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autopilot. >> i was driving on the freeway, and saw a man with his seat almost fully reclined, feet out the window, and hands like behind his head going about 95 miles an hour. >> reporter: nearly every tesla sold in the u.s. is affected, and over-the-air software update will enable cars to give drivers more warnings when they're not paying attention, or suspend the technology if drivers use it incorrectly. thinking recall is actually written in blood. >> reporter: robert zumwalt is former chair of the national transportation safety board. he says he spoke to elon musk personally during the agency's own investigation into autopilot six years ago. >> and as the chairman with the ntsb, i'm talking to him about this investigation, and he hung up on me. i think that shows an arrogance within the organization that is leading to safety problems. and killing people. >> reporter: now the software fix is already rolled out the % some customers.
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we reached out to tesla, but have not heard back. however, on monday, the company posted that it believes that cars that use its autopilot system are safer than those without it. norah? >> carter, powerful interviews and such important context. thank you so much. well, now to a frightening incident in central virginia. two people have been arrested in connection to seven elementary students falling ill after being exposed to fentanyl at their school. cbs' nicole sganga reports on the zurich details. >> reporter: tonight, shock inside an elementary school alvarez due from the highly lethal drug fentanyl was found inside a bag filled with gummy bears and shared by fourth graders. >> the fentanyl came from somebody's house, right. and so we need to wake up as a county and as a community to realize that these things are real, these things are happening. >> reporter: two suspects, clifford dugan and nicole sanders were arrested early this morning in connection to the incident. both face charges including
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distributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> we don't feel this is an intentional event, but we are continuing our investigation. >> reporter: police say five students were taken to the hospital. >> we feel hot. we feel nausea. >> reporter: including fourth grader hayden floyd. the 10-year-old said he ate ten gummies before heading to the school nurse, and then was loaded into an ambulance with his mother. >> i was shaking a lot, because i was really scared, and my mom came. she was right beside me the whole time. i was sorry, mom, sorry. because she was crying. >> reporter: all students have been discharged from the hospital. hayden's mother, christina wright tells us she is so grateful her son is okay, but she never thought she'd have to have a conversation about fentanyl with her 10-year-old. norah? >> that's so scary. nicole sganga, thank you so much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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lunch. students like tyson hill and monique may say it's a relief after constantly being on their phones during the covid lockdown when screen time among adolescents more than doubled. how much do you blame phones and social media for taking a toll on your mental health? >> all of it. >> reporter: all of it? >> for me, personally, yeah. >> i blame my darkest moments because of my phone. >> reporter: have you ever been bullied online or felt left out after looking at social media? >> of course. throughout my middle school experience, there was a lot of people talking about you, whether it be on snapchat, posting a story that made fun of the way you looked. and it made me feel depressed. >> the youth mental health crisis is the defining public health crisis of our time. if we do not address it with urgency, then i worry we will lose an entire generation of children to depression, anxiety and suicide. >> reporter: this year u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy issued an advisory of the
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effects of social media on youth health. would you advise the country to ban smartphones during school hours? >> i do think we should have restrictions on phones in the school setting you. fundamentally have to understand that these devices, and in particular social media is behaving largely as an addictive element. >> reporter: newberg free academy assistant principal ebony clark says banning phones has helped cut down on online bullying. >> all i'm doing is giving them the opportunity to engage in school and leave the drama outside the doors. >> reporter: now that you don't have the distraction during the school day, how much has it helped you as a person? >> i'm more confident in who i am. and i think that just comes from not being able to worry about what other people are saying about me. just being me. >> reporter: meg oliver, cbs news, newburgh, new york. the nation's poison centers report an alarming number of calls due to the popular weight loss drug. we'll have the details, next.
