>> but it is also national " tell a lie " day. i hope they're not connected. >> i like the hugs better than allies. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, april 4, 2012. welcome to studio 57 at the cbs broadcast center. i'm charlie rose. people across texas are picking up the pieces this morning after a massive tornado outbreak leaves a path of destruction. more violent weather is expected today. i'm erica hill. mitt romney goes three for three in tuesday's primaries, and we'll talk with this morning with john mccain. >> i'm gayle king. james cameron opening up about his new version of "titanic" in 3d. but today we begin with our eye opener, your world in 90 seconds.

>> oh, my goodness! look at this! >> tornadoes tear through texas. >> twisters sucking a big rig right off the ground and into the sky. >> damaging or destroying hundreds of homes. >> oh, my god! >> jesus! save me from this storm! >> residents and business owners in at least nine cities are cleaning up the destruction. >> i'm just glad to be here. >> thank you to wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c. we win them all! mitt romney pulls off a primary hat trick. >> he has put himself to more than halfway to clinching the nomination. >> who is ready to charge out to a strong second half? >> can still make it work for him. >> if this campaign has proven anything, he does not care about math. >> santa monica college, campus police used pepper spray on students trying to protest an

increase in fees. >> the baylor bears are the national champions! >> ryan gosling is a real-life superhero, stopping a woman from in front of a speeding new york taxi. all that -- >> if you buy a $10 million house, you should have a chandelier. and all that matters. >> this is how you fail with dignity and grace and style. wait. >> he does the worm! >> oh, he does the worm! >> on "cbs this morning." >> a bottle of red, a bottle of white. >> what did kathy lee and hoda have for breakfast this morning? welcome to "cbs this morning." it is extraordinary to see that widespread damage and destruction in north texas. violent storms ripped through the dallas ft. worth area on tuesday. as many as a dozen tornadoes

touched down. this morn,ing, those storms are moving into the mississippi valley and forecasters say more tornadoes are possible. >> no deaths were reported in texas, but hundreds of buildings were destroyed or damaged. special correspondent jeff glory is in forney, texas, about 20 miles east of dallas. >> good morning to you and good morning to our viewers in the west. a lot of people watched these tornadoes descend on dallas on live tv yesterday afternoon. but for the people who lived here, it was a far more personal and frightening experience. we're in the diamond creek neighborhood of forney, texas, which has some of the worst damage, and there are many more scenes like this. >> oh, wow! >> reporter: as tornadoes roared across north texas, their power left even seasoned storm chasers in awe. >> oh, my goodness! look at this! >> reporter: the force of outbreak mid tuesday afternoon enough to suck up and spin back out huge tractor-trailers.

>> i was saying, jesus, save me from this storm! >> there was no question it was coming straight for us. >> reporter: homes leveled in a matter of seconds. >> oh, no! >> it's taking that house. the house is gone. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this was one of the tornadoes in hard-hit forney. >> holy moly! oh, my god! >> reporter: another tornado whipped across lancaster. >> amazing that we're still living. >> reporter: 300 homes in this dallas suburb were damaged or destroyed. >> i was in the house, and it just sounded like a whole lot of big cracking nows and stuff. next thing i know, we open the door later on, it was just a big disaster. >> reporter: in arlington, an entire wing of this nursing home came flying off, injuring two and displacing more than 100. at this school, a tree left upside down. >> you could hear the walls shake. and we threw ourselves on top of the kids. >> reporter: in this yard, more trailers crump pelled up.

flights cancelled at dfw airport. neighbors went door-to-door, looking for victims and surveying the damage. >> it's hard. but i'm just glad to be here. >> reporter: sherry's home was decimated, but she managed to escape alive, along with three infants she was baby sitting. >> i went and jumped in the bathtub, put a comforter over us, and that was it. >> let's get inside! >> reporter: she like so many here took cover, and this morning is thankful and amazed that given the force and devastation of this outbreak, no lives were lost. >> this is material things and it's really sad. but we're ok, and that's the main part. >> reporter: as of this morning, they were still trying to restore power to more than 10,000 customers in texas. the good news for this area at least, no more severe weather is expected for today. charlie and erica, back to you. >> jeff, thank you very much. now to breaking news from

afghanistan. there's been at least two attacks against nato troops this morning. cbs news has been told that at least four americans are dead. >> charlie, good morning from kabul this morning. >> good morning to you, erica. afghan police officials confirmed to cbs news this morning four u.s. troops have been killed and another four wounded in an apparent suicide attack. suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck a crowd of people in a town in northern afghanistan this morning. 10 afghans were killed in that attack, and another 30 people were wounded. the dead include women and children. the u.s. soldiers had met with the local police chief and authorities before going into the village and meeting with some of the locals. and these are scenes we see every day up and down afghanistan in an effort to gain some trust and build relationships with the residents there. it's worth noting we are still waiting official confirmation from nato about the u.s. deaths.

in what appears to be a separate incident, nato says three servicemen were killed in an ied attack again in the north of afghanistan. the nationality of those service members is still being withheld. charlie and erica? >> charlie, thank you from kabul. turning to politics now and the race for the white house, mitt romney has a more solid grip on the republican presidential race this morning after winning all three primaries on tuesday. he beat rick santorum by a five-point margin in wisconsin. won by a landslide in maryland and the district of columbia. chip reid is in milwaukee. good morning, chip. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to our viewers in the west. this is a big win for mitt romney. according to exit polls here in wisconsin, 80% of republican voters now believe he will eventually be the republican nominee. even 2/3 of rick santorum voters agree. >> and thank you to wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c., we won them all!

