>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." it has been a horrific month for people living in the nation's heartland. the latest severe storm system overnight has killed at least 16 people, and tonigh more than 100 million of you are under the

threat of dangerous weather. the worst of the devastation stretching across texas, oklahoma, and arkansas. denton and cook counties in texas are among the hardest hit. cbs's dave malkoff is in valley view, texas about 60 miles north of dallas. good evening to you, dave. i see there's a lot of devastation there behind you. >> reporter: there is, jericka. good evening. the threat of severe weather remains active tonight, and scenes leek the one behind me have people in the south and midwest bracing for impact. deadly severe weather is on the move including multiple violent tornadoes across the south and midwest tonight. more than a dozen people are dead and many more injured, leaving trails of damage across texas, arkansas and oklahoma. >> it's headed right for us. >> reporter: daylight exposed the devastation from a confirmed tornado in cook county, texas. >> from the roof it's all -- >> yeah, everything coming down. we saw how it was moving, everything. >> reporter: this is what remains of a rest stop about 90

minutes north of dallas. >> i kid you not. 30 seconds in someone goes, "get to the bathroom now!" >> reporter: that voice was holiday traveler hugo parra, whose quick thinking likely saved lives. >> so you got everybody into both of the bathrooms? >> bath. and some people stay in the hallway. >> what we heard was "get to the bathroom now." and that's when everything hit. it saved me and my wife's life. and 50, 60 other people. >> reporter: the same system then moved through neighboring arkansas, where at least six people are confirmed dead. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: rain and massive hailstones pounded homes across the south this weekend. in oklahoma two people were killed and several more injured when powerful storms passed through overnight. and back here in texas search and rescue efforts are still under way and officials fear the death toll could continue to

climb. power remains out for hundreds of thousands of customers from here in texas all the way up till ohio. as power crews get ready to put the power back on for people this memorial day weekend. jericka? >> yeah, it's a rough one. terrifying accounts there. dave malkoff, thank you. robert f. kennedy was eliminated as a possible contender for the libertarian party's presidential nomination. now, this comes a day after former president donald trump appeared at the convention this weekend and was booed. skyler henry has more tonight on what lies ahead for trump later this week. skyler. >> reporter: hey, jericka, good to see you. it could very well be a pivotal week for the form err why president as the decision in the so-called hush money trial against him is expected as soon as this week. meanwhile, the former president is looking to gain more support along the campaign trail off the traditional path. nascar fans cheered and waved ahead of former president

trump's arrival at the coca-cola 600 race in north carolina today. it's his third visit to the swing state this election cycle. >> keep getting your 3% every four years. >> reporter: but he had a few speed bumps outside d.c. on saturday. trump looking to make gains with libertarian voters was instead met with hecklers. >> the libertarian party should nominate trump for president of the united states. [ boos ] whoa. >> reporter: republicans in line with the former president say despite the boos getting in front of different audiences is a good strategy. >> i give him a lot of credit in going to places where republicans have not gone before. if we're going to win this election cycle we must go where we're not invited. >> reporter: as summer kicks off the presidential race is also heating up. as is everything surrounding the likely nominees. this week jurors in trump's so-called hush money trial in new york will begin their deliberations. if he's found guilty it would be a first for a former president.

>> i'm hoping for a verdict that makes sense, which should be a complete acquittal. worst case, if there's politization, which i'm sure there will be, there should be a hung jury. >> reporter: president biden wrapped a busy weekend, including delivering the commencement address at west point, where he indirectly jabbed at his predecessor reminding cadets of their oath. >> not to a political party. not to a president. but to the constitution of the united states of america. against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> reporter: president biden will also head to a swing state this week, pennsylvania. it will be his seventh time in the state this year. jericka? ? skyler henry, thank you. today the parents of pga golfer grayson murray announced their 30-year-old son took his own life. friday murray withdrew from the 2024 charles schwab challenge, citing an illness. murray had long been open about his struggles with depression and anxiety and his battle with

