george lucas opposite up to charlie about creating "star wars" empire. t we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> they don't score the debate, but i always feel good about them. >> t they're all coming after me. so fa everyone has gone down the tubes. so that's a crap. >> republicans square off in las vegas. >> head cruz is coming on strong sand overtaking trump in iowa. >> trump had his camign event in las vegas interrupted. >> a maryland man is under arrest, accused of receiving money from isis to carry out an attack on u.s. soil. >> isil leaders cannot hide, our message to them is simple. you are next. >> bo bergdahl will fac court marshall. >> the maximum could be life in

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i know hanukkah celebrates the oil lasting eighgh days. come 2050 the menora will look a lot different. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. >> welcome to "cbs s is morning." nine presidential candidates are set for tonight's prime time republican debate of 2015. donald trump's ramally was interrupted by protesters. one man with the black lives matter movement scuffled with security threatening him. >> let him get out. let him get out. >> trump faces a different environment tonight and back to

could face major questioning. major, good morning. >> good morning. donald t2ump has been living a charmed political life, atop the popos, untouched by the mandarins of talk radio. no more. he has serious competition in iowa and right wing elet wonder if trump understands whatt means to be a conservative. >> i think tomorrow night, i think it will be big. >> donald trump rallied in las vegas monday and early signs of political fatigue. >> who will attack trump first? will it be this one? you know, he's taken down seven now. >> reporter: trump is down, trailing texas senator ted cruz. at trump's rally here, marard by protests, person league mayhem and trumpians self satisfaction. >> i'm doing a good job for the republican party. people are able get their votess out. and people may like this one or that one. that's okay with me.

radio host, rush limbaugh and mark levin both question trump's decision on the quote, mania, helping shut down the government in 2013. >> there is no deal. >> that's a huge stake. genuine conservative, even in the republic fielel would not go after cruz is this way. >> reporter: he says trump understands the willingness of the gop leaders. >> i i tnk my friend donald trump really screwed up this week. we despise the republican establishment him that's why amazingly there is so much energy behind the trump campaign. how diz he miss snit. >> cruz stayed out of the fray, saying he would avoid a debate confrontation with trump. >> if others engage in personal attack, if they go down into the gutter, i have not responded in kind. i don't intend to. >> trump released a cursory

it came withh a declaration that read more like satire xeers an excerpt. >> if elected, mr. trump will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. >> wall street columnist peggy noonan is with us. >> good morning, ladies and gent. >> what do you make about the surge by at the time cruz? >> yeah. >> trump getting positive numbers because of what he said about a muslim man? >> yeah. we've never had this moment before in all the ways we've discussed previousus. but right now, we've got a guy who may be, according to a monmouth poll, is at 40% of the gop base. we have another guy up ten points in iowa and beating the guy on top. all unusual. i think some of it may come to a head tonight in the debate. >> we have yet to see. >> i think it's possible we have already seen what we are going to see.

ted cruz saying, here's a bad temperament. maybe he's a maniac, which is kind of blunt instrument stuff. you haveed cruz dancing. sending out this flashdance video that she's a maniac, maniac, and sort of making everybody chuck him. i thought it was kind of keeky and deft. so we may see some of that tonight. you have to go after this fella and cruz kind of dances around itch maybe it's funny. but he goes after cruz on serious issues, i think cruz will be serious and push back. >> why is cruz rising so quickly right now? >> i think a confluence of forces, cruz has not just everybody says evangelical support among iowa eadvantage gel cals

he loves politics, ted cruz, he's pretty good at it. >> how about chris christie has jumped to number four in the national polls around surged i i new hampshire. >> yeah. >> he could, you know, i kind of expect him, chris christie is a big man, but he gets a little terrier, like, sometimes. he sort of gets in there and knicks around in a debate. i think we might see that. new hampshire is an interesting story. i think trump, if he loses to iowa, could make an impression in new hampshire if that hapapns by getting a lot of independents and democrats voting in the republican primary for the first time, meaning the republican base is bigger than people think. >> that's impossible. >> it will be interesting. >> ted cruz is locking up the movement. that's a big deal. >> i'm not sure he's locking them up. certainly, they all came to his defense. when donald trump tried to rough

>> this koumtd could be a big night for him. his strategy has been to cocoentrate on nortch. it seals to be paying off for him. >> he is. norah knows coming up in the polls, he is good. he has nothing to lose. you sense there is a vibration with chrhrty he is having fun, thinking, who knows? second and third lives happen in politics. you don't know. >> we'll all be watching. always good to see u. president oboba's approval rating is dropping according to a new poll. 43% approve of what he's doing. 60% disapprove of the way he is handling the current situation with isis t. president said yesterday the u.s. is strengthen the strategy against the terror groups. hi criticism and his strategy is soft. mark, good morning. >> good morning, with anxiety

the white house is on the offensive. president obama has a string of national security-related eventnt designed tory-assure americans and rebut those critics who say that isis is winning frank winning flanked by his topped a verys. >> our message is simple, you bre next. >> reporter: the president insisted his military campaign is lifting. isis leaders killed, one every two ys according to u.s. stills. >> they know if they match the forcrc, we will wipe them out. >> reporter: monday's speech was the fourth attempt to reassure the public since the san bernardino attack. >> as we squeeze it's heart, we will make it heard to pump propaganda to the rest of the world. >> polls show it is not working.

