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I didnt think the president sh sould aendnybody up now because its not going to happen. Its just more division. Now we have more fighting, more fighting. Donald trump has decided not to participate in the debate this upcoming monday. For whatever reason, it seems that donald trump finds you a very, very terrifying person. Kasich said if trump is not coming he is not either. A lot of overtime pay down the drain for the fox news techies. I hope they can sleep tonight. A victims family calling for the Death Penalty to priver. Parts of louisiana and texas more rain on the way. Major League Baseball player is choosing his family over a multimil dlionollar contract. Nobodys kid needs to be in a professional locker room every day sad news in the world of music. Frank sinatra jr. Has tied while on tour. The Young Frank Sinatra was2 7 2 Million Dollar inferno. The yacht caught fire in the virgin islands. Will you run for president . I will not run for president. No, no, not going to do it. Il hlary clintonn o comedy central. Im sorry. We are so excited and all that matters. Its looking more and more like the republicans could be on the road to a contested convention. The Republican Campaign could start all over again only this time its crammed into one week. You can binge watch the death of the gop on cbs this morning. I think the jayhawks in a squeaker president obama has unveiled his full march madness bracket. I started off making the right pick and i will end making the right pick. Not to be undone, donald trump has released his brackets announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Thli new Supreme Court nominee today shifts to the senate. President obamas choice Merrick Garland, will go to capitol hill this afternoon to meet with democratic senators. Republicans are standing by their vow not to consider garland or any nominee before the nevada election. The 63yearold federal appellate judge wants to be the 113th justice to serve on the nations highest court. We are covering the fight from the white house to the Supreme Court and talk with Elizabeth Warren and senator jeff flake. Margaret brennan is at the white house. Reporter this was a calculated decision by president obama to pick a nominee that would be hard for republicans to shoot down. And, today, Merrick Garland goes to personally lobby on capitol hill and make is case he is a political moderate who can break that partisan divide. I will not be voting on this nominee. The next president is going to make the decision. Reporter last night, said it would be a waste of time to meet nominee Merrick Garland and insisted that Congress Must wait until americans elect a new president. If this was a republican president , submitting a nominee to a Democratic Senate in the middle of a president ial Election Year, no circumstances under which the nominee would be confirmed. I have fulfilled my constitutional duty. Reporter on wednesday, the president said Senate Republicans are october bligate consider garlands nomination. I simple ask the republicans in the senate to give him a fair hearing. If you dont, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. Reporter polling shows more than half of the americans disproof of the Senate Republicans refusal to consider a nominee, but Republican Leaders say their argument stems from then senator joe bidens own rule back in 1992. Action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the Election Campaign is over. Reporter but the Vice President defended himself last night, tweeting there is only one biden rule i followed while in the senate. Every scotus nominee gets a hearing, committee vote, and floor vote, period. Mr. Garland is a fine nominee. I know him personally. I know of his integrity. Reporter in 2010 when justice picked elena kagan, hatch said he would be confirmed. Hatch said yesterday, times have changed. A whale of difference being on any Circuit Court of appeals and being a nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. Reporter today, president obama will join a Conference Call with progressive groups to build support for merrick. The bet is putting pressure on senators may change some minds. Margaret, thank you very much. Closer look at the garland to replace the late justice antonin scalia. Jan crawford is at the Supreme Court. Reporter the president is really gone with someone he sees as a reasonable pick, a compromise pick. Certainly not the home run that some of the liberal groups would of wanted. Garland is a moderate, a centrist. He is no liberal flamethrower. I think youll see the white house make the argument the president is not going as far left as some of the groups on the left would of wanted. Now the republicans time to compromise a little bit by all accounts, judge garland is deeply experienced, he is respected, hes a chief judge at the d. C. Based federal appeals court, he is a former prosecutor who supervised the Oklahoma City bombing trial. I mean, he is seen by some as really the best pick that a Republican Senate could ask for from a democratic president. And so now, the hope for many on the left is that progresses, and it looks like maybe a democrat will win the white house in november, you know, maybe republicans will recognize that this guy is the best that they can hope for and finally go ahead and confirm him. Thank you, jan. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren of massachusetts is calling on her republican colleagues to schedule a hearing on judge garland. She joins us now from capitol hill. Senator, good morning. Gd morning. Are you enthusiastic in your support of judge garland . You know, the way i think of this, filling a Supreme Court vacancy is one of the most solemn tasks undertaken by this government. This isnt supposed to be a circus. The president has done his constitutional duty. He has sent us a nominee. And now it is our job in the United States senate to hold hearings, to examine his credentials, and then to have a vote on him. Thats what the constitutional calls for. With respect question i asked will you support judge garland . But thats the whole point right now, is that we want judge garland to come over. I want to meet with him, i want to look at his credentials. I want to see him perform in a hearing. And then i want to be able to have a vote on him. Thats what advise and consent means. Its not supposed to be some kind of crazy political process. You know, senator toomey said the republican from pennsylvania said, well, if he had been nominated by a republican, then, yes, he would be willing to consider him but not since he was nominated by president obama. You know, this is just really taken off in a direction that is a direct insult to the president , it is a direct insult to the constitution, and now it is a direct insult to judge garland. But, senator, the republicans are now pointing to joe bidens comments back in 1992 when he said a nomination should not be put forward in an Election Year. So why is this different time in 2016 . Lets be clear. Just go back and look at the history. Every single republican every single Supreme Court nominee to a vacant position has had its hearing and a vote. The only ones who didnt get a hearing didnt get a hearing because they went straight to a vote. That is a hundred years of actual fact. Senator, let me turn to the president ial race in 2016. All of your female particularic senators have endorsed senator hillary clinton. You have not yet made an endorsement. Will you do it before the convention . I dont have a time line for this. But i go the to tell you, watching what has been going on the democratic side really makes me prouder to be a democrat. We have been out there talking about the issues, both hillary and bernie, about how it is that young people are going to be able to get an education without getting crushed by student loan debt, how we can better rein in wall street, how we can have trade deals that dont just leave you know your lack of an endorsement at this stage has raised some questions. Let me ask you this do you believe that senator clinton should release the transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs . Look. I think that our candidates are out doing what they should do in a primary. They are debating the issues. Youre not answering my question, senator. What im doing is im telling you what i think should be going on right now in this election. Its a yes or no question. Should she release the transcripts or not . What i told you i think the primaries are doing what they should be doing and the candidates are being tested. What will it take for you to make an endorsement of either candidate . What more do you need to hear . What im glad to see is what is happening right now. And that is that the democrats are out talking about the issues. I think it makes it very distinct what happens between our side and what is happening over on the other side. Someone said that they are doing some kind of reality show, trying to talk about the issues that affect American People. And so are we. When one of the questions that is being raised, has the Democratic Party and has senator clinton, secretary clinton moved from being