>> they have a family wedding coming up in may. i want to see that one. >> some woman with power who is shaking her head no, no. thanks for being with us here. a lot of news this morning. let's get to you the "newsroom" and miss carol costello. >> he does look creepy. thanks, guys. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. happening now in the "newsroom," cutback. the pentagon about to shrink the size of the army to pre-world war ii levels. defense secretary hagel to make the sweeping announcement today. the big question, will our country be safe? plus, breaking this morning, an international manhunt for ukraine's former president. as our reporters go inside his lavish presidential palace. >> where did all the money go? here is part of the answer. a zoo, a boat, a bentley and

that's just the beginning. and the snowflake screw up. that closed the most expensive olympics ever. you're live in the cnn "newsroom". good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. in just a few hours we could see the beginning of the biggest transformation of the u.s. military in decades. according to the "new york times" defense secretary chuck hagel will propose a reduction so wide and so deep it would create the nation's smallest army since world war ii. the proposal sure to fuel debate in congress signals a changing world and america's role in that world. barbara starr live at the pentagon for us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of people say oh, goodness it's going smallest army since before world war ii but look at it this way.

in 70 years technology has advanced to the point, the pentagon simply doesn't need, they say the number of people that they had 70 years ago during world war ii. look for hagel to make cuts across the board, to proposed cuts in weapons spending, in personnel, cutting things like the a-10 aircraft which has been around since the time the u.s. was planning to fight the vote union, possibly cutting the famed u2 spy plane. now all of these kinds of things taken over by precision weapon, remotely piloted vehicles, advanced technology. the question is one of politics and national security risk. will congress go for these kinds of cuts because, of course, in every district in every state it means jobs and military spending, things like pay, health care for veterans could be impacted, that will be very controversial. what about the risk to national security. the obama administration's view

is iraq and afghanistan are over, there's no real scenario in the foreseeable future for another major land war, if something breaks out they will deal with it with advanced technology. that's their hope. in all cases the enemy gets a vote. a crushing setback for the american soldier being held captive by the taliban and the family that's been fighting for his release. talibaners suspending talks with the united states over the possible exchange of the army sergeant for five taliban prisoners. it states a complex political situation for breaking off negotiations but offers no real explanation. he has been held by insurgents in pakistan since 2009. a stern warning from the united states to russia. it would be a grave mistake if vladimir putin sends military power to seize power in the crane. this morning pro western rebels

are celebrating the ukrainian president's departure and looking at the president's palace. here's one visitor posing for a picture while atopped a palace toilet. others strolling the grounds, admiring the artwork and most of all gloating over the people's victory that toppled an unpopular government. nick peyton walsh has more for you. >> reporter: the oust president is wanted for mass murder and on the run in the south. probably crimea seen leaving a private house. a new government is forming, mourning the dead and enjoying a strange period of where the people are the only power around. moscow has been silent about losing its main ally. >> that would be a grave mistake. >> reporter: ukrainians digesting the rapidly collapse of their past and the absurd wealth of viktor yanukovych here

at his retreat. remarkably no looting, nothing stolen because that's what they say he did. a day out to forget the dead and power vacuum and see what money can buy if you really don't have anything sensible to do with it. soon it may be viktor yanukovych, the former owner who is behind the bars. he didn't even drive these '50s bentley, soviet armored limo, an american army jeep. in the end he fled in the presidential helicopter. and not in this, a massive riverboat for partying. outside fascination with the life he led and they could only look in on while their country stagnated. inside, gifts from guests. months ahead when ukraine comes to terms with a troubled economy and asks with did all the money go, here is part of the answer. the president's own vodka, and

the pilates and the presidential waste gets gilt. we later go inside his house, a bizarre enormous empty manage with this girl's bedroom a rare sign of life being lived here. otherwise it was gawdy but vacant. even the tunnel linking the houses across miles and miles of grounds. luxury virtually never seemed to end. in his bedroom one bell for sex, one for alcohol. it was presumably a joke but how he lived to the people whose money this was isn't. >> no joke at all. right now authorities in ukraine have issued an arrest warrant for the ukrainian president. he was last seen in crimea a pro putin stronghold within the country. we'll keep you posted. attorney general eric hold certificate calling on congress to pass a law that would require companies to notify customers

more quickly about data breaches. holder says strong national standards need to be set so americans can better protect themselves if they are put at risk. right now no such federal standard exists although some states have notification laws. holder pointed to the latest data breaches at target and neiman marcus in making the new push. the data hacking exposed the personal information of 100 million customers. if you're one of netflix's 44 million users there's nothing worse than trying to watch your faufrt tv show but only to get that buffering message on the screen. streaming is about to get faster for some customers. let's bring in cnn's chief business correspondent, christine romans. tell us more. >> reporter: right now this is comcast customers only. they reached a deal to make streaming movies, tv shows faster. netflix will tap into comcast.

