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the size of a smart phone, mounted on a turn style or worn by a police officer. >> kris van cleave, fascinating story. thank you. in the presidential race, republican ted cruz was endorsed today by jeb bush. cruz won yesterday's primary in utah. donald trump won arizona. cbs news estimates that trump now has the 735 delegates about, 60% of the 1,237 needed for the nomination. cruz has 447. the campaign focus today on protecting the homeland and dean
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reynolds has that. >> reporter: on cbs this morning, ted cruz was pressed to elaborate on his call for special police patrols of muslim neighborhoods in this country. >> this raises civil liberties concerns. how many muslims are in america? >> i deon't know the number off the top of my head. you are saying, law enforcement should surveil muslims in america? you don't note number. there are 3 million in america. >> you have communities in minnesota. you have communities in michigan, with, with heavy concentration. and you have incidences of radical imams preaching jihadism. >> donald trump who would suspend muslim immigration here said he could support such targeted surveillance, but ohio governor john kasich rejected the idea. so too did president obama. >> the neotion that we would start down the slippery slope makes absolutely no sense. it is contrary to who we are.
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>> new york city police officer william bratton was less restrained. >> almost 1 million muslims living in new york city. 1,000 new york city police officers many whom are veterans, many whom are combat veterans. so for him or any presidential candidate to disparage the men and women who are working to secure this country in this city shame on them. >> and speaking of shame, the political campaign veered into the personal again today with trump and cruz exchanging insults and epithets over the treatment of their wives on social media. it involved revealing photos of one and threats to spill the beans about the other. a fight scott that is unlikely to alter the course thifs race. >> dean reynolds. thank you very much. well the course of the democratic race was also unchanged after yesterday's voting. hillary clinton is pulling away and she is campaigning on a different view of
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counterterrorism. here is nancy cordes. >> loose cannons tend to misfire. >> reporter: speaking at stanford university. the former secretary of state portrayed herself as the experienced alternative to trump and cruz. >> one thing we know that does not work is offensive inflammatory rhetoric that demonizes all muslims. >> reporter: she said torturing prisoners as trump pro posed doesn't work either. >> i'm proud to have been part of the administration that banned torture. the chair of the republican party took a dimmer view of her record saying, hillary clinton and president obama have been wrong about isis at every turn. which has resulted in more attacks. >> thank you all. >> reporter: clinton was one for three last night. winning easily in arizona, but losing to bernie sanders by a landslide in idaho and utah. >> what happened yesterday in arizona is a disgrace. >> he was talking not about the outcome but the five-hour lines to vote in the state's biggest
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county, maricopa after officials slashed the number of polling places from 200 in 2012 to 60 yesterday. >> who ever manipulated this is playing with our political system. and for people to stand in line for hours to vote is insane. some predominantly latino neighborhoods didn't have any polling places which led to accusations of voter suppression. local voting officials say they simply underestimated turnout. tonight the mayor of phoenix is calling for a federal investigation. >> apparently they cut some of the voting places to save money. nancy cordes reporting tonight. thank you, nancy. can obamacare require contraception coverage? the supreme court heard the case today. we'll remember, joe is that ice cream? no, it's, uh, breyers gelato indulgences. you really wouldn't like it. it's got caramel and crunchy stuff. i like caramel and crunchy stuff.
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today on the sixth anniversary of obama care, the supreme court heard another challenge to the law. the little sisters of the poor, a charity run by nuns says the birth control provision violates the laws of god. jan crawford is at the court. >> women of the church, so it is just important for us, you know to be able to practice to exercise our faith freely. >> reporter: for sister constance veets, the issue goes beyond the little sisters of the poor.
