jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> glor: go, jackson. that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. meryl streep, who put these she knew posters all over hollywood? she's with disgraced producer harvey weinstein. >> the posters were put up in the dead of night. >>> then eva longoria cover-up. how she hid her pregnancy. >> there are some risks. >> and the 24-year-old baby. how is that possible? >> the embryo that was frozen when her mother was just one years old. >> and turning on their masters. what we could all learn after a woman is mauled to death by her two dogs. >>> then the scott petersen murder investigation. 15 years later it's former mistress amber frye. wh

here's jim axelrod. >> that's galen's stone right there. >> reporter: greg gibson will never forget wherefive years ago. it's where he was every december 14th for the last 25 years. >> we're in the graveyard putting up a tree over our son's grave. >> reporter: galen gibson was a sweet 18-year-old killed in a shooting at simon's rock college in massachusetts on december 14, 199 2. >> we're walking people from the brave the yard and my daughter looks at her phone and she says, you won't believe what just happened. >> i think there's somebody shooting in here. >> reporter: 200 miles away, the horror at sandy hook was becoming the deadliest school shooting in u.s. history. >> he was on his way to being a remarkable person. >> reporter: mark bearden's son danielas >> he was a gregarious, affectionate, happy little soul. >> reporter: for 20 years gibson had lived the hell barden was just everything. >> outside of our tragedy here in newtown, greg was first person i had an opportunity to speak to who had suffered a similar tragedy. >> reporter: they soon realized another connection. both sons sh

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here's jim axelrod. >> senator kennedy, right now is on the ground.n shot. >> reporter: when bobby kennedy was shot, harry benson was there. >> i turned and see bobby falling to the floor. and ethel appeared. she threw her hand up. and i'm saying to myself, "don't mess up today. mess up tomorrow." >> reporter: when martin luther king's family met his body after memphis, harry benson was there. when you took the picture of coretta scott king and the kids, did you know "i've got it?" >> no, no. very rarely do you know. ( cheers ) >> reporter: when the beatles had their famous pillow fight, harry benson was there. >> that was a night they were told they were number one in america. >> reporter: benson's been there for nearly seven decades now. >> jackie. >> reporter: documenting the people and events that defined our time, famous shots of the biggest shots. >> i like it because the lips don't meet. >> reporter: the clintons' kiss. liz taylor after brain surgery. sinatra at a masquerade party. >> someone shouted, "frankie batman." >> reporter: he photograp

jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> glor: go, jackson. that is the "cbs evening news" tonight.[ music ] >> the city's duke ellington school of the arts, right here in northwest washington. you're going to hear a lot more from them throughout off script. first, we want to get you caught up on the evening's big news. >>> president donald trump and gop lawmakers are celebrating tonight, their first legislative victory. the big corporations can see the biggest

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jeff. >> jim axelrod, thank you very much.ontinue off to night from paris -- up next how the kids got game. ♪ >> announcer: this portion is sponsored by weathertech. >>> finally tonight in basketball, it would be hard to find anyone better at passing the ball than the man you are about to meet. he is winning new fans every day. here is adrianna diaz. >> reporter: michael gibson isn't in the business of bringing people joy. >> i serve legal complaints all over the city of philadelphia. nobody is 100% happy with me. >> reporter: where he is happy at the court -- the basketball court. his passion is the game he played as a boy on the streets of philly. one he says is more than a pastime here, it is a religion. >> there is people out playing basketball every single day. >> reporter: including kids gibson saw last winter when he happened to have a new ball in his car. >> noticed two kids playing with a beat up ball outside on a home made court. >> reporter: he took a picture to remember the moment. >> their smiles were jumping out

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here is jim axelrod. >> senator kennedy, right now is on the ground.en shot. >> when bobby kennedy was shot. >> look out for the gun. >> harry benson was there. >> i see bobby falling to the floor. and ethel appeared. she threw her hand up. and i'm saying to myself, don't mess up today. mess up tomorrow. when martin luther king's family met his body after harry benson was there. >> when you took the picture of coretta scott king and the kids did you know i have got it? >> no. no. very rarely do you know. >> when the beatles had their famous pillow fight. harry benson was there. >> that was the night that they were number one in america. >> benson has been there for nearly seven decades now. >> documenting the people and events that defined our times. famous shots. of the biggest shots. >> i like it because the the lips don't meet. >> clintons kiss. liz taylor after brain surgery. sinatra at a masquerade party. >> some one shouted out, there is frankie batman. he was angry. he photographed each of the last 12 presidents from the royalty of reagan to the

