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news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with the latest developments in the middle east. hamas is now seeking to extend the four-day temporary truce set to expire monday.
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it follows the third exchange of hostages for palestinian prisoners. today the first american hostage was released, a 4-year-old girl. of the 17 hostages returned to israel sunday, these images of reunions and relief, just a portion of the 240 hostages seized by hamas. as part of the truce deal aid is flowing in to gaza. israel says 200 trucks entered the territory today through the crossing with egypt. also in gaza prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited israeli troops vowing to fight hamas, quote, until victory. in london tens of thousands demonstrated against antisemitism. the rally coming amid a steep rise in hate crimes. for now a noticeable change in gaza. the longest break in fighting since october 7th. cbs's imtiaz tyab leads us off tonight in east jerusalem. >> reporter: good evening. well, after 51 days in captivity
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4-year-old american israeli abigail edan is finally free, with president biden saying she had endured the unthinkable. a sea of israeli flags greeted the minibuses carrying the latest hostages released from gaza. this third wave of captives let go as part of the deal between israel and hamas was the smoothest exchange yet. and included the first american. 4-year-old abigail edan. in a statement her family said there was, quote, no words to express their relief and gratitude at her release. both edan's mother and father were killed by hamas gunmen on october 7th, and she will now be cared for by relatives. the joy at her freedom follows dozens of reunions since friday. like irish-israeli 9-year-old emily hand, who was initially presumed dead, now safely in her father tom's arms. >> she's lost a lot of weight, but generally doing better than
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we expected. >> reporter: since the start of the truce between israel and hamas, which began on friday, 51 out of 240 hostages have been released while 117 of around 8,000 palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails have been freed, mainly women and children, some who have been imprisoned for years. like 24-year-old mara bekir, seen here hugging her mother. bekir was still a child when he had v she was jailed and has already served eight years behind bars. several of the other released prisoners had been in prison without charge or trial, including some of these teenage boys, who were given a hero's welcome in the occupied west bank. while in gaza utter despair. the pause in violence allowed palestinians to return to their devastated homes in the north of the strip to gather what's left of their lives after entire city blocks were flattened by israeli
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airstrikes. and while optimism is growing this four-day break in violence could be extended prime minister benjamin netanyahu on an unprecedented trip into gaza vowed to resume the campaign. saying "we are continuing until the end. until victory. nothing will stop us." and although abigail edan is the first american to be freed from gaza she was one of ten who the to be held captive by hamas. the others include two women and seven men, jericka. and it's hoped the two women will be released as part of tomorrow's exchange. >> imtiaz that v tyab for us in east jerusalem. thank you. president biden hailed the release of the first american hostage and said he's now pushing for the pause in fighting to be extended beyond monday. cbs's natalie brand is at the white house, and natalie, the president spoke with the family of the first american released? >> reporter: that's right, jericka. the white house says president biden has spoken by phone with members of abigail's family, and he also spoke to prime minister
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netanyahu about securing the release of all hostages. >> thank god she's home. >> reporter: president biden abigail mor-edan, who turned 4-year-old on friday, made it to israel following 50 days in captivity. >> and held for 50 days. what she endured is unthinkable. >> reporter: her family told cbs news last week that she witnessed both her parents gunned down by hamas on october 7th. her older siblings, 6 and 10, survived hiding in a closet for 14 hours. >> we know that for her to come back for her sister and her brother is their one hope. >> reporter: u.s. officials are hopeful that would women, both l be freed tomorrow but seven american men are still unaccounted for. >> we will not stop working till every hostage is returned to their loved ones. >> reporter: the president says he hopes the pause in fighting will extend beyond monday to allow additional hostages out
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and more humanitarian aid into gaza. israel has made clear that eliminating hamas is still its goal. the biden administration is still pushing for a two-state solution. >> i'll continue working with hard but necessary steps to build an integrated and more prosperous and more peaceful future in the region. >> president biden said he would like the pause to continue as long as prisoners keep coming out. israel's prime minister said he ag agrees, but he said he will resume the military campaign in gaza with full force once the temporary truce ends. jericka? >> natalie brand reporting in washington tonight. thank you. today millions of americans made a dash for home after the long thanksgiving weekend. for those in the midwest snow slowed down some travelers but the plows were out in iowa. for flyers the sky was a busy place. take a look at these flights in the air. an estimated 30 million
