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aisle, early this thursday middleton are heading down the aisle, early this thursday morning, october 28th, 20. captioning funded by cbs beautiful blue sky where we are. good morning to you and welcome to "the early show" i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. >> unfortunately yet another example how vulnerable mass transit can be to terror attacks. the fbi arrested a man they say planning to hit the d.c. metro system. we have details what he hoped to accomplish and how coming to you live shortly from washington. >> very sobering stuff. also this morning, sometimes people have trouble sleeping at night, easy to blame your spouse because he or she snores too much or maybe caffeine. it turns out you may have a gene, a problem with a gene, a genetic default, as it were, preventing you from getting a good night's sleep. >> not much you can do to jane your genes. >> not too much. we start this morning with politics, president obama sat down with funnyman jon stewart last night to try to help fellow democrats avoid serious trouble in tuesday's midterm elections. our white house correspondents chip reid has the latest. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. according to the latest cbs news "new york times" poll the president's approval rating is stuck at 45%. so, hoping to fire up young voters last night he paid a visit to "the daily show." >> can i just make a plug just to vote? make sure -- [ cheering ] >> i didn't know where you were going with that? when you said can i just make a plug i was like, are you dropping an album? what's happening here? sglaufz. >> the president's appearance with jon stewart on "the daily show" came with humorous questions. >> you ran o very high rhetoric, hope and change and the democrats this year seem to be running on, uh, please, baby, one more chance. >> now -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: and serious answers. >> when the economy is growing but is still not growing as fast as it needs to to make up for the eight million jobs that were lost, folks will be frustrated and that reflect itself in a political environment. >> reporter: a political environment that has democrats and the president struggling to minimize damage done when ballots are counted in less than a week. a new cbs news/"new york times" poll show republicans hold -- >> don't let them tell you. >> reporter: president obama doesn't appear to hold much sway over how people vote. in fact, nearly 30% of respond dents say they are less likely to vote for a candidate he supports and 56% said it would have no effect at all. there is a new development in this week's scene. supporters of rand paul roughed up this activist with moveon.org. she claims the attack was unprovoked but new video shows valle appearing to rush his car arriving to the debate. the man who stepped on her het, tom profitt spoke out but refused to show his face on camera. >> so, i did put my foot on her and i did push her down at the very end and i told her to stay down because that was the third time that she had tried to get loose and go after rand. >> if you saw her, would you apologize to her? >> well, i -- i would like for her to apologize to me. >> reporter: but there, were no apologies from president obama last night, who made every effort to emphasize his administration's accomplishments. >> we have passed historic health care reform, historic financial regulatory reform. we have done things that some folks don't even know about. >> what have you done that we don't know about?! [ laughter ] >> well -- >> are you -- are you planning a surprise party for us? [ laughter ] >> filled with jobs and health care. >> no, but -- >> reporter: and in california, carly fiorina, the republican senate candidate returns to the campaign trail today after treatment for an infection related to breast cancer surgery. harry? >> chip reid at the white house this morning, thank you very much. also in washington our political analyst john dickerson. john, good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> we washed "the daily show with jon stewart" last night and watched the president to show, you know, appeals to younger people, younger voters. in the past, until two years ago, the younger voters didn't matter. they showed up in droves two years ago. is there any expectation that the president's appearance last night will get younger people to show up next tuesday? >> well, there's the expectation, the hope, there's the prayer. and this is what's necessary for the democrats in this tough environment and where a lot of democratic voters are still requiring that extra push and pull to get them to the polling place. but, that's still a narrow piece of territory. there's a huge set of voters in the middle, the independents and moderates, who are basically gone to the president in terms whereof he can put his energy. so, this is kind of the last push here with five days to go. >> you know, i want to talk about money for a moment much we talked about this the other day. now the price tag for this midterm election will go over $4 billion. and one of the complaints of democrats through this is all this secret money and independent money and outside money being spent. turns out, almost half of that money is going to democratic causes. >> that's right. the message you mentioned, though, in terms of outside money, anonymous money in particular, is something that really gets those democratic voters fired up. you talk to them and they mention it all right off the top of their head so. as a motivating tactic, it's been useful for democrats but as you point out for voters looking at where the money's coming from, the split is down the middle, really that question of transparency and whether we know who's writing the checks or not. >> california senate race as mentioned a moment ago, carly fiorina is returning to the campaign trail. barbara boxer looks like she is slipping ahead in the polls. is this just about done? >> it looks like it is moving in the direction for boxer. remember, the president went out there to pay a visit. in terms of good news for him, this is a place maybe his visit helped stir up the base, get things going and might be one they can claim a little victory. of course, california is quite a blue state and boxer should win there. looks like things are going her way. >> talk about the guy who could very likely be or probably will be the speaker of the house very, very soon, john boehner, scheduled to hit the campaign trail for a guy named rich iot, who made the news several weeks ago, revealed he had made appearances at reenactment of those events where people reenact battles dressed in nazi uniforms, boehner is going to go and appear at a campaign appearance for this guy. does that seem very wise? >> it doesn't seem wise here at the end. it seems like, you know, the boehner folks say well, this is just an event to turn out the vote, but, you know, you could find somewhere else to be. the challenge for boehner, this isn't going to change necessarily any votes but already being defined as speaker boehner. his image in terms of the way the democrats will try to characterize him as a leader if, in fact, everything goes the way people think and republicans will be in control, now a way to define him before he gets into office and gets to define himself. >> interesting. john dickerson, in washington, as always appreciate your expertise. >> 7:08, the latest on the arrest of a pakistani-born virginia man accused of planning an attack on washington, d.c.'s heavily traveled metro subway system. a live picture for you from arlington, virginia, one of the stations allegedly a target. cbs news homeland security correspondents bob orr is in washington this morning to talk about this with us. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. far ruk ahmad is the suspect's name. what do we know this morning about what he hoped to accomplish. >> according to prosecutors, he was hoping to do a great deal of damage. according to court documents we saw yesterday, farouq acmed was planning to attack a number of subway stations and trains around the pentagon area in northern virginia. he said he wanted to put bombs on the trains at rush hour specifically hoping to target large numbers of military personnel. so, it was a serious attempt, at least in his mind. the good news here is that the fbi infiltrated the plot very, very early. so, this plot came nowhere close to fruition and in the end turned out more of an fbi sting than anything else but underscores the idea radicalization and home-grown terror is still very much a problem here. >> what if the fbi had not been onto him from the beginning, did this person have the means and connections to pull this off. >> as far as he know, he had no real terrorist connections, he had never traveled to any terror camps say in pakistan, didn't know any real true bad guys. but, when you have a radical person like this, like mr. ahmed, who has the desire, the driving desire to do something in the name of islamic jihad, you have to worry he could link up at some point. in this situation, the fbi came onto him very, very early and over a period of six months set up a series of meetings. one source told me that at no time did mr. ahmed ever meet with anybody the fbi didn't know. this was fully infiltrated but a very real danger. >> yes. we have seen other radicals who were serious threats to the mass transit system in this country. >> absolutely. people remember very well gnaw gee bull zazi who attempted to attack the new york city subway. that was a serious plot in that he had gone to pakistan. he did know a real terror operatives, he got training and bought bomb-making materials, put together a cell. and the government says they didn't come on to him early at all. they found him relatively late. in the end, they still found him before he could do any damage but this was a mature plot, somebody that really moved very far down the road, unlike ahmed. >> bob orr, thank you very much, bob. >> lots more news to get to this morning. erica hill on assignment. jeff glor is at the news desk right now. good this morning, jeff. >> good morning. the massive storm that brought hurricane-like winds and heavy rains to a big chunk of the country finally made its way to sea. it began in the midwest tuesday and triggered more than 30 tornadoes in nine states. yesterday the system battered the southeast. homes were damaged in north carolina and virginia, trees knocked down and thousands lost power there. a stunning story from notre dame, a student assistant for the football team was killed when the portable tower he was standing on fell over in a wind storm. pete byrne of our south bend station is at the notre dame camp bus with that story. pete, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. the university of notre dame and especially the fighting irish football team are in mourning today after a violent accident yesterday claimed one of their own on campus. tragedy struck the notre dame fighting irish wednesday afternoon when 20-year-old declan sullivan was killed at the team's practice facility. sullivan, a junior who worked as the team's videographer was taping practice high above the field in a portable lift like the one seen here. as winds were blowing up to 51 miles per hour. it was 3:22:00 p.m. practice just beginning when sullivan tweeted a grim premonition. gusts of wind up to 60 miles per hour. well, today will be fun at work. i guess i've lived long enough. the tower holding him stands about 50 feet above the ground. according to experts, shouldn't be used in winds exceeding 25 miles an hour. at 4:06:00 p.m., a clearly distressed sullivan tweets again, holy blank holy blank this is terrifying. 45 minutes later, the tower collapsed, crashing through a fence and landing on the street below. sullivan was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. >> pretty horrific to think about that, to say the least. something like this is definitely going to hit the campus hard. >> reporter: the day before under similar conditions the team practice indoors. notre dame did not comment about the switch to the outdoor field, even though south bend was under a wind advisory at the time. a memorial mass will be held for declan sullivan at notre dame later today. both the notre dame football coach brian kelly and university president issued statements yesterday expressing their sympathy. this accident is currently under investigation. reporting live from south bend, pete byrne. back to you. >> such a chilling story. thank you. >> the foreclosure crisis appears spreading even more this morning. a majority of major metropolitan areas have seen a sharp increase in foreclosures according to realtytrack. the seattle and chicago metro areas saw the biggest jump in july and september. indonesia emergency workers struggle to cope with this week's double disaster. at least 343 people died bh when a assume many struck western islands monday. many more have been swept out to sea. to the east villageres in java warned away from a fuming volcano that erupted tuesday. more problems in haiti a cholera epidemic killed more than 300 there and sickened thousands. health officials suspect it may have been brought to the island by u.n. piece keepers from nepal. a possible clue this morning in the disappearance of a north carolina blue. police found a prosthetic leg along this road tuesday, which may have belonged to zara claire baker. police believe she is dead. her step-mother admitted writing a bogus ransom note. off the coast of maine a scuba diver with a video camera nearly became lunch for a shark, apparently attracted by the silver colored lights. the diver got a very close look at the teeth. wow! but he did escape unharmed. the diver, by the way who had the close encounter will join us tomorrow exclusively on "the early show." actor randy quaid and