you're watching this? >> just new birth, new beginnings. giving respect to the land. >> reporter: the volcano erupted in four places, what are known as fissures, and today only two of them are actively spewing lava. but geologists warn new fissures could explode in the coming days, creating additional dangers for people here on the big island. norah? >> incredible to watch. jonathan vigliotti, thank you so much. british royals prince william and indicate middle son arrived in boston today on their first visit to the u.s. in eight years. cbs is there with more on this historic visit. >> reporter: the royals are here, and fans can't contain their excitement. prince william and princess kate arrived in boston this afternoon, the start of a three-day royal visit in the u.s., the first in eight years. among the first stops, boston city hall. >> katherine and i are absolutely delighted to be with you today for our first engagement in the great city of

boston. >> reporter: ahead of the visit, prince william announced their attendance at the earthshot prize award ceremony honoring environmentalists, along with a flurry of other stops, including harvard university and the jfk presidential library. >> a super bowl moment for william is how it's been described. it's definitely a setup for him in terms of statesmanship. >> reporter: the royal couple's victim comes after prince william's god mother, lady susan hussey repeatedly asked a black woman what part of africa she came from. hussey resigned from her post after the woman tweeted about her experience. the royal couple hasn't been in the u.s. since harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex gave up their royal duties and relocated to the u.s. and president biden is expected to meet with the royals here in boston on friday. norah? >> michael george, thank you so much. police officers in a major american city have been given the authority to use remote controlled robots that are capable of using deadly force in emergency situations.

cbs' jeff pegus reports there was vocal opposition to the plan. >> reporter: san francisco police are assuring the public that robots armed with explosives would only be used sparingly. >> we have somebody who's shooting, killing people, a snierp, et cetera, we're going to do everything we can to stop the threat. >> reporter: the city's board of spervisors voted overwhelmingly in favor of the idea monday night. but those against it raised ethical concerns and cited the impact on people of color. >> you got to recognize they will be disproportionately used against black and brown communities. >> reporter: for the last decade, the militarization of police has increasingly been a concern. in 2014, heavy weaponry in ferguson, missouri sparked a backlash after michael brown's fatal police shooting. armed robots are part of that debate. currently, there are more than one thousand robots and unmanned vehicles in use by police departments, primarily by bomb squads.

the policies in cities like san francisco could clear the way for an expanded use of robots as weapons. pone of the first such incident happened in 2016 when dallas police deployed one against a suspect who had gunned down five police officers. in a statement today, san francisco police acknowledge that it does not have a specific plan in place on when to use armed robots. >> if we get to a point where there's uncertainty about who is responsible for the ultimate death of the individual causing whatever chaos they were causing, that is where i think it would be problematic. >> reporter: in san francisco, this policy will have to get another approval from the board of supervisors next week, and then it would have to be signed into law by the city's mayor, london breed, a democrat, who has expressed her support for this proposal. norah? >> those robots are like out of a science fiction movie.

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a gonists which includes wegovy. already approved for people overweight with at least one weight-related medical problem or obese. dr. alexander velazquez, director of obesity say for her patients they've been life changing. >> the medications help by making the gut feel that it's fuller. so fullness signals go to the brain. >> and it's somehow affecting insulin metabolism, right? >> yeah. we know at the same time it helps weight, it can help with blood sugar regulation. so it's an incredible medication. >> reporter: wegovy has a higher dose of the same active ingredient used in a diabetes drug called ozempic. which is not approved for weight loss. both are so popular, some doses are in short supply. troubling for people using ozempic to treat diabetes. novo nor disk, the maker of the drugs say it's making short and long-term investments to help

with the shortages. and while they expect to all strengths of wegovy available in december, health officials are asked to hold off starting new patients on the drug. >> la, i've had some patients say to me, look, i know i'm not really technically overweight or obese, but i want to lose this five pounds. >> someone who may only need to lose about five pounds most likely does not qualify for this. >> all right. so dr. lapook, how much do these drugs cost? >> they can be expensive, norah. while drug companies sometimes significantly discount the drugs, some patients face bills of about a thousand dollars a month. and those costs are not always covered by insurance, as i've been finding out with some of my own patients. >> it's so interesting. dr. lapook, since i do have you here, i want to ask you about promising news about an alzheimer's drug. what can you tell us? >> there is a new study out about a drug called lecanemab. it did moderately slow decline. but there were significant side

effects including brain swelling and bleeding. and it's unclear to what degree the improvement was meaningful in terms of real life function. norah, even the authors think more study is needed. >> all right. dr. jon lapook, thanks very much. it was a historic day in congress as democrats chose a new leader to replace nancy pelosi. that's just ahead.

