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Usa, 7, slovakia, 1. Evgeyey vgenplyushchenko lefe ice for the final time. Im not thrilled, but the message, i tried my best. General motors has recalled vehicles due to faulty ignition crashes. Six people killed. Thousands of people. All that the diver was snapping photos when the okay potus decided it wanted the camera. That started a tugofwar. Sports illustrated marking the 50th anniversary with three models on the swimsuit. Not a lot of swimsuit there. Talk about ani uque gift. They were surprised with a flash mob in bostons public place. Happy valentines day, boston. A mcdonalds in tampa is transforming for valentines day into a sitdown restaurant. Its fully booked. Thats true. Theyre getting a lot of tables for one. Announcer this mornings eye opener presented by toyota. Lets go places. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie rose is off so Anthony Mason is here. Happy valentines day. Happy valentines day. Wheres your red tie . Im partially colorblind, so thats my excuse. Were going to get straight to the weather. Heavy snow fell in new york overnight. The city got around a foot of snow in the last 30 hours. The storm is now blamed for at least 21 deaths. About half a million homes and businesses have no electricity this morning. Terrell brown is with us. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you both. We had the heavy snow falling across the area yesterday followed by sleet and rain and more snow on top of that. Thats created this heavy wet snow thats being blamed for at least three roof collapses across the area. Right behind me, this is interstate 95. Commuters back on the roadway but being warned of Winter Driving conditions and the speed limit has been reduced to 35 miles an hour. Nearly 15 inches of snow accumulated. Snowfall this year has already doubled from what it was last year. 40mileperhour wind gusts led to a nasty commute whether walking or driving. On new yorks long island, visibility was so poor a woman collided with a train after unknowingly driving her car on the tracks. It wasnt a flight delay that stranded these passengers at the parent. So many tsa agents were unable to get to work. Air transfers took hours at secuty checkpoints. Ice mixed with snow, sleet, and rain created headaches across new york city and parents walked through blustering snowfall. Mayor de blasio was left defe defending his position to keep schools open thursday. Unlike other cities in the country, we dont shut down in the face of adversity. They have to go to work. They need a safe option for their kids. But new york citys chancellor painted a different scene. It is absolutely a beautiful scene out there right now. Still the School District reins below 45 and those who did get their kids to school admitted it was a challenge. A lot more dangerous to be out in thi kind of weather. Much of the state is expected to get more snow this weekend. Its not stopping and its not like melting either, so its just snow on top of snow and it turns into ice. Bayville, long island, is already covered in more than 14 inches. I want summer to come. I want to be on my beach on a paddle board. Reporter with a foot of snow on the ground, plows will be back out again today. Theyve been out for the last 24 hours or so, and more snow, anthony and norah in the forecast, about 1 to 3 inches could fall in the overnight hours tonight. Oh, my goodness. Terrell, thank you. And this morning washington, d. C. , is dealing with its biggest snowstorm in 4 years. 9 inches of snow fell on the capital. Baltimore got more than a foot of snow and parts of the south are slowly recovering from a devastating ice storm. Wyatt andrews is with us. Good morning. Not before dropping another layer of snow and ice. So most schools remain closed and drivers for one more day are being asked to avoid the roads. North carolina began inching back to normal on thursday as most drivers forced to abandon their cars returned to push them out. James greg came to help his roommate who was stranded at the height of the storm. He was driving up the hill and he veered off to the left, and thats all that happened. People gave him a ride home. Across the south the storm encased power lines with more than an inch of ice, capable of bringing down trees. This daunting cleanup in part led georgias governor nathan deal to extend a state of emergency through sunday. Were hopeful that the federal authorities will follow suit. That would give him some help with what youre going to need a great deal of here in this area, and thats debris remoovlg. Crews are working around the clock to clear the streets and restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of people, but officials do not know when power will be fully restored. In South Carolina which was hit by a heavy blast of ice, eugene clungs ton spoke to us from his candlelit home. Were roughing it out and Battery Powered, anything Battery Powered right now. Reporter officials are warning drivers that this morning they may encounter black eyes on the roads and highways, but this afternoon as temperatures dramatically rise, norah and anthony, this will be other. Wyatt andrews, we hope so. Thanks, wyatt. Bwi airport is facing thousands of delay this morning. 