check this shot. this is on top of mount vaca. beautiful. right? >> next local update is 7:26. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, february 12th 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." georgia's governor says "we are not crying wolf." a storm threatens to paralyze atlanta again. snow and iesz cancelled thousands of flights to the south and east today. france's president goes solo at the state dinner. and new controversy over mammograms. are some women wasting their time? we begin with a look at today's "eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds." >> we have snow in the mountains, thick ice possible in atlanta, more power out ands which is the last thing we want to hear. >> a mammoth storm slams the

south. >> a brutal combination of heavy snow and crippling, freezing rain and ice. >> already delayed or cancelled thousands of flights. >> we looked at the model, and we said, this can't be happening. this truly is armageddon if this happens. >> another deadly avalanche in the west. two backcountry skiers were killed, two others suffered broken legs during a slide in oregon. >> come on! >> the stars were out at the white house as president obama honored the french president at a state dinner. >> julia louis-dreyfus who plays a dysfunctional vice president was seated next to joe biden. >> winning the downhill sharing the olympic gold something that's never happened in the women's alpine competition. >> it's a medal for team usa! >> incredible! >> best time in luge history! >> oh, slight mistake. >> there is a new czar in the halfpipe. >> shaun white amazingly will leave the olympics with not one medal. >> yeah, disappointed in myself.

>> overseas britain is getting battered by historic flooding and has devastated parts of the country side. >> a fight between the driver and a teen rider. the driver doesn't back down. >> oh, that? >> the wire fox terrier. [ cheers and applause ] >> time! >> and that. >> and the cowboys have ended the aztecs' 20-game win streak. >> and all that matters. a white house weathering an unusual diplomatic storm, that was before last night's state dinner, the french leader arrived solo a month after his reported affair. >> on "cbs this morning." >> what are we going to do? it's up to me to solve the etiquette emergency. oh, my god it's so hard. president, mrs. obama sitting here and then this thing here denied okay, yeah, solved. this morning's "eye-opener"

presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning, norah. >> good morning, we're bracing for another storm here. >> weather again. many are waking up to rain in the northwest and sun in the southwest, but in the east many face snow and ice. they're calling it a mind-boggling storm. the system threats to knock out power in the south. it will threaten nearly the entire east coast by the weekend. >> the airlines have cancelled 3,000 flights already this morning. charlotte and atlanta are seeing the most. mark strassmann is in atlanta this morning. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. good morning to our viewers in the west. all of this freezing rain and sleet has now begun to glaze over. you can see it on this ledge, you can see it on the streets and the houses you can see it on power lines and trees. this city is deserted this morning. there will be no rush hour in atlanta. this is a disaster. as temperatures dropped

overnight, and the freezing rain and sleet started falling, atlanta remained on high alert. forecasters say the storm do leave behind a half inch of ice enough to cripple the city just two weeks after an earlier winter storm brought it to a standstill. >> there's no way you can deal with ice. i don't care what yankees say. you can't drive on ice. >> reporter: with a rare chance for a do-over, officials spent tuesdays spreading the word -- >> we're not kidding. we're not just crying wolf. there is no doubt that this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. >> reporter: governor nathan deal issued a state of emergency for 90 counties in georgia, and atlanta mayor reid urged people to ride out the storm at home. >> where you are, you need to plan on staying there for a while. >> the last time we were not prepared at all, so i feel like we're really going to do it this time the right way. >> reporter: ahead of the storm, last-minute shoppers hit stores to stock up.

pictures of empty shelves appeared on twitter with the #gotbread. >> no bread, no gatorade. >> reporter: with widespread power outages expected hundreds of utility crews across the southeast remain on stand-by. >> i would be prepared for days. i mean, this is a -- has the opportunity to be a huge event when you're talking about the amount of ice we're looking at. >> reporter: local forecasters say all of the freezing rain and sleet could fall for 18 hours and if the lengths of this storm as much as anything that has utility officials worried, they're thinking is that the number of people reporting power outages is only going to skyrocket. charlie, norah? >> this storm is creating dangerous conditions from texas to the carolinas. dwight andrews is in fayetteville, north carolina, which faces some of the worst conditions. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. good morning, norah. the snow is due in fayetteville at any moment but that's just

the leading edge of what the weather service warns could be a potentially crippling ice storm starting later this afternoon. that warning has sent most people home. many businesses are closed. most schools are closed or dismissing early. the giant army base, ft. bragg nearby, that's closed today. the forecast is for up to 6 inches of snow followed by a half inch of ice, more than enough to snap power lines and to glaze over the major highways. yesterday, road workers were trying to outrace the storm by dumping tons of salt on interstate 95 the major north/south thoroughfare for the eastern seaboard. we talked to transportation safety engineer ken murphy -- >> if you don't stay on top of it, if it gets in front of you, it's really tough to catch up. >> reporter: you mean stay ahead of the ice? >> exactly, stay ahead of the ice, and to keep bridges, obviously, that will ice over quicker, that's our first priority. >> reporter: the weather service is warning that the ice storm could last well over 12 hours.

it's also saying that a half-inch of ice will cause power outages that for many residents will last more than a day. charlie and norah? >> all right, wyatt andrews, thank you. this morning, nasa is showing us what the monster storm looks like from space. it's expected to race up the east coast. meteorologist megan glaros of the chicago station wbbm is watching the nor'easter develop. >> good morning, charlie and norah. we're looking at a storm of historic proportions. a huge icemaking storm for parts of the south -- from alabama into atlanta, georgia, into the carolinas, looking at rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow. all combining to make for very treacherous conditions across that part of the country. but as the storm pushes along the eastern sea board, we see likely very heavy snow hitting portions of d.c., new york, and boston over the next 48 hours. watches and warnings stretch from texas all the way up to maine including 22 states. the biggest ice factor will be from alabama through to the carolinas. power outages, downed trees and

