. >> i'm beau biden. and joe biden is my dad. >> osgood: beau biden served for far too short a time. farewell. stand by me. >> osgood: ben e. king, your song gives us hope in our darkest hours. stand by me nicholas winton gave humanity hope in very dark hour. he rescued 66ed children from the horrors of the hole cast. >> why did you keep it secret for so long? >> i didn't keep it secret. i just didn't talk about it. >> osgood: thank up, sir nicholas, and thank you bob simon for telling that story and so many others honestly and eloquently here at cbs news. you were family. as were you producer, harry radliffe and you sandy socolow you helped walter cronkite take us all to the moon. >> ray gandolf's subject this morning. >> osgood: smart sports you were family, too. >> what varied gifts they gave us, the het rock. came with it's own carrying case. he sold million of them. horst brandstatter sold nearly three billion of these, play mobile pirates and doctors and knights. done featherstone passed flags parti

." >>> we are talking about an aggressive type of cancer that claimed the life of beau biden earlierhis year, now they are using an electro magnetic treatment that can help some patients. leah was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain cancer two years ago. >> i am married and have two daughters and it was a moving period. >> he started chemo and radiation and then additional therapy, called tumor fields, inside is a battery that powered electric rods that are attached to his head. >> it's to keep the tumor from growing and at certain frequencies and strengths without the currentses. this interferes with cancer cell division, helping to prevent the can from spreading. he and others are conducting a worldwide trial with 700 opinions. all have received the same chemo and radiation, the other group gets the same plus the tumor treating fields for up to two years, results so far for the first 315 opinions are positive. >> the survival is from the time until the tumor comes back as well as overall survival is prolonged by a median of three months, roland continues to receive the treat

i'll tell you all about it when i see you again >> i'm beau biden and joe biden is my dad. from where we began >>>>uccess when you look at your n and daughter and realize they turned out better than you did. when i see you again when i see you again >> we die does not mean you lose cancer. you beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live. it's been a long day >> from the arctic circle to the anan and d e arctic circle. >> this could have ended another way but it had an happy ending. i'll tell you all about it when i see you again >> the tornado tore through this town of 200. the front of this house has been completely ripped off. >> when it hit, definitely, we knew it hit. >> this fire is just burning through homes! one of the only things you can still recognize here is the front door. >> t heat from these flamess intense but the wind is pushing the flames up the hill s se and away from the high. the problem on this side of the highway are homes. it's a disaster here. the residents have been told to evacuate. >> we haven't seen this level o

other churches in delaware, amtrak, beau biden, kendrick lemar and, nicki minaj. >>> in new jersey, hillary clinton, e-mail, garden state googled more than any other state. interesting, um. other top stories, fifa, what a mess that was, governing body of the international soccer tournaments being investigated by bribery and corruption crimes, accept bladder still hanging in there, yogi berra and governor chris christie and nfl player pierre paul's hand. fourth of july, he lost his index finger. >>> and in pennsylvania, we googled the royal baby more than any other state. also game of thrones john snow, pope francis visit, dick van patton, creed, that was probably me. >> carrie under wood and blake lively. >> so how many times did you google michael b jordan. >> no, never, what are you talking about. >> i didn't do that. >> one thing did you do is you saw star wars this past weekend, as did i, thises a very special bit to star wars. monday, december 21st, 2015. >>> may the the force be with you you on this monday morning. you can tell we have star wars fever right now. >> yes. >> hats off to

are is where the bidens today, thank a. god. beau our inspiration here i believe we are out of time. to mouth a winning campaign. bidenthe passing of beau one of two sons by joe biden and his first wife who died in a tragic car accident in december of 1972, a month after he was elected to the u.s. senate. beau biden died from cancer and the announcement came in mid-october that the vice president would not seek his party's nomination, leaving the field to three candidates led by hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley. a viewer says the top story of 2015, the rise of donald trump and bernie sanders. it may say more about u.s. voters than donald trump and sanders. the key to new hampshire's primary, the headline from the new york times, patrick healy fewting out that there are titles in american democracy as privileged as undeclared new hampshire voter. president joe candidates obsess over them, operatives tailor advertising to their whims and more volatile than any campaign, the state's electoral free agents are grapplin

