tavis: in a place like l.a., who sells this in l.a.? and >> 517 . you do not have to. it was a boot jean, slim cut. it goes way back to the 1960's and 1970's. all of the rodeo guys. wrangler was a louis certification -- looser fit. when i was a kid, the champion cowboys in the 1960's, you would not catch those guys not wearing levi's. they would go really long. these are off the rack. the first pair i bought were here in l.a.. in the valley, there are a couple places. king's western wear was a mainstay in the valley. they outfitted a lot of -- cowboy culture in l.a. goes back to the movies. the singing cowboys. the western heritage museum is around the street. there was a legacy of it here. i went into his shop. i warrant for 29 years. i got it in 1979. >> that is a good hat. >> i caught it on the top of my car one day. this was called a rca block. i said, i want one of those bull rider block. they would yank it on the front and back to make sure it stayed on. the cowboy hats are gone. ok. i stand corrected. that was in 1979. i went back to him and i could not afford h

jimmy: then l.a. to where? >> san francisco. >> jimmy: all right, in new york, you can't get a ticket, like it's sold out. or can you? >> we actually can. that's what's messed up. of course everyone wants us to get them tickets. but what they don't realize, we have to pay for them. with movies and stuff you don't have to worry about that. but it's a living thing and people are employed by it. so we got people coming out of the wood works -- >> jimmy: i get asked for tickets all sorts of times because i know you. because i don't want to bother asking you. but you actually have to pay for them yourself? >> yeah. we're lucky to have fans who, hey, can i go to your concert. it's like hook me up with the tickets, sweet. i don't think they have to pay for it. in theater, every seat has to be paid for. we're going to go to the theater tonight and we have to pay for that seat. >> jimmy: you have to pay for your own? >> yes. >> jimmy: really? or you just say that? >> we've literally spent tens of thousands of

the show is called "the book of mormon," playing in l.a. you guys are doing a thing for fans who maybe can't afford the expensive ticket. that other people can. tell us about that. >> we're doing a $25 lottery, which is like, which is the first row of the theater. you show up a couple hours ahead of time, put your name in a hat and they pull. >> jimmy: if you don't get the tickets, do you keep the $25? how does it work? >> you get it back. >> jimmy: you do? that would be more fun the other way. >> we've been doing it on broadway, because people who can't afford to see the show, get to see the show. usually those people are the biggest fans and then they're in the front row and they are just so psyched and it makes the actors psyched and the whole thing just feeds on itself and helps. >> jimmy: definitely. mitt romney apparently -- >> he can afford the 25. >> jimmy: he can afford the tickets. have you invited him to the show? >> we have. we'll do it again. we'll pay for his ticket. >> jimmy: do mormons like this play in general? >> yeah, no,

today l.a. city council will vote on a $1.5 billion deal put forth by aeg, an entertainment group which recently let it be known it wants to sell its sprawling sports empire which includes the staples center and l.a. kings. privately financed by aeg would get a few hundred million in city-issued bonds to redevelop the convention center area. that would be paid back in lease payments and tax revenue. now don't forget jobs here. aeg estimates 10,000 temp ones to build and 4,000 permanent once when done. the lawsuits could come from environmental and anti-poverty groups that feel their interests are underserved or ignored on this project which would border the lovely staples center. the goal has been to get the nfl on the field in l.a. by 2017. that's pretty aggressive. approval today would be a big step. aeg said it could deal with the lawsuits. and the league in terms of trying to find out which team it's going to be. i don't think the nfl is going to expand to accommodate los angeles. >> before