dangerous travel a possibility there. the areas then get hit by as much as 3 to 5 inches of snow, but the total gets very high as we head up the eastern seaboard. we'll likely see as much as 12 to 18 inches of snow in spots west of new york boston and d.c. and wind will also be a big factor with this storm, creating more damage in ice storm areas and blizzard potential in parts of the northeast. charlie, norah? in washington the senate could approve a bill today raising the nation's debt limit. yesterday's house vote was close and unexpected free of drama. on capitol hill, nancy cordes shows us why there is no dlet of a standoff this time. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. normally, this is such a bitter fight, but this time, the house speaker allowed this vote to raise the debt ceiling no strings attached two weeks before the deadline before the markets even had a chance to get nervous. it's a sign that he is now less willing to fight what he sees as losing battles on behalf of the

tea party wing of his party. >> the bill is passed without objection. >> reporter: the debt ceiling bill passed almost entirely with democratic votes. an unusual occurrence in the republican-led house. but house speaker john boehner said it was his only option after failing to get enough votes from his own party for a gop alternative. >> we don't have 218 votes. when you don't have 218 votes, you have nothing. we've seen that before, we see it again. >> reporter: boehner had tried to attach republican priorities to the debt ceiling bill like approval of the keystone pipeline, but conservatives, including tim huelskamp, of kansas, signaled none of it was enough to win their support for raising a borrowing limit they think is already too high. the speaker says members like you left him no choice because there's almost nothing he can put forward that will get your vote. >> well, actually there were a number of options, opportunities proposed in later meetings as well. but as a member of the republican majority i was never

once asked what i would like to see the debt ceiling. >> i wish we would have fought harder. >> reporter: conservative groups were furious about boehner's move. something is very wrong with house leadership complained the club for growth. but boehner has been very frank that what those groups and some of his own members want is simply unrealistic in a divided government, and he was not eager to engage in another damaging showdown with democrats. >> very happy to see that the house is legislating the way they should have been legislating for a long, long time. >> reporter: this early vote was only partly out of a desire to make sure that the nation can pay its bills on time. it also has to do with the impending snowstorm and the fact that members want to get out of town in advance of a week and a half long recess. the senate could vote as early as today. it could be a squeaker, but it isexpected to pass. norah and charlie? >> nothing like a vacation to moat vase. nancy cordes thank you.

stocks opened higher one day after janet yellen's first statement as chair of the federal reserve. the dow gained nearly 200 points yesterday after yellen told a house committee she'll continue the policies of former fed chairman ben bernanke. >> since the financial crisis and the depths of the recession substantial progress has been made in restoring the economy to health and in strengthening the financial system. still, there is more to do. >> one committee member at the hearing called bernanke very smart, very steady, and not very exciting. and he told yellen, you're following in his footsteps. french president francois hollande heads to san francisco. he'll meet with executives from facebook, google and twitter. last night, he was the guest of honor at a lavish white house state dinner. hollande did not bring a date after splitting from his partner. as major garrett reports, the celebration featured some awkward moments. on the north portico, the first

couple awaited the french president. he arrived conspicuously alone. francois hollande positioned himself in between and waved awkwardly. a slow descent down the staircase. the president's standard issued tuxedos, and then a parade of guests. singer mary j. blige. academy award nominee bradley cooper comedian stephen colbert, julia louis-dreyfus, j.j. abrams. the political class seemed off kilter. new york senator charles schumer says he loves the food. especially the rolls. samantha powers said her husband spoke germany. at the head table, he sat between president obama and mrs.

obama, the decision closely guarded and delicate as the breakup with longtime valerie tree triweiler deprived him of a date. hollande basked in the president's attention. >> mr. president, i would like to thank you for the warm welcome. >> reporter: while president obama's toast got off to a rocky start. >> i think we have a translation. is that correct? no? you don't want me to translate. >> reporter: but things soon regained momentum. viva le france god bless america and long live the alliance between our great nations. for "cbs this morning," major garrett, the white house. >> it's always nice to have -- >> i would have loved to have been there wouldn't you? >> absolutely. >> you said you didn't think it was that odd. >> or awkward, no other people have come without their first

ladies, or have come solo. >> exactly. in fact, china's president, when he was honored in 2011 his wife stayed home. and japanese president -- >> and it looked like a lovely place to be last night. >> all right. new jersey governor chris christie is calling former president george w. bush the republicans' last successful politician. christie was asked about the former president's rising population. >> every republican took for granted george w. bush was there. the guy won two national elections. he was first an outstanding political candidate. and i think he was grossly underappreciated by his own party and by the country as a politician. this is a guy who did things like no child left behind with ted kennedy. you can agree or disagree with the policy but you don't see

any of that stuff happening now, do you? >> christie also answered questions about the bridge traffic scandal. he says he's disappointed people he trusted didn't tell him the truth. one of america's biggest makers of child safety seats is recalling millions of its products. graco says parents are having too much trouble unbuckling the car seats. no children are hurt, but federal officials say the company's not telling the whole story. jeff pugeyes is in washington where there's a push to widen the recall. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. this is one of the biggest recalls we've seen in quite some time. graco recalling 3.8 million car seats. we'll show you one that i have one in my car for my 4-year-old. the recall is all about the hardest buckle. this is it. parents are saying that this buckle is sticking preventing them from getting their child out of the car seat. >> it's important to press the button near the indentation at the top of the button. >> reporter: graco is recalling

11 out of the 18 models manufactured between 2009 and 2013, after complaints that the harness buckle sticks in the locked position. the national highway traffic safety administration warns the problem could make it difficult to get a child out of the seat during an emergency. >> oliver was small -- >> reporter: that's what concerned this woman. 4-year-old oliver -- >> it's not safe for a kid to be stuck in their car seat. >> reporter: brady bought the 4me70 in 2012. she said other car seats take 10 seconds to operate. this one took 45. >> what if the car blows up and the extra 45 seconds it takes you to pull out the straps, take the kid out, you should just be able to get it done instantly. >> reporter: in a statement, graco said food and dry liquids can make the harness buckles progressively more difficult to open over time or become stuck in the latched position. but "cbs this morning" has obtained government letters to graco that called the company's explanation inaccurate and misleading to consumers.

