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25 years since the groundbreaking hbo series "the sopranos" made its debut. over the next six seasons, the show would claim a record 21 emmy awards. anthony mason got invited to a "sopranos" family reunion. >> has it been a while since you've been back here? >> oh, yeah, it's been 17 years. >> david chase's drama about a mob family headquartered in a new jersey strip club would change television. all year, creator and cast have been celebrating the debut of "the sopranos" a quarter century ago. >> i had a lot of friends who were auditioning for this thing called "sopranos." i thought it was about singers. >> he called and said, "you want to be in my new tv show?" i said, "yeah, no thanks." >> like a series on hbo was kind

of like the bargain basement. i'm not being facetious. >> chase had offered it to all of the broadcast networks. and what did they say to you? >> too dark. >> reporter: but it could be darkly funny too. >> you're not going to believe this. he killed 16 czechoslovakians. the guy was an interior decorator. >> his house looked like [ bleep ]. >> i've never been able to figure out whether it's a comedy. i guess it's like life. i don't know. i hope. >> reporter: it started as a show about a mob boss with a troublesome mom. >> all i know is daughters are better at taking care of their mothers than sons. >> and that was my apartment up there. >> reporter: chase, who grew up in suburban new jersey, based her on his own mother. >> so why did you want to put her with a gangster? >> i believe that if my mother had been a male, she might have been a criminal. >> hey, ma. >> nancy marchand just brought

it to life. >> i wish the lord would take me now. >> well, in the meantime -- >> reporter: tormented tony soprano is driven to see a therapist, lorraine bracco as dr. melfi. >> mr. soprano? >> yeah. >> reporter: so you based tony's mother on your mother and you based the therapist on your therapist. >> i think i was probably trying to re-mother myself. >> oh, interesting. >> i was looking for a woman of my mother's age who wouldn't behave like a maniac. >> yeah. and that's what tony's trying to do. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: but chase also saw "the sopranos" as a parable of america in decline. >> at that time in america, there was so much consumption, greed, that it was enough to make a mob boss sick. >> reporter: the late james gandolfini played tony as an endearing anti-hero. >> he was incredible. the whole thing was about his face. >> yeah. >> and about his eyes actually.

there's something about his eyes that was otherworldly. >> it says with pulp. >> you like it with pulp. >> not this much. >> reporter: edie falco played tony's wife, carmela. >> there's such a great dynamic between the two of you in the show. >> yeah. we -- it's a matter of alchemy. we both had italian families, had some idea of what this dynamic feels like, and just sort of fell into this with great ease. you know, it was a ten-year marriage, and it was as close to a real one as i had known. >> reporter: musician steve van zandt played tony's underboss, silvio dante. >> which i was very comfortable with, having, you know, done that kind of a thing with bruce springsteen in real life, you know? >> yeah. >> cheer me up, babe. >> just when i thought i was out, they pulled me back in. >> reporter: there had never been anything like it on tv.

>> no stars. too many characters. you know, no seductive lighting, no cute camera moves. you know, nothing other than this very weird story of a mob boss who has a nervous breakdown because ducks flew out of his pool. ♪ that's the makings of a hit show, you know? >> reporter: more than a hit, it's become an enduring cultural phenomenon, constantly rediscovered by new audiences, who still tour its shooting locations. >> but outside of the church right here is where tony approaches bobby bacala. >> what do you think the magic in it is? >> first of all, it's really good. >> reporter: michael imperioli played tony's hot-headed nephew, christopher moltisanti. >> move it! >> reporter: script after script, it would get more interesting and deeper. by the end of the first season,

i was like, this is incredible. >> it was like, you know, i guess a musician playing, you know, bach or something. >> yeah. >> it's just like, oh, this is just an honor. >> within two shows, everybody stopped me on the street, you know. sopranos, sopranos, sopranos. the fact i had been a rock star for 20 years before that, gone. >> we would go out, five or six of us, and get a standing ovation. it was like playing for the yankees. >> reporter: steve schirripa joined the cast in the second season. >> bobby baccalieri, the last man standing. >> we were sincerely friends on and off. the only tense day i can remember honestly was the day we whacked vinny pastore, you know, big pussy. >> is that okay, tony? can i sit? >> because, you know, when you kill somebody or they die on the show, you're not going to see them anymore. >> reporter: it was a fate all

the actors knew they could face. >> the more they gave you to do, your character, the better shot of you getting killed off. i didn't buy an apartment here until the show was over. >> reporter: schirripa got a call one night from david chase, who asked to come over. >> he'd never been to your house before? >> no! he doesn't come to your house. how they killed you then became a badge of honor. >> yeah. >> you know, was it a good kill, or did you fade away? >> yeah. >> mine was pretty good. the train store, you know, it was pretty cool. >> reporter: after ten years of filming, "the sopranos" final ep sed aired in 2007. >> did i read that in the last read, you actually started crying? >> i was out of control. i was embarrassed. i really couldn't stop crying. it was ridiculous. >> what were you feeling?

