>> i would say it's as close to being a shortage without really being a shortage. that is, americans can still find diesel at most stations. >> reporter: despite high prices, painted says he can't slow down. >> you know, i'm a working man. this is all i know. >> reporter: peyton says truck drivers at other companies have seen even bigger pay cuts. the oil analyst we spoke to said his biggest concern is whether we'll have enough diesel and heating oil to last through winter if it's particularly cold. in north carolina, ntsb investigators are on the scene of a deadly helicopter crash. that chopper went down next to a major interstate in charlotte. cbs's mark strassmann reports authorities say without the pilot's heroic actions, more lives could have been lost. >> reporter: this noonti fel f. a news helicopter crashed right along i-77 in charlotte.

it belonged to wbtv, the cbs affiliate there. why it crashed remains unclear, but both people aboard were killed, including wbtv meteorologist jason meyers. >> rain from the south. >> reporter: the father of four fell in love with weather during a third grade science project. also killed, chip tyak, sky 3's pilot the last five years, and a hero in his final minute of flight. >> he apparently knew he was in trouble, and he circled looking for a place to put that down. i don't think he had any choice. it was going down, and he -- he got it just off the highway and avoided -- >> reporter: charlotte's police chief agrees. >> if that is truly the case, then that pilot is a hero in my eyes. >> reporter: lifesaving but heartbreaking for wbtv. >> this is a family here at wbtv, and we are devastated. we're devastated for their

families. >> reporter: a veteran member of the newsroom told me the two men went flying to give myers some special training in the helicopter. they both died doing what they loved. norah. >> mark, thank you. our hearts are with our cbs affiliate in charlotte. as families gather together this week for thanksgiving, health officials are concerned about a tripledemic of respiratory illnesses -- the flu, rsv, and covid-19. hospitals across the country are already bracing and facing a shortage of pediatric beds. and we traveled to boston to find out why. for every patient discharged from the pediatric icu at mass general for children, three more are waiting for that bed. >> i've never seen in my 26 years the capacity issues. there's no picu beds in the northeast. >> reporter: a surge of rsv cases has hospitals nationwide struggling to treat patients like 1-month-old alma. >> she went from, you know, breastfeeding to being intubated

in just one day, and i was so shocked. >> you're doing such a good job. >> reporter: when she saw her baby gasping for her, gabriella went to the local hospital. alma was then transferred to mass. general. >> it was certainly a concern whether or not we were going to be able to find a bed. my husband and i even started calling everyone we know who we could think of who had any affiliation with the hospitals. >> reporter: alma did get a bed but had to wait more than six hours for it. >> it's not hyperbole to call it a crisis. >> reporter: dr. paul bitten jer oversees mass. general's emergency preparedness and says the hospital has been forced to move some children into the adult icu. >> the health care system has shown extraordinary flexibility in creating critical care spaces when they're needed. >> reporter: 36 states are seeing elevated levels of rsv cases compared to this time last year, and hospitals in ten states are at or above 80% capacity. many hospitals converted pediatric beds to adult beds

during the pandemic, and some have not switched them back. despite the challenges, dr. bitten jer urges parents to bring their child in at the first sign of respiratory distress. >> they should know that all of us in health care are doing everything we can so that when a child is sick, we can deliver the care immediately in a timely fashion, and we will find a hospital bed for that patient. >> agencies including the american academy of pediatrics are calling on president biden to declare an emergency to help hospitals respond. and we've got an update for you on baby alma. she's out of the icu, doing well, and breathing on her own. we also learned today that the pilot of an american eagle flight suffered a medical emergency shortly after takeoff from chicago saturday night. >> captain is incapacitated. i'm going to have to move the captain from the seat to get to the gate. >> that was theco-pilot calmly telling air traffic controllers about the emergency and requesting paramedics. he turned the plane around and

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the mass shooting in colorado springs reignited fears in the lgbtq+ community over inadequate protections. it's a concern playing out in virginia where next week the state is set to reverse its limited rights for transgender students. cbs's natalie brand goes in depth on the policy controversy. >> then one amazing day, everything changed. >> reporter: when betty thomas was 7 years old, this children's book sparked a conversation about gender. >> there was finally a breakthrough in those, like, three years of just complete anger and sorrow and confusion. >> reporter: betty, now a vibrant 11-year-old, identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns z and zer. >> as soon as betty had words to describe what z was feeling, z was able to start moving toward a more authentic life. >> reporter: mom courtney thomas says accommodating school policies put forward by virginia's democratic governor

in 2021 allowed betty to open up in the classroom. >> now our teachers, our principals, our counselors get the training and the information that they need in order to accommodate kids like betty. but it's also led to a very serious backlash. >> reporter: current governor republican glenn youngkin's administration has proposed its own policy that has protections against discrimination and bullying but would require parental permission to change names or pronouns at cool and who require students use bathroom that correspondent to their sex assigned at birth. the move has led to a heated public debate. >> if you enact these policies, children will die. >> my parental rights don't stop where your feelings begin. >> reporter: mom sarah valles supports the change. >> you cannot have a good quality of education or of mental health excluding the parent from the process.

