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Reunite a mother with her child. The fbi storms an alabama bunker, ending a weeklong hostage siege. Sneaking a tiny camera into the underground bunker. Dykes was holding a weapon. They feared the boys life was in imminent danger. Ethan has been taken to a hospital where hes been reunited with his mother. Jimmy lee dykes is dead. Happy, relieved, and hallelujah. Senator bon menendez answered tough questions about allegations of improper travel and parties with prostitutes. Its amazing to me. So the bottom line is all of these sneers are false. Thats the bottom line. The u. S. Filed a civil lawsuit against s p 500 over alleged wrongdoing that fueled the financial crisis. After 28 years on capitol hill, john kerry arrived for work at the state department. Kerry was sworn in as secretary on friday. As the saying goes, i have big heels to fill. A massive fire at a lumberyard. Firefighters were hurt. The daredevil and list of Tall Buildings hes climbed all that 99. 99 of gunners in america are wonderful people. Would you leave us the [ bleep ] alone . Why arent you a republican . How do you know im not . Because obama appointed you. [ applause ] i made jokes about you, but [ laughter ] and all that matters the public records indicate superdome officials were worry good a possible blackout months before the super bowl. On cbs this morning. The heart of the new orleans party, even the football stadiums black out. Welcome to cbs this morning. We are learning new details about the end of an alabama hostage drama. Fbi agents raided an underground bunker yesterday, shooting and killing the captor. The 5yearold boy, ethan, is said to be okay. Officials said they had to move in because the kidnapper was growing distraught. We have more from mark straso n strassma strassmann. Reporter ethan is waking up with his parents for the first time in a week. Investigators processing the crime scene. This sevenday standoff ended as violently as it began with a gunshot. Poor boy. A very special child. Hes been through a lot. Hes endured a lot. Its by the grace of god hes okay. Reporter ethan had spent seven days underground, the prisoner of jimmy lee dykes. Just the two of them inside a bunker father feet wide, six feet tall, and eight feet high. Investigators distracted dykes with stun grenades. They burst through the door on the top. The surprise factor was overwhelming. In seconds, ethan, a 5yearold with aspergers, was safe. Dykes was dead. Over the past 24 hours, our communications with the subject had deteriorated. And we were certainly concerned. Reporter cbs news has learned the fbi got concerned by what they saw through a camera inserted into the bunker at some point during the standoff. Dykes had grown increasingly agitated and began carrying a gun as he walked around inside the bunker. Commanders greenlighted the raid for the rescue team, ending a standoff that began last tuesday when dykes boarded a school bus of mall children and demanded two hostages Elementary School children and demanded two hostages. Charles poland, jr. , was shot and killed. The boy was taken to a local hospital shortly after the raid. A relative told us hes been playing and laughing since his reunion with his mother. Im a father. A lot of these men and women thats been sacrificing tireless hours, theyre parents, as well. Its a relief for us to be able to reunite a mother with her child. Reporter agents believe dykes kidnapped the boy essentially for attention. The 65yearold retired truck driver had antigovernment grievances he wanted people to hear. That said, of course, agents still inside the bunker processing it all. Theyll be trying to debrief the boy today. But also make sure that he gets time with his mother tomorrow. It is his 6th birthday. Charlie, nora . Mark strassmann, thank you. John miller is an assistant fbi director, with us. Good morning. How did police finally gain access to the bunker . You know, they had been in conversation with him obviously for days. They had sent some small objects down the pipe, and they had developed a technique to give larger things that wouldnt fit down the pipe through the top door of that bunker. And there was a process this is basically a storm shelter thats meant to be there if theres a tornado. So its got kind of a batten down the hatchestype door on top. Did they have a camera inside . They did have a camera inside. They were able to observe his movements. So yesterday as they watched him handling the weapon, he was getting more and more irrational. They had an agreement to pass something through that top door that was too large to fit down the pipe. And then they created that opportunity and used that opportunity to get inside. What dont we know about what happened . What we dont know is some of the technical aspects. What the camera was, how they got it inside. And a particular technical aspect of those last moments. And the reason we cant get into that is these are techniques that they work very hard to develop and that they may have to use the next time. Between television and the internet, the next person, whoever that might be, could research that. What youre saying, john, is you noticed there were sophisticated stuff that went on that you cant say on television in order to save this childs life. This was topnotch Law Enforcement work . They had contingency plan on top of contingency plan on top of contingency plan. And the Fbis Hostage Rescue Team has a lot of good equipment to start with. And then right behind them, they have an Engineering Division at quantico that can actually custom make anything they need almost on a moments notice. The Toy Department there is quite amazing. The most important thing you have to do when you do a raid like this is what . Is speed, surprise, violence of action. When you have a hostage rescue, you have only seconds. So you have to have a tactical plan that includes the ability to get in and overtake your opponent before he or she even knows whats going on. And thats what they did yesterday. John miller, thank you. And the federal government has reportedly filed a lawsuit against standard and poors ratings service. The wall street journal says the Justice Department sued s p late monday for giving high ratings to toxic assets. The bad mortgages helped fuel the 2008 meltdown. And the suit marks the First Federal enforcement action against a Credit Rating firm over the crisis. Were less than a month away from massive cuts in federal spending that could lead to layoffs of employees at the pentagon and elsewhere. We have more from capitol hill. Nancy, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie and nora. Around here, congress likes to call those cuts the sequester. And both sides have long predicted it could harm the economy if the cuts are allowed to kick in. Instead of working together to do something about it, theyve resorted to the blame game a month before the deadline. Republicans may be the party of spending cuts, but on monday, House Speaker john boehner insisted the looming sequester was the president s idea. The president first proposed this sequester in 2011 and insisted that it be part of the debt limit agreement. Reporter unless congress acts, the package of cuts worth 1. 