that pay has fallen from over 80% to just about 30% today. >> what the hell is going on in georgia? >> reporter: the stakes in fulton county couldn't have been higher. five months earlier former president donald trump and 18 others were indicted in fulton county, charged in connection with their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the hackers claimed to have secret documents from the case and threatened to make them public. >> how much were they asking? >> several, several, several millions of dollars. >> we do not encourage organizations to pay the ransom. but we understand it's a business or an organizational decision that has significant ramifications. >> reporter: ryan vorndren is assistant director of the fbi's cyber division. >> we negotiate for hostages. we don't negotiate with terrorists. what is the position with ransomware criminals? >> the fbi typically doesn't get involved in negotiating with ransomware actors. >> reporter: a major russian ransomware syndicate called lockbit took responsibility.

>> lockbit, one of the most prolific ransomware variants in the world. >> reporter: four months later the fbi indicted lockbit's alleged ringleader, dmitry khoroshev, who they say used the strange-sounding name online lockbitsupp. >> this is the dark web, specifically the russian dark web. >> reporter: our team at cbs news scoured hacker chat rooms online until suddenly lockbitsupp answered. he seemed concerned about the fbi and told us they had the wrong guy. he claimed to be apolitical and then bragged he's a wolf who eats the weakest. >> he is a formidable adversary, right? but we have really good people in the fbi as well and that's how we've been able to get close to him. >> and this is what we dubbed the war room right here. >> reporter: lockbit ratcheted up its threats in fulton county for weeks. >> deadline number one came and passed. get another call. deadline number two passed. >> reporter: but chairman pitts followed the fbi's advice, refusing to pay the ransom.

>> it's taxpayers' money and we certainly weren't going to play footloose and fancy free with our taxpayers' money. >> reporter: the hackers faded away. and fulton county pieced its network back together. but pitts knows it was a roll of the dice. >> these are not high school kids in a basement playing on a laptop. that's not the case. this is a big, big business. >> could this happen to you again? >> it could. absolutely could. >> reporter: a roll of the dice that paid off. for now. for now. for "eye on america," i'm (singing) i'll be home for christmas. you can plan on me. please have snow and mistletoe. and presents on the tree. right now all over the country

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for the past 70 years the new york city ballet's production of "the nutcracker" has been wowing audiences this time of year. this season two young dancers share the starring role, and they sat down for a chat with elaine quijano. ♪ >> reporter: george balanchine's "the nutcracker" takes audiences from the grandeur of a grownup christmas party to the dream world of a young girl guided by a nutcracker turned prince. but off stage hannon hatchet and finley mccurdy-van alstine who debuted as the prince this year, are a bit more casual. >> cbs saturday morning. >> reporter: hannon is 10.

finn 11. both began dance lessons around the age of 3. >> what did you like about ballet? >> i can't really remember. i think i liked like all of my energy being used to doing something fun. because i had a lot of energy, still have a lot of energy. >> reporter: that energy shines when each boy performs. they enjoy giving the choreography their own spin. and something else. >> i also just like the 2,500 people looking at you. >> have you ever gotten stage fright? >> never. >> i actually have something to add to that. >> yes, finn, please. >> i'm more scared to go to swimming lessons than i am to go on that stage. like i look forward to it. >> i'm thrilled that these young boys feel very comfortable and confident coming to their ballet classes and performing on the big stage. >> reporter: dina abergel of the school of the american ballet

helps cast the "nutcracker's" children's roles. >> and that's something that i love about "the nutcracker" year after year because each year a new child is going to have the opportunity to bring themselves to the stage. it's not supposed to be someone who looks exactly a certain way and acts a certain way. the role of the prince is about becoming that character. >> reporter: the boys aren't thinking much about what comes after "the nutcracker," but they know this moment is fleeting. >> the way that i look at things, this is like a really happy time for me. so if i'm sad or i'm like depressed for some reason, i can come and i can look back at this time. i can think oh, this was really fun to do this. >> reporter: and right now they're squeezing the fun from every minute. >> two, three, four. hut, two, three, four. >> backstage during party scene

before party scene we all gather up and march in a line as like we're in the military and stuff. and then we march in a circle and then we huddle up. then i say everybody repeat after me and then i say like we can do this. i can do this. and stuff like that. >> we'll all be great. >> it feels good to make people happy. when they're watching you and you're doing something and you are making them feel good. and that's a good feeling. >> reporter: elaine quijano, new york. >> well, if you can't make it to lincoln center this holiday week, you may want to take in a movie. a new film about the life and times of bob dylan hits theaters on christmas day. dylan of course doesn't sit down for interviews these days. so douglas brinkley looks back on how classic cinema inspired some of the singer's most famous songs. ♪ >> reporter: growing up in the iron-rich mining town of hibbing, minnesota in the 1940s