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>> if our religious liberty can be disregarded, then, you know what's to prevent the government from disregarding anybody else's sincere religious faith? >> reporter: at the supreme court, it was a clash between religious freedom and a woman's access to contraception and the justices appeared deeply divided. liberal justices worried there was no stopping point. any religious objection to paying taxes or serving in the military could be brought. justice sonja sotomayor, how will we ever have a government that functions? the government had given the little sisters an out, simply sign a form, letting the government step in and order the nuns insurance company to provide contraceptive coverage. but the little sisters argue they would still be complicit. conservative justices seemed to agree. said chief justice john roberts. they think that that complicity is sinful. now, without justice scalia, the
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court appears divided 4-4. a tie vote. could keep in place the rulings against the little sisters, but scott, it was would set no precedent. >> jan crawford, covering the court. thank you so much. a blizzard buries spring. that's next.
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a spring blizzard dropped more than 16 inches of snow in boulder, colorado, and grounded planes in denver. barry peterson is there. >> call it the winter weather version of march madness. a storm that dropped more than 20 inches of snow in some areas and sent hundreds of cars and
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semis skidding and blocking traffic from wyoming to colorado to nebraska. both the main interstates through denver, east-west, and north-south were closed at one point. some drivers were stuck on the road for hours. denver international airport shut first for a power outage, then a second time from the blowing snow and low visibility. more than 1,200 outgoing and income offing flights were canceled or diverted including flights from overseas. snowplows tried to keep up with the falling snow. some roads were just impassible. more than 120,000 people lost power and scott, hard as it is to believe. this is all soon going to be just a bad memory. forecasts for tomorrow, sunny, high in the 50s. >> barry peterson with springtime in the rockies. barry, thank you very much. joe garagiola died today.
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he loved to crack jokes about baseball. his broadcasting spanned 57 years, world series, dog shows, and the "today" show. in his induction into the broadcasters hall of fame he told a story about his lifelong friend yogi berra. >> who else when i was recuperating from surgery i had. called are you playing golf? no, i haven't played in six weeks. he reassured me. don't worry you always play better when you don't play. >> joe garagiola was 90. ken howard's game was basketball. he played the coach at an inner city high school in the 1970s cbs series "the white shadow." ken howard died today. he was 71. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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brussels reminded us today of this image from oklahoma city, 1995. it came to represent the horror of the bombings there. as much as this image has represented the bombings in belgium. allen pizzey has the story behind the photo. when she took this photograph, she couldn't believe she was alive let alone still in one piece. >> people were crying and children and running.
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everyone was in shock. >> including you? >> yeah, including me. >> reporter: a reporter for georgian public television was buying a ticket when the bombs went off. this airport surveillance photo shows just how close she was. >> here you can see, i am standing here in front of the desk. and the explosion, what i saw, was here. my first impression was that -- am i in the movie? and i saw -- people wearing blood. they were all on the floors. without legs. without legs. yeah. and the first what i did, i touch my legs. i don't believe that i have legs, you know? >> reporter: even so she pulled out her iphone and started taking pictures. >> what went through your mind when you took that picture? >> i took the photo. are you okay. i ask her. but, she was -- sunny was speechless. nothing. >> reporter: today those who
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were not there held a memorial for the victims. but for a woman grateful to be alive, the memorial is seared into her soul. >> something very important happened in my life because these pictures will be in front of me the whole life. >> allen pizzey, cbs news, brussels. that's the "cbs overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley.
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welcome to the "cbs overnight news." i'm michelle miller. bell yum remains on its highest state of alert with fear that another terrorist strike is imminent after the deadly attacks in brussels. nearly three dozen people were killed. hundreds injured by three bombs that went off in a busy train station at the airport. the airport and several train stations remain closed. the manhunt continues for a suspect, caught on surveillance tape, along with two of the suicide bombers. meanwhile turkish officials say one of the bombers was caught in turkey and june and deported to the netherlands with the warning that he was "a frn fighter." charlie d'agata has more.
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>> reporter: a day after terror attacks, belgian officials warned the danger isn't over. in the mayhem of the airport bombings one of the suspects fled and is still on the run. but tonight we have learned that najim laachraoui, the terror cell's bomb maker may have been among the suicide bombers killed at the airport. thought to be the man on the left. his dna was also found on at least one of the suicide vests used during the paris attacks last november. earlier today, prosecutors released two more names, ibrahim el bakraoui in the middle blew himself up at the airport. while his younger brother, khalid detonated his explosives on the subway train. both brothers had criminal histories but weren't on the radar of police. the man in the hat who got away left behind a bomb in his luggage. had it gone off, police said it would have been the largest of the three.
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raids continue throughout the city, one turned up 33 pounds of high explosives, as well as detonators, a suitcase full of nails and screws, and an isis flag. amidst the anger, belgium was also a nation in mourning at midday, silence fell across the capital. a tribute to the lives lost. but also in solidarity. like brussels resident, marijke calsius. >> i'm sad for the world the way it is right now. >> it was only beginning. france, turkey, all over the world, now brussels, it is never ending. that scares me. >> translator: it hurts the heart, said sadia hanif. we are very sorry for what happened. ♪ ♪ as night fell tonight, crowds grew, ignoring warnings to avoid large gatherings, a show of defiance.
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now, news that the bomb maker, najim laachraoui may have been one of the suicide bombers at the airport is highly unusual, but fears that police may have been closing in might explain why he took part. >> charlie d'agata, cbs news, brussels. no americans are listed among those killed in the attacks seven wounded including 66-year-old richard norby in a medically induced coma. norby traveling with more mon missionaries, suffered severe injuries to his legs, and burns to his head and next. vladamir dutier has more. >> reporter: late this afternoon, sheila shults of owe desa, florida was awaiting news of the fate of her son and daughter-in-law. >> i have been hoping my phone would ring and justin or stephanie would be on the other end. tell me they're okay. for me not to worry. they were fine. but that call didn't come. >> justin and stephanie shults has been missing since the bombs went off at brussels airport. the wait continues for the
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family of siblings sascha and alex pinczowski from new york city, missing. they were on the phone with family when the bombs hit. more is known about three mormon missionaries seriously injured. in the blast. the son of 66-year-old richard norby told cbs news he is now in a medically induced coma after surgery on his head and leg. 19-year-old mason wells from sandy, utah had surgery on his foot and moved to a burn unit. parents, chad and kimberly wells. >> it is a nightmare phone call you never want to get that your son has been involved in a terrible accident. so you just try to go through a checklist mentally. okay. first of all, condition. health? second of all, location? third, how are we going to help him? >> according to european press reports, american, karen northsheld, now a personal trainer, is in intensive care is expected to live. >> i saw a lady come with a cut on her eye.
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sunny was bleeding all the way down her face. >> reporter: 55-year-old, missionary jeff slaughter on his way home to shreveport when the bombs went off. he ran out of the building and straight to safety. >> your brain just scan not process everything at once. it's too much -- it's too much information. >> reporter: the americans are among 150 victims still in hospitals around brussels to night. 61 of those are in intensive care. scott, a doctor at the hospital behind me said the injuries reminded him of those you would see in a war zone. belgium terror strikes are raising concern in the united states about the safety of so-called soft targets. the bomb at the brussels airport went off at the check in era which is not a secure space. kris van cleave is inside, new york's la guardia airport. tsa raised security mate your airports. that applies to the check points. the rest is up to local police. from the time you arrive at the curb, walk into the terminal. head over to the check-in counters this is all open to anyone. that makes it a very attractive target.
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this could be the new normal at air ports across the country. stepped up security in the weak of the brussels attacks. a team of heavily armed customs officers patroled the sprawling miami airport. outside new york's jfk airport, officers checked vehicles as they arrived at the terminal. and the busy denver airport was evacuate ford a time tuesday to investigate a security threat near american airlines counter. travelers admit the whole situation is unnerving. >> any day there is an attack. i think it makes you nervous. i have never seen machine guns in general. and similar scenes. played out from trains in subway stations. and subway stations. rail stations. trains. buses. public transportation have been soft targets. >> john pistol, a former tsa administrator. the brussels attack showed how vulnerable unsecured areas of air ports can be as well.