>> fwhashl security and fears of another attack have become leading issues for voters and popular attack lines on the campaign trail. >> it will get worse and worse. you will have more world trade centers. >> reporter: he says the administration is wrong. >> the brought has this now as a priority. it may be too little too late. certainly from the white house perspectcte, it's a way of deal, of what is a confidence in the leadership. >> the white house is trying to push back against gop rhetoric. later today.

new united states forces are working with rebel groups. he filed this report by phone. >> reporter: good morning. we're with soldiers from the syrian drath democratic force, a group made up of lgely syrian kurds and arab fighters. the u.s. iss working with them i i ththfight against isis. we spock with a commander who told us he had chatted with u.s. forces on the ground here him he says their submission to coordinate local mimitias and provide a quick intercession. the reason americans are working with them is they've proven themselves on the battlefieldment it's true with@ the help of u.s. and koelts airstrikes, theyeyave been a ableleo claw back territory from isis and recapture key citieslike hassakah and kobani. we asked for what a difference a relatively small group of

make on the battlefield. he said in addition to help direct airstrike it shows the u.s. is committed to this fight. but he said they'll see for themselves what they're up against here. and if america in his words is serious about defeting isis, he will need more than guns and bullet. artillery, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons to match isis fire power. norah. >> charliearley d'agata, thank you. tashfeen malik sent private messages to her sister. two messages went to a group of pakistani friends before malik visa. she expressed support for jihad and hoped to join the fight. this morning a maryland man is

providing support for isis. the fbi says he received nearly $9,000 from operatives overseas and planned to launch an attack inside the u.s. investigators tracked the money through paypal and western union. he told them he took the payments as a part of the scam against the group, not a terror plot. there is outrage over response to a recent police shooting. prosecutors announced they will not charge an officer for firing at a man escaping from a wrecked suv. the shooting victim faces serious criminal charges. our digital network shows us why. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the officer followed the driver after notices him speed out of a parking lot with his hehelights , what followed, let one person dead, another possibly paralyzed and the officer in the crosshairs othe community. we warn you the video you see is disturbing.

>> reporter: dash cam footage from the november 25th incident shows the driver, 26-year-old andrew thomas, crashing his suv. his wife is ejected fromhe window and decide at the scene. the officer walks towards the car and fires one shot, hitting thomas in the neck as he attempted to get out through the window. 25 seconds later, officer feaster describes thomas as being unresponsive. >> i have a man in the car refusing to get out. >> reporter: thomau had twice the legal limit. he ces vehehular manslaughter in his wife's death and may be paralyzed from theaist wn. thousands of protesters in california are calling for officer neither t tbe removed from the force. they are outraged he won't be facing criminal charges the. >> a cop pulling guns on people in a car accident. th's insane. >> there is something wrong with that p. he's crazy. >> reporter: prosecutors called

feaster did not intentionally fire his pistol and that he was in shock at the scened a not certain his weapon had actually discharged. but they have no explanation for why it took feaster 11 minutes to report he fired his gun. >> 11 minutes waiting to notify is awful. regardless, can werove a case of intentional discharge of that weapon beyond a reasonable doubt? we could not. >> reporter: feaster has been with the paradise police since 2010. he may face an internal investigation that is ongoing. >> thank you very much.

record snowfall from the rockies enthusiastic thumbs up. [ music playing ] >> reporter: >> reporter: even if you are not a fan, it's been impossible to escape the force that i i "star wars." for die hard fans, it's a religious experience and for casual movie-goers, this is the "star wars" they have been looking for. >> it's a film i really respect. >> reporter: the latest chapter features a stable of fresh ces. d some familiar ones, too. >> we're home. >> but these kids have to

i'm asking them for advice. >> j.j. is a director i really admire, have for a long, long time. i am pleased to be back. >> reporter: anticipation for this movie is out of this world. the preer here in hollywood was so massive they shut down four city blocks. the oscarss done on this very same street. they only shut down one. not bad for a film franchise many worried about when creator george lucas sold it to disney. disney paid lucas $4 billion and then gave the keys to their newest boy to director j.j. abrams. >> this is obviously as surreal as it gets. i couldn't feel more honored or more reluctant to be here and be a part of. >> i'll show you the dark side. >> reporter: they are hoping a massive box office performance is part of this,, too. the hollywood reporter says "the