there's been a lot of dispute, big point of contention about how fast or slow netflix is on those big pipes, those broadband pipes controlled by comcast. netflix has been battling with broadband providers. it's a huge issue. the pipeline is only so big and at its peak primetime peak netflix content fills up 32% of that pipe. that want create as traffic jam, a slow down and until now it's always been whose fault is that. it is the people who own the pipe or the people who own the stuff that goes through the pipe. >> what if you have a different cable provider? >> still waiting on that. comcast deal with netflix it could be a precedent. we're assuming all these companies are talking about what can do. the question is who will pay for it. the consensus is we'll likely pay for it. there's no official statement from any cable company or content provider that they are going to pass that charge along

but i think we can safely assume cable bills have been rising and if we want to gobble up lots of stuff we'll end up paying for it in the end. >> i think you're right. christine romans, many thanks. so long to sochi, 16 days of competition, 98 gold medals and one snowflake that headlined the opening ceremonies. russia says bye-bye to the winter olympics. vladimir putin does have a sense of humor. ivan watson has more. >> reporter: in an explosive closing ceremony russia waved farewell to the world's olympians with style and grace. in a show of class that won applause from win the stadium the host country poked fun at itself mirroring the mistake in the opening ceremony, one ring seemingly unable to form until the spectacular finale. for russia it was this final event that sealed the host country's fate atop the game's

metal table. the race came down to this heart pounding sprint. a dramatic ending as alexander crossed the finish line .7 a second ahead. a one-two-three sweep for team russia. on the bobsled track russia piloted the four man team to the pop of the podium. russia clinching the lead by less than a .1 of a second. the race marked a historic victory for team usa as well. stephen holcomb stirred the americans to bronze securing the place by .300 of a second. the 33-year-old becoming the

first american pilot to win medals in both races in more than five decades. but out on the hockey rink it was the titans from team canada who threat ice celebrating. in a power packed 3-0 shutout against sweden they sunk the puck, puck cementing the win. russia hands the flag off to saurks a passing of the torch to the host of the 2018 winter games in pyeongchang. ivan watson reporting. russia won 33 medals. 13 were gold. that was also tops. united states came in second with 28 total medals. still to come national intelligence roam it's a waiting game in arizona. will business owners be allowed to deny services based on their religious beliefs a bill some called anti-gay now sits on the

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look out for such illnesses. a major broken in sports. it happened in the second quarter of last night's brooklyn nets-los angeles lakers game. that would be jason collins. he checked into the game for the nets and became the first openly gay athlete in the four major professional sports. collins was a free agent last april when he revealed he was gay in a "sports illustrated" cover story. after last night game the veteran said he was glad to be back on the court. >> it was weird in that, you know, i'm usually like the background, one of the background players and it's weird, obviously this, but at the same time it is what it is and part of life. most important thing is that team got the win. it's all i've ever cared about. i don't care about scoring. i don't care -- i care about my team winning.

and helping my teammates get open and making their job easier. >> collins signed a ten day contract with the nets which could be extend pad. the day that america's first openly gay player takes the court and an openly gay football player takes the field arizona is denying whether to sign a law on whether a business can refuse service. nick valencia is here with more. >> religious conservatives are arguing this isn't about trying to discriminate against gay segment of the population this is the burden has on laws now exercising religious freedom. democrats and gay activists are not buying it. they say it will be harder for gay people to live in arizona. on anderson cooper 360 we had a house republican and they laid out their sides of the debate. >> all this law does it says

that before the government can put a burden on religion, a substantial burden on religion they have to prove a compelling interest in doing so and they have to do it in the least restrictive way. the law has been in effect since the 1990s. what we did the other day was put several tweaks to it. >> let there be no doubt what this bill does. it will allow information discriminate against the gay community in arizona. i want goes after unprotected classes of people and we all know that the biggest unprotected class of people in this state is the lgbt community. supporters of this bill, the republicans on the floor yesterday admitted as much. >> the governor has until friday to decide whether or not she will sign this law into effect. she's in washington, d.c. right now. you mentioned she has vetoed similar legislation in the past but recently she came out she supports the right of small businesses as a former business owner to deny services to some people. >> what? >> yeah. that's what she's saying right

now. she hasn't spoken so far today. >> i mean about small businesses havinging the right to deny service to some people. >> interestingly enough it's not just arizona. i know we're focusing on arizona but one of five states that has this unique provision that allows to it deny service or employment to the lgbt community. there's a handful of states. we have a graphic showing how many other states but we're talking oklahoma, hawaii, we're talk about idaho. these are just some of the states that have this unique provision that gay activists say discriminate against us. so far we have not found a private business in arizona that supports this legislation. we have been trying very hard. we found a business that says they are reserving the right to refuse service to arizona lawmakers. >> you know why? money is green. . >> it could take an economic hit against the state of arizona. still to come nfl could throw a flag if a player throws

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a potential nfl rule change is trending on social media this morning. get this. the league is considering a 15 yard penalty for any player who uses the n-word or other racial slurs on the field. statement from nfl reads in part said potential rule modification being discussed by our competition committee. the committee has not decided on a formal proposal to our clubs

which has to approve the rule changes by a three-fourths vote. i don't know how you can enforce that. >> that's the biggest issue people are debating. how do you enforce it. like people in seattle where there's earthquakes how loud the fans are. how would an official listen to players not standing next to them and deciding who said what, when and do you penalize players saying to it their own teammate. how in the world would you enforce this. now the gm of the baltimore ravens, he's part of the competition committee, he's one of the people debating this rule right now and he said they would be able to police. he talked at the nfl combine yesterday about this potential rule. >> with any rule that we put into play we have to look at it from a to z and find out what are the unintended consequences as much as the consequences. so -- but, as it was stated in our meeting, there might every