his wife evi released from an immigration detention facility in canada, both arrested a week ago on outstanding u.s. warrants related to vandalism charges. evi was released yesterday after found she is actually a canadian citizen. randy quaid was released on $10,000 bond. a game one victory for the home town giants. freddy sanchez had four hits including three doubles and juan uribe with a three-run homer as san francisco beat the texas rangers 11-7 last night. the first time, by the way, rangers pitcher cliff lee has ever lost in the playoffs. it is 15 minutes past the hour and we turn to dave price, welcome back dave price from his midwerng adventure. >> nice to be back. in fact, speaking of the world series, jeff, why don't we go out west on the map and see what is happening, shall we? >> we shall. >> we have a game to take place, give me a hand, there we go, a game which will take place later in the afternoon west coast team, in the evening for us. keep in mind you'll see rain showers moving up the northwest coastline stretching down to san francisco. so, could be showery. it is going to be a little cool, a little bit windy, as well. so, that as you make your plans out west. meantime big changes coming to the eastern seaboards. the temperatures upwards of 10 to 15 above the norm now all the cold dry air pushing in you'll see temperatures dropping. finally as we head to the southeast, we are seeing the storm system push out into the atlantic but we still have a chance of some strong thunderstorms popping up today. we'll watch that. that's a q >> at 7:17, that's our first look at the weather this morning. folks, back to you at the desk. >> thank you, dave. ahead this morning, a killer lose is in morning and police warn they have had trouble with the man they are looking for. you could be next. also a look at the many ways we lose sleep at night and how to get it back. >> fans come down on a blogger who says she is grossed out by fat people on tv. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. 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>> cynthia bowers, thank you. joining us to talk to more about this criminal profiler pat brown. pat, good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> a most frightening story i've heard in a while. i can't ever remember hearing police issue a warning like that, if you know this person get out of your house and run to safety. how unusual is this? >> well, it is kind of an unusual warning, a good warning because clearly he targeted four people he had problems with but i'm concerned it doesn't go far enough. they are saying he is armed and dangerous but now a spree killer, two sets of people at two different locations, on the run and armed. there is no reason for him not to take somebody else out if he needs their car or money. he's got to survive somehow and is angry. i would say they should issue a larger warning to the entire area and the state, anywhere this goo i could be coming after you next and could be for something he just needs. >> he's already killed three people. which means he knows if he's caught, he's going to go at the very least to jail for life, if not worst. >> absolutely. >> does that make him especially dangerous? this guy has nothing to lose at this point. >> extremely desperate and we see that with a spree killer. they know there is noplace to go but run and hide and have to run on the road unless they have someone to harbor them like a family member unless they get to the border and cross it. they will run out of money. we've seen other spree killers that have shot people their cars and gone into their homes and stolen money from there or hidden there. i would say get that warning to everybody, this guy is extraordinary dangerous, not just if he has an issue with you. >> if there is a witness why are they calling a witness instead of a suspect. >> that is odd but today the word they use, person of interest. i think it is the legal team saying don't call him a suspect unless we have of absolute proof of that. just say person of interest. we all do that, saying person of interest although we are thinking he's the suspect >> you're a profiler. take me inside the minds of a purchase who reaches the point of snapping against people who have ever angered him. >> well, he certainly has some, you know, issues in the past. we know he have a couple of felony charges against him for threat. clearly when he wants something he goes and gets it. apparently, these people didn't do what he wanted them to and that created rage in him, talking about a severe psychopath thick disorder here and makes him, again, very, very dangerous because he has obviously no particular concern for other humans. he think he's right and has the right to take out his vengeance on anybody for whatever reason. >> if you were a person living in this area, what would you be doing? >> i'd certainly be on the lookout for him and lock my doors carefully at night and make sure i don't see a car coming up my driveway i don't know, don't open the door and any circumstances you absolutely do not know on the outside, keep your eye out for him. the police need to find where he is so i'm hoping the eyes of everybody will go out there, not just people who have some particular -- he's had some particular beef. with it should be everybody. >> yeah, hopefully they find him soon. pa >> up next, if you have trouble sleeping, there's a new alaska nation, bad genes. but that doesn't mean you're helpless. we'll look at ways to improve your shut-eye when we come back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. 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[ female announcer ] maxwell house gives you a rich, full-flavored cup of coffee, so you can be good to the last drop. in this morning's healthwatch, the sleepiness gene. are you always yawning, even after what you think was a good night's sleep? new research says the explanation is in your genes. let's talk about sleep an how you can get more of it with our dr. jennifer ashton. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> sleep is a big business in this country right now, all kinds of sleep clinics and stuff like this. this is important new research. >> right. >> what does it say. >> this study came out of the university of pennsylvania medical school. it was a small study looking at about 130 people. but particularly, they were looking at the gene variant known at dqb, it has a longer name but dqb, the abbreviation, they really found those who had this gene. >> right. >> -- slept less soundly, had less deep sleep, less rem sleep and more fatigued when given the same amount of sleep as people who didn't have the gene. so, if you've ever met someone who can function on four hours of sleep and you need eight to feel as awake, you might be having this gene variant and they probably don't. >> if you find out you have that gene, what can you do to counter it? >> well, it affects first of all estimated about 25% of the population. so, one in four of us could have this gene. and that, therefore, not feel as good during the day. but, look, we've spoke bit it here before getting restly sleep is really, really important. right now all the researchers are saying if you think you have this variant, add a little caffeine to your day to pick you up but again have good sleep habits. this shows you you really need more sleep than the person who does not have this variant. >> i want to pause in the middle of this is a second. you really believe sleep along with diet and exercise, if you really want to take care of yourself make sure you get a good night's sleep. >> that's correct, harry t. requires the same discipline as good attention to diet and exercise. i really think it is on par with those two lifestyle factors. >> there are things that people, we do, every day that ruin what could be an otherwise good night's sleep. to not do. >> to not do. nightcaps drinking alcohol within three hours of nighttime may initially make you feel more drowsy but will disrupt the quality of your sleep. also, sleeping in bed with your pets, a lot of people do, this harry, they think it's cute. they cuddle up with them. pets do not have the same bedtime or sleep cycles we do. when the pets get up, it can wake you up. lastly, you might feel exhausted but that's different from feeling sleepy. if you come home from work, try not to go directly to sleep because you might find yourself awake two hours later. >> do the crossword a while before that. that's very helpful. >> that's right. >> not uncommon to have a sleepless night from time to time. >> right. >> when should you really start to pay attention and say, this is more than just an aberration? >> well, very, very important to recognize if your sleep problem persists over a period of time and/or it interferes with what you are able to do during the day, you really want to talk to your doctor. it could be due to medication. it could be due to depression, it could be due to heart disease. frequently with people with heart disease will awaken and sit up and dangle their feet over the edge of the bed. you want to see your doctor about those. it could be a sign of something else. >> dr. jennifer ashton, as always, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> up next, protests on a web after a blogger attacks the overweight stars of mooikz and moel. her tough words and strong response from fans, when we come back. >> announcer: cbs healthwatch sponsored by: of three good probiotics nation in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. 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[ cheering ] >> welcome back to "the early show," everybody. a lot of great costumes out here already. the big celebration is not even until tomorrow but people are gearing up for halloween and we have adorable ones. welcome to all of you. coming up -- what happened, little man? what happened to the little pirate? i like your moustache. you're very cute. okay. all right. all right. we have a lot coming up this hour, including a story we first heard over the weekend about a young american swimmer who died while pursuing his olympic dream. an investigation is under way now into fran crippen's death during a six-mile race in 86-degree water. too hot. we're going to speak with a teammate who had to be hospitalized at the end of that very same race. >> also coming up this morning, patricia arquette will be along, the award-winning actress starring in her seventh season now of "medium" her character has psychic powers. she may be able to tell us next week's election results. we'll see if that works. >> that was funny, harry. yesterday we explode the etiquette of using tech devices like your cell phone. today i know interests harry, the etiquette of personal space. you like to maintain a very clear boundary, correct? >> it's all about the boundaries. don't invade my space. >> then working with a cuban like harry, hi, hi. >> that part's okay. >> that part's okay. this morning we'll show you what happened to our tara winter brill when she got a little bit too close to these new yorkers on purpose. it is funny. and then we're going to talk about what the proper etiquette is. >> first, though, a check of the news again and jeff glor is back at the news desk. good morning, jeff. >> close talking, the worst. >> that is the worst. >> goodness. >> we agrief. >> all right, good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. a federal prosecutor in washington calls it a chilling plot to bomb d.c.-area commuter trains. a u.s.-born -- citizen born in pakistan, he was arrested yesterday in northern virginia. the fbi says he spent months planning atacks on the d.c. metro system working for undercover operatives he believed from al qaeda, he faces 50 years in prison if convicted. five days until the election and the latest cbs news "new york times" poll show democrats have a steep hill to climb. among likely reporters republicans hold a six-points edge in the house vote. among independents the republican advantage even more significant. 42 to 32%. president obama meanwhile reached out to young voters on "the daily show" last night. during an appearance with jon stewart mr. obama defended his agenda and said several members of congress cast votes they knew would hurt them politically and asked if given the chance, would he change his campaign slogan. >> -- run this time as a pragmati pragmatist. it wouldn't be, yes, we can, given certain conditions. >> no. no, i think what i would say is, yes, we can but -- [ laughter ] >> -- it is not -- but, it is not going -- it's not going to happen overnight. >> in california, republican senate candidate carly fiorina returns to the campaign trail today, hospitalized for two days to be treated for an infection related to previous cancer surgery. the three major senate candidates in alaska held their final debate last night. good news for the incumbent, lisa murkowski. she, you might remember, lost the republican primary and launched a write-in campaign to stay in the race. yesterday the supreme court there ruled the names of write-in candidates may be seen by voters at polling places. fellow alaskan sarah palin has been coy about her until now but finally said it, she appears, willing to run for president in 2012 n. an interview for "entertainment tonight" host mary hart asked palin, will she run? >> just going forward according to what i believe the priorities, if there's nobody else to do it, then, of course, i would believe we should do this. >> you can hear more of that interview with sarah palin this evening on "entertainment tonight" and katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. with less than a week to go before the midterm elections, we'll look at some of the critical contests. can the tea party shift the balance of power in congress? our special campaign 2010 coverage continues tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now, back