today, much of the northeast woke up beneath a thick blanket of snow. the totals may have underwhelmed on the coast, but not in the west. 26.2 inches in mt. pocono, pennsylvania. 22 in syracuse, new york. but they got more than where david begnaud is standing in binghamton, new york. >> reporter: the picture says it all. cars are either stuck or buried in snow across the city. the governor said this area was one of the hardest hit by tuesday's nor'easter. the governor said i'm sending 100 plows and 100 members of the national guard as you start to dig out. the snow is still falling in binghamton. energy crews have toiled around the clock to dig out from a blizzard that dumped nearly

three feet of snow. dozens were stranded. even a plow truck and the national guard was activated. governor andrew cuomo -- >> mother nature is an unpredictable lady. i don't know what we did to offend her, but she is showing us her wintry fury. >> reporter: the storm that plank etted central new york, largely missed most major cities across the northeast. predictions of up to 16 to 20 inches of snow did not pan out, leading to provocative headlines. back in binghamton, the postmaster did not deliver the mail yesterday, the first time in 25 years. service resumed today. even though the delivery trucks had to be dug out. >> our job is to serve the customers. that's what our logo is, that's what our commitment is. and it's very disappointing if we can't get to them. >> reporter: across the city, at least 50% of the 100,000 mailboxes city wide are buried in snow. anthony, we're told this area is about to hit an all-time seasonal snowfall record for the

season. they're about to hit 128 inches. >> david begnaud in binghamton, new york. thanks, david. t-mobile sent a team of engineers to dallas today to fix a problem that's jammed the city's 911 system. omar villafranca reports, a young child died while the babysitter struggled to reach an operator. >> i'm mad. i'm hurt. >> reporter: bridget alex is living through a parent's worst fear. the mother had left her son branden at home with the babysitter when the six-month-old fell and stopped breathing. >> i would never want no mother, no father to go through the pain that i'm going through right now. >> reporter: the 40-year-old babysitter called 911 at 5:55 p.m. and again at 5:57, but was put on hold each time. this screen grab of the final call shows she was on hold with 911 for more than 30 minutes and never got through to a dispatcher.

>> this is a parent's nightmare, to have to bury a child. >> it is, especially when he is six months old. >> reporter: the city says the 911 system was jammed by what's referred to as ghost calls from t-mobile users. they are calls made to 911 unintentionally and unknown to the caller, and then appear on a dispatcher's screen as hangups. by law, dispatchers have to call those numbers back, which bottlenecks the system. dallas has been dealing with the problem since november. mayor mike rawlings -- >> i want the problem solved immediately. and if it takes a longer period of time, i want to know why. >> reporter: in a statement, t-mobile says company engineers have been working daily to find a permanent solution to this problem. >> i want them to take responsibility of my son's death. there's nothing they can say. there's nothing they can do to bring my branden back. >> reporter: the city says there

is no evidence at this time connecting the child's death with the ghost call issue. anthony, there is also no timetable on when the problem will be fixed. >> omar villafranca. thank you, omar. turning overseas, it was six years ago today that syrian protesters took to the streets against the assad regime, leading to civil war. the u.n. says more than 400,000 syrians have been killed in the worst manmade disaster since world war ii. about half the population, 12 million, have fled their homes. in neighboring iraq, the battle for mosul is raging. iraqi troops backed by u.s. special operations forces and air strikes, have isis surrounded. holly williams found some other americans there, playing a role that's every bit as important. >> reporter: a few miles from the frontline, americans treat critically injured iraqis. this woman was hit by shrapnel from an isis mortar.

and she's losing blood quickly. they need to stop it to save her life. the next ambulance brings an iraqi policeman. he has a gunshot wound to his shoulder. kyle fleher is normally a critical care nurse in santa barbara, california. he's taken vacation to come to the war zone. >> it's scary, and the adrenaline is at its max and its peak, but everything fades away when we get to do what we're trained to do. >> reporter: is it taking a toll on you? >> it is. it's traumatizing, the things that i've seen, that i'm seeing. a lifeless girl linger in my hands, and having to pronounce her dead. >> reporter: they're called new york city medics, and they've been sending teams to natural disasters for over a decade. [ explosion ] but this is the first time they've come to an armed conflict.