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>> airports want to be seen as inviting, people come in have a meal shop. >> creating a larger secure area was considered after the 2013 shooting of a tsa officer at lax, patrick gannon, the chief of the los angeles airport police says there is no easy answer. >> the problem is wherever you move them, that then becomes the target. >> reporter: in new york city, heavily armed teams of officers made their presence known in the subway. some passengers had their bags searched. >> for a terrorist any confined space where there is lesser security looks like an inviting target. >> reporter: a former assistant director of the fbi. >> i think europe is a very risky proposition right now. and this is going to be an ongoing battle. this may be the new normal. >> reporter: another challenge with moving the security perimeter back, it would require costly infrastructure to be installed at air ports across the country. while shifting the problem to another place.
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instead, terror experts like the theory that between parking garage and checkpoint to have a robust, visible police presence. yesterday there was no deterring the attackers. everyone loves how they feel in dark clothes. and to keep those darks from fading... there's woolite darks. it's free of harsh ingredients, keeping dark clothes looking like new for 30 washes so your love for dark clothes will never fade. woolite darks. (sound♪ of music ♪histling) introducing new k-y touch gel crème. for massage and intimacy.
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on the presidential campaign trail, republican ted cruz picked up the endorsement of one time rival jeb bush. despite winning utah's caucuses, cruz trails far behind donald trump in the count and would need to win 83% of the remaining dell gets to gain the nomination. cruz is coming under fire for his latest statement on muslims. cruz said "we need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure muslim neighborhood before they become radicalized." he sat down with charlie, gale and norah. >> we want to talk about muslim neighborhood and what you mean. here is what brill bratton said
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this morning. >> he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. i took great offense at that statement. i have almost 1,000 muslim officers in the nypd. when he is running around here, we probably have a few muslim officers guiding him. >> what do you say to that? >> it is not surprising that, the democratic henchmen of the mayor are coming after me. on the instructions of the mayor. >> it couldn't be that he thinks patrolling muslim neighborhood is a bad thing to do in the interest of new york? >> boy, it would be striking if his position is that we shouldn't patrol muslim neighborhood, patrol every neighborhood. listen, yesterday we saw a, a horrific terror attack in brussels. and our prayers this morning are with the families of those murdered, of those, wounded. what is important is that was not a lone wolf. it wasn't an isolated attack. it was radical islamic terrorism. it was isis that declared jihad,
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waging war on us. radical islamic terrorists they don't murder christians and jews and muslims as well. we need to fight and defeat. >> you know the surveillance program was in new york disbanded as you mentioned it didn't lead to any lead, any intelligence, they said it didn't work. >> it is true that the de blasio political henchmen say that. and it is true the nypd said it provided valuable intelligence. i till you as i travel the city of new york and the country. police officers over and over again, they stop me and they say thank you for standing up and having my back. >> this raises civil liberties concerns. how many muslims are in america? >> i don't know the number off the top of my head. >> you are saying law enforcement should survey a number of muslims you don't know how many muslims are in america. there are 3 million muslims in america. law enforcen't is overwhelmed. >> you are saying we can't. >> chief police, one of the most respected chiefs of police, here
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earlier said there are no muslim neighborhood. it doesn't exist that way. it is impractical what you are suggesting. also it doesn't suggest it would lead to anything. more of a political point you are making. >> norah, actually you brought up europe, a good example. if you look at at take in brussels, it is a direct result of failed immigration policies in europe that have allowed vast numbers of radical terrorists to come to pure up and they have been ghettoized in neighborhood that have become isolated, become separate and become -- >> that's not a similar problem we have here in the united states all. off course it is there. there are communities in america. >> name one community, city. where we have a large group of radicalized muslims? >> you have communities in minnesota. you have communities in michigan i've will tell you this, i will apologize to nobody for how vigorous i will be fighting razz cal islamic terrorism and -- >> on your chances to become president, you got an endorsement from jeb bush.
