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KPIX CBS This Morning July 9, 2013

Brandnew life. Three ohio women kidnapped for nearly a decade break their silence. Amanda berry, Gina Michelle thank for their support. Kidnap and rape as well as forcibly causing an abortion. I may have been through hell and back but i am Strong Enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. Ntsb officials interviewing the cockpit drew. Asiana airlines 214 focusing on the speed of the plane as it came in for landing. Everything was torn apart. President obama is considering pulling u. S. Troops out of afghanistan faster than expected. The frustration with hamid karzai. At the center of the George Zimmerman trial, who yelled for help on that 911 call. Former lead investigator testified Trayvon Martins father acknowledged that was not his son screaming. That wasnt my sons voice. Around 300,000 people without power in the canadian city of toronto. A man is recovering after being severely burned. A car slams right into one of those pumps. Jets head coach made a trip to pamplona this weekend. He was unhurt. Gomez leaps. And the catch. All that matters one of the nations most famous landmarks, the Washington Monument lit each night at dusk while the building is repaired due to earthquake damage. Its beautiful, proud to be an american. On cbs this morning. Youre telling me i dont have the right one. Do you still pick up hitchhikers . No. This mornings eyeopener is presented by choice hotels. Welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie rose is off, so Anthony Mason is with us. Good morning. Good morning. Nice to be here. Glad to have you here. Were going to begin this morning with the first public word from three kidnapping victims who survived a decade of torture. The women were rescued from a house in cleveland two months ago. The women release add Youtube Video overnight with a message from supporters reporter bill safs from affiliate woio is in cleveland. Reporter good morning. Instead of a highly publicized interview, the women decided to break their silence in a Youtube Video. In the 3 1 2 minute clip the women are happy and healthy and each had the same message for their supporters. I think everyone. Thank you for your support. Thank you for all your prayers . Michelle knight amanda berry and gina dejesus still carry the burden of their ordeal but the pvideo shows how far they have come. Im getting stronger each day. Having my privacy helped immensely. I ask everyone continue to respect our privacy and give us time to have a normal life. The last time we heard berrys voice was just over two months ago, the night she escaped from the home of alleged kidnapper ariel castro. Help me. Im amanda berry. You need police fire or ambulance. I need police. Okay. And whats going on there . Ive been kidnapped, and ive been missing for 10 years and im im here. Im free now. Investigators say the women endured repeated abuse at the hands of castro. For almost 10 years they were said to have spent much of their cab tift tied up. The 52yearold former bus driver is alleged to have starved, raped and beaten knight. In the video she says she will not be consumed by hatred. I may have been through hell and back but i am Strong Enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. Reporter just hours after berry made that 911 call castro was arrested. The three returned safely to their homes and families. Dejesus and in the video alongside her parents who thanked the community for standing by them. They know who they are. Awesome. Reporter the women make no mention of their captor who has since been indicted on counts of rape and murder. Now their focus on the future. Im looking forward to my brandnew life. Thank you. Reporter the women were inspired to make the video after receiving all the Financial Support that they have gotten. Still, they hope they can somehow maintain their privacy as they continue to heal. As for ariel castro well on july 3rd a judge found that he is competent to stand trial. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Norah, anthony. The women look remarkably good but im sure theres a lot to deal with there. We of course have been worried about them and cant accelerated by this story. Its having they put this out especially at midnight to break their silence in this sort of way and they continue to heal. We want to talk about whats going on with this investigation in San Francisco. Were hearing investigators today continuing with the asiana jet that crashed in San Francisco. They are taking a close look at the actions of the crew of the boeing 777 in the final seconds before impact. John blackstone at San Francisco International Airport. John, good morning. Good morning, norah and anthony. The charred remains of the asiana jetliner are still lying just off the runway where the plane skidded after the crash. Investigators continuing to look through the wreckage. Investigators also trying to determine what role the pilots may have played in the crash, assessing what the pilots did and when they did it. Oh, my god. Thats scary. Reporter amateur video shows the moment emergency slides deployed and passengers began running for their lives. Investigators are trying to figure out exactly why flight 214 made a crash landing saturday and then caught fire. They are piecing together the data gathered from videos the crash scene itself and flight recorders. But the pilots can answer key questions. We also want to talk to them about whether they were hand flying the airplane whether the autopilot was on and how well they understood the automation and what it was supposed to do. One factor may be the inexperience of the pilot who was landing the plane. It was the first time he was to land a boeing 777 in San