probably about where they're going to be for the foreseeable futureter:se h new bridey fee luc es >> ieel eel likeisaneret to experience remember your interest rate is not permanent. if it goes down in the future, you can refinance. i interes be glad you locked them in where they are now. norah? >> that is a good reminder. tanya rivera, thank you so much. president biden declared today a day of remembrance, marking ten years since the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut where a gunman opened fire and killed 20 children and 6 adults. a decade after this tragedy, there have been nearly 4300 mass shootings, 38 of them at schools. cbs' nikki battiste spoke with parents who are honoring their children's lives by working to protect other families from gun violence. >> dylan was this gorgeous

little boy with these gigantic blue eyes. he was always smiling and laughing. >> on the last day of daniel's life, i taught him how to play jingle bells. >> reporter: one month after nicole hockley and mark barden lost their young sons, 6-year-old dylan and 7-year-old daniel, they helped launch sandy hook promise, a nonprofit focused on protecting america's children from gun violence.>> l atr:t's knhe sig aseinor tha 23,000 schools helpedhool shoo states. >> the spectrum of violence is an escalating thing. someone doesn't go straight to suicide or homicide. so we're focused on how do we at the earlier end of that scale intervene and get help. >> reporter: in june, president biden signed into law the bipartisan safer communities act. it includes enhanced background checks for people 18 to 21 and

invests money in mental health resources and red flag laws, which allow authorities to take guns from people deemed dangerous. how do you want your sons to be remembered? >> first of all, i want people to know who daniel was. ♪ and then to think what can i do to be part of the change to make sure that doesn't happen again. >> i want them to look at my son and see their own children in his eyes and think about what can you do as a parent, grand parent, aunt, uncle to take meaningful action so that this never happens to you. >> or anyone. >> oryo >>eporter:kibattiste news, nen,neic. l, t is sad entertainment w dj, known astch died by thr days after 40ear- s rose on

so so you think you can dance and ellen. jeff pegues tonight on why this is shining a spotlight on mental health issues. >> reporter: he was known for his dance moves on the ellen show. growing up in alabama, steven boss was given the nickname twitch because he never stopped moving. ♪ that it seems was the case throughout his life, but it was on television. everything seemed perfect. >> i think that's why everyone is in shock. >> reporter: entertainment tonight co-host kevin fraser. >> he was a positive shining ray of light. he walked in, and he would light up a room with his positivity and his big personality. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was found dead yesterday in a los angeles hotel. in a statement to entertainment tonight, his wife said he was the backbone ofur mihe andfath.

ig violaav at a loss for words. ellen said she was heartbroken. twitch rose to fame on her show as the comedian's dj. in recent years, he and his fe's dance moves drew a large following. sometimes images don't match reality. according to dr. laura erickson. >> a lot of times people are really struggling with things under the surface that other people don't know that they're struggling with. >> reporter: and that's what makes this so shocking. norah mentioned at the top of the broadcast or the top of this piece about the wedding anniversary. within days of his sudden death, twitch posted images of his wedding and he professed his love for his wife as they celebrated their ninth anniversary. norah? >> thank you, jeff. people sometimes struggle in silence. so we want you to know if you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call the suicide hotline. that's at 988.

turning overseas, we learned today that a u.s. air force veteran was part of a prisoner swap between russia and ukraine. the veteran from minnesota had been arrested by russian forces in southern ukraine in june. also today russia attacked the ukrainian capital kyiv with 13 iranian-made drones. ukraine says it managed to shoot them down, though several buildings were damaged. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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a popular basketball star, and at 16 years old, he took a fentanyl-laced percocet pill and died. >> sometimes with fentanyl, you don't get a second chance. >> beautiful, beautiful son. >> he was. >> reporter: sadly, landon's story is all too common. last year more than 100,000 americans died from an overdose, the majority from fentanyl, a nearly invisible poison. did landon have a sense he could be buying a pill that would be laced with fentanyl? >> i don't think he even recognized that that was going to be a possibility. >> reporter: in january, the maryland high school sophomore bought pills from a dealer through social media. >> no longer are we talking about meeting on the street and making that connection. the dealer is in your kid's pocket along with the phone. >> reporter: deputy monaco overe drug enforcement administration and says this is the dea's top priority. there were more deaths from fentanyl last year than from the wars in vietnam, afghanistan,

