ced the word! and she still spelled it right!! >> you said guinness and it was guineas. >> have a great morning. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is friday march 7, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." a united states warship moves closer to ukraine overnight. president obama and president putin talked for more than an hour about a potential end to the crisis. >> a top military officer paid to prosecute sexual assault cases is now himself accused of sexual assault while on a conference of sexual assault prevention. plus a chase through the streets of l.a. for the elusive founder of bitcoin. we begin with today's "eye-opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the version of the telephone call agreed on one thing, that

nothing was agreed upon. >> russia tightens its grip on the crimean peninsula. >> an american warship steaming toward the black sea as crimea has a referendum that could make them a permanent part of russia. >> russia is not friendly, as you probably realize. >> top prosecutor for sexual assault cases, lieutenant james morris is suspended for groping allegations. >> outed as a founder of bitcoin. >> just one small problem. he says it's not true. >> i have nothing to do with bitcoin. >> new jersey governor chris christie attacking the president of the cpac. >> you see something going off the rails and what you decide to do is stay as far away from it as possible. if that's your attitude, mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for? >> 175,000 jobs added to payrolls last month. the unemployment rate ticks up to 6.7%. >> -- cringe-worthy crash in canada. nobody was hurt.

>> oh, no! >> oh, that? >> let me see your teeth. >> we can get together and starting a martha stewart-johnson -- >> oh, boy. >> we have a couple of technical fouls. >> that's ridiculous. >> we have a student coming onto the court. >> it is what it is. you really can't control crazies. >> and all that matters. >> president obama hosted a performance called "women of soul." but he had a little spelling trouble when it came to the queen of soul. >> when aretha first told us what r-e-s-p-e-c-t -- [ laughter ] -- meant to her -- >> on "cbs this morning." >> a california man says he lost $500,000 in las vegas, now he's suing, claiming he was too drunk to gamble. >> he says they let him get drunk and blow all his money and the casino said "yeah, exactly." >> this morning's "eye-opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places.

welcome to "cbs this morning" and good morning, norah. >> good morning to you, charlie. ukraine and its neighbors are lining up against a plan to make crimea part of russia. by phone, president obama told russian president vladimir putin a referendum on the move is unacceptable. that call came after president obama ordered travel and financial sanctions. >> this morning, an american destroyer carrying guided missiles is approaching the black sea which borders ukraine and southern russia, but navy officials say the "uss tuxen" is on a scheduled training mission. elizabeth palmer is there. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. well, there is political rhetoric, and then there are facts on the ground and the fact here is that crimea is already being run as if it had joined the russian federation. russian flags fly atop public buildings. yesterday, a group of ukrainian journalists arrived by private chopper on a reporting trip, but

they were promptly turned around and escorted back out by russian attack helicopters. and local crimean tv was taken off the air and replaced with russian programming. the station's news anchor is outraged. "citizens of crimea who are first and foremost citizens of ukraine have been denied their rights," she says. the newsroom has now been silenced. as for the international monitors sent in to take stock here, the message to them? butt out. when they showed up at the border between ukraine and crimea yesterday, armed men simply wouldn't let them in. russia and pro-russian groups are making the rules here now and they've got plenty of muscle to back them up. of course, thousands of crimeans don't want to join the russian federation formally but under the circumstances, at the moment anyway, they're lying very low. charlie and norah?

>> thanks elizabeth. president obama spelled out america's position yesterday before speaking to president putin. >> the proposed referendum on the future of crimea would violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. >> the russian leader said this morning that negotiators are still far apart, but major garrett at the white house reports there's hopeful signs. major, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, charlie and norah. president obama and russian president vladimir putin disagree about almost every single one of the basic facts in ukraine, but they are talking about a resolution. it's a potential for a deal and we must emphasize and pretty much capitalize the word "potential." there's no sign that anything is imminent, but the two leaders did talk for more than an hour by phone yesterday, and president obama outlined a possible path to resolution. it would include three factors.

one, russia would accept the may 25th presidential election in ukraine as the most important election. it would not try to push any kind of secessionist referendum in crimea. russia would allow international observers in to crimea to investigate what's going on and it would also return all of its russian forces to their bases where they have legitimate treaty rights, but end patrols and end checkpoints throughout crimea. to all this putin was noncommittal to say the least, but the kremlin in an official statement did not denounce the ideas. high-level talks will continue on the u.s. side between secretary of state john kerry, his russian counterpart, foreign minister sergey lavrov. also, late yesterday, president obama spoke by phone with japanese prime minister shinzo abe, part of a white house strategy to isolate russia in asia, but also build support for an alternative g7 summit that would not include russia because the other g7 nations intend to boycott the g8 summit that putin was to host in sochi russia, in june. charlie and norah?

>> major, thanks. u rainn eye ukraine will be the main topic on "face the nation." james baker and paul ryan sunday on "face the nation." another high-ranking military officer faces allegations of sexual assault. cbs news confirms that joseph morse, the man in charge of prosecuting sexual assault crimes is now under investigation himself for inappropriate sexual contact. jan crawford is in washington with the case as the senate looks to change how military deals with the epidemic or trouble. jan, good morning. >> reporter: well good morning, norah and charlie, and good morning to our viewers in the west. the latest allegations are almost impossible to believe. the man in charge of prosecuting the army's sexual assault cases has been accused of a sexual assault while at a conference on sexual assault prevention.

