later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the overnight news, i'm jeff glor. negotiators have left paris after reaching an agreement on climate change. nearly 200 countries have agreed. some protesters insist the agreement doesn't go far enough. president obama said it could be a turning point for the world. here's mark philips. >> reporter: it took a day longer than planned and the intent of the deal still has at any turned into action. but when french foreign minister laurent fabius brought down his gavel it confirmed there was a long-elusive deal to limit how much the earth will be allowed to heat up. delegates had been up the past two nights pulling the deal together. and it had taken some

not least by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. >> it's a victory for all of the planet and for future generations. >> reporter: it will take decades for the effect of this deal to take effect and many more extreme climate events like the floods that hit areas of england this past week are still likely. but the provisions of the deal are ambitious. it calls for the global average temperature rise to be held at less than 2 degrees celsius above preindustrial levels. forever. that's 3.6 degrees fahrenheit. and even says the rise should ideally be lower than that. the deal, once ratified, would be legally binding. and it would establish $100 billion fund under which rich countries would help poorer ones cope with the consequences of climate change like these floods. this is supposed to be the road, the lake is supposed to end over there. they built special flood defenses here the last time this

good, they said, for the 100-year event. but clearly they haven't coped and that last flood was just six years ago. but the significance of this deal is that both rich and poor countries have agreed on what has to be done, even if there's no clear agreement on exactly how to do it. the new deal will not of itself end global warming. the pledges most countries have made to cut their carbon emissions will not keep that warming to the limits with which the world will cope. but jim, this deal is being seen as a turning point with the whole world now agreed on what must be done. and that's something. >> the climate change agreement sets targets each country must reach to cut carbon emissions. the targets are nonbinding and there's no way to force countries to comply. john dickerson asked secretary of state john kerry about this on "face the nation." >> it's possible that a country will slip.

nations signing on to a uniform system of required mandatory reporting by which they can be held to a standard, and also to be able to have a very ambitious goal and have the flexibility that we have in this agreement to be able to meet those standards, is essential. and so i think it's a breakaway agreement which actually will change the paradigm by which countries are making judgments about this. the most important thing, john, that really happened today, is that the business community of the entire world is receiving a message about countries now moving towards clean, alternative, renewable energy and trying to reduce their carbon footprint. that is going to spur massive investment. and it's technology, it's american ingenuity and creativity, that is really going to solve this problem. people expect somewhere in the vicinity of $50 trillion to be spent over the course of the

that is going to be an enormous transformation of our economy. and all to the better because it will reduce our dependency on foreign fuel, it will increase our security, it will provide for our environment, cleaner air, healthier people. there are just all kinds of pluses. and in the end it's going to be a job creator. >> what signal does this send to the coal, oil and gas market? >> we're going to continue to be pumping gas and using gas and oil for years to come. but what it does is it signals that there's a transformation taking place and people need to diversify, people need to look for cleaner ways of doing things. we commit a fair amount of money to the effort to find clean coal. if we can burn coal in a clean way, then coal could conceivably circumstances depending on the price. but more and more, energy production is going to become price dependent.

critical transformational issue for the american economy. it's also critical for us because you can already see in the united states the negative impacts of climate change. the president went up to alaska this year and showed the world our glacier up in the glacier national park that's disappearing and will be altogether gone in a few years. that's happening around the world. the pacific northwest is dealing with rain and severe flooding, but the northeast is basking in springlike temperatures. buffalo hit 64 degrees on sunday. and has yet to see a measurable snowfall this year. >> reporter: the calendar may say december. but in buffalo, new york, the only winter fun is currently manmade at canalside ice rink. homeowners like mary bowden welcomed the warm temperatures. >> it is a break. i'm not getting younger with the shoveling and all that. you know what i'm saying? >> reporter: this time last year

from snow above the door. buffalo dubbed november 2014 snow-vember. this year her lawn is green. >> actually, the gentleman up the street was mowing his lawn. >> reporter: the city has not seen any measurable snowfall this season. that breaks a 116-year-old snow record. >> we are devoted golfers. >> and it's not snowing so we can play. >> reporter: john wagner and jim yusick are two golfers taking advantage of the warmer than normal temperatures. >> we're fortunate enough to year to have this beautiful weather in buffalo. >> reporter: last year at this time the course was buried in nearly 8 feet of snow. this year by the end of the weekend more than 250 golfers will have hit the links. while golf carts are rolling, plows are parked. many forecasters point to el nino, a weather pattern that develops from a warm pacific ocean.

the southwest and warmer, drier winters in the northern midwest and northeast. the worst combination for kissing bridge ski resort president mark halter. >> i'd be far more comfortable now if i had half the ski area open and i had all my employees trained. >> reporter: instead, his trails are full of mud. >> a white christmas means economic success for the ski area. >> reporter: dreaming of a white christmas. something that in buffalo may

