♪ the wise man has the power ♪ >> reporter: as pete townshend would put it, their songs seemed to just pop outradio speakers and grab at you. ♪ oh, listen to the music ♪ >> reporter: the doobie brothers enter the songwriters hall of fame. ♪ we want the funk, give us the funk ♪ >> reporter: one of the foremost innovators of funk, george clinton, brought us aboard the mother ship. ♪ >> reporter: the music we did with funkadelic and parliament he said was the dna for hip-hop. ♪ >> reporter: he proclaimed us one nation under a groove. george clinton joins the songwriters hall of fame.

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♪ ♪ say my name, say my name ♪ >> reporter: rodney jerkins' name in the studio is dark child, where he made magic writing with destiny's child. ♪ better say my name ♪ "the studio's my playground," he said. "you've got to keep digging for new sounds." he found them writing with brandi and monica. ♪ if you didn't know the boy is mine ♪ >> reporter: lady gaga, and beyonce. ♪ i don't want to think anymore ♪ >> reporter: and michael jackson. ♪ feels so right ♪ >> reporter: rodney "dark child" jerkins has been elected to the songwriters hall of fame. ♪ why do you build me up, buttercup to let me down ♪ >> reporter: when tony macaulay wrote this song for the foundations in 1968, the title

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the film the "the brutalist" has garnered 93% positive reviews on rotten tomatoes. it follows the life and work of a hungarian architect who escapes the nazis in world war ii and goes on the create giant buildings out of cement. those buildings are now the focus of a new exhibit. dana jacobsen paid a visit. >> reporter: this is just awe inspiring. it's really amazing. >> jaw dropping. >> yes, the largest interior columns in the world when they were built. i don't know how we dusted. don't ask me. >> reporter: at the national building in washington, d.c., the city's much maligned concrete beacons of brutalism are getting a fresh look. >> people love to hate brutalism. >> reporter: aileen fuchs. is museum's president. >> they're characterlized by the people call humorless buildings or these monolithic big bricks

like severe, brutal buildings. but that's not where the word comes from. brute lymph -- brutalism is derived from a french word for raw concrete. >> reporter: what is that style from? >> it's a post world war ii moment. when we're looking at european cities that need to be rebuilt quickly, that need efficiency. >> reporter: that efficiency also unleashed architectural possibilities. >> major developments in structural design and new methods of fabric and construction have made concrete a material of unlimited architectural forms and shapes. >> reporter: the concept of brutalism arrived in the united states in the early 1960s. it favored design over decoration. early examples include the marina towers in chicago and rudolph hall at yale university. >> we do not imitate, for we are a model to others. >> reporter: in 1961, president jennedy convened a committee to decide

on a new building style that was efficient, economical and provided a visual testimony to the dignity, enterprise, vigor and stability merican government. >> i was assigned to do work at this by secretary goldberg. >> reporter: the result, the guiding principles for federal architecture, authored by future long-time senator daniel patrick moynihan. >> and we thought, well, why don't we put some structures in there, some guidelines about what these buildings should look like. >> reporter: their first project was the robert weaver building, home to the u.s. department of housing and urban development. others soon followed, including the health and human services building named for hubert humphrey, and perhaps most famously, the j. edgar hoover fbi building. but not all brutalist creations were built above ground. the d.c. metro, i say subway, sorry. the dc metro is absolutely gorgeous. >> it's stunning. and it brings out the beauty of the architecture and the design and the symmetry and the grandiosity. >> reporter: the fbi building maybe not as much. >> the fbi building i believe

was at one point called the ugliest building in america. >> reporter: and now with buildings like these in need of repairs costing billions of dollars, the question of what to do with them is looming. part of what you have done here is reimagined what you could do. >> exactly. exactly. exactly. you take a building like this, a building that looked relentlessly monotonous, and the architect here is are imagining take out a section of it. bring in new light. bring in new use. bring in people who live here, work there, play there in a totally new way. this building is vibrant. it's different. >> yeah, i think it's more interesting to work with something that's already there and try to adapt it to new uses. >> reporter: jeannie gang is one of the architects who participated in the brutalist d.c. exhibit, including that reimagining of the forrestal building. the department of energy's 1.7 million-square-foot headquarters. >> you know, reusing building saves about 50 to 70% of our energy that we put into them.

