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it is friday february 13th 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." millions caught in a deep freeze. the national guard is called in ahead of a new blizzard threat. a terrifying ride. students trapped for 14 minutes on a runaway school bus. plus millions of roses ready for valentine's day. we'll take you halfway across the world to show you how they make it into your bouquet. but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. windchill warnings and advisories coueeld fl asol cd as 35 below zero out the door and this is just the beginning. >> dangerous arctic air grips
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millions. >> subzero windchills true the weekend. another foot of snows i pblossie in boston. president obama and high-ranking officials in the tech industry will hold a cyber security summit later today. david carr has died. he collapsed suddenly last night in the "times" newsroom. new video never seen before in the amenrica sniper trial in texas. the jury watch add dash camed dash cam footage of eddie ray routh and the police. president obama is hamming it up with a video. >> that makes it truly distasteful. ruth bader kbinsberg revealed why she fell asleep during the state of the union. >> i was 100% sober. a snowmobile rider swept
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away in an avalanche. within seconds friends to the rescue. >> terrifying moment. >> the driver lost control. none of the children were hurt. >> you've brightened my day, ma'am. >> that's what the last judge said. >> not bad but you could do better. >> gopro video of a man proposing marriage at 10,000 feet during a sky dive. >> she said yes. >> i don't want to die. >> on "cbs this morning." valentine's day this weekend. >> if you haven't made any plans for saturday yet i have a fun idea. take your mom to see "fifty shades of grey." >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toy tachlt let's go places. captioning funded by cbs welcome to "cbs this morning."
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norah o'donnell is off and jeff glor is with us. it is a bone-chilling morning from the upper midwest to new england. a blast of arctic air is plunging across much of the east. windchill this morning make it feel like 10 to 20 thebelow in several states. >> that is cold. massachusetts faces another blizzard this weekend. a new storm threatens to drop another foot of snow on a town that's already buried. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. here in boston crews are scrambling and freezing temperatures to move snow that has already made a mess of the city over the last three weeks. the snow farm here behind me just one resource the city is using before this weekend's storm, which will be the fourth to strike in less than three weeks. with the threat of another blizzard less than 48 hours away, city workers and the
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national guard are teaming up to move the massive snow mounds blocking the street. >> we're trying to clear as much snow as possible. it looks like another foot to foot and a half is coming. >> reporter: the storm is also affecting those on the seaside coast. the community of marshfield is also on alert. >> what's predicted to be 50 mile-an-hour plus winds, maybe hurricane gusts, there could be substantial power outages. >> reporter: marchfield was one of many coastal fields severely battered. it left cars soaked up to their windows and homes coated in thick layers of ice. boston is now using four snow melters to deal with the record six-foot snowfall. two of them are on loan from new york city, and this one can melt 350 tons an hour. >> somebody's got to do something about this. >> after dealing with the
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dangerous and inconvenient conditions for nearly three weeks, bostonians' frustrations are starting toverflow. >> this snow is not stopping right now, so i ask everyone to please be patient. >> reporter: the cleanup effort here in boston has now become a multi-state effort. in addition to connecticut and new york today national guards troops from maine will also begin helping. jeff? >> nicole thank you very much. wbz meteorologist danielle niles is tracking the forecast. good morning. >> jeff, good morning. good morning to everybody. single-digit readings today from the midwest to northern new england. below zero. that's without the wind factored in without the high temperatures tomorrow. only in the 40s all the way back down to the gulf coast by sunday. with this arctic air, another storm, yes. blizzard watches up from central maine to the coastline of eastern massachusetts. these will be upgraded to
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warnings by later on today. storm center itself doesn't look all that impressive but as it dives toward the coastline, it picks up moisture from the atlantic. saturday night to sushld morning, a huge swath of 6 to 12 inches. the jackpot, up to feet. isis suicide bombers attacked a base where some 300 marines are based. a pentagon spokeswoman said any fielts is mild from the base. the marines there are training iraqi forces. jurors this morning have more insight about what happened in the moments after american sniper chris kyle was killed. the trial for his accused murder eddie ray routh, is entered its third day now. yesterday prosecutors showed dramatic ved owe of the suspect speeding away from police. manuel bojorquez is at the
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courthouse in texas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the dash cam shows exactly what it took for the police to capture eddie ray routh after he killed chris kyle. the jurors got a chance to hear a rambling discussion between routh and police outside his home. eddie ray routh led police on a chase of speeds up to 100 miles an hour driving the pickup truck owned by navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. this video shown thursday is silent as oldered by the judge. kyle and his friend littlefield had taken the troubled veteran to the shooting range where routh is accused of turning his gun on him. the chase began after routh rolled over spike strips laid down by police. at one point the police car rammed into the truck. routh was taken into custody shortly after. he appeared in court clean h shaven and visibly heavier, a
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stark contrast of the mugshot taken two years ago. that day routh's sister made the call. he said he killed two guys. like he's all crazy and psychotic. >> reporter: police traced him outside his home, trying to get him to surrender. jurors watched this body cam and heard testimony from an investigator. he told the court that routh made a series of bizarre comments. he had taken a couple of souls and he had more souls to take. he went on to quote, routh, anarchy has been killing the world and i don't know if i'm going in sane. his attorneys are pleading insapty saying routh believe kyle and littlefield took him to the shooting range to kill him. thursday's testimony also revealed kyle and littlefield were shot multiple times in their backs and never had time