on a record number of screens, more than 4100. ththmovie has a aeady brought in $50 million in pre-sale tickets. industry experts estimate it could rake in $220 mlion on opening weekend. putting the "f"fce awakens" in a galaxy of its own. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, l angeles. >> to the "star wars" fantasy is alive and well. >> we saw a nice walk in between j.j. abrams and george lucas. >> it was nice and great. >> he was the man that started it. oyoy are conversatioio with the new kennedy center honoree at his skywalker ranch aheadments should church members carry guns

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>> hey, what's the tempepeture today in new york city? >> december 14th, almost winter. >> how does this work, larry? >> weather is very confusing. even if d.c. the cherry blossoms came out early. they're so confused. >> it's the hottest year on record. >> i love it. >> i like it, too. it does mean the world is out of whack. i like it, too. welcome back. coming up in this half hour, space i faith and fire power. people worry about the attacks like the charleston shooting. how they're training to carry concealed weapons in houses of worship. plus, we look at whether pregnant women might be putting their babies at rick for autism. they show a rick from anti-depressants.

time to show you this morning's headlines. the walk post says sergeant bo bergdada faces court marshall. now he could get life in prison. bergdahl is charged with desertion after walking away in 2009 from his be in afghanistan. he was held by the taliban until he was freed last year in a prisoner swap. usa today reports bill cosby is counter-suing several pim who accuse him ofexual assault. he filed a defamation lawsuit. he claims they lied to damage his reputation and get momey from him. the comedian suffered loss of jobs and mortification. people should not be surprised by cosby's actions. the seattle times reports on seattle being the first countries to give drivers the right to bargain collectively over restrictions.

mount a legal challenge. >> the las vegas sun repepts on the secrecy surrounding the sale of the las vegas review journal. the announcement of the sale was made lasted week. the backers of the new owners are still a mystery. reporters express concerns over the lack of transparency. the review journal is the largesin nevada. pete rose's ban from baseball will stand. the reinstatement was denied by the commissioner. he was band in 1989. roseasn't been entirely honest about his gambling and continues to bet on games. rose's attorney calls the decision disappointing. the faa is reigning in reckless drone use. in 28 cases, pilots took evasive action.

buy store in alexandria, virginia, with a controversy over this new policy. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, a new poll finds about 35% of americans want to own a drone. estimate versus as many as a million of these being given as gifts this holidayay season. the faa is now saying, you have to register your new toy before you fly it. >> the increasingly crowded ies and reports of airborn close calls means starting monday, he will have to register with the faa to fly any of his 11 drones. >> the technology is getting so there are not so much toys, they are a hobby that can be done safely. >> under the new rules, drones weighing0 grams or more have to be registered. they have until february 19th. any when it goes live will have

>> can a drone registration really make the skies safer? >> i think it can. i think lit help the faa direly deal with a few drone user about what they need to know when they fly that drone. >> reporter: through that education effort, the faa hopes to reduce the report of reckless drone use. recreation requires a person's name, mailing address an e-mail. each operator will be given a registration owner remember while the drone industry has been largely supportive of the effort, the academy of modelary nautdics says it's disappointed with the rule says it makes the registration process an unnecessary burden for our more than 185,000 members operating safely for decades. others question the registration fee a. lawyer advocates for the drone industry. >> to suggest this doesn't create a disincentive for consumers to sign up for registry i think would be

>> the faa will wave that $5 fee for the firs 30 days. it's the same if you register a drone or a 787. >> thank you so much. a new study is raising concerns about a possible link betwewn autism and anti-depressants. pediatrics. it finds pregnant women in the second and third trimosters face nearly double the risk of delivering a child who will be diamondback nosed with autism spectrum disorder. good morning. >> good morning, nara. >> how high is the risk? >> we know that 13% of american pregnant women take anti-depressants. in this study it was a large studied placed in canada of 145,000 infants. they followed tpem over about six years. they did, in fact, find an association when women who took

and third trimester and an increased relative risk of 87% of having a child with autism spectrum disorder. i want to point out relative risc. the general risk is about 1%, have you increased it to 1.87%. these are small numbers overall. so people should nott panic. 98% of women did not have an increased risk. >> what specific type of anti-depres savents are we talklkg about? >> zoloft, lexipro, prozac. they are the most frequently prescribed anti-depressants for pregnant women they cross the placenta and alter the levels of seratonin in the brain. seratonin is important. it can do cell differentiation. now the neurons migrate or move and form connections.

