good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday march 25 2015. welcome to cbs "this morning." searchers find important evidence from the airliner that crashed in france. we're near the scene. plus peter greenberg on the mystery of what happened. two of america's best known food companies announce a mega merger this morning to create a food and beverage monster. and the new warning that exposes a disturbing trend among teenage drivers. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye-opener: your world in 90 seconds." >> two americans on the plane that crashed yesterday in the french alps. today french invest gaers trying

to salvage data from the plane's cockpit voice recorder. >> investigators search for answer in the germanwings jet crash. >> the plane went into an eight-minute descent. >> year the crash site three leaders -- >> a manhunt ending deadly in san jose, california, after a police officer was shot and killed. >> the suspect found dead on his balcony. >> the state trooper died in exchange with gunfire with a suspected bank robber. >> winds gusting to 35 miles an hour knocked out power to thousands in the los angeles. >> from texas to the ohio valley. >> severe winds, flash flood watches and tornadoes a possibility. >> kraft is merging with ketchupmaker heinz, the deal creates the largest food and beverage company in north america. and joining in the search for a woman who may have been kidnapped for ransom. >> the biggest fear is the

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this crash happened. the plane which climbed to its 38,000 feet cruising altitude after leaving barcelona stayed there one minute before beginning a steep eight-minute descent. no distress call, no hint as to why. air traffic control lost contact at 6,000 feet. it's not known whether the crew or the passengers were conscious during that time. a makeshift morgue has been set up in this town. the staging area for the emergency operation. it's about eight or so miles from the actual crash site. the prospect now is of getting the mangled remains of the victims here relatives of those victims are also expected. the identification of the victims, of course, will be a very gruesome job indeed and right now the only way in and out of is by air. it will take days to clear the site. >> mark phillips in france. thanks. what could have prevented the pilots from making a

distress call. we spoke to captain sully sullenberger. >> one, they were so deep buy engaged in trying to solve possibly many problems simultaneously that they didn't have time to do something as far down a list of priorities as talk on the radio. the other may be they were simply unable to communicate. this seemed to be a more controlled descent. i can tell you airline pilots are trained to deal with several situations that might cause the need to descend. one a lack of pressurization. one might be a fire smoke, fumes in the cabin. there are others. electrical failure. sometimes systems failures can cause a need for descent. we don't yet know what the first link in this causal chain of events was that started this crisis. >> captain sullenberger has a great deal of experience with the airbus a320. he famously landed one in the hudson river several years ago saving everyone onboard. and one is morning a mother

and granddaughter on the plane. all victims was held this morning, a candlelight vigil. in germany another moment of silence at the headquarters of lost tauz sa lufthansa, the owner of germanwings. >> reporter: the crash is a national tragedy in germany losing 72 of its citizens. 18 of them came from this high school here in the small town of haltern. they were flying home to their families after a class trip to spain. there are no classes today at the high school in haltern, just grief counseling. 16 of the dead were students here, along with 2 of their teachers. when we first heard the plane had crashed we hoped our students had missed the flight said the school principal, at a press conference this morning.

spelled out in german a makeshift memorial simply asks the question a e why?" [ bell tolls ] the church bells tolled yesterday for haltern's lost sons and daughters, in a town of just 35,000 people nearly everyone knew somebody who isn't coming home. in dusseldorf and barcelona, families also gather after hearing the worst news possible. no hope that anyone onboard could have survived. our thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives, said the german chancellor angela merkel, who's visiting the crash site today. but here in haltern, the grief is more personal. >> i can't believe it. a very -- very shocking situation. >> reporter: the town's mayor

bodo klimpel, they're stunned. >> enough people to care for and to speak with them and with the parents, also if they want. >> reporter: we spoke to one of the students here earlier who told us today they held a special assembly to mourn their friends, and he told us that some of the students were crying, but others appeared to be in a state of shock, because they still can't believe that has happened. gayle? >> nobody can. thank you, holly williams in haltern, germany. later in this broadcast we'll talk to peter greenberg about the black box discovery and the unusual factors involved in this crash. we'll dive deeper into the mystery ahead on cbs "this morning." this morning two of the biggest brands you'll find in the supermarket aisle announce add huge merger. kraft foods group and h.j. heinz joining forces saying they will create the third largest food and beverage company in north

america. kraft stock took a big leap on wall street when trading opened. jill schlesinger shows house this might affect the way we shop and eat. >> this is huge. think about your refrigerator oscar mayer, heinz, philadelphia, all in one company. >> amazing. the brands are iconic american brands, sort of interesting. so let's talk about some of these brands, as you said. kraeshg cracker barrel, maxwell house, jell-o, all in one place. a $40 billion deal. it's a brazilian private equity company with warren buffett's berkshire hathaway kbirning the company, 49% at the end of the day kraft. 51% heinz and the two companies putting in $10 billion. >> why did they do it? >> why private equity is so interested in the u.s. food industry? >> they love this. they consider this a bloated industry. that has not kept up with the

