and plenty of firearms in the tightest security ever. also tonight, rivers are cresting at record levels in missouri. homes are being swept away. the slopes are stranded. profs are melting after e warmest december on record. >> i'm sad looking at the mountains without snow. >> and troubled kids getting a fresh start through hard work. >> you did it! come on!n! this is the "cbs overnight news." >> happy n n year and welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. 2016 came in with a bang, with parties and fireworks from sydney, australia to anchorage,e, alaska. of course, the biggest celebration of all was at the crossroads of the world, new york city's times square. upwards of a million people

evening of fun and music and the dropping of the crystal ball. there is celebration but also deep concern in citits around the world as wesher in 2016. a massive fire broke out in a high rise hotel in dubai, hours before the midnight fireworks, which went on as scheduled. police in munich, germany evacuated two train stations after receiving what they called a serious imminent threat of a terror attack. brussels canceled its party as arrests were made i a terror plot. security is tighter than ever in new york's times square, which is jammed with a million people. we have a team of correspondents covering this. rst, h hly williams who has been following the fire in dubai.

the fire broke out on the 20th floor of hotel, engulfing the 63 story luxury hotel and apartment building. the fire apparently began at around 9:30 p.m. local time. you casee the entire skyscraper lit up. now, the dubai authorities say that they now have the fire under control, and they also say that only one person was killed by a heart attack during the evacuation. another 15 peoe were injured. the cause of the fire is still not known. and eyewitnesses say the fire spread very rapidly through the tower, which is almost 1,000 feet tall. >> the heat was so intense outside it was unbelievable. and just people started to panic, crushing each other trying to get down the stairs and jumping over railings. i couldn't beieve how fast it acaually happened. >> there were people running in the corridoror and i ended up having to put somebody on my back. he was in a wheelchair, carried him down to the ground floor. >> but, holly, this didn't affect the new year's celebrations.

elaine, no, it did not. around an hour after the fire broke out, the dubai authorities tweeted that t t city's new year's eve celebrations would go ahead as planned and centered on the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa, which stands just a few hundred yards from that hotel fire. >> holly williams reporting tonight. holly, thank you. munich, germany was just about to celebrate the new year when police got word of a terror threat. they cleared two train stations and told peoplto avoid crowds. elizabeth papaer has more on new year's in europe. >> reporter: not even terrorist threats could keep europeans from ringing in the new, from moscow to berlin. although everywhere, security was heavy. especially paris, where terrorists struck twice this year.

himself appeared with some of the 11,000 soldiers on duty. it was a photo-op designed to reassure both residents and visitors. >> we're not really scared about it. we want to enjoy it. we've never been here on new year's eve, and it's magical. >> reporter: bututhe magic was scaled back a little. there were no fireworks this year, and the traditional party on the chas elysee will wrap up earlier than usual. ininrussels, the official party was cancnced. soldiers fanned out across the city and workers dismantled the stage where the new year's show was to go on. after the arrest of two men suspected ofoflanning holiday attacks. some think it was an overreaction. >> i think it'backing down to the threat of terrorism. i think we should stand up and just make everything happen. >> reporter: but belgians arar edgy. this week, police arrested yet another suspect with links to the paris attacks in molenbeek,

to two of the other attackers and one of them, s seh abdeslam, is still on the loose. still, new year's eve is for celebration, says brussels club owner pablo saccomano. >> i really belie that the people from brussels need to go out and party and need to gather as well and to bond together. >> reporter: and it wasn't only the belgian police, elaine, who discovered evidence e a new year's terrorist attack. the turks, too, have arrested two men they say were planning to bomb crowded areas innkara tonight. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. security was tight, both in new york city and at celebrations across the country and around the world. don dahler reports. >> reporter: the nypd says they'r'rgoing to make good on the mayor's promise by raising the security here to the highest level since 9/11. it's a new york ritual. beginning at dawn, more than a

