monitor the convicted sex offender. was this done to conceal his identity? >> we believe it is, and we allege that it was. >> reporter: epstein's alleged business ventures included a company called southern trust. he also allegedly had ties to the american yacht harbor. neither company is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. a harbor employee told us this boat with the letters lsj is used t ferry workers and supplies to and from little st. james. according to local media outlet, epstein also donated money to local government officials in the u.s. virgin islands and donated dozens of computers to be given away at schools. was he known on the island as someone who was philanthropic or donated to charitable causes? >> i can't comment fully on that, but definitely i do not think he was regarded as an upstanding member of the community. it was public message to he was a registered sex offender. >> reporter: george, who took office just months before

epstein's death by suicide last year is now suing epstein's estate, alleging he continued his sex trafficking operation here until at least 2018. for one alleged victim we spoke to on the condition of anonymity, the lawsuit is a bit late in the game. >> to me it's sort of last-minute, and there is victims i think from the '80s, the '90s. i think that -- i think a lot of people knew what he was up to. i don't know why nothing was done before. >> reporter: do you think a blind eye was turned to mr. epstein's crimes? >> i cannot comment on that. but what i do know is once we got here, this new administration, we will not turn a blind eye. we will enforce it. >> reporter: well, according to local government officials here, jeffrey epstein made the u.s. virgin island his permanent residency in 2010. when pope benedict resigned his papacy and was replaced by pope francis, benedict became pope emeritus and was supposed

to stay, quote, hidden from the world that didn't last long. benedict is a new author of a new book defending celibacy within the priesthood ahead reports the pope is considering some priests to wed. >> here you have the issue of celibacy, which of course is central to the priesthood, and you have two popes often seen on different sides of the spectrum. one more conservative, one more liberal, and of course there is only one church. >> to experience the moment with you. >> reporter: in the hollywood version, "the two popes" find common ground. >> if i was pope, i would be in here every day. >> reporter: the real life version may not be quite as tidy. to have two men at the vatican dressed in white is rare to say the least. benedict xvi is just the second pope to resign in the church's 2,000-year history. as pope emeritus, benedict pledged not to interfere on major church affairs, to leave

room forehis successor, pope francis to lead. that's why he was cited a as co-author in a new book which addresses the issue of celibacy benedict was seen as putting a very influential papal thumb on the scales as francis weighs a key decision. benedict argued for the necessity of celibacy, arguing serving the lord requires the total gift of a man. francis, who also supports priestly celibacy is contemplating a rule change recommended by bishops allowing the ordination of older married men in remote regions of the amazon where there is a priest shortage. >> of course everybody knew that a retired pope is in the church always is a difficult situation. >> reporter: monsignor carroll castile served seven popes and said on issues these two popes are generally aligned. >> when pope benedict left the papacy, he vowed to be quiet.

this is not being quiet. >> he vowed to be obedient to his successor. i neverr:his created such a mess that benedict's personal secretary, archbishop reached out to the mainarnal r serra, asking him to remove benedict as co-author, calling it a misunderstanding, adding in a statement that benedict had not authorized a joint authorship. but the esteemed cardinal stands by his version of events, tweeting personal condolence with the pope emeritus who on his letterhead wrote to the cardinal, finally i am able to send you my thoughts on the priesthood. i leave it to you if you find some usefulness in them. then the text can be published. >> the holy father likes people to say what they have a to say. >> reporter: does he like other popes to say what they have to say? >> well, that's a question you'd have to ask the holy father himself.

>> reporter: now we are hearing from the u.s. publisher today that they do plan to go ahead and publish this book as co-authored. and for a bit of historical reference, that first pope to step down, well, he was imprisoned by his successor. so for all the drama today, historically speak, it's not that bad. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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in case you haven't heard, the grammy awards take place this sunday evening. you can catch all the awards and performances right here on cbs sergeanting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. one producing team has dominated the awards since the beginning of the century. they call themselves the neptunes.% the duo was just inducted into the songwriter's hall of fame. they sat down for a chat with anthony mason. >> does this sort of thing matter to you, being in the hall of fame? >> yeah, it's acknowledgment. i want to say thank you to everyone who helped us achieve such a feat. >> it is a pretty cool club to be in, when you're irving berlin and burt bacharach and hal david. >> man. >> i still can't believe it. >> reporter: for the past 25 years, pharrell williams and chad hugo have been one of the most successful producing and songwriting teams in music.

helping score number one hits for nelly, gwen stefani. >> ain't no hala back girl. >> and snoop dogg. ♪ drop it like it's hot >> describe what each of you brings to this. >> well, he is a savant. he is a genius. >> he is a genius. >> and -- >> a savant. >> no, no, no. i'm just an ant. i'm an ant. the last three letters of that word. >> reporter: pharrell has always been the frontman. chad his mostly silent partner. >> i learned so much from this guy. this guy, he's the one. to me. >> reporter: what did he teach you? >> he showed me how to play the chords that i really liked, you know. he is literally the guy that, like, can pick up any instrument and play anything. >> vocals and lyrics and chords. musical arrangements, this guy.