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try nervivenerve relief. in texas today, lawyers representing survivors and family members of victims of the uvalde school massacre announced a $27 billion class action lawsuit against the school district. they're seeking damages for the physical and psychological trauma caused by the shooting. the lawsuit says surviving children have been having anxiety and other mental health problems since the attack in may that left 19 students and two teachers dead. house democrats made history today as they voted in a new generation of leaders. congressman hakeem jeffries was elected minority leader making him the first black american to lead a major political party in congress. the 52-year-old lawmaker will replace nancy pelosi, who is the first and only woman to be elected speaker of the house. scientists have made an out-of-this-world discovery. the secrets held inside a

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two minerals that have never been seen on earth were discovered inside a huge meteorite. researchers in canada say the new minerals were found inside a piece taken from a 16-ton meteorite that turned up in somalia two years ago. scientist says they could hold important clues to how asteroids form. the team is also looking into how those minerals might be used right here on earth. one of the biggest hit-makers of the '70s and '80s has died. we're going to take a look back at a member of fleetwood mac. that's next.

finally tonight, tributes are pouring in for british sing writer/songwriter christine mcvie who died today. mcvie was best known for the string of hits she wrote with fleetwood mac. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop, it will soon be here ♪ >> one of mcvie's most beloved tunes, "don't stop" was the unofficial campaign song for bill clinton, and the band reunited in 1993 to perform it at his first presidential inauguration. mcvie, born christine perfect married fleetwood mac bassist john mcvie and joined the group in 1970. remembering mcvie today, band mate stevie nicks posted a vote calling her a best friend saying "see you on the other side." christine mcvie was 79 years old. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember, you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com.

reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. the pentagon is proposing training ukrainian soldiers in germany. the training would include basics of arms operations. the coordination of ground movements with artillery. a judge declared a mistrial in the case against "that 70s show" star danny masterson after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. masterson was accused of rape by three different women who were members of the church of scientology. he had plead not guilty to all charges. 'tis the season. the white house hosted the 100th annual christmas tree lighting. ll cool j led the night and featured onstage performances.

this year's natio te is a colorado blue spruce from pennsylvania. 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." >> tonight residents across the south are picking up the pieces after a deadly storm swept across three states. a mother and son died in their own home after a tree fell overnight. the damage is devastating. entire neighborhoods have been leveled with buildings ripped from their foundations and trees toppled by the high winds. heavy machinery is being brought in to help clear the debris, and power is still out to thousands of customers. there were reports of more than twoozen tnadoes throughou louis

un descrid the i the flat wood community as total struion. that's where cbs' manuel bojorquez will start us off tonight. good evening, manuel. >> good evening, norah. the national weather service says a category ef-2 tornado struck this area with winds about 115 miles per hour. you can see what it did to this community center. it is destroyed. this is also where a woman and her 8-year-old son were killed in the storm. daylight brought a harsh reality across the southeast. >> i'm inside the tornado. >> reporter: as overnight storms in multiple states spawned damaging tornadoes and torrential rains. mississippi and alabama took the brunt, with the small community of flatwood just north of montgomery, alabama, taking a direct hit. this is where two people were killed when a tree fell on their home just after 3:00 a.m. in total darkness. >> people knew that we were under a tornado warning, but

when the sirens went off, the next thing you know we had the devastation. >> reporter: in hard hit lowndes unmississipp twist turned homes into piles of debris and left a local fire station beyond repair. the national weather service said the damage, roofs blown away, toppled trees, and metal bent in half is consistent with at least an ef-2 tornado. >> it's like a freight train. it is. it's like a train. i mean, big train. >> reporter: while in eutaw, alabama the roof at the sagewood apartments was ripped off. and an oak tree fell through the ezekiel baptist church. no one was injured. severe weather systems like this are becoming more common during winter months, possibly, according to the national weather service, because of more moisture from a warming gulf of mexico. >> all it takes is one strong cold front to come through. and unfortunately, this is the result from it. >> reporter: deputies say they have conducted a search of other homes in this affected area, and

everyone is accounted for. norah? >> well, that is some good news. manny bojorquez, thank you so much. back here in washington, the house has voted to block a potential railroad strike that could hurt the nation's already fragile economy. the white house helped negotiate in september. that includes a 24% raise over five years. lawmakers took a second vote to add seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement. the bill now moves to the senate, and if approved will, be signed by president biden, who called on congress to intervene. in another major development today, congress now has six years of former president trump's federal tax returns. the treasury department says it has complied with a court order, which cleared the way for the house ways and means committee to gain access to these financial documents. the supreme court last week rejected trump's efforts to try and block congress from getting those records, which were requested three year ago.