here is jim axelrod. >> reporter: a christmas smile that could warm any heart.er the amount of bullying jackson faced recently in idaho falls, idaho. the small will positively melt you. kelly benson is jackson's mom. >> jackson was having a little bit of trouble at school. >> little bit of trouble, what do you mean? >> well, kids were being mean and picking on him. >> jackson has treacher collins syndrome, genetic condition that makes him look, well, different. >> i said we have got to do something because, to fix the school situation. and, and, my husband made a plae -- plea on face book. my heart is in pieces, dan wrote, he is called ugly and freak and monster. he talks about suicide. he is not quite 8. the next morning, jackson had messages from kids. >> i'll be friend with you. >> wanting to be friends. >> you look like a nice kid. >> some bikers organized a ride to stand with jackson and stand up to bullying. >> someone even hooked him up with rex the service dog. >> does rex lick you? >> yeah. >> where? >> here. >> right on your face? >> yeah. >> ha-ha. >>

jim axelrod, cbs news, newtown. >> woole'll be right back. >>> our solar system may have a twin.un with eight planets orbiting like ours. searching for distant planets used to be a needle in a haystack, this discovery made by google artificial intelligence. trained to notice subtle clues from the telescope that alluded astronomers. the first american woman in space honored next year with a postage stamp. shuttle astronaut sally ride is featured in the postal services 2018 collection along with former beatle john lennon, entertainer, lena horn, and children's tv pioneer, fred rogers. >> they're calling it code moo in philadelphia. a cow escaped from a live nativity scene and wandered on to i-95 ralphp before being roped and returned. hours later it got out and was tracked down in a parking garage. the cow, stormy, is back in the manger, unclear for how long. >>> up next, two brothers, with a special reason to celebrate. >>> we end in louisiana. 16-year-old was surround by classmates and camera was recording the moment he learned he was accepted to harvard. [ cheers and applause ]

jim axelrod has that story. >> reporter: this holiday season it wasn't just rivera spending more. >> our finances are stable and we're buying more. >> reporter: nor was it just john. >> this year i think we're spending a little bit more. >> reporter: they had a lot of company across the country. total retail sales this holiday season added up to a record $590 billion, up 33 billion from last year. >> this is literally the best season since before the recession. >> reporter: craig johnson's company customer growth partners analyzes all things retail. he credits low unemployment and a booming stock market for this humbug free holiday season. >> the single biggest drive of retail sales is growth in real dispo disposable income. people have money in their pocket and they're able to spend it. >> reporter: online sales are also way up, which explains why ups had a call in support from their accountants and office staff to supplement drivers trying to deliver everything on time. >> fed ex, ups and the postal service have all been -- they've done record volumes. >> reporter: what does johnso

jim axelrod is watching records fall as sales add up. >>en joy. >> thank you. >> reporter: this holiday season it wasn't just manuel rivera spending more. >> our finances are stable and we're buying more. >> reporter: nor was it just john robertelli. >> this year i think we're spending a little more. >> reporter: they had a lot of company across the country. total retail sales this holiday season added up to a record $598 billion, up $33 billion from last year. >> this is literally the best season since before the recession. >> reporter: craig johnson's company, customer growth partner, analyzes all things retail. he credits low unemployment and a booming stock market for this humbug-free holiday season. >> the single biggest driver, retail sales, is growth in real disposable income. and when real income goes up, people have money in their pocket, and they're able to spend it. >> reporter: online sales are also way up, which explains why ups had to call in support from their accountants and office staff. supplement drivers trying to deli

they sat down for an emotional and compelling interview with jim axelrod. >> my thoughts are constantly these days of 2012, of, you know, what was to be, you know, the last few days with my son daniel. and so, yeah, i have very vivid and clear memories of what we were doing and where we were at certain times of the day on december 10 and december 12 and december... and so it's-- it's been a-- an unusually challenging time. >> reporter: it must be a divided state-- that you just want to be with your pain, because that's what you're feeling. at the same time, you don't want to remain captive to that for the rest of your life. is that-- >> it's very complicated stuff. i mean, consider the fact when galen died or when daniel died, our lives, as they were, also died. so not only are we grieving for daniel and galen, and feeling the pain of our family. we're grieving the loss of our own lives. our lives now start over. our lives are new. >> reporter: i don't know, but i can imagine to some degree what you're dealing with emotionally. when a mass shooting hits, now, in 2017, do you respond int

but as the jim axelrod reports, the mine and town are being re-engineered for the 21st century. >> thele in the middle of leed south dakota is a reminder of town's golden age that the mayor just can't ignore. >> when we look at this, this, enormous hole in the ground. what story does that tell us about leed? >> this is what -- this is what you c activity. for years, the home state gold mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in north america. producing more than 40 million ounces of gold. at its peek it employed, 2,200 people and support aid vibrant community with virtually no one appointed. >> the guys put a little heater on there. >> the city commissioner was a geologist. leed was the economic engine of south dakota. the highest paid salaries in south dakota. we drove all of the economy and the local area. >> about to go to leed. >> the price of gold. >> gold was booming, 44 years ago. >> when cbs news last visit itted the mine in leed. after production cost and declining pries the mine shut down in the early 2000s. jobs. including, luke scott. >> when you heard it was closing, ho

jim axelrod is watching record fall as sales add up. >> enjoy!rter: this holiday season it wasn't just manuel riviera spending more? >> finances are stable. buying more. >> or just john robertelli. >> this year spending a little more. >> reporter: they had company across the country. total retail sales this holiday added up to $598 billion. up $33 billion from last year. >> this its little really the best season since before the recession. >> craig johnson's company, customer growth partners analyzes all things retail. he credits low unemployment and booming stock market for this humbug-free holiday season. >> the single biggest driver of retail sales is growth in real disposable income. when real income goes up. people have money in their pocket. and they're able to spend it. online sales are also way up. which explains why ups had a call-in support from their accountants and office staff. to supplement drivers trying to deliver everything on time. >> fedex, ups, postal service have all done record volumes. >> what does johnson see that he likes

music lovers, singer songwriter michael mcdonald is still belting out the cbs sunday morning's jim axelrodes us a listen. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the hair now white. but the voice, the voice is still gold. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> at 65, after four decades of soft rock royalty, having sold tens of millions of albumns, michael mcdonald could easily choose to dial it back. he lived a good life. >> spectacular. >> at his home in the hills of santa barbara. >> and it is special. you feel that every day, right >> yes. and i don't take it for granted. i love it here. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and instead, he is hitting concert hauls across the country, touring with amy concert hauls across the country, touring with amy holland, his wife of 34 years. >> and conduct ago rock-and-roll reality check. >> you start to look at the world around you, and you start to wonder how out of step with all of this am i catch yourself at times, you know, like driving down the freeway, 40 miles an hour with your blinker on in the left lane. and you go oh, my god, i'm that guy. >> pick it up

david axelrod, happy holidays to you and your family. >> same to you, jim. >>> how do you reconcile current gop claims that the fbi is biased against trump in the russia probe and even during the campaign, while clinton claims that it worked against her and the e-mail probe. keeping them honest. >>> plus, what's shaping up to be a great conversation with a former fbi senior official. also joining us, someone raising questions about the bureau. later, what former president obama told britain's prince harry and the potential storm brewing over whether he will be denied a wedding invitation to avoid offending president trump. y forty bucks each. plus, netflix for the whole family. on us. so, they get their shows... let's go, girl! you're gonna love this bit! and you get yours. watch however you want. on your phone, tablet, or tv. for just forty bucks per line. with no extra charges. let's rock this joint! all on america's best unlimited network, t-mobile. hey! yeah!? i switched to geico and got more! more savings on car insurance!? they helped with homeowners, too! ok! plus motorcycle, boat an

. >> jim acosta at the white house, thank you. a perspective from david axelrod and gergen. david axelrod also hosts "the ax files." david gergen, this is a big tax bill, in some ways, delivering on many of the promises they made. the significance tonight? >> well, first of all, it is the most positive moment that president trump has had since his inauguration. this is a big, big win for him legislatively. it's one of those major league kind of bills that presidents like to pass and their legacy heavily depends on it. so i think we have to say appropriately and legitimately, donald trump is doing what every president would do, and that is proclaim victory and say it's massive and it's historic. that just goes with the territory. having said that, it is extremely odd to have a president with this big of a victory on a bill that is so unpopular. you know, it's like a cnn poll has its 55% disapproval to the 30s on approval. so this is a big win for the president at the very time when his leadership is being questioned. he has a huge amount riding on that and does the economy ge