tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> crippling cold weather is taking over many parts of the country on this new year's day. temperatures in denver hit the single digits. some in the southwest are digging out from snow. bigad shaban is in pasadena, california, where one winter storm turned violent. >> reporter: 8-foot waves and winds of 40 miles per hour beached several ships off catalina island off the california coast. two people were killed including a harbor patrol officer who jumped into the water tuesday night when his boat nearly crashed into the rocks. >> then i suddenly heard a whole bunch of screaming really loud, eerie screaming. one went running up and said he went over, he went over. >> reporter: miles east of los angeles snow blanketed parts of san bernardino county leaving 2 dozen stranded. drivers tried to navigate through near whiteout conditions in new mexico. in arizona football fans headed to the fiesta bowl were stuck on snow-covered roads for hours, and in pasadena swirling winds

tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> this morning the chinese government is being blamed for a deadly stampede in shanghai. 36 people were killed in the stampede at the city's waterfront district just before the start of the new year. families accuse the government for failing to secure the airy where thousands of people were gathered. >>> and the war in syria is becoming more deadly than ever. more than 76,000 people died in the conflict in 2014 and that includes 3,500 children. the figures make last year the most deadly since the uprising against president bashar al assad in 2011. he visited his frontline troops thursday. >>> jeb bush begins the year clear of any business interest that may have interfered with a white house run. the former florida governor stepped down from his board memberships wednesday. jan crawford looks at how he's clearing the decks for a presidential campaign. >> reporter: it came two weeks after jeb bush announced he's actively announcing a run for president. bush is also si

. >>> airasia, the search for the downed plane and black boxes, tara mergener bridges you up-to-date on the recovery effort. >> at least seven more victims every sunday's doomed airasia flight were pulled from the java sea early today. indonesia national search and rescue agency says six were found by an us navy ship leaving nearly 150 still missing. in indonesian investigators say they believe many may still be strapped in their seats in the plane's fuselage. searches also found more pieces of the plane. several more ships and planes with metal detectors and sensitive listening equipment arrived. crews will step up their efforts when weather allows. they're scouring 8300 square mile area. the airasia flight crashed into the java sea sunday with 162 people aboard. it was on a two hour flight from indonesia to singapore when it disappeared from radar almost halfway into the trip. the first identified victim of the crash a 49 year old woman, was quickly burried thursday, in keeping with muslim tradition. drizzle and light clouds cover the search area today but high waves and strong win

tara mergener has the latest on recovery efforts. >>> reporter: more bodies and numbered coffins were flown to surabaya today for identification. there were 162 people aboard the two-hour surabaya to singapore flight which disappeared from radar about halfway into the trip early sunday. so far, at least 7 bodies have been recovered including 22- year-old flight attendant [ non- english language ] , wearing her red uniform. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: her father said the young woman was on a one- way flight then was going on vacation. the bodies are being stored until they are autopsied and identified. relatives have gathered to wait and provide blood samples for dna to help identify the victims. wind and heavy rain today in the java sea continued to hamper searchers in their mission. divers are on standby at an unmanned under water vehicle that surveyed the ocean floor flown in to help find the exact location of the wreckage. on new year's eve, people who gathered in jakarta to wring in the new year -- ring in the new year also paused to pray for those lost on flight 8501. i

tara mergener for cbs news. >> choppy seas are preventing divers from entering the water right now. >o far there have been no signs of the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders. >>> on land a massive search is under way for 25-year-old hari simran from leesburg, virginia. he was reported missing after a hike in the mountains. they are asking cell phone carriers to put pressure to release data. he was last heard from after noon on tuesday. >>> two police officers from west virginia are recovering this morning after being shot and injured during a traffic stop yesterday afternoon, but there's much more to this story. the officers pulled over a white suv, a red truck then pulled over as well. and the driver in that red truck shot at both of the officers. two suspects claiming to be a father and son have been arrested. during the search of the suspect vehicle, two bodies were discovered in the bed of the truck and reports say they are identified as an elderly couple from north carolina. >>> it looks more and more like jeb bush is making his way towards a presidential bid. he's r

tara mergener reports. >> reporter: wind and rain in the java sea are making the search for victims andirasia flight 8501 difficult. on new year's day, more bodies and numbered coffins were flown to surabaya. there were 162 people on board the two-hour surabaya indonesia to singapore flight which disappeared from radar about halfway into the trip early sunday. while bad weather is setting back search efforts, investigators are poring over pieces of wreckage they have already recovered including this evacuation slide from the airplane. investigators are closely looking at sonar images that have identified what appear to be large parts of the plane. singapore's navy sent an unmanned under water vehicle to search the sea floor. on new year's eve, people who gathered in jakarta to ring in the new year also paused to pray for those lost on flight 8501. it's unclear what brought the plane down and investigators are hoping once they find the plane's black boxes they will have some answers. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> the centers for disease control says the current flu outbreak

tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> persistent bad weather in the java sea isn't uncommon this time of year because this is indonesia's rainy season. >>> time now on this new year's day 5:07. before welcoming in the new year some bay area residents were making a special trip to the gas station. why people were lining up to fill up. >> and as we welcome in a new year, here in the bay area, a look at how people around the world celebrated the start of 2015, time zone to time zone. >> and ushering in the new year here we have temperatures below freezing but i'll talk about the day when it hits that mid- and high 60s. >> and the chp has reopened the macarthur boulevard on-ramp to eastbound 580. i'll have an update on this accident and "kcbs traffic" coming up. female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up and removal

tara mergener has more now on the recovery efforts. >>> reporter: more victims. sunday's doomed airasia flight were pulled from the java sea today. some have already been identified and returned to their families. indonesian investigators say they believe many may still be strapped in their seats in the plane's fuselage. searchers also found more pieces of the airliner. several more ships and planes with metal detectors and sensitive listening equipment are helping in the recovery mission. crews will step up their efforts when weather allows. they are scouring an 8300 square mile area. the airasia flight crashed into the java sea early sunday with 62 aboard. it was on a two-hour flight from surabaya to singapore when it disappeared to radar halfway into the trip. the first identified victim of the crash a 49-year-old woman was quickly buried thursday in keeping with muslim tradition. 200 muslims led a prayer session for the airasia victims in this mosque near where the recovered bodies are being kept. friday is the holiest day of the week for muslims. drizzle and

. >> tara mergener reports bad weather continues to make the effort difficult. >> reporter: at least seven more victims every sunday's doomed airasia flight were pulled from the java sea early today. indonesia's national search and rescue agency says, six were found by an us navy ship, leaving nearly 150 still missing. indonesian investigators say they believe many may still be strapped in their seats, in the plane's fuselage. searches also found more pieces of plane. >> it every listening equipment arrived, and crews will step up their effort when weather allows, they're scouring 8300 square mile area. >> the airasia flight crashed into the java sea early sunday with 162 people aboard. it was on a two-hour flight from indonesia to singapore when it dis a periods from radar almost halfway into the trip. >> first identified, 42 year old woman was burried in keeping with muslim tradition. drizzle, light clouds, cover the search area today but high waves strong winds are forecast through sunday, strong current are moving the debris making the search difficult. >> investigators admit the

as tara mergener reports, the weather is still a problem and could get worse this weekend as the recovery effort continues. >> more victims every sunday airasia flight 8501 were pulled from the java sea today, some already identified, and returned to their families. indonesia investigators say they have believe many may still be strapped in their seats in the fuselage. >> issearches found more pieces. more with metal detectors sensitive listening equipment helping in the recovery mission. crews are step up their effort when weather allows. they're scouring 8300 square mile area. >> the airasia flight 8501 crashed sunday with 162 people aboard. it was on a two hour flight from indonesia to singapore, when it disappeared from radar almost halfway into the trip. >> first victim, 49 year old woman, quickly burried thursday, in keeping with muslim tradition. , 200 muslims led a prayer service, in this mosque where the bod risk kept. friday is the mole yes, sir day of the week for muslims. drizzle, light clouds, cover the search area today. high waves strong winds forecast through sunday, stron

hoping to retrieve the black boxes, but as tara mergener reports, the weather may get in the way. >> reporter: more victims every sunday's doomed airasia flight pulled from the java sea today. some have already been identified and returned to their families. indonesian investigators say they believe many may still be strapped in their seat in the plane's fuselage. searches also found more pieces of the airliner, several more ships and planes with metal detectors and sensitive listening equipment are helping in the recovery mission. >> scouring # 300 square mile area. >> the airasia flight 8501 flight crashed sunday with 162 people aboard. on two hour flight from indonesia to singapore, when it dis a periods from radar almost halfway into the trip. first identified victim, 49 year old woman burried in keeping with muslim tradition. 200 muslims led a prayer service, in this mosque near where the recovered bodies are being kept. friday is the holiest day of the week. drizzle, light clouds, cover the search area today but high waves strong winds are forecast through sunday. strong curren