alcoholism. breaking tonight, palestinian medics say an israeli air strike killed at least 22 people when it hit tents for those who've been displaced. cbs's imtiaz tyab has more. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a refuge for those fleeing israel's offensive in rafah. but the israeli military struck the al mawasi camp tonight, and the scenes are horrific. a man holding a headless child. with the death toll in the dozens. the survivors will likely end up at the nasser hospital in khan younis, one of the only health facilities that slowly returned to service. after it was overrun by the israeli military back in february. now a team from doctors without borders have gotten it back up and running again. >> we need a cease-fire for this hell to stop. >> reporter: for nearly eight

months israel has made gazas hospital a key target in its devastating military campaign, insisting it's because hamas fighters are embedded inside. we went with the israeli military to gaza's main al shifa hospital back in november. >> but the criticism is is that the evidence provided so far is underwhelming, that it doesn't show unequivocally that this was a hamas command center. >> it will take us time -- >> just a second. this was not just one hamas headquarter. this was at least three headquarters working simultaneously in the city and outside the city. and we -- >> reporter: this is a level of detail which we're not seeing, though. if you knew there's three separate command centers but we can't see any of that -- >> this is -- it's not something you can see right now. >> reporter: of the 36 medical facilities the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs office tracks in gaza, only four have not been raided by the israeli military or damaged in strikes. mother of five samira al madan

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today. the department of veterans affairs says more than 46 million vets have served the nation in times of war. and there are about 18 million living american veterans. in all 658,000 americns have lost their lives in conflicts since the founding of our nation. and now artificial intelligence is helping keep some of their precious memories alive. david martin explains. >> we were innocent kids who weren't ready for what was coming, let me tell you. >> reporter: vincent sparanza, the son of italian immigrants, enlisted when he turned 18. >> i decided to become a paratrooper when i found out that that would probably be the fastest way to get into the battle. >> reporter: and fought in the battle of the bulge, hitler's last gasp attempt to stave off defeat in the final months of the war in europe.

>> 12,000 americans in that town fought 56,000 german troops. >> reporter: vincent sparanza died last year but visitors to the national world war ii museum in new orleans can still talk to him. >> did you have any close calls? >> i was trying to take a drink from my canteen, and it slipped out of my hands. and when i bent over to pick up the canteen a bullet went right through my helmet. had i been standing it would have went right through the middle of my chest. >> it uses voice recognition software and artificial intelligence to access questions from interviews that we've had with all of the veterans where we've asked them roughly 1,000 questions. >> reporter: museum vice president peter crane is in a race against time to preserve not just the stories but the people who live them. >> unfortunately, we're coming to a time where there are fewer and fewer world war ii veterans to be able to actually talk to.

>> reporter: 18 veterans of the war effort each sat for two days of interviews in a specially configured hollywood studio. bomber pilot john luckadoo was one. >> it was an intriguing concept. extremely so. >> reporter: what intrigued you? >> the thought that my great, great, great grandchildren could speak to me and ask me anything that came to their minds and it would automatically scroll to my answer. >> not just your great, great grandchildren. everybody's great, great grandchildren. >> yes, anyone. anyone will be able to. >> reporter: anyone will be able to ask woody williams about seeing the flag raised on iwo j jima. >> the old glory was flying, had just reached its peak when they raised it on top of mount s

sirabachi. and i didn't see it go up but i saw the minute it got up. >> reporter: until his passing williams was the war's last living recipient of the medal of honest. >> i received a medal of honor for eliminating the enemy within seven pillboxes on iwo jima. >> reporter: the war wasn't won just on the battlefield. >> i was a good machinist i think because i loved math. >> reporter: grace brown was a rosie the riveter who made parts for bombers. >> the war was fought and won by the average guy who was down the street or the woman who was a nurse or working in the factory. >> reporter: john luckadoo was 20 years old when he flew bombing missions over germany. >> they were about as dangerous as you can imagine because we were going up against a very formidable german air force that had been fighting for four years. >> how many missions did you fly? >> if you survived, 25.

