is, he's gathering his resources. >> sleeping right now. >> okay. have a great day. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] good morning to our viewers in the west. it's monday, december 22nd, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." a community mourns and tensions are exposed after the murder of two nypd officers. why many cops are turning their backs on new york's mayor. north korea threatens to target the white house after president obama vows a response to the cyberattacks. plus, 400 bucks for a round trip flight from california to europe. the airline fighting to bring cheaper fares to the u.s. but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the assassination of members of our community. we all mourn together.

>> police on high alert after the murders of two nypd officers. >> last night new yorkers gathered at the crime scene for a vigil. two police officers were shot and killed as they sat in their patrol car in brooklyn. >> the gunman spoke to two bystanders before he opened fire. >> follow him on instagram, saying watch what i'm going to do. >> they'll strike against the u.s. pentagon and homeland. >> this was a nation state attack on the u.s. and saying aloha and going to hawaii is not the answer. >> hi wind warning for parts of southern california already doing some damage. >> several minor injuries after a lightning strike near the tampa bay buc near stadium. >> meanwhile, a holiday storm could cause headaches this week. >> a firefighter makes a daring rescue while dressed as santa claus. >> a northern california man inflated helium balloons and tied them to a lawn chair.

watch how he gets down. >> all that -- >> peterson tries to strip. >> we have seen magic out of the seattle seahawks. >> -- and all that matters -- >> they say they need wonder in a year that's so screwy, that topic a, b, c, and d is the seth rogan movie. >> on "cbs this morning." >> come on sony, you thought it was a joke to have james franco kill kim jong-un? the man almost single-handedly destroyed the oscars. think, think. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. and welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm anthony mason along with vinita nair. charlie, gayle, and norah are off. police departments around the country are telling their personnel to be extra vigilant this morning after the killing of two officers in new york city. officers is rafael ramos and

wenjian liu were shot execution-style saturday in their patrol car. dozens of people held a vigil at the shooting scene last night to honor their memories. >> the suspect, who shot and killed himself, had a long history of crime. and unstable behavior. police say ismaaiyl brinsley posted online messages saying he was acting out of vengeance for eric garner and michael brown. who say they heard a chilling warning. don dahler has more. >> reporter: good morning. he told passerbys on the street and told them to follow him on instagram and watch what he was about to do. and he then pulled out a semiautomatic pistol and opened fire on a police car. video captured the aftermath. >> this is confirmed. it's not a joke. >> reporter: amateur video captured the frantic scene as paramedics desperately tried to save the lives of officers wenjian liu and sergeant rafael

ramos. shortly before 3:00 p.m. saturday afternoon, the officers were shot multiple types at close range through the window of their marked patrol car. they were pronounced dead at the hospital. >> they were, quite simply, assassinated, targeting for their uniform. >> investigators say 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend in maryland early saturday morning before boarding a bus to new york city. baltimore police discovered postings brinsley allegedly made on instagram, which inclouded, i'm putting wings on pigs today. they take one of ours. let's take two of theirs. shoot the police. r.i.p. eric garner and r.i.p. mike brown. at 2:00 p.m. they called the np ypd directly and sent a warning fax 45 minutes later. >> tragically this was at the same time as our officers were being ambushed and murdered by brinsley. >> according to eyewitnesses, after the attack, brinsley ran into a nearby subway station where he committed suicide.

investigators say he had an extensive criminal history with 19 prior arrests in ohio and georgia, on charges ranging from robbery, domestic assault and illegal weapons possession. ramos, a father of two, joined the nypd two years ago. family gathered at his home last night to remember him and his partner. >> i hope and pray we can reflect on this tragic loss of lives that have occurred so that we can move forward. >> ramos's 13-year-old son jaden posted a statement on facebook which read, this is the worst day of my life. today i had to say bye to my father. it's horrible that someone gets shot dead just for being a police officer. the families of mike brown and eric garner also condemned the murders. >> i'm standing here in sorrow. these two police officers lost their lives senselessly. >> reporter: you're looking at a spontaneous memorial that sprang

up at the site offed murders. people have been coming by since yesterday to pay their respects. in a phone call sunday, president obama offered his support to police commissioner bill bratton. he also said in a statement two brave men won't be going home to their loved ones tonight and for that there is no justification. anthony? >> don dahler, thank you, don. the killings are raising tensions between new york police officers and mayor bill de blasio. they already had a rocky relationship. vladimir duthiers is here with the intense criticism and the mayor's response. vlad, good morning. >> good morning, anthony. the death of the two officers sparked some very harsh statements at the police stations from the mayor of new york but it didn't stop there. a family friend of one of those killed lashed out at the city's leader last night. >> what about if that was your son sitting in that patrol car?

>> waun rodriguez, a brooklyn community leader and longtime friend of officer rafael ramos, painted a graphic visual for mayor bill de blasio. >> you need to support your officers as well. this is the reason they get on his back, he doesn't show support. >> he's referring to this symbolic show of defiance. police officers turning their backs on mayor bill de blasio as he walked through the hospital where the slain officers were transported. outside, police union leader lynch said blood is on the hands of money. >> that blood on the hands starts at the steps of city hall and the office of the mayor. >> the mayor's office responded. saying in a statement, it's unfortunate that in a time of great tragedy someone would be involved in overheated rhetoric that angers and divides people. sharing mass with the top brass of the nypd but still needs to bridge the gap with the police union. they're not happy with the mayor's statements following the grand jury decision not to indict an nypd officer in the death of eric garner, including

a comment about a discussion he and his wife had with their biracial son. >> we've had to literally train him, as families have all over this city for decades, in how to take special care in any encounter he has with police officers who are there to protect him. >> reporter: a recent attack on two police officers by demonstrators has strained his relationship with the nypd even further. a cousin of the officer said he doesn't believe he has blood on his hands but he needs to show more support to the police. >> because they're the ones doing the dirty job and they're the ones that are dying for us. >> petitions have circulated calling for the mayor's resignation and even asking him not to attend the funeral of the fallen cops but the ramos family said they would like the mayor to speak at the service. later this afteren into the mayor is scheduled to deliver remarks at a luncheon about strengthening the bond between the police and the community.