>> something we have in the states is medications. here -- excuse me. >> reporter: they're on call 24 hours because this war never stops. this time, it's an iraqi soldier hit in the eye by shrapnel. another man has serious brain injuries, and there's nothing they can do. kathy bequary, the group's team leader, held his hand as he passed away. >> i don't know if he knew i was there or if he knew i was holding his hand or felt anything, but i didn't want him to be alone. >> reporter: seeing this war has changed her, she told us. >> they're moms and dads and daughters and sons and sisters and brothers. they're just like us, and i just wish the world really could understand that the way i do now. yeah. >> reporter: holly williams, cbs news, mosul. coming up next, did monsanto

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>> the data they look at, they cherry pick it. >> reporter: last summer we spoke with dr. donna farmer, a monsanto scientist. >> there is no data indicating we should change any recommendations how this product should be used. the data is clear, glyphosate doesn't cause cancer. >> reporter: but now the data is in question. newly released court documents suggest that monsanto planned to ghost write a positive report on glyphosate and get experts to back it up. a scientist wrote in an email, "we would keep the cost down by us doing the writing and they would edit and sign their name." court documents also reveal conversations between a federal director about a federal glyphosate review. "i doubt epa can kill this," the monsanto executive wrote, "but it's good to know they're going to make the effort." in a statement, monsanto says these allegations are false. monsanto scientists did not ghost write the paper, reiterating, no regulatory body in the world considers glyphosate to be a carcinogen.

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watched 86 million times. it's turned her father robert into a global internet sensation. >> it's got to the point where we had to turn off the phones and facebook and twitter. >> reporter: the chaos unfolded friday during a skype interview with the bbc. >> i think one of your children just walked in. >> reporter: as professor kelly tried to keep marion at bay, in waddled nine-month-old james, followed quickly by his mother jung-a kim, in a frantic bid to get the kids out of the shot. kelly later explained that marion had been in a hippity-hoppity mood after celebrating her birthday party. >> i was hoping my daughter would sit down and read a book, even for 30 seconds, so we could cut the interview. but once my son came in, in a little roller, then there was nothing i could do. >> reporter: the video instantly triggered tributes and copycats, like the one featuring press

secretary sean spicer, president trump, ben carson and kellyanne conway. and it lit up the late night shows, like trevor noah. >> this is why i love kids. no matter how seriously you take yourself, kids will mess up your [ bleep ]. sure, your dad is like, "i'm going on the bbc," but the kids are like, "no, we're going on 'ellen'." >> reporter: kelly thought that was the end of his tv career, but it's been the opposite. today, he politely pleaded to be left in peace, and he's happy his family saga has brought laughter to so many. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. that's the "overnight news" news for this thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and of course "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm anthony mason. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm michelle miller. the justice department says it now knows who's behind the devastating hack at yahoo that compromised at least 500 million user accounts. and the finger is squarely pointed at moscow. two intelligence russian agents and two high profile hackers have been charged. it's the first time a russian government official has been named in a cyber crime case here in the u.s. jeff pegues has the details. >> reporter: prosecutors say fsb officers dmitry dokuchaev and igor sushkin financed and directed the cyber attack and hired one of the world's best-known hackers, alexsey belan, to do most of the work. from 2014 to 2016, court papers

say belan and his team used computer code to infiltrate yahoo's database, stealing user names, emails, and passwords. they used that information to access the accounts of russian journalists and politicians, as well as u.s. government officials, including military and white house personnel. belan also used 30 million accounts to facilitate a spam scheme that netted him money. in all, 500 million accounts, half of yahoo's total of one billion, were compromised. acting assistant attorney general mary mccord -- >> we will not allw individuals, groups, nation states or a combination of them to compromise the privacy of our citizens, the economic interests of our companies, or the security of our country. >> reporter: but the hackers were able to go unnoticed because the agents, dokuchaev and sushkin, may have been familiar with u.s. cyber strategy. prosecutors say both worked at

