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indiana backlash as the hoosier state faces increasing heat over a newly passed religious freedom measure. some potential gop presidential candidates are siding with the state's republican governor who signed the bill into law. a new wave in music. some of the recording industry's biggest stars announce their plans to launch a new music streaming service. you literally are a guy who has it all except for respect, love, friends, good parents and a grammy. >> and bieber blister. justin bieber takes serious heat at his celebrity roast but the bad boy pop star gets in a surprising last word. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, march 31st, 2015.
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good morning, i'm alison harmelin in for anne-marie green. the wave of backlash against indiana's new religious freedom law has turned into a tsunami. nine of the state's largest employers are calling for the law to be reformed. indiana is one of 20 states that have similar laws. as early as today arkansas lawmakers may consider a bill the governor says he'll sign. the controversy has forced potential presidential contenders to stake their ground. gop hopefuls are siding with the state's republican governor, mike pence, who signed the bill. >> for the first time in the history of our country, religious liberty is under uniform attack by the government. it's never happened before. never. >> what about the religious liberties of americans who do not want to feel compelled by law to provide a catering service or a photography service
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to same-sex marriage? >> texas senator ted cruz who announced he's running for president last week tweeted "i'm proud to stand with governor mike pence for religious liberty and i urge americans to do the same." this morning's entire front page of "the indianapolis star" is dedicated to an editorial calling for the state to fix the religious freedom law. the editorial begins "we are at a crucial moment in indiana's history, and much is at stake." the paper doesn't call for repeal but a new law. we have this report from indianapolis. >> the proposal carries. 24-3. >> reporter: indianapolis residents cheered as the city council adopted a resolution opposing the state's new religious freedom law. >> no hate in our state! >> reporter: earlier the mayor of indiana's largest city added his voice to the growing chorus of those who want the law repealed saying it allows for discrimination against gays. >> this is about doing what's right for individuals, for our city, and for our state.
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discrimination is wrong. >> reporter: lawmakers met monday to come up with a fix for the law which allows people to conduct business based on their religious beliefs. >> we don't believe that anyone should be discriminated against. we wouldn't support this law if we thought that was the effect of it. >> is the fact that you're considering this legislation that could clarify the law just four days after it was enacted a sign that you're buckling to public pressure? >> no, i think we're reacting to an obvious misconception about what the law does. >> reporter: republican lawmakers have yet to make public language that would fix the law. democrats say they want it repealed. >> they need to do a reversal, a 180, on this and get us towards the path of healing the reputation of the state of indiana. >> reporter: the mayors of seattle and san francisco and the governor of connecticut have banned state employee business travel to indiana. apple ceo tim cook called the law part of a dangerous trend and just days before the final four here, the
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indianapolis-based ncaa said it's concerned about how the law could affect student athletes. critics fear incidents like this one five years ago when an indianapolis bakery refused to make rainbow cookies for a college gay pride event. then-owner david stockton. >> you know, we're a family-run business, you know, and we have two young impressionable daughters and we thought maybe it would be best not to do that. >> reporter: the owner eventually settled with the city for violating its anti-discrimination ordinance. adriana diaz, cbs news, indianapolis. in switzerland, negotiations to work out the framework for a deal to control iran's nuclear program are down to the wire. the deadline is 6:00 p.m. eastern time. mark albert's in washington. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alison. sources tell cbs news it appears iranian negotiators are playing hardball, a sign the regime may not be getting what it wants in talks aimed at stopping it from
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developing a nuclear bomb. with less than 24 hours to go, secretary of state jhn kerry and leaders from five world powers continue to press iran to agree to a basic deal that would rein in its nuclear program for at least a decade. both sides realize there is a lot at stake. >> the down side of no deal is a nuclear armed middle east and iran with a weapon. the up side of a good deal is that iran is contained. its nuclear program is contained. >> reporter: difficult issues remain. among them, tehran's desire to continue sensitive research and development into uranium enrichment before the agreement expires. another question, how iran would dispose of its existing stockpile of atomic fuel. possibly the biggest hurdle, iran wants immediate relief from crippling sanctions while the u.s. wants to remove them over time. republican lawmakers have already signaled congress will impose new u.s. sanctions against iran if there is no agreement this week.
