york city, i'm elaine quijano. breaking news -- an outbreak of tornadoes in the south and midwest. 100 million ople are in the path osevere storms. also tonight, new screening g rules at airports as the holiday getaway begins. the clock ticking as delivery companies struggle with record demand. kids in campaign ads. >> i'll use my own server, and no one will be the wiser! >> but did a cartoon parody cross the line? >> all of us learned in kindergarten, don't hit little girls. >> and bigger, brighter, louder-- it's christmas to the extreme. >> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> scott pelley is off. i'm norah o'donnell. at least 10 tornadoes have been reported as severe storms

>> i can see the debris. >> this was the frightening sce as a large tornado plowed rough clarksdale, mississippi. it appeared to be on theheround for about 10 minutes. the twister blew a tractor- trailer off the road, and damaged homes. toado watches and warnings were issued in at least 10 statat. eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station wbz is tracking the storm. eric? >> reporter: a very violent evening of storms and humid air mass. you see the storms racing off f e north and east. that storm motion at 60 miles per hour at times. they are moving very fast. several tornadoes spread out, some all the way up into illinois, eastern partrtof iowa, indiana, including the town of santa claus had a tornado warning earlier. but the strongest tornado is in northern mississippi, violent storms with damage reports coming in right t w. we've seen trees snapped off, tractor trailers flipped and there are still several on the ground.

northeastward. tornado watches from eastern iowa to the gulf coast. a long night ahead of us, so urging vigilance everybody for everybody in the severe weather threat area. nighttime tornadoes, very dangerous. this is covering a very large region, not just tornadoes but the threat of damaging wind gusts racing off toward the east. the good news here, is as wewe head into tomorrow, the threat will go down. the story will be the record heat along the east. >> all right, eric fisher. thank you so much. and all of this comes as the holiday getaway kicks into high gear. more than 100 million americans e expected to travel more than 50 miles between now and new year's weekend. those traveling by air face new rules. more messengers will have to go through full body scanners. many request for pat-downs will be declined. here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: the new guidelines mean more passengers will likely go through the full bodydy scanners and some requests for

this document, obtained by cbs news, says tsa officers can now direct mandatory screening for some passengers when warranted by security considerations. the change reflects an airport security overhaul under way since last summer, after several vernment watchdog reports found widespreadadechnology and human failures in the system. the dhs inspector general says his investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives or weweons through checkpoints 95% of the time. in another investigation, tsa officers failed to respond properly after being alerted by scanning equipment. inspector general john roth testified before congress in november. >> and the test results were disappointing and troubling. we ranultiple tests using different concealment thods at eight different airports. >> reporter: u.s. offifials are especialal concerned about explosives brought on board. in late october, isis claimed responsibility for the bomb that

metrojet plane in egypt. in 2001, richard reid tried to light a bomb embedded in his shoe, on a flight headed to miami. u.s. authorities say this is what the explosion would have been like. had the bomb worked. tsa officials say workers have been retrained, and procedures corrected. tsa officials alal say the new procedures will not affect the vast majority of passengers. norah, at airports across the northeast, the weather did cause some delays and cancellations, but there were no major security issues reported. >> a a right, jeff pegues.s. thank you. protesters from the "black lives matter" group disrupted travel today at the main airport in minneapolis. they're demanding charges against the policecefficer who shot jamar clark to death last month. in los angeles, demonstrators from the group blocked the 405 freeway near the airport. the vast majority of holiday travelers, more than 90 million, will be drivivg, and they're

season. demarco morgan has more on that. >> reporter: at this rest stop in richfield, new jersey, we found the wolfe family of six from brookhaveve mississippi. they've already logged 18 hours on the road. dad nick wolfe says their final stop is vermont. >> everybody is doing great. we have a dvd player installed in the van, sohat's helped a t. been watching a lot of movies. it's great. >> where are we going, guys? >> reporter: for alex sphere and his family from boston, highway driving has been great for the wallet, even if it means nearly running out of gas. >> we tried d make it to new jersey without stopping, so that we could get the cheaper gas prices than in connecticut or new york, so we're running on just about empty. >> reporter: according to aaa, the record 91 million people hitting the road is nearly two million more than last year. cheap gas may be fueling the increase: an average $2 a gallon, down 37 cents from last year. a fami of five driving a minivan from new york to miami is paying just $130 one way, a savings of $80 compared to just