philadelphia police chief charles ramsey was recently named co-chair of president obama's task force of policing. he's with us in philadelphia this morning. good morning, commissioner. >> good morning. >> you had a chance to speak to president obama yesterday and we're curious to know what his thought were on all of this. >> the president did call me yesterday and once again expressed his outrage of the senseless murder of two new york city police officers. but also to re-emphasize the urgency he feels with getting this task force off the ground and coming up with concrete recommendations, pulling together police leaders from around the country as well as community leaders from around the country to talk about policing in the 21st century and how we can improve police community relations. >> commissioner there's been so much emotion surrounding this shooting. the head of nypd's largest union says that new york's mayor has, in his words, blood on his hands. when you have that kind of rhetoric flying around, how do you ease tensions? >> well, i mean it's not helpful at all.

i think right now everyone should focus on the families of the two slain officers, put them away with the dignity and respect that they certainly deserve. the rest of this can be sorted out at a later time. right now everyone needs to lower the volume a little bit on the rhetoric because we're just in a very, very volatile environment right now. >> i want to talk to you specifically about de blasio. he's sort of in an interesting position to try to make both sides, i guess, come together. this is somebody who ran on the campaign trail and said police have been overreaching. he's now made comments people are really unhappy with. what's your advice to him from the position you're in? >> well, it's a little above my pay grade. i don't have any advice for him and i don't know him that well, although i have met him. certainly, i think even needs to sit down and talk to one another at iron out the differences they have. they may not agree to everything

but at least bring it down. >> we saw on saturday some officers turned their backs on the mayor and commissioner in new york when they came out to speak. if you see that, is there a point where you can start a conversation? >> you may not be able to start it right away because the emotions are too high and the shock of the murders were still very apparent at the time they turned their backs. so hopefully everyone's had a chance to reflect on what they did and how to move forward. but the primary thing right now is to honor the two officers and their families. i talked to commissioner bratton a couple of times yesterday. he's one of the best police leaders in america and he'll guide his department through this. >> philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> thank you. north korea is threatening strikes against te white house pentagon and mainland united states this morning. claiming that

he's recklessly spreading rumors that north korea is behind the hacking of sony pictures. north korea backed out of a meeting about the nation's human rights abuses. major garrett with the response from the president on how they'll react to the cyber attack. >> reporter: good morning, and good morning to our viewers in the west. this is by far the first skirmish in the 21st century battlefield. it's the first one that's dominated headlines here in the u.s. and forced the white house to weigh a response. part of that calculus is what to call the north korea hack attack. president obama said it was not an act of war or terrorism. >> i think it was an act of cyber vandalism that was very costly, very expensive. we take it very seriously. we will respond proportionately, as i said. >> the president's use of the word "vandalism" irked south carolina republican lindsey graham. >> they attacked who we are. when the president calls it an act of vandalism, it bothers me greatly. it's an act of terrorism and i

hope he responds forcibly. >> part of the early response from the white house includes seeking china's cooperation and preventing future cyber attacks from north korea. possible retaliatory measures include reimposing sanctions lifted in 2008 or relisting north korea as a sponsor of terrorism, a designation also dropped in 2008. other option, launching a counter-cyber attack or freezing foreign bank accounts of top north korean officials. but in the main options are limited. the united states the united nations and the european union have already imposed extensive sanctions over pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. as for sony's decision to pull the movie "the interview" before its christmas day release, president obama still believes the company blew it. >> had they talked to me directly about this decision, i might have called the movie theater chains and distributors

and asked them what the story was, but what i was laying out was a principle that this country has to abide by. we believe in free speech. >> reporter: sony pictures ceo michael linton said the company talked to the white house in the heat of the crisis but those conversation, we have learned, were about the hack investigation and cyber security, not distribution of "the interview." sony said it will release the movie "the interview," it just hasn't decided when or on what platform. youtube is a possibility. but, of course, anthony, there are others. >> cbs news contributor michael morell is with us. he's a former cia deputy director. good morning. >> good morning, anthony. >> you heard major mention some of the options the president has here. what does he have to consider in choosing the right options? >> he has two things to consider, i think. one is he has to deter north korea from future cyber attacks but he has to also think about deterring all the other nations in the world who have this capability or who are growing

this capability. and the second thing you have to think about is north korean retaliation for anything he does. >> i get the sense, though, if we go the cyber attack route, north korea wouldn't say anything and no one would know. if we go that route door we tee it up for more warfare? >> the three options. the redesignation as a terrorist state, i don't think that carries a lot of weight. i don't think that sends a strong enough signal. the cyber attack you talked about, they won't say anything. we won't know whether it had an impact. it won't send the right signal to the rest of the world. the one that has the most punch is the financial sanctions we put on them in 2008, telling foreign banks you can't deal with us if you deal with north korea. that hurt them then. that will hurt them now. >> what about this idea of working with china? >> i don't hold out a lot of hope for that unless we can convince the chinese of something. the thing the chinese are most

concerned about is instability on the peninsula. they don't want instability in north korea. that leads to a lot of north koreans flowing into china. they now believe we're the biggest threat to stability when in reality north korea is. if you could convince them of that, you might convince them. >> if we could convince then what's the benefit of working with a country that we have thought have hacked us in the past? >> the chinese steal data from us, okay? the north koreans not only stole data, they destroyed data. this is the first destructive cyberattack by a nation state on the united states of america. there's a difference. >> what about this idea -- north koreans have issued a statement saying basically they feel the united states is behind the film and if we retaliate, they will retaliate further. >> one of the interesting things here is why did north korea take it so personally, right? why did they react this way to a film, right? there are two reasons. one is they see their leader as almost god-like, so any criticism of their leader, anything that suggests that their leader is somehow not

