suplu's ups truck for delivery. how big a challenge can the weather be this time of year? >> just the other day it was 30 above and you wake up the next morning and it's 30 below. >> reporter: but the cold is just part of delivering christmas in america's last frontier. >> we deal with a lot of wildlife here in alaska. >> reporter: you wait for the moose to pass before you deliver the package? >> oh, absolutely, yeah, yeah. we don't want to mess around with those guys. >> reporter: about one in five americans live in rural areas, but alaska is unique. some communities, delivery can only come by air. this year, alaska airlines is carrying 85 million pounds of cargo, including fedex packages to its 19 in-state destinations, including three above the arctic circle. from fresh food and milk to supplies, and this time of year, gifts by the plane load. many of those gifts stop first at fedex's anchorage hub. 80,000 packages a day are sorted, 60,000 international, 20,000 going to and from alaska. >> we play a vital role in

making sure santa claus gets all the packages where they need to be. whatever can't fit on the plane sleigh, we kind of take the ball and run with it. >> reporter: even to north pole, a town where the streetlights are candy canes, and this big guy looms large. at the santa claus house, it's beat the shipping clock. >> ho ho ho! >> they check their list twice, knowing it's far more naughty than nice for their gifts to arrive late. these are among the very last boxes shipping out. >> people are waiting until the very last minute to shop online, which presents a challenge for us having to process that order and ship it out from alaska. >> reporter: it's paul broun's job to make sure that happens. >> just being in alaska is almost like being in a completely separate country just because you have to add so many days to that shipping timeline. >> reporter: and i imagine that works in the same way with you getting things here? >> very much. everything that comes here

has to be either flown in or barged in over the ocean. there is not even a railroad connection. >> reporter: but there is an airfield about 20 miles down a frozen road from santa claus lane. you only have a few hours of daylight here in fairbanks. the temperature is hovering around zero. about 3,000 packages a day come in on planes like this one. at the controls joseph erickson. do you feel like you're flying santa's sleigh? >> absolutely. santa deputized us not too long ago. he is running the show up here. we're just helping outside. >> reporter: helping out by helping make christmas happen as fast as overnight. can you stay on the nice list if you miss the shipping deadlines? >> no! you are going to be in trouble then because it's not going to arrive on time. >> reporter: well, you heard santa. you don't want those gifts to be late. here is what you need to know. two-day shipping cut off today. if you miss those, it gets a lot more expensive because your only choice is overnight and that deadline is monday. >> that was kris van cleave in anchorage, alaska.

we go to washington now, where president biden is expected to sign a bill supported by paris hilton, designed to protect children in youth treatment centers. ed o'keefe reports. >> something that i've been praying for every night for years. >> reporter: as lawmakers voted to protect kids in residential treatment facilities, the bill's biggest celebrity supporter cheered on its passage. >> i just had tears flooding down my face. i was just so excited. it felt like a dream. >> reporter: paris hilton, the hotel heiress, socialite and reality tv star has tirelessly lobbied lawmakers more than three years after revealing in a 2020 documentary the alleged abuse she suffered when her parents sent her to troubled youth centers as a teen. >> something happened to my childhood that i've never talked about with anyone. i still have nightmares about it. >> reporter: but she continued to talk about it and took her

message to washington. >> i was violently restrained and dragged down hallways, stripped naked and thrown into solitary confinement. my parents were completely deceived, lied to, and manipulated by this for-profit industry about the inhumane treatment i was experiencing. >> reporter: while there is no central way to track these incidents, hilton and other advocates say abuse at these privately run facilities is rampant due to a lack of oversight. >> i'm convinced her bill is going to have these standards now so that care facilities know they can't be abusing kids, they can't be mistreating kids. >> reporter: the new law improves tracking of these centers and creates a federal database to better share information. >> i hope this is a message to the industry that people are watching now and they won't be able to get away with all the abuse they have for so long. >> reporter: hilton said more still needs to be done, but this is an amazing first step. the bill is now headed to the president's desk to be signed into law. >> that was ed o'keefe.

