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orbiter cold next, let's bring in chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, j.b. more dangerous and damaging ice on the way for millions of people. already with all the damage and treacherous conditions we've seen, this is the amount of ice that it took to create those scenes. and about this amount of ice is on the way through tomorrow morning. and finally, new york city getting its first measurable snowfall of the season. it's the latest first measurable snowfall on record dating back to the 1800s. and get ready to stay in or bundle up, j.b. temperatures this weekend this the northeast in some places are going to feel like they are 20 to even 50 degrees below zero. >> wow, thanks for the weather heads-up. now a frightening incident during the morning commute here in washington. authorities say a gunman opened fire at a d.c. metro station,
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killing one employee and leaving three other people injured. cbs' scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: just a mile from the u.s. capitol, a man went on a shooting spree. >> i just saw all the police cars dashing and dashing. >> reporter: chasing and shooting a fellow passenger coming off a city bus. the man went inside a d.c. rail station where police say he shot another person in the legislation. witnesses said he was on an indiscriminate rampage. >> it's horrible. and i know everybody is going to be really rattled by this, because 'v other shootings. >> reporter: two rail workers took action when he confronted a woman near the tracks. >> one of them attempts to intervene to proect this young lady. by doing so, he is immediately shot by our shooter. >> i have a man shot, it look likes in his head. >> reporter: the worker killed was identified as 64 mechanic robert cunningham. other bystanders stopped the gunman before police arrived. >> due to the heroic actions of our citizens, our community to
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disarm this shooter, i can't put a price on that. i think they saved lives. and that's to be commended. >> reporter: police say the gunman's in custody, but this is just the latest in a series of shootings on the transit system in the nation's capital in the past few weeks. the transit union warned the agency they were worried about being targeted by violence, warned them late last year. j.b.? >> scott macfarlane, thank you very much. there are disturbing details tonight about a violent kidnapping suspect who police say took his own life during a tense standoff tuesday night in grants pass, oregon. police now suspect him of two murders. let's bring in cbs' lilia luciano. li lilia, what can you tell us? >> j.b., good evening. well, this story became more shocking today when we learned police found two men dead in a house just 20 miles north of here, and they believe benjamin
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foster killed them while he was on the run. they also say foster took their dog here to this house in grants pass where he kidnapped and tortured a woman, nearly killing her last week. yesterday police released this photo of foster and the dog right here in front of the victim's home. our cameras were here last night as law enforcement surrounded this house. after an hours' long standoff, they moved in. they say foster was hiding under a crawl space, and eventually shot himself in the head. police say foster has a history of serious violence against women, but managed to avoid decades in prison after negotiating a plea deal. today i met the mother of this victim here and some of her friends told me they're all hoping and praying for her prompt recovery. j.b.? >> lilia, thank you. the federal reserve continued its fight against inflation bysing a k st rat forhe consecutive meeting. the central bank announced a smaller quarter point hike to bring the benchmark rate to the highest level in more than 15
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years. in a statement, the feds signaled that even though inflation is easing, further rate hikes are likely. nfl quarterback tom brady says this time it's for good. the seven-time super bowl winner announced his retirement this morning after 23 record-breaking seasons. cbs' mark strassmann has more. >> i'm retiring for good. >> reporter: this time feels real. >> you're looking at the greatest right there. >> reporter: tom brady, the nfl's og, original goat, gone from the game he lorded over the last 23 nfl seasons. brady owns a daunting number of nfl career records, including passing yards, touchdown passes, and super bowls won, seven. one more than any nfl franchise. former nfl placekicker jay feely, brady's college roommate. >> he just decided i'm going to outwork everybody. i'm going have a great attitude. he continued to have the same chip on his shoulder.
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>> reporter: this chip, sixth rounck, a scrawny after thought on draft day 2000. but his uncanny smarts and poise and a rise and grind work ethic beyond compare led the new england patriot over two dom nabt dynamic decades. two years ago with the buccaneers he won his final super bowl. last year sour notes. his only losing nfl season. and he lost his glamorous marriage to supermodel gist bell bundchen. she posted today wishing you only wonderful things in this husband in chapter of your life. but what a ride. >> he will go down as the greatest football player in the history of nfl. >> reporter: so often, as on the field, tom brady had the last word. >> thank you, guys, for allowing me to live my absolute dream. i wouldn't change a thing. >> reporter: brady's eligible for the nfl's hall of fame in five years. when you think about it, j.b.,
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is there really any need to take a vote? >> i tell you, mark, there would be a special counsel appointed for that one for sure. as you well know, brady was a low round draft pick who continued to practice and play like he was a rookie trying to prove himself. mission accomplished. the fbi has launched another investigation into embattled new york congressman george santos. we'll have the details next. i'm not a doctor. i'm not even in a doctor's office. i'm standing on the street, talking to real people about their heart.