where. if something is being said it's probably going to be captured somewhere. it would be an opportunity to get it verified if we had to. >> and the nfl, as you read part of their statement, the rest of that statement read the game officials already have substantial authority to police verbal abuse, unsportsmanlike conduct and under the league's focus on respect. if you watch the football games, there aren't unsportsmanlike penalties unless contact is made. verbal is not anywhere part of that right now. so it's going to be interesting to see how this happens. i had a question that i posed to someone. if a native american player is called say a redskin is that a 15 yard penalty. isn't that hypocritical. >> i liked your other point. players can use these words in the locker room and not penalize but isn't that where they should

be penalized. >> who is policing the locker room. this isn't the nba where fans are sitting right here. fans hear everything, single thing the nba players say on the court. that's why nba players get technical fouls left and right. no one hears what players are saying on an nfl field. i don't see how they are going to police this at least effectively and think about this. the first time this penalty is called and affects the outcome of the game. >> interesting conversation. still to come, el chapo captured. will the united states get their hands on the most powerful drug lord. >> reporter: good morning, carol. we got some great details on the capture of el chapo. we'll talk about that when

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executive power. plus arctic blast, frigid polar air sinking south by the middle of the week. when will it end? and the cdc investigating another possible outbreak on a cruise ship, more than 100 people got sick. what could to be done to keep our cruises safe? "newsroom" continues now. good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks for joining me. opening bell rank this morning. the dow and s&p 500 are edging towards record highs. investors are hoping a new week trig ears boost for stocks after the market closed lower than expected on friday. u.s. prosecutors want el chapo but will they get him? the u.s. is expected to seek extradition of this high-profile drug lord. this comes as new details are emerging as the capture of the world's most powerful drug lord.

>> reporter: good morning, carol. thousands of lives have been ruined by this guy and the sinaloa drug cartel. this morning el chapo is finally facing justice. after eluding capture for more than a dozen years how did authorities nab joaquin "el chapo" guzman, the world's most ruthless drug lord? focusing on five wiretaps, the dea, u.s. immigration and u.s. officials tracked down guzman to mazatlan, mexico. also his conduit who authorities say was carrying multiple cell phones. in the end it was a single wiretap linking authorities directly to where guzman was staying. room 401. federal prosecutors want him extradited to face trial in the u.s. >> i do think, those the biggest problem in our convincing mexican authorities to send him

back to the united states is that he's a mexican national. most of his killings have taken place on mexican soil. and certainly a lot of mexican families would like to see him tried and incarcerated in mexico. >> reporter: guzman is known for his evafiveness. last week police raid one of his compounds while guzman was still inside. the drug lord fled through a secret door beneath a bathtub disappearing in a network of tunnels connecting him to his other six homes. dubbed public enemy number one by chicago's crime commission a title held once by al capone. the drug kingpin contributed to the death and destruction of millions of lives. >> he escaped from a prison in 2001. there is corruption in that country. and i would ask that the mexicans consider extraditing him to the united states.

>> reporter: it's unclear federal prosecutors here in the u.s. will have a shot at guzman. one thing to consider, carol, mexico does not have the death penalty and they are reluctant to extradite anyone to a country that does. carol. >> ted rowlands reporting life. the supreme court back in the spotlight with two high-profile cases. the first involving the nra, gun rights and second amendment the second deals with president obama's jends and push to limit greenhouse gases from certain companies without the help of congress. >> reporter: no shortage of controversy before the court. on monday the justices could decide to take cases that could significantly expand gun rights. the national rifle association is challenging a texas concealed carry law that bans anyone under 21 from carrying guns in public. the nra used the second right of self-defense extends to responsible to 18 to 22-year-olds as well and the nra is appealing a federal ban on

selling hand guns to minors saying that also violates second amendment rights. >> after the supreme court recognized the individual right to have guns, the question became what type of limitations to be put on that right. >> reporter: on monday the court could hear a case testing the limits of president obama's push to use executive power when congress won't act this time on climate change. at issue whether the epa went too far without congressional approval it limited carbon emissions from power plants, factories beyond cars and trucks. >> on the constitutional side this is a constant conflict between congress and the white house. congress has refused to give the president what he wants and now the epa is going it alone. >> later this week the court could get involved in the latest challenge to the death penalty. missouri is planning to execute michael taylor by lethal injection. he was convicted of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl. but the state is refusing to reveal which drugs it would use

after witnesses said another lethal drug mix use in ohio took 15 minutes to work. >> many defense attorneys say that want raises the question of cruel and unusual punishment. >> crypts say missouri has been in a rush to execute. it carried out one just minutes before the u.s. supreme court could rule on a last second appeal. athena jones, cnn, washington. still to come in the "newsroom" another bush with his eyes on the white house. we'll tell you where jeb bush is speaking today and it's raising even more speculation about a possible 2016 run. ooh

