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But im president and theyre not. But last night at an event honoring veterans, the president was focused on highlighting his accomplishments. I am delivering on trade, on the economy, on the supreme court, on the second amendment, on our military, for our veterans. And on our borders, where we are doing record, record stoppage. But his promise to repeal and replace obamacare is proving difficult to fulfill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has not been able to get enough support for the bill and constituents are giving members an earful back home. Reporter on friday the president tweeted support for a plan to repeal obamacare and then replace it at a later date. I dont think we are getting anywhere with the bill we have. We are at an impasse. Reporter senator rand paul one of five republican whose refused to vote for the senate bill in its current form. I want repeal to work. You separate it into two bills. On face the nation. Senator meek llike mooe was ask republicans cant agree on a bill now, how will they in the future . Some times easier. When you lump too many things into one piece of legislation you doom its likely hufd success. I fear that might be where we are today. Tonight the president will speak on the phone with leaders of china and japan. Tomorrow, he heads become to washington, d. C. For the fourth of july holiday. He and his wife will be hosting a picnic for military families and say they plan to watch the fireworks from the white house. E paula reid, thank you. Earlier today we spoke with chief washington correspondent, and the moderator of face the nation, john dickerson. A lot of the conversation in washington this week was centered around the president s rhetoric and specifically his tweets. Just this morning he tweeted out a video edited to show him wrestling and punching a cnn logo. I wonder do you think john, there is an actual political consequence as a result of this kind of social media behavior . Well, i think the political consequence is it rallies his supporters and that he is basically from the inauguration, onward been quite consistent with his Campaign Message basically he is going to run a presidencien a different way than, than wm other president s which is basically to stick with the affections of those who supported him, keep those affections tight roiled up, no better way than to do that than in competition with the media. Because a lot of his supporters see the competition not based on whatever the merits of the moment may be, but a fight between somebody who is their champion, fighting for the things they want and press corps trying to get in his way. Back on health care, we know majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell was forced to delay the Health Care Vote because of republican holdouts. How might this play out when congress rreturns . There is more tinkering on what mcconnell has been trying to put together essentially buying off different factions. They are all things the socalled sort of mod the ras want. The more you give to moderates mort you lose conservatives and vice versa. This has been the bedevilment of Health Care Reform for republicans in the house and senate. Then there its the just repeal only plan, which, which, is unlikely to get very much traction. And then there its the mike lee and ted cruz plan which senator lee outlined on the show today. It has the the big problem of the highrisk, pools that it creates, or those obama care plans that it creates. That, that also seem quite politically risky. Certainly, Senate Leadership is not everliy enthusiastic about. Not sure how they get to yes. I think the best possible way would be, Mitch Mcconnell using his considerable tal tents, but he has got a very, very tinily margin there. He can only lose two republican votes. As i say, six have already said they, theyre not for it. All right, john dickerson. Thanks. Millions of americans are already on the move ahead of the fourth of july holiday. Nearly 45 Million People will travel at least 50 miles from home. One reason for the surge in travelers, gas prices. Triple a expects the National Average to be 2. 21 by tuesday. Thats the lowest july fourth average in a dozen years. Some americans will have to find a new place to spend the holiday. Parks and beaches in several states will be closed this year, because lawmakers have been unable to pass their state budgets. Tony dukopil has the the story. Reporter instead of relaxing at Liberty State Park or island beach. Residents of new jersey are protesting this weekend because those parks and more than 50 other state recreation areas are closed. Im pissed off. Its a Holiday Weekend. What about all the kids that had birthday parties. Paid to rnt ent to have a barbe. 