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this week from the dallas zoo are back home tonight. the zoo posted this photo of monkeys bella and finn. they were found tuesday night in an abandoned home. police still want the talk to a person of interest who was spotted on surveillance cameras, and the zoo has increased the reward to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of whoever was behind a recent string of incidents involving animals at the zoo. a diverse field of nominees was announced today for the rock & roll hall of fame. that's coming up.
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try vicks sinex. beyonce announced her summer concert tour today in support of her multigrammy nominated album renaissance. she'll play 25 shows across the u.s., beginning in philadelphia on july 12th. after ticketmaster's debacle with taylor swift's concert tour, beyonce's tickets are being released on a rolling basis through three separate groups for verified fans. while the nominations are in for the rock & roll hall of fame's class of 2023. ♪ oh mama dear, we're not the fortunate one, and girls, they want to have fun ♪ >> the diverse list of nominees includes '80s icons cyndi lauper and the late george michael, rock bands sound garden, and rage against the machine, rappers missy elliott and a tribe called quest and country legend willie nelson.
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finally tonight, from the brutalities of war, to the delicate beauty of dance, the men and women of the united ukrainian ballet will make their u.s. debut tonight at the kennedy center here in washington. cbs' christina ruffini has a preview. ♪ >> reporter: for >> you can plan something or think about the past. >> reporter: last february, oleksii knyazkov was about to star in romeo and juliet at the kharkiv national opera house. instead, he found himself at the center of a different tragedy. >> you don't think about performing something like this when aircrafts go over your
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house or you hear explosions. >> reporter: vladyslava ihnatenko fled odesa with dance clothes and a single pair of point shoes. >> we didn't dance for a long time, because the most important thing was to save yourself. >> reporter: but this week, she and her fellow dancers will perform at the kennedy center. the company of 60 relative strangers formed with the help of professional dancers, who found housing and rehearsal space in the hague. they're touring the world to remind audiences what's happening at home. >> of coursee allanted to come back to ukraine to see our families, friends. >> reporter: but it's hard to plan right now? >> yes. you can plan anything maybe tomorrow everything will change. will we have our home tomorrow? you don't know. >> reporter: their final act still uncertain. ♪ christina ruffini, cbs news, washington. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news
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continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm james brown. this is cbs news flash. i shennel in new york. delaying security checks and dozens of departing flights. the cause of the outage is still unclear. philadelphia eagles rookie joshua sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges. both felony charges are connected to a 2019 incident? ohio. the league says sills will not play until the matter is reviewed. and ozzie osbourne has chanceled his 2023 european concert dates. the 24-year-old says spinal damage from an accident four years ago is preventing him from
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touring. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. norah is on assignment. i'm james brown. millions are in the path of hazardous winter weather, from snow and ice in the south to an arctic blast that's bringing bitterly cold temperatures and dangerous windchills in the northeast. plus, the suspect in a violent kidnapping is now tied to a double murder. but first, family, friends, and dignitaries gather in memphis to mourn the death and celebrate the life of tyre nichols. vice president kamala harris delivered an impassioned speech, saying the 29-year-old was killed at the hands and feet of
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those whose job it was to keep him safe. civil rights attorney ben crump, who represents nichols' family, delivered a call to action, saying the officers couldn't see the humanity in tyre even as he lay helpless on the ground. cbs' elise preston is in memphis and will start us out tonight from inside the church. good evening, elise. >> reporter: j.b., good evening. loved ones remember tyre nichols as a man who touched people throughout his life. that legacy now carries on, even in his death. ♪ you are my strength ♪ >> reporter: nearly a thousand mourners turned out in memphis today to say goodbye to tyre nichols, including vice president kamala harris, who sat with nichols' family. >> your strength, your courage, and your grace. and we mourn with you and the people of our country mourn with you. >> reporter: reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy.