robert sinclair is with aaa. >> this is the second year in a row we're seeingngore people travel than the year b bore, and you know, as the economy comes back, incrementally, we're seeing the numbers of those who are traveling increase incrementally as well. >> reporter: at w york's penn statatn, one of amtrak's busiest hubs, national guard and bomb-sniffing dogs walked among the growing crowd. we found jane rennyson and her family, ashey were boarding an eight-hour trip to virginia. >> we just didn't want to get in the car and deal with the headache of traffic. on the train you can get up and walk and around have a snack, and play cards, it's great. >> reporter: norah, justn case you're wondering how to avoid the headaches that come along with traffic, well, according to aaa, the best days to travel are christmas day and new year's day. >> demarco morgan, thank you so mu. today a new jersey grand jury indicted a truck driver for manslalahter in the crash that seriously injured comedian tracy morgan. the crash last year on the new jersey turnpike killed one of morgan's friends.

driver kevin roper had not slept in 28 hours before the crash. today, federal investigators said an eighth death in this country is likely linked to defective airbags manufactured by takata. the victim was a teenaged driver who died after a crash in pittsburgh in july. also today, manufacturers added more vehicles to its recall list. the airbags can explode on impact, sending g tal into drivers and passengers. so for the full recall list, go to our website, cbsnews.com for more information. the "cbs overnight news" wi be right back. almost sixty mililon americans are e fected by mental illllss.

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it's crunchtime in the shipping industry -- the postal service, fedex, and ups expect to make about 1.5 billion deliveries this holiday season. carter evans shows us how they plan to get it done in time. >> reporter: less than two days before christmas, shipping companies are getting creative to get packages delivered on time. fedex and ups are even resorting to rental trucks. edgar pleitez is a u-haul dealer. >> they'rerehipping so much, that they're-- they don't have enough vehicles, so they came to us. >> reporter: the shipping companies are recovering from a rough start tohe holiday season. many were caught offguard by larger-than-expected cyber monday s ses. deliveries were 20% slower than last year. some shippers were hurt by retailers' promises of "guaranteed" deliveries. >> they are doing a disservice to the consumer. >> reporter: satish jindal is

company that tracks on-time delivery performance. >> they may be taking a day or two before they give it to the ups or fedex, and the consumer thks it's the carrier. >> reporter: still, shipping companies hihid hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers, and it appears to be paying off. the latest numbers from ship matrix show ups delivering 97% of its packages on time; fedex, , more than 97%, and the u.s. postal service, more than 99%. today, last-minute shoppers found out they can still have a package delivered bybyhristmas eve, but there's a price for convenience. >> it's going to be $164.74. >> oh, my gosh. are you serious? >> yes. >> reporter: stacie smith was hoping to get a gift to her niece in wyoming by christmas, but on second thought-- >> i guess santa is not coming until the 30th at her house. >> reporter: and mild winter weather near major shipping hubs has been a big help this year.

still iting for packages. and, norah, ups, fedex, and the postal service expect to deliver up to 60 million packages, tomorrow alone. >> that's incredible. carter evans, thank you so much. in the presidential campaign, donald trump remains e republican front-r-rner heading into 2016. a new poll has trump at 39% nationally. ted cruz a distant second, followed by ben carson and mar rubio. and a new fight t s broken out over the use of children in campaign ads. here's major garrett. >> all of us learned in kindergarten, don't hit little girls. it's not complicated. don't make fun of a five-year- old girl and a seven-year-old girl. >> reporter: that's ted cruz responding to this online "washington post" editorial cartoon, depicting his two daughters as trained monkeys. the cartoon came after cruz's daughters appeared in this campaign ad. >> the grinch who lost her e-mails. >> reporter: poking fun at hillary clinton's e-il woes.

