in the hotseat. fbi director james comey testifying before congress tomorrow about russian meddling in the election. and president trump's explosive and yet to be proven claim that president obama had him wiretapped. also tonight, confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for the president's pick for the supreme court. what to expect from judge neil gorsuch. two more security scares at the white house this weekend. we'll have the latest. and we'll remember rock 'n' roll pioneer chuck berry. ♪ go, johnny go, go ♪ johnny b. goode this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano.

fbi director james comey makes a much-anticipated trip to capitol hill today. he will testify about what the fbi has learned about possible russian interference in the presidential election. comey is also expected to be questioned about president trump's explosive and yet to be proven claim that president obama had him wiretapped. the president spent the weekend in florida. errol barnett is there. >> let's just grow up. >> reporter: appearing on "face the nation," democratic house leader nancy pelosi slammed the trump administration for refusing to retract the president's wiretap claim. >> the justice department, the fbi, has to really clear this, because otherwise this administration has decided that they with impunity can say anything. >> reporter: fbi director james comey and nsa director mike roger also be asked for any available proof when they testify in front of the house intelligence committee on monday. >> wiretap covers a lot of

different things. >> reporter: on wednesday, president trump suggested there is more evidence to come. >> we will be submitting certain things, and i will be perhaps speaking about this next week. >> reporter: but so far, no republican or democrat in congress has said they've seen supporting evidence of surveillance on trump tower. lawmakers are split along party lines over what to do about it. >> i would like to first get to the bottom of this before saying what should be done. i don't know the basis for president trump's assertion. >> i have a lot of respect for susan collins, but i have to differ with her on this. she said we have to get to the bottom of this. there is nothing at the bottom. >> reporter: president trump visited his golf course here for the second time this weekend. he spoke on the phone to the president of chile and continues to build momentum for his overhaul of obamacare. tomorrow, elaine, trump hold askamp pain style rally in

louisville, kentucky. also on capitol hill, confirmation hearings begin for the president's pick for the supreme court. tony dokoupil tells us what to expect from neil gorsuch and the hearings. >> reporter: judge neil gorsuch has been crisscrossing capitol hill hoping to win votes for his confirmation. >> if consfirme efirmed, i wille a faithful servant of the constitution. >> reporter: while supporters say he is calm and reasonable, his confirmation hearings may be anything but. gorsuch himself has criticized the modern confirmation process as an idealogical food fight. >> looking forward to the hearings where i'll be asking him some tough questions. >> reporter: starting monday, senator al franken and as many as 19 others on if judiciary committee will get to grill gorsuch who will fill a seat vacated more than a year ago. >> i look forward with speaking with members on both sides of

the aisle. >> reporter: gorsuch has degrees from columbia, harvard and oxford. democrats are expected to portray him as qualified but unfit. does viewing a seat in a partisan way undercut the authority of the court, which is not supposed to be a partisan body? >> just because the president who nominated him and the senate that confirmed him might have thought about it as a political seat doesn't mean the justice him or herself has to behave in a political way. >> i took the task of this nomination very seriously. >> reporter: committee chairman chuck grassley says he expects president trump's nominee to be sworn in some time in april. >> i think he's going to be an outstanding member of the supreme court. >> reporter: but if the battle turns partisan, it could take much longer. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. there were two more security alerts at the white house this weekend. on saturday afternoon, a man was detained after jumping over a

bike rack in a buffer zone near the white house fence. hours later, another man was taken into custody after driving up to a check point and indicating to secret service uniformed officers that he had a bomb. last weekend, a man was arrested after hopping the white house fence and roaming the grounds for more than 15 minutes before he was caught. secretary of state rex tillerson met with china's president today in beijing. it was the final stop on tillerson's trip to asia, which had been dominated by concerns over north korea's nuclear and missile program. china is north korea's biggest source of diplomatic and economic support. president xi jinping is expected to meet with president trump in florida next month. three u.s. troops were wounded today when an afghan soldier opened fire at a military base in southern afghanistan. a u.s. military spokesman said coalition forces killed the soldier to end the attack. but an afghan army spokesman said the soldier made a mistake

