the hunt for flight the hunt for flight 370 is focused off australia's west coast, the search taking place on the water, in the air, and high above the earth. >> we've been trying everything we've got at that area. an army general court-martialed on sexual assault charges is sentenced, but avoids spending any time in jail. sanford off the glass! >> and buzzer beaters, overtime, and upsets. the first full day of the ncaa tournament is one for the record books. >> oh, at the horn, it goes! cameron ridley wins it! captioning funded by cbs cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, march 21st, 2014. good morning.

good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the search for the missing malaysian airliner resumed in the southern reaches of the indian ocean this morning. five planes searched for two unidentified pieces of debris in one of the most remote places on earth, nearly 1,500 miles from australia. fog and rain hampered yesterday's search, but weather is improving today. the debris was spotted by satellite but officials have yet to positively identify it. tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. by air and by sea, searchers are dealing with some really rough conditions out there. the hope is that these mysterious objects will shed light on the fate of flight 370. australia's p 3 o'ryan aircraft traveled for three hours this morning to a remote part of the southern indian ocean.

crews are searching the area for two pieces of debris spotted on satellite images sunday that may be connected to missing flight 370. >> we've been trying everything we've got at that area to try to learn more about what this debris might be. >> the search zone is southwest of perth, australia, in an area called the roaring 40s. 40 degrees south of the equator known for strong westerly winds. because of the conditions to and from the location, all military planes involved can only search for two hours per trip due to fuel limitations. >> it's about the most inaccessible spot as you can imagine on the face of the earth, but if there is anything down there, we will find it. we owe it to the families of those people to do no less. >> on thursday, relatives of some of the 239 missing people on board arrived at a hotel near kuala lumpur's airport searching for answers. >> we try to address not the big problem but uncertain questions.

>> buoys are now in the ocean to chart the currents, but officials caution it could take weeks to find the debris. now, today's forecast is better, so the satellite operator who located the debris wants to search the area again, examine the site. and china says it's also sending three naval ships to assist in the search. anne-marie. >> all right. tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. the taliban says it is responsible for a deadly attack at a luxury hotel in afghanistan. nine people were killed when four men with pistols opened fire in the hotel restaurant thursday evening. the victims included four foreigners and one child. all the gunmen were killed. earlier taliban militants killed 11 people during an assault on a police station in eastern afghanistan. and this morning the russian finance minister says he expects no impacts on the economic sanctions imposed by the west on russia following its invasion of ukraine. meanwhile president obama is warning russia against any

further military action. there are as many as 20,000 russian troops positioned along ukrainian border, and more troops appear to be on the way. yesterday secretary of defense chuck hagel asked his russian counterpart about the troop movement. the pentagon was assured there would be no invasion. >> it's an exercise only, no intention of crossing the border into ukraine, not going to take any aggressive action. that was minister shoigu's words, and secretary hagel's expectations are that he'll live up to those words. >> but ukrainian officials are not taking the russians at their word. charlie d'agata from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the convoy rolled out carrying ukrainian soldiers toward the border where russian troops are gathering strength on the other side. this part of eastern ukraine is braced for a possible russian invasion. we found these ukrainian troops setting up a combat outpost

about 60 miles away from the border. we can't reveal their exact location and they wouldn't tell us why they'd stopped here, but the village's mayor chernoff told us a group of armed men forced a military convoy to turn back. >> reporter: you're telling me that pro-russians stopped the army from going further? i don't know that they're pro-russians, he told us. they weren't chanting slogans, he told us, but they said they wanted to prevent war. and several other towns in the east pro-russian mobs had tried to stop ukrainian soldiers from deploying to the br. it only underlines the frustration lying digging miles of trenches along the border in an attempt to slow down a possible russian advance. nobody here wants a shooting war. they're getting ready for one anyway. of course, there is some anger

and resentment toward ukrainian troops here. there's also a real worry. nobody wants to have a potential military target move into the neighborhood. but we also saw villages who came by to give food, supplies, and their support. charlie d'agata, cbs news, donetsk, ukraine. on the "cbs moneywatch," gm's ceo goes before congress and electric cars hit the brakes in extreme weather. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. gm's mary berra will be in the seat next month. the justice department is already investigating the case. gains in china on property lifted asian markets. hong kong's hang seng gained more than 1%. the shanghai composite index added nearly 3%. tokyo's nikkei is closed for a holiday.

here on wall street news that the economy rose in february by its largest margin in three months put investors in the buying mood. the dow gained almost 109 points. the nasdaq rose 11. mortgage rates fell again. 15-year mortgages also fell. they're now at 3.3%. three popular electric cars lose power in extreme weather. aaa tested the 2013 nissan leaf, the 2012 mitsubishi imev, and the electric 2014 ford focus. the average range for each fully charged battery at 75 degrees was 105 miles. at 95 degrees that range dropped to 69 miles, but the cold was a killer. the cars could only go 43 miles at 20 degrees. and chew on this. gum sales has popped.

