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cbs' mark strassmann is there as the town prepares to lay mr.to rest. >> reporter: for all the deserved global attention on the death of jimmy carter, you also have to remember that for the carter family, this is a deeply personal loss. he had four children, 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and they are doing their grieving in private. much of the grief here in plains where he lived for most of his 100 years, most of that grief is also very personal, very heartfelt. he knew virtually everybody in this town of 540 people. there is not a single stoplight in this town. eventually you're going to meet your neighbor here. and that's what he was to most of the folks who live here. he was neighbor, a friend, the man they called mr. jimmy. and they're paying their respects by giving the carter family its space, the space that they deserve right now. america will get its chance to say goodbye to mr. carter over the next ten days. he is going to have observances in both atlanta and in washington, d.c. he will lie in state in the u.s. capital. and

mark strassmann in atlanta. >>> back here on earth, lawmakers got a classified hearing with securityterious drone sightings. the government insists there is nothing to worry about, but people spotting the drones aren't so sure. tom hanson reports. >> reporter: in a closed meeting, members of the house intelligence committee were briefed tuesday on the mysterious drone sightings in the northeast. but after about 90 minutes, still there are questions left unanswered. >> the takeaway for me was the vast majority of the lights in the sky, according to these government officials are manned aircraft. but, again, show us the data. >> reporter: the pentagon confirmed the drone phenomenon is not part of any defense operations, adding that counter drone technology has been added to two military bases in new jersey, including a system known as drone busters. >> essentially, you know, emits a signal which is able to interrupt the signal on the drone which can affect its flight. >> reporter: in a joint statement, the faa, fbi, department of homeland security and department of defense say we have

mark strassmann reports. >> reporter: high drama after takeoff at new york's laguardia airport.you're seeing is a bird strike. here it is again in slow motion. it knocked out one of the two american airlines jet engines. an emergency landing at new york's jfk airport kept everyone safe. >> pilots are definitely trained to fly on a single engine. >> reporter: back in 2009 the miracle on the hudson involved a bird strike and a u.s. airways plane taking the same route as the american airlines jet. all 155 people were rescued. pilot sully sullenberger became an instant aviation hero. here's a bird strike on a u.s. navy training jet. another in chicago also involving a military plane. more than 19,000 bird strikes were reported across the u.s. last year at more than 700 airports. >> is there anything in your view that should be done to help mitigate the threat? >> the birds are still flying and they will always be flying, and airplanes will always be flying. so the trick is to keep those two separated. >> reporter: one more reason why bird strikes are so potentially worrisome, last y

thankfully, none of the nearly details tonight from cbs's mark strassmann. >> reporter: high drama aftertrike. here it is again, in slow motion. it knocked out one of the two american airline's jet engines. an emergency landing at new york's jfk airport kept everyone safe. >> pilots are definitely trained to fly on a single engine. >> reporter: back in 2009, the miracle on the hudson involved a bird strike and a u.s. airwaves plane taking the same route as the american airline's jet. all 155 people were rescued. pilot sully sullenberger became an instant aviation hero. here is a bird strike on a u.s. navy training jet. another in chicago, also involving a military plane. more than 19,000 bird strikes were reported across the u.s. last year at more than 700 airports. is there anything, in your view, that should be done to help mitigate the threat? >> but birds are still flying, and they will always be flying, and airplanes will always be flying, so the trick is to keep those two separated. >> reporter: one more reason why bird strikes are so potentially worrisome, last year, nearly 90% of

cbs's mark strassmann paid a visit to a small town drug owner who has challenges in finding a prescriptionntil someone has time travel let's do a trip to kempson drugstore. >> this store means the world to this community. >> reporter: in south carolina marianne mci will convenient is the pharmacist, owner, custodian of this presence on main street since 1905. >> our customers are extremely loyal. they love us. they love the personal feel that they get, the attention they get. >> reporter: for inman's 3200 residents the nearest hospital is a half hour drive away. in family medical moments, big or small, they often call here first. >> get you some of those. >> reporter: four generations of rhonda glover's family come here every week for something. >> whatever you need they'll provide. >> reporter: are you worried they could close? >> yeah. kind of a hardship. >> reporter: like many independent drug stores, this one needs a shot of hope. prescription reimbursements are falling from insurance companies. shopping habits are changing. even the big pharmacy chains are shuttering thousands of stor

cbs' mark strassmann reports. >> it's very hard for me to be empathetic. >> free floating outrage fuels want to kill you for money. >> reporter: a targeted killing in midtown manhattan, a hooded gnman, and thousands of online posts like he is a hero overwhelmingly side with the shooter. >> this guy is bringing the country together. >> reporter: in new york city, a hooded shooter look-alike contest brought cheap laughs. when shooting suspect luigi mangione was arrested in pennsylvania, online hot takes doubled down. >> which one of you mcdonald's employees ratted that guy out? >> reporter: the web's new hot sellers, free luigi shirts, deny, defend, depose coffee mugs, delivered before christmas. seemingly forgotten, brian thompson, unitedhealthcare's ceo murdered in cold blood. the 50-year-old husband and father of two sons was buried on monday. but online voices see him only as the face of a half trillion health conglomerate, in their eyes the obstacle to affordable health care. to many of these critics, it's a business model built on refusing to pay for services. in 2023, unitedhealthc

mark strassmann has the story. >> god gave us a whole lot more testosterone than the other half of theet away in the berkshires of massachusetts. >> how you doing? good to see you. >> reporter: no drinking, no drugs, no phones. roughly 50 men placing a premium on authenticity, opening up about struggles men often bury, like loneliness. >> we can just be raw and real with each other. >> reporter: we met brad from idaho, john's from connecticut, dan lives in maine. have any of you struggled with loneliness? >> yeah, i would say i'm struggling with it right now. >> reporter: and what does that loneliness feel like to you? >> maybe fragility or insecurity. >> reporter: does it hit you a lot? >> it's low level consistent. >> reporter: lonely is a poverty of the spirit. what about you? lo loneliness an issue? >> i don't resonate with loneliness as much as i do my need for belonging. >> absolutely i have experienced loneliness in the past. >> reporter: if you weren't working at it, would loneliness come back to bite you? >> i would be back where i was two years ago, which is when i'm home, i'