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nate burleson has the story. ♪ sugar pie honey bunch, you know that i love you ♪ ♪ we are strangers ♪ ♪ you'll never, never walk alone ♪ >> reporter: if the walls of the apollo theater could talk, they would tell a story so rich in american history. its iconic red marquee can be seen from up and down its block in harlem. >> these are people who have performed here over and over again from the 1940s. 1950s. >> young james brown. >> reporter: historian billy mitchell is known as mr. apollo and knows the theater better than most. >> when mr. schiffman, who introduced me to the temptations, i thought i was going to melt. >> he started working here at 15 years old, running errands for

some of motown's biggest acts. >> when you walk into the main auditorium of the apollo theater, there is something that physically happens to you. >> reporter: he has been giving theater tours since 1992. who had the best crowd control? >> oh, man. the one that can have the audience eating out of their hands was james brown. ♪ >> reporter: the theater says james brown may have started here career at amateur night at the apollo, its talent competition nearly as old as the apollo itself, along with countless greats like ella fitzgerald -- -- lauryn hill, and jazmine sullivan. ♪ when i see jesus ♪ >> reporter: legendary artist leslie uggums began performing here as a child in 1952. ♪

>> this is where we came to see all these incredible artists perform on that stage, from the louie armstrongs to the james brown. and so for me, this was my playground starting at 9 years old. >> reporter: you performed here from 9 to about 15, 16? >> 16, uh-huh. >> reporter: right? >> yes. >> reporter: what was that like? >> the schiffmans, who ran this theater, had a radio show, a contest. and i kept winning every week. >> okay. >> this contest. and so finally, they said you know, we're going put an act together for you. we want you to play the apollo. >> reporter: but the '40s and '50s were a contentious time in america. >> when i was starting here, there was a department store that you couldn't go into because you were black. there was a famous restaurant that you couldn't go into because you were black. >> reporter: during an era of segregation, many black entertainers could appear only at the apollo when they came back to new york.

>> and so i had seen the changes in my career was changing. and my life had started here. and so i still carry that with me. and people all over the world, when you mention the apollo, oh my god, they just go crazy. >> reporter: the apollo theater has been a catalyst for social and civic advocacy, from protests to presidential campaigns. but as more venues became integrated, the apollo theater struggled financially, and closed its doors more than once. it's been established as a nonprofit since 1992. it's marked as historical landmark now. how does that play a role in what the longevity could be for the apollo theater? >> as a nonprofit, you know, it is an opportunity to create another level of sustainability. >> yeah. >> reporter: because the apollo belongs to the people of harlem, to the people in new york. >> reporter: michelle ebanks is the theater's president and ceo.

>> reporter: there is a promise that's being made for continued service. and we are excited to take on this challenge. >> reporter: the 2000s launched the apollo theater walk of fame, honoring the legendary figures behind its success on 155th 125th street in new york. >> we started recognizing those that made a contribution to the history of the apollo theater. and the first name that was inducted into the ground was quincy jones. so since then, we've had babyface, you know, which we just inducted, mary j. blige, all the motown acts, aretha franklin, all these people, their names were inducted into our walk of fame right under the marquee of the apollo theater. >> reporter: so there is still some room. >> absolutely, absolutely. one day it will be nate burleson. >> reporter: the apollo theater added another achievement to its long list of accolades, a kennedy center honor.

>> as the apollo becomes the first institution to receive a kennedy center honor. >> reporter: celebrating the contributions to the arts as an iconic american institution. >> you can watch the 47th annual kennedy center honors this sunday, december 22nd at 8:30 eastern time right here on cbs, and streaming on paramount+. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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a lot of people are going green this holiday season, buying environmentally friendly gifts to put under the tree. but you don't always have to sacrifice style to help save the planet. tina kraus has the story of a company in london making fake leather that looks and feels just like real thing. >> so this is the famous? >> reporter: the style of this luxury handbag is shaped by science with bacteria grown in a lab, which morphs into a strong and ecofriendly alternative to leather when it's mixed with a natural textile and dyed. creators say it generates up to 65 times fewer greenhouse gas emissions than genuine leather from cattle which give off huge amounts of planet-heating gases. >> a lot of young people today are worried about the future, are worried about the planet and where it's going to be in a few decades. they have ethical concerns around animal cruelty.

>> reporter: a biotech company in london says the concept of engineering biology can help create all sorts of greener and sustainable products. designers are working op a range of accessories like sneakers. >> we're also looking at automotive applications, car seats. >> reporter: the synthetic solutions have impressed the uk's top scientist. >> i feel like we are seeing the beginning of a big revolution that will make a lot of manufacturing much less polluting and much more sustainable for the long run. >> reporter: a group of researchers in eastern england are using the same science to create a super food, turning algae into a dairy-free powder packed with protein to make muffins. thinking would be better for the environment and actually healthier. this muffin is 25% reduced in calories and 65% reduced in fat. >> reporter: scientists call it the power of nature, nourishing people and the planet. tina kraus, cbs news, london.

