reporter craig boswell has more on the fallout from capitol hill. >> reporter: 47 republican senators say they have a simple message to the leaders of iran. >> congress will protect the american people and protect the world from the threat of a nuclear iran. >> reporter: the gop senators signed an open letter to iranian leaders saying, if they agree to a nuclear treaty with the obama administration, then it must be ratified by two- thirds of the senate. and they warn the next president could revoke an agreement with the stroke of a pen. president obama responded. >> well, i -- i think it's somewhat ironic, um, to see, um, some members of congress wanting to make common cause with the hardliners in iran. um, it's an unusual coalition. >> reporter: democrats in congress aren't happy with the letter either and say it has consequences beyond the republican disagreement with the white house. >> this letter is a hard slap in the face of not only the united states but our allies. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister says it's unprecedented and undiplomatic. negotiators have until the end of

craig boswell has the latest from ferguson. >> reporter: ferguson police are chasing down every lead as they search for the gunman who shot two officers during a demonstration in front of police headquarters. both officers are recovering at home. but the shooting wednesday night has raised tensions in the city once again. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> reporter: demonstrations are ongoing here since the deadly police shooting of michael brown last august. the police chief resigned this week after a justice department report but protestors say that's not enough. >> what we want is an overhaul of the system, the court system, the judicial system. "black lives matter" and in that -- all lives matter to me. >> reporter: a peaceful candlelight vigil was held thursday night. police watched without riot gear. >> trying to deescalate things. >> reporter: with demonstrators promising to return, authorities are moving barricades closer to the streets to put more distance between police and protestors. president obama talked about the shootingof the two officers with late night host jimmy k

craig boswell, cbs 2 news washington. >> officials say they are focusing the search for remains on the santa rosa sound which is a narrow waterway separating santa rosa island from florida's mainland. searchers found debris at elgin air force base at about 2:00 wednesday morning. this debris washed up on the north and south sides of santa rosa sound which connects mainland northern florida and a barrier island. president obama is calling for a thorough probe into the crash and expressed his condolences to the families. >>> fbi agents and police raided several vietnamese cafes and restaurants last night seizing up to 100 illegal video gambling machines. authorities have been going after those machines for years. and as kpix 5's kiet do tells us the raids were one of the largest operations ever against illegal gambling in san jose. >> reporter: our cameras were there as fbi agents carted several gambling machines out of the golden king cafe in east san jose. it was part of a coordinated series of raids on the vietnamese cafes and restaurants across the city targeting illegal gambling. fb

. >> as craig boswell reports, both the protests and the search for the gunmen continues. >> reporter: police moved concrete barriers in the parking lot of the ferguson police department closer into the street. there's major difference of opinion here surrounding the shooting of two officers. police say the shots came from a small group of protesters. demonstrators say they came from far beyond and the bullets actually whizzed over their heads. demonstrators gathered for a prayer vigil and marched to ferguson police headquarters for a second night of protest. >> people who are coming out to be the protesters to be the positive energy out here is not the ones that are doing the bad things. >> reporter: investigators are still looking for the gunmen who opened fire during a determine station just at midnight thursday injuring two police officers. one was shot in the shoulder the other in the face. both were treat and released. >> by god's grace we didn't lose two officers last night. >> this was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. this was -- >> reporter: the shooter was ju

craig boswell cbs news the supreme court. >> a decision on today's case is expected in late june. >>> more women getting optional keepsake ultrasounds have doctors and the fda warning about that the sort of thing. businesses are offering a 3d fetal image of unborn children are growing trend. but more time and multiple visits are part of what concerns the fda right now. while they are considered safer this known to raise the temperature of exposed tissue and even create small bubbles known as cavitations. >> i know that they're exciting but i don't think women should abuse the medical technology for their entertainment purposes. >> the fda says ultrasound scans should be done only for medical need and strongly discourages the use for creating fetal keepsake images. >>> how con artists are making money just by making phone calls. up next. >> the tv drama series csi is tackling cyber security. academy award winner patricia arquette joins us to talk about cyber crime. >> here we go again, temperatures topping off near 80 degrees. i'll pinpoint the day you'll be hiding the beach as the new

reporter craig boswell has more. >> reporter: at least one person is dead after suspects rammed their suv through a gate at the national security agency at fort meade, maryland. officers opened fire killing one person and seriously wounding another. authorities tell cbs news the suspects were two men dressed as women. cocaine and weapons were found in or around their vehicle. officials do not believe the incident is relate today to terrorism -- related to terrorism. the fbi has joined in the investigation. craig boswell, cbs news. >>> white house officials say president obama has been briefed on the incident at the nsa. >>> the radio he ward for any -- the reward for any information regard ago missing cal student is $100,000. eloi vasquez was a soccer stand out. he was last seen at a fraternity part near usc early saturday. he told friends he was taking a walk and called an acquaintance in the bay area telling her he had been drinking and was lost. i. was like, where are you? he was like, i am in l.a. and i am lost. >> with all the news and the flyers everywhere, no contact, not conta

