rhetoric. and doug found a new home in far right politics, much of it online. >> we could not have a regular conversation. it would just go right down this rabbit hole, like they are taking children and draining their blood to make adrenachrome. >> reporter: it's a chemical compound produced by adrenalin, and it's a part of the baseless online conspiracy theory called qanon. >> what do you say to that? >> reporter: at the same time, robin who is 35 was devoting herself to racial justice issues, marching with black lives matter. >> we are going to walk down to the capitol. >> reporter: then came january 6th. >> my very first thought was, i bet my dad is there. i was afraid for him. i had people check his facebook. he not posted anything. then i got really scared.

somebody sent me a news report that listed him as arrested. >> reporter: doug sweet was arrested inside the capitol. >> i was really embarrassed for my family. for my son. for our town. >> reporter: to understand what happened to doug sweet you have to know where he came from. extremist and often racist views once hidden have been on display in recent years. you cannot miss the confederate flags that loom larger than any american ones. doug sweet was not the only person from the small town at the capitol. he has been indicted by federal prosecutors along with the woman named cindy fidget for unlawfully entering the capitol. both have plead not guilty. >> i'm surprised it was not more. >> reporter: really? >> yeah, i thought it would be more. >> reporter: he writes crime novels and was born and raised

in matthews. >> the attitudes and ideas and motivations that drove them to the capitol have been bubbling under the surface since i was a kid. >> reporter: how much of it was a reaction to what happened last year with the protests for racial justice? >> i think it'sity ia lot of it think the bottom line is you have people afraid, they can't articulate it and they cannot express it. >> i did not go with malice or intention of malice. what other recourse do they have? they will not listen to us. >> reporter: we wanted to talk to him, but he declined our request for an interview, we went to an island where he lives, passing the largest confederate flag we have seen yet. >> no, that's not me. i don't know who you -- you got the wrong place. you go along, i don't know who you all are. >> reporter: no, doug, i'm ben tracy from cbs news. >> i don't give a damn. >> reporter: he is said to appear in federal court next

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♪ ♪ we followed in the snow-shoe tracks of an italian forest ranger and luka, a second generation piano maker. you say this could be a good tree. >> this could be a good tree. >> reporter: yes, resonating wood. this likely 200 year old red spruce has good accoustic properties because at more than 7,000 feet, the trees dormant in winter months grow slowly, that gives a desirable wod grod grai. desirable planks wind up at the factory, and they make an instrument that turneditin to a.

>> i have in my contract that i will only play his piano. >> reporter: jazze hancock. >> it just feels a very rich so. and it just begs you to play it. >> reporter: do you think it's something that only you, someone with what, 14 grammys can hear or could the rest of us hear it? >> the rest of you hear it. >> reporter: fazioli uses a dozen different types of wood in a single piano. it's that italian red spruce, used for the sound board that is key to giving the instrument its voice voice. >> the grain of the tree has to be straight. >> reporter: why do you want such straight lines here? >> because the sound runsugh e demonstrated how even at this

stage, the sound emerges. >> the wood is very light and same time, very strong. and for the sound board these are the best characteristics. >> reporter: luka's dad gave this piano his name. he started to make the instruments 40 years ago. ♪ ♪ this is the first one he built. ♪ ♪ the son of furniture maker was fascinated by the inner workings of a piano that he was givenboy terrible. >> i wanted to look inside. >> reporter: the curiosity has been built in to a business

employing about 50 people that turn out 140 hand crafted pianos a year. each takes three years to build and the biggerano for over $200,000 special models can surpass half a million. the piano was invented by an italian around 1700, it was richer countries that later perfected its production. why is it so many people have not heard of a fazioli? >> it has not been around that long. there's a lot of people that don't know about them. but he cannot make them fast enough. >> reporter: that's by design. he told us that he wants to be able to test each one. and after employees had left, we found the 76-year-old still at work. >> some pianos, they are very powerful. some of the pianos are more sweeter and then you must follow

them, these character of the piano. >> he follows every step with one notable exception. >> when they come to bring the piano boards, i watch. >> you can't be around? >> i don't like to see. ♪ ♪ >> each fazioli is particular, what they have in common is this transparency. >> reporter: person pianist met us at the inhouse concert hall. >> it connects with who ever wants to play with it. >> reporter: it is an inanima t te object. >> i believe each piano is alive, and it comes alive through the audience. >> reporter: this trained pianist demonstrated what this piano can do. >> an average piano, maybe the range is like this?

i would say every fazioli, the capacity for expressive range would be like this. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: wow. >> it's shocking. >> reporter: years after playing their pianos, she met and married luka. >> you fell in love with fazioli, the piano, before you fell in of love with fazioli the man. >> of course, i didn't know that there was a man. >> reporter: it adds another dimension to the love affair here that is centered around this instrument and has its roots back in that alpine forest. >> the pian will,he se forest where the wood for the violins are made. >> reporter: we went wil-- we w there. >> you did?

>> reporter: this forest has impressed generations of musicians and instrument makers when in turn inspire the rest of us.

there's a little cafe in austin, texas, that is gaining a global following. not so much for what is on the menu, but for the message that customers get before they even walk through the door. we stopped in. >> reporter: it's margaritas are fap famous in austin. fans say it's just plain good. for decades the restaurant had a duel mission, filling sympttoma and with this sign, feeding the soul. what is it about the sign that speaks to people? >> it's hilike laughing with an old friend. >> reporter: he bought the place 19 years ago, inheriting the

daily duty tied to the restaurant's iconic sign. posting something witty or inspirational, often reflecting current events. how hard is it to come up with new content every day? >> there's a team of folks that work on it and there's some submitted so it's easier as the social media presence gets larger. >> reporter: followers since the pandemic have are increased a thousand a day. a thirst for more than margaritas, the comic relief. like this, want to see social distancing, loan somebody some money. over the holidays i really can't stay baby, it's covid outside. humor that transends borders. >> we have seen it where people say, hey, i live in the uk and germany and i have been following the sign, and it's made me smile, when i come to the u.s., i want to come visit. >> reporter: just before closing each night, the day's message is replaced by a new one agreed to

by the team. phrase of day turning a decades old marquis in to one of austin's biggest draw. >> i have been wanting to visit this place. so, in route to her apartment, we saw it and said, on oh, my goodness. we need to stop! so, here we are. >> reporter: the daily dose of levity has become an added source of income in the lean times for restaurants. spawning mugs, books, and magnets and more. and mostly the sign is a way to connect. when we are often parfar apart. >> it's been a heavy year, and people have responded well to having light heartedly brought in to their day. >> reporter: a calorie free serving of comfort food for hearts and minds. for cbs thisorning saturday, austin. >> and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later, for cbs this morning.

and follow us online any time at cbs news.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm jan crawford. it's wednesday, february 24th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking developments. a hospital update on tiger woods. new details about the golf legend's condition after a bad rollover crash in california. no charges. a grand jury declined to indict officers involved in the death of daniel prude as an outraged community takes to the streets. blame game. former security officials point fingers while testifying about the violent riot on capitol the violent riot on capitol hill. captioning funded by cbs good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin this morning with new