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does that give you a pathway, you think? what is that pathway to get the nomination? >> well, i am very grateful to have the support of governor jeb bush. it is really an in kags of what we are seeing nationally. we are seeing republicans uniting behind our campaign. you know last night, a tremendous victory in the state of utah. very much hoping to break 50% which would give us all the delegates. not only did we break 50%. ended up with a landslide of 69%. we are seeing republicans uniting behind our campaign because we are the only campaign. utah now the tenth state where we have beaten donald trump. you know, charlie interesting in the last ten days we have been endorsed by jeb bush, mitt romney, mike lee, and mark levine. want to talk about the broad spectrum of the republican party. that is olay regenerist renews from within... plumping surface cells for a dramatic transformation without the need for fillers. your concert tee might show your age... your skin never will.
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santana. ♪ ♪ panelists were drawn to the spiritual journey of john coltrane on "a love supreme." ♪ obey your master >> reporter: and the power of metallica's "master of puppets" songs will join 400 recordings permanently archived at national recording registry. >> most think of the library as the written word, the book. ♪ wake up mama turn your lamp down low ♪ >> it is manuscripts, maps, films, recorded sounds. ♪ oh >> the acting librarian of congress says they rely on public recommendations when making their picks. the list includes several recognizable songs. >> one of my favorites of adding billy joel. ♪ sing us a song tonight >> a very iconic, much-loved
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piece. >> reporter: in 2013 -- billy joel told charlie rose how he cam up with the classic song. >> "piano man" came along at that time. >> i wrote it in 1973 when i was living in los angeles. i was working in a piano bar. >> under a pseudonym? >> yes. >> what was going on? >> i signed a bad deal. first recording contract was a really bad deal. i signed away by copy rights, publishing, royalties. you name it, i signed it away. i was so happy to get a record deal. i didn't know what i was signing. didn't have a lawyer representing me. >> reporter: this year's list includes historical moments for which only audio recordings exist. >> 100 points for wilt chamberlain. >> philadelphia broadcaster, bill campbell, calling wilt chamberlain's record breaking 100 point game in 1962. >> the most amazing scoring performance of all time. >> reporter: former secretary of
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state george marshal giving the commencement address at harvard university in 1947. what later became known as the marshal plan, laid out the blueprint for rebuilding europe after the devastation of world war ii. >> i need that the world situation is serious. >> sound from the past. ♪ baby baby >> forever preserved for the future. ♪ please don't leave me ♪ all by myself >> if you ever wondered where cbs news is made, we have got a treat for you. mo rocca of sunday morning takes you on a walking tour of our home. >> well, right now we are in studio 45 here at cbs broadcast center. which is a very big place. just how big? follow me. we're going outside. a little over 50 years ago, cbs moved here to the west side of manhattan. to what was billed as the
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largest television plant on the atlantic seaboard. half a million square feet of floor space. more than the combined size of 10 football fields, pretty much a whole city block. but originally this place wasn't for tv. it was the world's largest milk distribution center. with seemingly endless corridors snaking through this sprawling complex. some parts of the broadcast center -- stand back. remain virtually unexplored. and in fact, before there was milk here -- there was beer. i'm deep down in the cat combs of the broadcast center. it is said that in the late 1800s, this was a brewery. ♪ ♪
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the cat coacombs themselves are three stories deep, dank, murky, eerie, historical fun fact. this is where all of the late, great, cbs news anchors are buried. i'm kidding. i made that up. >> good evening this is walter cronkite from our cbs news election headquarters in new york. >> cbs news moved in here just in time for walter cronkite to anchor coverage of the 1964 presidential election from studio 41. >> those returns are put into ibms, 7010 computer. >> new facilities were touted as versatile. multipurpose, electronic wonderland. this same studio was home to the soap opera "as the world turns." >> i have been trying to find you. >> starring a young julie ann moore as half sisters, franny and sabrina. now, at this very moment, no one
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is home here in studio 41. you can see how truly cavernous it is. up there, almost 300 lights. and maybe quiet here, but over in studio 43. it's march madness. >> and the pushing and shoving. cbs sports is in here. covering the ncaa basketball tournament. >> get into it all the time. >> gentlemen. sorry to interrupt. giving the cbs "sunday morning" audien audience, a tour. >> you may recognize the gentlemen. ernie, clark, kenny and charles. >> wait, wait, you said you hate to interrupt. why you interrupt then? >> just thought i would throw myself right into it. i should not apologize. >> i could chat all day with these guys. but, les -- >> this is the boss. >> hello, everybody. >> the man who signs my check. just walked in. >> broadcasting gets very busy.