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>> he knew if he could just get -- that they would quit beating him and quit stomping on him. all he wanted to do was get home. >> reporter: overcome with grief, nichols' older sister, keyana dixon says her family is broken. >> i see the world showing him love and fighting for his justice. but all i want my baby brother back. >> reporter: nichols died january 10th, three days after he was brutally beaten by five memphis police officers, who were all part of a specialized scorpion street unit. they are all facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder. >> the only thing that's keeping me going is the fact that i really truly believe my son was sent here on assignment from god. >> reporter: we're now learning that four of the five former
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officers charged in the assault had prior complaints. the department reprimanded desmond mills jr. during a 2019 arrest for failing to file a report about the use of physical force he used in making an arrest. three years ago, nichols moved to memphis to be closer to his mother. he had a 4-year-old son and worked at the second shift at fed ex with his stepfather. his mother says he was an avid skateboarder who loved sunsets. >> tyre was a beautiful person. and for this to happen to him is just unimaginable. >> reporter: now during the service, many called on congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act. attorney crump announced that a section would be added to that in honor of tyre nichols making it required for officers to intervene if other officers were doing something illegal. j.b.? >> elise preston in memphis, th president biden's personal attorney says the fbi conducted
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a planned search of the president's beach home in delaware as part of its ongoing investigation into potential mishandling of classified documents. the fbi has now searched three known locations linked to the president. cbs' ed o'keefe reports. >> reporter: just before 8:30 this morning, two suvs and two sedans carrying fbi officials with top security clearances showed up at president biden's six-bedroom vacation home in rehoboth beach, delaware. the officials spent 3 1/2 hours searching the entire home. when it was over, the president's attorney said no documents with classified markings were found, but some materials and handwritten notes from his time as president were taken. >> final search for classified documents? >> reporter: mr. biden ignored questions about the search today, but aides said it was consensual and didn't require a search warrant. >> the president has been fully cooperative, and he has directed his team to be fully cooperative. >> reporter: neither the white house nor the justice department would say why the fbi went to the vacation home today. mr. biden's lawyers said on rehoboththfounno claifiements.
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fbi agents are often able to conduct a more comprehensive search, according to former bureau official tom o'conner. >> so agents are going to be going through each individual document to make sure it does not contain classified information or classified markings. >> reporter: it's the third fbi search of a site tied to the president in just three months and just hours before he sat down for his face-to-face meeting with kevin mccarthy since republicans took over the house. the high stakes get together came amid strong disagreements on when and how to raise the nation's debt limit. >> i think at the end of the day, we can find common ground. >> reporter: no promises, no agreements made in the meeting according to the speaker. the white house called it frank and straight forward and said, raising the debt limit is not, quote, negotiable. if it isn't raised by early june, the nation could default on its debts. j.b.? >> and there is news on a former
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republican getting ready to run for president? >> that's right, south carolina governor and u.n. ambassador nikki haley has said he is wouldn't run for president if donald trump did. well, he's running and now she is teasing an announcement on february 15th. she would be the second major gop contender to join the fray with several more expected in the coming months. james? >> ed o'keefe at the white house. now to the severe weather. nearly 26 million americans across the south are under winter weather alerts. in texas, at least eight deaths are blamed on the unforgiving ice storm that also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. jason allen from our cbs station ktvt is in fort worth tonight that is. >> reporter: the massive winter storm continues to cripple the south, covering dallas in dangerous sheets of ice. some stuck drivers had to use muscle power to get their cars back on the move. >> i need formula for my newborn. so i have a little bit left, but just in case the roads are bad
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tomorrow again, i wanted to get some more. >> reporter: ice weighing down trees and branches, leaving yards and streets littered with broken limbs and downed lines. widespread power outages leaving more than 300,000 people in the dark. at dallas-fort worth airport, 75% of flights are canceled. despite the headaches -- >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: some are having fun, turning roads into rinks, skating down streets and playing with pucks. the national weather service has been warning people tonight not to be fooled by some of this ice melting and turning into slush. it's expected to refreeze tonight. there is freezing rain and sleet that is falling, and kids are not going need these school buses. schools both here and fort worth and in dallas are closed again tomorrow. j.b.? >> jason allen, thank you so much. there is a lot more news
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us. it could be back to the office soon for more than a million federal workers. republicans and the house of representatives pushed through a bill that would require federal agencies to return to prepandemic telework levels within 30 days. the measure is not expected to pass the senate, but it could end up being part of negotiations if they happen to raise the debt ceiling. scott macfarlane reports. >> three years into the pandemic, a review of federal