officials have been pressing graco to recall an additional 2 million rear-facing infant car seats, which use the same type of buckle telling graco it may take legal action to force a recall. cbs news has learned that the recall could affect other brands with similar buckles. brady says despite the issues she still trusts graco, but wishes the company addressed the issue sooner. >> this has been an issue since, i believe, 20309. it shouldn't have taken from 2009 to 2013 to fix the issue. >> reporter: there have been thousands of complaints from parents, parents saying they actually had to cut their kids out of the harness to get them out of this car seat. charlie, norah? >> jeff, thanks. . >> r in sochi russia an olympic first. you may want to stop listening if you'd rather wait for the results. norway leads followed by canada, netherlands and the united states. in the women's downhill this morning, two skiers tied for first. tina mays of slovenia and

dominique of switzerland. they will share the gold medal. that has never happened in olympic alpine skiing history. >> love it. last night, the usa's shaun white failed to win his third straight gold medal in the halfpipe. white finished fourth but on the luge track, aaron hamlin won a bronze for the usa. she's the first american ever to win a medal in single luge. >> it is time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "the new york times" says president obama vowed to come down like a ton of bricks on companies looking to do business with iran. the warning is aimed at france. last week, french executives travelled to iran searching for business. iranian sanctions remain in place. >> eric holder wants to allow felons to vote after they're released from prison. holder points to a study that says excons are less likely to break the law again. "the times of london" says toyota announced a recall of the

prius hybrids. nearly 2 million cars are involved. a software glitch might cause them to stall. the recall involves cars manufactured between march 2009 and this month. no accidents or injuries are reported. and u.t. san diego says a republican is the city's new mayor. councilman kevin faulconner won a special election to replace bob filner. the democratic running -- the democrat running to replace filner was endorsed by president obama. suffering the worst winner rain in 250 years, causing severe flooding. even when th starting out with some thick fog around the bay area some of the visibility down to a quarter mile even less in spots. ocean beach this morning, plenty of fog moving in along the coastline there. got a cold front that's headed into far northern california going to bring some rain in that direction. still a slight chance of some light sprinkles mainly north of

the golden gate bridge for today. temperatures staying rather mild, 65 in san jose, 64 in redwood city, and about 64 degrees in vallejo. next couple of days, partly cloudy skies, chance of showers over the weekend. >> announcer: this national weat rt sponsored by macy's. for all the money and planning, there's one thing russia cannot control at the olympics. >> mark phillips is in sochi. >> reporter: what if you held a winter olympics and summer broke

out? the competition is heating up here, but maybe not in the way the organizers would like. tough sledding coming up. the news is back in the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news.

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new surveillance video shows the a man your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning, everyone. 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. time for some news headlines on this wednesday. some new surveillance camera shows the man who may have kidnapped a man and a teenaged girl outside a safeway in oakland yesterday. an amber alert has been issued. police are still looking for a red sedan with a california license plate 6jfm648. two workers at the tesoro refinery in martinez flown to the hospital early this morning after an acid leak at the plant. both workers are expected to be okay. the leak is contained and the refinery back to normal operations now. and today marks 10 years since san francisco started allowing same-sex marriages. thousands of couples showed up at city hall on this day in 2004. a reception planned tonight for those celebrating. traffic and weather right after the break.

good morning. first i want to mention first reports of a crash coming into san francisco. it's northbound 101 approaching cesar chavez. one lane is blocked. taking a live look outside, some of our sensors, westbound 237, still slow after an earlier crash westbound approaching zanker road. traffic is jammed solid from 880 from the 880 interchange. bay bridge backed up to the maze. metering lights have been on since just before 6:00. that's traffic. here's lawrence. seeing some of that fog around the bay area again, some of the visibilities down to a quarter mile or less. so looks like it will be slow to break up. our mount vaca cam shows mid- to high-level clouds, as well. we are going to see more of that throughout the day today. in fact, there's a slight chance of light sprinkles and light showers north of the golden gate bridge. temperatures very mild though in the mid-60s in spots. next couple of days partly cloudy skies, chance of showers over the weekend.

in sochi, a moment of olympic goodwill and sportsmanship. a russian skier fell and broke one of his skis. when he tried finishing with just another one but a canadian coach came to his aid with a replacement allowing home to complete the event. >> i heard the canadian coach said i just wanted him to have his dignity when he crossed the finish line. i think that's really what sports is about. >> beautiful. coming up in this half hour the science behind this year's extreme winter. we'll look at how it compares with the past winters. plus seth will travel with u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy on a crucial visit this morning. the controversy bringing

hundreds of protesters to okinawa, japan. that story is ahead. the winter olympics in sochi are feeling more like the summer games. the high temperature today 59 degrees. tomorrow's forecast is even warmer. mark phillips is in sochi with a look at what it means for the athletes. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. well, it may actually be warmer here in sochi today than it was on sundays during the london 2012 summer olympics. there's no doubt, though, the competition here is heating up. the sochi motto written everywhere is "hot cool yours." they got the hot part right. skiers in the slope style event found the going heavy. this is a tough sport when the conditions are inconsistent and slushy, grabby snow, bad things happen. the pride of vermont, devin logan, did what she had to do though, to take a silver in the event. she adjusted. >> you can't control mother nature, so you have to go with

it. i mean, all of the other competitors are dealing with it just like you. >> reporter: they dealt with it in the much anticipated halfpipe, as well. or some of them did. shaun white, the american legend didn't so well. he hit the top of the pipe on the first one and blew a landing on the second. >> shaun white landing flat. >> reporter: competitors have complained the bottom of the pipe was too flat and too soft. again, that didn't stop the winner. slard vladimir putin, never far from the games, seems to be tiring of the complaining of sochi conditions, whether on the slopes or in the hotel. "it's like the old cold war days," he said "when the west tried to contain the soviet union by criticizing it." the russians knew they'd have problems with snow here which is why they stockpiled it. but the olympics wherever they are, often have snow trouble -- there's too much too little,

