special sponsored 7-day grgr >> axelrod: we end tonight with another look at one of our favorite steve hartmane one about the professional football player who quit the nfl to try his luck on a new field. steve met him "on the road." >> reporter: at one point, number 60, jason brown, was one of the best centers in the nfl. at one point, he had a five- year, $37 million contract with the st. louis rams. and at one point, he decided it was all meaningless and just walked away from football. >> my agent, you know, he said, "you're making the biggest mistake of your life." and i looked right back at him and i said, "no, i'm not. no, i'm not." >> reporter: so what could possibly trump the nfl? you wouldn't believe. jason brown quit football to be a plain, old farmer. even though he'd never farmed a day in his life. how did you learn even to do what you're doing? >> get on the internet. watch youtube videos. >> reporter: so you learned how to farm from youtube? >> yeah. >> you can still plant your crops. >> reporter: thanks to youtube and some good advice from other farmers here in louisburg, north c

tamiflu and attack the flu virus at its source. >> mason: we got such a positive response to steve hartman'st friday's, we thought we'd run it again with an update in case you missed it or want a second helping of feeling good. here's steve "on the road." >> reporter: aerpter this month, in kansas city, missouri, the jackson county sheriff's department launched a sting operation like no other. >> hello, ma'am. your vehicle was targeted. >> oh, my gosh. okay. >> reporter: what made this operation especially unusual was the man behind it. >> good morning. >> reporter: a fellow in a red hat known to these men only as "secret santa." >> we've got a mission today, to go out and do random acts of kindness. >> reporter: every year, this anonymous businessman personally gives out about $100,000 worth of $100 bills to random strangers, but this year, he deputized these deputies. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: to give away much of it. >> oh, my god! no! >> reporter: most people were blown away. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: either because they really needed the money-- >> does that make your da

and steve hartman "on the road" with a couple who found love. is where the heart is. >> i think we fell in love the moment we seen each other. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> dubois: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm maurice dubois. this is our western edition two days after a new york city grand jury cleared a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man, the protests are growing larger and spreading across the country, including boston and chicago. and now another new york grand jury, this one in brooklyn, is about to investigate the shooting of another unarmed black man. michelle miller begins our coverage. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> reporter: today, the chant on the streets of chicago was like thousands heard last night in new york-- >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: -- at a protest in minneapolis. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter --and at a die-in on the campus of clemson university. >> i can't breathe. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter:

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and steve hartman. it began with a routine traffic stop. >> how you doing, ma'am? >> i was good until you pulled me over. >> pelley: but this story is about to take a sharp turn "on the road." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. parts of california so desperate for rain got it in buckets today from a fast-moving storm hitting the west coast. at least a billion gallons of water fell into los angeles reservoirs, a year's supply for at least 30,000 people. but drought relief came at a price. at least two dead in oregon, flooded roads, mud slides, and now a massive cleanup. we have two repors, beginning with bigad shaban in los angeles. bigad. >> reporter: scott, the mud slide buried this neighborhood after just about two inches of rain fell in a matter of hours. now, last year, a wildfire actually burned much of the vegetation along these nearby hillsides, so when the rain came down, the dirt had nothing to hold onto. on this street in the community of camarillo, there's mu

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steve hartman, on the road, in kansas city, missouri. >> i know it looks like it certainly was a very merry christmas for a loft people there. what a great story. we're back in 30 seconds. >>> good morning, it is 8: 25, this monday morning, i'm diana rocco. new this morning a 711 robbed on the main line, happened midnight 5900 block every city avenue. investigators tell us two men walk in and demanded cash. one of the robbers had a gun. we're told they got a which with cash, lottery tickets, and cigarette. the store cashier was taken to the hospital for a back injury after getting pushed up against a wall by one of the robbers. now right to carol for a look at the forecast, good morning. >> good morning to you, high shall everybody. we have blue skies over philadelphia. they won't last long, so get out, enjoy them if you can. but you can see it looks like a nice bright start here. not as bright every place else. storm scan3, showing that there are clouds and number of locations and precipitation moving in from the south. it is going to be rain in our area, so we can expect to find som