times. they look at specifically that kraft had a lot of problems as tastes have changed, consumer shifting to healthier kinds of foods and are going to say, let's take a look inside let's take and remove every possible expense, clean this company up run it more efficiently and make some money four shareholders. >> still why merge? were both companies not doing well? >> not that they're not doing well, but so many great efficiencies merging two companies already pretty much in the same business. a really good deal for shareholders of kraft, by the way. >> is it good for customers? >> could be. i'm not sure customers will know the difference. shareholders get stock and a special dividend. an interesting financial deal. again, i don't think you'll find a difference from a consumer perspective. they may start to skinny up some of the brands if they don't like the way some are run. >> thanks so much. >> great to be with you. high winds throwedled to a dramatic

rescue to save a man inside a mercedes. amative tree fell on the car passing by in beverly hills, california. >> the planes are splains bracing for more severe weather. in parts, the size of golf balls. our dallas-ft. worth station kt-tv is tracking this. >> severe weather in the forecast again today. the second day after a historic late start to the severe spring storm season. look today. enhanced area of risk in central oklahoma, northwest sides of arkansas and southwest sides of missouri. slight risk from southern month positive back through northwest texas with potential of large hail and damaging winds working their way through the area that saw severe weather yesterday. over on the west coast, lots of sunshine, the next few days. not helping out the snow pack. you can see now the snow pack in the sierras, 90% of average, not

helping out. the california drought through the next couple of days as sunshine remains in the forecast going into the weekend. >> scott thank you. this morning, a san jose police officer is dead after a dramatic series of events that began last night with a call about a suicidal man. when police arrived the suspect ambushed them opening fire with a high-power rifle. 14-year veteran officer michael johnson killed on the scene. police launched a massive manhunt overnight involving dozens of officers. early this morning used explosives and a robot to get into the gunman's apartment and found him dead inside. this morning jurors in the boston marathon bombing trial have more insight how the tsarnaev brothers prepared for the attack. the brothers spent more than an hour at a target area renting pistol pistols. testifying dzhokhar tsarnaev was a follower of a radical islamic cleric.

and leading through afghanistan, leaving troops there until the end of the year. the president decided to slow down troop withdraws after a plea from u.s. commanders and afghan's new president who visiteded white house yesterday. lawmakers are still raising questions this morning about the latest secret service blunder. surveillance video shows the moment agents bumped into a crime scene barrier a few weeks ago. they were allegedly drunk. the agency's director answered to lawmakers for the third time yesterday. bill plante is outside the white house near the scene of the incident. bill good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. there was bipartisan outrage yesterday aimed at director clancy for not conducting his own investigation or not allowing the officers on duty at this white house entrance behind me to testify, and for not producing the secret service's own surveillance videotapes. surveillance video from washington, d.c.'s police department shows a car pulling up near an entrance to the white house grounds, a woman tossing a

package she says is a bomb, then speeding away. >> it takes 27 minutes to secure the scene. 27 minutes. what if it was a real bomb? what if it was real bomb? >> reporter: 30 minutes later the vehicle carrying the two secret service agents is seen driving slowly towards the entrance which is now a crime scene, because of the bomb investigation. they nudge a blafk barrel aside. members wanted to see the secret service's own video, but learned most of it is routinely erased and re-used after 72 hours. >> you know my local store 24 has a better surveillance system than we have at the white house. >> reporter: clancy said he would change that. >> i have directed that the video footage storage period be increased to seven days effectually immediately. >> reporter: clancy said he didn't learn of the incident until five days later when an associate told him of his anonymous e-mail that reads in

part that the agents were both extremely intoxicated, and that uniform division officers were going to arrest both of them. but the u.d. watch commander said not to. >> the fact i did not learn of this allegation until five days after it is said to have occurred infuriates me. i ameeamee am resigned to holding those accountable. >> a lot of them got it but you didn't. that is a problem. >> reporter: clancy took a lot of heat for not investigating the incident with the two agents. they've been reassigned pending the outcome of the investigation. committee members wanted to know why clancy never asked them what happened. he told them that the law required that he refer any problems with them because of their rank to the inspector general of homeland security. have ladd?

