♪ good morning. it's tuesday, december 23rd. 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." protesters defy new york mayor's plea to stop demonstrations. nypd commissioner bill bratton is in studio 57. and a delta baggage handler is accused of smuggling loaded guns into the cabin of a passenger plane. plus heavy snow and rain threaten to damping the holiday spirits of millions of travelers this christmas. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> in this tragedy, maybe we find some way of moving forward. somehow knit our city together. >> a call for calm in new york

city. >> bill de blasio -- >> wants a temporary pause to weeks of protests. this surveillance video capturing the shooter just before the execution. >> last night, the widow of one of the officers gunned down spoke publicly. >> we will stand together. >> a major storm just in time for a holiday getaway. >> this is going to push off to the east. it does look like travel is going to be difficult. >> internet is back after being out for hours. >> we're not going to comment except to say as we implement our responses -- >> go, go, go! >> on a california freeway -- >> accused of smuggling firearms into new york city on passenger jets. >> belgium's prime minister came under a messy attack by activists. >> all that -- >> and now, a fight on the field. this is ugly.

a great game. come on, you can't do that. >> intercepted, bengals touchdown! >> and it's going to send cincinnati to the playoffs. >> and "all that mattered" -- ♪ let it go let it go >> let it go something to surprise students in a performance going viral this morning. >> on "cbs this morning" -- ♪ a little help from my friends ♪ >> friends and fans alike remember legendary singer joe cocker. >> thank you. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs and welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm anthony mason with vinita nair. charlie, norah and gayle are off. new york city's mayor said protests and debates over police violence need to stop until two murdered policemen are laid to

rest-he spoke after victiming the families of nypd police officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. >> they accuse him of trying to stifle free speech. demonstrators at new york's grand central terminal said police still need to be held accountable. don dahler is in brooklyn at the site of the shooting. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this memorial continues to grow proximately by the hour as many come here to lay candles or pay their respects. family members of the slain officers are speaking out about the loved ones they lost. walking slowly down the steps of her brooklyn home the widow of officer wenjian liu gathered herself and spoke of the man she married just two months ago. >> this is a difficult time for both of our families. we need to stand together and get through this together. >> reporter: she also thanked the community for its support. >> i'd like to express our

gratitude to the police department. our neighbors, the entire new york city community, friends and co-workers for the help and support they provide. >> reporter: embattled new york city mayor bill de blasio who has been criticized by police for supporting the demonstrators visited the homes of both slain officers yesterday and called for any protests to temporarily cease. >> all i can say is, this is a time for every new yorker to think about these families. to put aside protests. to put aside demonstrations. unless these funerals are past, let's folk use just on these families and they have lost. >> reporter: but later in a news conference with police commissioner bratton, deblasio argued that the media was creating divisions. >> when you managed to do is pull up the few who do not

represent the majority who are saying unacceptable things who shouldn't be saying those things. and some who actually physically attack police officers which i said is absolutely unacceptable. >> reporter: bratton tried to tone down the anger by many of his officers. >> you can point out to me one mayor that has not been battling with the police unions in the last 50 years. name one of them fm na. name one. so the experience of this man in terms some of cops not liking him is nothing knew. >> reporter: this new video shows ismaaiyl brinsley hours before the shooting before he fired at the parked patrol car. >> we have some gaps as to his activity. >> the investigation that we've conducted so far leads to us believe that he acted alone. >> reporter: police believe that the motive was anger over the death of black men during recent

encounters with police. brinsley posted some 119 comments on social media which were very anti-government. the funeral for officer ramos is scheduled for saturday. the nypd is making arrangements to bring relatives of officer liu in from china to attend the funeral. >> don, thanks. nypd commissioner bill bratton is with us now. good morning, commissioner. first, limit offer our conde condolences of officers ramos and liu. >> thank you. >> detectives are working in teams of three. academy trainees are told not to wear their uniforms in public. are there credible threats throughout now against the new york police? >> what we're doing is an abundance of caution. we're constantly add gisting our threat levels a couple weeks because of the potential terrorism acts, we raised them

up. we'll adjust accordingly. in this instance, until we make certain that this individual acted alone which appears to be the case that we will put in the extra efforts. we'll probably end up pulling them back. but an awful lot of copycats have come in in the meantime, we have to check those out. it's an abundance of caution. >> how do you go back checking those out? as we said, brinsley was a lone wolf. people with mental disease taking actions on their own, how can you possibly police that? >> we have a very capable police department, nypd, thousands of counterintelligence very skilled in viewing social media. tracing back to photos, et cetera. and what we are attempting to do is follow up on every one of those threats. and we do follow up on every one of them. we're also attempting to determine the case of brinsley, where did he get his money? who does he hang out with?

