good morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm chris wragge. looks like the start of a great day here. a rare moment honoring an american gyro. sergeant dakota meyer will be the first marine to receive the medal of honor in person since the vietnam war. in two years ago in afghanistan he risked his own life to save 36 people in a firefight. last night, president obama shared a beer with him at the white house and he'll present the medal of honor there later today. coming up, we will talk with sergeant meyer who, not surprisingly, does not think of himself as a hero but this guy is a hero personified. >> and then some. quite a guy and looking forward to speaking to him this morning. first, some politics. rick perry still trying to answer criticism for signing an order requiring 12-year-old girls in texas be vaccinated against hpv, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. cbs news has new details about perry's close relationship to the company that makes that vaccine. cbs news political correspondent jan crawford joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: rick perry has been under fire for days for his decision back in 2007 to require young girls to have that hpv vaccine and wednesday on the campaign trail, peri wry defend himself as questions came up. >> i hate cancer and what this has been about for me. >> reporter: rick perrys's order was never implemented but putting him in a political bind now. >> i believe your policy is wrong. >> this is not good medicine, i don't not believe. >> i'm offended for all of the little girls and parents who didn't have a choice. >> reporter: the most damaging criticism may be about the criticism about the company that makes the vaccine and the texas governor's office. cbs news has learned that merck gave nearly 30,000 to perry's campaign, including 5,000 dollar donation the same day his staffers met to discuss the vaccine mandate. internal government e-mails obtained by cbs news show that perry staffers were working closely with merck's lobbyists on the order and one of those was mike toomey who left the governor's office two years ago. a lot on the line with merck with the vaccine costing about $300 per girl and mounted an intense lobbying campaign across the country. the company stood to make millions in texas and billions nationwide. perry maintains he was only focused on the health of the women in his state, he claims his only mistake wasn't how he pushed for the plan. >> i have readily admitted that i did, that i should have done it a different way. we should have an opt in instead of opt out but at the end end day i will always error on the side of life. >> reporter: perry's opponent say that executive order was an abuse of power and a smack of ron cronyism. a source tells me that bachmann's campaign will keep hammering perry's campaign to see how conservative he is. >> perry was here meeting with donald trump last night. >> reporter: that trump stamp of approval would go a long way. perry has been talking to him a while. trump thinks highly of sarah palin, the former alaska governor but i wouldn't expect trump to endorse anyone unless we know palin is getting into this race and as you know, we don't know that yet. >> we are still waiting. jan crawford in washington, thanks. in the past week, president obama has given five speeches in three states pushing congress to pass his jobs bill. at a dinner last night in washington, the president once again saying the praises of his 447 billion dollar package. >> a jobs bill that puts americans back to work. a balanced approach to pay for it that will lower our deficit in the long run. these are the steps congress needs to take right now to put our country on a stronger footing. >> getting it through congress looks to be uphill battle. meanwhile, according to a new bloomberg news national poll the president's approval rating is 45%, an all-time low. we are asking political reporters what do the voters think of the president's jobs plan. we begin with david crabtree of pral tv. what is the reaction to yesterday's speech there? >> the reaction to the speech was positive by those who were there. these are people who waited in line two and a half hours to get tickets to the event, waited in line another two hours to get inside and then two more hours to hear the president's speech. it was his crowd. however, beyond that, the president has a major uphill battle in this state trying to convince voters to convince their republican members of congress to vote for this jobs bill. right now, the lines appear to be drawn with the republicans saying they are not going to do th that. while it was received well in this campaign stop in north carolina, still a lot more work to do done for the president to recapture this state. he did win four years ago by 14,000 votes. but his disapproval rating in north carolina today is at least at 53%. he has got a lot more work to be done. >> david crabtree in raleigh, thank you very much. now jim heath of our columbus, ohio, affiliate wbns and onn tv. what are the voters telling you. >> the thing i noticed was 30,000 people in columbus and this week, 3,000. the mood, everything seems to be a little bit different as we head into 2012. i spoke to unemployed folks after his speech and one young lady in particular, very interesting. she said she strongly had supported the president in 2008, still liked him as a person but she made the comment after three years, you can't promise people jobs and not deliver. so she is about to give up hope. the economy is always in the swing state of ohio is always key, chris. i had one democratic strategist tell me the third year of the obama administration is feeling more carter than clinton. if that holds throughout 2012 it will be difficult for any incumbent regardless of party to win the swing state in ohio. >> jim heath, thank you. sam brock of wtvr in richmond, virginia where president obama made his first trip. why is virginia to sporn to the president right