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and for a tasty heart healthy snack, try a meta health bar. the bonobo lives in the democratic republic of congo and they've been forced to the brink of extinction. anderson cooper has the report for "60 minutes." >> reporter: the world's only sanctuary for bonobos sits on the outskirts of congo's capital kinshasa. it's called lola ya bonobo -- the bonobo paradise. for these endangered apes that's exactly what it is. this refuge was created by conservationist claudine andre,

most of her life. when she's asked why she cares about bonobos, she says look in their eyes. >> the way they look in your eyes, literally in you, it's like they look in your soul. >> it's rare most primates don't maintain eye contact like that. >> yeah, because don't try to do this with gorilla, you know. >> right. threatening gesture if you do it. bonobos look right at you? >> yeah. >> reporter: bonobos may have a brain that's a third the size of ours but they're remarkably intelligent. those high-pitched screeches are sophisticated forms of communication. and their gestures are unmistakable. like chimpanzees, bonobos use tools in a wide variety of ways and are capable of abstract problem solving.

so she cannot go deep. >> so she's breaking the stick, actually. >> yeah, she showed the stick is too short. >> so she got a longer stick. that's amazing. so she's using the stick to see how deep the water is. >> yes. >> reporter: bonobos are unique among great apes because they're not dominated by males. according to brian hare, a duke university evolutionary anthropologist who studies them at lola, it's the females who run the show. >> here if you try to be an alpha male you will be as they say corrected by the females. >> not just by one female, by all the females? >> that's right. bonobos violate a rule of nature, where usually if you're bigger you're going to be dominant. here females are smaller but they're still not dominated by males. they work together. >> reporter: what's more, bonobos have never been observed to kill each other. the same can't be said of chimpanzees or humans for that matter. >> bonobos don't really have

that's where they could help us. how could it be a species with a brain a third of the size of ours can do something that with all our technological prowess we can't accomplish, which is to not kill each other? >> reporter: the answer might be found in their favorite pastime. these apes have more sex, more often, in more ways, than any primate on the planet. their sexual contact is so frequent, brian hare reforce to it as the bonobo handshake. >> it's not that they want to procreate or have kids, it's not that they even find each other attractive, it's just -- >> no, it's a negotiation. >> reporter: hardly surprising many of these negotiations take place over food. >> chimps will fight over food, bonobos won't necessarily fight each other over food. >> that's right. so basically, chimpanzees get primed for competition. testosterone increases. bonobos get stressed out. if they feel they're not going to be able to share they get anxious and that drives them to want to be reassured and they have a bonobo handshake to make

>> males will do that with females, males do that with males, females with females, doesn't matter? >> any combination, any age. >> reporter: it's an irony this peace-loving primate is being hunted to extinction. though it's illegal to kill or capture bow nobody bow bonobos in congo that hasn't slowed their rapid decline. forest animals are sold in bustling bush meat markets for food. at the largest, in capital's capital kinsha shasa you can buy monkeys, porcupines, alligators, dead or alive. bonobos aren't openly sold here anymore but you can still buy them in many parts of congo. orphaned babies often end up in the only place that can care for them. lola ya bonobo. the babies arrive traumatized, often injured.

their job is to raise the babies as their own, showering them with the love and attention the orphaned apes so desperately need. >> it's incredible to see them up close like this. i mean, they're so -- >> human. >> yeah. >> you know, i say all the time that for sure they are great apes. they are not us. and we are not them. but we have a line in the middle of the two worlds that we cross all the time. >> reporter: baby bonobos are as playful as any human toddler. and just as curious. susie would know. she's in charge of the bonobos' welfare at lola and oversees their rehabilitation. >> you have a child of your own? >> yes. >> how are they different? >> i can say there's no difference. >> there's no difference? you really have to be a mother to this baby?

most of the time you need experienced mothers. they give a lot of affection and this is the only way to serve them. >> that's what saves these babies? >> yes, and make them in life. >> they need love? >> yes, absolutely. without that they die. >> reporter: susie decided to study bonobos because she felt they could teach us a lot about human evolution. after five years at lola, she realized that their behavior is closer to ours than she'd ever imagined. >> is it hard not to think of them as human? >> yes. yes, because we share most of the time -- we share time with them. >> you spend time with them? >> all day. >> reporter: at the end of that day, susie sees to it the babies are tucked into their hammocks for the night. at 6:00 p.m. it's lights out. >> do you read them a story? >> no, they don't need, they're tired. they spend all the time jumping in trees, playing so much. >> they're exhausted? >> very exhausted.

orphaned apes move from lola's nursery to the kindergarten where their peers teach them something their human mothers never could. they teach them how to be bonobos. they still crave affection. but they're also more confident. they've started developing their own distinct personalities. >> he's the one who like jump. >> you want to jump? i can't work under these conditions. it's very hard to conduct an interview like this. >> reporter: claudine andre came across her first bonobo 20 years ago. the country was racked by violence and on the verge of a brutal civil war. she volunteered to help at a local zoo. and that's when she saw a baby bonobo. though the zoo director warned her about getting too close. >> he said, don't put your heart in this animal? >> yes, it's a bonobo. bonobo? it's the first time for me i

he say, they never survive in captivity. >> he was warning you, don't fall in love with a bonobo because it's going to die? >> yeah, it was a sort of challenge. >> reporter: there are now more than 70 bonobos at lola. many of the original orphans have children of their own. to save these primates from extinction their numbers in the wild will have to grow. six years ago the team from lola decided to try to release some back into the forest. nothing like it had ever been done with bonobos before. they hand-picked nine apes who they thought would do well on their own. >> they have to be able to get along in a group as well as be strong themselves? >> it's like you chose people to go to the moon. >> reporter: it's not quite the moon but the site they found to release the bonobos is about as remote as you can find on the planet. it's a three-hour flight deep into the wilderness of northern congo.