lieutenant colonel joseph morse oversaw the army's special victims prosecutors, a team of two dozen lawyers that handled sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. he also led the government's case against staff sergeant robert bales, who is serving life in prison for the murder of 16 afghan civilians. now, morse has been suspended and is under investigation after a female army lawyer said he try to kiss and grope her in a hotel room during a 2011 legal conference on sexual assault. no charges have been filed. the allegations come as the defense department is grappling with the sharp increase in assault complaints including against high-ranking officers. >> sorry, no cameras. >> reporter: last year another military officer responsible for sexual assault prevention air force lieutenant colonel jeffrey krusinski, was charged with groping a woman outside a virginia bar. he was acquitted in a civilian court, but is expected to retire from the military.

and this week brigadier general jeffrey sinclair is facing a court-martial on charges that include forcing a junior officer to perform oral sex. >> we want to make sure they are not let off the hook for this. >> reporter: congressman is now debating whether to change the way the military handles these cases. on thursday the senate tabled a bill sponsored by new york democrat kirsten gillibrand. the legislation would take decisions on sexual assault cases away from commanders and put them in the hands of military prosecutors. >> the reason why a female marine does not come forward is because she does not trust the chain of command. >> reporter: now senators who opposed that bill say they agree there's a problem, that gillibrand's bill isn't the solution. they say it would weaken the commanders, and they're offering some more modest changes to the legal system and that's expected to be approved on monday. >> jan thanks. high-profile republicans are

reconnecting with party activists at this weekend's cpac conference. the list of speakers include presidential hopefuls including new jersey governor chris christie. he found the welcoming crowd after months of controversy back home. chip reid is covering the conference in national harbor maryland, south of washington. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. you know some potential republican presidential candidates came here on a mission -- to reingratiate themselves with the party's conservative base after falling out of favor. and at the top of that list is new jersey governor chris christie. a round of applause greeted chris christie. >> the fact is we've got to start talking about what we're for and not what we're against. >> reporter: a welcomed reception for the new jersey governor with national ambitions. last year, christie wasn't even invited to speak here because conservatives were angry over his embrace of president obama after hurricane sandy. this year christie attacked the

president. >> mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for? >> reporter: he said republicans need a positive message to counter the democrats. >> our ideas are better than their ideas, and that's what we have to stand up for. >> reporter: senator marco rubio was also seeking redemption after angering conservatives by supporting comprehensive immigration reform. he turned his fire on the president's foreign policy. >> we cannot ignore that the flawed foreign policy of the last few years have brought us to the stage, because we have a president who believes but by the sheer force of his personality, he would be able to shape global events. >> reporter: the annual conservative gathering is designed to rev up the republican base with big names delivering a red-meat message. >> it is here. it is now. we are coming together. >> reporter: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, in his own tough re-election fight, even appeared on stage with a firearm to hammer home his support for second amendment rights, an attempt to show he's a man of the people.

>> the president of the united states is treating our constitution worse than a place mat at denny's. >> reporter: but it was senator ted cruz who rounded out the republican message. >> we need to repeal every single word of obamacare. >> reporter: gearing up the crowd for a fight in 2014. >> how do we win elections? in the contrast between corrupt washington and the american people, we stand with the american people. >> reporter: today's headliner will be kentucky senator rand paul, who always has a huge following here. he'll be speaking at 11:45 pacific time. charlie and norah? >> thanks chip. new job numbers are raising expectations for the economy. the labor department says employers added 175,000 positions in february. but the unemployment rate rose to 6.7%. officials say more people started looking for work last month. the northwest faces a growing threat of mudslides this morning. passenger train service is shut down north of seattle now after a slide blocked the tracks.

meteorologist megan glaros of cbs station wbbm shows the wet weather continuing over the weekend. >> good morning, charlie and norah. and good morning to those of in the west. you get a brief break from the rain, anywhere from san francisco all the way up to vancouver, canada will deal with yet another storm system going into saturday and sunday. so the weekend will be rather rainy at times. but landslide risk will continue in the pacific northwest, and that rain continues saturday into sunday. so keep those umbrellas handy there. we're talking about a high temperature today of 74 degrees in los angeles, 80 in phoenix, about 43 for billings montana. chicago will see the first 40-degree day in a while. so celebration there. by the way, don't forget to spring forward. lose an hour of sleep, but the sun will now begin to set at 7:00 on sunday night. the former girlfriend of oscar pistorius took the stand this morning in his south africa murder trial. she says the double-amputee

olympian once fired his gun recklessly. correspondent and cbs news contributor deborah patta is at the courthouse in pretoria. deborah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. the court has just heard evidence that samantha taylor was only 17 when she met oscar pistorius. the couple dated for 18 months and she said the relationship ended because he was cheating on her with steenkamp. taylor whose face was not allowed to be shown, was tearful during her testimony. she told the court pistorius always carried a gun and would sleep with it next to his bed at night. on one occasion the couple were driving with a friend and they were pulled over by police. the officers noticed a loaded gun on the car seat and demanded that he empty the gun. pistorius, according to taylor, was furious, i do not like anyone touching my gun. he then drove off and fired the

weapon through the open sunroof of the car, laughing with his friend as he did. court had to be adjourned on two occasions, because taylor brook broke down sobbing. charlie and norah? >> all right, deborah patta, thank you. this morning, former executives of what wuss a high-powered law firm face dpozs dozens of charges. it's being compared to enron. the indictment comes after the largest law firm bankruptcy in history. >> among the big-name clients, the walt disney company and dallas mavericks owner mark cuban. manhattan district attorney said the men conspired for years to hide the dire condition of their firm. >> the defendants simply lied. they lied and masked the firm's financial shortfallings, deceived lenders, investors, and others into believing the firm was in far better financial condition than it actually was.