now? >> chris, good morning. a state voted for the republican candidate for 40 years. that is until 2008. so if there is any question any shred of doubt as to how important virginia is, look no further than last few days. president obama came to the university of richmond, spoke about hi jobs speech on friday and not to be out done, texas governor rick perry came out yesterday and he campaigned with his buddy virginia governor bob mcdonald. for mr. obama, this is his third trip to central virginia the last year and second time he has been to richmond the last visit he targeted the district of congressman eric cantor. possibly a punch there for mr. obama. he went to the university of richmond. the university of richmond is located in affluent community and elite private institution and mr. obama could have gone the route of the main big city school in downtown richmond. he-by-passed that and had a positive reaction at the university of richmond. >> sam brock, thank you very much. political watchers, president obama's economic troubles are bringing back memories of 20 years ago when a similar set of problems led to reelection defeat for the first president bush. >> major garrett has been comparing the two presidents' records on the economy. president obama, six speeches in seven days. the big question, we heard of our political reporters around the country, how is this playing to the people right now? >> it's playing well to the audience it's most directed to which is a democratic audience. the first option is to reconstitute his base. the president for the first time began to lose some of his coalition been the no persistently supported. i'm talking about voters who make more than $90,000 and have postgraduate degrees or bachelor's degree and upper income whites and hispanics. 16, 12, 14% june to august the key elements to the president's democratic base began to walk away. the first obligation for any president when he is faced with that is to reconstitute or reenergize your base then you can build from there. that is what the large rallies politically are trying to accomplish. >> he is saying he is trying to sell his jobs plan. when you look at that plan, he has said he wants congress to pass it the whole thing. we all know that is not going to happen. >> exactly. >> some points may or may not n republicans to meet in the middle on this? >> it wasn't a great month for them. if you look at the congress political standing lower than it's ever been. who do you want to control congress in the next election? republicans know they are under some fire because they are considered coconspirators in the mess that washington has become. so they are going to cooperate on some small issues. about a third of the president's plan is probably going to get through but the president doesn't want to hurry that up as much as he says so what he wants is a fight. he wants a defined differences and for the first time on a major issue, the president has written his own bill. remember, on health care, on financial regulation, on the stimulus. what did he do? left the details to congress. now he has the details himself. that's a marker he laid down and something he can fight for again to reconstitute that base. >> something is he carrying around as well. let's talk about the bloomberg poll here. 50% of americans do not believe the jobs plan will help lower the unemployment rate. how much is a second term resting on this plan right now? >> i won't say it's all resting on it you about the president if he doesn't get the plan passed has to establish fighting grounds that differentiate himself from the republican opposition in congress and the eventual republican nominee. bloomberg poll indicates it's possible that voters are not simply listening or not believing in ways they might have before, the president's ability to change the trajectory of the economy. if you look at the special election results on tuesday, democrats lost seat here in brooklyn. ninth congressional district by nine points. the president's approval rating in that district in 12 days dropped 12 points which means his speech did nothing, his jobs speech seen by everyone or seen by great numbers of voters did nothing to slow the downfall of his numbers which means on a big stage, with a big platform and a big plan, in a district up for grabs with democratic voters 3-1 democratic majority, the president's own words didn't reverse his downward trajectory. that's a bad sign. >> all right. great to have you with us this morning. thanks for coming by. looking forward to speaking you to more as we continue on the trail to 2012. >> here is jeff glor at the news desk with a check of today's other headlines for us. >> good morning to everyone at home. there was a fire on board a norwegian cruiseship this morning and two died and others had to abandon the ship on life boats. they essentially docked in norway this morning. the ship had more than 260 people on board can whether that fire broke out in the engine room. along with the two dead, at least four more people were hurt. a new report this morning finds foreclosure rates are soaring right now. the number of homes getting initial foreclosure warnings in august was 33% higher than the month before. that is the largest gain in four years. and a nine-month high according to reality track. the surge indicates banks are moving faster against homeowners who fall behind on their payments. this morning police overseas made arrest in a road trader responsible for a $2 billion loss at the swiss bank ubs. cbs news charlie d'agata joins us with details from london this morning. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, jeff. yes, officials at ubs confirm they have taken a $2 billion hit in unauthorized trades by a road trader. britain financial times identifies the 31 yearly trader aboli. one of the biggest loss ever in road trading. he was arrested this morning. ubs warns it may post overall loss in the third quarter because of the bad deals and threatens the future of the bank that had been struggling to cope with the credit crisis in a scandal over helping rich u.s. clients dodge taxes. swiss companies also one of a handful of foreign banks to receive u.s. bailout money, more than $5 billion. the bank says no individual clients were affected in the road trades. jeff? >> charlie, thanks very much. in baseball, the detroit tigers are on fire. literally! watch this. sparks flew off the mask of tigers catcher alex avila yesterday. after a foul tip, he was okay. tigers beat the white sox. 12th straight win. rangers fan talking on his cell phone caught a foul ball and continued the conversation. nicely done, sir. letting everybody know he caught that. good still ahead this morning, a discovery in a utah desert could end the search for missing mom susan powell. she went missing nearly two years ago. we will get the very latest on the case. her father joins us. up next, scarlett johansson joins a long list of celebrities with revealing photos on the internet. we go behind the search to find the hackers behind it. this is "the early show" on cbs. 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>> we've -- we've gone out and done things like that before. sometimes we go out looking for rocks. >> reporter: were you looking for rocks that night? was that a rock hunting trip? >> we just were playing. >> reporter: weather report said it was a blizzard. nobody goes camping in a blined. >> yeah. >> reporter: police have never charged powell as a suspect, but he has remain the lone person of interest in the case. do you have anything to do with her disappearance? >> no. >> reporter: did you kill your wife? >> i have never even hurt her. people who -- people who know me know i could never hurt susan. >> reporter: powell and his relatives suggest susan may have run off with another man. >> how is you coming here helping to find susan? >> reporter: and heated confrontations between the in-laws led a judge to issue restraining order for both sides. the families now await results from weps's discovery in the desert where investigators will continue their search for evidence today. hattie kauffman, cbs news, new york. >> joining us now is susan powell's father, charles cox. sir, good to have you with us this morning. >> good to see you. >> i know there have been searches before. this search is taking place in an area about 30 miles from where your son-in-law said he took your grandson's camping on that night, a area that susan is known to have visited. does that say to you there is anything different about this search? >> the area is different, yes, that is something, but also in this case, this is a place, the police are searching based on the information they have had before and as a result of their investigation. this has always been a area they said they had wanted to search and been on their list of places they wanted to search, so that makes it different. >> it's been on the list. but any indication as to why they are searching it at this particular moment? has there been some new information? >> yeah, i -- the police have reportedly said, no, no new information. this is june one of the places they felt they needed to search and i think the opportunity of the weather and manpower and the prioritization of their lists, that this has come up at this time. >> your daughter has been missing for almost two years now. as we mentioned you have had calls before from authorities telling you they are going on a search. when you get those phone calls, what is it like for you? >> well, the first ones were very traumatic. and now this is like the fifth or sixth time that this has happened and now it's kind of -- i know that i have to be patient and wait for the police to come up with really what is found and do the forensics and things like that. so -- but you always wonder, is this going to be the time? because we have lived for almost two years now with the phone on at all time and every phone calm, is that the one? could this be the one? now they found my daughter. >> i know you've had confrontations with josh and his family. a restraining order was issued and you and josh's family have to keep 500 feet apart. have you been able to see your grandsons at all the last couple of years? >> in the very beginning, josh had allowed the grandsons to come over for a visit and for christmas and then new year's and then one time after that, a few months later, that we saw them. but, basically, after the second visit in new year's the grandchildren didn't want to go home with daddy and i think that bothered him. so, anyway, no, we haven't seen them after that. basically, it's been less and less interaction with us and the grandchildren since then. >> charles cox, appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you. earlier this morning, josh powell and his family released this statement. quote, with very little information available to the public, we can only hope that additional information is released quickly to minimize heartache to those of us who love susan. in the meantime, we continue to hope for susan's safe return. now let's go over to jeff glor with another look at other headlines. >> good morning. federal health officials are warning against eating colorado grown cantaloupe after a deadly listeria outbreak. more than two dozen people have been sickened by the bacteria in seven different states. colorado, indiana, montana, nebraska, new mexico, oklahoma, and texas and four people have died. one colorado cantaloupe grower jenson farms is voluntarily taking back shipments it has shipped. david cameron and sarkozy got a warm welcome in libya. the first heads of state to visit tripoli since moammar gadhafi fled. cameron announced more than a billion dollars in libya funds frozen in libya banks. california solar panel solyndra is being investigated. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: the obama administration had hoped solyndra had the big investments in green technology. instead, it went bankrupt on the ground the government more than $500 million. >> this was 500,000 mistake. >> reporter: in a congressional hearing yesterday, republicans represented e-mails suggesting the white house press to surrender money to solyndra after the house of budget and management urged congress. >> forget about the e-mails. were you involved in any communications with the white house to push the department of energy to speed this thing along. >> no. >> reporter: democrats criticized solyndra officials for hiding the company's problems. >> i'm perplexed how they could be in my office in july telling me things were looking better, and filing for bankruptcy two months later. >> reporter: the bankruptcy has turned the president's visit to solyndra last year into an embarrassment. >> here at this site, solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. >> reporter: it wasn't long after the president's first visit here that the first signs of trouble presented at s solyndra. the company closed one plant and laid off workers. they couldn't compete with lower cost competitors says katie farrenbalker. is there a chance taxpayers will get their money back from isn't there. >> i don't think they will get much of their money back. maybe a little. >> reporter: fbi and department of energy investigators raided solyndra last week to find out what happened to the money. congressional investigators will ask solyndra executives to explain at a hearing next week. john blackstone, cbs news, fremont, california. a mysterious light in the sky had people in southern california and arizona buzzing overnight. came and went very quickly but witnesses describe a brilliant streak in the sky moving -- there it is -- moving west-to-east. scientists say it was likely a fireball, a flaming meteor up to the size of a basketball. >> red dot? >> not impressed, hill? coming up next here on the "the early show," the marine who saved 36 lives by risking his own again and again. we will talk with medal of honor recipient sergeant dakota meyer pictured right there, just back from iran and he'll talk to us in a couple of times. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ yummy, yummy, yummy, i got love in my tummy ♪ [ female announcer ] kellogg wants to help make kids happy, one tummy at a time. because 9 out of 10 kids don't get the fiber they need. froot loops, apple jacks and frosted mini-wheats have good-for-you fiber in every yummy bowl. they're the cereals your kids love and the fiber their tummies love, which makes for a whole lotta happy. froot loops, apple jacks and frosted mini-wheats... a good source of fiber and made with whole grain. kellogg's makes fiber...fun! is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ later today, for the first time since the vietnam war, a u.s. marine will stand in front of the president to receive the medal of honor. in september of 2009, corporal dakota meyer was in efg when some members of his unit got pinned down by taliban insurgents ignoring a direct order. he and a fellow jumped into the battle and he saved 13 thmarine. he is a sergeant and joins us from the iwo jima memorial in arlington, virginia. sergeant, a pleasure to have you with us this morning. >> appreciate it. >> i know this is a big day for you but i also know this is a grim reminder what you have called the worst day of your life. how do you approach today? what is your approaching going to be? >> well, i think it's all about your attitude. my attitude going into it is about the marines, not me. whenever the award is put on me, it's for the whole marine corps and what it's about. the guys serving, men and women still serving and that's what it's about, it's about america. >> i know we briefly detailed what went on that day back in 2009 and i know a lot nor to the story, but to defy a direct order what was it about the situation? what part of you said i'm going to defy this order from my chain of command here and i'm going to go in and do whatever i can? >> it's simple, you know. my guys were in there and they were in there fighting and i needed to be in the fight with them. and, you know, you could tell kind of what the situation was going on over the radio transmissions and that is when me and staff chavez decided it was time to go. >> in the process you save over 36 lives. did you ever take any personal inventory? did you ever fear for your own life before you made the move that you did? >> no, i did not think -- i think all of us went in the valley accepted we wouldn't make it out and that is just part of it. >> i know, yesterday, you had an opportunity to share a beer with your commander in chief. can i ask what was said over that conversation? >> i did, i did. well, i asked him, i said, i asked him he is a successful man and asked him what he would do in this situation and, you know, going on in life. >> what did he say? >> he said, you know, first thing, get an education and he said just take it slow and don't try to make any rash decisions. >> i know things are tight in washington. did the president buy? >> i guess he did. i didn't have to pay. >> i know you're working in construction now. do a lot of people you work with do they know what you did and what a hero you are or are you more to yourself, everyone around me doesn't need to know what i've done in the past? >> well, i don't bring it up and talk about it in any situation. but they talk about it. but, you know, i just let them know that i'm not a hero. i'm the furthest thing from a hero. >> you've apparently got a book deal, potential movie deal down the line. have you ever thought of what actor you might want to play you in a movie deal one day? matt damon? >> no, i haven't. >> have a wonderful day. we know it's an emotional day for you, but like i mentioned before, we can't say what an honor it is to speak with you this morning. we thank you for taking the time. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> best of bad luck to you, sergeant dakota meyer. coming up, high cost of bul bullying. we will speak to parents who are trying to stop it. vo: a breakfast worth waking up for. enjoy the sausage, egg and cheese croissan'wich today. only at burger king. a network of possibilities. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. 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[ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry mouth relief. ♪ top of the hour here on a thursday. welcome back to "the early show." i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. coming up here on the program, the new "two and a half men." it's all new right now. surprising developments here in the off-season if you remember. charlie sheen got fired. >> what? >> yeah, he got fired. a small little side bar. >> i must have missed that. >> the bigger news was that ashton kutcher is taking his place. he's a big star and he told us this is now the best job in the world, according to him. new season starts on monday so we are going to find out how kutcher is settling in and what is up with that beard that is now sporting? yeah, my first question. >> think "ten commandments." no, don't. this could be the earliest christmas shopping season ever. many retailers are getting their holiday displays out this month. i know. it is a little disturbing. you're right. so why are they starting so early? we will tell you that and, also, how customers feel about seeing this stuff in stores and doing the buying three months before christmas. it used to be, oh, i haven't done and halloween is out. halloween stuff isn't even out! a little crazy. obama administration is holding third summit on bullying next week in washington. huge problem for american kids. by one estimate as many as 160,000 students stay home on any given day because they are afraid of bullies at school. >> in january, here in new york, a 14-year-old took his own life a bullying victim. his parents are now fighting back. as cbs news correspondent tracy smith reports. >> you're filming me. >> reporter: kameron jacobsen was a pint-size personality who was bullying to his breaking point. >> sometimes kids are , you know, bullies. all right? but they don't understand what bullying is or what its consequences are. >> reporter: despite almost daily attacks, kameron kept most of it to himself so his dad kevin has been piecing together e-mails and postings on social networks getting an idea of just how vicious the bullying was. >> i would love to kick the [ bleep ]. >> midget kameron. i can't imagine what it's like. >> tore tune. >> it's emotional torture. you go back and see and each one is just another drop of water in the glass and eventually the glass overflows. >> reporter: on january 18th of this year, kameron jacobsen hung himself in his bedroom. it's estimated that since 1983, there have been more than 150 young people who committed suicide after being bullied. >> how much pain were you in? how much pain? were you? >> reporter: was kameron in? >> yes. how much pain? because i'm in so much pain! and he must have been so hurt by people that -- he even called them friends. >> reporter: in the nine months since kameron's death, the jacobsen haven't sought punishment for his bullies. instead, they are raising awareness about bullying. >> i don't have to fight any more. i don't have a child in the school system. but i'm there to fight for everyone else. i'm there to stand with them and figure something out, because it has to stop. >> reporter: the jacobsen hope the story of kameron's tragically short life might save others. tracy myth, cbs news, monroe, new york. >> kameron's parents join us in the studio. we are so sorry for your loss. it's been about nine months now. you have tender your son's incident into as positive of a message you can. why is that important to you? >> it's important to me because of the impact this has had on our own family and we don't want any other family to experience what we have gone through in the bullying issues with kameron and how the impact had brought him so much pain that he couldn't live with it and decided that to end his life. and, to us, we never want that in another family anywhere. it's just -- >> yeah, it's an incredible phenomena. we are reading about families losing to children all across the country. a 12-year-old three weeks ago. every once in a while, the press picks it up a enyou will see it. we think the numbers will only grow. the cyberbullying cell phone and some of the memorial sites, it's just an idea out there that this is almost like a sport where people can -- children in particular, can gang up on each other and anonymously and deliberately hurt somebody and we've experienced hurt in the worst possible way. >> and, sadly, with what happened to kameron, it's opened your eyes. you've now seen and heard all of these different stories. does it even amaze you? it's so prevalent now. i think even probabliship probably with kameron, he seemed like a strong young man. did you have any idea this was having this type of effect on him and the effect it's having on all of the families like you mentioned across the country. >> no. i don't think anybody has the idea it's going to end up this way. when kameron came to us, we addressed it. the difficulty is we know kameron and kameron had a two and a half year history of being bullied. he was assaulted and in the hospital and went through painful surgery and rehab so we know him personally. he's our son. so when we approached the school about the situation, we knew that it couldn't be handled in the traditional sense. this is an unconventional phenomena. that is the problem families face in america like a one size fits all across the country. >> and it doesn't. you did everything right. talked to him and he talked back to you and told you things and you went to the school and deviced a plan and took the computer away and then gave it back. what do you think is the most important lesson you can give to parents who may be worried about their child this morning? >> i think the first thing is that parents need to be aware this can happen to all of us. once the parents realize we are in the driver's seat, government and schools should answer to us. if we get the awareness out there and realize there are programs, there are procedures that can take place. 