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"usa today" sports columnist nancy armour says the sheer number of irregular balls suggests it was no accident. >> bill belichick oversees everything. nobody sneezes in that building without him knowing about it. if something like this was being done, you can be sure he had some awareness of it. >> belichick says he's cooperating with the ongoing investigation. >> in the future, we will certainly inflate the footballs above that low level to account for any possible change during the game. >> reporter: former patriots tight end and sports radio host christian foyer thinks things are blown out of proportion but at midst number of inflated balls does raise questions. >> did somebody deflate them on purpose? some sort of miscommunication on who was handling the footballs? >> reporter: super bowl quarterbacks have admitted to modifying footballs in some way and players for the seattle seahawks who will meet the pat trits patriots ten days from now for super bowl xlix don't think deflate-gate will have any affect on the game. >> if it's against the rules it's against the rules. nobody's going to get suspended nothing's going to happen. they're going to play this game. whatever they did, the risk/reward was greater. >> reporter: the nfl so far declined to discuss any findings of its investigation r gatien but the pressure is ramping up for them to wrap this up as soon as possible. the patriots and seahawks arrive in arizona next week for the super bowl, and if this is all anyone is talking about, they risk that the scandal could overshadow their biggest event of the year. >> thank you very much. u.s. and cuban officials are starting a second day of historic face-to-face talks after a rough start. the two countries are trying to smooth a way to norm's relations. we're in havana sparring over big changes. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and good morning to our viewers in the west. the second day of talks is now underway, with the focus on reestablishing a u.s. embassy in havana and reopening the cuban embassy in washington. the first meeting between high-level american and cuban diplomats, decades in the making tackled the issue of immigration. the head of cuba's team foreign ministry official, criticizing the cuban adjustment act, which includes the wet foot/dry foot policy that states cubans intercepted at sea by u.s. law enforcement are returned to cuba while those who make it to u.s. soil can apply for permanent residency after one year. saying the policy encourages illegal immigration to the u.s. and endangers the lives of cuban citizens. u.s. diplomat alex lee says it will remain in effect. >> my government is completely committed to upholding the cuban adjustment act. >> reporter: today, talks shift to restoring an american embassy- here, as well as the cuban embassy in washington. the assistant secretary of state, roberta jacobsen leads that discussion travel restrictions next on the agenda. the talk koss eventually bring american telecommunication companies to this island nation of 11 million. young cubans thirsty for unfiltered online access gather daily outside this art gallery in search of free wi-fi. this 16-year-old discovered facebook just last week. >> facebook. [ speaking in foreign language ] language ]. >> spectacular. >> reporter: in december the u.s. coast guard captured or turned away twice as many cubans as in december of 2013. u.s. officials believe the spike in the number of rafters attempting to reach florida is tied to the december announcement that both nations would begin to normalize diplomatic ties though the number has slowed in recent days. >> manuel thanks. if you have travel plans to head east in the next few days you may face big winter travel. a massive storm dumping snow on parts of the south this morning threatens much of the northwest this weekend. right now the system is moving across areas of new mexico texas and oklahoma. many drivers are struggling to gain traction on snow-covered roads in texas. so far up to a foot of snow in amarillo. meteorologist megan from wbbm is tracking the storm. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, and good morning to our viewers in the west. that was a major storm system and continued this morning across portions of texas, new mexico and oklahoma. amarillo, with that 11 inches, a new record. more than new york city and boston combined. it could become a major nor'easter. in the west, looking at heavy rain potential for washington and oregon. that continues as we approach the weekend, and big waves, a factor for the central coast all the way up through san francisco. friday to sunday is the time period on that. waves in excess of 20 feet high at times and rip currents a big factor as well. high temperatures comfortable. los angeles at 73. san francisco at 62. norah? >> all right megan, thanks. a lot of snow they say here in new york this weekend. and look at this. this is smoke that is still pouring from the scene of a massive fire at a new jersey apartment complex. firefighters are still battling some flames. more than 14 hours after it started. the huge fire swallowed one building and heavily damaged others in edgewater. that's about a mile outside new york city. i could see this fire from my own apartment which is across the hudson river, and more than 400 people are without a home this morning. no one is seriously hurt. there was a fire at this same complex about 14 years ago when it was under construction. it's really considering the size of that amazing to hear no one has been hurt. >> what a fire. all right. this morning president obama's on a collision course with house speaker john boehner as lawmakers raise stakes over iran. a brewing showdown over nuclear negotiations. the speaker is also under fire for reaching out directly to