>> cbs this morning up next. enjoy your monday, everybody. good morning. it's monday morning. march 17th, 2014. welcome to "cbs morning." new questions about the pilots and new details about the 2 million square-mile search for malaysia flight 370. plus, the inside of mike morel on what surprises him most about the investigation. winter's finality fight. millions face a storm already shutting down the nation's capital. and happy st. patrick's day. the mayors of two america's largest cities boycott their parades. the big sponsors. we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world. in 90 seconds. malaysia officials believe it was the co appointment who last spoke to air traffic

controllers. those final words were "all right. good night." >> the hunt for flight 370 turns to the men in the cockpit. >> investigators removing a flight simulator. >>. >> malaysian police say they're investigating a flight engineer, one of the passengers aboard that plane. an earthquake struck california north of downtown los angeles. so far, no reports of any majormajo majorly damage. >> some areas could see 10 inches. >> like an april fool's joke, right? maybe we'll do of the snow. >> delta 757 losing part of its wing while in the air from orlando to atlanta. everyone is okay. >> crimeans voted to become part of the russian federation. >> president obama said that the united states rejects the referendum result. >> it's corruption. russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. >> the navy s.e.a.l. rescue in the mediterranean sea took control of a tanker seas.

>> a black man named oreo is back to safety after being stranded on a seaside cliff in california. >> all that. >> we're in it now. >> the most exciting time of the year. march madness. top seats. florida, arizona, wichita state and virginia. >> terrifying moment for a diver in the carribean, while spear fishing, a reef shark came out of nowhere. >> once again, toronto mayor rob ford has been caught on video behaving strangely in public. staggering, swearing. >> just to clarify, you weren't trig last night? >> were you drinking last night? >> on "cbs this morning." >> phillip steven martelly imitates his granddad, 4 years old. way too much hair to pull this off. >> what a cutie. >> and the grandson! >> this morning's eye-opener is presented by toyota. >> this morning's eye-opener is presented by toyota. let's go places.

captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle king is off. good morning, nora. >> good morning to you, charlie. >> breaking news. an earthquake struck southern california a short time ago. their preliminary magnitude reported at 4.4. it was centered in the santa monica mountains between encino and the san fernando valley in the westwood section of los angeles, home to ucla. >> the quake hit around 6:25 pacific time. our los angeles station, kcbs, was an the air, live, with its morning news as it hit. >> that's funny. >> it is funny. >> whoa! >> whoa. >> earthquake. >> big earthquake right now. >> big earthquake. >> that's -- >> really strong shaker right now. >> wow. >> seismologist with the u.s. geological survey says it's the largest quake in the los angeles area since aftershocks from the north ridge earthquake 20 years ago. our correspondent, carter evans, reports hard shaking, lasting 15

seconds or more. at this point, we do not have reports of damage or injuries. the international effort to find the malaysia airlines jet enters a new phase this morning. the search area is much larger, with a focus on a southern curve, reaching to the indian ocean. >> 26 countries are now involved in the operation, all of them know the signs, now point to sabotage. seth doan is in kuala lumpur, where investigators are looking very closely at the pilot and the co pilot. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as that search is now under way in those newly designated northern and southern corridors, investigators here are focusing on who was on board. today, malaysia airlines ceo revealed who spoke the last words from the cockpit on flight 370. an informal "all right, good night." >> the initial investigation indicates it was the co pilot who basically spoke the last

time. >> reporter: around the same time, another of the flight's communication systems was apparently switched off. but officials could not confirm which came first. police searched the home of the pilot over the weekend. they confiscated laptops and a flight simulator. when we tried to get close to the pilot's home inside a gated community in kuala lumpur, we were stopped by security. >> can we just come inside? >> reporter: police also searched the co pilot's house. so far, authorities have not provided evidence implicating either pilot. this is the co pilot, fariq hamid's house. we rang the doorbell, now answer. neighbors tell us they have seen police cars and motorcycles here. they also tell us this was a relatively quiet family that kept to themselves. neighbors told us the 27-year-old went to a good school and had a father in

government. >> what's his reputation around here? >> he's a nice boy. he goes quite often. >> reporter: flight 370 sent its last signal to a satellite at 8:11:00 a.m., seven and a half hours after it took off. at that point, the plane was believed to be somewhere within an enormous arc or corridor, stretching from the caspian sea all the way to the southern indian ocean. authorities have requested more satellite data from countries, including the u.s. and china, to help refine the search. as officials comb through that flight manifest, some people are of particular note. one person, a malaysian man, appears to have had experience as an airline engineer. charlie, nora? >> seth, thanks. cbs news senior security contributor, mike morel, is with us, former deputy director. good morning. >> good morning. >> other than the fact that the

plane is missing and they can't find it, what is the most interesting thing for your experienced eye about this? >> most interesting thing is that it really seems that somebody took control of this aircraft and flew it for some time after the communication systems were turned off. >> does intelligence say it's most likely one of the two pilots? >> it seems to me. because if somebody tried to get access to the cockpit, it would seem to me that there would have been enough time for the pilots to have some sort of communication with the ground. that didn't happen. >> okay. then comes motive. the "wall street journal" today says some officials believe the plane may have been taken as part of a dry run for a future terrorist attack, testinging the ability to take a plane and hide it from radar and satellite. is that a possibility? >> it's a possibility, but i don't think it's likely you would do something of this magnitude as a test. if you were able to get control of an aircraft, you would use it immediately. so possible, but not likely. >> and second question. this new report this morning out