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: new secret service director joseph clancy is in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> the service has been beleaguered by a series of embarrassing and unacceptable lapses in security and other missteps. this will not stand. >> reporter: clancy is on capitol hill to talk about his agency's budget, but is facing questions about a march 4 incident when two senior agents allegedly ran their government suv into a white house barrier and disrupted a suspicious package investigation. a supervisor sent them home without making them take a sobriety test. >> it's going to take time to change maybe some of this culture. there's no excuse for this information not to come up the chain. >> reporter: clancy took over as head of the embattled agency less than a month ago. he didn't find out about the incident until several days later. >> why did you not get word from your subordinates about this incident for five or six days? >> reporter: lawmakers are frustrated with a string of embarrassing incidents for the secret service. in 2012, 11 agents were accused of drinkin

as craig boswell reports, it all centers around a six-word phrase in the law. >> reporter: supporters of president obama's health care reform law gathered early on the steps of the supreme court. >> we are here today to make sure that the supreme court knows this is about real people. this is about putting patients over politics. >> reporter: the justices are weighing a challenge to the affordable care act focused on just four words of the more than 900-page law. the plaintiffs say the words "established by the state" mean people buying health insurance from state-run exchanges are entitled to subsidies but people who get insurance from the federal exchange are not. >> what the i.r.s. has done here is not impmfnt the obama -- implement the obama care statute. it has rewritten it based on its own agenda. >> reporter: lawyers for the government argue the plaintiffs' reading of the law is too narrow and the government intended subsidies no matter who is running the exchange. >> the law is very clear and the supreme court should follow the law. >> reporter: many republicans are eager to s

craig boswell have the latest from ferguson. >> reporter: ferguson police are chasing down every lead as they search for the gunman who shot two officers during a demonstration in front of police headquarters. both officers are recovering at home but the shooting wednesday night has raised tensions in the city once again. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> reporter: demonstrations are ongoing here since the deadly police shooting of unarmed black teenager michael brown last august. the police chief resigned this week after a scathing justice justice department report but supporters say it's not enough. >> we want an overhaul of the judicial system. black lives matter. >> all lives matter to me. >> reporter: a peace fall candlelight vigil was held thursday night. police watched from a distance without riot gear. >> we're trying to deescalate things. >> reporter: authorities are revising tactics. they're moving barricades closer to the street to put more distance it police and protesters. president obama talked about the shooting of the two officers with late night talk show host jimmy

cbs' craig boswell with netanyahu's message to congress. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu received a warm welcome from congress. >> i know that no matter on which side of the aisle you sit, you stands with israel. [ applause ] >> reporter: then put his position on the line. >> my friends, i've come here today because as prime minister of israel, i feel a profound obligation to speak to you about an issue that could well threaten the survival of my country. and the future of my people. >> reporter: netanyahu is concerned the u.s. and its partners will give up too much in nuclear negotiations with iran. dozens of house members and a handful of senators skipped the speech. house speaker john boehner extended the invitation without consulting the white house or democrats. many called it a political stunt. president obama told reuters there's also concern about the timing. >> we think it's a mistake for the prime minister of any country to come to speak before congress a few weeks before they're about to have an election. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry is

craig boswell, cbs news, ferguson, missouri. >> the u.s. attorney general eric holder and michael brown's family both released statements condemning the shootings. >>> we are in the middle of hearing pivotable testimony in a legal case that's captivating the tech world. ellen pao says she was discriminated against at a silicon valley venture capital firm. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us outside the courtroom. we are learning about the judge's ruling on pao's finances. >> reporter: this ruling was in her favor. the defense had wanted to use some of the financial woes of her and her husband as some sort of proof that her motivation in bringing this trial was simply financial. the jeung then ruled that is not going to be -- the judge then ruled that is not going to be admissible. that's a sideshow to the main event. she is suing silicon valley venture capital firm kleiner perkins for $16 million. she is accusing the firm of sexual discrimination and sexual harassment about the gender gap in silicon valley. this is the fourth day of testimony fr

