alphonso van marsh joins us from cho she, russia, with a last look at this year's winter games. 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 py

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

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alphonso van marsh is in sochi with more. so. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the best american alpine skier won another medal on sunday. he's the best not just in u.s. history but olympic history. in fact, bode miller is holding the record with five olympic medals. on sunday he won his sixth. he was one of two american medalists in the super-g. miller tied for the bronze at 36. he's the oldest alpine skier to win a medal. his teammate won also. the ware won gold in vancouver. the ice dancing competition concludes with a free dance later today. >>> and the usa wins to go on to the finals. phil kessel scores a hat trick. they win, 5-1, over slovenia. the victory comes one day after beat russia in the shoot-out. after sunday's event let's take a look at the medal count. the netherlands is in the lead with 17 medals. u.s. and russia are tied in second place for 16 and norway and canada are in third, each with 14 medals. anne-marie? >> listen. i heard you have some information about a very special medal some athletes will b

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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

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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

(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. d 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 since

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 co

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

alphonso van marsh is in sochi where there was plenty of drama yesterday. phonso, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. good morning, anthony. sunday was not a slow day here in sochi. the people here are saying that team usa managed to work that podium and bring some more olympic medals back home. >> trying to get by! he scores! >> reporter: the united states' hockey team continued its outstanding run sunday, beating slovenia and advancing to the quarterfinals. >> kessel, the hat trick! >> reporter: phil kessel scored three goals to lift the americans to a 5-1 win. >> scores! >> reporter: and team usa scored a throwback jersey style after the 1960 hockey team, the first u.s. hockey team to win olympic gold. this win was a day after team usa's explosive victory over russia that ended with a nail-biting penalty shoot-out. >> scores! team usa wins! >> reporter: over on the slopes, success for american andrew, winning in the super g, and success for 36-year-old bode miller, tying for bronze in the super g. this makes miller the oldest alpine skier to w

alphonso van marsh is in sochi where u.s. skiers struck gold again today. 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.

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 this morning. out of the final. and it's a sad case here for emily scott. you know, to raise money, used crowd sourcing, hundreds of people raised thousands of dollars, and as we learned today, it's come to an end for her. back to you. >> alphonso in sochi. thanks. >>> for decades, we've been promised we can harness the power of the sun with nuclear fusion, a clean, safe, and unlimited energy 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

. >> 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

alphonso van marsh is in sochi. >> reporter: quite the contrast from the warm, sunny temperatures that we experienced during the first week of these winter games. in the last 48 hours, we have seen rain, wet snow. we've seen thick fog, which has caused delays in many of the olympic events. take, for example, up in the mountain cluster, the men's 15 kilometer biathlon finally kicked off after two weather delays and under heavy snow. despite the cloudy weather, one thing is clear today. the united states is top in ice dancing. american skaters meryl davis and charlie white ice danced their way to gold in a nearly flawless performance. the couple are the first u.s. ice dancers to win the olympic top spot. white told reporters what he whispered to davis on the ice seconds after their performance ended. >> davis and white lit up the ice. >> i told meryl i loved her, you know, to go through the most stressful thing in the world, you know, we put so much pressure on ourselves. and, you know, we did such a great job of being there for each other. >> reporter: america's most decorated female al

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 van marsh is in sochi where russia's athletes finished the games with the most medals. alphonso, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. good morning, norah. sunday's closing ceremony was a celebration of russian success stories, and despite the criticism russia faced going into these games, the russians finally got what they wanted the most, and olympic-sized pat on the back. ♪ in spectacular fashion, sochi said good-bye to the xxii winter olympics, with the display of russian art, ballet, and literature. organizers even poked fun at themselves. [ laughter ] >> the producers have a sense of humor. >> reporter: re-creating the infamous opening ceremony glitch that kept one of the olympic rings from opening. with president vladimir putin looking on, the games were declared a success. >> we all have enjoyed exceptional conditions in these olympic winter games! tonight, we can say russia delivered all what it had promised. [ cheers ] >> reporter: team usa brought home one more medal on the last day of competition. >> 85.7.16. >> can they do it? >> reporter: a bron

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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