>> i don't know. >> burt ward. who played ginger? jano: millions get a polar plunge. a bitter blast of cold, snow and ice is set to sweep across much of the nation. hundreds of records could fall. >> i mean it is going to be brutal. >> quijano: also tonight the impeachment intensifies, open open and televised hearings begin this week as house democrats try to make their misconduct case against president trump. mormon families flee their homes after the massacre in mexico, heading to safety in america. >> it's not worth living in fear. >> quijano: caught on camera-- a texas teacher faces criminal charges. what prompted this violent attack. and, crowd-stitching. a special community comes together to finish one chicago woman's labor of love. >> reporter: that is beautiful. >> isn't it stunning?

>> this is the cbs weekend news. >> quijano: good evening. i'm elaine quijano. winter is still over a month away, but hundreds of cold records are about to be shattered. a new blast of arctic air is descending across the country from the great lakes to the gulf coast. it could be the coldest veteran's day on record in minneapolis and chicago. some 250 million people could be affected. temperatures could be up to 30 degrees below normal. cbs news climate and weather contributor jeff beradelli is here with more on the big chill. jeff, this sounds serious. >> for this early in the season, it is exceptional cold, nearly unprecedented and dangerous cold. now the core of the coldest air will be in the upper midwest we could break 350 record this week alone, monday through thursday. tuesday it moves across the great lakes, all the way down to the gulf coast.en epasses basicy the whole eastern part of the

country straight to the eastern seaboard as we head into wednesday. now, the cold air will plunge all the way down to the gulf coast to the point where we could see freezing temperatures in places like houston, new orleans, panama city, all the way to charleston and wilmington along the eastern seaboard. so it will be cold for a lot of people, and the wind chills are going to be downright dangerous. in chicago and madison on tuesday, -4, -5. dress in layers. remember, your body is not quite yet used to the cold, so it will feel even colder. and then it spreads towards the east coast. and it is not going to only be the cold and wind, but it's the snow and the heaviest snow is going to be during the day on tuesday. it will move across places like chicago could see as much as five, six inches, chicago, cleveland to buffalo. heaviest snow in the northern parts of new york, vermont and new hampshire. here in boston we could see our first flakes on tuesday. >> quijano: people need to prepare now. jeff, thank you. >> you're welcome.

>> quijano: now to capitol hill. the next phase of the impeachment inquiry begins this week. starting wednesday house democrats take their case against president trump to the american public in open televised hearings. as weijia jairng reports, republicans are preparing for a fight. she's traveling with the president in new york. >> reporter: democrats are pushing back on who republicans want to call as witnesses during open hearings in the impeachment inquiry, including hunter biden, the whistleblower and anyone relied on by the whistleblower in drafting the complaint. >> we're not going to go back in time and revisit conspiracy theories implicated in the president's call. >> reporter: the chairman of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, warned republicans in a letter he would not approve requests to hear from the whistleblower, writing, "in light of the president's request, it would only put the person's safety at grave risk." president whistleblower testifies as he defends himself against accusations that he used military aid and a white house meeting as bargaining chips to

get ukraine to investigate political rival joe biden and his son hunter-- a quid pro quo. >> the president acted criminally, and extorted, in the way a mob boss would extort somebody, a vulnerable foreign country. it is probably best not to use latin words to explain it. >> reporter: sworn testimony from several witnesses in the impeachment inquiry suggests the president may have acted inappropriately. for his part, mr. trump is using familiar terms to describe the upcoming proceedings. >> there has never been a president who has been so transparent. this is a witch hunt, at the highest level, and it is so bad for our country. >> reporter: on "face the nation," republican senator john kennedy said he is waiting to see all the evidence before drawing a conclusion. >> if it can be demonstrated that the president asked for and had the requisite state of mind, that the president asked for an investigation of a political rival, that is over the line.

>> quijano: and weijia, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley revealed some explosive details abojt discord in to cbs news anchor norah o'donnell. weijia, what did they say? >> reporter: elaine, haley says during a closed door meeting former secretary of state rex tillerson and former chief of staff john kelley asked her to join their resistance of the president because they were "trying to save the country." in a statement to cbs news, kelly says it was his job to present both pros and cons of policy changes to the president so he could make informed decisions. >> quijano: all right, weijia jiang there outside of trump tower in new york, thank you. president trump will mark veteran's day in new york city tomorrow. he will kick off the veteran's day parade-- the nation's largest-- along fifth avenue. it is a tradition that began 100 years ago with a huge ticker tape parade for returning troops from world war i. in mexico today, a somber caravan of fundamentalist mormons fled their homes in a rural part of the country following the brutal massacre

last week of nine family members. but as jonathan vigliotti reports, some are staying behind, looking for justice. >> some are never coming back. >> reporter: sadness and relief for members of the off-shoot mormon community from sonora, mexico. >> bye! >> reporter: as the caravan left the lamora colony saturday morning carrying 100 people fleeing the violence that shattered their lives. >> not worth living in fear. >> reporter: the exodus came hours after the last victims funeral was held, this one for christina langford. she was among the three women and six children murdered in last monday's drug cartel ambush. survivors say, as langford's s.u.v. came under attack, she jumped out and waved her hands to show her family wasn't a threat. >> reporter: the community whose origins in this part of mexico date back more than a century

