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a possible drunk driving crash at the white house. >> the agents reportedly were leaving a party for a retiring the run in tikrit. iraqi troops and shiite militia forces squeezing militants on two fronts. >> a difficult search. remembered at a vigil last night. new fallout from the university of oklahoma. sae admitting the chant was a part of the fraternity chapter years. >> we're not going to put up with racist comments racist jokes. jokes. service restored to apple itunes and istores. the widely used services broke down yesterday.
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one colorado woman and repairs ahead for a pizza shop after a car plows right through the front window. >> all that -- >> last touch by henderson. oh! >> -- and all that matters. >> the medical people do you want them to meet you at the gate? >> an atlanta-bound jet, a pregnant woman on the plane and her water broke mid-flight. >> i wass thought i would have it on the plane. >> utter disbelief. >> no regret about going directly to the iranian leadership? >> no regrets at all. >> republicans are steamed saying if this doesn't work by >> not at god, they're going to send seth rogen and james franco. >> this morning's "eye-opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs @@ welcome to cbs "this morning." as you wake up in the west police in ferguson missouri, are searching for at least one
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gunman who shot two officers povernight. [ gunfire ] >> [ bleep ]. >> the cell phone video captured the moment of the shooting that happened during a protest outside ferguson police headquarters. >> the gunfire sparked a dramatic police response. the two wounded officers in serious condition this morning. dean reynolds is at the shooting scene in ferguson. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're monitoring a news conference by the st. louis county police chief at this hour. the two officers were shot just a few feet from where i am standing. one in the face and the other in the shoulder. they work for neighboring police forces, and were brought in specifically last night to help with the demonstration. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: these shot was fired just after midnight as hours of tense protests were winding down. >> got an officer down, officer down. >> reporter: the gunfire came from across the street sending
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officers and demonstrators scrambling for safety. >> everybody down on the ground. police got shot. >> once we got down we saw the cop shot right next to us. >> bullets went really right past my head. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the injured officers worked for the webster groves and st. louis county police departments. one of them is seen here being take ton an ambulance. >> there were several office standing right there together when this happened. they were shot. just because they were police officers. >> reporter: jon belmar is st. louis county the police chief. >> the st. louis county officer was struck in the shoulder and a webster groves police officer was struck in the face. >> reporter: the violence came hours after ferguson the mayor announced that the city's police chief, thomas jackson, would be stepping down. >> he felt that this was the best way forward. >> reporter: jackson is the sixth ferguson official to leave in the last week. he's been heavily criticized for his department's response to last august's killing of unarmed teenager michael brown. and the department's reaction to the protests that followed.
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according to a report released by the department of justice last week, the problems are far-reaching. ferguson's approach to law enforcement, it said both reflects and reinforces racial bias. in his resignation letter published wednesday, the chief of five years wrote it was an honor to serve, and that he will continue to assist the city in any way i can. belmar says the vol tireatile relationship can't go on. >> difficult to sustain this without injury to the public and to our police officers. >> reporter: this comes amid calls to have the entire ferguson police force dismantled. gayle? >> dean, thanks. there are new and disturbing allegations this morning of misconduct in the secret service. two senior agents allegedly drove a government vehicle into a white house barricade last week after a night of drinking. major garrett is at the white
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house. the homeland xumpltsecurity's inspector general takes over. good morning. >> reporter: it's under new management, this story prompted reactions of shock and disbeliever here at the white house. more than one adviser to president obama thought it first it was some kind of joke laced with too much irony, but the story and the investigation are both very real. the two special agents under investigation, mark connolly second in command on president obama's protective detail and senior washington field office supervisor george ogilvie have been stripped of their management roles and reassigned to desk jobs. shortly after 11:00 p.m. on march 4th there was a suspicious package investigation underway near the white house. the two senior-level agents were returning from a retirement party for outgoing spokesman ed donovan and allegedly underthe influence of alcohol when they drove their vehicle through the plastic security tape and hit a barrier near the white house. the investigation will focus on
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suspicion of drunken driving and whether a secret service supervisor overruled the recommendations of junior officers to conduct sobriety tests of the special agents. this is the first real test for director joseph clancy a 27-year veteran of the secret service, who was brought out of retirement bip by the president in october to lead the agency. he replaced julia pierson ho stepped down following a string of embarrassing security breaches. >> the call to restore operation operationaloperation operational excellence was too urgent to ignore. >> reporter: a fence jumper made it into the east room before he was apprehended. and later that month, a report surfaced that in 2011 it took four days for the agency to realize the white house had been hit with gunfire. >> without question the agency has been severely damaged in recent years by failures ranging from disgraceful misconduct on the part of some employees to operational breakdowns that
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undermine the trust and confidence that previous generations worked so hard to establish. >> reporter: president obama was personally briefed on this episode and made it clear he wants a of you it thorough investigation. the republican and democrats who lead the house dmat supervises, or oversees the secret service said the situation was not only embarrassing but potentially dangerous. charlie? >> major, thanks. in iraq this morning government forces are pushing deeper into the city of tikrit. isis militants hold the city are fighting iraqi troops and militias. holly williams is south of tikrit near samarra one of the few senate correspondents covering fighting on the ground and joins us now on the phone. holly? >> reporter: good morning. i am in the town of al duo around five miles south of tikrit. iraqi forces entered tikrit from both the north and south and are retaking the city street by street. commanders here tell us they are days away from recapturing the entire city but it's being
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slowed down by suicide bombers and roadside bombs deployed by the isis militants. one of the commanders tell us there were 500 roadside bombs discovered in this town alone in the course of one day. one of the commanders here told us isis may have fewer than 200 legitimate in the city of tikrit while iraqi forces number more than 20,000 men. some of them are government soldiers others are local describesmen but the bulk of them belong to shiite muslim militias. they have close links with iran and there are iranian offices in the field as part of this offensive. that is with u.s. increasing assistance in iraq and insisting the iranians are only advisers and tell us they will take any help they can get to defeat isis. norah? >> holly, thank you so much. this morning, iran's supreme leader is backing his nuclear negotiators and blasting u.s.