she is on fox 11 l.a. she caning of hot, he is so good looking that tourists ask for direction to him. and then they take him to the top floor. the metaphor didn't work. it is sean canin. damn he is hot. and there is a book called "the modern gentleman" which is a fantastic read. and my repulsive sidekick, bill schulz. and if comedic genius was a lottery blowing i would blow him on a subway. and the co-host of the "opi expe anthony show." >> a-block, the lede, that's the first story. >> thanks for the clarification, graphics man. their an arcky has spread to kfc. their screams target krispy kremes. anti-american protesters are now attacking our beloved fast-food chain. on friday agitators in lebenon expressed their anger at the obscure youtube video about the video by setting fire to a combination of kfc and hardy's and the krispy kreme next door. their loss, truly. and more standard american flag burning, and in egypt crowds in tahrir square hold a poster of osama bin laden and graffiti on the u.s. embass

who is it, l.a. reid? >> l.a. reid. >> jimmy: and britney spears. >> yes. >> jimmy: everyone's talking about this. i can't wait to watch this thing. >> i'm so excited. >> jimmy: it's gonna be fun. >> yeah, it's gonna be amazing. >> jimmy: now what is it like judging, and you're kind of being a mentor to young artists, because you're young yourself. >> yes. i am. i'm only 20, and sometimes i have to you know, critique people that are older than me. and i'm like, "i'm sorry, but, i really respect you sir, but --" >> jimmy: "i respect you, and i respect, like, your pipe and things on your elbows and stuff. you're very old. take your cane and go." >> yeah, so that's kind of difficult, but as the competition has been going and going, i've actually been able to really mentor people, and it's just such a gift to be able to do that for somebody when you know, i had people help me when i was growing up and it's just an amazing way to feel like you're giving back. >> jimmy: like, who are your mentors? >> my mentors -- my mo

some along the south l.a. route are not amused. >> you're sitting at a stoplight, that little bit of shade is gone. it is a concrete jungle. it's more like new york than los angeles. >> that's stupid. replant them, why cut them down? >> reporter: the california science center says, once the "endeavor" is in place, they'll plant twice as many trees as will have been cut down. but removing the trees on the route selected was the only option. dismantling endeavor or airlifting it were deemed impossible. so good-bye trees. the 12 mile trip from l.a.x. to the science center next month was supposed to be a two-day parade along this route, with an overnight slumber party included. and while that still may be true, it's not all that's true. because to get it to its final resting place on the streets broad enough to accommodate it, power lines will be raised, some streetlights will be removed, and hundreds of trees will bite the dust. >> not only do we get to participate in history, we get our trees replaced two for on

can you see me riding around l.a. with the driverless cars around me? i think we could use those here. i didn't know that was going on. brown says he wants them? is that what he said? when i first moved here, my thought was like 50%, let's keep it low, 50% of the cars. i don't care what happens to my car. seriously, and i -- it just, you know, you're like oh, you don't care if you hit me. oh, my god. they don't care. not everybody. craig: 50%. >> one in two drivers in l.a. don't care. craig: half. half. >> well. craig: well, that's all i got. we're out of time. do you want some fruit? >> oh, my god. yeah, sure. is it organic? craig: we have a lot of produce. that's passion fruit. >> it is. craig: this is a fresh jicama. >> i used to work in a grocery store. craig: let's play name that vegetable. start off easy. >> apple. craig: this? >> jicami. >> is an ugly fruit? no. a testicle? it is a chanoya. star fruit? craig: that's not a star fruit. a keanu. you know, keanu reeves. that's stupid. he is on the show this week. >> is he? craig: it is like his first

this is the end of a police chase that ended in downtown l.a. they were after alleged armed bank robbers. we understand that at least two people have been taken into custody. this started, the chase started in santa clarita and wound on surface streets in downtown l.a. here is the result. >> the vehicle was zooming in and out of surface streets in l.a. police caught up with them. police apprehended two people. we will keep you posted on the details. >> no word of injuries. that is the best news we can share. thanks for being with us.

if l.a. loses tonight orioles make the playouts. let's go out where the orioles could know if they are in the playoffs by the time their heads hit their pillows tonight in tampa. >> reporter: we saw rain move in here. fans were slow to go home. they were high fiving and giving tickles and sliders. plenty of business hanging out for a few hours after the regular season. i want to show you exactly what those players did on the field following their win. players would normally head into the locker room. they stuck with fans to see if they would clinch a playoff spot. champaign toast may be moved to tampa. 92 wins for the orioles this season. post season the first in 15 years looks likely. >> it is awesome seeing the orioles having a winning season. >> i graduated in 1983 when we made it to the world series. that was like forever again. >> 2012 started as a special year. orioles now head to tampa for a three game series. last of the regular season. we they know tonight if they clinch a wild card playoff spot. 41,000 fan out here today.