>> reporter: the thomas family is most worried about the students who don't have support at home. >> that decision that i made changed my life so much. >> reporter: as students like betty wonder whether they'll still have support at school. natalie brand, cbs news, christiansburg. a powerful explosion rocked a baltimore neighborhood today, flattening a home and listen, i'm done settling. because this is my secret. i put it on once, no more touch ups! secret had ph balancing minerals; and it helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. so pull it in close. secret works.

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finally tonight, an inspiring story of how far love and dedication can take us all. here's cbs's david begnaud. >> reporter: an iron man race is the ultimate test of an individual's endurance. but jeff agar and his son johnny have made it a team sport. >> i believe i can fly. >> reporter: jeff provides the power, and johnny, born with cerebral palsy, the inspiration. >> i'm not doing it because i love it. this is johnny's dream. i'm just giving him the legs and the power to do it. >> reporter: two months ago, they made their sixth attempt to complete a full iron man. >> let's go, dad. let's go. >> reporter: 140 miles in under 17 hours, and this time they did it, with johnny walking across

the finish line. >> you are an iron man! >> walking was my way of telling, dad, okay, i'm not just going to say, thank you anymore. i'm going to actually put my words into action. >> reporter: and that has inspired his competitors. >> to be able to inspire someone else, it gives my challenges purpose, i think. >> it gives my challenges purpose. well, that's powerful. >> reporter: johnny and jeff d finish. they are winners from the start. david begnaud, cbs news, grand rapids, michigan. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. and for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. multiple people have been shot and killed at a walmart supercenter in chesapeake, virginia. police say the call came in just after 10:00 p.m. last night. a single shooter is confirmed dead. this is the second mass shooting in three days. over the weekend, five people were killed at an lgbtq club in colorado springs, colorado. the biden administration extended the pause on federal student loan payments which had been set to resume on january 1st. the president's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in debt for millions of borrowers has been halted by republican legal challenges. and a major upset at the world cup where saudi arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in world cup history, defeating lionel messi's argentina 2-1.

the u.s. faces off with england friday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we are learning new details about the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in colorado springs. tonight we're hearing from people who were inside the club when the gunman opened fire, killing 5 and injuring 18 others. for the first time, retired army major richard fierro is speaking out. he's being hailed as a hero after tackling the gunman and holding him until police arved. ident n called fierro s bry an fiersn't the only hero. another patron kickee the hd. and wee learning more about e c. the 22-year-old is allegedly not

cooperating with police. cbs's janet shamlian will start springs. good evening, janet. >> reporter: norah, good evening. five lives lost. but tonight, so many more saved thanks to that army veteran, who told us his story, how it was simply instinct for him to put himself in harm's way for the safety of others. richard fierro never expected a war zone would follow him home. >> i wasn't thinking. i just ran over there, got him. i got to kill this guy. he's going to kill my kid. he's going to kill my wife. >> reporter: the army veteran awarded two bronze stars was at club q with his wife, daughter, and her boyfriend when the gunman started firing. >> it's a reflex. go. go to the fire. stop the action. stop the activity. don't let no one get hurt. >> reporter: fierro says he grabbed the suspect by his body armor and threw him to the ground. >> i'm a big dude, man, and this guy was bigger.

and i jauft kept wailing on him. >> reporter: it was too late to save his daughter's boyfriend, raymond green vance, among the five people who died. as the community comes to terms with the tragedy, new details on 22-year-old suspect anderson lee aldrich. authorities tonight say he is out of the hospital and in the county jail. he was known as nicholas brink until age 15, when he changed his name. "the washington post" reporting the action came after he'd been viciously bullied online. aldrich was arrested for an alleged bomb threat last year but never prosecuted. >> i don't know if i'm just not ready to process or if the shock is still there because it comes in waves. >> reporter: these are photos of jericho loveall inside club q just before he was shot in the leg saturday night. the father of three children says he's grateful to have come home to them, yet full of despair. what will thanksgiving mean to you this year? >> there's a lot more to be thankful for now.

