she if she shows up. >> great to be here. just ahead a new york city peacock on the prowl, flew the coop twice. >> went from a zoo to a nearby building. we'll see where it is now. this is "the early show" on cbs. these are ocean spray sparkling juice drinks. they have bubbles. it's real fruit juice; crisp, sparkling water; and no added sugar. and they come in these really cool cans. you want one? 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>> marysol thanks so much. get back to you in a couple of minutes. korey stringer died from complications of heat stroke. >> last year she started the korey stringer institute at the university of connecticut. kelci stringer joins us today. >> thank you for having me. >> unfortunately every year we hear the stories of heat exhaustion and unfortunately death. what do you think has changed in the ten years since korey's zmet. >> clearly when we see deaths we like to think probably not much but i do feel like a lot of lives have been saved due to korey's demise. i feel like people are a little bit more mentally aware, if you will, of the heat, when korey died, it was not a lot of discussion, it was not a lot of talk about what to do as regards to playing in the heat but now it's come like to the forefront, so we are having a lot of dialogue about what to do and hopefully as we go forward, you know, we can align to be on the same page with the correct information. >> you're also seeing a lot of, so much with football, coaches instill this toughness with kids. it's just the heat, get out there, take it. a lot of professional coaches in high school, let the kids go out there and do it. is there still a lot of that that exists? toughness over safety? >> absolutely. you have to understand this is a long running tradition here with football, and of course our purpose is not to be the anti-christ with football. i think that people don't really get the need for "just having water," that's the way they look at it. sometimes it shows a kind of weakness but i think what people really remove the ignorance from their minds as it relates to just being weak and having water that it's necessary for the body to function, it's necessary to perform at your best, so i think and i would hope that people are changing their attitudes towards this. >> that's part of what you're doing by starting this, education is so important and very personal not just because you lost your husband but also your 13-year-old son is now playing football which has got to be scary for you. >> yes. it's tough. he's been playing actually since he's been 6 years old. he's moved up in the ranks and we're suffering a heat wave as well and every year it is so hard for me as a mother because i often think i never really watch practice, i sit in my car because it's, i almost feel like a bad mother sometimes, how could i let him play in this heat given the information i'm privileged to know, but i try to take the positive side of that because i do, i am privileged to know this information to educate his coaches and educate the people that are responsible for him, the need of breaks and being properly hydrated and the equipment that they wear, so it's bittersweet but i like sports and i like football and cody is a big kid and not too many other things he can do as it relates to sports so you know, so no ballet. >> good that you're out there and educating the other parents and coaches and takes one person, it moves along. >> yes. >> if he has a fraction of dad's talent he'll be great. i want to switch gears now, president obama signed the spending cut bill to raise the debt limit tuesday, one day after a true moment of unity on capitol hill and that came about because of the return of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes has more in the dramatic milestone in congresswoman giffords' recovery. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, erica. congresswoman giffords is back in houston, traveled right back into physical therapy which she undergoes eight hours a day. her aides tell me she's walking pretty well on her own, a big milestone and chief of staff pia carusone at her side all night that night spoke to us about what it was like for the congresswoman to be back on the house floor for the first time in seven months. >> she's just really thrilled to be there, to be able to stick her voting card in, and you know, vote on the most important bill this congress so far potentially in the entire congress will see was a very proud moment for her. >> reporter: how would you describe how she felt afterwards, would it be relief or overwhelmed? >> oh, you know, both. i think she was relieved to have made it this far, emotional to have just seen friends and colleagues that she hasn't seen, most since the shooting, and you know, prideful that she could take this vote on the debt and deficit issue she follows closely, maybe also a little i don't want to say sad but the reality is setting in she's got to go back to houston because she has more therapy to do. it's been a tough year for her and all of us, but she was happy to be here. >> reporter: in the house of representatives where terms only last two years, re-election is never far from a member's mind and no different in congresswoman giffords' case. her aides tell me that team giffords is already laying the groundwork for a re-election bid, raising money in case she decides to run again but that is really is congresswoman giffords' decision, it depends on how much progress she's made, when they take a look at next year's re-election bid. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill, thanks. >> jeff glor is at the news desk with a check of the headlines. jeff? >> good morning to you and everyone at home once again. in sydney, australia, a bomb scare. reports said that police found a young woman with an explosive device strapped to herself in the suburbs of sydney this morning. a spokesman says there is some sort of device that is in this woman's vicinity, they say, and experts are trying to figure out if it's a live bomb. former egyptian president hosni mubarak denied accusations against him at his trial in cairo as the trial got going. bizarre scene, mubarak was in a cage in a courtroom in a stretcher inside a kanl. he says because of his severe health problems, he is charged with corruption during his almost 30 years in office and accused of ordering the killing of protesters during that uprising that forced him from power back in february. prosecutors in texas are scheduled to rest their case against pligist in warren jeffs. in court some disturbing evidence was presented, played a recording of jeffs telling a 14-year-old girl how to please him. jeffs is accused of sexually assaulting two underaged girls he took as brides. he is acting as his own attorney. coming up 11 minutes past the hour right now. back out to marysol castro who is in dallas practicing this morning. getting ready for the nfl season. mary? >> reporter: of course. now that the lockout is over and done with, i'll head out with the boys and you know, a little catching of sorts. >> nice. >> reporter: good morning jeff and everyone at home. straight to the maps and show you the dome of feet, feels like we've been talking about it all month in part because we have. 16 states looking at some heat warning or watch. record breakers, shatterers, actually. dallas 110, nashville, 101. columbia 104. southwest monsoonal moisture, heaviest in and around denver, kansas, new mexico, and arizona, yo >> this weather report sponsored by benefiber, a better you from the inside out. that's the beauty of benefiber. >> thanks so much, the latest weather from a balmy dallas. >> good luck with that catching of sorts. >> let us know how it turns out. just ahead this morning, you may want fancy jewelry, maybe it's not really in the budget. here's the thing, pearls are actually becoming a lot more affordable. why, you ask? >> why? >> well, christian we'll have that answer ahead. the fiber supplement that's taste-free and dissolves completely. so you can put it in whatever you like, even water. benefiber. makes taking fiber easier. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. introducing purina one beyond this flat-out delicious -- the new $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty 6-inch flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. all for just $3. build your better breakfast today. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. hey parents, it's going to be a see, i'm not just teaching woodwinds and strings. i'm teaching attitude! if your kids want to sound cool, they have to look cool! so, here's what they'll need: denim, graphic tees, leggings and tunics, more denim, backpacks, headphones, hair gel, denim, converse one star shoes, denim, shaun white hoodies and denim. school takes a lot. target has it all. i've never tasted anything so delicious. richard, why are you wearing grandpa's jacket? 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>> absolutely. there are good and inexpensive tests and many of those aren't being used as often. it's frustrating because many tests that are expensive potentially dangerous and aren't effective are being used. >> what are some of the tests people are overdoing it? >> we did a survey of almost 1,200 healthy 40 to 60 years old, no disease, no symptoms and no risk factors and found 44% were getting ineffective tests, ekgs, stress tests or ultrasound of the carotid arteries. >> any negative effects aside from the costs? >> these tests aren't precise when it comes to detecting early disease so they can be falsely positives, you get a cascade of additional tests and sometimes treatment including angioplasty, you could end up with a metal stent in the coronary artery for the rest of your life and may not need it. >> doctors tell you you should get this or that test, most people would listen to the advice of doctors. are doctors giving bad advice to patients? >> in some cases unfortunately they are. most doctors are emphasizing the big five tests, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, taking small doses of aspirin and stopping smoking. those are the big five but obviously doctors are in some cases recommending tests that aren't very effective and some cases treatment that isn't. >> what do you tell patients given advices from doctors they for the most part trust? >> they need to do research and use tools like we're offering that offer ratings of these tests, also offering ratings of heart surgery groups so that they can more easily sort out who are the best heart surgeons to have their surgery. >> exactly what goes into the whole ratings system you're talking about? >> it's a three-star system, 323 heart surgery groups across the country released this data. 81 of the groups are three-star, very good performance information, 238 are average and 5 below average. the important thing for patients to know, almost all heart surgeons have this information. ask them for it. if they aren't willing to give it to you, maybe you should look for another surgeon to go to. >> do your research. don't just take the advice of your doctors. >> that's right. >> dr. santa, good to see you this morning. >> thank you. >> here's erica. start spreading the news, we have a little subwith a sinatra, serenading new yorkers with classics for your lunch hour, even better we'll let you hear it yourself. you're watching "the early show." >> "healthwatch" sponsored by bayer aspirin. take charge of your health at iam prohealth.com. before you begin an aspirin regimen. talk to your doctor, and take care of what you have to take care of. like new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. new splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. of mcdonald's new juicy white meat chicken breast fillet on a new bakery-style