oprah and gayle king and dr. sanjay gupta. we're teaming up to battle an epidemic that's hit 60 million americans. it's loneliness and it's not just in your head. it could be affecting your health and could shorten your life. tonight, they're here live for the hour with a simple remedy and it all starts right now. here with me now, gayle king and cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. >> hello, piers. >> hello. >> this is a really important issue. sanjay, you came up with the concept for this for the magazine. explain why and explain the key findings. >> well, for me sort of thinking about this issue was in many ways thinking about what anybody could do to try to combat something we see every day. as a doctor i was sort of realizing if someone had a cardiac arrest, for example, you might know to go over and start pumping on their chest. when we see somebody who's suffering, maybe from loneliness, someone who's off to themselves, doesn't seem to really be interacting in some way, we usually tend to avoid even more.

back with me gayle king and sanjay gupta.h oprah there. serious points. >> i think you've done a great job of pulling great clips to illustrate what we're talking about today. >> we have the best team in show business you know that. >> i'm thinking "cbs this morning". >> of course you are. here's a very serious point, sanjay, from all of this. in your research you worked on a theory that i've seen explored many times on the show. which is that many mass shootings in america involve people who are described as loners, and indeed many criminal acts of that kind are committed by people who are loners. is a lone the same as somebody who is lonely? >> not necessarily. there are people who self-impose. they become loners because they choose to become that way. and that doesn't mean lonely people necessarily have chosen that way of life. and as gayle and i have talked about from the very beginning, most people who are lonely are not at all violent. there's not an absolute or any kind of correlation really there at all. what struck m

. >>> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. power crews and snow plows are playing catchup after another ener" at 8 storm. the system dumped up to a foot of snow from kansas to maine, and more than a million t customers in eight states lost collect. >> hundreds of thousands are still without power at this hour and it could take days to turn on all the lights. and that's right outside lvan philadelphia is chip. >> reporter: this is a good example of what is happening all good across the philadelphia suburbs. during the storm, this big tree s a per became coated in ice. this branch became so heavy because of all the weight that rbs. it snapped off and fell on these po power lines, and i think you can see back there, that white transformer just hanging by a thread, and here are some lines hanging down and another line are som here, and i don't know what hangi exactly these lines are, but i do know that i am not going to touch them. power is out all through this area, and there are about ly 130,000 people here in big

one goofy personning that , that was it >> wait a minute, i put that up, be nice >>> coming up, gayle king has holiday duty. she's joining us live in the big chair. >> were you looking for something to do on this president's day? i'm thinking that was a good suggestion >> the ships are cool they're beautiful >> yep, if i lived in that area, i would go >> i would go with you michelle >> let's go. >>> good to see you both. you too, frank, you could come overnight developments after a co-pilot was arrested for hijacking a flight. the miracle on ice could end after this year. mark phillips in sochi with why the nhl may keep their players from competing in future games. >>> martin greenrelives his first emotional meeting with the president and it has nothing to do with the suits we'll see you at 7:00. >> that bond you had in new orleans is pretty night. one day. one day >> frank, we will let you in. because we love everyone, michelle and i, you can come. >> i'm in. >> thank you see you at 7:00. >>> 6:52, a plane bound for italy hijacked. the co pilot took the plane. >>> live in san francisco wh

gayle king is off. good morning, norah. >> good morning, charlie. >>> as you were sleeping in the west, the drama in ukraine was increasing by the hour. the country's ousted president is now report to be in russia. the putin government has granted viktor yanukovych's request for protection. secretary of state john kerry's warning russia not to make a, quote, grave mistake by sending troops to ukraine. >>> meanwhile, pro-russian forces are taking a stand in the important region of crimea. clarissa ward is there where a new troop took control. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. russian news agencies are reporting that viktor yanukovych, the ousted president, may already be in moscow, that he's being granted refuge by the russian government after he claimed that his life was in danger from extremists. he also said that he is still the legitimate president of ukraine. meanwhile, in the south of the country, in the important crimea region, a tense armed standoff continues. there was

. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning" charlie rose and gayle king are off, so anthony mason and i are holding down the fort! >> yes, we are. nice to be here. congratulations to charlie. >> yes. we'll have more on that later in the show. we're going to begin with the weather, because as you wake up in the west you are likely among 100 million americans facing a severe weather threat this weekend. >> and the strong storm is taking aim at california this morning. more heavy rain is raising the risk of flooding. a 12-mile stretch of pacific coast highway near malibu is closed because of potential rock and mud slides. ben tracy is in glendora, east of l.a., where hundreds of people are already under threat. ben, good morning. >> reporter: anthony and norah, good morning. it is a wet morning here in glendora, california. this is one of those neighborhoods that's under mandatory evacuation. they've put up concrete barriers, hoping that any water and mud that comes off the hillsides back here will rush down the street and stay away from the homes. they've also given out 30,000 sandbags, preparing for

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check out this gorgeous picture of oprah winfrey in maui, along with her man, steadman, and bff gayle kinge to tag along with them. fun crew. this is just about the cutest 249 family photo ever seen. tom brady, wife gisele bundchen and adorable little girl on the beach. >> gisele posted this on instagram. but didn't say where it was. maybe trying to be a little private. i have a new favorite. forget the rainbow and oprah, i want to be there. >> looks just fine. we promised you buff, but how about in the buff. this is michelle rodriguez appearing to be meditating in the buff. >> this is in thailand where the actress was getting in a little rest and relaxation. definitely relaxed. and, hey, she doesn't have to worry about those peculiary tan lines. >> bonus. >> but did you wonder, did she just hand her iphone over and say, will you just take a quick pick of mae real quick, meditating naked. just go back there. >> while we're on the subject of exposure, we have to share our beyonce shot of the day. >> queen b struck a pose in jamaica recently in a sexy aztec pattern high-waisted two-piece. pr

oprah and gayle king and dr. sanjay gupta.at's hit 60 million americans. it's loneliness and it's not just in your head. it could be affecting your health and could shorten your life. tonight, they're here live for the hour with a simple remedy and it all starts right now.

gayle king your bff live in new york with a preview.d morning. >> reporter: hello, frank and michelle. also known as my bff. but frank, now you are loved, too. >> oh, well. >> reporter: good to see you both. oh, well. [ laughter ] deadly clashes escalating this morning between ukraine and protestors. holly williams just arrived in a country that's experiencing its worst violence will 22 years. pot is legal in colorado. but is it safe? we'll take you inside a marijuana test lab to see how their finding some cannabis is contaminated. and only on "cbs this morning," dukes coach k and freshman star jabari parker sits down to talk with us about what makes the relationship so special. we'll see you at 7:00. in the story about the marijuana, i hear that it may contain something like e. coli or mold and i have never taken marijuana but i'm thinking that would not be a good thing. what do you think? >> i'm thinking you made a very good point. [ laughter ] >> he's thinking you're right. by the way, i bet charlie enjoyed that duke interview. i kno

now she's back and she's joined by best friend gayle king and sanjay gupta.tle an epidemic that's hit 60 million americans. it's loneliness and it could be affecting your health. that's tomorrow. that's all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. tonight, a city the size of chicago is in flames. it's been all night, and the political inferno is spreading. take a look at kiev, capital of you train, a country that was once part of the old soviet union, and is erupting with the government's decision to align itself more closely with vladamir putin. tonight, government forces moved in and inflicting heavy casualties. the best we can determine right now, 11

gayle king joins us now from new york.rning. >> reporter: good morning hi, frank and michelle. good to see you. ahead we are out in the storm as it slams south and heads northeast. what we can expect from extreme weather ahead. plus, we'll take you inside the fight over graco, a car seat recall that's affecting nearly 4 million seats. what the government says the company has not told you and the reason other brands may be affected. and it was a night of very careful seating arrangements and a few faux pas, too. marriage garrett with a play-by- play -- major garth with a play- by-play of the french state dinner with francois hollande. i know frank you got up this morning as michelle and i did and looked at the first lady's dress and said i want one of those. >> i thought it was beautiful. it was gorgeous. very colorful. >> i did, too. >> it was gorgeous. >> i did too. she looked great. >> all right, thank you, see you at 7:00. >> okay. >>> okay. thank you. time now is 6:52. a dog from california waking up a big winner. the