2 trillion, will start to kick in on march 1 taking a 55 billion bite out of this years Defense Budget and 27 billion from domestic discretionary spending. According to the congressional budget office, more than a million jobs are at risk. Defense secretary leon panetta had this warning we are going to weaken the United States and make it much more difficult for us to respond to the crisis. Reporter the cuts were designed to be so painful they would force congress to come up with a smarter way to trim the deficit instead. But it didnt happen. House republicans point out theyve passed the bill to replace the sequester with cuts to federal worker pay, food stamps, and other programs. Democrats say that puts the burden on poor and middleclass americans to pay for debt reduction. Remember, the American People still believe by an overwhelming margin that the rich should contribute to this. Reporter but republicans argue democrats have no plan for replacing the sequester beyond eliminating tax breaks from Corporate Jet owners and oil companies. These arent real solutions, mr. President. Theyregimmicks. Reporter the sequester was originally supposed to quick in last month, but a lastminute deal between the Vice President and senator mcconnell, who you just saw, pushed it off for two months. Since then, the will to enact a longterm deal appears, charlie and nora, to have evaporated. Nancy cordes. Meantime, House Majority leader eric cantor will be outlining a new agenda for his party today. Hell call on republicans to focus on issues like education and health care and spend less time talking about the deficit. Congressman cantor, good morning. Good morning. Youve got a big speech today asking the Republican Party to change. Is this about tone or ideology . What this is about is about making sure that we can express why were doing what were doing. We believe very strongly obviously in things like fiscal discipline and not spending money you dont have. We also believe in that because it helps people. In the same way, weve got to address the plight of so many working americans right now and those who dont have any work and say that, yes, weve got policies that will help you in terms of giving you an opportunity for a quality education in terms of trying to help you bring down the cost of health care. Weve got some real policies that we want to put to work to help people. Thats what this is about. So on policy and on immigration reform, will you today endorse the proposal put forward by senator rubio . You know, i really admire senator rubio and the kinds of things hes standing for. I think hes moving the right direction. Weve got a lot of issues to weigh around this debate on immigration. Obviously were a country of immigrants. My grandparents came from Eastern Europe at the turn of the last century to flee religious forgive me, did you say yes or no . Were a country of immigrants. So i said that i really admire senator rubio. Hes going the right direction. Weve got things that i believe that need to be addressed from Border Security to worker programs. And we need to be addressing the situation where youve got some children in this country that are here because of actions against their parents and know no other place as america as home. Weve got a lot of issues, and i believe weve got to work in an expedited fashion to address them but do so that we are secure as a country of law as that we can help our economy and move forward. Theres this issue that seems to be going in Republican Party circles that the party has to rebrand and reform. They called it the stupid party. Senator rubio talking about immigration reform. Is this a recognition that the Republican Party has not spoken to the American People about issues that concern them and how government can work for them . I think what is more is peninsulaing why were doing what were explaining why were do what were doing. I went to an inner city school, private school in the District Of Columbia yesterday. It sprung out of a desire to give the kids who are trapped in some of these failing schools a fair shot in actually quality education so their future could be better. This is why were doing it. Were doing it to help the families of that school and all others around america who want a Better Future. And, you know, our party has always stood for the conservative philosophy of selfreliance, of faith in the individual, accountability in government. But what were trying to do is to explain that these proposals of ours actually can help people. And wed love to see the Democrats Join us in trying to set aside differences and seeing if we can come together to actually give some relief to the millions of americans, frankly, who just want their life to work again. But some who look at the proposals, those on immigration and other, that you make in the speech saying including some of your aides, youre just tweaking and rebranding. This is not a fundamental change that youre recommending. Weve got some new policies in here. Weve got some policies weve stood for such as empowering parents and giving them a choice in their childrens education. Weve got proposals that will address the rise in Health Care Costs as a result of the president S Health Care bill. Were trying to be constructive, to help people again, charlie. And hopefully we can bring folks together on both sides of the aisle, something that has not happened too often in washington. So we can provide a path to a Better Future for more americans and make their life work again. Congressman cantor, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The centers for Disease Control says Senior Citizens are dying at the highest rate ever seen from the flu. Dr. William schaffner is the past president for the bureau of diseases. What makes seniors more vulnerable . They are frail and their immune systems are frail. When flu strikes theyre more likely to get the complications of influenza. But doctor, why is it that this year so many seniors are getting it and dying from the flu . Yeah, whats happened is this years flu strain is a bit more virulent. Its more apt to cause serious disease. So thats a nasty combination. More virulent virus and seniors, of course, who are frail. So were seeing complications, hospitalizations, and some deaths in seniors now. So doctor, you have some specific recommendations, dont you, for elderly people if you start to feel sick and you havent had a flu shot, right . Absolutely. If you start to feel sick, call your health care provider. They can prescribe an antiviral, tamiflu is the most common. And that can reduce the duration of the illness, make it milder, and youre much less apt to have the complications. For seniors and others, how serious is this flu that were experiencing this winter . Oh, its serious. But charlie, we have serious flu every winter. Every senior, indeed all of us should get our influenza vaccination each and every year. We should resolve to do it this fall for the winter season coming up. Doctor, thanks. Time to show some of the headlines from around the globe. Usa today says investigators are looking for the answers in a fatal bus crash that killed at least seven people and injured 17 months. The tour bus crashed sunday night about 80 miles east of los angel angeles. According to federal rails, the bus failed 1 3 of vehicle inspections in the last two years. The New York Times says there are claims involving the los angeles archdiocese. Lawyers for victims say the church didnt release all its records on sexual abuse by priests. They allege many names were removed apparently, violating a judges order. In britain, the daily express says the European Union Law Enforcement agency has launched the biggest ever probe into soccer match fixing. 