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records by cbs news finds more than a million federal workers are working at least part of the week at home. republicans want to bring that number back to prepandemic levels and bring many of those workers back to the office. it's a telework monday. not so bad across the metro area with overall lower travel volumes. >> reporter: when covid arrived, a mass migration to telework followed, including for federal workers. >> i love it. >> reporter: valencia mcintyre dubose, who for 23 years has processed benefits for the u.s. department of veterans affairs and helped the employee union says she has never been more efficient since she is working from home. do you think it's helping to retain more federal workers being able to telework? >> yes. it's easier. you can get the job done. and it seems to me that by me doing the telework, i get my work done faster and easier. >> reporter: the number of u.s. government employees telecommuting has more than doubled since 2018. but in a vote later today, the
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u.s. house now under republican control is pushing a plan to bring most federal workers back, as the threat of covid is receding. >> everybody should come back to the office and do what the american people have to do. certainly if you're a federal employee, the standard ought to be higher. >> reporter: many private businesses are already pushing workers to get back to the office most of the time, including starbucks, goldman sachs, disney and apple. ceo tim cook explained to cbs' nate burleson. >> you collaborate with one another. because we believe that one plus one equals three. and so that takes the serendipity of running into people. that doesn't mean that we're going to be in here five days. we're not. >> reporter: the republican chair of the house oversight committee argues backlogs at the irs during tax seasons, and slowdowns in security checks and veterans benefits could be reduced if employees got back to the office. >> as the rest of america went back to work in person, many federal workers did not, and
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americans have suffered as a result. >> reporter: also weighing in some mayors of major democratics including the mayors of new york, houston and washington where telework has squeezed some local businesses and emptied downtown buildings. >> america wins when the place where people come to join and change the world is buzzing. >> reporter: but some democrats in congress are pushing back against the current bill. >> we cannot enter a time machine and simply disappear the utility of telework in recruiting and retaining new generations of federal workers. >> reporter: advocates for the roughly one million teleworking federal employees say an end to telework could trigger a wave of retirements, resignations, and further backlogs. >> we need an effective government to solve some of our biggest problems. and effective government means biggest pallet. the greatest benefit of telework is it helps us attract and deep kooep the best people possible to serve the hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor?
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movie. "80 for brady." lee cowan sat down with the stars and two of the women who inspired the film. >> you're going to be watching the game on sunday? >> reporter: for a month of sundays, years of sundays, in fact -- >> to the end zone, hello, super bowl. >> reporter: new england patriots have had a loyal cheering squad older than the team itlf. >> i d with myhaujel ,o someth ite awto >> reporter: tt's94ear-old betty, woe oe a foot sot thing . >> handsome. adorable. gorgeous. >> reporter: her best friend, 95-year-old elaine st. martin, carries a bit of a brady torch too. >> yeah. i thought he was really handsome. >> he was gorgeous. >> gorgeous is right. >> reporter: i hear this is a bit of a contentious thing, but when we went down to tampa bay,
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what did you guys think? >> i was angry with him. i wanted to kill him. for leaving us. >> reporter: they both forgave tommy, as they call him. that's the nature of their friendship. it's been as tight as the laces on a football for more than 70 years. >> we talk on the phone every day. >> even if we just call to say are you all right? >> are you all right? that's it. >> reporter: football was mostly just family fun, until they becamedows. gam t link that kept their friendship from fumbling. >> we had the best hors d'oeuvres. >> reporter: every game they made sure no one was alone at kickoff. >> one sunday here, one sunday at my house. and it would go right through the five of us. >> that's claire. >> reporter: betty and lane, along with three other friends anita, pat, and claire, gathered so regularly, they got a nickname, the over 80 for brady club.
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betty's grandson even made matching shirts. did you wear the shirts for every game? >> yeah. i sometimes didn't put it over my head. i held it on me. i didn't want to spoil my hair. >> pat would let out screams any time somebody fumbled. and claire would say pat, please, not so loud, not so loud. a little cussing would go on too. >> reporter: not you too. >> not us. no. >> we were always ladies. >> yes we were. we were the ladies of the group. >> reporter: but here's where things get about as exciting as tom brady trailing in overtime. >> he's in. patriots win the super bowl! >> reporter: betty's grandson max, who works in hollywood threw a hail mary. he pitched a movie about the brady ladies and guess who jumped in with both feet? >> i want to make a movie based on your over 80 for brady crew. >> reporter: tom brady himself.
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he sent this message to betty personally. >> oh my god, max, how did you do that? >> reporter: no grandson could have done more. >> is that really him? or an imitation? >> game's about to start! >> reporter: paramount pictures, our sister company so loved the idea -- >> oh, what a beautiful man. >> so well hydrated. >> reporter: that it tapped hollywood royalty to bring it to life. >> let's go! >> tom brady! >> if it hadn't been tom brady, what in the hell is going to rhyme with "80"? >> reporter: good point. yep, lily tomlin, jane fonda, rita moreno, and sale field. >> finding stories about older women, older women are really interesting. and they're a huge audience for, say things you hadn't thought of, sports. >> reporter: in "80 for brady," out next month, this football foursome tries to do what the real brady ladies never did, get to the biggest game of all.