israel's prime minister. margaret bren snnan is at the state department. >> reporter: good morning. a fight over how to stop iran's nuclear program is heating up as president obama asked congress to hold their fire and threatened to veto any new sanctions bim. when speaker boehner was asked by colleagues if he'd back down from the president's veto threat, he reportedly said hell no. boehner took the rare move of personally inviting israeli prime minister netanyahu to brief the congress without president obama. >> i don't believe i'm poking anyone in the eye. there is a serious threat that exists in the world. and the president last night kind of papered over it. >> reporter: the white house called the invite a departure from protocol. heads of state usually speak directly with each other, but president obama's decision to negotiate with iran is a contentious issue in his often tense relationship with netanyahu. he wants more pressure on iran for it to halt funding to terror groups, but secretary of state kerry warned congress adding new sanctions would blow apart the international alliance against iran. >> if all of our partners were to say, well we don't think you're going to the right way, we're going to go do our own thing. this can all fall apart. including the sanctions regime. you lose the sanctions altogether. >> reporter: yet even some democrats are defying the white house. new jersey senator robert menendez told administration officials that they were too eager to make a deal. >> it seems that we are allowing iran to shuffle the deck and deal the cards in this negotiation that we're playing dealer's choice. frankly, that's not good enough. >> reporter: congress also wants approval of any final deal but the white house believes the president can broker it without them. in the meantime as both sides bicker, american and iranian negotiators meet once again this friday. >> all right, margaret thank you. the white police officer who killed an unarmed black man in ferguson, missouri is not expected to face federal charges. law enforcement sources say the fbi found no evidence that darren wilson broke any civil rights laws. wilson left the ferguson police department last year after a local grand jury decided not to charge him for shooting michael brown. ferguson erupted in days of protests and vimens after that grand jury ruling. another police shooting is sparking outrage this morning. this one all caught on video. dashcam footage shows the moment two officers shot and killed a man during a traffic stop in southern new jersey. michelle mill sir with us. there's a question whether gunfire was necessary. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the traffic stop happened nearly three weeks ago but bridgton police released the dashcam video tuesday in response to an open public records request from a new jersey newspaper. they objected to its release and urged discretion in viewing it. officers rahim daze black and roger whirly a white officer closely following this jaguar. they stopped the car for failing to yield at a stop sign. officer daze approaches the 36-year-old african-american jerome reed on the passenger side. >> you got a driver's license? >> reporter: the seemingly routine traffic stop escalates. >> don't you [ bleep ] move! get him out the car. >> reporter: officers heard saying, there is a gun in the glove box. >> keep your [ bleep ] hand right there! hey, jerome, you're reaching for something you're going to be [ bleep ] dead regard few second later, reed gets out of the car. his arms appear to be near his chest. and both officers fire several shots. >> don't you [ bleep ] move! >> reporter: reed and the driver of the car had several convictions on their records, as a juvenile reed was convicted of shooting at police. it not known how the officer knew the passenger's name or what was happening inside the car. the county prosecutor is currently investigating the incident, and ensured they are working towards a fair and impartial process. but community activists have called for the state to take over the investigation. they believe ultimately the shooting could have been avoided. >> jerome reed complied to the officers' demand. got out of the car. and he received the hail of bullets. >> reporter: the officers have been placed on administrative leerch. jeff? >> michelle, thank you. so much talk about retraining police. i sometimes wonder if we need to retrain people because disturbing as the video is the police officer clearly said do not move. do not get out of the car. they knew there was a gun in the car. whenever you're in a conflict with an armed police officer and you are unarmed you are not going to win. he told him, do not move. >> all watching closely. the investigation not over yet, though. >> that's right. >> we'll keep watching. >> we will keep watching. a new health warning about the measles outbreak that began at disneyland. 49 cases tracked back to the resort. five dezny employees. the warning could disrupt some family's vacation plans. >> reporter: in an effort to get the upper hand on the measles outbreak at disneyland california public health foyers are warning unvaccinated people and children too young to shots avoid visiting the park now. the disease thought to be eliminated 15 years ago is quickly spreading among those not fully immunized. >> i would be nervous for them. coming down here not knowing what they could get even at the happiest place on earth is pretty scary. >> reporter: the new warning could be good news for park employees like this one who asked not to be identified. she's worried about the frequent interaction with guests. >> a lot of people touching everyone, and so it's easily spread. i'm a little frightened because obviously i don't want to get it. >> reporter: disneyland is now offering to test employees for the disease and provide vaccines. health officials released information on 34 of the california patients. 