. >> pelley: plus anthony mason on the grammies and sam smith's big night out. >> i want to thank the man who this record is about who i fell in love with last year. thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four grammys. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning the broadcast tonight with a full-blown civil rights battle in alabama. today most county offices there defied a federal court order allowing same-sex marriage. many couples were turned away, some marriage license offices simply did not open. last night alabama's chief justice banned same-sex marriage licenses. his ruling also in defiance of the federal court. alabama would be the 37th state where same-sex marriage is permitted, and in some counties today, the licenses were granted. chip reid is sorting all of this out for us in montgomery. >> reporter: billy clark and kerry perez, both 26, have been waiting to get married for four years. today they did it after an alabama judge issued their license. >> it feels really good to have p

anthony mason, cbs news, los >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org power and water... just getting >>> now at 6:00, dealing with the fallout from the storm. bay area neighbors who have been without power and water just getting more bad news. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook in for veronica tonight. >> and i'm ken bastida. pg&e is telling homeowners in the north bay don't expect your power on until tomorrow. mark kelly is in vallejo with what's going to be a long and cool night for some people. >> that's true. looks like it could be quite a while until we have the lights back on in this neighborhood of vallejo. we did get a glimmer of good news. late this afternoon that the water is back on and that's thanks to a giant generator that pg&e brought in. workers warning tonight it could be till tomorrow afternoon until the electric is back on. the wind storm around 9:00, gusts got so strong here, it snapped like a twig. this giant euc

i remember watching anthony mason back in the 1990's. kimberly: so young. kimberly: we have a little bit of winter and spring in the forecast. steve: a little bit of everything for everyone. snow changing over into a win to all rain. all at of your late sunday night, early monday morning. lower 30's on sunday, lower 40's on monday. spring tease wednesday. kimberly: thank you for joining us. we will see you back here at 11:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." winter blast, tens of millions of americans, facing another round of dangerous weather. storms stretching nearly coast to coast. icy roads triggering wrecks and destroying homes. >>> ticket to nowhere. passengers stuck at the gate and on the tarmac for nine hours. >> eight hours in everybody was pretty frustrated. delay after delay at a frozen dallas/ft. worth airport. and now, across the country thousands of flights delayed and canceled. >>> global manhunt, the man behind the mask, the isis executioner, known as jihadi john, revealed. now even more of a mystery, chilling new details about the most

. >> pelley: plus anthony mason on the grammies and sam smith's bi want to thank the man who this record is about who i fell in love with last year. thank you so much

mason left the washington game with his third lower body problem since december. meantime flyers called up anthony stolar a goal friday jackson, new jersey. ray emery will man pipes until mason returns. >> you know we got a good test in montreal and if you start looking past that then you will get ahead of yourself. that is what i'm preparing for right now. >> sixers host best team in the western conference tonight the golden state warriors. that means andre iguodala returns to the wells fargo center where he played for eight seasons. he was asked about his old team's rebuilding project. >> they are leading the league in steals. they are energetic group. they can sneak up on you ind you can't take them for granted. >> ed sable the man founded nfl films died in air zone e signed a contract that in one wanted in 1962 to preserve nfl games on film. first by coaches, referees and players, football bloopers videos helped grow the game appealing to non-sports fans. nfl hall of famer was 98 years old. we will be right back. homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan it

anthony mason shares a photo album of pop music gold.ve mart than has the story of one young soldier's family reunion. but first headlines for this sunday morning the 8th of february 2015. there's still no evidence corroborating an isis claim that an american aid workers was killed by a jordanian airstrike in syria. the home in prescott, arizona the parents of 26-year-old kayla mueller have released a statement saying they are hopeful she's still alive. snow is piling up in new england, more than a foot is expected to fall in boston over the next two days. in the west, pacific storm is bringing more rain and wind to northern california to the canadian border. bruce jenner the former olympic gold medalist who reportedly undergoing a sex change procedure was in a four-car accident yesterday in malibu, california. one woman died in the crash and several others were injured. jenner was unhurt. nbc news anchor brian williams is taking a brief leave of absence, on wednesday williams admitted exaggerating some of his experiences while reporting

