protest leaders in new york reject mayor bill de blasio's call for plate tant demonstrations against the killing of two black men until two slain policemen are buried. and a mysterious 9 1/2 hour breakdown. and british singer joe cocker who used his raspy voice for ballads and rock has died at the age of 70. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of the tune would you stand up and walk out on me ♪ >> this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december >> this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 23rd, 2014. captioning funded by cbs

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. new york mayor bill de blasio is calling for calm and temporary pause for week of protests over police-related violence. he wants demonstrators to wait until after two slain officers were laid to rest. but they're rejecting his calls this morning. that, as investigators learn more about the gunman and what he was doing before the deadly shooting. don champion is in new york, good morning. don. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the mayor called for a halt on demonstrations as he and the police commissioner meant with the grieving families of the officers killed. meantime, investigators have new clues as to what the gunman was doing before saturday's deadly encounter. >> this is a difficult time for both of our families. >> reporter: as the families of wenjian liu and rafael ramos lay

their loved ones to rest, the mayor calls for reflection. >> let's focus on the families and what they have lost. >> reporter: amid protesters who staged a sit-in and grand central monday vowed to keep up the fight. they don't want ismaaiyl brinsley violent act to call for reform. >> it seems like a plan to try to attack this one guy with hundreds of thousands of protesters who have been protesting genls police brutality in general. >> reporter: investigators say brinsley watched and recorded a protest in the city earlier this month but did not participate. his sister maintains he was not targeting police. >> he was emotionally troubled. it had nothing to do with police retaliation. >> reporter: authorities released last known video of brinsley carrying a small white bag possibly with the gun he used to kill the officers inside. they're now trying to piece

together where he was in the hours before the shooting. now, the mayor says he does plan on attending both funerals of officer ramos' funeral is scheduled for this weekend. officer liu's funeral will take place as his family afrierrivesm china. and the tense relationship between mayor bill de blasio and the city's police department. >> every mayor of new york city has had strained relations with the police force that they lead over the years. but the mayor's experience is not unique. every mayor i've worked for have had strained relations in boston, l.a. it's part of the political train. you need to look beyond the morale and performance of officers, and this is professionalism. they're still out there work very hard in demonstrations in the face of greater adversity. they're policing despite the horrific murders over the

weekend. they're still going towards the danger, not stepping back. so the morale is something that's internalized and has not affected their performance which is what you would ask. with respect to moving forward, an apology, i know the mayor went to the hospital to pay his respects to the slain officers. some of the officers there were so upset, they turned their backs on him as he passed by. >> it was a manifestation and frustration of some officers. something that i'm certainly not approving of. and we'll be proud of the dialogue going forward how do we find, as i've indicated, common ground. i've been in the business a long time, and he's issues are not moot. they're not unique for new york. i've dealt with them in every city i've worked in los angeles, boston and just part of it, if you will. >> well, the justice department will investigate a deadly police

shooting in milwaukee. protesters marched through the city after the local district attorney decided newt charge a white police officer in the dental of a mentally ill black man in april. he had been sleeping in a park. the d.a. says the officer acted in self-defense when he shot the man 14 times. the u.s. attorney will review the case. and millions of holiday travelers and last-minute shoppers are in for some rough weather. heavy rainfall and thunderstorms will develop today in the southeast. tornadoes are possible along the gulf coast. christmas eve will bring rain up the eastern seaboard. the upper midwest will see snow. in colorado, a winter blast made driving dangerous for the evening commute monday. snow and icy conditions caused accidents and delays. a north korean websites are back online this morning after a temporary shutdown. it's not clear who or what caused the widespread outages. experts say it's one of the

worst network failures in years. it comes amid a growing war of words between washington and pyongyang over a cyberattack over sony. north korea vehemently denies involvement. craig boswell reports from the wow. >> reporter: north korea says our toughest will be boldly taken against the white house, the pentagon and the whole u.s. mainland. president obama said north korea is responsible and called it cybervandalism. >> we take it very seriously. we will respond proportionately, as i said. >> reporter: monday, north korea experienced a major internet outage. but the cause is not immediately clear. the obama administration says only part of the response may be visible. it's considering placing north korea back on the list of state-sponsors of terrorism.