>> reporter: an air of confidence came with mitt romney's triple win as he distanced himself from the primary and took on president obama. >> president obama thinks he's doing a good job. i'm not kidding. he actually thinks he's doing a great job. >> reporter: romney turns the tables on a line of attack obama officials have used against him in recent days. >> he seems to be oblivious to the experiences of everyday people. >> i think governor romney is a little out of touch. >> reporter: here's how romney flipped the argument last night. >> years of flying around on air force one, surrounded by a staff of true believers, telling you that you're great and you're doing a great job, is enough to make you think you might become a little out of touch. and that's what's happening. >> reporter: his ability to challenge the president was key to his victory. he overwhelmingly won with voters who said they most wanted a candidate who could win back the white house in november. >> thank you. >> reporter: and the president for the first time yesterday si singled out the former massachusetts governor in a

speech bashing the republican budget plan for deep cuts. >> governor romney has said that he hoped a similar version of this plan from last year would be introduced as a bill on day one of his press densy. >> reporter: romney now has more than half of the delegates needed to win, but rick santorum refuses to drop out. last night he promised to fight on, and continued to take swings at romney. >> the people of this country have stood up and followed because they see someone who has a clear positive vision, someone whose convictions are also forged in steel, not on an etch a sketch. >> reporter: exit polls show romney did better with evangelicals than tea party supporters than he has done in the past. you would think that would increase pressure on rick santorum to get out of the race. but he says it's on to pennsylvania. charlie and erica? >> chip reid, thank you. now to the man who is currently in the white house, and his battle with the supreme court. >> this morning many conservatives say they are outraged by what president obama is saying about the court and

his health care law. chief legal correspondent jan crawfrd is in washington looking at a possible showdown between the white house and the high court. jan? >> reporter: good morning, charlie and erica. this is i think turning into almost a real food fight between the president and the courts and it's all over that massive health care law. i think the president appears to be laying the ground work to take on the court if it strikes down that law. >> i don't anticipate the court striking this down. i think they think they take their responsibility very seriously. >> reporter: for the second straight day, president obama gave his take on what the supreme court should do, uphold his signature domestic achievement. monday, he seemed to suggest that the court didn't even have the power to strike down the law. >> ultimately, i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step. >> reporter: of course, it wouldn't be unprecedented. the justices often overturn laws

passed by congress if the court believes the law is unconstitutional. on obama's comments, republicans pounced. >> what is this, the court must understand? that is a threat. >> reporter: but it went beyond talk radio. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released a statement saying that the president lacked fundamental respect for the separation of powers, and yesterday afternoon the judges struck back. a federal appeals court in houston issued an order to the justice department to explain whether the president really meant the court had no power to strike down the law. >> i'm referring to statements by the president in the past few days that it is somehow inappropriate for what he termed unelected judges to strike acts of congress. >> reporter: the stakes are high. if the court strikes the law down, which now appears a real possibility, it could be bad for the president's re-election efforts, and so the administration may be trying some spin. >> they may be trying to shape

public opinion about what a court decision might be. and it may just be that president obama as a former teacher of constitutional law can't help but weigh in on what he thinks the court should do. >> the judge told the justice department to have that answer by thursday, high noon, but already the president does seem to be backing off a little bit. we just heard he did teach constitutional law. and so he said yesterday, well, of course, the court has that power. just that it should exercise it wisely. >> jan, thank you very much. with us now from phoenix is our arizona senator, john mccain. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> there has been in the long history of this country much debate about what the supreme court does. is what the president is saying appropriate? >> well, as usual, he is backing off some from his initial rather remarkable statement to anybody who a cursory reading of the constitution of the united states clearly indicates there

is a balance of powers, as envisioned by our founding fathers. and one of those important responsibilities is the reign that the supreme court places on the ledge slative branch, which has worked pretty well. so for him to think somehow that it's not within the court's purview to overturn what most of us knew from the beginning was an unconstitutional act by forcing the american people to accept a product and describe what's in the product and fine them if they don't, then clearly the president and, quote, teacher of constitutional law, doesn't have the same fundamental understanding as most of us do. >> but the supreme court has a right to rule on the constitutionality of federal law. >> they've been doing it for as long as they have been around. absolutely. i thought that their decision on citizens united, that's the campaign finance law, was

terrible, outrageous. i'm still outraged. but i certainly never challenged their right to do it. >> on that, you and the president agree. >> that's right. but we agree to -- i agreed that it was a bad decision. but i never questioned that they didn't have the right to do that. apparently, the president doesn't read the constitution the way some of us do. >> this campaign has begun. it looks like romney is the nominee. you have endorsed him. does mitt romney have to redefine himself now? is there a window of opportunity to define himself against the charms th charges that he is out of touch and that by endorsing the ryan budget it's a prescription for american decline? >> i think that now he is clearly the nominee, i think that most american voters will be looking at mitt romney from that viewpoint. they have watched this really rather disastrous campaign, which has really raised the unfavorables of all of our republican candidates rather

dramatically. but they'll be looking at him and give him, i think, another opportunity. i also hope that rick santorum would understand that it's time for a graceful exit. but i think that the american people will be looking at him, and speaking of out of touch, i can't imagine that the president belaboring mitt romney for supporting a budget. at least we voted on it. there has been no budget in the united states senate in well over 1,000 days, which is required by law. remarkable. >> your description of disastrous raises an interesting question, whether some conservatives are right in fearing that the nominee will not be as conservative as they would like for him to be, and that he will, quote, in a sense etch a sketch his own campaign. >> well, that was said by an aide. it was an unfortunate comment. and obviously, it was pounced upon.