. >>> former new york knick anthony mason has died. best known for tenacious defense here in new york in the mid-90s. mason was nicknamed the enforcer. despite some troubles with the law, he helped the knicks reach the nba finals in 1994 and played for five other teams in his 13-year career. mason reportedly suffered a heart attack last month. he was 48 years old. >>> a stolen nascar race car has been found. it was discovered early today abandoned in an atlanta suburb about 20 miles from where it was taken. someone drove away with the trailer carrying the car from a hotel parking lot near the atlanta motor speedway yesterday. valued at $250,000 the number 44 chevy wasn't damaged, but it was found too late for its driver to compete in tomorrow's race. >>> and now about that dress. not that one, but the other one stolen from actress lupita nyong'o after she wore it last saturday night at the academy awards. it apparently turned up yesterday under a bathroom sink in the same hollywood hotel it was taken. the custom calvin klein valued at

. >> pelley: and anthony mason on the grammies and sam smith's big night out. >> i want to thank the man who this record is about who i fell in love with last year. thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four grammys.

. >>> anthony mason is reportedly in critical condition after suffering a massive heart attack several days ago. the 48-year-old mason is said to have multiple surgeries in a new york city hospital. a lot of people wishing him well. >>> in college hoops number two virginia survives a close one against the wolfpack of nc state, 51-47. it was their first game without injured starter justin anderson. >>> in the world of college hoops, they say good-bye to one-of-a-kind, hall of fame coach jerry tarkanian who died in a las vegas hospital. he took his running rebels to the final four four times and winning it all in 1990 mark the shark was 84 years old. >> definitely had an impact. thank you. >>> a way for you to control your facebook page for eternity. plus the american sniper murder trial got under way with emotional details from chris kyle's wife they yeah. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ femal

that's what some television programmers are doing to their shows, and we asked anthony mason for a quickeporter: the actress courtney cox, who starred in the series "friend," noticed it while watching a rerun of one of her old shows. >> my voice sound so different because i think they speed it up a little bit to add one-- like they speed it up a few frames to get another commercial in there. >> reporter: she's right. with ad growth slowing and ratings slipping at some cable chams, programmers are shortening their shows to have room for more ads. a viewer noticed it while watching "seinfeld" and posted this on youtube the same episode played on different channels. but the version on top is sped up, so it's 15 seconds shorter than the original. >> reasonable, that's reasonable. >> we can basically take a 30-minute "i love lucy" show and make it 28 minutes without editing out any of the content. >> reporter: john pellicano c.e.o. of duplication services, speeds up shows for some cable and broadcast networks. with a 30-second ad on the top cable channels selling for more than $17,000 adding

anthony mason on jon stewart leaving the program that changed the way millions of americans get their news. ( applause ) >> welcome, welcome to "the daily show." >> reporter: jon stewart has spent more than 16 years at the desk of "the daily show." >> in my heart i know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity. >> oh! >> nope, nope nope. >> reporter: with ferocious satire the show secured ineptitude in the media. >> what is the responsibility of the people who cover wall street? hoare you responsible to? >> reporter: and has feasted on hypocrisy in washington. >> mitch mcconnell proposed a bill and now he's filibustering his own bill! >> reporter: how did it change the game? >> it changed the game in that he did what no one thought was possible, made politics entertaining. >> dalton ross is editor of "entertainment weekly." among his more than two million nightly viewers the median age is 36. >> he presents the news in a way that i couldn't understand best. >> reporter: on the audience line at the "daily show" studios in new york today barbra o'brien was-- >> absolutely de

senior business correspondent anthony mason has tonight's "eye on money" report. >> i'm going to get ready to go to work now. >> reporter: fran fleming has been frugal. she and her husband ed, saved to put their three daughter throughs college and put money away for themselves. but even with a pension and social security, the 55-year-old chicago accountant is nervous about retirement. >> i don't believe i am comfortable with the amount we have saved today. >> reporter: because fleming knows medical bills can wreck a family budget. her late mother's savings dwindled $11,000 when she developed alzheimer's and spent her last five years in a home. >> i've seen that the cost of care in a skill facility is rising faster than salaries or savings can possibly rise. and so i need to be prepared for that because none of us want to leave that bill on our kids' shoulders. >> reporter: high medical expenses were the biggest retirement worry in a new bankrate.com survey. 28% ranked it first. 23% said their biggest concern was running out of money, a realistic fear when a couple who retired last ye

plus there's anthony mason only on "cbs this morning.">> cbsnews.com remembers legendary cbs producer sandy socolow. h was cronkite's right-hand man. his career at cbs spanned three decades. sandy socolow was 86. >>> the "detroit free press" talks about a man who walks 21 miles on the road round trip every day to get to and from work. he walks because his car broke down nearly ten years ago and public buses are limited. after the "detroit free press" featured his story, hundreds donated to a website to buy him a car. robertson said he cannot thank people enough. oh, my gosh. pay it forward. >> what dedication. he must really love his job. >> talk about loving your job. >> talk about dedication. what is the job. >>> and "atlanta journal-constitution" says the falcons are being investigating for allegedly using fake crowd noise at the georgia dome for the past two seasons. >> caught. devin hester touchdown. >> atlanta is accused of piping in the noise while the team was huddling trying to call a play. falcons could be fine and may lose a dr

now the basketball world is mourning the death of former nba star anthony mason who has died at age 48e all star forward enjoyed a 13-year career and is well known as the member of the new york nicks side that reached the side in 1994. he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure earlier this month. the cricket world cup now where earlier co-host new zealand and australia produced arguably the match of the tournament so far. a thriller as richard par now reports reports. >> reporter: a packed house included the prime minister did of new zee rand and australia. it looked like it might be a one-sided affair as the new zealand bowlers ripped into the batting line-up. michael clark could only get 23 in his return from hamstring surgery. he was one of five wickets they looked like they were going it blast their way to victory. to to 0 for 50. they were on their way to the target 78 to 2. mitchell start brought the aussies back in the match. six wickets including 3 in the space of four balls. kane williamson smashed the ball over the head for the required six giving new zealand a one-wicke

anthony mason chatted with this british red headed performer between rehearsals. ran is one of the most popular performers on the planet now. his music videos on youtube have been viewed nearly 500 million times. not long ago he considered himself a weird kid with a massive glasses, a stutter and pale skin. but today, he's a phenomenal one-man show. ♪ people fall in love in mysterious ways ♪ >> reporter: the ginger haired troubadour was 16 when he quit school and took off for london to launch his music career. you must have had a certain amount of confidence. >> i wouldn't say so much confidence. there were many people who thought i couldn't do this but they didn't say anything. then when it worked they were like, i didn't expect that to work. >> reporter: it's working all right. at 23 ed sheeran has sold more than 24 million singles and albums. spotify named him the most streamed artist in the world last year. ♪ keep a watch over my brother's soul ♪ >> reporter: just five years ago he couldn't get a recording contract. ♪ in the beginning what were the record label

plus there's anthony mason only on "cbs this morning."ad. >>> cbsnews.com remembers legendary cbs producer sandy socolow. h was cronkite's right-hand man. his career at cbs spanned three decades. sandy socolow was 86. >>> the "detroit free press" talks about a man who walks 21 miles on the road round trip every day to get to and from work. he walks because his car broke down nearly ten years ago and public buses car. robertson said he cannot thank people enough. oh, my gosh. pay it forward. >> what dedication. he must really love his job. >> talk about loving your job. >> talk about dedication. what is the job. >>> and "atlanta journal-constitution" says the a play. falcons could be fine and may lose a draft choice. i didn't know noise could be piped in. >> it's possible of course they showed you that. >> of course it's possible gayle. >> all right. >>> this morning a utah baby is doing well after proving his need for speed. the mom gave birth alongside a busy interstate over the weekend near sal lake city. she was in labor while driving

. >>> now some sad news and former new york knicks player anthony mason has passed away.h heart failure earlier this month. he was 48. >>> last night the warriors tried to bounce back after losing to the cavaliers on thursday. here is abc news sports director in the sports report. ♪ >> good morning everybody. the warriors had every reason to be dragging. there was smoke in cleveland and did not get in in 3:00 a.m. friday morning and went out and crushed the rafters. oh the warriors felt at home and they made only one of 19 shoots and one of 19 and got a lay up. up 23 in the half and then he comes up in the third quarter and two minutes and firns with 25. step had 22 and warriors up 40 and then the warriors have the next stop sunday in boston. so after beating the warriors the cavaliers rest lebron james against the pacers and indiana loving that. he says thank you and it's a team and 15 points and 12 assists and then inside as the pacers snap the four game win streak and it's hard enough fishing with one arm but the a's have a prospect that's a switch pitcher. he is a lef

