we have now seen satellite imagery of two objects or a number of objects. >> a fresh clue in the hunt for malaysia airline flight 370. search crews detect debris floating in the indian ocean floating 1,500 miles off australia's southwest coast. >> this is a lead. it is probably the best lead we have right now. >> our accelerator's stuck. >> toyota pays a record penalty after admitting it hid details about deadly crashes caused by uncontrollable accelerators. >> rather than come clean, the company covered up and misled again and again and again. in less than one year after suffering a lifer-changing injury, a boston marathon bombing victim takes center stage.

captioning funded by cbs by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, march 20th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning a possible lead in the search for that missing malaysian airliner. officials say they have spotted two objects by satellite floating in the indian ocean, but they warn it may have nothing do with the vanished jet. the boeing 777 vanished 13 days ago and has been the subject of a massive search from central asia to the indian ocean. tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the fate of flight 370 has so far baffled investigators, but these images are being called a potential breakthrough. this morning they are hopeful but cautious about this australian discovery.

>> i would like to inform the house -- >> australia's prime minister says aircraft are investigating a possible debris field in the southern indian ocean southwest of perth that may be tied to the missing malaysian airliner. >> two possible objects related to the search have been identified. the task of locating these objects will be extremely difficult and it may turn out that they are not related to the search for flight mh-370. >> the objects were spotted on satellite images. >> this is a lead. it is probably the best lead we have right now. >> malaysian officials are now working to verify the information. >> we have been following every single lead, and this time i just hope that it is a positive development. >> the u.s. navy's boeing p-8a

is part of the search for the flight 370 and now the fbi is involved. they've been asked to analyze data deleted from a flight simulator found in the pilot's home. they say several items have been wiped from the device in february. investigators will see if recovered information can provide new clues or show if the jet's diverted flight path way from beijing may have been rehearsed. authorities say the depth of the water where the possible debris is located will make it hard to recover the black box and data recorders. in the meantime, president obama says finding this jet, anne-marie, is a top priority. >> tara mergener in washington. thanks a lot, tara. flight 370 originated in kuala lumpur headed to beijing with 239 people on board, and now anxious and frustrated relatives are hoping for some answers. seth doane is in malaysia. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, anne-marie. yes, this has been just an agonizing wait for family

members as you might imagine over the last 12, 13 days just following this news. i just got off the phone with a friend of the pilot, a guy named peter chong who told me this has been like a roller coaster, an up and down of emotion. right now he says he feels like he's at the bottom of that roller coaster, not sure when he's going to go back up. we've had relatively limited access to family members in kuala lumpur, but cbs news has been speaking with family members back in beijing where there's been a mix of hope and one person whispered to our cbs news producer, we all know what this might mean. of course, everyone is being very cautious in saying we've heard news before, we've seen satellite photos before that have turned out to be nothing, so people are being very, very cautious to say too much. but i think that one e-mail i got just kind of sums it all up. it's from a woman named sara bajc who i interviewed back in beijing. she's the american girlfriend of

the only adult american philip wood who was on that plane. she wrote to me a few minutes ago. i'll read off my blackberry. i'm anxious for news as it's killing me. i'm apprehensive it will be unrelated and the wait will just continue after many more hours of misery. i'm scared to death it's an airplane wing with no survivors present and will be on pins and needles. she said, i am prepared for dead bodies, but i am not prepared for never knowing. anne-marie, you just get a sense of that pain and anguish, that agonizing wait. >> indeed, seth doane in kuala lumpur, malaysia. thanks so much, seth. in ukraine president obama has ruled out using military force. during a broadcast interview, the president said, note wants to, quote, trigger a national war with russia.

russia's plan to make it league this week, it sewed will fies its takeover of crimea, ukraine says it's withdrawing troops from peninsula. craig boswell reports from russia. >> reporter: they seize the headquarters. ukrainian troops are outgunned. >> the continued efforts by russian forces to seize military forces are creating a dangerous situation. >> it's creating a dangerous situation. >> reporter: following crimea's vote to join russia, russian president vladimir putin is outlining steps to an ex-the territo territo territory making it official by week's end. >> this is the gravest threat to european security and stability since the end of the cold war. >> reporter: president obama plans to meet with leaders of the g-7 nations next week to coordinate a response against russia's actions. the white house says sanctions