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officials. during a speech in tehran responding to a letter from 47 republican senators warning any nuclear agreement could be revoked in the future. he said "every time we reach a stage when the end of the negotiations is in sight, the tone of the other side specifically the americans, becomes harsher, courser and tougher. this is the nature of their tricks and deceptions." the ayatollah also lashed out at israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling him a "zionist clown." military rescue crews resumed their search this morning for any sign of the seven marines and four soldiers after a helicopter crash in the florida pand handel. the troops were in a black hawk that came down tuesday night near eglin air force base. the weather is making this rescue effort very difficult. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in the last hour the fog here has burned off, which should be a big help to search teams today. that is santa rosa sound behind me where the search is going on.
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a search for a missing black hawk helicopter and 11 service personnel. debris started washing ashore hours after the crash including twisted metal and a piece of landing gear. searchers also found human remains presumed to be of the 11 servicemen although officially this remains a search and rescue operation. >> we always hold out hope anytime there's a crash. we have an incredible search an rescue team. think do anything and everything they can. >> reporter: two hospitalelicoptering took off. one turned back due to poor visibility the other lost contact around 8:30 tuesday night. >> hard to describe. like a metal echoing-type noise. >> reporter: eddie says he heard something unusual out over the water. >> but it was kind of two -- ba-boom, like two together. >> reporter: he took this photo
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returning with what he said was debris and a body bag. onboard, seven marines and an air crew of four national guardsmen. national guard officials say the chopper pilots were also instructor with the army's highest rating and several thousand hours of flying time in black hawks. >> they have to go through all types tests where you fly into a fog bank and instantly you have to start, stop flying visually and start flying on your instruments. >> thank you, guys so much for coming out. >> reporter: on wednesday night, people gathered at the internationalnavarre beach pier to honor the servicemen lost in the fog. president obama consulted both commanders to offer condolences. a new black hawk carrying a black box reporter finding it could be key in solving the mystery of what went wrong in the waters behind me.
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pliesolice in toronto, canada targeting the u.s. consulate in the fourth largest city. government lawyers say an undercover officer was told he planned to set off remote control bombs at the consulate and other buildings in toronto's financial district. they say he is an isis and al qaeda supporter who moved from pakistan to canada 11 years ago. testimony begins this day in the boston marathon bombing trial. the focus shifted wednesday to the death of m.i.t. police officer sean collier. prosecutors athe tsarnaev brothers ambushed and killed him once the fbi named them as the bombing suspects. we're in boston with the evidence. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. court is now in session with more on the murder of the m.i.t. police officer. yesterday jurors and sean collier's family members saw new surveillance video and aimages from the murder scene as well as an eyewitness who put dzhokhar tsarnaev squarely at the scene.
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>> prosecutors say this grainy video shows dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev heading towards sean collier's m.i.t. police cruiser moments before he ambushed him. jurors got to see images of the crime scene for the first time wednesday. >> oh, my goodness. all units respond. officer down. officer down! >> reporter: and listened to frantic police dispatch calls from that night. >> get on it! >> reporter: it's hard to make out much from the surveil is video but m.i.t. graduate student captured on tape riding his bike is certain who he saw. someone was leaning into the driver's side door he testified. he snapped up, stood up, turned around, looked eded startled. we made eye contact. the prosecutor asks do you see that person in the courtroom today? he said yes, pointing towards tsarnaev. he's right there. he has a blue shirt on. >> any better in terms of an eyewitness like that. >> it doesn't. an eyewitness certain what they saw and can make a positive
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i.d., it's a powerful fact for the jurors. >> reporter: tsarnaev executed collier in a failed attempt to steal his gun. hours after the fbi publicly identified the brothers as prime suspects in the bombings. >> so it may be difficult, the nation is counting on those with information to come forward and provide it to us. >> reporter: jurors also got to see remnants of one of the pressure cooker explosives in court. including a paint can filled with shrapnel and a detonator fuse. right now jurors are hearing more about murder of officer sean collier, and laptter today prosecutors are expecting to put on the stand the man allegedly carjacked at gunpoint by the two brothers. >> all right, thank you so much. this morning, the associated press is suing the state department to get access to time at secretary of state. on tuesday, she said she deleted about 30,000 e-mails from her years at the state department. the computer security firm analyzed clintons personal e-mail address, it reportedly found that for at least the
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first two months of her term her private server was vulnerable to hacking and spying. a horrible kaths cancer plagued the university of oklahoma campus. the word from sigma alma epsilon chapter advisory board. its members say the stigma dates back at least three to four years, but this morning, more questions whether the fraternity's racist chant actually began on the campus. jericka duncan is at the school in norman oklahoma. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now the university of texas is looking into claims that the sae chapter there used the racist chant, but last night here in norman it was the students staff and people from the area that came together to talk about diversity. >> people look at me like i'm crazy. people look at me and judge me on sight. >> reporter: at a town hall wednesday night -- >> no one understood -- >> reporter: many of the speakers we heard from hope the outrage over a video could usher