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>> i'm serious. let's go to the super bowl. >> the super bowl is no place for four old women. >> this could be tom's last one. he is almost 40. that's like 80 in people years. >> we're 80 in people years. >> reporter: there is no shortage of age groups or spicy ones. >> good thing i brought my strap-on. >> wow, that's a fanny pack. >> well, not if you don't wear it around your fanny. if you wear it like this, it's a strap-on. >> reporter: tom brady bravely plays himself, as does fellow teammate rob gronkowski. >> gronk! >> hi. >> so big. >> thank you. >> we had this wonderful locker room scene, and i tell you, i'm 91. but i walked into that damn room, and i got turned on. >> here we go. i knew you'd say that. i was waiting for you. >> she doesn't like it when i talk about my sexuality. >> reporter: if their friendship seems especially familiar, it may be because they all rose to
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fame during about the same era. ♪ a boy like that would kill your brother ♪ >> reporter: in '60s, rita moreno was starring in west side story. lily tomlin was creating laughter on laugh in. >> i think i know. >> jane fonda was baring it all in bash rela. and sally field was heavenly in "the flying nun." >> i wanted the flying nun part. >> reporter: you did not. >> but you wanted barbara ella too you told me. >> i said that -- no, no, i wanted the flying nun. i never even heard of barbara el will. >> i remember sally in sybil. >> i wanted sybil too. >> honey, it work. >> reporter: like the real ladies, friendship didn't just happen, though. it took work. >> what you have to do is you have to be intentional, like i
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never used to be intentional. i would meet sally field, for example, but not pursue -- well, i did pursue you. ,oodns couldn't make y stop. >> reporte b yave oughllmmysadium, well as five oscars, three tonys, and a pair of grammys too. what's it like being in that position, i guess, where you've done this a million times. you know what you need to do. you know what you're supposed to do. you know what you can do, probably better than the director does. >> i don't know about all of you, but it never to me feels like oh, this is easy. this is -- we can just show up. >> no, it's never, ever. and not once in my whole life has it felt like that. >> no, no. >> it was fun to be with all of you and just laugh and everything. but in reality, it was hard work. i mean -- >> very. >> there was a lot of physicality. >> these are my dancer. >> prove it. >> what dance moves do you ladies know? >> a twist? >> a jerk? >> let's do it. >> for betty and elaine. >> it's all a bit overwhelming. first tom brady and then their
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own private premiere. the only thing missing was the red carpet. oh, and one other person. was tom brady at the premiere? >> oh, no, no. no, he wasn't. >> no, too bad, huh? >> yeah. >> reporter: sadly, the over 80 for brady c dled to two. claire passed away. anita and pat are in an assisted living facility. but betty and elaine's devotion to their team and to each other is strong enough for all of them. >> well, good friends stick together and stay together. >> yeah. >> and do for each other. >> it's all about friendship. and you don't get into arguments with people. life is too short to not get along. >> reporter: the only way this football fairy tale could get any better, they say, is to have just one more wish fulfilled. you never seen tom brady in person? >> no. >> reporter: yet. >> why, is he here? is he here?
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warrior, it takes more than strength and courage to heal the mental and physical scars of combat. janet shamlian has the story of a nonprofit that seeks to provide something different, inspiration. >> reporter: this is a slice of happiness chris kind couldn't imagine in the past. the army veteran says he was angry and depressed in the years after a mortar blast in iraq left him with a brain injury. later, ptsd. >> these are skin grafts right here. >> reporter: and burns on 65% of his body. >> it was just hard adjusting to that new norm. >> reporter: the father of five says he needed connection, but couldn't find it until he started gardening. so you found joy in this. >> yes. >> reporter: and some relief? >> oh, a lot of relief.
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>> reporter: but his burns prevented him from being outside in the midday sun. that's when hope for the whatas that like hearing? >> i was like wow! >> reporter: the nonprofit has granted more than 250 wishes, everything from woodworking equipment to family vacations. what it is like for you to see these wishes granted? >> to be able to grant a wish, that's really cool. and to know that it's life-changing. >> reporter: kind now living up to his name. >> the biggest thing about growing this stuff and making me feel good, it's just giving it away to other people, man. >> reporter: you're giving. what are you getting? >> i'm getting joy. >> reporter: joy and growth. janet shamlian, cbs news, lawrenceville, texas. and that is the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, 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.
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shanelle kaul in new york. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. power has now been restored at one of the country's busiest airports. most terminals at l.a.x. went dark on wednesday afternoon, delaying security checks and diseases of departing flights. the cause of the outage is still unclear. philadelphia eagles rookie joshua sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges. both felony charges are connected to a 2019 incident in ohio. the league says sills will not play until the matter is reviewed. and ozzie osbourne has canceled his 2023 european concert dates. the 74-year-old says spinal damage from an accident four years ago is preventing him from touring. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv.