>> mellody hobson is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> what is the significance of this. >> huge. it's a big deal. biggest bankrupt in law firm history. it has 1,300 lawyers in new york. you're talking about a firm that has $500 million in debt. so huge. the fraud right at the top, seven people have already said they were involved. the four people running the firm were perpetrating this fraud. and this was enron/worldcom kind of stuff. literally cooking the books. so it is a really big deal. >> a lot of accounting chi cannery as they said. what about the s.e.c. also filing a civil suit? what do they want? >> the s.e.c. is involved because in 2010 the firm had a debt offering, a private debt offering, and 13 insurance companies bought the bonds, which meant they had security. that meant they were regulated by the s.e.c. the new s.e.c. chair, mary jo

white, says when she finds ss securities fraud, she'll be aggressive in prosecution. and the paper trail, when you read this indictment, 60 pages, 106 counts of fraud, the e-mails they were wrighting to each other, shocking. >> will we see a ripple effect? >> i think the ripple effect there will be a bunch of lawyers at law firms around the country asking more questions of the partners. this is again a story about e-mail, writing this down. you do not expect it -- >> from lawyers! >> -- from lawyers. >> i know. that's the part that's crazy. and asking questions about who was auditing them. what would be the repurrercussions for them? they didn't catch the fraud. >> this was a prestigious law firm. >> big deal. prestigious, global footprint. it had been two firms that came together in 2008, came together during a very, very tough time. >> thank you.

>> thanks. it's time to show you some of the morning's headlines. "wall street journal" says american wealth hit a record high. a federal reserve report finds the net worth of households rose to more than $80 trillion last year. that is a 14% jump from 2012. the gains were seen primarily by the very wealthiest americans. "the boston globe" says governor deval patrick could sign a bill that prohibits upskirting. it comes after a controversial court ruling. it bans taking secret photos of anyone if the picture is of a sexual nature. a court said it did not break the law by taking a photo under a woman's skirt on a train. the protest in venezuela turned violent. demonstrators clashed with security forces thursday, leaving two people dead. packs of pro-government bikers rode through caracas' neighborhoods removing street barricades. more than 20 people have been killed in unrest since the protests broke out last month.

"the new york times" says companies are looking at cutting health care costs. a new survey finds employers shifting the burden onto workers. companies are experimenting with new concepts like private exchanges. the average yearly cost of care is more than $12 500, and that is up almost $600 from last over. employees pay almost a quarter of that amount. and "the los angeles times" says the owner of the albertson's supermarket chain is buying rival safeway for $9 billion. the combined company would own 2,400 stores across the country with more than 250,000 workers. that would put if behind industry-leader kroger. it's now 7:19. ahead, the man suing a looking like a beautiful friday around the bay area. high pressure now building in. a few high clouds drifting in overhead. a couple of patches of fog toward the coastline.

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morning. the first happe good morning. a pair of fires in hayward this morning the first overnight on 7th street. several people jumped out of the window to escape the fire. a carport caught fire on the same street about 5 a.m. investigators believe it may have been arson there. a san francisco man is suing skydive monterey bay claiming the company provided him with a defective parachute. geraldo flores passed out before hitting the ground in 2012. he said the chute had worn broken parts. more than 60 chains across the country are now affected by a meat recall linked to the ran clo feeding corporation in -- rancho feeding corporation in

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good morning. let's head out to the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are one of these folks heading into san francisco you will be waiting for at least 20 minutes jammed solid through the macarthur maze. busy for friday. no incidents just the metering lights were turned on around 6:05. here's a live look at the nimitz. slow past 238. continuing by the oakland coliseum everything looks better. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. liz, are you feeling great today? >> the great karnow! >> we are going to see a great day ahead as lots of sunshine going to be building in. and some spring-like weather outside. these temperatures are going to be warming up nicely too, this afternoon, under high pressure. couple of clouds likely to filter in, otherwise sunshine and 60s even some low 70s. the weekend at least the first part looks good. slight chance of showers north bay on sunday.

and the rockets have had the steal -- >> so much for showtime. just when it looked like things couldn't get any worse for the once mighty lakers the team suffered the worst loss last night. adding to the misery they were humiliated by the l.a. clippers. 102-94. the lakers' record stands at 21 wins, 41 losses. would you guys say this rivalry is kind of like duke-north carolina? >> no, it's not like that. but it's been a terrible season for the lakers. >> yeah. >> maybe there'll be some changes. >> maybe so. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, what happens in vegas is headed for a courtroom. bill whitaker talks to the gambler who was in a drunken blackout. why he said the casino made him

lose $500,000. >> plus an american culture at the white house. we'll take you to the celebration as patti labelle melissa etheridge and new voices honor the women of soul. and we'll tell you how president obama found himself a little bit of a subject. that's ahead. >> it looked like quite a show. a california man is the focus of international attention this morning. "newsweek" reports that he is the mastermind behind bitcoin. the digital money is accepted by merchants all around the world, but the creator has been a mystery. in a moment, we'll talk to the "newsweek" author who says she tracked him down. but first, vinita nair shows us how the man is disputing her report. >> okay, no questions right now. i want to be left alone. >> reporter: 64-year-old dorian satoshi nakamoto emerged from his southern california home thursday and walked right into a media frenzy hours after "newsweek" magazine said he was the mystery man behind bitcoins.