245 match officials, club officials, players, and criminals are suspected. Well have more from london later on cbs this morning. The Washington Post says washington has been rated the worst for gridlock. The average driver there burns 67 hours and 32 gallons of gas each year sitting in traffic. And the wall street journal reports Dollar Stores are feeling the pinch. Sales have slowed in part because of rapid growth. Dollar general plans to open 635 new stores this year. Family Dollar Stores will open about 500 new st millions of dollars were spent on the superdomes electrical system before the super bowl. And the lights still went out. All we know is we have an interruption in service that occurred. Well show you how officials knew about a blackout threat for months. And the government is fighting a giant beer merger. 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I can see people saying, somethings not right. Somethings going on. It worked out very well for mr. Flacco. And will in the future. He will probably be a very rich man with his new contract. People are still talking about the super bowl blackout. Cbs news was in the nfl nerve center when it happened. We showed you that yesterday. Now theres word the stadium knew of the risk a month ago. So were going to update the investigation on cbs this morning. Just glor is there with the latest. Your local news is next. Rvx we gotta sell the car. Where would we even start . Get the car. Hi howard. Get in. Hi, good to see you. Start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. Carmax. Start here. During the super bowl last night, of course, there was a 35minute blackout. Yeah. Afterwards, Lindsay Lohan said, so that wasnt just me . Everybody saw that. She did. Welcome back to cbs this morning. New information suggests superdome officials were not surprised by the blackout that interrupted the super bowl. The new Orleans Times picayune reports the power outage may be connected to a recent upgrade of the domes electrical system. A memo from october shows officials at the stadium and the local Power Company worry good a power failure. Jeff glor has more news of the investigation. Jeff, good morning. Reporter good morning. That memo from october 15, 3 1 2 months ago, when the tests on the domes electrical feeder showed decay and a chance of failure. Entergy, the company that provides power, also had concerns regarding the electric connections. This despite a Million Dollars in recent superdome improvements including 600,000 spent on that feeder system. All we know is we had an interruption in service that occurred. Reporter officially the superdome general manager says its still too early to determine exactly what caused sundays blackout. Make a single file line reporter two minutes into the third quarter, elevators, escalators, half the stadium went dark. Despite using limited energy off the power grid. The superdomes electrical system got that milliondollar upgrade last december. Utility Company Entergy said some abnormality still triggered the partial system shutdown. 60 minutes sports was rolling when the problem happened. Uhoh. We lost light. Frank . We lost the a. C. Reporter what does that mean . That means that we have to do the bus time whats that mean . That means a 20minute delay. Reporter Law Enforcement determined quickly it wasnt an act of terrorism or hacking. With so many systems used during the super bowl, turning the lights back on was not easy. Very complicated system. Theres scoring equipment, telephone switches, coaches headsets. All of those things get affected. Reporter at a press conference monday, nfl commissioner Roger Goodell dismissed the idea that the halftime show was to blame. To say that beyonces halftime show has something to do with it is not the case from anything we have at this point. The halftime show, as the commissioner said, was running on 100 generated powerment. Reporter and despite the glitch, new orleans is still planning to make a bid for the citys 11th super bowl in 2018. The most important thing is to make sure that people understand it was a fantastic week here. We know that they have an interest in future super bowls, and we look forward to evaluating that going forward. Reporter next years game will be played at new jerseys metlife stadium. And goodell says he and new Jersey Governor Chris Christie have already discussed it. Hes already hard at work at that already. But i think thats the issue. You know, we always identify this as a potential concern. And its something that we always have to do the proper steps to make sure we prepare for that. Reporter the memo released late monday shows one of the reasons officials ordered these tests last year was because of blackouts at a monday night Football Game in 2011. The place where that happened san francisco. Not the first time the 49ers have seen in. Charlie, nora . Jeff, they had actually tested this new system, hadnt they, at the superdome . It had been in place. There had been one nfl game and two College Bowl Games there including the sugar bowl which is a big, big deal. What was the result of those tests . The real problems during those games. You guys were down there. You saw i mean, everything was sailing smoothly this week, right . This was arguably the biggest tourist window that new orleans has ever seen, the super bowl, sandwiched around mardi gras season. Mardi gras season is bigger than ever. It was smooth right up until it wasnt. Jeff glor, thanks. 60 minutes sport has more on the power outage as Armen Keteyian goes behind the scenes at the super bowl on 60 minutes sports at 10 00 p. M. , 9 00 central on showtime. The government is going after big beer. It could change the way drinkers buy a six pack, next. Tomorrow, well show you what happened to a group of great white sharks tagged with tracking devices. I think that means jeff glor will be back. I heard some being that story once. A story jeff has been following for months. Very interesting. Thats tomorrow on cbs this morning. [ female announcer ] your smile. Like other precious things that start off white, it yellows over time. When it comes to your smile, if youre not whitening, youre yellowing. Crest whitestrips whiten as well as 500 professional treatments. Guaranteed. Crest 3d white whitestrips. Home of the allnew grilled onion cheddar burger, topped with melty white cheddar and caramelized onions. Plus all your tasty favorites for just a dollar each. 