this is the this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, february 25th, 2015. good morning. i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. a former marine convicted of killing american sniper author chris kyle and another man faces life in prison. lawyers for eddie ray routh say they will appeal. routh admitted shooting kyle and chad littlefield at a firing range two years ago, but as adriana diaz reports, late last night jurors rejected claims that he was insane. >> reporter: it took jurors two hours and 25 minutes after nine days of deliberations in this courtroom behind me to decide the fate of eddie ray routh. >> we've waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son. >> reporter: judy littlefield fought back tears after a judge sentenced eddie ray routh for life for murdering her son chad along with deadliest sniper in u.s. history chris kyle on a shooting range in texas. >> we the jury find eddie ray routh guilty. >> reporter: jurors took just over two hours to give the testimony during which kyle's wife recounted the day back in 2013. >> that we loved each other and gave our kids a hug like we always did. >> reporter: the panel of ten women and two men were also shown video of routh evading police in kyle's truck and the police capturing him. the defense argues he was not guilty by reason of insanity. they said he had schizophrenia and was having a delusion when he opened fire on kyle and littlefield. >> they believed in his mind they were going to kill him. >> reporter: prosecutors say he did no right from wrong despite any issues. >> this man shot down two men in cold blood shooting them in the backs, in our county. >> reporter: routh's lawyers are expected to appeal. now, before the trial they tried to have the case moved to a different jurisdiction because of the familiarity of the case here in this area. adriana diaz cbs news, texas. now to the weather and the winter that will not give up. this morning another winter blast of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is spreading across the south to the atlantic coast. 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected in the atlanta area. most schools are closed there today as are state offices. states of emergency have been declared in georgia and alabama, and the governor of north carolina is thinking about it. more snow is also expected in new england by this morning. it's been so cold in maine that many lobster boats are stuck in the ice. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz has more on the latest winter storm. >> well, yet another southern storm under way here as we head through the midweek. winter storm warnings stretching from texas right across to north carolina. this is going to put down some pretty significant snow. p it start this morning. snow breaking out around the dallas area and i a cross southern arkansas. by this evening it's tracking its way across mississippi, alabama, and georgia right around the commute time. birmingham, atlanta, right on the line. we could be talking significant snow in the city. certainly just north of both of those metros. and heading overnight the snow overspreads over north carolina. we'll see some of the biggest totals. it will be brushing the southern jersey area before it moves out to sea. snow totals, we start to see this dark blue. we're talking up to 6 inches of snow potentially. that's going to cause travel probables. you notice it comes right through the northern parts of mississippi, alabama, and georgia. here we could be talking over a half foot and certainly some totals in north carolina including around the triangle. it could be over 6 inches total before it departs. after it more cold moving in. 13, the high single teens. you'll feel it first across the front range of the rockies into the midwest. winter holding on. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. southwest airlines grounded 128 of its planes because it missed a deadline for its safety inspection. southwest had to cancel 80 flights yesterday and is expected to cancel another 19 today. the groundings involve about one-fifth of southwest's fleet. the faa agrees to a plan allowing the planes back in the air as long as the inspections are complete within five days. federal investigator will be on the scene this morning of a fiery crash of a southern california commuter train. it slammed into a truck and derailed in oxnard about 60 miles northwest of los angeles. the accident injured dozens of commuters. police arrested the driver of the truck. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: authorities began removing the wreckage of a metrolink train that struck a truck in oxnard. a truck struck the train causing the train to derail on its side. >> i grabbed onto a pole. >> reporter: fred maloney climbed on top of one of the passengers cars to help. >> it was very quiet. one gentleman was standing up and he was pointing out and he said that lady is bleeding in the back of the head. >> reporter: he showed pictures from inside. >> the lady was lying between the seats. >> reporter: 28 were transported to the hospital, four critically including the train engineer. the engineer spotted the vehicle on the tracks and was able to slow down. the truck caught on fire on impact but firefighters quickly put out the flame. police say the 54-year-old driver from yuma, arizona, took a wrong turn and drove on the track before abandoned the truck. officers found the truck driver about a mile and a half from the scene. police say he was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run >> when you're involved in a motor vehicle accident, law requires you to remain at the scene. in this case it did not happen. >> reporter: metro said the train was designed to better protect the passengers. it would have been much worse without it. >> reporter: passengers say they're grateful they're survived. >> i feel blessed, i'm lucky, and it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: danielle nottingham, cbs news, oxnard, california. >> the truck driver has been identified as jose ramirez. an attorney for ramirez says his client tried to free the truck from the tracks after it got stuck and only left the scene to get help. a high-ranking state department employee has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex with a minor. the fairfax county police department says danielle rosen was arrested at his home yesterday. police say he tried to arrange to have sex with a minor over the internet, but rosen was communicating with a detective posing as a minor. he's listed as a director of counterterrorism for the state department. the attorney says trayvon martin's family is distraught that george zimmerman won't face federal charges. the justice department says there isn't enough evidence to make a case against the former neighborhood watch volunteer. he said he killed the unarmed black teen in self-defense. attorney benjamin crump was with the family when they got the news. >> they were heartbroken. they knew it was going to happen but just hearing it, that an killer killed an unarmed child would not be held criminally liable. >> a florida jury found zimmerman not guilty of murder in 2013. the senate is moving closer to a deal to fund the department of homeland security and avoid a partial shutdown. republicans say they're willing to vote on a clean bill stripped of provisions to block the president's actions on immigration. house republicans meet today to determine their strategy. republicans say they'll keep up the fight for the keystone xl pipeline. president obama vetoed a bill tuesday that would approve construction of the project. republicans don't have the votes to override the veto. the $8 billion pipeline would carry oil from canada to gulf coast refineries. coming up on the "morning news," damage control. the head of veterans affairs clears the air of statements about his military record. and explosion caught on dash cam. a home blown to pieces. this is the "cbs morning news." blown to pieces. 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>> sure. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the verdict in the american sniper trial. we'll get legal analysis from rikki klieman. plus we'll take a closer look at apele's new diverse racial emojis. and acteder josh duhamel from the new hit sears "battle creek" joins us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news." thanks for watching. i'm lauren lyster. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com linda macdonald is captioning for you in real time. taking a live look at san jose airport, yesterday obviously a busy day there. and today an interesting day. southwest airlines has grounded its fleet. we'll have more. wednesday february 25. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. happy "hump day." out the door with traffic and weather. >> a little more mild this morning. >> a teeny bit. >> upper 30s to 40s. but not 20s as we experienced yesterday. good morning, everybody. happy "hump day." 39 degrees in santa rosa. 49 in san jose. we had high clouds in san francisco at 54. later today, just as mild as yesterday. up to nearly 70 degrees. >> we have an overturn truck that was at one point fully engulfed in flames all happening in palo alto northbound 101 at oregon expressway. it looks now to be on the off- ramp so 60 miles per hour in the main lines of the freeway but we'll keep you posted if it starts to cause delays or if emergency crews have

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