Have been communicating with lanza. Now, officials have not publicly released any evidence they have linking lanza to any motive or obsession with breivik, and Connecticut State Police say the investigation into the motive is not complete. So any statement regarding his intent is speculation. Back to you. Thank you. Following contentious debate, four gun control measures passed the colorado house yesterday, and they are headed to the state senate. The colorado house voted to limit gun ammunition magazines to 15 rounds, require background checks for all gun transactions, impose a fee for gun buyers to cover the costs of the checks, and ban concealed weapons on college campuses. During the debate, Vice President joe biden called democratic lawmakers to push for their vote. Overseas now, this morning we expect to learn more about the prosecutions case against double amputee South African olympian Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius arrived at a pretoria courthouse this morning for a bail hearing. Hes charged with premeditated murder of his girlfriend. Funeral services for Reeva Steenkamp are being held today. We have more from Kelly Cobiella from our London Bureau this morning. Kelly . Reporter good morning. Oscar pistorius is in a south African Courtroom right now fighting for his freedom. Prosecutors as they had promised in the runup to this trial have charged him with premeditated murder, a crime for which if convict ed convicted could mean the rest of his life in jail. Were hearing new details of the night of the murder according to prosecutors. Pistorius fired four shots hitting steenkamp with three, and crucially to their case of premeditated murder, that pistorius put on his prosthetic legs before walking to the bathroom where steenkamp was hiding to shoot her. Prosecutors say he then broke down the door. Pistorius says he thought he was shooting an intruder. Annemarie . So were hearing more details about the case that the prosecution is building. This wasnt a trial, though. What was the purpose of todays hearing . Reporter no, this isnt a trial. This is actually a bail hearing. Both sides, prosecutors and the defense, will put out their versions of what happened that night. Prosecutors do not want him released on bail, hence the premeditated murder charge. His Defense Attorneys will say this was all a tragic accident and he should be released on bail. What about the victims family . Any of her family members in court today at all . Reporter not from what we understand. We hear that pistorius brother and longtime coach are both in court this morning. But steenkamps family is said to be in her hometown of port elizabeth. Her funeral is today, and we understand that they are there rather than in the courtroom. Kelly cobiella, thank you very much. Back in this country now, a strong storm system threatening blizzardlike conditions is pushing into the upper midwest. And a winter storm watch is posted this morning in kansas and nebraska. There are windchill advisories in minnesota and the dakotas. In parts of minnesota, driving conditions are so bad, the snowplows were kept off the road. At least two traffic deaths are blamed on the heavy snow and whiteout conditions. Meanwhile, a line of strong storms moved through South Central arkansas last night. At least two people were injured when one home was damaged. The strong winds knocked down trees and power lines. And severe thunderstorms hit eastern oklahoma yesterday with pounding hail and rain. Cbs news weather consultant David Bernard has more. We do have active weather across the country today, but not in the southeast. Its mostly going to be dry there. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s with just a few showers over north florida. Looks wet across the i95 corridor with temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 40s from philadelphia through new york and boston. Across the great lakes, some windwhipped lakeeffect snows are going to be possible and quite cold behind those snows. Only six in minneapolis today. 18 in chicago. Omaha will only see a high of 23. It will be dry. And the other area with big storms, out west. Its going to be wet from seattle right to l. A. Rain in l. A. Today, 55. San francisco, rainy and 50. And heavy snows will be developing across portions of the interior. Looks like more active weather on the way. This time for the plains in the form of a big snowstorm later this week. Im David Bernard, cbs news, miami. Coming up this morning, burger kings twitter account gets hacked. And later, dash cam craze. Well look at russias obsession with dashboard cameras which was highlighted by last weeks meteor explosion. This is the cbs morning news. T weeks meteor explosion. This is the cbs morning news. [ sniffs ] bacon . gotta get that bacon bacon . bacon smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty bacon bacon . Ohh, la, la. 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On the money watch, a big Office Supply merger, and burger kings twitter account gets fried. Erica ferrari is here in new york with that and more. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Concerns about budget talks in washington sent most asian stocks lower. Tokyos nikkei lost half a percent. Hong kongs hang seng fell 1 . Wall street is back in Business Today after the long president s day weekend. Investors will be looking at new reports on housing and building this week. Last week the dow closed down 11 points. The nasdaq also fell almost two points. Officemax and office depot may merge. The wall street journal says the two companies could announce the merger as early as this week. Officemax has stores mostly in the u. S. And canada, and office depot in the u. S. And mexico. If they did combine, they would close several stores but still wouldnt be as large as staples. Representatives from both companies declined to talk about the merger. The Supreme Court will hear a highstakes fight over genetically altered seeds today. Vernon bowman, a 75yearold farmer from indiana, is fighting agrigiant monsanto. He replanted some of their super weedresistant soybean seeds, and monsanto sued him for patent infringement. Bowmans lawyers say because he bought the seeds, he can do whatever he wants with them. Burger kings twitter account had a bad day. Someone hacked into it at about noon monday, posting a tweet that said burger king had just been sold to mcdonalds and put up a logo of the golden arches. The account was suspended for a few hours. So far the hacker has not been identified. 50 years after camelot, personal items from president john f. Kennedy were auctioned off monday. His Bomber Jacket sold for 570,000. The items brought in nearly 2 million and were discovered in the home of david powers who was with kennedy from 1946 until his assassination in 1953. Annemarie . Go good piece of history there. 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They called it showtime. [ cheers ] reporter bob steiner was his longtime friend and associate. L. A. Had hollywood. Jerry wanted to bring the lakers to the hollywood level of glamor and entertainment. Reporter the man with a ph. D. In chemistry created some of the best Court Chemistry the nba has ever seen. Stars like kareem abduljabbar, magic johnson, shaquille oneal, kobe bryant. After he bought the team in 1979 for 16 million, the lakers won ten championships. Magic johnson spoke by phone to affiliate kcbs. When i first had to call to tell him i had hiv, i had never seen dr. Buss cry. We sat there and cried together. And he held me like i was his son, you know. And im never going to forget that moment. Reporter jerry buss once said he just wanted the lakers to be l. A. s team. Every day when i walk down the street, at least two or three people come over and say, i want to thank you for what youve done for me, for my family, for the city of los angeles. Its been great entertainment. And they make a point to say thank you, and i appreciate that. Reporter jerry buss put on an unforgettable show. Bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. A clash of two of the biggest powers in Womens College basketball. Number three uconn taking on topranked baylor and reigning player of the year, brittney griner. She played rough though. First she pulled uconns Stephanie Dolson to the floor during a transition. Then griner called for a flagrant foul and takes dolson to the floor again. In the second half she scored a free throw for the 3,000th point of her career. She finished with 25 points. Baylor wins 7670. Take a look at this freethrow attempt from a division two womens game over the weekend. The player on georgia Colleges Team comes up short of the shot. Georgia college lost the game to columbus state. Better than i would have done under pressure. When we return, candid camera. 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Cals head basketball coach is in trouble for shoving his star player. The possible punishment for aggressive action. Join us for kpix 5 news this morning. Beginning at 4 30. Good morning. Its tuesday, heres a look at todays forecast. In some cities around the country, washington, d. C. , 51 with rain. Atlanta, morning thunderstorms. St. Louis, windy, 38 the high. Denver, partly sunny, 47 the high. Seattle, morning showers, 49 the high. Scientists in russia are hunting down fragments from the meteor explosion friday. So far researchers from the federal university have found at least 53 pieces from a lake, most of them less than a halfinch. They do believe that fragments as big as two feet might be found. The meteor was the largest recorded space rock to hit earth in more than a century. It may also have been the most documented thanks to video taken by dash cameras. As we report, cameras come standard now in russian cars. Reporter the once in a lifetime event was over in seconds. Moments after a meteorite streaked across the morning sky and exploded above the russian city, video of the celestial event flooded the internet. A majority of the footage was recorded purely by chance. Captured by small dashmounted cameras that are now the latest fad among russian car owners. Motorists have turned to dash cams for selfprotection. Visual proof to fend off charges from possibly corrupt Police Officers and from insurance scammers who often stage accidents like this one captured here. In a country where the highways are as lawless as the wild west, the footage is more than just a tool against corruption. Its become a National Online obsession documenting carnage and mayhem on the countrys roadways. Reporter from gruesome car crashes to extreme road rage, this new russian reality show has few limits. Last december this video of a plane crashing into a moscow highway went viral. On friday morning, those same cameras turned to the sky to capture an event few people will ever see in their lifetime. Terrell brown, cbs news, new york. I cant promise this video youre about to see will be as stunning as what you just saw. But some police in poland found it easier to catch a pig on camera than it was to actually catch the pig. The animal escaped from a nearby farm and managed to outwit and outlast the cops. Finally got they finally got a big netted, but the pig got away from that, too. After two hours and much squealing, they eventually caught it. Bet they wish there were no cameras around for that, though. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, the foods to eat to avoid alzheimers disease. Im annemarie green, this is the cbs morning news. Avoid alzheimers disease. Im annemarie green, this is the cbs morning news. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion you may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtecd®. 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The triplets have been coming since they were 6 years old. Would it be weird to not come on a friday night . Yeah. It just wouldnt feel right. Reporter why not . This is kind of like our second home here. Reporter more than 100 parishioners take shifts occupying st. Francis 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The parish was officially closed in october, 2004, for having low attendance. The archdiocese claimed it was a financial necessity. Parishioners fear if they lose if they leave out and sell the 38acre seaside property. Mary ellen rogers is one of the vigils organizers. From day one, we said our goal is to reopen as a fully functioning parish within the archdiocese of boston. Reporter why not just go to another church . The reason were here is to make change. And change hasnt happened. We were a vibrant parish. Closing down vibrant parishes is not the solution. Reporter were you baptized in this church . I was baptized in this church. Made my first communion, i received my confirmation. I was married here. And my father and brother were buried out of this church. Reporter the parishioners have one last appeal and are awaiting a ruling from the vatican. Sister mary ann batho represents the archdiocese. We are trying to understand and the fact that this process has gone on so long, i think, is certainly a symbol of our understanding. The fact that we recognize that this is difficult. Reporter no priest has said mass at the church in eight years. Those Holding Vigil have their own Church Service every sunday morning. We believe in the holy church this is a family bonding moment helping this church open. This family wouldnt be the same without this church. This church is our family. Reporter a family these parishioners have no plans to abandon no matter what the vaticans final decision. Elaine quijano, cbs news, scituate, massachusetts. Coming up after your local news, on cbs this morning, more in the possible motive in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Bob orr with the latest on the investigation. Plus, well hear from married Police Officers who were being targeted by fugitive cop killer christopher dorner. And actor Chris Odonnell from the hit show ncis los angeles. Thats the cbs morning news for this tuesday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com your realtime captioner linda Marie Macdonald good morning, everyone. Its tuesday, february 19. Good to have you with us. Im frank mallicoat. Im michelle griego. Time now 4 30. Lets get our first look at weather with lawrence. A little chilly out there this morning. Yeah. A little cold out there. We are starting to see some showers already. But something unusual, snow over the local mountains. Well talk about that coming up. We already have chain requirements in effect towards the sierra. Chains are required right now on highway 80, 50 and highway 88. So well talk about that plus go a little more local and the rest of the morning drive in the bay area. A little more local. All right, liz. Thank you. We begin this morning with some breaking news. Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius says he shot his model girlfriend thinking she was a robber. The admission comes after a bail hearing where he was charged with premeditated murder. As tina kraus reports it comes on the same day as steenkamp was buried. Reporter Police Brought track star and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius back to a south African Court for a bail hearing. Prosecutors say he should stay in jail for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The par little pick runner cried in a closed room as prosecutors accused him of premeditated murder. They say he put on his prosthetic legs and walked across the room before firing four shots at his girlfriend through a locked bathroom door. Family is holding her funeral in port elizabeth, south africa. Theres a space missing that cant be filled. Reporter pistoriuss family calls the death a tragic accident. They say the printer is not a killer sprinter is not a killer but a sportsman who acted on instinct. His family says the runner shot steenkamp inside his upscale