now she's back and she's joined by best friend gayle king and sanjay gupta. epidemic that's hit 60 million americans. it's loneliness and it could be affecting your health. that's tomorrow. that's all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. tonight, a city the size of chicago is in flames. it's been all night, and the political inferno is spreading. take a look at kiev, capital of you train, a country that was once part of the old soviet union, and is erupting with the government's decision to align itself more closely with vladamir putin. tonight, government forces moved in and inflicting heavy casualties. the best we can determine right now, 11 protesters, 9 police officers and 1 other person have been killed but expect those numbers to change. they've been rising all night. phil black is in kiev right now and joins us by phone. >> reporter: anderson, there is still a huge crowd here in i would -- in independent square, all of them woin

." >> gayle king joins us live from new york with more on the big show.> reporter: hey, frank and michelle. i wish i could say i feel so bad for you guys, 50-degree weather. we are getting hammered here today. >> yeah, it's been tough sledding out there, no doubt. >> reporter: it has. that's what we're leading with this morning. another round of storms slams parts of the country. we'll take you inside delta's command center and show you how the airline tries to stay ahead of the storm in a year where about 50,000 flights have already been canceled and it's only february. plus, the ceo of cvs is here to announce a major change. and a group of american monks turns to a trade how beer could be their "salvation." the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. think about that for a second. beer and monks. it doesn't seem to go together. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. i guess it could. >> i -- well, i'll leave it at that. [ laughter ] >> stay tuned. >> get myself into trouble. >> he. >> you at 7:00. >> see you guys. >> bye. see you at 7:00. >>> rob

. >> i'm gayle king with anthony mason. norah o'donnell and charlie rose are off today.t. >> charlie d'agata is monitoring the events from london. >> while the other pilot used the bathroom, he locked him out of the cockpit and alerted authorities that he wanted to seek asylum in switzerland rather than landing in rome. that alert prompted italy to scramble two jets. after landing, the co-pilot lowered himself by rope. and surrendered himself to police. none of the passengers or crew were hurt. in fact, most were unaware that the plane was hijacked. flight 702 took off in ethiopia, a country that's had a history of political turmoil and human rights abuses. the hijacker would be charged with taking hostages, a crime that carries up to 20 years in prison. >> thank you, charlie d'agata. it is snowing again in the midwest. the newest storm will move into the northeast tonight. that region has been hit over and over again in the last few weeks. meteorologist megan glaros of our chicago station, wb about bm, says conditions are starting to change. that's good news, megan, bec

day's "eye opener" presented >>> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.ntry's president to start negotiating with the opposition. holly williams is at independent square where there is no sign the fighting will end soon. >> reporter: good morning. the two sides may have agreed on a truce last night but just a few hours later there has been more deadly cashes here on kiev's independent square which has been occupied by protesters for nearly eight months and we just saw eight dead bodies with gunshot wounds to the head and neck and a they are all protesters. the protesters are firing back with rocks and molotov cocktails. when we talked to the protesters here, they say they won't leave until the president is removed from power, but judging by the lines of riot police he is determined to stay on, and both sides are showing they are willing to use violence to get what they want. holly williams kiev. >> a skier from kiev is leaving to protest the violence and other ukrainian athletes are also using sochi, and tonight the woman usa team will face canada. this i

. >>> i'm charlie rose along with gayle king and norah o'donnell.. it was a performance worth celebrating. seahawks scored on defense and special teams while quarterback russell wilson threw two touchdown passes. we asked the second year starter this morning about people who doubted him because of his lack of experience and size. >> my skill set, you know i believe that god gave me a right arm and for some reason even though i'm 5'11", to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field. to be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership great attention to detail and a relentless, competitive nature. that's what i try to bring to the table. i've got a long ways to go. i'm stilling learning and still acquiring that quest for knowledge. >> one of the most answers -- >> i'm telling you. >> there's an ad there. my height does not define my skill set. i love that answer. >> he had been constantly doubted as a child, playing football, you know. he was the third round draft pick and everything. his father would say to him, every t