they've fallen 11% over the last four years. mars incorporated, which makes all the wrigley gum, says the biggest decline is in people 25 and younger. instead they're buying mints and fruit snacks. and, anne-marie, analysts say sales could drop another 4% in the next five years. >> so it's the over 25 still chewing bubble gum. that's another statistic. jill wagner from the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. coming up on the "morning news," a sensitive controversy. an army general escapes the most serious punishment at a high-profile sexual assault trial. this is the "cbs morning news." high-profile sexual assault trial. this is the krs krs. "cbs morning news." good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ]

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and improper relations, but his sentence was so light it even surprised his attorney. wyatt andrews reports. >> reporter: brigadier general jeffrey sinclair left the court expressing relief. the highest profile-case of sexual abuse ended with a sentence of no jail time, $20,000 worth of fines, and a formal reprimanreprimand. >> the system worked. i've always been proud of my army. all i want to do now is go up north and hug my kids and see my wife. >> reporter: the case against general sinclair, a veteran of five deployments to iran and afghanistan, began when a female captain of his command accused him of having oral sex. he denied that but admitted to having an affair. cbs news does not name the victims of alleged sex crimes. but as sinclair's trial approached last january, the most serious charge of sexual

assault fell apart when prosecutors began to doubt the main accuser. when the trial finally began, the jury was dismissed after the judge complained of outside influence by superior officers. in the end general sinclair pleaded guilty to the military crime of adultery, to obstructing the investigation, and to inappropriate relationships with three other junior officers, including demands for nude photographs. the fact that those admissions led to no jail time brought an angry reaction from the army captain who first accused sinclair. we spoke to her attorney jamie barnett. >> he admitted guilt to 14 crimes, but he's not really being punished for it. so there's no really justice for this young captain. >> this will stop victims from coming forward? >> i'm afraid it will have a chilling effect. after talking to my client today, now she is just devastating by this and wonders if it was worth it. >> the judge's decision surprised everyone including sinclair's lead attorney who's one-word reaction at the end was wow. but the no-jail outcome will reignite debate in congress on whether the military is capable

of prosecuting sexual assault. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. well, straight ahead, your friday morning weather. and in sports, march madness overload. the first full day of the ncaa tournament provides plenty of thrills and a record number of overtime games. thrills and a record number of overtime games. not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. prevent acid with prevacid 24hr. ♪ it's written on my face ♪ we're singin', we're singin' ♪ i found a happy place ♪ a rather happy place ♪ i'm singin', i'm singin'

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in sports now, if you like college basketball, yesterday was a dream for you. four of the ncaa tournaments, 16 games went into overtime, a record for one day. well, the last of those wrapping up in the wee hours of the morning here in the eastern time zone. new mexico state ties san diego state with six seconds to play, but in overtime, it's all aztec. san diego state survives with a 73-69 win. louisville didn't need overtime to advance but the defending champs needed nearly all 40 minutes to get past manhattan. lou hancock sinks two three-pointers in the closing minutes to give louisville a tight 76-64 win. arizona state in one of the toughest battles of the day. the longhorns let a 14-point second half slip away but the

game would be all tied up at 85-85 in the final seconds. >> taylor, three seconds. jumper, holmes, off the mark for three. at the horn it goes. cameron ridley wins it! texas is moving on. >> cameron ridley's buzzer beater gives texas the 87-85 win, its first tournament victory since 2011. thorly rounds of t tournament can be trouble for favorites and ball for cinderellas. thursday was no different. north dakota state notches the first tournament win in school and state history. a three-pointer with 11 seconds left sends the game into overtime, and the 12th seeded bisons upset the fifth seed oklahoma, 87-85. another 12-5 upset in the east region. harvard topped cincinnati 61-57. it's the second year in a row harvard has notched a tournament victory for the first time in 30 years. an ivy league school has won in

back-to-back years. in-state rivals dayton and ohio state going down to the wile. ohio state holding a one-point lead with ten seconds to go. cbs's vern lundqvist has the call. >> eight seconds to go. crafted defensively. sanford. off the glass. oh! 3.8. all the way up. oh. >> dayton pulls off the upset with the 60-59 win. they will face syracuse in the round of 32 on saturday. but before that, we've still got 16 games to play in the round of 64 today. coverage starts right here on cbs at 12:15 when duke takes on mercer, and you can watch every game live on cbssports.com. when we return, security loopholes. we will meet the teenager who slipped past security to reach the top of a new york city