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to remove their guns from their holsters. if convicted he could face life in prison without the possibility of parole. jeff? >> manuel thanks. police say that craig stephen hicks shot and killed them tuesday in a north carolina apartment. thousands gathered last night for a memorial service and a vigil, and as the investigation continues, vicente arenas shows us why the victims' family thinks this is a hate crime. >> reporter: thursday's memorial service drew more than 5,000 people there to honor the three victims. deah barakat his wife and sister. the crowd was too big for the largest mosque in town so the service was moved to an athletic field across the street owned by north carolina state. two of the victims graduated from the school. one was still a student. mow hamad abu salha is the
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father of the two sisters killed. he believes hicks shot the three over a longstanding dispute about the parking space where they lived. the investigation is far from over. outrage over the shootings has sparked an outcry online and across the world under the #muslimlivesmatter. karen hicks, the wife of the alenled shooter, is moving forward with divorce proceedings. his wife insists religion had nothing do with the shooting. >> it doesn't matter what you look like or who you are or what you believe, but the one thing i do know about him. >> reporter: those who knew the victims are having a hard time believing that. >> as far as we're concerned, it's hate crime. we live in fear. it could have been anybody. we have a dramatic look this
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morning at a terrifying ride for students in minnesota. children were trapped for 14 minutes on a runaway school bus. the driver had a medical emergency and could not drive. what police had to do as this bus went out of control. >> reporter: 11 students on board had just finished another school day and were on their way home, but the routine trip took a turn when the driver began to swerve catching the attention of the sheriff's deputy. >> i thought something was not right. then as shewe turned the lights on it became more pronounced. she weaved a little bit. >> reporter: the driver continued swerving down the road about 40 miles an hour eventually losing control and tipping into the ditch. somehow the bus made it back on the road. that's when the officer alerted oncoming traf snook we got ahead
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of the bus to get them to get out of the way. >> children on board with cell phones began calling their families and 911 to alert them that something was wrong. at one point another driver passing had to switch in reverse pulling into a driveway to avoid a head-on collision with the bus. using stop sticks the deputy was able to stop the vehicle. the 68-year-old driver was rushed to the hospital and none of the children on board were injured. >> that was elaine quijano. a new battle this morning in the little league cheating scandal. players and parents in chicago do not accept the ruling that took the u.s. title away from the jackie robinson west team. now they're lawyering up. dean reynolds is in chicago where even the mayor tried to intervene. dean, good morning. >> good morning. the controversial case of the jackie robinson west little league team has now moved perhaps predictably from the ball field to the law office.
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the decision to strip the national championship title from chicago's little league team has been met with cries of racism and unfairness that the all black team from the city's south side was forced to undergo a level of scrutiny that no other team experienced. victor henderson is representing the team and its family founders. >> i want to make sure whatever rules and regulations that are being applied to jackie robinson west are applied to any other team. >> reporter: they announced an inquiry found that the officials had jiggered boundaries. the decision came after complaints from rival squautds who lost to jackie robinson west this past summer. chris jayne's team lost. >> did you feel like a chump about this residency stuff? >> i felt like they were cheating and i nighted to bring
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it forward. you know, somebody needed to know. >> how many others have had residency issues? i don't know. what happens when they have residency issues? do you take way their titles or mete out some other form of desichlgts i don't know. >> reporter: they say they has neither call order written the organization to explain its about-face. >> i've heard talks about a lawsuit. there's no talk of a lawsuit. we don't know enough information yet to know why the league made the decision as i said again, because we haven't received anything in writing. >> now the odds are long though. when chicago's mayor rahm emanuel asked little league to reconsider, he was told very firmly that the decision to take the title away is final. jeff? >> dean thank you very much. there is growing concern this morning over tax refund fraud. the fbi is looking into suspicious irs returns through
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turbotax software. >> the federal probe comes as a number of states try to contain a wave of criminal tax filings. it delays the money you get back. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> is it bad and is it going to get worse? >> i think that's the problem. last year they sent out $5.2 billion of fraudulent tax return money. that means someone filed a claim in your name claimed they had money coming back diverted that plun into an account. the irs bleebs this will grow to over 20 billion dollars in the next couple of years. part of the reason is it's very easy to perpetuate this scam. name address, and tax i.d. number. that's all you need and all of a sudden the criminals are off to the races. >> has the irs been caught off guard, do you think? >> they've been talking about how this could be a problem,
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and, frankly, because of all the budget cuts, the worry from the commissioner is we don't have enough resources and we don't have enough people. this year the budget cut by $346 million. and guess what? the irs has $200 million less to spend only technology. that's having a significant impact. again, those criminals want your refund. >> so turbotax temporarily stopped processing some of these returns, right? >> yes. >> so if turbotax can detect problems or potentially a phony filing, why can't the irs? because of the cutbacks? >> no. because the irs says they're detecting this. it's hard to reconcile the data. they don't get all the information until later. they can't reconcile w-2s until months after. how do you find out you're a victim of identity theft? you go to file your tax return and they say they already have one filed. >> jill, thank you so much. this morning journalism is