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>> look over here. anyone? >> scenic shop, where scenery for shows gets made. one of the many marvels of the broadcast center when it first opened was the largest plastic vacuum forming machine in the industry. capable of making -- a brick wall that weighs next to nothing. thank you, jim, pretty cool. >> you're welcome. >> okay. when you are ready. jimmy bianco is going to make us something with the vacuum form. and after our fro jekt cools off. >> that's it. >> wow. how long have you been here? >> been duke this 36 years. >> it needs to be painted by flo francellas. >> flo, you have outdone yourself. >> thank you. >> just realize i'd am hosting the show this morning. >> you better go. >> sunday morning has been on the air 37 years. not the only show to come out of studio 45. you babyboomers will surely
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remember "captain kangaroo." and we're back. thank you for joining me on thi,
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new yorkers insist the best pizza is made here in the big apple. people in the windy city say nothing compares to chicago's deep dish. now, detroit is joining the pizza challenge. jeff glor reports. >> reporter: a flipped version of the pizza you might know. dough meet cheese and sauce. >> the red top. this gives distinction. on top there. >> reporter: a red top with blue-collar roots. >> wow. look at those pies. here at buddy's, detroiters have been eating it their whole lives. for you this is just pizza. >> like being home. according to legend, buddy's was first a speakeasy. but in 1946, gus guerra made a
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pie here. he used tomato basil red sauce from sicily baked in square pans used by auto workers to hold nuts, bolts and car parts. that gives detroit style pizza a crunch, and in addition to the red top. >> the pizza has been around 70 years, 80ers just hitting it. >> still have pans that have been here 80 years. >> wes picula started as a dish waurer at buddy's 41 years ago. today the vice pmt of operations. >> you hear about chicago, new york, wait a second. we've got something to offer. >> reporter: detroit pizza's big moment is welcome development for famed food critic sylvia rector. she says it only makes sense. immigrants that rolled into work on booming assembly lines, also reworked food basics. >> everybody embraces
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everybody's else's food. that's what you do with food. a cultural currency that everybody understands. >> reporter: the type of pizzas made in detroit's italian households inspired imitations. little caesar's first commercialized square pies. now, suddenly it's hip for pizza to hail from detroit. it is amazing to see these great lakes cities, were written off years, decades ago. now there is this hip quality to them that everybody wants few be a part of. >> this is a very resilient place. people, individuals, are working together and pulling themselves up by their bootstraps. it is sort of a ground-up, resurrection of not just the city but the food scene here. >> reporter: detroit is on the way back thanks in part to a pizza that never left. jeff glor, detroit. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you the news continues. check back a bit later for the morning news and cbs this
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morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm michelle miller. captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 24th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." the search for a terrorist continues. authorities still hunting for the man in white suspected of being one of the bombers who carried out this week's attack in brussels. a dangerous spring storm stretches from the rockies to the great lakes. snow stifled travel in denver, while severe weather causes damage in the texas plains. and alabama's governor under fire. robert bentley is

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