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over the weekend, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell appeared alongside prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem. as the israeli leader denounced the deal. >> will this make their move forward more moderate or make it more extreme? i think it's a no-brainer. >> reporter: the white house is hoping both sides will agree to the framework by tonight to avoid a congressional showdown. western diplomats tell cbs news that deadline could be extended if a deal is within reach. now, even if the u.s. and iran accept a framework of a deal, iran's supreme leader has said he won't sign it until all the technical details are hammered out which could take another three months. alison? >> mark albert in washington, thank you, mark. the investigation into the germanwings crash is raising new questions about screening pilots. prosecutors say andreas lubitz had been treated for suicidal tendencies. they cite medical records showing he had psychotherapy over an extended period of time before receiving his pilot's
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license. >> he had at that time been in treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicidical. >> crews are building a temporary road to the remote crash site in the french alps. authorities trying to recover the remains of 150 people have identified 78 sets of dna so far. this morning the defense will make its case in the boston marathon bombing trial. the prosecution rested monday. elaine quijano show us how jurors became emotional during evidence about one young victim. >> reporter: prosecutors show jurors this picture of dzhokhar tsarnaev one minute before the bombing, standing behind a tree just a few feet away from his youngest victim, 8-year-old martin richard. chief medical examiner dr. henry
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nields showed jurors the bloody clothes richard was wearing that day and pointed out a gaping hole in the boy's shirt where the blast had blown apart his torso. one piece of metal, he testified, appeared to have entered and exited richard's body, severing his spine. there were small nails, round metal pellets, there were small fragments of wood and black plastic. there was a piece of metal underneath the clothing, nields said. the graphic testimony and autopsy pictures brought several jurors to tears. in the gallery richard's parents, bill and denise, quietly listened. the prosecution rested its case after 15 days of compelling testimony from survivors and law enforcement. tsarnaev's defense team acknowledged his guilt from the start but argued he was under the influence of his older brother, tamerlan. his lawyers opened their case highlighting a series of ordinary tweets including this one from a year before the bombing which read "hhmmm get breakfast or go back to sleep, this is always a tough one."
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an example, his lawyers hope to convince the jury, that tsarnaev was a typical college student. the defense team's strategy is to try to help tsarnaev avoid the death penalty. defense lawyers are expected to wrap up their case in the next day or two. elaine quijano, cbs news, boston. one person is dead and two others injured after an suv rammed a gate at the national security agency. the nsa is located at fort meade, maryland, home to 40,000 military and civilian employees. officers opened fire on the vehicle monday when the driver refused to stop. one person inside was killed. a second was injured. an officer was also hurt. law enforcement officials tell cbs news both men inside the vehicle were dressed as women. coming up on the morning news, e-mail controversy. hillary clinton responds to demands by house republicans that she turn over her personal server. and later, rapper jay-z teams up with the biggest names in music for a new service. this is the "cbs morning news." "cbs morning news."
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hillary clinton's on a collision course with house republicans this morning over her e-mails. they've told her to hand over the private server she used as secretary of state. her lawyer says it's been wiped clean. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: clinton has until friday to comply with a republican request to hand her server over to a third party for review. but a letter from her lawyer makes it clear, that's not happening. even if such review were appropriate or legally authorized, he writes, it would be pointless because at the end of last year, clinton asked that her account be reset to retain only the most recent 60 days of e-mail. republican trey gowdy chairs the benghazi committee. >> the decision particularly after a congressional investigation has begun to summarily delete or wipe clean public record, i think was a pretty bold move on her behalf. >> reporter: clinton's lawyer
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says the server was purged only after the secretary's personal attorneys identified all work-related e-mails and handed them over to the state department. >> i chose not to keep my private personal e-mails. >> reporter: in a press conference earlier this month, clinton described deleting her personal e-mails but not the work-related ones and vowed that her private server would remain private. >> what do you think about this republican idea of having an independent third party come in and examine your e-mails? >> i went above and beyond what i was requested to do, and people will be able to judge for themselves. >> reporter: republican leaders tell us they will call on clinton to go before congress at least twice, once to talk about her e-mail arrangements and then to talk about the benghazi attacks. clinton has agreed to testify, but she hasn't said anything about making multiple appearances. nancy cordes, cbs news, capitol hill. movie mogul harvey weinstein's facing sexual assault allegations this morning.