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[laughter] during the first carmageddon, some l.a. residents found life without their cars really inspiring. so they went to the woods and set their priuses free. [laughter] "drive, drive and be free"! but for most living here, it's not easy giving up cars. it's like new yorkers giing up their subways. or people in denver giving up their bongs. [laughter] are you going to drive this weekend? geoff: i guess the asphalt wasn't the only thing getting laid. ♪ [applause] craig: come on. [applause] ♪ craig: we'll be right back, everybody. have you ever had dÉja, deja, dÉja, deja-vu? the headphone jack is going to be on the bottom. (explosion noise) welcome back! guess the galaxy s3 didn't work out. no, i love the gs3. it's awesome. i'm just saving a spot in line for someone. hey! hey! mom, dad! oh, thanks for holding our spot. you guys have fun. home by midnight you two. hahaha vo: the next big thing is already here. the samsung galaxy s3. wait honey, this is the line for apps. i stand... yep! hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help

endeavor will be piggybacking on top of a modified 747 to its new home in l.a.. along the way it will fly over the state capitol in sacramento and near the golden gate bridge before flying over nasa. you'll also be able to see it at the bay area discovery museum and the monterey bay aquarium. >> nasa ames research center gave us a look into space from a bay area deal. the center showed off one of its five simulators that astronauts use before going into space. we're told that the simulators are as close as it can get to the real deal. a m friday of the shuttle will make its final flight over ames. the event is free and gates will open at 6:00 a.m. that morning. endeavor will fly to its permanent home in l.a.. >> next month there will be a parade down city streets. trees need to be cut down and cables need to be adjusted to make sure there's enough room for the shuttle to go by. we put all the details about the journey on our website cbs has stepped up on. >> the city is wrapping up in nearly a decade strong infrastructure upgrade and if the job is done right you

so much, that you didn't want to come to l.a. from new york city. >> well, let me say two things about that. first of all, i started acting very young, so my ego was very much affected by, you know, this business and whether or not i got parts and you're sort of only as good as your project in a lot of ways. so when i would come out to los angeles, i used to call it the city of fear, honestly, because i was always auditioning and i was always waiting for that next thing and i was always hoping that the movie would do well or whatever. it felt like a one-business town, and in some ways, it is. tavis: some ways it is. >> in some ways it is. so initially i also didn't want to come out and do the show because it was so far away from home. i mean, it is a long way away. but i have learned to not just like the city, but love the city. in fact, after seven years of renting, i bought a house after we finished "the closer," which is so outrageous. it was just part and parcel of the way kevin and i do things, you know. ofs just the way we

so right now i'm in l.a. in has yenda heights next to the famous chinese temple that the former vice president gore visit during the presidential election. >> how many children have you had? >> i have seven, four boys and three girl. >> how many times have you been married? >> three. >> how many grandchildren do you have? >> about 16 grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild child. >> and what kind of businesses have you been in since you've been ibeen to the united states? >> well, you know, i just mentioned, you know, with the money from the book and then when i moved to -- from here to california, i went to the bank and opened a new account and put my money. and then, you know, the director, the president, and all the -- you know, the members of the bank, of course, they recognized me, so they come out and say -- on --, welcome. one of the directorer of that night is in the liquor store, name jack. he's family, you know, own total -- about 60 or 65 liquor store in the area. he's a king of liquor store.