bun, starting at 350 calories. together it's the chicken sandwich perfected. perfectly delicious and made just for you. ♪ perfectly delicious and made just for you. they're building a new subway line in manhattan and a big project like that can be noisy. >> it is noisy, it is not well-received by some folks in the midst of it, so it's really nice to maybe hear some construction worker gary russo on his lunch break singing his favorite sinatra songs. it's a nice aversion, he's really good. ♪ come walk with me, i'll hum along ♪ ♪ we sang a song and then we strolled that golden sand ♪ ♪ two sweethearts and the summer wind ♪ >> i'm sorry -- ♪ the autumn wind and the winter wind ♪ >> wragge does sing this every day during the break which i love but it's amazing, you think he's lip syncing, he's not. >> keep it up gary, great stuff. still ahead spider-man's new look, we ask if ,,,, [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? 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>> like you mentioned another high profile executive was arrested yesterday. how close is this inquiry getting to the murdochs themselves? >> james murdoch may be getting hot under the collar. all of the recent arrests have been taking the police higher up the food chain and now there's very little protection between the investigation and james murdoch. >> cbs's charlie dagata in london, thanks. time for one last check of the headlines. jeff glor at the news desk with the final look for us this morning. good morning once again. >> good morning to you and everyone at home. in new orleans a jury begins deliberations in a high profile controversial case. days after hurricane katrina hit police killed two people and wounded four on a bridge. five current or former officers shot unarmed people without justification. defense lawyers say the police believed their lives were in danger. new job jitters in the private sector report this morning from challenger greg christmas says over 66,000 jobs were cut in july, the largest total in 16 months, that is 60% more layoffs than in june, but there is some positive news, the pace of downsizing this year is apparently slower than last year. a new study that tested children's car seats found that six out of ten seats contain at least one toxic chemical, some contain several. 150 car seats in three categories were tested, those judged the most toxic among infant seats, the graco snug ride, models 30 and 35, convertible seats, the breytax marathon and marathon seats, the ricaro boost e and pro sported toler. for information visit ecocenter.o ecocenter.org. this morning an escaped peacock here in new york is back home. the bird flew away from central park zoo yesterday. there it is, and it perched on a window ledge on the upper east side. this morning, though, the peacock flew off the building on fifth ave. and is now back in his open air pen. we're all relieved. 35 minutes past the hour. speaking of relief, marysol castro not getting any down in dallas. wow. >> reporter: no. >> what are we up to now? >> reporter: no, jeffrey, thanks captain obvious. it's 89 degrees, but it feels more like 94 when you factor in the humidity. good morning, jeff. good morning, everyone at home. we want to go straight to the maps and check in with tropical storm emily, still currently off the coast of puerto rico, about 186 miles off the coast, expected to dump four to six inches of rain in the dominican republic packing 50-mile-per-hour winds. traveling at 14 miles an hour, heading for south florida, expected to affect south florida late saturday, friday night into saturday and just hug the east coast. elsewhere in the nation the midwest gets a treat, don't tell that to folks in the middle of the country, though. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. the humidity dissipates a whole lot and in the northwest, it's a bit of the same, if you want to just experience pleasant conditions, crescent city, 67 degrees. we've had a batch of showers moving through and another sits to the west. this isn't the only rain we'll see today and the only break we'll see in the rain today. going for a high of 87 degrees. it's possible later on with enough midday sunshine. to see thunderstorms, we have in the slight risk if thanks so much. that is the latest weather from the high school here in carrollton, texas. back to you guys in new york. >> nice job, superman. see you in a bit. next month there will be a new face under the spider-man costume, cutting edge comic book fans say good-bye to peter parker and hello to miles morales, according to the new generation. alexa lon sew editor-in-chief joins us this morning. good to have you here. >> thanks. >> you said i'm going to do something different and bold. this is probably as bold as you could possibly go. no more peter parker, now miles moral morales, half black and half hispanic. what made you decide to do something this bold. >> we were concocting a story in ultimate comics, a line of comic which is a parallel universe to the marvel universe involved the death of spider-man and obvious question was when you have the comic figure of this importance die, who do you replace him with? we have a president right now of mixed ethnicity, why not the most recognizable superhero in the world? >> you will have the purists shocked and awe? >> our fans are passionate. we heard from the naysayers right away. the response has been over whelmingly positive. i got an e-mail from a wall street banker who said he can't wait to bring this home to his son, who is 3 and already raiding his comic book stash. >> when will people be able to see it? >> ultimate comic is on floors today and get your first glimpse of miles morales. he's a nerd like young peter parker. >> what is going to be the real big difference between the two, for everybody who is used to peter parker, how is miles different? >> one big different, miles' parents are still alive. they will play a major role in the story so you'll meet him. peter parker never had that luxury but apart from that, there's similarities. spider-man works best when he's a conflicted kid, a kid looking to fit in, a kid who is alwayses aspiring, looking to achieve and never quite getting what he needs. >> this is an idea you had for a long time, didn't just come up when you got the job. >> we've been talking about this for awhile. the first discussion i remember that was concrete, before obama was elected, we might cell be looking ap. the first african-american president. >> you were just at comiccon not too long ago. >> yes i was. >> andrew is playing spider-man on the big screen. who was able to garner more attention your new spider-man or garfield as the new tsunami. >> it's a tossup. i wouldn't be surprised if we saw a black spider-man in the cinemas a little time down the road. >> are you disappointed the big screen didn't go that route? >> in publishing we moved so quickly. we turn on the dime, the plan for the movie is well under way. i wouldn't be surprised. we tend to be quite influential. >> you might be on to something. the feedback has been positive? >> it's been great, i'm excited to see and do you think it's your first glimpse of spider-man today. >> alex thanks so much. here's erica. thanks, 2,000 years ago the elite of ancient rome wore pearls. today that traditional mark of the rich and powerful and maybe preppy is becoming much more affordable thanks to china. "early show" contributor katrina szish has more. >> good morning. from a creature as ugly as the oyster comes a gem fresheured for its beauty. pearls begin as a grain of sand or piece of tissue inside a mollusk. the end result is a piece of jewelry growing in popularity as its price continues to shrimpg. shrink. audrey hepburn loved them in "breakfast at tiffanys" and so have countless rich and powerful women throughout history. even though marilyn monroe claims that -- ♪ diamonds are a girl's best friend ♪ >> reporter: she was known to wear a strand or two, pearls have been the baubles of the privileged for hundreds of years, but the times they are a-changing. >> there's a whole new generation of people becoming interested in pearls. >> reporter: at hanoura pearls in new york city, ceo joel schechter sees industry trends firsthand. >> china made it possible for every woman to buy different shapes and sizes. >> reporter: traditionally the most sought after pearls for cultured from oysters and the most prized from the coast of japan and tahiti. freshwater pearls are more plentiful but the quality wasn't there. over the last two decades the pearl industry has been transformed. the chinese freshwater pearls sound like a game changer. >> totally revolutionized an entire industry and now today china produces 95% of the world's pearls. >> reporter: whereas the tahitian pearl sells on the wholesale market for $25 to $35 a comparably sized chinese pearl costs $4 to $8, the secret lies in the production. >> if you go to an akoya in japan, 32 pieces will grow 32 individual pearls at the same time. imagine if we could produce cars that quickly. >> reporter: they've cornered the market on different shapes and colors. >> gem quailty ovals. >> reporter: wow, i didn't know think came in the shape. >> china will produce pearls that are purple, lavender, peach, apricot. >> reporter: even those with an experienced eye have trouble telling the chinese pearls from the more expensive counterparts. >> we receive merchandise from the office daily, and oftentimes we have to look at the tag to see what the price really is. so it's kind of hard to tell. >> reporter: as chinese production continues to grow, pearls will become even more affordable, allowing a new generation of women to feel a little more cultured. >> that is an adorable picture. so how do we know the difference then between these pricier saltwater and freshwater ones from china? >> the amazing part i have an example here, we have one that is freshwater and one that is saltwater. can you tell the difference? >> i'm guessing that the one on the lower right there is the saltwater one. >> that's actually the freshwater. >> well there we go. >> exactly. sometimes you can tell by the color or lustre. as technology increases it is becoming harder and harder to tell. >> quhawhat's the price differe? >> these are 85% price differential. this costs about 85% less than that one. and the quality is no different. you're just getting a lot more for your money. >> what about we saw a lot of those colored pearls, colorful ones in your piece and we're seeing more of those from china. how do those stand up in terms of quality? >> very high quality. like any gem or stone quality varies so you have to do your homework but they really are not considered any less quality. they're really just kind of the trendier way to go. these are not your grandmother's pearls. >> fancy. katrina szish thanks. someone who may like to wear her grandmother's pearls or grand-mother-in-law's pearls may be the duchess's pearls. as we keep an eye trained on her fashion sense, prince william's wife is doing a little recycling of the royal wardrobe.,,,,,,,,,, when prince william's cousin zara got married over the weekend her outfits were something we've seen before, something royal watchers picked up on right away. the big question, is this a fashion faux pax or sensible statement? >> victoria arbiter has a closer look. good toe see you. >> good morning, well due to the recession, many people are becoming more economically conscious when it comes to their wardrobes and being thrifty and that includes royals and celebrities. some thinking it's a fashion crime. >> i try to switch it up but sometimes i just end up wearing the same thing over and over again. >> reporter: others may call it smart. >> different environment, it conserves water and also it saves money. >> if you have a substantial amount of clothing, wear it out. >> reporter: the art of wearing clothes more than once has become a topic for debate. especially when it comes to members of the royal family. with her recent appearance at new cousin zara philip's wedding the duchess of cambridge can be unofficially dubbed a repeat offender, her brocade cut can be placed in the same category her diane von fursenberg dress she's already worn. >> kate came from a normal home and is an instant royal. she's very in touch with the rest of the the world. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge is not the only one. during an official visit to australia in 1983, princess diana wore three recycled outfits. experts say the idea of famous people reusing their threads makes them more relatable to the ordinary person. >> i think what we're seeing is a shift in our ability to accept celebrities as flawed, imperfect people. >> reporter: and the royals are not alone in this so-called renewable wardrobe. fashion icon and "vogue" editor anna winter is guilty of it. last year michelle obama wore a blue sundress in mexico and one month later at a congressional picnic on the white house lawn. known around the world for her posh style, victoria beckham is also a recycler, wearing the same red liuis vuitton skirt after wearing it in 2006. >> those pieces work for them and that's how real women dress, they find something that work for them, love it, wear it, they repeat it. >> within the confines of the royal family, wearing close more than once isn't anything new. for decades, princess anne has been recycling her dresses for numerous occasions. >> ladies let me say this now to wear the same article of clothing twice, how dare she? >> right, from the man who never repeats a tie. >> are they making a big fuss over this? >> they're making a little bit of a fuss. we are all recycling because we're not being handed clothes from designers, it's making them more accessible. we're used to seeing celebrities seeing something straight off the runway. the fact kate is wearing something more than once gives us permission to do the same. >> how much of it do you think is conscious? how much of this does she plan, given the economy and everything we heard before their wedding, how they didn't want to be insensitive to the current state of the economy with their wedding. >> absolutely. certainly before the wedding she was wearing outfits more than once because she was a regular, norm normal girl. just over the weekend william and kate and harry home from the wedding on budget airlines. all of the decisions are consciously with a lot of thought. it gives us permission to do the same. >> great nicknames so far by the brit shall press, royal recessionis recessionista, and rethread is my own. i think she does look and i think it's, it goes in line with what they're all about, not being this elitist, the monarchy the brits really grew tired of. this is the new thing and you can wear -- especially if you look so beautiful why not wear it once or twice? >> people are saying the new younger generation of royals are making the older set nervous. prince andrew has been criticized for taking the royal helicopter to personal engagements and suddenly prince harry on easy jet. you're absolutely right. they're aware of this resurgence of the popularity of the monarchy and this only helps it. >> capitalizing on it. >> nice to have you with us as always. victoria thanks. that is a new outfit i've never seen before. be sure to wear it the next time we're here. >> if we see it again we'll call you out on it. thanks, nice to see you. nice to have you with us on "the early show." enjoy your day. see you back here tomorrow morning. first your local news is next. wm÷so ñh ,,,, [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. that's the grand prix coming up. marty's in the first warning weather center. wow, that's big. we'll look at the first warning doppler weather radar. we have shower activity happening throughout the region, not once, but beginning twice through the morning. widening out, you can see, there's more sitting out to the west. yep, it's going to be a wet day. we'll go for a high of 87 degrees. we have more breaks than day late midday and early afternoon. sunshine could deliver a potential gusty thunderstorm later. 67 degrees is the low tonight and a high of 90. >> the police in maryland and pennsylvania are looking across the state lines after a woman was beaten alongside if harrisburg expressway. >> reporter: the suspect may be back in pennsylvania this morning where his car is registered. last friday night, a woman was driving northbound when the police say that another vehicle hit the woman from behind. the drivers got out of their car an the man pleaded with her not to get the authorities involved. he punched her and he was able to drive off. the police released a sketch of the suspect who was driving a dark color jeep wrangler. bge crews were restoring power to marylanders who lost power. several trees came down in baltimore city. one came down in a car and another landed on top of a home. and our last check, about 4000 homes were without electricity. >> >> the police in georgia arrest the man they say killed laura giddings. the man arrested was the one that spoke to the media. her body was found june 30th near her apartment inmacon. the city police make an arrest of a woman's killer. he killed her with her children nearby. the relationship is unclear this morning. he's been denied bail. and if you're thinking of buying a new wardrobe, it may pay to wait. we'll have the details of the tax free shopping week. it will begin this week and start through august 20th. items below 100 items will be tax free. stay with wjz-13, complete news and first warning weather today at noon. there's a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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