watched as the violent drug wars picked up. but in recent months, members became increasingly concerned about reports of cartel hitmen canvassing the area. some of the victims' relatives have vowed to stay. >> when we face a tragic event like this, we don't run. we seek answers. we try to solve it. >> reporter: but the violence is a problem even governments have failed to solve. those who fled saturday will join family in tucson and phoenix. and more members are expected to follow. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >> quijano: on the road to campaign 2020, democrats running for president are welcoming former new york city mayor and billionaire michael bloomberg to the crowded race. but they're warning, victory cannot be bought. >> i think you have to earn votes and not buy them. >> sorry! you ain't going to buy this election. ( cheers and applause ) >> quijano: democrats have routinely attacked america's

billionaires on the campaign trail this year. j.p. morgan chase c.e.o. jamie dimon spoke to lesley stahl of "60 minutes" in his own defense. >> so, elizabeth warren said in iowa the other day, "our democracy has been hijacked by the rich and powerful." and you jumped in and said this week about her, that she was vilifying successful people and having harsh words for wall street bankers. >> what i was commenting on was that anything that vilifies people, i just don't like. i think, , you know, most people are good, not all of them. i think you should vilify nazis, but you shouldn't vilify people who worked hard to accomplish things. and so, my comment is i think it is american society, we are just attacking each other all the time. >> she said that "the system is working great for the wealthy and well connected," and "jamie

dimon"-- she brings you up-- "doesn't want that to change." >> i'm not going to comment on anyone in particular. >> but she is commenting on you have become a target, whether you want to respond to it or not, you are her target and you are alexandra ocassio cortez's target. >> i understand that a person is going to be a target in this day and age of certain politicians and stuff like that. >> quijano: you can watch all of lesley stahl's interview with jamie dimon later tonight, on "60 minutes." to texas, where a teacher is free on bond tonight after her arrest for assaulting a student. the violent outburst was captured on cell phone video. the state teachers association says they are horrified by the incident. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: the video is hard to watch. a substitute teacher repeatedly punching a female high-school student, throwing her to the floor and stomping on her head. consuelo juarez has a student at the school. >> it makes me very angry, it makes me feel sad for that, for that child, and i feel like her because they were probably very scared.

>> reporter: the teacher, 32-year-old tiffani lankford, was arrested on school grounds and charged with a second degree felony of aggravated assault. the frightening incident happened last friday at lehman high school in kyle, texas, south of austin. students posted another video saying this is how the incident started. the principal released this statement saying, "we took swift action when the incident occurred and will do everything necessary to protect our students." the 16-year-old student was treated and released from the emergency room. her family's attorney released this statement, saying, "we are shocked and disgusted after seeing the abuse and excessive force used in this teacher's attempt to discipline a special needs child." the family's attorney says the teenager suffers from epilepsy. stunned parents are left to wonder why the teacher acted so aggressively and violently towards a child. >> no matter what a kid says to

you, i mean, short of them pulling a weapon on you, i mean, i don't see any cause for that sort of reaction. >> reporter: the hayes county independent school district fired nk lankford had worked in the district since august of 2019. she was released on bond. her next court date is pending. we tried to contact her for comment, but elaine, we were unsuccessful. >> quijano: disturbing case. meg oliver, thank you. now to new hampshire, where a two-year-old boy said he needed a hug from a police officer before he could be discharged from the hospital. so the staff enlisted officer tony, who came equipped with a big hug and a special badge for the patient, proving sometimes a little caring is the best medicine. and, this never gets old. ♪ sunny days >> quijano: today marks 50 years since "sesame street" first appeared on television with its diverse cast and colorful muppets. that very first episode was

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>> the psychiatrist, the therapist and the family members were unanimous that we needed to get her into a residential care service so that she could deal with the loss of her sister. >> reporter: his insurer denied residential treatment. a less-intensive level of care was approved. >> the hospital said what that translates to is your daughter has not failed often enough to get a longer-term treatment center. >> reporter: so she has to have attempted suicide several times. >> yes. >> reporter: each time rolling the dice because this might actually succeed. >> that's correct. >> reporter: after a second suicide attempt, she was approved for residential care. after three weeks there, the clinical staff described an increase in suicidal ideation, and that she clearly met criteria to continue treatment there. but just days later, the insurer, united behavioral health, part of united health group, wrote "the services asked for are not medically needed." >> they were basically protecting their profitability. >> reporter: cada paid out of

pocket for as long as he could-- another three weeks. mayoral bendat represents 50,000 members in a class action lawsuit against united behavioral health. >> when you are the reviewer and i'm the patient or provider, i could protest all i want and you could hold up your guidelines saying look, you just don't meet these criteria. but what if the criteria themselves are flagrantly off base? >> reporter: and you think they are. >> well, i don't think so, the court thought so. >> reporter: early this year the federal court ruled against u.b.h., and called the guidelines "flawed, unreasonable and more restrictive than generally accepted standards of care." and that financial incentive infected the guideline development process. united behavioral health told cbs news, "we want our members to have the mental health support they need, when they need it." the company said it is revising guidelines to be more in line with the way practicing clinicians actually determine