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passengers flew over a ten-day span. cbs's elise preston is in los angeles with more. >> reporter: jericka, more than a quarter of a million passengers are expected to float through los angeles international airport today. all part of the holiday rush to get home. frustrated flyers are up against long lines and packed planes in what could be the busiest travel day ever. >> i just want to go home. >> reporter: a record 2.9 million passengers are expected to go through u.s. airports, prompting many to plan ahead. >> you're several hours earlier. >> yeah, because we didn't know if it would be packed because of thanksgiving. >> reporter: snow and rain will slow some of those travelers. andy fitch watched chicago weather alerts all day. >> apparently it's been snowing all morning. so we're here early so that we can get back and find out what's going on. hopefully nothing gets delayed. >> and it's delayed, what is that going to do for you heading to work tomorrow? >> i mean, i think i'll just
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have to skip out on some sleep. >> reporter: also facing a bumpy ride? drivers. with about 49 million people expected to hit the road this holiday period, experts predict traffic jams across the country. some hernz are hoping to avoid the crowds by driving or flying monday. but they still could face the same travel headaches. jericka? >> got to have patience. elise preston in los angeles, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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to legos are all offering deep discounts. and we didn't get paid for that. and guarantees that you will get your purchases before christmas. and if you haven't booked your holiday travel, you'll find discounts there too. at least through tomorrow. kris van cleave reports on what's called travel deal tuesday. >> reporter: attention travelers. now might be the moment to lock in a deal as one in three americans say they plan to take a vacation during the holidays. black friday kicks off deals from air, land and sea. royal caribbean offering an extra $750 off current online discounts of up to 30%. but book by tuesday. frontier airlines wants you to go wild with a year-long all you can fly pass for under 500 bucks. competitor spirit is offering flights for $20, including to vegas, miami and chicago. and want cheaper access to airport lounges? priority pass is offering up to a 30% discount.
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>> we've launched the biggest sale on hotels that we've ever had. we've got 10,000 hotels worldwide at 30% off. >> reporter: brett keller is the ceo of priceline. he says holiday shopping season is increasingly the travel shopping season. >> what's nice about this time frame is it really opens up inventory. now is a really compelling time to take advantage of a number of deep discounts and credits the cruise lines will offer. there's a lot of hotel inventory looking into the winter and spring of next year. >> reporter: the travel deals don't stop on black friday. in fact, they continue into cyber monday and into tuesday. they call it travel tuesday, the tuesday after thanksgiving, where you may find a wider variety of discounts provided you're flexible about when and where you travel. travel app hopper's lead economist hailey berg say the sales are an effort to encourage people to keep the travel bug going. >> it often comes at a time when most folks aren't thinking about booking their next trip. they just booked thanksgiving.
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holidays, gifts. for airlines that's typically a low week in terms of bookings. >> reporter: but tuesday is typically your last best chance to score a good deal for christmas or new year's. a host of airlines are offering deals like $100 off flights to ireland and up to 35% off flights to fiji. >> you might not get the time of day or the airline that you're looking for. but last year we you saw travelers save upwards of 80% off of their christmas travel booking on travel deal tuesday. >> reporter: scoring yourself the gift of holiday
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go when we're finished. one researcher told us when we throw things away, well, this is away. it's also home for mohammed awal, who supports his mother and four kids by working despite the risks here. in this city of waste and ghana's capital, accra. >> what happens to your body doing this work? >> you see my body. >> a cut or wound. >> and here you see. >> there's another scar there. >> reporter: this dangerous, difficult and yes, dirty work is called urban mining. it's all about extracting something usable from the world's discarded electronics. they do it because there's treasure here. recovered in this case by sawing a monitor circuit board. incredibly, there's 100 times more gold in a ton of smartphones on a ton of gold
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ore. but finding it comes with a real cost. it's hazardous work, and safety equipment is not exactly sarnd. children as young as 10 toil and sometimes live amid this toxic garbage. desperate for a meager payday. >> you're selling this? this is all copper? >> reporter: abula ilyas endures the stifling heat to pluck out tiny pieces of copper. >> so this is maybe worth $3? >> yes. >> reporter: the u.n. figures we produce around 50 million tons of electronic waste, or e-waste, every year. and this is not what's supposed to happen to it. only 20% is formally recycled. the vast majority winds up in landfills or is dealt with inform fly. >> these places wouldn't exist without the demand.