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Small Beer Companies like this are really encouraged by the Justice Department lawsuit because they say the bigger the big Beer Companies get, the harder it is for the little guy to get a foothold in an increasingly competitive beer market. We have the grain. Its mixing with the water reporter as soon as port city brews one of its four specialty beers, its out the door. We are in a fortunate position in that were selling all the beer we can brew, and we struggle to keep up with demand. Reporter bill butcher founded Port City Brewing Company four years ago, tapping into a nationwide boom in craft beers. The growing industry represents only 6 of the market. But as sales of large domestic beers decline, sales of craft beers are up 11 . Its very similar to what happened in the wine business 15, 20 years ago. People stopped ordering just a generic glass of white wine and started ordering chardonnay. It costs a little bit more, but people found that it tastes better. And theyre willing to pay a little bit morement. Reporter there are 2,000 local breweries likes port city across the country. As they multily, the opposite is happening multiply, the opposite is happening with the big beer makers that are consolidating on a march to global domination. How different would budweiser look . Whats the difference . Thats a good question. You could probably fit this entire brew house at one of the brew tanks at anheuser house. Reporter theyre that big . Even bud wiser is owned by a belgian company, Anheuserbusch Inbev. It owns nearly 50 of the market with budweiser, bull light, stella, and becks. Bud light is brewed to give you everything you want reporter now Anheuserbusch Inbev is trying to get bigger by merging with a Mexican Company that brews americas most popular import, corona. A deal worth 20 billion. The Justice Department is hoping to block the deal, adding it would lead to higher products and fewer products. Butcher says the dealed hurt his industry by putting the squeeze on small, specialty brewers. Theres a limited amount of shelf space out there. The big suppliers have influence over what goes into the set. If one supplier gets too big, then they ultimately can have the opportunity to limit that choice in the market. And thats bad for consumers. Its interesting that the Justice Department agrees with that view. Reporter port city is about to expand a second time. Their niche, quality over quantity. This is among the highest quality strains of barley in the world. Reporter theyre sold in three states and the District Of Columbia including this d. C. Restaurant that sells onl craft beers. 555 of them. Theres not a bud or a bud light in sight. Weve been steadily busy for going on four years now. Here i think that the Craft Movement in general in the country is growing. Reporter and that growth can be seen as a threat to big beer. What were seeing is, for example, in 2011, the company that owns budweiser scooped up the small brewing chicago named goose island. Now their target is corona, but that Justice Department lawsuit standing in the way could have this deal in danger. Nor acharlie . So jan, if this merger were to go through as you point out, they could control between 70 , 80 of the market. Do you think the Justice Department will succeed in blocking this merger . Reporter well, you know, lawyers who follow these kind of cases have been really examining this one and saying it probably will go through eventually. What theyre going to do is impose conditions on the company so that it wont be such an anticompetitive merger. Of course, thats anyones guess. Right no the company is really fighting the lawsuit, some people say theyre negotiating behind the scenes to strike a deal with the Justice Department. 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You know, dave, my cholesterol is normal, believe it or not. Thats pretty good. Yeah. What about your blood sugar . Oh blood sugar also normal. Also normal. Yeah. Im like basically the healthiest f guy youve ever seen in your life. [ laughter ] crazy. Absolutely crazy, i cant explain it theres your Campaign Poster right there. I only care if youre funny. From my perspective, if the joke is funny, i laugh. Even if its about me. If its not funny, i dont laugh. But ive never felt like it was, you know, anything that really bugged me all that much, no. Now, what percentage of the jokes have you found funny . [ laughter ] about 40 . Governor christies a good sport. Indeed. Very good sport. You may be ready for a break after weeks of cold weather. Well show you how to escape to some of the worlds greatest beaches while saving money later on cbs this morning. Pop goes the world pop in a whole new kind of clean with tide pods. 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First, heres a look at todays eye opener at 8 00. The sevenday standoff ended as violently as it began, with a gunshot. Fbi agents raided an underground bunker yesterday, shooting and killing the kidnapper. The captive, a 5yearold boy named ethan, is said to be okay. Officials said they had to move in because the kidnapper was turning desperate. The most important thing in a raid is what . Is speed, surprise, violence of action. On policy and on immigration reform, will you today endorse a proposal put forward by senator rubio . I think hes moving in the right direction. Weve got a lot of issues to weigh around this debated forgive me, i didnt hear an answer. Did you say yes or no . Were less than a month away from massive cuts to federal spending that could lead to layoffs of government employees. Instead of working together to do something about it, theyve resorted to the blame game a month before the deadline. The government is going after big beer. It could change the way drinkers buy a six pack. You could probably fit this entire brewhouse into one of the tanks at anheuserbusch. Really . People are still talking about the sbloel blackout. Symbol blackout. The company that provides electricity had concerns. I lost 200 on the super bowl. Yeah, i bet on electricity. Im charlie rose with gayle king and nora odonnell. A 5yearold alabama boy is waking up at home for the First Time Since he was kidnapped nearly a week ago. The boy was grabbed after a school bus. Yesterday the fbi raided an underground bunker and killed the childs abductor, jimmy lee dykes. We have more on how the final hours of the hostage strike unfolded. Reporter good morning, on this morning after, so far, so good. The little boy is back with his mother. Bomb technicians are going through the bunker looking for improvised explosives. The standoff ended quickly and violently as agents distracted jimmy lee dykes with a pair of stun grenades. They overwhelmed him, went in through the top door, killed him, rescued the little boy. They were concerned by what they saw through a camera they had sneaked into the bunker. Dykes had been agitated, unstable. They thought the boy was in imminent danger. Why did dykes act the way he did . Agents suspect he had antigovernment grievances that he wanted to air, and he simply did it for attention. For cbs this morning, Mark Strassmann in midland city, alabama. New jersey senator Robert Menendez is speaking out, blasting allegations he was involved with prostitutes in the dominican republic. He spoke with cnn on monday. Amazing to me that anonymous, nameless, faceless individuals on a web site can drive that type of story into the mainstream. But thats what theyve done successfully. Now nobody can find them. No one ever met them. No one ever talked to them. But thats where were at. So the bottom line is all of those smears are absolutely false. You know, thats the bottom line. One last question menendez blames what he calls right wing blogs for spreading the claims. This morning were getting the first look at the failed main battery that forced the emergency of a boeing 787 dreamliner last month. Photos show Severe