. >> craig boswell has the latest.lked about the divide between police and minority communities and the dangers both sides face. >> authorities are checking to see if any bullets hit his home in delaware after shots rang out on friday night. shots came from a vehicle on the public road outside the security perimeter. the agent stationed at the top of biden's drive way sa vehicle speeding away. the vice president and his wife was out eating. police are still looking for that vehicle. the shooting highlights the need for greater security at the vice president's residence. >> they really are not prepared for a major attack using heavy equipment or explosives. >> they have gone through an a few shake ups last september. craig boswell, cbs news washington. >> police also reported fires being shot around the area. it is unknown if there is any connection. >>> there is nothing better than a big bowl of soup to warm you up on this chilly holiday. >>> we want to invite you pet lovers to send us questions of >>> well everyday is

craig boswell cbs news, the white house. >> and another topic the president thinks the two sides can come to terms on, college football. >> i said there are going to be some things we agree on. having a college football play- off is clearly something we can agree on. [ indiscernible ] i think it turned out well especially for ohio. congratulations to buckeyes. >> the buckeyes defeated oregon last night and in columbus ohio thousands of ohio state fans took to the streets and celebrated too much into the early-morning hours. fans set fires. police had to tear gas them to disperse the crowds. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to decide today on the shop [ indiscernible ] want to selleck tropic cigarettes can operate on ocean avenue. in november the planning commission approved a request for the store but then neighbors filed an appeal. some shops opens -- -- [ indiscernible ] >>> a short time ago the contra costa county board of supervisors rescinded their 33% face hike in the face of public pressure. the vote was unanimous following a backlash of county employees

craig boswell in washington. thank you so much. >>> and you can see the president's speech coming up tonight. the state of the union here at 6:00 on kpix5. >>> dumped in the trash and left for dead. who could be so cruel to these 3 tiny puppies. the lucky break thanks to another dog's sharp nose. >>> it's being called the game changer, community colleges offering 4 year degrees. >>> 2 other days this morning, it was nothing but fog but then at lunchtime the sun came out. we warmed up to the 60s, coming up when the 60s will go away replaced by 70s and find out when the 70s will be gone replaced by rain. >>> and pulled over by police a woman >>> a cheaper way to a college degree. kpix lynn ramirez on how it's going to work. >> well the dental hygiene program here is already nationally known for excellence. now it will appeal to an even broader group of students looking for a promising career path at a bargain price. foothill will begin offering dental hygiene 4 year program so students can come in and get general e

. >> craig boswell reports. >> reporter: search teams in indonesia are trying to work around high winds and rough seas to locate more victims of air asia flight 8501. the jetliner was about halfway through its two-hour flight from in nearby ya to singapore when it disappear -- indonesia to singapore when it disappeared off radar sunday. it's believed the pilot attempted a steam climb to get out of bad -- steep climb to get out of bad weather before the plane went down. authorities cannot confirm that until the black boxes are located. the flight data recorders can provide investigators with critical information about the plane's altitude, air speed and engine performance as well as a recording of the pilot's last words. cbs news confirmed a sonar image believed to be the main fuselage is upside down at the bottom of the java sea. the first of the 162 people on board arrived in surabaya wednesday and now the identification process begins. the victims' families are given detailed descriptions of their loved ones along with blood samples for dna matching in hopes of speeding up the identif

craig boswell cbs news, washington. >> mr. goto's wife spoke out for the first time thursday as the deadline approached appealing for her husband' life. she said her husband is a good and honest man who was in syria to show the plight of those who suffer. >>> while the patriots prepare for super bowl sunday, opening statements are under way today in the murder trial of a former teammate. aaron hernandez is facing first- degree murder charges. he is accused in the 2013 shooting death of semi pro football player oden lloyd. his found was found near hernandez's home and his dna near the scene. hernandez pled not guilty he faces separate murder and assault charges in a separate case. >>> federal regulators have approved their final report on a fire at chevron in 2012. the fire started with an oil leak from a corroded pipe. the report found chevron had known the pipe was subject to corrosion but they didn't do anything about it. it also says too many people were working too close to that leaking pipe and recommends the city of rich