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i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ tonight, a celebration of life and call for action at funeral services for tyre nichols. the emotional goodbye today in memphis, as mourners remember the 29-year-old who died three days after being beaten by police. vice president kamala harris delivers a message to the family amid renewed calls for police reform. cbs' elise preston is at the church. searching for documents. the fbi visits president biden's delaware beach home. what agents found inside. dangerous ice storm. power knocked out and treacherous travel conditions across the south as millions more face temperatures as much as 30 degrees below normal.
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washington, d.c. commute turns deadly. a gunman opens fire, killing a metro worker and injuring three others before heroic citizens jumped into action. tom brady calls it a career. >> i'm retiring for good. >> the game's most decorated quarterback says it's for real this time after seven super bowl wins and 23 seasons. and dancing for peace. the united ukrainian ballet will make its u.s. debut at the kennedy center in washington. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. norah is on assignment. i'm james brown. millions are in the path of hazardous winter weather, from snow and ice in the south to an arctic blast that's bringing bitterly cold temperatures and dangerous windchills in the
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northeast. plus, the suspect in a violent kidnapping is now tied to a double murder. but first, family, friends, and dignitaries gather in memphis to mourn the death and celebrate the life of tyre nichols. vice president kamala harris delivered an impassioned speech, saying the 29-year-old was killed at the hands and feet of those whose job it was to keep him safe. civil rights attorney ben crump, who represents nichols' family, delivered a call to action, saying the officers couldn't see the humanity in tyre even as he lay helpless on the ground. cbs' elise preston is in memphis and will start us out tonight from inside the church. good evening, elise. >> reporter: j.b., good evening. loved ones remember tyre nichols as a man who touched people throughout his life. that legacy now carries on, even in his death. ♪ you are my strength ♪ >> reporter: nearly a thousand mourners turned out in memphis
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today to say goodbye to tyre nichols, including vice president kamala harris, who sat with nichols' family. >> your strength, your courage, and your grace. and we mourn with you and the people of our country mourn with you. >> reporter: reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. >> he knew if he could just get -- that they would quit beating him and quit stomping on him. all he wanted to do was get home. >> reporter: overcome with grief, nichols' older sister, keyana dixon says her family is broken. >> i see the world showing him love and fighting for his justice. but all i want my baby brother back. >> reporter: nichols died january 10th, three days after he was brutally beaten by five memphis police officers, who were all part of a specialized
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scorpion street unit. they are all facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder. >> the only thing that's keeping me going is the fact that i really truly believe -- an my son was sent here on assignment from god. >> reporter: we're now learning that four of the five former officers charged in the assault had prior complaints. the department reprimanded desmond mills jr. during a 2019 arrest for failing to file a report about the use of physical force he used in making an arrest. three years ago, nichols moved to memphis to be closer to his mother. he had a 4-year-old son and worked at the second shift at fed ex with his stepfather. his mother says he was an avid skateboarder who loved sunsets. >> tyre was a beautiful person. and for this to happen to him is just unimaginable. >> reporter: now during the service, many called on congress to pass the george floyd justice
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in policing act. attorney crump announced that a section would be added to that in honor of tyre nichols making it required for officers to intervene if other officers were doing something illegal. j.b.? >> elise preston in memphis, thank you. president biden's personal attorney says the fbi conducted a planned search of the president's beach home in delaware as part of its ongoing investigation into potential mishandling of classified documents. the fbi has now searched three known locations linked to the president. cbs' ed o'keefe reports. >> reporter: just before 8:30 this morning, two suvs and two sedans carrying fbi officials with top security clearances showed up at president biden's six-bedroom vacation home in rehoboth beach, delaware. the officials spent 3 1/2 hours searching the entire home. when it was over, the president's attorney said no documents with classified markings were found, but some materials and handwritten notes from his time as president were
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vice president were taken. >> final search for classified documents? >> reporter: mr. biden ignored questions about the search today, but aides said it was consensual and didn't require a search warrant. >> the president has been fully cooperative, and he has directed his team to be fully cooperative. >> reporter: neither the white house nor the justice department would say why the fbi went to the vacation home today. mr. biden's lawyers said on january 11th they searched the rehoboth home themselves and had found no classified documents. fbi agents are often able to conduct a more comprehensive search, according to former bureau official tom o'conner. >> so agents are going to be going through each individual document to make sure it does not contain classified information or classified markings. >> reporter: it's a third search of a site tied to the president in three months, just hours before he sat down for his face-to-face meeting with kevin mccarthy since republicans took over the house. the high stakes get together came amid strong disagreements on when and how to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
