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>> i think many people went overboard. >> reporter: there was agreement when the president recognized the parents of tyre nichols, who died after five police officers beat him. >> but what happened to tyre in memphis happens too often. let's come togethr to finish the job on police reform. >> reporter: the night began on a dramatic note. cameras caught utah republican mitt romney scolding new york congressman george santos for attending the address. >> but he shouldn't be there. and if he had any shame at all, he wouldn't be there. >> i think it's reprehensible that the senator would say such a thing to me and the demeaning way he said it. it wasn't very mormon of him. >> reporter: in response to president biden, arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders said he was unfit for the job, and said the choice between the right and the left is really the choice between normal and crazy. tomorrow the president heads to florida, another battleground state, as he prepares to launch that reelection campaign. norah? >> weijia jiang at the white house, thank you so much.
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ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy made a surprise visit to london today, urging britain and its allies to send ukraine warplanes to fight off russia's invasion. zelenskyy called the requested combat jets wings of freedom, suggesting that they could help change the course of the war and history. >> we know russia will lose. and we really know that victory, that victory will change the world. and this will be change the world has long needed. >> zelenskyy also met with king charles before heading to paris to meet with the leaders of france and germany. i want to turn now to a frightening situation for kids and parents. a bus driver was arrested today following a deadly crash at a day-care center near montreal, canada. two 4-year-old children were killed and six other kids rushed to the hospital after the city bus plowed into the building. a witness said the 51-year-old driver stepped out of the bus, ripped off his clothes and
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started screaming. he's facing charges, including murder and attempted murder. now to an inside look at one of the highest profile national security events of the year, the super bowl. local, state and federal agencies have kicked off an intensive coordinated plan to keep the highly anticipated game safe. it's a 24/7 job, and cbs' kris van cleave got a bird's-eye view. >> reporter: on board the eye in the sky, flying just 400 feet above state farm stadium. customs and border protection is keeping watch as an estimated million people flock to phoenix ahead of super bowl sunday. what is the helicopter you use that guys on the ground don't have? >> it allows us to have the speed to get from one spot to the next. just the entire area around the nfl stadium and check these areas out and make sure everything stays safe. >> reporter: the area around the stadium will be off limits to other aircraft and drones. on the ground, five miles of fencing and two million pounds
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of concrete barriers are in place, man bade small army of private security and police. at least two dozen agencies, local, state and federal, are providing crews and resources. what is the level of concern around this weekend? >> there are no specific credible threats against the super bowl that we are tracking, but we're vigilant 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, regardless of the event. >> reporter: we were there as homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas toured the stadium and met with some of the 600 dhs officers assigned to the event. >> we screen everything that comes into this stadium, not just the people, but the merchandise. the food, the concessions. we screen everything. >> reporter: teams are focused on cyber security too, and others have already seized super bowl fakes. so far from the air -- >> really want to make sure that this whole thing goes off without a hitch. >> reporter: things are looking pretty good. kris van cleave, cbs news, over
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glendale, arizona. tonight we begin our new series "living well." we're looking into the secrets of not just living longer, but living healthier and happier lives. so we went to an expert, dan beutner to find out what he's learned after decades of research. there's not just one trick to living longer, but dan beutner says the best place to start is in your kitchen. >> i calculate that the average american could live about six extraea t went f a baseddi.ri diet to a >> y studied all these people who reach 100, live very long lives. you've also found that they're living good lives, right? i age us happy. having a sense of purpose, having a good social network, having health. these are the main drivers of happiness and they're the drivers that will get you to age 100.
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>> reporter: beutner has travelled the globe in search of the secret to a longer life. he found five communities with members who live well into old age, places known as blue zones. these groups of people that are living into their 100s, they have similar habits, right? >> yes. it's remarkable. but they're eating most lay whole food plant-based diet. the pillars -- every longevity diet in the world are whole grains, greens, nuts, tubers, like sweet potatoes, and beans. >> reporter: diet is the biggest factor, according to beutner. his new cookbook has 100 recipes that he promises can add ten years to your life. they are simple, and the ingredients are inexpensive. you also have talked about in your books about carbohydrates, that there are certain types of carbohydrates that we should be eating, correct? >> the word carbohydrate is the worst word in the vocabulary. on the one hand, you cookies and candy bars and sodas, and those
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are simple carbohydrates and arguably the most toxic in our diet. but at the other end you have beans and nuts and grains, and those are the most healthy that is the number one foodstuff for longevity. >> reporter: beutner says it's important your food taste good. >> it's fantastic. >> reporter: and even blue zone centenarians. >> so good. >> drink a little wine every day. and it turns out small changes can make a big difference. a cup of beans every day could add four years to your life. you can hear more of our conversation on person to person on the cbs news app. the irs is urging millions of americans to hold off on filing their tax returns. we'll explain why. that's next.
