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it is monday, february 24 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." a man wanded for murder. an inside look at his on land palace. he's in studio 57 to make a big announcement. >> and a wile ending at daytona after a race full of surprises and a return of glory. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. kr>> uaine requested an arrest warrant. >> a power struggle unfolds in
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ukraine. >> the president has been missing since fleeing kiev on friday night. >> the stark warning from noerica to russia that it must t get involved militarily. >> the atmosphere couldn't be more different than it was three days ago. this was all aplame with barricades. >> winter is here to stay. arctic blast returnirong fm canada. >> the cold temperatures will hammer from the midwest heading eastward. >> federal prosecutor plan the extradition of elha cp o'. >> he's believed to be h head of a cocaine empire worth llbi.ions >> after two week of drama, winter olympic games have come to an end in sochi. >> organizers replayed the gaffe when one olympic ring failed to open. >> the producers have a sense of humor. >> a sweeping proposal that would shrink the army to its smallest force since br world
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war ii. >> a pilot got a huge surprise when a bird flew right into his windsh. ield >> all that -- >> champion of the daytona 500. after a 6 1/2-hour rain delay. >> unbelievable. >> the man is the first ever to run through the loop. >> -- and all that matters -- >> jason collins, the first openly gay athlete to play in a major professional sport. >> i'm fedocusn o trytoing learn the play. i don't have time to really think about history right now. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> the president welcomes the nation's governor to the white house. many of those governors have dreams of moving on up. >> we want to make sure all of you make yourself at home, to which some of you i'm sure that's been the plan all along. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. lets go places.
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captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning." good morning, norah. an amazing story in ukraine. >> an incredible story happening there and holly williams has been there the whole time reporti reporting for us. >> we begin there. viktor yanukovych was last seen in the part of ukraine home to a large russian native base. >> and now the new leader is calling for closer ties to europe and more equal power to russia. many want the former president to be put on trial. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. viktor yanukovych is wanted for mass murder. that's according to ukraine's acting interior minister in its connection with shooting of protesters during anti-government demonstrations. after viktor yanukovych fled kiev on the weekend, protesters took over the presidential
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residence and opened it up to the public. this morning we were given a tour of its palatial grounds. before he was forced from power, yanukovych enjoyed his own golf course, a luxury summerhouse in the garden, and even a private zoo. ivan is a church minister that took part in the demonstration that forced yanukovych out. >> what do you think about this place? >> i think what our government might do, new government might do, is to turn the place into a museum on corruption and dictatorship. >> reporter: on kiev's independent square, they're celebrating a victory and remembering those who dyed in three months of anti-government protests. the next problem for the country's revolutionaries is reforming a system that they say needs to be more democratic. they'll hold new elections in may, but ukrainians told us that right now they're not sure who's
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running the country. and who's in charge right now? >> i don't know. >> you don't know. >> i don't know. there are a lot of small leaders, but i don't know who's going to be in the charge of the country these days. >> reporter: we're also not sure of viktor yanukovych's whereabouts. it's thought he's in southern or eastern euro crane where he ill has some support. charlie and norah. >> holly williams, thank you. and president obama's security advisers warning russia not to send troops to ukraine. susan rice says it would be a huge mistake. secretary jack lew is offering financial help to ukraine's new government so it doesn't default on its massive debt. an arctic invasion is about to impact tens of millions of
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americans. the polar vortex will cause temperatures to plunge this weekend. up to 40 states could be impacted. megan glaros of our chicago station wbbm says the new cold blast could bring more heavy snow. >> good morning, charlie and norah. we see the polar vortex descending down from the poles, bringing anywhere from 20 to 30 degrees below average in terms oftowns that will invade. it's all right started in fargo at 8 degrees. the real cold air has just started to enter the u.s. it arrives in the midwest by tuesday and by wednesday push off to the east coast. bracing for a potential for another snowstorm. it may ride closer to the coastline. some of the models have it heading out to sea. we'll track that possible heavy snow there. >> thanks, megan. today the pentagon announces
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plans to cuts. cbs news has learned the 2015 budget will cap troop pay raises at 1%. it also freezes the salaries of generals and admirals. also including cutting subsidies to commissaries that sell food and produce to housing. they also want to shrink the u.s. army to the smallest force since before world war ii. the new york times says the number could drop to 144,000. this morning they're looking to put to most wanted drug lord on trial. he was captured after 13 years on the run. his cartel is believed to have operated in 54 countries around the world. in chicago he's thought to control up to 80% of the drug trade. that's where dean reynolds joins us with the story behind this major takedown. dean, good morning.
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>> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. now that el chapo guzman is in custody, he'll have to wait awhile to find out where he's going to go on trial. mexico wants to try him but so do others like chicago naming him public men i number one, a title st held by al capone. he's said to be the top supplier of illegal drugs in the u.s. under him, they employed more than a million armed gang members to increase its business and force its will across the country. he had power and wealth, even making the forbes list of billionaires. but since november his pursuit had been intensified. ten days ago they almost captured him but he escaped down a tunnel. on saturday it ended in this ordinary hotel room. mexican marines acting on u.s. intelligence burst into his room
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and captured guzman without firing a single shot, despite the ak-47 next to him. that was good news for jack riley, the special agent in charge at the dea here in chicago. >> he made it clear to some of his subordinates he'd like to see my head lopped off. i've still got my head. >> now guzman has an underground cell but the chairman of the homeland security commission michael mccaul says that's not good enough. >> there is corruption in that country and i would ask that the mexicans consider extraditing him to the united states where he'll be put in a super max prison under tight security where he cannot escape. >> mccall was referring to guzman's 2001 escape from prison when he allegedly bribed his mexican guards. >> he's locked up in the most reliable prison we have in mexico and suddenly once bitten, twice shy, we will take our precautions in this case. >> now, one thing is the last ts
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in a mexican prison, he reportedly still ran his drug business from his cell. charlie, norah? >> all right. dean reynolds, thank you. this morning nearly 50 people in two states are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning. one man died after a leak at a long island, new york, restaurant. and the other happened in maine. they're looking at safety regulations. >> reporter: investigators say a faulty water heater flue pipe caused a carbon monoxide leak claiming the life of 55 roger berman. >> in many senses it's like losing a family member. >> reporter: 27 people were taken to local hospitals. all of them were first responders. it can cause headaches, dizziness, vomiting, and confusion. about half of the states require
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carbon monoxide detectors in residences but only two require them in schools. two others in day care centers. just six make them mandatory for hotels and other lodges. minnesota senator amy klobuchar has issued a bill to enforce stricter carbon monoxide standards. >> right now it happens in homes. when you start having public areas, restaurants and hotels where people can imagine that multiple people can die, i think it shifts the conversation. >> reporter: on sunday it sickened 26 people. seven were hospitalized. state law does not require them to have carbon monoxide detectors and they had none installed. the same happened at legal s seafood. food was left behind as everyone
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was told to leave. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," terrell brown, new york. this morning dale earnhardt jr. is celebrating his second daytona 500 victory. he won in the most dramatic fashion last night. as don dahler shows us, his win follows the longest rain delay in history. >> reporter: dale earnhardt jr. burst into victory lane late sunday night. the win came after a six-hour rain delay that brought the track to a standstill just 43 minutes into the race. fans cleared the stands after a tornado warning was issued. >> they'll send the jet dryers. >> reporter: commentators were left vamping on air as wet weather refused to let up. viewers mistook a rerun of the 2013 race as the real thing. even fox tweeted out a
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congratulations to last year's winner jimmie johnson i also won the daytona 500 today if you didn't hear. >> reporter: by the time the rain let up and the track was dried, they resumed under the lights with 162 laps left to go. after a restart, a multi-crash took out 13 cars including last year's pole winner, danica patrick. >> what the hell happened. >> reporter: another crash wiped out seven cars leaving little time to clean up, nay owing the field, saving the way for earnhardt's win nine hours after the race began. >> winning the race is the greatest feeling you can feel in this sport. i didn't know if i'd ever get a chance to feel that again and it feels just as good. >> reporter: earnhardt is in the race again. >> extraordinary for earnhardt
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to win a second time and all that the family has meant to nascar. >> good for him. this morning jason collins is proud of two accomplishments. his team won last night and he makes history as the first open willing gay player to the nba. he sign add contract with the nets and received a standing ovation after taking on the los angeles lakers. collins came off the bench in the second quarter, playing for ten minutes. he spoke with kevin frazier and our partners at "the "insider."" >> i think the most important thing is my team won. that's all i ever cared about is going out there and helping my team win. my role was to be a mentor and to be, you know, that example and try to help the people who come after me. this morning the olympic officials are praising russia after the end of the 2014 winter games in sochi. more than two weeks of wins
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wrapped up with no violence. russia's athletes finished the games with the most medals. alphon alphonso, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. good morning, norah. sunday was a celebration. despite the criticism russia got going into the games they finally got what they wanted the most, an olympic-sized pat on the back. in spectacular fashion sochi said good-bye to the 22nd olympics. organizers even poked fun at themselves. >> the producers have a sense of humor. >> reporter: they repeated the opening glitch where one ring didn't open. >> we all have enjoyed exceptional conditions in these olympic winter games.