46 state needed to pass a budget by july 1. Nine failed. Putting state services at risk. Illinois hasnt had a budget in three years. Maine and new jersey, began partial shuttledowns over the weekend. Here we are, at an impasse. Government is closed over transparency and accountability fight. Im at a loss. New jersey governor, Chris Christy order the shutdown. But in hundreds of signs on state buildings, he put the blame on General Assembly speaker, vince ennt prieto. Refusing a plan to expand treatment for drug addiction, fearing it would raise insurance premiums. Shutdown is being felt at state parks like this one now closed. Come of monday though. The pain could shift to job sites as thousand of state workers are furloughed. We want to work we want to work state employees in maine are already out of work following a tax impasse between governor paula paige and democrats in the legislature. House speaker, sarah gi deon addressed protesters saturday. Im so sorry you have been put in the position by any of us who work here in this building. Reporter in illinois, the state comptroller says everything is at risk. Just makes you think that the whole system is a joke. Reporter in new jersey, trust in government is something money cant buy. Tony duch tony dukopil, cbs news. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. The manhunt is over in pennsylvania, a suspect in last weeks deadly road rage incident turned himself in to police. Demarco morgan has the story. Police have charged 2yearold david desper of trainer, pennsylvania of first and third degree murder charges. This is a story of a savage and senseless murder. Reporter Chester County District Attorney tom hogan said desper shot the girl in the left side of the head killing her instantly. The two were jockeying for position on route 100 before robersons car careened off the road. Because somebody didnt want to give way. Somebody didnt want her to merge into a lane of traffic. Hogan says hundreds of tips began pouring in about the incident and red chevy pickup truck, caught, speeding from the scene. That red pickup truck takes off like a bat out of hell. Reporter the red pickup discovered this morning, nine miles away from where the deadly shooting happened. Investigators searched despers residents located a 40 caliber handgun possibly used in the shooting. Desper waited three days to turn himself in early this morning. Not before robersons parents, michelle and rodney made a desperate plea for the person responsible. Turn yourself in. Please you took my life, you devastated this family. Roberson recently graduated from high school and was scheduled to attend jacksonville university. She was a good girl. Loved by many. Never bothered anybody. She was just a sweet girl. Desper charged with possession of instrument of crime, arraigned and held tonight in the Chester County prison without bail. Elaine. Disturbing story, demarco. Thank you. Frightening moments on the runway in colorado. A skywest flight from aspen to denver suffered an enjir gin fire. The four crew members and all 59 passengers were evacuated without injuries. Denver fire crews responded. No word on what caused the fire. In syria, u. S. Backed forces are closing the noose around the Islamic States selfproclaimed capital of raqqa. Much of the city is destroyed. And most of the residents have fled. Some places gunmen are determined to fight to the end. Holly william has been giving us a rare look inside syria and filed this reporters notebook. Reporter we have been covering isis and the rise of its socalled caliphate or Islamic State for three years now. This was our first look inside raqqa, the extremist, self proclaimed capital. We walked into the city, a neighborhood emptied of civilians. Where american backed fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic forces, are clawing background from isis one block at a time. Isis is now surrounded in raqqa. And estimated 2,500 fighters are being pummelled by u. S. Air strikes. But as they did in mosul theyre choosing to wreak more deaths rather than surrendering. When part of our team went forward, they were spotted by in a isis sniper. Our producer, omar abdul kara had to run for cover. Well done. That was close. As americas syrian allies close in on isis from the north, theyre already planning for a future without the extremists. Appointing local councils to govern towns retaken from isis. Just north of raqqa we watched them releasing 81 men and boys accused of being isis fighters. They had been rehabilitated they told us after defecting or being captured. This was a public show of forgiveness in full view of the television cameras. With a handshake and a free cookie, the prisoners were reunited with their families. She told us her 15yearold son, hamri ran off to join isis four months ago. I advise every mother to stop their kids from joining isis. She said. I wasnt sure i would ever see him again. But even now, the Islamic State is rapidly losing territory, nobody here thinks that retaking raqqa will spell the end of isis. At this u. S. Military Logistics Hub in northern syria, they rolled out a dirt airstrip. Building for a long stay. There are officially around 500 u. S. Troops now in syria, though the real number its thought to be much higher. Lieutenant general Steven Townsend is commander of the u. S. Led colalition to fight isis. Troops will start leaving syria when isis is defeated. Isis will turn into insurgency when they lost all their territory . Yeah, i think thats the next stage of isis, isis 2. 