Francisco. But what is known is the final approach was too slow and too low. The lower portion of the tail cone is in the rock at the seawall. There was a significant piece of the tail of this aircraft that was in the water. As it made its final descent, the plane was flying 40 miles an hour slower than normal. At 7 seconds before impact a member of the flight crew called for increased speed. Just three seconds later, the controls began to shake signaling the plane was about to stall. Just before hitting the ground the flight crew attempted to abort the landing and initiate a goround for another try. Were looking at what they were doing. We want to understand why they were doing it. Monday the father of one of the two teenagers killed confronted the ceo of Asiana Airlines who apologized for what he called a sudden accident. Just last night the families of both of the girls arrived here at San Francisco International Airport and were quickly whisked away by security. As for the ceo of asiana hes expected to arrive here a little later on today and hes believed to be visiting some of the injured. Anthony, norah. John blackstone thank you. A Flight Attendant aboard that plane is being called a hero the last person to leave the burning jet. She helped evacuate passengers and even carried a boy on her back to slide down a chute, all after breaking her own tailbone. Coming up First Responders describe the dramatic scene they found at the crash site. That is ahead on cbs this morning. Captain Sully Sullenberger cbs news aviation consultant. Captain, good morning. Good morning, norah. Were learning a lot of details from the ntsb about what might have happened, led to this crash, including that the plane was going 40 miles an hour slower than it should have been. What do you make of that . I think part of this information released so quickly is is logistically easier than in some accidents. For example, this wreckage was on the airport itself easily accessible not on the bottom of the atlantic. The flight recorders recovered quickly, transported overnight, the first night to the ntsb headquarters and begun to be listened to and deciphered. The crew survived and is able to be interviewed. A lot of Information Available and available very quickly. I think also in the digital age, people are clamoring for more and more information. If its possible to be released to the public i think the ntsb is doing so in a reasonably quick fashion. At the same time the pilots union put out a state criticizes criticizing data from flight recorders. Why so upset . In the statement, the pilots union, largest in north america representing pilots from u. S. And canadian carriers has been expressing frustration with what they call wild speculation about this crash when still its very, very early on. My approach to this entire investigation has been constant from the beginning is that two comments. First, its still very, very early. Second, its more complicated than that. Everything thats been released has been bits and pieces of information. We havent yet figured out which questions are going to be the most important ones to ask, much less have all the answers. This is going to require many months. Its going to take a while to put all the pieces together. All right. Captain Sully Sullenberger. Good to see you. Good to be with you. The white house is debating a major change in afghanistan. A complete pullout of u. S. Troops next year. It would reverse plans to keep a small number of american troops after the drawdown. Major garrett at the white house. Major, good morning. Good morning, norah and anthony. The debate over whether to leave afghanistan militarily completely at the end of 2014 or keep, as has always been planned, a residual advisory force is now more real than ever. Top white house aids tell us change in part building frustration the president has with afghan president hamad karzai. That boiled over when he was in germany when he had a well designed effort to begin peace talks. A day after karzai denounced them and suspended all conversations over future military. That prompted this idea of a residual military force after most are due to leave afghanistan by the end of 2014. Its important to remember back in january the president said a zero troop option in afghanistan was on the table. Back then it felt more like a point of leverage. After 69 u. S. Military deaths this year and 2,115 over the entire course of the afghan war, that option is now more real. Whats telling is the Afghan Government is beginning to understand that and so is the pentagon. White house insists no final decisions on this have been made. Norah and anthony. Major garrett at the white house. Thank you, major. In egypt muslim brother wood calling for more protests today after the deadliest day of violence since Mohamed Morsi was ousted last week. Holly in cairo. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Four People Killed in a violent week of protests. In an attempt to restore calm the interim president announced fresh elections in around six months time. The situation here in cairo is changing very quickly and there are real fears that egypt is descending into chaos. Outside the barracks of the Republican Guard in chiropractor okay protesters face off with the Egyptian Military. Deep divisions in this country have erupted onto the streets again. These men supported Mohamed Morsi, the democratically elected president who was ousted by the military last week. They believe morsi is being held inside the barracks. Yesterday the military opened fire on the demonstrators killing more than 50 people. The protesters say they were praying peacefully when the soldiers started shooting. The Egyptian Military denies that and told a press conference they were provoked by an armed attack. But nobody is disputing that dozens of people were left dead in a cairo hospital where many of the injured are being treated, theres anger at the army. There were women and children said this man, who was shot through the arm. People were falling in the streets and we werent able to help them. And this man said that his injured son wasnt carrying a weapon but was holding only an egyptian flag when he was shot. Supporters of president morsi are organizing protests today. They dont want elections but want morsi reinstated. The top cleric has warned egypt could be dragged into a civil war. Anthony and norah. Holly, thank you. The jury in the George Zimmerman murder trial is expected to learn today that Trayvon Martin had marijuana in his system when he was shot. The judge ruled yesterday that defense lawyers could introduce the toxicology report. But the main focus of the testimony is the 911 call where someone can be heard screaming for help. The lead investigator and martins father offered different versions of the fathers reaction to hearing that call. I in inquired if that was, in fact his son yelling for help. What was his response . He looked away and under his breath, as i interpreted it said no. I think the chairs had wheels on them and i pushed away from the table and just kind of shook my head and said i cant tell. Cbs news legal analyst jack ford. Good morning. A lot of confusion about whose voice is on this 911 call. We have different accounts. Why does it matter . Matters because the core of the case is who started the fight. Prosecution wins if the jury says George Zimmerman started the fight. He cant rely on floridas law and say im losing this fight, im going to pull my gun and blow you away. The defense wins if Trayvon Martin started this fight and George Zimmerman has a reasonable fear for his safety. Hes protected by that. The idea theory is whoever is yelling for help probably didnt start the fight. Thats why its become so critical. Jack, weve been following this case a while now. Youve been here a bunch. I keep getting more confused. What is that telling you about the case. In some ways thats telling you thats what the defense wants to do. The prosecution to win this case has to proof beyond a reasonable doubt George Zimmerman took the life of Trayvon Martin with ill will or hatred. The defense can win two ways. Yes, indeed selfdefense comes into play hes not guilty. The second way is you know what, we dont know what happened here. If they cant figure it out, they cant conclude the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Confusion is the defenses friend. Now the judge ruled toxicology reports can be made public to the jury Trayvon Martin had marijuana in his system. Most people would be surprised to know everything about a persons background either a victor defendant is not automatically admissible. Here the judge has agreed with the defense that were not trying to trash Trayvon Martin but explain what his conduct was like and why George Zimmerman was attracted to him. The judge will tell the jurors. Youll hear he had marijuana in his system. You can use that for whatever you choose or ignore it at this point. At least they will hear it at this point. Thank you. Time for headlines around the globe. Usa today reports brakes on the train that exploded in canada had been disabled. About 90 minutes before the blast firefighters put out a fire on the train and unhooked the brakes. At least 13 people are known dead. Forty others are still missing. Germany newspaper had excerpts from edward snowden. He claims nsa is in bed together with germans. He says israel and nsa cowrote the computer virus that hacked into Irans Nuclear program. The Washington Post says this years deficit forecast has shrunk. Deficit expected to be 759 billion. Thats 214 billion less than previously forecast. Part of the reason the massive automatic spending cuts that kicked in march 1st. Wall street journal says americans are keeping up with their credit card bills. The rate of people falling behind has dropped to the lowest level in two decades. Experts say debt is down and wealth is up. Charlotte observer said singer randy travis is hospitalized in Critical Condition with heart problems. The 54yearold is treated for a heart ailment caused by a virus that can cause Heart Failure. A scene of chaos in canada. Flash flooding dumped a record amount of rain nearly four inches around toronto. 300,000 customers lost power. The subway system was shut down and may not be back at full strength today. 1400 commuters were trapped four hours until early this morning. They had to be rescued after their train filled with gushing water. Police and firefighters used small inflatable boats to free them. Forecasters saying more thunderstorms today. A fast moving Tropical Storm threatens the caribbean. It intensified in the atlantic overnight. It may be near hurricane strength by tomorrow. That could mean major flooding for parts of starting out with thick fog along the coastline this morning. A little patchy inside the bay as well. A little gray early. But by the afternoon lots of sunshine coming our way. And the san jose, couple clouds there. High pressure building in. That will warmup the temperatures outside today. Cooling down as early as tomorrow. If you like the heat, enjoy today. 90s in the valleys. 70s and a few 80s. Next couple days, cool off in temperatures then warmup for the weekend. Announcer this National Weather report sponsored by safelite autoglass. Strange new revelations this morning about how Osama Bin Laden was hiding in plain site for year. Former fbi john miller is one of the people to recognize him. He had one of the most recognizable faces in the world. How could a cop fr

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