vlad? a disturing trend among teen drivers. distraction a factor in nearly six of ten moderate or severe accidents involving teenagers. car crashes are the leading cause of death for american teens. quiet andrews is on the road in washington with a sobering statistic. wyatt? >> reporter: good morning. we've known that distracted driving is dangerous especially for teenagers, but this report says it's worse than we ever imagined. to do the study, aaa collected six years' worth of videotape shot in the cars of teenagers while they are driving. they all knew they were being recorded but here's what happened anyway. never mind the dashboard camera taping them. these teen drivers still got distracted. texting, staring out the window. talking on the phone. or simply talking to each other. >> oh [ bleep ]. >> my phone. >> this young man on the phone

looks both ways twice but still gets hit from the side. >> oh, [ bleep ]! >> in the study, aaa found that distraction was a factor in 58% of all teenage crashes, a number four times the government estimate of 14%. it also found that teenagers using phones take their eyes off of the road an average of 4.1 seconds. peter kissinger is the president of the aaa foundation. >> did the idea there might be people not looking at the road at all for 4.1 seconds scare you? >> 1 second eyes off the road at 65 miles an hour is the equivalent of driving the length of basketball court. imagine what it is if you have 4 seconds. >> reporter: eyes off the road killed 17-year-old sydney williams who crossed the median flipping her on a highway in ohio. >> i used to text while i drove and i really live with the guilt

that my daughter learned attacksing and driving from me and that cost her her life. >> reporter: the federal government tried to sound the cell phone alarm last year with a national ad to be realistic and disturbing. aaa says that states should do more to prevent distracted driving but learning safe behavior, they say, starts at home. >> the parents can enforce a restriction on the number of passengers that their teenager drives with. their parents can ban cell phones while in the vehicle. >> reporter: aaa is now urging the states including california and washington to tighten their restrictions on the other main distraction for teenagers, the number of passengers they carry in the car. >> all right. thank you so much, wyatt. very disturbing. >> parents everywhere have to sit down with their kids and have this conversation, again. >> that's right. italy's supreme court deciding whether or not amanda

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officers returned fire. johnson was hit in the head and died instantly at the scene. the suspect is 57-year-old scott dunham. he was found dead from at least one gunshot wound. they believe he may have been hit during the initial gun battle. live

good morning. checking out the ride on highway 4, it's still really busy because of an earlier crash in concord. you can see all those delays heading through antioch and pittsburg-bay point. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. the right side of your screen cars head together peninsula. and earlier wreck of the toll plaza is cleared but it's stacked up from 880. here's roberta. >> as you head out today, temperatures near 44 degrees in santa rosa. otherwise, later today, numbers in the 60s and in the

but they don think it's that important. pilots are trained to control the plane first and try to communicate. they may not have had time to communicate. >> one other question is the

eight-minute descent. normally you hear if the plane had gone in distress, it would have gone out of its route. but it was on route. >> were the pilots in control or the plane actually in control with its own computers? when the plane got up to 38,000 feef, it was only up there for a minute. they're looking now at the flight data recorder. once they look at it it's going to tell them everything about icing, wind, temperature, performance, and with there speed sensors and were there angle-of-attack sensors meaning the actual pitch of the plane frozen and did not give a false reading to the computer to tell the plane it was going to staal. now the pilots are actually fighting the computer and that's what causes that controlled descent. >> that worried me that eight-minute descent. i keep thinking of the passengers and the terror they may have been going through.

>> why? >> it's a controlled descent about 400 feet a second which is not catastrophic. >> you would feel you're going down. >> yes, but they would not know the reason why. the bottom line is the speed stayed the same, but once you get below that 3,000 feet 400 knots is lethal. that's why you see the debris field. the plane hit at 400 knots. >> is it a surprise there was no mayday called? eight minutes seems like a long time. >> it does. but going back to the old john wayne movie, oh my god, i have time to say good-bye to my wife no it doesn't work at all. very rarely do you hear that. >> what will investigators be looking for. >> >> it's the flight data recorder. it gives you at least 15 didn't parameters. they're going to look at engine performance. were the engines surging or seizing intermittently.

>> the voice recording that the pilots made that would not tell you the story. >> oh it's more than the voices. it's everything in the cockpit. you'd hear it in realtime. so once they get both recorders, they'll actual will do a real-time analysis second by second to match up what they hear in the cockpit. >> peter greenberg thanks so much. >> you've about got it. for the fourth time an italian court will determine the fate of amanda knox. they'll decide whether to uphold the seattle woman's murder conviction. it could spark a fierce extradition fight. correspondent peter van sant has covered this story from the beginning. good morning. >> good morning. amanda knox's italian attorney says amanda is worried and has had a sleepless night. a close friend said she is having a very hard time as she await as decision from italy's supreme court in a case that never seems to end.