"center 18," the fbi's russian contact for cyber investigations. robert cattanach is a former federal prosecutor. >> they pretend to be collaborating with us to try to do something about the spread of cybercrime in russia, and come to find out, they're fostering it. >> reporter: according to russian media, one of the fsb officers was arrested earlier this year and jailed for treason. president trump's unfounded allegation that the prior administration ordered his phone to be tapped is getting the eye roll on capitol hill. republican leaders looking into the charges say they've seen no evidence, and the attorney general says he never told the president he was under surveillance. nancy cordes has the latest. >> i don't think there was an actual tap of trump tower. >> reporter: house intelligence chairman devin nunes typically toes the party line, but today he concluded that president trump's explosive accusation has

no merit. >> are you going to take the tweets literally? and if you are, then clearly the president was wrong. >> reporter: his comments came after 11 days of white house insistence that the commander-in-chief was serious when he tweeted, "just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower." >> i think he's extremely confident. >> reporter: but administration officials, including the attorney general, have provided no evidence to back it up. >> did you ever give him any reason to believe he was wiretapped by the previous administration? >> um, look, the answer is no. >> reporer: president trump refused to back down today, insisting something happened to him. >> "wiretap" covers a lot of different things. i think you're going to find some very interesting items coming to the forefront over the next two weeks. >> reporter: the surveillance, whether real or imagined, has alarmed lawmakers from both sides. >> have you found evidence? >> reporter: fbi director james

comey was called up to capitol hill again today to brief two top senators behind closed doors. they were not authorized to share details. >> this briefing was all on sensitive matters, and highly classified. >> reporter: republican lindsey graham said comey should share what he knows with the public. >> the bottom line is, a lot of americans are wondering what's going on here. >> reporter: democrat adam schiff argued there is a reason white house officials can't provide any proof. >> the reality is, i don't think they have the foggiest idea of what was behind the president's claim except maybe something he watched on tv. >> reporter: actually, it was a conservative radio host that first suggested president trump may have been spied on by his predecessor. that accusation made its way into a breitbart article, about 24 hours before president trump sent those now-infamous tweets. members of the united nations held a moment of silence to mark the six-year anniversary of the civil war in syria. the conflict has claimed more

than 400,000 lives, reduced entire cities to rubble, and forced millions from their homes. across the border in iraq, allied forces continue to close the noose around islamic state gunmen in the city of mosul. hundreds of thousands of civilians are caught in the crossfire. holly williams is on the front line with some american doctors who are risking their lives to help the wounded. >> reporter: a few miles from the frontline, americans treat critically injured iraqis. this woman was hit by shrapnel from an isis mortar. and she's losing blood quickly. they need to stop it to save her life. the next ambulance brings an iraqi policeman. he has a gunshot wound to his shoulder. kyle fleher is normally a critical care nurse in santa barbara, california. he's taken vacation to come to

the war zone. >> it's scary, and the adrenaline is at its max and its peak, but everything fades away when we get to do what we're trained to do. >> reporter: is it taking a toll on you? >> it is. it's traumatizing, the things that i've seen, that i'm seeing. a lifeless girl linger in my hands, and having to pronounce her dead. >> reporter: they're called new york city medics, and they've been sending teams to natural disasters for over a decade. [ explosion ] but this is the first time they've come to an armed conflict. >> something we have in the states is medications. here -- excuse me. >> reporter: they're on call 24 hours because this war never stops. this time, it's an iraqi soldier hit in the eye by shrapnel. another man has serious brain injuries, and there's nothing they can do. kathy bequary, the group's team

leader, held his hand as he passed away. >> i don't know if he knew i was there or if he knew i was holding his hand or felt anything, but i didn't want him to be alone. >> reporter: seeing this war has changed her, she told us. >> they're moms and dads and daughters and sons and sisters and brothers. they're just like us, and i just wish the world really could understand that the way i do now. yeah. >> reporter: holly williams, cbs news, mosul. and the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.

