with tensions between russia and ukraine on edge, the united states and european union look for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. the story behind this harrowing ocean rescue. why a mother may be facing charges after driving a van with her three children insi into the surf. >> the kid in the back was just screaming, you know, help us, help us, our mom's trying to kill us. and s.a.t. overhaul. big changes are coming to the tests that determine where millions of students will go to college. >> it is time to admit that the s.a.t. and a.c.t. have become far too disconnected in our high schools. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, march 6th, 2014.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in ukraine resume today. secretary of state john kerry holds a second meeting with the russian foreign minister in rome, but efforts to get russian and ukrainian officials together have failed. the russians won't recognize ukraine's new government. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. today secretary kerry will try again in rome to diffuse the situation diplomatically. here in washington congress will take action today. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart are expected to meet again today for a second round of talks surrounding russia's invasion of ukraine. >> we are committed to working with russian together with ore friends and allies in an effort

for a way through this entire situation to find a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the problem was there was diplomacy. that's the progress. >> the u.s. has proposed a plan to require russia to return its troops to the bases in crimea, awe allow international on severs into the region, and recognize the upcoming elections to establish a new government. congress is rushing through a bill to guarantee up to a billion dollars in loans for ukraine's new government. the house is expected to vote on the bill today. >> the world communities stand united in this situation. america should be leading and will vote soon with the legislation to help ukrainian people. >> the senate is expected to vote on its own bill next week. now, lawmakers have not agreed on any steps to take against putin's government for its actions in crimea. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan.

well, meanwhile a tense standoff continues on crimea's peninsula. russian troops remain in control this morning but outmanned and outbeguned ukrainian troops are standing fast. elizabeth palmer reports from crimea. >> reporter: for almost a week ukrainian troops have barricaded themselves into dozens of bases and military installations across crimea and refuse to give themselves up to the russians. at saki air base near the cap toll ukrainians managed to fly four helicopters and three planes out from under the noedss of the occupiers. and in the very heart of russia's naal base at sevastopol, a handful of ukrainian seamen are still holding out above the ternopil and slavitych. ukrainian sailors tied their mattresses to the rails in order to stop any russians from trying

to board their ships. they're still flying the ukrainian ship and they issued a statement that they will not give in to anyone in russia. the statement also called vladimir putin a bare-faced liar. that's a reference to the russian president who sayed the armed men surrounding the bases are not russian soldiers but what he calls local defense forces. they know firsthand that's just not true. on tuesday he led his men toward a russian blockade in an attempt to retake armed people but had to turn back when they started shooting. he says the tension has eased. the russian troops are no longer surrounding his base, but they are still calling his cell phone occasionally asking him to give up. by now, though, they realize our troops have remained loyal to their oath, he said, and to ukrainian people. the united nations special envoy came under the threat here in

the capital of see vary poly. he refused to get in, stayed there until he could get save passage to the airport. it's not clear who was behind the effort to sabotage his mission. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, crimea. this morning iran is denying israeli accusations that it was the source of rockets being shipped to the gaza strip. israel seized a ship yesterday that was carrying dozens of palestinian made rockets. if fired from gaza, the rockets could have struck deep into israel. and another major milestone in the fight against hiv/aids. doctors say the baby born with aids may have been treated.

baby was cured just after birth. a baby in mississippi who's 3 years old appears to be completely cleared of the virus. they're engineering human cells to resist the virus. as bigad shaban reports, it offers new hope to those already infected. >> reporter: jeh johnson has been hiv positive for more than 20 years. he considers himself lucky since he's remained healthy but he said his drugs are a constant reminder he has the virus. >> i would love to say one day i'm hiv negative and to be able to come off of meds. >> reporter: that's why jay decided to enroll in a gene therapy city at the university of pennsylvania. researcher sass i that were able to successfully genetically modify immune cells of 25 patients to make their t cells, a type of white blood cell, to resist infection. >> it may be a step toward making patient resis tent to hiv. >> reporter: in the lab they

remove a protein the hiv virus needs to infect cells. the altered cells were put back into the patients. it decreased it in some patient including one who had no detectible levels of hiv. jay's doctors told him his t cells are still circulating within his body. >> if i could stop the virus within me, it would just be absolutely wonderful. >> reporter: researchers say if they can make the immune system resistant to hiv, it could mean patients like jay would no longer need their medications. bigad shaban, cbs news. well, coming up on the "morning news," ocean rescue. we'll hear from the heroes who saved three children from a minivan apparently driven into the surf by their mom and a call for help by the woman's sister. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." amazing! i've been claritin clear for 6 days. at the first sign of my allergies, my doctor recommended taking one claritin