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>> reporter: this man has been documenting the lives of those living on the margins. here what cannot be pried out is often burned to extract minerals. >> one of the ramifications of this is lead exposure among urban poor children. >> reporter: but he urged us to see this place with nuance. the reality is a murky, plollutd gray. >> it provides opportunities for upward social mobility. >> you're saying you can't look at this as all bad because it's creating opportunities. >> absolutely. >> but this is also dangerous. while we've been talking someone set a fire. you look at the pollution that goes into the sky behind you. >> yes. this is what people in accra have been living with. and just across here is the largest open food market in the city. >> reporter: these burdens are the consequences of consumption in a much richer west. >> what you see here is the result of the very, very short kind of cycles we have in using stuff. >> you buy something, you use
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it, you throw it away. >> you throw it away. >> reporter: bas van abel argues producers need to consider a product's end of life when designing it. >> we're now we're incentivized to throw away stuff because it's cheaper to buy a new one than actually have it repaired. >> reporter: von abel is a dutch activist turned entrepreneur whose investigations into mining practices led him to start a company called fair phone. its aim is to create a more sustainable phone and cut down on scenes like these. >> unfortunately, phones and electronics are designed in a way you that can't really reuse components and parts of it. so what happens is this whole product basically goes into the oven and you burn it and you get minerals out of it. it's a very stupid process. >> what do you mean stupid process? >> it's kind of stupid to put something in an incinerator that's put so much effort into making. >> it's a bit thicker. >> reporter: he showed us his fair phone which he likens to legos because of its removable
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proj lar parts. >> pops right off. >> yours to keep. >> reporter: the battery is not glued in making it inexpensive to recycle or replace. it's the same for the camera lens and screen. fair phone, which just launched in the u.s. and sells for up to $700 apiece, has half a million customers worldwide. proof of concept they say. americans on average upgrade their cell phones every 2 1/2 years. fair phones are under warranty for five. >> if you use your phone twice as long you need to have half the amount of phones and half the amount of electronic waste. it's a very simple calculation. >> reporter: pollutants in microplastic run into a nearby river and the ocean. on the beach we found plastics that were not exactly micro. fishermen told us how their nets tear because now their catch of the day often includes e-waste. >> the refugee, the shooting,
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they shouldn't be around the ocean because it's harm. >> don't just ship your waste to us and tell us you can use it. >> reporter: vincent tray calls himself the graduate scrap dealer. owes a ph.d. who's been studying this dump and the old one nearby known as ablobloshi for more than a decade. >> i think a lot of people will watch this and be upset but also feel powerless. what can people, consumers a world away do? >> i believe strongly that those who are producing this, when they put these materials on the market they are responsible for the end of life. >> reporter: we reached out to apple, the largest mobile phone seller in the u.s. apple did not make someone available to talk with us for this story. but samsung, one of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world, invited us to their store in palo alto, california. >> where does the responsibility lie here?
