the last day for fedex ground economy is tomorrow. it's next wednesday for u.s. postal service ground and first class mail. procrastinators have until the 23rd for fedex overnight and ups next day air. making those tight deadlines requires a huge workforce of more than 1.5 million drivers nationwide. i'm at the chicago training facility of ups, one of the nation's largest package shippers for a chance to undergo driver training and hopefully not a crash course in delivery. >> every driver has to go through this training, including annual training afterwards. >> >> reporter: by instructor for the day is ryan king. look at all these presents, all these packages. first, the see-through truck, their tool to teach organization. >> they have hundreds of stops a day, and hundreds of packages. so it's very important that they're able to find the package efficiently. we're going lift with a smooth, steady motion. >> reporter: then i learned the basics. >> the reduction in the pounds

of force on your joints is vast. >> reporter: next, i put on special shoes and a safety harness to simulate icy and slippery conditions. >> i'm stepping over the snow mound. why didn't you de-ice your sidewalk. all good until doctor. -- >> okay, let's go. let's go! >> i don't want to do anymore! >> reporter: while they wisely wouldn't let me drive a real truck, i get in somepractice on their simulator. >> if we have a lot of pedestrians out on the streets here. so if we need to get eye contact, we're going to tap that horn. >> reporter: now that i've learned the basics, it's time for me to take my newfound skills to the streets for some real deliveries. what do you like about this job so much? >> it's physical. the people. >> reporter: i'm in the passenger seat with sharon pasco, who has been accident-free in her 35 years of delivering for ups. what do you wish that people knew as we good into the holiday season? >> well, if you shop early, it gets shipped early. that's the best way. you get everything on time.

>> reporter: we pull up where my only mistake -- >> thank you very much. holding it, looking both ways. >> reporter: almost stepping on the lawn, a ups no-no when a sidewalk is available. >> we're going this way because of the grass. >> good afternoon, we have a delivery for you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> have a great day. >> bye. >> reporter: not bad for one day of training. how did i do? >> you did pretty good. not bad. >> reporter: okay. like four out of five? >> about four. [ laughter ] >> i'll take that, and some other advice to get everything where it needs to go, like this mug for my family. remember to use the right packaging to help reduce weight. envelopes are usually less expensive than box, and print two copies of the label, one for the outside telephone box, and also one for the inside of the box, just in case something happens to it. >> that was nancy chen reporting. overseas now, a u.s. company is dedicated to bringing power and light to parts of africa that have always been dark.

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honor means to you through music, what would you play? >> very easy. ♪ >> i strongly believe the most important word is the word freedom. >> reporter: only in america, he says, came the freedom to write 48 albums, win nearly a dozen grammys and latin grammys, earn the presidential medal of freedom, and start a foundation for young musicians. >> the salt and pepper and salsa and everything of jazz, the main ingredient is improvisation. and for me just is synonymous of freedom. >> reporter: it's a freedom he didn't defected in 1990. >> this kind of oppression to really understand, you have to suffer in your blood. >> reporter: sandoval grew up

dirt poor in a house with a dirt floor. he left school at 10 years old to work. how did you even get to the trumpet? >> oh my good, they open like a can of music, man, that's the one i like. i like the sound. >> reporter: but after cuba's communist revolution, he could only play what the government allowed. do you remember the first time you heard jazz, or heard about jazz? >> a guy who was a journalist in cuba he say hey, you ever hear any jazz music? i say what is that? he play for me, and i couldn't believe it. and i will never forget that moment. i said man, what is that? i say jazz. ♪ >> reporter: but jazz landed him in jail during his mandatory military service. >> they put me in jail three and a half months because i was listen to the voice of the enemy.

they call it yankee imperialism. >> reporter: yankee imperialism. >> reporter: as depicted "for love or country" a movie about his life starring andy garcia." he found a workaround. >> how are you going to support a jazz band? >> never call it jazz. i need some kind of camouflage, you know. >> conga. >> come on, let's go! >> reporter: the film also reenacts his first encounter with his future wife. >> come on! i've been here all along, right here. she is with me. by the way, what's your name? >> reporter: and 49 years later, marinela is still by his side. this is the other prominent figure in sandoval's life. >> gillespie, his nickname was dizzy. he was anything but dizzy. >> reporter: on the american

trumper's first day visiting cuba, he offered to be his guide, never mentioning he played trumpet too. >> he opened his eye like this, and what the heck my driver is doing with the trumpet. somebody say no, mr. gillespie, he is a trumpeter. no, he is my driver. >> reporter: for ten years, the cuban government allowed sandoval to tour overseas with gillespie, and in 1990, made a one-time exception for his wife and son to meet him in london. >> the next day, early morning i went with mr. gillespie to the american embassy, asking for political asylum. >> reporter: you were able to get into the embassy? >> oh, i came with mr. gillespie. >> reporter: so they opened the door? >> oh, you bet. >> reporter: but the cuban government found out. >> but when my wife call me and crying, i went to dizzy gillespie's room. i wake him up 2:00 in the morning.

