>> reporter: this really is a building largely of 20-somethings. >> yeah. >> reporter: creating the next generation of space. >> i think that's one thing that makes us really different is they've been told so many times in their career, so they don't know what can't be done. >> reporter: the blue ghost lander was named after a species of firefly. it will embark on a 45-day journey to the moon. its mission, carefully lower to the lunar service and deliver ten pay loads for nasa. >> if you kind of look down, you see over there, that spout coming down. >> reporter: i do. >> that's the drill. and it will deploy down and go into the lunar surface. >> reporter: this drill will try to penetrate nine feet below the surface to measure temperature. another experiment will vacuum up loose lunar rock and dust. >> our payloads are collecting data so we can figure out what does it feel like to be on the lunar surface, to operate on the lunar surface, so all that data will inform when actually return humans to the moon. >> reporter: nasa's paying firefly about $100 million for

the mission, part of a new government effort to hire companies to fly experiments to the moon. commercial tech is advancing at a very rapid pace. >> reporter: jason kim is firefly's ceo. >> it's really bringing down the costs of affordability of systems that once took billions of dollars and countries behind it to land on the moon. >> reporter: but firefly must prove it can get there at a fraction of the cost. >> and liftoff -- >> reporter: two of firefly's rivals flew into trouble on their first flights last year. one company, astrobotic suffered a mission-ending failure of its propulsion system. the other, intuitive machines touched down but tipped over on the lunar surface. >> it's extremely difficult to land on the moon. it's extremely different to get something in orbit let alone landing on the moon. i think it's extremely humbling. we certainly believe this is going to be a success and we're doing everything we can to make it happen. >> ten miles to go. >> reporter: no american-made spacecraft has landed intact and

upright on the moon since apollo 17 in 1972. what would a successful moon landing mean to firefly as a company? >> i get real emotional about this. sorry. i think it's going to mean a lot to our people because they've worked so hard. >> reporter: and to you what will it mean? >> well, to me, imagine this country hasn't been to the moon in successfully landing in 52 plus years. and then all of the sudden firefly lands on the moon for the nation. that's a big deal. >> reporter: also a big deal for this little can-do sace company. for "cbs mornings," i'm mark strassmann in cedar park, texas. here on earth, a long way to change your airport experience is right around the corner. starting may 7th, you'll need a state-issued real id to fly domestically. kris van cleave has more.

>> reporter: it's going to be the must-have item for summer travel come may 7th. you're going to need what's called a real id, and you're going to look for this star in the corner of a driver's license. that indicates you've got it. if you don't, you need to get one. it's been a long time coming. congressman dated this change in the wake of 2011 the make driver's licenses more secure. after years of delays, starting may 7th, if you want the get past the security checkpoint and on to a domestic flight, you'll need an updated real id. it will have a star like this in the corner. the tsa is urging people to get it now. >> the closer you get to that deadline, the harder it's going to be to get your real id, whether you want to get your passport or your license. there will be longer lines. >> reporter: and that happened in 2020 before the deadline was postponed due to the pandemic. and still years later, many americans are not ready. in 2023, dhs estimated real id compliance was growing by half a percent a month, putting it around 70% by the may deadline.

in iowa, that means about two in every ten driver's license holders don't have the right id, says the state dot. >> if you don't have that gold star, it means you do not have a real id compliant credential, and you need to come in and do that. >> reporter: getting one means a trip to the dmv. typically, you'll need a valid id, passport or birth certificate, proof of your social security number and date of birth, plus two items proving state residency. you'll also need a real id to get into federal buildings that require you to show identification, a passport or active duty military id will work as well. >> that was kris van cleave reporting from reagan national airport. stay with us, "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

gum problems could be the start of a domino effect parodontax active gum repair breath freshener clinically proven to help reverse the 4 signs of early gum disease a toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts. the latest rage in high-end dinnerware is bowls and plates made of ceramic. dana jacobsen paid a visit to a shop that makes some of the finest in the world. >> reporter: at manhatta restaurant, soaring 60 stories above new york city, the view sets the tone, both outside and in, with dishes as eye catching as the skyline, including the store where they're plated on. >> i think it's important to showcase the food and the color palettes we choose from season

to season helps the food shine on the plate. >> reporter: which is why executive chef justin vogel came here. john o'pandolfi design. set in a 14,000-square-foot studio in union city, new jersey, it's the creative process come to life. ten pottery wheels, 12 kilns, and 16 artisans. >> full place settings. >> reporter: producing nearly a thousand pieces of stoneware daily, all hand made. >> back in the beginning, i was throwing, firing, glazing, calling the customers, doing every bit, packing. >> reporter: do you walk around here ever and think back to that time? >> every day. >> reporter: yeah. >> yeah. >> reporter: john o'pandolfi started his design company about two decades ago. the studio ten years later. a lot of people don't think about what they're eating on. did you always look at the plate?