and iraq combined. why isn't this a national security crisis? >> i think it is, norah. i think it's a national security issue. i think it's a public safety issue. i think it's a public health issue. >> reporter: deaths among teens have tripled. and in the last year, the dea says it is investigating more than 120 cases that involve social media. they even issued a warning of emoji code language deals use to target young buyers. why isn't there a crackdown by the justice department on these social media companies? >> we're talking to the social media companies. and frankly, we're asking them to do more. they need to do more. they need to be policing their platforms. >> reporter: the dealer who sold the fake percocets to landon is facing federal charges. but for houshousman, one arrest isn't enough. what does justice look like to you? >> i can't go back and change what happened, but what i can do is try to do everything possible so maybe this doesn't happen to

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the matchup is set for the world cup final on sunday. france ended morocco's cinderella run today, winning 2-0. they'll face lionel messi and argentina who defeated croatia on tuesday. france is now one victory away from becoming the first nation in 60 years to win back-to-back world cups. the death of cbs sports contributor grant wahl at the world cup stunned american soccer fans. well, today we learned the cause of death was a ruptured aortic aneurysm. wahl's wife dr. selene gander revealed the news today. white flowers were placed in wahl's press box seat honoring his passion for sports. finally, the a list of

movies who their cultural, historical significance. when harry met sally with its famous scene in a new york del i made the list. >> i'll have what she's having. >> other inductees included disney's 1989 animated film "the little mermaid" and the 1988 musical "hairspray." ironman and the 1976 horror classic "carrie" also made the cut. the library of congress selects 25 films each year to showcase the diversity of american film and highlight the importance of preserving those artworks. 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 right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm serena marshall in washington. a new report from the wome soccer league finds ongoing and misconduct at more than half the clubs going back a decade, finding instances of sexual abuse coming from those in power. the leagues have systematically failed to protect players. in georgia, an election shake-up. secretary of state brad raffensperger calling for an end to runoff elections, setting the added pressure on election officials. and for those awaiting part 2 of the "harry & meghan" docuseries, it is out on netflix today. it will focus on the events that led to them leaving the uk. part 1 of the series had the

highest viewing times debut on its premiere on netflix in a week. i'm serena marshall, cbs washington. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." a u.s. border city is on edge as an influx of migrants cross into the united states, and thousands more are expected in the coming days. plus we've got america's reporting on the fentanyl crisis. our search for answers on what's being done to protect our children. but we do want to begin with the coast-to-coast storm that's threatening millions from the northern plains to the gulf of mexico. just moments ago a tornado touched down outside new orleans. and as we come on the air, winter storm alerts are posted from the rocky mountains to the great lakes as the east coast prepares for a powerful blast of ice and snow.

in the south, a rare december outbreak of tornadoes killed at least three people in louisiana. cbs' elise preston is going to lead off our coverage from farmerville, louisiana, where more than 20 people were injured where a tornado ripped through that town. good evening, elise. >> reporter: good evening, norah. louisiana is under a state of emergency tonight. the governor says the threat of severe weather is far from over for families across the state. >> yep, that's a tornado, heading our way. >> reporter: tonight a tornado ripping through new orleans. officials confirming a twister tore through jefferson parish. >> whoa, look at that! >> reporter: before passing into eastern portions of the city, causing widespread damage. >> that's a tornado, a tornado on the ground. >> reporter: it's the second tornado to hit the new orleans area today, with st. charles parish taking a direct hit. at least one person was killed there. >> holy moses! >> reporter: the storm's part of a monster winter system causing

chaos from the south to the north, where blizzard conditions have shut down major highways.r several houses and a medical center were damaged as the suspected twister roared through new iberia. the storm turned deadly overnight after an ef-2 tornado tore through the small town of keithville, killing a young boy and his mother. his body found a half mile from their demolished home. >> i saw a tree come falling down, come down and the power line come down with it. >> reporter: while in farmerville, houses were blown off their foundation after a late-night twister struck with little warning. >> by the time the tornado warning was received, the tornado hit, and it did mass destruction. >> reporter: more than 20 people were injured. cars were flipped, and belongings scattered about. today the mcmichaels picked through what was left of their home, pulling out family treasures and christmas

