captioning funded by cbs go back on board. dramatic recordings show the captain of that grounded italian liner jumped ship before its passengers were safely evacuated. northwest snow, folks in seattle are being urged to stay off the roads as an unusually heavy snowstorm moves in. and tax attacks. under pressure, multimillionaire mitt romney reveals part of his tax return. this is the "cbs morning news" tax return. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, january 18, 2012. captioning funded by cbs good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning, the captain of that capsized cruise liner is under house arrest at his home in southern italy. awaiting charges that will likely include manslaughter.

the search for survivors was temporarily suspended this morning when the ship started to move. at least 11 people are known to have died in the tragedy. some 20 others are missing, including an american couple from minnesota. dramatic and disturbing recordings show the captain left the ship as frantic passengers tried to escape. an outraged coast guard officer ordered schettino to return to the costa concordia, but he never does. the recordings played throughout the day on italian television. the coast guard commander orders the captain of the costa concordia to return to the capsized ship he had abandoned. climb the ladder and board the ship the coast guard officer orders. get on board and report to me how many people are there. >> all right, i'm going says the captain. >> tell me if there are children, women and what kind of help they need and then you may

have saved yourself from the sea, but i will make you pay for it. go back on board. >> are you aware that it's dark says the captain? and what do you want the coast guard officer wants. it's dark and you want to go home? get on the bow of the ship and tell me what can be done. despite the orders, captain schettino never returned to the ship. prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges against him by the end of the week. while he was in custody, authorities took hair and urine samples to determine if schettino was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. mean whiem, a dutch salvage company is in the early stages of removing the ship from the coastline. the firm will start by pumping out the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the ship. a company official says the tanks appear in intact and no fuel has leaked out. but there is concern that leaking fuel could cause an environmental disaster. the wreckage site is located in a sanctuary for marine mammals.

the economic impact of the disaster could be far-reaching. insurance analysts estimate claims could total up to as much as a billion dollars. carnival cruise lines which owns the ship saw its stock price fall nearly 14% yesterday. now, to what has the potential to be a major winter storm that is hitting the pacific northwest. an area better known for rain than snow. winter storm warnings are posted for most of washington and oregon. in seattle, which could see up to a foot of snow, residents are urged to stay off the roads. school is canceled in many districts today. wet, heavy snow has been coming down throughout the night and the roads are already treacherous. >> all kinds of conditions. ice, cold, frozen, people sliding all over the place. it's pretty bad out there. >> the highest snowfall totals are expected today. airlines have canceled flights and road closures are expected. recovery operations are

under way in the ohio valley after at least three unusual winter tornadoes touched down. the first slammed into the louisville area damaging several buildings yesterday. later, another hit southern mississippi injuring at least two people. the third twister struck southeast indiana. occupy protesters were back at it last night in front of the white house. a brief lockdown was ordered when someone threw an apparent smoke bomb over the felony. on pennsylvania avenue, police disbursed the crowd. the president and first lady weren't home. they were at a restaurant celebrating mrs. obama's 48th birthday. earlier on capitol hill, several hundred protesters rallied to condemn the influence of corporate money in congress. it was mostly peaceful but there were some confrontations with police. at least four people were arrested. now, to campaign 2012. mitt romney's opponents stepped up their attacks in an almost go

for broke effort to derail his campaign. with just three days before the south carolina primary, romney disclosed some information about his taxes. terrell brown is in washington with that. good morning, terrell. >> betty, good morning to you. we're in the final days now before the south carolina primary. those heated jabs are already flying and that tax record issue that mitt romney is facing could be a very serious image problem. mitt romney's personal income taxes have become the latest joke on the campaign trail. >> we're now calling my 15% flat tax the mitt romney flat tax. >> in south carolina tuesday, newt gingrich poked fun after the gop front-runner admitted he pays less taxes than most americans. >> what's the effective rate i've been paying. it's probably closer to the sa% rate. >> romney whose estimated worth is $270 million says his income is mostly from investments which are taxed well below the 35% the top earners pay. he hold a comfortable lead in south carolina ahead of the primary. that isn't stopping the other

