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"usa today" sports columnist nancy armoire says the sheer number of irregular balls is no accident. >> bill belichick oversees everything. nobody sneezes in that building without him knowing about it. if something was done, you can be sure he had something to do with it. >> reporter: when asked about the controversy, andrew luck the colts' quarterback on the losing end of sushld's 45-7 loss could only respond with -- >> the energy's sucked out of you. you do feel deflated. >> reporter: former patriots' tight end and sports radio host christian fortier thinks it's being blown out of proportion. >> was it deflated on purpose in was there miscommunication on the handling of the balls? some have all admitted to modifying balls in some way. and seattle seahawks who will see the patriots don't think deflategate will have any effect on the game. >> if it affects the rules, it affects the rules, but nothing's going to happen. they're going to play this game. whatever they did, the risk reward is greater. >> the nfl has declined to comment on any of its findings so far, but it's mounting on them. gayle, if this is still the topic that everyone is talking about, the nfl risks having a scandal overshadow its marquis event. >> they'll be talking about that too. thank you, anna very much. a massive winter storm that threatens the northeast this weekend is already dumping snow on parts of the south this morning. the system is moving across areas of new mexico texas, and oklahoma. many drivers as you see are struggling to gain traction on snow-covered roads in texas. so far there is up to a foot in snow in amarillo. meteorologist megan glaros of our cbs affiliate wbbm is reporting. good morning. >> reporter: more than new york city and boston has seen combined. winter storm warnings posted from new mexico and oklahoma and texas. we expect to see an additional several inches of snow that will top a foot in parts of new mexico, texas, oklahoma and even southern colorado. as that storm system progresses eastward it become as major rainmaker across parts of the deep south. that will be the issue for them, potential flooding. but then as it's merges over the open waters of the atlantic and begins to ride the coastline it become as what we call a nor'easter. the track is a little unconcerning that time but it looks like there will be major snow this weekend. >> megan, thank you. they say there's going to be a lot of snow this weekend. look at this. smoke still billowing from a fire at a new jersey complex. firefighters have been battling it for some 14 hours after it started. that's about a mile outside new york city. i can see this fire from my own apartment which is across the hudson river and more than 400 people are without a home this morning. no one is seriously hurt. there was a fire at the same complex about 14 years ago when it was under construction. it's really -- considering the size of that it's amazing no one has been hurt. this morning john boehner is on a collision course. the speaker's also under fire for reaching out directly to israel's prime minister. margaret brennan is at the state department. margaret, good morning. >> good morning. well, a fight over how to stop iran's nuclear program is heating up. just as president obama asked congress to hold their fire and threatened to veto any new sanctions bill. when speaker boehner was asked by his colleagues if he'd back down from the president's veto threat he reportedly said hell no. boehner took the rare move of personally inviting benjamin netanyahu to talk about iran without consulting with president obama. >> i don't believe i'm poking anyone in the eye. there is a serious threat that exists in the world, and the president last night kind of papered over it. >> the white house called the invite a departure from protocol. heads of state usually speak directly with each other. but president obama's decision to negotiate with iran is a contentious issue in his often tense relationship with president netanyahu. he wants more pressure on tehran and to halt funding to terror groups, but secretary of state kerry warned congress adding new sanctions would blow apart the international alliance against iran. >> if all of our partners were to say, well we don't think you're going the right way, we're going to go do our own thing, this could all fall apart including the sanctions regime. you lose the sanctions altogether. >> yet even some democrats are defining the white house. robert menendez told officials they're too eager to make a deal. >> it seems we're allowing iran to shuffle the deck and deal the negotiations and playing dealer's choice. frankly, that's not enough. >> congress wants a final deal but the white house believes it has the power to broker it without them. so, gayle, while the two sides are bickering, american and iranian negotiators will meet again this friday. >> all right. margaret, we thank you. the white police officer who killed an unarmed black man in ferguson, missouri, is not expected to face federal charges. law enforcement sources say the fbi found no evidence that darren wilson broke any civil rights laws. wilson left the ferguson police department last year after a local grand jury decided not to charge him for shooting michael brown. ferguson erupted in days of protest and violence after that grand jury ruling. >> another police shooting is sparking outrage this morning, and this one was all caught on video. dash cam footage shows the moment two officers shot and killed a man during a traffic stop in southern new jersey. michelle miller is with us and there's some question as to whether the gunfire was necessary. good morning. >> good morning. the traffic stop happened three weeks ago but bridgeton police released the video on tuesday in response to a public open response from a