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investigators in new jersey investigators in new jersey are still trying to determine what triggered gas leak and explosion that leveled a townhouse development tuesday. the blast killed one person and injured seven others. 20 homes are uninhabitable. a contractor was doing electrical work when the explosion took place. now, the contractor had been fined more than $100,000 for safety violations at two other sites. and we are learning more about the mother who apparently drove into the ocean at daytona beach, florida. her three children were inside the minivan. the family was rescued, but as alexis christoforous reports, she could still face charges. >> reporter: hours before a mother drove herself and her three children into the surf off daytona beach, florida, the woman's sister called 911. she said the woman was acting strangely. >> she's talking about jesus and that there's demons in my house and i'm trying to control them

but i'm trying to keep them safe. >> reporter: a police report shows officers responded and interviewed the mother but found no reason to take her into custody. >> she had some crisis, but they did not make the criteria to be able do anything with her at that time. >> reporter: two hours later, the woman drove her minivan off the beach and into the water, her three children still inside as horrified beachgoers looked on. >> are they saying help? if they're saying help, that's different. >> reporter: jim joined lifeguards and police in rescuing the family. >> and we saw a kid sitting on the mother's lap trying to pull the steering wheel oust her hand and turn away from the water and the kid in the back was just screening, help us, help us, our mom's trying to kill us. >> the waves were strong. the water was cold. we got them out of there quickly. if it had been minutes longer, the outcome would have probably been different. >> reporter: the children are now in protective custody. the mother who is pregnant is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.

alexis christoforous, cbs news. facebook has a new policy regarding gun sales. the social network says it will delete posts from users seeking to buy or sell weapons illegally or without a background check. facebook says it will rely on reports from users or police to identify violators. gun control advocates say facebook has become a major marketplace for guns. >> straight ahead, high tensions on capitol hill during a hearing on the irs scandal. plus, drama on the court during last night's basketball game and it has nothing to do with wins and losses. game and it has nothing to do with wins and losses. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom! delicious unsloppy joes

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here's a l here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch" now, the economy takes a hit from stormy weather, and tempers flare at an irs hearing. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. the federal reserve says the severe cycle weather stunted the economic growth during the first two months of the year. nine of the fed's 12 regions reported weakened retail sales particularly auto sales because of the winter storms. the weather also hurt factory production and disrupted supply chains.

federal regulators have ordered general motors to turn over documents and other data connected to a dangerous ignition problem. the faulty ignitions are linked to 13 car crash deaths. gm recalled more than 1.6 million cars last month but admits it knew about the problem a decade ago. the government wants to know if gm withheld evidence and why it delayed its response. asian markets got a boost on a weakened yen. tokyo's nikkei added 1.5% to finish at a five-week high. hong kong's hang seng added half a percent. a reported modest hiring gain left wall street's investors uninspired. stocked ended up pretty much where they started. the dow jones industrial lost nearly 36 points. the nasdaq gained 6. on capitol hill former irs official lois lerner still isn't talking. >> on the advice of my counsel i respectfully exercise my fifth

amendment right and decline to answer that question. this was the second time she was called to testify. so far there's no evidence that anyone outside the irs directed the targeting. after lerner invoked the fifth amendment nine times, committee chairman republican darrell issa abruptly ended the hearing without allowing democrat elijah cummings to address the group. issa said he believed lerner waived her constitutional rights when last year she said she did nothing wrong. the committee will vote to determine whether to hold her in contempt. and washington state handed out its first marijuana license.

the state's first pot stores are expected to open in june or jewel. >> thanks a lot, jill. in sports duke's basketball coach mike krzyzewski was a know show for the post conference after his team's game last night. coach k was overcome with light-headedness and dizziness during the second half. he finished out the game and left the arena under his own power. the fourth ranked blue devils ended up losing to wake forest. it's wake forest's first win over duke since 2009. and san francisco 49ers head coach jim harbaugh takes in some basketball practice while visiting at the university of kansas. they didn't need his abilities last night though. they won 82-57 over texas tech. when we return, taking a stand. why this television news anchor quit her job on the air. we'll get reaction ahead. ♪ hearts, stars and horseshoes