and '50s, bob dylan was not exposed to much non-conformity or social upheaval. except, that is, at the movies. ♪ clouds so wist and rain falling in ♪ ♪ gonna see a movie called gunga din ♪ >> reporter: it was at the local theaters, one of which was owned by his relatives, that he first set eyes on brigitte bardot, an early crush and muse for some of his first songs. ♪ said my friend bob what do we need to make the country grow ♪ ♪ i said my friend john, brigitte bardot ♪ >> i tried to miss him and then he hit me. >> reporter: young bob sported a leather jacket after seeing marlon brando in "the wild one." >> you the big cop in the town? >> reporter: when he saw the juvenile melodrama "blackboard jungle" with its innovative rock and roll soundtrack, he reportedly said to a friend, "this is exactly what we've been trying to tell people about ourselves."

>> there were other people. why should you be the only one involved? >> but i am involved! we are all involved! >> reporter: seeing james dean in "rebel without a cause" inspired him to stand up against the shackles of cold war conformity in his music. ♪ come mothers and fathers throughout the land ♪ ♪ and don't criticize what you can't understand ♪ >> reporter: once dylan made it to new york's greenwich village, it was the arthouse international films that caught his eye. ♪ truffaut's "shoot the piano player." fellini's "la dolce vita." that film about a tabloid journalist searching in vain for fulfillment in a hedonistic rome looked, dylan later said, like life in a carnival mirror. ♪ she looked like she stepped out of la dolce vita ♪

dylan's first major film appearance was a cam yeh in director sam peckin pa's "pat garrett and billy the kid." >> who are you? >> that's a good question. >> reporter: the film spawned the classic song "knocking on heaven's door." now the nobel laureate's most streamed song. ♪ knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door ♪ ♪ knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door ♪ his music has enhanced scores of movie scores, from "the big lebowski." ♪ the man in me will do ♪ ♪ nearly any task ♪ to more recently "st. vincent." ♪ i'll give you ♪ ♪ shelter from the storm ♪ one film stuck with dylan for decades. >> the older you grow the more you learn, son. now turn around and head for the door.

♪ well, there was this movie i seen one time ♪ ♪ about a man riding across the desert and it starred gregory peck ♪ >> reporter: when peck heard his name on dylan's epic 1986 ballad "brownsville girl," he phoned him up to thank him. peck would reiterate his gratitude in 1997 when he presented dylan with the kennedy center honor. >> thank you, mr. dylan, for rocking the country and the ages. [ applause ] >> reporter: the new biopic "a complete unknown" starring an astounding timothee chalamet is hardly the first cinematic depiction of dylan. but it's a reminder of the enduring and symbiotic relationship between dylan and the movies.

and a welcome excuse to revisit the work of this singular american artist. >> that was david brinkley reporting. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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this time of year a lot of young kids have a vision of magical elves making christmas toys for all the good boys and girls around the world. then there are the real-life elves bringing holiday joy to youngsters who will be spending christmas in the hospital. here's noel brennan. >> reporter: christmas is right around the corner. but there's no place an elf would rather be than here. >> hi, finn. i'm holly the elf. do you know where i'm from? >> reporter: holly's traveled from the coldest of places. >> where santa lives. >> reporter: to bring warmth to central dupaige hospital in winfield, illinois. and to kids like 3-year-old finley. >> these been here for 15 days or so. somewhere in there. i've lost count. >> reporter: days are a blur. but mom jessica edgar will remember this moment. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: an elf just doing her job for holiday heroes. >> we just kind of take their mind off what they're going through and bring some happiness. >> you know at the north pole we're like really busy this time

of year. we're doing all kinds of stuff. >> we bring in activity boxes and sensory bags and lots of programming supplies. >> it's a whole bunch of squishies and stress balls and stuff that makes weird noises of course because we're elves. i mean, you should see us when we drink an entire gallon of syrup. >> reporter: holiday heroes brightens days for brave kids at 18 different hospitals across chicagoland. they visit each one four times a year. >> i'm going to do an elf smile. ready? set. go. >> reporter: elf selfies. and hospital dance parties. >> yay. >> reporter: come at no cost to families or hospitals. >> yeah, visits from elves are awesome. that's cool. that's unexpected. >> i feel like you can never have too many awesome things, right? >> i think we bring them memories. i think we bring them something else to take home from the hospital. >> muchas gracias. >> reporter: but the greatest gift an elf can give -- ♪ jingle bells ♪ ♪ jingle bells ♪ >> reporter: is comfort. ♪ jingle all the way ♪

