Returns to earth after a botched First Mission. And if christmas was a competition, this familys recordbreaking light display might win. This is the cbs overnight news. Good evening, everyone, and welcome. Im Errol Barnett. The countdown is now on, a record 115 Million People are traveling for the holidays and nearly all of them doing so on the road. That can be dangerous. Take a look at what happened in virginia today. Ice and fog are blamed for this massive Chain Reaction interstate pile up involving nearly 70 vehicles. 51 people were taken to hospitals and two of them are in critical condition. It is a cautionary note for anyone heading outside as many did today searching for those lastminute gifts. Our Laura Podesta is among them. Reporter nationwide shoppers are making a list and checking it twice. Ornaments, cocktail stuff, i guess. Whatever catches their eye. Reporter hanukkah is already here and christmas just days away. I have coupons. I have cash kohls. Reporter if you hate crowds and traffic, you certainly want to avoid the shopping crush this weekend. Experts estimate americans will spend more than 34 billion this saturday and sunday. Thats 2. 5 billion more than black friday. Many are trying to shop local. I just love all the Little Stores here. Theres a lot of Little Family stores, a lot less corporaty. I think its more special and more of an event. Reporter picking up your gift in person might be the safest bet. With more than 2 billion packages expected to be delivered this season, fed ex, ups and other services could have delays. Analysts blame bad weather and the fact that thanksgiving came so late leaving just 26 days between black friday and Christmas Eve, the shortest possible amount of time. Santa may be extra generous this year. The National Retail federation estimates the average american will spend 1,047 this season, the most since it began keeping track. Erroll . Laura, thank you. For those of you traveling, the weather should not be completely frightful, but there are some exceptions. Our meteorologist is here. Jeff . Theres one big exception. Thats the southeast u. S. Boy, is it raining cats and dogs down there. Thats going to continue for the next 36 hours. Severe weather, the possibility of isolated tornadoes in florida and everything converges on the southeast coast tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night. South carolina, georgia, North Carolina, multiple inches of rainfall and strong, gusty winds. Should all wind down tomorrow night and tuesday morning. The rain, generally 2 to 4 inches in florida. Where you see the purple, thats as much as 8 plus inches of rain along the coast of georgia and South Carolina, maybe extending as far north as the North Carolina border. On the west, the atmospheric weather dying down. Snowfall another 1 to 2 feet in the mountains. Traveling for Christmas Eve and christmas day, looking good in most places. Mild temperatures 23 degrees above normal. If you want a white christmas, not many places. Very far north close to the Canadian Border and especially the rockies will see a lot of snow. Jeff, thank you. Youre welcome. We want to get you to chicago where a house party early today erupted in gunfire. 13 people were wounded, 4 of them critically. Police say people ran from gunfire inside the party only to be shot outside. One person is under arrest and chicago mayor Laurie Lightfoot said this type of violence cannot be tolerated. Its a terrible tragedy and frankly an incredible act of cowardess. Newly released emails are providing details into President Trumps controversial decision to withhold defense funds to ukraine. Now the issue, of course, led to mr. Trumps impeachment, something hes now using as a rallying cry. Our chip reid is with the president down in florida. Reporter President Trump turned his impeachment into a political drum beat saturday night before an adoring crowd of students in west palm beach. They had nothing. Theres no crime. Theres no nothing. How do you impeach . You have no crime. Reporter the president has called for a full impeachment trial in the senate with witnesses who he says will help exonerate him including the whistleblower and former Vice President joe biden. Senate democrats also want witnesses who they believe will help incriminate the president , such as acting white house chief of staff, mick mulvaney. This email is explosive. Chuck schumer highlighted a newly uncovered house email asking the Defense Department to please hold off on military aid to ukraine. The email came soon after the july 25th phone call in which President Trump asked ukrainian president zelensky to investigate joe biden. A Top Administration official, one that we requesting is saying stop the aid 91 minutes after trump called ze less ski and said, keep it hush hush. What more do you need to request a witness . Reporter Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell said he would prefer a short trial to keep the focus on the nations business. But on cbss face the nation roy blunt suggested that could change. There may be a time that we decide witnesses are essential. Reporter House Speaker nancy pelosi has refused to send the articles of impeachment from the house to the senate until Senate Republicans tell her what that trial is going to look like. Erroll . Chip reid, thank you for that. North Koreas Kim Jongun has threatened to launch a Christmas Gift to the United States if talks dont restart by years