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>> those are both bay area rappers. they also gave a nod to e-40 from vallejo. the artists say they're proud to create a song celebrating their team. that's it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00 with this guy with more weather. that rain coming down. ♪ tonight, make or break in new hampshire. >> 70% of americans don't want to see a donald trump/joe biden rematch. >> she cannot do this job. >> it's the last weekend of campaigning in the nation's first presidential primary. can any republican dent donald trump's lead? >> i'm in new hampshire, nikki haley is betting it all. also bone chilling cold. winter's icy grip tightens for
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tens of millions and new storms impact the west. what to expect ahead. plus widening conflict, new missile strikes boosting tensions between israel and iran. i'm charlie dagata. the u.s. navy and marines stepping up readiness for the region. a maritime mishap in nearby bar rain, a british warship gets stuck in reverse. bull run? dow and s&p reached new heights. will more americans feel it? >> the american economy is looking up but dark clouds loom over the housing market. later, an unbearable ordeal, a grizzled survivor of the war in ukraine finds a safe home. >> in the middle of a war zone, he's experienced horrible things.
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news." from washington with adriana d diaz. >> tonight millions of americans from montana to new hampshire are enduring some of the coldest temperatures this winter. for many, a thaw in sight, the latest on the extreme weather in just a moment. but we begin tonight with a countdown to the first in the nation primary. former south carolina governor nikki haley fending off attacks from her two main rivals as they work to remove her from the race. today, she questioned the fitness of the front-runner, donald trump. >> reporter: the temperature outside has dropped, inside the heat is on between nikki haley and donald trump, as the former president looks to new hampshire to solidify his path to the nomination.
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>> four days from now we're going to win another historic victory in the great state of new hampshire. >> reporter: competing for new hampshire, donald trump and nikki haley are questioning each other's fitness for office. >> i know her very well. she's not tough enough, smart enough, and wasn't respected enough. she cannot do this job. >> reporter: at the rally, trump confused haley for nancy pelosi, blaming her for security failures on january 6th. >> nikki haley is in charge of security. >> i wasn't even in d.c. in 2006. i wasn't in office then. they're saying he got confused. we can't have someone else that we question whether they're mentally fit to do this. we can't. >> reporter: but trump maintains a commanding lead in the polls here and he is rolling out key endorsements from haley's home state. >> we need donald trump! >> reporter: with tim scott,
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whom haley appointed to the u.s. senate, trump has the support of over half the republicans in congress. that includes congresswoman ellis -- elise stefanich. >> reporter: is he the establishment choice? >> it means we're unifying behind him. he's the leader of the republican party since he ran in 2016. that's where the voters are, they determine the leader and they overwhelmingly support president trump. >> reporter: volunteers working the phones. >> i'm here all the time, i would say i probably make a couple hundred every day when i can. >> reporter: couple hundred calls every day? >> yeah. >> and joining me once again from nashville. what about ron desantis, what's his strategy? >> reporter: ron desantis was out campaigning in south carolina today, the sight
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of the next primary, he's all but ceded new hampshire to nicky nikki haley and donald trump. in another slight to nikki haley, donald trump is campaigning in new hampshire and bringing with him top officials from south carolina to campaign. nancy. >> very interesting. caitlin huey burns, thank you. frigid cold weather again sweeping the country from the plains to the east coast. in some places mercury is nearly 40 degrees below average some places. but in buffalo, they're ready for football. fans were paid to dig out the stadium as the bills prepare to host the chiefs tomorrow on cbs. relief from the cold is in sight, luckily. let's check in with molly mccollum from our partners at the weather channel. >> good evening, nancy. there is a big warm-up on the way for the lower 48. omaha will be above freezing tuesday the first time in nearly two weeks. before we get to the warmer weather,
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arctic air will combine with moisture from the gulf to create an icy mess from oklahoma to illinois. okc and tulsa and st. louis and power outages are likely. light snow moves into chicago and the great lakes. as temperatures warm, rain takes over, will add up as several disturbances move through the south. flooding will be top of mind in gulf coast and southeast. sunday, orchard park will feature a very cold playoff game, but low 20s will feel balmy compared to 4 below zero at kickoff in kansas city last weekend. >> maybe no freezing mustaches this weekend. thank you so much. now to the widening crisis in the middle east. today, at least two u.s. troops in iraq were injured when their air base came under heavy missile fire from what the u.s. says are iran-backed militias. an attack in syria is raising tensions between iran and israel after five