and joy. ♪ oh what fun it is to ride ♪ noel brennan, cbs news, winfield, illinois. >> well, that should certainly brighten your day. and that's "cbs news roundup." for some of you the news continues. for others tune in later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime 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." luigi mangione enters a plea to murder and weapons charges. we'll tell you what happened in court. president biden grants clemency to dozens of death row inmates weeks before the trump administration takes over. and the house ethics committee accuses former congressman matt gaetz of paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl. luigi mangione was in a new york state court on monday, where he pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges. prosecutors allege he shot and killed unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson in midtown manhattan earlier this month. mangione's case is scheduled to run parallel to his federal prosecution, but in the courtroom his defense attorney called that a politicized legal process being orchestrated, she claimed, by new york's mayor and police. cbs's lilia luciano reports from outside manhattan criminal court. >> you want to say something? >> reporter: shackled and

handku6d luigi mangione was led into a lower manhattan courtroom where he spoke briefly to enter a blae. >> not guilty. >> reporter: mangione is facing 11 counts including first-degree murder in connection with terrorism for allegedly killing unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson nearly three weeks ago. he simultaneously is facing federal charges that could carry the death penalty if convicted. >> i have never seen a case with such volume of evidence aside from the issue of the quality of the evidence. >> reporter: mangione's defense attorney cairn friedman agnifilo accused mayor eric adams of politicizing the 26-year-old's arrest after a dramatic perp walk with heavily armed officers last week. >> i'm very concerned about my client's right to a fair trial in this case. he's being prejudiced by some statements that are being made by government officials. like every other defendant he's entitled to a presumption of innocence. >> reporter: cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> from what you heard today from aginifilo, do you see these

comments as an attempt to move the case to a different jurisdiction? >> i think the defense attorneys are doing exactly what they should be doing. what they are doing is building block by block, and i'm sure that they will do it at every appearance. you just don't wait till the eve of trial to make these motions. you build them every single time you go to court. >> reporter: the next time mangione is due in this court is february 21st, but we might see him before that because he has a preliminary hearing on the federal case that's set for sometime after mid-january. lilia luciano, cbs news, new york. president biden has granted executive clemency to nearly all the federal inmates on death row. 37 out of 40 prisoners. this reduces their sentences to life without the possibility of parole. it also makes them immune to president-elect donald trump's promise to resume and expand federal executions. cbs's erica brown has more from

washington. >> reporter: president biden once was a strong proponent of the federal death penalty and wrote legislation to expand it. >> i am not mr. soft on crime. i'm the guy that put these death penalties in this bill. >> reporter: but four years ago he campaigned to end it and paused federal executions when he became president. >> one of the reasons i'm against capital punishment is you know, we have confirmed there's at least 195 cases since 1972 that the person who was convicted and about to be put to death was innocent. >> reporter: now with less than a month left in his term biden said "in good conscience i cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that i halted." president-elect trump promised to restore the federal death penalty during his campaign. a trump spokesman calls biden's decision abhorrent and said trump will restore the rule of law when he takes office next month. civil rights groups are cheering biden's decision. >> our society is better as a result of it. >> reporter: sister barbara batista of the sisters of

providence routinely visits those newly granted clemency at the federal penitentiary in terre haute, indiana. >> saying to a person yes, you've done a terrible thing, you deserve a certain type of punishment, but to kill them, who are we? who are we? >> reporter: a gallup poll reveals 53% of americans support the death penalty for convicted murderers. that's down 10 points in the last decade. erica brown, cbs news, just before leaving washington for the holidays the house ethics committee released a long-awaited and damning report on the conduct of former florida congressman matt gaetz. gaetz responded almost immediately by filing a lawsuit attempting to stop the report's publication. but he failed to block its release. cbs's scott macfarlane has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: matt gaetz, who just weeks ago was trying to land the job of u.s. attorney general -- >> folks have been very

supportive. >> reporter: -- is now alleged to have violated florida's statutory rape law. the u.s. house ethics committee, which first launched an investigation of gaetz three years ago, has issued a 42-page report of its findings, alleging they found evidence gaetz paid a 17-year-old girl who'd just completed her junior year in high school $400 for sex in 2017 and made payments of more than $90,000 to 12 different women, likely for sexual activity and drug use. the report says women testified sexual encounters were consensual. one woman told the panel the use of drugs at parties with gaetz may have impaired her ability to know what was going on. gaetz has denied all of the allegations. >> the person doesn't exist. i have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old. that is totally false. >> reporter: maryland's glenn ivey is one of five democrats on the evenly divided ten-person ethics committee. >> well, i think from an ethics standpoint clearly everything we talk about in this report is over the line. >> reporter: the committee said its report also found evidence

