carolina dog mix. he's partially blind and deaf, and has mobility issues. he arrived at the austin pets shelter in 2022. more than 700 lonely days later. 74-year-old jeanette walked in and instantly connected with velcro. >> she brought him home under foster care with the intention of adopting. ever since velcro, i've known cats named velcro because of the sound they make when throwing your furniture, but never heard of a dog named velcro. still a calm old gentleman. they hope others won't overlook special needs and senior dogs because they do deserve love. >> look how sweet he looks. >> especially velcro. >> not all cats destroy furniture. >> i know. only some. that's it for us here at 5:00. we'll see tonight, manhunt over. the suspect wanted in the

roadside killing of a new mexico state trooper has been captured. the officer gunned down after offering help to his suspected killer. >> there was nowhere that he could run. there was nowhere he could hide. >> we'll have the latest. also tonight, the u.s. government sends a plane to fly americans out of haiti. the country in chaos. in washington, the white house goes green. >> happy st. patrick's day. while donald trump ramps up his rhetoric on the campaign trail. >> if i don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath. weather whiplash. forget spring. freezing temperatures return this week, affecting millions of you. we'll have the latest forecast. plus, this volcano erupts with little notice, prompting iceland to declare a state of emergency. and later, hawk for hire. how this handler and his bird of prey are working together to

clear out some very foul problems. >> come on. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you so much for joining us. we begin tonight in new mexico where authorities have captured a suspect accused of gunning down a state trooper friday who tried to help the suspect. 33-year-old jaremy smith is now in custody after authorities arrested him followig a police pursuit and shoot-out in albuquerque. smith was spotted by a gas station clerk, which prompted an urgent manhunt this weekend and a chilling warning to communities to be on the lookout for the armed and dangerous suspected killer. cbs's elise preston has the details on smith's capture and his condition. elise. >> reporter: jericka, new mexico police say the suspect is in the hospital under guard after being shot during his arrest.

33-year-old jaremy smith was captured after a foot chase and gunfire. some of the bullets leaving him wounded. >> we said that we would bring jaremy smith to justice. there was nowhere that he could run, that there was nowhere he could hide. >> reporter: investigators say smith, seen in this police dash cam photo, shot and killed new mexico state police officer justin hare when the patrolman responded friday to reports of a driver with a flat tire on interstate 40. >> the last words officer hare uttered on this earth was to offer help to a man who was about to kill him. >> reporter: according to authorities, the south carolina resident then took off in the patrolman's car before crashing and bailing. police have also connected smith to the death of paramedic phonesia machado-fore, whose body was found friday in south carolina. the white bmw smith was driving belonged to her.

now that smith is under arrest, police say they are focusing on finding anyone that may have helped him elude authorities. jericka. >> elise preston for us tonight, thank you. tonight an aircraft chartered by the state department to help americans leave haiti has left the country. the aircraft flew to the city of ca patienten about a five-hour drive from the capital of port-au-prince. will grant of our partners at the bbc is there and filed this report. >> reporter: after weeks of a security and humanitarian crisis in haiti, during which embassies from around the world have already airlifted out all nonessential staff, now the u.s. state department has laid on a charter flight for americans still stuck in haiti who are looking to leave the country. some u.s. citizens have taken them up on that offer, including one man we spoke to, who said he was in need of medical attention in miami. meanwhile, this city, cap-haitien, has become a safe

haven for people fleeing the capital and the gang violence there. an estimated 360,000 people are currently displaced in haiti, and the situation in the capital is constantly getting worse. gang violence is worsening. food insecurity is severe, and there is no sign of any serious amounts of aid making it in just yet. so with the political vacuum continuing and the criminal gangs in control of most of the capital, this is a route out for some americans, but haitians are still stuck here to deal with the ongoing crisis. will grant, bbc news for cbs news, cap-haitien, haiti. tonight a landslide election victory for russian' vladimir putin. voting took place over three days. there were protests at some polling stations, but the outcome was never in doubt. putin has held power as president or prime minister there since 1999. to u.s. politics now. this weekend on the campaign trail, former president donald