massive viewing pens. but this year, there are more police than ever. undercover officers roam among the revelers, snipers s tch from rooftops, and helicopters hover overhead. among the crowds, a radiation detector and bomb-sniffing dogs. commissioner bill bratton. >> we are aware that the threat picture has changed because of isis. it's changed significantly from a year ago or two years ago. >> reporter: while insisting ere is no specific t(reat, officials are concerned about individuals like 25-year-old emanueuelutchman. he was charged in rochester wednesday morning with a plot to commit an armed attack against civilians on new year's eve on behalf of isis. in his possession were ski masks, ammonia, duct tape, and a machete. los angeles has also increased the number of cameras and officers along the rose bowl parade root. the game too is under elevated security. mark selby heads homeland security in southern california. >> there's never been a time

enforcement personnel, seen and unseen, and there'e'never been a time that there's been more technology deployed in order to make it a more secure set of events. >> reporter: in las vegas, 1,000 uniformed and undercover officers are patrolling the strip. and in pittstsrgh, extra canine, s.w.a.t., and explosive teams have been added to protect the 40,000 to 50,000 spectators. janis wilson runs the event. >e've always had a great deal of security for first night, but with all of the things happening in the world, we're taking even greater precaution. >> reporter: more than one billion people will be watching this on television all over the world, but about 40 blocks south of where i'm standing, there are a few more viewers watching things more intently. elaine, these are specially trained police officers, keeping an eye on hundreds of closed circuit cameras. >> don dahler reporting from times square tonight.. don, thank you.. almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth

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historic winter floods have killed at least 2222eople this week in the midwest. nearly a foot of rain caused the mississippi river to rise towards record levels, along with the meramec river, and nearly a half dozen others in the region. david begnaud is in valley park, missouri. david. >> reporter: elaine, good evening. where we are standing, this is usually one of theheusiest intersections in st. louis county where there would usually be semis passing through, tonight it is water from the meramec river, which crested earlier today. but tonight, not far behind where i am standing, it is nearly 20 feet deep, where it should be dry. over the next 12 hours, the mississippi river is expected to crest in st. louis at 42.5 feet, nearly 12 feet above flood stage. john houser lives just south of st. louis in the city of arnold. >> we're just fighti the water, and it's up to the red

keep the pumps running and make sure the wall doesn't fail and hope the water goes down in a hurry. >> reporter: overnight, the floodwaters snarled traffic for miles, and today missouri's busy i-55 became the second major interstate to close this week. gene liston was stuck in the middle of it. >> there's nowhere you can go, u know. i mean, it's water, but, you know, if there's enough of it, you can't do anything. >> reporter: statewide, more than 12 people have been killed due to the ereme flooding. it has washed away homes, highways-- >> that is highway 141. >> reporter: and shut down water treatment plants. steve stenger is the executive of st. louis county. how ny miles do you estimate are under water? >> it would be difficult to estimate but very near us right now there are about seven miles under water, right where we're standing. >> reporter: that ould be dry. >> that should be dry. >> reporter: back ininhe city of arnold, police chief robert

yet to come. >> we're to the point now where the sandbagging, it's not goinin to hold d back. we're going to lose probably anywhere from 100 to 150 homes will be affected by this flood, if not more. >> reporter: back here in st. louis county where we are despite massive floodidi, the county executive says not one person has been hurt or killed since the flooding started. elaine. >> extraordinary pictures. david begnaud reporting tonight. david, thank you. in the northeast, this was the warmest december on record. the average temperature in concord, new hampshire, 38 degrees, was the warmest since 1868. 51 in new york's central park, the warmest in 147 years. 5151n philadelphia brokekehe record set in 1874. for businesses that rely on snow, rising temperatures mean plummeting profits. here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: with near-empty lifts and near-barren slopes, this wasn't the ski trip jackeline vasquez was hoping for.

it's a mess. the snow's wearing down. this is the last time i'm going. i'm going home now. >> reporter: unseasonably warm temperatures left skiers scrambling. vicki said this one trail at jack froro ski resort in pennsylvania was their only option. >> every single one closed, closed, closed, until we get here and they said we just have one trail open. very disappointing. >> reporter: this barren landscape is a far cry from m e winter wonderland of last year. >> it's not best-looking snow, but at least we're open. >> reporter: general manager mark daubert. >> we've had some tough years where it's been warm, but it's never been this warm continuously. >> reporter: is this a first for you in your experience? >> had tough starts, but this is the worst ever. >> reporter: it's not just here in blakesleepennsylvania. webcams at other resorts such as blue mountaiai camelback, spring mountain and shawnee show snowless slopes. some are reporting they have lost 20% of their business so far. colder temperatures start arrivivi tonight as the new w ar arrives, andndaubert is hoping to make up for lost time.

