monday. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is monday, march 19th, 2012. welcome to studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. i'm charlie rose. new details emerge about the soldier at the center of the afghan massacre. we will hear about his past and someone who served with him and look ahead to the future with his attorney. plus speak to rick santorum about the battleground stake in illinois. >> i'm gail king. a man kills four people outside a jewish school in france. unarmed teen gunned down by his neighbor involves the fbi get involved in this case. i'm erica hill. a public meltdown is caught on

camera. kate middleton prepares to deliver her first official spech today. as we do every morning we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> never thought somebody like this would happen to him. >> the alleged afghan shooter to meet with his attorney today. >> army staff sergeant robert bales is behind bars at ft. leavenworth, kansas. >> he could be charged in connection with those deaths as soon as this wichlt easemeeek. >> bales reported as having deep money trouble. >> nobody goes and kills women and children because they have financial threat. all of the delegates in that contest, so that's good news. >> mitt romney pockets puerto rico while rick santorum looks to swing the momentum in illinois. >> we are hanging in there because people are seeing you can't nominate such a weak candidate in the general election.

>> you've been in nasty fights yourself politically. >> tornadoes tore roofs off buildings in oklahoma and brought down power lines. >> a major wildfire is burning in northeast colorado. it has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. >> flagstaff, arizona, got nearly two feet of snow and shutting down major interstates. >> a year after british royalty kate middleton will make her first official speech. >> >> the brackets are set for the ncaa tournament. >> floats it up. oh, he got it! >> for three. no! north carolina state heads to the sweet 16! >> vanderbilt out. sorry. what about you? >> all that matters. >> what is the essence of what you want the world to know about? >> that i really am a man. >> on "cbs this morning." >> i see rick santorum has

secret service with him on the campaign trail. i think it's the first time he has ever used protection. so -- yeah, yeah. captioning funded by cbs with him to c. "cbs this morning." more than a week since 16 unarmed civilians were mass certify customered in afghanistan. >> home base of staff sergeant robert bales at joint base lewis. >> good morning to our viewers in the west. >> reporter: cbs news has learned staff sergeant bales is to be charged in those killings this week. but people who know him say it's hard to believe he could possibly be involved in something so horrific. staff sergeant robert bales now sits in solitary confinement in a military prison at ft. leavenworth, kansas, alleged to

commit unspeakable horrors but his friends and neighbors remember bales as a man of honor. >> the thing that i really remember is him in his uniform with his pants tucked inside of his boots. it was just -- he was crisp, clean, military. >> he felt that he needed something bigger in his heart and his mind and soul so that's why he went in the military. >> reporter: bales joined the army shortly after 9/11, already 27 years old. captain chris alexander served with bales and known him for years. aller would only agree to an audio interview. >> bales is an extremely professional nco. no job too menial or too dangerous. he would always get it done and get it done very well. >> reporter: staff sergeant bales has secured the services of attorney john henry brown who left seattle yesterday talking to reporters upon his arrival in kansas city to meet his client face-to-face for the first time. >> you know, everybody that --

had three or four deployments to afghanistan will have some ptsd. >> bales wife carolyn wrote about the strains of repeated deployments were putting on her husband, her two children and her. there were financial stresses. a house carolyn bought before their marriage reportedly was in foreclosure. their family home was put on the market just this month for $50,000 less than they paid. >> nobody goes and kills women and children because they have financial stresses. >> reporter: but there were other signs of stress. he was charged with assaulting a girlfriend in 2002, but after undergoing anger management, the charges were dropped. this police report describes 2008 hit-and-run accident. bales admits he rolled his car after colliding with a signpost but says he fell asleep. witnesses saw a man running away bloody and smelling of alcohol. charges were dismissed after bales paid a fine. now, he is seeking support for

his legal fees stemming from his alleged crimes in afghanistan. >> something terribly, terrible has happened to him and i think anybody in the military that's been in the combat understand the stress these guys have been going through. >> reporter: observers expect a lengthy legal process. after charges are filed, a court shar marshal is likely. plenty of time for all of these opposing views about staff sergeant bales to be discussed and debated. >> "48 hours" correspondent peter van zandt is in ft. leavenworth prison in kansas. what is happening now? >> reporter: as we speak, three defense torns let by famed seattle defense attorney john henry brown are meeting with robert bales at his isolation cell here at ft. leavenworth. the military has set aside eight hours today and eight hours tomorrow for these three attorneys to debreven their client.

this is the first face-to-face meeting john henry brown has spoken twice to robert bales on the telephone but did not get into specific details of what happened on march 11th because they were concerned the conversation was being monitored by the military. >> how did they end up with this lawyer, john henry brown? >> reporter: it's interesting. john henry brown has been on television a lot in the pacific northwest. he was representing the barefoot bandit colton harris moore. members of bales' family saw him on television and when they learned of this incident, they said, "let's get this guy." >> had it been from seeing him or what he had gotten out of that case? >> reporter: both. he was successful in the barefoot bandit case. john henry's special is plea negotiations.

in the case of barefoot bandit who faced up to 30 years in prison, he'll be out in about six. the family saw that. they were impressed and they reached out to john henry brown. >> some have speculated the defense tactic may be to put the military on trial. >> reporter: it is. john henry brown has said that specifically to me. he will put the military on trial. the government on trial. and he said to me as well that the government would love to see him off of this case but he's not going anywhere and he wants to look at their procedures in treating these traumatic brain injuries and whether or not someone's poor judgment ended up putting a man who is potentially mentally deficient back into the battlefield. >> what do we know about the afghan government has been demanding that bales actually face this crime in afghanistan.

