right back into the storm. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com captioning funded by cbs good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, february 27, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." major developments overnight in ukraine. the ousted president reportedly breaks his silence. gunmen storm local government flag.ings and raise the russian plus, from drought to mudslides, the new threat facing the west. new fallout after arizona's governor strikes down a bill criticized as anti-gay, and a big makeover for food labels. how much will it fight the fat? we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye-opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> russian news agencies are reporting ukraine's fugitive president has been seen in moscow. it's claimed he asked russia to

guarantee his personal safety. >> the crisis in ukraine moves beyond its borders. >> pro-russian armed men have seized a building in the crimea region. >> the united states has told russia any military intervention in ukraine would be a grave mistake. >> we do not believe this should be an east-west, russia/united states. this is not "rocky 4." californians are waking up to the first of two rainstorms. >> by the end of the week, as much as 8 inches in some areas, and that might lead to mudslides in the foothills of los angeles, so officials are calling for voluntary evacuations. >> we'll get the women and children out here. >> last night, jan brewer vetoed legislation pitting equal liberty against gay rights. >> i call them like i see them, despite the cheers or boos. >> leave all your belongings and get off this aircraft. we cannot breathe back here. go. >> oakland international airport, a delta flight operated by skywest was evacuated after smoke filled the plane. >> the cabin started filling up. it smelled like burnt rubber. >> new developments concerning

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welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle king is off. good morning, norah. >> good morning, charlie. as you were sleeping in the west, the drama in ukraine was increasing by the hour. the country's ousted president is now report to be in russia. the putin government has granted viktor yanukovych's request for protection. secretary of state john kerry's warning russia not to make a, quote, grave mistake by sending troops to ukraine. meanwhile, pro-russian forces are taking a stand in the important region of crimea. clarissa ward is there where a new troop took control. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. russian news agencies are reporting that viktor yanukovych, the ousted president, may already be in moscow, that he's being granted refuge by the russian government after he claimed that his life was in danger from extremists. he also said that he is still the legitimate president of

ukraine. meanwhile, in the south of the country, in the important crimea region, a tense armed standoff continues. there was chaos and confusion in crimea this morning after armed gunmen took over regional government buildings and flew the russian flag. "nobody knows what's going on inside at the moment," this man said. "we only saw the building being taken over, some 30 fully armed people ran inside." the events came on the heels of clashes yesterday between pro-russian demonstrators and supporters of ukraine's new government. russia has yet to recognize this country's new leadership. in a move that many here view as provocative, president putin has called for surprise military exercises right on ukraine's doorstep. russian fighter jets have been put on combat alert, stoking fears that russian plans to intervene in ukraine's politics. at a rally in independence square, the heart of the revolution, we met katerina, a

27-year-old teacher. and what is your message to president putin and to russia? >> leave ukraine alone. leave ukraine alone. leave all the people to make our future. don't usurp us anymore. >> reporter: ukraine is trying to move forward, but it won't be easy. the country is almost bankrupt. it needs $35 billion over the next two years to stay afloat. and russian sabre-rattling aside, that's the real battle for this new crop of leaders. ukraine's interim government has just been voted in here. they are going to be very angry about the news about viktor yanukovych. he is a wanted man here. he faces charges of mass murder in connection with his role in the killings of 80 protesters here last week. charlie, norah? >> all right, clarissa, thank you. north korea fired four short-range missiles off its eastern coast this morning.

the missiles were fired from a site near the border with south korea. that's according to south korea's defense ministry. the north has fired short-range missiles into the sea of japan in the past during military exercises. this morning, millions of you in the west are facing back-to-back winter storms. rain is falling across california, but a more powerful storm is on the way. it could unleash dangerous mudslides and flooding. kara finnstrom is in the san gabriel valley city of glendora east of los angeles. kara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to everyone here in the west. here in california, when it rains it pours. you can see some of the thousands of sandbags behind me here, which have been made for residents who are shoring up their homes. glendora was recently hit by a wildfire, and so, this area is particularly vulnerable right now to mudslides and to flooding. so residents here getting ready for that. they say they are preparing as best they can. the first of two california storms hit san francisco

wednesday, soaking the bay area with as much as 2 inches of rain before heading south to the los angeles area late last night. residents in glendora are under voluntary evacuation orders. last month's colby fire in the area burned almost 2,000 acres. that, coupled with recente aree candidate for mudslides. glendora residents are taking no chances. >> we have sandbags and behind it we plywooded our fences, to prevent it from going into the pool and the ponds, and along the house, we put plastic, sandbags and plywood to keep it out of our house. >> reporter: they're trying to avoid a repeat of this, damaging mudslides four years ago, after seven days of torrential rain. >> we're preparing for the worst and hope for the best. >> reporter: crews have been working 16-hour days to prepare for mother nature's one-two punch. >> we need the water. i don't know about all at once like that. >> reporter: it is a mixed blessing, but the storms will