the absence of amanda knox didn't stop the media frenzy outside an italian courtroom this morning where authorities could decide once and for all whether knox is a free woman. it's an eight-year chapter involved satanic sex rituals, murder, and lies. a journalist has been followed the case and wrote a cover story for "newsweek." >> it's a complicated stone and a lot of italians believe a guilty girl was sent back to the united states. >> in 2007 meredith kirchner's body was found in a pool of blood. knox and sollecetio were seen

kissing outside the courtroom. they were acquitted on appeal in 2011. amanda knox has been found not guilty in the murder of meredith kirchner. >> knox returns to her hometown of seattle a free woman. >> thank you to everyone. >> reporter: last january italy's highest appeal court found the pair guilty again. if the court decides to uphold its conviction, they could ask the u.s. to extradite knox from seattle. >> if the italians make an extradition request, they're setting up a diplomatic showdown. >> reporter: knox who is working as a freelance writer said she will never return to italy, at least not willingly. >> they'll have to catch me kicking and screaming into a

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killed. >> my innocence did not matter in their pursuit of a conviction. >> reporter: her convex was largely based on an alleged conviction held by a retired man, a man with a history of misconduct, something prosecutors didn't disclose at the time. that discredited testimony ultimately lead to her successful appeal and release on monday. >> always believed this day would come. i just didn't think it would have to take 25 years, three months, and 14 days. >> the prosecutor says there's still evidence pointing to her guilt. >> if anybody really wants to know the truth, you can look it up yourself and it's there, and i will tell you that it's not what has been asserted by the defense throughout. >> reporter: as for milky, she has her own questions about what happened the day her son was

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i'm kiet do live in san jose where the police have part of "senter road" cordoned off between tully road and capitol expressway and where police officer and suspect were killed last night. michael johnson the officer was killed. police got a call of a drunken suicidal man on the 2600 block of "senter road." at least three officers responded to the call. they spotted movement on the second floor balcony of the apartment. the suspect opened fire apparently with a rifle. officers returned fire. johnson was hit in the head and died on the scene. the suspect is 57-year-old scott dunham. he was found dead from at least one gunshot wound. we are live in

good morning, a series of motorcycle wrecks within the last half-hour. let's start with the south bay northbound 101 approaching old bayshore highway. a wreck there blocking one lane. bad delays right now out of san jose. and out to the east bay now, if you are traveling on the eastshore freeway, westbound 80 by golden gate fields approaching albany, another wreck involving a motorcycle. you can see those delays how bad they are out of hercules. and then to alamo now southbound 680, right there by livorna another wreck blocking a lane. with the forecast, here's roberta. good morning, the coast is clear. we have wall-to-wall sunshine today a few high clouds from time to time. but overall, it is going to be sunny and bright and warmer. currently 49 degrees in livermore. it is 47 degrees in santa rosa. otherwise, we are in the 50s. climbing into the 60s and through the mid- to high 70s. check out thursday and friday with near or record

♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, march 25, 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including the deadly germanwings plane crash. two americans were on board. first, here's a look at today's eye opener at 8:00. >> emergency crews are flying to and from the crash site. the cockpit voice recorder has been recovered. >> it was a controlled ascent but we don't know who was in control. was the pilot in control or was the plane in control? >> the crash is a national tragedy here in germany. >> so why did they merge? were both companies not doing well? >> there are so many great

efficiencies by merging two companies that are pretty much in the same business. a san jose police officer is dead after a dramatic series of events. it began with a call about a suicidal man. when police arrived the suspect ambushed them. high winds in southern california, firefighters had to cut off the roof of a mercedes last night to save a man inside. >> it is known at distracted driving is dangerous especially for teenagers this report says it is worse than we imagined. a close friend told us she is having a hard time as she awaits a decision. taco bell has introduced a new breakfast menu item called biscuit tacos. why wait until noon to give up? today's eye opener at 8:00 is presented by prudential.

>> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell. charlie rose is on assignment. the ceo of germanwings revealed this morning that two americans died in the plane crash in the french alps. investigators have sealed off the crash site. more than 6,000 feet above sea level. >> they have the cockpit voice recorder. but as you can see in this image just released this morning it is badly damaged. all 150 passengers and crew are believed dead. mark phillips is near the crash scene. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, as you say, it is now confirmed that there were two americans on board that flight. all this morning since day break emergency crews have been flying in sdp out of the crash site from this town about a three minute flight to get to the crash site. they have not begun to retrieve bodies. a pilot we spoke to they are

bringing medical personnel into the site identifying where the bodies are and beginning the legal process of issuing death certificates from them. as you say, as well the cockpit flight recorder has been recovered although they say they are going to be able to extract information from that and hopefully provide clues as to what caused the crash. investigators on the scene will be looking for the flight data recorder which will explain what the flight was doing. and in the past hour government leaders have arrived here. german chancellor angela merkel and french president hollande has come. they were due originally to fly over the site. now we are told they will be driven closer up into the mountains. >> thank you so much in the french alps. you can follow our coverage all day long on cbsn.

