It is a place so secure that you need a key and a fingerprint to get inside. But once in here, the Technology Becomes pretty 19th century. These are death certificates from 1912, for example. All in all, there are 17 million paper records in here. Now, the state of alabama is moving towards an electronic system, and its about 60 of the way there. But theres so little funding around the country for that kind of transition, that there are about a dozen states in america that do not have a statewide Electronic Filing system for death records. How accurate is the death master file . I guess the best way to say it is, its as accurate as it can be. Reporter patrick ocarol is the Social Security administrations inspector general. His Office Investigates how the death master file is used and abused. Right now the death master file has entered about 86 gets about 2 million records every year from the states. And were probably, as with everything else, as strong as the weakest links. Some states are reporting electronically and have very good data. Other states its done at a haphazard level. So again, theres going to be some falling through the cracks there. Reporter but he told us live people falling through cracks isnt what keeps him up at night. The much more costly problem is in the millions of americans who do die and are not recorded. Your office found that Social Security had no death data for 6. 5 Million People over the age of 111. Do you really believe that there are 6. 5 Million People over the age of 111 in this country . No. In fact, thats why we did the audit on it. What we were finding is that people that were over 112 years of age were opening up bank we found that 6. 5 million was not recorded as being deceased. Reporter how many people are over the age of 111 in this country . Im thinking ten. Reporter most federal agencies depend on the death master file. So if a death isnt listed, federal payments just keep coming. We wondered what that would add up to in the course of a year, but it turns out no one in the federal government is keeping an overall count. The best we could come up with is a few reports from individual agencies. For example, the department of agriculture paid farm subsidies and Disaster Assistance to more than 170,000 dead people over six years. That came to 1. 1 billion. The office of Personnel Management paid dead federal retires a little over a billion. And in 2010 alone, the irs paid more than 400 million in refunds to the dead. Many retirement and disability checks are cashed by the relatives of the dead, like sandra. Im a a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and now a felon. Reporter like a lot of people, she took in her aging, ill mother and had a joint bank account with her. When her mother died, the disability benefits kept coming. When did she die . She died in 1984. Reporter when she died, did you report her death to Social Security . I did not. Reporter why not . 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Reporter the winter of 2016 may well be remembered for a blizzard, but not of snow. Ky go to washington, forge consensus, mix the mess. Reporter its been a flurry of promises and pledges. My pledge is to raise incomes, not taxes, on the middle class. Reporter broad sides and bombast. The Unemployment Rate is probably 20 , and the highest ive heard so far is 42 . Reporter all delivered with the gusto of a noreaster. One Family Spending more money than either the Democratic Party or the republican party. Reporter the gale force one liners can be nauseating, as the candidates try to conjole and convince voters. We have seen in six years obamacare has been a disaster. Its the biggest job killer in this country. Reporter how do you know whats true and whats not . Like a lighthouse in the storm, glenn kesler tries to cut through the fog of facts. Column for the washington post. Reporter you catch politicians when they lie and call them out on it . Thats right. Reporter hows business these days . Better than ever. Reporter letter than ever. Thats not so good for our democracy, is it . Its good for journalism. Reporter kesler and michelle lee assign one to four pinocchios. Using the beloved childrens character whose nose grew when he didnt tell the truth. But kesler doesnt type the l word. I never use the word lie. I cant get into a politicians head. Reporter but you have said false, dubious, debunk, no evidence. Deeply flawed, wildly inflated, bizarre claim, inaccurate and misleading. Yes, i plead guilty to using those words. Reporter and their thesaurus was well worn in 2015. No party was spared. Donald trump earned the most pinocchios. In fact, kesler wrote frankly, fact check the donald as his assertions are so easily debunked. I saw people getting together and in fairly large numbers, celebrating as the World Trade Center was coming down. Reporter also on the list of their biggest pinocchios of 2015, president obama. Keystone is for canadian oil. To send that down to the gulf. It bypasses the United States. Reporter politicians are paying attention. Media Fact Checkers are not fair and impartial. They are liberal, editorial journalists. Reporter kesler says politicians or their staffs even try to negotiate a better rating. But some just blink. I actually got calls from senator rob portman and senator Amy Klobuchar who said because of my fact checks they were going to be more careful in the future. Reporter if the number of claims has exploded, so too has the number of Fact Checkers. Sites now span the u. S. And the world, according to the duke reporters lab, which in january vetted. The Pulitzer Prize winning politifacts. Com has its own rating system, pants on fire. Wrongometer. What do you have . We dont have a rating we just tell readers this is misleading and this is why. Reporter rob farley is the deputy manager editor at factcheck. Org. Were advocating for truth in politics. Were getting the voters the best information they can get. We want them to be armed with the facts. Reporter based in philadelphia, the nonprofit has a team of six staffers, led by eugene kylie. On this day, we found him Fact Checking a ted cruz tv ad. Its not true. Im trying to piece together the information i need to show heres what really happened. Analysis the next day. But even Fact Checkers are not allknowing. Just this week, politifact revised a headline after pushback from a president ial campaign, writing its original wording should have been more precise. Kylie says the sheer number of candidates and claims this cycle has been overwhelming. I think your site calling 2015 a banner year for political whoppers. What is 2016 going to be . More of the same. Reporter thats not good. Its good for us in terms of being able to provide information to the public. Reporter mark albert, washington. The cbs overnight news at ground zero in new york city, a new multibillion transportation hub is open for business. Some call it the most beautiful train station in the world. Waste of money. Its called occulace. 15,000 tons of steel reaching 25 stories tall. The famed architect designed it to resemble a bird rising, the archways will house 11 subway lines and officials estimate 250,000 commuters every day. What first struck you about this design . I really like the interior space the best actually. Reporter Paul Goldberger is a contributing architect critic for vanity fair. A democracy should be building important buildings for people. Its nice to arrive in the city in an exhilarating place that sort of gives you a lift. You know, i think those great moments are like the exclamation points in the city. As much as places like this help downtown roar back to life, its not without controversy. This structure is billions over budget, and at least five years behind schedule. Unveiled in 2004, officials estimated it would cost around 2 billion. But after rush design changes, water leaks and super storm sandy in 2012, the finished product will cost almost twice as much, coming in at 3. 9 billion. The hubs governing body, the Port Authority in new york and new jersey, called the project challenging. But added it will serve a Vital Transportation need for the region, while becoming an important landmark. It was a very, very ambitious, difficult design. Yes, it cost a lot. Yes, probably it should have cost somewhat less. But in fact, exciting, innovative architecture is forever. Reporter officials are hopeful this landmark will prove to be an economic engine. Within these public atriums is over 200,000 square feet of potential retail space. This was a very successful mall before 9 11. And we have no doubt its going center. Is that a feat in and of itself that this is finished . I think its an extraordinary feat. You feel that now the life of the city is coming back to this 16 acres again, in a way that it hadnt been for a long time. The hub is only partially open. Several more corridors will open in the weeks to come. Officials decided against a large unveiling. Instead, there was a small Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Thats the overnight news for this friday. The grand old Party Establishment fights back. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Watch, by the way, how he responds to my speech today. Mitt is a failed candidate. Also tonight, our correspondents give us a rare look inside syrias civil war. Reporter so this was an american air strike. Major donors cut off the largest Veterans Charity after we exposed how the money is being spent. Donate her brain to study concussions. The more we know, the more we can help protect the next generation and the generation after that. This is the cbs overnight news. The man who carried the baton for the republicans four years ago is not passing it to donald trump. Hes hitting him over the head with it. Mitt romney became the Party Establishments unofficial spokesman for the dump trump movement. Then, the 2008 nominee, john mccain, double teamed, saying that he shares romneys concerns and called Trumps National dangerous. In any other election, this would have been unimaginable, the two most recent nominees denouncing the gop frontrunner. Dean reynolds is in salt lake city. Heres what i know. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Hes playing the members of the American Public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the white house, and all we get is a lousy hat. Reporter the man who lost a race many republicans thought was winnable said trump is a sure loser in a general election. A person so untrustworthy and dishonest as Hillary Clinton must not become president. [ applause ] of course, a trump nomination enables her victory. Reporter he said trumps policies would create recession at home and disrespect abroad. What he said on 60 minutes. Did you hear this . It was about syria and isis, and it has to go down as the most ridiculous and dangerous idea of let the most dangerous Terror Organization the world has ever known take over an entire country . Reporter he stopped short of saying Trump Supporters are misguided, but he urged them to reflect and reconsider. The bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. Hes not of the temperament of the kind of stable, thoughtful person we need as leader. Reporter and romney anticipated some blowback. Watch, by the way, how he responds to my speech today. [ applause ] reporter the answer came along predictably and pugnaciously. Trump said romney is a lightweight, a choke artist, a chicken, and worse. Mitt is a failed candidate. He failed. He failed horribly. Reporter and trump recalled how delighted romney was to get his endorsement just four years ago. Drop to your knees. He would have dropped to his knees. He was begging. He was begging me. Reporter later, romney took to twitter writing, scott, if trump said four years ago the things he is saying today about the kkk, about muslims, mexicans, disabled, i would not have accepted his endorsement. Dean, thanks very much. Well, the war of words spilled over into the gop president ial debate in detroit. Heres some of you. How do you answer mitt romney, sir . Look, he was a failed candidate. He should have beaten president obama very easily. He failed miserably. And it was an embarrassment to everybody, including the republican party. Looked like he went away on a vacation the last month. I dont take that, and i guess obviously he wants to be back in what your views on the Klu Klux Klan and White Supremacists . I totally disavow the Klu Klux Klan. I totally disavow david duke. Youre probably about the 18th person thats asked me the question. It was very clear. That question was also talked about in the form of groups. I want to know which groups are you talking about . See what happens when you challenge him on a policy issue . You asked him about the economy and the first thing he does is launch an attack about a little guy thing because he doesnt have answers and he wants us to make him the president of the United States of america. This is not a game. I know whats happening on the economy. Then answer the question. I have employed tens of thousands of people. Ever heard of trump stakes . You know what . Take a look at trump stakes. Youve ruined these companies. Were totally false. He didnt talk about the hundreds of really successful jobs, the buildings all over the world that have [ overlapping speakers ] lets hear the answer then. I will, dont worry about it, marco. Dont worry about it, little marco. Lets hear it, big donald. Marco. The fbis investigation into Hillary Clintons email may wrap up soon. None of the emails on the system was marked classified at the time, but recently thousands have been reevaluated and some marked top secret. Its a crime to mishandle classified documents. Tonight, nancy cordes tells us a former clinton staffer has been given immunity and is talking to the fbi. Reporter Bryan Pagliano is the private email server at clintons new york home. He took the fifth when he was called before Congress Last year, but is cooperating with the fbi, an indication of the breadth of the investigation into whether anyone intentionally mishandled classified information. The Clinton Campaign said today it is pleased that pagliano is helping with a case the fbi director, james comey, acknowledges is uniquely sensitive. I am very close personally to that investigation to ensure that its done the way the fbi tries to do all of its work independently, competently, and promptly. Reporter the state Department Released the last of clintons 30,000 emails on monday. More than 2,000 of them contained information now considered classified, providing fodder for republicans. What she did was a criminal act. She shouldnt be allowed to run. [ applause ] reporter White House Press secretary josh earnest disputed that. What i know that some officials over there have said the investigation. Reporter in new york last night, former president bill clinton argued the email controversy has made his wife more relatable. I saw this remarkable story by a woman who said, you know, i never really was enthusiastic until i read her emails, and it made me appreciate how really good she is as a human being, as well as a Public Servant. Reporter but the question at the heart of this fbi investigation is why a Public Servant in a sensitive position would need to communicate solely via private email . The candidate herself could be well, tonight, we have some remarkable reporting from inside appears to be holding. Next week will mark five years since the uprising that led to the civil war that has killed a quarter of a Million People and forced 11 million from their homes. Elizabeth palmer has reached aleppo, and Holly Williams is in northern syria. Well begin with holly. Reporter Masorat Al Rashid village was liberated from isis just three days ago. We saw the body of an isis fighter lying in the rubble of a house hit by an air strike. Joza khalaf and her cousin khatar told us the extremists held guns to their heads, forcing their way into the womens homes to hide. They said the isis fighters also dressed up as women to avoid capture. The nearby town of al shaddadi was liberated last week. The isis slogans are still the control of the Syrian Democratic forces, an arabkurdish alliance that is supported by the u. S. So this was an american air strike . Commander media kobane told us that u. S. Coalition air strikes helped her fighters win the battle here. This used to be the main road connecting raqqah, the socalled isis capital in syria, with mosul, iraqs second biggest city, also controlled by isis. But now the road has been recaptured by the Syrian Democratic forces. Colonel tala selo told us his fighters have been given over 100 tons of ammunition by the u. S. Led coalition in the last six months, all of it dropped by parachute. But americas most effective partner in syria has some murky alliances. Its accused of coordinating with russia, which backs the Syrian Regime and has also u. S. Backed groups. Colonel selo denied both those claims, but admitted his group enjoys a longstanding truce with the Syrian Regime. Its flag flies over two compounds inside his territory. This u. S. Backed group is taking on isis and winning, sometimes paying a terrible price, but its allegiances are complicated. Colonel selo also told us that he met with brett mcgurk, president obamas special envoy to the antiisis coalition when he visited syria in january. The colonel said his group asked for antitank missiles and machine guns, but so far, scott, he says theyve received only promises. Now, correspondent Elizabeth Palmer and her team are in aleppo, a cultural and Industrial Center of more than two Million People still partly in the hands of rebel forces. We spoke with liz a short time reporter as we rolled along, scott, we could see the villages that isis has just been pushed out of, deserted and very heavily damaged. We stopped in the outskirts as we came in and went into a poor neighborhood right on the front lines. They are living in ruined buildings, in shocking condition with neither electricity or running water. We then carried on a little bit to the jewel of aleppo, what used to be the largest covered market in the middle east. It was a unesco World Heritage site, and im sorry to have to tell you that it is in ruins. Its heartbreaking, buildings that existed for more than 1,000 years have finally been smashed by the savage war. Liz, whats it like to be a resident of aleppo now . Reporter weary, desperate, in some cases for necessities like medication or water. Everybody is desperate to be but people make do. I mean, you have to bear in mind that there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people who stayed inside syria who are cramming into every tiny room, as you look around the buildings, the streets, paint the picture for me. Reporter well, its a patchwork. So areas where there have been heavy fighting are just ruined beyond your imagining. Its like pictures of the second world war, berlin. I mean, smashed beyond belief. And then you go on a mile or two, and there are rather beautiful buildings from the early part of the last century, very graceful, dilapidated but standing, and so its a kind of dizzying mix of everything. Elizabeth palmer with a rare report from inside aleppo, and Holly Williams, with another report from inside syria as well. Now, we have an update on our investigation of the Wounded Warrior project. We reported that that charity spends far less of its donations on veterans as compared to other charities. We were surprised, and it turns out, some major donors were, too. Heres chip reid. Reporter with two sons serving in iraq, raising money for Wounded Warrior project was more than a cause for fred and dianne kane. It was a calling. Since 2009, the kanes charity, teeoff for a cause, raised 325,000 for Wounded Warriors through golf tournaments in the carolinas. The Organization Even honored fred kane with an award for being a vip donor. But allegations that only a little over half of donations went to help wounded vets came as a blow. And then hearing that there was this waste of money and donor dollars that should have and women that were injured, and it was spent on their having a good time. Its a real disappointment. Reporter Wounded Warriors tax forms show spending on conferences and Staff Meetings grew to 26 million by 2014, but the charity insists those expenditures qualify as programs and services. Outraged, kane canceled this years benefit tournament and started a petition on change. Org, calling for a public audit. He also called Senior Management and said he thought ceo Steven Nardizzi should be fired. I said, you know, where is he . You lead from the front, good or bad. I said, you dont hide. I dont understand how an organization that has many veterans who value honor and service and the chain of command can be led by a guy like that. Reporter cbs news has learned kane is one of several major donors who are ending answers from the groups board of directors. Did they have a responsibility to know what was going on . Absolutely. Any board of directors does. Reporter sources with direct knowledge of the charitys operations said the board signs off on all the charitys major spending, including expensive staff retreats. Those sources also told us the board has spent donor dollars on its own meetings at fivestar hotels, including the Beverly Wilshire hotel in los angeles and the waldorf astoria in new york. They also said that when Board Members questioned spending decisions and executive salaries, their concerns were ignored. We tried to speak with each board member in person, but they declined. I feel like im representing all these people that have donated over the years, all these seniors over 65 that that have sent them 19 a month, all these people on fixed incomes, if nobodys going to talk about this right now, and it has to be me, then it has to be me. Wounded warrior project . Yes, except for my new mission of trying to see change there. Reporter the board says its ordered a review by independent auditors and that it would be inappropriate to answer questions until all the facts are known. Full disclosure a cbs Corporate Executive serves on that board. Scott, the board wont say if the results of their review will be made public or whether the board spending is under review as well. They have also hired legal counsel. Chip reid, thanks. Theres been a break in that robbery of a houston gun store. And a soccer star is donating someones hacked all our technology. Technology. Say, have you seen all the Amazing Technology in geicos mobile app . Mobile app . Look. 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The concern is the ones they havent tracked down. And thats whats really scary about this because now youve got this high number of firearms on the street potentially being trafficked to other criminals. Reporter scott, the burglary here was so well planned that after they hit the store, the thieves jumped into a second getaway car a block away. Manuel, thanks. New jersey governor and former president ial candidate Chris Christie took a lot of appearance with donald trump on super tuesday. Well, today, christie said, no, he was not being held hostage, and all these armchair psychiatrists should give it a break. Perhaps the greatest drive in basketball this week was made by lakeside charter academy. They drove 85 miles from kalamazoo to play Muskegon Heights high school last night. All the local teams had canceled on muskegon after a shooting outside the school. In a show of unity, the team from kalamazoo, where six people were gunned down two weeks ago, they said, dont worry, well play you. The score . We end tonight with a World Champion who is hoping to extend her legacy far beyond the soccer pitch. Ben tracy spoke with her today. Reporter when the u. S. Womens soccer team won the world cup in 1999, this became the defining image a victorious 30yearold Brandi Chastain ripping off her jersey after scoring the winning goal. Id really like to leave something beyond that. Reporter now 47, chastain has a new goal. She plans to donate her brain to how much head trauma do you think you suffered in your career . I know two specific incidences when i was in college that would today definitely be considered a concussion, what we used to call, you know, had my bell rung or ive seen stars, and ive had to shake it off. Reporter chastains brain researchers checking for cte, chronic tramatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. Boston University Researchers have examined 307 brains of mostly male athletes. Just seven were from women. Nfl players have dominated the discussion over head injuries. Chris nowinskiy is founder of the concussion legacy foundation, which will eventually study chastains brain. With women not playing football, we dont have a generation of former female athletes with a lot of exposure who are in their 60s, 70s, or 80s, like we do with men. Open your bodies. Reporter chastain now helps coach soccer at Santa Clara University and is a fierce advocate for not allowing youth soccer players to head the ball until they are 14. Her contribution to science will outlast even the most memorable of games. Ben tracy, cbs news, santa clara, california. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com ptio its friday, march 4th, 2016. This is the cbs morning news. The republican race gets down and dirty. Donald trump fends off a day of attack by slinging more insults at the latest gop debate. A Nuclear Threat from north korea. In the face of stiffer sanctions, kim jongun tells his military to have its Nuclear Arsenal ready at any time. And headon. A thief thinks he is making a get away, until he runs moo a ves into a moving suv. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. He might be running away from the pack but donald trump cant hide from attacks from his fellow republicans from taking blistering criticism from the