with joy bower, it's the time of year where people tend to get off track with their diets. well, joy has some ideas on what we should fill up on before you hit the holiday parties. also, some advice on what to eat to get a boost of energy for the mid-afternoon slump. >> all right. also ahead, if you slept through black friday and your computer crashed on cyber monday, fear not. it's jill martin's tuesday. she's back with her steals and deals. up to 80% off for today show viewers. she has diamond jewelry, and the always popular leather handbag. that's coming up. >>> lots to get to. natalie with the headlines. hi, natalie. >> good morning, everyone. gop presidential hopeful herman cain is once again under fire today after a georgia woman alleged that she and cain had an extramarital affair spanning 13 years. ginger white said cain only ended their relationship a few months before he began his run for office. cain denies the alleged affair and says detractors are just trying to "derail the cain train." >>> prosecutors are seeking the maximum four-year prison term when michael

mike bowers, a former state attorney general. in august of 2010, governor sonny purdue appointed them to a team of special investigators and early on, they visited a school where a teacher confessed. >> she said there was cheating, it had been going on since '01, she spilled the beans. she laid it all out. >> reporter: what that teacher laid out was this. it wasn't the students that were cheating, it was the teachers. it was principals. and one of the ways they cheated was by using a number 2 pencil. especially the eraser. >> there were parties at which teachers would get together on the weekends when these tests were supposed to be in a secure location and they would get together and change answers. >> no question -- >> reporter: hang on a second. like get together, teachers would get together -- >> someone's home. >> reporter: at somebody's house, literally sit there and change answers on these tests? >> yes. >> yes. >> reporter: on the tests, taken by first through eighth graders there was an astounding number of wrong to righ

cynthia bowers talks with one of them. he's wanted for bank robberies across southern california, but is he really the elderly man he appears to be? bill whitaker is on the case. and meet judge jimmie. he's a no nonsense judge who believes the real answer lies in giving young offenders a second chance. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. as the thanksgiving weekend draws to a close, retailers are breathing a sigh of relief and adding up their sales. a record 226 million shoppers visited stores and web sites this weekend, an industry survey says. that's up 14 million from last year, and they spent a record $52.4 billion. tony guida has been taking the pulse of the american shopper. >> reporter: recession? what recession? americans are shopping and spending this holiday weekend like their pants are on fire. >> the deals are great this weekend. you just got to have the patience to stand in line and weave through the crowds. >> reporter: and the luck to

cynthia bowers, cbs news, st. louis. >> osgood: anti-american protestors took to the streets of pakistan this morning after the funeral for 24 soldiers killed in a nato air strike on saturday. pakistan responded by expelling all u.s. personnel from a military base near the afghan border. that air base is thought to be used by the c.i.a. to launch armed dronz. the best equipped robotic space craft ever sent to explore another planet was launched from cape canaveral yesterday. the curiosity will reach mars next summer in an attempt to determine if there has ever been life on the red planet. republican presidential canned candidate newt gingrich got a key endorsement yesterday. the largest newspaper has chosen him over local favorite mitt romney. the national basketball association and its players tentatively agreed to a new labor deal yesterday after an owner-imposed lockout. if the agreement is ratified the teams will play an abbreviated 66-game schedule tipping off on christmas day. now the weather. much of the co

this was long before monica lewinsky, but jennifer bowers case could come out and there was a kind of stuff. and i just assumed it would be prodded by tool. then i asked a couple questions that he could have taken. so 20 minutes and are so -- maybe longer than not i finally said, senator dole, is there anything about president clinton scared her that you think it's relevant to whether he should be reelected president? and dole made a joke about it. he said while he's shorter than i am are taller than i am are taller than i am right remember something like that. and he just completely dodge the question. and of course then he was caught caught -- the republican supporters were alone or have afterwards. in the next day was czech camp and al gore. so everybody assumed in every pundit in the world said zero well campell take it off. so i immediately try to get a cab to say and he would not say anything. can't tax a to effect that that we are not here to talk about people's character. we are here to talk about issues and that was the end. >> host: but then he misunderstood the question. >>