the embodied energy. so just for that reason alone, it's good to try to rethink these and try to reuse them. >> i look at the forrestal building and i see faceless bureaucracy. >> reporter: justin shubow is an architecture critic. forget reimagined. he wants the buildings gone. of a sow's ear. >> reporter: if there are buildings still in existence, even if it is a small segment of society, isn't this a part of our history? >> well, i don't think the world is a museum of architecture. the world is a living, breathing place. these buildings are affecting everybody on a daily basis, and they are taking up valuable real estate. >> reporter: so if the world is not a museum of architecture, if architecture society isn't out in the world, where is it meant to be? >> no, what i mean is we should preserve good buildings. >> reporter: but by what you believe it to be. and not everybody. and i do know the majority of

people, there is no doubt, brutalism was not accepted and people didn't like it. but there are architects who see a purpose in taking this recollection of the past, of this era and having it out there. >> well, there are some buildings that are so ugly, that only an architect could love it. >> reporter: during president trump's first term, shubow helped write ative order making classic building styles like the u.s. capitol the preferred design for future government constructs. it was later revoked by president biden, preferring to leave design choices for federal buildings up to the communities they serve. do you think in this next administration that the focus will be back there in trying to get the national look for federal building? >> well, i think that executive order was very important and highly popular with the public. it pointed out that the architecture of the american democracy is classical architecture. so this executive order wished to return federal architecture to that tradition, which

essentially lasted from the founders up until world war ii. >> reporter: at a time where the debate on whether to preserve, adapt, or erase these buildings entirely is only likely to heat up, it falls to exhibits like this one to remind us how we got here in the first place. >> we need to display and understand and interpret and embrace many different architectural styles. because especially as we look to an urban future that needs so many different ways of life and livability for people of all incomes, of all ages, you're going to need different architectural directions to address these problems. >> would we be missing something culturally if we didn't have different forms of architecture that continue over time? >> absolutely. you can see so much of american life and american fabric captured in the way buildings have been built around us, and the

you probably don't often think of the tires on your car, that of course until you need new ones. and choosing the right rubber is important to ensure your car performs correctly and remains safe. well, consumer reports tested a whole bunch of them, and skyler henry has the results. >> reporter: every year, consumer reports tests hundreds of tires in all types of conditions to find which perform the best. >> so we test them for everything from their dry and wet braking abilities to snow traction to how long they'll last. >> reporter: ryan pszczolkowski is consumer report's tire program manager and says for

cars and small suvs, the michelin defender 2 gets the high overall score. high marks for brake, hydroplaning resistance, noise, and has a tread life of 100,000 miles. >> those are the things that should mean something to you because they can prevent you >> reporter: two other michelins received the highest ratings for mid-sized suvs and sports cars. when it comes to truck, the continental terrain contact ht takes the top spot. >> continental always finds itself at the top or right below, especially with their truck products. >> reporter: anter what tire you choose, it's important to keep them properly maintained. experts say you should rotate the tires on a regular basis and check the pressure every month. a tire with too much air can wear out the tread in the middle. too little can damage the outside tread. and both can increase the risk of an accident. >> the tire i would argue is one of the most important parts of the vehicle system. so making sure that they are in tip-top shape is really important.

>> reporter: that includes checking the tread length. pszczolkowski says you can stick a quarter in the tread. if you see the top of washington's head, it's time to start shopping for new tires. skyler henry, cbs news, atlanta. and that's today's "cbs news roundup." for some of you, the news continues. for others, tune 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 watching. i'm shanelle kaul in new york, and this is "cbs news roundup." here are the top stories. president trump sends u.s. troops to the southern border with orders to stem the flow of undocumented migrants. a dangerous new wildfire is burning in southern california, threatening homes and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee. and tragedy in the heartland. another deadly school shooting, this time in nashville, tennessee. the house has passed a bill requiring that unauthorized migrants be held in jail if they're accused of theft or violent crimes. it marks the first legislation of president donald trump's new administration and is part of his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. cbs' natalie brand has more from

washington. >> president. >> thank you. >> reporter: president trump granted the first oval office interview of his second term to fox news host sean hannity, focusing in part on the executive orders he has signed. the defense department says the pentagon will send an additional 1500 troops to the u.s.-mexico border to try to stem the flow of undocumented migrants. but cbs news has learned the actual number of troops could be much higher, as many as 10,000. department of defense bases could hold migrants awaiting deportation. >> this was a gross miscarriage of common sense to allow people to come in. and i believe the number is 21 million people. >> reporter: in texas, additional buoys were deployed on the u.s. side of the rio grande. communities across the nation are preparing for possible mass deportations. >> there are things that have yet to take place that folks in the community are concerned about. and what we asked them to do is to reach out to trusted legal representation. >> reporter: another focus of the trump administration, diversity, equity and inclusion

programs. several federal departments have removed their pages tied to dei after the trump organization ordered the dismantling of the programs. >> programs like this are designed to make sure every american is represented. >> reporter: and the founder of the far right oath keepers group, stewart rhodes, paid a visit to capitol hill after he received a pardon for his actions related to january 6th. >> many of the officers that were brutally assaulted that day are the same officers who protected donald trump on monday. >> reporter: former capitol hill police officers still shaken by that day accused the republican party of turning their backs on them. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. in southern california, a new wildfire is tearing through the dry brush and is zero percent contained. the hughes fire has burned more than 9,000 acres in a mountainous region, sending smoke and flames hundreds of feet into the air. more than 50,000 people are under evacuatrs. it's continuing to spread overnight and is now one of six

fires currently burning in southern california. cbs' jonathan vigliotti has more. >> reporter: crews are scrambling to contain these flames. they're trying to prevent this fire from jumping over the fire line. we have seen the wind really push this fire as it exploded in just a matter of hours to more than 5,000 acres, sending so many people under mandatory evacuation orders scrambling to say. >> let's get out, let's go. >> reporter: but all around us here is wild land. we saw from the arian enormous plume of smoke and flames, and the fire just exploding. despite hundreds of firefighters on the ground and an arsenal of planes dropping massive amounts of water and retardant, embers pushed by 30-mile-per-hour winds are still igniting trees and thick brush. this grew from a small vegetation fire to more than 5,000 acres in just two hours. where close to interstate 5, a major link between l.a. and the san francisco bay area. >> if you do not live in this area and you're following the

smoke, you want to go see what the firefighters are doing, turn on the television set. do not drive into these areas. you are impacting the ingress and egress of emergency vehicles. we don't need more traffic. >> reporter: and dangerous wind conditions continued. then we'll have a weather whiplash. ra in the forecast for the weekend. but with it comes the threat of mud slides. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. we turn now to the latest school shooting in america, this time at a high school in nashville, tennessee. police say a girl was killed and another student wounded when a 17-year-old boy opened fire in the school cafeteria. details now from cbs' janet shamlian. >> reporter: panic and the sound of gunshots inside the cafeteria of nashville's antioch high school. >> the shooter was 17 years old. he entered into the cafeteria, firing multiple rounds.

>> reporter: nashville police chief john drake says solomon henderson shot 16-year-old josselin corea escalante, killing her. a male student was braised by a bullet before henderson killed himself. this is the frenzied aftermath outside school. a first responder performing cpr as a victim is loaded into an ambulance. security officers were on duty at the time. >> by the time the sros got down there, the shooting had stopped and the shooter had shot himself. >> reporter: ahmad salah was in the cafeteria. >> it was a lot of screaming, a lot of terror. people were screaming on their faces. they were scared to die. >> reporter: the incident comes almost two yeahe shooting at nashville's covenant school when an armed former student stormed the building, killing six. be here once again dealing with the devastation of gun violence in one of our school communities. >> reporter: school isclosed for the rest of the week. janet shamlian, cbs news.

historically cold and snowy weather is battering half a dozen states, from louisiana to the carolinas. take a look at these icy roads in atlanta. at least nine people have died due to the cold or unsafe roads. cbs' kati weis has more. >> reporter: from above, new orleans is as pretty as a picture. ♪ >> it's beautiful. >> gorgeous. >> reporter: but on the ground, the big easy's record 10 inches of snow and freezing temperatures have turned roads and bridges into an icy mess. >> we're going to continue just fighting this as best we can, as far as the temperatures raise and mother nature starts doing this work for us. >> reporter: from texas to florida, the south is snowed in, and the situation is dangerous. at least nine people are dead from storm-related traffic accidents and cold exposure. more than 130,000 homes and businesses were without power

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this is "cbs news roundup." i'm shanelle kaul. four men from chile in this country illegally have been indicted in the investigation into a string of burglaries at multimillion-dollar homes, including those owned by high profile athletes. one break-in targeted cincinnati bengals superstar quarterback joe burrow while he was on the field playing the dallas cowboys. court documents don't directly accuse the suspects in that crime, but there is evidence. cbs' jericka duncan explains. >> reporter: a little over a month after a burglary at bengals quarterback joe burrow's cincinnati area home, a major update. on januar 10th, police in clark county, ohio, apprehended four chileans during a traffic stop. according to police affidavits, all were identified as being in the country illegally. inside their vehicle, officers say they found two devices used

to break glass, along with an old lsu shirt and bengals hat, alleged to have been stolen on december 9th of last year in hamilton county. that's the same day burrow's home was broken into, although court documents did not directly name him. days after the crime, which took place while burrow was playing against the dallas cowboys in texas, the lsu alum spoke about the incident. >> i feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one. >> reporter: burrow is not the only athlete to fall victim to a burglary over the past several months. kansas city chiefs stars patrick mahomes and travis kelce have also been targeted, as well as nba players mike conley jr., luka doncic, tyler portis and tyler seguin. it's not known if they are related to the burrows case, but cbs has confirmed they're looking into the possibility that south american gangs were involved in the break-ins. >> we live a public life, and

