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tributes and arrests as russians remember a fierce critic of the kremlin. the u.s. ambassador today standing in solidarity. plus, presidential pitches. donald trump's message in michigan this weekend. >> bring our country back from hell. >> nikki haley insists she is in it to win it. >> you can't win an election if you're spending more time in court than on the capaign trail. weather threats. in florida, the daytona 500 idled. millions of californians facing a firehose of rain again. the latest forecast. and later, serving up second chances from knife skills to free meals. how this san francisco non-profit is uplifting disadvantaged trainees in the kitchen and beyond. >> i get to do what life for a passion. i am also helping people. >> reporter: this is "cbs weekend news."
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with jericka duncan. good evening thauchlt for joining us. tonight flags in minnesota have been lowered to half-staff honoring two philippolice offic paramedic shot and killed today after an hours-long standoff with a gunman in burnsville after a domestic abuse call. another officer was wounded. governor tim walz called it, quote, horrific, adding, we must never take for granted the bravery and sacrifices of our police and first responders. tonight a solemn procession as the bodies of the slain officers and paramedic were moved from a minneapolis hospital in preparation for their funerals. jonah kaplan of our minneapolis station wcco joins us now with the latest. good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening. it's now been almost 12 hours that officers are here in this neighborhood. you see behind me still a very active scene. investigators, detectives looking for answers about what
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led up to this shooting. >> i need an ambulance to -- stand by on the address. i need two ambulances. >> reporter: the call for paramedics came after five this morning. minutes later dispatch ordered everyone to stay back. >> medics, please back off. medics, back off and turn off lights. >> reporter: first responders rushed to the home in burnsville, a subway about 20 minutes outside minneapolis. >> they were tense. >> reporter: an armed man was barricaded inside along with his family. as police arrived the man opened fire. video shows at least one s.w.a.t. vehicle with its windshield nearly shattered by you bullets. >> several officers returned fire. i'll note this individual had several guns and ammunition. >> reporter: two 27-year-old officers from the burnsville police department were struck and killed. a paramedic who rushed to the
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aid of one of them also died in the shootout. >> they know they have to give up their life sometimes. >> reporter: state investigators confirmed the suspect died in the confrontation with police. however, family members in the homemade it out safely. >> seven children inside of the home from ages 15 to 2. it's a very troubling situation and we're glad they aren't hurt as part of this. >> reporter: again, a third officer struck by gunfire, rushed to the hospital. the good news tonight he is expected to make a full recovery. >> thank you. tomorrow the u.n.'s top court holds historic hearings into the legality of israel's 57-year occupation of the west bank land sought for a palestinian state. today in gaza there was new bloodshed and misery. holly williams is in tel aviv and has more. a warning. some of the images are graphic.
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>> reporter: at al-aqsa hospital the race to save lives never stops. in gaza, the bloodshed knows no age limits. israel has vowed to press ahead with a ground offensive in the city of rafah where around 1.5 million palestinians are now living. force most of them displaced and exhausted. many of them hungry. >> this young girl says she came to rafah after israeli tanks fired on a school where she was sheltering. israel says it will allow civilians to leave the battle zone, but u.s. is warning against an assault without a credible plan to protect civilians. >> now they are packed into rafah, exposed and vulnerable. they need to be protected. >> reporter: the u.s. is also pushing for a ceasefire, though negotiations seem to be stuck with israel calling hamas' demands delusional. and while the u.s. is still hoping for a two-state solution,
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finally giving palestinian their own state in the west bank and gaza strip, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today that that his country, quote, rejects international dictates regarding an accord with the palestinians. some of israel's allies, including the u.s., appear to be growing frustrated with its intransigence and domestically prime minister netanyahu is under intense pressure. last night in israel, what looked like the biggest anti-government protest since the war began calling for netanyahu to resign. many here are angry at security failures on october 7th and his handling of the war. if israel does go ahead with an offensive in rafah despite mounting international criticism, it's these people who will suffer, including children who have already lost their innocence. i've seen a father hold his daughter's hand while her body was cut to pieces, says this 15-year-old girl. i have seen a woman killed by a
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sniper. in this war, we've seen things that nobody could imagine. the world health organization says that nassar hospital, the biggest medical facility in southern gaza is no longer functioning after it was raided by israeli special forces this past week. but, jericka, israel's military says it's doing everything it can to make sure the hospital stays operational. >> thank you for your reporting in tel aviv. to russia now. 400 people have been detained paying tribute to kremlin critic alexei navalny. memorials have appeared in several cities. the 47-year-old died in custody on friday. this is u.s. ambassador lynn tracy in moscow and today navalny's wife shared this picture on instagram, her first social media post since her husband's death. the caption such lay read, i love you. and politics here in the united states, this weekend donald trump and nikki haley hit the campaign trail with south
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carolina's republican primary now less than a week away. cbs's skyler henry reports from the white house with more on what we can expect in the coming days. kai skyler. >> reporter: good evening. as we inch closer to the south carolina primary, both of the republican candidates left in the race are sharpening their verbal attacks. critical of the current state of international and domestic matters. on the other hand, of each other and the roadblocks in their way. >> he is going to spend more time in a courtroom than on the campaign trail. we can't win like that. >> reporter: former ambassador nikki haley is making her final push in the palmetto state jabbing at the slew of legal challenges facing former president donald trump. she is looking to close the gap and sway voters since the former president leads in the polls in south carolina. we need a new generational leader not distracted by court cases, not filled with vengeance
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towards our enemies. >> i will fight crooked joe biden's weaponized persecution and we will win. we're gonna win. >> reporter: the former president lashed out about his legal woes at rally in michigan on saturday ten days before that state's gop primary on the heels of a new york civil trial ruling ordering him to pay more than $350 million in penalties. support for trump remains strong. >> i think it's absolutely ludicrous. i think some is politically motivated. >> they are not talking about legal challenges. they are talking about their challenges across a kitchen table. >> reporter: though critics aren't slamming his silence of the death of alexei navalny and comments on nato, suggesting the u.s. shouldn't protect allies who fail to meet their defense spending targets. >> skyler, switching gears a little bit, president biden said saturday that he is optimistic that congress will renew aid for ukraine.