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>> i think at the end of the day, we can find common ground. >> reporter: no promises, no agreements made in the meeting according to the speaker. the white house called it frank and straight forward and said, quote, raising the debt limit is quote, not negotiable. if it isn't raised by early june, the nation could default on its debts. j.b.? >> and there is also news on a key republican getting ready to run for president? >> that's right, south carolina governor and u.n. ambassador nikki haley has said he is she wouldn't run for president if donald trump did. well, he is running, and now she is teasing an announcement on the 15th. she would be the second major gop contender to join the fray with several more expected in the coming months. james? >> ed o'keefe at the white house. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." now to thse nearly 26 million americans across the south are under winter weather alerts. in texas, at least eight deaths are blamed on the unforgiving ice storm that also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. jason allen from our cbs station ktvt is in fort worth tonight. >> reporter: the massive winter storm continues to cripple the south, covering dallas in dangerous sheets of ice. some stuck drivers had to use muscle power to get their cars back on the move. >> i need formula for my newborn. so i have a little bit left, but just in case the roads are bad
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tomorrow again, i wanted to get some more. >> reporter: ice weighing down trees and branches, leaving yards and streets littered with broken limbs and downed lines. widespread power outages leaving more than 300,000 people in the dark. at dallas-fort worth airport, 75% of flights are canceled. despite the headaches -- >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: some are having fun, turning roads into rinks, skating down streets and playing with pucks. the national weather service has been warning people tonight not to be fooled by some of this ice melting and turning into slush. it's expected to refreeze tonight. there is freezing rain and sleet that is falling, and kids are not going need these school buses. schools both here and fort worth and in dallas are closed again tomorrow. j.b.? >> jason allen, thank you so much. and for more on weather storms
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and bitter cold headed next, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, j.b. more dangerous and damaging ice on the way for millions of people. already with all the damage and treacherous conditions we've seen, this is the amount of ice that it took to create those scenes. and about this amount of ice is on the way through tomorrow morning. and finally, new york city getting its first measurable snowfall of the season. it's the latest first measurable snowfall on record dating back to the 1800s. and get ready to stay in or bundle up, j.b. temperatures this weekend in the northeast in some places are going to feel like they are 20 to even 50 degrees below zero. >> wow, chris. thanks for the weather heads-up. now to a frightening incident during the morning commute here in washington. authorities say a gunman opened fire at a d.c. metro station,
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killing one employee and leaving three other people injured. cbs' scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: just a mile from the u.s. capitol, a man went on a shooting spree. >> i just saw all the police cars dashing and dashing. >> reporter: chasing and shooting a fellow passenger coming off a city bus. the man went inside a d.c. rail station where police say he shot another person in the legs. witnesses said he was on an indiscriminate rampage. >> it's horrible. and i know everybody is going to be really rattled by this, because we've had a few other shootings. >> reporter: two rail workers took action when he confronted a woman near the tracks. >> one of them attempts to intervene to protect this young lady. by doing so, he is immediately shot by our shooter. >> i have a man shot, it look likes in his head. >> reporter: the worker killed was identified as 64 mechanic robert cunningham. other bystanders stopped the gunman before police arrived. >> due to the heroic actions of our citizens, our community to disarm this shooter, i can't put
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a price on that. i think they saved lives. and that's to be commended. >> reporter: police say the gunman's in custody, but this is just the latest in a series of shootings on the transit system in the nation's capital in the past few weeks. cbs has learned the transit union warned the agency they were worried about being targeted by violence, and warned them late last year. j.b.? >> scott macfarlane, thank you very much. there are disturbing new details tonight about a violent kidnapping suspect who police say took his own life during a tense standoff tuesday night in grants pass, oregon. police now suspect him of two murders. let's bring in cbs' lilia luciano. lilia, what can you tell us? >> j.b., good evening. well, this story became more shocking today when we learned police found two men dead in a house just 20 miles north of here, and they believe benjamin foster killed them while he was on the run. they also say foster took their
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dog here to this house in grants pass where he kidnapped and tortured a woman, nearly killing her last week. yesterday police released this photo of foster and the dog right here in front of the victim's home. our cameras were here last night as law enforcement surrounded this house. after an hours' long standoff, they moved in. they say foster was hiding under a crawl space, and eventually shot himself in the head. police say foster has a history of serious violence against women, but managed to avoid decades in prison after negotiating a plea deal. today i met the mother of this victim here and some of her friends told me they're all hoping and praying for her prompt recovery. j.b.? >> lilia, thank you. the federal reserve continued its fight against inflation by raising a key interest rate for the eighth consecutive meeting. the central bank announced a smaller quarter point hike to bring the benchmark rate to the highest level in more than 15 years. in a statement, the feds signaled that even though