to "the early show." we continue here with mr. dave price. back out on the plaza once again. [ cheering ] >> sir, good morning. >> good morning, jeffrey. hope all's well. very spooky people behind me. nice to see you. [ cheering ] >> let's take a check of the weather and see what's going on -- (crying). >> maggie apparently traumatized this child from the top of the program. listen, we'll do weather now. it's okay. there we go. the kids love me. let's take a check of the weather and see what's happening across the country, shall we? to the maps we go, batman. southeast still sealing that storm that rolled through and cause all that havoc in the midwest. we're on the last leg of it right now, dryer air behind it but could still see winds 15 to 20 miles per hour, shower and thundershower activity. locally heavy downpours could up totals about an inch or so of rain but most of the areas seeing less than that. on the west coast we'll see showers roll into san francisco, northern california, oregon and the coast of washington. pushing inland just a little bit. mountain snow in the cascades, we'll keep an eye open for that. meanwhile, we're talking about a change, which may not do you good, actually. we'll zoom on into the northeast. look at those drops in temperatures today to tomorrow by 20 degrees in some locations. get out the autumn gear. that's a quick look at our national maps. 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>> um, not really. i was just kind of worried or worried about the task at hand, trying to get things done. i knew the water was hot and every athlete was trying to make the best out of it and do the best they could. >> was it hotter, though, than you remember from previous race races? >> uh, yeah, definitely. it was a lot hotter. >> so, at some some point, you become disoriented, and what happens? >> you huff. um, when i became disoriented just i remember a pain in my head and light headedness and i had to close my eyes for a lot and i was veering off course. i couldn't even stay behind the swimmer in front of me. >> at that point, i know you looked up and were you trying to find a jet ski or a boat and you couldn't see one. was that unusual to you? is that the first time that's ever happened? >> um, i believe someone had told me that there had been a boat leading but i remember looking up, looking to the side to see where a ref normally would be, normally stays beside to watch the lead pack and see if there is any fighting going on or anything. i looked for one and never saw one. >> what did you do, did you get through the race? >> i ended up having to finish the race on my own. i remember finishing -- i don't really remember actually touching the finish pad. i just remember someone helping me get to the ambulance and that's basically it. >> so, you and three other swimmers, including fran, wind up in the hospital. how were you told that he died? >> i was told by the holland coach and one of the brazilian coaches. they informed me of his death. >> are you convinced that the water temperature is to blame for fran's death? >> i really -- i really can't say. i don't know what reports have come out on why he passed out and drowned. i really don't know what the cause of death was. but, for me, it could have easily have played a major role in me passing out. >> we don't -- we can't imagine, we don't do what you do, but to swim six miles in 86-degree water, can you describe what that's like, what your body feels like? >> for me, i just remember after several half hour -- >> oh, we apologize we have lost the satellite signal with christine jennings but we thank you very much for sharing her insight about fran and about the race that day. in lieu of flowers his family would like you to contribute to the foundation they have set up in his memory. if you would like more information on that you can go to our website which is earlyshow.cbsnews.com and as of right now, there is an investigation but no conclusion. we'll continue to follow the story. up next, patricia arquette is here, not just in spirit. she's here in person to tell us about her hit drama "medium." you're watching "the early show" on cbs, and we'll be right back. 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[ cheering ] getting ready to kick off holiday weekend and a new episode of the ghoulishly dramatic hit series "medium" patricia arquette stars and uses her psychic ability to help solve crimes. >> i think this lens isn't screwed on right. >> today. it's happening today. >> excuse me? >> when i touched your hand the other day, you were trying to get that coffee stain out of your shirt when the bomb went off. it is happening now. we have less than 20 minutes. >> ahh, patricia arquette is here this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> what did you just say? you don't like to hear yourself. you don't watch yourself sthirchlts huh-uh. >> really? you're not the only one, i've talked to so many actors, once they are done with the thing, they're done and move onto whatever is next. >> it is like listening to yourself like a weird recording it sounds so strange. >> that's so eerie. we're right here on halloween eve eve, is halloween a big deal in your house? >> it is, yeah. i mean, we've been -- i think we decorated about a month ago. >> right. >> so it's been spooky around my house for a long time. >> spooky around your house. i remember years ago were you on the show and we talked about the origin of the show and the person whom this is based said the show would run for seven years. >> right. >> you're in your seventh year. >> yes. >> eeee-ooo. >> i know. >> if somebody told you that and said you would be around seven years later, would you have said yes or no? >> i think i would have said no. i think would have said, no, i don't want to do it. yeah. so, i think it's sometimes good not to know. >> right. what is the most important thing you've learn the about yourself in doing this show over these seven seasons? >> wow. that's an interesting question. well, when i -- when i saw the material to begin with, i come from film. so, just to take on the television world and the possibility of going many years is kind of like being a marathon runner. >> right. >> you don't know where it's going. so, that kind of endurance test kind of a thing -- >> yeah. >> -- i think i learned that i do have that kind of endurance. i do have that kind of faith in my fellow actors that we're going to find our way together. and it was an incredible ride. >> so, it's been a really growing kind of experience for you. >> oh, absolutely, yeah. because it's almost like any relationship in life, you run into these kind of blockades and you feel like you reach a plateau and then you have to work to get to the next level. >> yeah. fairly well publicized you've been going through a divorce. is the fact you've had this great relationship in terms of what you are doing with your work, has that been a help to you through this? >> you know