. >> the basketball world is mourning death of former nba star anthony mason who dived at 48.enjoyed a 13-year nba career. most well known as the member of the new york side. the new york nick side. congestive heart fail you're. >> that's the sport for now. more later. >> a british graffiti artist and political activist who calls himself banksy has turned attention to the streets and walls of gaza. banksy wants to highlight the plight of 2 million palestinian people confined there. his work bemyselves some gasns. others see a political message. paul chatajan reports. >> the 2014 war between hamas and israel left parts of gaza in ruins and much of it still needs rebuilding rebuilding. both these themes are explored by graffiti artits banksky and his latest work in gaza. >> a young foreign man came here and painted this picture. when we asked him what the picture means, he said animal has the right to live. so what about a human? there is a huge destruction here, and we are here to support the palestinian people and send the message to the world that palestinians are being destr

. >>> former nba forward anthony mason is reportedly in a fight for his liefs. multiple reports -- life. multiple reports that he's in extremely poor condition following surgery for an apparent heart attack. he played 14 seasons for 16 different franchises most notably with the new york knicks. >>> heartbreak this morning for members of a chicago little league team stripped of their 2014 u.s. championship yesterday. an investigation by little league baseball found that jackie robinson west used ineligible players outside the team's neighborhood boundaries. some of the team's members are still coming to grips with the punishment. >> what's wrong is wrong. i don't feel we did anything wrong. if we did, it shouldn't be on the kids. it should be on the parents which i don't think they did anything wrong either. >> nevertheless, the title now goes to the runner-up team from las vegas. the jackie robinson west organization will be on probation while the team's manager has been suspended. mike, andrea, as painful as this is, the little league president said they had no

anthony mason van eat adjourn because preview.ppy valentine day guys. >> happy valentine's day nicole. coming up: new satellite that will change the way we forecast weather trouble here on earth. so, why is it mostly focused on the sun? >> you can re-sell cd's, books, but why not mp3's and e books? inside brewing coffee right controversy, and on this valentine's day we follow the flowers from a farm in columbia to your front door. see the amazing john. >> i all that plus your eye opener the dish and music in our saturday session. just ahead on cbs this morning, saturday. >> thanks for the preview. looking fans any your red. >> i made him wear a red tie. >> that's true. >> they're very well coordinated. i'm digging it. >> 6:46, not often you see a judge laugh during court proceedings, right? but 80 year old florida woman managed to crack up judge john hurl when she offered her opinion of his style during her bail hearing. take a listen. >> how have i done as a judge today? >> so far how am i doing? >> not bad but could you do bette

." >>> anthony mason died today after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. the power forward was instrumental for the new york knicks back in the '90s. he also played for the charlotte hornets, milwaukee bucks and miami heat during his 13-year career with the nba. anthony mason, just 48 years old. >>> and georgia police confirmed that nascar driver travis kvapil's stolen car has been found. surveillance video from thursday night showing that trailer being stolen from outside an atlanta hotel. inside that trailer was kvapil's $500,000 race car along with other equipment set to be used in this weekend's sprint cup tournament. kvapil's team sent out celebratory texts early this morning. but no word on whether he will get to race that returned car. >>> it is not over yet, there appears to be no break in the parade of winter storms as we head into march this weekend. let's check out the scene in lubbock, texas. that's where all three school districts were canceled on friday. all the classes canceled because of the snow. who's feeling the worst of it? let's get th

. >>> anthony mason has died. mason suffered a massive heart attack earlier this month.over 13 years but he is best remembered as a new york knick. he was just 48 years old. >>> and finally what a weekend treat for visitors at chicago's lincoln park zoo starting today spectators get a first look at this baby gorilla. a 4-day-old newborn making her day buy this morning under the watchful eye of her dan kwan and mom bahati. the baby is yet to be named but the zoo is talking with a donor to help choose the baby's names. any proposals for that little guy? >> munchkin. >> i love how we see a baby and start talking baby talk. >> how about mighty joe young. what do you think? >> mighty joe young? >> should have a middle name. every monkey should have a middle name. >> so, ron can't baby-sit for us nor can he name our children. >> you don't like mighty joe young? >> no. >> okay. >> it sounds like a ball player to me. >> kevin. >> kevin? >> sounds like a gorilla. >> bob. >> we have disqualified both ends of the table. rob, can you do your thing of saving us from ourselfs? >> all