we could be changing post-natal development. >> could it be something othth an the development, like the chemistry of the brain? >> that's an important point. this is not a cause and effect. it's observational. so we look for association, but that means there is lots of other things that can confound the picture. for instance, is it just depression alonehat caused this risk? we don't know whathe severity of depression was of the women in the study. we know that they filled their prescriptions for anti-depressants. we don't know what else is going on in their festyle, were they owe bees or overweight? do i have a other medical psychiatric conditions? all of these things could have played in. >> are we learning more? >> all these things might be starting much, much earlier, prenatal, certainly that period of time is a correct am window where things may be happening to

it's i iortant to point out, this isn't a reason to panic and stop medication. untreated depression can be severe and cause problems to both themother, the child and the whole family. it's a very difficult decisisn to weigh with the mother the psychiatrist, the ob gyne. >> good to see you.% pastors and church members are taking up arms t t protect the faithful. >> i'm john blackstone in sierra foothills, where men of god are learning to use guns him we'll check in onhis ministry of munitions coming up on c"cbs this morning" morning". if you are headed out the door because have stuff to do. christmas shopping, work, we get it. we ask youou set your dvrs. we'll be here until 9:00 and you really do not want to miss charlie's interview with george lucas.

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>> from paris to san bernardino, mass shootings are creating fear in northern california, some minsters and church members are signing up for firearm classes. the faithful in the state's cold countries.p >> reporter: god fear, gun toting. those training in the california foothills were invited by jeff peabody. who are these men here? >> these are all minsters, some are in church security. they come from different churches. >> everybody step up right about here. >> reporter: he offers the class free to any member of a church. he trained more than 500. his graduates qualify to carar concealed weapons. many do so in church. >> state and faith. so we accomplish both with the rit training. >> reporter: bruce shaw serves on a security team in hihi church. >> does it seem to go into the

>> not at all t. bible tells us to be our brother's protector. it's just another toto. >> mika anderson leads the youth ministry at his church. >> the drive behind it is so i can protect myself and my family. the fact that i also work at the church a a serve in that way is just an added benefit. >> many of these trainees say they've become more focused with each new mass shooting and they know churches have been targeted. most recently this past june, when nine people during a bible study were killed in south carolina. >> crazy things happen day in, day out. >> police training changed after the columbine high schchl in 1999. a national chorus was created to teach officers to react more rapidly. peter blair that oversees that program says even a gooood guy with a gun c cld be a danger. >> you might ends up shooting another concealed weapons holder you don't recognize, the police

when are you shooting at the attacker. >> is everybody online ready to go? >> reporter: even gun safety training can go wrong, while jeff peabody, pastor tom smith was wounded earlier this month, taking shooting lessons near his church in moesta. >> guns in church. great idea? >> 88th great idea. >> the sheriff has bee an enthusiastic supporter of pepeody's training for church members. >> do you feel safer the more conceal carry perms are out there? >> absolutely. these are law abiding people. the criminals are the threat. >> in eldorado county, concealed weapons permits are on the rise, as spiritual leaders and worshippers are targeting security. for "cbs this morning," john blackstone, california. >> if you want to bombedly go where no one has gone before, nasa might have a job for you. the space agency is now recruiting americans for a

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serious competition in iowa. >> if trump goes after cruz on serious issues, i think cruz will be serious and push back. >> the white house is on the offensive to rebut those critics who say that isis is winning. >> cbs newu has learned that tashfeen malikik sent private messages on facebook to her sister pledging her support for violent jihad. >> the premier here in hollywood was so massive they shut down four city blocks. >> this is the supreme epicenter of all things "star wars" nerddom geek galore. >> there are as many as a million being g gen a gifts thiss holiday season. the faa is saying you have to register your new toy before you fly it. >> who are these people here today? these are all ministers. >> does it seem to go against the sanctity of the surch to be taking guns in? >> not at all, not at all.

american doris kearns goodwin. congratulations on your recent emancipation. >> this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by progressive. doris. >> what a night for doris. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. new polls show donald trump gaining this morning hours before the fifth and last republican debate o o 2015. a monmouth university poll finds 41% of republican voters would support trump. he leads ted cruz and marco rubio by more than 25 points. this poll was done after trump suggested a temporary ban on muslims coming to the united states. >> but trump still has issues in iowa where two out of three recent polls shoho ted krouz in the lead. hecklers interrupted trump several times during his ate-night rally in las vegas. some protesters were escorted out. the republican front-runner