, and some hotels thought the heat started working, but turns out -- >>> i am charlie rose with gayle kinging. the biggest enemy is ice. >> forecasters say this storm will be far worse than the one that shut down atlanta two weeks ago. amtrak cancelled all the trains in the region and nearly 3,000 flights are cancelled in the region. mark good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. the ice is beginning to glaze everywhere. you can see it on the ledge. it's on highways and secondary roads and surface streets, and it's also on power lines and trees and that of course is the big worry with the big spike in power outages expected. 25,000 georgians without power, and you could see what was coming early this morning when the freezing rain and sleet began to fall, and already the streets were desserted, and people stayed home and heeded the warning. people have been told not to go to work and schools have been cancelled and by and large where people are right now is where they are going to wake up tomorrow morning. there is no possibility of getting to point a to point b, so for now we

. >> i am gayle king, with norah o'donnell, and charlie rose is off today.its of the system are now moving through new england. >> in the south, utility crews are trying to restore power to half a million homes and businesses and a traffic disaster near philadelphia this morning, two accidents on the pennsylvania turnpike involved more than half a dozen cars. megaa megan is with us today. >> it just tells you that record in philly of six-plus inches of snow multiple times this year doesn't happen very often, and it has happened this year certainly. yesterday, philadelphia set a new record that had not been seen since 115 years ago, and it was broken yesterday at 10.4 inches of snow and appears 115-year record. philadelphia at this point getting a bit of a break from the snow. if we look at the radar picture here, you will see where it is at the moment. the storm system pushing out, and it's light flury activity at this point. and the big cities of d.c., philadelphia, new york, boston, hit hard by the system as well, the but the core of the dangerous weather

. >>> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.democrats in congress question whether the plan will go through. >>> chuck hagel laid out the proposals yesterday, and they include shrinking the army to less than 450,000 soldiers and that's the smallest force since before the united states entered world war ii. hagel believes the cuts are needed to deal with cyber attacks. >> we are repositioning to focus on the strategic challenges that will define our military. a world is growing more threatening to the united states. >> among the hot button issues cuts to the troop's paychecks and benefits and some call it unfair after more than a decade of combat deployments. >>> and then temperatures in minnesota below zero this morning, and it's expected to be that cold in chicago by thursday. megan is watching the mercury drop. there has been a disagreement about whether there is another polar vortex or not. what do you say? >> good morning, norah. the vortex is an rupp air sigh khroepbs that rotates counter clockwise, and essentially what hap

. >>> i am charlie rose, with gayle king, and norah o'donnell.ommuters from michigan to new england. >> and many cities and towns are struggling just to keep up. in new jersey they face a critical need. you look like you are ready for anything. good morning to you. >> reporter: just so you know, gayle, you have to wear this to be in the salt shed, which is where i am now. this time of year this salt shed should be filled almost to the ceiling. in new jersey they used 80% of their supply so far and as a result this shed is a quarter full and it's the same story across the city. why the shortage? there's issues as it pertains to shipping. right now, there is 40,000 tons of rock salt sitting in maine, more or less that rock salt didn't meet the homeland security, the barges it arrived in didn't have a u.s. flag flying from it, so it stayed in maine and never came to newark where it was intended to do. massachusetts, ohio, and illinois, shortages are in effect. ask here in new jersey there will be another two to four inches of snow and some of that s

. >>> i am charlie rose, with gayle king and norah o'donnell.ast by this time tomorrow. that region is still cleaning up after yesterday's snow tomorrow. >> more than half a foot of snow fell on new york city, and around 600 flights have already been cancelled today because of the new storm. the meteorologist is watching conditions around the united states. what do you see, megan. >> this is a huge storm system that will extend from the rockies down into texas and oklahoma and all the way off to the east coast. this is a massive storm system. impacting more than 29 states as you mentioned, and 100 million people under some sort of advisory, watch or warning. it starts in oklahoma, and in kansas, missouri, and then spreads to the north and east and into st. louis, and chicago, and indianapolis and columbus and off into pennsylvania and headed for new york, boston and d.c. by tomorrow. what we expect to see is potentially a rain-snow mix for parts of new york and washington, but accumulations are going to be intense in an almost 2,000-mile swath f