and did not deliberately target the americans. french officials conducted an autopsy today to determine if the suspect who attacked a soldier in paris was high or drunk at the time of the assault. jonathan vigliotti has more on the terrorism investigation. >> reporter: elaine, the suspect's been identified as a 39-year-old french citizen who was known to authorities author his extremist beliefs, as well as a string of previous criminal convictions, including armed robbery. he triggered chaos saturday morning when he wrestled a rifle from a female soldier on guard at the airport. according to the french prosecutor, the suspect shouted he wanted to die for allah. he was shot dead by security forces. no one else was injured. the airport was shut down for several hours but has now fully resumed operations. he had been on the authority's radar since at least 2015, when his home was among the dozens

raided following the attacks that killed 130 people in paris. authorities found no reason to arrest him then. after in weekend's incident, the suspect's brother, father and cousin were detained for questioning. europe has been on a high alert after a wave of attacks in the last few years. an example of that, today in london, the metropolitan police simulated their own attack on the river thames. the training scenario involved terrorists hijacking a boat and taking everyone on board hostage. french authorities credit their increased security around paris for quickly stopping yesterday's attack. the exact motive is still unclear. the suspect's father, who has now been released by police, said there were no signs his sod had been radicalized. >> jonathan vigliotti, thanks. coming up next, american volunteer doctors saving lives in a fierce battle against isis. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the battle for mosul rages on. iraqi troops, backed by u.s. special operations forces and air strikes, have isis surrounded. holly williams met with some american volunteers who weren't fighting but saving lives. >> reporter: a few miles from the front line, americans treat critically injured iraqis. this woman was hit by shrapnel from an isis mortar. and she's losing blood quickly. they need to stop it to save her life. the next ambulance brings in an iraqi policeman. he has a gunshot wound to his shoulder. kyle flair is normally a critical care nurse in santa barbara, california. he's taken vacation to come to

the war zone. >> it's scary, and the adrenaline is at its max and its peak. but everything fades away when we get to do what we're trained to do. >> is it taking a toll on you? >> it is. it's traumatizing seeing what i've seen. a lifeless girl, holding her in my hands and having to pronounce her dead. >> reporter: they're called new york city medics. and they've been sending teams to natural disasters for over a decade. [ explosion ] but this is the first time they've come to an armed conflict. >> something we have in the states is medication. here -- excuse me. >> yeah, go ahead. >> reporter: they're on call 24 hours, because this war never stops. this time, it's an iraqi soldier, hit in the eye by shrapnel. another man has serious brain injuries and there's nothing they can do.

cathy, the group's team leader, held his hand as he passed away. >> i don't know if he knew i was there or if he knew i was holding his hand or felt anything. but i didn't want him to be alone. >> reporter: seeing this war has changed her, she told us. >> they're moms and dads and daughters and sons and sisters and brothers. they're just like us. and i just wish the world could really understand that the way i do now. yeah. >> reporter: holly williams, cbs news, mosul. tributes are pouring in for rock 'n' roll pioneer chuck berry. the trail blazing guitarist and songwriter died saturday at his home near st. louis. he was 90 years old. mireya villarreal looked back at one of the 20th century's most influential artists. >> reporter: chuck berry was the original guitar god, whose riffs were as smooth and unmistakable

as his dance moves. dubbed the father of rock 'n' roll, his music was a blend, his first hit in 1955 "maybelline" thrust the st. louis native into the spotlight. ♪ well maybelline, why can't you be true ♪ >> reporter: his musical career began at age 15. throughout his career, he had several run-ins with the law, even spending time behind bars. still, fans stayed supportive, connecting with his poetic story telling. in a 1972 interview with sunday morning's charles osgood, he broke down his song writing success. >> everybody has to have money, everybody has a love affair, inspirations. these are things i write about. >> reporter: chuck berry paved the road for rock 'n' roll greats like the beatles who k b.