not cure california's drought problems. for example, for san francisco to reach its average yearly rainfall by june, it would need another 17 inches of rain. charlie, norah? >> here's a look at california's famous santa monica pier this morning, while it rains in the west. meteorologist megan glaros of the chicago station, wbbm, says a winter chill is hitting most of the country hard. >> good morning, charlie and norah. good morning to our viewers in the west. most of you are bracing for more rain that's headed your way. we're talking about the heaviest of the rains, in fact, friday coming into saturday. for california, this could be some of the heaviest rain you've had since march of 2011. flooding, mudslides, and severe storms are all a possibility with this next storm system coming through. we're talking about very high accumulation rates here. could be just shy of 4 inches at l.a.x., and we're talking about almost 2.5 inches for those of you down around san diego. much-needed rain, but a little too much too quickly. it's bitterly cold, still, across the midwest and east. wind chills up across minnesota,

wisconsin, and the u.p. of michigan could drop to 50 below this morning, and temperature records are being challenged all over the place in the midwest. now, as that low pressure from the west coast moves into colder air, we are going to see the potential for snow from idaho all the way on off to the east coast by the weekend. charlie, norah? >> thank you, megan. to the arizona veto watched by the nation this morning. gay rights supporters are cheering and religious conservatives are fuming. governor jan brewer rejected a proposed law that critics say would have allowed open discrimination against gays. brewer posted this photo on the -- of the veto on twitter to reveal her decision. carter evans is at the state capitol in phoenix where the republican governor faced heavy pressure from corporations to block the bill. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah, and good morning to our viewers in the west. the spotlight had been on arizona for days leading up to the decision, but it all came to a head on wednesday right here at the state capitol in phoenix.

a day of protests outside the capitol ended in celebration. [ cheers ] inside, governor jan brewer announced her much-anticipated decision. >> after weighing all of the arguments, i have vetoed senate bill 1062. >> reporter: the bill would have given legal protection to businesses that refuse service to people based on religious beliefs. brewer said it could create more problems than it claimed to solve. >> the bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences. [ chants ] >> veto! >> reporter: critics agree, saying the law would have moved arizona backwards. >> this is a movement by the far right, the far religious right, to be specific, to go after really the gay community. >> reporter: cathi herrod is part of the group that helped write the bill. >> would it protect the muslim wedding photographer who does not want to photograph a jewish wedding? >> yes. >> reporter: do you see any problem with that? >> 1062 addresses a critical need in our country to ensure

that americans are free to live and work according to their faith. >> i think americans see that there's a line. >> reporter: state smart nancy barto, who co-sponsored the bill, accused opponents of twisting the debate. >> it's shameful that outrageous lies have won the day. >> reporter: but opposition to the bill was widespread, even crossing party lines. republican arizona senator john mccain commended brewer's veto, as did former secretary of state hillary clinton. >> thankfully, the governor of arizona has vetoed the discriminatory -- [ cheers and applause ] -- legislation that was passed. >> reporter: many leading businesses publicly opposed the bill, as did the nfl and major league baseball. even some legislators who first voted in favor of the bill eventually reversed their decisions, but some of those staunch supporters say this veto

marks a sad day for arizona. charlie and norah? >> thanks, carter. a federal judge ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage in texas is unconstitutional. voters approved the law in 2005. yesterday's ruling called marriage an individual right that voters cannot deny. texas attorney general greg abbott, who's running for governor as a republican, says he will appeal. 29 states have laws making same-sex marriage illegal. the texas decision will not be enforced until a higher court rules on the case. a deadly plane crash in hawaii is under investigation this morning. the small aircraft went down last night on the island of lanai shortly after taking off. three people were killed, three others are injured, two critically. their names have not yet been released. tense moments on another flight. this morning, varies are trying to figure out why passenger jet filled with smoke as it touched down in california last night. the pilot of the delta flight from los angeles to oakland stopped the plane abruptly. as terrell brown shows us, a

passenger captured the chaotic scene on video. >> leave all your belongings and get off this aircraft! >> reporter: just minutes after landing at oakland international airport, smoke began filling the cabin. >> we cannot breathe back here! go! >> reporter: frantic crew members instructed the 75 passengers on board to quickly exit the plane and leave their belongings behind. >> clear out the plane. >> reporter: linton johnson, one of the passengers, said the hair became hazy once the flight touched down. >> by the time we got to the gate, the cabin started filling up. it smelled like burnt rubber. >> reporter: the captain deployed the stairs short of the jetway so passengers could make an emergency exit. >> the pilots immediately put the plane to a stop. it really came to a jolting stop, and they -- the flight attendants were telling everybody to get off, get off the plane, get off the plane, leave your stuff behind, get off the plane. >> reporter: investigators found no sign of a fire and are still looking into what caused the mysterious smoke. there were no reports of any injuries.

for "cbs this morning," terrell brown, new york. this morning, first lady michelle obama will join the fda to announce plans to make major changes in food labels. the governor unveiled two proposals overnight. >> together, they mark the first overhaul in two decades. the move is designed to address the reality of how americans eat. lisa young is a nutritionist, the author of "the portion teller plan," and adjunct professor at new york university. welcome. >> nice to be here. >> so what's the most important change? >> i think the most important change is that they've made the serving sizes more realistic and the calories are going to be prominently displayed. >> mm-hmm. go ahead. >> i was going to say the other important change, too, is sugar, right? >> yes. separating out and adding a column for added sugar, so you know where you have to watch. >> mm-hmm. these have not been changed in 20 years, food labels. do you think it will make a dent? >> i think it absolutely can make a dent, because we're eating more than we used to eat.

