tonight breaking news in nashville, authorities name the christmas day bomber. >> anthony warner is the bomber. >> new details about the attack and the motives behind it. the deadliest month, a covid-19 surge across america. the situation in california is critical and the heartland is hurting. holiday travel could spark a violent wildfire. police across the country

are struggling to deal with the violence. later mysterious monoliths appearing across the country. this is the cbs overnight news, good evening this is breaking news. authorities named the bomber behind the christmas day blast, he is identified as 63-year-old anthony warner. we are in nashville with the fast breaking developments. >> reporter: investigators say they were able to match dna samples from the blast device to samples they gathered from his property. as far as the motive, authorities say they are looking into it but they are considering the possibility

that warner could have been targeting the communication infrastructure. this rv was parked outside of the at&t transmission building in nashville when it exploded knocking out cell service in tennessee and alabama. the rv similar to this one parked at his home just outside of nashville. witnesses say warner had a interest in conspiracy theories about 5g technology. former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence frank said on face the nation that this was personal. >> this was a suicide mission for this individual. >> reporter: today investigators continued the search around the crime scene to explain the motive. officers heard a countdown

through a pa system on the rv. they rushed to evacuate people nearby, the song downtown blared in between the minutes in the countdown and then the music stopped. >> i heard a loud boom. it rocked me that hard. i was trying to stay on my feet. >> reporter: the officers worked the scene together. >> we ducked into a doorway because we did not know what was coming. >> reporter: a uncertainty eased by leaning on one another. authorities continue to investigate but at this point it does not appear that anybody else was involved. >> thank you. there is also late breaking

news about the stimulus standoff, millions of americans found themselves on the edge of the economic crisis this morning after the president refused to sign the release bill approved by congress and it sent the government barreling toward a shutdown. we are in florida with latebreaking details. >> reporter: good evening, we have learned that the president has just signed a release bill in addition to the larger provisions in the legislation, this is notable because the president has been pressing the lawmakers to triple those payments to individuals that i signing this he is agreeing to the $600 checks over the 2000 he was calling for. republicans were the ones calling for smaller payments, last week democrats tried to

put forth a commission to increase the payment and republicans wanted to block it. for months the bill has been negotiation and the president has been on the sidelines. the president 11th hour demands angered both parties who called on him to sign the bill as is. now trying to make sense of the last-minute flip-flop by the president, in a official statement they insist they have gotten some concessions. they insist the senate will start a process to vote to increase checks to 2000, repeal protections for social media companies and potentially start a investigation into voter fraud but we have no evidence that those things will happen or if it will be anything more than a effort by republicans. it appears the white house is trying to save face as the

president backtracks but him signing this late tonight even though some unemployment benefits have lapsed, it is a relief to the millions of americans waiting for assistance. >> if those concessions are not locked in, does the president gain anything or is he essentially standing down? >> reporter: let's see if the republican promises are fulfilled. that will show that his hardball tactics did get him things that he wanted but so far there has been no changes to the bill, he is signing it as is. a deadly shooting at a illinois bowling alley, last night three people were killed and two others have been wounded. the suspect is 37-year-old duke webb of florida. police are calling it a random shooting. baseball has lost a legend.

he took 318 games and recorded more than 3000 strikeouts. he had been battling cancer. he was 81. straightahead cbs news gets rare access to the world's newest and largest eye on the sky. in san francisco, another mysterious monoliths but this time it is edible.

americas crisis marked a new milestone, total confirmed cases topped 19 million. 1-17 people contracted the virus, the death toll is nearly 333,000. december has been the deadliest month so far, 65,000 lives lost. the worst may lie ahead. >> reporter: 2020 is almost over but the new year's threatens what experts the nell

might get worse. >> reporter: tonight millions head home after defying warnings not to travel, experts caution it could spark a violent wildfire. >> six states are still hot spots. >> reporter: the epicenter is california where 20,000 are hospitalized and icu capacity is zero. hospitals are running low on oxygen and ppe. those in the front lines are still at risk. 3000 healthcare workers nationwide have died since the start of the pandemic. sacramento firefighter robby got sick in november. >> i did not think twice and now it takes more effort.