the beech beach boys sampled "sweet little 16." ♪ ♪ surfing usa >> reporter: rolling stones guitarists tweeted, one of my big lighting has gone out. and former president barack obama said chuck berry rolled over everyone who came before him and turned up everyone who came after. we'll miss you, chuck. be good. his music underscored some of hollywood's history making moments. including "pulp fiction" dance scene. and marty mcfly's performance. the walk was a mistake that turned into berry's signature move. >> i'll never forget, i slipped and fell, but i rolled over and put it in the act and got back up. >> reporter: chuck berry was the first person inducted into the

rock 'n' roll hall of fame. at 90 years old, he was planning to release his first album in nearly four decades, solidifying his legacy and influence for generations to come. ♪ so long and goodbye to you >> reporter: mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. a wildfire forced more than a thousand people from their homes near boulder, colorado. the fire destroyed more than 60 acres in the hills west of the city. the firefighters are attacking the flames from the ground and the air. a prayer vigil was held in tennessee saturday night for a teenager police say was kidnapped last week by her high school teacher. a nationwide amber alert was issued for 15-year-old elizabeth thomas, and 50-year-old tad comings. he's believed to be armed with two hand guns. his wife has asked him to turn himself in and return her unharmed.

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but still, those officers are in short supply. john blackstone shows us how the largest state police agency in the nation, the california highway patrol, is responding to the problem. >> reporter: encounters between the mentally ill and police too often end with gunshots. an analysis shows one in four fatal police shootings involve someone who is mentally ill. >> stay away from me! >> reporter: now the california highway patrol is using interactive technology to train officers to better deal with the mentally ill. >> you're going to go with your dad to the doctor. >> reporter: trainers manipulate the scenario depending on how the officer reacts. in one situation, a woman threatening to kill herself occupies a school bus. >> i can't get off the bus, because something bad is going to happen to me. >> ma'am, i do not want you to kill yourself. i'm here to help you. >> reporter: even experienced officers say the virtual situations present a challenge. >> you don't know what you're

going to go through because the scenarios can change on most of them. so it's as real as it's going to get. >> for a while, mental health was not something we talked about in law enforcement. >> reporter: omar watson. >> we're not clinicians or training our officers to be clinicians. we're just enables them to understand they have to take a step back, look at the different signs and differentiate whether somebody might be under the influence of alcohol or drugs or mentally unstable. >> what's your name? put down the knife. put down that knife. drop the weapon. drop that weapon. >> reporter: mistakes are high. something cadets are reminded of in a weekly ceremony for officers killed in the line of duty.

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the third annual drone film festival took flight in new york this weekend. the awards are being given out tonight. kenneth craig has the story. >> reporter: from the skyscrapers of new york, to the cliffs of abesa, drones are taking hobbyists and filmmakers to new heights and capturing extreme athletes in ways never seen before. >> it can go anywhere you want. and that's amazing. as long as the operator is good enough to put it there. >> reporter: director randy scott slaven is gearing up for the third annual new york city drone film festival. a growing event he started after seeing an emerging number of drone videos without a proper outlet to showcase their work.

>> drones are all over the place. you see them on every film set and commercial set. you see them on tv all the time. >> reporter: but it's not just for the pros. amateur film maker doug armconnect scored these views of his family's wheat harvest. his nominated film "beauty and bounty" takes viewers inside the breadbasket of america. what were you able to do with the drone? >> the drone allows you to go high, to go low. you can get a really close shot, a still from the air or go up high and see the whole field. >> reporter: 32 films are battling for prizes in categories, including extreme sports, landscape, and documentary. >> people are really starting to understand the creative power of drones and starting to incorporate them. >> reporter: and he predicts this year's nominees are just a taste of what's to come. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. when we return, the last

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spring officially begins tomorrow, and with that warm thought, we end tonight with a look at an unusual winter sport that requires ice water in your veins. here's adriana diaz. >> reporter: no one disputes the benefits of a daily swim. but when it's 22 degrees out, diving in takes questionable

sanity. isn't it too cold? >> no. >> reporter: well, that's suggests otherwise. every day, all winter, this mostly frozen river becomes a social club where seniors catch up. >> hi, hello. >> reporter: some act more like kids at a pool party. just look at these women, matching head to toe in secure of outfits. this woman is 58 years young. people watch thing are going to think you guys are crazy to get into water this cold. >> yes, a lot of people think it's crazy. but a lot of people think it's healthy. >> reporter: groups like these come to beijing's rivers and lakes every day to swim. and believe it or not, they say the wenter is the best time to come for the health benefits. why is it good for your health? "it's gymnastics for your blood vessels. it increases circulation." this veteran says he's living proof.

you haven't been sick in 40 years? >> yes. >> reporter: and you think it's because of this? >> except my leg is broken because of skating. >> reporter: now the group is trying to get ice swimming added to the 2022 winter olympics. this is beyond physical evidence, this is an exercise in will power. we ice swimmers fear nothing. fearless and fit. who couldn't use a splash in that? adriana diaz, cbs news, beijing. >> that's the "overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. fbi director james comey makes a much-anticipated trip to capitol hill today. he will testify about what the fbi has learned about possible russian interference in the presidential election. comey is also expected to be questioned about president trump's explosive and yet to be proven claim that president obama had him wiretapped. the president spent the weekend in florida. errol barnett is there. >> let's just grow up. >> reporter: appearing on "face the nation," democratic house leader nancy pelosi slammed the trump administration for refusing to retract the president's unsubstantiated

wiretap claim. >> justice department and fbi has to clear this. buzz otherwise, this administration decided they with impunity can say anything. >> reporter: fbi director james comey and nsa director mike rogers will be asked for any proof on monday. >> but wiretap covers a lot of different things. >> reporter: on wednesday, president trump suggested there is more evidence to come. >> we will be submitting certain things. and i will be perhaps speaking about this next week. >> reporter: but so far no republican or democrat in & congress has said they've seen supporting evidence of surveillance on trump tower. lawmakers are split over what to do about it. >> i would hike to first get to the bottom of this before saying what should be done. i don't know the basis for president trump's assertion. >> icollins, but i have to differ with her on this. she said we need to get to the bottom of this.

we are at the bottom. there is nothing at the bottom. >> reporter: president trump visited his golf course here for the second time this weekend. he spoke on the phone to the president of chile and continues to build momentum for his overall of obamacare. tomorrow, he holds a campaign style rally in louisville, kentucky. >> errol barnett, thanks. also on capitol hill today, confirmation hearings begin for the president's pick for the supreme court. tony dokoupil tells us what to expect from judge neil gorsuch and the hearings. >> reporter: judge neil gorsuch has been crisscrossing capitol hill hoping to win votes for his confirmation. >> i pledge if confirmedly do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. >> reporter: while supporters say he is calm and reasonable, his confirmation hearings may be anything but. gorsuch himself has criticized the modern confirmation process as an idealogical food fight. >> looking forward to the hearings, where i'll be asking

him some tough questions. >> reporter: starting monday, senator al franken and as many as 19 others on the judiciary committee will get to grill gorsuch, who would fill a seat by the late antonin scalia. >> i look forward to speaking with members from both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: gorsuch has degrees from columbia, harvard and oxford. democrats are expected to portray him as qualified but unfit. >> everyone is watching. >> reporter: robin is a professor at brooklyn law school. does viewing a seat in a partisan way undercut the authority of the court? >> just because the president who nominated him and the senate who confirmed him might have thought about it as a political seize doesn't mean the justice him or herself doesn't have to behave in a political way. >> i took the task of this nomination very seriously. >> reporter: chairman chuck grassley says he expects president trump's nominee to be sworn in sometime in april.

>> i think he's going to be an outstanding member of the supreme court. >> reporter: if the battle turns angry and partisan, it could take much longer. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. legendary guitarist chuck berry has passed away. berry is considered one of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll and he was performing and recording until the end, with a new album due in june. anthony mason reports on his life and legacy. ♪ >> reporter: chuck berry's indelible guitar licks helped form the bedrock of rock 'n' roll. ♪ roll over, beethoven >> reporter: if beethoven hadn't rolled over, there would have been no room for any of us, leonard cohen said. all of us are footnotes to the words of chuck berry. ♪ roll over beethoven, they're rocking in two by two ♪

>> reporter: st. louis born, berry blended blues riffs with a country twang and on stage swagger embodied in his signature strut. ♪ the duck walk. do you city do the duck walk? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: in 1972, berry, then 45, told charles osgood how the duck walk started. >> i'll never forget, i slipped and fell and -- but i rolled over and put it in the act and got back up. ever since then, i got such a big ovation that i kept doing it. >> reporter: charles edward anderson berry grew up in a segregated middle class neighborhood. his father was a contractor. his mother, a school principal. as a teenager, berry did time in a reform school forearmed robbery. the first of several brushes with the law. but in 1955, he got his big

break in music, when he traveled to chess records in chicago to meet leonard chess. >> he told me to bring four numbers. as a matter of fact, i brought six. "maybelline" was one. >> reporter: a number one rnb hit "maybelline" would change his life. >> i was making $94 a week at an assembly plant. i had no idea. >> reporter: suddenly he was playing 40 weeks a year. >> $50 a night, and the lord had answered my blessings. everybody drives cars, everybody has to have money, everybody has a love affair, inspiration. these are the things i write about. >> reporter: and rock's next generation all paid homage to him. the beach boys' 1963 hit "surfin' usa" borrowed its

melody from berry's "sweet little 16." ♪ they're really rocking and rolling in pittsburgh, p.a. ♪ >> reporter: the beatles covered his hit "roll over beethoven" and a young keith richards wrote about him. in this letter to his aunt. >> playing guitar chuck style. >> reporter: chuck berry? >> yeah, that would be chuck berry. >> he's the poet of rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: as richards told me this past november. >> american rock 'n' roll turned us all in. >> reporter: last night, richards tweeted "one of my big lights has gone out." >> everybody repeat after me. ♪ hail, hail rock 'n' roll >> reporter: chuck berry's final album will be released in june. he played on into his 90th year,

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a late winter freeze is wreaking havoc on fruit and vegetable crops in the south. georgia farmers could lose $100 million worth of peaches and blueberries alone. mark strassman has the chilling details from georgia. >> reporter: these are peach trees, and all these pink blooms are peach buds that look healthy bu fooled. on tree after tree, freezing temperatures have killed the buds and much of this year's crop. and with peaches, once the bud dies, it's wait till next year. and on farms like this, many of the crops lie in ruins. >> there's any of that cold air that got in there, i dare to say this one is dead. that son of a gun is alive. >> reporter: drew and his family have been working this north georgia farm for five generations. >> another dead one. basically most of your open stuff is dead.

>> reporter: those pink flowers you see blooming along the endless rows of tree are vulnerable peach buds. the orchard has 140 acres of them. but because of a warm weather, they opened three weeks early. after this week's cold snap, he has already lost half his crop. >> we could be out here of 22 degree weather but not out of the woods yet. >> it definitely could result in certainly tens of millions, perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars to georgia producers. >> reporter: in nearby north carolina, peach farms were devastated by plummeting temperatures. growers tried overhead irrigation to insulate the crop. and in south carolina, farmers use tarps to protect their strawberry patches from the cold. >> it's a pretty tough pill to swallow. >> reporter: is this crop all lost? >> no, but a good quarter of it is. >> reporter: his strawberry

fields were also hit hard. in all, he's lost more than $1 million this week alone. >> there's a family that stands behind every morsel of food produced in america. today, the food being produced by georgia farmers are in a pretty tight squeeze right now. >> reporter: good news for georgia farmers. those temperatures are expected to stay above freezing at least for the next week. but those farmers won't be able to truly exhale until mid april when the final frost. it is still too soon to tell what impact on grocery prices this will have for consumers. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. i will never wash my hair again.

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mario andretti is considered one of the top racecar drivers in history. some say he is the greatest driver ever. well, at 77, andretti is still tearing around tracks from coast to coast, and he took mo rocca for a spin. >> reporter: you would have thought i would be nervous climbing into the back seat of a racecar at sonoma raceway. but when the driver is a 77-year-old grandfather, why worry? suddenly i'm going 180 miles an

hour. who does gramps think he is, mario andretti? >> i'm an adrenaline junkie. and without adrenaline, i'd die. >> reporter: even though he's long retired from racing, every few weeks, mario andretti takes the wheel at racetracks around the country as part of the mario andretti racing experience. he and his fellow drivers give thrilling and, i can attest, somewhat terrifying rides to everyone from racing fans like greg likener of san jose. >> if you take a roller coaster and multiply it by five, that might be close, but there's no rails. >> reporter: to nba superstar stephan curry. andretti is arguably the greatest racecar driver of all time. during his half century long career, it seems there was no car he couldn't tame.

>> if you can make a tiger or something that can destroy you purr, you're a darn goode animal trainer. this is the same thing. you can make that car that can destroy you, make it purr, make it do the things you want it to do. >> that's the appeal? >> of course it is. >> we're back at daytona and the battle goes on. >> reporter: what always made andretti stand out from the pack was his versatility. he won on ovals, on road courses, and on dirt. you don't have them separated, categorized. >> that's exactly right, because that's the way my career was. i would go from the grand prix of italy to the hoosier 100 to run at the fair grounds on a dirt track. >> reporter: he was named driver of is chentury. you got a catastrophy from hot whe -- trophy from hot wheels. that to me would be the

pinnacle. mario andretti's road began in italy, where the end of world war ii left his family in a refugee camp in lucca. the family didn't own a car, but he and his twin brother parked cars in a local garage. >> we were just testing some stuff, a little bit of burnouts, so that's how i learned my standing starts. >> reporter: note to self, always self park. >> when he wasn't abusing other people's cars, he was at the movies watching racing, like in this film starring clark cable. and then when mario was 15, the andrettis came to america. they settled in nazareth, pennsylvania. right after moving in, mario and aldo noticed a commotion nearby.

>> big lights maybe a mile away. it was at the fair grounds. all of a sudden a big explosion of engines. and aldo and i looked at each other and booked and followed the roar of the engines. and here was the dirt track. >> reporter: so this is where the noise came from that made you and your brother run. >> yes. >> reporter: and when you got here you found? >> we found our future. >> reporter: the brothers cobbled together a racecar. and mario began building toward a family of his own. >> i met him when he was about 16 at a holy family church dance. >> reporter: that was the start of a 56-year and counting marriage to deanne andretti. he was already about motor sports? >> oh, yes. i don't think he had anything else on his mind.

>> reporter: he must have had something else on his mind because he started dating. >> well, that's true. >> i said i hope i have the opportunity to become a race driver. from there on, ii never really had a plan b in my head. >> reporter: his sons and nephew followed him into racing. if you want to understand how competitive he is, consider the portland grand prix in 1986. >> michael tries to pass his father. look at him make that nice move. >> three laps to the end, i get screams, michael is having fuel problems. >> reporter: the last lap came down to father and son. >> so i stood up on the seat and we're coming down to the checkered flag. >> coming off the corner, he's out of fuel. here comes the finish line. >> i beat him by two inches. >> the closest indy car finish in history.

>> we were on the podium and he was not happy. somebody told him, michael, michael, it's father's day. >> happy father's day, dad. >> reporter: when your heard on the radio your sop is having problems, were you thinking, yes, yes. >> don't tell him that. >> reporter: and you're thinking that's my husband and my son. >> oh, yes. i used to hate when they were together on the track. because neither one would give an inch. so it's scary. >> reporter: scary doesn't begin to define auto racing. i'm going to read you a list of names here. red regal, judd larson, dick atkins, don branson, billy foster, ronnie peterson. >> yeah. that's the dark side of the sport obviously. these are some of my closest friends that i lost in the sport. >> reporter: this 1978 crash took the life of teammate ronnie

peterson. >> when most of these men die, you already had kids. did your wife say, you've got to stop doing this? >> no. i know what she was going through obviously, because we were going through it together. but t but she was such a rock for me and in so many ways she suffered in silence. >> i guess that's really what i did, yes. >> reporter: was there ever a moment where you thought i've got to tell him to stop this? >> no, because i knew what i was getting in for. you don't stop somebody if they have a real goal in life. >> reporter: did you ever think, i might have to end up raising these kids alone? >> oh, i often thought of that, yeah. but it's just the risk you take. >> reporter: andretti competed in almost 900 races, missing only two because of injury. he walked away from this triple somersault in indianapolis in 2003. you knew how competitive he was? >> oh, yes, for sure.

>> reporter: and still is? >> uh-huh, yes. >> reporter: so you would think that just maybe in his eighth decade, mario andretti could be ready to put it in park, and indeed, you can sometimes find a more mellow mario at his winery in california's napa valley. hoisting a glass of wine with the tourists. >> that's great. >> when i'm here, when i bring the family here, it just replenishes my spirit. there's something that's soothing. not just the fact that you enjoy a couple of glasses. but this is really a labor of love. >> reporter: but then sunday comes. and mario is back at the track. his grandson marco is driving these days for the andretti team led by mario's son, michael. look in the pit and there's grandpa. does marco want your advice? >> he takes it. i mean, i volunteer some advice.

>> reporter: when he comes to see you race, does he come as your grand father or as a racing legend that might have advice? >> he comes as a grandfather. it kills me as much as it kills me when it doesn't go right. so to have that support definitely feels good. >> reporter: i would never use the word "retired" to describe you. so let's just say at this stage in your career, is there something special about race day? >> race day is always a new day. when i was younger, i said some day i'm going to lose those butterflies. and i never did, from the first race to the last race, i had the same butterflies. you know why? because it meant something to me. >> reporter: perhaps the best word to describe mario andretti -- driven. to you, does it feel like you're back in it suddenly when you get in the car? >> always. it's my element. when they put me in the box,

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there's a restaurant owner in california who nearly went bankrupt feeding needy kids and there was before tragedy struck. steve hartman found his story on the road. >> all gone. >> reporter: last month, bruno cerato walked into the nightmare that used to be his dream. this is what's left of the white house restaurant in anaheim, california. >> there's a picture with my mom on it. >> reporter: the picture of mom, pretty much everything he loved was in this restaurant. this is what it looked like before the electrical fire. during our first visit in 2010, that story was about this italian immigrant who catered to the rich and famous, just so he could feed the down and out. every day, here at the local boys and girls club, some of the poorest children in anaheim had been eating from one of the most

exclusive restaurants in town. at the time, bruno was giving away more meals than he was selling, and he was going broke. and you refinanced your house if >> yes. >> reporter: how can you keep feeding these kids? >> i cannot stop. >> reporter: and that devotion is what made this so devastating. >> this fire destroyed everything i worked for, for 30 years. it was like, we need to feed a kitchen somewhere, because we need to do the pasta for the children. >> reporter: unfortunately that mission was clearly over. or so he thought. until he got home, turned on his computer and learned what happens sometimes when really bad things happen to really good people. he got thousands of messages online and hundreds more in person. all of them offers to pitch in. >> whatever i can do.

>> some kind of fund-raiser. >> any way we can help. >> reporter: and with that, the man who started serving all those kids on his own was alone no more. >> we want to make sure that you rebuild that restaurant so you can continue to serve all these children. >> reporter: more than a dozen caterers and competitors offered him their kitchen for free. as a result, he didn't miss a single day feeding his favorite customers. people have also donated money to rebuild the restaurant. do you think you'll ever look back on this and say i'm actually glad that happened? >> i will think of that. you know when they say you give love and you get 100 times back? i disagree. you get 1 million times back. >> reporter: now that's a lot of karma. >> that's the overnight news for this monday. for some the news continues. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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