trump said some migrants are, quote, not people and warned of a quote, bloodbath, if he loses in november. his rhetoric is drawing new scrutiny tonight, including from president joe biden's campaign. cbs's skyler henry is at the white house with more on that. >> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. president biden spent st. patrick's day here at the white house. the rhetoric from him and donald trump is under the microscope with some slamming the former president's comments this weekend on several different issues. while their respective re-election campaigns also traded barbs as this likely rematch takes shape. president biden sounded off on donald trump at the annual gridiron dinner in washington saturday night. at the off-camera event, he took ai at the former president's repeated stance on the 2020 election results, saying in part, embracing the january 6th insurrectionists pose the gravest threat to our democracy. but as this war of words

continues, some are questioning former president trump's rhetoric on the campaign trail, referring to january 6th rioters as hostages. >> and that's what they are is hostages. they've been treated terribly and very unfairly. >> it's very unfortunate at a time that there are american hostages being held in gaza, that the president or any other leaders would refer to people that are moving through our justice system as hostages. >> reporter: the biden campaign seized on this moment, slamming trump, who at a rally in ohio said this after talking about tariffs on chinese-made cars. >> now, if i don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath. >> reporter: louisiana republican senator bill cassidy, at times critical of the former president, weighed in. >> he's running against biden, so biden is going to say it's about political violence. his defenders are going to say it's about economic disaster. there's always just that little bit of tension there. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, the biden team is touting

record numbers, having $155 million in its campaign war chest going into march. officials say they plan on spending more as well as travel picks up for the president. he's leaving for a three-day trip this week with stops in nevada and arizona. jericka. >> all right, skyler. thank you. today israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, fired back at u.s. senator chuck schumer of new york. schumer called netanyahu an obstacle to peace in gaza and said israel should hold new elections. netanyahu reaffirmed his determination to launch an offensive in rafah, defying international criticism. the city is packed with around 1.5 million palestinians from other parts of gaza seeking refuge there after five months of war. netanyahu says no international pressure will stop israel from achieving all of its war aims. well, tonight a state of emergency in parts of iceland after a powerful volcanic eruption there. it happened late saturday with little notice. lava fountains burst out of the

ground along a nearly two-mile-long fissure. the eruption leads to evacuations and currently threatens local infrastructure. today ohio's governor declared a state of emergency in 11 counties hit by last week's severe weather, which spun off at least eight tornadoes. the storms killed three, injured dozens, and left trails of destruction in seven states. in colorado, roads are still being cleared there this weekend after thursday's big snowstorm. up to four feet fell in some parts of the state. and if you think winter is over this week, think again. meteorologist paul goodloe of our partners at the weather channel has this reality check for us. paul, good evening. >> jericka, spring officially begins late on tuesday, but winter is saying, hold on. not so fast, my friend. take a look at our temperatures plunging as we head overnight in through your monday and tuesday here. all the way down towards the gulf coast and parts of texas, places that were dealing with

and enjoying temperatures in the 60s and 70s tomorrow will see 40s and 50s even with full sunshine. across the northeast, ohio valley, great lakes, temperatures below freezing as we head on towards your tuesday morning. talking about 20s and 30s. that's cooling the ground down and also setting us up for another push of wintry weather as we head into spring. european model and the american model both are saying snow is coming across the northern tier states. the devil is in the details. we'll keep fine tuning this as we head into the first two days of spring. >> don't pack those winter coats just yet. thank you, paul. today an annual but spectacular sight in washington, d.c. the famous cherry blossoms lining the tidal basin there in the nation's capital. they are at peak bloom. that means the blossoms are puffy and white. today ireland may be the best place to celebrate st. patrick's day. it was a sea of green inside and outside ireland's iconic temple bar in dublin. it's one of the most famous pubs

in the capital, serving up pints and pints and pints and more since 1840. ai on the "cbs weekend news," the real survivors of "oppenheimer" and their fight for funding. plus, nba star steph curry champions self-confidence in his new children's book. and rent a hawk, rid the city of pests. how this patroller and his wingman are keeping the streets clean.