7,000 schools use a training framework that works and it includes parents and communities as a whole and it does reduce the numbers. they have to be involved. >> thank you both for coming in and sharing your time today. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> remember, you can see the "48 hours" special bullying, words can kill tomorrow night at 8:00 central on cbs. thank you again. >> thank you >> here is jeff glor at the news desk with a check of today's other headlines for us. >> a new report this morning finds dramatic spike in foreclosure rates. number of u.s. homeowners who received their first default notice in august was up 33% from july. the largest gain in four years. it appears that banks are taking faster action against homeowners who fall behind on their payments. 31-year-old aboli was arrested this morning in connection with a massive road trading operation at the swiss bang ubs. ubs said it lost an estimated $2 billion because of his trades. london police station picked him up this morning. ubs received $5 billion in u.s. bailout money. president obama says his 474 billion dollar jobs plan will help hispanic workers. the president spoke at the annual hispanic institute gala last night. mr. obama says he remains determined to rewrite immigration law. texas governor rick perry was in new york city last night looking for support. he met with donald trump. trump said their meeting was excellent. >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by at&t. get it faster with 4g. rethink possible. coming up next here on "the early show," the prescription drug shortage that is putting lives at risk. >> you'll meet a woman who depends on cancer drug she can't get right now. so why is this happening? 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the christmas shopping season is actual upon us and not just for the traditional early shopping items like greeting cards. >> reporter: there may be ten days left of summer, but retailers are already getting into the christmas spirit. >> september is usually back to school, fall, halloween, and to see christmas, it's -- it is very surprising. >> reporter: at costco stores across the country they are decking the halls with holiday merchandise from frosty the snowman to lights and nativities, they are practically everything but the mistletoe. >> when i saw them taking christmas trees out, i was like here we go. not even halloween and they are already getting the stuff in. >> retailers have been preparing all year for the holidays and know, in many cases, christmas is going to make or break their year, so it's very important for companies to have a good strategy. >> reporter: costco rolled out the christmas merchandise at the beginning of september, dedicating eight aisles to the december holiday. general manager neil lynch has been with the company 16 years. he says this is nothing new. >> costco's philosophy is be in for the first time and out first. you know, we're ahead of everyone on this kind of stuff. this is normal for us. >> reporter: but other retailers are catching up. home depot will start selling christmas items on monday. k-mart and sears on the 25th. and walmart and jcpenney by month's end. retail analysts say it's a trend that accelerated at the beginning of the recession in 2008. in a down economy, consumers need to spread their spending over four months, not just four days. >> it's a little rushed. however, with the economy and the times, i can understand it because it gives people a chance to see what is out there and then save and, hopefully, be able to do a nice christmas. >> reporter: but weary shoppers shouldn't expect to go big ticket gifts on sale just yet, or santa in the mall any time soon. >> retailers are still sensitive to the fact that many people don't like to think about the holiday season unless we get into the fall. but rest assured, many retailers will have merchandise in the stores in a special area just for you. >> and a lot of people wonder because of that merchandise is there, are you going to get a better deal on it today than later? no. >> you're not. it's really more about the decorations which is unnerving. you put this on your facebook and twitter page, right? >> yeah. >> what has the response been? >> most people are saying, my goodness. i haven't even bought my halloween costume or the candy to pass out to the trick or trerts. th treaters. retailers have been under a lot of stress as a result of the economy and they did see an uptick in sales as a result of back to school so they are trying to capitalize on that. people coming in that their stores and they want to give them a reason to shop. >> buyers, it would be stressful to walk into a store and see that already. >> when you got kids, you walk in and you see santa, you are doomed! candy corn. rebecca jarvis, thanks. >> here is jeff glor at the news desk with a check of today's final headlines. >> is missoni doing a christmas line at costco? >> opera got some stuff. >> she will resell it on ebay. half the lanes between san diego and tijuana, mexico, opening this morning. a scaffolding collapsed on eight northbound lanes and falling on dozen cars and 11 people hurt. the collapse is under investigation this morning. ruth bader ginsburg is all right this morning after forced to evacuate a jetliner by sliding down an escape chute. one engine of united airlines jet caught fire and about to leave washington's dulles airport on a flight to san francisco. the pilot ordered the evacuation and no one was hurt. religious broadcaster pat robertson raised some eyebrows by telling his viewers it's okay for a man to divorce his wife whether she has alzheimer's disease. >> i know it sounds cruel but if he is going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again. but, you