one will be the wiser. >> reporter: at first, the cartoonist said cruz using his daughters to deliver a political attack made them fair game. the "post" then retracted the cartoon, saying: >> folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's pararof the process. i signed up for that. thth's fine. but my girls didn't sign up for that. >> reporter: marco rubio called the cartoon "disgusting." donald trump, "bad." jeb bush, "a big mistake." with republicans talking about impropriety in politits, hillary clinton said donald trump is the undisputed front-runner. she was interviewed by the "des moines register." >> it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. >> reporter: earlier this week, trump used this yiddish vulgarity to describe clinton's 2008 primary defeat. >> sheas favored to win anh she got [ bleep ]. she lost. >> reporter: trump said on twitter the word is not vulgar, and often used to mean, "beaten

he called reporting on the flap, "disnest." >> i don't know that he has any bobodaries at all, and his bigotry, his bluster, his bullying have become his campaign. >> reporter: in other campaign news, ben carson has lost ground iowa and nationallyly prompting carson to suggest staff shake-ups were in motion today. but after a bitter struggle with his personal adviser, norah, carson's campaign management team remains shaken but intact. >> all right, majojogarrett, thananyou. one of the most solemn rituals in the u.s. military, a dignified transfer, took place today in delaware. the bodies of six fallen heroes arrived in flag-draped caskets. margaret brennan reports. >> reporter: the body of staff sergeant chester mcbride came home today. the 30-year-old georgia native and five of his air force comrades were killed monday by a suicide bomber who drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into their patrol

fefeow service members on the base paid personal tribute to the fallen. the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan was declared over, a year ago, but the u.s. still maintains a force of nearly 10,000 there. more than 2,300 american service members have been killed since the war began 14 years ago. >> i want toay she's a hero, d i hope she's a hero to all of us, not just to me. >> reporter: major adrianna vorderbruggen was the commanding officer of the unit, which was dedicated to keeping the airbase safe. older brother christopher said she was a trailblazer. >> she intentionally would go on these patrols th her men because she wanted to show them that she would do what she was asking them to do. >> reporter: the 36-year-old fought for her country and her family. she lobbied to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the

years ago, that now makes her wife and four-year-old son eligible for military death benefits. >> she inspired us all, i think, by just being herself and being proud to be who she was. >> reporter: three other u.s. service members and a number of afghan police were also wounded on monday. norah, it was the single deadliest attack forormerican troops all year. >> margaret brennan from the pentagon. margaret, thank you. coming up nexta mysterious streak lights up the sky. and the beatles light up the internrn. enough pressure in here for ya? i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they'rnew liquid gels. and you're coming with me... you realize i have gold status? mucinenesinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine.

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wise men and women followed a star last night -- not in the east but in the west. just a few nights before christmas, there was mystery, nonetheless, a comet, a meteor, what sort of object? well, we asked anna werner to help us solve it. >> what is that? >> what is it? >> what is that? >> it's like a missile. >> is it santa claus?

across the night sky, past nicki pogue's airplane window. >> the captain got on the p.a. and said, take a look outside. there's s meteor outside. there was a big fireball with a long, long sparkly tail. >> reporter: not a meteor as it turned out, but the booster from a russian rocket sent up on monday, and now coming down. >> after a moment, after you saw this beautiful thing out the window it looked pretty close to the plane, and you readied it was headed to earth. >> reporter: that rocket became the 109th object to fall from space this year, part of a steadily increasing trend. as the thnology gets smallerer and cheaper, more governments and companies are sending satellites and rockets up so more junk falls out of orbit back to earth. paul ceruzzi is a curator at the smsmhsonian air and space museum. >> you can do all kind of wonderful things in space-- communication, weather, navigation-- all those things,

