casket when he helped to carry it at her funeral >> i don't know how we get the casket back in its place but i am sure they're not comfortable having it sitting on their front lawn either. jesus. i love her so much. >> reporter: it's estimated between 30 and 50 caskets were displaced due to hurricane ida's storm surge. that's according to ryan looking for coffins that got away. >> why do coffins pop up from the ground of louisiana? >> these concrete vaults that are put on the ground directly are partially in the ground. they tend to be buoyant air pockets and floodwaters. they want to float. so if those waters come in and rock them back and forth enough,

they'll come up and travel with the to get them back into the ground as soon as possible. if there is any body that can help us with this. i appreciate it. >> reporter: troy harvey did not have to look far to find that help. >> i hate to see my grandmother imposing on y'all, man. >> that's it, bro. all good. all good, brother. as soon as the ground can get dry, we can put it in. >> i got a trailer, we'll put her to rest. >> you seriously bro? >> we'll take care of it. >> thank you, my brother. >> what i told you, man? >> reporter: these men remember each other because they grew up right here together. 40 minutes outside of new orleans. they have not seen each other for 30 years since troy moved to texas. kindness is what brought them back together.

and will guarantee that mrs. morton rests peacefully again. as the major league baseball season whines down, one small town in minnesota is accusing the league of foul play. kris van cleave has it is story. >> reporter: every crack of a big league back used to spark a pride in caledonia, minnesota, the helmet made in this small town of 2800. the milken will soon close, the ball's job is shifts to china. she fears closure will bring anything but good times. milke makes up a quarter of her

business. >> reporter: who is out sourcing this community's life blood? milke was owned. >> and now establishing it like that. i think they're going to lose a lot of fans. >> reporter: mlb stresses the batting helmets will still be made in the u.s. and does not have a role on the day-to-day business operations. the helmet work will shift to new jersey, most of the jobs will be lost to china. at the county fair, uncertainty hung over the thrill rides. th >> we are proud of that company and it's sad that the new owners are not going to respect that small town work ethics and

they're going to move it to china for more money. >> not good for the people in this community. and with this covid stuff going around, we lost so many businesses. >> reporter: mike and executives here in minnesota didn't want to talk to us. they are continuing discussions with local leaders to keep the factory open. they're moving forward with their plan to shut it down. >> reporter: now one small town filled with dreams risk striking filled with dreams risk striking out and turning into an economic does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. i just heard something amazing! now for the first time one medication was approved to treat and prevent migraines. don't take if allergic to nurtec. the most common side effects were nausea, stomach pain, and indigestion. ask your doctor about nurtec today.

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after more than a year, a pandemic restriction, the lights are back on on broadway. most of the big shows reopened to sold out crowds. all cast members must be vaccinated and theater goers, must show vaccination status or wear a mask. >> haiti sound was these smash hits of the last broadway season. the show took home eight tonys the 2019 including best musical then the pandemic turned out the lights for more than 18 months. >> how does i feel to be back on broadway?

>> it does not add all feel normal yet. >> andre is just starting to rehearse again when we caught up with him on his way to work. >> reporter: howard is it to pick up? >> the it's intricate. ♪ >> reporter: the 75-year-old actor who made his broadway debut back in 1973 finally won his first tony playing the narrator of "haiti town." this is my favorite. >> how did you feel when you saw that? >> well, i smiled. i did let it go to my heart. >> reporter: the theater last month, the crew began to dust off the set.

>> it's my first time right now being back in the theater. >> reporter: this is your first day back? >> yes. >> reporter: mitchell wrote the music and books for haiti town. >> it feels surreal and ordinary. here we are. there is a same set. >> reporter: when the casts reunited in a rehearsal studio in august, it was emotional. >> the sheer of the majority of where you have been during this time literally. >> and not figuratively. >> my grandmother was at the nursing home throughout the pandemic and at one point she got covid. >> sold the house and moved in with my parents. that was an experience. so grateful to see everyone's faces again. we are doing this y'all. [ applause ] >> reporter: they began by

taking deep breaths. and then by joining in songs. to shake off more than 18 months of isolation. ♪ >> reporter: how does it feel to come back? >> it has been really wonderful. i mean there is something about this that feels like a sacred safe space. ♪ >> reporter: carney plays ophius, journey under the world to rescue his lover. ♪ played by eva. they are also a couple off stage and just started their vacation in march of 2020.

>> we were half way across kentucky when we got the call that broadway was shutting down. as quisueal. >>orter:o get readyreopeng hait. c carney says he has to go back to the cast album >> i just listen to that a bunch of time before coming in. the only thing i have to remember is where the heck i stand and walk. >> reporter: imagine any reopening is special. reopening at this -- >> yeah. >> reporter: have you thought about how you are going to feel when the curtains go up? >> i thought about how i will feel when i walk across the stage for the first time and unbot unbutton a little of his vest.

it's kind of carthartic every time. it shows resilience in hard times. i was -- dk times will there also be singing, you know? the answer is yes. >> reporter: we need it. ♪ >> reporter: they sang it again on reopening night to so many standing ovations. i lost count. even after the curtain called, the celebration spill out onto the streets. the cast serenaded the crowds from the balcony above the marq marquis. for a moment it seems like the

city itself was a musical and we were all part of the chorus. ♪ ♪ ♪ we all need somebody to ♪ ♪

high speed areal travel is again on the horizon. michelle medina has the story. >> reporter: shoemaker is in this simulator prepa for super sonic speed. shoemaker will trade in the simulator for this, the x speed one built by the company. blake shoel is the ceo. >> our ultimate goal is high speed flight for everybody. the company says it will travel up to 1300 miles per hour at

60,000 feet. that means a flight from new york to london could take 3.5 hours instead of 6.5. san francisco to tokyo could be done as 6 hours and instead of 10. >> our goal is to complete all that rigorous safety testing and be ready to carry our first pass swr swr passengers in 2029. >> reporter: with tickets costing $12,000, airlines struggle to find enough customers and shutdown service in 2003. boom plans to offer seats starting at $5,000. super sonic travel is loud and can only be done over oceans. but boom says its engines will be quiter. the company hopes to get approval to fly over land and offers mock speed on domestic flights. michelle medina, cbs news, los

angeles. that's the over night news on this wednesday, be sure to check back later for cbs mornings, reporting from the nation's capitol, i am january crawford. good morning, chris christie cbs news flash. gavin newsom will remain in office after the first recall vote there in nearly two decades. he's under fire for his handling of the pandemic. norm macdonald has died from cancer. he also appeared in films including "the norm show". get ready, apple will release the iphone 13 this

friday. the tech giant unveiled four new iphones and a redesign apple watch. for more news, download the cbs app on your cell phone. cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, september 15th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, california governor gavin newsom is projected to survive a recall effort. but the high-profile democrat is not in the clear yet. new launch for the second time this week. north korea reportedly fires off more missiles putting neighboring countries on alert. secret meetings and calls. a bombshell book details the chaotic moments and concerns about sparking a war in the final days of the trump final days of the trump administration. captioning funded by cbs good morning.

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