a clinton democrat to a warren democrat . You know, what our candidates have told us is what they will stand for as president of the United States. Is it moving to the left . I think what it is is moving to where america is. Americas hard working families, americas middle class is really on the ropes. And what we need is somebody in the white house who is going to be out there fighting for them. That is what this next election is going to be about. The republicans make it clear, they are going to keep working for the rich and the powerful. The democrats are making it clear they are going to get out there for working families. They are going to fight to build a future. Not just for some of our children, but for all of our children. Senator warren between those. So great to have you here. Its always good to see you. Next hour, we will talk with republican senator and Judiciary Committee member senator jeff flake. Donald trump says things could get ugly if Republican Leaders try to block him from the president ial nomination. He said, quote, i think you would have riots if a contested convention chose another candidate. Trump said he would not part in a scheduled debate before tuesdays utah primary. Fox news cancelled the debate when john kasich said he would not show up without trump. Major garrett is in washington with the changing shape of this Republican Campaign. Good morning. Reporter good morning. For the first time, donald trump is running like a cautious incumbent with a lead to protect, avoiding fieghts and friction that could prove costly. John kasich remains focused on staying relevant through julys convention. Donald, apparently, is ducking. Hes afraid of being challenged. Reporter ted cruz shut out in tuesdays primaries played the part of scrappy challenger trying to draw the frontrunner into the ring. He is scared to debate. And, you know, he just he looks down on the voters. He thinks they are gullible and will believe whatever he is saying. Reporter as for Donald Trumps pursuit for the nomination . Obstacles exist. Six of the states remaining are winner has all primaries totals 217 delegates. Even if trump wins every one, he would still need nearly 40 of the rest of the delegates to secure the nomination. I dont think anybody is going to have enough delegates. Reporter john kasich trails trump and cruz by hundreds of delegates but denied he is just a spoiler. Neither of those guys can win a general election. Maybe they are spoiling it for the Republican Party and for the conservative movement. Reporter trump warned wednesday the future of the conservative movement and the gop was in danger as he arrived at the Party Convention with the most delegates but lost the nomination. I think youd have riots. You know, im representing a tremendous, many, many, millions of people. I really do. I believe that. I wouldnt lead it but i think bad things would happen. Reporter cruz said trump was threatening the national party. No one should be surprised that donald trump is trying to stir up riots. Reporter trump defended his tone. We are doing pretty well the way it is and i would say that i always like to be a gentleman. Reporter promising he would try to rise above the vocal opposition to his candidacy. Im not going to be provoked but, at the same time, you have to take tough action when this happens but you cant let them get away with it. Reporter federal misdemeanor charges were charges against the man who rushed the stage at trumps rally outside of dayton, ohio, on saturday. The secret service leaves such pr prosecutions to local authorities but it was brought to curtail future altercatiltea a murder charge this morning over a deadly shooting of a teenager. 16yearold jose cruz was sho and killed sunday night. Johnson suspected the teenager of breaking into a car. Omar villafranca is live at the shooting scene in addison, texas. Reporter good morning. Theres a small memorial of flowers and candles where 16yearold jose cruz was shot and killed. Right next to it . Pieces of the car that he was in. And right behind me, you can see there is spray paint on the road where investigators say cruz and another teenage friend in the car crashed out before they were both shot. Overcome with grief, the mother of jose cruz broke down in tears last night. And praised the arrest of the officer accused of killing her 16yearold son. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] trs she is asking for justice against this individual who took the life of her child. Reporter addison, Police Arrested officer ken johnson wednesday on charges of murder and aggravated assault. Johnson was offduty on sunday when he claims he saw cruz and another teen breaking into a car hi johnson chased the teens down in his vehicle and after an altercation, he opened fire. Witnesses captured these images of the shooting. This was a coldblooded murder in the middle of the afternoon in addison. Reporter johnson is not an officer in addison but is in the nearby dallas suburb of farmers branch. His own police chief emphasized an apparent break in protocol. We have policies to deal with offduty enforcement. Reporter the shooting has sparked outrage and protests in the community. I want to know why, why did they kill him . Why did he shoot him . How come he couldnt handle it a different way . Reporter johnsons Attorney Says a grand jury should have decided what charges, if any, should have been filed. But cruzs family says the evidence speaks for itself. When you lose a 16yearold explain the pain and suffering that the family has gone through. Reporter police are not commenting on the ongoing investigation. The other teenager in the car who was shot is expected to survive. Charlie . Omar, thanks. Fans this morning are remembering Frank Sinatra jr. The only son of the iconic entertainer, a singer himself, died wednesday. He was 72. His sister nancy wrote on facebook, the sinatra family mourn the untimely passing of their son, brother, father, uncle, Frank Sinatra jr. Don dahler remembers back. Maybe you might remember this song. We stole it from you. Reporter if Frank Sinatra was the chairman of the board. Reporter his son Frank Sinatra jr. Was the heir reporter their relationship appeared as heartfelt as that iconic baritone bravado. Reporter but the road wasnt always so silky smooth. The third night of ankguish ended at 3 00. Reporter frank jr. Was kidnapped and his father paid the ransom. The first words when he saw me was, im sorry. Big sensationalist and headlines everywhere. He found ways to, you know, bring himself out of that. Through the very heart of it sinatra jr. Performed his own music career but had difficulty finding his own persona and became sinatra sr. s conductor in 1988. A guy has to live in the shadow of one of the most iconic singers and artists of all time, those are big shoes to fill. Yeah,m reporter turning to television, he played himself on the sopranos and family guy but only at the end of his career he embraced his fathers legacy. He introduced me to the audience. Ed my son frank is conducting and almost as good as larwrence welk. Now you cut me. Reporter scheduled was on tour and scheduled to perform last night in st. Petersburg, florida. The companys ceo of announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by tru green. A baseball bombshell. Ahead, the walked away from his 13 Million Dollar paycheck to stick up for his son. The news is back this morning right here on cbs this morning. Announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by toyota. Lets go places hi here for our 1 for everyone event . Yep, and i brought everyone. Everyone . Kamiko is my bff, darren is her boyfriend. Jilliam is my sister, shes dating liam who used to date theresa, but theyre still friends. Well, kamiko and darren could get 0 apr financing. Low Death Penalty<\/a> to priver. Parts of louisiana and texas more rain on the way. Major League Baseball<\/a> player is choosing his family over a multimil dlionollar contract. Nobodys kid needs to be in a professional locker room every day sad news in the world of music. Frank sinatra jr. Has tied while on tour. The Young Frank Sinatra<\/a> was2 7 2 Million Dollar<\/a> inferno. The yacht caught fire in the virgin islands. Will you run for president . I will not run for president. No, no, not going to do it. Il hlary clintonn o comedy central. Im sorry. We are so excited and all that matters. Its looking more and more like the republicans could be on the road to a contested convention. The Republican Campaign<\/a> could start all over again only this time its crammed into one week. You can binge watch the death of the gop on cbs this morning. I think the jayhawks in a squeaker president obama has unveiled his full march madness bracket. I started off making the right pick and i will end making the right pick. Not to be undone, donald trump has released his brackets announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Thli new Supreme Court<\/a> nominee today shifts to the senate. President obamas choice Merrick Garland<\/a>, will go to capitol hill this afternoon to meet with democratic senators. Republicans are standing by their vow not to consider garland or any nominee before the nevada