and now we want to turn to the volcano emergency on hawaii's big island. mauna loa is erupt fogger the first time in nearly 40 years, spewing potentially harmful clouds of smoke and ash. cbs' jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: as mauna loa erupts, it's nature's fury and nature's beauty. >> to see live lava shooting out of a fissure is incredible. >> i've waited my whole life to see this. >> reporter: for 38 years, the world's largest active volcano sat silent. that changed instantly on sunday night, drawing locals and tourists to view a molten masterpiece. the eruption has at times sent lava hundreds of feet up into the air. nobody knows at this point when it will stop and what damage, if any, it could cause. is this a safe eruption right now? are other communities at risk at this point? >> not according to civil defense. my hopes are that this stays as a beautiful, awesome sight and

doesn't affect people. >> reporter: mauna loa's previous eruptions have come close to wiping out communities. while people are not currently in danger, the slow-moving but persistent lava flow could threaten local roads. >> a very high probability that this lava flow if it continues >> reporter: there is also an . air quality concern. vog, a mixture of volcanic ash and smog. but mostly what's driving all the attention is something both spectacular and sacred. >> just new birth, new beginnings. giving respect to the land. >> reporter: the volcano erupted in four places, what are known as fissures, and today only two of them are actively spewing lava. but geologists warn new fissures could explode in the coming days, creating additional dangers for people here on the big island. norah? >> incredible to watch. jonathan vigliotti, thank you so much. police officers in a major american city have been given

the authority to use remote controlled robots that are capable of using deadly force in emergency situations. cbs' jeff pegues reports there was vocal opposition to the plan. >> reporter: san francisco police are assuring the public that robots armed with explosives would only be used sparingly. >> we have somebody who's shooting, killing people, a sniper, et cetera, we're going to do everything we can to stop the threat. >> reporter: the city's board of supervisors voted overwhelmingly in favor of the idea monday night. but those against it raised ethical concerns and cited the impact on people of color. >> you got to recognize they will be disproportionately used against black and brown communities. >> reporter: for the last decade, the militarization of police has increasingly been a concern. in 2014, heavy weaponry in ferguson, missouri sparked a backlash after michael brown's fatal police shooting. armed robots are part of that debate. currently, there are more than

one thousand robots and unmanned vehicles in use by police departments, primarily by bomb squads. the policies in cities like san francisco could clear e way for an expanded use of robots as weapons. one of the first such incidents happened in 2016 when dallas police deployed one against a suspect who had gunned down five police officers. in a statement today, san francisco police acknowledge that it does not have a specific plan in place on when to use armed robots. >> if we get to a point where there's uncertainty about who is responsible for the ultimate death of the individual causing whatever chaos they were causing, that is where i think it would be problematic. >> reporter: in san francisco, this policy will have to get another approval from the board of supervisors next week, and then it would have to be signed into law by the city's mayor, london breed, a democrat, who has expressed her support for

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. the house of representatives approved a bill to impose a labor agreement on rail companies and their unions to head off a looming strike that could derail the economy just weeks before christmas. it was a bipartisan effort, and not the only one in these final days of the 117th congress. earlier this week, the senate passed the historic defense of manch act. 12 republicans joined every

democrat in the senate to approve it. it would provide federal protects for same sex and interracial couples.onil report. >> the bill as amended has passed. >> reporter: as the senate approved the respect for marriage act -- >> yes. >> a thumbs-up from justin and tim lechler who have been watching the legislative process play out for weeks from dallas. >> we're moving in the right direction. >> reporter: the couple runs a home design business and has been married since 2017, two years after celebrating the supreme court's landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. >> in that added security and protection and rights that are inconsequential to so many people except for us. >> but a great day. >> reporter: wisconsin senator tammy baldwin is the first openly gay senator in u.s. history and sponsored the legislation to codify marriage protections into federal law. what does this legislation mean

to you? >> i have in my public life been fighting for equality, fighting for freedoms and progress. and we just want to make sure we protect that moving forward. >> reporter: the bill does not legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, but does require the federal government and states to recognize legal same-sex and interracial marriages performed in other states. it also includes religious liberty protections, but republicans were split. thinking legislation will put the weighty thumb of government on the scale against religious organizations and individuals. >> lgbtq rights can co-exist with religious freedom protects. >> reporter: the vote was prompted after the overturning of roe v. wade, sparking fears same-sex marriage rights could be next. >> it shouldn't be this difficult or this complicated. it's two adults who love each other fighting for the same rights. >> reporter: the house has already passed a similar measure and will take up the senate