what, he's been a help to me through this. we really love each other. >> yeah. >> so, no, it's not so of the work, although the i love the crew and the crew loves me and the cast and we are all very sportive like that but i think we've been the biggest support to each other. >> one of the reasons we wanted to talk to you along with the seventh anniversary and everything is the work that you've been doing in haiti and we, of course, were there right after the earthquake happened and there's been many stories just in the last couple of days about a cholera outbreak. what -- you went there. you spent a couple of weeks there. what was that like? >> i've been there four times. and we started a group called give love dot org. we are doing these housing units. we have 140 kids living in these shipping containers, refurbished shipping containers which we are still retrofitting. we'll build more out. >> ingenious in the first place, let's take one of the discarding shipping containers which would otherwise sit an rust and turn them into a housing. >> we were living in them last time i was in port-au-prince. it felt really great to be living in there. a big storm of 100-mile-an-hour winds knock the down this wall but our containers did great. we also bought a sanitation model which we thought early on was really important, we brought these experts from all over the world and have had incredible results because we knew cholera and overcrowding in the camps -- >> was almost inevitable. >> the reality is without sanitation you'll never have clean water. people don't want to talk about sanitation but they want for talk about water. we've been working with this group 1 x 1, one by one really and incredible, paul farmer, there was a big event last night. >> a lot of people very appreciative of the work do you there and on "medium" as well. great to see you good morning! ♪ [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ ...made with real fruit and now with more of the whole grains your body needs. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. [ cheering ] all right. nice crowd out here. this is just a little preview of tomorrow. >> this is nothing. >> it feels spock tack you lar already. >> it's going to be sp-sp-sp-spocky. big stuff going on tomorrow. as we welcome you back to "the early show." coming up, do you ever get people talking to you that are just physically too close? >> close talker. >> no, never happens. >> like the "seinfeld" episode, that's the worst ever or when they stand over you so close you feel the breath on your back, ugghh. >> our social experiment today all about personal space. wait until you see what happened when we broke all of those rules. >> isn't that fun? also in britain this week noo hints of a huge royal wedding in the works. photos fueling speculation that prince william and kate middleton will, in fact, be getting engaged in a few months. we'll tell you what it will take to get them to the altar after eight years of dating. dave is an expert on this and might weigh in. >> how great does she look, by the way? >> she's beautiful. >> she looks great. >> we have more halloween trivia this morning. yesterday the question was how much do americans spend annually on halloween candy. the answer was? >> $2 billion. >> this morning's trivia is what relatively small looking halloween-size candy, it's not much, has as much saturated fat as two of those big thacho cheese gorditas? >> the lollipop or gum-gums? >> it's not that. you will be stunned. >> how many gorditas? >> two. it has as much saturated fat as these little -- >> don't want to spoil it. >> three candies. >> yeah. >> it's spectacular. dave is ready to intone. >> interestingly we enough we figured out at my household and now give out gorditas instead. it gets a little sloppy but, you know what, it takes good and you can make it last a long time. >> same amount of fat. >> same calories. >> i want to tell you about something not only sparking the economy but good for kids' teeth and number three, trace, good for our soldiers he's a dentsist, dentists have this across the country this candy buy-back program. how does it work? to drum up business? >> well, it's to help our points, if you go to our website, it'll tell you dentists across the country you can go after halloween and buy extra candy, we give it to organizations like "operation gratitude" that takes this candy and gives it to our troops overseas. >> great work. we appreciate it and you get this nifty toothbrush, too. thank you very much. nice to see you. let's go it the maps right now and see what's going on. we take a look at the maps in the southeast, where we still have problems, storm system still making its final gasp as it works towards the atlantic. keep in mind we are going to see local downpours this could give you a half inch to an inch of rain. behind it much dryer air. northeast dropping down 10 to 20 degrees by tomorrow everyone, it will feel like you a tim big time. in the pacific northwest stretching down to san francisco. you are going to see some showers. maybe for the ball game later today, too. that's a quick look at our national maps. [ cheering ] that's a quick look at your weather picture. maggie, we'll send it back inside you to. >> thank you, dave. how close is too close when a person stands or sits next to you and you've never even met him or her before? we are not friends, please get away from me. we all have our limits and "early show" special contributor tara winter brill went on a mission ton test the boundaries of personal space. >> reporter: with a liveable surface area of nearly 12 million square miles but a population of more than 7 billion people, planet earth gets pretty crowded and over the course of an average day, we've all had those moments, where you just need a little more elbow room. so, what are the rules of personal space in public places? etiquette experts suggest human beings should keep two feet of space or 24 inches between them. does this feel comfortable to you? >> yeah, it's good. >> what you're used to. >> yeah, i don't like when people are too close to me. >> too close is like a couple of inches. too close. too close. >> is this too close? >> no. >> is this too close? >> that's close enough. >> reporter: most of us know the unwritten rules of elevator etiquette. finds the least crowded spot, keep your eyes forward and your mouth shut. but, what happens when you break those rules, we took over this elevator security camera to find out. despite plenty of room, i moved uncomfortably close to other riders. most simply stepped away. this guy even jumped. but, several decided to hold their ground. i went toe to toe with this woman and she wouldn't budge. and this woman, who stays pressed against the back of the elevator may have remained calm but she felt something very different. >> i had a moment where i was kind of wanting to push you or shove you or punch you or -- >> i'm glad you didn't, thank you. lucky for