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bye. mu nation on terrorism, guns, and the investigation in san bernardino. >> this was an act of terrorism, designed to kill innocent people. >> cbs news spoke with a former co-worker who watched as one of the killers became radicalized. stunning on-field violence from security guards following a college football game. mark zuckerberg's $45 plus the symphony. saved by video games? >> if you really want to hear an over committees strarks your interest may not be bach, beethoven and brahms, it may be video games. >> this is the "cbs overnight news."
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i'm jeff glor. addressed the nation from the oval office in over five years. that changed last night. the president said the terrorist threat has evolved into a new phrase but he says the u.s. will overcome. this as he updated the investigation into the attacks in san bernardino in a primetime speech. it was the first time the president had spoken from the oval office since august 2010 when the u.s. combat mission ended in iraq. major garrett is at the white house with details, major? >> reporter: good evening, jeff. the president knows the country is on edge. as worried as it ever has been about the malevolent and murderous influence of isis here in america. the president did not outline any new military strategy to defeat isis, merely summarized the ongoing campaign in iraq and syria. he made it clear to the country what he believes happened in san bernardino. >> the fbi is still gathering the facts about what happened in san bernardino but here's what we know. the victims were brutally
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their co-workers and his wife. so far we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home. but it is clear that the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization. embracing a perverted interpretation of islam that calls for war against america and the west. they had stockpiled assault weapons, ammunition and pipe bombs. so this was an act of terrorism. designed to kill innocent people. >> the president called on congress to tighten gun control and visa restrictions and he said congress ought to provide him legal authority to carry out the military campaign against isis. and in the last part of the speech, the president emphasized american values are also at stake in this and urged americans not to turn against muslim americans. >> we cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be
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america and islam. that too is what groups like isil want. isil does not speak for islam. they are thugs and killers, part of a cult of death, and they account for a tiny fraction of more than 1 billion muslims around the world, including millions of patriotic muslim americans who reject their hateful ideology. moreover, the vast majority of terrorist victims around the world are muslim. if we're to succeed in defeating terrorism, we must enlist muslim communities as some of our strongest allies. rather than push them away through suspicion and hate. that does not mean denying the fact that an extremist ideology has spread within some muslim communities. there's a real problem that muslims must confront without excuse. muslim leaders here and around
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working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like isil and al qaeda promote. to speak out against not just acts of violence but also those interpretations of islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect, and human dignity. but just as it is the responsibility of muslims around the world to root out misguided ideas that lead to radicalization, it is the responsibility of all americans of every faith to reject discrimination. it is our responsibility to reject religious tests on who we admit into this country. it's our responsibility to reject proposals that muslim-americans should somehow be treated differently. because when we travel down that road, we lose. that kind of divisiveness, that betrayal of our values, plays into the hands of groups like isil.
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addition to betraying american values that kind of isolating of muslim americans or stigmatizing them undermines u.s. counterterrorism efforts. >> major garrett at the white house, thank you. we are learning much more about the couple that carried out wednesday's massacre in san bernardino. their radical views and just how they got their assault rifles. here's carter evans. >> reporter: from pakistan to america, there are new details about how tashfeen malik and syed rizwan farook became radicalized. both were quiet students. both became deeply religious. today we heard from farook's father at his southern california home. the elder syed farook told an italian newspaper, my son said he shared isis leader al baghdadi's ideology and supported a creation of the he was also obsessed with israel. he says his son told him about
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department. nicholas that willlasinos was among the 14 killed. his wife said her husband, a messianic jew, was outspoken about his support for israel. >> they worked in the same department, both health inspectors. knowing my husband, if there was something said or he came in being very radical, i'm sure my husband had plenty to say to him. >> reporter: investigators still have no clear motive for the attack, other than to say it was terrorism. farook met his wife in saudi arabia where she had moved from pakistan. those who knew her called tashfeen malik a modern girl who became deeply religious, never an extremist. today tashfeen's uncle's home in pakistan was padlocked and abandoned and authorities are telling everyone to stay away. the fbi is now trying to piece together what turned them to terror, to massacre 14 and wound 21 others before dying in a hail of gunfire. the assault weapons they used have now been traced to the home of enrique marquez, next door to
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agents were at the house this afternoon, carting away a cardboard box after raiding the home early saturday morning. a source also tells cbs news they're analyzing gun store surveillance videos, showing both marquez and farook together. the two men attended the same high school and were close, says neighbor lorena. >> he would go with syed and work on the cars, they were happy, joked around, you could see them laughing. they spent the whole day, stay there until almost nighttime. that went on for years. >> they were good friends? >> they were good friends, i would have to say, for at least a good seven years. >> reporter: marquez hasn't been seen in the neighborhood since the shooting. law enforcement sources say he checked himself into a mental health facility shortly after the attack. marquez was employed as a security guard and a law enforcement source tells us he has not been interviewed yet. authorities are taking their time with him because he may be the only credible witness and
