Seventh seed Wichita State advances to the sweet 16 by upsetting instate rival kansas. Captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for monday, march 23rd, 2015. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Senator ted cruz republican from texas says hes running for president. Cruz tweeted his intentions early this morning. Hes the First Major Party candidate to announce. A favorite of the conservatives cruz has battled against the president s health initiative, promised to abolish the Internal Revenue service, and the education department. Cruz will discuss his candidacy today during his visit in virginia. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Annemarie, good morning. Announcing early is being called a strategy on the part of cruz to stand out and grab some early attention ahead of whats expected to be a very crowded field of competitors for the republican nomination. Hours before what was expected to be his official announcement at virginias liberty university, texas republican ted cruz took to twitter to announce his bid for the white house. Its going to take a new generation of conservatives to help make America Great again. The tweet posted shortly after midnight included this 30second Campaign Video with a message to voters. Aides say his remarks today will highlight his oratory skills. In 2013 cruz gained notoriety when he famously delivered a 21hourlong filibuster on the senate floor in an attempt to defund president obamas health care law. Some democrats are already blasting his chances. On nbcs meet the press, california governor jerry brown who ran unsuccessfully for president called cruz unfit to run, particularly because of what he calls his extreme views on climate challenge. That man betoken such a level of ignorance and direct falsification of the existing scientific data. Cruzs announcement makes him the first candidate from either party to officially though his hat into the ring. The freshman senator will have to set himself apart in a crowded field of republicans expected to include former florida glonch jeb bush and Governor Scott walker of wisconsin. Over the next few weeks florida senator marco rubio and kentucky senator rand paul are also expected to launch their campaigns. And there are more. New jersey governor chris christie, former arkansas governor mike huckabee, senator lindsey graham, former hewlettpackard ceo carla fiorina. Annemarie, the list goes on. Indeed. Thank you, susan. The pentagon is looking at what appears to be an islamic hit list of American Military personnel. Julianna goldman reports. Reporter the video comes from the Islamic State hacking division. It was released on social media and encourages isis supporters to kill those who are listed. The terror group claims in the video the information was obtained by hacking military databases, but the pentagon says it believes the information was publicly Available Online from news articles and even its own reports about the campaign against isis. The marine corps and air force say theyre making sure everyone named in the video is notified. Theyre asking servicemembers to review their online footprint and to make sure privacy settings on social media accounts limit the amount of personal information available. The Obama Administration says the americanled military operation has blunted the terror groups momentum in iraq and syria, but its still grappling with how to stop the isis propaganda machine. On fox news on sunday john brennan said theyre spreading their ideology throughout the region. We see whats happening in other countries. Theyve claimed responsibility for attacks in tunisia and yemen. This is something that clearly is not just restricted to iraq and syria. So we cannot relent. We have to continue working with our partners in the region. Military officials have been warning servicemembers for some time to be careful about what they post online so they dont become targets, especially as isis continues to call for lone wolf attacks. Julianna goldman, cbs news, washington. Well, the u. S. Is expanding its efforts to train iraqi forces battling isis. Hundreds of advisers are working at a military base just north of baghdad. A u. S. Led air campaign has been targeting isis positions in iraq and syria since august of last year. Iraqi armed forces and shiite militias have been trying to retake the Northern City of tikrit, saddam husseins hometown. 125 u. S. Military were evacuated from yemen over the weekend and the u. N. Security council is considering further action following an ominous report from its special envoy. Shiite rebels who backed the ousted president seized yemens Third Largest city sunday. Thousands demonstrated in the streets. Theyre battling insurgents known as houthis who have taken over a large part of the cost have ousted the government and formally taken power. The u. N. Urged both sides to withdraw. Afghans new president ashrof gnahi is in the united states. Hell meet with john kerry today and president obama tomorrow. And the bodies of seven children killed in a new york fire are headed to israel for burial. Thousands of people in brooklyns Ultra Orthodox Jewish community gathered sunday for the funeral. The fire that engulfed their home early saturday is believed to have been started by a hot plate. Their father who was away at a religious conference during the fire gave a 20minute tribute to his children. He talked about hugging your children and loving your children and treating your children right. Hes got seven caskets right in front of his face and hes telling us, love your children. The victims are three girls and four boys between 5 and 16. Their mother and a teenage sister were also injured. And police say the man who attacked a tsa agent at the new Orleans Airport was carrying molotov cocktails. A sheriffs deputy shot Richard White three times friday as he chased an unarmed tsa agent. He was spraying insecticide and swinging a machete. White died saturday. Authorities say the 63yearold also brought a bag loaded with six mason jars rigged with gasoline and wicks into the airport. Well coming up on the morning news, court date. Real estate heir robert durst appears in court for the First Time Since being charged with murder. And ski lift mishap. An accident injuries more than a dozen people. This is the cbs morning news. This is the cbs morning news. So you can savor lifes sweetest moments. We pour our hearts into every square. Sir, were going to need you on the runway later. Dont let a severe cold hold you back. Get theraflu. With the power of three medicines to take on your worst pain and fever, cough and nasal congestion. 