it's too hard. in this case, it's too soft. not even vladimir putin can do anything about that. this is a subtropical corner of russia where it never snows down on the coast and where the mountain snow base can vary dramatically from year to year. the game's chief admits sochi was always going to pose a special problem for a winter olympic games. >> for americans, from aspen, resorts, it's miami. >> reporter: in the same place? >> it's the uniqueness of this place. >> reporter: the temperature issue is actually more about atmosphere. whether this feels like a winter games or whether, charlie, norah, you want to be on the beach. >> all right, mark, thank you. and this morning, sochi isn't the only place dealing with a winter roller coaster, as another major storm system hits the south and the east. subzero temperatures still grip the midwest. and western oregon and

washington state were hit with unusual snow. >> northern california just got about 20 inches of rain from a pineapple express, but that state is far from ending its drought emergency. cbs news contributor kaku is join joining us. good morning. >> good morning. the winter weather could get backier. we're seeing the jet stream and the polar vortex are becoming unstable. think of the polar vortex as a bucket. a swirling bucket of cold air. >> okay. >> however, the walls are weakening. cold air is spilling out, spilling out over the walls of the bucket, and the question is why? why is this polar vortex weakening? we think it's because of the gradual heating up of the north pole. the north pole is melting. >> global warming. >> the excess heat generated by all of the warm water is

destabilizing this gigantic bucket of cold air, weakening this low pressure region, causing cold air to spill out over the united states. >> okay. >> that's the irony, that heating could cause gigantic storms of historic proportions. >> okay. >> we get that spilling out of the bucket, right? but when we see the snow in the midwest and the south, why then is california the driest on record? look at the snow pack in the sierras. any skier out there knows, they have so little snow pack, a huge drought. >> because a lot of the weather that warm -- the moisture-laden air, which should go to california, is being diverted into canada where it freezes, and it falls on your backyard. so in some sense, there's a link between what's happening in california as the jet stream diverts -- diverts the moisture-laden air over canada and then it snows on the united states. >> i'm trying to follow you.

i'm really trying to follow you, but does this explain why niagra falls is frozen and why it's warm in sochi? it's all connected to the same thing, correct? >> it connected. you look at the jet stream you see england is flooding right now. latin america is warm. while california has a drought. we're talking about instabilities caused by the erratic nature of the jet stream -- >> what can be done about it professor? what can we actually do about it? >> the bad news is the north polar region continues to rise in temperature. it seems to be irreversible at a certain point, so we may have to get used to a new normal. a north polar region that is melting, causing more instability in this bucket, causing more things to spill out, which means more extremes. some winters could be very smiled. other winters could be horrendous. >> you said 2014 will be the hottest on record? >> it's shaping up that this year could be one of the hottest years on record. the decade that just passed it was the hottest decade ever recorded in history of science.

>> you know, if the physics thing doesn't work out, you could be a weatherman. >> okay. >> you could try it. >> okay, professor. thank you very much. i think he's speechless. three big-name actors are stirring up an international art controversy. they were in london plugging heir new film when a reporter asked george clooney if england should return some ancient artwork. charlie dageda is at the british museum this morning. >> we must and will win this war. >> reporter: when you're promoting a movie about rescues masterpieces and returning them to their rightful owners the subject of george clooney's "the monuments men" it was inevitable of controversies of who really owns what would come up. and here in the very heart of the british empire clooney had the gall to suggest it's high time the british museum hands the marbles back to greece. >> there are certain pieces you look at and that actually -- it's probably the right thing to do.

i know that someone yesterday said that he's an american he doesn't understand. it's, like, well, he's probably right. you know, i'm not very bright. >> but that can't always be the british default setting. i mean, seriously. it's not actually an argument. you can't just say, well you're an american, you don't get it. >> reporter: there's not much to get on one side of the argument. the greeks lost their marbles to lord elgin who took them from the parthenon 200 years ago when he was an ambassador. lord elgin's descend ants told "60 minutes" in 2002 that the sculptures weren't pillaged but had been rescued. it's one of the fiercest heritage controversies. "cbs sunday morning" visited the museum awaiting their return. they want to make the collection whole. >> this is part of the original. you can see the breast of the

young boy is in plastercast. it's unthinkable today to have a body in athens and head in british museum. >> reporter: clooney said it's time for an open discussion. bill murray for one, likes the idea of returning the rest of the sculpture. >> it's had a very nice stay here. you know? certainly. but, you know, london's gotten crowded. and there's plenty of room back there in greece. plenty of room. >> reporter: maybe a nice idea especially if you're greek, but the british museum says, while everybody is entitled to their opinion, these structures aren't going anywhere. this might be one hollywood end even gorgeous george couldn't pull off. charlie dageda, in london. >> we always need bill to put it in perspective. >> raises some interesting points. >> very good points. >> the fact they're not america does not -- >> that's very true.

>> -- know about the monuments. caroline kennedy is drawing attention in japan but not the kind she's used to. how today's visit to okinawa is stirring up protest. that's next on "cbs this morning." (meow mix jingle) right on cue. (laughs) it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by name. [ male announcer ] frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky... not

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the new u.s. ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy is in okinawa this morning. she said her father was if there in 195 the recovering from an illness that almost killed him. and it's bringing up memories that have nothing to do with president kennedy. >> reporter: this daughter of jfk can certainly draw a crowd, even in the spitting rain. touring this world war ii

memorial in okinawa, she stuck to her script. >> no one can leave this park and this museum without a new commitment to build a better future for our children. >> reporter: part of her role as ambassador is ceremonial. that was shown when she was brought by horse-drawn carriage. thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of this far fairy-tale-like scene but all is not welcome. around 25,000 u.s. troops are based here but she's also stepping into the center of a controversy. these proterts oppose the 30-plus military bases here. this woman is one who protests.