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >>> the field of g.o.p. white house contenders is expected to grow quickly. kentucky senator rand paul and former florida governor jeb bush are considering presidential bids. >>> and many counties have dropped below the statewide employment average. san mateo had the lowest jobless rate at 3.5%. and marin and san francisco county below 4%. the region's largest county santa clara 4.3. and the statewide average is 6.7%. >>> the stay with the 49ers was brief but memorable. craig boreland, announced his retirement last week for safety sake. and that decision will cost him a half million dollars. $460,000 plus as the signing bonus and goes back to the 49ers. and it is part of a $617,000 bonus. >>> mant gue's light rame station starting today -- light rail station starting today is closed for five months to make room for a pedestrian bridge over capital avenue, for the future milipitas bart station. and shuttle bus service will be offered for the light rail passengers with stops on capital avenue, near the montagu

craig boswell has more. >>> 11 service members on board of a uh-60 blackhawk similar to this one were on a nighttime training mission when their helicopter went down in waters near eglin air force base. search and rescue crews have found aircraft debris and some human remains on a beach between pensacola and destin, florida. the crash happened during a routine training mission with a second helicopter that returned safely. weather may have been a factor. the national weather service had issue add dense fog advisory. >> a reminder to us that those who serve put themselves at risk both in training and in combat. >> reporter: search and rescue teams are being organized out after mobile command post in florida and officials say heavy fog is hampering their efforts. the marines were based at camp lejeune in north carolina. the four soldiers from an army national guard unit in hammond, louisiana. >> our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families as the search and rescue continues. >> reporter: the pentagon is holding the names of the victims in order to notify family members. cra

craig boswell cbs news washington. >> secretary of state john kerry repeated the warning that publiciscussions of nuclear talks with iran make a deal more difficult. kerry is begin three days of talks in geneva. >>> new relief for migraine sufferers in tonight's health alert. experts say a new minimally invasive treatment can directly treat the nerves that cause those headaches. doctors put a small catheter in the nasal passage and that applies lidocaine to the same nerves that sit behind the nerves. those nerves affect the section of the brain that triggers the headaches. >> the best result ismu it improves lifestyle meaning they're not feeling pain as much. their pain scores are down. and people have a better general feeling. i think a fantastic start to a lot more studies and they're matching the results that we see here within the office. >> specifically medical teams in new york use the treatments on more than 100 patients and one day later their overall headache scores were cut in half. >>> sunday's ice storm certainly caused problems but it was in its own way very pretty. phot

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: a third test is expected to determine whether a letter sent to the white house contained cyanide. biological tests on the letter were negative but a chemical screening test came with a presuperintendentive positive reading for cyanide a potentially lethal toxin that attacks the heart and nervous system. the letter never made it to the white house. it was screened at an off site facility miles from here. the contents of the letter are being described as a milky substance found inside a container. further tests are under way but for now the secret service is not commenting on its criminal investigation. the white house has not said if the letter was addressed to president obama. case boswell, -- craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. >>> people exposed to cyanide in larger amounts can suffer convudgeses, lose -- convulsions and die of respiratory failure. >>> there's an investigation into another deadly threat involving the u.s. ambassador to japan caroline ken day. the -- kennedy. the reports surfaced hours before first lady michele obama arrived i

craig boswell cbs news, washington. >>> it is 4:37. time for weather and i guess maybe a little sprinkle today? we're not done yet? >> i was so thrilled yesterday. we saw a half inch of rain in danville. a half inch, that's significant. today, just a chance of a scattered light shower. good morning, everybody. heading out, you know, i won't even carry the umbrella. we have partly to mostly cloudy skies right now looking out towards the bay waters. look at the waters there. wow, very glassy, very calm. the winds will whip up later today 10 to 20 but right now calm in the 50s across the board, 50 degrees in santa rosa. average high temperature in san francisco is 62 but instead today topping off with a pair of sixes. oakland 7 degrees above average. looking live anywhere from the peninsula to the southern portion of our bay area, under partly sunny conditions, even some clear skies in morgan hill and 71, east of the bay partly cloudy conditions temperatures soaring into the low 70s. the winds up to 20 late day out of the northwest. it's

craig boswell has more from the hill. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu received a warm welcome from congress. >> i know that no matter on which side of the aisle you sit, you stand with israel. [ applause ] >> reporter: then put his position on the line. >> my friends, i've come here today because as prime minister of israel, i feel a profound obligation to speak to you about an issue that could well threaten the survival of my country and the future of my people. are in benjamin netanyahu is concerned the u.s. and its partners will give up too much in nuclear negotiations with iran. dozens of house members and a handful of senators skipped the prime minister's speech. house speaker john boehner extended the invitation without consulting the white house or democrats. many called it a political stunt. president obama told reuters there's also concern about the timing. >> we think it's a mistake for the prime minister of any country to come to speak before congress a few weeks before they're about to have an election. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry is i

police say the man assaulted the officer cbs news correspondent, craig boswell has details. >> few dozen protesters celebrated friday night after police officer shot and killed a 19 year old black man. >> i'm frustrated, angry. >> police say callers report add man jumping in and out of traffic who then entered an apartment. another person reported the man was responsible for an earlier assault. police who responded to the apartment heard a disturbance and forced their way inside. they say the man assaulted one of the officers, hitting him in the head, and knocking him to the ground. >> subsequently shot the suspect. >> man identified as tony robinson, died at local hospital. police said saturday afternoon, he was unarmed. >> that's going to make this all the more complicated for the investigators for the public. >> robinson's mother was not present at the shooting, but blames police. >> my son is now another statistic of the things that are happening all over the united states. another black kid shot by the police. >> the offers here shot robinson was also involved in another police shoo

craig boswell shows us the effort tonight to search for the shooter. >> reporter: demonstrators gathered for a prayer vigil and marched to ferguson police headquarters for a second night of protestersful investigators are still looking for the -- protesters. investigators are still looking for the gunman that opened fire after a demonstration yesterday. one was shot in the face, the other in the shoulder, both treated and released. >> this was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. this was a damn punk. >> reporter: the search for the shooter focused on this house in ferguson just blocks from the shooting. s.w.a.t. team members broke through the roof. several people were questioned, but no one was arrested. the flare-up violence here came hours after ferguson's police chief resigned. last week the justice department found that tom jackson's police force had a practice of racial bias against african americans. community activists say they can't understand violence in the wake of progress. >> action is being taken. now all of a sudden we want to shoot someone? that's absolutely a

craig boswell is in charlottesville and has more. >> i'm shock thad my face was slammed into the brick pavement. >> reporter: martese johnson's tone red a statement thursday while the university of virginia student remained sigh lenl his head scarred from his bloody arrest early wednesday by alcohol ber raj control agents outside a charlottesville bar. >> three officers then pinned me to the ground pressing their knees to my back while the blood flowed freely from the gash to my head. >> reporter: the 20-year-old needed ten stitches. johnson is a popular student who was recently elected vice chairman of the school's honor committee. virginia's governor has ordered state officials to look into the arrest. >> i think the investigation needs to go forward. we'll get all the facts out and make those assessments once the investigation is complete. >> reporter: johnson was charged with obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication, but many students here don't buy it. protests have drawn hundreds of people. >> there's been a lot of tension at uva but no one wants t

craig boswell, cbs -- against the two officers. craig boswell, cbs news. >> both officers are not expected to have long term injuries. >>> the hunt is on to find the suspect behind a late night murder in riverdale. prince george's county police found a man severely injured at carter's lane and ken worth -- kenilworth avenue. >>> police in alexandria are trying to figure out how a 17- year-old found in the 2800 block of park center drive died. they do not know what happened and they do not have a suspect or they don't suspect i should say foul play at this point. >>> a prince george's county police officer who was killed early saturday trying to make a traffic stop was remembered today for living his dream. >> scott broom is live in suitland to report on the legacy of 26-year-old officer brennan rabain. >> reporter: we learned today brennan rabain wanted to be a police officer so badly that once he graduated the academy just last june he never really considered himself off duty which may explain why he died the way he did. solemn ce

craig boswell reports. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu sharply criticized u.s.-led negotiations to stop iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. >> it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> reporter: the israeli leader said the only alternative is a better deal. >> a better deal that doesn't leave arran with such a vast knew collar infrastructure without such a short breakout time. a better deal that keeps the restrictions of iran's nuclear programs in place until iran's aggression begins. >> reporter: president obama did not watch the speech but said he read the transcript. >> the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives. >> reporter: president obama said they should continue snow support for israel and wait to see what's on the table before evaluating what's in it. john boehner invited prime minister netanyahu to speak. >> indeed it was political theater, worthy of an oscar. >> reporter: republicans had a different take. >> i wish the obama administration and the white house was critical of our enemies as they are of

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> and you can hear from ted cruz when he stops by studio 57 coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> a likely democratic presidential contender, hillary clinton, paid a visit to her old boss and former rival. clinton met privately with president obama at the white house for about an hour yesterday. the white house says they discussed a variety of issues. clinton posted a message to twitter praising obamacare and taking a swipe at the republicans like ted cruz who want to get rid of it. she wrote, "16 million covered, young people preexisting conditions, women get better coverage repeal those things? embrace them." she also posted an old photo of her and the president. >>> well penn state university has set up a task force to examine the role fraternities and sororities play on campus. it was last week a secret facebook page belonging to the penn state chapter of kappa delta row that featured foelt toes of nude women became public. the task force will look at racial and ethnic diversity, sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. >>> and now to news about a pol

