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>> we're always teaching the don't cheat, tell the truth. probably isn't right. >> reporter: and there's a heightened concern among parents like lynette circa.urroundings. know who is working with your children, and talk -- most scandal has even affected olympic gold meda gymnastics. >> if i had a daughter right now, i wouldn't put >> reporter: in a youtube video, she blamed usa gymnastics and a protect children. >> reporter: across the country, are stepping up efforts to athletes. at branch gymnastics in battle sharn spent $20,000 for additional surveillance cameras. >> as we looked at everything, cameras in place to make sure that we're -- that everything is being filmed." >> reporter: olympic gold medalist shannon miller says usa gymnastics needs to make major to move on from larry nassar. >> i do not think that we sh let this one man, this horrible man, determine where this sport but i think at the end of the day, it is not gym it's the people.

it's the process. it's the procedures that failed these women. >> reporter: the owner of the training facility in rochester says she talks to her athletes about sexual abuse. she tells the younger kids, if something hurts, speak up. and always tell an adult. jeff. >> jericka duncan, thank you very much. a remarkable scene: police cars by the hundreds joined a procession as a hearse carrying the body of adams county deputy heath gumm. gumm, who was 32 years old, was shot in the chest as he responded to a call of an assault in progress. the alleged gunman is under arrest. drugmakers and distributors accused of fueling america's opioid crisis will be in federal court in cleveland next week. they are trying to negotiate a settlement as they face hundreds of lawsuits and potentially dozens more from the states. producer laura strickler and correspondent julianna goldman

looked into the maneuvering that's taking place behind the scenes. >> now i can enjoy every day that i live. i can really enjoy myself. >> reporter: that was the message to 15,000 primary care doctors in 1998 from purdue pharma, the company that made $35 billion from the sales of the painkiller oxycontin. >> the rate of addiction amongst pain patients who are treated by doctors is much less than 1%. >> reporter: the company says it corrected its marketing and pled guilty to misbranding in 2007, but ohio's attorney general, mike dewine, says the company continued deceptive marketing through 2014. >> it is very addictive, and the drug companies knew that. and they lied about it. >> reporter: in may, dewine sued purdue and four other drug companies. purdue recently tried to persuade dewine to drop ohio's lawsuit and negotiate instead. >> there's a lot at stake for them. and so they've been very aggressive. they've lawyered up.

they have hired lobbyists. >> reporter: it's a high-stakes, behind-the-scenes campaign to try and reduce potential damages. donations from drug companies to political associations for state ags have risen in the past three years, totaling almost $700,000 to democrats and over $1.7 million to republicans. the contributions are le they allow companies to gain access to the ags at exclusive meetings, golf outings, and high-end dinners, where they can urge ags not to sue. >> i think it's very problematic. >> reporter: professor paul nolette is a state government expert. >> those under investigation, trying to influence the investigator by giving large amounts of money. they're not doing so out of the goodness of their heart or out of charity. >> reporter: opioid spent over $100,000 to partially sponsor this meeting in san francisco. >> well, that was really something else, the opening dinner last night. >> reporter: last year a top corporate donors even got preferred seating with attorneys general.

and at a meeting at this oregon hotel last spring, two opioid companies who had given the combined $65,000 got to speak ont responsible for the opioid crisis, according to while there are nationwide rules for congressional lobbyists, to lobbying state ags. those lobbyists don't have to or who they're meeting with. >> there's going to be real questions about whether thate ags conducted their settlement. and democratic ag associations told us it's important they hear from a wide variety of voices, including advocacy groups. purdue pharma declined our request for an on-camera interview, but said they're deeply troubled by the opioid crisis and are committed to working collaboratively to help solve it. jeff. >> to juliana and laura, thank you both for that reporting tonight. now to some other stories we're following in the evening news feed. teeth and partial jaw bone found in a cave in israel may force scientists to reexamine the history of human migration. researchers today said the 2002

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after the california wildfires, humans helped get injured animals back on their feet. here's jamie yuccas. >> reporter: the largest wildfire in california's history threatened not only humans but also wildlife desperate to escape the flames. the thomas fire proved too much for two female bears, one of them pregnant, and a five-month-old mountain lion. their paws. uc davis veterinarian jamie peyton: >> getting them back to the wild is vital because we don't want them to get used to being around

people. >> reporter: for treatment, vets turned to alternative methods. they attached fish skins, packed with high levels of collagen, to their paws, and then wrapped them in rice paper and cornhusks. it's the first time the procedure had been performed in the u.s., but it now gives hope to future burn victims. the bears also received acupuncture, chiropractic care, and laser therapy. while the lion kept eating the fish skin off its paws, the t the bears back on their feet in just a matter of weeks and into the wild, where california fish and wildlife built them new dens to replace the ones lost in the fire. a happy ending to a bear's tale. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. that is the "cbs overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues.eck back later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." york city, i'm jeff glor.