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holocaust. one such miracle includes the story of what is believed to be the last surviving twins from the holocaust, steven and marion. they were just 6 years old when they were sent from their home in amsterdam to a concentration camp. >> reporter: the hess family, like millions of jews was taken from their home by the nazis. >> the holocaust seems like ancient history. so we have to find a way for it not to be that, for that to be a lasting lesson. >> reporter: sent by train in 1944 to bergen-belsen, a concentration camp where more than 50,000 died, including anne frank. marion and steven credited their parents for keeping them together. >> they never, ever gave up, and they were just determined to keep us alive. the food in bergen-belsen was kohlrabis, turn up ins, calories, about 600 calories to keep you alive. >> reporter: their father was assigned to heavy labor. eight decades later, they still
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remember their mother's sacrifice. >> she realized that my father needed a lot more nourishment than she did, and even though we were all starving, she gave half of her portions to my father. it still gets to me. >> it gets to me. >> to keep him going. >> where do you think that will to survive came from? that determination? >> they had a real sense of inner courage and strength. >> reporter: steven and marion, now 85 years old, hope their story can be a lesson of remembrance. >> what has it been like for you since october 7th? >> it's something that makes you watch television morning, noon and night. there's got to be a better way. it can't always be a scorecard of how many get murdered and how many get displaced. i hope that something will happen where when these conflicts happen, that there is
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a real kind of effort to have a long-term solution. you know, both sides feel like they have a chance for a future. >> reporter: the hesses found their future here in the u.s., arriving by boat in 1947. what do you remember about that? you remember your parents? >> a lot. >> a lot. a lot. our parents got us up early to pass the statue of liberty. in later life, it became a very precious memory. >> but whenever i see the statue of liberty, it rings bells, because that was the symbol of our freedom and ability for us to have a new life. >> and
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"apollo 13" was joined by other box office hits of the 90s like "home alone" and "terminator 2 judgment day" along with the animated classics "lady and the tramp" and "the nightmare before christmas". the newest films are from 2013, the drama "12 years a slave" and "20 feet from stardom", winner of best documentary at the academy awards. and that's it the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. russian president vladimir putin will hold his yearly question-and-answer session with select russian journalists and
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citizens today. putin is expected to speak about the war in ukraine and march's presidential election where he'll seek a fifth term and another six years in power. a man has been charged in the murder of detroit synagogue leader samantha woll. woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on october 21st. authorities say there is no evidence the murder was a hate crime. and the smithsonian national portrait gallery unveiled its portrait of oprah winfrey on wednesday. the nearly 7-foot-tall painting was done by chicago artist shawn michael warren. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we begin tonight with breaking news right here in
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washington on capitol hill, where just a short time ago republicans in the house voting to begin a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden. the next step follows the years' long scrutiny of the president and his family that has turned up no proof of high crimes and misdemeanors. now democrats tonight are calling the move an extreme political stunt that has no credibility and no legitimacy. today's vote comes on the same day that hunter biden showed up on capitol hill, not to testify, but to blast republicans for what he said are attacks on him to embarrass and damage his father. cbs' scott macfarlane will start us off tonight from capitol hill. it has been a busy day. good evening, scott. >> good evening, norah. it was just hours after the president's son made that dramatic appearance outside the capitol, defending his father, that house republicans launched an effort to impeach the president. a party line vote tonight. >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: will launch another attempt to impeach a u.s. president. republicans approved a formal
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impeachment inquiry, alleging president biden might have benefitted from his son's foreign business dealings, and has stonewalled them. >> what are you scared of? what facts do you not want to come out? >> reporter: democrats blasted the move. >> they've been at it for so long. and of course donald trump wants to keep it going into the next year for the campaign season. >> reporter: you think trump is directing this? >> oh, completely. >> reporter: the launching of a formal impeachment inquiry gives republicans more firepower and better legal standing to issue subpoenas. does this end anywhere short o short of impeachment articles? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: it's inevitable? >> i think so it is. >> reporter: ahead of the house a subpoena for a closed door deposition. hunter biden declined. >> i'm here today to acknowledge that i've made mistakes in my life and wasted opportunities and privileges i was afforded. >> reporter: saying he would only testify in a public hearing. speaking before cameras at the capitol, he described the depths of his drug addiction. >> during my battle with addiction, my parents were there for me.