>> i'm not in bitcoin. >> but your address in bitcoin -- >> reporter: according to the article, nakamoto is a model train buff who lives in a modest single family home with his mother. when congranted about bitcoin, he said i am no longer involved in that, and i cannot discuss it. the article triggered a full-blown game of cat and mouse through the streets of los angeles, with the media tracking nakamoto's every move using the twister #bitcoinchase. he ended up at the bureau. over a meal of free sushi, he continued to deny he was the computer whiz worth an estimated $400 million. in fact he said he hadn't heard of bitcoin until three weeks ago. >> the main reason i'm here is to clear my mind that i have nothing to do with bitcoin. nothing to do with developing -- i was just an engineer doing something else. >> reporter: this isn't the

first time the media has tried to unmask bitcoin's founder. other outlets have tried but failed to identify the creator. nathaniel popper covers bitcoin for "the new york times." >> this is a global system worth billions of dollars and i think the world does have a right to know if people have sunk anywhere lives into this. >> reporter: at least for now -- >> -- i don't know any people there. >> reporter: -- it looks like the mystery lives on. for "cbs this morning," vinita nair, new york. >> leah mcgrath goodman wrote the "newsweek" article. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> you heard him. "i have nothing to do with this." why are you so sure? >> well, i have to say that the bits of conversation i had with him, that was the clincher for me. seeing him flee a scene and now deny it i have to say it's mystifying to me. his family and that's part of

why i had written the story said he would either cagey or deny it, but that he was definitely involved with bitcoin. now he's saying he was confused -- >> he's telling people he's confused about it being a question about -- >> the confidentiality agreement. that's what he says. this is one reason i heard. >> there are a couple of versions. >> when you asked him about bitcoin, and he said i can't talk about this anymore, he was referring to a confidentiality agreement, not referring to bitcoin. and he said that was very clear. >> yeah no. that's not what happened. >> how did you track him down? >> well i was with a couple of friends, researchers -- i'm an investigative journalist but they do things i don't even do and they have exercises i don't use, so we worked in a team and sat off on the path and we would work and we started out thinking it could be a pseudonym.

it could be his real name. we could not confirm it wasn't a pseudonym. we couldn't confirm it was. so we worked with the possibilities and narrowed it down. this was the last and final and strongest lead and at no time could we cancel it out. and still not. >> we heard bitcoin as digital currency. i think few americans understand. why do we care who he is the founder, the face? >> i heard a lot about this, why do we care who he is? i guess it's the individual. i think it's natural to know who's behind bitcoin, and even if he is no longer involved because it's a one-world currency and understanding what firmed it. it's a nonpolitical financial -- but if you go and talk to the people, they'll tell you it was politically motivated. so a lot of mystery, and i thought as a journalist to clear it up. it's disappointing to say maybe not yet. >> you're being threatened on twitter, we'll release your home

number, address. are you worried about your security? >> yeah i found pretty much everything online this morning, including what security questions are on my web site and things like that. >> are you worried? >> clearly somebody thought that we did this as an act of war against satoshi nakamoto and bitcoin, and i certainly never meant it that way. you would think -- you would think we had demonized him or would did not like the coin in the article, which was not at all the way i wrote it. >> all right. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. this morning, the first family heads to florida, but last night the obamas hosted some of music's biggest stars. it was a tribute to the women of soul for pds and performance at the white house conference series, and bill plante shows us the impressive lineup. ♪

>> reporter: working for the man thursday night performing for the president in the east room of the white house. ♪ rolling on the river ♪ music icons patti labelle and melissa etheridge belting "proud mary" along with a new generation of soul singers. ♪ young stars and others that came before. >> i'm just so happy to just be in the presence of such amazing women. >> reporter: but among all those power house women of soul it was only fitting that the queen herself would steal the show. ♪ the only one to miss the note was the president. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t -- [ laughter ] -- meant to her -- >> reporter: he may have missed a letter but aretha and the rest never missed a beat.

♪ >> this is what soul is all about! this is part of americana! ♪ i'm the only one who'd walk across a mile for you ♪ >> reporter: while the legends of soul performed thoir classics, relative newcomers paid homage. ♪ let's dance for love ♪ >> reporter: ariana grande was the youngest singer in the lineup. >> mr. president, mrs. obama, how are ya? good to see you. >> reporter: she sang a tribute to the late whitney houston. ♪ love one more time i don't want to hurt anymore ♪ >> reporter: and on this night, honoring the women of soul, who else to bring it home? for "cbs this morning," bill

plante at the white house. >> now, there's a party i'd like to be at. >> i was going to say. i wish we were there. >> a little respect. >> r-e-s-p-e-c-t. i think he was trying to think of the words to the song, a little brain fart for the president. >> i did not know she was that impressive. she sounded like whitney had that same pow otherful. >> ariana grande, she's a 20 something, but i love she sang to the president, saying what's up? >> you don't normally have the president and first lady addressed that way. >> what's up? coming up a vegas gambler, but this time the house doesn't win. >> i take full responsibility for getting intoxicated. now to a blackout stage, not really. i believe they just keep bringing me drinks i blame that on them and then continuously letting me gamble and letting me drink, i blame that on them. >> okay!

>> all righty then! >> okay! well, now he wants $500,000 back, and he's going to court. i can tell it already, i think. we'll have more ahead on "cbs this morning."

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a las vegas player wants $500,000 back because he was in a blackened blackout. >> the gambler tells bill whitaker why the casino should lose this hand. >> picture this. you're walking down the street you're drink, you're drunk, and somebody reaches over and steals

your wallet. you think that's right? >> reporter: that's what you think they did to you? >> yes. mm-hmm. >> reporter: mark johnston says he was welcomed to the new downtown grand casino las vegas super bowl weekend. so you are a high roller? >> yes, i've won this amount of money and i've lost this kind of money. >> reporter: $500,000? >> yes. >> reporter: but this time he says was different. >> i'll be honest with you, i was in a complete blackout. i've never been in a blackout before. >> reporter: he said the casino served him so many drinks he estimates between 20 and 30, he has no memory of playing table games all day. what do you think they were doing? >> i believe that they were just trying to take advantage of a player. if you're intoxicated if you're not allowed to gamble. they're supposed to stop you. >> reporter: but, he says, they didn't stop him. and he lost big, $500,000. he's now suing the casino citing nevada's gaming regulations, which forbid permitting persons who are visibly intoxicated to

