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we lose our balance. we're not steady on our feet. this is a huge problem. 1 in 3 adults over the age of 65 falls every year. half of all adults over 80 -- that's half -- a huge number -- fall. and once you fall, we know that you're 2 to 3 times more likely to fall again. and here's the worst part -- 95% of all hip fractures are caused by falls. this is such a great program. tai chi is recommended by the cdc as a great activity for older people. so, tai cheng simplifies it for you so you can do tai chi in your home, just like julie did, and get those kinds of results. >> julie, thanks so much for coming to our show. you look wonderful. >> i feel great. [ applause ] >> how many things have you stopped doing because of pain or immobility or poor balance? i'll bet it's more than you can think. if you're wondering if tai cheng can help you get back into the game, i'll give you the answer -- yes. it worked for me.
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so keep watching for an amazing offer, available today on this incredible program. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] >> tai cheng gave me balance. it gave me strength. it's been wonderful for me. >> this program gave me back my life. i can do whatever i want now. >> announcer: introducing tai cheng, the breakthrough new program specially designed so anyone at any age or fitness level can master the most fundamental tai chi moves, plus amazing health-boosting routines, right in your own home, step by step, in only 90 days. the gentle and low-impact moves in this program will help strengthen your muscles and joints, improve your balance and mobility, help relieve aches and pains, and help reduce your risk of falls and other injuries so you can keep enjoying the things in life you love. it's so easy to get started. just put in the dvd and follow along. it's that simple. that's because dr. cheng created
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and shows you each move from three viewing angles so you always get great visual cues. >> one of the best things about tai cheng is that it's easy to follow. he goes slow and he explains it so well. >> you're gonna pull in towards your shoulders and then down, as if you're closing a rolltop desk. >> announcer: and because there's always a modified option to follow, no matter your age or fitness level, anyone can follow along. >> if you have an issue with something, there are modifications that he gives you to use. that was very good for me. >> announcer: dr. cheng is also including over $100 in free training tools to help maximize your results. he created an "easy does it" guidebook that helps ease you into the program and tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the healing powers of tai chi. you also get a tai cheng wall calendar that shows you which routine to do each day so there's no guesswork. dr. cheng's even created a feel better food plan that's filled with delicious meals and snack recipes designed to
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you also get a free quick-relief foam roller. this roller will gently release kinks and knots in your muscles and joints like you just got a massage right in your own living room. and these $100 in training tools are yours free. so pick up the phone now and order the entire tai cheng program, plus $100 in free training tools for only 4 easy payments of $19.95. but wait. be one of the first 200 callers that order from today's show, and you'll also get 4 more free bonus gifts. bonus number 1 is a 10-minute workout dr. cheng designed to help you get better at the game you love and keep golfing for decades, plus a special 10-minute workout for travelers or anyone who wants to feel refreshed fast. you're also going to get a free strength-training resistance band to help build your strength and balance even faster. you even get free 24/7 online support from our dedicated team of fitness experts and coaches whose job it is to help you
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and these bonuses -- a $240 value -- are all free when you order now. so call now and get the entire 90-day tai cheng program, plus over $240 in free bonuses. altogether, that's a $500 value for only 4 easy payments of $19.95. but hold everything. order now and dr. cheng will knock off one entire payment. so now tai cheng can be yours for only 3 easy payments of $19.95. plus, when you call in the next 18 minutes, we'll even give you a free upgrade to express delivery. that's a $15 value free. and while most programs only offer a 30-day money back guarantee, we're going to extend ours to a full 90 days. that's right. try the entire program, and if you're not satisfied for any reason, you'll get your money back, no questions asked, guaranteed. but you get to keep tai cheng for travelers and golfers, his special strength-training band, plus his feel better food plan as free gifts just for trying
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that's a $60 value free. and because tai cheng is not available in stores and never will be, you must pick up the phone now to save $20 on tai cheng. >> i've always been active all my life, and now the last couple years i did something to my neck. and it is sore, and it is stiff. the lower back -- it's sore. and even my ankle's acting up. i love playing golf. i can't play anymore. i've used everything -- medication, heating pads. nothing works. i hope tai cheng is my answer. so, i started doing the exercises, and the first week, i could see the improvement. you can feel the stretch in all parts of your body. he works out your whole body, from your feet all the way up to your head. >> shifting in, raising the
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>> i am free and clear of neck pain now. my back feels great. the food plan that comes with this program is great. it gives you a balanced diet. and i lost weight. [ chuckles ] that was a plus. this program gave me back my life. i can do whatever i want now. i've been out about three or four times at the golf range, and now i can hit a regular golf shot like i used to hit when i was young. my grandkids are -- they're movers. let's put it that way. but now i chase those little buggers around now, and i'm back with my grandkids. i'm having fun with them. now i do it all. i'm back to where i was. [ applause ] >> and here's dave, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] yeah, dave! congratulations! >> it must be great, dave, right to play golf again and play with your grandchildren? >> the fear i had when i got older was, you can't do the activities you did when you were younger. now i can. it gave me back my life. i mean, i was giving everything up. >> and that's a key thing to remember.