craig boswell reports. >> he was known professionally by his nickname sharb. he was the chief editor of the weekly satire "charlie hebdo" as one of his top cartoonists. he was no stranger to controversy and fiercely expressed his right to freedom of suspension. one must not draw pigs dogs rabbits, he said because that makes them angry. we're going to make 16 pages if we have a right to right "charlie hebdo." he was in charge when a fire bomb destroyed the paper offices in 2011. that was after the pup indication invited the prophet muhammad to be gaeft editor. in 2012 he ran pages. he defended that too saying he lives under french law not islamic law. he told the french paper he'd rather die standing than live on his knees. >> reporter: minutes before wednesday's attack the paper tweeted. now it proposes a slogan "i am charlie" in several different languages. craig boswell, cbs news washington. >> we'll have the latest on the terrorism coming up later on "cbs this morning." >>> now to weather millions of americans in the eastern two-thirds of the country are fa

craig boswell is on capitol hill. >> let me stipulate. you're not eric holder, are you? >> no, i'm not sure. >> she was asked whether she shares the politics of her predecessor. they spent a good deal of time quizzing her on president obama's policies starting with immigration sfloo do you believe the executive action started by president obama on november 20th is legal inand constitutional. >> as i read the opinion, i believe it is. >> this is very troubling to me. >> she did so with a caveat. >> i think the citizenship is a privilege. certainly it's a right for those of us born here. >> lynch came to the hearing with her own list of issues that would top her agenda including healing tensions between minorities and law enforcement. >> we're all in this together and the concerns of law enforcement, safe society, free society are the$ criminals. craig boswell, cbs news capitol hill. >>> safety investigators say they've got a pretty clear picture of the last moments on board flight 8501. the black box shows the french first officer was at the controls prior to the accident

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: heartbroken family members received her body thursday. the 49-year-old is the first victim of the crash of air asia flight 8501 to be identified and returned to family members. she was buried thursday in a private ceremony. more bodies were returned to indonesia for identification thursday and honor guard carried the coffins marked only with numbers. the search for victims and debris from the flight was suspended again as heavy seas prevented divers from entering the water. the seas have even prevented crews from hearing the pings from the ack boxes. >> you need real -- or silent in order to do that. otherwise, you will interfere with the other signal or other noise. >> reporter: search planes identified a large shadow in the sea which is believed to be the wreckage of the flight. but crews can't confirm that until divers can reach the area. the seas are expected to calm down next week. craig boswell, cbs news. >> it's the first murder of the new year in prince william county. >>> a woodbridge, virginia man is behind bars charged with kil

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: loretta lynch is president obama's pick to be the next attorney general and she settled in for a grilling before the new republican- controlled congress. >> i for one need to be persuaded that she will be an independent attorney general. >> reporter: the g.o.p. says the justice department has been too political under eric holder's tenure. he's stepping down after six years in the post. >> the attorney general's job is to represent the american people, not just the president and not just the executive branch. >> reporter: senators plan to cover a lot of ground as they plan to quiz lynch about civil rights, national security, and the president's recent executive action on immigration protecting millions of undocumented workers from deportation. for her part lynch says she wants to work with congress and says she believes they all share the same goal: to serve the american people. >> i look to fostering a new and improved relationship with this committee, the united states senate, and the entire united states congress, a relationship based on mutual

craig boswell explains. >> reporter: congressional leaders made their way to the white house tuesday. the faces are the same but the dynamic is different. this is their first meeting with president obama since republicans took full control of congress and now they had to figure out how to work together. >> the key now is for us to work as a team to make sure we build on this progress. >> reporter: both sides have talked about reforming the tax system, promoting trade and granting new authorization for the use of military force against isis. >> the events in paris last week remind us just how real that terrorism threat is. >> reporter: while there are a handful of issues where democrats and republicans may find common ground, congress started the year with several bills the president promises to veto. >> this legislation that we're considering is a jobs bill. >> reporter: the senate is currently debating bill to authorize the keystone xl pipeline. >> the republicans' highest priority is the approval of a pipeline project to benefit one company. a canadian company. to create 35 permanen