decorations. >> it's just overwhelming. i don't know where to start. there is nothing you can do about it, you know. you kind of pick up and move on. >> repor here to can up. meanwhile, it clr how rgesty, neorleans. >> elise, thinking of these families just before christmas. thank you. well, tonight this storm system is pushing east. let's get the forecast from jacqui jeras with our partners at the weather channel. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, norah. more than a dozen tornadoes have already been confirmed, and that number will go up as the risk will continue through the rest of the evening and even into the overnight. this is the highest tornado risk we've had in some time, and this all happening in the month of december. this line of storms will march to the east. embedded rotation will be possible within that line as it heads towards the panhandle of florida. tomorrow we'll see more

tornadoes possible from north florida down to the i-4 corridor, perhaps even into georgia and south carolina. now there is a winter side to all of this. we've got winter weather alerts in effect for millions. to the northeast and midatlantic, icy conditions for the morning commute in washington, d.c., baltimore, and philadelphia. >>acqui, thankouted some sts g > ghcouny is as a pandemic era restriction that allows officials to immediately expel migrants crossing into the u.s. is set to be lifted next week. about 7,000 migrants have entered the border city of el paso, texas in just the past three days, and that number could soon nearly double. cbs' lilia luciano is there for us. >> reporter: migrants here in el paso face dangerous conditions with temperatures expected to drop below freezing. "the cold last night was brutal," said christopher silva, who was processed and released by border authorities with his

wife and two children. he slept outside a shelter in el paso, unsheltered. the city is under incredible strain, seeing an average of 2,500 centsings crossings a day. >> people are going to ask you whern ere gl ion'ta place yo caw are all ull. >> rtedecaubserved migrants at enunciation house and said he has never seen el paso like this. the situation is only expected to get worse a week from today when title 42, a pandemic era law that the u.s. uses to turn migrants away is set to expire. garcia says a humanitarian crisis here can only be prevented if the city, county, churches and the federal government step up efforts to shelter thousands more. >> if title 42 gets lifted and those four entities are not operating at their max, you're

going to be down here doing more stories with many, many more people sleeping out on the street in even colder weather. >> reporter: today i've heard from families who have fled political persecution, who have survived kidnappings and are now facing this punishing cold, relying on the kindness of strangers to bring donations. the local authorities and ngos are hoping the federal government will open fort bliss as a shelter, something, norah, that has been done before. >> we'll be watching. lilia luciano, thank you so much. there was chilling testimony today as the man accused of attacking the 82-year-old husband of house speaker nancy pelosi appeared in a san a poce officer showed the hammer allegedly used to break into the pelosi residence on october 28th and then demonstrated how the suspect, david depape, struck paul pelosi's head. another officer testified depape had a list of other targets including hunter biden, tom hanks and california's governor,

gavin newsom. a missouri school district has just joined the growing list of school districts going to a four-day week. that's right. the independent school board said it's trying to attract more teacher, support staff and bus drivers. the district will take mondays off and add 35 minutes to the other school days. that is starting next fall. more than 500 districts in 25 states have adopted this four-day schedule. the matchup is set for the world cup final on suny. morocc cinderella win today winning 2-0. they'll face lionel messi and argentina who defeated croatia. france could become the first nation to win back-to-back world cups in 60 years. the death of grant wahl stunned american fans.

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm jan crawford in washington. thanks for staying with us. inflation continues to drive up the price of just about everything this holiday season, but despite tighter gift budget, retailers expect to set sales records. there are just ten shopping days left before christmas, and if you plan on visiting stores, you might be able to find some deep discounts. but if you're ordering online, beware, you're running out of time to make sure those gifts get to where they're going on time. it is showtime for the big shipping companies, and they're moving mountains of packages.

kris van cleave got a firsthand look at a fed ex sorting center outside memphis. >> it is time to get serious about your shipping. this is the deadline for fed ex ground. this sorting center will handle about 10,000 packages just today. this is the last stop before they get delivered. and if your gifts aren't in some of these boxes, you need to start thinking about how they're going to get where you want them to go. that is the sound of the holidays, plane after plane touching down at the fed ex mega hub in memphis, each carrying around 20,000 packages. >> there is not a lot of slow that happens here. not a lot of lingering. >> reporter: we're on the tarmac with senior operations manager walter kirkamind. >> we understand some of these gifts are highly personal, and really the brand is on the line. >> reporter: over the course of the day, about 2.4 million packages pass through here. a gift-sized amazing race against the clock. they're sorted via 44 miles of conveyor belts before being