>> he's trying to determine -- >> reporter: jonathan pollock, a senior official at the brookings institution said it's over the top. >> it may make them feel better, if you will, to be able to say this is what we're going to do to you. but in a way, it's an an effort threat. >> reporter: state department suggested that north korea work on a different response. sony pictures says it's still exploring options for distributing "the interview." the film that sparked the controversy including a possible online release. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. pope francis is calling for a little more christmas spirit inside the vatican. he used his public address to publicly talk down. and in a blistering indictment, francis accused them of using their vatican careers to grab power and wealth, and a living

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its fifth this year. the nasdaq up 16 points. asian stocks finished lower after wall street's rally. hong kong's hang seng dropped a quarter%. the shanghai dropped 3%. the nikkei is closed for holiday. bmw is recalling vehicles to replace the potentially takata air bags. the automaker is agreeing to government demands to expand the air bag recall. the bmw 3 series cars made between january 2004 and august 2006. the fda has approved a new skin cancer drug from bristol-myers squib. to treat melanoma. it will be available for tumors that spread throughout the body or cannot be radio moved by

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and here's another look at this morning's top stories. protesters are ignoring a call from new york's may tore suspend demonstrations while the city mourns two murdered police officers. and investigators released new video of the gunman before the shooting. and internet service has been restored in north korea after being totally knocked out. the cause is unknown. but it comes amid increasing tensions with the u.s. over the sony cyberattack. well, rock fans are remembering joe cocker, the british singer died yesterday of lung cancer. cocker made his mark singing "with a little help of my friends" at woodstock. danielle nottingham looks back at his career. ♪ what would you do if i sang out of the tune ♪ >> reporter: joe cocker cultivated his unique gritty voice in sheffield, england. the rock 'n' roll singer hit the big time with a beatles tune.

♪ with a little help from my friends ♪ >> reporter: he formed the cover live in woodstock in 1969 and it became the theme song for the tv show "the wonder years." >> i remember it like it was in the late '60s, we also felt we were -- i don't know. ♪ >> reporter: john belushi famously intimidated cocker on "saturday night live" and the two performed "feelin' right" together on the show. >> i had a bout with cocaine and then booze. >> reporter: cocker's success wasn't much of his own. he had a hit with billy preston "you are so beautiful." ♪ you are so beautiful ♪ ♪ >> reporter: his voice cracked on the last note and the songbooked a top-ten hit in

1975. cocker recorded a duet "up where we belong" with jennifer warren for the 1982 film "an officer and a gentleman" ♪ up where we belong >> reporter: it was a number one hit that went on to win both a grammy and an academy award. joe cocker passed away in colorado which he called home for the past two decades. danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. ♪ well, an orangutan has been granthuman legal rights in argentina. in a ruling published monday a court said the animal named sandra is a nonhuman person and has the right to personal freedom. she's lived at a zoo in buenos aires for 20 years. the ruling means sandra will be transferred to a nature sanctuary. this is the "cbs morning news."

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for nearly six months, we followed a group of high school dropouts who got a second chance through a program run by the national guard in los angeles. they have endured academic, mental and physical challenges. but now the series ends with their new beginning. michelle miller reports. >> let's go, get up! >> get up! >> reporter: this was the first day of challenge academy back in july. >> you better hurry up, let's go! >> reporter: these rebellious unfocused dropouts had a wake-up call like none they've ever had. >> it's go to be a long day. i told you it was coming. >> reporter: over the past 153 days they've been torn down by discipline and built back up with praise.

>> good job, i'm proud of you kiddo, good job. >> reporter: we've followed all eight through the academy. we caught rfrancisco's emotiona day. we saw melissa stowe go from lagging behind to one of the top in her class. >> this is my mom. >> reporter: and during a home visit with krista hopkins, we discovered the source of her pain. >> i don't want to end up like my mom. >> reporter: how do you expect to be changed people? >> i thought, my parents screwed me over, they didn't raise me right but it was totally my fault. i treated people like crap. like i didn't think i'd come in here being changed. i didn't think i needed to. >> we didn't know exactly what we were getting ourselves into. i think that all of us got so much more out of it than expected. >> reporter: as the cadets shared hugs and tears while lining up for graduation, in the stands, anxious parents were

emotional, too. angique stewart's mother. if you could say something what would you say? >> that i'll be with her no matter what. >> reporter: sergeant timothy edwards and all the sergeants who used tough love to help turn these lives around said their good-byes with one final salute. as a testament to the sunburst motto, dream, belief, achieve. >> success is waiting for you, all right? >> reporter: 28 students actually achieved high school status and received diplomas. it's been remarkable. but it's not over yet. for the next 12 months they will have a mentor to guide them on

their new journey. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the fallout over the shooting of two new york city office. we'll speak with new york city police commissioner bill bratton. plus, a closer look at drone safety as the faa struggles to mandate the unmanned aircraft. and cnet will show us great last-minute gifts. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

. good morning, today is tuesday, december 23rd, i'm erika von tiehl. >> i'm diana rocco in for ukee washington. here are stories we're following today. but the cases on the street, gunman shoots a three year old and another person in broad daylight. update on the search for the shooter y people who live in that neighborhood aren't surprised. >> also, protests against police killings continue in new york even after the mayor asks people to put them on hold. >> andres for rain today. storm scan3 shows most of the philadelphia region is dry for now, but some wet weather is moving in, just in time for your holiday travel plans. >> and we get the latest on that, already, huge up tick in the temperature this time yesterday, a lot colder. katie is back from heron