0, insurgency, rural, i think we will still be here dealing with that problem set for a while. Reporter the caliphate is crumbling that wont kill isis or its ideology. Or its ideology. Holly williams, cbs news, in best friends share everything protection. Or its ideology. 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Manuel went to take a look. Reporter below the water lies a crucial habitat of coral, home to hundreds of species of marine plants and animals. Stephanie shottmeier, a marine biologist is working to save them. Over the past, 30 to 40 years we have seen drastic declines in coral and it has been due to climate change. Reporter we set out with shotmeier to see the res key of reef program in action. Scientists certified divers are replanting parts of the reef with the help of citizen scientists. Citizen scientists are members of the local community that are interested in participating and contributing to any type of science program. And in our case, its coral restoration. Reporter you have a waiting list . We have a waiting list. Reporter the first task is to collect recently grown coral from the socalled trees. The group install the just off key biscayne. Once they bring them up, the divers are taught how to secure the harvested coral on to the ocean floor. Pull the zip tie, tight as you can. Then time to find a spt to replant them. And doing that is like underwate gardening. Putting down stakes, and securing the new coral. All while trying not to drift into other replanted coral that is already growing. How many did you get planted . I think about six. This is jessica glens ninth dive. I live here. I am a floridian. I want to save it. Reporter natalie myrtles first. I have been wanting to do this over a year. Finally worked out today. With t without ocean is no life. Rescue a reef is not the only program working to replant the reef. Stephanie shotmeier told us a network of scientists and divers who have replanted tens of thousands of corals every year. But there is still a long way to go. Still ahead, a new way to get the flu vaccine with no tears. Ok honey you play with your monkey while i get your little brother cleaned up. Daughter uh oh. Monkey swimming. Irreplaceable monkey protection. 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So the thought was lets make very small needles. Lets make micro needles that can cross the barrier. Traditional flu vaccine injections require a needle long enough to reach muscle. But at Emory University they tried something new. Delivering vaccine to just inside the skin. Using a small patch covered with microscopic needles that dissolve within minutes. The patch can be self administered. If you zoom in and look at each of the individual microneedles, the height of each of the needles is equal to about the width of a piece of paper. Their study of 100 volunteers found the patch was safe, causing mild itching and redness at application site and it was as good as traditional flu shot in stimulating an immune response measured by a blood test. The researchers still have to prove the vaccine actually protects people from getting the flu. The next step of course is to, study more people, and, and, make sure that, these initial findings are still correct in a larger population. 29yearold daisy barassa participated in the trial. I really foresee this is something that should be like amazon prime. You could get it at your doorstep. Then do it while you are watching tv. If all goes well, he says he hopes the patch will be commercially available in five years. The vaccine holds up without refrigeration up to a year. A huge plus in the developing world. Dr. Jon lapook, cbs news, new york. Still ahead, yellowstone grizzlies, put to work. Testing bear resistant coolers and garbage bins. If you have ever been camping, you know bears can be a dangerous nuisance. They may not want to eat you, but they do want your food. Well, near yellowstone, grizzlies have become product testers discovering what is bear resistant. Carter evans reports. Reporter this time of years bears are hungry foraging for food. Just about anywhere they can find it. And these particular bears are some of the best in the business. When it comes to getting the goods. Are some better product testers than others . Very much so. Randy gravette knows what a bear wants. We have some fish. It is his job to tempt bears to break into coolers and garbage cans at the nonprofit grizzlies and golf Discovery Center in Yellowstone National park so manufacturers can make them stronger and save bears lives. There is a saying out there, a fed bear is a dead bear. Once they get a taste for it. They will keep coming back. They will. Thats bad news for the bears. Because when they get too close to people. They are either oout nieeuthani relocated. This its spirit. One of the eight resident grizzlies relot kcated. For 500. Companies can find out if their containers are truly bear resistant to the delight of park visitors like vicky sumner. Kept managing to move that open. Now you know which cooler you might bring with you, huh . Yeah, the white one. Reporter she and others watched as 600 pound bear, cora used tried and true cpr method to pop the top on this trash bin. Containers that survive a 60 minute mauling can be sold as bear resistant. But not all are successful. This doesnt look so good. No, no. You can see all the styrofoam. They were able to tear that apart. Even the steel trash locker was no match for the bears. Ripped the hinges right off. When you first started. 