joe biden: unfortunately, i believe we're out of time. craig: following the death of his son, beau, vice president joe biden decided against making a third run for the white house. hillary clinton: i'm going to be your president, too. craig: hillary clinton was forced to defend against an senator bernie running with an a liberal platform. bernie sanders: establishment politics just is not going to work. craig: clinton weathered nearly 11 hours of congressional questions about the attack on a u.s. consulate in benghazi in 2012. she also came under fire for using her private e-mail server for official communications as secretary of state. the obama administration restored diplomatic relations with cuba after 54 years. the president also signed a deal with iran that would limit its nuclear program. president obama: this deal is our best means of assuring that iran does not get a nuclear weapon. craig: senate republicans fought back, saying the deal would actually help iran get a nuclear weapon, but democrats beat back the challenge. fed up with infighting among conservative and modera

actor turned politician tennessee senator fred thompson and vice president joe biden's son beau. the devastating blow from the death of his son ended the vice and remembering those from movies and tv.. omar sharif... hollywood legend maureen o'hara romance novelist jackie collins and longtime star of "all my children"...david canary... chris clackum, nbc news. ad lib main weather we have a tornado watch in se iowa until 8pm. heavy rain is changing to snow over central iowa. heavier snow was reported in boone and dallas counties as thundersnow kicked up heavier totals. there will be some slick roads this evening in western and northern iowa. rainfall and snow will end tonight. the west wind will pick up behind this storm and gust to 30 mph. tomorrow we will see another chance for light snow in the morning and mid-day hours. this will be system that will die out as it moves into eastern iowa tomorrow afternoon. christmas day is looking dry. highs will be in the lower 40s. christmas night we will see a mix of rain and snow. the rain and mix will continue on saturday. sunday will be

thoughtfulness, leadership and sense of compassion just a day after the passing of our beloved friend beau biden earlier this year, fred spoke to the bidens and offered to help the family establish an organization in beau's name. that idea became the beau biden foundation for protection of children. two days after it was launched they already raised over $125,000. if this is all there was to fred's story, it would be a remarkable one. but there is even more to fred as a businessman, philanthropist and a person. if you speak to those who have been around him the longest they'll tell you his true passion is his family. his wife jo ann, his son graham, his daughter-in-law catherine, son jason and his treasured grandchildren. i have no doubt that fred's retirement means he'll be spending a lot more time as pop-pop to his three treasures becoming more a fixture at their school functions and babel -- baseball games. fred adoard -- adored his mother visiting her until her passing. he loves dancing, snappy suspenders and vinyl records. fred's friend tom shopell will tell you about his love for golf and

. >> reporter: following the death of his son beau, vice-president joe biden decided against making ahird run for the the white house. >> i'm going to be your president too. >> reporter: hill willry clinton faced an attack from the left with senator bernie sanders running with the liberal platform. >> establishment politics will in the work. >> reporter: clinton weathered 11 hours of congressional questions about the attack on u.s. consul in been gas any 2012. she also came under fire for using her private e-mail server for official communications as secretary of the state. obama administration restored diplomatic relations with cuba afte54 years. the the president also signed a deal with iran that would limit its nuclear program. >> this deal is our best means of assuring that iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: senate republicans for the back saying the deal will help iran get a nuclear weapon but democrats beat back the challenge. federal with you inn fighting, house speaker john boehner called it quits. >> it has been a honor to serve in this institution. >> reporter:

biden. we honor the memory of beau by making sure we serve our nation's military and we give them opportunitiesin the after math of their service. the orchestra is humming, but there is more work do about that so there is no letting up. thank you so much for having me and for your presence. and thank you so much to tom donahue and the chamber for your leadership. >> all right. that's a tough act to follow. but good morning, everyone. and thank you so much for including mary and me in this important discussion. and what a great program that the whole team has put together. this is a great place to hold this event. we in uniform are grateful to the might be difference in hiring our heros, for arranging this mission transition event. starting at the top, this means thanks to the dose amigos, eric and miguel, and your whole organization for what you've done. amigos, eric and miguel, and your whole organization for what you've done. and of course the president and mrs. bush. it your gift of personal attention to this effort is immensely important and deeply appreciated by all of us. thank you so muc