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the golden retriever is one of the most popular breed of dogs in the u.s. overseas not so much. in turkey, hundreds of goldens are roaming the streets as strays, unable to protect themselves against other aggressive breeds. there's an organization in istanbul that's rounding these dogs up and sending them to new homes in the united states. holly williams and barry peterson have been following the story of the turkey dogs. we begin with holly in istanbul. >> reporter: it's been a long, hard winter in istanbul. especially if you're a stray dog. [ barking ] one of thousands in this sprawling middle eastern city. they live on the streets. dodging traffic and begging for scraps. dogs like valentine, a 1-year-old golden retriever who was found weak and

undernourished. these two help run a rescue center in istanbul. where many of the dogs are golden retrievers. they told us they're bought as puppies, but then some owners discard them when they realize they're so big and energetic. and they end up throwing them away? >> or giving them to shelters. >> reporter: how do they do on the street, do they cope very well? >> they don't. >> reporter: golden retrievers are famously friendly and playful. >> i need the microphone. the dog's got the microphone! >> reporter: on the streets, though, she told us they're often attacked by more aggressive breeds. but for a few lucky dogs, there's hope for a better life. at a time when the flow of people from the middle east has divided the u.s., these dogs are

being sent to america and finding new homes. what would happen to them if you guys didn't take them off the streets and find new homes for them? >> i don't even want to think. we can't take all of them. there's so many every day. >> reporter: last year, this group sent around 600 dogs to america for adoption, including some disabled animals. like violet here, who's blind. and captain, who has lost a leg. we don't want you to get the idea that dogs aren't loved here in turkey. volunteers feed hundreds of stray dogs every day. and in this wealthy neighborhood, tommy has been fed by so many residents, he's become obese. don't feed the dog, says the sign, tommy is now on a strict diet. but still, there are too many homeless dogs on istanbul's streets. so last month, valentine, along with 7-year-old romeo, who needs an operation on his hips, and 16 other golden retrievers,

embarked on a journey to a very different life. and that's where barry petersen picks up the story. >> reporter: 6,000 miles later, journey's end, in denver. >> valentine. >> reporter: at a cargo warehouse, hugs from sponsors who donated $2,250 for each dog's airfare. kenny morris found a very skinny romeo. what do you think? >> i think it's adorable and he eats a lot of hamburgers. >> reporter: across town to the golden retriever rescue of the rockies, where every dog will eventually have a home. families like dick and robin looking to adopt suddenly faced doggy disorder. >> i kept looking around, and here's sundance. and i go, you know what? that's a sign. >> reporter: in just minutes, a lifetime decision. >> we're going home. >> reporter: and off to his

first night in america. >> we got our sleeping bags out and we threw them on the floor, took our pillows down, and that dog got to sleep right in between us. >> reporter: so you went to sleep on the floor with the dog? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> because i think they need to realize that you're there for them. >> reporter: back at golden retriever rescue of the rockies, valentine listened in as director kevin shipley said the turkish dogs who have come here have a nickname. >> turkey dog. operation turkey dog colorado. >> reporter: so they say i've got a turkey dog. >> they say i got a turkey dog and their neighbors look at them sideways. >> reporter: dick and robin's neighbors have a new friend on their street. is he now part of your family? >> yeah, he definitely is. >> reporter: unconditional love? >> it has to be. if you're going to bring a dog like this into your life, i mean, it has to be. >> reporter: and about their dog

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survey and found this. >> people in feminist jobs were more closely remembered by a reader as having not achieved as much. and also people were more likely to have false memories about a feminine associated job. >> reporter: so this exposes gender bias. >> yeah, and it exposes something about the wage gap. >> reporter: for over 70 years, society for the science and the public has run the competition with a corporate sponsor, first known as the westinghouse. >> i wanted to win a westinghouse. >> reporter: george was a winner of the westinghouse in 1976. 13 years later, he was the founding scientist for a pharmaceutical company. the competition's sponsor now. what does it take to inspire a young teenager's mind to get them to be the next generation of scientists? >> a realization and recognition that it is so important and they can get recognized and they can be heroes.