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mourning the loss of another great talent. david carr died in the newsroom last night and could not be revive. he's called the finest media reporter of his generation a remarkable and funny man who was one of the leaders of our newsroom. carr appeared on this broadcast just two days ago and he was a guest on my program many times. >> what they want me to do is look over the hill not get stuck on the rear view not be a nos tall gist and talk about the era that we live in. >> reporter: for more than 25 years david carr did just that. his beat was the media and its effect on business, culture, and politics. >> at my house when i look at my nightstand and see what is piled up on it in my ipad what's piled up on my dvr. >> reporter: just hours before his death, he moderated a "times" panel about whistle
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blower edward snowden. >> so you're in russia and now you're able to stay for three years, right? >> right? >> yes. >> are you getting now if eat? is the food good? you look good. >> reporter: carr reached the pinnacle of his c onea popular columnist after a power ever addict. he overcame five trips to rehab and battle with cancer. in his 2008 memoir "the night of the gun" he reflected on his blessings. >> i have a job i love a family i adore, and a genuine gratitude about the life i'm living partly because of where it came from. >> reporter: david carr was 58. >> so eerie isn't it because he was just sitting right there talking about his daughter. so excite and so happy. one of the best tweets on twitter, the bet reports about
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it is a story that bob simon wanted you to see. >> ahead, our friend and colleague learned for himself how the ebola fight could be won with the help of tobacco. we'll preview bob's report for sunday's "60 minutes." >> the news is back here on "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by fastsigns. more than fast, more than signs.
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take a look at this. two members of the ukrainian par lament started fielting. these guys are serious. it was over land ownership. security had to pull them apart. they were barred from the next five sessions. parliamentary leadersle cald for a code of ethics which all ukrainian lawmakers must sign. >> that's a five-minute meet of fighting. that's not two. >> a little bloodied up there. >> wow. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, it's a pitter sweet moment for us today. we'll preview the report that bob simon had prepared for this sunday's "60 ninlts." he went to kentucky to see how tobacco could save the lives in
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the event of ebola. why some critics are questioning that performance. >> time to show you some of this morning's headlines. the "san jose mercury news" says president obama is getting ready to escalate the fight against hackers. he arrived thursday for a white house security summit today with companies like google apple, and facebook. the president will announce a new hub for more information on cyber threats. "the new york times" voted overwhelmingly to vote in ashton carter. 93-5. he'll be sworn in next week. he'll replace chuck hagel. he's take over the pentagon. he'll be president obama's fourth secretary of defense. "usa today" says the military approved hormone therapy for chelsea manning. he's formerly known as bradley
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manning. hormone treatment would enable manning to milwaukee the transition to a woman. a lawsuit alleges manning was a high risk for suicide unless she received that treatment. the cairo post says egypt leased two from prison. he was reunited with his wife and children early today after more than a year behind bars. another was also freed after posting bail. egypt released a third one two weeks ago. their case has been called a sciambi right groups. with montreal street journal says a breakup between costco and amex is shaking up the credit card industry. costco exclusively accepted american express cards for 16 years. costco is the second largest retailer in the u.s. behind walmart with sales of more than $112 billion last year. and the "washington post" says tesla's make bathry for the home.
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elon musk the carmaker, says it will likely be unveiled in a month or two. on wednesday they report add loss of more than $107 million in the fourth quarter. news about the battery did not help the company's stock. it fell more than 4% thursday. a new video promoting president obama's health care plan is creating a lot of buzz. this morning buzz field shows the president making faces in the mirror and taking fake free-throws. advocates praise it as an attempt to reach millennials. julianna goldman is in washington with why critics believe the video comes at a bad time. good morning. >> good morning. "buzzfeed" has made a name for itself. it only took the president ten minutes to film the video but it's already received more than 20 million views, just in time for the deadline to enroll in the affordable care act that
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february -- >> reporter: the president gets intouch with his silly side aviator aviator shades and posing with a selfie stick. >> in many cases you can get health insurance for less than $100 a month. go to healthcare.gov to figure out,000 sign up. >> it's more effective for them than putting up a notice on whitehouse.gov whitehouse.gov, or sending out 10, 15, 20 tweets in day and saying check out whitehouse.gov. >> i wouldn't be here today if i didn't have something to plug. >> reporter: it's not the first time they've done that under the guys of millennium media. last year zach galifianakis had a conversation with president obama between two ferns. >> is this what they mean by
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drones? >> and in december president obama repeated his pitch on the "colbert report." >> that children can stay on their parents' policy until age 26. >> reporter: but pundits were quick to criticize the timing of thursday's video following the death of 26-year-old high sis hostage kayla mueller. >> the rest of the world, all right? do you think isis is quaking in their boots knowing that the president makes goofy faces in the mirror? >> the president could not care less about the reaction. he cares about the audience. he knows the charges of tl office. he's trying to push this thing and "buzzfeed" is an excellent partner for that. >> yo lo man. >> here's a little behind-the-scenes flavor. they say the president did have a lot of fun doing this and at the end when he says yo lo man, you can hear them laughing because that part was ad-lib.
