The cbs overnight news will be right back. Almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. Together we can help them with three simple words. My name is chris noth and i will listen. From maine to maui, thousands of High School Students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their communities. Chris young action teams of High School Students are e ining volunteers of america and Major League Baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. Carlos pea its easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the action. If you were a hippie in the 60s, you need to know. Its the dawning of the age of aquarius. Yeah, and Something Else thats cool. What . Osteoporosis is preventable. If you dig your bones, protect them. All s cares president obama took a rare swipe at donald trump in an interview with National Public radio. The president said trump is capitalizing on the resentment of working class men who have seen their bills go up while their wages stay flat. You combine those things and it means that theres going to be potential anger, frustration, fear. Some of it justitied but just misdirececd. And, you know, i think somebody like mr. Trumps taken advantage of that. I mean, thats what hes exploiting durininthe course of his campaign. Odonnell mr. Obama also claimed some of the republican resentment toward him can be chalked up to his status as the first black president. Members killed yesterday by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. Forces there this year. Margaret brennan is at the pentagon. How you doing . Reporter after his first tour of afghanistan, joseph lemm came home to surprise his children and his wife. But his second tour came to a tragic end this week. He was among the six u. S. Service men killed by a taliban suicide bomber who drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into the american patrol. Lemm was a 15year veteran of the new York Police Department and a member of the air national guard. Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen was the highest ranking officer killed and one of the first openly gay female air force officers k lled in action. Special agent peter taub also lost his life. His mother runs this washington restaurant and posted a note on the door saying they were closed to mourn this horrible loss. A regular customer, vivienne ramgeet, left a teddy bear and a Christmas Tree at the front im grieving for my friends. And im im im truly destated. Reporter the three othth airmen killed were michael cinco, chester mcbride, and louis bonacasa. Only a day after the american ambush, u. S. And british soldiers went to the aid of the struggling afghan army trying to hold off the taliban takeover of a crucial southern province. The taliban has been gaining strength ever since the end of the u. S. Combat mission and drawdown. Today they released a photograph the bomber they clalaed attacked the americans. Tonight, the pentagon will release officially the names of the fallen. But, norah, these deaths are especially heartbreaking for so many families coming right before christmas, and just months after president obama decided to extend the longest war in american history. donnell margaret brennan, thank you. A grgr milestone has been n reached in europeerefugee crisis. The u. N. Refugee agency said today more than one Million People have entered europe this north africa. Half came from syria. Nearly 3,700 died on the journey or went missing. Day, f. B. I. Director james comey visited the bureaus l. A. Field office to thank agents and police who investigated the massacre in San Bernardino in which 14 people were killed. And for the first time, were getting a look at the visa applation filed by one o othe terrorists to get into this country. Heres Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues. Reporter eight months before syed farook entered the United States with his idetobe, he applied for a fiance visa for pakistaniborn tashfeen malik. In the document dated december 31, 2013, farook, an american citizen, wrote that they had met through a matrimonial web site. Farook wrote in a statement that after several weeks of e mailing, he and malik decided to me each other. That happened when they both 3, 2013. And it is on this day, he says, that we got engaged. He signed that statement january 20, 2014. Immigration officials asked for and received proof. Visatamps that both were at the hajj. Ultimately, the application was approved, clearing the way for the San Bernardino killers to come into the country. In a statement, the u. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says, what they didnt they were subjected to numerous background checks and those did not reveal any derogatory information about malik. Whwh they didnt knoww about what the f. B. I. Discovered after the shooting were maliks direct private messages about jihad, and evidence that both farook and malik had been showing signs of radicalization long before the couple got enged. The k1 sa application relies on selfreporting, and in a immigration file she reportedly answered no when asked if she had ever engaged in terrorist activity. Norah, Obama Administration crcrics believe there were major gaps in the vetting of that application. Odonnell all right, jeff pegues, thank you. Today, Army SergeantBowe Bergdahl was arraigned in military court on charges of desertion ananmisbehavior before the enemy. He could face life in prison if convicted, or of the latter. He did not enter a plea. Bergdahl walked off his post in afghanistan in 2009 and was held as a aaliban prisoner for five years before being swapped for five guantanamo detainees. A grand jury in texas has decided not to indict anyone in the Sheriffs Office or jail in connection with the death of sandra bland. She was found dead in her cell in july, three days after her confrontational arrest during a traffic stop. Her death was ruled a suicide. Coming up, whats taking so long mess . A close call on the slope for a world cup skier. And a christmas surprise when the cbs overnight news will be right back. cell phone rings where are you . Well the squirrels are back in the attic. Mom . Your dad wont call an exterminator. Can i call you back, mom . He says its personal this time. If youre a mom, you call at the worst time. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen n rcent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Where are you . Its very loud there. 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The new sites include four commercial properties and three homes. Add in the five sites already slated for cleanup, and that is 12 places around the creek with contamination. They found the tumor, about thsize of a golf ball. Powers lost her nineyearold grandchihi, jordan, to a brain tumor thatats rare in children. If it came from this, wow, we want some answers because its making me angry. She was my only grandchild. There it is right there. Reporter it was a variety y rare illnesses that caught the attention of resident Jenelle Wright and her neighbors. Four years ago, the group created a Facebook Page that has sincf logged 2,700 cancers and autoimmu conditions around town. They begged federal Health Authorities to investigate. Weve had to go through many battles. I dont even know if i can recount all of them, all the different agencies, literally calling anan agency 30 times and not returning your phone call. Reporter this month they finally got results. The centers for Disease Control sent a Health Assessment team to help document the residents stories. You must advocate for yourself. Riporter mary oscko has stage four luncancer and blames it on the contamination. Why y the government getting do you notice that the tables shaking . If i shake the table enough, you cant eat your meal off of it. If i make enough nlise, you want to listen to me. Were standing up and saying, hi, im mary. Im dying of cancer. Reporter residents are hoping the health study might help them in their leg fights over compensation for medical bills s t the assessment couou take two years, and, norah, some folks like mary are worried they wont be around long enough to see the results. Odonnell such an incredible story, vinita nair, thank you. Odonnell someone stole a secret Service Agents gun in washington. Washington say a secret Service Agents gun was stolen from his car outside headquarters yesterday. The agent, a member of the president ial protective division, had gone inside for 45 minutes. When he returned, m bag containing his gun, i. D. , badge, and a a umb drive were gone. E. The agent will likely face disciplinary charges. A world cup skier was nearly hit by a drone today during a race in italy. The drone fell from the sky and ashed just inches from marcel hirscher. He was carrying a tv camera and was shooting the race. Hirscher didnt seem to notice and came in secondbut afterwards he said this can never happen again. A Surprise Homecoming in oklahoma. Kim gornick wasnt expecting to see her son, wyatt, this christmas. [ screaming ] odonnell but as you can see he made an unexpected appearance after returning home from Marine Infantry Training in san diego. She called the moment priceless. A nice, big hug, too. Kids so happy . Well show you when we come back. Chest pain, like t tres a ton ofofeight on your chest. T. Severe shortness of breath. Unexplained nausea. Cold sweats. 