Outbreak will have a life changing impact on families. Paolo says the Measles Outbreak took hold of his family in an instant. The disease killed three of his five children. So they got sick and four days later they died . Umhmm. Four days later. Reporter their mother is so distraught she sleeps on her childrens grave which is set up in the familys front yard according to samoan tradition. She told me its her only way to be close to them now. Its going to take a long time to heal. Reporter Community Advocate lien a chang is helping the families of measles victims. When you see that, what do you think . Heart breaking, heart breaking. It shouldnt, shouldnt happen this way. Reporter experts say the measles is entirely preventable, but so far more than 2 of the island nations population has been infected. Most of the deaths are children, including this 10yearold boy whose funeral was held over the weekend. Its the most complicated thing in life. Reporter only 31 of samoans were vaccinated around the time 69 outbreak, in part because of fears that spread last year after two infants died when nurses incorrectly mixed their vaccines with another medicine. The vaccines are now mandatory here, and the government is cracking down on the spread of misinformation. Authorities recently arrested a, quote, alleged antivaxer after he publicly disputed the vaccine drive saying ill be here to mop up your mess. Enjoy your killing spree. I think from what weve learned from this episode and this epidemic is the absolute importance of getting the right message out to the communities. Educating the communities on the importance of having the vaccine. Reporter while the samoan vaccination rate has nearly tripled in a matter of weeks, there are still challenges. Samoan families often have many children in close contact. This baby surrounded by family was just released from the hospital. The measles vaccine is the one safe and costeffective way of protecting children from measles. In this day and age, we shouldnt see the measles in any country, and were seeing a lot of cases globally. Theres been double the number of cases reported just in the last two years. Reporter samoa is still upped a state of emergency and now the nearby u. S. Territory of American Samoa is also declaring an emergency after nine people there contracted the disease. The cannonball run is the name of an old Burt Reynolds movie, its a very real and illegal race from new york city to southern california. This years winners made it in record time. Dana jacobsen tells us just how they did it. Reporter with a top speed of 193 Miles Per Hour and an average of 103 for more than a day, drivers arnie and doug along with spotter berkeley are the new cannonball record run holders. As first reported by road and track, the team made the 2800 mile journey from new york to los angeles in 27 hours 25 minutes, shaving more than an hour off the old mark set in 2013. While in the movie Burt Reynolds and dom delouise crossed the country in an ambulance, the team rode in a suped up mercedes souped up in two years with this in mind. We have a cb radio, police scanner. We use gyro stabilized bin olk lars and something new for this trip thats never been done. We used a thermal scope on the roof of the car so were able to see anything warm on the side o. Reporter they were also aided by a network of spotters driving ahead of them and reporting road conditions, along with the placement of police speed traps. We knew we had a shot, pretty much the whole time. And thankfully nothing bad happened. There were no altercations with the police or anything to slow us down. Reporter but the feat is drawing criticism from safety experts. The governors Highway SafetyAssociation Says speeding is widely deemed culturally acceptable by the motoring public. We need to change that narrative and make speeding as socially unacceptable as drunk driving. He maintains the team never put any other drivers at risk. There was no close calls at all. We dont pass people at a high rate of speed. Simply because its dangerous. And if we were to do that, to drive recklessly, theyre just going to call the police and then were just going to have police waiting for us. Heres the kicker. The winners actually got pulled over by police after the race. Their license plate bracket was dangling. They werent speeding at the time and the officer let them off with a warning. The cbs overnight news will be the cbs overnight news will be right back. Introducing new Vicks Vapopatch easy to wear with soothing vicks vapors for her, for you, for the whole family. New Vicks Vapopatch. Breathe easy. Upbeat music no coverup spray here. Cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. But febreze air effects eliminates odors. With a 100 natural propellent. It leaves behind a pleasant scent youll love. [ deep inhale] freshen up. Dont cover up. Febreze. For the first time ever, the Kennedy Center honors celebrates a tv show and it should come as no surprise that the show is sesame street. Bert, ernie and the gang revolutionized Childrens Television. The ceremony which airs sunday on cbs paid tribute to the programs cocreators. Not to mention the melania trup. Anthony mason reports by talking to grover. Oh, hey, big bird. Hi. Anthony, how are you . Im good, how are you. Can you help me . Sure i can help help you, what do you need . Can you tell me how to get to sesame street . Can i tell you how to get to sesame street . Oh, you bet. Sesame street its been the favorite for kids to learn the alphabet. C is for cook i, thats good enough for me. Reporter learn to count. 1, 2, 3, 4. Reporter or learn about life. Let me see you when youre happy. Ah. Is this the place, big bird . Gee, i dont know. Hey, guys. Happy birthday. Hi, guys. How are you doing . Hi, aby. Tell me, why is sesame street such a special place . Its a place where no matter who you are, what you look like, youre welcome. Its true. Whether youre a grouch or a big bird or a snufalafagas. Theyre our friends. Reporter not only are the muppets all different colors on sesame street. From the beginning so were the actors. I was stunned. These people of color in a neighborhood that look like my neighborhood. Reporter sonia was 21 when she joined the cast in the third season in 1971. Hi, maria. Oh, oscar, you scared me. Reporter one the first latina actors to have a lead role on tv. Ill be your partner. Reporter she would play maria for 44 years. There arent that many actors who play a part as long as you did. I know. I was going to keep at it till i got it right. [ laughter ] reporter why did you