gaetz may have engaged in illicit drug use and that it's obtained text messages in which he refers to drugs as party favors, vitamins, or rolls. allegations gaetz also denies. gaetz recently acknowledged on social media that he had behaved embarrassingly in the past, drinking and smoking more than he should have. >> i donate know what he's going to want to do down the road if he's going to want to run for office again, and in that instance voters should have this information. >> republicans including house speaker mike johnson opposed the public release of this report, arguing gaetz is no longer a member of congress and no longer under the ethics committee's jurisdiction. but at least two republicans joined democrats on the panel to vote for its public release scott macfarlane, cbs news, the capitol. part of a historic wooden pier in northern california has collapsed into the ocean after getting pounded by strong waves. this dramatic footage taken shortly after the collapse at the santa cruz wharf shows

workmen standing on the floating debris awaiting rescue. authorities say the three people went into the ocean along with the wharf. they were all picked up by passing boaters and jet-skis and taken to shore with no major injuries. the wharf was built in 1914, and parts of it were closed to repair damage from previous storms. straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," a holiday display turns dangerous in the skies over orlando as drones crash to the ground, terrifying the crowd, sending people running and injuring a child. it's kyle's last spin on his turntable from college. yea. and the first day of kierra's new career in it. it's the last tea party for crystal with miss marshmallow. oh wow. [chuckle] and sara's first day of management training at goodwill. ♪♪ when you donate items to goodwill, you help provide skills training and career placement for people seeking to realize their potential. and the things you loved,

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spotlight, with the ntsb and the faa investigating how this could have happened. cristian benavides reports. >> reporter: as dozens of drones illuminated the night skies above orlando -- >> oh, no. >> are they supposed to be falling? >> reporter: -- several crashed and fell. at least one went off course. >> what's happening? >> why are they shooting in all directions? >> reporter: and directly into a crowd. >> watch out! >> reporter: striking 7-year-old alexander, who needed emergency heart surgery according to his parents. >> before they went down the green one went straight at us and i went to the left and my son went to the right and it hit my son. >> the biggest thing is him right now and just figuring out what's wrong. they were saying his oxygen. >> you're okay, baby. >> yeah, he keeps stop breathing. >> reporter: drone shows are a billion-dollar business. the company behind this one, sky elements, claims to stage them in all 50 states.

the company says it's cooperating with the faa's investigation to determine how and why this christmas show became so chaotic. across the country several cities have turned to drones as a safer alternative to fireworks. new york, denver, and dallas all have drone light shows planned for new year's eve. >> that was cristian benavides reporting. "cbs news roundup" will be right back. my name is brayden. i was five years old when i came to st. jude. i'll try and shorten down the story. so i've been having these headaches that wouldn't go away. my mom, she was just crying. what they said, your son has brain cancer. it was your worst fear coming to life. watching your child grow up is the dream of every parent.

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now with vitamin d for the dark days of winter. the u.s. navy is still investigating how a navy cruiser in the red sea shot down one of our own fighter jets. the $70 million fa18 hornet was taking part in an air raid on yemen when it came under friendly fire. the jet was lost, but the pilots ejected and were plucked from the sea. imtiaz tyab reports from bethlehem in the occupied west bank. >> reporter: while both u.s. navy pilots are safe after ejecting from their hornet fa-18 aircraft, but the friendly fire incident really just underscores how dangerous the red sea corridor has become as yemen's houthi rebels continue to carry out attacks on the vital shipping route and well beyond. a u.s. military aircraft takes off into the night sky in video

released the day before the friendly fire incident. according to u.s. central command, houthi military sites near the yemeni capital sanaa were targeted. on saturday the iranian-backed rebels launched a ballistic missile at central israel, where at least 16 people were, quote, mildly injured. prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to act forcefully against the houthis. who have been targeting israel for over a year to pressure it to end its war on gaza. a war which has left much of the palestinian territory in ruins and health officials say over 45,000 palestinians have been killed. but there is a glimmer of hope. a cease-fire and hostage release deal appears to be closer now than ever. but until there is an agreement the fighting continues. cbs news's gaza team was in the central city of deer albala following an israeli strike on a

house. at least 11 people from the same family were killed and many more were wounded. and u.s. negotiators have expressed optimism a cease-fire deal is within sight. but overnight benny gantz, a former war cabinet minister, called on prime minister netanyahu to not, quote, sabotage the talks for his own political gain, an accusation he has made against netanyahu before. >> that was imtiaz tyab in occupied west bank. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

here's a story from the files of no good deed goes unrewarded, brought to you by david begnaud. >> hi, david. >> there she is. good to see you. >> you too. >> reporter: you might remember lynn story's story. we introduced her to our viewers six months ago. this fort worth retiree started giving free rides to people who she met on the neighborhood app next-door. >> okay. i'm ready. >> reporter: first was april goodwin. april needed help getting to her medical appointments after be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. shortly after she started helping april she started driving kevin horrigan, who is blind. kevin needed a ride to work three days a week. >> lynn's like a little angel.

