news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm nancy chen in for jericka. the helicopter carrying iran's president has apparently crashed in bad weather near the border with azerbaijan.

we'll have the latest on that developing story in a moment. but first, president biden spent the weekend campaigning with a focus on black voters. tonight the president is in detroit addressing an naacp dinner. he stopped at a local cafe along the way where he laid out what he says is at stake. earlier mr. biden delivered the commencement address at morehouse, an historically black college for men, where he faced some backlash over his handling of the war in gaza. our nikole killion was there and leads our coverage. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening. for the most part morehouse's graduation ceremony was incident-free. there were no major interruptions, although many found a way to express their support for and against the president. at the gates of morehouse college demonstrations outside -- >> it's just completely genocide. >> reporter: and silent protest inside.

some students and faculty donned palestinian scarves and the color of the flag. while others turned their backs to president biden as he took the stage. the president tackled the israel-hamas war head on and called for an immediate cease-fire. >> i know it breaks your heart. it breaks mine as well. leadership is about fighting through the most intractable problems. >> reporter: speaking at the alma mater of the slain civil rights leader, dr. martin luther king jr., it was the president's first appearance on a college campus since protests rocked schools nationwide. >> in a democracy we debate and dissent about america's role in the world. i want to say this very clearly. i support peaceful non-violent protest. your voices should be heard. and i promise you i hear them. >> we got it going. >> reporter: for graduates like shamar kyler it was an opportunity not only to be heard but to be seen. >> i think it needs to be addressed. as morehouse men we're taught to

be critical thinkers and to espouse our paradigms on whatever social issues may arise. >> anytime we show the fact that he with understand what's happening out there in the wold. >> it felt good to see everybody standing in solidarity with what they're thinking. ♪ >> reporter: the graduates mostly remained in their seats following the president's remarks. in a statement morehouse said it was proud of the graduating class for showing unity in silent protest and thanked the white house for listening to their community. nancy? >> nikole killion, thank you. tonight president bobiden h been briefed on the apparent crash of a helicopter carrying iran's president near the border with azerbaijan. for the latest on this developing story we turn now to cbs's ian lee. >> reporter: good evening, nancy. iranian president ebrahim raisi's helicopter went down in the northwest of the country. it was part of a convoy of three

helicopters when it made what officials described as a hard landing. iranian state tv showed rescue crews working in heavy fog. visibility in some places is less than 20 feet. the helicopter went down in a mountainous region. iran's foreign minister was also traveling with the president at the time. both are missing. they had been visiting a dam project earlier in the day. now, raisi is an extremely divisive president. he was elected in the lowest turnout in the country's history. he's a conservative hard-liner who's overseen a violent crackdown on dissent. raisi is also very close to the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei, and many view him as possibly his successor. now, the crash is currently being described as an accident. so far there isn't any talk of foul play. and nancy, tonight the supreme leader is calling on the nation to pray for raisi while adding that the government will carry on functioning as usual.

>> ian lee, thank you. tonight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under growing pressure to make post-war plans for the gaza strip. u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan is meeting with him to talk about who will governor the territory when the war ends. meanwhile, it has been a deadly day in gaza. cbs's imtiaz tyab joins us tonight from east jerusalem. imtiaz, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. well, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet is at risk of falling apart after he rejected a proposal from a top coalition partner for how the war in gaza should end. the political uncertainty comes as israel's offensive across the devastated territory intensifies. one final agonizing kiss good-bye for a small child wrapped in a blood-stained shroud for burial. just one of 27 palestinians killed across gaza today in multiple israeli strikes.

most were killed overnight in nusariyah, in central gaza. iyad harara had to dig survivors from the rubble following the israeli strike with his bare hands. "their message to us is clear," he says. "just look around you." in the southern city of rafah israel's so-called limited operation there is only widening. [ gunshots ] the violence has triggered a mass exodus of civilians including 84-year-old huria al gul. it's a displacement which echoes her family's expulsion from the now israeli city of ashkelon to gaza 76 years ago when israel was founded. known to palestinians as the nakba, or catastrophe, al gul remembers it vividly. she was just 8 years old at the time and has now lost her home once again.

