Alabama. Killed when their u. P. S. Plane went down as the pilots prepared to land at birminghams airport. Officials moved in to clear camps supporting the ousted president morsi. Conflicting reports now on the number of deaths and injuries. This place looks like a war zone. A hostage stand yoch atoff at a bank is over. Police shot the suspect after he shot two remaining hostages. Wildfires blazing through nearly one dozen western states. Heavy rains triggered flash flooding around philadelphia. That same storm unleashed a tornado in southern new jersey. It was scary. Were hearing from the winners of last weeks giant power ball jackpot. If you like an eclectic group, this group will suit your fancy. Were very happy, happy, happy. The Justice Department is filing a lawsuit to block it. Travelers may think theyve landed at a farm. The chicago airport is using a heard of goats, sheep, lama to trim the grass. All that dr. King spoke. I said wake up wake up america. And he said i have a dream. So werent you fighting each other . And all that matters. Emotional testimony from halle berry and Jennifer Garner on aggressive paparazzi. I dont want a gang to continue traumatizing my kids. On cbs this morning. This teenager making a big entrance at his bar mitzvah. I love to dance welcome to cbs this morning. Good morning norah. Good morning. Weve got some breaking news. As you wake up in the west were learning more about the crash of a u. P. S. Cargo jet this morning in birmingham alabama. Birminghams mayor says just two people were killed the pilot and copilot of that air bus. Rick jackson of our birmingham affiliate is at the scene. Rick, good morning. Reporter yes were about half a mile away from the actual accident scene here. The reason why is because officials early on block the entire perimeter off because of the explosions going off. That happened just before 5 00 a. M. A lot of the fire officials were on deck for this. And it took them a while for them to contain that fire. That fire was reignited. So they pushed everyone back. We have confirmed from mayor bell of birmingham here that two died. Those two were the pilot. He also said some debris flee on to some houses. Were just blocks away from a large residential area. No injuries are reported in that regard. We spoke with the resident who was out walking his dog, describing the scene as a volcano erupting. Luckily, everyone as far as the residents are all right. Two lives were lost here this morning in that crash. Charlie, norah. Rick jackson, thank you. Word minutes ago from egypt. The interim president has just declared a monthlong state of emergency. It comes after this mornings deadly confrontation between Security Forces and supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. And we have learned a british tv news photographer has been killed this morning in the violence. Clarissa ward is tracking developments from london. Clarissa, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie and norah. This is a moment everyone had been dreading and so many had been desperately hoping to avoid. Security forces have launched an allout offensive to push those pro morsi protesters out of though two camps and as many had predicted, it is quickly turning into a bloodbath, with the number of dead and injured continuing to mount. Parts cairo look like a war zone this morning. As clashes between morsi supporters and Security Forces quickly escalated. Egyptian police pushed into the carves early scamps early this morning with bulldozers firing tear gas to disperse the protesters. Live gunfire crackling through the air. Cbs news producer alex ortiz was able to gain access to a Field Hospital in one of the camps where the dead and injured have been pouring in. The floors and the walls of the Field Hospital are slick with blood. The sound of automatic gunfire is unrelenting. As government snipers fire at the only one still open theres a constant stream of dead and wounded coming out. The youngest i saw was a boy no older than 13 years old. Reporter within hour they managed to disperse the sitin at nadha square outside cairo university. Its the second much larger haba camp that poses another challenge. They have been camped for months despite repeated warnings from the militarybacked government they should leave. We interviewed this Muslim Brotherhood spokesman before the operation began. We are unarmed civilians here. Theyre the ones with the guns and the tanks. The only thing we can do is stand our ground and not run away in fear of the military might or brutality of the Police Station and we will stand our ground. And its that conviction of the Muslim Brotherhood that willingness to stand their ground in the face of overwhelming force that has so many people concerned that this death toll is only going to rise. Im reminded of my interview with senator graham last week who told us we know how this movie ends and thats the real concern here that this is the tip of the iceberg, and that violence is going to continue to spread across the country. I was thinking of that prediction too clarissa thank you. An 11 billion deal to create the Worlds Largest airline in jeopardy this morning. The federal government is stepping in to stop the planned merge of American Airlines and us airways. Sharyl atkinson. Reporter its the first time in 14 years that the federal government has filed a lawsuit to block an airline merger. And it caught industry insiders by surprise. Including both airlines. Us airways and american were hopeful that the two airlines would be complete. Theyre even running commercials promoting their new partnership. On tuesday, the federal government filed an 11th hour lawsuit blocking the deal. The head of the governments antitrust