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ben tracy, cbs news, the bahamas. >> extraordinary creatures. >>> "heart of america" is next with the incredible cou ge of >>> finally here tonight's "heart of america" with an extraordinary group of good samaritans. take a look at this harrowing scene on interstate 94 in saint pul, minnesota, last week. an suv engulfed in flames after slamming into a light pole and guardrail. within seconds, complete strangers rushed toward the burning vehicle, where they attempted to pry open the doors while dodging the heat. eventually someone broke a window and pulled the 71-year-old driver to safety. one of those heroes, khadir tow la, explains why he did not hesitate to help. >> it could be me one day, you know? what would happen if i was in that situation and my life is in the hands of strangers that i don't even know? >> miraculously, no injuries were reported all thinks to khadir tolla and all of those good samaritans, tonight's "heart of america." outstanding job. >>> and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mo
ben tracy, cbs news, the bahamas. >> extraordinary creatures. >>> "heart of america" is next with the incredible cou ge of >>> finally here tonight's "heart of america" with an extraordinary group of good samaritans. take a look at this harrowing scene on interstate 94 in saint pul, minnesota, last week. an suv engulfed in flames after slamming into a light pole and guardrail. within seconds, complete strangers rushed toward the burning vehicle, where...
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cbs' ben tracy reports, the move is aimed at presenting thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses. >> everyone should be able to turn on their tap and trust that the water that they're drinking and giving their children is safe. >> reporter: epa administrator michael regan announced a new drinking water standard in north carolina where in 2017, it was discovered a chemical plant had been contaminating the local water supply by dumping pfas into a nearby river. >> it was gut-wrenching when we first learned about our contamination crisis. >> reporter: emily donovan lives near the river and has been fighting for pfas regulations for years. how concerned have you been about the water you and your children have been drinking all these years? >> i mean, i've been terrified. no mother wants to be told that she contaminated her children. >> reporter: an estimated 200 million americans are exposed to pfas chemicals through drinking water. these forever chemicals last for thousands of years and are used in everything from food packaging to water-resistant clothing and cosm
cbs' ben tracy reports, the move is aimed at presenting thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses. >> everyone should be able to turn on their tap and trust that the water that they're drinking and giving their children is safe. >> reporter: epa administrator michael regan announced a new drinking water standard in north carolina where in 2017, it was discovered a chemical plant had been contaminating the local water supply by dumping pfas into a nearby river....
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i cbs's ben tracy reports, the move is aimed at preventing thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses. >> everyone should be able to turn on their tap and trust that the water that they are drinking and giving their children is safe. >> reporter: epa administrator michael reagan announced a new drinking water standard in north carolina, where in 2017 it was discovered a chemical plant had been contaminating the local water supply by dumping pfas into a nearby river. >> it was gut-wrenching to, when we first learned about our contamination crisis. >> reporter: emily donovan lives near the river and has been fighting for pfas regulations for years. how concerned have you been about the water you and your children have been drinking all these years? >> i mean, i've been terrified. no mother wants to be told that she contaminated her children. >> reporter: an estimated 200 million americans are exposed to pfas chemicals through drinking water. these forever chemicals last for thousands of years and are used in everything from food packaging to water resistant clothing
i cbs's ben tracy reports, the move is aimed at preventing thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses. >> everyone should be able to turn on their tap and trust that the water that they are drinking and giving their children is safe. >> reporter: epa administrator michael reagan announced a new drinking water standard in north carolina, where in 2017 it was discovered a chemical plant had been contaminating the local water supply by dumping pfas into a nearby...
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ben tracy, cbs news, the bahamas. >> maurice: extraordinary creatures. "heart of america" is next with the incredible courage of good samaritans coming to the rescue in a fiery car crash. ♪ ♪ rescue in a fiery car crash. ... of doug and limu. we help people customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. anyway, we got a bit of a situation here. ♪♪ uh-huh. uh-huh. ♪♪ [ metal groans] sure, i can hold. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty liberty liberty liberty ♪ ghostbusters: frozen empire. in theaters now. kerendia presents the abc's of ckd. c is for chronic, because chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes gets worse over time. k is for kidneys, because kidney damage can lead to kidney failure and dialysis. d is for doing more to protect your kidneys. kerendia is for adults with ckd in type 2 diabetes and is a once—daily tablet that is proven to reduce the risk of kidney failure, which can lead to dialysis. kerendia also slows the progression of kidney damage and reduces the risk of cardiovascular events, such as h
ben tracy, cbs news, the bahamas. >> maurice: extraordinary creatures. "heart of america" is next with the incredible courage of good samaritans coming to the rescue in a fiery car crash. ♪ ♪ rescue in a fiery car crash. ... of doug and limu. we help people customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. anyway, we got a bit of a situation here. ♪♪ uh-huh. uh-huh. ♪♪ [ metal groans] sure, i can hold. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty liberty...
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ben tracy has the latest. >> it feels like i've always been telling these stories about how it used to be. >> reporter: for as long as he can remember, leif hillman has been telling his son, nick, about a river that only existed in photographs and memories. >> all my life, it's been a struggle to sort of bring this river back. >> reporter: hillman belongs to the ca ruk tribe, native americans who have lived and fished for salmon along the klamath river for more than 10,000 years. >> what does this river mean to you? >> it's everything. it's our lifeblood. >> reporter: an essential artery that for more than a century has been blocked by concrete and dirt. between 1918 and 1962, four dams were built along this stretch of the klamath as western settlers bent nature to their will, harnessing the river's power for electricity. >> so we're standing on top of a lot of concrete. >> it's a lot of concrete. that's what it took to impound this river. >> reporter: mark bransom is ceo of the klamath renewal corporation. it recently blasted a hole in one of the largest dams, setting the klamath free
ben tracy has the latest. >> it feels like i've always been telling these stories about how it used to be. >> reporter: for as long as he can remember, leif hillman has been telling his son, nick, about a river that only existed in photographs and memories. >> all my life, it's been a struggle to sort of bring this river back. >> reporter: hillman belongs to the ca ruk tribe, native americans who have lived and fished for salmon along the klamath river for more than...
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." ♪ >>> on this weekend before earth day, ben tracy takes a look through the lens of environmental photographer james balog. tracy smith will give us a read on a much talked about novel from doctor and author abraham verghese. >>> plus, passover thoughts from humorist alex edelman. >>> a story from steve hartman, and more. it's a "sunday morning" for the 21st of april, 2024. and we'll be back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's your time to cache in... at northern california's premier casino resort. book your getaway now... ...at cachecreek.com. >>> all across america, critters are crossing the road, and more and more of them, conor knighton tells us, are doing it in style. >> reporter: interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the united states, spanning more than 3,000 miles, it connects seattle in the west to boston in the east. but it also serves as a massive concrete divide. for the animals who live to the north and south of the interstate, this road has absolutely wrecked their commute. is there a rush hour for the animals? >> yes. they tend to be nocturnal, or crepuscular, sort of
." ♪ >>> on this weekend before earth day, ben tracy takes a look through the lens of environmental photographer james balog. tracy smith will give us a read on a much talked about novel from doctor and author abraham verghese. >>> plus, passover thoughts from humorist alex edelman. >>> a story from steve hartman, and more. it's a "sunday morning" for the 21st of april, 2024. and we'll be back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's your time to cache in......
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ben tracy shows us how that might work. >> so this is where carbon goes to die? >> exactly. >> reporter: this field in central arkansas will soon be a graveyard for planet-warming pollution. >> it's going into the ground, and it will stay here forever. >> reporter: barclay rogers is ceo of graphyte, a start-up that takes leftover material from timber and rice mills and locks away the carbon dioxide that plants naturally remove from the atmosphere by turning it into bricks, wrapping them up, and burying them in the ground. >> we're taking the carbon captured by plants and keeping it out of the atmosphere for a thousand years or more. >> so you've got a lot of space here. >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: graphyte plans to turn this empty warehouse into the world's largest carbon removal facility, eventually removing 50,000 tons of co2 per year. that's like taking 10,000 cars off the road. american airlines is paying graphyte to offset some of the pollution from its flights. >> this brick of dead plants and trees is really going to be a solution? >> it's going to b
ben tracy shows us how that might work. >> so this is where carbon goes to die? >> exactly. >> reporter: this field in central arkansas will soon be a graveyard for planet-warming pollution. >> it's going into the ground, and it will stay here forever. >> reporter: barclay rogers is ceo of graphyte, a start-up that takes leftover material from timber and rice mills and locks away the carbon dioxide that plants naturally remove from the atmosphere by turning it into...