loaded on to another set all in about three hours. >> for the excess capacity that santa doesn't have on the sleigh, we're helping drop it off with our purple-tailed airplanes. >> relocate to gate 124 is approved. >> reporter: overnight, the memphis airport turns into one of the busiest air fields in the world. about 250 flights come and go every 24 hours. >> right now it looks like we have about ten in range. >> reporter: from this fed ex airport tower, maria bonds has to find a place to park all these planes. >> we have to make sure these aircraft go where they need to go in a timely manner, and we are the santa with the purple tail. >> reporter: if you're santa with a purple tail, what does that make you? >> an elf. >> reporter: an elf? >> an elf. >> reporter: this command center is a bit like norad for packages, tracking all the fed ex flights. >> we're looking at the weather every ten minutes to figure out if it's something we need to

deviate our planes. >> 538. >> reporter: that's you. >> reporter: but there is no deviating drivers like jacob tucker. before sunrise, packages are loaded into delivery vance headed for you. >> just like santa's little helper. i feel like i'm able to give to the customer before the holiday season. >> reporter: all right. so d is today. first class postal service mail deadline saturday. monday is the priority mail deadline. after that, if i want to get these purple hats to you guys in new york, i'm going have to send them overnight, and that gets pretty expensive. >> kris van cleave reporting. the holidays can be a difficult time for families who have lost a loved one to gun violence. yesterday marked ten years since the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. 20 children and educators were murdered by a young man using an ar-15 style rifle. since then there have been 143 mass shootings in the u.s. where

four or more people were killed. firearms are now the leading cause of death among our nation's children. some of the families at sandy hook are on a mission to tighten gun laws and improve school safety. nikki battiste reports. >> dylan was this gorgeous little boy with these gigantic blue eyes. he was always smiling and laughing. he had this high-pitched sing-songy voice. he was an absolute joy. i still can't wrap my head around it's been ten years. >> on the last day of daniel's life, he out of the blue, before he went to school that morning asked me to show him something on the piano. so i taughtor o hi >> reporter: that would be the last time they ever saw their children. 6-year-old dylan hockley and 7-year-old daniel barden. at what point did you start to thinking about fighting for

change, gun legislation and safety in schools? >> i started thinking about change at dylan's memorial service. i didn't know what the change would be, but that something would come from this. this wouldn't just be a senseless tragedy. >> reporter: one month later, they helped launch sandy hook promise, a nonprofit focused on protecting america's children from gun violence. >> look for warning signs and thr threats. >> reporter: its know the signs teach children and adult house to identify at-risk behaviors and intervene to get help. and there are signs it's working. the programs are used at more than 23,000 schools nationwide, which the group says have helped stop at least 11 credible planned school shooting attacks in 7 states. >> the spectrum of violence is an escalating thing. someone doesn't go straight to suicide or homicide. so we're focused on how do we at e sc in connecticut senat

murphy s int weeks after the. >> forme,t trs has been about trying to rattle this country into understanding that the epidemic of gun violence is every day. there are over 100 people dying every single day from suicides, from homicide, from accidental shootings in this country. >> reporter: a new study shows the u.s. has reached its highest number of gun deaths in nearly 30 years, accelerating recently with a 20% jump from 2019 to 2021. and in the past decade since sandy hook, there have been nearly 4300 mass shootings, 38 at schools. one took the lives of 17 students and staff at marjorie taylor greene high school in parkland, florida in 2018. >> we are going to be the kids that you read about in textbooks. we're going to be the last mass shooting. >> to me, the emergence of students after parkland as the leaders of this movement in many

ways is a story of why we have now begun to see success legislatively. >> reporter: success he says in the form of the new bipartisan safer communities act. >> i'm here on this floor to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues. find a path forward here. >> reporter: the bill became federal law this summer, just 31 days after 19 students and 2 teachers were murdered at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. it's the most significant gun-related legislation in 30 years and it includes enhanced background checks for people ages 18 to 21, invests money into mental health resources, and provides funding to states for red flag laws, which enable authorities to confiscate guns from individuals deemed dangerous. is it enough? >> it doesn't solve the epidemic, but it saves thousands