election. The 63yearold federal appellate judge wants to be the 113th justice to serve on the nations highest court. We are covering the fight from the white house to the Supreme Court<\/a> and talk with Elizabeth Warren<\/a> and senator jeff flake. Margaret brennan is at the white house. Reporter this was a calculated decision by president obama to pick a nominee that would be hard for republicans to shoot down. And, today, Merrick Garland<\/a> goes to personally lobby on capitol hill and make is case he is a political moderate who can break that partisan divide. I will not be voting on this nominee. The next president is going to make the decision. Reporter last night, said it would be a waste of time to meet nominee Merrick Garland<\/a> and insisted that Congress Must<\/a> wait until americans elect a new president. If this was a republican president , submitting a nominee to a Democratic Senate<\/a> in the middle of a president ial Election Year<\/a>, no circumstances under which the nominee would be confirmed. I have fulfilled my constitutional duty. Reporter on wednesday, the president said Senate Republicans<\/a> are october bligate consider garlands nomination. I simple ask the republicans in the senate to give him a fair hearing. If you dont, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. Reporter polling shows more than half of the americans disproof of the Senate Republicans<\/a> refusal to consider a nominee, but Republican Leaders<\/a> say their argument stems from then senator joe bidens own rule back in 1992. Action on a Supreme Court<\/a> nomination must be put off until after the Election Campaign<\/a> is over. Reporter but the Vice President<\/a> defended himself last night, tweeting there is only one biden rule i followed while in the senate. Every scotus nominee gets a hearing, committee vote, and floor vote, period. Mr. Garland is a fine nominee. I know him personally. I know of his integrity. Reporter in 2010 when justice picked elena kagan, hatch said he would be confirmed. Hatch said yesterday, times have changed. A whale of difference being on any Circuit Court<\/a> of appeals and being a nominee for the Supreme Court<\/a> of the United States<\/a>. Reporter today, president obama will join a Conference Call<\/a> with progressive groups to build support for merrick. The bet is putting pressure on senators may change some minds. Margaret, thank you very much. Closer look at the garland to replace the late justice antonin scalia. Jan crawford is at the Supreme Court<\/a>. Reporter the president is really gone with someone he sees as a reasonable pick, a compromise pick. Certainly not the home run that some of the liberal groups would of wanted. Garland is a moderate, a centrist. He is no liberal flamethrower. I think youll see the white house make the argument the president is not going as far left as some of the groups on the left would of wanted. Now the republicans time to compromise a little bit by all accounts, judge garland is deeply experienced, he is respected, hes a chief judge at the d. C. Based federal appeals court, he is a former prosecutor who supervised the Oklahoma City<\/a> bombing trial. I mean, he is seen by some as really the best pick that a Republican Senate<\/a> could ask for from a democratic president. And so now, the hope for many on the left is that progresses, and it looks like maybe a democrat will win the white house in november, you know, maybe republicans will recognize that this guy is the best that they can hope for and finally go ahead and confirm him. Thank you, jan. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren<\/a> of massachusetts is calling on her republican colleagues to schedule a hearing on judge garland. She joins us now from capitol hill. Senator, good morning. Gd morning. Are you enthusiastic in your support of judge garland . You know, the way i think of this, filling a Supreme Court<\/a> vacancy is one of the most solemn tasks undertaken by this government. This isnt supposed to be a circus. The president has done his constitutional duty. He has sent us a nominee. And now it is our job in the United States<\/a> senate to hold hearings, to examine his credentials, and then to have a vote on him. Thats what the constitutional calls for. With respect question i asked will you support judge garland . But thats the whole point right now, is that we want judge garland to come over. I want to meet with him, i want to look at his credentials. I want to see him perform in a hearing. And then i want to be able to have a vote on him. Thats what advise and consent means. Its not supposed to be some kind of crazy political process. You know, senator toomey said the republican from pennsylvania said, well, if he had been nominated by a republican, then, yes, he would be willing to consider him but not since he was nominated by president obama. You know, this is just really taken off in a direction that is a direct insult to the president , it is a direct insult to the constitution, and now it is a direct insult to judge garland. But, senator, the republicans are now pointing to joe bidens comments back in 1992 when he said a nomination should not be put forward in an Election Year<\/a>. So why is this different time in 2016 . Lets be clear. Just go back and look at the history. Every single republican every single Supreme Court<\/a> nominee to a vacant position has had its hearing and a vote. The only ones who didnt get a hearing didnt get a hearing because they went straight to a vote. That is a hundred years of actual fact. Senator, let me turn to the president ial race in 2016. All of your female particularic senators have endorsed senator hillary clinton. You have not yet made an endorsement. Will you do it before the convention . I dont have a time line for this. But i go the to tell you, watching what has been going on the democratic side really makes me prouder to be a democrat. We have been out there talking about the issues, both hillary and bernie, about how it is that young people are going to be able to get an education without getting crushed by student loan debt, how we can better rein in wall street, how we can have trade deals that dont just leave you know your lack of an endorsement at this stage has raised some questions. Let me ask you this do you believe that senator clinton should release the transcripts of her speeches to Goldman Sachs<\/a> . Look. I think that our candidates are out doing what they should do in a primary. They are debating the issues. Youre not answering my question, senator. What im doing is im telling you what i think should be going on right now in this election. Its a yes or no question. Should she release the transcripts or not . What i told you i think the primaries are doing what they should be doing and the candidates are being tested. What will it take for you to make an endorsement of either candidate . What more do you need to hear . What im glad to see is what is happening right now. And that is that the democrats are out talking about the issues. I think it makes it very distinct what happens between our side and what is happening over on the other side. Someone said that they are doing some kind of reality show, trying to talk about the issues that affect American People<\/a>. And so are we. When one of the questions that is being raised, has the Democratic Party<\/a> and has senator clinton, secretary clinton moved from being a clinton democrat to a warren democrat . You know, what our candidates have told us is what they will stand for as president of the United States<\/a>. Is it moving to the left . I think what it is is moving to where america is. Americas hard working families, americas middle class is really on the ropes. And what we need is somebody in the white house who is going to be out there fighting for them. That is what this next election is going to be about. The republicans make it clear, they are going to keep working for the rich and the powerful. The democrats are making it clear they are going to get out there for working families. They are going to fight to build a future. Not just for some of our children, but for all of our children. Senator warren between those. So great to have you here. Its always good to see you. Next hour, we will talk with republican senator and Judiciary Committee<\/a> member senator jeff flake. Donald trump says things could get ugly if Republican Leaders<\/a> try to block him from the president ial nomination. He said, quote, i think you would have riots if a contested convention chose another candidate. Trump said he would not part in a scheduled debate before tuesdays utah primary. Fox news cancelled the debate when john kasich said he would not show up without trump. Major garrett is in washington with the changing shape of this Republican Campaign<\/a>. Good morning. Reporter good morning. For the first time, donald trump is running like a cautious incumbent with a lead to protect, avoiding fieghts and friction that could prove costly. John kasich remains focused on staying relevant through julys convention. Donald, apparently, is ducking. Hes afraid of being challenged. Reporter ted cruz shut out in tuesdays primaries played the part of scrappy challenger