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steve hartman, on the road in >>> getting lost in a good book is often an escape into new world.sed with cancer. now she's helping thousands of sick children discover it, too. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: surrounded by boxes of books, emily can't help but smile. you love books, right? >> i do, very much. >> reporter: the 18-year-old from maryland is mastermind behind the book drive, for love and buttercup. it all started in 2019 when her best friend, her dad, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. >> it was the worst, reliving it every single night, nightmares and panic attacks. i thought it's hard enough for adult to have cancer, think about a kid with cancer, breaks my heart. >> reporter: petite teenager with the big heart put on word on social media, hoping to collect books for sick children. >> expecting two or three responses, there were hundreds and hundreds of books by my door. exciting. >> reporter: distributed 9,000 new books to hospitals and schools in need, including medstar georgetown university hospital, where her dad was treated. was this your form of therapy? >> it

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. >> reporter: steve hartman. >> i will need to call them every hour for a peptalk. i like the go get your wallet and get ice cream and shoes. >> that is good advice for anyone for any moment, right? >> they are so wise for being so young. sweet innocent voices. encouraging us it will be okay. >> make that call. make that call. >>> new at 11:00, disney is suspending all political donations in florida and the company's ceo is apologizing for not taking action sooner. he faced huge blow back for not using disney's vast influence in the state to quash the so-called don't say gay bill t is called the parental rights bill. a letter to employees he promised to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights. >>> tonight, a texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating parents from obtaining gender-affirming medical care for their children. nine cases have been own since they issued an opinion last month that gender transitioning treatments can be child abuse. he had that same attorney general to dinner to meet their transgender son. >> the stakes are ne

. >>> i am steve hartman. coming up on "the cbs evening news", the kids at this grade school wanted to give their grown-ups a pep talk. >> if you feel deflated, do what you like best. it re-inflates you. >> but their words resonated far beyond. >> it spread all around the world. >> if you need a pep talk, press three. >> it is america's hottest hotline. tonight, on the cbs evening news with >>> by monday morning we will be focused on that second chance of rain, but we do have a chance in the forecast this weekend. the best chance will be north of the golden gate for anything measurable and still we are talking a 20 to 30% chance. a much better chance, more widespread, monday night into tuesday. one-tenth 21-quarter inch of rainfall. a chance by next friday night. it looks like a better chance the following weekend. >>> coming up at 5:00, a new rideshare company taking on uber and lyft. how alto hopes to shake up the industry. >>> and we are getting a look at what will become of several old bart cars. the trans

. >>> i'm steve hartman. coming up on "cbs evening news" the kids at this california grade school just want to give their grown-ups a simple pep talk. >> if you are feeling deflated, do what you'd like best. reinflate to. >> their words resonated far beyond. >> it turned into a ( ♪♪ ) (chiming) ( ♪♪ ) (laughter) ( ♪♪ ) >>> it's hard to complain about the weather like today. you feel guilty about it, but it's not really the weather we want. >> you know intellectually how much we need the rain, but emotionally it is great outside. and hasek weather today. we will see a few changes as we head into the weekend. we have some fog making its way through the golden gate. the coastal and bayside fog will be with us through to tomorrow morning. it will be chilly tomorrow morning for the inland valleys. still a lot of 30s on the map by early saturday. the cooler temperatures saturday with a stronger onshore breeze and and increasing cloud cover overhead. then we have a chance for scattered light showers saturday night i

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steve hartman found this story on the road. >> reporter: here at west side union grade school in california all the inspiration you'll ever need. just hit record. >> one, two, three -- >> if you're feeling deflated, do what you like best. it reinflates you. >> reporter: hurls like that. little unscripted, motivational gems are being collected and cataloged for this hotline. >> hi, welcome to pep talk. if you're feeling mad, frustrated or nervous, press one. >> go get your wallet and spend it on ice cream and shoes. >> reporter: whatever your worry, they have a solution. >> if you needs of encouragement, press two. >> be grateful for yourself. >> reporter: whatever your insecurity, they'll restore confidence. >> if you need a prep talk from kinder gardners, press three. >> you can do it. >> reporter: the hotline is the brainchild of these two teachers. they thought family and friends might enjoy calling the number. but -- there's no way you could have ma'amed what happened. >> no, it was shocking>> reporter: pep talk is getting up to 9,000 calls per hour. roughly 500,000 in total and countin

steve hartman found that special something else on the road. >> reporter: after a massive stroke eightvin eubanks of parigold, arkansas, had a massive recovery. today, even without the use of his left arm, he can do pretty much anything. >> but there was one thing that was really important to you that you could not do. >> yes, hug with two arms. when you hug one arm, to me it wasn't real. and i missed that so deeply. >> reporter: kevin says those bear hugs, enveloping his grandchildren, they were his greatest joy. but over the years, he had resigned himself to never know the feeling again. then, a few weeks ago, his daughter, who teaches occupational therapy here at arkansas state university, introduced her dad to her class. kevin told them how he missed those hugs. >> you could see it in his face, i his eyes. it broke my heart, because i was like, we have to do something. >> reporter: and those these four students did. >> it just needed to happen. >> reporter: they got together after class toin invent a devi which they named -- >> the hugger. >> reporter: kevin says it was so deceptiv

. >>> plus, in our series "kindness 101," steve hartman shares a story about a little girl and a horse"ncis" star wilmer valderrama stops by the times square studio to tell us all about tonight's two-hour "ncis" crossover event. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ live from the cbs

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. >> duncan: tomorrow, if you've ever needed a pep caulk, cbs's steve hartman has a hotline for you "norah o'donnell and all of us here, i'm jericka duncan. good night. >> announcer: a boat owner expected top-quality seating on the cheap. >> judge judy: are you a reupholsterer? >> i trained under the man who built john f. kennedy's furniture. >> announcer: but he wasn't comfortable with the result. >> he said he was a master craftsman. he made me think he was the picasso of upholstery. >> announcer: can he get the judge to bail him out? >> but all along, he's acting like he's a boat expert. "oh, i know. i know." >> judge judy: maybe he's not the master upholsterer that he thought he was. >> but you get what you pay for. >> judge judy: that's right. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution matthew barnhill is suing upholsterer ted adams for damaging his boat. >> byrd: order! all rise! quiet in the courtroom. this is case number 219 on the calendar

. >> duncan: tomorrow, if you've ever needed a pep caulk, cbs' steve hartman has a hotline for you "onell and all of us here, i'm jericka duncan. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs capt ned by media >>> right now at 7:00 -- >>> the ntsb is due to arrive anytime now to investigate a fiery caltrain crash. tonight, it is a still derailing the evening commute along the peninsula, 8 hours since it sent passengers scrambling for safety. >> some people started opening up the emergency exits. >>> i had to stop. i'm looking for another job. >> i'm thinking to move to arizona or some other place. >> people who rely on their cars for their livelihood say soaring gas prices are driving them out of business. >>> how a bay area legal settlement with target could keep your money in your pocket. >>> baseball is back. how students fans could be filling up bay area stadiums for opening day. >>> right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streaming on cbs news bay area , we are getting a look inside of a burned caltrain car that passengers scrambled to escape following a fiery crash in san bruno. the q

. >> o'donnell: ahead of this weekend's grammy awards, steve hartman will have the story of a love songng. that's tomorrow "on the road." if you can't watch us live, set your d.v.r. so you can watch us later. that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in our nation's capitol. good night. >> judge judy: that's the dress that he made for you? >> yes, your honor. >> announcer: this bride was bursting at the seams. >> i kept telling him i needed spandex 'cause i'm a heavyset person. when i looked at it, i'm like, "it don't even have a shape to fit me." >> judge judy: she let you know that the dress had to have a little give to it. >> yes. >> judge judy: i just have to see. >> announcer: and after closer examination, this dressmaker still won't give an inch. >> my job first is to just take the measurements. >> judge judy: no, no, no, no, no. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution wadell newman is suing dressmaker corey mckinney for the r

. >> o'donnell: tomorrow, cbs's steve hartman visits a group of students whose school projects growghtogether? >> she stayed a couple nights here and there, but -- >> i woke up with him that morning. >> announcer: exes who don't see things the same way. >> judge judy: so tell me about this argument. >> i went around, knocked on the window. he woke up. i asked through the door, could i have my belongings? >> announcer: he says it wasn't so peaceful. >> it sounded like somebody was gonna break in. and i heard my daughter scream. we had to hold the door so she wouldn't kick it off the hinges. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution myron fulford is suing his ex-girlfriend, 23-year-old alexis powers, for attempting to break down his front door in a fit of rage. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number 17 in the matter of fulford vs. powers. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be s

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steve hartman was there when the plan came together, and took a trip back to see how it all worked outand park, michigan, near detroit, has all the makings of a ghost town. this was the library. this was the high school. much of the town just plain was. fortunately, one man's wasteland is another woman's blank slate. >> i just felt that it was a space to build and do things on. >> run through your background in urban planning. >> i don't think have anything in urban planning except for sitting here conjuring up i want to do. >> reporter: as we first reported in 2016 -- you got a better imagination than i do. >> reporter: she's the unofficial architect of the most unlikely redevelopment project in michigan. she set up a nonprofit. got donations. >> i own this lot right here, too. >> reporter: and started a crusade to reverse the decline on your block. are you paying all these people? >> a couple of them, but most are vowlunteers. >> she tries to uplift everyone. >> the needs something done, she knows who to call. >> reporter: they call her momma shoe, and she say she'll put a boot in yo

. >> reporter: steve hartman on the road. >> so proud of you. >>> a group of 1/2 animal rescuers -- of northern california animal rescuers are using a unique style to help shelter pets. it uses flower to treat the emotional health of humans. the group said a similar approach has been helping them calm animals who she signs of emotional distress. >> and i noticed a switch in him where hoef coming out and wanting to see me. >> the group said it works with animal groups across northern california. and the goal is to prevent at- risk cases from being . >>> it's 6:57. time for a look at the morning's top stories. the ntsb is to continue its investigation into the fiery caltrains crash in san bruno. investigators said the warning system was working. they new pieced together the rest of the mystery. >>> starting on immediate, students will be allowed to go maskless at schools in some bay area counties. it's welcome news to, some the california teacher's association is warning that some students may not be ready for that change. >>> state lawmakers are fast tracking a plan to undo berkley's en