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right back. david begno spoke with an old friend of syed farook who witnessed his troubling changes. >> i was trying to call him as i called every single person that possibly could have been in that building. to find out they were okay. and i'm over here calling this guy to find out if he's okay, and he's the shooter. you know, it's very difficult. >> reporter: chazz harrison, former co-worker and college classmate of mass shooter syed rizwan farook. >> syed was a talker. a lot of people think he was very quiet. i didn't get that impression. >> tell me some of what you told the fbi. >> he was passionate about his
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i let the fbi know that. he didn't want to be in the he had planned on leaving the united states. there was several occasions where i thought he was going to be leaving the united states. >> where did he want to move to? >> he wanted to move to dubai. >> what definitely did he tell you about not wanting to be in the u.s.? >> syed didn't want to be in the united states because he told me him paying taxes was helping the united states support basically the war on islam. the war on muslims. >> what did you know about his wife? >> was very secretive about his wife. he didn't want to reveal much about his wife. i can see he wasn't really comfortable speaking about her. what he did tell me is that she was a pharmacist in her country. and he also told me that she didn't want to be here neither.
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do that? >> never. never talked about wanting to hurt americans. syed's thing was he had to leave here because he couldn't live here. he never talked about harming americans. >> he hated living in america that much? >> i'm not saying hated. he's just saying that he couldn't be here. and practice his religion the way i felt like maybe he wanted to. >> harrison says farook last called him about four months ago. in previous conversations farook confided his wife was uncomfortable in the u.s. because people would stare at her based on what she wore, a hijab, a dress that shields just about everything on a woman's body except her eyes. >> david begnaud in los angeles. this was another day of tears, prayer and reflection as friends, family and complete
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wednesday. john blackstone has more on that. >> reporter: in churches across the san bernardino region today, congregations lifted their voices in prayer and sorrow. >> today i'm going to be talking about evil, how evil can touch anyone, anywhere, at any given time. >> reporter: at st. catherine of sienna, the tragedy took one of their own. yvette velasco, 27, was one of those killed. >> she sat in these pews, the same ones we're sitting in. that hit close to home. >> reporter: the deaths hit close at church of the woods in lake arrowhead. last sunday mike wetzel stood before this congregation with five of his six children. who's in "the nutcracker" next week. >> reporter: wednesday, wetzel was killed. >> mike wetzel served the lord. >> reporter: the victims were remembered too at a mosque today.
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thousands are out of their homes tonight after a weekend of historic flooding in the united kingdom. >> reporter: massive lakes formed where before there were acres of rolling farms. and then there were the rivers, sweeping through main streets and residential blocks, turning homes into islands. in less than 24 hours, officials say at least one month's worth of rain fell in parts of northern england and scotland, a new record for the uk. irene shaw among the thousands who were water logged. >> i had no real warning because it's never been as bad as this. ignited a massive rescue effort. teams went house to house by boat, the army moved in by truck. in all over 200 people were brought to dry land. along with rain, storm desmond packed powerful winds, strong
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more than 50,000 households and businesses were left without power. and although the water has begun to recede, 130 flood warnings remain in effect for parts of the uk. cbs news, london. still ahead here, a violent response to on-field celebrations after a football game. jimmy carter says his cancer is gone. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike the big osteo-bi flex pills, it's all in one tiny pill. move free ultra. get your move on. hi, anne. how are you doing? hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot, but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mom had a guaranteed acceptance life insurance policy through the colonial penn program, and this will really help with the cost of her final expenses. is it affordable? it costs less than 35 cents a day--
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investigating an incident after a fan was beaten and others tackled by security guards following the team's victory over temple yesterday. jamie yukis reports. >> reporter: after the cougars' win fans rushed the field to celebrate. some security guards tried to stop them. the cell phone video shows guards throwing a houston student to the ground. one of the guards kicks and punches the fan repeatedly. another video shows this fan being tackled. contemporary services corporation, csc, is a private security company hired by university of houston. online, people are outraged by the guards' aggressive behavior. many commented on the university of houston's facebook page that they didn't have any problem rushing the field at other games. student robert laredo posted this video to his facebook page saying, you kicked my face to where my glasses fly off, then
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game. houston athletic vice president hunter yuricec responded online, "i'm extremely disappointed and angered with the actions taken by individuals employed by our security contractor csc. we are working with the university of houston police to review today's activities and will take swift and appropriate action, including the termination of our current contract with csc and any legal action deemed necessary." csc said in a statement it's aware of the event and that "we are currently performing an investigation of the events and will take appropriate action based on the outcome of our investigation." conference, fans are banned from rushing the field. in fact, schools can be fined up to $250,000. former president jimmy carter said today his most recent brain scan shows no sign of cancer. carter now 91 revealed his battle with cancer just four months ago. he says he will continue to take
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will be right back. mark zuckerberg and his wife made headlines last week, pledging to donate 99% of their facebook shares, the stock worth $45 billion right now. some have been critical of the move. here to explain, cbs news and business analyst jill schlessinger, first of all why the backlash? >> this is about the way they formed this organization. most people have a charitable organization, 501 c 3. zuckerberg formed something called a limited liability company. it offers more flexibility. yes that company can give to charity, it can also make donations to politicians, to lobbyists, can invest in for-profit ventures.