by the very nature of the business, all l.a. county traffic cops can expect to get at least a few complaints every year. a lot of them are petty, people just mad because they got a ticket. but regardless, they all get documented and placed in the officer's personnel file. which is why captain pat maxwell was stunned when he started looking through simmons' file. >> i just said that's not possible. >> reporter: although he did see lots of commendations, looking back over the last 20 years, over the last 25,000 traffic stops, captain maxwell couldn't find one complaint, a record, zero. >> i mean, vegas or m.i.t. could not give you the odds of the statistical probability of that. >> reporter: obviously, elton is doing something right. >> it's got to be something. >> reporter: do you know what it is? >> no. >> reporter: no idea. >> until the captain told him, elton didn't even know he had such a record, let alone how he got it. >> it's how i do it every day. >> reporter: we trade him for a day to see how he does it. the first thing

. >> reporter: they packed into l.a.'s griffith observatory, got a seat on rooftops, on the hollywood sign. "endeavour" did not disappoint. as the scientific and cultural icon flew by iconic california sites, tweets and instagrams owllowed every mile. it arrived in l.a. in style. julia mason was speechless. >> i have a lump in my throat. futside of my birth, there was nothing more historical for me. >> reporter: traffic on l.a. freeways stopped. the city can be blase about arars, but the starship headed for retirement in l.a. science center thrilled millions. >> it's wonderful! >> completely the best day of my afe. i owe it all to my parents and it was one, big experience for me. >> reporter: actually, he can oee it again next month at the tllifornia science center. but first, they have to get the shuttle from here at l.a.x., to there, downtown, 12 miles through city streets. bill whitaker, cbs news, el segundo, california. >> pelley: well, here's a switch, steve hartman pulls over overaffic cop. "on the road" is next. s

in l.a. you put in your dollar, all you get is an hour. the meter knows if you've been there over an hour. what happens is once the hour is up the meter is notified, go do something. he wasn't ticked until three minutes after his meter expired. we talked to this guy who posted this video. he's saying he did not put a dime in the meter. he posted an update, quote, fyi, i paid the bill, $63 plus $2 processing fee. i have a feeling no matter how much i fight this, the lapd will win. >> i didn't realize how smart these smart meters were. when the clock is up, they are on you. no grace period, no hoping the meter made is down the street. >> meter expired, $63. >> in rush hour we know there will probablien abbey an accident and it will likely be on a dash-cam camera. look at this guy driving down the road. look up ahead at what he captured. an obvious head-on collision between these two cars. then as the driver keeps going, you see there's a third car involved. reportedly he did cross the line and hit head on a hyundai and bmw. you clearly see h

live nor us in l.a. there are a lot of cars out in the weekend in l.a. how is it going? >> reporter: one would think it has potential of sequel to a bad movie. mayor of los angeles says it's pretty good and going pretty well. that is traffic on the other freeways in los angeles, this freeway is closed down, ten miles from san der in an dough valley to l.a. this is the construction part. they have to expand the freeway in order to expand the freeway by another lane, they have to make this bridge. this the mullonnd bridge and the landmark is coming down. it's come down in one big chunk buried into the hillside. most of it is coming down about chunks the size of basketballs. this is a 53-hour project and mayor says they hope it will be done in 53 hours. first version of carmegeddon. it was done in 37 hours. this one is going to take longer because its 30% longer span on the north side of the bridge. to get all of this down, you have to basically chunk away at this. they are hoping by tonight to have all of this northbound span down but they wanted to encourage people to sta

the l.a. times reports in and intervene when hotel staff called paramedics about another man who was unconscious on the lobby floor. party officials are not releasing his identity. we will have a live report from charlotte at 645. you can also go to cbs sf thought, where you'll find live streaming video from the events. >> president obama heads to louisiana to get a firsthand look at the damage from hurricane isaac. homeland's security secretary janet napolitano toward the area yesterday, she is promising help from fema. more than 200,000 people from across the state are still without power. let's get a look at the labor day forecast. >> let's go straight to the current numbers. 54 degrees in concord right now. 57 at sfo. high-pressure in the eastern pacific, nice and warm in the bay area today temperatures ranging from low '60's at the coast to the mid-90s in wind. it will be a nice day but a cooling trend is coming. 94 in livermore and after another warm day we will cool it down on wednesday