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in ghana we hear it's the producer. >> i think every party in the entire value chain has some responsibility. >> reporter: mark newton is the head of corporate sustainability at samsung u.s. he says every product is designed with the ultimate end of life in mind. >> this doesn't look like a place that's encouraging me to hold on to my phone longer. looks like a place that wants me to buy a new phone. >> of course we want to excite you with the new technology. our highest performing products, 20% recycles plastics, glass, 20% recycled metals. >> reporter: in the back of this store there's the first stage of a recycling operation. samsung takes back electronics of any brand. >> the samsung has repscycling centers internationally in something like 50 countries. but in africa the only is south africa. why not in ghana, nigeria, these places we know the need exists?
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>> we're leaning into that now. we've only fairly recently recognized that and made a significant compliment to expand our collection network globally. >> reporter: but this recycling effort is largely self-policed in the united states. >> u.s., the most wasteful country per capita on earth, is not part of this very important treaty. >> reporter: america has not ratified an agreement that 191 other countries support. >> what i'm also going to mention is the treaty that was supposed to deal with this phenomenon of hazardous waste suddenly flowing to developing countries. and there is a strong lobby that is happy to have no strayed restrictions on waste. >> reporter: jim puckett founded the basel action network, a watchdog group which pushes for proper recycling. >> once the rich countries realize oh my god we've got a problem with hazardous waste, the price went up for properly managing it and so the export trend took off.
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>> reporter: sending hazardous waste to the developing world, much of it getting through customs und err why the guise of being reparable. >> this metal can be reused. >> the whole energy transition needs all these mirages that are found in mines. so the best thing to do is sort of make sure that we can get recycled sources so that we don't get the minerals only from mines but actually take it back from the products that we already use. >> reporter: it's all about mining the precious materials we've carelessly cast aside. and managing (female) i grew up in a home that didn't have running water. my shoes always had holes in them. i know how it is to be poor.
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if you don't have enough time during the week to squeeze in a workout, listen to this. a recent study found that exercising on the weekends can help keep you in shape. for many of us weekdays mean a lot of working but not a lot of working out. >> finding the time for exercising can be tricky.
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>> reporter: however, a recent study found you may not need to exercise during the week if you work out for at least 150 minutes over the weekend. >> set. >> reporter: that's great news for weekend warriors like cathy odds, who meets up with a running group on saturdays. >> what i love most about weekend exercise opportunities to socialize, not only is it my physical well-being i'm looking after it's also my mental well-being. >> reporter: cardiologist shawn kirsch led the study. >> as a physician there's a rule of thumb we say 30 minutes five days a week because it makes sense in certain schedules. but that is also very difficult to achieve for other people. >> reporter: the study followed about 90,000 people. it found that moderate to vigorous activity concentrated on one or two days a week offers similar cardiovascular benefits to workouts that are spread throughout the week. >> and it doesn't matter so much how you get it. the important thing is that you do get it. >> reporter: whether it's a weekend run, bike ride or walk, it all counts.
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>> it's really about working out longer on this one day, right? >> yeah. yeah. so during the week i find it hard to come out and get a run in. especially with the days getting shorter and shorter. >> running in central park, isn't that amazing? every weekend. it's great. >> reporter: and it's a step in the right direction, to better health and living well. and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. cyber monday of course. reporting from the cbs broadcast center here in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. memorial services begin today in georgia for former first lady rosalynn carter. a wreath laying will take place at georgia southwest state university. then her body will lie in repose at the jimmy carter presidential
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library and museum in atlanta before a tuesday funeral. about 45,000 portland, oregon students will be back in class this morning after a nearly month-long teachers' strike. the state's largest school district reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union last night. and cyber monday is here. but many have already been shelling out over the last several days. shoppers spent nearly $10 billion online during black friday according to adobe analytics. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected york. joyful reunion. hamas releases its first american hostage. 4-year-old abigail edan, held for 51 days after her parents were murdered by militants. >> she's free and she's in israel now. >> the child among the third group of captives now out of gaza. this welcome by palestinians for
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prisoners freed in exchange. >> i'm imtiaz tyab in jerusalem where there's growing hope more americans will be released from gaza soon. also, delicate diplomacy. what the biden administration says it is doing to free all americans held by hamas. plus, a gunman opens fire on three college students in burlington, vermont. all of the victims of palestinian descent. heading home. for millions after thanksgiving weather makes it a messy ride. flyers feeling the crush at airports. >> i'm elise preston at l.a.x. with a look at how busy airports are giving holiday travelers an aftertaste. buying boom. holiday shoppers spending big this weekend. in stores and online. and later, ryan's recycling. he's a teenage ceo helping to clean california beaches, turning trash into cash.