end. This is the key launch facility which effectively confirms the regimes claim it tested a new rocket engine this month, one that could power a missile capable of hitting the u. S. Mainland. Australias Prime Minister apologized for taking a Family Vacation in hawaii as just 100 catastrophic wildfires raged. I get it that people would have been upset to know that i was holidaying with my family while their families were under great stress. Critics charge morrison has not done enough to fight Climate Change blamed for fueling these massive and deadly fires. Today 30 firefighters from this is the cbs overnight news. For the first time in more than two centuries there will be no Christmas Mass at notre dame cathedral, a tradition thats endured since 1803 has now fallen victim to last aprils devastating fire. We are in paris. Reporter a song of praise tinged with sadness. These singers are part of the notre dame choir. Theyve been rehearsing at a nearby church after the gothic cathedral was nearly destroyed in a fire back in april. Most hearsay they still find it hard to believe they wont be performing Christmas Mass there this year. To think that i was here last christmas and i missed christmas at notre dame thinking i would go again this year with no problem and, yeah, no, its yeah, i cant believe im not going to do christmas. Reporter Church Officials say despite their prayers, they had little choice but to cancel Christmas Mass, the first time in over two centuries. Notre dames rector, patrick chauvais said it was only during the french revolution did Services Start at the cathedral. Not only in world war 1 and 2 did it close its doors. They have joined this temporary home just under a mile away from the iconic paris landmark. Despite the extensive damage, the french government is confident the services will resume by 2025. In the grand scheme of things, five or six years of renovation doesnt seem like much in a cathedral thats 850 years old. Reconstruction experts say it will likely take longer. But for edwardo, its the determination to restore notre dame she finds inspiring. For friends, this is like a symbol but i think at the same time people are trying to reconstruct and give everything to rebuild it and its maybe an opportunity to go to other church and to rebuild your faith. Reporter a symbol of faith that is already rising from the ash ashes. Now we all know that christmas is a time of giving, but if that child that you know is still pleading for a pony, you are about to officially run out of excuses. Heres John Blackstone. Reporter in a remote wind swept corner of northern california, meghan highnote and her kids have come to get a horse. It would be a Christmas Present basically. Reporter with a lot to choose from meghan got the horse. Shes a carmelo. I havent been able to afford one. The 6,000 ones or just like her. Reporter she got this mare at the right price. Its 125 bucks to adopt them. A great deal. We have some amazing horses available. Reporter the horses are managed by the u. S. Forest service and they need homes thats why hes selling. There are currently over 240 horses here of all ages, sizes, colors. The horse of your dreams is in this corral right now. We just need you to come out and pick him up. Reporter during summer roundups on government land, 1,000 wild horses were removed, but there are more than 4,000 horses grazing here on the rocky plateau. When we met ken sandusky last year, he pointed to the impact. How high should this be . Three or four inches but when it gets grazed down to the nub, theres no vegetation. Its dieing out. Reporter ranchers sued to reduce the number of horses and theyre arguing the horses are iconic and could be sold for slaughter. Most americans love horses and they dont want to see americas iconic wild horses rounded up and sold for human consumption abroad. Reporter efforts to appease both sides have fallen to the forest service. On open house tours and social media, there is plenty to look at by anyone who is a good fit. You have a year before you receive title on that horse, and in that time youll be asked to show that you are taking good care of that horse. The facility requirements, the horse needs a 20 by 20 enclosure and a walkin bar, a threesided barn. Reporter meghan highnote has all of that on the ranch she helps manage in oregon. Todays purchase is the second horse shes adopted. The horses here are believed to be descendents of domesticated horses but generations of living on their own have made them wild and now the challenge is to tame them. This is definitely my diamond in the rough. This will be my project for the next couple of years. Reporter and she says it wont be her last. John blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. The growing market of secondhand goods proving popular with shoppers. Baseballs controversial idea behind home plate. And merry and bright. How one family lights up the night at christmas. To be honest a little dust it never bothered me. Until i found out what it actually was. Dust mite matter eeeeeww dead skin cells gross so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavyduty dusters. Duster extends to three feet to get all that gross stuff gotcha and for that nasty dust on my floors, my sweepers on it. The textured cloths grab and hold dirt and hair no matter where dust bunnies hide. No more heebie jeebies. Phew. Glad i stopped cleaning and started swiffering. With Holiday Shopping in its final weekend, retailers have taken note of a new trend. Thrifting is a new word for the market of secondhand items. As janet shamlion shows us, some of the biggest items are here. Reporter holiday demand for the 50,000 items here is off the charts. The company handles customer returns for brands like patagonia and rei which have discovered a big market in reselling their own used clothing and sporting goods. The goal is to make sure like the colors are accurate. Reporter kayla d guzman will photo this and price it at less than half the original price. Whats the discount . Probably 50 of what somebody would have paid if they found it like this in the store. Reporter andy rubin created this when he saw the secondary Clothing Market growing 20 times faster than the primary one. A new study shows 48 said theyd consider giving a used item. Even more, 56 said theyd welcome one. Almost 20 of whats in here is actually sold the same day its listed and the dramatic increase in sales over the past couple of weeks tells them these are holiday purchases destined for under the tree. Hello, dear friends. Reporter jamie si is a social media influencer. How would you feel about getting a secondhand gift . Send them all to me. Absolutely. I rarely ever buy fast fashion items because of the fact that its so terrible for the environment and its way more unique to have secondhand items. Reporter the shift in behavior led by millennials like jamie. Do you see this . Reporter and the struggling Retail Industry is reacting. Womens Apparel Store madewell sells used jeans for 50 a pair next to its new denim. Fast fashion is a broken system. Its a way to be much more creative and get great value. Reporter secondhand doesnt necessarily mean inexpensive. Luxury reseller the real reel sells handbags costing more than 40,000. Everything we have has a story. You can think about all the possible stories that item has and the stories it will have when you give it to somebody else. Reporter for many, a sustainable holiday this year, no longer unthinkable buying gently used. Janet shamlion, cbs news, san francisco. Still ahead, touchdown for the starliner. Boeings unmanned space ship returns from a troubled mission. In a world where everything gets a sequel. Its finally time for. Geico sequels classic geico heroes, starring in six new commercials, with jawdropping savings. Vote for your favorites at geico. 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Boeing is calling this a bulls eye landing. It lifted off friday without a hitch but its First Mission was scrubbed after the craft ended up in the wrong orbit. Now the grand old game is taking a step into the high tech future. Major league umps have agreed to the development of a computer to call balls and strikes. One system is being tested and is said to be good at calling strikes on the corners but less so with high and low pitches. Robotic umps will debut in the minors. Unlike any new ump, hope for a shot at the big leagues in the next few years. Spains christmas system kicked off with the worlds richest lottery. Its called elgoro. It was a nationally televised drawing. Prizes total more than 2. 6 billion. The biggest winner gets 436,000 of it. Coming up next for you, the new york family shines a light using hundreds of thousands of bulbs in the spirit of the season. Finally for you tonight, theres a family in new york with holiday lights that are especially merry and bright. Really bright. Reporter for the gay family, the most wonderful time of the year starts early. Its the most wonderful time of the year reporter every weekend starting in the fall tim, grace, and their Adult Children emily, daniel and john get to work on their family lights display. They picked colleges that were nearby because they knew if they went too far away from school they wouldnt be able to come back and do this. Reporter to be fair, this isnt any old holiday lights display, this is the Guinness WorldRecord Holding lights display for most lights on a residential property. The gay family captured the title with 601,736 lights in 2014. We did not imagine this. It was not a goal, it just kind of happened. Have yourself a merry Little Christmas reporter inspired by his mothers love of christmas, tim started putting up lights when his daughter emily was born 24 years ago. Birth of a child, oh, gosh, got to start putting lights out. I was definitely motivated by that sense of wonder that i think we all feel about life, and i just wanted that to be part of my childrens upbringing. Reporter today the kids do much of the heavy lifting contributing their own unique talents. Whats the most challenging display to put up or that youve come up with . The answer is ornaments hanging over the pond. Reporter i had a feeling. Reporte thats not the first one, but thats the most complicated. Reporter the display goes live the day after thanksgiving. This year it features 641,695 lights choreographed to 252 songs, but the number the family is proudest of, 365,781. Thank you. Merry christmas. Reporter thats the amount of money their efforts have raised for local charities with more rolling in each night. It brings everybody together. You know, its the time of year. Reporter do you ever think this is a giant i love you to you from your father . I couldnt have said this better myself. This is my dads love to us and the family projected immensely. And that is the overnight news for this monday. For some of you, the n