the most, because i don't want to think that he's living and kat's gone. i miss my sister so much. >> reporter: a writer, an advocate for children, someone who always believed there was more good in the world than bad. >> what do you think she's saying? >> don't hate this, bobby. don't hate. >> don't hate? >> i never hated before. >> reporter: tops has since reopened. there are many in this community who said they will not step food inside this store. when the judge today asked the killer if he had anything to say to the victims' families, he simply said no. but, norah, several families that i've spoken to say they will have plenty to say to him when they address him directly at sentencing in february. >> jericka duncan, thank you for being there. >> well, we want to turn now to a shocking cross-country crime spree that allegedly involved a triple murder and the abduction of a teenage girl by a former

virginia state trooper. as cbs's nikki battiste reports, the case provides an important warning for parents about who children interact with on the internet. >> reporter: tonight, candles and flowers lie in front of this burnt-out home after a gruesome case of catfishing turned deadly. >> this guy's a monster. he's a predator. >> reporter: police say 28-year-old austin lee edwards, who became a virginia law enforcement officer just this year, drove cross country to meet a teenage girl in riverside, california. >> he developed a relationship with her. there might have been an exchange of texts, maybe phone calls. >> reporter: on friday, officials say they received reports of the young girl looking distressed while getting into a car with edwards. the fire at her home started soon after with three bodies found in the entryway. >> the suspect was the only one involved in the murders and in setting the fire. >> reporter: the victims, the girl's grandparents, mark and sharie winek, and the girl's mother, 38-year-old brooke

winek. deputies tracked down edwards and the teen later that day and fatally shot the suspect after an exchange of gunfire. it's believed edwards was grooming the teen by pretending to be someone else online. >> online catfishing is very common. children do not understand how dangerous it can be to talk to a stranger online. >> reporter: cyber safety cops clayton cranford warns parents to be vigilant. >> pass or protect their child's app stores. they should turn on parental controls. and at night, that device does not belong in a child's bedroom. >> reporter: police say the girl, who is only 15, was physically unharmed and taken into protective custody. experts say one of the most important steps a parent can take is to talk to their child about online safety because children who have had those conversations are less likely to be victimized. norah. >> important advice. nikki battiste, thank you so much. well, in hawaii, the world's largest active volcano, the

mauna loa, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. the eruptin began late sunday and nearby residents on the big island have been warned to be on alert. but no evacuations are under way. cbs's carter evans has more from scientists on the humbling power of mother nature. >> reporter: thermal imaging shows the moment the world's largest active volcano exploded back to life, lighting up the hawaiian skies and ash clouds so large it can be seen from space. scientists say magma had been building for nearly two years. >> so you knew this was coming? >> we knew it was coming. we just didn't know that it was going to be in the middle of the night after thanksgiving weekend. >> reporter: tonight, molten lava is spilling over the summit, but volcanologists say any threat to communities would be weeks away. mauna loa is massive. eruptions over the past 200 years have sent lava flows across the big island of hawaii, but it's been dormant nearly 40 years. the last major eruption in 1984

threatened the city of hilo. this eruption follows years of lava flows from mauna loa's much smaller but much more active neighbor, kilauea. take a look at this fountain of lava. we were there in 2018 when lava from kilauea wiped out hundreds of homes, reshaping the island landscape. so far this time, evacuations are voluntary. no imminent risk. just a remarkable display. >> the word awesome, we use it all the time. but this is the -- it's the definition of the word awesome. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. giving tuesday, giving tuesday, giving tuesday. giving tuesday is a global effort

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that's an increase of 5% over last year. cbs's nancy chen shows us what ep.ppers are looking for and ho >> reporter: from the click of a mouse to delivery at your doorstep, millions of packages make their way from this 1 million square foot amazon fulfillment center near the company's seattle headquarters. >> how does this all come together? >> it is what i like to categorize as a 3,000-person jazz band. so we're constantly reacting to a change in tempo or rhythm. >> reporter: nearly 5,000 robots also help by carrying bins, gliding around as orders come in. an orchestra of technology and the human touch. amazon is looking to hire 150,000 seasonal and full-time workers while also laying off people in corporate and technology jobs. the company has also been dealing with global walkouts, like this morning at a warehouse near chicago, where workers are

demanding better pay and working conditions. amazon says it is continuing to offer competitive wages and great benefits and inventing new ways to keep our employees safe and healthy. the company says holiday orders won't be affected. >> should we be prepared for any delays from amazon? >> you know, we've been preparing all year long for shipping, investing in our network, our transportation, our delivery. >> reporter: still, the economy is top of mind for many online shoppers. >> are you pulling back a little bit because of inflation? >> i'm not really trying to spend too, too much money. >> reporter: for those looking to save, you'll find the deepest discounts today on toys, computers, electronics, and clothes. adobe analystics suggests waiting until thursday to save the most on appliances. amazon has already processed tens of millions of orders worldwide this weekend, including at this facility in new jersey. norah. >> looks busy. nancy chen, thank you so much.