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they literally saved my life. >> reporter: and he defended his father. >> there is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business. >> reporter: by snubbing the committee, house republicans today recommended hunter biden be investigated for a contempt of congress criminal charge. >> they belittled my recovery, and they have tried to dehumanize me, all to embarrass and damage my father who has devoted his entire public life to service. >> reporter: in a statement tonight, president biden said of republicans, instead of doing anything to help make americans' lives better, they're focused on attacking me, with lies. norah? >> scott macfarlane, thank you. well, the supreme court agreeing today to hear two politically charged cases involving abortion and one that could impact former president trump's election interference trial. that federal case was temporarily placed on hold today. cbs' jan crawford is here with
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us to help us break it down. okay, jan, the first issue, let's talk about that. the supreme court says they're going to look at the drug mifepristone, which is the medication used in most common form of abortions. >> yeah. it could have a tremendous impact on how and at what point in a woman's pregnancy she can access that so-called abortion pill, even in states where it's legal. now a federal appeals court said the fda was wrong in how it approved that drug mifepristone for abortions up to ten weeks, and it said women didn't need to see a doctor in person to get it. those lower court decisions, they are on hold while this case plays out. so the pill will remain available for now. >> and let's talk about this second case. this is by several january 6th defendants who say prosecutors went too far. this could have a big impact, right? >> huge impact. it literally could affect hundreds of january 6th defendants, including former president trump. now they're all facing other
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charges for january 6th, but this one is under a federal law that prohibits obstructing any official proceeding. it sounds pretty clear, right? on january 6th, certifying the election, that's an official proceeding. but the defendants say no, that law is talking about people who destroy documents and records, and it shouldn't apply to us. now if the supreme court agrees, that could have a big impact on trump's election interference case. it could cut two of the four charges against him or potentially delay that trial. >> we'll be watching. jan crawford who covers the supreme court for us, thank you so much. let's turn now to the white house, where president biden and secretary of state antony blinken met with several family members of americans being held hostage by hamas. cbs' ed o'keefe is at the white house where the families were looking for answers as to what is being done to get their loved ones home. >> reporter: the two-hour meeting was the president's first face-to-face encounter with families of americans being held hostage in gaza. >> we could have no better friend in washington or in the
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white house than president biden himself and his administration. >> reporter: but little is known about the state of those still being held. >> was the president able to share anything about their condition? >> we're going to keep the content of the conversation private. >> reporter: the white house says there are eight americans still unaccounted for, including americans still being held hostage. it is believed 135 total hostages of varying nationalities remain in gaza. the meeting came a day after the president for the first time publicly since the hamas attacks questioned israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he has to change as israel's coalition government is making it difficult to establish a palestinian state. mr. biden also said israel is losing global support for its indiscriminate bombing of gaza. attacks deemed indiscriminate are usually considered violations of international law. but did he misspeak yesterday when he said israel was carrying out indiscriminate attacks?
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>> the president speaks and has spoken about our concerns over civilian casualties in gaza and about urging our israeli counterparts to be more careful and more deliberate. >> reporter: today in israel, netanyahu defiantly said, "we are continuing until the end," adding "in the face of international pressures, nothing will stop us." in gaza, heavy fighting continued, leading to the deaths of ten israeli soldiers, their highest single day losses so far. while the president met with families of hostages being held in gaza, it's incredibly rare for him to ever have contact with families of the dozens of other americans being wrongfully detained, something advocates for those being held in countries like afghanistan, china and venezuela called out today. norah? >> ed o'keefe, thank you very much. in tonight's health watch, growing reports of dangerous reactions to the main drug in the weight loss and diabetes medications wegovy and ozempic.
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>> i'm nicole sganga in washington. thanks for staying with us. president biden held a white house meeting with the families of eight americans believed to be held hostage in gaza. the families want the white house to press for a pause in the fighting to allow israel and hamas time to negotiate the release of their loved ones. their ordeal is bringing new attention to other detained americans around the world, including afghanistan. margheret brennan spoke to the family of one american held by the taliban for the past 16 months. >> reporter: anna corbett, whose husband ryan is being detained by the taliban, feared that going public would endanger his life. she is now breaking her silence because she says her husband's health is deteriorating. now that the u.s. is regularly meeting with the taliban, she wants president biden to make bringing an american home his top priority. >> while we love and respect the people of your country, i desperately need my father home.