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in changes for the university and the city of norman. >> let's start supporting each other. >> reporter: for days the campus sigma alpha epsilon chapter denied passing down or teaching a racist clant to its members but hours before the town hall the local chapters board of trustees made up of alumni advisers said wednesday they discovered a horrible cancer entered into the ou chapter of sae three to four years ago, and was not immediately and totally stopped. however, the national headquarters of sae reiterated that they would not teach such a racist hateful chant. ♪ never be a [ bleep ] in sae ♪ >> reporter: one of the xaulds leaders in the video, 19-year-old parker rice claimed in his apology letter the song was taught to us. student groups have been holding events throughout the week in response to the video. >> a lot of people aren't aware
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of the institutionalized racism we face here at minority irs on campus. >> reporter: the university announces it will hire a vice president who will oversee diversity programs. >> they will not be judged by the color of their skin -- >> reporter: these students say the door has finally been opened to talk honestly about race. >> but by the content of their character, i have a dream -- >> reporter: the university president david boren says he had been meeting regularly with minority groups before the sae incident. as for the investigation into sae, well that continues, and more students could face punishment. >> jericka, thanks. fema will soon review every flood insurance claim brought on by superstore sandy. the reviews comes after a "60 minutes" investigation revealed fraud by some insurance companies and how they assessed damage. insurers denied doing anything wrong. people who file claims will get
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good morning. it's 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening around the bay right now. two carjacking suspects from san jose are in police custody this morning. this all started after the two men led police on a high-speed chase that ended up in sunnyvale. police say there are no outstanding suspects. no injuries have been reported. both are in jail. students plan to rally this evening to support catholic high school teachers in san francisco's diocese. at issue, the morality clauses proposed by faculty handbook. the clauses call for teachers to abide by the church's teaching against things like sex outside of marriage and homosexuality. today's rally begins at 5:30 outside st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. stay with
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good morning. a few different incidents in the bay area including this one in san leandro. here's the latest tweet. it's northbound 880 approaching davis. actually just north of the davis exit. it's clearing now from the left lane but it is obviously solid from beyond 238. if you are continuing northbound, 880 okay so far near the oakland coliseum into downtown. bay bridge there's also been a stall near the tunnel with slow from the maze across the span. with the forecast, here's roberta. we have delays up to 50 minutes on arriving flights at sfo. this is our live weather camera looking out towards the bay. you see those clouds right there? they are roughly about 600 feet so that obscures pilot visibility flying into sfo. we are in the 40s and 50s out the door right now. later today, 60s and 70s.
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when i got to work as secretary of state i opted for convenience to use my personal e-mail account which was allowed by the state department because i thought it would be easier to kari just one device for my work instead of just two. >> that's a hassle. you're like oh no my blackberry. oh, wait i'm getting another call. hold on. hold on. oh, no. oh. >> very hard to eat a supplyingndae
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like that. >> you have two. >> i do, but you can put your e-mail on more than one device. how many do you have? >> more than two. >> he's got seven. he's got other ipads. >> i love my ipads. i can never give them up. coming up. the biggest payday. one winner will land at least an eight-figure windfall. how a fight that's five years in the mareking could have a far-reaching impact. plus babe lily is in the hands of her father. she left the hospital. her dad's emotional response and what investigators found inside the car. that story's next. it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. they re-established a direct telephone link for the first time in 16 years direct calls can be made without going through a third country. it is the first signed agreement between american and cuban
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companies since the two companies decided to renew diplomatic ties. >> "the new york times" has an update on the controversy we told you about over the upcoming release of harper lee's new novel. there's an giggs on whether she's mentally fit to public the second novel. harper lee announced she would release a second book. many now question the publisher's motive. the "chicago tribune" has a follow-up on the little league team jackie robinson west. the district was disbanded yesterday. it was stripped of its title. it used players outside of its designated area. the tea
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during treatment. teenage girls attacking a 15-year-old girl at mcdonald's in brooklyn. thal video is so hard to watch. the attack was captured on cellphone as the girl was beaten by four others. some were cheering and nobody here dialed 911. mcdonald's workers did pick up the phone. witnesses are refusing to testify so the attackers are not being charged. even the victim is affrayed to testify. they found the teenager who ran off with a young child on sunday. the suspect is in jail this morning. dramatic surveillance video captured the attacking kidnapping in sprog. vladimir duthiers is here to
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show us how he tracked down the suspect. good morning. >> good morning. a family friend left a child nayed oh one unattended at a playground with the 10-year-old and a sister. that's when the man began a conversation with the treo and then snatched the stroller. >> 911. what's your emergency. >> surveillance have it owe shows a suspect running with the 22-month-old. moments later the brother and sister were seeking after him. >> she was trying to tell somebody but she couldn't get it out and then we saw the little brother drop. >> the suspect left owen unhurt in an empty lot and took off. giddings called 911. >> the man is loose somewhere. no one has seen him but we've got the baby.