10 of the containers were passing the bear test. Now around 65. The manufacturers are getting it figured out. A the goal its to benefit the bears in the wild. Saving bears one cooler at a time. Yeah carter evans, cbs news, yellowstone. Pretty tough testers. Thats the overnight news for this monday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. The white house says the president is working the phones over the Holiday Weekend to push the Health Care Bill over the finish line. The president took a break from calling lawmakers to send a provocative tweet in his war with the media. This time the concern is not about something he wrote. The president posted an edited wrestling video instead. Here is paula reid. Reporter with the hash tag. Fraud news cnn. But im president and theyre not. Reporter last night at an event honoring veterans. The president was focused on highlighting his accomplishments. I am delivering on trade, on the economy, on the supreme court, on the second amendment, on our military, for our veterans. Doing record, record stoppage. But his promise to repeal and replace obamacare is proving difficult to fulfill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has not been able to get enough support for the bill and constituents are giving members an earful back home. Reporter on friday the president tweeted support for a plan to repeal obamacare and then replace it at a later date. I dont think we are getting anywhere with the bill we have. We are at an impasse. Reporter senator rand paul one of five republican whose refused to vote for he senate bill in its current form. I want repeal to work. You separate it into two bills. On face the nation. Senator mike lee was asked if republicans cant agree on a replacement option now, how will they be able to agree on one in the future. I think it is easier. Some times easier. When you lump too many things into one piece of legislation you doom its likelihood of success. I fear that might be where we are today. Tonight the president will speak on the phone with leaders of china and japan. Tomorrow, he heads become to washington, d. C. For the fourth of july holiday. He and his wife will be hosting a picnic for military families and say they plan to watch the fireworks from the white house. Elaine. Paula reid, thank you. Earlier today we spoke with chief washington correspondent, and the mod ray sto and the moderator of face the nation, john dickerson. A lot of the conversation in washington this week was centered around the president s rhetoric and specifically his tweets. Just this morning he tweeted out a video edited to show him wrestling and punching a cnn logo. I wonder do you think john, there is an actual political consequence as a result of this kind of social media behavior . Well, i think the political consequence is it rallies his supporters and that he is basically from the inauguration, onward been quite consistent with his Campaign Message basically he is going to run a per perez presidency in a different way than, than we have seen from other president s which is basically to stick with the affections of those who supported him, keep those affections tight and roiled up, no better way than to do that than in competition with the media. Because a lot of his supporters see the competition not based on whatever the merits of the moment may be, but a fight between somebody who is their champion, fighting for the things they want and press corps trying to get in his way. Back on health care, we know majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell was forced to delay the Health Care Vote because of republican holdouts. How might this play out when Congress Returns . From recess . There is more tinkering on what mcconnell has been trying to put together essentially buying off different factions. They are all things the socalled sort of moderates want. The more you give to moderates the more you lose conservatives and vice versa. This has been the bedevilment of Health Care Reform for republicans in the house and senate. And then there is the just repeal only plan, which, which, is unlikely to get very much traction. And then there is the mike lee and ted cruz plan which senator lee outlined on the show today. It has the the big problem of the highrisk, pools that it creates, or those obama care plans that it creates. That, that also seem quite politically risky. Certainly, Senate Leadership is not overly enthusiastic about. Not sure how they get to yes. I think the best possible way would be, Mitch Mcconnell using his considerable talents, but he has got a very, very tiny margin there. He can only lose two republican votes. As i say, six have already said they, theyre not for it. All right, john dickerson. Thanks. Millions of americans are already on the move ahead of the fourth of july holiday. Nearly 45 Million People will travel at least 50 miles from home. One reason for the surge in travelers, gas prices. Triple a expects the National Average to be 2. 21 by tuesday. Thats the lowest july fourth average in a dozen years. Some americans will have to find a new place to spend the holiday. Parks and beaches in several states will be closed this year, because lawmakers have been unable to pass their state budgets. Tony dukopil has the the story. Reporter instead of relaxing at Liberty State Park or island beach. Residents of new jersey are protesting this weekend because those parks and more than 50 other state recreation areas are closed. Im pissed off. Its a Holiday Weekend. What about all the kids that had birthday parties. Paid to rent to have a barbecue. Its not fair. 46 state needed to pass a budget by july 1. Nine failed. Putting state services at risk. Illinois hasnt had a budget in three years. Maine and new jersey, began partial shuttle downs over the weekend. Here we are, at an impasse. Government is closed over transparency and accountability fight. Im at a loss. New jersey governor, Chris Christy order the shutdown. But in hundreds of signs on state buildings, he put the blame on General Assembly speaker, vincent prieto. That has not been a line in the sand. That is cement in the sand for me. Prieto is refusing a plan to expand treatment for drug addiction, fearing it would raise insurance premiums. Shutdown is being felt at state parks like this one now closed. Come of monday though. The pain could shift to job sites as thousand of state workers are furloughed. We want to work we want to work state employees in maine are already out of work following a tax impasse between governor paula paige and democrats in the legislature. House speaker, sarah gideon addressed protesters saturday. Im so sorry you have been put in the position by any of us who work here in this building. Reporter in illinois, the state comptroller says everything is at risk. Just makes you think that the whole system is a joke. Reporter in new jersey, trust in government is something money cant buy. Tony dokoupil, cbs news, Liberty State Park, new jersey. The cbs overnight news will be right back. S ok, lets try this. It says you apply the blue one to me. Here . 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Jason and laurie holt say their son learned spanish as a mormon missioner and looked forward to a life with his venezuela bride. Instead they say he has become a hostage and political pawn. Please, lord, just bring him home. Please, let this end. Put my family become together. Reporter laurie holt and husband jason arent sure they can bear another year of worry over the safety of their imprisoned son, josh. For a mother. You cant even explain how much it hurts. Trade places in a heartbeat with him, for my life. Let him come back and live his now. Reporter they were optimistic when they learned their son had been arrested last summer. I literally thought, okay. Just sit down. We will get him home in the next couple weeks. He issen know se einnocent. There is no way that they can look at this kid, look at his background and find anything that he has done. Reporter jason and laurie say josh traveled to venezuela to marry tamara candelo, a woman he met online. I think at that age, you still havent experienced life yet a yun do thi yet. And you do things for love some body our age wouldnt do. He went down there to marry the love of his life. Two weeks after the wedding, Venezuela Police raided the apartment, claiming to find an ak 47 and hand grenade. Police arrested the couple. Later, on state television, interior minister called holt a gringo and linked him to unspecified u. S. Attempts to undermine the embattled president. Does that sound look josh . No. He is a vibrant kid. Always had a smile on his face. Lights the room up. A comedian. That was our best memories of sitting around our island, just cracking jokes. That is not, been something that we have done literally in a year because there is nothing to crack a joke about. Reporter as months rolled by, joshs parents say he grew sicker in prison. Dropping more than 50 pounds. In a letter he described the horrible place where demons stroll the hallways. He has been angry at god. Angry at our government. He is very depressed. He has been suicidal. Today i humably ask the new Trump Administration. Reporter in january, laurie holt issued a plea to the white house. The family has been pleased with the Trump Administration interest in the case. I cant get any higher than what i have gotten in our government. I literally have reached the top. And cango any further. Reporter still calling on the president to do more. Please push harder, push harder we need this to be over. We need him to be home. We need to be whole as a family again. If josh happens to see this for some reason, what do you want him to know . How much we love him. I love you, buddy. Dont give up. Holts wife tamara is also in prison. Her mother in venezuela says she believes her daughter and soninlaw were framed. Cbs news called the venezuelan governments