there was high drama in maryland when a small plane crashed into an electrical tower and got stuck. jim mansfield: my job was more important to me than my family, and i started drinking a lot, staying out of town.

it took a toll on me. dr. charles stanley: you may be as low as the prodigal, but you are not hopelessly, helplessly lost if you will listen to what i'm about to say. jim: sitting on that couch, watching that sermon, something had happened to us. i'm talking about the joy and love in our hearts. i want more of that.

in maryland tonight, two people are recovering after their small plane slammed into a tower holding high-volt an power lines. the pilot called 911 to report the emergency. >> i've flown into a tower to the northwest of gaithersburg airport. it's one of the electrical towers, and believe it or not, the aircraft is pinned in the theidenun nightd ouowerot 100,000 homes and businesses. a rescue team used a crane to save the 65-year-old pilot and his 66-year-old passenger, who suffered hypothermia and other injuries. they were stuck for nearly seven hours. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at the white house. first lady jill biden today

unveiled the holiday decorations. the theme this year is "we, the people." dr. biden and more than 150 volunteers decked the halls with more than 80,000 lights, 77 christmas trees, and a gingerbread white house with a cookie model of philadelphia's independence hall. finally tonight, two new york city police officers are being hailed as heroes today after they saved a man who fell onto the subway tracks. the dramatic thanksgiving day rescue shows one officer running out of the subway, across the street, and back down the stairs to help another officer and a good samaritan pull the man off the tracks just before a train rumbled into the station. >> that was the top priority. we knew the train was coming. somebody yelled out two minutes. all we had to do was get him to safety. >> those officerrear of a new initiative to improve subway safety. and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. but for others, check back later for "cbs morningsings "h.""

remember you can follow us online at any time for cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. president biden asked congress to intervene to block a railroad strike before next month's deadline. the president said a shutdown wuld devastate the economy and shutter many u.s. industries. in idaho, students returned to campus more than two weeks after the stabbing deaths of four college students, still with no suspect or arrest. the university president said he understands some students may not want to return until a suspect is in custody. the senate is expected to vote on same-sex marriage legislation later today. senator chuck schumer announced he had reached an agreement with republicans to hold a final passage vote that's expected to pass with bipartisan support.

the bill will then go to the house. 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." millions in the south are facing a severe weather threat of tornadoes. and in texas tonight, more than 2 million people are without safe drinking water. and we're just getting news that school will be canceled again there tomorrow. but first, wall street today suffering a major sell-off. extraordinary protests and outrage are spreading across china over xi jinping's strict covid lockdown policies. as the world grows more concerned about a recession and since china is the world's number one manufacturer, production fears caused the dow to fall 1.4% while nasdaq and

the s&p 500 both fell more than 1.5%. apple shares dropped following reports that production at the world's largest iphone factory has been impacted by the unrest. the white house says that president biden is monitoring the largest chinese protests in decades, and cbs's ed o'keefe shows us how the rare public dissent in china is growing. >> reporter: tonight, the most widespread chinese protests in years in at least ten cities including shanghai have now spread to hong kong. and the unrest is now affecting global markets. shares of apple fell nearly 3% after reports the company could see production losses at a foxconn factory in eastern china, where workers have protested covid restrictions and the lack of bonus payments. this is by far the biggest challenge yet to xi jinping's zero-covid policy, which has battered china's economy and locked down hundreds of millions of people in their homes. furious, some people yelled what, until now, few would have

even dared say aloud. "down with xi jinping. down with the communist party." crowds have faced off with the police, and there have been an unknown number of arrests, including a bbc journalist who was later released. cbs's elizabeth palmer managed to reach one of the protesters by phone. to protect her, we've blurred her face. >> how angry are people with the lockdown? >> very, very, because they are very angry. >> reporter: public outrage was originally sparked last week by a tragedy in western china when ten people burned to death in an apartment fire. an angry crowd gathered around the local government offices convinced that covid restrictions had stopped fire engines from reaching the blaze. authorities denied that. on monday, chinese police patrolled what had been the trouble spots. in a statement, the white house criticized china's zero-covid policy. the statement you issued earlier today didn't include any explicit calls for china to stop detaining and harming protesters