obesity is a big problem, and we need to really cut to the chase and focus on the things that really matter. calories, added sugar, serving sizes. >> they seem -- the labels seem to emphasize calories over fat. >> yes. yes. because some fats are good. and having percent calories from fat just takes away from the real issue. how many calories are in this product? >> and how will they label, in metric or the way that they're labelling? is it easily understandable? >> it's easily understandable in the sense that they're going to have things like cups, units, you know, six crackers, half a cup will be a cup. they're still doing the metric with grams, i would prefer to see ounces, that would be my one other piece. >> do you think the problem are the labels or do you think it's americans' understanding of nutrition? >> i think it's americans' understanding of nutrition and the fact that we're eating more and food is around us all the time. >> so then, why do you think the labels will make a difference? >> because i think you'll pick up a label and you'll look to see, okay, how many calories are really in this product?

>> right. you know, when you have a box of cereal, it says half a cup. nobody really eats half a cup of cereal. usually it's a cup or two cups. >> exactly. and that's why they're changing that. >> so there'll be a comment for 90 days? >> yes. yes. it needs an education campaign, as well, because they're making the serving sizes bigger, the fda is not telling us that we should eat more. they're just telling us what's really in this product, like ice cream. for example. instead of a half a cup of serving, as a serving, which nobody uses, nobody eats that, it will be a cup. >> when i talk to anybody who's had effective wait reduction, they say to me, it wasn't some specific guide. it was that i ate less, i pulled away. >> exactly. >> all right. lisa young, thank you. good to see you. >> thank you. general motors is facing a government probe this morning. investigators want to know why it took so long to recall 1.6 million small cars. on tuesday, gm doubled the size of its recall for faulty ignition switches. the carmaker issued an apology. the defect is linked to 31

crashes and 13 deaths. documents show gm knew about the problem as early as 2004. the company could be fined $35 million. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "usa today" says the army disqualified 588 soldiers from jobs as sexual assault counselors, recruiters, and drill sergeants. that is 10 times higher than the te army's estimate last summer. some committed sexual assaults themselves. others were involved in child abuse and drunk driving. the army is getting rid of 79 of the troops. 175 rebel fighters were killed in an ambush in syria. dramatic video from syrian state media shows the alleged attack near damascus, the same source reporting the fighters were linked to al qaeda. "the minneapolis star-tribune" said president obama is pushing a $302 billion to improve the nation's transportation system. the president outlined his proposal yesterday during a visit to st. paul's union depot. he called the newly renovated

train station an example of what federal and local partnerships can produce. "the new york times" says children born to middle-aged men are at higher risk for mental health issues. a new study finds children of fathers 45 and older are more likely to suffer from autism, adhd, and bipolar disorder. researchers say genetic mutations that build up in sperm cells could be the cause. the "wall street journal" looks at a battle between beer and soda to be king of drinks, anheuser-busch inbev, the beer giant, briefly topped coca-cola in value. each company is worth about $166 billion. they open today's trading on wall street with the two companies running neck and neck. and "the los angeles times" says scientists found 715 new planets outside our solar system. that nearly doubles the number of known planets in the galaxy, and it raises the possibility of life beyond earth. a handful of the planets orbit stars in zones where it's neither too hot nor too cold for life to exist.

a woman in san francisco is recovering this morning after a dramatic cliff rescue wednesday. firefighters used ropes, a ladder, and a basket-style stretcher to pull her to safety. the woman plunged about 20 feet down a rocky bluff overlooking the pacific. she fractured her ankle and suffered hypothermia before she was saved. it's a pain killer that critics say could kill you. >> ahead, the fda under fire to make a last-minute reversal. first, it's . looks like this storm system beginning to wind down. the other one just winding up now. still some scattered showers around the bay area. that will taper off but only a brief break. we have had some thunderstorms overnight, some strong gusty winds to 40-50 miles per hour. showers will end today. temperatures will stay cool, 50s and low 60s. rain becomes heavy tonight and some very strong gusty winds into early tomorrow morning. showers through saturday. >> announcer: this national

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. good morning. 7:26 on your thursday. around the bay area, some from an air conditioning unit led to some frightening moments on a plane that landed at oakland. 75 passengers and four crew members rushed off the plane as that cabin filled with smoke. fire forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. it started in a carport after townhome on the city's south side and spread in san jose. several people lost everything. here's a check of the forecast. >> looks like the storm system now winding down that brought us some gusty winds and some thunderstorms overnight. had this system now headed up into the sierra nevada where it's dropping a lot of snow up there. still some scattered showers sliding in toward parts of the santa cruz mountains.

in the east bay storms lining up toward hayward and san ramon. by this afternoon the showers will have ended, a brief break. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a stronger storm expected for tomorrow with gusty winds and very heavy rainfall. showers into saturday. we'll check traffic after the break. ,,,,,,

. request good morning. a pickup truck was driving in the southbound lanes, flipped over and ended up in the northbound lanes. the left lanes are blocked. northbound 280 approaching westboro. out to the bay bridge, metering lights are on. pretty long wait to get onto the bay bridge. backed up well into the maze. the approaches are jammed. all lanes have been blocked for six hours in morgan hill southbound 101 at tenant avenue. ,, ,,,,,,,,

senior day turned into a surprise homecoming for the women's basketball team at albright college in pennsylvania. she was celebrating with her parent whence she realized her brother was also there. he is just back from serving in the army for a year in afghanistan. >> each one of those stories is unique. and welcome home. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming back this half hour, no matter what you see snow could be disappearing at an extraordinary rate. one expert warns the ski industry could face an untimely end. he talks to don dahler who looks at the science behind the prediction. plus, newly released video shows one man's deadly struggle with police. was he resisting or did officers go too far? that story's ahead.