press office in caracas for comment on this story. The operator transferred to us to someone but no one ever picked up the phone. Reporter the cbs overnight news will be right back. Clearasil rapid action begins working fast for clearly visible results in as little as 12 hours. But can ot fix this teens skateboarding mishap . Nope. So lets be clear clearasil works fast on teen acne, not so much on other teen things. Im joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. Try digestive advantage. Its tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it survives a hundred times better than the leading probiotic. Also in chocolate. Probiotic bites Storm Chasers often risk their lives to help save others. They try to get as close as possible to tornados to help track their unpredictable twists. And we speck oke to an oklahoma couple about their whirlwind life. You can hear it on the ground right there. Reporter theyre among the most Destructive Forces of nature. I cannot believe this. This absolutely crazy. Tornados that roam the midwest this time of year in shapes mesmerizing and terrifying. Man. Reporter in oklahoma, where tornado warnings can mean the difference between life and death. Lower base. There are no bigger names in storm chasing than val and amy caster. A husband and wife team serve as a mobile Early Warning system for approaching storms. That is a rotation. Casters are part of a net work of Storm Chasers who broadcast live for Oklahoma City cbs station. Gary, this is val. Break in, gary. This thing is on 149th street right in front of us. It is tearing up everything it hits. The sky is absolutely full of debris. Getting as close as possible to pinpoint a tornados path. This is a violent, deadly tornado, gary, please take cover in path of this thing. Most people would run away from these things. Here you are driving into them. Whats that like . You want to start . Well, what is it like . Well, it can get pretty intense. Conversation all the way, to the ground. Condensation all the way down. Wow look at that the most common in the midwest, tornados, can happen in all 50 states. So far this year, more than 1,000 tornados have been reported across the country. This past week alone, 35 tornados touchdown in a broad swath through iowa wisconsin and missouri. 34 people have been killed in 2017. Almost double the number of people who died all last year. And, damage from major tornados, like te one that hit south georgia in january, can run into the tens of millions. Oh, it is on the ground. Gary. It is 200 yards. 100 yards away from me. Val caster has been chasing tornados for 25 years. He was working as a studio camera operator at Oklahoma Citys channel 9 when he volunteered one stormy day in april, 1991. Quickly proving, storm chasing should be his full time job. We ended up getting video of three tornados that day. And it just so happened that, none of the channel 9 photographers were able to capture any video that day. And, so, they were very excited about that. Val became the stations first storm chaser. And a household name. A few years later, a meteorology student named amy asked to ride along for a college project. I really got hooked at that point. I thought this is so fascinating to actually be in the field, and experience it firsthand. So as far as the official school project, that never happened. It never happened . No, never happened. I met him. And we started storm chasing. And then, about a year later, we started dating and got engaged. And then, got married. See yall later. Love you guys. Come here. The casters now have six children. And a devout faith they rely on before going on the hunt. Just put us where we need to be. Lord, and keep us safe. You know in the process. They took us storm chasing in their decked out, 3 4 ton truck. Val drives and broadcasts. Amy helps navigate and runs the camera. There is a lot of work involved to try to get this all put together and make a shot look great for the news. And just be mindful of what, what our purpose is. You know . High stress environment. Really high stress environment. When you have a tornado on the ground. This thing is getting ready to cross the road. Stop. Stop. Stop. Going closer. What has been your closest call . We have been actually hit by a, two or three small tornados. Small. Was there ever a moment when you thought, oh, man, this is it. Haha. I have a lot of those. But one of those came in 2013. As a deadly category 5 tornado roared through moore, oklahoma. So many power lines around here. I want you to be careful. Please be careful right here. I will. Val, val, back up. Im backing up. Im backing up. Val. Im backing. The power line right there. There is houses. Some times when i am so focused on getting close and getting up to it. And you know, just blocking Everything Else out. And, so, she says, well i think we better stop. Not get up so close. He is watching the road. So, having an extra set of eyes really helps. Because i can turn around and look behind us. Or, thats happened quite a few times. A tornado develops behind us. Go, go, go, go. See it. I do now. Okay. I am going to turn around. Turn around. Turn