and journalists. why not? >> we continue to stand up and support the right of peaceful protest, and i think we're going to watch this closely, and we'll see where things go. >> reporter: president biden has been briefed on the protests but hasn't spoken publicly about them. it's part of a more cautious wait and see approach by the administration, eager to stabilize relations with china, which have grown tense in recent years. norah. >> yeah, something everyone's watching closely. ed o'keefe, thank you so much. tonight, the nation's airports are slowly getting back on track after some post-thanksgiving travel headaches. more than 10,000 flights have been delayed over the past two days due to the weather. the tsa said more than 2.5 million passengers passed through america's airports on sunday. that's the busiest travel day since the start of the pandemic. heavy snow is falling in park city, utah. look at that. and more is expected from the rockies to the great lakes. and while the southeast is in danger of a potential tornado outbreak, we want to bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike.

>> norah, good evening. very active weather over the next 24 hours. snow across the plains from say, denver, colorado, all the way to the u.p. of michigan. some areas five to eight inches of snow anticipated. there's a likely severe weather outbreak across the mid-south and the gulf coast states. tornadoes could be prevalent as well. a torcon as high as a 7. what that means is a high tornado risk for us tomorrow when the number is 7, 8, 9, or 10. a november event playing out for us. take a look at the hour-by-hour time. you'll see the storms midday, through the afternoon, through the evening, a nighttime threat in many locations. those storms racing their way eastbound. so even in the early hours of wednesday, affecting morning commuters in places like atlanta, norah. so everyone needs to be heads-up. >> mike bettes, thank you. in hawaii, the worlder largest volcano the mauna loa is erupting for the first time in 40 years. nearby residents on the big

island have been warned to be on alert. but no evacuations are under way. cbs's carter evans has more from scientists on the humbling power of mother nature. >> reporter: thermal imaging shows the moment the world's largest active volcano exploded back to life, lighting up the hawaiian skies and ash clouds so large it can be seen from space. scientists say magma had been building for nearly two years. >> so you knew this was coming? >> we knew it was coming. we just didn't know that it was going to be in the middle of the night after thanksgiving weekend. >> reporter: tonight, molten lava is spilling over the summit, but volcanologists say any threat to communities would be weeks away. mauna loa is massive. eruptions over the past 200 years have sent lava flows across the big island of hawaii, but it's been dormant nearly 40 years. the last major eruption in 1984 threatened the city of hilo. this eruption follows years of lava flows from mauna loa's much smaller but much more active

neighbor, kilauea. take a look at this fountain of lava. we were there in 2018 when lava from kilauea wiped out hundreds of homes, reshaping the island landscape. so far this time, evacuations are voluntary. no imminent risk. just a remarkable display. >> the word "awesome," we use it all the time. but this is the -- it's the definition of the word "awesome." >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. well, at the world cup, the u.s. men's national soccer team is gearing up for tomorrow's must-win match against iran. cbs's roxana saberi reports tonight that it's what's happening off the field that's about to be center field. >> reporter: our country is named iran, not i-ran. >> reporter: in a fiery news conference today -- >> they can't enter usa. >> reporter: several iranian state media journalists hounded the u.s. soccer team's coach and 23-year-old captain, tyler adams, with questions about

inflation, immigration, and racism. >> while there's so much discrimination happening against black people in america. >> you know, there's discrimination everywhere you go. >> we're continuing to make progress every single day. >> reporter: the backdrop to tomorrow's world cup match between the u.s. and iran was always going to be politically charged. but it became even more inflamed when the u.s. soccer federation briefly posted social media images of iran's flag without the emblem of the islamic republic. a spokesperson for u.s. soccer said the move was meant to show support for women's rights in iran. the coach and players say they weren't aware of the move before it happened. >> given everything that's going on, is the match against iran about something bigger than soccer for you? >> sports is a huge opportunity to bring people together. we continue to show our support and our empathy for what's obviously happening to the iranian team and the people. >> reporter: both teams say they're focused on tuesday's match. whoever loses will likely be

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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." thanks for staying with us. i'm jeff pegues in washington. on this tuesday morning, just over a month ago, china's leader, xi jinping, won the right to remain in power essentially for life. well, now he's dealing with street protests calling for him to step down and for the communist party to be driven from power. at issue, the strict covid-19 lockdown policies that have upended the economy there as well as the lives of millions of citizens. and they have also failed to stop the spread of the virus. elizabeth palmer reports from tokyo.

