maggie? >>> after deliberating for four long days, a jury voted unanimously yesterday to send 47-year-old steven hayes to death row. cbs news national correspondent jeff glor is in new haven this morning with the latest. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: maggie, good morning to you. this is a case as you know from the beginning that stunned and appalled people even if they heard about it once. jurors had to hear two months of gruesome testimony and the sole survivor still lives with it this morning. >> i was really crying, crying for loss. >> reporter: it's been 39 months since dr. william petit's family, wife and two daughters were taken from him, in perhaps the most savage way possible. >> michaela was a 11-year-old little girl. tortured and killed. in her own bedroom. you know? surrounded by stuffed animals and -- >> reporter: but after watching a jury recommend death for steven hayes, it was clear the pain has barely receded. >> i don't think there's ever closure. i think whoever came up w

loved maggie. and you will all have the pleasure of meeting her, as well, in just a moment. >> and if you think you're good at "wheel of fortune," you know sometimes you're in the kitchen. >> i'm pretty good. >> and you're like, right. oh, i got that. i know the answer. >> yeah. >> easy. well, take a look at this. >> "l." >> one "l." i'd like to solve. >> what's that? >> can i solve? >> okay. >> it is a prize puzzle. >> yes. >> i've got a good feeling about this. >> that's right. >> no way. no -- that's not -- no. >> yes. >> huh-uh. i smell a rat. >> an apose trough if i and one letter. >> come on. >> an apose trough if i and one letter. they've gone back in the archives and worked with people who worked on the show. no one remembers anything like this ever happening before. >> holy molely. >> we're going to have an exclusive interview with the queen of the wheel, caitlin burke in just a moment. >> i defer to her. first here's erica at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> thank you. i've

>> maggie, thanks. weather by land, sea, or air traveling especially during the holidays can hold plenty of opportunities for disaster and helps to have someone on your side, which is where cbs news travel editor peter greenberg comes in to answer e-mails you've been sending us, real people with real travel problems. you are helping them out, doing burr best, i should say, unfortunately we can't solve every problem but important to have that answer. >> not just the problem. we points out the process to help you to the solution. >> which is good. our first from jane from simi valley wrote in about a canceled cruise. she says she book ad cruise with seaborne, i believe it is pronounced with business airfare to italy. unfortunately my husband ended up in an emergency room, seabourn replied in a nutshell "too bad." does she have any recourse if she doesn't buy insurance? >> not a lot. remember the refund policies of the cruiselines border on the draconian, if you read the contract if you cancel in 30 days y

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i'm maggie rodriguez. also tonight, the race is on. this black friday, after two years of belt tightening, things are looking up. crowds at the mall are bigger and shoppers are ready to spend. miracle at sea. they were given up for dead. the amazing survival story of three teenagers lost at sea for 50 days. and actor colin firth on the story of an english king who had trouble speaking the king's english. >> i mean i choked up watching it. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> rodriguez: good evening, katie is off tonight. black friday is the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season, and by every indication, americans are back in a spending mood. we'll have more on that in a moment. but we begin tonight at the white house. president obama takes his basketball very seriously, and today things got rough during a pickup game. a stray elbow sent the president to the doctor, where he received 12 stitches in his mouth. sharyl attkisson is at the

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maggie? >>> here at home it's been nearly six months since now second grader kyron korman disappeared in portland, oregon. investigators have scoured wooded areas and put on wet suits to search for evidence underwater. on thursday, kyron's father spoke with cbs news national correspondent jeff glor who joins us this morning from portland. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: maggie, good morning to you. the wall of hope remains here but as you mentioned nearly six months after kyron went missing, this case has clearly strained police, the community and this week especially his family. when kyron korman went missing june 4th, the parents were not together and always stood together. >> i don't know that i'm getting through it. >> reporter: that changed when young sharply criticized the ex-husband this week saying i just can't stand by and support the choices he's making. indicating he with held information before kyron disappeared about the danger kyron's stepmom posed. young now says that horman h

maggie? >> nancy, thank you. >>> president obama was not on the ballot but as nancy noted, millions of americans voted against him anyway. according to our exit polls, 52% of voters say the president's policies will hurt the country in the long run. let's get president's reaction to the election and the strong showing of republicans across the nation from cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante at the white house this morning. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. well, last night the president made the phone call. he called john boehner who will be the speaker of the house to tell him that he looks forward to working with him and with the republicans. later today, the president will have a news conference. he'll tell the nation that it's time to put partisanship aside and move on. but he'll be asked some tough questions, like how much he's to blame for the disast in which the democrats suffered. the president says that he will look forward to places to cooperat