29 of those infected were not fully vaccinated. but five were up to date on their shots. and while the two-dose modern measles vaccine is 97% effective, doctors say the immunity of some adults might be compromised if they were vaccinated before 1971. when the vaccine was less effective. if you're unsure about your immunity doctors recommend a simple blood test. >> we're getting outbreaks. so almost like small sparks are starting and then wildfires following. >> reporter: doctors say those who skip shots should be aware of the risks they're taking. >> it is not just illness rash they were nurse their child through. it has serious, serie complications. >> reporter: for cbs "this morning," carter evans, los angeles. this morning a big name in comedy says we should seriously listen to bill cosby's accuser. former "tonight show" host jay leno is backing women who say bill cosby assaulted them. tear ter rica is here with the comments. >> reporter: jay leno is not the first comic star to weigh in on the cosby scandal. woobie goldberg jerry signed feldt and chris rock expressed their opinions. remember three months ago, video of comedienne han belle burress that sparked the entire fallout. speaking at the national association of television program executives in miami, jay leno was asked about the second wal allegations against bill cosby. >> i don't know why it's so hard to believe women. i mean you know you go to sewage and need two women to testify against a man. here you need 25. [ laughter ] >> reporter: leno also referenced these comments. >> -- bill cosby -- >> reporter: may by comedian han belle burress and the way information now is often shared unedited and online. >> because somebody just filmed it and put it out there you're getting your news raw and unfiltered which i think is fantastic. >> why aren't people listening to these women? >> reporter: stephen colbert echoed -- >> so famous or just because they're women? because i would say enough has come forward. >> reporter: over the past three moss more than two dozen women alleged they were drugged, assaulted and/or raped by cosby beginning in the 1970s. >> mom, dad -- >> reporter: malcolm-jamal warner starred as theo huxtable broke his own silence in anne interviewry billboard magazine published wednesday online. as its painful to hear any woman talk about sexual assault whether through or not, it's just as painful to watch my friend and mentor go through this. the bill cosby i know has been great to me and great for a lot of people. i can't speak on the other stuff. cbs "this morning" reached out to bill cosby's representatives who say they have no comment at this time. norah? >> tarika thank you. it is 7:19. ahead, new trouble for soshger star hope solo. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by the makers of tylenol. for what matters most. for what matters most. only on only on cbs news cbs, his voice brought healing to others. others. >> it has to be the voice ofs ofce of god when it's hard not when it's easy. it has to be when things are going badly. >> but when tragedy struck, it was the voices of his family that helped him heal. the groundbreaking research that could help patients everywhere. >> the news is right back here on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by jcpenney. when it fits, you feel it. with psoriatic arthritis, i had intense joint pain that got worse and worse. then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. i've been on the course and on the road. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if you have symptoms such as persistent fever bruising, bleeding, or paleness. enbrel helped relieve my joint pain. but the best part of every journey... dad!!! ...is coming home. ask if enbrel, the number one biologic medicine prescribed by rheumatologists, can help you stop joint damage. it's gonna tempt your tummy, with the taste of nuts and honey. it's a honey of an o. it's honey nut cheerios. introducing the citi® double cash card. it's a cash back win-win. with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn on puchases, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. at chili's, fresh is now. now chicken smoked in-house, and no more waiting for the check. new smoked chicken quesadillas on chili's lunch combo menu, starting at 6 bucks. fresh is happening now. ♪ how do you turn an idea into something real? ♪ it takes passion... ♪ innovation... ♪ and most importantly ♪ an after-party. ♪ the 2015 corolla. toyota. let's go places. ♪ ignite your curiosity, and discover an exciting new world! now at petsmart, save up to 25% on select aquatic essentials from marineland® aqueon®, fluval and api®. petsmart®. ♪ is it the insightful strategies and analytical capabilities that make edward jones one of the biggest financial services firms in the country? or is it 13,000 financial advisors who take the time to say thank you? 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>> all right, elaine. thank you so much. there's a new warning this morning that e-cigarettes may not be as safe as they seem. e-cigarette users are five to 15 times more likely to get for mald hyde-related cancers than long-term smokers. it's found in chemical cigarettes. dr. holly phillips is with us. for mald hyde we think about that back in high school when we were dissecting frogs. that's in e-cigarettes? how dinges is that? >> >> it's in fabrics and other things. when you smoke and inhale you inhale formaldehyde and we know it causes cancer. in a recent study they took a high-powered portion of it. they found when you heated the vapor up at a low voltage, 3.3 volts, there was very little formaldehyde in it. in fact, none. but when you heated the vapor up at 5 volts, there was a lot of formaldehyde. in fact, 2 1/2 times the amount of formaldehyde that you would smoke in a regular cigarette. >> the american vapor association is surprised. how come? >> a number have come out against this paper. basically they're saying what happens in the lab doesn't necessarily happen in real life and even though they heated up the vapor to a very high volt and in the lab, real-life e-cigarette users wouldn't have do that. the vapor would taste terrible it would your heat their disease and they would not enjoy smoking. >> they're saying you have to crank up the e-cigarette in some way that most e-cigarettes you can't even do it with to achieve these levels. >> exactly, yeah. they used a specifically high-powered ee seg rhett called a tank system and so most people wouldn't be exposed in that way. >> when are people going to know? 