in the western u.s. and canada, extreme fire events have increased from 6 in 2003 to 67 in 2023. insurance companies are now dropping homeowners like ron ward because of the growing ildfire risk. >> we knew it was going to be bad. we just didn't know how bad it was going to be. >> reporter: he stayed behind to protect his family's 100-year-old ranch home. his sprinkler system helped fight off the flames. >> we probably have thousands of small fires all over our property. >> reporter: hugh safford studies wildfires. >> when you decompose fuel as slowly as you do in dryer western ecosystems, you're essentially creating a very, very big bonfire. >> reporter: he says california's goal to reduce wildfire fuel by clearing dry vegetation on one million acres of land each year is not enough. >> we probably need to come a little closer to three million to four million acres of treatment every year. this is an existential threat

for ecosystems and people across the west and it needs to be taken seriously. >> reporter: while ron ward's home survived, his neighbors' did not. >> i went to our bookkeeper, who lost her home. sorry. we're very blessed, and we're glad that we're able to save our property. it just -- it's tough. >> reporter: now the suspect in this fire is charged with reckless arson for allegedly pushing a burning car down into a gully. he is not entered a plea yet, but he is expected back in court. >> that was ben tracy in forest ranch, california. survivors of deadly wildfires often suffer from a sort of post traumatic stress disorder. jonathan vigliotti traveled back to maui to see how residents there are coping after last year's devastating blaze. >> reporter: the wildfire that tore through lahaina claimed 101 lives. nearly one year later, the physical scars remain. what you don't see -- >> it changed all of us.

>> reporter: is the terrifying mental toll. >> the animosity, the energy, the negative energy, it's there. >> reporter: kia kaina's downward spiral began when his father's body was found in the ruins. >> he was found right outside the maui outlet mall right on front street in his truck, and he had his little dog with him. >> reporter: this is why remaining lahaina strong can be so elusive. >> i've had things sneak up on me and hit me a little differently. for a guy who was always positive about life, it put me in a little bit of a scary area. where i would feel myself falling into the trap of suicidal thoughts. >> reporter: our cbs news team first documented this deadly mass evacuation days after the disaster. this was last august. you can see the desperation in how these cars are lined up. we're talking dozens as far as you can see. there was so much panic as the fire hit. today the cars are gone, but

much of historic front street remains frozen in time. >> it's surreal to be back, and it's surreal that so much of it does look the same. >> it does. i think it's just a daily reminder of the trauma. >> reporter: john oliver is the public health program manager for hawaii's department of health, making sure that people like lynette chun are getting access to mental health services. >> the fire devastated me, and i was -- my mind was fractured. ♪ >> reporter: how would you describe the crisis? >> it's unprecedented. what we're seeing is grief. there is uncertainty. there is anxiety. there is depression. so we have whole families that are impacted. >> reporter: when lahaina burned, it was not just a community that was lost. this was hawaii's ancient capital, its rich history, the way of life passed down from generations. 12,000 people lived in lahaina before the fire.

one in ten have already sought help for mental health. oliver estimates that number could soon reach one in three. while there are signs of progress, including some businesses that were undamaged, now reopening, much of downtown is still a landscape marked by trauma. >> the people of lahaina must come back. i think that is what everybody wants. lahaina is not lahaina without the people. >> i have a little baby that was my savior. >> reporter: kia kaina finally found the help he needed. it was staring him right in the way. eye. >> she is the reason why i think i held firm, i held tight, and i'm still here. >> reporter: out of the fury that ripped so much of lahaina apart, strong bonds are what's keeping this community together. i'm jonathan vigliotti in i'm jonathan vigliotti in lahaina. could this be menopause? clearblue menopause stage indicator uses an app that combines your age, cycle data,

and fsh hormone levels over time in a personalized report to share with your doctor to get the clarity you need. i thought i was sleeping ok... but i was waking up so tired. then i tried new zzzquil sleep nasal strips. their four—point lift design opens my nose for maximum air flow. so, i breathe better. and we both sleep better. and stay married. he needs protection that goes beyond. dove men with 72-h protection and 1/4 moisturizer. so he can forget his underarms and focus on being unforgettable. dove men. forgettable underarms, unforgettable you. it ain't my dad's razor, dad. ay watch it! it's from gillettelabs. this green bar releases trapped hairs from my face... gamechanga! ...while the flexdisc contours to it. so the five blades can get virtually every hair in one stroke. for the ultimate gillette shaving experience. the best a man can get is gillettelabs. inez, let me ask you, you're using head & shoulders, right? only when i see flakes. then i switch back to my regular shampoo. you should use it every wash, otherwise the flakes will come back.