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so charlie, yes the president knows what yolo means. it will air on sunday's broadcast. just this week president obama announced nearly all of the 2,800 troops in liberia will leave by the end of april. they're hoping to start a clinical trial of the drug zmapp. bob traced the lock and complicated route to the experimental treatment and the surprising surprising way the drug is made. >> reporter: but before any kind of trial could begin supplies of zmapp ran out. now more than a year after the outbreak hit, just enough is finally being produced for a small clinical trial in liberia that could start as soon as next week. if west african lives are to be safe salvation may well come from western kentucky. from these nondescription greenhouses in owensborough.
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their product, a plant usually associated with destroying lives than saving them. tobacco. this is where the science has turned into a product, where zmapp is manufactured in row after row of this odd-looking variety of tobacco. can i smoke it? can i chew it? >> i wouldn't recommend it. >> it's different? >> it's different. >> he's president of it which was recently bought by cigarette giant reynolds america. >> when you say to bea colorado day, it's associated with death, can sefrmt it's known in our culture as a killer. >> there's clearly a bit of irony, but again, there are good things to be done with it, and that's our objective here. >> extraordinary that tobacco could somehow have a different role. you can watch bob simon's full
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report on sunday night on "60 minutes." >> when i listen to bob's voice, it's hard to believe we won't hear it again probably after sunday. they say when you call his voice mail, he'll say i may be out for a few months. his voice was distinguishable. the vessel and 26 crew members are stuck 900 mails northeast of the mcmyrta sound. they're steaming more than 300 miles to reach that boat. smashing through sheets of ice nine feet thick. is "fifty shades of grey" too dark? why some say you should skip the movie and donate the money to violence shelters instead. you're watching "cbs this
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the hotly anticipated fifty"fifty shades of grey" is due to open today. but michelle miller is here with how the hype is already sparking a backlash. good morning. >> good morning. that it is. in case you have been living under a rock "fifty shades of grey" is about a college senior and a sometimes painful romance with the handsome businessman christian grey. it's a classic love story certainly told before but never with this much bedroom violence and it's that part of the r-rated story that has some advocates calling for a boycott. this isn't your ordinary bedroom fantasy. the sex in "fifty shades of grey" involves whips, chains and blindfold. the submissive woman agrees not
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to just blind folds but whippings. gail din ndines is boycotting it. >> it rebrands violence as romance and what concerns us in a society where wrim are sexually abused, here we have a film that's ee rot sizing glorifying and victim advertising them. >> reporter:ston porn culture is trying to stop ticket goers from going to the movie and instead donate $50 to a domestic shelter. >> it's not a fairy tale. >> reporter: several domestic violence organizations have joined their boycott and a study published in the journal of women's health they say it reflects pervasive intimate
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partners in violence. but fifty shads is part of a history of erotically virtual films. 1967's valley of the dolls mixed sex with drugs. 20 years later 9 1/2 weeks introduced america to props and tom cruise and nicole kidman explore add sexual doors open in "eyes wide shut." >> it's every woman's fantasy. sh she's a senior writer. she said experimentation must come with consent. >> it would be hard to separate consensual. how excited do you have to be about it to make it consensual. is it just a matter of saying yes and saying no or is it, yes, i want to do this with you. i think best case scenario, this film offers an opportunity for women to think about their sexuality, to maybe go see the film with their partner to say
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hey, that looks kind of fun or that looks awful, let's never do that. >> the film is expected to grow $60 million in its first four days. she said it taps into a desire to explore satisfaction in the bedroom. >> should women feel guilty about this guilty pleasure? >> i think women should never feel guilty about sex or sexual desire or sexual pleasure. >> the film is opening on valentine's weekend and it's sure to help sales. as we've seen the film has been everywhere. it's been a very carefully crafted narrative from the get-go. >> a marketing effort. >> it certainly has been. >> i can't wait to see it but what did you mean we you say it's every woman's fantasy? >> the fact he's handsome rich more experienced. she's the virgin. that taps into more of the prince and cinderella moment.