division told reporters we simply cannot approve a merger that would result in u. S. Consumers paying higher fees higher fares and receiving less service. Reporter the lawsuit cites the example of a onestop round trip flight from new york to houston. The American Airlines fare comes up as 1,467. Its merger partner cost just 575. If the two airlines become one, the lower fare disappears. In a february interview on cbs this morning, us airways Ceo Doug Parker shut down the idea of a merger causing higher prices. Is this going to mean higher prices for me when i want to travel . The answers no. Fortunately, we have two airlines that are highly complementary complementary, not very much overlap at all. Reporter only 12 nonstop routes in which they overlap. A Government Accountability officer report says 1,665 routes they serve could ultimately be affected by less competition and higher fares. Daryl jenkin who consults for the Airline Industry predicts the airlines will prevail in their challenge to the lawsuit. I assume theyre going to win, theyll win very soon so i expect this merger to close by the end of the year soon. Reporter will they win without making concessions . They will have to make concession concessions. Reporter the companies hoping the merger would make them a stronger competitor on the west coast. Now looks like theyll have to do some horse trading and make serious conditioncessions if theyre going to convince the federal government to settle the lawsuit. Investors are watching apple stock rise this morning. Market value spiked by some 13 billion. It happened after investor carl icahn made a big announcement. Jeff glor is with us. Jeff, good morning. Reporter charlie, good morning. Earlier this week Icahn Enterprises told us to keep an eye on the twitter feed. Didnt take long to find out why. On tuesday he said he bought a large chunk of shares in apple because he believes the Company Stock could be in much better shape. Carl icahn is no stranger to the street. Hes taken big stakes in companies ranging from yahoo to motorola and netflix. Pushing not so absolutely for change. In a surprise tuesday, the 77yearold revealed his latest move on twitter. Saying we currently have a large position in apple. We believe the company to be extremely undervalued. After an sec filing not through a press release, he used twitter to get that news out and that instantly sent the stock flying. Reporter apples stock popped to a near sevenmonth high. For a Company Whose shares have fallen nearly 30 since last september. Icahn tweeted he pushed for a larger stock buyback. Apples been accused of hoarding too much cash. Apple said we appreciate the interest and investment of all our shareholders. Tim had a very positive conversation with mr. Icahn. Corey johnson, anchor of bloomberg west says while the investment sounds big, its still very small. He has less than 1 even probably a quarter of a percentage point worth of apple shares. But its a loud quarter of a percentage point. Reporter the move as jittery investors continue to worry about whether apple can innovate without steve jobs. Yesterday, on cbs this morning, oracle Ceo Larry Ellison called the pioneer irreplaceable. What happened to apple without steve . We already know. We conducted the experiment. Its been done. We saw apple with steve jobs. We saw apple without steve jobs. We saw apple with steve jobs. Now were going to see apple without steve jobs. Reporter now in a different way, wall street will see apple with carl icahn. Carl icahn can sometimes change the company in which he makes an investment. Investors, seeing that investment, think he might actually change apple in some important ways. Reporter this is not all aye icahn has on his plate. Also taking aim at dell and their current plans to go private. That battle continues. At 77 carl icahn, not exactly slowing down. Charlie. Jeff, thanks. You heard icahn mention my conversation with Larry Ellison. Well have more of that interview in our next hour. Ellison talks about the americas cup and his critics. Thats ahead on cbs this morning. A deadly end overnight to a standoff in louisiana. Police say a mentally unstable man took three people hostage in the small river town of st. Joseph. Now, a look at the violent end to the siege. [ sirens ] reporter the deadly standoff began around noon tuesday. When Authorities Say a gunman armed with a rifle and handgun, took three people hostage at this st. Josephs bank in rural northeast louisiana. We still been able to talk to him. Theyve asked for some food and provisions. Reporter Law Enforcement agencies were called in to assist with negotiations that dragged on for nearly 12 hours. But officials pledged to do whatever was necessary. The teams we have can be in place for a long period. Were going to be here as long as it takes. Reporter a female hostage was released later in the day. But police tell cbs news that around midnight s. W. A. T. Teams were forced to kill the gunman after he shot the two remaining victims. Apparently because his demands werent met. Fuad abdo ahmed was the perpetrators name. He is deceased at the scene. He was shot and killed by Louisiana State police. Dry conditions and lightning strikes struck fueling fires across the west. In utah raging fire broke out tuesday afternoon in park city. The flames torched over six square miles. At least 15 homes and other buildings were destroyed. Hundreds of families have been forced to evacuate. Former illinois congressman Jesse Jackson jr. And his wife being sentenced at this hour for misusing campaign funds. Jackson arrived in washington this morning. Prosecutors say jackson used the money on everything from expensive watches to mink coats it he faces up to five years