just go to cbsn.cbs news.com. the alleged kidnapers are demanding a ransom. we see the search efforts. >> reporter: denise huskens was last seen at her boyfriend's home early monday morning when intruders allegedly abducted her and demanded a ransom. more than 100 officials combed fields with search dogs in scoured water. his father calls his daughter's disappearance a nightmare. >> this is overwhelming to me. i don't understand it. she is my hero. >> reporter: huskens boyfriend, 30-year-old aaron quin says he

witnessed the intrusion but didn't contact police until about 12 hours later. police would not say why quin waited so long to call for help and has not been cleared a suspect in the investigation. >> denise's mom met him and felt he was a nice kid. >> reporter: officials found a white toyota camry at an undisclosed location. details of the ransom are still unclear. the san francisco chronicle reported it received an e-mail from aanonymous person. >> they have been working diligently. we have spared no resources. >> reporter: he is a physical therapist where quin is also employed. her family is praying for her safe return. for cbs this morning. >> we expect to hear today from one of the students at the center of a racist video at the university of oklahoma for the

first time. le lepett was one of two expelled for his involvement. today he will apologize and meet with black leaders. the 20 year old was on the fraternity bus leading a chant with racial slurs. pett reached out to organize the meeting. she is the chair of the oklahoma black caucus and university of oklahoma graduate. the library of congress is adding 25 iconic audio recordings to its collection. ♪ light my fire ♪ >> the doors self-titled first album is among the national registry's class of 2015. the recordings are chosen for cultural and historic significance. they have to be at least ten years old. ♪ stand by me ♪ >> "stand by me" was selected.

the library says the 1969 album stand is one of the most heavily sampled records of all time. this year's list also includes steve martin's 1978 comedy hit "a wild and crazy guy" and album of the best known songs. >> what does it say about you? "light my fire" is your go to song. >> gayle and i like to sing on this show. >> all the ladies at the table. >> i guess he wants to set the world on fire. >> i got it. a piece of our interview with ted cruz is getting a lot of attention this morning. we didn't have time to show you this on tv yesterday but we asked the texas senator about the music that he likes best. >> music is interesting. i grew up listening to classic rock. i will tell you sort of an odd

story. my music taste changed on 9/11, and it's a very strange -- i actually intellectually find it very curious, but on 9/11 i didn't like how rock music responded, and country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me. i have to say just at a gut level i had an emotional reaction that said these are my people. >> these are his people. he said this conversion makes him an odd country music fan. that's what i love about this show. you learn something new about people every day. >> it was a really smart question. you can learn about people. i said to the senator because i'm from texas, i'm surprised he grew up from texas and wasn't a country music fan as most of us are. >> but now he's on board. >> now he's on board. wheels when you need them. for the under 18. how more parents are opening the door to ride sharing to help their kids navigate packed schedules.

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whatcha doing? >> you said clean up. i'm cleaning up. >> you can't throw everything in the closet. >> you can tell me what to do but not how do it. you can't do both. this isn't sex. >> that's a good line. >> what a lead-in. it's that time of year when thoughts turn to spring cleaning like howard on "the big bang theory." but it's not just windows, blinds, curtains, and carpets.

51% of americans who spring clean pay special attention to their desk in their office. >> business analyst jill schlesinger tells us what to sled and save and how to get our finances in order. norah just said something you'll never hear me say. i love spring cleaning. i need to get that attitude. >> this is like two of my favorite things. getting yourself in financial order and spring cleaning. it involves a lot of purging. people are keeping more than they need to. bank statements. people are keeping atm transactions. keep that until you see it on your statement, then just get rid of it and fire up a shredder because you don't want this stuff floating around, right? with your bank statements, keep them for a year with one caveat. if you think you're going to be applying to the medicaid system, states usually require you hold onto those statements for five years. utility bills, get rid of them.

these things are bulging up your files. you don't need to keep everything. >> what things should you save? >> this is interesting. the most important thing is around your tax documents because the irs can go back and audit you to up to three years but they can go beyond that. they could go back to six years. tax documents and all the supporting data. you say, oh, doesn't my tax preparer have my return? sure but what about the receipts and statements that you save? with your investment statement you can shred them after a year but anything tax related, gape or sale of a security you want to keep that for as long as the tax event has occurred six years after. >> are there any apps that people can help them to do this because we're moving to a world where we're not inundated with paper. >> we've got a lot of

opportunities to have paperless statements. but you should know if you receive an electronic statement, some institutions will charge you a fee if you want a physical copy of that. that said you can have access to a lot of apps like the cloud. but a lot of people actually want to have the actual document in their hands, and that's important too. >> yeah. i say everything but if you had a gun to my head, i couldn't tell you where anything is. >> birth, death certificates, wills, things like that keep it in a fire proof safe. save that forever. >> jill schlesinger, thanks so much. >> if you still have questions for jill ask her on twitter by using #beready and go to "eye on a new law in one state is giving hope to terminally ill patients. a 5-year-old and an experimental drug. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >> announcer: this morning's "eye on money," voya financial. changing the way you think about retirement. ""eye on money,"" voya frn chal. changing the way you think about retirement.