doing the right thing is -- sends a very bad message to the north korean people. that's one reason they reacted. the other is they believe the united states of america is trying to overthrow north korea. that's why them saying the white house was behind this movie, they actually believe that. >> so interesting. you heard senator mccain say this is the new warfare and we're watching it all play out. michael morell, thanks. >> you're welcome. poor weather is threatening millions of people trying to get home for the holidays. colorado is dealing with heavy snow. danielle niles of wbz tells us what people can expect for the holidays. good morning. >> good morning and good morning to our viewers in the west. we're talking about pretty active weather here with blizzard warnings up for parts of colorado into northeast utah. high wind watches and winter weather advisories. for a lot active weather. they're going to be measuring the snow in feet with whiteout conditions and gusty wind mountains in come stretching through utah into evening.

that energy will dive to the southern plains. bring a threat of severe weather for the southeast united states tomorrow. a little break in the action in terms of rainfall. still some light rain expected at the coastline of washington through the tuesday time period. and then we get another area of low pressure coming in. so heavy downpour northern california turning to snow on christmas eve. at the same time a storm on the east coast could cause some travel disruptions christmas eve lingering into christmas morning with some gusty wind behind it. >> danielle, thanks. a powerful lightning strike in florida knocked some football fans to the ground. one person is in critical condition this morning. the strike happened yesterday in a parking lot near the tampa bay buccaneers stadium as fans returned to their car. no one was directly hit, but seven people went to the hospital, most for minor injuries. five went home after treatment. the lightning also damaged at least one suv. florida state quarterback jamison winston has been cleared of sexual assault

allegations this morning. an independent judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to find the heisman trophy winner violated a student code of conduct. a woman accused winston. two years ago. she now has five days to request an appeal to the ruling. it's 7:19. ahead this morning, governor christie wants them to send home the killer of a new jersey state and we have got those astronomical high tides the so- called king tides still in effect for the bay area. so coastal flood advisories posted through tuesday afternoon. and big breakers by the shoreline. so problematic out by the coast today. high pressure on the west coast though guarantees increasing sunshine after we dispense with the dense fog this morning. we will look for the sun to come out and the fairly mild week ahead. the extended forecast is showing pretty much clear sailing until the chance of showers christmas eve.

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good monday morning everyone, it's 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening around the bay area. big news for commuters, rocks and large boulders falling on highway 101 at southern marin county. it's blocking two lanes and toppled a light pole as well. caltrans is trying to move the rocks so the bulldozers, this is on 101 southbound the waldo grade right above sausalito the two right lanes will be closed until 10:00 this morning. well, it looks like 489ers will quickly close the book osen a rough season. fox sports reports that coach jim harbaugh could be gone within 48 hours of the team's final game on sunday. they got one year left on the deal or try to trade him. the university of michigan is also trying to lure harbaugh back to his alma mater. got your traffic and weather coming up right after the break.

it's been a tough morning in the knot bay. an -- north bay. an accident in the clearing stages south 101 near alameda and the rock slide southbound 101 still out there. two right lanes shut down on the waldo grade. over at the golden gate bridge, it's foggy but traffic is moving well. and remember highway 4 eastbound shut down at balfour because of a fatal accident. brian? all right thank you. another half hour or so to deal with this fog on the golden gate bridge. you can see the numbers now in the 50s to start out monday morning and yet with high pressure building on the west coast we are looking for increasing sunshine. a sunny day is what to look for, temperatures in the mid 60s and this week looks dry and mild.

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a colorado driver chased a fedex delivery truck who had his back door open. packages were falling out onto the highway. he finally gets the driver's attention and tells him about the problem. >> your back door's open. your back door's open and packages are falling out. >> thank you. >> he probably saved christmas for lots of peoples who packages didn't fall off the truck. i hope that wasn't like grandma's package. >> i feel like the driver should have been more alarmed. coming up in this half hour the hidden cost of falling oil prices. vicente arenas takes us to an american town where they're talking about layoffs. why it could eventually hurt the

whole u.s. economy. plus the airline economy offering half off on transatlantic transatlantic fares but some pilots don't want them flying near their airplanes. the so-called controversy. that's ahead. the last weekend before christmas saw strong sales for retailers. that's after a weak start to the holiday shopping season. this past saturday was expected to be the busiest day of the year. shoppertrak predicts sales of so-called super saturday will hit $10 billion. in case you haven't bought yet, you still have today. it's one of the last days. >> it's pretty much it. i'll be doing a lot of shopping after the show. "the wall street journal" reports today is expected to be the busiest day ever for ups. united parcel service plans to deliver 34 million packages. it spent about $500 million preparing for the holidays to avoid a repeat of last year when many packages did not arrive in

time for last christmas. they have invested in next generation sort aisle. it rapidly identifies zip codes and swiftly reroutes pack js in the event of bad weather. the language times looks at the rise of risky hostage rescues like the failed attempt to save luke somers earlier this month. senior american officials say grisly beheading videos say rescue attempts are too dangerous. the"washington post" reports. the agency hired a lobbyist for the filmmaker and other companies. faa's employees complained of political pressure to rubber stamp applications. and louisville's courier

journal says boxing legend muhammad alie has new monia. it was caught early and the prognosis is good. he's 72 years old and suffers from parkinson's disease. mark cuban says before u.s. and cuba restore diplomatic relations obama should breakthrough has renewed calls for cuba to hand over that convicted cop killer. american fugitive joann chess olmert has been hiding in cuba for 30 years. sentenced to life in prison for

shooting a new jersey state trooper in 1973 chesomart escaped after just two years and fled to cuba. >> the homicide of trooper forester, which was an execution, has really left an open wound in the organizational memory. >> now new jersey governor chris christie is calling for the cuban government to send her back to a u.s. prison. in a letter to president obama, christie said her safe harbor is an affront to the men and women of the new jersey state police who have tirelessly tried to bring this killer back to justice. but fidel castro considered her a socialist revolutionary and granted her asylum as a member of the black liberation army a 1970s militant national list group. using the name a shh aashhakada.

