Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Odonnell good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im norah odonnell. This is our western edition. The news came suddenly and cut like a dagger. After three days of searching, debris and bodies from air asia flight 8501 were located today off borneo, not far from where the a320 vanished from radar screens with 162 people on board. Many of their families were overcome with sorrow as they saw the television footage. Allen pizzey begins our coverage tonight in surabaya, indonesia where the flight originated. Reporter as the search resumed in the java sea, there was a grim discovery a body floating in the water. For the families, it shattered all hope that their loved ones would be found alive. The picture was shown on Indonesian Television in a room where families and relatives have waited since sunday. For many, the news was more thanai they could bear. At least two people collapsed and had to be taken away on stretchers. Others wept inconsolably holding each other in a shared grief that, for some, verged on hysteria. Prasetyo lost a friend in the crash. A childhood friend, and with his wife and two children and. Reporter by the end of the day, searchandrescue teams had retrieved at least six bodies, and wreckage was pulled from the sea what looked like an escape slide, an oxygen tank, and even a suitcase. Indonesias president joko wododo flew over the search area, then came to console the bereaved. He told the families everyone prayed for them to be strong. The wreckage is in relatively shallow water, about 160 feet, and one air crew said theyd seen what looked like a shadow on the sea bed that could be a big piece of the aircraft. With luck, the mystery of whyed the plane fell out of the sky will be solved. For some, that matters very little right now. Indonesia is sending three warships to the area today along with more than 40 divers who will help retrieve bodies and sort through the wreckage as they try to locate whatever is left of the plane. Norah. Odonnell allen pizzey thank you. A navy destroyer, the u. S. S. Samson, joined the search today. Transportation correspondent jeff pegues takes us through therc next phase of the investigation. Reporter with the recovery 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. Theyll also try to determine the planes air speed, whether mechanical systems failed, and how the pilots responded before the plane went down. The answers may come from the planes black boxes, presumably still underwater. U. S. Navy ships sent to help the recovery have sonar equipment which can detect the underwater locater beacon. This is the sound theyre going to be listening for. blipping the socalled black box is actually orange, and is located in the tail section of an air bus a320. It contains the flight data recorder with the last 25 hours of information about the planes altitude, air speed, and engine performance. Theres also the cockpit voice recorder with the final two hours of pilot conversations and interaction with air traffic control. Earlier this year, we were given an unprecedented look at how National Transportation safety board engineers open the shell to extract the memory board of the recorders. Its about the size of a cell phone, and within the box, its almost indestructible. Dr. Joe kolly is the ntsbs director of research and engineering. They have to survive salt water immersion, and immersion up to 20,000 feet. Weve been successful in recovering data from submerged aircraft. Reporter the n. T. S. B. Has been monitoring the situation, but so far, has not been asked to participate, norah. Because airbus is a french company, that countrys equivalent of the n. T. S. B. Has already sent a team of investigators to the area. Odonnell jeff, i know you have been talking to your sources. Reporter well, weather certainly may have played a role. But, norah, investigators can tell an awful lot about what happened from that debris field a widely scattered debris field suggests inflight breakup but a more focused debris field may suggest the plane hit the water relatively intact, similar to what happened to air France Flight 447 back in 2009, when it crashed into the atlantic ocean. Air speed indicators were lost in that case, but in this case, it really is too early to tell, and thats why those black boxes are so important. Odonnell we may learn more soon. Jeff pegues, thank you. And in an odd coincidence, a jetliner owned by an air asiad subsidiary overshot a runway today in the central philippines. The air asia zest jet, an a320, got stuck in a muddy field after landing in high winds. Emergency chutes were deployed. All 159 people on board got off safely, and there were no injuries. Today, Republican Leaders said they stand behind congressman steve scalise, the House Majority whip. Scalise has admitted he addressed a White Supremacist Group in louisiana 12 years ago, and hes apologized for it. Wyatt andrews is following this. Reporter congressman scalise called his 2002 speech to the White Supremacist Group euro a mistake i regret, but insists in a Statement Today that his appearance was never an endorsement. These groups hold views that are vehemently opposed to my catholic faith, he says, and i reject that kind of hateful bigotry. He also told cbs affiliate wwl by phone he did not know they were an antisemitic Organization Led by former klan leader david duke. Im not familiar with what that group was but, you know from what ive seen, i just detest hate groups of any kind. Reporter scalisesn explanation was enough to keep his job as House Majority whip. Speaker john boehner and Majority Leader Kevin Mccarthy both expressed support, with boehner calling the speech an error in judgment but praising scalise as a man of high integrity. Scalise was also helped by a democrat, congressman cedric richmond, a new orleans political rival. I dont