>> reporter: a man shouts what until now few would even have dared say aloud. "down with xi jinping. down with the commune party." there were public protests across the country over the weekend in at least ten cities, including shanghai. we reached one of the protesters there on sunday night. >> how angry are people with the lockdown? >> very, very, because they're very angry. >> reporter: we agreed to hide her identity as this interview could get her arrested. over the weekend, an unknown number of protesters was arrested, including the bbc's cameraman, though he was later released. the protests are by far the biggest challenge yet to xi jinping's zero-covid policy, which has battered the economy and locked down hundreds of millions of people. >> what do your friends say about the chinese government's

management of covid? >> people do not support it at all. >> reporter: the anger was actually sparked by a tragedy. thousands of miles away in xinjiang, western china. apartment fire last week. a furious crowd gathered around the government offices, convinced that covid restrictions had stopped the fire engines from reaching the blaze. authorities denied that, but the story was a tipping point. people gathered at vigils in sympathy with the victims, and some held up blank pieces of paper to symbolize the way critical voices in china are silenced. by sunday night, this largely peaceful but utterly unprecedented dissent had spread even to the capital, beijing. now everyone is wondering how the government will react. but xi jinping's commitment to mass testing, lockdowns, and vast warehouses for isolating covid contacts is core policy.

and the sight of citizens chanting "lift lockdowns" isn't likely to change his mind. elizabeth palmer, tokyo. closer to home, retailers are still crunching the numbers after cyber monday. traditionally the biggest online shopping day of the year. early estimates project that yesterday's internet sales could top $11 billion. that's up 5% from last year. a lot of those orders will be processed through amazon fulfillment centers. nancy chen paid a visit to one in new jersey to see how those boxes make it from the warehouse shelf to your front door. >> do you ever wonder how one of these packages get to your doorstep after you check out? that question led us to washington state, where we visited one of the largest fulfillment centers in the world. with just a few clicks, it sometimes seems like almost anything can show up at your

doorstep within days, if not hours. but how it gets there from here is a journey for some 22 million items that can include nearly 5,000 robots and thousands of people at this facility alone. it seems like this really is a 24/7 operation. >> it is. >> reporter: evan shown oversees amazon's flagship fulfillment center near the company's headquarters. >> how does this all come together? >> what i like to category is a 3,000-person jazz band. so we're constantly reacting to a change in tempo or rhythm that are coming together to bring a lot of diverse products into the building. >> reporter: worldwide, amazon ships over 66,000 orders every hour, and it all starts at one of 400 warehouses like this. >> controlled by robots, these bins hold everything you might buy and move around as orders come in. an employee then picks up those purchases so they can travel on

these conveyor belts to be packed. the belts, which stretch nearly 18 miles when laid back-to-back then carry totes to packing stations. >> when the tote comes to each packer, they're taking the tote down. they scan each item. the software tells them which of these many boxes is the perfect >> reporter: a combination of technology and the human touch. amazon is still aiming to hire 150,000 workers, both seasonal and beyond, as it ramps up staffing for the holidays. this as the company plans to lay off thousands of corporate employees with amazon's ceo signaling that more reductions will be coming in the new year. but the online giant says its holiday orders won't be affected. >> how many orders does amazon process each day? >> you know, it can vary. but in this facility, we can process up to a million packages and items in a 24-hour period. >> reporter: he leads human resources for amazon's global

operations and says they're ready to take on the holiday shopping season. >> in our operations, we are prepared and we believe we're going to deliver on behalf of our customers in the time frame that they need. >> we're also hearing about potential shipping delays elsewhere. should we be prepared for any delays from amazon? >> we've been preparing all year long for shipping and investment in our network, our transportation and delivery. we're excited and ready. >> reporter: with the boxes loaded, that delivery takes it the final mile. then the packages are trucked down the street to a second warehouse, a delivery station, where they'll be loaded onto vans like these. with this much at stake, every square inch of one of these vans could mean big bucks as drivers like paulo stack boxes so no room is wasted. >> is it like a game of tetris? >> absolutely. once you put the packages inside between the totes and the boxes, it does become a game of tetris to be able to fit everything in the van. >> reporter: the game of puzzles

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a lot of small towns in the heartland are seeing businesses close up and young people move away. conor knighton visited one shrinking community that is fighting back by thinking big. ♪ >> reporter: the sign on the outskirts of casey, illinois, claims that 3,000 people live here. that's being generous. the latest estimates are actually closer to 2,700. but the population is about the only thing in casey that's smaller than you'd expect it to be. >> gosh, it's hard to get the whole thing in. i feel like i got to go -- i got to go low. there we go. >> reporter: casey is home to the world's largest rocking

chair and the world's largest pitchfork, and the world's largest golf tee. from the largest mailbox in the world, you can look out on a main street that could be in any american small town. >> you've lived here all your life? what was it like when you started to see some of these businesses close down? >> it's heartbreaking because when you grow up in a small community, you know everybody. so you see a town just kind of slowly dying off. >> reporter: the factories that once employed workers here have all closed or moved away. they packed up and left for bigger cities, leaving locals like jim bowlen trying to figure out how to revive the tiny town he loves. >> small towns, we have to try to come up and think outside the box to get people to come to our small communities and shop. >> reporter: it all started with this, the world's largest wind chime. erected in 2011 to drive tourists to jim's wife's cafe.