newspaper. officer braheme days who's black and another officer stopped a car for failing to stop at a stop sign. he approaches the passenger on the passenger side. officers can be heard saying there's a gun in the glove boxx. >> keep your [ expletive ] right there. a few seconds later he appears to get out of the car, his arms appear to be at his chest and both officers fire several shots. reid and the driver of the car had several convictions on their record. reid is convicted of shooting at police. it's not clear how officers knew his name or what was happening inside the car. the kelly prosecutor is currently investigating the incident and they're working toward a fair and impartial process. but community activists have called for the state to take over the investigation. they believe ultimately the shooting could have been avoided. >> jerame reid complied with the officers, got out of the car, and he received a hail of bullets. >> the officers have been placed on leave. >> i wonder if we need to retrain people. the police officer clearly said do not move do not get out of the car. they knew there was a gun in the car. i think whenever you're in a kochb flikt with an armed police officer and you're unarmed, you are not going to win. he told him, do not move. >> we were all watching very closely. the investigation not over yet. we will keep watching. >> we will keep watching. >> a new health alert on the outbreak of measles at disney land. 49 of 66 have been traced back to the resort now. five of those are employees. this could disrupt some vacation plans. >> reporter: in an effort to get an upper hand on the measles, they're asking people who are unvaccinated to avoid the park. the disease thought to have been eliminated 15 years ago is quickly spreading among those not immunized. >> i would be nervous for them coming doubtwn here to the happiest place on earth and not knowing what they're going to go it could be worrisome. >> she's worried about the interaction with guests. >> there's lots of touching with everyone and it's easily spread. i'm a little frightened because obviously i don't 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friend and mentor go through this. the bill cosby i know has been great to me and great for a lot of people. i can't speak on the other stuff. 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"new york times" talks about the mysterious death. he accused argentina in trying to protect iran in a 1994 bombing attack. a newly released transcript reveals negotiations. >> the "washington post" says the house of representatives dropped plans last night to vote on a troeshlg abortion bill today. it would have banned abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. a large number of female republicans withdrew their support. the hart"hartford courant" says the home of the gunman in the newtown massacre will be torn down that he shared with his mom. the two-acre parcel will be kept as open space. hope solo is on the sidelines again. the starting goalie has been suspended from the team. solo was just cleared of domestic violence charges. elaine quijano looks at the latest incident. good morning. >> good morning. she helped women's soccer with back-to-back olympic gold medals but she's had a history of off the field trouble and this latest misstep was enough to get her temporarily kicked off the team. >> that's the save of the night from solo. >> reporter: when the u.s. women's soccer team takes the field in world cup warmups next month, that i'll do so without one of their best players, star keeper hope solo. on wednesday u.s. soccer suspended solo for 30 days saying hope has made a poor decisions that resulted in a negative fashion on soccer and her teammates. we feel at this time it's best for her to step away. >> in a sense it's the straw that broke the camel's concern. >> on monday her husband former nfl player jeremy stevens was arrested on driving under the influence. solo was in the car at the time and according to a tmz report was acting bell lidge rantly toward police and was nearly arrested herself. >> i think she crossed a line in the eyes of u.s. soccer that she hadn't crossed before. >> stevens was her fee anon seay back in 2012 after she got arrested over domestic violence. charges were never filed and they got married the next day. and then there were charges that she assaulted her half sister and 17-year-old nephew last june. in a statement she accepted her suspension saying i think it's best for me to take a break, decompress from the stress of the last several months and come back mentally and physically ready to contribute to the team. >> you could certainly make the argument she's one of the best women soccer players in history, but, again, part of what makes her great are some of the aspects of her personality that maybe have drawn her into trouble. >> solo's suspension will be reviewing following the 30 days in plenty of time for the women's world cup kickoff in june. norah? >> all right, elaine. thank you so much. there's a new warning this morning that e-cigarettes may not be as safe as they seem. e-cigarette users are five to 15 times more likely to get for mald hyde-related cancers than long-term smokers. it's found in chemical cigarettes. dr. holly phillips is with us. for mald hyde we think about that back in high school when we were dissecting frogs. that's in e-cigarettes? how dinges is that? >> >> it's in fabrics and other things. when you smoke and inhale you inhale formaldehyde and we know it causes cancer. in a recent study they took a high-powered portion of it. they found when you heated the vapor up at a low voltage, 3.3 volts, there was very little formaldehyde in it. in fact, none. but when you heated the vapor up at 5 volts, there was a lot of formaldehyde. in fact, 2 1/2 times the amount of formaldehyde that you would smoke in a regular cigarette. >> the american vapor association is surprised. how come? >> a number have come out against this paper. basically they're saying what happens in the lab doesn't necessarily happen in real life and even though they heated up the vapor to a very high volt and in the lab, real-life e-cigarette users wouldn't have do that. the vapor would taste terrible it would your heat their disease and they would not enjoy smoking. >> they're saying you have to crank up the e-cigarette in some way that most e-cigarettes you can't even do it with to achieve these levels. >> exactly, yeah. they used a specifically high-powered ee seg rhett called a tank system and so most people wouldn't be exposed in that way. >> when are people going to know? 