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>> reporter: 13-year-old caleb corbett read us the letter he wrote to the taliban, personally bl pleading with them to free his father. caleb's dad, 44-year-old ryan corbett, has been detained in afghanistan for 16 months. ryan's wife, two daughters and son are desperate. what is life like for him? >> he's held in a very small cell. he's allowed sunlight 15 to 20 minutes per month. there have been reports of him fainting, of seizures. he had to celebrate his 40th birthday in the cell alone. >> reporter: corbett was arrested in august 2022, a year after the last u.s. troops withdrew. the state department tells americans don't go. why did ryan feel it was safe enough to go? >> he had a business visa. he had been living there since 2010. he did not want to abandon his employees and shut that down
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just for his own comfort. so it was really for the afghans and for his staff that he returned. >> reporter: corbett tried to restart his business consultancy for afghans, which he'd abandoned in 2021. as the family fled amidst the chaos of the taliban seizing power. >> we had five suitcases, five carry-ons. the kids had to say goodbye to their pets. >> reporter: after living in afghanistan for how long? >> almost 12 years. >> reporter: fleeing the country where caleb was born and raised and keeping quiet about ryan's imprisonment until now has been traumatic. >> my neighbors were assuming he had left us. when people asked me questions, i had to respond he is on a business trip. a never ending business trip. the children had to pretend with their friends that everything was normal. >> reporter: the taliban has twice allowed ryan corbett brief calls home. >> we have had now 16 minutes in
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16 months, which is insane. it's hard to really tell how he's doing because he's not alone on these calls. on the last call, when he started talking about his health, the call was cut off. >> reporter: what do you want your father to know? >> we'll try to get him back, and we don't want him to miss anything else important. >> caleb misses his jokes. i don't know if all of us do. >> reporter: they're dad jokes? typical dad jokes? >> no, we totally miss his jokes. >> reporter: this photo, never before public, taken by a qatari official shows a visibly thinner ryan in captivity. the u.s. has had no access to ryan, but does meet with the taliban about humanitarian aid and counterterrorism. corbett's family argues bringing a u.s. citizen home should be the priority. >> i wonder what would happen if this were president biden's
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family. what more could be done? it does not make sense to move on with any policies or any strengthening relationships with the taliban until this is resolved. >> reporter: now yesterday in doha, the top state department envoy met with the taliban official and raised the cases of at least three detained americans, including ryan corbett. last september, the taliban conducted a prisoner swap with the u.s. taliban officials contacted by cbs news insist that corbett is being treated well, but they did not indicate what they are seeking for his release. now corbett's family is buying him christmas present, and they're hoping they'll all be reunited soon. >> that was margaret brennan reporting. for most of the u.s., the covid pandemic is now just a memory, but many of the young students who spent two years in virtual classes are still having a difficult time catching up. meg oliver reports on one state's successful effort to get them up to speed.
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>> reporter: it's 7:00 a.m., an hour before school officially starts at cane ridge elementary school in nashville. and hundreds of students are ready to crank up the learning. small groups meet three days a week before, during, and after school for what's called high dosage tutoring to combat pandemic learning loss. >> crocodile. >> crocodile. >> well, in my view, the kids were at stake. >> reporter: tennessee republican governor bill lee called a historic legislative session back in january of 2021 to address the state's failing test scores. while many students across the country were still attending school virtually. >> it's kind of one of the redemptive stories of the pandemic for me is we implemented things that we weren't doing before that will produce better outcomes than we had before the pandemic. >> reporter: combining federal pandemic relief funds with the grant matching program allowed the state to pay for three years of tutoring, four years of summer camps, and an enhanced
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literacy program. where would you students be without this high dosage tutoring? >> low. they would be very low academically. >> reporter: do you know what a myth is? >> they probably would not be ready for middle school. >> can you start reading this for us? >> reporter: english teacher kelly cozier has been tutoring two sessions a week since the program started in 2021. >> that's it. >> reporter: helping kids like 10-year-old rekiah woods. >> i got two f's and an ela. and then i fixed the scores and got b's or a's. >> reporter: is that because of the tutoring? >> yeah. >> reporter: before the pandemic, about a third of tennessee third-graders with reading at level. now scores among third to eighth graders have increased by 8 points in english and almost 10 points in math. >> it's working. and the evidence is showing it.