of the "news strait times" saying this plane may have dropped below 5,000 feet or lower, using a low-flying technique known as terrain masking to avoid radar, which means it could have taken that northern route and flown over land and not have been detected. >> i'm not an aviation expert, but the 777 pilots that i've talked with say that would be very difficult to do. so, again, possible but not likely. >> and as we look at this map of where that plane may have gone, assuming it is true it flew on for several more hours, the northern and the southern route, you think it's highly unlikely it could have gone that northern route, because it would have flown over all of these countries and satellites like china and others would have detected it, right? >> a lot of defense radar in terms of china and india and u.s. and afghanistan. so, again, it is most -- most likely the southern route. >> when you look at this so far, are you surprised about the malaysians and what they haven't done? >> no. in general, they are very, very cooperative. they were very, very cooperative with us on counterterrorism.

they are very good. but there is a natural tendency in these situations to want to let everybody know you can do an investigation yourself. so a natural tendency to be a little reluctant to accept help. in addition, this is a very interesting neighborhood with a lot of disputed islands so the last thing you want to do is hand over defense information to your adversaries. >> about your radar capability. >> exactly. so i'm not surprised at this point. >> and what about, is there any terror nexus between al qaeda and malaysia that we know of, that we have investigated in the past, that we're concerned about? >> malaysia was one of the places where al qaeda used to spend some time, but the malaysians largely have pushed al qaeda out. so right now, no. >> let me turn to crimea. what are our options? >> i don't think our options are very good. i think the president in this kind of sanctions he's talking about in the kind of sanctions that the europeans are talking about are signalling that we want to deescalate this.

so i think the ball is really in putin's court in terms of what he does next. and the question is, is crimea -- for him, does he just want to hold on to that, or does he want to go further and take parts of eastern ukraine. >> mike, thanks. more now on ukraine this morning. the united states and europe slashed sanctions on russian and ukraine officials after crimea's breakaway vote sunday. president obama warned russian president vladimir putin in a call sunday that the west would never recognize the result. and vice president biden travels to europe today for meetings with nato allies. he will visit poland, which borders ukraine and nearby lithuania. he is also set to talk with the leaders of list tonya and lat a latvia. so far, this morning, the dow jones industrial average is up sharply as investors watch the crisis unfold. >> ahead of the election commission, 97% of voters

support joining russia. crimea's parliament declared the region's independence this morning. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: while the diplomatic standoff international one is getting sharper, the thousands of cri crimeans who voted yesterday now believe they are firmly on the way. as soon as the tally was in -- the party started. crimea's new prime minister said aloud what many in the crowd were feeling. dear friends, he said, we are going home to russia. voting on sunday was orderly, and the turnout heavy. the government said 83% of voters cast ballots. most of them firmly convinced that a vote for russia was a vote for a better life. >> i think that people -- i

expect it to be the majority toward a referendum. what it means is that people believe and they think that they would be with russia. >> reporter: in moscow, too, a huge demonstration on the weekend helped popular the idea of annexing the crimea is. for older russians, especially, it evokes the glory days of soviet might and the cold war. a popular anchor on state television even told his viewers last night -- russia is the only country in the world that's really able to turn the usa into radioactive ash. the one thing throwing some cold water on all this overheated emotion is the prospect of economic sanctions against russia, which will escalate from today. one thing that's already a sign that the currency markets are jittery is that the value of the ruble, the russian ruble, today hazard fallen to new lows.

charlie, nora? >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. this morning the u.s. navy confirms the s.e.a.l.s captured some southeast of cyprus. the ship was hijacked from a libyan port by three armed men earlier this month. it carrying oil owned by libya. that country's government asked for u.s. help. no one was hurt in the raid. the official start of spring just three days away, millions of americans from the midwest to the east coast are facing a final blast of winter this morning. snow is piling up in virginia. we have a bus crash north of richmond this morning. at least four people are hurt. parts of i-95 are closed. it is also snowing heavily in atlantic city, new jersey. wyatt andrews is in washington, d.c. where the severe weather is leading the government to close offices yet again. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: charlie and nora, good morning. well, later on this week, d.c. will feel like los angeles, with temperatures slated to be in the 60s by thursday.

but right now in d.c., it is 30 degrees. there's about 5 to 6 inches of snow on the ground. and for the fourth time this season, a winter storm has shut down the federal government. the biggest problem came out in the suburbs surrounding washington, where 7 to 10 inches fell overnight, but another 1 to 2 inches in the forecast. that created a travel hazard for the tens of thousands of federal workers who commute into the district every day, and so the decision was made for this one-day shutdown. as for the d.c. area airports, they are technically open and are functioning. but the airlines tell us this morning that at least 400 flights have been cancelled in and out of d.c. charlie and nora. >> thanks, wyatt. this morning, the general accused in a high profile sexual assault case pleaded guilty to reduced charges. sentencing should begin today. bringing debt general jeffrey sinclaire is believed to be the highest ranking to face court martial for sexual assault.

