>> garrett: barry petersen in south korea, thank you. the body of sergeant first class michael goble arrived today at dover air force base. the 33-year old green beret from new jersey was killed by a roadside bomb. goble was the 20th american to die in combat operations in afghanistan this year. that makes it the deadliest for u.s. forces in that country since 2014. today in britain, the royal family stuck to tradition. many joined queen elizabeth at church although there were some notable absences. the monarch also gave her annual christmas message to the commonwealth. as imtiaz tyab reports, she noted it's been a bumpy year. >> reporter: in her annual christmas speech, queen elizabeth spoke of putting differences aside, of reconciliation, acknowledging this year hasn't been easy. >> the path, of course, is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy. >> reporter: not quite a horrible year. which is how she described 1992 when three royal marriages were breaking down and windsor castle were devastated by a fire.

larry petersen in seoul tonight, thank you.e turn now to saudi arabia where today five people were sentenced to death for the murder of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. a senior trump administration official called the sentences an important step and encouraged saudi arabia to continue with a nair and transparent judicial process. but as charlie d'agata reports, others are calling this a sham trial. >> reporter: jamal khashoggi walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul last year never to be seen again. today saudi prosecutors said the brutal murder that happened inside was not an ordered assassination but a snap decision, meaning that the hitmen face execution and whoever ordered the hit is off the hook. a c.i.a. investigation found that order came from the very top, crown prince mohammed bin salman himself. an allegation norah o'donnell put plainly in a "60 minutes" interview in september. >> did you order the murder of jamal khashoggi? >> ( translated ): absolutely not. this was a heinous crime, but i take full

barry petersen in south korea reports on why the next few days could be crucial. >> reporter: in this just- released video, north korea's eem jong-un presides over a meeting with his military that ended with an ominous threat. as the official north korean tentral news agency put it: "the sustained and accelerated envelopment of military capability for self-defense." translation: north korea may be mping up its nuclear weapons program that some officials sped had been sloasincwee ate statement follows another not-so-veiled threat earlier this month of what the north called a "christmas gift" to the united states, widely interpreted as a potential ballistic missile or nuclear weapons test. and satellite images of a north korean test site show signs of brning, which may be evidence of recent rocket engine tests. ehe moratorium helped pave the ecy for two unprecedented bmmits, but good feelings evaporated over american demands that north korea end its nuclear weapons program before the u.s. would support lifting economic sanctions. former national security adviser john bolton says the adm

barry petersen has the story. >> reporter: this massive tree-eating machine has a funny name, the felleruncher, but a serious job. doing what nature once did, thinning out trees on the quintera ranch. >> we move heard in 1969. >> reporter: when you have a sustainable forest, what does that mean in terms of fires? >> it means we're more fire resilient. >> reporter: forest fires are nature's game plan for managing a forest. >> a forest fire isn't always bad, as long as it's a cool burning fire. you know we do some prescribed burning, and we'll do more prescribed burning in the future as understory fires. >> reporter: that's the small fires? >> yes. but when we get the big devastating crown fires that we've seen from california all the way through the west into colorado, those are extremely devastating, and we're trying to prevent from those big catastrophic fires. >> reporter: the fires are bigger for several reasons. there are heroic efforts to put them out before they destroy the growing number of houses built in forested areas. but that undercuts nature's way of burning off undergrowth,

barry petersen, cbs news, seoul. >>> coming up on the "morning news," an oil spill in the pristine waters off the famous galapagos islands, and we'll show you where a christmas giveaway at a mall turned dangerous for shoppers. s island and we'll show you where it turjs dangerous for shoppers. hey! it's me! your dry skin! i'm craving something we're missing. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture. we've got to have each other's backs... cerave. now the #1 dermatologist recommended skincare brand. ( ♪ ) only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol®. for fast pain relief. ♪ you've got something up your sleeve ♪ ♪ what you didn't know was you were surprising ♪ ♪ your father-in-law steve ♪ the best part of wakin' up is folgers in your cup ♪ [sneezing] ♪ you don't want to cancel your plans. [sneezing] cancel your cold. the 1-pill power of advil multi-symptom cold & flu knocks out your worst symptoms. cancel your cold, not your plans. advil multi-symptom cold & flu. little th

for "cbs this morning saturday," barry petersen at the trinchera blanca ranch, colorado. >> truly isdoing there. >> very complicated managing forests. if somebody can figure it out -- there's a lot of ideas whether it's private or the federal government. if somebody can figure out some sustainable plan long term for everyone -- >> right. >> it would be helpful. >> i love the learning from nature, though. do it nature's way. >> listen to nature. >> absolutely. >>> if you're heading out the door, don't forget to set your dvr to record "cbs this morning saturday." coming up in our next hour, food from fiction. tv shows and movies are full of references to special dishes. we'll meet a chef who re-creates them. >>> plus, lighting las vegas. director tim burton's latest work doesn't appear on screen. it's part of a unique museum exhibit in the city where he finds some of his earliest inspiration. >>> and we'll have music from "y session." >>> next, a presidential candidate and a woman in iowa have a lot to say to each other. it's not about politics. ♪ we used to love going out with julia a

barry petersen has the story. >> reporter: this massive tree-eating machine has a funny name, the feller

need a repair there's a new app that will send a mechanic to you, to your home or to your office ed petersenthe co-founder and ceo of wrench. ed, thanks for being with us >> yeah, no problem. great to be here >> it makes obvious sense. it would be really nice to have a mechanic come to me instead of having to go somewhere how did you come up with the idea and how does it work? >> really it's out of consumer frustration. that was really the original driver for it. we thought that there's really two core problems we want to solve for people one is transparency, which really drives trust, right there's a big trust issue in this industry. the other is convenience really it's just a hassle. you will never meet anyone that enjoys dealing with the process. >> and i feel like, by the way, when i take it there, it may be days before i get it back. >> and that's the transparency you're wondering what's going on i -- >> i'm not going to stay at my office or my house for days. so i'm guessing it's faster service. >> the average job, though, is really about two hours even if you take it to a shop. it's j