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finally tonight, lebron james has added another accomplishment, the nba's scoring king. broke the more than three decades long record last night and re-ignited the debate over whether king james is the greatest of all time. here is cbs' carter evans. >> lebron james, a shot at history, and there it is! >> reporter: a remarkable feat for the kid from akron. >> lebron stands alone! >> reporter: overwhelmed with emotion, lebron james thanked his family and fans. >> i would never, ever in a million years dreamt this even better than what it is tonight. >> looking for james, he's got it. >> reporter: the crowd went wild as lebanon sunk basket after basket. >> lebron fires a three.
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>> reporter: to beat the record held for 43 years set by kareem abdul-jabbar. there to watch it all. >> he had talent and class and determination. >> reporter: james wasn't even born when jabbar broke wilt chamberlain's previous record in 1984. today he congratulated the new record holder, writing "when one person climbs higher than the last person, we all feel like we're capable of being more." . >> everybody for king james. >> reporter: after the nba, the nba celebrated with his closest confidante. negative, one man comes through life by walking the journey alone. >> reporter: it's a journey that continues with the passing of the torch, and another jam in king james' crown. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> 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
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online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is c acced killing 23le a wall nort paso, texas in 2019 has plead guilty. the prosecution recommends patrick crusius serve 90 consecutive life sentences. he'll be sentenced in june. an international probe into the malaysian airlines flight that was shot down in 2014 finds strong indications russian president vladimir putin approved the missile, but investigators also say they don't have enough evidence to prosecute him. and a portrait of the grandmother of juneteenth was hung in the texas capitol. 96-year-old opal lee becomes just the second black person
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whose paint willing live in a senate chamber. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> tonight president biden is taking his message directly to voters, one day after delivering his state of the union address to a feisty crowd of republican lawmakers. the president's trip to the battle ground state of wisconsin is a kickoff of what's expected to be his 2024 reelection bid. plus, we've got our exclusive interview tonight with the secretary of defense lloyd austin. you're going want to hear what he says about that chinese spy balloon and why he was concerned about america's nuclear arsenal. but first, the death toll continues to rise across turkey
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and syria. at this hour surpassing 12,000. since monday's massive earthquake. the w.h.o. warning that number could reach 20,000 killed. at least three u.s. citizens are among the dead. a bucket by bucket desperate search for survivors. chris livesay is going to start us off from the disaster zone in turkey. good evening, chris. >> good evening norah. so far none of the 28 families who lived here have been found alive, but these bulldozers and cranes are not giving up. sometimes bottle caps are more powerful than bulldozers. like for little muhammad, who spent two days buried alive. yet for every muhammad, there is
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also a gulshin. a young woman once engaged to mary unis. he weeps. and he's not alone. inside the gymnasium, the earthquake turned into a morgue, just as it turned this apartment building into a mausoleum. some 90 people were sleeping inside when it collapsed. rescuers call for silence. they listen for signs of life. their hopes are dashed, for now, says kunaya kish. she hasn't been sleep since her sister went missing beneath the rubble, along with her husband and two children. if you could tell your sister and her family something right now, what would you tell them? "i would hug them and tell them i love them," she says. "i still have hope." international help is on the way, including american search and rescue teams who arrived here today. the u.s. ambassador to turkey, jeff flake, tells us. >> it's 161 in terms of personnel, 12 dogs, and a lot of
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equipment, about 170,000 pounds of equipment. so it's a big group. they're big guys and ready to help. >> reporter: they're setting up camp in the remote corners of turkey's earthquake zone where survivors are desperate for aid, and even more desperate in syria, already reeling from war and the refugee crisis. the only road the u.n. authorizes to carry supplies from turkey to syria is now mangled by the earthquake. the search-and-rescue effort continues behind me, and it could not be more urgent. the first three days after an earthquake offer the best opportunity for finding survivors, and the sun has just set on day three. norah? >> chris livesay, thank you so much for your reporting. we want to turn now to explosive new details about what the pentagon today described as a global surveillance program run out of china. u.s. intelligence officials say that that chinese balloon shot
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down off the coast of south carolina is part of a larger spying effort by the chinese military that has been going on for years spanning five continents. cbs' david martin is at the pentagon with an exclusive interview with defense secretary lloyd austin. >> reporter: the shoot-down happened on live tv. now thanks to an amateur radio scanner, we know what the pilots were saying to each other. . that is a t-kill. the balloon is completely destroyed. >> i see what appears to be metal chaff clouds. >> reporter: immediately after being shot down, lloyd austin tried to call his chinese counterpart to explain. >> i put in a request for a call, and they did not accept that request. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time about the chinese balloon, austin told cbs news his biggest worry was it would spy on u.s. nuclear forces located at bases across the country. >> all of our strategic assets,