that's the world we live in. i'm far more concerned about the president of the united states telling a corrupt dictator who was just elected in a terribly corrupt election in a corrupt country that is not our friend that he's going to be, quote, flexible on one of the fundamentals of our national security since ronald reagan, and that's missile defense. the president owes the american people an explanation as to what does he mean by flexible. >> yeah, this is a conversation he had that was overheard on an open mic. >> he said he would pass it on to vladimir. >> there's been some talk about the choice of a vice president for the eventual nominee, and what that choice would entail. sarah palin has said that she thinks the nominee, if it is in fact mitt romney, should, quote, go rogue. what's your advice? >> i think it should be sarah palin. [ laughter ] >> do you really? are you endorsing sarah palin? >> have you talked to her about that? >> no, i haven't. >> would you characterize her as

a rogue? >> i think that we have some very qualified candidates. obviously, marco rubio is in the top tier. chris christie. there are a number of candidates we have out there. bobby jindal. mitch daniels. we have a wealth of talent out there. and i'm sure that mitt will make the right choice. obviously, it's a tough decision. >> your former running mate is on "the today show" this week. and you said that if you live long enough, anything can happen. does that mean that if you live long enough, we might find you here one morning as a co-host getting up at 4:30 to work with us here? >> are you offering him your chair, charlie? >> senator? >> well, i got up at 2:45 this morning arizona time. >> to do this show. >> to be with you. >> that's when i get up every day. it's perfect. >> it's wonderful. it certainly cuts down on expenses in the evening, doesn't it? [ laughter ] >> yes, it does. >> senator john mccain from his home state of arizona.

thank you so much. it was good to see you. >> thanks for having me on. time now to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. march was the best sales month for u.s. automakers in almost five years. all three u.s. car makers posted significant gains led by chrysler, up 34%. we are on pace to buy 14.5 million new cars and trucks this year. "the los angeles times" says students protesting new tuition rates were pepper sprayed by campus police in california. about 100 students tried to storm a trustee's meeting at santa monica college last night. several students were hospitalized. the denver post celebrates

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a little controversy going on with the wisconsin primary. wisconsin democrats are accusing mitt romney of handing out free sub sandwiches in exchange for votes. yeah, which explains today why newt gingrich voted for mitt romney.

seven times. >> there are new details in the douglas kennedy >> 726 a m and we did you caught up on some of the headlines. the search continues for the gun used in monday's killings at the school in oakland. it was believed to be thrown in the oakland estuary. the suspect will be arraigned sometime today. yah hoo cutting 2000 jobs, 40 percent of its work force. expecting to save the company $375 million per year. san fransisco muni directors deadlocked on a plan to let children ride for free. they will sticky,,,,,,,,

>> still no major hot spots out there, let's stick a live look at the san mateo bridge. you can see there is a high wind advisory issued by the chp around midnight. a lot of the bridges have wind advisory is in effect, so it is a two hands on the steering wheel kind of morning. here's a look at the bay bridge, not to bad on the san fransisco side but you will see it jam up until the 880 crossing. 15 minutes to get you onto the stand. here is lawrence. >> some sunshine showing up outside, let's keep you out there live, chile to start out your day. temperatures in the '30's and 40's right now. as we had to rent the day, still a slight chance of an isolated shower mainly over the mountain tops, temperatures more noticeably more cooler. for the next couple days co,,,,

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see your lexus dealer. we did read a tweet you sent out saying, we're going rogue and infiltrate some fur. what exactly does that mean? >> what do you think it means? >> oh, infiltrating the "today" show. i think it means you're manufacturing a notion of yourself as a crusader against a monolithic media while enjoying a symbiotic relationship only to the detriment of the rest of the country. seriously, seriously, you really believe co-hosting the "today" show is entering the lion's den with iwo jima sized flag pin?

look at that. if a hamster went to the moon, that is a flag it would plant. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> douglas kennedy is part of a political designty, however robert f. kennedy's youngest son made news two months ago which he was arrested at a new york hospital, charged with mistreating his newborn son. lee woodruff reports, will is an important new development in this case. >> reporter: in the surveillance video, douglas kennedy can be seen walking down a hospital corridor, clutching his infant son. he enters an elevator but two nurses, fearing a possible abduction, block the doors. kennedy then leaves and enters a stairwell, now trailed by several hospital staffers. moments later, one of the nurses falls to the floor. >> he brought his leg up and kicked me and i went flying through the air.

wnbc they were worried about the baby's safety. >> i was petrified the baby was going flying down the stairs. >> reporter: kennedy insists the nurses were the aggressors. still he was arrested and charged with child endangerment. it's sickening to think our desire to take our son outside for fresh air has been warped into child endangerment, he said in a at the same time. kennedy, infant, altercation caught on tape, it was a recipe for a media firestorm. cbs news has learned the results of a child protective services investigation into the incident. it found no credible evidence he abused or maltreated his baby, calling the allegations unfounded. kennedy is due in court next week. how the new findings will affect the case against him remains to be seen. but regardless of the outcome, the nurses insist they are still victims. >> i find myself crying sometimes for no reason.

and then i remember he gave me that reason. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," i'm lee woodruff. >> robert, douglas kennedy's attorney, joins us at the table. lee told us the findings of that investigation, which is standard procedure. how do you think it will affect the appearance in court next week? how does it come into play? >> the child protective services agency is an independent state agency. and they thoroughly investigated these allegations that the nurses made. and the allegations included that douglas kennedy, the father, actually mistreated or abused his child, is charged with endangering the welfare of his own little boy. child protective services have said there is no credible evidence to support those allegations. so, it just makes sense. we're hopeful the westchester d.a. will re-evaluate this case.

this case should never, ever have been brought in criminal court. >> there was question about what was really happening at that moment. a doctor who has come forward and said, i gave hip the okay. the hospital says, we stand by the nurses, they were doing their job. it is hospital guideline you may not remove an infant from the ward without written permission. so, where is the disconnect here? is it okay for a doctor to say, yes, go ahead? >> that's not even the issue. the doctor who you're talking about is an independent doctor, a friend of the kennedys but he was on duty. a highly respected doctor. >> right. >> he was there that night. what he has said very clearly, the only aggressors, the only people who did anything wrong, were the nurses. douglas kennedy, the father, did nothing wrong. whatever the policy might have been, the fact of the matter is, nurses that night initially knew that douglas kptd to take his baby out for fresh air. that's all it was. >> there are two questions a lot of people have. why taking a newborn outside in january? what was his desire in doing