barry petersen is monitoring this story in seoul, south korea.o say there? >> well, i have to tell you when the -- known as the hermit kingdom, it's not always easy to know what kim jong-un is thinking. we know they're up to something. we just don't know what that something is. >> kim jong-un was center stage at the workers party meeting. a rare event in north korea. called because kim is thinking of taking the country on a different course. in recent years, he has been downplaying the military in favor of boosting the emerging middle class by getting more consumer goods into the country. but after summits with president trump did not ease economic sanctions, the war of words escalated. one north korean official calling president trump a heedless and erratic old man. there is a real worry that kim will go back to the days of nuclear brinkmanship and long-range ballistic missile launches. a move already drawing fire from security advisor, who said the u.s. will take appropriate military or economic action. south koreans are so afraid that presiden

john petersen and five other men braved treacherousÑi aters for 13 days to becomeÑi the mq people to offeringñr limited service until 3:00ym a.m.9ez çó monday, pardon meçó 3:00 a.m. on wednesday, but thoseÑiÑi rides will not bexd free. >>> Ñi7:17.çó let's check inñr with vianey arana with a lookçó at ourÑiÑiÑi sundayko forecast. hard to believe we're looking ahead to new year's eveer aesar's eve. >> people are stillñr trying to get home fromçó christmas. >> yes. your commute.o this storm making its way in, which is why we're under a microclimate weatherÑi ç alert. we want everybody tob prepared for what they can expect. nice shot of the bay ñrbridge i skies and right now theñr temperatures are actually a little warmerd a lotÑi warmer in someÑiçó spots. 46 degrees in san franciscoÑi atÑi çó53ÑiÑi degrees. take a look ak9Ñsr the 24-hour temperature ç:óchangeñ because ofq those clouds and the amountçó f moisture that we haveñrçó n the air, it's çiok ofçó working asñrÑiçó a to% a little bit çówarmer. 17 degreesñr warmerym in napa, aqiçó 4xmeáju ?;hour. remember Ñiyesterday weÑi dippedÑi

. >>> this is barry petersen in seoul with a look at the last decade in asia.ry of this decade is the story of two men who define not just the region but a growing and strengthening challenge to the united states. first, china's president xi jinping. his big spending on the military included deploying just this month the very first chinese-built aircraft carrier, a bid to confront the u.s. for control of the region. but closer to home, xi has not been able to control this year's pro-democracy riots in hong kong. once the jewel of asia, the city is now better known for tear gas and street violence with no end in sight. asia's other strong man, north korea's kim jong-un took power when his father died in 2011. the faces of his family dynasty are everywhere. two solidify his power, kim is making life better for an emerging middle class. department stores have goods. and pyongyang has a new amusement park. >> rocket man -- >> reporter: even president trump's name-calling seems to have raised kim's status. >> rocketman should have been handled a long time ago. >> re

police in gilroy, vallejo, paul petersen pacifica are taking part.lled drive sober or get pulled over. police say dui crashes are more common around the holidays and they are increasing patrols for the rest of the season. >>> two new spark train stations will begin this weekend and they are celebrating with a grand opening ceremony in larkspur. smart calls the larkspur station the gateway to the bay for commuters and visitors. a ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1 pm at the new station and tomorrow at 10:30 am the celebration for nevada's new downtown station will be held. limited weekend and holiday service will start tomorrow at both stations and full service starts in january. >>> the football team at san mateo's sierra high school is on its way to southern california to play in the division one a state championship game. they boarded buses this morning and had a police escort out of town. they have only lost one game this season. they will play tomorrow in norwalk against undefeated corona delmar high school from newport beach. this is the

>> barry petersen, thank you. >>> a suspect is under arrest in tennessee for the stabbing deaths of two men including the brother of an nfl quarterback. 23-year-old michael moseley was captured yesterday outside nashville. he's been charged with criminal homicide. 22-year-old clayton beathard and 21-year-old paul trapeni were stabbed to death outside a nashville bar saturday after a fight over a woman. beathard is the brother of san francisco 49ers backup quarterback cj beathard. >>> a 7-year-old girl shot inside a chicago home during a family gathering on christmas is reported to be in critical condition. police say the bullets were fired by someone standing on the sidewalk outside. a 38-year-old man, the apparent target, was also wounded but was able to walk to a hospital. there are no suspects in custody. >>> christmas morning also brought misery to about 250 people in minnesota's largest city. they are without a home after a fire swept through the drake hotel in minneapolis yesterday. the hotel of used to shelter homeless people. no one was seriously hurt, but many of the victims ar

discuss inside a growing terrorist movement which features a photo documentary by portfolio by mark petersen poet introduces peterson's photos writing in part this, his look at contemporary american confederacy and white nationalism shows us our neighbors in other robes. the people portrayed are living among us in every region of the country, in our workplaces, in our government, on social media, and for some, in our homes. their culture is made up of both rallies and private rituals. we see their homes, streets, and schools that these are also our streets and our schools and our neighbors. and, david, just i guess we should start out by talking about putting klansmen on the cover of your magazine. i asyme that's somethisume that didn't take lightly? >> no. we spent hours debating if that was the right cover. the project was a complicated one to put together. it's covering a loath smssome g of people that want the attention and why are we giving it to them? but this felt impossible to convey without a striking cover. it was interesting, especially to us, the picture we chose was taken in buc