. >>> author mitch albom has sold 35 million copies of his book. his latest work focuses on how we can touch others with our & talents once we discover what those talents are. jim axelrod has the story. >> reporter: before tuesday's with my became one of the best selling memoirs of all time and the "five people you meet in heaven" soldld0 million copies in 35 different languages, mitch albom's dreams had nothing to do with writing. >> i was a musician when i began and i always quamt - wanted to be a musician. i always thought that's where my talent lay. i never wrote anything. >> reporter: the piano player moved to new york, booked any joint he could, while he knocked on record company's doors and got them all slammed in his face. was it painful when it didn't happen? >> yeah, it was the first time in my life that all the lights hadn't turned green. >> reporter: failure became fuel. was set my failure. >> yeah. the effort that i put in to achieve what i've been able to do in the world of writing is the direct result of my failure. it took a long ti

finally, albom has an album. you can die happy. >> yeah. i was already going to die happy, but i can die happier and with a soundtrack now. >> that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> investors head for the exits and stock prices plummet. what has wall street rattled? also tonight, a massive gas leak in southern california. >> we call this the bp oil spill on land. >>> lining up for painkillers. a landmark suit against drug distributors that allegedly got them hooked. uncle sam cooks up a menu to keep america healthy. what government research says you should and should not eat. >> if you can't pronounce it, don't eat it. millions of americans chase the biggest powerball jackpot in history. >> why do i play? because i want money. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> retirement accounts are taking a beating this week. for th

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rock station wmmf started playing is breakout albom the exposure helped launch is record sales, and so he kicked off his us tour right here in cleveland under the ziggy stardust persona he scheduled the second and third we first heard it in the 60s and then inspired the glam rock movement of the 70s many times presented in the rock all of 1996 he was not there for the ceremony but madonna excepted for him and except at 4:00 a.m. and david burns of the talking >> you was a sex object and a prophet of doom. he was kind of the will welcome to the new worldf i would like to thank them him for what he did. >> that was david byrne of the talking heads. and that was his 69th birthday a man of many talented singer-songwriter producer and collaborator also of a kind. everyone was really hoping he would fight over the weekend but he passed away sunday after being shot three times after responding with officers are heartbreaking day for the police department as they say goodbye a k-9 officer many now see as a hero. his partner was by him side when he took his final breath the city did not want to

the rock 'n roll hall of fame in 1966 the cleveland gets the credit for launching is career the 1972 albom the rise and fall of ziggy ever us concert at cleveland music call what sold out in advance thanksh to all the radio play. he returned throughout his 40 year career he was on the roll's innovations created and further several trends among the glam rock though he did not attend the ceremony madonna accepted the award explaining the first concert she ever saw cancer she ever saw sticking out of the house. ss >> it was the most amazing show that i had ever seen not just because the music is great but because it was great theater, and yours is beautiful androgynous man just being so it so unconventional and basically blowing my mind. follow hard fight and believe that the toxic the officers that did not only did he live with them but he was home home with them all the montana network he got him at eight weeks old it was definitely a family member they are pretty devastated. >> his partner did not want go on camera he got it them at eight weeks old and was either going to be a part or if h

the albom i know what you are thinking at home. she is a rock star. hello. anyway.to get to the bottom of this. huckabee is only joking. she clearly has a great sense of humor. you name it. i am just trying to, you know, arrange a truce between the huckabee votes and adel. what are you laughing at. all right. i think i am a rabid fan of adele. i am reminded of her talent. kind of like supporters of bernie sanders. he is a rockstar. he is generating these huge crowds. feel the burn. you have seen it and heard it. what is going on with that and why is it happening? it is very possible that bernie sanders could pull a double. he could win not only new hampshire higher, but iowa as well. chris, good to have you. >> thank you, neil. bernie is resonating between students and even some conservative republicans. his message is pretty clear to people. they have to go through life every day. people now have to work two or three jobs to make ends meet. that is resonating. we think that bernie will do well in iowa. we think that he will do well everywhere. >> i agree and disagr

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