environment with d dris, it's just like polluting a pristine river or lake e the earth. you just don't want to do that. >> reporter: the problem is mushrooming. in 1957, the only satellite in space was sputnik. now, u u. military officialslsay they're monitoring some 23,000 objects circling the earth. u.s. strategic command officials say the international space station had to move four times this year to avoid possible collisions. >> they do present a hazard to the space station. there's no question about it. these velocities arereust staggering. even something as small as just a couple of ounces can do some serious damage. >> reporter: the people who are generally least at risk here-- all of us here on earth. norah,cientists say most of the stuff thatatomes back through the atmosphere burns up, breaks up, or falls into our vast oceans. >> good to know. anna werner, thank you so much. one of the most beautiful women in t t universe is also

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there's never a silent night this season in tracy, california, where the force just collided with christmas. all over the c cntry, an arms race is under way over holiday lights. here's jim axelrod. >> reporter: 'tis certainly the season in kirkland, washington, where tony mish has put up 175,000 lights with the seattle seahawks logo as the centerpiece. the cars and commotion it attracted caused some of mish's neighbors go all grinch and complain. he got a letter from the city threatening fines. >> yeah, i didn't realize that you needed a permit to have christmas lights. >> clark? >> reportete ever since clark

city of chicago down in "national lampoon's christmas vacation," the dark side of all that light has been part of the deal. >> everybody, come out quick! look at the lights! ya-ha! >> reporter: but one look at instagram, where 1.5 million people have displayed their displays, and you alize how many people don't need a white christmas as much as a multi- colored one. in shanksville, pennsylvania, bob witt illuminates his love of the penn state nittany lions. the blue and white lights synced to the team's fight song. i don't want a lot for christmas >> reporter: in southern california this entire neighborhood c crdinated its light display. and in brooklyn, pascal simone has been taking his girlfriend, bianca trevicano, to see these lights for years. this year, he made it the backdrop when n asked her to marry him. >> she said yes! thank god! >> reporter: but maybe the best

christmas lights comes from candy calda in houston. e wanted to create something like those fancy displays that charge money to see. but hers is free so that the less fortunate get a good show, too. >> makes my heart soar with the fafa that i've brought joy to any family, be it a child or an adult. >> reporter: candy seems to have the brightest idea of all. jim axrod, cbs news, new york. >> that's the "overnight news" for this christmas eve thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us later for the morning news. from the broadcast center in new

captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, december 24th, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly storms rip through the south and mimiest, threatening nearly 4 million people. there is extensive damage, as rescue crews search for missing residents through the night. >> i'm hoping i still got a house e t if i ain't, i still got my life. thank god for that. the severe weather is causing delays and headaches as holiday trelers scramble to get home. and demonstrators in minnesota protesting last month's police shooting of a black man causes major delays at the minneapolis/st. paul airport. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news

i'm anne-marie green. at least seven people are dead this morning as violent weather sweeps across the midwest and south. tornadoes slammed into several mississippi communities, killing at l lst four people, including a 7-year-old boy. at least 40 people are hurt and two are missing. a massive tornado hurled debris across traffic on i-55 in mississippi. the powerful winds flipped a semi on to itstside. at least 22 tornadoes were reported across six states. the national storm prediction center called the weather particularly dangerous. omar villafranca shows us the widespread destruction. >> reporter: a large tornado plowed through northern mississippi wednesday afternoon near the town of clarksdale. the tornado was apparerely on the ground for ten minutes, damaging homes and blowing a tractor-trailer off the road. the storm moved toward nearby comeau, wrecking houses and out

>> several tornadoes spread out over a wide area. some into illinois and eastern parts of iowa and indiana. >> reporter: drivers could barely make their way along the highway 12 in southern missouri. the storm pelted the area with hail. witnesses in highland, arkansas, say storms there rolled in without warnjng. >> it snapped off a pine tree by my truck and i just slammed my seat belt on and thank lord let me survive this. >> reporter: in polk county, arkansas, an 18-year-old woman died after a tree fell onto her house. forecasters say the risk for long track tornadoes continues. >> this urgent vigilance for everybody in the severe weather threat area. nighttime tornadoes, very dangerous. >> reporter: the threat diminishes thursday and the focus turns to record high temperatures expected on the east coast. om villafranca, cbs news. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says the christmas eve forecast shows