she really is. >> reporter: viewers were amazed that lynn was willing to help out complete strangers, driving them around even though money was tight for her, gas prices were high, and her car is not in the best shape. >> one time our car broke down and she goes and flags down somebody in the middle of traffic to get me to my chemo. >> reporter: and that was the third time in three months that lynn's car had broken down. so it got us thinking, what could we do to help get lynn's car fixed up? one of our viewers was so inspired by lynn that they took action in a way you're not going to believe. more on that in a moment. moritz dealership in fort worth agreed to help us pull off a big surprise for lynn. >> quick change of plans. >> okay. >> we're actually going to take you to a dealship in fort worth that we found which is going to take a look at your car and fix anything that needs to be done. >> oh, my goodness. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness. that's so nice. >> tires, oil, anything that needs to be done. whatever it is, they're going to

take care of it. >> okay. >> okay? ♪ >> 22-year-old car. and almost 100,000 miles. >> mm-hmm. >> just drive up ahead, and then the service is right there. there's some guy named david who they told us to find. >> you're lynn story? >> yes, i am. >> we're going to take care of you good. when you're done, this is going to be like new. >> okay. we're not really fixing the car. and he doesn't really work here. but remember that face. from there we picked up kevin and april for what they thought was just a lunch to catch up. >> so it's been six months since we've seen you, and you're still driving them. >> of course. >> where do you drive them to now? >> to the -- i drive april to doctor's appointments, and i take kevin to work. because he's still working three days a week. >> reporter: lynn's help is more important than ever.

six months ago kevin was diagnosed with breast cancer and is starting radiation treatments. april, who had ovarian cancer, is now in remission. >> all right. here we go. >> reporter: well, now we're headed back to the dealership. because remember that guy? okay, here's who he really is. david keleher. david owns david chrysler dodge jeep ram in suburban philadelphia. he is a household name there and has been for more than 20 years. >> you girls are beautiful. >> reporter: but he's not just a car dealer. david's a humanitarian who gets a lot of joy out of giving back. >> we're all going to have the best christmas ever. >> okay. okay. >> reporter: get ready for this. ♪ >> what is this? >> checked out pretty good. we cleaned it up and it's like new. >> oh, my god, y'all.

>> lynn, i don't actually work here. i'm from philadelphia. i'm a car dealer in philadelphia. and i saw your story. this is your car. >> so wait. wait, wait, wait. it only gets better. so not only is he giving you -- not only is he giving you a brand new car, but he's also -- >> paying the tax and tags for you. giving you an extended warranty. >> oh, my god. >> i'm going to put an oil change package on it. i'm going to pay your insurance every year for you. help you out with the difference. so that you can have full coverage on this car. >> reporter: this woman who is never without a word to say was speechless. >> go look at your new car. >> reporter: lynn was amazed. >> you're going to have to

figure out what the name of the car is. >> the white knight. >> the white knight. you've already got it. >> white knight. >> done. >> i love that. >> there it is. >> it's a perfect name. >> to know that i could help somebody in such a way that's been helping other people, you know, i get so much out of it, david. now she's going to be safe. it's going to be dependable. she's going to be able to help other people. i told her she's got to expand her portfolio of people what she helps. >> well, no, you don't know this, but at lunch she was telling us she brought two girls to school who didn't have a ride because their parents weren't available and she delivered something to someone who needed it. also people she met on nextdoor. >> lynn is such a dear heart. she's looking for people to help. and that's who i want to help. >> thank you. >> love you, brother. >> i'm just in shock. i don't know what to do, frankly. i'm just blown away by this extreme generosity.

>> what are you going to do with your new car? >> well, i'm going to take april and kevin to their doctor's appointments and slash work. and continue to look for people on nextdoor that need a ride. >> that was david begnaud with the holiday cheer. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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it is tuesday, december 24th, 2024. this is wbz n"cbs news mornings the holiday hustle. millions of americans crisscrossing the country to make it home in time for christmas while trying to dodge storms in their path. hrescue at