they win in fairfield. bring it on. >> and crowd control too. >> yeah. see you at 6:00 p.m. >> quijano: in the hot seat. fbi director james comey testifies before congress tomorrow, about russian meddling in the election, and president trump's spleef and yet to be proven claim that president obama had him wiretapped. also tonight, confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for the president's pick for the supreme court. what to expect from judge neil gorsuch? two more security scares at the white house this weekend, we will have the latest. and we will remember rock 'n' roll pioneer chuck this is the "cbs weekend news."

>> quijano: good evening. i am elaine quijano with a western edition of the broadcast. fbi director james comey makes a much anticipated trip to capitol hill tomorrow. he will testify about what the fbi has learned about possible russian interference in the presidential election. comey is also expected to be questioned about president trump's explosive and yet to be proven claim that president obama had him wiretapped. the president spent the weekend in florida. errol barnett is there: >> let's just grow up. >> appearing on "face the nation", democratic house leader nancy pelosi slammed the trump administration for refusing to retract the president's unsubstantiated wiretap claim. >> the justice department, the fbi has to really clear this. because otherwise this administration has decided they with impunity can say anything. >> fbi director james comey and nsa director mike rogers will be asked for any available proof when they testify in front of the house intelligence committee on monday.

>> wiretaps covers a lot of different things. >> on wednesday, president trump suggested there is more evidence to come. >> we will be submitting certain things, and i will perhaps be speaking about this next week. >> reporter: but so far, no republican or democrat in congress has said they have seen supporting evidence of surveillance on trump tower. lawmakers are split along party lines over what to do about it. >> well, i would like to first get to the bottom of this before saying what should be done. i don't know the basis for president trump's assertion. >> i have a lot of respect for susan collins but i have to differ with her on this. she said we need to get to the bottom of this. there is nothing at the bottom. >> today, president trump visited his -- for the second time this weekend. he spoke on the phone with the president of chile and he continues to -- overhaul of obamacare, tomorrow, elaine, president trump holds a campaign

style rally in louisville, kentucky. >> earle, thanks. also on capitol hill tomorrow, confirmation hearings begin no the president's pick for the supreme court. tony dokoupil tells us what to expect from judge neil gorsuch and the hearings. >> judge neil gorsuch has been crisscrossing capitol hill hoping to win votes for his confirm nation. i pledge, confirmation, i pledge that if i am confirmed i will do all my powers to permit to be a faith faith elf servant? to the country. >> while most say he is calm and reasonable, his confirmation hearings may be anything such. >> gorsuch himself has criticized the modern confirmation process as an a ideological food fight. >> i look forward to the hearings, asking him some tough questions. >> starting monday, senator al franken and as many as 19 others on the judiciary committee will get to grill gorsuch, who will

secede, the a seat vacated more than a year ago by the late antonin scalia. >> as this nomination process now moves to the senate, i look forward to working with both sides of the aisle. >> gorsuch is has degrees from columbia, harvard and oxford. >> democrats are expected to portray him as qualified, but unfit. >> everyone is watching. >> robin ephron is professor at brooklyn law school. >> does viewing a seat in a partisan way undercut the authority of the court because it's not supposed to be a partisan body. >> just because the president who nominated him and the senate who confirmed him may have thought of it as a political seat that doesn't mean he has to behave in a political way. >> i took the test of this nomination very seriously. >> chairman chuck grassley has said he expects president trump's nominee to be sworn in some time in april. i think he is going to be an outstanding member of the supreme court. >> but if the battle turns angry and partisan it could take much longer. >> cbs news, new york. >> there were two more security alerts at the white house this

weekend. on saturday afternoon, a man was detained after jumping over a bike rack in a buffer zone near the white house fence. of hours later another man was taken into custody after driving up to a checkpoint and indicating to secret service uniformed officers that he had a bomb. last weekend, a man was arrested after hopping the white house fence and roaming the grounds for more than 15 minutes before he was caught. >> secretary of state rex tillerson met with china's president today in beijing. it was the final stop on tillerson's trip to asia which had been dominated by concerns over north korea's nuclear and missile programs. china is north korea's biggest source of diplomatic and economic support. president xi jinping is expected to meet with president trump in florida next month. >> three u.s. troops were woulded today when an after fan soldier opened fire at a military base in southern afghanistan a u.s. military spokesman said coalition forces killed the soldier to end the

attack. but an afghan army spokesman said the soldier made a mistake, and did not deliberately target the americans. >> french officials conducted an autopsy today. to determine if the suspect who attacked a soldier at orly airport in paris was high or drunk at the time of the assault. jonathan vigliotti has more on the terrorism investigation. >> elaine, the suspect has been identified as a french zied ben belgacem, who is known for his extremist beliefs as well as a string of previous criminal convictions, including armed robbery. he triggered chaos saturday morning when he wrestled a rifle from a female soldier on guard at orly airport. according to the french prosecutor, the suspect shouted he wanted to die for allah. he was shot dead by security forces. no one else was injured. the airport was shut down for several hours but has now fully resumed operations. belgacem had been on the authorities radar since at least

2015, when his home was among the dozens raided fog the attacks that killed 130 people in paris. authorities found no reason to arrest him then. after this weekend's incident, the suspect's brother, father and cousin were detained for questioning. europe has been on high a high, on a high alert after a wave of attacks in the last few years. an example of that, today in london, the metropolitan police simulated their own attack on the river thames. the training scenario involved terrorists hijacking a boat and taking ever on board hostage. >> french authorities credit their increased security around paris for quickly stopping yesterday's attack. the exact motive is still unclear. elaine the suspect's father who has now been released by police said there were no signs his son had been radicalized. >> jonathan vigliotti, thanks. >> a wildfire forced more than a thousand people there their homes near boulder, colorado, the fire quickly destroyed more than 60 ache in other words the

hills west of the city. firefighters are attacking the flames from the ground and the air. >> a prayer vigil was held in tennessee saturday night for a teenager police say was kidnapped last week by her high school teacher. a nationwide amber alert was issued for 15-year-old elizabeth thomas and 50-year-old tad cummins. he is believed to be armed with two hand guns. through the media, cummins wife has asked him to turn himself in and return elizabeth unharmed. a louisiana sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty saturday night. 43-year-old sean anderson of the east baton rouge sheriff's office was gunned down while investigating the rape. the suspect was wounded in the confrontation. anderson was a 17 year veteran of the force. >> tributes are pouring in for rock 'n' roll pioneer chuck berry. the trailblazing guitarist and songwriter died saturday at his home near st. louis. he was 90 years old. mireya villarreal looks back at one of the 20th century's most

influential artists. can chuck berry was the original guitar god whose lives were as smooth and unmistakable as his dance moves. >> dubbed the father of rock 'n' roll, berry's music because blend of r and b, blues and country music, his first hit in 1955, maybellene, instantly thrust the st. louis native into the spotlight. >> berry's musical career began at 15. ten years later, he signed with chess records. throughout his career, he had several run-ins with the law, even spending time behind bars. still, fans stayed supportive, connecting with his poetic story telling. >> in a 1972 interview with sunday morning's charles osgood, berry broke down his song writing success. >> everybody has to handle money. everybody has a love affair, inspirations, and these are the

things i write about. chuck berry paved the road for rock 'n' roll greats like john len 0 non. >> he is any hero. >> and roll over beethoven. >> the beach boys, with sweet little si 616. >> rolling stones guitarist keith richards tweeted just hours after berry's death, one of my big lights has gone out. >> and former president barack obama said chuck berry rolled over everyone who came before him, and turned up everyone who came after. we will miss you, chuck. be good. >> berry's music also underscored some of hollywood's history making moments. including pulp fiction's iconic dance scene. >> and marty mcfly's infamous performance, duck walk included. the walk was a serendipitous mistake that turned into berry's

signature move. >> i never forget, i slipped, and fell. but i rolled over and put it in the act and got back up. >> chuck berry was the first person inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. the at 90 years old he was planning to release his first album in nearly four decades, solidifying his lyrical legacy and influence for generations to come. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >> coming up next, american volunteer doctors saving lives in a fierce battle against isis.

>> quijano: the battle for mosul rages on, iraqi troops backed by u.s. special operations and air electrics have isis surrounded, holly williams met with some american volunteers there who are not fighting but saving lives.

>> reporter: a few miles from the front line, americans treat critically injured iraqis. this woman was hit by shrapnel from an isis mortar. and she is losing blood quickly. they need to stop it to save her life. >> the next ambulance brings an iraqi policeman. he has a gunshot wound to his shoulder. >> kyle fleher is normally a critical care nurse in santa barbara, california. he's taking vacation to come to the war zone. >> it's scary and the adrenaline is at its max and its peak, but everything fades away when you, we get to do what we are trained to. >> do is it taking a toll on you? >> it is. it's traumatizing, the things that i have seen. seeing a lifeless girl, holding her in my hands and having to see, to pronounce her dead. >> reporter: they are called new york city medics, and they

have been sending teams to natural disasters for over a decade. but there is the first time they have come to an armed conflict. >> in the u.s. we have medication here. >> excuse me. >> they are on call 24 hours because this war never stops. >> this time, it's an iraqi soldier, hit in the eye by slap nell. >> another man has serious brain injuries, and there is nothing they can do. kathy bequary, the group's team leader, held his hand as he passed away. >> i don't know if he knew i was there or felt anything, or if he knew i was holding his hand, but i didn't want him to be alone. >> reporter: seeing this war has changed her, she told us. >> they are moms and dads and daughters and sons and brothers. they are just like us. and i just wish the world really could

understand that the way i do now. >> you know? yeah. >> holly williams, cbs news, mosul. >> we will be right back. >>

>> quijano: a growing number of police departments have specially trained officers and mental health professionals whose job is to respond to calls that involve people who are mentally ill or distressed. but still, those officers are in short supply. john blackstone shows us how the largest state police agency in the nation, the california highway patrol, is responding to the problem. >> >> reporter: encounters between the mentally ill and police too often end with gunshots. >> an analysis shows one in four fatal police shootings involves

someone who is mentally ill. >> stay away from me. >> now the california highway patrol is using interactive technology to train officers to better deal with the mentally ill. >> you are going to go with your dad to the doctor. >> trainers manipulate the scenario depending on how the officer reacts. >> she jumped on the bus. >> in one situation, a woman threatening to kill herself occupies a school bus. >> i can't, i can't get off the bus because something bad is going to happen to me. >> ma'am, i do not want you to kill yourself. i am here to help you. >> >> reporter: even experienced officers say the virtual situations present a challenge. >> you don't know what you are going to go through because the scenarios can change on most of them, so it's as real as it's going to get. >> reporter: there was a time when mental health wasn't as significant? >> yeah, for a while, mental health was not something that we talked about a in plawment. chp chief. >> we are just enabling them to

understand that we have to look at the different signs that they may see, and differentiate between whether or not someone may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs or if they are a mental health consumer. >> but the virtual encounters show the unpredictability officers face. >> what is your name? what is your name. >> my name sees, my name is officer nacke. >> hey, put down the knife. put down the knife. drop the weapon, drop the weapon. >> >> reporter: the stakes are high, something cadets at the highway patrol academy are reminded of in a weekly ceremony for officers killed in the line of duty. making the right decision can save lives on both sides. john black stones, cbs news, sacramento. >> quijano: still ahead, the films making a big buzz this weekend at the drone film festival. >>

>> quijano: the third annual drone film festival took flight

in new york this weekend. the awards are being given out tonight. kenneth craig has the story. >> from the skyscrapers of new york to the cliffs of ibiza, drones are taking hobbyists and film makers to new heights, and capturing extreme athletes in ways never seen before. >> it can go anywhere you want. and that is amazing, as long as the operator is good enough to put it there. director randy scott slavin is gearing up for the third annual new york city drone film festival, a growing event he started after seeing an emerging number of drone videos without a proper outlet to showcase their work. >> drones are all over the place, you seem them on every film set, you see them on every commercial set, you see them on tv all the time. >> reporter: but it is not just for the pros. >> amateur filmmaker doug armknecht grew up in rural kansas and scored these views of his family's wheat harvest. >> this is where you get your food for the people in the world. >> his nominated film beauty and

bounty takes viewers inside the bread basket of america. >> and what were you able to do with the drone that you couldn't do with a normal camera. >> the drone allows you to go high, go low, i mean you can get a really close shot but it's still from the air or you can go up high and see the whole field. >> 32 films are battling for prizes in categories including extreme sports, landscape, and documentary. people are really starting to understand the creative power of drones and sort to incorporated them. >> and slavin indicates these nominees are just a taste of what is to come. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: when we return, the last weekend of winter means it's almost the end of the season for the ice swimmers of china. >>

>> quijano: spring officially begins tomorrow, and with that warm thought, we end tonight with a look at an unusual winter sport that requires ice water in

your veins. >> here is adriana diaz. >> no one disputes the benefits of a daily swim. but when it's 22 degrees out, diving in takes questionable sanity. >> isn't it too cold? >> no. >> well, this ice suggests otherwise. every day, all winter, this mostly frozen river becomes a social club where seniors catch up. >> hi, hello. >> though some act more like kids at a pool party. >> just look at these women, matching head to toe in smurf outfits. >> ma xiaoling is 58 years young. >> people watching this are going to think you are crazy to get in water this cold. >> yes, a lot think it's crazy but we think it is a lot healthy. >> dive groups like these come to beijing's rivers and lakes to swim year-round and believe it or not they say the winter's the best time to come for the health

benefits. >> why is it good for your health? >> it's gymnastics for your blood vessels. >> said organizer zhang xiao wan. >> it increases circulation. >> this veteran says he is living proof. >> you haven't been sick in 40 years? >> yes. and you think it's because you swim? >> except my, my leg is broken, because of skiing. >> now, the group is trying to get ice swimming added to the 2022 winter olympics. >> this is beyond physical exercise, organizer zhang xiao wan said. this is an exercise in willpower. we ice swimmers fear nothing. >> fearless and fit. who couldn't use a splash of that? adriana diaz, cbs news, beijing. >> >> quijano: and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs "60 minutes", i am elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thanks for joining us and goo

iv e from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> now at 6:00 p.m. from bay area roads and bridges to homeowners livering on the edge, the scramble to shore up storm damaged areas ahead of another wet week and good evening i am jewel juliette goodrich. >> i am brian hackney. >> no rain yet but there will be soon. a few showers setting the stage in the north bay at this hour. everything that has fallen under a 10th of an inch. satellite shows a low that will give us an unsettled week. the only dry day at this point maybe thursday. but before that we will get wind and rain. we will have a complete forecast in a few minutes.

this round of rain couldn't come at a worse time for some homeowners. kpix 5's cate cauguiran is live to show us why. >> reporter: within the past month homeowners have been pleading with the state to get help. roads eroded and some homeowners along foothill road lost 40 feet within two days. they are constructing emergency repair work. they plans to build a small retaining wall to shore up what is left of people's back yards. he says he put up long tarps to protect his land from anymore water damage. >> i am doing anything i can to protect the property. as a homeowner i have to figure out anything that could help. >> reporter: they are happy the state is giving them the help they need