Daddy loves you. And sounds of progress. An update on the little boy whose groundbreaking surgery let him hear his parents voices. Its like a little miracle every time he hears something to me. Captioning funded by cbs ng funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for thursday, october 24th, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, the main contractors who put together the troubled Health Insurance website testify on capitol hill today. The president says he is upset by all the problems with the Health Care Rollout and so are fellow democrats. Tara mergener is in washington. Tara, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. A number of democrats are joining the call now for accountability. Today contractors for the nearly 400 million project will tell their side of the story to angry lawmakers. Developers for healthcare. Gov will head to capitol hill this morning for hearings about the website, which has been slow and unresponsive for millions of users. The rollout of obama care is nothing short of a debacle. In written testimony cgi federal, the main contractor for the project, takes partial blame for the problems, but it says the ultimate responsibility is with the obama administration. Its our job to hold them accountable, and when it comes to obama care, clearly theres an awful lot that needs to be held accountable. Even supporters of the president S Health Care law are upset. I absolutely believe someone should be held accountable. Minnesota congressman rick nolan went a step further. He said the president needs to man up, find out who was responsible, and fire them. The frustration that lawmakers who supported the Affordable Care act feel over the fact that a portion of it is not functioning at the level we want it to function is frustration shared first and foremost by the president. Some democrats including senator joe manchin are calling for a oneyear delay of the 500 fine for not buying Health Insurance, saying americans shouldnt be punished for the governments faulty website. And on that point the white house says the change and the signup time line is under way. Annemarie . Tara mergener in washington, thank you, tara. Well, theres been more fallout concerning operations. Germany says the u. S. May have targeted Angela Merkels cell phone. Merkel complained to president obama during a phone call yesterday. She said if true, that would be a serious breach of trust. The white house denies the u. S. Is currently listening in on merkels phone, but the white house did not say merkels communications had not been monitored in the past. And this morning in massachusetts, a 14yearold student is being held without bail charged in the murder of a belonged young teacher. 24yearold Colleen Ritzer taught at Danvers High School. Today counselors will be at the school to help students. Reports indicate ritzer knew the student but its not clear what their relationship was. Jericka duncan has the report. Reporter philip chism didnt say a word during his arraignment yesterday. Its alleged on october 13, philip chism did assault and beat Colleen Ritzer. Reporter the popular math teachers body was found in the woods behind Danvers High School wednesday. Ritzers friends reported her missing late tuesday. As a result of that report, Danvers Police initiated a search for the teacher and discovered blood in the second floor bathroom at Danvers High School. Reporter chism was also reported missing tuesday. Police found him walking along the road wednesday morning. He was arrested based on his statements to police and School Surveillance video. He moved from tennessee to this year. His friends say he was kind and softspoken. His uncle cant believe whats happened. This is the furthest thing from reality for me to believe that philip could get entangled in Something Like this. Reporter ritzer lived with her family. She was respected and well liked. She had one ambition in life, to be a math teacher. She was happy to teach, so passionate. Always wanted to be a math teacher. She made it fun for us to go to math class. Reporter a candlelight vigil was held last night. Many who attended wore pink, ritzers favorite color. And a moment of silence was held before last nights world series game. Ritzer used twitter to post homework assignments and post inspiring quotes. Ritzer twig ge twigged twittered no matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. Chism is due back in court october 22nd. Police have not discussed a motive, and even though he is 14 years old, grand jury could decide that he be tried as an adult. Annemarie . Jericka duncan here in new york. Thank you, jericka. Well, kennedys cousin Michael Skakel is getting a new trial in the murder of 1995. Michael skakel is the nephew of Robert Kennedys widow ethyl kennedy. Hes getting a new trial saying that his attorneys failed to fairly represent him. A 13 yurld a 13yearold was carrying a pellet gun that officers mick took for a highpowered rifle. Bigad shaban reports. Reporter two california sheriffs deputies say they believed 13yearold Anthony Lopes was carrying an Assault Rifle when one of the deputies shot and killed him but his parents say he was carrying a toy on his way to play with a friend. Hes not alive anymore because of a mistake. Reporter police held up lopezs fake rifle alongside an ak47 during a News Conference. They say they repeatedly told the middle schooler to drop the weapon. They say when the boy didnt, they shot lopez several times. One of the deputies described that as the suspect was turned toward him, the barrel of the rifle was rising up and turning in his direction. Reporter he also had a gun in his waistband. The teen was a popular student who played the trumpet in the school band. The two deputies are now on administrative leave which is standard protocol and the Santa Rosa Police department are leading the investigation. Those who know the teen are shocked. He was a really good friend of mine. Knowing that now hes gone, its really hard. Reporter a few of lopezs friends are remembering him with a makeshift memorial as police and the community now search for answers. Bigad shaban, cbs news. Well, in Southern California three children were hit by debris and hurt when a child fired a police Assault Rifle at school. The accident happened during an antidrug program at all Elementary School in chino. The ar15 was locked on a motorcycle when the child pulled the trigger. The police say the bullet hit a metal plate and sent debris flying. Coming up on the morning news, the irs scandal. Why employees may need to brush up on their personal accounting. 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Gigi stone is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning, gigi. Good morning, annemarie. Now, bank of america has been found liable for mortgage fraud. A new york jury returned its verdict yesterday after a monthlong civil trial. At issue mortgages the government said were sold without regard to quality. They were sold by a division of the bank called countrywide financial. Bank of america denied there was any fraud. And more trouble for the nations largest bank. Federal officials plan to take action against Jpmorgan Chase over the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme. Jpmorgan was madoffs main bank for two decades. Federal officials claim jpmorgan failed to do Due Diligence or report suspicious activity. Jpmorgan says theres no evidence that anyone knew about madoffs illegal dealings. Asian markets were mixed after chinas money markets shot up. Tock owes nikkei added half a percent. Hong kongs hang seng lost half a percent. Some corporate earnings sent the stock lower on wall street. The dow lost 54 point, the nasdaq fell 22 points. Apparently billionaire carl icahn is putting pressure on ams ceo tim cook. He wants him to do more to raise the price of apple stock. Icahn tweeted that he sent cook a letter yesterday. He lobbied that he spent 100 million to buy back apple shares. Icahn has about 2 billion invested in apple. Apples stock closed at about 535 yesterday. The irs isnt known for flexibility when it comes to back taxes yet the irs Inspector General says 700 of the agencys own contractors owe more than 5 million. Most are in violation of irs rules. Employees and contract workers are required to comply with federal tax laws. And a wedding ring will be sold today that was owned by lee harvey oswald. Hes the man who shot president kennedy nearly 50 years ago. Oswald left the ring at home the day of the assassination. Its one of nearly 300 items related to the former president that will be auctioned today in boston. Oswa oswalds widow is selling the ring. It could bring in 100,000. Quite a piece of history, annemarie. Yeah. Well see who attempts to get it. Gigi stone at the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks a lot, gigi. Straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. And in sports, game one turns in the umpires unusual decision to reverse a call. [ female announcer ] when it comes to your smile, the coffee you drink adds up over the years. Causing deep, setin stains. Crest 3d White Whitestrips go beyond where most toothpastes can reach, safely removing stains below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a 500 treatment. Crest 3d White Whitestrips. And better is so easy withrning you cabenefiber. O Something Better for yourself. Fiber thats tastefree, gritfree and dissolves completely. So you can feel free to add it to anything. And feel better about doing it. Better it with benefiber. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. New york, mostly sunny today with a high of 54. Rain in miami though. Nothing but sunshine in chicago and dallas. Dallas, a high of 80 degrees. And los angeles, mostly sunny. Time now for a check of the national forecast. It will be chilly, breezy, and mostly dry on the east coast. Rain is likely for the southern appalachians and southeast florida. It will be mostly dry in the midwest with some lakeeffect snow south of Lake Superior and lake michigan. And it will be another mostly dry and mild day across most of the west. In sports game one of the world series in boston last night, and the red sox get some early help from the umpires. In the first inning Dustin Pedroia is called out at second base even though cardinals shortstop pete kozma clearly dropped the ball, but the call is reversed by the other umpires and that loads the bases for red soxs first baseman mike napoli. That is into left center field, down to the wall. One run scores. Here comes pedroia. Here comes ortiz. 30, boston in the first. After grabbing the lead early, boston doesnt look back. The red sox win game one, 81. St. Louis manager mike matheny on the rare call reversal that changed the outcome of the game. Thats not a play ive ever seen before, and im pretty sure there were six umpires on the field who had never seen that play before either, and its a pretty tough time to debut that overruled call in the world series. Making things worse for the cardinals, star outfielder Carlos Beltran left the game after injuring his ribs while robbing david ortiz of a home run. Its unclear if hell be ready to play in game two tonight. And a Texas High School football coach has been cleared in a bullying investigation launched after his team recorded a lopsided victory last week. Aledo defeated Western Hills, 911 on friday. That prompted a Western Hills parent to file a formal complaint of bullying against aledo coach, tim buchanan. Administration found no support to launch the complaint and said buchanan acted in an honorable manner. When we return, a Progress Report on little grayson. Hes a deaf boy youve probably seen this video. Well see how an implant hearing device has changed his world. Daddy loves you. Announcer sports sponsored by just for men mustache and beard, champions of facial hair and proud partner of movember. Of facial hair and proud partner of movember. And light 50, with just 50 calories, both with no added sugar. With so many tasty flavors, its like a fruit stand in every bottle. Just blending the fruits. The 1 selling pain reliever, in one cold medicine. Advil congestion relief. It delivers a onetwo punch at pain and sinus pressure with the power of advil and a nasal decongestant in a single pill. Advil congestion relief. Got it i. Did not get it. [ female announcer ] you may not be the best with a smart phone but you know whats best for your kids. So we listened when you said gogurt should have only natural colors and flavors and no high fructose corn syrup. Thanks, mom. , and no high fructose corn syrup. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Washington, d. C. , will be sunny today with a high of 54. Atlanta, sunshine as well. Partly sunny in st. Louis and nothing but sunshine in denver and seattle today. Now, in april a 3yearold deaf boy in North Carolina became the first in the country to have a micro chip planted in his brain stem. Its allowed him to hear sound for the first time. Dr. Jon lapook has an update on his progress. Reporter this is 3yearold grayson clamp hearing the voice of his father len for the very first time. Daddy loves you. Daddy loves you. Reporter grayson was born without the nerve that helps connect the ear to the Hearing Center in the brain. In april he became the first child in the u. S. To receive an auditory brain stem implant as part of an fdaapproved clinical trial. The device in his ear collects and transmits sound through wires threaded through his skull. The wires connect to an implanted electrode that sits in the brain stem. This is grayson now with his mother nicole. Five months have gone by since the operation. Can you describe whats hatched . What graysons development has been like . Its like a little miracle every time he hears something to me, but hes starting to develop speech. Reporter the clamps became graysons foster parents when he was 7 weeks old. About a year later they learned he was completely deaf. Shortly after hearing the news, the clamps were given the option of adoption. Reporter when you heard he was going deaf, did you have any question . No. We talked about what a deaf child needs. Do they need to be with deaf parents . Do they need to be with hearing parents . Whats the best situation for him. We decided he should stay with us. Reporter sounds like grayson worked his way into your hearts. Yeah, he did. Reporter graysons teacher says he says spontaneous words like up, go, and byebye. He also learned one new word. Ball. I know that because i told him to get the ball and he got it. Reporter despite his progress, grayson has a lot of catching up to do. Since he was a toddler, hes been communicating with hand gestures. You want to make him go up. Reporter now he has to link sounds with their meaning one word at a time. Dr. Craig buckman of the university of North Carolina performed the surgery. For somebody as young as grayson where do you see him in terms of maybe in the future if everything goes right . You know, i dont know honestly. Well have to see where he goes. Im really hopeful hell develop meaningful spoken language. Reporter you want him to be a normal kid like every other kid. I dont want him to be a new normal. I want him to be extraordinary. Reporter to anyone whos met grayson, he already is. Reporter dr. Jon lapook, cbs news, durham, North Carolina. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, Award Winning chef daniel boulud. Im annemarie green. This is the cbs morning news. To anything. T and feel better about doing it. Better it with benefiber. You may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtecd®. Powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms all in one pill. Zyrtecd®. At the pharmacy counter. The coffee you drink adds up over the years. Causing deep, setin stains. Crest 3d White Whitestrips go beyond where most toothpastes can reach, safely removing stains below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a 500 treatment. Crest 3d White Whitestrips. 4 minutes before 5 00 on this thursday morning. Martys over at first warning weather lets take a look at our temperature right now on tv hill. 41 degrees. 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