>> after our tornado outbreak, unfortunately, turning deadly, we are watching more stormy weather across the southeast here on christmas eve day. the storms extding from the western florora panhandle right on up to the atlanta area through charlotte and raleigh. the severe threat is a little bit lower but quite a few thunderstorms and chance of flash flooding and local heavy rainfall. we are looking at very stormy pattern and unusually warm air. temperatures 30 degrees above average in the northeast and mid-atlantic corridors. 70s for many. and 80s in florida and breaking numeroususecord highs on christmas eve and more warm temps in the southeast on christmas day. in fact, right at midnight, maybe santa making his arrival. 63 in new york city and 69 charlotte and 70 in atlanta and miami at7 and warm across the board. then as we look to the end of this weekend where everyone is starting to travel and head home, a major winter storm gets started in the southern plains and starts to move up to the midwest with ice and snow and hvy rain to east of it and this will be very disruptive to start next week. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news.

travel on this busy holiday get-away day. rain and fog triggerer thousands of f fght delays and cancellations on the east coast as a record number of travelers took to the skies and the roads. don champion is at new york's laguardia airport. dodo good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the travel website reports there were more than 9,600 flights and delays and over a 1,000 flight cancellations nationwide yesterday. here at laguardia, you can see behind me right now, there are already dozens and dozens of people lined up at ticket counter tickets here to make sure they are on one of the first flights out of here. instead d being nestled in their beds, scores of travelers are waking up at airports across the country this morning, hoping to make it to their loved ones on christmas eve. >> we going to jamaica. supposedly. >> reporter: today's holiday

who tried to make it home yesterday but instead had their flights either delayed or cancelled because of heavy rain or fog in the northeast. while bob and diane risinger took it in stride. >> i'm a retired pilot so we understand weather and plane delays. >> reporter: shea and her husband, whose flight to ohio was rebooked three times, say they have had enough! >> we are going to try to get our money back and maybe go next weekend. >> reporter: over the next few days, many airlineare shifting the titing of flights, adding red eyes and using bigger planes to get people to their destination. >> big thing is just give myself some extra time. >> reporter: 38 million people are expected to fly during the christmas and new year's holidays. so definitely pack a lot of patience this year if you're flying out of town today. by the way, if you're going to be taking gifts as a carry-on with you, we are told because of enhanced security measures, it's best t tt you leave them unwrapped. >> very good advice, don champion at laguardia airport in new yo, thank you. cbs news has confirmed the

raids to deport hundreds of families who entered the country illegally since last year. the nationwide roundup will target adults and children already ordered to leave by a judge. many are fleeing violence in central america. it could begin as soon as january. minnesota officials are slamming protesters who caused major delays at the mimieapolis/st. paul airport. >> reporter: hundreds of black lives matter demonstrators flooded the airport wednesday. they are demanding the release of video of the recent fatal police shooting of a black man. another group linked hands and blocked a road leading to a terminal. about 500 demomotrators shut down part of the nation's largest mall nearby. police arrested 15 people at both protests. the latest national poll showdonald trump dominating the republican field. 39% of republicans and republican leaning voters say

billionaire real estate mogul. ted cruz is a distant second with 18%. he is followed by ben carson and marco rubio, both have 10%. major garrett shows us how the latest#campaign controversy has united the gop rivals. >> it's nocomplicated. don't make fun of a 5-yeararld girl. and a 7-year-old. >> reporter: that is ted cruz responding to this online "the washington post" editorial cartoon depicting his two daughters as tined monkeys. the cartoon came after cruz's daughters appeared in this campaign ad. >> the grinch who lost her e-mails. >> reporter: poking fun at hillary clinton's e-mail woes. >> i'll use my own server and no one will be wiser. >> reporter: at first the cartoonist said cruz using his daughters to deliver a politil attack made them fair game. the post then retracted the cartoon saying it's generally the policy of our editorial l section to leave children out of it. >> folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that is part of the process.