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older doesn't mean you have to get achy and stiff and become immobile. we know that by staying active and doing activities like tai cheng, it keeps you younger. it revitalizes you. it re-aligns your spine and helps with your balance and your mobility. >> i just wanted my flexibility back, and it gave it to me. it really did. >> well, congratulations, young man. >> oh, thank you. i feel great. that's our dave right there! [ cheers and applause ] if you're still not convinced tai cheng can work for you, take a look at this. >> i recently fell and hurt myself very badly. i am really afraid of falling again. it's very frightening going into very, very crowded places. i've lost confidence with my balance, and i'm really hoping that tai cheng can help me. one of the best things about tai cheng is that it's easy to follow. dr. cheng is an excellent teacher. it's very smooth and slow. it doesn't hurt your body. in the beginning, there were things i couldn't do at all. i had to modify. >> if you need to modify, remember -- use a chair. >> and now i don't need to
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and it's really working for me. i felt great. it's helped me with my balance. i feel confident walking down the street. i don't feel like i'm gonna topple over. i look at other people who have retired, and they're just staying home all day, where every day, i do something. tai cheng has allowed me to enjoy my life more. [ applause ] >> please welcome renee! [ cheers and applause ] boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, you've been through it all. >> yeah. >> you really have. >> it must have been very scary for you when you fell. >> yes, it was. it happened? >> i was in the street. and i fell, and i messed up my face. and then i continued to keep falling. i fell down the stairs. i fell in the tub. and it was very frightening. knew it. i was afraid to go out. i felt like, "oh, my god, i'm or a cane." >> but you made the comeback. >> yes. >> that's really terrific. >> you know, guys... [ cheers and applause ] ...she did make that tremendous comeback, but what she really came over was that fear. >> as an emergency-room
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that are there because they've just fallen for no reason? >> all the time. it's so critical for seniors to stop and listen right now. that's why i'm here today. 1 in 3 adults over the age of 65 will fall every year. and those numbers are climbing at an alarming rate -- half of all adults over 80 -- half! now, once you fall, you're 2 to 3 times more likely to fall again. and that's what happened to renee. >> yes. >> and now, knowing that there are programs that can help them, makes me feel better as a doctor 'cause i can refer people because you can't hurt somebody with tai cheng. >> yeah. >> there's no -- this is a easy. >> and it has made all the difference in the world. it really has. it has really worked. >> well, you look terrific. you really do. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> there it is -- renee! big hit! >> i feel youthful again. tai cheng has helped me become the person i was before. >> my balance has improved. my strength has improved. my posture has improved.
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>> announcer: if you're ready to improve your life, then pick up the phone now and get the entire 90-day tai cheng program. that's a $500 value for only 3 easy payments of $19.95. it's so easy to get started. just put in the dvd and follow along. it's that simple. the gentle and low-impact moves in this program will help strengthen your muscles and joints, improve your balance and mobility, help relieve aches and pains, and help reduce your risk of falls and other injuries so you can keep enjoying the things in life you love. order now, and dr. cheng is also including over $100 in free training tools. his "easy does it" guidebook tells everything you ever wanted to know about the healing powers of tai chi. you also get a tai cheng wall calendar that shows you which routine to do each day so there's no guesswork. and his feel better food plan is filled with delicious meals and snack recipes. you even get a free quick-relief foam roller that gently releases
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and joints. and these $100 in training tools are yours free when you order right now. but wait. be one of the first 200 callers that order, and you'll also get 4 more free bonus gifts. bonus number 1 is a 10-minute workout dr. cheng designed to help you get better at the game you love and keep golfing for decades, plus a second 10-minute workout he created for travelers who want to feel refreshed after a long trip. you're also going to get a free strength-training resistance band to help you build your strength and balance even faster. you even get free 24/7 online support from our dedicated team of fitness experts and coaches whose job it is to help you succeed and reach your goals. and these bonuses -- a $240 value -- are all free when you order now. plus, when you call in the next 10 minutes, we'll even give you a free upgrade to express delivery. that's a $15 value free. tai cheng even comes with a 90-day money back guarantee. that's right.
