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alphonso van marsh has more. good morning, alphonso. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie.u.s. hockey will face off the czech republic. if the americans loose this game, that will knock them out of medal contention. meanwhile the women's short gets under way today. the gold belongs to 18-year-old gracie gold and also ashley wagner. they're facing some fierce competition. reigning olympic champion yuna kim arrived yesterday. and she hopes to give them t crowd a happy, happy time with a gold medal performance. most of the competitions slogged through wet snow, he skied through the wet snow. the event is essentially a head-to-he r coat slid across the finish line but came up one-tenth of a second gold. here's a look at your medal counts. the united states and netherlands are tied at the top with 20 medals each. norway, russia, and canada, wel, they all round out the top five. anne-marie? >> alphonso van marsh in sochi. thanks a lot, alphonso snowboarder sage cause toscosted david letterman how he won. >> i tried a trick i never tried before and that put the nail in the coffin.

right, alphonso? >> that's right. >> alphonso van marsh at the winter olympics in sochi.hen we return, a test of fate. a preacher uses venomous snakes as part of his services. what happens when prayer meeting danger when the "cbs morning news" continues. for a sun-ripened deliciousness that makes every day simply...extraordinary. ♪ with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. one day we get this incredible call from cheerios saying "what about breakfast?" together we've created the family breakfast project to help families begin their day together over breakfast. say the co-pilot took commaf the plane -- and diverted i rome. shots fired outside a busy n francisco mall... the latest on the search this morning for the gunman. and the one-of- a-kind olymc medal being withheld from winning athletes... what's gone into this unique prize that's makes it so special. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's monday, february 17-th. i'm michelle,,,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington will be sun

good morning, alphonso. >> reporter: good morning, tanya. there are plenty of people here shopping the streets looking for discounts on medal merchandise. just as importantly or more importantly russian organizers are prepares for the paralympic games with 600 athletes from 44 nations and it seems that the #sochiproblems just won't go away. lots of tweets from olympians from sochi international airport saying they're suffering from cold temperatures inside, some general chaos, and long lines. but here in sochi, russia, last night, russian officials gave the spectators and athletes an amazing spectacular send-off. thousands watched and took part in the closing ceremony. it was a celebration of russian culture and history and and some organizers poked some fun at themselves. they re-enacted a gaffe when one olympic ring failed to open. the huge robot version of the sochi mascot shed a tear and it blew out the flame, and as those shows are over, the baton was passed on to the next host pyeongchang, south korea. canada brought home the gold in i

>> alphonso van marsh in sochi, russia.u, alphonso. >>> on wednesday new york yankees shortstop derek jeter said he will retire after the upcoming season. he guided the yankees to five world series titles during that time. >>> and it looked like the number one basketball team was on the ropes. syracuse trailing pitt by one point with less than five seconds to play. the orange looking for one last shot by freshman tyler ennis. >> ennis, two seconds. he'll get a shot off. all the way. got it. he hit it! he hit the shot! syracuse wins it. >> ah, the buzzer beater gives syracuse the 58-56 victory. they improve to 24-0 on the season. >>> when we return, a legendary tv comedian miami. we remember sid caesar, a mass tev of sketch comedy influenced generations of performers. healtp lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® hearty oatmeal, softly baked with a drizzle of cinnamon. it's a soft take on a morning cl

alphonso van marsh is in sochi. good morning, alphonso. >> good morning, anne-marie. was a tie for bold, but, of course, i have to tell you everybody here is still talking about what happened yesterday on the halfpipe, and that's because two-time gold medalist shaun white was denied a three-peat in the snowboard halfpipe. he would have been the first american to ever win gold in three straight olympics, but white crashed and never recovered. he finished fourth and will leave sochi without a medal. it wasn't all bad news for team usa. erin hamlin made history for the women. she won bronze in the luge. it's the first time any american has won a medal in any single luge event in the olympics. >>> and the vermont native overcame a knee injury in 2012 to make it to sochi. here's your medal count. norway leads with 11 medals, followed by canada and the netherlands. united states is tied with russia with seven apiece. today the women's ice hockey will take on canada. the men's hockey tournament is also under way. and marian speed skater shaunie davis will try to do what shau

