putin putin weighs in as russia and the united states start talks on how to secure syria's chemical weapons. russian president vladimir putin pens an op-ed for "the new york times." warning the u.s. against striking the assad regime. >> after the landing i pointed to the gate and saw there was a big huge plume of smoke. >> airport apology. officials at boston's logan airport scheduled a practice. on june 22nd, 2013, i hit and killed vincent canzani. this video will act as my confession. >> and the man who promised to take responsibility for a crime

in an online video makes a surprising plea in court. >> at this time, judge, we'd enter a plea of not guilty. captioning funded by cbs " for thursday, september 12th, thursday, september this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, september 12th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning the president of russia has issued a very personal warning concerning the crisis in syria. vladimir putin writing "the new york times" warning that u.s. military intervention would unleash a new wave of terrorism. he said there's no doubt poison gas was used in syria but there was every reason to believe it was not used by the syrian army but by opposition forces to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons who would be siding with fundamentalists. today high-level talks start between russia and the united states to talk about the chemical weapons. the white house says it's time for russia to step up.

>> russia's assad's and syria's closest ally. russia has played a role in blocking the efforts thus far to hold assad accountable and what they are doing presents a real opportunity if it were to be successful. >> susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. good morning, susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. today secretary of state kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov get into the weeds of this agreement, details on this herculean task of stripping seary of its chemical weapon, this as russia itself is keeping up roadblocks to this deal and now its president is telling americans why they do not want the u.s. to strike. russian president vladimir putin has a warning for the american people. in a "new york times" editorial putin said the potential strike by the united states against syria will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond syria's borders. he added, we must stop the

language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement. a political settlement could be in the works. secretary of state john kerry meets with his russian counterpart in switzerland today. they're discussing a russian plan for syria to turn over all of its chemical weapons to avoid a u.s. military strike. >> if assad's chemical weapons stockpiles can be secure and removed from his possession absent military force, that would be a very good thing. >> but that's a big "if." the u.s. will agree to the russian proposal only if it can be sure syria turns over all of its chemical weapons. >> syria is considered by most experts a chemical weapons super power. >> experts believe chemical weapons are spread throughout the country. >> i would say our knowledge of the exact location of these weapons is inexact at this point. >> there are chemical weapons that need to be rounded up and destroyed.

president obama says he's willing to wait and see if this diplomatic solution works but says he will not hesitate to strike if that plan fails. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. well, this morning a flash flood warning is posted for parts of central colorado, northwest of denver. there is already localized flooding in boulder county. the "denver post" reports at least one person has been killed and that several homes have collapsed. the city of erie is hardest hit with up to a foot of standing water. roads are closed, basements flooded, and several power lines have been knocked down. the main campus of the university of colorado in boulder will be closed today. and a california wildfire has turned deadly. the body of a 58-year-old man was found inside a burned out motor home near happy valley. the clover fire breek out monday. it's destroyed 37 homes and at one point forcedhe evacuation of 300 others. 50% of the fire is contained this morning, but fierce winds are spreading the fire across 500 acres an hour.

and the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil was remembered with solemn observances yesterday. >> paul j. friedman. >> greg j. froener. >> joseph ferguson. >> on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the names of the nearly 3,000 victims were read at the world trade center site. president obama placed a wreath at the pentagon. >> our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away, the lives that might have been, the parents who would have known the joy of being grandparents, the fathers and mothers who would have known the pride of a child's graduation. >> last night powerful twin beams of light illuminated the sky in new york city where the twin towers stood. a florida pastor who threatened to burn a truckload of muslim holy books has been arrested. terry jones leads a small

evangelical church. yesterday he was driving a pickup truck carrying a grill, kerose kerosene, and korans. jones and an assistant pastor were charged with the unlawful conveyance of fuel. back in 2010 jones threatened to burn a koran on the 9/11 anniversary but called it off. to many, yesterday's exercise at logan airport in boston on 9/11 is a case of very poor timing. airport officials are apologizing. adriana diaz reports. >> reporter: black smoke rose above boston's logan airport wednesday morning as cruise hosed down a burning plane. at least that's what it looked like from afar. it was actually a staged fire drill on dummy aircraft scheduled on one of the most sensitive days of the calendar, the anniversary of the september 11th attacks. >> if someone planned it for

this day without realizing what the day means to so many people, that's rather inexcusable. >> reporter: passengers at the airport were surprised and some saw the smoke and flames as their flights approached. >> as we were landing and kind of pointing to the gate, i saw there was a big huge plume of smoke. >> reporter: the two hijacked planes that struck the twin towers in 2001 took off from boston's logan airport. social media lit up with comments after the drill. like travelers aren't going to be on edge enough already. and people died 12 years ago on flights originating out of your airport. how dare you. officials had announced wednesday's drill on facebook and twitter, but later sent an embarrassed follow-up apology. governor's deval patrick didn't know about the event in advance. >> i didn't know it was going to happen. it's just -- i mean the timing could not be -- could not be worse. >> reporter: adriana diaz, cbs news.