"my house was destroyed, and now we live in a tent on the dirt," she says. it's a miserable life." it's a misery that also left her great granddaughter permanently scarred. judy was badly injured in an israeli air strike that killed 35 people. "we cry for them every day," she says. in all huria and judy have lost 17 members of their family over the past seven months. and in the days since israel launched its counteroffensive in rafah, over 800,000 palestinians who were already displaced have now been forced to flee again, says the u.n., nancy, making the already dire humaniarian situation in gaza that much worse. >> imtiaz, thank you. today russian air strikes in the city of kharkiv in northeastern ukraine killed at least four people. the strikes destroyed a lakeside picnicking area packed on a sunny day. the area has been under constant attack by russian missiles in

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education. that ruling declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. the suit filed in topeka, kansas ended the system known as separate but equal across the country. janet shamlian went to topeka to find out how the schools there are still on the cutting edge of change. >> i think the solution to solve segregation -- >> reporter: the irony of this debate on whether segregation still exists in schools -- >> in the past they have tried doing separate but equal -- >> reporter: is that it's unfolding in a topeka, kansas classroom. the district at the center of the 1950 brown versus board of education ruling outlawing such segregation. the district where african american parents filed that suit is now helmed by its first black female superintendent. tiffany anderson. >> you are our above and beyond winner. >> reporter: who makes daily home visits to encourage both students and caregivers. it's among an exhaustive list of changes helping students in

poverty and fostering inclusiveness in a district where nearly half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. >> are you the right person or is this the right time? >> we are all the right people. it's a matter of are we willing to do what's right for the people we get the privilege to serve. >> reporter: topeka schools are embracing their most diverse population under anderson's leadership. suri amador is from nicaragua. angelica chernitska is from ukraine. some 39 native languages. with hundreds of immigrants moving here the school created a position held by pilar mejia. >> just because someone doesn't speak english doesn't mean they're less valuable to a community. >> reporter: she helps parents with enrollment forms, wi-fi hot spots for their homes, and access to a clothing and food pantry. >> they come here and they shop basically for what they need.

>> reporter: the school even added a washer and dryer for families without. it's not just the school opening doors to newcomers. non-profit top city promise -- >> do you like it? >> it's challenging. >> reporter: offers driving lessons, free groceries, helping finding a job, and for three months a free and fully furnished apartment. >> being a single mom everyone told me it's impossible. >> reporter: larisa chernitska moved to kansas with her daughter in march, fleeing ukraine amid the ongoing war. >> what was it like to walk into an apartment the day after you arrived in topeka? fully furnished, food in the refrigerator, clothes to wear. >> it was surprisingly astonishing, you know. i was overwhelmed. >> reporter: yana ross, who runs the non-profit, has welcomed close to 200 ukrainian families. >> what's it like getting a family settled here and seeing them start to thrive? >> it's very rewarding.

to see the children thrive in school. meeting new friends. >> reporter: a community working to welcome new students and their families who are in search of the same thing parents 70 years ago fought for. >> is there any connection you can draw there between what's happening now with these kids and the situation at the time? >> the connection is they all are looking for a better and brighter future. they're all hoping for something better for their lives. we're dealing with families who want more for their children. >> reporter: the city where separate but equal ended, diversity and opportunity now thrive. for cbs mornings janet shamlian, topeka, kansas. it's graduation season from coast to coast. with millions of soon to be former students receiving their diplomas and heading out into the world. but for some the challenges of everyday life have put graduation out of reach. steve hartman found this story