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alphonso van marsh is in sochi with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. in fact, the security has been high here in sochi for months in the region, but now u.s. officials are warning of a new potential threat in the skies. as the olympic games get under way in sochi today, security officials are on alert for a new potential terrorist theft. the u.s. department of homeland security issued an advisory called a tear-line bulletin warning terrorists may have found a new way to smuggle explosives onto plane s using toothpaste or face care products. they could bring bomb parts and assemble an improvised device while the plane is in flight. the threat is aimed at russia and the olympics and the warning is for flights. security forces are everywhere in sochi. they have built a so-called ring of steel to protect the olympic venues and visitors. russian olympic president alexander zoo cough says we have taking all the necessary measures to ensure safety. this includes deploying more than 40,000 police and soldier

alphonso van marsh has our olympic round up. self-defense or murder? ( gun shots ) >> oh, my god, someone is shooting! >> axelrod: testimony today in the latest test of florida's stand your ground law. mark strassmann is following the case. an affordable care act surprise. carter evans talks to a mother whose daughter lost coverage at a top-ranked hospital. >> reporter: this is an approval letter for the coverage? >> yes. >> reporter: four days later this is a denial? >> exactly. >> axelrod: and going to the dogs, the mixed breed dogs. elaine quijano on the mutts who have finally gained a place at the westminster dog show. >> maybe their tails are a little off or maybe their eye color isn't right or whatever, but with agility, that doesn't matter. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." displim good evening, i'm jim axelrod and this is a western edition of the broadcast. >> the first day of competition is in the books at the 22nd olympic winter games in sochi, russia. while concerns about terror attacks and human rights have dominat

(sta: alphonso van marsh, cbs new sochi) (:31-:40) the night before the meteorite medals were supposed to be awardede international olympic commi shot down the bonus medal plans....saying they can one given out after the games a over. (stills of medal ceremonies, then teary eyed russian pairs gold medal fi skater male, crying on the stand) the i-o-c's medal ceremonies - with national anthems playing, and some athletes crying - are among games' most memorable momen medalliotheir silver and gold-coatedeal thing. (nat sound pop, then really, good memory of sochi icials say they respect the id that they'll send saturday'ls in the mail. alphonso van 7 >> the meteorite -- >> reporter: local officials say they respect the last-minute decision and will send the ten olympic champions their meteor medals in the mail. >> they're very cool but none of the usa will get any of those bonus medals >> that's because they didn't win at the time. >>> a church ceremony turns tragic right before the congregation. the pastor ended up dead just an hour after service >>> what seaworld wants the operators of t

alphonso van marsh is in sochi. with more.od morning, alphonso. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. >> reporter: good morning. the men's figure skating was supposed to be the closing act for historic yevgeny plyushchenko. but it ended before he started his program. plyushchenko injured his back in the warmups before the short program. after telling the judges he was withdrawing, plyushchenko waved to the crowd one last time and skated off to retirement. he was the only hopeful but he helped russia win gold in the team skating event earlier in the games. blue schenko retires with medals in four olympics. >>> meanwhile japan's skater soared to the top of the standings in the short program. he became the first skater to break the 100-point mark. tonight the 19-year-old will try to win gold in the free state. >>> three members of team usa made history. josh christensen took gold and he was joined on the podium by americans gus kenworthy. and nick goepper. it's the first time the americans have swept the games and the first sinc

>> alphonso van marsh, thanks, alphonso. >>> as hillary clinton decides her future, there are new signshat republicans are targeting two clintons, not one. 2012 gop presidential nominee mitt romney is taking a jab at former president bill clinton. >> the times when he was president were by and large positive economic times for the country. on the other hand, he embarrassed the nation, he breached his responsibility, i think, as an adult, and as a leader in his relationship, and i think that's very unfortunate. but i don't think that's hillary clinton's to explain. she has her own record, her own vision for where she would take the country, and i think that's something which we debated extensively during the 2016 campaign. >> romney also said if the former secretary of state makes a presidential bid, quote, i don't imagine that bill clinton is going to be a big part of it. >>> this morning, a florida man faces a possible 60-year prison sentence, michael dunn was found guilty on saturday on three counts of attempted murder after opening fire on a group of jacksonville teenagers in an suv.