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a long forgotten art installation is back on display after spending nearly 40 years locked away in storage. jonathan vigliotti takes us for a walk through luna luna. ♪ >> reporter: hollywood loves a sequel. and inside this warehouse in downtown los angeles is a second act that took nearly 40 years to complete. >> some of the best writers in the world cannot sit down and write a better story than this. it's something you couldn't make up. >> reporter: you may recognize some of the main characters in michael goldberg's story. >> we've got the keith heran carousel, the dali dome, eric brower carousel, the swinger, the david hockney enchanted
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tree. >> reporter: it's a kaleidoscope that many in the art world didn't even know existed. it all began in the 1970s with a man named andre heller, who convinced some of the most notable artists of the late 20th century to design an avant-garde amusement park in hamburg, germany. luna luna opened its doors in 1987. what was it about this idea that attracted so many other major artists to come in and be involved? >> it's an incredible canvas to reach a wider audience. >> reporter: a canvas to not only look at but play on. only about 300,000 people visited the park during its seven-week run before it was seemingly lost to history. that is until goldberg, a new york creative director came across an article about the amusement park and eventually contacted heller directly. >> andre basically over the course of an hour walked me
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through everything that happened in terms of creating luna luna, his hopes for bringing luna luna around the world. >> reporter: after debuting in hamburg, luna luna was set to travel to san diego for its american premiere. that never happened. heller disagreed with the handling of luna luna's american launch, sending both parties into years of litigation and quietly landing luna luna in storage somewhere in the texas desert. >> that's when i really was on a mission of we have to figure out how to bring this thing back. >> reporter: bringing luna luna back required the help of mega rapper and art enthusiast drake, whose company dream crew invested an undisclosed sum to buy the 44 shipping containers sight unseen. luna luna was shipped to l.a. in january 2022 for its unboxing. can i ask were instructs included? >> there were no instructions,
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no manuals. >> reporter: it was the job of joel searles' team to restore each masterpiece back to life. > it was very fun. we knew it was a herring, and you're unwrapping it like a present, but it really felt like you were -- it was exciting. >> what makes luna luna so special is these marquee names that were locked away, a art hstorical secret. >> reporter: lumi tan. >> andre heller saw it as breaking down the boundaries of artists of different generations and disciplines. you have keith herring young pop artist, but you have one of the founders of pop art. >> it's a new insight into this magical world. >> reporter: german artist monica gelsing is one of the few represented still alive. she designed the banners, what she calls wind images.
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>> translator: it felt like going into a totally new art world and clowns and artists talked to everybody. so the interaction was immediately there. you could feel that all the visitors were so happy. >> reporter: time has made each one of these artists legendary, which also means each piece is too valuable to ride, though park goers will be allowed to walk in some. >> in art, sometimes there is a shying away of spectacle, right, like it's supposed to be serious and very intellectual and not so much (female) i grew up in a home that didn't have running water.
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there is a floating farm in the netherlands that brings fresh milk and cheese to city dwellers, and the farmers say it's just the start. ian lee reports. >> reporter: among the cranes in this dutch shipping port sits a
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floating barn. dozens of cows help to deliver fresh milk and cheese to the city of rotterdam. >> we see that they are doing very well. their fur is shiny. they produce a lot of milk, and the milk, the quality of the milk is very good. >> reporter: the cows graze on hay and left overorange ryans from a grocery store. robots milk the animals and even clean up their manure. owner mink von wingerdon calls it an innovative climate solution, especially in countries that suffer from flood organize drought. >> when you have a floating farm, you are climate adaptive so, you can keep on producing fresh, healthy food for the city. >> reporter: mink's husband floated the idea after fresh food ran out when hurricane sandy flooded new york city in 2012. >> if you like our milk, of course -- >> reporter: visitors now come from far and wide to see the floating farm. >> city dwellers, they also like to visit the farm and to see how
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food is produced. >> reporter: critics say the outcome of these farms will vary by region. >> of course, there is a huge carbon expenditure in the crafting of this three-story floating steel vessel. >> reporter: owners are moving on to the next stage after the success of the buoyant bovines, planning a second floating farm to grow vegetables with the cow pies providing the heating. ian lee, cbs news, london. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. be sure to check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm nicole sganga. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. russian president vladimir putin will hold his yearly question-and-answer session with select russian journalists and
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citizens today. putin is expected to speak about the war in ukraine and march's presidential election where he'll seek a fifth term and another six years in power. a man has been charged in the murder of detroit synagogue leader samantha woll. woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on october 21st. authorities say there is no evidence the murder was a hate crime. and the smithsonian national portrait gallery unveiled its portrait of oprah winfrey on wednesday. the nearly 7-foot-tall painting was done by chicago artist shawn michael warren. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or nnected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ tonight, a busy day here in the nation's capital. the major news from the supreme court about the abortion pill. the pause in donald trump's election interference case that could delay his trial. plus breaking news, congress
