Underground basilica, which luka del fra with romes Cultural Heritage facility says was discovered by chance. Wow. Reporter when digging a hole 100 years ago. The worker for the railway line put their head inside and saw reporter all of this . All of this, right. Correct. Reporter incredible. This basilica, the oldest of its kind relates to the era of romes first empire, augustus. The powerful family that built it one theory goes was not in favor with leader emperors, so the structure was filled in with dirt and abandoned. Were in a very mysterious place. Reporter restorers, including laura lippe have been working to clean the ancient stucco artwork, and undercover clues as the what this might have been, perhaps an ancient tomb or a place for pagan rites. Animation show house this basilica was built around 2,000 years ago. First the spaces for the columns were excavated and reinforced. Then the arched ceiling was formed and the earth removed from the grand space, all underground. Over the century, dirt and Calcium Carbonate caked over the stucco, covering the ancient figures depicting then everyday life, instruments, and shields. Wow, this is the layer of kind of grime. Yes, yes. Reporter over the years. But that grime also protected it. It seems incredibly difficult to remove this darker Calcium Carbonate, but not affect the art and such below. That is the reason why the Laser Technology was so important to us. We take care of our sort of surgical way. Reporter in this city with layers upon layers of history, there are often spectacular discoveries, not all of them from the ancient world. Off a regular street in noon descript building, we saw the 2018 restoration of what had been a store for lamps, but revealed this fantastically colorful and priceless mural. You think of discovering something in rome that is thousands of years old, but this was hidden just 100 years ago. Archaeology of the present. Reporter famed futurist artist giacomo bala built this in what had been a 1920s jazz era club called ticktock. We all thought that it was been lost. Reporter rome is constantly finding pieces of its past. Weve explored a metro station where theyve created a museum with all theyve found. Some of the subway excavation discoveries are too big to fit in glass cases. These were the military barracks of emperor i hadrian. If youre a restorer, rome is a good place to work . Yes, definitely. Reporter restorers, archaeologists and historians today working in this learning more about its past through these unfolding tantalizing discoveries. Seth doane, rome. Love this next story. A lot of people have pingpong tables in their basements. It can be a fun way to spend the afternoon. But when pingpong becomes table tennis, things can get serious. Its an olympic sport, and Omar Villafranca caught up with a table tennis legend working to make the u. S. Olympic team that will be headed to tokyo next year. Reporter we went to the 2019 u. S. Open championships of table tennis a few weeks ago in fort worth, texas, to catch up with one of the sports legends who is trying to make one final run to solidify his place in the sports history. The airbending serves, the deep volley, and the overhead smash. This is table tennis at the highest level. A flurry of action, all on a ninefoot by fivefoot table. An olympic caliber athlete in peak form is usually under age 30. Dan seemiller is nowhere near that age. He is old enough to be an olympians grandfather. Very steady, nice. Reporter but i learned the hard way age is just a number for the 65yearold seemiller. See of miller is a stud in american table tennis. He turned pro at 18 and became the numberone ranked american player. His triumphs were featured twice in sports illustrated, and he shocked the world in 1977 when he teamed up with his brother rick and defeated the numberone ranked chinese team. He coached two mens u. S. National teams at the 2000 and 2004 olympics. Hes been in the usa table tennis hall of fame since 1995. Are you the lebron james of american table tennis . Well, i dont know. As a kid, when i was training, you know, i used to think that when im done, i want to be known as the greatest american player ever. Reporter you think you are . Well, thats not for never to say. But my resume is pretty strong. Reporter instead of retiring, he is looking to add one more highlight to his resume, olympic athlete at the 2020 summer games in tokyo. The road to tokyo begins in new carlisle, indiana. Every morning starts with a workout. He is eating right and getting back into playing shape. When he is not working on his game, he is a world class coach. Good serve. Reporter hosting clinics and running a competitive table tennis club. His friends and fans have set up a gofundme page because training fulltime is expensive. There are travel cost, tournament fees. Even the coach needs a coach. My grip is different. 95 of the players play shake hadnt. With the finger out and the thumb on the top. Reporter the lefty has a n old school grip on the paddle that could give him the upper hand on the competition. My grip is unique because im using the forehand red side. And when i go over, i flip and still use the red side. Reporter its known in table tennis is the seemiller grip, and yes, he invented it and perfected it decades ago. But no one uses it anymore. So he is banking on it to surprise his opponents. At the u. S. Open, he played well, beating opponents more than 40 years younger than him, like 22yearold devon deleon. To be able to play against such a legend, especially in United States table tennis is such an honor. I dont feel any shame by being beat by somebody so good. That serve hes got is crazy. Im 65 and training hard. I dont know where its going to go, but my wife says she knows i can do it. So who knows. Reporter youre not just doing it for yourself . No, its for everybody. And its also to leton thatolder, you know, that if you really concentrate on your techniques and you believe in yourself, you can do great in any sport. No american has ever medaled in olympic table tennis. But for your information, there is one spot left on the u. S. Team, and it will be filled at a tournament in february in california. Good luck, mr. Seemiller. Cbs overnight news will be right back frustrated that clean clothes you want to wear always seem to need an iron . Try bounce wrinkle guard dryer sheets. The bounce wrinkle guard shorts have fewer wrinkles and static, and more softness. Its the worlds first mega sheet that does the job of three dryer sheets bounce out wrinkles. Fred would do anything for his daughter even being the back half of a unicorn. Fortunately, the