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>> it's devastating. this is the person that i love most in this world. this is my kid's father just completely devastated. >> reporter: corinne never lost hope and talked to her husband constantly. >> so when you would go into his room and talk to him, what would you say? >> i would tell him that he needs to get out of his coma. just prayed read to him, told him how his daughter was doing and how i was doing. i was pregnant with our second daughter at the same time. >> something as simple as telling stories can help heal. >> reporter: neuroscientist teresa pape believes in the healing power of human voices. she performed brain scans on 15 coma parents including godfrey cad muss. when they heard close relatives calling out their names or talking, the scans lit up. >> verya very severely injured brain can be worked with and it can be rehabilitated. >> reporter: pape's team asked the family to record stories and tell them. the stories were played for eight of the patients including godfrey godfrey. the other seven only heard silence. the eight patients who heard the stories recovered significantly faster. >> just like doing jumping jacks over and over again, there's a reconnection in the brain. we think that's helping the speed of the recovery of awareness. >> we have an interesting story regarding our first kiss. >> reporter: corinne's recording is about a promise on their wedding day. >> i told you that i made a commitment that i wanted to save our first kiss on the altar on our wedding day. >> was there any response? 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>> i thought it was kind of comforting to think they were there with me. >> when you heated the vapor up at 5 volts, there was a lot of formaldehyde, 2 1/2 times formaldehyde than if you smoked a real cigarette. >> five workers have been diagnosed with the measles at disney land. >> five of the pirates of the caribbean tested positive for scurvy. >> cue charlie. >> randi, it's cue gayle. you have to say that over. >> okay. >> i am gayle king with norah o'donnell and jeff gore but charlie rose is here in spirit. he's on assignment. new england patriots coach bill belichick says he was shocked to hear charges that the team used underinflated footballs. he said the patriots are cooperating with the nfl's investigation. >> at a news conference belichick said before now he never had any interest in the condition of the game balls. >> i have never talked to any player, staff member about football air pressure. to me the footballs are approved by the league and game officials pregame and we play with what's out there. >> the coach says he never heard about the footballs being soft until the morning after sunday's 45-7 patriots win. quarterback tom brady plans to speak to reporters this afternoon. this morning, a measles outbreak connected to disneyland is still growing. health officials count 66 measles cases, california's health department traces 49 of them to disneyland. five of the patients work at the theme park. three of them are now back on the job. health officials say children who haven't been vaccinated from measles should stay away from disneyland. the secret is out this morning about your spouse's hidden bank account. credit cards.com reports more than 7 million americans have bank or credit card accounts that their spouses don't know anything about. men are more likely to have one than women. jeff gore -- >> what do you mean? >> you're the only man on the set. that's all. >> i was going to say. >> the report says one in five people have spent at least $500 on a purchase without telling their significant other. again, men are more likely to do that but one-third of the people say they don't think their partner should spend $100 without telling them. norah, i can't imagine you have a secret bank account. >> no. nor does my husband. >> i'm very fascinated by this. >> look, we could do a whole segment on this. this is interesting. it's one of the four horsemen they say in relationships, financial issues between a man an a woman or man and man, woman and woman. there's a sign that there will be a lot of trouble. >> there's usually one spender and one saver. >> that's why you should do his, hers and ours. then it clears it all up. >> i agree with that. >> there's a lot to talk about. >> another interesting story we're talking about this morning is many parents in illinois say a new law to crack down on cyber bullying goes too far. the law lets schools investigate attacks even if they happen off school property. one district says it has the right to ask for students' social media pass words. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman is with us. good morning. >> this has to do with bullying. that's a serious issue. we know kids are doing a lot of this online. does it violate privacy? >> yes, it does violate privacy, not the law. the law itself is fine. >> what is the law? >> the law has to do with the fact that we're going to look at cyber bullying that happens on school premises and off school premises. the intent of the law is pure the legislatures the governors, i give them an a plus. it's the school district's interpretation of the law that's the problem. no school district has the right to be able to have teachers look into that private world of someone's without their permission. >> they're minors. >> no. of course they're minors. the parent is the only person and that precious relationship of a parent and child, that has the right to have unfedored access. >> doesn't our legal system allow, in the only in the case of minors when you're doing harm to another person you lose some of your rights to privacy. >>y he yes, yes, of course. we have to have an easier remedy, a less restrictive -- a less restrictive means. that's what the lawyers would say. let me put this in english. if the teacher believes there is cyber bullying going on we want to stop cyber bullying. there are other remedies. we call in the students. we call in the parents. ultimately we call in a police officer. the police officer has the power to get a warrant. the police officer can't go rifle through someone's mobile device or computer. so we certainly can't have teachers having more power than cops. >> we have to roll here rikki. is there press den in the other states? has this happened? >> what's happened in other states they've looked the other way. what's happened in this effort to have cyber bullying we also make sure that employers, universities cannot get underneath to be able to get someone's pass words. we need a bigger threshold. >> rikki klieman, thank you very much. this morning, a mysterious sticky goo is killing hundreds of birds along a north shore. scientists ruled out fish and vegetable oil as the culprit. >> reporter: along the eastern shore of san francisco bay, rescuers have found hundreds of sea birds coated in the mysterious sticky goo. they know it's not the usual suspect, an oil spill, but it's still dangerous. >> this is a true mystery. it has the consistency and feel of rubber cement. >> reporter: it sticks to feathers ruining the bird's ability to stay warm causing hypothermia. more than 200 birds have been found dead. more than 300 others are being treated by volunteers at the wildlife organization international bird rescue. it has a long history of saving birds caught in oil spills but this is different. >> this is more difficult to get off than oil. >> it is. we have helped to manage oil spill events and other emergency events around the world. this is a very difficult product. >> reporter: the usual treatment for cleaning up oil covered birds is dawn dish washing detergent but the sticky substance on these birds needs more. >> we're having to soften it if you will with first baking soda, into the feathers and then taking that off with household vinegar. >> baking soda, vinegar. >> and dawn. >> and toothbrushes. >> and toothbrushes. we do use the toothbrushes just around the eyes and the mouth and the very delicate areas. >> reporter: the u.s. environmental protection agency joined state wildlife scientists trying to figure out what the substance is. so far, no luck. >> well, it's devastating, obviously, because we think california is clean, it's beautiful, we value our wildlife. we value nature. >> reporter: value it so much that international bird rescue says it's spending about $8,000 a day cleaning the birds and nursing them back to health. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, fairfield, california. >> it's nice to see that somebody is helping them. it's so sad to see creatures in helpless conditions. on "cbs this morning," where's the beef is not just an old commercial line. it's a legit question now that a brisket shortage is causing prices to is it healthy to eat the same things every day? >> boring. >> a type dietitian is in our toyota green room. >> brisket. >> you can tell my co-hosts have an opinion. her recipe for healthy life is next. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] aaah, the amazing, delicious cinnamon and sugar taste of cinnamon toast crunch and cold milk. ♪ ♪ cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares. what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. the proof that it heals is you. in our morning rounds, variety may be the spice of life but is it important for your diet? "time" looks at the question in a new article on whether eating the same foods every day is healthier? samantha heller is a senior clinical nutritionist. please tell us the answer to that question. is it is a big fat no no no no, no? eating the same thing. >> it's probably not a good idea to eat the same thing. when we're talking about variety, we're not talking about junk food. you want a variety of healthy foods. there's reasons for that. if you love broccoli it's a brilliant vegetable, you only eat broccoli you're not beginning to be getting some of the healthy beta carekeratine and nutrients in other foods. >> i hear of people eating this way. they say it works for them. >> the word works, i'm not sure what that means. it means you don't gain weight? i want people to be healthy and get all vitamins and minerals and nutrients, have a balance of carbohydrates and fats. you want that the balance. sometimes we get bored eating the same thing every da i. we don't like change because we don't like to put the effort and there's a learning curve. you have to find a way to segue into some variety that you're willing to do. doesn't have to be huge. >> for many of us we make a lot of mistakes about eating. we don't realize how many calories are in the foot food, how much sugar or salt. i eat a lot of salt i know. doesn't ritual help for some people? especially if you're trying to lose weight and be healthy and you don't always make the best choices, a ritual of eating almost the same thing every day or the same types of things can help you? >> i think it can help you lose weight but what happens when real life comes back? what happens when you're visiting a friend or at a parade, what happens in the office when people are bringing food in? what that doesn't do is teach you the skills to manage healthy eating all the time no matter what life is bringing to you that day. >> doesn't variety help with your immunity which is really important? >> it does help with immunity. one of the things that's exploding in research is the microbuy micro microbiome. we have 100 trillion microbes living in our intestinal track. >> you're my favorite nutritionist samantha heller. i could spend all day with you. i'll give you a call later. >> okay. up next are you better off getting your car repaired at the dealer or somewhere else? we share the results of a new "consumer reports" survey and why it pays to negotiate. you're watching "cbs this morning." cbs morning rounds sponsored by tums fights heartburn fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum...♪ smoothies! only from tums. you wouldn't do half of your daily routine. so why treat your mouth any differently. brushing alone does less than half the job leaving behind millions of germs. complete the job with listerine®. kill up to 99 percent of germs. and prevent plaque, early gum disease and bad breath. complete the job with listerine®. power to your mouth™. also try listerine® floss. its advanced technology removes more plaque. release a devastating avalanche of taste on your tongue. bury yourself in the flavor full of sweet icing and filling. call off the hounds! rescue is unnecessary. pillsbury toaster strudel, the snow day of breakfasts. for very dry skin, you need healing. new vaseline intensive care with micro-droplets of vaseline jelly relieves dry skin and moisturizes to heal it in just 5 days. clinically proven. that's the healing power of vaseline. busy week? 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>> we found according to a survey of 121,000 people independents come out higher in better price, quality, and common courtesy. >> does it help to have a relationship? >> you can use that too. it's always good to have a relationship. you can have a dealership relationship and get treated well but it's always better to get independent. >> why is that? >> they know you're not going to disappear. they want you dom back for business. >> they can get you the part cheaper, but sometimes they can't get the part. >> if the manufacturer at the end stops producing the part because the car is so old, even the dealer is going to have a hard time. >> you can negotiate? >> you can. the best way is to get two estimates. go to two shops and play them again with each other. if you show up at the end and they give you a bill you don't have any recourse. if you come in and say somebody else charged me x for this and somebody's charging me x minus 10, i want to do that. >> they say the price with such authority and it never occurs to me and i like to bargain, can i have x amount off. >> i had a mechanic tell me it took $2,100. i took it to another and it was 500 bucks. a recent study said auto shops often quote women a higher price than men. >> you know in our surveys from appliances to cars we found out that really the informed consumer will do best. you know, i can't -- >> are you saying women aren't informed? >> the informed consumer male or female will do better. if you go in there, mail or female, whatever your ethnicity, you're at a disadvantage. that's what it is. you may be doing that but the guy is saying you're going to take care of it. they're going to take advantage of him too. >> that flamina jama can really flare up. it's rough. >> i know the key goes in there, park drive, so i know i'm not an informed consumer. how do i get informed? >> use the internet. you can look online but if it's not really your line. trust your mechanic talk with him. remember the dealerships actually have a commission basis for their servicemen not the technicians but the writers. they may upsell you. >> the dealership i know they always charge more for your tires but at least they throw in a wash which is nice. >> did you go back to the person and say, hey, you overcharged me. it was a $500 job. >> i was so disgusted didn't go back. >> i would have gone back. thank you, john. you don't want your password on this list. we'll explain after the break. good morning. headlines around the bay area right now, i'm frank mallicoat, tonight protestors plan to confront bart board members over the arrest of 14 people during a demonstration on black friday. bart wants them all to pay $70,000 in restitution for stopping the trains. their supporters want the charges dropped. cal fire has fired two firefighters and another has resigned. an ethics investigation was launched after a former battalion chief orville fleming was arrested for killing his girlfriend. his estranged wife tipped off investigators to bad behavior. 13 other firefighters face punishment ranging from suspension, demotions to paycuts. two pit bulls terrorized a san mateo neighborhood biting and attacking several people. the dogs escaped from the owners' backyard and bit at least one woman yesterday morning. when the rampaging dogs headed towards a school, an officer used a patrol car to stop them. one of the dogs was killed by police, the owners are cooperating with the investigation. no word on the whether the owners could face charges. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. good morning. a traffic alert we are watching in oakland causing some problems on highway 13. and even backing up the commute on 580. the northbound 13 off-ramp to redwood road is closed completely blocked off because of a large tree that fell on to the roadway. you can see how it's affecting traffic behind it. it's jammed solid from macarthur boulevard. even though no actual lanes are blocked on the freeway itself, emergency crews must be out there clean-up crews are trying to open the ramp. it's shut down. here's 880. if you are looking for an alternate, slow near the oakland coliseum. jammed up all the way to downtown. that is your "kcbs traffic." with the forecast, here's roberta. we started off so clear this morning a very starry start to our day now mostly cloudy skies. still a pocket of fog in the santa rosa area. that's the view looking out towards the bay bridge. and you can see the flag on the fly. some of the winds up to 15 miles per hour. gusts up to 30 in pacifica. that makes it feel wrong with the air temperature in the 40s. northeast winds later today 15, 70s did sheldon change the wi-fi again? >> yes. it's penny always eats our food. she can pay for wi-fi, no spaces. >> that's good. hopefully your password is not as complicated as sheldon's in "the big bang theory." ahead we'll look at some of the things that puts your cyber security at risk. also coming up benedict cumberbatch. that story's ahead. right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. britain's "guardian" says the topless girls are back. we just told you the story yesterday. "the sun" stopped showing the so-called page three. but first the first time in days topless girl showed up with the header "clarifications and corrections." under it they said we'd like to apoll jazz on behalf of the print and broadcast journalists who spent the time talking and writing about us. the online retailer pulled the diapers after customers criticized them. they were launched in december. they're making design improvements based on customer defect defect. >> with diapers, you don't want to have a defect in. you want them to work pretty well. >> at all times. britain's "the telegraph" says epoxy was used to reattach a blue and gold beard after it got knocked off. they give conflicting accounts about what had happened but they agree the staff was under pressure to fix it quickly. the mask is more than 3,000 years old and a top draw for tourists. can you imagine in that room? no tony did it. no doug did it. no, david did it. >> in this room tony always did it. "guardians of the galaxy" star and chris pratt said oklahoma seahawks win, you fly flalg. evans tweets back i sep and when they win, i expect to see star lords christopher haven in a jersey. a report shows it's our passwords that are often the weak link. a password security company says some of the most common passwords in 2014 also meaning the worst passwords in 2014 included monkey, let me in trustno1 abc123 trustnoone. >> these are the same as last year. nothing has changed. >> letmein is great. >> i love 12345. >> you did. you changed that. >> i did change it. why is it a bad thing to use something that's so simple because everyone can figure it out. >> if they have a list, if somebody knows everybody's username, they can go down a list and see if they request get in. and if they can get in one place, you probably use the same combination somewhere else, it's like using the same key for your office, home door garage you've kind of given the keys to the kingdom. >> what tees best one? >> this is tough. it's not one of those that satisfies anyone. i used to say you didn't have to have a different password for every website. that's not true. you do need a different password for everything. it's important. i think it's best to come together with a phrase. don't use this as an example, but take the first letter of the website you're going to and put a number you remember. >> here's something i think works. let's say it's january 22 2015 and for amazon do amjan222015 and the letters and pottery barn, pb. use the same date and put the first two letters. amazon pottery barn, whatever the things you use. >> so every password is unique but they're related to each other and you're probably going remember them. >> that's a good idea and you think you have to have letters and numbers. >> they usually require that. they usually require a combination of upper case lower case symbol. it's getting to the point where it's not sustainable. >> evendon't you do online banging? >> no, i don't. i like writing a check and putting it in the envelope and getting a stamp. i like doing that. >> old school. >> old school. >> they do have password managers where you can store managers. do you like those? >> i don't use them personally. i know a lot of people who like them. you're putting them at a single point of potential failure and if you move around to different machines phones laptops, desktops it's kind of hard to keep track of that. i think the for la is a little more personal. we're going to have to turn to something like biometrics eventually to get rid of passwords. >> i like norah's idea or a phrase. >> finger prints. >> "cbs this morning" 2013 when our show started an then put whatever letters you have beforehand. >> don't use that one because she said it. >> dan ackerman, thank you very much. barbecue lovers are facing a shortage of brisket. they cooked up 14 tons this weekend for the governor's inauguration party but we're shown why the popularity comes at a bad time. >> reporter: customers line up at fargo's pit barbecue for a plateful of top graded biscuit. belinda wells has been seving for 15 years. business is good but the restaurant's co-owner is facing a new challenge. a dramatic spike in the cost of beef. what did you first think when you heard prices were going up like this? >> wow. how are we going to make i. the choices we have to make. to maintain the quality you're going to have to main tape your price or you'll go out of business. >> reporter: business prices have increased 60% this last year from 2.21 dollars per pound to $3.52. >> that's the mother lode. that's what people