that? number two, why not just follow protocol and get written permission? >> this was the kennedys' fifth child. they know how to take care of a baby -- >> i mean, i've had two children. you have to be -- there are a number of proceduresin place. when you leave the hospital with your baby. you can't just walk out with your own child. >> but the thing is, they charged him with a crime. this case, whatever happens, you know, unfortunately, things happen sometimes between human beings. not everything then deserves being brought in a criminal court. the fact of the matter is, that morning after three days being in the hospital, the baby -- but for the fact that molly, the mother, was breast-feeding and had had a c-section, the baby would have been home and joined the fresh air of westchester, new york, to his heart's delight. so that night at 7:00 after the third day, the baby was perfectly healthy and it was a beautiful -- you know, we had a very balmy winter here in new york. so, that night both the mother

and the father, molly and douglas, said let's take our child out for some fresh air. that's all it was. >> so, in hindsight, then, you say there never have have been a charge. there's this protocol in place. their fifth kid. they know how that works. does your client perhaps wish he had had that written permission and avoided all of this? >> yeah, listen, i think everybody, everybody, the kennedys -- this should have been the happiest times in their lives. it's their baby. everybody wishes nothing had happened. the fact of the matter is, both the hospital and nurses putting the kennedys through this on the birth of their newborn baby when they did nothing wrong, no criminal charges, has just been a disgraceful episode. we're hoping the d.a. will say, you know what, let's reason insanity, rear its head again and just drop the criminal charges. if they want to fight it out because it's all about money, that's all it s nurses are just looking for money. in this country, unfortunately,

that happens day in and day out. fight it out somewhere else. it does not belong in criminal court. >> so, you are suggesting -- i was trying to understand. i'm listening and find it interesting. you are saying that if, in fact, a new parent wants to go in and take their baby from the ospital where the baby is, even though there's a protocol and take it outside for fresh air, not a question of law, but that's perfectly fine with you and you would -- perfectly fine, that kind of conduct okay? >> not -- listen, what happened that night, it's clear and clear on the tapes. douglas actually went to the nurses, had a conversation with the nurses. the nurses and our witness even said initially the nurses said it was okay. douglas went to get a bassinet to put the baby in. two nurses who weren't involved in the initial discussion who initially said it was okay, it was suddenly these two nurses jump into the fray and say, absolutely not. you're not allowed to go outside.

but this is only after our witnesses and the nurses who were initially involved said it was okay and they were working out the details. so, it's not a case where somebody said to douglass, you may not bring out your baby. that's not what happened in this case. >> thank you mr. gottlieb. >> thank you very much. an 80-year-old grandmother is stuck in air when her husband, the pilot, blacks out in the cockpit. she did get down to the ground, saving herself. it is an incredible story. we'll show you how it happened. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ here you go. [ male announcer ] people everywhere are helping save trees in just 4 weeks... uh...mom? ...without even noticing. as the world's first line of hybrid paper products, scott naturals combines the green benefits of recycled fiber

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picture this morning from washington, d.c. that is, of course, the new memorial for the reverend dr. martin luther king jr., who was assassinated 44 years ago today. tonight there will be a vigil at the memorial to mark that anniversary. welcome back to "cbs this morning." five minutes before the hour now. >> gayle king will look at what's coming up in the next hour. >> hello, charlie. hi, erica. after a scary day, residents of north texas are waking up and assessing the damage caused by as many as 12 tornadoes. michelle miller is on the ground in lan kaseyer, texas. for the first time student loan debt has exceeded credit card debt in the united states. rebecca jarvis will tell us what this means for the economy. laura linney is joinining us li

in studio 57. it won 11 one of the top box office sellers of all-time. 15 years later "titanic" is back but in >> it is 7:56 a.m. and time for news headlines from cbs five. sunnyvale based yahoo announced this morning it will cut 2000 jobs, the pioneering internet company has been struggling in recent years amid several changes of leadership. in a statement the new ceo scott thompson said that job cuts would allow got to focus on a smaller number of core priorities. the layoffs represent 14 percent of their workforce. a man suspected of killing seven people at an open trade school, 43 rolled long ago is expected to be arraigned today meanwhi,,,

>> good morning, in the last few minutes we started to see some slow downs on northbound 883 oakland. you can see pass the coliseum, it is now a 25 minute commute between 230 and the macarthur maze. if you're heading to the bay bridge, traffic is backed up but not jammed up all the way to the macarthur day. maybe a 15 minute wait to get you onto the span. very slow to antioch. >> skies part in very nicely now in the bay area, let's take you out to the beach. a little cool, brisk and breezy out towards the coastline. highs only expected to be in the '50s. 39 in napa and 39 in san jose. as we head to the afternoon we are expecting highest in the

fifties and low 60s. it will stay cool for the next,,

>> a lot of competition in the early morning television. at abc you have the "good morning america" program. on nbc, you have the "today" show and here on cbs, you have "the cbs early news" program with charlie rose and a lot of jostling, a lot of fighting and a lot of scraping and scrapping, and everybody getting the last possible -- here's what i'm talking about. >> this morning on "today," sarah palin guests hosts, wilson phillips performs. tori spelling has baby number four, christie brinkley stops by for the second time in a week and star jones discusses whether jessica simpson is too fat. that's why you should watch "cbs this morning" check local

listings. >> there you go. >> so, i was cracking up, erica, because that was dave's cracker jack team and then i hear that that was a real black eye so i had to stop laughing. were you hurt? >> yes, i was hurt. >> were you fighting for the jessica simpson interview? >> i had a fight in the street. >> dirty dancing? >> what were you doing, really? what were you doing. can you say? >> yes. i was walking across the street and there was a pothole and i was walking and carrying something in my hand and i tripped and i was trying to protect what i was carrying and fell down. >> that was a serious black eye. >> i want to know what you were carrying and would you rather not share? okay. i was cracking up. i didn't know that was a real black eye. >> i made that story up, there is another more outlandish story. >> and it involves a bar, you

and another guy. that's all we can say. >> i will move it along. now i'm very curious. i think it was dirty dancing. hello, it's 8:00 and welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose, and a string of up to 12 tornadoes caused significant damage. >> the storms destroyed hundreds of home, at least 12 people were hurt. so far no deaths have been reported. michelle miller is on the ground in lancaster, texas. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to our viewers in the west. lancaster was, perhaps, the hardest hit area, just 12 miles southeast of downtown dallas. police sealed off this neighborhood and residents will be allowed back in this morning. most will return to homes like this where there's not very much left to salvage. >> strong enough to hurdle tractor trailers through the air, twisters scattered them into trees, crushed cars and leveled homes south of dallas. >> oh, no!