of lives. there are some people who said well, this isn't universal background checks. this isn't a ban on assault weapons. it's not worth it. well, [ bleep ]. we're saving lives. >> reporter: there has been change at the state level too since sandy hook. the number of states requiring background checks on all handgun sales went from 14 to 21. 19 states added red flag laws, and 8 have banned assault rifle, including connecticut. assault rifles account for more than 85% of mass shooting deaths. >> has your work in this journey you took on together helped in the healing process? helped you through grief? >> that's a tough one. yes. i mean short answer, yes. >> it's a paradox. because it's helping because it's doing something, and it's helping because it's providing a legacy and impact and change,

but it's also constantly retraumatizing. so it can be helpful for healing and damaging at the same time. >> reporter: how do you want your sons to be remembered? >> first of all, i want people to know who daniel was, to look at his little face and think about that beautiful robust life and understand that that was taken way violently. and then to think what can i do to be part of the change to make sure that that doesn't happen again. >> i want them to look at my son and see their own children in his eyes and think about what can you do as a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle to take meaningful action so that this never happens to you. >> or anyone. >> or anyone. >> that was nikki battiste reporting. you're watching the "cbs overnight ."

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at buffalo creek academy in buffalo, new york. and if you're wondering why the focus on the footwear, it's because that's what the kids do. >> you come to school, people look at your shoes before they even look at your face. >> oultu yant bwn sst buffaikety schoolss the ore sere elevated thstat conversely, if you don't have fancy shoes -- >> it feels bad. >> reporter: you can be picked on. >> you can't do nothing about it. >> reporter: melvin anderson is in 7th grade. he was getting teased for wearing worn-out shoes, until one day he showed up in mr. brown's class with a bright orange box. i asked him who purchased the sneaker, and he said melo. i was tooken back a little bit and shocked. >> reporter: shocked, because romelo early is another kid in the class.

romello says it really bothered him seeing melvin bullied. so much so that one day he came home in tears and waited for his mother. >> when she got home, i said, mom, you can take away anything you getting me for christmas, or you can take my allowance. i just want to get him some shoes. >> reporter: why did this bother you >> cse noboderves gt down base shoes that he is eventually going to grow out of. >> reporter: so romello scraped together $135. it was his life savings, but he has no regrets. >> it made me feel happy to see that big smile on his face. >> reporter: was there a big smile? >> yeah. at thoeade : romello says fowaing, not dividing and diminish, which is music to the ears of mr. brown. >> it means everything to have mello here.

just being a good role model is going to be infectious for sure. >> reporter: what started with a single pair of sneakers may now heal the soul of an entire school. (male) there are many voices in today's world. everyone is voicing their opinions about everything, and jesus is no exception to that. what if there was a clear voice telling you exactly who jesus is? (male announcer) join dr. david jeremiah as he teaches who jesus is and what that means for your life. tune in to dr. jeremiah's new series, "christ above all", on the next "turning point", right here on this station.

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something had happened to us. i'm talking about the joy and love in our hearts. i want more of that. in florida, pollution is killing off the state's manatees by the hundreds, but there are no efforts to save the gentle giants. cristian benavides reports. >> reporter: these whiskered faces are at the center of a bess december separate scramble, to save florida's manatees from wh is ie'rei we're outore main sou od usebe seagrass, er the wildl commission. last year, a record 1100 manatees died, many after starving here in the indian

river lagoon. about 200 miles north of biscayne bay, the lagoon is a critical winter hang out for manatee, warmed by the nearby cape canaveral power plant. but pollution and algae now block the sunlight, turning the lagoon into a seagrass desert. >> what is happening is manatees are slowly starving to the point they need to be rescued or they're dying. >> reporter: last year florida wildlife started serving up lettuce. more than 100 tons of romaine and butter leaf went down the hatch. as winter approach, wildlife officials plan more feedings. >> we think we helped, but whether it was enough to change numbers that much, we can't say. >> reporter: nearly 800 manatees have died so far this year. wildlife expert says the real solution is to restore the health of the lagoon, a long and expensive process that could mean life or death for these gentle giants. cristian benavides, cbs news at

