gray. lets get him back. >> no kidding. save your arm for the a's. >> see you at 6:00. captioning sponsored by cbs no: president trump gets fit to face the nation. all eyes will be on the president's prime time speech to ayngress tuesday night. will he give the public his marching orders on obamacare and oxes? also tonight, a mardi gras horror. a suspected drunk driver plows into a parade crowd. we're at the scene. a transgender athlete wins a state championship, but why was he forced to wrestle against girls. and on hollywood's big night, we remember bill paxton and his scene stealing performances in twister, apollo 13 and aliens. >> game over, man. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano.

this is our western edition. congress returns from its winter break tomorrow with republicans looking to the president's primetime address night for guidance on a host of key issues including health care and taxes. during the break many lawmakers heard an earful from angry voters at town hall meetings. now they're eager for answers and instructions from the president. errol barnett has more from washington. >> what should the country expect from the president's speech on tuesday. >> the unexpected because president trump and candidate trump took the regular structures of campaigning and the presidency and turned them cyto the trump show. >> reporter: "face the nation" host john dickerson said republicans want the president to it issue detailed marching orders in his first primetime televised address to congress. >> what they need is the president to advocate a clear policy on one of the big things he wants to take on, whether 's's tax reform or the affordable care act replacement, to make a case and to give them ammunition in their conversations, to sell that program to the public.

>> tom perez. >> reporter: democrats meanwhile are organizing their opposition on the hills of selecting a new national committee chair this weekend tom perez who was president obama's labor secretary. >> a united democratic party is not only our best hope, it is donald trump's worst nightmare. n reporter: while mr. t sent a sarcastic tweet congratulating perez yesterday, meday he claimed the dnc vote ggs rigged. also this weekend the president announced on twitter he will not attend the white house correspondent's association socier in april. trump was the punch line of president obama's jokes at the sinner in 2011. >> no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like did we fake the moon landing.

>> reporter: divisions also emerged this weekend among republicans over whether a special prosecutor should investigate russian interference in the u.s. election. >> you can not have somebody, a friend of mine, jeff sessions, who was on the campaign and who was an appointee. you are going to have to use the special prosecutors statute and office to take not just-- not just to recuse. >> reporter: tonight the president and first lady will be hosting the annual governor's wll here at the white house. they will be joined by vice president pence and his wife promoting a message of collective strength and shared values. elaine? >> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. following a mardi gras horror this weekend, a suspected drunk driver has a sunday evening court appearance in new orleans. a 25 year old who has no criminal record is accused of plowing into a crowd at a par during one of the busiest nights of mardi gras.

david begnaud is there. >> reporter: thousands of people were enjoying the sights and sounds of mardi gras saturday night when police say 25 year rad neilson rizzuto rammed his chevy pickup truck into the crowd on carrolton avenue. >> a breaking situation right now. tu reporter: rizzuto hit two rrs, then spun out of control into a group of people. a police officer and a three year old are among the issued. ed all ended when rizzuto allegedly slammed his pickup truck into this dump truck which happened to be parked there for police cleanup. iclice believe it prevented more people from being injured. d. there is a gentleman right lere that is being taken away. >> reporter: police arrest the rizzuto at the scene on suspicion of drunk driving and hit and run. this man says he saw the crash. >> it looked like he got frustrated and aggravated so he stomped the gas tried to swerve around people and basically lost control. >> reporter: firefighter gino ascani told cbs news the suspect as in a fetal position behind n e wheel of his truck when ascani pulled him out of the vehicle. 21 people were rushed by

ambulance to seven area hospitals. none of the injuries are said to be life threatening. city officials had a large scale security plan in place this year, with high definition cameras and these barriers meant to stop potential terrorists from plowing into a crowd on eourbon street. trucks have recently been used as weapons in terror attacks in france and germany. >> it is proves the point we are making, these are potential vulnerabilities that we have. >> reporter: mitch landrieu is she mayor of new orleans. >> you have barricades, very hard to-- get. >> our cbs affiliate wwl here in new orleans is reporting the aspect was actually at a parade thst night with friends and was on his way home when the crash happened. elaine, we have just confirmed from new orleans police that the suspect's blood alcohol level was .232, that is nearly three times above the legal limit here in louisiana. >> quijano: david begnaud, thanks. a man accused of shooting and killing a man and injuring two