this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm don dahler. donald trump steps i spotlight today when he addresses the world economic summit in davos switzerland.erica first is expected to get a koltd shoulder from the delegates, most of whom are dedicated to free trade. the presidenting with allies britain's theresa may, and israel's benjamin netanyahu. and he issued a not so subtle threat to the palestinian authority. margaret brennan is traveling with the president. >> reporter: after helicoptering through the snowy swiss alps, president trump was asked if he >> i already am. look. you take a look. you tell me. >> reporter: in a meeting with british prime minister theresassured reporters that the two leaders get along, despite dust-ups over terrorism

and muslim extremism. from the standpoint of liking each other a lot. and so that was a little bit of a -- a false rumor out t >> reporter: but mr. trump's main goal at davos is to put a business-friendly face on his "america first" message. >> i think the real message is, we want great prosperity. >> reporter: tomorrow, he'll tell this gathering of business elite to reform, not abandon, system, and he'll voice support for free-trade deals, despite pacific nations and threatening to abandon nafta. those types of protectionist measures led to a warning from merkel, who said "isolationism will get us nowhere."ident of france, emmanuel macron, seemed to joke about mr. trump's withdrawal from the paris climate change [ laughter ] >> reporter: and not all business leaders are receptive tonight, legendary investor and well-known liberal called mr. trump "a threat to the world" and said u.s.

institutions are the only thing preventing him from turning the country into a mafia state. closer to home the latest victim of the flu epidemic that's sweeping the nation. in all, at least 30 children have died from complications of manuel bojorquez reports. >> reporter: at least 30 children have died from the flu the latest is believed to be a boy in palm beach county, florida. manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: mike medwin met us today after doing the unthinkable-- making funeral he seemed like he was somewhat sick, but you never thought it would come to this, clearly. >> this is a lightning strike of -- how i've described it. no indications. no warnings. just a -- just a common cold. that's what is so scary about it. >> reporter: he says doctors told him it was actually the flu. winnick had not gotten the flu shot. while the medical examiner has yet to rule on the cause of his death, at least three other children have died from

flu-related illnesses so far this season in florida, 30 nationwide. more than what's typically expected this early in the year. in one school district along the florida panhandle, 20% of students are out sick, forcing down the campus. >> we think that it truly makes good sense on behalf of all of our kids to take this proactive step. >> reporter: hospitals, like palm beach gardens medical center, are being inundated with new patients. dr. jaime snarski says beds have even been set up in conference rooms to accommodate them. >> we're seeing about 20 to 40 patients more than our normal this time of year. so that's a lot. >> reporter: you must be thinking, where's the peak? are we even there yet? >> yeah, we've been busy, so you wonder, is it going to get worse? when will it start petering off? we just don't know at this time. >> reporter: pediatric centers like this one are also busy. and while it's an aggressive flu season, it's not the deadliest. no reason to panic, doctors say, but still, time to get a flu shot.

the battle against opioid abuse has moved to the courts and the halls of congress. more than 200 lawsuits have been filed against drugmakers for their role in the crisis, and a pharmaceutical industry is fighting back with a massive lobbying campaign. >> now i can enjoy every day that i live. i can really enjoy myself. >> reporter: that was the message to 15,000 primary care doctors in 1998 from purdue pharma, the company that made $35 billion from the sales of the painkiller oxycontin. >> the rate of addiction amongst pain patients who are treated by doctors is much less than 1%. >> reporter: the company says it corrected its marketing and pled guilty to misbranding in 2007, but ohio's attorney general, mike dewine, says the company continued deceptive marketing through 2014. >> it is very addictive, and the drug companies knew that. and they lied about it. >> reporter: in may, dewine sued purdue and four other drug

companies. purdue recently tried to persuade dewine to drop ohio's lawsuit and negotiate instead. >> there's a lot at stake for them. and so they've been very aggressive. they've lawyered up. they have hired lobbyists. >> reporter: it's a high-stakes, behind-the-scenes campaign to try and reduce potential damages. donations from drug companies to political associations for state ags have risen in the past three years, totaling almost $700,000 to democrats and over $1.7 million to republicans. the contributions are legal, but they allow companies to gain access to the ags at exclusive meetings, golf outings, and high-end dinners, where they can urge ags not to sue. >> i think it's very problematic. >> reporter: professor paul nolette is a state government expert. >> those under investigation, trying to influence the investigator by giving large amounts of money. goodness of their heart or out of charity.nufacturers and distributors