>> we want our land back. >> you want that land back from the military bases. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: caroline kennedy met with the okinawa governor who supports the plan to move the base. >> hopefully we can work together to keep the momentum moving forward for progress. >> reporter: but to most okinawans, the plan to relocate the base is anything but progress. on the job for less than three months, this ambassador has not shied away from controversial topics. on twitter she voiced her disapproval or a dolphin hunt in japan and she criticized abe's visit to a shrine. >> she can push the envelope more than most because of her celebrity. >> reporter: she quietly

listened to students read haiku poems at this library. despite so many issues today was more about carefully choreographed photo opportunities and for all of the media gathered here we were not allowed to ask a single question. for "cbs this morning," seth doane, okinawa, japan. >> i think sectth is whispering because the ambassador is behind him. >> he did that so well. >> seth is powe light. his mother raised him well. >> she's got a lot of work starting out with some thick fog around the bay area some of the visibility down to a quarter mile even less in spots. ocean beach this morning, plenty of fog moving in along the coastline there. got a cold front that's headed into far northern california going to bring some rain in that direction. still a slight chance of some light sprinkles mainly north of the golden gate bridge for today. temperatures staying rather mild, 65 in san jose, 64 in redwood city, and about 64 degrees in vallejo. next couple of days, partly

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your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning, it's 7:56. i'm michelle griego. new surveillance video shows the man who may have kidnapped a man and a teenaged girl outside a safeway in oakland. an amber alert has been issued. police are looking for a red sedan with california plate 6jfm648. a person was killed walking near van ness and pacific avenues in san francisco pacific heights. police say a driver hit the person near the intersection at 1 a.m. the driver began to walk away from the scene, but witnesses point him out to police and he was arrested. stay with us. traffic and weather coming right up.

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palo alto. so you may want to consider using 280 across that stretch. all green on our sensors. otherwise a live look at the nimitz freeway outside. kind of foggy commute once again. northbound begins to slow near the oakland coliseum sluggish because of an earlier crash by downtown oakland. westbound 237 earlier this morning before 7:00 we had an accident approaching zanker road backed up traffic still jammed through milpitas. that is your latest "kcbs traffic report." here's lawrence with the forecast. thick fog around the bay area some still forming so visibility down to a quarter mile in some spots, delays at sfo of almost 45 minutes. you can see cloudy over the city of san francisco right now. so as we head throughout the morning though, the low clouds and the dense fog will begin to lift. still plenty of clouds likely to stream across our skies. slight chance of a couple of sprinkles maybe a few light showers north of the golden gate bridge as temperatures are mild though mid-60s in some spots. better chance of rain for everybody late in the weekend.

♪ good morning to you. it's 8:00 in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." catastrophic is how forecasters are threatening to leave thousands in the dark. president and mrs. obama host a state dinner for the president of france and this morning, she is talking to norah. we will introduce you to the designer. only on cbs this morning, national geographic reveals the people's choice of best adventure of the year. but first, here is a look at today's "eye-opener at 8:00 a.m." >> this city is diverted this morning. there will be no rush hour in

atlanta. this is a disaster. >> the snow is due any moment -- >> last night, the guest of honor at a lavish white house state dinner. and graco recalling car seats. >> it may be warmer here in sochi today than on sunday during the london 2012 summer olympics. kennedy is visiting a place that is central to u.s. interests and also stepping into the center of a controversy. big name actors are stirring up an international art controversy. >> it's been a nice day here you know certainly. but london has gotten crowded. >> the whacky weather could get whackier. >> the warm weather has become another big problem for the

winter games, and it got up to 60 degrees today, and some hotels thought the heat started working, but turns out -- i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. a potentially historic winter storm is pounding georgia and the carolineas this morning. the biggest enemy is ice. >> forecasters say this storm will be far worse than the one that shut down atlanta two weeks ago. amtrak cancelled all the trains in the region and nearly 3,000 flights are cancelled in the region. mark good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. the ice is beginning to glaze everywhere. you can see it on the ledge. it's on highways and secondary roads and surface streets, and it's also on power lines and trees and that of course is the big worry with the big spike

in power outages expected. 25,000 georgians without power, and you could see what was coming early this morning when the freezing rain and sleet began to fall, and already the streets were desserted, and people stayed home and heeded the warning. people have been told not to go to work and schools have been cancelled and by and large where people are right now is where they are going to wake up tomorrow morning. there is no possibility of getting to point a to point b, so for now we are having more ice and more glazing and more trouble on the way. back to you guys. >> indeed. mark strassmann, thank you. the storm threatens big trouble for all the major cities on the east coast. megan glaros is ready to guide us through the next 48 hours. megan, good morning. >> good morning, norah, charlie and gayle. here we go. once the storm system leaves the

deep south and you have been talking all morning about what it will do there, it moves to the northeast as a classic nor'easter. you can see the snow beginning to fall in d.c. and new york and boston as it continues to make a play on off to the north and east. what i expect is that the heaviest accumulations will be in interior portions of northeast, but could be as much as a foot to foot and a half there. we will see lower accumulations closer to coastal areas because as of low tracks off to the northeast, we will probably see d.c., new york and boston on the rain/snow line and gusty winds will be a big problem with this system and could create blizzard conditions in interior areas over the next 48 hours. >> megan, thank you. closing arguments begin this morning in a high profile murder case that draws comparisons to the trayvon martin killing. dunn is accused in the shooting death of a african-american

teenager. dunn took the stand on tuesday, and we go to jacksonville florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie, norah and gayle, and good morning to the viewers in the west. the jury could start to deliberate later today. dunn testified in his own defense explaining why he fired his gun ten times at an suv full of teenagers he encountered at a jacksonville convenient store parking lot. at first he said the teens in the red durango complied with the request to turn down the music, and davis sitting in the backseat was very angry. dunn told investigators he believed he saw four inches of a shotgun before the 17-year-old started getting out of the truck. and over here is my glove box, and i am looking out the window and i said you are not going to