Damage and charring on the battery of the al nippon aircraft. The fleet remains grounded as a battery investigation continues. Its still unclear why the main battery overheated. The cost of filling up is emptying more american wallets these days. The Energy Department says the average family spent more than 2,900 last year on gas. Now that ties a record going back almost 30 years. In the meantime, a new report from texas a m says sitting in traffic costs the average american more than 800 in 2011. That adds up to 221 billion in wasted time and fuel. And theres a new scandal that is shaking up the sports world. Theres a probe into soccer matches that were allegedly rigged. It doesnt single out any particular team because the investigation is still ongoing, but as Mark Phillips reports, we do know asian gamblers are suspected of fixing hundreds of games. Reporter the beautiful game, as its called, just got ugly. Soccer has been the victim of a worldwide betting scandal. According to a European Police investigation, football, as its known in most places, is fixed. We have uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in widespread football match fixing. Reporter the scandal is run, police say, from the bookie shops to the far east. This one in singapore. The popularity of the game in asia has found the perfect partner in asias other favorite sport, gambling. But it has arrangements with crime syndicates around the world. The police have been keeping score. They found 680 games where the outcomes were bent by betting. 380 of those in europe. The rest elsewhere. A total of 15 countries. At least 425 referees, club officials, and players took bribes to affect the results. How does it work . You see a guy ten yards up from the goal. He misses the goal. People say, hey, he was in bad luck or it was a bad shot. The problem now is when this guy does that, the person in the stand says, hey, was it a bad shot, or maybe somebody gave him a few bucks. Reporter more than a few bucks. One anticorruption body says the betting on sports amounts to about 3 billion a day. Most of that on soccer. Mark phillips, cbs news, london. A baltimore Furniture Company may be kicking itself over a super bowl promise. Gardners furniture told customers any purchase in the four days before the super bowl would be free if the ravens scored a touchdown on a kick return. You know what happened jacobi jones took the second half kickoff to the end zone. The company is keeping a promise that will cost them 600,000. Theyre saying, thanks, jacoby. Appreciate it. Exactly. Good player. Its free. From free furniture to a free fall. Skydiver Felix Baumgartner became the first human to break the sound barrier when he jumped 25 miles from above the earth. Official numbers released monday show fearless felix hit speeds of more than 843 Miles Per Hour. That is ten Miles Per Hour faster than first thought. Wow. This moment of fear off the coast of maui was captured on video. Four friends were paddling a canoe when a humpback whale, check this out, came out of nowhere and lifted the front end. One of the paddlers called it just a love tap. This is, of course, breeding season for the humpbacks. There are about 10,000 of them around the hawaiian islands. No one was injured whoa. Look at that. And the whale is fine, as well. What a sighting. Beautiful picture. Charlie, you probably wish you were there. I do. I know you do. Right now. Who doesnt . Right there in hawaii, right . Ive had enough of the bayou with the alligators. Im fine right here a oscar voters said no to the director of argo. Well look at why ben affleck is getting snubbed after winning so many other awards this year. People have been daring them to clean up tough messes. My fans think a paper towel cant handle this. That is tough when wet. [ peggy ] grab viva and break the rules on all your tough messes. With olay, heres how. New regenerist eye and lash duo the cream smooths the look of lids. Softens the look of lines. The serum instantly thickens the look of lashes. And the award for wow eyes in just one week goes to you. I got it made, i got it made i got it made fresh at subway breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway, you got breakfast made. Like an under 200 calorie steak egg white cheese. Subway. Eat fresh. I made the clear choice. Claritind. Decongestant products on the shelf can take hours to start working. Claritind starts to work in just 30 minutes. Power through nasal congestion fast. Get claritind at the pharmacy counter. We were taught to not to speak long. This is not my speech. These are the letters, just the letters that i got from ed koch when i was president. He said, you know, weve got to do something to convince young people to quit smoking. And theres just been a new study saying that it impactsvirility. And he said, you know, this viagra is a big deal. It doesnt work to tell people theyre going get cancer or respiratory diseases, go after the virility argument. Former president bill clinton paying tribute to former mayor ed koch yesterday. He died at age 88. Welcome back. I think its a good sign when people can go to your funeral and leave feeling good that they knew you. I do. Where you leave and its a celebration of your life. Bill clintons a good person to pay tribute. Some said if only the mayor had been there because it was quite a celebration. I heard it, too. New research into vitamins, minerals, and sheshs raising safety concerns heshs are raising safety concerns. Supplements are a 30 billion with a b industry. More than 50 of americans take them. Good morning, dr. Phillips. What specific supplement are we talking about . Today were talking about calcium. This isnt the first time some concerns have been raise good calcium supplementation. This is a big study. 400,000 people. It found that men who take 1,000 milligrams of calcium supplementation a day are at a 20 increased risk of Heart Disease deaths compared to men who dont take any calcium. Now this is for two reason. One, men really shouldnt be taking a calcium supplement. I never hear stories about men taking calcium. Most meant dont need. It they dont have the same bone risk as women. Secondly, a lot of men who are on the supplements dont realize that they are because its a part of their normal multivitamin. You know how the back of the bottle has 50 things, you might not know youre taking it. I noticed a difference between the male and female vitamins. The male dont have the calcium. For women, is there a risk to taking calcium supplements, or is this one of the good supplement to take . It seems that this is one of the good supplements for women. The study did not establish that link with Heart Disease risk in women. This is part of a growing body of research where we know that men and women react to drugs differently. They metabolize differently. They have different risks. But youre thinking we should take supplements . Youre not here to say dont take them. No. But you know, it really does raise this question of why are we taking so much. Yeah. There was a survey out, 12,000 people were asked that question. Why do they take supplements. Basically they said it was for an insurance policy. To either maintain or improve their health. And only a quarter of them take it on the advice of their doctor. Now i find that striking. In my practice, when i prescribe a