spent over $100,000 to partially sponsor this meeting in san francisco. >> well, that was really something else, the opening dinner last night. >> reporter: last year at a dinner at this gorgia resort, top corporate donors even got preferred seating with attorneys general. and at a meeting at this oregon hotel last spring, two opioid companies who had given the democratic ag association a combined $65,000 got to speak on a panel, and told a group that they were not responsible for the opioid crisis, according to several attendees.there are nationwide rules for congressional lobbyists, there aren't any when it comes to lobbying state ags. those lobbyists don't have to say how much they're being paid or who they're meeting with. >> there's going to be real questions about whether that ted their settlement. >> reporter: both the republican and democratic ag associations from a wide variety of voices, including advocacy groups. purdue pharma declined our request for an on-camera interview, but said they're deeply troubled by the opioid crisis and are committed to

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this is the "cbs overnight news." one of the most acclaimed nature series is back on david attenborough's "blue planet two."ips spoke to some of the people behind the camera. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the makers of the learned long ago that it takes more than just pretty pictures nosed dolphins. >> reporter: the animals have to >> they are extremely intelligent. >> reporter: "blue planet two," the latest bbc nature series, four years in the making, has >> and with this intelligence comes playfulnplayfulness and a soundtrack has come nautical revelations. >> they surf. do so for the sheer joy of it. >> reporter: as far as we can

science, new technology, and a familiar old >> beyond our imagination, this magnificent creature preparin w >> reporter: the series is hosted and narrated by the now 91-year-old sir david attenborough. >> that crucial moment. >> reporter: the british invented this line of work, and who has seen it change. >> the audiences watching were perceived by natural controllers to want something that was always cuddly or something that was not too serious. but that's changed. >> reporter: in the old days -- >> sometimes they even allow others to join in. >> reporter: his first nature series ran in 1979. if the audience wanted cuddly, he gave it to them. back then, the shows had a kind of playful innocence to them. pity the famously slow-moving sloth. when he and his crew showed up -- >> what you can do with them,

has that changed over time because of what we have learned? >> we have become more and more sensitive about not influencing their behavior. and the audience has become more and more demanding that they should see it as it is. they aren't just interested in pretty pictures and move on. they want to know about it. >> reporter: and the "it" has changed. wildlife survival is increasingly about trying to survive us. >> there are now worrying signs that conditions in the oceans that have remained relatively stable for milennia are changing radically. >> reporter: nowhere is the change being felt more than in the polar regions. and the series has had to invent new technology to capture it. clarity what's happening above and below the water at the same time. >> reporter: executive producer james honeyborn and his team

mounted a camera in a glass dome to show how precarious life is for a mother wall lus trying to find a piece of ever diminishing piece of sea ice so her pup can rest and feed. >> you begin to understand what it is to be a mother walrus in this world. >> reporter: there seems to be more of an editorial bent to what you're saying, a little more finger waving content because of the issues we all know are under way. >> and that's true. and the reason it's true is that there wasn't the urgent needfinger waving. in the service of trying to tell happening, like for example, if u don't actually represent that, you are disporting what the reality is. >> reporter: the reality expands each time one of these series untilled or newly discovered animal behavior.

the giant fish that leaps out of water to snag birds in mid-air. the tusk fish that is so clever it uses tools, bringing clams back to its kitchen to smash them open. and the submarine that can follow two meter long squid down 3,000 feet. the producer saw what happens >> as happens so many times the deep ocean, when this happened -- fish to feed on, they f before in the deep. and this whole thing played ou >> it's beautiful. it's surprising. it's not trying to sell you anything here. >> reporter: you're also saying, >> we are. but that follows after the first bit. i don't make that change to the a moral duty to do so. i'm happy a lot of people feel the same. but those kind of people, also want to be told it straight. >> reporter: which is what sir david does. >> surely we have a responsibility to care for our

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♪ ♪ on the road to the grammys this morning with the profile of superstar alohsa keys and her husband, swizz beatz. they've already won this year's producers and engineers wing award. the couple sat down to discuss their life and their music with gayle king. >> the two of you are together, receiving the producer and engineer wing award from the recording academy. this is what they said about why you're getting it, by the way. swizz beatz and alicia keys set new precedence for excellence. their contributions are paramount that you two >> mmm. >> i like the sound of that. ♪ ♪