participate in gaming activities, and complimentary service of intoxicating beverages in the casino area to persons who are visibly intoxicated. >> he says that he shouldn't have to pay his losses because he was so drunk. well, then my next thought is well, what if he'd won? if the video surveillance shows someone who has been drinking but just like everybody else has been drinking, this guy is going nowhere. >> reporter: johnston contends the surveillance video is being reviewed. the gaming commission would not confirm that, saying only they opened an investigation. the casino wouldn't comment on a pending lawsuit. what could they possibly gain from this? what were they trying to do? >> gain? how about making money? >> reporter: you were drinking. you got yourself into this situation. you lost the money, because of your drinking. what's your responsibility? >> i take full responsibility for getting intoxicated. now, to a blackout stage, not

really. i believe them just keep bringing me drinks i blame that on them and them continuously letting me gamble and letting me drink, i blame that on them. >> reporter: johnston says the casino has offered to settle for less, but, he says, for now he's proceeding with his lawsuit. for "cbs this morning," bill whitaker, los angeles. >> yeah casino is going, no he didn't. some could say he's not taking responsibility for his actions. >> also congratulations to bill whitaker, new correspondent. >> yeah, way looking like a beautiful friday around the bay area. high pressure now building in. a few high clouds drifting in overhead. a couple of patches of fog toward the coastline. looking good over san jose. got some mostly sunny skies, the temperatures a little cool out the door 50s and 40s this morning. by the afternoon though enjoying sunshine and numbers up in the 60s and low 70s. could be a little bit warmer on saturday, maybe some mid-70s. clouds rolling in on sunday chance of rain sunday night into monday.

when ukraine's president escaped to russia last month he left behind a modern palace. his opponents took that over as well. "60 minutes" goes inside this new and excessive tourist attraction. that's next on "cbs this morning."

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your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning. we have a "kcbs traffic" update for you. a pretty major accident right now trying to get out of san francisco heading to the lower deck of the bay bridge. the accident just before treasure island eastbound 80. it's an overturn accident, it's a red pickup truck that truck is blocking two lanes. you can see it is beginning to slow already on eastbound 80 on to the skyway so again expect some major delays right now if you are trying to get out to the east bay. i would consider using bart. there's also caltrans roadwork in the area. bay bridge westbound pretty typical for this time of the morning. the metering lights are on so backed up into the macarthur maze. michelle, back to you. >> elizabeth, thank you. two people are rushed to the hospital after an overnight

house fire in san jose. firefighters are now considering it a crime scene. two people were badly burned. and fire forced a frightening escape from a second floor apartment in hayward. a 3-year-old was thrown from the window to a neighbor. then a man and a woman jumped. they were hurt and taken to the hospital. the toddler is okay. and a second fire in hayward burns at a carport at an apartment complex near 7th and key streets. huge flames shot into the sky around 4 a.m. no one was injured. stay with us, weather in just a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] spring

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♪ good morning. it's 8:00 in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." a u.s. war ship approaches one region. we will go inside the ousted president's secret mansion. also jody cantor from the new york times. she says mormon women are changing their church but hitting a ceiling. back on his feet after a major injury. but first on this march 7th 2014, here is a look at today's "eye-opener at 8:00.." there is political rhetoric and facts on the ground and the fact here is that crimea is

being run like it has already joined the russian federation. cbs news confirms another high-ranking military officer faces allegations of sexual assault this morning. potential candidates came here with the party's conservative -- a california man is the focus of international attention. "newsweek" reports that he is the mastermind behind bitcoin. >> i don't know people there. >> seeing him flee the scene and deny it i have to say it's mystifying to me. last night the obama's hosted some of music's biggest stars. a tribute to the women of soul. >> there's a party i would like to be at. a casino is responsible for a drunken blackout. >> i believe they were trying to

take advantage of a player. if you are intoxicated you are not supposed to gamble. they are supposed to stop you. >> i know what everybody at home might think. >> yeah, sorry i was drunk. i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. russia's foreign ministry says this morning the country will not accept the language of european union sanctions over ukraine, and it warns russia will retaliate. they are discussing a referendum to join russia. >> president obama told russia's president on the phone kwroed that next weekend's vote would violate the constitution. meanwhile, ukraine's new government wants interpole. he ran to russia last month

leaving behind the secret a68 valued at $100 million. good morning. >> good morning, charlie, norah and gayle. we wanted to meet the people at the heart of ukraine's revolution. all of them were motivated by the disgust of the rampcorruption. >> this is a prime example of the corruption. >> this is what your revolution was about in a sense, this opulence, this complete lack of respect almost. >> this complete lack of taste as well on top of that. >> on top of that. the size of the fireplace, it's

insane. >> it's twice your size. but the point is that this is all stolen money, this is all bribes and corruption and this is nothing that he earned. this is a man of who was sitting two times in prison and one of them for sitting hats and now he builds them for himself. >> the house has become an instant tourists attraction and documents found on the scene indicated that he spent $30 million on the chandeliers alone, and a private elevator with crystals couldn't have been cheap either. some of this want this to be turned into a museum showing the corruption. there was almost no looting when the house was taken over.

when we sat down for a chat in the hall, flowers from the old regime just began to wilt. >> for an ordinary ukrainian person, what is the reaction to this? >> shock and outrage. we all knew he was corrupt and stole money, but the quantity of it is mind-boggling in every way. >> so you just asked the question what is the reaction to the ukrainians to all this. tell me what you saw the reaction taking place, how deep and profound their mission is. >> what is extraordinary, this is unfolding at such a break-neck speed. we have seen people overthrow a dictatorship, and now they are staring down the barrel of a russian gun so to speak. i think people feel vigilant and they are still out there in the square and still camped out and don't believe the revolution is over yet. they want to honor the sacrifice of all the people killed. but what is amazing, when you

look at the scene at the house and all of these people going to you know sort of taking a look at the spectacle, there is no aggression there. there is no aggression. there is a kind of oh, my goodness, this guy really needed to go, but no anger or aggression. >> what about the people in the revolution because it seems like all walks of life are there when you listen to the people and interviews. >> people out in the street with their lead pipes and shields, and there were billionaires on the bare auricade. >> they were supporting the revolution? >> many were supporting the revolution which may seem counterintuitive, but when you look at the mismanagement of the regime, you see how that is possible. >> you point out so well in the piece that the heart of this is really an economic situation.