by the latter part of the weekend,nd early next week, with the cold aiaicoming in, we'll be back on our feet and get rolling again. >> reporter: elaine, we've learned that more than 70 ski rerts across the northeast are closed, but those numbers are likely to change wititthe temperatures expected to drop in the new year. >> demarco morgan reporting from pennsylvania tonight. demarco, thank you. the presidential race, seral key aides have qt ben carson's campaign just a month before the iowa caucuses. carson had led several republican polls in iowa but has faded in recent weeks. today, campaign managebarry bennett ststped down, as did doug watts, the communications director. bennt says carson has be ignoring him and relying on his longtime business manager armstrong williams, , radio and tv host. williams denies that and carson had no comment. coming up, police in los angeles expln why crime is on

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later. >> let's go! >> reporter: a lot has changed for 18-year-old adjekai stewart sisce we first met her in july 2014 at sunburst youth c cllenge academy. >> yes, sergeant! >> you better hurry up! let's go. >> reporter: she and 200 other rebellious, unfocused high school dropouts were getting a wake-up call like none they'd ever heard. >> the day is going to be a long day! >> reporter: for five-and-a-half months, watched as they were transformed physically-- >> keep pushing. >> reporter: and emotionally. stewart spent 10 minutes atop this confidence-building course. >> i can't! >> repepter: before she was coaxed into taking a leap of faith. >> yeah! >> the you go. ere you go. good job.

>> reporter: do you see, though, how far you've come? >> i have, i have because i felt like i was jt such a weak person back then. >> reporter: but if yoyohadn't gone through that. >> i wouldn't be where i am. i wouldn't. >> reporter: where she is, is a first-semester college student. stewart graduated challenge academy last december. then she graraated from high school in junene >> i cried the next day because i was like, wow, like, i actually-- i actually finished. i acally graduated. so it was really cool. >> reporter:r:7-year-old parker coker is almost finished, too. >> you're doing good, man, you're fine. >> reporter: at sunburst, we und a kid trying to imb out the hole of his bad choices. back then, he explained it this way: >> you gotta look ahead, and it's not really easy to look ahead when you don't know how to, when nobody's really taught you how to. >> reporter: he'll graduate high school next year and plans to join the army. got a girlfriend? >> no.

>> it's at or straight "a"s and i chososthe straight "a"s. >> reporter: where would you be if not for sunburst? >> probably in juvenile hall. yeah. >> reporter: we heard the same from nearly all of the sunburst cadets we followed through this program. edward tucker graduated d gh school this month. christa hopkins and francisco lazo are on track to get their diplomas next year. angel kay lemaster has dived right into her post-nburst life, and plans to try out for the swim team at rubidox high school. > hip, hop, loppy pop, let me hear my panthers rock -- >> rock! rock! >> louder now. >> rock! >> repepter: the lengthy 16-6- year-old with the buzzcut could barely hold it together during the first few days at sunburst. if you listen to her story, you can understand why. >> me and my mom were homeless pretty much sleeping in cars, underneath freeways.s.

i was always on my own, couch hopping my entire teenaged life, which caused me to drop out. >> reporter: butow, she's focused on the future because e she understands her past. >> i messed my life up, you know, and it's hard to sit there and think that i messed my life up so bad they needed to go to sunburst in the first place. but it was an opportunity to open myself up and have e fresh start, a better chance. >> reporter: a second chance. >> a second chance. >> reporter: more than 120,000 high school dropouts have gone through the tional guard youth challenge program since it was created back in 1993. sunburst is one of the most successful, with a 92% success rte. and, elaine, they just graduated 200 more students this month. >> compelling reporting. michelle miller, t tnk you so much.

will be right back. crime rose in 2015 in los angeles, the first increase in 12 years. violent crime spiked about 20% in the nation's second-largest city. property crime was up 10%.%. ben tracy is there.