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. two bits of news just in. moments ago i told you the u.s. supreme court is considering a case filed by the nra. well the supreme court has already decided it's going to stay out of the hot button issue of concealed weapons law. it rejected that review. it was a case dealing with whether those ages 18 through 20 could get a state permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense. the justices gave no reason for denying that appeal from the national rifle association. it's just going to stay out of that for now. the other bit of news to pass along. john dingell from michigan is retiring at the end of his term. he's 88 years old. as he told the "detroit free press," i'm not going to be carried out feet first. he's going to be 88 in july. i don't want people to say i stayed too long. this is not the congress i know and love. it's hard for me to accept but it's time to cash it in. in other news this morning jobs and obamacare are expected

to be among the big topics discussed when president obama hosts the nation's governors at the white house in 90 minutes. it follows last night's black tie dinner in which the president told state leaders he looks forward to working with them to accomplish what's best for americans. the governors are in town for their annual winter meeting. it wasn't lost on the president that many of those governors are eyeing his job. he even made a joking reference. >> tonight we want to make sure that all you make yourselves at home to which i'm sure some of you are thinking that's been the plan all along. [ laughter ] >> that's true. some of the nation's governors are certainly not the only ones with 2016 on their minds. other potential contenders will be in the spotlight this week including a bush and a clinton. cnn plibl director mark preston is in washington with more. >> reporter: what's new is old what's old is new. it seems like political

dynasties will never die. no doubt about that. we have the clintons in the spotlight, continue took in the spotlight. we have the bushes in the spotlight. we have jeb bush in the spotlight in just a couple of hours. jeb bush speaking up in long island. he's going to do a q and a with an audience up there. a lot of talk about jeb bush running for president. he's holding his fire -- he hasn't said he's not going run for president but we're hearing that jeb bush is quietly talking to donors telling them to hold their fire, not to back a particular candidate in the race. now there's been a lot of talk about chris christie and would chris christie run for president and he himself is expressing interest. there could be a tug-of-war in the donor fwlas. if chris christie was damaged jeb bush would be helped. a lot of republicans would like to back jeb bush. you have the clintons out on the

campaign trail. you have tomorrow bill clinton down in kentucky, trying to help out the senate candidate down there. she's trying to take out senator mitch mcconnell. he's the senator minority leader down there. that would be a feather in the cap for democrats if they can take out senator mitch mcconnell. before he gets down there we have chelsea clinton out in kansas city and she's going to be speak being before women's hall of fame which is apropos given the fact her mother, of course, is eyeing the presidency herself in 2016, so chelsea clinton in many ways is considered to be the number one surrogate for her mother, she will be speak out there today. of course as we look towards the end of the week and we look at the old which is new, what is new is old we wrap it up with chris christie going up to boston and he'll be with mitt romney, the 2012 republican nominee and they are going to be raising money together up in

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carbon monoxide the colorless orderless gas dubbed the silent kill certificate blamed on two separate health emergencies over the weekend. in southern maine several motel guests were taken to the hospital after complaining of nausea and headaches. first responders found extremely high levels of carbon monoxide at the hotel. and in new york a 55-year-old man collapsed and later died after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in the restaurant he managed. others were hospitalized and even police and firefighters felt dizzy once they arrived on the scene. >> reporter: too often people don't realize what's going on until it's too late.

we know we should have these carbon monoxide detectors in the home but when you leave the house you're not thinking about this. more people need to recognize the symptoms to stop the problem. this . . steven nelson found unconscious in the basement of the seafood he managed. the 55-year-old pronounced dead at a hospital. 27 others people, seven of them first responders, sent to hospitals with symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure. >> this is news you don't expect to hear. it is almost unexpectedly losing a loved one. the restaurant did not have a carbon monoxide detector. new york state fire code doesn't require them in restaurants. we assume something is in place. the reality is that there isn't anything in place.

this is a sad wakeup call for everyone. >> reporter: the deadly gas spread through the restaurant's basement because of a leak in a hot water heater. several were complaining of n z nauseousness and dizziness in the hotel. last year, three people died at a north carolina hotel almost two months apart. they traced it to ventilation for a pool heater. the gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless. you won't know there is a leak without a detector. >> if it is severe enough, they will pass out and go into a coma and die. in commercial spaces, the problem starts in a basement or a ground floor where heating equipment is kept. danger follows when it isn't

properly ventilated. hold a match by the flue and you will see the flame go up. if it starts blowing out towards you, there is something wrong. every year, more than 500 people die of accidental exposure. the symptoms we are looking for, nausea, dizziness, headaches. if you find yourself feeling some of that, open a window, get out of the room, carol. it can be as simple as that. all new in the next hour of "newsroom," the pentagon making plans to scale back the army. it may trim the budget but is it safe for the country? defy worldwide protests. uganda's president signs a new harsh, anti-gay bill. it could mean sentences as long as life in prison. how it could impact uganda's relationship with the united states.

checking our top stories at 55 minutes past the hour. a 65 mile stretch of the mississippi river is closed between baton rouge and new orleans as they clean up an oil spill. the oil flowed into the river after they hit a barge. no one was injured. this morning, the cdc is investigating another possible outbreak of norovirus after more than 120 people fell ill aboard a cruise ship. a holland american returned home saturday after a week-long voyage to the caribbean. hundreds of passengers were sickened by the illness on two different cruise ships. apple is rushing a new version of the io system for

tablets after finding a new security flaw. they had to change e-mails and passwords. it is issued for more recent iphones and ipads dale earnhardt jr. took the checkered flag after a lot of confusion. during a rain delay, fox news showed jimmy johnson winner from last year. johnson tweeted, i hear i won the daytona 500. i also have friends confused texting congratulations. for the first time ever, it is dale earnhardt jr. spring is just around the corner but it is not going to feel like it this week. another surge of arctic air is moving in. temperatures expected to plunge from the midwest all wait to the northeast. so how cold is it going to be this time?