>> exactly. >> some way the failure of the europeans to act quickly enough with a package, whatever that argument that is there, really the failure and corruption in ukraine, which racesises the question what approval will be needed from the american people. >> they will need a lot from their allies. >> that's sunday night on "60 minutes" right here on cbs. the northwest is bracing for more rain this weekend. just what you want to hear. high temperatures will reach 57 in seattle and 77 in los angeles, and other parts of the country are warming up after weeks below freezing and meteorologist, megan glaros says an extreme weather pattern may be returning this summer. megan, good morning to you.

nice to see you, gayle, charlie and norah. we're talking about el nino. is there a potential for el nino to develop. computer models say we will see a warming down around the equator, and pacific ocean will be warm and what that does is kicks off an extreme of events which could mean fewer atlantic hurricanes and more rain in the west, and that is good for drought-stricken california. >> thank you

young women are part of a major change in the mormon church, but still only men are allowed in the leadership positions. jody cantor in the green room

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♪ this morning we look at changing times for one of america's fastest-growing religions. in 2012 the mormon church lowered the age for women to become mission tphaeuries. since signing up the number has tripled. jody cantor is with us and did great reporting. >> thank you. like many religions the mormon church and their hierarchy is dominated by males. do you see that changing at all? >> that is exactly the right question. in the mormon church people generally do believe that women and men were put on earth for different reasons and have different jobs and traditionally only men have been true leaders in the church. however, women want more and more opportunities in the

church. in part just because women's lives have changed and they are getting married later and they have been active professionally and some say i make the decisions all week and then i go to church and many of these women are very very attached to their faith and loved it but they said i really want more opportunity to lead i wish i had gone on a mission like my husband, and i wish i could hold my baby during a baby naming but right now that is a job only reserved for men. >> as they gained traction what is the reaction of the male hierarchy in the church? >> it's sensitive. on the one hand the church wants to stay current with the american temporary life and on the other hand they do believe that women's roles as wives and mothers are holy and the real

religious responsibility is only for men. they are trying the make the change and update rules, but they really want to do it on their own terms. it's creating some uncomfortable situations, though. >> it has been that way for years, and why are they changing it now? >> because women's lives have changed so much. women who have law degrees, and top scientific researchers, and the internet and women are going online and sharing and comparing. >> there are specific outdated policies within the church? >> well, the one that women cold us really bothers them is having what is considered a pure sex life no premarital sex, you know, and sort of living very traditionally and purely is important in the church and church authorities interview you about that at various points in your life, generally those interviews are done by a male bishop typically an older man,

and women told us they are very uncomfortable and intear gated about their sex life. some do it sensitively, but there is potential for error and abuse, and people have been asked very personal questions, and mostly what they said they didn't say i don't want the church to ask me about these things, but they said i want a woman present, a want a woman in the room. >> that article is very revealing. thank you for coming today. a mother of three leaves her own clue behind to find her killer. that's coming up on "cbs this morning" morning". this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by publishers clearing house and ch.com.

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tomorrow night "48 hours" examines a murder. one of the biggest breaks in the case came from the mother herself. >> it was the monday before thanksgiving in silver farm very small town colorado. it was a blizzard that night, very cold. and the story we had was that stephanie roller brunner, mother of three, while her young children are asleep, she supposedly goes out for a walk

on this cold snowy blizzard night and she disappears into thin air. >> but when stephanie roller's battered body was found four days later under melting snow in the blue rush district attorney mark hurlburg knew that story didn't ring true. >> this was a very very brutal brutal murder. she was hit over the head strangled, and thrown into the blue rush and left to drown and die of hypothermia. >> stephanie's husband dale brunner says he was stunned to get the news. >> my first thought was what happened to her andmy second was my kids. i go, my god, my kids have lost their mom. >> for detective teresa bearing, finding stephanie roller's killer was more than a job. it was an on section. >> i had to focus. i had to do my job and bring that person to justice because she need thad and her children

needed that. >> the more detective barger dug the more unsettling the picture. >> each day we looked into stephanie's life we learn thad stephanie had secrets. >> on the surface stephanie seemed to have an ideal life but below the surface there was trouble deep. >> what state was your marriage in. >> it was a juggling act. >> in what sense. >> she wanted out. she said i wantmet someone else. i want to move on. >> the person is someone police want to talk to the boyfriend. police believed ron and soon turned their attention to another suspect. >> i heard the door and there were two police officers. one of them flat out was yelling at me he said did you kill your wife. >> before it was over stephanie roller would become a key witness in her own murder trial

testifying from her grave. >> i can't go next to him. with a hand on my throat, didn't scream it. screaming in my face i will kill you if you leave. >> she was afraid for her life. >> tracy smith joins us. she has a fascinating case. what evidence did the police have? >> not a lot. they had no murder weapon no blood evidence, and they had to prove that somebody hit her over the head strangled her, carried her to this river, carried her in with no foot prints not even fingerprints. >> who are the key suspects? >> there are actually three. they looked at the husband. she had a boyfriend and the boyfriend had a wife. >> wow. incredibly somebody whoa's's very very an grel. i'll be watching. you can see tracy's full report tomorrow night on

your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning. we have another "kcbs traffic" update for you. trying to leave san francisco, using the lower deck of the bay bridge into oakland, expect some very big delays. these are some pictures taken just moments ago from chopper 5 of the accident on eastbound 80. it's just past the san francisco anchorage before you reach treasure island. they got the overturned truck uprighted as you can see there. it's being towed off the bay bridge right now. i want to show you some live pictures from chopper 5. this is the backup trying to get out of the city. huge delays a parking lot on northbound 101. the backups begin somewhere around candlestick. the skyway is obviously still very slow, as well. and the inbound central freeway we are seeing big delays.