>> the wind chime, when i first built it, i said that's my fishing lure. we cast it out to the interstate and tried to reel people in to our small town to see what we've got. >> and are you catching fish? >> yes, we're catching fish. ♪ >> reporter: bowlen's experiment was such a success, he went on a giant building spree. his family owns a pipeline business, so he had easy access to the raw materials. >> did you start to feel like a man on a mission? >> yeah, yeah. because at this point i'm thinking, okay, what can we do for our town? so i'm looking at different businesses and trying to find something that would correlate with their business. >> reporter: free of charge, he gave the local barbershop the world's largest barbershop pole. the candy store up the street got a whimsical pair of the world's largest wooden shoes. >> do people come in just to see the shoes? >> yes. they come in to see the shoes, and then they find out it's in a

candy store, so it helps me as well. >> reporter: bowlen researches his creations and works with the guinness world record association to get them certified. he's built plenty of large items around town that aren't necessarily record holders. >> this isn't even world's largest. this is just big. >> it's just a big pencil, yeah. >> just a pencil. >> reporter: the collection of giant objects has put casey, halfway between st. louis and indianapolis, on the map. >> what's been your favorite so far? >> the rocking chair. >> reporter: from the rocking chair, you can see the license plates of all the cars that stop by. >> the folks are from pennsylvania. do you get people from all over? >> all over. california, texas. >> reporter: and all these cars have given lifelong resident jimmy wilson a sight he thought he'd never see. >> the idea of a traffic jam in casey, illinois, is that a new concept? >> oh, my gosh, yes, it is. and we have road rage now

because we have all these people coming to town, and they're going so slow and gawking around that people get upset. >> reporter: that's the kind of problem this town wants to have. >> i'm telling you, i can't believe it. it's the greatest thing that's ever happened here. >> reporter: when the flag goes up on the giant mailbox, it means someone's dropped in another letter, a tourist most likely hoping to commemorate their trip. >> just to know that people are excited about having a post-mark from casey, illinois, on their mail, what's that feel like? >> it's pretty -- it's pretty cool to see kids and people get excited about something that they're doing in casey, it's thrilling. it is. it's a special feeling, yeah. >> reporter: big dreams and a bigger heart all in a small town. >> conor knighton reporting from a small town with some big ideas. you are watching the "cbs overnight news."

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60% off at certain retailers this year. >> reporter: it's a different story for real christmas trees. >> we probably have the tightest supply we've had the last several years. >> reporter: marcia gray with the real christmas tree board says certain trees may be hard to find in certain areas. but she does not expect shortages. >> there are plenty of christmas trees for anybody who would like to purchase one. >> reporter: and those who want one will likely pay more because of inflation. a survey showed wholesale prices increasing 5% to 15%. whether a real tree or an artificial one, several studies show many shoppers plan to spend less during the holidays. >> are you finding this year consumers being drawn to one level versus another? >> we're definitely seeing consumers go to the lower end of the spectrum. so buying less of the $1,000 trees and buying more of the $200 trees. >> reporter: butler says there is plenty of selection no matter what the price range. naomi ruchim, cbs news, cranford, new jersey. and that is the overnight

news for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm jeff pegues. this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. president biden asked congress to intervene to block a railroad strike before next month's deadline. and stalled contract talks with unions. the president said a shutdown would devastate the economy and shutter many u.s. industries. in idaho, students returned to campus more than two weeks after the stabbing deaths of four college students, still with no suspect or arrest. the university president said he understands some students may not want to return until a suspect is in custody. the senate is expected to vote on same-sex marriage legislation later today. senator chuck schumer announced he had reached an agreement with republicans to hold a final passage vote that's expected to pass with bipartisan support. the bill will then go to the

house. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. tonight after the holiday weekend, we're following a number of developing stories. the stock market slides after those extraordinary protests over the covid crackdown in china. plus, the severe weather threatening millions of americans. the dow drops as the demonstrations against the strict covid policies of xi jinping spread. tonight, the major problem facing apple's iphone factory in china. a dangerous storm takes aim at the south. the threat of nighttime tornadoes, damaging wind, and flooding. we'll have the forecast. clean water crisis. cbs's janet shamlian is in a major american city with undrinkable water. >> schools closed, businesses impacted. more than 2 million using boiled and bottled water.