maggie? >> the countdown has officially begun now. and i actually did count. 157 days. >> all right. >> till the wedding. we'll talk about it every day till then. but right now we want to talk about the rest of the day's headlines with erica hill who is at the news desk. >> maggie, good morning. good morning to all of you at home. we begin this morning with breaking news. north korea's artillery attack against a south korean island. the deadly attack this morning set homes and buildings on fire in civilian areas sending thick, black smoke into the sky, as you can see there. the white house has issued a statement this morning saying the united states strongly condemns this attack and calls on north korea to halt its belligerent action, and to fully abide by the terms of the armistice agreement. cbs news correspondent celia hatton is in beijing, china, this morning with the very latest for us. celia, good morning. >> good morning, erica. it's the most serious military confrontation between north and south korea in decades and it's a wor

i'm maggie rodriguez. we're still waiting for the announcement from the royal family in britain when and where prince william will marry kate middleton. a poll shows that most people there would like to see william instead of his father charles become the next king. we're going to take you live to london ahead here this morning. but we begin with this. the busy thanksgiving travel week is upon us. and it's always tough. this week it could be worse because of those controversial new tsa security procedures. don teague is at the dallas-ft. worth airport this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the question is what will travelers do when they are confronted with the new security screening proceedings f. they decide to protest in large numbers this could be a very long week. it's the beginning of the busiest travel week of the year. with nearly 1.5 million americans taking to the skies between now and sunday. facing pat-downs that many feel are too aggressive and body scans that a

maggie? >> the countdown has officially begun. i did count 157 days. >> all right. >> until the wedding. we'll talk about it every day until then. >>> right now we want to talk about the headlines we ri cahill at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. good morning to all of you at home. we begin this breaking news. north korea's artillery attack. the deadly attack set homes and buildings on fire sending smoke into the sky as you can see there. the white house issued a statement this morning saying the united states strongly condemn this is attack and calls on north korea to halt its belligerent action and to fully abide by the terms of the armistice agreement. cbs news correspondent celia hatton is in beijing, china, this morning with the latest. celia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. it is the most serious military confrontation between north and south korea in decades and a woring sign that kim jong-il's regime will continue the campaign of aggression in the region. the island of yeonpyeong became a battle

maggie? >> the countdown has officially begun now. and i actually did count. 157 days. >> all right. >> till the wedding. we'll talk about it every day till then. but right now we want to talk about the rest of the day's headlines with erica hill who is at the news desk. >> maggie good morning. good morning to all of you at home. we begin this morning with breaking news. north korea's artillery attack against a south korean island. the deadly attack this morning set homes and buildings on fire in civilian areas sending thick, black smoke into the sky, as you can see there. the white house has issued a statement this morning saying the united states strongly condemns this attack and calls on north korea to halt its belligerent action and to fully abide by the terms of the armistice agreement. cbs news correspondent celia hatton is in beijing, china, this morning with the very latest for us. celia, good morning. >> good morning, erica. it's the most serious military confrontation between north and south korea in decades and it's a worry

maggie? >> charlie dagada in london, thank you. >>> still ahead here for us, alabama man faces murder charges in the u.s. after his wife drowns on their honeymoon in australia. >>> also a look back at tiger woods' disastrous year and see if he can get the swing back, sort to speak, on the course and with the public. >>> are you staying home because you're afraid of the black friday crowds? well, we're going to make you less afraid telling you how to be as efficient as possible as we look live at a mall in nap naples, florida. [ female announcer ] will women switch to new caltrate soft chews because they have 20% more calcium per chew than viactiv or for the delicious flavors like chocolate truffle and vanilla creme? mmm. -mmm. -mmm. [ female announcer ] hard to say really. new caltrate soft chews, we put the yum in calcium. new caltrate soft chews, here, take the card. you go to the shops... i'll meet you at the gate. thanks. please remove all metal objects out of your pockets. with chase fre

