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three people were killed. more than 200 injured. brothers paul and j.p. norden
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both lost a leg. >> when i saw him, i saw from the side. i knew his leg was off, but he looked fine otherwise. >> reporter: one year later, investigators still have more questions than answers as to why the suspects, the brothers, allegedly set the bomb that changed the race's course through history. the older brother died in a shootout with police. the younger brother pled not guilty to the 30-count federal indictment that carries a possible death sentence. the lawyers are building a defense that point to tamerlan as the driving force using his influence on his younger brother. but, the people of boston are ready to move forward. yesterday, they mobbed the finish line for the cover of "sports illustrated." >> powerful day? >> it means a lot for people supporting us. you know, it's a good day. >> reporter: a day to remind the world, boston is strong and looking only ahead to this
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year's race. a flag raising ceremony as well as the moment of silence will happen this afternoon at the marathon finish line. >> thank you. we'll have much more on the anniversary of the bombing including interviews with survivors and security experts after your local news on "cbs this morning." severe weather is blasting the u.s. a storm stretches from the gulf coast to the northeast. a cold front extends from the florida panhandle to new england with thunderstorms in some places. rain and snow will develop in the upper midwest. mississippi, powerful wind gusts overturned or destroyed 30 recreational vehicles. the national weather service says the strigt line winds hit about 50-mile-per-hours per hour, but it was not a tornado.
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there were two minor injuries. one man was trapped and had to be rescued by the fire department. downed trees knocked out power to some in the area. in chicago, winter makes a return in spring. when people thought it was safe to go outside, the city was hit with freezing temperatures, hail and some snow on monday. freeze watches and warnings are in place from new mexico to west texas across the plains to ohio and from the southeast to the mid-atlantic. frazier glenn miller the white supremacist accused of killing three people in a kansas suburb is due in court today. he will be charged with the shootings in two jewish centers. terri was visiting her mother, william and his grandson were killed. they talked about the tragedy monday. >> as i got close enough, i saw my father's body lying there next to the truck.
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i knew as soon as i came upon my dad that he was in heaven. >> there's no mountain of gauze or bandages that's going to heal this. this is going to be an open wound for the rest of our lives. >> police consider the shootings a hate crime. we have more on the suspect. >> reporter: for nearly 40 years, the suspect, frazier, glenn miller has per sued an agenda of intolerance and racism. the center that attracts hate groups said he founded his own chapter of the ku klux klan in the '80s. he renamed his group the white patriot party and led rallies under the confederate flag. >> one god, one right, white power. >> white power. >> reporter: miller goes by frazier glenn cross openly preached the message of white supremacy. this is from a 1985 television
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interview. >> i think blacks in the united states and jewish people are the most racist on earth. >> reporter: he's no stranger to law enforcement. in 1987 u.s. marshalls issued this wanted poster. a short time later, miller and four other klansmen were arrested by the fbi for stockpiling illegal weapons. he spent three years in prison and got out early for testifying against other white supremacists. he ran for politics and failed. in 2010, he ran for the u.s. senate in missouri and appeared on howard stern's radio program. miller railed against jewish american leaders. >> they control the federal government, they control the mass media. they control whatever is their bank. >> reporter: his campaign went nowhere. he collected seven votes out of 2 million cast. the fbi agent leading the
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investigation said miller has long been on the radar of law enforcement. sources say so far, there's no indication he made a specific threat or gave warning prior to sunday's shootings. cbs news, washington. the search for malaysia airlines flight 370 hit a snag. monday, a robotic submarine had its mission cut short. the search area in the indian ocean was too deep for the sub and a safety feature returned the vessel to the surface. data collected was analyzed, but they found nothing of interest. the search is expected to continue today. russia is showing no sign of backing down in ukraine. president obama and vladimir putin spoke to each other, but little, if anything was resolved. tara is in washington with the latest. tara, good morning. >> good morning. despite the conversation tension in ukraine continues to mount. the u.s. is weighing its options including another round of sanctions.