residents on alert as a hawaiian volcano erupts after nearly 40 years. cyber monday. from your cart to your doorstep, cbs's nancy chen is at a fulfillment center. >> should we be prepared for any delays from amazon? and christmas at the white house. the first lady's holiday message. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." millions in the south are facing a severe weather threat of tornadoes, and in texas tonight, more than 2 million people are without safe drinking water. and we're just getting news that school will be canceled again there tomorrow. but first, wall street today suffering a major sell-off. extraordinary protests and outrage are spreading across china over xi jinping's strict covid lockdown policies. as the world grows more

concerned about a recession and since china is the world's number one manufacturer, production fears caused the dow to fall 1.4% while nasdaq and the s&p 500 both fell more than 1.5%. apple shares dropped following reports that production at the world's largest iphone factory has been impacted by the unrest. the white house says that president biden is monitoring the largest chinese protests in decades, and cbs's ed o'keefe shows us how the rare public dissent in china is growing. >> reporter: tonight, the most widespread chinese protests in years in at least ten cities including shanghai have now spread to hong kong. and the unrest is now affecting global markets. shares of apple fell nearly 3% after reports the company could see production losses at a foxconn factory in eastern china, where workers have protested covid restrictions and the lack of bonus payments. this is by far the biggest challenge yet to xi jinping's zero covid policy, which has

battered china's economy and locked down hundreds of millions of people in their homes. furious, some people yelled what, until now, few would have even dared say aloud. "down with xi jinping. down with the communist party." crowds have faced off with the police, and there have been an unknown number of arrests, including a bbc journalist who was later released. cbs's elizabeth palmer managed to reach one of the protesters by phone. to protect her, we've blurred her face. >> how angry are people with the lockdown? >> very, very, because they are very angry. >> reporter: public outrage was originally sparked last week by a tragedy in western china when ten people burned to death in an apartment fire. an angry crowd gathered around the local government offices convinced that covid restrictions had stopped fire engines from reaching the blaze. authorities denied that. on monday, chinese police patrolled what had been the trouble spots. in a statement, the white house

criticized china's zero-covid policy. the statement you issued earlier today didn't include any explicit calls for china to stop detaining and harming protesters and journalists. why not? >> we continue to stand up and support the right of peaceful protest, and i think we're going to watch this closely, and we'll see where things go. >> reporter: president biden has been briefed on the protests but hasn't spoken publicly about them. it's part of a more cautious wait-and-see approach by the administration, eager to stabilize relations with china, which have grown tense in recent years. norah. >> yeah, something everyone's watching closely. ed o'keefe, thank you so much. tonight, the nation's airports are slowly getting back on track after some post-thanksgiving travel headaches. more than 10,000 flights have been delayed over the past two days due to the weather. the tsa said more than 2.5 million passengers passed through america's airports on sunday. that's the busiest travel day since the start of the pandemic. heavy snow is falling in park city, utah. look at that. and more is expected from the

rockies to the great lakes. and while the southeast is in danger of a potential tornado outbreak, we want to bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. very active weather over the next 24 hours. snow across the plains from denver, colorado, all the way to the u.p. of michigan. some areas five to eight inches of snow anticipated. there's a likely severe weather outbreak across the mid-south and the gulf coast states. tornadoes could be prevalent as well. a torcon as high as a 7. what that means is a high tornado risk for us tomorrow when the number is 7, 8, 9, or 10. a november event playing out for us. take a look at the hour-by-hour time. you'll see the storms midday, through the afternoon, through the evening, a nighttime threat in many locations. those storms racing their way eastbound. even in the early hours of wednesday, affecting morning commuters in places like atlanta, norah. so everyone needs to be heads-up. >> mike bettes, thank you. well, at the world cup, the

u.s. men's national soccer team is gearing up for tomorrow's must-win match against iran. cbs's roxana saberi reports tonight it's what's happening off the field that's about to be center field. >> our country is named iran, not i-ran. >> reporter: in a fiery news conference today, several iranian state media journalists hounded the u.s. soccer team's coach and 23-year-old captain tyler adams with questions about inflation, immigration, and racism. >> while there's so much discrimination happening against black people in america. >> you know, there's discrimination everywhere you orte theacro tomorrow's world cup match e u. and iran was wango politl charged. but it became evene en the u.s. soccer federation briefly posted social media images of iran's flag without the emblem of the islamic republic.

a spokesperson for u.s. soccer said the move was meant to show support for women's rights in iran. the coach and players say they weren't aware of the move before it happened. >> given everything that's going on, is the match against iran about something bigger than soccer for you? >> sports is a huge opportunity to bring people together. we continue to show our support and our empathy for what's obviously happening to the iranian team and the people. >> reporter: both teams say they're focused on tuesday's match. whoever loses will likely be eliminated from this world cup. roxana saberi, cbs news, doha. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." test test test test test.

