ben tracy reports. >> reporter: if you come to hollywood, you'd better be ready for your close-up.u hike just far enough -- >> there it is right there, the hollywood sign. >> reporter: -- you get this view and likely a visit with this guy. >> my name is tom labonge. i'm a councilman with the city of los angeles in hollywood, california. >> reporter: labonge is an avid hiker and the unofficial ambassador of it. >> god bless terrace. thank you for the greatest gift, the statue of liberty. >> i do love the tourists and people oflos angeles, and i'm trying to solve this situation. >> reporter: the situation is this. cars, people. cars, people. all trying to reach the hollywood sign through a neighborhood, home to 20,000 other people. this was once a little known access point to l.a.'s griffith park. gps and the internet have now given a map to sarajane schwartz's front door. she's lived here for 35 years. she's documented the mayhem, narrow streets lined with buses and cars. some weekends 10,000 people walk past her house. >> is your concern safety or is it flat out annoying having all

here's ben tracy. >> reporter: if you come to hollywood, you better be ready for your close-up.f you hike just far enough-- >> there it is right there. the hollywood sign. >> reporter: you get this view and likely a visit with this guy. >> my name is tom lebonge. i'm a counselor with the city of los angeles in hollywood, california. >> reporter: lebonge is an avid hiker and the unofficial ambassador of l.a.'s nine-letter landmark. >> god bless paris. thank you for the greatest gift of the stat uveliberty. how long are you here for? >> two wreeks. >> i do love tourists and i do love the people of explz i'm trying to solve this situation. >> reporter: the "situation" is this: cars people cars, people. all trying to reach the hollywood sign through a neighborhood home to 20,000 other people. this was once a little-known access point to l.a.'s griffith park. g.p.s. and the internet have now given everyone a map to shara jane schwartz's front door. she's lived here for 35 years. >> it's like inviting people to a public pool where there's no lifeguard. >> reporter: she's documented th

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: well, it was firemen who were doing the fighting when al truck caught fire and burned for four hours today near dearborn michigan. i-94 was shut down as flames and smoke shot high in the air burning fuel leaked into sewers at least two cars caught fire, but only two minor injuries were reported. the utah desert lit up today in a spectacular display as nasa test fired a souped-up version of a space shuttle solid rocket booster. it passed the test, burning for two minutes inch three years this rocket will be carrying an orion capsule to the moon. baby lily is home from the hospital tonight. lily just 18 months old survived a car crash that killed her mother near salt lake city friday night. lil yes's father released this video calling her recovery a miracle. she was found at least 12 hours after her moran off the road into a river. lily was upside down in her car seat with her head just above the water. it's a relocation project like none other. how do you move a dozen rhinos? we'll show you next. your eyes depend on a unique set of nutrient

you wouldn't go you'd go to the serial killer. >> frightening, yes. >> thank you, ben tracy. is in our toyota green room, so we'll ask him. >> hey. march madness win love it. >> about the teams to watch. he's ready to reveal his number one seed projection. >> we'll see. >> no, jim nantz, you better get ready in the next two minutes. >> i'm ready. i'm ready. >> that's next on "cbs this morning." "cbs this morning." plus more vitamin c than ten oranges. emergen-c transforms more than just water. emergen-c. let your awesome out. they say after seeing a magician make his assistant disappear mr.clean came up with a product that makes dirt virtually disappear. he called it the magic eraser. it cleans like magic. even baked on dirt disappears right before your eyes. mr.clean's magic eraser. at subway, we begin with freshly-baked-bread; then combine tender turkey-breast, with robust, spicy, melty italian favorites; adding a splash of our new subway vinaigrette. the magnificent new turkey italiano melt. only at subway. these little angels build in softness. and these little angels bui

ben tracy shows us allegations against the sheriff's department. >> what is in it for you not to brings. we're ready. >> marie gillette's father disappeared in 1993. she believes he was murdered by these men, convicted serial killers known as the speed freak killers because of their drug fuelled murders mainly in california. when a killer makes a map and says here is where the bodies are, that's like gold to law enforcement. >> thats that's what i would believe. >> reporter: wesley shermantine drew these maps from his prison cell. after the sheriff's department and fbi found five bodies they stopped searching in 2013 citing sherman tine's refusal to talk to them. >> he has not given me reason to not believe however the sheriff's department has given me reason to distrust information. >> reporter: cbs news received these e-mails showing five cases be ordered to be cancelled requesting removal from the national database of missing persons even though their bodies had never been found. jeff is a former fbi agent. >> is it rare for cases to be deleted off of this database? >> i have never

