With scott pelley. Pelley john glenn, the last of the mercury 7 astronauts, the First American to orbit the earth, died late today. He was 95. Back in 1962, america was losing the space race. The soviets had already sent a man into orbit, and just six months after that, they detonated the Worlds Largest atom bomb. So the pressure and excitement were sky high that february day shining spacesuit, compressed himself into friendship 7. School children held their breath watching black and white tvs, Grand Central terminal stopped in its tracks, eyes glued to a big screen, and president kennedy waited to exhale at the white house. 3, 2, 1, 0, ignition. Pelley minutes later, feel fine. It would be his signature catch phrase for the rest of his life, a life of many orbits, remembered now by nancy cordes. Reporter from the cosmos to capitol hill and then back again godspeed, john glenn. Reporter john glenn was an astronaut, a politician, and a patriot i had i guess you could say 47 years of federal service. I had 24 years in the senate, 23 years in the marine corps, and space program, and wre provides for people. And its a i still think were were the example for the rest of the world. Reporter on february 20, 1962, john glenn famously became the First American to orbit the earth. Oh, that view is tremendous reporter when he came back, glenn became a National Hero and received a ticker tape parade in new york city, the largest since world war ii. I got on this project because it would probably be near toast heaven id ever get, and i reporter years before he made history aboard his friendship 7 spacecraft, glenn flew fighter planes for the marine corps, racking up 149 missions during world war ii and coria. During his four terms in the senate, glenn was a key player in democratic politics, but his hero status didnt translate into National Political appeal. I believe this nation of ours can be number one in this world. Reporter and his bid for the presidency in 1984 never really got off the ground. Glenns political cee when he and four other senators, known add the keating 5 were investigated for accepting hefty Campaign Contributions from savings and loan owner charles keating. Senator glenn was eventually cleared of wrongdoing, but a Senate Commission found he used poor judgment. After serving nearly a quarter century on capitol hill, glenn retired from politics in 1998. That same year, nearly 40 years after his first nasa journey, liftoff of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. Reporter at the age of 77, the First American to orbit the earth made history once again, becoming the of the oldest human ever to travel into space. The nations senior astronaut returned to earth with a message for other americans his age i think too often people set their lives by the calendar. Old folks have ambitions and dreams, too, like everybody else. And why dont they work for them . Why dont they go for it . Dont sion place. Thats my attitude. Reporter and glenn followed his own advice, staying politically active until the end, publicly opposing the decision to end the Space Shuttle program. President obama awarded him the medal of freedom in 2012. John glenn, has streaked through three days. Reporter now as a nation bids farewell to a true hero, americans for one last time, can wish john glenn godspeed. Godspeed, john glenn. Spacecraft, the friendship 7 now reside here at the smithsonian air and space museum. The white house said today that journey lifted the hopes of a nation, and president elect trump, scott, called him a great pioneer. Pelley nancy cordes for us tonight. Nancy, thank you. The dangerously cold weather turned deadly today. Blinding snowstorms caused major pileups in the midwest and Omar Villafranca is in the deep freeze. Ep the deadly pileup of mangled cars, trucks, and 18wheelers. Three people were killed and 11 people injured after dozens of vehicles careened off the michigans i96, just south of lansing. 300 miles east in lake county, ohio, another pileup with as many as 50 vehicles occurred after a truck jackknifed due to icy road conditions. Nearly 17 inches of thick, sticky, lakeeffect snow an hour north of syracuse. Roads quickly became treacherous, testing the skills of any driver who dared to get behind the wheel. North dakota residents are still cleaning up after the onetwo punch of snow and how long wind tore through the state. Icy roads were too slippery for even the toughest four wheelers. Dan ditch, but luckily. His dad, reid, showed up to pull him back on track. Tim kunz of ace 24hour towing, started working earlier this week pulling dozens of cars and even bigrig trucks off the roads around bismarck. The guys that are empty, its been the wind. The wind pushes the trailer off, and then they get jackknifed and stuck. Reporter since monday, tow into this lot alone. Scott, they expect to stay busy because there is more snow and subzero temperatures in the forecast. Pelley Omar Villafranca in bismarck for us. Now, lets go to eric fisher, the chief meteorologist of our boston station, wbz. Eric, whats next . Well, scott, the remarkable thing here is that in november, we had widespread record warmth over all of north america. At the same time, we had major snow and cold across siberia and russia. Now, all that air, which was over the pole and coming right down into the same areas that were warmest last month. Its a complete 180 in the pattern. How could are we talking about . Low temperatures subzeros in the northern plains, the 20s in mississippi, alabama, and georgia tonight. By saturday morning, we could be seeing 20s all wait down into north florida. So freeze warnings will likely be needed there. At the same time, another winter storm moving into the northwest, and this one right now not lowland snow. Were getting snowfall into the cities of seattle and portland this evening. And, scott, as we look towards next week, another blast of cold, and might be even colder than what were seeing right now. Pelley eric fisher of the great wbz. Eric, thanks very much. Today, donald trump made another cabinet appointment that shows he is tirning america in a new direction. He is nominating a labor secretary who believes that wages are often too high. This comes a day after naming one of the e. P. A. s biggest administrator. Also today, Dean Reynolds reports that president elect got into a twitter battle with a labor boss. Reporter the president elect made his second visit to ohio since his election, and while his stop in columbus involved soothing the survivors of last weeks attack at ohio state, getting back at any and all critics was still on his mind. The latest to draw mr. Trumps wrath was can chuck jones, an Indianapolis Union president who mr. Trump exaggerated the number of jobs he saved last week at the carrier company. If in fact it was an oversight, you know, it was a big mistake, not knowing how many peoples livelihoods youre negotiating to keep here in this country. Reporter the president elect claimed hed saved 1100 jobs at carrier. By the way, that numbers going to go up very substantially. Reporter as cbs news reported last week, the actual number is 800 jobs saved. But mr. Trump did not like being he tweeted but jones said his members felt betrayed. Theyre upset because they got their hopes up that they were going to be able to provide for their families for a while. To have it that hope ripped away. Reporter continuing on the workers front, mr. Trump named andrew puzder, a fastfood chain c. E. O. And antiregulation crusader who says raising the minimum wage is bad for business. We are not dependent on the government at our company for any particular benefits so, i dont really think american businesses should be. Reporter now, in the late 1980s, Andrew Puzders thenwife alleged in Divorce Proceedings that he had physically abused her, and her attorney at the time told physical abuse. But, scott, today, she gave cbs news an email which she said she sent to puzder just last week which states she made the whole thing up. Pelley dean, youve also learned something today about the president elects reality show, the apprentice. Reporter yes, hes going to continue, apparently, as airwaves again next month. Its not known how much he will be paid for this or what it will mean to have a sitting president on the payroll of a tv show. Scott. Pelley Dean Reynolds, thanks. In syria, the battle for aleppo has become a rout. Government sporses backed by russia have retaken threequarters of the territory held by rebels. Today, one local politician warned that 150,000 arent given safe passage out. Debora patta is in aleppo. Reporter sevenyearold abdul ghani tarab was eating lunch when a shell hit his home two weeks ago. Shrapnel tore through his body as syrian and russian bombs continued to rain down. His parents told us there was only one very basic makeshift clinic still working. It wasnt equipped to help their son. Im his father, he said, and i was helpless. He would moan and call for help, his mother told us. It took two weeks to get tarab out of eastern aleppo to a proper hospital. After being systematically targeted by Syrian Military strikes, there are no longer any working hospitals in rebel parts of the city. Medical supplies are all but gone. Doctors and nurses pressure to save as many lives as they possibly can. Often they cannot. Overnight, 150 injured people were evacuated from aleppos old city in the oppositionheld east, but there are still thousands of civilians trapped inside, in need of Urgent Medical attention, the kind that is only available in the governmentcontrolled west. Tarab begs for water, but he he is finally about to get lifesaving surgery, something he couldnt get until now. Since the russian announcement that the syrians have stopped military operations in eastern aleppo to allow for civilian evacuation, we can tell you, scott, that things have quited down but well have to see if it holds long enough for people to get out safely. Pelley debora patta in aleppo. Debora, thank you. For many who have been through wash the battle continues long thiew the years, we have come to know a veteran who owed his life to his best friend, and chip reid has the end of their story. Tuesday kiss reporter luis carlos montalvan, and tuesday, his golden Retriever Service dog, have been inseparable for past eight years. Before they met, army captain montalvan did two tours in iraq, earning a purple heart and two posttraumatic stress disorder left him terrified to leave home. Drinking heavily to deal wi with, you know, physical and psychological issues. Reporter that all changed when he and tuesday became partners as he later told david letterman. He he brightens my days and he calms my nights. Reporter in 2011, montalvan coauthored a bestseller Wounded Warrior and the golden retriever to saved him. He explained the title onm sile tv. He enables me to live my life. If that isnt life saving, i dont know what it is. Reporter tuesday learned more than 100 commands, and he improvised when montalvan of showing signs of stress. Whether thats lay his head, his snout on my laptop keyboard so i cant type anymore. Reporter they toured the country together, preaching a struggling with p. T. S. D. Montalvan was also working on a second book. But last week in el paso, at just 43 years old, montalvan was found dead in his hotel room. People close to him say they were stunned to learned he had left his beloved dog with someone else for safe keeping. The cause of death is not yet official, but one thing is for sure no one will miss him more than his best friend. Okay. Reporter chip reid, cbs pelley coming up next on the cbs evening news, does vaping lead to smoking . I sure had a lot to think about. What about the people i care about . Including this little girl. And what if this happened again . I was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me . So i asked my doctor. And he recommended eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. Both made me turn around my thinking. 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Reporter ecigarette companies have rapidly increased advertising spending from 6. 4 million in 2011 to 115 million in 2014. Regular ecigarette use among High School Students increased from less than 2 in 2011 to 16 last year. To the pursuit of happiness. What weve seen is that the vast majority of kids, seven out of 10, are actually seeing these unintentional, that tells us were not doing a good enough job of protecting kids. Reporter do you think that bubblegum flavor for ecigarettes is unintentional . Isnt it targeted right to kids . Well, we do know flavors have a powerful impact on kids. 81 of kids when asked why they use ecigarettes cite flavors. Reporter dr. Murthy says more research is needed on whether ecigarettes are a gateway to regular cigarettes. Indust todays report because it does not highlight the possible role ecigarettes may have in helping people stop smoke. Glor dr. Jon lapook, thank you, doc. Up next, what a lucky man he was. 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You know, i guess im not untypical of this country in that we all have so many opportunities that come our way. And i happened to be around at a lot of times when things were going on, and was able to take advantage of some of those opportunities that came my way, and i guess its typical of what happens in this country to a lot of people. I jokingly, of course, said that heaven id ever get and i wanted to make the most of it. But my feelings are that this whole project, with regard to space, sort of stands with us now as, if you want to look at it one way, like the Wright Brothers stood at kitty hawk about 50 years ago. Three, two, one, zero, ignition. Liftoff, pilot john glenn is reporting all systems go, is giving routine reports, reading off his roger zerog, and i feel fine. Capsule is turning around. Oh, that view is tremendous. An end of something means the beginning of Something Else, and i dont think that Something Else is going to be a a the death of the manned space program. Well, i think we had 50 years job well done, but thats just the precursor to even greater things in the future. Pelley godspeed. And thats cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all