doesn't seem to have been employed. he's a couch crasher as they call him. he doesn't seem to have a residence, he just crashes on somebody's couch. but he seems to have money. cashing $100 bills. what was he like. we have the best detectives in the world. >> there are a lot of tourists in the city right now, commissioner. wall to wall. >> wall to wall. >> and we're a little bit away from new year's eve. is there anything that you're doing at this point. >> we have well-honed plans that have developed, particularly since the 9/11 threats. as we go into new year's, after we finish with the funerals coming up in the next week, the focus will shift very clearly to that event. we plan for all year long in terms of intelligence gathering. there are no credible threats directly against that event as of this time. and we've pretty much perfected over the last number of years to

deal with that area. >> how did the mayor regain the confidence of some the officers who have been vocal, including at the funeral, turning their backs on him. i know you were there as well. >> we're in a difficult place, in terms of the officers' feelings, about the demonstrations, about the anti-police move that seems to be sweeping the country of late. it's not easy being a cop in america today. the dangers that still exist for them. despite crime having gone down fairly dramatically over the last 20 years. it's a tough job. as we've seen in some instances, a thankless job. despite that, they've done a remarkable job. they're keeping crime down. they've been restrained when face-to-face with demonstrators, you know, kill the cops, and the language is directed at them. i'm privileged to lead an extraordinarily professional group of men and women who are committed to their profession. >> we hope for the safety of all

of your police officers. commissioner bratton, thank you so much for your time. snow and rain are threatening holiday travel for millions of americans. heavy snowfall outside of denver snarled traffic monday. some areas saw two to three inches an hour. heavy rain can also snarl air travel in parts of the country, 5 to 6 million people are expected to travel. danielle, a lot of people are going not now. not more bad weather. >> absolutely, vinita. it's always something. it could be worse, today, the biggest threat is going to be severe weather. we've shsevere thunderstorm warnings. biggest threats severe flash flood watches and stretching east towards the florida panhandle. an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. through the afternoon and into christmas eve, areas of rain through the mid-atlantic and the northeast with a strip of snow in the upper midwest. the northeast, megalopolis, it

becomes slippery for travel on christmas eve. then areas on snow on the backside of the storm producing several inches. the wind will be a factor as well. it means gusts 30 to 40 miles per hour. that will disrupt air travel especially christmas eve night and early christmas morning. it's go being to be mild in new york city on christmas day. the price of gasoline fell again overnight, extending a record-breaking streak. aaa says drivers now pay an average of $2.37 a gallon. that's 88 cents lower than a year ago. and the lowest average since may 2009. gas prices have dropped 89 days in a row. they're expected to go even lower before the end of the year. two men are under arrest this morning accused of smuggling loaded guns on commercial flights. the elaborate gun trafficking

allegations involve a air baggage handler and a former delta employee. from atlanta to new york city. jim axelrod is here to show us how police caught the suspects. jim, good morning. >> good morning. investigators say mark henry got off a delta air flight earlier this month with 18 guns in had his bag. some of which were loaded. henry was arrested attempting to sell the gun to an undercover officer unraveling what they allege is an even bigger scheme involving delta employee who used his security access to help smuggle weapons. >> reporter: investigators say the gun smuggling operation began in atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport. that's where eugene harvey allegedly helped a delta employee smuggle 18 guns on to a flight to new york. harvey using his clearance was able to enter a secure part of

the airport not subjected to screenings by the tsa. as a result, the bag containing the weapons was never run through security. the two men would then meet in a terminal restroom to allegedly make the weapons exchange. it happened on four other occasions according to prosecutors who say in all, undercover officers purchased 129 handguns from harvey's co-conspirator during the nearly eight-month investigation. >> it's an issue that can't happen in any airport in the united states. >> reporter: douglas laird once ran security at northwest airlines. he said this was a failure on multiple levels. >> normally, you catch them on the neck. in this particular instance that didn't happen. >> reporter: the allegations raised serious concerns over security. harvey was allowed access after being cleared by the department of homeland security, the tsa and the faa. >> airport employees having access to secure parts of the airport are not screened the way passengers are.

do we want to screen everybody entering a secure part of the airport, as opposed to relying upon an airport i.d. to grant them access. >> delta airlines says they're cooperating with authorities. quote, we take seriously any activity that fails to uphold our strict commitment to the safety and security of our customer us and employees. we will know later when they hold a press conference later today. north korea is coming back online after a sweeping internet breakdown in the country. >> it happened just days after north korea denied involvement in the sony picture attacks. bob orr is in washington where u.s. officials are keeping quiet about the internet outage. bob, good morning. >> good morning. there are unsubstantiated claims by two hacking groups taking claim for the outage. there is no proof it was caused by a cyberstrike.

>> that profile, that series of events that i've ever seen in north korea before. >> reporter: cyberanalyst doug midori said after days of spotty internet service, monday's outage completely cut off north korea's access to the world. >> there were periods it was out for an hour or more. >> you want us to assassinate the leader of north korea? >> reporter: the blackout came just days after the fbi blamed north korea for a devastating hack on sony pictures which caused the studio to pull the plug on "the interview." a slapstick film about the assassination of north korea's leader. president obama promised north korea would way some proportional price. >> we will respond. we will respond proportionally, and we will respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> reporter: so monday's blackout in north korea fueleded speculation the outage may have been retaliation by the u.s. or

an intermediary. >> given the recent events and the context this occurs in, one has to consider the possibility that they were under some sort of an attack. >> reporter: but u.s. officials had no comment on the outage. and remains cryptic about u.s. plans to avenge the sony attack. >> we around going to discuss, you know, publicly operational details about the possible response options except to say that some will be seen, some may not be seen. >> now, another possible explanation for that outage is that north korea may have shut down its own network. that would be in the information seen by citizens it would also block an incoming attack by the u.s. or another opponent. anthony. >> bob orr, thanks. joe cocker was one of the few singers could truly could be called one of a kind. he was famous for his raspy voice and particularly for a legendary performance caught on

film ♪ lend me your ear then i'll sing you a song ♪ >> reporter: his voice instantly recognizable. gravelly, gritty, full of soul. joe cocker was a modern throwback. perfectly melding contemporary rock by blues from a different era. born in sheffield, england, cocker honed his talent performing in pubs around the 1960s. ♪ do you need anybody >> reporter: in 1968, he shot to stardom with a cover of the beatle's hit "with a little help from my friends." >> i remember like in the late '60s, we also felt we were going to -- i don't know. >> reporter: but it was his wild almost manic set at woodstock in 1969 that immortalized the

musician and his style. >> the cocker version is indelible. is it the beatle's? no, but for many people, the one that they knew, they grew up hearing it on "the wonder years." ♪ would you stand up and walk out on me ♪ >> reporter: in a statement paul mccartney called that cover song just mind blowing. and ringo starr good-bye and god bless to joe cocker from one of his friends peace and love. despite addiction to alcohol and drugs, cocker persevered putting out 50 albums. with jenner warren won him a grammy and the oscar winning song from the 1982 film "an officer and a gentleman." yet, much of his best work was not his own.

