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KPIX CBS Morning News February 18, 2013

Border security. This is the president torpedoing his own plan and shows me that hes really not serious. Florida senator marco rubio says if the plan is sent as it is, it will be dead on arrival. His colleagues have had to smooth things over. Weve talked with marco rubio and hes fully on board with our process and im hopeful that in march well have a bipartisan bill. In march is when the president wants to see a bill in congress thats ready for a vote. Now, despite this latest commotion, washington has not come this close to Immigration Reform in 20 years. Annemarie . Susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. When Congress Returns from break next week, it will have just a few days before those dramatic acrosstheboard spending cuts known as the sequester. Some republican lawmakers warn there is no way to avoid them and as bill plante reports, the administration is also warning of the dire consequences. What our friends in the house have told us is that they will not even consider anything that includes increased revenues, not even closing loopholes for corporate jets, closing loopholes for oil and gas companies. Reporter with everyone out of town, theres no sense of urgency, only fingerpointing. Republicans say its the president s fault. Were here because the president back in the last session of congress refused to cut spending in any place, and, therefore, weve wound up with a sequester. Reporter democrats blame the republicans. Their arguments are untenable and dont meet the favor of hardly anyone other than themselves and the few whose special interests theyre protecting. Reporter the longterm consequences of the spending cuts could be severe from thousands of federal jobs food Inspection Head start childhood education, Small Business loans, and most controversial, 46 billion less in defense spending. Were going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world at a time when we need it most. Reporter the Defense Department cuts range from the furloughing of workers on friday to reducing Aircraft Carrier groups in the gulf. With the middle east in turmoil and iran working to acquire nuclear weapons, South Carolina republican Lindsey Graham warns that this is the wrong time for cutbacks. I think we should in bipartisan fashion stop see question station before in the words of the secretary of defense, destroys the pentagon. Reporter if theres any Silver Lining in this mess its that the cuts would phase in gradually so if the two parties could come to agreement in a few weeks or a few months, much of the damage could probably be undone. Bill plante, cbs news, the white house. Some republican opponen chuck hagels bid to be defense secretary say they will probably allow his confirmation vote to proceed. Hagels nomination has been put on hold trapped in battle between republican lawmakers and the administration over the attack on the u. S. Mission in libya. Well youve probably already noticed this but the price of gas has risen 32 straight days. This morning the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas is 3. 69. Thats up 14 cents from a week ago and 43 cents a gallon from last month. Experts say rising oil prices, reductions in cuts are all adding to the dramatic increase. Well arkansas Law Enforcement Officials Say troubled country sing erminedy mccready has apparently taken her own life. She was found with a single bullet to the held. Her talent was overtaken by her personal problems. The 37yearold entered courtordered rehab this month. Her two sons were put in foster care. Her longtime boyfriend david wilson died last month and his death was also investigated as a suicide. And Oscar Pistoriuss track career has been put on hold while he fights charges of murder. The double amputee olympian is defending charges that he kills his girlfriend. Funeral services for her will held tomorrow. Tetiana anderson reports. Reporter South African Oscar Pistorius is leaving the track for now. The olympian is wanting to focus on murder charges. The Police Arrested the double amputee track star on thursday. Prosecutor says he shot his girlfriend model Reeva Steenkamp at his home in the South African capital. Hes charged with premeditated murder, but he claims he thought he was shooting an intruder. Its tragic circumstance and its unfolding. We can only give oscar our support at this time. Reporter now new details are being told of what happened in the house. Steenkamp was sleeping in the same bed as piz torous and she was in her night gown when she was first shot in the bedroom. She then ran in the bathroom and locked herself inside where she was shot in the head, hand, and arm. Police took a 9 mm gun from the home and found a bloody bat. Its uncertain if it was used. They visited him over the weekend and say theyre standing by him. We have had overwhelming support for oscar from a lot of fans on a global scale, really on a global scale. Reporter locals prayed for pistorius and steenkamp at Church Services on sunday. I think its important for the church to show the love of god in the whole situation. Reporter lawyers for the runner are preparing for his court date later this week. Tetiana anderson cbs news. Well, coming up on the morning news, black gold. People in russia are collecting fragments from the meteorite that crashed into their town now said to be worth a whole lot of money. This is the cbs morning news. Are just 1 each friday through monday only, at petsmart®. Parentheses have a place but 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. 