on russia's officials including freezing assets and visa bans can also be expanded. vice president joe biden wrapped up a two-day trip to the region assuring allies who were once a part of the soviet bloc. >> as long as russia continues on this dark path they will face continuing political and economic isolation. >> reporter: along the border ukrainian forces are preparing for a fight. u.n. general ban ki-moon will make another attempt to defuse the crisis, meeting with president putin thursday. craig boswell for cbs news, the white house. the japanese automaker toyota has agreed to pay a $1.2 billion settlement after it admitted misleading consumers about safety issues. jim axelrod reports. >> reporter: it is the largest penalty ever imposed on an automobile company. u.s. attorney fariq berrara oversaw the commission. >> toyota is in that position

because it cared more about savings than its safety and cared more about its brand and bottom line than the truth. >> reporter: it was this harrowing 911 call in 2009 that focused national attention on toyota's problems with sudden acceleration in camrys and other models. a highway patrolman and his family were killed in san diego when he could not stop his lexus. >> we're in trouble. there's no brakes. we're approaching an intersection. hold on. pray, pray. >> reporter: but toyota knew as early as two years before the accident that the floor mat could trap the accelerator. toyota did not tell officials about another problem in 2009. a sticky accelerator pedal that also caused accidents. at one point toyota told co-workers, idiots, someone will go to jail if lies are repeatedly told. i can't support this. that's exactly what david kafua would like to see. >> they definitely should be

heddelli heading to some sort of jail. >> reporter: his mother maria was killed in massachusetts when her camry shot across three lanes of interstate traffic and was broad sided. >> somebody's got to take accountable for it. >> reporter: but berrara said nobody will go to jail if they allow a monitor to review its safety ractices. essentially the company will be on probation for three years. the company put out a statement saying, quote, we have made fundamental changes to become a more responsive and customer-focused organization. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. well, coming up on the "morning news," starbucks makes a pledge to veterans. and a celestial streak. a flash of light racing across the sky. we'll tell you where it was spotted ahead on the "cbs morning news." on the "cbs morning news." new fresh mex bowls trour delicious with chipotle or margarita chicken. all served with a bowl of soup, like our new southwest chicken. chili's lunch combo starting at 6 bucks. more life happens here.

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glowing fireball and heard a loud noise like thunder. experts estimate the meteor may have been as big as a car. on the "cbs moneywatch" markets react to janet yellen's first conference and oprah brews up something new with starbucks. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. janet yellen held her first press conference yesterday which she says rattled the market. she said they could start raising interest rates six months after that. but a lot depends upon the labor market. >> we know we're not close to full employment, not close to an employment level, consistent with our mandate. and unless inflation were a significant concern, we wouldn't dream of raising the federal funds rate target. >> the fed expects the u.s. economy to grow about 3% this year. yellen's comments sent asian markets lower.

tokyo's nikkei lost 1.5%. hong kong's hang seng fell nearly 2%. here on wall street the dow dropped. the dow dropped 114 points while the nasdaq fell 25. boeing's dreamliner just got a clean bill of health. after a year, it is officially safe to fly. in 2013 the dreamliner fleet was temporarily grounded after problems with its lithium ion battery. and two words, oprah chai. oprah winfrey took the stage at a starbucks shareholders meeting. she and ceo howard schultz announce add new drink that will be on sale at the end of next month. it's called, of course, oprah chai. schultz has another plan to boost business. help u.s. war veterans. he told scott pelley about his $30 million gift. >> so we're going to fund the opportunity for significant research and for medical

practitioners and science to understand the disease and ultimately hopefully come up with some level of remedy. >> schultz also told cbs news starbucks will hire 10,000 veterans or their spouses over the next five years. anne-marie? >> love it when being good to people is also good business. great combination. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. straight ahead, it's tournament time. president obama fills out his ncaa bracket and picks an underdog to win it all. and a dancer who lost her lower leg in the boston marathon bombing fulfills a dream to take the stage again. bombing fulfills a dream to take the stage again. ♪ [ male announcer ] you say tomato. ♪ old el paso says diced tomato stand 'n stuff chicken tacos.

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defending champs and the nation's top team in this year's tournament. mr. obama filled out his bracket on espn. he says his picks this year are not imaginative. number one seed florida and arizona along with fourth seeded michigan state and last year's louisville round out the president's final four. so who does he like to win it all? >> my pick, michigan state. bring it home for me. it's been a while since i won my pool. >> well, the madness begins in just a few hours. coverage begins right here on cbs at 12:15 eastern. ohio state faces dayton. there will be much more to come over the next three weeks, so pace yourself. when we return, a dancer's debut. a victim of the boston marathon bombing marks a milestone in her recovery. bombing marks a milestone in her recovery. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day.