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>> these two boys helped chase after the kidnapper before he disappeared. >> it scares me that it would happen in sprague what is like nothing has ever happened in sprague. >> the surveillance footage taken at a grocery store was sent to an fbi lab for analysis. on wednesday one of owen's siblings identified the suspect in a photo. he was arrested. michael wright is the father of the three children. >> not only is my family safe but the other families are safe because he is off the street and they won't have to go through what i've had to go through for the last couple of days. >> he's been booked in a juvenile detention facility. police are withholding his identity because he is a minor. >> glad he's behind bars. this morning car crash survivor baby lily is recovering at home. >> lily -- >> you know lily's story.
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the 18-month-old was released from a salt lake city hospital yesterday. we've been telling you how she survive add crash that took the life of her mother. she dangled upside down in her car seat for 14 hours after the car plunged into the water. he spoke about coping with the loss of his fiancee. >> that's hard for me now. i haven't wrapped it around my head. she was the love of my life. i still have to deal with that. >>
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first date yesterday. >> i could change his mind. this is funny, norah. my favorite son will e-mailed me, i agree with charlie. charlie said, sex on a first date is okay. >> not necessary but okay. will says i agree with charlie. i think they're both wrong. >> i agree with you, gayle. >> i'll stay in my 1950s cocoon.
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30 seconds later the powdered alcohol is a cocktail ready to drink. >> there you go. you have liquid vodka. >> this is the founder. he found carrying bottles burdensome. >> if they're an outdoor enthusiast and they're going biking boating, anywhere where weight is an issue, powdered is lighter. >> reporter: so far rum, vod karks cosmo toe tan and posm o posmorita. phillips is tight lipped about the price. >> it will be sold on stores. >> new york senator chuck schumer is a palcohol
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your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good morning. it's 7:56. i'm michelle griego. two men were arrested this morning after a high-speed chase. it started with a carjacking in east san jose around midnight. they were arrested hours later in sunnyvale. the trial continues today in the sex discrimination case against venture capital firm kleiner perkins. former employee ellen pao is suing for $16 million. the defense is asking the judge to allow them to bring up her financial situation. a man and his daughter are fighting for their lives after a fire in the mission district yesterday. five family members were trapped inside the home. the mother and two other children have less serious
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slow traffic across the golden gate bridge slow into san francisco. they are working on fixing a problem at a tollbooth that's closed. it's sluggish midspan to the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge. and more problems for east bay drivers. there was a big rig with a blown tire. for a while it was completely blocking the connector ramp northbound 880 to eastbound 80. they just cleared it but we are still seeing those delays to oakland. that's "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. live weather camera towards the transamerica pyramid. we see a few clouds in the distance there and because of those clouds, we do have delays at sfo on some arriving flights up to nearly one hour. 40s and 50s out the door. santa rosa in
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good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, march 12th 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including new criticism of the republican senate a letter to iran. the secretary of state goes face to face with senators. first, a look at "eye opener at 8." two officers were shot a few feet from where i'm standing. >> we don't have any remarkable injuries. >> considering everyone that the secret service has been through recently, this story prompted reaction of shock and disbelief at the white house. >> iraq government forces are pushing deeper into tikrit. isis militants are fighting iraqi troops and militias. >> the fog here has burned off which should be a big help to
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search for a missing black hawk helicopter and personnel. >> new surveillance video and images as well as an eyewitness who put dzhokhar tsarnaev at the scene. >> now, the university of texas is looking into the claims that the chapter there used the racist chant. other families will be safe because he is off the street. lawmakers here in washington proposing a nationwide ban. >> why do we want big government telling us what we can drink and what we can't drink? >> how unprecedented is the amount of money involved in this fight? >> there's never been anything like it before in any sport. >> i cannot wait. >> do you need a plus one? i'm told i'm a delightful date. >> remember what he said about a first date yesterday. you have to be careful. today's "eye opener at 8" is presented by prudential. >> go on six, ready, seven. cue charlie. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. minutes ago st. louis county's
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police chief spoke to reporters about the overnight shooting of two officers in ferguson missouri. cell phone video captured the moment of the shooting. >> [ bleep ]. >> the wounded men are in the hospital. one was hit in the face, the other in the shoulder. police are on the hunt for suspects. >> they're lucky, by god's grace we didn't lose two officers last night. this is the number one priority right now of the st. louis county police department to identify these individuals. that individual or individuals who shot our police officers. >> the shooting happened across the street from a protest outside ferguson police headquarters. tensions have been high there in the st. louis suburb since the police killing of michael brown last summer. secret service agents are under investigation this morning in a new embarrassing incident for the agency. two senior agents allegedly crashed their government vehicle into a white house barricade last week after having drinks at a retirement party.