craig boswell reports searchers are pressing on despite bad weather conditions. >> reporter: heartbroken family members received the woman's body thursday. the 49-year-old is the first victim of the crash of airasia flight 8501 to be identified and returned to family members. she was buried thursday in a private ceremony. more bodies were returned to indonesia for identification thursday and an honor guard carried the coffins marked only with numbers. the search for victims and debris from the flight was suspended again as heavy seas prevented divers from entering the water. the seas have even prevented crews from hearing the pings from the plane's black boxes. >> you need real calm or silent quiet water in order to do that. otherwise it interferes. >> reporter: search planes have identified a large shadow in the sea which is believed to be the wreckage of the flight but crews can't confirm that until divers can reach the area. the seas are expected to calm down next week. craig boswell, cbs news. >> so far, just nine of the 162 people on board that doomed jet have been recovered. >>> we

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> the new deadline for jordan to follow through with the prisoner exchange is now 9:30 p.m. eastern time. >>> a plan to ensure the safety of women is stirring up backlash on the uva campus. members of 16 sororities are being told to stay away from some big fraternity parties for this weekend. the campus is still whirling about a rolling stone article about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity. sorority members created a petition urging their national pan helenic congress to revoke its order. they say it promotes gender discrimination and perpetuates the idea that women are inferior sexual objects. uva officials say they were not involved in this decision and that this is a matter between the local chapters and national sorority leaders. >> you have to take the responsibility off of the women. you can't put rules on them and not punish the take ternltses -- take ternlts. they don't -- fraternities. they don't have any punishments right now yet we have to stay indoors. >> some sororities are planning sisterhoods this weekend because they're concerned

craig boswell, cbs news. >> bad weather has hampered the search for the plane and the rest of the victims and strong winds and heavy seas are forecast through sunday. >>> the crippled italian ferry that caught fire sunday was towed back to port today. at least 11 people were killed, many more still not accounted for. a greek passenger took this video on board the ship. you can see the thick black smoke pouring out of the hole while passengers in life jackets wait on deck to be rescued. during the rescue this photographer was separated from his family because women and children were rescued first. >>> the weekend is almost here. first, we have to get through the rest of today. meteorologist allyson rae has our first forecast and a yellow alert for the weekend, too, allyson? >> we just issued the yellow alert for saturday. we'll go through the timing for the rain for your saturday coming up a little later. we'll see a couple of areas of some sleet possible in the morning and then the rest of us just see rain. but it could be heavy at times. take a look outside. we're gearing up for tomorrow

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> attorney general holder says the justice department will file a friend of the court brief to urge the justices to make marriage equality a reality for all americans. >>> the man charged with plotting an attack on the u.s. capitol remains in jail tonight. 20-year-old christopher lee cornell was denied bond when he appeared before a judge this afternoon at the federal courthouse in ohio. the fbi says he was set to attack the capitol with pipe bombs and shoot government officials. the federal prosecutor called cornell a danger to the public and flight risk based on the seriousness of those charges. he has been held under tight security at a jail near cincinnati ever since his arrest outside a gun shop wednesday. >>> europe is still reeling from a series of deadly terrorist attacks last week in paris. now comes the arrest of dozens of suspected terrorists planning even more mayhem in belgium and possibly elsewhere. >> armando trull joins us from a belgium agency. a former terror expert was not surprised by the attacks and radicalized european muslim

craig boswell, cbs news. >> more than 150 people are still missing from airasia flight 8501. >>> we areting our first clue about what caused a stampede in china that killed 36 people. witnesses now say a massive crowd pressed forward when someone began tossing out coupons that looked like dollar bills from a window. the tragedy happened just before midnight in an area of shanghai jammed with hundreds of thousands of people gathered to watch a fireworks show. hospitals have been overwhelmed by families trying to find their loved ones. >>> well, a strange way to ring in the new year. another torched toilet found in a san francisco neighborhood. >> and stopping those annoying robo calls once and for all. we'll show you several ways to disconnect the telemarketers. (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light an