gave her the >>> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.n hand in southern italy. >> earlier today just after midnight in brooklyn new york and as the sun rose here in italy, american and italian law enforcement agents conducted coordinated operations to strike at the heart of the international organized crime. >> only our cameras were there during the italian raids. and we are joined this morning by allen. who are those men exactly and why was the fbi involved in the case. >> reporter: well, the men that were arrested here are kind of middle to senior managers if you will, and those are the guys that make things work. where the rubber meets the road as the fbi agent put it the fbi was here because it was a cooperative effort and italian agents were in new york and they want to share information and techniques and just hold themselves together as a single unit, because it's a two-edged sword, and they are fighting crime on both sides of the atlantic. >> what was the goal in terms of what they wanted to do? >> reporter: they wanted to break

. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.ce. >> russia's prime minister says the legitimacy of ukraine's new government is in doubt. russia and the u.s. are warning each other not to step into the power vacuum. holly williams is in kiev where there's a public outcry for the ousted president to go on trial. >> reporter: good morning. viktor yanukovych is wanted for mass murder and it's in conjunction with the shooting of protest er protesters here in the ukraine. riot police and protester clashes left scores of people dead. there are security cameras that appear to show his departure. we do not know his current whereabouts. it's thought he is in eastern or southern ukraine where he still has some support. the protesters took control of the presidential residence sbatd opened it eded it up to the public. he had his own golf course as well as a private zoo. it's not entirely clear to who is in charge of the country. ukraine's parliament elected an acting president on sunday. some in eastern ukraine say they do not accept parliam

. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.much of california. some areas received up to a foot of much-needed moisture. >> and another snow storm raced through the northeast last night. the new threat? snow and ice storm that could cause big trouble tomorrow in the south. megan glaros of our chicago station, wbbm, is tracking this severe weather. megan, good morning. >> good morning, gayle, charlie and norah. the in-between weather is what we're concerned about this time. record snows to seattle, that system pushes into the deep south with a mix of rain, sleet, snow and most likely ice accumulation. watch as we go overnight tuesday night into wednesday. the last few frames here in atlanta in the morning commute time period on wednesday, looking at ice possible, anywhere from the heart of texas all the way off to the east coast. snow on the northern extent of that low pressure system. as the low ejects into the atlantic and heads northward, the question remains, will it go up the coast or out to sea? that's something certainly

. >>> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.0,000 security troops are in sochi to protect 3000 athletes and all of the spectators and that includes mark phillips who is covering it for us. good morning to you. >> reporter: well the opening ceremony does take place in a few hour's time, and there is more hanging over the games than the usual suspense if you will about who is going to win which medal. there's the security issue, and there is the controversial anti- anti-gay law. and i spoke to janet napolitano about that. >> we made our position clear and the president has been strong on this and we recognize universal human rights, and human values of freedom and tolerance and nondiscrimination, so we differ with the russians with respect to the laws that have been passed. >> napolitano heads the lowest ranking if you will the u.s. delegation to attend the games in some time, and no members of the cabinet or administration and no first lady as we saw in london, it's really a sign of the state of u.s. and russian relations. norah,

. >> i am charlie rose, with gayle king and norah o'donnell.g concerns about flooding and mudslides. >> in the midwest, ice is the biggest threat there. vinita nair good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, gayle norah and charlie. we are about 50 miles southwest of chicago, and as you can see it's at a total stand still blocked by the huge chunks of ice. the ice itself is not abnormal but the size of it is. and the chunks of ice you are seeing behind me are anywhere from 2 to 2 1/2 feet wide. that's what is causing all the problems. keep in mind the situation is playing out in both indiana as well as pennsylvania. and in looking for solutions, somebody suggested dynamite but a facility not far from where we are this morning has come up with a different solution and they are heating up water up to 70 degrees and bumping it back into the river and their hope is by keeping the river's slightly higher when the ice melts they can mitigate the flooding. in terms of the temperature here today, it's zero degrees, and the hope is it will g