know, to make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her. >> isn't that the vow we take when we marry someone? it's for better or worse and for rich and poor. >> you say death do us part, this is a kind of death. so that is what he is saying. >> a spokesman for robertson 700 club refused further comment on that statement. a missing cat named willow back in california after extraordinary journey. the calla ko cat was found in new york city yesterday after disappearing from a colorado home five years ago! how she got almost 1,800 miles from boulder to manhattan remains a mystery. an implanted micro chip guess what is the hardest thing to talk with their kids about? not drugs, drinking or sex. it's weight. a new study founds one quarter of parents avoid discussing their children's size with them. >> 1 out of 3 american kids is now considered overweight or obese. so, clearly, it's important talk needs to be had. joining us to help everyone doing that is "the early show" contributor dr. jennifer hartsteen and dr. joanna dolgoff. nice to have both of you here. the numbers i have to say were surprising but when you think about it a little bit maybe not as much. 90% of health care professionals say weight is the most important health topic. is that what you find in your practice too? >> absolutely. right now, obesity is the leading cause of preventible death in our country, so we have to be talking about this with our children. it's very, very important. this is a health issue, not a looks issue. >> in terms of health impact, you're talking about getting to the -- you're at an early age, so the plan is in place so there is never one of those things where you're 12, 13 years old and no more mcdonald's or no more pizza. you should have been doing that. >> ideally, you want to start from the beginning. the studies show that obese children die younger than children who are not obese. it's critical to talk about this. >> the hard part is the talking about it. we think sex is the most uncomfortable conversation you could have with a child. the more i thought about this, especially as growing up as a girl, i was a little heavier. and the last thing you want is for your mom or dad so say to you, maybe we should talk about your weight. >> right, exactly. that is the key. the thing is that sex, drugs, those other topics, you can do that in a third-person conversation. but appearances are really personal, direct point where you're saying, hey, this is something i'm worried about. how do you present the information is so important because it can be taken so personally and really impact their self-esteem which we know leads to so many other problems later. >> how do you approach this topic? >> a couple of things you want to think b right? first, you want to be prepared as a parent. 64% of parents are also overweight, so they are not necessarily ready or have the right information. so you have to start with that. you also want to lead by example. you can't say you can't have the mcdonald's but watch me eat the fries and the burger! you have to choose the right things. and, lastly, you want to focus on the positive. your kid has a lot of wonderful things that are going on for them. maybe they sing well, maybe a good artist, maybe they are smart and maybe working really hard. you want to focus on their effort and what they can do and what they are doing and not on the results because we know that will help them. >> kids go through a number of different stages and once they hit puberty, their body changes. how do you know it's not baby fat. >> you can't tell by looking at your child. one take-away message. you want to discuss this with your child's pediatrician and you want to ask what is my child's body mass index percentile? the best way to tell a child's weight status. anything from the 85th to 95th percentile is considered overweight. 95th to 99th percentile is obese. above 99th is morbidly obese. >> any advice for parents, though? do you have from a medical standpoint? >> you want to watch your child's portion sizes. it's not only making sure they eat the right foods. you want to make sure they eat the right amounts of food. so watch the portion sizes. have an open discussion with your child about the importance of healthy eating and model healthy behaviors. >> be careful. tread lightly, right? >> dr. joanna dolgoff and dr. jen her hartsteen, thank you for joining us. >> for more info, go to webmd.com. one fashion show it was about the models. >> they walked the catwalk for a good cause. katrina szish has their story. >> reporter: back stage is buzzing at new york city's fashion week. a stylists make last-minute adjustments before the big show. >> lift up. >> reporter: but they aren't your typical runway models. >> i did naval aviation and civil engineering. >> reporter: six former servicewomen from across the country are trading in their camo for the cat roy to launch the fatigues to fabulous campaign. >> it's to raise awareness put a spotlight on the women veterans and get people to pay attention and understand what they have sacrificed. >> reporter: the organization raises funds to help remale veterans with housing and job training and counseling when they return from combat. >> no one is aware of how war affects women because we're a minority. >> it's hard to know that you can just be yourself and you're good at what you do and you're not competing any more. >> wow. not bad! >> i like this one. >> reporter: before their debut, each woman is dressed by a top designer. >> right like that. >> perfect. >> reporter: with hair and makeup provided by the best in the business, they are glowing in the glitter and glamour of it all. >> it feels amazing. it is completely surreal. >> reporter: what do your friends and family think about this? >> they are shocked and when they see me with my air done and actual makeup on my face, i think they will fall over. >> wow! >> what do you think? >> ma ma looking good! >> reporter: have you ever been this