>> taking the house. the house is gone. >> reporter: witnesses screamed. >> oh, goode my goodness! look at this! >> reporter: as many as a dozen tornadoes plowed through the landscape. here in lancaster, at least 300 homes were damaged, half of them severely. >> oh, my god! it is right on the top of my house. oh, my god! >> reporter: as the storm struck, vincent climbed up to his roof for a better look. >> please, please, please avoid my house! please! >> i was scared -- i've never been scared like this. >> reporter: others hid. >> we heard the siren coming and we quickly jumped in the bathtub. i had three infants with me, three kids with me, and i just put them in the bathtub and lay on top of them and put a cover across them and we just prayed. >> reporter: this man being carried out on a stretcher was taking care of his grandfather, 85-year-old robert simmons when

the tornado tore through their home and he was struck by debris. >> he helped me get in the bathtub and put some pillows over me. by the time he got the pillows over me i heard this cracking and it sounded like a freight train or something coming through the house and it was gone. >> reporter: firestorm warnings gave people time to react and that meant despite widespread damage, there were no reported deaths. >> amazing that we're still living. >> reporter: as the storm approached, staff at st. barn bus church took immediate action to keep the kids safe. >> we went and ducked and covered and we knew it was coming and about to hit us. we

the i the number is truly stunning. student debt in this country has topped $1 trillion. think about that. that's more than we owe on our credit cards or our car loans. >> some economists say it could derail the fragile economic recovery. economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here, and also with us is former labor secretary robert

reich who teaches public policy in the university of california. his latest book is "aftershock. the next economy in america's future." good morning. >> good morning. >> bob, is this the next financial crisis? >> charlie, i don't think it's a financial crisis, but it could be if the level of student debt continues to mount as we are seeing right now. a lot of students cannot get jobs in this economy. they have gone into additional education because they couldn't have jobs and they're finding they have more debt they couldn't pay off. though it will pay for itself over the long term, right now it's a huge debt burden. >> mr. reich, the president said in his state of the union address that higher education should not be a luxury. is that what it's becoming or has become in this country, do you think? >> undoubtedly, the cost of college education is rising faster than inflation. so it is becoming harder and

harder for students to afford a lot of state governments. remember, 70% of students in college and the university today are in state institutions and the states have been under a great deal of budget strain. they have been reducing state support. that means the tuitions and fees have been going up very, very fast. so students and their families are under greater and greater strain. when you look at this problem, charlie and gayle, a lot of people ask could this be the next housing crisis? and there are key differences here. for one thing, the student loan market is a tenth of the size of the mortgage market. so if all of the student loans were to go bad all at the same time then you would have a tenth of the size of the problem, but the other key is they won't likely all go bad at the same time. so unlike the housing crisis where everything went bad all at once, the problem here is more of a slow burn where you have recent college graduates delaying things like having children, delaying things like

buying homes like their boomer parents and so when you think hey, we're in this recovery right now, we need everyone to be a participant in the recovery to make it real and when you have the recent college graduates, 30 p/es can't get a job right now and when you have that it creates greater problems down the road. >> when they get a job it doesn't cover the cost of the student debt. >> they're not even putting their college degrees to use. a number of the recent college graduates are getting jobs that don't even account for their college degrees. >> how did it get this way and what do we need to do? >> take this one, robert. >> mr. reich, your turn. how did it get this way and what can we do? >> college costs have been rising faster than inflation. colleges are not the most efficient institutions, but part of the problem is fees and tuitions have not been offset by state legislatures. the government used to provide and the government helped

provide a lot of student aid and that has been drying up. so the college loan market keeps on growing, and i think in the future, over the future we are going to see more attempts online education, more ways at getting students good higher education without necessarily all of the expenses and frills that go with attending a four-year college. we also in this country have got to develop a good system of technical education. it's absurd that every young person has got to go to a four-year college in order to get a good education for preparing for the job of the future. >> there's 3 million jobs that can't be filled. i talk to ceos every day and the science program and they can't find people to fill these jobs in this country because of the types of degrees that most american students are pursuing and one of the options on the table here is to wipe away all of the college debt of graduates. now, i think that there are some

unintended consequences and you think what is college debt and student loan debt, it's the first debt financially speaking that anyone takes on. if you wipe that away all of a sudden that creates something that what do we think about the economy going forward? when people are asked to take on future loans and live up to that responsibility. >> all right. rebecca, you have the final word on that. thank you, robert reich. good to see you. rebecca jarvis, always good to see you. last night keith olbermann told david letterman he got fired from a job that he never should have taken. >> i screwed up. i screwed up really big on this. >> sounds humble, right? but he wasn't all apologetic. we'll hear what the combative cable host is saying about his latest breakup. you are watching "cbs this morning." cold feels nice on sore muscles, huh?

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see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. outspoken, maybe a >> outspoken may be a bit of an understatement if you're talking about keith olbermann. he was fired by his latest employer and turns out he's not too happy about it. >> now jim axelrod reports and he made his first extended comments last night here on cbs. jim, hello to you. >> good morning, gayle. just 14 months after his abrupt departure from msnbc keith olbermann has been dropped by another network, this time

current tv and each though he played a role in his dismissal, he was quick to say his big mistake was trusting tv in the first place. on tuesday night keith olbermann sat down with david letterman and admitted he was partly at fault for his dismissal from current tv. >> i screwed up. i screwed up really big on this. let's just start there. >> all right. >> i thought we could do this. >> but after seeming to take the blame for his latest professional divorce, olbermann opened up on the left-leaning network co-founded by former vice president al gore and suggested the network wasn't capable of supporting him or his show. >> you know, if you buy a $10 million chandelier, you should have a house to put it in, just walking around with a $10 million chandelier isn't going to do anybody a let of good. >> no. >> and it's not going do any good to the chandelier.