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we made sure were buttoned down and movement was limited so that we didn't expose any capability unnecessarily. >> reporter: by strategic assets, you mean the nuclear force? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: it was part of a >> there were three innts agtha balloons olehe u.s. >> reporter: which parts? >> parts of texas and florida that the balloon flew over. >> reporter: in february of last year, a balloon was spotted over the hawaiian islands, and jet fighters scrambled to inspect it. last week this balloon was spotted over costa rica. turns out, chinese balloons have been violating airspace all over the world, much of the time without anyone noticing, until last week when everybody noticed. secretary austin said the navy
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has recovered the parts of the balloon that were on the surface and has mapped out the debris field of pieces of cameras and antennas that are lying on the ocean floor. he expects it will take days to bring them all up. norah? >> david martin with that exclusive interview. david, thank you. tonight we have an update ot ohio-pennsylvania border can finally return home, five days after being evacuated. toxic chemicals spilled during a train derailment, forcing officials to conduct a controlled burn that released a cloud of fumes into the air. authorities say they haven't detected dangerous levels inside or outside the evacuation zone, and water samples show the area is now safe. well, turning overseas, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy made a surprise visit to london today, urging britain and its allies to send ukraine warplanes to fight off russia's invasion. zelenskyy called the requested
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combat jets wings of freedom, suggesting that they could help change the course of the war and history. >> we know russia will lose. and we really know that victory, that victory will change the world. and this will be change the world has long needed. >> zelenskyy also met with king charles before heading to paris to meet with the leaders of france and germany. i want to turn now to a frightening situation for kids and parents. a bus driver was arrested today following a deadly crash at a day-care center near montreal, canada. two 4-year-old children were killed and six other kids rushed to the hospital after the city bus plowed into the building. a witness said the 51-year-old driver stepped out of the bus, ripped off his clothes and started screaming. he's facing charges, including murder and attempted murder. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm caitlin huey-burns in washington. thanks for staying with us. the countdown has begun to the kickoff of super bowl lvii. the kansas city chiefs and the philadelphia eagles will take the field sunday at state farm stadium in glendale, arizona. the stadium holds 73,000 fans, but there is also a pga golf tournament being played nearby, and local officials expect more than a million people will be in the phoenix area for the weekend. that poses a challenge for those responsible for securing the
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events. kris van cleave got a firsthand look at the preparations under way both on the ground and in the sky. >> reporter: flying in close formation over state farm stadium, agents from border protection are keeping watch over the home of super bowl sunday, where security is already tight. >> we can respond in seconds. can drop to what handle might be unfolding. >> reporter: the area around the stadium will be off limits to other aircraft and drones. on the ground, five miles of security and police are on the job around the clock. at least two dozen agencies, state, local and federal are providing crews and resource, including nearly a thousand officers. five miles of fencing and two million pounds of concrete barriers are already in place. >> right now there is no
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specific credible threat. >> reporter: scott brown is the homeland agent in charge for arizona. he says about half the security measures are things fans will never see. >> everything going in the stadium gets screened, be that people, be that goods, be that the merchandise that is going in to be sold, including the foods. >> reporter: teams have been assigned to cyber security. others have already seized counterfeit super bowl merchandise. >> we want everyone to have a fun, safe time. you're that eye in the sky. >> exactly. >> that watchful eye circling from above, before, during and after the big game. i'm kris van cleave, flying over glendale, arizona. advertising dollars are at the heart of the latest battle of the tech giants. microsoft is investing $10 billion into the company that makes chatgpt, the program answers questions, writes poetry and term papers, and even creates pictures with a few key strokes. this week microsoft announced it will incorporate that artificial
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intelligence program into its search engine and online browser. the goal is to dethrone google as the king of searches. lk at koupil went to microsoft lk is about, this n apparently web. what are we looking at? >> we are looking at the brand-new thing. >> reporter: and with a little help from divya kumar, a marketing executive, we see this really is something different. >> it's looking across the web, pulling in the collective knowledge that it has, and it's synthesizing and distilling the answer. >> right. >> reporter: along with the usual search results, we also get a summary written by microsoft's new ai-powered bing. can we ask a follow-up question? >> absolutely. >> reporter: and in a new feature simply called chat, the system turns even complex questions into conversational answers. >> look at that.
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wow. >> reporter: a complete multi-part personalized calculation of my gas costs, for example, for a family road trip. >> that's amazing. >> reporter: and microsoft is building chat into its edge browser as well, offering users a tool that can summarize and even analyze something as complex as a warrant for a major appliance. >> it says i'm sorry to hear your washer is not working. >> unfortunately, using dish soap in your washer may not be covered under the warranty as it can be considered misuse or abuse of the product, which it definitely would be. >> and i'm going to do generate. >> reporter: it's a kind of copilot, as microsoft puts it. something that can help you write. >> isn't that wonderful? >> honestly, it's at the level of a lot of food magazines. >> reporter: or even launch a full-scale job search. >> dear hiring manager. >> reporter: and writing the cover letter too. >> hello. great to meet you. >> reporter: for microsoft ceo satya nadella, it's all a chance to put his company back on top when it comes to innovation.
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we clearly are in a kind of arms race when it comes to ai. it seems like everybody is coming out with new products this year where. is this going? >> well, as you said, it's a new race. and it's a new race in the most important software category or the largest software category and search, let's face it. google dominates it. we are thrilled to be here launching bing to compete. >> reporter: microsoft developed the technology in partnership with open ai, the create others telephone viral sensation chatgpt. but while the new bing is much more powerful than its predecessor, it's also far from perfect. >> that didn't work. >> reporter: we notice at times it can be slow and unresponsive, and on at least two occasions, it seems to not only get things wrong, but make things up. >> but this one is a little bit weird. north carolina is in the wrong direction. >> reporter: first, it suggests a stop in dunn, north carolina, 500 miles out of our way when we asked for guidance on a drive from new york to cape cod.
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we tell bing that doesn't work. >> oops, you're right. i'm sorry for the mistake. i meant to say dunn, connecticut. >> and that's actually really valuable feedback. >> look at that. amazing. >> reporter: or so it seemed, until we later discovered that the restaurant definitely isn't in dunn, connecticut, because c exist. and we're amazed how quickly it suggests a job for a plummer in charlottesville. >> it sounds great. >> reporter: but once again we later find no record of any dutton pluming in the area. can we ask it, can i trust you? in fact, as the bot readily admits, this generation of a si not yet to be trusted. "i sometimes make mistakes," it warns us. "double-check the fax." is this ready? are you confident for wide release? >> look, the only way for any new technology to be really
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perfected is to be in the market with real human feedback. if anything, particularly with ai, it has to get aligned with human preference, both personally and societally in terms of the norms. and that's why we want to launch it. we want to have all the safety. we want to have all of the things that will maket no hrecreated, bt in the real > the risk of misinformation and bias, but that's when an offcamera executive stepped in. >> i would say that's probably not the best thing in our beta that we're running today. >> reporter: he asked us to leave the entire topic of guardrails to their ceo, who told us the model had been trained with safety as a top priority. so if you ask it to help you do something illegal, what are you saying? it will not. >> it will not. and if it does, we will immediately do takedown. >> reporter: and another concern is bias. how can you even begin to control or police that in chat?