in prison. Hillary clintons staff is firing back at Anthony Weiner this morning. Theyre upset because the new york city mayoral candidate seem to suggest clinton is planning another president ial campaign. Weiner says his comments are being misunderstood. Reporter the back and forth began monday night during an interview with the website buzz feed. When Anthony Weiner took a question about his wife huma abadine, a close aide to hillary clinton. Do you know if her role is hillarys 2016 campaign will be . I do. And what will it be . Im not telling you. Reporter many took it as a sign clinton is mounting ago 2016 president ial bid. Up till now, her camp has remained tightlipped. Tuesday, clintons staff blasted weiners comments. Told cbs news we have absolutely no clue what he was talking about. Maybe his campaign does. Doubt it though. This is about you. Reporter last night, weiner attended a Mayoral Debate in his latest attempt to bounce back from lagging poll numbers. Reporters grilled him about the clinton comment. Do i know what my wife is doing . The answer is yes. It was a joke. If you ever heard sometimes people say yes, but if i tell you, id have to kill you. It was a joke. Everyone laughed. It was a joke. Reporter for cbs this quijano, new york. A group of workers from the jersey shore have come forward to claim their share of last weeks power ball jackpot. Among them, several victims of Hurricane Sandy and a woman whose late father actually wrote the states lottery law. Terrell brown went to their entertaining news conference. Reporter they call themselves oceans 16. A lottery spokesperson said their heart warming story almost sounds too good to be true. Just happy, happy, happy, thank you. Reporter he and his coworkers from the Ocean County Vehicle Services Department will each take home 3. 8 million after taxes. Just a miracle and shocking and after 34 years and almost retiring last year this happens. Reporter the odds winning were about 1 in 175 million. Leaving this tightknit Group Feeling lucky. Especially considering some of them were hit hard during super storm sandy. The first thing im going to do is buy me and my daughter a home and bring my dog back home. Reporter the Winning Ticket came from this acme store in Little Egg Harbor along the jersey shore. Lisa was the first to realize they hit the jackpot. I immediately just started shaking. Im just staring at it. I didnt know what to do. Well, i got up. I walked down the hall. I opened up the bedroom door. I had to wake my poor husband up. Who was no longer poor. Reporter in a remarkable twist, one of the winners is the daughter of the state senator who, years a created new jerseys lottery law. I couldnt ask for a better dad. And i wish he was here. This is a real special moment. I thank you all. Reporter as for the future these newly minted millionaires say theyre keeping it simple. Im just going to continue watching nascar racing on sunday. Maybe ill be at my log cabin on multiple acres of land. Reporter the ocean 16 crew held one of three Winning Tickets from last weeks 348 million jackpot. A man from minnesota already claimed his prize. The third winner is still a mystery this morning. Must have been fun to be there. It was incredible. They were rushing to get back to work. We were outside trying to get comments. They said, hey, weve got to get back to work. Weve got a shift to finish here. Thanks, terrell. Its time for this mornings headlines around the globe. Israel freed 26 palestinian prisoners early this morning. As part of a deal to resume peace talks. The second round of americanbacked talks begins today. Montanas Great Falls Tribune looks at another nuclear misstep by the u. S. Air force. The 331st missile wing at air force base received an unsatisfactory rating. It came this month after an inspection of Safety Security and control of nuclear weapons. In 2008 the same missile wing also failed a test. The pilot didnt know they were on board. Britains telegraph looks at a deadly explosion and fire aboard an end yandindian submarine. 18 sailors were trapped. Defense minister said some of them were killed but it is not clear how many. The philadelphia enquirer says the percentage of couples having trouble trying to conceive has gone down. A new steady finds 6 of married women under 45 failed to get pregnant at least a year after no contraception. The fda is looking into whether people who take sleeping pills at night can drive safely the next day. Consumer advocates have warned for years about a possible link between sleep back in the bay area, we are looking at a sunny start inland, a few low clouds along the shoreline but the prospects for a warmer day, puffs of low clouds out there. High pressure over the Desert Southwest means that we continue warm in the bay area. Forecast highs today, 10 degrees above average out in the east bay. 96 degrees at livermore. 93 for fairfield. And 91 in concord. San jose 86. Here in the city, 69. The extended forecast, it looks warm right through friday. Announcer this National Weather report sponsored by Hilton Honors any weekend, anywhere sale. Visit hiltonweekend. Com. The nation watched the search last week for a kidnapped teenaged girl. Now Hannah Anderson is free and it appears she is breaking her silence. Ben tracy is in los angeles. Ben . Norah and charlie, the 16yearold shares the story of her kidnapping why she did not try to escape and what she thinks of her captor. Plus the maker of die yoet coke takes on artificial sweeten sweetener sweeteners. And a mountain paradise atop a 26story building. Why six years of work could soon be destroyed. The news is back on cbs this morning. Stay tuned for your local news. 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