>> it was this thing in this moment will never happen again to me, to anyone. >> it changed a lot of people's lives. >> sure. i think all of ours. >> yeah. >> in all kinds of ways. >> reporter: the ending, an abrupt cut to black, was controversial. ♪ don't stop ♪ >> my initial thing was, you know, did the tv go out like everybody. but the ambiguities of that i thought were really interesting. did he die? is that the last thing he saw? i mean those questions that lingered that people just tried to figure out. >> you kind of left room for everybody to make up their own ending. >> yeah. that was not my intention. >> what was your intention? >> reporter: here, david chase stopped to think. >> i don't know how to explain it. life is precious, and i don't think if we had done -- if he'd gone to prison or if he'd died with his face in the linguine, i don't think we would have thought that.

>> that was anthony mason. you're watching "cbs news roundup."

do you have any close friends who are a lot older than you or younger? janet shamlian has a story of love and friendship that defies the years. ♪ >> reporter: professional dancer laura kaufman forged friendship at the barre. not that kind. a dance class at new york's iconic steps on broadway. >> when you first saw carol, what did you think? >> i was honestly enthralled from the moment i met her. >> reporter: the woman who became a bestie, carol taitan, is older by 52 years. >> she had an energy and a warmth about her. >> so it sounds like you were both instantly sort of attracted to each other. >> love at first sight. what can i say? >> reporter: the age-defined attachment isn't that unusual. 37% of adults have a close friend at least 15 years younger

or older than they are. while this 32-year-old and 84-year-old bonded over ballet, they soon started exploring restaurants. >> say hi, carol. >> reporter: and with birthdays one day apart, they celebrate together every year. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> i don't think of age when i'm with her. we share a passion for life, and even that one element is not easy to find. >> so when did you get back from paris? >> reporter: experts say we tend to stick to same-age relationships. but one with a significant age gap brings benefits through sharing life experiences. bryn mawr college psychology professor mark schultz. >> the payoff we get from connections with people that are different from us have the potential to be even bigger than the connections we make with people that occupy a similar place in life as us or are right next door to us. >> i feel like she's telling me that getting old doesn't mean

you have to actually get old. >> reporter: both women say they're energized by their four-year bond. >> what's next for you two? >> i think just endless adventures. i can't wait to see what's next. >> reporter: a relationship spanning decades and for the ages. for cbs saturday morning, janet shamlian, new york. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm carissa lawson. . ♪

thanks for staying up late with us. i'm carissa lawson in new york, and here are some of the stories we're tracking on "cbs news roundup." dangerous heat swelters much of the country this independence day holiday. hurricane beryl carves a deadly path of destruction through the caribbean, now aiming at mexico. and the heat is on for president biden as he fights for his political survival. more than 25 states are facing excessive heat warnings and advisories this july 4th weekend. in california, the national weather service is calling the heat wave potentially lethal, and firefighters there are working in triple-digit conditions battling dangerous wildfires. cbs's elise preston is on the scene in oroville, 75 miles north of sacramento. >> reporter: much of the west coast is facing two threats, dangerous fire conditions and brutal heat. >> anywhere from the 115 to 120 degrees, so that's incredibly

hot. >> reporter: the national weather service calls this an exceptionally dangerous, potentially historic, and deadly heat event. the massive wildfire burning near the town of oroville, california, has consumed at least four structures. but there's another toll. eight firefighters here have suffered heat-related injuries. >> standing outside here in this heat, how does it feel to you? >> if you were to put on all your winter gear to go skiing in 110 degrees and go do some yard work at your house. that's what it's like. they're doing arduous, hard activity in multiple layers of clothing. >> reporter: most of california is trapped in an unrelating heat dome, and even water provides little relief. >> yeah, this is the hottest i've ever seen it. >> reporter: in phoenix, a 10-year-old boy died in triple-digit heat while hiking. more than 1,200 americans die every year from heat-related illnesses. the city of portland, oregon, has declared a state of emergency, where many are without air-conditioning. >> yeah, i think any time it

gets in the triple digits, it's alarming. >> reporter: holiday heat stretching coast to coast, pushing 100 degrees in the nation's capital this fourth of july. >> it's hot. make sure you have plenty of water. if you can, find some shade. >> reporter: now, this gives you a glimpse of just how dry the grass is here in oroville. this brush is only fuel on a hot, windy day, which is why warnings about fireworks are posted throughout the area. official fireworks shows are canceled. elise preston, cbs news, oroville, california. from dangerous heat to the deadly hurricane roaring across the caribbean. beryl is now a category 3 as it moves toward mexico's popular coastline on the yucatan peninsula. at least nine people have died in the storm. cbs's tom hanson is in jamaica, where the cleanup has already begun. >> reporter: hurricane beryl on the move toward mexico after swiping the cayman islands. the category 3 hurricane had

winds whipping up to 115 miles per hour. jamaica dodged a direct hit on wednesday. the center of the storm passing less than 50 miles south of the capital of kingston. cleanup is now under way with the worst destruction in southern jamaica. devastated homes, torn roofs, and downed trees. the deadly hurricane now barreling toward the yucatan peninsula, a popular vacation spot on mexico's east coast. cbs's dave malkoff is there. >> reporter: beryl is heading towards the resort areas here in tulum, and while they are experts on providing food, water, and shelter to thousands, they can't necessarily do that in these glass-lined ocean-facing rooms here during an oncoming hurricane. they just handed united states this note that says in part "you will be relocated it our shelter and become our refugee". >> reporter: emergency response teams in south texas are

distributing sandbags to residents. >> going to need some protection just in case. >> reporter: at the south padre island alligator sanctuary, even the gators are taking cover. 39 of them, including big padre here, were wrangled out of the water and taken inland while the storm passes. back at jamaica's montego bay airport -- >> i want to go home. >> reporter: -- crowds are already lining up to get out. >> we've had an interesting time, but we want to go home now as quick as we can. >> reporter: and just moments ago, take a look at this. they started letting people into the montego bay international airport, but those people shouldn't get too optimistic. we've spoken with airport officials. they tell us they have not confirmed a single commercial flight going out. and we also checked the gates. there are no planes. tom hanson, cbs news, montego bay, jamaica. president biden spent this fourth of july fighting for his political career. he attempted an independence day celebration at the white house,

yet more party members are panicking about his re-election prospects. cbs's scott macfarlane is at the white house. >> reporter: amid a sweltering holiday celebration at the white house -- >> happy independence day! >> reporter: -- president biden is trying to cool the intensifying political heat. another major donor, netflix co-founder reed hastings, is publicly urging the president to withdraw. new york mega donor whitney tillson has already done the same. >> this shipp has sailed. >> reporter: a handful of house democrats expressed deep concern about the race including massachusetts congressman seth moulton, who called on president biden to step aside. >> now is the time for him to follow in one of our founding fathers george washington's footsteps and step aside to let new leaders rise up and run against donald trump. >> reporter: in two radio interviews -- >> i made a mistake. >> reporter: -- the president acknowledged the debate failure while the white house staff reversed this statement. >> he hasn't had any kind of medical exam. >> no. >> reporter: acknowledging the

president was seen by a doctor to check on his cold after his halting performance onstage last thursday. multiple sources tell cbs news at a meeting with democratic governors wednesday night, the president said he needs to curtail events that begin after 8:00 p.m. and that he needs to sleep more. at the july 4th parade in his district, congressman jamie rasz kin said a decision needs to be made soon. >> i mean it's really not up to me. so i'm just standing strong for democracy regardless of who's at the top of the ticket because democracy is not about one person. it's about everybody. >> they both suck to be perfectly frank. >> reporter: as new video surfaced of trump on the golf course crudely blasting the president and vice president kamala harris and predicting president biden will quit. in an effort to keep the president in the public eye, he has a rally tomorrow midday in madison, wisconsin. scott macfarlane, cbs news, the white house.

polls are now closed in great britain, which is on track to get a new prime minister. a landslide victory is projected for keir starmer, leader of the center left labor party, who's likely to become britain's premier with a large majority of seats. it would be a crushing defeat for the conservative party after 14 years in power. and mother nature launched her own fourth of july fireworks display this year. take a look at this. some spectacular volcanic activity on mount etna in sicily. eruptions have intensified this week on one of etna's craters after a four-year silence. when "cbs news roundup" returns, we'll introduce you to doctors who are writing

♪ so when they stand and tell the stories ♪ ♪ of who we are and what we've done ♪ ♪ of a thousand things that we could leave behind us ♪ ♪ if they say just one word ♪ ♪ let that word be ♪ ♪ kindness ♪ ♪ you can save the world with kindness ♪ ♪ your kindness ♪ ♪ kindness ♪ substance use disorder and addiction is so isolating. and so as a black woman in recovery, hope must be loud. the moment i chose hope was when i couldn't look myself

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the u.s. surgeon general has declared gun violence to be a public health crisis. firearm deaths among children are up 90% in the last decade. that has the american academy of pediatrics urging doctors to discuss firearm safety with their patients. nikki battiste has the story for "eye on america." >> reporter: this gun range may feel a world away from a doctor's office, but these are medical professionals training to save lives by learning about guns. >> i felt like i had a real deficit in talking about firearms with patients. >> reporter: we salt in on the class dr. james bingham teaches at max creek gun range in wisconsin. >> first thing i want to start off with is the bullet. >> reporter: with shop and gun owner steve da razzio. >> that's part of being the responsible gun owner is knowing right from wrong. >> reporter: a primary care doctor and professor at the university of wisconsin's school of medicine, dr. bigham asks his patients about how they store their weapons in routine visits. >> people may feel it's too

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betting america is ready for unity and compromise. major garrett reports. >> everything joe biden touches turns to [ bleep ]. >> that other guy, that loser. >> reporter: the state of our politics enflamed. vulgar, antagonistic. >> anger and outrage are biologically addictive. >> reporter: jamie schmelzer is not a mental health professional. schmelzer sells sausage as a marketing executive for meat processing giant johnsonville. >> we do not pre-tent we have what it takes to solve america. >> we couldn't keep up. >> reporter: but schmelzer and johnsonville believe they're on to something. >> what if instead of keeping it angsty, we all keep it juicy. >> reporter: the company's new ad campaign begs americans to turn down the temperature, to find common ground and chill. >> kiss outrageous goodbye. say hello to more outreach. >> reporter: is this campaign political? >> we think this campaign is

cultural more than political, but we also fully recognize that those two things have become kind of inseparable. >> reporter: johnsonville had a hunch the country was on edge. it took a stab at something politicians do -- polling -- and found that 8 out of 10 americans are exhausted by the anger and negativity in the country and that many americans are getting together less than they used to. >> is isolation good for your product? >> no. so johnsonville makes hangout food. we like to say that sausage for one almost doesn't exist. >> reporter: and it's not just johnsonville preaching calm and togetherness. you can find similar echos in miller lite and lazy boy's ad campaigns. >> we're standing up for our right to be lazy. >> reporter: selling less fighting and more relaxation. >> they're paying attention to our own thoughts as a society. >> reporter: andrew cohen is a

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like getting rides and i have skateboards, they go, oh, where's your grandkids or your kids? and i'm like, no, these are mine. >> reporter: oyama was a kid herself when her brother, carey, built her first skateboard. >> this is your original board? >> yeah. >> that your brother made it shop class? >> yeah. >> what year is this from? >> probably -- well, '73. >> 1973? >> yeah. >> reporter: from there, it was her parents who encouraged her love of skateboarding at a time when so few girls were in the sport. >> even my mom, i would tell her, mom, i'd going to go skateboarding. she's start laughing. oh, be careful. >> oh, look, is that you? >> yeah. >> reporter: but careful skateboarders don't always land on the walls of the nhs skate museum. back then, oyama said, she struggled to be her own advocate for equal pay and opportunities in such a male-dominated sport. >> when they first did some of the x games events, they had the

women's first prize was $2,500, but they were giving men $2,500 to show up and skate. they didn't even have to place. >> where do you see things headed for women? >> i think it's headed in a really good space. i think that it will just be natural and normal for a young girl to say, i want to skateboard, and i want to compete. ♪ >> reporter: these days, oyama is keen to encourage more women to pick up a board and teach amateurs like me how to skate. >> don't i look so cool? >> reporter: or should we say attempt. >> that was terrifying. >> how does that feel? >> good. and then i do this? okay. wasn't ready for that. oopsy. >> good job. >> thank you. >> reporter: oyama isn't slowing down anytime soon. this fall, she's headed to the world skate games in rome. >> i think i take every day as a

gift, take skateboarding as some fun thing that not everyone gets to do. like i got to go travel and skateboard, and i just feel like i wanted to get the most out of it. but i never thought i would still be getting the most out of it. >> and you may continue to get the most out of it. >> yeah. >> reporter: i'm jamie yuccas in santa cruz, california.

liz neeley: you know, you've probably heard it said that some people have to hit rock bottom before they really come to the lord and give him their life. and that's what happened. i probably had a lot of anxiety at that point about my future, but as i began to study the word and a lot of dr. stanley's

teachings and sermons, i began to realize that, through the love of jesus, god saved me for a purpose.

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