kill me you son of a [ bleep ] and i shot him. >> his fiance was in the store at the time. the shots fired could be heard on the security video. as the durango was speeding away dunn got out of his car and fired three more rounds. under cross-examination, dunn said he feared for their lives but did not call police. >> when you were at the hotel room, you didn't call 911. >> i didn't call the police until the following morning. >> you called the pizza man, right? >> yeah i think i mentioned that, i wanted to get something for rhonda to eat. >> investigators never found a weapon on davis or in the suv, and to underscore that point prosecutors called brower back to the stand. >> did the defendant ever tell you he saw a gun in that red

suv? >> no. >> did the defendant tell you he saw a weapon of any kind in that suv? >> no. >> dunn faces one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. he has pleaded not guilty. >> if convicted, dunn faces life in prison and the shooting happened in november of 2012 just nine months after trayvon martin was killed, and this case is being handled by the same prosecutor angela cory. >> thank you. french president heads to california today, and he spent the last two days with president obama where it seems they got along well. >> i have two daughters, and they are both gorgeous wonderful, and i would never choose between them. and that's how i feel about my

outstanding european partners. all of them are wonderful in their own ways. >> very diplomatic answer. when it comes to favorites, the french president says he has four children and that makes his decision difficult as well, and he left his family and ex-girlfriend behind for the state dinner last night. they worked out the seating arrangements okay. good morning to you. >> reporter: the personal problems of french president, perhaps unavoidbly dominated the state dinner but there were subjective issues as well and united states and france are working together on both of them but might find friction in the near future and now there is a negotiated pact to get rid of the chemical weapons that is now bogged down. and the same thing is true with iran, there is work to end that

country's pursuit of nuclear weapons, but french businessmen are creating new business opportunities even though economic sanctions continue and both presidents said the economic sanctions will remain and no businesses should think iran is open for business until there's an open deal and it appears the state dinner went off without a hitch. >> we thought it would go on

do do mammograms save lives? a new study says no. that is certainly kicking up a firestorm in the community, and a top breast cancer surgeon tells us why this is not the final word. ♪

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i thought it would be nice for my mom to see it and for others to feel happy. >> 14-year-old will hart talking about a special message to his mother. he wrote "hi, mom, god bless you" in the snow. his mom is being treated for leukemia, and her son called her saturday telling her to look out the window. the mom says she was amazed. >> i know she felt better too. >> that is so beautiful. nothing worse than when you were in the hospital and sick but to see your son do something like that. >> very nice. women trying to stop breast cancer before its too late often rely on mammograms, but we look at the controversy over new research, a suddeny published finds mammogramy does not save lives. it warns routine use to be reassessed.

>> researchers followed 90,000 canadian women for years, and we are joined by the doctor. when i heard about this this morning, i thought, great, another study with a different finding with mammograms. it's hard to believe mammograms would not be beneficial in saving lives. >> i agree with you. i think it's an important point to make that there have been many studies looking at the benefits of ma'ammmogramophy. >> the front page of the "new york times," it says it found the study that the death rates from breast cancer and all causes were the same in women that got mammograms and those that did not. is the study flawed?

it was based on 90,000 women? >> i think there are many different potential explanations for the flaws, and there is no flaw study, so to point out the individual flaws we could do that for a long time and one of the issues is we do that differently, like everything in the life than in the '80s. >> when should we get mammograms? >> the recommendations for mammograms should not change they should start at age 40 and continue yearly until a woman is really no longer healthy enough to undergo mammograms. >> is there any other information of what women should know in terms of options and what you should do? >> number one, we are better at looking at women with risk so there are women who should start mammograms earlier based on family histories, and i think by

and large, a woman who has other medical problems where undergoing a mammogram and dealing with the consequences from that mammogram may not be really relevant to their overall health picture, that should be considered and before a doctor orders a mammogram that should be considered. >> thank you. and then reaches for the sky and comes up with a winner. we go behind the scenes of this year's competition, and that's ahead on "cbs this morning." we go behind the scenes of this year's dog competition. that's up next. sponsored by purina. your pet, our passion. music stops ♪music resumes purina pro plan's bioavailable formulas deliver optimal nutrient absorption. purina pro plan. nutrition that performs.

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this morning there is a new queen among dogs. judges from the westminster kennel club chose a wire fox terrier as best in show. one of her owners said it's like winning an oscar. vinita nair was at madison square garden to watch it all last night. >> reporter: getting ready for the best in show competition at the westminster kennel club show is a competition in and of itself. each dog is bathed dried, and styled to perfection. then there are the handleres, system who have their own preshow requirements. what make this so different is how close the fans can get to the athletes. >> i noticed today just watching her, people are constantly

coming by to touch her. >> they want to see how soft she is. they do. they want to be up close and personal which is great but she needs her rest. >> her groomer, penny doingen is from seattle but traveled to new york to compete. >> at home before the show it took about five hours to get her ready and about 2 1/2 the day of the dog show. >> nearly 3,000 dogs entered the year's competition but only seven made it to the finals. this is the second for riley, a irish water spaniel who placed two years ago. >> do you think she gets a sense of the competition? >> absolutely. if you watch her through the gates, she's on fire. her name is champions whistlestops riley on fire and she loves it. >> shortly after she sauntered into the ring the judge made up

her mind. alley, won runner up and riley best of the sporting group. and a breed that won 13 times before -- >> best of show this evening is the wire fox terrier. >> sky a 5-year-old wire fox terrier from california owned the bragging rights today. she has won 128 best in show titles for her career and for sky, there's no limit in sight. now, sky has a very busy itinerary today for lunch. she is eating steak at the famed broadway restaurant. and apparently later she has a meeting with donald trump. her handler says her newfound stardom

investigation disrupted morning light ra good morning, 8:25 on your wednesday. time for some news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. a murder investigation disrupted morning light rail service in san jose. a man was stabbed to death early this morning after a bar fight continued outside near santa clara and 1st street. the suspect in custody two workers at the tesoro refinery in martinez flown to the hospital early this morning after appear acid leak there. both workers are expected to be okay. the leak is contained. and the refinery is back to normal operations now. and today marking the 10- year anniversary since san francisco started allowing same- sex marriages. thousands showed up at city hall on this day back in 2004. reception is planned for tonight. stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment.