alphonso van marsh is in sochi with more. good morning, anne-marie. as you can probably tell behind me, we're looking at some gray days here in sochi. it's been raining, it's been misting. and that's caused some problems some delays in some olympic events here. and it's quite a difference from the sunny warm temperatures we saw in the early days of these olympic games. i can also tell you at the bolshoy ice dome it has been time for an american pair to shine. meryl davis and charlie white were nearly flawless in the free skate. the 2010 silver medalists finally struck gold. davis and white have been skating together for 17 years. their gold is a first for the united states in ice dancing. the united states women's hockey team have gold on their minds. on monday, team usa skated past sweden 6-1. now they will face their toughest test. they will come to meet team canada in thursday's gold medal games. and lolo jones, well she will try to win her first olympic medal after falling short in two summer games. here in sochi, she's c

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alphonso van marsh, cbs news, sochi, russia. >>> 4:43. and new bill in kansas would change the rules for spanking children. why supporters say it's crucial to push the measure through. >> and a u.s. olympic medalist will have to wait a little bit longer to make his return home to the united states. the good deed that now has him stuck in russia. when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> 4:45. a disturbing scene was caught on surveillance video in massachusetts. watch as a man comes up from behind and sucker punches another man knocking him to the ground. it happened last weekend on a busy street. the victim and his girlfriend both say the attacker seemed a bit off. police say the same guy attacked at least two other people on that same street saturday afternoon. and the suspect is still on the loose. >>> winter storm that pelted the midwest with snow is now in new york, new jersey, connecticut working its way up to new england. things should warm up after today though. meanwhile some parts of the country are dealing with a shortage of stree

>> i guess it's one of those, if you have to ask, you can't afford alphonso? a test of fate. a preacher uses venomous snakes as part of his services. what happens when prayer meeting danger when the "cbs morning news" continues. are made with a few simple ingredients, for a sun-ripened deliciousness that makes every day simply...extraordinary. ♪ with a name slikeermuck's, it has to be good. to support families in getting back to the table. one day we get this incredible call from cheerios saying "what about breakfast?" together we've created the family breakfast project to help families begin their day together over breakfast. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington will be sunny today. atlanta will be sunny as well. rain and ice in st. louis. denver can expect snipe, and rain in seattle. >>> a pennsylvania woman charged with one murder says she's committed many more. she and her husband are accused of killing a man they met on craigslist. in a jailhouse interview this weekend she told the newspapshe. she claims to h

alphonso, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. good morning, charlie. 29-year-old american from park city utah's ted liggote has won the giant slalom. it's the first gold medal for america in the alpine event. americans are having an impressive streak. team usa has won at least one medal every day during the winter games in sochi. freestyle skiing halfpipe made its olympic debut. 23-year-old american david wise finished first with stunning double cork and big air. taking home the first-ever olympic gold medal in the event. >> david wise has won gold! >> it's a huge huge accomplishment, and i'm just so honored and humbled by the whole experience. >> reporter: the fog was back while heavy snow and freezing rain in the mountain venues created challenging conditions for the athletes. in the woman's giant slalom slovenia won the gold medal. celebrating with a swim in the snow-turned-slush at the bottom of the run. people are still buzzing about the judging in the ice dance final. gold medal winners meryl davis and charlie white took ti

back to you. >> alphonso in sochi.rgy source. now, all that investment may finally be paying off. scientists at california's lawrence livermore said they produced more power from a source than they put in. "tim good morning.ng. >> good morning. >> how big of a breakthrough arebig we talking about?it? >> as we report on time.com this week, they have crossed a thro threshold moment.te they've achieved a fusion reaction in which you get more energy out than you put in. that's the threshold for any successful energy-generating system. so they've managed to do this. now, the energy was fleeting. it's certainly not ready to power los angeles, but it's a proof of principle thing, much like the wright brothers flying. once the wright brothers showed h you could build an aircraft that was capable of heavier than air flight, you knew you were off and flying. >> this is something they've been trying to do for decades? >> for 50 years, and have never been able to cross this ld do threshold. the idea is nuclear fusion is ea very di

you just surprised me. >> thank you very much alphonso van more.ime to show you some of the morning es a headlines from the around the global. "the san jose mercury news" says netflix reached a deem with comcast. it will improve the streaming quality of movies and shows for netflix customers. netflix has 33 million subscribers in the united states. no word this morning on a price for the deal. >>> "the new orleans times picayune" says a 65-mile stretch of the mississippi river remains closed. containers are now secure. >> "wall street journal" says protesters from venezuela are continuing their call for the president to resign. over the weekend, hundreds of thousands turned out in the capital. demonstrations started three weeks ago. protesters are rallying around a retired general who's a fierce critic of the president. >>> britain's "guardian" looks at the message pope francis has for 19 new cardinals. he urged the princes of the church to be saints. they should avoid vatican intrigue gossip power pacts and favoritism. in our next hour bishop dola

