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  • 02:40 Popular Friend gives baseball-loving plumber a watery requiem

    Friend gives baseball-loving plumber a watery requiem

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    For the last nine years, Tom McDonald has been traveling to baseball stadiums across America as a tribute to his late friend Roy Riegel. As Steve Hartman reports, what McDonald leaves behind is what matters most. Subscribe to the "CBS Evening News" Channe

  • 02:20 Popular Sarah Greichen NEEDTOBREATHE Vignette

    Sarah Greichen NEEDTOBREATHE Vignette

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    Sarah Greichen’s twin brother has an Autism Spectrum Disorder. She says he didn’t have any friends in school and that’s why she started the nonprofit “Score A Friend.” Sarah believes if we all extend our love and kindness to include everyone from all walk

  • 03:07 Popular Teen who lost his hands, and most of his arms, becomes unlikely basketball hero

    Teen who lost his hands, and most of his arms, becomes unlikely basketball hero

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    All 13-year-old Jamarion Styles wanted to do was play basketball. But he lost his hands as an infant, and other kids wouldn't give him a chance. As Steve Hartman reports, however, his hard work and effort finally paid off once he got to middle school Subs

  • 01:40 Popular Jen Bricker Vignette

    Jen Bricker Vignette

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    Jen Bricker was born without legs and left in the hospital. Raised with an empowered mindset by her adopted family, she has turned what some might call a sad story into one about love and triumph. She was taught that you can do anything you want. She deve

  • 01:01 Popular Basketball

    Basketball

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    When the game is on the line we find out what kind of character we really have. In the heat of a championship basketball game a young man makes a decision that affects his entire team.

  • Popular Strangers Helped These Pregnant Mothers - Random Acts

    Strangers Helped These Pregnant Mothers - Random Acts

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    Strangers Helped These Pregnant Mothers - Random Acts. We wanted to see which strangers would help these expecting moms. See what happens!

  • 02:55 Popular An unlikely friendship between white cop, black teen

    An unlikely friendship between white cop, black teen

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    When Officer Kirk Keffer spotted a solitary figure walking through an industrial section of Benicia, Calif. late one night, he offered the young man, Jourdan Duncan, a ride. Their meeting would prove consequential to them both. Steve Hartman reports

  • 02:30 Popular Janitor proves first impressions don't tell the whole story

    Janitor proves first impressions don't tell the whole story

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    Maury Forrester had a very different career before his health suffered and he had to make a change. Now he's a janitor at a school near Knoxville, but that doesn't mean he wants his old life back. Steve Hartman has his story, "On the Road." Subscribe to t

  • 01:10 Popular Grace VanderWaal: A Closer Look

    Grace VanderWaal: A Closer Look

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    Go behind the scenes with Grace VanderWaal. She’s a 13 year old super star who believes your goal should be to find something that’ll make you happy. Grace VanderWaal is taking the world by storm through her music and by sharing a simple message, “You Be

  • Popular How Equine Therapy Helps Veterans Cope With PTSD

    How Equine Therapy Helps Veterans Cope With PTSD

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    Dennis is a Purple Heart recipient who struggled to get help dealing with PTSD. Then he discovered equine-assisted psychotherapy at Miles Ranch in Fort Myers, Florida. Founded by Gail Doxie—REALTOR®, a member of the National Association of REALT

  • Popular A Love to the Moon and Back

    A Love to the Moon and Back

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    All his life, Gene Shoemaker dreamed of stepping foot on the moon. A geologist known for his work with craters, Gene was set to be one of the first astronauts aboard Apollo 11. But, a failed medical test cut his dreams short. Still, his journey didn&rsquo

  • 03:22 Popular On The Road: The Silver Linings Playbook Of An ALS Patient

    On The Road: The Silver Linings Playbook Of An ALS Patient

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    As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman revisits Chris Rosati, who dreamed of hijacking a donut truck and giving away its contents to spread cheer after he was diagnosed with ALS. Now he's showing people how nothing makes you love li

  • 02:38 Popular How "On the Road's" Secret Santa got his start

    How "On the Road's" Secret Santa got his start

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    Like every superhero, Secret Santa needs an origin story. One day before Steve Hartman takes his annual ride on Secret Santa's sleigh, he reports on how it all started back in 1971 in Mississippi.

  • 01:00 Popular Special Athlete

    Special Athlete

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    Special Athlete features a story that touches hearts and reminds us for a moment that not all victories happen at the finish line. For anyone who has ever watched athletes with disabilities the scene of stopping the action to rescue a competitor is a comm

  • 03:05 Popular Camp brings children of fallen war heroes together

    Camp brings children of fallen war heroes together

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    Outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there's a kids camp that seems pretty typical -- except for one thing. All the kids there share the tragic bond of having lost a parent at war. Steve Hartman went On the Road to speak with a few of them.

  • 01:22 Popular 50 Years Of ‘On The Road’: Steve Hartman Looks Back

    50 Years Of ‘On The Road’: Steve Hartman Looks Back

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    The popular CBS News franchise brought Steve Hartman to Minnesota several times, Frank Vascellaro reports (1:21). WCCO 4 News At 5 – October 27, 2017

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