and he said give me my wallet there. and he took one of those business card and called the white house. >> reporter: just months later, sandoval was on stage in washington, d.c. at the kennedy center honors paying tribute to the man who helped save his life, his mentor, who he called maestro. >> incredible blessing for me. became a close friend or your hero. >> reporter: you still practice? >> i have no choice. >> reporter: even when you're a virtuoso. >> no, no, no. don't buy that thing. the people talk about virtuoso. >> reporter: prodigy. >> talent. bs. >> reporter: what do you mean bs? you're talented. >> bs, bs. i'm dedicated. >> reporter: dedicated and grateful for what he calls his blessings in america.

♪ >> and you can watch the 47th annual kennedy center honors sunday, december 22nd, right here on cbs and streaming on paramount+. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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the highest percentage of ev sales in the nation. in the third quarter of this year, more than 25% of all new vehicle sales in colorado were either battery-powered or hybrid models. meantime, there are companies already looking past the ev craze to make cars that don't need electricity or gasoline. itay hod reports. >> reporter: it's a new twist on traditional travel. no gas or plug required. all this car needs is a tank full of sunshine. >> this is the future. >> reporter: called the aptera, this two-seat, three-wheeled car looks more like a flying machine, especially when you open its doors. and wait until you see how you do it. >> there you go. >> reporter: chris anthony is aptera's co-ceo. he says this car, priced at about $35,000, is all about efficiency. >> there is combustion vehicles, there is electric vehicles, but there is no vehicle that creates its own fuel throughout the day. >> reporter: the global solar vehicle market is just revving

up, from $450 million in 2024 to $2.5 billion in 2030. the aptera is covered in solar panels, which according to the company can generate enough energy to drive up to 40 miles per day. for longer drives, it can be charged like a regular electric car. how fast does this car go? >> 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds, and the top speed is 110 miles per hour. >> reporter: we took it for a spin to see how it handles san francisco's steep terrain. i have to say it's doing a pretty decent job. but while these cars have plenty of fans, steven zoef, a former transportation professional and stanford research researcher may not be for everyone. >> the trade-offs, very small, very lightweight, limited carrying capacity are going to be deal breakers for a lot of u.s. customers. >> reporter: and then of course there is the weather. what happens if you live in

place like san francisco, known for its fog? >> yeah, san francisco is a great use case for the aptera. in southern california, we get about 11,000 miles of free driving a year. in san francisco, seattle, new york, you get more like 8500 miles per year. >> reporter: solar cars steering people towards a brighter future, where the best way to move forward is to look up. itay hod, cbs news, san francisco. all right. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm shanelle kaul. ♪

hello and thanks so much for staying up with us. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup." a man identifying himself as an american is found in syria's capital city after being freed from prison. in a wide ranging interview, president-elect donald trump outlines what he plans to do in the opening days of his new administration. and prosecutors in new york prepare their case against the suspect accused of killing unitedhealthcare's ceo. an american was discovered in syria just days after dictator bashar al assad was ousted in a dramatic rebel coup. the man identified himself to a cbs news team on the ground as 29-year-old travis timmerman of missouri and says he was detained after crossing into

syria during a christian pilgrimage last spring. cbs' elizabeth palmer is in damascus and has more on this extraordinary story. >> reporter: we'd been visiting military sites all morning where prisoners had been held, looking for any who still might be there, dead or alive. then we spotted a video on social media where men from a town near damascus showed a man they claimed was an american. we drove about 15 miles out of town. and found him. >> my name is travis, and i'm from missouri. >> travis timmerman had been in prison for seven months. he'd crossed syria's border illegally back in the spring on a christian pilgrimage and been arrested. what is the hardest part of your being in prison? >> there really -- there wasn't a hard part.

well, it wasn't too bad. >> reporter: really? >> it wasn't bad. i was never beaten. the only really bad part was that i couldn't go to the bathroom when i wanted to. i was only let out three times a day to go to the bathroom. so that was quite the hardship. >> reporter: prisoners across syria bolted from captivity on monday, and timmerman was among them. unaware that syria's dictator had bolted too. the men who freed you are the fighters who have just come down from idlib. so they've taken all the main cities in syria. they're now in control. did you know that? >> no. all i've heard is that the old president is -- he left, and that there is a new -- new government. >> reporter: you got more than you bargained for maybe. >> well, i'm here. >> reporter: you're arrive? >> yeah.