cynthia bowers joins us from o'hare for more on the thanksgiving travel. >> reporter: there is more a business-like in the air here. a get her done attitude as meal times and destinations are quickly approaching. the good news the travel went smoother than expected even with 42.5 million americans hitting the air and there is most travel problems -- there are no travel problems to report today. the day before thanksgiving, traditionally marks a mad dash to return home to feast and family. but for many travelers, crossing the country's roads and skies this year, went off without a hitch. >> we are going to puerto vallarta, getting married at sunset on the beach on sunday. >> you donel do this once in your life, right? supposed to. >> reporter: it 16,000 passengers traveled through chicago's o'hare and midway airports yesterday alone. relieved to show the big boards showing few delays. hartsfield-jackson airport had swift lines and smiling faces. but that's not the case for drivers in portland, maine, where close to a foot of wet heavy snow fell. motorists struggled to stay on slick roa

>> all right, cbs' cynthia bowers for us here this morning. crowded at the airports today and tomorrow. >> just a little bit. >>> even if the weather is good where you are, cynthia did mention some areas it could be a tough day to fly no matter what. of course, you have to have a plan to deal with all of this. >> peter greenburg is here with some sage wisdom for us here this morning. peter, good to see you here. >> i'm not going. >> just the whole map of the united states is a mess right now. let's talk about time-saving tips for people. let's begin, you can save precious minutes by getting to the airport -- >> do not go to the departure levels, go to the arrivals layer. you will save 10 to 15 minutes just in your departure just in ground traffic. >> a lot of concern about overcrowding on the planes. clear something up for us. if you print your boarding pass at home, are you now guaranteed your seat on that plane? >> no you're not. we're talking about the airlines overbooking at normal time business between 20% and 30%. on a day like today, fo

cbs' cynthia bowers is in chicago this morning. cindy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. 1.7 million americans are expected to travel through, to, or from chicago's o'hare and midway airports over this extended thanksgiving holiday period. today, 217,000 of them. good weather here does not necessarily mean smooth sailing everywhere, though. as that bad weather you eluded to in the major northeast hubs could threaten to bog everything down. the skies could stay dark all day in the northeast. a major storm system pushed into the region tuesday and stalled, threatening to make a busy travel day messy for millions. 8% of all holiday travelers willing by air or at least try to. >> i think we are an hour late. we just checked. >> we have had a delay. >> this flight is delayed by one hour. >> even though a lot of these flights are just on a couple of hour delay, that's -- you're missing connections. >> reporter: already jammed airports will get swamped today. and the ripple effect of delays and cancellations could extend all

chief richard bowers is here from montgomery county fire rescue. what's the biggest risk for the turkey fryers this time of year? >> tom the biggest risk is people put the turkey fryers too close to a structure or they get too close themselves and get burned. we've had too many fires nationwide and too many people hurt. >> reporter: you're supposed to have a fire extinguisher nearby. >> the best to have is an abc or dry chemical extinguisher, takes care of any class of fire specifically this type of fire. >> reporter: don't mess with this stuff. >> no, sir. >> reporter: great turkey, tastes great but be safe. >> fry your turkey, not your house. >> reporter: thank you, chief. matt back to you. >> tom costello, thank you as well. >>> just ahead, martha stewart puts us to work as we celebrate thanksgiving at her house. we did not fit theth tkey, but first these messages. things yo. up here in maine, those things are cold weather and bean boots. ♪ and that's what makes them such a good gift. that and the fact that everybody wants warm feet for christ

chief richard bowers is here from montgomery county fire rescue. what's the biggest risk for the turkey fryers this time of year? >> tom the biggest risk is people put the turkey fryers too close to a structure or they get too close themselves and get burned. we've had too many fires nationwide and too many people hurt. >> reporter: you're supposed to have a fire extinguisher nearby. >> the best to have is an abc or dry chemical extinguisher, takes care of any class of fire specifically this type of fire. >> reporter: don't mess with this stuff. >> no, sir. >> reporter: great turkey, tastes great but be safe. >> fry your turkey, not your house. >> reporter: thank you, chief. matt back to you. >> tom costello, thank you as well. >>> just ahead, martha stewart puts us to work as we celebrate thanksgiving at her house. we did not fry the turkey, but first these messages. things yo. up here in maine, those things are cold weather and bean boots. ♪ and that's what makes them such a good gift. that and the fact that everybody wants warm feet for christ

