then we learned that actress joan fontaine died on sunday at 96. she was best known for her roles in "rebecca" and "suspicion" for which she won an oscar. e look back now at her career. >> i think i'll take the shortcut. >> alfred hitchcock's "suspicion" in which joan fontaine played the timid newlywed whose husband might or might not have been trying to kill her. >> i don't understand men like you. always giving this feeling that you're laughing at me. >> her co-star was ker grant but it was joan who wons a on cass for her performance. she game a star a year before in "rebecca," another hitchcock fill billion another timid d.c. film about another timid wife. >> are you all right? >> right, you are. >> she flourished in the black and white hay day of the holiday melo drama. there was a touch of melo drama about her family life as well. her older sister was also a star and they weren't friends. joan on the right, olivia next to her. but she couldn't remember a single act of kind innocence their childhood. >> our family are all ac centric. my father

. >>> actress joan fontaine passed away this week ends. her home in carmel of natural causes. she was the only actor ever to win an academy award in a film directed by alfred hitchcock. she also had a bitter rivalry with her sister and fellow actress olivia dehaviland. joan fontaine was 96 years old. >>> if you're headed to the post office today, best of luck. the company says who is going to ship and why workers say they don't mind the rush. [ ♪ ♪ ] c1 >> tori: u.s. stocks higher rebounding from their worst week in weeks as huge yields boosted out looks and the outlook rose for the alone the number will be about 3.7 million, it is a welcome increase for a postal system that has gone through severe financial problems. >> we'd like to see this tip throughout the year but we also know that this is our peak mailing period so we're doin' everything we can to attract those people that are shopping online. >> postal officials say you can get your first-class letters and cards to your destination by christmas if you mail them by friday. the last

. >> joan fontaine, the only actress to win an oscar for a role in an alfred hitchcock film, has died at age 96. the british-american actress won best actress for her role in "suspicion." it was his american debut, "rebecca," that really made her a household name. >> because i put it there. >> joan fontaine was described by some as one of the last lading -- leading ladies of hollywood's golden era. she passed peacefully in her sleep on sunday morning. that is all we have time for right now. thank you for joining us here. remember, we will have more news at the top of the hour. >> you can check on our website any time. see you soon. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- back to the studio. the headlines. europe and the way forward. the eu foreign ministers will be meeting in brussels. in the ukraine, a compromise? german spacing life under a , and angelaion merkel prepares to be sworn in for the third time as chancellor, and israel retaliates with bullets. lebanese sniper fire.

and joan fontaine died as well. she's remembered as much for her acting as she was a decades-long feud with her older sister olivia dehaviland. both sisters won oscars. fontaine won first for hitchcock film "suspicion" in 1942. joan fontaine was 96. >>> secretary of state john kerry has returned to the place where he earned three purple hearts, a silver star, and a bronze star as a young man in the u.s. navy during the vietnam war. the secretary went back to vietnam for a boat trip designed to highlight the effects of climate change. while there kerry told the vietnamese prime minister it was a good thing they didn't meet 45 years ago when they were fighting on opposing sides in the military. >>> china has launched a roving vehicle on the moon. china's space program has randly accelerated in recent years. there is intense interest in the mission to conduct lunar experiments. while they are behind the u.s. in terms of technology after all the first americans walked on the moon back in 1969, one space expert today sai

she was 96 years old. >>> and when joan fontaine arrives at the pearly gates, she may find peter o'toolef at home. >> he played royalty especially well and passed away over the weekend. brandi hitt looks back at a lived large. >> reporter: it was "lawrence of arabia" that made peter o'toole an international superstar. the playwright nole howard said if he had been any prettier it would have been called "florence of arabia." he had those piercing blue eyes and talent to match. >> do you think i'm just anybody? do you? >> reporter: o'toole quickly proved he was not just anyone. on stage and screen, he was acting royalty. >> i warn you, there can be only one justice in this country, and that is the king's. >> reporter: he played tutor to the "last emperor" and a teacher in "good-bye, mr. chips." >> it won't rarely be good-bye at all. >> reporter: he played an actor afraid of acting, a crazed director, and in "lord jim," a naval officer who abandoned ship. >> maybe cowards and heros are just ordinary men who for a split second do something out of the ordinary. >> reporter: o'toole was the so

