this is the "cbs morning news." the nation mourns the former first lady. savvy, style irand forever >> well, at that point, i just wanted to meet ronald reagan! the gloves come off in the democratic debate with bernie sanders showing he is not backing down. >> excuse me. i'm talking. >> puzzled plagiarism. ripping off "the new york times" famed crossword puzzles. we are hearing from "the times" puzzled editor. >> they should have a crossword puzzle who is worthy of their editor. good morning from the studio headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. this morning, tributes are pouring in for former first lady at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure.

being remembered for her fierce devotion to her husband. she will be buried next to her you husband at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. teri okita is at the elaborate. >> reporter: good morning, meg. you're right. the condolences are pouring in, both from the famous and everyday citizens who are using the words like strong, devoted, reagan. a steady stream of mourners stopped at the reagan presidential library to pay respects and leave flowers to the former first lady nancy reagan. >> i thought she brought a lot of classiness to the position of first lady. >> reporter: nancy reagan died of congestive heart failure at her los angeles home on sunday. mrs. reagan was known for being her husband's fiercest protector and most protective advocate. she was an advocate for stem cell research following former

alzheimer's disease in 1994. where the two worshipped at the bellaire presbyterian church, people talked about the former first lady after the services. >> she was considerate of people around her and greeted everybody with a smile, as did her husband. >> ji say. >> just say no! >> reporter: nancy reagan's best-known project as first lady was the just say no campaign, aimed at keeping kids and teenagers away from drugs. though, she had her critics, her admirers will remember her for restoring grace and elegance to the white house. president obama and first lady michelle obama said in a redefined the role of first lady. she will be buried alongside her husband at the ronald reagan presidential library. in fact, many say there would have been no president reagan without her. funeral arrangements are still be able to pay their last respects before she is laid to rest.

>> teri okita in simi valley nancy reagan was accused of holding unchecked power during maintained her only mission was to protect and strengthen her husband's presidency. in the end, she was caretaker to his legacy. five years after he left office, the former president announced he had alzheimer's disease. she spoke about it in a "60 minutes" interview in 2002. >> that is the worst part about this disease, there is nobody to exchange memories with. >> reporter: >> reporter: right. >> and we had a lot of memories. >> reporter: after his death, research and broke with fellow republicans advocating for stem cell studies. coming up on "cbs this morning," we will talk with cbs news contributor and "wall street journal" columnist peggy noonan, a speech writer for ronald reagan, about nancy reagan's legacy. now to presidential politics. we begin with the democrats.

bernie sanders eighth win out of 19 contests, he also won on but hillary clinton maintains a seemingly overwhelming lead in delegates. tomorrow, delegate-rich michigan last night, the democrats debated in flint. weijia jiang has our report. >> reporter: vermont senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton debated in flint, michigan, to address the city's water crisis. >> what is going on is a disgrace beyond belief. >> reporter: the tap water became toxic with lead after officials switched the water supply to cut costs. investigators revealed state leaders knew about the problem, but failed to do anything about it. both candidates called for michigan's governor to resign. >> people should be held accountable, wherever that leads. >> reporter: the debate came just two days before voters head to the polls for michigan's democratic primary. the candidates sparred over an issue important to the people here, the 2009 bailout of the auto industry. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that

industry. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy! >> you know. >> excuse me. i'm talking. >> reporter: clinton holds a major delegate advantage and is leading in the michigan polls, but sanders hopes his weekend caucus wins in maine, kansas, and nebraska will change voters' minds. weijia jiang, cbs news, flint, michigan. on the republican side, ted cruz says there is a shift in momentum. contests in kansas and maine, while donald trump won in louisiana and kentucky. marco rubio picked up his second win of the primary season in puerto rico. trump still has the most closer. marco rubio is lagging behind in the delegate count with time running out. he is fighting the notion that anti-trump voters should back ted cruz and vows to win his home state of florida and its 99-winner take all delegates. yesterday at a rally in idaho, rubio talked about the

>> at its best, the conservative movement is about the belief and fundamental principles of limited government and free enterprise and a strong national defense, and traditional values. >> tomorrow, cruz and the other gop candidates will battle for 150 delegates in four states. this morning, police in idaho are searching for a gunman who shot a pastor in a church parking lot in coeur d'alene. the pastor is identified as tim remington. witnesses say he was shot in the back four times on sunday but is expected to survive. he led a prayer at a ted cruz rally on saturday. police are searching for kyle odom. no one else was injured. the latest storm system pounding the west coast is moving inland today. a series of weekend storms brought drenching rain and flooding to the region. two deaths are blamed on the weather. on saturday, it was the wettest day in the san francisco area since 1914. yesterday, southern california bore the brunt of another system

50 miles per hour. the search for a man who fell from a cruise ship off the florida coast has been called off. the coast guard received a report late friday night from the crew of the navigator of the seas that a passenger had fallen overboard. he fell from the tenth deck, about 100 feet from the water. search and rescue crews searched through the weekend but were unable to locate him. former president jimmy carter says he doesn't need any more treatment for cancer. mr. carter broke the news to a sunday school class he teaches. the former president is 91 years old. less than seven months ago, he revealed he had been diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to his brain. coming up on the "morning news." how ron and nancy met. and look how communism in hollywood led a role in bringing the reagan's together. later, peyton manning calls it a career. this is the "cbs morning news." kamiko is my bff, darren is her boyfriend. jilliam is my sister, she's dating liam who used to date theresa, but they're still friends. well, kamiko and darren