>> reporter: when the caretaker of the municipality spotted timmerman walking down this road barefoot, and he said clearly looking like a foreigner. moussa took us to see the spot. he was scared at first, he told me, but when i gave him food, he felt better. well enough to run the gauntlet of world media and amazed local people to start his journey home. the islamist fighters who now control syria drove him away, and they did assure us he would be transferred into american hands. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, damascus. president-elect donald trump notched up a pair of achievements on thursday. trump was named "time" magazine's person of the year for a second time, and he returned to new york city to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange. the incoming president is also

providing new details on what he plans to do when he takes office in january. cbs' taurean small has more. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump was the man of the hour at the new york stock exchange, ringing the opening bell the same day he was named time's person of the year. his second time receiving the magnificent's long-time annual distinction. >> i think i like it better this time, actually. but we did a good job. we had a great first term, despite a lot of turmoil, caused unnecessarily. but the media's tamed down a little bit. they're liking us much better now, i think. if they don't, we'll just have to take them on again, and we don't want to do that. >> reporter: in his cover story interview, trump said pardons for many who took part in the january 6th, 2021 capitol riots would start within the first hour of his administration. trump also vowed to deliver on

his campaign promise to conduct mass deportations of more than 11 million undocumented immigrants using law enforcement and potentially the military. federal law prevents the military from being used against civilians, but he warned, quote, i will go up to the maximum level of what the law allows. on capitol hill, one of trump's more controversial cabinet picks, secretary of defense nominee pete hegseth with more democratic senators. are you considering voting for him? >> it's a conversation. >> reporter: hegseth is hoping to earn support from those about allegations of conduct. and kash patel returned for meetings with gop senators, including ted cruz of texas. taurean small, cbs news, washington. now to some new developments in the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. new york detectives say there is no indication the suspect was ever a client of that company,

and the ceo may have been targeted only because his firm is so large. thompson's alleged killer is now being held in pennsylvania until he can be brought to new york. cbs' lilia luciano reports. >> reporter: more than 200 miles away from luigi mangione's prison cell, the prosecution is already building its case. the manhattan district attorney's office has begun presenting evidence to a grand jury, placing mangione at the scene of the crime, according to sources familiar with the case. the governor of new york says she expects to see an indictment soon. >> it feels like the evidence is very compelling. >> yeah. >> i trust the d.a. here in manhattan to make sure that he puts forth an indictment that is going to be iron-clad. >> reporter: mangione is fighting a return to new york where he is facing a murder charge. when mangione was arrested, investigators say he had a spiral notebook with him where he wrote about considering using a bomb over a gun in an attack.

mangione also had a 3d printed gun that police say matches the shell casings found at the murder scene. felipe rodriguez is with the jon jay college of criminal justice. >> it's very simple to make. all he needs is a computer program, a 3d printer and time. i tell people all the time. it's not a complicated process. if you know how to work a laptop, it's a very simple thing. >> reporter: mangione has hearings scheduled here in court on december 23rd, and on the 30th. at that date, his attorney could once again ask for bail as his team continues to fight that extradition. lilia luciano, cbs news, hollidaysburg, pennsylvania. still ahead on "cbs news roundup," we talk with the man behind the blockbuster hit "squid game" as the second season prepares to drop. what would it take for my child to only miss half a day of school for treatment? (♪♪) what would it take to find a cure for childhood cancer? it would take all of us to come together

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♪ this is "cbs news roundup." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. another day in court friday for three brothers accused of operating a sex trafficking scheme involving dozens of women for more than a decade. tal and/or ren alexander are real estate moguls with a claimed portfolio of billions of dollars. their brother alon runs the family's security company. federal prosecutors describe the charges. >> the alexander brothers worked together and with others to repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of female victims. >> reporter: on wednesday, federal authorities arrested and charged tal and his younger twin brothers oren and alon alexander with sex trafficking. tal and/or ren are prominent figures in the ultra luxury real estate world. >> in miami last month, we managed to close four sales over

$30 million. >> the defendants used their wealth and positions or the guys of starting a relationship to lure women into their orbit. >> reporter: court documents allege the brothers' scheme allege targeting victims via dating apps, social events and party promoters, at times secretly drugging their victims. in other instances, physically restraining them and ignoring their screams to stop. the alexander brothers split their time between new york city and miami. florida prosecutors share details of their own investigation into additional assaults. >> the victim stated she recalled alon and/or ren descend, the two brothers arguing, arguing about who was going to rape her first. >> reporter: the twins are also charged with multiple counts of sexual battery. >> the allegations are horrendous, given the volume of evidence, given the volume of victims, and the people coming forward. i think that they're going to have a very difficult time extracting themselves from this case. >> reporter: the alleged assaults at their properties

date back to 2010, but prosecutors suspect the crimes date back even further. and you mentioned you believe this behavior may have started in high school. do you expect more victims to come forward? >> that's the hope. >> reporter: if convicted, prosecutors say the brothers face 15 years to life in prison. oren and alon alexander are currently held without bail. their lawyers will try to have them freed on friday. that's also when tal alexander has his first bail hearing. stay with us. you're watching "cbs news roundup."