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votes to formally launch an impeachment inquiry into president biden. there is a lot to get to. i am here. >> the dramatic speech from president biden's son. why hunter biden says he'll only testify in his dad's impeachment inquiry if it's in public. >> republicans say they're pursuing the truth. democrats accuse them of pursuing pure ugly politics. two people under arrest after a scary afternoon at an elementary school. students eating gummy bears contaminated with fentanyl. and our series about the pandemic's lingering effects on america's children. tonight, protecting the mental health of teens. >> i do think we should have restrictions on phones in the school setting. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we begin tonight with breaking news right here in washington on capitol hill, where just a short time ago
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republicans in the house voting to begin a formal impeachment inquiry into president biden. the next step follows the years' long scrutiny of the president and his family that has turned up no proof of high crimes and misdemeanors. now democrats tonight are calling the move an extreme political stunt that has no credibility and no legitimacy. today's vote comes on the same day that hunter biden showed up on capitol hill, not to testify, but to blast republicans for what he said are attacks on him to embarrass and damage his father. cbs' scott macfarlane will start us off tonight from capitol hill. it has been a busy day. good evening, scott. >> good evening, norah. it was just hours after the president's son made that dramatic appearance outside the capitol, defending his father, that house republicans launched an effort to impeach the president. a party line vote tonight. >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: will launch another attempt to impeach a u.s. president. republicans approved a formal impeachment inquiry, alleging
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president biden might have benefitted from his son's foreign business dealings, and has stonewalled them. >> what are you scared of? what facts do you not want to come out? >> reporter: democrats blasted the move. >> they've been at it for so long. and of course donald trump wants to keep it going into the next year for the campaign season. >> reporter: you think trump is directing this? >> oh, completely. >> reporter: the launching of a formal impeachment inquiry gives republicans more firepower and better legal standing to issue subpoenas. does this end anywhere short o short of impeachment articles? >> i think so. >> it's inevitable? >> i think it is. >> reporter: ahead of the house a subpoena for a closed door deposition. hunter biden declined. >> i'm here today to acknowledge that i've made mistakes in my life and wasted opportunities and privileges i was afforded. >> reporter: saying he would only testify in a public hearing. speaking before cameras at the capitol, he described the depths of his drug addiction. >> during my battle with addiction, my parents were there for me. they literally saved my life.
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>> reporter: and he defended his father. >> there is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business. >> reporter: by snubbing the committee, house republicans today recommended hunter biden be investigated for a contempt of congress criminal charge. >> they belittled my recovery, and they have tried to dehumanize me, all to embarrass and damage my father who has devoted his entire public life to service. >> reporter: in a statement tonight, president biden said of republicans, instead of doing anything to help make americans' lives better, they're focused on attacking me, with lies. norah? >> scott macfarlane, thank you. the supreme court agreeing today to hear two politically charged cases involving abortion, and one that could impact former president trump's election interference trial. that federal case was temporarily placed on hold today. cbs' jan crawford is here with us to help us break it down.
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okay, jan, the first issue, let's talk about that. the supreme court says they're going to look at the drug mifepristone, which is the medication used in most common form of abortions. >> yeah. it could have a tremendous impact on how and at what point in a woman's pregnancy she can access that so-called abortion pill, even in states where it's legal. now a federal appeals court said the fda was wrong in how it approved that drug mifepristone for abortions up to ten weeks, and it said women didn't need to see a doctor in person to get it. those lower court decisions, they are on hold while this case plays out. so the pill will remain available for now. >> and let's talk about this second case. this is by several january 6th defendants who say prosecutors went too far. this could have a big impact, right? >> huge impact. it literally could affect hundreds of january 6th defendants, including former president trump. now they're all facing other charges for january 6th, but this one is under a federal law
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that prohibits obstructing any official proceeding. it sounds pretty clear, right? on january 6th, certifying the election, that's an official proceeding. but the defendants say no, that law is talking about people who destroy documents and records, and it shouldn't apply to us. now if the supreme court agrees, that could have a big impact on trump's election interference case. it could cut two of the four charges against him or potentially delay that trial. >> we'll be watching. jan crawford who covers the supreme court for us, thank you so much. let's turn now to the white house, where president biden and secretary of state antony blinken met with several family members of americans being held hostage by hamas. cbs' ed o'keefe is at the white house where the families were looking for answers as to what is being done to get their loved ones home. >> reporter: the two-hour meeting was the president's first face-to-face encounter with families of americans being held hostage in gaza. >> we could have no better friend in washington or in the white house than president biden himself and his administration.