she openly defended herself to pope john paul ii on the radio. >> i think one thing is very important and i want to make clear. i advocate and still advocate revolutionary changes in the structure of the united states. if that is a crime, then i am totally guilty. >> while living in cuba fbi officials say she continued to mobilize against the u.s. and they added her to the most wanted terrorist list in 2013. >> while we cannot right the wrongs of the past we can difficult conversations ahead

here at the state department. >> margaret thank you. this morning a new survey finds the average cost of gas is at its cheapest at $2.47 a gallon. but the good news for some drivers is scary for some american towns. vicente vicente arenas got a firsthand look. good morning. >> good morning. it's driving global supply up and supply down to less than $60 a barrel but many in the industry fear this boom could ultimately end in a bust and that has oil-dependent communities fearing tough times ahead. >> at a morning diaper in oklahoma the talk is about the plunging price of crude. >> look at this place. it's usually full of oil people. they can't afford to come and eat. >> reporter: they can't afford it because oil contractors here are getting fewer and fewer

hours of work. falling oil prices while good for many consumers make it harder for producers like melba moran to keep his workers fully employed. moran has 80 wells in and around seminole. >> if the oil price drops too much longer this well will no longer be profitable. >> reporter: very few of his wells are turning a profit because of the price lunge. it typically costs him more than $60 to pump a barrel of crude, more than what the consumers are paying. >> we can survive but so many companies can not survive losing money every month. >> could if there be layoffs because of the slowdown. >> absolutely. >> energy economist leonard weinstein said millions of jobs benefit from the oil and gas industry boom but layoffs could be around the corner. >> you're small if you got into the business late if you have a

lot of debt, if you're miley leverage leveraged, some of those companies are probably either going to go out of business or have to sell assets to stay alive. >> reporter: weinstein says oil prices can tip the economy in either direction. >> i would say at the $60 price point, the positives for the chi outweigh the negative but if we go into a freefall if we see prices getting below $50, getting down to $40, i think that's a negative for the u.s. economy and not only for the oil-producing states. >> how concerned are you? >> very. >> reporter: city manager steve saxon is watching the effects of oil prices on the local economy. >> we're heavily dependent on sales taxes. if people are not buying lumber or going out to eat, then our bottom line is impacted. half of seminole's income comes directly or indirectly from the oil industry. now seminole has postpone some

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air. it flies to 134 destinations 38 countries including u.s. some call it the walmart of air travel. >> reporter: the low cost carrier is already offering transatlantic fares that beat the competition. we did a search on a trip leaving from oakland california to stockholm, norwegian, less than half the price of the competition. the scandinavian carrier plans on expanding if it secures government approval. that's a big "if." he's been on a public relations offensive and this is what he's telling anyone who listens. >> are you saying u.s. consumers are getting taken for a ride? >> reporter: he believes u.s. carriers are inflating fares and his company has brought a business model that ensures rock bottom prices for travels. they're not be able to break

into the market without a foreign carrier plan by the government. he said he expected a fight. >> you're used to the scrutiny. >> we're used to the scrutiny to try to stop us. this is nothing new for us. when we enter in the area, everybody knows that then the prices will go down that's good for the consumers. that's how it should be. that's competition. >> reporter: but some lawmakers in washington, major u.s. airlines, and union, including the airline pilots association say they are not opposed to competition. what they want is a level playing field, they say, and they accuse norwegian of trying to skirt the rules. while the airlines' parent company is in norway, it wants to operate a subsidiary in the u.s. with an irish license even though the u.s. doesn't doesn't fly in and out of ireland. that's the point. the yaup on's president and eries accuse norwegian of trying

to duck tough safety standards. >> we have to have a country provide the oversight and certification like we do in the u.s. for the those pilots and the second we don't have proper oversight and certification, we're going to have a problem. >> reporter: norwegian says safety has always been the company's number one priority. it accuses its critics of making a number of false and misleading allegations. some people believe this is about pilots protecting their turf against an airline that's hiring nonunion pilots. >> absolutely not. >> reporter: but that's the message conveyed in this video. >> we're in a fight for our future. >> reporter: it was posted earlier this year titled "the wolf is at the door." it's call to action against norwegian. >> we must stop it now or fight the globe of pilot shopping around the world at third world prices. >> reporter: so when people accuse norwegian of hiring low wage pilots how do you respond? >> i think it's ridiculous.

they're coming from klm and british airways. some are going into retirement. you think they work for free? >> reporter: for "cbs this morning" jeff pegues washington. people in spain are praying for the fat one. we'll go inside one of the world's largest lotteries and and we have got those astronomical high tides the so- called king tides still in effect for the bay area. so coastal flood advisories posted through tuesday afternoon. and big breakers by the shoreline. so problematic out by the coast today. high pressure on the west coast though guarantees increasing sunshine after we dispense with the dense fog this morning. we will look for the sun to come out and the fairly mild week ahead. the extended forecast is showing pretty much clear sailing until the chance of showers christmas eve. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by