that's fine. but my girls didn'n'sign up for it. >> reporter: marco rubio called the cartoon disgusting and donald trump bad. jeb bush -- a big mistake. with republicans talking about impropriety in politics donald trump says hillary clinton is the front-runner and she was interviewed by "the des moines register. >> not the first time he has demonstrated pension for sexism. >> reporter: earlier this week, trump used this yiddish vulgarity to describe hillary clinton's 2008 defeat. >> she was favored to win and she got -- she lost. >> reporter: trump said the word is not vulgar and often used to mean beaten badly. he called reporting on the flap, dishonest. >> i don't know that he has any boundaries at all. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac national poll found clinton ahead of trump 47% to 40% and effectively tied with marco rubio and ted cruz. that survey also found 50% of

president. major garrett, cbs news, washington. at least 15 civilians have died across iraq wednesday following a series of bomb attacks. the explosions occurred as iraqi forces gained ground in an offensive to recapture the city of ramadi. isis took over control of the city in may. and the remains of six american service members killed in afghanistan monday have returned to the united states. the bodies arrived wednesday at the new castle air national guard base in delaware. all six were killed by a suicide bomber. the taliban claimed responsibility. coming up on the "morning news." let it stream. this morning, the beatles music catalog hits streaming services for the first time. details in "moneywatch." this is the "cbs morning news." "moneywatch this is the "cbs morning news."l i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief.

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those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the san jose mercury news" reports a southwest airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in oakland, california, four hours after it had left the airport. flight 2447 developed landing - gear problems after takiki off for chicago on wednesday. 139 passengers and crew were on board. after circling for four hours to burn off the fuel, the pilot landed the plane safely. "the guardian" newspaper of london says the british government is investigating where a british muslim family of 11 was prevented from boarding a flight in london for los angeles. u.s. authorities did not provide an explanation. the family planned to visit disneyland. the airline told the family it would not refund the $13,000 they paid for tickets. "the new york times" says the typical american adult lives just 18 miles from his or her mother. the proximity is, in part, based

those with college degrees are more likely to live farther from their parents to take advantage of job opportunities in distant places. on the cbs "moneywatch," the beatles now available on streaminand a hotel cyberhacking. hena d diels is at the new york stock exchanan with that and more. good morning, hena. >> good morning. high prices for oil surged a third consecutive day. that drove wall street stocks higher for a third day. the dow closed 185 points higher on wednesday. the s&p 500 was up 25 points. and the nasdaq gained 44 points. stock markets s ll have a shortened training session today ahead of the christmas holiday. hyatt hotel says hackers breached its computer system and may have obtained customers' credit card numbererand other sensitive information. hyatt said the malware was discovered last month and did not say why it waited three weeks to report the problem. hyatt is the latest of several major hotel chains to have been

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they are convenient. >> of course! always the right size, the right color. and best of all, you can buy them late on christmas eve! >> exactly right! >> hena daniels at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, hena. up next. sweeping apology. giants wide receiver odell beckham jr. says he is sorry for dropping the ball after some rough play sunday.reatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... ...who've had no prior treatment. it's the one and only cure that's one pill, once a day for 12 weeks. certain patients... ...can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. with harvoni, there's no interferon and there are no complex regimens. tell your doctor if you have other liver or kidney problems,