>> you're the chandelier? >> but behind all of the banter is a fierce feud between olbermann and his former employer. last friday the cable network announced that olbermann, who had been brought in on a five-year deal reportedly worth $50 million, had been fired saying in a statement that its relationship with olbermann no longer reflected the network's values of respect, openness, collegiality and loyalty to our viewers, and we have ended it. >> expected from those elected officials who no longer know anything of government or governance, but only perceive how to get elected. >> it turns out network executive his been feuding with olbermann for months over poor production, time off during primary season and even his car service, an issue that letterman tackled head-on. >> on at least one occasion the car services stopped coming to get me because the bill hadn't been paid. >> on his website olbermann has said a lawsuit against the network will follow.

>> you've got your money. that's all i care about, right? >> well, up until last thursday i got my money. the -- the nice judge will decide whether or not i get more of my money. >> ultimately, jim, for the network now, what's the thinking? is there anywhere olbermann can go or is it it for television. >> fox sports, current tv, maybe keith olbermann doesn't need tv. maybe he'll go on his own. he can ask his good buddy glenn beck. >> i think i hear the sound of bridges burning. >> you can see in the way current tv was talking about it. they didn't wish him well and the formality of that. >> we'll see what happens. to be continued, for sure. >> yeah. >> thanks. it has been 100 years since the titanic sank, 15 years since james cameron put it on film and he's talking about the 3d

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♪ can't buy me love love ♪ on this date in 1964 the first five songs on the billboard top 100 were all by the beatles. qunt can't buy me lieu," "twist and shout," she loves you," qupt i want to hold my hand." >> never go wong with the beatles. as we looked around the web we found a few reason to make "a long stor short." 42% of people would be hurt the most if they were called a liar. 36% said they would be most hurt if they were thought of as a racist. translation, more americans would rather be called a racist than a liar.

how about neither, erica? >> i would go with neither, too, gayle. britain's "daily mail," 4 years after beatles broke up, mccarthy, paul's son says he's interested in forming a band with the sons of the other fab four. they're all thinking about it. there you go. >> if you're a james bond fan, i would buy their album. 23 you're a james bond fan the story from the new york post, 007 has always had one favorite beverage. >> can i do something for you, mr. bond? >> just a drink. a martini, shaken, not stirred. >> not stirred. now we hear that in the next bond movie, daniel craig knocks back a beer. heineken is doing a happy dance. "usa today" is showing off the new nfl uniforms. nike designed them for all 32 teams. they're made with lighter fabric, got a tighter fit.

the nfl stars did some modeling at tuesday's event. >> and i'm thinking they look good. >> i think they look all right, gayle. >> nike gets it right ,,,,,,,,,,

>> good morning, it is 825. the search for a news for the gun that was used monday in the killings at that school in oakland. it is believed to be in the oakland estuary. the suspect is expected to be arraigned sometime today. yahoo! is cutting 2000 jobs or 14% of its work force. it is expected to save the company $375 million per year. san francisco's muni directors are deadlocked on a plan to let children ride for free. they planned to take that issue up again in a couple of weeks. children ride for free. they planned to take that issue up again in a couple of weeks. ,,,,,,

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once again, the accident is reported to be blocking one lane in the east bound direction. it actually looks ok across a withstand, there was an accident reported past the toll plaza so it might be stacking up a little bit. otherwise 883 oakland, just your usual brake lights. >> things settling down around the bay area and we had brain fall movie in overnight. it is a bit chilly in spots. some cumulus clouds in the distance, still a slight chance of an isolated shower in the bay area mainly over the mountain tops if at all. 39 in santa rosa, 44 degrees in livermore. temperatures will be noticeably cooler and it will be breezy especially near the coast line. maybe 62 if we are lucky in san

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i thought you were on the midnight train to georgia. where did you hear that? >> through the grapevine. coming from omaha, looks like -- why am i craving steaks? steak anyone? >> time for breakfast. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." james cameron declared himself king of the world. you remember that? when he won an oscar for

directing "titanic" but that was not his crowning achievement. >> the film returns to theater in 3d and cameron just made a dive to the deepest spot on the earth. >> i'm king of the world! >> reporter: 15 years after "titanic" made him the king of hollywood, james cameron returns to the red carpet to premiere a new version of his blockbuster film. despite grossing nearly $2 billion and winning 11 oscars, including best director and picture, cameron believes he could make "titanic" bigger and better by making it 3d. what were the challenges technically in turning a 15-year-old movie into a 3d movie? >> 300 artists working at workstations for over a year about 60 weeks, to literally outline every object, every character, every feature on every face and do it for every

frame. >> reporter: the release of the that continues to grip the world's fascination. and none more than that of cameron himself. one of the most inoe ratetive and successful film makers of all time -- >> break down the center. get up. >> reporter: he's also an accomplished underwater explorer and took on the role of method director, diving to the titanic wreck several times as research for his movie. >> were you thinking cinematically when you first came across the titanic's wreck? >> absolutely. when i dove the titanic the first time, the first 12 times, it was -- it was to make a movie. it was to make, you know, this movie. you know, i went down there with a shot list, lights, cameras and all that. it can be a very, very powerful place. and once i let that kind of sink in, then i had something to share with the actor.