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>> reporter: but little is known about the state of those still being held. >> was the president able to share anything about their condition? >> we're going to keep the content of the conversation private. >> reporter: the white house says there are eight americans still unaccounted for, including americans still being held hostage. it is believed 135 total hostages of varying nationalities remain in gaza. the meeting came a day after the president for the first time publicly since the hamas attacks questioned israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he has to change as israel's coalition government is making it difficult to establish a palestinian state. mr. biden said israel is losing global support for its indiscriminate bombing of gaza. attacks deemed indiscriminate are usually considered violations of international law. >> did he misspeak yesterday when he said that israel was carrying out indiscriminate attacks? >> the president speaks and has spoken about our concerns over civilian casualties in gaza and
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about urging our israeli counterparts to be more careful and more deliberate. >> reporter: today in israel, netanyahu defiantly said, "we are continuing until the end," adding "in the face of international pressures, nothing will stop us." in gaza, heavy fighting continued, leading to the deaths of ten israeli soldiers, their highest single day losses so far. while the president met with families of hostages being held in gaza, it's incredibly rare for him to ever have contact with families of the dozens of other americans being wrongfully detained, something advocates for those being held in countries like afghanistan, china and venezuela called out today. norah? >> ed o'keefe, thank you very much. the "cbs
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> it was a historic day on wall street.
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the dow soared more than 500 points, closing over 37,000 for the first time ever. the gain of nearly 1.5% came after the federal reserve kept interest rates unchanged and signaled at least three interest rate cuts next year. good news for the economy. we want the turn now to the major recall involving more than two million tesla cars. that's nearly all of the electric vehicles tesla has sold in the u.s. cbs' carter evans tells us how the company intends to fix a problem with the car's autopilot system. >> reporter: there is almost nothing left of this tesla after it slammed into a fire truck on a northern california freeway last february. the driver was killed, and investigators believe autopilot was engaged when it happened. it's one of dozens of deadly crashes since 2016 allegedly involving the technology, and it led to a national highway traffic safety administration investigation. tesla owner susie maggid hopes the recall leads to safer use of autopilot. >> i was driving on the freeway,
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and saw a man with his seat almost fully reclined, feet out the window, and hands like behind his head going about 95 miles an hour. >> reporter: nearly every tesla sold in the u.s. is affected, and over-the-air software update will enable cars to give drivers more warnings when they're not paying attention, and even suspend the technology if drivers use it incorrectly. >> this recall is actually written in blood. >> reporter: robert zumwalt is former chair of the national transportation safety board. he says he spoke to elon musk personally during the agency's own investigation into autopilot six years ago. >> and as the chairman with the ntsb, i'm talking to him about this investigation, and he hung up on me. i think that shows an arrogance within the organization that is leading to safety problems and is killing people. >> reporter: now the software fix is already rolled out the some customers.
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we reached out to tesla, but have not heard back. however, on monday, the company posted that it believes that cars that use its autopilot system are safer than those without it. norah? >> carter, powerful interviews and such important context. thank you so much. well, now to a frightening incident in central virginia. two people have been arrested in connection to seven elementary students falling ill after being exposed to fentanyl at their school. cbs' nicole sganga reports on the disturbing details. >> reporter: tonight, shock inside an elementary school after residue from the highly lethal drug fentanyl was found inside a bag filled with gummy bears and shared by fourth graders. >> the fentanyl came from somebody's house, right. and so we need to wake up as a county and as a community to realize that these things are real, these things are happening. >> reporter: two suspects, clifford dugan and nicole sanders were arrested early this morning in connection to the incident. both face charges including
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distributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> we don't feel this is an intentional event, but we are continuing our investigation. >> reporter: police say five students were taken to the hospital. >> we feel hot. we feel nausea. >> reporter: including fourth grader hayden floyd. the 10-year-old said he ate ten gummies before heading to the school nurse, and then was loaded into an ambulance with his mother. >> i was shaking a lot, because i was really scared, and my mom came. she was right beside me the whole time. i was sorry, mom, sorry. because she was crying. >> reporter: all students have been discharged from the hospital. hayden's mother, christina wright tells us she is so grateful her son is okay, but she never thought she'd have to have a conversation about fentanyl with her 10-year-old. norah? >> that's so scary. nicole sganga, thank you so much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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monique may say it's a relief after constantly being on their phones during the covid lockdown when screen time among adolescents more than doubled. how much do you blame phones and social media for taking a toll on your mental health? >> all of it. >> reporter: all of it? >> for me, personally, yeah. >> i blame my darkest moments because of my phone. >> reporter: have you ever been bullied online or felt left out after looking at social media? >> of course. throughout my middle school experience, there was a lot of people talking about you, whether it be on snapchat, posting a story that made fun of the way you looked. and it made me feel depressed. >> the youth mental health crisis is the defining public health crisis of our time. if we do not address it with urgency, then i worry we will lose an entire generation of children to depression, anxiety and suicide. >> reporter: this year u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy issued an advisory of the effects of social media on youth health.
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would you consider advising the country to ban smartphones during school hours? >> i do think we should have restrictions on phones in the school setting. you fundamentally have to understand that these devices and particular social media is behaving largely as an addictive element. >> reporter: newburgh free academy assistant principal ebony clark says banning hones has helped cut down on online bullying. >> all i'm doing is giving them the opportunity to engage in school and leave the drama outside the doors. >> reporter: now that you don't have the distraction during the school day, how much has it helped you as a person? >> i'm more confident in who i am. and i think that just comes from not being able to worry about what other people ar saying about me. just being me. >> reporter: meg oliver, cbs news, newburgh, new york. the nation's poison centers report an alarming number of calls due to the popular weight loss drug. we'll have the details, next.
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the last surviving twins from the holocaust, steven and marion. they were just 6 years old when they were sent from their home in amsterdam to a concentration camp. >> reporter: the hess family, like millions of jews was taken from their home by the nazis. >> the holocaust seems like ancient history. so we have to find a way for it not to be that, for that to be a lasting lesson. >> reporter: sent by train in 1944 to bergen-belsen, a concentration camp where more than 50,000 died, including anne frank. marion and steven credited their parents for keeping them together. >> they never, ever gave up, and they were just determined to keep us alive. the food in bergen-belsen was kohlrabis, turnips, calories, about 600 calories to keep you alive. >> reporter: their father was assigned to heavy labor. eight decades later, they still remember their mother's sacrifice.
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>> she realized that my father needed a lot more nourishment than she did, and even though we were all starving, she gave half of her portions to my father. it still gets to me. >> it gets to me. >> to keep him going. >> where do you think that will to survive came from? that determination? >> they had a real sense of inner courage and strength. >> reporter: steven and marion, now 85 years old, hope their story can be a lesson of remembrance. >> what has it been like for you since october 7th? >> it's something that makes you watch television morning, noon and night. there's got to be a better way. it can't always be a scorecard of how many get murdered and how many get displaced. i hope that something will happen where when these conflicts happen, that there is
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a real kind of effort to have a long-term solution. you know, so both sides feel like they have a chance for a future. >> reporter: the hesses found their future here in the u.s., arriving by boat in 1947. what do you remember about that? you remember your parents? >> a lot. >> a lot. a lot. our parents got us up early to pass the statue of liberty. in later life, it became a very precious memory. >> but whenever i see the statue of liberty, it rings bells, because that was the symbol of our freedom and ability for us to have a new life. >> and you can read more about their incredible s ry of
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involving the drug semaglutide. that's up 1400% since 2019. a doctor for the organization says most of the calls were related to dosage errors. in a statement to cbs news, drugmaker novo nordisk says safety is the top priority and referred patients to the web page semaglutide.com. a hiker who fell a thousand feet from a trail in hawaii last week is telling a remarkable story of survival. 34-year-old ian snyder she's says he landinged near a waterfall and was able to drink from a stream. that helped him to hang on for three days until he was finally spotted by a rescue team and then airlifted to safety. snyder broke several bones but says he is otherwise okay and grateful for being rescued. finally tonight, the library of congress has announced the 25 new titles being added to the national film registry. >> houston, we have a problem. >> the only problem this year was narrowing down the list. "apollo 13" was joined by other
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box office hits of the 90s like "home alone" and "terminator 2 judgment day" along with the animated classics "lady and the tramp" and "the nightmare before christmas". the newest films are from 2013, the drama "12 years a slave" and "20 feet from stardom", winner of best picture and best documentary at the academy awards. and that's it the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. russian president vladimir putin will hold his yearly question-and-answer session with select russian journalists and citizens today.
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putin is expected to speak about the war in ukraine and march's presidential election where he'll seek a fifth term and another six years in power. a man has been charged in e murder of detroit synagogue leader samantha woll. woll was found stabbed to death outside her home on october 21st. authorities say there is no evidence the murder was a hate crime. and the smithsonian national portrait gallery unveiled its portrait of oprah winfrey on wednesday. the nearly 7-foot-tall painting was done by chicago artist shawn michael warren. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's thursday, december 14th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." making it official. house republicans vote to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden.

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