here's seth doane. >> reporter: residents tried to solvage what they could in the capital city of port vila. many rode out the storm in emergency shelters. cyclone pam hit this chain of islands in the south pacific with nearly 170-mile-per-hour wind. early reports suggest entire villages may have been destroyed. alice clements with unicef described the ferocious storm. >> it felt like the world was coming to an end. the winds were incredibly strong uplifting roofs, destroying community infrastructure like hospitals and schools. obviously, affecting housing and casualties as well. >> reporter: vanuatu's population of 267,000 is spread over 65 islands. it was the location of cbs' "survivor" in 2004. communication is down, so many of the islands are cut off making damage estimates and death tolls hard to determine. but the u.n. says 90% of homes in the capital may have been damaged. vanuatu's president was at a u.n. disaster planning conference in japan. >> i'm speaking with you today with a heart that is so heavy. i stand to appeal on behalf of the government and people of vanuatu to the

seth doane tells us about a former nba star whose career is on the rebound. >> reporter: it's news whene beijing subway or when a statue is erected in his hob. news because former new york knicks point guard stefan marbury has found stardom and a second chance in china. >> i have my name and then it says i love china. >> i love china, yeah. >> reporter: marbury was recruited to play with the still growing chinese basketball association or cba after his less than graceful departure from the nba. coming to china was a fresh start? >> for me it was like becoming reborn. >> what was it? distance? different place? >> distance different place different culture. >> reporter: not speaking the language might have left out the bad press. fights with coach, sex with an intern and a ban from playing. we met marbury in the locker room after his team the beijing ducks scored a 42-point victory. >> when i first came here i mean the game has grown. it's huge. >> reporter: the report 2d million he makes is different from 20 million. up next, there's a movie. the starlight marbury can take the subway in

seth doane is tracking the investigation from beijing. good morning. >> reporter: right now the u.s. embassy in tokyo is not saying much more other than as a matter of policy they will not discuss the ambassador's security. >> good morning. >> reporter: japanese media is reporting those phone calls were made to the u.s. embassy last month, and that the caller was speaking english. u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy is quite high-profile of course, as the daughter of former u.s. president john f. kennedy. the threats are similar to those made against u.s. consul general based on the southern japanese island of okinawa. protests regularly pop up in okinawa over the location of u.s. military bases. and the presence of american troops stationed there. okinawa is home to roughly half of the 50,000 u.s. troops based in japan. the protests are nearly constant but are peaceful with no suggestion of violence. >> i'm bleeding here. i'm bleeding here. >> reporter: earlier this month the u.s. ambassador to south korea, mark lippert, was knifed ins face

the threat came to light before first lady michelle obama arrived in tokyo and here is seth doane. >> good morning. >> reporter: the caller was an english-speaking man. japanese mead media is reporting. the threats to kennedy's life were allegedly similar to those targeting u.s. counsel general alfred magleby based on the southern japanese island of okinawa, where half of the 50,000 troops based in japan are stationed. (shouting) >> reporter: there are frequent, generally peaceful protests in okinawa where many locals oppose the presence of u.s. troops. >> an ambulance to the don't. >> reporter: the threats targeting ambassador kennedy come on the heels of a violent knife attack in south korea where an anti-american activist slashed u.s. ambassador lippert mark lippert's face and arm earlier this month. the u.s. department says it takes threats to diplomats seriously and is working with japanese authorities on this issue. scott, while the first lady is in tokyo, she is expected to meet with ambassador kennedy. >> pelley: seth doane reporting for us this evening thank you. at the bosto

seth doane has the story of a former n.b.a.the rebound. >> reporter: it's news when he takes the beijing subway. or when a statue is erected in his honor. ( cheers ) news because former new york knicks point guard stephon marbury has found stardom and a second chance in china. >> i have my name and then it says "i love china." >> reporter: this says-- >> "i love china," yeah. >> reporter: marbury was recruited to play with the still-growing chinese basketball association, or c.b.a., after his less-than-graceful departure from the n.b.a. coming to china was a fresh start? >> for me, it was like being reborn again coming here. >> reporter: what was it just the distance, a different place? >> just different place different culture different people. >> reporter: not speaking the language may have helped shut out the bad press he left behind, fights with coaches, sex with an intern and a temporary ban from playing. ( cheers ) >> reporter: we met marbury in the locker room after his team, the beijing ducks scored a 42-point victory.