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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch," jay-z gets some major star power to back his new project, and soon you might be able to enjoy an egg mcmuffin any time of day. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning, alison. a group of music industry royalty has formed the first artist-owned online streaming service. tidal was officially introduced yesterday in new york city. jay-z, kanye west, daft punk, nicki minaj, madonna and alicia keys are among the owners. tidal is a membership-based service that provides access to music and videos. for a monthly fee, members can stream on computers, smartphones or listen offline. asian stocks finished mostly higher following stimulus action by china. hong kong's hang seng added a
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fraction. tokyo's nikkei lost 1%. wall street is looking for another day like yesterday. stocks surged after we got a lot of good economic data and corporate news. the dow rose 263 points. the s&p finished 25 points higher. and the nasdaq gained 56 points. toyota says it's introducing less costly crash prevention systems in most of the cars it manufactures by the end of 2017. the new technology uses a camera and radar to detect objects near the car. the technologies can also slow down or brake a car automatically and will be available in toyota's low-cost models. well, leave your selfie sticks at home if you plan on attending coachella or lollapalooza this summer. the music festivals in california and chicago have banned them. more and more picture takers are placing their cell phones on the the test menu will be available at some locations in san diego starting next mont
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a new report looks at why some women are at much higher risk for the most deadly form of breast cancer. john lapook reports it's the most analyzed disease to date. >> reporter: zelma was only 34 when a routine mammogram turned up something suspicious. >> the fact that i had a mammogram every year and they never had to take additional pictures, i was thinking that something was not quite right.
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>> reporter: watkins had breast cancer. oncologists divide breast cancer into four different molecular types that help determine treatment. the most common form is treated with hormonal therapy. but watkins had the deadliest form called triple-negative requiring intensive chemotherapy. >> once they say the word "cancer," you pretty much don't hear anything else. >> reporter: the report found black women have nearly twice the rate of triple-negative breast cancer as white women. and the highest mortality rate from any form of breast cancer. researchers used to think the poor outcome in blacks was due to higher poverty rates leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. dr. lisa newman is a surgical oncologist specializing in breast cancer. >> there were actually other clues that there might be some biologic differences in breast cancer as well. this report confirms that suspicion. breast cancer afflicts the african-american women in different ways. >> reporter: watkins volunteers
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with sisters network inc., a group that does breast cancer education and outreach for black women. >> i don't know why i had triple-negative breast cancer. it does not run in my family. but the fact that i was receiving my annual mammogram, it was detected at an early stage. >> reporter: dr. newman stressed that breast cancer has the best prognosis when caught early. she said that makes screening especially important in black women who are at the highest risk for the deadliest form. dr. john lapook, cbs news, new york. in sports, the atlanta falcons and cleveland browns have been disciplined by the nfl. the falcons were fined $350,000 and will forfeit a fifth round draft pick in 2016 for using fake noise at home games. team president rich mckay has been suspended from the competition committee for three months. browns' general manager ray farmer was suspended four games without pay for sending text messages to the sidelines during games. that's a violation of the league's electronic device policy.
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the browns were also fined $250,000. and the university of connecticut made its eighth straight women's final four. lewis scored 27 points to lead the uconn women in a 91-70 win over dayton. uconn trailed at halftime but went on to a 15-3 run to take the lead and the game. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," dr. holly phillips with new details about enterovirus. and its possible link to paralysis in children. plus more on jay-z's new music streaming service. we'll hear from "billboard" magazine editor joe levy. and vacationers beware. travel editor peter greenberg has a warning about hidden resort fees. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day. thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day.
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griego. taking a live look out at the beautiful bay bridge there. i don't know. we're seeing -- well we're seeing a few lights cross. so a few cars are heading out to work already. >> 17. just counted them while you were talking. >> i know exactly. good morning everyone, it is tuesday, march 31st. i'm michelle griego. >> and hey rise and shine, get that cup of coffee and join us, i'm frank mallicoat. about 4:30 on your tuesday. get you out of the gates saw a little bit of traffic there and now it's time for a little bit of weather. the bay bridge and i'm thinking that's going to be one of the places that is going to have a double white knuckler for the morning commute and especially evening commute. some very gusty winds today out of the northwest at 40 miles per hour. that is going to be the main issue of the day as well as the cooler conditions. currently we are in the 40s and 50s and later today, topping off in the 60s and in the 70s
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that full forecast still straight ahead. and you will see the high wind advisory signs posted already in some

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