joined the secret service. >> special operators and special forces called the quiet professionals and then, you join the secret service where they say they stand on the sideline of history and so, i said he was very good at finding the coolest job possible that nobody was supposed to notice. >> in 2016, he started to experience severe back pain, when he sought medical care, he received a devastating diagnosis, stage 4 lung cancer. >> you documented ron's cancer journey, how did you talk about it? >> i shared it openly and then made it not powerful and made it not the thing weighing on us. >> while sick, ron continued to donate money to the special operations warrior foundation. it's for all children who lose a parent h parent in special operations.

>> knowing his cancer would come to this resolve. it was not on our radar that our family would be covered by it. >> my husband, my best friend, my hero. >> ron lost his three year battle against cancer. >> what most people don't really take in to account, i think, is thatfamily is there had. they are serving as well. clay is the president -- >> the foundation was starting in the aftermath of the failed rescue attempt of the 52 hostages held in hey ratehran. the survivors came in at this time, to take care of the education of the 17 kids. 1500 children in our program since 1980. it's 908 right now.

>> the special operations program expanded to include medal of honor recipients. >> like ebony sherrill, who's father, a special forces doctor was killed in 1996 when she was just four years he would on. >> she wanted us to not have money and get in the way of us living out our dream. >> was there a point in high school or maybe middle school where you were not sure your family could afford college? >> yeah, but my dad wanted so badly for us to get an education and i really wanted to do it for my family so that we can just turn our lives around and just get to a better place. >> sherrill reached out to

special operations -- i called it. it's all covered, and i'm forever -- >> sometimes you need the support of somebody with that lived experience. >> the sense of community, due to covid-19, ron's funeral was delayed until last month at arlington national cemetery. >> their life will not be the same without their father. they are growing up with so many people that care about them and care about us because they cared about ron. and knowing they are going have that. i know my kids are going to be okay. >> catherine, virginia.

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if you have found yourself stuck in traffic and who hasn't, you may ask yourself when someone will finally invent a flying car. turns out companies are on the case, they are all investing in a market that will be worth $1.5 trillion by 2040. we visited a test field in japan, where they are trying get the visions of the future off the ground. >> up up and away. the flying car prototype airborne for near minutes and acing the first critical tests for manned flight. from the secret lab, the small band of engineers and designers is racing to put flying cars in

the skies by 2023. vice president of technology showed off their battery powered vertical takeoff and landing car. a flight control system and propel ers in place of wings belie its drone origins. >> the upper and lower propellers counter rotate to cancel out torque. it has eight motors so if one breaks down it can keep on nighting. >> so if all goes according to plan, you will be able to hail one of the flying taxis, the two the seater version if you live in tokyo three years from now. it feels like being in an amuse. park ride with super plush seats. from the jetsons to bladerunner and westworld, flying cars are a science fiction staple. this sky drive concept video serves up a fantasy irrisistable for any working stiff. rolling out of bed late, driving

by voice command and motion activated display and strolling in to the office early. but before all that can happen, sky can drive must prove it's safe and it can stay in the air longer and at reasonable cost. not to mention working out traffic safety at 500 feet in the air. the president argues that nighting cars play to japan's advantage. >> we have so many good automobile companies in japan. this aircraft is like automobile. small and compact and easy to ride and not so high cost. >> japan and some of the leading corporations are betting $54 million he is right. lucy kraft, from japan. >> and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues, for others check back for cbs this morning and follow us any time online at cbs news.com. reporting from our nation's

capit capitol. it's wednesday, november 11th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." transition tension. president elect joe biden is facing delays over his plans for the white house, as president trump is set to make his first public appearance since the election. >> the nation is in a precarious place right now in this pandemic. soaring cases. the covid crisis worsens in the u.s. as cases hit another record high. the future of obamacare. it's now in the hands of the supreme court. how the justices may be leaning as millions of people await a