cynthia bowers has more. >> what do i hear? >> mitt romney handed out sandwiches in nashua after receiving the endorsement of one of new hampshire's most popular politician, u.s. senator kelly ayotte. >> there's one person in this field who is prepared to lead the united states of america, and this is mitt romney. >> reporter: romney hopes to improve on his silver medal finishes here and in iowa in 2008. >> i said from the very beginning that we intend to play in iowa, that i want to do very well there. >> reporter: six romney rivals shared the stage in a des moines church saturday for a forum on religious values. >> every person's soul, there is a hole that can only be filled by the lord jesus christ. >> the first and foremost unit of government in this nation is the family, and the family is defined as one man, one woman, no other definition will do. >> i didn't just propose things or i just don't have ideas. >> former u.s. senator rick santorum, who has visited all 99 counties in iowa pushed his agenda to voters. >> as the f

the first two of the year were beginners and that is jacqueline bower and sarah peterman. >> you never ice skated before? >> no, didn't know how to tie the skates before coming here. >> i haven't skated in many, many years the whole morning before i came here and i am glad i did it. >> seeing people on the ice is another reminder that the seasons are channeling and whether you're a skater or looking for a good place to go, this mean a good place to include in plans. from the national galleria ofite skating rink, dick krantz, fox 5 news. >> and remember that time we went ice skating? >> i did. >> last season or the season before? >> it was not ice. >> yeah. >> and this is like a thick plastic. >> right. >> and kind of cool, though. >> yeah. >> when you fall, you were not cold. >> and good for the kids, too. >> absolutely. >> we'll have to try the real thing. >> after we bundle up and grow the thick skin. >>> exactly. >> still ahead, the flames are spreading fast. a growing wildfire is destroying several homes and now shows no signs of letting up. >> and oklahoma state coach is killed du

according to nutritionist joy bower, there are certain foods out there that can make you look and, of course, feel older than you are. coming in at number five, movie theater pop current. i was going to go to the movie tomorrow. number four, deep dish pizza. all the crust, a ton of flour, all of the flat, artery clogging cheese. i can't even read this. [ laughing ] >> hot dogs come in at number three on this list. really, folks. they are basically 80% fat and nutritionally fizzle. >> so good. >> come on. >> guys, i can't help you with this. in second place, white starchy bagels. one bagel is the equivalent of eating four to five slices of bread. and the number one food that ages you, sugary breakfast paste res. here is the -- paste reez. they're filled with white flour, sugar and fat but spike your blood sugar and spike you up for a crash a few hours later. so no real nutrition. >> absolutely. >> it's worth the crash. >> so you're going to take a little aging. >> what about food that makes you older because it tastes so bad. [ laughing ] >> it takes so long to chew. >> you're more abo

different divisions joel ward a former predator the last three seasons. 3rd period no score until troy bower risks one. caps 1-0 with 4:46 to. go predators with a quick response. 28 seconds later. shea weber to martin who beats vokoun tied the game at 1-1. final seconds caps defenseman john erskine will lose his stick. collin wilson down low to erak back to wilson who scores the game winner. the preds had an empty neither and the cap fall 3-1 -- netter and the caps fall 3-1. >>> the skins were busy resigning defensive lineman darrien scott and receiver donte stallworth both cut last week. hankerson was put on season ending injured reserves. safety kareem moore was waived. the redskins inability to run the ball is a big run the burgundy and gold has not won since october 2nd. sunday the redskins ran for 61 yards against the dolphins. the team averaged 54 yards per game during its five-game losing skid. compare that to averaging 104 on the ground when they started the season 3-1. running back by committee is not the problem. >> we haven't had the production i would like in that running game. i