>> well, that all looks good. 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 carissa lawson. ♪ hello and thanks for staying up with us. i'm carissa lawson in new york. here are the top stories on "cbs news roundup."

the house of representatives rejects a plan to fund the government. we'll tell you what that means. the man accused of killing unitedhealthcare ceo is also charged with federal crimes that could mean the death penalty. and investigators looking into that wisconsin school shooter say she was in contact with a man allegedly plotting an attack of his own. a government shutdown by the friday night deadline now seems more likely after the house rejected a new republican plan to keep the government funded in a vote thursday evening. that republican plan backed by president-elect donald trump would have temporarily removed borrowing limits for the incoming trump administration. cbs' natalie brand has the latest from washington. >> reporter: not suspended. the bill is not passed. >> reporter: the latest republican plan to temporarily fund the government and avoid a looming shutdown failed on the house floor. >> the democrats just voted to shut down the government, even though we had a clean cr because

they didn't want to give the president negotiating leverage. >> there is a very simple way out of this and the only way out of this which is to go back to the original agreement that was hammered out over many weeks of painstaking negotiation. >> reporter: mike johnson expressed optimism a deal could still be reached. >> the only difference on this legislation was that we would push the debt ceiling to january of 2027. we will regroup and we'll come up with another solution. >> reporter: thursday's offer came the day after president-elect donald trump torpedoed a bipartisan agreement along with billionaire elon musk. >> we reached an agreement. we came to modest achievements. and a tweet changed all of it? >> reporter: the new gop measure released thursday would salvage portions of the deal that collapsed wednesday, including a three-month extension of government funding through mid-march. more than 100 billion in disaster aid, and 10 billion in assistance for farmers.

but it added a two-year increase in the debt limit through january 2027, a key demand of president-elect donald trump, who on truth social touted success in washington. throughout the day, democrats and republicans pointed fingers over who would be to blame if a shutdown hits at midnight friday. >> the musk-johnson proposal is not serious. it's laughable. extreme maga republicans are driving us to a government shutdown. >> the deal on the table will keep the government open for the american people. and if you guys so choose to shut it down, it will be on you, but not the republican party. >> reporter: natalie brand, cbs news, washington. the man accused of killing unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson is now facing federal charges of stalking and murder. those new charges could make him eligible for the death penalty. heavily armed guards extradited 26-year-old luigi mangione from pennsylvania where he was arrested last week to new york city on thursday.

cbs' lilia luciano has been following this case from the beginning. >> reporter: luigi mangione arrived in new york surround by dozens of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies, some heavily armed. and the mayor of new york city eric adams. >> this act of terrorism and the violence that stems from it is something that will not be tolerated in the city. >> reporter: after agreeing in a pennsylvania court to be moved more than 200 miles away to court, mangione traveled by car, plane, and helicopter before being handed over to the fbi to make another court appearance where he faced four federal charges, including stalking and murder in the death of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. >> we want to make sure that there is no concerns. there is no safety issues. we want to make sure we're bringing mr. mangione into custody safely. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney alvin bragg says the state's case against mangione will not be delayed. on tuesday, he was charged with

11 counts, including murder in the first degree and murder as a crime of terrorism. >> speak generally, we've had state prosecutions and federal prosecutions proceed as parallel matters, and we're in conversations with our law enforcement counterparts. >> reporter: cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> although the district attorney says that these will go on parallel tracks, you can bet your bottom dollar that the federal case is going to take precedence. >> reporter: mangion's new york defense attorney karen friedman agnifilo said the federal charges were highly unusual and raised constitutional and statutory double jeopardy concerns. >> when the defense attorney argued that the charges could be in conflict with each other, what do you suppose she means? >> i do not think the defense will prevail on a double jeopardy argument because there are different statutes, and there are processes that will show there are different elements. however, this is not a frivolous

argument. and these defense lawyers are very experienced, and they know they must raise the double jeopardy argument. >> reporter: mangione is in the custody of the federal bureau of prisons. the next time he is due in court for those federal charges, according to the judge, is a month from now in january when he will be arraigned for the state charges we are still waiting for a date. lilia luciano, cbs news, new york. a surprising new development in connection with monday's school shooting in madison, wisconsin. investigators say the 15-year-old girl who killed two others and herself had been talking online to a 20-year-old man who allegedly told her he would also carry out an attack. thousands of miles away. cbs' ian lee has more from madison. >> reporter: court documents obtained by cbs affiliate kfmb say 20-year-old alexander paffendorf admitted to fbi agents that he was plotting a mass shooting with natalie