will go on to play the winner of the other games between jamaica -- >>> i am charlie rose with gayle kingthis morning to end the violence. you are looking at a peaceful photo taken in 2009 but now the square looks like this after months of protest that turned deadly this week. >> here is a look this morning at kiev where all-night negotiations led up to end the violence. some of the protesters say they are not ready to walk away just yet. holly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, charlie, norah and gayle. the president has agreed to hold elections later this year and to hold an interim coalition government. but that was not enough for the opponents. there was scuffles and many said they will not leave until the president is removed from office. the deadliest clashes since three months ago. and there were more angry scenes as a mob of protesters tried to stop the release of policemen that were taken hostage during yesterday's fighting. but this morning another group of policemen defected and came to independent square to join the protesters in their struggle against the govern

piers morgan talked with gayle king about a new campaign she's working on. >> you're an an elevate weres. you can be on the elevator with six different people and no one is communicating and one of the things i like we did in the magazine, we give you different things encourage you different ways to ebb gauge with people. so i tried this today at the hearst building. i said to the group in the building do you guys want to hear an elevator joke? they were like sure go ahead. >> what was the joke? >> what did one elevator say to the other elevator. >> go on. >> i think i'm coming down with something. see, isn't that group goode? >> it's terrible. >> it's so terrible that it's funny. >> an elevator joke can give you a lift. >> absolutely. it's about connecting with people. people like to feel a connection. >> she said hello and now we say good-bye. >>> up next it was a record 2,000 truckloads of concrete poured without a stop for what will with the tallest building west of the mississippi. we'll squloi how they did it. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday." hey, what's that? jif whip

. >>> i am charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.orning, and chicago is seeing heavy snow along with gusty winds, and further east an ice storm knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers around philadelphia, and snow is piling up in new england at up to 2 inches an hour. >> and thousands of flights are already cancelled today and before the storm is over parts of new york and new england will see a foot of snow. and terrell, good morning to you. >> reporter: charlie, noaa gayle, good morning to you. when we drove up last night, these roads were completely clear. take a look at what it looks like this morning. this is just to give you an idea of how heavy this snow is coming down 3 to 5 inches in the overnight hours, and then later on this morning we are expecting the transition to sleet and freezing rain, and then a mixed back of precipitation, snow sleet, freezing rain in new york city and then public schools will remain open the mayor urging residents and commuters to use mass transit. when this storm moves out when all is sa

. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.in a generation opportunity for russia to send a message to the world. the winter olympics begin again astound 3g billion a month being a facebook alternative. >> my whole basis for all of my friends is what they want me to see. i'm going to thing you're always at a party, always on vacation, always having fun. i think that can sometimes make you feel isolated. >> so whisper is a place where you can sort of take the mask off. >> yeah. i think this idea of removing personal identity is something that is incredibly powerful. >> facebook is unrivaled in its reach with 1.2 billion users, but in a pew survey released this week, 36% of them strongly dislike people sharing too much information. 27% strongly dislike other people seeing comments you didn't mean for them to see. whisper is part church confessional, part soapbox, sometimes funny. >> i pee'd in the pool at the olympics. >> and oftenme people feel very before the headache. those types of migraines have an increased risk of stroke.

charlie rose and gayle king are off, so anthony mason and i are holding down the fort. >> hey, there. congratulations on charlie winning north carolinian of the year. >> great honor indeed. we'll see more of that later in the show. we're going to begin with the weather because more than 1 million americans face severe weather threat this weekend. for much of the country, that means a new round of extreme cold. it feels like it's below zero this morning from montana all the way to new england. >> a strong storm is taking aim at the west this morning. more heavy rain is raising the risk of flooding and a ten-mile stretch on the pacific coast highway near los angeles is closed because of the potential for a mud slide. ben has more where hundreds of people are already under a threat. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony and norah. they're hoping all of these concrete barriers will move the water and mud coming off the hillsides down this street away from the home. they've put 1.6 mile of these throughout town and have given out 30 thousand bags preparing for up to f inches of