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here are the top stories. a deadly blast of winter weather brings heavy snow and flash flooding to the midatlantic. new york police are investigating a gruesome murder involving a 24-year-old transgender man who police say was imprisoned and tortured before being killed. and president trump pushes ahead with another week of layoffs in the federal goverment in a move to cut costs. we begin with a powerful winter storm that's unleashed death and disaster across several states. at least eight people are dead in kentucky. another person died in georgia, and in alabama, at least one tornado touched down. take a look at what they're up against. caught on camera, this car being swept away by raging floodwaters. luckily, there was no one inside the vehicle at the time. from the midwest to the northeast, new snow and ice. this is worcester, massachusetts, where icy, slippery roads are making for some dangerous driving. cbs' skyler henry reports from

atlanta where the storms left a destructive path. >> reporter: ice-cold floodwaters rose quickly across the south. >> i got you. i got you. >> reporter: rescue workers in kentucky have performed more than a thousand water rescues. at least eight people died in the state, including a mother and her 7-year-old child, trapped by flash flooding. >> this is one of the most serious weather events we've dealt with in at least a decade. >> reporter: the overnight storm delivered some of the most severe weather the south has seen all season. and in alabama, sunday's services were canceled after winds tore the steeple off this church. >> the power is out. there are power lines down. all the trees behind the church are gone. >> reporter: storms also swept through parts of florida and georgia, where tornado watches were still in effect today. in atlanta's grove park neighborhood, first responders say a man was sleeping in his bed when a tree crashed through his roof, killing him. >> it was an extremely large tree that came down, and it caught the corner of the

structure. because of the large weight and size of the tree, it made it an extended operation. >> reporter: thunderstorms also knocked out electricity in at least nine states. line workers will now have to contend with record low temperatures as they work to restore power to more than half a million customers. >> our thanks to cbs' skyler henry for that report. now to what new york state police are calling a horrific crime. five people have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a missing transgendered man who authorities say was tortured for more than a month before being killed. shanelle kaul has now details about the victim and the crime. >> reporter: a missing persons investigation turned gruesome murder case has stunned new york authorities. >> this is by far the worst homicide investigation that our office has ever been a part of. >> reporter: police say 24-year-old sam nordquist's body was found in a field in northern new york last thursday, four days after his family requested

a welfare check. nordquist's mother says she was concerned by her transgender son traveling from minnesota to new york to meet an online girlfriend. >> the last time i talked to sam was january 1st. it was real short. said i love you, i'll call you tomorrow, and i have not talked to sam since. >> reporter: on friday, these two men and three women, ranging in age from 19 to 38 were arrested in new york and charged with second-degree murder. investigators say nordquist was abused and tortured for more than a month before his death. his attackers allegedly punched, kicked, and struck him with numerous objects. police say they moved his body about 20 miles away to conceal the crime. >> they can rot. they are scum. they are evil. >> reporter: authorities have so far not ruled out classifying this murder as a hate crime. if convicted, each of the five suspects in this case could face 15 years to life in prison.

shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. one week after attending the super bowl, president donald trump showed up at another great american sporting event, the daytona 500, where he greeted the drivers before the race. this week, president trump is forging ahead with purging the federal workforce and hitting some speed bumps along the way. he is now facing at least 70 lawsuits nationwide. cbs' willie james inman is in west palm beach, florida, tracking it all. >> reporter: president trump had racing fans in daytona looking up as air force one did a low fly-by over the speedway before landing. on the ground, the presidential limousine later did a slow roll around the track. but it's full speed ahead for the president's agenda. this week, more federal workers are expected to get pink slips as thousands of federal employees across at least 20 agencies are being axed in a move to cut costs. behind the effort is the white house's department of government

efficiency, led by elon musk. critics are blasting the purges. >> bill clinton did things to shrink the size of government, and he did it with congress. there is a difference between that and ignoring congress and violating the law. >> reporter: republicans claim the cuts are needed. >> well, i think that's up to president trump. keep in mind, president trump put in musk to be a consultant. just like many successful corporations around the world. >> reporter: trump's agenda facing at least 70 lawsuits nationwide. on friday, a judge approved a buyout offer, 75,000 workers accepted. the president renewed his push to end birthright citizenship guaranteed in the constitution, posting, quote, our lawyers and judges have to be tough and protect america. the office personnel management have given agencies tuesday at 8:00 p.m. to report the final tally of fired employees. willie james inman, cbs news,

west palm beach, florida. we're learning there at least one part of the federal government where employees got a last-minute break from the president's attempt at cutting back. it involves workers responsible for maintaining the nation's nuclear weapons programs. three u.s. officials told the associated press up to 350 employees at the national nuclear security administration were abruptly laid off late thursday. one of the hardest hit offices was the pantex plant in texas. they have one of the most sensitive jobs reassembling warheads. by late friday night, those officials say the agency's acting director issued a memo reversing the firings for all but 28 employees. turning now to the middle east, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is indicating that he is ready to move ahead with president trump's controversial proposal to move palestinians out of gaza. netanyahu discussed the plan with america's new top diplomat, secretary of state, marco rubio. who is visiting the region right now. rubio now heads to saudi arabia

for direct talks with russian officials this week to seek an end to moscow's invasion of ukraine. when "cbs news roundup" continues, we'll take a president's day look at a controversial new library being built for president teddy roosevelt. stay with us.

