here's our congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> save our schools, no to devos. >> reporter: the debate over betsy devos followed senators home this weekend, as protests popped up outside the state offices of several republicans. >> here in washington, the pressure is even more intense. >> good afternoon, senator susan collins' office. >> reporter: the senate switchboard swamped by hundreds of thousands of calls. >> so he is not supportive of this nominee? >> reporter: some democratic senators took their own turns at the phones. >> so she's really way outside of the mainstream. >> reporter: and even turned to schoolkids to help make their case. >> we must oppose betsy devos as secretary of education. >> the future depends on it. >> reporter: president trump chose the 59-year-old billionaire because of her long- time support for school vouchers, a cause many republicans support. south carolina senator tim scott. >> the real debate is generations of kids that are stuck in underperforming schools. >> betsy devos has got to go. >> reporter: but teachers group worries devos will move dollars out of public schools. >> she has absolutely no experience. >> reporter: that lack of experience led to some rocky moments at her confirmation hearing. >> so were you unaware what i just asked you about the i.d.a., that it was a federal law? >> i may have confused it. >> reporter: every senate democrat and two republicans have vowed to vote against her tomorrow, putting devos on the edge of defeat. massachusetts democrat elizabeth warren. >> just one more republican, that's all we need, just one. >> reporter: but as of right now, the senate appears to be split 50/50, which means vice president pence will have to cast the tie-breaking vote tomorrow, and that's a first, scott, for a cabinet-level position. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill. coming up next, super bowl ads usually out to make you laugh take a serious turn. and later, shake and make-up. an awkward encounter after the game. 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[ cheers and applause ] >> i'm despondent. i'm looking for a bridge to jump off of. >> reporter: even today there were plenty of haters. that was a hot topic on boston's 98.5 radio. >> people are sick of them. >> that's a given. >> reporter: host tony mazzarotti. >> everybody in america but new england was rooting for the falcons. did it seem that way to you? >> oh, no, it didn't seem. i knew. look, that's the way it's been. they're not an embraceable franchise. >> reporter: boston has had its share of success in the past 15 years, ten world titles in all, half by the patriots, three for the red sox, even the bruins and celtics each have grabbed a championship trophy. the fans here say brady is the reason they'll keep coming. >> he works, and that's why he's great. >> reporter: and the oddsmakers in vegas are already betting there will be a repeat at super bowl lii next year. michelle miller, cbs news, foxborough. and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and be sure not to miss "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm scott pelley. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm don dahler. president trump is back at the white house this morning after a stop at central command in florida. the president renewed his battle with the media, claiming there are any number of terrorist attacks that the press refuses to cover. mr. trump is also in a war of words with members of his own party over his comments about vladamir putin and russia. margaret brennan has that. >> radical islam terrorists are determined to strike our homeland. >> reporter: in his first address to the troops as commander-in-chief, president trump accused journalists of covering up terrorism. >> it's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported, and in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. they have their reasons, and you understand that. >> reporter: mr. trump offered no examples. and neither did press secretary sean spicer when he tried to clarify aboard air force one. >> there's a lot of instances that have occurred where i don't think they've gotten the coverage it deserved. >> reporter: the president's comments come after senior adviser kellyanne conway referred last week to a terrorist attack that never took place. >> two iraqis came here to this country, they were radicalized. they were the master minds behind the bowling green massacre. most people don't know that because it didn't get covered. >> reporter: she later said she misspoke, but she talked about the purported bowling green attacks at least two other times. conway says she was referring to two iraqi refugees accused in 2011 of supporting terrorism. their arrests were reported in the press. >> he's a leader of his country. >> reporter: the president is also facing criticism from within his own party for these comments to fox news about russian president vladimir putin. >> putin's a killer. >> a lot of killers, we got a lot of killers. what, you think our country is so innocent? you think our country is so innocent? >> reporter: senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> i don't think there is any equivalency between the way the russians conduct themselves and the way the united states does. >> reporter: retired general barry mccaffery went further. >> one can argue that's the most anti-american statement ever made by a president of the united states, to confuse american values with putin, who is running a criminal oligarchy. >> reporter: today the kremlin said that fox news should apologize for insulting