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revolutionary guards were killed in an air strike in damascus. and in yemen, u.s. forces took aim once again at militants who have been targeting neerlgts shipping. charlie d'agata. with the u.s. navy. >> reporter: before dawn and below deck this morning we got ready to disembark from the "uss baton" as water flooded the lower well deck, and our landing craft was untethered. we pushed out into the eastern mediterranean sea. hitching a ride back to shore but gaining insight why the ship is deployed here. this landing craft gives the uss baton the unique ship to shore ability to go anywhere, do anything, any time. ed. >> reporter: the 26th marine
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expeditionary unit out of north carolina is especially trained and equipped to get themselves in or people out of a war zone. like getting americans out of israel or lebanon or deter hezbollah from launching an all-out war in northern israel. then, there's the other regional threat. houthi rebels launching attacks ns u.s. warships in the red sea. that's where the nearby guided missile destroyer, the "uss harley burke" comes in. in the combat information center, crews showed a simulated attack from three inbound missiles. >> stand by for intercept. >> reporter: how the heavily armed ship would take them down. this is the kind of u.s. warship that's been intercepting houthi missiles in the red sea, and the commanding officer has told his sailors to be ready to join the fight any time. >> things in the red sea are reminders of the things possible of happening. >> reporter: feels real now.
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>> absolutely it feels real. to the sailors and crew here, they have friends on the ships down there, people they know and communicate with. >> reporter: the deployment of the ships and the marines on board has been extended, it's not clear how long. as the marine commander put it to us, providing certain force in an uncertain world. charlie d'agata, cbs news, on the "uss baton" on the eastern mediterranean sea. tonight, britain's royal navy is investigating a collision between two of its warships, in the port of bahrain, one backed into the other. look at this. lots of damage, but thankfully no injuries reported. the ships are both mine sweepers, deployed to protect shipping in the persian gulf. now to the economy. investors celebrated this week as two of three major stock
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indexes hit new all time highs. are more americans feeling those gains? cbs's naomi ruchim. on wall street tonight. naomi. >> reporter: big picture on wall street. it's been a solid stretch for the american economy. but for those hoping to buy a home, pay rent or afford groceries, it's not as rosy. wall street closed out the week on a record upswing friday and on main street many consumers feel good, too. >> i think the economy is going well, for me personally. yeah. it's going well. >> reporter: according to the university of michigan, consumer sentiment, economic optimism, surged 29% since november, biggest two month gain since 1991. moody's analytics say americans' perceptions are catching up to reality. >> seeing the jobs, and wage growth, their power improving.
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>> reporter: prices at the pump are averaging about $3 a gallon for regular unleaded. a cloud still hangs over the housing market. >> especially first-time home buyers, it's tough right now. >> reporter: the national association of realtors says sales of existing homes dropped to a 30-year low in 2023 after mortgage rates climbed to the highest rate in more than two decades. >> you've got a lot of folks that are locked into their home, mortgages at very low interest rates and doesn't make economic sense to move. >> reporter: also thousands of layoffs at macy's, wayfair and "sports illustrated." >> you look across the economy, they're extraordinarily low. >> reporter: experts say it could take time and significant boost to the average income before we see real improvement in the housing market. by some estimates, up to three years. nancy. >> naomi, in new york, thank
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you. for the third time in four months, congress has averted a painful shutdown of the federal government. but it's a brief respite, again. the new deadline just six weeks away. as cbs's scott mcfarland reports, there's a price to pay. >> reporter: his family appliance store has been open 40 years in virginia. and he knows what it looks like when business slows down, which has three times since september. do you see business dry up when the government shutdowns happen? >> even if there's just talk, we immediately see an impact. the minute a member of congress says they would rather shut down the government than approve a budget, next day we see a nose dive in the business we do. >> yet again spending money we don't have. >> reporter: congress' brinksmanship has rattled the millions of federal workers and