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a right to try this morning. the state's governor sign add bill to allow dying patients take a drug if there are no other options. adriana diaz are helping a boy fulfill his dreams as he fights the disease. >> i said, hey, you know what i'm going to make a resume, get him a job.

>> reporter: like many jobs laura mcclain had a vision for her son's first resume. jordan is five and dreams of becoming a firefighter. she sent his resume to local fire departments and posted it to facebook. >> minneapolis. >> minneapolis, wash sta. >> job offers and memorabilia started pouring in from fire houses close to close. >> this morning he had a couple of job offers in his stocking. >> he has a muscle weakening disorder that's fatal. kids born with it are often wheelchair-bound by age 12 with a life expectancy of 25 years. in december jordan became an honorary member of two indiana fire departments. his favorite part of the job, the juice. >> he just goes and they make him kool-aid and we sit at the table and talk and we're like -- it's like a family. >> what do you do when you go

down to the fire station? >> i work out. >> reporter: jordan is the face of indiana's right to try bill which gives the terminally ill access to experimental drugs that are not fda approvinged. he was front and center on tuesday at the state capitol. >> jordan, can you hand me a pen? >> and jordan delivered those pens one by one to indiana governor mike pets who signed the bill into law after it passed unanimously into the state legislature. >> it was deeply inspiring to me and a whole lot of fun. >> and jordan i've got a pen for you. >> they all enacted to try in 2014 and 2015. >> this law applies to people that are dying. that's a bottom line. >> reporter: there are no approved therapies for jordan's condition but his mother said a

drug in development has had promising preliminary results in cases similar to his. >> he's still going to have muscle weakness. he's not going to be in in the nfl, and that's oklahoma, but he's going to have a longer life. >> reporter: the fda said in a statement to "cbs this morning," we believe the drug approval process is the best way to assure the development of and access to safe and effective medicines for all patients. >> that's what right to try is going to do for jordan. >> what's your hope for your son? >> i want him to reach his dreams, his hopes. that's what i want for my son. i want him to have that opportunity to grow

good morning. 8:25. i'm frank mallicoat. we are getting the first look at the san jose police officer who was shot and killed last night. officer michael johnson was a 14-year veteran of the force. san jose police say the gunman 57-year-old scott dunham is now dead. police found his body about 3:20 a.m. it's not clear whether he was hit by return fire from the police or whether he committed suicide. family of brittany maynard will promote a state senate bill to allow the terminally ill to end their lives. she was a 29-year-old woman who movedoregon to die. before she died, she recorded a video urging passage of the bill in california. to hear sirens at the coast

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good morning. we're seeing gridlock around the bay area. marin county is no whippings exception. delays from novato southbound

slow until you reach lincoln and it clears out farther south out of san rafael so the golden gate bridge looks like that coming into san francisco. here's a like look at the nimitz. i checked the drive time up to 42 minutes right now between 238 and the macarthur maze. so all the way through downtown, oakland coliseum, really jammed up. the bay bridge is still backed up well east of the maze on some of the approaches but at least it's clearing out as you approach the pay gates. that's "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. >> as you head out you will notice it's cooler. temperatures in the 40s in santa rosa and also in livermore. otherwise 50s across the board. later today take a look at the numbers because oakland, 11 degrees above average for this time of the year. 76 in san jose. 79 degrees in gilroy today and upper 60s in san francisco. average high is 62. the extended forecast does call for high pressure to build in strongly over the bay area thursday, friday. near or record warmth

was he holding you or were his hands on your back. >> first his hands were on my back and they slid up and then they were in my hair. >> and then i kissed her. >> tongue? >> yeah. >> cool. that's such great example. the gang from "friends" show how men and women hear things very differently but how will they remember? what's behind those mixed signals and,000 bridge the differences. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> yes. i'm excited about that. coming up in this half hour the feminine side of money.

there's a new push to change the face of the $20 bill. we'll show you one group who wants to have a woman replace andrew jackson. that's ahead. one of the most powerful women is going to silicon valley. ruth porat is going to google. at the owner's meeting this week it was announced that the october 25th game between the buffalo bills and jacksonville jaguars would be screened for free. they installed a blackout policy. there will be no blackouts for one year. among the nominees for best television segment is our very own -- we're pulling for these guys -- "the dish" on saturday

morning with anthony mace and vinita nair. the segment features talking with the chef about dishes. it will be on may 4. rumors are flying about the cause of her departure. the recent exit of her has been very hush, hush. she was escorted from the building on friday february 13th. the first lady said we're grateful for her contribution over the years and wish her well. several sources said her style was not in line with the first lady's modernerday. why couples remember differently. couple therapist cooper is here and joins us at the table. i was so excited you were coming today. i was having marital flashbacks