the indian river lagoon. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jan crawford. this is cbs news flash. i'm serena marshall in washington. a new report from the women's soccer league and players union find ongoing and widespread misconduct at more than half of the clubs going back a decade, finding instances of sexual abuse and manipulation coming from those in power. the league commissioner apologized, saying the report reflecreflects the league systematically failed to protect players. in georgia, an election shake-up. secretary of state brad raffensperger calling for an end to runoff elections, setting the added pressure on election officials. and for those awaiting part 2 of the "harry & meghan" docuseries, it is out on netflix today. it will focus on the events that led to them leaving the uk. part 1 of the series had the

highest viewing times debut on netflix in its premiere week. for more download our app on ur cell phone or con cted tv. i'm serena marshall, cbs washington. ♪ tonight, a deadly coast-to-coast storm heads east, as millions brace for a dangerous wave of tornadoes, snow and ice.touc the seco ia i sout doyinneighborhoods, killing a mother and son. plus a major winter storm heading for the northeast after it pummels the plains. migrant emergency. we're in el paso tonight. with an average of 2,500 crossings a day, cbs' lilia luciano talks to a man who has worked at a shelter there for four decades, and he says it's never been worse. the fed raises interest rates to the highest level in 15 years. what it means for the housing market. the poisoning of america. a father's mission to end

fentanyl deaths after losing his son. we go to the justice department to get answers. >> why isn't this a national security crisis? and "ironman," "the little mermaid," and "when harry met sally," what these three classic films all have in common. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." a u.s. border city is on edge as an influx of migrants cross into the united states, and thousands more are expected in the coming days. plus we've got america's reporting on america's fentanyl crisis. our search fnswersn what to otect our children. but we do want to begin with the coast-to-coast storm that's plains to the gulf of mexico. just moments ago a tornado touched down outside new orleans. and as we come on the air, winter storm alerts are posted

from the rocky mountains to the great lakes as the east coast prepares for a powerful blast of ice and snow. in the south, a rare december outbreak of tornadoes killed at least three people in louisiana. cbs' elise preston is going to lead off our coverage from farmerville, louisiana, where more than 20 people were injured where a tornado ripped through that town. good evening, elise. >> reporter: good evening, norah. louisiana is under a state of emergency tonight. the governor says the threat of severe weather is far from over for families across the state. >> yep, that's a tornado, heading our way. >> reporter: tonight a tornado ripping through new orleans. officials confirming a twister tore through jefferson parish. >> whoa, look at that! >> reporter: before passing into eastern portions of the city, causing widespread damage. >> that's a tornado, a tornado on the ground. >> reporter: it's the second tornado to hit the new orleans area today, with st. charles parish taking a direct hit. at least one person was killed there.

>> holy moses! >> reporter: the storm's part of a monster winter system causing chaos from the south to the north, where blizzard conditions have shut down major highways. further west in louisiana, several houses and a medical center were damaged as the suspected twister roared through new iberia. the storm turned deadly overnight after an ef-2 tornado tore through the small town of keithville, killing a young boy and his mother. his body found a half mile from their demolished home. >> i saw a tree come falling down, come down and the power line come down with it. >> reporter: while in farmerville, houses were blown off their foundation after a late-night twister struck with little warning. >> by the time the tornado warning was received, the tornado hit, and it did mass destruction. >> reporter: more than 20 people were injured. cars were flipped, and belongings scattered about. today thmc

through what was left of their home, pulling out family treasures and christmas decorations. >> it's just overwhelming. i don't know where to start. there is nothing you can do about it, you know. you kind of pick up and move on. >> reporter: here in farmerville, families say it will take weeks to clean up. meanwhile, it's not clear how much damage is in the state's largest city, new orleans. norah? >> elise, thinking of these families just before christmas. thank you. well, tonight this storm system is pushing east. let's get the forecast from jacqui jeras with our partners at the weather channel. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, norah. more than a dozen tornadoes have already been confirmed, and that number will go up as the risk will continue through the rest of the evening and even into the overnight. this is the highest tornado risk we've had in some time, and this all happening in the month of december. this line of storms will march to the east. embedded rotation will be possible within that line as it heads towards the panhandle of florida.

tomorrow we'll see more tornadoes possible from north florida down to the i-4 corridor, perhaps even into georgia and south carolina. now there is a winter side to all of this. we've got winter weather alerts in effect for millions. to the northeast and midatlantic, icy conditions for the morning commute in washington, d.c., baltimore, and philadelphia. heavy snow expected in the interior. some spots getting more than a foot. norah? >> jacqui, thank you. tonight the country is bracing for a migration influx as a pandemic era restriction that allows officials to immediately expel migrants crossing into the u.s. is set to be lifted next week. about 7,000 migrants have entered the border city of el paso, texas in just the past three days, and that number could soon nearly double. cbs' lilia luciano is there for us. >> reporter: migrants here in el paso face dangerous conditions with temperatures expected to drop below freezing.

"the cold last night was brutal," said christopher silva, who was processed and released by border authorities with his wife and two children. he slept outside a shelter in el paso, unsheltered. the city is under incredible strain, seeing an average of 2,500 crossings a day. >> people are going to ask you where can i go, where do i go. >> reporter: what do you tell them? >> i don't have a place for you because all the places i know are all so full. >> reporter: for over four decades, ruben garcia has served migrants at annunciation house and said he has never seen el paso like this. the situation is only expected to get worse a week from today when title 42, a pandemic era law that the u.s. uses to turn migrants away is set to expire. garcia says a humanitarian crisis here can only be prevented if the city, county, churches and the federal government step up efforts to shelter thousands more. >> if title 42 gets lifted and those four entities are not

operating at their max, you're going to be down here doing more stories with many, many more people sleeping out on the street in even colder weather. >> reporter: today i've heard from families who have fled political persecution, who have survived kidnappings and are now facing this punishing cold, relying on the kindness of strangers to bring donations. the local authorities and ngos are hoping the federal government will open fort bliss as a shelter, something, norah, that has been done before. >> we'll be watching. lilia luciano, thank you so much. there was chilling testimony today as the man accused of attacking the 82-year-old husband of house speaker nancy pelosi appeared in a san francisco courtroom. a police officer showed the hammer allegedly used to break into the pelosi residence on october 28th and then demonstrated how the suspect, david depape, struck paul pelosi's head. another officer testified depape

had a list of other targets including hunter biden, tom hanks and california's governor, gavin newsom. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs ovgh

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engineer closed on this long island home in august. he began searching in january, with pressure mounting as mortgage rates and inflation surged over the summer and he prepared for his wedding. >> after about 50-plus open house, hundreds of searches online, sleepless nights, we were able to find this house here. >> reporter: mortgage rates indeckry tied to the fed rate have been steadily declining for four straight weeks, down almost a full percentage point to 6.3%. >> i don't think anyone knows whether we're going have a recession or not. and if we do, whether it's going to be a deep one or not. it's not knowable. >> reporter: today's half-point increase is not likely to be the last as the fed tries to lower inflation while avoiding a recession. >> we don't see anything that indicates we're ever going to go back to that 2 or 3 or 4% interest rate any time soon. >> reporter: a real estate state agent in houston. they're ovhat sticting to get e.

probably aboutre be e eable future. >> rtesend h newnabi sau y ones. >> i feel great. i feel like i won a battle. i wish that others get the chance to experience what i have. >> reporter: the realtor we spoke with advises buyers to remember your interest rate is not permanent. if it goes down in the future, you can refinance. if interest rates go up, you'll be glad you locked them in where they are now. norah? >> that is a good reminder. tanya rivera, thank you so much. president biden declared today a day of remembrance, marking ten years since the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut where a gunman opened fire and killed 20 children and 6 adults. a decade after this tragedy, there have been nearly 4300 mass shootings, 38 of them at schools. cbs' nikki battiste spoke with parents who are honoring their children's lives by working to protect other families from gun violence. >> dylan was this gorgeous

little boy with these gigantic blue eyes. he was always smiling and laughing. >> on the last day of daniel's life, i taught him how to play jingle bells. >> reporter: one month after nicole hockley and mark barden lost their young sons, 6-year-old dylan and 7-year-old daniel, they helped launch sandy hook promise, a nonprofit focused on protecting america's look for warninsignolence. s.eporter: it's know the signs og23,000 schlsionw which e as hpeopat 11 edible planned states. >> the spectrum of violence is an escalating thing. someone doesn't go straight to suicide or homicide. so we're focused on how do we at the earlier end of that scale intervene and get help. >> reporter: in june, president biden signed into law the bipartisan safer communities act. it includes enhanced background checks for people 18 to 21 and