version as early as next week there has been a real push by democrats to try to get this done now during the lame duck session before republicans take over the house majority next year, which could make it tougher to pass. >> that was nikole killion reporting. a lawyer for oath keepers founders stewart rhodes says he plans to appeal this week's verdict that carry a prison term of up to 60 years. the militia leader was found guilty of seditious conspiracy and other charges for his role in the plot that ended in the january 6th violence at the capitol. four other militia members were convicted of various charges that also carried long prison terms. prosecutors hope that the verdicts will convince defendants in upcoming trials to plead guilty and cooperate with the ongoing investigations. all the evidence in the case will be digitized and available to prosecutors. scott macfarlane shows us how that works. >> reporter: near the mountains in rural winchester, virginia,

more than 60 miles from the nation's capitol, inside a classified federal facility, the fbi has deployed a team of robots. an agency that for more than a century has uncovered crime and secrets has built a home for all the fbi files detailing those crimes and secrets. >> it's just a little bit smaller than two football fields. >> reporter: full of records? >> yes. >> reporter: that's a lot. >> yep. 7.4 million. >> reporter: and to move the unparalleled piles of paper, they've built and set into motion a team of more than 100 robotic helpers. it sounds like the world's biggest library. >> in some instances it is. we have a loft information here. >> reporter: a major investment and upgrade for the bureau, which previously kept its piles of files in storage rooms and lockboxes at its dozens of field offices nationwide. they now have one clearing house with hardcopies of the files from hard cases from probes of al capone to the olympic bombing, 9/11, to the assassination of jfk. these case files have been collected from every community

in america, every fbi field office across the u.s. and there are a lot of them. they fill 360,000 of these gray crates. and as more cases close, the files comeorere.or dingsc thlu of having our records readily accessible, retrievable, and digitized, you get them quicker. >> reporter: the agency is hoping this speeds the work of agents who are investigating new crimes. every old case file stored here could be retrieved and digitized and sent to agents across america in ten minutes, if needed. >> we freed up warehouses. we freed up square footage, and we have people doing the most important work in the field that they need to be doing, which is working those cases. >> reporter: a new modern era for an agency still synonymous with j. edgar hoover as the g-men are now getting the help of robots. scott macfarlane, cbs news, winchester, virginia.

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if your shopping list includes a new watch, mark strassmann explores some option that may or may not fit into your budget. >> reporter: time is money. often big money. marquee brand watches like rolex and omega, patek philippe. the big hand says style. the little one was for status. or is it the other way around? >> the watch market in 2022 is going through a growth spurt unlike we've ever seen. >> reporter: ben climber founded wodinkee, a watch website and retailer, roughly four million users. its watches, knew and used, start at 50 bucks and end in silly money. clymer explained why wearers, mostly men can spend lavishly, when smartphones tell the time

for free. >> nobody needs watches. this is not life or death. this should be fun. watches can transport you into a different version of yourself. >> watches do more than tell time. they can tell a story. >> reporter: they can. >> they can speak to you in a very personal way. >> reporter: definitely. they speak to celebs like jay-z and lebron james. ed sheeran. >> i always said like when i eventually make enough money, i will buy the watch. >> reporter: and brooke shields. >> for a lot of people, watches are watches. for me, they're always really important pieces of jewelry. >> reporter: as an income flex, their watches can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece. but there is a variety of prices and styles, and undeniably, an element of cosplay throughout. astronaut watches, pilot watches, dive watches, car racing watches. whatever makes you tick. and it's really just a way for people to say hey, this is maybe not who i am, but it's who i could be.

and in my mind, maybe i am this person when have i this watch on. >> good evening, atlanta! >> reporter: rock star john mayer stands front and center as celebrity watch collector. >> anything with shale product stuff. >> reporter: and an early hodinkee investor. >> it looks like a bunch of watches on the table and every single watch is connected to a person who can't wait to get it. >> reporter: starting as a kid, mayer spent all hours intrigued by the wizardry of watches. >> i was always into it. i think when you're a kid and you don't own much, the fact you can put something on your wrist and it accompanied you and felt like a tool and felt like you were in some way more equipped, you know. >> reporter: and the first nice watch you had? >> rolex explorer 2. couldn't wait. i go to the jeweller in atlanta, where we are, and i had the one moment in my life where i know they don't take me seriously, because they don't know who i

am. >> reporter: you were julia roberts in "pretty woman". >> yeah. i wanted that a little bit. i wanted it. i had a lost cause and a rolex before my friends graduated college. >> reporter: mayer is magazines nat about watches with encyclopedic knowledge. >> baby's first picture. that's like a glamour shot. it's beautiful. ♪ >> absolutely. >> reporter: and a collection worth tens of millions of dollars. >> but i can also say i took the money i made in my 20s and held on to it a different way. >> reporter: and as investments, watch is more fun than a stock certificate. >> i'm a mugabemusician. a misfit. this does not fit a complex algorithm i worked out to make money. i love watches. i did for the last 18 years of the last 20 years blow my money on watches in the minds of other people.