drug, almost everybody has a barrage of questions. Side effects, do i really need this. Right. Those same patients can sort of walk into a vitamin store, come out with six bottles, you know, the guy behind the desk says take these six. They pretty much pop the pills with no questions asked. Your bottom sideline whline . Into go into stores with skepticism. The stores are there to move product. They might know a lot, but theyre also there to move product. And there are some supplements which are beneficial. Just not everything. Especially for pregnant women, right . Folic acid. Very much so. Postmenopausal women, calcium and vitamin d. Pregnant women, folic acid. People over 50, vitamin b12 might be necessary. And of course babies, infants can benefit from vitamin d, as well. Holly phillips. Thank you. Hes the man behind at t. He also brought g. M. Back from the edge. Well take you inside these american success stories. Ed whitaker joins us in studio 57 ahead on cbs this morning. Jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasnt quite the same. The recipes not the recipe. Ohhh. [ female announcer ]. Without swanson. The broth cooks trust most when making soup. Mmmm [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. Mmmm itand Start Talking aboutt whawhat you really wanthroom. From your toilet paper. Its time to talk about clean. Feeling clean is so important. I use quilted northern. Quilted northern soft and strong is stronger than the leading value brand, for a confident clean. Clumps. [ gasps ] meet new covergirl clump crusher. Big volume mascara with a brush designed to crush. 200 more volume. Zero clumps. New clump crusher. From easy, breezy, beautiful, covergirl. Parebut not on your face. Juvederm® xc is the gel filler your doctor uses to instantly smooth out lines right here. Temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps, or risk of infection. Ask your doctor about juvederm® xc. [ me noce] erti y s nto carte yoceebatailein niorteuhesal yo cavg anmas u ssrrab. Quitnciree aim buthacicevs se od cacae idroon henal ar twe dn, ndoctro yo emeba. Myenstecmee tht us pnel bau ihes senhe thenme a ielveits i aoo j. Ed whitaker built at t from a group of smaller phone companies into a communications powerhouse. He later came out of retirement to help rescue general motors. G. M. Went from bankruptcy to the biggest initial public aurveing in the historys offering in the nations history. He writes about it in american turnaround. Ed whitaker, welcome. Thank you. Nice to be here. Everyone assumes this was money well spent by the u. S. Government. Would you change anything about that deal . No, i wouldnt. I think the government did exactly the right thing. I think it was the right thing for america, i wholeheartedly supported that. I think it worked really well. When you look at it, did the government in the end lose money, or is it too early to tell . Well, i think its too early to tell. The taxpayer, the government, you and i, recovered a big portion of that in the initial public offering. Right. But theres still some outstanding. And remains to be seen how that will work out. But i believe g. M. Should pay back every penny that the taxpayer has coming. When will they do that . Youll have to ask them. Im out of it. Hopefully that will work out. Lets talk about you for a second being out of it. You were out of it when you were first approached. You were in retirement. They asked you to run the company and you said no. They had to convince you. Why . Well, because i knew nothing about a car. I could turn it on, i could drive. Thats my knowledge, too. What got you to turn around . I got to thinking, ever since i was a kid my family owned g. M. Cars. It was a great part of america. It did terrific things. And back in world war ii, it had been just a fabric part of the fabric of america. And i got to thinking if i can do this and if i can help, ill go do it. It was a public service. My conscience got to me. Im glad i did. Yeah. For people who dont know you, you also started southwestern bell, you ended up building at t with an annual revenue of 120 billion. Extremely successful. Your book is american turnaround about companies. Let me ask, are there lessons in American Business that should be applied to government . Theres a lot of people talking about that now. What would they be . Well, there are several, i think. Probably the numberone lesson would be revenue should exceed expenses. You know, thats a true business truism. Whats been the key to success, though . Well, the true the key to success is i think people. I think people are the reason for any success. If you have people involved, people in authority, people with the ability to do it, accountability, and hold them responsible, i think people can do amazing things. And i think we forget that sometimes. Its all about people in the final analysis. You know, theres a discussion about the boy scouts. Should they lift a ban on gay leaders . You ran the boy scouts back in the day. What do you think, yes or no . That was long ago. But today i think and i thought then that the boy scouts were the best Youth Organization in america. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Coming up in this halfhour, whos got a problem with ben affleck . He won major directing votes for argo but oscargoers wouldnt even nominate him. And without Daniel Hernandez jr. Gabby gfords may not be alive today. This morning, a note to self sears. Learn what a moment of terror has taught him. Right now its time to show the headlines from around the globe. The wall street says doctors may start making housecalls again. Insurers in Health Systems are trying to cut costs and avoid new medicare pen falts a patient goes back to the hospital within 30 days. The stuttgart daily leader says a couple from arkansas got a double dose of luck last weekend. Steven and terry weaver bought a Lottery Ticket to the way to a fishing trip. Then they bought another on the way back. The first ticket hit for 1 million. The second was worth 50,000. A subtle change in elevator music. The New York Times says the term muzak has been retired. Not the format, just the name. It will be called mood and will still be heard in stores and elevators. Usa today looks at a new survey on what single people consider a musthave in a potential date or partner. Listen carefully number one, for both men and women, teeth. Thats important. Always a good thing. Just saying. Yes. Thats followed by grammer. Like that, too. The survey also found 42 would not date a virgin. Okay. And sense of humor is also very important. I like that study. In britain, the independent reports women in paris can now wear trousers. A law dating back 213 years technically made it illegal for a woman to wear pants without a police permit. Can you believe this . Last week the ministry of womens rights declared the law null and void. What year is this . I know. 2013. 