trying to draw the frontrunner into the ring. He is scared to debate. And, you know, he just he looks down on the voters. He thinks they are gullible and will believe whatever he is saying. Reporter as for Donald Trumps<\/a> pursuit for the nomination . Obstacles exist. Six of the states remaining are winner has all primaries totals 217 delegates. Even if trump wins every one, he would still need nearly 40 of the rest of the delegates to secure the nomination. I dont think anybody is going to have enough delegates. Reporter john kasich trails trump and cruz by hundreds of delegates but denied he is just a spoiler. Neither of those guys can win a general election. Maybe they are spoiling it for the Republican Party<\/a> and for the conservative movement. Reporter trump warned wednesday the future of the conservative movement and the gop was in danger as he arrived at the Party Convention<\/a> with the most delegates but lost the nomination. I think youd have riots. You know, im representing a tremendous, many, many, millions of people. I really do. I believe that. I wouldnt lead it but i think bad things would happen. Reporter cruz said trump was threatening the national party. No one should be surprised that donald trump is trying to stir up riots. Reporter trump defended his tone. We are doing pretty well the way it is and i would say that i always like to be a gentleman. Reporter promising he would try to rise above the vocal opposition to his candidacy. Im not going to be provoked but, at the same time, you have to take tough action when this happens but you cant let them get away with it. Reporter federal misdemeanor charges were charges against the man who rushed the stage at trumps rally outside of dayton, ohio, on saturday. The secret service leaves such pr prosecutions to local authorities but it was brought to curtail future altercatiltea a murder charge this morning over a deadly shooting of a teenager. 16yearold jose cruz was sho and killed sunday night. Johnson suspected the teenager of breaking into a car. Omar villafranca is live at the shooting scene in addison, texas. Reporter good morning. Theres a small memorial of flowers and candles where 16yearold jose cruz was shot and killed. Right next to it . Pieces of the car that he was in. And right behind me, you can see there is spray paint on the road where investigators say cruz and another teenage friend in the car crashed out before they were both shot. Overcome with grief, the mother of jose cruz broke down in tears last night. And praised the arrest of the officer accused of killing her 16yearold son. [ speaking in Foreign Language<\/a> ] trs she is asking for justice against this individual who took the life of her child. Reporter addison, Police Arrested<\/a> officer ken johnson wednesday on charges of murder and aggravated assault. Johnson was offduty on sunday when he claims he saw cruz and another teen breaking into a car hi johnson chased the teens down in his vehicle and after an altercation, he opened fire. Witnesses captured these images of the shooting. This was a coldblooded murder in the middle of the afternoon in addison. Reporter johnson is not an officer in addison but is in the nearby dallas suburb of farmers branch. His own police chief emphasized an apparent break in protocol. We have policies to deal with offduty enforcement. Reporter the shooting has sparked outrage and protests in the community. I want to know why, why did they kill him . Why did he shoot him . How come he couldnt handle it a different way . Reporter johnsons Attorney Says<\/a> a grand jury should have decided what charges, if any, should have been filed. But cruzs family says the evidence speaks for itself. When you lose a 16yearold explain the pain and suffering that the family has gone through. Reporter police are not commenting on the ongoing investigation. The other teenager in the car who was shot is expected to survive. Charlie . Omar, thanks. Fans this morning are remembering Frank Sinatra<\/a> jr. The only son of the iconic entertainer, a singer himself, died wednesday. He was 72. His sister nancy wrote on facebook, the sinatra family mourn the untimely passing of their son, brother, father, uncle, Frank Sinatra<\/a> jr. Don dahler remembers back. Maybe you might remember this song. We stole it from you. Reporter if Frank Sinatra<\/a> was the chairman of the board. Reporter his son Frank Sinatra<\/a> jr. Was the heir reporter their relationship appeared as heartfelt as that iconic baritone bravado. Reporter but the road wasnt always so silky smooth. The third night of ankguish ended at 3 00. Reporter frank jr. Was kidnapped and his father paid the ransom. The first words when he saw me was, im sorry. Big sensationalist and headlines everywhere. He found ways to, you know, bring himself out of that. Through the very heart of it sinatra jr. Performed his own music career but had difficulty finding his own persona and became sinatra sr. s conductor in 1988. A guy has to live in the shadow of one of the most iconic singers and artists of all time, those are big shoes to fill. Yeah,m reporter turning to television, he played himself on the sopranos and family guy but only at the end of his career he embraced his fathers legacy. He introduced me to the audience. Ed my son frank is conducting and almost as good as larwrence welk. Now you cut me. Reporter scheduled was on tour and scheduled to perform last night in st. Petersburg, florida. The companys ceo of announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by tru green. A baseball bombshell. Ahead, the walked away from his 13 Million Dollar<\/a> paycheck to stick up for his son. The news is back this morning right here on cbs this morning. Announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by toyota. Lets go places hi here for our 1 for everyone event . Yep, and i brought everyone. Everyone . Kamiko is my bff, darren is her boyfriend. Jilliam is my sister, shes dating liam who used to date theresa, but theyre still friends. Well, kamiko and darren could get 0 apr financing. Low Monthly Payments<\/a> for jillian. Amazing lease deals for liam and tons of inventory for his friend theresa. Nice. During toyotas 1 for everyone sales event get 0 apr financing on a 2016 rav4. Offer ends april 4th. For great deals on other toyotas visit toyota. Com got room for one more . Toyota. Lets go places. 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The system is the nations second biggest, averaging more than 700,000 riders a day. The New York Times<\/a> reports on the u. S. State department calling on north korea to release an american student Otto Warmbier<\/a> who was sentenced to he took a propaganda banner from his hotel. The state department calls the sentence unduly harsh. The Seattle Times<\/a> reports 1500 patients in Washington State<\/a> urged to tested for possible hepatitis b and hepatitis c and hiv. Those patients had surgery at two hospitals where a former as you recall technician worked. He is now charged with stealing a syringe of a painkiller in january and swapping it at a colorado hospital. He has tested positive for a blood pathogen. So far, no indication of exposure. Five deputies suspended. A protest was hit during a donald trump rally eight days ago in fayetteville, North Carolina<\/a>. The Sheriffs Department<\/a> says the deputy saw it but did nothing. The suspension is three or five days without pay. The Atlanta Journal<\/a> constitution reports that bumblebee is recalling the following tuna. Drop the microphone, mr. Rose the fish may not have been properly sterilized. I didnt mean for you to really say it. The affected cans are listed on cbsnews. Com. Im glad its not chicken st sea. A sea change at seaworld. The wildlife theme park chain this morning, announced new policies for the breeding and showcasing of its killer whales. The shakeup comes after years of controversy including the repeat revelation that seaworld employees posed at activists to complain. For groups. The 2013 documentary blackfish. The company disputed many of the films accusations of animal abuse and neglect. Since the films release, seaworlds park price and park attendance have plummeted. Blackfish tells the story of drawn brancota who was killed by tillicum. It read to the resignation of the ceo with joel manby named as the ceo in march of lastly year. The company has instituted other reforms. But critics have said the changes do little to improve the animals Living Condition<\/a> and the bad press continues for seaworld. Tillicum remains in captivity and the company says he is suffering from an incurable bacterial infection. Joel manby, the ceo of seaworld is here and along with the president and ceo of the Humane Society<\/a> of the United States<\/a>. They are with us for their first live interview about the changes ahead for seaworld and the new partnership between the theme park and the Humane Society<\/a>. Good morning to you both. Great to have you here. Thank you. Joel, this announcement coming today. What changes will we see at the parks . We are making three big announcements today that i think really change the direction of the company. The first is that we are going to end our orca breeding. This is