invests money in mental health resources and red flag laws, which allow authorities to take guns from people deemed dangerous. how do you want your sons to be remembered? >> first of all, i want people to know who daniel was. ♪ and then to think what can i do to be part of the change to make sure that doesn't happen again. >> i want them to look at my son and see their own children in his eyes and think about what can you do as a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle to take meaningful action so that this never happens to you. >> or anyone. >> or anyone. >> reporter: nikki battiste, cbs news, newtown, connecticut.> , thte the dj, dancer and pror icid just three days after celebrating his wedding anniversary. 40-year-old steven boss rose on to fame with his appearances on

the show "so you think you can dance" and as a dj on the talk show "ellen." cbs' jeff pegues tonight with why this is shining a spotlight on mental health issues. >> reporter: he was known for his dance moves on "the ellen show." growing up in alabama, steven boss was given the nickname twitch because he never stopped moving. ♪ that it seems was the case throughout his life, but it was on television. everything seemed perfect. >> i think that's why everyone is in shock. >> reporter: "entertainment tonight" co-host kevin frazier. >> he was a positive shining ray of light. he walked in, and he would light up a room with his positivity and his big personality. >> reporter: the 40-year-old was found dead yesterday in a los angeles hotel. in a statement to entertainment tonight, his wife said he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father. hollywood celebrities have been

weighing in. viola davis said she was at a loss for words. ellen said she was heartbroken. twitch rose to fame on her show as the comedian's dj. in recent years, he and his wife's dance moves drew a large following. sometimes images don't match reality. according to dr. laura erickson. >> a lot of times people are really struggling with things under the surface that other people don't know that they're struggling with. >> reporter: and that's what makes this so shocking. norah mentioned at the top of the broadcast or the top of this piece about the wedding anniversary. within days of his sudden death, twitch posted images of his wedding and he professed his love for his wife as they celebrated their ninth anniversary. norah? >> thank you, jeff. people sometimes struggle in silence. so we want you to know if you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call the suicide hotline.

that's at 988. turning overseas, we learned today that a u.s. air force veteran was part of a prisoner swap between russia and ukraine. the veteran from minnesota had been arrested by russian forces in southern ukraine in june. also today russia attacked the ukrainian capital kyiv with 13 iranian-made drones. ukraine says it managed to shoot them down, though several buildings were damaged. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. (pensive music) (footsteps crunching) (pensive music) (birds tweeting)

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france ended morocco's cinderella run today, winning 2-0. they'll face lionel messi and argentina who defeated croatia on tuesday. france is now one victory away from becoming the first nation in 60 years to win back-to-back world cups. the death of cbs sports contributor grant wahl at the world cup stunned american soccer fans. well, today we learned the cause of death was a ruptured aortic aneurysm. wahl's wife dr. celine gounder revealed the news today. on "cbs mornings." white flowers were placed in wahl's press box seat honoring his passion for sports. final lynn tonight, the national film registry released

its annual list of movies to honor for their cultural, historical or aesthetic significance. the 1989 romantic classic "when harry met sally" with its famous scene in a new york deli made the list. >> i'll have what she's having. >> other inductees included disney's 1989 animated film "the little mermaid" and the 1988 musical "hairspray." marvel studio's 2008 hit "ironman" and the 1976 horror classic "carrie" also made the cut. the library of congress selects 25 films each year to showcase the diversity of american film and highlight the importance of preserving those artworks. 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 right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell.

this is cbs news flash. i'm serena marshall in washington. a new report from the national women's soccer league and players union finds ongoing misconduct at more than half of the club going back a decade, finding instances of sexual abuse and manipulation coming from those in power. the league commissioner apologized saying the leagues have systematically failed to protect players. in georgia, an election shake-up. secretary of state brad raffensperger calling for an end to runoff elections, setting the added pressure on election officials. and for those awaiting part 2 of the "harry & meghan" docuseries, it is out on netflix today. it will focus on the events that led to them leaving the uk. part 1 of the series had the highest viewing times debut on

netflix in its premiere debut this week. i'm serena marshall, cbs it's thursday, december 15th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly tornado outbreak. at least three are dead after a massive coast-to-coast storm barrels through the south. see the widespread destruction left behind. border crossings surge. migrant arrivals at the southern border hit a record high as a law that's been used to turn them away is about to expire. hear from migrants on their journey. pelosi assault testimony. the man accused of attacking paul pelosi appears in court. the other big names he was allegedly targeting. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

we begin with the monster storm