>> reporter: when applech in 20d it quickly became the world's best-seller, many experts thought time had run out on luxury watches. instead, the market raced even faster. >> it's the gateway drug, frankly for watches. >> you would think apple 500 bucks multifunctions, what the hell do you need a fancy watch for? >> you don't need a fancy watch. it allows you to appreciate things in a totally different way. and you can call them materialistic, but you can also call it beautiful. >> for bobby wooten iii, a 33-year-old bass player living in queens, new york, watches are an element of style. his style. >> i like colors. i like -- for me, it's matching with my outfit. >> reporter: and you've got some old school stuff. >> i do, i do. this longines 1960 probably my baby. that's very nice occasions am i wearing this one. >> reporter: would you ever wear an apple watch? >> no, i wouldn't.

i think because it feels too robotic for me. it feels like i'm conforming to this thing that this company wants me to like live by. >> reporter: we watched him buy a seiko prospects monster. cost? $525. >> this one has certain personality. i like these edges and stuff too. >> reporter: yeah. >> for him, an expensive watch. these aren't big money. >> i don't do that. this isn't john mayer's collection. this is the watch collection of the guy who is on stage just behind blon mayer and to the left playing with him. >> reporter: wooten is still of something surprising. younger customer, millennial and gen z now drive this market. digital generations with a taste for analog. they put a $100 strap on a $100 match. and nothing makes me happier. they want to be a part of the community. a part of the club. >> reporter: so of all of the watches, which one? >> $34.90. >> reporter: at the end of the day, it's how a watch's look

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the next step on team usa's road to the world cup comes on saturday when the team takes the pitch, the field, against the netherlands. the golden cup is one of the most prized awards in all of sports and it has a story of its own. ian lee reports. >> reporter: world cup fever has taken over. >> usa, baby. america. let's go. >> reporter: fans go crazy supporting their teams. the only cure is an 18 karat gold trophy valued at $20 million. but there is a catch. players can't keep the original. it was made back in 1974 in this italian workshop on the outskirts of milan.

"seeing our cup lifted up is always emotional," says salvatore lynnetti, who oversees perfection. every year his workers hammer, and polish the trophy teams take home. because it's hand-made, there can be mistakes. so craftsmen make different pieces of the trophy again and again until it comes together perfectly. but even the perfect prize can take a beating. valentino lossa says so many winning teams bring the cup back to us for repairs. you can see it's been celebrated with because they fight to win it, and there is great joy. a symbol of joy, not only for the teams, but also their millions of fans. ian lee, cbs news. >> that is the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, don't forget to check back later for "cbs mornings." and you can follow us online any

time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. this is cbs news flash. i'm dan lieberman in new york. the pentagon is proposing training 2500 ukrainian soldiers a month at bases in germany. according to a u.s. official, the training would include basics of arms operations, the coordination of ground movements with artillery. a judge declared a mistrial in the case against "that 70s show" star danny masterson after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. masterson was accused of rape by three different women who were members of the church of scientology. he had plead not guilty to all charges. 'tis the season. the white house hosted the 100th annual christmas tree lighting. ll cool j led the night and featured onstage performances. this year's national tree is a colorado blue spruce from pennsylvania.

for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york ♪ tonight, deadly tornado outbreak hits the south, destroying communities as the same storm system heads north, bringing strong winds that could knock out power to thousands. >> i'm inside the tornado. >> roofs ripped off. homes turned into debris. tonight residents clean up what's left. cbs' manuel bojorquez visits a community officials say has been wiped off the map. warning for parents. the family of a 15-year-old speaks out after a 28-year-old man pretended to be a teenager online and killed the california girl's grandparents and mother. >> tell our story to help your parenting. killer robots? the major american city allowing police to use machines armed

with military-grade weapons. cbs' jeff pegues with the story out of a science fiction movie. the life-changing diabetes drug used by some celebrities to lose weight. cbs' dr. jon lapook with who it's really for and how it works. and a royal visit. prince william and kate middleton fly commercial on their first trip to america in eight years. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> tonight residents across the south are still assessing the damage after a line of deadly storms swept across three states. the damage is devastating. homes and buildings were left in ruins. entire neighborhoods have been levelled with buildings ripped from their foundations and trees toppled by the high winds. heavy machinery is being brought in to clear the debris. power still out to thousands of