is there any chance he could ultimately be sent back there? >> reporter: no. john henry brown told me there is no way that he would be sent back to afghanistan for trial. the afghans have asked for that to be -- for him to be tried under their law, but john henry brown said in the joint forces agreement specifically that will not happen, that would be a violation of their treaty. >> still so much to follow in this case and so much to learn. you said they were setting aside eight hours today for the first meeting between john henry brown and salve starting bales. peter, thanks for being with us this morning. peter will continue to cover this for us here at cbs news and you can see more about this tonight on the "cbs evening news." breaking news now out of france. four people including three students shot and killed outside a jewish school in toulouse this

morning. a gunman opened fire in front of the school. a father and his two young sons and another child were killed. the suspect got away on a motorcycle. french authorities have society security at all jewish schools across the country. rick santorum is not giving up saying he's in the race for the long haul. >> romney won by a large margin in puerto rico. 83%. he took all 20 delegates. santorum had 8%. gingrich, 2% and ron paul, 1%. the next stop in the campaign is illinois and that is where we find political correspondent jan crawford. good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning, erika and to the west. this republican primary fight is way longer than anyone ever expected. even just a few weeks back, no one thought illinois with 69 delegates would be as crucial as it's turning out to be. >> i wish you could vote for me. >> reporter: mitt romney had hoped by now, the race would be over. >> hi there! how are you? >> reporter: instead, the

romneys spent their sunday campaigning across illinois, shaking hands in rockford and slipping pancakes in moline and all the while keeping up the attack on main rival rick santorum. >> senator santorum has the same economic lightweight background the president has. it's time to put in place an economic heavyweight and i am and i'll get that job done. >> reporter: make the rounds on sunday, santorum fought back. >> if mitt romney is a heavy weight we are in trouble. >> reporter: romney argues he is the only candidate who can get enough delegates to win the nomination and also that is he the best candidate to challenge obama in fund-raising. >> we have to have a nominee who has the capacity to -- and the organization necessary to raise money to be competitive. >> reporter: his argument so far have failed to seal the deal. the republican national committee is dealing how to deal with a brokered convention and

contested dealts betwe dell geg the four presidential candidates. saying it didn't slow down barack obama despite bruising fight with hillary clinton in the 2008 democratic primary. >> obama and hillary clinton nearly gouge each other's eyes out and what happened? he won. >> reporter: meanwhile, newt gingrich who is effectively conceded illinois, stepped off the campaign trail, spending time in washington over the weekend to see the cherry blossoms. ron pawl is also effectively conceded illinois, leaving romney and santorum to slug it out. the latest polls, there is one taken about a week ago and had romney with a slight four-point lead but as we have seen throughout the race the leads can slip away and the polls can change. >> jan, thank you very much. for us in rockford, illinois, rick santorum. >> good morning, charlie. >> what is your path to the

nomination? tell me how you're going to win enough delegate to see win this nomination. >> yeah. i think, you know, we go out and compete in every single state and what we have been doing. we will compete here. we feel like, obviously, this is as mentioned the report by -- that this is -- this is a two-person race here in illinois and will pick up substantial number of delegates here and we hope to win here. this is a tough state, but we are being outspent about 10-1 but, you know, we have a great grassroots efforts and we feel confident we will be competitive here. we got louisiana coming up on saturday. spent yesterday in louisiana. we think we can win there and keep going on and trying to win. if the other people stay in the race, it's going to be hard for anyone to get to that magic number, but we believe that we get to the convention, charlie, that the convention will nominate a conservative. they will not nominate the establish moderate candidate from massachusetts. >> there are those who are arguing or noticing, taking

notice of the fact that you declined to answer this question. if you could not see your way to enough delegates and it looked like it would not be a brokered convention, you have said -- you decline to say you would drop out. >> well, what i've said is that i think it's going to be very difficult as this goes on for anybody to get to that magic number. and what i'm going to do is continue to work hard to make sure that there is a conservative who is the nominee of this party. we cannot win this election and have proven in the past. when we nominate moderates and nominated, you know, tweedle dee versus a tweedle dum. we believe that ultimately we will be the nominee. >> what do you think the chances of a brokered convention are? i don't know. i think they are increasing with the congressman gingrich and congressman paul staying in the

race. see the caucuses that each of them on even some of the primaries they poll delegates. our delegate calculation has romney far below 50% and we think there is a lot of primaries coming up including pennsylvania, my home state where we can make some big delegates and another great state for us. we feel very good that we are going to continue to win and do well and, you know, the people in this country will have an opportunity to get a conservative against barack obama. that's what i think most republicans would like to see. >> do you believe that there are particular issues of concern to women more than other voters? >> oh, i think women are a diverse group just like men are. i think the idea of trying to button-hole people into one particular group or, you know, philosophy is -- has been tried. it just doesn't work. bottom line is, you know, when i was in pennsylvania, we did -- we did very well, very similar

among men and women. the same thing in this election. some states, we win women and other states, you know, we lose. and it really has to do with what your principles and your core is. i have a core. i'm someone who has really strong and convictions about the limited role of government, about the importance of having a strong defense, you know, lowering taxes and getting regulation down and that is a sharp contrast with mitt romney who is for romney care, the blueprint for obama care, advocated for romney care and advocated for government mandates at the federal level. this is someone who doesn't have a core. he's been on both sides of almost every single issue in the past ten years. >> but when you go to your website, you talk about president obama being an appeaser and talk about him being soft on pornography and though kinds of things rather than the bread and butter economic issues.