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good monday morning everyone, 7:56. i'm frank mallicoat. he's what's happening around the bay area right now. another car up the flames in the san francisco's -- in flames in the san francisco's castro district. it's the fifth suspicious vehicle fire in about a week defendant latest happened early yesterday morning on hartford street and nobody was injured. big rock slide created a big mess this morning in highway 101 and southern marin county. blocked two lanes and knocked that pole over and happened around 2:30 a.m. on the waldo grade right up above sausalito. caltrains using a bulldozer right now but not cleared until about 10:00 this morning. and a coastal flood advisory in effect through tomorrow afternoon. that's because of the king tide when the earth and the sun are at their closest point and low lying areas could experience a little bit of flooding as well. more on that mess and marin

county with traffic and we got your weather too coming up right after the break.

good morning everybody. liza batallones here, if you are going to the north bay, be advised very long delays because of this morning's rock slide on the waldo grade. south 101 backed up beyond the richardson bay bridge approaching the waldo tunnel. again, those lanes are expected to reopen by 10:00 this morning. and heading for the highway 4 area, it's been shut down in the eastbound direction approaching balfour. this is in the brentwood area. fatal accident has shut down all those lanes. chp now saying that they should reopen lanes by 8:20 this morning. here's brian with a look at the forecast. boy look at all the fog on the golden gate bridge. visibilities close to a few hundred yards and it's foggy elsewhere in the bay area this morning. not much sun yet. but that will change as the day goes on. we're beginning with readings in the 50s for the most part. but with high pressure building offshore, we're looking at increasing sunshine and readings today will be in the mid 60s. have a good monday.

good morning to our viewers in the west. it's monday december 22nd 2014. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including a school project that could save the the lives of hundreds of thousands of babies every year. first here's a look at our eye opener at 8:00. >> he told passers-by to watch what he was about to do. he then opened fire on a parked police car. >> the head of nypd's largest union said the mayor had blood on his hands. >> it's not helpful at all. i think right now everyone should focus on the families of the two slain officers. >> he has to deter north korea but also think of deterring all

the other nations who have the capability. >> part of it is what to call the hack attack. president obama said it was not an act of war or terrorism. >> blizzard warnings up for colorado and utah. measuring the snow in feet with whiteout conditions. >> the homicide of trooper forester really left an open wound in the organizational memory. >> your back door is open and packages are falling out. >> probably saved christmas for a lot of peep. hope that wasn't grandma's package. >> i'm going to predict my beloved is going to beat a tough and talented ohio state team and go onto beat -- >> now they don't have to play tcu. i'm anthony mason. charlie rose gayle king and norah o'donnell are off. police unions and commanders are telling big city cops to work in groups and be safe. this weekend's murder of two new york city officers sparkeded

outrage and concern across the the country. >> police say the gunman was so violent, even his mother was afraid of him. he wrote online he wanted to avenge the police killings of eric garner and michael brown. a large crowd gathered for a vigil at the scene of the shooting in brooklyn. >> new york sports teams are taking time to remember the two fallen officers. >> at this time we would like to soerv a moment of silence in honor of these men and their families. thank you. new york rangers fans held a moment of silent last night followed by a standing ovation. the giants coach wore a black patch and peace sign on the sidelines in st. louis. an the yankees tweeted the silver shield foundation to pay for education of slain nypd

officers. officer ramos had two sons. one is in college. the other is just 13. bad weather in parts of the country threaten this week's holiday travel. this morning some areas are under a high wind warning. the winds up rooted trees. some crashed down on cars and other property. in colorado, the roads are white. parts of the state could see up to two feet of snow this morning. and christmas eve millions more will face the weather. the midwest could have a wet christmas and parts of the northeast will see heavy, damaging rain. the historic decision to reopen diplomatic relations with cuba is sure to change millions of cuban lives. scott has been reporting from havana on 60 minutes last night and looked at a revolution on the island. >> only 5% of cubans are connected to worldwide web. it's about the lowest percentage on earth. in the new agreement, america added an exception to the

embargo. u.s. internet technology. >> this could be a game changer down the line. >> jeff is america's top diplomat in havana. >> the government here did its best to restrict the flow of information. and they have committed to providing more access to the internet to the cuban people and our discussions. >> he work fls the same building that america abandoned in '61. ift won't fly the flag as an embassy until next year. but u.s. diplomats have been back here since the '70s trying inging to pry cuba open. castro first permitted cell phones in 2008. after that the u.s. brought in tens of thousands of phones and gave them away for free. >> woe believe lighting up the island will make a major change here. >> lighting up the island in terms of connecting it to the worldwide web? >> yes. >> reporter: darkness has been lifting slowly.

raul castro, two took over from his brother allowed some small business and real estate options. last year he largely lifted the ban on travel. and i wonder now in this building how many cubans come looking to you through visas through the united states. 500 cubans a day? looking for visas to go to the united states? >> yes, we do. >> seems remarkable when you consider an entire generation of cubans has been taught they're toughering is imposed by america and its em barenbargo. they're too far from marks, too close to miami. they love jazz baseball is the national past time. and 2 million family members live in america. most any cuban will tell you in

a whisper, their core because socialism is bankrupt. >> you can see, it's like a trip back in time. it looks like that's all about to change. >> it should be interesting to see what happens with property also. so many people have forfeited. >> a lot of issues to deal with. ahead on cbs this morning. a hollywood feast from hollywood. the movie industry is serving up many new films.

he turned a class project into a lifesaver for babies. only on cbs this morning, meet the student whose creativity could save the the lives of newborns in a war zone. that's next on cbs this morning.

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♪ in our morning rounds a story you will only see on cbs this morning. a british student's remarkable invention could help save babies. we talked with the man and wants you to meet the doctor who inspired him. >> reporter: life as is arrestsyrian refugee began early for this girl. away from the war but not out of danger, premature babies cling to life fortunate to have reached a lebanese homtspital with incubators. a design student happened to catch a documentary about syrian's youngest victims and the heroic work of this doctor. >> she was born yesterday. five-minute segment was showing how many premature births there were because of the stress of

the war. i thought there's got to be a better way. >> what about an affordable portable incubator? >> this consistents of a heater with a humidityer, exhaust fan. >> the 23-year-old happened to be racking his brain to come up with a final university project when he saw that program. >> the first light bulb went off. i started researching to see how big of a problem it is throughout the entire world. zblf >> the world health organization estimates 15 million babies are born premature every year. and pre-term complications were to blame for one million deaths last year. james started pulling all nighters, sometimes crashing and burning. >> i blew up my house mate's hair dryer as well. she didn't know about that.

>> finally, his prototype was born. incubators cost close to $50,000. this one is under $400. but here's the real magic. because it's inflatable it folds into the size of a briefcase, and it can run off a car battery if needed. he got more than an "a" for his project. he won an es dream dyson award, start up money and all the the publicity to come with it. and then james met with the woman who inspired his creation the doctor from that documentary. >> what do you think of james? >> oh my goodness. i had tears in my eyes when i got the e-mail about him doing the incubator. i think it's a very very special person who sees this despair and sees the problems

and it not only moves because it's easy to be moved with sympathy or empathy but to take it to the next step of taking action about something about the injustice that you see. >> getting his incubator from the workbench to the war zone will take time and money. but we asked him what success meant to him. >> seeing a child i helped out when he was very young. incredible. amazing actually. taking any invention is simply supply and demand. there's already plenty of demand. for cbs this morning in england. >> remarkable. he actually won that dyson prize over finalists from 18 other countries. amazing achievement all the way around. >> he had offers to sell this. he said no i want it to stay in

a developing country. very cool. up next, harnessing the power of handwriting. we'll see a cutting edge tool designed to help you keep a personal touch in the digital age. plus we'll show you the americans trying to get people in shanghai to enjoy chinese food with a twist. now the big bang theory is helping them sell their idea. you're watching "cbs this morning." cbs "morning rounds" sponsored by new aleve pm. aleve pm for a better a.m. leve pm aleve pm for a better a.m. new aleve pm the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour strength of aleve. patented sonic technology with up to 27% more brush movements. get healthier gums in two weeks. innovation and you philips sonicare save when you give philips sonicare this holiday season.

you make me feel like the person i was when you woke me up and turned on the lights. >> joaquin phoenix poses handwritten letters for a living. this year people are expected to write and send more than 1.6 billion christmas cards. it's the only time some of us practice handwriting in this digital age. some companies are betting big on rewriting the future. >> reporter: deep inside microsoft's brand-new device laboratory outside seattle, hundreds of designers are spending millions of dollars perfecting something we've all

been using since grade school. >> you're working on a digital pen? >> a pen is a tool for someone's mind to make it is incredibly powerful. >> reporter: this strikes me as a place whatever you dream up you can make here. >> this is pretty much correct, yeah. >> reporter: he leads the team that figures out how to make microsoft's preservice imitate paper and pen. >> it's like a ball point pen. you click it and a node pad appear and you can jot these things down. >> reporter: it may be mightier than a sword but it's been no match for the keyboard. re-imagining the pen seems counterintuitive. the day of handwrighting is gone. >> it's interesting. i think there's a principle everything that can be digital will be digital. you take a powerful tool and turn it into digital space or

connect it to the digital space and all of a sudden you multiply its use, its power. >> reporter: a handwritten note on tablet can be stored e-mailed, senl around the world. it can be powerful for the mind. >> writing is the way we learn what we're thinking. >> reporter: university of washington professor studies the effect handwriting has on the human brain. >> handwriting requires production of a letter form stroke by stroke. the act of producing something supports perception. we need to output what we process in the environment. >> her team is scientifically proving what seems to be a simple truth. >> handwriting is good for your brain? >> the handwriting the

sequencing of the stroke engages that part of the mind. >> reporter: it can also be good for business. entrepreneur brian corliss is building a company. >> it's building relationships with their customers. what happens is a lot of people would send letters. it became less effective. now that no one is sending letter it's becoming so again. >> his team of writers pen everything from marketing mailers to personalized thank you notes and his clients range from other startups to fortune 500 giants. >> you used to have a secretary that would handle all your writing for you. we think of ourselves as more an extension of your secretary desk. >> i wrote 120 letters in a day. >> but even the most resilient writers have their limits. so when an order goes into the

thousand, mail order relies on this. a program computer programmed robot writer. >> all you have to do is set it up once and let the machine run. >> reporter: perhaps the best case for the future of handwriting is the fact there's still money to be maybe doing it companies small and large. >> it's a huge toy store if you ask me. >> with help of high tech handwriting may yet survive in the age of the keyboard. >> but you can't yet make my handwriting any better. >> i'm sure there's an app for that. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," john blackstone. >> i could have used that machine to write all my thank-you notes as a kid. >> i know. writing holiday cards, my handwriting is so out of practice. big movies from "selma" to "american snipers," which ones should you catch? which ones should you skip?

right after your local news. boulders fell onto h good morning, it's 8:25. aim for some news ted lines, rocks and large boulders fell on to highway 101 in southern marin county. blocking two lanes and toppling a light pole. it happened around 2:30 this morning. caltrans is trying to move the rocks with a bulldozer, this is on 101 southbound on the waldo grade above sausalito. the two right lanes are expected to remain closed until 10:00 a.m. and it looks like the 49ers will quickly close the book on a rough season. fox sports reports that coach jim harbaugh could be gone within 48 hours of the team's final game on sunday. the 49ers could fire him or try to trade him. the university of michigan is also trying the lure harbaugh back to his alma mater. and arraignment is scheduled today for the former

uber driver accused of killing a 6-year-old with his car. 57-year-old syed mufazzar faces vehicular manslaughter charges. police say he ran down sophia liu in san francisco last new year's eve and her family says the driver was distracked by the uber app prior to the accident. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.