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it is friday the 13th of february 2015. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including oscar nominee bradley cooper. he tells charlie why "american sniper" inspires so many fans. but first here's your "eye opener" at 8:00. here in boston crews scrambling through freezing temperaturo es tmove snow that's already made a mess. >> below zero. that's would the wind factor ct fa oredin. >> isis suicide bombers attacked a base where some 300 american marines are stationed. this dash cam video show as what it took to arrest eddie ray routh after he killed chris kyle. >> that's not anything we would
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expect when we hop on any vehicle, let alone a school bus. >>t lasyear $5.2 billion of fraudulent tax return money. they believe it will grow to $20 billion in the next ceoupl of years. >> it only took the president ten minutes to film the video. >> just don't have words. >> if you have been living under a rock ""fifty shades of grey"" is about a college senior an a stay ya and her romance with handsome businessman christian grey. >> after a final scene of the screening much of the audience burst out laughing. so it seems christian grey and i have much the same effect on the ladies. >> announcer: your yoip at 8:00 sponsored by nationwide insurance. there is no mercy for areas of new england buried in snow. this morning a new arctic cold front is blasting the region
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with below zero windchills. conditions will get even worse tomorrow. >> and another big storm is moving in from the west. a blizzard watch is up from the new england coast. boston could receive another foot of snow. this morning many are applauding fbi director james comey for his candid thoughts last night with police relations with minority communityies. >> police officers on patrol in our nation's cities often work in environments where a huge disproportionate sector is committed by men of color. something happens to people of good will working in that environment. after years of working in police work officers can't help but be influenced by the cynicism that they feel. the two young black men on one side of the street look like so many the officers have locked up. two white men on the other side even in the same clothes do not. the officer does not make the same association about the two white guys, whether that officer is white or black.
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>> new york city police commissioner commissioner is with us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> do these resonate or will they have impact? >> it does resonate both in terms of what he said and more importantly who said it. the head of the fbi, well respected by law enforcement and the communities they rely on and the federal government. what was said as well as who was saying it. >> where do you go from these remarks be i the fbi resonating to communities across the country? >> well, the good news is what he said is really nothing new about that. police chiefs major cities' police chiefs have been speaking to these inconvenient truths if you will for a number of years, but now to be able to align ourselves with the head of the fbi and be able to take these conversations into the broader communities because one of teng thises he said -- this is not
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just about police bias or racism. it's about societal racism. we all have it whether we're white, we're black. these are important truths to speak to. >> is there an urgency about it? >> there certainly is. i think the events in ferguson new york there's an urgency ironically in the sense we've been wrestling with this for 300 years. but the urgency now is that we seem to have reached a tipping point once again as we did back in the '60s as we did in terrell '90s, where we need to face up to this. with leadership like the directors and american police chiefs, certainly, they're moving in that direction, this could be a very interesting and positive time for us that i once heard a law enforcement officer say it may be awful but it's lawful. are you familiar with that phrase? >> yes. >> you are the prominent police official i'm quoting.
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comey quoted in the words of bill bratton, we need to see each other. what's the point? he he's trying to get. >> we need to understand the perspective of the police officer, of the man who feels he needs being treated fairly. we need to see each other, hear each other, engage in dialogue rather than rhetoric. there's too much rhetoric around these issues. we need to find a way as we do here sit around the table and hash it out. >> i have to say, new york city hasn't seen a murder in 11 days. that's a record. >> shhh. we don't want to jinx it. >> that's a record. >> we're on our 12th day. 11 is a record but let's keep going. >> thank you for coming. >> it is the too. of the year to put the pedal to the metal. vicente arenas goes to south america. 50 million roses.
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carolina. that's a long way. vicente arenas good morning. >> reporter: hey good morning you do. you know getting these flowers here so fast and fresh is no easy task. these roses came from colombia passion growers more than 2,000 miles from here. this morning we take you to that flower farm to show you how they can get here so quickly. an hour west of bogota near the andes mountains lies one of the largest flower farms near colombia. here busy workers harvest and process flowers for valentine's day. how many of these roses are going to the united states? >> 100%. >> reporter: all of them. >> all of them. >> at this moment we have 1,000 workers. >> 1,000 workers. >> yes. because we need to harvest approximately 50% of our whole year's production in a 10 to 15-day period.
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>> reporter: in vast green houses roses are carefully inspected down to the metal before being cut and bundle and then pulled across the farm 5,000 at a time. >> now we need to process them and get them out there in the best possible condition. >> reporter: that means keeping them cold all the way to the store starting the moment they're loaded on the truck. these flowers are off to bogota's airport where box after box of flowers from farms all over the country are bound for the united states. on the tarmac crates of dry packed flowers stacked 8 feet tall are trucked lifted and squeezed into every inch of this chilled boeing 767. >> we're loading about 60 pounds of flowers. that's about 3,000 boxes. >> that's 300,000 roses. about a million dollars worth all packed in 90 minutes. land
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lan cargo flies about a third of its flowers in time for valentine's day. >> there's wive girlfriends, fiancees looking at their flowers. if their flowers don't look good, you don't want to be blamed. >> i think this interview could be risky. now people know we could be responsible for that. >> that's a lot of pressure. >> every hour we waste, it's an hour less that the person will enjoy the flowers. >> to keep up with the demand the airline doubles its flower flights from both tan to 40 a week. 91% of all flowers imported into the u.s. come through here. that's 22 million a day. the flowers have to be unloaded quickly to get them out of the florida heat. >> the cold the temperature is critical. therefore it takes probably i'd
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say no more than five minutes for the flowers to get into the warehouse. >> reporter: once inside the 40 degree warehouse, samples from every flight are inspected by federal agent. >> and this i'm told is called spanking the flowers. >> correct. we look first for any signs on the leaves or any insects on the leaves. but there's so many leaves it's hard to look at them all. so we hit them. >> reporter: one bad bug could harm the whole shipment and then they're all to all over the country. this market is going to a chain of growers. she manages flowers for all stores. >> this is our super bowl of flowers. we plan all year long and it's finally here and very exciting. >> reporter: right away they're given a much needed drink of water. >> and they're ready for sale.