it brings a new reality to how short life really can be and how evil this world really can be. >> reporter: jericho says he's grateful to fierro, but the veteran says he didn't do enough. >> there are five people that i could not help, and one of which was my -- was family to me. >> thanksgiving, there's profound sadness in colorado springs. a time when families are coming together for thanksgiving. many here torn apart. norah, the suspect in this case will make his first court appearance tomorrow morning. >> we are thinking of all those families. janet shamlian, thank you. turning now to the thanksgiving travel rush. today is expected to be the busiest day for air travel. nearly 4.6 million passengers have already passed through tsa checkpoints this week. that's up nearly 7% compared to last year. cbs's kris van cleave has more on the mad dash at the nation's airports. >> reporter: the soto family arrived bright and early at chicago o'hare this morning for

their flight to phoenix. >> were you worried coming in today that it was going to be a madhouse? >> we were. we were. hence why we got the early flight, with a child. but surprisingly it was actually pretty quick. >> reporter: by 7:00 a.m., united airlines customer service agent edwin gonzalez had already logged about five miles zipping through the terminal, keeping flyers moving. >> just constantly moving. i don't stop. >> reporter: the faa expects today to be the busiest in terms of flights. roughly 48,000 are scheduled. that surge in flyers is a big test for the nation's airlines after staffing struggles this summer contributed to nearly 45,000 cancellations and more than 400,000 delays. with united flying half a million people each day, any disruption could have ripple effects. >> the thanksgiving holiday period defines the strength of an airline. throughout the year, united's hired 15,000 new employees, and we've been practicing and training and preparing for this

stretch. >> reporter: we met the crumptons heading home to arkansas after an early thanksgiving. >> it was time, and the kids hadn't been back to see granny in a couple years. >> reporter: out on the tarmac, twins cory and courtney are making slur the crumptons bags also got to arkansas on time. they'll be spending thafgs together working to help others get home. >> especially coming after the pandemic, everybody is just ready to be with their families and travel. so it's -- we've been really busy. >> reporter: and the airlines expect to stay really busy through at least next monday. aaa says tomorrow, wednesday, will be really busy on the roads. it's the worst time to drive between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in particular, the late afternoon, early evening in many metro areas across this country could see traffic volumes double. norah. >> we should remember to thank all those hardworking people at the airport. kris van cleave, thank you. well, millions hitting the road over the holiday will be paying record-high thanksgiving gas prices.

regular gas is projected to average $3.68 a gallon on thanksgiving. that's about 30 cents higher than last year. diesel fuel, used in most trucks is averaging about $5.29 a gallon. in tonight's money watch, cbs's adriana diaz explains what's fueling these stubbornly high prices. >> reporter: if you want to know about diesel prices, hitch a ride with j.d. payton and his chihuahua, axel. >> my last trip was over $5,000 worth of diesel. >> you're kidding. >> no. >> from chicago to california? >> and back. >> reporter: it used to cost up to $3,500. >> if they continue skyrocketing, we might be out of business. >> reporter: mike katarski pays for the diesel for his 180 trucks at jkc trucking. >> how are americans ultimately also footing the bill for this expensive diesel? >> everything they get delivered to their home, all their food is shipped by truck. so they're feeling it because all these extra costs have to

get trickled down into the consumer. >> reporter: to cope, he's cut pay five cents a mile for drivers like payton. >> some people might think five cents is just a nicking. >> i've lost $200 to $400 a week. >> that's a lot. eporte high esel price are fueled in part by the u. banning russian oil after the war in ukraine and some u.s. oil refineries closing during covid because of low demand. all putting pressure on a tight supply according to oil analyst patrick de haan of gasbuddy. >> i would say it's as close to being a shortage without really being a shortage. that is, americans can still find diesel at most stations. >> reporter: despite high prices, payton says he can't slow down. >> you know, i'm a working man. this is all i know. >> reporter: payton says truck drivers at other companies have seen even bigger pay cuts. norah, with the supply so tight. the oil analyst we spoke to said his biggest concern is whether

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm caitlin huey-burns in washington. thanks for staying with us. ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on the russian naval base in the occupied crimean peninsula. no word on damages to moscow's black sea fleet, but previous attacks destroyed warplanes and at least one ship and damaged several others. officials in kyiv say it will be a dark christmas for millions of inians ia have stroyed much of the country's electricity grid, and people are being warned to stock up on fuel and evacuate hard-hit areas. meanwhile, artillery strikes

around europe's largest nuclear power plant have renewed fears of an atomic catastrophe. chris livesay is there. >> reporter: it was one of the most serious instances at the plant in recent months. that's according to the iaea, the u.n. nuclear watchdog. however, russian forces continue to hold the plant hostage along with all of the workers there. yet we managed to speak to one of the workers inside. more than a dozen shells slammed into this building over the weekend. a sad reality made terrifying by the target, the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. shelled repeatedly since march, the world has held its breath since russians seized it at the start of the war. its six reactors caught in the crossfire. now at g sk,of the worke h hge inside ism in a s