rupnow and told her he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and target a government building. he didn't target which building or when he planned to launch the attack. the alleged connection between the two comes as madison's police chief told the associated press wednesday they do not know if monday's school attack was planned in advance, was are investigating 15-year-old r rupnow's social media for that letter to enter the school with two handguns and kill 43-year-old erin west and 14-year-old rubi patricia vergara before killing herself in a study hall classroom. according to court records, the shooter was enrolled in therapy in 2022. tributes poured in for the beloved abundant life school substitute and 14-year-old student. erin west someone he knew well. >> she was always caring, always spread positivity around, and just made everybody feel happy. >> reporter: and she sounds like she was a very important person to you as well?

>> yes. >> reporter: it's important to note the order filed against paffendorf is a civil action, not criminal. when asked about paffendorf, the fbi declined to answer. ian lee, cbs news, madison, wisconsin. straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," president-elect donald trump plans to cut billions of dollars in funding for the environmental protection agency, but what affect will that have on the people living in one of the most polluted communities in america? we'll tell you and take you there, right after this. our kids spend hours a day glued to their screens. but social media is addictive by design. hooking our kids on content full of lies, extremism, hate, drugs and violence. youtube, tiktok, facebook and instagram make billions of dollars by exposing our children to danger and face no consequences. these companies don't care, and congress won't act. so, it's up to us. we at the center for countering digital hate are holding these companies accountable.

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levels of air pollution. about $1,000 premature deaths each year are attributable to air pollution. david schechter paid a visit to houston, which has some of the dirtiest air in the nation. >> reporter: donna thomas is a pollution warrior in houston, texas. would you feel comfortable -- i know your mask is important, so we could see your face for about ten minutes and then put it back on? >> as long as we have air circulating. >> reporter: sure. she wears a mask because she believes a lifetime of breathing polluted air in her community contributed to a stroke four years ago. tell me, what am i seeing here? >> you're seeing the stacks. the different stacks. four stacks right there. >> reporter: near her home, thomas wanted us to see texas's largest coal-fired power plant. >> the oldest thing you can be burning in our neighborhoods is dangerous. >> reporter: in the u.s., the biggest polluters are often concentrated in underserved mostly minority communities. what's it like to live in a community that is so impacted by pollution? >> there is the smell.

there is a taste in the water. it's our kids outside getting asthma attacks. >> reporter: to respond to communities like hers, the environmental protection agency under president biden created a new office of environmental justice. it's staffed by 200 people and funded with more than $2.8 billion that go directly to disadvantaged, marginalized and overpolluted communities, including support for projects that allow neighborhoods to monitor their own air quality. but project 2025, a possible road map for president-elect donald trump recommends eliminating the epa's stand alone office of environmental justice. >> are you concerned about his new term in terms of what it means for the environment? >> we already know everybody's concerned. we want our epa to be stronger. >> reporter: but that is unlikely. >> we will cut ten old regulations for every one new regulation. >> reporter: many business and industry leaders say environmental regulation is anti-competitive and costs them

money. in his first term, trump cut 100 environmental regulations. and just last week, he posted that any person or company investing $1 billion in the united states will receive fully expedited approvals and permits including all environmental approvals. daniel cohen at rice university sits on one of the epa's scientific advisory boards. isn't it important to consider that regulation, environmental regulation can stifle business? >> i don't think that's what we've seen is the case. we've seen the oil and gas industry prosper and produce more oil and gas than ever before. even with epa regulations. >> reporter: since the epa first started regulating clean air in the 1970s, emissions of the most common air pollutants have dropped by almost 80%. but around houston, there is still a long way to go. a 2018 study found each year the pollution from that power plant is responsible for 177 premature deaths.

in a statement, the plant owner, nrg wrote we have a strict policy of complying with all environmental rules and regulations and are proud of our environmental record. >> whether you're a democrat or republican, you should be protected from all the environmental issues, but you're not because there is no justice out here for people. >> reporter: and she's concerned over the next four years, environmental regulation and enforcement will be harder to come by. come by. ♪today my friend you did it, you did it♪ pursue a better you with centrum. ♪♪ it's a small win toward taking charge of your health. ♪♪ so, this year, you can say... ♪you did it!♪

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critics say president-elect trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented workers carries unintended consequences for some migrants who are in the u.s. legally. a case in point, in houston, a man is fighting to get his wife and four children back after they were unexpectedly deported to mexico. frederico arellano is a u.s. citizen. so are three of his four kids. he says it all started with a misunderstanding that led his family into an immigration trap. skyler henry has the story. >> reporter: the family's attorneys tell us what happened by i.c.e. was, quote, deception, a case that they say was caused by a gap in communication and could have been quickly resolved in court. >> reporter: for federico arellano, a video call is the

only way to see his wife, christina salazar, and their four children for the foreseeable future. i.c.e. agents unexpectedly deported salazar and the kids to mexico last week after they say they were told to come to the i.c.e. field office in houston to discuss salazar's immigration case. [ speaking in spanish ] "they told me that they were going take her to mexico because she has a deportation order." a judge signed off on that order in early october after salazar missed an immigration hearing, but the family says salazar was recovering from giving birth to twins prematurely, and that doctors recommended she recover at home during that time. arellano says he informed the court about the situation and claims they reassured him by phone the date could be rescheduled. nearly two months later, arellano says agents detained

his wife then their four children. immigration attorney torres represents the family. have you seen an instance like this before? >> not families. i've seen criminals, hardened criminals, people with prior deportation. >> reporter: they're not criminals. >> no, they're not. it's a family. i don't understand why this happened. >> reporter: we were able to video chat with salazar in reynosa, mexico, where cell signal was spotty. christina, where is your head at right now? "we are separated. i'm alone. i have no one to help me with my kids here, and they are really sick." to get them back, and of course they return to me just as they were taken away. i want them to return to me. now the attorneys also tell us they are reaching out to congress for any help on this.

salazar also told us that she hates that this happened during the holiday season because now this means that the entire family can't celebrate christmas together. cbs news has also reached out to i.c.e. and the justice department. we have yet to hear back. >> that was skyler henry in houston. "cbs news roundup" will be right back. emergen-c crystals pop and fizz when you throw them back. and who doesn't love a good throwback? ♪♪ now with vitamin d for the dark days of winter.

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>> reporter: we met brad from idaho, john's from connecticut, dan lives in maine. have any of you struggled with loneliness? >> yeah, i would say i'm struggling with it right now. >> reporter: and what does that loneliness feel like to you? >> maybe fragility or insecurity. >> reporter: does it hit you a lot? >> it's low level consistent. >> reporter: lonely is a poverty of the spirit. what about you? lo loneliness an issue? >> i don't resonate with loneliness as much as i do my need for belonging. >> absolutely i have experienced loneliness in the past. >> reporter: if you weren't working at it, would loneliness come back to bite you? >> i would be back where i was two years ago, which is when i'm home, i'm not present. >> reporter: but it's not just regular guys exploring isolation. from lenny kravitz to joe rogan, to dwran jayne johnson. >> i know what it's like, loneliness, multitude of things.

>> reporter: even the most macho of celebrities talk about the richness of vulnerability. >> as men, we've traditionally been put in a box and given a very small range to express our emotions. >> reporter: evryman co-founder lucas krump. >> there are a lot of men walking around not necessarily overtly a loner, but feeling very lonely. >> reporter: loneliness can be rough on a man's health. it carries the same physical risks as smoking up to 15 cigarettes or having six alcoholic drinks every day. think about that and this. roughly one in seven men say they have no close friendships. >> since we moved to maine, making really close friends has been strangely hard. >> in this crisis of connection, one of the evryman messages, whatever you're feeling, share it. >> hey, i'm having a hard time in my marriage. and that's not something guys usually talk about.

so you ask everybody, who else, and all the hands go up. i'm not alone. >> reporter: their spouses or partners often encourage them to come here. >> and there is something about letting our guard down and having fun with other guys that's hard to replace. >> reporter: it's a lot of work. >> it can be. but it can be fun at the same time. >> absolutely. >> reporter: connection. it's like building a fire. keeping it alive takes work, but the warmth is well worth it. is that going to work? >> oh, yeah.

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it's friday, december 20th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." the holiday getaway snarled by snow as millions hit the roads and the skies. a winter storm slams parts of the country, and that could derail your travel plans. back in new york and facing federal charges. the suspect accused of killing