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joan fontaine died in her sleep in caramel. she won an oscar for "suspicion" and received a nomination for "rebecca." fontaine grew up in saratoga and went to los gatos high school. she was 96 years old. >>> actor peter o'toole has also died. the charismatic actor was nominated eight times for an academy award but never won. he accepted an honorary oscar in 2003. o'toole was known for starring in "lawrence of arabia" but was also an accomplished stage actor. he died at a hospital following a long illness. peter o'toole was 81 years old. >>> still ahead, we'll show you how pot is going mainstream in northern california. >>> throwing out that old tech gear is really adding up. how much e-waste is growing around the world. >>> what china is working on during the first visit to the moon since the '70s. >>> you could win an extra $7,000 this holiday season just helping fight hunger in the bay area. clinic the "give where you live" but ton on our facebook page, we'll donate a dollar to food banks for you and you might win $7,000. we'

. >>> and oscar-winner joan fontaine has also died. she won that oscar starring alongside cary grant starring in an alfred hitchcock film, suspicion. she later appeared in "ryan's hope." and as panelist on "to tell the truth." she died yesterday. at her home in california. she was 96 years old. >>> time now for the weather across the nation. there will be snow from the upper midwest to the great lakes. northwest pennsylvania could pick up a foot of lake-effect snow. unusually quiet and dry in the west. >> honolulu, phoenix, miami, all in the mid to upper 70s. it's going to be seven, though, in anchorage. cool 40s in the northwest. teen and 20s in the northeast. >>> how about some holiday cheer from the first family front and center last night for an annual christmas tradition. >> the president was joined by the first lady and his daughters for the christmas in washington charity show to benefit a children's hospital. they had five helpers on hand for the 32nd annual concert and patients all dressed up as elves. >> malia and sasha were

. >>> another acting giant pass ago way this weekend, joan fontaine known for her award-winning roles in numerous alfred hitchcock thrillers. she died sunday at the age of 96. when she won an oscar for "significance" at 24, she was the youngest best actress winner of all time. and actor/writer/director tom loughlin of "billy jack" died sunday at the age of 82. he'll be remembered as a pioneer in the film industry. he was one of the first filmmakers to advertise on television. >>> a big cleanup in the northeast sunday after a weekend storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts. travelers were forced to deal with slippery roads and flight cancellations. bill karins is here. streets right now look okay, though. at least in snork city. new york city. not sure in other places, i'm sure. >> a lot of them cleaned all right. here's the deal. i can get us on a flight, we can be poolside in l.a. by noon, maybe jump back on a flight at 5:00, get a tan. >> a $2,000 round trip? >> 83 in l.a. not fair sometimes. let's talk about this forecast. yesterday it was still one of those coolish-typ

. >> hollywood is also mourning the loss of joan fontaine she died yesterday at 86.rred as rebecca and won an academy aword for best actress is suspicion. >> all right, the suspicion about him deepens, the efforts to find a man now believed to be a spy. >> and coming up a girl is on life support after what was supposed to be routine surgery, we will hear from her family after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, griego. >>> a bay area girl is left brain dead after a routine surgery goes horribly wrong. >> that we have abandoned him or anybody has abandoned him is simply incorrect. >> john kerry insists the u.s. is working to bring levinson home, when while the prime minister insists they don't have him. >> they did that and did make it better. >> they announce new bus routes after years of that they are rolling out new routes but not all drivers are using it. >> i use that every day and recently i started using my inhaler. >> yellow air and that, today is the 9th spare the air today there. from around the area stories that matter. >> good morning, it is monday, december the 16t

. >>> actress joan fontaine rose to hollywood star dom in the 1940s.e of a timid wife opposite cary grant. she earned an oscar and topped her sister who was also nominated. she appeared in more than 30 movies and dozens of stage productions. fontaine died at her home in mchlt carmel, california, on sunday. she was 96 years old. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," gayle king in south africa on nelson mandela's funeral. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] now your most dazzling accessory can be your smile. colgate optic white dual action shines and whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. and whiten even more, with optic white mouthwash and the whole colgate optic white line. ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex party mix. easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happier holidays. chex party mix. morning's

oscar winning actress would czarred in hitchcock movies passed away, john -- joan fontaine died in her sleep here in carmel. she grew up in saratoga and went to los gatos high school and was the sister of actress olivia d. >> the serious impact the length of a mom's maternity leave could have on her mental health. >> flying is stressful enough but there is one type of passengers that travelers say they really hope not >> rock legend journey and reality t star are on their honeymoon after a pay for view wedding in san francisco combining the wedding with a rock concert beneath the college of fine arts in a winter wonderland wedding. they spent $243,000 just for city permanents to hold the wedding. some did not like the idea of a park closing just for a private celebration. >> this is california and we walked all the way from fisher man's manner to let our little brother play in the dome but it is closed. >> it could not be more romantic. i hope it works out. everyone deserves to be happy. >> the couple plans to donate proceeds from the event to the philippines for typhoon haiyan. this i

. >>> another acting giant passed away this week, joan fontaine known for her hitchcock thrillers died sunday at the age of 96. she won an oscar for hitchcock's suspicion. >>> and actor write/direct yor billy lawfullin died. >>> all right, now let's get the latest sports from my good friend. good monday morning, richard. >> good morning you to. yeah, steelers, they keep their play-off hopes alive. great plays like this one in the first quarter give them a 21-0 lead. the steelers and an tone yes brown returning a punt for six points there. in that play, watch this. the bengals punter gets hit in the chin fracturing his jaw. that one hurt. later in the fourth, the bengals surge with 13 points. not enough. the steelers stun 30-20. trying to avoid the first losing season in a decade. a major choke for the cowboys to tell you about. the cowboys leading by 23 at halftime. the second half all green bay. they cut dallas' lead to just five points. then green bay's eddie lacy clutched touchdown, packers come back win there, 37-36. the cowboys play-off chances in question now. the eagle are still

joan fontaine died yesterday at the age of 96.an academy award in 194 for the hitchcock capito thrillr "suspicion" beating out her sister, olivia de havilland. peter o'toole's record eight oscar nominations without a win "mcluded lawrence of arabia and y favorite year." o'toole died on saturday. he was 81. we'll be right back. the deal he and mom made with me when i was ten. he said, "you get the grades to go to college -- and we'll help out with the school of your choice." well, i got the grades and, with dad's planning and a lot of hard work, i'm graduating today with a degree in marine biology. i'm so thankful and excited about the future. [ male announcer ] for strategies on how to help your family achieve financial success, visit pacificlife.com. wow...look at you. i've always tried to give it my best shot. these days i'm living with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. at first, i took warfarin, but i wondered, "could i up my game?" my doctor told me about e

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and an actress from hitchcock movies passed away, joan fontaine died in her sleep in carmel winning one and another nomination. the 9-year-old grew up in saratoga and went to los gatos high school and the sister of oh live why dehavilland. >> the writer who wrote and staff in billy jack has died, the second film was released as a low budget independent film that was a block buster in 197 1. he died in southern california from complications of new moan wyatt the age of 82. >> new this morning, california's home of some of the highest paid school executives in the country. coming up at 6:00, the campus leaders make the just-released list. >> now the typical wedding, including a rock concert and well-known couple tying the knot. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be happy! be h

. >>> sal, joan fontaine older sister to olivia. >> i didn't know that. >> that is correct. yes.. i'm an old film buff. let's get her going. a lot of high clouds. that is about it. it just looks terrible here for any rain. it will get cooler and windy by thursday and friday. today the focus is on record highs. what? yes. santa cruz 76 is the forecast. the record is 74 in 1923. i thought it was hot back then. gilroy 72 the forecast. their record is 75. it will billion close. that was 1958. oakland we are going 67. a lot of these either 1958. 30s and 40s and 50s on the lows. most locations are above freezing. everyone else is warming up. we will warm up fast with a little bit of an easterly breeze today. 30s and 40s. some near 50 degrees. half-moon bay continues to be very warm with an offshore breeze. you can see some of that component coming from land to sea. that doesn't help many inland but it helps those near the coast. 17 in reno and tahoe. 30s in ukiah. higher clouds associated with this weak little system here. there will be a system diving into the sierra nevada. today wil

and joan fontaine.n the "fast and furious" movies. when paul walker's life came to a tragic end with in a fast car he was only too real. was awarded congressional medal of honor in 1952 for valor under fire in korea then devoted the rest of his life to helping his fellow veterans. a salute to him. and to all the brave men and women who gave their lives for their country this year, thank you. tom clancy's military thrillers extol the virtues of those who serve. in stories so real some suspect he he stole government secrets. i made up stuff that turned out to be true, he said. >> i hated this movie. hated, hated, hated, hated this movie. >> osgood: roger ebert, thumbs up to you roger ebert. and thumbs up to bonnie franklin, won our hearts as a single mom. >> we'll make it. i promise. >> osgood: she was part of our tv family. and so was conrad bain the devoting dad on "different strokes." >> you guys don't know how much happiness you bring me. >> don't call me lumpy. >> osgood: and frank bank who was walll

. >>> actor joan fontaine has died.when she won her his oscar in 19 245e7b beat o-- 1942. she beat out her older sister. they thought the reason they were estranged she won an oscar and got married before her sister. she was 96 years old. >> a very talented woman. >>> take a look what is coming up on "new day." chris cuomo and kate bolduan join us. >> big twist in head injuries in sports. we have been talking about hockey and football but how about baseball players with what they call cte, trauma brain injuries? for the first time a baseball player, specifically ryan freel, you'll remember him, known for his hard charging style on the field, but has he been also diagnosed? we are going to dig into this and what it could mean, the complications for sports in general. >>> also we have a big decision from utah over polygamy involving the show that a lot of people watch. judge says banning the law is unconstitutional. we will talk about what this means and what comes next. >> see you in a little bit. >> okay. >>> while reta

the academy award winning actress joan fontaine has died at her home in california of natural causes.taine became a major film star in the 1940s. she starred in two of alfred hitchcock's films, including his adaptation of daphne du maurier's gothic novel "rebecca". fontaine was 96 years old. and peter o'toole, known best for his role in "lawrence of arabia," also died this weekend after a long illness. he was 81. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": the legality of n.s.a. surveillance; a time of transition at the federal reserve; the challenge of reducing gun violence; questions over the effectiveness of anti-bacterial soap; syrian refugees in one of europe's poorest countries and a new look at the storied life of music legend johnny cash. >> woodruff: in the first legal setback for the national security agency since the disclosures by edward snowden-- a federal judge ruled today that its phone metadata collection program is likely unconstitutional. u.s. district court judge richard leon found that the program appeared to breach the fourth amendment prohibition on unreasonable s

joan fontaine just died who arguably was a bigger figure in golden era hollywood. >> what is the importanceter in london? so many americans don't understand the old vic or the bristol of decades ago. >> i think theater was one of the reasons british actors do so well at awards. they go through boot camp. when you are acting in the west end, it makes you a better actor. the issue now is that a lot of the west and this sort of tv stars to drive ticket sales so i wonder if the next year of british actors may not be able to grab the awards as easily. >> there is hope for us. >> on broadway, scarlet fu. very exciting. coming up next, 2013 is just about over and we will take a look at the biggest tech flops blackberry,-- nokia, blackberry, the list is growing. ♪ >> this is "bloomberg surveillance." this is company news. are falling.fing has been studying antitrust concerns. a group of amazon workers from germany are taking their case to the company's seattle headquarters today. workers have staged strikes throughout the year in germany demanding higher pay and a better work environment and struct

. >> also, joan fontaine died saturday anin carmel. she graduated from los gatos high school.for her performance in alfred hitchcock's thriller " suspicion. " she is the sister olivia dehaviland , fountai, fonteyn was 96 years older. fountai, fonteyn was 96 years owe nev plaon aull use. jus..haens. li my nch p. o cu of ur cam, litt thi a ltle at, and pack of ddenalle orinalanch rah di several airlines. will have a live report coming up. >> a teenager has been identified as the victim of a deadly shooting in san francisco for more the weekend. francisco for more the weekend. >> good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> the top storie

another great hollywood legend, oscar winning actress, joan fontaine, also passed away over the weekendus for her starring roles in "rebecca" and "suspicion." she was 96 years young. >> i know, too. you're right about that. >>> how about we move on to a holiday megamania. we're counting down to tuesday night's megamillions drawing. look at the clock. 1 day, 15 hours, 44 minutes and counting. the excitement is building. with $500 million up for grabs, linsey davis doing some window shopping at maserati of manhattan. all right. come home, linsey. >> reporter: so much more sleigh and reindeer. how about this for a ride, santa? >> this is a fabulous ride. i'm going to ask mrs. claus to put this on my list. >> that sounds like a plan. i've already done the math for you or someone else that wins that jackpot. you could afford to buy 3,640 of these babies, plus still have enough money leftover to move the workshop somewhere warmer. >> ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. >> reporter: forget naughty or nice. the megamillions half-billion dollar jackpot doesn't discriminate. it just so happens that this $550 mil

. >>> joan fontaine died at her home in carmel of natural causes.ften joked the moment she walks down the aisle the marriage is over. she was 96 years old. >>> just about a half-hour from right now, people who are being evicted from two buildings in san francisco, there will be staging a protest -- they will be staging a protest at the owner's. more than 60 people have received eviction notices. the owners want to convert the buildings to office space. at 8:30 this morning, tenants and producers will protest in los altos as the coldwell banker office. >>> several oakland raiders will be at the southland mall in hayward. they will continue a special holiday toy drive that started outside of the oakland coliseum before yesterday's game with the chiefs. the players are signing autographs in exchange for donated toys. the u.s. marines are helping out in this toys for tots donation drives. >> we collect the toys and hand them out to charities and hand them out to children in need. >> fans you are being asked to bring new unwrapped toys to the southland m

oscar winner joan fontaine. >> she won the academy award for the alfred hitchcock thriller. she was the sister of olivia de havilland. >> let's see what tamron is doing. other than mourning the dallas cowboys. >> thanks for bringing it up again. >> we heard of random acts of kindness or pay it forward. there's something else on the internet that captivated the attention of so many people. it's on instagram. it's called tips for jesus. let me explain here. around the world, someone has been giving out huge tips. i'm not talking a couple of hundred dollars. this tip was $5,000 in connecticut. this is all anonymous. this tip popped up recently in mexico, another $5,000 tip on a $577 bill at this restaurant. so there's multiple ones. it's gone on for about three months. in total tens of thousands of dollars given out on this account and guys no one knows who it is. there's one suspicion that's out there. it could be this guy. he's the executive for paypal. jack shell shell by. he has not confirmed or denied but he did send out a story on his facebook page about these tips. what

o'toole was 81 years old >> also joan fontaine died saturday.uated from was bottles high-school bread she won an academy award for her performance and alfred hitchcock's thriller suspicion of. she is the sister of olivia de haviland , fontaine was 96 years old. >> at the movies this weekend. the hobbit the desolation of a smaug was number one, it rained in $73.7 million spread the more we are earn. the movie frod 22.2 in its third weekend, bringing its overall ticket total to 164.4 million. the no. 3 spot this weekend was killed by tyler perry, a madea christmas with a $16.2 million. >> good morning the the top stories that we are following, there are evacuate chance at a terminal due to a water main break. >> we are waiting for a report to be released about last year's fire at the chevron refinery. >> we're following breaking news out of harvard university. explosives may have been placed on campus. this includes the science center. you are looking at live pictures of the campus. university police are on the scene. there are no explosives found

and joan fontaine who passed away this week. and fabulous. she was in rebbeca.he won a oscar for suspicion. and see my favorite year. if you want to laugh. it has a fabulous fun ending and he plays errol flynn. >> it is one of your favorites. >> you listen to me. >> somebody has to. [ laughter ] >> my favorite year. and of course the lion in winter. and katherine hepburn said one hell of an actor. and he was so beautiful to look at it should have been called florence of arabia. >> they were see blue. >> we lost these good actors they live throughout the film. >> great ones that you pointed out. >> we'll be back. so you made some bad decisions last night. make a good one this morning. get two biscuit sandwiches, with your choice of country grilled sausage, egg, and cheese, or bacon, egg, and cheese, both on my new southern style biscuits. you'll save some cash 'cause right now they're two for just three bucks. c'mon cody... let's get some breakfast. you drive. i traded the car for the tattoo. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have