75,000 since december 1st. And there have been 14,000 Flight Cancellations this week alone. That includes 1,100 just this morning but there are signs of improvement on the way and for that meteorologist megan glaros from our station wbbm joins us in studio. Good morning. Good morning to you. Happy valentines day to you. Mother nature left us a little bit of a gift over the course of the last few weeks. As of yesterday, 49 of the 50 states were covered in snow. The only holdout, the Sunshine State of florida, and i think we may add to those states here potentially with more snowfall impacting these areas. Take a look at the radar. Take a look at where the storm system is now. Its now beginning to still snow in boston but push out to the north and east. Ice was a huge factor to the south and many major cities picked up snowfall accumulations. What we see is this area of moisture is going to work toward the east coast. Snow dropped into the valley and new york city and part of atlanta as well. As the system works up the coastline theres a potential to deepen once again and impact new england with more snow. 6 plus inches possible by the end of the weekend there. So here we go again, norah and anthony. Megan glaros. Thanks, megan. All this nations weather may be having a Chilling Effect on the economy. Retail sales dropped 0. 4 . The colder air means higher home heating bills and less spending on other things like car sales. Several restaurant chains like mcdonalds blame the weather for cutting into sales. This morning afghans president karzai remains defeent. He said his decision to free 65 taliban fighters is, quote, of no concern to the u. S. But its adding strain between washington and kabul. Major garrett is at the white house where they say theyre very disappointed. Good morning. Good morning. Repeated u. S. Protests against this prisoner release not only fell on deaf ears but may have accelerated and intense filed karzais defiance. United states believes these prisoners are indeed dangerous, have committed acts of terrorism and they fear they have returned to the battle field. If they havent, they will. The Afghan Government ignore much of what the ufs provided and claims that they violate afghans sovereignty. The u station claims theres more than enough to do it. Now, karzai leaves office in april. The one remaining question is whether he will sign an agreement already negotiated with the United States to keep a residual force of u. S. Troops in afghan began after 2014. The u. S. Says it must be signed soon or the u. S. Forces will pull out entirely. The question remains whether theyll sign it or theyll wait for if the new Afghan Government post april to make a decision about the u. S. Force. The president is heading to california to address the extreme drought out there. What is he hoping to accomplish on that trip . Reporter a couple of things. One, bring federal disaster assistance, just under 200 million. Hell be in fresno. Its worth pointing out, california, 91. 6 of that state, my home state, is experiencing severe drought conditions. The president will talk about federal efforts to minimize water use by the federal government and do things to help those most immediately affected by the disaster. Hi will immediately thereafter meet with the king of superijor king abdullah, to talk about the syrian crisis. Thank you. We have results. If you dont want to see, turn away now. Norway is first in the medal count followed by netherlands, United States, and russia. Alphonso van marsh is in sochi where the americans are still celebrating a medal sweep. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Theyre having an amazing run in sochi, but for one champion, the experience is bittersweet. He learned a triple out here. Will he go for it . Yes. Reporter after the u. S. Made a clean sweep in the mens slopestyle skiing thursday, Gold Medalist Josh Christensen paid tribute to his father who passed away last year. I brought a picture of my dad over here and brought it with me to opening ceremonies which is pretty cool and put it in my pants pocket and kept it with me all day. Reporter there were tears in eyes. The first skater to medal in four Olympic Games never started his routine. Plyushchenko hurt his back and knee during warmup, told the judges he was pulling out of competition and announced his retirement. Team usa didnt fair much better. Jeremy abbott fell flat on his face after a quadruple jump. He laid on the ice for ten seconds before competing his performance. She became the First Chinese woman ever to take the top spot. The United States came away emptyhanded. But on the other ice, the hockey rink, russia and the u. S. Showed their dominance. They score clam. Reporter the americans put a round of hurting on them. While the home team toppled slovenia, 52, setting up a usa versus russia grudge match on saturday. 