on the "cbs moneywatch" now, foreclosure filings drop and a record bond deal for verizon. wendy gillette is here in new york with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. asian stocks were mixed on a stronger yen. tokyo's nikkei fell half a percent, hong kong's hang seng was flat. on wall street stocks were mostly higher as actions against syria can be averted. the dow is up 135 points. the nasdaq posted a small loss finishing 4 points lower. verizon has the biggest corporate bond deal ever. verizon raised $49 billion yesterday, money it will use to buy the rest of its wireless business from partner vodafone. verizon's bond sale is nearly triple the next largest corporate bond offering. last month foreclose proceedings were started against the fewest number of homes in years. realty track reports the number fell 8% in august from july and climbed 4% from a year ago.

on the average monthly pace so far this year u.s. is on track to have the fewest homes repossessed in six years. and, anne-marie, at&t is taking some heat this morning. the issue is this picture posted on the official at&t twitter account yesterday, the 12th anniversary of 9/11. it shows a hand holding a smartphone appearing to be taking a photo of the twin lights that illuminate the new york sky on every 9/11 anniversary. critics say it was in bad taste to use that to advertise. at&t removed the picture and apologized, anne-marie. >> you've got to be careful. it's a very important sense active day. wendy gillette here in new york. thank u, wendy. coming up on the "morning news," courtroom shocker. a man who confessed to.ca ui in a viral video appears to go back on a promise to take responsibility for his crime. this is the "cbs morning news." crime. this is the "cbs morning news." >> announcer: "moneywatch" >> announcer: "moneywatch" sponsored by vagisil wash with odor block, the confident clean. with odor block, the confident clean.

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in northern columbia floodwaters swept an elderly man into the river. 92-year-old roberto blanco was trapped under a bridge clinging to a cable. that's when a police officer heard his cries. the officer enlisted the help of passersby, and they used a rope to pull him to safety. he was wet but otherwise oklahoma. an ohio man who used the internet to confess to a fatal drunk driving death was in court on wednesday. matthew cordle said he will accept his punishment, but when it came time for him to go before a judge, something else happened. >> my name is matthew cordle. and on june 22nd, 2013, i hit and killed vincent canzani. this video will act as my confession. >> since matthew cordle's confession was posted on the internet last week, it's been

viewed more than 2 million times. during the 3 1/2-minute video cordle says he made the confessional to raise awareness about drunk driving and that he's ready to be punished. >> when i get charged, i'll plead guilty and take full responsibility for everything i've done to vincent and his family. >> but that's not what happened when cordle was arraigned in court on wednesday. >> at this point my client will plead not guilty. >> cordle's attorneys say the move was procedural and that their client will eventually plead guilty next week, however, the judge indicated this week cordle's defense team made the move because she wouldn't promise to hand down a specific sentence. >> it would have been nice to get everything done today and wrapped but the fact that we have date certain and look forward to and know what he's going to do on that date, i think that will bring matt some relief. >> in the meantime he'll remain in jail rather than posting his $250,000 bond. >> he wants to stay in jail to

keep people, you know, assured that he's there, that his message is strong, he's doing this to raise awareness, not to gain leniency by any judge. >> also in court on wednesday, family members of vincent canzani. canzani's daughter says all the attention the case is receiving is forcing her to relive her father's death. >> as part of wednesday's not guilty plea, cordle will be assigned a new judge. once he pleads guilty, he could be sentenced to up to 81 years in prison. straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, major league baseball pays tribute to the heroes of 9/11. starting at jus. served on a toasted pretzel roll, our new bacon avocado chicken sandwich comes with fries and your choice of soup or salad. it's just one of chili's delicious lunch break combos. more life happens here. goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪

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jet's third preseason game. his replacement rookie geno smith led the team to victory over tampa bay in week one. meanwhile another new york city sports star is officially done for the year. new york yankees' derek jeter is placed the disabled list for a broken ankle. jeter broke the same ankle in last year's post-season injury. the 39-year-old said he's not ready to call it quits just yet. >> have i thought about it? no. i don't think you think about the end of anything. i mean you think about -- you know, our job is to get ready to play. it's always been that way. you know, i've tried to come back this year as quickly as possible every time i came back, and, you know, looking back, maybe that wasn't the best thing to do. >> meanwhile the yankees are moving closer to a playoff spot. they beat baltimore last night and are now one behind tampa bay for the american league second card spot. the wild-card leaders from both

leagues wrap up a three-game series. the pirates get out to an early lead on texas and hold off a late-inning rally by the rangers. pittsburgh wins 7-5 to complete a sweep of texas, and the rangers have lost nine of their last 12 games. as texas slides, oakland is starting to run away with the division. the iowa the a's scored ten runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 18-3 win over minnesota. oakland has opened up a three-game lead over texas in the a.l. west. and in new york a tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11. >> tonight we pause to honor the memory of those we lost in these attacks. >> a representative of the city's first responders to the world trade center was honored at citi field before the mets/nationals game. during the pregame ceremonies, mets players clutched new york fire and police department hats.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., showers, 91 degrees. sunny in atlanta but a chance of thunderstorms in st. louis and rain in denver as well. seattle, nothing but sunshine, a high of 88. police in florida say the investigation into a domestic incident between george zimmerman and his estranged wife shellie is on hold. neither side is pressing charges. and an ipad with potential video evidence is damaged. >> shellie said she walked around videotaping george in the household during that confrontation they had in that household. that is what she is saying is on that ipad. >> the dispute took place on monday days after shellie zimmerman filed for divorce. police say it could take weeks to recover the video from the

ipad, and charges are possible if the video indicates a crime was committed. a 12-year-old arkansas girl who survived an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba went home on wednesday. caylee harding has been hospitalized for nearly two months. >> i'm lucky to be alive. >> you understand that? >> mm-hmm. be careful when you go to water parks. >> say, wear your nose plugs. >> wear your nose plugs on your nose. >> health officials believe caylee became sick after a trip to water park. she's the only second known survivor in the u.s. of the rare infection. a black bear on the streets of gatlinburg, tennessee, attracted a crowd over the weekend. the bear scampered down the steps of the convention center onto the sidewalk and into the street.

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in haiti, electricity is rare, especially since that devastating earthquake more than three years ago. only 25% of haiti's people have access to the national power grid. that leaves more than 7 million in the dark. as jeff glor saw on a recent visit, one possible solution is getting a lot of attention. >> reporter: at wilmington juice house there's always a light on. a small solar lamp lets his daughter study late at night. he says he used candles until a fire burned his house. he told us the solar lamp makes the family safer and gives off more light. the lamps come through a money

transfer company called soj soja xpress. each month they use it to send money to their relatives back home. at shops like this one, customers cannot only wire money but also send a lamp. >> you can have up to 12 hours of light. shop owner jocelyn st. jude. >> i like participating for something in my country. i know the situation. when somebody sends a lamp to someone, friends or family, i know how happy people are when the receive a lamp. >> the country is so far behind, i think solar could play a very important role. >> reporter: frank lino washington is the vice president of soja xpress. he said it's become a viable option for places like haiti where infrastructure is a major problem. >> look how it's hitting the city right now. as hot as it is, it's there. it's not going to go away. >> reporter: in the rural central plateau, 1,800 solar

panels power everything from surgical suites to extra machines. gabu mendy is the chief medical director. >> it shows a test case. >> reporter: the solar power in haiti is still in its infancy. it's already being used to run everything from its street lamps to irrigation systems. in just a year soja express has sold and distributed 6,000 solar lamps, a bit of light in an unwise otherwise uncertain light. >> that was jeff glor reporting. coming up after your local news on "cbs morning news," the latest on the response to syria. we'll go to geneva where secretary of state john kerry is hammering out a plan to eliminate syria's chemical weapons. plus allegations the state of nevada is dumping mentally ill patients on the streets of california. and actor michael c. hall joins us in the studio.

that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good morning, everyone. it's thursday, september 12. i'm michelle griego. >> so close to the weekend. hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 4:30 now. and we're going to kick it off with a little weather from mr. karnow. >> a little wet this morning on

a lot of the roadways early on a little drizzle out there as we have fog and low clouds that have spread well on shore. the temperatures rather mild into the 60s. we'll have more on your weather coming up. >> the golden gate bridge camera was a little slick this morning. also we'll talk about some overnight roadwork. it's still out there causing some brake lights on northbound 880 as you approach high street. so we'll give you your latest travel times coming up. >> you had a lot more on your notes. >> that was from my producer claudia. she gives me a list in the morning. the city of richmond has decided it will fight the big banks foreclosing on people's homes. kpix 5 reporter christin ayers tells us the ambitious plan faces its first big test today. >> we should stand up against wall street and for our community. if not us, then who will? [ applause ] reporter: richmond's mayor thundered those words to raucous applause and in a meeting that lasted until after 2 a.m. won a victory, approval of a bold measure that would pit this