me the average elevator ride lasts just 30 seconds. next stop, the bus, where you're expected to choose an open seat away from other riders. we boarded this one with a hidden camera on a quiet day. there were plenty of empty seats but i preferred to try people's patience, instead. this woman was kind enough to point out the very obvious available seat right in front of her. while this guy made no objection to my sitting next to him, though he did get off at the very next stop. >> so what's your general recommendation in personal space? nearly everyone we met agreed on someone who gets a little too close. >> don't get too close to people you don't know. >> probably step back. >> keep your distance. >> but our unscientific social experiment revealed something more, confined to small spaces were more prone to protect their territory. those were approached this wide open spaces like in this park rarely moved at all. this woman even struck up a conversation. >> how you doin'? >> hi. >> because sometimes, it's worth giving up a little personal space for pleasant conversation. michael grynbaum of the "new york times" is back this morning to answer your etiquette questions. good morning again. >> good morning. >> these are so fun to watch. >> i sdplee starting with elevators. i thought tarra played the role beautifully of clueless, annoying person who, when there is plenty of room around you, still insists on standing close. i can't get into the mind-set of somebody who thinks this is okay to do so i don't know the best way to talk to them. please help us. a viewer tweeted this question. when someone is standing too close to you in the elevator, what is the most polite yet least awkward way to tell them to back off. >> i think the first step, no pun intended, take a medium size but conspicuous step away from this person. >> medium size. >> you need to let them know you need that space and speer, a situation body language can be really critical. i think if you turn away, pivot away from them, maybe look at the floor or look at the buttons, hopefully they get the message you don't want them too close. >> sometimes they don't. you stare at them and glare at them and still like -- >> hopefully others are there to glare at them, too and peer pressure gets in the way. >> talk about another good one, armrest etiquette a great question from facebook. samantha asks how do you decide who gets the arm wrest when you are in a plane, movie theater, et cetera. another wrote in, that bugs me a lot. who gets the arm rest shall do you sit there with your hands in your lap, a panic attack waiting to happen. your advice? >> a couple schools of thought. experts say the person in the middle seat gets first priority. the problem, a lot of people don't follow those rules. one thing i would suggest to say something friendly like, mind if we share? if you want to use just your elbow, maybe both can divide the space on the arm rest. >> you know my rule? i think everyone since there are two arm rests, everyone should get one. right? >> that's an equitable way to look at it. >> i think so. >> really hogging it when they get their luggage, maybe you can -- >> or go to the bathroom, take it back. i like that. a personal question. this happened to me the other day on a subway. get in, super crowded, sardines, you have no choice but people get off and the person next to you still doesn't move even though other seats have moved off. how do you tell that person, um -- you can get up and move or how do you say move because you're with your family and they can sit across from you. >> especially with kids you can say look i want to sit with my children. one thing you might say, mine if i stretch outputs the on no, sir on yourself and a maybe takes the sting out of it. in some cases you may have to sit there because it can be awkward. >> more questions from facebook. anna wants to know on a crowded train or bus and someone's reading over your shoulder, ohh, anna, i'm with you, sister, how do you politely tell them to stop. >> if it's an article i've written, i dofnts mind the extra odd krens. in other cases, i think body language is key. i think if you move your magazine away from the person or kind of turn your body around, hopefully they get the message. one technique i've found can be effective not saying anything but look at them quickly, giving them a quick glance. >> like you are surprised someone would consider doing that. >> maybe they think you haven't noticed like they are doing it. when you let them know, hey, i know what you are doing, they get startled and may scamper away. >> finally, i think the biggest offender at all, when somebody stands so close to you like at a checkoutline at the store, they broet down your back and you smell their breath, that needs to stop. >> where is the line going to go, if they are moving closer to you? one thing, especially at the cashier, if you say, hey, i have to get my wallet out or get your purse out or put it on the counter, that opens up space. another thing, usual there will are magazines and impulse buys there, if you stretch over, oh, excuse me, grab an "us weekly" something like that you force them to make room and hopefully back away from you a bit. >> another one, i'm a little sick. could you back away from me. >> a few well-timed coughs can go a long way. >> michael, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> shake your hand. thank you. now, here's harry. thanks, maggie. get out your tuxes and tiaras, the latest photos of prince william and his girlfriend of eight years kate middleton seem to be telling us a royal wedding is in the offing. the prince said nothing about it this morning as he honored royal navy sailors in scotland but joe an fowler senior writer of "people" magazine is here to tell us all about the royal buzz and the tell-tale photos right there on the cover. i mean, there he is in a morning jacket, right and she's all dressed up and the beautiful hat and they are attending, what, somebody else's wedding right? >> yep. what's significant about these photos on the cover of the magazine this is the first time they've ever really come out as a couple in a very public setting like this. >> oh, okay. so, i mean, there is always buzz about a royal wedding. i just guess the buzz now has been turned up several decibels, is that it? >> that's accurate. >> why? >> they spend a lot of their time, you know, being royals. they usually arrive at events separately. >> okay. >> they leave separately. they are very careful to avoid being photographed together. >> sure. >> but this time, it was very different. they decided to walk through the entrance to the church together at their friends' wedding together as a couple and seemed the beginning of a new era for them. >> it really is. they are stunning pictures and they certainly make a handsome couple. they've been together, what, eight years. >> they met at students back at st. andrew's university in scotland, this he were flatmates