because we can both be in the same place, having the same conversation, and then you and each recall it so very differently. when i know that i was right. women everywhere are having this conversation today. >> why. >> why do we remember it so differently, that's the question. >> what are we trying to get out of an argument is the question and i think for men, many men are cult rated to win and women are cult rated to take care of the relationship and be heard. they're not out to win it necessarily. maybe they're out to be heard and to be understood. >> could they be lying? >> no. i really think in the moment of an argument or relationship event -- >> i do like that. >> -- i do think the intent is to get to some sort of agreement and understanding. i don't think people are lying on purpose. >> i think it was interesting to talk about the reliance of mood and purpose. if it's negative it's more

likely to be something you remember. >> right. because it has an intensity to it. it's marker in your awareness. i have a lot of couples who talk about sort of lines in the sand of their relationship, and they do recall it differently. but it had a lot of emotion -- high emotion and sometimes sadness or anger about it. >> now, the other interesting thing about the study, it remembers who remembered more accurately. what does the study find? women tend to remember more accurately. why do you think that's true? >> i think women are the caretakers of the relationship or they're cult rated to be so and so they're really intend on making sure that things go well and that they remember it. i think men tend to remember in bullet points. >> so what can people do to find common ground since clearly i can't remember where i met my girlfriend. so what can i do to change that out? >> one of the things i ask couples to do is instead of thinking of themselves on

opposite sides of a table to really think of themselves on the same side and their team. and i ask people, you know do you want to be right or you do want to be in relationship or do you -- >> or do you want to be right or be at peace. studies show men tend to win the arguments more by almost 3:1. why do you think that is? do you think that's a real figure or women tent to compromise and say, never mind. >> it's an old study. i wonder what it would be like today. i do think the idea of winning, i think, from a very early age, men are told, you know win at all costs and they're also taught to keep their emotions many emotions at bay. so i think women are not really in it to win it. i think they're in it to be heard and to be in relationship. >> vlad, to your question, i thought one of the interesting things is focus on one of the positive things you remember.

one is called collaborative memories so create positive shared memories you can draw upon and that's hall mark of a good relationship. >> the first thing i ask a couple coming into my office on something a's going to be challenging, tell me about your courtship days, tell me how you met, how you fell in love. i want them to feel like a team. we're going to be here as a team together and we're going to feel loving and connected before we launch into some difficult stuff. >> that is good. you must be a very good therapist. >> thank you so much. for generations a milestone has meant a driver's license. some kids are gaining independence, even younger. jan crawford is in washington with a trend favored by parents and their kids. >> reporter: for a lot of working families families are just trying to hold it together

the best we can. when you throw in those long commutes these days for your kids' sports and other opportunistics and all that traffic while you're juggling a job, it's a logistical nightmare. now some parents have found a new way to get the kids back and forth and still keep their day job. >> on a good day with no traffic, 25 minutes. >> reporter: two days a week. 16-year-old miya harr walks out of her georgia high school and gets into a car by uber. she takes it ten miles to her ballet class in washington. her parents are not in the car with her, but they are on board with the ride. >> we try to be the ones driving her, and it's really hard to balance everything and to be there err time. >> you can't leave your work in the middle of the day. >> no you can't always do it. >> having a driver may sound like the ultimate luxury but these days a growing number of working parents are turning to

ride-sharing services for their busy kids. >> it wasn't our first peck but we needed something and we had a high enough confidence level to do it. >> you said let's try it. >> let's try it. >> competition has made uber and lyft more affordable. >> when we get the eastern statement what a ride is it's considerably less than a taxi or paying the nanny to drive. >> and carla and williams believe it gives them more control. they set up an account to call for a car and track it on the phone. >> i like where you see where the car is. >> do you find sometimes it feels more secure? >> in the first month or two, i would watch that app. why are you taking that route. >> but here's the rub. technically it's against the rules. uber says you must be at least 18 years old to take the service alone. >> it doesn't change our

decision to use the service. i was surprised because i didn't read that when we were signing up number one, and i don't think anyone's ever asked you your age. >> uber's brand and lyft's brand have hem roijed very rapidly and have taken on the sheen of -- you know, this is a big company, i can trust this company. >> reporter: this business professor said it's one of the top examples of today's new sharing economy that still comes with risks. >> until we understand what exactly the risks associated with this are and that can only come with time i would be cautious about you know engaging in behaviors like sending kids alone in an uber or lyft. >> reporter: uber conducted back dwround checks but clearly states it has. >> liability if something goes wrong. that's between you and your driver. that's led to more kids using