you were eligible to return to the united states. >> what were the odds of surviving 25 missions? >> less than 1 in 4. we didn't know what we were doing. >> reporter: now 102 years old, luckadoo got his first look at how he'll be remembered. >> what was your worst mission? >> as we turned on the bomb run we had an 18-ship formation. we lost 12 out of the 18 ships. instantly. >> so what do you think of your answers? >> kind of eerie to speak to yourself. >> so that's the self. >> all right. >> that generations are going to know. >> all right. >> you good with that? >> well, it will be interesting to see how the generations react to it. >> yeah. >> it's not very important as to

how i react to it. >> react not just to his war stories but to what happened when he came home. >> they rationed us to a fifth of whiskey a day. i soon realized that that wasn't enough. i was rapidly becoming an alco alcoholic. >> young generations are going to find out that too about you. >> well, i did want to convey that -- >> this is the kind of state you could be left in if you were experiencing what we experienced in those days. that war does that, can do that to you. >> i'm sorry. it's overwhelming. >> reporter: gordon summers whose father served in world war ii was one of the first members of the public to see the new exhibit. >> everyone should have that opportunity to see that generation. i could stand there all day and talk to each and every one of them and listen to their stories and what they went through.

>> fear in war is something that's always there. >> reporter: you can read all the great histories of the war and never find a better answer to why soldiers fight than from the late vincent sparanza. >> in your mind swirling around the most important thought you had was am i going to be able to stand up and my friends afterward say to me yes, you're a combat soldier. >> reporter: more than 600,000 visitors a year. > i was assigned to the 99th fighter squadron, 332nd fighter group in italy. >> reporter: can hear firsthand from veterans like tuskegee veteran george hardy about a time when it was all on the line. >> lives had been expended. to protect our freedom and our values. >> what we considered our ideals

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meet. >> oh, man. that's good. >> reporter: this is kg barbecue in austin, texas. >> the rice ball is a great introduction. >> reporter: where pitmaster kareem al gaesh has blended the flavors of ancient egypt with an age old cowboy tradition. >> it's a combo i've never heard of before. >> yeah, i've never seen pomegranate seeds on barbecue. >> reporter: his presentation is as unique as the taste. each dish looks like a landscape, painted with the vibrant colors of the middle east. meats of all sorts including lamb and kofta sausages are seasoned with cumin, coriander and turmeric. >> my goal was to present something that looks familiar but then you go and try it and it's an explosion of flavors. >> reporter: kareem first came to texas from cairo on a whim. >> i know western movies. i know cowboys. i know country music. >> reporter: he never tasted texas barbecue. but when he did, recreating it

for himself became his life's work. >> sounds like you became a little obsessed with figuring out how to do it. >> just a little bit, yeah. >> reporter: ten years after his very first taste of texas barbecue kareem opened his own food truck and within months his egyptian-style barbecue had earned a nomination for a prestigious james beard award. >> don't ask me how. >> i think it's beautiful. i think it's like a work of art. i can't wait to eat this. >> i really think a lot of the immigrants who are coming to texas specifically see barbecue as a way, a palate to bring the flavors of their culture to the forefront. >> reporter: that's daniel vaughn, the highly influential barbecue editor for texas monthly. >> we've got crispy pig skin right here. >> reporter: we found him at the magazine's annual barbecuefest in lockhart. >> that's the good sound right there. >> reporter: hovering a whole pig being prepared by done

nguyen who along with his brother theo started a vietnamese style pop-up in houston called khoi barbecue. >> a little fried onion oil. >> reporter: this dish, for example, offers pork shoulder on a bowl of vermicelli noodles then flavored with a vietnamese fish sauce. >> this is spot on right here. >> have you ever tasted anything like this? >> no. that's unique. >> i see people who sort of rail against the idea of all these changes in texas barbecue. but when you sit them down with that plate in front of them they're rarely arguing about whether it's good or not. >> reporter: they're certainly lining up at this asian-style texas smokehouse called ka kameri tatsuya also in austin. chef aikawa is tokyo born but he's texas raised. so he doesn't see his barbecue as some kind of trendy fusion. to him it's just as natural as pairing salt and pepper.