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>> well, it's the same thing today when you search on the web, you get what's available on the web. this is where human agency is at a premium. you will always be able to trip any new ai model because you prompted it. i think we start with responsibility each of us uses, and yes, we wil have man manyme gets generated. >> reporter: and then i have to ask. i sound a little silly. i feel a little silly contemplating it. very smart people ranging from elon musk to sam altman who i just saw in the hallway, your partner at open ai, have raised the specter of ai somehow going wrong in a way in that is lights out for humanity. you're nodding your head. you've heard this too? >> yeah. >> reporter: is that a concern? and if so, what are we doing? >> look, runaway ai, if it happens, it's a real problem. the way to sort of deal with that is to make sure it never
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runs away. let's start with before we even talk about alignment and safety and all of these things that do with ai, let's talk about the context in which ai is used. i think about the first set of categories in which w should use these how many man models where humans are unambiguously, unquestionably in charge. make these models more safe, and over time much more explainable, then we can think about other forms of usage. but let's not have it run away. >> the car of humanity is at a crossroads. to the left is dystopia. the right is utaupia. the blinger is on. which way is it pointing? >> utopia. >> reporter: tony dokoupil reporting. the "cbs overnight news" is back in two minutes. [sfx: stomach gurgling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪
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was probably the richest man on earth with his heart. >> yes. he would say he is building up his riches for eternity, not for here. >> reporter: in fact, they say hodie was near broke after spending more than $10,000 on other people's prescriptions. the high cost of prescription drugs is a problem that extends well beyond rural alabama, and a humble farmer can only do so much to fix it, but as is often the case with kindness, sometimes a small deed can start a monumental movement. are you aware of what's going on? >> oh, we're aware. it's global. it's just blown our mind. >> that one small act makes a difference. >> reporter: proof of that now shows up every day in the pharmacy mailbox. folks either donating to keep the fund going in geraldine, or pledging to start a fund at their pharmacy. doug and tanya say that generosity doesn't take away their pain.
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>> sure do miss you, dad. >> reporter: but it does give it purpose. >> you made a big impression on people. >> reporter: steve hartman, when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you.
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tune in to dr. jeremiah's new series, "christ above all", on the next "turning point", right here on this station. with the super bowl just three days away, a lot of people are looking to upgrade their television before kickoff. michael george has some shopping tips. >> reporter: with such a wide selection of sizes, price points, and rapidly changing tech, choosing a new tv can be difficult. cn you get a good quality tv without spending a lot of money? >> you can. >> reporter: cnet editorial director david katzmire says there are some big discounts available right now, just ahead of the super bowl. if you're shopping on a budget, he recommends this tcl 4 series. >> the tcl 4 series is an excellent budget model. very good picture for the money and available in a range of sizes for really cheap.
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>> reporter: if you want the best bang in a midsized tv, cnet gave an editor's choice award to the tcl 6 series. some are selling it for less than $1,000. >> it really has the best picture clod for the money. >> reporter: you've probably heard a lot about oled displays. they cost more. katzmire said their product tests found their best choice was the lg. >> really the hands-down best ole dtv i've seen. it's got excellent picture quality, a really bright picture. it's available in a nice range of sizes too, that not every ole dtv is. >> reporter: and for the optimal tv experience, set your tv to movie or cinema mode and change the brightness. you'll notice a big difference when you tune in on sunday. michael george, cbs news, new york. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. and for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us any time online at cbsnews.com.
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reporting from the nation's capital, i'm caitlin huey-burns. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the man accused of killing 23 people at a walmart in el paso, texas in 2019 has plead guilty. the prosecution recommends patrick crusius serve 90 consecutive life sentences. he'll be sentenced in june. an international probe into the malaysian airlinairlines fl that was shot down in 2014 finds strong indications russian president vladimir putin approved the missile, but investigators also say they don't have enough evidence to prosecute him. and a portrait of the grandmother of juneteenth was hung in the texas capitol. 96-year-old opal lee becomes just the second black person
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whose painting will live in a senate chamber. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. ♪ tonight, the final hours of the urgent search-and-rescue operation from that earthquake in syria and turkey. now the world's deadliest earthquake in more than a decade. atn t as the deathnger and toll soars. the emotional moments as children are pulled from the rubble. cbs' chris livesay speaks with families desperate to find their loved ones. a cbs news exclusive. after the military recovers parts of the chinese spy balloon, we hear from the defense secretary for the first time. president biden hits the road today, courting blue collar voters in wisconsin after an eventful state of the union address. severe weather threat.
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thunderstorms, flash flooding and possible tornadoes sweeping through the south. day care tragedy. two children killed, six injured when a bus crashes into the building. tonight what happened to the driver. super bowl's super security. an inside look at what it takes to protect one of the world's biggest events. and our new series you won't want to miss, "living well." tonight the author who says he's unlocked the secret to living a longer life. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> tonight, president biden is taking his message directly to voters, one day after delivering his state of the union address to a feisty crowd of republican lawmakers. the president's trip to the battleground state of wisconsin is a kickoff of what's expected to be his 2024 reelection bid. plus, we've got our exclusive
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interview tonight with the secretary of defense, lloyd austin. you're going to want to hear what he says about that chinese spy balloon, and why he was concerned about america's nuclear arsenal. but first, the death toll continues to rise across turkey and syria. at this hour surpassing 12,000 since monday's massive earthquake. the w.h.o. warning tonight that number could reach 20,000 killed. at least three u.s. citizens are among the dead. rescue teams are digging through rubble of collapsed buildings bucket by bucket in a desperate search for survivors. cbs' chris livesay is going to start us off tonight from the disaster zone in turkey. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. rescuers are sleeplessly peeling back the 14 stories of apartment building that came crashing down behind me. so far none of the 28 families who lived here have been found alive, but these bulldozers and cranes are not giving up.
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sometimes bottle caps are more powerful than bulldozers. like for little muhammad, who spent two days buried alive. yet for every muhammad, there is also a gulshin, a young woman once engaged to marry yunis. he weeps. and he's not alone. inside the gymnasium, the earthquake turned into a morgue, just as it turned this apartment building into a mausoleum. some 90 people were sleeping inside when it collapsed. rescuers call for silence. they listen for signs of life. their hopes are dashed, for now, says kunaya kish. she hasn't slept since her sister went missing beneath the rubble. if you could tell your sister
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and her family right now, what would you tell them? "i would hug them and tell them i love them," she says. "i still have hope." international help is on the way, including american search and rescue teams who arrived here today. the u.s. ambassador to turkey, jeff flake, tells us. >> it's 161 in terms of personnel, 12 dogs, and a lot of equipment, about 170,000 pounds of equipment. so it's a big group. they're big guys and ready to help. >> reporter: they're setting up camp in the remote corners of turkey's earthquake zone where survivors are desperate for aid, and even more desperate in syria, already reeling from war and the refugee crisis. the only road the u.n. authorizes to carry supplies from turkey to syria is now mangled by the earthquake. the search-and-rescue effort continues behind me, and it could not be more urgent. the first three days after an earthquake offer the best opportunity for finding survivors, and the sun has just
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set on day three. norah? >> chris livesay, thank you so much for your reporting. we want to turn now to explosive new details about what the pentagon today described as a global surveillance program run out of china. u.s. intelligence officials say that that chinese balloon shot down off the coast of south carolina is part of a larger spying effort by the chinese military that has been going on fo years spanning five continents. cbs' david martin is at the pentagon with an exclusive interview with defense secretary lloyd austin. >> reporter: the shoot-down happened on live tv. now thanks to an amateur radio scanner, we know what the pilots were saying to each other. >> that is a t-kill. the balloon is completely destroyed. >> i see what appears to be a metal chaff clouds. i guess the metal breaking apart. >> reporter: immediately after the shoot-down, lloyd austin
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tried to call his chinese counterpart to explain. >> i put in a request for a call, and they did not accept that request. >> reporter: speaking publicly fo the first time about the chinese balloon, austin told cbs news his biggest worry was it would spy on u.s. nuclear forces located at bases across the country. >> all of our strategic assets, we made sure were buttoned down and movement was limited so that we didn't expose any capability unnecessarily. >> reporter: by strategic % assets, you mean the nuclear force? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: it was part of a fleet of spy balloons based on the island of hainan, which have been flying over the u.s. since at least 2019 when one circumnavigated the globe. >> there were three incidents a couple of years ago that balloons overflew parts of the u.s. >> reporter: which parts? >> parts of texas and florida that the balloon flew over. >> reporter: in february of last year, a balloon was spotted over the hawaiian islands, and jet fighters scrambled to inspect it. last week this balloon was