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>> reporter: season 1 was an international blockbuster, with 330 million views, its netflix's most watched series of all time. >> "squid game"! >> it won emmys for its lead actor, lee jung-jae and hwang dong-hyuk. both made history as the first asian winners in their categories. you're kind november a sweet spot, yes? >> i don't know what you mean by sweet spot. >> reporter: just that things are going your way. >> nothing is easy. >> reporter: we first spoke with him in korea as he was about to start a emotional tour for season two. >> people say you a personal

career in korea, but in my mind, i'm not that happy. i'm struggling every day in life. >> reporter: that's thing to a brutal work load. hwan directed and wrote every episode. sworn to secrecy, we were invited to a soundstage outside seoul where much of season 2 was shot. hwang was at the top of his game. but it wasn't always that way. he was only 5 when his father died. after that, he says his family was trapped in poverty. as a struggling filmmaker and in debt, he says he sought escape in comic books. >> translator: i read a lot in the survival game genre and gambling genre, and that let me to think, what if i were to combine childhood games with people putting their lives at stake for a huge cash prize, and that was really how the idea was conceived. >> reporter: and a blockbuster was born. >> yes, indeed. .

>> reporter: in the show, contestants driven by desperation risk everything for money. >> reporter: exploited by a sinister game master, the powerful frontman. "squid game" is really the story of a group of desperate people manipulated by a cruel and wealthy elite. is that the way you see capitalist and capitalism in general? >> translator: i think fundamentally what continues to drive this system is human selfishness and greed. these days, i'm becoming more pessimistic about human nature. i almost think that for homo sapiens, it's greed that allows them to create a society that they feel most comfortable in. >> reporter: many of the characters in season 2 are new. hwang having killed so of them off in season 1. but the guards are back, and so is gi-hon.

♪ now on a doomed mission to stop the game. >> "squid game" season 2 and 3 will show people the bottom of this world, bottom of this human being. >> reporter: oh. so it gets even darker? >> yeah, it's getting darker by episode by episode. >> reporter: the show is so popular that recently 50,000 people applied for a chance to take part in this real-life but nondeadly squid game in paris. the prize, an early look at the new season. hwang is amazed, especially by his show's wild success in the u.s. american audiences traditionally have not really wanted to go for subtitles series. were you as surprised as anyone else? >> i was always hoping to make something very popular in the states. so i was surprised, but at the same time, that was like my

dream come true. the level of success, like it's just beyond my expectation. >> reporter: ironically, this creator of a dystopian parable about desperation and poverty now finds himself a wealthy man. and now you're one of the great winners of capitalism. how has that changed you? has it changed you? >> not much. not much. >> reporter: really? >> it made my life better for sure, because i don't have to worry about to make money anymore. but since then, i don't think i was changed a lot by more success or more money. it's just a number. it doesn't have any meaning to me at all. >> reporter: what does have meaning is his work, but the success and the pressure of "squid game" have taken a toll. >> it's more than like five

years i've just been working on this one project day and night. i'm so exhausted. i'm so sick of, you know. so i need break. i need a break. >> reporter: a break from nonstop work and from his deep dive into the dark depths of human nature. so what makes you laugh? >> my friends. >> reporter: thank goodness. >> i love talking with my friends and having a beer. >> reporter: yes. >> that was elizabeth palmer reporting. and the new season of "squid game" launches on december 26th. game" launches on december 26th. stay with "cbs n when a tough cough finds you on the go, a syrup would be... silly! woo! hey! try new robitussin soft chews. packed with the power of robitussin... in every bite. easy to take cough relief, anywhere. chew on relief, chew on a ♪ robitussin ♪

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>> i definitely think it's worth the risk. and we're meeting a need. >> reporter: this christmas flight is extra special. >> we're ready. >> reporter: missionary allen morris and fellow members of the church of jensen beach, florida made the trip to deliver more than 260 boxes of toys to a school they built in northern haiti where they were met by a room full of children beaming with excitement. why it is important to help give them a christmas season like this? >> they have nothing. but wonderful, wonderful, people. sweet, wonderful people. and if we can give them just a little taste of what we think is christmas, then we've done something. >> r orter: in fort pierc

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