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craig boswell, cbs news. >> more than 150 people are still missing from that flight. >>> well, we aretting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. a deadly start to the new year in prince george's county. what has people who live there most concerned after the first homicide of 2015? that's coming up at 5:30. >> plus dangerously cold temperatures out west, why some people are not complaining. >> and we've got a warm-up this weekend, but it comes with a price. >> and the first ♪ it's the time of year for making lists... at chevrolet, we've made it onto a few lists ourselves. in fact this year, we've been at the top of more awards lists than any other car company. now during the chevy year end event, put us on yours. choose an impala in stock the longest and get cash back for 20 percent of the msrp. that's over sixty-five hundred dollars on this impala lt. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> new year's celebrations turned tragic in china when 36 people died in a stampede. another 43 were injured. officials don't know what triggered the panic. they since dismissed accounts it may have

craig boswell is at the u.s. capitol with the details. >> reporter: the keystone xl pipeline is headed for a debate in the full senate after clearing the key committee vote. >> are we going to build the infrastructure that we need to truly have the north american energy security. >> reporter: the legislation would green light construction on the pipeline, moving in more than 800,000 barrels of oil a day from canada to the gulf coast. republicans say that the pipeline would create thousands of jobs. opponents say there will only be about 35 permanent jobs when construction is finished. >> a new mcdonald's in fargo, north dakota would add more than 35 jobs. >> reporter: the house could pass its pipeline bill as early as friday, but thursday focused on another bill with the veto threat. changing the president's healthcare law. >> reporter: we were taking our oath of office. >> with those ratio threats. >> reporter: the house measure changes the definition of a full-time worker who must be offered employer health ins

craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> still ahead, no time to train.ires. how you can stand out to get your foot in the door. >> and the drought certainly not helping out. but for some northern california farmers, there's an even bigger weather concern. (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you. >>> hundreds of thousands of people applied for the fall semester in the uc system a 6% increase over a year ago. uc officials say one reason for the boost was a publicity campaign about free tuition for families earning less than $80,000 a year. >>> a new trend in hiring may mean the end of t

. >> craig boswell is at the white house with more details. >> reporter: president obama and british prime minister david cameron met in the oval office to discuss shared challenges. cameron summed up the chief concerns. >> security, economic security, jobs and living standards of our citizens and national security, the ability of our people to live safely and in peace. >> reporter: they focused on security in the middle east, preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a priority for both countries. >> given their capabilities, it would threaten directly our closest allies including israel and ultimately could threaten us. >> reporter: president obama says the recent paris attacks underscore the need for further cooperation in the fight against terrorism. >> american and british unity is enabling us to meet challenges in europe and beyond. >> reporter: both countries will also work together to keep citizens safe in a world made smaller by the internet. >> given the urgent and growing danger of cyber threats, we decided to expand our cooperation on cyber security to protect ou

craig boswell for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> experts say is there a good chance that most of the bodies are inside the plane's fuselage which has in the yet been found. >>> in texas a driver was rescued from a burning car thanks to a group of bricklayers, the men were building a wall when a car crashed into a tree and burst into flames. they tried to use bricks to smash windows and when that didn't work, one of them brought out a sledge hammer. once they got inside they realized the driver was pinned under the air bag. >> they had to look for a knife, we didn't have a knife on us, a jogger had a knife, we cut the air bag and the man was trying to come out backward so i tried to turnaround because we could not get anybody, and he turnaround and we pulled him out. >> amazing, after saving the driver's life, the group turned around and just went back to work. >>> still on the way tonight a at 5:00, three on your side with another possible data breach, this time it is a popular fast food chain. >>> also, we know it is easy to make those new years resolutions, but it is not so easy to keep t