. . test test test >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." in buffalo, a self-described white supremacist who killed ten black people at a supermarket in may pleaded guilty today to multiple counts of murder and a hate-motivated terrorism charge. cbs's jericka duncan was in the courtroom and reports the gunman will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> reporter: victims' families could be seen hugging outside a buffalo courtroom today after waiting more than six months for justice. this morning, they came face to face with the 19-year-old who killed their loved ones and heard him plead guilty to 15 charges, including one count of a domestic act of terrorism

motivated by hate in the first degree. it carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole. >> no individual in the history of the state of new york has been found guilty of that domestic terrorism charge motivated by hate -- until today. >> reporter: prosecutors say the killer spent months researching his intended target, this tops supermarket, because of the in court today, one prosecutor n who died. >> ask yourself why it happened. ask yourself what kind of nation are we that this is allowed. >> kat was a wonderful sister, wonderful -- kat was just a good person. her niece, adrienne massey, lost 72-year-old katherine massey, who went by kat. >> at nighttime, when i miss her

the most, i want him gone because i don't want to think that he's living and kat's gone. i miss my sister so much. >> reporter: a writer, an advocate for children, someone who always believed there was more good in the world than bad. >> what do you think she's saying? >> don't hate this, bobbi. don't hate. >> don't hate? >> i never hated before. >> reporter: well, tops has since reopened. there are many in this community who said they will not step food inside this store. when the judge today asked the killer if he had anything to say to the victims' families, he simply said no. but, norah, several families that i've spoken to say they will have plenty to say to him when they address him directly at sentencing in february. >> jericka duncan, thank you for being there. well, we want to turn now to a shocking cross-country crime spree that allegedly involved a triple murder and the abduction of a teenage girl by a former virginia state trooper. as cbs's nikki battiste reports,

the case provides an important warning for parents about who children interact with on the internet. >> reporter: tonight, candles and flowers lie in front of this burnt-out home after a gruesome case of catfishing turned deadly. >> this guy's a monster. he's a predator. >> reporter: police say 28-year-old austin lee edwards, who became a virginia law enforcement officer just this year, drove cross country to meet a teenage girl in riverside, california. >> he developed a relationship with her. there might have been an exchange of texts, maybe phone calls. >> reporter: on friday, officials say they received reports of the young girl looking distressed while getting into a car with edwards. the fire at her home started soon after with three bodies found in the entryway. >> the suspect was the only one involved in the murders and in setting the fire. >> reporter: the victims, the girl's grandparents, mark and sharie winek, and the girl's mother, 38-year-old brooke winek.

deputies tracked down edwards and the teen later that day and fatally shot the suspect after an exchange of gunfire. it's believed edwards was grooming the teen by pretending to be someone else online. >> online catfishing is very common. children do not understand how dangerous it can be to talk to a stranger online. >> reporter: cyber safety cop clayton cranford warns parents to be vigilant. >> password-protect their child's app stores. they should turn on parental controls. and at night, that device does not belong in a child's bedroom. >> reporter: police say the girl, who is only 15, was physically unharmed and taken into protective custody. experts say one of the most important steps a parent can take is to talk to their child about online safety because children who have had those conversations are less likely to be victimized. norah. >> important advice. nikki battiste, thank you so much. well, in hawaii, the world's largest active volcano, the

mauna loa, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. the eruption began late sunday and nearby residents on the big island have been warned to be on alert. but no evacuations are under way. cbs's carter evans has more from scientists on the humbling power of mother nature. >> reporter: thermal imaging shows the moment the world's largest active volcano exploded back to life, lighting up the hawaiian skies and ash clouds so large it can be seen from space. scientists say magma had been building for nearly two years. >> so you knew this was coming? >> we knew it was coming. we just didn't know that it was going to be in the middle of the night after thanksgiving weekend. >> reporter: tonight, molten lava is spilling over the summit, but volcanologists say any threat to communities would be weeks away. mauna loa is massive. eruptions over the past 200 years have sent lava flows across the big island of hawaii, but it's been dormant nearly 40 years. the last major eruption in 1984

threatened the city of hilo. this eruption follows years of lava flows from mauna loa's much smaller but much more active neighbor, kilauea. take a look at this fountain of lava. we were there in 2018 when lava from kilauea wiped out hundreds of homes, reshaping the island landscape. so far this time, evacuations are voluntary. no imminent risk. just a remarkable display. >> the word "awesome," we use it all the time. but this is the -- it's the definition of the word "awesome." >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. vicks vapostick. strong soothing... vapors. help comfort your loved ones. for chest, neck, and back.