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subject to irs rules about charity, they don't even have to give away a certain percentage of their assets every year. >> on the subject of the irs, tax advantages here? >> yes and no. it was interesting, zuckerberg defended this position saying, i'm not a tax dodger and he's right. an llc, whether it gives money to charity or he himself gives to it charity, there's a tax deduction. there's this talk about, he's giving appreciated shares in facebook and he won't pay tax. that would be the case if any of us did that with a mutual fund that we own. so it's not a tax dodge, he's right. there are tax advantages always to giving to charity. >> whatever you think of it, this does seem to be a new trend in philanthropy? >> around the silicon valley billionaire set, what seems to be happening is they like this blended approach where there is some charity but there is for-profit, there is some lobbying arm here. the thing that's really interesting to me is that they want more accountability. they say they want to give their dollars and maximize those dollars and this structure will
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>> jill, thanks very much. >> thank you. u2 came back to paris tonight. >> tonight we are all parisians. >> a concert making up for a show canceled three weeks ago in the wake of that city's terror attacks. after leading the crowd in a chant of vive la france, they opened with a song titled "the miracle." american legends gathered tonight for the kennedy center honors starting with a reception at the white house. actress cicely tyson is among the honorees, along with actress and dancer rita moreno, filmmaker george lucas, and singer smash songwriter carol king. the ceremony will air december 29th here on cbs. a pioneer of the american kitchen has passed away. chuck williams, founder of williams sonoma, he started the company in 1956 to sell quality cookware to quality chefs as
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chuc it has been a lean time for the nation's orchestras. the old classics aren't filling seats like they used to. some orchestras are taking inspiration from a newer source. here's omar villafranca. >> reporter: it may seem impossible to get gamers off the sofa but a recent performance drew hordes to the dallas symphony orchestra. they came to hear music from their favorite video game, "the legend of zelda." symphony. >> how are you doing tonight? >> reporter: the show's producer, jason paul, spent years producing concert tours for opera legend luciano pavarotti. in japan he discovered how popular these concerts were there and thought maybe they could catch on in the u.s.
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going to click? >> after i first did it in 2004. it was an instant success. it was a virtual riot at the box office. now we're at an all-time high. >> reporter: he says most of the shows on his international zelda tour have been sold out. including this one. fans in dallas bought 3,000 tickets and spent $10 each on souvenirs. that's a promising note because could use the business. the percentage of americans attending classical music events dropped by 29% from 1982 to 2008. a small increase in ticket sales over the past five years hasn't been enough to undo the damage. >> symphony orchestras have to take a look at what are the audience demands? >> reporter: katherine cahill is ceo of the mann center in philadelphia. she says zelda and pokemon concerts have brought up to 6,000 fans. double that of the average classical performance.
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great symphony orchestras your interest may not be bach, beethoven, brahms. it may be video games, >> storytelling through the music. >> reporter: a.m.my anderson is the music director and conductor of "the zelda show." >> how that is different from mahler's 2nd symphony? stylistically it's different but humanly it's the same thing. >> reporter: opening the symphony orchestra to a new generation of fans like this 19-year-old caleb pryor. >> did you ever think that you would be at a symphony to hear video game music? >> no, i didn't. whenever i got the opportunity to do this i was super excited. and i'm absolutely loving the fact that i'm here right now. >> reporter: that night's performance was so good, even caleb looked up. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> that is the "cbs overnight news" for this monday. for others the news continues. for others check back with us
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