>> reporter: for everybody this will be a new year's eve like no other. parties canceled, crowds thinned and hope hard to come by but in times square the ball will drop. the party will only be online. with concerns of a more contagious news strained. starting tomorrow anybody arriving from the uk must have a negative test. >> thank you. today the european union began vaccinating the first of its 450 million people across 27 nations, 2 million americans have already received the first dose and 9 1/2 million have been distributed but as manuel reports from wisconsin, most people in nonurban areas are waiting. >> reporter: the rush of

vaccines may start to trickle. like fort atkinson, wisconsin which is tucked away but also lacks what other large cities have, ultracold freezers needed to store the vaccine. they are helping hospitals secured doses. >> there will be communities that will not see a vaccine in the initial shipments. >> reporter: many states have chosen to reserve their limited supply of the vaccine for more populated areas so and ernest vaccine which was not require ultracold storage is considered a lifeline. distribution delays could have deadly consequences both. officials are sounding the alarm about getting vaccines outside of big cities. >> doctor james is medical

director at a hospital. >> reporter: getting the doses is one problem but so is vaccine hesitancy. 35% of nonurban residence will not take the shot. >> what is your biggest concern? >> reporter: all the while the virus leaves no part of the country unscathed. cbs news. police in major cities across the country are reporting a surge in auto theft, especially violent carjackings. we have the story and rare footage from minutes after a carjacking attempt. >> reporter: in downtown chicago we met him moments after he fought off a crew of armed teenagers who tried to steal his rental car.

they are visiting from las vegas, they said one of the rookie carjackers pulled the trigger but the gun jammed. christopher is a former nypd crime analyst and assistant professor at the college of criminal justice in new york city. >> a small group of people think they can get away with more crime because the police are not being as aggressive as they normally are. >> reporter: in indianapolis carjackings spiked 350% compared to this time last year and new orleans is up 100 pretty percent and new york has increased 141%.

in chicago there has been 1400 carjackings more than double last year. that is 4 every day. brandon is the chief of detectives for the chicago police department, his theory as to why there has been a dramatic jump -- >> there seems to be a remarkable amount of emboldened criminals committing attacks and it is a combination of the pandemic and civil unrest. >> reporter: a carjacking rain was after a retired firefighters read suv last month. the firefighter fought back and a 65-year-old was shot and killed. >> we have arrested several younger offenders and repeat offenders, half of our arrests have involved juvenile offenders. >> reporter: cbs news, chicago.

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the collapse of the radio telescope earlier this month marks a end of an era in astronomy. the structure was a victim of underfunding and neglect, now the world's largest telescope is on the other side of the world in remote china. >> reporter: shining in silence in the forest of rhinestone hills in southwest china holds the single biggest telescope standing beyond our skies. the chinese name means the eye of heaven. engineers laid down more than 4000 aluminum panels over a year to detect mysterious fast

radio bursts and ripples in space time in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life. this is 26 years in the making and became fully operational last january. cbs new gained television access only because the telescope was off-line for maintenance. >> we have the highest sensitivity in the world, see those six towers piercing the clouds? they are spectacular and gigantic. we are all happy. this is the apple of the cosmic eye. the 30 time feet cabin hoisted by the towers 500 feet up, its job is to collect data from the universe reflected from the dish. it is breathtaking to see it's physically complete. >> reporter: what we do not see is a quiet zone that stretches

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despite the challenges this year has brought, there is still magic this holiday season, especially if you are a kid with a secret ferrys sending you love. >> reporter: kelly was walking in her los angeles neighborhood one day when she came across a fairy garden and while staring at the tree trunk trinkets she felt they alter ego emerging. >> on the walk back i started brainstorming ideas of what my name was going to be, my imagination took over and i

started thinking maybe if i left a note as a fairy that would be fine. >> reporter: so the next night she did that, she left a note for who ever built the garden, my name is sapphire. i am one of the ferrys that lives in this tree, the next day a 4-year-old girl wrote back, the first exchange in what has evolved into a remarkable friendship. nine months of presence and glitter. they turned a year of disappointment into a season of wonder. her mom could not be more grateful. >> can you believe the extent she went to for all of this? >> we were constantly floored, the gifts were so personal and kind and we do not even know her. >> reporter: she felt like the luckiest girl in the world but

what she wanted more than any present was to meet her new friend and that is when sapphire remembered that ferrys can on rare occasion turn human size which is how earlier this month sapphire appeared. >> she turned and saw me and the way she looked at me, i will never forget it. it was really magical. >> reporter: kelly says at the start of the pandemic she was in a dark place but with a little imagination and a lot of kindness, she found her light and says you can as well. >> you do not have to be a very to give magic to somebody else, it is true love for one another, that is real. >> reporter: as real as it gets. cbs news, on the road. for some of you the news