the fda is facing backlash this morning over a painkiller approved last year. it's set to go on sale in pharmacies next month. wyatt andrews has the warning from critics. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: charlie and norah, good morning to you. in this petition from dozens of anti-addiction groups, they're called zohydro the next hydrocodone. it will lead to more drug addiction ar more drug-related deaths. last october the fda approved zoe hydig zohydro, but the power of a drug like this is the issue. zohydro is essential pure hydrocodone, a painkiller similar to oxycontin and would be given in doses between 10 and 50 milligram as day. that's up to ten times the

typical dose of hydrocodone now. >> this is a product that's dangerous even to people trying to use it as directed. >> reporter: one of the physicians asking the fda to revoke its approval is dr. andrew kolodny, head of the phoenix house, a place that treated addicted patients. >> it's assumed once it hits the market, many will die from it. a child could die from taking just one capsule and an adult who's not used to taking opioids could die from just two capsules. >> reporter: it's called essential for parents with cancer, back pain or arthritis nchl a station, zogenix, the drug's maker, calls the drug a new treatment option and said the company was committed to discussing the appropriate

dosing. some say it was unexpected and some say unprecedented. they voted 11-2 against zohydro. >> there is a proorn pattern of addiction. >> reporter: with most of the experts fearing the drug like oxycontin would lead to abuse. the fda told us in a statement that it approves zohydro because so many patients need it and it outweighs them. can it stay in the box and only be used as approved. charlie and norah. >> white app drewes, thank you. this morning police officers remain in a serious confrontation after man's dad. luiz rodriguez came out of a movie theater. they believe excessive force was

used. >> reporter: she shot this cell phone video as she frantically pleaded wi with police to relear husband. luiz, are you okay? >> he's okay. >> reporter: she believed he was not. >> they got on top of him, beating him on the head, pow, pow, pow. >> reporter: rodriguez said she was called to the secene after they got into an argument with their 19-year-old daughter. when they arrived. they stopped her husband. the officer approached rodriguez. >> i understand there's a domestic here. someone hit someone. >> you hit your daughter. >> yes. >> reporter: a lawyer for menard told cbs news how the offer described the moment leading up to the incident. >> hes, hey, we're investigating a krierjs need your identification. the subject refuses, starting to take off, gets into a fighting

stance. >> i didn't see anything inappropriate on the cell phone video. >> reporter: but the rodriguez family disagrees. >> you killed him. you killed him. his death, right in front of my face. that's my dad. my dad. >> reporter: the cause of death has not yet been determined. the case is now in the hands of the okay state bureau of investigations. for "cbs this morning," anna werner, dallas. closing arguments could begin today in the drunk driving trial of kara kennedy. she says she cannot remember driving on a new york highway in 2012 after mistakenly taking a sleeping pill. she hit a truck and blew out a

tire. >> kennedy told about her upbringing. she said, quote, my mother raised us because my father died when i was 8. he was killed running for office. rickky klieman joins us. good morning. >> good morning, norah and charlie. >> was it important for her to bring up her political lineage? >> what we learn ld and the only person who could tell us is kerry kennedy is she had been taking thyroid medication for a number of years, i think since 1991 and she also took am bee yechb when she was traveling. it's a sleeping pill and a mighty powerful one at that. she was shown two pills, photographs of the pills and they do look remarkably alike. her defense, i took the sleeping pill, the ambien, by accident. it was a mistake. and one of the things that the

defense, norah and charlie, has tried to do from the beginning is as you say talk about her lineage. she is a kennedy. why is that even relevant? it's relevant say her lawyers because if she were just a regular gal, just a regular guy, this case would have never been prosecuted up to a jury trial. it would have been simply a fine. so she is getting special treatment, the defense says, and not good special treatment because she is a celebrity, a kennedy. >> what do you make of the fact that she says she cannot remember th remember, that her memory is not there? jumbled? >> well, charlie, i'd say this. we don't know the life experience of these jurors. i am sure it was gone into during jury selection. but if anyone has ever taken a sleeping pill and has had a bad experience on it in that they wake up in the morning and they don't remember, the studies are

legion. the expert for the prosecution has testified. there is a whole syndrome of people who take ambien or its generic equivalent and they go do things in their house, they cook, they turn on the gas, they turn on the oven, they go walk. some go driving. and they have no memory. >> has she changed her story at all since she's been asked questions about what happened? >> yes. and that may be her biggest problem. this is a case where when one says, of course, if you lab to what she said and look at the two pills, it was an accident. the problem is there's a story in the middle. she originally said she didn't remember anything and, of course, that would make sense under the circumstances. for heaven's sake, you don't take a sleeping pill and get in the car to go to the gym or go do other duties. however, she changed her story that it was a seizure and that could be a problem when she went back to first story in the end. >> rikky klieman, good to see