the film "oppenheimer," which won seven oscars, including best picture, has renewed efforts to bring justice t generations of americans, specifically those who have contracted cancers and other diseases during the development and testing of the atomic bomb. cbs's scott macfarlane reports. ♪ >> reporter: the trinity test. in the desert of south central new mexico in july 1945 began

the world's nuclear age, and it's the climax of the film named best picture. the mushroom cloud soared just miles from where tina cordova's family lived in the desert community of tularosa. >> it's less than 150 miles. >> reporter: and where for generations, her family has been stricken with cancer. tina received the news she had thyroid cancer at age 39. >> when you were diagnosed, how soon until you suspected it might be linked to the test site? >> i knew immediately. i always say, we don't ask if we're going to get cancer. we ask when it's going to be our turn. >> you ask when? >> when, because it's happened to everybody around us. >> reporter: multiple states have grappled with the fallout of u.s. nuclear bomb development, and since 1990, washington has compensated some families for medical expenses through a program called the radiation exposure compensation act, which helps people in areas downwind from government nuclear tests and exposure to pay their doctors' bills. >> the united states congress has not made any significant

progress. >> reporter: but mired in budget standoffs, congress has come perilously close to an upcoming deadline to keep the program running. >> then what? more and more loved one who's sacrificed so much will die. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: until a partial breakthrough weeks ago when the senate approved a plan to extend the money for families another five years and expand it to include families like cordova's. it was pushed by new mexico democratic senator ben ray lujan and missouri republican josh hawley, who successfully urged senate colleagues to expand eligibility to people in his state and a handful of others. >> this is about doing basic justice by the working people of this nation, whom their own government has poisoned. >> reporter: as illnesses plague missouri, where world war ii era radioactive waste was processed. >> you're seeing a large number of cancer cases near st. louis. >> it's huge. we are one of the leading sites for breast cancer in the nation, a huge number of childhood cancers and several childhood cancer categories, we lead the

nation. >> reporter: there is opposition in congress mainly over the cost of the legislation, estimated at tens of billions of dollars. but in the shadow of the oscar-winning film, lujan and hawley are trywist political arms to get approval in a gridlocked u.s. house. >> those artists deserve the wins. what about the people whose stories were not included in that film, who are dying, who are willing to use all their energy to educate others? and i certainly hope that everyone that was a part of "oppenheimer" doesn't forget these folks across the country. >> reporter: congress has just three months to pass this law, or the money risks running out. the white house has indicated the president would sign it into law. scott macfarlane, cbs news, washington. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," how nba superstar steph curry scores with his latest project for kids.

curry comes free. gets the ball, puts up a three-pointer. it is safe to say nba superstar steph curry does not lack confidence on the court, and now he's working to help kids find their inner confidence through his new children's book. i recently sat down with the four-time nba champion to discuss how the idea came to be. >> coming off of the first book, i have a superpower, trying to inspire confidence and then embracing how unique how they are. and with zoe's story, her hearing aids being something she has to deal with on a daily basis, the confidence to walk into any room and embrace who

she is, i think it will hopefully inspire kids to love who they are. >> in this book, you talk about being underrated. you know all about that. >> coming up through basketball, i didn't pass the eye test. i was called like a late bloomer. but it was about developing a confidence in who i was, developing a work ethic, not getting, you know, deterred by, you know, failure along the way. >> so you're a father of three, riley, ryan, and cannon. >> uh-huh. >> what are the ages of all three now? >> so we are 11, 8, and 5. >> you're in the thick of it. >> we're in the thick of it. >> what did they say about the book? did they get a chance to read it? >> they have read it. one, there's always like that confusion, you wrote a children's book? >> your kids are confused. you do more than play basketball? >> their rooms are filled with books, but when it's one that dad brings home, it's a little more special.

>> how's your dad joke game? good, bad, are you funny? are you corny? where do we stand? >> i have one. my kids love my -- i am on the corny side for sure. >> what's one that you pull out every once in a while. >> it's the worse once, but it's what do you call a man with a rubber toe? >> a rubber toe? oh, let me think about this. >> it's so bad. my daughters love it. >> i don't know. >> roberto. >> okay. that is bad. >> i told you. >> okay. >> it's so bad, it's good. well, congratulations to curry and his wife, ayesha, who recently announced they are expecting baby number four. next on the "cbs weekend news," buzzer beater. why these bulldogs are dancing yet again.

three, two. >> how exciting. today yale punched their ticket to the big dance in stunning fashion. they beat brown 62-61 at the final buzzer in the men's ivy league tournament championship game. with the win, the bull docks clinch their spot in the ncaa tournament. this election sunday marks the start of march madness. go to cbs sports.com to check ot all 68 men's and 68 women's teams that earned a bid to the ncaa tournament. well, when we return, hawk for hire. how this high flyer is helping control birds.

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for hire. in tonight's weekend journal, itay hod of cbs station kpix in san francisco shows us just how this high-flying predator is being able to keep skies overhead clear. >> all right. here we go. >> reporter: follow adam baz to work, and you might feel like you're stepping onto the set of a hitchcock movie. but this isn't hollywood. it's oakland, california, where thousands of crows descend on the city night after night. >> crows sleep communally. we call them roosts. there can be hundreds if not thousands of birds. >> reporter: for the last few weeks, adam and his team of falconers have been working hand in glove with jasper, a steel yi eye harris' hawk to clear out a flock of crows from oakland's federal building. >> come on. >> unlike traditional falconry, the goal here isn't to hunt. it's to chase off nuisance

birds. and while adam insists he has nothing against crows, it's the mess they leave behind that has people crying foul. >> their droppings can be a huge problem. they can be unhygienic. >> reporter: jasper functions as a high-flying scarecrow. >> i'm going to load you up with a little piece of food here. >> reporter: his favorite snack, little bits of frozen mice, which keep him full so he doesn't attack other birds. >> now you can lift your arm. perfect. >> reporter: the practice, known as falconry bird abatement, has been soaring in recent years as people look for humane ways to encourage birds to sleep somewhere else. >> it was really a huge maintenance issue. >> reporter: mary simms is the spokesperson for the federal building. she says before jasper, the plaza was covered in bird droppings. not anymore. >> we've really seen a huge reduction in the amount of crows in the area. >> reporter: at the end of the day, adam and jasper head home.

>> the results are really noticeable. >> reporter: the best part, the crows are now free to take their flock party somewhere else. itay hod, cbs news, oakland, california. well, coming up tonight on "60 minutes," scott pelley travels to a safe haven for russians defying putin and speaking out. for now, i'm jericka duncan in new york. we thank you so much for watching. have a good night. now at 6:00, a san francisco neighborhood in mourning. what we learned about the victims who were hit by a

car at a bus stop. and i don't want to imagine what the feeling this moment how heartbroken it is for the community. plus a south bay doctor is back in the bay area after treating patients in gaza, but he may not be back for long. and the new technology thieves are using to steal cars in the specific model they're using that technology to target. plus we traveled to dublin, california for st. patrick's day. of course, there is green beer and green popcorn, but we dig into the significance of the holiday. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm andrea nakano. >> i'm brian hackney. a third person has died after a car slammed into a bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. two victims were pronounced dead at the scene including a child. and today one of the three injured died at the hospital. a baby remains in critical condition. this happened at