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here's a look at today's forecast in soitie here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. an american anchor for a russian tv network quit on air yesterday. liz wall says she's protesting russia's occupation of part of ukraine snooki not be part of a network funded by a russian government that whitewashes the action of putin. i'm proud to be an american and believe in disseminating a truth and that is why after this newscast i'm resigning. >> wall said she faced ethical and moral challenges as a reporter for "russia today." the network called her decision to quit on air a

self-promotional stunt. well, big changes are coming to college emissions. for the second time in a decade, the s.a.t. is getting a major overhaul. as jim axelrod reports, it's a bid to keep the test relevant. >> reporter: the sweeping changes involve feedback from educators that the s.a.t. was not testing for skills that best would best identify top students. david coleman announced the changes in austin, texas. >> we've also been listening to students and their families. these tests have often been mysterious and full of anxiety. >> reporter: the new exam will return to a 1600-point scale. the essay will become optional and fancy vocabulary words like sagacious and mem bra news will be replaced by common words such as synthesis and ecologist. >> it times to admit that the

s.a.t. and a.c.t. have become far too disconnected from the work of our high school students. >> reporter: he lumped in the a.c.t. in his explanation, but the s.a.t. used to be the top college entrance exam, but last year at least 140,000 more students took the a.c.t. 33 colleges do not require s.a.t. scores and that number is growing. the college board will also offer online tutoring who want to prepare but can't afford tutors or prep work courses that high income families can. that is designed to counter the idea that the s.a.t.s are a triumph of privilege over merit. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. another rare corvette is above ground. this morning. recovery workers pulled the car from the sinkhole below the corvette national museum in kentucky. the 1992 white convertible was the millionth corvette ever produce.

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in australia, picturesque sydney harbour was roiled by storms wednesday. a video shows a massive storm cloud blanketing the city. the wet weather caused delays for drivers and commuters and soaked pedestrians cause in the downpour. the u.s. is climbing out of a deep freeze. temperatures rose in minnesota to 20 degrees.

another 10 inches fell on the other part of the state and that is good news for some people who are enjoying a growing sport. jamie yuccas of our minneapolis station wcco reports. >> reporter: the national weather service says this is the most miserable minnesota weather in 13 years. mike bears strongly disagrees. >> ah, get over it. enjoy it. get out there. there's a lot of people who have the same attitude. >> reporter: bears was one of a hundred people we met snowkiting on the lake in minneapolis. it was 10 below zero. >> you go back and forth like a lawn mower. >> reporter: a 26 can pull skis and snowboards at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. >> we don't feel the cold. we kind of revel in it. >> mike owns a kite shop. this winter has been a bonanza. >> these kites and this sport kind of takes the chill away. >> reporter: the sport began in europe in the 1970s and caught on in minnesota, well known as the land of 10,000 lakes.

many of them froze solid in december. >> for us it's fantastic. it just gives us more playground to go out and find stuff to play around in. >> reporter: the snow and ice on the lake is so thick they could be at it until may. >> you've got to have something in the winter to keep you busy. >> reporter: dorian olson is 80 years old. he took up snowkiting when he was 68. are you kind of addicted to the wind? >> i suppose. i was out a couple of days ago, and all of a sudden it went up to 30. lifted me right in the air, put me down about 20 feet beyond, and i said, that's enough of that. >> reporter: i think a lot of people would be looking at you at 80 and say why are you doing this. >> why not. >> whoo-hoo. >> reporter: surfers may dream of the endless summer. here it's all about the end of winter. jamie yuccas, cbs news, garrison, minnesota. doesn't that look like fun? i think so.

well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," diplomatic efforts to ease the tensions in ukraine will be live from crimea. plus, we'll take you to colorado where police are learning how to spot drivers who are under the influence of marijuana. and nancy strickler, the ceo of the crowd starter kickstarter joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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amazing, folks! good morning, everybody. good to have you with us. almost 4:30. lawrence, how are you today? >> i am feeling great, guys! thunderstorms overnight. that woke you up, right? >> it did, scared me, to! >> a lot of people waking up to thunder. it's settling down but we're not done with the rain just yet. clouds and dense fog, maybe a few more showers to come. we'll talk about that coming up. >> the roads are wet again. in fact, chp has already been busy this morning working no major hot spots, but we are seeing some spinouts including one right now southbound 880 at whipple. as you can see, the commute is moving along just fine through the oakland coliseum area but we'll break it down for you and show you your problem spots coming up. she went out for a solo sunset cruise and it turned into a night of terror. kpix 5's betty yu reports the woman set out from monterey harbor, got blown out to sea, and was finally found two miles off the lover's point. >> reporter: a woman who set out to chase the sunset on this inflatable raft ended up