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so much rain. it could become the new reality at ski resorts around the world. the author of a new book winter sports could be doomed. >> reporter: he's been shushing down slopes since he was 2. he's skied on five continents

and says everywhere he's traveled there has been less and less snow. >> we've lost a million square miles of snow cover in the spring in the last 478 years. >> he spoke about skiing and the future of snow and how it's vanishing throughout north mek, europe, and asia. he talks about climatetology and says that will decimate the ski industry. >> half of the ski reposorts wi not be able to stay open in 30 years which is pretty shocking. >> reporter: according to noaa, snow cover has been decreasing at a rate of nearly 20% per decade since 1979. the loss of the snow pack is more than just a risk for the ski industry. it could impact every person in this country whether they ski or not. >> it's a very unique form of water storage and around the world a billion people depend on

snow melt for their water supply. >> reporter: fox believes the change on the ski industry is like a canary in the coal mine. >> it's the beginning of what people are seeing. >> jiminy peak mountain resort in massachusetts make almost 90 rp of it themselves. the cost prompted this resort to build this $4 million turbine. >> it was something no one has ever done before and it's been an absolute home run for us. >> reporter: it allows him to be more optimistic about the resort's future. >> i know we're certainly not seeing the kinds of patterns that suggest the sky is falling. >> i wish he was right, i really

do. i tend to believe the thousands of scientists disagree with that opinion. >> reporter: if thousands of scientists agree that it's happening why do so many resist it? >> there's a long history of doubting science when it goes against the grain of what you want to happen. >> reporter: fox says if we start reducing the cost of carbon emissions now, it will slow down but he's not optimistic. >> they eave lost half of their volume in the last 150 years. it's disappearing whimly. it's really devastating for those living downstream. >> and for the future of skiers. don dahler, cbs news, hancock, massachusetts. >> what a sad story. >> my kids are going to be upset about that. i've been

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♪ it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." russia says ukraine's ousted president is now under its protection. the health care website was in such bad shape that president obama almost shut it down. "time" magazine, and how so much of today's movie magic is coming from london. but first, here is a look at today's "eye-opener at 8:00.." >> the ousted president may already be in moscow.

>> john kerry is warning russia not to make, quote, a grave mistake, by sending troops to ukraine. when it rains it pours. residents getting ready the best they can. the spotlight on arizona for days. >> i have vetoed the bill. >> they made the serving sizes more realistic, and the calories are going to be prominently displayed. >> in the petition from dozens of anti-prediction groups -- >> closing arguments could begin today in the drunk driving trial of kennedy. has she changed her story at all? >> yes, and that may be her biggest problem. >> a controversial new book says don't get used to this, the ski industry is doomed. >> and megan was celebrating with her parents, until she

realized her brother was also there and he was just back after serving in the army a year in afghanistan. >> welcome home. i am charlie rose, with norah o'donnell and gayle king is off. ukraine's parliament approved a new praopl this morning and as he takes over is he delivering a sober message. this morning, russia is adding to ukraine's burden. >> reports say the ousted president is now in moscow. >> and hagel is urging russia not to take any provocative action. >> reporter: good morning. a standoff is on going in the southern region where gunmen

reportedly took over regional government buildings this morning and raised the russian flag. this comes on the heels of the class yesterday between progovernment demonstrators. it's home to a large russian naval base, and people here are really concerned about ratcheting tensions between russia and ukraine. tomorrow previously unscheduled military exercises are now expected to take place right on ukraine's doorstep with tens of thousans russian troops participating, and russia fighter jets on combat alert, so people here certainly concerned about a ratcheting up of tensions. for "cbs this morning," clarissa

ward, kiev. it's been raining in los angeles this morning, and california is preparing for several inches of rain that could bring mudslides. and megan is tracking the severe weather. >> good morning to the viewers in the west. we are looking at more rain headed your way with another storm system. between now and 48 hours from now, high accumulation rates are expected. around the coast, we will see as much as almost 4 inches of rainfall, but high elevation snow could be quite impressive as well. we worry about landslides and mudslides and potential for severe weather for you, but in the midwest it's all about the cold air. windchills could drop at 50 below. what we see in terms of the weekend system is the low pressure from the west coast will run into colder air and could created an issue for more than 100 million americans from idaho to the west coast bringing

snow and ice. charlie and norah? >> thank you. reporters and politicians around the world are rallying today to support freedom of the press. the main focus is on journalists being held in egypt, and elizabeth palmer reports where one of the demonstrations is taking place. >> reporter: the protest here in london is now underway. journalist and activist have assembled in the heart of the city. the theme is journalism is not a crime. it's a direct reference to the charges against the al jazeera journalists of spreading lies and having links to an terrorism organization. one man had been reporting on the up heval. and sue says her colleagues have committed no crime. >> it's part of the huge media

crackdown in egypt, and they are trying to silence anybody that criticized them. >> their so called crime was talking to and reporting on the opponents of the government, specifically the muslim brotherhood of mohamed morsi. three years ago, tens of thousands of young people filled the square demanding the right to freedom of speech. that freedom has died. the security forces filmed the journalist's arrests from their hotel room and then broadcast it on egypt tv with a bizarre soundtrack with shots over broadcasting equipped. last week the three men appeared in court for the first time and the hearing did not go well. all three were denied bail by the military tribunal, a