♪ >> pharrell and chad were teenagers when they met in school in virginia. you met in beginning band class. is that right? >> yeah. and we like make music in his parents' house. >> at a talent show, they were spotted by producer deadly di ri -- teddy riley who took them under his wing. what were the turning points for you? >> super thug. >> the number one rap song got the neptunes noticed when it was released in 1998. jay-z worked with them on "i just want to love you. ♪ le soon other doors began to open. >> we were introduced to justin by jay-z. it's the crazy just things. they produce and cowrite much of n'sync star justin timberlake's

debow solo album. >> jay-z introducing us to justin, that's what got us in the studio with britney spears. ♪ i'm a slave >> the neptunes, who wrote "i'm a slave for you" helped brittney escape her girl next door image. >> we didn't know we were creating a sound or starting anything. we just knew because we were influenced by so many things we knew we needed to be just as different. and polarizing. >> and polarizing? >> yeah. all the stuff that we love is polarizing. we could not take that crazy random what seemed like random at the time opportunity and just sound like someone else. ♪ >> the neptunes are working together again. this week in miami's criteria recording studios with rising rap star megan the stallion.

>> the stallion on. this meg is short for machine. >> other major projects are rumored to be in the works. can you talk about what you're working on at all? >> no. >> only because we want to be respectful. >> you've written so many songs. do you have any favorites? >> i mean, it changes for me all the time. >> does it? >> yeah. >> what is it now? >> you're good! i almost answered that question. mr. mason is good. ♪ >> but pharrell says his favorite songs are the ones that give him a feeling. >> i like when something comes on and it feels inherently different than anything that came on before. >> chad? >> ditto. >> genius.

>> please. i told you. savant, ant.

here is something you may not want to think about, but if you had one dying wish, what would it be? steve hartman met a man who knew exactly what he wanted. here is this morning's edition of "on the road." >> reporter: 49-year-old john rains is living on borrowed time. he has terminal brain cancer, and doctors told him a year and a half ago that he had about a year to live. what keeps you going? >> blake. he was five months premature when he was born. they didn't know if he was even going to breathe. he has been special his whole life. >> reporter: john's only son blake goes to billings west hse john wanted to make it to may at least. >> so i can see my kid graduate. what parent doesn't wt it?

>> that's a huge milestone in a kid's life. >> reporter: pam rudolph, blake's mom and john's ex-wife says there was no guarantee he would live that long. >> yeah, that's when i realized we have to do something. >> reporter: what pam did was reach out to the principle at bi billings west. she made up an excuse to lure him to the school and into the auditorium. >> he didn't have any idea the band would be playing, and this was really happening just for him and for blake. ♪ >> reporter: it was a graduation of one, staged for this audience of one. >> i started thinking about everything, how much time i had, what i could do. i'm just going to spend as much time with him as i can. >> reporter: blake will still have to finish out the school year, but the milestone has now been marked, the memory sealed. >> when i got my diploma, and i

went down and hugged him, it just felt so good. it's probably the best hug he's ever given me. >> best day of my life. >> reporter: how can the best day of your life be when you're dying? >> people make you happy. >> reporter: the power of a kind deed. >> real happy. >> reporter: can overcome even the worst of fates. >> my ex-wife coming through like that. >> reporter: and john says that's the lesson in this moment, that we're all terminal. we just need to treat each other like we know it. st steve hartman, "on the road" in billings, montana. >> steve hartman can tell a story. and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning "cbs ts morning." cy, i'm tom h.

"cbs this morning." from the cbs broadcast center in from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm tom h 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." a motive for high crimes and misdeamnors. democrats lay out their case for abuse of power against president trump as they have opening arguments today. curbing the coronavirus. tens of millions of people in china are on lock down and cities are government towns as new deaths are reported. i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. >> we say good-bye to a titan of broadcast journalism. night. night. >> we say good-bye captioning funded by cbs good morning from thio