liza batallones here with your kcbs traffic. expect long delays getting to and through marin county.

southbound 101 is jammed up from sir francis drake boulevard to the waldo tunnel. the two right lanes are shut down on the waldo grade because of the this morning's rock slide. they hope no clear that up by 10:00 this morning. over at the golden gate bridge no delays on the span itself. still foggy. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza still stacked pretty much the foot of the mc-- up from the foot of the maze. here's brian. been dealing with fog all morning and continues to be a factor but as you can see by re- examination of the golden gate bridge picture there's some sunshine coming out this morning and the numbers are coming up. 57-degrees in con cord and 59 for live nor and 45 degrees in santa rosa. a high pressure that's offshore continues to build in as long as it does it shunts all the storms to the north. and we're looking for increasing sunshine today. temperatures will be in the mid 60s for the most part. so look for a nice monday. in fact tuesday is going to be even warmer.

see how another legendary cartoonist helped him draw inspiration. that's ahead. "the wall street journal" says tech-savvy kids are

enjoying a new cyber santa. they're allowed to video chat with st. nick from at home. santa's picture even changes frequently. some say the mall santa may become an endangered species. british guardian says the famous turkey show. they dance as their horrified wives watch on a spleet scream. they're fine $177,000. officials said it went against public more reality and the turkish family structure. >> reporter: the san franciscofrans kroll "the chronicle" reports. the girl was born with a heart condition. watson was so moved he gave his

game check to ava's family. the check was worked $37,000. after the game they tweeted, ava, this one's for you. elton john and david furnish officially got married. in one post john writes that's the legal bit done. now on to the ceremony. another post shows the pair with an exchange of vows. he uses the #sharethelove#sharethelove. >> lady violenteoletviolet, you are as charm charming. >> clooney plays a character called lord hollywood in the mini episode of a tv show. the comic sketch was made to raise money for a british

charity. >> reporter: a deluge of films is competing for your mon this holiday season. "vanity fair's" digital director mike hogan tells u whether a holiday blockbuster is worth seeing or skipping. goodern mooing. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the sony picture "the interview" that has been pull. is there a chance it will be streamed online and we can see it that way? >> the lawyer was on tv saying film hasn't been canceled. it's been delayed. they're looking into ways of releasing it. to me it's a way of saying, oh, no, the bad guys didn't win, we're going to get a chance to get back at them. at this point to pull it out of theaters it's basically. >> over. >> on the shelf. it's going to be tricky. >> i never had that much

interest in seeing it. >> it's almost like our obligation as patriots to watch it now. >> let's talk about "selma" because it is a historical drama. some may think it's another the time to see it during the holidays. you loved it. >> i loved it. there's backstory. david ohyelowo is a british actor and devout christian who said he had a calling to do the show. he stuck with it. did a lot of research and contacted the creator. she has made an incredible film and he be nominated. the other thing about it sit doesn't present martin luther king as a saint but as an

incredible leader but also a master tactician. >> movie musicals sometimes don't translate well. "into the woods" has an interesting cast. is it going to work? >> i think it is. they found movie stars are singing. meryl streep is fantastic. emily blunt nominated. not even agrees. it's a dark complicated movie into the woods. weird disturbing things happen in it. but if nothing else, even's singeing well, so that's a start. >> let's talk about american sniper because this one is getting a lot of good buzz. clint eastwood is directing. is this a must-see movie? >> he's on the front cover of "vanity fair," my place of employment. it's said this is the

performance of the ages. bradley cooper we're accustomed to seeing him as the fast talking funny cool guy. he bulked up 30 pounds of muscle that -- he did it all naturally because he's been sober for ten years, and he plays chris kyle a snieler who had 160 confirmed kills and this is just a film -- i think one thing about this movie that may help to do well, it seems like counterprogramming to liberal fair that comes out of hollywood. this is a film that looks carefully at the iraq war and asks what was the toll but also what we would do without guys like chris kyle. the u.s. is home to thousands of chinese restaurants. americans are bringing u.s. style chinese food to shanghai. our seth doane met the

restauranteurs on a mission. >> reporter: it means lining up for a fried pork chop of rice cakes or maybe having the leek pancake or a spicy soup. but all of these dishes popular in china might seem up familiar to you if you're use to eating chinese food in the united states. >> enter crab foreign beef. >> how did this all come about? >> it was actually a vacation that turned into a career. >> in china there wasn't chinese food the way we grew up with it. >> 34-year-old rashi and 32-year-old lam are introducing americanized chinese food to china through their restaurant fortune cookie. >> we serve -- all of that was not in shanghai. >> this wasn't exactly plan a.

these cornell classmates saw opportunity in china and decided to open a restaurant here featuring healthy food. when things weren't going that well all they wanted was chinese comfort food and they couldn't find it. that sparked another idea. >> it's great to try new things but there comes a time you want to try what you remember. >> reporter: fung's family ran chinese restaurants in the states from brooklyn to texas and so it themed a natural fit. you were coming in here and teaching chinese chefs to cook chinese food they never heard of. >> correct. >> reporter: with some help from fung's dad they've been teaching their techniques and customers have responded. >> what do you think so far? >> so far good. i will bring my friends next time. >> reporter: when it comes to ingredients, how hard is it to

cook american chinese food? >> we actually import some of it. >> reporter: stored along the wall not so secret but very american agreements. mott is used in the duck sauce, heinz in the sweet and sour recipe and skippy added to fried noodle. >> it's our idea of chinese food behalf we ever got here. >> dan brennan orange fally from michigan and his friend took their chinese counterparts to dinner. >> have you tried the chicken yet? >> i don't know. >> reporter: introducing them to their chinese food. >> first chase of general tao's chicken? >> no doubt. >> reporter: at first rossi and lamb were serving westerns. a year later, 50% of their customers are chinese. >> as weird as it sound, "the

big bang theory" is popular here and they'll shout sheldon's favorite dinner. >> reporter: the takeout boxes are modeled after the one made famous in america. even the name is something new. the for ta'u cookie itself, you guessed it, is an american thing. >> seth is here in studio. i would say where are the samples but we a've all tasted it. >> they would say it's a little sweet. >> did they view it like exotic food? >> exactly. americans were saying wee want our chinese colleagues to understand our chinese food. >> i always thought the containers wither the same and those had been brought over, but that was new for them also? >> yes. in fact they have chinese customers, they said i always thought that was a specific restaurant that had those types of containers.