others inside a kansas city bar is due in court monday. rhere are calls for the case to be investigated as a hate crime. paula reid has the latest. >> reporter: he did not deserve a death like this. >> reporter: just days after her husband was killed in a possible hate crime, the widow of srinivas kuchibhotla said she feared living in the u.s. as an immigrant. >> i was always concerned. te we doing the right thing? staying in united states of america. >> reporter: kuchibhotla, an indian born engineer was shot and killed in a kansas bar wednesday night. 51 year old adam purinton allegedly opened fire on him and his friend after witnesses say he shouted get out of my country. police say hours later at a different bar in missouri, purinton told a bartender he had just killed two middle eastern men. madasani and another man who was

hit survived. the shooting made headlines across india, on the streets of central delhi people lashed out at how they are perceived in the edited states. >> they are feeling we are-- robbing them of jobs and nothing else. >> reporter: go fund me sites for all three victims' families have raised more than a million dollars combined with thousands of donations pouring in from every state in the u.s. and dozens of other countries. federal and state authorities tee investigating this as a possible hate crime. now this is among the first high profile incidents like this under the new attorney general jeff sessions. and elaine, he will be under enormous pressure to bring federal hate crime charges in this case. el quijano: paula thank you. police in philadelphia are trying to track down whoever vandalized a jewish cemetery izis weekend. dozens of headstones were adocked over. last week a jewish cemetery in missouri was vandalized. vice president mike pence helped with the cleanup. muslim groups also pitched in. along with hollywood stars,

slitics are taking center stage tonight at the oscars. one nominated director is ngycotting the ceremony over the president's proposed travel ban. here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: iranian film director ashgar farhadi the salesman tell its the story of a couple whose new home in tehran is haunted by its previous tenant. >> the salesman is nominated tonight for best foreign language film but farhadi won't be on the red carpet. instead, boycotting the ceremony in reaction to donald trump's travel ban. iran is one of seven muslim majority countries on the list. should he win, the award will be accepted on his behalf by two prominent iranian americans, space tourist anousheh ansari and firouz. in addition, former nasa official, and sadiq khan hosted a free screening of the film in

trafalgar square tonight. a syrian cinematographer who shot the oscar nominated netflix documentary "white helmets" will also be a no-show at tonight's awards. the film which profiles the civilian team of first responders behind iconic images of rescues like these, was nominated for best documentary short. khaled khateeb was granted rmrmission by the u.s. to attend it the awards but according to i a statement his passport was revoked by the syrian government. the film's director and other crew members are expected to attend. syrian president bashar al-assad has accused the white helmets as being a front for al-qaeda. and of faking footage of the aftermath of air strikes. charges the group themselves deny. elaine. >> quijano: jonathan vigliotti, thanks. natalie portman is sitting out the oscars tonight, nominated for best lead actress for her portrayal of jacqueline kennedy in jackie.

portman says her pregnancy will prevent her from attending. she is in her third trimester. as hollywood celebrates its big night it is also pausing to remember actor bill paxton, his family says he died of complications from surgery. bill paxton was 61. mireya villarreal looks back at some of his most memorable performances. >> another cow. >> honestly i think that was the same one. ne at the top of bill paxton's list of blockbusters credits is storm chaser bill hardy in the 1996 hit "twister." >> it's going to drop, right on us. >> reporter: his subtle charm shined in "titanic" as he guided rose and-- back into the abyss. >> are you ready to go back to titanic. >> paxton also played nasa astronaut fred haise in "apollo 13." >> his laugh was unmistakable as chet in the teen angst classic dweird science."

>> you know what time it it is? 2? d> time to pay the fiddler. >> the 61 year old actor grew up in texas and got his start in nollywood by working in the art department for b list movies. paxton starred in more than 50 feature films. >> i've always been comfortable around features and i've always liked the craft of the quality that goes into feature film making. >> reporter: paxton leaves ahind a wife and two children. his family released a statement saying in part, bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him. and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable. in his 40 year career paxton also mastered the small screen, nominated for three golden globes as his role as a polygamist husband in "big love." >> he stars in "training day" please welcome bill paxton. pl recently he was promoting his new show with cbs, training day. >> bad cop, young cop, old [bleep], young buck, training day.

>> paxton's versatility on ilreen. >> nice day for a walk, eh. d was matched by his again good guy persona off screen. arnold schwarzanegger posted "bill paxton could play any role but he was best as being bill, a great human being a huge heart." and training day costar justin cornwell said, "we were just two guys on top of the world. rest easy, my friend." mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >> quijano: we also want to note the passing of one of mark's favorite television judges. judge joseph wapner presided over the people's court for 12 years from 1981 to 1993. he is one of only two judges along with judge judy to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame. judge wapner was 97 years old. >> coming up, the story of a transgender boy, a high school wrestler, forced to compete against girls. girls.

>> quijano: a transgender high school athlete won a state championship this weekend but he ch would have preferred wrestling against boys, not girls. tony dokoupil has the story. >> reporter: mack beggs fought his way to a girl's texas high school wrestling championship on saturday. het because the new champion identifies as a boy, he was pulled unwillingly into a new fight. this one about the rights of transgender americans. >> i wouldn't be here today if it it weren't for my teammates, that's honestly what the spotlight should have been on, my teammates. >> reporter: the 17 year old high school junior is among an ontimated 1.4 million people in this country who identify as transgender. >> in beggs case his birth certificate says he is a girl tit identified as a boy and is taking doctor prescribed testosterone in transition. some girls forfeited than face him and he said he would rather haestle against boys. nd in a code enacted last usgust, all athletes must

compete according to the gender on their birth certificate. lisa latham whose daughter has wrestled against beggs for years and noticed a change in him, says now nobody wins it. >> it is not fair for mack because is he is not getting krue competition and true gperience for what it is to peestle on his level. td it is not fair for the females because they are at a complete disadvantage. >> 33 state as law high school athletes to compete according to their gender identity or on a n se by case basis. ten states have to policy and texas is one of seven states that restrict transgender athletes. >> we trained hard every single sy. every single day. >> after his victory, beggs did his best to dismiss the controversy but it's likely to continue into the next wrestling season. on the mat and off, gender is something the rules can pin sown. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: we'll be right back. news, newbu york. york. >> quijano: we'll be right back.

>> quijano: philadelphia seeing jadisturbing increase in homicides and gun violence this year. michelle miller tells us about a ilogram that gives shooting victims a fighting chance. >> reporter: at this north philadelphia church, this isn't just role playing. 60 year old veronica daniel and the rest of the residents are tarning to set a tourniquet, the goal to prevent a gunshot victim from bleeding to death before help arrives.

you become the first responders. >> i don't know. i mean i hope so. i hope i'm brave enough to do that. >> reporter: in philadelphia it takes a ambulance six and a half minutes to arrive at a crime scene. every second a victim lays unattended could be a death sentence. daniel learned the importance of survival when her brother was shot 30 years ago. >> my brother's instance, the gunshot wound, he was able to lolk. it gave him an opportunity to look at life differently and to touch his family again. >> the work shop is called fighting chance, it was started by temple university hospital. >> it's real, quick triage. >> absolutely. >> scott charles is the hospital's trauma outreach aoordinator. >> unfortunately, gun homicide id the leading cause of death for young black men between the ages of 15 and 24 and we think we owe it to them to give them a fighting chance to survive those injuries. and if we only save two or three, it's worth it us to. er the sessions are taught by hospital trauma nurses and er

doctors. >> we're driving to temple. mp participates learn to stop blood flow at artery pressure d ints and how to move the aunded out of harm away. >> one, two, three. tw reporter: but scott charles says the larger point to all of this is to prevent more gun violence in the first place. >> they died, the assumption is among their friends that they have to avenge this shooting. so if we can save more lives directly, there's going to be a downstream effect. babsolutely believe that. >> because success here is measured not in mastering the skills, but having to never use them. >> go ahead. >> michelle miller, cbs news, philadelphia. >> up next, a father and daughter bring a ground-breaking look on african-american life back into focus. on african-american life back into focus.

>> quijano: we end tonight in washington d.c. where this month an exhibit has been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the book songs of my people. it's a historic photo documentary of african-american life as seen through the lenses of black photo journalists. here's chip reid. >> the war on drugs, the rodney king beating, and the l.a. riots were some of the most painful images of the '80s and '90s. photographer michael cheers worked in news then and noticed

something was out of focus. f> the african-american afmunity was not being covered, barely in mainstream media. and the question is well then what are you going to do about hen bo reporter: so he and two of his colleagues brought 50 photographers together to take a snap shot of black america, for one simple reason. >> we have a responsibility to argue our case. for black people. and the best way to argue that case for black people, for us is through our art and through our oumeras. >> reporter: the collection was sitled songs of my people and contained 200 portraits of life- and-death, struggle and success, even sacrifice like in this one taken by cheers. >> what did that picture say to you. >> i saw in that old lady, i saw my grandmother. you know, how in a larger sense, black folk, you know, don't turn away anybody, from the table. you know, you bring home johnny

from down the street, grandma will feed that child even if grandma will go hungry. >> and grandma will feed that cat. >> and grandma will feed that cat. >> the book fed the imagination of cheers then 12 year old eaughter imani. >> an image of three doctors, three black women in their scrubs just posing. wey were so cough dent and so powerful and that right there is, sky's the limit. you can do anything. >> reporter: this month marks the book's 25th anniversary which imani and a new team of photographers have honored with an exhibit at the george washington university in d.c.. where imani now 37 teaches journalism. >> and current times, you know, our field is under a lot of scrutiny but for me the core elements of journalism is truth telling. you are there to document truth. and for me it's been something that i watched my father do as a child and then it definitely

inspired me to do that now. >> reporter: the new display exposes raw joy, despair, resilience and resistance. ndani even included her three year old son isaiah pictured here with his great grandfather. >> reporter: so when isaiah does ie next version of this in 25 years and you come back here with him, what do you hope will have changed. >> i am really hoping that my son grows up in a world that is filled with more kindness than hatred, that is filled with more love than sadness. i want him to grow up knowing that he can literally be anything that he wants to be. >> reporter: and there is proof in the pictures. chip reid, cbs news, washington. >> quijano: that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." the news continues now on our 24 hour digital network cbsn@cbs news.com. i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us and good night.

situation could be especially dangerous.. if a fire happens to break new at 6:00, a mudslide cuts off a bay area community. why this could be especially dangerous if there's a fire to break out. >> and a mayor helping out to clean up. >> and a nightclub stabbing. the victim was a little league coach. >> and vas vas is live in san jose -- virginia virginia is live in san jose -- and joe vasquez is live in san jose. >> reporter: this was frank novaro's field of dreams for decades. he played here as a child. he coached for a long time. and now his community is experiencing a nightmare in his loss. >> reporter: by day, frank

novaro was president of the east ridge little league. a flag now flies at half staff on the field. just after midnight, he died on the job. >> frank novaro meant everything to this community. >> reporter: vice president angela turrado says she spoke with frank's family today. he apparently was turning away someone from the bar who was underage. >> a customer attempted to come in with a fake i.d. when he was turned away, he retaliated and stabbed frank in the jugular, in the neck. >> reporter: frank was a long- time coach in san jose, a mentor to young men. many from humble backgrounds who needed baseball to keep out of trouble. >> frank did everything for those kids. he also set up friends for those who could not afford it, for those who didn't have gloves, who don't have the equipment but needed it. so we would set up fundraisers so these kids could