want. >> jeff sable is a meat scientist. >> today in the brisket market it's the brisket storm going the wrong way. there are fewer briskets today than in the past but there's greater demand. >> fewer briskets because droughts in states like texas have forced farmers to thin their herds to the lowest flevl 60 years. greater demand because of the upturn in economy and the growing economy of texas-style barbecue nationwide and brisket is considered the gold standard of barbecue. when prepared correctly, it's slow cooked for 8 to 12 hours with a dark outer bark yet juicy and tender inside. >> texas barbecue without brisket is just pork and that's no fun. >> reporter: daniel is the barbecue editor for the ""texas monthly."" >> even fast food chains like arbys have gotten on the bandwagon of brisket. >> they say they consume 300,000 pounds per week nearly 5% of the stock. that furtherly. s supply. higher prices may have driven want to allegedly steal $2,000 - worth of meat from 19 different stores in austin, texas so he could sell it to local restaurants. fargo finally had to raise its price. >> you raised it about $4 a pound. it's a lot. >> it's a lot. but there was a two-year gap where i didn't raise prices at all. >> reporter: brisket lover matt isn't deterred. >> you like it that much. it doesn't matter. >> yes, sir. that doesn't matter. >> that's the reason fargo's will continue to slice beef though they'd also prefer to cut price. for "cbs this morning," vicente arenas, college station, texas. >> it looks good. >> i'm hungry. >> i'm with the last guy. i will buy it regardless of the price provided it's really really good. coming up benedict cumberbatch and his blunt fans. >> have you heard the nicknames your fans have given themselves? >> a few. tell me. >> the cumberb iitches. >> yes, i have heard that. >> do you relish that role? >> can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. 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". >> you need me a lot more than i need you. >> reporter: he plays alan turing the man who broke the code for world war 278 but was persecuted for being gay and committed suicide. >> he's the front-runner of it. >> i was watching the film and i'm like how do i not know about this guy? how important is it for you to be telling his story? >> hugely to bring him to other people through the film is a huge honor personally and something i feel very strongly about. this man needs recognition. >> reporter: recognition is not something cumber bach is currently lacking. his sudden appeal has him playing a part he never imagined. a sex symbol. >> have you heard the names fans are giving themselves? >> i haven't. >> the cumberbitches. they talk about the high cheekboned blue-eyed benedict cumberbatch. >> it's all very nice. >> do you relish your role as a sex sill bollymbol? >> oh, yes. it's great being recognized as a sex bomb. it makes me giggle. it's a projection of how i come across than what i wake up in the morning because i've had that [ expletive ] for the last ten years. >> the obsession went into overdrive in 2010 when cumberbatch became the bbc's sherlock holmes. >> do your research. >> i am -- >> he played a creepy con in the latest "star trek" film. >> no ship should go down without their captain. >> reporter: and employed his broad british baritone in the voice of the dragon in "the hobbit". >> i smell you. i hear your breath. >> reporter: cumber bach said it is surreal to be in the company of his acting idols, close enough to photo bomb meryl streep at the golden globes. >> but then you have a conversation and you realize they're actors. do the same job. so suddenly you realize it evens out. you say, hey, meryl, how are you? how was your christmas. >> just people. >> just people. everyday people. >> reporter: the actor is now 38 and is glad that fame has found him later in life when he's better able to handle it? a lot of stuff is happening in my life which is truly phenomenal. i'm 38 and i've finally settled down and my private life couldn't be in any more a spectacularly wonderful place. >> they just got engaged to theater director sophie hunter and they're expecting their first child. >> it's just a very traditional format to announce an engagement. it seems like i think i wouldn't have done if i wasn't in this exalted position of being in this work. >> reporter: winning an oscar would only turn up the heat on his red-hot career and the passionate fans. >> how do you keep everything from changing around you? >> by remembering that. that it's going on around you and you're being recognized for something you love doing. it's great but it's bizarre. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> he seems to have his head screwed on straight. i love when ben said how do you feel about being a sex bomb it's fun, i like it. most people would say no no no. it's great. good at imitation. >> jeff, how do you feel about being a sex bomb. >> he's rolling, man. just giggling. keep going. >> jeff's looking at hitz shoes. >> you can find more on benedict cumberbatch on cbsnews.com including two things americans need to learn. up next a heart-warming moment between two monkeys that could be a lesson -- look at this -- for many humans. see what prompted their loving embrace. you're watchin ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. . this monkey business may warm your heart. angelica and toby live in this los angeles wildlife. angelica was put in a time-out. toby acting far more human that others takes time to console. she's saying it's so sweet. you can tell she feels sorry for what she did. >> and looking for bugs behind her ear. >> that's sweet. embrace somebody today who's not feeling today. that's so great. be sure to tune you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? 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