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tonight we can say russia delivered all what it had promised. >> reporter: team usa brought home one more medal on the last day of competition. a bronze in the fourman bobsled. some will remember sochi as a disappointment, including the u.s. men's hockey. despite the losses many americans had standout performances. sage kotsenburg clinched the first medal in slopestyle, a new event. and there was the first gold in ice dancing. all the athletes had one last laugh together during the closing ceremony. the olympic flame was finally extinguished by the mascot who
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shed a tear. it was an amazing closing ceremony but russia isn't quite done with these olympics quite yet. sochi will host the paralympics next month. >> i didn't get to see much of the olympic this year. did you? >> i did. i did. but -- yeah. i'm glad that america finished in second place. >> were you thinking of something else? >> no. you just surprised me. >> thank you very much. alphonso van marsh. it times to show you headlines from around the globe. netflix has struck a deal with comcast. netflix has 33 million subscribers in in the united states. no word this morning on the price for the deal. >> the new orleans times picayune says a stretch of the
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mississippi river remains closed this morning. crews are cleaning up an oil spill. it happened after a barge ran into a towboat sunday. the coast guard says the containers are now contained. >> hundreds of thousands turned out in the capital. protesters are rallying around a retired general who's a fierce critic of the president. >> britain's "guardian" looks at the message pope francis had for 19 new cardinals. on sunday he urged the princes of the church to be saints. they should avoid vatican intrigue, gossip, power packs, and favoritism. in our next hour cardinal timothy dolan of new york will join us from rome. "the new york times" says a smang numg ber of children afro california are suffering pole low-like illnesses. they're racing to solve the mystery. polio has been wiped out in the united states. and "the new york times"
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google's eric schmidt is in studio 57 and first on "cbs this morning" he solves problems through technology. he and google
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ooh, boy, i hate when that happens. a bird flew into a plane's window in ft. myers, florida, on saturday. the piper saratoga was going 170 miles an hour. the collision knocked out the windshield but the pilot rob weber had a camera rolling the whole time and he was able to land safely. i tell you, these gopro cameras everywhere. he was able to land safely. >> $56 billion was get better pricing and then as a
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result others can't enter market. >> but then netflix signed a deal with comcast. >> again, google five is a competitor in four of the markets. >> you're here today for a big announcement. we're very glad you chose us, eric and jared. you want to give away a million dollars to a company or people who are solving problems through technology. what impresses you? what gets your attention, eric smit schmidt? >> i should put my money where my mouth is. we've'd feed ser identified nume across the country. >> what did you find? >> to me the biggest question out there in the future is all these people come job line. what happens to dictators a to and communicate.
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>> get up, show up at work, get your job done. >> social skills. >> a road's scholar does not guarantee that. >> bathing too. >> the quality at google is the best and i say it with great pride because we look not just for intelligence but the ability to deal with new ideas. here's a new fact. it initially happens so fast -- >> you had something to say. >> charlie interviewed fabulous bill murray who said tl key to success are being alert and available. >> what about privacy technology? should we be concerned? >> in the book we say you should fight for your privacy or lose it. the acic levels in some foods...
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olympics in history paid off in the short term but this morning mark phillips finds there's still big questions about soc sochi's future. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. the $50 billion bash is over, so what happens to all this stuff right now. you're either looking at a whole new herd of olympic white elephants or you're taking a look at the future. take your pick. the russians say they have a plan. the main olympic stadium which was only used for the opening and closing ceremonies is supposed to host a success team. but there's no team yet and no fan base either. the hockey rink is supposed to house a hockey team, but there isn't one of them yet either. the ski area where only wilderness existed before is a beautiful place but it took a massive snow making and snow storage investment to provide even the marginal conditions storage investment to provide even the marginal conditions thate
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protesters and the riot police left scores of people dead.
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viktor yanukovych fled on the weekend. there's security camera foot thajage that appears to show his departure. they do not know his whereabouts but they believe it's in southern ukraine where he still has support. the government took control of his resident and opened it up to the public. he had his own golf course as well as a private zoo. it's not entirely clear who's in charge. the parliament enacted a temporary president. there will be new elections in may, but many ukrainians we spoke to told us they want widespread reform to the political system to make it more democratic. for "cbs this morning," holly williams, kiev. much of the u.s. will get hit by another polar vortex this
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in our "morning rounds," the doctor who believes too much sugar isn't just bad, he says it's addictive. dr. high man is the author of "the blood sugar solution, ten-day detox diet." let me just say someone at this table was eating icing out of the can. they shall remain nameless. >> we have no idea who that would be. >> it is good. >> it is good. >> this is the thing. i know, charlie. why would you do that? have you tried betty crocker, duncan hines? >> betty crocker was not a real person. she was invented. that's next. also coming up, the cure for olympic withdrawal.
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>> reporter: there's another usa hockey team headed stow she. watch these guys play. this is the real miracle on ice. i'm mark strassmann and that's the story coming up on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: cbs "morning rounds" sponsored by purina. your pet, our passion. fancy feast elegant medleys. inspired dishes like primavera, florentine and tuscany. fancy feast. a medley of love, served daily. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust.
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look at that. 30 years. boom. here it is. >> he gets the saw. makes the final cut. oh, it's loose. >> so i look in the tube. there's a little plastic bag in there. i reach in, i grab it. look. i mean i kind of let go of it because i panicked like it was like a hot stove. >> the stars of the "national geographic" series diggers opened up a time capsule in colorado. inside they found a historic computer mouse belonging to steve jobs. today would have been steve jobs' 59th birthday. good morning to both of you. >> great to be here. >> great to have you here. both of you described this discovery as the greatest
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the couple is fighting against the paparazzi taking pictures of video of celebrities' children without their permission. e.t. will no longer authorize those. >> they're onto something there because kids are not fair game. and actor alec baldwin telling new york magazine he is leaving the public eye and he might have to abandon the big apple hchl e says his privacy is gone and he's hounded when he goes out in public with his family. he now thinks it might be time to move to los angeles where he can live behind a gate and have minimal contact with the public. pope francis is making big changes to the vatican's bureaucracy. he's creating a special industry in the wake of a banking scandal that will handle all business and personal decisions. over the weekend the pope he said one of you will be my pope and i look forward to
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giving my love, loyalty, and allegiance to new pope. he's done it consistently but it was dramatic when he did it saturday at the consistory. >> what about the critics who say it's merely just throne. what specifically is changing in the catholic church? >> we have talked about that. and, remember, we've observed that pope francis is a loyal catholic. he knows the substance of the church, the essence of the church, he can't change. we receive that. that's settled. that's given. he can change the style and the tone, and most -- many people will tell you that's where the church needs the change. it's not what we say so often that puts people off. it's how we say it. it's a senn of judgment mene he's been on the team since
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2008. >> we've got all kinds of guys, guys from the military. it's coo cool to share that with them. you can share stories that you wouldn't be able to share with others. >> it opens the possibilities. >> oh, sure. it opens the possibilities of what i can do in my life. >> josh sweeney, another forward lost both legs to an ied in afghanistan in 2009. he was 22. >> we went out there. i saw the guys flying around on the ice and i said, already, i'm playing. >> just like that. >> just like that. it was really motivating and it took me from wanting to live in life to wanting to excel in life. oochz. >> five games, all shutouts. this year's team is better.>> w >> do you think the show is changing because, you know, i'm
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a big fan. i've been watching but there's sometimes i'm listening and going did they really say that on tv? do you ever get the script and say, how could i possibly say that? >> every week. >> every week that's something i'm like, beth -- >> i know. our faces get red, but, you know -- >> michael patrick king of "sex and the city" calorically trying to push the envelope, right? >> pushing the envelope. i think we have been from season 1. i'm always like -- i feel like it's gotten even more like -- >> i feel like the people watching kind of expect it so we'd be letting them down. >> what i like is you two seem to like each other. >> no. yeah, i think it's also nice to watch a real female friendship not be catty, a little
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