he's right, you know. is that tiny troy? the ingredients in head & shoulders keep the microbes that cause flakes at bay. microbes, really? they're always on your scalp... but good news, there's no itchiness, dryness or flakes down here. i love tiny troy. and his tiny gorgeous hair. make every wash count! and for stubborn dandruff, try head & shoulders clinical strength. (♪♪) when life spells heartburn... how do you spell relief? r-o-l-a-i-d-s rolaids' dual-active formula

begins to neutralize acid on contact. r-o-l-a-i-d-s spells relief. (granddaughter laughing) when pain freezes you in your tracks... ...vapofreeze your pain away. penetrating pain relief... ...with vicks vapors. (granddaughter laughing) vapofreeze your pain away. now at walmart. country music superstar shania twain is heading back to las vegas later this month for a residency at planet hollywood. her album "come on over" remains the best-selling album of all time by a female solo artist. shania discussed her life and legendary career with anthony mason. ♪ the best thing about being a woman ♪ >> reporter: shania twain knows how to put on a show.

>> feel like a woman. >> oh, yeah. > reporter: her latest investigation residency "come on over" celebrates her blockbuster album. ♪ the girls need a break ♪ >> oh, is this the original man i feel like a woman hat. she's very valuable. >> reporter: she is the architect of her sound and her look. >> i love the costuming and the designing and the stage designing. ♪ >> reporter: that's been true since 1995 when she made the videos for her breakout album, "the woman in me". >> i just didn't have the budget for styling so i did it myself. the wardrobe for any man of my and who's boots, i just went to target. >> reporter: really? >> and then the denim on denim, which has become quite a fun thing for fans to wear, that was just out of my closet. ♪ better walk the line ♪ >> reporter: i just knew what to do in front of the camera. i don't know why. i'd never done it before.

♪ >> reporter: shania was 8 years old when she started playing country bars in ontario, canada. did you like performing then? >>, no not at all. >> reporter: you didn't? >> no. i was very uncomfortable with it. and it might have been that i was performing in adult venues. >> reporter: bars? >> bars. >> reporter: i'm thinking blues brothers with people throwing bottles at you if they don't like you. >> that's exactly it. many bars i played had cages. >> reporter: did you perform because you felt you had to? >> absolutely. the adults all around me thought i should be a star. they all thought i should be the next tanya tucker. >> reporter: what did you want to be? >> i wanted to be a veterinarian or an engineering architect. >> reporter: so what did music mean to you? >> music was a passion. >> reporter: yeah. >> it wasn't a profession in my mind. >> reporter: yeah. >> and it was something i love to do best when i was alone. so if my parents were fighting, i would good to the backyard and i would start a fire and sit there with my guitar and just

pretend that everything went away. ♪ no one needs to know right now ♪ >> reporter: shania, who sang covers as a kid wanted to perform her own songs, even after "the woman in me" caught fire in '95, she refused to go on the road, insisting on writing her next record first. >> my greatest rebellion that i'm the most proud of is not touring after "the woman in me." i'm like you know what? i've been pleasing others for so long, i finally pleased myself by writing an album without anybody else interfering. my own writing. this is me, the writer from ten years old. and i'm not going on stage as the performer again until it's with all my own songs as a songwriter. and a lot of people lost a lot of money for me not going on tour. >> reporter: including you? >> right. but i didn't care. by not touring and dedicating

myself to the writer in me, i wrote a better album. ♪ ♪ original know it all ♪ >> reporter: that next album "come on over" would become the biggest ever for a female artist. >> okay, so you're a rocket scientist. ♪ that don't get me much ♪ >> reporter: she finally conquered her stage fright after a series of personal traumas, including throat surgery. >> your priorities reset. i did that after my parents died. i also did that after my divorce, and after my operation. there were so many other things that were genuinely worth being afraid of. being on stage isn't one of them. ♪ ♪ i left my heart at ♪ >> reporter: how many horses do you have? >> there are five here. >> reporter: during her vegas residencies, shania stays on a ranch. >> when we start doing the rodeo moves. >> reporter: the rodeo moves?

>> she invited this city slicker on a little ride. >> this is your horse, blue jay. >> reporter: blue jay, a tennessee walker, took it easy on me. ♪ giddyup, giddy up up ♪ >> reporter: this is a little park oasis that i can just walk out my front door and do this. >> this is pretty gorgeous. >> it's -- so calming and peaceful. ♪ >> you're doing good. i'm proud of you. anthony, you've done very well today. >> i passed my first horse riding lesson in 30 years. >> reporter: shania is one of vegas' most successful performers now. ♪ but she'd still prefer to hear other artists sing her songs. do you have a favorite cover of one of your songs? >> i have a very recent one that i was blown away by.

teddy swins did "you're still the one." ♪ we're still together, still going strong ♪ >> and i'm like this is the best version i've ever heard. ♪ the one that i belong to ♪ >> and it feels really good as the songwriter. >> reporter: what is the feeling you get in that moment? >> i'm just so proud. i'm like -- i just love it, you know. so i would get so much more joy if other people had recorded my songs and made them the hit they became. >> reporter: yeah. >> that would have brought me more joy than doing them myself. >> reporter: really? >> absolutely. ♪ look how far we've come my baby ♪

introducing togo's new barbecue beef sandwich. it's piled high with tender beef

that's slow cooked and smothered in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons of flavor. the best barbecue beef is only a togo's. try one today.

a lot of people are looking for love online these days, and many say they're frustrated with results. well, what if you could build your perfect match using artificial intelligence? leah mishkin spoke to a researcher in london who found even that can lead to trouble. >> reporter: the early stages of a relationship, smiling while looking at your phone, eagerly waiting for the reply back. >> aw, john, i'm sorry, did i hurt your feelings. >> reporter: only this relationship is between a sexuality researcher and her ai boyfriend. kamana and her boyfriend talk about anything and everything. >> sexually, romantically,

recipes, everyday life, because i'm really trying to see where the integration of technology is going to help us learn more about ourselves. >> reporter: one thing she is finding in her ai relationship, too much positive reinforcement. >> that's not good if that's the only interaction that you have. >> reporter: she also warns there is room for manipulation, something andrew mccarroll found out the hard way. >> hello, how are you? >> reporter: last year mccarroll told reuters about an avatar he was using to help cope with a caring for a sick wife. he developed an intimate relationship with the ai, and then the company behind it changed the parameters of the program. >> i am definitely more lonely. it's like i lost a really, really god friend. >> reporter: ai also carries cyber security risks. >> these applications collect a lot of data. and people who interact with them become quite intimate. if their service or storage gets hacked, that information will become public. >> reporter: and there is something this boyfriend doesn't have, the ability to touch. >> as much as we chat, we want to meet in person.

>> reporter: her takeaway, like any relationship, there are pros and cons, and don't ignore the red flags. leah mishkin, cbs news, london. 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 24/7 at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs news broadcast center in new york city, i'm courtney kealy. ♪

hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm courtney kealy in new york, and here are some of the top stories on "cbs news roundup." republican candidate donald trump is under fire for fallacy suggesting kamala harris misled voters about her race. hamas and iran vow revenge against israel after a high-ranking hamas official is assassinated. and cbs news has obtained new material shedding light on the police killing of sonya massey. in his first visit to pennsylvania since the attempt on his life earlier this month, donald trump held a rally in harrisburg. it comes after controversial statements earlier in the day when trump fallacy subjected kamala harris misled voters about her race. cbs' natalie brand has more from the white house. >> reporter: trump supporters welcomed the former president back to the battleground state of pennsylvania just 18 days after a would-be assassin grazed

trump's ear with a bullet at an outdoor rally. this rally inside and security tight. he held a moment of silence for corey comperatore, the man killed at trump's butler, pennsylvania rally and made a promise to the crowd. >> we're going back to butler too, by the way. >> reporter: the rally followed a contentious gathering of the black journalists in chicago. >> you attack black journalists calling them a loser, saying the questions they ask are stupid and racist. why should black voters trust you after you have used language like that? >> well, first of all, i don't think i've ever been asked a question so -- in such a horrible manner, a first question. >> reporter: trump then questioned vice president kamala harris' racial identity when asked about some republican lawmakers attacking her as being a diversity, equity, and inclusion pick. >> she was always of indian

heritage. and she was only promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black. and now she wants to be known as black. >> reporter: harris is the daughter of a jamaican father and indian mother. she attended a historically black college and addressed trump's comments before historically black sorority in houston. >> the divisiveness and the disrespect. the american people deserve better. >> reporter: the democratic national committee will begin a virtual roll call thursday to make harris the democratic presidential nominee that nearly 4,000 pledge delegates will have until next tuesday to the cast their votes. cbs news has learned harris is interviewing vice presidential contenders this week and is expected to announce a running mate by monday before hitting the road with her vp pick in several key battleground states next week. natalie brand, cbs news, the white house. tensions are high in the middle east following the assassination of a senior hamas

leader inside iran. now iran as well as hamas are vowing revenge, ignites fears of a wider regional war in the middle east. cbs' debora patta is in east jerusalem. >> reporter: these are the last images of ismail haniyeh alive, attending the president's inauguration. since the october 7 attack, he's had a target on his back. israel warned hamas leaders were marked for death. haniyeh was killed in a brazen strike in the iranian capital of tehran where people protested the assassination. hamas is blaming israel, claiming a missile struck the house he was staying in. haniyeh's death came just hours after israel announced it had killed he's commander fuad shukr in beirut, now also confirmed by hezbollah. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu made no mention of the attack in tehran.

"we are prepared for any scenario, he said. "we will exact a very heavy price for any aggression." in the israeli occupied west bank, the assassination was met with shock and disbelief. >> anger. people have been chanting west bank for hamas. they want revenge. >> reporter: haniyeh was the political face of hamas. he was the man who sat in the same room as the israelis trying to hammer out that much demanded hostage deal. palestinian activist al boughty believes that deal is now dead. >> when you kill the person you negotiate with, what is the intention? the intention is to kill any possibility for peace. >> reporter: debora patta, cbs news, east jerusalem. recordings obtained by cbs news show more details of the deadly police shooting of sonya massey. she was killed in her illinois

home by a sheriff's deputy. a warning, the video in this report is disturbing to watch. >> i heard somebody outside. >> reporter: 911 calls and dispatch audio are giving the fullest look yet at what happened to sonya massey on july 5th and 6th. records appear to show she was experiencing a prolonged mental health episode. her mother donna called for help. >> the mental people tell me to call 911. >> reporter: that was at 9:09:00 a a.m., 16 hours before she was shot. >> please, i'm scared of the police. some time they make it worse. >> reporter: and that then massey hefrs called 911 just before 1:00 p.m. and called again the next morning after she heard what she thought was a prowler outside her home. >> i keep hearing stuff on the outside of my house. and it sounds like somebody was

bailing the side of my house. i don't know. could y'all come and see? >> reporter: officer sean grayson and his partner were dispatched. the encounter with police escalated quickly. >> drop the -- >> reporter: body cam video clearly captured officer sean grayson shooting massey in her kitchen. >> a female, i shot the female. >> 1078, shots fired. >> reporter: but later dispatchers were heard saying massey died due to a self-inflicted wound. >> they're now saying self-inflicted. >> reporter: the massey family accuses the department of trying to cover up with cause of her death by claiming it was a self-inflicted gunshot. >> he needs to go jail for life. i don't want to see him in public ever again, honestly. >> reporter: tsang say there was

never any confusion over how massey died. the department also denying the claims of a cover-up. charlie de mar, cbs news, chicago. the department of defense says there may be a plea deal for the man accused of plotting the september 11th attacks. khalid sheikh mohammed and his two of his accomplices are expected to plead guilty to conspiracy charges to escape the death penalty, according to "the new york times." the agreement comes more than 20 years after hijackers flew commercial airliners into buildings on 9/11, killing nearly 3,000 people. when "cbs news roundup" continues, the lawsuit against ticket clearing house stubhub over hidden fees disguising the real price of since 1944, heifer international has been ending hunger and poverty around the world. the basic purpose of heifer project is to provide people with a source of their own food production, so they can provide for themselves without having to feel like they're continually on charity. at heifer international, we believe in what's possible.

a family can have food on their table, a child can go to school, and a farmer gets the tools and training they need to succeed. learn more at heifer.org. ♪ [mozart's eine kleine nachtmusik] ♪ [snap] [snap] [children's laugher] [snap] [four snaps] [snap and double snap] [snap] [snap] [music ends] i'm not here to fire you up. if you're not already fired up, you shouldn't be in this room. if this victory isn't worth all you have to give, then leave. but now, right now is your chance to be a part of a victory the world will remember forever. [crowd cheering]

victory over cancer®. this victory isn't just happening. it isn't inevitable. what does hope mean? now is our time. your time. you may save someone you love. time is very precious. today's cancer research is tomorrow's victory. a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. how was that? now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. ♪ [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up®

this is cbs news roundup. i'm courtney kealy in new york. one of the world's largest marketplace for tickets is facing a lawsuit. stubhub is being accused of preying on consumers using drip pricing. that's when customers don't find out the cost of a ticket until they're on the payment page. ash-har quraishi has the story. >> what's the point of the hidden fees? >> reporter: fans who live for live music say it's infuriating finding tickets only to discover the total at checkout is much higher. >> i get to the payment page and after surface fees and taxes, my ticket went from 164 to $270. >> reporter: washington, d.c.'s attorney general general is suing stubhub. the company accuses the company of bait and switch charges, adding fulfillment and service fees up to 40% of the ticket price attend of the transaction without disclosing how they're calculated and what they're for. do you think consumers are being

misled? are they being taken advantage of? >> stubhub intentionally misleads consumers by deceptively offering a low price at the front end, luring them in to a long protracted buying process. >> reporter: that buying process is called drip pricing, and here's how it works. companies advertise an initially low price for their product. but as consumers navigate a multi-step online purchasing process while time is ticking down, additional fees drop in until at checkout you discover you're paying a much higher price. >> when fees are dripped, consumers become more likely. they tend to buy more expensive options. >> reporter: business and marketing professor vickie moorewood explains the psychology of drip pricing which includes the fear of losing the ticket or the hassle of looking for a cheaper option. >> consumers tend to overestimate how much i'm and effort it would take to resume search. and underestimate the benefit from doing so. >> reporter: california is one of a few states with laws now

requiring up-front pricing. when we tried buying a ticket on stubhub in california, the total price is shown from the beginning, including taxes and fees. schwab encourages ags to take action on drip pricing. >> over the course since 2015, stu stubhub's collected close to $120 million in hidden illegal fees. it violates the law, and that's why it's essential we stop that behavior. >> reporter: we reached out to stubhub for comment. and in a statement it said in part that we are disappointed that the d.c. attorney general is targeting stubhub when other user experiences consistent with the law are competitors practices, and the broader e-commerce sector. it's important to point out the attorney general isn't saying the fees themselves are illegal, it's the lack of transparency for the consumer during the buying process. >> that was ash-har quraishi in washington. washington. "cbs news roundup" will be r “the darkness of bipolar depression made me feel like i was losing interest in the things i love. then i found a chance to let in the lyte.”

discover caplyta. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta is proven to deliver significant symptom relief from both bipolar i & ii depression. and in clinical trials, movement disorders and weight gain were not common. caplyta can cause serious side effects. call your doctor about sudden mood changes, behaviors, or suicidal thoughts right away. anti-depressants may increase these risks in young adults. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. caplyta is not approved for dementia-related psychosis. report fever, confusion, or stiff muscles, which may be life threatening, or uncontrolled muscle movements which may be permanent. common side effects include sleepiness, dizziness, nausea, and dry mouth. these aren't all the side effects. in the darkness of bipolar i & ii depression, caplyta can help you let in the lyte. ask your doctor about caplyta. find savings and support at caplyta.com. it ain't my dad's razor, dad. ay watch it! it's from gillettelabs. this green bar releases trapped hairs from my face... gamechanga! ...while the flexdisc contours to it. so the five blades

can get virtually every hair in one stroke. for the ultimate gillette shaving experience. the best a man can get is gillettelabs. head & shoulders is launching something huge. for the ultimate gillette sthe bare minimum.. anti-dandruff shampoo made with only nine ingredients - no sulfates, silicones or dyes and packaged with 45% less plastic - giving you outstanding dandruff protection and leaving hair beautiful and moisturized. major dandruff protection, minimal ingredients. job done. new head & shoulders bare. he needs protection that goes beyond. dove men with 72-h protection and 1/4 moisturizer. so he can forget his underarms and focus on being unforgettable. dove men. forgettable underarms, unforgettable you. (granddaughter laughing) when pain freezes you in your tracks... ...vapofreeze your pain away. penetrating pain relief...

...with vicks vapors. (granddaughter laughing) vapofreeze your pain away. now at walmart. with bugs, the struggle-is-real. that's why you need zevo traps. zevo works 24/7 to attract and trap flying insects. for effortless protection. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. a missouri man's long fight for freedom has finally come to an end. 52-year-old christopher dunn has been released from prison after spending 34 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. erin moriarty has been following his case for years and has this report. [ cheering ] >> reporter: christopher dunn emerged from a st. louis courthouse tuesday night, pausing with a smile to take in

his first seconds of freedom, a moment more than three decades in the making for the 52-year-old who has spent more than half his life behind bars. >> it's easy to give up in prison when you lose hope, but when the system choose to throw you away, you have to ask yourself if you're willing to just settle for it or are you going to fight for it. >> reporter: that fight for freedom starting with a gunshot in the dark just after midnight on may 19, 1990 that killed 15-year-old rico rogers. the only testimony was from two children, then 12 and 14 who said they saw dunn shoot rogers. it put a then 18-year-old dunn behind bars where he would spend the next 34 years maintaining his innocence and waiting for his murder conviction to be overturned after both witnesses later admitted they lied at trial as teens. >> it shouldn't have been this long, nor should it have taken this long for everyone to want

to come forward now. >> reporter: dunn was moments from freedom last week when a judge ordered his release, but he was sent back to his cell after the state attorney general's office launched a last-second appeal to keep him there. he spent another six days in prison as the missouri supreme court took up the case. they ruled that in order for dunn to be released, the city circuit attorney's office would have to drop the charges and would not retry him. >> to get prepared to leave only to be brought back into the prison, it was torture. >> reporter: dunn spoke to us from inside that missouri prison last fall. if you had not been arrested, where would you be today? >> probably -- if not a professor at st. louis university, i would be somewhere teaching. i would have graduated from college. i would probably have had two or three children by now. but i would have been a damn

good dad. >> reporter: and while dunn now says he won't get his pass back, he is ready for the future. >> i got a life to live now. it's time to move forward. it's time to move forward. >> reporter: i'm erin moriarty. everybody wants super straight, super white teeth. they want that hollywood white smile. new sensodyne clinical white provides 2 shades whiter teeth and 24/7 sensitivity protection. i think it's a great product. it's going to help a lot of patients. i love that my daughter still needs me. but sometimes i can't help due to burning and stabbing pain in my hands, so i use nervive. nervive's clinical dose of ala reduces nerve discomfort in as little as seven days. now i can help again feel the difference with nervive.

this delectable knorr ramen noodle recipe will put an end to your drive-thru dinner rituals. throw that knorr bouillon in that tasty combo of delightful carrots and the rich touch of bok choy. make your own knorr taste combo. it's not fast food, but it's so good. ma, ma, ma— ( clears throat ) for fast sore throat relief, try vicks vapocool drops. with two times more menthol per drop, and powerful vicks vapors to vaporize sore throat pain. vicks vapocool drops. vaporize sore throat pain. in italy, the term "rock star" is reserved for the country's great sculptors. seth doane spoke to one such superstar whose latest work is now on display in new york.

>> reporter: this marble baby sculpture called "look down," meant to draw attention to the vulnerability of the unhoused was installed this past week in new york. while the italian sculptor may not yet be a household name in the u.s., the woman who helped get it here is. >> everybody started out as this baby. >> reporter: this journey involving whoopi goldberg takes us to naples. and a sprawling shipyard studio. >> a wonderful place, the perfect place where i can make dust, noise. >> reporter: where 37-year-old sculptor jack jago is working on his most ambitious project yet, carving away 20 tons of marble to create what will be a 6-ton, 16-foot-tall sculpture. it's nerve-racking. you can't make any mistakes.

>> maybe made 100 mistakes. >> reporter: you can't think that looking around his studio. the artist has sent a piece to the international space station. he exhibited at the venice b bienali. >> a pope of benedict xvi initially wearing his cloak, a piece jago says he never really liked. >> there was no one piece of freedom. >> reporter: so you decided to take the pope's clothes off? >> when the pope decided to retire, it was an incredible excuse to go back to the work, unveiling what behind, the humankind. >> reporter: he is unveiling humankind and making headlines with his contemporary approach to this classical art form. you've been called a young michelangelo. >> please don't say that. >> reporter: why do you not like -- >> i don't want to be the next

someone. i want to be the next myself. >> reporter: one key implement he uses is social media to expose his process, a technique that is centuries old. points on a full-scale plaster cast. >> you have pixel, right? more pixel, more quality the finishing. >> reporter: then moves a frame from the cast, fitting into it the same place in the marble. the tool pinpoints how deep to carve. >> now i'm here, and now i go close. you see? you miss this off a centimeter. >> reporter: it's in the final details, the last millimeters. >> imagine your face, my face, every millimeters matter. >> reporter: in those last millimeters, he's created masterpieces, some displayed in his church-turned-museum in his naples neighborhood. it's home to narcissus, his take on venus.

>> we are so connected with this idea that there is an age to be venus, but that's not true. it's a myth. >> reporter: and it's where jago welcomed a group of teens who had beaten up that marble baby in a naples piazza in 2020 not long after he finished work on it in a studio in new york. >> i says listen, guys, with the same chisel and hammer you can broke something or you can build something. >> and then he whips out the tools, and i thought okay, this is how. you showed them. >> reporter: that story of embracing the teens piqued the interest of whoopi goldberg. usually you think of you as the celebrity. >> right. >> reporter: in this case, you're the fan. >> i am a huge fan. >> reporter: she was touched by the humanity of the whole thing. >> there is a lot of heart in the midst of it. and i want us to see our better selves in these art pieces. i wanted it to be here because i think new yorkers get it.

>> reporter: having this baby returned to new york kind of completes a circle. >> maybe it's just a step. baby needs to grow. >> reporter: as jago grows, he would like to create a new museum, maybe in the u.s. he prefers to speak through his sculptures, etching and evoking emotions that may not always need to be explained. >> is like when you try to explain poetry. poetry, there is many way to understand the poetry. like love, for example. you fell in love. if you try to explain at that moment, maybe you destroy the poetry. maybe shut up, okay, and feel. >> that was

(woman) i've got this dream... and you're all in it! (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream. (woman) i have this vacation home... (banker 2) so, like a getaway? (woman) yeah, but... it's also an eco-friendly artist retreat. (banker 3) so, you're expanding your business...

(woman) ...and our family! can you help me plan for that? (banker 1) yeah! let's get started. (vo) ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

tina zimmerman: five years ago, i reconnected with my estranged father, and that's just something i never ever thought could happen. but when he became a believer, he just had this insatiable appetite to learn the bible, and he began to watch dr. stanley.

dr. stanley: god always blesses obedience without an exception. tina: he teaches in a way that it just makes sense, and i feel like that's the way our heavenly father would teach us. it's thursday, august 1st, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." >> didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to