mr. putin. the russian president has held office more than 17 years and has been accused of having some of his critics killed. mike morrell is the former acting director and the deputy director of the cia. he discussed president trump's controversial views of russia and vladamir putin on "cbs this morning." >> i think he has some special affection for putin that is a result of something that we don't fully understand. there are questions out there about financial ties. there's questions about compromising material. what we saw was putin praising trump during the campaign, and trump in return praising putin. so it could be as simple as that. but there is some special bond here that seems to be overriding the facts and the interests of the united states of america. >> nearly 100 of the nation's biggest tech companies are joining the legal fight against president trump's executive order on travel and immigration. they claim it inflicts significant harm on american business and growth. >> reporter: some of the biggest names in technology are among the 97 companies that joined the brief to the court of appeals, forcefully opposing the travel and immigration ban. they argue, the order makes it more difficult and expensive for u.s. companies to recruit, hire, and retain some of the world's best employees. it disrupts ongoing operations. >> america has been at the leading edge of so many innovative markets and so many innovative trends because we're able to work on a global scale. >> reporter: aaron levie is head of a silicon valley company that signed onto the brief. >> many of our employees come from different countries, some of which are on the banned list. that has a meaningful impact in our culture. >> reporter: the brief highlights immigrant contributions, noting immigrants or their children founded more than 200 of the companies on the fortune 500 list, including apple, kraft, ford, general electric, at&t, google, mcdonald's, boeing and disney. and the brief says immigrants are nearly three times more likely to file patents than u.s.-born citizens. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: tech workers that demonstrated against the immigration ban as the industry worries about what's to come with the president's promises to undo certain international trade agreements. >> they would send a really chilling signal to people all around the world that america is not open for business. we're actually closed off. >> reporter: late this afternoon two more major tech companies, tesla and spacex, added their names to this brief filed here at the ninth circuit court of appeals. scott, of course, both companies are led by elon musk who himself is an immigrant from south africa. >> so just how easy or difficult is it for a syrian family to escape the war zone for the safety of the united states. jericka duncan found out. this family dreamed about for more than 13 years. >> i'm happy. i'm happy like i won the super bowl like yesterday. very happy. >> reporter: the reunion with the two brothers and their families was supposed to happen nine days ago. but mid flight to the u.s., visas for the christian family were canceled. after landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. >> inhuman what happened to us. >> reporter: 17-year-old matthew asaili had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. >> we did everything by the rules, everything what we done was right. we did not do anything illegal. >> reporter: why did your family leave? >> over there, it's like a war zone. it's not safe. >> reporter: in 2015, their immigration petition finally moved to the active processing stage, which involved multiple background checks and several interviews. >> welcome to america. >> reporter: local congressman republican charlie dent says the asailis are not refugees and spent years going through the proper channels. >> it's clear to me this proposal was not properly vetted. it was not processed. it was rushed, and it wasn't given the kind of consideration it should have been. >> reporter: this afternoon allentown's newest residents celebrated their u.s. arrival in their new home. attorneys for the asaili family tell me there is no way the family would be asked to leave. scott, that's because they're now considered permanent residents. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ♪ [joy bauer] two thirds of americans have digestive issues. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. but many probiotics do not survive your stomach's harsh environment. digestive advantage is different. its natural protein shell is tougher than your stomach's harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic, to get where you need it most. get the digestive advantage, and enjoy living well. hundreds of thousands are expected to line the streets of boston today for the new england patriots' victory parade. the pats beat the atlanta falcons in epic fashion, coming back from 25 points down to win it in overtime. it was quarterback tom brady's fifth super bowl championship, and the fourth time he's been named super bowl mvp. brady seems bound for the hall of fame, but claims he has no intention of hanging up his cleats any time soon. winning a title can sometimes take as much mental toughness as physical skill. here's a lesson from hall of famer steve young. >> reporter: watch him hang out with his family in the backyard and you get glimpses of the athletic grace and swagger that lifted steve young into pro football's hall of fame. >> football is a unique sport. there is no statistic, no touchdown, or passing yard that is accomplished by a single person. >> reporter: in 15 