iowa or r tonight's debate. >> i think we're doing great in iowa. i expect to win iowa. we think we're going to do great in iowa. if we win new hampshire, which we're way, way, way up and south carolina has been unbelievable, and by the way, in nevada, in nevada we're winning big, big. we're winning in florida, we're winning everywhere. so i just want to let you know, this is not going to be a waste of anybody's time, believe me. i backed mccain, didn't win. i backed romney, didn't win. i said this time i'm doing it myself. we're watching television before and hearing all these announcers saying, well, who's going to take on trump tonight, who's going to hit him hard. i would say bring them on, who cares. >> donald trumum they confididt young man. major garrett is outside the venetian hotel in las vegas where nine republican candidates will share the primetime stage tonight. major, good morning. >> repepter: good morning. donald trump is loading

award the nomination on a national primary, they do it state by state. for the first state, february 1st, iowa caucuses, trump is facing real trouble. ted cruz is leading in two polls appeared they're tied in one. the most three recent surveys show trump in trouble in iowa. will trump attack cruz? maybe, maybe not. cruz has made clear he's not going to attack donald trump and he doesn't need to. cruz has risen in the polls largely by saying he is the one conservative that's taken on the beltway establishment, republican and democrat. if trump attackscruz, he might find himself cross ways with cruz and his supporters but some of the top conservive radio hosts in the country. rush limbaugh has criticized trump for going after cruz on this basis. that will be an interesting subplot in tonight's debate. so will trump's call to ban all muslims in america. almost everyone on the debate stage has criticized that, some saying it's illegal, some saying it's counter productive.

leading in iowa and lood to be a formidable challenger t donald trump, but his soft approach to terrorism and issues generally is incompatible with an increaseingly tough debate in this country and in republican circles on how to confront terrorism generally and isis specifically. he'll need a big performance on foreign policy to rebound in this race. two others to watch tonight, marco rubio and chris christ. both are looking to be the alternatives tootrump, cruz and carson should republicans want an alternative. christie is basing everything on new hampshire. rubio is just looking to beat expectations in iowa and new hampshire. boththill try to sharpen their attacks against those outsiders, trump, cruz and carson so tonight is a big night for christie and rubio as well. gayle -- norah rather. >> good report, major. >> a great wrap-up, thank you so much, major. president obama says again that his military campaign

he spoke on nday after meeting with hisis national security council at the pentagon. it was his fourth attempt to reassure the public since the san bernardino massacre. >> this continues to be a difficult fight. as i said before, isil is dug in, including in urban areas. we are hitting isil harder than ever. coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombs and drones have been increasing the face of their strikes. isil has lost thousands of square miles of territory it once controlled in syria and it will lose more. >> we should note that our charlie d'agata is in syria and a rebel commander there told him that it is hard to stop the isis attacks because they're constantly changing tactics. the commander also said isis seems to have an unlimited supply of suicide bombers. a texas plumber is suing a ford dealership after his old truck ended up in the hands of isis. a picture of his truck being used by isis appeared last year on social media.

the toilet, but for the first time, they know who to call to unclog it. >> reporter: the phones are ringing off the hook at mark one plumbing i i texas city all because of this photo posted on an islamic militant group's twitter feed. >> look at this picture. mark's company logo and his phone number, still clear as d d on the side off that truck. >> yes, a texas plumber's work truck showed up in syria. although pickup truck, desert, giant machine gun, that could still be texas. >> mark oberholtzer owns mark 1 plumber and claims no bun at the dealership that bought his truck told him the decals would stay on it. >> the plumbmb has received thousasas of threatening phone calls. people accused him of supporting terrorists. the calls contained threats of violence, property harm, injury and even delts. oberholtltr is suing the dealership for $1 million. the dealership is looking into exactly what happened. i could see why he'd be very

>> absolutely. that's his business and his livelihood. his reputation is important. >> now we know removov your decals off of your stuff before yoyo sell it. and "sports illustrated" has unveiled serena williams as its sportsperson of the year. just this year she won three major titles and 53 of 56 matches, but this morning not everyone is happy for the tennis star. horse racing fans complained on twitter that triple crown winner american pharoah was snubbed. >> even the horse's ckey, victor espinoza tweeted, the real winner is -- with a picture of the thoroughbred. most believed american pharoah deserved the award. the magazine said it was more than serena's accomplishments on the court that made her the clear winner this year. it says we are honoring serena williams too for reasons that hang in the grayer, less comfortable ether where issues such as race and femininity collide with the games. i tell you, serena is very happy.

recognized for my hard work, dedication and sheer determination. it gives me hope to continue on and do better. congratulations to her. >> yes. i think it was a good move by "sports illustrated." >> yes. she's had a very good year. the new "star wars" blkbuster opens in a f f days and charlie traveled to talk with the "star wars" creator, george lucas. >> and it was a while before i finally realized no matter what happens i'm never going to get out. i'm always going to be george e "star wars" lucas.