"on the road." >> reporter: we return this week to toledo, ohio to scott high school to see what became of all those seniors who walked into this gym four years ago and got the surprise of a lifetime. >> if you're sitting here in this room today, tuition, room and board, books and fees will be paid for you and you will go to college for free. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: philanthropist pete cadence started this charity called hope toledo for kids like chris roland. chris told me he could have never afforded college. especially after his mom, abina, lost her job and his dad died in a house fire. >> my dad was the closest person i had in my life. >> he was such an awesome fire. he's still going to make him proud. i know he is. >> reporter: four years later the first kids are graduating. but only about half will end up with a degree. which means for every joyous

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summer decker. >> having this clean clear canvas of the ultra purified water impacts the flavor and quality of the beer we end up serving through our taps. >> reporter: beers like the hellis pale lager or the hefeweizen wheat beer. and as for that ultra purified water there's no other way to put it. it's ultra purified from wastewater and sewage. >> when people taste it does anybody just say ugg, or do people say wow? >> usually wow, this is great. the people who say ugh or do the face contortion are those who aren't willing to try it at all. >> really? >> yes. >> so they'll do the yuck thing before they've even tasted it. >> yes. >> and then when they taste it they say -- >> this is great. this is fantastic beer. >> reporter: to prove just how fantastic, this annual event brings together local brewers whose beer from ultra purified water meets clever taste-testing pr, designed to get people from

yuck to yes. >> cheers. >> reporter: sponsored by the scottsdale water department, whose executive director brian beesmeyer stands ever ready with his sales pitch. >> when you can get people to actually taste the water, it really i think -- the lights go on and they go oh, wow, this tastes like water. >> reporter: scottsdale's ultra purified water first goes through membrane filtration that eliminates particulates as small as bacteria. then reverse osmosis filters out organic or microorganisms so only water molecules get through. and finally, intense ultra violet light for disinfection. it's been pumping billions of gallons of ultra pure water, replenishing aquifers for 25 years, but not yet through taps. >> each astronaut requires about a gallon of water per day. >> reporter: for a sip right from the tap you'll need astronaut training and a trip 250 miles straight up to the

international space station, where astronaut steven bowen spent six months working inside and outside. and where pretty much all the water is ultra purified. >> we were joking, yesterday's coffee is today's coffee because you just recycle it. some of the water we're drinking today was up there be, if i came up in the early 2000s and we've just been reusing it and reusing it and reusing it. >> so you're drinking the same water the astronauts have been drink forget decades because you keep recycling it? >> yeah. >> reprter: in truth, the water that comes out of a kitchen faucet often comes from rivers or reservoirs where animals frolic, fish live, spawn and die, motorboats spew gas and oil. so it's purified too, but to a level far below ultra purified. and summer decker sees her ultra purified beer as a glimpse into the future. >> if and when we make it to mars, we will all be drinking ultra purified water because we

don't know of a water source on mars. yes, this is the space-age solution, but it's one we can enjoy today. >> reporter: and enjoy we did. >> let the tasting begin. >> reporter: with four regulars at desert munch brewing who did a taste test enknowing which beer used ultra purified water. then they told us their favorites. steve valentine works in i.t. >> okay. steve, we put two of the ultra purified ones for you. and you chose one of them. what did you like about it? >> i liked the hefeweizen. there's nothing different from it. it just tastes like a hefeweizen. >> reporter: david mistckey wor in the pharmacy industry. >> really truly the ultra purified are stacked up with the snooze or not noticeable difference? >> not noticeable difference. >> reporter: auditor tammy valentine sees the practical side. >> do you see a need for creating or using this kind of water? >> yes.

we live in a desert. >> reporter: jessica walsh works in reality tv with a reality check for us all. >> you go in, you're going to order what the flavor profile you're looking for. and i think that the water source makes no difference. >> so really america, get your tastebuds ready? >> yeah. and it's awesome. >> it's really awesome. >> reporter: to which we can only say -- >> cheers. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> and cheers to all of you. and trust me, it's delicious. >> that was barry petersen on beer patrol in arizona. yo re watching the

fisherman's wharf in san francisco is playing host to an army of visitors who are just stopping in on their way south. kenneth choi has the story. >> reporter: it's an all you can eat seafood buffet for sea lions in the city by the bay. the massive herd is snacking on an overabundance of anchovies,

and they're proving to be an irresistible san francisco treat. >> it's very loud. it's funny to watch them fight. yeah. and relax in the sun. >> reporter: the barking and blubber slapping is getting louder at the famed fisherman's wharf with more than 1,000 sea lions counted. the most the area has seen in 15 years. >> they're fueling up for the mating season. and you know, it's spring. the huge herd will soon make the 400-mile trek to california's channel islands, which are not too far from the sea lions here at the aquarium of the pacific in long beach. the sea lion surge is a good sign of the animals' strong population and the health of the water. and while they feast and fatten up the invasion is straining pier 39's docks. these are custom made to support these guys. we've never had one sink or capsize yet. but you know -- >> feels like they're getting put to the test now for sure. >> yeah. i think we are close to our maximum for sure.

>> reporter: the sea lion overload is a boom for businesses, with tourists crowding the pier to watch the playful animals before they swim off for the summer. kenny choi, cbs news, long beach, california. and that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for "cbs mornings" and follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm nancy chen. ♪ this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. iran's state news agency says iranian president ebrahim raisi has died in a helicopter crash. the helicopter went down in a mountainous region near the border with azerbaijan. iran's foreign minister was also

on that helicopter. severe storms rolled through oklahoma and kansas last night. 60-mile-per-hour winds, quarter-sized hail and tornadoes were all reported. and a tornado emergency was put in place in the oklahoma town of custer city. and a british court could make a final ruling today on whether wikileaks founder julian assange should be e radited to the united states. the u.s. wants to charge assange for the mass leak of classified military documents. for more download the cbs news app on your ell phone or i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. ♪ president biden takes his case for re-election to black voters. sunday's stop, the commencement address at historically black all-male morehouse college. >> we're investing more money than ever in black families and black communities. >> and he addressed the backlash his administration has faced at

morehouse and across the nation over the israel-hamas war. >> i support peaceful non-violent protest. your voices should be heard. and i promise you i hear them. also, the latest on a developing story out of iran in the search and rescue efforts after an apparent helicopter crash involving president ebrahim raisi. combs' confession. >> i take full responsibility for my actions in that video. >> the music mogul takes to social media to address that viral vile video. what he's saying about it now. and millions of americans are under the threat of severe weather. we'll have the forecast. and later, a blockbuster rewind. the grassroots efforts to bring back an old school classic. >> i love finding new things. and you don't know what's inside. it's kind of like a present. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news."

good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm nancy chen in for jericka. the helicopter carrying iran's president has apparently crashed in bad weather near the border with azerbaijan. we'll have the latest in that developing story in a minute. but first president biden spent the weekend campaigning with a focus on black voters. tonight the president is in detroit addressing an naacp dinner. he stopped at a local cafe along the way, where he laid out what he says is at stake. earlier mr. biden delivered the commencement address at morehouse, a historically black college for men, where he faced some backlash over his handling of the war in gaza. our nikole killion was there and leads our coverage. good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening. for the most part morehouse's graduation ceremony was incident-free. there were no major interruptions, although many found a way to express their support for and against the president. at the gates of morehouse

college demonstrations outside. >> it's just completely genocide. >> reporter: and silent protest inside. some students and faculty donned palestinian scarves and the color of the flag, while others turned their backs to president biden as he took the stage. the president tackled the israel-hamas war head on and called for an immediate cease-fire. >> i know it breaks your heart. it breaks mine as well. leadership is about fighting through the most intractable problems. >> reporter: speaking at the alma mater of the slain civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr., it was the president's first appearance on a college campus since protests rocked schools nationwide. >> in a democracy we debate and dissent about america's role in the world. i want to say this very clearly. i support peaceful non-violent protest.