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forecast in some cities around the country. in sports, the new york giants star receiver odell beckham m . is going to have to serve that one-game suspension. the league denied beckham's appeal. he was suspended on monday for his conduct sunday against the carolina panthers, including a diving helmet-to-helmet hit. beckham says he owes some people an apology. in a statement, beckham said, i am responsible for my behavior. people expect better from me, and i expect better from myself. beckham will miss sunday's game against minnesota. and dirk nowitzki moved into sixth place on the nba's career scoring list. nowitzki hit this jumper to move

he then made the go ahead basket in overtime as the mavericks beat the brooklyn nets 119-118. the players who appear in the nba has put its weight behind some television commcials calling for an end to gun violence. the ads will begin playing on christmas. the ads speak about the effect of gun violence in their life. the ads contain no policy recommendations but they were paid for by a group who supports stricter gun control measures. still ahead, legal strategy. robert dear, the suspect in the deadly planned parenthood shooting, wants to fire his lawyers. details ahead. so when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it

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the country. well, here is another look at this morning's top stories. violent storms left at least seven people dead in the midwest and south. more than 20 tornadoes were reported across six states. at least 40 people are injured in mississippi alone. the storms destroyed homes and snarled traffic on a busy get-away day. at least 31 people are dead and more than a hundred were injured in a fire at a hospital in saudi arabia this morning. the blaze broke out in the intensive care unit and the maternity ward. cause of the fire is under investigation. the gunman who admitted to killing three people in a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs wants to be his own lawyer when he goes on trial. robert debr told a judge on wednesday that he has a right to represent himself. dear is awaiting a mental competency evaluation. officials in brazil are asking couples to hold off on plans to become pregnant.

babies born with a rare neurological condition called microcephaly. there haveeen more than 2,400 cases in the past year. experts believe the cause is a mosquito-born virus. and finally, a high wattage christmas in springfield, new york. you got to see this. there are 23,000 lights on the so-called christmas house. volunteer firefighter jim josiac has decorated his front yard like this the last seven years. he also collects food donations for local pantries. this year, he has gotten more than 1,300 pounds of food as a donation. maybe a little money for the electric bill? coming up after your localal news on "cbs this morning," an outlook for the holiday shopping season. is it going well or not?

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well, between the interest rate hike and auto recalls, business news captured major headlines this year. jill wagner looks back at the top financial stories of 2015. faulty takata air bags caused the recall of 20 million vehicles in the u.s. alone and at least eight people have been killed worldwide and nearly a hundred injured from the air bags spraying shrapnel. >> terrifying. i thought i was going to bleed out. >> reporter: volkswagen admitted to using special software in 11 million vehicles to cheat on emissions tests. the ceo apologized that the scandal led to a steep drop in volkswagen sales. >> we will make sure that something like this never happens again. >> reporter: cyberattacks shook

hackers broke into anthem health insurers that runs blue cross/blue shield plans. three suspects charged in a giant hacking scheme that targeted at least a does -- dozen corporations. >> the data breaches at these firms were breathtaking in scope and in size. >> reporter: the new york stock exchange said it was not a cyberattack that halted trading over the summer. a technical glitch shut down the exchange for nearly four hours. the shutdown was followed by a meltdown. the stock market had some of its sharpest declines in history, when instability in foreign economies spooked wall street. >> i've never seen the dow down a thousand points in one move. >> reporter: by the end of the year, the dow was nearly where it started. unemployment edged down to 5%. and the more robust job market led the federal reserve to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. oil prices plunged. that gave consumers a break at the pump, where gas prices flipped to around $2 a gallon.

>> the most advanced timepiece ever created. >> reporter: in a pair of megamergers, drugmakers pfizer and allergan announced plans to join forces. and dow chemical agreed to merge with dupont, creating the second biggest chemical country in the world. chipotle stock took a tumble to restaurant chain scrambled to contain a e. coli outbreak. mark zuckerberg and his wife welcomed a baby girl and they promised to donate the bulk of their $45 billion fortune to charity. a holiday gift to remember. jill wagner, cbs news, new york. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," an effort by food companies to swap out artificial ingredients in their food. we will have the details. plus, dr. david agus has his health predictions for 2016. and a look how the holiday

we buy our last-minute presents. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching.