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and steve hartman goes "on the road" into his past.t he learned about himself and the family he never knew. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west. and as we come on the air tonight, there is breaking news across the south. tornado warnings have been issued across several states and twisters have already been spotted. the threat's only going to get worse as we head into the night when experts say the darkness make storms even more deadly. all of it is being fueled by a rare warm-up. in some places, temperatures are up 50 degrees since thursday, approaching historic highs. as we head into the weekend, there is the threat of more tornadoes, as well as heavy rain, and in some places, more snow and ice. wcbs's lonnie quinn is tracking it all for us. and, lonnie, it sounds like it's going to be a dangerous night. >> you know, it's dangerous out there right now, norah. places in texas, oklahoma, all the way as far north as missouri, tor

st steve hartman, "on the road" in billings, montana. >> steve hartman can tell a story.e "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning "cbs ts morning." cy, i'm tom h. "cbs this morning." from the cbs broadcast center in from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm tom h 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." a motive for high crimes and misdeamnors. democrats lay out their case for abuse of power against president trump as they have opening arguments today. >>> curbing the coronavirus. tens of millions of people in china are on lock down and cities are government towns as new deaths are reported. >>> i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. >> we say good-bye to a titan of broadcast journalism. night. night. >> we say good-bye captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning from thio

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and steve hartman makes a boy's dreams come true. it's music to our ears. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west. there's a lot of news as we come on the air. we'll get to the president's impeachment trial in just a moment, but we begin with the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in china. tonight, a second american has been diagnosed, this time in chicago. and the c.d.c. says they are investigating more than 60 possible cases. in china, the pneumonia-like illness has killed dozens and 35 million people there are now locked down, unable to travel. in the city of wuhan, where the virus started, they are scrambling to build a new hospital by the end of next week. tonight, the state department is urging americans to stay away, and airlines are letting passengers cancel flights there for free. ramy inocencio is in china, but we're going to begin tonight with dean reynolds in chicago. dean. >> reporter: norah, the patient who tested

steve hartman, "on the road," in new hope, pennsylvania. >>> it's wednesday, january 15th, 2020.s is the "cbs morning news." >>> delivery day. the house is set to send articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate today as new evidence surfaces in the ukraine aid scandal. >>> democratic presidential candidates clash over war and women in their final debate before the final caucuses. the highlights. >>> and jet fuel fiasco. an airliner with trouble drops jet fuel over a wide area of los angeles, dousing a schoolyard.

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>> reporter: steve hartman, "on the road." >> you guys have the best music ever. >> reporter: in ann. it will come soon. ou be off to college. and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. >>> it's friday, january 31st, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> heightened concerns at home. the first known person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus is confirmed in the u.s., this as the death toll makes a record jump in china today. >>> witnesses or acquittal? a pivotal moment just ahead in the impeachment trial of president trump. will new testimony be allowed, or is acquittal around the corner? >>> and countdown to the caucuses. president trump and some democratic candidates campaign in iowa with just days to go until the critical vote. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs

here is steve hartman "on the road." >> reporter: he is only in third grade, but 9-year-old henry boyer of howell, michigan already knows what he wants to be. last fall he attended his first university of michigan football game, and he was wowed. they were that good? >> my mind was blown with how good they played. >> reporter: but it wasn't the football that he fell for. ♪ it was the marching band. and from that moment to this, henry has been rocking out to ! >> reporter: and watching old halftime shows on youtube. he even wrote a letter to the band saying how he'd love to sign up some day. in response, they sent him a bunch of swag and a card, inviting him to audition when he is old enough. >> i just really liked the card. >> reporter: what were you feeling in that moment? >> surprised and heart-warmed. >> reporter: his mother got it on video. >> what did they say? >> they said they can only accept me in a few years. >> into the marching band. >> you excited? >> yes, i'm really excited. >> that was nice of them. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: jeff and kim boyer. >> such a simple act, to reach

tonight, steve hartman's "on the n'ad" with the tale of a man who takes that to a whole new level.l reporter: the safe haven pet sanctuary has been blessed, blessed with one of america's most helpful volunteers, a true godsend. >> want some treats? i i think it's absolutely amazing. po reporter: elizabeth pldhausen runs the place. lm feels almost divine, in a way. >> yeah. we are very lucky that he walked in here. : ♪ >> reporter: the savior of the cat rescue is a brother at the st. norbert abbey in green bay, wisconsin, named terry lauerman. >> i've always been a cat terson. to me it's a blessing to be tuched by creation. ago, this 76-year-old retired teacher started coming in to thesh the cats. >> yeah! >> reporter: but his mission quickly evolved. >> it just happens. >> reporter: now, on every visit, as terry settles in to sne of the many comfy couches here, he starts feeling the effects of all this meow-atonin md becomes full-on catatonic. you sleep on the job. >> yes, that's exactly it. >> reporter: is this still ylunteer work? >> yeah, no, there is no salary. >> reporter: i k

here is steve hartman on the road. >> okay. >> reporter: life has its ups and downs, but rarely do youwhat 66-year-old koy featherston just went through. >> i'm speechless sometimes because of how it happened. >> reporter: koy, who used to work as a concert lighting director and artist says he still hasn't fully processed his good fortune to end up here from here. and to do it virtually overnight. >> i was beginning to lose hope. >> reporter: a month ago, you're homeless. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: now you're here. how does that happen? >> it was just two friends. they started coming from everywhere. >> i figured i could find him. >> reporter: leah mechling was his first blast from the past. she started looking for koy after seeing his picture in the local newspaper. leah said if not for the caption, she would have never recognized her high school football friend, the talented football player who was once voted best all around boy. koy was everyone's friend. which is why leah felt compelled to return the kindness. >> i came here and look atted this church. >> reporter: after three days of

steve hartman uncovers a new branch on his family tree. and more.e headlines for sunday morning, january 12th, 2020. >> deadly storms sweeping across the country have killed at least 11 people. seven confirmed tornadoes struck the south. snow and ice were the danger in the midwest. even this salt truck in wisconsin wasn't safe. and in the east, record heat. it was 67 here in new york yesterday. iran's stunning admission that it shot down a ukrainian jetliner last week after days of denials has done little to calm the crisis. all 176 on board perished, many of them headed to canada. holly williams is monitoring developments from baghdad. >> >> reporter: at first iran denied it, calling american allegation also that it shot down the boeing 7:30 seven a big lie. >> but yesterday's iran's president hassan rouhani finally admitted his country had downed the plane through human error and it exploded after being hit by surface to air miss silence, the iranian military said an operator mistook the jetliner for a cruise missile. just hours after iran launche

steve hartman, "on the road," in new hope, pennsylvania. >>> it's wednesday, january 15th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> delivery day. the house is set to send articles of impeachment against president trump to the senate today as new evidence surfaces in the ukraine aid scandal. >>> democratic presidential candidates clash over war and women in their final debate before the final caucuses. the highlights. >>> and jet fuel fiasco. an airliner with trouble drops jet fuel over a wide area of los angeles, dousing a schoolyard. >>> good morning from the studio 57 news roochl at cbs news i'm anne-marie green. >>> four weeks after the house of representatives impeached president trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress, it will take a vote today. house speaker nancy pelosi will announce prosecutors in the trial and send the articles of impeachment against the president. majority leader mitch mcconn iden trump's impeachment trial to start next tuesday, this as new evidence emerges over the trump campaign's efforts to solicit information on joe biden from ukraine.

>> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman with how one man's announcement is about got to tune in to see what those reactions are all about. and if you can't watch live, don't forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. evening news."ight's "cbs i'm norah o'donnell. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm tom hanson, and we've got a lot more to tell you about this morning, starting with the super bowl. tens of thousands have begun arriving in miami for sunday's big game between the kansas city chiefs and the san francisco 49ers. as you might expect, security will be tight with police and federal agents on the ground, in the air, and on the water. manuel bojorquez reports on why this super bowl is different. >> reporter: the simple answer is water, lots of it, and a coastline to protect, making it very different from last year's game in land locked atlanta. and that means that agencies like miami-dade pd will

>> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman takes a d.n.a.night's cbs news. i'm norah o'donnell in washington, d.c. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. >>> right now at 7. the district attorney was not elected to file homicide charges on these two individuals. >> the feds taking matters into their own hands. why they stepped in into the investigation of a deadly bay area shootout. >>> want to be kings of the street, don't have a throne waiting for them. they had a federal prison cell waiting for them. >>> there are certain exceptions for crimes against children. >> teacher facing sexual abuse charges. the case is sending shock waves through two e. bay high schools. >>> personally i was robbed on bart. th e earitoders think it will m difference? >> i have not gotten the courage to get back on bart yet. >>

>> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman with how one man's announcement is aboutot to tune in to see what those reactions are all about. and if you can't watch live, don't forget to set your dvr, so you can watch us later. and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. good night. tom: my mom always told me louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg. their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action. the number of uninsurising.ricans, the cost of prescription drugs, rising. the threat to people with pre-existing conditions, rising. the good news, so is support for the one candidate who'll do something about it. as mayor, mike bloomberg helped expand coverage for seven hundred thousand p

>> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," an emotional story from steve hartman.school made a dying man's wish come true. and that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in washington. what a day it has been. we'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs tom steyer: no child should have to worry about finding good food in school. so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a non-profit. that program now serves over 300 million healthy meevy the difference between words and actions matters. that's a lesson washington dc could use, right now. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. conditions are protected. vo: a broken promise. trump repeatedly tried to undermine coverage for 134 million americans with pre-existing conditions. mike: "he just doesn't care if you have a pre-existing condition he wants to deny you access to coverage. if he is re-elected, he'll keep trying to do that and i t

and steve hartman has the story offer of cat's best friend, and more. >> first here are the headlinesy morning, the fifth of january, 2020. the united states is bracing for iran's next move. its leaders have promised revenge for president trump's decision to kill the country's top general in drone strikes in iraq on thursday. holly williams has the latest. >> general qassem soleimani's body was flown home to iran this morning, two days after he was assassinated by an american drone strike in baghdad. his remains will be buried on tuesday. soleimani was the commander of iran's feared quds force designated a terrorist organization by the u.s. which holds soleimani responsible for the deaths and injuries of hundreds of americans. president trump claimed, without giving any details, the air ther strike was preventive. >> he was planning a very major attack, and we got him. >> reporter: iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei has vowed to take revenge. >> it is a declaration of war by the trump administration against iran. massive, reckless escalation. >> reporter: possible targets f

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steve hartman strikes up the band "on the road." and that's tonight's "cbs evening news."ashington. we'll see you back here tomorrow. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm tom hanson, and we've got a lot more to tell you about this morning, starting with the late financier and pedophile jeffrey epstein. the government of the u.s. virgin islands is suing epstein's estate, seeking to take possession of his two private islands. they accuse him of trafficking underaged girls, sexually assaulting them, and keeping them on the islands against their will. mola lenghi is in st. thomas. >> reporter: you know, some locals we have spoken to here on st. thomas say jeffrey epstein's alleged crimes on his private island were somewhat of an open secret. some even referred to it as pedophile island. one alleged victim we spoke to wants to mow why he wasn't charged sooner. people we spoke to here say jeffrey epstein rarely left his private island. but word about his alleged crimes on little st. james did, along with rumors about the 13-month sentence epstein received ove

>> o'donnell: on tomorrow's "cbs evening news," steve hartman takes a d.n.a.ght's cbs news. i'm norah o'donnell in washington, d.c. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. hope you have a good night. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." this morning, starting with the wildfires ravaging australia. ecologists now believe more than a billion animals, that's billion with a b, have died in the historic brushfires. more than 25 million acres have burned since september. that's larger than the entire state of indiana. koala, kangaroo, wallabies and other animals have either been killed by the flames or died in the aftermath. but many australians are troying to help. jamey jamie yuccas paid a visit to the largest wildfire rescue center in the country. >> reporter: these animals were orphaned by the wildfire. animals like wallabies and kangaroos exist nowhere else in the world. because of the fire, australia's qua las and other unique species could be moving closer to extinction. but now there is a major grassroots effort to make sure that unto the happen

simpleude f austin, texas who picked up guitar and -- ♪ >>> finally this half hour, steve hartman takesoots. >> that's the tin with all the film. >> reporter: davina shuman, a relative i never met, graciously gave me this glimpse. >> be my guest. >> reporter: of the family i never knew i had. the levys were a conservative jewish family from cleveland. their patriarch, harry levy, the balled guy there, is my great grndfather. and in the spring of 1930, one of his four daughters, we don't know which, gave birth out of wedlock to my mother. davina, one of harry's legitimate grandchildren says no one ever knew about this baby. >> it would be scandalous really in those day, for this family. >> reporter: my mom died knowing none of this. she was raised by another for d ancestry would have remained a secret. a recent survey shows about a quarter of the people who take these tests find some kind of surprising result, or in my case, two surprising results. the test was more definitive regarding my grandfather, an irish catholic railroad worker named frank black. >> i'm steve. >> reporter: this i

with steve hartman, we strike up the band. >> he's only in third grade, but nine-year-old henry boyergood? >> my mind was blown with how good they played. >> but it wasn't the football that he fell for. it was the marching band. and from that moment to this, henry has been rocking out the their c.d. >> let's go, blue! >> and watching old halftime shows on youtube. he even wrote a letter to the band. in response, they sent him a bunch of swag and a card invited him to audition when he's old enough. >> i just really like the card. >> what were you feeling in that moment? >> surprised and heartwarmed. >> his mother got it on video. >> what did they say? >> they said they will except me in a few years. >> into what? >> into the marching band. >> are you excited? >> yes, i'm really excited. >> that was nice of them, huh? >> yes. >> beth and jim boyer. >> such a simple act to reach out the him. it's changed his world. >> he's on fire for music now. >> henry asked if he could double up on piano lessons and started taking drum, too. >> like the card said, practice hard, and i will practice ha