he was a master of interpretations ♪ you are so beautiful to me >> reporter: joe cocker dead at age 70. ♪ >> an extraordinary voice. it's so unusual for a performer really to be defined by one performance. that woodstock performance, when you saw it there or you saw the film, you just never forgot it. >> it's amazing, too, so many of those songs i attribute to his voice. you forget the original artist. >> there many many people who covered the beatle's. the pope blasts the breasts and bishops who run

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i hear you're quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. let me show you how grandma does it. ♪ you're daddy made this when he was a little boy. ♪ this is your dad in my house, where he had his first christmas. thanks for making the coffee. well look who's up. i'm really glad you're here, mom. me too. ♪ look who's here!

♪ that's how it goes whenever it snows. ♪ ♪ the world is your snowball just for a song. ♪ ♪ get out and move it along. ♪

>> diana rocco, 7:26, let's get right to katie for a look at the wet weather today. >> diana exactly right. we had wet weather today. also have it tomorrow. but tomorrow ends up being the wettest day we do have activity here on storm scan, you can tell it is pretty scat nerds nature right now, so damn, dreary look at the temperatures, you're in at 40 degrees, but just like they do on the camera lens, those raindrops will limit your visibility, on your winds she will, too. so watch for. that will meanwhile, as the day progresses, we expect the temperatures to stay somewhat steady, low 50's at best, but

that's well above average already. and we're going to sky rocket to the six off's on christmas eve, which does mean, despite wet weather, it is just rain, no white christmas this time around, jess? >> unfortunately, but 62 degrees, that's unbelievable. good morning, everybody. 422, around oaks, you can see, string every brake lights there, eastbound delay, but the westbound lanes moving along just fine. now, out in pottstown, utility pole caught on fire on route 724, closing it, at route 100, you want to take 422 to get on by. diana, over to you. >> thanks, jess, next update 7:55, up next, are hollywood drones sacrificing safety? for more local news weather and traffic continue to watch us on the "cw

♪ in australia, a drone operator was getting some great shots of kangaroos in the wild, but the mother kangaroo apparently thought the drone was getting too close to its baby. she jumped up and swatted the drone out of the sky. welcome back to "cbs this morning." kangaroos aren't the only ones taking aim at drones. faa insiders say they're being rubber stamped to issue to drone you're. >> the pope with a scathing christmas message why he accuses cardinals, bishops and priests from suffering from, quote, spiritual alzheimer's. that's ahead. time to show you headlines.

politico said the special investigator is resigning from guantanamo bay. his departure comes amid frustration in some quarters in delays releasing prisoners. 132 remain at guantanamo. the milwaukee journal sentinel said a white milwaukee cop will not be charged in the shooting of a man in april. milwaukee county district attorney determined it was justified self-defense. the decision not to charge him was led by the victim's brother. >> the "washington post" looking at what it calls the troubled legacy of bmw is expanding a recall of

driver's side air bag to the whole country. it's the last of five automakers to agree to a recall. the recall is 140,000 vehicles made between 2004 and 2006. at least five deaths are blamed on the defect. and "the new york times" said columbia university will investigate a rolling stone story about a student who said she was gang raped at the university of west virginia. "rolling stone" said it asked columbia to review how the story was reported and edited. pope francis said priests inside the vatican are more interested in power and wealth than serving god. the toughest message the pope has ever said to the public. >> reporter: st. peter's square is decked out for christmas

festivities. but inside the vatican, pope francis hasn't been handing out joy to the world. the unpredictable press, in language none of them are used to hearing, francis cass tig ga cast tig gaited spiritual aumz. the 15 list of sins included terrorism of power. and francis never worked before he was elected he is trying to reform what he sees it an infected candidacy. >> it seems to be an impediment to efficiency. and francis by publicly goinging out there and pointing out toot

courier to be an impediment to his work is actually making it impossible to pose him. >> reporter: francis told the so-called princes of the church not forgot how much good is done by a healthy sense of humor. priests are like airplanes, he said, they only make news when they fall. >> i don't think that was the message they were expecting this christmas. >> absolutely not. but again and again he continues to surprise people with what he says. cars and suvs are getting safer. the insurance institute for highway safety is out this morning with its annual list of vehicle, with the best performances in its crash test. >> this time last year only 39 models received top honors. this year, that number has doubled. jericka duncan is outside with the top picks. >> reporter: good morning. nod bad here, this mercedes

e-class typically does well. but this year, vehicles in the top spot had to meet very strict safety standards. all of the winners weren't as luxurious as this car. the experts at the insurance institute for highway safety tested more than 190 vehicles in a series of crash tests. this year, 71 models received one of the two highest ratings. top safety pick, or top safety pick-plus. including top-selling models, the toyota prius b and the honda civic. each had to perform well in five tests. the newest test is called the small overlap frontal crash test. it re-creates what happens when the front corner of a vehicle clips another car, or a smaller object like a tree or a utility pole. adrian lund is the president of