the last generation of orcas at seaworld. A difficult decision but we feel the right one for the future of the organization. The second is we are going to introduce new inspiring encounters and phase out our theatrical show. We will teach all of our customers about the plight of them in the wild. Thirdly, we are also introducing a new partnership with haus, Human Society<\/a> of the United States<\/a>. We have been been former adversaries. Some say enemies. You guys butted heads for 20 years. Are you surprised, wayne, you two have come together on this . This is what we do at the Humane Society<\/a>. We work with adversaries to turn them into allies. With joel and seaworld we have this opportunity and excited about the end of orca breeding and excited seaworld is doing more rescue and rehabilitation and together we will be advocates to fight commercial sealing and commercial whaling. These are big problems for marine animals. Once we settle some of the issues at seaworld we can look outside and address and help these beautiful creatures. How haras happen . I think it was it was a challenge. We were both, you know, we knew our companies were at odds for so long but i think once we got to know each other it really helped. We feel like in the society of today, so much monologue talking against each other. We wanteded to dialogue and find where we have commonalities. We are dedicated professionals and we love animals so lets work to help the animals in the wild. We are committing 50 Million Dollar<\/a>s the next five years to be the largest rescue organization in the world and there is thousands of mammals stranded every year that die. No doubt that seaworld you have incredible, some of the best biologists in the country to see creatures people would not be able to see. At the same time, your park attendance has slipped and your stock is down. Is this more a business decision . No. Its about where society is shifting society is changing their attitude about these unbelievable majestic animals being in human care. And as we see that shift, we felt we had now, clearly, if the customers appreciate what you do more, they are going to come to your park more and there is going to be a benefit. Thats why i think our World Business<\/a> is aligning itself with more humane sensibilities. You see it with companies. Ri ri ringling is joining the act too. This is a big and bold and important announcement. The bet here is you can do well by doing good . I think so. We talked about the Humane Society<\/a>. You can see it with Agriculture Companies<\/a> and wildlife management. Look at the killing of that lion, cecil. So many people. 45 airlines were not going to ship trophies from animals after that crisis. The world is animals. But people could say what took so long. I love the show. Been there many times. Kids love it. You see t wow, its amazing. After seeing the documentary blackfish i dont feel the same any more. People say what took you so long and to that, you say what . Just like you said, people come to our shows and they love our activities. You connect with animals. Yeah. And everyone loves animals. There is raging debate whether this was the right thing, wrong thing in the past. However, its clear that people are more uncomfortable. Whether the movie or legislation all of these things are affected. To be clear no longer see orcas at seaworld . They will be there. We are phasing out the program. We are not breeding any more but it will take years for them to pass on. As long as they are alive, they will still be at seaworld in these new orca environments and encounterses. People can still see them and learn about them but we are not making any new orcas and phase out over time. We hope to partner with them to distress, stranded whales and stranded dolphins and stranded sea turtles and one of the area of our partnership. People dont realize without facilities like swoverled and without our unbelievable zoological team, these stranded animals have no place to go. Its not as clearcut as it appears from the outside. Im thinking its a romance at the table and you should be talking to people called democrats and republicans. There is a way you can come together. I think people are tired of the monologue and the fighting. Why we are fighting, there is thousands of animals dying every day. Good for you. Thank you both. A major leaguer is forced to choose between baseball and family. Ahead the clubhouse request that led a baseball player to walk away from millions of dollars and the game he loves. If youre heading out the door, we want you to come. Visit cbs allaccess app onr digital device. I heard from a friend that it works really great. Dont miss in whether the tap water across the country is contaminated with lead. We will be right back. The saliva coming off and you got this turning. 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Reporter the 36yearold abruptly walked away from a 13 Million Dollar<\/a> contract on tuesday, after white sox executive Vice President<\/a> ken williams asked laroche to limit his sons time in the clubhouse. Its not because the young man was a distraction and not because he wasnt wellreceived and wellliked by players, but in management sometimes you got to make some unpopular decisions. Reporter 14yearold Drake Laroche<\/a> has been a fixture alongside his father on the field and in major League Baseball<\/a> league clubhouses for years. Complete with his own jersey and personal locker. My friends think its really cool and everything. But i just think its normal because i do it every single year since ive been a baby. Reporter kids on the field and in the clubhouse isnt uncommon across baseball, but drakes involvement with the white sox was unique. You see kids in clubhouses all the time but not on a consistent base. I cant think of a single case where a players son was in a clubhouse the entire time the player was. Reporter the white sox insist their decision had nothing to do with drakes conduct. But, rather, an attempt to completely focus on winning. Its awesome. Yeah, im so lucky to get to take him to work. My brothers and i just grew up around the stadium. We always did it so its cool to give him the same memories. Reporter some of laroches former teammates tweeted their support, including current mvp bryce harper and future hall of famer chipper jones. Baseball has long been a Family Affair<\/a> for laroches. Adams dad brought in the majors four seasons and often brought adam to the stadium. I think its sweet that he brings his son. I wish they could have worked something out. Me too. A dog lost at sea five weeks announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by tena. Trust safelite. With safelites exclusive on my way text youll know exactly when well be there. 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More real news ahead including tap water. More than 20 million americans could be at risk from corroding lead pipes. We will visit one town trying to solve the problem. First, heres a look at todays eye opener at 8 00. This was a calculated decision by president obama to hit a nominee that would be hard for republicans to shoot down. Si predent sees this as a reasonable pick, not a home run that some of the liberal groups woulved hate wand. O onee f thmost solemn tasks undertaken by this circus. For the first time donald trump is running like a cautious incumbent with a lead to fight for. Spray paint on the road where investigators say cruz and another friend in the car crashed before they were shot. We are going to end our orca breeding so this will be the last generation of orcas at seaworld. 14yearold Drake Laroche<\/a> spends nearly every day with his dad. He is a major League Baseball<\/a> player. Twelve seasons with six teams. But as of this week, no more. Bumblebee is recalling more than 31,000 cases of canned tuna. The move includes chunk light in oil. Chunk light in water. And four packs of chunk chunk light in water. Say that three times in a row. Chunk light in water, chunk light in water, chunk light in water. Okay, showoff drop the microphone, mr. Rose im charlie rose with gayle king and norah odonnell. Happy st. Patricks day. President obama on wednesday named federal appeals chief judge Merrick Garland<\/a> to replace the late justice antonin scalia. He is considered a moderate and consendus builder. Garland explained his philosophy at the white house rose garden. Fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. And is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. If the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. Republicans refuse to consider garland, despite bipartisan support during his seven current republican senators voted for him at that time. The republican acknowledged his own partys previous partis partisanship saying, quote, republicans will point to democrats who have made it hard for republican president s to get their nominees confirmed. He says a mistake for the gop to do that now. Senate majority leader Mitchell Mcconnell<\/a> was unmoved and pointed to a decades old statement pointed out by joe biden. When joe biden was chairman of the Judiciary Committee<\/a> said no Supreme Court<\/a> justice should be filled during a president