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To Joe La Puma, sneakers are a connecting thread for people from all walks of life. Once a teenager in Long Island, New York, whose first job was at Finish Line, La Puma is now ensconced in sneaker culture as the host of
Complex‘s Senior Vice President of Content Strategy. Over the course of his career, he has looked at the world of footwear through many different lenses and saw a common denominator: the feeling someone gets from a fresh pair, no matter if they’re a teenager who hit the mall for a pair of NikeAir Force 1s or is an A-list celebrity who’s prepared to put down four even five figures on
we can say good morning because the sun is back out. on the east coast this morning. happy about that. welcome to the early show, everybody. coming up here this morning, as we see from our weather, summer is quickly approaching. a lot of people are dusting off the backyard trampolines and that is why our consumer correspondent susan koeppen got to work investigating the dangers of these. in an exclusive investigation, 98,000 trips to the e.r. last year alone because of trampoline injuries. this morning we re going to speak with a man who was paralyzed just because he landed the wrong way after a flip. we re also going to talk to a safety expert. so look for that ahead. let s get down to our top story this morning. 11 grueling hours. that s how long senators sparred with the top executives from goldman sachs yesterday. we ve got full cbs news coverage of the ongoing battle between washington and wall street. we want to begin with national correspondent jeff glor who is a