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about giving, it's about feeling. >> it appealed to my eye actually, when i saw the little baby robes. it's official, you feel like you're part of it. >> reporter: they divided the gifts up into evocative packages. for those who have survived those dangerous voyages in small boats, the arrivals bundle, $30. for those who make it to the camps, the shelter bundle. 80 bucks. for the most vulnerable, the mother and baby bundle, $54. the charity delivers the gifts to where the refugees are in 11 countries, and the london and new york stores have raised well over a million dollars so far. is thishe ultimate feel-good present? >> i think it might be the ultimate feel-good present, yeah. people are coming in and those families are bursting into tears. children are coming in spending their pocket money or giving up

one of their christmas present to buy one for another child. it's just an emotional lovely place. >> reporter: spreading the holiday cheer to people for whom the holidays are no holiday. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> the joy of giving. coming up next, a young wrestler was forced to make a difficult decision about his hair. were his civil rights violated? later, how bad weather the in-laws have moved in with us.

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a new jersey high school referee is now the focus of a civil rights investigation after ordering a multi-racial wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his match. here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: the entire gym looked on last wednesday as andrew johnson's dreads were cut by the handful. referee alan maloney gave him the ultimatum. cut the locks or forfeit the

match. today a lawyer for the johnson's parents say the blame rests with the referee and those who continue to let him in that role what should be a race-related transgression. it states if the hair is longer than the earlobe, it must be contained. but johnson had competed before with his dread locks in a head covering and passed the pre-matcha peerns inspection. >> i never saw someone have to cut their hair on the matt. >> this is incredible. >> olympic gold medallist and four-time wrestling champion jordan burroughs thinks the referee should be reprimanded. >> there is no way someone should have this much control over an individual's identity within a sport. >> reporter: but johnson didn't let the incident distract him. he won the match. >> it was pretty courageous to see him do what he did. i think it was truly a selfless act in that moment because it was more important for him to win the duel for his team than

it was for him to keep his hair. >> reporter: the new jersey division of civil rights is investigating this incident, and the ref alan maloney, has been pulled from working any more matches. we have reached out to maloney for comment but have not heard back. elaine? >> all right, dimarco, great deal of interest in this story. thank you. still ahead, spectacular eruptions from one of the world's most active volcanos.

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a massive plume of steam and ash shot up from mt. etna in sicily this morning. at least 130 tremors were felt today. the strongest was magnitude 4. no injuries have been reported and no evacuations ordered. some are calling it a christmas miracle in the caribbean. two fishermen from costa rica were stranded at sea for three weeks until a cruise ship rescued them friday night between grand cayman island, and jamaica. the ship wasn't scheduled to be in the area. bad weather forced it to take an alternate route and, in turn, make the rescue. well, despite the government shutdown, norad's santa tracker is in full swing tonight. with 1500 volunteers. this is the 63rd christmas the command is tracking santa's journey. the tradition began when a boy, trying to reach santa, mistakenly called a colorado command assigned to monitor for a nuclear attack.

well, santa is not the only one making deliveries. next, bringing christmas cheer to troops all over the world.

hundreds of thousands of u.s. military personnel are serving in every corner of the world this christmas. though they can't be home for the holidays, a bit of home has come to them. once again, here's barry petersen. >> this we have right here. >> reporter: this is where our story ends, with abby and her family decorating their christmas tree. but this is how it begins. at christmas tree farms like this one in pennsylvania. across the country, a $25 donation to a program called trees for troops can buy a tree for a military family.

this season, nearly 17,000 trees were delivered to 71 military bases. from guam to georgia, where excited families at fort benning lined up to see their free trees arrive. each has a message, many written by donors. one said, "thank you for your bravery." sergeant tyler power is just back from afghanistan, where some comrades were killed. >> this war has gone on for a long time, so i think over time people get numb to it. >> reporter: these people remembered. >> yeah. >> reporter: retired army sergeant marvin hill now works at fedex overseeing the deliveries. inspired by the tree he once got while serving in afghanistan. >> it's the thing that keeps you going. it's a taste of home. >> reporter: 7-year-old abby reyes led mother and brother to a tree so perfect, it left her

speechless. so, this is the one? the tag had a candy cane, a tree and a message. tell me what that says. >> "thank you." >> reporter: dad patrick is an infantry staff sergeant here on base. ♪ "jingle bells," "jingle bells" ♪ ♪ >> reporter: they decorated with a little home grown music. the ornaments are all special. family gifts or places they have visited. and when they topped this year's tree, they added one special ornament more. about a gift from those who remember to those who serve. barry petersen, cbs news, fort benning, georgia. >> that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a bit later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano.