>> on our website we have a whole lot of issues and that is important for people to mow what your position is. people write in. they ask. and reporters ask. and, you know, we are very transparent what we believe. there isn't just one issue. mitt romney thinks this election is going to be about, you know, who can best manage the nanny state of washington. no. this election is about freedom. this election is about a fundamental change in washington, d.c. this is about, you know, reducing and -- the size of government, getting government out of people's lives, particularly when it comes to their health and energy and financial services and banking and we have a government that is trying to take over different sectors of the economy and mitt romney joined barack obama in a lot of those takeovers. >> at the same time, senator mccain said recently this is the dirtiest campaign he has ever seen. >> yeah. he should tell the guy that is he supporting to stop spending tens and tens of millions of dollars running negative ads. it's not rick santorum run is

the negative ads or newt gingrich. it's minimum rtt romney. he has no positive vision for this country and spends billionaire dollars to tear down every single opponent in his path. >> if newt gingrich stays in the race, does it likely ensure, ensure that mitt romney will get the nomination? >> oh, i don't know how that all plays out. i mean,, you know, we are just going to take it a state at a time. we feel confident. look. we have won ten states. and we have done so really against all of the odds and we have done it because we have the best message and best messenger and i think is successful not only in this primary but in the general. >> senator, thank you. >> thank you. severe weather on sunday. two tornadoes touched down in southwest oklahoma. power lines were damaged in central nebraska. two other tornadoes hit

yesterday. two homes were damaged in north platte but no injuries reported there. the bigger concern is today, however, because there is a strong chance of violent weather across the nation's midsection. you can see from the map on your screen there. the threat of tornadoes is greatest in central texas, oklahoma, nebraska, and kansas. flash floods are also a possibility. it is time now to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. potentially good news if you fly and have a digital reading device. currently you have to turn your ereader off when the plane is taxiing or taking off or landing, but that may change. "the new york times" reports faa is taking a fresh loo

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good morning everyone is 726 let's get you caught up with some of the bay area headlines on this monday 3 hours from now sentences a share for ross market will be sentenced for false imprisonment after that the mayor is expected to declare whether he will try to remove them from office. why is expected to be around 9:00 this morning in menlo park a couple hundred homes lost water service when the 16 in. pipe broke open quarterback alex smith flies back to the bay area from miami who was in florida where the dolphins have reportedly offered him a contract he is expected to return to the niners and chilly start shopping around and talking to peyton manning who also has offers from the titans and broncos believe it is very interesting week for the forty-

niners this week traffic and weather and monday coming up right after this. good morning let's head

straight to the bay bridge toll plaza and the lights on and traffic is backed up into the maze stop and go condition as you work your way through their elsewhere for headed southbound on the 11 we have reports of an accident traffic is backed up in the area the golden gate bridge not too bad the and san francisco and in accidents that traffic years lawrence. no rain in dry for this last day of winter. but the clouds and chilly temperatures with 30's and 40's by the afternoon highs and went below that warmer and it won't be as when the plant '50s, '60s there is a chance to could see light showers developing the tonight for the first day of spring dry on wednesday and more showers wednesday and more showers possible on thursday. ,,,,,,,,

president obama celebrating st. patrick's day, dubliner in washington on saturday. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm charlie rose with erica, gayle. >> everyone's here. >> everyone's here. what's interesting about this, i love the way irish celebrate with good things to drink and poetry. >> and don't forget the corned beef and cabbage. and a potato. parent of an unarmed teenage boy killed in sanford, florida, are calling for the fbi to get involved in the investigation. they say recently released 911 calls prove a shooter, neighborhood watch volunteer, was not acting in self-defense as he has claims. mark strassmann has been

following this story for us. he has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. trayvon martin's parents have asked the department of justice to get involved because they believe local police and prosecutors simply haven't done the job. the admitted gunman remains free. this case has growing overtones of race and injustice. >> justice for trayvon! >> reporter: hundreds of trayvon martin supporters marched near orlando sunday, outraged three weeks after the shooting death of the 17-year-old, police are not arrested the gunman. >> i would like to see an arrest. i would like to see this man brought to justice. >> reporter: martin was visiting relatives on february 26th, walking in their subdivision on his way home from a 7/eleven store and unarmed. it was 7 p.m. george zimmerman thought martin looked suspicious and called police. >> he's got his hands in his waistband. and he's a black male. >> are you following him?