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but this morning ben tracy tells us that isn't always the case. >>> david pogue takes a look at the real costs of bitcoin mining. >>> kelefa sanneh profiles family owned sneaker company, making a run for the money. >>> tracy smith channels noted hollywood psychic tyler henry. >>> martha teichner on houston's winning approach to homelessness. >>> lilia luciano visits colombia where business is blooming. >>> and more in our "sunday morning" money issue. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin with the middle east. where, as we told you, iran yesterday launched an air attack on israel. we get the latest from imtiaz tyab in tel aviv. >> reporter: the sound of sirens pierced the night sky as a wave of iranian weapons were intercepted over israel. the israeli military says it was targeted by more than 200 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles. so far, we have intercepted and are continuing to intercept dozens of attack drones as well as cruise missiles and ballistic missiles outside of israel's border. >> reporter: on the streets of tehran, pockets of celebration for the unprecedented attack
but this morning ben tracy tells us that isn't always the case. >>> david pogue takes a look at the real costs of bitcoin mining. >>> kelefa sanneh profiles family owned sneaker company, making a run for the money. >>> tracy smith channels noted hollywood psychic tyler henry. >>> martha teichner on houston's winning approach to homelessness. >>> lilia luciano visits colombia where business is blooming. >>> and more in our "sunday...
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tracy smith tries to clear it up. >> reporter: ben tracy introduces us to the real captain cook. erin moriarty looks into a troubling loophole in foster care benefits. faith salie gets up close and personal with the diminutive washington, d.c., cherry tree they call stumpy. plus, a story from steve hartman and more. it's a "sunday morning" for the 7th of april, 2024, and we'll return after this. ♪ >>> grab those glasses. david pogue has a sneak preview of tomorrow's great american eclipse. >> reporter: tomorrow's total eclipse of the sun won't be any old eclipse. >> this is referred to as the great american eclipse. the reason is, it's going through some very populated areas of the united states. >> we are in this area -- >> reporter: ed ting says that in a solar eclipse the man passes exactly between your eyes and the sun and casts its shadow on the earth. >> the shadow is only about 100 miles wide. so you have to be in a specific place on the earth to witness the solar eclipse. >> reporter: solar eclipses actually take place every 18 months or so, but during most of them the
tracy smith tries to clear it up. >> reporter: ben tracy introduces us to the real captain cook. erin moriarty looks into a troubling loophole in foster care benefits. faith salie gets up close and personal with the diminutive washington, d.c., cherry tree they call stumpy. plus, a story from steve hartman and more. it's a "sunday morning" for the 7th of april, 2024, and we'll return after this. ♪ >>> grab those glasses. david pogue has a sneak preview of tomorrow's...
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here's ben tracy. >> reporter: so many people, they see the recyclable label and put it in the bin. >> reporter: she has spent years telling an inconvenient truth. for those of us who are constantly putting our plastic into the blue recycling bin and assuming it's going to the recycling place, what do we not know? >> you're being lied to. the vast majority of plastics are not recycle. they're just not. >> reporter: about 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the u.s. each year. only 5% to 6% of it is actually recycled. the rest ends up in landfills or is burned. she founded a non-profit to fight plastic pollution. inside her garage in southern california are all kinds of plastic with those little arrows on it that make us think that they can be recycled. >> it means you're being fooled. >> reporter: those so-called chasing arrows started showing up on plastic products in 1988, part of a push to convince the public that plastic waste wasn't a problem because it can be recycled. >> they at andidn't really needo work, right? they needed people to believe it was working. >> rep
here's ben tracy. >> reporter: so many people, they see the recyclable label and put it in the bin. >> reporter: she has spent years telling an inconvenient truth. for those of us who are constantly putting our plastic into the blue recycling bin and assuming it's going to the recycling place, what do we not know? >> you're being lied to. the vast majority of plastics are not recycle. they're just not. >> reporter: about 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in...
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here again is ben tracy. >> that's it. you've got it. >> reporter: if you ever decide to try your hand at climbing a 70-foot-tall wall of ice, it's helpful to have a guide who knows quite a bit about frozen water. >> thanks for taking me ice climbing. >> well, you're welcome. >> that is harder than it looks. >> yeah, no joke, right? >> what is it that fascinates you about ice? >> it's so weird-looking. compared to every other material you see on the surface of the earth. i just feel like i'm entering this other realm, this other kingdom. >> reporter: we met up with james balogh at the ice park in colorado's box canyon. but he has visited some of the most remote and remarkable kingdoms of ice all over the planet. capturing stunning images of these severe and surreal landscapes as an environmental photographer. >> the big problem with being a photographer is that you have to be there and you have to see something and you have it tourn it into something inside that little rectangle. i think of it as an adventure with a purpos
here again is ben tracy. >> that's it. you've got it. >> reporter: if you ever decide to try your hand at climbing a 70-foot-tall wall of ice, it's helpful to have a guide who knows quite a bit about frozen water. >> thanks for taking me ice climbing. >> well, you're welcome. >> that is harder than it looks. >> yeah, no joke, right? >> what is it that fascinates you about ice? >> it's so weird-looking. compared to every other material you see on...