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>> quijano: you've seen the movie. a pilot passes out, then the ground crew talks the passenger through a safe landing. in reality, that is highly unlikely. but as kris van cleave reports, reality might be about to overtake fiction. >> emergency, emergency, emergency. >> reporter: that is a student pilot calling for help in australia in august, as he makes his first-ever landing after his flight instructor passed out. while crashes due to pilot incapacitation are relatively rare in the u.s., there have been at least 223, killing 269 in the last ten years. >> when something happens to the pilot, going forward, people live. and today, there is a good chance that's not going to happen, that you have an incapacitated pilot. >> reporter: that's because garmin has developed new emergency auto-landing technology. the button is right there. if something were to happen to

our pilot herethnearest airport. the system will also self- activate if there is a prolonged period of no pilot activity. garmin says pilots who become disoriented in weather or are dangerously low on fuel can hit the button for help. we flew with test pilot eric sargent. how confident are you to land any time it is activated? >> really confident. i would put my family in here in a heartbeat and be confident that if they pushed the button and i wasn't around it would get them down safely. >> reporter: flying in a new piper m-600, we pushed the button. >> emergency landing activated. >> reporter: the plane then picks the closest airport from a list of thousands worldwide where it can safely land, factoring in weather, terrain and the amount of fuel on board. it radios the tower, declares an emergency and updates passengers on the approaching landing. the pilot can override the technology at any point. >> 500. >> still 500 feet to go in altitude. >> reporter: and the plane is

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>> quijano: a chicago woman found a beautiful but unfinished quilt that cried out for its final stitches, and nearly 100 people answered the call. here's adriana diaz. >> reporter: that is beautiful. >> isn't it stunning? >> reporter: when artist shannon downey came across this map at an estate sale, she knew it was the work of a master embroiderer. >> i just went for it, and then it really-- >> reporter: tunnel-vision. downey learned it was done by rita smith, who had recently passed at age 99. >> she was really precise and a pretty exceptional stitcher. >> reporter: then she opened a box she thought held supplies. >> i realized, oh no, this is a massive quilting project that somebody had started and not finished, and my friends were like, so sorry. i was like, i know, because now i have to buy it and finish it. >> reporter: why not just look at it, appreciate it, leave it there, move on?

>> no. there is no way their soul is resting, knowing there is a work in progress that they left behind, that is uncompleted. >> reporter: she went over the outlines, and calculated nearly 100 patches would take her years. >> i have an amazing instagram community and i thought can i definitely find like four or five people that will help me. so i just posted the story and the images of what i had bought. will somebody help me? anyone? and within 24 hours i had over a thousand people who are offering to help me. >> reporter: i just got chills. >> i know. i've been living with goosebumps for like two weeks. >> reporter: one of them was jessie banwart. >> so you just go up and down. you don't want it go directly in the hole that you pulled up into. >> reporter: ...who was tasked with kansas. >> my great aunt passed away and left a lot of unfinished projects. and i immediately was like, i would love to help. >> reporter: do you feel

pressure to not mess up? >> i did definitely in the beginning, and then it went away, as soon as the community of women started connecting. >> reporter: that community spans the country, sharing daily progress online. they have become friends. joann mcgranahan is sewing her home state of virginia. >> everyone is outlining the state basically the same way, but the rest is kind of up to you. >> it almost sounds like a painting, this is a piece of art. >> it absolutely is. it absolutely is. >> reporter: the finished patches arrive daily. someone you don't know. someone from... utah! >> yeah. >> reporter: who wanted to be part of this. >> yes. it is overwhelming. people are awesome. >> reporter: downey and her tight-knit group of helpers plan to have the project sewn up by next year. adriana diaz, cbs news, chicago. >> quijano: a lovely legacy. the national quilt museum in paduka, kentucky will display the finished project sometime next year. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday.

"60 mi now at 6:00, tributes pouring in for a bay area healthcare pioneer. kaiser ceo has died a day after speaking at an event in oakland. the california beach covered with needles tonight. and on this veterans day weekend, one combat hero b burglary is looking to give back to his brothers in arms. good evening. i'm brian hackney. >> i'm juliette goodrich. decorated army veteran jonathan munos and his wife were arriving in the bay area to start a new life when someone stole their trailer and everything they owned from the double tree. complete strangers immediately came together to get the couple back on their feet. >> i'm here at the u-haul in

pleasanton and in this city over the past couple weeks, they've seen people at their worst but also at their best. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: when sandy meyers heard about what happened in pleasanton -- >> who are you? >> reporter: she and everyone here today knows that's not who they are. >> you didn't have to do this. >> didn't have to but this is the city that i live in and we help others so i'm happy to do it. >> reporter: on halloween night, john pulled over to spend the night at the doubletree in pleasanton. when he came out the next morning, the u-haul was stolen, with all their life's possessions inside. sofas, tvs, beds, chairs, picture frames, pasta maker, dishes, wine glasses all gone. including the bronze star he received while serving multiple