craig boswell reports from char lotsville virginia. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: university ofnts streamed out of the campus forum voicing anger and frustration in cameras were allowed inside where students questioned the panel of representatives from the department of justice and several local police departments about the arrest of marquis johnson and the treatment of black students. >> we had problems at uv a and charlottesville long before this happened. >> uv a student was bloody during his arrest early wednesday by alcoholic beverage control agents, outside and off campus bar. students at a the the forum, asked why incidents like this one just keep happening to young black men. black student organizations here at the university say they are not getting answers they repeatly and forcefully questioned why officers are not trained to deescalate conflict. a representative from alcoholic beverage control attended the the discussion but they did not take questions. the thursday, johnson's mother spoke about the arrest. >> i think that he was treated like an animal. his face was

as craig boswell reports. >> reporter: he is kicking off his visit with a friendly crowd, the largest proisrael in the u.s. >> reports of the demise of the israeli u.s. relation is not only premature, they are just wrong. >> reporter: relations between israel and the u.s. are strained. he is concerned ant u.s. efforts to reach a nuclear deal with iran. israel is opposed to iran having any nuclear capability. >> and this same iran, if it develops nuclear weapons it would have to means to achieve that goal. we must not let that happen. >> there are reports he will discloses some negotiating points. >> i want to say clearly that doing so would make it more difficult to reach the goal that israel and others say they share in order to get a good deal. >> john boehner asked him to give tuesday's speech but did not coordinate with the how many times the administration is reaffirming the commitment to israel. cbs news. >> even though the u.s. and israel disagree both countries agree iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon. >>> in iraq military forces are launching an offense to which you were

craig boswell is on capitol hill. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu sharply criticized u.s. led negotiations to stop iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. >> it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves the path to the bomb. >> reporter: the leader says the only alternative is a better deal. >> a better deal that doesn't leave iran with a vast nuclear infrastructure in such a short breakout time. a better deal that keeps the restrictions on the nuclear program in place until iran's aggression ends. >> reporter: president obama did not watch the speech but said he read the transcript. >> the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives. >> reporter: president obama says congress should continue to show support for israel and wait till there's actually a deal on the table before evaluating what's in it. house speaker john boehner invited netanyahu to speak just two weeks before elections in israel and without consulting the white house or democrats. some of them labeled it a stunt. >> indeed it was political theater. worthy of an oscar. >> reporter: republicans had

craig boswell is on capitol hill with more. >> with all due respect, i'm just shocked by your testimony. >> reporter: lawmakers from both parties expressed surprise and frustration the new secret service director was not personally investigating an incident outside the white house involving two senior agents. >> you can't run an agency like this for god's sakes or any other agency unless you have discipline in the answering. >> reporter: joseph clancy says there will be accountability. >> i just don't want to act improperly too soon. >> reporter: march 4th two senior agents in a government suv allegedly bumped a white house barrier during a suspicious package investigation. they were not given sobriety tests. clancy learned of the incident days later. >> very frustrated we didn't know about this. i didn't know about this till monday. i'm frustrated i can't act until we get all the facts. >> reporter: president obama put clancy, a veteran of the agency, in a top job after a string of secret service misstep, the most high profile last september when a fence jumper made it into the white h

. >> dea agents accused of having sex parties with prostitutes overseas, craig boswell brings us the latest at 5:30 on the investigation. >> topper is back with more on the thunderstorms heading into our area after the break. >> reporter: relief does not begin to describe the feeling that the baby is okay. i'm scott broom at the shady grove medical center. coming up the mom who gave birth on the shoulder of i-70 and the dad tell their story. >> right after the break how you ride on the metro is about to get safer and more comfortable in a matter of >>> major improvements are coming to metro. >> april 14th in with the new 7000 series trains featuring digital video surveillance vails systems and something called -- surveillance systems and something called anti- climbers, better seats, wider aisles and digital map displays and those sometimes announcements, no more. they're supposed to be easier to hear we're told. >>> former u.s. congressman jesse jackson, jr. out of prison. his release comes a year and a half after jackson pleaded guilty to illegally spending $750,000 in campaign fun

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was kicking off his visit with a friendly crowd, the largest pro israel lobby in the u.s. the public affairs committee or apac. >> reports of the demise of the u.s. israeli relations is not only premature. they're just wrong. >> reporter: relations between israel and the u.s. are strained. benjamin netanyahu is concerned about u.s. efforts to reach a nuclear deal with iran. israel is opposed to iran having any nuclear ability. >> this iran has vowed to destroy israel. >> he addresses a joint session of congress on tuesday. and there are reports that he'll disclose negotiating points from the nuclear talks. >> i want to say clearly that doing so would make it more icult to reach the goal that israel and others say they share. and in order to get a good deal. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner asked him to give the speech but did not okay the invitation with the white house. >> prime minister netanyahu says even though they disagree, both countries agree in a iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon. >>> a m