this less than a week after consultant nay than bower left. he said he resigned because he disagreed with forcing them from encampment for the second time. she says her resignation has nothing to do with the occupy raid. she felt ineffective in her role. >>> on the east coast, occupy wall street protesters out of a new york city park this morning. but they'll be allowed to go back in. police cleared zucotti park. they first told everybody to leave so the park could be cleaned. most left on their own. police arrested about 70 people, including a group that chained themselves together. ty steling protesters hay can return to the park once it's cleane cleaned. >> police are on the lookout for a suspect two tried to kidnap a girl from a popular trail. marla tellez is live with more. good morning, marla. >> laura, good morning. what is so disturbing about this attempted abduction is, one, it happened in broad daylight. and two, it happened right here on lark avenue at one of entrances to the wildly popular los gatos creek trail. this is a haven for

this is video of the couple reuniting after bower and josh batall had been in prison. the couple was planning to marry someone in the bay area. >>jacqueline: it was a nice day out there today and another nasty on tap for tomorrow. for the afternoon it will be sunny and little bit warmer in some spots warmer than what we saw today. the mild weather will go through thursday but the rain will return to the forecast on friday. first, let us take a look at the fog for tomorrow morning. it is mainly in the north bay, the delta and the inland valleys but it is also possible for the bayshores. satellite and radar pictures show the storm tracking well to the north. we see dry conditions right now but by the end of the week the rain will be moving back in. into an ice mild weather for now, to teachers in the upper 60s down a south bay, 66 in san jose and mid to upper 60 for our bayshores. along the coast, to the trends are in the upper fifties and low 60s. here is a look your extended forecast. again, there is not a lot of change over the next couple of days. thursday will be mi

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shane bower, sarah shourd and josh fattal were accused of s g spying along the iraqi border. >> we were in the hot seat from the start. we were trapped in a political game that uses the lives of innocent people freely. our innocence was never really in question around iran. my caregiver told me earlier that he knew we weren't wrong but that we would have to wait. >> the three have been in oakland since their release. >>> we're following breaking news out of concord tonight where two clerks were robbed at gunpoint. the first one happened at the solano drive-in movie theatre, two masked men reportedly asked for money at gunpoint and then fled. the clerk at the shop and go station said two men in ski masks took 5 or $6,000 at gunpoint. no one was hurt in either incident. there have been other armed robberies or attempted armed robberies by men wearing masks in contra costa county in the last few months. >>> we pride ourselves on being a clean program. >> penn state rocked tonight by allegations of sexual assault that spans decades. now two leaders there announce they are stepping down. >>>

kevin bowers. what, am i supposed to know that name? you should know his name because you took his whole life from him. take him, frank. let's go. (siren wailing) you are pathetic! i hope you... tripp: we got it from here, all right? we'll take care of it. go home, mrs. bowers. go home. is this where you rough me up, chief? you know, that's really going to be up to you. i want you to give that kid back every dime. i don't do business that way. you heard what i said. every dime. (banging) kevin, baby, is that you? i told you not to slam the door. it's all here. what is all this? it's all the money i lost-- your money. second mortgage. how did you do this? i'm sorry for all this, mom. i just hope that this can make it right. oh, god, baby. you don't have to apologize. i love you, no matter what. you always remember that, okay? captioning sponsored by cbs c.s.i. productions and toyota. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org look, honey... it's santa. [ mom ] i thought i heard reindeer. mom... i mean, mrs. nelson, i have th

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bower's office. patric and amy, from north dakota. >> let's check in. >> my name is patric. >> how are you? >> very well. and yourself? >> reporter: mac and judy from north carolina. >> i'm checking in for my appointment. mac mccord. >> reporter: and eric, and his friend, deva, from wyoming. >> hello? >> reporter: as soon as they all fill out their paperwork, get weighed in -- >> i have stuff in my pockets. so, i get a deduction. >> okay. >> reporter: and have their blood pressure checked. >> let's go back to the blood pressure reading. >> reporter: it's time for all three to meet the doctor, who will change their lives. >> hello. >> hi. >> how are you? >> just like i pictured. >> how are you? >> a long road? >> it hasn't been very long. >> how are you? >> hi, patric. great to see you. welcome. >> reporter: dr. bowers meets with each patient for about half an hour. bonding with them. going over details. and answering questions about tomorrow's surgery. >> what we do is we -- we release the phallus fr

