dr. jon lapook has new information. and as the beatle invasion turns 50, anthony mason gets back to where they once belonged. >> we landed, and it was all perfect. we were under one. and the kid loved us. and we loved the idea of being in america. i'd never been to america. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. they activated ice-force level one in dallas today which launched a fleet of trucks to sand slippery roads. in this winter of strange and severe weather, even central texas got a rare snowfall. more than half a million homes and businesses are still without power in the northeast. the average low temperature in the continental u.s. today was 11 degrees, the lowest of the season. and in the west, there is a hopeful sign of a possible break in the historic drought. we have a series of reports on the severe weather, and first we're going to go to chip reid in pennsylvania where many foablgs are spending another night in the dark. chip. >> reporter: the

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dr. jon lapook on the controversy. and late today we learned the king of comedy has died. >> i made people laugh and that's a wonderful thing to feel. >> pelley: remembering the wonderful sid caesar. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. at this hour, a snow and ice storm is causing havoc in the south. this is north carolina where drivers ignored warnings to stay off the roads and now they are stuck. bumper to bumper. many people are facing a night in the cold and dark. the storm has knocked out power to nearly half a million homes and businesses. nearly 100 million americans are in the path of this storm which is hitting the southeast tonight heading up to the northeast overnight. it's blamed for at least 11 deaths already. we have a team of correspondents in the storm zone. first, we're going to go to wyatt andrews in north carolina. wyatt, what's happening there? >> reporter: scott, raleigh right now is in the center of thi

dr. jon lapook reports. and 50 years ago today... >> tell me i am the greatest. >> pelley: jim axelrod recalls the fight that created muhammad ali. >> after 50 years, it's still thrilling to me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. today, general motors linked seven more deaths to a faulty ignition switch -- and it nearly doubled the number of cars it's recalling, from the 780,000 announced earlier this month -- to nearly 1.4 million. gm also said today the ignition switch is now tied to 31 crashes in which 13 people died. right after the initial recall, cbs news tracked down a gm service bulletin that showed the carmaker had known about problems with the switch for nearly a decade. jeff glor has the new developments tonight. >> reporter: this crash of a chevy cobalt in wisconsin in 2006, which killed two teen-aged girls, is part of the growing list of recalled vehicles. margie beskau lost her 15-year- old daughter

dr. jon lapook and dr. holly phillips.stosterone supplements and heart attacks. >> they're taken by millions of men but this study to date raises large questions. insurance claims from more than 55,000 men looked at the writ of heart attacks within 90 days of starting testosterone. in men starting 56 and older the risk more than doubled. in men younger than 65 with a history of heart disease the risk almost tripled. testosterone treatment is only for those with low "t." documented low testosterone levels. but many men without low "t" are being treated for a variety of symptoms. a study this month found 43% of the men receiving the hor hone had a normal level. cardiologist dr. steve nissen of the cleveland clinic. >> we don't know much about this therapy. what's going on is a giant experiment with american men's health at stake because we don't have the long-term data on the safety of these products. >> reporter: annual prescriptions of test toft trone happen because of results like this. >> they appear on television with s

dr. jon lapook has new information. and as the beatle invasion turns 50, anthony mason gets back to where they once belonged. >> we landed, and it was all perfect. we were under one. and the kid loved us. and we loved the idea of being in america. i'd never been to america. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. they activated ice-force level one in dallas today which launched a fleet of trucks to sand slippery roads. in this winter of strange and severe weather, even central texas got a rare snowfall. more than half a million homes and businesses are still without power in the northeast.

dr. jon lapook reports. the world's most vicious war is captured in a single picture.e have the story behind the image. and jim axelrod burros under ground to discover people who just love a long, hard, winter. >> reporter: you may be one of the few people in

dr. jon lapook reports. remembering a comic genius behind "caddyshack" and "ghostbusters." >> hey, anyone see a ghost? >> pelley: bill whitaker on the death of harold ramis.