seasons in the nfl, young redefined the position of quarterback as a double edged sword. carving up teams with his arm and legs. you had a voice in your head before the games. >> yeah, a loud one. >> a loud one. >> reporter: but what teammates and fans never saw is the battle young fought just to get himself on the field. now revealed in a new memoir. >> at its worst, steve, how did it make you feel sh >> you wake up and you see the crack of the morning dawn, and you're like, oh. and you have this dread like oh, not another one. >> reporter: from the very beginning, young kept his anxiety secret. at greenwich high in connecticut, he was a straight a student, captain of the football, baseball and basketball teams. a devout mormon, the great great grandson of bringham young, the pioneering leader who brought the faith to utah. at bringham young university, he rose to all-american. in the pros, he earned the nickname "crash" for his kamikaze style of play. >> he's going to be sacked, no gets away. >> reporter: a quarterback who refused to go down easy, as he showed in this run in 1988 that announced his arrival in san francisco. >> to the 20, the 15, the 10, he dives, touchdown, 49ers! >> i've got to make something happen, so why not run out of bounds? well, i can't run out of bounds. stuff's got to happen. >> reporter: young actually began his pro career in 1984 in the short-lived united states football league. >> steve young broke another record, signing to be the richest contract in sports history. >> reporter: why he earned another nickname before he stepped on the field for the l.a. express. >> you come in as the $40 million man. you're tormented by it. >> reporter: the idea that i had to carry this horrific, in my mind, weight, of being highly paid and the expectations that come with that. it just felt too much. >> great individual effort by steve young. >> reporter: the expectations were just beginning. when the usfl folded two years later, young headed to tampa bay. then the 49ers in a storied rivalry with four-time super bowl champ joe montana, a saint in san francisco. that only added to the voices roaring inside young's head. how many of your teammates knew the extent of your anxiety? >> one. this guy is the man, one of the best quarterbacks in the league, what does he have to be anxious over or fearful of? >> reporter: brent jones, who played 11 seasons as a tight wenld the 49ers, became young's best friend, confidant and pregame shrink. >> we spent ten years of our life in room 9043 at the marriott. >> reporter: that would be this marriott in the shadow of candle stick park, the 49ers home field during young's entire career. everyone had their own room, except steve and brent. >> so steve, room 9043. >> the thing that used to drive me most crazy is he never, ever wanted to watch football. >> that's the last thing. get me a movie, something to take my mind off of it. "city slickers." >> he's behind me, isn't he? >> i knew every line and word. i'm like, are we going to seriously watch "city slickers" again? >> reporter: then they would go over game plans, marriage plans, anything, just to get him ready to play. >> lots of second guessing, lots of going over things. it's funny, because i think a lot of guys on our team thought that i was his roommate so i could get in his ear about throwing me more passes. >> reporter: young eventually saw a therapist who diagnosed separation anxiety turned preperformance anxiety, buried in the roots of his family tree. >> when i was a kid, i was fearless during the day, but at nighttime i needed to be home. people would say, let's go over eddie's house. no, i don't want to do that. i didn't know what that was. but as i learned in my 30s, it's a genetic thing, sprinkled throughout my mom's family. >> reporter: by the end of his career, young would be a two-time league most valuable player, and super bowl champion. but there was another part of the steve young puzzle that had been missing. he had become a world famous face of the mormon church -- >> living as a devout mormon is not easy. >> reporter: "60 minutes" wanted to talk to him when it profiled the church. correspondent mike wallace zeroed in. >> steve young is still single, he says he's looking hard for a mormon nate. >> bringham young once said anyone over 27 years of age that's not married is a menace to society. >> this is a marrying faith, my friend. >> reporter: three years after that "60 minutes" interview, as his pro career was winding down, he met a model named barbara graham. >> he was such an anomaly from what i knew of athletes, and he's just so intelligent and so grounded and so spiritual. we would talk for hours. >> reporter: a year later, they were married and now have four children. today, young is still a mormon cover boy. the shortness of breath, the sleepness nights, the voices in his head, he says, long gone. >> it really is in the rear-view mirror. my life is completely different in that part of the anxiety i just don't feel it. >> reporter: the anxiety may be a memory, but the spirit of the quarterback who wouldn't give up remains. >> he's all in. he is 100% all in, in everything he does. i'm going to cry. he's not going to take a knee, he's not going to slide. he's going to turn in, always. and he'll take on anything ok, let's try this. ok, it says you apply the blue one to me. here? 