indra petersons knows. on a monday of all things, there we go, the picture we are so familiar with again. all this cold, arctic air diving down to the south one more time. let's take a look at what it looked like yesterday. d.c. with 64. in the southeast, temperatures near 70 degrees and then there is today. oh, yeah. already feeling a difference. specially in the upper midwest. 10-15 degrees below normal. this is the area of the country looking for highs just at freezing or below. not too bad upper midwest. by tomorrow, sagging to the south. by wednesday, it gets ugly to even you. we are talking about the temperatures going all the way to the southeast where nashville's high will only be 31 degrees on wednesday. of course, there is snow on top of it. light snow possible tuesday into wednesday. speaking of snow, a little video

for you. good snow in washington. a good 7 inches. the big pattern change is key here. let's look at the map here real quick. i can show you this big dome of high pressure that was in place showing very dry conditions. finally, by the end of the week, this pattern will change. this is huge with all the drought conditions out west. we are going to see that drop and bring heavy rain to the west where it is well-needed, carol. >> indra, we will deal with it. it is winter. spring is coming, not far away, right? >> right. >> thanks, indra. we appreciate it. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts now. just ahead in the "newsroom," the lap of luxury in a country surrounded by poverty. this morning, a first-hand look at the lives of op pew lance led

by ukraine's former leader. >> leaking houses across miles and miles of grounds, the luxury literally never seemed to end. >> reporter: an american soldier held captive for nearly five years begs to get home. >> get me to be released. >> reporter: now, sensitive talks between the united states and the taliban hit a major snag as the push to bring home army sergeant, bo bergdahl, is stalled. netflix new plan to help comcast customers watch frank underwood and company faster. >> it hasn't past the white house yet. >> what if you have verizon or at&t? got the answers for you straight ahead. "newsroom" continues now. good morning. i'm carol costello. in just a few hours, we could see the beginning of the

transformation of the u.s. military. according to the "new york times," chuck hagel will propose a proposal so deep it will be the smallest military. it signals a changing world and america's world in it. here to discuss that is retired army general wesley clark. he joins us from los angeles. >> there are some that say a reduction in troops is necessary and others that say it is not. what do you think? >> i think it depends on the budget issue. we have to be very careful in reducing the army in particular. what we have seen in cycle after cycle since world war ii is that the nation says there will be no moreland wars. we are never going to do this again and then we do it again. what we have to protect is the core of the army. you can take some units, specially logistics units and

technical units and put them in the reserve and national guard. you have to protect the part of the army that is in the first to go in, the cutting edge striking force and you have to protect the institution that does the learning, the studying, the procurement, the development, the new fighting technologies. what we know now that we didn't know preworld war ii is that technology dominates in modern warfare. >> i think the plan is, that under hagel's plan, the number of troops will drop to between 440,000 and 450,000, so 120,000 troop reduction. that's a lot. >> it's a lot. now, before we went into the middle east in 2001 and then again 2003, we were looking at an army at around 490,000. so we got a 10% cut below that level. we thought then that was about as low as it could go.

remember, we still have to deal with korea. we are uncertain about the nature of what's going to happen in iran. there is still challenges in iraq and syria. so keeping that land force around is a way of reducing risk and gaining leverage in u.s. foreign policy. so it is very, very sticky. can it be done? budgetarily? yes. what's the risk for the nation? >> thanks so much for your insight. i appreciate it. a stern warning from the united states to russia. it would be a grave mistake in vladimir putin sends military forces to seize power in ukraine. >> the president's message was, we have a shared interest in a ukraine that remains unified and

whole and independent and it exercise the will of the people freel. at that point, putin was in agreement. they were both able to say they wanted to see the implementation of the agreement on friday. in a matter of hours, victor yanukovych is on the run. his pro-western opponents are celebrating his ousting and ogling his presidential palace. others are strolling the grounds and admiring the artwork and gloating over the people's victory that toppled an unpopular government. cnn's payton walsh is at the capital, kiev. good morning. >> reporter: they walked into thousands because the roads were jammed because of the most fan tas tasty cal ruler let go. not quite so insultingly

extravagant. her anonymous plea to the world went viral. >> i am an ukrainian, i am 24 years old. my name is yulia marasheska. >> reporter: these crowds can roam these vast grounds for hours and not find the answer. remarkably, no looting, nothing stolen. that's what they say he did a day after to forget the dead and the political power vacuum and see what money can buy if you don't have anything sense i believe sensible to do it. he didn't drive this '50s bentley, a soviet limo and an american army jeep.

in the end, he fled in the presidential helicopter. a massive river boat for partying. outside, the life he led and they could only look in on while their country stagnated. inside, gifts from guests. months ahead when ukraine comes to terms with the troubled economy and asks, where did all the money go. here is part of the answer. the president's own vodka. to even know versace plate, the presidential waste. we got inside his house with this girl's bedroom, a rare sign of life being lived here. otherwise, it was gawdy but vacant. everything laid on. even a tunnel linking the house across miles and miles of grounds. the luxury literally never seemed to end. in his bedroom, one bell for sex, one for alcohol. it was presumably a joke but how

he lived to the people whose money this was isn't. >> nick paton walsh reporting. as i said, the ukrainian president, still on the run. >> months after millions of people had their personal information stolen by cyberhackers at retail giants like target and neiman marcus, eric holder is calling on congress to pass a law that would require companies to alert shoppers of a data breach more quickly quickly. >> this would empower the american people to protect themselves. it would enable law enforcement to better investigate these crimes and hold compromise entities accountable. let's bring in krischristin romans with more on this. you would think there is no way i could possibly keep such a huge data breach secret anyway. >> sometimes the companies