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mark connolly is second in command of the president's protective detail. george ogilvie has also been reassigned to desk jobs. secretary of state john kerry yesterday sat through a fiery hearing on capitol hill. potential presidential contender weighs in. nancy, good morning. >> tempers really did flare. they came face to face with one of the chief negotiators, secretary of state john kerry. >> my reaction to the letter was utter disbelief. >> secretary kerry slammed the letter sent by senate republicans that warned with the iranian regime that any nuclear deal not approved by congress and the next president could revoke it with the stroke of a
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pen. >> it purports to tell the world if you want to have confidence in your dealings with america, they have to negotiate with 535 members of congress. >> the republican chairman bob corker signal he wasn't interested in a lecture, even though he didn't sign the letter. >> mr. secretary, i know this is a well-written speech. >> this is not a speech. this is a statement about the impact of this irresponsible letter. >> five minutes and 26 seconds later you finish. >> reporter: of the 41 signers, 4 are likely presidential candidates and two used wednesday's high-profile foreign relations hearing to take the administration to task. >> i signed the letter to iran but you know what the message i was sending was to you. the message was to president obama that we want you to obey the law. >> i believe that our military strategy towards isis is influenced by our desire not to cross red lines about u.s.
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military present in region. >> absolutely not in the least. >> reporter: in the midst of her own controversy about private e-mails, hillary clinton took a swipe at her potential opponents on twitter writing that no one considering running for commander in chief should be signing on to that letter. everyone is weighing in on this letter including iran's supreme leader who said this morning that the letter is ridiculous disgusting and gross. and he went on to say that every time we are close to a deadline in the negotiations, the tone of the other side, especially that of the americans, becomes sharper, harder and more violent. >> all right. nancy, message received. thank you very much. apple's itunes and apps store are back online after yesterday's nearly 12-hour outage. many users experienced connection issues. apple blames the disruption on an internal error and is thanking users for their patience. just days after the company debuted the apple watch some investors want to steer the tech
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giant toward the auto industry. two investors at the annual meeting this week made it clear they want apple to buy carmaker tesla. dan, good morning. >> good morning. >> is this a serious thing? >> this is a story that keeps coming back. apple obviously, you know, expressed some interest in the car industry. they've hired some people from tesla and other car companies. they're working an a car system called in-play. you can't expect apple to say we're planning to buy the company before it happened. >> if they wanted to they could certainly afford it. >> they could. but is that a company looking to sell. that's the other half of the equation. >> is there any indication that elon musk is interested in teaming up with apple. >> i'm not sure he'd want to work inside the apple corporate structure. i don't know if tim cook would give him six months 0 are a year off to build a rocket ship or do
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the things he wants to do. >> what does apple have that might be good in a car, that they could add to the tesla. >> the entertainment systems, the user interface is out of date. what apple wants to do is bring that into the modern era. google is working on the same thing. one of these companies want to be in the other company wants to be in also. >> the interesting thing, too, these guys know each other. >> oh, yes, they trade employees, poach employees, sometimes they sue each other over poaching employees and sometimes they're okay it. >> do you get the sense that apple listens to what others are saying. >> they don't have activist shareholders out there like a company like yahoo! does where they need to appease them. if you see apple executives talking about cars and their interest in the industry and like interviews that's clearly a little bit planned. >> thank you. >> i'd love to see a car
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designed by them. >> the design you bet. >> that would be cool. >> dreaming is good. thank you, dan ackerman. it's a long journey for high-speed rail in the united states. the u.s. doesn't have a bullet train like japan does yet. ahead, why there is new optimism that 200 miles per hour trains could arrive in this country. >> we are so far behind. >> oh, boy. >> i mean it's just -- >> i could go to washington
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this scene from "breaking bad" originally aired five years ago but the real-life home owners are still dealing with copycats. the albuquerque, new mexico house of louis and fran padilla stood in for walter white's residence for the hit show over the years. dozens of fans have showed up to re-enact that pizza toss. yesterday, the couple installed security cameras. >> we have people coming from all over the world. we welcome them as long as they're respectful. if you're going to be a jerk stay the hell away. >> all right, fran padilla. in a podcast "breaking bad" creator tells fans to cut it out. >> let me tell you, there is nothing original or funny or cool about throwing a pizza on this lady's roof. so uncool, please stop. >> vince was saying she's one of the nicest ladies. if you're messing with her, you're an expletive jerk.