34 years after the two countries clashed in the cold war era clash that became known as the miracle on ice. Now, norah and anthony, dont let the fleece fool you. Temperatures are here in the 60s again. At this rate, look for hash tag toastysochi. I love it. Gm is recalling cars because of a faulty ignition switch. They say the problem is linked to deadly accidents. It involves chevy cobalt models from 2005 to 2007 along with a pontiac g5, a heavy key ring or bump can turn off the ignition, killing it. If that happens front air bags might not work. 22 crashes under scrutiny. Five happened off road. Six people dialed. Gm will replace faulty switches but ujed you to remove needless items from your key ring. This morning the Police Believe they have the man responsibility for killing a coup couple. A bomb exploded outside their home in lebanon onmond. As anna werner reports the strang suspect is no stranger to the law. This was an isolated incident with no terrorist connections. Yesterday Police Arrested Richard Parker, the soninlaw who killed his inlaws. Theyre searching for evidence as well as a motive. On monday investigators say 74yearold jon setzer picked up a package and was almost back to his house when it exploded, killing him instantly and blowing out the windows in a nearby home. His wife marion also in her 70s was critically injured. She died at a nearby hospital yesterday. Although we do have the suspect obviously in custody, this remains an ongoing investigation. Reporter in a press conference yesterday they say the package was hand delivered. People should know it didnt arrive by mail or any other shipping service. Reporter the suspect, 49yearold Richard Parker lived behind the setzers in a rural area 30 miles east of nashville. Police would not say if he was still married to the couples daughter or how he was linked to the bombing. But he has a criminal record and was convicted of arson in 1993. William gavin says Law Enforcement will focus on the device. Everybody thinks you can go on the website and figure out how to make a bomb. Its not easy. Reporter they will also try to determine why he decided to use a bomb in the first place. Gavin says it may come down to psychology. When you send a letter bomb you kind of remove yourself from the reality of the whole thing. You send it to them, they open it up, and somehow you say to yourself, well, theyre responsible for their own death. Suspect Richard Parker is being held this morningn a 1 million bond. Thank you. And for a third time this week hollywood is mourning the loss of an entertainment giant. Veteran actor richa eor john wa. He started in the wall on tton during his long career, waite appeared in several movies and tv shows including csi right here on cbs. Ralph waite was 85 years old. The wall street journal says comcasts 45 billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable will be a test of its ceos clout. Brian roberts of comcast is around ally of president obama. Regulators plan to look at the merger closely. The lost cars include the 1 millionth corvette. Chevrolet says it will help them repair them. Politico says federal judges strike down virginia samesex marriage ban. 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The pentagon is counting on the f35 to give american pilots control of the skies and the future conflict against the likes of china and russia, but it is seven years behind schedule and 163 billion overbudget or as the man in charge of the f35 told us, basically the program ran itself off the rails. Lieutenant general chris bogden is the man in charge of the f35 and every morning has to deal with problems asap. This morning its a valve thats been installed backward and has to be replaced. How long does it take . Its about a sevenday operation. Kay. You know what im going to say next. Yes, sir. What am i going to say . Were not going to pay for it. Thats correct. Were not going to pay for mistake after mistake after mistake. Reporter when he took over a year ago it was overbudget. It bordered on dysfunctional. How would you characterize with the pentagon and Lockheed Martin. Im on record for being on the job for only a month saying it was the worst relationship i have seen in my acquisition career. Reporter these planes coming off the lougheed Assembly Line cost 115 million apiece, a price tag bogden has to drastically reduce if the pentagon ever wants to buy the 2,400 planes it wants. I know where the plane is on any given day. You know why thats important . Because Lockheed Martin doesnt get paid their profit unless each and every airplane meets each station on time with the right quality. Reporter so if this plane didnt get from that station to this station that on time with the right quality, theyre going to lose some of their faith. Youve about got to perform to make their cost. They must love you at Lockheed Martin. I try to be fair, david. If they want what i call winners profit, they have to act like and perform like winners, and thats fair. Reporter although the f35 wont begin to Enter Service until next year at the earliest, pilots are already conducting test flights and missions at bases in california, maryland, arizona, and nevada. Its supposed to replace virtually all of the fighter jets in america. Theres one thats designed to pull off an Aircraft Carrier and a third for the marines which seems to defy grat gravity with being able to stop in midair and landing on a dime. After pumping 4. 5 billion, they now believe the f35 plan is under control. Still, the planes software is behind schedule and thats a huge problem because the f35 is basically a flying computer using 24 million states considering bills. Michael boultons model think tank wrote the proposal that most of this legislation is based on. The legislation is saying, hey, the state is not going to participate on them spying on the United States. Reporter last month president obama laid out a path to reform for the Data Collection program. 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Theos mt destructive storm so far this winter is taking one last shot at the northeast. 49 of the 50 state wsere covered in snow. The only holdout, the sun shine state of florida. U. S. Esprotts against this prisoner release not only fell on deaf ears but may have accelerated karzais defiance. It is seven years behind schedule and 163 billion over budget. Prince william and prince harry join the British Military to sandbag one town nation severe flooding. Temperatures here are in the 60s again, and at this rate, look out on twitter. We might see toastysochi. If you shop online and turn back more than you keep, tread likely. Retailers are tracking this Information Online and in stores. Theyre saying,he sure will. As do all men and women who run for president. Some experts this morning are trying to put the brakes on the growing use of medical marijuana. They say laws are getting ahead of science. They say, quote, the truth is we lack evidence not only for the efficacy of marijuana but also for its safety. Medical contributor dr. Agus is in los angeles. Doctor, good to see you. Happy valentines day, guys. Happy valentines day to you. There are people who are implicit that marijuana is safe. Theres a major problem here. In the 1970s the assistant secretary of health argued marijuana should be class 1 which is the highest classification of a drug which is heroin. It means theres no medical benefit at all and it has a very high prediction level and he did benefit at all and it has a very high prediction level and he did it because he said there are with chipotle or margarita chicken. All served with a bowl of soup, like our new southwest chicken. Chilis lunch combo starting at 6 bucks. More life happens here. Life with Crohns Disease ois a daily game of what ifs. What if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even starts . What if i eat the wrong thing . What if . 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Reporter tommy and rebecca caldwells actual home is in estes park, colorado, but they feel most comfortable in places like this. The routes they claim are so difficult they cant be finished in a single day or even week, so they have to camp out on the face of big walls like el capitan, 3,000 feet of Vertical Rock in sew yeo semty national park. There arent many luxuries on the wall but there is wifi. Still, its a long way down. The first time i went on el cap, its one of those likes like, whoa, not many people do this. Tommy has been trying to complete the don wall route on el capitan for seven years. E well, that does it for us. Weve had a good week. Were still thinking about that couple. We do. We hope you have a happy valentines day. Be sure on to tune in. Steve hartman is on the road. He reports on a touch teach were a soft side. As we leave you, lets take a look back at this great week. We hope you have a great weekend. Lots of love. Behind me are some of the hundreds of cars that have been abandoned by drivers. It was like something out of a zombie movie. Theres no way you canea dl with ice. I dont care what yankees say. Im walking in the middle of the street during what should be the beginning of our show. They hightailed it out of town. Were talk about chunks of ice. Ol on Bruce Jenners close shave. Ojsympt son oj simpsons hunger games. Why he reportedly has been on a Hunger Strike in prison in nevada. Doctor, doctor gimme the news three words for everyone happy valentines day everyone [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] thank you for spending some of it with us. We will unlock some of the biggest secrets to kick start your health. Before we start the show, its probably a good idea to send the little ones off to another room. Things may get a little holt. Heated in here. a anytime these things are on stage, its a good sign to get the kids out of the room. 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