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>> it's fun. it's good for the planet. why not? and free money, too. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we begin tonight with the latest developments in the middle east. hamas is now seeking to extend the four-day temporary truce set to expire monday. it follows the third exchange of hostages for palestinian prisoners. today the first american hostage was released, a 4-year-old girl. of the 17 hostages returned to israel sunday, these images of reunions and relief. just a portion of the 240 hostages seized by hamas. as part of the truce deal, aid is flowing into gaza. israel says 200 trucks entered the territory today through the crossing with egypt. also in gaza prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited
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israeli troops, vowing to fight hamas, quote, until victory. in london tens of thousands demonstrated against antisemitism. the rally coming amid a steep rise in hate crimes. for now a noticeable change in gaza. the longest break in fighting since october 7th. cbs's imtiaz tyab leads us off tonight in east jerusalem. >> reporter: good evening. well, after 51 days in captivity, 4-year-old american israeli abigail edan is finally free. with president biden saying she had endured the unthinkable. a sea of israeli flags greeted the minibuses carrying the latest hostages released from gaza. this third wave of captives let go as part of the deal between israel and hamas was the smoothest exchange yet and included the first american. 4-year-old abigail edan. in a statement her family said there was, quote, no words to express their relief and
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gratitude at her release. both edan's mother and father were killed by hamas gunmen on october 7th, and she will now be cared for by relatives. the joy at her freedom follows dozens of reunions since friday. like irish-israeli 9-year-old emily hand, who was initially presumed dead, now safely in her father tom's arms. >> she's lost a lot of weight. but generally doing better than we expected. >> reporter: since the start of the truce between israel and hamas, which began on friday, 51 out of 240 hostages have been released while 117 of around 8,000 palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails have been freed. mainly women and children, some who have been imprisoned for years. like 24-year-old mara bekir, seen here hugging her mother. bekir was still a child when she was jailed and has already served eight years behind bars. several of the other released
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prisoners had been imprisoned without charge or trial, including some of these teenage boys, who were given a hero's welcome in the occupied west bank. while in gaza utter despair. the pause in violence allowed palestinians to return to their devastated homes in the north of the strip to gather what's left of their lives after entire city blocks were flattened by israeli airstrikes. and while optimism is growing, this four-day break in violence could be extended, prime minister benjamin netanyahu on an unprecedented trip into gaza vowed to resume the campaign. saying "we are continuing until the end, until victory. nothing will stop us." and although abigail edan is the first american to be freed from gaza, she was one of ten who were thought to be held captive by hamas. the others include two women and seven men, jericka. and it's hoped the two women will be released as part of tomorrow's exchange.
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>> imtiaz tyab for us in east jerusalem. thank you. president biden hailed the release of the first american hostage and said he's now pushing for the pause in fighting to be extended beyond monday. cbs's natalie brand is at the white house. and natalie, the president spoke with the family of the first american released. >> reporter: that's right, jericka. the white house says president biden has spoken by phone with members of abigail's family, and he also spoke to prime minister netanyahu about securing the release of all hostages. >> thank god she's home. >> reporter: president biden confirmed abigail mor-edan, who turned 4 years old on friday, made it to israel following 50 days in captivity. >> and held for 50 days. what she endured is unthinkable. >> reporter: her family told cbs news last week that she witnessed both her parents gunned down by hamas on october 7th. her older siblings, 6 and 10, survived hiding in a closet for 14 hours.