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Reporter more than 1,000 kids were in dallas recently for four days of nonstop joy. There was no limit to the games, the rides, and the fun. Lightsabers up reporter andndt was all free. If youre wondering why these kids and their parents were treated like such heroes, well, they earned it, the hard way. Every child here lost a parent in the military. Every parent here lost a spouse. Chase sullivan i` seven, his brother jake is five. Their mother bree cant remember the last time they were this they get to be with other kids who get it, who understand what its like to lose a parent. Reporter Michelle Karnoski brought her 13yearold daughter, sammie. Its heartbreaking knowing that all these kids have lost a parent while on active duty military. Its hard. Reporter this is the tenth anniversary of the snowball express, a Nonprofit Charity named for an old disney movie. Some families s turn every year, like carol baruch and her daughter, amelia. Her husband, john, did two tours in iraq. He had a largerthanlife rsonality. And whenene came back from his second tour, that personality had changed. Reporter suffering from severe posttraumatic stress disorder, two days after christmas in 2007,7,e took his own life. Around christmastime, like, a classmate will complain about a present they g, their dad gave its kd of frustrating bececse id do anything to get a bad present from my dad. Reporter snowball express is always held during the Holiday Season because for many here its the most difficult time of the ye. B bause i cant imagine not coming. Like, i cant imagine not ever having this in my life. Reporter chase and Jake Sullivan feel pretty much the same way. I just wish we could stay here a year. Reporter a year . I wish we could stay here forever. Reporter forever in a plac where everyonenderstands. applause chip reid, cbs news, dallas. Thats the overnight news for this wednesday for some of you the news continues, for others check back with us a little later. For other news join anthony for cbs this morning. Yo city, im nora odonnene this is the cbs overnight news. Hi everyone, w wcome to t t overnight news im demarco morgan. Winter has only just begun its already a season of weather extremes the northeast is basken in record hightemperatures. And the Pacific Northwest and mountain states a much different story, driving rain along the coast and heavy snow in the higher elevations. John blackstone beginin our coverara in california. Much of the country is having a somewhat mild winter, its not happening here in Northern California or much of the west. The mountain that feeee this stream has received 7 inches of rain, in fact more than 7 inches of rain since sunday. Having theettest winter on record. Mountains of the west are being pummelled with snow, certainly a powerful storm system king its way y ross the northwest is packininit dangerous mix of f blinding snow, rain and violent winds Strong Enough to knock down powerlines. You can see the conditions, its bad. Reporter several drivers were left stuck and stranded just outside east of seattle when portions of interstate 90 were buried under snow. We went off the first exit, if we would have known this, we would have turnearound and wewe back. He used his truck to help drivers stuck in the side of the road. Sf you dont have a guy like me that comes along, youll sit there for hours and hours and hours, if i can help you out, why not disappeared over the weekend. In oregon winds gusts for miles an hour toppling trees and crashing into homes. I heard a loud boom and then the whole house, it was like it was on trampoline like it bounced. Reporter the winds were tractortrailer off the road. More than 35,000 people in the power. Now up in the mountains where there has been no snow, there feet of snow already this winter. A heat wave across the deep south is about to tu dangerous. Meteorologists predict violent storms will rumble from louisiana to georgia packing high winds, driving hail and possible tornados. In the northst there still is the need for wintecoats and hatsts recordrdhave been falling up and down the seaboard. Reporter i cant believe were talking about the 70s. Right now im not wearing any hats, any gloves. 50 degrees here at central park. And you can almost call it an extended heat wave for the winter, having many people here in the northeast pleasantly surprised. Its beautiful here. Its incredible. Reporter at 52 degrees in buffalo it was beautiful enough for waiters and walks in the park. In a city that wasaslammed by 7 feet of lake effect snow last year, temperatures this week are more likely to inspire long walks on the beach. Certainly a look at buffalo, up to 61 degrees. The focus on Christmas Eve moves to the northeast and were talking 60s and 70 the warmest christmas s e anyone alive has seen in that area. Reporter more than 2,600 record high temperatures have been tied or broken across the lower 48 states this month. In washington, d. C. , Cherry Blossoms arrives months ahead of in chicago, christmas shoppers wore light coats. Im not cplaining that its not snowing right now. But it doesnt feel like christmas yet. Reporter but nowhere is this tail of two climates more obvious than the ski slopes. The connecticut resort cant keep the fake snow from melting. While in colorado the real snow just keeps coming, skiers there are enjoying being on the edge of a much larger cold weathe