around. My goodness. Good thing we watched the wind. Yes it is. Oh, wow. Get the camera on. Right there. Whoa in 2013 they decide to back away from this tornado in el reno, oklahoma. It is going to be huge. The whole circulation is mile and a half around right above the tornado. Absolutely the biggest tornado i had ever seen. I could see that it was, it was growing. And very unpredictable. So we backed up. Unpredictable. And deadly. The tornado took an unexpected turn that killed three Storm Chasers. Do you ever have that moment where you think, maybe it is not worth it. We have six children at home . I do, yes. But then i have to think again. The greater purpose behind it is saving lives. There is a lot of houses out here there at completely leveled. Im wondering if any one has ever come up to you and said, you saved my life . Hmm. Yeah, we had that. Yeah. Quite a bit. Quite humbling. It is humbling you are right. Not just tornados. This fire is moving, very, very fast. Last year the casters started out covering a wildfire. Im okay. Yeah, there is a road ranger that is getting stuck over. Enned up saving a guy. Come on, guy, get out. Come on. Unlock the door. Get in. Hurry up. Hurry up. Come on. Back up. Move gosh the couples need for a frontrow seat to natures wrath may be rubbing off. Their eldest daughter, grace, snapped this photo of a tornado near their home before running into the storm cellar last spring. Whats it look to see it . It was really cool. It was my first one. I had never seen one before. Really awesome. Reporter at least for the next few tornado seasons it will just be mom and dad. Does it ever get old . No. I mean, even, we have chased five days in a row. Okay. We have probably driven around 4,000 miles. In the last week. That part, you know, starting to get a little tiring, you know. It doesnt get old. We are still excited every time we go out. The cbs overnight news will be right back. This is how it feels when you eat a subway® 6 footlong sub of the day. Its the taste you love, at a price you cant get enough of. The 6 footlong sub of the day. A different footlong every day of the week. Like the tukey breast on wednesday and the sweet onion chicken teriyaki on monday. For just 6 bucks seven days, seven footlongs, seven more ways to enjoy subway®. There are many ways to help military families. One man found an opportunity to serve his country through lawn service and unlikely partner. Here is staef haeve hartman on road. Brian kelly is just 5. He is already missing the old days. He and his dad used to love doing yard work together. Until last month when his dad, air force captain, dan kelly, got sent overseas. He said i have to go now. I will see you soon. And brian just started weeping. Brians mom, barbara, says it was just a six month deployment. But it still left brian aimlessly, leaf blowing in the wind. Counting the days until his dad could come back and do yard work with him again. Neighbor dean cravens toed to watch them. He knew the boy missed his dad. But he didnt know how much until he got a knock at the door. Nobody ever comes to our front door. So we are lake okay. Who could that be. And see him through the window. Brian. I looked at him. Could tell he wanted to do yard work. I said sure, meet me around the garage. Get tools out and go. Reporter that was sick weeks ago. And there has been a door knock, virtually every day since. Yet, mr. Brian. Kind of took it upon himself to adopt me to do the yard work. There you go. Cut those off. Which is why today you will find this father figure and son, puttering around their yards in bellville, illinois, bagging the clippings and blowing their cares away. By the way, dean does have a day job. Works in it. And he does have his own family. But he always makes time for brian. Did you do that . Every single day. Has dean ever sent him back saying not today. Never. Never. Never. We have been out there hours at a time. Didnt you have other things you should be doing . Probably. Why keep doing this . I just look to see the smile on his face and see him happy doing it. Haha. Reporter we always talk about supporting the troops. For most of us it is a commitment that begins and end at our bumper sticker. But dean cravens shows us what it really means to serve those who serve. Brian he is just there to help brian get through the days. Filling in . Absolutely. Thats what he is doing. Reporter some times yard work grows a lot more than grass. Steve hartman, on the road, in bellville, illinois. Thats the overnight news for this monday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im elaine quijano. Captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs its monday, july 3rd, 2017. This is the cbs morning news. Missed budget deadlines are cutting down on fourth of july fun in some states as partial government shutdowns go into effect. Another round of tweets from President Trump sparks outrage among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. This is the story of a savage and senseless murder. And the man accused of a road rage shooting of an 18yearold girl surrenders to police. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news