then on a cold april morning 20-year-old kathrine switzer changed everything.did you set out to is that terrify glass starting line? >> i was just a girl who wanted to run. i proved to my coach i could do it. i was just there to celebrate. >> reporter: other women had run the boston marathon, none officially. her coach had one condition she register as a contestant. >> no one believed a woman could or want to run. why even consider it. >> reporter: a few miles into a race an official spotted her. >> i turned and then suddenly i looked into face of the angriest guy i had ever seen. this guy was out of control. he's snarling at me. >> reporter: this iconic series of photos represent a female athlete struggle to compete. >> i grabbed me and screamed "get the hell out of my race." i was terrified. it was out of the blue. my burly boyfriend was running alongside took out the official just like that and sent him flying. and my coach said run like hell. >> reporter: kathrine switzer crossed the finish line that day and never stopped running. five decades after first c

then, on a cold april morning, 20 year old kathrine switzer set out to change everything.the glass starting line? >> i proved to my coach i could do it, and i was just there to celebrate. >> reporter: other women had run the boston marathon, none officially. her coach's one condition, that she register as a contestant. >> nobody believed a woman could or would want to run. so why even consider it? >> reporter: a few miles into the race, an official named jock simple spotted her. >> i turned, and i suddenly looked into the face of the angriest guy i'd ever seen. this guy was out of control. he was snarling at me. >> reporter: this now iconic series of photos came to recognize a female athlete's struggle to compete. >> he grabbed me, and he screamed, "get the hell out of my race "! i was just terrified. it was out of the blue. my burrly boyfriend, ex-all american football player took out the official just like that and sent him flying, and my coach said run like hell. >> reporter: she crossed the finish line and never stopped running. following her example, women all around

it's kathrine switzer. >> reporter: 50 years ago, she was the only one.k in 1967, the boston marathon was an all-male race. women were considered too fragile to run the distance. this syracuse coed secretly registered as kv switzer to hide her gender. taking the course in a sea of men until the marathon director race. >> and i turned and he grabbed me. he screamed at me. get the hell out of my race. >> reporter: her boyfriend then pushed that race director off the road. >> i realized if i quit the race. no one would believe women deserve to be there or they could do the distance. >> reporter: and that she did, finishing in 4 hours and 20 minutes. this afternoon, surrounded by members of 261 fearless, the running club she created to empower women. she crossed the finish line again. while they retired her bib number tonight she has no plans of doing the same. linsey davis, abc news, boston. >> great to see kathrine back. >>> thanks for watching. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. welcome to "wheel" around the world. man: [ singing in fo

this is kathrine switzer. >> i was thehe only female runng wearing a bib. there's another woman who jumumd ouout of the bushes and ran. what kept me going, i had to make the decision -- of course, i felt aired and humiliated and embarrassed. this official was attacking me. bopped t the official and sent him out of the race. i went onn t to finishsh. i mamade the dececision to f fih because i feltlt if i drpeped o, then everybody would say, see, women are not well. they are to barge in the placacs where they cnot t do it anywayy and she isis just a a clown. i knewew i had to finishsh to ow women could, should, and be allowed and get opportunities for womomen and running. that was very, very important for me. iamy: that was kathrine switzer, the first woman officially registered for the boston marathon to complete the race. this year, she finished the race in 4 hours and 44 minutes, 50 years after that first race. she still wore the same bib, number 261, that she'd worn in 1967. the winners of this year's boston marathon were edna kiplagat and geoffrey kirui,

half the population were not welcome to participate in marathons, and on a cold april meeting, kathrine switzering. in '67, did you set out to shatter the glass starting line? >> i was just a girl who wanted to run. i'd proved to my coach i could do it, and i was just there to celebrate. >> reporter: other women had run the boston marathon, none officially. her coach had one condition, that she registered as a contestant. >> nobody believed a woman could or would want to run. so why consider it. >> reporter: a few miles into the race, an official spotted her. >> i turned and suddenly looked into the face of the angriest guy i had ever seen. this guy was out of control. snarling at me. >> reporter: this now iconic series of photos came to represent a female athlete's struggle to compete. >> he grabbed my and he screamed "get the hell out of my race"! i was terrified. my burley bily boy friend took the official just like that and sent him flying, and my coach said run like hell. >> reporter: she never stopped running. following her example, women all around the world took up the sport. today at 7

. >>> the field included 70-year-old kathrine switzer. 50 years ago she was the first woman to officiallyake part in the race. hiding her gender at the time. >> because they weren't allowed. >> nope. she's truly a trail blazer. check this out. new police officer like no other, he's a lizard. a law enforcement lizard. iro the drug-sniffing bearded drag on on the force in arizona. last year and been pictured sitting on paperwork and even working the radar gun. all right. got a keen eye for that. researchers found the reptiles have a strong sense of smell so that makes their ability to detect certain illicit drugs even more accurate than dogs but don't expect them to be out there searching for drugs. >> a lizard on a leash. >>> extreme measures to win a kia participating in the kiss a kia contest. it is happening at a dealership near austin, texas. >> the basic rule, keep your lips on the car last person kissing the kia wins the car. >> information streaming in right now. there are about 12 people, 12 people still left but they're dropping fast. they started at 8:00 monday morning. if there'

. >> pelley: and kathrine switzer returns to the boston marathon a half century after she blazed a 26 mile trail for women. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight the man wanted in a depraved easter sunday murder in cleveland has a $50,000 price on his head. the search area now includes five states, ohio, indiana, michigan, pennsylvania and new york. the elderly victim apparently was chosen at random and the killer put video of the crime online. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: in a cool unemotional voice 37 year old steve stephens tells a friend about a video he just posted on facebook. >> look at him. >> reporter: he's referring to this. >> i'm about to kill this guy right here. >> reporter: stephens then walks up to 74 year old robert godwin senior, father of nine and grandfather of 14. >> can you do me a favor? can you say joy lane. >> reporter: joy lane is stephens' ex-girlfriend. >> she is the reason why this is about to happen to you. how old are you? >> man, look, i don't know-- i don't know nobody by that name. >> r

. >> pelley: and kathrine switzer returns to the boston marathon a half century after she blazed a 26 mile trail for women.

. >> reporter: as kathrine switzer fires a gun sending a field of elite women running into the streetembers a time 50 years ago when that seemed impossible. >> if you did anything arduous, you're going to get big legs, grow hair on your chest, turn into a man, your uterus is going to fall out. >> reporter: in 1967 she told a men's track coach she wanted to run the boston marathon. >> he said no dame ever ran the marathon. >> reporter: she registered with her initials k. v. two miles in, somebody spotted her and ran onto the course. >> he grabbed me like this and he threw me back and he said, get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers and tried to pull the numbers off. >> her boyfriend knocked him away and she kept run. >> i said, i'm going to finish this race on my hands and my knees if i have to. >> reporter: in that moment switzer changed the course of women's running. she has since run 39 marathons. and she founded 261 fearless, a nonprofit for women runners around the world encouraging them to do the impossible. >> i just ran the fastest marathon i've run in 46 years. >

kathrine switzer was the first woman to officially run the boston marathon in 1967. yesterday at the age of 80, she did it again. even wore the same bib that she wore in her first race. it is now officially retired, and she finished the marathon in four hours, 44 minutes, 31 seconds. we missed the story there. the first time she ran, she ran with just -- she registered with initials because a woman had never run the race. she almost got pushed out by one of the race directors saying "get out of my race." her boyfriend -- >> pushed the guy -- >> pushed the guy out, and she finished. >> protected her and let her run the rest of the way. >> that's the story. >>> police have a suspect in custody. they say he shot a 13-year-old boy through his bedroom window. >> we'll explain how the investigation that started in burks county ended in florida. >>> how police have narrowed a search for a group of vandals caught on camera in bucks county. vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers. by the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. it happened so fast. i ended up on the stre

among them kathrine switzer. 15 years ago she was the first one to register and run the race.how switzer changed the definition a male-dominated field. don, good morning. >> good morning. these days women march for gender equality. in 1967 kathrine switzer ran, but she didn't set out to break stereotypes or change the culture of sports forever, but that's exactly what she did. >> they're using this as a they tried to stop her and she finished anyway. >> in 1967 switzer became the first woman to cross the finish line at the boston marathon. she didn't intend to stand up for women's rights ha day. she just wanted to run. >> when you tied your st. louis that morning you weren't setting out to be a revolutionary. >> i didn't plan to do anything but try tocover 26 miles and 385 yards. >> nothing in the rule book prevented women from doing it but few thought they had the stamina. >> many thought it would turn them into a sman. >> she registered with just irn irritables and baggy closing to protect herself from the snow. >> i heard a scraping sound and sudd i turn and looked into the

arguably, the story of the day came from 70—year—old kathrine switzer. a legend of the boston race.man to formally compete. it was a men—only event back then. in this photo, from the boston herald, you can see an official trying to drag her off the track. she refused, and finished the race. as she did today. and as such, she completely changed the face of marathon running. let's show you some of the action from the latest world surf league event. this is in australia. courtney conlogue, from the united states, won at bells beach. for a second time. after winning, she said she's very honoured and ‘super—stoked'. let's just update you and talk about a couple of stories in a minute. an election in the state of georgia is getting international attention. that's because president trump has become a majorfactor in how people vote. he has been tweeting about it. the democrats are getting a huge amount of funding into georgia and we can hear about this battle for one seat in congress is becoming about a far greater national political issue. in the meantime, the latest in the tensions betwee

. >> kathrine switzer crossed the finish line 50 years after she won the victory for women to run the race. >>> all that -- -- >> these people just collapsed the ring. >> -- and all that matters. >> when was the last time somebody said no to you. >> and did they live? >> i can't remember. >> on "cbs this morning". >> president trump preside over his first easter egg roll as chief executive. >> the president and first lady kicked things off with the national anthem and notice what she has to do in the middle of the national anthem. ♪ >> put your hand up. he forgot to put his his heart. it happens tomb. when i saw that footage i almost forgot to put my hand over my face. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning". police across the country are now hunting an ohio man who recorded himself killing a stranger. he then posted the attack on facebook. 37-year-old steve stephens is accused of shooting robert godwin, sr. in cleveland. the victim was targeted at random. moments later stephens discussed the shooting on facebook live.

kathrine switzer entered the race in 1967 when only men were allowed to compete.to complete the race in four hours and 44 minutes, just 2a minutes more than she took half a century ago! so impressive, isn't it? absolutely wonderful. have you done the boston one? i've only done one marathon and ididn't one? i've only done one marathon and i didn't exactly do all of it. it was new york and i would never do another one. is that ill? i thought you would have a list. it is a long way, dan. —— is that it. you would have a list. it is a long way, dan. -- is that it. i'm not a runner, far too much baggage. were not built for running. more sprinting, shorter distances, a lot easier. brighton are up? yes, incredible, quite nervous for them yesterday because they were playing earlier and while they beat wigan 2-1, earlier and while they beat wigan 2—i, they had to wait for results elsewhere to go their way and huddersfield drew with derby, meaning promotion was confirmed but it was great, the club put on big screens, it was great, the club put on big screens, the fans stayed

we told you that kathrine switzer yesterday.he is the first woman to ever register to run the boston marathon back in 1967 and she did it again yesterday at the age of 70. look at her. >> what? >> she doesn't look 70. she said it was the fastest marathon she's run in >> as they should. >> both of you just finished a marathon. >> good for her. >> at 70 still running marathons. i will not be running marathons at 70. >> how do you know? you will. >> half marathon, sure. the whole distance? >> you still have an ironman in you, i know it. >> oh, no. no. no. too much time in the water. i'm not a natural swimmer. >> it is hard. >> it is hard. it's good for you. good for your core. >> no rain today. no water today to start us off. >> no, just a jump in the potomac, that's all i can do for you. onnen the lookout for water. on the chilly side. not too bad in washington. temperatures not too chilly inside the city. 59 at national airport with a light northeasterly wind. get outside the beltway and temperatures drop back down into the 40s.

kathrine switzer was the first woman to run a boston marathon in 1967 when women weren't allowed to run. yesterday at the age of 70, she did it again. and she even wore the same bib that she wore in her first race which, by the way, is now officially retired. she finished the marathon in 4 hours, 44 minutes, 31 seconds. >>> and then look at this video. this is a wounded veteran carrying a flag across the finish line. staff sergeant jose luis sanchez lost a leg when he stepped on an ied in afghanistan and ran to honor his fellow marines. >> pretty impressive. i don't know that there's a bigger event. i'm including the super bowl. that there's a bigger event -- one-day sporting event anywhere in the country. not the world, but in this country. the boston marathon. the impact that it has on that community for one day. >> and it brings so many different people, different stories together. >> yeah. pretty amazing. >>> let's find out what's going on today on the road out there. >> so hard, yeah. so hard to transition. hopefully somebody will be inspired by me in the broad street run coming up

kathrine switzer made history when they ran the marathon on april 19th, 1967.at age 70 she celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the run by running the marathon again. she wore the same number yesterday as five decades ago. 261. they retired it. she stopped at every water station, took pictures, did interviews and still completed the race in under five hours! 4:44:31. if that doesn't make you feel inspired, it should at least make you feel lazy. that woman blows my mind. when she first ran the race, an official tried to tear her off the course. she didn't fight back. she just kept on running. gentlemen, thank you. i love that woman. that wraps us up for the hour. thrilled to be back. thank yo thank you boys. i'm stephanie ruhle. now down to.c. where hallie jackson has more. in honor of running i'll pass you the baton. >> keep on running, girl. all the political action on this tuesday morning is happening outside the beltway with the polls up and running in georgia. democrats hoping for a win deep inside gop territory. we're live on the ground. >>> in wisconsin