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>> reporter: for this valentine's day, the chain ordered a million roses from passion growers. matthew parks is buying two dozen for his husband. >> they're gorgeous. i'm actually going to give them to him tonight. >> reporter: the mos leg of their journey is the last. >> happy valentine's day. >> reporter: it takes a little less than a week for the flowers to get from the farm to a fresh market. but, of course, they go all over the country. and this morning we wanted to make sure that some ended up in new york for gayle. so happy valentine's day. >> thank you thank you, thank you. listen, i have to say after looking at your piece, i have a greater appreciation vicente. thank you so much. >> it's amazing. >> would you like to spank my flowers, charlie? >> i wouldn't touch that line. >> no, thank you, thank you, guys. >> from all of us who love you. >> i have the best crew, i
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really do. thank you very much guys. and they're yellow too. >> thank you, vicente. that was good stuff. >> i go ahead, jeff. do your tease. >> can i -- i can't see around it. there i go. a father saves his daughter with a transplant. >> and it's more than 12. >> and they're yellow. >> how many are there? >> there's a lot. >> reporter: why a family is asking strangers to help her twin sister as well. that's next on "cbs this morning." it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. mucinex fast max night time for multi-symptom relief. breathe easy. sleep easy. let's end this. brookside chocolate now has a crunch. brookside crunchy clusters - crispy multi-grains and sweet fruit-flavored pieces dipped in rich dark chocolate. discover brookside crunchy clusters. i did it... do it...take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look
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in 2012 a college sophomore disappeared. the search led police to dark world of dangerous domination but unlike "fifty shades of grey," this was real and deadly. "48 hours" troy roberts began investigating this case ten months ago. here's a preview of tomorrow night's report. >> reporter: 19-year-old lizzie marriott was studying marine biology at the university of new hampshire. lizzie's mother. >> she was vivacious. she loved her friends, her little critters often her. >> reporter: on tuesday, october 9th 2012, lizzie had plans to see a friend and she vanished. her father bob marriott.
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>> let's call the fbi let's call police. >> reporter: she was supposed to meet her friend kat. a at the time she was lived with her 29-year-old boyfriend. as police investigates kat and seth, they found a troubling relationship. reporter rob daugherty. >> he's coming across on these sex and bondage spites. >> reporter: police brought them in for questioning. >> the local police were very active fast. >> reporter: kat stuck to her study. lizzie never showed up. but after 11 hows of interrogation he dropped a bombshell. he said lizzie did come over there was sex, something went wrong, and i willlizzie died. he even told police where he dumped her body. he was arrested that night and charged with lizzie's murder. kat was released and not
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charged. >> he fantasized about a lot when i was with him. >> do you think this was a sexual encounter that went awry? >> no, no. >> murder. >> murder. >> this is not a case. this was the exercise of power and control. >> reporter: the prosecution would argue that kat mcdonagh under miss ayla's total domination lured the unsuspected lizzie marriott to his apartment that night. >> lizzie was attractive. he was what he had been looking for and it all seemed to go be going to the defendant's sexual plot until lizzie said no. >> reporter: and the prosecution's start witness kat mcdonagh with a dramatically different story from the one she had been killing. >> who killed elizabeth marriott? >> seth maze ya.
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>> how do you know what he did to her? >> i was there. >> the defense turn this case right back to kat mcdonagh claiming she's a liar and lizzie lizzie's death, they say was an accident. tragic. >> how did that come ab>> she wasn't facing murder but covered up crime that cares a 20-year sentence. >> police and prosecutor says this is not a romanticized version of "fifty shades of grey." >> absolutely not. it's about spread of violence and control. >> that's what people are worried about. >> you can watch troy roberts' full report "dangerous games" tomorrow night right here on cbs. and ahead, bradley cooper and the statement he wanted to make in portraying chris kyle. that's coming up next. ri
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last night i interviewed bradley cooper about his oscar-nominated film. during our conversation he did a mean clint eastwood impression as he described their phone call before making the film. >> i got him on the phone, number one, and he said yeah, yeah, let me -- let me take a look what that kid wrote and call me on monday. i said okay okay clint, aisle call you monday. i called him on monday and after i was told to call him at this time and him answering he said aye, let's make this [ bleep ], and that was it. >> ahead we'll have more of my conversation. welcome back to "cbs this morning." also ahead, the two of them together, charlie. that's the first time they had been together. >> oh, yeah. and it's one of the people bradley admires a lot. >> what great collaboration. also ahead, the world responds to a family's plea for
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help. how a father could only save one of his twin daughters and what the other little girl needs to survive. right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines. a judge ordered diamondback blers to turn over their winnings in the case of unshuffled cards 14678 people won a million and a half dollar. they took advantage of a pattern in the cards because the decks were not shuffled. lawyers for the players expect them to appeal. the hill said ruth gaidar ginsburg said she wasn't 100% sober in the state of the supreme court address. she said, yes, she shared wine with her colleagues during dinner. one of her granddaughters called later and pointed out that she'd been sleeping. >> the great thing about this story is the fact that she said it and acknowledged it. >> i think so too. >> i had some wine. >> he had a little libation. she's been watching the news.