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>> it makes a difference, because not only for the boot, but for me. because the next step then is to trim the sole over here. and you want that line to be as straight as possible. >> reporter: from the first measurement to the final product, the process can take hundreds of hours. with wheeler and his long-time bootmaker jorge, paying attention to every detail. >> believe it or not -- >> that's it? >> no, no. that's just the glue. >> reporter: it's not just what he makes, it's how he makes it. the machines are the same his dad used. and where wheeler learned the tricks of the trade. >> when i first started sewing on these, i would fight with it. and my dad would just say, just let the machine have it, let the machine have it. >> reporter: wheeler's rustic and simple workshop is in stark contrast to the high-end leathers his customers demand. >> they call this the classic look now. >> reporter: the skins range from cowhide to the exotic. there's alligator. elephant. kangaroo. an ostrich. >> is this a brown? >> yeah, that's a super dark brown. >> reporter: you won't believe what he used for glenn lily's boots. >> this particular boot is made out of full frog. >> reporter: prices start ad 2500, the most expensive, $25,000. >> this is the tongue that goes onto the front of the boot. >> reporter: this is your signature? >> that's our signature. >> you're the person who comes in, has always wanted a pair of boots, i just wanted these boots, i don't care about anything else, i want one pair of boots, now i know how the addicted people feel, because you'll be back again and again. >> reporter: warren avery had wheeler fashion him boots that are a road map to every super bowl game he's been to. with the leather tips sent straight from the wilson factory from tonight's game balls were made. >> this is a size what again? >> 26 1/2. it's the biggest we've ever made. >> reporter: he's built boots for the tallest man in the world, for dick cheney and robert duvall. no matter client, the same rules apply. there's a two-year waiting list, no exceptions, even for arnold schwarzenegger. >> he finds a pair of boots he loves in one of the books. it's a floral design, lot of leaves and stems, with a yellow rose in the middle. "i want this boot with the california poppy." i tell him now, the problem is, we have a 2 1/2 year backlog, so you cannot be in a hurry. so it's january, so he says, my birthday is in july. and i said that's nice. mine's in august. >> reporter: schwarzenegger finally got his boots, just a few weeks ago. he's also one of the last select customers wheeler will build a custom boot for. he plans on retiring in reyeath years, and he's not taking any new orders. >> the last 50 to 100 pair that we make are going to be some of our best boots. that's like by going out by winning the super bowl. it's a dying art. one day there will be no boot makers. and -- >> your boots will still be around. >> they'll still be around. >> reporter: for now, you can find this texan in his shop, taking his time, getting it right. ,,,,,, super bowl li was one of the ages, the first overtime super bowl game over. quarterback tom brady set records for the most passing yards, 446, pass attempts, 62, and completions, 43, and he won his record fourth super bowl mvp award. jeff gore looks back at this epic contest. >> reporter: in just about any game, it's hard to gamble against tom brady and the patriots. >> he's in! patriots win the super bowl! what a comeback! >> reporter: but for much of the year's biggest game, they looked like anything but a sure bet. >> intercepted. he's gone. >> reporter: for nearly three quarters, the atlanta falcons rolled. >> end zone, touchdown. >> reporter: jumping out to a 25-point lead. no team in the super bowl had ever rallied back in a touchdown and field goal deficit. but for tom brady, it was a night of broken records. >> touchdown. >> reporter: at 39, playing in his seventh super bowl, brady took control, with help from a perfectly positioned pair of hands. >> my god. that's incredible. >> reporter: that phenomenal catch by julian edleman set up the game-tying score. >> touchdown, james white! >> reporter: and the first-ever super bowl overtime. brady needed less than four minutes to march into the end zone, and the history books. >> patriots win the super bowl! >> reporter: the patriots' coaches and players, this wasn't just another super bowl, it was a bit of payback. brady started the season on the bench, starting a suspension issued by the commissioner following the deflate gate scandal. brady always maintained his innocence. after the game, the two came face to face, shaking hands. pats' fans weren't nearly as forgiving. [ crowd booing ] >> that's what nfl football is all about. >> reporter: they showered goodell with a shower of boos. kraft did not let the moment go. >> a lot has transpired during the last two years. and i don't think that needs any explanation. but i want to say to our fans, this is unequivocally the sweetest. >> reporter: as brady held one party and looked forward to the next. >> we're bringing this sucker home! >> tom brady! >> the victory parade, which will undoubtedly be a modest affair, begins at 11:00 a.m. in boston's back bay. get there early if you want a good spot. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. ntr some of you the news ♪ it's tuesday, february 7th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." hours from now, a federal appeals court will hear the president's push to reinstate his travel ban. meanwhile, president trump is taking the media to task. claiming reporters are refusing to cover terrorist attacks. a marathon session at the senate stretches into the early morning hours as lawmakers look to block betsy devos' nomination as education secretary. winter weather slams the northwest, creating dangerous conditions after a rare