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inflation is easing, further rate hikes are likely. nfl quarterback tom brady says this time it's for good. the seven-time super bowl winner announced his retirement this morning after 23 record-breaking seasons. cbs' mark strassmann has more. >> i'm retiring for good. >> reporter: this time feels real. >> you're looking at the greatest right there. >> reporter: tom brady, the nfl's o.g., original goat, gone from the game he lorded over the last 23 nfl seasons. brady owns a daunting numbf nfcareerorcludg passing yards, touchdown passes, and super bowls won, seven. formfl placekicker fl franchise. feely, brady's college roommate. >> he just decided i'm going to outwork everybody. i'm going have a great attitude. he continued to have the same chip on his shoulder. >> reporter: this chip, a sixth
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round pick, a scrawny after thought on draft day 2000. but his uncanny smarts and poise and a rise and grind work ethic beyond compare led the new england patriot over two dominant, dynamic decades. two years ago with the tampa bay buccaneers, he won his final super bowl. last year sour notes. his only losing nfl season. and he lost his glamorous marriage to supermodel gisele bundchen. she posted today, "wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life." but what a ride for the ages. >> he will go down as the greatest football player in the history of nfl. >> reporter: so often, as on the field, tom brady had the last word. >> thank you, guys, for allowing me to live my absolute dream. i wouldn't change a thing. >> reporter: brady's eligible for the nfl's hall of fame in five years. when you think about it, j.b., is there really any need to take a vote?
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>> i tell you, mark, there would be a special counsel appointed for that one for sure. as you well know, brady was a low round draft pick who continued to practice and play like he was a rookie trying to prove himself. mission accomplished. the fbi has launched another investigation into embattled new york congressman george santos. we'll have the details next. when a cold comes on strong, knock it out with vicks dayquil severe. just one dose starts to relieve 9 of your worst cold
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beyonce announced her summer concert tour today in support of her multi-grammy nominated album renaissance. she'll play 25 shows across the u.s., beginning in philadelphia on july 12th. after ticketmaster's debacle with taylor swift's concert tour, beyonce's tickets are beinle ba ouorerified fa while the nominations are in for the rock & roll hall of fame's class of 2023. ♪ oh mama dear, we're not the fortunate one, and girls, they want to have fun ♪ >> the diverse list of nominees includes '80s icons cyndi lauper and the late george michael, rock bands sound garden, and rage against the machine, rappers missy elliott and a tribe called quest and country legend willie nelson. the top vote recipients will be
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finally tonight, from the brutalities of war, to the delicate beauty of dance, the men and women of the united ukrainian ballet will make their u.s. debut tonight at the kennedy center here in washington. cbs' christina ruffini has a preview. ♪ >> reporter: for members of the united ukrainian ballet, the stage is a refuge. >> you can plan something or think about the past. >> reporter: last february, oleksii knyazkov was about to star in romeo and juliet at the kharkiv national opera house. instead, he found himself at the center of a different tragedy. >> you don't think about performing something like this when aircrafts go over your house or you hear explosions.
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>> reporter: vladyslava ihnatenko fled odesa with dance clothes and a single pair of point shoes. >> we didn't dance for a long time, because the most important thing was to save yourself. >> reporter: but this week, she and her fellow dancers will perform at the kennedy center. the company of 60 relative strangers formed with the help of professional dancers, who found housing and rehearsal space in the hague. they're touring the world to remind audiences what's happening at home. >> of course we all wanted to come back to ukraine to see our families, friends. >> reporter: but it's hard to plan right now? >> yes. you can plan anything, maybe tomorrow everything will change. will we have our home tomorrow? you don't know. >> reporter: their final act still uncertain. ♪ christina ruffini, cbs news, washington. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for
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"cbs mornings," and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm james brown. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. power has now been restored at one of the country's busiest airports. most terminals at l.a.x. went dark on wednesday afternoon, delaying security checks and dozens of departing flights. the cause of the outage is still unclear. philadelphia eagles rookie joshua sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges. both felony charges are connected to a 2019 incident in ohio. the league says sills will not play until the matter is reviewed. and ozzie osbourne has canceled his 2023 european concert dates. the 74-year-old says spinal damage from an accident four years ago is preventing him from honer g.for re, doad thebs news
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nnectv. news,ew york. it's thursday, february 2nd, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." deadly ice storm. the south gets hammered by brutal weather conditions, and it's not over just yet. for this to happen to him is just unimaginable. >> final farewell. family, friends, and loved ones say good-bye to tyre nichols. their emotional plea as we learn more about the former officers charged with murder. mounting problems. why representative george santos is now at the center of an fbi investigation.
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