one of them was wearing a life jacket. the search is concentrated in the java sea where the plane with 162 aboard went down in bad weather sunday. allen pizzey reports from surabaya indonesia, where they're following the rescue operation. >> reporter: they searched the seabed. some debris has already been brought ashore. if the plane is indeed more intact than shattered it will make it easier to determine what happened. the plane seems to have crashed in water no more than 160 feet. three additional navy ships are in the area along with 40 divers and the u.s. navy destroyer uss sampson which can detect pings from the downed airliner's black boxes. families of victims can only hope that their loved ones will at least be found when divers can reach the wreckage, yesterday many watched in agony as video of the first body found floating in the sea was broadcast on indonesian television. the terrible images made it clear the focus is now finding on and identifying bodies. one of those retrieved was reportedly wearing a red uniform identified as an airasia stewardess. at the airport crisis center, officials are taking details from relatives that will help identify bodies when they are found. the i.d. tag he is wearing says family member. writ on it is andreas, the name of his 32-year-old son. he also sported a small bandage on his arm covering the spot where he gave a small blood sample for dna. he's praying for a miracle, the only thing he has left to cling all but a handful were indonesian whose fingerprints would have been placed in a national database when they reached the age of 17 and received an identity card. bodies will be placed in this refrigerated unit at the police compound until they can be autopsied and then returned to families for burial. divers will try to locate the plane's black boxes amid the wreckage. jeff pegues shows us what's ahead in the crash investigation. >> reporter: with a discovery of the wreckage, investigators are one step closer to determining the cause of the accident. there was bad weather in the area around the time of the crash. they'll also try to determine the plane's air speed, whether mechanical systems failed, and how the pilots responded before the plane went down. the answers may come from the plane's black boxes. the so-called black box is actually orange and is located in the tail section of airbus 8520. it contains the information about the plane's altitude, air speed, and engine performance. there's also cockpit voice recorder with the final two hours of conversation. earlier this year we were given an unprecedented look at how national transportation safety board engineers opened the shell to extract the memory board of the recorders. it's about the size of a cell phone, and within the box, it's almost indestructible. dr. joe colly is the ntsb's director of research. >> they have to survive saltwater immersion and immersion in 20 feet of water. we've been successful in recovering data from submerged aircraft. >> the ntsb has been monitoring the situation but so far has not been asked to participate. because airbus is a french company, that country's equivalent of the ntsb they already have a team of investigators in the area. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. edmonton is coming to grips with what authorities are calling its worst mass murder ever. police say a man with a long criminal record killed eight people and then killed himself. two of the dead are young children. police say the killings appear to be planned and deliberate domestic violence. >> it is a tragic day for edmonton, and our thoughts go out to the community as we all come to terms with the senseless mass murder of eight people. >> reporter: police discovered eight bodies at two homes monday. the ninth found tuesday matches the description of the suspect who was reported to be depressed and suicidal. the shooting death of an idaho woman by ler own toddler is being called a tragic accident this morning. police say 29-year-old veronica rutledge was shopping at walmart with four children tuesday. her 2-year-old who was sitting in the shopping cart pulled the gun from her purse. the gun went off, killing rutledge. the report says she was permitted to carry the weapon. steve scalise said the 2002 speech to a white supremacist group called euro was a mistake he now regrets. at the time scalise was a louisiana state representative. he tells cbs affiliate wllb he didn't know the group was an anti-sem met anti-semitic organization formed by david duke. >> i just detest hate groups of any kind. >> house speaker john boehner called the appearance an error in judgment but scalise has his full confidence. the cdc says this season's flu has become an epidemic. 15 children across the country have died. the cdc earlier warned this year's flu season could be a severe one. the dominant strain of the virus is associated with hard-hitting flu seasons. well, much of the country will need to bundle up as it rings in the new year. wisconsin and parts of the upper midwest are in the grip of a brutal cold. in southern california, snow surprised families traveling over the grapevine, and bands warming up for the rose parade will face record lows tomorrow. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has the chilly holiday forecast. >> well, winter disappeared for a little while, but it's back with a vengeance. a lot of cold in the middle of the country. denver setting a record low last night and we're looking at more of that chill with chile advisories up for a big chunk of the u.s. looking at the values out the door subzero from the intermountain west. many of us all bundled up and even dangerous windchills at time, as cold as 45 below zero. almost the entire country looking at it from coast to coast, looking at below average temperatures for new year's eve. these are readings right around midnight. the only exception is going to be florida, the only warm area. we're looking at snow in arizona, utah, and maybe even into vegas. some snowflakes on the strip. not expecting anything major there. the biggest totals will be around flagstaff and san juan mountains of colorado. they could see a foot of snowfall there. with that a very cold start to the new year. around southern california, coldest air of the season, perhaps a record low for the rose parade and rose bowl for new year's day. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. on the "cbs moneywatch," one of the hottest stocks of the year, and two car service apps show their charitable side. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. here on wall street on the last trading day of the year, investors could take more profits to end 2014 and prepare for 2015. the dow lost 55 points tuesday and fell back below 18,000. the s&p 500 was down 10. the nasdaq dropped 29 points. asian markets edged up to end the year. hong kong's hang seng gained half a percent. in a half day of trading. the shanghai composite added 2%. tokyo's nikkei was closed for the holiday. not having health insurance could cost you more in the new year. in 2015 all taxpayers have to report to the in term revenue service whether they had health insurance for the previous year. under obamacare, those with no insurance face penalties unless they qualify for exemptions for financial hardships. the conference board reports consumer confidence rose 1.6 from november to december. that indicates americans are optimistic about their current prospects as we head into the new year. reits were hot stocks this year. "the wall street journal" reports that for 2014, real estate investment trusts had a total return of more than 32% according to the latest data. that's the highest since 2006. reits owned properties like office buildings, apartments, and warehouses. and the ride share services lyft and uber want to reduce drunk driving accidents. on new year's eve. lyft will pledge $1 it made on its website to mothers against drunk drivers and uber will give a dollar using the promo code maddnye. >> they make a'll probably make a lot of money so giving back is good news. the marriage pill to help shed how the magic pill may not be the pill to help you shed those extra pounds. this is the "cbs morning news." so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. and call your doctor right away. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures confusion or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. ask your doctor about tamiflu and attack the flu virus at its source. my hygienist told me that less tartar means less scraping. so i'm going pro. 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