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overnight. the military government uses force to break up demonstrators loyal to ousted president morsi. the government grounds the proposed merger of american airlines and us airways saying it worst could consumers big. in her own words hannah anderson goes online and offers her ordeal in a telling q & a. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 14th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, a deadly end to a standoff inside a louisiana bank. a gunman shot two hostages he had been holding for hours. one died this morning and one is
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in critical condition. police then shot and killed the gunman. the gunman had taken three bank employees hostage yesterday afternoon but released one. police say negotiations broke down late last night when the gunman said he was going to kill the hostages. the gunman has been identified as 20-year-old fwad abdo ahmed. he said he wanted the police to remove a device from his head that was causing him to hear voices. the family owns a store across the street from the bank. and the government has promised to make good on the supporters of ousts president mohamed morsi. security forces backed by armored cars fired tear ghasts into two protest locations in cairo. and cbs's alex ortiz is in cairo and he joins us on the phone. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. that's right.
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we are here at the larger one, and the scene is chaos. there is a massive amount of automatic weapon fire in the area, and the air is thick with tear gas and billowing black smoke, the muslim brotherhood saying at least 60 dead so far this morning and that count is expected to rise. >> so, alex, they threatened to break up the camps last week and they sort of backed off to taking that action. why take it now? >> reporter: well, the president told cbs news they were waiting for the right time and conditions to launch, but they were waiting to pull the trigger. it appears the presidency decide forcefully to get under way with police and military. >> now, senator john mccain recently visited egypt and he came back and warned about increased bloodshed. what are the ramifications for the united states?
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>> reporter: that's right. senator mccain and graham were here recently in an all-out plan to avoid bloodshed. they said that they were urging egyptians to reconcile, but any hopes mccain had had of averting the violence has been shattered by this morning's offense. >> alex ortiz in cairo, thank you very much. and, please, stay safe. there's been a deadly skploes on an indian powered naval submarine. huge flames shot into the night sky. 18 sailors were trapped on the sub. the defense minister said an unknown number of sailors were killed. the fire was put out after about two hours. >> and the latest round of u.s.-backed peace talks gets under way. they're set to release 104
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palestinian prisoners. if first batch of 26 was freed last night. palestinians dropped their insistence that israel stop their new settlement construction in order for their plans to begin. the planned merger of american airlines and us airways was worked on creating the biggest airline. they're saying it would cause airfares to skyrocket and cut competition. sharyl attkisson reports. >> reporter: it's the first time in 14 years that the federal government has filed a lawsuit to block an airline merger. us airways and american airlines announced plans to combine in january. do you think u.s. and american were caught by surprise with this? >> everybody was caught by surprise on this. >> the federal government is worried about the impact on consumers. it cites examples of a onestop
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trip from new york to houston at $1,467. on the us airways, it's $575. if the two airlines become one, the lower fare would disappear. they only have 12 nonstop routes in which they overlap but an accountability office says 1,665 routes they serve could ultimately be affected by less competition and higher fares. in a statement the justice department said we simply cannot approve a merger that would result in u.s. consumers paying higher fares, higher fees, and receiving less service. the airlines have announced they'll fight the lawsuit, and jenkins who consults for the airline industry thinks they'll win. >> i assume they're going win. they'll win very soon, so i expect this merger to close by the end of the year still. >> will they win without making concessions? >> no, they will have to make some concessions. >> both airlines say the government is wrong, that the
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mergers would help. and they promise a legal defense. on the cbs "moneywatch," a massive recall for hyundai and a big tweet for apple. wendy gillette is here in new york with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. japan's nikkei bounced up just over 1%. china's hang seng had a positive day rising over 1%. wall street posted sluggish gains. the dow jones added 31 points and the nasdaq was up 14 points. >> carl icahn tweeted about another big buy. the activist report lid bought more than 1 ppt $5 billion of apple stock. icahn is pressing apple to use more than its $147 billion in stock to buy back its own share. shares were pushed up 5% on
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tuesday. the stock is just over $589 per share. thousands of hyundai vehicles are being called in road weather states because road salt cows cause problems for the rear suspension. 24,000 azeras full-size vans from 2006 to 2011 are also being called. coca-cola is defending its diet soda. starting today the company will run newspaper ads regarding as pertain. it's a pushback against critics. >> wendy gillette here in new york. thank you, wendy. coming up on the "morning news," what really happened just days after bei s after being re her abductor.