craig boswell has more on what crews found today. >> reporter: search crews recovered 21 bodies from air asia flight 8501 friday, a tiny fraction of the 162 passengers and crew on the jetliner, but it marks the most productive search day since the plane's disappearance last sunday. the search also turned up what appears to be a window panel from a plane. a suspect pore navy ship found the -- singapore navy ship found the piece and is turning it over to indonesian authorities. searchers are still hoping the fuselage is intact so they can find more victims as well as the plane's so-called black boxes. high winds and rough seas are severely hampering the effort and adding to the anguish of family members lost. victims are returned to surabaya in numbered coffins. an 11-year-old boy is the youngest of the victims found so far. authorities are using dental records, fingerprints and dna samples for identification. craig boswell, cbs news. >> bad weather has hampered the search for the plane and the rest of the victims and strong wind and heavy seas are forecast through sunday. >>> always w

cbs correspondent craig boswell has more from rockville maryland. >> reporter: connie lee london is amore studying medical. >> even though it is community college classes, it is still at a high price. the education should be something that is not free or available for most people. >> reporter: president obama has a plan to help makes our education more affordable. >> i want to make it free. >> reporter: visiting, state college in knoxville, tennessee the the president outlined his proposal to make the the first two years of community college free for full-time, and half time students who maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average. >> because america on education cannot be a periphery served for a few. i have a right for everybody willing to work for it. >> reporter: students here at montgomery college are juggling classroom with two jobs and say free tuition would help them avoid more debt. >> it would be great because then i would have not as much spending. we could save it to go to the university. >> reporter: white house says program would cost $60 billion over ten years a price a

. >> as craig boswell tells us, if she wins senate approval, lynch will become the first black woman to serve as attorney general. >> reporter: with introductions aside republicans prepsed attorney general nominee loretta lynch about whether she shares the politics of her predecessor. >> i will be loretta lynch. >> reporter: gop lawmakers spent a good deal of time quizzing her on immigration policies of president obama. >> do you believe the executive action announced by president obama on november 20th is legal and constitutional? >> as i've read the opinion, i do believe it is. >> this is very troubling to me. >> reporter: lynch defended the president's executive action delaying deportation of millions of illegal workers but with a caveat. >> i think citizenship is a privilege. certainly it's a right for those of us born here. >> reporter: lynch came to the hearing with her list of issues topping her agenda as attorney general including healing tensions between minority communities and law enforcement. >> we're all in this together and the concerns of law enforcement, a safe and fr

cbs news correspondent craig boswell is on capitol hill with the details. >> reporter: ahead of his sixths, president obama sat down with guests invited to show how his policy can help the middle class. >> he will put down his idea to make sure pay checks go further to make sure that people have the the training, education that they need for new jobs in the future. >> reporter: president obama a used speeches earlier this in month to preview his proposal, he will need billions to pay for them and calling on congress to increase taxes on the wealthy. the idea is falling flat the with republicans in control of both the house and the senate. g.o.p. leadership has little interest in spending money on the president's ideas. >> it all looks like the same old tax and spend that the president has been advocating for the last six years. hopefully that is just rhetoric, he knows we are not likely to pass these kind of measures. >> reporter: in just last few weeks congress and president have clashed over bills to improve the keystone xl pipeline, change his health care law and roll back wall street