news exclusive. of a nuclear mtdown?risk >> translator: russian forces are capable of anything. they behave like monkeys playing with hand grenades. they're reckless and stupid. >> reporter: as for why, sabotage. moscow has already tried and failed to steal the plant by linking it to the russian grid. now it wants to make sure ukraine can never use it again, he says. of course, this is incredibly dangerous as mariano growsy, the director of u.n.'s nuclear watchdog told cbs's "60 minutes." >> until we have this plant protected, the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe is there. >> reporter: a catastrophe, the worker tells us, russian forces could attempt to wield as a weapon. >> do you have any reason to fear that russia has planned to turn this nuclear power plant into a nuclear bomb? >> translator: personally, i don't have any evidence of dirty

bomb, but i'm not allowed to walk freely through the plant. they're certainly preparing something, but what exactly, i don't know. >> reporter: now, to be clear, what he suspects russian forces are trying to do is dismantle the nuclear plant so ukrainian forces can never use it again. it's an extremely risky gambit. meanwhile, the iaea has been granted access inside, and so far they say there are no clear signs of a security or safety risk. >> chris livesay in ukraine. closer to home, the thanksgiving travel rush has already begun. most americans will get to their destinations by car, but this thanksgiving is expected to be the busiest air travel period since the start of the pandemic. aaa expects at least 4.5 million will pass through the nation's airports. kris van cleave has the story from chicago's o'hare airport. >> reporter: kathleen alfredson and 9-month-old sean got to chicago o'hare nearly four hours

before their flight monday night, hoping to miss the thanksgiving travel rush. >> i've never traveled during thanksgiving, and i don't want to. it looks too busy. >> reporter: and it is busy. the more than 2.3 million who pass through tsa checkpoints sunday topped the same day in 2019. >> it's the most important holiday of the year for us. >> reporter: omar adrees seunhi airports. e plandla and plan througho the united's hired 15,000 new employees, pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, customer service agents, ramp employeehe we'r promising. >> reporter: but airlines struggled during the summer, canceling nearly 45,000 flights and delaying over 400,000 more. transportation secretary pete buttigieg. >> do you feel more confident than you did, say, fourth of july? >> definitely more confident than what i saw this summer.

there is a gap to close, though, before we have a system that i'm going to believe is fully resilient for some of the shocks that can hit air travel any given day. >> thank you for flying united. >> reporter: helping passengers avoid shocks has edwin gonzalez at work by 3:00 a.m. he logs ten miles of walking a day, making sure the check-in process goes smoothly. >> helping here, stopping here, helping the customers, calling me for the machines. i'm constantly nonstop. >> reporter: and before anyone's nonstop pushes back from the gate, twins cory and courtney wimberley are making sure their bags go with them. working this thanksgiving will be a family affair. >> does it make working the holiday a little better that you guys get to do it together? >> oh, way better to work tys.rk out here, h airlis knowhi is aig test. a million people a day, and so

far, so good. in fact, the airline tells us they've even seen a bump in last-minute bookings. people deciding just now they want to travel for the holidays. reality tv stars todd and julie chrisley are expected to appeal the lengthy prison sentences handed down by a judge in atlanta. they were found guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion. it's a stunning fall for the once high-flying couple. mark strassmann reports. >> reporter: chrisley's behind bars is the new reality for these lifestyle stars. prosecutors say they're career swindlers who built an empire jumping from one fraud scheme to another. >> i didn't sign up for all of this 21 years ago. >> reporter: for nine seasons, the chrisley family entertained millions with their southern charm. >> what are you doing? >> i'm making sure that y'all have the full experience that your mother and i have. >> reporter: family drama -- >> it's a very simple job. do not let her out of your sight. >> oh, my god.

>> reporter: and lavish lifestyle. >> what makes you think that you can go out here and conquer the world in real estate? >> well, youut ep designer world is over for reality show parents todd and julie chrisley. they're both bound for federal prison. todd for 12 years. julie for 7. earlier this summer, the chrisleys were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion. the department of justice argued the chrisleys falsified documents in order to get more than $36 million in loans from local banks, money they spent on luxury cars, real estate, and travel. they then hid their reality show earnings from the irs after declaring bankruptcy. >> the sentences handed down today by judge ross are lengthy. they reflect the magnitude of the criminal scheme. >> reporter: and in another setback for the family, just days before the sentencing, the chrisleys' youngest child, 16-year-old grayson, was hospitalized, seriously injured in a car crash on a tennessee