>> i guess i probably did. i think when i think back to growing up, i can remember what our dinnerware looked like. >> reporter: but seeing it as a career took a bit of time. >> i got into clay because i loved making functional, useful objects. i was headed probably more towards a gallery artist type situation, but gradually stumbled into some collaborations with restauranteurs. so it was challenging and kind of scary at the beginning. once i realized i think i had a a knack for it and i really enjoyed the work, then i doubled down and kind of really made my company's focus hospitality. >> reporter: his first big break came in collaborating with will gedara and chef daniel come, first at the hotel and then acclaimed 11 madison park. >> it was a pretty amazing one-two punch. and once we finished 11 madison's finished, that's when i started hearing from a lot of other chefs. >> reporter: the coop

collection, used for both, became the foundation of the john o'pandolfi designs brand. when you look at this porcelain, it's not as smooth, not as shiny. >> reporter: and gained attention for not only what it was, but also what it was not. for a long time it was white porcelain dinnerware especially for fine dining. >> yes. before that, you didn't really see michelin-starred restaurants or fine dining restaurants using stoneware. and once chefs tried it for the first time and plated there food on it, it was oh, i don't really want to go back to what we were using. >> reporter: evidenced by a myriad of stoneware chef collaborations. >> this is a collaboration i did with my good friend christina tossi from milk bar. this is a cookie plate we put together. she and i worked on this glazed finish. and here i have some pieces we produced for john george's restaurant seeds and weeds. over at 10 building. >> oh, i'm very familiar. >> yes. the room is really neutral and

the dinnerware pops out which is kind of neat. >> reporter: the country's restaurant guide a who's who of the industry. >> when you turn it over, it's got the back stamp, that's misipasta. one of missy robinson's restaurants. >> reporter: this is her pasta bowl? >> this is her pasta bowl. other chefs can get it. this something we designed with her. the depth, the curve, the side of the foot, the thickness, the weight. >> reporter: in total, the studio has worked with more than 500 restaurants. their chefs all able to come to union city for a hands-on experience. like michelin star chef justin vogel. >> i've been in the restaurant industry since i was 17 years old. i'm 43 years old now. i've seen a lot. and to be able to dial in on jonah's plate ware and bring it to life here at manhatta has been a magical experience. the story is when it all comes together are the things that really earn you those accolades.

>> reporter: that plateware selection process brought to viewers of the fx show "the bear" on hulu. with john adolfi designs featured. >> these plates? >> no. let me see. this plate. >> reporter: what was that call like when they reached out to see if you would be a part of that? >> very exciting. ever since "the bear" first came out and everyone in here was talking about it, all of our clients were talking about it. to be honest, i thought to myself if they ever select dinnerware and we're in that, how cool is that. that's where the bear gets so right. it shows the side of hospitality, the hustle, the care that doesn't always get necessarily noticed and the passion that goes into these projects. >> reporter: not a bad marketing tool for the company, which now offers 50 shapes of stoneware with two finishes and ten glazes. available to both professional and home chefs. but no matter how big the

buiness, john o'pandolfi is determined to remain loyal to its core, the art and the artisans. >> we've been hand made from the beginning. we'll always be hand made. we'll always grow and change and evolve. i'll always have employ a team of artisans who rely on a team of artisans who rely on a diverse set of skills to make the product. >> reporter: is that important, that you are employing people to do this? >> oh, totally. that's why i got into it. i got into ceramics because i loved the medium. i loved the environment of a studio, of a group of people making things together, making a product that they feel excited about, whether it's an art vessel or an order of

after months of treatment, britain's princess of wales, princess kate says her cancer is now in remission. most of the details were kept under wraps. kate made her announcement after an emotional visit with other cancer patients in london. imtiaz tyab has the story. >> reporter: in her first royal outing of the year, the princess of wales visited the very same cancer hospital she received her own cancer treatment. kate thanked the medical staff and sat with cancer patients. later revealing on social media she is now cancer-free. it is a relief to now be in remission, and i remain focused on recovery, she said. as anyone who has ever experienced a cancer diagnosis