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This afternoon charlottesville, virginia, police will release the results of the investigation into the alleged assault at the university of virginia. Last fall the campus was roiled by accusations of a 2012 Fraternity House gang rape in a Rolling Stone article. The magazine says it plans to publish the investigation of the article in the next couple of weeks. And this morning lawyers for robert durst will ask a louisiana judge to set him free. They claim he was illegally arrested for the murder of a woman in california as well as drugs and weapons charges. Omar villafranca shows us the complicated case. Reporter in the hbo documentary the jinx robert durst appears to make a stunning admission. I killed them all, of course. Reporter durst beat a murder case in texas. Hes now charged in the shooting death of former friend susan berman. This fbi agent said he heard a confession. It doesnt matter if the defense attorney can get it thrown out or discounted. What matters is the jury heard it and theyre not idiots. Reporter not so fast says attorney thomas mesereau. Wait a minute. That doesnt sound like a confession to me. That sounds sarcastic. Reporter mesereau represented Michael Jackson and robert blake. Both had made incriminating statements on television. Both were found not guilty. Mesereau said video could become fire on the prosecutors too. I would argue to them if theyre allowed to bring in select statements, we should be able to bring in other statements where he exonerates himself. Reporter and durst says several times in the documentary he did nothing wrong. I had nothing to do with Susan Bermans death. Reporter and this envelope matches the spelling in a previous letter. Both misspelling beverly hills. The problem says Loyola University lawyer Laurie Levenson said they initially linking the writing to someone else. They explained that away or tried but you can bet thats going to come up again in court. Reporter omar villafranca, cbs news, los angeles. Straight ahead in moneywatch, the best states for retiring americans, and later well introduce you to a retiree with a voracious appetite for reading. For reading. I found out the hard way. Not all washes take care of intimate odor. Vagisil odor block wash stops odor from happening for all day confidence. When you feel fresh all day you feel confident. Vagisil. Your intimate health experts. Ive smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. Now i use this. The nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release Technology Helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. I want this time to be my last time. Thats why i choose nicoderm cq. When you ache and havent slept. Youre not you. Tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. We give you a better night. Youre a better you all day. Tylenol®. I want regularity. Of course i do, its a big part of Good Digestive Health. 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And on the cbs moneywatch, starbucks ends its race together campaign and the best states for retirees. Jill wagner is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning, jill. Good morning, annemarie. The price of gas is falling. The price of a gallon of gas is down 4 cents in the last two weeks. The National Average is now 2. 50. Analysts say Falling Oil Prices and strong u. S. Production are responsible. The asian stock markets were mostly higher on a weaker u. S. Dollar. Tokyos nikkei added 1 . Hong kongs hang seng gained half a percent. Stocks on wall street opened following a strong finish to a positive week. For the week the dow gained 381 points, the s p finished 55 points higher, and the nasdaq gained 154 points, finishing near its record high. Now an update on the story we reported on last weeks starbuck starbucks race together campaign. As of yesterday starbucks employees stopped writing race together on the coffee cups. They say this was the plan all along and had nothing to do with the criticism of the campaign. The campaign to promote diversity was viewed as inappropriate and opportunistic. If youre thinking about where to retire a just released report from bankrate. Com just released an update. The best states to retire are wyoming, colorado, utah, idaho, and virginia the five worst, arkansas, new york, alaska, west virginia, and louisiana. The analysis takes into account cost of living taxes, health care, crime rates, climate, and resident satisfaction. Annemarie . The only thing with those top five states is they all have something i hope to give up when i retire which is winter. No more winter when i retire, but theyre all beautiful states. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks a lot, jill. When we return, a page turner. We will meet a man with a love for reading that has taken him through thousands of books. 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He plows through more than a dozen a week. Adriana diaz shows us how the retiree became such a bookworm. Reporter there are avid readers, and then theres michael coulter. The 70yearold from peru, illinois, says he reads an average of two books a day. If i dont have nothing do, ill just sit down and read. Reporter he says hes read 5,070 books in eight and a half years. It all started in the summer of 2006 after coulter retired and gave up drinking. What impresses you in a book . Well, just keep it simple. Reporter the former gas station attendant and ambulance driver has a soft spot for mysteries and books about american history. What kind of books do you not like to read . Love stories and most science fictions. Why not love stories . I like love stories. I like them too, but youre saying theres love somewhere in the book. You cant avoid it . You cant avoid it. Have you read harry potter . Nah, i dont like it. Have you read twilight . Its not my cup of tea. What makes a bad book . Sex. Reporter coulter has plowed through 70 bestselling authors and James Patterson and said hes getting good as a detective. Are you saying inthe first few pages you know whos done it . Basically, yes. He keeps them in his bedroom. Where do you sleep . On the couch. Really . No. The secret to reading, he say, is putting yourself into the book like a character and then the wealth of knowledge that can result is a priceless payoff. Adriana diaz, cbs news, peru, illinois. Well, its going to be a sweet week for those last handful of teams Still Standing in the ncaa tournament. The field of 68 is down to 16. In what is the biggest upset in sundays action Wichita State beats number two seed kansas 7865. It was the first meeting of these instate rivals since 1993. The number two seed in the east region also went down. Virginia falls to michigan state, 6054. Its the second Straight Year the spartans have knocked uva out of the tournament. Meanwhile the number one seed in the south region is moving on. Duke takes care of san diego state, 6849. The blue devils will meet utah in the next round. And the top seed in the west also advances. Wisconsin tops oregon, 7265. The badgers have a date in los angeles with fourth seeded north carolina. Coverage of the sweet 16 resumes this thursday evening starting at 7 15 eastern. Notre dame takes on Wichita State. After that, top ranked kentucky puts its perfect record on the line against west virginia. Thats all right here on cbs. This is the cbs morning news. Incredible ive been claritin clear for ten days. When your allergy symptoms start, docto