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you're not 100% satisfied, you get your money back, no questions asked. but you get to keep tai cheng for travelers and golfers, his special strength-training band, plus his feel better food plan as free gifts just for trying tai cheng. that's a $60 value free. and because tai cheng is not available in stores and never will be, you must pick up the phone now to get tai cheng for only 3 easy payments of $19.95. >> because of tai cheng, my friends and i are back on the courts and feeling great. what i like about tai cheng is, i can get a complete workout in 30 minutes. >> and i like being able to do it at home. i like the fact that it's on the dvd.
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back, as opposed to at a class. >> tai cheng has been a lot of fun. i enjoy dr. cheng's instruction. he looked like he was having a good time. >> seeing as how you guys are having so much fun, i'm gonna jump in, too. >> i'm noticing a difference in my balance, especially when i'm coming down the stairs. >> tai cheng has helped everyone move better. it has helped my arthritis. >> tai cheng has been wonderful. >> all: we're back thanks to tai cheng. [ applause ] >> here they are, all four of them, from south carolina. what do you think? >> well, you know, regis, this is a classic sad story with a happy ending, right? you get a group of people that play tennis all the time together. they play hard, and they have a great time. and then, because of aches and pains, they start to cut back and cut back and cut back, and then they wind up not playing like they used to. and it's all because of that feeling of imbalance and the weakness and the pain in the joints. you get a program like tai cheng. it gets them back to feeling where they are. and now they're playing again
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feel healthier and their joints don't bother them. it's those simple, easy, repetitive movements. anybody can do it in your home. and the results are dramatic. >> tai cheng is the best way to help you move better and feel better, and nobody proves that better than our next guest. take a look. >> i broke my hip just walking down the street, and i thought, "oh, my god, what in the world am i going to do now?" they put pins in it. i had to do physical therapy. and then afterwards, i heard about tai cheng. i've just had a wonderful experience with doing tai cheng. it gave me balance. it gave me strength. and i'll tell you something -- my hip doesn't bother me at all. the more i paid attention to what dr. cheng was doing, the straighter i walked. >> remember -- this may feel straight. this is straight. >> every single day, i do the
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neck, the back, the feet. i do it every single day because it makes me feel healthy. it makes me feel like i can move, like i'm not gonna walk down some stairs and trip and fall. i'm 80 now. i do not feel my age. i'm able to do everything. i go for walks. i swim. i ski. i even tried surfing. and i play tennis two, three days a week. i'm the one that runs all over the tennis court to get the ball. my friends -- some of them that are younger than i am -- they will say, "oh, my god, how did you do that?" my grandson said he's going to be president of the united states in 2040, and i thought to myself, "if i keep up with all this exercise and tai cheng, i just might be there for that." [ cheers and applause ] take a look at gloria! oh, boy, gloria. that was incredible, the way you hit that tennis ball, the way you did everything. >> and you ski, too. >> yes. >> and you ski, too. wow. >> i have so many friends
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but ever since i've been doing tai cheng i don't have a problem. >> that's why it's so important that you continue to be active -- because a program like tai cheng keeps you strong, keeps you healthy, keeps your joints moving, keeps those muscles moving, and all in the right direction, low-impact, the right way so that she can continue to be -- i have a feeling you're gonna be active no matter what. nothing was gonna stop you, but this just helped that much better. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, gloria. oh, my gosh. >> if aches and pains are slowing you down and keeping you from doing the things in life that you love, if you're noticing you're having balance and mobility issues, don't wait for something bad to happen. do something about it right now. >> tai cheng works. you've seen the proof. it worked for me, and it will work for you, too. it's never too late to get started. get up off that couch and make the call right now, okay? thanks, everybody.
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[ cheers and applause ] >> tai cheng has truly given me back the life i used to have. i'm more alive. >> i don't have to say no to anything anymore. my balance has improved so much, it makes me feel like i'm getting my life back. >> announcer: pick up the phone now and change your life and order the complete tai cheng program. altogether, that's a $500 value for only 3 easy payments of $19.95. the gentle and low-impact moves in this program will help strengthen your muscles and joints, improve your balance and mobility, help relieve aches and pains, and help reduce your risk of falls and other injuries so you can keep enjoying the things in life you love. it's so easy to get started. just put in the dvd and follow along. it's that simple. that's because dr. cheng created a special foot-placement grid and shows you each move from three viewing angles so you always get great visual cues. >> with tai cheng, i feel like i have a personal instructor that's standing right across
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adjust my posture or do something a little different, and it's wonderful. >> again, shoulders down, head up. and again, make sure you're not leaving your hips behind. tuck in. >> announcer: and because there's always a modified option to follow, no matter your age or fitness level, anyone can follow along. >> if you have an issue with something, there are modifications that he gives you to use. that was very good for me. >> announcer: order now, and dr. cheng is also including over $100 in free training tools to help maximize your results. his "easy does it" guidebook tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the healing powers of tai chi. you also get a tai cheng wall calendar that shows you which routine to do each day so there's no guesswork. plus, his feel better food plan is filled with delicious meals and snack recipes to promote healthy weight loss. he's even including a quick-relief foam roller. this roller will gently release kinks and knots in your muscles and joints. and these $100 in training tools
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but wait. be one of the first 200 callers, and you'll also get 4 more free bonus gifts. bonus number 1 is a 10-minute workout dr. cheng designed to help you get better at the game you love and keep golfing for decades. bonus number 2 is a 10-minute workout he created just for travelers who want to feel refreshed after a long trip. you're also going to get a free strength-training resistance band to help build your strength and balance even faster. you even get free 24/7 online support from our dedicated team of fitness experts and coaches whose job it is to help you succeed and reach your goals. and these bonuses -- a $240 value -- are all free when you order now. so call now and get the entire 90-day tai cheng program. altogether, that's a $500 value for only 3 easy payments of $19.95. when you call in the next 5 minutes, we'll not only give you a free upgrade to express delivery -- that's a $15 value free -- we're even going to
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days. that's right. try the entire program, and if you're not 100% satisfied, you get your money back, no questions asked. but you get to keep tai cheng for travelers and golfers, his special strength-training band, plus his feel better food plan as free gifts just for trying tai cheng. that's a $60 value free. and because tai cheng is not available in stores and never will be, this is your last chance to write this number down or call right now. the preceding was a paid
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smuggled through airport security in somalia, blew a hole in this jetliner shortly after takeoff. one man was sucked out of the plane and killed. the terrorist group, al-shabaab is suspected. devices have hallmarks of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. in 2010, tried and failed to use bombs embedded in printer cartridges to blow up cargo planes. counterterrorism analyst, muhammad frasier rahim.
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together for mutual purposes if they have one limited capability at one end they work together on another end so they can build their forces together. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials point to october's downing of a russian airliner in egypt as proof of a renewed effort by terror groups including isis to target airplanes. since the summer of 2014, passengers flying to the united states faced enhanced screening of their electronic devices. in the u.s., a government study last year found mock explosives routinely made it through security check points. that undergoing investigation led to a shake-up at tsa. under new leadership the agency is working to enhance x ray units and training. >> jeff, thanks. >> the "cbs overnight news" will
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,, ,, tonight the pentagon is claiming a big victory against al shabaab terrorists in one of the biggest counterterrorism strikes in years, u.s. war planes reportedly killed 150 people over the weekend at what the military says was a terrorist training camp. david martin is at the pentagon. david. >> reporter: scott, pentagon officials say they had been
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120 miles north of mogadishu for weeks. about 200 fighters for al-shabaab preparing an attack against a peacekeeping force, and 50 americans as advisers. the strike was launched saturday. armed drones caught the fighters lined up out in the open for what appeared to be their graduation ceremony. according to pentagon estimates, as many as 150 of them were killed. if that estimate is correct that would make this one of the single deadliest strikes against terrorists ever. one defense official said "they were sitting ducks." >> david martin, thanks. in iraq there is fierce fighting outside mosul, a city of 2 million. the largest city controlled by isis. iraq's army and kurdish forces
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planning to retake mosul but they have been delayed time and again. holly williams went to the front lines. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: 20 miles from mosul, the kurdish soldiers are jumpy. this was the response when they spotted two suspected isis gunmen approaching their post. the day before isis managed to break through the front line. in its biggest attack here in months. the kurdish soldiers pushed them back and told us they killed nearly 100 fighters. crossing into no-man's land, we inspected all that remained of a humvee, detonated by the suicide bomber driving it. >> blew up. just one driver inside? isis will doubtless use the same
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isis thought to have several thousand fighters in mosul. now stopping civilians from leaving the city. that means that isis has more than a million human shields. when isis swept across northern iraq nearly two years ago, iraqi soldiers ran away. now, american troops are back, training the national army to retake the city. an american adviser told us this time the u.s. coalition shaped a different army. >> the skills, small unit tactics, how to breach minefields. how to defeat, improvise, explosive devices. these are skills they didn't have previously. >> will they stay the course? general najim al-jobori will lead the mosul offensive when it
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>> i think about 75 are, or 80% from the people in mosul, they will support us. >> 80% will support you. 20% are supporting isis? >> with isis. >> just after that, a fen call from the iraqi ministry of defense ordered the general to stop the interview. perhaps because the timing of the mosul offensive is so sensitive. but, scott, a u.s. intelligence official told congress last month, it is unlikely, mosul will be recaptured before next year. >> holly williams reporting from northern iraq tonight. holly, thank you. late today, a jury awarded sportscaster erin andrews $55 million. a stalker had secretly recorded her naked in a hotel. a marriott franchise. and anna werner is at the courthouse in nashville. anna. >> reporter: scott, the jury deliberated for just a single day and then came back with that award. finding both her stalker and the owners and operators of the
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fault. now that verdict comes eight years after her stalker david barrett shot naked video of andrews through a peephole in her hotel room door. he then posted those videos online where they were seen by millions of people. last week, andrews gave tearful testimony talking about how all of this has affected her. she said she suffered humiliation, embarrassment, and shame. now the attorneys for the two companies that run the hotel could not tell me tonight how their case went wrong. they said they haven't been able to talk to the jurors yet. but those two companies will be responsible for nearly half of the $55 million award. her stalker barrett is legally responsible for the rest of the money. we watched tonight, scott, as jurors left the courtroom. andrews thanks each one personally on the way out. a couple of them reached out to hug her. one even asking for her autograph. >> anna werner. thank you, anna. today, president obama ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of nancy reagan. until after her funeral on friday.
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california, where she will be laid to rest, alongside the former president. the former first lady who died yesterday, will lie in repose at the library on wednesday and thursday. so the public can pay its respects. lesley stahl of 60 minutes back in the reagan years was covering the white house. you knew the president and the first lady well. what do you remember about nancy reagan? >> well, i guess first off how much she grew as first lady. because she came in and she was interested in clothes and shopping. by the end one of the president's foreign policy advisers, domestic policy advisers, image guru. she developed. you watch it happen. and i am happy to see the flag at half staff on the white house, like that, because our first ladies, are never really appreciated for how much they
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presidency, they're involved in, but also, you know, helping keep the country together. she did that. >> mrs. reagan was an influence on her husband in policy matters? >> well, absolutely. everybody knows that she pushed him into a detente with gorbachev at the soviet union. but she was also trying to get him to really stop talking as much as he was on the social issues, the more conservative positions he was taking. for example on abortion and gun control. he didn't always listen. >> she was the power behind the throne? >> no question about it. she was protecting him, his image, presidency. >> an authentic love story? >> total. complete. saw it on camera. it was real. >> lesley stahl, thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >> our bill plante covered the white house and he will be along later with how nancy reagan worked for change. and also tonight, an historic uterus transplant. the "cbs overnight news" will be
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the first woman in america to receive a transplanted uterus. the surgery offers new hope for women with infertility. more from our cbs news contributor dr. tara narula. [ applause ] it was an emotional moment for the 26-year-old patient identified only as lindsey. >> i want to be open and honest and to share my story. when i was 16 and was told i would never have children. >> reporter: the procedure designed for women who are either born without a uterus, had it removed during hysterectomy or have one that doesn't function following infection or other surgery. dr. rebecca flict part of the transplant team at cleveland clinic. >> women really crave that experience of carrying their own
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grow and kick. we know that those women will get the experience through uterus transplantation. >> reporter: before the surgery, lindsey had eggs harvested. fertilized and frozen. a deceased donor was found. the uterus was transplanted during a nine-hour surgery. she is the first of ten women who will undergo the experimental procedure to see if healthy babies can result. >> there was one moment end of the case where everything was stable. we looked and saw the uterus start to pink up. we realized we were making higs history in the united states. very exciting. the plan is for lindsey to have one or two babies via c section and the uterus will be removed so she does not have to take anti-rejection drugs the rest of her life. >> amazing. thank you, doctor. peyton's place in nfl history is secure. james brown on the end of an era
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god bless all of you. god bless football. [ applause ] >> peyton manning, announcing his retirement. among our blessings we count james brown. host of the nfl today and cbs news special correspondent. jb, why now? >> scott, peyton manning is choosing to go out on top. his 200 wins the most of any quarterback in history. the only quarterback to win two superbowls with two different teams. but it was a season marred by injury and his own admission a decline in his skills which is why it was time to go. >> there was some controversy as well? >> no question about that, scott. in december, al-jazeera america accused him of doping he flatly and resolutely denies. and with respect to the sexual assault issue during his college years he said he was not going to relitigate something that happened when he was 19 years of age. nothing could take away his joy today. >> hall of fame? >> any body that votes no ought
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,, ,, welcome to the overnight news. i'm michelle miller. another big day on the presidential campaign trail. four states holding contests, michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. michigan the biggest prize of all. our cbs news battleground tracker found hillary clinton leading bernie sanders in michigan by 11 foints. 55% to 44%. as for republicans, trump over cruz by 15 points.
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battling for third. trump has the lead in the 12 of 20 contests so far. cruz has won six. marco rubio with a win sunday in puerto rico has two. major garrett reports. it is crunch time now. >> reporter: marco rubio swept puerto rico's primary victory after a super saturday route. >> in the island of puerto rico i won 70% of the vote. i won the primary and the 23 delegates. >> reporter: the win came mere hours after donald trump advised rubio to quit. >> i think it is time he drops out. i would love to take on ted one-on-one. >> trump and ted cruz split saturday's contest. trump won in kentucky, louisiana. cruz swamped trump in kansas and maine. >> he should do well in maine, it is very close to canada, let's face it. cruz captured a majority of the
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weekend. now trails trump by 81. >> we are seeing people come together because they're recognizing that their candidates were not in a position to beat donald. >> reporter: on "face the nation." cruz said trump was losing momentum and predicted he would overtake the front-runner avoiding a fight at the convention. >> washington deal makers try to step in in a brokered convention and steal the nomination i think we will have a manifest uprising. >> under fire as never before. trump defended himself as a unifier and stronger opponent for hillary clinton. again, sought to clarify his position on hate groups like the ku klux klan. >> i don't like any group of hate. hate groups are not for me. but i have said this before. >> trump argued for changing the law to allow for use of extreme measures to interrogate terrorist suspects. >> we have to beat the savages. >> by being savages. >> you have to play the game the way they're playing the game. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders traded barbs, in flint michigan where the municipal water system has been poisoned with lead. nancy cordes reports. >> it is raining lead in flint.
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>> reporter: courting the hometown crowd making big promises to an audience who still can't drink the water. >> i have a bill for trillion dollars, creating jobs and rebuilding flint michigan and communities all over. >> thank you, senator. awe commit within five years to remove lead from everywhere. >> when the debate turned to the economy and trade. >> secretary clinton supported virtually every one of the disastrous trade agreements. written by corporate america. >> clinton argued it was sanders who abandoned michigan workers at a critical time. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry.
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wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy. excuse me. i'm talking. >> one of a few testy exchanges. >> can i finish, please. >> but the attacks didn't get personal. at least not the attacks on each other. >> we are if elected president going to invest a lot of money into mental health. when you watch knees republican debates, you know why you need to invest in mental health. >> the funeral arrangements are being worked out for nancy reagan. former first lady died sunday of heart failure at her home in california. she was 94. mrs. reagan will be buried beside her husband on the ground of the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley california. the gravesite on a hill top facing the pacific ocean.
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chance to pay their respects. ron and nancy reagan were inseparable for half a century. their partnership helped reshape american politics. charlie rose has more. >> thank you for your love. thank you for your just being you. >> more than half of nancy reagan's 94 years were spent beside her beloved husband president ronald reagan. >> the first lady of the united states, nancy davis reagan. [ applause ] >> reporter: elegant, strong, and loyal. she was his protector and most trusted confidant. ann francis robbins born in queens, new york in 1921. she was given the nickname nancy and took her stepfather's name to become nancy davis. >> i was afraid you wouldn't come. >> reporter: in her 20s she moved off to hollywood to focus on her acting career. there she met ronald reagan, the then president of the screen actors guild. >> i thought you weren't coming back. i imagined every awful minute. >> early in their 52 year marriage, they starred in "hell cats of the navy." >> before leaving the stage for the political stage. >> after serving two terms as
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the reagans won the white house. >> the love of ronald reagan on every level made his political career possible. >> a special correspondent for vanity fair first met the couple in 1981. >> he looked everybody. she edited. she made sure he had good people she was really personnel director of the white house. >> mr. president -- >> they endured an assassination attempt on the president and multiple controversies in which the first lady was the target. ordering $200,000 white house china during a recession. the president came to her defense. >> there has been no new china for the white house since the truman administration. >> mrs. reagan famously launched a campaign against drug abuse. >> just say no. >> reporter: following the president's 1994 alzheimers diagnosis she controversially advocated for stem cell research. in 2002 she spoke about their bond with 60 minutes
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partners weren't you? >> well that could be, i wasn't a politician, mike. >> well, nancy. >> no. no, i wasn't. >> reporter: no moment caught that partnership better than to answer a reporter's question. >> we're doing everything we can. >> we're doing everything we can. >> at the president's funeral, she emotionally kissed this casket and visited his grave at the ronald reagan presidential library every year after. she too will be laid to rest in simi valley alongside her husband of more than five decades. on sunday, her stepson michael wrote -- nancy is where she has always wanted to be with her ronnie. >> thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> at the 1996 republican convention, the first lady reflected on the unexpected life they led together. >> it was interesting, it was
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but not all are approved to kill the same number of them. are approved to kill more types of germs than clorox. this cold and flu season lysol that. vice president joe biden kicked off his tour of the middle east in the united arab emirates. biden met with u.s. troops at the air base outside the capital abu dabhi. he promised the u.s. and allies would squeeze the heart out of the islamic state. the air base is a major launching place for air strikes in both iraq and syria. >> meanwhile american special forces units and kurdish troops laying the ground work for an assault on mosul. holly williams is there. >> reporter: iraqi and american leaders have been talking
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now. still not clear when the long awaited battle will happen. we visited kurdish troops outside the city readying for the offensive. 20 miles from mosul, kurdish soldiers opened fire. they spotted what they think are two isis gunmen moving toward their post. and it is no wonder they're nervous here. the day before our visit there was a coordinated isis attack, kurdish soldiers fought extremists back and told us they killed nearly 100 isis fighters. that's isis over there. only about a mile away the we crossed into no man'sland to inspect the aftermath. this is all that's left of a humvee detonated by a suicide bomber. >> blown to smithereens. isis will doubtless use the same ruthless tactics to defend mosul. isis is thought to have several
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now they're stopping civilians from leaving the city. and claims effectively they have more than 1 million human shields. when isis captured mosul nearly two years ago many people cheered their convoy in the streets. leading offenseives told us he is counting on the help of civilians. >> i think about 75 or 80% from the people in mosul they will support us. >> 80% will support you. 20% are still supporting isis. >> yeah, with isis. >> reporter: the general told us the fight for mosul could last several months. iraq says the recent battle to reclaim left 80% of the city destroyed. pomp and ceremony returns to washington with a state visit by
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justin trudeau, he was swept into power last year and ushering in a new era of politics. trudeau a different kind of leader as lara logan found out. >> snow board instructor, a bouncer, whitewater river guide for many years, worked as a teacher, i make no apologies for a very, varied set of life experiences. you up to criticism. you have heard it. we have heard it. people say you are too young. you are inexperienced. you didn't have what it takes to do this job. >> the way i respond to tip is by ignoring it. defined by the hopes that you
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of your opponent. [ applause ] justin trudeau's sweeping victory was not expected. >> this is what positive politics can do. >> reporter: a few weeks earlier his liberal party was last in the polls. yet when the votes were counted, he had done what no other leader in canada had ever done. >> thank you. merci. merci. >> taken the party from the worst defeat in last election to an historic win, snatching power from the conservatives after nearly a decade of rule. in that moment of victory, his youth, his looks, and his family name, captivated the world. >> is that daunting? >> it is what it is. i, i look at what i have as a
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i could list a whole bunch of different challenges. any of them. >> undaunted still untested. power. he says he will use to return he has already fulfilled one of the boldest promises of his campaign. welcoming 25,000 syrian refugees. some of them in person. >> welcome to your new home. >> at a time when the u.s. has taken in a little over 2,000 refugees from syria. and governments are more concerned than ever about security risks. >> we were able to actually go and pick and choose and screen and bring over the people we chose. that gives us a much greater level of control and attention over who is actually going to come in. >> but are you saying there is no risk. or do you acknowledge there is still a risk? >> every time a tourist,
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another country there is a security risk. and i am more than comfortable that doing what we have done, accepting in 25,000 syrian safety of canadians, and -- and by the values that define us as a nation. >> would you be just as comfortable if there was a terrorist attack carried out by some one that came through as a >> ultimately. being open and respectful powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than -- than, you know layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies. >> reporter: his commitment to openness is reminiscent to his father pierre, regarded as one of the founders of modern canada. >> canada must be progressive. and canada must be a justifier. >> reporter: he enshrined into law, a charter of rights and freedoms similar to the u.s.'s bill of rights that still
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canadian today. and he made the country officially bilingual. giving french the same status as english. known as much for his towering intellect as his glamour and charm. he dominated canadian politics for nearly two decades. >> once again that's justin. and from the moment his son was born, on christmas day in 1971, justin trudeau was thrust into his father's spotlight. every step including some of his first chronicled by a nation obsessed. >> with his eldest son justin in tow. >> his dad took him around the world. to meet popes, prime ministers, royalty. his little brothers sometimes at his side. >> what do you thing of lady diana? >> i thought she was really beautiful. i'm glad prince charles has picked her. >> reporter: it was a unique childhood. but it defined him in canada as pierre trudeau's son.