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heavy rains triggered flash flooding around philadelphia on tuesday. motorists abandoned cars that were caught in the high water. a golf course was flooded. and a search is expected to resume this morning for a teenager who was carried away in a rain-swollen creek. and that same storm system unleashed a tornado in southern new jersey near the town of man hawken. trees snapped. power was cut to hundreds of people and some buildings were damaged. winds were between 75 and 85 miles per hour. there were no reported injuries though. and at least a dozen homes were destroyed in a wildfire in utah. this morning there are major wildfires burning in 11 western states. the utah fire is burning just north of park city. besides the homes, utah's governor says 15 other structures have been destroyed. hundreds have been forced ordeal and
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how she survived. >> glad you're safe. thank you. that was hannah anderson's first response on the social media site ask..com. initially peoples questions were simple. favorite color, pink. their comments continuing but as the blog continues those questions became more bold. someone asked did he rape you. hannah's response, i'm not allowed to talk about it. don't ask questions about it. thank you. are you glad he's dead. absolutely. when asked why she turned to social media, hannah explained
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she's answering questions because she wants people to know the truth. did you want to go with dimaggio, no, not at at all. >> why didn't you rupp. hi would have killed me. why did you. >> he was my dad's best friend and i didn't want to. she said she was taken without knowing that dimaggio had killed her mom, christina, and younger brother ethan before setting the property on fire. when asked why she was there, hannah wrote, he told us he was losing his house because of money issues so we went up there one last time to support him and have fun riding go carts up there. but he tricked us. how did he separate you from your mother and brother. he tied them up in the garage. how did he set the house on fire. he had it set to go off at a certain time. she cried all night when an fbi agent broke news. in another post she shares a
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picture with the caption pink for my mom, blue for ethan. as for why he committed such horrible acts. he's, quote, psycho, and he took her to get into the river carried 50-pound backpacks. hannah explains he said it was more of a family crush like he had feelings as in he wanted nothing bad to happen to me. hannah says she's tried to stay strong. if she could say anything to ethan and her mom, i'm sorry it ended like that. i wish i could go back in time and risk my life to try and save theirs. i will never forgive myself for not trying harder to save them. later someone writes may god bless you and comfort you, hannah. thank you. >> that was shannon handy reporting. shann an's family and the sheriff's department would not deny it belonged to her. the mother of a friend says the postings wither made by hannah.
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straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. and whitey bulger is likely headed to prison for life but there's one piece of forced memorabilia that he's not willing to part with. ning my moe chronic plaque psoriasis to another new stylist. it was a total embarrassment. and not the kind of attention i wanted. so i had a serious talk with my dermatologist about my treatment options. this time, she prescribed humira-adalimumab. humira helps to clear the surface of my skin by actually working inside my body. in clinical trials, most adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis saw 75% skin clearance. and the majority of people were clear or almost clear in just 4 months. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb.
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ask your doctor if you live in or have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not start humira if you have any kind of infection. make the most of every moment. ask your dermatologist about humira, today. clearer skin is possible. softens the enamel so it can potentially erode. once that enamel is gone, it's gone. my dentist recommended pronamel. pronamel protects your teeth from the effects of acid erosion. i don't have to cut out the things that i love in my diet. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, sunny and breezy. miami, possible afternoon thundershowers. chicago, sunny and occasional thunderstorms in dallas. los angeles, partly sunny with a high of 83. and time now for a check of
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the national forecast. heavy rain and thunderstorms will soak much of the south. the northeast will be dry and cool. scattered thunderstorms are possible in the western plains, and the remainder of the west will be hot and dry. in sports now, the st. louis cardinals are hoping a three-game series against pittsburgh helps them cut into the pirates' league in the national central. things start slow. they go down in the third inning but tie it up late and in the bottom of the 14th, adrian chambers singles to left and don tray hits one to left to finish, 4-3. diamond backs' first baseman paul goldschmidt ties the game at three with a solo homer in the ninth and then in the 11th he does it again. goldschmidt hits his second homer of the game, this one to win it for arizona, 4-3. it's the second straight
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walk-off for the d'backs in three days. finally convicted james "whitey" bulger will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders. he offered to forfeit a cache of guns and more than former girlfriend. he showed bought of them to the montreal gazette on tuesday. when we return, surviving the storm. powerball's winners talk about rebuilding their lives after hurricane san d proven to hydrate dryness,
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newspath_wedn081: "there's a massive amount of automatic weapon fire in the area." security forces in egypt usg tear gas on protesters. howy prepared for a violent crackdown. and first dates, birthdays d generations of memories.. t iconic fun center closing dn next. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's good morning. it's wednesday, august 14th. i'm frank mallicoat.,,,, d wednesday, august 14th. i'm
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here's a look at some forecasts in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., sun. thunderstorms in denver and partly sunny in seattle. 16 lucky people in new jersey are counting their blessings and their money. the group won one third of a $448 million powerball jackpot. on tuesday they talked about what's next. terrell brown reports. >> reporter: the workers at the ocean county maintenance garage have been playing the lottery for years. on wednesday they gave her $6 each. >> i immediately started shaking and i'm just staring at it and i didn't know what to do. so i got up, i walked down the hall, i opened up the bedroom door, and i had to wake my poor
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husband up. who was no longer poor orr each worker's share comes to $3.8 million after taxes. is anyone quitting their jobs? >> it could be a possibility. >> reporter: this is willie. >> i'm just going to continue watching nascar racing on sunday. maybe i'll be at my log cabin on multiple acres of land. >> reporter: all expect to keep their jobs except joe. he was planning to retire last year. >> just a miracle and shocking after 34 years and almost retiring last year, this happens. and you just don't have another choice. >> reporter: the odds of winning powerball are one in 107 million. but what about the odds of winning a lottery created by your father? that's what happened with barbara. her late father was the senator who wrote the law that created new jersey's lottery
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i couldn't ask for a better dad, and i wish he was here to share in the moment. >> reporter: six of the winners were victims of superstorm sandy. the house darlene rented with her daughter was destroyed. >> the first thing i'm going to do is buy me and my daughter a home and bring my dog back home. >> reporter: but first the newest millionaires went back to the garage. they had to finish their shifts. terrell brown, cbs news, toms river, new jersey. >> well, if that story doesn't make you happy, this one should. it doesn't get any cuter than this. the giant panda mom we told you about tuesday is now nursing her cub. this is the first time the two have been together august 6 when the cub was taken away after hurting her leg. chinese zoo zhao officials say they'll let the two spend more time together every day. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the government government's attempt to ground the merger between us airways and american airlineses. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."
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the white house announced another delay in the health care reform law. it was buried in the labor department's website since february, but suddenly came to light. it deals with the amount of money people may have to pay out of their own pockets for health care. wyatt andrews looks into it. >> reporter: dr. patricia rodriguez of georgetown university is worried what the rule willing do to her cancer patients next year. the patients who need drugs that can cost tens of thousands of dollars, even for patients with insurance. >> it's amazing how much the drugs cost. >> reporter: here's why she's concerned. next year under the health reform law, patients with employer-sponsored insurance were supposed to have all out of pocket medical costs capped at a maximum of $6,350.
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but now for millions of americans, the administration of one year only is allowing a second cap of $6,350 for pharmacy benefits. the ruling exposes some patients to a total of $12,700 in payments plus their premiums. the one-year allowance benefits large employers and insurance companies and seems to sidestep a clear promise from president obama when the president was fighting for the health care law in 2009, caps on what patients would pay was a major selling point. >> insurance companies will have to abade by a yearly cap on how much you can be charged for your out-of-pocket expense. no one in america should go broke because of an illness. >> reporter: the white house defended its decision pointing out that next year's out-of-pocket pharmacy costs even at $6,350 is still a good deal for patients. right now there are no protections on drug
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patients in a drive to put this law into place. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," violence in egypt. the latest on the deadly clash between police and protesters. plus, the controversy over the repairs on the martin luther king memorial. why it won't be ready for the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. and the co-host of "the talk" sara gilbert is in the studio, studio 57. she's going to talk about a new book. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.
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>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, august 14. good to have you on board. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 4:29. let's get a check on the weather with brian. lawrence isn't feeling well today. >> they had to get somebody to
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do the weather because lawrence is under the weather. look who they came up with? boy, it got hot yesterday. warm in santa rosa practically as concord, now something has changed. this morning we are starting out with readings from near 60 and will skyrocket to 90s. >> we are going to talk about the bay bridge commute all fantastic at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have toll lane number 11 shut down for the same roadwork but everything is fine with no accidents out there so that's good news. more traffic coming up. 4:30 now. following some breaking news out of alabama. u.p.s. cargo plane crashed near an airport in birmingham. the federal aviation administration says it happened just before dawn this morning. it was en route from louisville, kentucky. we'll get you more information and hopefully pictures too as soon as we get them. some breaking news out of egypt where there are new deadly clashes

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