>> what i make just comes through me as an experience. that's why i don't like to use the word fusion. you know what i mean? to me it's deeper than that. >> reporter: he too has been racking up awards nor items like his barbecue bento box, where diners can take brisket put it on a bed of rice and garlic brap it in nori and then just eat it like i ahand roll. >> good. >> reporter: he just got his u.s. citizenship last year and he now proudly wears an american flag on his barbecue apron, right xt to his

artificial intelligence. they're words you hear a lot these days. well, it's helping formula 1 race teams obtain a smaller carbon footprint and also win races. ian lee reports. >> reporter: formula 1 is fast, loud and trying to go green. >> we are always at the forefront of technology. >> reporter: mclaren racing is pulling ahead in britain,

trading traditionally engineered parts for 3-d printed ones. at their west london headquarters more than 20 machines produce everything from body parts to prototypes. >> it's a very efficient way of making complex parts when you need lots and lots of parts to come together. >> reporter: creating car parts can require as many as 10,000 components. >> you're actually printing the duct. >> reporter: mclaren says 3-d printing helps them cut back on waste by using recycled materials. >> we are heavily investing in 3-d printing. it's very time efficient for human labor because it essentially runs lights out. >> reporter: engineers can also instantly create parts they need, saving on shipping costs. formula 1 is going full throttle toward net zero, aiming to hit it by 2030. but critics say the globe-trotting sport has a rough road ahead. >> what needs to be looked at much more carefully at emissions

in mofgs the sport around the planet. in the next few weeks it goes to china, to miami, over to europe, over to montreal and canada and back to europe again. >> reporter: but mclaren says it's racing toward a greener future with each climate-conscious change. ian lee, cbs news, london. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this memoriling day. for some of you the news continues. for others make sure you check back later for "cbs mornings." and of course follow us live anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting live from the broadcast center here in new york city, i'm jericka duncan. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. an israeli strike on a designated safe zone in rafah's southern gaza has killed at least 35 people with dozens more injured. according to palestinian health officials israel says it was targeting a hamas compound and killed two senior hamas officials in the strike.

the national weather service now believes a tornado that struck valley view, texas was a powerful category ef2, unleashing winds of up to 135 miles per hour. at least 18 people were killed in storms sweeping through four southern states over the weekend. and rossing the fin h line just ahead of the pack, josef newgarden takes the indianapolis 500 becoming the first back-to-back winner in 22 years. for more downl d the p on your ce connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. deadly weather. severe storms and suspected tornadoes kill at least 15 in texas, oklahoma and arkansas. and it's not over yet. we'll tell you where these dangerous storms are moving next. plus the impact it could have on your travel plans this busy memorial day.

also, hostile territory. former president trump faces hecklers and booing on the campaign trail at the libertarian party convention. how he handled the rowdy crowd. >> you should nominate me or at least vote for me, and we should win together. [ boos ] costly cookouts. how inflation is hitting your barbecue, from burgers to sides. also, threats against congress. an increasing number of investigations sparked by safety concerns. >> it shows no sign of abating. and later, honoring our heroes. ♪ we'll take you to a little town in italy living up to the promise of never forget. >> they have kept their memories alive. all of these years. >> they didn't forget. >> they never forgot. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." it has been a horrific month

for people living in the nation's heartland. the latest severe storm system overnight has killed at least 16 people, and tonight more than 100 million of you are under the threat of dangerous weather. the worst of the devastation stretching across texas, oklahoma and arkansas. denton and cook counties in texas are among the hardest hit. cbs's dave malkoff is in valley view, texas about 60 miles north of dallas. good evening to you, dave. i see there's a lot of devastation there behind you. >> reporter: there is, jericka. good evening. the threat of severe weather remains active tonight. and scenes like the one behind me have people in the south and midwest bracing for impact. deadly severe weather is on the move, including multiple violent tornadoes across the south and midwest tonight. more than a dozen people are dead, and many more injured, leaving trails of damage across texas, arkansas and oklahoma. >> it's headed right for us. >> reporter: daylight exposed

