his stunning reversal of fortune. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. his co-pilot locked himself into the cockpit and took control of the plane. >> terror in the skies over europe. >> the hijacked ethiopian airport flight bound for rome forced to land in geneva inrnational in switzerland. >> the co-pilot has been arrested and all the passengers and crew on board have been taken off the plane. >> this morning the midwest is getting whacked with snow and rain. >> parts of new england still shoveling out from a brutal weekend storm. >> my back hurts. there's been a lot of snow. >> a pennsylvania woman accused of murdering a man told a pennsylvania newspaper that she had killed at least 22 people across the country. >> over at the olympics dense fod. >> the men's buy act len and

men's snowboard cross have been postponed. >> bode miller. >> my brother passing away. i really wanted to come back here and win. >> when you'reki loong up at the sky at the start and we see you there and it looks like you're talking to somebody. what's going on there? >>as a ptor known for handling snakes during sermons killed by one of those snakes. >> i don't think idat's oungers. it's the word of god. >> in los angeles 2,000 trucks of concrete were poured continuously over the weekend. >> all that -- >> eastern's taken over in the record-setting all-star game. >> to the university of missouri showing their support for openly gay nfl prospect michael sam. >> -- and all that matters -- >> he picks up best ctdireor. >> i get they make a very good case for curbing immigration. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> i had to struggle watching my daughter play basketball because

i wanted her to be really, really good. where are you at on that parent/fan meter? >> well, i think it's a difference if you're a hall of famer. you probably have a higher standard. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and norah o'donnell are off today, but we're in good hands because anthony mason is here. hello, anthony. >> happy presidents' day. >> same to you. >> i hope you got everything under the presidents' day tree. >> i did. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> we begin with an ethiopian flight that was hijacked. >> the plane was forced to land in geneva, switzerland. he's under arrest. charlie d'agata with new details.

good morning. >> good morning to you, anthony. you could call it an inside job. a co-pilot hijack his own plane. he waited till his pilot went to the bathroom and he locked hit oum of the cockpit. he alerted authorities and said he was seeking asylum. passengers and crew files down the stairs with their hands in the air. they weren't even aware they were hijacked. the co-pilot opened the cockpit window and lowered himself down with a rope before surrendering to the authorities. he locked the other pilot out of the cockpit during a bathroom break. two italian fighter jets were scrambled to accompany the plane once the hijack alert came in. it may be the hijacker was hoping for a softer landing and a better chance of asylum when he landed flight 702 with 202 passengers and crew on board in

a more non-political country like switzerland. nobody was hurt but it forced the airport to shut down entirely for a couple of hours. since then some flights have resumed and airport officials hope everything will be back to normal later today. it's unclear why the hijacker is seeking asylum. already they're considering charges that could carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years. >> charlie d'agata, thank you. more winter miseries building in the midwest. a new snow and ice storm expected to sweep across the u.s. >> it's already snowing across minnesota today. as don dahler show us thousands are saying enough. good morning. >> not just the officials. good morning, anthony, good morning, gayle. this season has broken records for snowfall and frigid temperatures but it's breaking budgets.

consumers are stuck indoors and cleanup costs triple the norm in some parts of the country. wind-swept snow blew through new york city streets. they downed power trees and lines in south carolina and icy roads made for dangerous driving and brought traffic to a standstill in north carolina. this has brought $50 billion in lost productivity. >> when you count transportation, flight delays, municipalities having to spend more on salt and snow removal, lower car sales, retail sales, production, there's been a whole series of thinks that have been hurt. >> reporter: more than 75,000 flights have been canceled since december costing passengers an estimated $2.5 billion while cleanup has caused problems for some municipalities like arapahoe, new york. >> about $63,000 in overtime.

>> reporter: chicago is already over budget for snowing and plowing roads, money that's spent to last through 2014. with no relief in sight, questions are growing over why that stream is moving at a glacial pace. on sunday on "face the nation," it was argued that climate warming is the cause. >> it's january, february, we get snowstorms. that's like saying it's nighttime, the sun doesn't exist anymore. >> it left over 1.2 million homes and businesses without power. more than half has been restored just in time for the next storm. anthony? >> thanks a lot, don. meteorologist megan glaros

of our chicago station wbbm is tracking this snowstorm as it moves east. >> good morning, anthony and gayle. here we go again. another storm system. this is moving west to east. impacting chicago and portions of indianapolis, cincinnati, columbus, going into the next 24 hours. and then moving off to the east coast and to new york and boston by the time we roll into tomorrow morning. accumulations on this will stay a little bit lighter than the last two storms but still could top six inches in spots. ice accumulation could be a factor in washington, through south to cincinnati and omaha. middle to end of this week we're looking at mild air. temperatures could top 50 in new york. and in boston, a problem because not only do we have a lot of snow on the ground, but it will be paired with the possibility of rain. so snow melt will be a big factor. frozen ground will create a lot of runoff. so flooding will be an issue paired with those milder temperatures.

anthony, gayle? >> avalanche warnings are in colorado. on sunday searchers found two skiers. were skiing with five other people. avalanches claimed eight lives in the past ten days across the west. as barry peterson reports, he says the danger is now at historic levels. >> reporter: the two victims were with five other country skiers when the avalanche swept them down star mountain saturday. >> they all had beepers, equipment they needed. it was inevitable. >> reporter: recent heavy snowfall followed by warmer temperatures have made for unstable snow pass and dangerous conditions throughout the

northwest. >> normally slopes we see avalanches commonly are producing avalanches much bigger than we've seen in some time. >> reporter: they issued a special advisory on sunday, warning, you can't rely on standard safe routes and travel practices to keep you out of trouble. brian lazar is the center's deputy director. >> the sizes we've seen are not sur viefrable. >> reporter: over the last ten days eight people have been killed in colorado, utah, and oregon. >> this man was swallowed up by an avalanche on camera. authorities are warning people to stay off dangerous slopes, hoping there will be no more deaths in the snow.