here's holly williams. >> reporter: when eight-year-old ayham elias was reunited with his family in novembermore than three years after he was kidnapped by isis, they immediately noticed a change. he'd somehow learned to speak fluent english. >> reporter: an american family? >> yeah. >> reporter: how long did you live with them for? >> reporter: that's right, ayham says he lived with an american woman and her children for two years in raqqa, then the so- called isis capital. he called the woman "sam." >> her hair is like your hair. >> reporter: it's like the same color as mine? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's an extraordinary story but seems to be confirmed by this isis propaganda video. it shows ayham with a boy he identifies as yusuf, who is sam's son. ayham says sam treated him with kindness. we can't confirm her identity and don't know how she ended up living under isis, but ayham claims she was forced to agree to the propaganda video. >> they have a gun to her head. they said, you have to make it. >> reporter: they held a gun to her head? >> yeah, they said, if you don't do it, we're going t

jeff. >> glor: holly williams, thank you. going out of business sales begin next week at dozens of toys "r" us stores. the bankrupt retailer is closing one-fifth of its isoitlets which could end up being 180 stores. a number of these are anchor stores, large retailers that attract customers to the mall. as stephen miller explain ms. when malls lose their anchors, it's difficult to stay afloat. >> reporter: at lycoming mall, in central pennsylvania, it's closing time for sears as it was for macy's and j.c. penny last year. to lose anchors, that's big. >> it is a very big thing. >> reporter: deena miller has helped manage this mall for 30 years. she's seen the crowded corridors replaced by scattered, empty store spaces. retail research firm cushman & wakefield reports major chains will close 11,000 stores this year and predicts as many as 300 malls out of 1,100 may not even exist in seven years. this is what the daefght a mall looks like up close. the wayne hills, new jersey, mall was once a vibrant shopping center. now it's se

if you forget me high will poop on your head. >> holly williams, cbs news, day hook, iraq. >>> that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some the news continues. check back with us later for the morning use. and from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jericka new york city, i'm jericka duncan. captioning funded by cbs new york city, i'm jericka duncan. >>> it's thursday, january 25th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump says he's willing and ready to testify in the russia investigation. >> i'm looking forward to it actually. i would love do that, and i'd like do it as soon as possible. >>> michigan state university's president steps down hours after former msu and usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar was sentenced to prison for decades of sexual abuse. >>> and going home.

>> holly williams, cbs news, in northern iraq. >>> universal language of 8-year-olds. to other stories we are following in the news feed. authorities in afghanistan say 22 people were killed. when militants stormed a kabul hotel. the siege lasted 13 hours. many victims were foreigners including pilots. for an afghan airline. no americans believed to be among the dead. all six attackers were killed. >>> as the the world's economic leaders gather in switzerland. a study out today says 82% of all wealth created in 2017 went to the world's richest 1%. the bottom 50% saw no increase. >>> could be the dawn of a new era in shopping. customers lined up in seattle to trial amazon go. the completely self-service store uses high tech to track purchases then bills customers later. >>> there is much more ahead. >> emergency order from the tsa calls for stricter skrult knee of air cargo. seems like there is some reason to implement new pro seated jurzs. >> absolutely. >> husband and wife, sharing an unforgettable moment, nearly 3,000 miles apart. ♪ ♪ >> the chase for the muss gentle

he spoke to holly williams after the ordeal. holly. >> reporter: good morning.hen he arrived in this village, his family immediately noticed a change. he'd somehow learned to speak english. >> reporter: american family. >> yep. >> how long did you live with them for? >> maybe two years. >> reporter: yes, you heard him right. ayham spent two years living with an american woman and her for children at a so-called isis capital. >> what is her name? >> sam. >> sam. >> reporter: amazingly this isis propaganda video released in august seems to confirm his story. it shows ayham with a boy he'd feed as yusuf. he said the family treated him with kindness. they were forced to make the video by an isis gunman, he told us. member of the women and children were sold a slaves. he was separated from his mother what was still missing and beat him before he was handed over to the american woman named sam. her husband, a north afterny can man was killed by an air strike. he said, as the u.s. coalition pummeled rah contact. ayham fled isis territory with the american family, he to

he spoke to holly williams about this ordeal. she is in dohuk in northern iraq this morning. holly?aqi boy who made it from isis territory after he was kidnapped by the extremist. when he arrived in this muddy refugee village his family immediately noticed a change. he somehow learned to speak english. american family? >> yes. >> how long did you live with them for? >> maybe -- >> reporter: you heard him right, ayham spent two years living with an american woman and her four children in raqqah, he says, then the so-called isis capital in syria. >> what was her name? >> her name is umm yusuf. >> sam. >> sam. >> reporter: amazingly this isis propaganda video released in august seems to confirm his story. it shows ayham with a boy he identifies as yusuf the oldest child. the family treated himmed with kindness, forced to make the video by an isis gunman he told us. ayham is a member of the yazidi religious minority targeted by isis when they rampaged across iraq in 2014. yazidi men were killed and women and children were kidnapped. the women later sold as sex slaves. ayham told us he w

holly williams talks to him. >>> and tony dokoupil takes us inside a lab that demonstrates how destructivean be and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it's monday, january 22nd. i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. time is 4-- here's neda i >>> take a live look at the bay bridge. you can barely see it. good morning this monday, january 22nd. >> who stayed up the latest? >> it was hard. i got a nap in before i came to work. >> an hour? >> maybe. but we have a lot of rain out there and you could be dealing with a little ponding on the roads out there. plenty of rain drops, and we'll see that throughout the morning commute. we'll be clearing for the afternoon commute then dry and cool tomorrow. we'll get a break later on today. right now continuing to track this throughout the morning and let you know where the most rainfall is coming in. >>> good morning. we are dealing with the rain and you'll be seeing a lot of slowdowns. northbound 880

holly what's next. >> we'll end with something lighter. this is the royal wedding and two issues the prince william has with it. his brother's best man but when asked specifically about it, william responded saying, he hasn't asked me yet. just to clear that up. it could be a sensitive subject. he also confessed about another issue that he has with the date of the royal wedding may 19th saying it happens to fall on the same date of the finals of the emerates fa cup which is an annual tournament for english soccer teams. it's a tournament that prince william has actually organized for the past decade and at which he typically presents the trophy to the winners. >> why would they do that? who picks the date of the wedding? >> well, probably not william. i mean -- >> i mean do you think it was harry or it was higher up? >> i think it was higher up. like the queen. >> listen i think those people kunz my brother is getting married i might have to sit this one out. come on. how many times is your brother getting >> if you're ruling an entire country can't you take schedules. >> he's not. >> prince william is not runn

william county started off on good note not a long cool day. they'll leave three hours early. >> get it over to wisdom and holly and kev.rning, guys. >> good morning to you. the golden globes are the kick off to the hollywood award season and if last night is any indication, the movie >> instead of fawning over fashion they were sending a message with what they more and me too and times up movements dominated the night. kevin is back with history making moments and the night's big winners are overshadowed because no one is talking about. >> i agree 100%. last note was incredible night for the message sent to hollywood and industries all throughout the world. the times up movement is about hollywood but also raising money for legal funds for people to fight sexual predators and sexual assault and as of last night it was over $16 million was raised for this incredible movement. as you mentioned the actors were all wearing black. it was a very very amazing statement to be made seeing the carpet and everyone wearing black. and also just the speeches were incredible. every single moment that an actor had to be able to speak