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> rought seas continue to slow recovery efforts for air have stirred up the sea floor making it difficult for divers to pinpoint large pieces of the aircraft. the u.s.s. samson just join the search armed with specializes sonar equipment that can see through mud. also today two more bodies were recovered bringing the total now to 39. >> nasa's latest admission to space will to have wait a few more days. this morning, engineers had to abort a space x launch because of a problem with one of the rocket's motors. they hope to have everything fix for a second attempt on friday. this is an unman mission that will carry supplies and experiments to the international space station, some of which are from students in new jersey. >>> good evening everyone. obviously with the weather we're going to have more of a delay then usual. if you are traveling out and about give yourself some more time. if you are watching us right now and maybe planning to go to the schuylkill expressway well, it will look like this. seventy-six in either direction at 202 not

cbs news reporter craig boswell is in the nation a's capitol with more. >> reporter: twenty year-old is scheduled to appear at a federal courthouse in cincinnati on friday. the fbi says he plot todd attack the u.s. capitol building and kill as many people as possible in the name of the islamic terrorist group is is. his parents say their sonnies a good person and home body. >> he was a big kid, his best friend is his cat mike i. >> reporter: fbi's joint terrorism task force arrested cornell wednesday after he purchased two, semiautomatic rifles and approximately 600 round of ammunition at the point blank firing range and gun shop. >> there wasn't really anything that would have suggested he was involved in something like this. >> reporter: court documents show cornell reportedly researched how to build pike bombs, was planning to travel to washington, detonate bombs at u.s. capitol and kill as many employees and officials as possible. agents first learned about cornell from an informant who tell them cornell was posting pro isis comment on twitter under this name, and in august corne

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> bad weather hampered search for plane's wreckage and rest of those victims, strong wind and heavy seas are forecast through sunday. >>> man who shot president ronald reagan and three others in 1918 will not face any new charges in the death of reagan's former press secretary james brady. brady died over the summer and authorities ruled his death a homicide caused by the shooting more than 30 years ago. man man who shot him john hinkley has spent most of that time in a psychiatric ward after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> jury selection starts rather in the boston marathon bombing trial starts on monday, and federal judge rejected the defense request today to move jury selection out of state. the the defense is appealing that decision. >>> suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges connected to the april 2013 bombing and in which three people died and 260 were wounded. >>> one of the women who was injured in the boston marathon bombing has taken a big step forward in her recovery. rebecca demartino the

cbs news correspondent craig boswell takes a look at that issue and when a decision can be expected.er: gay and less boon bee an couples are expect to find out this year if they can marry in every state. supreme court says it will rule on the power of states to prohibit same sex marriages. april, jane are challenging michigan's ban on same success marriage. >> this is probably the most proud day of migrate lesbian life that i have had. we are in awe that this day has happened. >> reporter: momentum has been building for same sex couples since 2003 when the justices struck down laws in nearly a third of the country that made homosexual sex a crime. twelve years later, 36 states a allow lesbians and gay to marry. in april the supreme court will review bans on same sex marriage in four of the 14 states where it remains ill will legal. some advocates for traditional marriage are welcoming the court's decision to take up the the cases. the national organization for marriage issued a statement saying that we will be watching this case closely and anticipate an eventual victory for the demo

craig boswell, cbs news. >>> more than 150 people are still missing from air asia flight 8501 and todaygapore's navy made a descent in an underwater vehicle capable of trying to pinpoint the wreckage and black boxes. the boxes mold the real clues as to what happened -- hold the real clues as to what happened. >>> coming up on your only local news at 7:00 from gas prices to the stock market what's in store for 2015. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. it's chilly and a little breezy out here on the weather terrace, plus milder temperatures are in store for friday. we'll talk about that and the weekend rain coming up in >>> could this be the next big thing for apple? yeah, apple's next gadget could be a opinion, but this is not a normal ink pen. the tech giant apparently filed a patent for a penlike device or a communicating stylus. it would allow the user to write or draw on any digital device. the pen has sensors, storage and a transmitter to connect with other devices. >> that is wild. >> a lawsuit filed this week against apple alleges the company misled customers about storag