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>> we know that for her to come back for her sister and her brother is their one hope. >> reporter: u.s. officials are hopeful that two women, both dual u.s.-israeli citizens, will be freed tomorrow. but seven american men are still unaccounted for. >> we will not stop working till every hostage is returned to their loved ones. >> reporter: the president says he hopes the pause in fighting will extend beyond monday to allow additional hostages out and more humanitarian aid into gaza. israel has made clear that eliminating hamas is still its goal. the biden administration is still pushing for a two-state solution. >> i'll continue working with all our partners to take the hard but necessary steps to build an integrated and more prosperous and more peaceful future in the region. >> reporter: president biden said he would like the pause to continue as long as prisoners keep coming out. israel's prime minister said he agrees, you but he said he will resume the military campaign in gaza with full force once the
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temporary truce ends. jericka? >> natalie brand reporting in washington tonight. thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." tyab.
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for flyers the sky was a busy place. take a look at these flights in the air. an estimated 30 million passengers flew over a ten-day span. cbs's elise preston is in los angeles with more. >> reporter: jericka, more than a quarter of a million passengers are expected to flow through los angeles international airport today, all part of the holiday rush to get home. long lines and packed planes in what could be the busiest travel day ever. >> just want to go home. >> reporter: a record 2.9 million passengers are expected to go through u.s. airports, prompting many to plan ahead. >> you're several hours early. >> yeah, because we didn't know if it was going to be packed because of thanksgiving. >> reporter: snow and rain will slow some of those travelers. andy fitch watched chicago weather alerts all day. >> apparently, it's been snowing all morning. so we're here early so that we can get back and find out what's going on. hopefully nothing gets delayed.
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>> reporter: if it's delayed, what is that going to do for you heading to work tomorrow? >> i mean, i think i'll just have to skip out on some sleep. >> reporter: also facing a bumpy ride? drivers. with about 49 million people expected to hit the road this holiday period. experts predict traffic jams across the country. some americans are hoping to avoid the crowds by driving or flying monday. but they still could face the same travel headaches. jericka? >> got to have patience. elise preston in los angeles. thank you. now to the holiday shopping season. despite rising costs and higher interest rates, consumers spent big and set records this weekend. more now from cbs's astrid martinez. >> reporter: energized crowds out in force this weekend found joy in brick and mortar shopping and holiday fairs like this one in dallas. >> gifts and things that our families wouldn't find somewhere else. >> reporter: the national retail federation estimates 182 million people will shop from
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thanksgiving through cyber monday. nearly 16 million more than last year. even with more people looking for an in-person shopping experience like right here in new york city's bryant park, data from shopify finds that 93% of consumers will buy some of their gifts online. eric matisoff with adobe analytics says consumers will find the deepest discounts on cyber monday. >> so we're expecting that cyber monday will be the biggest shopping day of the year, with apparel and electronics driving a lot of those purchases, up to just about $90 billion for the country. >> reporter: the day could set a cyber monday record following a $9.8 billion spending record set on black friday. adobe's numbers are not adjusted for inflation. but as credit card debt reaches an all-time high, a growing number of americans are delaying the payment of expensive purchases. >> we're seeing a 17% lift on buy now pay later compared to last year. and that's simply because
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shoppers are looking for ways to save and make the most of their dollar. >> reporter: that bodes well for retailers but could bring big belt tightening in the new year. astrid martinez, cbs news, new york. coal has powered american industry for decades. but renewable energy has fueled the closing of mines and loss of related jobs. cbs's mark strassmann reports on a training program that is restoring land as well as labor. >> reporter: in west virginia's hollers, deep in appalachia, jobless coal miners now find a seam of hope. >> weren't 100% sure what i was going to do. >> reporter: a mine laid off james damron two years ago. >> i did know i didn't want to go back in the deep mines. >> reporter: instead, damron found colefield development and its incoming ceo, jacob israel hannah. >> hope is only as good as what it means to put food on the table. >> reporter: the program's a
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community-based non-profit, teaching a dozen job skills and personal ones. construction, agriculture, solar installation. >> they're going through this process here. >> reporter: someone can get paid up to three years to learn all of them. >> that's a good deal. >> we want to make sure you have all the tools in your toolkit to know when you do interview wan employer here's the things you lay out that you've learned. >> reporter: it's working. training more than 2,500 people, creating 800 new jobs, and 72 new businesses. a program delivering with roughly $20 million in federal grants. >> instead of waiting around for something to happen we're trying to generate our own hope. >> this isn't pie in the sky. this is nitty-gritty -- >> meeting real needs where they're at. >> reporter: steven spry is a grad. he's helping reclaim an abandoned strip mine, turning throwaway land into lush land. >> now i've kind of got a career out of just -- i can weld. i can farm. i can run excavators. >> you can always find a job doing something. >> yeah, absolutely.