ial Election Year<\/a> because the American People<\/a> were in the process of speaking that the elections are going on all over the country. The next president will be making this choice. The people will decide who should be the appointing authority. He will not be considered by the senate. The Vice President<\/a> republican jeff flake of arizona is a member of the senate Judiciary Committee<\/a> and among a handful of republicans who have agreed to meet the nominee judge Merrick Garland<\/a>. Senator flake is with us from capitol hill. Senator, good morning. Thanks for having me on. You have broken with other republicans and said not only would you meet with the president s nominee, you would consider voting for him in a lame duck session. Why . Well, i think the goal here for republicans ought to be to make sure that we continue to have balance on the court and there is a concern that since this is Justice Scalias<\/a> seat, if president obama or somebody else were to name a justice that was decidedly liberal, it would upset the ballots on the court, so i think the republicans are certainly justified in saying we want to wait until a new president can make this nomination. But what if its before the election and you do not know who i think that is a risk we take and republicans have decide to do take that risk. And this is an important seat. Like i said this is a scalia seat and it would significantly change the balance of the court were a liberal nominee be appointed in his place. Are you disappointed in the optics of this . Lets take Mitch Mcconnells<\/a> position saying we are not even having a hearing and other republicans saying he they will not meet with him. Are you concerned that the optics of this look very bad for your party . Well, i think, like i said we have every right. Its been since 1878 since we have had a similar scenario where a nominee was made in an Election Year<\/a> and would be approve by the Opposition Party<\/a> in the senate. So certainly we are justified in waiting. But there are these are tough optics, i will admit. But its a risk that you take and this is an important se maintain the balance on the court. Speaking of tough optics. The New York Times<\/a> has a story today that says the escalating fight over filling the Court Vacancy<\/a> holds a potential to be a confrontation that also could help determine the winner of the white house and control of the senate and ideological balance on the court and the rare washington fight that washes over all three branches of government. Do you agree with that . I do, i do. These are high stakes, no doubt. But the court lifetime a appointees to the court is important nomination and consideration. The senate has advise and content and we are given that role and i think what we are doing is exercising that. Another member of the senate Judiciary Committee<\/a> orrin hatch in 2010 when the president made one of his last picks to Supreme Court<\/a> called garland someone he would help gather republican votes to vote for him. So what has changed now . Isnt this just politics . Oh, i d has changed with regard to Merrick Garland<\/a>. Let me just say ive talked to others on the court and i hear nothing but good about him. Why wouldnt you give him a hearing . This is why not give him a hearing and vote him up or down if he is a fine man and he is qualified, why not give him the hearing . Like i said i plan to meet with him but that is decision i make. Are you doing anything are you doing anything to convince your colleagues to reconsider their position . No. Im going to meet with Merrick Garland<\/a> and ill take it from there. All right. Senator, your candidate has dropped out of the race, senator marco rubio. Will you endorse someone else . Well, im considering that right now. But ill probably wait a couple of weeks and see. Im still hopeful that we can get a nominee that we can be proud of and take us through the election. Can you support donald trump . Its a tough one there. I dont wao the statements he has made. 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Just seems like everyone is sudden. Reporter she lives in sebring, ohio, a village of less than 5,000 people, southeast of cleveland. Lead was detected in the Drinking Water<\/a> in august. But residents werent notified until january. It does bother me, because why wouldnt they get it out sooner . Where wouldnt they tell us, especially for people with babies. Reporter water leaving Treatment Plants<\/a> is leadfree but without the right additives, the water can corrode lead Service Lines<\/a> as well as lead plumbing inside homes and allowing the toxic metal to leech out. The art teacher told us not to drink the water. Reporter the Usa Today Network<\/a> found that 600 Water Systems<\/a> lead waters was leveling those of the worst samples found in flint. One of the huge issues in our country is that for decades, we used lead to create water pipes. We need to be checking out our homes for lead in our pipes in the same way that we worry about leadbased reporter lead plumbing was finally banned in 1986. Even in small doses, its considered dangerous and could lead to brain damage, reduced i. Q. S and other health problems. Water utilities now put additives in the water to prevent aging lead pipes from corroding. They also regularly test homes that are considered highrisk. But david la france, ceo of the American Water<\/a> works association, says more needs to be done. As long as we have lead, there will be some risk that lead will get into the water and the best way to solve that problem is to simple get the lead out. Reporter Francis Group<\/a> says still 6. 1 million lead lines in use. Serving up to 22 Million People<\/a>. And that it could take as much as 30 billion to replace them all. Even wiif we remove the lead Service Lines<\/a> there is still risk if there is plumbing at the home that contains lead. Reporter last month, the village of sebring hired superintendent to run its water plant but she wont take any chances with her babys health. I dont think ill ever use the city water for her with anything because you never know whats in it. Reporter if youre worried about lead in your Drinking Water<\/a>, experts say you can have the water tested or hire a plumber to see if your home has lead pipes. Usatoday. Com has more. So many of us take water for granted. You turn it on and you look at the brown stuff in bottles and its scary. Certainly have your kids blood tested too if youre concerned about it. Some unlikely backpackers are helping london clean up its act. Charlie dagata shows us the pigeon air patrol. For some, pigeons might be a nuisance but put a tiny little backpack oem over london and they just might help save the planet. We will have the story coming up on cbs this morning. Soup and sandwich and clean and real and inside jokes and school night. 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I dont have a touch screen on my mac, im jealous of that. laughs you put a big bug in a kids hands and change their world view. laughs officials in london have been strapping minibackpacks with air quality sensors on pigeons to monitor pollution level. Isnt that the difference of if you see something, say soin backpack. Who . Over both wings. What do you mean . Thats good, seth. So weird. More on the story. Londons air pollution problem is blamed for thousands of deaths every year. This experiment with birds and backpacks could create a flight path to a longterm solution. Charlie dagata in london has the story of the pigeon air patrol. Good morning. Reporter good morning. These pigeons are nothing special. If anything, they are underachievers. The one in the project are racing pigeons and currently flying at around 120 feet and bill backpacks weigh less than an ounce or lighter than a feather. That is princess. The bird. Not the guy prince cess and a small flock of friends took flight this morning on a mission to save the world, or mostly to raise awareness about all of the air pollution in it says this creative director. Really that we all expose and tough to get everyday lives. Just by simply going in the streets, into the tube everywhere. Reporter seven birds, all females, took wing today. Two with pollution monitoring backpacks and one with gps so scientists can track them. The others are wing men or wing women. Pigeon handler brian says his birds prefer to fly in a flock. They like to fly together, they do it for security. More than anything. That is just pretty much like a horse race. You know is in the first across the line they all go together. Reporter the program is partnered with, you guessed it, twitter, to find out how polluted your neighborhood is, you tweet to the birds. Pigeon air patrol tweets back with a reading of your area ranging from moderate to extreme. Pigeons have a long history of serving on britains battle fronts. Notably in world war ii. Friend of messagers headquarters secret communication has received and prompted. Reporter even a Young Queen Elizabeth<\/a> supported the air force. Today, london faces another threat. An estimated 10,000 people die prematurely in the capital due to air pollution and the World Health Organization<\/a> estimates that globally air