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forecast in some cities around the country. here's another look at this morning's top story. this is a satellite image of what may be debris from the missing malaysian airliner. the unidentified objects were spotted in the southern indian ocean about 1,500 miles southwest of perth, australia. four planes have been sent to try and find and identify the objects. now, from rehab to the stage, it's been a long tough recovery for adrianne haslet-davis. she lost her lower leg during the boston marathon bombing and as michael rosenfield tells us she refuses to give up her dream. >> reporter: it's been almost a year since the marathon

bombing's changing so many lives and now another step toward recapturing what once was. marathon survivor adrianne haslet-davis, a professional dan dancer, back on stage performing once again. >> it's awesome. i'm just so happy and spike for everyone at spaulding. i'm so happy she's able to go back and do the things she loves. everyone knows adrian as a dancer. >> reporter: adrian spent three weeks at spaulding. she was one of the survivors. she lost half of her left leg. >> reporter: adrian took the stage at a conference in vancouver. she danced a rumba wearing a prosthetic leg specifically designed for her and for dancing by a team at m.i.t. her team at spaulding rifted by her performance. >> oh, my kbosgosh, it was amaz. >> reporter: in a statement

wednesday adrianne said, quote, it was invigorating to dance publicly with my new leg but also to realize my return to dance may have the power to inspire other people to reach for their goals. it's been a long road. >> it feels really good just to stand up right now. i haven't stood up in a really long time, i almost forgot what it felt like. it reminds me of dancing and i just so desperately want that again. >> congratulations, adriidriaad. you're amazing. now, some selfie destruction at a museum in italy. witnesses say a student was sitting on the lap of this 19th century statue ta'u when the leg snapped off. the museum has surveillance cameras, but they were not working. lucky for the student it's a copy of an ancient greek sculpture. just a copy. there's a selfie. pope francis with a newly married couple. they happened to be at vatican city at the right time. coming up on "cbs this

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a study in the "new england journal of medicine" looks at an experimental kind of screening for colon cancer. it could be another tool to prevent the second leading cancer killer in the u.s. dr. jon lapook has details. >> reporter: colon cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, yet an estimated 23 million americans do not get the recommended screening. unlike a colonoscopy, this new test is not invasive. it screens for cancer by looking for abnormal dna and minute traces of blood in the stool. patients send in samples without needing a doctor. the test found 92% of all cancers. that's similar to the detection rate of colon os skopies.

dr. david awe quist on the mayo clinic has authored it. they have a financial stake in developing it commercially. >> the biggest advantage of this test is it offers a noninvasive approach that delivers very high accuracy. it's our hope that a test like this will increase screening participation. >> reporter: but it's far less sensitive than colonoscopy for picking up polyps, finding 42% of advanced polyps that were not cancerous. colonoscopy detects up to about 90%. the beauty of early screening tests is that even if a person already has a colon cancer, if it's early, the cure rate can be a greater than 90% usually with surgery. so what would happen is the person would have a positive dna test, they would come to a gastroenterologist like myself who would do a colonoscopy who would look all throughout the colon to find the cancer or the polyp.

now one of the problems is there's a false positive rate of about 10%. that means the test says it's positive, but really the colon is perfectly fine. you can imagine the patient and the gastroenter roll yift finding that it's not there. the hospital that helped develop this test tells us that the fda is looking at it. over the next three months it could be approve by early summer. if approved by the fda it should be available shortly thereafter. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest developments on the missing airlines plane. plus a little known tsunami off the coast and what researchers are doing to protect millions of people. and mo rocca shows us how fragrances are being created for universities and what goes into a school's signature scent. finally, a pair of cubs made their public debut.

the 14-week-old twin polar bears were introduced to the world at a zoo in munich, germany, yesterday. they played while their mom looked on. the cubs, one male and one female, don't have names yet, but it's safe to say most would call them pretty adorable. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

march 20 i'm michelle griego. and i'm frank mallicoat your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. good morning. it's thursday, march 20. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. good morning. it is 4:30. time for a little traffic and

weather. more of the same, right? >> yes, this march madness continues and we like it. lots of fine weather outside a few high clouds drifting over ahead and patches of fog on the coastline. it will be warm. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we have a lot of overnight roadwork this morning on 880 in oakland. you'll find it northbound between oak and broadway and even if you are traveling southbound lanes are blocked now approaching jackson so we'll give you all your travel times plus a check of mass transit coming up. >> sound good on a thursday. thanks. >> that's right. "little friday." new developments this morning on the search for the missing malaysia airlines plane. two objects have been spotted in the indian ocean 1500 miles from perth. as tara mergener reports, it's not clear if they have anything to do with the plane but military search crews are going there to investigate. >> reporter: australia's prime minister says military planes are investigating a possible debris field in the southern indian ocean southwest of perth that may be tied