you can see from our sensors, 11 miles per hour on the northbound 101 approach leaving san francisco. we'll have another update in half hour. in the meantime, the news headlines, here's michelle. a pair of fires in hayward this morning. the first happened overnight on 7th street. several people jumped out of the window to escape. a carport caught fire on the same street at about 5:00 this morning. investigators believe it may have been arson. a san francisco man is suing skydive monterey bay claiming the company provided him a defective parachute. gerardo flores passed out before hitting the ground in 2012. he said the chute had worn and broken parts. more than 60 chains are affected by a meat recall. the products have been sold in 35 states. investigators believe rancho sold meat from sick cattle. stay with us, weather in just a moment.

we have a gorgeous day ahead on this friday, lots of sunshine coming our way, a few high clouds overhead. but looking good from our mount vaca cam. we are going to expect sunny skies the better part of the day just some of those clouds cruising up above. otherwise, the temperatures going to turn out to be very nice. if you plan to led to san jose, we're looking at 68, 69 napa valley, 64 in san francisco. warmer tomorrow, cooling down sunday, chance of showers north of the golden gate bridge sunday into monday.

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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour nba legend led nearly two dozen teams to the playoffs and he inspires many people around the country with the motivational message. he shows us how he took charge after facing the biggest test of his life. plus a broadway acrobat finds strength on and off the stage. he makes his way back from a serious accident. that's ahead. it's time to show you some of the headlines around the globe. "los angeles times" remembers

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johnny manziel. he could be the first overall pick in may's nfl draft. pat williams one of the most respected figures in basketball. he won an nba title as the general manager of the philadelphia 76ers featuring you know this guy, dr. j, julius irving and he drafted stars like shaquille o'neal and guided five teams to the nba finals but his life took an unexpected turn back in 2011 and was diagnosed with a form of cancer. he shares his battle in a new book, and it's called the mission is remission. and good morning to you. that did become your battle cry. >> happy to be with you. >> you were the least person for this to happen. you were in great health and ran

marathons and exercised and ate right and you go to the doctor's office that day and gets this diagnose. >> yeah the doctor informed me he said you have an illness, and he said what i never heard of and i said what is that? he said that's cancer. that will clear your nostrils out quick. he had kleenex. and why me i have 14 grandchildren to educate? and then i asked the doctor what is the life expectancy and he said two to three years. and he said our job is to keep you alive long enough for all of this new medication that the research foundation is funding and getting in the pipeline. and i said well i am your guinea pig, and let's get on all of it. year four and feel good and we made a lot of progress. >> how does it affect you and

where are we in terms of this disease that some friends of mine have as well? >> of course tom brokaw we just got that news a few weeks ago. the good news is that the research foundation has done an awesome job of funding and getting new tests approved by the fda, and they are sure working on me and i feel good. >> is a bone marrow process available for you? >> i had one two years ago, a stem cell transplant and i came out of that feeling quite good. i am encouraging people first of all, get your yearly physical, oh, my goodness and i feel good and i don't like doctors and i will take my chances, that's not good thinking. >> you are right about the attitude. it's so important to have the attitude and support. >> optimism and a positive out look. i got a nice note from arnold

palmer, who did the forward for this book, by the way, and his family has been hammered by cancer, and he had prostate cancer and his daughter has dealt with breast cancer, and he wrote and said two things i learned do everything your doctors tell you, and -- i am not -- well do everything your doctors tell you, and keep an upbeat enthusiastic approach to life, and arnold said that's the best advice i can give you and that's good advice. >> we listed your many many accomplishments. were there any lessons you learned from the court from basketball that aapplied to fighting cancer? >> i think it's perseverance. don't give up. that's what i would say. the teams that excel, they battle through the tough times and when they are down they keep grinding, and that's the answer and it's easy to get discouraged with cancer and surrender, but i

think you have to keep fighting and battling and above all not giving up on life and staying engaged in life. if you just sit at home worrying over your cancer issues and i have speeches to give and books to write and a basketball team to root for, and there's lots of reasons to live. >> yeah. >> the great legendary coach in his last decade john wooden all of his earnings went to an education fund and i am not that far along, but we have 14 grandchildren to make sure get educated so i have a lot of reasons to keep living. >> that book is on sale now. we have magic to do just for you, and we will show you how one performer