will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. roya nikkhah is the royal editor of the sunday times newspaper. >> i think that new normal is really significant. she is looking at life before cancer and after cancer, and it's about what's really important to her, and phasing her return, and prioritizing family and time to recover. >> the surgery was successful. however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. >> reporter: kate's cancer was first detected a year ago after she was admitted to hospital for an abdominal surgery. she completed her treatments last summer, but the palace has never confirmed the type of cancer she had or how far it had progressed. the princess' remission will lift a major cloud from over the royal family. she is still coping with king charles' diagnosis announced just days after kate's. imtiaz tyab in london. >> and we do wish her the best of health. and that's today's "cbs news

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hello, and thanks so much for watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and this is "cbs news roundup." here are the top stories. in his farewell address to the nation, president joe biden warns against an oligarch of wealth and powerful people taking over the country. hopes for peace. u.s. and arab negotiators say both israel and hamas agree on a ceasefire deal. and president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation by the senate. president joe biden has given his farewell address to the nation. in a televised speech from the white house, he highlighted some of his successes in office and also warned americans to safeguard democracy. cbs' natalie brand has more on this from washington. >> my fellow americans -- >> reporter: president biden delivered his farewell address to the nation from the oval office wednesday night, capping a more than half century in american politics.

>> i've always believed, and i told other world leaders, america can be defined by one word, possibilities. >> reporter: he celebrated along-awaited ceasefire hostage release deal between israel and hamas. >> the elements of which i laid out in great detail in may of this year. this plan was developed and negotiated by my team. >> reporter: president biden didn't name president-elect trump during his remarks but warned about what he says gives him great concern. >> today an oligarch is taking shape in america of extreme wealth, power, and influence, that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights, freedoms. >> reporter: the president, who is also a u.s. senator for 36 years touted major legisltive wins during his single term in the white house from a bipartisan infrastructure bill to the inflation reduction act, considered the largest investment in clean energy. >> the rest of the world is trying to model it now. it's working. creating jobs and industries of the future.

>> reporter: and a new law to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic hazards such as burn pits. >> meeting our sacred obligation to over one million veterans so far who were exposed to toxic materials and to their families, providing medical care and education benefits and more. >> reporter: president biden leaves office with a 39% approval rating, according to gallup. but he maintains the nation is on better terms with allies around the world and will long reap benefits from his historic investments at home. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. turning now to the middle east where hopes for peace are renewed after 467 agonizing days of warfare in gaza, there is finally a deal for a ceasefire. there is jubilation in tel aviv, celebrating the deal that includes the release of hostages who were held in gaza. the first phase is set to begin on sunday with haumz releasing several of the almost 100

hostages it still holds. during a six-week pause in fighting, 33 hostages, including americans will be released and exchanged for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. cbs' elizabeth palmer has more from tel aviv. >> reporter: in gaza, the thought that sunday would bring a stop to the bombing brought crowds into the streets. "this is the best moment in my life," this woman said. "thank god the war has ended." the deal stipulates 600 trucks a day of badly needed aid will start to flow into gaza. on sunday, hamas will release the first of the 33 hostages. three to start with, and then a trickle every week for six more weeks, women, children, the sick and men over 50. in exchange, israel will release more than a thousand palestinian prisoners from its jails. among the 98 hostages in gaza, there are three americans believed to be alive. edan alexander, sagui

dekel-chen, and keith siegle. in tel aviv, most of the demonstrators who week after week had demanded that israel's government bring the hostages home didn't come out tonight, but those who did express cautious hope and also fear. ifat calderon's cousin was kidnapped october 7th from his kibbutz. do you feel a huge relief tonight? >> no. i'm going to feel a huge relief when it's going to be done, when we're going get all the 98 hostages alive and the dead ones back home. >> reporter: you won't believe it until you see him? >> yes. >> reporter: it's been 467 days since hamas attacked israel and killed or kidnapped 1400 people. since then, according to hamas health officials, israel's war in gaza has killed just under

47,000 more. and that war isn't over yet, our colleagues in gaza report more heavy bombing. for everyone involved in this conflict, one way or another, sunday looks a very long way off. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, tel aviv. on capitol hill, several of president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks face questioning from senators on wednesday. among them, trump's former defense lawyer pam bondi, now the president-elect's choice for u.s. attorney general. cbs' nikole killion reports. >> reporter: six senate hearings back-to-back. >> do you swear -- >> >> reporter: up first, trump's pick for attorney general pam bondi. >> the partisanship, the weaponization will be gone. >> reporter: who was asked to take a stand over whether she could maintain independence from the incoming president. >> i believe that the justice department must be independent.