at one time and they've broken up briefly on three occasions. but they've been together for eight years. >> is there a reason or is there speculation about, after eight years of ups and downs, so to speak, why now would be the right time? >> prince william has said that he would wait until he's 28 years old or 30 years old. so, royal experts have been watching very carefully ever since he turned 28 last june. >> right. >> and the thought is that he will probably ask permission from his grandmother, to pop the question. >> and aren't there some things, though, he has, you wouldn't call it a bucket list for a guy his age but for -- before he gets married, doesn't he have some things that he wants to cross off his list before he settles down? >> well, he's already prurch himself in quite a lot of ways. you know, he's shown his charitable side like his mother. he's also a search and rescue pilot and he's based in wales right now so he's also shown his service to the country. >> so? >> so, it seems like it would be a fitting age for him to embark on this new chapter. >> what can you tell us about kate middleton. >> kate is a very modern, discreet woman. she's not aris contra tick like princess diana. >> no royal blood per se. >> no but she's very well educated like i said, she's smart, athletic. her family, they run a party supply company and have done quite well for themselves, very close with her siblings, a very close-knit fam. >> he and when they get married will it be a giant show like william's mother or something more discreet? >> hard to say at this point. 750 million people watched princess diana and prince charles. that's pretty hard to top but no doubt will be quite a royal affair. >> the pictures are in "people" and so is the story. joanne, thanks for coming in this morning. >> nice to see you. >> nice to see you. maing gee. >> the sugar shock of halloween coming up this weekend but before you raid your kids' trick-or-treat bags we have really scary facts about what's in them. matt bean brand editor of menz health magazine back with the always popular eat this, not that. >> calling treat this, not that, in honor of halloween. >> i love it. start with answering jeff's trivia question of the morning. what miniature candy bar has as many calories as gorditos. >> a big reveal. disappointing to me because i love twix, talking about miniatures here. not only do they have 150 calories, we are talking six grams of saturated fat. but that's as much as two of these nacho cheesy gorditas, i don't think anybody hands them out at halloween. >> dave said he did but normal people don't. so, instead. >> for with a few tootsies rolls, definitely the lesser two of evils but face it nobody is going to eat carrot sticks at halloween. they only have calories and about -- >> alternatives. you will see alternatives will allow you to indulge. air heads have much calories or fat as? >> we are talking about the sugar. three of these bad boys have 19 grams of sugar as much in a twinkie and everybody knows twinkies are theoretically bad for you. >> right. >> instead saying good wlt dumb-dumbs, about 77 calories among three of them, a hard candy, it will take you longer to eat them and you know, keeps that bucket at bay while your mouth is occupied and they have about 10 grams of sugar, definitely the lesser of two evils. i don't know why they name them air-heads, dumb-dumbs, what are they telling our kids. >> you won't be dumb if you choose this instead. ba-dum-dum pumpkin pie compares? >> it is one of the worst ways you can eat pumpkin. you can do a lot of interesting things. i love pumpkin pie so pains me to tell you it contains as much sugar as in three bowls of fruit loops, as well as 325 calories. >> this is very surprising. instead matt is advocating you eat oreos, really. >> the trick is to eat just three. not a super power i've been born with. >> i never would have guessed that's better than this. >> doing comparisons, talking about 235 calories with 1% milk, definitely the lesser of two evils, again if you can eat just three. >> in moderation. very important. >> let's go to starbucks in the fall everybody loves to get their whatever ccino with whipped cream. >> obviously not handing these out to the kids but keep the parents revved up chasing after the little ones halloween night. the drink you don't want to go with the white chocolate mocha with 2% milk and whipped cream. as much calories as you would find in three of these. >> this three. >> as much saturated fat as in two dozen chicken nuggets. >> get out of here. that's disgusting. >> make your own special drink. start with a cappuccino, can put in hazelnut, definitely the way to goimplts isn't the cappuccino the best way to go. >> that's how i roll at starbucks. >> very good, matt. this huge pumpkin muffin thing looks like it can't be good. >> the only thing you should do with it carve it and stick a candle in it and shove it on your doorstep. 600 calories as many as a burger king double stacker with bacon and cheese. so instead going with the apple spice doughnut. not great again but definitely better than 600 calories. >> no question. you get to eat your doughnut. caramels, i didn't think were bad. >> the only thing about mill k is the name, a lot of synthetic products. the carmels with as much as in a scoop of ice cream. go with these, about four of those. they gut stuck in your teeth and you can enjoy them now and later. >> hence, the name. >> okay. finally. >> last but not least. >> if you have a snicker's bar you might as well eat a junior cheese burger. >> in some cases yes because they have about 280 calories. the 100 gram has been b 90 grams. we've said eat snickers because of the good peanuts and protein. in this the lesser of two evils with the 100 gram bar. >> is good, as always. mat malt bean, thanks a lot. >> happy halloween. >> same x right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. wow, nice jack-o-lanterns there and people dressed up and psyched up for tomorrow, the big show. >> no doubt. it's going to be huge, huge. >> and halloween candy i'm handing out this year. >> don't do it. >> gorditas. >> thanks to matt bean we know the source of candies we should be handing out tomorrow during our halloween on the plaza celebration we want to invite you to again. this is so much fun. in new york city come to 59th street and fifth avenue between 7:00 to 9:00 eastern, trick-or-treating costumes so, many surprises you won't believe and the big reveal. we are dressing up, or our costumes will be revealed. we will perform in character that's all i'm saying. >> we'll be in providence, rhode island tomorrow. >> you will be. >> at the roger williams sioux with incredible pumpkins, thousands of them. >> awesome. we were talking during the commercial break. i'm going to make an important revelation maggie has never eaten a twinkie in her life. >> let's watch her do it now. >> do it. >> no way. 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