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napping is a good thing. >> she's over 18. >> yes. >> and she was at dinner. >> she's a consenting adult. "times" says a downs syndrome woman walked the catwalk. it was part of the designers campaign. it's called role models as in r-o-l-e. they were really cheering for janie on the catwalk the over day. that's great. "american sniper" has made more money than any other picture combined but some critics say it glorifies war. i talked last night with bradley cooper and screen writer jason hall. >> what did you want to say about war? >> you know i have to say, charlie, if i'm going to be honest, i wanted to say -- my task was very simple as a producer, somebody who wanted to tell the story, not just play
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chris. it was to be as truthful as we could to tell this man's story. that was it. it was a simple chore. it's for someone else to watch and take what they take. if we could get a kernel of what it was like for chris to be in those situations that somebody at home has no idea that then we could sort of translate that experience because that experience is not one that i really know or many other people don't know. >> it's personal, you know. if you tell his story in a very intimate way, it becomes personal. and instead of just saying, war is hell war is human and it takes a singular toll on this man and his family. >> just tell me. tell me why you do it. >> and to explore that from the driver's seat of this guy's life then allows you to see how human it is and what exactly it costs. >> why is this film done so well
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other than the brilliant acting and screenplay. what's connected out there that's resonated so that there's a diverse audience and this film may grow more than $350 million or $360 million. >> you never know. you don't know what the reason is. if i had to take a guess, my hope is the reason is there's a sense of truth in the film that people when they're watching it think that they're actually watching this man and this woman and the other characters. they don't just see, oh he's doing a good job acting. >> i just want to get the bad guy. if i can't see him, i can't shoot him. >> do you think it's part of a locking for heroes in america? >> i think people are ready to examine what heroes go through and hopefully, you know, there's some fatigue of the capes and the tights. >> bradley cooper talking about "american sniper." you can see bradley cooper this sunday on "60 minutes." he talked with steve kroft about
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his toughest role. that's on sunday on cbs. >> that movie is resonating. you can see it's going gangbusters. >> of all things bradley cooper why was his hair sticking out? >> he came from the theater. >> oh. a man and his daughter are recovering after a life-saurjing surgery. he donated part of his liver to his 3-year-old. it's not over yet. her twin sister also needs a transplant. >> reporter: joann and michael wagner adopted these two twins from vietnam two years ago, knowing they had a disease that could be terminal. the twins have ala l ae giao syndrome. it causes failure of the liver.
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after arriving in canada their health deteriorated. they need new livers to survive. this winter they were put on a transplant list along with 15 others. then the bittersweet news. their father michael is a match but living donors can only give part of the liver once. they left it to science to decide who gets it. their one daughter needed it most. tuesday after michael's six-hour procedure in toronto his organ was hand delivered to the children's hospital across the street. there doctors worked on his daughter for seven more hours. the transplant was a success. >> thank you, michael, for giving offering the best present ever to our daughter. >> reporter: now the family is searching if donor number two. more than 400 strangers from spain to new england have
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volunteered as potential donors. dr. levy is sorting through all the applicants. he's optimistic he'll find a match in the coming weeks. >> when i meet these remarkable people, i would argue the gift that they give is just so magnanimous, the price is worth it. >> reporter: with her husband and daughter in recovery joann says she's both relieved and proud. >> i've often compared it to a bunch of pencils. if you take one pencil and try to break it it's very easy. but if you put them together and tie them up and try to break them at once you're going to have a hard time. >> reporter: they hope their story inspires others to give strangers the gift of life. for "cbs this morning," adriana diaz. that their story will do exactly that. >> i hope so. it already has. >> i hope so too. building different kinds of bonds with "fifty shades of
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king's reaction. >> don't drag us into this. >> hundreds of scheduled showings are already sold out. vinita nair shows us how theaters are not the only businesses cashing in. hello, vinita. >> reporter: so many cannot wait for it to become open. it is officially open right now. arguably one of the most hyped movie in a decade. so many marketers want a little peace of that buzz but are fans ready to buy what they're selling. nicky adamson and her friends all work together as a home improvement store in edwardsville, illinois. they started reading "fifty shades of grey" together and almost all of them have the same reaction. >> it was very difficult to stop reading it once you got into it. >> and then you think you have to go to sleep, okay? >> reporter: so when they heard the book was being made into a movie, they decided they had to