jane crawford reports, the case is drawing scrutiny in the military. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. proceedings are under way this morning. the government dropping most of the charges that could have put general sinclaire in jail for life. it's vindication for the general, caught up not only in a legal but political firestorm. the high-profile case fell apart sunday when the government indicated it will drop all sexual assault charges against brigadier general jeffrey sinclaire. prosecutors instead will accept a plea deal with sinclaire, who has maintained his innocence since the allegations became public two years ago. the general pled guilty early they are month to adultery, after admitting to a three-year affair with a junior officer. he's expected to plead guilty monday to other lesser charges. >> someone who was involved in the prosecution of this case called general sinclaire the poster child for sexual assault. >> reporter: richard chef is sinclaire's lead attorney. he says his client was a victim

of politics. >> we believe it was driven by the army needing to believe that they -- that an example had to be made of somebody, and they picked the wrong person. >> reporter: sinclaire was court martialed on allegations he forced the junior officer to perform oral sex and threatened to kill her and her family if she disclosed their affair. his lawyer said those claims were false. they challenged the accuser's credibility and set high-ranking officers interfered with the case to make it look like the military was tough on sexual assault. the prosecution in court last week defended the case, saying, one thing that is clear, there was no influence. outside the courtroom, the legal battle has become the center of a political fight on capitol hill over how the military decides which sexual assault cases to prosecute. last week, the senate passed legislation that would keep commanders from overturning convictions and would hold them to higher standards. now, senate proceedings will start as soon as today. sinclaire's lawyers say he is -- should not get any jail time,

they say. those mistakes he made, he's acknowledged. wouldn't even be a crime in civilian life. his defense team tells cbs news, he would agree to retire as lieutenant colonel. that's two rungs below his current rate. and they say that would, charlie and nora, cost him more than $1 million in total retirement pay. >> jan, thanks. the murder trial of blade runner oscar pistorius. today there was testimony he had a great love for guns. a month before he killed his girlfriend, it was said he went into combat mode after hearing noise from a possible intruder in his home. it turned out to be a laundry machine. a scary sight for passengers abooshd a delta flight flying from orlando to atlanta. a panel came loose, exposing gears and wiring. delta says it did not affect the plane's ability to fly. the plane with 185 people landed safely. "the wall street journal"

reports adjustable rate mortgages are making a comeback, known as a.r.m.s beginning with low interest rates that can jump back. the loans were considered one of the main triggers of the housing crisis. now banks say borrowers are using the loans for large mortgages. the "los angeles times" says the cia's chief of iran operations is suspended for workplace issues. former officials say jonathan bank was put on paid administrative leave after an internal investigation found he allegedly created an abusive and hostile work environment. the former officials say the iran division was in rebellion against bank. "new york times" says the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks says the son-in-law of osama bin laden had nothing to do with al qaeda's military operations. the statement was made by khalid sheikh mohamed, used in the trial of the son-in-law. his lawyers are scheduled to begin their defense in new york on charges he conspired to kill americans. and "usa today" says colon cancer rates dropped in the past decade for even over the age of

50. a report just out this morning by the american cancer society credits colonoscopies with helping the cancer rate fall 30%. and the "chicago tribune" says a murder suspect is in custody after a standoff with police for more than eight hours. joseph andrea felton crashed, and police surrounded him. he is suspected of killing his wife. and it's 7:19. ahead on "cbs this morning," the u.s. navy team searching for flight 370 with its most ,,vanced plane. . happy st. patrick's day. it's monday. we currently have it temperatures in the 50s. 56 degrees in san francisco, low 50s in the eastern part of our bay area. vallejo now at 50. it's in the 40s in santa rosa. later today much cooler than yesterday. you will feel the difference.

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mode . hi. good morning. it's 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. no report was any damage after a moderate earthquake hit l.a. early this morning. the u.s. geological survey says it was a mag feud 4.4 centered near westwood in the santa monica mountains. it had hit a little more than an hour ago. watch this. . >> woe. >> big earthquake right now. >> big earthquake. >> while a 4.4 is not really strong by california standards, the u.s. geological survey says today's quake is the l.a. area's largest since the aftershocks from the 1994 north ridge quake. everything is ok right now. traffic and weather here in the bay area coming up right after the break. ,,,,,,,,

. good morning. we still have big backups trying to get on tot bay bridge. after that earlier traffic alert westbound 80 on the exciteway, especially the east shore freeway. that driver time more than 50 minutes. also another accident in the backup approaching albany. in the south bay northbound 101 approaching dela cruz an earlier crash was blocking two left lanes. now we have residual delays. we can see that we have cloud cover out there. out the door it's a cooler start in the 40s and 50s. later today much cooler than yesterday. dropping from 83 in livermore to 70. 60s at the beaches and bayside. wednesday will be the warmest day of the work week. ,,,,,,,, rushing

to save some of the most vital parts of our country, bridges. that's ahead. now the latest on flight 370. the search for the malaysia airliner jet as the finding it now is a huge task. the span is now up to 2 million square miles. the u.s. navy's advanced

airliner, the p-8 is now on a massive effort to locate flight 370, a search that has taken a dramatic shift in three days. a sadly hovering more than 20,000 miles over the sea picked up signals once an hour for at least four hours. it did not target a spisk location, only a wide perimeter, almost equal to the size of the united states. but by determining how far the plane could travel before running out of fuel, investigators were able to outline two corridors where it could have flown. stretching out to the border of kazakhst kazakhstan. at least five countries along the northern route in including india and pakistan say that jet was not picked up by radar in their territory.