dr. jon lapook reports. and remembering a comic genius behind "caddyshack" and "ghostbusters." >> hey, anyone see a ghost? >> pelley: bill whitaker on the death of harold ramis. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world could soon be at the center of a tug of war. today, lawyers for joaquin guzman began to try to prevent his extradition from mexico, where he was arrested over the weekend, to the united states where he's wanted on a slew of charges. but mexico is showing no inclination to turn him over. tomorrow, a mexican judge is expected to start the process of bringing him to trial. tonight, bob orr has new information about how snitches, wiretaps and intercepted phone calls helped the authorities get shorty. >> reporter: joaquin "el chapo" guzman the reputed head of the sinoloa cartel had eluded capture for 13 years after escaping from prison in a laundry truck in

dr. jon lapook reports. >> the world's most vicious war is captured in a single picture. we have the story behind the image. and jim axelrod burrows underground to discover people who just love a long, hard winter. >> you may be one of a few people in america who has loved this winter. >> yeah, there ain't too many out there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, this is our western edition and there is breaking news in the west where arizona governor jan brewer has been under tremendous pressure over a controversial bill. the bill would allow businesses to deny service to someone on religious grounds. supporters say it's about religious freedom, opponents say it's really about discrimination against gays and lesbians and others as well. carter evans is in phoenix where the governor has just spoken. >> reporter: scott, there were cheers from the crowd here tonight as governor brewer announced that she will veto senate bill 1062. her decision puts an end to a debate here in arizona that had become a national

dr. jon lapook tells us how a medical mystery was solved in a most unusual way. >> reporter: three yearsdieter kleinschneider was living with a terrible illness that ten doctors would not diagnose. he lost hearing and vision and developed heart failure before finally landing at the center for undiagnosed diseases in marburg, germany. the director happens to be a fan of the t.v. series "house" in which an eccentric doctor solves mystery illnesses. >> it's a crazy mystery. >> i must admit, i like this t.v. show "doctor house" quite a bit and use it for teaching our medical students to think about rare and unusual diseases. >> reporter: after finding out the patient recently had hip replacement surgery, a lightbulb went off. shaffer remembered an episode where the brilliant dr. house-- plagued by hugh laurie-- discovered what's ailing his patient, played by candace bergin. >> fever was hypothallamic, brain, heart, anemia, what do you think? heavy metal toxicity. >> our patient showed up and said i feel really sick after my hip replacement, i was very well aware that this problem exists for

dr. jon lapook has new information.beatles invasion turns 50, anthony mason gets back to where they once belonged. >> we landed, and it was all perfect. we were number one. and the kid loved us. and we loved the idea of being in america. i'd never been to america. i'd never been to am

dr. jon lapook has been looking into this for us.orter: scott, one of the issues scientists will discuss at this meeting is how clinical trials might be conducted. it's controversial because in addition to the d.n.a. of the mother and the father, material from a third person is used in the prosprocess. the vast majority of a cell's d.n.a. is located in the nucleus, but a tiny fraction is outside the nucleus in structures called mitochondrial. these mitochondrial genes are inherited only from the mother, and in rare cases, can be defective. these defects can cause problems such as blindness, muscle disorders and neurological illness. one proposed technique would work this we-- a woman's nucleus is removed from her egg, leaving behind her unhealthy might chondria. her nucleus containing the majority of the genes replacing it in the donor egg. >> pelley: so what are the concerns? >> reporter: scott, there are technical issues. how do you make this safe and effective. but then there are ethical issues raised. you're starting off with a t

dr. jon lapook on the controversy.e today we learned the king of comedy has died. >> i made people laugh and that's a wonderful thing to feel. >> pelley: remembering the wonderful sid caesar. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

dr. jon lapook reports. >> the world's most vicious war is captured in a single picture.e have the story behind the image. and jim axelrod burrows underground to discover people who just love a long, hard winter. >> you may be one of a few people in america who has loved this

dr. jon lapook to tell us more. >> reporter: c.v.s. will pull the tobacco products off the shelves of all 7,600 stores by october 1. the pharmacy chain says it will lose an estimated $2 billion in sales. c.v.s.' chief executive larry merlo made the announcement today on cbs "this morning" saying he didn't think selling cigarettes aligned with their mission as a health care company. >> it's a real contradiction to talk about all the things we're doing to help people on their path to better health. >> reporter: efforts to reduce smoking have stretched back nearly 50 years. in 1970, the government banned television ads. >> out here in marlboro country. >> reporter: since then, the percentage of adults who smoke has dropped from 37% to 18%. restrictions on smoking in public places has had a similar effect. in new york, the first city to enact a public smoking ban, the percentage dropped nearly 28% in ten years. the question now: will c.v.s.' move lead other pharmacies to follow suit? today we called walgreens. they say they've been evaluat

dr. jon lapook reports.0 years ago today... >> tell me i am the greatest. >> pelley: jim axelrod recalls the fight that created muhammad ali. >> after 50 years, it's still thrilling to me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

dr. jon lapook reports. the world's most vicious war is captured in a single picture. we have the story behind the image. and jim axelrod burros under ground to discover people who just love a long, hard, winter. >> reporter: you may be one of the few people in america who has loved this winter. >> yeah, there ain't too many out there. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. rarely has an impending decision by a state governor gotten so much national attention. tonight, arizona's jan brewer's under tremendous pressure from all over america from those who want her to veto a controversial bill and those who want her to sign it. the billed would, allow a business to deny service to someone on religious grounds. supporters say it's about religious freedom. opponents say it's about discriminating against gays and lesbians and others as well. carter evans is in phoenix, where the governor's been meeting with both sides in this debate. >> reporter: governor jan brewer's office was swamped with more than 20,000 cal

dr. jon lapook and cbs contributor dr. holly phillips.s yaegs put out its first guidelines for preventing stroke in women. jon? >> vinita stroke happens when a blood vessel bursts or is blocked. three years ago sharon o'connor a registered nurse became her own patient when she suddenly had trouble forming words. >> as a nurse i said this feels funny. i got up and went into the bathroom. did a quit neuroexam on myself. i said okay something's not working right. >> at age 49 she was diagnosed with a stroke. dr. andrew russman is a neurologist at the cleveland clinic. >> i think we have a set of guidelines that raises awareness among women, especially those who don't think of themselves at risk for stroekt. >> for both sexes the risk factors are age, high blood pressure smoking. for women it's gestational diabetes, use of birth control pills, especially those who smoke, are hypertensive or have clotting problems or preee clam tia. women with a history of preeclampsia have a risk for stroke even 30 years later and should be closely monitor. o

dr. jon lapook and holly phillips. there u's news on the mammogram.,000 canadian women ages 40 to 59 were screened ore a five-year period. researchers found no difference in depths from breast cancer between women who got ma'am dwrams and those who didn't. the women were followed for up to 25 year. in addition 22% of the cancers found by mammography were considered unlikely to ever cause death. in recent years controversy over the value of mammograms has led to confusion among both patients and physicians. in 2009 a major independent task force said women could consider waiting until age 50 for their first mammogram. the previous recommendation was age 40. it also said women ages 50 to 74 should get mammograms every two years instead of every year. >> jon, why do these guidelines for mammograms keep clafrmging. >> because we're not all identical genetic rats where you can do the perfect study. we're different. it's tough from country to country. they differ the populations, what the mammography are actually like. i can tell you it's anywhere from a 30

dr. jon lapook and cbs contributor dr. holly phillips.nder 64. that group accounts for two thirds of cases right now. carter evans was in california, one of the hardest hit states. >> brad was a family man, a father of four and just 37 years old when he got the flu. >> the amazing speed about it is just the speed at which it occurred. >> reporter: mark says his brother checked into the hospital in january. he died nine days later. >> by the time i was able to fly across the country i was never able to see him before he passed away. >> reporter: it's usually most dafrmgs for the very old and very young. this year is different. according to the centers for disease control, 61% of those hospitalized are between 18 and 64 years old. about 90% of flu cases are caused by the h1n1 virus. >> it's a little curious. this is the first time we receive this virus was 2009 when it last circulated. >> reporter: he said the current vaccine covers h1n1 and is about 61%. >> as adults we think we won't get the flu or if we get the flu we won't be very sick.

dr. john lapook has been looking into this. jon, what you can tell us?two of these cases doctors found in california a rare strain of a group of viruses called enterovirus. the children have polio-like symptoms but not poll yo. i spoke to one of the doctors who treated five children this the past 18 months. she said researchers are investigating another 20 or so cases in california. but don't know if they are related to this voy russ. all five children have paralysis that developed over 48 hours involving one or more limbs. three had a respiratory illness before the paralysis and a fourth had a flare-up of asthma before the paralysis suggesting fourth of the five had a respiratory infection. mries showed injury to the spinal column despite treatment with steroids and other medicines, all five children remain paralyzed. >> and how did they get the virus. >> it's not clear in this case. but there general enteroviruses are transmitted through stool and respiratory specimens to. put this in perspective every year in the united states there are 10 to 15 milli