the devastation from a confirmed tornado in cook county, texas. >> from the roof -- >> yeah, everything coming down. we saw how it was moving, everything. >> reporter: this is what remains of a rest stop about 90 minutes north of dallas. >> i kid you not. 30 seconds in someone goes "get to the bathroom, now! >> reporter: that voice was holiday traveler hugo parra, whose quick thinking likely saved lives. >> so you got everybody into both of the bathrooms. >> bath and some people stay in the hallway. >> what we heard was "get to the bathroom now!" and that's when everything hit. it saved me and my wife's life. and 50, 60 other people. >> reporter: the same system then moved through neighboring arkansas, where at least six people are confirmed dead.p>> o. >> reporter: rain and massive hailstones pounded homes across the south this weekend. in oklahoma two people were

killed and several more injured when powerful storms passed through overnight. and back here in texas search and rescue efforts are still under way and officials fear the death toll could continue to climb. power remains out for hundreds of thousands of customers from here in texas all the way up to ohio as power crews get ready to put the power back on for people this memorial day weekend, jericka. >> yeah, it's a rough one. terrifying accounts there. dave malkoff, thank you. for the very latest on the forecast across the country let's bring in cbs news meteorologist dave sosna with more on that. dave? >> good evening, jericka. a second night in a row of dangerous storms erupting across the country on a holiday weekend. nothing we like to see here. a level 4 out of 5 for severe weather. this just means that this is an elevated risk for large tornadoes. some of these could be strong during the evening and overnight

hours. so really important that you have the notifications turned on your own and also the volume turned up here as these storms will go well into the night tonight. here's how this plays out on our future radar. you can see the storms developing in southern missouri. this is in that level 4 out of 5. storms move into tennessee tonight with more damaging winds, power outages are likely, tomorrow for memorial day the severe weather moves up and down the entire east coast. traveling back home for the beaches we can expect large hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours. best bet, give yourself plenty of extra travel time. jericka? >> all right. thank you so much for that. robert f. kennedy was eliminated as a possible contender for the libertarian party's presidential nomination. now, this comes a day after former president donald trump appeared at the convention this weekend and was booed. skyler henry has more tonight on what lies ahead for trump later this week. skyler. >> reporter: hey, jericka. good to see you. it could very well be a pivotal week for the former president as the decision in the so-called hush money trial against him is

expected as soon as this week. meanwhile, the former president is looking to gain more support along the campaign trail off the traditional path. nascar fans cheered and waved ahead of former president trump's arrival at the coca-cola 600 race in north carolina today. it's his third visit to the swing state this election cycle. >> keep getting your 3% every four years. >> reporter: but he had a few speed bumps in d.c. on saturday. trump looking to make gains with libertarian voters was instead met with hecklers. >> the libertarian party should nominate trump for president of the united states. [ boos ] whoa. >> reporter: republicans in line with the former president say despite the boos getting in front of different audiences is a good strategy. >> i give him a lot of credit in going to places where republicans have not gone before. if we're going to win this election cycle we must go where

we're not invited. >> reporter: as summer kicks off, the presidential race is also heating up, as is everything surrounding the likely nominees. this week jurors in trump's so-called hush money trial in new york will begin their deliberations. if he's found guilty, it would be a first for a former president. >> i'm hoping for a verdict that makes sense, which should be a complete acquittal. worst case, if there's politization, which i'm sure there will be, there should be a hung jury. >> reporter: president biden wrapped a busy weekend including delivering the commencement address at west point where he indirectly jabbed at his predecessor, reminding cadets of their oath. >> not to a political party. not to a president. but to the constitution of the united states of america. against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> reporter: president biden will also head to a swing state this week, pennsylvania. it will be his seventh time in the state this year. jericka? >> skyler henry, thank you. today the parents of pga golfer grayson murray announced their 30-year-old son took his

own life. friday murray withdrew from the 2024 charles schwab challenge, citing an illness. murray had long been open about his struggles with depression and anxiety and his battle with alcoholism. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." well, breaking tonight, palestinian medics say an israeli air strike killed at least 22 people when it hit tents for those who've been displaced. cbs's imtiaz tyab has more. >> reporter: it was supposed to

be a refuge for those fleeing israel's offensive in rafah. but the israeli military struck the al mawasi camp tonight, and the scenes are horrific. a man holding a headless child. with the death toll in the dozens. the survivors will likely end up at the nasser hospital in khan younis, one of the only health facilities that slowly returned to service after it was overrun by the israeli military back in february. now a team from doctors without borders have gotten it back up and running again. >> we need a cease-fire for this hell to stop. >> reporter: for nearly eight months israel has made gaza's hospitals a key target in its devastating military campaign. insisting it's because hamas fighters are embedded inside. we went with the israeli military to gaza's main al shifa hospital back in november. >> but the criticism is is that the evidence provided so far is

underwhelming, that it doesn't show unequivocally that this was a hamas command center. >> well, it will take us time. >> this -- just a second. this was not just one hamas headquarter. this was at least three headquarters working simultaneously in the city and outside the city. and we -- >> reporter: this is a level of detail which we're not seeing, though. if you knew there's three separate command centers but we can't see any of that -- >> this is -- it's not something you can see right now. >> reporter: of the 36 medical facilities that the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs office tracks in gaza only four have not been raided by the israeli military or damaged in strikes. mother of five samira al madan has cancer. she needs the rafah crossing with egypt to open to get the operation she so desperately needs. "i have anxiety from the war, and i fear for my children," she

says. "i'm suffering so much." and president biden has gotten egypt to restart sending aid into gaza via israel's kerem shalom crossing, jericka. but the increasing violence in rafah means it's unclear if the aid has reached those who so desperately need it. >> imtiaz tyab reporting in east jerusalem. thank you. well, this memorial day weekend food inflation is making for costly cookouts. a reported 52% of americans are expected to fire up the grill this weekend. cbs's jonathan vigliotti spoke with shoppers. >> reporter: whether it's on the grill or the at the grocery store americans are feeling the pinch of higher food prices this memorial day weekend. >> we spent almost $500 to organize this picnic. >> reporter: the average cost of a holiday cookout for a family is about $30, up 10% from last year. ground beef prices increased 15%.

while the cost of relish jumped 50%. >> everything is super expensive. >> reporter: for the nearly 40 million drivers expected on the roads this holiday gas prices are also slightly higher this year, up four cents a gallon. >> most of the summer this year could be very close to last year. prices well below the records that we saw in 2022 and not a bad time for americans to hit the road. >> reporter: one sector where americans aren't paying more, airports. while there are record crowds, there aren't record prices. the cost of an airline ticket is nearly 6% lower than a year ago. rental car prices are down 10%. despite inflation concerns weighing on americans, jericka, roughly 70% of families polled say they still plan on taking a vacation this summer. >> all right, jonathan vigliotti, thank you. in washington, d.c. a marking of the solemn memorial day weekend.

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>> reporter: 12 years later mitchell revard remembers the thrill of his first day working at the capitol. >> every morning i walk into this building i remind myself of how much of an honor and privilege it it is to work with. >> reporter: revard now a chief of staff for a long-time congressman from michigan says the beauty and the rich history here is increasingly plagued. >> not a lot of people are calling their congressional office every day and patting us on the back and telling us we're doing a great job. >> reporter: by an ugliness. >> but the tone and tenor of these conversations have changed. >> reporter: the number of threatening, menacing and vulgar phone calls to congress often answered by the youngest of staff and interns has surged. the u.s. capitol police chief warned senators this week overall threat investigations have soared. they've doubled in the past six years. >> and it shows no sign of abating. >> reporter: and a new survey of top congressional aides by the d.c.-based congressional management foundation found nearly 3 of 4 have suffered insulting or threatening

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destined for a concentration camp. among the survivors corporal paul valdez of the army's 45th infantry division and seven other americans. they fled for their lives here, to the rugged hills of montebuono, 42 miles outside rome. nello luchetti, now 93 years old, was 12 when one of them knocked on his door. "mother gave them a loaf of bread because the poor things had nothing to eat. nothing," he sobs. the americans eventually took cover behind these abandoned medieval walls. though not for long. >> this medieval monastery became a literal sanctuary for those eight g.i.s until the nazis eventually hunted them down and gunned them down. villagers say the bullet holes are still visible. "what cowards the nazis were," nello shudders, recalling the moment he saw the bodies of the

slain americans. "those poor boys." since the massacre the town has honored those eight g.i.s every year. [ applause ] ♪ this year marks the 80th anniversary. a milestone that the family of paul valdez could not miss. flying in from california and colorado like his grandniece elaine torres. >> they really have kept their memories alive all of these years. all the years that we never even knew about montebuono or anything that had happened here. so it's extraordinary that they really embraced all of them -- >> they knew. they didn't forget. >> they never forgot. >> reporter: the valdez family has paul's german p.o.w. tag, letters home and his prayer book. but for decades they never knew the full story. until with the help of historians the town of montebuono reached out to paul's brother ruben in 2019.

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california is famous for its ancient sequioas some thousands of years old. but did you know there are many more of those giant trees in england? our floor director frank said he didn't know that. ian lee reports. >> reporter: you can't miss these majestic trees.

giant sequioas towering over the surrounding landscape. but this isn't california. it's the english countryside. >> yeah, the trees here, they're very popular. >> reporter: scientist phil wilkes monitors the monsters outside of london. measuring the trees with a laser. >> you can then estimate how much carbon's stored in the tree. >> reporter: the average giant sequioa pulls roughly 190 pounds of carbon out of the air every year, offsetting about 800 miles in a gas-powered car. phil then compares the giant sequioas' growth to their american cousins. >> how do these trees stack up to their relatives in the states? >> they're doing surprisingly well, actually. these trees are relatively young. they're mere saplings compared to the trees in the states. these trees are probably 110 years old. >> reporter: giant sequioas can live more than 3,000 years and soar nearly 300 feet in the air. but experts say wildfires and climate change are threatening their native habitat. that's not a problem here in the uk. >> most people, though, don't think of california and the uk having the same climate. >> sierra nevada mountains can be quite similar to here.

so it's cooler and it's more dam. and that's very british weather. >> reporter: today more than half a million giant sequioas are thriving in the uk. compared to fewer than 80,000 in the u.s. >> we're very happy to have a tree like that here. we associate them with your fine country and it's lovely to have them here. >> if you run out of them then we can always give you a few back, can't we? because we're cousins after all. >> reporter: giving an american icon a safe home away from home. ian lee, cbs news, sussex, england. this is "cbs news flash." i'm carissa lawson in new york. an israeli strike on a designated safe zone in rafah, southern gaza, has killed at least 35 people with dozens more injured. according to palestinian health officials israel says it was targeting a hamas compound and killed two senior hamas

officials in the strike. the national weather service now believes a tornado that struck valley view, texas was a powerful category ef2, unleashing winds of up to 135 miles per hour. at least 18 people were killed in storms sweeping through four southern states over the weekend. and crossing the finish line just ahead of the pack, josef newgarden takes the indianapolis 500, becoming the first back-to-back winner in 22 years. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's monday, may 27th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." wrath of nature. violent storms carve a path of death and destruction across the heartland this holiday weekend. where the storms are headed next. scare in the air. severe turbulence injures a dozen passengers and crew less