highway. the reality tv series "chrisley knows best" followed the georgia real estate developer, todd, his five children from two marriages, and his second wife, julie. they became the next kardashian family in a ratings mega hit for the usa network. >> if you're going to be living here, you got to help me out. daddy's not paying for this anymore. >> reporter: the show spawned spin-offs like growing up chrisley, starring children chase and savannah. >> if i let you die, daddy is just going to kill me. >> reporter: the outspoken patriarch was set to host and executive produce a speed dating show called "love limo," scrapped after his conviction. >> as today's sentencing proves, when you lie, cheat, and steal, justice is blind to your fame, fortune, and position. >> reporter: prosecutors said the chrisleys deserved even longer sentences for showing no remorse. their accountant will also go to prison. we tried reaching out to the

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and the world soccer federation banned players from wearing one love arm bands on the field. holly williams reports. >> reporter: stonewall fc in london says it's the world's most successful lgbt+ soccer club. they take the game very seriously. they're looking forward to the world cup, but they're also worried because the host country, qatar, is a conservative islamic nation where sex outside of marriage is illegal, and homosexuality can be punishable by death. >> i know for a fact there would be no circumstance that i would be comfortable in qatar attending the world cup, going to matches. >> i feel it's been tarnished, tarnished by the legacy of a country that has so much work to do. >> reporter: the ruler of qatar unity peoplfferen parts of the

come and experienc our culture. we welcome everybody, but also we expect and we want people to respect our culture. >> reporter: but dr. nasdaq qatari to come out publicly as gay earlier this year and claims he received death threats as a result. he lives and practices medicine in san francisco. >> how frightening was it for you to come out as a qatari? >> very. honestly, i have never been so afraid. >> reporter: he believes he'd be arrested if he went back to qatar. >> qatar does not have the resources right now during the world cup to go out of their way hunting lgbt people. >> so what you're saying, this is a show. this is a veneer. qatar is going to welcome foreign fans who may be gay while continuing to persecute gay qataris. >> yes. >> reporter: when one of qatar's world cup ambassadors was interviewed by german

television, the veil slipped. as he suggested homosexuality was a sickness. >> because the damage in the mind. >> reporter: members of australia's world cup team recently made this video. >> in qatar, people are not free to love the person that they choose. >> reporter: demanding qatar change its laws. >> and the decriminalization of all same-sex relationships. >> reporter: but soccer star david beckham has drawn condemnation for signing a lucrative deal to promote qatar and its world cup. >> qatar really is an incredible place to spend a few days -- >> reporter: at stonewall fc, they're disappointed. >> i think he's made an absolutely monumental error of judgment in signing up to be an ambassador for the world cup. >> he's being sold for just what is just another zero in his bank account, which would make no difference to him. i think it's a complete sellout. >> reporter: we reached out to david beckham for his side of the story, but he never got back

to us. he recently claimed, however, that the world cup would be a platform for progress and tolerance. >> holly

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on this week of thanksgiving, some young adults in oklahoma city are counting the blessings, which include a warm home and a fresh start in life. omar villafranca has the story. >> anything else? >> reporter: 20-year-old dashia na berry is getting her life in order after spending most of her childhood in oklahoma's foster care system. for the first time, she's living on her own thanks to an oklahoma nonprofit called pivot. >> i'm very appreciative of what i have right now, what i was provided with because i didn't have anything when i first got here. i dtave any food. >> reporter: pivot provides young people with a little house to live in as they start their journey into adulthood. many of the residents were o frm

the proct has 26 little houses paid for with private donations along with state and federal grants. residents initially pay $100 a month for a home of around 300 square feet with a living space, a kitchen, and a bathroom. government data shows there are more than 200 homeless youths in oklahoma. >> here you go, ma'am. >> reporter: berry is learning the basics and is now planning a big future from her little home. >> i would take this opportunity like anybody else would. i think this is the type of opportunity that i don't think anybody should pass up. >> reporter: omar villafranca, cbs news, oklahoma city. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. and for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm caitlin huey-burns.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. multiple people have been shot and killed at a walmart supercenter in chesapeake, virginia. police say the call came in just after 10:00 p.m. last night. a single shooter is confirmed dead. this is the second mass shooting in three days. over the weekend, five people were killed at an lgbtq club in colorado springs, colorado. the bithe biden administrat extended the pause on federal student loan payments which had been set to resume on january 1st. the president's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in debt for millions of borrowers has been halted by republican legal challenges. and a major upset at the world cup where saudi arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in world cup history, defeating lionel messi's argentina 2-1. the u.s. faces off with england

friday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. tonight, we're covering a number of developing stories as americans hit the road for the holiday weekend. plus, the stories of heroism after that mass shooting in colorado springs. tonight, an american hero speaks out. >> i tried to save people, and it didn't work for five, okay? there's five people that aren't home right now. >> cbs's janet shamlian is in colorado springs as we learn more about those killed at a gay nightclub. deadly helicopter crash. two people killed when a news chopper went down in charlotte. could the pilot's actions have saved lives? pediatric hospitals near the breaking point. >> it's not hyperbole to call it a crisis. >> what doctors and nurses are doing as they run out of beds for sick kids. thanksgiving travel rush.