2013. Lets go. The frenchman known as spiderman strikes again. Alain robert climbed the side of the famous had bana libre hotel with no safety equipment. Yikes. He it says eernt wasnt difficult. He has scaled much taller structures like the golden gate bridge. This year is off to a freezing start for most of the country. If youre looking to escape the cold, theres a relaunch of the 80 degrees tool which helps with travel preferences. We have the executive director, good morning. Good morning. Well get to the hot spots to go to. First, how do you use the tool, what is it . Basically think of it as your online concierge. The word concierge, arabella, is always a good thing. Always a good thing. Recommendations will be personalized to you based on your interests. Since we have beaches all over the world, we know that not every beach is the same. You might looking for a spa, you might be looking for something with the kids, i might be looking for night life. You can get a recommendation tailored for your interest and budget. For nature lovers, you say costa rica, why . Absolutely. This the Upper Peninsula is a special finding. Here you can actually experience going to see jaurgs and mccaws at the same time as youre going to go to rugged beaches. Think of it as a nature safari, plus the beach thrown in. The Luxury Lodges there cost 165 a night. Thats a really good price. Yes. Second place is in mexico near the ruins. Yes. What makes it so great . Pure beach vacation. If youre looking to kick back, hanging on the sand with a book or maybe do a couple of yoga classes, this is the beach for you. There you can there are Luxury Lodges there, too. But really the great value is in the beach cabanas which start at 100 a night. For city and beach life, you recommend oahu, right . Absolutely. Its perfect for urbanites looking to have night life shopping, et cetera. Its also great for families looking for a great value vacation. We found flights from about 400 to 450 roundtrip from both coasts, by the way. And lots of cheap and cheerful places to stay. Places that wont break the bank. Im thinking the prices have been reasonable. If you can get hotel rooms for 100plus in these kind of resorts, isnt that a good deal . Its a fantastic deal. I would say better than value. Youre looking at an excellent price point for your beach vacation. It fourth place is st. Kits. You said history buffs like this place. History buffs like this place because its a fortress, a unesco protected heritage site. A great place to explore and get an understanding of the history. Lots of sugar cane fields, too, and old mills that have been decommissioned. So its a beautiful island, first off, but its also a great place to get a full resort experience that wont break the bank. Marriott there, we found rates from 215 a night in march. And neevus is next door not so cost affordable. No. But pretty. Very pretty. And you can do a day trip from st. Kitts and experience it. Go for lunch, maybe hit the greens if you want a bit of a splurge. Absolutely. Florida keys. The florida keys. Super easy to get. To i wouldnt say its 80 this time of year, but pleasant 70s. You fly into miami. Again, you can get there for under 200 from the east coast. Lots of quaint b bs and inns all over the keys. Not much more than 100 a night if youre looking to save your pennies. And there you get to go water sports, kayaking, its a really great allaround destination. And quintessential experience, sunset, drinks on duval street in key west. All right. The water shots are so pretty. Yes. For people who want to go on vacation but dont really want to be around people. There are some people like that. I want to go vacation, but i dont want to talk to none of yall. What do you say . Yes. We would recommend there are lots of sort of private islands that you can stay at. Theyre going break the bank a bit. But the other option is places like panama and belize that are less discovered. You can actually go and find a quiet patch of beach without as many people on it. All right. If only the book always came with vacations. Arabella bowen, thank you very much. Thank you. Director ben affleck shows tension in argo. Theres no suspension whether hell win the oscar for best director since hes not even nominated. Bill whitaker shows why many in hollywood are left scratching their heads. Regime ben affleck joined fellow nominees at the annual oscar lunch monday. Hes won almost every major award this season for directing argo. The golden globe, the critics choice award, the Directors Guild named him best director saturday. It was perplexing that we wasnt nominated for an Academy Award for argo. We got seven nominations including best picture. Im elated. Truly, genuinely thrilled. I dont get into worrying too much about what and didnt get what. You know, ive had many, many, many, many, many, many years watching from home. Reporter still, hollywood is asking why. It cant be that at 40 hes too young and unseasoned. The firsttime director of beasts of the southern wild is nominated, and hes only 30. On which party does this reflect the worst . The academy, ben affleck i think its a little bit of a black eye for the academy. Reporter the hollywood reporters Matthew Belloni says the snub may be why the other guilds are handing affleck directing awards. I think youre seeing a bit of a pity factor. People are looking at what happened with the oscars and saying how dare you up . Ben affleck. Reporter at the golden globes, argo won best picture and best director. Afflecks friend and coproducer, george clooney, said the oscar snub is inexplicab inexplicable. I thought that he should have been nominated. You cant figure out what goes in the academy. Reporter if ben affleck is disappointed, hes keeping it to himself. Youre not entitled to win anything. Youre not entitled to anything in life. Reporter still, argo has a good shot at winning best picture. Meaning coproducer affleck might go home with an oscar after all. For cbs this morning, bill whitaker, hollywood. You know, weve been talking about this because argo seems to have the momentum going into the oscars. Yes. And part of it, i think, is because hes handled it so well. Dont you think, charlie . He certainly has. With charm and selfdeprecation. What he said about the pity factor, i dont think its the pity factor. We all liked the movie. Thought it was really good. People like ben. It will be interesting to see what happens. Theres a lot of good movies. I got to watch argo with you, on the edge of your seat. Almost like boating on the bayou. I tend to talk to the screen. Not always appreciated. A new book warns america is suffering from a lack of children. The author will tell us why he thinks were about to go over a demographic have you ever thought of this question what happens when society doesnt have enough babies . A new book argues it can lead to economic, political, and cultural disaster. What . Jonathan last is author of what to expect when no ones expecting. I love the title, by the way. Good morning, jonathan last. Good morning. Thank you. Is your message to america get busy in the bedroom, the best way to serve your country . Lets put on some barry white, get drunk, and make that decision. No, the message of the book is theres no example in recorded Human History of a society experiencing longterm peace and prosperity with declining populations. Thats where were heading now. The American People have been below the replacement rate fertility since the early 1970s. Thats going to put big strains on medicare and Social Security and slow down our economy like weve seen happening in japan and greece. Ive always heard that were overpopulated in society. In fact, you know, were really not. Were actually the global fertility rate has been dropping for 40 years now. Were heading toward population contraction worldwide within the next 60 years. Why is there, you call it, demographic disaster looming . Theres a big constellation of forces, to give you the short list. Things like the creation of Social Security, decline in infant mortality, rise of contraception. The universality of college. Some of these changes are very good. But even good changes can come with costs. Your title is obviously kind of a play on the book that has been on the bestseller list for ages and ages, the what to expect when youre expecting, that every new mom picks up when shes pregnant. Our bible. Right. A play on that. Some will read the book and say, wait a minute, women have been empowered by having less children. Everybodys been empowered by having less children. Having susan kidd a raw deal, right . Having a kid is a raw deal, right . It costs a lot of money. If you look at ideal fertility studies, most women and men say they want 2. 5 children, we on average have 1. 9 children. People arent reaching for fertility ideals in america. You use words like disaster, calamity, why is it a disaster and calamity if we dont have more kids . Youre looking at the overall picture. Break it down. Look at japan. Japan is just further ahead of us down this demographic road. In the 1980s, japan looked like it was going to rule the world. They were buying up the manhattan properties, the japanese bought rockefeller center, toyota had outstripped general motors. We were all wearing sony walkman and talking about how we had to learn japanese. At the height of their powers, japanese demographers were warning the japanese people, the fertility rate was too low, they didnt have the demographics to sustain their economic success. In the 1990s, the japanese economy hit a wall and its still there today. And you have some really dire consequences. They have generational warfare. Last week the japanese finance minister said that it was important for older japanese people to hurry up and die. We would like it avoid this sort of thing in america, i think. What about the threat of overpopulation on our earth . The environmental consequences of that. That is a real concern, isnt it . It is. But it isnt an either or sort of situation here. If you look at the Economic Research pioneered by julian simon, it shows that increasing population leads to increasing in technological advance. Its like Commodity Prices dropped worldwide over the last 100 years. The american environment, miserable during the 1970s. We had acid rain smog. Our rivers and lakes terribly polluted. 40 years later, population has increased by 50 . The environment is much smarter and more sustainable. Jonathan, your last chapter is how to make babies. Do you doubt that people dont sflm. You know, a lot of people its a complicated subject. I know. It is a complicated subject. Its more than just having sex. You have a bigger plan in mind. Thank you, jonathan last. Thank you. And Gabby Giffords made a plea to Congress Last week to do something about gun violence. This morning, the young man who helped save giffords, remember him, writes a note to self. Daniel hernandez jr. , next on cbs this morning. President obama is among those who consider Daniel Hernandez jr. A hero. Hernandez is the 20yearold intern who helped save congresswoman Gabby Giffords during the deadly mass shooting in arizona two years ago. This morning, he writes a letter of advice for our ongoing series, note to self. Dear daniel, at the age of 5 youve already decided what you want to do with the rest of your life. You want to help people. You enjoy school, and you love politics. And youre ambitious but really have no reason to be. Youre young, your gay and latino, born it a struggling working class family in tucson, arizona. I just want to let you know now, things may not go according to plan, but in the end everything will work out and youll be able to still help other people. You have many lessons to learn in a short amount of time. Youll learn that youre smarter than most people give you credit for but not as smart as you think you are. Youll learn that living a life trying to make others happy will only succeed in making you unhappy. And youll learn to accept the things that make you different instead of trying to fight to fit in. Youre determined to be a doctor because you want to help people. You start training to be a nurse. As you grow up, you become a little bit more interested in politics. And you meet a vibrant, intelligent young woman named gabrielle giffords. Shes a member of congress. But more importantly, shes someone that helps others. Youll realize from her that being a voice for those who cant speak up for themselves can be just as meaningful and just as important as a set of stitches or a pair of crutches. [ siren ] more than one ambulance. We have about a total of ten people, maybe more. Oh, my god. Gabby giffords has been hit. On a bright and chilly morning in january, your entire life will change. It will be less than 19 seconds, but in that time a young man armed with a semiautomatic weapon will shoot 19, killing six and injuring 13 others. Including your friends, ron, gab, and gabby. You run into the gunfire trying to help people using the skills that youve learned and in the end youll be credited with saving gabbys life. This will be the worst day of your life. Its going to be painful. Its going to be long. And its going to be scary. But youre going to be okay. Through this tragedy you will find your voice. Public service and helping your community is not defined by one job or one profession. But its instead about finding what drives you, finding your passion, and using that to help others. We are grateful to Daniel Hernandez. Youll be praised by a president , meet your heroine, face your own mortality. You made the night, but we decided you are a hero. When they call you a hero, youre finally going to realize that you dont need to be a doctor to help others. [ applause ] wow. Go, daniel. Interesting he said at the age of 5 he knew that he wanted to help people. Boy, did he. All these years later. He knew in an instant, rather to run he ran toward gabby to help her, his mentor. Remarkable story. I remember when it happened, too, he said he didnt think about it. He just reacted. He saw somebody needed help and went in. And to think that all that damage happened in 19 seconds, i also felt was very interesting. Whats nice about the series is people, notes to self, talk about how they viewed life when they were young and what they expected of themselves and how they see themselves. Then we get to see where they are today. Where they are today. The reflection was one of the most important things, and thats what the notes to self do. Daniels book is they call me a hero. It goes on sale today. That does it for us. Up next is your local news. Well see you tomorrow right here on cbs this morning. See you then. woman 3 days of walking to give a Breast Cancer survivor a lifetime thats definitely a fair trade. It was such a beautiful experience. jessica lee and its beautiful woman why walk 60 miles in the boldest Breast Cancer event in history . Because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing Breast Cancer every year. Visit the3day. Org to register or to request more information today. 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