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doctors stumped on what it . the latest case raising red flags. it's the biggest lead in sog the malaysian plane mysterye new obstacles in the race to recover possible debris. why a hate crime lawsuit agt a bay area university is geg a little celebrity style attention. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's friday,,,

here's a look at toda forecast in some cities around the country. next month marks 20 years since nirvana front man kirk cobane committed suicide. seattle police recently reviewed the case files and found some undeveloped photos. this was taken at the scene and has never been seen before. it shows a box containing a spoon and what looks like needles on the floor next to a cigarette and sunglasses. the detective who looked at the new photos says cobane committed suicide and the case is closed. there was a late-night security breach at one world trade center here in new york. it's considered one of the world's top terror targets and is supposed to be cloaked in a

ring of steel, but a thrill-seeking teenager didn't have a problem making it all the way to the top. sonia rincon from our new york station wcbs explains how he did it. >> reporter: justin casquejo didn't just get past security and construction around the world trade center. he made it all the way up to the 88th floor in an elevator and then climbed the stairs another nearly 20 flights to the spire. >> come on. >> reporter: the 16-year-old from weehawken had nothing to say to reporters on his way to school about his adventure on sunday in the middle of the night, but it had his neighbors talking. >> he's always been adventurous. honestly i didn't know this was him but honestly i'm not surprised. >> he likes to do daredevil things. >> daredevil things is not even the word. he's always been like that. >> reporter: he's got plenty to show for it on social media. his latest stunt didn't put him in nearly as much danger as it exposed. >> they spent tens of millions of dollars in protocol for that

site and obviously it failed miserably where a 16-year-old could simply go through a hole in a construction fence and make it all the way up to the top of the tower. >> reporter: the teen was only caught and questioned after spending more than an hour at the top of the tour taking pictures. a security guard who could have stopped him on the way up was sleeping. he's been fired. >> it's extremely embarrassing for the security of new york, the security company, all of them failed miserably. >> reporter: the port authority has issue add statement, we take security and these types of things seriously and will prosecute violators. >> obviously it's shocking and troubling. i don't know how it happened. >> reporter: trespassing carries 90 days in jail but the impact for him is far less than the security at one world trade. in weehawken, sonya rincon, cbs news. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the search for

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baylor takings on nebraska in the ncaa tournament later today and the game features one of this year's most promising players, but as manuel bojorquez reports, he recently revealed a secret he thought would prevent him from ever reaching the tournament. >> reporter: it's easy to see how baylor university's austin helped his team reach this year's tournament. he's 7'1", has averaged 12 points a game, and blocked 114 shots this season, the best in his conference. while his height advantage is obvious, austin does all of this with one distinct disadvantage. >> i'm blind in my right eye.

this is a prosthetic eye that i have right here. >> reporter: austin has been blind in that eye since he was 16, the result of a torn retina he suffered two years earlier while playing basketball. >> i felt like quitting. i felt like giving up because i was scared the college coaches weren't going to recruit me if they found out. >> reporter: his mother, lisa green, gave him two choices. >> make it your excuse and tell people that you have this injury and feel sorry for me, or, you know, make it your story, and if you make it your story, how many people can you inspire through this? >> reporter: austin decided to make it his story and keep playing, but his depth perception was off. >> sometimes when i was practicing, i would air ball, you know, and sometimes i would hit the side of the backboard, you know, but that just came down to lots of reps. >> reporter: how frustrating was that to have to learn that all over again? >> for that to be taken away from me for that little bit of time was hurtful to me, but i

got used to it and got it back. >> reporter: by high school austin was one of the nation's top five players, so good, baylor recruited him knowing he could see out of only one eye. >> stories like you help inspire 11-year-olds. >> reporter: now in his second year, the choice his mother gave him has become a bit clearer. >> kids have come up to him and said, you know, you inspired me. it's incredible. >> my mom always tells me, you know, nobody's going to remember you for the great basketball player you are. but they will remember you for the character you have off the court and how many lives you've changed. >> reporter: austin is expected to enter this year's nba draft, an opportunity to take his talents and his story to the next level. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, waco, texas. >> impressive player, phenomenal mom. congratulations to both of them. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll be live in perth,

australia, for the latest on the search of the missing malaysian airliner. plus, we'll take you to las vegas where basketball fans are betting big on the ncaa tournament. and jeff weiner, the ceo of professional networking website linkedin joins us in studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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time for traffic and weather. mr. karnow, happy friday. happy friday to you guys. a little change in the weather today. some sea breezes brought some low clouds and fog back to the bay area making its way onshore right now. that is going to affect your weekend, too. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and once again, i got my list of overnight roadwork we want to tell you about especially in the next half hour. we have several lanes blocked. 880 looks okay. but this morning, it's the eastshore freeway and the eastbound lanes of highway 4 you may find some slowdowns. >> a long list. >> handwritten by my producer. >> thank you. we begin with crews that had a tough time getting to a smoky fire over in the east bay yesterday afternoon. kpix 5's andria borba reports the flames covered about 40 acres of marshland near pittsburg. >> burning on top of water. fire on water. >> reporter: call it a troubling omen for the fire season that hasn't even begun yet. >> six to eight, ma