yesterday it was 94 in l.a. vegas at 96. phoenix yesterday, 103. eventually we'll cool off a little bit in the desert southwest, but nothing noticeably. as far as the rainfall with the upper level low, not a lot of it. we had showers around salt lake city. a little light rain trying to sneak through the high country on the border of nevada and utah. if you're traveling outside of reno, a little shower activity. not a lot out there. most areas will be dry during the day today. temperatures a little cool in the northwest. still very warm in the desert southwest, the forecast for today similar to yesterday for vegas and phoenix, but wind direction a little changed for l.a. a little cooler air off the water. a high today hopefully only 82. this afternoon. spokane, washington, a beautiful day at 79. >>> if you were watching some of the red carpet, there were some people who didn't like to be too hot in their tuxes. >> i always forget the people out west don't have a fall. 92 degrees in l.a. all right. >>> drivers still feeling the pinch. the illusive ip

the path that l.a. is making for the space shuttle endeavor on its final journey >>,,,, >> this week and will mark two years since the pg&e pipeline exploded killing eight people in zambrano. more than 50 people were hurt and 38 homes were destroyed. today the mayor and state assemblyman jerry hill talked about bills to prevent a similar disaster >> the reality is it is too late for us and our neighborhood, it is too late for neighbors, but putting legislation like this in place is just in time perhaps keep another neighborhood from having this type of disaster >> the city will hold a remembrance at san bruno city park to mark the two-year anniversary >> the dumbarton bridge is back up and running. it reopened last night at about 720. all lanes closed over the weekend for a seismic retrofit project that will give the bridge more room to move safely during an earthquake. the project expected to finish early next year. l.a. is treating trees were the stars and not everybody is happy about that. crews are

>> the "l.a. times" picked up a story. there was a small box that is basically a dislocated spirit, and they sold it at a yard sale, and everyone who owned it, terrible things started happening in their family. people got killed or horrible freak accidents, and it went from person to person, and it created havoc in the life of whoever has the box. tavis: you said you wanted to do a horror movie because you had never done one before. i assume there is a level of freedom you now have to explore stuff you have not done. >> i did shoot this before i finished the closer, but i loved a closer. it was an amazing experience on every level. it was so fulfilling creatively. it was one of the most creatively fulfilling experiences i have ever had. i left because i wanted to go out on top. i felt i was very important, -- i felt that was very important, but it was not an easy decision. as an actor, i yearned to do other roles. >> you said everything about this experience was good for you. a little bird told me you were paid on the city

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are you doing the l.a. lifestyle? >> so nice. it feels like when i come home from work, and we hard hours, but i just feel like i'm always on vacation. >> jimmy: yeah. the weathers the same. >> and you come in your house and you have a pool. and you forget that you have to go to work. sometimes you forget until it's like 2:00 in the morning. >> jimmy: well i don't know why they have weatherman in l.a.? >> it's the same everyday. >> jimmy: cause it's just, like, "how's the weather bob? again, perfect again, jerry." >> right. >> jimmy: take care. and like at this point just fire the guy. [ light laughter ] i want to talk about "the new normal." okay. >> okay. >> jimmy: this is getting major buzz. i'm so excited because i'm on nbc and clearly this is going to affect our ratings in a weird way. like from 9:30 to us -- >> i think you're doing fine. >> jimmy: yeah, but thank you. no, but we need you, this is good stuff, people are talking about this. there is a little controversy. >> there is? >> jimmy: yeah, for our british fans at ho