the senator kicked off his campaign in virginia and craig boswell has more. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz says conservative christians should rise up and restore the promise of america. >> that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: he made the formal announcement at liberty university an evangelical christian college. the 44-year-old republican laid out his vision for the next administration calling for a flat tax securing the borders and ending president obama's healthcare law. >> imagine in 2017 a new president signing legislation repealing every word of obama care. >> reporter: senator cruz gained national attention in 2013 leading a 16-day government shutdown as he urged congress to cut off money for the healthcare law. cruz, a tea party favorite and now the first major candidate in the 2016 race not only criticized president obama but took aim at likely gop challengers. >> imagine repealing every word of common core. >> reporter: jeb bush is a defender of the education initiative. the former florida governor along with

on capitol hill, craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> if a approved the the bill would allow medical marijuana accompanies to use banks without there being prosecuted for money laundering laws. most of the industries want billion dollars in annual revenue exchanged in cash and officials say that heightens the the risk of robberies and is unsafe. >>> well ab investigation is underway in the cause of the helicopter crash that killed ten people during the filming of the reality tv show. couple of helicopter collided and then plunged to the ground in a mountainous area of northern argentina. a among them are three french sports stars. this crash happened within moments of take off, the weather was good on monday, and french prosecutors have opened up a manslaughter probe into that accident. >>> well, there is breaking news just into "eyewitness news" a jury decided that the song blurred lines was, in fact copied from the marvin gay song got to give it up. here's a listen to both tunes. >> ♪ >> okay. there you have it. the children of the great marvin gay filed lawsuit against sin

we get the rest of the story from craig boswell. >> a third test is expected to determine whether a letter sent to the white house contained cyanide. biological tests on the letter were negative, but a chemical screening test came back with a presumptive pods positive reading for cyanide, a potentially lethal toxin that attacks the heart and nervous system. the contents of the letter are being described as a milky substance found inside a container. further tests are underway. for now the secret service is not commenting on its criminal investigation. the white house has not said if the letter was address today president obama. craig boswell cbs news the white house. >> the white house mail screening facility ramped up after letters containing anthrax were sent to the white house and capitol hill after 9/11. >>> it is a story we first brought you yesterday at 5, concern is now growing tonight for former d. c. congressional delegate walter fontroy. the 82-year-old seems to have disappeared in west africa or dubai. family and friends cannot reach him, and there is trouble back here for fontr

craig boswell on the push to stop the federal prosecution of medical pot users in states where it's legal. >> reporter: it's an unusual coalition. a trio of senators both republican and democrats standing alongside advocates of marijuana use backing legislation to partially legalize medical marijuana on the federal level. >> if one of these patients up here takes marijuana in the states where it's illegal they would go to jail. >> reporter: the idea is to remove the threat of federal prosecution for those using medical marijuana in the 23 states where it is currently legal. >> it would literally be opening a door that has been locked for so many years. >> reporter: kate hopes her 4- year-old daughter morgan can use a form of marijuana instead of drugs with harsh side effects. if not, brain surgery may be the only option. >> it's just terrifying. no one wants to [ indiscernible ] especially on a little child. >> reporter: the bill would also expand access for research and lift the ban on doctors at veterans facilities prescribing marriages to patients in states where it's legal. >> our vet

craig boswell is in washington. >> reporter: jennifer smith says she was sexually assaulted serving inwas not punish and she was harassed after reporting to it her commander. >> you have to go through the the root of the problem and root of the problem are the commanders. >> reporter: smith and three other military women have filed suit saying that the department repeatedly fails to terminate sexual harassers from the military and instead lets those biased and whose style persons control military judicial proceedings. >> we cannot expect the people that are so into that culture to police themselves. >> reporter: smith filed a complaint a about sexually whose style songs printed in unofficial air force song books. >> i never realize that had they were and what effect they haddon me until something bad happened to me. i realized i could not go to the people, that i needed to go to because i just viewed these tapes. >> reporter: pentagon says there were 7,000 fewer sexual assault last year then 2012 and more women and men are coming forward but says more must be done. >> it is very dishea

cbs news correspondent craig boswell has more. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz says conservative christians should rise up and restore promise of america. >> that is why to day i'm announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: he made the formal announcement at liberty university a evangelical christian college. forty-four year-old republican laid out his vision for the next administration calling for a flat tax, securing borders, and ending president obama's health care law. >> imagine in 2017 a new president, signing legislation repealing every war of obama care. >> reporter: senator cruz gained national attention in 2013 leading a 16 day government shut down as he urged congress to cut off money for the the health care law. cruz, a tea party favorite, and first major candidate in the 2016 race not only criticized president obama but took aim at likely g.o.p. challengers. >> imaginary peeling every word of common core. >> reporter: jeb bushies a defender of the education initiative former florida governor with kentucky senator rand paul, wisconsin