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the new e section of japan's high-speed rail network will open for its first bullet trail. the country's central railway system carries 155 million customers ayear. here in the u.s. high-speed rail has had a difficult time catching on. the vision was introduced in 2009. so far there's been very little progress. we go to washington. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: top speed on amtrak and acela trains leaving union station this morning, about 150 miles per hour. there are high-speed rail projects planned across the country with trains going 50 miles per hour faster than that. the developers behind those projects really believe that the idea of high-speed rail in this country has finally turned the corner. this bullet train is as fast as it looks. in japan it covers 320 miles in
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just two hours and 25 minutes, traveling close to 190 miles per hour. high-speed rail in this country is also gaining ground. within six years, texas developers are promising a link between dallas-ft. worth and houston at 205 miles per hour. and in california another project will bring a 200 mile per hour system traveling between places like san francisco and los angeles by 2028. richard lawless believes the wayoff is down the road. >> once the system is up and operating, people will appreciate its efficiency, its safety endependability. we have to demonstrate this system can work in the united states. >> we're going to have 50 million people in california. >> reporter: dan richard is chairman of the california high-speed rail authority. >> here in california, we have three of the five busiest amtrak
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routes already. we know there's a tremendous potential for ridership. >> reporter: over the years, high-speed rail in the u.s. typically has not gotten very far. between 2009 and 2010 alone, there were three failed projects in florida, wisconsin and ohio when funding for those projects were cut. >> that's an example of one that has turned into a boondoggle. >> reporter: congressman jeff denim who represents one of the california districts the system will travel through says the $68 billion price tag is a waste of money. >> there aren't ridership numbers to be able to balance the project. and there aren't -- also aren't private investors willing to invest in it. there will not be profit if you don't have ridership. >> reporter: the texas project is being funded privately but it too, is facing growing opposition that could stop it in its tracks. a state representative has introduced legislation that
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would approve many to approve the project. >> it's not feasible. it's not reasonable and it's not necessary. >> reporter: she owns land near houston that's been in her family for more than 130 years. the high-speed rail line could force them to move. >> anyone in the united states or perhaps the world looks at the state of texas and they see cows, cowboy boots, horses and people that farm and ranch. if they were to try to take texas central railway through this property they're going to destroy that very thing that makes texas the great state it is. >> reporter: texas central railway says it is trying to minimize the impact on communities but it's the impact traffic is having on communities in california that's fueling that project out there. high-speed rail in that state is seen as a solution to the state's growing transportation needs. norah norah? >> jeff, thanks. i know we all think it's long past due. >> it seems a long way off but
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at least they're talking about it. >> agreed. real-life royalty plays a real live visit to downton abbey. that's ahead here on "cbs this morning." morning." boost® original nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides... 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, and 26 essential vitamins and minerals including calcium and vitamin d to support bone health. plus, boost contains 3 grams of fiber which helps support digestive health. try boost original nutritional drink today. we start with fresh milk from u.s. dairy farms so you can make something amazing, kraft natural cheese.
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on the ball. this fan learned the hard way. she was paying attention to her cell phone when the hor its made a cross-court pass that didn't work. >> oh, my gosh. look at her reaction. >> i feel that pain. >> her glasses. did you see her glasses? >> shot off from her face. >> i hope she's okay too. >> pay attention to the game. tv nobility is meeting the real thing this morning in london. cast members of "downton abbey" are posting
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up on any episodes she may have missed. norah? >> all right charlie. thanks. >> he was very smiley very excited to see her. >> d'agata? >> yes, he was. >> that's what i was waiting for. >> is george clooney in this season? >> he did something, but we're
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not going to see him. it's part of a promo. we have a rare look at the linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. good morning, it's:25. i'm frank mallicoat. some of the headlines now around the bay area. two carjacking suspects from san jose are in police custody this morning. this all started after the two men led police on a high-speed chase that end in sunnyvale. police say there is no outstanding suspects now, no injuries reported. students plan to rally tonight to support catholic high school teachers in the san francisco diocese. at issue are morality clauses proposed by the faculty handbook. the clauses call for teachers to abide by the church's teaching against things like sex outside of marriage and homosexuality. today's rally is set to begin at 5:30 outside st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. and supporters of hillary clinton are holding a fundraiser in san jose today
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amid the continuing controversy over the use of her personal email as secretary of state. representatives mike honda and san jose mayor sam liccardo are among those hosting the event. another event is planned for next thursday. that will be held in berkeley. traffic and
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good morning. we're seeing an unusual slowdown across the golden gate bridge trying to get into san francisco from marin county. it's because of a tollbooth is down and it's backed up from
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midspan. here's a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge. the approach. also slow from about richmond parkway and it is heavy across the span into marin county. a live look out in the ee base at our sensors southbound 680 a wreck with one lane, slow 242. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. we have had a few clouds out the door this morning. outstanding!, lots of blue skies from the coast to our inland areas. good morning, everybody. this is the scene looking out towards the transamerica pyramid where currently we have an air temperature standing at 54 degrees. still in the low 40s in santa row mid-40s in concord. later today, temperature-wise with the sunshine, in the mid- 60s at the coast. above average by 9 degrees in oakland and 73. low 70s towards napa. the extended forecast partly to mostly cloudy friday and saturday but temperatures near or record warmth. becoming mostly cloudy sunday a slight chance of sprinkles far north bay sunday night.
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uh-oh. we've got a challenge for roerj. >> a pass to a young guy here. he looks like he's ready to go. >> look at this. the forehand. roger freaked out. but he gets a pass. >> he got it. >> a lob shot. you can see here roger federer were playing an exhibition match but it was this young player who stole the show. invited down to challenge federer, the young man invited to hit the shot. >> lobbed it right over his head. >>'ve been working on my lob shot. i'm not very good at it.
