. >> reporter: a mission that reaches far beyond the gridiron to east africa. long wanted boyer to work with his nonprofit water boys. after visiting tanzania in 2013 he wanted to build clean water wells in the region. not really the kind of thing that tends to get an nfl player in the headlines. >> what makes that life day-to-day so tough there is the lack of clean water. there is a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa, but a lot of people when they hear about a hero like nate this guy is interested in, i'm interested in because nate vouches for it. >>> and we will take you to havana, cuba, where a tv show is making history. >> that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. we leave you now with late late show host and his guest recreating an iconic scene from with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > ((brian loftus)) > thanks for joining us, i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. americans along the east coast are

. >> reporter: a mission that reaches far beyond the gridiron to east africa. long wanted boyer to work with after visiting tanzania in 2013 he wanted to build clean water wells in the region. not really the kind of thing that tends to get an nfl player in the headlines. >> what makes that life day-to-day so tough there is the lack of clean water. there is a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa but a lot of people when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, their mind says whatever this guy is interested in, i'm interested in because nate vouches for vouches for if. >> that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. we leave you with late late show host and his guest recreating an iconic scene from the movie "big." >> you want to try it? >> all right. we're preparing for winter storm 20-16 ... with team coverage across the area. this is a live look at biltmore park in asheville... it started snowing around one a-m there this morning. we're expecting to see the sto

there are also hundreds in east africa in ethiopia, south sudan, uganda, and kenya. one of these camps is in northern kenya. many refugees have lived there for decades. as long as the conflicts in their home countries continue, they cannot go home. >> some have been here for 20 years. they come from somalia, your treo, south sudan, baroody, and the democratic republic of congo. it has grown to be like a town, with businesses and merchants. refugees are not allowed to work . they have no prospects. he has lived in this hot for years. the water is rationed. innocent cannot leave the camp without permission. when he fled the drc, his father, a journalist was being targeted by our militias. many have horrifying stories to tell. >> i had to go away will my father was taken away. they came in they just take him at an unknown destination and i do not know where he is. it just took the family. they came to our house and they killed most of the people. in the center, people can earn a diploma in liberal studies. it is run by the jesuit refugee service. it is called "higher ed

. >> reporter: a mission that the gridiron to east africa. long wanted boyer to work with his nonprofit water boys. after visiting 2013 he wanted to build clean water wells in the region. not really the kind of thing that tends to get an nfl player in t makes that life day-to-day so tough there is the lack of clean water. there is a lot of people who aren't thinkingrica but a lot of people when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, their mind says whatever interested in vouches for vouches for if. >> that's all aheadrning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. we leave you with late late showuest recreating an iconic scene from the movie >> you want to try it? >> all right. go for it.

deciding if it should be treated as a global emergency, the last time was the ebola outbreak in east africa. the disease is linked to brain defects in babies. >>> and they are expected to approve a multimillion plan to address the drinking water in flint, residents are dealing with a spike in led in their water supply it would allocate an additional $3 million for bottles water and filters. davis collected donations for the town and drove through the blizzard last week to hand deliver them. >>> and north korea may be preparing to launch another rocket. u.s. officials have seen increased movement of personnel and equipment to a launching station. a japanese intelligence source believes that north korea could be preparing for a missile launch. john kerry called for new measures to punish the north for the last month. >>> this is the anniversary of the booster engine failing and causing it to break apart 70 seconds after launch. now today's day of remembrance pays tribute to the crews of apollo one and space shuttle columbia. >>> more than 40,000 counter fit hover boards are in custody, they c

embassies in east africa in 1998. like wood, berntsen says quick reaction military teams are tasked to handle emergencies automatitically spin up -- unless and until they're stopped. gary berntsen: you proceed because if there's an emergency and americans are at risk -- americans have died or are under the threat of death or a threat of kidnapping or any kind of violence -- we're moving. sharyl: a military srce familiar with some of the night's events also confirms military options were provided. "there were both conventional and special forces in theater and assigned to africom offered up by general ham" on a video teleconference. "based on what i know, the forces they were talking about could have gotten there pretty quickly." gary berntsen: only political instructions from above would have stopped them. there is, you know, no one is going to wait. that is my experience, of having done this for almost 25 years, having led the teams myself, you're proceeding, you're going. sharyl: when we come back -- what obama offi

there is a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa but a lot of people when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, their mind says whatever this guy is interested in, i'm interested in because nate vouches for vouches for if. >> that's allhead a on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. we leave you with late late show iconic scene from the movie "big." >> you want to try it? >> all right. go for it. 3 and thanks for waking up with savannah levins. your time is

