barry peterson, cbs news, london. >>> that's the "overnight news" for thursday.or some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." for millions of americans the dream of a white christmas has given way to the nightmare of an arctic new year. bone chilling cold has settled over the northern parts of the country, bringing with it dangerous subzero temperatures and in some places, mountains of snow. demarco morgan is in eerie, pennsylvania where they have dig out to do. the snowfall in pennsylvania doesn't want to stop for anything. >> we love snow. >> the storm had resident dave wander working 36 hours straight clearing snow in his plow truck. >> this is probably the tenth time we plowed this place. just keep plowing. nonstop. >> 60 inches of snow and counting. shattering the state record. peering over the feet of snow are slide and swings in the playground. now most of the roads itch not all of

barry peterson.of the hottest gifts this holiday season is the digital assistant. but critics say, the google home and the amazon alexa, may be listening in and recording a lot more than you might want. jamie yuccas reports. >> what's the weather tomorrow? >> tomorrow in al hambra, you will see lots of sun. >> relying on her amazon echo ever since she got one as a christmas gift last year. >> did you've have any concerns when you first got it? >> well you know i actually never thought abit. >> google and amazon, make the devieces say they record your stro voice when you activate them. >> alexa. turn on the hall lights. >> they are transmitted become to amazon and google servers where the questions are an liesed and answered. while they work now, some are worried that could change in the near future. >> they're to track you, surveil you and sell you. >> advocacy group, consumer watch dog, studied dozens of applications for google and amazon smart home technology. >> what the patents describe is they'r

barry peterson, cbs news, london. >>> that's the "overnight news" for thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> welcome to the news." for millunder of americans, the dream of a white christmas has given way off to the nightmare of an arctic new year. bone chilling cold settled bringing with it dangerous subzero temperatures and in some places mountains of snow. demarco morgan is in eerie, pennsylvania where they have some digging out to do. >>> this is probably the tenth time we have plowed this. and just justg. it's nonstop. >> reporter: 60f snow and counting. ides and swings in the playground. most of the roads if not all of them here in eerie, pennsylvania look like this one. you can barely make out the roads, leading in and out. members of the pennsylvania onal guard have been deployed to help residents dig out the snow. >> ready? >> neighbors helped each other out by getting cars back on the pted to h

barry peterson, cbs news, as tech, new mexico. >>> michael pfleger, the former south carolina police officer who fatally shot walter scott an unarmed black man get 20s years behind bars. in exchange prosecutors dropped state murder charges. pfleger is one of the few police officers to go to prison for a fatal shooting. >> coming up on the "morning news," museum showdown. congressman takes a stand over the president. >>> and from the capital on the hill to buckingham hill, ed sheeran receives a royal honor. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ la vie est belle l'eclat the new fragrance lancôme now available at macy's, your fragrance destination. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,... ...isn't it time to let the real you shine through? maybe it's time for otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months,... ...with reduced redness,... ...thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has... ...no requirement for routine

barry peterson has the story from denver, colorado. >> they grow a lot of the marijuana they usen theirroducts. even though marijuana is legal in colorado. there is still a debate about the value to treat medical conditions. one family thinks this is nothing less than a lifesaver. >> ever since i have been on the marijuana i have been seizure free, 974 days, coming up on 1,000. pretty good. >> good indeed. this was once the life of alexis portel, seizures every few days as seen in the videos taken at the direct ufgs her doctors. her parents say ep low see medications didn't work. and there was even talk aof brain surgery. >> what do you call epilepsy? >> well, i call it by seizure monster. >> this seems to tame the seizure monster. and oil made from marijuana taken twice a day. her family lived in texas, and couldn't get the oil they needed. but they could in colorado where both medical and recreational pot are allowed. for her father. dean portel, the decision to move here three years ago was an easy one. >> i would die for her. right? so the least i could do is uproot my life and give

barry peterson reports. >> you better watch out. you better not cry.ou better not shout. >> moms, dads and kids. wind up on a cold colorado morning with something to warm their holiday. a free christmas tree. for most, call the in tough economic circumstances, this would be the only way to have a tree. 6-year-old daniel and his 4-year-old brother michael have plenty of opinions. >> this. >> you want that one. >> yes. >> make sure you tell your mom and dad. >> the trees were donated. each family got one. and then a volunteer helper called an elf. took them upstairs and into a christmas wonderland of donated ornaments and decorations. rooms with everything needed to turn a tree into a centerpiece. all organized by daved and michelle find and started with a one line ad on craigs list eight christmass ago. tree. talking, what will we do with the old tree. give it away on craigs list. a one line ad, said, free christmas tree to a family with children. we got 20 responses in an hour. wounded vets. single moms. people struggling. >> one of the first to respon

and barry peterson is there. >> reporter: a scene that has become all too familiar. behind locked doors as a shooter opens fire. today aztec high school the school in the cross hairs, and they knew what to do. a junior at the high school. she heard shots right outside her classroom. >> we were sitting in the corner up against the wall. i could look feel it vibrating. and then it stopped. and, we, we, we, when we, evacuated out of the room there was a, dead body outside our room. and, and, we were told that it was probably the shooter. shot himself outside the door? >> some parents reported hearing from their children, via text messages that they could hear the shooter approaching. you feel like anymore, you are not safe anywhere. the high school was closed off as police cleared the campus and teens were reunited with their parents. chief mike hill runs the aztec police department. >> a there, that helped save lives of kids. >> chief hill was one of the heroes when he and his men got here. the door was locked. the school was on lockdown. he and the men had to break th

barry peterson is in london with the latest. >> reporter: the concern about terrorism has not dem pennedhusiasm here in where a hundred thousand people have bought tickets to a sold out fireworks display to be held here on the banks of the temmes. london was hard hit this year. in march a terrorist drove down westminster bridge hitting pedestrians an then stabbed a police officer. the terrorists and five others in june, a similar vehicle attack on london bridge. eight died. and the three terrorists were shot to death. but as the city gets ready for tomorrow night's events, london police say they are ready. nick ald worth is spokesperson for the metropolitan police service. >> we are maintaining a proportionate response to what we see the threat to be. >> reporter: paris, the city of lights, is dressed up for the holiday. but france is also on edge after a series of attacks over the last three years that have killed some 230 people. tourists are now accustomed to armed guards at popular attractions. and tre night. the city's police chief outlined the show of force. the measure will be bas

for "cbs this morning" barry peterson, san diego. >> i am glad they are figuring o it out, some guidelinesy. >> i don't think that you should get behind the wheel of a car. >> i agree, when you are intoxicated, no, no, no. >> stay home if you have to do it. >> seth doane is in rome surrounding the outcry of the $60 million christmas tree that is called the mangy one. >> reporter: here it is with the glory of the needles coming off of the tree, and rome's christmas tree catastrophe coming up this morning. . rome's christmas tree catastrophe coming up on "cbs this morning." hey, guys. where are the cookies for the... bake sale? bake... bake sale? need to bake in a hurry? use new country crock buttery sticks with sunflower oil. there's no softening required. so baking is delicious and easy. ooh, cookies! ah, ah, ah! (laughter) what is this? when we love someone, we want to do right by them. but some things we can't control like snoring. (snoring) introducing theravent anti-snore strips. clinically shown to reduce snoring. theravent. the answer is right under your nose. clinically shown to red