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go see it. >> this is definitely the seemiest i've ever read. >> i'm excited for it. >> i know this are parts in there that are very, very x-rated x-rated. i'm thinking surely they're not going to show that part you know. >> reporter: it's that part that's put it on fandango's top five. while the company doesn't reveal presale figures they expect it to gross more than 60 million dollar. that doesn't even account for the slew of spin-off products everything from nail polish to teddy bears to scantily clad cookies. but it's adult toys where retailers are expecting more. what exactly is in the kit? >> well in the kit comes a blind fold two leather cuffs with silk restraints. >> reporter: following the novel's release, sales of toys
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videos and books spiked 75%. that same year adults spent $1 billion on adult entertainment. but he said those numbers were just foreplay. >> now that the movie's coming out, what do you think is going to happen in terms of growth? >> i think we're looking at hockey stick growth here. our book alone when we introduced it in 2012 we saw a grouchlkt we're going to see this become a mainstream category. >> mainstream. >> absolutely. >> while mainstream retailer target already has a 50 shades massage oil and eye mask on its store shelves, she says most of these products are just marketers' fantasies. >> i'm actually dubious about the connection between sales of items for the bedroom and the book and the movie. i think you see a little spike as people's curiosity goes up,
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but i don't think it's lasting. >> do you think there will ever be a movie like this again? >> oh, yeah. the great thing about the movie is it was one woman's vision. she wrote authentically what she like and somebody will capture the zyeit in this way. >> reporter: when they make movies off the other two books nicky adamson and her friends said they'll be in the front row. that i say while they're not tempted it could be a good tease. >> a gift to give a friend to make it funny, make it fun. if they hold true to the book you will see a lot of increase on tie sales. >> reporter: now, the movie has already broken the studio's record for sales in france.
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and, jeff, 85% of the women and men who say they plan on seeing this movie plan on seeing the remaining two. >> why do you have to toss it back to me. can't you toss it back to gayle? >> i want to see the movie. i'm for letting freak flag fly but i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> the freak flag. >> let your freak flag fly. that's the quote for the d
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month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. this has been a sad week for those who love journalism but it's been a pleasure having jeff glor with us. for news any time anywhere log on to cbsn. you can visit the network by going to cbsnews.com. as we leave you, let us take a look back at the week that was. >> the north vietnamese are getting closer. i had it all and i lay on my
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stomach in the chopper for my last look at saigon. >> cbs news lost one of our own. >> bob simon was killed last night. >> here on top of the world. this starting to get crazy. everyone is panicking right now. >> the governor of massachusetts said they removed enough snow to fill 90 professional football stadiums. >> we have -- >> we just heard something. >> yeah. that's the ceiling. that's the door. >> where's the door. >> it's been hell. >> as the snow starts to melt, the water has no place to go. >> president obama knew kayla's inspiring story. >> she's done more in her incredible 26 years. >> the fight against isis is going to be a long one. >> the helicopter we were traveling in was hit by an rpg. >> i want to apologize. >> brian williams is suspended
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for six months. j >>on stewart made an announcement that shocked the audience. >> it's time for someone else. >> new york died last night. >> long-time leader of nfl films died monday. >> eddwar was just 178was 18 when he was accused of murder. >> great night for sam smith. he was the big winner. >> beck needs to respect artist artistry and he needs to give his award to beyonce. we're tired of it. >> one thing you can say, he always speaks his mind. >> whether you want to hear it or not. >> he always speaks his mind. ♪ >> we were all hoping you were going to bring us something knitted by mary carell. >> mom, gayle wants an afghan.
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>> i don't know if i'm going to catch the two of you in bed together. >> honestly i've never seen him naked. >> all that -- >> and to the happy. no man no weapon. >> a shout-out to charlie and of course my girl gayle. you know how it is. o'donnell -- >> pause -- >> everybody out there, keep on not stopping. cbs in the morning, so you all keep watching. >> you were supposed to shoot this movie about north korea? >> right. >> it got canceled in the middle of the sony mess? >> yeah. >> what did they say about it. >> it's canceled. on "cbs this morning." >> i'm from the bronx. it took a long time for cbs to put me on the air because i had such a thick bronx accent.
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if it's happening we are covering it on the doctors friday news feed! >> the latest on bobby christina. and the american flavor trial. inside e thcourtroom with chris kyle, and protesting the 50shades of gray movie release. and the "human ken doll", 200 procedures is not enough. >> you have under lying issues. t ishis funny? >> the line between perfection and obsession? >> who are you to judge me? >> ancnnouer: all new doctors! ♪ ♪ doctor, doctor gimme the news ♪ ♪ >> hello, everyone. welcome to our doctor's friday news feed. the trial, a man accused of killing the sniper,
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