alphonso van marsh has our olympic round up. self-defense or murder? ( gun shots ) >> oh, my god, someone is shooting! >> axelrod: testimony today in the latest test of florida's stand your ground law. mark strassmann is following the case. an affordable care act surprise. carter evans talks to a mother whose daughter lost coverage at a top-ranked hospital. >> reporter: this is an approval letter for the coverage? >> yes. >> reporter: four days later this is a denial? >> exactly. >> axelrod: and going to the dogs, the mixed breed dogs. elaine quijano on the mutts who have finally gained a place at the westminster dog show. >> maybe their tails are a little off or maybe their eye color isn't right or whatever, but with agility, that doesn't matter. captioning sponsored by cbs

me a certain level of collaboration -- i did not expect collaboration to come from someone like alphonsou sign on and you let a tiny dictator ruled these. >> the benevolent dictator. >> that is better. the benevolent dictator. but it was not like that at all. not know ho null it l off if i did not have the ability to collaborate. there was nothing. i needed to know that he was ok and letting me stop and question answered for. -- and search for. >> my son and cowriter, we a earlier in his green card marriage we have composed a screenplay. that --ue in the sense in the screenplay that senator read, every single scene that you see in the film, the way of taking the characters, that was open to interpretation. sandra was open to work to make sure every detail was going to work for the scene. >> whatthe theme of the film? theme of adversity, the theme of loneliness. >> i thought it was rebirth as well. >> the possibility of rebirth. the journey is a journey of adversity. theoal is rebirth. >> how long did >> howe you to make this vie? >> 4.5 years. >> how long of that with getting ge actors t

back to you, charlie sand norah >> indeed, alphonso, thank you. >>> secretary of state john kerry is making a surprise visit to tunisia this morning, praising that country's democratic reforms, but criticized russia for its role in the syrian war. undermining a negotiated settlement by increasing military aid to the assad regime. >> russia needs to be a part of the solution and not be contributing so many more weapons and so much more aid that they're, in fact, enabling assad to double down, which is creating an enormous problem. >> peace talks with syria are stalled. kerry said syria is not negotiating in good faith. >>> this morning, north korea's dictator faces the threat of criminal prosecution. united nations panel is blasting his regime's alleged culture of torture and killing. charlie d'agata is in london with the accusations of brutality. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. good morning, norah. defectors and survivors and satellite imagery, documents five decades of human rights abuse. the scathing year-long investigative report labels north korea a land of unsp

alphonso van marsh where americans are celebrating a medal sweep yesterday. alphonso, good morning. >> good morning. athletes are having an amazing medal run in sochi. but for one champion, the experience is bittersweet. >> he learned a triple out here. will he go for it? yes. >> after u.s. made a clean sweep in slopestyle skiing thursday. gold medalist josh christensen paid tribute to his father who passed away last year. >> i brought a picture of my dad over here and brought it to opening ceremonies, which is pretty school. -- pretty cool. i put it in my pants pocket which was cool. >> russia eyes tinged in sadness, recing on plyushchenko. plyushchenko hurt his back and knee in warm-up, told the judges he was pulling out of competition and then announced his retirement from the sport. team usa didn't fair much better. jeremy abbott fell flat on his face after attempting a quadruple jump. he laid on the ice for 10 seconds before finishing his performance. in women's speed skating meanwhile, history was made, the first chinese woman ever to take the top spot.

alphonso van marsh is in sochi where americans earned three medals yesterday.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. if you like drama with the winter olympic games, men's hockey and women's figure skating brought it on wednesday, and they brought it big time. ♪ ladies' figure skating took center stage on wednesday. current world champion yuna kim of south korea sits on top of the leaderboard after a strong short program. american gracie gold is in fourth place after a solid, if unspectacular display. the 18-year-old from massachusetts remains in striking distance of a medal. there were gasps and tears in the iceberg skating palace when 15-year-old russian favorite yulia lipnitskaya failed to land a jump. more olympic medals in bobsled. jamie greubel and evans took bronze. the team of alina meyers and lauryn williams won silver. williams, who has earned two u.s. track medals, becomes one of the few americans to place in both the summer and winter games. >> it's just a really cool thing to let it all set in and understand the kind of history t