>> yeah. >> okay. we don't need to you do that. >> reporter: but zimmerman ignored the dispatcher. he caught up with martin. they fought. two minutes after zimmerman was told police would handle it, seven neighbors began calling 911 about hearing screams, then gunfire. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> what is your name and phone number? >> there's gunshots. >> reporter: martin was dead, shot once in the chest. zimmerman told police he fired his 9-millimeter in self-defense and he has a lawful concealed weapons permit. but all martin was carrying was his cell phone, a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles. police in florida released the 911 recordings last friday after pressure from martin's family and supporters. tracy martin, the teen's father, says his son was murdered and can't understand why zimmerman is still free. so what do you want? >> justice. they're treating this as my son is the perp.

my on is the victim here. there is no reason he should have been in that situation. no reason what soef. >> reporter: to you that's not a legit claim of self-defense in this? >> can't be self-defense. no way. what was he going to attack him with, a pack of skittles? >> reporter: florida has a gun law, stand your ground law, which allows wide latitude in using deadly force if someone feels reasonably threatened. george zimmerman has given no interviews and now prosecutors have to see if zimmerman met state standards and deserves to be free. >> jack ford joins us. good morning. >> good morning. >> help me understand, why is this man not in custody, questioned? >> primarily because of what mark said, the law in florida is just very, very different here. a quick primer on the law of self-defense. we've always said if you're inside your own home, the theory

your home is your castle, you can use force, even deadly force to defend yourself, as long as you reasonably believe that your life is in jeopardy in some fashion. most of the time, it was different out on the street. out on the street before you can use deadly force, most jurisdictions require that you first try to retreat. see if you can get away safely before you take out the gun and blow somebody away. but florida's law is different. florida has a law, along with 17 states, that says you can stand your ground, which means you don't have that obligation to try to run first. so, as long as -- in florida, as long as you have a reasonable belief that your life and safety is in danger, you can use force to defend yourself, even deadly force. that's the situation they're suggesting. >> do the 911 tapes tell us something? >> they're interesting. they're interesting fact because they're suggesting that he's -- they say to him, don't start this. don't -- >> yeah don't engage. >> don't engage. now, he has said he went into talk with him and that he has

said he was then the one who was attacked. he claimed as a consequence of that, zimmerman claims as a consequence of that, he was entitled to defend himself. the big question is, who was the aggressor here? and that's what the prosecutor's office is going to have to determine, because right now, mr. zimmerman is saying that he was the victim. and that trayvon martin was the aggressor. the prosecutor has to see, is there somebody else out there that can tell a different story. >> there's only two people that know what happened and one is dead. zimmerman is saying, you know, trayvon was the aggressor. now zimmerman's family has released a statement saying, listen, he's a spanish-speaking minority person with a lot of family members that are also black. he's the last person to call a racist. it's so hard and inconceivable for people to understand that even if trayvon attacked him, let's just go with his story he did, he was still unarmed. he had skittles and a can of iced tea. even if he's telling the truth, why is he still not been arrested? >> that's an interesting question. the answer to the last part, why

has he not been arrested, as you said, only two people were there. one of them is dead and the other one, zimmerman, has said, i was the victim here. i was being attacked. which explains why he wasn't -- >> attacked with what? >> but here's the thing about that. you can use deadly force -- >> if. >> -- if you have a gun, even if the other person doesn't have a gun, as long as you reasonably believe have you to do that to defend yourself. all of these cases are driven by the specific facts. that's why the prosecutor's office is taking some time to try to sort this out, to see what direction they go. if they can find somebody else who says that zimmerman was not, in fact, defending himself, that he was the aggressor, because you can't flip it around. >> what about -- >> if you're the aggressor, you can't claim self-defense. >> also as we heard on the tape is the fact that the 911 operator said, don't follow. you don't need to do that. apparently he did. how did that come into play? >> if i'm the prosecutor i'm looking at that saying, does that shift the roles? by him confronting him, did he become the aggressor or, as mr. zimmerman is saying, he just walked up and asked him some

questions and then he was victimized. that's why the -- >> what's a reasonable amount of time? >> for an investigation? i would say there's no real particular time. i mean, they're going to take whatever time it takes them to find out if there's somebody else out there. we've heard there are some ear witnesses, eyewitnesss in some parts of it, but they'll have to determine, is there somebody else out there that can shed some light on this, that can give them a factual basis who was not one of the two people involved in the case. >> people speaking up. really glad people are speaking up. >> glad to have you with us this morning. apple has a big decision to make. what should the company do with nearly $100 billion in cash? well, that decision could actually have major repercussions. we'll take a look at that. and tomorrow an investigation into the dangers of speeding by the police. are they actually putting lives in danger? you're watching "cbs this morning."

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it is 756 time for news headlines from cbs five i'm melissa elizabeth winger cupertino based apple revealed it plans to do with its $98 billion in cash on hand the text sciences will spend nearly half of that to pay out a dividend for investors in to buy back shares of the company this morning san francisco sheriff will be sentenced for is false imprisonment conviction there is expected to talk about the possibility of removing him from office he has also said you'll make a public statement after his sentencing later today the traffic and weather both coming up in a moment. good morning on

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traffic alert southbound 11 it looks like it's involving a couple vehicles 42 radio partners traffic is really backed up in that area in the southbound 11 elsewhere though once you get past that record pretty clear in to san francisco the delays of the golden gate bridge south 11 though right at reports of an eccentric and traffic slowed going in both directions in if you're headed for the bay bridge is luggage to still clouds had around the bay area this morning temperatures are chilly says and the background of looks like as a hat that the dates they will see on off against clubs to amateurs warm-up just a little bit with their dues and '40's by the afternoon biddies and '60s ought to do for the highs today. should stay dry until later in tonight that's when another storm system drops into the bay area that looks like another area that looks like another chance on thursday.

morning." i am gayle king. really, i am not robin roberts. i have a story behind that. do you two get me mixed up with robin roberts? >> no. >> i was at a airport this past weekend. a reporter gets out of the car from tmz, miss roberts, i have a question for you. i'm not miss roberts. i thought you were somebody famous. no. not famous. i take the compliment very much. that's gayle on the left, robin on the right. i said to the guy, all black people do not look alike. >> what did he say when you said that?

>> i'm not surprised you said that. >> then he went away. somebody tipped him off. he said, i had a rough night. i didn't get enough sleep. he said, what do you think of bobbi kristina? i said i'm not robin. do you ever get mixed up with people? >> it used to be when he was alive the late pete jennings. >> i could see that. do you, erika? erica hill always. >> i'm charlie rose with erica hill. the viral video sensation kony 2012 that seemed to grab the world spotlight in one short week is grabbing attention once again. >> this time for very different reasons. jason russell the maker and co-founder was arrested last week after a bizarre incidents on the street of san diego all caught up on tape. brian rooney reports to what may

have contributed to his very public meltdown. >> reporter: for 26 years, kony had been kidnapping children to his rebel groups the lra. >> few people ever heard of joseph kony before what may be the most popular viral video ever. more than 100 million viewing so far. >> who are you to end a war? who are you not to? >> reporter: jason russell gained international recognition with his success. now russell was an overnight sensation of another kind. after video cameras were turned on here seen here naked, rambling and possibly masturbating on a street corner. russell spent the weekend hospitalized, suffering exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition, a victim of his own success.

>> reporter: he dedicated his life to end the reign of terror in the african bush. his aim was to spotlight the war crime which kony was accused and focus international attention on his capture. >> in order for people toe care, they have to know. they will only know if kony's name is everywhere. >> reporter: despite its instant popularity, it came under attack saying it gave kony too much attention, a view of a black african problem mostly through the eyes of a white people. and how out of $14 million raised did russell manage to spend $9 million making a 30-minute video? >> our goal is for 500,000 people to see it. in just over a week and a half, it was almost 100 million people. which was incredible, but it also came with the attention and

pressure of the global media spotlight. that was hard for all of us, but it's especially hard for jason because the story was so personal for him and his family. >> what do you think we should do about it? >> we should stop it. >> reporter: russell was not charged with a crime. his wife danica issued a statement saying, "jason has never had a substance abuse or drinking problem." video like "a rebel's gun" can be used to shoot anyone. russell's meltdown was hit from two embarrassing angles. his family and friends say theying taking care of him while the campaign against joseph kony continues. brian rooney, los angeles. >> we will fight for war. >> what hit me about this that had nothing to do with the documentary, but what kind of pressure can trigger and what does it trigger to cause somebody to have this kind of reaction. >> i like when he said he does

not have a drinking or drug problem. i'm curious how someone is possibly masturbating. i don't know what the hell that means. the work he's doing is very important. i hope he's going to be okay. >> you never want to see anybody have that meltdown. obviously, a lot of things to deal with. a lot of questions about the

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you brought a catholic girl home to your mother? >> right. >> why don't i write you a prescription for xanax. >> it is a funny punch line in a sitcom but xanax is the most prescribed mental health drug in the united states. it takes the edge off for millions, according to this cover story. it's a great cover in "morning" magazine. >> the article's author, lisa miller, with us this morning. >> happy to be here. >> xanax a love story. it has become a joke, especially among parents, mothers especially stressed out. just pop a xanax. >> right. it goes far deeper than that. >> just this morning someone was saying if you take a xanax and a half a glass of wine, it takes the edge off. i think really working, busy, stressed out people, this is a very stressful time. you know, xanax is a solution.

if you don't want to commit to long-term therapy or long-term drugs. it's a quick hit. >> that could be a little scary. you look at that and you say it's a solution. just this little pill. we've heard that before on a number of levels. >> that's right. >> it's your solution. >> that's right. i mean, americans love convenience, right? we love quick fixes. xanax is part of that trend. it can be extremely addictive. it was found in autopsies of heath ledger and michael jackson, allegedly found in the autopsy of whitney houston, but we don't know that yet. so people who take a lot of other stuff, too, alcohol, painkillers, more serious drugs, should not be taking xanax. >> they cezanne axe alone doesn't kill you. they were talking about when it's combined with other thing. but help me understand -- i keep hearing the phrase, takes the edge off. i've never taken -- have you ever taken it? >> no. >> i'm not making any judgment here. how does it make you foal? >> right. anxiety is characterized by chronic worry. so, you're spinning, you're

worrying about what's going to happen in the future. and what's going to happen to me and how is it going to go and what was that stupid thing i said to the boss last night? i shouldn't have said that. what's that terrible meeting i'm going to tomorrow? if you take a pill, xanax, it just makes that spinning stop. and if you're a person who does that a lot, it's a huge relief. >> do you take it if you're nervous? >> well, you know, there's a spectr spectrum, right, about being nervous. like i was nervous to come here this morning. >> did you take one this morning? >> i did not. >> i'm wondering if you hadn't taken one, what would have happened? go ahead. >> and then there's anxiety where you feel like i know i'm not going to be able to sleep. i know i'm going to be obsessing about this silly thing all day long. i know i'm going to sweat on the subway. i know i'm not going to perform well in my meeting. and then it really can be helpful. >> why do you think it's so common that would he hearing -- listen, you called it xanax a love story. i'm thinking it's bigger than just new york.

>> oh, much bigger. 46 million prescription ace year. that's a lot of prescriptions. i think it's that we're living in stressful times. i think everybody's working really hard. i think people don't have time or good insurance plans to go get therapy, which is another solution for this kind of anxiety. >> there's also, too, you mentioned -- you mentioned the tens of millions of prescriptions. there's also been a significant increase in er related incidents, up 104% from 2004 to 2009. >> people are stressed out. this is an easy solution. for people with addiction problems, it can be very harmful. >> you said you want tranquility, but you don't want a tranquil life. >> i love how you ended the piece. >> i'm a worrier but i also think my worry is good for me. i'm committed to my worrisome life and i work really hard and i get up in the morning and my adrenaline, my anxiety is very motivating to me.

and i don't want to give that up. it's part of who i am. it's part of what makes me, you know, work really hard and try to impress people and write stories for "new york" magazine. it's part of my life. i dream of going to vermont and opening an organic farm, but i don't actually want to do that. >> right. very interesting article. i think it will resonate with a lot of people. you did a nice job. >> thanks. >> nice to have you. >> thanks for coming in. we have seen her in countless public events. rarely have we heard her speak. that all changes this morn of c her first speech as a royal. we'll go to london to see how she did.

>> time now for some news headlines. a broken water main in menlo park spill water on the street for nearly three hours this morning. it happened at 3:00 a.m.. public-works crews were able to shut off water to hundreds of homes just before 6:00 this morning. this morning, san francisco shares will be sentenced for his false imprisonment conviction. after the sentencing, the mayor is expected to talk about the possibility of removing him from office. the sheriff said he will make a public statement after the sentencing. berkeley has a san francisco law firm investigating its police chief stemming from the chief's decision to send an armed officer to a reporter's home to ask him to change a story.

the oakland tribune reports there's no word on how long the investigation could take. traffic and weather are coming up.

>> good morning. still pretty busy out there, an accident on southbound 101. once you get past that things are looking nice headed towards the golden gate bridge. southbound 101 at march, look for an accident blocking one lane of traffic. you can see a line of red north

and southbound and a line of cars stacking up the bay bridge toll plaza. san mateo bridge checking in with no troubles and not too bad as you work your way through the south bay. >> we have a few clouds around the bay area right now. it is staying dry but it looks like we had a chance of rain in the forecast. cool temperatures. temperatures right now in the '30's and 40's. it looks like as we head to the afternoon it should be a warmer day and not as windy. 54 degrees in pacifica. 60 in san jose and 50 degrees in santa rosa. a week storm system comes to the bay area late tonight so we could have showers on the first full day of spring on tuesday.

♪ hey, that's stadium where the titans play in nashville, tennessee. hello, hello. welcome back to "cbs this morning." kate middleton taking a big step as a new member of the royal family this morning. instead of just waving, smiling and looking like her usual fabulous self, she gave her first speech as duchess of cambridge for a very worthy cause. mark phillips is outside buckingham palace to tell us all about it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. well, she has been a busy little duchess, kate has in this period which prince william, her husband, has been away as his other job as a helicopter pilot. normally as you say her job is to be seen and not heard at these events but this was a

speech at a children's hospital, a charity at which she was a patron. at the beginning she did seem a little nervous. >> first of all, i would like to say thank you. thank you for accepting me at a patron. thank you also for inviting me here today. you have all made me feel so welcome. and i feel hugely honored to be here to see this wonderful center. i'm only sorry william can't be here today. he would love it here. >> reporter: you bet she would have liked william to be there. kate has usually looked very good at her public appearances. it's been a year now -- almost a year since the royal wedding. and she's taken very well to her role as a member of the royal family the public very much wants to see. she not only has to meet people, she has to prove she can

publicly speak to them. >> what you do is inspirational. it is a scheibing example of the support and the care that is delivered not just here, but in the children's hospice movement at last up and down the country. the feelings you inspire, feelings of love and of hope, offer a chance to families to live a life they never thought could be possible. thank you again for inviting me here today. i feel enormously proud to be part of children's hospital and to see the wonderful life-changing work that you do. thank you. >> reporter: now, william is due to come back from his posting. he's been in the south atlantic in the falkland islands, due to be back this week. you can bet for a lot of reasons, kate will be glad to see him. >> i'll say. hey, mark, i think she passed. what are they saying about how she did?

>> reporter: everything she's done they've been very, very pleased with. she's been out and about, doing all of these appearances. the queen as we know is a woman in her mid-80s and spreading the royal load and she's picked up her share. >> why aren't we seeing more of her? i like it. but why aren't we seeing more of her? >> reporter: we're seeing more of her for the reason we're seeing less of the queen. she's not a young woman, the queen, kate is. also this family knows its public relations very well. prince harry, he sells as well. they didn't get to be where they were today without knowing a little about public relations. and we're seeing just how well they do. >> all right. thank you, mark, reporting live from london. british actor clive owens, he made his movie debut in 1988. he's had a busy and successful career on stage and screen ever since. in his new film "intruders" he plays a father trying to protect

his family from a mysterious visitor who invades their home. >> big red devil with big teeth and claws comes to you and tries to squeeze you in its jaws, just light it up and say -- >> dad. >> you're too grown up. and you'll see just a shadow and you can see it through. you stand up to them, they run away. >> clive owen, welcome to the program. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> tell me about the intruder. >> it was written and directed by horn collin, he did the sequel to "28 days later," and he did this great spanish film, and now it's a film that's really about -- it's about how parents pass on their fears to

their children really. and it's -- my girl -- it's two stories. one in spanish and one in english. my young girl is feeling like a presence in the room all the time. and eventually something does happen in the room. and i start to protect her but everything isn't quite what it seems. >> is it scary? >> i'll say something happens. i don't know if you know this, but i needed some depend after watching that. to charlie's credit, he says, what are xedepends. good thing you don't know. it's an adult diaper. it was so freaking scary. i don't think of you playing scary roles. i knew it was not a romantic comedy but i don't put you with scary movies. >> it's not like a standard, generic horror film. it's much more stranger and more interesting. i was a very big fan of him and i loved his films.

it's the most important way. it starts with a script. you're given a script and that's your first response. it's all about who's directing it. no point in having a great script badly directed. >> you're making a film about hemingway and the relationship you had with martha gillhorn for hbo. >> yeah, the most fantastic time. with nicole kidman. >> yeah. >> and phillip how farman, one of the great legends. >> that made me think of that because he's a great director. >> it's just that seven-year period. starts from the moment he meets martha gale owen, met in the backdrop of the civil war, they travel to china, bought a house in cuba and they had an intense, passionate time together. >> through world war ii. >> exactly. it didn't end so great. so, it's a very intense -- >> the director is walter murch. >> editor. >> excuse me. >> editor, yes. >> he found old footage -- >> he uses this device which he

had used in "the right stuff," he finds original documentary footage. all this footage from the spanish civil war. now the technology is so advanced, that if there's a gap in the frame, we can be pretty seamlessly put into it. so, we can be in a square in madrid running with everybody else and it looks seamless. looks like you're there. in terms of the scale and the scope of traveling through this movie, we travel everywhere. but it's done through sort of this technique. >> how do you get inside ernest hemingway? >> you spend eight months doing nothing else but reading. >> really immerse yourself. >> yes. i literally read everything he wrote, everything about him. i went to cuba and visited his house there. i did a tour of hemingway's flat and it's a place where you put everything in and you step off -- >> that's the great thing about acting, that part of it. >> i think about you as an actor in particular. i saw you with jennifer aniston

in "derailed" and denzel washington "inside man" so you have a wide, varied career. but when did you know, clive, as a little kid this is something you wanted to do and knew you'd be good at it? >> it was -- i remember it very clearly. i was 13 years old. and i did a school play. i played in "oliver" in my school and i walked away and said, i've got to do this. this is what i want to do. >> what was it about it? >> i don't know what it was, to tell you the truth. i fell in love with it. i was hugely fortunate because there was a little youth play in my hometown, and the man running that place in my hometown went on to run the royal shakespeare company to great success. so, i was having that kind of influence as this young boy, fell in love with theater. so, i feel i was very fortunate. >> i love when people know at an early age this is what they want to do. >> it's a great thing. even if it doesn't pan out, to

know what you're going for is very important. >> makes progress toward success and knowing what you want to do early and being obsessed by it, to spend all that time. will you go back to the theater? >> i will, yeah. i'm looking for something now. i haven't done a play for quite a long time. it all started with theater for me. it's been a while. i'm currently reading some stuff and seriously thinking about going back. >> you have daughters. how old are your daughters? >> 15 and 12. >> will you allow them to see "intruders"? >> possibly, yeah. i mean, the eldest one is at the age now where -- there was a kid in her class that has seen movies that i won't allow her to watch. it's just like, it's embarrassing. i'm like, sweetheart, you're not going to watch "closer" until you're 28. >> one thing about him, he and i have to share a passion for new york restaurants. >> we do. yes, we see each other. >> we see each other at different restaurants and know some of the same chefs. >> yes.

>> your favorite straunlt? tell me. >> i was in a restaurant called westville, and jay runs that place, said charlie had been in recently. >> i love a good place. thank you, clive. >> thank you. great to see you. >> continued success. "intruders" by the way opens in theaters on march 30th. thrill-seekers look no further, it may have been a wild winter but that doesn't mean you still can't have fun. you can now experience something they're calling the skeleton ride. the skeleton slide. going on at top speeds at a frozen track and take part in a bobsled ride,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

whistler's resort, in the canadian rockies. >> for more than just getting your snowboarding. now you can experience the

olympics bobsled and skeleton runs at extraordinary speeds. national correspondent lee cowen braved the cold and the rush of a lifetime. good morning. you survived. that's the good news. >> i did. good morning. it's called the world's fastest ice track, one that tragically claimed the olympic luge athlete before the 2010 olympic games in vancouver. but now thrill-seekers can take to the very same track on a bobsled and if that isn't scary enough, you can try heading down the very track face-first. >> reporter: some 7,000 feet into the canadian sky. a skier's paradise. snaking between the pines of the whistler black resort is a different kind of run. not for the faint of heart. it's a ribbon of ice with 16 turns and a 50-story drop, billed as the fastest sliding track in the world.

bobsleds reach speeds of close to 100 miles an hour. the skeleton, more than 80 miles an hour. it's like pure adrenaline poured over ice. and now anyone can drink it in. even me. >> most important, guys, hold on, don't let go and enjoy the ride. >> reporter: that nervous laughter is coming from a classroom full of sliding newbies, tourists about to take the ride of their lives. are you apprehensive? >> a little bit, yes. >> reporter: about what? >> the speed. >> reporter: her fear is warranted. the same track went from famous to infamous during the 2010 olympic winter games. >> this is a very sad day. >> reporter: a georgian luger was killed after he lost control and hit a pole. just before the opening ceremony. there are been other accidents, too. >> top speeds he needs. >> reporter: most recently during the world cup. the professionals who now pilot tourists down that same slope, say it has to be respected.

>> when i first drove this track, it was a concern in my own mind. >> reporter: sue calvert is one of the first women to compete in bobsledding and, thankfully, my pilot. a two-time world champion. i wouldn't be taking beginner's bobsledding if it weren't safe. it's probably fair to say you may be one of the only grandmothers driving a bobsled, right? >> yeah, i think i am the only grandmother. i don't even know if there's a grandfather out there, but -- >> reporter: those riding with me in my sled are mckenzie and luca, a couple from bellevue, washington. >> i think it will be really fun to go up on the side that fast close to the ice and not really with a roof over your head, you know? >> reporter: so, after weighing in, getting fitted for a helmet -- feels good to me -- and completing a legal waiver -- signing everything away -- we found ourselves at the top, ready for our final

instructions. >> as pilot is going through the last through corners, just lean back. you don't want to lean forward, bumping her in the head. >> reporter: then in squeezed sue, appeared a little more intimidating in her helmet. we do get to know each other very well, don't we? and then we were off. the ride starts out fast. and continues to incredibly fast. then ludicrously fast. the g-forces around the last few turns are three times your body weight. but in just 30 seconds, it's over. oh, my gosh. i'm out of breath. why am i out of breath? i didn't do anything. >> i don't remember breathing. >> reporter: i was so giddy, someone talked me into upping the ante to the skeleton. there's no driverings just me and a sled. face-first. it's not for everyone. >> between the skeleton and bobsled, the skeleton is just a little over my edge of comfort. >> reporter: why aren't you doing the skeleton? >> because that freaks me out.

even watching it on tv, i think they're all crazy. anyway, so, good luck to you on that one. >> reporter: thanks. appreciate that. and the track is clear for lee at the maple leaf start. so, back up the mountain i went. and got down on my knees, fitting since i figured a prayer was about all i had to hold onto. >> feel secure in the saddle there? >> reporter: relatively so. >> relatively so, all right. here we go. one, two, three -- >> reporter: this is where i thought perhaps i made a mistake. by the time i hit that final turn, i was doing 60 miles an hour. my face just three inches off the ice. not bad form, though. but then came the stopping part. s yep, that one hurt. but it's awesome. most had the same reaction. >> there was a moment where you're like, i don't know if i want to go any faster. >> reporter: i did fare better than some, though.

that ice can be like a belt sander. just ask chris adams. it shaved off the tip of his nose. but you went for your second run? >> it's like riding a horse. you fall off, you have to get back on again. >> reporter: fast, it's cold, it's daring, it's humbling. but for those with ice in their veins, no better way to warm up. >> wow. >> two very different experiences. >> make sure your nose is intact. >> the bobsled is like a roller coast other ice. it's great. the skeleton is like that childhood sled you had on steroids. >> would you do it again? >> i would, i would. i mean, the skeleton -- you don't see as much where you're going because you're so -- you're so close to the ice and you're trying as best you can to hold your head up, but part of what steers the sled is your shoulders on the front of the sled itself. so if you pick your head up too far -- >> so, are there things you hold onto basically underneath your body on the skeleton so you don't fall off?

>> reporter: behind you. where your hips are, yo your handles are. you hold on for dear life. >> you have family members, lee, that knew you were doing this? >> not that. the bobsledding. >> in your piece you said pure adrenaline poured over ice. you have to sign a waiver. did the bosses say, lee, you have to do this or you said, this is something i want to do. you look at the video and you said, i'm out of breath. i'm thinking it's terror. >> it was terror. >> why did you do it? because you don't have to. >> you do the bobsled, it was so much fun, so you want to take it to the next level. it's definitely not for everybody, but it was a thrill of a lifetime. it really was. when else are you going to get a chance to do that. >> and you would do it again? >> i would do it again. yeah, it's great. >> one more time, the thrill is? >> the speed. it's the speed. it is very controlled, in a matter of speaking. you're going up, you're going down. at the end of the day, you come out okay. >> thank you very much. >> obviously. >> great to see. >> you great to see you, too.

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>> good morning. san francisco sheriff is scheduled to be sentenced today in connection with an alleged incident of domestic violence. he pleaded guilty last monday to one count of misdemeanor false imprisonment. in exchange prosecutors dropped three other charges. today's sentence will reportedly include three years' probation, the two weeks of domestic violence glasses and 100 hours of community service. crews are continuing to work at the site of a water main break in menlo park wrote out at about 3:00 a.m.. over the course of three hours. in order to make repairs public works crews have shut off water to hundreds of homes. spring is right around the corner >> starting at 1014 tonight,

spring begins. still feels like winter out there and it looks like we will continue to see them on and off throughout the day. not as much wind today and it will be a little bit warmer outside. still cool in pacifica. 50 degrees in santa rosa. just in time for spring we do have another chance of showers late tonight and into tomorrow a weak system dives in bringing us a chance of rain theory aha but on thursday, another chance of showers. as next weekend looks like it could be a little bit unsettled, cool, and possibly wet. traffic is coming up next.

>> much better news as you work along 880. we were dealing with a broken down big rig but things have cleared up nicely. it is not too bad as you work your way. broken-down vehicles in hayward cleared to the shoulder. an overpass and vehicle blocking lands and slow and co in both directions. the golden gate bridge is not too bad. you can see traffic as you work your way towards the pay gate to the golden gate bridge, pretty slow and go along 101 and the bay bridge toll plaza is stacked up. have a great day ever won.