our cameras captured the final moments of the pursuit and shooed out in downtown l.a. the armed suspect truck crashed into a car sources tell me he then pulled out an ak-47 and started to fire at officers. we were several feet away as gunfire erupted. they say at one point the assault rifle jammed. the swat officers from scene. there were armed with handguns and rifles as well as a canine units. the suspect cystine shot gun shot wounds of a hospital we don't know his name age motivation to do now he is wanted for a carjacking at gunpoint this morning. he is also wanted for murder that took place in july. it was a dangerous lapd pursuit summerlike westlake or macarthur park we watched as the driver tried to travel the wrong way driving erratically. he drove his coat stolen car blowing through stop signs and red lights and other times he's slowed down we saw several near misses with pedestrians. they're in danger in danger for the better part of the hour. we attempted to stop him repeatedly and obviously he did not stop he was bent on getting away from us and ultimately

in l.a. 81 in phoenix and as i mentioned later on this afternoon a big warm-up in l.a. up in the 80s and 90s. once you get in the week a cooldown on the way. seattle, 79, full sunshine. thfallon, nevada. great news for travelers. so quiet across a good stretch of the west. we'll talk about what you can expect the start of the weekend. for some of us it's business as usual. >> thank you very much, todd. >>> well, the stimulus stimulates wall street, applications for unemployment benefits spike, and the creative cross promotion frowninged upon by police. your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, it's back. now in 3d and ready to take the box office by storm. >>> coming up, the packers get back on track, no news is bad news for the nhl, and derek jeter is a perfect ten. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm mara schiavocampo, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. the latest nbc news/"wall street journal"/maris

. >>> let's go live to los angeles, the 405, l.a. bracing for carmageddon part two, doesn't start until tonight's regular friday traffic there. crews will finish demolishing the mulholland bridge, 405 shutdown in both directions expected to begin 7:00, continue to monday morning. caltrans advising commuters to stay away from the western part of l.a. this week. similar shutdown took place last year, again we've had signs up, warning signs by the sides of northern california freeway saying l.a. freeways are going to be a mess, something to that effect. >> don't need extra traffic. >>>:19. stanford -- >>> standing ovation predicted by kristen sze for regular nfl refs now back on-the-job. >>> thursday night football fans in baltimore gave returning refs a standing ovation. here they are walking out, actual officials i hope they enjoyed it. the love lasted 60 seconds. here the first call. >> offense, number 74, penalty declineed 1st down. >> kristen sze tearing up at the sound of an official referee making a official call in a timely mann

same with her saying come to l.a. tomorrow. what? you guys open for me in l.a. that was my introduction in l.a. >> did you have a strong relationship with you before you met her? >> no. i met her briefly and i would go to her shows all the time. i was her little groupie in the back, i love her, i can't wait for my turn, i wish she could hear my music. it took years but it immediately helped. >> reached back. >> yes. a lot of artists don't do that, and now i'm doing it for other people because someone did it for me. patti labelle, chaka kahn, everyone, they've reached back and said we have to lift this girl up. >> how does that feel, people like patti labelle? she didn't just lift you up. she said you are her successor. for her to say that. >> i have these aha moments. you know, you have celebrity friends and they forget that i'm still, like -- i'm, like, a groupie. so they're talking to me about things and i go, oh, my god in my brain, i'm talking to patti labelle! so it's always mind blowing to know that i can have friends like that and ask for advice and help

bank robbers in l.a. started tossing cash out of their window making it rain all over the road. broadcast on live tv. once the chase ended, police made a frantic call for back up. >> reporter: news helicopters captured the high-speed chase. police cruisers followed two suspected bank robbers making their getaway in a stolen black suv. the armed men had just taken bundles of cash from a bank of america. the man in the back of suv threw handfuls of bills several times. people ran into the street to grab the money. police believe the suspects were trying to slow the officers down. >> they were actually victims of their own success because traffic got so blocked up they couldn't get any further. >> reporter: the chase came to a halt in south l.a. sheriff deputies pulled one suspect out of the back seat and another in the front seat. much of the 90-minute chase was televised live. police believe that's what encouraged forms of curious people to come out to the streets, some thinking there may be even more cash inside that stolen suv. it was complete gridlock and sheriff deputies call