it's more likely they traveled south and crashed into the indian ocean. commander william marx is aboard the "uss blue ridge" which controls the team scouring the region. >> they're out there 24 hour days. it is challenging but that's what we trained for. >> they're searching for any signs of flight 370 including victims. still there has been no sign of debris and crews are left combing waters that on average run more than two miles deep. cbs news con contributor and former head of the ntsb, mark rosenker. >> very challenging, for frustrating for the investigators. very, very disturbing that we didn't have good information early on, and this is not the way to run a very serious aviation accident investigation. >> and adding to frustrations, even if investigators managed to

track down the black box that captures pilots' communication, it communicated two sounltds that if the flight remained in the hours for several hours after it lost contact, we may never know why flight 370 changes its course. >> thank you. i noticed he said this is like searching an area between new york and california. >> it's incredible. >> i notice you're wearing your green this morning. >> i did. i borrowed this time. i forgot to bring one with me. >> i'm irish so i never -- >> really? you're irish? >> i never forget my green. there's been a bit of controversy this morning. the st. patrick's day parade is billing itself as the oldest and largest. new york city leaders are boycotting the event in new york city and they're not alone.

major wasponsors are walking of as well. don dahler is live with it. good morning. >> top of the morning, mrs. o'donnell and mr. o'rose. for the first time in decades, new york's mayor will not be among them. this one day after boston's mayor boycotted his city's parade in solidarity with the gay community. irish pride was out in force at the st. patrick's day parade in boston but the city's irish-american mayor sat this one out. >> i'm not marching in the parade. >> were they close on reaching a deal? >> we agreed on everything but the banner. five letters. >> reporter: they refused to allow them to watch with bap er

th that. they said in a statement they would not allow anyone to express harmful or inappropriate questions and that, quote, this was a decision we made for the good of this parade. but the decision led the maker of sam adams beer withdraw its corporate sponsorship of the parade. the new york city parade also lost sponsors. they sighted its history as an advocate for quality and hoped if quality of exclusion would be exempt interest this year's parade. >> we were hoping it would be successful. >> reporter: melissa is speaker of the new york city council which is officially boycotting the parade following the lead of the new mayer bill de blasio. >> i'm not planning on marching in the parade.

i simply disagree with the organizers of the parade. >> this will be the first time in the 253-year history that neither the mayor or council will be represented. >> this is an organization that refuses to catch up with the times. we even seen incredible advances on gay rights and so that needs to be recognized. >> reporter: several groups will be

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in ukraine. a short time ago he imposed sanctions on ukrainian and russian officials. >> the sanctions follow yesterday's vote in rhyme ya to break away from ukraine and join russia. bill plante is at the white house. bill, good morning. who is targeted? >> good morning, nora. they are targeting 11 individuals, all close cronies of president putin. some what we normally describe as oligards. the u.s. has suggested that some ballots went to crimea where three marked in favor of crimea's succession. and they note that 96.8% of the ballots were forced session. even though there is a large russian speaking population, they are suggesting that seems a little bit much.

the point is there is still a diplomatic doorway open. but if it is not taken by russia, the sanctions will only continue. there will be more people named. there thereby more assets frozen. so the idea is to do what the u.s. can do. and here's the president. good morning, everybody. in recent months as the citizens of ukraine have made their voices heard, we have been guided about a fundamental principal, the future of ukraine must be decided by the people of ukraine. that means ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected and international law must be upheld. so russia's decision to send troops into crimea has rightly drawn global condemnation.

reassure our allies and partners. we saw this international unity again over the weekend when russia stood alone and the u.n. security council defending its actions in crimea. as i told president putin yesterday, the referendum in crimea was a clear violation of ukrainian constitutions and international law. it will not be recognized by the international community. today i'm announcing a series of measures that will continue to increase the costs on russia and those responsible for what is happening in ukraine. first, as authorized by the executive order i signed two weeks ago, we are imposing sanctions on specific individual responsible for undermining the sovereignty, territory and government of ukraine. we're making it clear there are consequences for their actions. second, i have signed a new executive order that expands the

scope of our sanctions. as an initial step, i am authorized sanctions on russian officials operating in the arms sector in russia. and individuals who provide support to senior officials of the russian government. and if russia continues to interfere in ukraine, we stand ready to impose further sanctions. third, we're continuing our close consultations with european partners who today moved ahead with their own sanctions against russia. tonight, vice president biden departs where he will meet with our nato allies, latvia, estonia, lithuania. we have a solid commitment to our collective defense and we will up hold this commitment. fourth, we'll continue to make clear to russia that further provocations will set to further isolate russia and diminish its

place in the world. the international community will continue to stand together to impose any violations of ukrainian sovereignty and integrity and continue the russian military intervention in ukraine will only deepen russia's diplomatic isolation and exact a greater toll on the russian economy. going forward, we can calibrate our response based on whether russia chooses to escalate or de-escalate the situation. now, i believe there is still a path to resolve this situation in a way that interests both russia and ukraine. that includes russia pulling its forces in crimea back to their bases, supporting the deployment of additional monitors in ukraine, and engaging in dialogue with the ukrainian government, which indicated its openness to pursuing constitutional reform as they move forward towards elections this spring. but throughout this process we're going to stand firm in our

unwaivering support for ukraine. as i told the prime minister last week, the united states stands with the people of ukraine and their right to determine their own destiny. we're going to keep working with congress and our international partners to offer ukraine the economic support it needs to weather the crisis and improve the daily lives of the ukrainian people. as we go forward, we will look at the range of ways we can help our friends achieve their rights and the unity, prosperity and dignity they deserve. thanks very much. >> and there you see president obama appearing in the white house briefing room to discuss broadening sanctions against russian officials. when a senior federal called russian government cronies. people very close to vladimir putin in the wake of this vote in crimea.

this means banning visas, other economic sanctions. and the vice president is on his way to confer with nato allies. we want to go now to elizabeth palmer, because she is in simferopol, crimea. elizabeth, good morning. >> good morning. the people of crimea are going to be watching this very closely. there was a great euphoria here today when it looked as if crimea would join russia. it does appear as if it's going to mean some pain along the way. although the financial sanctions from the west of russia are just beginning, the ukrainian banks started turning off the tap for money down here in crimea. so people are having trouble getting enough money out of the banking machines. a lot of them are empty. businesses can't get credit cards to work anymore. i think it's just a little

glimmer of realization here that getting to join russia, if that's indeed where we are going, could be very painful indeed. norah, charlie? >> our coverage will continue online and cbsnews.com. many of you now will return to "cbs this morning". this has been a cbs news special report with nora o'donnell. i'm charlie rose, cbs news, new york. and doing what you love. hi mom, dad... what'd you guys do today? the usual! osteo bi-flex, ready for action. on this st. patrick's day chicago offers its annual

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good morning. it is 8:00 am in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." you'll see the shaking as the earthquake happened live on morning television. controls of the missing malaysian airlines jet, who on board spoke the final words before the plane flew into the unknown? would you play happy birthday on a fender on its birthday? we'll take you behind music americana. first here on this march 17th, 2014, here is a look at today's eye opener at 8:00.

>> oh, big earthquake right now. >> an earthquake struck southern california. preliminary magnitude recorded 4.4. >> we do not have reports of damage or injury. co-pilots fariq hamid lives here with his family. we rang the doorbell but no answer. >> it really seems that somebody took control of this aircraft for some time after communications were turned off. >> they are announcing serious measures that will continue to increase pressure on russia. >> thousands of crimeans who voted to join russia yesterday now believe they are firmly on their way. >> the government is expected to drop most of the charges that would have put the general in jail for the rest of his life. >> often called the jon stewart

of egypt. >> it does have somewhat of a resemblance to the daily show with jon stewart, doesn't it? >> yeah. >> announcer: today's eye opener at 8:00 is presented by prudential. i'm charlie rose with norah o'donnell and gayle king is off. millions in southern california were jolted out of bed by an earthquake, 4.4, centered five miles under ground in the santa monica mountains between westwood and encino. >> just over 90 minutes ago. so far, no reports of major damage or injuries. our los angeles station, kcbs was right in the middle of its morning news when the shaking began. >> that's funny. >> it is funny. >> whoa. >> earthquake. >> big earthquake right now. >> really strong.

>> back and forth for up to 10 seconds. carter evans tells us it was a hard shake and he felt it lasted about 16 seconds. two dozen countries are now hunting for the malaysia airlines 777 that disappeared ten days ago. the investigation is now focused on a deliberate act. >> the search area covers two possible curves in the flight's journey. the northern path would take the jet across central asia, the southern path stretches into the indian ocean. in kuala lumpur where authorities say they know who spoke the last words heard from flight 370. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as that search is now under way in those newly designated northern and southern corridors, investigators here in kuala lumpur are focusing on who was on board of that plane. they searched the home of the pilot and co-pilot of flight 370. inside the pilot's home, they found a flight simulator.

they have confiscated that and rebuilt it at police headquarters. we spoke with neighbors and they said there was nothing particularly alarming about the co-pilot, the 27-year-old who had just graduated, being able to fly that boeing 777 aircraft. there are still many mysteries of what happened to flight 370. today, we learned from officials that we understand the last word from the cockpit came presumably from the co-pilot. he said a very informal, all right. good night. that, around the same time the communication systems were apparently deliberately disabled. of course, to really answers so many questions, investigators need to find that plane and the search has expanded to include 26 countries. charlie, norah? >> thanks, seth. minutes ago, president obama said there's still a diplomatic path to ending the crisis in

