5 Things to Know This Morning
— -- Your look at the five biggest stories this morning.
1. Cruise Ship in China Capsizes; Hundreds Missing
Two people were rescued from inside a cruise ship that capsized in a storm on China's Yangtze River with hundreds more aboard, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
At least 14 people survived, including the captain and chief engineer, while five were killed during a cruise late Monday from Nanjing to Chongqing, reported CCTV. At least 458 people were aboard, most of them elderly.
Search teams heard people calling out from within the partially submerged ship, CCTV reported. Video showed one of the rescuers who had climbed on the upside-down hull tapping a hammer and listening for a response.
2. TSA Director Reassigned in Wake of Security Failures
The acting director of the Transportation Security Administration has been reassigned after an internal investigation revealed security failures at dozens of the nation’s busiest airports, where undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives or banned weapons through checkpoints in 95 percent of trials.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement Monday that Melvin Carraway would be moved to the Office of State and Local Law Enforcement at DHS headquarters “effective immediately.”
"I thank Melvin Carraway for his eleven years of service to TSA and his 36 years of public service," Johnson said in the statement, adding that Acting Deputy Director Mark Hatfield will lead the TSA in the interim.
3. John Kerry Arrives in Boston for Surgery on Broken Leg
Secretary of State John Kerry returned this evening to Boston, where he's scheduled to have surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday to set a broken femur he suffered during a biking accident in the French Alps, State Department officials said.
Kerry's overseas meetings were cut short due to the accident, but officials said he has continued to work at an impressive pace even after the fall. Kerry continued to send emails and even called foreign diplomats while at the hospital in Geneva, according to his spokesman, John Kirby.
Kerry's staff returned home Sunday on his plane, while it was decided he should take a military C-17 specially configured to deal with his condition. Medical personnel were on board, including as his orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Dennis Burke, who flew in from Boston to meet him in Geneva, officials said, noting that Burke performed Kerry's hip replacement surgery several years ago.
4. Caitlyn Jenner Transforms From Bruce
For Caitlyn Jenner, appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair meant one thing: freedom.
The former Olympian, once known as Bruce, explained that showing off her new look and revealing her name signified the end of constant secret-keeping.
"Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie," she told the magazine. "Caitlyn doesn’t have any secrets. Soon as the Vanity Fair cover comes out, I’m free."
5. Devon Still's Daughter Leah 'Doing Better' After Stem Cell Transplant Complication
The daughter of Cincinnati Bengals defense tackle Devon Still was doing better after suffering a complication in her stem cell transplant, her father said Monday.
Still posted a photo of himself and his 5-year-old daughter Leah to Instagram, saying Monday marked the first time she had "really been awake" in four days. The girl was giving a thumbs up in the photo.