themselves don't know for a very long time. sometimes they happen in a matter of seconds and it takes weeks, if not months, to identify them. a real problem for the companies, law enforcement and consumers. carol, what the attorney general wants is one rule and one kind of standard for how we are going to treat these. they happen with alarming frequency and we react differently in different cases. a hodgepodge of state laws. the most recent data breaches but a verizon report from 2012. they found 621 breaches that year alone. these are happening, more than two a day, companies that you do business with, are being hacked. the fbi said that quite frankly, cyberterrorism cobuld be a biggr problem than terrorism. it is prolific the way clriminas can get ahold of your information. >> would this law change the way investigations are being done? >> law enforcement, depending on the breach, sometimes they ask

the company not to disclose it so they can go chasing after the criminals. how do you make sure that law enforcement, the companies and the consumer all have the information they need at the right time so you can catch the criminals and prevent any more loss? >> before you go, the markets are going crazy in a good way. >> in a week and a half, the five-year market of the bull market. this is an old bull but still running. a record high for the s&p 500. just last month, we were talking about a correction, was this whole thing over? turns out not. 170% is how much you made on your money since that terrible time five years ago in march when the market hit that terrible bottom. today, up 115 points. janet yellen speaks on thursday. she will likely talk about the fed's taper and how the economy

is progressing. at least today, carol, this idea that as the treasury secretary told me last week, the u.s. economy is on a decided arc of progress. that's what the markets are saying too. >> many thanks. still to come, el chapo captured. would the world's most powerful drug lord land in the united states. ted rowlands following that story. >> reporter: u.s. and mexican authorities work together to capture el chopo. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help protect your eye health. as you age, your eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite is a vitamin made just for your eyes from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. ocuvite has a unique formula that's just not found in any leading multivitamin. your eyes are unique,

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checking our top stories. the shock for the single engine plane, a bird smashed through the window. the pilot, rob weber, was the only passenger on board and was able to land safely. he had a small cut on his forehead. police are looking for the driver of a gray honda accord that hit an elderly man at a las vegas gas station. the attack followed a road rage incident and they are treating the case as attempted murder. >> i heard someone screaming. when i turn around, the only thing i could see was california plates, a silver car running away. i saw an old white man on the

floor right there. the only thing i could see was to call 911 to help him. the suspect described as a white man in his '30s. his car had california plates. the longest serving member of congress is stepping down. representy john dingell of michigan will not seek re-election. he turns 88 in july. he has been in congress for 58 years. his wife, debbie, is expected to run for his seat. they want to prosecute the most powerful drug lord but will they hand over el chapo guzman. known as public enemy number one. >> reporter: this guy has negatively affected thousands of people's lives around the world as the leader of the sentinel drug cartel. this morning, el chapo is finally facing justice.

after eluding capture for more than a dozen years, how did authorities nap joaquin el chapo guzman, the world's most ruthless drug lord? focusing on five wiretaps, the dea, u.s. immigration and mexican officials trapped him down to this hotel. also aest ared, carlos ramirez, his alleged communication conduit who was carrying multiple cell phones. in the end, it was a single wiretap linking authorities directly to where guzman was staying, room 401. federal prosecutors want him extradited to face trial in the u.s. >> i do think the biggest problem in our convincing mexican authorities to send him back to the united states is that he is a mexican national. most of his killings have taken place on mexican soil and a lot of mexican families would like to see him tried and incarcerated in mexico.

he is known for his evasiveness. last week, police evaded one of his compounds. he pled through a secret door beneath a bathtub disappearing in a network of tunnels connecting him to his other six homes. dubbed public enemy number one by chicago's crime commission, a title once held by al capone. the u.s. attorney general says the drug king pin contributed to the death and destruction of millions of lives. >> he escaped from a prison in 2001. there is corruption in that country. i would ask that the mexicans consider extraditing him to the united states. >> it is unclear, carol, whether or not prosecutors here in the u.s. will get a shot at prosecuting el chapo. one thing to consider, mexico does not have the death penalty and they are reluctant to extradite anybody who may be

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a major barrier broken in sports in the nets/lakers game. standing ovation for jason collins, checked into the game for the nets and became the first openly gay athlete in the four major professional sports.

he was a free agent last april when he revealed he was gay in a "sports illustrated" cover story. after last night's game, the 12-year nba vet, said he was just glad to be back on the court. >> it was weird in that i'm usually like one of the background players. it is weird, obviously, with this. at the same time, it is what it is. it is part of life. the most important thing is the team got the win. that's all i have ever cared about. i don't care about scoring. i don't care about -- i care about my team winning and helping my teammates get open and making their job easier. >> collins signed a ten-day contract with the nets which could be extended. gay rights have certainly evolved in recent years. we have aen openly gay pro basketball player and an openly

gay proathlete trying out for the nfl. the governor in arizona is deciding whether to sign a bill to allow business owners to deny service to gays or lesbians. >> we obtained the letter, a coalition of business leaders. it says, as leaders in the business community, we can not support measures that could expose our businesses to litigation nor do we want to send a message that our state is anything but an open and attractive place for visitors. you covered this story at length. you know that religious conservatives have argued and maintained this is about their right to religious freedom and the burden that laws put on their religious exercise. gay activists and democrats aren't buying it. they say this potential law could make it very, very difficult for gay people to live

in the state of arizona. >> one state legislate tore told me the thing he worries about the most, let's say a gay person runs into the restaurant and says, your lifestyle violates my religious freedom. please leave. >> this is about where the line is drawn. arizona is not the only state that is proposing this kind of legislation. they have this unique provision that allows them, some would say, to discriminate against the gay community. other states like kansas and idaho that would allow them to deny service to anybody based on religious, moral objections. in arizona, it is that moral objection to home mo section uality that has caused quite a stir. when i spoke to people last night, it was, where is the line going to be drawn? could a business say we have a moral, religious objection, because you are mexican-american and that is something we don't believe in, religiously?