cbs's kris van cleave with what you should know before heading to the airport. >> we've been practicing and training and preparing for this stretch. plus, the cat's out of the bag. the tsa find. we'll explain. and an inspiring story -- >> let's go, dad. let's go. >> -- about the endurance of a father and son's love. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we are learning new details about the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in colorado springs. tonight we're hearing from people who were inside the club when the gunman opened fire, killing 5 and injures 18 others. for the first time, retired army major richard fierro is speaking out. he's being hailed as a hero after tackling the gunman and holding him until police arrived. president biden called fierro to thank him for his bravery and his instinct to act. fierro isn't the only hero. another patron kicked the gunman

in the head. and we're learning more about the condition of the suspect, anderson lee aldrich. the 22-year-old is allegedly not cooperating with police. cbs's janet shamlian will start us off tonight from colorado springs. good evening, janet. >> reporter: norah, good evening. five lives lost. but tonight, so many more saved thanks to that army veteran, who told us his story, how it was simply instinct for him to put himself in harm's way for the safety of others. richard fierro never expected a war zone would follow him home. >> i wasn't thinking. i just ran over there, got him. i gotta kill this guy. he's going to kill my kid. he's going to kill my wife. >> reporter: the army veteran, awarded two bronze stars, watt as club q with his wife, daughter, and her boyfriend when the gunman started firing. >> it's a reflex. go. go to the fire. stop the action. stop the activity. don't let no one get hurt. >> reporter: fierro says he

grabbed the suspect by his body armor and threw him to the ground. >> i'm a big dude, man, and this guy was bigger. and i just kept wailing on him. >> reporter: it was too late to save his daughter's boyfriend, raymond green vance, among the five people who died. as the community comes to terms with the tragedy, new details on 22-year-old suspect anderson lee aldrich. authorities tonight say he is out of the hospital and in the county jail. he was known as nicholas brink until age 15, when he changed his name. "the washington post" reporting the action came after he'd been viciously bullied online. aldrich was arrested for an alleged bomb threat last year but never prosecuted. >> i don't know if i'm just not ready to process or if the shock is still there because it comes in waves. >> reporter: these are photos of jericho loveall inside club q just before he was shot in the leg saturday night. the father of three children says he's grateful to have come home to them, yet full of despair. what will thanksgiving mean to

you this year? >> there's a lot more to be thankful for now. it brings a new reality to how short life really can be and how evil this world really can be. >> reporter: jericho says he's grateful to fierro, but the veteran says he didn't do enough. >> there are five people that i could not help, and one of which was my -- was family to me. >> reporter: two days from thanksgiving, there's profound sadness in colorado springs. a time when families are coming together for thanksgiving. many here torn apart. norah, the suspect in this case will make his first court appearance tomorrow morning. >> we are thinking of all those families. janet shamlian, thank you. turning now to the thanksgiving travel rush. today is expected to be the busiest day for air travel. nearly 4.6 million passengers have already passed through tsa that's up nearly 7% compared to last year. cbs's kris van cleave has more

on the mad dash at the nation's airports. >> reporter: the soto family arrived bright and early at chicago o'hare this morning for their flight to phoenix. >> were you worried coming in today that it was going to be a madhouse? >> we were. we were. hence why we got the early flight, with a child. but surprisingly it was actually pretty quick. >> reporter: by 7:00 a.m., united airlines customer service agent edwin gonzalez had already logged about five miles zipping through the terminal, keeping flyers moving. >> just constantly moving. i don't stop. >> reporter: the faa expects today to be the busiest in terms of flights. roughly 48,000 are scheduled. that surge in flyers is a big test for the nation's airlines after staffing struggles this summer contributed to nearly 45,000 cancellations and more than 400,000 delays. >> i'm watching very closely, and i think what we're seeing is a system that's definitely improved but still not as resilient as it needs to be. still vulnerable to a disruption cascading through the system.