former new york knicks player anthony mason has died.nosed with conjestive heart failure earlier this month. he was 48. last night the warriors tried to bounce back in toronto after losing to the cavaliers on thursday. here's sports director larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports report. >> good morning, everybody. the warriors had every reason to be brag dragging. they got smoked in cleveland thursday night. didn't get into toronto until 3:00 a.m. friday morning, but they went out and crushed the raptors last night. ♪ o canada ♪ where the warriors felt right at home. the raptors only made 1 of 19 shots in the first quarter. 1 of 19. a lay-up. the warriors up 23 at the half. then klay comes out in the third quarter and scores 11 points in a flash. finished with 25. steph had 22. warriors up 4. klay open with harrison barns. 113-89. the next stop is sunday in boston. so after beating the warriors, the cavaliers, they rest lebron james and kyree irving against the pacers. indiana loving that. rodney, thank you! he had a te

there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning saturday, anthony mason and vanita a nair join us from new preview. good morning to you guys, coming to you early. >> we came a little early we're here for you. >> yes, we could not wait. >> we decided to butt in. >> that is just fine. >> coming up trouble for turbo tax, the popular filing service is back on line, after a flood of fraudulent claims forced to it shut down for 24 hours. we will talk to a expert about what you should be looking out for before doing taxes on line. >>> plus a history on display, your display, how the smithsonian institute 3-d scanning all of the artifacts enabling to you see them right at home. >>> and tomorrow night is grammy night, we will talk to host l.l. cool j and get predictions from our insider about music's biggest night. >>> all that plus your eye opener, dish and saturday session just ahead on cb. this morning. >> anthony, i know you are a big music guy so i bet you are looking forward to this. >> i'm heading out there as soon as we are's off the air. >> i'll watch out for your coverage thanks, guys. >>

cbs's sunday morning anthony mason shows news a preview what you will see coming up later on cbs's sunday morning. >> reporter: it is almost impossible to illustrate the history of american music in the late 60's and 70's without these pictures. >> here is a look. shot from the first cover. >> that was just a little old shack with a couch in front of it in west hollywood. we took the the picture and it turnout they were in the wrong order. that was a few days later. we went back to reach the picture and house was gone. >> they torn it down. >> it was a pile of sticks in the back of the lot. >> ♪ >> in 1969 he was hired to shoot some black and white publicity shots of james taylor. but he liked the light and colors that day. >> so, i said don't move james. i got my color camera and took color shots of myself. and then that became the confer of sweet baby james. >> he is a musician himself was traveling with his ban. the at a stop in michigan he bought a second hand camera for fun. he loved the the pictures that he took, so much he started having slide shows for his musician friends. then,

anthony mason talks with award winning songwriter ne-yo and more. first, headlines for sunday morning. online video appears to show that the japanese journalist held by isis has been beheaded. reports from the iraqi city of kiir cook. >> to the japanese government. >> toot gruesome video this time japanese journalist kenji goto appears to show his beheading at the hands of isis. wanted to make the world a betterpl ace. isis had offered to release goto in return for a failed female suicide bomber on death row in jordan. the jordanian government agreed to free him but only in exchange for one of its own citizen pilot found in isis territory in december. in the end though there was no prisoners, just one more brutal murder. i'm holly williams in kirkuk, iraq. >> osgood: government is ordering new recall some of two million toyota chrysler and mob da vehicles. the problem is air bags that could inflate while the car is running. no reports of deaths or injuries. bobbi kristina brown the daughter of late whitney houston is in medically induced coma. she w

basket and there was a premium on frankly just big strong guys, you know and think charles oakley anthony mason. and i think what the rule changes over the years there was a committee lead by jeery coangelo without said the game had gotten away from us and all the beautiful aspects of the game that you just talked about were being that warded somehow by heuer might. and so what we are seeing now, you have the ability take the golden state warriors curie your beloved north carolina, the number one vote-getter in the-- for the nba all-stars. not an overwhelmingly large person. doesn't overpower players by physical force but one of probably one of the great sheerts in all time nba history clay thompson his teammate, you know little bigger than steph is but not all about power and might but pure skill. that is the direction we want to see the league go. there is always going to be a place for big men in this league and big men in many ways continue to be dominant when they are highly skilled. but we want them at the same time to be highly skilled. so as i said before, i think the real improvement i

anthony mason shares some of the stories that helped him become the leader in comedy and some say a leader good morning. >> good morning, charlie. some say he indevelopmented the daily show when he took it over in 1989 and it became a game-changing broadcast, a comedy show that has managed to shift the american pop culture and politics. sometimes all it took was a look for jon stewart to puncture a politician. it's most often been aimed at hipypocrisy in washington or the absurdity of the election process. >> you invited the rock the world federation wrestling champion to speak. >> are you experiencing any negative feedback on the floor? >> not a bit, jon. as a matter of fact. >> who came out on top last night? >> well, jon, in my analysis and what my colleagues are saying is gore won, but bush won. >> how did it change the game? >> it changed the game in that he sort of did what no one thought was possible in that he made politics entertaining. >> dalton ross is an entertainment editor with "entertainment weekly." >> hi always said he was a comic but it was comic show, wasn't it? >> it wo

he shows anthony mason what makes him a one man tour xñaó5Ñ >>> a decorated veteran recently receivedow he turned a truck stop into place to treat patients. >> reporter: when you're in racine racine, virginia doctors are hard to come by. the nearest hospital is 40 miles away. not good for cheryl neighbors stuck in this country town 3,000 miles from home and having trouble breathing. >> i feel a little bit of a weisz right wheeze right now. >> you're not on anything. >> i'm on simba court. >> reporter: she passed through many times but hadn't seen his clinic until now. turns out she needed dr. marsh as much as he needed her. >> let's listen here, sweet pea. yeah, let's listen to you. >> reporter: his country practice was struggling and needed new patients. not an easy task in a town of 200. so when a friend suggested he set up a clinic at a local truck stop, dr. rob marsh no stranger to risk, took a chance. >> what was that one moment when you said, this might be a good idea. >> when i drove over here with him in the evening and i saw how many trucks were park here. >> reporter: more t

anthony mason is with us. gas prices going to go up? >> i think it is inevitable that they are going up. we have had seven months of free fall and it felt nice at the pump. it looks like oil is trying to find a bottom here. it got as low as $43 a barrel went above $50 yesterday. there has been a paradigm shift here. we are going to have cheaper gas. not as cheap as it has been the last couple of weeks. the estimate by the energy department is $2.33 for the year. still more than a dollar a gallon lower than last year. >> does it represent a change in decision by oil producers? >> i don't think so yet. the lower prices means the energy companies are cutting back. the energy department estimates u.s. production will go up again this year even with that. but you are seeing cutbacks in investment. cutbacks in production and you are going to see layoffs. >> what is behind the increase? >> what you are seeing is shift overs in refineries. there is a big strike going on although the refineryies are saying that is not effecting their production

he shows anthony mason what makes him a one-man tour force on stage. all cylinders. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! now we can all choose amazing sleep only at a sleep number store. right now save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> a decorated veteran recently received another honor. country doctor of the year. vicente arenas is in racine virginia, and he shows how he turned a truck stop into place to treat patients. >> reporter: when you're in racine racine, virginia doctors are hard to come by. the nearest hospital is 40 miles away. not good for cheryl neighbors stuck in this country town 3,000 miles from home and having trouble breathing. >> i feel a little bit of a weisz right wheeze right now. >>

are the days of $2 gas over in anthony mason is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> gas prices going up? >> it is innevitableinevitable. pit has felt nice at the pump but oil is trying to find a bottom here. it got as low as $43 a barrel. high how up? it is not clear. there has been a paradigm shift here. we will have cheaper gas, not as cheap as last couple weeks, but within the last year. the energy department estimate is $2.33 a gallon. we're ahead. >> does it represent any change of decision by oil producers? >> i don't think so yet, charlie. one thing is clear the lower prices mean the energy is coming back. u.s. production will go up even with that. you are seeing cut backs in investment and cut backs in production and you will see layoffs. >> what is on the increase? >> what you are seeing is shiftovers in refineryies. they do maintenance. there is a big strike going on. the refineries are saying that is not effecting the production yet. what you are seeing is the momentum down. it had to stop at a certain point. what the mark

i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm vinita meyer. speeding up baseball.e the games are too slow. they're changing the rules. the question is -- will it work? >>> then america used to be the land of the skyscraper. it was invented here and we had more than anywhere. but that's changed, and we'll show you why. >>> and machines that think. it's called artificial intelligence and it's already arrived. is that a good thing or not? >>> first, our top story this half hour the brutal winter weather that won't stop. millions of americans affected by the latest winter storm from the midwest to the northeast. roads in parts of indiana are already covered with fresh snow this morning, with winter storm warnings posted. >>> and the u.s. and canadian coast guard today are hoping to free a ship stuck in ice in lake erie. meteorologist ed kern as our chicago station wbbm has more. >> winter storm warnings up for parts of colorado here where denver could see a foot of snow and from missouri out to the east coast there is this storm system. we'll march across the nation an