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. >> reporter: a platform for a mission that now reaches far beyond the gridiron to east africa. long wanted boyer to work with his nonprofit group water boys after visiting tanzania in 2012 long found the organization to build desperately clean water wells in the region. not really the kind of thing that tends to get an nfl player in the headlines. >> what makes that life day-to-day so tough there is the lack of clean water. there is a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa but there are a lot of people that when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, their interested in, i'm interested in, because nate vouches for it. >> good luck today, brother. >> that service, we have given to our country, more than anything, we end up serving those people in the third world and for me, this was a way to continue that service in a different manner, you know, without picking up a gun. >> reporter: to raise money for water boys, boyer is climbing africa's highest peak, mt. kilimanjaro along with former veteran blake watson who lost his leg in an ied explosion in afghanistan. at a

there is a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa but there are a lot of people that when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, their mind says whatever this guy is interested in, i'm interested in, because nate vouches for it. >> good luck today, brother. >> that service, we have given to our country, more than anything, we end up serving those people in the third world and for me, this was a way to continue that service in a different manner, you know, without picking up a gun. >> reporter: to raise money for africa's highest peak, mt. kilimanjaro along with former veteran blake watson who lost his leg in an ied explosion in afghanistan. at a recent rams game, the two got a standing ovation for their mission work. you air green beret, a pro football player and now want to climb mt. kilimanjaro? >> i want to keep pushing the limits and see how far i can go. at the end of the day i failed technically as an nfl player. if i don't always reach a pin pinnacle or reach that shining star it's okay with me as long as there is good reason and good coming out of it for others an

(narr 6)a platform for a mission that now reaches far beyond the gridiron (nats - waterboys)to east africa. (nats - waterboys)(narr 7)long wanted boyer to work with his non-profit group "waterboys." after visiting tanzania in 2013, long founded the organization to build desperately needed clean water wells in the region. not really the kind of thing that tends to get an nfl player in the headlines. (sot chris long 02;02;49;06)long: what makes that life day to day so tough there is the lack of clean water. // (02;04;53;27) there's a lot of people who aren't thinking about east africa, but // when they hear about a hero like nate boyer, guy's interested in, i'm interested in because nate vouches for it.' (cover back of sot with chris longcoming to talk with nate and blake / nate boyer intv b cam_ 01 @ 01;15;54;20 )(nat chris and nate handshake) (01;16;43;12) boyer: good luck today, brother. (sot nate boyer 02;18;53;26) boyer: that service that we've given to our country, more than anything, we end up serving those people in the third world and for me this was a way to continue that service i

. >>> the 2-year-old ebola outbreak in east africa is over but expect flair-ups to happen. there were no cases in 40 days, two incubation cycles for the virus and it was first declared gone since may, the epidemic claimed more than 11,000 lives, and trials of a vaccine will continue. >>> if your motivation to lose weight in 2016 has waned you are not alone, the chances of gaining it back the odds are against you. but there are tricks to lose weight and keep it off. ali gorman is here to explain. >> reporter: if you lose weight your body may be fighting to put it back on, but you can work against that, we spoke with a psychologist about what works ain local chef that is seeing big results. >> inside 26 north byob, chef mike is cooking himself a healthy and tasty meal. >> it doesn't have to be plain to be healthy. >> he uses spices and healthy oils to liven up fishes and puts them in containers so they are ready to eat throughout the day, he works around food and works long hours, a year ago he weighed 390 pounds and has since lost 160. >> i feel good. >> i feel happy and com

. >> and the fact that this particular ship was coming from east africa is important here because up until that time, most of the slave trade coming from the west african coast. >> right. you're looking at -- we're talking about 1794. it's the end of the century that ushered in so many rebellions, revolutions for freedom in the world, right? it's also at the end of the century that saw the largest single century of the slave trade. right? so if historians are estimating that there's around 12 million people who were transported, 7 million, more than 7 million, in that 100 year as loan, right? years alone, right? so it's the end of a huge century in many respects. >> and where was the united states in its slave story in 1794? the president of the united states at that time, george washington, a slave owner. >> what you have is the 18th century, you have about 600,000 enslaved africans between 600,000 and 800,000 living in what eventually became the united states of the america. you have many involved in sugar, rice, later cotton. but what you really have is an economy that is built on

he traveled to join al shabaab, a terror organization linked to al qaeda in east africa.he went through jfk and was arrested late last year in africa. he is believed to be one of 40 americans recruited by al shabaab since 2007. more on this as it happens later today. pat? >>> a fire pit or bonfire can feel cozy on a cold night. tonight, a warning as one local burn victim describes how it only took a split second for something to go terribly wrong. >> when you are burnt bad enough your life changes. >> paul hartman suffered serious burns this fall while lighting a bonfire in his backyard. doctors at medstar washington hospital center say they've seen an increase in bonfire and fire pit injuries. tonight on news 4 at 11:00, the dangers of playing with fire and how an unexpected accident can change your life forever. >> a different kind of danger in fairfax county where officials are warning about coyotes. the greatest risk is from january to june and that's coyote mating season and officials say you shouldn't put your pets outside without supervision and keep trash inside u