>> reporter: but the former florida attorney general, who served as a lawyer for president trump's first impeachment was also pressed about the 2020 election. >> do you have any doubts that joe biden had the majority of votes, electoral votes necessary to be elected president in 2020? >> i accept of course that joe biden is president of the united states. but what i can tell you is what i saw firsthand when i went to pennsylvania as an advocate for the campaign. and i saw many things there. >> i think that question deserve a yes or no. >> reporter: asked again during a break, bondi declined comment. >> did president biden win the 2020 election? >> i'm not going to be bullied. >> reporter: there were other pointed exchanges over whether the january 6th defendant should be pardoned. >> i will look at each case and advise on a case-by-case basis. >> reporter: despite some protests, it was a more collegial recep fellow

senator marco rubio. the straight pick addressed a range of global threats from china to russia and the war in ukraine. >> there is no doubt it. this war has to end. >> reporter: many expect rubio and bondi to be confirmed. at least more confirmation hearings are scheduled this week. that includes trump's picks for treasury, scott bessent, and homeland security, south dakota governor kristi noem. nikole killion, cbs news, capitol hill. straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," more than a dozen schools in the l.a. fire zone have been damaged or destroyed by the flames. so what does this mean for the kids? for each life moment, your kids could get free or low-cost health coverage from medicaid or chip. kids up to age 19 are covered for check-ups, vaccines, dentist visits, hospital care, and more. your kids may be eligible now even if you've applied before.

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the wildfires raging in southern california have uprooted the lives of more than 100,000 people. that includes children. a dozen schools have been damaged or destroyed in the palisades and eaton fires, and several other school districts around the fire zone remain closed due to the foul air and mandatory evacuations. lilia luciano is in altadena with a closer look at that part of the story. >> reporter: it's nearly 6,000 students have remained out of school since the fire destroyed the -- the fires destroyed at least a dozen schools. and what i've heard from those students, from the parents, from the officials is the importance of keeping a sense of normalcy. what that means at the l.a. unified school district is keeping students together wherever they end up going to class. >> no one has experience dealing with three, four, five, or six simultaneous fires wrapped around hurricane-level-force winds. >> reporter: as fire crews work

to contain the flames, the nation's second largest school district is dealing with damage beyond what meets the eye. what the biggest challenge you're facing right now? >> uncertainty is the biggest challenge. schools are usually the sites where normalcy is best achieved, regardless of the crisis we go through as a community. >> reporter: further west in altadena, despite being a smaller district, double the number of schools were lost. >> my mom told me before we had that playdate that it burned down. like my classroom and everything in it. i'm just really sad on that. because i love that school. >> reporter: parents of the students of the now devastated private pasadena waldorf school, like singer/songwriter aloe blacc are searching for solutions. >> all of the parents and staff are boots on the ground, looking for place. >> reporter: he hopes this old school building, shuttered for two decades could lend the space for his two kids' learning.

how has this fire changed you as a parent? >> i feel so, you know, helpless that i couldn't stop the fire from happening. i couldn't save my children from this experience. what it does, though, is offer me a new perspective. is this an opportunity for our kids to learn what leadership looks like, what community looks like, what heroism looks like. >> reporter: erin walsh who is among dozens of faculty and students who lost their school and their home. what is your day like right now? >> every day at this point is triage. >> reporter: as parents struggle breaking the news to their kids, teacher blair manski offered them this reminder in a letter. >> the buildings and things are gone, but the actual pasadena waldorf school is not gone. it may seem hard to understand now, but what makes a school is us, the student, teacher, and

parents and all who help us. >> reporter: the kids who were affected by the eaton fires and whose schools like this one were destroyed aren't set to begin until next week. in some cases even later. and what teachers told us is the learning will look very different. >> that was lilia luciano reporting from altadena. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be r