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: army sergeant bowe bergdahl spent five years as a taliban prisoner of war. now he faces a possible court martial and a lifetime behind bars in a u.s. military prison. bergdahl is facing two charges, the first desertion. he's accused of quitting his duty station at a patrol base in afghanistan? 2009 with the intent of shirking hazardous duty. the second and more serious charge is misbehavior before the enemy. he's accused of walking off the base after his guard shift endangering the unit. >> carrying a maximum potential penalty of a dishonorable discharge, reduction to the rank of e1, total forfeiture of all allowances and possible confinement for life. >> reporter: the taliban released the 28 yearldz last may in exchange for five senior taliban operatives held at guantanamo. last year president obama explained why it was important to bring bergdahl, the only missing soldier from the war in afghanistan home. >> because the united states of america does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind. >> reporter: bergdahl's case will next go before

craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> well, ted cruz is probably wishing he bought his domain namedy. someone else bought tedcruz.com and this is the message that's post the currently according to mother jones. an arizona attorney owns that website now. >>> as for the race for the democratic nomination for president, hillary clinton had a private meeting with president obama yesterday. the white house will only say they discussed a range of issues for about an hour. >>> all right. time for a look at the financial news now. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is in new york. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. hey, i've got some great news for you. this is the intersection of two of my favorite things, spring cleaning and financial matters. you know, it happens right amid tax season and here we are in spring so here's a couple of tips to clean your financial house. if you received or if you are likely to get a tax refund of more than $1,000, here's your first spring cleaning task. adjust your withholding. remember, a refund is the return of a year-long interest-

craig boswell has more. >> reporter: ted cruz is the first to throw his hat into the 2016 presidential race. >> i am announcing i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: the 44-year-old republican senator from texas first announced his candidacy on twitter at midnight and then released a video aimed at young voters. >> it is going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to lead the fight. >> reporter: there were plenty of young voters on hand at liberty university in lynchburg, virginia where cruz emphasized his conservative values. >> i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. >> reporter: senator cruz has been a lightning rod for controversy during his time in congress. he led a 2013 government shut down, aimed at blocking funding for president obama's healthcare law. >> i intend to speak in support of defunding bjork until i am no longer able to stand. >> reporter: that charge helped boost cruz's image among tea party conservatives. he is also helping to secure votes from younger voters

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> the deadline to reach an agreement is the end of the month. >>> good evening everyone, quite a busy day traffic wise because anywhere that you usually have have rush hour traffic due to the wintry weather mix we are experiencing it is even worse out there. we are taking you now however to a live look at westbound side of the pa turnpike, on ramp from veil forge where it is difficult to see hear but we have an overturn tractor trailer. emergency teams are on the scene that have have been out there quite sometime but traveling in and around this area will want to be mindful of delays and whether that said, due to overturns and disable vehicles that we frequently see due to this weather, it is a good reminder to take it easy out: we are moving to the mid county toll place, blue route, traveling both northbound and southbound, we have delays around mid county area, also around the schuylkill and i-95 and traveling on the northeast extension, southbound just be on the land dale we have an accident there. take a look both side of the extension, exp

cbs news correspondent craig boswell has the latest on the search. >> reporter: searchers are looking for remains of the 11 service members after their black hawk helicopter crashed tuesday night during a training exercise off the florida coast. >> we've got ground crews that are going up and down the shoreline and they are looking for any signs of the accident. >> reporter: seven marines and four army national guard crew members were on board the black hawk the the national weather service had issued a dense fog advisory visibility was 2 miles or less at the time of the crash. >> we're being somewhat hampered by the fog, so it is difficult and slow going, but we're persistent and we will keep at it. >> reporter: crash happened during a nighttime training exercise near eglin air force base. >> there were two helicopters that were on a mission, one of them, started to take off and then realized, i guess that the weather was a condition and came back. >> reporter: marines on board were camp lejeune in north carolina a the air crew was from a army national guard in hammond, lou san avera

cbs news correspondent craig boswell reports from charlottesville, virginia. >> black lives matter. >reporter: university of virginia students streamed out of the campus forum voicing anger and frustration. no cameras were allowed inside where students questioned the the panel of the representatives from the department of justice and several local police departments about the arrest have of marquis johnson and the treatment of black students. >> we had problems at uv a and in charlotteville, licensing before this happened. >> uv a student was bloodied during his arrest wednesday by alcoholic beverage control agents outside an off campus bar. students at the forum asked why incident like this one keep happening to young black men. black student officials here at the university say they are not getting answers, they repeat thely forcefully questioned why officers are not trained to deescalate conflict. a representative from alcoholic beverage control attended the discussion but did not take questions. thursday johnson's mother, spoke about the arrest. >> i think he was treated like an a