>> reporter: the life of a hollywood film maker and underwater explorer is one of extremes. tonight james cameron is on top of the movie world. just 36 hours earlier, cameron was returning from a first ever solo dive to the deepest part of the planet. the mariana trench, seven miles under the pacific ocean. piercing lights and 3d cameras, the action took over two hours to find. the dangerous task of collecting important marine research. >> the whole sub squeezes down almost three inches in length when it gets to the bottom of the ocean because of the pressure. the sphere that i'm in actually shrinks. the window i look out actually pushes in toward me under 16,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. >> reporter: but keeping cool under pressure, he still took time to tweet. just arrived at the ocean's deepest point, hitting bottom never felt so good.

back on dry land, the director's work continues to fuse science and art, growing up he couldn't separate them. >> exploring and storytelling, those two things. as a kid i read adviser rashs, fiction, fantasy, i would draw. i was taking it in and figuring out a way to put it back out in some way. >> i want a shot of you here playing with more water coming toward them -- >> reporter: one to never let science and art stand still, he's returned to another success story. he's already started a five-year project to bring us "avatar 2" and 3. >> i can't wait. you spent a lot of time with him. i'm assuming you were impressed. >> i was. >> his enthusiasm to me is infectious for this project. >> it really is. i mean, he was there in london for this film premiere. 36 hours earlier, like i said in

the piece, he had been literally at the bottom of the ocean. he had charted a plane, gone by siberia to gone there in time. he's spent a lot of his own money and investing in submersibles to get to the bottom of the ocean. >> for what reason? >> only two people to the bottom of the planet, 50 years ago, so there's a lot of things we don't understand about the deepest point in the ocean. he's taken it upon himself to explore that unknown region. >> interesting man. >> nice to have you here on set. come back again. >> i hope he keeps the song. i love the song. i hope he keeps the song. >> good to see you. >> thank you. the idea of a comedy about cancer, pretty shocking to a lot of folks. the big "c" is starting its third season and people love it. we also love its star, laura linney. she's with us in studio,,

♪ a beautiful day got love it ♪ in the hit show series "the big c," laura linney tries to play a wife and mother after finding out she has stage four cancer. >> i love you, dear. >> you're smiling. you never smile. i knew it. i knew it! i'm a dead woman. the tumors have grown again. well, it is what it is. >> i can't smile because i'm happy? >> i don't know. can you? >> on sunday laura linney returned for a third season in the role that won her a golden globe. welcome. >> good to have you here in the morning. >> wonderful to see you both. >> tell me why did you think this has been so compelling because it is a comedy, good acting, good writing, but

there's something about this that makes it even more interesting. >> i think it's the youth of comedy with something that is -- >> not so funny. >> -- not so funny but i think comedy is effective when you try to make sense of something. when something's overwhelming or threatening or confusing or chaotic, comedy can go right to the center of something and elucidate to make you feel like you know what's going on around you. all of a sudden geography that's not in focus becomes in focus. it's that attempt we try to use with good acting, good writers, and entertaining as well. it's that strange combination of things that has made it -- the people who watch it are enthusiastic about it. >> i plead guilty. my name's gayle. yes, i watch. i started watchy because of gabby. i thought, i'll watch but i

don't know. then there you are. the critics describe you as the not so secret weapon of the show. you have the unique ability to play amusing, yet sympathetic, strong all at the same time. what's your throughout process going into it. i wonder if people walk up to you and tell you their cancer stories. >> i have a lot of people that come up to me which is wonderful. not just the people who are struggling with cancer themselves but the care takers. the spouses, the sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers. and they tend to be the more emotional of the two, which always gets me. there's been a nice apt of support there. >> did you start thinking about your own mortality? >> you know, it's part of why i did the show in the first place is i was -- before showtime came to me with this project, i was very deep in thought about time, the time we have, how you use

your time, the limited time and what is worthy to you, your family. so, i was deep in that thought process before. the show came to me and i think i need to pay attention to this and jump in here. >> it was also personal. your father had cancer? >> my father died of cancer last year unexpectedly, before -- so i had already started filming the show and then that happened. he died very quickly of lung cancer. we were all there, which was terrific. >> yeah. >> but the one thing that that -- you know, the loss of a parent is the loss of a parent for anybody. >> regardless of your age. >> regardless of your age. >> true, yeah. >> but what it did do was -- it was filled with crazy moments. his illness until the time he died was filled with insane things that happened. you know, where you can do nothing but laugh in order to stay alive.

>> that's what happens a lot on your show. it started with your husband a cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater. i wasn't feeling him. his character has changed and you ended on a great cliffhanger in that he's had a heart attack. we don't know whether he survived. you know but the rest of us don't know. it's interesting to see the characters develop in the show. >> yeah. >> and i know that character is really important to you. i just want you to talk about it for a second because that a-ha moment in "o" magazine where you were talking about character is important. so many of us have lost our way about character and no longer think it's important attribute to have. i love what you said, that character really matters these day. bring it back. >> well, listening to a lot of my younger female friends who have become heart broken over and over again. they fall into a trap where they haven't quite realized charisma is not character. charisma is powerful, sexy, wonderful, fantastic, but it's not character. and if you think that charisma is going to lead to you a

deeper, safer place, it might, but don't be surprised if it doesn't. and i think there's -- you know, that sort of infiltrated all over the place. it's an easy thing to fall prey to. >> yeah, yeah. >> continued success. i love watching you. i love the show. >> great to have you here. >> great to see you both. >> come back any time. >> season three premieres sunday on showtime. i think it will be revealed what happens to her husband. which, by the way, is now a good guy. a new baseball bat is a big hit in the big leagues. jeff glor takes us with the man who started his company in the backyard. you're watching "cbs this morning." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

♪ can't play ball, why not dance? a little rain delay at last night's game, so players from ole miss and southern mississippi had a little dance competition. shaking their groove thing. the fans loved it. we did too. there you go. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> they're thinking, i'm looking pretty good. i'm looking pretty good. speaking of baseball and dancing, opening day in miami where the marlins take on st. louis to start the national league season. 20 players in tonight's game will be swinging bats made by marucci sports. >> in fact, a third of the pros now use these handmade wooden bats. jeff glor hopped on a plane to cover tornados in forney, texas, he got the story of this secret success.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning once agto y >> good morning. a true american success story here. 300 pros use the bats. a company that didn't even exist ten years ago. this is where it all began -- the shed in jack marucci's back yard is part of baseball history. >> this was the spot where a lot of the bats were first started. >> all because of what happened ten years ago. when marucci's son, gino, wanted to swing a bat like his big league heroes. >> he was 8 years old. he said, dad, i'd like to have a wood bat. >> the problem -- bat companies didn't really make wooden bats for kids. only aluminum ones. marucci got creative. do we have the original here? >> actually, i do. >> carving a bat at his workbench. >> this was a crude model. i used to burn his name in there -- >> tell me how someone goes from making bats to 8-year-olds to making bats for hall of famers. >> well, sometimes i think we still scratch our head. >> marucci's job as head

athletic trainer at lsu put him in regular contacted with players. including former major leaguer kurt ameswor ainsworth. how many do you make a day? >> four or five a day. >> today, the company provides bats for more than 30% of major league players including jose hayies, david ortiz, and chase utley. albert pujols was swinging a marucci bat when he hit in the world series. and part of the reason he signed a $240 million contract in the offseason. >> my name is albert pujols. i swing marucci, now you can, do. >> he's not endorsed by marucci. in unique business arrangement, he and other players actually own part of the company.

>> we have about 25 players involved in this company. truly that's our secret sauce, to have those guys involved. >> is it like the new exclusive club inside major league baseball if you're a part owner of mar ucc? >> the marucci fraternity. >> the wood for marucci bats is harvested from the rich forests of pennsylvania and southern new york. mostly maple, some ash. cut from a mill the company bought four years ago. >> it's an amish-run mill in amish country. a cool story. without that mill we wouldn't be here today. >> on arrival each piece is weighed, graded, and separated. just 13% will make the big leagues. >> these are the ones that don't make it to players -- >> the rest -- look no further than next door. a million dollars worth of the world's most expensive firewood. >> one small blemish like that doesn't make a major league field? >> doesn't make any field. >> players are that particular. >> we have certain players that have 18 to 20 models for themselves like chase utley has 18 models in our computer of his

own bat. different variations. >> and he knows every single one. >> and he knows every single one. >> we used a pujols bat to take a few swings at the training center where players often worth with ainsworth and co-founder joe lawrence. both manage day-to-day operations and have expanded the company's offerings. aluminum bats, gloves, and clothing. >> the grassroots of the company is still the core of the wood bat. but we're building everything around that. we're almost becoming a -- you know, a mecca of baseball. >> jack, who remains part owner, never left his day job. but he insists that no matter what marucci makes, tell always stay true to the original mission which began in that now-famous back yard. >> there it is! whoo! >> guys, if that's not a formidable and imposing wiffle ball bat swing i don't know what is. i wanted to -- i wanted to be

here for this. i wanted to be back in the studio for this, but we got you a present in advance of the cbs softball season that everyone's -- >> no way! >> look at this! >> jeffrey -- >> custom crafted, engraved -- >> can we get a shot? look at that. >> i was going ask -- say two thing to you, how does it feel to hit one with this? secondly, will you bring one back? so you did both. >> in -- in fact, i did. and i look forward to joining the field with you guys. >> all right. great. >> listen, jeff, i like anything with my name on it, so thank you. thank you very much. i haven't changed since i was 12. i love that. thank you. >> those are beautiful. you guys will enjoy them. >> can i ask a quick question? they talked about it, but what is it about the process, about the wood, that makes it in some players' eyes so far superior to what they used before? is it the process? >> part of it's -- it is the process. part of it's the players involved -- players have a different feel for these things. also, marucci says their goal

from the beginning was to make every bat a gamer that they send out. some other companies you might send bats and players will discard some of them. and some they say aren't up to par. they say every single one can take the field. >> it's a great story. an american story, too, what people can do if they put their mind to it. finding a better way. build a better mousetrap, and they'll come to you. >> and look at, this guy was -- he was not -- he didn't want to make this huge business necessarily. but he just wanted to make quality bats. and exactly, you're exactly right, this is where it can go from there making quality. >> how was your batting, your hitting? >> i was sore for two days. does that answer your question? >> that does. thank you very much. great story, an american story. before we go we want to congratulate david letterman and craig ferguson. they signed up for two more years on cbs. also a congratulations to baylor for that remarkable season they had. >> yes! >> brittany is one remarkable

athlete. she brought it home for baylor, 40-0 season. all five starters coming back. thank you. up next, your local news. we will see you tomorrow here on cbs,

>> good morning, let's get you caught up with some of the headlines. the search continues for the gun used to kill seven people in the oakland school shooting on monday. spiders have target targeted the oakland estuary as the dumping ground. the shooter is expected to hear in court for the first time today >> yahoo! is expected to announce a huge number of layoffs today. all departments will face cuts that could mean 2000 jobs lost. it may reorganize and also sell off assets. bart trains are getting a bit of a makeover. new vinyl seats will replace the old dirty covers that passengers often complained

about. >> the skies are looking pretty good right now as we see more sunshine around the bay area. still a couple of clouds over the mountain tops. it will be brisk and breezy as we head out to the afternoon. only in the mid fifties towards the coast line. it will feel colder because of the wind. the next few days the temperatures will be running below average through thursday and then we will start to warm things up on friday. temperatures get near 70 degrees and more clouds on easter sunday. unsettled towards the beginning of next week. traffic is coming up next.

>> let's take you out live towards the east bay. 880 through oakland is really jammed up. there was an earlier accident and that obviously did not help matters. right now, a half-hour drive time between 280 and mays. another accident just cleared to the right shoulder southbound 11 and march road. 280 is still in the green and it might be a better alternative along the peninsula. we still have wind advisories

in effect for some of the bridges. so far traffic is moving at the limit out of a word. have a great day.