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>> it's devastating. this is the person that i love most in this world. this is my kid's father just completely devastated. >> reporter: corinne never lost hope and talked to her husband constantly. >> so when you would go into his room and talk to him, what would you say? >> i would tell him that he needs to get out of his coma. just prayed read to him, told him how his daughter was doing and how i was doing. i was pregnant with our second daughter at the same time. >> something as simple as telling stories can help heal. >> reporter: neuroscientist teresa pape believes in the healing power of human voices. she performed brain scans on 15 coma parents including godfrey cad muss. when they heard close relatives calling out their names or talking, the scans lit up. >> verya very severely injured brain can be worked with and it can be rehabilitated. >> reporter: pape's team asked the family to record stories and tell them. the stories were played for eight of the patients including godfrey godfrey. the other seven only heard silence. the eight patients who heard the stories recovered significantly faster. >> just like doing jumping jacks over and over again, there's a reconnection in the brain. we think that's helping the speed of the recovery of awareness. >> we have an interesting story regarding our first kiss. >> reporter: corinne's recording is about a promise on their wedding day. >> i told you that i made a commitment that i wanted to save our first kiss on the altar on our wedding day. >> was there any response? 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"cbs this morning" ahead, new high school debate. rikki klieman looks at an adjustment law that may force students to expose passwords. but first here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. the nfl has yet to find anything in their investigation but the pressure is on them. >> the talks will be on the u.s. embassy in havana and reopening a cuban embassy in washington. >> 11 inches of snow is a new record and more snow new york city and boston have seen combined. >> it's heating up just as president obama asked congress to hold their fire. >> i sometimes wonder if we need to retrain people because as disturbing as that video is the police officer clearly said do not move. >> this latest misstep was enough to get her temporarily kicked off the team. >> it's the straw that broke the camel's back. >> what did it mean to you to hear those voices. >> i thought it was kind of comforting to think they were there with me. >> when you heated the vapor up at five volts, there was a lot of formaldehyde. more than if you smoked a regular cigarette. >> a worker has been diagnosed with the me zells. not only that but nine of the employees of the pirates of caribbean were tested for skur i have. >> cue charlie? randy, it's cue gayle. do it over. randy, say -- okay. i am gayle king with norah o'donnell and jeff gore. >> some critics say the coach should be suspended if the league proved the patriots cheated in sunday's 45-7 victory. 2004 heisman trophy winner matt leinart disagrees. the former nfl quarterback tweeted every team tampers with the footballs. ask anyone in the league. this is ridiculous. this week measles outbreak is still growing. they could 66 cases. california's health department traces 49 of them to disneyland. five of the patients work at the theme park. three of them are now back on the job. health officials say children who haven't been vaccinated for measles should stay away from disneyland. creditcards.com reports more than 7 million americans have bank or credit card accounts that their spouses don't know anything about. men are more likely to have one than women. jeff glor -- >> what do you mean? >> you're the only man on the set. >> oh. >> one in five people have spent $500 on a purchase without telling their significant other. again, membership are more likely to do that but one-third of the people say they don't think their partner should spend $100 without telling them. norah, i can't imagine you have a secret bank account or do you spend without saying? >> no, i don't have a secret bank account, nor does my husband. >> you're trying to get people in trouble. >> no, i'm very fascinated by it. >> we could do a whole segment on it. look. it's one of the four horsemen they say in relationships. one of the things you look out for is financial issues between a man and a woman or man and man or woman and woman. >> there's usually one spender, one saver. that's why you should do his, hers, and ours and it clears it all up. >> we just did a segment on that. >> what do you think about that? >> i agree with that. >> definitely a lot to talk about with that. another thing this morning is parents say a new law to crack down on cyber bullying goes too far. they let the school investigate attacks even if they happen off school property. one school says they have the right to ask for students social media passwords. rikki klieman, good morning. >> good morning. >> this has to do with cyber bullying. we know a lot of kidding are