devastating blow to peter's father who was watching far away from home in australia. >> he has been maligned and black listed and he is in the place of the worst of the worst. where is natural justice? where is compassion? >> reporter: the three al jazeera journalists are expected to appear in court on the 5th of march. this morning president obama's health care law has a quote, qualified endorsement from former secretary of state, hillary clinton. the affordable care act is on the right track in many respect but he adds if things are not working, evidence-based changes need to be made. and the new york poll finds half of americans agree, they think obama care offers good things but changes need to be made to make it work better. however, 42% want the lawrie

peels, and only 6% think it's working well. we have new information on the failed rollout of healthcare.gov. "time" magazine reveals in its new issue that president obama considered shutting down the site and starting over. time contributor steven brill reports. how close was the president to scrapping the whole thing? >> they were pretty desperate two weeks into the launch as the government shutdown ended, they knew all the attention was going to be focused on the website, which just was not working. so the president ordered his chief of staff to have a team come in and decide whether they should scrap the whole thing and start over, or whether they could fix it. >> the president was furious, right? >> well, he was furious and everybody in these meetings that he had in the first two weeks was desperate, but they had no information. at these meetings, they

themselves did not know if the sight was up except by taking out their own laptops and trying to go on it. >> there were people in the administration saying this thing is impossible and not going to work, and other parts of the administration believed that this is going to work. >> they all were told by the agency, the department of health and human services people that everything was fine, and they believed them, because the people who were doing the technology were afraid to tell the white house that this thing is not going to work. now, in a situation like that, if you are running a business or if you are running a government, you have to have somebody who is willing, you know, to dig down and make sure that those assurances are correct, because, you know, there is going to be a day of reckoning, and the day of reckoning was october 1st. >> how did they fix it? >> they brought in people from the outside, and very quietly, the core of those people were the people who had done the technology for the campaign. >> you point out that the group

was made up mostly of silicon valley guys, but there was one woman that played a major role in getting the website running. how so? >> she was the queen of errors. her job was to track all the different things that were failing and create the punch list that would just knock them out. >> that's a pretty big job. >> well, she had a lot of people helping her. but these were relatively young modest people. the hardest part of the reporting was getting them individually to take, you know, any kind of responsibility for the good work that they did. they kept saying, this is a team and we don't want to be written about and we just like to fix things. >> they worked through thanksgiving and really got it done. >> they worked through thank githan thanksgiving and up to christmas eve. >> they passed a bill, but nobody ever thought about how to implement it.

>> the people in the white house, at least, through the bill, which is what my reporting is about, they were very preoccupied by the policy decisions, and the regulations they were writing, and not preoccupied by, you know, the nitty gritty of actually implementing it, and government is implementation. >> is it possible to go back and look at it and say, look, we did not have the right process to implement this, and to say, this was your responsibility, and you failed, so therefore you should be fired. >> if you are running a government or a business, as i have, that responsibility starts at the top. >> so the president -- >> i am not a tech nologist, but -- >> do you think the health care bill will be part of the

president's legacy? >> now we get to see if we live in the house when the plumbing is working. now the law will be given a chance to work. >> great to see you. great reporting. >> thank you so much. th skies parting just a bit, but the damage already done. delays at sfo of over two hours on arriving flights. showers winding down now a bit around the bay area. you can see storm number one rolling through. storm number two, not far away, paying a visit later on tonight. temperatures for today with a brief break in the stormy weather, 50s, a few 60s. looks like tonight rain becoming heavy at times with strong, gusty winds. showers continuing into saturday.

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dr. tara narula is here with us this morning and she's our new cbs contributor. congratulations and thank you. >> thank you. we don't talk about this a lot but really cold temperature in particular does several things to the heart. it causes the blood vessels in the body to constrict which decreases the supply of blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle. it also increases the demand on the heart so your blood pressure goes up and your heart rate goes up and if you have that supply and demand misman you could be at a risk for heart attack. it causes the bloods to get thicker and the proteins to become more pronounced. you're at higher risk for forming blood clots leading to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. your heart has a gnarl circadian rhythm and you know on regular

days we're at higher risk. so in the winter where there's less sunlight it offsets our hormonal settings. >> do you see this as a physician that more come in with heart conditions? >> absolutely. there are increased rates of cardiovascular events in the winter months. >> there's also the question of what else in terms of winter and how you eat and how you add to your own nutritional issues. >> exactly. lifestyle plays into it as well. in the winter, we tend to stay home, eat more fatty foods, mac and cheese, salty foods, more alcohol, and in general there's this seasonal defective disorder where you want to eat carbs, stay in bed and all of this plays into your risk for heart disease. >> luckily spring is three weeks away. >> thank god. >> what do we need to do in the next three weeks? >> a, bundle up and stay warm. you don't want to get hi

hypotherm hypothermia. on top of that people go out and shovel snow. it's important to shovel slowly. use a small shovel and take frequent breaks. don't do something strenuous. >> i thought stren just exercise was good for you. >> not when it's sudden onset and cold temperature. also alcohol. people think if i drink i'll stay warmer. initially you feel warmer but ultimately that's taking blood away from the internal organs because that's where it needs to be. >> or as i like to say with charlie, only in moderation. >> it has a point at times. thanks. thank you for being here. >> thank you. whether it's a polar vortex or arctic blast, this winter is a forever season for one business. we'll go understood ground with salt miners ahead on "cbs this