continues, for others check back later and follow us any time at www.cbsnews.com. reporting from chicago. good evening there is breaking news from nashville, tonight authorities named the bomber behind the violent christmas day blast. he is identified as 63-year-old anthony warner, we are in nashville with the fast breaking developments. >> reporter: investigators say they were able to match dna samples obtained from the blast with samples they obtained from his property. cbs news learned that they also matched the samples with dna

gathered from his mother. authorities are still looking into the motive but they are considering the possibility that he may have been targeting the communications infrastructure in nashville. this rv was parked outside of a at&t transmission building in downtown nashville when it exploded knocking out cell and wi-fi service from tennessee and alabama. the rv is similar to the one seen here and it is parked at anthony warren's home outside of nashville, law enforcement tells cbs news that witnesses say he had a interest in conspiracy theories, one source confirmed his father worked at at&t. former fbi assistant director frank said on face the nation that this was personal. >> it is likely this was a suicide mission for this individual. >> reporter: today investigators continue their search for evidence around the

crime scene, anything to help explain the explosion. initially responding to reports of gunfire, officers heard a count down begin on a pa system on a rv. they rushed to evacuate people nearby, the song downtown blared in between the minutes and the countdown and then the music stopped. >> i hear a loud boom and i am stumbling because it rocked me that hard. i was trying to stay on my feet. >> reporter: officers james and amanda worked the scene together. >> we ducked into a doorway because we did not know what was coming. >> reporter: the uncertainty eased by leading on one another. >> reporter: authorities

continue to investigate but at this point it does not appear that anybody else was involved. >> thank you. there is late breaking news about the stimulus standoff, millions of americans found themselves on the edge of the economic crisis this morning after the unemployment benefits lapsed, it happened after the president refused to signed the release bill approved by congress. paula is in florida where the president is spending the holidays with latebreaking details. good evening. > reporter: we learned the president just signed this release bill in addition to the larger provisions in the legislation, this is notable because the president four weeks has been pressing lawmakers to triple the payments to individuals but by signing this he is agreeing that checks to individuals will be 600 not the 2000 he was calling for.

this demand has put him at odds with his own party because republicans were the ones calling for smaller payments. last week democrats try to put forth a provision to increase payments and republicans were the ones who blocked this. four months the bill has been negotiated and the president has mostly been on the sidelines and referred to his aides to help craft the bill so his 11th hour demands angered members of both parties who called on him to signed the bill as is. trying to make sense of the last-minute flip-flop the president, in a official statement by the white house, they assist they have gotten some concessions, they insist the senate will start a process to vote to increase checks to 2000, repeal protections for social media companies and potentially start a investigation into voter fraud but we have no evidence that those things will happen or it will be anything more than a efforts by republicans.

it appears the white house is trying to save face as the president backtracked on this threat to veto the legislation úbut him signing it late tonight , it is a relief to the millions of americans waiting for the assistance. >> if those concessions are not locked in, did the president gain anything or is he standing down? >> reporter: let's see if the republican promises are actually fulfilled, if show then then yes the president's tactics got him things he wanted but again it does not appear there have been any changes whatsoever to the bill, he is signing it as is. >> thank you. the crisis marked a new milestone today, total confirmed cases topped 19 million, one in 17 people contracted the virus, the death

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many patients aren't well months after infection like this firefighter, he got sick in july and is still in rehab. >> it takes a lot more effort to get it done. >> reporter: for everybody this will be a new year's eve like no other. but in times square the ball will drop. instead of the usual crowds the party will only be online. with concerns of a new strain of coronavirus found in the uk, starting tomorrow anybody flying in from the uk must have a negative test. >> thank you. there was a deadly shooting

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and the european union has begun a ambitious plan to vaccinate 450 million people. we are in london with a view of christmas in the time of covid- 19. >> reporter: there is a recording of a choir singing in the medieval structure damaged by a fire last year. there were no crowds in the vatican st. peter's square where normally they gather in the tens of thousands to hear the pope. here in london, many people felt christmas had effectively been canceled after a new mutated version of the virus was discovered and the city went into lockdown. for winds are castle, queen elisabeth's social distancing. she reminded her people to stay optimistic in her trip additional christmas day message. >> even in the darkest nights there are is hope in the new

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>> it does not get more critical than this. >> we keep hearing that young people are not as affected by this. >> running into a burning building with flip-flops and a bikini on. >> more and more people are working from home. >> if you do, make sure you wear a mask. >> they are now requiring the mask. >> when the mask guidelines were unveiled the president made a point of saying he will not to wear one. >> a mask is not a political statement. >> on wall street stocks fell.

trading was suspended. >> new challenges for educators and families trying to get through this year. >> anxious about going back into the classroom. >> the death toll has surpassed 300,000. >> others were known only through loved ones. >> this does not discriminate. >> we will beat this. >> the first vaccines are underway here in the u.s. >> the greatest medical achievement this planet has ever seen. >> we will get it right and vaccinate the entire country.