ukraine, but he joined european allies today in imposing sanctions on russian and ukrainian officials. >> crimea's parliament declared independence this morning, asking to join russia after sunday's referendum, 97% of crimean voters want to break away, but ukraine is ready to call up 40,000 troops. charlie d'agata reports. >> reporter: ukrainian border on this side, russia on the other. ukrainian soldiers told us they got the order four days ago to start digging these deep trenches. they can't tell us how far back they go, how far they extend but they've seen russian military excursion expand beyond crimea and they've seen pro-russian demonstrations where people have overrun government buildings there. now the russians will tell you that all the evidence they need in their words that ukrainian officials have lost control of

eastern ukraine. there's an ongoing threat that the russian military has the authority to launch military action in order to protect ethnic russians who may be under threat. it's the same kind of language in the pretext used to invade crimea. that's the obvious concern here. for "cbs this morning," charlie d' agata along the ukrainian border. snow in washington, d.c. forced federal government offices there to close for the day. drivers are facing slick roads from the midwest to the east coast. in today's storm is blanketing atlantic city and southern new jersey. >> no one likes to waste food. this morning there is good news for the people who follow the five-second rule. that makes eating fooe food dropped on the floor believing it safe. a new study seems to support that thinking. >> can you believe this?

researchers in england looked at toast and pasta after making contact with the ground. the longer the food is left on the floor, the more bacteria it attracts. but it matters what kind of floor the food is dropped on. tile and laminate floors are most likely to transfer bacteria to food. carpet is least likely to cause a problem. except you may get hairs on your food. okey dokey. >> i thought this was something for mothers. >> yes. comedy world is remembering one of its most influential voices, david brener. he died saturday at his home in new york city. he was a fixture of late-night television. his observational humor made people laugh at what he called the dumb things we say and do. >> if only had the guts to name itself twice. new york, new york. you never here newark newark or

l.a., l.a.? where are you from? la la california. >> poking fun at life's everyday moments. a favorite of swrony carson's, he appeared on "the tonight show" 150 times. >> new york city went broke. only america could buy a property like manhattan for $24 and end up losing money on the deal. >> in an interview last december he recalled carson asking him. >> you wonder why i make you do a stand-up every show? i couldn't lie to him. yeah, of course. he said because i like to sit back, smoke a cigarette and laugh for six minutes, which is a great compliment. >> brenner was initially rejected by "the tonight show" because carson thought his jokes were too political. so he switched up his style to observational humor. >> picked them by their names. i'm sure. they never picked an astronaut

like mel. it wouldn't work, right? come in, melvin on the moon. >> he influenced a generation of comedians, richard lewis, jerry seinfeld and steve martin, who tweeted, loved david brenner. he gave me good advice early in my career. a gentleman and really, really funny. >> comedy, laughter is like what you put on the wound until you get to the doctor. it doesn't take away what's sad but helps you get through it. >> in david's final request, he asked that $100 in small bills be placed in his left sock just in case tipping is recommended where i'm going. as always, leaving the stage and leaving them laughing. david brenner was 78. >> a nice man. >> i like that his humor was free of profanity and sex and

drugs. just those annoying little details of observational humor. funny stuff. >> $100 in your sock,, u

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make people rethink how women are portrayed in the media. it's the combined work of a giant instant photography and the lean-in organization created by facebook executive sheryl sandberg. lee looks at how we can find it everywhere. >> good morning. can you believe that the average person sees up to 5,000 ad days

and many depict working women or stay-at-home moms or combination of the two. but the lean-many collection say the stock photos are outdated so they're creating a photo library that reflects the women of today. >> images are all around us. they permeate at all levels of perception. >> reporter: pam grossman works at getties images. one of the largest stock photo suppliers in the world. she and jessica bennett from leanin.org have made it their mission to change the way that women are depicted in our world. >> the fact that there's not a lot of pinch is so wonderful to me. >> how is stock photography used in general? >> billboards, advertisements, what you see on the subway, when you log on your computer. >> reporter: they want to replace the images of women

climbing the corporate ladder which images of real modern empowered women. >> we have put out a brief to our 24,000 photographers throughout the world asking for this kind of con intelligent. >> the collection now has 2,500 photos. they're women of all ages. some are techies in the making, some are tom buoys. fierce strong women to mothers with vibrant at the toos. faces from all over the world. faces aging gracefully. >> the stereotype of a mom trying to balance everything at home doesn't need to be that way. >> there are women of a certain age who say why is that denigrating? >> i don't think the idea of a successful and being a wonderful mother, those are still stories we're telling through visuals.

they're engaged moesh hood. >> the lean-in gallery reflected a different world than ads of ages past. from the harder the wife works to the cuter she looks in the 1990s to happenier with a hoosier to sellinging sex in the 1990s and a woman is literally a woman who is naked, covered in sheets, quintessential on jekty feed woman. >> reporter: ad executive jeff benjamin. >> you'll definitely find yourself with an idea you want to get across and you don't have the image to bring that across. and if you're brand with not a lot of money, you end up finding one of these designs and unfortunately your brand suffers. >> so if i'm selling a cola, i'm going come to cola and say i'm

not going to sell a cola in a bikinithong, props on ferrari, you're choosing a little girl skateboarding down the street. that's a much better message to send. >> if you were to sum this up in one sentence, what's the one goal you want this collection to achieve? >> broaden the idea of what's acceptable. >> i think these images can be inspirational and aspirational and i hope that everything looket to them with that light. >> fascinating. it's not just women. it's men. >> dads changing diapers and doing laundry. >> real godads as