. >> osgood: steve hartman tells us latest what may be nation's least loved christmas tree.avid edelstein as pictures, we'll take measure of the christmas wreath. here are the headlines for the 7th of december, 2014. two hostages held by al qaeda militants have died after unsuccessful rescue mission. david martin reports from washington. >> the first attempt to rescue luke sommers ended in frustration. the second in his death. two weeks ago american command owes stormed the hide out where sommers was held only to find he had been moved just days before. after that raid al qaeda released video of sommers threatened to execute him if its demands, never spelled out, were not met in three days. with the clock ticking down to the final 24 hours team of 40 u.s. navy seals flew in to yemen and hiked to a large walled compound where sommers ever being held. as they approached the compound at that time 1:00 saturday morning something, perhaps a barking dog, gave the seals away. video purporting to show the resulting firefight was posted on a jihadi website. in the middle of the fight

steve hartman watches a secret santa at work. techno-claus is back with tips for holiday gifts. plus the brightest in christmastime lights and more. first headlines for this sunday morning the 14th of december, 2014h14. crowded streets and cities across the nation yesterday marchs were to call attention to the recent deaths of unarmed black men and boys at the hands of police. after an unusual saturday session, the senate has approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill. president obama to sign to keep the government operating through september. california is cleaning up from last week's stormy weather that included a rare tornado in los angeles. power has now been restored everywhere, some roads including stretch of the pacific coast highway remain closed. marcus mayo that is is this mariota is the quarterback of the oregon ducks is best player last night in new york. the first hawaii native to win the award. duke and duchess of cambridge released latest crop of photos of 17 month old prince george. he's the third in line for the throne. in case you missed it yesterday of 12-13-14. d

steve hartman, on the road, in kansas city, missouri. >> yep, the good always outweighs the bad. is 6:56 right now. and philadelphia student are learning about the meaning of kwanzaa. a charter school celebrated the holiday with display of arts and crafter, in east germantown. celebrated on the seven guiding principals. kwanzaa. the goal to unite the families. kwanzaa officially begins december 26 and ends january 1st. >>> well that's it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. here's what we have for you coming up at 7:00. medical breakthrough gives a local grandmother the gift of site this holiday season. stephanie stahl explains. plus, while shopping for christmas, many are offering to buy on line, makes sense, number of retailers offering free shipping. but is it really free? >> chilly sunday today, carol sunday with your weekly forecast next. i hear you're quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. let me show you how grandma does it. ♪ you're daddy made this when he was a little boy. ♪ this is your dad in my house, where he had his first christmas. thanks for making the cof

and steve hartman. it began with a routine traffic stop. >> how you doing, ma'am? >> i was good until you pulled me over. >> pelley: but this story is about to take a sharp turn "on the road." captioning sponsored by cbs

steve hartman tags along on one man's very long trip to the office.ill geist watches "gone with the wind" fans going all out but first headlines for this sunday morning. 21st of december. first day of winter. new york city is mourning the shooting death of two police officers killed in their patrol car yesterday afternoon. gunman may have target them for the chokehold death of eric garner in new york and michael brown case in missouri. we have report from mark albert. >> the ambush came in a brooklyn neighborhood. police say man named ishmael brinsley shot wenjian liu and rafael ramosz you are our hearts are heavy. we lost two good men who devoted their lives to protecting all of us. >> after the shooting brinsley killed himself in a subway station. he posted this message on instagram three hours before the shooting. it has not been independently verified. it reads, quote, i'm putting wings on pigs today. they take one of ours let's take two of their's. rest in piece mike brown and eric garner this may be my final post. >> frustrated with the results

and steve hartman. it began with a routine traffic stop. >> how you doing, ma'am?s good until you pulled me over. >> pelley: but this story is about to take a sharp turn "on the road." captioning sponsored by cbs

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and steve hartman is on the road with jason brown who quit the big time and headed to the farm. >> myhe said, "you're making the biggest mistake of your life." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

and steve hartman with cops following the letter of the law. >> hello, ma'am. your vehicle was targeted. >> mason: and the spirit of the season. >> oh, my gosh! are you serious? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

and steve hartman with cops 'allowing the letter of the law. >> hello, ma'am.e was targeted. >> mason: and the spirit of the season. >> oh, my gosh! are you serious? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

and steve hartman "on the road" with a couple who found love.where the heart is. >> i think we fell in love the moment we seen each other. captioning sponsored by cbs