scientists say they used stem-cell therapy to restore insulin production in the patient, brian shelton. doctors urge caution, saying more research is needed on possible side effects of this experimental treatment, but shelton calls it a miracle. >> now i can do yard work without having to worry about my numbers going too high or too low. all my numbers are right in that line. and just seeing that -- you know, makes me -- feel great. i feel like i'm getting another chance at life. >> the trial for the treatment will continue for another five years. >>> a wildfire west of denver has forced evacuations and has burned at least two buildings. decreasing winds are helping crews, but the rare december fire is burning at a region that should be covered in snow. experts say it's a shocking example of climate change. >>> meanwhile, a fast-moving storm spawned this funnel cloud in western tennessee. no major damage has been reported. >>> parts of hawaii are bracing for extreme flooding. officials are warning about landslides. they're asking residents to make a family emergency plan. >>> with that

. >> brian shelton has lived with diabetes for nearly 50 years. 15 years with dangerous episodes of hypoglycemia.e., that i keeping track of where your numbers are at. >> he is the first participant in a groundbreaking clinical trial. coming up, we will tell you his dramatic story and introduce you to the scientists that say they have the key that make here type one diabetes. >> hundreds of popular comedians , a dispute as growing numbers of comedians want to get paid royalties for their jokes on streaming services. san franciscans aren't into christmas music just yet. >> they don't like it is much as they do and other u.s. cities. san francisco has 14 christmas songs in the top 100 right now. it ranks seven out of 10 when it comes to streaming holiday songs. the most streamed song is carey, the queen of christmas. the city listening the most, philadelphia. >> do you listen to a lot? >> i haven't really. it wasn't time. coming up at 530, a new way to split the bill with fan -- friends. >> and massive layoffs befor the holidays, the company that let 900 employees go on a zoom call. >> the group o

possibilities are here in the form of a stem cell procedure that could change lives. 64-year-old brian sheltonhere your numbers are at. did i eat? did i not eat? >> reporter: sometimes when his blood sugar dropped, he says he would lose consciousness without warning. >> i shovelled the snow, and when i got inside the garage, my number crashed and i went face-first into the concrete. >> reporter: but now brian's life has changed after becoming the first participant in a ground breaking new clinical trial. >> how do you feel right now? >> right now, great. just fantastic. i feel like i got released from handcuffs. i'm not sitting here, like, where's my orange juice? where's my pills? where's my -- you know, it's, like, i don't need them. >> reporter: felicia heads up the type 1 diabetes program at vertex pharmaceuticals using a study by dr. melton, getting to the cause of the disease. in type 1 diabetes, the body attacks the cells in the pancreas that create insulin. essentially giving the body back the cells it lost. >> have you cured type 1 diabetes? >> brian's results are nothing short of rem

shelton performing from his bar. miranda lambert performing from her place. brian and i could go on down the line of all the stars. but, it is also going to be at a massive stage in the middle of the city where there are basically 100,000 people. but the whole show has this message a positivity. to inspire you as we go into 2022. hopefully we meet further and further out of the pandemic. >>> get new year's eve live nashville's big bash tonight on cbs and paramount plus. potive covid cas leading to a shorge testing. a look at where you can get tested in the bay area. >>> and east bay city remembers homicide victims after the deadliest year in more than a decade. >>> streming today, bay area bank continues to struggle with a major funding deficit. they will talk to us about the end of the year goals of a: 30. is a financial advisor sharing money-saving tips for the new year. that is it a: 45. we are also on the cbs news app. you can download that are free on your favorite streaming >>> just a day before the new year and the demand for the covid test seems to be high. but not just that, therare also people who need i