the iihs. >> we just introduced the small frontal crash interest in 2012. many automaker, stepping up to it, making changes to the design. beefing up the door frame and structuring to the front end. all of this helping to maintain the occupant compartments. >> reporter: but doing well in the crash tests wasn't enough to get the top rating of safety pick plus. the vehicle also has to have a system that warns drivers of an imminent crash and can brake the car automatically if the driver doesn't respond fast enough. >> this some just luxury cars anymore. we're see gg performing good pe including having crash prevention systems in most of the size and price classes. >> reporter: according to that report, american manufacturers are actually lagging behind a bit when it comes to installing

front crash prevention systems. anthony. >> jericka, you don't get to drive that car home, do you? >> reporter: i wish i did. this morning, cuba's government is defending its right to grant political asylum. that appears to be a response to new jersey governor chris christie. the potential republican candidate says president obama should not restore relations with cuba until fugitive joanne chesimard is sent home. >> it was awful. and typical of this president, unfortunately, in negotiations, one of our state troopers was murdered in cold blood. his killer was convicted. and these thugs in cuba have given her political asylum for 30 years. unacceptable. and i'm going to continue to speak out and i don't know if that's putting pressure on the president or not. but i'm certainly going to continue to speak out. >> a cuban official said monday the u.s. is sheltering dozens of cubans accused of crimes

including murder and terrorism. >> i new york congressman is expected to plead guilty to federal tax invasion. you may remember michael grimm caught on video threatening a reporter. staten island congressman who co-owned a restaurant is accused of hiding more than $1 million in funds and wages. there's no word if he'll resign. grimm's lawyer had had no comment for cbs news. ahead, the rise of the drones. the government regulators put business interests before safety when approved commercial drones for hollywood? you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪

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♪ new concerns this morning about the safety of drones. the federal aviation administration recently granted six hollywood companies permission to use them on movie sets. the agency said it was satisfied

the drones would not cause damage or injure people. but a "washington post" report raises questions as to whether the faa ignored internal safety warnings. giuliana goldman has the story. >> reporter: while some hollywood filmmakers can now use drones to shoot these kinds of scenes in the u.s., 170 other applicants from a variety of industries including insurance companies and big oil remain on the waiting list. >> they're saying hurry up. you're taking too long. we have this technology. it's moving along quickly. it's a big business opportunity we don't want to fall behind. >> reporter: but several faa inspectors interviewed by "washington post" reporter craig whitlock said they felt pressured and that safety wasn't a top priority. in one e-mail, inspector james ryan wrote we can do this job good or we can do it fast. but can't do it good and fast. >> they had gone over the applications with a fine tooth comb and were worried these

drones might fly off movie sets. there haven't been enough testing. a couple of them actually formally prepared a denial to reject these plans. but the faa kept that quiet to the public. >> reporter: other inspectors complained about conflicts of interest-after the faa hired drone industry lobbyist jon mcgraw to speed up applications. one wrote i'm now officially numb with total dismay and disgust with our leadership. >> faa is really the skunk of the garden party right now. >> reporter: former faa official scott brenner said the agency is struggling to find a balance between technology that could pump $10 million a year into the economy and ensure the safety of the nation's airspace. >> at the end of the day, it is not the drone manufacturer or the company that got permission to operate it. it's going to be the faa who will be the picture on the news up at the congressional hearing saying why did you give permission to operate this drone in this certain circumstance. >> reporter: in a statement, the

faa maintained safety is still its top priority and is undergoing an active debate about how to approach integration. >> many will be excited when they unwrap the box and find an unmanned aircraft. >> reporter: and for those who will get drones over the holidays, the agency launched a safety campaign to help keep everyone out of harm's way. for "cbs this morning," giuliana goldman, washington. >> it's not just hollywood, i think you're actually seeing people who want drones at their wedding. is it safe. >> i'm kind of like the kangaroo. want to swat them. in college football last night, byu and memphis kept hitting after the final whistle. how the brawl overshadowed a thrilling game. also ahead, why e-readers are keeping us

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♪ a driver in northern california faces charges after a hit and run incident on interstate 80. two women say the suspect tried to run them off the road. >> oh! >> she is pushing us off the road. she's coming for us. put it in reverse. put it in reverse. >> the women who you can hear narrating in that video also turned out to be a sheriff's deputy. after getting a 911 she'd been arrested five days earlier in another hit and run case. there was rage of a different find at marlins park. memphis intercepted a pass in double overtime to seal up a 55-48 win over brigham young.

moments later, both benches cleared and a massive brawl broke out. players were swinging punches and some bleeding. the memphis players said, quote, i hope it doesn't take away from an incredible football game. >> wow, to see them all storming the field. >> it was an amazing game. well, if you're still christmas shopping this morning. it's not too late to something online. cn cnet's dan a ackerman is in our green room. >> we're counting on you. >> plus, his favorite technology picks. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." ♪