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>> i love that he's not even dressed in tennis clothes and pulls that off. >> very nice. >> wonder how old he is. nicely done. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour they're nourishing the body along with a soul. a growing number of congregations are filling the pews by offering spiritual as well as physical health. how the sunday experience is really changing lives. >> plus if you get past the first date there could be a wedding. the cost of wedding trends. we'll show you the simple schedule changes that can save couples thousands of dollars. they's ahead. right now it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines. the boston globe says it could take weeks. here's a look at the city buried under mounds of snow after a relentless winter. last month the snow pack in the region measured 46 irmgs. that is the deepest ever recorded in the past 130 years by the blue hill observatory in milton.
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predictions show that on march 20th the first day of spring, there will be more than 22 image inches of snow and it won't be until april 20th the boston marathon, that it will all be gone. "the new york times" says a google cfo plans to quit and spend more time with his wife. he said he was watching the sunrise on top of kilimanjaro with his wife. she asked the killer question, quote, when will it be time. i could not wait any longer. we grabbed our backpacks and hit the road. >> just her asking the simplicity of that. i didn't have a good answer. off they go. wish them well. a kentucky pastor has figured out a clever way to keep people from sitting in the back
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of the shows. signs are for rival basketball teams. he put up a life-size cutout of the coaches and a cut out of john calipari up front. that's pretty funny. >> it is funny. this morning president obama faces the final two years in his office without his close aide. senior white house adviser dan pfeiffer departed the white house last week. he went on to become white house communications director. we spoke with mr. fifer about what it is like working for the president. >> so tell me about the man you met then when you were applying for a job and the man you said good-bye to. >> at his core, he is the same man to me. now, there's evidence that we've all aged a lot in that period of time. >> grey hair. >> i looked at photos of myself from 2007. one, i can't believe how much
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i've ainched and, two, they hired a child. >> he's battle-hardened. >> he's had to battal lot but the same genuine core. the same goodness. >> this guy has a certain peace of mind about decision-making. >> yeah. >> you receive that since you rode around in car with him. >> right. he's very sort of deliberative and calm at the point of decision and very rarely spending time second-guessing. he learns lessons from it. he lets the chips fall where they may. >> the president is cool and business-like. is that simply what ought to be recognized as his style and don't expect him to be something he's not? >> i think he is who he is. he is a person who adores
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people. if you see him campaign you see that. he adores -- >> voters. >> voters the public interesting people that he gets a chance to meet with. he is not a transactional human being. he's business-like, he's smart, but he also doesn't need the admiration of other people to get up in the morning. >> what's it like different inside than outside? what do you see and know that we don't see? >> what's different about it is how -- you know sort of the amount of thought the president puts into things and how he wrestles with some really hard decisions. sometimes you'll be in a room and you actually don't know what his position is because he is arguing the other side for the purpose of -- this is the law professor in him to test out the opposite argument to see how strong it is. it's fascinating to watch his mind work as you see him work
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around the problem from all different sides. >> here's a guy that was viewed as someone with a gift for language and speaking and kmun kmooun communicating. has he not been able to take the american people with the narrative they've under and responded to? >> i think in in the first two years i think we've all stepped back, you know and looked at it and realize thad the trees overwhelm the forest. we're doing health care. doing -- saving the auto industry saving the stimulus. each one of those things they're their own thing. i think on the issue the president cares about, public opinion is moved significantly in his direction over the course of our time in the white house, whether it's on core economic policies. >> same-sex marriage? >> same-sex marriage
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immigration reform. he's moved the country in that if he could continue it toward the next we'll set the four corners did like president ronal reagan did at the end of the '80s. >> people feel they have an remarkable opportunity and they're there to give everything they've got. >> that is perhaps the think i'll miss the most is the camaraderie camaraderie. you're in the ship toke and it is a group of brilliant people. you know i'm 39 and i've probably had the best job i ever have had. sometimes i wake up earlier than i should and it's hard to believe it all happened. seems impossible to imagine. >> you don't expect him to say anything negative about the president but you do expect him to say things that are observational and when he says he's more like a law brother fesser, not transactional. that's what some of the critics
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point out, even lee on pea in ta. >> i think he has great observations. what are his next plans? >> i don't know. he's taking a trip to asia and wants to read books. >> he has excellent taste in women. he's smart, and so is she. this morning faith combined with a gym experience.uel bow hor ka is following. >> she's following the church of god all the way to the gym since her workout is at her place of worship but the thought of going to any gym was daunting. >> when you're overweight, you feel like you shouldn't take up space.
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at any other gym, people aren't going to understand that god is allowing me to take up space, so i will feel more judged there. >> there's a comfort level here. >> huge. >> toby gram graham who is also a cher. member is her trainer. >> i think people are starting to understand there's a really powerful connection between spiritual wellness and physical wellness. r and while a higher purpose may encourage a healthy lifestyle, it may also go the other way. one study from northwestern university found young adults who frequently attended church activities were 50% more likely to become obese in middle age than those who did not. throughout texas and other organizations will encouraging members to work out. charges members a nominal fee, as low as 10 bucks a month. there's even magazine.
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faith and fitness. brad bloom is the publisher. >> these days people don't want to go where they go sing a song put money on a plate and go back to life. they want something that's going to be every day experience with their faith and this does that. >> reporter: at christ united methodist church in plano, texas, it's a way to reach new members and keep current ones engaged. >> if i go to a gym by myself, i'm not held accountable. these guys make sure i'm here as much as i can be. >> try to make the movement come from the hip. >> reporter: it was that kind of support from graham that changed again dwen kelly's life. in the past year she's lost 50 pounds. >> she never made me feel interior. there were times when i wanted to give up you know she'd be like you know you've got this, got's got this. you're doing it for him. >> and she plans to keep doing it faithfully.