your voices should be heard. and i promise you i hear them. >> he got it done. >> reporter: for graduates like shamar kyler it was an opportunity not only to be heard but to be seen. >> i think it needed to be addressed. as morehouse men we're taught to be critical thinkers and to espouse our paradigms on whatever social issues may arise. >> show the fact that we understand what's happening in the world. >> it felt pretty good to see everybody standing in solidarity with what they're thinking. ♪ >> reporter: the graduates mostly remained in their seats following the president's remarks. in a statement morehouse said it was proud of the graduating class for showing unity in silent protest and thanked the white house for listening to their community. nancy? >> nikole killion, thank you. tonight president biden has been briefed on the apparent crash of a helicopter carrying iran's president near the border with azerbaijan. for the latest on this developing story we turn now to

cbs's ian lee. >> reporter: good evening, nancy. iranian president ebrahim raisi's helicopter went down in the northwest of the country. it was part of a convoy of three helicopters when it made what officials described as a hard landing. iranian state tv showed rescue crews working in heavy fog. visibility in some places is less than 20 feet. the helicopter went down in a mountainous region. iran's foreign minister was also traveling with the president at the time. both are missing. they had been visiting a dam project earlier in the day. now, raisi is an extremely divisive president. he was elected in the lowest turnout in the country's history. he's a conservative hard-liner who's overseen a violent crackdown on dissent. raisi is also very close to the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, and many view him as possibly his successor. now, the crash is currently being described as an accident. so far there isn't any talk of foul play.

and nancy, tonight the supreme leader is calling on the nation to pray for raisi while adding that the government will carry on functioning as usual. >> ian lee, thank you. now to that shocking and sickening video showing sean "diddy" combs attacking a woman. today combs apologized. details now from cbs's kenny choi in los angeles. >> reporter: nancy, good evening. this is the first time since that disturbing hotel video surfaced that combs is speaking out. he says he's sorry about the attack on ex-girlfriend cassie ventura. we want to warn you, the video that appears to show the violence is difficult to watch. >> i was [ bleep ] up. i mean, i hit rock bottom. but i make no excuses. my behavior on that video is inexcusable. >> reporter: sean "diddy" combs posted an apology sunday for his behavior at a los angeles hotel in 2016. this security video first

obtained by cnn and released friday shows the media mogul grabbing, throwing and kicking then girlfriend cassie ventura. >> i take full responsibility for my actions in that video. i'm disgusted. i was disgusted then when i did it. i'm disgusted now. >> reporter: the video seems to corroborate some of the allegations detailed in a now settled civil suit filed by ventura in november. the l.a. district attorney's office said combs won't face charges because the statute of limitations has expired. >> i'm so sorry. but i'm committed to being a better man each and every day. >> reporter: several pending civil lawsuits accuse combs of sex abuse, allegations he denies. cbs news legal contributor jessica levinson. >> looking at this video, it will be hard to see why he would ever want to proceed in a civil case, particularly because i think there's a good chance that the video would come in as evidence in other civil cases.

>> reporter: in march department of homeland security agents raided his miami and los angeles homes as part of a federal investigation being handled by a team that deals with human trafficking. sunday's apology is the first time this year that combs has publicly addressed his legal troubles. >> i'm not asking for forgiveness. i'm truly sorry. >> reporter: cbs news reached out to combs' attorneys, who did not issue a comment. while cassie ventura's legal team had this to say about sunday's apology. "no one will be swayed by his dising

