to bring us the west wing, moneyball, the social network, and most recently, the newsroom. studio 1.0,oday on aaron sorkin. thank you for being here. it is no pressure to write an intro for one of the most famous writers in the world. you just wrapped the third and final season of the newsroom. how do you feel? >> i feel great. it was the best of the three seasons by far. it took me a while to learn how to write the show. talk to me about the process. >> i love series television. the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. the worst part is you have to write, even when you are not writing well. >> newsroom has had fanatical fans and critics. >> what i writes will not be everyone's cup of tea. you learn that pretty on. you do the show for people who like it. >> what is your perception of traditional and cable news? >> it is no more expert than anyone else's, just because i have written "the newsroom. >> you are a viewer. they aren feel desperate for you not to change the channel. there was a perception when "the newsroom" began, that was exactly what i was trying to do. i

you just wrapped the last, the third and final season of "the newsroom." how do you feel? >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> talk to me about that process. >> i love series television. but the thing about it is that the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. so the worst part about it is that you have to write even when you're not writing well. and then you have to point a camera at it, and then you have to broadcast it to a lot of people. >> "newsroom" has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. how do you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you're doing the show for the people who like it. >> the media today is obsessed with ratings, going through major transformation, criticized for being too sensational. what is your perception of traditional and cable news? >> i think that my perception is no more expert than anyone else's

live at the cnn "newsroom." good morning. i'm carol costello in new york. we'll go straight to paris in just a minute. fist there is a major break through in the airasia crash investigation. the wreckage suggests the plane exploded around the time of impact. there were previous reports of an explosion in the area that would support that theory. another huge development overnight. search crews find a black box and close to recovering another. we could have answers in the next two days and we have a team on the ground in indonesia. we'll get to them in a few minutes. million millions reporting to paris in the midst of more bloody terror attacks. millions took to the streets more than they did after the liberation from the nazis. >> israel's leader marches with his palestinian counterpart. for one idealic moment, solidarity is the cause. is the american's absence an issue. we asked the french government. >> i have talked to the french government today and last night and just received an e-mail from one of this top people thanking us for our cooperation. john ke

we're going to talk more about this subject in the second hour of "newsroom." thank you very much. porting from the white house. >>> a cyber jihad. a massive wave of hack attacks across france. in all, 19,000 websites targeted. investigators have traced much of the work to islamic hacker groups. cnn's samuel burke is here to talk about that. >> the head of cyber defense for france says this is an unprecedented surge in attacks against french websites something they've never seen before from military websites to civilian websites. this includes the websites of businesses carol, religious groups universities they're being filled with pro islamic images and messages on these sites. it's interesting. at the same time these attacks are happening against french websites seemingly from islamic groups at the same time anonymous launched their own campaign that they say will be a repriceal campaign for what happened in the "charlie hebdo" shootings. take a look at what they posted on youtube. >> attacking freedom of speech is attacking anonymous. we will not permit it. any organizations and

live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this morning with a deteriorating situation in yemen. as the houthi rebels take control of the capital city of sanaa, the u.s. state department is starting to withdraw embassy staff because of concerns over safety but despite the risks, officials say the offices are still open and they're still operating. let's learn more from our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. good morning jim. >> good morning, carol. the embassy there in sanaa was on an ordered departure which gets rid of virtually all nonessential staff. they took an additional step yesterday and into today to bring it down to a smaller skeletal staff. just a few dozen left there. this is an important mission for the u.s., both in political terms, an ally in the fight for terror military terms. cooperation in the drone campaign particularly in the southern part of the country targeting aqap. it's a staff that you want there, but really the danger reached such a level th

live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this hour with the rampant spread of terrorism. world leaders scrambling to contain it. secretary of state john kerry speaking later this morning. he's now in london leading a coalition of 20 nations uniting to combat isis. the terror group forging a new front in its war on the west. isis is gaining ground and recruiting new killers in yemen as the critical u.s. ally spirals deeper into chaos. >>> americans on edge in yemen's capital. u.s. troops on alert. they're awaiting orders to evacuate the embassy and there's growing fear that time is running out. >>> the rise of isis is creating a power struggle of sorts in the region as al qaeda and its loyalists control more territory and more recruits. in yemen isis is challenging the dominance of the local branch al qaeda, in the arabian peninsula. cnn's brian todd has more for you. >> reporter: disturbing new information on the most dangerous terrorist groups taking advantage of the chaos in yemen.

live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> "right to die" legislation failed in california in 2005 and 2006 over objections from catholic and medical groups. >>> some big changes begin this afternoon for commuters. highway 85 in the silicon valley. new metering lights will operate on southbound on-ramps between highway 101 and mountain view and 280 in cupertino. the lights will operate from 3 to 7 p.m. and next wednesday morning, metering lights on northbound on-ramps will be activated along the same stretch of highway 85 from 6 to 11 a.m. the reason, the improving economy has led to more jobs which means more commuters are jamming the west valley freeway. caltrans is considering an extension of metering lights hours on some other bay area freeways, as well. >>> let's see if the commuters are jamming the freeways early this morning. elizabeth? >> of course they are. thank you. >>> especially over at the bay bridge. the approaches still look okay. i'm surprised actually. they turned on the metering lights early at 5:39. and you can see it's very crowded right now trying to get throu

we get you to the "newsroom" with carol costello. i know you are hungry but you have to be hungry for the right thing. >> right. i can't be hungry for two hours. thanks. "newsroom" starts right now. >> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this hour with the latest on the fight on terror. moments ago we learned french investigators uncovered a number of intelligence failures on the brothers who launched the massacre at the offices of "charlie hebdo" magazine. the missteps include a lack of communication between the intel agencies and surveillance that ignored both their use of computers and phones. >>> secretary of state john kerry heads to london this week to co-host a gathering of 20 nations. the coalition includes arab states will focus on how to beat back the growing threat of isis. they're linked to a siege on a kosher grocery store in paris and they're hunting for two accomplices of ahmeddy coulibaly. and they're focusing on a magazine clip on the gunmen. and add to the list of terrorist su

kpix 5's anne makovec is in the newsroom. the black friday 14 may be facing restitution charges. >> reporter: $70,000 in restitution. protestors plan to confront the bart board over that as punishment for this. [ screaming ] >> reporter: 14 protestors chained themselves to a bart train on "black friday." the protest decision to not charge police had killed member in ferguson, missouri and new york. they disrupted service for hours through the transbay tube. the district attorney's office is seeking restitution in bringing misdemeanor trespassing charges for this stunt. but bart officials have been wishy-washy so far, the spokesman saying the board of directors doesn't have the power to influence the district attorney's office. supporters started an online petition to pressure bart and the d.a. it got more than 10,000 signatures calling for criminal proceedings to be halted altogether. they say the punitive action would have a chilling effect on free speech. now, bart general manager says she is interested in community service

the next hour of cnn "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. the race to find the wreckage of airasia flight 8501 and all the souls who perished on board. more debris is found floating including an apparent window panel. experts say it's almost certainly from an aircraft. it will take more certainty to determine if it's from the doomed

what do you feel is the most pressing barrier to diversity in the newsroom, and how can it be overcome? a second quick question, race coverage and national security. people recently notice the lack of coverage for boko haram as well as the naacp bombing here in america, and compare it to the paris magazine attacks. do you feel that criticism is valid, and what are your thoughts? >> i want to speak to the issue of diversity when it comes to newsroom particularly, at the white house. thank you for that complement. i love to see people of color at the white house. unfortunately, that is a room that has been historically a white male dominated room. i don't know why, but that is been the case. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> i just love myself some roland martin. seriously, during the clinton years, and this is the crazy thing, during the clinton years clinton was the "first black president." hazel, your member coming in there, there were more african-americans that were there in the seat constantly. not moving around. george w. bush came and everybody left. obama came, all the black journali

. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," yemen falls. a saudi king dies and a deadline passes. >>> chaos and confusion in the middle east. yemen's president resigns and a power vacuum takes hold. >> the question now is what happens next? who does the u.s. deal with? >>> america cutting embassy staff. >> i think we ought to get our people out. i don't want to see a hostage situation. >>> saudi's king abdullah dies. a key u.s. ally the 90-year-old leader being laid to rest. >> he was probably the most progressive and liberal minded king of saudi arabia since the early 1970s. >> this morning new concerns about the stability of the volatile region. >>> fate unknown. two japanese men held by isis. >> kenji is not an enemy of islamic state. >> pleas from a mother as a deadline passes. >> there are serious fears here in tokyo that perhaps isis never really intended to negotiate. >> a tense and delicate situation playing out on the world stage. let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for join

ten people total inside the newsroom. one employee of the building on the ground floor and then that unfortunate police officer who was obviously injured in one of those amateur videos and then executed with a shot to the head on the sidewalk. we understand according to a witness -- this was quoted by the paris prosecutor as well -- attackers shouted "god is great" in arabic while in the newsroom and said we avenged the prophet mohammad. the pieces of the muzpuzzle are coming together. this is what we know so far as confirmed by authorities here in paris but as you mentioned, brooke these attackers are still on the loose. this is an ongoing, unfolding situation in paris right now. >> it's so easy in europe to cross boundaries via train, via bus, via car. lots of challenges lie ahead for law enforcement in france and beyond. thank you very much. again, 12 people dead. 11 injured. four in serious condition according to the paris prosecutor but coming up as we continue our special live coverage here of this atrocity in franc

the next hour of "cnn newsroom" after a break. introducing data stash. unused data rolls forward to the next month. we'll even get you started with 10 gigabytes of free 4g lte data. data stash. only from t-mobile. e financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. we begin with deadly attacks in france. the first concrete claim of responsibility as top commander for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula says his group had been planning the attack on "charlie hebdo" since 2011. in a new video, he called said and cherif kouachi heroes. cherif kouachi could have been given 20,000 to finance the massacre when he left yemen in 2011 and we're getting a look at these two brothers. images were taken inside a gas station where they were armed and on the run from police. let's start with the new claim of responsibility. details of how the attack on the maga

. >> thank as lot, nick, live in the newsroom. >>> new surveillance video could help d.c. police track down suspects in the stabbing at a foggy bottom bar. five people were stabbed at mcfadden's late last month. investigators are focusing on three people they call persons of interest. they're asking anyone who recognizes the three to call police. the city suspended mcfadden's liquor license after the stabbings and the bar remains

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us in the newsroom with the remarkable cockpit video.out of fuel and instead of

>>> happening now in the "newsroom," charlie, liberty, unity, a country and the world -- >> we must demonstrate our determination to fight against anything that can divide us. >> come together as new threats against america are being uncovered. >> the target is to just go out and kill law enforcement and other officials. >> investigators learning more about the people behind the attack. >> with an isis flag in the background this video appears to show terror suspect amedy coulibaly. >> should our president have been at the rally? let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. the new york police department warns its officers to be on guard after a threat from isis resurfaces encouraging followers to kill cops soldiers and civilians. in paris, world leaders unite and age old hostilities fade. solidarity is the greater cause for a brief moment. why isn't the u.s. in the picture? i want to bring in jim sciutto joining me from paris throughout this hour. i know you are outside of the charlie hebdo offices where three days of terror began with that

that's the view from the camera on the dashboard of my mobile newsroom, scott broom, wusa9. back to you from prince george's county. >> thank you, scott. >>> of course with the changing road conditions, they're going to change throughout the morning. also public transportation you want to keep track of it all. the best place to do that is the wusa9 app. you can download it free. we also have the school closes up to the minute on there, too. you can get it on the apple and google play stores. >>> at 6:07, we have the latest on monday's deadly metro tragedy. this morning all metrorail lines are running on normal rush hour service. the yellow line through the l'enfant plaza station was reopened after last night's roush. the train where one woman died and dozens of others were overcome by smoke has been moved to a rail yard. that train car will be held out of service as part of the ongoing national transportation safety board investigation. all metro lines that had been adjusted zoo to the incident are back to normal this morning. >> metro board chairman tom downs offered his con

the very latest here in the newsroom. back to you. >> page county by the way was a delay.closed so they've changed. i think we may have a few more of that going on. if you look at our weather camera, look at all the snow out there, anywhere from quarttory half an inch in d.c. a report out of winchester, an inch and a quarter. probably have folks out in the shenandoah valley, front royal, maybe one and a half to two inches out that way. we'll have snow continuing through the mid- to late morning. but by the afternoon, even lurch time, i think things will -- lunch time i think things will get a lot better. it will still drop 1 to 2 at least here locally. 3 if not 4 inches well north and west of town. temperatures this afternoon get into the mid and upper 30s. the sun will be out. so your afternoon and evening plans, do not cancel them. this morning you've got to exercise extreme caution even though these are fine flakes and it's dry and powdery and move it easily, it's very, very slick out there. here's the clipper we've been tracking from indiana to ohio getting across nort

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us in the newsroom with the remarkable cockpit video. ann. >> he ran out of fuel and instead of falling to his death, he became a niche hero. we have new video of that pilot parachuting his plane into the pacific on sunday. you may have seen this video of leu morton's plane falling into the ocean. it happened on a flight from tracy to maui where he was trying to deliver the plane. a parachute deployed from the plane to stockton. this video was shot by the coast guard recording his descent. he had a gopro camera rolling in the cockpit. here's that video that shows the ocean below a look at the cruise ship that came to save him and he points the camera at the parachute you see there and eventually turns the camera back to himself mouthing the words, this is going to be fun. that's right before he lands in the ocean 250 miles from maui. >> without any injuries, it's pretty remarkable thing to be able to say. >> reporter: morton had radioed for help when he was running out of fuel. he may have had trouble accessing an extra fuel tank. the co

live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> new this morning, there's some relief for people who are waiting for the state to get them signed up for medi-cal benefits. an alameda county court says that the department of healthcare services cannot determine if you're eligible within 45 days of applying, it has to give you temporary benefits. the department says it has cut its medi-cal backlog by more than 95%. >>> bay area restaurant owners are on the lookout for bottle bandits targeting some high-end wines. thieves stole $300,000 worth of wine from the famed french laundry restaurant in yountville on christmas. the owner of prima in walnut creek says they have been burglarized before. someone also tried to break into prima again the night before the french laundry was struck. thieves are most likely selling that stole lip wine on the black market. >> -- that stolen wine on the black market. >> 20 years ago, gosh, you can make up a number because there's not much of that wine. >> restaurant owners are warning each other to keep expensive wines under lock and key. >>> a suspected ar

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delia is live in the newsroom. thank you. wusa9's team coverage of this winter storm takes us west ever the beltway out to lou -- of the beltway. out to loudoun county. i understand there was a problem with schools there this morning, too, nikki. >> reporter: you're exactly right. a lot of problems here in loudoun county. right now, we are at farm diss well station middle -- farmwell station middle school. we have been in loudoun county all morning. we got here before 4:00 a.m. and saw the snow flakes falling and it wasn't until about an hour ago they stopped. right now it's beautiful. it was not the case this morning. rush hour was a nightmare trying to get to work, trying to get to school was a big problem for a lot of drivers. we spoke to some of those teachers, some of those bus drivers, students and parents all baffled that they were not in school today. >> we drove around this morning, dropped her off. then on the way home it was even worse. my car was sliding around. i have a slight ilinto my driveway. i couldn't get --

we looked up the temperatures in the newsroom. go to allyson rae with the forecast in a minute. first we'll start with nick. he has the latest list of scoot closings and delays. >> reporter: it is back to business as usual for some today. federal agencies are all open. montgomery county public schools are opening on time. but there are a handful of closures to report. one being loudoun county as well as clarke county and frederick county schools in virginia all closed today as are schools in garrett county, maryland, hampshire county, west virginia. a majority of schools are sticking with two-hour are delays. on the virginia side, alexandria city schools, fair fax county and arlington county schools in the two-hour delay clubs. as are anne arundel and prince george's county schools in maryland. again also delayed two hours. allyson rae, that is because of dangerously cold conditions as you've been telling you about. now you're out in them. >> reporter: i am out here. i've been out here for one minute and my nose is already feeling

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let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. new englanders returned to the roads and the region tries to return to normal. hours after massachusetts lifts its travel ban, drivers are slogging through the commute. the mayor urging people to stay off the roads. here's a rundown of some snowfall totals for you. while new york was largely spared parts of suburban long island were buried. the town of orient reports 30 inches. hartford connecticut, relatively modest 13 inches. boston over 24 inches. to the south of the city rough seas have breached a seawall that protects homes. the pictures from the town are amazing. ice encrusted homes frozen solid from sea spray and streets flooded from high water. in scituate north of cape cod, howling wind gusts 62 miles an hour. they've created an endless explosion of sea spray that are encasing ocean front homes in a sheath of ice. this photo posted on twitter is from one of our field pro diesducers there. nick valencia is there on sight. good morning, nick. >>

what do you think is the most pressing barrier to diversity in the newsroom? second question is race, coverage, and national security. recently people noticed the lack of coverage of local home wrong in nigeria as well -- boko haram in nigeria, as well as compared to the attacks in paris. what are your thoughts on that? >> i want to see the issue of diversity when it comes to the white house. thank you for that compl iment. there. unfortunately that is a room that has historically been a white male dominated room. i do not know why, that has been the case. [indiscernible] seriously, during the clinton years, and this is the crazy years, clinton was the "first black president." there were more african-americans there, reporters that was there in the seat constantly, i mean, not moving around, with the senior important. george w bush came, everybody left. obama came, all the black journalists came to the white house, they were so excited they wanted to support the first black president. i was happy to let reporters there, even if it was not main stream. there is

time for the "newsroom" with miss carol costello. a daisy a day, carol. a daisy a day. >> a daisy a day. i like that. i'll carry that with me throughout the day. thank you. have a good day. "newsroom" starts now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with breaking news. time is running out. an isis deadline to release a convicted terrorist is up in just a matter of minutes. this is the woman terrorists say they want freed from a prison in jordan. she was sentenced to death in 2006 for her role in a deadly string of hotel attacks that killed at least 57 people. jordan's government says it is willing to release her if isis frees a pilot captured last month while conducting coalition airstrikes. now this pilot's fighter jet crashed while flying over syria, but a big question remains. is this pilot actually alive? jordan's foreign minister telling cnn his government has requested proof of life from isis but so far has not received it. also facing an uncertain fate another hosta

anne makovec joins us from the newsroom. the group known as the black friday 14 may be facing some serious consequences for stopping bart service. anne. >> reporter: including the possibility of $70,000 in restitution. protestors plan to confront the bart board over the plan meant as punishment for this. [ screaming ] >> reporter: 14 protestors chained themselves to a bart train on black friday to protest the decisions to not charge police officers in recent killings of suspects. this happened on the platform at the west oakland station disrupting service through the transbay tube. court documents show the district attorney's office is now seeking restitution in bringing trespassing charges for this stunt. but bart officials have been wishy-washy so far. a spokesman says the board of directors doesn't have the power to influence the d.a.'s office. supporters have started a petition online to pressure the d.a.'s office calling for the charges to be completely dropped. they say the charges have a chilling effect on free speech.

>> delia goncalves live in the newsroom. thanks. >>> two teenagers are recovering this morning after they were shot near a greenbelt synagogue. it happened late saturday night. investigators say the teens were walking to a rented hall at mishkan torah synagogue when gunshots rang out. >> i heard like a lot of yelling and like argument going on outside. it was unusual. and it was like really loud. i looked out the window and i saw these kids with hoods on. they looked all young. it got how older and loud gler -- louder and louder. >> so far no arrests have been made. >>> one man has been arrested in connection with november shooting in northwest d.c. which left two people injured. it happened in the 1200 block of mount olivet road. the suspect has not been identified. he's been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. >>> the number of hospitals in northern virginia are now taking extra steps to try and stop the spread of the flu. >> being called an epidemic. nikki burdine joins us outside the inova fairfax hospital with

. >> ryan takeo is in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: this is a part swearing in ceremony, part state of the state address. there was a unique twist to this one. political analyst melissa griffen cain says it was the first time he shared a story during a state of the state speech. he talked about sitting through a speech when his father was governor. that was brown's attempt at cementing his legacy. the beg headline, he wants public employees to pre-fund employee healthcare. it's a $72 billion problem for the state. no wonder it got an applause from the crowd. >> i intend to ask our state employees to help start prefunding our retiree health obligations, which are rising rapidly [ applause ] >> why do you think that got such a big applause? >> because this is such a big part of the wall of debt. we talk about california's unfunded liability. this is the heart of it. >> reporter: as the trade tax increases, the costs at the gas pump, the governor want us to think long term. lofty goals that won't get done during his fourth term. he wants to set new goals for 2030 and beyond,

live in the newsroom jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> thank you, jeff. developing right now in afghanistan, three american contractors and a local afghan national were shot to death in kabul. the shooting happened at the north kabul international airport complex. at this point, there are few details about the shooter or whether he was a member of the afghan security forces. there's no word on the fates of a jordanian air force pilot or a japanese journalist held hostage by isil terrorists. a deadline set by the group for a prisoner swap has come and gone. isil gave jordan until sundown local time today to free a bomber on death row. jordan demanded proof its pilot was still alive before making a trade. for the first time 911 calls from the deadly mansion fire in annapolis have been released. the first call was from the company that installed the smoke alarm in the home of don and sandra pyle. the operator said he wasn't able to reach anyone inside the mansion. >> calling with a fire alarm. >> two minutes later, a neighbor called 911 describing flames shoo

kpix 5's ryan takeo joins us live from the newsroom and ryan, the santa rosa families have been forced out to move and right now have nowhere to go. >> reporter: frank, the situation is so bad the city told nine families they had to move by today. the conditions were just too hazardous. we want to warn you some of the pictures are disturbing. tenants gave up this picture of a rat trap taken inside the bennett valley townhomes. the tenants have been complaining about infestations for years and recent tests done by the city shows a dangerous level of mold in all of the building's ten units. other issues include leaky roofs and heating issues. today was moving day. we were there as the nine families packed up their stuff and prepared to fight back but for now they don't have any options at all. >> so far we don't -- have any. >> there's a lot of mold and i have my little sister. she has asthma. and got worse when we got here. so because of that and it's like rats and -- it's just not a good place -- a good condition to live in. >> reporter: lawyers for the tenants told them to stop paying

. >>> we've got much more ahead in the newsroom. it all starts right now. >>> first up europe on edge as new details emerge on terror probes across the continent. in belgium, five nationals are now facing terrorism charges over a foiled plot to attack police. all of the suspects have been accused of participating in a terrorist organization. belgium is now requesting the extradition of a person arrested in greece on suspicion that they may also be part of the plot. police remain on high alert across europe. troops patrolled the streets of major bellgian cities once again. in brussels they are still standing guard outside embassies and the country's national jewish museum which was attacked last year. there are fears that as many as 20 so-called sleeper cells may be activated to carry out terror plots. we're also learning that french authorities have released three women who were detained. nine other people remain in custody. >>> let's get more on the arrests in greece and turn to cnn's phil black joining me now from brussels. what ca

anne makovec has more from the newsroom. >> reporter: it would allow california doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to their patients. the lawmakers proposing it will be joined by the woman who inspired it. debra ziegler was with there with her daughter when she died. it happened in november less than a year after the 29-year- old was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer just weeks before her death, brittney speaking to cbs news about her decision. >> i wouldn't want to suffer for weeks or be unconscious or lose the ability to speak or all these terrible things that could happen. >> reporter: she went to oregon where they have legally assisted suicide. >> so we went from sheer agonizing terror to having a plan. >> reporter: today ziegler will join two state senators as california becomes the 14th state to take steps toward "right to die" legislation. >> i think brittany maynard galvanized, um, public opinion, it's a conversation that needs to happen across the country and in california and that's what this is about. >> what we're really looking at doing is creating a comp

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us in the newsroom now with a look at who could be in the running to take senator boxer's seat. >> reporter: this is going to be a political dogfight and the field is wide open. we haven't had an incumbent- free senate race here in california in two decades. so let the game begin. >> i want to come home. i want to come home to the state that i love so much, california. >> reporter: in an internet interview with her grandson, senator barbara boxer announced that she will not run for re- election in 2016. the 74-year-old was elected to congress in 1982 and the senate in '92. but insists that neither age nor political infighting has anything to do with her choice to step down. >> i'll have more time to help other people through my pac for change commute. i have to make sure the senate seat stays progressive. >> reporter: two of the top rumored candidates for the seat, lieutenant governor gavin newsom and attorney general kamala harris both represented by the same political consultants according to former assembly speaker willie brown speaking on kpix 5 sunday

live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> "right to die" legislation failed in california in 2005 and 2006 over objections from catholic and medical groups. >>> more than half of americans start the day with coffee. it may be more than waking you up. we'll explain coming up. >> we have king tides and sunshine with near record warmth. we have rain and we have your tahoe report. it's all straight ahead. >> got everything! and we have your drive on your morning commute and so far, if you are a silicon valley commuter, this is what it looks like at 880/237. it's still in the clear. and far less foggy than it was yesterday. full check of the roads coming up. we also want we want to know what drives you crazy during your commute. ask a question or share a gripe by emailing crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. we'll be right back. for over 60,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help,

live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we start this hour with a failed plot to attack the homeland. the fbi says christopher cornell, a 20-year-old unemployed man from the suburbs of cincinnati planned to set off pipe bombs at the u.s. capitol and then gunned down lawmakers and staff as they tried to escape. this morning his father is blasting the fbi accusing the agency of setting his son up. we're going to hear from him in just a minute but first i want to turn to susan candiotti. she's been following the story and the investigation. tell us more. >> well carol, apparently the biggest mistake made by this young man was using twitter and social media and that, in part is how the fbi sniffed him out. a criminal complaint lays out the alleged plot. the suspect, christopher cornell, goes on twitter last summer in the cincinnati area posting comments and videos supporting isol. a confidential informant gets involved. the fbi says the two start exchanging messages online. cornell writes quote,

live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> thank you, anne. late last year california's catholic leadership filed a federal civil rights complaint over a state requirement that health insurance covers the abortions. so far no response. >>> the measles continued to spread across the west. there are now at least 75 cases in six states most here in california. those infected in california range in age from 7 months to 70 years old. most had not been vaccinated for measles. many early cases were connected to disneyland but now there are 17 cases with no such connection. kpix 5's kiet do is with us from san jose with word of a letter that has a warning for some bay area parents. good morning, kiet. >> reporter: good morning. this letter has been in the works since yesterday afternoon. it is a collaboration between the office of education and the department of public health here in santa clara county. it's meant to inform and guide parents about what they can do to protect their child during this measles outbreak. more measles drama unfolding across

the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," terror in europe. the hunt under way right now for this man, the suspected link between belgium and a terror cell as germany carries out new raids and france makes fresh arrests. >>> and isis holding two japanese hostage. the country's prime minister promising to deal with terrorists. >> it is an unacceptable act to threaten us in exchange for human lives. i feel angry about it. >> the high-price demand isis is making to set the men free. >>> unstable state. shots fired at the u.s. embassy vehicle in yemen. cnn takes you inside the capital as opposition forces and the government battle for control. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. this morning across europe new ripples from last week's anti-terror sweep. in germany, 200 police officers fanned out across berlin and the region charging into 13 separate homes. the sprawling anti-terror sweep focused on two associates suspected of belonging to a terror cell. a similar story unfolding in belgium. police are hunting for this ma

>> the newsroom starts right now. >>> hello, everyone. potentially major and destructive, that's how authorities are describing a storm that's about to bear down on to the northeast. at least 50 million people are in the storm's path. some places could get up to two feet of snow a and when that's combined with hurricane force winds, it could trigger widespread power outages and coastal flooding. al air travel could be affected all the way to the west coast. delta is already offering to change flights. it will start hitting major metropolitan areas including boston and new york beginning tomorrow afternoon. new york mayor, bill de blasio has a news conference planned for today to update us on the city's storm preparation plans. and this follows a storm that hit an area from west virginia all the way up the maine. this is pretty nasty when you look at that map. >> this storm you talked about yesterday, child's play in about 10 years, we're going to think back and say where were you during the blizzard of 2015. this was just supposed to be an

jeff cole in the newsroom with the story. >> jeff. >> snippet of video shows the student and security guards battling but that's likely to be the only issue either side agree on as the mother and an activist claim brutality. watch close toll see what's going on. it's no november 14th 2014 inside camden's woodrow wilson high. in the group on the right is magill cologne diaz a 16-year-old special ed student. he's being taken to an office by two security guards and administrator an andy because in violation of school rules he has a cell phone in his pock. he claims it was off. enters the office. >> security -- >> security person grabbed your arm. >> yeah. >> and did what? >> and do like this. >> reporter: twisted your arm. >> yes. >> cologne diaz says he becomes frightened and pushes back into the hall and that's when it all break out. a school security officer can be seen bare hugging the teen pulling him off his feet and sweeping him toward the office. the teen slips to the floor and the other guard joins in. they seem to wrestle off screen and cologne diaz is finally forced back into

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the department of defense. my 1st question is about newsroom diversity. want to say thank you for asking president obama at his last press conference the state of black america. if it was not for you no one would alaska. previously when i worked in news i was one of the only blacks in the newsroom and we were the only people asking to report on the stories. what do you feel is the most pressing barrier to diversity in the newsroom and how can it be overcome? my 2nd quick question is about race coverage in national security. recently people noted the lack of coverage here in america in comparison to the pair's pairs magazine. do you feel that that criticism is valid and what are your thoughts? >> i want to speak to the issue of diversity when it comes to newsrooms. thank you for that. athena comes to the white house. i love to see people of color there. unfortunately that is run that has historically been a white, male-dominated room. i don't know why but that has been the case. [laughter] i just love myself some rover martin. but seriously during the clint

in the newsroom, chris pabst, abc 7 news. >> thank you chris. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for any updates on the l'enfant plaza metro investigation. this morning's snowfall led to a few problems on the roadways in st. mary's county a driver escaped injury after his car ended up in a ditch. virginia state police say they responded to dozens of crashes across the state, many of them in the richmond area. lingering concerns about the weather have prompted spotsylvania county and fredricksburg city schools to announce a two-hour delay for thursday. now, let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill for details on a warmup. doug? >> hey there maureen. maybe 40 degrees tomorrow. maybe lower 40's into the day on friday. things are looking up. let's show you the numbers right now after sunset temperatures are starting to tumble a bit. we still have cloudy skies and the numbers are running into the upper 20's to lower 30's right now. 32 at reagan national. 27 in gaithersburg. 3 it 32 in fredricksburg. overnight when skies clear, that's when temperatures wil

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live in the newsroom bruce. >> reporter: the owner of the daycare describes natalia men sick as a long time employee with a spot less record of child care until last wednesday morning. after more than a decade of largely incident free existence in this quite lower southampton neighborhood, the sunshine daycare is facing some tough questions. after a worker here was allegedly caught on cameraman handling a two-year-old boy. parent clients like ellen here with six-year-old max can hardly believe it. >> i'm shocked. my both kids went -- he's my second child and he goes here and safest place. >> reporter: you've like it here? >> yeah. >> reporter: you're surprised at were you're hearing? >> yes, very much. >> reporter: authorities say it happen last week. parents of a two-year-old boy noticed marks on the child and asked him about them. >> so the child was able to actually describe to mom and dad basically what happened? >> yes. >> reporter: that leads you to take look at the security video at the daycare. >> that's right. >> reporter: how clear is that video in terms of -- >> it's very cl