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>> that's the other problem. don't you dare laugh. >> kind of hard not to laugh with that dress. she may wish she paid a lot less for that wedding dress. couples spend a lot to make sure their day is big perfection. >> they're out with a real wedding story. the average cost is $31,000, that's up 4% from 2013. rebecca dolgin is editor in chief. good morning. >> good morning. the most expensive is the venue, i understand it's around $14,000. >> that's right. >> any way to reduce that cost? >> yes. a couple oi ways. you can go off-season. say june you can look in april
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or may or you have probably noticed a lot of friday night weddings, a lot of sunday night weddings. that's another great way to save. either one of those two things can save you on the venue. >> new york is the most expensive, utah is the least expensive. >> that's right. >> how can? >> utah is a dry state, so that accounts for some of it. but new york everything is just more expensive. i think except for manicures. 's the only thing that's less. but you have more venues you have more people willing to spend a lot of money on these venues too. even the talent behind it. so if you're at the four seasons or have sylvia ya wine stock making your cake it's going to be more expensive. >> other than venue and the thing you just talked about, what are some of the other big ticket items? >> flowers are significant. menu is the second biggest thing. venue and menu and then band is a really big one. photographers is right behind
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bands. >> are you noticing people are having bigger weddings now? isn't the guest list always a nightmare for couples? >> it is. it's the most significant way to save, to cut the guest list. interestingly over time we've seen the guest list has gone down and wedding spending has gone up. people want their wedding guests to have this amazing experience so they're inviting few ore f them but really going all out with them and really personalizing themes. they're having specific bands, amazing photo booths bringing in palm readers and poets. >> palm readers at weddings. >> yes. >> technology is playing a role your survey says. >> yes. even in the past three years mobile has doubled. >> what does that mean? >> basically it means that people are planning they're booking their weddings contacting their vendors right
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on their mobile phone. they could be watching tv looking at wedding dresses. >> outdoor or inside? >> outdoor weekends are big. it's about 25% outdoor weddings. you receive a lot more rustic weddings lately and that goes with the outdoor and vineyard theme. >> what about the tradition of the bride or groom's family paying for the wedding? >> that's a good question. it's change add little bit. they're pay 4g 3% and the bride's parents pay about 43% and the groom's parents pay about 12%. >> the rehearsal dinner? >> typically the groom. >> october is a big month. >> yes. october is really like the big one now. it's always traditionally june and now october is right up there. >> gayle and i were june brides. we were june brides. >> she's still a bride. >> all right. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> wheel be right back.
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a well deserved honor for the late bob simon. they gave the long-time cbs news correspondent its lifetime achievement award. "60 minutes" executive producer jeff fager and his daughter tanya accepted the award last night. >> an incredible 47-year career. he covered everything imaginable in 130 countries. steve kroft said i didn't know there were 130 countries. >> wherever my dad went whatever he saw, he found grace and humanity even amid outrage and horror and he brought it to life in a picture and in words. >> we cannot say enough. bob simon died last month in a new york city auto accident. you cannot say enough about his
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wow. sweet new subaru, huh mitch? yep. you're selling the mitchmobile!? man, we had a lot of good times in this baby. what's your dad want for it? ..like a hundred and fifty grand, two hundred if they want that tape deck. you're not going to tell your dad about the time my hamster had babies in the backseat, are you?! that's just normal wear and tear, dude. (vo) subaru has the highest resale value of any brand... ...according to kelley blue book ...and mitch. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru.
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good morning. it's been a rough ride trying to get across the golden gate bridge into san francisco this morning. it is because one of the tool booths is down so only four tollbooths are open and it's backed up from the north tower. on top of that there was an earlier crash in the waldo tunnel. that's now moved out lanes. you can see the backups in that southbound 101 marin county approach. live look at the bay bridge. the toll plaza still slow on some of the approaches here as well just trying to get onto the span. the heaviest delays are the eastshore freeway into emeryville. drive time dropped 10 minutes so that's significant from the carquinez bridge down about 42 minutes. still heavy have to beat the rush. here's a live look at the richmond/san rafael.
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wayne: oh, hey, it's tv! jonathan: it's a new jet ski! wayne: oops. you don't know me. you're not my mama. you're not my mama! tiffany: oh, my god! jonathan: it's a trip to jamaica! wayne: lord have mercy. you've got the big deal of the day! - i pick door number one! jonathan: it's time for “let's make a deal.” now here's tv's big dealer wayne brady! wayne: hey, america. welcome to “let's make a deal.” i'm wayne brady. thanks for tuning in. one person, let's go. who wants to make a deal? baby. come here, baby. the pink baby, hilda. come with me, hilda. everybody else have a seat. hey, hilda. bouncing baby hilda. how are you doing, big baby? - i am awesome, excited. nervous. wayne: you are awesome. don't be too nervous. don't go wee-wee. now, what you do you do?

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