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strip. u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan is meeting with him to talk about who will govern the territory when the war ends. meanwhile, it has been a deadly day in gaza. cbs's imtiaz tyab joins us tonight from east jerusalem. imtiaz, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. well, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet is at risk of falling apart after he rejected a proposal from a top coalition partner for how the war in gaza should end. the political uncertainty comes as israel's offensive across the devastated territory intensifies. one final agonizing kiss good-bye for a small child wrapped in a blood-stained shroud for burial. just one of 27 palestinians killed across gaza today in multiple israeli strikes. most were killed overnight in

nasriia in central gaza. iyad harara had to dig survivors from the rubble following the israeli strike with his bare hands. "their message to us is clear," he says. "just look around you." i the southern city of rafah israel's so-called limited operation there is only widening. the violence has triggered a mass exodus of civilians including 84-year-old huria al gul. it's a displacement which echoes her family's expulsion from the now israeli city of ashkelon to gaza 76 years ago when israel was founded. known to palestinians as the nakba, or catastrophe, al gul remembers it vividly. she was just 8 years old at the time and has now lost her home once again. "my house was destroyed and now we live in a tent on the dirt," she says.

"it's a miserable life." it's a misery that also left her great granddaughter permanently scarred. judy was badly injured in an israeli airstrike that killed 35 people. "we cry for them every day," she says. in all, huria and judy have lost 17 members of their family over the past seven months. ad in the days since israel launched its counteroffensive in rafah over 800,000 palestinians who were already displaced have now been forced to flee again, says the u.n., nancy, making the already dire humanitarian situation in gaza that much worse. >> imtiaz, thank you. today russian air strikes in the city of kharkiv in northeastern ukraine killed at least four people. the strikes destroyed a lakeside picnicking area packed on a sunny day. the area has been under constant attack by russian missiles in recent weeks.

the "uss carney" returned to its home port of jacksonville, florida today after a dangerous and historic seven-month-long deployment to the middle east. the guided missile destroyer intercepted cruise missiles and drones launched by houthi forces toward israel last october. in all, the "carney" conducted 51 engagements in six months. the last time a navy ship directly engaged with an enemy to that degree was during world war ii. turning now to the weather, at least 10 million americans are under a severe weather threat tonight. let's bring in meteorologist molly mccollum from our partners at the weather channel. >> good news is all is quiet on the west coast. but we look toward the center area of the country, and that's where another threat for severe so keep this in mind if you have any travel plans, that we will see a big damaging wind event across kansas tonight into very early monday morning before we see another threat evolve as we get into monday and monday afternoon, especially across areas like nebraska as well as kansas up toward iowa and even

into chicago. keep that in mind for travel plans. but it's not just tonight. it's not just tomorrow. we're going to see another busy week of severe weather from areas like the midwest into the plains. nancy, back to you. >> molly mccollum, thank you. straight ahead, a mission to space 60 years in the making. plus, a stunning performance on the road to the olympics by simone biles. and blockbuster video. the sequel. there are many unanswered questions tonight about a horrific and deadly crash in idaho falls, idaho. at least six people were killed and ten injured when a pickup

crossed the center line on u.s. highway 20 and hit a packed passenger van on saturday. the driver of the van and five passengers died at the scene. tonight a raging wildfire has closed two sections of the tonto national forest northeast of scottsdale, arizona. in just hours the fire grew to about 5,000 acres. crews are fighting to control the so-called wildcat fire from the ground and air, and visitors have been escorted out of the nearby bartlett lake reservoir. he was america's first black astronaut candidate in 1961, but he never made it into space until today. [ cheers ] 90-year-old ed dwight blasted off from west texas with five other passengers on jeff bezos's blue origin spacecraft. dwight was an air force pilot when president john f. kennedy named him as a nasa astronaut candidate. but he ultimately wasn't picked for the 1963 class. today's ten-minute-long flight made dwight the oldest person in space.

he spoke with our jericka duncan after the successful mission. >> what was going through your mind when you got off of that -- when you got out of the capsule? what was your first thought? >> mission accomplished. i've done a lot of different things in my life. i decided to do it because it was explained to me as how necessary it was to have a black astronaut in the united states. >> you can watch more of jericka's interview with astronaut ed dwight tomorrow on "cbs mornings." still ahead, the road to the olympics. the highs and lows at gymnastics' u.s. classic. everybody wants super straight, super white teeth. they want that hollywood white smile. new sensodyne clinical white provides 2 shades whiter teeth and 24/7 sensitivity protection. i think it's a great product. it's going to help a lot of patients. what's the worst part of the locker room? shareef: axe. axe.

