a friend says the american convicted. killing a fellow student can barely sleep or eat this "early" monday morning, september 26th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good monday morning. nice to have you with us. >> i'm erica hill. >> i'm jim axelrod. chris wragge has the morning off. >> great to have with us here. >> thank you. a startling claim from new york city's police chief. in a interview, ray kelly tells scott pelley the nypd has the fire power to shoot down a plane. >> those revelations getting a lot of attention this morning. we begin this morning with president obama who is ramping up the rhetoric. last night he started a west coast trip with a blast of republicans telling big money supporters at a fund-raiser that the gop's idea of government would, quote, fundamentally cripple america. cbs senior white house correspondent bill plante has more on the president's efforts to rally the democratic base. bill, good morning. >> good morning to you, erica. >> reporter: it's no more mr. nice guise but the president is responded to liberals who think he is not willing to compromise. he offered tough love also to the black caucus. >> take off your bedroom slippers and put on your marching shoes and shake it off. stop complaining and stop grumbling and stop crying. we are going to press on. we have work to do. >> reporter: a program to shore up support and turnout among targeted minorities and age groups. a recent poll shows his recent approval rating in the african-american has plummeted in the last five months. in an interview airing tonight on b.e.t. the president says he hasn't forgotten who put him in the oval office. >> i am spending all of my time in this office trying to make sure that if there is some kid in the south side of chicago that doesn't have a shot right now, isn't going to a good school, parent doesn't have a job, that i'm fighting for him. >> reporter: the president's eroding support has given republicans new ammunition. gop chairman reince priebus on "face the nation." >> it sounds like the new slogan is no longer hope and change. it's, hey, it could have been worse. >> reporter: the president may have gotten campaign advice from former president bill clinton. after the congress went republican in 1994, clinton looked to the center and embraced from both parties and reelected in 1996. on this west coast trip, the president will attend seven fund-raisers. two in seattle and two in the san francisco area, one in san diego, and two more in los angeles. he is expected to net about $4 million for his campaign and party. they have a goal of raising $55 million for the quarter. however, raising campaign cash is much harder than it used to be. the thousands of small contributions which the president got last time from independents and young voters are not coming in as quickly this time. erica. >> bill plante at the white house, thanks. joining us now is congresswoman maxine waters of california and former chair of the congressional black caulk he's and was at the event on saturday when the president told the audience to stop complaining and put your marching shoes on. good to have you with us. what was your reaction when he said, stop complaining and stop rumbling and stop crying. >> i'm not sure who the president was talking to. you know the congressional black caucus has been out in five cities where we held job meetings and jobs fairs addressing the 16.7 unemployment that is real and translates some some areas to 20%, 30% unemployment and black youth, 50% unemployment. so i'm not sure who the president was addressing. i found that language a bit curious because the president spoke to the hispanic caucus and certainly they are pushing him on immigration and despite the fact that he is appointed soto mier to supreme court. he has excellent education in the white house and he certainly didn't tell them to stop complaining and he never would say that to the gay and lesbian community who really pushed him on don't ask don't tell or even in a speech to apec. he would never say to the jewish community stop complaining about israel. so i don't know who he was talking to because we are certainly not complaining. we are working. we support him and we are protecting that base because we want people to be enthusiastic about him when that election rolls around. >> in terms of enthusiasm it sounds if i'm reading between the lines you think he may not have chosen the best language to get people enthusiastic. i want to take you back to a moment you had last month speaking in detroit and said to the folks i'm looking to err permission to, quote, unleash, have a conversation with the president. it would sound like he hasn't heard what has gone on with the some of events you held. what is the conversation you want to to have and have you had it? >> well, as you know if you listen to that particular part of the town hall meeting, there were a lot of complaints, a lot of shouting. from the audience about what they wanted us to do, what they wanted the president to do, and, basically, i said, are you ready for this conversation? and if you are, unleash us. and, of course, they yelled, you are unleashed, because the conversation must be about, first of all, i recognize that there is pain and desperation in the african-american community. the unemployment rates are just unacceptable. people want jobs. they want to work. when we had these jobs fairs, they stood in line by the thousands of circling the blocks to get a chance to talk to employers. in los angeles, 10,000 people showed up so they want to know that re recognize and the president recognizes the pain that is in the african-american community. >> congresswoman, only about 30 seconds. >> yes. >> real quickly, do you think the president heard that to go back to it based on his comments that you heard saturday night and if not do you think he is taking african-americans for granted especially as we move to campaign season? >> he certainly heard us. that speech that he did to the congressional black caucus included the words black and african-american for the first time. and, yes, he is energized. we helped him to get energized so he can deal with the concerns of the black community. i think he heard us. i think some of his comments surprised me a little bit and i was curious about him but he certainly heard us. >> congresswoman maxine waters, thank you for your time. this morning, american hikers are back in the united states. on sunday they spoke about being held in an iranian prison for more than two years. seth doane attended their press conferences. >> they thank the government's, celebrities and ordinary people who helped to get them free. they said two years, they lived in a world of lies and false hope. called their trial a sham. and gave us a glimpse of their lives in captivity. with friends and family by their side, americans josh fattal and shane bauer described their two-year ordeal in an iranian prison. >> many times, too many times, we heard the screams of other prisoners being beaten and there was nothing we could do to help them. >> reporter: next to them stood sar sar sar sarah shourd. when they were arrested and sent to espionage and sent to prison. >> sarah, josh and i have tasted the iranian brutality and held from almost title isolation. >> reporter: they were kept in a jail cell about the size of a storage area in a mid-range u-haul truck 8x13 feet. >> in all of the time we spent in detention, we had a total of 15 minutes of telephone calls with our families and one short visit from our mothers. we had to go on hunger strike repeatedly just to receive letters from our loved ones. >> reporter: the duo called themselves hostages and political prisoners. pawns in an international diplomatic dispute. >> this was never about crossing the unmarked border between iran and iraq. we were held because of our nationality. no evidence was ever presented against us. >> reporter: the 29-year-olds maintain that they do not know if they even crossed into iran two years ago. after the press conference, we met with family members. josh's mother told us the boys looked thin, but seemed physically strong. >> every day, every hour in the four days they have been home, every hour, it's a flower blossoming. it is so fabulous to watch it. >> reporter: why? what is happening? you just see they are freer to speak. >> reporter: the pair were freed on a million dollar bail last wednesday. when they landed at their first stop in the persian gulf country of oman, bauer fell into shourd's arms. the two got engaged in prison. describe the last few days of the renoon. >> it's been incredible. the moment we saw shane and josh running down the stairs of that plane, a huge burden was lifted off of all of our chests and i feel more free than i've ever felt before in my life. >> you can see in those pictures such elation. the last four or five days have been this sort of outpouring of emotion. do you have a sense going forward in terms of processing the trauma they have been going through what is coming ahead for them? >> i asked the mothers about that. they said we are worried about our sons. they spent two years in jail and they are seeing great improvements every day. one of the thing both mothers gave us a better glimpse. what their lives were like. they had a very organized life. they used water bottles as weights. they tested each other on gre questions and trying to keep each other mentally and physically fit. >> you've heard from other people in confinement, it is key to keep your mind active enough. the latest on the trial of amanda knox. as closing arguments attended a friend who has visited her in jail says knox is so anxious about the verdict she can't sleep or eat. cbs news correspondent charlie d'agata has more from london. >> reporter: amanda knox has plenty of reasons to be anxious. make or break week for her. if things go her way and her defense lawyers are confident they will, she could be set free as early as a week from today. amanda knox says she is feeling the strain as she looked a at she arrived in court this morning. they showed a letter where she said i'm very tired maybe because it's hot in here or worried about the end of my case and constantly thinking what she can do with loved ones when she is back in silts. >> she is very hopeful. this trial has been different from the first. >> reporter: the hopes are pinned on a from you forensic report that casts serious doubt on crucial dna evidence from the first trial. she and former boyfriend sollecito were found guilty of murdering their roommate meredith kercher in 2007. today, the appeals court is hearing from lawyers for patrick mamooba the bar owner from the congo who knox originally accused of committing the murder. knox's lawyers begin their closing arguments later this week. >> it's always