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two british adventurers have a survival story to tell, thanks to the u.s. coast guard. a helicopter plucked them from icy waters off alaska last week. they were heading for an island when the ice became too thick for kayaks but too thin to walk on. they were brought safely to gnome. a closer look at the unusual way ronald and nancy reagan met. and deadly rampage in new york city. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. new york's daily news is reporting how officers wounded and captured a man accused of terrorizing a queens neighborhood. police say the man killed a shop owner, slashed a woman, and burned a homeless man and tossed acoustic liquid at officers yesterday. the 23-year-old suspect was cornered in his backyard. buzzfeed reports that rape and sexual assaults were mentioned thousands of times in uber's customer records. but the ride sharing service says it received five claims of rape and fewer than 170 sexual assault complaints in the period

half years of data ending last august. the associated press reports the rising death toll in iraq's suicide bombing. and 65 were hurt yesterday south officials say a man drove a truck into a checkpoint and triggered the blast. isis is claiming responsibility. "the boston globe" reports a college won't allow filming for a movie about the marathon bombings. the university of massachusetts dartmouth officials say the filming would be disruptive. dzhokhar tsarnaev was a student there. it is being intermediate by -- it is being filmed by the cbs corporation. the "los angeles times" reports that officers in florida used a stun gun to subdue an nfl running back. 22-year-old tre mason of the rams is facing marijuana and traffic charges in hollywood, florida. police say he was uncooperative when his car was pulled over on saturday night. mason is preparing for his third season with the rams.

a suspected copycat case in the crossword puzzle business. a computer engineered discovered that clues and themes from "the times" crossword appeared later in "usa today" and syndicated puzzles. "the times" puzzle master isn't cross, but says it's unethical. >> to borrow or take someone else's creativity and coming up with an original theme really is not right. >> the 60 puzzles and questions were all edited by timothy parker. he calls it near coincide. "the washington post" is reportin about how the story book romance of nancy and ronald reagan began. nancy reagan was mistakenly listed as a communist sympathizer. she asked for help from the lead of the screen actors guild. >> at that point, i just wanted to meet ronald reagan.

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on the cbs "moneywatch," a chicken nuggets recall and gas prices jump. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning. stocks in asia mostly higher following upbeat u.s. jobs report. the shanghai composite gained nearly 1%. japan's nikkei shed 1%, snapping a four-day winning streak. friday's jobs reported showed stronger than expected hirings and pushed stocks higher than expected on friday. the dow gained 365 points for the week and s&p finished 52 points higher and nasdaq closed the week 125 points higher than it started. applegate farms is recalling its chicken nuggets because of a possible plastic contamination. recall includes applegate natural chicken nuggets in eight-ounce packages for best before date september 27th, 2016. they were shipped to seven states. georgia, florida, indiana, massachusetts, new york, pennsylvania and texas. the price of gas is inching

the past few weeks. the average price of unleaded regular $1.81 a gallon, according to aaa. analysts say the price hike is due to growing demand and higher crude oil prices. disney's "zootopia" was the top box office draw this past weekend. in its opening weekend, the movie racked up $3.7 million in ticket sales, the best ever for a disney animated three-day debut. second place is "london has fallen." followed by "dead pool." it's held the top spot three . meerkat will reported. concentrate on other video related social networking features. but raymond tomlinson invented

until his invention in 1971 no way to spend anything to a specific person at a specific address. he created it when he worked for the federal government. he died saturday at 74 years old. where would we be without e-mail? >> i have no idea! what a contribution to leave behind. pretty amazing. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. coming up, courtside chatter. tennis pro maria sharpova is set to make an announcement this afternoon, fueling retirement

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she is hold ago news conference in l.a. later today in what her agent calls a major announcement. the tennis champ hasn't said what she will discuss, but a recent string of injuries has fueled retirement speculation. she dropped out of a championship last week with an arm injury and out of last month's open with a shoulder injury. she has five majors. an indiana woman ran her way into the record books this weekend. >> 3-2-1! >> she doesn't look tired. suzy swinehart logged 73.3 miles in 12 hours on a treadmill! that beats the previous guinness book record of 53.4 miles. what is next for the 43-year-old mom? >> rest. put my feet up and drink a couple of beers and relax with my kids and enjoy hanging out with them on the couch. >> congratulations. guinness has yet to make it official, which could take up to

lady gaga continued a whirlwind winter this weekend by taking the plunge. the pop star took a dip in lake michigan on sunday in chicago's annual polar plunge. she ran into the water with her fiance taylor kinney along with thousands of other people in an effort to raise funds for the special olympics. brrrr. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," remembering nancy reagan. i'm meg oliver. this is the "cbs morning news." homes are not one-dimensional. why use traditional aerosols that are? new air wick room mist with life scents is a multi-layered fragrance, just like scents in real life. finally, a true-to-life fragrance, for your lively home. air wick. home is in the air.

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