customers, and there were reports of more than two dozen tornadoes throughout alabama, louisiana, and mississippi. so far, at least seven have been confirmed. in alabama, the montgomery county sheriff's office described the damage in the flatwood community as total destruction. that's where cbs' manuel bojorquez will start us off tonight. good evening, manuel. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the national weather service says a category ef-2 tornado struck this area with winds about 115 miles per hour. you can see what it did to this community center. it is destroyed. this is also where a woman and her 8-year-old son were killed in the storm. daylight brought a harsh reality across the southeast. >> i'm inside the tornado. >> reporter: as overnight storms in multiple states spawned damaging tornadoes and torrential rains. mississippi and alabama took the brunt, with the small community of flatwood just north of montgomery, alabama, taking a direct hit.

this is where two people were killed when a tree fell on their home just after 3:00 a.m. in total darkness. >> people knew that we were under a tornado warning, but when the sirens went off, the next thing you know we had the devastation. >> reporter: in hard hit lowndes county, mississippi, a twister turned homes into piles of debris and left a local fire station beyond repair. the national weather service said the damage, roofs blown away, toppled trees, and metal bent in half is consistent with at least an ef-2 tornado. >> it's like a freight train. it is. it's like a train. i mean, big train. >> reporter: while in eutaw, alabama the roof at the sagewood apartments was ripped off. and an oak tree fell through the ezekiel baptist church. no one was injured. severe weather systems like this are becoming more common during winter months, possibly, according to the national weather service, because of more moisture from a warming gulf of

mexico. >> all it takes is one strong cold front to come through. and unfortunately, this is the result from it. >> reporter: deputies say they have conducted a search of other homes in this affected area, and everyone is accounted for. norah? >> manny bojorquez, thank you so much. the severe weather is now moving to the east coast. for detail let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. weather really hampering travel today from the pacific northwest all the way into the northeast. we've had thousands of flights delayed today. from the pacific northwest around seattle all the way into jfk in la guardia, where wind and rain major players for us today. if we take a look at what's going on with some of the issues in the northeast, it's going to be wind primarily for the remainder of the day, anticipating high impact at a lot of the hubs here. boston will be included in that. philadelphia as well as syracuse. even a place like burlington and portland, the winds very gusty. winds could be as high as 60

miles per hour. so serious delays there anticipated in a place like boston. the next storm system coming in the west. a lot of snow, a lot of rain down through california. but some of the snow at high elevation, norah, could get to three feet. >> mike bettes, thank you. here in washington, the house has voted to block a potential railroad strike that could devastate the nation's already fragile economy ahead of the holidays. the bipartisan vote forces rail companies and workers to accept the labor agreement the white house helped negotiate in september. the bill now moves to the senate, and if approved will be signed by president biden, who called on congress to intervene. in another major development today, congress now has six years of former president trump's federal tax returns. the treasury department says it has complied with a court order which cleared the way for the house ways and means committee to gain access to the financial documents. the supreme court last week rejected trump's efforts to block the committee -- to block congress from getting the records which were requested three years ago.

in riverside, california today, family members spoke out for the first time since a cross-country catfishing scheme left three loved ones dead and a teenager shaken after she drove off with a man she met online. we get details from cbs' carter evans. >> nobody could imagine this crime happening to my family. >> reporter: raw emotion from michelle blandin, speaking out about the brutal murder of her family by a man her 15-year-old niece met online. >> catfishing led to the deaths of the three most important people in my life, my dad, my mom, and my sister. >> reporter: police say 28-year-old austin lee edwards, who became a virginia law enforcement officer just this year, drove cross-country to meet the teen. >> we don't know if this was the first physical encounter they had, but we also don't know yet if she knew that he was coming to california. >> reporter: last friday, a

neighbor called police saying the teen looked distressed while getting into a car with edwards. soon after a fire erupted at the family home. inside investigators found the bodies of mark and sharie winek along with their daughter brooke winek. >> for everyone there who responded, it was disturbing to look at. it's gruesome. >> reporter: police now say edwards died by suicide. they also believe he pretended to be 17 online, and they've launched an extensive digital investigation. today blandin warns this tragedy is a cautionary tale. >> when you are talking to your children about the dangers of their online actions, tell our story, not out of fear, but out of example of something that did happen. >> reporter: now the teen who was taken has a sister who was not home at the time of the murders. that 15-year-old girl is in child protective custody right now, and she is undergoing intense trauma counseling. police say she hasn't been able to provide much information to investigators.

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> and now we want to turn to the volcano emergency on hawaii's big island. mauna loa is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, spewing potentially harmful clouds of smoke and ash. cbs' jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: as mauna loa erupts, it's nature's fury and nature's beauty. >> to see live lava shooting out of a fissure is incredible. >> i've waited my whole life to see this. >> reporter: for 38 years, the world's largest active volcano sat silent. that changed instantly on sunday night, drawing locals and

tourists to view a molten masterpiece. the eruption has at times sent lava hundreds of feet up into the air. nobody knows at this point when it will stop and what damage, if any, it could cause. is this a safe eruption right now? are other communities at risk at this point? >> not according to civil defense. my hopes are that this stays as a beautiful, awesome sight and doesn't affect people. >> reporter: mauna loa's previous eruptions have come close to wiping out communities. while people are not currently in danger, the slow-moving but persistent lava flow could threaten local roads. >> a very high probability that this lava flow if it continues will definitely reach the road. >> reporter: there is also an air quality concern. vog, a mixture of volcanic ash and smog. but mostly what's driving all the attention is something both spectacular and sacred. what's going on in your head as

you're watching this? >> just new birth, new beginnings. giving respect to the land. >> reporter: the volcano erupted in four places, what are known as fissures, and today only two of them are actively spewing lava. but geologists warn new fissures could explode in the coming days, creating additional dangers for people here on the big island. norah? >> incredible to watch. jonathan vigliotti, thank you so much. british royals prince william and kate middleton arrived in boston today on their first visit to the u.s. in eight years. cbs is there with more on this historic visit. >> reporter: the royals are here, and fans can't contain their excitement. prince william and princess kate arrived in boston this afternoon, the start of a three-day royal visit in the u.s., the first in eight years. among the first stops, boston city hall. >> katherine and i are absolutely delighted to be with you today for our first engagement in the great city of boston. >> reporter: ahead of the visit, prince william announced their

attendance at the earthshot prize award ceremony honoring prtironmentalists, along with a supownt for william is how it'en's dinitely. >> reporter: the royal couple's visit comes after prince william's god mother, lady susan hussey repeatedly asked a black woman what part of africa she came from. hussey resigned from her post after the woman tweeted about her experience. the royal couple hasn't been in the u.s. since harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex gave up their royal duties and relocated to the u.s. and president biden is expected to meet with the royals here in boston on friday. norah? >> michael george, thank you so much. police officers in a major american city have been given the authority to use remote controlled robots that are capable of using deadly force in emergency situations. cbs' jeff pegues reports there was vocal opposition to the

plan. >> reporter: san francisco police are assuring the public that robots armed with explosives would only be used sparingly. >> we have somebody who's shooting, killing people, a sniper, et cetera, we're going to do everything we can to stop the threat. >> reporter: the city's board of t.buthe agaiitted overmi ethical concerns and cited the impact on people of color. >> you got to recognize they will be disproportionately used against black and brown communities. >> reporter: for the last decade, the militarization of police has increasingly been a concern. in 2014, heavy weaponry in ferguson, missouri sparked a backlash after michael brown's fatal police shooting. armed robots are part of that debate. currently, there are more than one thousand robots and unmanned vehicles in use by police departments, primarily by bomb squads. the policies in cities like san

francisco could clear the way for an expanded use of robots as weapons. one of the first such incidents happened in 2016 when dallas police deployed one against a suspect who had gunned down five police officers. in a statement today, san francisco police acknowledge that it does not have a specific plan in place on when to use there's unainty out who is deatof the individual causing whatever chaos they were causing, that is where i think it would be problematic. >> reporter: in san francisco, this policy will have to get another approval from the board of supervisors next week, and then it would have to be signed into law by the city's mayor, london breed, a democrat, who has expressed her support for this proposal. norah? >> those robots are like out of a science fiction movie. >> evolving technology. >> jeff pegues, thank you.