i didn't know that was chinese takeout. coming up it's good to be garfield. jim davis shows us

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christmas gift this morning, a collection of holiday specials featuring garfield the cat cently went on sale. it's the latest edition to a huge media empire with roots in a small american town. "cbs this morning" contributor jamie wax went there to meet the man behind the cartoon feline. >> reporter: i couldn't come see jim davis without bringing you lasagna. >> this is great. >> reporter: for more than 36 years he's been bringing his lasagna loving monday-hating garfield foo to the funny pages and beyond. at 69 davis gets to be a big kid. >> reporter: as an indiana farm boy did you ever thing you'd be running like this? >> i had grand plan. i would get the script going and then a book and then a doll, a plush doll. that was the extebt of the my

dream. >> reporter: that dream exploded. garfield is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world seen by some 200 million people daily and there simply aren't enough shelves to hold ought the blush shelf, figure runs clothing, food tringiquettes and things that bear garfield's image from the typical to the unusual. >> chopsticks toilet seats. big seller. >> not bad for a simple strip created in 1978. >> i hate mondays. >> garfield has since leapt off the page with two feature films and numerous tv shows and specials. >> never send a man to do a cat's job. >> reporter: animation provened to be a challenge for davis. >> i set him up and he had little tiny cat feet and a big belly. he was way off balanced. he looked just awful. >> but a tip from charles

schultz gave him a tip that got him off his feet. >> he said here's your prochblted. >>y had little feet and he couldn't stand up. he gave him big feet. he said, now he can stand up. >> did the kid cartoonist in you lose his mind that charles schultz drew on your creation? >> my heart was pounding. was flattered. >> he's so stupid he'd have to stand on his chair to raise his i.q. >> it seems cartoons have gotten a lot edgier a lot uglier in some ways. what do you feel about that? >> as far as garfield's humor, i established that early on. in 1978 he was a bad boy. he overslept, he overate, he didn't respect his owner. he was really edgy. then came bart simpson. don't have a cow man. then came beavis & butt-head and

then south park. he's gone from bad boy to what mom's called mom approved. >> reporter: virtualliering garfield comes out of paws inc. in indiana. >> how many people are working on garfield-related items right now? >> nearly 20 includeing sculpting. >> he continues to write every script. >> one day i'm going to write that perfect gag that makes everybody laugh. it's in me somewhere. >> let me know when you get it. >> you'll be the first. >> for "cbs this morning," jamie wax, albany indiana. >> he's got 20 people drawing for him now. that's amazing. >> that's an empire garfield empire. >> extraordinary. coming up see how nba players help a young man score a new ride after his car was stolen. you're watching "cbs this

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the memphis grizzlies are showing their softer side for the holidays. the nba team spread some cheer for its personal intern brendan henderson. his car was stolen while on a date with a girl frechbd. so the team gave him a new nissan ultima. veteran guard vince carter said it's the holiday season for giving. what's interesting the intern never told them he lost his car. >> what a nice gesture. you know what i say when my kids ask what i want for christmas? a new car. that does it for us.

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in san francisco's castro district -- the fifth it's 8:55. time for some news headlines, another car went up in flames in san francisco's castro district. the fifth suspicious vehicle fire in about a week. the latest happened early yesterday morning on hartford street. no one was hurt. a rock slide has blocked two lanes of highway 101 in southern marin county blocking two lanes. it happened around 2:30 this morning on the waldo grade above sausalito. caltrans is using a bulldozer to clear the large pile of rocks. a coastal flood advisory is in effect through tomorrow afternoon. that's because of the king tide when the earth, moon and sun line up just right. low lying areas could experience some flooding. now here's brian with the forecast. also experiencing some fog this morning. dense fog in places, but we'll see increasing sunshine as the

morning goes on. looking there at the golden gate bridge, and right now in concord 57 degrees. san francisco has 55. santa rosa on the chilly side but we're warming into the 60s today. as high pressure reasserts itself on the west coast, all the storms steer to the pacific northwest. we'll look for increasing sunshine and numbers coming up a little bit as well. 64 at hayward and 65 in san francisco. and today in santa rosa we'll had the 66 degrees. extended forecast calls for only a little chance of showers maybe christmas eve. after that we go partly cloudy for christmas and as we head into the weekend, temperatures remain in the 60s. and we get sunshine. that's weather. traffic after a break. ♪

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it grows. ♪ ♪ that's how it goes whenever it snows. ♪ ♪ the world is your snowball just for a song. ♪ ♪ get out and move it along. ♪ ♪ good morning everybody, liza batallones here with the kcbs traffic. most commutes are much lighter than usual. the big exception this morning because of the rock slide in sausalito. south 101 jam-packed beyond novato through san rafael heading to sausalito. that's where the two right lanes are shut down just beyond rodeo avenue. they don't expect to have it reopened until at least 10:00 the morning. to the highway 4 commute, better news for the eastbound direction. it is now reopened. it was shut down for accident investigation. westbound traffic just a little bit of slow traffic through antioch. now over at the bay bridge toll plaza, very foggy. traffic backed up into the maze.

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