doing this online but does it violate privacy? >> yes, it does violate privacy, but not the law. the law itself is fine. >> what is the law? >> the law is the fact that we're going to look at cyber bullying that happens on school premises and off school premises. the intent of the law is clear, the governors, i give them an a-plus. but it's the school's interpretation of the law that's the problem. no school district has the right to be able to have teachers look into that private world of someone without their permission. >> but they're minors. >> of course they're minors. the parent is the only person in that precious relationship of a parent and a child that has the right to have unfettered access. >> let me challenge you because doesn't our legal system allow not only in the case of minors but when you're doing harm to another person that you lose some of your rights to privacy. >> so this is how we should do this. we have to have an easier remedy a less restrictive -- less restrictive means, and that's what the lawyers would say. let me put this in english. if a teacher believes that there is cyber bullying going on, we want to stop cyber bullying there are other remedies. we call in the students. we call in the parents. ultimately we call in a police officer. the police officer has the power to get a warrant. the police officer can't go rifle through someone's mobile device or computer. so we certainly can't have teachers having more power than cops. >> we've got to to roll here rikki, but is there precedence in other states? has this happened? >> what happened in other states is we have looked at it in other ways. what's happened is we also make sure employers, universities cannot get underneath to be able to get to someone's passwords. we need a bigger threshold. >> rickykki klieman, thank you very much. this morning a sticky goo is killing hundreds of birds along a california shore. they've ruled out oil as the culprit. >> reporter: acologne the eastern shore of san francisco bay rescuers have found hundreds of seabirds coated in the mysterious sticky goo. they know it's not the usual suspect, an oil spill, but it's still darjs. >> this is a true mystery. it has the consistency and the feel of rubber cement. >> it sticks to feathers ruining the bird'shypothermia. more than 200 birds have been found dead. more than 300 others have being treated by volunteers at the wildlife organization international bird rescue. it has a long history of saving birds caught in oil spills but this is different. this is more difficult to get off than oil. >> it is. we have helped to manage oil spill events and other emergency events around the world but this is a very difficult product very the usual treatment for cleaning up oil-covered birds is dawn dishwashing detergent, but the stick j stub stance on these birds needs more. >> we're having to soften it if you will with first baking soda into the feathers and then taking that off with some household vinegar. >> baking sew darks vinegar. >> and dawn. >> and toothbrushes. >> and took brusheses. we use the tush brushes around the eyes and mouth and delicate areas. >> they've joined state life wildlife scientists to fry to find out what the substance is. so far, no luck. >> it's devastating. we think california is clean beautiful, we value our wildlife, value our nature. >> value it so much that international bird rescue says it's spending about $8,000 a day cleaning the birds and nursing them back to health. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, fairfield, california. >> it's nice to see that somebody's helping them. it's so sad to see people -- creatures in helpless conditions. and on "cbs this morning," where's the beef is not just an old commercial line. it's now a legit question now that a brisket shortage is all right. is it healthy to eat the same things every day? 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"time" looks at the question in a new article whether eating the statement foods every day is actually healthier. samantha heller is a knew tish terrorist at langone medical center. samantha joins us at the table. please tell us that, no no no eating the same thing is not a good idea. >> it's probably not a good idea of eating the same thing every day. you want a variety of healthy foods and there's reasons for that. if you love your broccoli and broccoli is a brilliant vegetable and you only eat broccoli you're not going go getting some of the healthy beta-carotene or lycopene or other minerals in other vegetable vegetables. you want to eat it to stay healthy. that's what they're designed for. >> i hear people eating the same thing every day and it works for them. >> the word works, i'm not sure what that means. it means you don't gain weight but i want people to be healthy and i want people to get all of their vitamins and minerals and have a balance of their vitamins and proteins and fats so you want that balance. i think overall i think sometimes we get bored eating the same thing every day. we don't like a lot of clarridge because we don't want to put the effort. it doesn't have to be huge. >> for many of us we make a lot of mistakes about eating. we don't realize how much sugar or salt. sometimes you're. >> doesn't rituals help especially when you're trying to lose weight. >> it can actually help you. >> i think it can help you lose weight but then what happens when real life comes back. what happens when you're visiting a friend. what happens when you're add a parade, in the office when people are bringing food in. what that doesn't do is teaching skills to manage healthy eating all the time no matter what life is bringing you that day. >> and doesn't variety help with your immunity? >> it does help with your immunity immunity. one of the things that's exploding the this whole universe all over our bodies. we have other 100 trillion living in our intestinal 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independent shop what's better? >> we found according to a survey of 121,000 people independents come out higher in better price, quality, and common courtesy. >> does it help to have a relationship? >> you can use that too. it's always good to have a relationship. you can have a dealership relationship and get treated well but it's always better to get independent. >> why is that? >> they know you're not going to disappear. they want you dom back for business. >> they can get you the part cheaper, but sometimes they can't get the part. >> if the manufacturer at the end stops producing the part because the car is so old, even the dealer is going to have a hard time. >> you can negotiate? >> you can. the best way is to get two estimates. go to two shops and play them again with each other. if you show up at the end and they give you a bill you don't have any recourse. if you come in and say somebody else charged me x for this and somebody's charging me x minus 10, i want to do that. >> they say the price with such authority and it never occurs to me and i like to bargain, can i have x amount off. >> i had a mechanic tell me it took $2,100. i took it to another and it was 500 bucks. a recent study said auto shops often quote women a higher price than men. >> you know in our surveys from appliances to cars we found out that really the informed consumer will do best. you know, i can't -- >> are you saying women aren't informed? >> the informed consumer male or female will do better. if you go in there, mail or female, whatever your ethnicity, you're at a disadvantage. that's what it is. you may be doing that but the guy is saying you're going to take care of it. they're going to take advantage of him too. >> that flamina jama can really flare up. it's rough. >> i know the key goes in there, park drive, so i know i'm not an informed consumer. how do i get informed? >> use the internet. you can look online but if it's not really your line. trust your mechanic talk with him. remember the dealerships actually have a commission basis for their servicemen not the technicians but the writers. they may upsell you. >> the dealership i know they always charge more for your tires but at least they throw in a wash which is nice. >> did you go back to the person and say, hey, you overcharged me. it was a $500 job. >> i was so disgusted didn't go back. >> i would have gone back. thank you, john. you don't want your password on this list. we'll explain after the break. good morning i'm ukee washington. let's check the conditions outside, things are better to day. here's katie. >> they are, ukee. all of our winter weather advisories have been allowed to expire. we are in the clear in terms of that from the national weather service and eventually any clouds that are currently out there will have a chance to break and we will end up with sunshine and it looks like a pleasant day, overall by comparison to what we were looking ahead to and waiting on yesterday at this same time. it is all clearing out of here. storm scan emptying out nicely. just residual moisture that is left overall though storm itself we dent like calling it that, left over system is pulling away. morning clouds followed up by some sun. high for you will drop down to 27 under clear skies. tomorrow looks really nice overall, chilly, but sunny. high of 39. and as we look a head to very early saturday morning our next coastal storm is on the move bringing generally a mix of rain and snow but we could see icing with it as well. we will send things out to meteorologist carol erickson live from the mobile weather lab, hi carol. >> well, hi, katie, we are in wilmington right now we still have a few little flurries coming down, not that long ago just as a remind their this clipper system is diminishing and just about gone. we will continue with the chance of picking up still a little bit more moisture. we're in the market street area, of wilmington sidewalks, cleared, the road is fine but we have seen kids going to school with no problem whatsoever but just know in this many area that are less urban then this you are likely to find walking in the roads because sidewalks are covered in all that snow and trucks have not been out in their neighborhoods on these side streets. so depending on where you are it is a whole different weather picture. 295, flipped over salt trucks with two tractor trailer involved as well that was 295 south in paulsboro that is all cleared up, we have temperatures in the mobile weather lab that continue to whoever at this point now above freezing and 34 degrees and that is good news as we drive down a hill here in wilmington. but so much going on through all of these areas this morning and it is just going to be gearing up for next system that comes, it looks like it will be more, significant in terms of precipitation by the weekend. the lets check the on the rest of the road with vittoria. good morning, everyone. if you are traveling on the majors as car will ol was mentioning we are not seeing too much snow on the roadway if any. we are seeing more of this throughout the neighborhoods and even lingering on the sidewalks and such. but as we look at our majors and bridges again no snow on the roadway, however you do have volume, taking up that space. traveling from new jersey into pennsylvania ben franklin bridge is jam speed sensors are, excuse me, speed restrictions are in place for our area bridges at 35 miles an hour because of the slickness, possibility of black ice, good idea, or they did that just to practice for you. eleven is your average on 95, in and out of the northeast 13 on the schuylkill, big pile of red in the city avenue. traveling on the the roosevelt boulevard southbound it ace affect ago this point as well. also traveling westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike out of the area of willow grove to mid county. you will a he fine delays from the blue route in the area as well. do not forget 295 southbound at paulsboro in the greenwich section of the new jersey, we still every dealing with this accident only allowing the the right lane to be block. three vehicle crash involving an overturn vehicle so lots going on this morning. the just practice extra caution, ukee. >> vittoria, thank you. next update 8:55. up next on cbs this morning they say everything is big in texas, they have big barbecue problems in that state right now. for more local news weather traffic and sports we are at cw philly on these channels. good morning. narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. did sheldon change the wi-fi again? >> yes. it's penny always eats our food. she can pay for wi-fi, no spaces. >> that's good. hopefully your password is not as complicated as sheldon's in "the big bang theory." ahead we'll look at some of the things that puts your cyber security at risk. also coming up benedict cumberbatch. that story's ahead. right now it's time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. britain's "guardian" says the topless girls are back. we just told you the story yesterday. "the sun" stopped showing the so-called page three. but first the first time in days topless girl showed up with the header "clarifications and corrections." under it they said we'd like to apoll jazz on behalf of the print and broadcast journalists who spent the time talking and writing about us. the online retailer pulled the diapers after customers criticized them. they were launched in december. they're making design improvements based on customer defect defect. >> with diapers, you don't want to have a defect in. you want them to work pretty well. >> at all times. britain's "the telegraph" says epoxy was used to reattach a blue and gold beard after it got knocked off. they give conflicting accounts about what had happened but they agree the staff was under pressure to fix it quickly. the mask is more than 3,000 years old and a top draw for tourists. can you imagine in that room? no tony did it. no doug did it. no, david did it. >> in this room tony always did it. "guardians of the galaxy" star and chris pratt said oklahoma seahawks win, you fly flalg. evans tweets back i sep and when they win, i expect to see star lords christopher haven in a jersey. a report shows it's our passwords that are often the weak link. a password security company says some of the most common passwords in 2014 also meaning the worst passwords in 2014 included monkey, let me in trustno1 abc123 trustnoone. >> these are the same as last year. nothing has changed. >> letmein is great. >> i love 12345. >> you did. you changed that. >> i did change it. why is it a bad thing to use something that's so simple because everyone can figure it out. >> if they have a list, if somebody knows everybody's username, they can go down a list and see if they request get in. and if they can get in one place, you probably use the same combination somewhere else, it's like using the same key for your office, home door garage you've kind of given the keys to the kingdom. >> what tees best one? >> this is tough. it's not one of those that satisfies anyone. i used to say you didn't have to have a different password for every website. that's not true. you do need a different password for everything. it's important. i think it's best to come together with a phrase. don't use this as an example, but take the first letter of the website you're going to and put a number you remember. >> here's something i think works. let's say it's january 22 2015 and for amazon do amjan222015 and the letters and pottery barn, pb. use the same date and put the first two letters. amazon pottery barn, whatever the things you use. >> so every password is unique but they're related to each other and you're probably going remember them. >> that's a good idea and you think you have to have letters and numbers. >> they usually require that. they usually require a combination of upper case lower case symbol. it's getting to the point where it's not sustainable. >> evendon't you do online banging? >> no, i don't. i like writing a check and putting it in the envelope and getting a stamp. i like doing that. >> old school. >> old school. >> they do have password managers where you can store managers. do you like those? >> i don't use them personally. i know a lot of people who like them. you're putting them at a single point of potential failure and if you move around to different machines phones laptops, desktops it's kind of hard to keep track of that. i think the for la is a little more personal. we're going to have to turn to something like biometrics eventually to get rid of passwords. >> i like norah's idea or a phrase. >> finger prints. >> "cbs this morning" 2013 when our show started an then put whatever letters you have beforehand. >> don't use that one because she said it. >> dan ackerman, thank you very much. barbecue lovers are facing a shortage of brisket. they cooked up 14 tons this weekend for the governor's inauguration party but we're shown why the popularity comes at a bad time. >> reporter: customers line up at fargo's pit barbecue for a plateful of top graded biscuit. belinda wells has been seving for 15 years. business is good but the restaurant's co-owner is facing a new challenge. a dramatic spike in the cost of beef. what did you first think when you heard prices were going up like this? >> wow. how are we going to make i. the choices we have to make. to maintain the quality you're going to have to main tape your price or you'll go out of business. >> reporter: business prices have increased 60% this last year from 2.21 dollars per pound to $3.52. >> that's the mother lode. that's what people want. >> jeff sable is a meat scientist. >> today in the brisket market it's the brisket storm going the wrong way. there are fewer briskets today than in the past but there's greater demand. >> fewer briskets because droughts in states like texas have forced farmers to thin their herds to the lowest flevl 60 years. greater demand because of the upturn in economy and the growing economy of texas-style barbecue nationwide and brisket is considered the gold standard of barbecue. when prepared correctly, it's slow cooked for 8 to 12 hours with a dark outer bark yet juicy and tender inside. >> texas barbecue without brisket is just pork and that's no fun. >> reporter: daniel is the barbecue editor for the ""texas monthly."" >> even fast food chains like arbys have gotten on the bandwagon of brisket. >> they say they consume 300,000 pounds per week nearly 5% of the stock. that furtherly. s supply. higher prices may have driven want to allegedly steal $2,000 - worth of meat from 19 different stores in austin, texas so he could sell it to local restaurants. fargo finally had to raise its price. >> you raised it about $4 a pound. it's a lot. >> it's a lot. but there was a two-year gap where i didn't raise prices at all. >> reporter: brisket lover matt isn't deterred. >> you like it that much. it doesn't matter. >> yes, sir. that doesn't matter. >> that's the reason fargo's will continue to slice beef though they'd also prefer to cut price. for "cbs this morning," vicente arenas, college station, texas. >> it looks good. >> i'm hungry. >> i'm with the last guy. i will buy it regardless of the price provided it's really really good. coming up benedict cumberbatch and his blunt fans. >> have you heard the nicknames your fans have given themselves? >> a few. tell me. >> the cumberb iitches. >> yes, i have heard that. >> do you relish that role? >> a machine? am i a person? am i a war hero? am i a criminal? >> that's benedict cumberbatch playing british math genius. he's nominated for his first author but ben tracy shows us how benedict cumberbatch is one of the most recognized faces in show business. >> reporter: he's become a recognizable face on the small screen and on the big screen. >> what's it called? >> the imitation game. >> reporter: benedict cumberbatch is having what's known in hollywood as a moment. >> what does this moment feel like to you? >> great. a moment for actors is like saying enjoy it this is it. there's something always defensive in my mind because is that it then? i don't imagine it ever will, but at the same time i'm going get better as an actor. that's why we're here. >> everyone thinks enigma is unbreakable. >> good. let me try and we'll know for sure, won't we. >> reporter: cumberbatch is nominated for his first oscar for his role in "the imitation game. ". >> you need me a lot more than i need you. >> reporter: he plays alan turing the man who broke the code for world war 278 but was persecuted for being gay and committed suicide. >> he's the front-runner of it. >> i was watching the film and i'm like how do i not know about this guy? how important is it for you to be telling his story? >> hugely to bring him to other people through the film is a huge honor personally and something i feel very strongly about. this man needs recognition. >> reporter: recognition is not something cumber bach is currently lacking. his sudden appeal has him playing a part he never imagined. a sex symbol. >> have you heard the names fans are giving themselves? >> i haven't. >> the cumberbitches. they talk about the high cheekboned blue-eyed benedict cumberbatch. >> it's all very nice. >> do you relish your role as a sex sill bollymbol? >> oh, yes. it's great being recognized as a sex bomb. it makes me giggle. it's a projection of how i come across than what i wake up in the morning because i've had that [ expletive ] for the last ten years. >> the obsession went into overdrive in 2010 when cumberbatch became the bbc's sherlock holmes. >> do your research. >> i am -- >> he played a creepy con in the latest "star trek" film. >> no ship should go down without their captain. >> reporter: and employed his broad british baritone in the voice of the dragon in "the hobbit". >> i smell you. i hear your breath. >> reporter: cumber bach said it is surreal to be in the company of his acting idols, close enough to photo bomb meryl streep at the golden globes. >> but then you have a conversation and you realize they're actors. do the same job. so suddenly you realize it evens out. you say, hey, meryl, how are you? how was your christmas. >> just people. >> just people. everyday people. >> reporter: the actor is now 38 and is glad that fame has found him later in life when he's better able to handle it? a lot of stuff is happening in my life which is truly phenomenal. i'm 38 and i've finally settled down and my private life couldn't be in any more a spectacularly wonderful place. >> they just got engaged to theater director sophie hunter and they're expecting their first child. >> it's just a very traditional format to announce an engagement. it seems like i think i wouldn't have done if i wasn't in this exalted position of being in this work. >> reporter: winning an oscar would only turn up the heat on his red-hot career and the passionate fans. >> how do you keep everything from changing around you? >> by remembering that. that it's going on around you and you're being recognized for something you love doing. it's great but it's bizarre. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> he seems to have his head screwed on straight. i love when ben said how do you feel about being a sex bomb it's fun, i like it. most people would say no no no. it's great. good at imitation. >> jeff, how do you feel about being a sex bomb. >> he's rolling, man. just giggling. keep going. >> jeff's looking at hitz shoes. >> you can find more on benedict cumberbatch on cbsnews.com including two things americans need to learn. up next a heart-warming moment between two monkeys that could be a l lesson -- look at this -- for many humans. see what prompted their loving embrace. you're what's with the suit? oh, i had to go to the bank. if you look legit they give you special treatment. seriously? seriously, yeah. the banker dude set up my checking account so if i make one deposit a month, no monthly maintenance fee. special treatment! citizens bank, right? yep. you know they do that one deposit checking thing for everyone, right? and...you got mustard on your suit. actually, it's your suit. one deposit checking. only from citizens bank. one deposit of any amount each statement period waives the monthly maintenance fee. . this monkey business may warm your heart. angelica and toby live in this los angeles wildlife. angelica was put in a time-out. toby acting far more human that others takes time to console. she's saying it's so sweet. you can tell she feels sorry for what she did. >> and looking for bugs behind her ear. >> that's sweet. embrace somebody today who's not feeling today. that's so great. be sure to tune in to good morning i'm erika von tiehl. lets check with katie, there was some concern about ice on the road because we're around freezing, how is the the forecast looking. >> forecast for rest of the day will be looking up for us out there, temperatures will definitely climb. we are expecting more seasonal conditions out there as we flirt basically with 40 degrees but for now you can see it over my shoulder. lets take storm scan three where we have, at least residual moisture. we have definitely heard there are reports of this hitting the ground. it is very very minor. it is nothing that will add to the totals from what we saw yesterday but it could certainly, at this point, of the morning still maybe slick even up the road surface. morning cloud will eventually be followed up by some sun and then clear skies and both later on tonight and that will drop easily to 27 degrees. quiet tomorrow. overnight into saturday morning our next storm comes along riding up the coast and it has moisture witt. we expect rain and snow and probably some ice mix in there too. sunday quiet. by monday, another system this one looks like it is strictly snow but light's accumulation is a long with that. we do want to get a check on how things are looking outside right now, if there is throwing things out to meteorologist carol erickson live from the mobile weather lab, good morning, carol. >> good morning, katie. you are some right we are seeing very light amount of precipitation but it is enough. you can see taking a look outside window in the mobil weather lab that we have got some wet windshield going on here. we have seen flurries. now we are getting on a beautiful but i would have to say unless you know what you are doing rather treacherous, notice people have already crashed through over there, stretch of this is the north park drive area in wilmington. it is overlooking the brandywine park. beautiful town there but don't look down, because this is quite a twisting road through here and this is the kind of it ways where it is ripe for an accident because you'll find areas that were not salted, we have precipitation coming down temperatures right around the the freezing mark right new so this is the kind of situation where you will be finding some problems. there has been a problem through new castle county on i-95. just know that the precipitation continues very lightly in this northern section of the delaware and temperatures are right about the freezing mark and that is when you end up with having some problems. so that is a look out the window here through wilmington area, it is pretty but bye if you are driving pay attention to what you are doing behind the wheel, isn't that, fairly good advice vittoria. >> i would say so carol. that is the way to approach our roadways and it doesn't matter where you are traveling. carol was traveling in wilmington. a same thing in pennsylvania new jersey, pennsylvania turnpike we have had a travel advisory in effect because we were seeing reports of fog and light precipitation. definitely traveling anywhere you want to by by those rules. make sure enough space between the vehicle ahead of you. the thinks i-95 where we have have lingering southbound rush hour traffic out of of northeast down to the vine street expressway. if this is where you are headed, give yourself more time. traveling on the schuylkill expressway we will feign delays through your western suburbs and vine. also take a look at this 476, either direction around route one jammed, it looks like we have a disable vehicle on the shoulder, traveling in the southbound direction. keep that in mine. we have been seeing disable vehicles, all this morning long. pre seed with extra caution. give yourself more time traveling in new jersey be mine full of the accident on southbound side of 295 still lingering at appalls bureau erika. >> thanks, vittoria. >> that is "eyewitness news" for now talk philly coming up at noon on cbs-3. i'm erika von tiehl. have a great day. >> here's what's breaking in today's news in two. >> more measles, where parents -- why parents are to blame for this recent outare break. >> and 250 + teens going to the prom. >> a mind over matter experiment. >> fufeel like your coffee is not working ... >> a brand-new coffee guaranteed to sharpen focus. >> a result you cannot miss! >> that's crazy! >> plus, transform your face into your favorite star, all new today! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ doctor, doctor gimme the news ♪ ♪ >> could the power of persuasion be stronger than your morning cup of java? we set up a social experiment to feigned out. >> here at the doctors, we get to out products before they hit market.