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♪ fireball to understand our changing world -- >> president obama announcing a dramatic change in policy towards cuba. >> you need to see it change first ha. >> scott pelley is in havana. >> cubans are waking up to a new

reality. >> rain has arrived. if you have the last minter around to run, trying to check everything off euro your list, think about grabbing the wet weather gear. today is more of nuisance, though, guys. you don't have to worry about soaking rain, but you can see a smattering of scattered showers out there on storm scan3. and that's going to be with us, basically, any time today. also, some low-lying cloud cover. >> this as milder air moves in. and along with the moisture, the light winds, that combination means, you're going to have low-lying cloud coverment fog issues. 46 degrees the expected low tonight. that's mild for the standards, my friends. and there will be steady rain that begins to move in, toward

dawn, on christmas eve. so, expect to see some steady rain, any time wednesday, starting to clear out though in time for christmas day it s jess? >> thank you, katie, reduced visibility, fog in some places, little bit after hazy shot here out in new jersey, but mainly we want to talk about the jam here in the northbound lanes, headed toward philadelphia, surrounding area bridges, to 29a also in this work zone here in the southbound lanes moving great just toward the atlantic city expressway, an accident, on lincoln drive at gypsy lane, push over to the right-hand side, use some caution. erika, back over to you. >> jess, thank you, next update at 8:25, next on cbs this morning, the best last minute electronic gifts. we'll see you on the "cw philly" with your local news weather and traffic.

♪ it's all right it is tuesday december 23rd, 2014. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including why reading on an electronic device at night could leave you tossing and turning but first here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> it's not easy being a dmaup ameri cop in america had today. it's a tough job and in some instances a thankless job. >> reporter: this memorial continues to grow. >> today, the severe weather threat. pushing east towards the florida panhandle. >> arrested attempting to sell the guns say prosecutors what they allege is an even bigger scheme. >> there's no proof the blackout

was even caused by a cyberstrike but it did come as the u.s. was threatening new against cyber. >> whether you saw the film, you just never forgot it. >> american manufacturers are actually lagging behind a bit when it comes to installing front crash prevention systems. >> jericka, you don't get to drive that home, do you? >> i wish i did. >> it's an important holiday for the seinfeld fans. >> the tradition of festivus begins with the airing of grievances. i've got a lot of problems with you people! i'm anthony mason with vinita nair. charlie rose, gayle king and norah o'donnell are off. police in western massachusetts want to file charges this morning against a man who wrote on facebook "put wings on pigs."

police say a man who killed two new york city police officers used that same phrase online. >> new york mayor bill deblasio asked them to stop protests. >> what are you guys going to do? what you managed to do is pull up the few who do not represent the majority, who are saying unacceptable things who shouldn't be saying those things. and some who actually physically attack police officers which i said is absolutely unacceptable. yes, there are some bad people who say inappropriate things. there are some people who say hateful things. they have no place in the protests. they are not what i'm talking about -- i'm talking about, excuse meer the vast majority of new yorkers, like americans who believe in the peaceful democratic process. >> meanwhile, the shooter's sister is rejecting claims that he wanted to avenge police killings of civilians. >> it had nothing to do with

police retaliation. absolutely nothing do with police retaliation. he was disturbed. the way he did this was -- it's horrifying. >> first funeral for officer rafael ramos is scheduled for this weekend. bad weather across the country isn't letting up for holiday travelers. parts of colorado are digging out after blizzard conditions blanketed parts of the state. traffic came to a standstill because of slick roads and poor visibility. some areas saw 2 feet of snow. there's more in store for other parts of the country. the midwest and northwest could see a white christmas. other regions like the northeast will instead experience a wet christmas with rain in the forecast. with just two days before christmas, more than 7 million keurig coffee makers are under recall. it comes with those who spray and burn users with hot water.

the mini plus and 90 people reported injuries. keurig is offering free repairs to people with the machine. the clock is ticking on getting the last-minute christmas presents to its destinations. u.p.s. said it was its busiest day of the year. >> even if you missed the shipping deadline it's not too late to get the perfect gift. dan ackerman partners with cnet have cool gifts. >> good morning. >> some places you actually can mail stuff from? >> it's getting close to the wire. a few companies have your back. amazon figured out some people might need gifts. they started a pilot program called amazon prime now. the test is here in new york. >> do they really say one-hour delivery? >> they have a warehouse on 34th street. they'll put is it on the back of a bike messenger and you'll get now. >> god bless amazon. >> you'll have something called google express and they have a

bunch of stores they'll go to and get it for you like best buy and staples and they'll bring it to you. >> you do order gift, and not have go out, right? >> whether it's amazon or best g best buy you can get a gift card. >> any you recommend? >> best buy is good for tech. and apple, give someone an saple store cards at the stores. or apple itunes to download immediately. >> and shipping fees, we're all spoiled. >> of course, a lot of stores are open until christmas, if you have the time to go out and shop still and that's difficult for a lot of us, but what are your favorite gifts the this point. >> i like tech stuff that's relatively easy to use. hp stream 11 laptop.

a $200 laptop going online. it's surprisingly good. and then a media streaming box built into it and it's amazingly priced, and the big thing that everybody's buying right now is the amazon fire tv stick. it's a usb stick-type device you plug in the back of your tv, get netflix, apps, and it's $40. >> are you paying a subscription fee also? >> if you're an amazon prime member you get all the streaming but it makes the most sense if you're a prime member. >> wow, that's a great deal. if i'm in a desperate situation, just a hypothetical, what's my best move, do you think, dan? >> you know, if you want to get something to somebody that's not in the same city as you, i'm sending kindle e-books or

something from best buy. i was out shopping yesterday. and it's getting crowded throughout. i found stuff i normally wouldn't have bought because i just looked around the store. >> and there's tech stores open on christmas day, aren't there? >> i have no doubt. just like stores are open on thanksgiving to get ready for black friday crowds. i'm sure there are some still open. ahead, space may be the final frontier. but that's not preventing christmas festivities on the