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in its heyday blockbuster video had 65 million registered customers around the world and 9,000 stores. today just one remains, and it's in oregon. its motto, "till the bitter end." but now there's an unexpected sequel to the blockbuster saga. cbs's itay hod has our "weekend journal." >> reporter: if you're one of the last holdouts to own a vcr, you may want to dust it off as blockbuster is making a comeback. >> coming attractions. >> reporter: well, sort of. thomas brunghard and tony bernusconi are the owners of a traveling museum, a vintage store near san francisco. recently they took their huge selection of vhs tapes and dvds and launched the town's first ever free blockbuster. think one of those lending libraries but instead of books they're filled with old movies.

>> we've got "gidget." "you've got mail." "7 years in tibet." >> reporter: since then the old newspaper box, painted in blockbuster's iconic blue and yellow colors, has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. >> i love finding new things. and you don't know what's inside. it's kind of like a present. >> reporter: fast forward to today. more than 200 of these so-called free blockbusters are popping up across the country. >> the video store also had this thrill of discovery. >> reporter: it all started when brian morrison, a movie producer and former blockbuster employee, set up the first ever box in los angeles. >> were you surprised by the reaction? >> i'm surprised by the reaction every day. >> reporter: but not everyone's on board with this idea. dish, the company that owns the brand, recently sent brian a letter asking him to stop using their trademark. and while he says he's barred from discussing details, he was able to tell us this much. >> is it something that can be stopped?

>> did you ever see "stepmom"? >> reporter: thomas and tony say these blockbuster stands are a reminder to be kind and rewind. not just the tape but life itself. >> it just takes us back to being 5, 6 years old again. >> reporter: hitting play on nostalgia by thinking outside the box. itay hod, cbs news, benicia, california.

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tonight, we celebrate asian american and pacific islander heritage month with the story of an inspiring maestro who's breaking barriers while hitting all the right notes. ♪ new york's metropolitan opera sets the tone as one of the world's most prestigious stages.

and conductor xian zhang is helping to shape its sound. the groundbreaking maestro made her guest debut earlier this year. one of the first asian american women to lead from its podium. >> do you hope to inspire other musicians? >> absolutely. >> reporter: in the u.s. only about 1 in 4 music directors are people of color, and even fewer are women. >> do you think it was harder as a woman? as a person of color? >> the double standard? oh, absolutely. i always tell people if two conductors make the same mistake, if one is a guy people go oh, maybe it's just an off day, he just did that. but if it's a woman or if it's someone of color they would judge slightly harsher. but to be within this group one also has to learn how to grow from it and give yourself the space to make mistakes. it's okay.

>> reporter: experience xian passes on while also leading the new jersey symphony in her eighth season as its first female music director. >> this is such a majestic hall. what is it like to conduct the new jersey symphony? >> we recently had quite a few sold-out concerts. it's really thrilling. >> reporter: and as she blazes a new path, zhang hopes the music itself strikes the highest note of all. [ applause ] >> and that's the "overnight news" for this monday. reporting from new york city, i'm nancy chen. this is "cbs news flash." i'm matt pieper in new york. iran's state news agency says iranian president ebrahim raisi has died in a helicopter crash. the helicopter went down in a

mountainous region near the border with azerbaijan. iran's foreign minister was also on that helicopter. severe storms rolled through oklahohoma and kansas last nigh. 60-mile-per-hour winds, quarter-sized hail and tornadoes were all reported. and a tornado emergency was put in place in the oklahoma town of custer city. and a british court could make a final ruling today on whether wikileaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the united states. the u.s. wants to charge assange for the mass leak of classified military documents. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's monday, may 20th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." breaking overnight, iran's president and foreign minister found dead hours after their helicopter went down in a mountainous region.