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washington was actually born on february 22nd, but congress fixed the holiday on the third day of february. if you want to know more about the nation's leaders, you can visit one of the nearly 30 presidential libraries around the country, the newest one being built to mark the life of president theodore roosevelt is already sparking controversy. barry petersen reports. ♪ >> reporter: the lakota nation called what's translated into the badlands. so serene, it can heal slowly. and healing is what a broken 25-year-old teddy roosevelt sought after his mother and wife died on the same day in the same year, hoping physical strength could rebuild inner strength. >> he tested himself physically, mentally, and he proved that he could do it.

>> reporter: edward o'keefe wrote "the loves of theodore roosevelt: the women who created a president." >> as he later said, it's better to wear out than rust out. >> reporter: o'keefe is also ceo of the theodore roosevelt presidential library now under construction. it will rise gently out of the prairie with huge windows facing the badlands and a grassy walking trail on the roof. the $330 million complex will open in july of 2026. near madura, north dakota, population 150. roosevelt travelled to the badlands from here because madura was as far as the railroad went. when you stand in madura, i feel like there is roosevelt everywhere. there are statues there is the rough riders restaurant and hotel. it's soaked in teddy roosevelt. >> this is teddy's town. >> reporter: right down to the

souvenir teddy bears. but the real roosevelt was far from warm and cozy. when he took office, he had a legacy of animosity toward native americans. he once said, "i don't go so far as to think that the only good indians are the dead indians, but i believe nine out of every ten are, and i shouldn't like to inquiry too closely into the case of the tenth. >> reporter: to tell roosevelt's story, the library will also tell about roosevelt's prejudice. >> the hardest part of this whole process is creating a teddy roosevelt honestly, even though in our day and age, we would call him a racist. >> you approach it with transparency and honesty. >> you tell the story. >> reporter: you tell the whole story. >> i don't think it actually diminishes t.r. to understand that he made mistakes. he said things that regrettable, that we wish he hadn't said, but

he did. >> reporter: so the library has asked native american tribes to create their own exhibits telling their own history. >> if we tell the truth, we maybe learn from it. >> reporter: mark fox is chairman chairman of the nation. what would i do or see from native americans that would tell your truth in this library? >> for example, the virgin soil epidemics that reduced our population from 50,000 combined to less than 5,000 people in a year and a half. smallpox and other diseases that killed our people rapid di live and changed our lives forever. >> reporter: and it's not just a point of view, it's also the actual view. >> my lakota name is his celebration and my chippewa name means many visions. >> reporter: scott davis was executive director of the north dakota indian affairs commission. you look out at the badlands,

and you see river, mesas, mountains. not the way we see them. >> we see them in a spiritual context. so your standard church, your synagogue, for us up here in the plains, our altar is that prairie, that rock, that butte, that's the praise we went to pray for generations. >> reporter: but who owned the badlands was never in doubt in roosevelt's era because of manifest destiny. what does it mean? does it mean whites will prevail? >> so manifest destiny is the idea that god has ordained this american race, which is predominantly white, the dominant race, has ordained them to conquer the continent. >> reporter: dr. larry scoggin is an historian. >> those who are not part of that dominant race will either become part of that dominant culture, or will disappear.

>> reporter: the library will deal with roosevelt's legacy from the beginning. they're starting from scratch and saying okay, great guy, but here are the words. >> you recognize these individuals and the great contributions they made to our society and to our country. in the past, we have not therefore identified the things that they did wrong. i think that we're getting to a stage where we should be able to do that. >> reporter: he is 5'8". i'm 5'7" 3/4. joe plays roosevelt. >> enjoy the campground. >> reporter: in a local historical play. >> on occasion, i meet someone, and they close the book on theodore roosevelt because of one thing he said or wrote when he was a young man. >> reporter: he was the first president who fought to conserve america's wilderness, setting aside 230 million acres of america's west, most of it forest. knowing that even in the harshest of nature, a soul can

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vance for encouraging voters to support a far right party in next week's elections there. elizabeth palmer reports. >> vice president j.d. vance. >> reporter: in his keynote address at the munich security conference on friday, vice president j.d. vance pulled no punches. >> the threat that i worry the most about vis-a-vis europe is not russia, it's not china, it's not any other external actor. and what i worry about is the threat from within. >> reporter: that threat, he implied, comes from mainstream european politicians, some of them sitting in the audience, who had failed to control immigration. then when the far right reacted, as it has done in germany, vance said europe's governments muzzle anti-immigration voices and eroded free speech. >> if you're running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing america can do for you.

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dispensed according to the cdc. a federal sur say also says nearly 8.6 million americans reported they misused prescription opioids that same year. >> those medications act centrally if your brain. >> reporter: a pain medicine expert says journavx works outside the brain and prevents pain signals from traveling through the spinal cord. >> obviously very excited to see a new medication be added to our tool box. >> reporter: a narcotic alternative is important because doctors say the power of opioids helped fuel an overdose epidemic and a surge in fentanyl use. since 2021, more than 100,000 people have fatally overdosed each year in the u.s. purdue farmer, the maker of the powerful opioid pill oxycontin has proposed a $7.4 billion settlement with multiple states which blame the drugmaker for the crisis. >> you have to treat pain. >> reporter: anesthesiologist jessica mccoo n was the

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it's monday, february 17th, 2025. this is "cbs news mornings." death and destruction. flash flooding ravages the southeast as high winds bring down trees and power poles while snow and ice plaster the northeast.