Almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. Together we can help them with three simple words. My name is chris noth cer you taught him how to hit a baseball. How to hit a receiver. You even taught him how to hit the open man. But how much time have you spent teaching him. Cities across the country are seeing a backlash against new taxes on streaming video. Local governments are trying to make up for lost revenue when people cut the cord from their Cable Companies and switch to Services Like netflix and hulu. Carter evans has more on this. This tax doesnt make sense. This was just a money grab. Anth reporter the Pasadena City Council has been taking heat for weeks after announcing a 9. 4 tax on streaming video, calling it a utility, so it can be taxed like water and electricity. My constituents do not want this tax. Reporter even if its just a couple of bucks to help out the city . Even if its just a couple of dollars that theyre already its being taxed twice. Reporter councilman Tyrone Hampton says the surprise tax rid of cable tv and home phones. I read it multiple times and i was just like, well, when did this happen . Reporter it happened when pasadena voters modernized a law in 2008 to tax cell phones like land lines, never anticipating it could be applied to video streaming. 41 california cities now have similar laws. Folks are going to wake up and see tax line items on their netflix and hulu bills and theyre not going to be happy. Reporter Internet Association director Robert Callahan believes cities could be violating federal law because the government doesnt allow tax on the internet. Utilities are electricity and water and sewer and all sorts of other types of actual utilities. Websites and apps dont fit that mold whatsoever. Reporter that hasnt stopped cashstrapped cities across the country. Chicago is currently being sued for charging a 9 tax on video streaming. And pennsylvania is charging a 6 tax on everything from apps 1. 3 billion budget gap. And now in the face of stiff opposition pasadena has put its new tax plan on hold. And where do we stop . Is it hulu . Is it netflix . Is it pandora . Every time you stream music in your car . I mean, where do we actually stop . Reporter cities in california still havent started collecting the controversial and unpopular tax. And elaine, when they do, theyll likely end up in court. Carter evans. Carter, thanks. A wave of wildfires is sweeping across israel. Some may have been set. Smoke has sickened dozens this week. Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. France, russia, and turkey are sending firefighters and equipment. An American Service member was killed today by a roadside bomb in northern syria. No details were available, and the Service Member was not identified. Several hundred americans are training Syrian Rebels who are a gas station south of baghdad today. At least 80 people were killed. Dozens wounded. Isis claimed responsibility. The white house says the attack was intended to inflame the divide between the two major factions of islam. Around 5,000 american troops are serving in iraq, assisting in the effort to defeat isis there. For many its their first thanksgiving away from home. Holly ll reporter just east of mosul we traveled with colonel brett sylvia today as he rallied troops from the 101st Airborne Division, dug in here for the battle against isis. We still have a mission here, and its a dangerous mission, that were here inside a combat zone. So we do say stay focused on the mission at hand. Reporter today they took time out from the fight happy thanksgiving. Reporter as colonel sylvia honored a longstanding military tradition. Reporter Senior Officers serving the rankandfile soldiers their thanksgiving lunch. You want some stuffing . Reporter the troops based at this Logistics Hub in shaquili are only 12 miles from mosul. Any civilian activity in any of the buildings or anything like that . Negative. We just have like weird lights coming reporter three days ago they witnessed a massive blast when the iraqi army detonated an isis suicide truck packed with explosives about a mile and a it was like a mushroom cloud, the size of that thing. We felt it through the floor, sir. Reporter theyre Deadly Weapons used by isis to slow down the progress of iraqi and u. S. Coalition forces in the battle to retake mosul. Colonel sylvia is on his fourth tour of duty in iraq. But for many of his soldiers its their first. This is specialist kang. Hes our medic, our one and only medic. Reporter they were children when the u. S. Invaded iraq in reporter a new generation of Young Americans serving in iraq, five years after the u. S. Government said it was leaving the country for good. They didnt sign up because they wanted to come fight in iraq. They signed up because they wanted to serve their country. Reporter American Service members could be here in iraq for many months to come. The u. S. Military says over 1,500 isis militants have been killed in the battle for mosul. But elaine, the extremists are determined, and their tactics have slowed the offensive. Holly williams with american troops in iraq. Holly, thanks. Next, a small gesture makes a huge difference for the homeless this thanksgiving. And later, this man made a difference in the lives of hundreds of women. They call him their guardian in one of the countrys richest cities thousands have no place to stay this thanksgiving. As their population grows, John Blackstone reports on an effort to make their lives just a little more manageable. Reporter the latest count of homeless in los angeles shows the city has more than 43,000 People Living on the streets. Angeles makeshift dwellings spread for block after block. Few outsiders regularly walk these forbidding streets, but raquel beard has. People are dying every day here. The drug trade and drug usage is just out of control. Property thefts are through the roof. Reporter she worked with the association of Business Owners in the skid row area who are being overwhelmed by the homeless. And theres no Community Outcry about that. Reporter because other people dont see it. Out of sight, out of mind, lets just keep it there. Reporter but skid row also has those struggling to make better lives. They are helped at a warehouse called the bin. With nowhere to live, debra parra got a bin here to keep clean clothes, helping her hold down a job as a security guard. I leave my stuff here. So depending what job im doing. Reporter this makes it a little easier . Oh, it sure does. A whole lot easier. Reporter mark loringer is ceo of chrysalis, the Homeless Services organization that runs the bin. What does this represent . This represents the personal belongings and the life history of about 1,500 residents of the skid row area. Reporter users must check in at least once a week. A glass in there yeah. Its a drinking glass. Reporter toothbrush. Toothbrush. Reporter levell liggins, living on the streets for 15 years, got a measure of safety when he got a bin. So the rule of the streets is whatever they find is theirs, they keep it, take, it move on. Reporter the bins provide order in often chaotic lives. When i come out and i roll out their bins, im treating it as a service to them. I got it. Reporter Demetrius Reed knows the bins from both sides. He was homeless until the job here helped him get a place to live. It kind of adds a little dignity back into the equation. Reporter as part of l. A. s latest plan to help the homeless the city is looking to add thousands more bins, which can provide a modest step toward life off the street. John blackstone, cbs news, los angeles. Coming up, the nations marches on despite a terror threat. coughs that cough doesnt sound so good. Well i think you sound great. Move over. 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Heightened security included more than 3,000 officers, assault weapons, and bombsniffing dogs. More than 80 trucks loaded with sand blocked traffic. Among the new balloons, a 1927 replica of felix the cat. A 7yearold girl from aleppo, syria is thankful for a special gift. Bana al abed posted a heartbreaking video this week from her wartorn city that caught the attention of harry potter author j. K. Rowling. When rowling learned bana wanted to read one of her books, she sent the entire ebook collection. I started to reading your books. Thank you very, very much. I love you. Rowling tweeted back, bana, this made me so happy. Standwithaleppo. Next, he taught them how to woman what does it feel like when a woman is having a heart attack . Chest pain, like theres a ton of weight on your chest. Severe shortness of breath. Unexplained nausea. Cold sweats. Theres an unusual tiredness and fatigue. Theres unfamiliar dizziness or lightheadedness. 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Reporter to these women and 30year tenure he was coach, mentor, but most of all guardian angel. You can see the floor is not even. Reporter when ascher arrived in the late 70s the girls team had no uniforms, no form of transportation. They didnt even have a basketball. The situation for girls athletics in new york city was terrible. Reporter you felt they needed you. If they didnt have me, they had nobody. And this will do it reporter but in three years they went from a losing season to the city play joel aschers 12th title reporter by the late 1990s theyd earned 12 city trophies and four state championships. Winning games was nice but its not the ultimate goal. The bottom line was college and success. I would really get on them for schoolwork. I would check their report cards. There was no mercy with me. Reporter most of coach aschers players went on to college, playing for such schools as stanford, wisconsin, ucla, and northeastern. Jenkins were on his 1988 championship team. We built a family while we were here. Ash did so much for us. Reporter these days those roles have reversed. How are you . Im here. Reporter a team of angels now watches over him. In their 40s and 50s, they drive him to doctors appointments. You started eating already, huh . Dinner. Do you have any daughters of your own . No. Those are my kids. Oh. Reporter coach ascher may have never been a father. We love you, ash reporter but it didnt stop him from acting like one. Michelle miller, cbs news, new york. Thats the overnight news for this friday. 