area. >> reporter: two drive-by shootings last night in los angeles left one man dead and two others wounded. so far this yeye, there have been 280 homicides in l.a., up 10% from last year. the number of rapes increased 8.6%, and aggravated assaults jumped more than 27%. the spike in crime, i don't understand. >> reporter: iona diggs has lived in south l.a. for more than 60 years. her neighborhood has seen 74 more people shot in 2015, compared to last year. what kind of crimes have you seen increased? >> the shootings, drive-by shootings. >> reporter: so serious stuff. >> serious stuff. >> reporter: all 21 lapd divisions are reporting crime increases. that's notable because crime had fallen dramatically in los angeles in the past decade due to a crackdown on gang-related ime. police attribute some of this year's crime spike to a resurgence of gang violence this summer. in august, lapd commander

about a two-week span in south l.a. where 50 pepele were shot, 15 of them homicides. >> there were internal gang disputes, there were love triangles, there was domestic violence. most everything involved gangsgs in some way, shape, or form. >> reporter: since then the lapd has stepped up community policing. and made three times as many felony arrests. iona diggs says she's not going to let g ggs take back her neighborhood. >> don't say this is your 'hood because it's not. it's ours, you know, and i'm going to protect my 'hood, as you say. >> reporter: while crime is up, it is s rth noting that it is still quite a bit less than it used to be. in 1992, this city saw more than 1,000 homicides. elaine, this year that number is expected to be less than 300. >> ben tracy breaking down the statistics tonight, ben, thank you. jerry sein woman: what does it feel like when a woman is having a heart attack? chest pain, like there's a ton of weight on your chest. severe shortness of breath. unexplaiaid nausea. cold sweats.

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are these washed? [ lauguger ] >> come on. let's go. let's go get some coffee. >> last night, president obama appeared on jerry seinfeld's online series "comedians and cars getting coffee." >> you ready? >> i got some stuff to do. >> reporter: if you were expecting a conversation percolating with domestic and foreign policy, well, that's just not jerry seinfeld's brd. not that there's anything wrong withthhat. >> i do really well with the zero to eight demographic. >> oh, really? >> they love me. partly because they think my ears are big. and so i look a little like a cartn character. >> right. and then little e ds love saying my name. >> right. >> but it's all one big name. it's barackobama. this is called theheeast. >> reporter: seinfeld wasn't the

car. >> i could call an american nuclear submarine right here. >> i don't have that. >> it's a cool feature. >> reporter: a leader of the comedy world strolled the white use grounds with the leader of the free world. and, like the coffee, the conversation flowed. >> how far can you wander around up there in your underwear, how far can you u t before there's people and it's not cool? >> it's not cool generally wandering around in my underwear. the first night, you're sleeping in the white house. >> right. >> what the hell is this, right? >> yeah, a night at the museum. >> that's how it feels for probably the firsteek. >> reporter: the 61-year-old comedian pulled back the curtain on the 44th commander in chief with a surprisingly candid conversation. >> how many world leers do you think are just c cpletely out of their mind?

you know, you've made like a ridiculous amount of money. >> so much more than you, and yet how do i seem to you? do i seem spoiled, out of touch? >> i don't know. >> you have a pretty good instinct for people. >> right now you#seem like a completely normal guy. >> but i'm putting on an act, just like everybody es does for you. >> that's my point. >> watch out, pepele. >> reporter: and when you're at the president's house, it's only polite to let them drive. >> i like the hand hanging over the wheel. >> i mean, that's -- you've got to do it that way. >> and t tt's the "overnight news" for this new year's day. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs is morning."

it's friday, j juary 1st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news"." amid fears of terrorism, the world welcomes aew year. a five-star hotel in dubai, one of the tallest skyscrapers goes up in flame but it appears everyone is okay. people in the midwest are trying to recover from historic flooding that has killed nearly two dozens and damages hundreds of homes, and impacted travel. it's fririy, january 1st, 2016. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. thanks for joining us. i'm megg oliverr in f f anne-marie green. another year has started

no significant problems. hundreds of thousands in las vegas filled the streets. more than aaillion otherss crowded into new york's times square for watch the ball drop at midnight. other cities around the world marked the new year under a terror threat. don champion is herer in new yoror with moror on that. >> reporter: good morning. places like germany and belgium, the threat oferrorism led to cancelled events and even warningsgsor people to avoid large gather is. german germans ushered in 2016 under close watch. in munich, a different story. people there were told to stay away from two of the city's train stations because of a serious and emimminent threat by isis bombers.

