Will be out in a half hour, a much has been made about the dependence on ecommerce. They still have a lot to do on improving the experience. Julie hyman has more on this. Part of the problem is a lot like what we do in the stores we are browsing online. Except we do it at a higher rate. Forrester research put out a report looking he looking at the name reason why people abandon their ecart. They say shipping and handling is too high. Theyre just not ready to purchase for whatever reason. I spoke to a Retail Consulting group yesterday, and there are a lot of reasons your online, cries,ne rings, the baby whatever it may be, and you do not get back to it. Also, 22 wanted to compare prices. Saysee something, and you maybe i can get it cheaper somewhere else. Piecee of that shipping we have seen an increase in the number of transactions that offer free shipping. Amazon has been aggressive on that front and set the standard. Other ecommerce sites have followed suit. In terms of why people ar
The next hill. It could be exploring space, it could be a new vehicle that paddles its way out into the ocean, it could be finding threats to the earth. I think were living in a really special time now. For 4. 5 billion years this planet has been hit by large asteroids, thousands of times, and weve reached the point where we as a species have figured out the technology that we could actually stop that process on this planet. I mean think about it. Were talking about changing the actual evolution of our solar system so its, the plan set no longer hit by asteroids. I feel we are lucky to live today, we are seeing great technical progress, we are seeing things you could in every have dreamed of even 10, 20 years ago and were part of it. Thats pretty profound. Ed lu wont stop until his space telescope has found the asteroids headed toward earth. Its a mission few people would even attempt, and thats whats earned ed a spot on the next list. Im dr. Sanjay gupta, thanks for joining us, see yo
Bloomberg news quoted an executive saying february sales were a, quote, total disaster. The stock for the Worlds Largest retailer plummeted shortly after that before making a slight recovery. Walmart reports its fourthquarter earnings next week. Later this afternoon, join me for all the latest news, plus well take fashion week to the next level with hightech clothing. Dr. Sanjay gupta will give us his diagnosis on lady gagas injury. Got to hear about that. And i go shooting with rocker and gun activist ted new gent. First, a recession in europe, an economic storm in washington so, why is ali velshi convinced a renaissance may be at hand for the u. S. Economy . Find out right now on your money. Despite a recession in europe, major mergers in the United States show evidence that business is picking up. America could be on the road to prosperity if not for our politicians standing on the way. Im ali velshi. This is your money. Theres ap economic storm hovering just off our shores. The hea
Dont worry, senator rubio, nobody noticed. That you gave a speech. Welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie rose is on assignment, so james brown is with us. As we come on the air in the west, olympic track store and double amputee Oscar Pistorius is under arrest this morning, accused of murder. His girlfriend was found shot in his home in south africa overnight. Mark phillips has more on the stunning news about the paraolympic runner. This isnt so much as a whodunit but what happened. Only two people involved Oscar Pistorius the blade runner and the woman who was killed. We can confirm there was a shooting incident this morning at the home of the wellknown paraolympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. Oscar pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp had been an alist celebrity couple since autumn. She was a frequent covergirl with supermodel looks. By the sound of the tweets she sent out the romance seemed to be going well. It should be a day of love for everyone, she said just a day before she died. The shoot
Well have more of mr. Obamas self deprecating humor. Hey there, everyone. I hope youre enjoying your sunday. A warm welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. This is cnn newsroom. Clashing between Government Troops and prorussia activists at this moment are threatening to take ukraine into a fullscale civil war. Take a look at this. Now, these scenes played out in the eastern city of donetsk. Protesters there siding with russia, smashing their way into the Ukrainian Security building. Being now played out in luhansk. Gunfire there rang out in the streets. A local separaist leader declared a state of emergency. The formation of a Southeast Army for the region. And a ban on political parties. A prorussian demonstrator there gave his reasons for joining the fight. Translator we are doing this because of what has happened in o december is a, slav yans k and kramator kramatorsk. We didnt bear that our brothers and sisters were killed. Were shedding tears for that. Were waiti