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Hell step down at the end of the month, and the vatican says a new pope could be installed by midmarch. Pope benedicts last public appearance is scheduled for sunday. In russia, a modernday gold rush for meteor fragments. People say they found chunks of space rock buried in snow. If theyre real the fragments could be worth thousands of dollars. Meanwhile an army of volunteers turned up sunday after the blast that blew out windows in an Industrial Town about 950 miles from moscow. Around 1,200 people were injured. Well it is tax season and tax fraud continues to be a growing problem. Just last month, the irs made over 100 arrests in identifying theftrelated cases, and as segtd doan reports, the irs is struggling to keep ahead of this crime wave. Reporter in 2011 joe bianco waited patiently for a 10,000 tax refund. When he contacted the irs, it said he had already been paid. Somebody filed with a forged w2 from walmart, claimed a refund, got the refund, using my name and Social Security number. Reporter in the past 12 months the irs confirms 770,000 cases of refund fraud due to Identity Theft up from 250,000 case the year before. Thousands more are still under investigation. Phony w2 and a Social Security number and youre in business. Reporter adam levin is chairman of Identity Theft 911. A Recovery Service for victims. He said the crime wave is a the result of a faster digital irs. Unfortunately as that process has evolved, security has become compromised. Reporter the irs has doubled the number of i. D. Theft caseworkers in 2012. It cracked down on 2,400 cases on phony tax preparers as well as ordinary employees with access to Social Security numbers including bank tellers, hospital workers, and even member of the armed services. What have you learned about this Identity Theft . It must be awfully easy and its a lot like crossing a busy street. Reporter what do you mean . Somebodys going to get hit. Hopefully its not you. Reporter beanco received his refund 90 days after he reported it missing. The irs says personal info is key. But perhaps the best advice is to file early before someone files for you. Seth doane c b sbs news, new york. President obama teed up with tiger woods sunday, but the white house reporters say theyre the ones who were teed off. The president and woods shot a round at a club in florida, but the media was not allowed to take any pictures. Reporters expressed their frustration, but the white house says press access was consistent with other president ial golf outings. Straight ahead, your monday morning weather, and in sports, Danica Patrick outraces the boys, making history as the first woman to win the poll at the daytona 500. The daytona 500. Whatever it takes, get to sears president s day sale mattress close out. Get 24 month special financing. And save up to 60 , plus get an extra 10 off. And free delivery. This is eye opening. This is sears. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities is around the country. New york, mostly sunny, 35 the high. Miami, 70 the high. Chicago and dallas can expect rain today, 45 and 71. Los angeles, 63 the high. And time now for a check of the national forecast. The first of two storms rolls into the midwest tomorrow, bringing snow, ice, and thunderstorms to much of the region. Showers and thunderstorms will hit oklahoma to the Lower Mississippi valley and it will be fairly quiet across the northeast and the west. In sports Danica Patrick has made history again. She won the poll position for next sundays daytona 500. In 2008 she became the only woman to win an indycar race. Now shes the first woman ever to grab a top spot for any nascar sprint cup race. During her qualifying race sunday she averaged 196 miles an hour. Ive been lucky enough to make history and be the first woman to do many things, and, you know, i really just hope that i dont stop doing that. I mean we have we have a lot more history to make and were excited to do it. Sitting next to danica at the poll will be fourtime cup champion jeff gordon. In basketball now, the west beat the east in the allstar game. The lakers kobe bryant played some tough d on lebron james blocking his shot that left 50 seconds on the clock. On the side for the west, chris paul had the hot hand scoring 20 and handing out 15 assists, and for that he got the mvp award. Hes now the first l. A. Clipper to ever win the title. The best of the west gunned down the east allstars, though, 143138. When we return, well introduce you to the martial artsbased sport thats vying for a spot in the olympic games. But dont worry hell find someone else. Whos that lady . Whos that lady . Sexy lady, whos that lady . 