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contractors and military families who rely on a stable paycheck, including military spouse tanya murphy who told us in november she'd cut back on spending. we get paid eventually but in the meantime there's bills coming in. >> reporter: the congressional research report warned that federal workers may decrease spending as a result of not receiving a paycheck on time and there's fears a brief shutdown could jolt the stock market and economy. >> every single one cost taxpayers more money, released gdp growth, increased unemployment. >> this is what a democracy looks like with many people of different backgrounds. our constituents want us fighting for them. >> reporter: the next deadline to avoid a government shutdown is six weeks away with the prospect of another standoff in a still divided congress now in
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the heart of an election year. scott mcfarland, cbs news, the capitol. we learned of the death of jazz singer marlena shaw. we jazz singer marlina shaw. she shaw was best known for her rendition of "california soul," the song popular to this day, over 100 million streams on spotify. shaw's daughter said she died at home listening to her favorite songs. marlena shaw was 81 years old. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," 43 years after the iran hostage crisis ended, why the pain endures for them and their families. for them and their families. i'm on my way with clearer skin. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90%
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and that's the way, tuesday january 20, january 20, 1981, a day that began as the 444th day of captivity, and ended as the first day of freedom for the american hostages in iran. this is walter cronkite. >> that was cbs's walter cronkite 43 years ago. it was on this day in 1981, 52 americans were held iranian revolutionaries were released, ending a nightmare for them, their families and the nation. but as barry peterson reports, that was not the end of their story or suffering. >> reporter: homecoming came s after a brief stop in germany for a family reunion. among the hostages, richard moorefield, the council general of the embassy with his wife and son. a new battle began with their own government to get compensation for what they endured. today, not getting compensation not getting the attention, how
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do you feel about your own government? >> i feel they betrayed us. i feel they have neglected us. i feel they have mistreated us. >> reporter: congress did pass a law providing $4.4 million to each hostage or their heirs and 600,000 to families, from fines and seizures against companies illegally doing business with iran. but less than a quarter of the money has been, 9/11 families w in later and the fund was depleted, even though it was not implicated in the 9/11 attack. >> many were housed across from the torture room where iranians, military and others were put to death through water hoses stuffed down their throat, choked, various means. they could hear that all and were told tomorrow is your day.
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every time the jail cell opened, they thought this is the last sound i'm ever to hear. >> reporter: with traumatic effects that lasted the rest of their lives. >> it changed his life. it shortened his life. he suffered. he couldn't be in a room with the door closed. i've been in hotel rooms where i've found him asleep on the floor, towels laid out to crack the door. we laugh, it can be funny, but it wasn't funny for him, it was panic. >> reporter: dick went back to work at the state department, died in 2010 at age 81. dottie, now in an assisted living facility, is still fighting. >> i've had a good life. stephen has a good life, but that money represents justice, it doesn't represent trips or buying things or any of that. it represents justice. >> reporter: and still waiting for the day that justice will be
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include michigan governor, gretchen whitmer, nikki haley and arkansas governor, sarah huckabee sanders. i'm nancy korda in washington. good night. f0 from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. now at 6:00, you can see that rain is starting to come down in many parts of the bay area as the national weather service is now issuing a new warning for this weekend. plus, thousands of people marching down market street despite the rain. we speak to protesters on both sides of the abortion debate. >> the reason they come here is to throw it in our faces.
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and the unhoused are used to sleeping with one eye open. now they can finally rest easy thanks to one east bay church. good evening, i'm ryan yamamoto. no matter where you live in the bay area, you'll see plenty of rain this weekend. we have people out and about in the elements, and it's only going to get a little worse, a little heavier, and a little wetter outside. we get right over to first alert meteorologist darren peck tracking all the rain. >> the thing about this is it's two separate storms. we've got the rain coming in now. this is storm one. storm number two gets here about 24 hours from now. and that one looks a little more imis one. a combined are the reason why we're in first alert status. the amount of rain we're going to get from the two. if we look at what's happening now, we're watching showers march across the bay. the last 45 minutes, we had a pretty good line of rain that marched across the city. it's now working toward the east bay. haven't gotten alo

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