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spotted over costa rica. turns out, chinese balloons have been violating airspace all over the world, much of the time without anyone noticing, until last week when everybody noticed. secretary austin said the navy has recovered the parts of the balloon that were on the surface and has mapped out the debris field of pieces of cameras and antennas that are lying on the ocean floor. he expects it will take days to bring them all up. norah? >> david martin with that exclusive interview. david, thank you. tonight we have an update on that toxic train wreck as residents along the ohio-pennsylvania border can finally return home, five days after being evacuated. toxic chemicals spilled during a train derailment, forcing officials to conduct a controlled burn that released a cloud of fumes into the air. authorities say they haven't detected dangerous levels inside or outside the evacuation zone, and water samples show the area
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is now safe. there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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♪ this is the "cbs overnight news." >> well, today president biden travelled to the battleground state of wisconsin to deliver on his promise of an economic progress to the state's blue collar workers. it comes one day after his sometimes rowdy state of the union address. cbs' weijia jiang has more. >> last night i reported on the state of the union. it is strong. >> reporter: fresh off a fiery state of the union speech, president biden took his economic message to wisconsin, where he mocked republicans who heckled him tuesday night. >> marjorie taylor greene and others stood up "liar, liar." it reminds me of "liar, liar,
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house on fire." >> reporter: the president began last night's address by urging congress to come together. >> speaker, i don't want to ruin your reputation, but i look forward to working with you. >> reporter: but that civility quickly disappeared. house speaker kevin mccarthy seen shushing members of his own bidewhene rruptemr. times. border.g fnyfied acrs the soutr >> it's your fault, it's your fault. >> reporter: president biden also turned the tables. >> some republicans want medicare and special sunset. i'm not saying it's a majority. well, i'm glad you see. i tell you, i enjoy conversion, as we all apparently agree. i enjoy conversion, as we all apparently agree. social security and medicare is off the books now, right? >> reporter: today republican don bacon said he wants to see more decorum from both parties. >> i think many people went
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overboard. >> reporter: there was agreement when the president recognized the parents of tyre nichols, who died after five police officers beat him. >> but what happened to tyre in memphis happens too often. let's come together to finish the job on police reform. >> reporter: the night began on a dramatic note. cameras caught utah republican mitt romney scolding new york congressman george santos for attending the address. >> but he shouldn't be there. and if he had any shame at all, he wouldn't be there. >> i think it's reprehensible that the senator would say such a thing to me and the demeaning way he said it. it wasn't very mormon of him. >> reporter: i republicao presi arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders argued he is unfit for the job and said what the choice between the right and the left is really the choice between normal and crazy. tomorrow the president heads to florida, another battleground state, as he prepares to launch that reelection campaign. norah? >> weijia jiang at the white house, thank you so much. well, turning overseas, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy made a surprise visit
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to london today, urging britain and its allies to send ukraine warplanes to fight off russia's invasion. zelenskyy called the requested combat jets wings of freedom, suggesting that they could help change the course of the war and history. >> we know russia will lose. and we really know that victory, that victory will change the world. and this will be change the world has long needed. >> zelenskyy also met with king charles before heading to paris to meet with the leaders of france and germany. i want to turn now to a frightening situation for kids and parents. a bus driver was arrested today following a deadly crash at a day-care center near montreal, twyen re killed and six other kids rushed to the hospital after the city bus plowed into the building. a witness said the 51-year-old driver stepped out of the bus, ripped off his clothes and started screaming.