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 announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im don dahler. President elect donald trump plans to remain at his seaside florida estate through the Holiday Weekend but his Transition Team says that wont stop mr. Trump from interviewing possible cabinet nominees and in office. Specifically day one. The federal government picks up the tab for the inauguration, but all the parties and balls have to be paid for privately. Mr. Trump has set a milliondollar limit for corporate donations and will refuse all contributions from lobbyists. As for the shape of his new administration . Well, kris van cleave has that. Reporter president elect trump has reportedly been receiving fewer classified predecessors. The Washington Post reports instead hes choosing to focus on filling his cabinet. Mr. Trump has previously said he would dissolve the department of education, but yesterday he named its secretary. Weve just finished a long and bruising Political Campaign. Emotions are raw and tensions just dont heal overnight. Reporter in the spirit of thanksgiving president elect donald trump released this short web video, calling for americans to come together after a bitter election year. Its time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens because when america is unified there is nothing beyond our reach. Reporter mr. Trump announced two cabinet appointments, both women, neither of whom endorsed him for president. Longtime gop donor betsy de vos was tapped to lead the department of education. A strong advocate for School Vouchers and Charter Schools devoss is against the National Voluntary education standards known as common core which mr. We will bring School Choice and put an end to common core. Were bringing our education local. Reporter South Carolina governor nikki haley has accepted the nomination to be ambassador to the u. N. Despite this thinly veiled swipe at mr. Trump earlier this year. During anxious times it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation. Reporter as an indianamerican haley diversifies the president elects personnel picks but lacks the Foreign Policy experience of previous u. N. Ambassadors. Donald trump is a phony. A fraud. Reporter despite their tense history, 2012 gop nominee mitt romney is still on the president elects short list for secretary of state. Much to the dismay of many loyalists. Im still very unhappy that mitt did everything he could to derail donald trump. A list of all the things he said and you think is this guy really going to be loyal . Reporter former new york city mayor Rudy Giuliani is also a favorite for secretary of state, and mr. Trumps former mr. Trump is not expected to make any announcements today. Donald trump was elected in part by promising to stop the flow of american jobs to china. Turns out that can be a twoway street, as jim axelrod found. Reporter the factory floor is bustling again at this manufacturing plant in loraine, ohio. A billionaire has indeed brought jobs back to this part of the rust belt. Leaving ohio and from leaving america. Reporter no, not that billionaire. This one. Mr. Chow, how many jobs do you expect to create in ohio . Translator 3,000. Not hundreds. Thousands. Reporter chinese billionaire 2008, costing the area 1,000 jobs, and turned it into a state of the art auto glass factory. Today the ohio plant is part of chows global fuyaw glass empire, helping to produce 23 of the worlds car windows. When i walked into it two years ago, it was dark, dirty, it had been uninhabited for quite a few years. Reporter jim reid, a supervisor, voted for donald trump, who made the chinese a target during his campaign. We cant continue to allow china to rape our country. And thats what theyre doing. Reporter what do you make of the idea that the guy bringing hundreds, thousands of jobs to this part of ohio is chinese . Ill be honest. I struggle with it a bit when i made the decision. But reporter why . Just because of what id been its the greatest theft in the history of the world. Reporter but mr. Cho seems untroubled by the criticism. He told us that was Just Campaign talk. Now that trump is the president elect things will be different. Are