Interview did they walk in and see you and go great. The bicycling riding dog. And all that matters. I worry he may have a heart attack or stroke. Its like a time bomb waiting to happen. On cbs this morning. Two tickets to paradise you are not going to hollywood. Whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. There will be a birthday like no other for the little boy known as ethan who was held as a hostage in an underground bunker for nearly a week. Mark strassmann is in midland city alabama w new details on the raid that ended with the death of the kidnaper. Good morning. Reporter good morning. On ethans birthday fbi bomb technicians will be back inside the bunker for looking for and removing improvised explosives. The body will stay at least until this bomb threat is over. Were here to celebrate answered prayer. Reporter they called it a praise vigil people in ethans Community Gathering last night to give thanks the little boy was safely back with his mother. Fbi photos show the exterior of the underground bunker. Bomb technicians have removed two improvised explosives, one inside the bunker the other inside this pvc pipe that jimmy lee dykes used to talk to negotiators. The standoff ended monday when dykes climbed the eightfoot ladder to get supplies. As he reached up he was off balance and vulnerable. When dykes opened the door rescue team members dropped two stun grenades their loud noises and flashes disoriented. Within seconds has members entered the bunker. They believe dykes fired first but missed. Agents returned fire killing dykes and rescuing the boy. Fbi agents have repeatedly rehearsayed the raid using a mockup of the bunker. The recent photos show ethan with his mother. Her statement said i woke up this morning to the most beautiful sight, my sweet, little boy. I cant describe how incredible it is to hold him again. But ethan now feels like family to people like signedy steiner, her grandson was on the same school bus. I think because of me being a grandmother that thats the way i looked at it. Reporter a lot of people in this town feel that way . Yes. Reporter people in this Small Community know that ethan and his mother could use a break so theyre trying to scrape together enough money to send the two of them to disney world. Mark strassmann thank you. Senior correspondent john miller is a former fbi assistant director. John, good morning. I know youve been doing a lot of reporting on this. What have you learned about this case . Well, a couple of things. One thing is that in the course of these negotiations, you know they always look for what the negotiators call a tpi, a Third Party Intermediary as they negotiate they can bring in a coworker, a friend somebody that the hostage taker likes and respects. Sometimes that can help move things along, and with jimmy lee dykes there was no tpi. They worked with the dale county sheriff and said find us that person and they said he has no friends. The closest thing he had to a friend was charlie poland the bus driver that he killed. John, youve talked to some officials that reviewed the videotape taken by the Security Camera on the bus. What does that video show . We always thought Something Like in a fastmoving thing he would have gotten on the bus, the bus driver would have resisted, he would have shot him and then taken a kid. This videotape doesnt unfold over seconds. It unfolds over minutes and he comes on the bus and he knows the bus driver. The bus driver had dropped a pie off at his house that day and he says i want two children and charlie poland opens the emergency door lets all the children escape but ethan is sitting in the front row seat and he just freezes and then for the next few minutes, dykes is saying, im taking this boy with me and charlie poland is saying no youre not and dykes says if you try to stop me from taking this boy im going to shoot you, and you can tell on the video that the driver is frightened but he stands his ground and then dykes says does what he says hes going to do he shoots him and kills him and then takes ethan and thats how this whole thing begins but as were learning more of those details, the picture of this very strange man and the heroic efforts of the bus driver are starting to come more into focus. John miller thanks. John will be back later with a closer look at the fbis Hostage Rescue Team, the unit that is saving lives in this country and around the world. A powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed at least five people in the South Pacific this morning. The 8. 0 magnitude quake struck off the Solomon Islands, the tsunami measuring five feet high, swamped several villages. The solomons sit on the socalled ring of fire an active earthquake zone. Here in the northeast blizzard conditions could possibly be by friday. Meteorologist David Bernard is watching it for us. Good morning what can we expect from this storm . Charlie were just beginning to see this storm take shape, at least as far as what its potential could be. If we look at radar this morning weve had a weak clipper moving across parts of the northeast, theres been light snow showers in boston overnight but this has nothing to do with the coastal storm thats likely going to develop on friday and again by friday night, located somewhere off the new england coastline and exactly where that location is, and exactly how strong it isis will have everything to do with how bad the storm could be. This is a general outline where we think the worst weather will be beginning friday morning and going into Early Saturday Morning within this area theres the potential for heavy, maybe excessive snow, this could be a crippling snowstorm in some areas. Blizzard conditions to be possible. Eastern long island, eastern connecticut and going into southeastern new england and also coastal flooding that may also be a concern. Already this morning we do have some watches, boston and Southern New Hampshire and manchester and maine, portland theyve extended the winter storm watch that far to the north. As we go throughout the day today and especially tonight were going to see these watches and warnings expand as we have a better detail on exactly what the potential with this storm is, that Everybody Needs to be ready across the i95 corridor for some major disruptions as we go toward the end of the week. Well be watching closely. David bernard thank you. Get ready for some big changes in your mail service, nancy cordes is on capitol hill this morning with the news. Nancy, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Yes, its u. S. Postal service cbs news has learned will announce at this hour that it intends to halt saturday delivery of first class mail by this summer august 1st, that means most mailers, letters and catalogues would cease coming to peoples homes saturdays and this would be the end of a 150year tradition. The plan to shrink delivery from six days a week to five would only affect first class mail while packages mail order medicines, priority and express mail would still get delivered on saturdays. Oklahoma republican senator tom coburn says the move will save the struggling Postal Service 2 billion a year. Its a proper business decision and long run good decision for the post office and americans. Reporter the Postal Service has lost 41 billion over the past six years, as more and more americans turn to private shippers email and online banking. To save money the Postal Service slashed hours of service at about half the nations 26,000 post offices, and trimmed its workforce by 35 , but it wasnt enough. David walker, a former government watchdog is part of a panel looking at possible postal reforms. It wont come close to solving the Postal Services problems. Its got to look at more fundamental changes in its infrastructure, its compensation costs, its retirement obligations and also what it does and who does its business. Reporter but theres just so much the Postal Service can do without congressional approval. Despite years of begging by postmasters general, Congress Never passed a reform bill that would have given the Postal Service more flexibility to modernize and streamline its service. Sometimes the Postal Service makes these announcements because theyre trying to force congress to acts. Is that whats happening here . No i dont think so at all. Theyre in survival mode. Youre not going to have any post office. Heres the alternative. Theyre losing 25 million a day, a day. They have to do something. Reporter technically the Postal Service is not allowed to reduce its service unless Congress Changes the law, but lawyers for the Postal Service think that they have figured out a way around this and norah, even the president has endorsed this move. In the past it was part of his deficit reduction package last year. Nancy cordes thanks. John brennan is said to make his case on capitol hill to become cia director. Leaked memo spells out the link for americans being killed because of terrorism. Reporter good morning and good morning out west. That unclassified memo was written by the Justice Department sent to some members of Congress Last summer, never intended to be made public but it leaked this week. Most likely because the senate is Holding Hearings tomorrow on the nomination of john brennan to head the cia. Hes the architect of the program, and the leak now has the white house on the defensive. Administration officials argued forcefully tuesday the targeted killing of terrorists who are american citizens often by drone strikes is acceptable policy in the battle to keep america safe. These strikes are legal. They are ethical and they are wise. We only take these kinds of actions when there is an eminent threat when capture is not feasible and when we are confident were doing so in a way thats consistent with federal and international law. Reporter but the administration gives itself wide latitude on what constitutes an eminent threat. The memo reads the administration does not require clear evidence that a specific attack will take place in the immediate future. And a u. S. Citizen can be targeted if theyre believed to be a senior operational leader of al qaeda, engaged in Planning Operations to kill americans. Anwar al awlaki was the highest al qaeda killed by a drone, and samir khan killed in 2011. Youre taking away a u. S. Citizens due process. Doesnt it deserve a broader debate . We understand these are weighty matters, that these are serious issues and they deserve the kind of considerate approach this president has taken. Reporter white house officials, including john brennan when he was the president s counterterrorism adviser have in the past made the case that the strikes are in the u. S. National security interest. The purpose of a strike against a particular individual is to stop him before he can carry out his attack and kill innocents. Reporter and of the lethal drone strikes including the one that killed awlaki have been in yemen and today the New York Times reveals those drones launched from a base inside saudi arabia a location the government has been trying to keep secret because of saudi sensitivities. That too could come up in the hearing. The deficit will drop to 845 billion, that would happen if theres no deal to head off the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester. If they happen the cbo projects the economy would grow 1. 4 . Republicans say president obamas latest offer is nothing new and means higher taxes. The president believes the cuts would hurt the economy and hes willing to settle for a short term fix. If congress cant act immediately on a bigger package f they cant get a bigger package done by the time the sequester is scheduled to go into effect, then i believe they should at least pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would delay the economically damaging effects of the sequester for a few more months until Congress Finds a way. Cbs news political director John Dickerson is in washington, john good morning. Good morning, norah. Another deadline in washington, another proposal for a short term fix without any specifics about how to do it and a bunch of people, thousands of people facing job losses. Is this about the president trying to gain the political upper hand . You sound tired of these skirmishes norah . Theyve been going on two years this is chapter 87 in a dreary book. This is both sides trying to gain leverage. Theyre trying to put the budget process on some sensible footing, stop going from crisis to crisis to crisis. The problem is that they cant come to an agreement. What republicans see in this latest move from the president is a little bit of nervousness on his part which is to say the economic damage of these constant battles is something hes now more worried about than say he was in the last fights we had over the debt limit and fiscal cliff. John can the gop win this fight . They lost the last two budget battles . They did and thats the way a lot of republicans see it. Whats different is two things they think they can blame the president for the sequester in the first place, the white house did suggest it but republicans voted for it. The other bigger thing they see the president worried about his legacy which is to say if the economy in the white house believes its poised for recovery but the constant fights keep a lid on any economic recovery, the president wants to finish his second term with a Strong Economy so if he can get this budget process regularized he might have that happen. That puts pressure on him, maybe republicans can use that in some way. Eric cantor outlined a new agenda for the gop. What do you think of the agenda he outlined . The agenda is an attempt to define the Republican Party outside of the budget battles to say we believe in other things that affect you American Voters in your daily life. The problem is that youve got to clear this budget mess out of the way before you can make that pitch because at the heart of these budget fights are real big problems that have a big effect on the economy that is still the most important issue and getting the economy growing is still the most important thing lawmakers can do until they have a solution to that these other problems are not going to get an airing. John dickerson thanks. Time to show you some of this mornings headlines the New York Times finds widespread flaws in the American Election support. The pew report ranked 50 states on wait times, lost votes and an sentee ballots. The Washington Post reports the pentagon is extending certain benefits to samesex spouses, it could include housing privileges access to base recreational facilities and joint duty assignments. They are not expected to include health benefits. Ryan braun claims he has nothing to hide linked to a miami clinic that allegedly trbted performanceenhancineenhancing drugs. Braun said he used the clinic for consult igss and there was a dispute over monday. The requesting San Francisco chronicle says facebook fatigue is settling in. 38 are cutting back and 61 have taken a facebook vacation leaving the site for weeks or longer. Usa today says Chimney Sweeps in germany face new competition. Many have added to their duties inspecting Heating Systems and checking for a bit chilly around the bay area, norah, as we have mostly clear skies outside and the sun just coming up on our mount vaca cam looking good there. Should be a Beautiful Day ahead as it looks like this will be the break before we start to see a chance of rain returning to the bay area. 30s and 40s right now. By the afternoon, well see lots of sunshine, temperatures going to stay cool though mid 50s at the coast. Maybe some 50s and low 60s well inland. 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