where is the line going to be drawn. >> jan brewer is in washington and she has to decide by when? >> by friday, whether or not she is going to sign this law into effect. she has vetoed similar legislation in the past and has come out and defended small businesses from having the right to whether they want to deny services or employment to some people. is governor jan brewer going to sign this law. we have yet to find a business that supports this legislation. >> thanks so much, kni nick, we appreciate it. he is the american soldier left behind in the war on terror. the family of army sergeant, bo bergdahl, reels from the latest setback in bringing him home. # to quote from whitman, "you are here." "that life exists and identity."

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good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. checking our top stories at just about 30 minutes past the hour a carbon monoxide leak at a new york restaurant left the manager dead and sent dozens to the hospital. >> they told us to get out of the building. there were people passing out. >> we were eating dinner. the place was jammed, an hour wait and very calmly, the

waitstaff came and told us we have to evacuate the building. >> they were lucky. eech even the first responders felt a little dizzy. the officials blamed the leak on a broken water heater pipe. in maine, several complained of headaches and nausea after carbon monoxide leaks began at their motel. they found high levels of gas near the furnace. the building did not have any carbon monoxide detectors. the cdc is investigating a possible outbreak of norovirus after 120 fell ill. it comes one month after hundreds of passengers were sickened by the stomach illness on two different cruise ships a crushing setback for the american soldier held captive by the taliban. the taliban suspending talks with the united states over a

possible exchange of army sergeant bo bergdahl for five d taliban prisoners. barbara starr has more. we have talked about this for way too long now. bo bergdahl taken by the taliban and other militants now possibly holding him when he apparently walked away from his base in july, 2009. the taliban sent a statement to a number of news organizations saying they were having talks through intermediaries in qatar trying to see about that exchange of prisoners. bergdahl in exchange for a number of prisoners, the taliban wants that are being held at guantanamo bay. they even referenced that video, that proof of life video that was made back in december. it was proof to his family, most importantly, and to the u.s. that he was still alive.

now apparently these negotiations have fallen apart according to the taliban statement. very delicate business here. of course, for the u.s., the time pressure is on. if the u.s. really leaves afghanistan by the end of this year, it will be much more complicated to try and get sergeant bergdahl back. many officials say this is something they want to see happen. they want to bring him home. >> barbara starr reporting live. why are we still debating climate change? it is real and we, in part, are to blame. why are there so many climate change deniers out there. we'll talk about that next. [ male announcer ] whether it takes 200,000 parts, ♪ 800,000 hours of supercomputing time, 3 million lines of code, 40,000 sets of eyes, or a million sleepless nights. whether it's building the world's most advanced satellite, the space station, or the next leap in unmanned systems.

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republican-led states are fighting an obama administration edict that requires power plants to limit carbon emissions which are blamed for global warning. they say it is an edict power grab over something many conservatives say isn't happening. >> i'm always troubled by a theory that fits every perfect situation. back in the '70s, we were told there was global cooling. everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. that faded. we were told by al gore and others there was global warming. then, it morphed. it wasn't global warming. it became climate change. the problem with climate change is that there has never been a day in the history of the world in which the climate has not changed. >> it is one thing to argue over how to lessen global warming. there is overwhelming scientific evidence that our climate is changing and we are, in part, to

blame. some very vocal americans, like senator ted cruz continue to debate what is surely fact. i wrote an op ed exploring that question. what i found was surprising. just 42% of adults in the united states have a great deal of confidence in the scientific community. most americans can't name a living scientist. i suspect the closest many get to a living, breathing scientist is the fictional dr. sheldon cooper from the big bang theory. he is brilliant, candescenting and narcissistic. whose trust would he inspire? >> dr. anthony lyzer is with me. welcome. >> thank you, carol. great to be with you. >> do the majority of americans deny climate change? >> no, they don't.

about two-thirds of americans believe that climate change is real. we see more broadly that there are six very different kinds of responses to climate change that are real. we find about 15% of americans are alarmed about climate change. they think it is happening. it is human cause and a very serious problem. about a quarter are concerned about climate change. they think it is happening and human caused and serious but think the impacts are more distant. there is another quarter we call the cautious. these are people that think it happening -- they are still confused whether it is happening or not, human caused or natural. a very small group called the disengaged, about 5%. these are people who don't know anything about the issue. then, 15% we call the doubtful. these are people who think it is not happening but if it is, it is natural. nothing that humans had anything to do with, nothing we can do

anything about. last but not least is the last group. they are the ones that deny climate change is happening. who are they? >> that group we call the dismissive. they are firmly convinced, it is not happening, not humanly caused and not a serious problem. about 3/4 of the group believe that it is a conspiracy. they think it is scientists making up facts, a u.n. plot to take away american sovereignty. it is a plot by al gore. all of which has nothing whatsoever to do with the basic, fundamental science in what you alluded to before. the scientific community, based upon the evidence, 97% of climate scientists agree that my climate change is happening in human cause. this has become deeply divisive in our politics. >> my research found out that they are backed by lots and lots of money.

a recent study found that conservative foundations and others have bankrolled climate denial to the tune of $558 million between 2003 and 2010. who are these wealthy climate deniers? two main camps, the pos sill fuel producers. they are perfectly happy with this. they are making more money than anybody else on the planet. the other is the i had logical opposition. that's what you are talking about with these conservative think tanks. they are deeply distrust full of cly pat chan climate change. it is not something we can all solve through our own individual voluntary behavior. we can make a difference by turning out the light its and buying a more fuel-efficient

car. it is only going to be a small piece. that violates their fundamental distrust about government and the roll of government in society. >> the government will have to play a role. for people who believe in small government, that's really not something they want so see. i could ask you solutions but it would take too long. if you want to read my op ed, go to cnn.com/opinion. also, this morning, the african nation of uganda, history is being made. it is rolling back the clock by decades. with a stroke of a pen, they created a in you crime, being gay. decision to outlaw home mo sosey is going back and forth.

tell us about it, zain. >> reporter: hi, carol. i have never heard so much about oral sex from a presidential press conference ever. i was blushing enormously. at the end of it, cnn got a special statement that was signed by the president which says that homosexuals should rehabilitate themselves and society should help them do so. we had an exclusive interview a short while ago. he told the west, stay out of african politics. don't impose your ideas, your values on to african culture. he said that being homosexual is disgusting, unnatural and not a human right. earlier, i asked him whether his views and his actions are going to take uganda backwards. here is what he had to say. >> we have been disappointed for a long time by the conduct of

the west. but we just keep quiet. we just see how you do things, the families, how they organized. all these things. we see them. we keep quiet. we never comment, because it is not our country. maybe you like it. so this is now an attempt at social imperialism, to impose social values of one group on other society. then our disappointment is now exacerbated, because we are sorry to see that you live the way you live. but we keep quiet about it. now, you say we must also live like you.

we said no. if the west doesn't want to work with us because of homosexuals, we have enough space here to live by ourselves and do business with other people. >> i was pretty floored by the scathing reaction to the west and just saying, this is a no-go area, stay out of it. i want to give you an idea of how harsh this new law is going to be. if you are homosexual and charged and convicted, the first time you end up in jail, 14 years. after that a maximum sentence of life in prison. if you know or counsel anyone who is gay, if you don't report it, if you know that someone is a homosexual, you can be thrown in jail. the message today from uganda, to the president of the united states and the west and rights groups, is butt out. >> carol, zain verjee, reporting live from uganda. we're back in a minute. i'm looking forward to...e only

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risk. experts say the flaw could have allowed hackers to access personal information like e-mail, instant messages and bank statements. while most iphones update automatically, tech experts say users should make sure they have the latest software installed. russia says good-bye to the winter olympics with a little laugh during the closing ceremonies in sochi. the host country pocked fun at itself by myrrh roars its mistake from the opening ceremony. an olympic ring failing to light up again until the very end. russia is able to smile after their athletes dominated the games. they took home the host medals, 33. the americans came in second. today's american journey stretches halfway across the globe. he have probably heard about the all the stray dogs in sochi and how some athletes are giving them new homes. gun kenworthy that won a silver

medal is adopting not one but five dogs, a mom and all of her puppies. the dogs are still in sochi but will be joining him soon in colorado. here is rachel nichols. how much has your life changed since you stepped off that? >> i don't know if i know. it has been insane. kind of like an overall whirlwind of excitement. >> reporter: you tweeted a picture of yourself on a corn flakes box. 12 hours later, we were on a serial box. a huge dream come true. a lot of the big sports icons have been featured on serial boxes. to get to be one is insane. >> let's go see the dogs. >> let's do it for sure. >> hi, mom. you want a sausage.

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between the republican governor specifically and president obama and he made some jokes last night at the white house about that. in fact, president obama said that there was some people in the room that wanted his job. in fact, after today, they are going to hold a news conference of their own and call on the president to use his own executive order to be able to do some things, including opening up the keystone pipeline which our viewers are well aware of. we talk about it a lot here. which would bring oil out of canada. they are also going to call for the federal government to open up land to oil exploration. we are going to call on the irs to not be able to look into people's taxes, the ability of political groups in their tax-exempt ability. also, going to call on changes to the educational system as

well. a lot of republican policies that we are going to hear from these republican governors. they broke bread last night. in fact, they have a lot of policy differences and we'll hear from them today on that, carol. >> just to be frank, the governors across the nation, they are doing the most to help economies within their states. right at the moment, the president can't do much. >> he can't do much. look, the puck stops here. that's a famous political slogan. that's exactly right. governors have to balance budgets. literally, it is the trickle-down effect. governors have to balance budgets. legislators have to deal with it on the state level. here in washington, d.c., you don't have to balance budgets. that's why they don't balance budgets here in washington, d.c. they spend, spend, spend. you are going to hear that from the governors today, specifically the republican governors. >> thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "at this hour" with berman

and michaela starts now. the smallest army since before world war ii, the pentagon calling for big cuts. is it enough to keep america safe? >> 15 yards for racism. new rules on the table for what can and cannot be said on the football field. >> dr. drew's daughter revealing she struggled with bolimia and an nor rex see ya for years. hi, there. i'm michaela pereira. >> i'm john berman. those stories and who are right now "at this hour." president obama will be speaking to the nation's governors at the white house. the subjects, job creation and