glamed up this ever? >> no, no. wow! >> play with your hair a little bit? >> okay. >> reporter: designer carmen marc valvo have dressed elite but this morning it's this veteran receiving the star treatment. >> these women have been supporting our nation risking their lives. all i can do is a little dress, i feel very small in their presence. >> reporter: it's a sentiment shared by celebrities who also believe in the cause. >> now they are coming back from war and it's like they are being faced with a lot of issues that not a lot of people are aware of so great they are raising awareness. >> reporter: ready to share that message with everybody? >> yes. >> reporter: fantastic. break a leg out there. >> you're like, don't! that is fashion speak! ♪ ♪ it's my thing >> reporter: one by one, they take the stage. ♪ i can be what i want to do >> reporter: christina dibble served in iraqi freedom spending ten years in the army's reserve and national guard. >> i didn't cry. not once the entire ten we were in the sand box but when we got to jfk and i saw the cosmetics counter at the duty-free i bawled my eyes out. >> reporter: mary smith completed one tour of duty in afghanistan. >> the wounds that we incur when we are in a war zone, especially as females, are not often visible. they are mostly underneath the fabulous clothes that we wear. >> reporter: serena hayden deployed to iraq 15 months serving as a public affairs specialist in the army. >> coming back home was really difficult. there was complete isolation, guilt of surviving, while others who have families, kids and spouses did not survive ♪ i once was lost >> reporter: not only did these women survive, they have thrived, and by wearing these glamorous new uniforms, they hope to help thousands of fellow veterans heal their wounds, both inside and out. ♪ ♪ now i see >> such great stuff. katrina is with us now. incredible. serena hayden said it's tough to come back. the isolation you deal with. does it intend to affect female veterans in a different way? >> they say we are living in man's world. even learning to be a woman is challenging and they report an average of seven years for female veterans to acclimate back into civilian wife after returning from deployment so that is a long time. >> they looked beautiful. they really did. really looked great. beautiful dresses. were they nervous at all? it's something that is totally out of their element at this point. >> they were so composed. i would have been a nervous wreck. they loved every moment and excited to share the message. >> great story. the youtube video making a couple of computer newbies internet stars. the man behind the monkey face and his wife with the beautiful hair join us ♪ you've heard it before to stay young, act young and learn new things and keep your mind active. millions of senior citizens have started jumping into computers and a great way to stay in touch with your kids and grandkids. >> not always easy. when an older cup from oregon bruce and esther huffman tried to figure out the camera on their new laptop the daughter put the video on youtube under the title "web cam 101 for seniors. >>." look at the monkey. >> did it capture? i put it on capture ♪ hello my darling hello my baby ♪ wrinkles up there! cracks in my head! i'm like a dog barking. >> i did it before by accident. >> you're like me. you do more things by accident than most people do on purpose! >> boring. you must stop recording before trying to close. cyberlink. oh, gee. i don't know. i don't know what i'm recording! shucks! >> maybe you just recorded us? >> oh, gee! >> maybe it did! the clip has become an internet sensation. huffmans are joining us now via skype from their home in mcminnville, oregon. good to have both of you with us. i have to know who set up the skype this morning? >> oh, our friend cami and our friend laura and our friend dennis. >> so you guys didn't do it, huh? >> no, for sure not! >> you're doing great so far, though. don't move a muscle! don't get any closer to the camera! a little disclaimer. you have to assume when you have a web cam in front of you it's probably on in some way shape or form but neither here nor there right now. what did you think after your daughter posted this and this video became so popular? >> it wasn't aour daughter, our grabb grand daughter. >> is your inbox, e-mail flooded? >> i haven't looked at my inbox but i know all day yesterday, the phones were ringing off the hook. we had three people answering phones all day long. >> i had five people calling me for donations! >> donations? >> don't give anyone any money or your social security number. >> i thought we were supposed to give money! we always give money! >> it depends on the cause. so now, how -- i guess how proficient are you with the computer now? are you guys experts now? you're talking about, you know, inboxes and all this other stuff. >> let me just say she is very good on the computer. >> no. >> no, hush, honey. and because now she has a new laptop and, furthermore, i have no idea what she is doing so i just sit there and bond with her. >> she may like it that way, bruce. this may be part of esther's plan. did you guys ever go on youtube before you became the stars of youtube? had you ever even heard of it? >> well, i had heard of it but i didn't know what it was, yeah. >> bruce, with the computer now, how much different than the typewriter you were used to using? >> i used to use a royal portable and then i used a select selectric and now i can play blackjack sometimes. >> what you need to do with that is make sure you're earning money but not encouraging gambling in any way. before we let you go, i understand you used to work with cbs so we are kind of colleagues here. >> i was an 86-year-old usher. i was an usher. >> love it. >> i was an usher with desi and lucy! >> i love it! bruce and esther huffman. >> they offered me a job but -- >> we got state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? 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