cbs news correspondent craig boswell has more from maryland. >> reporter: one person is dead, and another critically injured, after officers opened fire on a vehicle that crashed inside a gate at the nsa headquarters. cbs news has learned that the suspects had been on a all night binder involving drugs and alcohol when they took a wrong turn in the security gade at fort meed in maryland. the driver then ran their ford escape into a police vehicle after guard tried to stop them. 1nsa police officer with a bandage arm was seen being loaded into an ambulance. cbs news has confirmed that the two suspects were men dressed as woman, a small amount of cocaine was also found in the was found in the suv. >> sources identify one of the suspects as 20 year-old kevin fleming from baltimore. fleming has a criminal record including assault charges. officials still don't know why these two men were dressed as with man or why they tried to ram the gates. however, they say that there is no evidence, of terrorism. the the fbi has taken the lead in the investigation and is working with military and civilian

cbs news correspondent craig boswell has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: ferguson policen every lead as they search for the the gun man who shot two officers during a demonstration, in front of the police headquarters. both officers are recovering at home but shooting wednesday night has raised tensions in the city once again. >> what do we want. >> justice. >> reporter: demonstrations are on going here since the deadly police shooting of unarmed black teenager mike brown last august. the the police chief resigned last week after a justice department report but protesters say that is not enough. >> what we want is an overhaul of the system, the the court system the the judicial system. >> black lives matter, and all lives matter to me. >> reporter: peaceful candle light vigil was held thursday night. police watched from the distance without riot gear. >> trying to deescalate things. >> reporter: with demonstrators promised to go return authorities are revising tactics, they are moving barricade closer to the street to put more distance between police and protesters. presi

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> japanese police are investigating phone calls threateningor caroline kennedy. calls to the u.s. embassy in tokyo targeted kennedy anal fred, and those death threats came hours before an official state visit to japan by first lady michelle obama. sources say the caller spoke english, tokyo police declined to comment on the threat. u.s. state department is also investigating. >>> and 5:33. we are outside on the blue route where there is some problems there in the northbound lanes. this is approaching broomall. the the camera is a little bit past the incident but you can see a toast truck in the scene right on the shoulder. the just up ahead of this incident there is a tractor trail their is off the road in the guardrail blocking off that right-hand shoulder and part of the right-hand lane. you can see one lane gets by there southbound lanes crawling with the gaper delay on the opposite side as well. on the the schuylkill expressway we're used to this pretty much in the westbound lanes here slow go heading in to the king of prussia area no prob

craig boswell is in ferguson with the latest. >>> st.lice chief says the search for suspects is a priority. >> can i not tell you at this point that arrest is imminent. certainly nobody in custody. >> tips, including one that led police to search a home just blocks from the ferguson police department, turned up nothing. the two officers shot outside the department early thursday are now recovering at home. one of them with a bullet still lodged near his ear. >> ♪ ♪ >> clergy, community members, comdemn the violence, praying for peace during a candlelight vigil the night after the shooting. just down the street, as protesters gathered, officers were keeping their distance, and no visible riot gear. a noticeable difference from the response to demonstrators after the shooting of un arm black teenager, michael brown by white police officer darren wilson, last summer. >> now, months later glimpse of reconciliation, as some reforms take place. six employees including the police chief have resigned or been fired since the justice department re

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a garage roof collapses in california injuring at least eight people. it happened during a st. patrick's day party near the campus of california poly tech nick state university. police say, dozens of people were on that roof and that is what caused the collapse. none of the injuries are serious. caught on camera a road rage incident on a california highway this video was recorded by another driver earlier this week. now watch as this small car repeatedly slams on its brakes causing an accident with the suv following behind. the driver even throws bottles at that suv. eventually the in small car speed off at a hundred mile an hour on the shoulder. witness who record that had video wants the driver to face charges. >> it was just stupid. he was a stupid guy. there is something going on in that guy's head to cause him to drive like that. >> reporter: police say they are planning to speak with more witnesses and they could file will a host of charges. scary stuff. >>> 6:16. lets check with carol for more on this forecast. as i i said yesterday

craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> relatives of the passengers on board man establish a flight 370 gathered to mark a somber anniversary. it has been one year since that flight went missing. meantime new details in the interest rim report just released this morning say the battery of the under water locate or beacon on that plane expired more than a year before that plane vanish. report says the the captain and crew showed no odd behavior or signs of stress before taking off. investigators stressed the report is not yet final. 239 people were on board that plane when it disappeared over the indian ocean. >>> this weekend marks 50 years since bloody sunday when hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked on the edmond pett us bridge in sell man, alabama. saturday afternoon president obama a visited selma to commemorate the turning point in the battle for equal voting lights. cbs the news correspondent marley hall has the details. >> reporter: president obama and his family retraced historic walk a across selma's edmond pettus bridge. fifty years ago this is where police used