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seth doane marks the first anniversary of the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370.nd more, first the headlines for this sunday morning the 8th of march, 2015. it's called bloody sunday, the day 50 years ago when civil rights protesters clashed with police in selma alabama. yesterday selma saw very different gathering on the edmund pettus bridge bill plante reported from selma 50 years ago and he was there for us to cover yesterday's events as well. >> with a perfect sky above, civil rights icons, members of congress former president and mrs. bush and the nation's first black president walked together across the edmund pettus bridge. 50 years ago on this very spot, they were beaten for seeking right to vote. one of those attacked that bloody sunday was congressman john lewis. >> if someone had told me that crossing this bridge that one day i would be back here introducing the first african american president, i would have said you're crazy you're out of your mind. >> president obama told the crowd that the efforts of those carry special meaning. >> change these men a

seth doane about a your knee quite literally fit for majarajas.f miles of course, but more significantly this train transports tourists through time. even before guests step on board there's plenty of pageantry to set the tone. here we met the campbell family from baltimore. starting their week-long holiday on this train called majarajas' express. >> particularly enamored with the idea of majarajas. >> why? >> well, just seems like very exotic time. >> the majarajas you likely recall, controlled parts of india during the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. they were flamboyant rulers, to say the least. >> in their apparel, in their palaces, in everything. the intention was to show people that they were different and that they were rulers and that was why they were different. >> it was about show, but it was about maintaining power. >> absolutely. yes. >> sir mark tully a journalist and train enthusiast explains majarajas were empowered by british colonists to help control parts of the india. it was a time when the british were building rail

seth doane visits an american who is the talk of tokyo.teve hartman finds school gym full of good sports. but first headlines for this sunday morning the 1st of march, 2015. today thousands of russians are taking to the streets of moscow for what is being called a march of mourning for murdered opposition leader boris nemtsov outspoken opponent of russian president vladimir putin was gunned down walking in the kremlin. in detined number of u.s. citizens on suspicion of espionage speaking before anti-imperialism rally yesterday, country social list played that forced him to take restrictive measures against american diplomats and tourists. rand paul of kentucky can claim some early momentum among republicans after winning conservative political action conference annual presidential straw poll. received 26% of the vote followed by scott walker and senator ted cruz of texas. jeb bush the former governor of florida finished a distant fifth. in canton massachusetts, a youth mock hockey team narrowly escaped before the roofer of the ice rink the

seth doane has the latest. >> reporter: not a shred of evidence has been discovered no debris, no lifejacketsat cushions. there's no trace of the 239 people on board. >> i mean, it's been almost a year, and i still am living my of assuming he's going to come back. his place is still here upon. >> reporter: sarah bajc's partner, america philip wood, was a passenger. how are you doing one year on? >> i realize that the likelihood that there's anybody still alive from that airplane is pretty infinitesimal, but it exists. and until that goes away, i'm not willing to stop fighting to find out what happened. >> reporter: after 10 months of searching malaysian authorities declared flight 370 was an accident, paving the way for families to receive compensation. >> why don't you tell us why you believe it's an accident? show me the evidence that you have found to justify your declaration of accident. >> reporter: frustrated chinese relatives also refused to accept the finding. four ships using sonar and an unmanned sub continue to search a section of the southern undian ocean about the size of west vi

seth doane, thank you. paul allen nerve gets bored. >> since i was just in japan, that was front page news the discovery of that ship. >> really big deal. seth, thank you again. >>> there may be no crying in baseball. that's how tom hanchs said it in the movie. but it's okay to will ferrell's history day. >>> if you're heading off to work taking kids to school, you don't have to miss us. you can set your dvr and watch us any time you like. we'll be right back. i have a cold with terrible chest congestion. i better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. [breath of relief] oh, what a relief it is. we'll be right back. i've just found my new beauty bff. hi there! new colgate optic white express white. wait, don't you mean me? new colgate optic white express white toothpaste has the professionally recommended whitening ingredient hydrogen peroxide for whiter teeth in 3 days. wi

seth doane is in beijing to show us the billionaires who say they're ready to give back. reporter: good morning. some people call it a rubber rubber stamp parliament. it's the biggest legislative body in the world with personal fortunes of some involved that would blow you away. some of these similar looking grey suits have very deep pockets. there are more than 2,900 delegates to the national peoples congress or npc and another 2,000 plus in an advisory body that meets alongside it. in these two councils we counted 59 billionaires yes, 59. their combined wealth is 178 billion dollars, roughly the gdp of kuwait. delegates approve the communist party's agenda designed by those with real power sitting on stage. we've printed out pictures of some of the billionaires with their fortunes next to their pictures, and now we'll try to find them. >> before delegates enter the great hall of the people they have to pass you could say, cloth by the media. can we just talk to you briefly? >> we spotted a beverage tie continue worth $11 billion. do you feel that you can represent the a

seth doane, good morning. where are the good morning. most of what we know about these death threats come through reports in the japanese media. we understand the threats came in the form of phone calls to the u.s. embassy in tokyo last month and understand the caller was male and speaking english. ambassador caroline kennedy shared a stage in tokyo today with first lady michelle obama, and the wife of japan's prime minister. the public talk focused on promoting girls' education in developing countries. japanese police are investigating the calls made threatening the u.s. ambassador's life. following the revelation of those threats, cbs news sat down in new york with edwin sh schlossberg. >> i worry about the safety of my family every day. >> reporter: when we were with ambassador kennedy on the southern japanese island of okinawa last year schlossberg was by her side. >> any threat is scary but i think everyone's taking the proper precautions. >> reporter: the state department says it's taking the threats seriously. >> we're working wit

seth doane, thank you. >>> we can say paul allen never gets bored, does he? ront page news, the discovery of that ship. a big deal. >> really big deal. >>> seth thank you again. >>> there may be no crying in baseball? that's what tom hanks said in the movie. remember? but it is okay to laugh. will ferrell's history-making day in the cactus league is coming up next. >>> headed to work errands, taking the kids to school you don't have to miss us. set your dvr and watch cbs "this morning" anytime you like. >>> we'll be right back. watch us any time you like. we'll be right back. i have a cold with terrible chest congestion. i better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. [breath of relief] oh, what a relief it is. we'll be right back. i've just found my new beauty bff. hi there! new colgate optic white express white. wait, don't you mean me? new colgate optic white express white toothpaste has the professionally recommended white

seth doane is in beijing with the fancy footwork. seth, can't wait for this.ateur dancers who for a while believed the chinese government was going to step in and make them learn new routines. they're nicknamed dancing grannies. they wheel portable speakers into parks and plazas after dinner and dance. it's part socializing, part sport, and can be quite a speck take cal. but the neighbored are not always so enamored. noise is such a nuisance that in some cities neighbors have gone on the offensive trying to disperse dancers with attack dogs counterintuitively blasting messages about noise pollution, even installing metal parking lot locks. it seems the overenthusiasm has dealt public dancing a harmful blow with disputes over noise and venues. earlier this week the chinese government announced it's rolling out 12 state sanctioned square dance routines they will be nationally unified and scientifically arranged. here's a peek at little app ple one of the approved songs. state certified trainers will travel the country teached the new moves. i think it's reasonab

seth doane is in beijing. that's where the jet was supposed to land. e victims. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. victims' families tell us that they cannot they will not give up hope of trying to find some answers, some bit of debris. we hear here in beijing what we heard in malaysia that the biggest fear is that this unprecedented aviation mystery will remain just that, a mystery. one year later there's still no trace of malaysia airlines flight á?370. as this anniversary approaches how are you doing? >> not looking forward to it. a year of no news no answers, and no patrick. >> reporter: jackie gonzalez's husband of nearly 30 years patrick gomez was the in-flight supervisor on mh-370. we met her two weeks after the plane disappeared. >> every day i call. every day. >> reporter: nearly a year later we wondered what changed. >> i still call his phone. >> you still call his phone? >> yes. >> and you hear his voice? >> not his voice but the recording of his voice mail but his greeting is still there. >> reporter: the lack of answers, she say

le i'm seth doane with cbs news. you're a billionaire, why did you want to get into the politics?illion, nearly four times more. interestingly they'll be discussing income and equality. >> yes. robin lee, of course which is their version of google. interesting to see that report. >> only $350 million. still okay. >> yeah. >> i think you could do all right on that. >> absolutely. >> funny. >>> what's really in your chicken mcnuggets. ahead, how mcdonald's is changing its food supply. >>> plus co-nap o'brien learns a lesson in cuba. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by macy's. you've tried to forget your hepatitis c. it's slow moving, you tell yourself. i have time. after all there may be no symptoms for years. no wonder you try to push it to the back of your mind and forget it. but here's something you shouldn't forget. hepatitis c is a serious disease. if left untreated, it could lead to liver damage and potentially even liver cancer. if you are one of the millions of people with hepatitis c you haven't been forgotten. there's never been a better time to r