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president barack obama and vladimir putin spoke over the phone for the first time in two weeks on monday about escalating violence in ukraine. it came on a day when prorussian militants seized headquarters in eastern ukraine. the president urged putin to convince forces ok pieing more than a dozen buildings in the region to put down their weapons. putin maintained moscow is now involved and president obama to not use force against the activists. the white house will do what it can do to support the ukrainian government except send in troops. meantime, the pentagon is condemning an incident involving a russian fire jet aircraft that made repeated close range passes to an american warship saying it was provocative and unprofessional. >> thank you very much, tara. coming up on "the morning news,"
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night owls in north and south america got a rare treat overnight. the first total lunar eclipse of the year. the three-hour event produced what's known as the blood moon. the reddish hugh of the moon comes from the light of sunset and sunrises over the rest of the earth. on "cbs moneywatch," identity theft is on the rise. the cold winter affects a passover staple. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with more. good morning. >> good morning. today is the official deadline to file your income taxes. penalties for late filings of tax returns only apply to people who owe the government money. three out of four taxpayers get a refund from uncle sam. if you are one of them, you
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won't be penalized, you will be delaying when you get your refund. asian markets are lower this week. it dropped more than 1%. tokyo's nikkei gained a half percent. investors will focus on first quarter earnings reports this morning from coca-cola and johnson & johnson. the dow gained 46 points, nasdaq finished 23 points higher. more americans are becoming victims of identity theft. 18% of adults online say they have had information like credit card, banking or social security numbers stolen. it's up 11% from 2013. the master mind of the government corruption scheme in bell, california is headed to prison. robert rizzo was sentenced by a federal judge to 33 months in
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prison for income tax evasion. he faces sentencing wednesday for cheating the small los angeles suburb out of millions of dollars. and some passover celebrations last night went without the traditional white fish. the shortage of the fish in the great lakes region resulted from the winter's deep freeze. in chicago and detroit, some jews had to substitute other fish for the key ingredient. >> jill wagner at the new york stock change. thanks a lot. still to come, man versus nature. researchers look for ways to limit contact between humans and bears. in sports, safe or out? major league baseball's new instant replay rules are put to the test. ay rules are put to the test. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu.
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the indiana pacers will have the top seed in the eastern conference playoffs thanks to disinterest by the miami heat. lebron james and chris bosh sit last night's game out. miami suffers a 114-93 loss to washington. they lost the two seed when the playoffs start this weekend. in baseball, controversy between the as and the angels. with his team trailing by a run in the bottom of the ninth, angels second baseman is called out at first on a close play. the angels challenge the call under new instant replay rules. it looks like hendrick might be safe, the umpires call him out. oakland wins the game, 3-2. the phillies and the braves play a wild one in philadelphia. the bottom of the eighth inning, the phillies take a 6-5 lead in the ninth and the braves would load the bases for dan uggla.
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>> high, fly ball. deep left field. she is gone! it's a grand slam! >> atlanta shuts down the phillies in the bottom of the ninth to win, 9-6. finally, michael phelps may have his sights set on adding to his collection of olympic medals. the record setting swimmer is coming out of retirement at the age of 28 to compete at the arena grand prix in arizona. it will be his first competitive meet since the 2012 london olympics. phelps hasn't said if he'll try to qualify for the 2016 games in rio. he's competed in four olympics and won 18 gold medals. i guess you can never get more, right? never get enough, rather. when we return, into the bears den. we will take you up close with a black bear as researchers try to learn more about how and where they live. learn more about how and where they live. let the rich robust flavor
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overnight... and look at wh makes it so rare. an east bay transit official accused of a crime... who prosecutors say the man was stealing money from... and boston pauses to rememb. the ceremonies planned toda honor the victims of the marathon bombing -- one yeao today. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's tu,,,,
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here is a look at today's forecast in cities around the country. two perot lees are due to be arraigned after they raped and killed four women wearing gps trackers. steven dean gordan and frank caynoe checked in with police every month and wore the gps devices during the crimes. the gps linked them to the killings. they had ties to prostitution in santa ana and anaheim. the outbreak of mumps in central ohio has grown to 212 cases. the highly contagious illness is
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linked to ohio state university in columbus. cases span from early january and those infected range in age from 9 months to 70 years old. health officials urge those in central ohio to get inoculated. a florida woman is recovering from severe wounds suffered when she was attacked by a bear in her driveway over the weekend. it's the latest in a growing number of incidents between bears and humans. don dahler looks at how bears are being tracked. >> paul and his ring of biologists led us to a bear den. >> this is a good approach. they don't see us. >> reporter: just under a fallen tree, there's a female black bear near the end of her winter hibernation. she's one of an estimated 500 black bears in the state. the men work their way in close. they use a pole with a seringe attached to tranquilize her.