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♪ just dance one happy dog is showing you have its moves. this puppy breaks into a dance on its hind legs when its owner comes into view. that turns into a hop as the anticipation grows. >> how wonderful if you're the owner. your dog loves. you. >> man's best friend. that's where it comes from. well, if your christmas list including an e-reader you may want to think twice. if you switch to e-books it could be more difficult to get sleep. chief of sleep and medicine at brigham women's hospital. good morning. >> good morning. >> for a while we've been hearing don't watch your televisions but we haven't heard about the e-readers yet. >> e-reader is emitting directly into the eyes.

that suppresses -- basically telling your brain that it's daytime. and suppresses the release of melatonin which is an anti-cancer agent and shifts to the later hours. it makes it tougher to fall asleep. and people are less alert in the morning as well. it decreases your rapid eye movements. these are major biological effects and we feel this is contributing to the sleep deficiency that we have. the national sleep foundation finds that 90% of americans use some type of electronic device before bedtime. >> is this just disrupting sleem or are there real health risks associated with it? >> well, we didn't study the health risks. but other studies have shown it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and

increases heart disease and breast cancer and other cancers. and suppressing melatonin which is also an anti-cancer agent. in fact, night shift work, where people are exposed to light at night has been declared a probable carcinogen by the world health organization. >> what's so surprising, i think we all have this notion if we read, you somehow fatigue the brain and able to drift into sleep? >> right, turns fought you read a printed book then that does help you drift into sleep. and we found that the comparisons that we did with the e-readers were against the printed book. and the printed book didn't have these effects. but it was reading with the light shining directly into yo eyes that adversely affected these different hit brands. >> so are the solutions to not read at all with e-readers -- >> well, some e-readers don't

emit light. they use reflective light, much like a printed book. also there are things to change the nature of the light from the readers. for example, i just learned from dan, the previous guest -- >> our tech wizard -- >> yes, exactly. he showed me, and this is his ipad here, you can actually reverse the screen. >> right. >> so it's got a black background with white letters and that will eradicate, probably 90%, reduce the light coming from the e-reader. >> doctor, thank you for being with us. hopefully, we'll get more sleep now. do you remember this commercial? >>. ♪ my woubaloney it's first name♪ >> the oscar mayer commercial

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a cut throat business. and our business is obsessed with what's new. frankly, customers want to know are you committed to innovation, are you committed to experimentati experimentation. >> reporter: jeffrey said ads are success. so commercials have to have some amount of entertainment. >> my diaper is full. >> reporter: a successal ad not only sells products it can bring change to the way people live. j. walter thompson helped invent the grilled cheese sandwich as part of the campaign for kraft. and they're mind measurements lines on the butter and marg et. >> and we invented celebrity fashion we had liz taylor.

we were the first to use sex appeal in advertising. >> reporter: what was the first sex appeal in advertising? i have to know. >> it was for woodbury soap. the line was something like the a skin soft to touch. that was believed to be very, very sexy. >> reporter: because nobody was touching? >> touching or talking about touching. >> reporter: everything comes from "mad men" something that jeffrey said he was grateful. >> before "mad men" peopled wanted to work in wall street. and now they think it's sexy, and creative. >> reporter: did you see an influx of young people caring about it. >>. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: and having young people involved is important according to jeffrey as advertising migrates to online and social media.

so things like the ice bucket challenge. all of a sudden you've got this grander awareness if you were creating that campaign you would hope to be that successful. >> see, i think that's the amazing thing about what's happening. again from a consumer point of view they're not just receiving creativity. they're actually creators of the content. when they look at a video, they say, oh, we want an ice bucket challenge video. it's how it's affecting social media. >> reporter: a fair one or aspiration? >> no, i think everybody realizes it's about content. ♪ because oscar mayer has a way with >> reporter: for cbs.

new york. ahead, chris in in >> bliss searching for gunman after early morning shooting in south philadelphia. investigators say, that gunman sprayed at least eight shots, near 25th and moore streets about 1:00 this morning. a 33 year old man, was hit once in the back, he's now in stable condition, at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania, police are examining surveillance video, from nearby businesses, and the search for that gunman. now, let's get right to kate nay look at your forecast, good morning. >> and good morning, diane a well, today will be a day that certainly features some wet weather. it will come through in the form of a scattered variety of rain showers. no mixing going on with any i precipitation this time around, simply too warm for that even in the poconos, and that's actually helping to melt away some of the snow on

the ski slopes. but, that said, we continue to keep that warmth in our forecast for the next few days, so simply not a chance at this point for white christmas here at home. just few showers out there, as we mention, damp, dreary, drop it to 46 tonight, but we're not done yet, my friends. tomorrow's actually the the wettest day of the forecast, and the mildest, too, as steady rounds of rain moves, in most of the day, is going to be affected by it. jess, over to you. >> thank you, katie. good morning, everybody, dealing with some slippery and wet roadways here. you can even see from the surface of the camera here on 95 at girard, southbound headed towards the center city area where you will see most of the delay, and back up northbound lanes, moving along just fine, so far. now, an accident, out in delaware, on 495 northbound, closing at i95, your alternate to get around therefore the time being to take route 13. another crash, pavilion avenue, and jefferson street, and the blue route looking okay, 422 eastbound, pretty heavy from oaks into 202. that's going to be about a 13 minute trip there. and currently, some delays at the philadelphia international

airport. be sure to check with your airline to ' if your area affected. >> thanks, next update 85:00, a up next on cbs this morning, turn sushi into some serious cash. from our local news weather and traffic, you can watch us on the "cw philly".

♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, one sushi restaurant is one of the hardest places to get a reservations in the country. charlie rose takes us there. plus, the uncompromising position of director robert altman. his widow offers a new look behind m.a.s.h. and dozens of other movies. that's ahead. right now, time to show you the morning headlines. the los angeles times said workers at coca-cola ditched voice mail. all but six opted to shut off the land line voice mail. they say it's not about saving money it's about, quote,

changing the tools and methods at which we communicate as a economy. "the new york times" looks at diet busting restaurant meals with 2,000 or more calories. cheesecake factory pasta with chicken is 2,000 calories. and shake shack an even 2,000. >> i had shake shack for lunch yesterday. now i'm questioning my choice. "the washington post" says former nfl wide receiver donte stallworth is now working as a reporter. he's doing a six-month fellowship with the huffington post. stallworth conducts news cores and writes stories. he calls it his dream job. editors at huffington post said it was hard at first to edit somebody who was once on their football fantasy team. we recently showed you new satellite images from nasa showing you how bright the

holiday lights are in cities across the country. >> here's a familiar sight for two astronauts who will spend christmas aboard the space station. they're joining us now from orbit. thanks for floating with us this morning, guys. how are you? >> our pleasure. we're doing great. having a great time. doing a lot of things up here. getting ready for the holidays. of course, we'll be separated from our families. we've got each other. we've got some plans for gift exchanges and such. >> now, i've seen elf shoes on your feet and i think i see what looks like a christmas tree. what else are you guying do to stay festive? >> well, we've got stockings. butch got each crew member a stocking. we have santa hats and other gear that we've got stored away in the other module. we've got turkey and mashed potatoes in the kitchen. so we've got traditional christmas stuff here. >> i like this upside down

christmas tree look. that's a new thing. i've got to try that at home. you guys both have kids. how do you stay in touch this time of year? >> nasa is great, we afford us the ability to do video twice a week. my daughter has changes loose teeth and i see them from here. it's very unique. it's a very good thing nasa does. we stay in close touch. >> i can't imagine the stories she gets to tell in school in terms of where her dad is for the holidays. i want to ask about the actual mission itself. why are you guys up there right now? >> mission that we're doing on the six-month expedition to the space station is science. our job here is to do science. and there's lots of different disciplines that we're investigating, getting ready for space walks is very important. mitch and ire going to go out and prepare the station for future american human vehicles, crew vehicles, in february, we're doing space walks. and the vehicles will be flying

in the next few years, we hope. every day, there's a challenge. we have to keep ourselves in shape with a lot of exercise to counteract weightlessness. >> you defied printed a 3d wrench from a design e-mailed to you from earth. what kind of impact are things like that going to have on the mission up there? >> well, it could actually -- it could change everything. i mean, you may have a part that fails that you don't have on board. and opportunity to print small parts. even print out the special tool that you can use to install those parts. so the possibilities are truly endless. what we can do as this technology goes forward. >> terry, i want to ask you about the amazing images we've seen on twitter, images from the earth from clearly an amazing viewpoint. when you take each of these, are you still as amazed as the first one? >> it's amazing. i wish i could describe it with words. i've seen pictures from space

ever since i was a kid. i had space books and stuff. the first time i looked out of the shuttle a couple years ago. i just couldn't believe it. it literally took my breath away. i saw colors i hadn't seen before. and every time you take pictures it's a brand new experience. >> keep the stunning images. merry christmas captain willmore, colonel burkes, thanks for joining us. >> merry christmas to everybody on earth. there are more than 24,000 restaurants in new york city but only six share the distinction of a four-star rating from "the new york times." the newest is sushi charlie rose met up with a japanese chef. >> reporter: in a city famous for theater, new york's newest stage can be found at sushi nakazawa where nightly performances can be designed for the palate.

the year-wrolong wait for a reservation is the compilation of these two guys. how did you meet this guy? >> it was a crazy idea. i turned on netflix, i ended up watching sushi. i fell in love with the whole documentary. >> reporter: the 2011 documentary follows the chef said to be among the best if not the best sushi chef in the world. he encountered him within a tokyo train station. >> i always wondered why duo never had more than one restaurant in japan? >> if it's a restaurant, you have to watch everything. >> reporter: nakazawa appears in the film as an 11-year apprentice who earns the respect of his teacher. >> i wrote down all the credits. i wrote down his name.

>> reporter: despite knowing little about japanese cuisine or culture, a popular italian restaurant in new york was convinced to get in the business of sushi. >> what i found on facebook, i'm not sure if it was him or not. i translated it. >> reporter: with google translator? >> with google translator. >> reporter: and you're looking for the best sushi maker in the world. >> correct. >> reporter: and you get the message. did you say this must be some crazy man in america. you're in the restaurant business. it's the italian business. >> correct, being a gitalian, i passionate about the food. is it-t doesn't necessarily have to be italian food. >> reporter: part of the japanese culture of business meant spending months getting to know the chef. >> mr. nakazawa wanted to get to know who i was. wanted to know about my family. he wanted to know exactly what i

did for fun. and me not knowing the japanese culture, you know, i found it interesting. >> reporter: and what were the challenges? >> i have four kids one coming, five kids. if i cannot provide for my family it's a risk. >> reporter: the risk paid off. just months after opening, "the new york times" called nakazawa's fish as delicious as it's ever going to get. you got four stars from the "the new york times." >> correct, four stars. >> crazy, no? >> reporter: seems to me. >> i thought it was crazy. it was equivalent to a football player or quarterback winning the super bowl. and that's what it really is. >> reporter: so where do you go from there? >> it's really difficult at this point in time, our discussions are about staying here and being consistent. >> reporter: what are you

promising people who come here for dinner? >> i make experience for customer. not just food. no just drink. i make experience. whole experience. >> reporter: the experience combined well-regarded japanese cuisine with familiar western service. sushi's nakazawa's continue success may lie in the friendship of its founder. what's the relationship between the two of you? >> my brother. >> we've been spending an enormous amount of time about each other. we know everything about each other. >> my best friend. my best friend. >> it's so interesting how they came together and now it wasn't a business relationship. it was more like a courtship. >> isn't it beautiful when you're in those open kitchens and you can see them makining t food and you really appreciate the art form behind it.