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he's facing charges, including murder and attempted murder. now to an inside look at one of the highest profile national security events of the year, the super bowl. local, state and federal agencies have kicked off an intensive coordinated plan to keep the highly anticipated game safe. it's a 24/7 job, and cbs' kris van cleave got a bird's-eye view. >> reporter: on board the eye in the sky, flying just 400 feet above state farm stadium. customs and border protection is keeping watch as an estimated million people flock to phoenix ahead of super bowl sunday. what is the helicopter you use what does the helicopter give you that guys on the ground don't do? >> it allows us to have the speed to get from one spot to the next. just the entire area around the nfl stadium and check these areas out and make sure everything stays safe. >> reporter: the area around the stadium will be off limits to other aircraft and drones. on the ground, five miles of ins
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oncrete barriers are in plive security and police. at least two dozen agencies, local, state and federal, are providing crews and resources. what is the level of concern around this weekend? >> there are no specific credible threats against the super bowl that we are tracking, but we're vigilant 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, regardless of the event. >> reporter: we were there as homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas toured the stadium and met with some of the 600 dhs officers assigned to the event. >> we screen everything that comes into this stadium, not just the people, but the merchandise. the food, the concessions. we screen everything. >> reporter: teams are focused on cyber security too, and others have already seized super bowl fakes. so far from the air -- >> really want to make sure that this whole thing goes off without a hitch. >> reporter: things are looking pretty good. kris van cleave, cbs news, over
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glendale, arizona. seri "livielwe begin our n we're looking into the secre of not just living longer, but living healthier and happier lives. so we went to an expert, dan beutner to find out what he's learned after decades of research. there's not just one trick to living longer, but dan beutner says the best place to start is in your kitchen. >> i calculate that the average american could live about six extra years if they went from a standard american diet to a plant-based diet. >> you studied all these people who reach 100, live very long lives. you've also found that they're living good lives, right? >> it turns out the same things that get you to a healthy age 90 or 100 are the things that make us happy. having a sense of purpose, having a good social network, having health. these are the main drivers of happiness and they're the drivers that will get you to age 100. >> reporter: beutner has travelled the globe in search of
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the secret to a longer life. he found five communities with members who live well into old age, places known as blue zones. these groups of people that are living into their 100s, they have similar habits, right? >> yes. it's remarkable. but they're eating most lay a whole food plant-based diet. the pillars -- every longevity diet in the world are whole grains, greens, nuts, tubers, like sweet potatoes, and beans. >> reporter: diet is the biggest factor, according to beutner. his new cookbook has 100 recipes that he promises can add ten years to your life. they are simple, and the ingredients are inexpensive. you also have talked about in your books about carbohydrates, that there are certain types of carbohydrates that we should be eating, correct? >> the word carbohydrate is the worst word in the nutritional vocabulary. on the one hand, you cookies and candy bars and sodas, and those are simple carbohydrates and arguably the most toxic in our diet.
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but at the other end of the extreme, you have beans and nuts and grains, and those are the most healthy that is the number one foodstuff for longevity. >> reporter: beutner says it's important your food taste good. >> it's fantastic. >> reporter: and even blue zone centenarians. >> so good. >> drink a little wine every day. and it turns out small changes can make a big difference. a cup of beans every day could add four years to your life. you can hear more of our conversation on "person to person" on the cbs news app. the irs is urging millions of americans to hold off on filing their tax returns. we'll explain why. that's next.
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finally tonight, lebron james has added another accomplishment to his resume, the nba's new scoring king. he broke the more than three decades long record last night and re-ignited the debate over whether king james is the greatest of all time. here is cbs' carter evans. >> lebron james, a shot at history, and there it is! >> reporter: a remarkable feat for the kid from akron. >> lebron stands alone! >> reporter: overwhelmed with emotion, lebron james thanked his family and fans. >> i would never, ever in a million years dreamt this even better than what it is tonight. >> looking for james, he's got it. >> reporter: the crowd went wild as lebron sunk basket after basket. >> lebron fires a three. that looks good.
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>> reporter: to beat the record held for 43 years set by kareem abdul-jabbar. there last night, watching it all. >> he planned it all copping out of high school. he had talent and class and determination. >> reporter: james wasn't even born when jabbar broke wilt chamberlain's previous record in 1984. today he congratulated the new record holder, writing "when one person climbs higher than the last person, we all feel like we're capable of being more." >> everybody for king james. >> reporter: after the game, the nba star celebrated with his closest confidante. >> no one man or one woman can accomplish what they do in life by walking alone. >> reporter: it's a journey that continues with the passing of the torch, and another gem in king james' crown. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> 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
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online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the man accused of killing 23 people at a walmart in el paso, texas in 2019 has plead guilty. the prosecution recommends patrick crusius serve 90 consecutive life sentences. he'll be sentenced in june. an international probe into the malaysian airlines flight that was shot down in 2014 finds strong indications russian president vladimir putin approved the missile, but investigators also say they don't have enough evidence to prosecute him. and a portrait of the grandmother of juneteenth was hung in the texas capitol. 96-year-old opal lee becomes just the second black person whose painting will live in a senate chamber.
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for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, february 9th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." earthquake rescues. from the rubble in turkey and syria four days a catastrophic quake. time is running out as the cell -- as the death toll jumps again overnight. spy program revealed. lloyd austin speaks about the u.s. response it a chinese balloon. hear his describe china's surveillance program that goes back years. not ready to announce. president biden speaks out about plans to run for re-election and what he had to say about hecklers at his "state of the union" address. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.
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