there are no reports of significant damage... after moderate earthquake hit los angeles this morning. it hit about 6:25 a-m, when k-c-b-s t-v's morning newsct was on the air. the u-s geological survey says it w magnituide 4- point-4.. cend near westwood, in the santa monica mountains. the search is on for an arst who torched several cars in south san francisco. four vehicles... just blocks from each other on grant avenue. were all set on fire late saturday night. one car was so badly burned from bumpero bumper... it was hard to te what kind of car it was. traffic and weather... in ja moment. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's backed up. the approach from the east shore freeway. drive time is still, nearly an hour right now. westbound from the bridge to the mays. there was an earlier traffic alert, backing things up. avoiding the bay bridge, the san sap mateo is busier than we normally see leaving hayward. almost 40 minutes between 880

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, the nation watches as american hikers were held prisoner in iran. this morning they're in our toyota green room. for the first time they're sharing their struggle to survive prison in tehran and how a strand of thread helped pull them through. plus 60 years ago one invention changed music. it gave musical greats their one-of-a-kind sound. that's ahead. >> looking forward to that. this morning it's time to show you headlines from around the globe. "the new york times" says the attorney general and more than

two dozen states wand big retail stories with pharmacies to stop selling tobacco. the move comes after caremark came on cbs this morning with his plan to faze out tobacco. police say he faces preliminary charges of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance. mercury made of cooled iron shah rank and that makes it about nine times smaller. jonathan ive had been the man behind mow complex.

>> exactly. you see all of the hardships that it took to get there. >> ive once took his i phone apart and put it together just so show he could. while there were reports that the comedian who played new mma did. >> he wrote does someone have to die to trend? geez. thanks for the log. >> it's painted like a police car but you won't find it on patrol. charity events and recruitment. >> all right. nearly five years ago shera swartz her now husband and their friend were hiking and unkno unknowingly they strayed across

the border into iran. they were captured, thrown into prison in tehran and accused of espionage. they're going join us in just a moment. first here's what they told sunday morning's tracy smith about being at the iranian border. >> reporter: in july 2009 shourd and becauser were working and living in damask. when their friend josh fattal flew in, the three decided to take a run up to hills of iraqi kurdistan and the water falls, complete with picnic areas and hiking paths. iraq's ahmed awa was a stone's throw away but they had no plans to cross it. it was a perfect day and they

had no plans of crossing it. >> with there any the markings. >> no. >> a fence. >> no. >> did anyone say you were dangerously close to the border? >> no, they did not. >> they were locked up on charges of espionage. except for the occasional let ore phone call, the three friends were for the most part cut off from the world. >> shane bauer, sarah shourd and josh fattal are authors of a new book. welcome. >> thank you so much. >> it's so great to see all of you here. >> gret to be be here. >> there must have within times you didn't know you'd be here or were you always confident you'd get through this? >> well, there were times we didn't know if we'd get out or

come home and see our families again. the reason we chose the title of the book is somehow we were able to come back. that was our strength between friends. >> how did this happen? >> i mean simply -- i had a feeling you were going to ask that. you know, we were in kurdistan and we asked the hotel manager where we were staying where to go. we wanted to go on a hike and he pointed to this place. he said it's great place to gone. we went and hiked up behind the water falls and we found out it really wasn't a great place to go at all. >> sarah and i had been living in the middle east. josh came to visit us. i had been working as a journalistist in the muddle's for a few years. >> we were very concerned about

you. many were pressed on why they weren't helping to get you released. they were asking what were you doing there? how did you know you were so close? there are lots of beautiful places to go hiking. >> you know, as shane mentioned, we had been living in damascus and seary for over a year. that's actually a beautiful safe green place to travel. northern iraq is not a war zone and no american has been killed or captured there in decades. >> why did they keep you in solitaire con finement? >> they never gave a reason. i spent most of the day pacing back and forth and listening through the door where food was passed through. eats with my hands.practitioner.

the u.s. has condemned it. it's not just use for violent centimeters but petty offenses. >> what does it i do for you. >> it takes a harsh toll. i had panic attacks and screamed at the wall. >> the two of you maintain add sliver of light in part because of your relationship. tell us about this thread that kept ma of your hopes alive. >> sarah and i had been together for a if you'res before that. when i was in solitaire con feignment, the most important thing became clear when everything was taken away from me. >> i wanted to have seraph sarah for the rest of my life. josh spent two years. a lot of people go to prison

unjustly, don't go to trial. we have people in guantanamo bay who haven't gone to prison in several years. >> just to close the loop on that, you used the thread to propose to her. >> exactly. >> you believe that the iranians thought you were guilty of something? >> you know, on the way down from the mountain we went to the police station immediately. there was a man when he heard about us, he said, americans, do you know what the americans have done to these iranians, and he wuk talking about these iranians. he wet on i thought, well, i'm not going to be caught up in a political mess between these fwonchs haven't have -- little did i know. >> did they think you were cia

operatives? >> at first. they were like who are these people from our border, they were wondering. but after a little interrogation, they realized we weren't. >> and they told us they knew we weren't spies. >> they told you that. >> after about a month. that our situation had become political and our government would sla i to work it out. it wasn't until he was released. bhie didn't they pay the bail? >> they play add constructive role in the region. so just months after we were detained they knew we were innocent and this was potentially going to cause a lot of problems but it could be a door to opening fate to face talks. later we actually found out our case opened the door for nuclear talks.