we are watching a traffic alert right now blocking on- and off-ramps on eastbound 80. the problem is an injury accident and spill. the on- and off-ramps eastbound 580 approaching harbor way are all blocked off. still no eta and that's the latest tweet just now from 511 bay area. all right. here's a live look at some sensors along the peninsula. southbound 101 there was an earlier accident approaching

university. all lanes are now back open. southbound lanes are jammed solid from redwood city. and we can finally see a few headlines now westbound 580. this cameras has been covered in fog all morning. it's a slow drive out after the altamont pass nearly a half hour to go towards the dublin interchange. here's lawrence. delays coming into sfo on arriving flights to about 45 minutes due to low clouds and fog. so looks like that fog is going to start to lift. our mount vaca cam at about 3,000 feet you can see some mid- to high-level clouds moving in. there's even a slight chance of some light sprinkles and light showers north of the golden gate bridge. the rest of us will just see some passing clouds as low clouds and fog break up this morning. temperatures as high as 65 degrees in san jose. 64 in oakland. and about 64 degrees in the napa valley. looks like we'll see some more fog overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. still a slight chance of sprinkles north on thursday. better chance of rain saturday night into sunday. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up this half hour she's a queen of fashion who makes the wives of american presidents look very good. designer carolina herrera tells norah how she started an empire at the age of 40. plus the best of adventures. talented and fearless. the people vote for adventurer of the year. you'll meet the winner. how that person master as sport you probably never heard of. that's ahead. right now it's tame to show you some of the headlines from around the globe. "the daily news" says longtime anchor tom brokaw is being

treated for cancer. that affects blood cells in bone marrow. brokaw says doctors are encouraged by his progress. he's optimistic and still, quote, the luckiest guy i know. a great man. "new york times" looks at nfl michael sam who announced he is gay. the father is struggling with the news. he's old school. while he loves his son, he adds quote, as black man we have so many hurdles to cross. this is just one he has to cross. the tiem"the times of london" says virgin atlantic is using google glass to check in vip passengers on its flights. it's part of a six-week trial. it allows them to check passengers in quicker and lets them know of their dietary needs and preference for drinks. the "los angeles times" says bauschly is striking a pose for the new "sports illustrated"

issue. the doll's been around but never appeared in the magazine. heidi klum and kate are also in the issue. paula deen is ready to make a come back. last year she made a racial slur. she lost dozens of endorsements and her television show. sh's in talks with retail networks and chains. julia louis-dreyfus tweeted this photo. as you know she plays a fictional number two on hbo's "veep." she sat next to the real joe biden. >> very nice. speaking of the state dinner last night fashion waefrps might have been wondering who missouri was wearing. well, that beautiful dress designed by carolina herrera, one of the go-to designers for first ladies. she's dressed almost all of them going back to jacqueline kennedy and she just wrapped up her fall runway show at fashion week in

new york and we tagged athrong see how her million-dollar brand remains timeless. when the models arrive at carolina herrera's studio all eyes are on the clothes. with just four days until a runway show, the designer must decide who wears what and make sure all 40 outfits fit like gloves. call it the storm before an even bigger storm, new york fashion week, which draws more than 200,000 people to 500 shows, generating an estimated $658 million for the city it's not easy. it's not the glamorous thing when you see a show and you see the glamorous clothing and the comments. s comments. no. it's a lot of work. >> still whether it's herrera or the clothes that bear her

name glamor is hard. born in venezuela, daughter of a politician, she was surrounded by elegance. she looked like a fashion designer long before coming one. >> you didn't start your business until you were 40 years old. >> exactly. i didn't. i wanted to do something new. >> i think that would inspire a lot of people to think, here you had had your children and at age 40, not having had your own business, you started your own business. >> exactly. you can do it. >> reporter: with her husband and four daughters she moved to caracas. the critics loved what they saw and herrera quickly became a fixture on the fashion scene, especially when the first lady became one of her first loyal clients. >> you know i did dress jackie for the last ten years of her life. she had a sense of history that nobody has like her. >> reporter: herrera's biggest bragout moment came in 1986 when

she designed carolyn kennedy's wedding dress. >> that was amazing. jackie never got involved with it. she said caroline it's your day. >> reporter: throughout her 33-year career she has attracted a-list clients. she's dressed tina fey, taylor swift. >> lady gaga. >> wearing you on the cover of harper's bazaar. >> i'm a great admirer er of lady gaga. she has great voice. she has her own personality and her own way of showing herself to the public and it's very eccentric, i love it. >> she wore a dress made out of meat. >> i know. but that's passion. even if it's a meat dress. >> so we have this one.