contenders from trying to push each other aside >> consolidating into a gingrich candidacy would virtually guarantee victory on saturday. >> gingrich wants rick santorum and rick perry to drop out of the race and endorse him. but santorum, who beat gingrich in the last two contests, says the former house speaker should be the one to back down. >> you have newt who is polled but all over the place. attacking capitalism, supporting capital cinch. >> rick santorum is a good man, good father, good catholic. but he hasn't always been a good conservative. >> a romney alternative might not be the best bet. most show romney the republican most likely to beat president obama. ron paul is taking the day off. he'll be here on capitol hill for a vote on whether to raise the nation's debt ceiling. he'll be back on the campaign trail tomorrow. betty? >> all right, terrell brown in washington for us. thank you. the final certified results from the iowa caucuses are expected

by the end of the week. mitt romney was initially declared the winner over rick santorum by just eight votes. but iowa republican leaders say some typos have been discovered that could give santorum some more votes and show he actually won. there will be some changes at this year's democratic national convention. the convention is being held in charlotte, north carolina, beginning tuesday, september 4th. but the convention will last just three days instead of the usual four. and president obama will deliver his acceptance speech outdoors at the bank of america stadium. in wisconsin, governor scott walker will face a recall election. walker's opponents collected one million signatures, nearly twice as many as needed to force the recall. the recall effort was led by labor activists. walker, a republican, introduced legislation last year that ended collective bargaining rights for nearly all public workers. coming up on the morning news, a grim economic outlook for the world bank.

plus, where is wikipedia? the popular website goes dark today as part of a protest. first, though, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." another major corporation is closing a midwestern plant. meaning thousands of jobs lost. an 85-year relationship that the city feels has ended in betrayal. we'll tell you why tonight on the "cbs evening news.news." as. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. ♪

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free speech online. google remains in operation but its main page shows a black rectangle with a line reading, tell congress please don't censor the web. wikipedia takes the protest further by shutting down the english language version of its online encyclopedia for one day. on money watch, a surprise resignation atiyah hoo and burger king tries delivering. good morning, ashley. >> i knew you would. overseas trading another rally in asia. tokyo's nikkei had the highest finish in two weeks rising nearly 1% while the hang seng also added a fraction. wall street investors will get earnings reports from e-bay and goldman sachs today. on tuesday the dow added 60 points and the nasdaq gained 17. the world bank is warning of a global economic slowdown. the bank lowered its economic growth forecast for 2012 by more than 1%.

the forecast says worldwide growth is being negatively impacted by a recession in europe and economic slumps in developing countries. kraft foods is preparing to cut 1600 people from the workforce. the illinois-based food maker says layoffs are due to a compaywide restructuring plan. the cuts will affect kraft sales, corporate and business unit. none of the company's manufacturing facilities will be affected. one of yahoo's co-founders is leaving the company. jerry yang resigned from the internet company's board of directors. yang upset shareholders in 2008 when he turned down a $47.5 billion offer to sell the company to microsoft. and if you like your fast food really, really fast, listen to this. burger king is testing out a new delivery option at some of its washington, d.c. area restaurants. for a $2 fee, customers can get their burgers and fries delivered to their home or office. they can even place orders on the web.

burger king says it will expand the service to more locations next week and then decide if it wants to take it nationwide. betty, it's like a dream come true. i don't even have to get off the sofa. >> i know. i am ready to order breakfast right now. >> me too. sounds good. joining us live in new york, thank you. straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather. plus in sport, a once in a lifetime shot you will want to see once again. stay with us. ♪ [ gasp ] [ mom ] my husband -- he thinks it's a 3-sheeter. i say 1-sheeter. bounty can clean the mess with less. [ female announcer ] in this lab demo, 1 sheet of bounty leaves this surface as clean as 2 sheets of the bargain brand. ♪ dance cooking? bring it. super durable. super absorbent. super clean. bounty the 1-sheet clean picker-upper. and try bounty napkins. but there are foods that i had no idea had so much acid in them.

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a look at the weather this some cities around the country. new york, partly cloudy -- partly sunny too. windy, though miami, partly sunny, 79. chicago partly sunny, 28. dallas sunny 53 and l.a. 66. time for a check of the national forecast. a major storm is in the progress. in the northwest, a foot of snow likely in seattle. heavy rain will fall on oregon and northern california with strong winds from oregon to wyoming. bitter cold is moving into the northern plains. rain will diminish from the carolinas to northern florida. in sports a tale of two nba games in miami. the heat played without the injured dwyane wade and at first it was all san antonio by a half court buzzer beater giving the spurs a lead at the half. but in the third quarter, the heat took over. lebron james hit a series of three-pointers. he had 33 points for the night. chris bosh added 30 and the heat won it 120-98.

in salt lake city, paul milsaps scored 20 to lead the jazz to a win against the l.a. clippers. miles had a big night scoring 19. including a break away jam in the fourth quarter. it was all that jazz. 108-79. in college hoops, a thriller in ann arbor. 20th ranked michigan hosting 9th ranked michigan state. it was a seesaw battle for much of the second half. with time running out, the spartans missed and the wolverines made a break that ended with a douglas lay-in. michigan hung on for the one-point win 60-59. finally, you have to see this buzzer beating shot and listen to the announcer's reaction. >> no good. the rebound. half court, full court shot. good! oh, my god! >> it is hard to believe. this was last weekend in columbia, kentucky. there's a better look at the

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alzheimer's disease by 2025. 5.4 million americans now suffer from alzheimer's. a number that grows as the population ages. dr. john lapook has been following one couple's struggle with the disease. >> carol dailey is 68 years old and suffering from advanced alzheimer's. her husband mike is a retired new york city cop now working at a local library. every day he brings carol to work because he can't leave her alone. >> she just doesn't have the ability anymore to function independently. and she has to depend on me. >> when we first met mike and carol in 2008, she was starting an experimental drug. >> let me ask you a question. how old are you? >> 65. yeah. >> when we visited her nearly two years later, it was clear the therapy had failed. >> how old are you? >> how old am i?

>> how old? >> 80? no? i don't know. >> this afternoon. how old are you? >> i don't know. >> the cruel fact is, alzheimer's patients don't get better. in washington, government advisers try to set priorities for a national campaign to treat and manage the disease that is projected to cost more than a trillion dollars by 2050. but the plan doesn't include any funding. the daileys have been married for almost 48 years. he's frustrated by the lack of progress but isn't ready to let go. >> it's very difficult. i can't lose her. i pray to god that she goes before me. >> a top priority will be arming doctors with tools to recognize symptoms early. the idea is to go after prevention like with heart disease. if you wait until somebody has had five heart attacks before giving them lipitor, it may be

too late. the same thing may be true with alzheimer's disease. if you give the med kags early, maybe some of the drugs that seem ineffective may help patient now. dr. john lapook, cbs news, new york. in other health news, a new report shows progress against obesity has stalled. the centers for disease control says in 2010 a third of american adults, 78 million, were obese. so were 17% of children. both at the same levels as they were in 2003. chef paula deen who is famous for her butter-laden dishes is under fire after revealing she has diabetes. she a nouned yesterday she was diagnosed with type two diabetes three years ago. deen is a spoke spokesperson for a diabetes drug. critics say she knowingly pushed fattening recipes while struggling with diabetes. not clear if she plans to make her future recipes more health conscience has has urnlds her

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four minutes before 5:00 on a wednesday morning, you're waking up to a beautiful lunar crescent moon out there. >> it's been interesting the past 24 hours, part of the front moved through yesterday. temperatures went up. the actual front itself, the whole storm, really hasn't gone through until just a couple hours ago. because of that, first warning doppler radar, snow showers out west. wouldn't be surprised if maybe a flurry or shower made its way east of the mountains here. that's something we'll be watching. here's the forecast for today. temperatures are out there. they'll be falling through the afternoon. 5 in baltimore. look off to the west. that's coming in our direction. 70, 27 in oakland. immediate metro area if heading out in the next hour.

still in the 40s, we'll drop into the 30s this afternoon with gusty winds. will be returning into the afternoon, we'll have that forecast coming up. still developing story from overnight off the coast of italy. rescuers sought off explosions and halt rescue operations on the capsized cruise liner. a controversial bill meant to protect transgender people. it could open the door to sexual assaults. no more mr. nice guy. garth brooks is now suing a hospital. more news, first warning weather and your first traffic report of the wednesday morning in a couple minutes. [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffles. it's a quick and easy way to give my family a breakfast they'll want to eat. and nutella is made with simple, quality ingredients,

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