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average of $6600 per year. what surprised you about the findings of this report? >> 50,000 women reported that they use this money to fund businesses or invest in entrepreneurial pursuits. to essentially become entrepreneurs. >> reporter: he wants to position airbnb as an economic force for its hosts with less focus how it's disrupting the lodging industry and often battling regulators. this comes as another sharing economy disrupter, uber, has found itself on a role for all the wrong reasons. rocked by allegations to turning a blind eye to sexual harassment, stealing trade secrets and the behavior of its ceo, 40-year-old travis callanek. >> some people don't like to take responsibility. >> reporter: he was caught on camera arguing with an uber driver. they are friends. is there a cautionary tale that you're see thing that you don't want to happen here?

>> i think every company that i admire has had their ups and downs. >> reporter: do you think he can still effectively lead uber? >> i would, you know, assume that only he knows best the answer to that question, and i would take him at his word that he can become the leader he wants to become. one of the things i learned, i needed mentors. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for mentors. i've been shameless about constantly seeking leadership help from people that are smarter than me and more experienced than me. >> reporter: he's not shied away from taking on the leader of the free world. when president trump issued a controversial travel ban, airbnb responded in a super bowl ad. he says he's just standing up for his worldwide host community. one he says is still in its infancy. >> the travel industry is almost the size of the oil industry. it's nearly 10% of global gdp. so i think this is literally chapter one. i hope if there was a book

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with the gop controlling the white house and congress, the democrats are now in position to become the party of no. as in no, we're not passing that bill. some democratic leaders are even floating the idea of shutting down the government to block president trump's wall along the mexico border. well, two congressman from texas, one republican, one democrat, are trying to see past their differences. they took a 1600 mile road trip together and streamed it live. chip reid reports. >> reporter: with so many flights cancelled this week because of bad weather, two congressmen from texas decide on an unusual plan to get back here to the capitol here in time for votes this evening. they weren't close friends before the trip started, but that appears to be changing. >> we just stopped in austin at south by southwest. ♪ on the road again >> reporter: two texas

congressmen decided to beat the blizzard. embarking on a cross country road trip from san antonio, texas, to washington, d.c. >> this is the high tech map that i worked on last night. >> reporter: and they're live streaming the 1600 mile journey. but this is no ordinary political carpool. hurd is a republican, o'york is a democrat. >> will is going to want to do something, i might want to do the other thing. we're going to try to come to some compromises and model the bipartisan agreements that we want to see on the hill. >> reporter: their bipartisan road trip is sort of a town hall on wheels. >> answer your questions, solve the country's problems. >> reporter: people are asking questions. >> and somebody wants to talk about child trafficking. >> reporter: they're tackling issues ranging from health care to immigration to education. >> do we defund the department of education? >> no.

>> reporter: and they're taking food recommendations. >> mochas and javas is a good coffee shop. you know what? let's do that. we're never getting to d.c. >> reporter: they even skyped with me. >> i've learned a lot about bento already, showing that we can disagree without being disagreeable. >> reporter: do you think you can take that back with you to washington? >> i'm going to try. ♪ we're the best of friends >> reporter: and through it all they're finding common ground. >> we're showing people we can work together. >> whataburger unites us. >> reporter: they arrived in nashville about 2:00 a.m., slept for a few hours and hit the road again. and you might be hearing more from the democrat, he's thinking about running for the senate against republican ted cruz. but he says so far he's not counting on support from his new republican co-pilot. and that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you the news continues, for others check back later for the morning news and "cbs this morning."

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm michelle miller. captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 16th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump calls out a federal judge for blocking the new version of his travel ban. >> you don't think this was done by a judge for political reasons, do you? no. this ruling makes us look weak. as another showdown on capitol hill in an effort to repeal and replace obamacare. and passengers get another unexpected snow blast while waiting for a train.