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the deadliest. at least 17 people were killed. all came from one neighborhood in altadena. and officials now y evacuation orders didn't get to them until hours after the firestorm was already raging around them. one institution that survived those flames is nasa's jet propulsion laboratory. hundreds of workers there lost their homes, but despite a short evacuation, they kept the lab working through the disaster. cbs' dave malkoff reports. >> reporter: this is how you see nasa's jet propulsion laboratory most of the time, a room packed with scientists talking to the stars. >> it's weird to be in here without people. >> reporter: this is how it looks today. >> it is the first time in 60 years that we've had to pull people out of this mission operations room. >> reporter: it says deep space network. you're managing things that are as far out as voyager. >> yes. beyond the edge of the solar system. >> reporter: jpl director lori

leschin was very worried about this place. worried about her house too, right in the eaton fire zone. >> we actually watched the hillside around us burn on our security cameras. >> reporter: to show you just how close the fire got to jpl, we're going to split screen right here so we can show you the fire in the picture that dr. leschin shared from that night. it was right at their doorstep. >> here on lab, we have our own firefighters. >> reporter: the nasa fire department was right in this fight, assisting other agencies, cal fire helicopters snorkeling water from jpl tanks. >> the dc-10 is dropping all the retardant. you can see the check lines, they've been lying here on the hillsides. >> reporter: this is the jet propulsion lab. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: it's right in the middle of the burn zone. >> we are -- we are right here tucked up in the foothills. it was very scary tuesday night, wednesday morning. we could see the fire very clearly from here, approaching the lab. >> reporter: jpl's ian pinkum, a

single dad has been going nonstop since the fire. his 11-year-old daughter is staying with friends. >> i got to see her for an hour two hours ago. i snuck out and gave her a hug. i think that's the longest hug i've ever gotten back from her. wasn't easy to turn around and say it's okay, i'll see you in a couple of days. >> reporter: because he was here keeping jpl safe. >> reporter: they were very concerned at that point? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: thinking that you >> reporter: thinking that you maybe? fire, yes. >> reporter: deputy director livesay is more than one of 200 jpl employees whose home is now gone. >> you lived here for more than 22 years. my niece lived with me. there are a lot of memories there, family visits. >> reporter: she says it's likely no other employer has lost more in altadena. >> certainly jpl, caltech combined are likely the largest

employer in the area with losses. >> reporter: through all this, no work has stopped. more than 40 spacecraft out there are still talking back to earth. this room is how the universe understands its nature. but it was nature that brought heartbreak to altadena and the space lab next door. >> we are very strong. jpl is a very tight organization. we will come together. and this community together with, you know, outside resources, we'll rebuild, and we will get --

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it's built in georgia. how important is an suv for the u.s. market? >> it is the most important. this is critical, is the most important. everybody knows. >> the all new ioniq 9. >> reporter: jose muniz is the new global ceo. >> the ones that have allowed us to grow 26% on ev sales. >> reporter: a trend that was hard to miss at the recent los angeles auto show, which increasingly is ev-focused. it marked the debut of the ioniq 9 alongside flashy concepts and concepts from kia and cadillac, as well as the highly anticipated return of the vw bus. the south korean auto giant saw its ev sales surge last year in the u.s., making it the nation's third best-selling ev maker behind tesla and general motors. with the help of manufacturer incentives and tax rebates of up to $7500, evs now account for

nearly one in ten new car sales. but 2025 comes with uncertainty. the pace of ev sales have slowed. president-elect donald trump is pledging to roll back emissions standards, cut money for building a national charging infrastructure, or end government subsidies for evs, including those tax rebates. a move supported by tesla ceo elon musk. >> on day one, i end the all electric mandate. and i'm a fan of electric cars. >> reporter: how concerned are you about ending the tax credits for buying an electric vehicle? >> we didn't invest in america so much of the incentives. so if the incentives are there, our cars would be qualified, which the great. if the incentives are not there, well, nobody will be qualified. so it is not great, but it's fine. our plans are not going to change. >> reporter: but don't you lose some consumers if they don't get that tax credit? >> definitely. i think what we're going to see

if there is not a credit, probably the ev market will not grow as much as everybody expected. in the long run, we believe the electric vehicle technology is the right technology. >> reporter: 49% of mass market ev owners selected their vehicle based on tax credits and other incentives totalling more than $5100 a vehicle. just days after the election, automakers sent a letter to mr. trump, urging stability and predictability, while encouraging him to preserve ev incentives. did it surprise you that evs have become like a political issue? >> it did surprise me. i never thought the propulsion system on a vehicle would be. >> reporter: we asked general motors ceo mary barra about the looming uncertainty during a conversation for cbs sunday morning in september. gm is betting big on electric vehicles. >> our portfolio planning is longer than a presidential term. so we're very proud of the fact that we have worked with both parties for decades. >> reporter: mr. trump has talked about perhaps ending or

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