>> reporter: there's no food in any of herrera's designs, just plenty to feast your eyes on. she features modern elegance like few others can. the hall mark of her billion-dollar empire which reaches 500 markets around the world, although most of it is designed here in the new york office. >> you've done something like 60 runway shows. does it get easier over time? >> no, never. it gets more and more difficult. i get very nervous because i know that people are expecting to see something amazing. >> people would say how can carolina herrera get nervous. >> they should come with me for a day before the show. >> we tried but there was a little bit of a wait. and if herrera was nervous, she didn't show it. instead she showed up with

visions for the fall. >> fashion is a business that is not very clear. i tell you why. fashion is fashion. it's magical. it's a dream that has to come to reality. but it's a fantasy. some people say it's frivolous. it's not only frivolous. it's for your everyday life. you have to get dressed every day. >> you know i had never been to fashion show before. this is a big business. what surprised me, she said -- carolyn brown said their biggest markets, south asia middle easement it's big business. >> both of you wear herrera. >> yes. >> you're wearing her today. >> yes. >> she makes beautiful dresses. i didn't know she started her business at 40. >> mm-hmm. >> what i love is first of all the music is great.

the most important thing is they're over in like 20 minute sthoos they don't last long. >> and they're beautiful women. you forgot that part. >> that ooh's a nice party. >> she makes beautiful things. i wish i was wearing carolina today. very nice. only on "cbs this morning," we're about to reveal the win ore thf year's ees's nat geochoice

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now to an announcement you will only see on "cbs this morning." for nine years "national geographic" has recognized a top adventurist from around the world. ten contenders were picked this year. more than 75,000 fans voted online for people's choice adventurer 2014. we're pleased to introduce this year's winner killian jornette. this is what put him on top. this may be the first time you've heard of a sport called sky running but once you see it you will never forget it. that's killian jornette one of the best sky runners. more mountain goat than man. he races along mountain ridges

sometimes more than 14,000 feet high oftentimes with no protective gear. >> i'm happy that maybe the things i do is get more people to do it. >> he climbs narrow surfaces at a runner's pace. most stretches are between 12 and 30 miles. he grew up in the catalonia region of spain. he started practicing the extreme sport at age 17. just three years later he broke a speed record here on mont blanc blanc, the highest. he's set seven high altitude speed reports and he says he has no plan of ending his time soon. >> killian is with us along with the editor of "national

geographic." welcome. >> thank you. >> here's the question. why do you do this? >> i don't know. i think i will find when i become older. maybe for fun. maybe because i love to be there. >> and second question, how do you do it? what's essential to be able do this? >> i think the passion. they become ease. whether you're training or you feel bad and you need to look around and say i'm here because -- >> i never heard of sky running before. how did you get into this? >> my parents, they're really into the mountains. my father was a mountain guy. my mother does races too. >> your mother does races. >> yes. >> where are you from?

>> the pyrenees in catalina. >> pyrenees. >> yeah. >> your mom tells great story. when you were 18 months old she took you on a 7 1/2-hour walk you never fussed you never cried. she said you tired her out. so it really is in your blood they say about you, this desire. >> yeah. >> what your parents thought you about nature what was it? >> i think it's more important the things they tell me or show me regarding the mountains because they were trying to share the special -- try to understand. i'm not sure how it was. it was more going with show the solutions.

>> maryanne what do you think? >> we do know kilian has an enormous fan base and they really supported him with the votes, and it's just obvious to see they're pushing the ability in the mountains. whether you're a mountain runner or do it. >> is it an age range because diana nyad was a contestant. >> we really want to surprise people with our selections and we want the selections to represent different adventures. diana was compelling because she tried for 35 goals. she had a dream. she faced some failures but she persevered and got it in the end. we really wanted to include her. >> this is incredible. "national geographic" searching for adventurers. >> >> we really do. it's a wonderful job to do to find these stories and be able

to share them with a larger audience audience. so to take kilian and share him with fans we have a bunch of people who doend know him. >> to watch what you do it says you never sprain and i ankle. >> i do, but we don't show it. >> oh, it says you never sprain an ankle. >> there are days we need to turn around. >> do you ever get afraid? >> to be afraid, it makes us to be alied because if you are not afraid, you will die. >> what have you not yet conquered that you want to do? or you've done it all? >> no. i think it's important to have goals far away. i like to climb different mountains. then i go off tomorrow. like tomorrow i want to train.

i want to wake up see the mountains, say, okay this summit looks nice so i want to go there. >> wow. thank you, kilian. >> what do you eat? >> what do you eat? >> we'll get your diet. i usually go eight hours with no water. you erie amazing. >> we need to eat because it's long. >> i agree. kilian jornet thank you. and mary anne from "national geographic," thank you. all that mattered on this day in 2002 a decision by a mayor that changes decision all across the country. do you remember what it was? the answer is next on "cbs this morning."

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your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning, 8:55 your time. time for some news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. new surveillance video showing the man who may have kidnapped a man and a young teenaged girl outside a safeway in oakland. an amber alert has been issued. police are looking for a red sedan with california plate 6jfm648. two workers at the tesoro refinery in martinez blown to the hospital early this morning after an acid leak there. both workers expected to be okay, the leak now contained, and the refinery is back to normal operations. a person was killed walking near van ness and pacific avenues in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood. police say a driver hit the person near the intersection about 1:00 this morning. the driver began to walk away from the scene. but witnesses there point him out to police. he was later arrested. weather-wise, it's all about the fog, right, lawrence?

>> a lot of fog out there again this morning maybe not as thick as yesterday. some of the visibilities dropping to a quarter mile and delays at sfo of almost 45 minutes on arriving flights. out the door we have plenty of clouds over san francisco. a little thicker in spots. once low clouds and fog begin to break up, we have more clouds, mid- to high-level clouds, from the weather system headed to the pacific northwest going to bring with it a slight chance of light sprinkles, maybe a few light showers north of the golden gate. otherwise, the temperatures staying very mild. 65 concord today, 64 redwood city, 60 san francisco. looking out over the next couple of days, some partly cloudy skies, still slight chance of sprinkles to the north, then i think a better chance of rain for everyone saturday night into sunday and a bigger storm moving in on tuesday. we're going to check out your "kcbs traffic" coming up next.

good morning. we just got an update now from chp about this tanker truck hazmat spill. this is the latest tweet from chp golden gate. about three hours to clear some of this spill. the off-ramp eastbound 580 the harbor way off-ramp will be shut down until approximately noon today. richmond pd is handle the hazmat spill on city streets. main lines of 580 a little sluggish approaching the scene. westbound 237 super backed up. there was an earlier crash approaching zanker road. even the ride get there is on southbound 880 jammed up from union city. bay bridge backed up to the maze. very slow crawl on the incline.

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