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>> reporter: with the program james damron now works only above ground. >> that was a big part of my identity, was being a coal miner. even that, i kind of had to find myself again i guess. >> and now you have. >> absolutely have. >> reporter: appalachia is mining something new. options. mark strassmann, cbs news, mingo county, west virginia. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. sometimes jonah wrestles with falling asleep... ...so he takes zzzquil. the world's #1 sleep aid brand for a better night sleep. so now, he wakes up feeling like himself. the reigning family room middle-weight champion. better days start with zzzquil nights.
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it's been said the american west would still be wild were it not for the windmill. the water-pumping machine that allows homes and farms to thrive. in tonight's "weekend journal" cbs's john lauritsen of wcco shows us a collection that might just blow you away. >> reporter: even on a day with low-hanging clouds you can still see the wind turbines that tower over parts of southwestern minnesota. these giants capture wind from the prairie. but they're a light breeze compared to what you'll see on terry rodman's farm. >> you are in the perfect part of the state to have a windmill collection. >> it's kind of all my wife's fault because she wanted a dutch windmill. >> reporter: in 1999 terry built that windmill for his wife, from scratch. then to balance things out he put up a farm windmill.
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and people around jasper took notice. >> people went you're looking for a windmill, i got one. i got one, i got one. and it just kind of bundled up. >> reporter: or blew up into a windmill city. century-old farm relics once used to pump water out of the ground found a new home at terry's. he now has 44 windmills and counting. the tallest is 54 feet high. the shortest is 11 feet. to be in this collection they have to stand out. like this twin fan windmill from hutchinson, kansas. >> i want something different than everybody else has. and the foreign windmills are different. china and australia and south africa. nobody's got that many of them. >> reporter: this windmill from roswell, new mexico is the widest on the farm. it has a 20-foot diameter. terry drove 1,000 miles to pick it up and bring it back here. he uses a truck to get the artifacts in place and then anchors them down with concrete. across the road is a sort of windmill hospital. that's where terry spends time repairing old windmills for other people.
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terry has had visitors from across the country, many to reminisce about a time that was while others just enjoy the farm relic revolution. >> that's one of the things that really keep us going, is people's compliment about how glad they are to see somebody collecting these. >> reporter: john lauritsen, cbs news, jasper, minnesota. when we come back, we'll introduce you to a teenager for introduce you to a teenager for whom trash is cash. choose advil liqui-gels for faster, stronger and longer-lasting relief than tylenol rapid release gels because advil targets pain at the source of inflammation. so for faster pain relief, advil the pain away. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches because advil targets pain at tin your hands or feet?ion. try nervive nerve relief from the world's number one nerve care company. nervive contains ala to relieve nerve aches, and b-complex vitamins to fortify healthy nerves. try nervive. and, try nervive pain relieving roll-on. ah, these bills are crazy. she
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for most teenagers recycling is an annoying chore. but for one teen it's his life's work. >> this van here, this is yours. >> yes. >> right? >> it is. >> you can't even drive. ryan hickman may only be 14 years old, but he already runs a recycling business, covering a large stretch of southern california. >> this is probably about five days' worth. >> five days? >> reporter: he started collecting and sorting bottles and cans from neighbors and friends when he was just 3 years old. >> it's fun. it's good for the planet. why not? and free money, too. >> reporter: all those nickels he was earning were adding up. by the time he was 7 ryan had reached his first $10,000. and when this facebook post went viral, overnight ryan's recycling became a rampant success. >> this is from everywhere i've heard from.
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>> reporter: now with the help of his donated electric van ryan collects cash not only for his college fund but to help others. he has a worldwide following and a bedroom wall full of awards for his charity work. >> anaheim ducks. waste and recycling. >> reporter: ryan leads beach clean-ups almost every week. >> oh, one right here. >> i can't believe you spotted that. >> i have good eyes. >> you make money off the bottles and cans. but you don't make any money off this. >> no. >> this is just all volunteer. thank you. out of the goodness of your heart, huh? >> mm-hmm. trash. >> reporter: all driven by a teenage boy's passion and compassion. >> this is trash. you want to get it? >> yeah, i want to get it. this is like pity trash for me? >> it's okay. >> reporter: ryan's dad damian is all in. >> this has taken over your family's life. this has become your business. >> yeah. i saw the passion ryan had in it
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at such a young age. i'm like this is actually going someplace. >> reporter: so two years ago he quit his job as a graphic designer and followed ryan's passion for recycling. >> i think we had 8,000 customers since we started and the numbers are growing every day. >> reporter: their 14 employees drive around southern california picking up people's bottles and cans. >> the white bin is for plastic only. >> reporter: they recycle them and share the profits with their customers. while father and son share a bond. >> it's been fun getting to hang out with him, and he enjoyed it too. >> reporter: united on a mission to help the planet and pay for college one nickel at a time. carter evans, cb news, san juan
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many holiday celebrations include alcohol, but a growing number of americans are choosing to do without it. adriana diaz explains. >> reporter: one of the newest party scenes in new york city is missing a key ingredient. alcohol. >> demand was something i had never expected. >> reporter: elizabeth gascoin started this alcohol-free event
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company called absence of proof after deciding to stop drinking two years ago. >> the biggest difference i see is with my mental health and anxiety levels. i just feel a sense of calm that i hadn't felt when i was drinking. >> reporter: a research analysis from the american heart association has another reason to cut back. it shows drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day can contribute to increased blood pressure. >> the main risk factor with high blood pressure is cardiovascular disease. heart attack, stroke. it can also put you at risk for kidney disease. >> reporter: lee frame is program director for integrative medicine at george washington university. >> a lot of people drink because they say they want to relax. they say it helps them destress. is that the case? >> that's a very, very common misconception. there are many ways to manage stress. maybe take a bubble bath or take a walk in nature or spend time with friends and family. those all actually help manage stress. alcohol does not. >> reporter: frame also suggests creating a ritual without alcohol to end the day. and finding a non-alcoholic beverage you enjoy like tea.
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>> one of the things we struggled with is the social aspect p you can go to the bar and have something else or you can try to do a different activity. >> reporter: for gascoin that includes her alcohol-free events. >> you feel great, which is like the biggest life hack i tell people, if they want more energy, is to remove alcohol for a while. >> reporter: prove that for gascoin living well means living without alcohol. adriana diaz, cbs news, washington. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this monday. cyber monday, of course. reporting from the cbs broadcast center here in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. memorial services begin today in georgia for former first lady rosalynn carter. a wreath laying will take place at georgia southwestern state university. then her body will lie in repose at the jimmy carter presidential library and museum in atlanta before a tuesday funeral.
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about 45,000 portland, oregon students will be back in class this morning after a nearly month-long teachers' strike. the state's largest school district reached a tentative agreement with the teachers' union last night. and cyber monday is here. but many have already been shelling out over the last several days. shoppers spent nearly $10 billion online on black friday according to adobe analytics. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's monday, november 27th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." the push to extend the pause. president biden says he's hopeful more americans will be released today, one day after the first american hostage was freed, a 4-year-old girl.

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