transportation services, offering increased security and rides for younger children. in the san francisco bay area shuttle employed all women drivers. buz has a concierge backed by mercedes-benz. in los angeles three moms started hop, skip drive to start their own. >> your options are to beg, borrow, and steal. the car pools are always on the verge of falling apart. >> reporter: along with a vigorous training and screening process, hop, skip, drive requires at least five years of child care experience. >> we like to say, you know our hand drivers are hand picked by picky moms and we do a lot more than those when selecting their nannies. >> reporter: but until these services are available

nationwide, overloaded parents of kids continue to hit that uber request on their phones. >> when you're a working mom, you're constantly juggling. you make it work. fortunately we have those resources to make our chaotic lives run just a little bit smoother. >> reporter: they tell us if they discover someone is under 18 years old and set up an account, it's going to be de deactivated deactivated. we talk about parents who let their teens use uber and they say it's been no problem. >> i know a lot of moms too who spend the entire afternoon driving their kids to activities and need help. >> miya's mom said it best. we figure it out. it does and a need. i like that hop, skip, drive. >> great idea. >> picky moms. >> the campaign to put a female face on our currency gets so

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have you heard there's a growing movement this morning to give the $20 bill a face-lift. it's a mission to replace andrew jackson on the 20 with a female american hero. and chip reid is outside the treasury department with the makeover momentum for our money. chip, good morning to you. >> well good morning. we talked to a founder of the

small private organization that is leading the charge to put a female face on american cash. >> one day it occurred to me that there were no women on the money. and i said gee, this is a crazy omission. >> reporter: barbara ortiz howard runs a company that maintains apartment buildings near new york city. but the last couple of years she's been on a mission to send andrew jackson packing, and put a woman on the $20 bill. the website womenon'20s.org allows people to vote for their favorite candidates. >> when we see something that we are not really in tune with any longer we want to change that about ourselves and this is a great opportunity to do that. >> reporter: she and some friends came up with a list of 15 extraordinary women including rosa parks, susan b. anthony, and clara barton. do you have a favorite? >> i have 15 favorites, in fact. >> reporter: she won't say on the record but she clearly has a soft spot for harriet tubman who rescued slaves on the underground railroad.

>> she risked her life over and over and over again. >> reporter: gets you emotional? >> yeah. i mean people put themselves so out there. >> reporter: the initiative has some star power behind it. susan sarandon tweeted her support, and urged others to vote and tweet their support, too. >> it's crazy that there are no girls on the money. >> reporter: there's also a video of kids using their persuasive powers to get out the vote. >> girls are destined -- >> reporter: when they narrow it down to one howard says they'll ask president obama to order the treasury department to create a new 20. just last year the president said he got a letter from a young girl asking him to put a woman on u.s. currency. >> she gave me mike a long list of possible women to put on our dollar bills, and quarters, and stuff. which i thought was pretty good idea. >> my personal choice would be

eleanor roosevelt. >> reporter: presidential historian doris kearns goodwin says jackson, the seventh president, probably wouldn't even mind getting replaced. >> he didn't like banks anyway. i don't know that he would have liked to be on a bill because he was the one who fought the idea of the national bank. >> reporter: do you think this is a long shot? >> no. >> reporter: no? >> no, i don't think it's a long shot. because it is something that is so natural. so many women. there's like 50% of the population is women. where are the women? we need to be on the money. >> reporter: the goal is to start phasing out this 20 sorry andrew, and start circulating a new, more feminine 20 by the year 2020. that will be the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the constitution, which gave women the right to vote. >> that's right. what a great idea. >> like this idea chip reid a lot. a lot, a lot, a lot. also on the list eleanor roosevelt, which i like doris kearns goodwin's suggestion,

breddy friedan, clara barton is a good one, harriet tubman. rosa parks. there's a lot to choose from. >> i think it would be fabulous. i wonder whether it's really going to happen. >> i think there's a shot. >> coming up one dad is unwilling to let winter go. ahead we'll show you why he's delivering some springtime snow for his kids. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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no? must be the honey!!! you would think most of us are ready to let winter go but one pennsylvania dad disagrees. mark duda is making his own snow with the machines he built with objects from a hardware store. his two children are competitive skiers. the snowmaker lets them practice on the slopes in their backyard. the invention seems to be paying off. in a recent competition his daughter finished first in her division. his son finished third in his. >> mark duda very cool dad. >> it's a great thing to do. >> all right. that does it for us. be sure to tune in to the cbs evening news with scott pelley

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good morning. we're watching a traffic alert and breaking traffic news out of vacaville. all lanes are blocked right now on eastbound 80. this is right there by allison drive close to the nut tree. it was a crash a bad one involving an oil tanker and now there's oil spilled on the road. so this could take a while to clean up. the delays are just beginning right now. again we really don't have an estimated time of any lanes re- opening at this point. all lanes closed eastbound 80 right there by the nut tree. and new problems now also in livermore involving a motorcycle wreck.

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