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last year, the team put a gps collar on this bear. the mission is to determine how they travel, what types of habitats they are using and how often they reproduce. nestled in with this mother were three cubs. >> these cubs are about 3 months old. the biologists will return in a year to see if they survive. >> reporter: the bear population is expanding into areas used by humans and humans using land used by bears. >> part of this is going to be the data. >> reporter: the data obtained from the collar of this mom shows she spent the past year in and around the developed areas. >> for some people, having a bear walk through can be concerning. bears break into houses, kill livestock, attack pets. i know you like me. >> reporter: they hope to educate the public about how best to live in harmony with the wild neighbors who are here to stay. don dahler, cbs news, northern connecticut.
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this year's boston marathon finish line was laid down monday. the giant sticker was pressed into the pavement on the street. the line was installed one week earlier than usual to mark the bombing. at that finish line, a shrine was created after the attack. elaine reports, it helped the city to recover. >> reporter: steps away from the boston marathon finish line, at the public library, thousands of items left behind at the makeshift memorial are on display. the exhibit honors those that were killed. massachusetts resident, george came here today to reflect.
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>> tragedies really do bring people together. it helps one to focus. where do you want to go with your life? i go to tears talking about it. >> reporter: all the items preserved by the city of boston and brought to this climate controlled facility. samantha joseph works at the company. >> flowers, jewelry. this is a great example of the variety. >> reporter: the objects from around the world convey gratitude to the first responders and sympathy for the victims. whether expressed on paper or written on running shoes, staffers took care to keep the objects and messages intact. >> there's one pair that says these shoes taught me the joy of running and you can never take it away. for me, it was encapsulating the event. that was an event designed for ordinary people to get to be heroes, to get to run a marathon and you can't take that away.
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>> reporter: even now, visitors can leave notes that become part of the display. those involved in the project hope their work becomes an important part of boston history and comfort. >> we believe that experiencing that message of hope and love is going to be a big part of the healing process. a year later, thousands of people are going to come back to the city to remember, to reflect and also to find joy in the marathon. >> symbols of solidarity and the city's enduring strength. cbs news, boston. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a look at the security challenges for the upcoming boston marathon. we'll hear from new york police commissioner and nypd director of intelligence, john miller. plus, the high price of beef. we have the inside story. and we'll speak with bubba watson. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday.
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thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. we'll leave you with a look at the blood moon. ,,,,
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i'm michelle griego. and i' good morning, everyone, it's tuesday, april 15th. i'm michelle griego. >> and hi everyone, airmail mall. is it to -- i'm frank mallicoat. is it too early to start talking about the weekend?
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>> i don't think so. >> we know it's not for you. >> that's because we're all feeling so good today. >> alive and well and awake. >> you know what we got some clouds out there right now. a lot of low clouds and fog and some high clouds up above too. a controller day and that is coming up. in the clearing stages. westbound 80 at powell. we also have will the of overnight -- a lot of overnight roadwork in the south bay and tell you all about it coming up. >> did you watch the moon last night? >> no i didn't see it at all. in fact a spectacular sight in the night sigh overnight. the moon was glowing reddish orange this morning. >> if you're away from the fog you can see a total eclipse of the moon. kpix 5's brian hackney joins hundreds of people for that eclipse. >> reporter: it's an exciting thing. even bill nigh the science guy jets gush gets -- gets jazzed. >> you have a shadow of a planet. it's

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