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> hi, everyone, and welcome to the overnight nooez news. i'm demarco morgan. investors hoping for a santa claus rally are getting just the opposite this christmas morning. the dow suffered its worst christmas eve drop ever. yesterday plummeting more than 600 points, the market now headed for its worst december since the great depression back in 1931. the steep losses come as president trump escalates a rare standoff with the federal reserve, and an unusual move by the treasury secretary to try to calm the markets seems to have frayed nerves even further. errol barnett begins our coverage. >> reporter: the closing bell on wall street today triggered alarm bells in washington. after the stock market saw its worst christmas eve performance in history.

the dow hit its lowest point of e ar. while the s&p 500 is on track for its worst december ever. trade wars and the government shutdown are deepening investor uncertainty, as are president trump's swipes at the independent federal reserve bank. the president tweeting today, quote, the only problem our economy has is the fed. they don't have a feel for the market. likening it to a powerful golfer who can't putt. >> nothing will deter us from doing what we think is, is the right thing to do. >> reporter: after announcing another rate hike last week, fed chair jerome powell underscored the importance of being free from government influence. >> we have the independence which we think is essential to be able to do our jobs in a nonpolitical way. >> reporter: economist diane swonk says the president's criticism of powell is not helpful. >> it's certainly not something productive to do for financial markets. >> reporter: swonk also believes treasury secretary steven mnuchin may have made things

worse when he released this surprise sunday statement saying the country's six largest banks have ample liquidity. >> we weren't worried about the banks. now all of a sudden you're telling us we should worry about the banks, too? that's where we saw an extra downward momentum. it worked contrary to what the treasury had hoped and unfortunately added more chaos instead of -- >> reporter: the secretary also tweeted out assurances on saturday that president trump won't fire powell. today the treasury secretary spoke with the president's working group on financial markets to coordinate what government agencies can do during the shutdown. elaine? >> the president also lamented on twitter that he was, quote, all alone in the white house on christmas eve, waiting for democrats to come back and make a budget deal to reopen the government. the partial shutdown is entering its fourth day and could last into the new year. here's chip reid. >> reporter: the house was in for less than five minutes today. the senate less than one minute. roros mbers are

already home for the christmas holiday, giving the capital the feel of a ghost town. president trump tweeted today, i m -- in the white house waiting for the democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed border security. but there's no evidence the two sides are even close to a deal on ending the partial government shutdown. the president wants $5 billion from congress to help build a wall, or at least a steel slat fence, on the mexican border. democrats offered 1.3 billion for border security, but with no guarantee it would be used for a wall. republicans rejected the offer. democrats are digging in their heels, too. >> you must abandon the wall. >> reporter: in a statement today, senate democratic leader chuck schumer and house leader nancy pelosi accused the president of continuing the trump shutdown just to please right wing radio and tv hosts. >me,80,000 federal employees have staye wua

ing nyederal facilities closed, including some national parks, the national archives, and the nasa gift shop in washington. 420,000 other workers, including t.s.a. agents, the border patrol, and some congressional employees, are deemed essential and will continue to work, but at least for now, without getting paid. >> actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a bar in massachusetts in the summer of 2016. spacey, who lost a hit tv show after facing other misconduct allegations, spoke out today in a strange video posted online. here is anna werner. >> reporter: spacey will be a rained on the sexual charges next month. prosecutors say the incident happened in a nantucket massachusetts bar in july of 2016. former boston tv new anchor said in a news conference earlier this year that the man spacey assaulted was her then 18-year-old son.