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air conditio good morning, everyone. 8:25. i'm frank mallicoat. time for headlines on your thursday morning. smoke from an air conditioning pack led to frightening moments on an airplane. 75 passengers, four crewmembers rushed off the plane as the cabin filled with smoke. no one was injured. an early morning fire in the carport of a town home on the city's south side, san jose, spreading from there. several people lost everything. of course we've got a lot of rain. storm one has come and gone. storm two is coming. here's lawrence. >> that was a pretty good storm overnight. we had thunderstorms embedded, gusts of 40, even 50 miles per hour. out the door, though, skies beginning to part just a bit. still lingering clouds out there. in fact, we've had a few more showers. lot of that beginning to make its way up into the sierra

nevada f you're headed that direction, be prepared for snow up there. i think we'll catch a brief break in the stormy weather today and then the next storm system, going to start to race onshore. you can see on our high-def doppler radar still lingering showers. most of that now in toward the santa cruz mountains. in fact, think the focus of this next storm system, even though we'll see widespread rain and gusty winds, i think the santa cruz mountains could be hit very hard from this next system. with that in mind, today we'll enjoy a brief break in the stormy weather. highs in the 50s and 60s. tonight, clouds race back onshore. expect some wind and heavy rainfall developing tonight into tomorrow. possibility of thunderstorms, too. showers on saturday. we're going to check out your traffic when we come back. ,, television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up this half hour, the future of technology may be a great invention funded through kickstarter. expert greg pogue is in our green room. he's wearing an invention that could be worth your donation. for one of this year's most nominated films, the magic began more than 5,000 miles away. he's in london stealing hollywood's thunder. that's ahead. right now, time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "the wall street journal" looks at the ka de klein of red light cameras targeting drivers.

the number of communities using them is 6%. some local officials believe the cameras don't reduce accidents and could increase the risk in some cases. "usa today" talks about the paparazzi not taking photos of famous kids. now they say they will not publicize children. >> they look grogan's testimony on all timer's disease. >> i don't know if you know who i am. you told me you never saw "knocked up," chairman. it's a little insulting. >> i want the record to note this is the first time i will wager this -- i will wager this is the first time in any congressional haeing in history that the words "knocked up" has

ever been said. >> row indian urged lawmakers to increase fun told i was tom hart his mother-in-law who was diagnosed at an irl age. >> americans whisper the word alzheimer's because the government whispers it. i dream of the day when me chair is no longer necessary andky grow back to being the lazy self-involved manchild i was born to be. >> he expressed disappointment. those who left early he tweeted all those senators are not prioritizing alzheimer's. unless noise is made, it will not made. our own charlie rose was chosen north carolinaen of the year by the state's press association. he'll be presented with the award this evening.

they cytohis interview skills and love of the tar heels. cod graduate lagss. >> thank you, thank you. >> well deserved. >> and cnet looks at a new smarlt phone. its name is black. it deactivates. they plan to sell the phone to the government and defense and security companies. and the salt shortage in the midwest and northeast have cities scrambling to fight snowy roads that. means diggy deep. jim axed rod takes us under lake seer to see winter. >> to find people happy with the condition of the roads this winter. you've got go 1800 feed in cleveland. to the cargo corp rarks salt minus. there you'll find 100 or so mine workers like p.j. king who

thinks all the ice and snow is a good thing. >> absolutely a good thinging. >> a little more money in the pocket? >> absolutely. >> so a bad winter a bov ground is nods as bad. >> absolutely. >> john gruber is the mine's sunt. what changes when the winter is zreechl? >> the hours. the hours worked are the biggest change. >> for demand spike, cargill is producings 15,000 to 16,000 tons of salt a day. blasting, load, hauling, dumping, and processing 16,000 tons of salt a day. and it all comes through here. >> pretty much a steady stream like that around the clock. >> reporter: steve horn is in charge of the entire operation

here. 15,000 to 16,000 tons of sault a day. sounds like a lot of salt. >> reporter: is it enough to meet the demand? >> we're keeping up. we've seen our inventories deplenish rapidly. >> reporter: and replenishing the stockpiles is allowing these miners to salt away cold hard cash. for "cbs this morning," i'm jim axelrod in cleveland. wow, one of the big names in funds is kickstarter.com. in the past five years nearly 6 million people have pledged money. that's almost as much money to buy the new york knicks. we look at some of the newest highest innovations offered on kick starter. welcome.

we might begin with kick starter and how it works. >> suppose i'm an inventor and i have a new product. or a play or a book. instead of trying to find someone, i say, fund me, public, and everyone kicks in 25 bucks, 50 bucks. they don't get anything if i become a trillionaire or maybe i'll send you my t-shirt. it's more for a sense of participation. >> incredible. so we have a new headset here that also becomes a three-d tell vig vision the skiens. these look like ordinary noise canceling headphones and you're looking at this beautiful three 3-d move screen. >> they're in the market now? >> no. these will be out they hope by christmas.