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the question is how and what does that look like? >> reporter: yeah, house republicans didn't have much of an appetite for the bipartisan senate plan that would have included aid for ukraine. there is some momentum behind a house-led proposal that includes what amounts to $57 billion for both ukraine and usher, but also stricter measures the u.s./mexico border. despite that urgency, the house is out on recess and won't be back until february 28th. >> and i have said this before. we wait and see what happens. thank you. now to weather threats on both coasts and florida rain idled today's daytona 500. the race moved to monday. and california is set to get soaked again. more than 37 million people tonight under flood watch. meteorologist paul goodloe with our partners at the weather channel is tracking it all. hey, paul. >> rain, flooding, snow in the
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west and also severe weather, including the risk of tornados tomorrow in the central valley here and the gold country. fools of the sierra. rain and snow already in there right now. heavier throughout the afternoon and the evening, but it's the afternoon time we could see perhaps enough sunshine before that to give us thunderstorms here. later tomorrow the instability decreases but the moisture doesn't stop much southern california, northern california, the e rockies picking up feet of snow. the concern is rain and flooding expected with more mudslides in southern california and speaking of rain, rain washed out the daytona today. they expect to, hopefully, get done tomorrow. we got to get all this rain out. it will slowly clear out into the morning hours on monday which is presidents' day. jericka. >> thank you. well, gridlock in congress is not new, but here's something that is. some of our youngest female lawmakers are trying to make a change by making it easier for new mothers to serve.
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cbs's scott macfarlane has more. >> reporter: in her first term, florida republican anna polina luna is learning the capitol complex's maze of corridors. so is her newborn son, getting a good look from his stroller. she and sarah jacobs, born in 1989, are seeking change in a building which clings to history. >> i think that this will open the discussion. >> reporter: authoring new legislation allowing the right to vote by proximity from home for the first six weeks. you are the 12th women to give birth while serving it in the u.s. house and you can't vote from home with the baby. is that because men wrote the rules? >> i think when the constitution was written i don't know if they anticipated women would be in office. >> it's obvious this institution was designed by and for old white men. >> reporter: she suffered complications before and after her delivery in august. had to shuttle back and forth to
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washington for key votes amid a government shutdown crisis. jacobs put motherhood on hold, worrying how she would make it work between her home between you d.c. and san diego. >> i froze my eggs, hormone pills, shots. >> reporter: doctors are unequivocal and emphatic. the first six weeks with baby are critical. >> you are going through a recovery process. there is pain involved. you are in charge of feeding this baby and this baby depends on you. >> reporter: and building a routine? >> learning to build a new routine. >> reporter: in congress, change comes slow. three don colleagues have joined the effort. none in leadership after a push back about a proxy voting system misused by some during covid. >> we are not trying to party. we are trying to take care of a newborn. >> reporter: she transformed part of her office auto a nursery and the baby is a new
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>> when you are overcoming obstacles in your life and trying to move on to your next chapter and re-enter the work force, you may be the last person called back for a job interview or never called back. >> reporter: the meals here are free. every single customer is food insecure. the only payment accepted in this place is a thank you. rebecca nichols came here with her great-grandson. she says living on fixed income leaves little money for eating out. >> my gosh, it's an elegant dinner with tablecloths. >> reporter: for devin, it's a dream come true. i get to do what i love for a passion and i am also helping people. >> reporter: it's a reminder that sometimes all it takes to change a life is a helping hand and a delicious meal served with a side of redemption. >> that looks good. that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. coming up tonight on "60
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minutes," norah o'donnell takes you to the crisis in the red sea. from all of us here, i'm your injury in new york. thank you so much for watching. have a good night. now at 6:00, another weekend storm arrives, packing more of a punch. a look at where the heaviest rains and winds are expected. we made up a lot of ground in the last month and a half. >> the sierra snow pack is filling up. but where people say it needs to improve. feels like something is shining down on oakland today. >> a lucky start to the new year of the dragon. a look at the lunar new year festivities that just beat the rain in oakland. and one bay area congressional district is about
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to select a new representative for the first time in decades, what residents are hoping to hear from the large group of candidates. good evening and you can see the weather right there in the radar. it is here. i'm andrea nakano. brian is off tonight. the second and stronger storm of the weekend is here and it is not going anywhere any time soon. here is a live look around the bay area. you're probably already feeling the rain ort wind and maybe both. let's get right to first alert meteorologist darren peck for the latest on the conditions. >> andrea, this one will be more impressive than yesterday's storm. both from its intensity and for how long it's sticking around. we are just getting started with the system that will be with us probably until wednesday. but this leading edge and like the next say 10 hours is going to be some of the most impressive strictly from a rainfall standpoint. like how much rain we're going to get out of this. you can see one very pr

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