>> we are. ♪ ♪ >> alicia started playing piano at 7, we know that. you started deejaying in high school. so music has been a big part of your hives for a very long time. >> absolutely. >> what does it mean to you both as we get here celebrating grammy weekend? >> to me, music is the instrument of life. >> i agree. i feel like music is -- it's the answer, it's the reason. it's so powerful. that's why we all love it. that's why we can't live without it. quincy jones said there's two things you can't live without, ♪ ♪ >> music is just one of the things that bond alicia keys and swizz beatz. he's one of hip-hops most grammy winning producers. she's released six studio albums

and even after 15 grammy wins, she's focused on what's ahead. >> the best thing that i've ever done is come here. >> that's a real fact. that's a real fact. >> kanye west said you are the best rap producer in the business. you work with beyonce, metallica, gwenn stefani, madonna. i mean what do people get when they get swizz beatz as their producer? >> they get super honesty. a lot of challenges. a good time. you're going to getstudio with me. >> alicia said he can work with anybody and makes everything all right. he knows how to make you feel comfortable. >> what happens when you're working on music, and he does something that you don't think is great or she does something that you don't think is great? >> it's easy. something she can't do great. >> just suppose. >> i tell her the truth.

>> he's brutally honest. sweeter the way you did that. >> this is the thing i like about the two of you together, because it does feel like you are each other's cheerleaders.here a healthy competition between the two of you? >> i would say no, because one of the things that works about us is we're very different. even the style of music is different from my style. we complement each other as opposed to kind of ever in each other's ways. >> that's an unhealthy vibe for any couple. a lot of men are scared of powerful women. so i know she's powerful. >> her power doesn't scare you? >> no. >> that's cool. >> i love it. ♪ ♪ >> swizz recently moved beyond the studio, earning a degree from harvard university's owner management program.the

motto "from the bronx to harvard." >> the number one thing that people want to talk to me about now when i walk around is harvard. a lot of people said man, we graduated, you know. it's not like a me thing, it's a we thing. what is did you think when he sa t >> i was so excited. i've been so invested in this journey with him. i'll never forget we were in this room when he got the letter of acceptance. and it was like such a moment, because it was so powerful, like this dream that he had to do this. by the way, in order to do that, there's a lot that's required to be accepted. he can't be like hey, i'm coming in. >> i got turned down thee times. the last time, it was like, you know what? i tried three times. maybe this is not for me. bang, and that's why you really can't ever give up. >> ambition sure runs in the family.

alicia is stepmom to prince kasim, and nicole. together, they have 3-year-old genesis. old, when he created an original beat for kendrick lamar. was. he just seen him and was how are you doing, i'm egypt. he's telling kendrick about do you know what guitar that is? that's electric. you hear that, that's a piano. i play piano. he was finding his way with kendrick. it was epic. >> then he comes up for a beat for him and kendrick uses it. >> yeah. i don't even have a track onore you came, we were talking about kids. i said, don't we want a baby alicia? >> ahhh! >> so what does mo >> that would make me so happy. >> you know you want a girl. >> it would be -- >> not right now. >> it would be wonderful. >> we don't need a

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port to spring training, the biggest sporting event will take place online. major league gaming will hold its call of duty tournament in atlanta starting march 9. if you never heard of it, ask your kids. online gaming is big business, and the young athletes are signing big contracts. mireya villarreal picked up a controller for the story. >> reporter: aaron spent most of his teenage years on the couch playing video games. but this year, he signed a professional contract worth six figures with the overwatch league. >> i just laugh that i play video games professionally. >> reporter: what's their reaction? >> what? no way!

i'm like yeah, it's 2018, baby! >> reporter: overwatch, a multiplayer battle video game, is the latest phenomenon in the popular world of e-sports. this isn't a typical arena. >> no it's not. it's definitely an e-sports stadium. >> reporter: he and his teammates live under one roof. they have nutritionists and practice with coaches, just like other professional athletes. >> i was always jealous of my friends having a team bonding experience in a sport. but i was able to find that in this sport. >> reporter: these players have a huge following. they turned out in burbank, california. they have real broadcasters behind me, a huge high tech set. and when the players are introduced, they come in just like the pros. there are an estimated 191 million e-sports fans world wide. last year, the industry made $660 million in revenue, expected to grow to $1.5 billion by 2020.

those numbers have attracted names like new england patriots owner robert craft and the owner of the l.a. rams. both invested in e-sports teams. talent agent ryan morris represents several players. >> we're here, and it's not a joke anymore. these kids are now making more than their parents. >> i'm definitely the biggest nerd. >> reporter: nerd or not, these players are quickly becoming the new faces of professional sports. mireya villarreal, cbs news, burbank, california. >> that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captioning funded by cbs

it's friday, january 26th 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump reportedly ordered special counsel robert mueller to be fired but backed down after a threat from a white house lawyer. and president trump brings his america first policy to the global elite at the world economic forum. plus, changes are coming to usa gymnastics after the larry nassar sex abuse scandal, and it's starting with the board. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at