they needed a quarter of a million dollars to take it. it was so popular they got 1 1/2 million dollars? the pap. that's a lot of funding through kick starter. >> it did. i consider this one of the first successful smart watches. very small, very sleek. you can have different ways. it's $250. completely waterproof. you can have it by the way. >> after all. >> and i'm breathing the same air as you. >> he's decided to celebrate a little early. >> there's also the drought

detector. >> yeah. it was called vego until they realized that was a male stimulant plachblt you look at the blink rate toodetentes -- >> do you really need that? >> actually as a truck forward or security forward, you might be required to wear one. wing of my own family members who remains nameless -- >> she of. this is matter of a kick starter program did not get it. this is a comprehensive state to each. there's a bunch of ipad stands but none that easy to adjust. >> why didn't it come on with

tick star. i'm baffled. quite heavy, aluminum, beautiful. >> chashly and i were both pointing at it. you can pay for things without a credit card. is this the future. i believe it ilts. >> the guy who invested the reader ho years ago mamd um up with a loop. you need it all your credit cards. then this can actuallidy ever by it. you hold it near the credit card scanner and at the that point the janner thinks you scanned the card. >> what if you load that? >> you can set a time limit. ten minutes if you're handing it to a waiter, eight hours to a teenager, cetera.

i found yeets for the deaf zones. that loop is fantastic it's amazing that its transmits it wirelessly. if you're someone who wants to fund one of these projects, how will you know it's not bad? >> what if they had been unable to get funding? >> that's right. >> way to get in the yahoo! thing as well. david, nice work. and gravity got off the ground thanks to a lift from london. we'll,,

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. this morning the oscars are getting ready for the 86th academy awards. it's a cutting-edge technology from a surprising location. >> reporter: it exploded across movie screens like nothing before it. the stars soaring through the sky, two of hollywood's biggest names. its director alphonso careor ca

mexican but it has made in britain all over it. special effects supervisor made that magic come alive. >> i think there was so many things that were groundbreaking about this movie and just had not been done before. all step forwards. everything. trying to push the boundaries. but this one felt like a massive leap forward into darkness. >> reporter: the giant leap has a lot to do with a little corner of london that's become the center of the university. at least when it comes to creating it on film. in the last decade they have stolen some of hollywood's thunder and business. international film production raked in $1.4 billion for the uk laugh yeerts they they make it easier for studios to qualify for tax breaks starting this spring to encourage the next

afternoon tar. sky fall, inception, batman. and it all began with that film ceo adrian wootton says it helps that much of the creative talent is crammed within the radius of a few blocks. >> people actually like being here because they can walk out of place where they're having coffee and a sandwich and they can walks over to their post production ifl and walk around the corner and see how the sound mixing is going 200 yards away. >> recognizing that home grown talent is maybe why "gravity" grabbed britain's version of the osca oscar. >> and it goes to "gravity." >> reporter: special effects

have come a long way since dangling a space ship on a string. now it's a snap to be thrust into space but the special effects in granty are a game charger. in scenes where they appear to be flying, the cameras are flying to them. in others, only their faces are real. alphonil folfonso coron had to with the goods. >> 1.8 million little lights constantly changing to create maufl reflecting the sun, the earth, and the dark crushing loneliness of space. that, and tim weber admits, having a blast blowing all that stuff up in zero gravity.

>> it matched your malk nation. >> yes. >> you hesitated. >> there's always moore. >> are you going to do more? >> i'm not sure i'm going do another mooev set in space for a while. >> for noum, he'll wait for his next blockbuster to come calling. for "cbs this morning," i'm charlie dagg tarks london. >> that's what great novelists do, they take you to another play. incredible. >> this isn't the whole game-changer they say. tomorrow on "cbs this morning," roma downey and mark burnett tell us how they turned their blockbuster mini series "the bible" into a new movie and pastor rick warren told us how far christian leaders are going to get the word out. that's tomorrow. all that mattered on this day in 1992, the teenager who

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are good morning, everyone, 8:55 time for some new satellites on this thursday morning. more than a dozen people forced out of their homes after a fire in a townhome on city south side. it started around midnight to some town house units. nobody was injured. smoke from an air conditioning pact landed to frightening moments. four crew members all rushed off the plane as the cabin filled with smoke. nobody injured there. a strong storm bringing a lot of rain, much needed rain as much as 6 inches could fall in some parts, but officials say that while the rain is nice, we need a whole lot more. but it is coming, right? >> in fact in the santa crowds mountain i think they can see 4

inches of rain. out the door we go, we're starting to see the clouds parting a little bit working towards the financial district. it was a very stormy night but the rain started to taper off a little bit. you can see off the coastline that neck band of clouds that is storm no. 2 headed our way. scattered showers as we head throughout the morning hours those begin to settle down by the afternoon they'll be long gone. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s tonight, the winds begin to kick up again and expect rain developing tonight with some heavy rain into early tomorrow morning and throughout the day tomorrow, maybe some thunderstorms, showers continuing on saturday. we're going to check out your traffic when we come back.

anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting.

yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. back out to traffic alert. they finally have officially opened 1 lane of southbound 101. you're able to get by now approaching why all lanes are blocked because of overturned tankers box. happened around 1:00 this morning. northbound still remains heavy due to rubbernecking. recovery mode about 10 minutes behind schedule. an earlier medical emergency, off to the line, further notice. checking the roads it's still pretty slick this morning on 880 in oakland you can see the northbound lanes pretty jammed up approaching downtown.

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