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try vicks vapostick. some celebrities and social media influencers are using a new diabetes medicine to lose weight, but their popularity is causing shortages. cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook takes a look in tonight's health watch. >> i lost a pound a week. >> reporter: they seem to be everywhere on social media. >> i now weigh 143 pounds. >> reporter: dramatic stories of weight loss, like jennifer huber's. >> like who's that person in the mirror? it's hard to believe it's me. >> reporter: huber has lost more than 50 pounds in five months after starting mounjaro, an injectable drug to start her type 2 diabetes. it's now being fast tracked by the fda as a tool for weight loss. >> it's this miracle. i've got pinch myself sometimes and say is this real. >> reporter: mounjaro belongs to a class of drugs called glp-1 agonists which includes wegovy.

already approved for people overweight with at least one weight-related medical problem or obese. dr. amanda velazquez, director of medicine in los angeles say for her patients it's been life changing. >> the medications help by making the gut feel that it's fuller. so fullness signals go to the brain. >> and it's somehow affecting insulin metabolism, right? >> yeah. we know at the same time it helps weight, it can help with blood sugar regulation. so it's an incredible medication. >> reporter: wegovy has a higher dose of the same active ingredient used in a diabetes drug called ozempic. which is not approved for weight loss. both are so popular, some doses are in short supply. troubling for people using ozempic to treat diabetes. novo nordisk, the maker of the drugs say it's making short and long-term investments to help

with supply disruptions. while they expect it to be available in december, health care officials are asked to hold off starting new patients on the drug. >> lately, i've had some patients say to me, look, i know i'm not really technically overweight or obese, but i want to lose this five pounds. >> someone who may only need to lose about five pounds most likely does not qualify for this. >> all right. so dr. lapook, how much do these drugs cost? >> they can be expensive, norah. while drug companies sometimes significantly discount the drugs, some patients face bills of about a thousand dollars a month. and those costs are not always covered by insurance, as i've been finding out with some of my own patients. >> it's so interesting. dr. lapook, since i do have you here, i want to ask you about promising news about an alzheimer's drug. what can you tell us? >> that's right. there is a new study out about a drug called lecanemab.

it did slow moderate decline in patients with alzheimer's. but there were significant side effects including brain swelling and bleeding. and it's unclear to what degree the improvement was meaningful in terms of real life function. norah, even the authors think more study is needed. >> all right. dr. jon lapook, thanks very much. it was a historic day in congress as democrats chose a new leader to replace nancy pelosi. that's just ahead.

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in texas today, lawyers representing survivors and family members of victims of the uvalde school massacre announced a $27 billion class action lawsuit against the school district. they're seeking damages for the physical and psychological trauma caused by the shooting. the lawsuit says surviving children have been having anxiety and other mental health problems since the attack in may that left 19 students and two teachers dead. house democrats made history today as they voted in a new generation of leaders. congressman hakeem jeffries was elected minority leader making him the first black american to lead a major political party in congress. the 52-year-old lawmaker will replace nancy pelosi, who made history herself who is the first and only woman to be elected speaker of the house. scientists have made an out-of-this-world discovery. the secrets held inside a meteorite. that's next.

two minerals that have never been seen on earth were discovered inside a huge meteorite. researchers in canada say the new minerals were found inside a piece taken from a 16-ton meteorite that turned up in somalia two years ago. scientist says they could hold s h adsrm. the team is also looking into how those minerals might be used right here on earth. makers of the '70s and '80s has died. we're going to take a look back at a member of fleetwood mac. that's next.

finally tonight, tributes are pouring in for british sing writer/songwriter christine mcvie who died today. mcvie was best known for the string of hits she wrote with fleetwood mac. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop, it will soon be here ♪ >> one of mcvie's most beloved tunes, "don't stop" was the unofficial campaign song for bill clinton, and the band reunited in 1993 to perform it at his first presidential inauguration. mcvie, born christine perfect married fleetwood mac bassist john mcvie and joined the group in 1970. remembering mcvie today, band mate stevie nicks posted a photo of the two of them, calling her a best friend, saying "see you on the other side." christine mcvie was 79 years old. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember, you can follow us online any time 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. the pentagon is proposing training 2500 ukrainian soldiers a month at bases in germany. according to a u.s. official, the training would include basics of arms operations, the coordination of ground movements with artillery. a judge declared a mistrial in the case against "that 70s show" star danny masterson after the jury was unable to reach a a verdict. masterson was accused of rape by three different women who were members of the church of scientology. he had plead not guilty to all charges. 'tis the season. the white house hosted the 100th annual christmas tree lighting. ll cool j led the night and featured onstage performances. this year's national tree is a colorado blue spruce from pennsylvania.

for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new it's thursday, december 1st, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." royal visit. prince william and his wife are in the u.s. for the first time in eight years. we're in boston with a report on their trip. avoiding a rail strike. congress takes crucial action to try and keep rail workers from walking off the job. and training more troops. the new report that says the u.s. is weighing stepping up our assistance of ukrainian soldiers. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we are one step closer to avoiding a potentially economy-crippling rail strike. house members passed legislation