>> reporter: with united flying half a million people each day, any disruption could have ripple effects. >> the thanksgiving holiday period defines the strength of an airlie. throughout the year, united's hired a we've been practicing and training and preparing for this stretch. >> reporter: we met the crumptons heading home to arkansas after an early thanksgiving. >> it was time, and the kids hadn't been back to see granny in a couple years. >> reporter: out on the tarmac, twins cory and courtney wimberley are making sure the crumptons' bags also got to arkansas on time. they'll be spending thanksgiving together, working to help others get home. >> especially coming after the pandemic, everybody is ready to be with their families and travel. so it's -- we've been really busy. >> reporter: and the airlines expect to stay really busy through at least next monday. aaa says tomorrow, wednesday, will be really busy on the roads. it's the worst time to drive between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

in particular, the late afternoon, early evening in many metro areas across this country could see traffic volumes double. norah. >> we should remember to thank all those hardwrking people at the airport. kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, some big news from the supreme court. they have cleared the way for a congressional committee to obtain former president trump's tax returns, ending a three-year legal battle. the court rejected trump's plea that would have blocked the treasury department from handing over six years of tax returns to the democratic-controlled house ways and means committee. democrats have just six weeks until republicans take control of the house in january. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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>> you're kidding. >> no. >> from chicago to california? >> and back. >> reporter: it used to cost up to $3,500. >> if they continue skyrocketing, we might be out of business. >> reporter: mike katarski pays for the diesel for his 180 trucks at jkc trucking. >> how are americans ultimately also footing the bill for this expensive diesel? >> everything they get delivered to their home, all their food is shipped by truck. so they're feeling it because all these extra costs have to get trickled down into the consumer. >> reporter: to cope, he's cut pay five cents a mile for drivers like payton. >> some people might think five cents is just a nickel. >> i've lost $200 to $400 a week. >> that's a lot. >> reporter: high diesel prices are fueled in part by the u.s. banning russian oil after the war in ukraine and some u.s. oil refineries closing during covid because of low demand. all putting pressure on a tight supply according to oil analyst

patrick de haan of gasbuddy. >> i would say it's as close to being a shortage without really being a shortage. that is, americans can still find diesel at most stations. >> reporter: despite high prices, payton says he can't slow down. >> you know, i'm a working man. this is all i know. >> reporter: payton says truck drivers at other companies have seen even bigger pay cuts. norah, with the supply so tight, the oil analyst we spoke to said his biggest concern is whether we'll have enough diesel and heating oil to last through winter if it's particularly cold. >> add rihanna diaz, thank you very much. in north carolina, ntsb investigators are on the scene of a deadly helicopter crash. that chopper went down next to a major interstate in charlotte. cbs's mark strassmann reports authorities say without the pilot's heroic actions, more lives could have been lost. >> reporter: this noontime disaster fell from the sky. a news helicopter crashed right along i-77 in charlotte.

it belonged to wbtv, the cbs affiliate there. why it crashed remains unclear, but both people aboard were killed, including wbtv meteorologist jason myers. >> rain from the south. >> reporter: the father of four fell in love with weather during a third grade science project. also killed, chip tayag, sky 3's pilot the last five years, and a hero in his final minute of flight. >> he apparently knew he was in trouble, and he circled looking for a place to put that down. i don't think he had any choice. it was going down, and he -- he got it just off the highway and avoided -- >> reporter: charlotte's police chief agrees. >> if that is truly the case, then that pilot is a hero in my eyes. >> reporter: lifesaving but heartbreaking for wbtv. >> this is a family here at wbtv, and we are devastated. we're devastated for their families. >> reporter: a veteran member of

the newsroom told me the two men went flying to give myers some special training in the helicopter. they both died doing what they loved. norah. >> mark, thank you. our hearts are with our cbs affiliate in charlotte. as families gather together this week for thanksgiving, health officials are concerned about a tripledemic of respiratory illnesses -- the flu, rsv, and covid-19. hospitals across the country are already bracing and facing a shortage of pediatric beds. and we traveled to boston to find out why. >> reporter: for every patient discharged from the pediatric icu at mass general for children, three more are waiting for that bed. >> i've never seen in my 26 years the capacity issues. there's no picu beds in the northeast. >> reporter: a surge of rsv cases has hospitals nationwide struggling to treat patients like 1-month-old alma. >> she went from, you know, breastfeeding to being intubated

in just one day, and i was so shocked. >> you're doing such a good job. >> reporter: when she saw her baby gasping for air, gabriella went to the local hospital. alma was then transferred to mass. general. >> it was certainly a concern whether or not we were going to be able to find a bed. my husband and i even started calling everyone we know who we could think of who had any affiliation with the hospitals. >> reporter: alma did get a bed but had to wait more than six hours for it. >> it's not hyperbole to call it a crisis. >> reporter: dr. paul bittinger oversees mass general's emergency preparedness and says the hospital has been forced to move some children into the adult icu. >> the health care system has shown extraordinary flexibility in creating critical care spaces when they're needed. >> reporter: 36 states are seeing elevated levels of rsv cases compared to this time last year, and hospitals in ten states are at or above 80% capacity. many hospitals converted pediatric beds to adult beds during the pandemic, and some

have not switched them back. despite the challenges, dr. bittenger urges parents to bring their child in at the first sign of respiratory distress. >> they should know that all of us in health care are doing everything we can so that when a child is sick, we can deliver the care immediately in a timely fashion, and we will find a hospital bed for that patient. >> agencies including the american academy of pediatrics are calling on president biden to declare an emergency to help hospitals respond. wee got an update for you on baby alma. she's out of the icu, doing well, and breathing on her own. we also learned today that the pilot of an american eagle flight suffered a medical emergency shortly after takeoff from chicago saturday night. >> we return. captain is incapacitated. i'm going to stop and i'm going to have to move the captain from the seat to get to the gate. >> that was the co-pilot calmly telling air traffic controllers about the emergency and requesting paramedics. he turned the plane around and landed safely.

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in 2021 allowed betty to open up in the classroom. >> now our teachers, our principals, our counselors get the training and the information that they need in order to accommodate kids like betty. but it's also led to a very serious backlash. >> reporter: current governor republican glenn youngkin's administration has proposed its own policy that has protections against discrimination and bullying but would require parental permission to change names or pronouns at school and would require students use bathrooms that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. the move has led to a heated public debate. >> if you enact these policies, children will die. >> my parental rights don't stop where your feelings begin. >> reporter: mom sarah valles supports the change. >> you cannot have a good quality of education or of mental health excluding the parent from the process. >> reporter: the thomas family

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injured today when a house exploded and collapsed in baltimore. two of the victims are said to be in critical condition. officials say a gas line ruptured, causing the house to go up. several neighboring homes were damaged. dr. anthony fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, held his final press briefing today before stepping down from his government positions next month. he used his final day at the white house podium to encourage americans to get their latest covid vaccine. after 50 years as a government scntt,ci, , served seven presidents and says he hopes he's remembered for giving his job everything he has. tsa agents weren't kitten when they made an unusual discovery at new york's jfk airport. inside a checked suitcase, they found an orange cat. you can see its red silhouette in the x-ray. the passenger said he didn't know it was in there, and it belonged to his roommate. well, a tsa official joked, on the bright side, the cat's out

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finally tonight, an inspiring story of how far love and dedication can take us all. here's cbs's david begnaud. >> reporter: an iron man race is the ultimate test of an individual's endurance. but jeff agar and his son johnny have made it a team sport. ♪ i believe i can fly ♪ >> reporter: jeff provides the power, and johnny, born with cerebral palsy, the inspiration. >> i'm not doing it because i love it. this is johnny's dream. i'm just giving him the legs and the power to do it. >> reporter: two months ago, they made their sixth attempt to complete a full iron man. >> let's go, dad. let's go. >> reporter: 140 miles in under 17 hours, and this time they did it, with johnny walking across the finish line.

>> you are an iron man! >> walking was my way of telling, dad, okay, i'm not just going to say thank you anymore. i'm going to actually put my words into action. >> reporter: and that has inspired his competitors. >> to be able to inspire someone else, it gives my challenges purpose, i think. >> "it gives my challenges purpose." well, that's powerful. >> reporter: johnny and jeff agar. it doesn't matter how they finish. they are winners from the start. david begnaud, cbs news, grand rapids, michigan. and that is the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. and for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. multiple people have been shot and killed at a walmart supercenter in chesapeake, virginia. police say the call came in just after 10:00 p.m. last night. a single shooter is confirmed dead. this is the second mass shooti in three days. t w, fiveeople were killed at an lgbtq club in colorado springs, colorado. the biden administration ex student loan payments which had been set to resume on january 1st. the president's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in debt for millions of borrowers has been halted by republican legal challenges. and a major upset at the world cup where saudi arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in world cup history, defeating lionel messi's argentina 2-1. the u.s. faces off with england

friday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's wednesday, november 23rd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight -- walmart mass shooting. on the eve of thanksgiving, multiple people are dead after a shooter opened fire inside a virginia walmart. what we know right now. student loan relief. president biden extends the hold on federal student loan payments. how long he's putting them off. and hitting the road. today is one of the busiest travel days of the year. we have what you need to know before you head out. and good morning, and thank you for joining us. i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. we begin this morning with that breaking news of yet another mass shooting in this country. this one at a walmart in virginia.