this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. jeff: good evening, everyone, i m jeff glor. during the long months he trailed far back in the republican field, rick santorum was largely overlooked but not any more. as the new front run never recent polls, his every word is getting extra scrutiny and what he said this weekend is no exception. chip reid begins our coverage in washington, chip, good evening. well, good evening, jeff. rick santorum has deeply conservative views on many social issues and this weekend he demonstrated that he means it when he says he won t tone down his views for political purposes. on face the nation today republican presidential front-runner rick santorum condemned president obama s health care reform law for requiring free prenatal test, for pregnant women. a lot of prenatal tests are done to identify deformities in utero and the customary procedure is to encourage abortion. reporter: he was especially critica
it is still unclear this morning what triggered a deadly avalanche in washington s cascade mountain. a warning had been issued but three experienced skiers skiing in an out of bounds area are dead. the victims were among several groups skiing at the steven s pass ski area. the fast moving snow swept in some 1500 feet down the mountain. a fourth skier survived. danielle nottingham has our report. reporter: it looks like a winter wonderland but this picturesque mountain in washington state was the scene of a deadly avalanche. the king county sheriff s office got word of the slide just after noon on sunday. it happened near the stevens pass ski area. four of the skiers were shot down a chute for 1500 feet. three of the skiers then were buried under the snow. one woman who survived the slide was using an avalanche rescue system similar to an airbag like the one seen in this video. it kept her atop of the avalanche and basically saved her life. authorities say several gr
the staples center tonight. lee, good evening. reporter: good evening, jeff, yeah, this is certainly a town and a community of musicians gathered here for the grammies that is still reeling from the news of the death of whitney houston and the pain that is already take on, the family is painfully obvious today. her 18-year-old bobbi christina brown had to be rushed to the hospital suffering from exhaustion and anxiety but has since been released. as you mentioned the investigation into the cause of whitney houston s death is just getting started. that could take months to sort out. it was by all accounts too late. cpr was performed but to no a vague and ambiguous. while the cause of death is still under investigation, police say they found nothing suspicious. but it left the music industry almost speechless. her producer and mentor clive davis. whitney was a beautiful person. and she had a talent beyond compare. reporter: her body was driven away from that hotel, she le
this is the cbs morning news for monday, february 13, 2012. and good morning everyone. i m terrell brown. we begin with the investigation into the death of whitney houston. the los angeles coroner s office says an autopsy has been performed. still, it will take weeks to determine exactly how the 48-year-old superstar died. houston was found dead in her beverly hills hotel saturday afternoon. she was remembered at the grammy awards. elizabeth sanchez has the latest. elizabeth, good morning. good morning, terrell. music s biggest stars came out for a celebration, but it turned into a tribute celebrating one of their own. the grammys paid tribute to whitney houston as investigators work to figure out exactly how she died. and i jennifer hudson sang one of her most well-known songs. i will always love you and the night began with a star studded audience bowing their heads in prayer. we ve been truly blessed to have been touched by her beautiful spirit. houston d
this is the cbs morning news for monday, february 13, 2012. and good morning everyone. i m terrell brown. we begin with the investigation into the death of whitney houston. the los angeles coroner s office says an autopsy has been performed. still, it will take weeks to determine exactly how the 48-year-old superstar died. houston was found dead in her beverly hills hotel saturday afternoon. she was remembered at the grammy awards. elizabeth sanchez has the latest. elizabeth, good morning. good morning, terrell. music s biggest stars came out for a celebration, but it turned into a tribute celebrating one of their own. the grammys paid tribute to whitney houston as investigators work to figure out exactly how she died. and i jennifer hudson sang one of her most well-known songs. i will always love you and the night began with a star studded audience bowing their heads in prayer. we ve been truly blessed to have been touched by her beautiful spirit. houston d