view steve as having racial challenges at all. Reporter but other democrats were not as forgiving. Minority leader nancy pelosi called the speech deeply troubling for a Top Republican leader. And many are questioning scalises claim he knew nothing about euro. Mark potok is with the southern poverty law center. It was not an obscure group in the least. Its leader was internationally famous. So i just think the idea that he walked into this event with no idea what was going on is very very hard to swallow, on its surface. Reporter but what saved congressman scalise is his actual record here on capitol hill, where he has no pattern ofn racist thoughts or behavior. Norah, that allowed Speaker Boehner to see this as a mistake made 12 years ago and not as a big political scandal that could hurt republicans when they take over here next monday. Odonnell all right. Wyatt andrews, thank you. Tonight, a blast of cold arctic air is pushing part of the country into a deep freeze. Icy highways in lovett, texas, made driving dangerous today and in california, the 126th rose parade could be the coldest ever. Meteorologist eric fisher of cbs station wbz has more on the new years chill. Eric. Norah, good evening. It is frigid across the middle of the country right now. Wind chill advisories and warnings for 16 states, feeling as cold as 45 below zero. It will be a very chilly night and all the way through tomorrow morning out the door for the final day of 2014. Wind chill values from the inter valley west, running below zero at many locations, lots of layers required. A few snowflakes in the mountains outside of los angeles tonight. And heading into new years eve and new years day, we could see snow coming down on the strip in vegas. They havent had measurable snow in six years there. The heaviest snowfall southern utah and northern arizona. Places like flagstaff could see up to a foot ringing in the new the one exception will be florida. If you want to ring in the new year in the warmth, florida will be the spot to be. Odonnell good excuse to snuggle up with somebody on new years night. I like that. Odonnell f. B. I. Agents investigating the hacking of sony has met with a private Security Firm that believes the whole thing may have been an inside job. Their evidence points to former sony employees, not north korea. Heres margaret brennan. Reporter the Obama Administration continues to blame north korea for the hack of Sony Pictures, but state Department Spokesman jeff raafkeacknowledged the d. P. R. K. , as north korea is known may not its possible that some assets outside of the d. P. R. K. Might have been involved, but that doesnt change the conclusion about the d. P. R. K. s responsibility. Reporter in recent days, the f. B. I. Met with multiple cyber Security Firms who suggested that north korea might have out sourced the attack or had its hackers working from outside the country. Another firm, norse, suggested t the hackers might have had inside help. It pointed to a woman who calls herself lena and claims to be connected with the guardians of peace, who took credit for the sony hack. Im norse believes she worked at sony in los angeles for ten years until leaving the company this past may. Norses Kurt Stammberger spoke first with cbs news last week. We are very confident that this was not an attack masterminded by north korea, and that insiders were key to the implementation and success of one of the most devastating attacks in history. Reporter cybersecurity consultant ken van wick says what makes pinpointing the hackers so tricky is they can mask their identities. You can traverse through the internet, jumping from one place to another very, very easily which essentially hides your tracks and you can make it look like somebody else did it. You can make it very difficult for the investigators to find you. Its very easy for the attackers to not get found. Reporter cyber experts tell cbs news that its really only the government that has the type of farreaching access to determine who carried this out. And, norah, as for the firmby hired by Sony Pictures to investigate, they think north koreas the culprit, but as for how the hacking was carried out, thats still being probed. Odonnell all right, more to see there. Margaret brennan, thank you. There was a tragic accident today at a walmart in hayden idaho. A woman was shot and killed by her twoyearold son. He was riding in a shopping cart and pulled a loaded handgun from his mothers purse and it went off. Police say she did have a concealed weapons permit. New figures released today illustrate the dangers faced by police in this country. This year, 126 officers died in the line of duty, up 24 from last year. 14 deaths were incalifornia, the most of any state, and with that in mind, and amid continued protest over police tactics, some officers are feeling threatened as never before. John blackstone reports from san jose, california. Reporter at demonstrations in cities across the country squads of riotequipped police have been facing emotional angry crowds, often feeling empowered by using cell phone video cameras. There are some who would like to capture on video police doing something that will look bad. Reporter james gonzalez, a detective with the San Jose Police department, has seen the demonstrations from the other side. We are always outnumbered. As young Police Officers, my own police car was hit with bricks during protests. The first thing that goes through any Police Officers mind is how do we get everyone home safe. Reporter in 15 years as a policeman, hes become experienced in pulling on full riot gear. You look pretty tough. You look pretty impervious. It doesnt feel the same behind that mask . What may look very intimidating to the protesters you feel extremely vulnerable. Theres a big difference in perception of what we see from one side of the riot glass and what protesters see from the other side. Reporter when officers try to separate troublemakers from peaceful protesters, making an arrest can incite more trouble. Thats a very difficult thing to do, and that crowd often will turn on the police who are doing that very difficult job. Reporter it happened recently in gonzalezs own department when san jose officers tried to remove a disorderly man from a football game. Fans shouted for the police to stop. A video is only one angle one perspective. It doesnt tell the whole story. Reporter soon, Police Officers in san jose will be wearing their own body cameras. More video may not reduce the stress of facing a crowd of protesters, but it will add a new view. John blackstone, cbs news, san jose. Odonnell and still ahead,ow dr. Jon lapook on the growing number of women who hope to preserve their fertility by freezing their eggs. And if too much salt is bad for you, then this is really bad. Well explain when the cbs evening news continues. [ shutter clicks ] hi there [ laughs ] im flo i know im going to get you your rental car. This is so ridiculous. Were going to manage your entire repair process from paperwork to pickup, okay little tiny baby . Your car is ready, and your repairs are guaranteed for as long as you own it. The Progressive Service center a real place, where we really manage your claim from start to finish. Really. Easy as easy can be bye odonnell in an era when many women postpone motherhood into their late 30s or beyond, a growing number hope a new technology can expand their options. Heres dr. Jon lapook. Doing all right . Ig yeah, im good. Reporter one week before her 30th birthday, actress Elizabeth Higgins clark is taking a dramatic step to preserve her fertility. Why did you start thinking about saving your eggs . I knew that i wanted more time for my career. I thought it would be really nice if i could make it so that i had a baby when my life was ready instead of just because my body is ready. Theres a gradually growing population of women who are choosing to do this electively. Reporter dr. Michael drews is clarks doctor at Reproductive Medicine Associates in new jersey. Probably, when this comes into its own, it will be more liberating to women than the oral contraceptives back in the 1960s. Reporter as eggs age, the success of fertility procedures declines. Research shows eggs frozen at age 30 are twice as likely to result in a pregnancy as eggs frozen at 40. A yet, one study found over 80 of women freezing their eggs were older than 35. The light goes off for most women when they begin to reach their later 30s and early 40s, and thats when they say, gee im running out of time. Unfortunately, in most cases theyve largely already run out of time. Reporter there are no National Figures on how many women have frozen their eggs or returned to use them. The American Society forve reproductive medicine does not endorse elective egg freezing, saying it may give women false hope and encourage women to delay childbearing. Whats your reaction to that . I dont think my hope is false. I think it gives me a better chance, and i wouldnt tell any woman that she should do this. I think its a really personal decision that a woman makes with her doctor and her bank account. Reporter the procedure costs between 10,000 and 15,000, and another 1,000 a year to keep the eggs frozen. Still, clark says its money well spent. Is there part of this for you thats slowing down that biological clock thats been ticking . Yes. It stopped. And ill get older, but my eggs will stay the same age. 29 forever. Reporter though egg freezing is still an uncommon procedure there are signs it may be increasing in popularity. Apple and facebook recently announced their Health Insurance plans will now cover elective egg freezing, a move that could spur other companies to follow suit. Odonnell all right. Dr. Jon lapook, thank you. And, in a moment, an update on former president george h. W. Bush. Bush. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85 this is an important message. So please, write down the number on your screen. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. Its a rate lock for your Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. But be careful. Many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the Colonial Penn program. Call this number to learn more. This plan was designed with a rate lock for people on a fixed income who want affordable Life Insurance thats simple to get. Coverage options for just 9. 95 a month less than 35 cents a day. Act now and your rate will be locked in for life. It will never increase. Your coverage can never be cancelled as long as you pay your premiums, and your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. You cannot be turned down because of your health. Call for your information kit and gift. Both are free, with no obligation. Dont wait call this number now. Odonnell odonnell today, former president george bush was released from a houston hospital, one week after he suffered from shortness of breath. Mr. Bush, who is 90 years old, is now resting at home. In a statement, mr. Bush said hes grateful for the superb care. Some people believe spilling salt brings bad luck. Hopefully, thats not the case in chicago. Take a look at this. Today, a wall collapsed and caused a huge spill at the morton salt facility. No one was hurt but the companys ad slogan sure rang true today morton salt when it rains, it pours. Some of the most accomplished actors are ones you never actually see. Today, we learned Christine Cavanaugh has died. The voice actor played chuckie in rugrats, dexter in dexters laboratory, and the title role in the movie babe. Oh, beautifully done. I cant tell you how grateful iou am to you all. Odonnell no details in her death were released. Christine cavanaugh was 51. Koalas are fuzzy, lovable, and threatened. Well show you whats being done to save the