>> alphonso cuaron for "gravity." i am 100% behind this.look talked about how space made her queasy all the time. i get a little motion sickness just pushing my kids at the playground on the swing. i felt great throughout that whole movie about the technical feat. >> i thought it was spectacular. best actor? you guys saved matthew mcconaughey? leo is the crowd favorite. he is blowing up social media but the numbers are not behind him. the key awards leading up to the oscars reflect how the small group of voters will react and they're all going for matthew mcconaughey so we are 100% behind that pick. >> his performance i would say was almost shocking. i did not know he had that in him. what are they saying in hollywood about him versus leo? >> he is in a great spot. if i was going to bet on the oscars, i would bet on matthew mcconaughey. there are certain studios that can be in a position to benefit from some of these smaller films. who bennett's ?-- who benefits from these >> he benefits as well as the studio. >> best actress? kate blanchet

. >> alphonso van marsh in sochi, russia.n heightened alert. yesterday a ukrainian man allegedly tried to hijack an airliner bound for turkey to sochi. elizabeth palmer has the latest on that. good morning. >> that's right. the plane had just taken off from dwru crane when one of the passengers, the man you mentioned, told flight attendants that he wanted to be taken to sochi where the olympics are. if not he was going to detonate the bomb with the cell phone. the pilot decided to carry on to his original destination which is istanbul while two f-16 fighter jets flew alongside the plane. it did land safely and once they checked the man's luggage and determined he had no bomb they evacuated the plane and arrested the would-be hijacker. he's a 4r5-year-old and they're trying to determine if he has any links to terrorist organizations or as seems more likely he was on drug, drunk, or prapgs mentally ill. the cruise are getting a lot of praise this morning for handling the situation. they convinced the man he was going to sochi j

its director alphonso careor ca mexican but it has made in britain all over it.nk there was so many things that were groundbreaking about this movie and just had not been done before. all step forwards. everything. trying to push the boundaries. but this one felt like a massive leap forward into darkness. >> reporter: the giant leap has a lot to do with a little corner of london that's become the center of the university. at least when it comes to creating it on film. in the last decade they have stolen some of hollywood's thunder and business. international film production raked in $1.4 billion for the uk laugh yeerts they they make it easier for studios to qualify for tax breaks starting this spring to encourage the next afternoon tar. sky fall, inception, batman. and it all began with that film ceo adrian wootton says it helps that much of the creative talent is crammed within the radius of a few blocks. >> people actually like being here because they can walk out of place where they're having coffee and a sandwich and they can walks over to their post product

. >> alphonso thank you. sid caesar is being remembered this morning at the greatest sketch comedian of all time. caesar died yesterday at the age of 91. in 1950 he was a pioneer of television comedy with his groundbreaking program "show of shows," on the 50th anniversary of that series we spoke on my pbs program about how he connected with castmates. you never used a teleprompter. >> no. >> no cue cards? >> no cue cards, no teleprompter. >> because you wanted to be? >> because when you are working with somebody, you have to look in their eyes. if i'm talking to you, and i tell you what i'm going to do now, you go there and you tell them what i think, think, yes, and then there's no contact. the eyes are the contact. when we talk -- >> yeah, right, right, i'm always looking. >> sure. that's where -- and, also, you have to listen. a lot of actors wait for the cue. and then they go. but if you listen you get into the mode, and you develop a rhythm between you. >> incredible interview. >> yeah. >>> time to show

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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 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

alphonso van marsh is in sochi where the americans are still celebrating a medal sweep. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they're having an amazing run in sochi, but for one champion, the experience is bittersweet. >> he learned a triple out here. will he go for it? yes. >> reporter: after the u.s. made a clean sweep in the men's slopestyle skiing thursday, gold medalist josh christensen paid tribute to his father who passed away last year. >> i brought a picture of my dad over here and brought it with me to opening ceremonies which is pretty cool and put it in my pants pocket and kept it with me all day. >> reporter: there were tears in eyes. the first skater to medal in four olympic games never started his routine. plyushchenko hurt his back and knee during warmup, told the judges he was pulling out of competition and announced his retirement. team usa didn't fair much better. jeremy abbott fell flat on his face after a quadruple jump. he laid on the ice for ten seconds before competing his performance. >> she became the first chinese woman ever to take the top