front half edwa his shirt with gain. Ahhhhhhh. The irresistible scent of gain. Got a question for you. Have you checked your astrological chart today . I know its still early, but millions of americans will. Astrology has found a new generation of adherents in millennials, checking their star charts before making decisions about money, travel, and even love. Vladimir duthiers shows us how it works. Hey, guys, its lizzo, and i have tourist anthems. Reporter from cosmic themed play list. Find a little bit of the you reporter to zodiacinspired yoga, even plants best suited for your sign. It seems like astrology is everywhere. I started following astrology because i was having a rough time, and i was like, um, whats going on in the stars. This is the dawning of the age of aquarius reporter once embraced by the flower children of the 1960s and 70s, astrology now has a growing mass appeal among another generation. Lawe have a book that projectsr more stress and less certainty about their future than any generation before them. Theyre also less religious than any generation befores them. So they are looking for guidance. Reporter jessica is cosmopolitans magazine chief in editor. In the years past, astrology was always something that you found at the back of a magazine, four or five sentences. Whats changed . The appetite from our audience for astrology content is huge. 74 of my readers have told me that theyre, quote, obsessed with astrology. Reporter 74 . 74 . And 72 check their horoscope every day. Reporter although you may know yourself to be a virgo or gemini, for instance, thats only your sun sign, and understanding astrology is much more complex. Sun sign horoscopes, theyre one crumb of astrologys cake. Reporter and millennials arent just reading horoscopes, theyre learning their birth charts which explain the position of all planets at the moment someone is born. We look to the sky to see what is happening, what mark it has made, and we make meaning out of that mark. Its kind of like having a map of your life. Reporter author and astrologer Chani Nicholas took a look at my birth chart. This is a snapshot of the sky the moment you took your first breath. America i have a planet of communication. Its in your first house of self. So that means there is something about you that is channeling or needs to bring through the archetype of mercury. Reporter im a blabbermouth. Thats what people say about me. I didnt say it reporter the seemingly esoteric practice has become much more accessible thanks to apps and of course social media. I check every day. Reporter and living in a time that can feel a bit uncertain, many millennials are looking to the stars. There has been a huge consumption of information. So you find astrology in the mix again being able to help me understand my identity. Reporter do you find that the interest for your readers cuts across demographics . It cuts acrosseth knit. Everybody is into it. Yeah, everybody is into it. Its a communication tool. When you say america have i in retrograde you hear a collective groan. Everybody gets it. Its a way to bond and its just fun. Thats Vladimir Duthiers reporting. And hey, im no expert when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. Hi, im joel osteen. Im excited about being with you every week. I hope youll tune in. Youll be inspired, youll be encouraged. Im looking forward to seeing you right here. You are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race thats been designed for you. Finally this half hour, Steve Hartman paid a visit to one of his Favorite School bus drivers. Where else but on the road. Reporter you can see why someone mite hate being a school bus driver. The early hours, when the weather sours, the abundance of onlibiwiheabsenc of eyes in the your head. Have a good day reporter nevertheless, as we reported last may, Curtis Jenkins loves delivering these little ones to Lake Highlands elementary in dallas, texas. Emily gruninger is the principal. He goes way beyond the outlined responsibilities and duties of a bus driver. I mean, that bus is like a family. These are my children. These are my community. I love them all. Reporter to establish unity evmmeryone onsibicolity. Here is one of the police officers. Reporter its an elaborate flow chart. She is an Administrative Assistant to the president. Reporter she is an Administrative Assistant to the president . Yeah. Reporter everyone working together to build a yellow bus utopia. And were going to care, each other and love everybody, right . Yeah. Reporter time, effort, care, love, understanding. Understanding each and every one of those kids. Reporter to show his love and understanding, curtis gives presents throughout the years. You say y baseball. Reporter each gift personally selected with that child in mind. He gave this girl a tshirt with a picture from a book she made. Im hoping this tshirt inspire her to keep on writing books. Reporter over the years, he has bought these kids bikes, backpacks, handed out cards on birthdays, and even turkeys at thanksgiving. He has spent thousands out of his own pocket. And yet if you ask the kids what they like the most about curtis, the gifts dont even come up. He helps anyone in need. Reporter ethan ingle a sixth grader. It means a lot to you . Yeah. Reporter he says the bus ride is often the best part of his day. My mom got divorced when i was only 4. See you tomorrow. He is the father that i always wanted. In some ways, i just i wish my dad could have been like that. Reporter we make the mistakes sometimes of thinking certain jobs are more important than others. But Curtis Jenkins made his job important. Thats the paycheck right there. If i can get that, you can keep the money. Reporter he sough reward. But after o story first aired, the kindness came back to him nonetheless, when an anonymous viewer reached out to School Superintendent jeannie stone with a little thank you gift for curtis. Youre going to be driving this brandnew car reporter in addition to the car, she also gave him a promotion. Curtis now teaches others how to have better student relationships. For this old bus iver, 2019 iver, 2019 sure proved to be quite a ride. Its tuesday, december 31st, 2019. This is the cbs morning news. Deadly inferno. Thgoeduthe saof parlionsre onflace toward the coast. Celebration security. How cities around the world are preparing for new years eve. Plus, protecting a flock. Why a texas churchgoer does not consider himself a hero after he shot and killed a gunman who opened fire during sundays service. Service. I took out some evil. Captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs