Bomb cyclone causing blizzard-like conditions hits Eastern Seaboard; Historic recording by “Sly and the Family Stone” released after gathering dust: “Sheer magic”
Blizzardlike conditions stemming from a "bomb cyclone" were bringing heavy snow to the Southeast and were ushering in frigid temperatures to much of the East Coast.
It was Thanksgiving Eve 2020, and Melissa Lamesch was excited about the upcoming birth of her first child. Investigators would learn there was someone who was not as enthused — the expectant father, firefighter Matthew Plote.
Archivist and music historian Alex Palao worked to restore old tapes by "Sly and Family Stone" that gathered dust for decades. He co-produced the live album called "The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967." He is now nominated for "Best Album Notes" at Sunday's Grammy Awards. CBS News San Francisco's Max Darrow has the story.
The blast happened a day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes.