stick with it so long . Because the needs of the kids changed every year. I grew up on sesame street. We were allowed to age, which was unheard of. Reporter the show had a mission right from the beginning. The show came out of the civil rights movement. We were going to change the world. I understood what the mission of the show was. Its a very pretty brown. Thank you. It has Children Entering School ready to proceed. Reporter the carnegie had dinner with joan. Do you think television could be used to teach children . Thats the beginning. Reporter he studied the idea, wrote this report, and realized as she told 60 minutes in 2017. It would be demonstrating what Childrens Television could do for children, and that that would be huge. Action. Reporter but the muppets almost werent part of the show. Jim henson did not want to do a childrens show because he didnt want to be identified as a childrens entertainer. Reporter but henson came around. All right, here we go. Take it away. Reporter and in 1969, sesame street went on the air. Youve never seen a street like sesame street. Reporter what was the show like in the early days . It was very raw. It was almost like live television. We would do one rehearsal, and then you take it. Reporter had you ever acted with pup et cetera before . No, no, i kept looking down at the puppeteer. Grover said, quit looking at that man down there. I was shaken. Reporter frank oz, jim henson and Caroll Spinney who played big bird and oscar the grouch have since been succeeded by a Second Generation of puppeteers. Were actors from the elbow up. Reporter matt vogel who now performs big bird and the count is puppet captain for the show. See how sad the pup et cetpe . Theyre so sad. Dont even look at me. Well go out and do live shows, well go in with a puppet on our arm. The child in front of us, they dont see us at all. They see the characters and believe in them instantly. It does not matter at all that we are there. This is mayor. Reporter everyone, it seems, has a favorite muppet. This is are you comfortable, grover . I think so. Reporter are you ready . Yes. Reporter grover has always been mine. What kinds of things are you curious about, grover . I am curious about rapids. Why the sky is blue and not polka dot. I am curious if the letter o is jealous of the letter q because it has that little tail thing on it. Do you know the answer . Reporter do not know the answer. Im also curious right now if your mommy usually dresses you. Reporter not any more, grover. No . Is that why you forgot to wear your tie . Reporter sorry, do you feel disrespected . No. Im not wearing anything. Not a problem. Reporter the Kennedy Center is giving our nations highest performing arts award to a Television Program for the very first time. Sing, sing a song reporter so how do you feel about winning the Kennedy Center honors . Whats it like . Is it like a prize you get in a cereal box . Is that the prize youre talking sfwh reporter its not a bowling trophy. Where are we going to put that prize . Reporter a prize for the cast and crew of the show that half a century after its creation is still enlightening children and their parents. You can see the Kennedy Center honors this sunday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern right here on cbs. The overnight news will be right back. We end this half hour with John Blackstone making a trip to his favorite donut shop. It almost closed down last year, but was rescued by the love of neighbors as well as strangers. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. What a Christmas Present to see you back here. Oh, yeah. Reporter stella chan is back behind the counter at donut city in seal beach, california. Just let me say hello. Reporter for nearly 30 years, stella and her husband john have been a team, selling sweet treats. She brings smiles to everyones faces. Just super loving people. Reporter last year there was doubt stella would even survive, let alone return to work after a debilitating brain aneurysm left her partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Now is stronger, stronger. Hold trey. I need to move. I dont want to stay home. Reporter but with his wife in a coma last year, john came to work each morning at 4 00 a. M. Alone. Then some of their regs offered to help. Good morning. How are you . Two dozen. We tried to offer him help with the medical expenses for stella. Reporter he didnt want people to give you money . No, no. Reporter john would not accept a handout, so his customers decided to try a buyout. A dozen doughnuts. Give me four dozen. Reporter turning to social media, they spread the word to show up early and buy all of the doughnuts so john could close up early and spend more time with stella. I came to buy five dozen doughnuts. Five dozen . Im going to take care of the staff at my kids elementary school. Reporter doughnuts were selling like hot cakes. Im from minnesota and i heard about this. This is awesome. People from 50, 60, 70 miles, they came here. Not only to buy just one donut, but dozens. They didnt even want a donut, but they came here and helped. Reporter it wasnt just people from seal beach or close by . No. Other country. Reporter did all of that support, has that helped you get better . Thats true. Thats true. Reporter how are you . You look fantastic. You look better. Reporter with stellas return business is back to a normal pace, but the confections now come with special affection. Im grateful. They give me a hug. Im so happy. Reporter and the hole in this donut shop has been filled with kindness. When you come in here and see stella behind the counter, donut city is complete . A twinkle in my eyes, a delicious donut in my belly, and the day is good. Reporter Everybody Loves a happy ending. John blackstone on donut patrol. And thats the overnight news for this wednesday. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im vladimir duthiers. Its wednesday, december 11th, 2019. This is the cbs morning news. Jersey city shooting rampage. An officer, three civilians, and two suspects are dead after a wild shootout. What police found inside the shooters uhaul that could have caused more tragedy. High crimes. Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment against president trump. Well break down what happens next, plus how the president is responding. There are no crimes. Theyre impeaching me, and there are no crimes. This has to be a first in history. And a desperate search in the antarctic for a plane that went missing with 38 people on went missing with 38 people on board. Captioning funded by cbs