the wildfires raging through southern california have already destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. those who lost everything now face a heartbreaking decision, whether to rebuild or move on. and that decision is most daunting for homeowners who don't have fire insurance. cbs' elizabeth cook has the story. >> reporter: the fires that tore through altadena turned the family home of jeff and jennifer cohen from this to this. >> i think there are some walls up. it seems like the second floor collapsed on to the first, but i couldn't tell you if there is anything salvageable. >> reporter: getting money to rebuild will take time, a long time. the cohens have found temporary housing, but are among the 100,000 plus los angeles homeowners whose insurance had been dropped before the latest wildfires. did they give a reason why? >> it's the fire hazards. it's the fire danger, you know. we were in an area that they couldn't provide insurance to any longer. >> reporter: as victims like the

cohens come to grips with a devastating loss, analysts predict insurers could pay out more than $20 billion just from this wildfire disaster alone. >> the kind of risk has been changing quickly. >> reporter: university of california associate professor frances moore studies economic climate change. >> any kind of financial risk management, we really want the insurers to have an accurate picture of what that risk is. >> reporter: nationwide, the insurance industry already faces tens of billions of dollars in losses from natural disasters. >> so this icon is a simulated ignition point. >> reporter: rob newbold of the company veras says one way to plan for those disasters could include computer-generated catastrophic models. >> how does the climate conditions in terms of temperature and weather taken together with where the propproperty properties are, with infrastructure, the prevalence of local fire stations, the prevalence of local firebreak, all of this comes together to

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for more than 18 million americans, simply putting food on the table can be a daily challenge. jamie wax introduces us to a man who knows exactly what it's like to be hungry, and is now helping to feed others in an unlikely place. >> do you remember the first time you ever walked into this library? >> absolutely. >> reporter: when brad rubendale goes to the library -- >> i would always go into the cafe because it was empty at the time. >> reporter: it isn't just for the books. he is mostly thinking about food. he is the former ceo of same cafe, which thanks to rubendale, serves up lunch in the library in downtown toledo, ohio. >> the connection to the people that are in need of our mission, but would also love the mission, that i think libraries and same cafe make a really good partnership. >> reporter: same is an acronym, "so all may eat." it's a participation restaurant. the chalk board in front spells

it out. you can get food in exchange for a half an hour of volunteering. you can use money, whatever you can afford, or you can swap fresh produce for a meal. >> here in toledo, it's about a third of people that volunteer their time in exchange for the meal, and two-thirds will give some kind of monetary donation. and a few will hand us produce for it. we build relationships with the local farmers and gardens to get the bulk of our produce. >> reporter: it's a place where anyone can eat. >> pretty good. >> reporter: and everyone gets treated as an equal. >> every type of person comes. families come. business folks come. folks needing resources or services come. so it really is a community hub. >> reporter: the first nonprofit same cafe was opened in 2007 in denver. it was the brainchild of libby and brad berkey, wanting to provide a healthy, fresh meal to anyone who wanted or needed it. their model has inspired others, like rock star jon bon jovi's

soul kitchen. but brad rubendale wanted it to expand in the places where people need it most can be found. >> libraries are the last of one of the last truly public space. nobody can be kicked out of a library for being poor. >> reporter: for rubendale, it's a full circle moment. >> reporter: i got involved when i was homeless myself. >> reporter: yes. rubendale was once homeless. he had been forced out of his job as a pastor. >> i had lost access to a food. i went to the same cafe in denver robinson and when he came out as gay, he says he lost his friends, his support, everything. >> i was in 13 years of conversion therapy, trying to change my sexual orientation. so i reached a point where i was ready to kill myself. and decided instead i'd rather be gay and out than and lost everything. >> reporter: living out of his car, rubendale says he experienced his worst fears. same cafe became a lifeline. >> this place is about healthy food, about atmosphere, but it's

also about dignity. >> yeah. i think everyone that runs a nonprofit should have been in need of that service. we don't want to have someone greeting at the door saying tell me about your story, do you deserve this. >> reporter: that's why the food at same cafe isn't a handout. the price is some kind of participation. it's all part of helping patrons maintain that dignity. >> i think same cafe is one of those beautiful places where people can find help for themselves. i don't believe in helping people. the only way that people get help is when they help themselves. >> that was jamie wax reporting. stay with us. "cbs news roundup" will be right back.

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