ahead, hollywood's rebel behind the camera. >> reporter: director robert altman was an innovator. >> so many of his movies we invented the way stories were told. >> reporter: now, we're seeing the new side of a filmmaker in a deeply personal book written by his widow. i'm ben tracy in los angeles. that story is coming

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he insisted on bloody realism. in 1967's "countdown" it was the innovation just before it's times. it bothered studio head jack warner so much he banned had him in the warner brothers lot. >> he said that fool, meaning me, has actors talking at the same time. >> reporter: now eight years after his death, his work is back in the spotlight. >> why do you think there's still so much fascination about hill and his work? >> because he was a remarkable man. >> spoken like a true wife. >> reporter: kathryn altman was married to the dynamic director for 47 years. >> how did the two of you meet? >> oh, god, i was afraid you're going to ask that question. >> reporter: they'd met on a movie set, she'd been a swimmer in esther williams films.

>> he said how are your morals? i said a little shaky. how are yours? he kept following through through our life. >> reporter: but kathryn also followed him to all of the movie locations around the world with their six children in tow. they took thousands of pictures of their adventures filling 42 photo albums. they're now part of a coffee table book simply titled "altman." >> a big family gathering. makes me weepy. >> reporter: and never before seen footage, it explains altman's unique approach, something those close to him means altmanesque. >> what does it mean? >> making your own movies. >> how vulnerable are you? >> creating a family. >> reporter: the director created life long relationships with a lot of his actors, including lily tomlin.

>> most actors were crazy about robert altman. they were kind of in love with him. >> reporter: altman made a blueprint for actors. >> actors would say what do you want in this scene? he'd say, i don't know, why don't you surprise me. >> i'd say, here's the situation, here's the boundaries, what do you want to do? show me. >> reporter: oscar winner tim robbins starred in three of altman films including "the player." >> can we talk about something other than hollywood? >> when i first met him, he was my hero. so many of his movies reinvented the way stories were told. >> reporter: when "m.a.s.h." became altman's top smash it took first. it also won altman five oscar nominations although he never

won, altman did receive an honorary oscar. >> what do you think people can learn from his life? >> encouragement. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy. >> m.a.s.h., nashville, the player, three of my all-time favorite films. >> you hear that again, listen to the system. >> his style was so distinctive. the real life story behind the new movie "unbroken." a look at american war hero louis zappmperini. >>. and up next, he's on the hunt for a leg. the hollywood icon for pop culture. there it is.

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♪ police are trying get a leg up on a man accused of stealing an iconic christmas light fixture. surveillance video from a liquor store near buffalo, new york, shows a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt and looking around and swiping a lamp modeled in the shape of a ladies leg. the kicker, the thief didn't take any liquor, he just stole the leg and walked out, according to the owner. >> it's fascinating what people want to steal. all right. that does it for us for news anytime, anywhere,

>> good morning, i'm erika von tiehl. we have an update on you on our breaking news, out every new castle county delaware. we have live look for you right here, at the middle school in newark, where school bus hit a light post, around 7:00 this morning. we're told that 11 student and one adult, suffered non-life threatening injuries. stay with us for up-to-date information, and the latest developments on talk philly at noon on cbs-3, or any time at cbsphilly.com. right now we want to head over to katie to get your forecast and the rain, wow, sticking flashed. >> it certainly s now, thankfully isn't necessarily going to be something that stuck with just heavy nature, it is going to be around, through the course of the next two days, but specially tomorrow, looking like the the wettest day of the forecaster, storm scan3 featuring showers,

pretty scat nerd nature right now, as the day progresses, though, you'll see them rolling through at their own free will. 51 degrees the expected hi, that's mild, though, folks. so we had very low-lying cloud cover because of the moisture content in the atmosphere, mild air in place, then late tonight, talking closing in on dawn tomorrow. we begin to see the steadier rain, moving on in. but look at what happens with this warmfront. not just rain. but the breeze kicking in, temperatures spiking, all the way to the low 50's. so no white christmas, but certainly we can expect some sunshine, throughout the course of christmas day. jess? >> thanks, katie. yes, some reduced visibility in and wet roadways out on 422 approaching trooper road. you can see the eastbound delays here headed toward king of prussia. now over out in delaware, 495, northbound, reopened now, at i-95, due to an accident. so but you can still expect some residual delays due to that. 959 southbound, really heavy, as it has been for the predominant part of the morning from woodhaven road into the vine. twenty-six minutes, no problems out on 202, and about an hour and 50 minute delays

out to philadelphia international airport. so, be sure to check with the airline to see if your holiday travels is affected. >> that he "eyewitness news" for now, talk philly coming up at noon on cbs-3 i'm erika von tiehl. hope you have a great day.

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