this was actually a hopeful time. far few americans see iran as enemies anymore. of course we see that. we know that better than any-american. in the prison they treated was so much kindness and love. >> the iran we see is death to american death to israel, those chants, and even in the darkest places of the prison system i was able to get glimmers of many other iranians, throwing candy into my cell rchlt guards even saying they're praying for my release, so the complexity is a lot more than we see. >> sometimes it is said it's the government that hate us the most. the people loch is the most. >> the sliver of life goes on sale for tomorrow. from buddy holly to

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60 years ago a southern california innovator created a shape and sound that would rock the world. when the first strat oh castor guitar rolled oust the fak friday, few could imagine the revolution it would spark. ben tracy goes behind the scenes

to see an instrument of change. ♪ >> reporter: they are some of the most iconic notes in rock and roll. it wasn't just the guitarist who made these songs famous. it was also the guitar. the fender stratocastor. music historian richard smith wrote the book on fender and he also owns the very first stratocaster ever made. >> it was more than just a guitar. it was different in every way. one of the things that made it so innovative was the vibrato

bar, which the kids call the whammy bar. >> reporter: jimi hendrix used it to plate the "national anthem" at woodstock. it got eric clapton down on his knees. artists including bruno mars, and even ross dale still swear by the strat. why to you use the stratocaster. what's different about it? >> it starts with the look and ends with the sound. >> reporter: it's the guitar he feels right playing. >> it reflects the personality of the guitarist? >> absolutely. it's a part of you as powe posed to an apen ditch. >> reporter: the strat was

created by leo fender in his california workshop. he's been called the thomas edison of guitars. larry thomas is the ceo of fender. how did the stratocaster become synonymous with rock and roll? >> because it was there at the beginning of rock and roll. >> reporter: in 1957 buddy holly played the stratocaster on the ed sullivan show. it was the first time most americans ever saw one. in 1962 it defined the beach boys' surf and safari sound but not everyone was immediately struck by the strat. when bob dylan plucked one in at newport in 1965, folk pure rifts booed him off the statement. bow bu now amplified changed forever. so had the role of the guitar

player. they were no longer stuck playing backup in the rhythm section. going electric created a new generation of guitar heroes who showed off the shape of the stratocaster. >> there's something remarkable about all guitars in that in a sense they're like women. that have natural ballads and lower ballads. they have shapes. >> they have curves. >> exactly. >> reporter: those curves are cut at his factory in california. >> this is the beginning of a guitar. >> reporter: this stawill becom stratocaster. >> this will become a stratocaster. >> it's kun, tuned, stamped each with its birthdate. >> if you look up in the attics. >> it's like a dry cleaner rack

of guitars. >> it's like a willy wonka factory. these are the guitar necks of the greats. the songs they've played have made the stratocaster the sound heard around the world. >> because those sounds have declined it for the last half of the century into the 21st century. tell,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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firefighters in san jose put a good morning, 8:55. time for headlines, firefighters put out a fire and discovered a marijuana grow operation inside. now it's not certain the fire was linked to the plant, electrical wiring was likely a factor in that fire. police looking for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian, happened before midnight concord. officers say the victim was walking on the sidewalk, when they were hit. the vehicle was two toned pickup truck. people all over the world, wearing the green today. many cities hold parades and festivals to honor the spirit of st. patrick. we are all just a little bit irish on this day.

>> especially you with your beautiful green tie. hi, happy st. patty's day. this is oakland, across the bay towards san francisco. we have low clouds, coastal clouds and have cooler temperatures as a result. in to the 40s and 50s, breeze northwest, 10- 20 miles an hour, you will feel the difference as far as the temperatures are concerned. down from 83 livermore. seasonal san jose. forecast calls for the warmest day this week, wednesday, and spring officially arrives on thursday. that's a look at your st. patty's day folk. traffic with elizabeth up next.

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westbound 80, just getting word of a crash, blocking up to three lanes. bay bridge is backed up. the crash on the skyway, stacked up. lights remain on. heavy, unusually heavy on the san mateo bridge, westbound 92. ♪

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wayne: ♪ real money jonathan: it's a trip to europe! (screaming) wayne: you're freaking out, oh my god, you're freaking out. - the curtain. - i want to go for the big deal of the day! - "let's make a deal," baby, "let's make a deal," yeah! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: hey, everybody, welcome to "let's make a deal", i'm wayne brady. thank you so much for tuning i need three people, let's make a deal. (cheers and applause) kirsten, the sailor, right there. sailor, come here. with the pink wig, right there. come on over here. one more. with the lion or tiger head, with ears. everybody else have a seat. come over here, stand right next to them. matthew, welcome to the show. kiersten? - kirsten. wayne: kirsten, nice to meet you, what do you do?