This Morning from CBS News, Nov. 4, 2015
Metrojet mystery
Work has begun to decode information on the "black boxes" from the Russian jetliner that came apart in the sky and then crashed in Egypt, but officials are urging patience. The search area on the ground has expanded again, and ISIS continues to claim responsibility for the disaster, but offer no proof.
Russia and Assad
A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said Russia did not think it was critical to keep President Bashar Assad in power in Syria, but then quickly qualified her statement. Jeff Pegues and Juan Zarate discuss the reasons she might have made the remark in the first place, and the real concerns over removing Assad from power.
2 child policy
China is preparing to implement one of its most sweeping social changes in the last 35 years, as the government will allow all married couples to have two kids. The move comes as China grapples with an aging workforce and a gender imbalance. We meet one of the families who fought for the right to expand.
Plane parachute
Federal investigators are trying to determine what caused a dramatic turn of events in the sky over Arkansas. A former Walmart CEO piloting a plane was forced to deploy the emergency parachute. The plane drifted from the sky down onto a road in Fayetteville.
Public defender
The latest courtroom account from journalist-turned-Florida-public-defender Kim Segal sees her take the case of a homeless man arrested for stealing a fishing rod, he says, so that he could try and catch some food. Segal expected some leniency from the prosecutor, given the circumstances of the case, and so was surprised by the state's approach.
Less is more
As Americans reduce their soda consumption, the big names in fizzy drink production have found a new way to boost profits: smaller containers and higher prices. But could it be a win-win for company and customer?
"The talk"
Parents may dread it, but talking with your teens about safe sex can have a positive impact on their behavior, a new study finds. Experts offer some advice to help moms and dads overcome the awkwardness and start a healthy conversation with their kids.
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