Early Show email ~
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Hi, everyone:
After a lot of rain yesterday, it's turned into a lovely day here in New York. I feel bad for those of you in Texas who are experiencing unseasonable storms. Dave filled us in on the conditions there.
This morning, we heard from Claude Mason, the father of the groom in the runaway bride story. After all the groom's been through, it seems he is still standing by Jennifer Wilbanks.
The community may not be, however. Last week's search for the bride cost her community tens of thousands of dollars, and the district attorney in her hometown says he's still deciding whether to file charges. To debate the issue, we talked to defense attorney Gloria Allred and CBS News legal analyst Wendy Murphy. They both had very different opinions on the issue at hand, as do, I'm sure, people across the country. You can voice your opinion after reading what the lawyers said about whether charges should be filed against her.
From brides to mom, this morning, our style maven, Christy Ferer, was in the studio, showing us fun gifts for Mother's Day. I thought she had some great ideas, especially for moms who like to feel young and hip. Even though I already got a gift for my mother, I saw some good ideas for her birthday in June.
I loved chatting with Kathryn Morris today. She just got back from Australia where she was greeted like a rock star. The CBS drama, "Cold Case," is a monster hit over there. It was nice to hear stories of young girls looking up to her heroic character as a role model. I'm eager to see the surprise season's ending she alluded to. Her new movie, "Mindhunters," is definitely a film to which you have to pay constant attention. I enjoyed trying to solve the mystery while sitting on the edge of my seat.
I'm excited to watch "The Amazing Race" tonight, as it gets down to the wire. Love or hate Amber and Rob, they are fun to watch! Tonight's castoffs will be in the studio tomorrow on The Early Show to tell us what went wrong. Also tomorrow, I'll be talking to Dr. Phil.
See you then!
Julie Chen
EarlyShow@cbs.com