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ben tracy shows us how several people are staking a claim on a massive gem, but they're taking on anerald. it contains 180,000 karats. it's been estimated to be worth a half a billion dollar. for six years the los angeles sheriff's department has had it locked up in this crate at an undisclosed location trying to determine who owns it. kip morris says it belongses to him and others. >> i believe we can show we're the bona fide purchaser of the emerald. >> reporter: the emerald was first discovered in the behee ya mines in 2001. it was shipped to sao paolo, california. then bought sold stolen several times in several locations. then in 2008 a man named larry being ler reported it stolen from his california warehouse. police found it in los angeles in the possession of kit morris who said he bought it from larry being ler. >> how much did you pay for it? >> sichb figures. >> how much documentation do you have? >> we have a lot of documentation. >> reporter: the stone story is not that clear. >> it belongs to brazil and we're going to fight for it. >> reporter: marcony reports the illeg

a tragic situation anytime anybody gets killed. >> reporter: for cbs "this morning" -- ben tracy, los angeles. >>> iraq this morning is trying to recapture saddam hussein's hometown from isis. state tv says iraqi forces launched the military operation in tikrit overnight. about 80 miles north of bag c.a.d. the c.a.d. -- baghdad. fighting with sunni and shia allies. >>> the man known as jihadi john once described himself as a dead man walking. this morning newly released e-mails revealed more about mohammed emwazi's background before he joined isis and emwazi told a british newspaper he was an innocent target of intelligence officials. outside the emwazi family home in west london good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. well, the emwazi family no longer live here. in fact, although they would have been able to tell us a lot more about young mohammed's life and especially his radicalization stleshgs radicalization, they have now left the country. nowhere in all the photos of mohammed emwazi as a happy little boy who grew into a teenager with a buzz cut and eventually into

ben tracy investigates. >> it's been called the greatest month in sports. your ncaa bracket, cbs sports analyst jim nantz will be there to talk about march madness. go huskies is all i'm saying. don't forget our bracket challenge on wusa9. >> you could actually win some cash money on that one. any chili for me? >> there is plenty of chili. you missed the announcements. that's award winning right there. >> in between the chili, larry and i will be back in 25 with more traffic and weather to you. >> for news, traffic and weather 24 hours a day. you know the drill. >> we hope you join us. have a great day, everybody. take care. >> don't forget the up bell la. -- the umbrella. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. no. not possible. we're the settles! when we go on vacation, it's hard to find, like, those little activities that are kind of fun and educat

ben tracy sat down for this sunday profile. >> it seems in your life there are three things that people. >> they think you're jewish. >> yes. >> they think you're gay. >> and they think you are matthew broderick. >> i'm a jewish, gay, matthew broderick. >> in fact jon cryer is not any of those things. what he is is an actor coming off the biggest success of his career. [ laughter ] for 12 seasons he played alan harper on the hit cbs sitcom "two and a half men." >> i'm not happy with visible nipples. the show ended in february. and i woulder decided to write a memoir about all the things that happened to him during his 30 years in show business. some more r rated than pg. >> i love the dedication in your foot. >> thank you. >> to my beautiful children charlie and daisy. then you add, please don't read the part about the prostitute. as my 5-year-old is going, this isn't dr. seuss, dad. i felt like i had lived a sheltered life and mostly had pretty good experiences in show business. but i had forgotten about some of the weirdness. and thankfully in the process of writing the book all that

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy. >> i cannot wait. >> i saw les moonves.d lots of tickets. my question is do you need a plus one? i'm told i'm a delightful date. >> we'll see. >> translation, no. thanks for offering. >> you've got to be careful. remember what he said about a first date yesterday. >> i could change his mind. this is funny, norah. my favorite son will e-mailed me, i agree with charlie. charlie said, sex on a first date is okay. >> not necessary but okay. will says i agree with charlie. i think they're both wrong. >> i agree with you, gayle. >> i'll stay in my 1950s cocoon. >>> ahead, the outdoor enthusiast fighting critics to bring alcohol to store shelf this summer. gayle, what do we think about that? all right. >> you like it the way it is. >>> if you're heading off to work, set your dvr so you can watch "cbs this morning" any time. we'll be right back. eat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pai n, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus

. >>> for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >>> iraq this morning is trying to recapture saddam hussein's hometown by isis. they launched the military operation in tikrit overnight. that's about 80 miles close to baghdad. the iraqi army is fighting the shiite and sunni allies. the iraqi jets are carrying out those air strikes. >> the man known as gee ha d john once described himself a idea man walking. this morning newly released e-mails reveal more about mohammed emwazi's background before he joined isis. and the newspaper was told he was an innocent target. elizabeth palmer is in london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. well, the emwazi family no longer live here. in fact, although they would have been able to tell us a lot more about young mohammed's life and especially his radicalization, they have now left the country. nowhere in all the photos of mohammed emwazi as a happy little boy who grew into a teenager with a buzz cut and eventually into a bearded young computer science student is there any hint he'd become so-called jihadi john. an extremist ki

ben tracy, cbs news los angeles. >> they're both great songs.imilarities and i hear differences too. >> how do you measure the difference of what is and what is not. >> i they're all talented musicians putting out great music. we'll see. >> we'll see. >>> this morning another los angeles hospital is reporting cases of a deadly super bug. four patients at cedars-sinai medical center has a sbug known as cre. they blame it on their medical scope. that's the same type of outbreak that affected seven people between october and january. chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook is with us this morning. jon, good morning. >> good morning. >> another hospital but involving this same medical device. how concerned should we be? >> i'm very concerned about this one, okay? and i want to point out we're not talking about a colonoscopy or endoscopy. we're talking an special kind of scope. the problem is they followed the protocol and they're cleaning and they still got the infection. so that makes you wonder if the protocol is correct. >> does it have someth

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tracy. this is near the ben franklin bridge. all the bridges look good. the ben, the betsy, the walt. nothing to talk about this hour. we were talking about construction nchl the last ten minutes we have watched construction clear at cottman. >>> a touching moment for philadelphia police officer robert wilson. >>> the obstruction that was no match for the parade to honor the fallen hero. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >>>. this morning a penn state professor arrested on a flight. one passenger pulled out her cell phone and started recording her outbursts on an american airline plane after it landed in miami. she said she was protesting u.s. imperialism and did not mean any harm but she was arrested and questioned by the fbi. she said this may not be the last time she protests. >>> we want to show you tauching moment from the day that philadelphia police officer robert wilson was laid to rest. they're lifting a car that was blocking the funeral procession for offi

the burlington bristol bridge ben franklin betsy bridge all looking good right now. tracy? >> all right, katy. 5:41. we're following developments in the race for mayor for philadelphia. >>> also petco's price tag. we're going to tell you what it's going to call to britain philadelphia's ghost station back to life. >>> let's take a look at this picture here being shared by shouses on social media. it went viral for good reason. it was taken on the day officer robert wilson was laid to rest. what a picture. it shows a group of officers lifting a car with their bare hands that was blocking a funeral. he was killed at a robbery at gamestop in north philadelphia. the father of two was buried in fernwood cemetery in lansdowne. >>> 5:44. a local mayor is challenging the candidacy of milton street. yesterday lawyers for joseph koch owe filed a campaign. they claim he's not a registered democrat and does not live in philadelphia. he's the brother of the former mayor and also ran in 2007. we reached out to milton street for comment. we have not heard back yet. the teachers union anno

ben franklin bridge. roads are clear. road conditions are good this morning. and there's just not a lot of folks out there. bridges are also clear. tracy? >>> a delaware church is now in the history books. >> up next the special ceremony that has never been done before following a big change in the presbyterian church. >>> plus a pennsylvania mother gives birth on the side of the highway. the surprised visitor who helped in the unconventional delivery. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> hundreds of mourners from the orthodox jewish community attended services in brooklyn yesterday. seven siblings died when their house went up in flames on saturday. an eighth child and the children's mother survived but were critically injured. the father had a touching eulogy. >> children that's all that counts. understand them. >> firefighters believe the fire was started by a hot wire. >>> a ceremony was held yesterday to honor victims of one of the deadliest landslides in u.s. history. a bill rang for each person who was killed. and a flag was raised

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