craig boswell mast has more. >> reporter: 20-year-old christopher lee cornell is scheduled to appear at a federal courthouse in cincinnati friday. the f.b.i. says he planned to attack the u.s. capitol building and kill as many people as possible in the name of the islamist terrorist group isis. his parents say their son is a good person and a homebody. >> he was like s best friend is his cat, mikey. >> reporter: the f.b.i.'s joint terrorism task force arrested cornell wednesday after he purchased two semiautomatic rifles and approximately 600 rounds of ammunition at the point blank firing range and gun shop. >> there wasn't anything about him that would suggest he was involved in something like that. >> reporter: court dowells show he was planning to travel to washington, detonate bombs at the u.s. capitol. then kill as many employees and officials as possible. acts first learned about cornell from an informant who told them cornell was posting pro-isis comments on twitter under the name raheel mass a ubaydah. he told the informant in an instant message we should wage jihad under our

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> safety investigators say co pilot was struggling at the controls before air asia flight 5801 went down last december. officials say more experienced captain took over when the plane began to shake and then climb to 37,000 feet. experts claim that the quickelvation change caused the plane to stall and then dive toward the java sea killing everyone on board. >>> malaysia's civil aviation authority has officially declared the crash of malaysia airlines flight 370 an accident. that decision will clear hurdles to how compensation claims and payments to proceed n march of last year plane disappeared on its way from kuala lumpur on its way to beijing. civil chief says search for a plane remains a priority, all 239 passengers and crew are presumed dead. >>> as expect long time philadelphia city councilman jim kenny resigned from office to day first elect back in 1991 kenny spent 23 years as a councilman at large. he submitted his resignation to launch a planned run for mayor. kenny choke up at times as he bid council farewell. >> i just want to sa

craig boswell tells us the battles are already taking shape. >> reporter: republicans say they'll usethat the gop controls the senate and even more seats in the house. >> the president is going to have to decide to come work with us. >> reporter: likely first up on the list of ledge -- legislative items, the pipeline. the white house has not supported the project, but monday stopped short of issuing a veto threat. >> we'll see what the legislation actually includes before we start urging people to go one way or the other. >> reporter: republicans say the keystone project will create jobs. democrats insist they're only temporary. >> they're appeasing a few special interests. in this case oil companies and pipeline companies. >> reporter: while the gop will be in control of both houses there is hope the early days of the 114th congress could produce some agreement between the two parties on a handful of key issues. >> economics security dealing with tax reforms with the debt issue that's out there. >> reporter: republicans appear ready for a showdown over immigration. congresswoman mars

cbs news correspondent craig boswell has more from washington. >> reporter: just as president obama was wrapping up a a speech about cyber security hackers were attacking a pentagon twitter account. a group appearing to sympathize with the islamic militant group isis breached the central command twitter feed and you tube channel. first was a tweet, american soldiers we are coming, watch your back isis. hackers claim to be in america and p.c. a's on each military base. they tweeted slides showing scenarios with chine and a north korea hack the pentagon and names and information about u.s. military personnel. military officials say images do not appear to pose a security threat or include classified information. the white house is investigating but down played the sign's tack. >> pretty significant difference between what is a a large data breach, and the hacking of a twitter account. >> reporter: mark road evenberg the executive director of electronic privacy information center says the government still had has work to do to make its the network secure. >> i don't think this is like the

cbs news correspondent craig boswell has latest from the white house. >> reporter: for about a half hourday the youtube and twitter accounts for u.s. central command became propaganda tools for islamic extremists. a warning to american soldiers saying we are coming, watch your back, isis. the message was posted by a group calling itself the scene cyber caliphate which has hacked other american news sites and claimed it had penetrated military networks. it says we know everything about you your wives and children. it also posted an old military roster containing names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of senior army generals including joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey. >> there's a reminder of the vulnerability of the system that is we're all dependent on. >> reporter: the executive director of the electronic privacy information center. >> updating our current privacy laws would be a step forward. >> reporter: the white house is down playing the hack saying that was in no way as damaging as last month's security breach at sony pictures. >> pretty significant difference between what i