>> i feel hopeful and see the finish line. >> this is what america will look like for a long time. >> americans came out to vote on election day. >> every vote matters. they will really matter for some of these states. >> you chose joe biden as the next president. >> this is not a political opinion, it is a mathematical computation. >> at this point the trump campaign has not provided any evidence of fraud. >> i understand your disappointment, i have lost a couple times myself, now let's give each other a chance. >> anger over the alleged police murder of george floyd. >> they are here to stop police violence and demand equality.

>> chance of black lives matter echo around the world. >> setting this truck on fire behind me is how some responded to authorities. >> we are seeing the kind of destruction that will take years to recover from. officer derek is currently charged with 3rd degree murder. >> police shot and killed breanna taylor in her apartment. >> the kentucky attorney general saying those officers were not charged to because they acted in self-defense. >> there was other charges we considered but there was nothing we could make stick. >> please continue to say her name. >> the idea that we are helpless is something i do not accept.

>> change has to come, it is happening far too many times. >> we all live in the same house. >> wake up america. >> john lewis, a icon of the civil rights movement has died. >> you cannot give up or give in. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has died, she was tiny in stature but mighty in influence. >> as americans are remembering her life, who will replace her?

>> lebanon is in chaos after a massive and deadly explosion. a quarter of 1 million made homeless in a matter of seconds. >> the u.s. military killed the number one terrorist anywhere in the world. >> that comes at a very high cost. >> this is the scene of iran's revenge attack here in iraq. >> wildfires in california, oregon and washington state are burning out of control. >> the smoke is so thick, it is hard to see. >> now it is a wasteland. >> she is no joke.

>> the strongest storm to hit this area on record passed over this location. >> the wind was so violent we could feel our hotel shaking. >> there are thousands of citizens whose lives are upside down. >> until we meet again one day. >> kobe bryant and his 13-year- old daughter and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in california. his legacy transcended. >> he inspired a generation of people. >> what can i say? >> when i get to heaven i will shake god's hand. >> [ music ]

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despite the challenges this year has brought there is still magic in this holiday season especially if you are a kid with a secret fairy sending you love. >> reporter: kelly was walking in her los angeles neighborhood one day when she came across a fairy garden. while staring at these tree trunk trinkets, she felt a alter ego emerging.

>> i was brainstorming ideas of what my name was going to be. my imagination took over and i started thinking, maybe if i left a note as a fairy that would be fun. >> reporter: so the next night she did just that, left a note for whoever built the garden, my name is sapphire, i am one of the fairies that lives in this tree. the next day a four-year-old girl wrote back, the first exchange and what has evolved in a remarkable friendship, nine months of letters and presents and glitter. they turned a year of disappointment into a season of wonder. her mom emily could not be more grateful. >> can you believe the extent she went through for all of this? >> we are constantly floored, the gifts were so personal and kind. >> reporter: she felt like the luckiest girl in the world, what she wanted more than any present was to meet her new

friend and that is when sapphire remembered that fairies can on rare occasions turn human sized which is how earlier this month sapphire appeared. >> she turned and saw me and the way she looked at me i will never forget that. it was magical. >> reporter: kelly says at the start of the pandemic she was in a dark place but with a little imagination and a lot of kindness, she found her light. she says you can as well. >> people do not have to be a fairy to give magic to somebody else. true love for one another, that is real. >> reporter: real as a gets. steve hartman, cbs news, on the road. that is the cbs overnight news for this monday, for some

the news continues, for others check back later for cbs this morning and also www.cbsnews.com. it is it is monday, december 28, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. relief bill signed. after calling it a disgrace, president trump approves the $900 billion measure but is not giving up on those $2,000 checks. covid concerns. new records almost set daily for cases, deaths and hospitalizations. new numbers of cases. they say we haven't seen the worst yet. deadly blast. new details about the christmas day explosion in nashville, tennessee. good morning. i'm diane king hall in for wene-marie green.