difficult when your innocent daughter is being, you know, prosecutor asking for her life in prison, but, you know, i still have great hopes as it relates to the whole appeals trial. >> reporter: meredith kercher's family said this week, the focus of this murder trial has shifted to amanda knox instead of meredith. they say the world has lost about a victim her mother called a very loving child and a very sweet girl. >> charlie d'agata, in london, thanks. betty nguyen is at the news desk with a check of other headlines. in afghanistan overnight an american was killed in a shooting on an anext of the u.s. embassy. the gunman was an afghan employee. he was killed and motive still not known. a second american was slightly wounded. two weeks after the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we are learning more about the extraordinary counterterrorism steps taken here in new york. in an interview "60 minutes" last night, ray kelly told scott pelley about the radiation detectors and plans to deal with threats from the sky. >> it's something that is on our radar screen. meaning, the extreme situation, you would have some means to take down a plane. >> reporter: do you mean to say that the nypd has the means to take down an aircraft? >> yes. i'd prefer not to get into the details but, obviously, this would be in a very extreme situation. >> reporter: you have the equipment and the training? >> yes. >> the nypd anti-terrorism command center housed in a secret location monitors more than 2,000 surveillance cameras around the city. you can see more of kelly's interview by going to cbsnews.com and clicking on "60 minutes." the democratic-controlled senate is expected to vote on a bill today after rejecting a house measure on friday. the issue? the funding bill includes money for disaster relief. republicans want to offset that money with spending cuts elsewhere. after last week's big slump, wall street hopes to follow friday's modest gains with a stronger showing today. but investors have plenty to worry about. alexis christoforous of cbs "moneywatch" at the new york stock exchange this morning for us. >> reporter: stock futures are pointing to a higher open on wall street and that is welcome news to weary investors after a brutal week for the stock market, its worse since october of 2008. it may be a new week, but the same old problems persist. the threat of a greek default hangs heavy over world markets and over the weekend, greek workers took to the streets once again to protest austerity measures there. here in the u.s. the investors are looking for more clues to see if the u.s. economy is nearing or already in a recession. we will get more clues this week, with the latest on home sales, consumer spending, and economic growth. the threat of a recession has pushed crude oil back below $80 a barrel. gas is now averaging $3.51 a gallon nationwide. that is compared to $4 in may. with all of this uncertainty in the air, one thing is for certainty. volatility rmts the woe itity r the day on wall street. swimmer dinah nyad stopped her swim. last night, her face and lips were swollen from jellyfish stains. the 62-year-old said the pain was just unbearable and that forced her to quit yesterday after swimming 67 of the 103 miles. >> i pictured it. i really pictured it! and i knew i could do it. and everybody helped me but i just couldn't get there! i wanted that feeling to be on the beach so badly but it's just not going to happen. >> she was so close. it was nyad second attempt in as many months and she says she will not try still ahead this morning, rick perry loses two weekend straw polls as voters think twice about his role as republican front-runner. >> we will look at the gop race with indiana governor mitch daniels who decided to stay out himself. this is "the early show" on cbs. was helping, but some symptoms were still in his way. so the doctor kept eric on his current medicine and added nonstimulant intuniv to his treatment plan. 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>> reporter: he took off like a rocket when he got into this race last month. so this is bringing him back down to earth. the fact that herman ciain won that straw poll i think it shows voters aren't ready to embrace him or his message yet and now seeing him turn it into a positive. the clip you played he is not a slicket slick debater unlike mitt romney. i think you will see him saying the questions that concerned about him these are elite washington insiders and he an outsider kind of guy. he has to do that to counter what you see is this emerging story line that he is just not ready for prime time. he may be on "saturday night live" but not ready for prime time. >> in terms of money, because in many ways, these races come down to money. we have heard from the beginning a lot of big republican donors are waiting to see how the field shakes out. has any of that changed? are we seeing more big donors step forward? >> perry is making a push and crisscrossing the country fund-raising and has cut into his prep time for the debates. like we tell our kids, if you don't do your homework you will flunk the tests. while he is out there raising money and trying to raise money, i think you're now seeing some of the donors after this performance this weekend have now got concern. they have been sitting on the sidelines seeing how he does and that is going to hurt him again with the donors, his performance in that debate. in the past few days as a result of that, you're seeing some of those big donors, those donors still on the sideline making a big effort to recruit somewhere else like new jersey governor chris christie though he has said repeatedly saying he is not running. >> and mayor michael bloomberg saying it might not be a bad idea. one guy making headlines this year is indiana republican governor mitch daniels. his new book is "keeping the republic." he joins us this morning. good morning. >> hi, jim. >> let me ask you a question. herman cain didn't just win in florida this weekend. he had more votes than governor romney and governor perry combined. what does that tell you about the state of the republican field? >> give herman cain credit for being an interesting and forthright fellow. i think it clearly says folks are asking a little more from our front runners and i think sending them a message they want to hear mow clarity and i hope we get it. >> when you see what is happening with the inability for a single candidate to sort of get some traction, does it make you rethink your decision at all to get out of the race? >> oh, it's never been my practice much, jim. and so the answer, i guess, would be no. but it certainly makes me feel as i have felt all along that our candidates have a real obligation next year, and this country is hanging on a knife edge, if people kent see it before, they can look at europe and see it today. i think the situation calls on our party and whoever leads it to trust the intelligence and the maturity of the american people, let's tell them exactly how big the fix is and let's tell them exactly what it will take to get out of it so we don't wind up looking like greece does today and other countries soon will. >> so is there room for another republican in the field right now? >> there is room for a bolder, clearer message. again, one that, you know, bets on the common sense of the american people, their willingness to support big change, but, you know, i hope we will speak a language that is affirmative and that is unifying and invites all americans, even those who disagree about other things, to come together on this one threat, the debts we have piled up, the unpayable commitments we have booked for ourselves for the future and this is something that threatens every one of us, of every race, of every station in life. certainly threatens the young more than anyone. and let's go to work on while there is time and i really think americans would support that and our candidates need to be, i think, a little more confident, a little more trusting in the american people. >> governor, let me ask you about your meeting with governor chris christie of new jersey last week. he is somebody who can carry this message in the kind of clear language that you're talking about right now? >> well, chris christie is doing it in new jersey. if he can make it there, he can make it anywhere, given the problems they have had. i think the world of the guy but i respect his point of view and his decision. >> what did he tell you? is his decision to not get in this race final in your view? >> i have no idea. i was out there hocking a book and he was helping me do it. we were having a good time as we always do when we are together. he is a very serious already in the american stage but it's entirely up to him and his family to decide if now is the time and i think we should all respect that if he wants to stay on the job he was hired for. >> about 30 seconds left. what does he have that is currently lacking in terms of exciting republican voters? what is governor christie bring to the mix? >> leaving the other folks aside who i think have lots of potential, i think what we all like about chris christie he is clearly there for the right reasons. he just wants to make his state better and tell you exactly what the problems are and exactly how he proposes to fix them and he doesn't back down when the inevitable special interest starts. >> we will leave it there. indiana governor mitchell daniel, thank you for jing us. >> thank you. >> i was there hocking a book. i wasn't able to ask him. i like that. here is betty nguyen. >> i'm not hocking a book this morning but good morning to you both and at home. in afghanistan, an american was killed in a shooting at an annex of the u.s. embassy. the building a former hotel is located near the embassy and houses a cia office. another american was wounded. the gunman was an afghan employee and he was killed and there is known motive at this time. the senate is expected to vote today on a stopgap measure to fund the government after rejecting a proposal from the house. congress has until friday to reach a deal, or the government will run out of money. just ahead, a summer adventure beyond anyone's wildest dreams. you're going to meet a college student who saw the revolution in labibya up close. he'll share his story next on "the early show." ...could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you... ...with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra,... ...humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, blood, liver, and nervous system problems,... ...serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if you live or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. ask your rheumatologist how you can defend against... ...and help stop further joint damage with humira. i want healthy skin for life. 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let's start with that. when you talk about having an impartial jury, probably tough to find anybody in this country who doesn't have some sort of opinion on michael jackson, even though he is not the one on trial. >> the thing about impartial jurors, the idea is not you have to be able to say i know nothing about a case in order to be a juror. because the reality is, especially with high profile cases nowadays and media platforms out there that will not happen. the standard even if you now something about a case if you can satisfy the judge and lawyers on both sides you haven't made up your mind you can still sit as a juror. every juror said i know a lot about michael jackson and about this case but i still want to hear both sides before i decide whether i would say guilty or not guilty. so that allows them to serve as jurors. >> defense lawyers have a choice to make here about how much of michael jackson's life to sort of put on trial. what is calculus? >> i think they will see a lot of michael jackson. the prosecution is going after the defense, the defense is going after michael jackson. they have to. the defense is saying dr. murray is doing what he thought was right. yes, he needed care and treatment and trying to wean him off of all of these medications. he is a grown man the defense will argue and we can't be responsible everything he does every minute of his day and you're going to see them is as a consequence of this they have not to do it delicately but go after him. we have seen signs they will take a look at his physical condition and emotional and mental condition leading into this some way, shape or form, the defense has to go after michael jackson. >> what are the risks for the defense? >> always a risk. you don't want to make dr alienate jurors by saying why this re attacking this person. here velt insias a defense atto can do a little bit more challenging a victim when the jurors are not sitting there looking at him maybe feeling sorry for the victim inside of the courtroom. >> are there any limits in terms of what could be brought up? because, you know, you talked a little bit about this in terms of the jurors having an idea who michael jackson was because it does figure into the case. we have heard interesting details about list life. >> the judge is a already said, look. this is not an open day to take all of your shots at michael jackson. the prosecution, remember, it's not a murder e not intentional. prosecution has to prove that dr. murray engaged in an act. the defense is going to say he didn't consciously disregard any risk. he was trying to medically to take care of him. as we said before they will come after michael jackson. the judge said nod open season and not everything about michael jackson will be coming into this case. you'll be allowed to make some arguments but the judge will take a careful look at what is going to be entered. >> this will be interesting. betty nguyen is standing by at the news desk with another check of some of the headlines we are following on this monday. good morning. >> good morning. president obama is in california this morning part of a three-day west coast campaign swing. in seattle yesterday, mr. obama told supporters, quote, we're not finished yet. at an event where tv cameras were not in the room, the president cranked up the rhetoric telling supporters the. while funding for the federal government runs out on friday the senate is expected to vote today to avoid a government shutdown but it does not include spending cuts to offset money earmarked for disaster relief. republicans say they have enough votes to block the bill. an american was killed overnight in a shooting in afghanistan. the attack occurred in a former hotel in kabul that is used as an office for the cia. the u.s. embassy said an afghan employee of the complex shot and killed the american and wounded another. in virginia a hero's homecoming for an american marine wounded in afghanistan. 21-year-old kerns was welcomed back by his town and motorcyclists who escorted him home. kern lost both legs and a right arm in an ied blast earlier this year. >> it's an honor to come from a town like this that gives such great support. it means to me to know that everybody here is here for me. >> his hometown has raised more than $50,000 to help kern's family with medical bills as he undergoes intense physical therapy. best of luck to him. a funeral scheduled this this morning in tennessee for army specialist marvin phillips. exactly 45 years after his death in vietnam. his remains were turned to his home state on saturday. they were discovered last year when phillips gied in a >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by smart. unbig, uncar. for more, visit smartusa.com. home births on the rise. is it safe to have your baby in your own home? 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during a movie? in bed with somebody? >> whoa. >> here is some advice yahoo! weblife editor and textiquette editor, heather cabot is joining us now. here is the question. this all breaks down along generational lines? >> definitely. yahoo! partnered to survey 18 to 64 people to talk about our mobile phone habits. what we found is more than half of the people that we surveyed said that it's perfectly acceptable to text in almost every social situation including family dinner, you mentioned weddings, dates, et cetera. and it really did break down along generational lines rather than gender lines which is what i expected. generationally, we definitely have a split. >> let's take a look at the specific examples you asked people about. the first one when you're out on a date. you're sitting at dinner on a date and it's okay to text? >> again, age wise, 44% of people over 35 said no. only 25% of people under age 34 said yes. so that means the majority of those younger people say it's fine. we didn't ask if this was a first date. i think that maybe make a little bit of a difference. but yeah, people think it's fine. >> this is real trouble when someone over 5 35 is dating someone under 25. >> that's a separate segment. >> some other places where you found sort of the texting breaking down. >> at a wedding. we asked people if it is acceptable to text at a wedding and nearly 70% said yes. >> that is amazing to me. >> me too. >> you said you didn't ask if they were talking during the ceremony. >> we didn't get that specific but, still, i personally think it's kind of rude. >> there is a difference between sitting there and texting while at the reception and sneaking into the bathroom. >> or texting a picture to someone from the wedding. we didn't ask that, in fairness. >> still the numbers are amazing. especially on this one. whether it's okay to text in bed. >> 70% of people said they think that is fine. one point about that and maybe you could answer this. most people today charge their cell phones on their night stands. >> or use it as an alarm. i use both cell phone and blackberry and one is across the room and one is next to me. >> maybe it's not a good excuse but it's more common. you have your phone there with you so we feel it's acceptable to shoot off a quick text and answer, et cetera. >> you're the textiquette expert. we are doing this texting and it seems to be okay. there are still rules and boundaries here? >> i think the biggest take-away is that we have to be responsible for our own behavior and recognize that some of this stuff really is a self-fulfilling prophecy. if we are sending out texts at 11:00 at night we are asking people -- remember entrueding on other people and if we are responding to them we are setting the tone. i think it's important to look at our own behavior and be mindful and thoughtful of other people and look at the examples we are sitting for our own family. have a curfew for your phone. turn in the phone at 8:00 and do that for yourself and have a blackout. >> even during dinner. >> i suppose you shouldn't turn around and wonder whether you're having difficulties with people if you're texting at 11:00 at night. >> good point. >> heather cabot, thanks. here is betty nguyen at the news desk with a final check of today's other headlines for us. >> i'm not texting and putting it down right now. good morning to you at home. american amanda knox is back in italy this morning. closing arguments resumed in the appeal of her murder conviction. the lawyer for a bar owner accused by -- of murdering her roommate said in court today said knox is a she devil. a verdict on her appeal is expected early next month. a tour bus caught fire and blew up. it was carrying 50 people this morning. look at that. fortunately, everybody had scrambled off the bus before the explosion. the bus was a total loss as you see there but no one hurt. the first of boeing's long awaited dream liners has been delivered. the first 787 was handed over to a japanese airline yesterday three years behind schedule. boeing expects the revolutionary lightweight carbon fiber design to save airlines on fuel costs. swimmer diane nyad is giving up to make history by swimming from cuba to florida without a cage. she ended her adventure because of jellyfish bites. >> reporter: a frustrated and disappointed diane nyad ended her swim early sunday morning halfway through the journey from cuba to florida. >> i knew i could do it but i couldn't get there! i wanted that feeling to be on the beach so badly! >> she was forced out of the water after being stung several times by portuguese jellyfish that left her face and body swollen. >> this thing happened first. then it came up the arm over here and up over all under the under arm. huge stings. >> reporter: the stings temporarily paralyzed her spine. they said another sting could be life-threatening. nyad said the pain was unbearable. >> the pain was ferocious. i swam a couple of strokes and thought you're going through a million of these. you better tough it up. >> reporter: nyad spent more than 40 hours in the shark infested waters and surpassed a thousand strokes. swimming inside a steel shark cage in 1978 before giving up. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. we have some rare photos of marilyn monroe. it will soon be on sale. this is marilyn before she was marilyn as we know it. 20-year-old actress norm a jean doherty in her very first photo shoot here in 1946. after a lengthy court fight, though, a judge gave the go ahead for a beverly hills auction house to put them on the auction block in december. still, very with few actors are hotter in hollywood than melissa mccarthy. she is about to kick off her second season in "mike and molly." and over the summer she pretty much stole the summer in the blockbuster film "bridesmaids." >> after that hard work last week she walked away with an emmy as best actress in a comedy. ma lis melissa, congratulations! >> where is the crown? >> right here. can you imagine? >> i can watch the scene of you getting the emmy over and over. i know you're a great actress but you can't be faking what is going on at that moment. >> oh, my god, no. in about 8 billion years, i didn't see that coming. i completely thought the bit worked. this is great. let's go back to our seats. then i saw rob lowe and i thought what is he doing? when they said my name, i thought i'm going down. i am going to go right down to the ground outcome wardly. >> have you rewatched that moment in your speech? >> i had to because remember a word i said. afterwards, people are saying i'm from illinois too. i'm like how did you know? i had no memory of what i said. they said you're from plainfield. i said when did i say that? they said in your speech. i thought what else did i say. i was so overwhelmed but i didn't know what was coming out of my mouth. >> in after the years, did you let yourself get to a moment if i ran the table i could win an emmy what it would feel like? >> i think you always hope, gosh, you know, wouldn't that be amazing? i don't know how possible i thought it was. i mean, everything has to kind of lineup yu right. you have to get just the right show and just the right part for those things to happen. i think as an actor you're like i hope i work. i hope i get a job. then anything on top of that, you don't get too crazy. >> clearly the stars are aligned. not that we want to jinx it, but things with going pretty well right now. you have this gorgeous blue dress on. you do have something to fall back on because you designed your own dress. >> i did. it was a dark, dark purple. i went to school for clothing and textiles and thought that is what i was going to do. then i started working in costumes and literally said, i don't know if i can take the actors. >> then you became one of those. >> then i became the person i've made fun of. >> you often say that to the people in your wardrobe department? i'm not sure you can take me! >> no. i hope they are not thinking that about me. >> "bridesmaid." according to my mother, i agree with her, you stole that movie. >> i don't think that is true. i think it was kind of a bionic group of women. i have known so many of those ladies for a lot of years so to get to do that, there she is. she is something in a hat, huh! woo! >> i find out afterward, that is your husband? >> that is my husband ben! that was just home footage that we had. oh, that's just some of us on a plane! >> flight to vegas the two of you. >> it was ridiculous to be able to get to shoot that with him was crazy. >> it's great and so much fun. the season premiere of "mike and molly" is teeing up. you guys got engaged. we have a clip to look at. >> if we want a shot at booking a nice place, we need to look right now. >> okay. wait. what are we looking for? >> a place to have our wedding. >> sure! we're going to need that. >> otherwise, we are going to end up getting married in your brother's backyard and having a reception at the sizzler. >> sizzler? is that a real option? >> a lot of women are sitting at home, going, uh-huh, that, i remember that conversation. >> i had that conversation. billy oh, god. >> all of the laughs, there is a serious cultural implication here watching two people meet at overeaters anonymous, something important to some folks. i'm just wondering what you have heard from people, since the success of this show, about real folks getting together. >> i just think it's good to see kind of a different palette on tv. i think whatever direction you go, i think it's nice that someone is like, oh, i get a lot of comments that they love, you know, i'm a teacher or i have a sister that is a teacher. you look like a teacher. you dress like a teacher. i've always had a thing i hate where somebody is talking about i can't pay the rent. i'm like you have a 3,000 dollar handbag. we try to stay true to the characters. they do a great little story and i think luckily we get to stay true to it. >> it's a fun relatable show. >> i think so. >> it's great fun to watch and why it was such a hit last year and will be this year too. we have to say quickly you're hosting "saturday night live." >> for the love of god, i'm hosting "saturday night live." >> that is like your roots in many ways. >> i've been at the ground links theater for probably 15 years and where i met kristen and myaa and wendy and where i met my husband. to do "snl," i can't quite even process it still. >> are you nervous? >> i'm totally nervous and wildly excited. >> it's going to be phenomenal. >> the great run continues. >> i can't stay up that late so i will set my dvr. >> neither can i. the real challenge is will i be awake. >> we look forward to the season premiere to "mike and molly." and continued success. you're great to watch. >> thank you. >> great to see you. >> you can catch the season premiere of "mike and molly" tonight on cbs. ahead, prince william's candid conversation about his grandmother. we will tell you how she guided the weddi ♪ we love that music here. queen elizabeth is 85 years old and next year celebrate 60 years on the throne and in no hurry to give up any of her duties. in a candid new interview with her grandson, prince william. charlie d'agata is in london with the details for us. we love candid details, charlie. >> reporter: it turns out the queen only wears one crown but when becoming a grandmother to the future king. part head of family and part head of state and as it turns out part wedding planner too. to the world queen elizabeth reign spans 12 american presidents and six popes and to prince william she is my incredible grandma. an upcoming book paints the close relationship between william and the queen. in it, the prince recalls royal advisers the time they handed him his wedding guess list. i was given a list of 777 names. all sorts of people. not one person i knew. he said he looked at it in horror and said only one person he could go to, the boss. i rang her up the next day and said do we need to be doing this? she said, no. start with your friends first and then go from there. and she told me to bend the list. not to say she doesn't pull rank on the prince too. as an officer in a multitude of service branches, he had a choice of which military uniform to wear at the wedding. except he didn't. the queen insisted he we had in his irish guards uniform one of her own wretregiments. can be a two-way street. william and brother harry have been known to dispense a little advice of their own. >> william and harry, they have a laugh. they taught her how to text and use mobile phones and they are able to relax while, at the same time, respecting her as head of state. >> reporter: the prince says hee is in no rush to think about his turn as head of state and palace spokesman told us this morning one option but is a decision made by william and his grandmother when the time comes. >> charlie d'agata, thanks. joining us is cbs news royal contributor, victoria arbiter. you come from good stock. that was your dad, dickey arbiter. >> it was nice to see him in london this morning. >> in leading up to the wedding, we talked about the relationship with the relationship that william has with his grandmother it was a close-knit relationship and rely a lot on one another. anything surprising we are learning about it now? >> i think what is especially lovely to see is that the queen is really educating william in the need to strike a balance between personal and duty. the charlie said you can bend the list. there was not a necessity to bring along the heads of state, all of the foreign leaders and yet duty came through with his uniform. she had recently appointed him as the irish guards and highest military position so duty called and he was instructed to wear the uniform. >> it also sort of points up the dynamics of the relationship in which she is certainly going to give him, i suppose, a little bit of leash to make his own decision, but she is also going to insist that certain things are upheld? >> i like that that we are seeing that upheld with william saying you know when to say yes and when to say no. certain battles can fight and certain ones you can't. the queen is keen to make sure william has the support he needs moving forward and she is very proud and he really has an amazing, you know, influence there with his grandmother and his father. no one has had that much experience on which to draw so she is leading a good part for him. >> in terms of this interview, you know, the queen is thought of very proper and you hear stories she has a wicked sense of humor and tidbits that only nek out now and then. is william giving a little bit more in this interview? we can learn a little bit more about her? >> yes, he certainly is. everyone's view of the queen mother was twinkling-eyed granny. she is 25 to 60 years and celebrates next year and lovely to see a sense of her personality and a bit of that humor. people said she was plaulve at the wedding practically skipping down the aisle. this is not a queen we know so glad we are seeing that now. >> does that explain the reason why now for this interview? in anticipation of marking this big event next year that therapy beginning to sort of roll out a sense of who queen elizabeth really is? >> yes. i think so. it's been an incredibly positive time for the royal family. this wedding kicked off really almost two years of celebrations and next year, we are going to see the queen celebrating an anniversary that only one monarmonda monarch has celebrated before her, queen victoria. great to see that. >> what still has to come and we have talked so much about and charlie touched on it she is not ready to step down yet. after this celebration will she dial back and push some of those on to prince william or prince charles? >> if she has her way? no. she took her vows when she was crowned and she said there is for life. she has a lot of energy and has great genes. she can't be doing as much as she calls did which i think we saw william go to australia and new zealand to visit victims of the earthquake and floods there. >> the younger generation is the point person and heading into the 60th wedding anniversary they didn't go to charles but william to lay the points out. >> i think they were trying to highlight william because it was his wedding as well. we have got to be clear that charles is not going to be skipped. he has a role too and it's an important one. >> victoria arbiter, nice to be with us. >> nice to have all of us with us this morning. jim, great to have you here as well. >> thank you. >> we will you back here tomorrow on "the early show." stay tuned. your local news is next. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible.