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Three decades, but it was the first time he stepped on the court as an openly gay man. Number 46, Jason Collins. Reporter as he took the court, Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to it play professional sports in the United States. Collins signed a tenday deal before the game. Thats amazing that the nets were willing to open up and allow him to still showcase his talents even though his Sexual Orientation may be most. Reporter he was a free agent when he made the announcement. I always try to stay positive and control what i cant control. Its my training. So i always try to focus on that, being positive and staying ready. Thats part of being a professional. Reporter now that the opportunity is here, collins says his head is in game. Its about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history or anything along those lines. Reporter the nets coach says theres a familiarity with Jason Collins. They have played together and hes a professional that he knows this game and at the end of the day, thats what the nets want to do. They want to win games. As collins is making history on the court, michael sam is doing the sam on the field. At the nfl combine, he said he. S his athleticism to speak for itself. I wish you guys would see me as michael sam the Football Player instead of the gay Football Player. Reporter collins says life is much better now. I dont have to hide who i am. I can be my normal self. The past ten months has been incredible. Collins says that playing in los angeles was especially heartfelt for him since hes from here. Feeling that hometown love was good for him. One other note to mention here too. He was playing under the number 46 but Going Forward he will be playing under the number 98 and thats an ode to matthew shepard, the man who was killed in a hate crime at the university of wyoming for being gay. Thats the reason why they believe he was killed. That means a lot to him. Thank you. Lets turn to breaking news overseas from the ukraine where the former president has been a wanted man. Hes on the run as a warrant has been issued for husband arrest. The charge, mass murder. And major questions are facing russian president Vladimir Putin as to his next move. Nick pai ton w Nick Paton Walsh has the latest for us. We are waiting to hear a big word from president putin. Hes been silent despite the fact the former president is gone in a days from a ruler to a man on the run in the south of the country. A remarkable transformation over the weekend here. But we spent some time inside the private residence where we saw examples of the unbelievable wealth he apparently accumulated. The ousted president is. Ed for mass murder and on the run in the south probably seen leaving a private house there. Ukraine is still on the streets watching a new government form, mourning the dead and enjoying a strange period when the people are the only real power around. Moscow has been pretty silent so far. The expresident and the United States hope it stays out militarily u. That would be a grave mistake. Reporter they are digest in the collapse and the wealth of the former president here at his personal retreat. A day at see what many can buy if you dont have anything sensible to do with it. It may be their former owner who is behind the bars. He didnt even drive these cars. In the end he fled in the president ial helicopter. And not in this, a massive river boat for partying. Outside fascination at the life he led and they could only look in on while their country stagnated. Inside, gifts from guests. Months ahead when ukraine comes to terms with a troubled economy and ask where did all the money go, here is part of the answer. President s own vodka. We later got inside his house. A bizarre, enormous empty mansion. It was vacant. Everything laid on, even a tunnel linking the houses across miles and miles of grounds. The luxury literally never seemed to end. In his bedroom, one bell for sex, one for alcohol. It was presumably a joke, but how he lived to the people whose money this was isnt. Such a bizarre atmosphere inside that empty house. No one there seemed to have enjoyed it while he was there, but those missing billions people were now increasingly focused upon. Ukraine said it needs 35 billion, some of it hopes from america to see it out of the economic crisis thats coming to him now. Behind me people are mourning on the square here. A somber atmosphere still. The focus will be on the hard grind ahead of getting this country back on its feet. Thank you for what the look at the past. The question will be how does it get affected Going Forward . The question is obvious and right in front of your face. The e question for us will be in the u. S. , how do you respond . This is what we could see happening with putin. The first, putin could mess with ukraines money to put it blankly. All this began when the ukraine backed out of a deal with the eu to take billions of dollars from russia as well as fuel, oil and gas. What could he do now . He could withhold that money and keep leverage with what happens Going Forward. The second option would be russia could put boots on the ground in ukraine. Putin did it before in georgia in 2008. This it time he could be doing it in defiance of what was requested by the u. S. That puts it on president obama to put teeth behind his talk. Think red line politics from syria. And then the third option, what putin could do is encourage secession in the ukraine. The eastern half is russian in culture and language. Putin could try to break that part off for himself. That would be unacceptable. Not just to the people there, but to the International Community as well. So these are the different options were going to see how it unfolds. Well talk with Christiane Amanpour about which ones are realistic. Thats ground. Work of where we are at Going Forward. Breaking news from egypt where much of the government has now apparently submitted its resignation starting with the Prime Minister. Its unclear who else has joined him. Its unclear their reasons or when. Those resignations will take effect. No word if the interim president has send the resignations either. Attorney general eric holder said congress should pass legislation requiring companies to disclose data breaches. He said customers should have to be told quickly when personal information is put at risk so they can protect themselves from identity theft. Higher standards would hold Companies Accountable when they fail to hold data safe. The pentagon is planning to shrink the u. S. Army. The defense secretary wants to reduce army forces to their lowest level since before world war ii and also eliminate an entire class of air force attack jets. Details will be released later today and must be approved by congress. In california doctors are trying to make sense of a mysterious virus thats left 25 children suffering from symptoms similar to polio. Dls believe it could be linked to an unknown virus. Public Health Officials are looking to see. There are similar cases outside the state. Shes back in the saddle. Former Food Network Star paula deen taking the stage at the south beach wine and Food Festival over the weekend offering another apology and saying shes doing great. That after seeing her career fall apart after racist comments she acknowledged she made in the past. The firm is investing millions to help her make her comeback. Thaed those are your headlines. Despite the springlike temperatures, and i loved them over the weekend, parts of the country felt it over the weekend, another blast of arkic air is heading this way. Say it aint so. We are tracking it all. Whats it looking like . Its a tough monday to keep sharing this. Who wants spring temperatures . We want more cold, arctic air because thats exactly what well be getting. Diving down from the midwest each day. The temperatures are going to get colder. Lets do a comparison. Yesterdays temperature, these looked good. Almost 70s into the southeast. Todays temperatures not as pretty, but not so bad just yet. Only 30s towards new york city. Notice the midwest starting to seat cold air first. Who is seeing temperatures their highs below freezing or at the freezing mark. The midwest and in towards maine. By tomorrow seeing the cold air sag farther to the south by wednesday thats the outtrack going all the way down. Even nashville seeing their high below freezing. Well see windy conditions as the cold air moves in. Then tuesday in through wednesday, even some snow into the mix. So happy monday. Its difficult. No one likes to see me today. Its still winter. We have to come to terms with that. A couple more weeks. Some people just got their cars unmelted. It looked good for a day. I was nervous for some of those cars. People are happy to see you, but that line of cold weather, that did not work. That did not work. Ill try again. Youll get more chances. A little bit of a spoiler alert here. Not as much as it was before. You have to know the olympics are over. Sunday marked the one final day of competition as the russians delighted the hometown crowd with lastminute heroics. This elaborate closing ceremony went off without a hitch. Except for one deliberate mistake. Ivan wa ivan watson is wrapping up our olympic coverage. Reporter good morning, chris. Its seriously suntanning weather right now. Its pretty warm right now. I was in the stadium behind me last night for the closing ceremony. I saw the russian president clapping to the dance music along with tens of thousands of other spectators as the russians bid at times a triumphant, emotional and sometimes humorous farewell to the Olympic Games. In an explosive closing ceremony, russia waved farewell with style and grace. In a show of class that won applause from within the stadium, the host country even poked fun at itself. Mirroring the mistake in the opening ceremony, one ring seemingly unable to perform until the finale. For russia, it was this final event that sealed the host countrys fate atop the games medal taubl. The twohour race all came down to this heartpounding sprint. A dramatic ending as russia crossed the finish line just ahead. A one, two, three sweep for team russia. And piloted his fourman team to the top of the podium. Russia clinching the lead less than. 1 of a second. In the Olympic Games with two gold medals. The first driver to do so in bobsled for a host nation. The race marked a historic victory for team usa as well. Steven holkin secured third place by just. 03. The victory ended usas dry spell. The 33yearold becoming the First American pilot to win medals in both races in more than five decades. But out on the hockey rink, it was team canada who left the ice celebrating. In a 30 shutout, Jonathan Towse sunk the puck. The first hockey Team Undefeated in 30 years. Now at the close of the 2014 sochi olympics, russia hands the games flag off to south korea, a passing of the torch to the host of the 2018 winter games in pyongyang. In the stadium, i saw some of the young, enthusiastic russian volunteers wiping away tears at end of the closing ceremony. It was emotional. But the good will may not last long. Police have detained already more than 200 protesters outside a moscow courthouse. People protesting against the conviction of protesters from 2012. A lot of activists telling me they are worried the kremlin will crack down hard on critics of the government now that the Olympic Games are over. Well keep watching that. It matters beyond the scope of the olympics. Thanks for that this morning. What is the final medal count . Russia got the most, 33. Youre looking at it right there. 13 gold. Team usa, second overall. Followed by norway, canada and netherlands. 10, 10, 5. Just need to recognize those numbers. I lost the womans hockey game. And i convinced you to double down. Some people told me to protest with instant replay usa won the game. Thats not how i am. I lost the bet. I must wear mix mittens, which she forgot. There will be an adult exchange later on. Easy. Maybe extrapolate on that. Dont get crazy. You won, but you didnt win that big. Were exchanging an adult beverage later on. Dont flatter yourself. Get over yourself. Bring them in. Well do the exchange. And ill just cheer you on. I knew you were going to win all along. When i lose, everybody wins. Coming up next, one of the most wanted men in the world, busted. El chapo now in custody. You wont believe how he lived while on the run. The most powerful man with the most powerless nickname ever. You heard about this happening in homes, but a restaurant manager is dead and monoxide. Rs sickened by carbon thats coming up. Captain obvious im in a hotel. And a hotel is the Perfect Place to talk to you about hotels. Allyoucaneat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. The hotel gym is short for gymnasium. The hotel pool is usually filled with water. And the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels. Com. Its on the internet, but you probably knew that. Or maybe not, i dont really know you. Bellman welcome back, captain obvious. Captain obvious yes i am. All those words are spelled correctly. Did you run into traffic . No, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. You stopped by the house . Uhhuh. Yea. 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This is one of two other recent incidents were people were killed or hospitalized after exposure to the deadly gas. Alexander field has more on the details. This is very scary. It really is. Over this winter, so many of us have experienced these severe temperatures. We know when it gets cold, the expoture to Carbon Monoxide gets more deadly. We dont always know what precautions have been taken in public places. Thats why we need to know the signs of a problem. Reporter this morning crews at a busy mall, Steven Nelson found unconscious in the basement of a Legal Sea Foods he managed. The 55yearold pronounced dead at a hospital. 27 other people, 7 of them First Responders, sent to hospitals with symptoms of Carbon Monoxide exposure. This is news you dont expect to hear. Its almost unexpectedly losing a loved one. Reporter the restaurant didnt have a Carbon Monoxide detector. New york state fire code doesnt require them in restaurants. We always assume something is in place, but the reality is there isnt anything in place. This is sort of a sad wakeup call for everyone. Reporter Officials Say the deadly gas spread through the basement because of a leak in the pipe of a water heater. Seven people in maine were also taken to area hospitals complaining of symptoms at their hotel. They found high levels of Carbon Monoxide. Last year three people died in the same room at a North Carolina hotel almost two months apart. Fire officials traced the Carbon Monoxide to ventilation pipes for a pool heater placed near an airconditioning unit for their room. You wont know theres a leak without a working Carbon Monoxide detector. They could go into a coma or d die. Reporter risk goes up when the temperature goes down. It start in the basement where heating equipment is often kept. Danger follows when it isnt properly ventilated. If you hold a match by the flew, youll see the flame go up. If it blows towards you, theres something wrong. Dizziness, nausea are some of the symptoms. If you feel them, open the door or window. Get out of the environment. Those are the symptoms that the emergency workers in long island recognized over the weekend. Thats why they are able to get so many people out. So scary it took them sensing those symptoms. Then they realized what they were dealing with. It took them having to arrive at the restaurant. They knew when they walked in the door they started to feel it. But we can all learn it from that. Thank you. I know its hard when you start hearing those alerts and want to change the batteries and its frustrating in the house. They are only good for a limited amount of time. You have to take it seriously because you wont know until its too late. Thats why you tell you the story. First big nascar race is in the books. We begin with drama in the nascar season. Confusion over who actually won the daytona 500. Thats in the bleacher report. What happened . Good morning, guys. The race was delayed for more than six hours due to rain. The broadcast started to air last years race. Jimmie johnson won in 2013. When news outlets like fox news saw the replay of the race they got confused and reported that jimmie won this years race. Johnson had fun. I hear i won the daytona 500. Once they restart ed the actual race, Dale Earnhardt jr. Won the actual race. This is a first. Adam muema up and left the combine because god told him he was going to play for the seahawks. Hes projected to be a late round pick. Hes changed his twitter bio to say he plays for the seahawks. A big topic, the possibility of nfl pen liezing players 15 yards for using discriminatory language on the field. According to reports the Competition Committee is discussing putting this in place for next season. The new potential rule receiving mixed reviews at combine. Some said it would interview with their use of freedom of speech while others worried about how it would be enforced. That would be the biggest issue. How do you police this on the field, especially late in games. A 15yard penalty decides a game, there would be a big blowback about that. Maybe its just one of the lessons that will be learned. Dont say it and you wont get the penalty. A lot more to talk about. Thanks, andy. Andy has nothing else to say about it, but we are going to have a debate about is this a good move for the league. Penalizing players for what they say, things that are seen as offensive. Coming up next, captured after 12 years on the run. A mexican drug lord set to face trial in mexico, but some are arguing he should be brought to the u. S. Well tell you why. [ tires screech ] [ car alarm chirps ] [ male announcer ] we dont just certify our preowned vehicles. 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Jason collins was the first openly gay player to compete in professional sports. He pulled down a couple rebounds in a victory over the l. A. Lakers. He received a warm welcome from the folks at Staples Center when he entered the game in the second quarter. A warrant has reportedly been issued for the arrest of the ousted president. The charge is mass murder. Where he is is unclear. Lawmakers in parliament trying to restore calm, denouncing the former ukrainen president. Parliament is expected to elect a National Unity government by tomorrow. We could hear this week from Bernie Madoffs longtime secretary who plans to take the stand this week and defend herself in court. She is one of five former madoff employees charged with fraud for their alleged roles in a ponzi scheme. She and four others claim they were duped by madoff and had no idea he was defrauding clients. A 110yearold british woman considered to be the oldest holocaust survivor has died. She was freed in 1945. A trained pianist heard she had a long and accomplished career. A documentary about her life is nominated at this Years Academy awards. In missouri an epic 66round, 5hour spelling bee called off because organizers ran out of words. After 19 rounds, just 2 out of 25 con tes tans were left. An 11yearold and 13yearold, 47 rounds later, they were both still spelling. They were both still spell iing. The con its apparently will pick up next month. The winner will head to the National Spelling bee in washington and this is going to be one to watch. What do they do . They ran out of words. Use your words. Dont have anymore. They have the list of words they are able to use. So theres a defined list. Oh, okay. You cant say, here is dictionary. I do the thing there had to be an au in there. Did your producer spell it in your ear. No. Cheater. He has good resources, though. No, they only give me wrong information. How did you do at spelling bees . This is a source of my insecurity. One of my saddest memories was my first and last spelling bee. I spelled bamboo, forgot an o. I was in the third grade and i will never forget that. I have never forgotten that. Booze has two os. I was terrible at spelling bees. People are bored of this conversation. So we have new details for you this morning on this bigtime arrest of mexicos mostwanted drug lord. Known as el chapo or short squat one. He was captured by dozens of soldiers and police at a mexican beach resort. He had alluded police for 13 years after breaking out of prison. Were finding out about his life on the run and the key role the u. S. Played in his arrest are officials are fighting to have him extradited to the u. S. Ted rowlands have more. Reporter both families here and mexico have been ab absolutely devastated because of this guy and the drug cartel. This morning he is finally facing justice. After alluding capture for more than a dozen years, how did authorities nab el chapo, the worlds most ruthless drug lord . Focusing on five wiretaps officials tracked him down to this hotel in mexico. Also arrested, carlos ramirez, his alleged communication continue wit who Authorities Say was carrying multiple cell phones. In the end, it was a single wiretap linking authorities directly to where he was staying. Room 401. Federal prosecutors want his extradited to face trial in the u. S. The biggest problem is convincing mexican authorities to send him back to the United States is hes a mexican national. Most of his killings have taken place on mexican soil and a lot of mexican families would like to see him tried and incarcerated in mexico. Reporter hes known for his evasiveness. Police raided one of his compounds while he was still inside. The drug lord fled through a secret door beneath a bathtub disappearing in a network of tunnels connecting him to his other six homes nearby. Dubbed public enemy number one, a title once held by al capone, indictments have been filed in four states. The u. S. Attorney general says the drug kingpin contributed to the death and destruction of millions of lives. He escaped from a prison in 2001. There is krups in that country. And i would ask that the mexicans consider extraditing him to the United States. Reporter its unclear if federal prosecutors here in the u. S. Will get a crack at him. One thing to consider, mexico does not have the Death Penalty and they will not extradite anybody to a country that faces the Death Penalty. That could be a factor in the decision process. Could be a big factor. After 12 years on the run, a big success for both mexico and the u. S. Ted, thank you so much. Were talking about another round of bitter cold moving in for most of the country. Despite what really has felt like soaring temperatures. I was kpliet completely inappropriately dressed this weekend. I was way overdressed. Conditions are set to drop back to the teens, even the Single Digits in some places. It felt so good out there. It was so nice for like 24 hours. And now we know its going to cool down again. For those not watching my forecast, you are going to be inappropriately dressed because its going to get cold. Look at these temperatures. Were going to about 20 degrees below normal. Chicago by wednesday, 10 degrees as your high. And its not just hanging out in the midwest. Boston, youre in the 20s by wednesday. All the way down to the south, 40s by wednesday. Each day getting worse than the day before. If thats not bad enough, tuesday through wednesday, were going to add a little snow. A couple inches near new york city. 3 inches near d. C. I have one piece of good news. Ridge of High Pressure bringing the drought to about 15 in california. Thats changing. They are going to be getting rain. Two bad boys are making their way through. You got something . We are going to be in l. A. This weekend. Of course, its going to rain. Of course, you are. That was my attempt to spin it. Science has been obsessing about how dry it is out west, so that is good news. They were at a real risk for fire. Bad timing, sorry. Coming up on new day, stream shows online, of course, you do. Frustrated by buffering . Netflix and comcast in an agreement say they are going to make streaming easier. The question is, what will easier cost you . Well tell you. It was a spectacular end to the Winter Olympics. So after all of it, how did russia do . Were going to ask the sports experts about it just back from sochi. [ as schwarzenegger ] show me the movies with the Arnold Schwarzenegger with the stunts and loud explosions and all the muscles. [ as cosby ] i want to see the comedy programming with the children. [ british accent] watch bravo yeah, i want to see the real housewives. Rewind yeah jimmy . Its been hours. We told you the x1 entertainment operating system show me the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Thats what im talking about right there. [ cheers and applause ] [ female announcer ] control your tv with your voice. The x1 entertainment operating system. Only from xfinity. Its money time. A new deal could mean streaming movies on netflix could be faster. For some customers. Christine romans is here to break it down and explain it. Whats the deal . Who is it between . For some customers, but maybe its a start. No more slowing down for those customers of house of cards. Its buffering, its got all these speed bumps. This is a deal that would connect comcast and netflix directly and take out the middle man. Thats going to be better for you and your viewing pleasure. We know that netflix is on the rise. They have a third of the traffic in those pipes that carry all that stuff. Theres only so much room. That means the rest of the folks that dont have this deal are going to see the buffering, bufrg. Or someone is going to have to spend billions of dollars to make the pipes bigger. So this is scene as the beginning of other agreements. We expect more agreements. So hopefully they will figure out how all of us can get this. The question is here as the Cable Companies are building bigger pipes, who is going to pay for it . It costs a lot of money. Cable Companies Pay for it . You know the answer to that. Come on. Answer the question. Most people think eventually this means the more you use, the more youre going to pay. Does that mean they didnt plan ahead . They didnt anticipate this much usage . All new technologietechnolog gobbling it up. They are trying to figure out who. We are going to pay. Once you get some scale to the competition, the prices will start to come down. As they are ramping up and deciding who is the best inpra structure wise, were going to pay. Were stuck with netflix interruptus. It happened to me over the weekend. You gave a really good analogy a tap with water. When were streaming video or using the stuff that you can on the internet, you want to turn on the switch and the lights go on. Or turn on the facet and the water comes out. I have to pay more for something, but heres l l thing, the more water you use, the more you pay. So how are we going to figure out what the pricing structure is for me for how much i use . Why are you so fascinated by this . You know youre going to pay more to get more. When you pick your speed online, you pay more. How we view the internet, we still view the internet as free and for everyone and its kind of changing. Youre paying for some of your news website subscriptions. You cant get all access all the time for free. Its changing that relationship. We want to know when i turn on the tap, its a full stream and not a trickle. They get you now. 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Yeah, i was going to say this is what 27 hours of travel that included 6 security checks looks like. You look fabulous. Thank you for e geing up and coming in. You just returned from sochi. Whats your big lasting impression from the games would you say . I think i walk away oddly surprisingly impressed that they pull pulled it off. A masterful job i, i dont think it was intentional of setting a low bar of expectations because when i arrived there, it was frightening in some respects at how little was finished and then you thought, i dont know how they are going to accomplish this. I dont know how they are going to pull this off. I walk away saying, wow, they actually did this and most of it ran exceptionally smoothly. When you say you were surprised that they pulled it off and because they set the low bar, going in, everyone was afraid of a terrorist attack. Everyone saw construction ongoing and continued to happen while folks were there throughout the games. Some of the runs werent great, the weather was a huge factor. So would you say as you compare to other olympics it was a success or simply the bar was set so low that russia pulled it off . I think it was a success outright. Its very difficult when youre comparing to past Winter Olympics like vancouver, for example. Every Winter Olympics has its own set of challenges. It takes place in its own bubble with vancouver, transportation was a huge problem. Lets not forget that warm weather was also an issue in vancouver. I think overall, it was a success. The venues were spectacular and as advertised. And there were some issues with runs and weather and security was looming over the whole event, u by think of the people i talked to there, they were having a good time. The competitions were engaging and thrilling and all the things you want to see out of a sports competition. And people felt they got to experience a culture that was different and new and exciting in some ways. I dont know if we saw a real version of russian culture, but people got the olympic spirit and the olympic experience in the process. One of the interesting story lines coming out of this olympics is the big names going in didnt necessarily medal. That didnt necessarily pan out. It was the lesser known athletes that we really saw shine, by and large, in this olympics. Youre also specifically talking about team usa. They are facing headlines back home like team usa disappoints, falls short, collapses, what do you think of how team usa did . Is that a fair portrayal of how they did over there . I dont think its that fair a portrayal. Shaun white did come in fourth. Shani, davis did not perform as expected. But there were some of the big names that did come through. You had ted ligety winning the gold and for me was one of the most thrilling performances of the games, 18yearold mckayla winning in the womens slalom competition. You had outside of the americans other teams doing well. Was it a poor games for the americans . You could say that, but it didnt live up to expectations, but there were some names that are going to be coming out of here that were going to look to in the future that will be exciting for fans down the road in olympics and International Sports competition. I guess looking back, especially all the fears going in, by and large, Nothing Happened in terms of the terrorism that was expected. Everyone can say at least we can say at the very least the players and the fans, their families, all were safe as they concluded the olympics. Its great to see you. Welcome home. Thank you. Coming up on new day, the pentagon is making plans to shrink the army. Scaling it back to the size it was in 1940. Two takes on this. One says lean and mean is the new reality. One says youre trading size for safety. Who is right . A controversial jeopardy champ returning. He made a few folks angry. 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Its monday, february 24th, 7 00 in the east. Were going to start with our news blast. Thats the most news you can get anywhere. Lets go. I done have to hide who i am. I can be my normal self. Skblnchts the ousted president is wanted for mass murder. Its in nobodys interest to see violence return. Las vegas police are calling this case of road rage attempted murder. Hes really the godfather, if you will, of the cartels. Most of his killings have taken place on mexican soil. Russia waved farewell to olympians with style and grace. Breaking this morning, eric holder wants to hold companies responsible when their data is stolen. He says congress should pass a law make iing companies disclos data breaches immediately so customers can act quick ly to protect personal information. The Higher Standards would help companies be held accountable when they fail to keep data safe. A historymaking night on the hard court. Jason collins become the first openly gay athlete to compete in a pro sport in the u. S. He broke down the barrier when he stepped on the floor of the Staples Center last night as the newest member of the Brooklyn Nets. He recorded 2 rebounds just hours after signing a 10day contract with that team. 65 miles of the Mississippi River is closed in louisiana because of an oil spill. The oil leak from a barge after it ran into a tow boat saturday. Officials dont know exactly how much oil was released, but only a sheen was reported on the water. Drinking water intakes on the river were closed as a precaution. Officials say the water supply is safe. In egypt the Prime Minister and entire cabinet said i quit. The interim government has only been in power six months and no reason was given. No word on who will replace the Prime Minister on even if the interim president has accepted the resignations. Pressure is mounting on Arizona Governor jan brewer to not sign a law that could make it harder for gay couples to eat and even shop. The state Legislature Passed a bill allowing businesses to refuse to serve gay couples if it con flicks with their believes. They are calling the measure state sanctioned discrimination. Governor brewer has until friday to decide. Shell sign the bill. Gas service is slowly being restored at a mall where one person died and 27 others were sickened by a Carbon Monoxide leak. Steven nelson was found dead in a basement saturday night. One other victim remains hospitalized in stable condition. They are blaming a faulty water heater flew for the leak. The pentagon is planning to downsize the army. Secretary hagel is about to announce changes to shrink the army to the size it was in world war ii. Is this new military vaj president bush thats the question. Barbara starr is live. What are you hearing . Either way its going to be about politics. The pentagon wants to make drastic cuts is about to ub unveil the new budget. Do you need as big an army with the advances in technology . So look for actual increases, perhaps, in cyber defense, in drones, in unmanned technology, all the things the military has been using. But what hagel is saying in this budget is no more big land wars. Iraq, afghanistan, all of that is over. So hes looking to cut things like the 810 aircraft, originally designed for war against the soviets. The famed u2 spy plane, now you can use drones. But, and it is a huge but, congress doesnt like budget cuts in military because it means veterans groups. All of that is going to be a huge problem for hagel and the administration has they debate this budget in the coming weeks. Barbara, thank you for that. Breaking overnight, ukraines ousted president is now a wanted man wanted for mass murder. A criminal case was just opened, but the ousted president is nowhere to be found. All this happening as an interim president has been au pointed and they are working on a National Unity government. Nick paton walsh has been there for us in kiev. Do we know where the former president is at this moment . Reporter we dont. Last sighting was apparently at a private house in the south of ukraine. People really concerned behind me here in the square hes brought to justice. This mass murder charge relating to the shooting of dozens of protesters not far at all from where im standing. The urgent issue is where has the money in ukraine gone. They are talking ab the country being bankrupt and they need 35 billion, pretty much now from the u. S. And even from poland or the eu. Whoever will help out to keep the country afloat. Thats an urgent crisis forming now. Behind me people in the square still mourning the dead and still angry. But the country does seem its moved away. Protesters are filling the streets of cora cass. Their president is calling for a National Peace conference. The time for talk has passed. Carl penhall has the latest on the conflict. Reporter their president has called for the peace talks later on this week, but while he does want to put an end to three weeks of violent protests, he doesnt want to share power and doesnt want to reign back his socialist revolution. Now at the same time hes offering peace talks, a retired army general took to his own rooftop armed with assault rifles in one neighborhood and says hes ready to make a stand against what he dubs venezuelas dictatorship. Right now that army general is being backed by opposition supporters. And now the opposition is calling for more barricades across the area to cause chaos. Very unstable will, thank you for that. Wiretaps and informants, thats how officials captured mexicos mostwanted drug pin. He was seized in a mexican beach resort. Hed evaded capture for 13 years after breaking out of prison. Hes been indicted in seven Federal District courts. Some already seeking extradition saying he should face trial here in america, not in mexico where he could escape again. Look at this frightening flight in florida. A video captures the moment when a bird crashes into the window sending glass and feathers all over the cockpit. He was flying at 170 miles an hour and was just a few miles away from landing in fort myers, florida. Another possible norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship. 120 passengers on a Holland America ship got sick. This ship received a failing grade during a cdc sanitation inspection last september. Despite the springlike temperature, guess what, another blast of arctic air is set to move in. The midwest in another deep freeze and parts of the east coast already starting to feel it. Indra petersons is here tracking it for us. At least you delivered the news, not me. Were already feeling it in the midwest. Lets take a welcome another the highs. 15 degrees below normal in the midwest. Not so bad in the east. The south still seeing above normal. Tomorrow well see the shift into the northeast. By wednesday even the south, youre into the mix. 15 degrees below normal highs. Notice whats going on in the midwest. Starting to see 30 below average temperatures. Thursday we are all cold. Hang i hanging on, still seeing temperatures a good 30 degrees below. Minneapolis looking for one below as your high. Its not the only story. Even some snow tuesday through wednesday. Several inches towards new york city. If youre in the south, it looks like several inches of rain there as well. Thank you very much. National security adviser susan rice says she has no regrets about her take on the benghazi terror attack. In an appearance on meet the press she blasted critics who thought she was covering up the truth. That information turned out, in some respects, not to be 100 correct. But the notion that i or anybody else in the administration misled the American People is false. Remember rice initially called the benghazi attack a spontaneous protest against an antiislamic video. Evidence shows it was a planned terror attack. More on tap today between president obama and governors from across the country. They are in washington for the annual meeting of the governors association. Obamacare has been a constant point of contention. Some governors are saying its time to accept that obamacare is here to stay. Just one of many topics they will be addressing. Athena jones has more from washington. Reporter good morning. Getting rid of obamacare has been a wellpublicized goal of the Republican Party at the national level. Its an issue thats front and center as we approach the midterm elections later this year. As you mentioned, its looking like on the state level at least some governors are coming to accept that the law is here to stay. Iowas republican Governor Terry branstad said were trying to make the best of a bad situation. Even though he called the law unaffordable and unsustainable. Keep in mind, there are 21 states, most of them led by republican governors, who have refused to expand medicaid, which was a big part of the law to cover more people. And louisianas governor bobby jindal told usa today, maybe its not impossible to repeal the law. I done think its so deeply entren entrenched it cant be repealed. But we have to show people what were going to replace it with. The debate over health care did not come up last night when the president addressed the governors. Jindal one of the governors who are a possible president ial hopeful. The president addressed those folks saying we want to make sure youre comfortable here at the white house. A little bit of a joke about those 2016 hopefuls sblp a few of them wanting the position, thank you. Lets look at whats in the papers this morning. In the washington post, arguments in a Supreme Court showdown over greenhouse gases. The Environmental Protection agency sued for seeking to tighten emissions standards for stationary gases like those emitted by power plants. Opponents call it a gross overreach of power and want the justices to degree agree. Doctors have identified 25 kids suffering from a poliolike virus thats capable of paralyzing limbs. This trend back in 2012. Doctors know definitively its not polio. They are looking for similar cases outside the state. And in the wall street journal, sony is hoping their u smart phone will become a bigger player. An upgraded processer and video recording. The struggling Electronics Maker is releasing a tablet. That one is water proof and available next month in europe. I like that. The 2014 Winter Olympics are in the books. The games wrapped up with an elaborate closing ceremony. The russians mocked their own glitch by having dancers wait a minute before expanding into the fifth ring. The ceremony serves as a handoff to the next winter olympic host. That will be south korea welcoming the world in 2018. On the final day of the games, canada captured another gold medal in olympic ice hockey. Their mens team posting a shutout of swede opinion. The mens team finished fourth. Better luck for the americans in the fourman bobsled competition. They took home the bronze for the u. S. As far as the overall results, russian athletes did the host country proud with 33 me dales, including 4 on the final day of competition. The United States finished second. I was just basking in that. Lets look at whats trending at this hour. Paula deen turned a beach side cooking demonstration into a public apology riding on the back of robert irvine. Listen to what she told crowds sunday at the south beach wine and Food Festival. If anybody did not hear me apologize, i want to apologize. During a legal dispute with a former employee, she acknowledged she used racial slurs in the past. Many endorsement deals crumbled afterwards. Apple is rushing out a new version of their i, s system after discovering a major security flaw. The problem allows hackers to see data that was supposed to be encrypted allowing them to view and change emails and passwords. The fix has been issued for the most recent devices. For now, Mac Computers still appear to be left unsecure. Check this it out. A popular voice is going silent. Remember mr. Moviefone. His lines have been d disconnected. Hello. If you know the name of the movie youd like to see, press 1. Callers are told that the Automated Service would no longer be available because of new technology and changing consumer has beens. It will live on as a free app for your smart phone or tablet. I like to hear that voice still. It seems theres a shorter of bieber fans. Hes eyeing a home, but neighbors are saying, stay out. A protest is taking place this morning and organizers even started a Facebook Page over concerns that the singer will bring unwanted attention to the neighborhood. Biebers camp has not commented on this rumored move. You know its bad when you dont even know that hes moving there and theres protests already. They already knew. They are not happy about it. Some folks are not happy about a certain jeopardy vaj. Arthur chu has been called everything from unsporesman like to some saying hes a super villain. His daily double strategy has him dominating the game and the fourtime winner returns for the tournament of champions. Is he breaking all of the unwritten rules . Is it fair . He would say dont hate the player, hate the game u. But he is back. Arthur chu is back to defend his title on tonights show. Hes the one that some viewers love to hate for his unorthodox style. His methods seem to be working. Hes won nearly 103,000. Heres the clue to help you all. Reporter hes been blasted for his unconventional wing strategy. Dubbed a mad genius and villain on social media and is currently the quiz shows reigning champion. The answer, who is arthur chu. The 30yearold insurance analyst is back. Hes playing to defend his winning streak. Much to the chagrin of many show traditionalists who feel chu is gaming the system. Its a wise champion that knows which categories are good for him. That applies to arthur chu. Reporter breaking from the typical strategy of going through one category from top to bottom, he jumps all over the board throwing his opponents off with his unpredictability and upping his chances of finding the prized daily doubles early on. Hes rewriting the rules of jeopardy. All he wants is the money. Reporter his tactics drew backlash but he says his strategy is fair game and he simply in it to win it. You realize were playing for money. A lot of money. The rules are what the rules are. Reporter while some of the adjectives used to describe him were stripped from a comic book it is chu that just might be having the last laugh. Even if i were to lose the next game, 100,000 is nothing to go home and cry about. Episode was shot back in november and this was before all the backlash began and before chu knew anyone had a problem with his playing style. If you see a gentler player on to, probably not. Does he need to be apologetic . Hes just trying to win a game. Even if he could go back, he wouldnt. If it aint broke, dont fix it. He won 103,000 doing what he does. Its strategy. Im thinking it gets mikaelas suggesignature. This is a controversy. People are not happy. Just because people dont like it doesnt mean they are right. I didnt know it was a gentlemans game. I thought it was to get the most money. We had the guy in the piece who said all he wants is the money. Hel hello, the famous nfl coach, you play to win the game. Thats why you play. What do you think . Newday. Coming up on new day, he slammed republican governors last week. President obama is meeting with some of them in the white house looking for cooperation. Good strategy . Debbie Wasserman Schultz is here. Were going to put her to test on that. And prospects for the midterm elections. Can a Business Owner claim a religious right is a reason to not serve someone . Well take a closer look at what this bill means and what could happen. Mine was earned in korea in 1953. Afghanistan, in 2009. Orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once its earned, usaa Auto Insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. Because it offers a superior level of protection. And because usaas commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. Begin your legacy. Get an Auto Insurance quote. Usaa. We know what it means to serve. We asked people a question, how much money do you think youll need when you retire . 500,000. Maybe halfmillion. 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Stubborn love by the lumineers did you i did. Email . So what did you think of the house . Did you see the School Ratings . Oh, youre right. Hey babe, i got to go. Bye daddy have a good day at school, ok . But what about when my parents visit . Ok. I just love this one. And its next to a park. I love it. I love it too. Heres our new house. Daddy youre not just looking for a house. Youre looking for a place for your life to happen. The nations governors have descended on washington. While it seems Like Congress wont be doing much, obama is looking for new allies. Hes looking to nations governors. Will he find any . Joining us to talk about this and many topics, congresswoman from florida and chair of the Democratic National committee deb debbi Wasserman Schultz. Thank you for coming in. When you look at the reality, were in 2014. Were in a midterm election. You know what its like on capitol hill . Is there any chance in your mind theres going to be anything significant coming from capitol hill this year . Well, it wont be for lack of president obama and Congressional Democrats trying. At the end of the day, if the republicans in the congress continue to want to do everything they can to stop anything that president obama tries to do, then were going to have an election about that and the two contrasts and the new different paths and visions will be contested in the election and well see where the American People land. That happened in 2012 and they said they. Ed to make sure that we focused on fighting for the middle class and working families and job creation. Thats what president obama is going to try to do on his own. Doesnt it seem like both sides have given up . Its not unusual in an Election Year we focus on politics, not really on legislating. It seems earlier than ever. Look at the president s budget. Hes going to take heat for dropping this modification for Social Security benefits. Im not giving up. Democrats arent giving up. If your question was do i think anything is going to happen, my answer was its not going to be because of the democrats lack of trying. We need willing partners on the other side. The republicans have only wanted to be obstructionists. Thats why we voted to appeal the Affordable Care act instead of working together to try to iron out the kinks and fully implement. Even the governors in town this week have said the Affordable Care act is the law and its here to stay. The other side is the reason we had all the votes is because you actually didnt work obamacare the way you traditionally would. You forced it through and left them no choice but to vote it and the reason that youre going to have trouble working together is youre too antagonistic. Its kind of like you set them up to disagree with you and then say its your fault. How many times has president obama extended his hand across the aisle, said lets sit down and work things out and put things in budget that our party has issues with too get the republicans to understand we want to find common ground. The tea party extremists, sadly, that have been allowed to control the direction of the Republican Party have a strangle hold on their party. Its prevented them. I have been in office 21 years. 13 of those i have been in the minority. I understand it cant be my way or the highway. Obviously i support my partys agenda, but you have to put aside differences, figure out where you can agree so you can move forward. Members said the president has not been good about developing culture with the other side of cooperation. Hes been too stand offish. I dont know that. There are countless times president obama has said lets sit down and Work Together. Its the republicans that walked away from the grand bargain who instead of focusing on the number one issue thats important to job creation and getting the economy turned around that they focus on doing everything they can including shutting the government down. Just to derail giving people access to quality, Affordable Health care. When you talk about the grand bargain, which is never going to happen until exchange in bargain, one element was what i mentioned. Change cpi. Washington saying theres a change how Social Security benefits are calculate d. Has the president explained to democrats why hes dropping that from the budget this year . I havent had a personal conversation with the president about it, but i can tell you that my from having observed and been involved in the process, that is a tough thing. As is the entire question of how you reform Social Security and safety net programs like medicare. Unless you have both sides willing to put some skin in the game. Willing to set down and said were going to spend our Political Capital to make tough decisions together. But you have to have both sides willing to do that. If president obama continually puts himself out there with and as a result the republicans take shots at him and continue to bash us. When he put cpi in his budget last year, they criticized him for proposing to cut benefit when is thats an idea their party has previously embraced. Whether or not thats a good idea needs to be discussed and debated together. But to continue to put out only one side put out the tough side and the other take hot shots, that doesnt make sense. Whats going to change . You have things to worry about. What do you think changes the dynamic . We know the game. Its difficult to get things done. Its one based on hostility. The people are against both sides. Whats going to change . I think whats going to change it is an election. Were going to have to have another election. Maybe a couple elections until its clear to the republicans that the path that they have chosen, the path of extremism, the path of doing nothing but obstructing the president s ability to get stuff done and choosing not to work with him is going to be rejected by the American People. In the meantime, we need to keep trying. We need to keep showing how we would move the country forward if we had willing partners to sit down and work things out. To Work Together to find that common ground. A lot can happen between now and november. From your perspective, how are the chances looking that democrats could regain control of the house. The way its described to me, its not likely u. We have tremendous opportunities across the country. Were going to pick up seats. Its very clear that a lot of constituents across the country have buyers remorse from the tea party they elected in 2010. The Republican Party has essentially voted in lock step to shut the government down, to follow ted cruz and the tea party off the cliff. We dont all have to agree on everything, but people do want us to sit down and Work Together. In the town Hall Meetings i have in south florida, people say, youre all to blame. They are fed up and sick of government and losing their confidence that we have the ability to get things done that are meaningful. They havent been shown any evidence otherwise. Exactly. Thats why we have to on our side to continue to do our best to Work Together. Sadly, the republicans who actually used to be willing to do that are retiring because they are frustrated. The Republican Party is in a civil war. They are in a battle for what direction their own party will go in. They are beating the heck out of one another. Its hard for any of them to focus on working across the aisle. Well see what happens with their civil war and hopefully it will shake itself out and well elect some willing people on their side to come to the table and work with us on job creation, on getting the economy turns around, on building more opportunities for the middle class so people can work hard and play by the rules and event an opportunity to succeed and achieve their goals. Get the economy stronger and you dont have to battle ab the cost of living adjustment to Social Security because you have the stainability. A lot of issues on the table. Thank you for being here. Coming up on new day, an amendment to an arizona law could make it legal for a business to refuse service to gays and lesbians and other people. Is it a way to defend religious freedom or a license to discriminate . Well talk to someone who helped draft the new amendment. Its a debate, you get in it on it. An elderly man gets run over by a car at a gas station. 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Military commanders recommended that 10,000 troops remain in afghanistan. Defense secretary hagel is expected to brief counterpart this week on u. S. Thinking. Jason collins, the first openly gay athlete to ever play in a major professional u. S. Sport. The Brooklyn Nets center played 12 minutes and pulled a couple rebounds last night in a win over the lakers. E he got a warm standing ovation when he came into the game in the second quarter. Quite a mystery unfolding over a large stolen mango. Thieves in australia swiped this 30foot tall monument. Security cameras caught the whole thing. You can see thieves approaching the mango. They have a crane and heavy machinery. Some say it was a publicity stunt. However, the Tourists Information Center is adamant that it is stolen. Mango unchained is the headline. Heres a proposition for you. Should it be legal for a business to refuse service to gays and lesbians because of religious believes . This is the substance of an amendment passed by the legislature and the legislature says e yes. Those against it say its a license to discriminate. Lets debate. Joining us from washington, d. C. Is an attorney for the Alliance Defending freedom, which was involved in drafting the amendment. Counsellor, thank you for joining us. Its a pleasure to be here. Let me ask you this counsellor, the main proposition for why this is okay in your opinion is that its an existing law and just an extension of a right that already exists. Explain. Theres been a lot of lies and misinformation spread about this bill. And what this bill this bill is not about denying people services. What this bill is advocating for is basic freedom, ensuring that everyone is respected and that the government is not allowed to force or to coerce or compel anyone to violate their believes or to go against their conscious. This is basically to keep the government from discriminating against people of faith. Right. But fundamentally, what it allows, the mechanism is to allow a business own tore refuse to do business with somebody on the basis of it ed ofing their religious believes. If they do conduct that business. So for example, if i come to you and say you sell flowers. I want you to sell flowers for me for my marriage to another man. You can say no, correct . Theres a difference. Theres a basic difference between denying someone a cup of coffee or a piece of pizza or selling someone a pencil versus someone to use their creative ability to create a message to support an event, to support an idea that goes against their believes. Theres a big distinction that government should not force us to ever use our business, use our talents to go against what we fundamentally believe. Theres a big difference between selling a pencil and forcing someone to draw a mural that portray this is. Think about we would not force a muslim to participate in a koranburning ceremony. Is this is america and we should be able to live freely and not be forced to endorse ideas. Counsellor, tell me youre not analogizing burning a koran with gay marriage. Do you see them as the same thing . In this bill, it will not deny anyone any service. No one will be kicked out of a restaurant or denied a cup of coffee or piece of pizza. This it ensures that everyone in the state of arizona, these are common, fundamental freedoms that inherent in history. And this bill simply preks those freedoms and allows people to live according to their faith without the government saying what you can and cannot believe. It allows people to not do business with gays is what it allows. Your organization has a history of trying to hedge the ability to deal with gay marriage and gay rights in the country. All somebody has to do is google your organization. So lets just be open and honest about it. Why is dealing with gays or gay marriage out to a substantial burden of someones religion . Whose religion does that burden . Youre misunderstanding the point entirely. In our photography case, elaine is a wonderful, Young Christian photographer and started her company. She is more than willing to take pictures of homosexuals. She will take passport pictures, anything. What she will not do is use her ability as a photographer to go in and promote and endorse an event she doesnt agree with. How is that a substantial burden . Lets say youre a christian, which im sure most of people youre designing this law would be. How is it a substantial burden to my christianity to take photos of a gay marriage . If im against it, i dont marry another man. It vooilts your religious freedom if the government comes in and forces you to go against, to act in contradiction to what you believe. It doesnt just apply to christians. A jewish baker, you cant make them provide pork sandwiches for a wedding reception. In america the couple in new mexico, theres so many people willing to provide photography to use their e creative expression for that event. Why cant we respect and advocate for tolerance of all viewpoints regardless of whether or not the government agrees with that viewpoint. But arent you arguing against tolerance . Tolerance would be as a Business Owner, i dont e know why you need the law at all. If you dont want to do business with somebody, yaw can. The Gay Community in general is not a protected class under the federal law. Its not like race or religion where you cant discriminate. So you dont need this law unless you need to enforce intolerance. It seems pretty obvious thats what youre doing. I dont think people have even read this bill. This bill were talkin religious freedom has been on the books in arizona since 1999. For religious organizations. This bill simply closes loopholes to make sure it matches the federal law. I want to be really, really clear on this. It would no way allow anyone to deny someone services. It would not allow them to kick them out of a restaurant or deny them something. It simply wont force artists to create or promote a message to force them to be in a parade or be in an event or endorse that with their business, it wouldnt allow them to do that because of the fundamental respect. If i ask you to cater my gay marriage k you say no . Under this bill that no one would be able to deny anyone services. They couldnt say no to a cup of coffee. Can you cater my gay marriage . Theres a lot of examples and it would depend on what that persons religious believes were. The jewish baker, we could not say he would have to be compelled to provide pork sandwiches for an event. Thats because religion is a protected class. And lgbt is not a protected class. Thats why you cant say to the jewish bake thaer he doesnt provide pork sandwiches, but lgbt is not protected. Why dont you own that proposition and say, yes, thats what my organization is about. Were trying to protect christians who feel this belief and thats what this law is about. No, thats absolutely not what this law is about. Its act protecting religious freedom and protecting the dignity of every single person. And allow i cant understand why you would endorse the government and say, yes, the government can come into my life and compel me to create art or create something that violates what i sincerely believe. This is not a country where thats something we have ever stood up for. If youre against discrimination, if youre against the government saying what you can and cant do in terms of going against religious belief, you should be for this bill. I understand your point, but i dont understand the example under the law as it is right now. Youre extending a right where it didnt exist before to have intolerance. But the government isnt telling anyone to do business with anybody. The Lgbt Community is not a protected class. We have to leave it there. I respect you coming on to make your arguments. This will not be the end of this law. I hope you come back so we can continue the debate. I would love that. Thank you so much. What do you think . Let me know. Newday. Coming up next on new day, a horrible case of road rage in las vegas. An elderly man run over by a car. Police are looking for the runaway driver for attempted murder. Details on that ahead. Also we heard this before, but is alec baldwin ready to give up public life . Well talk to the journalist who spoke to him in an interview. [ male announcer ] whether it takes 200,000 parts, 800,000 hours of supercomputing time, 3 million lines of code, 40,000 sets of eyes, or a million sleepless nights. Whether its building the worlds most advanced satellite, the space station, or the next leap in unmanned systems. At boeing, one thing never changes. Our passion to make it real. 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Las vegas police are calling this case of road rage atemed murder. Watch as an elderly man walks through a Vegas Service station o to pay for his gas and moments later hes run down by another motorist. Take a closer look as the driver pauses, just inches away from the mans knees, then floors it, running him over, leaving him arriving in pain. Police have turned to youtube asking for the publics help finding the driver of this gray honda accord. The youtube component is raring its head more and more. Reporter youtube led to several arrests following this ordeal on new yorks west side highway last fall. The driver of this suv was surrounded by a group of bikers after bumping one of their tires. He ran over three of them trying to get away critically injuring one. After being chased and cornered, the driver was dragged out of his car and beaten. Last april this enraged motorist, a u. S. Marine went ballistic, caught on tape screaming profanities at another driver in california. There are these incidents more and more frequently being captured on camera. Your aggression could translate to your arrest. Reporter rosa flores, cnn, new york. We show that to you because they need your help finding that person in that car. We will follow up to be sure. I give up. Thats what alec baldwin is saying. Not so fed up he doesnt want to go public about it and hes repeal vooeling a lot correctly from the journalist who scored it. Well have the story from the journalist. [ man ] look how beautiful it is. Honey, we need to talk. We do . I took the trash out. I know. And thank you so much for that. I think we should get a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. Right now . [ male announcer ] whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. I did a little research. 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It came out of the blue, sort of a mutual friend of ours who happens to be a journalist asked me if i would be interested in talking to a person about the media and maybe doing a person of this persons view of the media and it turned you want to be alec baldwin. It was very unusual. Not through a publicist. He genuinely wanted to understand what happened to the media such that he arrived at this point where his career had been, you know, seemingly tarnished. He clearly didnt want you to interview him, he wanted to tell the story. We talked about the best way to do this. I said tell me your story and ill edit it into something coherent. Tell us what happened at msnbc. Tell us about the paparazzi. Tell us everything thats happened to you this last year. The whole story is him trying to understand whats happened to him. Whats your big take away. He goes through the incidents that happened publicly. His show with msnbc, his falling out with msnbc, constant issues with the paparazzi. The title of the piece is goodbye public life. Whats your pick take away. Is he done, done . I would describe it as a guy whose trying to break up with a girlfriend and its very painful for him. This is a relationship hes had for years. Its had its ups and downs but now hes done hes saying. He admitted it was a difficult process. Not easy for him to make a clean cut like this but hes trying to. Whether he can do it what does that mean, hes trying. Cant you just say im done . Thats true. I think he also wanted to settle some scores and have the public understand as he, you know, kind of a farewell letter. Well see if its an actual farewell about what happened to him. You got to know him. Full disclosure, i do know him. The point is this, now that you know him a little bit, do you think hes out there crazy, homophobic, racist any of these labels thats been put on him or has he violated the rule of messing with the media and paying the price. Heres what i think. I think that he admitted in the story that hes the kind of person who may rise to a dramatic moment when given one. When a camera is in his face he reacts. He knows this reaction isnt positive for him. Maybe theres a third option, none of the above but i dont think that hes a bad guy at all. A lot of people disagree with you and say hes making consistent homophobic remarks. He tries to take it in your piece intelligently in terms of putting his position forward. Do you think it will sell with people. Will they think differently of him . He comes off angry in this piece. He is angry. Theres a side of him thats bitter. He said im bitter. Im a human being, i feel about whats happened. I wish it didnt happen. The big institutions like the Huffington Post and msnbc is giving credence to tabloid media the sort thats coming after him. Tmz, he has a long history with these guys. Always antagonizing him. He makes a good point. If you look whats going on twitter right now the amazing amount of hate. Maybe he deserves it but he calls it hate, incorporated. This is the new way of people having in public, they get constantly attacked, constantly who you are on your worse day is who you are. I agree with that. The question is he asking for it . He knows he kind of that this isnt a Good Relationship for him to go back to that metaphor and thats why hes trying to figure out how to end it. Tuning hes ending it . Thats something that i cant answer. I hope he does because for his own sake because i think hes a great comic actor. A lot of people even if they dont like him, what they see of him recognize the guy is amazingly talented. His focus on theater. Hes not done acting. He wants to focus on theater less than showbiz. Right. It shows how angry the social media environment is that an angry guy has to back away because its way too angry even for him. Lethal combination. My therapist once said whats the common factor in all these scenarios . Yourself. Thats true. Hes coming to grips with that to some degree. Interesting. Its an interesting story. Thanks very much. Appreciate it. Very interestingly told too. Coming up on new day, cracking down on racial slurs in the nfl. 15 yard penalty if you use the nword on the field. You like that idea . Is that the way to change culture . What does an apron have to do with Car Insurance . An apron is hard work. An apron is pride in what you do. An apron is not quitting until youve made something a little better. What does an apron have to do with Car Insurance . For us, everything. And a hotel is the Perfect Place to talk to you about hotels. Allyoucaneat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. The hotel gym is short for gymnasium. The hotel pool is usually filled with water. And the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels. Com. Its on the internet, but you probably knew that. 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We learn more about his life on the run even escaping through a door beneath the bathtub. Jason collins making history. First openly gay athlete to play in a major professional sport. The reaction this morning. Your new day continues right now. Welcome back to new day once again. Its monday, february 24th, 8 00 in the east. We begin this hour with breaking news in the ukraine. Ousted president , Viktor Yanukovych now a wanted man for mass murder, but his whereabouts remain a mystery. Meantime ukraine trying to restore calm after those deadly antigovernment protests. An interim president has been appointed and the country is set to vote for their new president in may elections. Nick peyton walsh is in kiev following all the latest developments. Whats it like today, nick . Reporter kate, so much happening here right now. Weve all been waiting to see what russia the big overarching neighbor would do. Viktor yanukovych last reported leaving a private residence in southern ukraine. We heard from the russian Prime Minister who said he doubts the legitimacy of the government here, the russians arent that safe here but interestingly we havent heard from Vladimir Putin, the main man in russia who calls all the shots. Many wondering what hes going to say. The u. S. Warned russia not to get involved. Behind that you cranes are digesting the remarkable scenes of wealth at the residence of the former president , Viktor Yanukovych. The ousted president is wanted for mass murder and on the run in the south, seen leaving a private house there. Ukraine is still on the streets watching a new government form, mourning the dead and enjoying a strange period when the people have the only real power. Moscow has been silent about losing its main ali. The United States hopes it stays out militarily. That would be the grave mistake. Reporter ukrainians digesting the collapse of their past and the wealth of Viktor Yanukovych. Many see what money can buy if you dont have anything sensible to do with it. Soon it may be Viktor Yanukovych who is behind the bars. He didnt even drive these 50s bentley, whatever this is. An American Army jeep. In the end he fled, of course, in the president ial helicopter. And not in this, a massive riverboat for partying. Outside fascination at the life he led and they could only look in on while their country stagnated. Inside, gifts from guests. Months ahead when ukraine comes to terms with a troubled economy and asks where did all the money go, here is part of the answer. The president s own vodka, even the president ial waste gets gilt. We got inside his house. A bizarre empty mansion. It was gawdy but vacant. A tunnel linking the houses across miles and miles of ground. Luxury never seemed to end. In his bedroom one bell for sex, one for alcohol. It was presumably a joke but how he lived to the people his money this was isnt. Whats remarkable was just seeing how little signs of life there really was. All these riches but no one there enjoying it much and these images are really in the minds of people behind me. The square is a scene of mourning, flowers on the ground here as the government tries to explain to you ukranians the mess they are in. Saying they are bankrupt. The money is messing. They need 35 billion this year and next to keep the country afloat. Some of it potentially from america. But behind all that the ongoing drama of the manhunt, the man who was five days ago a president now a fugitive in southern ukraine. Nick peyton walsh, thank you. In other news one of the worlds top drug kings behind bars. Some controversy brewing because the arrest was made in mexico but the u. S. Is fighting to have Joaquin El Chapo guzman face justice here in the u. S. Were learning new details about the legendary criminal who spent 13 years on the run after breaking out of prison. And on the key u. S. Wiretap that led to his arrest. Cnn ted rollins is in chicago with more. Ted . Reporter good morning, chris. Thousands of families here in the u. S. And in mexico have had their lives ruined by this man and the scee cartel. After eluding capture for dozens of years how did authorities nab Joaquin El Chapo guzman, the worlds most ruthless drug lord . Focusing on five wiretaps, the dea, u. S. Immigration and mexican officials tracked guzman down to this hotel in mazatlan, mexico. In the end, it was a single wiretap linking authorities directly to where guzman was staying. Room 401. Federal prosecutors want him extradited to face trial in the u. S. I do think the biggest problem in our convincing mexican authorities to send him back to the United States is that hes a mexican national, most of his killings have taken place on mexican soil and certainly a lot of mexican families would like to see him tried and incarcerated in mexico. Reporter guzman is known for his evasiveness. Police last week raided one of his compounds when he was still inside. The drug lord fled through a secret door beneath a bathtub disappearing in a network of tunnels connecting him to his other six homes. Dubbed public enemy number one by chicagos Crime Commission a title once held by al capone, inditmentes have been filed in four states. The drug king contributed to the death and destruction of millions of lives. He escaped from a prison in 2001. There is corruption in that country. And i would ask that the mexicans consider extraditing him to the United States. Reporter federal prosecutors including prosecutors here in chicago would love to have a crack at guzman. Its unclear whether or not that will happen. One thing to consider, kate, mexico does not have the Death Penalty and they dont extradite to countries that are planning to enforce the Death Penalty so that could be a factor in this decision make being process. Ted thanks very much for that. 12 minutes of playing time and a permanent place in history. Last night in los angeles Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete ever to play a major professional team sport in the u. S. , starting off his new ten day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, collins managed two rebounds against the lakers. Lets go live to los angeles. You were there. History in the make. Reporter that is true, kate. When you suite in the room with Jason Collins you cant miss him. Hes seven feet tall. He made his biggest impact on the court yesterday. As he took the court early in the second quarter, Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play professional sports in the United States. Collins signed a ten day deal with the Brooklyn Nets before the game. Thats amazing that the nets was willing to open up and allow him to come out and still showcase his talent even though his Sexual Orientation may be different than most. Reporter collins was a free agent when he made the announcement. Many wondered if a team would pick him up. I always try to stay positive, and try to control what i can control, and its my training. So i always try to focus on that, focus on being positive and staying ready. Thats part of being professional. Reporter now that the opportunity is here, colin says his head is in the game. Its about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history or anything along those lines. Reporter jason kidd said theres a familiarity with Jason Collins. They played together. Also hes a professional. He knows this game. At the end of the day thats what the nets want to do, they want to win games. As collins is making history on the court, michael sam is doing the same on field. At the nfl combine in indianapolis the missouri defensive end said he wants his athleticism to speak for itself. It is what is it and i just wish you guys will see me as michael sam the Football Player instead of michael sam the gay Football Player. Reporter collins agrees and says life is much better. I dont have to hide who i am. I can be my normal self. The past ten months has been incredible. Reporter and collins seemed very relaxed. He says it felt good out there playing. He said it felt good. He needs to work on learning the plays that the nets have. One other note. He played under the number 46. Moving forward hes playing under number 98. Thats the reference of 1998. Matthew shepard was a university in wyoming. He was murdered in a hate crime and something that Jason Collins said needs to be remembered. Important point. Thank you for bringing that up. I wonder when were talking about him coming out, you think it matters the stature of the athlete that comes out as gay in terms of sending a message or it doesnt matter. You mean does it matter more . I like Jason Collins, im happy for him. Its bold move. Do you think if its a big star would it matter more, mean more . I dont think so. A first is a first. I agree. Its interesting with Jason Collins is one guy in terms ever his skill level. Michael sam could be a big star. I wonder if it makes a difference. Time will tell. You know what time will tell, horrible segue to make this nice weather youre seeing in the northeast will change. Why . The calendar says winter and it seems the weather will prove it to us. Another round of bitter cold in some parts of the country, how cold will it get . Its a matter of science so for that we have to go to the meteorologist who is known as indra petersons. I cant stop laughing. You know what news i have to deliver. Its a monday. We know its already colder and only going to get even colder. Thats the problem here. Lets talk about yesterdays temperatures. Lets reminisce. It felt good. New york was 64. Almost in the 70s. This is what were looking for today. Not bad in the northeast, 30s instead of 50s in the upper midwest thats where temperatures are starting 10, 15 degrees below normal. Lets look at it a different way. Heres the temperatures below freezing or at the freezing mark. Tomorrow seeping further south. Wednesday that cold air goes to the northeast and even down into the southeast. Nashville your high on wednesday below freezing at 31 degrees. I think that paints the picture right there. Its not the only thing. Were talk being about some snow tuesday night wednesday morning new york city. Inch an and a half. Same thing for boston. Warmer than freezing so were talking about some rain, maybe one to two inches. No more scowling. Just own it. Were still in the mid. Winter. We have a few more weeks to go. Thanks to that groundhog. Breaking news this morning from yipt where the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet have resign six months after taking power. No reason was given but the country has been dealing with protests over economic troubles. No word on who will replace the Prime Minister or if the interim president has accepted those resignations. The pentagon is planning to scale back the size of the u. S. Army to levels not seen since before world war ii. New york times said defense secretary chuck hagel will introduce budget cuts. The spending plan needs congressional approval. To venezuela where the president is calling for a National Peace conference on wednesday. He is expected to meet face to face with governors and mayors today as antigovernment protests continue to rage. The opposition is blaming him for violence thats left as many as eight people dead. Medical mystery is unfolding this morning in california. Small number of children suffering paralysis in their limbs and other polio like symptoms. This trend started in 2012. Doctors say they now know for sure it is not polio. They suspect they may be dealing with some of the same type much virus. Five of the stricken children still havent regained the use of their arms and legs after six months. So, heres a question for you. How many of this years oscar nominated films have you seen . Can you do a count. If youre like most americans you havent seen many of them. You did three . According to a new poll twothirds of americans have not seen any of the movies nominated for best picture. Among the top films most people have seen, captain phillips and gravity. The 86th Academy Awards show airs this sunday. Have you seen it . By tomorrow ill have seen seven of the nine. Thats great. I have to. Exactly. Full disclosure. Ive seen a few of them. I did watch dallas buyers club. I understand why Matthew Mcconaughey was nominated. Is it weight loss . No. Thats called getting a role for a women. Its not weight loss. He just does a great job. I got to get after him. Lets get going. Coming up next on new day ukraines ousted president now wanted for mass murder after the deadly antigovernment protests rattled the citys capital for months. Christiane amanpour will be joining us to weigh in on all the new developments. What is next for the country and what it all means for the u. S. And the nfl considering a rule change. What do you think of this . A 15 yard penalty if you use offensive language like the nword. A necessary change. Is that what you do with culture. Are you corrupting the game . Misplaced change . What do you think. Well debate it. Our oil offer comes with a fourtire rotation and a 27point inspection. And everything looked great. Actually, could you leave those in . Sure. Want me to run him through the car wash for you, too . No, no, i cant. Get a dexos 1, syntheticblend oil change, tire rotation, and inspection for just 39. 95 or less. Chevy certified service. I cthis year aloneore places offi hit new york. Ist. And texas see, hotwire checks the competitions rates every day. So they can guarantee their low hotel prices. Hotwire hotwire. Com. Welcome back to new day. Last nights spectacular olympics closing ceremonies being called a triumph for russian president Vladimir Putin but with ukraine on the brink of civil war after the ouster of its president the spotlight still on putin to see how hell react. More challenging situation than the olympics. Christiane amanpour joins us from london. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for the opportunity to help me understand. If we start with this premise that the olympics were a success, there was no major terror event that many of us were concerned about, cant control the weather but otherwise it was good, does this mean anything for projecting the situation forward for russia in terms of how they conduct themselves in the ukraine . Well, look. People were astounded not just by the terrible bloodshed in the streets of kiev but why would putin at the end of a very successful olympic game be either allowing it or in the know that this kind of crackdown was going to come and many are saying its because just like with the winter games he wanted to show a very strong russia, a russia that is equal on the world stage, a russia that may not be a super power in name but believes still is and ukraine plays heavily into that picture he has of russia and its empire. He still wants a strong russia and the ukraine and former soviet republics play into that. The u. S. Said two things. One ukraine is not about russia and the u. S. , and they have now said to russia stay out of the country during this period. I want you to tell me whether or not you believe either of those two statements remember going to hold weight . Reporter well the first one is really, really very important to focus on, that business of what will putin do. Hes had talks with the german chancellor, angela merkel, secretary kerry had talks with the Russian Foreign minister. The message from the west is clear and simple, stay out, do not send in military forces and we must agree on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine and allegedly putin has agreed to that, according to the germans after their read out from their phone call with putin. So hes apparently agreed to that. Lets not forget, however, there are thousands of Russian Troops in the ukraine right now because the crimea is where the Russian Naval fleet actually does reside in the black sea area. It doesnt look at this moment putin is planning on any sort of military intervention. This would make this situation a thousand times worse and they have given their word to the west that this wont happen. As for is ukraine, you know, somehow indicative of a split they the eu, u. S. And russia. This has been a problem. What eu is saying to russia its not a zero sum game you can have your dealings with the ukraine, can you have a close relationship with ukraine but guess what we can too. The two are not mutually exclusive. The majority of the ukrainian people want a closer alliance with the west. What happens theres a secession, and two what does the u. S. Do if russia violates the agreement of intervention . Lets just go general with intervention. Maybe its military. Maybe its what they provide to the Government Forces there. But what do you do with those two prospects. Secession. Right now russia doesnt know who is in charge or whats going to happen. They played their cards not very well in this regard having put so much pressure on ukraine and now they see it explode in a way they had not foreseen at all. So what the United States and europe have to do is some very concerted and hands on long term diplomacy. Right now the europeans are talking about a massive aid package to you crane because lets not forget thats one of the problems in ukraine it needed so much economic support, and russia is the one thats been giving to it in a drip, drip kind of way, been giving that support in terms of financial and other kind of aid. The europeans are trying to and the top european Foreign Policy woman Catherine Ashton is over there today and they are trying to figure out some kind of Major Economic aid package and how to keep this place rolling forward. Thats whats going to have to happen, very concerted, hands on, dont take your eye off the ball diplomacy to make sure it doesnt split and can be put back together in a way that satisfies ukraine, satisfies russia, and satisfies the eu and the u. S. Theres an example the former National Security adviser of the u. S. Has just written an article saying finland provides a very same model for russia and ukraine. Finland has a relationship with russia that is both independent and very close ties. Important to find an analogy right now because people are going to look for a workable construct as a solution. Thanks for thing in site. As always great to say. Coming up next on new day imagine enjoying dinner at a restaurant and then finding out Carbon Monoxide was leaking the whole time. The nightmare played out at a new york mall leaving a man dead and dozens sick. This is the third incident this month. So why it is happening so often . Also this. Punishing nfl players for using racial slurs but is 15 yards enough of a penalty or is it too much . Can the potential rule change be enforced . Well discuss coming up. Because when it comes to feeling safe behind the wheel, going the distance and saving at the pump you want it all. Get our multipoint inspection with a a Synthetic Blend Oil change, tire rotation, Brake Inspection and more for 29. 95 or less. Get a complete vehicle checkup. 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A warrant has been issued for Viktor Yanukovych. The parliamentary speaker is now the president. Jason collins is the first openly gay man to play in a major sport. The pentagon planning to shrink the u. S. Army to its smallest force since before world war ii. The New York Times says defense secretary hagel is expected to reveal that plan today. Paula deen apologizing and mounting her come back after seeing her career come back after racial comments she acknowledged she made in the past. And say adieu, farewell, so long to sochi. The olympics are over. Russia led the way with 33 medals over all. The games were capped off with an elaborate closing ceremony own t and the torch was passed to south korea for the 2018 olympics. A father of two was killed inside a new york restaurant because of an apparent Carbon Monoxide poisoning. More than two dozen people were sickened, including First Responders. This is one of multiple incidents just this month that left many hospitalized from the deadly gas. So is enough being done to keep people safe . What do you need to know . It seems like common sense we should have a Carbon Monoxide detector in our own homes but even people who are vigilante are not thinking about it when they are in public places. If its anything we can learn from what happened in long island over the weekend most of us need to recognize the signs that theres a problem. This morning clues in the deadly Carbon Monoxide accident at a busy new york mall. Steven nelson found unconscious in the basement of the legal seafoods he managed. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. 27 people, seven of them First Responders sent to hospitals with symptoms of Carbon Monoxide exposure. Its news you dont expect to here. The restaurant didnt have a Carbon Monoxide detector, huntington town Officials Say new york state fire code doesnt require them in restaurants. We always assume something is in place, but, you know, the reality is there isnt anything in place. This is sort of a sad wake up call for everyone. Officials say the deadly gas spread through the rested rants basement because of a leak in the flue piper the water heater. Responds in a motel found high levels of Carbon Monoxide. Early this month another water heater leak in a hotel in maryland sent nine people to hospital. Last year, three people died in the same room at a North Carolina hotel almost two months apart. Fire officials traced the Carbon Monoxide to ventilation pipes for a pool heater that was placed near an air conditioning unit for their room. The gas is odorless and tasteless. You wont know its there without a detector. If its severe enough youll pass out and go in a coma and die. Reporter risk goes up when the temperature goes down. It usually starts in the basement or ground floor where heating equipment is kept. We hold a match right by the flue. Youll see the flame go up. If it starts blowing out towards you theres something wrong. Great tip there. The centers for Disease Control says every near more than 500 people died because of unintentional exposure to Carbon Monoxide. I spoke to firefighters in new york city they carry on them Carbon Monoxide detectors and tell us oftentimes they will walk in and the alarm will sound right away. It can be as simple as that. Seems simple but clearly not everyone is getting the message. Thanks so much. Got to have one in your house, you have to check the battery and they have a certain half life, they are not useful any more. You have to stay on top of it. Its not like smoke where you get a warning. It matters. Coming up on new day Something Else that matters. What do you think of this . The nfl wants to deal with these problems that have come up about their culture and use of the nword and bullying. Heres one of the suggestions that may happen. A 15 yard penalty if you use the nword or another offensive word. What do you think . Is that a good way to clean up the image . Is that a good way to change the game also ahead americas therapist, dr. Drew has a family struggle of his own. His did your is going public with her very personal battle with an eating disorder. She will join us to talk about why shes coming forward. Thats ahead. Captain obvious im in a hotel. And a hotel is the Perfect Place to talk to you about hotels. Allyoucaneat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. The hotel gym is short for gymnasium. The hotel pool is usually filled with water. And the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels. Com. Its on the internet, but you probably knew that. Or maybe not, i dont really know you. Bellman welcome back, captain obvious. Captain obvious yes i am. All those words are spelled correctly. Guys are already coming after me on twitter. This is no ordinary penalty. The new rule being proposed in the nfl would do this. Automatic 15 yard penalty for on field use of an offensive term or the nword, for example. Is it necessary or is it just the league going too far to clean up its image. Lets debate. Great to have both of you. Before we get to you, lets be clear what the nfl is saying. Heres their statement. Its a potential rule modification being discussed. Our game officials already have substantial authority to police verbal abuse unsportsman like conduct and understand the league as perspective on respect. Somebody tweeted me what if an official uses the term. Lets start. How do you see it. Is it good, bad, indifferent . What a lawyer would call diminimus. This is the least they could do. If the rule was just like oh, we should have regulations against offensive language there would be a debate and the debate would go what kind of offensive language. Of course the nword. Thats part of the debate. Of course the nword should facebook youre going penalize offensive language. Should you penalize it . I think so. I think the nfl is trying to deal with its pr issues. Is trying to deal with some of the things that happened in the be Jonathan Martin case. Its a Million Dollar workplace. You can say were not going to have our players engaging this activity and because nfl players know how to react to rules it will stamp it off. They dont take their helmets off any more why do they say the nword. Is it as simple as that . There should be a rule on it. It should be a message to the culture of the nfl this should to be done . Well, the power of all rules and laws is not just having it written down on paper but the ability to enforce and punishment for enforcing. Lets talk about enforcing. How will referees accurately figure out who said the n wofrd, especially in a huddle, especially when the action is going so high. We talk so much about the power of seattles fan base and how loud it gets in their stadium. How are you going to tell who is saying the nword when the sea hawk fan base is going crazy. I agree with the enforcement issue. Thats a challenging beast to contain. Let he had ask you, you think that something needs to be done. Is there a better way . Well, the problem with the nfl is that its kind of its grabbing at strauss. This issue got in the forefront not because of what happens on the field and this is what i mean. Were focused on richy incognito caught on tape using the nrn word. The nfl is predominantly africanamerican and its the africanamerican players using the word on field. How will you use that nuance. Thats a strong point. I was going to say also the issue of the Comfort Level of the referees. How comfortable would a white referee be in punishing a black player for using the nword. How comfortable will black referees. You have your color politics. This could decide a game a game thats all about intimidation and they say the ugly things all day long. They manufacture them to get an effect. The question comes down is this pc run amuck where were focused on what you say as opposed to do. We wont change culture well just change you for lip service. It is political correctness. Sometimes that means dont be a racist. I think its fine thank you. Most of the guys in the league are black. Are they racist. Its a fraught issue. They may be ignorant. Its a generational thing. Every day in Public Schools theres white teachers that have black studio audience. It seems if discretion is used and i cant see referees throwing left and right for teammates saying it. If discretion is used and one or two penalties are called it could change the culture a little bit. Doesnt it make the referees more like a hall monitor. They have a lot they have to keep their eyes on. It would have to be blatantly in their face. Which then makes me think arent there already rules on the books . Cant you say unsportsman like conduct. The thing i find interesting. So were focused in on the nword and how you are going to enforce it while at the same time the nfl continues to market the rword and has a Football Team in washington thats based on a racial slur. So, again, it seems like they are grasping for straws. You need to figure out what are you going to do with the Football Player drag his knocked out fiancee out of an elevator or other players being arrested for dui. Thats whats impacting your culture. The slurs on the field is part of it too. The thing thats damaging the culture are the things thats illegal. Imagine the first came thats affected by this call and what the outrage would be there especially what you two are saying. You have big problems to deal with it in big ways. Who know if its a step in the direction. What do you think . Tweet it newday. Coming up on new day addiction hitting close to home for dr. Drew. His daughter Paulina Pinsky is opening up with her battle with a eating disorder. She will talk about how its affected her life and how shes speaking out because she wants to help. I dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. I love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angies list for bringing us together. Find out why more than two million members count on angies list. Angies list reviews you can trust. Aflac, aflac, aflac [ both sigh ] ugh you told me he was good, dude. Yeah he stinks at golf. But he was great at getting my claim paid fast. How fast . Mine got paid in 4 days. Wow. Thats awesome. Is that legal . Big fat no. [ male announcer ] find out how fast aflac can pay you at aflac. Com. [ male announcer ] find out how fast aflac can pay you we really you know . Take a relaxingjust to unwind. A. But we can only afford one trip this year, and his High School Reunion is coming up in seattle. Everyones going. Then we heard about hotwire. And realized we could actually afford to take both trips. [woman] see, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. So we got our 4star hotels for half price. I should have been voted most likely to travel. Hotwire hotwire. Com book with our app for an additional. 25. 00 off your next hotel. Welcome back to new day. Paulina pinsky daughter of dr. Drew is revealing her personal battle of her very own. She writes candid articles online she has fought an eating disorder since seventh grade suffering from what she called the weight of perfection. Now for the first time shes talking nationally about her struggle and shes joining us, of course, on new day this morning. Thank you so much for coming in. Thank you for having me. It takes a lot for someone to speak out and it took a lot for you to speak out. I want to get your take on why it was important for you to speak out so publicly. This is a very thoughtful and long piece you wrote originally. You said in this one part. I had hit rock bottom four months prior and had put myself into therapy purging eight times in one day to cope with the emotional stress of being home during spring break, had finally scared me enough to take action. Obviously my father works in Mental Health and so i knew what i needed to do to take care of my semblgs and it got to the point where i didnt want to live like that any more and i put myself in therapy and ive been in therapy ever since and im two years recovered. Talking about it has been very helpful in my recovery. A lot of people have reached out and talking about it gives me clarity and im comfortable talking about it and not ashamed. Its important to talk about because its a stigmatized issue. Part of the reason, you know, people dont talk about it is because its so stigmatized. If we can talk about it it would solve a lot of the problem. With a famous name im sure you considered this was going to get a lot of attention. Did you consider that . Were you surprised . You know, i wrote this in november so when i First Published it i was nervous. Obviously i wasnt ready for it to come out yesterday. Im very open about it and very comfortable talking about it. But it was definitely a surprise so many months later for it to be published. What was the moment . Youve been battling with bulimia and anorexia since seventh grade. When was the moment after you went into therapy you decided you wanted to speak out . Only recently. This fall. I wrote the piece, a friend of mine did something happen . I was just ready to talk about it. There was a moment where i was like this is it. This is what i want to do. I want to help people with this. I dont want to suffer in silence. Your father is a good friend of our show, dr. Drew. He gave a statement saying in many different ways hes so proud of you. So proud of you in speaking out so, proud of you that you needed help and you sought therapy and been active in your therapy and proud of you that you are now using your insights to help others. But if you read this piece it definitely made me wonder how did your mother react . Because it was your relationship with her . Right. That you point to as part of the problem. Right. It was hard to write that. But i think that honesty is really important in a relationship. And through writing this we understood each other better and we had to have a conversation about it and we had to really work out our kinks. I think that writing has helped seen my perspective. So, you work with the motherdaughter relationship is complicated and, you know, ive had the privilege to be able to write about it and my mom being okay about it and support me throughout all of it. I love her regardless. Its hard. Its hard. Youre stronger because of that. Exactly. You know folks are wondering. So many people unfortunately battle eating disorders and do it alone your folks look at this and say how is it possible that even dr. Drews daughter, one of the most famous therapists in the country, how could this also happen to her . Right. What do you say to them . I think its a product of our culture. Were obsessed with fatphobic. It can happen to anybody. Were not immune. Were put on a pedestal to be this perfect family and were not. Were just people. This can happen to anybody. Even if its not an eating disorder were very, very comfortable with disorder eating and so its a product of our culture and not just my family alone. But i think thats a good point to make is that even dr. Drews daughter can have a disorder too. It can affect every family. Right. You seem perfect. How are you often the outside doesnt mirror the inside when people are struggling with things. How are you doing today . Where are you on your recovery . Its been a crazy 24 hours. Im sure. But im doing great with my recovery. Im organizing a body positive eating disorder awareness this week. Because its National Eating disorder Awareness Week coinciding. Im in a good place. Im excited. Im making some lemonade out of lemons. Best thing you can do. Everyone would agree. Thanks for your strength. Thanks for coming on and speaking so openly on a very big stage about this. Thank you very, very much. Good luck with school. Thank you. Only a junior. Much wiser than i was in my junior year. Chris, back over to you. We need it. Its a problem that affects so many families and so many people out there. Well take a break here on new day. When we come back take a look at this guy. He clearly lost a bet. He looks like one of those lawn smurfs. His loss is becoming a big win for charity. Well tell you how. This guy, hes the good stuff. Marge you know, theres a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. Try phillips fiber good gummies. 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He put the pink beard on facebook and said ill give a dollar to a nearby Childrens Hospital for each like i get. Guess what . 4,000. Best part teen gooder start it becomes a rallying point for the community. Everybody supporting the hospital. Steve is the starting to like the paint even more than his real hair. It was a nice beautiful really light, light blonde. The pink just worked so well with it. I mean it just kind of gets you. I didnt expect it to look this great. You know what . The truth is steve is absolutely wrong. It looks horrible. Hes raising money. It brings out his eyes. They have a family wedding coming up in may. I want to see that one. Some woman with power who is shaking her head no, no. Thanks for being with us here. A lot of news this morning. Lets get to you the newsroom and miss carol costello. He does look creepy. Thanks, guys. Have a great day. Newsroom starts now. Happening now in the newsroom, cutback. The pentagon about to shrink the size of the army to preworld war ii levels. Defense secretary hagel to make the sweeping announcement today. The big question, will our country be safe . Plus, breaking this morning, an International Manhunt for ukraines former president. As our reporters go inside his lavish president ial palace. Where did all the money go . Here is part of the