of two men suspected of planning holiday attacks. some thought it was an overreaction. >> i think it's backing down to the threat of terrorism. i think we should stand up and juju make everything happen. >> reporter: in paris, a city that saw two attacks from isis in 2015, celebrations were scaled back. france's defense minister tried reassuring people by greeting some of the 11,000 soldiers on duty yesterday. here in the u.s., the new york city police were also on alert. more than 6,000 nypd made sure the times square celebration went off without any problem. but in rochester in upstate, new york, the fireworks display was canceled after charging this

dodoments allege lutchman was a from a heart attack and 14 others were injured. chris martinez has more. >> reporter: massivelames engulfed the address hotel, a luxury high-rise in downtown dubai and the united arab emirates. people inside said it was chaos. >> the heat was so dense outstse. was unbelievable a a just people started to panic, crush crushing each other trying to get down the stairs and jumping over railings. i can't believe w fast it happened. >> reporter: the 63-story hotel is located near the burj khalifa.

floor and spent new year's eve at the address. it's really the place to be. >> reporter: the fire broke out two hours before midnight. officials rushed to evacuate the skyscrap as flames ripped through the building, consuming at least 20 floors in a matter of minutes. but some residentstsay the alarm didn't sound right away. >> the alarm went off when t t buildidi was on fire. >> reporter: firefighters raced to contain the blaze. crowds could hear several explosions. >> i just heard a big bang. >> reporter: official say the hotel's springklers helped diffuse the fire. chris martinez, cbs news. when president obama returns to washington next week, he has new plans for action on gun control. the preside will is expxpted

it's unclear when mr. obama will take action. he has repeatedly complained of loopholes and gun laws and sales. the president's home city of chicago ended the year with a large protest against gun violence. demonstrators lay in the street along the magnificent mile. they chanted 442, the number of shooting victims killed or wounded in chicago in 2015. >> i'll do anything on behalf of my son. i laid on the ground on behalf of terrell because it has to stop. >> reporter: her son was shod to death in 2006. next wednesday would have been his 28th birthday. meteorologists expect more major flooding along the missisisppi, ohio, and arkansas rivers, as well as their tributaries.

floods are blamed for at least 22 deaths and have left countless homes under water. >> reporter: the m msissippi river is expected to crest in st. louis at 42 1/2 feet, nearly 12 feet above flood stage. john houser lives just south of st. louis in the city of arnold. >> we are just fighting thehe water and it's u u to the red line right there. just trying to keep the pumps running and make sure the wall doesn't fail and hope the water goes down in a hurry. >> reporter: the floodwaters snarled d affic for miles. missouri's busy i-55 became the second major interate to close this week. >> nowhere t tgo. it's water but if there is enough of it you can't do anything. >> reporter: statewide, more than 12 people have been killed due to the extreme flooding. it has washed away homes, highways.

down water treatment plant. steve sangner is the executive of st. louis county. how many miles would you estimate is under water. >> it is very difficult to estimate that but near us right now there iseven miles under water where we are standing. >> reporter: that should be dry? >> that should be dry. >> reporter: the police chief says the worse is yet to come. >> we are at the point now the sandbagging is not going to hold it back. are going too lose a hundred to 150 homes will be affected by the flooding, if not more. >> reporter: where i am standing this is usually one of the busiest iersections of st. louis county b b with the passing water it is water from the merrimack river and behind me it's 20 feet deep where it should be dry. david begnaud, cbs news, st. louis county, missouri. the mother of a texas teen who blamed a deadly drunk driving crash on affluenza is spending new year's day in a los

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packer fans weren't to let snow get in the way of their team's game against the vikings. the packers called d more than 600 fans to help clear lambeau field of snow ahead of the regular season finale on sunday. fans earned 10 bucks an hour for their help. unlike snonocovered wisconsin, the northeast has seen the warmest december on record ever. the balmy winter is melting the profits of businesses that rely on the wintry weather. demarco morgan reports. >> reporter: empty lifts and near barren slopes, this wasn't the ski trip that jacqueline vazquez was hoping for. >> it's a mess. a mess. the snow is wearing down. this is the last time. i'm going home now. >> reporter: unseasonably warm temperatures left skiers scrambling. vickie hero says this one trail at jack cross ski resort in pennsylvania was thehe only option.. >> eveve single one is closed, closed, closed. until we get here and they said we just have one slope open.

>> reporter: this barren landscape is a far cry from the winter wonder land from last year. >> at least we are open. >> reporr: general manager mark dalbert. >> we have some tough years where it's w wm but it's never been this warm continuously. >> reporter: is this the first for you in your experience? >> had some tough starts but this@is the worst ever. >> reporter:t's not just here in blakesly, pennsylvania. web cams at other resorts such as blue mountain, camelback mountain and shawnee mountain, some reporting they have lost 20% of their business so far. colder temperatures arrive tonight as the new year arrives and dalbert is hoping to make up for lost time. >> we will get this thing started by the latter part o the weekend and early next week, with the cold air coming in, we will be back on our feet and get rolling again. >> r rorter: we learned more than 70 ski resorts are closed across the northeast, but those numbers are likely to change with temperatures expected to drop in the new year. demarco morgan, cbs news, ,

the 127th rose parade gets under way in a few hours in california. yesterday, the police escorted@ the 44 colorful floats to pasadena for the parade. many roses are used to create the floats. people began lining up along the route yesterday afternoon. coming up afteteyour local news on "cbs this morning," reaching your financial goals for 2016.

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president obama and the first family rang in the new year in hawaii. he is on his annual two-wewe vacation. on thursday, the president played golf with high school friends. he spent more than six hours hitting the links. the family wraps up their vacation osunday. the u.s. government announced plans to open three new shelters to house an unexpected influx of unaccompanied migrant children. the shelters will be on federal property in colorado, florida, and new mexico. children in the shelters are mostly between the ages of 1 1 and 17. they stay about a month before it's decided whether they will be deported. the year 2015 was a big year in politics. the race for the white house produced plenty of drama, and we saw a historic nuclear deal with iran. craig boswell takes a look back. >> reporter: the outsiders took the early lead in the crowded gop race for president. >> i'm at number one by a lot! >> reporter: donald trump pulled out front with a slew of controversial comments, including a ban on muslim

border. >> t ty are bringing drugs.s. they are bringing crime. they are rapists. >> reporter: ben carson and early polls. >> unfortunately, i believe we have out of time. >> reporter: following the death of hison beau, vice presididt joe biden decided against making >> i'm going to be your president too. >> reporter: hillary clinton was forced to defend from an attack frfr the left with senator bernie sanders running with a liberal platform. >> establishment politics is not going to work. >> reporter: clinton weathered nearly 11 hours of congressional questions about the attack on a u.s. consulate in benghazi in 2012. she also came e der fire for using her private e-mail server for official communications as secretary of state. the obama administration restored diplomatic relations with cuba after 54 years. president also signed a deal with iran that would limit its nuclear program. >> this deal is our best means of assuring that iran does not get a nuclear weapon.

fought back, saying the deal would actually help iran get a nuclear weapon, but the democrats beefed back the challenge. fed up with infighting among conservative and moderate republicans house speaker john boehner called it quits. >> been an honor to serve in this institution. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan reluctantly steed up to take the job. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: the supreme court upheld a key part of the affordable care act that provides health insurance subsidies to all qualifying americans. in a historic decision, a divided court legagazed same-sex marriage. >> you may kiss your bride. >> craig boswell, cbs news, washington. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a political round table with "face ththnation" moderator john dickerson, "wall street journal" columnist peggy noonan and nancy cordes. plus tips on reaching your financial goals in 2016. we wilil hear from cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. we will show you how movie theaters are offering healthier food at the snack bar. that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching.

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