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of that legacy. >> you still face the people who say this guy didn't earn it. you know, he's trading on his father's glorious past? >> i'm proud to be his son. i don't mind that people remember that. i think that is a good thing. but one of the things that comes with that is -- having lived all f my life with people who would criticize me without knowing me. because, they didn't know my father. or people who loved me, without knowing me, because they loved my father. >> both are false? >> both are false. >> reporter: in 2012, four years into his political career he chose an unusual way to prove he was more than the spoiled son of canadian royalty. >> justin trudeau! he turned an annual charity boxing match into a political opportunity. challenging patrick braso, a senator from the opposition, who had a black belt in karate. canadians took one look at the
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had lost his mind. >> getting more punches than i thought he would. >> the first round went as expected. >> oh, my gosh. this is going to be a one-round fight, brian. >> but he and his trainer, ali nester prepared for this battle. he would take a beating in the ring. tire his opponent. and outlast him. i think i was like this. >> looking through the fingers. yeah, it was -- it was not easy. >> reporter: trudeau's wife sophie was in the crowd. >> reporter: you're thinking why is he doing this again? i dent like seeing this. but he had told me so many times. i got this. it's not going to be easy. i go out. i can do it. >> reporter: did you know the strategy going in? >> i did know that. but he admitted the punches were, with such strength and force. he had been punched before not
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there were moments where, you know he was seeing stars. but he, he stayed upright. >> reporter: trudeau held firm. and when bras tired pounded him into submission. the referee had to step in before the end of the third round. >> did not even go off to the end. >> not even close. >> people think boxing is about how hard you can hit your opponent. it's not. boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going. >> you can see lara's full report on our website. cbsnews.com. the man (sternly): where do you think you're going? mr. mucus: to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm go od all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 hours.
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as expected denver broncos super bowl quarterback peyton manning retiring from the game. manning hold the record for most touchdown passes. most passing yard. and most victories. james brown reports. there is no question that peyton manning's dropoff performance was a factor in his decision. broncos were frankly unwilling to guarantee his $19 million salary to lace up his shoes for one more year. with unprecedented five lesion mvp awards in 1 seasons, no doubt manning was the best ever to play the game. i finished my football race. and after 1 years, it's time. god bless all of you.
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go, broncos! >> reporter: with his second super bowl title peyton manning put the finishes touches on astered career. manning had what is perhaps the single best regular season ever played by a quarterback. >> there is the record for peyton manning. >> he passed for 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns in 2013. >> great idea. >> with the boy next door persona. he was also a very successful pitchman. look like this >> manning played 14 seasons with the indianapolis colts. leading the team to victorien super bowl 41. he was released after neck surgery forced him to sit out the 2011 season. as a bronco, manning won, four
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,, ,, the west coast continues to be soaked with record rainfall, all part of the el nino weather system. rain has fallen in california's death valley. john blackstone got a look at what the water left behind. >> reporter: it is one of the hottest, driest, most unforgiving places on earth. but water has made death valley come alive. >> huge number of plants here. rock daisy, pin cushion, brown eyed evening primrose in there. amy wines has been a ranger at death valley national park for 11 years. it's been that long since wild flowers bloomed like this. >> amazing to me that anything lives here.
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beauty all at once is really a pleasure to experience. >> reporter: death valley gets less than 2 inches of rainfall a year. but in october, 3 and a half inches fell in just five hours. wiping out road, heavily damaging some buildings at scotty's castle one of the park's best known landmarks. nature destroyed, then, nature gave back. flowers began springing of in january. a few at a time until they blanketed field. turning the brown desert into a sea of yellow and purple. and white. the reason i like the gravel ghosts. it is slender and rock colored. it blend in. they look like spirits. or like spots of light. floating in the air. >> more than a dozen varieties of wild flowers are painting the park. but of the biggest show is the desert gold poppy.
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looked at this. what do you think? >> i am so lucky to get to work and live here. it's so beautiful, magical place. >> even in the heat? >> dent know if i am lucky, 129 degrees end of july. but of i will take that for the rest of the year. >> reporter: reward is worth it. >> reporter: a reward seldom seen during the state's relentless drought.
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it's tuesday, march 8th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." authorities call it a miracle. no one is killed when a packed california commuter train goes off the rails, sending some passengers into a creek. voters in four states take part in the presidential vote. front-runners donald trump and hillary clinton hope to pull even farther away from the field. a tearful farewell from peyton manning. after 18 seasons, two super
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