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♪ >> you know in the theater, instead of saying good luck you tell the cast to break a leg. we have a story of one broadway performer who faced a real injury and was lucky enough to return to the stage. jamie, good morning. >> good morning, norah. ryan is not your typical broadway star. this year he made a remarkable recovery, a recovery made possible by his incredible

strength and the inspiration he drew from his sister. the concern the broadway reviveal of pippen is entertaining. but there is one moment when the show comes to a breath-taking halt. it's a stunt called rollabolla and perched at the top is ryan. he is one of the very few people in the world able to do the trick on five cylinders. >> do you have trepidation doing that trick every night? >> no i don't. i trained very hard on that trick. you have to be really calm on the trick. if you are a little shaky, too much adrenaline, it doesn't

work. >> his talent garnered attention when the show opened but then he suffered a devastating injury during a rehearsal. >> you performed with a broken back? >> yes, i did. the show must go on. and the pain had gotten substantial. it was hurting a lot, and i started to sweat when i warmed up or did tricks, and i went back to the doctor and i said this is not right. >> griffith said the support of his wife producers and cast mates carried him through the next painful months and so did his sister victoria when he broke down had he told her the news. >> i cried, obviously. not in front of him. >> they were born into a british circus family and each of the eight kids trained as clowns and next as acrobats and then when

they were 7 and 9, they were performing in vienna when an accident shook the family. >> we were playing hide and seek, and my sister climbed on the train -- >> climbed into volts of electricity. my clothes were on fire. >> the explosion was so loud and i remember them saying it shook and rvs. >> i was put into a coma. >> did you think you lost your sister forever? >> i remember standing there with all my brothers and sisters, and -- uh just not knowing. >> victoria lost an arm in the accident. the family moved to the u.s. so she could be treated at the shiner's hospital in springfield, massachusetts. >> just go down and back up. >> amazingly, it was not long

before she was back to her old tricks. to this day, don't be surprised to find a one-armed cyclist in the parking lot of the shiner's hospital. in the meantime the rest of the family took their act to the city streets across the united states. ryan's obvious skills began to get noticed by the circus community, including snyder who performed in pippen. >> he goes and says let's do this together. are you ready? do you want to play? >> after a long recovery ryan is back to thrilling audiences as fearless as before. broadway offered him things he never had, a steady job, a bank account and a permanent address, and since his injury perspective. >> it changes you.

like i had four months 4 1/2 months to sit there and just go through my head why it happened and why it happened to me and it happened to make me better. >> guys it was on the grounds of that shiner's hospital where 14-year-old ryan was doing summersaults and caught the eye of his wife. >> i didn't know you could move with a broken back? >> he has such incredible strength. his muscles kept it in place, and that's why he did not know at first. >> the play i want to go and see now is pippen. >> you are watching "cbs this morning."

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thichg we've got something good here. >> very good. it's nice. be sure to tune in to "cbs evening news" tonight with scott pelley. as we leave you, take a look at this week. >> russian troops are going to stay in ukraine until the situation normalizes. >> russia's on the wrong side of history on this. >> the only thing that vladimir putin understands is tough. >> they want yanukovych brought back here preferably in a cage. >> ail be the abt to be called on. >> a pregnant mother drove her minivan into d ocean. >> court greed that's driving

them. >> i spend close to $5,000 on my classroom every year. >> of your own money? >> we all d. >> it made it up out of the hole. not to many karrs could do that. >> close it down. >> i am a member of the united states of america. >> can you take it? i can't get everybody in here. >> we crashed and broke twitter. >> laissez les bons temps rouler. that's what they say in new orleans. >> that guy had a good time. >> he sure did. ♪ o sometimes i get a good feeling ♪ >> why is it called tinder? >> tinder is actually -- why the [ bleep ] is it called tinder? >> is it called a hamster wheel? >> no i wouldn't call it a hamster wheel. >> probably fair to say -- >> you know him, charlie.

does he always speak like that? he always scream like that when he's talking? >> vampire bats they can run. if you look at the dirty places you might find beautiful, beautiful unexpected things. >> how do you respond to the criticism about it? >> welcome to the crackhouse. >> maybe you haven't heard. >> did you say, i'm going to be so good that they're going to have to keep me? >> i thought cripey i have no idea. >> r-s-p itdserer-e-c-t. >> they can last 8 to 12 hours. >> right now? >> what dawes that mean. >> like mr. right now. >> hi, charlie.

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hospital.. after an overnight house fire in san jose. firefighters are now considering it's 8:55. time for some news headlines. two people are rushed to the hospital after an overnight house fire in san jose. firefighters are now considering it a crime scene. two people were badly burned. fire forced a frightening escape from a second floor apartment in hayward. a 3-year-old was thrown from the window down to a neighbor. then a man and a woman jumped. they were hurt and taken to the hospital. the toddler is okay. a second fire in hayward burned at a carport at an apartment complex near 7th and sea streets. flames shot into the sky around 5 a.m. no one was injured. with the forecast, here's lawrence. we have great weather coming our way on this friday a lot of sunshine outside as high

pressure builds in. a few high clouds. otherwise, we are going to see plenty of sunshine throughout the day and spring-like temperatures. high pressure now moving in. you see some of those clouds rolling over the top of that ridge. otherwise, though, what a gorgeous afternoon. how about this for nice? 69 degrees in napa. 68 degrees in san jose. and 64 degrees in san francisco. as we look forward to the weekend, we're enjoying some mid-70s in parts of the interior valleys on saturday but the clouds rolling in on sunday. chance of showers north of the golden gate bridge and better chance of rain for everyone late sunday night into monday. >> we are going to check out your "kcbs traffic" coming up.

good morning. another check of your "kcbs traffic." there is still a lot of gridlock on freeways around san francisco. trying to get out of the city, northbound 101 and northbound 280 now, a lot of gridlock. a lot of traffic jams because of an earlier accident on the lower deck of the bay bridge. eastbound 80 before treasure island, all lanes were reopened about 30 minutes ago but give yourself some extra time. that 101 approach jammed solid to candlestick. in the commute direction, we're still seeing delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights were turned on shortly after 6:00. and you are still backed up into the macarthur maze. but again, that accident eastbound shouldn't have impacted the westbound commute. san mateo bridge we also had an earlier crash on the western signed of the span. still slow leaving hayward as you can see from that drive time nearly a half hour taking you to foster city.

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