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Good morning. Its monday heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Washington, d. C. , 42 the high. Sunny in atlanta with a high of 57. St. Louis can expect rain, though, 56 the high. Denver, clearing and 37. Seattle, 46. The mother of a toddler who was slapped by another passenger on a flight is breaking her silence. Jessica bennett was flyin from minnesota to atlanta with her 2yearold son joshua when joshua began to cry, she says the man sitting next to her, joe ricky hudley, used a racial slur. And i said what did you say . Because i couldnt believe that he would say that to me. His mouth was in my ear and he said it again but even more hateful and he was on my face, so i pushed him away. Hudley then allegedly slapped the toddler. Hes facing criminal charges and his employer says hes now out of a job. In may the executive board for the International Olympic committee will beside whether wrestling will be included in the 2020 games. As Terrell Brown reports it will compete with other contenders including a little known sport based on martial arts. Reporter in the early 1970s, bruce lee movies picked up the kung fu phenomenon around the globe, and from traditional kung fu has come one of the worlds Fastest Growing sports, wushu. Competitors perform a series of routines with kicks, punches, and jumps judged to the smallest detail. George vega has trained in wushu for 13 years. Is it more of a fight or more of a performance . What you want is a perfect balance, fight and performance. This year the International Olympics committee will consider adding wushu to the olympic summer games of 2020. Al bender has been the master trainer there for 30 years. He said wushu is like another highflying olympic sport, gymnastics. You know, you watch gymnastics. You get that wow factor. Are you going to get that when you watch wushu . Youre absolutely going get that wow factor. Youll get more because theyre using weapons and the weapons are moving very fast. Reporter but in order for that to happen wrestling which dates back to the ancient greece might be out. Could it be that wrestling has become boring . I. T. Shows low tv ratings, fewer hitting, and shrinking coverage. Wrestling isnt quite down for the count. It can get back is in the 2020 games but has to beat out six other sports including wushu. There are teams all over the world, and they do come together for competition. I dont think its going to be stoppable. Reporter the ioc will decide who makes the cut in may. Terrell brown, cbs news, bloomfield, new jersey. Well, a massive tomato toss in chile on saturday. Take a look at this. About 7,000 people turned out for the third annual war of the tomatoes. Local growers donated about 40 tons of tomatoes. They say theyre not wasting the food because the fruit would have never been sold anyway. This is the cbs morning news. Have never been sold anyway. 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Reporter this is not a typical Workplace Safety video. Its a depiction of an office shooting. Your survival may depend on whether or not you have a plan. Reporter the plan taught here, run, hide, or fight. A phrase like the old fire safety tip. It came from the stop, drop, and roll. Its something easily remembered by people. Reporter dennis soremsks is homelands security chief. His office produced this sixminute video last year before the Mass Shootings in aurora and newtown. It was the 2008 terrorist attack in mumbai, india, that got him thinking about workplace preparedness. We all, i think, would fight instinct run and maybe hide, but youre also saying fight. If you have no other option, you know, its very clear that the active shooters that weve seen recently, you know, are not going to spare anybody. Reporter the instructions are detailed. Dont take your stuff. Barricade doors, silence your cellphone. The cellphone is something most people wouldnt think about. If youre in a room and youre being kwie eat, even that vibration is enough for people to know youre in there. Reporter they have nearly 4,000 employees in eight houston offices. Managers kimberly tramble and don dunlap gave the video to all workers. Can you believe were to the point where this is now part of employee training . It could happen to anyone any time. We try to provide training around awareness for some of the worstcase scenarios, bomb threat, suspicious mail because its such an uncertain world. Reporter they learned encourage others to run, but if they dont

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