pollution is to blame for the deaths of 7 Million People<\/a> every year. Which makes the work of a few good pigeons with cute little backpacks a bit more pressing than just a mere flight of fancy. Now, this morning, we tweeted princess, that pigeon currently on duty to find out what pollution levels are like here. We got the message pollution is high in your area. Protect yourself. Stay inside. Give us another way of thinking of pigeons p. M. All i think is poop and st i do. I do. I like them but very glenn threateningicans gofederal workers;ns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. Now theyre refusing to even consider president obamas nominee for the Supreme Court<\/a>. It disrespects the president and all of us and we wont put up with it. In congress, ill protect president obamas legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for Social Security<\/a> and medicare. Im glenn ivey and i approve this message. Ill take on republicans for all of us. What did you think when you heard that president obama nominated Elron Hubbard<\/a> to Supreme Court<\/a> . Are you excited . I am. I thought it was a good choice. He is more public. And i identify myself as a republic a republican . So i was pretty content with that choice. Do you think sammy hagar is a good choice for the Supreme Court<\/a> justice . I feel that the motions he has logged and the things he want to train and i think he would be a good candidate. President obama nominated landster for the Supreme Court<\/a> justice. Do you think he will bring peace to the seven kingdoms or a divisive figure . I think divisive. That last one was a game of thrones. It was. People just dont want to say they . No. Sammy hagar . Really . Van halen . Eye yi yi welcome back to cbs this morning. This half hour, going the distance isnt good enough any more for some airline reward programs. Peter greenberg is in our toyota green room. Hello the newest big airline to change its frequent flyer policy. The parents of a young transgender child show how they turn challenges into new ways of cherishing their family. Time to show you some of the mornings headlines from around the globe. The Washington Post<\/a> reports on scans showing who hidden rooms in king tuts burial chamber. In september we took you inside the tomb in southern egypt. There is speculation the secret chambers behind the walls may contain the remains of a famous queen who may have been king tuts mother. Usa today reveals happiest country in the world. Any guesses . Denmark . I cheated very helpful when it says it there on the teleprompter. Its followed by switzerland, iceland and norway and finland. It includes a happy life expectsy. The United States<\/a> was ranked 13, up two spots from last year. Popes fiat making a special appearance today at the st. Patricks day here at new york city one of the two fiats the pope used while he visited here in september. It will be driven in todays parade route and afterward the car is available for bid at a charity auction. The New York Times<\/a> reports on a hint from the creator of hamilton that the founding father will stay on the 10 dollar bill. There has been a proposal to put a woman on the bill but the popularity of hamilton has increased the popularity of the hamilton. The treasury Department Says<\/a> lew recognized to keep hamilton on the 10 dollar bill. Physicians say the declaration would reportedly help them win grants and protect intellectual property. The Chicago Tribune<\/a> is reporting president obamas march madness predictions. He has picked only one mens champion and that is kansas he thinks kansas, North Carolina<\/a> state and michigan and texas a m will reach the mens final four with kansas topping North Carolina<\/a> for the title. In the womens tournament, he sees the university of connecticut winning another national championship. The uncwilmington takes on duke blue devils. Coverage begins at noon eastern on cbs. The president may have the last two for sure. For sure. Kansas is very good that will be a fun game today. Absolutely. First Lady Michelle<\/a> obama is reflecting on her remaining time at the white house. She delivered a key note address wednesday at the southbysouthwest Music Festival<\/a> in austin. Queen latifah monitored a panel on the young girls kasey. It included Missy Elliott<\/a> and sophia bush. Mrs. Obama was asked if she would ever aim at the oval office. I will not run for president. Ive got these two young people at home. And being the kids the daughters of a president , just think about it. They have handled it with grace and with poise, but enough. Enough is enough. The first lady also about what motivated her as a child. As i was trying to make my way and do good in school and apply to good colleges, there were always people around telling me what i couldnt do. Wow. Mrs. Obama says she does plan to stay in public life because of her love of people. She certainly has had an impact. The two kids, so lovely. Just think. They were 10 and 7. They are young ladies now. Interesting to see what the first lady does when she leaves office. Nearly 60 of americans with frequent flyer miles admit they dont know how the Airline Awards<\/a> program works. 17. 5 trillion unused miles worldwide and enough to fly around the globe 116 million times. Americanairlines is the latest carrier changing how you earn and redeem the points. Cbs news travel editor Peter Greenberg<\/a> is here to show us who benefits and who loses. Good morning. Good morning. M cant do it or you dont have enough and you spend your money to get the miles. You do. Next week american kicks in on the 22nd following delta and united based on the fare you paid. Used to be if you flu 4,000 miles no matter what you pointed for the ticket you got that many miles. Delta is doing this already. You fly 4,950 miles on a u. S. Flight from los angeles to kennedy, if you paid for a discounted ticket, guess what you get . 1,750 miles now. Oh that is going across the board on all three airlines. Unit and delta already done it and american is doing it next week. Is this fair . Of course, not. Who is benefiting . Here is the thing. Every airplane is full and making it difficult to earn the miles and making it difficult on the back end to redeem them. So many people are frustrated. We talk about 17 trillion unused miles . That is more than there is u. S. Currency in circulation around the world. That is how much we are talking about. People now are saying, if i cant redeem them for a ticket, they get magazine subscription or for the box of chocolates. Lets do the math on that. A magazine subscription is offered for 1,200 miles. That works out to, based on how much you spend for your tickets to begin with, it works out to 240 for a magazine subscription. No thanks. The chocolate gets me. 6,500 miles for a box of chocolate that retails for 30. 54 of all mileage earned on the ground stuff you already paid for you know what you spent for that box of chocolates . 1,0 1,300. They are not reducing prices. The bottom line is the only time they are reducing prices is where they have competition from very low fare carriers. Overall, they are not. Do you use frequent flyer miles . I have them. I frame them on the the problem is unless you have tremendous flexibility in your schedule, youre not going to get a chance to redeem them. The one thing people should never do how do we win . First inc. You dont hoard your miles. Why would he i trust airlines at banks when i dont trust them. They only reduce the value of those miles every day. Take your bucket list of all the places you want to go and throw it out. Because if you want to go to paris our miles or hawaii or london, guess what. Everybody else wants to go there. Pick a place youve never been to and think 330 days out and find that place and redeem those miles and youll have a great time. I do think book online has helped that because it says a button on delta pay with miles and pay with money. You can click on and see if you have enough miles so that is helpful. When you pay with miles youre paying with money because fees associated with that as well so be careful. Thank you, peter. 