river in a dugout canoe. life along the river hasn't changed much in centuries. congo is one of the least-developed countries in the world and has millions of acres of virtually untouched forest. it may look pristine. even peaceful. but many of the people who live in these parts have suffered from years of war. the wildlife here was decimated. the bonobos disappeared from this area because of hunting? >> yes. >> for bush meat? >> yes. >> also during the war, soldiers would hunt here? >> yes. >> reporter: we were taken to the spot where that first group of bonobos was released. for a while we couldn't see just dense forest spilling over the banks of the winding river. then claudine began calling out

years ago. oh, they know. >> that's crazy, they're responding to you. >> responding to me. they know i'm here. >> you can see anderson cooper's

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this season is the hoverboard. they may be fun on the ground but three major american airlines have banned them from flights. >> reporter: the u.s. consumer products safety commission is investigating ten reports of hoverboard fires in nine different states. many of the hoverboard electric scooters have high-watt lithium batteries which can start fires in a plane's baggage compartment. already one of the season's hottest gifts -- it appears hoverboards are continuing to heat up. >> holy cow. >> reporter: literally. cell phone video like this from earlier in the week claim to show a hoverboard burning in a washington state mall. another rider from alabama posted this video saying his hoverboard just caught fire. >> the battery just shot out. >> reporter: now this year's must have gift is finding its way onto some less-popular lists. on thursday the nation's three largest airlines banned the scooters from flight.

toys' lithium ion batteries. >> they ignite and catch fire very violently -- >> reporter: aviation consultant denny kelly. >> the faa probably would ban lithium batteries from airplanes period if there wasn't so much pressure from the airlines not to do that. >> reporter: cell phones, tablets and laptops use low-wattage lithium ion batteries. which fall within faa regulations. but airlines are concerned about the hoverboards' battery. in a statement, delta pointed to the size and power of their lithium ion batteries and found the strength of the batteries in hoverboards often exceeded government limits for what's allowed on board an aircraft. one hoverboard manufacturer, swagway, blames cheap knock-offs for the problem saying, they don't compromise when it comes to using the highest-quality parts and urged customers to be aware of fake units that are being sold on the internet. according to sean cain, founder of the safety institute, the hugely popular products may eventually be recalled. >> they're considered toys but they're not.

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markets. finally here, a holiday tradition, the secret santa. steve hartman has more. >> reporter: 'twas a few weeks before christmas when there arose such a clatter, the people of pittsburgh must have thought something's the matter. but far from it. once again this year, the man in the red coat who i know only as secret santa is out doing random acts of kindness across america. >> we ready? >> reporter: every year with the help of elves and local law enforcement this anonymous wealthy businessman gives away about $100,000 worth of 100-dollar bills to total strangers. >> that's it. >> oh! >> reporter: asking for nothing in return except to spread the kindness. >> see you, sweetie. give a hug. >> reporter: tamecka green is a program coordinator at the ymca. she wanted to use some of her money to help the kids in her

>> i promise as soon as i get out of here i'm going to come in like, guess what! it's amazing. >> we'll put another couple in there. i've got to quit talking to you, i'm running out of money. all right, babe. we love you, you're doing great. don't stop. >> thank you so much. >> see you, babe. >> reporter: secret santa has been doing this about a decade. he says he feels more needed now than ever. >> this year the time is perfect for everybody to come together one random act of kindness at a time. >> is she a christian? >> who knows? >> reporter: a muslim? who cares? all he looks for are people who seem like they could use a little caring in their lives. >> merry christmas, babe. >> reporter: in other words, anyone. >> kindness is the bridge between all people. kindness is the one thing that cuts through everything, regardless of your station in life. >> reporter: really, that's what he's handing out here.

money doesn't make people break down like this. these are the faces of people overwhelmed by something truly priceless. >> i want to talk to you. >> reporter: lest you doubt that, consider this encounter. >> this is for you, $100 from secret santa. >> reporter: her name is mildred morris. >> i just came from chemo. and i work every day -- >> reporter: mildred has stage 4 breast cancer. she said a million dollars couldn't have turned her day around, yet here she was, overjoyed. >> thank you. god bless you. >> god bless you. >> i am happy. >> explain that to me. >> it's just amazing to get so much compassion with all this ugly stuff that's going on. >> reporter: every year people tell me they'd like to do this but they don't have the money. now we know the only currency you need is kindness. steve hartman on the road in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> you can hug him too. >> that is "the overnight news" for this monday. for some of you the news continues.

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