cynth cynth cynthia bowers has more. >> the excitement is building where tomorrow night, just over 100,000 people will gather inside the stadium to watch what some are calling the game of the century. but for the people of tuscaloosa, a special bond has formed this year with the university of alabama. it's all because of that killer storm that blew through here in april. >> my god, look at that. this is a very, very dangerous situation. now, it is now churning through southern, the city of tuscaloosa. this is really violent. >> it was something i'll never forget and just a day i'll never forget. >> reporter: the impact was staggering. the storm, as bad as it gets. an f-5 tornado with wind of 200 miles an hour. 41 people died in tuscaloosa, hundreds more were injured and in the shadow of the university, thousands of homes were completely destroyed. alabama football player carson tinker barely survived. his girlfriend, ashley harrison, was killed. >> i don't want anybody to think that i'm the only person who is struggling because there are a lot of people who have been struggling in tuscaloo

correspondent cynthia bowers is in tuscaloosa, alabama, with more on this. >> reporter: crimson and white is going up everywhere. the excitement is building. over a hundred thousand people will gather inside the stadium as to watch what some are calling the game of the century. for peopletuscaloosa, a special respond was formed because of that killer storm that blew through here in april. >> my god. look at that. >> this is a very, very drou dangerous city. it is churning through the city of tuscaloosa. this is really violate. >> it was something i'll never forget and a day i'll never forget. >> reporter: the impact was staggering. the storm, as bad as it gets. an f-5 tornadoes with winds of 200 miles an hour. 41 people died in tuscaloosa. hundreds more were injured. and in the shadow of the university, thousands of homes were completely destroyed. alabama football player carson tinker barely survived. his girlfriend, ashley harrison, was killed. >> i don't want anybody to think i'm the only person that is struggling because there's a lot of have been struggling in tuscaloosa. >> reporter

chris bowers campaign director for the daily koz welcome to all of you great to have you all with us joshua you were there last night explain the difference between what happened at the ports and where the much reported violence. was going to put that in air quotes happened and you know what do you make of the events last night and who was behind it. well there was there was a tragic event and the tragedy really is that it stepped on the really incredible achievement that the protesters pulled off in the day before and during the day there were thousands of people in scattered protests that were remarkably peaceful and beat the police maintain a minimal presence on this common it in the evening as you said the introduction with ten thousand or more people taking over the port of oakland and shutting it down and then carting on top of the container trucks it was real hours later that a small group of protesters about fifty decided that they would occupy. an abandoned former homeless shelter that you can foreclose on by a bank and the plan was that they would use this to be a kind of b

chris bowers campaign director for the daily koz welcome to all of you great to have you all with us joshua you were there last night explain the difference between what happened at the ports and where the much reported violence i was almost want to put that in air quotes happened and you know what do you make of the events last night and who was behind it. well there was there was a tragic event in the evening the tragedy really is that it stepped on the really incredible achievement that the protesters it pulled off imitate before during the day there were thousands of people in scattered protests that were remarkably peaceful and beat the police maintain a minimal presence and this culminated in the evening as you said the introduction with ten thousand or more people taking over the port of oakland and shutting it down and then departing on top of the container trucks it was several hours later that a small group of protesters about fifty decided that they would occupy. and abandoned former homeless shelter that had been foreclosed on by a bank and the plan was that they would us

joy bower will be here to help us with some healthy food ideas if we're on a tight budget. also why adding protein to breakfast is better for long-term weight loss. >>> also this morning, we'll look at pretty creative designs because bobby thomas asked our viewers for their craftiest designs in the first ever dly style search. apparently there has been an overwhelming response. she'll reveal what her favorite designs are and announce a big winner. >> wasn't sure where that was going for a second. but we are happy to have that segment. natalie is standing by at the news desk with the headlines. >> good morning to you all once again. a third woman is accusing republican presidential candidate herman cain of inappropriate behavior. the woman says she considered filing a complaint against cain over sexually suggestive remarks and gestures when she worked with him back at the national restaurant association. cain calls the allegation baseless. similar accusations from two other women led to financial settlements in the late 1990s. >>> police and protesters clashed again during t