8yearold child opens up about being transgender. I just had a that i wanted to be a boy. From the time you were very young . Yeah. John blackstone looks at new research on the Health Benefits<\/a> this months, new york city enacted rules allowing transgender people to use the bam facilities. Some lawyers are debating around the movement. While the Transgender Community<\/a> is find ago growing voice in popular cultures its members are wildly misunderstood. A book raising ryland. Raising a transgender child who is raising their child. Happy birthday dear ryland. Reporter not long after their birthday they found their child was profoundly deaf. They put in Cochlear Implants<\/a> and ryland was able to hear for the first time. Do you hear that . For a while there, we didnt know if ryland would be able to talk or hear or just communicate. Reporter ryland did learn to speak but what she had to say didnt make sense to her family. Ryland started to say im a boy. At the time we decided it was cute. We thought it was a phase and maybe ill have a tomboy. It was around 3 we started to hear it but around 4 years old is when it got very strong. Reporter jeff and hilary struggled to understand, jeff especially. You were trying to avoid it . I was avoiding it for a while. I new ryland was having a difficult time with Cochlear Implants<\/a> and to add something on top of that, i just couldnt accept that. I couldnt picture it. Reporter im sure a lot of people cant believe about your story is that at 3 years old, a little girl can say, im a little boy. We could have ignored it and pushed it away and said no, youre a girl and fought it. We did. And we did. For the first but but it became so persistent. Reporter they say ryland demonstrated the key markers that doctors and psychologist look for to determine if a child is tran gender. At the time like so many people, jeff and hillariry didnt get what it meant to be transgender. Now they do. Watch the ball. Reporter this is 8yearold ryland today. Over the fence. Reporter after Much Research<\/a> and counseling and soulsearching, jeff and hilary say they came to the enescapable conclusion that rylands gender didnt match what is on her birth certificate so at age 6, ryland started living as a boy. When you see pictures of yourself when your 3 and 4 years old, does that seem strange now . Kind of. A little weird. Reporter seems a little weird . Yeah. Reporter ryland remembers how he refused to wear clothes made for girls. My mom and dad told them i was a boy. Reporter what makes you so strong, so determined . I just had a weird feeling that i wanted to be a very young . Yes. This is just likely to be hardwired as sexual orientation, its not a choice. Reporter dr. Steven rosenthal is researching the outcomes of major treatments for transgender youth by a study funded by the National Institutes<\/a> of health. There is no reason to believe that transgender people havent been around since people have been around just like any other variation than human being biology. Reporter rosenthal says treatment is crucial because an alarming 41 of transgender people attempt suicide but new research in the journal of pediatrics found that children who have socially transitioned to the gender with which they identify had normal levels of depression and anxiety. We have seen so many kids who have come into our practice, like ryland, who have fully socially transitioned and family after family tell us as soon as they enabled their kid to do this, everything turned around. Reporter when you were researching and attempted suicide percent, 41 . It was awful. Horrible. Awful, awful. Would we rather have a living son or a dead daughter . And, you know, we werent willing to play with that statistic. We would rather have a living son. What are you guys doing . We are making a cake. Inot kidding when i say that the child changed overnight. It was just he was so proud, all of a sudden. Just so happy. He felt so comfortable. You could just see him. Reporter people that blame you, saying you did this to them. It would never be something i pushed on my child. In certain ways it is and it will make rylands life a little bit harder and i dont want my childs life to be any harder. Reporter there are decisions ahead, including whether to eventually give ryland male hormones. A little while before puberty sets in now, but you got to be thinking about that. Thankfully there is puberty blockers which allow us to delay the onset of puberty for a period of time. I think it is really important to note tha havent done anything that isnt reversible. Reporter jeff and hilary are sharing their story because they want ryland to live in a world that accepts him. Dad, how did you make that tunnel . Reporter hopefully, we will see conversations all over the world and people will start understanding this more. There are so many more people willing to go public with it and who are coming out and trying to help this world understand so i think we will get there. We will get there. Reporter for cbs this morning, john blackstone, san diego. They seem like a very nice family. They dont deserve blame. They deserve applause. Jeff and hilary, just the fact we are having the conversation is so important. I agree. What do you think, charlie . I think its very important and i think people need to know they are not alone. Me too. Me too. Bravo so that family. Update on the dog we found stranded in floodwaters in texas yesterday. Thats right youre watching cbs this morning. There he is i do everything on the internet. But its kind of slow. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. Thats seriously better. man were out of 2 . I wonder what else could be better around here . man i heard that. Now get our best offer ever. Super fast 100 meg internet, plus tv phone for just 69. 99 a month online with no annual contract. 100 meg speeds at a price this good . Fios can do that. Cable just cant. Switch to better. Switch to fios its about taking a stand. D their way. They cra oshedur economy. But democrat Donna Edwards<\/a> wont take their money because she stands up for us. As a single mom, she knows the challenges our fieamils face. Shell be our voice. Tightening regulations on the big banks and fighting to keep dark money out of politics. Democrat Donna Edwards<\/a>, marylands next senator. We got great news about the dog at the white house. Green fountain. The green fountain. Very nice. I was wondering what are you pointing out . I get it. Green fountain at the white house. We have great news about the dog we found in texas flooding yesterday. Remember David Begnaud<\/a> discovered him while reporting in the town of deweyville. I just spotted a little dog stranded in water. We are going to try to help him when we get off the air. That little dog is named sparky. He was stranded for about three days. David and the crew brought the dog some food and stayed with the dog the owners returned at home. The owners didnt expect the water to get as high as it did. Sparky is aok. I askedth others had done it. Others have done so there will be theythings to keep us up. Ies. But tonight johnsons can help with a bedtime routine. Clinically proven to help them fall asleep faster. And stay asleep longer. I do everything on the internet. But its kind of slow. My friends said i should get fios because its the fastest. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. Thats seriously better. man were out of 2 . I wonder what else could be better around here . man i heard that. Now get our best offer ever. Plus tv phone for just 69. 99 a month online with no annual contract. 100 meg speeds at a price this good . Fios can do that. Cable just cant. Switch to better. Switch to fios as long as you love me, anyits alright. E. Bend me shape me, any way you want me. Shape the best sleep of your life. Sleep number beds with Sleepiq Technology<\/a> adjust any way you want it. The bed that moves you. Only at a sleep number store. Theres a hot new deal on Mcdonalds Mcpick<\/a> 2 menu lemme get a mcpick 2. Now pick any two of your favorite classics for just 5 bucks. Mix n match. Share n savor. 2 for 5. Name your flavor choose any 2 iconic tastes, 100 beef, a flaky filetofish, seared quarter pounder with cheese or crispy 10piece chicken mcnuggets for just 5 bucks. Hurry in for an amazing 2 for 5 deal on the mcdonalds tastes you love. Bada ba ba ba happy st. Patricks day we are at the dubliner. Plus we talk to bishop about his new movie starring Jennifer Garner<\/a> miracles in heaven. Its thursday march 17 and this is great day washington. [ music ] and good morning. And happy st. Pattys day. My name is chris leary. And we are your hosts of great day washington painting the town green today in of st. Patricks day. Is this blue . I thought it was green and are you colorblind . Well i was watching and they are like those two are decked out i got to do something so i lit this thing up. I have a little green on my dress i guess. Did you wear green growing up . Sometimes i did. Lets just say i got pinched a lot so i made sure to wear a little bit of green. I woke up this morning and had a bright green shirt that is really cool and i was pulling out these bags from under my bed and couldnt find it. If im going to get to work on time im going to put something on and you better not pinch me. I would never do that. Im a journalist. You are a t. V. Host. Whatever, same thing. I was learning about my heritage this morning. Are you irish . I am a little bit. My last name is leary. It used to be oleary. I learne hamstrings. Right under here hurts but well get more information on that and the young ladies who are champions. They are going to teach you to dance too so thats interesting. Thats so good. We have a great show. These dancers are great. You want to stay tuned. We are going to go out to bellfort to have a big sale. Maybe you could find green pillows for your home decor. But before that take a look at the white house this morning. Okay . If you pass it on your way to work or run past it during your exercise morning routine the north lawn is dyed green to commemorate st. Patricks day and later today president obama and House Speaker<\/a> ryan will also welcome irish Prime Minister<\/a> kiny to the u. S. 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