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> and liftoff. liftoff on the way to the international space station. >> a russian space capsule carrying three astronauts from the united states, britain and russia blasted off this morning for the international space station. nasa has much bigger ambitions. the agency is planning a human mission to mars for the 2030s. it's already recruiting americans who may take the journey and jan crawford is at the national air and space museum in washington with the out of this world plan. jan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good motning. so we're inside a model of the discovovy shuttle where tourists can get a feel for what it's like to be an astronaut. if they like it, they may be able to apply. starting this week, nasa is opening up the application process for the next genenation of space travel. >> going to mars on the human journey to mars i think absolute lies a renaissance. i think we've captivated not just u.s. but the world.

seems crazy that that's going to happen. >> reporter: the deputy administrator hopes a record-breaking nber of qualified americans applyo nasa's astronaut class of 2017. >> what does it take to be a good astronaut? >> the background is really important. how are people as leaders, how are they in a team. we have a really rigorous selection board. >> reportete applicants must be a u.s. citizen with a bachelor's degree in engineering, biological or physical science or mathematics. they should have three years of relevant experience or 1,000 hours piloting a jet and the physical is another hurdle. >> is it a combination of like highly intellectual but also intensity physical? >> and also operational. and how you make decisions, how you work ineams because you're making critical decisions and in human space flight you're making life-and-death decisions. >> reporter: there have been 338 nasa astronauts ranging in age from 26 to 46. of the 6300 who applied for the

and four women, were chosen. that's about a 0.1% chance. pilots and nasa applicant melissa pemberton isn't discouraged. >> for a pilot and someone that has a passion for travell and adventure and aviation, i can't imagine a better job than being an astronaut. >> reporter: candidates will spend at least one year training for space walks, operating robotics and undergoing mission simulations all with a possibility of one day going to mars. >> it takes us about eight months to get there. it's round trip, so just under a couple of years round trip. and we'll be on the surface of mars for about 500 d ds searching for evidence of life, of past life. >> they're going to be together in that environment for almost four years going to mars and back. >> it takes an extraordinary person. >> reporter: so while space is a curiosity for many, the nasa job is obviously not a good fit for everyone. >> you've got to have a pretty

>> people with a lot of experience and all thehe right academic background, that's who typically make it, but it is a very fine filter. >> it's kinds of an audacious undertaking. >> but you talk to any astronauts and they say, hey, we're just normal people. people are so humble and grounded and say you can do it, dream. that's an important message. >> newman says a lot of the them dream about wearing one of these. if you think you have the right stuff, nasa is taking applications until february 18th. >> do you want me to write you an application, gayle? i'll do it. >> that must be your other friend gayle. you mean chchlie. jan, thank you again. you might be part of the country loving this warm weather, but some stores are feeling a big ole chill.

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when it comes to selling their winter goods the managing editor joins usus at the table. it was like ghost town. temperatures? they're way overstocked. we will see 50% off in the next two weeks? >> how does weather affect foot traffic? >> i was outside, i went to the park. you'd say, let's go to the mall,

people aren't going to the malls in the same way. >> last year we had record cold temperatures. did that increase sales for them? >> delaware, you will buy more food, sweaters, snow shovels, heaters, suits, all of those things in cold weather. >> so how do companies change their marketing, advertising. all of that based on predictions of the weather? >> so campbells wins as temperature dips between a certain base, they'll s srt advertising for soup. because they know when it gets cold out, people want to eat soup. so companies are looking for those sorts of things, whether it'sraining, snow, they'll turn on advertising in response. >> it's hard to learn about that. >> right. they will advertise the shampoo. >> the option is to simply put

>> they will try to move it as much as they can. >> it gets cold. >> a little too little too late because think about home depot or lowes.s. thth starting to think of february. >> i like i'm _______it's eight-25 on this tuesday morning. your top stories are coming up in just a moment...but right now -- let's take a look at what's happening outside --

the shoooong death of a waterloo woman is now being investigated as a murder. murder.michelle key was found deadadn a house in hampton. hampton police say they got a call on sunday night about a suicidal person in the home, but after scanning the scene, believed there may have been foullay involved.police say key's boyfriend, ronald rand is now under arrest and charged with first degree murder. a corridor teen was killed in a possible hit and run. run.an iowa state police officer found 18-year-old emmalee jacobs, who's from urbana, at about seven monday morning on a street near campus.the officer performed c-p-r on her until medics arrived, but she later died at the hospital.authorities believe she was hit by a vehicle that left the scene. right now there are no suspects or ananwitnesses. officials are checking security cameras to see if they captured the incident. the family of moe sed is invitinghe community to join them at a visitation at waterloo first methodist church this sunday from 1 to 4. the west high student's body

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good morning, >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up, george lucas talks about leaving "star wars" behind, how he is setting a new standards far behind the world of science fiction. >> he did. a 7-year-old traveling an hour to school alone? seth doane shows us how japan pushes kids right out of the nest. that's ahead. time to show you the hid lines

britain's telegraph reports on scientists cracking the mystery of vladimir putin's distinctive walk. here you can see it. scientists say the reduced movement on his right side may be gun slinger's gate. that's when you keep your right hand close to your weapon for easy access. it's consistent with put on's safety retraining. >> washington post says a person can overcome a fear of spiders in just two minutes. the treatment is described in a new report today from amsterdam. a person is first given the drug propranolol. the drug interrupts how memories of spiders are recalled and the person loses the rush of fear associated with them. okay. that's one way to go. the new york post reports on adele's emotional finish to a new york city concert.t. >> thank you so much.

>> i'll never forget it. thanks! >>e'll never forget it either, adem t. singer cries as she walks off the radio city music hall stage and breaks down inside an elevator. fright. the video aired on the nbc special adele live in new york city last night. people just fell in love with her. she announced tour dates yesterday. >> that album "25" sold over 5 million copies. it is number one. i i st love her. >> you can't find it on spotify? >> no, not yet. we reported early in the news the "star wars" creator george lucas walked last night on the red carpet. for the first time, he is not in control of the full movie. the saga became a part of our sulture, nearly 40 years ago. lucas' impact earned him one of this year's kennedy center honors. we met at his skywalker's ranch

he shares what it means to be a director. >> oh, a director is somebody who has issues with making the world the way he wants it to be. sort of narcissistic. >> that's you? >> all directors. they're vaguely like emmororse -- emmore s. which is emperors. he will create a world where people can fly. >> reporter: george lucas didn't create a new society. he constructed ann entire galaxy. on its surface,he "s"sr wars" series sci-fi space odyssey with odd creatures and epic space battles.

simple story beneath all of that timeless almosts like family. >> i am your father. >> is heronger? >> no. >> and the fight between good and evil. >> i felt a great disturbance in the force. >> as its creator has been called one of the most innovative film makers in history. but it is hard. he considers himself a storyteller. >> didn't you intend to in the beginning create really three movies when you started? and then you decide only to take one part of that life story? >> yeah. i took the first act. then the first act didn't really work. so i said, okay, what i'm going to have to do is take the ending of the third film and put it on the fit film. it's what you do. you got a bun were of stuff sitting on your desk as you're creating. let me take that, stick that in here. i wasn't worried that ch about the sequels when i was actually making it. because i have to make there the best film.

once, i said, geeze, ben kenobi's dead is dad. how am i going to fix that? and what do writers do? that's what the ending is. but part of it was simply when j got down tosome 069 other movies, i wasas able to create an environment and a world that wasn't possible when i started the first one. so to me, getting them to do it, ied a always wanand to do, but i could never do it. it was a muppet. >> lucas became a pioneer in the world of special effects. >> the general commandship is ad ahead. >> reporter: his work forever changed the way films are made and he changed how they sosod, too.

his hit "american graffiti" he opted out of traditional composer. he nar rated the entire story with popular songs. [ music playing ] >> that's the clearest inpoint for a teenager is the music. half ofhat a teenager , is music. you know, the other half is trouble. with raging hormones everywhere. at the same time, that's what the movie is about. >> cars and music and raging hormones? >> yeah. i should have called it that. we were looking for a title. you finally fixed it out. the studioped to call it another slow night in mo deficito. but cars, music and raging hormones would have been. >> uber cool. >> it could have been a hit. let's go surfing now. >> the low budget film was one

successful filmsms of raiders of the lost arc" and then he walked away. >> i mean i gave up directing in order to become a dad. you know, flr 15 years, i just ran a companyny was an innovator. but it was not doing what i really liked to do which is make movies. >> that's because you wanted to be a dad? >> because, yeah, i -- and i never, it t s one of those things you don't expect it to happen. but once i was a dad, it was like a bolt of lightning struck me. >> lucas adopted h@s first aughter with hife marsha in 1991. after they divorced, he adopted two more children and raised them as a single dad. >> everybody says the following things, you are so very different. then in 2013, he married melody hobson, investment executive and

>> thehing we discovered which is miracle is we're exactly the same. >> together they have a two-year-old daughter. >> it's a miracle. that's how i see it. it shouldn't have happened. somehow it did. >> rorter: here at sky ranch north of san francisco, george is able to o oe again concentrate on being a father. three years ago, he sold lucas films to disney for $4 billion. >> w w are you? let me just talk about the upcoming "star wars, the force awakens." how do you feel about it? >> well, it's, you know, i made the decision to sell the company "star wars." i made that decision. i looked at the future. i looked at the t tught that i was going to have a baby. i looked at the fact that i was married. i looked at the fact that i wanted to build a museum. i looked at the fact that i wanted to make experimental films.

so that started that ball rolling. and so, in the end, when i sold it, they hired j.j. to come in. >> are you at peace with this as much as you canb? >> yes. fortunate i'm old enough to have been through this stuff before. i'm sure it will do magnificent. i'm sure they'll do a great job. you know, it will be different from what i would have done. >> everything he's done has rned him a prestige jusz kennedy center honor. >> george lucas, he's a half founder and a pioneer. >> at the awards, his good friend stephen spielberg explned the lucas legacy best. george lucas' "star wars" changed movies absolutely forever. >> he's making three movies every year. i said steven, when are you going to retire? he says, i'm not going to tire. my ultimate dream is to die on a

of at shooing. i said, gee, my ambition is to die in bed watching one of your movies on television. >> but that doesn't mean he's slowing down any time soon. because you have worn all these hatsthough, film maker, director, storyteller, writer, technological innovator, what do you want the first line of your obituary wearto say? >> i tried. >> oh, how beautifully put. >> i love seeing his process, charlie, how he thinks. >> he means it, too, fathering means everything to him. he's a parent. and yet, but he also was a storyteller and he also is one heck of a director and one heck of an innovator. all ththings he did t tbuild that grere company simply because there was a problem and he solved the problem and then

>> do you believe he has no ping watching "star wars"? >> i have a ping, his baby, yeah in there you can see george lucas and the 38 kennedy center honors, tuesday, december 29th at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on cbs. >> looking forward to that. free range parenting may be controversial in this country. but in japan, it's a way of life for family. >> it takes you 55 minutes to get to school? >> yeah. >> you will do this all alone? >> yes. >> is that strange? >> no.

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>> every week day morning, kids go to school usually under the watchful eye of an adult. in japan, they are expected to make the journey alone. the population tops 38 million. that trip can last up to an hour, covering several miles. seth doane visited one family to learn how students going solo are protected. >> reporter: from 5:30 to 6:00 a.m., his routine looks like any 1st grader.

rice withh fish eggsnd seaweed, otherwise it feels familiar. it's what comes next that's so surprising. >> it takes you 55 minutes to get to school? >> yes. >> and you will do this all alone? >> yes. >> is that strange? >> no him. >> take a look at the trip he takes solo. it's a ten minute walk to the station where he swipes his card like a veteran commuter. there are trains to catch. and russia hour crowds to contend with. then there's a transfer to a second train and a ather walk all alone at age 7. but before you jump to judgment, meet his mom. >> do you worry about him? >t the beginning, yes. i was so worried. >> in japan, parents are encouraged to let their kids go to school alone. in fact, it's mandated at sato's school.

children are supposed to be independent by the time they start grade school. that's a 6. >> a japanese american sociologist now lives in tokyo. she is also a mom about to let her own daughter commute to school alone. >> in japanese it's -- a saying that children are exposed to, it means to these adored child, send them on journey. >> we've seen kids in japan serving food at school lunchtime and cleaning up afterwards. there is even a popular tv show on the subject, called "my first errand." it's been running for 25 years. she notes japan's trains are dependentable and there is a modern day tool to keep tads on the little one. >> you canee where he is. >> reporter: a gps tracking device reports back to her phone.

>> yes. school? >> no, never. >> absolutely not. why not? >> because i see a lot of guns on tv in the united states. i don't feel very safe him being alone and going to school by themselves. >> in america? >> yes. >> jo pan has a relatively low crime rate and the yellow flap on santos backpack marks him as a 1st grader. the community is expected to keep close watch. >> there are newspaper stories about pedophiles, there are subway cars in tokyo that have been made for only women. so there is no groping. do these parents have a sort of false sense of security here? >> every parent has to assess what he or she is comfortable with. absolutely, there is crime in japan. there is dang early. but have you as to weigh that

freedom and being confident that you have given your child the tools to be able to navigate that. >> you made it okay? >> yes. >> returning from school, the 7-year-old seemed unfazed by any debate of his ailing journey. >> why do kids go to school by thems? >> why do americans not go to school alone? >> this is somethingngn adult does that takes a train to go all alone seems like a big deal what do you think about that? >> not only that. >> why can't kids ride trains by themself, he asks? before we left, we spotted him doing some sweeping, just like a a-year-old would anywhere in the wowod. fofo "cbs this morning," i'm seth don't in tokyo. >> boy, it's amazing. >> it works for me. >> it does. >> i'm with you as a mom.

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