>> kevin spacey bought him drink after drink after drink. and when my son was drunk, spacey made his move. spacey stuck his hand inside my son's pants and grabbed his genitals. >> reporter: meanwhile, the actor posted this video on youtube today. >> i know what you want. you want me back. >> reporter: seemingly in character as frank underwood from his former series "house of cards." >> and you trusted me, even though you knew you shouldn't. >> reporter: spacey was released from the show because of multiple sexual assault allegations. los angeles county prosecutors are reviewing a case. actor anthony rapp was the first to come forward last summer, alleging a then 26-year-old spacey assaulted him when he was just 14. spacey earlier said on twitter he did not remember the incident, but apologized to rapp. >> they had me declare that everything said is true, and that i -- >> reporter: this is the first time the academy award winner

has posted publicly in more than a year. it's not clear whether spacey knew about today's charge in massachusetts when he posted the video, saying in part. >> but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgments without facts, would you? >> skpch rescue efforts continue in indonesia after a devastating tsunami. at least 373 people are now confirmed dead. that number is expected to rise. giant waves roared ashore during a busy holiday weekend saturday night, washing away beach towns popular with tourists. barry petersen has the latest on this story. >> reporter: the band seventeen had been together 20 years. then the ocean roared in without warning. lead singer ifan said he was sucked out to sea, found a floating box, and got back to shore, but the rest of his band and members of the crew, all killed.

across this region, there were many tears for the dead, and frantic searches for survivors. like 5-year-old ali who had been trapped in a car. indonesian officials blame this volcano near the infamous k krakatoa that has been erupting for months. a sland slide may have triggered the tsunami, but alert systems only work after an earthquake. and worse, the system has been shutdown since 2012 because of technical problems and vandalism. those who found safety, many of them poor, are now homeless. and others could still be alive, says red cross worker kathy mueller. >> it is the rainy season here, so there's always the possibility that if someone is trapped, that the rain is trickling through and they're able to take the rain drops of water that are coming through. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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christians from around the world are celebrating christmas am bethlehem, revered as the birth place of jesus. it is its busiest year for tourism. americans are making a very spiritual journey. >> reporter: in the hills outside bethlehem, some ways of life haven't changed much in 2000 years. a shepherd tends to his flock in a scene reminiscent of biblical times. not far away in the heart of modern bethlehem's densely packed town center, the church

of the nativity marks what the faithful celebrate as jesus's birth place. inside, filing down into the groto where it's said that manger once was, we met a group of americans. ♪ and wonders of his love ♪ >> reporter: karen mccarty made her pilgrimage from fort worth, texas. we watch youed you in there teary. why? >> i'm a follower of jesus and it's special to be where he was born. >> reporter: over the years it's been occupied by otto mans, british, jordanians and israelis, and that culture mix pours onto the street. there's chicken schwarma and falafel. trinkets for tourists and this unlikely stop for pilgrims. christian tattoo artist says

he's drawn thousands of these crosses. william hannah, from southern california, told us why he was getting his. >> to show all of my friends, look what i did, look where i went, look what i have. >> reporter: it's a permanent way to mark a pilgrimage. >> it's holy. >> reporter: making a tattoo? >> yes, in this place, in bethlehem. >> reporter: it's holy and a clash spot for palestinians and israelis as we witnessed reporting here last year. okay. now projectiles have just been thrown in our direction. we're moving back with many of the palestinians here who are retreating from where the israelis are. tempers flaired in the wake of the u.s. decision to move its embassy from tel aviv to the contested city of jerusalem,

which neighbors bethlehem, but is sealed off from it. one prominent feature of the modern bethlehem landscape is this giant separation barrier which the israelis started building back in 2002 as a security measure. it effectively cuts offer the palestinian territories from israel. the separation barriers here, the hotel is here. this is not a typical place for a hotel. >> this is the point. this was banksy's idea. >> reporter: banksy, the street artist developed the walled off hotel which advertises the world's worst view. it's both a place to stay and a political statement. >> we tried to protest the wall through our hotel. >> reporter: hotel manager with grew up here. he pointed to where banksy >>s commentary on refugees. >> reporter: inside the hotel, the artist continued to provoke.

>> this is david by michael angelo, but you can see he cast the surrounding -- >> reporter: we asked if by using violence, palestinians made this barrier necessary. >> i think more oppression raised the chance of violence in the future. >> reporter: gazing out at the separation barrier, these belgian tourists told us they had come to bethlehem for the contemporary art but were drawn in by its history and something more. >> to come here is like opening a door because i am not really religiously minded, but here i think you can feel it a little bit of the history. i think i feel the roots. it must be coming from here. >> reporter: there certainly was a distinctive spirit in the air at bethlehem's christmas tree lighting. a modern mix of cultures and traditions, all sharing a connection to this ancient

place. seth doane, bethlehem. >> the "cbs overnight news

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bianna golodryga caught up with him where he is still making music. >> reporter: one of the best things about jazz is that it's never routine and never settled. ♪ ♪ >> wayne shorter. >> reporter: you could say the same about one of the genre's most celebrated artists. saxophonist and composer, wayne shorter. ♪ ♪ his career has spanned six decades and earned him 11 grammys. but shorter shows no sign of slowing down. why do you love jazz so much? >> jazz? >> reporter: yeah. >> jazz is a fighter. jazz means, i dare you. let's jump into the unknown. >> reporter: shorter was always fascinated by the unknown. growing up in newark, new jersey, in the 1930s, he loved to draw comics -- you draw all of this?