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>> where did you shower? >> well, i haven't this morning. have to wait till nighttime. >> reporter: the city issued a boil water notice late sunday after a power outage disrupted the water system. then disruptions across the city. houston schools closing classrooms for more than 194,000 students. >> at the latest, we anticipate a report, clean report, coming, let's say, 3:00 a.m. could it be before? possibly. >> reporter: it comes amid water woes related to aging infrastructure from the jackson, mississippi, crisis in august, triggering a federal disaster declaration, to the years of issues in flint, michigan, where lead from pipes breached the water supply. there's a water main break every two minutes according to the american society of civil engineers. an estimated 6 billion gallons of treated water lost daily in the u.s. enough to fill more than 9,000 swimming pools. tonight houston engineers are collecting new samples as the city boils and uses bottles. as neighborhoods wait for word

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that's an increase of 5% over last year. cbs's nancy chen shows us what shoppers are looking for and how those products end up on your doorstep. >> reporter: from the click of a mouse to delivery at your doorstep, millions of packages make their way from this 1 million square foot amazon fulfillment center near the company's seattle headquarters. >> how does this all come together? >> it is what i like to categorize as a 3,000-person jazz band. so we're constantly reacting to a change in tempo or rhythm. >> reporter: nearly 5,000 robots also help by carrying bins, gliding around as orders come in. an orchestra of technology and the human touch. amazon is looking to hire 150,000 seasonal and full-time workers while also laying off people in corporate and technology jobs. the company has also been dealing with global walkouts, like this morning at a warehouse near chicago, where workers are

demanding better pay and working conditions. amazon says it is continuing to offer competitive wages and great benefits and inventing new ways to keep our employees safe and healthy. the company says holiday orders won't be affected. >> should we be prepared for any delays from amazon? >> you know, we've been preparing all year long for shipping, investing in our network, our transportation, our delivery. >> reporter: still, the economy is top of mind for many online shoppers. >> are you pulling back a little bit because of inflation? >> i'm not really trying to spend too, too much money. >> reporter: for those looking to save, you'll find the deepest discounts today on toys, computers, electronics, and clothes. adobe analytics suggests waiting until thursday to save the most on appliances. amazon has already processed tens of millions of orders worldwide this weekend, including at this facility in new jersey. norah. >> looks busy. nancy chen, thank you so much.

there was high drama in maryland when a small plane crashed into an electrical tower and got stuck. how everyone on board survived. at story is next. peop are recov

their small plane slammed into a tower holding high-voltage power lines. the pilot called 911 to report the emergency. >> i've flown into a tower to the northwest of gaithersburg airport. it's one of the electrical towers, and believe it or not, the aircraft is pinned in the tower. >> the accident sunday night knocked out power to almost 100,000 homes and businesses. a rescue team used a crane to save the 65-year-old pilot and his 66-year-old passenger, who suffered hypothermia and other injuries. they were stuck for nearly seven hours. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at the white house. first lady jill biden today unveiled the holiday decorations.

the theme this year is "we, the people." dr. biden and more than 150 volunteers decked the halls with more than 80,000 lights, 77 christmas trees, and a gingerbread white house with a cookie model of philadelphia's independence hall. finally tonight, two new york city police officers are being hailed as heroes today after they saved a man who fell onto the subway tracks. the dramatic thanksgiving day rescue shows one officer running out of the subway, across the street, and back down the stairs to help another officer and a good samaritan pull the man off the tracks just before a train rumbled into the station. >> that was the top priority. we knew the train was coming. somebody yelled out two minutes. all we had to do was get him to safety. >> those officers are part of a new initiative to improve subway safety. and that is the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. but for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." remember you can follow us

online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. president biden asked congress to intervene to block a railroad strike before next month's dead a s ons. the president said a shutdown would devastate the economy and shutter many u.s. industries. in idaho, students returned to campus more than two weeks four college students, still with no suspect or arrest. the university president said he understands some students may not want to return until a suspect is in custody. the senate is expected to vote on same-sex marriage legislation later today. senator chuck schumer announced he had reached an agreement with republicans to hold a final passage vote that's expected to pass with bipartisan support. the bill will then go to the

house. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, it's tuesday, november 29th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." economic concerns. president biden is calling on congress to help avoid aitomes wreaks havoc on wall street. mass shooting plea. the teen accused of murdering ten people in a race-based rampage in buffalo will spend the rest of his life in prison. a look at the emotional day in court. >> and massive eruption. the world's largest active volcano is spewing lava and ash for the first time in decades. we'll take you to hawaii. well, good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with u.