. >> i'm maggie rodriguez. we're still waiting for that announcement from the royal family in britain about when and where prince william will marry kate middleton. most people there would like to see william instead of his father, charles, become the next king. we'll take you live to london ahead here this morning. >>> we begin with this. the busy thanksgiving travel week is upon us and it's always been tough but this week it could be even worse because of those controversial new tsa security procedures. cbs news correspondent don teague is at the dallas-ft. worth airport this morning with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: the big question is what will travelers do when they are confronted with the new security screening procedures. if they decide to protest in large numbers, this could be a very long week. it's the beginning of the busiest travel week of the year. with nearly 1.5 million americans taking to the skies between now and sunday facing pat downs that many feel are too aggressive and body scans

joined by maggie shiels of the bbc, richard waters of the "financial times." so that's my fear, that every time i go on the news and talk about the deficit or talk about -- people say, oh, home price, did you see, they're up 2%. down 30% from the highs. where are we in your estimation in the economy? >> yeah, the real challenge that people have is as emotional beings we're sort of binary. either we're trapped in airration 58 exuberance or trapped in an irrational despondency. and your role in the media is just to reflect that. so how are things going? they're getting better. there are some bumpy roads in the near term. medium term things are looking well. longer term there may be some pipers to pay. >> people actually have to start feeling better. i mean, that's the -- >> put it to work. >> put it to work. >> you're exactly right. and all this talk about housing, obviously, and that's been traumatic. it's been the worst economic development we've seen in our lifetime. but really the key is jobs because when that turns around that's what's going to bring back t

maggie? >> thank you, seth. i know that they used to put address labels on the balloons when they released them so they know where to send them when they found them. >> 34th street. >> exactly. >> thaed get $100 macy's gift card which back in the day -- even thousand is worth something. >> here's more headlines this morning. good morning. >> good morning. happy thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving to all of you at home, as well. it is a tense morning yet again in north and south korea with threats of more violence. after tuesday's shelling of an offshore island. south korea's parliament met for an emergency session earlier today and we're just learning south korea's defense minister has resigned following charges that the response to the north korean attack was too slow. cbs news correspondent celia hatton joins us with more. >> reporter: south korea's president bowed to remember the victims of the artillery barrage but is standing up to the north, vowing to send more troops to the island that was attacked. on the o

maggie, such a good point. not only is what's happening today important but the future of the company's stock price is important. right now the stock debuts at $33 a share and significant because it has to continue to climb in order to make back all of our investment. in fact, we have to get basically $44 a share to get back the $50 billion investment. there's been a lot of excitement, of course, here at the new york stock exchange as well as around the world to invest in this transaction. >> so we'll watch it closely. rebecca jarvis on wall street, thank you. >> thanks. >> here's harry. >>> now to alaska's historic senate race w.s4vn÷ handful of votes left to be counted, lisa murkowski says she has won a new term. that would be a significant loss for sarah palin who tried to knock out her opponent and failed. before we speak with the senator, let's get to the story from capitol hill. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes there with the latest. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry.

good morning to you. >> good morning, maggie. it is very exciting here in london. >> very exciting. >> sorry, sorry. >> no, no it's okay. kate's spotted going to westminster abbey. can you confirm that she was there and that this may, in fact, be the place? >> she was photographed there by "the daily mail" last night with some detectives and william's staff. so, i think almost certainly that is where it's going to be and we're just waiting for the official announcement. >> i find it a curious choice. i mean, it is a church that is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. it is the corrow nation church but also the place that witnessed princess diana's funeral. would you be surprised it was westminster abbey for that reason? >> well, i think it's obviously got vo poignant memories for prince william but this is where royal weddings normally happen, lo jess particularly it works it's near buckingham palace. if there was a terrorist threat there are underground passages which lead from the abbey to buckingham palace. so, al

maggie? let's go over to maggie. we >> thank you. >>> we turn to the economy and aggressive an aggressive new attempt to get it back on track. the federal reserve plans to buy an extra $600 billion worth of treasury bonds by next june to cut long-term interest raits. cbs news business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is >> here.ood good morning. >> good morning. >> fred chairman ben bernanke explains it today in "the in his washington post" and he says the in the "wa fed basically has two jobs to make sure that jobs are high and are hig prices are stable.are stable, ne neither of which it is is accom accomplishing very successfully at the moment so they're taking taking this this move which they hope to he stimulate the economy how?how? >> yeah. ultimately here, maggie, the move meant to stimulate wage and job growth. how we get there is a long process. process. firs first of all, the plan and the the program is meant to increase our increasing chances of increasing jobs and chea wages. where we make loans

it was quite a long day, apparently, maggie. the deposition lasting some 9 1/2 hours. >> thank you, erica. joining us now is cbs news legal analyst jack ford. good morning. >> good morning, maggie. >> don't know how it went but we did see oksana come out and give a thumbs up as she came out. what are both sides looking for? >> people have to understand. this is not the trial. it's a lead-up to the trial. it's an exchange of information. it's called the discovery process. and what it means is each side has to turn over to the other all the information that they have. if they've got documents, the other side gets to see them. it's not trial by surprise anymore. and sometimes the most important aspect of this is where the major players, put under oath and asked a whole series of questions. and it's wide ranging. nine hours, somebody might say how could they possibly be talking for nine hours? bottom line in a different, you're not as circumscribed in your testimony as you would be in a trial. >> you can ask about anything? >> it's

maggie? >> thank you, harry. at home, nearly six months now since second grader kyron horman disappeared in portland, oregon, still no trace of him n. recent days, investigators have scoured wooded areas, they've even put on wetsuits to search for evidence under water. on thursday, kyron's father spoke with our national correspondent, jeff glor, who joins us this morning from port landing. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: maggie, good morning to you. the wall of hope remains here but as you mentioned nearly six months after kyron went missing this case has clearly strained police, the community and this week, especially, his family. when kyron horman went missing june 4th, his biological parents were no longer together but they always stood together. >> i don't know that i'm getting through it. >> reporter: that changed when desare young sharply criticized her ex-husband kaine this week. indicating he withheld information before kyron disappeared before the danger kyron's step-mom posed. youn

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i'm maggie rodriguez. this morning, the president arrived? japan, the fourth stop in his ten-day, four-country tour of asia. preleft seoul, south korea, the g-20, the meeting of the world's economic powers with no major breakthroughs although the president insists they did lay out an agenda. we will give awful recap ahead this friday morning. >>> first, though, this morning a string of investigations already under way into the fire that crippled the carnival cruise ship monday. 4500 passengers from the carnival "splendor" are now back on dry land, eager to tell their tales of a nightmare voyage. we will speak with one family exclusively in just a moment. they're here with us in the studio. but first, cbs news correspondent john blackstone is in san diego with the very latest. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. later today, the carnival "splendor" is due to be moved from the cruise dock here over to a dry dock for inspection. while investigators try to look for a cause, the passengers are starting to share their stories and

i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. >> it's been six weeks since rutgers freshman tyler clementi committed suicide after two classmates posted videos of him. this gained so much interest and for the first time we're hearing from the two suspects, the two accused of spying on him who have until now kept quiet. we're hearing their version of the story and we'll bring it to you. >> let's get to the news then this morning. it is now less than 24 hours before polls open for the crucial midterm elections. first lady michelle obama is out campaigning today, hoping the democrats can hold off what some are predicting could be a huge win for republicans. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante has the details. >> reporter: good morning. 24 hours and what many predict to be a huge republican blow-out. there is a new pew poll out which shows that republican voters remain far more enthusiastic than democrats. the president spent his last two days on the campaign trail trying to ignite a fire under democra

>> reporter: he's all right, maggie. mishaps happen to everyone, of course. but when it's the president, it's bound to get a lot of attention. dabbing his injured mouth, president obama was escorted into his car at fort mcnair army post in washington, d.c. he'd taken an elbow to the upper lip playing defense in a five on five basketball game with family and friends. late today, the white house revealed the owner of the elbow in question, ray deserega, who works for the congressional

♪ >> "maggie may" is always going to be a favorite. it all depends -- if you are singing it live, what sort of reaction you get from the crowd. it was 1971 so how many years is that? 39 years. i like to think it's you know part of the tapestry of rock and roll. a wee thread in the tapestry of rock and roll music. ♪ let them all forsake me ♪ >> my family were big al johnson fans. and i was taken to see his movies when i was about 5 or 6 and one of the favorite tracks of mine would be -- ♪ climb upon my knee sonny boy ♪ and it's called "sonny boy." i can't say i loved his style as much as i love what the songs were about, you know i mean he was a jewish man dressed up as a black man. it was pretty phony. but my family loved him, so i had no option but to love him, as well. when i was a little kid, my brother bob, he's ten years older than me, he brought home a record called "the girl can't help it" but little richard. i never get tired of listening to that. maybe there's a lot of sentimental attachment to that. we used to have ro

i'm maggie rodriguez. >> and i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >> this morning six of the jurors who yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for murdering and terrorizing the family in connecticut are here. they say they're eager to talk about their feelings of the case

maggie, inside to you. >> we will do that. up next patrick swasey sees heart-wrenching battle with cancer. his widow is speaking about his brave fight and what she's doing to keep his memory alive. you are watching "the early show" on cbs. of nfl training camp to put our 24-hour frequent heartburn protection to the test for two weeks. [ diehl ] people think that we're indestructible, but if you're out there and you're feeling burning it's gonna affect the way that you play. [ herrera ] in my world either you get it done, or they're gonna find someone to get it done for you. [ diehl ] prilosec otc is the one thing i can count on to block my heartburn. prilosec otc is protecting me. [ male announcer ] take your own 14-day challenge. prilosec otc. heartburn gone, power on. it's pretty different. it's got these live tiles that update right here. one look and i can see what my brother's up to... what's happening on twitter... and even xbox live. and i'm done. so now i can put the phone away, spend more time with her. spend less tim

. >> i'm maggie rodriguez. let's take you to london where we know there will be a royal wedding next year. because prince william and long-time love kate middleton are now officially engaged. cbs news correspondent mark phillip in london this morning. mark, how's the mood now that it's official? >> reporter: pretty excited. yes, it is official. perhaps the most widely rumored wedding in recent times. the longest rumored is going to happen. prince william and kate middleton, his girlfriend since college, will get married next spring or summer. the details of the wedding have not yet been announced. this is no surprise but in britain and around the world this is a big deal. the announcement of the engagement was made this morning in london. but it seems william actually proposed finally to kate while on a vacation last month in africa. and judging by the wording of the announcement, we are going to have to start to start calling her katherine. with one brief break-up, she and william have been a couple since the

over to maggie. >> thank you, erica. still ahead this morning the latest from ohio where police say they fear the worst for a missing mother, son and friend. we'll talk with the father of one of the missing women ahead this morning here on "the early show" on cbs. ♪ hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. [ girl ] that lip gloss is soooo cute on you. [ female announcer ] you'll never look at stains the same way again. for a powerful clean against a full range of stains, use new wisk. fight stains with science. use new wisk. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. [ female announcer ] freschetta naturally rising crust pi

i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. >> we begin with the breaking story, following a dangerous threat to earthquake-stricken haiti today. hurricane tomas packing 80 mile-a-hour winds is expected to pass over haiti later today. the victims of the earthquake living in tent cities for the most part ignored voluntary evacuation orders. dave price is following the story today. >> reporter: there's no place for them to go. the storm, 175 miles to the west of port-au-prince. it's going to pass through this little spot right in between cuba and haiti and as a result this area is just going to get pounded for the next 12 hours. five to ten inches of rain, 50 to 80-mile-per-hour winds and it will wreck a lot of tents and there is, of course, the possibility of flooding. later on today, it passes through into the evening hours tonight. but keep in mind, port-au-prince and haiti on the strong side. the northeast corridor of this storm. and then it will progress, it will weaken and head out into the atlantic

magg maggie? >> thank you. joibing us exclusively from seattle are amanda's parents kurt knox and edda mellas. good morning. >> good morning. >> edda, are you surprised this is going to trial? >> no, i'm not surprised. i'm disappointed. but these are the same people that all ruled against amanda initially so we didn't think that they were going to change their mind. >> so the first hearing for the slander trial will be may 6. later this month on november 24th the appeal on the murder conviction gets under way. are you thankful, curt, this new judge is hearing the appeal and he has a reputation for fairness? >> yes, very much so. it gives us that much more optimism to get a real conclusion and have an opportunity to bring amanda home. >> her attorney told us this weekend there's a great opportunity for reversal on the appeal because the scope in italy is broader than here in the u.s. edda, are you as optimistic as curt is? because every time we've spoken you've seemed skeptical. >> you know, it's hard. we were a

all right. >> i want to introduce you to maggie rodriguez, my maggie here, she's an e.r. nurse in torrance, california who showed me the ropes for a day. i told you a million times i had such a great time. >> i was so glad you came. i had an awesome time, too. >> tell me what everybody said since the piece aired. >> my goodness hi so many e-mails and text messages and everybody was so supportive and just so glad and everybody at torrance memorial were great, my family was great. it just was so worthwhile. >> do they treat you different now that you are like a tv nurse. >> can i have your autograph? [ laughter ] >> it was a blast. thank you. everybody here is saying the same thing everybody in l.a. told us, we look physically alike. >> a little bit. >> seriously long-lost sisters. >> a family resemblance there somewhere. >> erica i met outside st. louis, you got to watch the piece, you're a third grade teacher for anybody who didn't see it yesterday but you are a third grade teacher, you watched the piece with your class yesterday. >> yes, i did with the whole third grade

i'm harry smith along with maggie rodriguez. coming up we watched as pate trick swayze bravely battle the pancreatic cancer nearly two years. now his widow lisa is speaking out in an exclusive interview. we'll hear how she's doing and what she's doing to help honor her late husband. >>> and how many times have you heard us say, it looks like prince william and kate middleton are finally going to tie the knot? >> right. >> about 1 hundred million thousand trillion times. right? this morning, inside information about a pact, a secret pact, that prince william allege ddly made with kate. a royal insider. she's written a new book that is telling and we may finally, finally, have a definitive answer to that question we've been wondering about for so long. >> how about that? and erica hill has a check of the headlines. >> good morning to everyone at home. >>> this morning the stranded cruise ship "splendor" is beal towed home by two tugboats, not expected to reach port until tomorrow. they're on the move. a monday morning engine fire

all right. >> i want to introduce you to maggie rodriguez, my maggie here is an e.r. nurse in torrance, california, who showed me the ropes for a day. i told you a million times. i had a great time. >> i'm glad you came. >> tell me what everybody says. >> oh, my goodness. i had so many e-mails and text messages and everybody was so supportive and they were just so glad. everybody at torrance memorial were great. my family was great. it was just so worthwhile. >> do they treat you different now that you're like a tv nurse? >> oh, they were teasing me, can i have your autograph? it was a blast. >> thank you. everybody here is saying the same thing that everybody in l.a. told us that we look physically alike. >> you do. >> seriously long lost sisters. >> family resemblance. >> erica, from st. louis. you're a third grade teacher. you watched the piece with your class yesterday. >> yes, i did. with the whole third grade class, yes. >> i'm in love with your third grade. what did they say when they saw mrs. rochester? >> they were very excited to see me, to see my personal l

maggie gagon says, "it seems silly to blame facebook. not hard to use a phonebook." another says, "it's called temptation. . you relist is or don't on the internet or otherwise. wusa9.com. >>> who knew we would be talking abouters mails as old school. >>> generally if you don't see a number next to your city under 20 miles per hour, that is the way it will be tonight. gusted to 54 miles per hour at national. 60 in bethesda, upper 40s, out to the west, upper 40s in reston, fairfax. 50 sterling. pretty good shape. want to walk the cog. winds making it colder than the temperatures lead you to believe. a few clouds in the mountains. that's about it. by morning, no clouds in good shape. snow showers possible up toward oakland garrett county, west virginia. by afternoon some of the clouds will spread over, a weak system coming our way. staying dry, for the most part clouds on increase. go away into the late evening hours. tonight partly cloudy, breezy and colder, 38 to 34: winds west to northwest 10 to 20. tomorrow morning, chilly. grab the shades and light jacket, winds w

. >> maggie good morning. >> reporter: coming up here for us how the release of more than a quarter million secret diplomatic documents, from website wick can i leeks could prove dangerous. >>> and a failed attempt by a teen to kill thousands during a holiday tree lighting ceremony. >> reporter: party proving your diet and we all survived black friday now it is time the gear up for cyber monday we will visit the amazon distribution center to check out the most popular gifts. all coming up on the early show. >>> everyone will be very very busy i think they have already started. >> yes. >> all right maggie see you on the early show thanks so much. >>> 6:51 a.m. coming up, too crowded behind bars, why some say a plan to reduce over crowding could wind up putting you at risk. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love some. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. america runs on dunkin'. w

. >> good morning maggie from new york. >> good morning. coming up here off the top we will take you to washington, where congress is reconvening for the first time since the republican take over and we will look at what lies ahead for the president and ohio police discovered this 13-year- old girl bound and gagged in a basement and this morning they are looking for her mother their brother and friend who vanished without a trace. we take you inside the investigation and we check with dave whom we left in alaska friday his job was to figure out a way to get out of there. what he had to do this weekend to do that and where he wound up. all coming up here on the early show >> i want to see dave drive a sam bow any. >> thank you. >> we wish we could all do that. >> that would be fun. >> thank you maggie see you in 10 minutes. >> 6:52 a.m. crab season finally here. what seafood lovers can expect to pay. >>> overnight police chief one bay area city search for a driver and what sparked it all. appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming bac