. >> joe biden publicly agonized over whether he and his family had the heart for a campaign after the death of this son, beau. >> i'd blow lying if i said i was there. >> the vice-president was still not a candidate when the democrats faced off at their first debate in october. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> thank you. me, too. me, too. >> a week later, vice-president biden announced his decision. >> unfortunately, i believe we're out of time. the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. >> the next day, hillary clinton spent 11 hours testifying before the house benghazi committee. >> i'm here to honor those we lost, and to do what i can to aid those who serve us still. >> the committee chairman was also facing questions after the number two house republican said this. >> everybody thought hillary clinton was unbeatable, right? but we put together a benghazi special committee, a select committee, what are her numbers today? her numbers are dropping. >> chairman tray gowdy insisted he was not playing politics. >> this investigation is abo

biden was talking to a lot people. he was dealing with the tragic death of his son beau. s a massive operation, very efficient, they have the whole lore, beyond just one floor. you have fundraising here, social media here. headquarters, the i thought joe biden, if he is going to get in, he has to get in suit because organizationally he is so far behind. i think you made the right decision because hillary clinton stepped up her game. he was justnk -- too far behind in the fundraising and the campaign structure. i think joe biden will always think, what if? host: tennessee, independent line. caller: i am 45 years old. it has been about 30 years since i have been in a suffix class. your last caller mentioned the deal with iran and with terrorists. consider these deals treaties? why are they not fighting harder? guest: it is not a treaty, because that has to be approved by two thirds of the senate. that is a criticism that the republicans have lobbied against this because they want approval. but it is not a treaty. there is a big bone of contention, because it is not going to

biden was talking to a lot people. he was dealing with the tragic death of his son beau. is a massive operation, very efficient, they have the whole lore, beyond just one floor. you have fundraising here, social media here. headquarters, the i thought joe biden, if he is going to get in, he has to get in suit because organizationally he is so far behind. i think you made the right decision because hillary clinton stepped up her game. he was justnk -- too far behind in the fundraising and the campaign structure. i think joe biden will always think, what if? host: tennessee, independent line. caller: i am 45 years old. it has been about 30 years since i have been in a suffix class. your last caller mentioned the deal with iran and with terrorists. consider these deals treaties? why are they not fighting harder? guest: it is not a treaty, because that has to be approved by two thirds of the senate. that is a criticism that the republicans have lobbied against this because they want approval. but it is not a treaty. there is a big bone of contention, because it is not going to

biden? she's the one that's more intimately involved in the military. >> well, i don't think anybody's gotten tremendously -- [laughter] you know, my son chris, the diplomat, served in baghdad with beau. >> oh, wow. >> good for you for documenting -- >> what? >> is it -- [inaudible] >> no, no,. no simon & schuster, not even one company, two guys -- >> it's two guys' story through the whole -- >> two guys who are linked by a tragedy who go on to start these fabulous public service organizations. one of them is eric -- [inaudible] who founded the mission continues and is now running for governor of missouri -- >> oh, wow. >> -- as a pro-gay rights republican. pro-immigration. he's running against -- [inaudible] and one of his first mission continues fellows, mission continues gives six months public service internships for veterans if they come up with a sponsor like habitat or whatever. one of his first fellows was jake wood who was -- >> also in the story then, right? >> who is the founder of -- [inaudible] and he and his best friend, clay hunt -- [inaudible] and developed some rubicon out of that fellowship. >> wow. >> and claying -- [inaudible] and so the book is the story of them