>> yes, i drew all of the characters. >> reporter: and ditched school to watch sci-fi films at the local movie theater. when he was caught, the vice principal forced him into a music class. >> as i was walking away from her classroom, what was happening to me was what some people call life change. >> reporter: that change turned into a career. he joined art blaky and the jazz messengers in 1959. ♪ ♪ but he was frequently asked to join another group, with legendary trumpet player miles davis. >> and the first job was at the hollywood bowl. i walked into the dressing room. miles was there and he said, he asked me, do you know my music? i said really quick, yeah. he said, oh, oh. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the quinn at the

time wouquintet would become onf the most influential jazz kbrupz assembled. how much did you learn from him and how much did he learn from you? >> we leave each other on our own. when you play with miles, he leaves you on your own and it's up to you what you contribute. >> reporter: later shorter started the world's first jazz fusion band. his own quartet and collaborated with renowned musicians like carlos santana. but his life was also marred with tragedy. his second daughter passed away in her teens, and his wife and niece were later killed in the twa flight 800 crash while on their way to visit him overseas. >> her life was bigger than the accident. when my wife annamarie ame,

feeling her say, go on. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: that's exactly what he's done. while he's performed f l au audiences around the world, one of his more memorable concerts was a private gig. you played for barack obama's 50th birthday. >> yes. >> reporter: how was that? >> before we played, barack obama, president, introduced herbie and myself. he said when he was in college, we were the sound track of his life. >> reporter: that must have felt special. >> yes. >> reporter: now in his 80s, shorter is diving deeper into his buddhist faith, and practices with his wife of nearly 20 years, carolina. he's also embarking on a new challenge, composing an opera with esperanza spaulding set to

open in 2020. spaulding was one of the artists honors. tribute to him at the >> thank you for taking us beyond the known stratosphere. >> reporter: you're still working what are you most proud of today? >> someone asked duke ellington, what's your favorite song? he said, the next one. ♪ ♪ >> and you can watch the tribute to wayne shorter and all of the artists honored by the kennedy center on wednesday night. it airs at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on cbs. we'll be right back.

baltimore 16-year-old keith fleming had to make a choice. when did you realize lying before you were two paths, one that led to trouble and one that led to where you are today? >> kind of sort of like 5th grade. >> from there -- >> 1, 2, ready and. >> reporter: he chose to be here. a year round music program called for kids run by the baltimore city orchestra.

he started coming around age 6. fleming was one of just 30 kids when the program started ten years ago. today it's 1300 with a year long waiting list. >> i just stuck to it because opportunities came. >> reporter: you traveled all over the world? >> traveled all over the world, yeah. >> reporter: you've been to london? >> been to london. >> reporter: austria is it >> austria, yeah. >> reporter: how was everybody's day today? >> reporter: he's not the only musician at the dinner table. all three of his siblings are also in orchids. his 17-year-old sister, de shea banks, plays the cello. how proud are you of your ability? >> i'm very proud because i never thought i could do this. so, like, knowing that i could make something come out of that instrument is just like everything. >> de shea and keith started as p percussionists. >> reporter: she said it's not

about making music, it's about fine tuning young lives. >> many people who grow up in baltimore never leave their neighborhood. our city leaves every week and the opportunity will take them places. >> reporter: for keith fleming, his talent has taken him to the selective baltimore school of arts. without or kids, where would you be? >> i can't see what path i would have took or where i would have ended up. >> reporter: when you're in your own band and famous, will you remember us? >> i got you. >> reporter: hang out with us? now, that's the sound of success. cbs news, baltimore. >> that's the overnight news this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, you can check back with us a little later for the morning news and, of course, "cbs this morning." from the broadcast cente in new york city, i'm demarco morgan. merry christmas.

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